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John Bellinger on ATS litigation and KA on opinio juris
John Bellinger, State Department Legal Advisor, made a very important speech at Vanderbilt Law School on Alien Tort Statute litigation. I am not a fan of the ATS, and believe moreover that Sosa did virtually nothing to rein it in - all it did was give a judge inclined to go forward a formal checklist for going forward, and a judge inclined not to go forward a formal checklist for not going forward. That's a long discussion. (I see Roger Alford has a very useful, detailed post at Opinio Juris.)
However, even beyond the question of the ATS, there is something that I regard as an even larger - and more intractable problem, of which the ATS is only a part - the inability of the US government to give out consistent opinio juris and coordinate it through the various executive departments. In particular, there seems to be no mechanism by which State, Defense, and Justice can put themselves on the same page and consistently present the same position whether to foreign governments, international organizations, and courts.
I realize that as a professor, I don't really understand how hard it is to make policy and act on it, let alone have it be coordinated with other departments of government. I also have a vague, outsider's idea that different parts of the government probably think that there already is okay coordination and broadcasting of US views - despite perceptions of people like me that the US does nowhere near enough to plainly state it and declare it to be opinio juris. So it is without any idea at all of how government works on the inside that I suggest some kind of coordinating, uh, something to establish and publicize consistent opinio juris. The task the US faces is to assert in a systematic way its state practice as its view of international rules of law. It needs to do so in an environment that is increasingly hostile to the idea of state practice as establishing international law, but also an environment that, being increasingly judicialized, has difficulty recognizing - because of its own rhetorical methods - anything that does not involve written pronouncements of one kind or another.
The government has not understood this fundamental shift - that courts find it much easier to look at something like the ICRC's not-so-good customary law treatise rather than facts of US state practice. In part this is because something like the customary law study is easy to use - it looks, to a US judge, like a Restatement, with a bunch of reasonable sounding rules, and a judge can simply find a rule, apply it and cite it. State practice is often not very reasonable or rational from the standpoint of how a judge might reasonably see things - state practice is political. Indeed I doubt that very many ATS courts even understand that state practice does constitute a source of international law in any real way - it is so alien their domestic sense that law is a rational and rationally established set of norms. So they look instead for materials that conform to their domestic law sense of what law is supposed to be and how it is established. The US government needs to learn how to put forth its views consistently, in support of its state practice, and in a way that puts it forth as opinio juris. For that, government needs to be on the same page and say so publicly.
Let me make several observations regarding the ATS at the outset. The first is that ATS litigation continues largely unabated, despite the Supreme Court's attempt in Sosa to rein it in. Second, the ATS has given rise to friction, sometimes considerable, in our relations with foreign governments, who understandably object to their officials, or their domestic corporations, being subjected to U.S. jurisdiction for activities taking place in foreign countries and having nothing to do with the United States. Third, the development of the scope of the ATS has largely been left to litigants and the courts, without formal involvement from Congress and largely contrary to the views of the Executive. This has been a problem, not least because many recent ATS suits have tended to implicate important aspects of U.S. foreign policy. In the end, there are good reasons for limits on the scope of the ATS – through courts exercising restraint, or if necessary, through legislation. We need to ensure the ATS does not complicate international efforts by the political branches to promote human rights abroad, a cause to which the United States is deeply committed.
[T]he Court [in Sosa] identified a number of factors that counseled special "judicial caution" and a "restrained conception of the discretion a federal court should exercise in considering a new cause of action" under the ATS. Among other things, the Court recognized the "potential implications for the foreign relations of the United States" that "should make courts particularly wary of impinging on the discretion of the Legislative and Executive Branches in managing foreign affairs." Accordingly, the Court stressed that devising new federal common law causes of action based on international law "should be undertaken, if at all, with great caution." Justice Souter's opinion summed up the situation: the door for ATS litigation was "still ajar subject to vigilant doorkeeping."
Notwithstanding the Court's directive for restraint, almost four years later, litigation has showed no signs of slowing down. Plaintiffs continue to push against the door the Court left "ajar," arguing for expansive applications of customary international law. Among the suits courts have heard are a suit against an American company for selling Israel bulldozers under a U.S. military assistance program that were eventually used to demolish Palestinian homes; a suit against U.S. chemical companies that manufactured Agent Orange used by the U.S. military as a defoliant during the Vietnam War; a suit against two high-ranking government officials of the United Arab Emirates alleging involvement in abuses of underage camel jockeys; and a suit against a Canadian energy company for aiding and abetting human rights abuses by investing in Sudan. The Second and Ninth Circuits, in particular, have proceeded as before. One post-Sosa federal court has frankly conceived of its role as that of a "quasi international tribunal[ ]," dispensing an international law that "supersed[es] and suppl[ies] the deficiencies of national constitutions and laws."[1]
As it happens, I served as an expert defense witness in the Agent Orange litigation mentioned above. I was astonished in the hearing in front of Judge Weinstein that he referred at the beginning of the arguments to him sitting as a sort of international tribunal. The very young lawyer for the government plucked up his courage and told the judge that it was not an international tribunal but a district court of the United States under the laws and Constitution of the United States. Judge Weinstein took it all in good humor and rather admired the young man's chutzpah. But it was obvious to me, watching, that Judge Weinstein was quite in love with the idea that he was a sitting international tribunal.
I would also add that although the Bellinger address focuses mostly on human rights issues as a foreign policy matter for the executive, the trend in ATS cases is actually more centrally about environmental and resource extraction issues, even if they are wrapped, for strategic post-Sosa reasons, into some version of human rights arguments. One important reason why ATS cases need new limitations is that US district courts are in effect creating a sort of US-centric "international law" that recognizes corporate and entity liability, and indeed civil liability, an international law of civil liability of corporations in environmental matters despite the absence of any treaty recognition of such. It is not merely US conservatives who have concerns about that - it is also international lawyers outside the US who are fully aware of the general refusal of the international order to establish either civil liability in international law or entity liability, and are also aware of the risks of creating different species of international law, one in US district courts, cross-citing each other endlessly to inflate a little jurisprudential, self-referential body of "international law," and what others in the world do. I myself am not disturbed by the fragmentation of international law in this way, but I certainly would imagine that others might feel quite differently. But certainly in my world of the international law academy in the US, the ATS is more or less sacred ground, and virtually all the academic commentary little more - from my perspective - than an activist echo chamber.
[F]oreign governments do not see the ATS as an instance of the United States constructively engaging with international law. Quite the opposite: we are regarded as something of a rogue actor. We are perceived, accurately, as having in effect established an International Civil Court – a court with jurisdiction to decide cases brought by foreigners arising anywhere in the world, by the light only of its own divination of universal law, and through the extraterritorial application of U.S. law concerning rights and remedies. By itself, this can be grating enough to foreign governments. But it is especially so when taken together with both the fact that the U.S. often argues vigorously against the assertion by foreign courts of universal jurisdiction to hear cases involving U.S. officials, and the fact that the U.S. has declined to join the International Criminal Court because of concerns about that tribunal's jurisdiction.
In letters to the State Department or in amicus filings in federal courts, foreign governments consistently argue that the assertion of U.S. court jurisdiction over cases that have little connection to the United States is inconsistent with customary international law principles and interferes with national sovereignty. Canada, for example – internationally, a strong promoter of human rights and accountability for human rights violations –strongly objected to a case in the Second Circuit against a Canadian energy company for allegedly aiding and abetting human rights abuses in Sudan. The U.K. and Australia – also leading human rights advocates – have similarly argued that the scope of ATS jurisdiction is inconsistent with principles of international law.
When you consider the Sudan case, or the Apartheid case, from other countries' perspective – a good thing to do generally in international law and relations – there is considerable force to these criticisms. Imagine, for example, what the U.S. reaction would be if a Swiss court sought to adjudicate claims brought against U.S. government officials or businesses for Jim Crow-era racial restrictions, or – since (without a statute of limitations) ATS suits can reach far into the past – even for slavery. As much as we might denounce past injustices, most of us would probably take offense at the notion that a Swiss court could hear such a suit and decide it based on the court's own articulation of international law. The United States, after all, has come to terms with and sought to remedy the effects of slavery and Jim Crow laws through domestic measures under Acts of Congress and state laws resting on a strong moral consensus of our people – and according to the principles, procedures, and norms of our legal system. From the South African perspective, the Apartheid case must look very similar, and it is no wonder that the South African government has asked that the case be dismissed.
And then the conclusion of the address:
The problem that human rights enforcement must ultimately address – and for which the ATS is of little avail – is the failure of foreign countries' own domestic rule-of-law institutions to prevent and provide redress for abuses. These failures cannot be fixed by any single policy program or lawsuit, and certainly not by making U.S. courts ad hoc claims tribunals. Rather, inculcating a respect for law and human rights takes a sustained and careful effort focused on strengthening legal institutions in foreign States, not necessarily expanding the reach of our own.
Also over at Opinio Juris, Dave Glazier, whose work I admire but often, alas, disagree with, makes the
following observations in the comments. I think these observations are astute, although my general agreement with what Dave thinks is the result perhaps overly persuades me:
[F]rom a legal and historical perspective, I have to conclude that a narrow reading of the ATS makes far more sense. The original language from the Judiciary Act of 1789 is still recognizable in the current statute, but the original contains a couple of nuances I believe are key to understanding the intended scope of the law. The full 1789 text reads:
[district courts] shall also have cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, or the circuit courts, as the case may be, of all causes where an alien sues for a tort only in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.
Points I take from this are:
(1) If federal ATS jurisdiction was to be concurrent with State courts, then the conduct envisioned to be actionable seems logically limited to acts taking hich takes place within the United States. Once admiralty and maritime jurisdiction was committed exclusively to the federal courts, it seems unlikely that State courts were considered to have any extra-territorial jurisdiction in the 18th century
(2) Don't the language's location in Art. 9 of the 1789 Act, which deals simply with federal jurisdiction, the reference to "tort," and the mention of concurrent State jurisdiction all suggest that the statute is purely jurisdictional and that a separate recognized cause of action is required to bring suit?
(3) Since it isn't until the 20th century that international law was considered capable of regulating a nation's internal conduct towards its own citizens, it seems wholly implausible to think that the Framers were intending to open U.S. courts to foreign citizens to sue other foreign parties for conduct that wasn't regulated by international law at the time. It is much more realistic to conclude that the ATS was simply intended to ensure that a foreigner whose diplomatic status or safe passage rights were violated while they were in the United States could have their case heard in a federal court. This interpretation seems entirely consistent with concerns expressed by leading figures during the Articles of Confederation period and several comments in the Federalist Papers.
While I personally wouldn't mind federal courts having a broad power to adjudicate egregioius human rights abuses regardless of where they take place, as a matter of law I just don't think that view of the ATS is persuasive. If the ATS creates actual causes of action to sue for violations of international law, that would mean that aliens had greater rights in U.S. courts than U.S. citizens, who would have to find a separate cause of action before they could sue. Surely neither the Framers nor any subsequent Congress intended that result!
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Mayor Richard Daley endorses Rep. Art Turner to succeed Scott Lee Cohen
Posted by John Byrne at 1:05 p.m.
Mayor Richard Daley today threw his support behind state Rep. Art Turner for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination vacated by troubled Chicago pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen.
The mayor said it makes sense to add the veteran lawmaker to the statewide ticket as Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate because Turner came in second place in last month's Democratic primary election.
"Well, like anything else, there's only one winner for the lieutenant governor's position, and that's Turner, Art Turner, he won second," Daley said while talking with reporters after the City Council meeting at City Hall. "If you run for public office and the person drops out before the election or even after the election, the person who was second moves automatically up. If you forfeit a game, you win the game."
Turner finished second to Cohen among six candidates in the Feb. 2 primary. Cohen subsequently withdrew under pressure from Democratic leaders amid revelations that he has been accused of abusive behavior, falling behind on support payments, and having a relationship with a prostitute.
The 38-member Democratic State Central Committee gets to vote on a replacement for Cohen, and officials have discussed nominating a white candidate from downstate rather than Turner, who is black, in a bid to balance the ticket.
But Daley said Turner should move up.
"(Turner) put his name, his career on the line for the public good," the mayor said.
"Whether you voted for him or not, he came in second place," Daley added.
The state Democratic party also is taking online applications for the lieutenant governor spot. So far, more than 220 people have submitted their names, including Sheila Simon, the daughter of late former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon.
Posted at 01:05:35 PM in 2010 Illinois election, 2010 Illinois Governor's race, 2010 Illinois Lieutenant Governor's race, Mayor of Chicago
Cohen should be the candidate... he won fairly, or don't the voters count in the Democtatic party? Oh, thats right in Chicago the voters never counted to the Democrats. Why change now?
Posted by: John | March 10, 2010 at 04:27 PM
how about when father stroger dropped out because of health reasons. they didn't put second place claypool on the ballot!!! hypocrites one and all.
This sounds like common sense! Why didn't someone think of this before? Of course Turner should be the Lt Gov candidate -- why have the Dems had such a hard time seeing this?
Posted by: Tom | March 10, 2010 at 02:20 PM

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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown disagrees. He's calling for a ban on "bump stocks", which can make semi-automatic rifles replicate fully automatics and may have been used by the Vegas gunman.
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Sittenfeld says fellow Democrat Ted Strickland defended his A-plus rating with the National Rifle Association as recently as March of last year.
Sittenfeld, who faces Strickland in the upcoming Ohio primary, says Strickland's radio show comments run counter to positions he took after the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.


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AFTRS alumni and a current student make up the majority of this year's Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship recipients at the Sydney Film Festival.
Award-winning Sydney-based filmmaker Melissa Anastasi (Graduate Diploma in Directing, 2012), Melbourne-based freelance director and editor Jamieson Pearce (Graduate Diploma in Directing, 2014), plus the prolific duo of current student Nathan Mewett (Master of Arts Screen: Screenwriting, 2018) and Curtis Taylor, will each receive a $50,000 grant for their respective teams to produce a short film to premiere at next year's festival. Also selected was Victorian College of the Arts graduate Sunday Emerson Gullifer.
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Q: registerForActivityResult callback isn't triggered I'm trying to obtain an authorization code in order to exchange it for a token with AppAuth.
Inside a Fragment I registered an ActivityResultLauncher
private fun registerAuthResultLauncher(): ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> {
    return registerForActivityResult(
        ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult()
    ) { //didn't call
            result: ActivityResult ->
        if (result.resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK)
            when (val e = AuthorizationException.fromIntent(result.data)) {
                null -> authCode =
                    result.data?.let { innerIt -> AuthorizationResponse.fromIntent(innerIt) }
                else -> throw e
            }
        else
            Timber.e("Unsuccessful request: ${result.resultCode}")
    }
}

Then I assigned it to a variable
    private val authLauncher = registerAuthResultLauncher()

and launched from onCreateView after button was clicked
   private fun obtainAuthCode(): AuthorizationResponse? {
    val authIntent = authService.getAuthorizationRequestIntent(authRequest)
    val packageManager = requireContext().packageManager
    if (authIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null)
        authLauncher.launch(authIntent)
    else
        Timber.e("No Intent available to handle the code retrieval")
    return authCode
}

However as title says, the code inside the lambda is unreachable.
In effect request isn't handled and authCode value remains null.
This is how an activity looks like inside a manifest
        <activity
        android:name="net.openid.appauth.RedirectUriReceiverActivity"
        android:exported="true"
        tools:node="replace">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
            <data android:scheme="https"
                android:host="myapp.example.com"
                android:path="/oauth2redirect"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

A: The problem was related to asynchrony.
I had an additional function obtainAccessToken relying on a result from the lambda but I called them both in same click listener so lambda code had no chance to finish. In effect authCode remained null.
To deal with this issue I called obtainAccessToken within lambda.
I refactored the code since posting the question, notably I moved lambda to launchAuthRequest function. This is how both functions look now:
    fun launchAuthRequest(result: ActivityResult) {
    if (result.resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK)
        when (val e = AuthorizationException.fromIntent(result.data)) {
            null -> {
                val authCode = AuthorizationResponse.fromIntent(result.data!!)
                authState.update(authCode, null)
                obtainAccessToken(authCode)
            }
            else -> throw e
        }
    else
        Timber.e("Unsuccessful request: ${result.resultCode}")
}

private fun obtainAccessToken(authCode: AuthorizationResponse?) {
    if (authCode == null)
        throw IllegalStateException("Authorization code wasn't retrieved successfully")
    else {
        authComponent.getAuthServ().performTokenRequest(
            authCode.createTokenExchangeRequest(), ClientSecretBasic(secret)
        ) { tokenResponse, e ->
            if (e != null) throw e
            if (tokenResponse != null) {
                authState.update(tokenResponse, null)
                viewModelScope.launch { dataStore.save(authState) }
                _isLoggedIn.value = true
            } else throw IllegalStateException("Response token is empty")
        }
    }
}

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The Slavonic Dances (Czech: Slovanské tance) are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances and were orchestrated at the request of Dvořák's publisher soon after composition. The pieces, lively and overtly nationalistic, were well received at the time and today are among the composer's most memorable works, occasionally making appearances in popular culture. Prior to the publication of the Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Dvořák was a relatively unknown composer.
Although originally written for orchestra, I adapted his work for solo Concert (Pedal) Harp.


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29 November 2021 | It was claimed that Ankara- Keçiören Municipality has cancelled a Kurdish concert
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The lawsuit for the ban on Kurdish play Berû begins
In the lawsuit filed for the annulment of the decision to ban the Kurdish play called "Bêrû", the Governorate of Gaziosmanpaşa District defended the ban decision with in the letter that they sent
The hearing of the lawsuit filed against the decision of the Governorate of Gaziosmanpaşa District that banned the Kurdish play Bêrû, was held.
The play Bêrû: Klakson Borîzan û Birt (Faceless: Klaxon, Horns and Birts), staged by Teatra Jiyana Nû (New Life Theatre), was banned indefinitely by the decision of the governorate of the district, hours before it was staged at the Gaziosmanpaşa Stage of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) City Theaters on October 13, 2020.
Attorney Zelal Pelin Doğan attended the hearing on behalf of the theatre, the Governorate of Gaziosmanpaşa did not attend the hearing. Doğan stated: "The play in question is banned indefinitely. My client is a citizen who would like to see the play. An indefinite ban is unlawful in terms of form and purpose. Likewise, a theater group was subjected to a similar practice in 1999. The European Court of Human Rights has also ruled that there has been a violation in the 'Ulusoy and others Turkey decision'."
THE GOVERNORATE STOOD BEHIND THE DECISION
In the letter sent to the court, the Governorate of Gaziosmanpaşa District defended its decision on the banning the play, and stated, "Since it is considered that the play may disrupt the general public order, to ensure peace and security, inviolability and immunity, public welfare and safety within the borders of our district, it has been decided that the play named BERU: KLAXON HORN BIRT of the aforementioned private theater named Teatra Jiyana Nû should be banned in all open/closed areas within the borders of our Gaziosmanpaşa district indefinitely in line with the provisions of Article 32/ç of the Provincial Administration Law No. 5442 and Article 17 of the Law on Demonstrations and Meetings Law No. 2911."
The letter of the governorate of district also stated that a criminal complaint was filed against the Teatra Jiyana Nû theater group "in the light of the information obtained", and noted that a judicial investigation was opened by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on the charge of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization".
In the news prepared by bianet, it was stated that the court committee will announce its decision about the file in the coming months.
ACTOR OMER ŞAHİN ALSO FILED COMPENSATION ACTIONS
After the play was banned, one of the actors, Ömer Şahin, filed a lawsuit for a stay of execution before the Istanbul 10th Administrative Court through his lawyers.
In his statement to bianet, attorney Ramazan Demir stated that they would take the case to the Constitutional Court and then to the European Court of Human Rights, according to the unfavorable decision of the local courts.
Ömer Şahin also demanded "10,000,00 TL non-pecuniary compensation for material and moral losses of 5,000,00 TL due to loss of earnings and job".
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Santiago "Yago" Lamela Tobío (ur. 24 lipca 1977 w Avilés, zm. 8 maja 2014 tamże) – hiszpański lekkoatleta uprawiający skok w dal oraz trójskok; były halowy rekordzista Europy w skoku w dal.

Osiągnięcia
 Mistrzostwa Świata w Lekkoatletyce Paryż 2003 - brązowy medal
 Halowe Mistrzostwa Świata w Lekkoatletyce Birmingham 2003 - srebrny medal
 Halowy Puchar Europy w Lekkoatletyce Lipsk 2003 - 1. miejsce
 Mistrzostwa Europy w lekkoatletyce Monachium 2002 - brązowy medal
 Halowe mistrzostwa Europy w lekkoatletyce Wiedeń 2002 - srebrny medal
 Mistrzostwa Świata w Lekkoatletyce Sewilla 1999 - srebrny medal
 Młodzieżowe Mistrzostwa Europy w Lekkoatletyce Goeteborg 1999 - złoty medal, Lamela jest aktualnym rekordzistą tej imprezy (8,36)
 Halowe Mistrzostwa Świata w Lekkoatletyce Maebashi 1999 - srebrny medal

Rekordy życiowe
 Skok w dal (stadion) – 8,56 m (1999)
 Skok w dal (hala) – 8,56 m (1999) - były Halowy Rekord Europy
 Trójskok – 16,72 m (1998)

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Hiszpańscy skoczkowie w dal
Hiszpańscy olimpijczycy
Urodzeni w 1977
Zmarli w 2014
Medaliści Mistrzostw Świata w Lekkoatletyce 2003

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C.J. Fair fights for the ball against South Florida. SU won the game, 56-48.
Mid-game run pushes No. 2 Orange over Bulls
By Tyler Greenawalt
Syracuse men's basketball team beats South Florida Bulls in a 56-48 Wednesday matchup in the Carrier Dome.
Sometimes, a new look takes some getting used to.
This was the case for No. 2 Syracuse (28-1, 15-1) on Wednesday night. The Orange overcame an early deficit to defeat South Florida Bulls (17-11, 10-5), 56-48, in the Carrier Dome while wearing new Nike Hyper Platinum uniforms for the first and only time this season.
It was an ugly start for the Orange, who shot a dismal 2-of-14 from the field in the first 10 minutes of the game. Sophomore forward C.J. Fair scored the first five points for Syracuse, who were down by 13 points early in the game. The Bulls' slow pace made it difficult for the Orange to stay in their usual 2-3 zone, as they did not shoot the ball until the shot clock had dipped below five seconds on every possession. Making matters worse was USF's defense, which did not allow Syracuse into the paint, forcing the Orange to shoot low-percentage shots from the outside.
Kris Joseph looks for a pass.
"We didn't get off to a good start, and they took control of the game," SU coach Jim Boeheim said after the game.
A crucial timeout by Boeheim at the 9:33 mark in the first half stopped a 14-2 run by the Bulls, allowing the Orange to return to the team's normal fast-paced play. Sophomore guard Dion Waiters made a skilled cut to the basket and scored the first non-Fair points of the game. Fair then slammed home a dunk at the 8:40 mark that inspired a 17-0 Syracuse run, all the way to halftime. During the run, the Orange got its first lead of the game at 21-20 after senior guard Scoop Jardine hit his second three-pointer of the night, with 2:52 remaining. Waiters finished things up, converting a three-point play to bring the SU lead to 24-20 by halftime.
"We were able to close out the half, despite our poor start," senior guard Kris Joseph said.
The run would continue into the second half, as sophomore center Fab Melo opened things up with a three-point play off an alley-oop from Jardine. Syracuse would score the next six points, capping off an impressive 27-0 run that spanned 10 minutes and brought the SU lead to 33-20, with 17:57 left in the game. USF failed to score a basket until the 17:29 mark of the second half, when Bulls guard Anthony Collins stole the ball from junior guard Brandon Triche and Hugh Robertson scored the next basket.
But the 13-point Syracuse lead would only hold USF for so long. The Bulls returned to their original strategy, slowing the game down and cutting the Orange lead to just five, with 13:46 left in the game.
The game of runs continued, as Waiters and Joseph led a 7-0 Syracuse run, giving the Orange a 47-35 lead with 9:30 remaining in the game. But then USF came charging back with their own 9-0 run, bringing the Bulls within a single point of the Orange, with six minutes remaining.
"Basketball is a game of runs," Joseph said. "That's what's going to happen. We got the W and that's what's important."
During that stretch by the Bulls, Collins shred the Syracuse zone. The freshman guard scored four points and tallied three assists during the run, on the way to a double-double performance.
"He's a good player, a really good player," Boeheim said. "I was really impressed. The only shot he missed was a forced three-pointer."
Collins' performance was not enough to save the Bulls, who were only able to score one more field goal before the end of the game. Syracuse finished the game on a 9-2 run, resulting in a 56-48 victory for the Orange.
"We find the way to win games," Jardine said. "And we continue to try and get better."
Jardine finished the night with a team-high 15 points and four assists.
Although the Orange won the game, they shot dismally from the floor. As a team, Syracuse shot 35 percent from the field on 19-55 shots. Joseph was especially bad, shooting 29 percent from the floor on 5-17 shots for 12 points.
"I played terrible the whole game," Joseph said. "But there's something coach told me, 'Great players forget about everything that happened, and you just keep playing.' I try to block everything out of my mind that happened."
Despite his poor offensive performance, Joseph's six rebounds were key in the victory.
"The game came down to Kris making two unbelievable rebound efforts inside to get the ball back," Boeheim said. "You just got to find a way to make a big play, and he did."
Although the Orange have had consistently slow starts in the past three games, Boeheim remains unconcerned about his team's lackluster opening play.
"We've been in these games all year, and our veteran guys have made plays coming down the stretch for us, and that's how you win these games," Boeheim said.
The team's inability to rebound the ball offensive continues to concern Boeheim. In Wednesday night's victory, the Orange were outperformed 20-29 in terms of rebounds.
"I'm still very disappointed in our offensive rebound margin," Boeheim said. "We are not getting enough offensive rebounds when we are driving."
Still, Boeheim said that steals and blocked shots are what has allowed Syracuse to overcome the rebounding deficit.
Syracuse only has two games left in regular season play. Their next game is at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies are looking to make a late-season run, trying to propel into the NCAA tournament. Tipoff time is scheduled for 9:00 p.m.
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Biology 2017 Past Questions | WAEC
Study the following Biology past questions and answers for JAMB, WAEC NECO and ICAN. Get prepared with official past questions and answers for upcoming examinations.
Which of the following groups of animals do not possess a nervous system?
A. Porifera
B. Cnidaria
C. Platyheminthes
D. Nematoda
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera, are a basal Metazoa clade as a sister of the Diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them, consisting of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells
2. The structural similarities in Paramecium and Euglena are in the
A. shape of locomotory organs
B. blunt anterior and pointed posterior
C. presence of micro and mega nuclei in both
D. presence of anterior and posterior contractile vacuoles
3. Which of the following organisms cannot exist freely on its own?
A. Chlamydomonas
B. Amoeba
C. Paramecium
D. Plasmodium
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of Plasmodium species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vertebrate host during a blood meal.
4. Which of the following cell organelles is the site for the production of ATP?
A. Lysosome
B. Nucleus
C. Mitochondrion
D. Ribosome
Correct Option: Answer is C
The production of ATP happens in the mitochondrion, which likewise exists in both animals and plants.
5. An example of osmosis in plants is the
A. movement of water through the xylem
B. loss of water vapour from the stomata
C. translocation of food through the phloem
D. absorption of water from the soil by the root
Plant roots function as a semipermeable membrane, allowing water to infiltrate the roots. The inside of the root contains minerals, sugars and salts dissolved in water; when water is available in the surrounding soil, osmosis causes it to flow through the root wall to its interior.
6. The organism that can carry out both autotropic and heterotrophic modes of nutritions is
B. Eudorina
C. Euglena
D. Spirogyra
Euglena use their chloroplasts to produce nutrients through photosynthesis. It is a dual organism as it can act both as an autotroph, making its own food, and heterotroph, feeding on other substance
The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. It represents the bones of the
A. upper arm
B. lower arm
C. upper leg
D. lower leg
The diagram shows the lower arm which can be seen between the elbow and the wrist.
Which of the labelled parts of the diagram of the part of the human skeleton articulates with the head of the trochlea to form a hinge joint?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
The part II is attached to the humerus. It forms a hinge joint to make up the hand.
The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. The labelled part that provides surface for the attachment of the triceps is
The triceps is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates. The part III is a part of the bone that forms the triceps.
The diagram above illustrates the transverse section of a
A. dicotyledonous root
B. monocotyledonous root
C. dicotyledonous stem
D. monocotyledonous stem


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New York Fashion Week: Men's Happenings with Public School and John Varvatos
By Channing Hargrove Feb 1, 2016, 9:50am EST
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Today is the official start of New York Fashion Week: Men's in its new time slot on the fashion calendar. For the next three days, we're not just on the lookout for male models having the time of their lives, but also for cool menswear brands putting on events all over the city.
Public School is giving away wristbands for its menswear fall/winter 2016 show that takes place tomorrow to the first 50 people at the Whitney Museum at 5pm tonight, according to a photo posted to the brand's Instagram account. For the past two days, the account has been teasing its February 2nd show using the hashtag, #OutsideIn.
Get yours. Get to the show. Whitney Museum. 5pm. Look for the WNL. First 50. #OUTSIDEIN #PSNYFW16
A photo posted by PUBLIC SCHOOL (@publicschoolnyc) on Feb 1, 2016 at 5:20am PST
A little further downtown, John Varvatos is asking, "Rock is dead?" Currently, there is a banner posing that question hanging above his storefront at 315 Bowery, the former home of CBGB, according to local blogs EV Grieve and Bowery Boogie.
Photo: Bowery Boogie
We've heard that the brand is doing an "installation" of its latest collection there, but unfortunately its events won't be open to the public.
If you see or hear of any other Men's Fashion Week-related events going on around the city, let us know about them in the comments section.
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Mr. McComas brings 25 years of investment banking experience in M&A, debt and equity funding across multiple industry sectors. He previously held senior leadership roles with Grant Samuel, County NatWest (now Citigroup) and Morgan Grenfell (now Deutsche Bank) in Australia and the UK. Prior to this, he was a tax lawyer.
Mr. McComas is also an experienced company director and currently serves as Chairman of Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS) and Fitzroy River Corporation (ASX:FZR) and as a director of Core Lithium (ASX: CXO). He was previously a director of BCI Minerals (ASX:BCI), Saunders International (ASX: SND) and other entities.
Mr. McComas is also a director the Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma clinical trials group (ALLG) and a former president of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds degrees in Law and Economics from Monash University in Melbourne.
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                (string.IsNullOrEmpty(category) || sc.CategoryId.Equals(category)) &&
                (string.IsNullOrEmpty(casenr) || d.DocNr.Equals(casenr))

            select d;

A: Use lambda syntax:
var query = data.tblDocuments;

if (condition) // conditionally add join
   query = query.Join(data.tblSubCategories.Where(sc => sc.CategoryId == category),
                      d => d.DocId, sc => sc.DocId, (d,sc) => d);

// continue to compose query
query = query.OrderByDescending(d => d.Docyear)
             .Where(d => ...);

BTW you can compose filtering based on conditions:
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(person))
    query = query.Where(d => d.DocPerson == person);


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Q: I18n in service layer My project use struts2 and spring, I have some service method to deal with business logic.
e.g
public void aMethod(){
    if(!validate()) return;
    process();
}

private boolean validate() {
    return validateA()&&validateB()&&validateB();
}

But when I call in action (Controller) layer, I found that no error message show in page.
So I change my method to blow:
public String validate() {
    if (!validateA()) {
        return "error.msg.A";
    } else if (!validateB())  {
        return "error.msg.B";
    }
    return  null;
}

Action layer call validate method directly and get the error message to process i18n related work.
My question is that:
Any best practices for i18n in service layer?
My validate method is very strange in service layer after my change. Any good way to show i18n error message and also keep service layer clear?

A: What I usually do is to have custom exceptions that have a key and message attributes.
The key is the i18n key for that error, and the message is a default message.
So in the service:
try{
  some code
}
  catch(SomeException e){
  handleAppropriatly;
  throw new MyCustomException("error.foo","Some default message",e);
}

The action catches the message and adds it to the correct place appropriately (addActionError/addFieldError) using the key, allowing you to take advantage of any internationalisation you have.


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Dogma Reviewed by Sara Burgess on Friday, October 5th, 2007.
A highly entertaining movie, with a great script and a really important message.
US Certificate: R UK Certificate: 15
Underneath all the hysteria and rabid religious fanaticism that surrounded the release of Kevin Smith's "Dogma", there is a very personal, sweet, funny and highly entertaining movie with a serious message. Smith tries to show us that there can be a middle ground in religion, if we are only willing to step back and look at it rationally.
God has gone missing and Bethany Slone (Linda Fiorentino) has been charged, in His absence, with a sacred mission, by none other than the Metatron (Alan Rickman), A.K.A the very sarcastic voice of God. She must go to Wisconsin and stop two angels from entering through some church doors and thus negating all existence. Bethany, who is beginning to suspect she has lost her faith, has no idea why this is her problem, but upon meeting two rather suspect "apostles", Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), she tries to rise to the occasion. The trio are joined by the thirteenth apostle, Rufus (Chris Rock) who has a chip on his shoulder about being left out of the bible because he's black. The two angels Bethany is trying to stop are Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt Damon) they just want to go back to heaven, having been thrown out for eternity for getting drunk and arguing with God. Added into the mix is the demon Azrael (Jason Lee) who was once a muse, but also got kicked out of heaven, he wants Bartleby and Loki to succeeded so that existence can end, releasing him from hell.
This is a truly wonderful movie, the performances are flawless, Alan Rickman is just brilliant and his one-liners are hysterical. Linda Florentino is very good at looking bemused and confused, while "up to her arse in Christian mythology". Matt Damon and Ben Affleck bounce off each other as you would expect from two "guys" who have spent a millennia together. Jason Lee is great as the conniving, cowardly Azrael. Chris Rock is his usual fast talking entertaining self and Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are a delightful double act as always, but it's the message that makes this movie stand head and shoulders above Smiths other movies. The message being that the ideas and ideals that Christ taught that the only true way to live is to love each other is profound. While it's true that the movie does take pot-shots at Catholicism, this is meant to highlight how far we have come from the simply message of love that religion should truly be about. Religion has become entrenched in rhetoric and mindless dogma and has forgotten the true gift of faith, love and tolerance that is at its heart. This movie is an entertaining wake up call, we must learn to tolerate and love each other, regardless of our religion. Kevin Smith should be canonised for this message not vilified.
It's Got: Alan Rickman, God, Angels, Demons and Muses.
It Needs: A little more love and tolerance from the religious fanatics.
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Nima clashes: Blame Police – Mahama
Scenes in front of Akufo-Addo's house during the melee
President John Mahama has blamed the Nima Police for the clashes that ensued between members of the NDC and the security detail of the NPP flagbearer in front of his Nima residence Sunday morning.
According to the President, the Police should have anticipated the situation and map out strategies to avert it.
Supporters of the NDC on a health walk allegedly threw stones into Akufo-Addo's house leading to gun shots from the flagbearer's security detail to ward off the supporters.
The development has been condemned by both the US and UK envoys in Ghana.
Addressing labour unions in Accra Tuesday, Mr. Mahama said the situation was avoidable if the Police had acted right.
"Only last Saturday we almost had a clash which was unfortunate, if any of those firearms had been fired and someone had dropped dead it would have been a completely different story. I think we should be preventive enough in our actions to prevent such things…I think that the police at Nima should have been better briefed knowing that this group was passing through and then we should have taken appropriate safeguards to ensure that such a thing doesn't happen," he stated.
He also assured the labour unions that he will never be the source of conflict in the Ghana.
"By my nature I don't encourage violence, I will never encourage violence so if any such thing happen, it will not be that I provoked it".
Meanwhile, the NPP flagbearer has said the incident will not intimidate him and his supporters.
"Let the President and his army of propaganda warriors be assured that they would not succeed in their intimidation and deliberate propaganda mongering against the NPP and I.
"We shall continue to believe in Ghana. We will muster the necessary courage to defend democratic Ghana and continue in our peaceful quest to win power in 2016 and bring back hope and opportunities to the people of Ghana, irrespective of their politics, creed, ethnicity, region, religion, age, gender or social status," Nana Addo said in a statement.
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Hello! This weekend I did a lot of hanging around the house and COOKING. I got the latest issue of Bon Appetit and it was a Thanksgiving special. It had tons of choices of menus for the big day and since I'm cooking for 16, I couldn't wait to try some out. But first lets start from the beginning. Thursday night I was going to make Deep Dish Pizza but Dave was in the mood to go out to eat so I saved the pizza for Friday night. By Friday, my dough (which I purchased on Sunday) was pretty flat so it was hard to get it into a cake pan... so I just made a regular pizza. I basically put whatever vegetable was left in my fridge on this pizza.
A layer of sauce, hot pepper cheese, kale, tomatoes, banana peppers, mozzerela and feta cheese...mmmm. I had about three pieces.
Saturday, I woke up to a beautiful view in my backyard. Tons of folliage.
It was a pretty lazy day. The highlight of my day was going through Bon Appetit and picking out what dinners I was going to make for the week and what Thanksgiving recipes I was going to try. Dave says I look like I'm studying for a test when I look through the magazines and watch cooking shows while making my list : ) I went grocery shopping in the early afternoon and got going preparing dinner by 5 pm. I skipped a workout because my leg was feeling pretty sore from all the electric stim I got on Thursday in Physical Therapy.
Saturday's dinner was NY Strip Steak with a Bacon, Tomato and Argula Salad along with Corn Pudding from Bon Appetit. In addition, I also made Goat Cheese Bruschetta.
First I diced the tomatoes and the basil and put them in a bowl and seasoned with EVOO, Balsamic Vinegar and S&P. Then I spread the cheese on the bagette and topped it with the tomatoes.
Next I took the reminder of the cherry tomatoes, and threw it in a bowl with Argula, bacon and a dressing of Balsamic Vinegar, EVOO and Salt and Pepper. This salad went over my NY Strip which I pan-seared with EVOO, garlic and S &P. Cooked for 4 minutes on each side then let it rest and it was the perfect Medium Rare.
I also made Corn Pudding which was sooo tasty and so different. It looked exactly like scrambeled eggs, but tasted like sweet, delicious fresh corn. Here is the recipe- definitely check it out. This will definitely be used for Thanksgiving dinner!
Dave and I liked this a lot, but we thought it could use a little something extra. Maybe bacon or chipotles? I may have to try it out again before the big dinner.
What a meal! For dessert, I made something simple. I made a Graham Cracker crust by mixing food processed graham crackers with butter in a pie dish at 350 in the oven for 10 minutes. Then I made chocolate mousse from a package and topped that with cool whip. Perfect light(er) dessert.
Tonight, I made Butternut Squash and Cheddar Bread Pudding from Bon Appetit, Grilled Chicken with Silky Squash Gravy, and Creamed Sweet Potatoes. The best part about the pudding was that it included some of my favorite things: crusty bread, kale AND cheese! This recipe was delicious. Another definite menu item for Thanksgiving.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss squash with 1 tablespoon oil on rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt; bake until squash is tender, turning with spatula occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes.
Whisk eggs in large bowl. Add half and half, wine, mustard, and 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt; whisk to blend. Add baguette pieces; fold gently into egg mixture. Let soak 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté until soft, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add kale; cover and cook 2 minutes. Uncover and stir until kale is wilted but still bright green, about 5 minutes (kale will be a bit crunchy).
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Using slotted spoon, transfer half of bread from egg mixture to prepared baking dish, arranging to cover most of dish. Spoon half of kale over bread. Spoon half of squash over bread and kale; sprinkle with half of cheese. Repeat with remaining bread, kale, squash, and cheese. Pour remaining egg mixture over bread pudding.
Cover bread pudding with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil; bake uncovered until custard is set and bread feels springy to touch, about 20 minutes longer.
Preheat broiler; broil pudding until cheese browns slightly, about 2 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and serve.
The creamed sweet potatoes were made by boiling 1 inch pieces of sweet potato, straining them and mashing them with cream and butter, lime juice and S&P. I don't really like Sweet Potatoes so this is a hard judge for me. Dave seemed like he thought they were just okay.
What Dave really loved was the Chicken and the sauce I made up on the fly to go along with it. I sauteed chicken in a hot skillet with EVOO, S&P. Once browned on both sides, I combined some mashed squash with chicken stock, a little cream and S&P. Pretty tasty.
Now I'm on the couch still digesting. Lots of leftovers for lunch for the week!
On the side I made Creamy Kale by taking 3 cups of Kale and sauteing it in a skillet with a little EVOO. Once wilted, I added a handful of Mexican blend Cheese, a tiny bit of cream, a little veggie broth and some banana peppers and some S &P. This is seriously so addicting. Actually, I have some leftover for lunch today! I also served the Salmon with Uncle Ben's microwavable Jasmine Rice and of course more mustard glaze!
So, because I made a pound and a half of Salmon or about 6 small fillets, I had lots leftover. After the fish cooled, I flaked it off the skin into a glass bowl for Tuesday nights dinner of Asain Salmon Cakes. But we'll save that recipe for later in the blog entry. After we enjoyed dinner, I got to work on baking. I had two completely ripe bananas so I wanted to make some Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from this recipe. I made 1 dozen of these cookies.
Now on to last night's dinner. I decided to make both the Salmon Cakes I had planned, as well as the dinner I had planned to make Wednesday. Sometimes it's easier to cook once and eat twice, especially since tonight I don't have to cook!
So first the Salmon Cakes.
I took the flaked over salmon and combined it with the ingredients listed above. Then I added the cakes to a hot skillet and cooked for 3-5 minutes on each side. I made more honey mustard sauce and put that sauce on the Arnold Wheat Thin with some Argula.
For a side, I made my quick version of Creamed Corn. Used a bag of Steamed Frozen Corn that I steamed in the microwave then added it to a hot skillet and combined 1/8 Cup of cream with 1/8 cup of sour cream with salt and pepper.
In the skillet next to the cakes, I prepared Steak Tips with a Mushroom, Leek Cream Sauce.
First I added 1 tablespoon of EVOO to a hot skillet and added the marinated meat and cooked for 6 to 8 minutes until browned. Then I transfered the meat to a serving bowl and covered with foil. I then added the mushrooms and leeks to the skillet and cooked until soft. Then I added the broth, thyme and salt and pepper and let it reduce. Finally, I lowered the heat and added in the sour cream and mustard and poured it over the meat.
We will enjoy this tonight with the Couscous I made... yum.
Monday- PT was great, wish I was going to this guy the whole time. I think I will definitely be injury free in a month with all the excercises, stim, heat, icing I am doing!
Wednesday- PT in the AM with eliptical and stairclimber intervals.
My physical therapist wants me to try running this weekend. Just ten minutes around a track but he wants me to feel it out. Pretty excited about that!
On Saturday, we went to the BC game. It was absolutely freezing but we had amazing seats and it was a really fun game. Before the game, I went to the gym for an hour long spin class that was one of the worst classes I've ever taken. The music was terrible but I tried to imagine I was somewhere else and tried to get into as much as I could. After the class, I lifted my legs, did my hip excercises and stretched, a lot. Then at home, I put together that Portabella Mushroom Burger I wanted to make the other night. I put the sauteed mushroom on an Arnold Wheat Thin with Goat Cheese, Pesto and Banana Peppers. I ate this with spaghetti squash that I mixed with monterey cheese and salt and pepper. Great filling lunch!
After the game, we went to Tasca in Brighton, an amazing tapas restuarant. We ordered about 7 tapas between the 4 of us and sangria...mmmm. Then we continued drinking at other Brookline restuarants. We also made a new friend: DOMO!
Today, I went grocery shopping then prepped our dinners and lunches for the week. For lunches, I made Spicy Chili in the Slow-Cooker. (Which by the way does not deserve a photograph- reason #500 I hate slow cookers- they make everything look like mush!) Then I cleaned and sliced mushrooms and leeks, marinated steak tips with teriyaki sauce, sliced up Salmon Fillets and made a spicy honey mustard sauce to go over the salmon and made an Argula Salad with feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers. I love being ready for the week!
Tonight we drove to Dave's parents house for a nice Sunday dinner in the middle of October with... could it be... SNOW!! It's only October 18th!
Dave's mom made an amazing dinner. Butternut mashed squash, roasted potatoes and carrots, a salad with homemade Italian Dressing, Peppered Pork Tenderloin with homemade apple sauce. Delicious!
So on Wednesday night, I made Crab, Corn and Butternut Squash Chowder inspired by this recipe, but see below for my take. It was a really thick, tasty and filling soup that I loved! In addition, I roasted a spaghetti squash and I made two different kinds of Kale. My Kale chips that I eat all the time and my new favorite- Spicy Creamed Kale.
In a large heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high; add squash and onion. Cook until onion is soft, about 6 minutes. Add corn and curry powder; cook until curry is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add broth and crab mizture and simmer until squash is tender, about 25 minutes. Using a hand immersion blender, blend soup until smooth, leave some chunks. Return to pot and stir in cream; heat through over medium-low. Then add in the Kale and enjoy.
Saute Kale on hot skillet with EVOO. Once it has strarted to wilt, add a half cup of mexican blend shredded cheese, chicken broth, light cream and banana peppers. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
Last night, I had grand intentions of making Portobello Mushroom Burgers with Goat Cheese and Pesto along with taking the Spaghetti Squash I made the night before and mixing it with S&P and Monterey Jack Cheese. But, instead I decided to go out for some cocktails with my department. After I left the bar, I went to 711 and picked up some water. Then I decided it would be a grand idea to eat a bag of Cool Ranch Dirotos. Bad Liz. When I got home at 9, I was pleased to see that Dave enjoyed the burgers. (I had cooked the mushrooms the night before and left a meal kit - leaving the goat cheese, pesto, arnold wheat thins and mushrooms together- so he could make it himself.) He left me one, but I passed and decided to go with the Spaghetti Squash instead. Which I heated up in the microwave with cheese and s&p. Delicious! Then off to bed I went. I had PT this morning and its going well but I am have decided to switch to another office closer to my office that has more morning hours. The guy I am seeing on Monday specializes in Marathon runners so I'm excited to hear what he has to say. I'm psyched about my plan though. Taking a whole month + off from running will allow me to love it again and get excited about training. Okay, off to lunch- ps- it's snowing?!?!
Well first off, I'm not going to run until December. I am going to take over a month off to heal from this injury completely. Then I will slowly start training and avoid treadmill running as much as possible which means lots and lots of coooold runs. I want to run these races in 2010: The Hyannis Half Marathon on February 28th and the Providence Marathon on May 2nd. 16 weeks out for training would be the week of December 11th, which will be the week to SLOWLY begin marathon training. After the Providence marathon, I will take some running time off and then begin training for the NY Marathon the week of July 4th. So that's my plan. My goal is to run 3-4 days a week with 1-2 days built in for cross training and lifting. I want to continue taking spin and boot camp classes and I won't to stop beating myself up for not running a certain amount of mileage per week. I am going to learn to love running outside by myself and try very hard to avoid the treadmill. So there it is... in writing. That's my goal and I'm sticking to it.
Now on to food. So I've written about Robin Miller before, but I love her style of cooking and I use it every week. I think the key to successful meals and cheaper grocery bills is to prep ahead. Over the last month, I've been planning out my menus for the week before hitting the store. Then on Sundays or on this week Monday, I do a lot of the leg work for the week ahead. On Monday, I made Chicken Pot Pie, but I didn't mention that I cooked 2 pounds of chicken and cut the pieces into bit size pieces for the rest of the week. After cooking the chicken and slicing it, I stored it in tupperware in the fridge for Tuesday and Wednesdays dinner. I also cut up my bok choy for Tuesday's dinner. So when I got home last night, I was able to get dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes!
Last night, I made Asian Chicken with Spicy Bok Choy. First thing I did was heat some Peanut Oil in a large skillet, then I added the bok choy and chopped shallots. This vegetable is DELICIOUS. I love greens! Next I added the chicken pieces and got to work on a sauce. I combined chicken broth, tamari, srichi, rice wine vinegar and red pepper flakes together and let it blend together for a nice brothy spicy, tangy sauce. On the side, I made chive cous cous, by letting 2 cups of chicken broth come up to a boil and turning off the heat and adding the cous cous and letting it steam together for 5 minutes.
Stephanie and Mike got married!! It was an absolutely beautiful New England fall day and an amazing wedding. Stephanie absolutely glowed. Check her out!
Her colors was so pretty and blended perfectly with a New England fall theme. I loved the dresses! For dinner, I got filet and it was delicious and perfectly cooked. Overall, Stef's wedding was so much fun and I was so happy to be part of it!
Sunday, Dave and I spent the whole day recovering. And I mean the WHOLE day. I think I slept for 12 hours. Then today, I got to work doing things I should have done the day before. I cleaned, grocery shopped and cooked. I decided to make Chicken Pot Pie, Rainbow Swiss Chard and M&M Blondies. All of these recipes were inspired by this month's Everyday Food.
Preheat oven to 350. In a skillet, melt butter and add onion, carrots and mushrooms and cook for 5-7 minutes. Add flour and salt and stir until the mixture resembles a thick oatmeal. Then add broth while whisking until mixture thickens then reduce to a simmer and cook for ten minutes then add the chicken, peas, thyme and more S &P. Divide mixture into small baking dishes and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Roll out puff pastry with some flour and cut into 4 equal pieces. Lay over the top of the baking dishes and make four slits with a knife. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
I also made Rainbow Swiss Chard combining chard, EVOO, S&P, chopped bacon and Balsamic Vinegar.
And I made Blondies! I halved this recipe and instead of just brown and orange M&Ms, I used all of them as well as some chocolate chips. Martha hasn't posted the recipe I just noticed. Its in the latest version of Everyday Food.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAVID!!!
I'm one day late updating this blog, but Dave's 32nd birthday was this weekend and we've been celebrating all weekend!!! Saturday night we went out to dinner at Fiore in the North End and then went to a cigar bar down the street. Dave doesn't have many vices but he does really enjoy a glass of scotch (or two or three) and a cigar every once in awhile. (Well the glass of scotch is definitely more than once in awhile...) So when BFF Courtney told me about this place, I figured it was the perfect place to take my old man. We celebrated with our friends Kerry and Jonathan, Usok and Steve.
I will admit that I kept looking at my watch because I wasn't drinking and I wanted to get home so I could go to bed and wake up for my morning run. (I know I know, I am lame) I was planning on running with the group at 7. I hadn't run in 5 days and although my leg wasn't feeling better, I wanted to get out there. Unfortunately, waking up at 5am wasn't in the cards for me after not getting home until after 12:30am.
Sunday was an insanely busy day. Besides from needing to get in a run, we had an engagement party an hour away AND I planned a family dinner to celebrate Dave's birthday with his parents, my bro and sis-in-law and my mom. So, I woke up at 8am, made a grocery list and went shopping. Then I prepped my dinner which included: bacon wrapped dates, Brie-Prosciutto and Apple Calzone, Deli-Meat Stromboli, Sirloin and Turkey Meatballs, Dave's famous Tomato Sauce and Spaghetti. In addition, my mom made a salad, I made Kale Chips and garlic bread. Dave's mom brought a birthday cake. I forgot to take pictures of the food, probably because I was pretty frantic.
When I got home from the grocery store, I put the Stromboli together, prepped all the meatballs, cooked the spaghetti and Dave worked on his sauce. Then at 10:30, Dave and I went running. I'm not sure it was the smartest decision to run, but I did it anyway. My foot is not even close to getting better, in fact the pain has now gone down to my heel, lower achilles area. Dave and I ran 5.33 miles in 49:48.
When I got home, I iced and finished prepping my dinner. Then I got ready for the party and we drove down to Brockton to celebrate Dean and Joanna!
Joanna is one of my oldest friends. We met at camp over 10 years ago and we were never in the same bunk (until my last year) but we became pen pals. I love when you are young, you are pen pals with people who live in the same state as you! Anyway, when Joanna and I first graduated college, we hung out all the time. Both of us were living the single life and trying to forget about the past. I met Dave first and soon after I met Dave, Joanna met Dean. And we've never looked back! And although Joanna and I don't hang out nearly as much as we used to, I know we will remain life long friends. So here's to you Dean and Jo- Congrats on your engagement- can't wait until next year! I love you!
Okay so after the party, we rushed home to get to our house before Dave's parents arrived so I could finish cooking. I was rushing and felt kind of frantic but I got dinner on the table. It is not easy to get everything hot at the same time, especially when you are cooking so much and only have one oven! Spaghetti and Meatballs is not my favorite meal but it's Dave's and since it's his birthday, I let him pick! After dinner, we had cake... mmmm... cake.
Monday, my leg felt pretty terrible and I was starting to get really worried. Honestly, I didn't sleep well thinking about what will happen if I can't run this race. I called Children's in the morning and figured out if need be, I can defer my number to next year and I have until the 25th of the month to decide. I'm worried about not running leading up to the race but I haven't given up hope. I've taken this week off so far and will run on Friday and see how I feel. I'm hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
Tonight we ate more the spaghetti and meatballs. I also made this AMAZING dish of Creamed Kale. I made it up on the fly but it was an awesome side-dish. I put a ton of Kale with a little EVOO in a hot skillet with chopped proscuitto, portobella mushrooms, 1/4 cup of cream, 1/8 cup of Chicken Broth, shredded mexican cheese, salt/pepper and red pepper flakes.
I promise I will post the recipe of the sauce and meatballs, but not tonight! Now I'm off to watch the Celtics and get to bed early. Tomorrow is going to be an insane day in the office.


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Reformation's Plus Size Collection Is Here To Stay
The Low-Down On Reformation's New Plus-Size Collection
Photo: Courtesy of Reformation.
Reformation has a knack for keeping us on our toes. Whether it's launching one of the most eco-friendly swimsuit collections ever or collaborating with très chic Italian lingerie brand Cosabella, our favourite sustainable retailer keeps throwing us curveballs — and we're just trying to keep up.
Now, Reformation announced that the size-inclusive capsule collection that they launched back in 2018 is officially back — this time for a permanent run. Adding sizes US 14 - 24 (UK 16 - 28), this new-and-improved collection is stacked with a whole lot more than the capsule that preceded it. Today's launch will include 18 of the brand's best-selling styles, from oh-so-perfect linen sundresses to throw-on-and-go floral midi skirts. And it doesn't end there. Every month, you can expect to see new styles join the mix, all of them designed to fit every body, petite-, straight- or plus-sized.
"My biggest dream is to bring sustainable fashion to everyone," Reformation founder and CEO, Yael Aflalo, stated in a press release, "so size inclusivity has always been important to us. We want all women to be able to wear our clothes and feel good doing it." From the looks of it, Aflalo has done just that. With pieces starting at $48 (around £36), this curvy girl collection is available now at both Reformation and Nordstrom (both of which ship to the UK - hurrah!), but no matter where or when you buy it, you can bet that these wardrobe-changing pieces are here to stay.
This collection is flying off the shelves, so before you're stuck on the waiting list, check out all the dreamy styles ahead.
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Q: Mongoose hooks via regEx not getting triggered I'm trying to call certain hooks for my mongo collections when queries are performed on it.

DispatchRequest.findOneAndUpdate({user_name:"umesh"},{email:"a@gmail.com"},function(err,doc){
  if(err||!doc){
    return console.log("no such document found!!!!!!!",err,doc)
  }
})

On executing the above query, regEx based hooks are never triggered while those who take a string as input parameter are working fine.
ref: mongoose docs for hooks

//never triggered
DispatchRequest.post(/^find/, async function () {
  console.log("FIND HOOK POST  IS CALLED")
});

//never triggered
DispatchRequest.pre(/^find/, function (next) {
  console.log("FIND HOOK PRE  IS CALLED")
});

//works fine
DispatchRequest.post("findOneAndUpdate", async function () {
  console.log("findOneAndUpdate  IS CALLED post", docToUpdate?.email)
});

//works fine
DispatchRequest.pre("findOneAndUpdate", async function () {
  console.log("findOneAndUpdate  IS CALLED pre", docToUpdate?.email)
});
});

Mongoose Version: 5.0.3

A: It's not working because you're using a slightly outdated version of Mongoose. The regex support was added in version 5.3. Look at the changelog here.

feat(schema): support schema.pre(RegExp, fn) and schema.post(RegExp, fn) #6680

You'd need to update your Mongoose to a newer version (5.3+) or keep the old version but list all of the find methods that you want to hook into.


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