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Video reveals truth about California wild horses before the roundup
Posted on October 11, 2018 by Protect Mustangs
Photo by the U.S. Forest Service
Watch this video on Devil's Garden to know what was going on out there before the huge roundup started to destroy the Devil's Garden herd.
The roundup is a sham and a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged California, cattle, Devils Garden, Forest, Population estimates are inflated to justify a roundup that would wipe out one of California's genetically viable and healthy herds, public land, resources, There is no evidence of overpopulation, water, wild horses	| 1 Reply
Are they counting rocks as horses?
U.S. Forest Service photo
The Devil's Garden Roundup in Modoc County is in full force with one of the last big California herds being attacked. Where's the accurate headcount? Are they counting rocks as horses to justify a massive removal and destruction of native wild horses?
Take Action: Sign and share the Petition for a Head Count: https://www.change.org/p/u-s-senate-investigate-the-wild-horse-burro-count-in-captivity-and-freedom
Do what you can to STOP the Roundup!
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged California, Devils Garden, horses, mustangs, public land, roundup, Senator Feinstein, water, wild, wild horses	| 3 Replies
Roundups for fracking?
Is the BLM wiping out wild horses in Nevada because of the upcoming fracking boom for oil and natural gas? Of course they don't want a bunch of dead wild horses pointing to the fracked poisoned water. People might notice they are poisoning the environment just like they did in Josh Fox's Oscar nominated documentary GASLAND. (www.GASLANDthemovie.com) GASLAND 2 mentioned that wild horses are being rounded up where they are going to frack the land. Sadly many wild horses ended up sold to slaughter.
Are you aware of the infrastructure they are building in Nevada to store and ship Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) to Asia?
Please read this http://protectmustangs.org/?p=10428 and send your comments into BLM. They were hoping you wouldn't notice.
Dedicated to protecting and preserving native and wild horses.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged BLM, fracking, gas, Nevada, oil, water, wild horses	| 1 Reply
U.N. steps into Dakota oil pipeline fight #NoDAPL
© Irma Novak, all rights reserved
U.S. government called on to halt construction and consider aboriginal interests.
By Daniel J. Graeber
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. government is called on to stop the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline because of threats to the aboriginal community, a U.N. envoy said.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, a United Nations special envoy for the rights of indigenous people, called for a halt to the pipeline's construction because it's seen as a threat to drinking water supplies and some of the sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
"The tribe was denied access to information and excluded from consultations at the planning stage of the project and environmental assessments failed to disclose the presence and proximity of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation," she said in a statement.
Members of the tribe and their supporters have camped out at the point where the proposed 1,168-mile pipeline would cross part of the Missouri River where the Sioux take water.
Federal government agencies intervened in mid-September after a district court ruled in favor of the pipeline construction, calling for a temporary halt to construction on parts of the pipeline until the Army Corps of Engineers can determine a full range of environmental and other federal policies.
In its federal suit against the Army Corps, the Sioux tribe complained that a fast-track permitting process was used that forfeited the public input process. The Army Corps, in its own filing, said it has no objections to a temporary order to halt some of the project's construction, saying it was interested in "preserving peace." Nevertheless, the corps said the merits of the challenge were unlikely to stand.
"I urge the U.S. government to undertake a thorough review of its compliance with international standards regarding the obligation to consult with indigenous peoples and obtain their free and informed consent," Tauli-Corpuz said.
The partnership behind the pipeline said it's needed to accommodate and distribute the amount of crude oil being produced from the Bakken shale oil basin in North Dakota. Rail takes away some of the oil from North Dakota, a transport method that has its own public safety risks. At least 40 people were killed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in the 2013 derailment of a train carrying tankers of crude oil from North Dakota to Canadian refineries
Related UPI Stories
Industry stands for Dakota Access pipeline
Tribe not satisfied with brief halt to Dakota Access pipeline
Enbridge: North Dakota oil output too low for pipeline
Cross-posted for educational purposes
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged #NoDAPL, Army Corps of Engineers, burial ground, Sacred Stone Camp, Sioux tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, treaty, U.N. steps into Dakota oil pipeline fight, U.S. government called on to halt construction and consider aboriginal interests, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, water, Water Is Life	| Leave a reply
Petitions to Save America's Wild Horses and Burros
Help get more signatures on the petitions to save America's wild horses and burros!
Our grassroots petitions are forwarded to the decision makers we are petitioning and make an impact in many ways. We use our petitions in meetings and in communications with elected officials, the Department of Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, VIPs and change-makers. Some petitions have been used in lawsuits. People use our petitions to advocate for wild horses and burros and the dire issues of abuse when meeting with their elected officials, etc.
For example, Palomino Valley Center and many other short-term holding facilities have avoided providing shade and shelter for wild horses and burros for decades despite advocates requesting it. Our petition for shade and shelter (http://chn.ge/1DriOvN) and our 2013 investigation (http://bit.ly/2bWvwxr) has made a huge impact to bring change thanks to people like you who have an opportunity to show you care about the captives and want to end suffering in the pens.
Even after the Bureau of Land Management (BoLM) was excused from providing shade and shelter as a result of an expensive U.C. Davis study, paid for by the BoLM with your tax-dollars, the petition is keeping the pressure on for change–to end the suffering in the pens.
In an important 2015 meeting regarding shade at Palomino Valley, a Bureau of Land Management staff member was shocked when I told him about the number of people who signed our petition wanting action. At that point he realized how important this issue really was to the greater public and not just a few advocates. Since then, the Bureau of Land Management is taking the issue seriously and taking steps, although baby steps, to bring relief to captive wild horses and burros. It's essential to keep up the public pressure.
BoLM now says they are willing to provide shade after they have finished trials and will install windbreaks soon.
The Bureau of Land Management brings in more than $4 Billion a year and should have installed emergency shade 3 years ago when our investigation proved wild horses were dying in the heat waves. They have been stalling ever since. This is why we all need to keep the pressure on and need to triple the signatures on the petition ASAP.
Getting to the goal of 110,000+ signatures is essential so I hope you will join me in asking your friends and family to sign the shade and shelter petition. 110,000 + signatures really pushes elected officials, who are political animals, to "do something because voters care". Your elected officials in Congress along with special interests control the Bureau of Land Management. You can make a difference against the big machine by getting more signatures on our petitions.
Below are some of our petitions for change. More can be found here: http://protectmustangs.org/?page_id=220
Bring emergency shelter and shade to captive wild horses and burros: https://www.change.org/p/bring-emergency-shelter-and-shade-to-captive-wild-horses-and-burros
Defund to Stop the Wild Horse and Burro Roundups and Slaughter: https://www.change.org/p/defund-and-stop-the-wild-horse-burro-roundups
Congress & President: Stop Slaughter & Experiments on 100,000 Wild Horses & Burros: https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-congress-president-stop-sterilization-slaughter-of-100-000-wild-horses-burros
It's not an easy battle to save America's wild horses and burros or it would already be done. Don't give up hope. Please keep fighting for the abused wild horses and burros.
Meet with your elected officials or their aides personally, send a hand written letter with a printed cover page of the petitions to help you explain the issues at hand and show your elected officials that voters care and want them to take action to save America's wild horses and burros.
Together we can stop the cruelty! Be a voice for the voiceless. It's up to us to make it happen by getting more signatures on the petitions for change. Thank you and Bless you.
Mission: To protect and preserve native and wild horses
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged animals, Bureau of Land Management, Burros, gather, Mustang, Palomino Valley, petition, public land, roundup, shade, shelter, water, wild horses, wildlife	| 7 Replies
$100,000 Reward leading to the arrest and conviction of those who perpetrated vile acts against mustangs
(Photo by Mustang Monument)
Trespassing & Vandalism at Mustang Monument
In what can only be described as a heinous and horrific act of animal abuse, Madeleine Pickens has learned that outlaws have trespassed on her property, the Spruce Ranch in Elko County, NV, and cut fences and shut off water supplies to a herd of horses she rescued from the slaughter house pens. A number of horses have died in the most brutal manner possible, writhing in pain and lacking the strength to regain their feet, or their lives. Madeleine personally discovered one of her favorites, one she fondly named Scarlet, lying dead near a fence post and it literally took her breath away.
This is a continuation of trespass activities that have plagued Mustang Monument since she bought the ranch many years ago to try and create a place where the American people could come and see wild horses in their natural setting. But the powers that be in the Congress and the BLM, the federal agency that manages the wild horses, have never been willing to put their whole-hearted support behind the project and the illegal trespass acts have continued. But no one could ever imagine that the criminal element of horse haters would ever resort to an act so cruel as virtually terrorizing wild animals on private property that were no threat, nuisance or bother to anyone.
Millions of Americans love the wild horses, Congress passed a law over 40 years ago to protect them and stop what had been a pattern of abuse that spanned centuries, and yet we are left with this kind of criminal behavior. They can and have gotten away with this because the American people have never seen the carcasses of horses, dead from a lack of the most basic element of survival, water. You have to ask yourself how many more horrific acts must occur before Congress and the BLM decides to step up and provide the oversight necessary to stop this abuse.
Madeleine is offering a reward of $100,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of this vile act and will proceed to provide information to the American people about what has happened here to create awareness about a problem that must be addressed.
If you have any information regarding these crimes against Saving America's Mustangsand Mustang Monument, please call Rean Wegley immediately on 858-759-5517 or contact her by email on rwegley@savingamericasmustangs.org
Watch George Knapp's report here: http://bit.ly/2bdJiXL
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged "animal abuse", crime, FBI, George Knapp, I Team, killed, Madeleine Pickens, Mustang Monument, reward, Spruce Ranch, trespassing, vandalism, water, wild horses
Thousands of cows are dumped on the Antelope Complex in 2011 where the GONACON™ EXPERIMENT on the Water Canyon herd left 22 lab animals today
Posted on February 20, 2016 by Protect Mustangs
From the fabulous videographer: This video was taken at the BLM Antelope Complex "Gather" south of Wells, NV on 24-Feb-2011. We had just come from observing the BLM Contract capture 6 Wild Horse about 4 miles away. They said that there are too may Wild Horses on this range land. The range can't support the estimated 2000+ Wild Horses. Yet as we left the capture there are 100s maybe a 1000 pregnant cattle just arriving onto the range. Hmmmm, does that make sense?
The Water Canyon GONACON™ EXPERIMENT is in the Antelope Complex. This is where the 11-13 orphans lived with their families. Where are their mamas?
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged 'animal cruelty', animals, BLM, cows, forage, GonaCon, lab, Lucky 11, Nevada, Nevada Association of Counties, Palomino Valley, Protect mustangs, rancher, Resource Advisory Council, water, Water Canyon, Water Canyon Orphans, Welfare Rancher, Wild Horse Protection, wild horses	| 8 Replies
Emergency roundup that's been planned since 2014 starts Monday
Posted on February 6, 2016 by Protect Mustangs
More wild horses will be removed forever
ELY, Nevada – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is scheduled on Monday to begin a helicopter roundup to wipe out approximately 100 wild horses from public and private lands adjacent to U.S. Highway 93 and State Route 322 in and outside the Caliente Herd Areas Complex and Eagle Herd Management Area in eastern Nevada. This issue could be resolved with fencing but they would rather spend the taxpayers money for the next 20 years to warehouse wild horses or send them to slaughter after the American taxpayer has fattened them up with hay.
The District will remove up to 50 wild horses from between Pioche and Eagle Valley that have moved outside the Eagle HMA in search of forage during last years drought. Now that the area is getting enough precipitation the BLM could simply push them back onto the HMA to save the taxpayers money. The Arbitrary Management Level (AML) for the Eagle HMA is 100-210 wild horses. The current population is 1,370 wild horses.
The District will remove up to 50 wild horses from Oak Spring Summit west of Caliente that have moved outside the Caliente Complex in search of forage. Why is the Caliente Complex managed for zero wild horses? The current population is 796 wild horses.
The roundup is expected to take four to six days to complete. A veterinarian will be on site during roundup operations, which will be conducted by a contractor.
The native wild horses will be removed forever, transported to the Axtell Contract Off-Range Corrals in Axtell, Utah, where they will be offered for adoption to qualified individuals if the BLM's customer service improves. Un-adopted wild horses will be at risk of being sold to slaughter middlemen after 3 strikes in BLM's failed adoption system or placed in long-term pastures where they will be humanely cared for and treated, and retain their "wild" status and protection under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act until they are over ten years old and then they legally can be sold by the truckload to a slaughterhouse in Canada or Mexico according to the Burn Amendment to dispose of wild horses and burros.
The BLM claims they do not sell or send any wild horses to slaughter. They sell them to the middlemen who then sell wild horses to slaughter. This way the BLM's hands don't get dirty.
The Eagle-Caliente Complex Emergency Gather is no emergency as it's been planned to appease ranchers and county commissioners with greased palms since 2014. The impacts are described and analyzed in the Ely District Public Safety and Nuisance Gather Environmental Assessment available at http://1.usa.gov/23ws5je but almost no maps or data appears there. This is the bulk of the information
Have you wondered why no well funded group is challenging the roundup in court or mediating for alternative holistic management solutions? Is the BLM using fertility control or just removing all the wild horses?
Follow the money . . . Know what resources (renewable energy, tracking mining, etc.) are about to erupt in that area. Keep in mind this is the same BLM office and cast of shady characters who are involved in the Water Canyon GONACON™ EXPERIMENT.
The roundup Hotline has been established at 775-861-6700. A recorded message will provide updated roundup activities. Roundup reports will be posted on the BLM Ely District website at http://on.doi.gov/1lGnDYC.
Please go to the roundup if you can at your own risk, document and now that it's 2016 be sure to report animal cruelty to the FBI if you see it. But be careful because this part of the country is run by wild horse hating scoundrels pretending to be otherwise.
For more information from a BLM employee, contact:
Ben Noyes, wild horse and burro specialist
BLM Ely District office
702 North Industrial Way
Ely, NV 89301
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged America, Ben Noyes, BLM, Caliente, Eagle-Caliente Complex, Ely, energy, FBI, freedom, gas, helicopter, horses, minerals, mining, mustangs, oil, Protect mustangs, PZP, renewables, roundup, slaughter, solar, spin, tracking, water, wild horses	| 11 Replies
Does PZP result in wild herds with lower immune systems and potential for die-offs?
PZP is an immunocontraceptive and pesticide which causes an immune reaction to reject fertilization, while the females still come into estrus. Besides wrecking havoc on the immune system, injecting herds with PZP results in more fighting between males and many other behavior abnormalities.
Tule elk in Pt. Ryes National Seashore (Marin County, California) were part of a PZP (Porcine Zona Pellucida) experiment. Several years later there was a strange die-off.
Wildlife groups blamed park service management for leaving the elk fenced in during a drought–claiming that was the reason for the die-off.
Park service officials said the tule elk had water during the die-off.
"Some wildlife advocates have termed the situation a "die-off" and accuse the park service of allowing the elk to perish behind the fence that prevents them from finding enough food and water. Park service officials have a different view of what caused the population drop, and are hoping that new data will help address these concerns, especially as visitor interest peaks during the fall rutting season." from: https://baynature.org/articles/on-the-fence/
Listen to Wildlife Ecologist Dave Press Discusses Tomales Point Elk and mention "there was water in the pond up there . . ." at 2:18.
It's time to connect the dots and ask the obvious question: Did PZP lower the herds' immune system and genetic diversity to the point of making them vulnerable to a die-off?
With suspect data regarding the long-term use of PZP on wild herds, more questions and answers are needed to prevent a similar die-off in America's wild horses & burros.
With regards to wild horses, keep in mind what Marybeth Devlin wrote about PZP:
"PZP is a registered pesticide whose mechanism-of-action is to cause auto-immune disease. PZP tricks the immune system into producing antibodies that target and attack the ovaries. PZP's antibodies cause the mare to suffer ovarian dystrophy, oophoritis (inflammation of the ovaries), ovarian cysts, destruction of oocytes in growing follicles, and depletion of resting follicles. Not surprisingly, estrogen levels drop markedly as the ovaries are slowly destroyed. But PZP's adverse effects are not limited to the individual animal. As a recent study — which included the Little Book Cliffs, Colorado herd and the McCullough Peaks, Wyoming herd — found, PZP extends the birthing season to nearly year-round. Out-of-season births put the life of the foals and the mares at risk. Further, the same study disclosed that the pesticide causes a delay lasting 411.3 days (1.13 years) per each year-of-treatment before mares recover their fertility after suspension of PZP. However, some mares never recover — they are left permanently sterile, and quickly too. Indeed, yet another study found that sterility could occur in some mares from just three years of PZP injections or from just one treatment if the pesticide were given to a filly before she reached puberty. Because PZP messes with the immune system, it ironically works "best" — sterilizes faster — if the mare has a strong immune system. But, conversely, PZP may not work at all in mares whose immune function is weak or depressed. So, the pesticide discriminates against the very horses that Nature has best equipped for survival against disease while favoring and selecting for the immuno-compromised. Worse yet, tests performed via radioimmunoassay indicated that PZP antibodies are transferred from mother to young via the placenta and milk. The transferred antibodies cross-react with and bind to the zonae pellucidae of female offspring, as demonstrated by immunofluorescent techniques." [From: http://protectmustangs.org/?p=8529]
Links of interest™:
Immunocontraception (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunocontraception
"Whenever an immune response is provoked, there is some risk of autoimmunity. Therefore immunocontraception trials typically check for signs of autoimmune disease.[17] One concern with zona pellucida vaccination, in particular, is that in certain cases it appears to be correlated with ovarian pathogenesis.[2] However, ovarian disease has not been observed in every trial of zona pellucida vaccination, and when observed, has not always been irreversible.[18]"
Autoimmune disease (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease
"Autoimmune diseases arise from an abnormal immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body (autoimmunity). . ."
ZonaStat-H is the EPA restricted-use pesticide–PZP–for wild horses and burros the registrant calls "pests": http://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/pending/fs_PC-176603_01-Jan-12.pdf
Tule elk: http://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/nature/tule_elk.htm
Tule elks at Pt. Reyes National Seashore (National Park Service): http://www.nps.gov/pore/getinvolved/supportyourpark/upload/volunteer_docent_info_tule_elk_elkmanagement_v5.0_1.pdf
Challenges face tule elk management in Point Reyes National Seashore http://www.mercurynews.com/pets-animals/ci_28311296/challenges-face-tule-elk-management-point-reyes-national
"Earlier this year park service officials revealed that more than 250 tule elk died inside the fenced area over a two-year period, in part because pools that the herds rely on for water had gone dry. Meanwhile, ranchers are complaining about the free-range elk getting on their land and eating grass and drinking water intended for their dairy cattle and other agricultural operations."
Paratuberculosis or Johne's disease (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratuberculosis
Testing for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in asymptomatic free-ranging tule elk from an infected herd. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12910759
"Forty-five adult tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) in good physical condition were translocated from a population located at Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County (California, USA), to a holding pen 6 mo prior to release in an unfenced region of the park. Because infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Mptb) had been reported in the source population, the translocated elk underwent extensive ante-mortem testing using three Johne's disease assays: enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); agar gel immunodiffusion assay (AGID), and fecal culture. Isolation of Mptb was made from fecal samples in six of 45 elk (13%). All AGID results were negative while ELISA results for 18 elk (40%) were considered elevated. Elevated ELISA results or Mptb isolation from fecal samples were obtained for 22 of 45 elk (49%); these elk were euthanized and necropsied. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was isolated from tissue in 10 of 22 euthanized elk (45%); of these 10 cases of confirmed infection, eight had elevated ELISA results (80%) and four were fecal culture positive (40%). One of 10 cases had histopathologic lesions consistent with Mptb infection. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was also isolated from tissue from one of eight fetuses sampled. The number of tule elk found to be infected was unexpected, both because of the continued overall health of the source herd and the normal clinical status of all study animals."
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium infections in a tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) herd. 2006. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17255437
"Between 2 August and 22 September 2000, 37 hunter-killed tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) were evaluated at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, California, USA, for evidence of paratuberculosis. Elk were examined post-mortem, and tissue and fecal samples were submitted for radiometric mycobacterial culture. Acid-fast isolates were identified by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that discriminates among members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Histopathologic evaluations were completed, and animals were tested for antibodies using a Johne's enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and agar gel immunodiffusion. In addition, 104 fecal samples from tule elk remaining in the herd were collected from the ground and submitted for radiometric mycobacterial culture. No gross lesions were detected in any of the hunter-killed animals. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) was cultured once from ileocecal tissue of one adult elk and was determined to be a strain (A18) found commonly in infected cattle. One or more isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (MAA) were isolated from tissues of five additional adult elk. Gastrointestinal tract and lymph node tissues from 17 of the 37 elk (46%) examined had histopathologic lesions commonly seen with mycobacterial infection; however, acid-fast bacteria were not observed. All MAC infections were detected from adult elk (P = 0.023). In adult elk, a statistically significant association was found between MAA infection and ELISA sample-to-positive ratio (S/P) > or = 0.25 (P=0.021); four of five MAA culture-positive elk tested positive by ELISA. Sensitivity and specificity of ELISA S/P > or = 0.25 for detection of MAA in adult elk were 50% and 93%, respectively. No significant associations were found between MAC infection and sex or histopathologic lesions. Bacteriologic culture confirmed infection with MAP and MAA in this asymptomatic tule elk herd. The Johne's ELISA was useful in signaling mycobacterial infection on a population basis but could not discriminate between MAA and MAP antibodies. The multiplex PCR was useful in discriminating among the closely related species belonging to MAC.
Epizootic of paratuberculosis in farmed elk http://www.johnes.org/handouts/files/Elk_outbreak.pdf
TESTING FOR MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN ASYMPTOMATIC FREE-RANGING TULE ELK FROM AN INFECTED HERD (Journal of Wildlife Diseases, : http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.323
Immuno-Contraception Research for Managing Tule Elk Population – Phase I Scheduled to Begin on August 6, 1997 http://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/news/newsreleases_19970805_elkimmunocontraception97.htm
". . . Funding for tule elk projects has come from a variety of sources. To date, monetary support and in-kind services for the tule elk project has been received from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Committee for the Preservation of Tule Elk, California Department of Fish and Game, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), University of California at Davis, the National Park Service Natural Resource Preservation Program and In Defense of Animals." [Evidently Suzanne Roy, currently the Director of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign–who pushes PZP based management–was working for IDA at the time.]
Immuno-Contraception Research for Managing Tule Elk Population – Phase II Scheduled to Begin on June 15, 1998 http://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/news/newsreleases_19980615_elkimmunocontraception98.htm
". . . During the second phase of the contraceptive research project, the first vaccine will be administered by direct syringe injection. To administer the injection, 30 elk will be captured from a helicopter and hobbled by ground crews. Scientists will gather data on the individual elk and place a radio collar on each of the elk. The collar will allow scientists to follow the individual elk to determine the effectiveness of the contraceptive. After several weeks, a booster shot will be remotely administered, from ranges of 30 to 150 feet, by means of self-injecting darts. The darts are brightly colored and easily retrieved. A single annual booster inoculation will be administered to continue contraceptive effects for successive breeding seasons."
Use of porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccine as a contraceptive agent in free-ranging tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes). published 2002: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12220156
Abstract (note only a 5 year study. Why aren't they studying the truly long-term effects?)
The potential for the application of porcine zona pellucida (PZP) immunocontraception in wildlife population management has been tested over a 15 year period and promises to provide a useful wildlife management tool. These studies have provided evidence indicating that the use of PZP immunocontraception in wildlife: (i) is effective at both the physiological and population level (Liu et al., 1989; Kirkpatrick et al., 1996; Turner et al., this supplement); (ii) is deliverable by remote means (Kirkpatrick et al., 1990; Shideler, 2000); (iii) is safe in pregnant animals (Kirkpatrick and Turner, this supplement); (iv) is reversible (Kirkpatrick et al., 1991; Kirkpatrick and Turner, this supplement); (v) results in no long-term debilitating health problems (Kirkpatrick et al., 1995; Turner and Kirkpatrick, this supplement); (vi) has no implications for passage through the food chain (Harlow and Lane, 1988); and (vii) is reasonably inexpensive (J. F. Kirkpatrick, personal communication). This report presents the results of a 5 year study in tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes), 3 years of which were on the application of PZP immunocontraception to an expanding elk population living in a wilderness area of Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, CA…"
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Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged American Wild Horse Preservation, Autoimmune disease, Burros, die off, ecologist, Elk, EPA, fertility, fertility control, gather, Humane Society of the United States, immune, immunocontraceptive, Johne's disease, Marybeth Devlin, mustangs, overpopulation, paratuberculosis, Pesticide, population, Protect mustangs, Pt. Ryes, PZP, roundup, science, sterile, Suzanne Roy, Tule, vaccine, water, wild horses, wildlife	| 4 Replies
Complaint to the Office of the Inspector General regarding BLM killing 28 wild horses near Las Vegas
To the Office of the Inspector General at the United States Department of Interior
Dear Sirs,
We officially request a full investigation into the management of wild horses and land use planning 6 years before the roundup, the roundup itself, feeding, veterinary care and killing of the 28 Cold Creek wild horses who had become skinny.
Why didn't the BLM help these federally protected wild horses get the forage they needed earlier?
Why didn't the BLM move the native wild horses up to areas with more forage?
What happened to their forage?
What about the livestock grazing permits? (see attached)
What organizations were pushing for BLM to use PZP, a controversial EPA restricted use pesticide for "birth control"–made from slaughterhouse pig ovaries–that sterilizes after multiple use? http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/pending/fs_PC-176603_01-Jan-12.pdf
Are the wild horses getting pushed out and killed as part of the New Energy Frontier–to put massive solar farms on fragile desert land and therefore impacting wildlife? https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/lup/2900/49868/54310/LV-RMP_Poster_Renewable_Energy.pdf
Why aren't the Cold Creek wild horses getting their fair share of the land that is for their principal but not exclusive use according to the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act?
Why is the agency appointed "appropriate management level" (AML) for wild horses so low when a genetically viable herd needs more members?
Why is the BLM limiting access to the public to bare witness to this cruel roundup?
Was euthanasia chosen for convenience and the bottom line, pure and simple?
Did they look at the feed and labor involved vs adoptability and take the cheap and easy way out?
Rescues and members of the public would have helped bring the Cold Creek wild horses back to health if manpower was an issue. Adoption would have been simple once they healed because people know about them and cherish them.
Tourists from around the world, visiting Las Vegas, love the wild horses of the American West.
The BLM continues to roundup more beloved Cold Creek wild horses and we pray they will not kill any more but nurse them back to health.
The public is outraged.
We thank you for investigating into the wrongdoings surrounding the management, roundup and killing of 28 Cold Creek wild horses, provide transparency and shine the light of truth.
Tel./Text: 415.531.8454
Anne@ProtectMustangs.org
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Kelly Flynn's first winter in Colorado has been a busy one. She's learned the joys of fibers and knitting as a daily visitor at House of Lambspun, located, conveniently, right across her driveway. Like most of the knitters, she also frequents Pete's coffee shop, in the back of the yarn shop. She continues her work as an accountant, and just bought an alpaca ranch in a nearby canyon. It's the ranch that worries her the most. The ranch house, barn, and stable are all old and poorly constructed and will need to be pulled down and rebuilt. She's got a short-term loan for that, but the due date seems awfully close.
Adding to her stress level is a series of acts of vandalism. Over the past few months, the vandals slashed her tires, smashed her car windshield – the car now remains locked in her garage at all times – and splashed the side of her stucco cottage with deep red paint. Since the little town of Fort Collins is growing, the police are kept busy with bigger crimes. Even so, they have no leads at all on the vandals. When Kelly awakes one morning to find the sides of her garage splashed with red paint, she's at the end of her rope.
Things only get worse when she goes next door and finds out that Pete's has been completely trashed, too. This is no casual vandalism; broken glass, beer and wine, are everywhere and all the food is dumped and ruined. Venturing into the yarn shop next door, they find a terrible mess, but, fortunately, no real damage. Owner Mimi worries about her storage and dye space in the basement. Arriving downstairs, the group finds the body of college student Tracy half-submerged in the dye kettle. Tracy was new to the shop, and to dyeing, but an eager and enthusiastic student. Like everyone, Kelly is stunned at this development, and determined to get to the bottom of things.
As always, the author of this series (A DEADLY YARN, A KILLER STITCH) perfectly captures the atmosphere of a local yarn shop and the regulars who gather there. As a knitter who wishes there was such a yarn shop across the street from me, I can tell you that the interplay and descriptions of the work is spot-on. Having something as violent as a murder, or even vandalism, happen in such a welcoming environment would be enough to make anyone want to see justice done. This is a cozy, so the murder happens off-screen. The emphasis is on the characters involved, their interrelationships and solving the crime. If you haven't been reading along in the series you'll have no problems jumping in at this point. If you have been reading the series from the beginning, the character developments are interesting to watch.


JEREMY Corbyn faced open mutiny last night after he cast doubt on whether Russia was really behind the Salisbury nerve agent outrage.
Two senior Labour shadow cabinet members turned on their hard left leader for refusing to join almost unanimous Commons condemnation and stand firm against the Kremlin.
Instead of agreeing with Theresa May to blame Vladimir Putin's regime for the nerve agent attack, Mr Corbyn's spokesman Seumas Milne deepened the anger further by casting aspersions on MI5 and MI6's reliability on WMDs.
Veteran leftwing activist Mr Milne even suggested former Soviet states like Ukraine may be responsible, after secreting away the Novichok nerve gas.
Fury erupted from all sides of the political divide at the extraordinary claims as all the rest of Westminster pulled together.
The PM said they left her "shocked and surprised".
Vladimir Putin ignored a deadline set by the PM to explain his involvement in the poisoning and instead warned Britain 'not to threaten a nuclear power'.
Skripal and daughter Yulia remain in a critical condition in hospital after being exposed to the nerve agent in Salisbury on March 4.
And Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told The Sun the comments were "sickening", and Mr Corbyn himself "deluded".
Tory backbencher David Morris dubbed Mr Corbyn "little more than Putin's puppet", adding: "He can never be trusted to defend us or uphold our freedoms".
Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith lead the open defiance of her 68-year-old leader.
Contradicting Mr Milne completely, Ms Griffith said the Iraq WMD controversy and the Novichok attack "are very, very different instances".
She added: "What we have in this particular case is the issue of Litvinenko, but we also have a number of other acts of aggression by Russia".
Slamming Mr Corbyn's ambivalence, Ms Griffith added: "It is aggression, and I think we need to take a clear stance on that.
"It would have been easier for us if he had made it very clear at the beginning just how much we do support this action of expelling the 23 diplomats.
Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry also broke ranks with Mr Corbyn's line to mount a blistering attack on Russia - adding she backed the PM completely.
At a London seminar, Ms Thornberry said: "What could better sum up the challenges we face in protecting human rights and the rule of law than the idea a foreign state could launch an attack on our soil using an outlawed nerve agent.
"We utterly condemn this despicable act and support all the measures taken by the Government today in response to it.
"The Russian Government has been given an opportunity to provide a credible explanation as to how its nerve agent stock came to be used in this attack.
At least two Labour shadow ministers were last night considering their positions, The Sun was also told.
Labour leadership was plunged into a fresh crisis last night after the hard left leader sparked outrage.
Mr Corbyn's explosive comments in the Commons came despite receiving a classified intelligence briefing from government officials as a Privy Councillor yesterday morning.
Responding to the PM's spy expulsions and punishment package on the Kremlin, he told MPs that "nerve agents are abominable" and it was "utterly reckless for them to be used in a civilian environment".
But all he would say on Moscow is that "the Russian authorities must be held to account on the basis of the evidence", and instead urged that Britain's response "must be both decisive and proportionate".
Mr Corbyn has often blamed anyone other than Russia when it comes to aggression by Moscow, usually directing his ire towards Nato, which he said was "the father of the Cold War".
In 2015 he also blamed the violence in the Crimea on the west, saying: "I am not condoning what Russia has done and is doing [in Ukraine].
In 2014, as Russia invaded the Crimea Mr Corbyn wrote in an article for the communist newspaper the Morning Star saying Putin's actions were "not unprovoked".
His views are closely echoed by his most senior and trusted adviser Seumas Milne, a former associate editor at the Guardian.
He has previously said Britain and its Nato allies were guilty of "anti-Russian incitement", which was a "dangerous folly", along with writing a series of pro-Putin articles.
He caused anger among Labour MPs yesterday for appearing to compare the evidence which pointed to Russian involvement in Salisbury with the case for war in Iraq.
But Mr Milne has long been on Russia's side when it comes to such matters, and back in 2014 appeared at an event with Mr Putin and was pictured shaking the Russian leader's hand.
The conference in Sochi took place after the invasion and annexation of Ukraine, which he defended as "clearly defensive".
The 59-year-old has also appeared numerous times on Russia Today, the Kremlin-funded TV channel which has been censured by the broadcast regulator Ofcom on multiple occasions.
Mr Corbyn himself was a regular guest on its programmes when he was a backbench MP, saying in 2013 the West should refrain from using "unconfirmed reports" about the use of chemical weapons in Syria to attack Russia.
He also suggested viewers stop watching mainstream broadcasters and give Russia Today, now known as RT, a chance instead.
A study in October last year found shadow ministers have featured at least 26 times since Mr Corbyn became Labour leader in 2015.
One of his key lieutenants, the shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon, has appeared 11 times, as have shadow ministers Barry Gardiner and Peter Dowd.
John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has also been on – but this week said he won't be making any more appearances, saying its coverage "goes beyond objective journalism".
Mr Fisher, who wrote Labour's 2017 manifesto, has a long-term association with Marxists and communists, and has also written extensively on Russia in the Morning Star.
Another advisor, Andrew Murray, also has a history of supporting the Russian regime through his leadership of the Stop the War coalition, which Mr Corbyn has been chair of and a longstanding supporter.
The group organised at least three rallies in Britain for Boris Kagarlitsky, a Putin apologist paid by the Russian government, with Mr Corbyn and Mr Milne speaking at one of them.
Mr Murray, who was seconded from the Unite union to Labour headquarters for the 2017 general election, also wrote an article in the Morning Star in 1999 arguing Josef Stalin's leadership was preferable to the West, as well as others praising the Soviet Union.
Mr Corbyn also drew furious Tory MPs' jeers as he parroted some of the Kremlin's questions to Mrs May, including its key demand for Britain to hand over samples of the Novichok found.
Mr Milne said: "The Government has access to information and intelligence on this matter which others don't.
"However, also there is a history in relation to weapons of mass destruction and intelligence which is problematic, to put it mildly.
Asked whether Russia was being framed, he said the evidence pointed to either the Russian state being responsible or losing control of the agent.
Putting Ukraine in the frame, Mr Milne added: "If the material is from the Soviet period, the break-up of the Soviet state led to all sorts of military material ending up in random hands".
Labour backbenchers lined up to slate Mr Corbyn in the Commons.
In stark contrast to the Labour boss, former Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper insisted Russia's actions "must be met with unequivocal condemnation" – winning a big cheer from all sides of the house.
Former Labour Cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw urged the PM to investigate Vladimir Putin's influence on universities and "our political parties".
Chris Bryant said he "completely supported everything the Prime Minister has said today" and urged the PM to boot out the Russian Ambassador – claiming he had tried to interfere in elections in the House and block debates.
In a withering put down for the Labour leader, Pat McFadden said: "Responding with strength and resolve when your country under threat is an essential component of political leadership.
"There is a Labour tradition that understands that and it has been under by prime ministers of all parties who have stood at that despatch box.
Tory backbencher Mark Francois slammed Jeremy Corbyn and branded him a "CND badge wearing apologist for the Russian state".
Livid DUP MP Sammy Wilson accused Mr Corbyn of adopting "the policy of appeasement".
And ex-Army officer and Tory MP James Heappey said Mr Corbyn's response was "utterly alien to everything that makes sense to people beyond his inner circle, let alone the Armed Forces he hopes to have one day in his charge".
And in a sign of mass defiance, dozens of backbench Labour MPs signed a Commons motion last night – drawn up Labour MP John Woodcock – to "'unequivocally accept" the Russian state's culpability for the Salisbury attack and back the PM's sanction measures.
Controversial Mr Milne was last night accused by the Tories of being "a serial apologist" for Putin and the Kremlin.
While a columnist for The Guardian before joining the Labour leader's team as his Communications Director, Milne mounted repeated defences of the Russian president.
He once appeared alongside the Russian president on a panel at a propaganda summit in the Black Sea city of Sochi.
Milne has also favourably described Putin as "a centrist" and claimed accusations that he assassinates political opponents as false.
Mr Milne also dubbed Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 as "clearly defensive", and that evidence for its troops' invasion of western Ukraine was "thin on the ground".
He has also praised the Soviet Union, insisting the disastrous Communist regime "helped to drive up welfare standards".
Mr Corbyn's fresh leadership crisis over his handling of Russia follows embarrassing revelations last month of his relationship with a Soviet bloc spy from Czechoslovakia.


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Senate confirms Brouillette to replace Perry as Energy secretary
By Rebecca Beitsch - 12/02/19 06:50 PM EST
© Greg Nash
The Senate confirmed Dan Brouillette on Monday to lead the Department of Energy (DOE) as Rick Perry Rick PerryLev Parnas implicates Rick Perry, says Giuliani had him pressure Ukraine to announce Biden probe Energy Department agrees to begin releasing Ukraine-related records Trump indicates he'd block Bolton's testimony 'for the sake of the office' MORE exits the agency amid questions over his dealings in Ukraine.
Brouillette, the deputy secretary at DOE, was nominated to the top post after Perry announced in October he would be stepping down.
Brouillette first served at the agency during the George W. Bush administration, working as an assistant secretary between 2001 and 2003. He has also worked as a chief of staff to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Prior to joining the Trump administration, Brouillette served as senior vice president and head of public policy for USAA, a financial services firm. He also worked as a vice president at Ford Motor Co.
"Dan's experience in the sector is unparalleled. A total professional, I have no doubt that Dan will do a great job!" President Trump Donald John TrumpLev Parnas implicates Rick Perry, says Giuliani had him pressure Ukraine to announce Biden probe Saudi Arabia paid 0 million for cost of US troops in area Parnas claims ex-Trump attorney visited him in jail, asked him to sacrifice himself for president MORE wrote in a tweet announcing Brouillette's nomination in October.
Perry departed DOE on Sunday after questions were raised about his role in the Ukraine controversy engulfing the White House.
Perry was also one of the so-called "three amigos," alongside former special envoy Kurt Volker and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who dealt with Ukraine as Trump sought investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and the 2016 election.
Perry's involvement in Ukraine policy led to questions for Brouillette, who told lawmakers his involvement with the country extends only to providing help expanding natural gas markets.
Brouillette told lawmakers at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee meeting last month that he was not present for Perry's conversations with the country or "any of the conversations related to the House's inquiry."
"I'm not aware of the conversations that Secretary Perry had or did not have," he said. "I wasn't a party to that; I didn't have any knowledge of that."
Despite questions about whether Brouillette had ties to Ukraine, just four Democrats on the committee voted against forwarding his nomination.
"I know he is up to the task," Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), the ranking member on the committee, said of Brouillette. "Overall, I think the president has chosen wisely in nominating you, Dan, for this job, and I am pleased to support your nomination."
Brouillette's nomination moved relatively quickly through the process, moving out of committee and through the Senate in about two weeks.
"Deputy Secretary Brouillette is an accomplished professional, with an impressive record in public- and private-sector leadership," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wrote after meeting with Brouillette. "His work alongside Secretary Perry has helped to undo the damage of the Obama era and write a new chapter in American energy production and innovation."
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Stacey Abrams Brags About How She Was Able to 'Eviscerate' One of the Checks on Ballots in Georgia
By Nick Arama | 8:00 PM on January 05, 2021
Pool video image via AP
Today is the day of the Georgia run-offs and the polls have now closed. Who is ultimately the winner will likely not be decided tonight, given the number of early votes and mail-in ballots that were involved. But control of the Senate hangs in the balance.
As we reported earlier, there were questions raised early in the morning about problems with the voting machines, even Trump tweeted about them. The election manager, Gabriel Sterling claimed they had been resolved.
Republicans are obviously concerned about there being more issues in the run-offs.
Stacey Abrams, the person who refused to accept that she lost the Georgia governor's race, was invited on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow on Monday night to comment on the race. What she said on the show didn't alleviate people's concerns, in fact it exacerbated them.
Townhall reports that Abrams bragged about helping to do away with "exact signature matching" for ballots, thus making it easier for questionable ballots to be accepted.
"They are two of the most egregious voter suppressors in the country." – Stacey Abrams sets the record straight on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger pic.twitter.com/0ZxlNEYHnM
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 5, 2021
"We were able to secure absentee ballot rules that actually treated every single voter the same. We were able to mitigate and eviscerate the exact match system that was keeping so many people off the rolls," Abrams declared.
Because ensuring that the voters are actually legitimate voters is "voter suppression" to Democrats like Stacey Abrams.
This is part of the problem. Democrats keep trying to whittle away any and all checks, so that they can get more and more questionable ballots in and she brags about it, she thinks that's just great. If she actually cared about the sanctity of the vote, you wouldn't want to dilute it with questionable votes.
Isn't that convenient that she does that ahead of these elections so that more questionable votes can slip in?
Hopefully, enough people heeded the call of the president and other Republicans to crash the boards and come out in force for the Republicans candidates. Because if not, we could be in big trouble if the Democrats are able to take advantage of such issues to grab the two seats and seize control of the Senate.
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text:
namespace kudu {

namespace client {
class KuduClient;
}

namespace tools {

class Ksck;
struct KsckResults;

// A class implementing logic for Kudu cluster rebalancing.
class Rebalancer {
 public:
  // Configuration parameters for the rebalancer aggregated into a struct.
  struct Config {
    Config(std::vector<std::string> master_addresses = {},
           std::vector<std::string> table_filters = {},
           size_t max_moves_per_server = 5,
           size_t max_staleness_interval_sec = 300,
           int64_t max_run_time_sec = 0,
           bool move_rf1_replicas = false,
           bool output_replica_distribution_details = false);

    // Kudu masters' RPC endpoints.
    std::vector<std::string> master_addresses;

    // Names of tables to balance. If empty, every table and the whole cluster
    // will be balanced.
    std::vector<std::string> table_filters;

    // Maximum number of move operations to run concurrently on one server.
    // An 'operation on a server' means a move operation where either source or
    // destination replica is located on the specified server.
    size_t max_moves_per_server;

    // Maximum duration of the 'staleness' interval, when the rebalancer cannot
    // make any progress in scheduling new moves and no prior scheduled moves
    // are left, even if re-synchronizing against the cluster's state again and
    // again. Such a staleness usually happens in case of a persistent problem
    // with the cluster or when some unexpected concurrent activity is present
    // (such as automatic recovery of failed replicas, etc.).
    size_t max_staleness_interval_sec;

    // Maximum run time, in seconds.
    int64_t max_run_time_sec;

    // Whether to move replicas of tablets with replication factor of one.
    bool move_rf1_replicas;

    // Whether Rebalancer::PrintStats() should output per-table and per-server
    // replica distribution details.
    bool output_replica_distribution_details;
  };

  // Represents a concrete move of a replica from one tablet server to another.
  // Formed logically from a TableReplicaMove by specifying a tablet for the move.
  struct ReplicaMove {
    std::string tablet_uuid;
    std::string ts_uuid_from;
    std::string ts_uuid_to;
  };

  enum class RunStatus {
    UNKNOWN,
    CLUSTER_IS_BALANCED,
    TIMED_OUT,
  };

  // A helper type: key is tablet UUID which corresponds to value.tablet_uuid.
  typedef std::unordered_map<std::string, ReplicaMove> MovesInProgress;

  // Create Rebalancer object with the specified configuration.
  explicit Rebalancer(const Config& config);

  // Print the stats on the cluster balance information into the 'out' stream.
  Status PrintStats(std::ostream& out);

  // Run the rebalancing: start the process and return once the balancing
  // criteria are satisfied or if an error occurs. The number of attempted
  // moves is output into the 'moves_count' parameter (if the parameter is
  // not null). The 'result_status' output parameter cannot be null.
  Status Run(RunStatus* result_status, size_t* moves_count = nullptr);

 private:
  // Helper class to find and schedule next available rebalancing move operation
  // and track already scheduled ones.
  class Runner {
   public:
    // The 'max_moves_per_server' specifies the maximum number of operations
    // per tablet server (both the source and the destination are counted in).
    // The 'deadline' specifies the deadline for the run, 'boost::none'
    // if no timeout is set.
    Runner(size_t max_moves_per_server,
           const boost::optional<MonoTime>& deadline);

    // Initialize instance of Runner so it can run against Kudu cluster with
    // the 'master_addresses' RPC endpoints.
    Status Init(std::vector<std::string> master_addresses);

    // Load information on prescribed replica movement operations. Also,
    // populate helper containers and other auxiliary run-time structures
    // used by ScheduleNextMove(). This method is called with every batch
    // of move operations output by the rebalancing algorithm once previously
    // loaded moves have been scheduled.
    void LoadMoves(std::vector<ReplicaMove> replica_moves);

    // Schedule next replica move.
    bool ScheduleNextMove(bool* has_errors, bool* timed_out);

    // Update statuses and auxiliary information on in-progress replica move
    // operations. The 'timed_out' parameter is set to 'true' if not all
    // in-progress operations were processed by the deadline specified by
    // the 'deadline_' member field. The method returns 'true' if it's necessary
    // to clear the state of the in-progress operations, i.e. 'forget'
    // those, starting from a clean state.
    bool UpdateMovesInProgressStatus(bool* has_errors, bool* timed_out);

    uint32_t moves_count() const {
      return moves_count_;
    }

    const MovesInProgress& scheduled_moves() const {
      return scheduled_moves_;
    }

   private:
    // Given the data in the helper containers, find the index describing
    // the next replica move and output it into the 'op_idx' parameter.
    bool FindNextMove(size_t* op_idx);

    // Update the helper containers once a move operation has been scheduled.
    void UpdateOnMoveScheduled(size_t idx,
                               const std::string& tablet_uuid,
                               const std::string& src_ts_uuid,
                               const std::string& dst_ts_uuid,
                               bool is_success);

    // Auxiliary method used by UpdateOnMoveScheduled() implementation.
    void UpdateOnMoveScheduledImpl(
        size_t idx,
        const std::string& ts_uuid,
        bool is_success,
        std::unordered_map<std::string, std::set<size_t>>* op_indices);

    // Update the helper containers once a scheduled operation is complete
    // (i.e. succeeded or failed).
    void UpdateOnMoveCompleted(const std::string& ts_uuid);

    // Maximum allowed number of move operations per server. For a move
    // operation, a source replica adds +1 at the source server and the target
    // replica adds +1 at the destination server.
    const size_t max_moves_per_server_;

    // Deadline for the activity performed by the Runner class in
    // ScheduleNextMoves() and UpadteMovesInProgressStatus() methods.
    const boost::optional<MonoTime> deadline_;

    // Number of successfully completed replica moves operations.
    uint32_t moves_count_;

    // Kudu cluster RPC end-points.
    std::vector<std::string> master_addresses_;

    // The moves to schedule.
    std::vector<ReplicaMove> replica_moves_;

    // Mapping 'tserver UUID' --> 'indices of move operations having the
    // tserver UUID (i.e. the key) as the source of the move operation'.
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::set<size_t>> src_op_indices_;

    // Mapping 'tserver UUID' --> 'indices of move operations having the
    // tserver UUID (i.e. the key) as the destination of the move operation'.
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::set<size_t>> dst_op_indices_;

    // Mapping 'tserver UUID' --> 'scheduled move operations count'.
    std::unordered_map<std::string, int32_t> op_count_per_ts_;

    // Mapping 'scheduled move operations count' --> 'tserver UUID'. That's
    // just reversed 'op_count_per_ts_'. Having count as key helps with finding
    // servers with minimum number of scheduled operations while scheduling
    // replica movement operations (it's necessary to preserve the
    // 'maximum-moves-per-server' constraint while doing so).
    std::multimap<int32_t, std::string> ts_per_op_count_;

    // Information on scheduled replica movement operations; keys are
    // tablet UUIDs, values are ReplicaMove structures.
    MovesInProgress scheduled_moves_;

    // Client object to make queries to Kudu masters for various auxiliary info
    // while scheduling move operations and monitoring their status.
    client::sp::shared_ptr<client::KuduClient> client_;
  };

  friend class KsckResultsToClusterBalanceInfoTest;

  // Convert ksck results into cluster balance information suitable for the
  // input of the high-level rebalancing algorithm. The 'moves_in_progress'
  // parameter contains information on the replica moves which have been
  // scheduled by a caller and still in progress: those are considered
  // as successfully completed and applied to the 'ksck_info' when building
  // ClusterBalanceInfo for the specified 'ksck_info' input. The result
  // cluster balance information is output into the 'cbi' parameter. The 'cbi'
  // output parameter cannot be null.
  Status KsckResultsToClusterBalanceInfo(
      const KsckResults& ksck_info,
      const MovesInProgress& moves_in_progress,
      ClusterBalanceInfo* cbi) const;

  // Get next batch of replica moves from the rebalancing algorithm.
  // Essentially, it runs ksck against the cluster and feeds the data into the
  // rebalancing algorithm along with the information on currently pending
  // replica movement operations. The information returned by the high-level
  // rebalancing algorithm is translated into particular replica movement
  // instructions, which are used to populate the 'replica_moves' parameter
  // (the container is cleared first).
  //
  // The 'moves_in_progress' parameter contains information on pending moves.
  // The results are output into 'replica_moves', which will be empty
  // if no next steps are needed to make the cluster balanced.
  Status GetNextMoves(const MovesInProgress& moves_in_progress,
                      std::vector<ReplicaMove>* replica_moves);

  // Given information from the high-level rebalancing algorithm, find
  // appropriate tablet replicas to move on the specified tablet servers.
  // The set of result UUIDs is output into the 'tablet_ids' container (note:
  // the output container is first cleared). If no suitable replicas are found,
  // 'tablet_ids' will be empty with the result status of Status::OK().
  Status FindReplicas(const TableReplicaMove& move,
                      const KsckResults& ksck_info,
                      std::vector<std::string>* tablet_ids) const;

  // Reset ksck-related fields, preparing for a fresh ksck run.
  Status ResetKsck();

  // Filter out move operations at the tablets which already have operations
  // in progress. The 'replica_moves' cannot be null.
  void FilterMoves(const MovesInProgress& scheduled_moves,
                   std::vector<ReplicaMove>* replica_moves);

  // Configuration for the rebalancer.
  const Config config_;

  // Random device and generator for selecting among multiple choices, when
  // appropriate.
  std::random_device random_device_;
  std::mt19937 random_generator_;

  // An instance of the balancing algorithm.
  TwoDimensionalGreedyAlgo algo_;

  // Auxiliary Ksck object to get information on the cluster.
  std::shared_ptr<Ksck> ksck_;

};

} // namespace tools
} // namespace kudu

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A key development this week was the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds case on appeal from the Ninth Circuit. Pursuant to the fraud-on-the-market theory, reliance by investors on a misstatement is presumed if the company's shares were traded on an efficient market that would have incorporated the information into the stock price. The fraud-on-the-market presumption is routinely invoked in securities class actions to justify the grant of class certification because it removes the potential need for individual evaluations of reliance.
At issue in the Amgen case is a circuit split over whether a plaintiff must prove that the misstatement was material to invoke the fraud-on-the-market theory in support of class certification. Three circuit courts (Second, Fifth and, to a lesser extent, the Third) previously have held that this is a required part of the fraud-on-the-market analysis when evaluating whether a class should be certified. The Ninth Circuit joined a decision from the Seventh Circuit, however, in rejecting that position. The court held that materiality is a merits question that does not affect whether class certification is appropriate.
The Amgen case picks up threads from two other recent Supreme Court decisions. In Matrixx, the Court addressed the issue of materiality, but only in the context of what must be plead to survive a motion to dismiss. Meanwhile, in Halliburton, the Court found that a plaintiff does not have to prove loss causation to invoke the fraud-on-the-market presumption, but left open the question of whether the plaintiff must demonstrate that the misstatement had a stock "price impact" (which is often used as a proxy for determining whether the misstatement was material). As a practical matter, if the Court were to find that lower courts should be evaluating whether the misstatement was material in determining whether to grant class certification, it obviously would reinvigorate class certification as a meaningful hurdle in prosecuting securities class actions.
Scotusblog has all of the relevant links, including to the amicus briefs filed in conjunction with the cert petition. The case will be heard next term.


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Q: Need help getting to nth level of an adjacency matrix (graph) using a breadth-first search (Java)

public int bfs(int maxDepth){
        int src = 2;
        int dest = 2;
        int i;
        int depth = 0;
        int countPaths = 0;
        int element;

        queue.add(src);

        while(!queue.isEmpty() && depth <= maxDepth)
        {
            element = queue.remove();
            i = 0;

            while(i < 5)
            {
                if(arr[element][i] > 0)
                {
                    queue.add(i);

                    if(i == dest)
                        countPaths++;
                }
                i++;
            }
        }

        queue.clear();
        return countPaths;
    }

Hello!! Given a source and a destination, I need to find a path. My BFS algorithm is working fine as far as traversing the graph goes. My problem is getting it to stop when I want it to. I took out where I was incrementing depth so I don't look like a complete idiot. I hope someone can help. Essentially I want to know how I can keep track of the current depth. Thank you!
Example:
Find the # of paths from C to C with a maximum number of 3 stops. The answer is two paths:
C -> D -> C (2 stops)
C -> E -> B -> C (3 stops)
Example 2: Find the # of paths from A to C with a maximum number of 3 stops. The answer is three paths.
A -> B -> C (2 stops)
A -> D -> C (2 stops)
A -> E -> B -> C -> (3 stops)

A: Since every node should be associated with its depth when you perform the bfs you could create a class in which you store the node and the depth (and the parent if you want to print the path):
package stackoverflow;

import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class BFSTest {
    public static class BFSNode {
        public int node, depth;
        public BFSNode parent;

        public BFSNode(int node) {
            this.node = node;
            this.depth = 0;
            this.parent = null;
        }

        public BFSNode(int node, BFSNode parent) {
            this.node = node;
            this.depth = parent.depth+1;
            this.parent = parent;
        }
    }

    ArrayDeque<BFSNode> queue;
    int[][] arr;

    public BFSTest() {
        queue = new ArrayDeque<BFSNode>();
        arr = new int[5][5];
        arr[0][1] = arr[0][3] = arr[0][4] = 1;
        arr[1][2] = 1;
        arr[2][3] = arr[2][4] = 1;
        arr[3][2] = arr[3][4] = 1;
        arr[4][1] = 1;
    }

    public int bfs(int src, int dest, int maxDepth){
        int i;
        int countPaths = 0;
        BFSNode element;

        queue.add(new BFSNode(src));

        while(!queue.isEmpty())
        {
            element = queue.poll();
            if (element.depth > maxDepth)
                break;
            i = 0;

            while(i < 5)
            {
                if(arr[element.node][i] > 0)
                {
                    if(i == dest && element.depth +1 <= maxDepth) {
                        BFSNode tmp = element;
                        List<Integer> path = new ArrayList<Integer>();
                        path.add(dest);
                        while (tmp != null) {
                            path.add(tmp.node);
                            tmp = tmp.parent;
                        }
                        for (int j = path.size() - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
                            System.out.print(path.get(j) + " ");
                        }
                        System.out.println();
                        countPaths++;
                    }

                    queue.add(new BFSNode(i, element));

                }
                i++;
            }
        }

        queue.clear();
        return countPaths;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        BFSTest test = new BFSTest();
        System.out.println(test.bfs(2, 2, 3));
        System.out.println(test.bfs(0, 2, 3));
    }

}

You get
//src = 2, dest=2
2 3 2   //path 1
2 4 1 2 //path 2
2       //total
//src=0. dest=2
0 1 2   //path 1
0 3 2   //path 2
0 4 1 2 //path 3
3       //total

A:
Q: Essentially I want to know how I can keep track of the current depth.

One solution is to create a wrapper class with an additional field, depth, as @svs explained in his answer. But, there is a neat trick which avoids creating a wrapper class and it is quite simpler:
queue.add(src);
while(!queue.isEmpty())
{
     int size = queue.size();
     for(int i=0; i<size; i++)
     {
     .. //do processing for the current depth
     }
}

In the for loop do whatever you intend to do with nodes of that level, including putting new elements in a queue (that would be nodes with depth equal current_depth + 1). Iterating only queue.size() times in for loop will guarantee that you process only the nodes of the current level, and while loop will guarantee that all levels will be processed (or just some of them, if you extend the condition for stopping the loop).

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One of the most frequently asked questions I hear are about how to cook for one person. Whether it's from someone at the gym, from a friend, or from a Facebook connection, the popular opinion is that turning on the stove and dirtying a pan for just one person seems like a waste of time.
Cooking for one person isn't scary or depressing, and it doesn't need to take a lot of time or preparation. Instead, I feel it is empowering to take control of your diet and enjoy healthier recipes. Cooking for yourself can be even more than a chore—sometimes it can be a welcome escape from everyday life as you ignite your five senses and get lost in the meditative process of chopping, stirring, and seasoning.
With the variety of whole grain pastas available now, this starchy staple is finally losing its stigma as an unhealthy food. Whole wheat pasta has fiber and protein and is particularly handy since it cooks so quickly. Often, in the time it takes to boil the water, you can assemble and cook all of your toppings or make a quick pasta sauce.
Before you say how tired you are of pasta—think outside the box! There's more than just spaghetti out there. There are brown rice shells that work great in a quick soup. Whole wheat orzo makes a satisfying pasta salad. Brown rice pad thai noodles boil quickly for a gluten-free stir-fry. Buckwheat soba noodles cook in just 3 minutes, which means dinner is ready faster than you can dial-up your favorite Asian take-out.
I'm a chef, but even I usually want a quick and easy dinner after a long day of work. Since I don't have a sous chef to steam all of my broccoli and simmer all of my lentils, I use frozen vegetables and canned goods to help me through the week.
Frozen broccoli and a couple of microwaved potatoes with your favorite dressing makes for a quick, tasty potato bowl. You can do also do a "nacho" baked potato with canned black beans and salsa. Be creative and whip up some quick stir-fries, curries, and soups with these pre-prepped veggies and beans. Frozen edamame is also my standard go-to snack. A bag of beans and a sprinkle of salt? So simple and yet so satisfying.
When was the last time you spent some time perusing the spice aisle? Spice companies like Frontier and Mrs. Dash offer plenty of pre-made spice mixes, and they often have salt-free options. If you currently have unused individual spices dying in the dark hole of your spice cabinet, then these pre-made mixes are just for you. Experiment with spice blends including Mexican, Italian, Lemon Pepper, Creole, Berbere, and one of my favorites, the North African Ras al Hanoujt.
Cook in the slow cooker on "Low" for 6-8 hours.
Chef's Tip: Just remember spices always develop more flavor when they're heated. If using in a raw dish like hummus, then warm the spices in the microwave for 30 seconds to get more flavor.
I don't use my slow cooker as often as I should, but it's a useful tool that keeps hands-on time to a minimum. There's nothing better than coming home on a cold winter's day to a hot and bubbly stew that's been cooking all day. Freeze half and keep leftovers for lunch the next day.
Along the same lines, a pressure cooker can also be a huge timesaver, especially for cooking beans and braises. It cooks grains, beans, and potatoes in a fraction of their normal cooking time.
As you experiment with recipes and explore new flavors, keep a list of your favorites. You'll want some no-brainer dishes that are your standbys for when you are short on time and low on energy. Repeating foods and having minimalist meals can actually simplify and support your healthy eating.
Keep your pantry stocked with ingredients to make these favorites so that you're always ready. Onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, and a well-stocked pantry are your ammunition for fighting take-out temptation. Rather than reaching for the food menus on your phone's delivery app, reach for this list. You'll save money, eat healthier, and have a better understanding of what is in your food. With take-out, your salt, fat, and sugar levels are at the mercy of a line cook. When you cook for yourself, you can control your nutrition and your flavors.
Katie is a personal chef based in Chicago. She specializes in creating delicious, healthy recipes for those with special concerns including gluten-free, oil-free, plant-based, and low-residue diets. Outside of the kitchen, she is a fitness instructor for Equinox, with over 13 years experience in the fitness industry. Learn more at her Plants-Rule website.


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«Рэгтайм» () — художественный фильм, драма режиссёра Милоша Формана, экранизация  романа Эдгара Лоуренса Доктороу. Яркий образец антирасистского кино, призывающего к терпимости и взаимопониманию между людьми разного цвета кожи. Фильм, в котором сыграл свою последнюю роль Джеймс Кэгни, номинировался на восемь премий «Оскар».

Сюжет
В картине несколько сюжетных линий. Главная повествует историю обычной американской семьи начала XX века. Отец, Мать, Младший брат (имён в фильме у них нет) ведут обеспеченную и размеренную жизнь белых американцев в пригороде Нью-Йорка. Однажды Мать находит возле дома негритянку Сару (Дебби Аллен) с новорождённым ребёнком на руках и даёт ей приют. Через некоторое время появляется отец ребёнка Джон Колхауз Уокер-младший (Говард Роллинз). Парень бросил свою любимую, потому что еле-еле сводил концы с концами. Однако он нашёл работу. Один из наиболее выразительных эпизодов в фильме, когда Джон садится за рояль в клубе, где его пробуют на работу, и играет рэгтайм. Его берут, теперь он вполне состоятелен и даже может себе позволить собственный автомобиль и, наконец, жениться на Саре.

Казалось, теперь семье Колхауза Уокера ничего не угрожает, но тут начинается трагедия. Когда Джон ехал за своей невестой, его остановил начальник местной пожарной команды Уилли Конклин и надругался над его автомобилем, давая понять, что негры и белые — люди разного сорта. Джон, как человек гордый и независимый, попытался дать отпор, требуя очистить автомобиль, и в результате угодил в тюрьму. Сара попыталась искать справедливости у вице-президента США Фэрбенкса во время его митинга на вокзале. Однако в те времена для негритянки это было крайне опасное предприятие, и её забили до смерти полицейские. Джон со своими друзьями разрабатывает план мести. Проникшись сочувствием к истории Колхауза, к нему присоединяется Младший брат — специалист по пиротехнике.

Вместе они забираются в знаменитую Моргановскую библиотеку в Нью-Йорке, минируют здание и, угрожая взорвать, требуют выдать им на суд того самого пожарного Конклина, с которого и началась вся история. Операцию по спасению библиотеки возглавляет комиссар полиции Нью-Йорка Райнлендер Уолдо (Джеймс Кэгни). Первое, что он делает, — требует доставить пожарного и собирается отдать умирающего от страха Конклина на расправу взбунтовавшемуся негру.

В последний момент Колхауз Уокер решает оставить в живых Конклина, не взрывать библиотеку, при условии, что ему вернут его автомобиль вымытым (тем самым символически признав его моральную победу) и, когда это условие выполняется, выходит с поднятыми руками из здания библиотеки. Уолдо отдает приказ снайперу расстрелять преступника. Сообщники Колхауза Уокера ускользают из рук полиции на машине Уокера благодаря остроумной выдумке Младшего брата.

Другая небольшая сюжетная линия — история актрисы и модели Эвелин Несбит (Элизабет Макговерн). Её полюбил Младший брат, но она впоследствии увлеклась бедным еврейским эмигрантом ашкенази, который сделал великолепную карьеру кинопродюсера, новую профессию в начале века кинематографа.

В ролях
 Джеймс Кэгни — комиссар
 Брэд Дуриф — Младший брат
 Моузес Ганн — Букер Вашингтон
 Элизабет Макговерн — Эвелин Несбит
  — Уилли Конклин Пэт О'Брайен — мистер Дельфин Делмас Дональд О'Коннор — учитель танцев Эвелин  — Отец Мэнди Патинкин — Татэ Говард Роллинз — Колхауз Уокер-младший Мэри Стинберджен — Мать Дебби Аллен — Сара Джеффри ДеМанн — Гарри Гудини Роберт Джой —  Норман Мейлер — Стэнфорд Уайт Эдвин Купер — Дедушка Джефф Дэниэлс — П. С. О'Доннел Ричард Гриффитс — помощник Делмаса Сэмюэл Лерой Джексон — член банды Майкл Джетер — специальный репортёр Андреас Кацулас — полицейский № 3  — стрелок Итан Филлипс — охранник в семейном доме Джек Николсон — пират на пляже'' (в титрах не указан)

Вокруг фильма
Фильм снят в полудокументальной манере, где фоном для вымышленных героев и историй являются подлинные исторические персонажи и события. Так, Эвелин Несбит — реальная личность, известная фотомодель, жена невероятно ревнивого ловеласа, нью-йоркского аристократа , который убил её бывшего любовника, архитектора Стэнфорда Уайта. Этот эпизод, своеобразно трактованный Форманом, можно увидеть в фильме.

Также в фильме можно увидеть Гарри Гудини, Букера Т. Вашингтона, Теодора Рузвельта, Джона Пирпонта Моргана, Чарльза Фэрбенкса и других реальных исторических лиц. Комиссар  также реальная личность, он был комиссаром полиции Нью-Йорка с 1911 по 1913 год.

Не вошли в фильм другие исторические персонажи, упомянутые в романе, к ним относятся полярник Роберт Пири и его чёрный помощник Мэтью Хенсон, австрийский эрцгерцог Франц-Фердинанд, графиня Софи Хотек, Зигмунд Фрейд, Теодор Драйзер, Якоб Риис и мексиканский революционер Эмилиано Сапата.

Фильм близок по духу к таким признанным работам, как «Клуб «Коттон»» и «Однажды в Америке», снятым в декорациях Нью-Йорка начала XX века — огромного котла, где народы и культуры сплавлялись в современное американское общество.

В основе сюжета — история средневекового германского мстителя , жившего в XVI веке, по мотивам биографии которого Генрих фон Клейст, светило немецкого романтизма, в 1810 году написал повесть «Михаэль Кольхаас».

Награды
 1981 — Премия ассоциации кинокритиков Лос-Анджелеса за лучшую музыку.
 1982 — номинации на премию Оскар в восьми категориях.
 1982 — номинации на премию Золотой глобус в семи категориях.

Примечания

Ссылки

  рецензия на фильм Роджер Эберт
  рецензия на фильм New York Times Винсент Кэнби

Фильмы-драмы США
Фильмы о расизме
Фильмы Милоша Формана
Экранизации произведений Эдгара Доктороу
Фильмы США 1981 года
Фильмы с музыкой Рэнди Ньюмана
Фильмы, спродюсированные Дино Де Лаурентисом

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Guy Bruneau has created a DNS sinkhole ISO image, available for 32-bit and 64-bit.
sinkhole is using 3 public lists for known bad domains (Malware Domain Blocklist, Zeus Tracker, and SRI malware list).
I will be waiting for other lists to be added, such as Phishtank, GoogleSafeBrowsing, XSSED, and others.
DNS can be used effectively to detect and prevent infection inside a network, such as checking the cached entries on your DNS servers for bad hosts.
I do not know exactly if vendors are implementing such DNS filtering on their products, maybe on the IPS level.
check this clarification on tracking the clients.
Here is an updated detailed paper from Guy Bruneau.


This spectacular 14K white gold engagement ring features a string of emerald cut diamonds framed in strings of brilliant round cut diamonds. The wide band is set with approximately 1.75 carats of diamonds and is brightly polished. The ring measures 10.65 mm in width. Circa: 1950. Size 6. We can re-size.


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Sunday night's season series-deciding game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks went the way of the Sparks.
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Sylvia Fowles led the way for the Lynx, recording her 18th double-double of the season with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Maya Moore had 10 points, two rebounds and two assists, Seimone Augustus had nine points and six assists, Alexis Jones had nine points and three rebounds, Rebekkah Brunson returned to the starting lineup and had seven points and six rebounds, and Renee Montgomery had seven points and three assists.
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Bahram al-Da'i (, "Bahram the da'i [missionary]") or Bahram of Astarabad was a 12th-century Persian Nizari Ismaili who was the Chief Da'i and leader of the Assassins in Syria from after 1113 through 1128.  Although his attempt to establish a Nizari base in Damascus was unsuccessful, he had an important role in organizing Nizari presence in Northern and Southern Syria.

Career

Bahram was a nephew of a Nizari Isma'ili leader named Abu Ibrahim Asadabadi who was executed in Baghdad in midst of the massacres ordered by Seljuk sultan Barkiyaruq in 1101.  Asadabadi had been an envoy of Barkiyaruq's.

After the execution of his predecessor Abu Tahir al-Sa'igh and the uprooting of the Nizaris in Aleppo, Bahram was sent by Alamut Castle in an attempt to expand the Nizari base in Syria.

According to Ibn al-Qalanisi, the main source of Isma'ili presence in Damascus, Bahram started his career as a propagandist throughout of Syria, living in secrecy.

Nizari power in Aleppo began to decline as the Artuqid prince Belek Ghazi captured the city in 1123, who expelled the sect from the city in 1124.

Bahram turned to Southern Syria as recommended by his supporter Ilghazi, the Artuqid prince of Mardin. Bahram tried to establish a base in Damascus which was then under the rule of the Burid ruler Toghtekin. At this time in 1125, Damascus was under threats of the Frankish Crusaders under Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and Isma'ilis from Homs and elsewhere had joined Toghtekin's troops in the Battle of Marj al-Saffar against the Franks in 1126. Toghtekin thus welcomed Bahram. Abu Ali Tahir ibn Sa'id al-Mazadaqani (), the chief vizier of Toghtekin, was partial to the Nizaris, and persuaded Toghtekin to give a Mission House (dar al-da'wah) in Damascus and the frontier stronghold of Banias to Bahram, who refortified the stronghold and made it his base, performing extensive raids from there and possibly capturing more places. By 1128, their activities had become so formidable that "nobody dared to say a word about it openly", as described by Ibn al-Qalanisi. Toghtekin thus became anxious about his relations with Bahram. According to Ibn al-Qalanisi, al-Mazdaqani was to blame, while Ibn al-Athir claims Toghtekin was responsible for the situation.

Death

Bahram was killed in action in Wadi al-Taym on the western slopes of Mount Hermon while fighting local tribes in 1128. Isma'ili presence in Damascus began to decline after his death. He was succeeded by Isma'il al-Ajami, another Persian da'i.

References

Nizari da'is
Nizari Ismaili state
Iranian Ismailis
Year of birth unknown
12th-century Iranian people
People from Damascus
People from Gorgan
Date of birth unknown
Nizari Ismaili–Seljuk relations
People of the Nizari–Seljuk wars


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Q: Javascript Function: Reduce redundancy of helpers I have these few helper function that are used to check if the string in the given array is present and if the certain steps are present and then only have the other function fire. The reason I currently have them separated is because arrTours need to be associated with only those arrSteps.
// Handles for manditory action needed by user
const arrTourOver = ['OverviewTour'];
const arrStepOver = [6, 7];
export const handleJoyrideOverview = (
  dispatch: any,
  tour: any,
  index: number
) => {
  arrTourOver.includes(tour?.openTour) &&
    arrStepOver.includes(tour?.stepIndex) &&
    JoyRideDelayContinue(dispatch, tour, tour?.openTour, index);
};

// Handles for manditory action needed by user
const arrTourResize = ['ResizingWidgets'];
const arrStepResize = [0, 1];
export const handleJoyrideResize = (
  dispatch: any,
  tour: any,
  index: number
) => {
  arrTourResize.includes(tour?.openTour) &&
    arrStepResize.includes(tour?.stepIndex) &&
    JoyRideDelayContinue(dispatch, tour, tour?.openTour, index);
};

// Handles for manditory action needed by user
const arrTourDock = ['DockbarFunctions'];
const arrStepDock = [3, 4];
export const handleJoyrideDock = (dispatch: any, tour: any, index: number) => {
  arrTourDock.includes(tour?.openTour) &&
    arrStepDock.includes(tour?.stepIndex) &&
    JoyRideDelayContinue(dispatch, tour, tour?.openTour, index);
};

These are the 3 I currently have but I will be adding a few more I just want to figure out reducing the redundancy before I keep going
this part isn't really needed but I'll put JoyRideDelayContinue function below just in case
export const JoyRideDelayContinue = (
  dispatch: any,
  tour: any,
  tourType: string,
  stepIndex: number
) => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    if (tour && tour.openTour === tourType) {
      dispatch({ type: 'SET_OPEN_TOUR', payload: '' });
      dispatch({
        type: 'PROGRESS_NEXT_OR_PREV',
        payload: { type: tourType, stepIndex: stepIndex }
      });
      setTimeout(
        () => dispatch({ type: 'SET_OPEN_TOUR', payload: tourType }),
        500
      );
    }
  }, 1000);
};

A: Your functions basically only differ in two places - two variables even. So just write one function and introduce two extra function parameters for them:
const handleJoyride = (
  arrTour: string[],
  arrStep: number[],
  dispatch: DispatchFunction,
  tour: Tour,
  index: number
) => {
  if (arrTour.includes(tour?.openTour) && arrStep.includes(tour?.stepIndex)) {
    JoyRideDelayContinue(dispatch, tour, tour?.openTour, index);
  }
};

This you can call with different parameters. If necessary, provide three wrapper functions that pass the respective constants for the two parameters and forward their arguments for the rest.
Or even make use of currying:
const makeHandleJoyride = (
  arrTour: string[],
  arrStep: number[]
) => (
  dispatch: DispatchFunction,
  tour: Tour,
  index: number
) => {
  if (arrTour.includes(tour?.openTour) && arrStep.includes(tour?.stepIndex)) {
    JoyRideDelayContinue(dispatch, tour, tour?.openTour, index);
  }
};

/** Handles for manditory action needed by user */
export const handleJoyrideOverview = makeHandleJoyride(['OverviewTour'], [6, 7]);

/** Handles for manditory action needed by user */
export const handleJoyrideResize = makeHandleJoyride(['ResizingWidgets'], [0, 1]);

/** Handles for manditory action needed by user */
export const handleJoyrideDock = makeHandleJoyride(['DockbarFunctions'], [3, 4]);

A: I would probably make a handler creator function which returns the functions that will be used.
If the only parts of this logic that change are the array of string literals and the step numbers, then we those become the argument to this function creator.
Something like:
function createHandleJoyrideAction(actions: string[], steps: number[]) {
  return function handleJoyrideAction(dispatch: any, tour: any, index: number) {
    return actions.includes(tour?.openTour) &&
      steps.includes(tour?.stepIndex) &&
      JoyRideDelayContinue(dispatch, tour, tour?.openTour, index)
  }
}

Now you can simply do:
export const handleJoyrideResize =
  createHandleJoyrideAction(['ResizingWidgets'], [0, 1])

export const handleJoyrideDock =
  createHandleJoyrideAction(['DockbarFunctions'], [3, 4])

export const handleJoyrideOverview =
  createHandleJoyrideAction(['OverviewTour'], [6, 7])

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Also, it's worth mentioning, that's a lot of any. I would strongly recommending build out your types a bit better.