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Q: How to write test cases in React using Jest I am working on a React project. And I am very new in writing Jest test cases. In my project I wrote a simple function and trying to test that function. But the test case is failing someone please help to overcome all errors.
This is App.js
import React from 'react';
import './App.css';
import Add from './Add/Add';

const App = () => {
  return (

          <Add></Add>

  )
}

export default App

This is Add.js
import React from 'react';

const Add = () => {
    const addition = () => {
        const a = 10;
        const b = 10;
        const c = a + b
        return c
    }
    const myNumber = addition()
    return (

            {myNumber}

    )
}

export default Add

This is Add.test.js
import { addition } from './Add';

it('Addition testing', () => {
    expect(addition()).toBe(20)
})

If you have any questions please put a comment

A: The problem is that the addition function is not exposed from Add.js. If you instead do
import React from 'react';

export const addition = () => {
    const a = 10;
    const b = 10;
    const c = a + b
    return c
}

const Add = () => {
    return (

    )
}

export default Add

the test should pass.
If you want to use addition in your component you can do
import React from 'react';

export const addition = () => {
    const a = 10;
    const b = 10;
    const c = a + b
    return c
}

const Add = () => {
    const myNumber = addition();
    return (

{myNumber}

    )
}

export default Add

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UK Government ups investment in 'GREAT' campaign by 50%
The UK Government will increase investment in its overseas marketing campaign over the next three years, targeting emerging markets including India
Yesterday's Autumn Statement announcement by chancellor George Osborne revealed that annual funding for the campaign will be increased by 50% to £45m for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 financial years.
The aim, according to the announcement, is to drive up interest in the UK in countries such as Brazil, Indiaand China, with the ambition of boosting "business, educational, tourism and cultural opportunities".
The 'GREAT' campaign has been used to promote a wide range of business, culture and sports topics, including, in August, the Barclays Premier League and the UK's film industry.
It was introduced in 2011, ahead of London 2012, with the ambition of attracting £1bn in Olympic business spending and bringing four million visitors to the capital during the Games. Early backers of the campaign included Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Burberry.
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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Iron Heart Winery stands on mineral-rich, and historical, ground in Allisonia, VA. A family owned farm nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia, offers a charming retreat where all can comfortably enjoy each other's company and excellent wine. Railroading and Iron-mining envelop the farm's audacious history dating back to 1882, a tale that reveals resilient men but even stronger women.
Make a weekend out of your farm-winery experience and stay in a well-appointed cabin offered by Iron Heart's sister company, Fariss Farms.


AboutUmbria not only is a magazine and a point of promotion and of sale, but it is also a means of communication that faces experts on tourism, art, handicrafts and food-and-wine connoisseurship.
Thanks to several collaborations not only in the field of tourism, history and culture, but also in the creative field with the help of graphics, photographers and experts on web, AboutUmbria also promotes and organizes events.
Environment and Territory, Art and Culture, Handicrafts and Food-and-wine Connoisseurship are just some of the subjects that the Association will discuss through promotional events telling a unique land, which likes and "sets a trend".


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import {SpyObject, proxy} from 'angular2/test_lib';

export class SpyChangeDetectorRef extends SpyObject {
  constructor() { super(ChangeDetectorRef_); }
}

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Take an unforgettable vacation on the golden coast of the Mediterranean Sea!
The Costamar apartments are located close (50 metres) to the beautiful Calafell Beach and are ideal for a family vacation on the splendid Costa Daurada and for groups of friends and corporate groups. Right near the hotel is a wonderful seaside promenade dotted with shops and lots of cosy cafés and restaurants that stay open until late.
In the spring of 2015, the hotel was thoroughly renovated, inside and out, and a good quality Wi-Fi service was installed.
Our guests live in contemporary apartments equipped with everything you might need, including a split AC system, LCD TV, safe, and free Wi-Fi. You can choose apartments with one or two bedrooms, with a hall dividing the dining and lounge areas, and also having a furnished terrace.
Every apartment has a separate kitchen with fridge, washing machine, electric hob, oven, electric kettle and Italian coffee machine, as well as dishes and cleaning utensils. The shower room is equipped with hair dryer, towels and toiletries. All the windows are covered with Persian blinds.
Our staff will take care of you, making your staying as relaxing and comfortable as at home.
The building has 19 individual apartments and there is also a large terrace-solarium with free sunbeds on the roof, a common mini kitchen and dining area. You can dine and have a drink in the open air, admiring the stunning sea views.
Our place has a quiet and friendly atmosphere, which is highly appreciated by our guests from all over the world.
Another important advantage is easy and convenient transport links between Calafell and Barcelona. We are just one hour's drive from the capital of Catalonia and it only takes 30 minutes to Tarragona, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO thanks to its unique Roman monuments. Such a location provides our visitors with many interesting tours. Alternatively, you can entertain yourself at the Aqualeon aqua park, only 6km from the hotel, or go to the famous PortAventura amusement park. Our guests can also enjoy the rich cultural and entertainment resources of Barcelona.
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Indian Railways needs restructuring and modernisation, efforts since 2014 are bearing fruit
Bibek Debroy
The Indian Express 2 January 2020
Gujarat: Rail services hit after goods train derails
It was time for another change in 2019 and HR reform feeds into that. (File photo/Representational)
One can quibble about Arthur Cotton and the Red Hill Railroad, built in 1836 but officially, the advent of the railways is dated to April 16, 1853, when a train left Bori Bunder for Thane (then Tannah), with three steam locomotives (Sindh, Sultan and Sahib) pulling it. "The railway-system will therefore become, in India, truly the forerunner of modern industry." This is something Karl Marx wrote and most people are familiar with this quote. They may not remember where Marx wrote this and when.
The piece was titled "The Future Results of British Rule in India". He wrote it on July 22, 1853, though it was first published on August 8, 1853. In other words, Marx was probably aware of Bori Bunder to Thane. One can quibble about the way Indian Railways (IR) defines consequential accidents and related deaths. But with that as a constant, 2019-20 is the first time in 166 years (counting from 1853) that there have been zero passenger deaths (so far). This is a vivid example of the modernisation Indian Railways is going through. The Indian Railways set up a committee to examine restructuring. This is often known as the Debroy Committee. It submitted an interim report in March 2015 and a final report in June 2015. These two reports listed more than 20 committees that preceded the Debroy Committee and took stock of their recommendations.
OPINION | Done right, Railway restructuring could be a game changer
There was a terminal goal we visualised, as did others. There must be competition and choice. With IRTs (Indian Railways trains, for want of a better word) as a public service provider of railway transport services, there must be private sector entry, with a regulator (say, a development authority). However, because of the way Indian Railways has historically evolved, one can't simply unbundle existing Indian Railways the way railways have been unbundled in other countries (sometimes unsuccessfully). Instead, one divides existing Indian Railways into a Railway Infrastructure Corporation (RIC) and the new Indian Railways trains. The RIC's common infrastructure is shared by both Indian Railways trains and private sector providers. The regulator's role is not merely to set tariffs, but also ensure fair competition (such as access to track) between Indian Railways trains and private operators. The Railway Ministry sets broad policy, the regulator implements the principles of competition determined by that policy and the present Railway Board becomes a corporate board for the Indian Railways trains. Skipping the finer details, this was the terminal goal. As a committee, we decided to focus more on the process, especially human resources and finance. Out of 20-odd committees, other than ours, it was the 1994 Prakash Tandon Committee that explored HR in detail.
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The key ingredients of our reform template were the following: (1) allow private entry, including in running of private trains; (2) change the composition of the Railway Board; (3) decentralise decision-making to zones/divisions and even further below; (4) separate the core functions of running trains from non-core functions like schools and medical services; (5) set up a regulator; (6) unify various railway services; (7) transit to commercial accounting and (8), unite the Railway Budget with the Union Budget.
If one ticks the boxes, for an organisation that is so old and somewhat resistant to change, it is remarkable that so many reforms have been introduced since 2014. Reform (1) has been done and other than royal tourist trains, the Tejas Express is the first private passenger train, running on a pilot basis. Reform (2) has been recently announced, with the Board functionally pruned. Item (3) has been done and (4) is being implemented at the zonal level. Reform (7) has been completed at zonal level and (8) has been done. A clear computation of social costs is a function of (7) and is being carried out throughout the Indian Railways system. This leaves the regulator and unification of services. Recently, eight Group A services have been unified into the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS). While details are awaited, this will presumably first be done prospectively, for new entrants. Retrospective application will always face more challenges.
OPINION | Swachh Bharat Mission has thrown up six guiding principles, which can be applied to any large transformation scheme
As users of rail services, we often don't appreciate the silos that exist in the Indian Railways. Think of a station. Who takes care of station amenities? Platforms, drinking water, toilets, waiting rooms and over-bridges are the responsibility of civil engineering. Lights, lifts, escalators, fans and water-coolers are looked after by electrical. Public address systems, departure boards and train indicator boards are the responsibility of telecom. Reservation and ticketing is with commercial (with IT thrown in). Everything on-board (including sockets, fans and lights) is with mechanical. I did say drinking water is the responsibility of civil engineering. But do remember water-coolers are the responsibility of electrical. Within a station, there are tracks, platforms, places where passengers wait, toilets and perhaps even trains that come in. These need to be cleaned. In one station I visited, I counted 17 different cleaning contracts. Have you wondered about the use of hot-cases on trains? Why not microwave ovens? When it was proposed many years ago, there was departmental wrangling between those who looked after electrical and those who looked after utensils, those who looked after procurement and those who looked after catering contracts. Silos, not talking to each other, are common to many organisations. But this is compounded by separate services with separate lines of accountability and encadred posts for vertical mobility. In plain language, there are quotas, with posts reserved for specific services.
Departmentalism is worse than it was in the 1950s. And much worse than it was in 1905, when the Railway Board was formed. However, the Railway Board went through a major change in 1951. It was time for another change in 2019 and HR reform feeds into that.
This article first appeared in the print edition on January 2, 2020 under the title 'On the reform track'. The writer is chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the PM. Views are personal.


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In order to introduce water protection measures carried out in agriculture the Environment Centre and the Public Works Department of Helsinki together with the University of Helsinki installed signposts at the outdoor recreation areas of Haltiala, Tuomarinkylä and Department of Agricultural Sciences of Viikki.
The signposts give information about the effects of agricultural measures to water systems and about water protection actions. With the help of these signposts the visitors can become acquainted with different cultivation methods, such as direct sowing, differences between organic and conventional farming, meadows and fields which are located on the lands of the farms, fallows, buffer zones, forest areas, different breeds of cattle and other animals and plants of the area. The beautiful pictorial signposts have been placed on the corners of the fields and pastures. Because of this, getting to know the signs also offers a nice trip to the nature.
The signposts in the outdoor recreational areas increase peoples' knowledge of the state of the Baltic Sea and the agricultural actions taken for protecting the water systems. This way, people can receive a new perception of the causes of the diffuse loading.
The action is totally voluntary. Its purpose is to increase awareness of the effects of agriculture to the Baltic Sea and of the actions for protecting the water systems.


To determine the role of soils in dissemination of enteric protozoan cysts and intestinal eggs and/or larvae of helminths, a study was carried out on muddy soils around springs and wells of six districts in Yaounde, Cameroon from February to July 2015. Protozoan cysts and helminth eggs and larvae were observed microscopically after concentration by standard scientific methods. Flagellated enteric protozoa cysts were detected at an average density of 245 ± 145 cysts/L for Giardia intestinalis, 308 ±190 cysts/L for Chilomastix mesnili, 105 ± 106 cysts/L for Enteromonas hominis and 96 ± 118 cysts/L for Retortamonas intestinalis. Cyst densities were higher during the short rainy season (277 ± 119 cysts/L) than in the short dry season (147 ± 60 cysts/L). The helminths identified were Ascaris sp., Enterobius sp., Necator americanus and/or Ancylostoma duodenale, Strongyloides sp., Taenia sp., Hymenolepis sp., Diphyllobothrium sp. and Fasciola sp. Size varied between 40 μm and 200 μm for eggs and between 100 μm and 600 μm for the larvae assessed. Densities of environmental forms of the helminths were also higher during the short rainy season (176 ± 77 agents/L) than during the short dry season (117 ± 49 agents/L). These results show that muddy soils could contribute to the contamination of wells and springs and should be considered in epidemiological studies of intestinal parasites.


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Biographical information on Jack Lew
NAME — Jacob "Jack" Lew.
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION — 57; Aug. 29, 1955; New York City.
EDUCATION — Graduated with bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1978 and a law degree from Georgetown University in 1983.
EXPERIENCE — White House chief of staff since January 2012; budget director, 2010-12; deputy secretary of state, 2009-10; White House budget director during Clinton administration, 1998-2001; began career in Washington in 1973 as legislative aide on Capitol Hill, including stint as domestic policy adviser to House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Private sector experience includes serving as managing director and chief operating officer of Citi's global wealth management branch. Also served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of New York University.
FAMILY — Wife, Ruth; two adult children.
QUOTE — "I describe budgets as a tapestry: When it's woven together, the picture amounts to our hopes and dreams of a nation."
U.S. Supreme Court spurns former New York lawmaker Silver's appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful New York State Assembly Speaker, of his conviction on corruption charges that resulted in a 6-1/2-year prison sentence. Silver, 76, began serving his sentence last August despite being in poor health. Two conservative justices, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, said they would have taken up Silver's appeal.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says McConnell 'caved' on his filibuster demand during her Schumer interview
In an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said his caucus won't allow Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to dictate the agenda in the Democratic-led 50-50 Senate or demand an end to the legislative filibuster as a precondition for a power-sharing pact. "We've told McConnell no on the organizing resolution, and that's that. So there's no negotiations on that," Schumer said, suggesting he had a secret plan. "There are ways to deal with him." Maddow included an update when she broadcast the interview Monday night. "While we were airing that right now, and you were watching it, Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell just put out a statement that he is folding on this" and willl "agree to go forward with what Sen. Schumer told him he must," she said. "Sen. Mitch McConnell has caved and Sen. Schumer has won that fight. That was quick. Let's see what else we can do." No sooner has the portion of Rachel Maddow's interview with Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aired than Mitch McConnell has put out a statement that he is folding, ending the stand-off. pic.twitter.com/9qR1jpKXkf — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 26, 2021 McConnell said he would allow the Senate to move forward because two Democrats had reiterated their opposition to ending the filibuster, effectively taking that option off the table. Maddow asked Schumer about that, too, and he didn't answer directly. "The caucus is united with the belief that I have: We must get big, strong, bold things done," Schumer said. The Democratic caucus is also "totally united" that "we will not let Mitch McConnell dictate to us what we will do and not do," and "we have tools that we can use," notably the budget reconciliation process," he added. "We will come together as a caucus and figure it out." "We will not let Mitch McConnell dictate to us what we will do and not do." Here's Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer earlier in his interview with Rachel Maddow, talking about the filibuster specifically, and getting things done. pic.twitter.com/xOAKWfe2Fu — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 26, 2021 Schumer also suggested he is not interested in playing cat-and-mouse with McConnell's Republicans again. Watch below. "We will not repeat that mistake." Senate Majority Leader Schumer cites Obama era lessons in prioritizing legislation over bad faith Republican 'bipartisanship.' pic.twitter.com/gpc1kBP45w — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 26, 2021 More stories from theweek.comSarah Huckabee Sanders' shameless campaign for governorDemocrats are getting Chuck GrassleyedMitch McConnell is the GOAT
Russia and the United States traded documents Tuesday to extend their last remaining nuclear arms control treaty days before it is due to expire, the Kremlin said. A Kremlin readout of a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin said the two leaders voiced satisfaction with the exchange of diplomatic notes about extending the New START treaty. "In the nearest days, the parties will complete the necessary procedures that will ensure further functioning of this important international legal nuclear arms control tool," the Kremlin said.
Capitol Police chief apologizes for riot 'failings,' acknowledges 'we knew that there was a strong potential for violence'
The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police has offered an apology to lawmakers following a deadly attack on the Capitol building, acknowledging the department "should have been more prepared." Yogananda Pittman, the acting Capitol Police chief, apologized to Congress during a closed-door briefing on Tuesday for "our failings" during the riot at the Capitol that left five people dead earlier this month, The New York Times reports. "On January 6th, in the face of a terrorist attack by tens of thousands of insurrectionists determined to stop the certification of Electoral College votes, the Department failed to meet its own high standards as well as yours," Pittman said, according to remarks obtained by the Times. "We fully expect to answer to you and the American people for our failings on January 6th. I am here to offer my sincerest apologies on behalf of the Department." Supporters of former President Donald Trump breached the Capitol building as lawmakers met to certify President Biden's election win. Pittman told Congress that Capitol Police "should have been more prepared for this attack" and that prior to the riot, "we knew that there was a strong potential for violence and that Congress was the target." "The Department prepared in order to meet these challenges, but we did not do enough," Pittman acknowledged, also praising the officers who "performed valiantly" during the attack as "heroes." The apology from Pittman, who the Times notes wasn't serving as acting chief when the Capitol attack occurred, comes as CNN reports that Capitol Police officers are discussing potentially holding a no-confidence vote against department leaders who were working on the day of the pro-Trump riot. A source told CNN, "The rank-and-file of this department has no faith in any of our chiefs, especially the ones in that were here on January 6th." More stories from theweek.comSarah Huckabee Sanders' shameless campaign for governorDemocrats are getting Chuck GrassleyedMitch McConnell is the GOAT
Ivanka Trump would face 'tough race' for Florida Senate, says Republican incumbent Marco Rubio
London Zoo's animals get a taste of winter
Watchdog to probe if Justice Dept officials improperly tried to alter 2020 election
Minnesota bar owner on defying 'unconstitutional' COVID-19 restrictions
Xi calls for multilateral coordination in face of pandemic
Experts say a pandemic-driven 'baby-bust' is coming and that could have a long-lasting impact on the economy and social security
Investigators say a fire that killed Tony Hsieh may have been due to 'carelessness or even an intentional act'


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Q: How to save a standalone R environment object I am spending already hours trying to make this work and feel that I am missing something simple:
my_env = new.env(hash = TRUE, parent = .GlobalEnv)
my_env[['echo']] <- function(x) {x}
my_env[['echo']](123)
[1] 123
my_env$echo(123)
[1] 123
save(my_env, file = "MyEnv.RData", envir = .GlobalEnv)
loaded_env <- load(file = "MyEnv.RData",envir = .GlobalEnv)
typeof(loaded_env)
[1] "character"

When I save entire workspace, functions are saved and then loaded back (after I close/open R Studio). But here, save() and/or load() do not work, and I have only a string in my environment after loading.
How could I save a separate environment object to a file, not a complete workspace? I then need all objects inside that environment (my_env) to be loaded into .GlobalEnv in another session.

A: 1) save/load Your code does work in that my_env is restored; however, load returns the names of the restored objects, not the objects themselves.  The objects themselves are silently restored as a side effect rather than via the return value.
save(my_env, file = "MyEnv.RData")
rm(my_env)
nms <- load("MyEnv.RData")
nms
## [1] "my_env"
my_env
## [1] <environment: 0x000000000bfa5c70>

2) saveRDS/readRDS You can alternately use saveRDS and readRDS to save and restore single objects. In that case readRDS return the object itself rather than its name unlike load.
saveRDS(my_env, file = "MyEnv.RData")
rm(my_env)
my_env <- readRDS("MyEnv.RData")
my_env
## <environment: 0x000000000bfb45f8>

3) save/attach Another possibility is to place MyEnv.RData on the search path rather than in the global environment:
save(my_env, file = "MyEnv.RData")
rm(my_env)
attach("MyEnv.RData")
my_env
## <environment: 0x000000000b072188>

Note: If you wish to load the contents of my_env into the global environment rather than loading my_env itself you will have to copy the contents out:
for(el in ls(my_env)) assign(el, get(el, my_env))


I have a Verizon email account (using the AOL servers).
I had a saved draft.
I could view it in the list of drafts, edit it, and then save it again.
When I connected my iPad to the network, and Boxer synced, my draft disappeared and I have not been able to retrieve it.


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Old Lafayette: Moon's hobby turned deadly
Bob Kriebel
This is part two of a three-part series. Click here for part one.
After urging Lahr House porters to heft his heavy trunk to Room 41 on the third floor, the Union Township farmer James A. Moon prowled the evening streets, seeing a few Civil War comrades and cheerfully enjoying the reminiscences of old friends. He returned to his room at 8 or 9 (Saturday) evening was never again seen alive.
On Sunday afternoon, June 11, a Lahr House maid named Bridget Clogan tried several times to rouse the occupant of Room 41 so that she could clean and straighten. By 5 p.m. Sunday, finding the room still locked, she entered the adjoining Room 40 with a passkey, let herself into Room 41, then screamed at the horror she beheld.
A few doors down the hall a startled traveling salesman from Cincinnati and a visiting Lafayette businessman, Henry C. Tinney, heard the screams and rushed to the maid's assistance. In Room 41 the men saw Moon's body strapped to the wooden floor, his head cleanly severed by the blood-splattered broadax bolted to a six-foot-long wooden arm so as to constitute a crude guillotine.
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Lahr House clerks sent for the authorities. Shortly the Tippecanoe County Coroner, Dr. William W. Vinnedge, arrived. For two days Dr. Vinnedge studied Moon's suicide from every angle. Dentist W.H. Pifer, barber Harry Mandler, Dr. George F. Beasley, Dr. Hiram M. Pearce (a permanent Lahr resident), banker Edgar H. Andress and the city treasurer, William H. Ewry, sat as the blue-ribbon coroner's jury.
Trial lawyer Richard P. DeHart, fascinated by the suicide in a personal and curious way, consented to systematically organize and conduct the probe. The investigators were both surprised and a bit amused at some writing penciled on the wooden portion of the guillotine arm. It said "Karikari" followed by "Patent Applied For" followed by "For Sale or Rent."
The evidence suggested that Moon had not invented a mechanism to make fruit baskets at all. He had built this portable but very functional guillotine, hiding its disassembled components in the trunk.
One end of the jointed wooden arm — fashioned out of the 1-by-6 lumber — swung on a hinge screwed into the floor. The two-inch thick iron bars bolted to the broadax weighted the far end. Moon had measured things precisely then strapped himself so that the ax would fall upon his throat.
He apparently did not want to bungle things. So he had his beard shaved off so as to bare his throat. He put the soapbox where it would hold his head secure. Moon had bored holes in the sides of the box. He inserted the pencil-sized wooden dowel through the holes. The dowel went under his chin. That kept his face out of the way of the ax, then caught and held the severed head.
Moon even put a 50-inch wood block under his neck. It made a solid place for the blade to hit. Investigators marveled at his ingenuity calculating the drop. He had fastened a metal ring to the wooden arm. (Most people used such rings for hanging pictures.) To the ring he fastened a length of the cord. He set a small Lahr House candleholder over on the window sill. He put his own candle in it. Then he ran the cord past the candle and tied it to the window frame.
Moon raised the hinged ax-arm to 45 degrees. He tightened the cord enough to hold the arm in place. He lit the candle, set it just above the taut cord so that it had to burn down for several minutes to singe it. With this much time, he strapped himself to the floor, head in the soap box. He soaked the batting in chloroform, set the batting over his nose, and waited. In time, the candle burned the cord. The ax fell with a splattering thud.
One who testified before the coroner's jury was lawyer and city court judge William S. Haggard. Haggard had known Moon since 1862 in the 16th Indiana Regiment. First a captain, Haggard later attained the rank of colonel. Haggard recalled that Moon had always been bright and friendly.
During three years in the 16th Indiana he would spend leisure time making out of wood with a pen-knife only, various articles, exhibiting great ingenuity in design and skill in execution, and gave them to comrades as souvenirs.
But Haggard said that he saw Moon on the Lafayette streets Saturday afternoon, only to be surprised by the way Moon hurried to avoid him. Haggard remembered that Moon used that pet word or phrase penciled on the arm — "Karikari" — in conversation, but did not know what it meant.
A Union Township neighbor testified that Moon always enjoyed talking about mechanics. It was a hobby with him. Without assistance he became an excellent blacksmith, learning the trade during the intervals between working hours on the farm.
Another recalled how Moon's mind had a tendency to "run" on methods of causing death. He had great admiration for men who had rendered their names famous as inventors of machines which would cause death, suddenly and with dispatch.
The jurors heard that Moon had a good education, was temperate in his habits and kind to his family. Intimate friends said he was thoroughly familiar with the Bible — both Old and New testaments — though a skeptic as to the inspiration of each. Friends testify to his genial and pleasant disposition.
A Lafayette man named O.W. Phillips told the jury that Moon had bragged back in 1875 that "I can make a better machine to take life with than has yet been invented."
Next: The jury's verdict.
Each week, the Journal & Courier is reprinting some of the best of Bob Kriebel's Old Lafayette columns. Today is part 2 recalling the tragic suicide of James A. Moon inside the Lahr Hotel. This is taken from a column published Oct. 29, 1989.


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By: Mohammad Ainul Haque
Memory plays an important role especially in the life of the older generation of the Georgestown neighborhood. People love to share their experiences of the past. Whenever I got an opportunity to have a discussion with the people of the Georgestown neighbourhood, they would happily share their past memories of this place. Barry Whelan, was no exception. During the interview I conducted with him, I could see his emotion regarding this neighbourhood. I was surprised to observe how his past memories still shape his present life giving him solace out of the mechanical life of the modern age.
Being a part of old St. John's, Georgestown neighbourhood has a long history of its own. Many people nurture a great sense of belonging to this place. In the past strong community ties among people helped to build a good neighbourhood. But the neighbourhood has changed a lot within the past few decades. Changes occurred in various aspects of life. As Barry related, things are not like they used to be in the past. Many places got new names, private and public areas changed a lot, and community event and activities have taken a new shape.
From the very first day of field school, I was aware of the debate among people regarding the name of the neighbourhood. The official name is Georgestown, but some people prefer to call it as Georgetown. As Barry Whalen commented, "we never call it Georgetown. We knew it to be Georgestown from the beginning. Most people call it so." According to Whelan, Georgestown was named after George Winter, a prominent landowner.
Over time some places within the neighborhood got new names. There is a park in the neighborhood called Century Park. This is one those places which figures prominently in the historical development of Georgestown. Currently, the park contains a basketball court, two large parking areas and a small green space. The park aims to fulfill the diverse needs of the Georgestown community by providing a space for recreation, relaxation, group gatherings, entertainment and creativity. One of the residents we interviewed, Robert Sweeney, told us about the history of the park's name: "people used to call this park a sanitary park as it was a public sanitary facility. The ashes were dropped here and also, horses were kept here. That's where the name came from. Once that had no larger function, the name changed to Century Park."
There is a field within the neighbourhood called Davies field. The field is an open green space bounded by Maxse St., Hayward Ave., William St. and Monkstown Road. This field is one of the most famous places within the neighborhood. It was, and still is, a gathering place and community events take place there. We were told that the field was originally named for a family called Davey but later on the name was transformed into Davies and now, people call it Davies field.
Public and Private Areas
Robert Sweeney told us that there used to be many corner stores in the neighborhood that helped to build stronger community ties and deepen residents' sense of belonging. Those stores were a space for social interactions. People used to buy cigarettes and chat for hours. There was a barbershop, shoemaker, tailor, corner stores and so on. People could even buy one cup of flour/salt/sugar from some of these stores. Moreover, there used to be a hotel (on the Barnes Road), some boarding houses, and automobile shops within the neighborhood. These were the important social spaces in the neighbourhood that allowed for cross-generational interactions as well as for residents to build a strong sense of belonging. Now a days the remaining commercial buildings have been transformed into personal residences.
In the past, children used to play outside more than they do these days. Street games were popular among the younger generation of the neighborhood and Barry Whelan shared his memories of playing street hockey when he was young. Churches and schools also played a significant role in the life of the people and most community events took place in them. Moreover, the Georgestown neighborhood had a rich tradition of storytelling and people would gather in different places like corner stores, Davies field and Century Park to share different types of stories. Now-a-days, things like street games and public storytelling are not as common as they once were.
It is obvious that the concept of neighborhood changes over time. The interconnectedness among people is perhaps less than it once was. The neighborhood is not the same as it used to be in the past. That's why the older generation still feels for their old neighborhood. Barry Whelan recalls:
"Things have changed, and I think technology has made the differences. People don't talk anymore … it's just technology (that) is creating the differences…it was great in the past. we had lots of friends on the street. Most of the people in the neighborhood were friendly…you know the local stores, we used to hangout and were able to buy cokes and smokes…We had a good neighborhood and it was a good place to grow up…"


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Peter CHEESEMAN 27 April 2010 R.I.P.
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Peter Cheeseman, who has died aged 78, was a leading exponent of
documentary drama in the postwar British theatre and its most
influential practitioner of theatre-in-the-round; he was also the
longest-serving director of a regional theatre.
Cheeseman was doggedly indifferent to theatrical success in its
commercial, West End sense, to the popular appetite for stars and to the
influence of television. By turning a small, disused cinema on a street
corner in one of the grimmest parts of industrial Britain into the most
remarkable of repertory theatres, he earned it an international
reputation not only for creating its own plays but also for sustaining a
repertoire.
A disciple of the late Stephen Joseph, son of the comedienne Hermione
Gingold and pioneer of professional in-the-round performance, Cheeseman
espoused his master's theatrical principle of finding new authors to
write for a stage with an audience on all sides, adding his own belief
in the value of a local theatre which reflected local life and achievements.
While accepting that the majority of British playgoers were still
accustomed to a proscenium-arched stage (or a "stage picture") for their
theatrical experience, Cheeseman relished the chance to start from
scratch. In 1962, at Stoke-on-Trent, he opened a newly-converted
playhouse with a non-existent audience, building up business by
gradually acclimatising spectators to the novelty of sitting opposite
others and taking the absence of scenery for granted.
Another innovation was to develop a style of documentary play which the
company itself had created � sometimes with an author, sometimes without
� from its own research in the Potteries.
Surviving an attempt to depose him in 1967 which was blocked by local
protests, Cheeseman ran the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, for more
than 30 years, supervising its move in 1986 from Hartshill Road to a
statelier site at Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Small, bearded and stocky, with a predilection for woollen sweaters that
prompted Simon Hoggart to dub him the "furry caterpillar", Cheeseman was
determined that his vision of a people's theatre should be untainted by
intellectual snobbery or artistic elitism. He remained at heart an
academic � convinced, for example, that no actor could play an engine
driver without having interviewed an engine driver or inspected a
locomotive, or portray a teacher without returning to the classroom.
Peter Barrie Cheeseman was born in Portsmouth on January 27 1932 and
educated at 10 different schools before attending Sheffield University.
It was during his adolescent years as a playgoer at the Liverpool Unity
Theatre and a worker with the Merseyside Workers' Education Association
that the Living Newspaper style of theatrical presentation, a form of
documentary theatre imported from the United States, first impressed him.
After three years' National Service with the RAF in Scotland he made
what he used to call his one and only visit to Paris, visiting several
London theatres on the way, and was troubled in both capitals by the
fact that audiences were audiences of visitors: "The foyers were full of
people who were strangers to one another, and that seemed fundamentally
wrong."
After directing his first professional productions � plays by Brecht and
Fernando Arrabal � at Derby Playhouse in 1959, he joined as manager
Stephen Joseph's peripatetic Studio Theatre Company, founded two years
earlier, when it was based at the Municipal Library, Scarborough.
But Joseph was looking for more permanent premises. After a trial season
at Newcastle-under-Lyme, with Cheeseman he toured the slag-heaps,
belching factory chimneys and desolate wastelands of the Six Towns
before coming across an abandoned cinema covered with peeling posters.
This was the Victoria, at Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, set in as bleak an
industrial landscape as any director of Cheeseman's temperament could
wish for. He was to be its artistic director while Joseph continued to
preach the gospel of theatre-in-the-round elsewhere.
To the 30-year-old Cheeseman, the sight � and the site � were inspiring.
"I felt I had to stay there. I don't think it's any good turning one's
back on the realities of 20th-century industrial life, however squalid,
and escaping to the countryside. You've got to live with what's there
and make sense of it."
Two factors stimulated him: first, the absence of any playgoing habit,
any prejudice about what a theatre should be or do; and secondly, the
area struck him as promisingly egalitarian. The pottery industry still
comprised small family businesses; craftsmen were still respected; and
there was no trace of what Cheeseman called the well-to-do middle class
from which other regional audiences were usually drawn. "We could start
absolutely from scratch," he said.
The company had been formed by Joseph in 1957 to explore both the
potential of theatre-in-the-round and playwriting for arena performance,
so Cheeseman tried to retain as permanent an ensemble as possible, with
regular or resident dramatists like Alan Ayckbourn (who had joined
Stephen Joseph as an actor in the 1950s), Peter Terson and Alan Plater.
Working closely with the company at rehearsal, they created a style of
staging sufficiently fluid and flexible to explore the individual talent
of each actor for, say, musicianship, mime, signing, dance or improvisation.
When Ayckbourn's Mr Whatnot proved so successful at Stoke that it was
bought for a London production in 1963, Ayckbourn, who had rarely seen
eye-to-eye with Cheeseman as a fellow director, especially on the
subject of "researching" a role, left the company.
Although, most fruitfully, Cheeseman later engaged Peter Terson as
resident playwright for the documentaries and literary adaptations, he
decided when Ayckbourn had gone that the company would be its own
author, along the lines of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, which had
recently done well with Oh, What a Lovely War!
The upshot was the first company musical documentary, The Jolly Potters
(1964), based on the early history of the Potteries. Other productions
included The Staffordshire Rebels (1965), The Knotty (1966), Six Into
One (1968) and Plain Jos (1980), with many other plays on local themes
or from local sources, including 17 from Terson.
Cheeseman's eagerness that his theatre should reflect local life
sometimes verged on the political. When a Staffordshire steelworks was
threatened with closure, he sent his actors out with tape recorders,
interviewing, filming, visiting factories, clubs and pubs, and editing
it all into a show which smacked more of journalism than the theatre.
If this approach struck a visitor as parochial, Cheeseman believed his
theatre should serve its parish, and he served it faithfully for nearly
40 years, retiring in 1998.
He was appointed CBE for his services to drama in the same year. For
eight years in retirement he was chairman of the National Council for
Drama Training.
In 2009 he received the Young Vic award in recognition of his
outstanding contribution to theatre-making in Britain and for a
lifetime's encouragement and inspiration to a younger generation.
His first wife, Joyce, wrote several of the Victoria's literary
adaptations, notably from the works of Arnold Bennett.
Peter Cheeseman, who died on April 27, is survived by his second wife,
Romy, whom he married in 1985, by two daughters from his first marriage
and another from his second.
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Jerusalemite of the Month: Anaël M.
Name: Anaël M.
Originally from: Paris
Now lives in: Nahlaot
Aliyah year: 2015
Studies: Political sciences and philosophy
Anaël was an academically oriented Parisian in her third year at Sciences Po when she did a third-year exchange program at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. Although she travelled to Israel with her family many summers prior, this trip was a big discovery for her of what Israel is really like behind all the positive and negative clichés of Tel Aviv beaches and war. In 2013, Anaël discovered a country that has very deep history and challenges to solve– she had to be a part of it all.
After her year abroad, she stayed in Jerusalem and worked as a research assistant in a think tank, focusing her research on decision making in the Knesset as compared to other political administrations. After finishing her undergraduate degree, she was ready for more. She started her Masters, also at Hebrew University, and because she had a French professor and focused on similar aspects of political science and philosophy, Israeli academics did not feel foreign to her.
During her Masters, Anaël began studying the relationship between religion and State, which she found fascinating, especially when comparing France and Israel. Both countries pose many challenges in protecting religion while securing human rights and expression. Israel, says Anaël, must manage its dual heritage of a strong religious tradition that one cannot ignore, with its commitment to liberal values of religious freedom. Answering to these challenges requires delving into the philosophical question of how we think in addition to what we think. Of course, as Anaël points out, these elements are not internal nor concrete but fluid and inherited.
Anaël has always loved how studying humanities offers the ability for both mastery of material and self-expression. "It's half technical and half artistic because you can express your own sensibility, subjects, questions, and your own angle," said Anaël. In that way, studying the humanities is very personal and anti-egoist in the way teaching is transmitted from learner to learner.
It's clear that Anaël is a fast learner, to say the least. Within one and a half years, she went from beginning Hebrew to level vav. She "studied unstoppably," had Israeli roommates and international friends, audited a class in Hebrew, and pretended she didn't speak English so others would speak Hebrew to her. When asked what her tricks were for Hebrew acquisition, she simply recommended, "Just speak and be with Israelis!"
Perhaps this is was one reason why Anaël acclimated quickly to her new country, in addition to her policy of not judging and instead, tolerating differences. "Don't judge the people or the country, even if it hurts your own sphere of confidence and security," Anaël suggests. "Be open to something you haven't seen in your life. Israel is special place with special challenges, special people, and it's different than the mainstream. It's easy to come with your own criteria and ideas of what is good or bad, or what should or shouldn't be."
Anaël recalls being shocked at first, when within her first month in Israel, she was walking on the street, minding her own business, when she noticed a very old woman with a big radio in her hands, playing old Israeli music. All of a sudden, the woman stopped right next to Anaël, placed the radio into her arms, looked in her bag for something, found it, took back the radio from Anaël, and continued walking away. After after hesitating, the old woman turned around and said to Anaël, "Sorry! I forgot to say thank you!" The woman smiled and waved goodbye.
Funny incidents like this occur all the time, says Anaël, especially on busses. One time, the bus driver parked the bus, which was full of passengers, in the middle of a street. He left the bus and walked to a falafel shop across the street, chatted with a friend, got his falafel, and returned to the bus as if nothing strange had happened. In another bus ride, Anaël took a late night bus in which the driver was blasting Ethiopian music at 1am. Once they were on the road, the driver took the microphone and announced joyfully that he likes the music and if you don't, you can get off. To Anaël, this would never occur anywhere other than Jerusalem, where strangeness, difference, and diversity run deep.
Jerusalem's uniqueness is also what made Anaël fall in love with the city. While for some it's difficult to cope with, Anaël loves the rhythm of the city, rich with religion and simple living. It contrasts to the big city life of Paris where "it's all about going and going, having more and more, and better and better," Anaël explains. Here it's about being a humble part of a community, which she finds to be an effective way to put life in perspective.
Even with her love for Israel, Anaël still sees the great beauty in her hometown. In fact, Anaël believes that the best part of aliyah is the opportunity to be bicultural, finding oneself a part of people in two rich places. Anaël loves French culture, humor, television, music, and revels at the opportunity to share with others. As such, after finishing her Masters, Anaël hopes to work for a venture that fosters cultural discovery amongst Israelis and foreigners. She believes in people discovering the richness of Israel and Israelis discovering the richness of cultures like her own. Anaël is already great at this, as she loves meeting new people around town and striking up conversations about anything from human existence, to philosophy and ideas, to the future of her new country.
Eliana Rudee is a fellow with the Haym Salomon Center and the author of the "Aliyah Annotated" and "Israel Girl" column for JNS.org. She is a graduate of Scripps College, where she studied international relations and Jewish studies. Her bylines have been featured in USA Today, Forbes, and The Hill. Follow her column on JNS.org.
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We used to believe that having more friends can make us happy. So we go out, meet new people and build relationships. But that isn't always the case. Often, we end up connecting with the wrong person. It's a common struggle.
Every time I miss a deadline (especially writing), Damon would always ask why. And just like other employees, I trembled. Not because I didn't do something, but because it took me a longer time to finish. Overthinking.
Overthinking is unhealthy. It paralyzes actions. It makes us stuck. And it causes stress and negative thoughts. But why do we overthink? Author Paul Jun said, it's the byproduct of fear and self-doubt.
That's the reason why I struggle starting or finishing my tasks. I keep rewriting the article because I doubt it, afraid that the client won't be satisfied. Damon can sense if I'm overthinking or not. He would always remind me to stop. And that's the icebreaker.
Working from home may look easy — or so I thought. Truth is, it can be complicated. Distractions, dramas, and emergencies are inevitable. And you have to deal with them most of your days.
What will you do when there's an emergency? There are two options: (1) Ignore and continue working; or (2) Stop the work and deal with them.
Number 1 is what usual employers want to happen. But not Damon. He would prefer number 2 as long as you'll catch up the next day. But this, however, can cause misunderstanding without open communication.
Damon taught me to always say the truth — communicate honestly and consistently. "Why didn't you finish the tasks? Why only one article? What happened?" Yes, I usually panic when he asked. It's not easy to say the truth, sometimes.
As a perfectionist and over-thinker, I tend to complicate things, especially in my writing process. I, often, regret it. It's supposedly simple, why complicate?
Damon helped me realize the efficiency of simplicity — streamline the process, find an easier method, and create a simpler system especially when working on a load of tasks, which when not simplified can either slow or stress us.
Simplifying the system, also, allows us to expedite the task, accomplish more things, and gain more control of the process. When I started practicing this approach, I've become more efficient. I stop rushing when there's a new task. Instead, I pause for a while and think a faster method of finishing it — faster, yet right (but not overthinking).
I used to be a believer of, "Think positive and great things will happen." While it sounds true, that's not always the case. The fact that we don't have full control of life, at some point, bad things may come unexpectedly. It's the truth.
Of course, we should think positive. But we need to be mindful where and when to apply the idea of trusting great things will happen.
Damon taught me to be proactive. It's about responding to an anticipated dilemma before it actually happens, rather than responding to it after it happens. Think about starting a business: you predict any possible outcome — probably, the worst outcome. And you do something to prevent it from happening.
Yes, Damon is a prime example of a responsible and loving father/husband. No sugarcoating. He made me realize that it's truly possible to balance family and work.
Besides these five lessons, Damon also taught me about happiness.
Thanks Damon. Thanks a lot.


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I have been invited to take part in the "Complete Parts" at the Highline Loft Gallery organized by DRAFTspace in June. The Highline is one of my favourite places in NY, -the remake of a derelict high trainline which runs through Chelsea into a long and narrow park. It is the most wonderful park I have ever been in, so having an exhibition in this area is just a dream coming true. The Highline Loft gallery is going to be a perfect place to stage a jewelry- show!
I will show my newest designs at the show, but will also bring quite a large part of my collections.
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It's been a busy month in Israel. And a busy month or two for me, as I completed a huge work-related milestone in March — organizing and executing a 5-city U.S. Investor Road Show for 13 Israeli hi-tech start-ups.
For me, the last few months of winter were intense as I balanced the demands of work with the demands of my family. I was in in the states for the last 10 days of March and back in Israel in time for Passover, with it's two week school break.
Now we're deep into Israel's nationalistic stretch: The days encompassing Yom HaShoah, YomHaZikaron, and Yom HaAtzmaut (Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel's Fallen Soldiers Remembrance Day, and Independence Day). There is certainly much for a new oleh to observe and reflect upon during this time. But the truth is, I still feel very much an outsider when it comes to honoring Israel's fallen and celebrating the miracle of her existence.
Of course, I will do as anyone living in Israel would do during this week: Perhaps I will watch a documentary or two on the life of a fallen soldier and the impact of his death on his family. I will show up to the events organized by my community. I will dress my kids in blue and white. I will snap photos of my children and my husband singing nationalistic songs. I will feel awkward that I don't know the words or the melodies. But nonetheless I will feel pride: for them, my family, the loves of my life.
I might shed a tear or two.
But the truth is, I don't feel these holidays in my heart of hearts.
Don't feel sorry for me. Don't judge me. I am sure it's normal, and not a sign of some pathology.
The fact that I don't feel in my heart of hearts the hurt of losing a brother or a father in the Yom Kippur War is, in fact, a blessing to me. It's a gift. It's a hurt I don't miss.
The fact that I don't yet feel connected to the relief that comes with knowing your homeland is safe, after war, is also a blessing.
The fact that I live in Israel and don't feel connected to the pain or to the relief means that it's possible to live in Israel and feel safe. It means that it is possible to live in Israel and experience a tragedy-free life.
There are not many who would acknowledge this to be true or even understand how such words can come from my lips as headlines shout the threat of war with Iran, or as sirens continue to wail in Southern Israel.
There are some who will call me stupid for thinking it, and insensitive for writing it.
And there are some — The ones who dream. The ones who create the worlds we live into. The ones who imagine the future as they would have it be — Those people would smile. And nod knowingly.
Those people would see that we already live in the future we all hope for.
The future in which Israel is safe. Free of violence. Free of war. Free of fear.
Because for me, that future is today. This moment. Right now.
And if for one day, I may live in Israel and not feel the pain or fear or suffering, doesn't it mean a safe, war-free Israel already exists?
Sit with it for a moment: Israel is safe. Israel is a place without suffering.
If it is true, may this be a comfort to those who have lost loved ones in Israel's wars?
It should be. Because it's what their loved ones were fighting for.
May it be a comfort to those who still bear scars from terrorist attacks or from rockets?
I hope so. Because it means there is hope that there will be no more scars.
If one person can live in Israel and for just one moment feel safe and secure and free to live her life –work, play laugh, love — then it must be true.
It is in this moment, in this one moment, when hope is born; and futures, as we dream them, are real.


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The 2010–11 Lithuanian Football Cup is the 22nd season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. The competition started on 23 May 2010 with the matches of the First Round and will end in May 2011 with the Final. Ekranas are the defending champions.

The winner of this competition will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

First round
The matches were played around 23 May 2010.

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The following teams received byes to the second round:

Euforija Vilnius, FTB Flintas Kaunas, Fortas Kaunas, FK Kiemas Vilnius, FK Olimpija Vilnius, FK Ozo Tapyrai Vilnius, Pagėgiai, FK Perfectus Sport Marijampolė, FK Pipirini Rokiškis, FK Reo LT Vilnius, FK Sakuona-Klarksonas Plikiai, FK Tauras Šiauliai, Visas Labas Kaunas

Second round
The matches were played around 13 June 2010.

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Third round
The matches were played around 11 July 2010.

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Fourth round
FK Tauras Šiauliai received a bye to the Fifth Round. These matches were played on 3, 4 and 10 August 2010.

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Fifth round
These matches took place on 24 and 25 August 2010.

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Sixth Round
These matches took place on 29 September and 2 October 2010

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Quarterfinals
These matches took place on 3 November 2010.

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Semifinals
The 4 winners from the previous round entered this stage of the competition. Unlike the previous rounds of the competition, this was played over two legs. The first legs were played on 16 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 13 April 2011.

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Final
The final of the 2010/11 Lithuanian Football Cup took place on 14 May 2011.

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References

External links
 omnitel.net

Cup
Cup
2010–11 domestic association football cups
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John Ross: Party Congress explores new growth momentum
By John Ross Source: Global Times Published: 2017-9-18
A Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress is always a major event, but even by that standard the 19th CPC National Congress, presumably starting October 18, will be of unusual significance. This is because since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012 China has faced a new situation in its history and the CPC has therefore been tested in how to respond to this major turn.
Reduced to underlying essentials, never before has China faced the combination of a prolonged international period of very slow growth in the Western economies combined domestically with China`s transition toward a high-income economy. Domestically, China`s target is to achieve moderate prosperity by 2020 and soon after China will become a high-income economy by World Bank classification. The achievement of the CPC since the 18th CPC National Congress has been to successfully deal with this new situation.
The new situation following the 18th CPC National Congress, providing the backdrop to the 19th Party Congress, can be clearly understood by contrasting it to previous periods in China`s development. In 1949, devastated by a century of foreign interventions, China was one of the world`s poorest countries. Only 10 countries had a lower per capita GDP than the China the CPC under Mao Zedong took leadership of.
The first period of New China`s development, in 1949-76, then saw the greatest social achievements in world history. Reflecting gains in education and health, and having ended foreign invasions, China`s life expectancy rose by 31 years in a 27-year period, with China`s life expectancy rising from 73 percent to 105 percent of the world average. No other major country has ever achieved such a rapid increase in life expectancy in human history.
But stunning social successes, far outpacing world performance, were not matched by equivalent economic outperformance. China achieved 4.9 percent annual average GDP growth in 1950-78 but the world economy also grew at a fast 4.6 percent. By 1978, although economic progress had been made, China remained a "low-income" country.
In a second phase after 1978, with reform and opening-up, China`s economy far outperformed other countries. From 1978 until the international financial crisis in 2007, China`s annual average GDP growth was 9.9 percent compared to 2.8 percent in the Western economies. China achieved transition from a low-income to an upper-middle income economy by international classification.
Regarding these two earlier periods as Chinese President Xi Jinping put it: "The two phases - at once related to and distinct from each other - are both pragmatic explorations in building socialism … We should neither negate the pre-reform-and-opening-up phase in comparison with the post-reform-and-opening-up phase, nor the converse." The gigantic improvement in the lives of Chinese people in the first phase was a precondition for the second phase.
But the international financial crisis in 2008 ushered in a drastic change in the international situation which the 18th CPC National Congress had to confront. Previously Western economies grew rapidly - China grew faster but aided by international economic expansion. After the international financial crisis, Western economies drastically slowed - from 2007-16 annual average growth in advanced economies was 0.9 percent. On IMF predictions by 2021 growth in Western economies would be slower than in the Great Depression after 1929. By the 18th CPC National Congress it was clear Western economies would not return to rapid growth. In transition to moderate prosperity, China faced severe headwinds from the Western economies instead of being aided by their growth. This confronted China with a "new normal."
The international achievement of the CPC since the 18th CPC National Congress, with Xi designated as the core of its leadership, was in dealing with this new situation. Annual Western economic growth in 2012-16 was only 1.7 percent but China`s annual average growth was 7.2 percent - China grew more than four times as fast as Western economies.
Thanks to the socialist character of its economy and focus on supply-side reform, China`s economy remains on track to achieve moderate prosperity by 2020. In contrast, quantitative easing and similar policies pursued by Western economies proved largely ineffectual.
But economic success after the 18th CPC National Congress required foreign policy development. Given Western economic failures, China itself had to put forward policies aiding global economic growth. This was done through Xi`s concept of a "community of common destiny" coupled with practical initiatives such as the Belt and Road initiative. In this framework, Xi`s speech to the Davos World Economic Forum received wide international support, as did the Belt and Road and BRICS summits.
Therefore the 18th CPC National Congress was of unusual significance. The CPC, as with Mao Zedong in 1949 and Deng Xiaoping in 1978, faced a new situation - in this case how to successfully make the transition to moderate prosperity faced with very slow Western growth. This, as may be seen from developments since 2012, is being successfully achieved - laying the basis for the 19th CPC National Congress.
The author is a senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.
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"And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father."
Why is Ascension Thursday so important to me? Because my only child was born on that day. I went in the hospital the day before to deliver him, but the labor was unproductive and he came the next day as I was strapped down, my arms extended like Christ's on the Cross, praying the rosary on purple plastic rosary beads, fully-conscious, bringing life into the world through the shedding of my own blood....Check out my thread on this topic at "Catholic Answers Forums:" Ascension Thurs: Is it a Holy Day of Obligation in your Diocese?
I know I said I was off for a few weeks, but I felt inspired to write today.....I have this crazy idea to write a litany.....my first one, so please don't be too harsh on me.....this litany is based on the format of the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (Nomen Christi) and the traditional Mass for the Ascension.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Lord, Ascended to the right Hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
Lord, Ascended forty days after Thy Resurrection, etc.
Be merciful, spare us, O lord.
Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who said: "Go ye into the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature," grant we beseech Thee, to wage a fearless war for souls, ever defending the truth of the Good News, that we may one day follow Thee to the place of Thine Ascension, beyond the clouds. May we keep this vision before us always, making all our burdens light, all the darkness of this present life bearable.
Make us, O Lord, to reverence and keep pure, our sacred bodies, a reflection of which ascended in glorified form to the Father, Who lives and reigns, world without end. Amen.


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The Qualicum Beach Hotel which opened in 1913 (reopened in 1920 after the war) was a grand place that attracted famous people from Hollywood and beyond!
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A community museum featuring a renowned paleontology exhibit, hands-on communications and energy displays, and the fascinating social history of Qualicum Beach and area.
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We completely revamped our social history exhibits over the winter and we're excited to share the results with you. Old favourites such as the early 20th century kitchen remain, featuring new artifacts and information. The First Nations exhibit has been given new life, and is looking fantastic. New features include a display on the old Qualicum train station, cases dedicated to interesting characters of early Qualicum Beach, and a relocated oral history corner.
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Whenever your business encounter an IT problem, everyone gets a big headache. Unless you have an IT expert working in your office, everything will come to a standstill. Impatience will show and temper will flare. Customers will get angry and nothing gets done. If you get the wrong person to look into the IT problem, he may create a bigger problem instead of solving the problem. Worse still to find the latest data was not backup and important information missing or not retrievable.
To avoid this type of scenario, it is always wise to go to the experts that can settle your customized problem with customized solution. Not any IT outsourcing company is able to solve all the IT problems. As your business grow, your IT data bank will be storing more and more data for future reference. Missing data means loss of business and money. Clients may lose their faith in your business and you will lose some good clients.
Data shouldn't be stored in one single database. As the data increases, the database will be overload with information. To search and to retrieve a certain information e.g. an email from one of the client, you will have to search through the whole database. It will take a long time before you can get the data retrieved. In this case, you will have to get experts' advice concerning good email archiving solutions.
Looking for experts from Melroseinc.com or other similar companies will provide an archive solution that fits your business' needs. Most businesses are only focus on making more business but never thought about storing important data e.g. mail archive which seems so unimportant and unnecessary.
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When you sort the experts' help, they will do all the research, negotiating, and purchasing on your behalf. They can also assist you in other areas and offer IT services for a wide range of Apple products. The experts will customize and tailor the solutions in the area of storage, software, and infrastructure solutions according to your exact needs.


The ONE and ONLY 1 Minute Video From Michigan State vs. Rutgers You MUST SEE!
Bryn Forbes at Rutgers. Photo courtesy of Austin Jay.
Bryn Forbes set the MSU and Big Ten record for made three point shots tonight. Here are all 11 condensed to 1 minute!


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Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill on Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable from six weeks as human rights groups vowed to fight the move.
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Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammatory lesions may be either acute or chronic. Gastritis is actually the medical term for almost any stomach upset, sometimes also referred to as gastroenteritis.
Gastritis refers to a common inflammatory digestive condition that affects the stomach lining but is not a disease in itself. It is a health condition that could be brought on by some other disease as a symptom or it could have various other causes. Gastritis is characterized by the development of severe cramping or pain in the stomach or upper abdomen. This symptom of gastritis is often referred to as dyspepsia. Gastritis may be of two types, with the sudden and brief occurrence of gastritis referred to as acute gastritis, while the more persistent variety of the condition is referred to as chronic gastritis. Chronic gastritis may be present because of another health condition. Gastritis or stomach upsets that develop due to the consumption of alcohol or certain medications like aspirin are classified as acute gastritis. The symptoms that point to acute gastritis can be worrying in children, but treatment with natural methods should suffice. On the other hand bacterial infections caused by bacteria like Helicobacter pylori cause infections of the stomach that may result in chronic gastritis. Chronic gastritis may also be due to conditions like peptic ulcers, but it should also be noted that chronic gastritis can cause a development of ulcers over time. Chronic gastritis treatment should never be neglected as it can also increase the risk of developing stomach cancer. Do not attempt to treat even mild chronic gastritis with natural treatments or chronic gastritis remedies alone, as you would need medical advice for an accurate diagnosis in the first place.
Gastritis is one of the most common of all medical conditions, for which help is sought, with up to 10% of all visits to hospitals with abdominal pain being diagnosed as gastritis.
In most cases where there is no serious underlying condition gastritis diet treatment should suffice, providing relief from gastritis symptoms and helping cure the infection.
The main symptoms of gastritis are loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. There is pain and discomfort in the region of the stomach.
Other symptoms are a coated tongue, foul breath, bad taste in the mouth, increased flow of saliva, scanty urination, a general feeling of uneasiness, and mental depression. In more chronic cases, the patient complaints of heartburn and a feeling of fullness in the abdomen, especially after meals. Often there is constipation, but occasionally, there may be diarrhoea due to intestinal catarrah.
Keep in mind that the gastroenteritis symptoms may not always reveal the true extent of physical changes and damage to the lining of the stomach. An examination conducted with an endoscope, using a tiny camera can help doctors examine the stomach lining for an accurate diagnosis. At times severe gastritis may be present without the symptoms developing, while in other cases symptoms of severe gastritis may surface despite only minor changes to the stomach lining. Elderly individuals need to be particularly cautious as symptoms are less likely to develop in them, with there being no nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain and they may simply take ill without warning, experiencing internal bleeding.
The appearance of pain, abdominal cramps or great uneasiness in the region of the upper abdomen would be the most general symptom of gastritis. Gastritis pain usually tends to appear in the left upper region of the stomach and back. This pain appears to radiate through and through. The pain from gastritis is often described as burning or a feeling of soreness; this pain could however be sharp and stabbing.
Frequent belching that does not help relieve the abdominal pain, but may relieve it temporarily.
Depending on how severe the stomach inflammation is there may appear clear or greenish or yellow vomit. There may also be blood in the vomit.
• Belching: This would not commonly relieve any pain. If it does, it would do so only for a short period.
• Vomiting and Nausea: The vomit would appear green, yellow or clear, blood-streaked, or completely bloody. This would also depend on how severe is the inflammation of the stomach.
• The sensation of bloating and fullness is another common experience for gastritis patients. There may also be some feeling of burning in the area of the upper belly.
• The patient would probably experience shortness of breath and a feeling of faintness.
• In addition to the severe abdominal pain there may also be some chest pain.
• Severe or chronic gastritis may cause the vomiting of significant quantities of blood.
• There may also be traces of blood in bowel movements. Besides one may also notice the stools to be dark and sticky, smelling exceedingly foul.
These symptoms of severe gastritis will not necessarily develop gradually but there could be a sudden onset of these dramatic symptoms, particularly in those past the age of 60.
The most frequent cause of gastritis is a dietetic indiscretion such as habitual overeating; eating of badly combined or improperly cooked foods; excessive intake of strong tea, coffee, or alcoholic drinks; or habitual use of large quantities of condiments and sauces.
Other causes include worry, anxiety, grief, and prolonged tension, use of certain drugs, strong acids, and caustic substances.
Digestive disorders are the main cause of gastritis troubles. Improper bowel movements can be treated with the aid of balanced diet to treat severe gastritis. Have a sigh of relief with the treatment of gastritis.
Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria most commonly found to be responsible for chronic gastritis. The bacteria are thought to be present in most of us and believed to be widely passed on, but it does not cause any health problems in most cases. In some cases however it may cause severe damage to the stomach lining, breaking down its inner protective. The reasons for which these bacteria affect some people while others remain unaffected is not clearly understood. It is likely that other causes like stress could make one more vulnerable to the infection.
The regular use of pain killers and non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs can cause either acute or chronic gastritis.
The excessive consumption of alcohol can cause severe irritation to the stomach lining, damaging it and leaving it vulnerable to infections with a high likelihood of gastritis developing. Occasional or rare consumption of excessive alcohol is however more likely to cause acute gastritis. Bile reflux diseases may also cause gastritis as bile may flow into the stomach instead of into the small intestine. This could cause inflammation and a condition of chronic gastritis.
One of the other common causes of gastritis may be autoimmune diseases wherein your body's immune system attacks cells of the stomach lining itself. Certain connective tissue disorders or specific medical conditions like Crohn's disease and AIDS may also cause the growth of chronic gastritis.
Rice gruel is another excellent remedy for acute cases of gastritis. One cup of rice gruel is recommended twice daily. In chronic cases where the flow of gastric juice is meagre, such foods as require prolonged vigorous mastication are beneficial as they induce a greater flow of gastric juice.
The patient should undertake a fast for two of three days or more, depending on the severity of the condition. He should be given only warm water to drink during this period. This will give rest to the stomach and allow the toxic condition causing the inflammation to subside.
After the acute symptoms subside, the patient should adopt an all-fruit diet for the next three days and take juicy fruits such as apples, pears, grapes, grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, peaches, and melons.
Yoghurt and cottage cheese should be used freely. Too many different foods should not be mixed at the same meal. Meals should be taken at least two hours before going to bed at night. Eight to ten glasses of water should be taken daily but water should not be taken with meals as it dilutes the digestive juices and delays digestion. Above all, haste should be avoided while eating and meals should be served in a pleasing and relaxed atmosphere.
He may, thereafter, gradually embark upon a balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits.
From the commencement of the treatment, a warm-water enema should be used daily for about a week to cleanse the bowels.The patient should be given dry friction and a sponge daily.
Application of heat with a hot compress or hot water bottle, twice a daily, either on an empty stomach or two hours after meals, will also be beneficial.
The patient should not undertake any hard physical and mental work.He should avoid worries and mental tension.
He should, however, undertake breathing and other light exercises like walking, swimming, and golf.


TOOLS not TOYS: You can either let these "toys" speak for themselves or let people know that they are "tools" and help some people focus better.
FLOATING ATTENTION: Explain the idea of floating attention – the part of your mind that wanders when a lecture or conversation doesn't take your complete focus. Instead of daydreaming, which takes your mind completely off topic, fidgeting and doodling can use that energy more productively.
DEBRIEF: Mid-way, or after a meeting, ask your group about the impact of the "toys." Find out if they were found to be helpful or distracting. Ask of there are other favorite fidget toys they'd like to have on hand.
STAND AND STRETCH: don't rely only on fidget toys, invite your group to stand, stretch, or walk around if they need to get the blood moving back to their brain.


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The Walking Shred(ded): Health Benefits of Walking Are Huge
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Walking may be the most simple and easy exercise or physical activity that you can do. We all walk, every day, as a matter of necessity — whether we need to get ourselves to work, or even if it's just getting off the couch to see what's in the fridge or use the bathroom. Walking is an effective exercise, too; even presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said she walks to get enough exercise on the campaign trail.
But for those of you who are serious about losing weight and getting in shape, walking isn't an exercise that's likely a fixture on your workout regimen. More than likely, if you want to get a calorie-crushing cardio session in, you're probably going to run, or swim. That's more than a solid plan — though research says we shouldn't overlook walking so easily.
Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas have found that the process of walking actually burns considerably more energy (calories) than previously thought. That means that it could be more effective as a weight loss tool, and that simple measures to be more active throughout the day — say, taking a walk at lunch or using the stairs rather than the elevator — will have a bigger impact than predicted.
The reason for the miscalculation has to do with equations, developed decades ago, that are based on very limited data. Basically, scientists put together a series of calculations and equations designed to give a ballpark figure of how many calories the process of walking burns off, without giving any real context to where, how, and who was doing the walking. If you're bigger, for example, it's going to take more energy to move your body forward a few steps than if you're underweight. So, you'll burn more calories as a result — the old equations didn't take that into account.
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"Under firm, level ground conditions, the leading standards are relatively inaccurate and have significant bias. The standards predicted too few calories burned in 97 percent of the cases researchers examined," an SMU press release says. "A new standardized equation developed by SMU scientists is about four times more accurate for adults and kids together, and about two to three times more accurate for adults only."
To expand on that, SMU physiologist Lindsay Ludlow explained that the new calculations are far more in-depth when looking at a number of variables. "Our new equation is formulated to apply regardless of the height, weight and speed of the walker," Ludlow said, per SMU's study, which was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
The biggest change between the old equations and the equations from SMU is that the new ones incorporate the influence of the size of an individual's body — meaning that your height and weight require different energy requirements to performs specific actions. The old equations incorporated an underlying assumption that all individuals were more or less the same size; and that was their fatal flaw.
Those old equations? SMU says that they never were really tested, or critically evaluated until now. In fact, we don't even know the exact dates that they were developed. We do know that they are around 40 years old and were calculated by researchers from the American College of Sports Medicine, for military use, by studying metabolism data from soldiers.
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So, the good news from SMU is that you're probably burning more calories over the course of a day than you thought. While most of us don't actually sit down and do the math to try and figure out our energy expenditures for walking, just know that there is a little more buffer, depending on your body size and type, when trying to figure out your caloric needs and metabolic rate. This is especially good news for those trying to lose weight.
It can also be a good way to help those who are apprehensive about starting to exercise to get the ball rolling — previously, going for a walk meant you were only going to be burning relatively few calories. Now, you can bump that figure up a bit, and know that a walk at lunchtime, or in the evening before bed, is going to do more for you in terms of reaching your goals than you thought.
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