California Attorney General Discusses Legal Challenges To National Emergency NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra about potential legal challenges to President Trump's national emergency declaration.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra about potential legal challenges to President Trump's national emergency declaration.
Speaking of lawsuits, California is going there. In a press conference today, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he plans to sue to block the declaration of national emergency, and Attorney General Becerra joins me now. Hi there. Welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
XAVIER BECERRA: Mary Louise, thanks for having me.
KELLY: Lay out for me briefly on what grounds you plan to sue.
BECERRA: Well, I can give you the technical grounds, or I can give you the grounds that Donald Trump gave us. He said he's not happy. He said this is a great thing to do. And he said, I didn't need to do this. Those are not the kind of words you hear from a president who's about to declare a national emergency.
BECERRA: ...That says that we will respect the separation of powers.
KELLY: You're arguing that he doesn't have the authority to declare a national emergency if there is not in fact an emergency. But as you know, the 1976 law that gives the president - any president - the power to declare a national emergency doesn't actually define what an emergency is, so it's tricky ground.
BECERRA: Well, certainly the president can declare anything he wants. He can say what he wants. What he does is what counts. And the moment he tries to take money that's been appropriated for certain purposes by Congress, which is the only branch of government that has the power to do that, and try to misspend it and in a different way based on a reckless claim of an emergency, that's when he violates the law and the Constitution.
KELLY: As you know better than anyone, you need standing to sue, and so what interests of California are you going to argue are being harmed here to give you the standing to file a lawsuit?
BECERRA: Well, we're taking a close look at the declaration itself to see exactly where he would rob money - taxpayer money - to use it for this border wall. But we think there are a number of grounds. There are a number of very important military projects - Army Corps of Engineers projects that would be robbed of money to continue to move forward with these projects that would impact California.
It looks like he's going to take money away from drug interdiction, which would obviously harm Californians if drugs are allowed to infiltrate our state. He probably will undermine our men and women in uniform who are living in California with their families if they can't have the types of resources at the military installations where they are located. I can go on and on.
If he takes away money that is meant for other emergencies and natural disasters, people like the more than 86 people who died and some 50,000 who were displaced as a result of just one fire, the Camp Fire in Northern California, could suffer by not having the resources that they were supposed to get from their own taxpayer dollars, by the way, to help them recover from these natural disasters.
KELLY: You said today in your press conference that several sister states are going to join California in this effort. Which states?
BECERRA: There are a number of states, and since we're all reviewing the declaration, certainly we'll let them make that declaration known. But we are preparing to announce that we will be filing once we're finished reviewing the declaration itself.
KELLY: Any of those states along the southern border, along the Mexican border?
KELLY: And in terms of timing?
BECERRA: Timing - as soon as we can finish doing a diligent read of the declaration to make sure exactly what the president is planning to do. We knew something like this might come, and we've been preparing for it. So it's more just a matter of making sure we know what pots he's trying to raid illegally and making sure we can make our case.
KELLY: I do want to let you respond to something that the president said today in the Rose Garden. Here's President Trump.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We have an invasion of drugs and criminals coming into our country that we stop, but it's very hard to stop. With a wall, it would be very easy. So I think that we will be very successful in court. I think it's clear.
KELLY: He's making the point that, yes, he would be moving money from certain drug interdiction programs but that this wall would be stopping drug traffic in other ways. Your lawsuit would challenge that.
BECERRA: Well, I would suggest the president sit down with his own border enforcement operation so they could tell him that most of the drugs that try to come into this country come in through ports of entry, not through the vast stretches of desert and so forth along the U.S.-Mexico border. Putting up a wall will do nothing to try to help us interdict the 86 percent of cocaine, 88 percent of heroin and 84 percent of methamphetamines that come in through ports of entry.
KELLY: That's California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and we will leave it there. Thanks very much.


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Es el mayor atractivo de la isla de Langkawi, Kilim Geoforest Park es una reserva natural situada a pocos kilómetros de la playa de Tanjung Rhu, al noroeste de la isla.
El tiempo que nos hizo en la isla no fue del todo bueno y casi nos quedamos sin la oportunidad de visitar este parque pero, un poco más tarde de la hora habitual, salió nuestra lancha con la que, a través del río Kilim nos adentramos en el parque y en sus manglares. Este tipo de lanchas pueden ser privadas o en grupo y el precio ronda los 500 MYR (unos 30€).
Vimos águilas, monos con sus crías, serpientes… y algunas especies que solo habita allí. A la vuelta hasta la playa vimos hasta delfines saltando, todo un espectáculo. Al volver a la playa, ya la tarde estuvo mejor y disfrutamos de un paseo a orillas del mar de Andaman por una de las mejores playas de la isla, Tanjung Rhu, que era la playa de nuestro hotel, Four Seasons Resort Langkawi.
It is the biggest attraction of the island of Langkawi, Kilim park Geoforest is a nature reserve located a few kilometers from the beach of Tanjung Rhu, northwest of the island.
Unfortunately the weather these days was not quite good and we almost lost the opportunity to visit this park but, shortly after the usual time, we left the island in our boat through the Kilim river into the park and their mangroves. These types of boats can be hired privately or in group and the price is around 300 MYR (about 60 €).
We saw eagles, monkeys with their youngs, snakes … and some species that only live there. In the way back to the island, we even saw some dolphins jumping, a complete show. ,Back to the beach, weather in the afternoon was better and we enjoyed a walk on the shores of the Andaman Sea at one of the best beaches on the island, Tanjung Rhu which was the beach of our hotel, Four Seasons Resort Langkawi.
Happy Monday day & kiss!
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Q: django/wagtail model - if ForeignKey wagtailimages.Image field is saved blank, then save default I am saving a model for a BlogPage(Page) and want to allow author to input image, but if they choose not to, automatically save a specific image.
Here is my model:
from django.db import models
from core.models import Page
from modelcluster.fields import ParentalKey, ParentalManyToManyField
from modelcluster.tags import ClusterTaggableManager
from wagtail.wagtailimages.edit_handlers import ImageChooserPanel

class BlogPage(Page):
    date = models.DateField('Post Date')
    categories = ParentalManyToManyField('blog.BlogCategory', blank=True)
    tags = ClusterTaggableManager(through=BlogPageTag, blank=True)
    feed_image = models.ForeignKey(
        'wagtailimages.Image',
        null=True,
        blank=True,
        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
        related_name='+'
    )

Would the best way to set a ForeignKey on save() be by:
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
    if self.feed_image = None:
        self.feed_image = something?
    super(BlogPage, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

if so, what is the expected input of something? an image url?
Or is it cleaner to set a default on the ForeignKey, like:
feed_image = models.ForeignKey(
    'wagtailimages.Image',
    null=True,
    blank=True,
    default=something?
    on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
    related_name='+'
)

if so, what would is the expected format of that something??
I know this logic can be done in the template, but it interferes and if possible, I'd like it to be done in the model.
Thanks!

A: The something should be a wagtailimages.Image object.
self.feed_image = Image.objects.first()

But because the feed_image is a ForeignKey field, only an id is stored in the database. So this will work as well (assuming there is a object with that id):
self.feed_image_id = 1

Finally, I'd like to point out that you are mixing code and content! That is always a bad idea. What if someone deletes your default image? It is better to drop the custom save method, leave the image field empty and use a file from your static folder. Do something like this in the template:
{% if object.feed_image %}
   // Your image tag here.
{% else %}
   <img src={% static 'images/default.jpg' %}>
{% endif %}

A: you can simply save None on your feed_image then create a get method that will return your default picture, like that :
if self.feed_image:
   return self.feed_image
return something?

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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Jurors found a man guilty Friday of fatally shooting a St. Louis County police officer in 2016 after he talked on social media and in text messages about wanting to die in a "suicide by cop" encounter.
The first-degree murder conviction will send Trenton Forster, 20, to life without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors announced previously that they wouldn't seek the death penalty for the October 2016 killing of Blake Snyder , 33, of Edwardsville, Illinois, who was slain while responding to a disturbance call in the suburban Green Park area.
Police said Forster was banging on the door of a girl he knew who lived in a home in the neighborhood. When Snyder approached Forster, who by then was in a car parked outside the home, Forster opened fire on the officer, police said. Snyder left behind a wife and 2-year-old son.
The defense conceded Forster shot Snyder, leaving jurors to decide whether he was guilty of first- or second-degree murder.
Forster showed little reaction to the verdict while his mother sobbed.
Snyder's widow, Elizabeth Snyder, walked out of the courtroom to a hall where relatives and supporters exchanged hugs. Several dozen police officers were in the hallway. Assistant prosecutor Alan Key told jurors during the trial that Forster told Snyder's partner, "Shoot me, I have a gun," though Forster's pistol had jammed. Snyder's partner shot Forster several times.
During closing arguments Friday, Key portrayed Forster as a "liar" and "manipulator" who had strong anti-police, anti-government beliefs and had been on a "massive bender." He also argued the Forster planned the killing, describing 10 times Forster tried to obtain a gun before succeeding, and that he had told people he wanted a confrontation with police, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported .
He said Snyder responded to the disturbance call even though he was near the end of his shift and not the closest officer to the scene.
"Snyder jumps a call at 5 in the morning at the end of his shift and goes, 'Hey Bud'" as he walked up to the driver's side of Forster's car," Key said. "That's the kind of guy he was. There to defuse the situation, be nice, be polite. And it cost him his life."
Stephen Reynolds, Forster's public defender, argued that his client should get second-degree murder, citing a "diminished capacity" because of Forster's history of trauma, mental illness and drug use. The charge would have carried a 30-year sentence and the possibility of parole. He said jurors had to decide whether Forster's mental illness left him unable to deliberate before he shot Snyder.
"Did his bipolar manic phase of his illness impact his behavior, impact his cognition, awareness of his surroundings, so that he could deliberate?" Reynolds asked.
He said the night of the shooting, Forster wasn't aware of anything until Snyder said, "Hey Bud," and he reacted."
Forster's father testified Thursday that he called St. Louis County police the day before Snyder was killed to report that his son was a danger and he would like police to pick him up. William Forster testified he was concerned because he knew his son was getting high and driving.
A police officer told him they couldn't pick up someone unless he was a danger to himself or others, William Forster said. He could not recall whether he told the officer that his son had a gun.
Sentencing was set for April 18.

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A closing conference for the project "For Youth Health" which received support under the Norway Grants was held on 20 September 2016 at the City Museum of Ljubljana. The project was implemented by a partnership of youth organisations in association with the leading national health organisation and multimedia organisation. Slovenian Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association, Youth Association No Excuse, Scout Association of Slovenia and National Youth Council of Slovenia joined forces with the National Institute of Public Health and the National Public Broadcasting Organisation RTV Slovenia to reach out to young people.
The overall aim of the project was to promote healthier lifestyle in children and young people through different activities applied across multiple settings and tailored to local environment. The first step of the project involved the experts of the National Institute of Public Health who prepared baseline analyses dealing with major youth-related issues in Slovenia. The next step was to provide a number of training courses targeting health trainers and promoters. The latter developed and implemented more than 50 local healthy lifestyle promotion programmes guided by the principle "the young for the young" which included more than 8,500 young people, primarily schoolchildren in final three grades of primary school and secondary school children. Special attention was given to children and young from disadvantaged backgrounds, who were given the opportunity to attend a healthy lifestyle camp. The camp's primary goal was to help campers raise their self-esteem and learn the tools necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle. Also, family camps were organised and the Manual for Health Promoters as well as the publication As Healthy as a Trout published as part of the project. The latter is a collection of different programme tools for promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours among young people. The project also touched on a relatively new area of social marketing for the purpose of searching for new approaches to changing old habits and building up new ones that stick and to shaping young peoples' attitudes. The public broadcaster RTV Slovenia played an important role in communication and publicity by getting the message of how important it is for young people to lead a healthy lifestyle across to the audience. It also provided tremendous media support and coverage of the project via its interactive multimedia portal and radio, and by having the project featured in the youth TV programme Infodrom. The closing conference was an occasion for awarding the title "health promoter" to 84 young people and selecting top 4 local programmes, while the Slovenian youth sector and the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth signed a joint commitment to act collectively in the area of health.
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Some children are born with speech distortion which in medical terms is better referred to as child autism. They not only have trouble communicating socially but may also have problems behaving. When your kid has speech problems, the following idea can be of great help to improve his/her speech.
understanding of various aspects and when they have to make bossy or polite requests. It helps in teaching the children the tone they should use while they are speaking. Normally there are speech therapy sessions which depend on the lot on the particular problem of the child and also the manner in which the therapist is dealing with him. Augmentative and alternative communication is one type of speech therapy that is used for children who do not imitate the sounds of others. However, there are some other therapies which also help to improve and treat the deformation of speech. But according to the therapists, AAC is the first effective which helps them to learn enough communication so that they can converse properly and also do a bit of social interaction with the other kids.
Building your child's self-esteem goes hand in hand with helping him to manage his stutter. While it should be obvious, mother and father and other adults ought to by no means make the mistake of shaming a child about his/her speech problem. The more of a difficulty you make about a kid speech problem, the worse he will feel about himself. This, in turn, can lead to his stuttering becoming worse. He may feel that he's responsible for his downside, which will only compound it.
Educating a child on methods to help him/her to manage his/her speech is a good idea to help you kid to deal with speech problems. The child need to cooperative or you could not see any clear results. It is essential for you not to develop into demanding, or force him to practice a technique.
The kid who has a speech problem is just as normal as different children. The way in which he is treated in his everyday life ought to emphasize this fact. Although speech problem might be harmful to a child's self-esteem and social progress, it's not nearly as harmful as making a problem of the problem. The kid who is aware of that he is beloved and accepted precisely as he or she is, whereas being offered techniques to assist him or her improve on his/ her speech in an enjoyable manner possible, is the child who is most probably to be successful.


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This 10-year-old Author Teaches Everyone How To Be A Super Kid.
by Maleesa Smith
It's a fair question, often asked to children by adults. Depending on the age group in question, some common responses may include a firefighter, a singer, an athlete or sometimes even a princess. Those answers often change as kids get older, but that's not the case for Walnut Grove Elementary fourth-grader Abigail Perez. In fact, she is debunking the very question.
"I used to say 'I want to be an author when I grow up,''' she says. "But then I realized I can do it right now. There are no rules against it. It's not like how you have to be 16 before you can drive."
Since she was only four years old, Abigail has always said she wanted to be a best-selling published author and illustrator. She has lined the family's foyer with pages upon pages of her illustrated stories, taping them together before picking them up.
Twenty-four drafts of one story later, she published a book last fall. "How To Be A Super Kid" has already proven to be a hit on Amazon and in the community. Beyond that, Abigail is using the book to raise money for nonprofits that support her mission to empower kids.
"I wrote the book because I really like writing and I really like superheroes," Abigail explains. "I want every kid to know that they can be a superhero because inside everyone is a super kid waiting to shine. So, I wrote it so I could help other kids become the super kid they were created to be."
Here's The Scoop
While "How To Be A Super Kid" is her first published book, it is far from her first book she has shared with her peers. In 2017, before putting a pencil to paper on her 5-Star Amazon hit, Abigail wrote stories and took them to school for an informal peer review.
"Last year, she had gotten to the point where she would take her books to school and have people sign it on the back if they enjoyed it, or they would leave feedback," her mom, Elizabeth Perez, explains. "Then in the next book, she would incorporate them somehow."
Seeing an age gap in the superhero market, Abigail took it upon herself to remedy the issue. "How To Be A Super Kid," subtitled "Six Scoops to Earning Your Super Kid Status," teaches kids how to navigate life in a positive and empowering way. The imagery features scoops of ice cream, each representative of a lesson or way to be a super kid, intermingled with drawings of kids carrying out tasks or simply being super.
Right away, readers will notice the book includes kids from all walks of life. A range of races and abilities are represented, including one girl in a wheelchair and a little boy with an eye patch.
"I wanted to make sure that everyone could see themselves in the book, and I wanted everyone to know that they could be a super kid, so I didn't draw people that only looked just like me," the young author says. "I wanted to be inclusive. I wanted everyone to know that they are super kids. They have it inside them and everyone is different."
The "scoops" range from goal setting to nutrition to positive affirmations and more. Any adult who has read a motivational self-help book may even recognize some of these simplified tips to on how to be super. One scoop, in particular, teaches kids on how to handle a bully. Like the rest of the book, the lesson rhymes, making it easy to remember. "If a bully is mean to you and calls you a name...turn away from the bully but don't act the same." Over a span of two pages, Abigail teaches a profound lesson – one birthed from her own personal experience.
"When you feel like someone is being mean to you, you don't feel like being a super kid at all," Abigail says. "Some bullies have been bullied, and that's what causes them to be bullies. Some people don't even realize that they've become bullies."
She went as far as to illustrate the bully as a bull, so as to not represent any kid in a bad light. After writing the book, Abigail recalls a time in which she was bullied. She remembered the rhyme and turned away, rather than responding in anger. Many of her Amazon reviewers agree: These lessons aren't just for kids.
"You can read this book in five minutes, or you can spend a lifetime," Elizabeth says. "You can spend an hour on every scoop, having a discussion with the class. It's a unique opportunity for both parents and children to look at lifestyle changes that could be super simple."
More Than A Book
Though Abigail has already been writing for more than half of her lifetime, the journey to becoming a published author started to accelerate at the beginning of 2017.
Abigail attended an event hosted by House of Shine, a local nonprofit with a mission to uncover talents of women and children and enable them to use those gifts to better the communities around them. SHINE stands for Strengths, Hobbies, Interests & Irritants, Needs and Experiences. In early 2017, The House of Shine hosted an author and jewelry designer, Margo Manhattan, to speak.
"So Abigail attended, and not knowing anyone, came with a stack of books that she had written," Elizabeth recalls with a smile. "She marched up to Margo and said, 'Hi, my name is Abigail, and I want to be a published author and illustrator.'"
The event inspired Abigail in more ways than one. Not only did she get to meet a published children's book author but also she was able to find a tangible goal. At the event, three posters were on display with pictures of three different girls. While talking with the nonprofit's founder, Dr. Claudia Beeney, Abigail asked how she could get on one of those posters.
"Well," Dr. Beeney says. "You have to earn it."
On its calendar of events, House of Shine had the "Be. Do. Share. Holiday Fair" slated for December 1. The event features young artisans and their work and offers an outlet for holiday shopping while supporting their endeavors. Abigail made it her goal to have a book published by that fair. "How To Be A Super Kid" was available to the public on November 12.
"By day three, she became an Amazon bestseller in 10 categories, and she is still tracking No. 1 on the Kindle version," Elizabeth said in mid-December. "The average author, especially self-published author, sells about 250 books in their lifetime. Abigail is close to 2,000 one month after it published."
A large portion of those books were sold in under 15 minutes. The best part: $10 per book was donated to grant the wish of someone fighting for their life.
The Perez family was first introduced to the Front Row Foundation earlier this summer. The nonprofit aims to give anyone who is fighting for their life the chance to have a front row experience. Whether that involves a concert or even an overseas rugby match, Front Row Foundation ensures that the experience is top notch. Abigail wanted to give a kid that kind of experience, so she decided to use her book to make it happen.
In December, Abigail's parents – Elizabeth and Philip – attended a conference. On the final day, a short, one-minute video that Abigail sent was played prior to an auction. Her book is normally $15, but that day it was being sold for $20, with the extra five dollars being matched by her family and donated to a kid who is battling an illness. In less than 15 minutes, she more than doubled her goal of $5,000 raised to give a kid a Front Row experience, selling 1,086 books.
Still A Kid
While Abigail is learning how to be an entrepreneur and what it means to be in the red versus the black, she is most definitely still a kid. In fact, while her book was raising over $10,000 for Front Row, she was in pajamas, having breakfast with Santa.
And that's the beauty of "How To Be A Super Kid." Instead of an adult telling kids how to act, it's a kid empowering her peers through lessons she's still learning. Some days, she may get pulled out of school to speak to a crowd of 125 adults or pulled out of recess to have a mentoring session with international best selling author, Hal Elrod of the Miracle Morning.
Other days, she is being interviewed for a podcast. She had a book release party instead of a 10th birthday party. At the end of the day, however, she is simply living the vibrant life of a 10-year-old, from piano lessons and chores to jiu jitsu and tennis lessons.
In her own wonderful, youthful way, Abigail is quick to dream big. She is currently working with inspirational pop artist, Brotha James to produce an empowering Super Kid themed song and music video with hopes to inspire kids all over the world to unleash their super kid powers. She hopes to someday have a store with merchandise in theme of her book.
"Maybe when I grow up I will own a store with super kids stuff," she says excitedly. "And when I have grandchildren and great grandchildren..."
She trails off before venturing into ideas for a super kids roller coaster. In the meantime, she has goals for her community including rallying support for Carroll Education Foundation to provide funding to teachers. Abigail and her family also volunteer with Kids Matter, a local nonprofit dedicated to serving underprivileged children in Tarrant County.
At one volunteer event, she told her mom: "This time next year, I want all of those kids to have a copy of my book. They can't afford it, but I want to raise enough money to give it to them because the message is important for them to hear."
Elizabeth estimates they will need 500 books to donate. If anyone can make it happen, it's our local super kid, Abigail Perez.


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Difference from Fates
This game did receive an official English localization and was released under the title Fire Emblem Fates. However, on its way across the ocean, several features present in the original release were altered or missing. Many parts of the game's story and dialogue were re-written to tone down some of its more mature themes, and certain features present in the original release, such as the Skinship minigame, were cut entirely. As fans of the Fire Emblem series, we believe that western gamers deserve to be able to play the game as it was originally intended, with everything from the Japanese release intact. It's for that very reason that we're continuing to work on this patch.
We're trying to update to update the repo on a monthly basis, and we'll release a ready-to-use patch when certain milestones are met.
To use the patch, simply download the latest release, located here. Then, follow the instructions located in this repo's wiki.


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#ifndef OVERKIZ_FREEDESKTOP_DBUS_MANAGER_H_
#define OVERKIZ_FREEDESKTOP_DBUS_MANAGER_H_

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <map>

namespace Overkiz
{

  namespace FreeDesktop
  {

    namespace DBus
    {
      class Manager
      {
      public:

        /*!
         * \enum ServiceStatus
         *
         * Enumeration defining the status of the service.
         */
        enum ServiceStatus
        {
          STATUS_SUCCESS = DBUS_START_REPLY_SUCCESS, //!< The service was successfully started.
          STATUS_ALREADY_RUNNING = DBUS_START_REPLY_ALREADY_RUNNING, //!< A connection already owns the given name.
        };

        Manager() {}

        virtual ~Manager() {}

        virtual uint32_t requestName(const std::string& name, uint32_t flags) = 0;

        virtual uint32_t releaseName(const std::string& name) = 0;

        virtual std::vector<std::string> listQueudOwners(const std::string& name) const = 0;

        virtual std::string hello() = 0;

        virtual std::vector<std::string> listNames() const = 0;

        virtual std::vector<std::string> listActivableNames() const = 0;

        virtual bool nameHasOwner(const std::string& name) const = 0;

        virtual void nameOwnerChanged(const std::string& name, const std::string& oldOwner, const std::string& newOwner) = 0;

        virtual void nameLost(const std::string& name) = 0;

        virtual void nameAcquired(const std::string& name) = 0;

        virtual uint32_t startServiceByName(const std::string& name, uint32_t flags) = 0;

        virtual void updateActivationEnvironment(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& env) = 0;

        virtual std::string getNameOwner(const std::string& name) const = 0;

        virtual uint32_t getConnectionUnixUser(const std::string& busName) const = 0;

        virtual uint32_t getConnectionUnixProcessId(const std::string& busName) const = 0;

        virtual void addMatch(const std::string& rule) = 0;

        virtual void removeMatch(const std::string& rule) = 0;

        virtual std::string getId() const = 0;
      };
    }
  }

}

#endif /* OVERKIZ_FREEDESKTOP_DBUS_MANAGER_H_ */


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And here comes Erik Buell into the ring! Fuell!
The tipping point is right around the corner.
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Honda Assist-e. Self balancing electric motorcycle.


A lack of demand for hot meals such as carveries during the recent hot weather has contributed to a slowdown in sales growth at Marston's food-led division, knocking the shares in the pub group and prompting analyst downgrades.
The Wolverhampton-based business said like-for-like sales in the food-led part of its estate rose 1.3pc for the 42 weeks to July 22, almost half the 2.5pc rate of growth in the same period the year before.
The division contributes more to profits than the drink-led taverns division, prompting broker Peel Hunt to cut its pre-tax profit forecasts by 2pc for this financial year and 3pc for next. Marston's shares fell nearly 4pc to 117p in early trading.


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The Effect of Storage Time and Other Chemo-Physical Treatments on Peelability of Hard-boiled Table Eggs
The Effect of Storage Time and Other Chemo-Physical.pdf (187.99 KB)
Mohamed, Mahmoud
UOFK
An experiment was conducted using a 285 fresh laid table eggs to study the effects of different levels of storage time and chemo-physical treatments (5% HCl, and 1% NaOH or both) and egg size on hard-cooked eggs peelability and/or weight. At first, 240 out of the total fresh laid eggs were divided into four experimental groups of approximately similar grades. Each group consisted of four replicates of 15 eggs. The table eggs in group one (control group) were subjected only to the effect of the storage levels (1-day, 7-days, 14-days, and 21-days) at room temperature then hard-cooked, weight and peeled manually. The table eggs in groups two, three, and four, in addition to the storage time were hard-cooked, weight and further subjected to the effect of 5% hydrochloric acid, 1% sodium hydroxide and combination of hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide respectively. At all levels of the storage time and treatments the hard-cooked table eggs were weighed and peeled manually. The peelability of each of the four egg groups was determined on the basis of a scoring system. The rest of the experimental eggs were graded and used to evaluate the role of egg size as a physical parameter on shell removal of hard-cooked table eggs. The results indicated that the peelability and the weight of the hard-cooked eggs were affected significantly by the different levels of the storage time. Hard-cooked eggs treated with acid alone and combination of acid with alkali showed the highest peeling scores during the different levels of storage time compared to the control group and alkali group. The alkali treatment showed low effect on the peelability of fresh laid hard-cooked eggs. This effect declined with storage time until zero effect was reached at 7th day. Chemical treatments showed no effect on egg weight. There was no correlation between peelability and egg weight. The sensory evaluation of all experimental eggs scored moderately desirable and above, in all measured attributes. Egg size had no significant effect on hard-cooked table eggs shell removal. In conclusion, the acid and acid-alkali chemical treatments have significant improvement effect on peelability of fresh laid eggs which in turn could preserve the quality characteristics of the hard-cooked table eggs.
http://khartoumspace.uofk.edu/handle/123456789/8638


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import json
import logging
import os
import re
import subprocess
from pathlib import Path

from flask import g, make_response, request, url_for

from Pegasus.db import connection
from Pegasus.db.ensembles import (
    EMError,
    Ensembles,
    EnsembleWorkflowStates,
    Triggers,
    TriggerType,
)
from Pegasus.service.ensembles import api, emapp
from Pegasus.service.lifecycle import authenticate

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def connect():
    log.debug("Connecting to database")
    g.master_db_url = g.user.get_master_db_url()
    g.session = connection.connect(
        g.master_db_url, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False}
    )

def disconnect():
    if "conn" in g:
        log.debug("Disconnecting from database")
        g.session.close()

@emapp.errorhandler(Exception)
def handle_error(e):
    return api.json_api_error(e)

emapp.before_request(authenticate)
emapp.before_request(connect)

@emapp.teardown_request
def teardown_request(exception):
    disconnect()

@emapp.route("/ensembles", methods=["GET"])
def route_list_ensembles():
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    ensembles = dao.list_ensembles(g.user.username)
    result = [e.get_object() for e in ensembles]
    return api.json_response(result)

@emapp.route("/ensembles", methods=["POST"])
def route_create_ensemble():
    name = request.form.get("name", None)
    if name is None:
        raise EMError("Specify ensemble name")

    max_running = request.form.get("max_running", 1)
    max_planning = request.form.get("max_planning", 1)

    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    dao.create_ensemble(g.user.username, name, max_running, max_planning)
    g.session.commit()

    return api.json_created(url_for("route_get_ensemble", name=name, _external=True))

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:name>", methods=["GET"])
def route_get_ensemble(name):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, name)
    result = e.get_object()
    return api.json_response(result)

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:name>", methods=["PUT", "POST"])
def route_update_ensemble(name):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, name)

    max_running = request.form.get("max_running", None)
    if max_running is not None:
        e.set_max_running(max_running)

    max_planning = request.form.get("max_planning", None)
    if max_planning is not None:
        e.set_max_planning(max_planning)

    state = request.form.get("state", None)
    if state is not None:
        if state != e.state:
            # TODO Do the necessary state transition
            e.set_state(state)

    e.set_updated()

    g.session.commit()

    return api.json_response(e.get_object())

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:name>/workflows", methods=["GET"])
def route_list_ensemble_workflows(name):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, name)
    result = [w.get_object() for w in dao.list_ensemble_workflows(e.id)]
    return api.json_response(result)

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/workflows", methods=["POST"])
def route_create_ensemble_workflow(ensemble):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble)

    name = request.form.get("name", None)
    if name is None:
        raise EMError("Specify ensemble workflow 'name'")

    priority = request.form.get("priority", 0)

    basedir = request.form.get("basedir")
    if basedir is None:
        raise EMError("Specify 'basedir' where plan command should be executed")

    plan_command = request.form.get("plan_command")
    if plan_command is None:
        raise EMError("Specify 'plan_command' that should be executed to plan workflow")

    dao.create_ensemble_workflow(e.id, name, basedir, priority, plan_command)

    g.session.commit()

    return api.json_created(
        url_for("route_get_ensemble_workflow", ensemble=ensemble, workflow=name)
    )

@emapp.route(
    "/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/workflows/<string:workflow>", methods=["GET"]
)
def route_get_ensemble_workflow(ensemble, workflow):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble)
    w = dao.get_ensemble_workflow(e.id, workflow)
    result = w.get_detail_object()
    return api.json_response(result)

@emapp.route(
    "/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/workflows/<string:workflow>", methods=["PUT", "POST"]
)
def route_update_ensemble_workflow(ensemble, workflow):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)

    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble)
    w = dao.get_ensemble_workflow(e.id, workflow)

    priority = request.form.get("priority", None)
    if priority is not None:
        w.set_priority(priority)

    state = request.form.get("state", None)
    if state is not None:
        w.change_state(state)

    w.set_updated()

    g.session.commit()

    return api.json_response(w.get_detail_object())

@emapp.route(
    "/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/workflows/<string:workflow>/analyze", methods=["GET"]
)
def route_analyze_ensemble_workflow(ensemble, workflow):
    dao = Ensembles(g.session)
    e = dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble)
    w = dao.get_ensemble_workflow(e.id, workflow)
    report = "".join(analyze(w))
    resp = make_response(report, 200)
    resp.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/plain"
    return resp

def analyze(workflow):
    w = workflow

    yield "Workflow state is %s\n" % w.state
    yield "Plan command is: %s\n" % w.plan_command

    logfile = w.get_logfile()
    if os.path.isfile(logfile):
        yield "Workflow log:\n"
        for l in open(w.get_logfile(), "rb"):
            yield "LOG: %s" % l.decode()
    else:
        yield "No workflow log available\n"

    if w.submitdir is None or not os.path.isdir(w.submitdir):
        yield "No submit directory available\n"
    else:
        yield "pegasus-analyzer output is:\n"
        p = subprocess.Popen(
            ["pegasus-analyzer", w.submitdir],
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
        )

        out, err = p.communicate()
        out = out.decode()

        for l in out.split("\n"):
            yield "ANALYZER: %s\n" % l
        rc = p.wait()
        yield "ANALYZER: Exited with code %d\n" % rc

    if w.state == EnsembleWorkflowStates.PLAN_FAILED:
        yield "Planner failure detected\n"
    elif w.state == EnsembleWorkflowStates.RUN_FAILED:
        yield "pegasus-run failure detected\n"
    elif w.state == EnsembleWorkflowStates.FAILED:
        yield "Workflow failure detected\n"

# --- trigger related routes ---------------------------------------------------
@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/triggers", methods=["GET"])
def route_list_triggers(ensemble):
    dao = Triggers(g.session)
    triggers = dao.list_triggers_by_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble)

    return api.json_response([Triggers.get_object(t) for t in triggers])

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/triggers/<string:trigger>", methods=["GET"])
def route_get_trigger(ensemble, trigger):
    raise NotImplementedError("TODO")

# TODO: checks for correct data should be done here on the backend
"""
# error response format

{
  id: "id", <-- unique id to a request, it has been added as request.uid (use this when logging)
  code: "UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY", <-- capitalized versions of errors that json schema would return
  "message": "Err description",
  "errors": [
    {
      code: "MIN_LEN_ERR",
      message": "Err description",
      path: [ field_name ],
    },
    ..
  ],
  "warnings": [ .. ]
}
"""

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/triggers/cron", methods=["POST"])
def route_create_cron_trigger(ensemble):
    # verify that ensemble exists for user
    e_dao = Ensembles(g.session)

    # raises EMError code 404 if does not exist
    ensemble_id = e_dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble).id

    # validate trigger
    trigger = request.form.get("trigger", type=str)
    if not trigger or len(trigger) == 0:
        raise EMError("trigger name must be a non-empty string")

    # validate workflow_script
    workflow_script = request.form.get("workflow_script", type=str)
    if not workflow_script or len(workflow_script) == 0:
        raise EMError("workflow_script name must be a non-empty string")

    if not Path(workflow_script).is_absolute():
        raise EMError("workflow_script must be given as an absolute path")

    # validate workflow_args
    can_decode = True
    try:
        workflow_args = json.loads(request.form.get("workflow_args"))
    except json.JSONDecodeError:
        can_decode = False

    if not can_decode or not isinstance(workflow_args, list):
        raise EMError("workflow_args must be given as a list serialized to json")

    # validate interval
    try:
        interval = to_seconds(request.form.get("interval", type=str))
    except ValueError:
        raise EMError(
            "interval must be given as `<int> <s|m|h|d>` and be greater than 0 seconds"
        )

    # validate timeout
    try:
        timeout = request.form.get("timeout", type=str, default=None)
        if timeout is not None:
            timeout = to_seconds(timeout)
    except ValueError:
        raise EMError(
            "timeout must be given as `<int> <s|m|h|d>` and be greater than 0 seconds"
        )

    kwargs = {
        "ensemble_id": ensemble_id,
        "trigger": trigger,
        "trigger_type": TriggerType.CRON.value,
        "workflow_script": workflow_script,
        "workflow_args": workflow_args,
        "interval": interval,
        "timeout": timeout,
    }

    # create trigger entry in db
    t_dao = Triggers(g.session)
    t_dao.insert_trigger(**kwargs)

    # return response success
    return api.json_created(
        url_for("route_get_trigger", ensemble=ensemble, trigger=trigger)
    )

@emapp.route("/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/triggers/file_pattern", methods=["POST"])
def route_create_file_pattern_trigger(ensemble):
    # verify that ensemble exists for user
    e_dao = Ensembles(g.session)

    # raises EMError code 404 if does not exist
    ensemble_id = e_dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble).id

    # validate trigger
    trigger = request.form.get("trigger", type=str)
    if not trigger or len(trigger) == 0:
        raise EMError("trigger name must be a non-empty string")

    # validate workflow_script
    workflow_script = request.form.get("workflow_script", type=str)
    if not workflow_script or len(workflow_script) == 0:
        raise EMError("workflow_script name must be a non-empty string")

    if not Path(workflow_script).is_absolute():
        raise EMError("workflow_script must be given as an absolute path")

    # validate workflow_args
    can_decode = True
    try:
        workflow_args = json.loads(request.form.get("workflow_args"))
    except json.JSONDecodeError:
        can_decode = False

    if not can_decode or not isinstance(workflow_args, list):
        raise EMError("workflow_args must be given as a list serialized to json")

    # validate interval
    try:
        interval = to_seconds(request.form.get("interval", type=str))
    except ValueError:
        raise EMError(
            "interval must be given as `<int> <s|m|h|d>` and be greater than 0 seconds"
        )

    # validate timeout
    try:
        timeout = request.form.get("timeout", type=str, default=None)
        if timeout is not None:
            timeout = to_seconds(timeout)
    except ValueError:
        raise EMError(
            "timeout must be given as `<int> <s|m|h|d>` and be greater than 0 seconds"
        )

    # validate file_patterns
    can_decode = True
    try:
        file_patterns = json.loads(request.form.get("file_patterns"))
    except json.JSONDecodeError:
        can_decode = False

    if not can_decode or not isinstance(file_patterns, list):
        raise EMError("file_patterns must be given as a list serialized to json")

    if len(file_patterns) < 1:
        raise EMError("file_patterns must contain at least one file pattern")

    for fp in file_patterns:
        if not Path(fp).is_absolute():
            raise EMError(
                "each file pattern must be given as an absolute path (e.g. '/inputs/*.txt"
            )

    kwargs = {
        "ensemble_id": ensemble_id,
        "trigger": trigger,
        "trigger_type": TriggerType.FILE_PATTERN.value,
        "workflow_script": workflow_script,
        "workflow_args": workflow_args,
        "interval": interval,
        "timeout": timeout,
        "file_patterns": file_patterns,
    }

    # create trigger entry in db
    t_dao = Triggers(g.session)
    t_dao.insert_trigger(**kwargs)

    # return response success
    return api.json_created(
        url_for("route_get_trigger", ensemble=ensemble, trigger=trigger)
    )

@emapp.route(
    "/ensembles/<string:ensemble>/triggers/<string:trigger>", methods=["DELETE"]
)
def route_delete_trigger(ensemble, trigger):
    # verify that ensemble exists for user
    e_dao = Ensembles(g.session)

    # raises EMError code 404 if does not exist
    ensemble_id = e_dao.get_ensemble(g.user.username, ensemble).id

    # update trigger state to be STOPPED so that the TriggerManager can
    # handle it appropriately
    t_dao = Triggers(g.session)

    # make sure get_trigger raises 404 if nothing found
    trigger_id = t_dao.get_trigger(ensemble_id, trigger)._id
    t_dao.update_state(ensemble_id, trigger_id, "STOPPED")

    return api.json_response(
        {
            "message": "ensemble: {}, trigger: {} marked for deletion".format(
                ensemble, trigger
            )
        },
        status_code=202,
    )

def to_seconds(value: str) -> int:
    """Convert time unit given as '<int> <s|m|h|d>` to seconds.
    :param value: input str
    :type value: str
    :raises ValueError: value must be given as '<int> <s|m|h|d>
    :raises ValueError: value must be > 0s
    :return: value given in seconds
    :rtype: int
    """

    value = value.strip()
    pattern = re.compile(r"\d+ *[sSmMhHdD]")
    if not pattern.fullmatch(value):
        raise ValueError(
            "invalid interval: {}, interval must be given as '<int> <s|m|h|d>'".format(
                value
            )
        )

    num = int(value[0 : len(value) - 1])
    unit = value[-1].lower()

    as_seconds = {"s": 1, "m": 60, "h": 60 * 60, "d": 60 * 60 * 24}

    result = as_seconds[unit] * num

    if result <= 0:
        raise ValueError(
            "invalid interval: {}, interval must be greater than 0 seconds".format(
                result
            )
        )

    return result


text:
Death-row inmate at US federal prison executed
Convicted prisoner Brandon Bernard was executed by lethal injection in the U.S. The Trump government's decision has attracted criticism.
Washington, D.C. – The federal government of outgoing US President Donald Trump allowed the execution of a black man convicted of murder to go ahead at a federal prison in Indiana just weeks before the president is due to leave office.
Protesters are calling on President Trump to put a stop to the executions scheduled to take place before he leaves office. © imago images / UPI Photo
Brandon Bernard (✝40) died by lethal injection on Thursday evening at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to media reports.
Bernard was arrested for a double murder committed as an 18-year-old gang member and sentenced to death by a jury.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West expressed her opposition to his execution and to the death penalty, TAG24 reported.
She tweeted: "1 hour until Brandon Bernard will be executed. It's #HumanRightsDay and here in the United States we are executing someone who was 18 at the time of the crime, was not the shooter and has rehabilitated himself. So shameful."
The US Supreme Court had rejected a motion to stay the execution of Bernard on Thursday evening.
Kim Kardashian criticizes the decision on Twitter
Trump plans to allow several more executions before he leaves office
Donald Trump has still not admitted defeat in the 2020 elections. © imago images / UPI Photo
The Department of Justice is planning several federal executions of convicted criminals before Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20.
Biden, a Democrat, rejects the death penalty. Trump, a Republican, enforced the reintroduction of executions at the federal level.
While many US states enforce the death penalty, there have been no federal executions since 2003. Since then, federal courts have continued to hand down the death penalty, but it has not been carried out until recently.
The Department of Justice resumed executions in July after a 17-year hiatus on the federal level. Bernard was the ninth person put to death by the federal government this year, NBC News reported.
Among the four other death row inmates to be executed before Biden's inauguration are, according to media reports, three black men and one white woman. She would be the first woman in more than 60 years to be executed on the federal level. Her execution is scheduled for January 12.
Cover photo: imago images / UPI Photo
More on the topic US politics:
Biden taps Jaime Harrison for next DNC chair
Democrats reportedly briefed on violent plots planned for Inauguration Day
QAnon "shaman" who stormed the Capitol now available as action figure
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What were President Obama and his advisors thinking when they went all-out to arrange a prisoner swap with the Taliban?
What was the hurry? Why now after all the past attempts at making the same bargain have failed? What really changed?
The official word is he's sick and needs medical attention. I'm sure he does. The Taliban aren't known for serving steak and potatoes to their enemies.
Is he dying? Did Obama think his record may be stained if a POW dies under his watch with the world as a witness? Whatever the reason, it was a stupid move.
One; we are now negotiating with terrorists. Not just any terrorist organization, but the same one we invaded two countries going after. It's always been a firm National Policy not to bargain with terrorists. For good reasons. But they were disregarded.
Was one sick POW reason enough for this sneaky swap? Not informing Congress was a flat-out violation of an agreement not to free Guantanamo Bay prisoners without a 30-day notice. A belated apology doesn't make that right.
To compound this apparently ill-thought out prisoner swap, we got screwed!
We ended up with one American deserter, and they got five high-ranking officials. Pardon me, but any moron can see that was uneven swap. What do you think those five men are going to devote the rest of their lives too?
That's right. Killing Americans. But we have Bowe Bergdahl. Excuse me, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. He got promoted a couple of times as his captors were indoctrinating him into Islam. Don't be surprised if he announces he's a Muslim now.
The U.S. Army is preparing to launch a full high-level inquiry into the circumstances of Bergdahl's disappearance from his outpost in Afghanistan. That inquiry will determine whether a formal investigation into possible criminal charges against him.
That summer, U.S. officials confirmed that Bergdahl had "just walked off" the base in a remote region near the border with Pakistan. By 2010, a Pentagon investigation, concluding that Bergdahl had left his unit voluntarily without his weapon or body armor, and pulled back the most aggressive efforts to retrieve him, the Associated Press reported.
Bergdahl's platoon members say that those efforts proved deadly to six soldiers as they searched for their vanished colleague.
The administration was hoping for some kind of PR victory by bringing Bergdahl home. It was a bold move. But not the right move.
Look at what our country has given up. A precedent has been set. It's now open season for taking American prisoners so the Taliban can swap them for their cohorts in Guantanamo Bay.
Bergdahl is no hero, by any stretch of the imagination. That will come out when the inevitable investigation is made on why he deserted his post.


Seated in the porch, admiring the green landscape and listening to the cowbells jingling in the distance I think that this is the perfect destination. Whether you travel with children, solo, with a group of friends or your significant other, this valley will allow you to play hide and seek with reality.
The days start with a lazy fog that makes you want to curl up in your fluffly bed and spend the day reading and looking through the window. But the landscape is so inviting that you just can't help but open the window and take a deep breath. It smells like flowers and fresh cut grass. Santesteban is one of those little villages that makes you want to sell everything and move here. It's a place for silence, joyful meetings at El Titi to devour the best croquettes in the world, relaxed strolls in its tiny streets and people watching: neighbours talk and are nice to each other! It looks stage, but it's just that perfect. This place is also the perfect headquarter to make lovely daytrips to San Sebastian, Biarritz or Pamplona. In less that an hour you can reach several picturesque towns… in case you want to leave this ever green beauty. There are plenty of farmhauses to spend the night, but you can also opt for a monastery (Donamaría Convent +0034. 948.450.066) or an adorable family owned hotel. In any case, relax is guaranteed.
One of my favourite things to do when visiting Valle del Baztan is spending the afternoon in Elizondo. This charming village is always on my mind. Not because of its delightful architecture and quiet atmosphere, but for its chocolate. There is this bakery that makes the best chocolate in the world. I'm a complete chocaholic and I know what I'm saying: the best chocolate in the world. Made with their own recipe and handpicked nuts from the area. This little piece of heaven is called Malkorra. And if you feel guilty after devouring a ton of chocolate (I'm sure you just can't eat a square. You will need more. And more.), you can always walk the calories away in Señorío de Bertiz, a National Park that is a complete fairy tale world on its own. Just one last tip: if you want to take home something beautiful, visit all the ironmonger's you find in your way. They have the most amazing copper plates, traditional ornaments or pottery vases you can imagine. And remember, this area is all about hidden spots: get lost and wander. At night, when you crawl up in bed again, tired but happy, you will think about the beautiful scenery, the amazing food and the great moments you've lived and then you will feel like you've discovered you own hidden kingdom.
Lovely photos! Me encanta, Se ve muy relajante.


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The journals of early travelers such as Ibn Battuta of Morocco, Zheng He of China, and Mansa Musa of Mali are examples of
1.primary sources describing observations of the travelers
2.works of fiction intended to describe the adventures of the travelers
3.secondary sources that record the travelers' interpretations of history
4.outdated resources for historical research
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who was who made build the wrought iron gates?
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How long was Ibn Battuta's journey from Andalusia and Morocco
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Please give me resources (hopefully, straightforward ones) on the contact between groups of people occured and the nature of that contact, including the notation aboiut the impact of that contact on both parties: -Developlment and
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What is a possible explanation of why China abandoned overseas exploration in 1435? A. China could not develop advanced naval technology. B. The voyages of Zheng He failed to impress local rulers. C. Confucian scholars wanted to
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The voyages of Zheng He reveal a powerful, accomplished, and restored Confucian state and civilization in China that was at least equal to, but very different from, emerging early modern Western civilization. List and describe the
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Home Arkansas Football Razorbacks' Top National Signing Day Targets: Marcus Henderson
Razorbacks' Top National Signing Day Targets: Marcus Henderson
-Tommy Foltz
With early signings from prep stars like Myles Slusher and Darin Turner, the Razorbacks' recruiting class of 2020 is ranked No. 40 in the nation according to 247 Sports.
That's better than many would have expected given new head coach Sam Pittman has only been on the job for a couple of months. Still, with National Signing Day on Wednesday, there are a few potential signees who could push Pittman's first class into the 30s and give Razorback fans even more confidence that the ship has finally righted heading into the 2020 season.
The top three quality (4-star) players who appear to be the most "warm" on the Hogs are Marcus Henderson, Rashad Battle and Malik Hornsby. I'll look at Henderson first.
Yes, the most overused cliche in football is "It all starts up front." But, you know cliches become cliches because they're generally true.
BIG:
He may come from the flatlands of the Mid-South, but he is a mountain of a man.
Marcus Henderson is 6'5" and weighs 300 pounds. I wouldn't want to get into a scuffle with him on Beale Street. He played at the Memphis University School. He's a 4-star offensive lineman. What else could we want?
Well, we wanted 5-star Broderic Jones out of Lithonia, Georgia who made a "soft" commitment to Sam Pittman while Pittman was still at Georgia. He strengthened that commitment recently, so he's pretty much off the board at this point.
Still, since Pittman last coached at Arkansas, the Hogs haven't been used to landing blue-chip offensive lineman, so we'll take what we can get. And he'd be a good one. Being from Memphis we've got a shot. In fact, for Henderson, it's down to Arkansas and Ole Miss.
"I think Coach Pittman will come in and have Arkansas right within the next two years," Henderson recently said. "Coach [Lane] Kiffin is notorious for being that coach who gave Nick Saban a hard time when he first got into coaching at Tennessee. Both of the staffs have good track records of putting people in the NFL and it's just connections at both schools."
Henderson is the type of player who can give our quarterback (whoever it turns out to be) more time in the pocket to throw to Trey Knox, Treylon Burks and Mike Woods. Even as a true freshman, he could open up creases for Rakeem Boyd.
Just think of Rakeem Boyd (who should be preseason first-team All-SEC) running behind a true SEC caliber line.
Very few freshman could waltz into Fayetteville and take playing time away from the playmaking quartet mentioned above.
Yet, outside of Knox, Burks, Woods and Boyd, every player at every position on both sides of the ball should be looking over their shoulder at the next guy. When Sam Pittman goes into a recruit's house and he says, "Hey, you can come in and compete immediately" he's not lying. He can say it with a straight face, especially as it relates to the offensive line.
If we can land Henderson, and others like him, our skill players will become far more effective.
PRETTY GOOD COMPANY:
Marcus Henderson has already taken official visits to:
—Georgia: 1/31/20
—Arkansas: 12/13/19
—Ole Miss: 1/17/20
—Missouri: 11/23/19
But, he's also been recruited by:
Nobody understands the need to have talent and, as important, be tough up front. Most of us agree that when Pittman left the Bielema regime to join Kirby Smart at Georgia that the toughness Arkansas had in the beginning of Bielema's stint at Arkansas went right out the door with him.
Toughness has been a hallmark of Pittman's career in coaching, and it's time we see it back on the Hill. That being said, making a 2-star really tough may only turn him into the equivalent of a 3-star — which doesn't get you very far in the SEC. Meanwhile, making a 4-star really tough might get you very far.
The base of beating the likes of Bama and LSU starts with talent and Henderson's got it. We need to beg, borrow or (*gasp*) steal to land this guy.
Watch Henderson go to work here:
Read the latest on another top Razorback recruit here:
Hogs' Top National Signing Day Targets: Malik Hornsby
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The Pittsburgh TasteBuds host wine exchanges throughout the year at select BYOB restaurants in the Pittsburgh area. They are a fun, creative way to meet new people, try new restaurants and go home with a surprise wine. Typically they are coordinated on Facebook and although RSVPs are required for a headcount, they are open for anyone to attend. Contact us via Urbanspoon for details and to RSVP.
Bring 1 bottle of wine in a wine bag or wrapped to be exchanged.
Bring 1 bottle of wine to have with your meal.
Follow the "theme" of the night. Each party has a theme – maybe a wardrobe color or accessory. Participate and you may get a special group giveaway.
To be hosted at the Fajita Grill.
Hosted at River Moon Cafe, the chef/owner worked with us to create a custom Cajun/Creole fixe-prix menu inspired by the French Quarter. We gave beads to everyone in attendance. The experience even featured a one of a kind live-music performance! Thank you Josephine!
Abay Restaurant was generous to give our entire group a fixe-price menu which included their combination platter. Happy Holidays – all corkage fees were on us! We celebrated great holiday cheer and exposed 16 new people to Ethiopian food. Thank you Jamie!


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The Democratic Party of Iowa meets in convention at Des Moines.
The Democratic Party of Iowa met in Des Moines to nominate candidates for the upcoming elections. The convention voiced full support for President Johnson and his policies and called especially for the immediate admission to Congress of representatives of the former Confederate states. The convention, interestingly, decided to adopt all the candidates that the "Conservative Republicans" had nominated two weeks before, with the exception of two minor posts. (By John Osborne)
"Iowa," The American Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1866 (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873), 408.
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06/28/1866 Resolution of the "Conservative Republicans" in Convention, Des Moines, Iowa, June 28, 1866.
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Life Sentence for Guangdong Counterfeiter: Effective Deterrence?
Tougher penalties for IP infringement is generally a good thing, but are long prison sentences the best deterrent?
You know, the law changes rapidly. Things like bribery and insider trading, well, it's hard to keep up with what's still illegal these days.
Standard Chartered Banker Arrested by Chinese Police?
Foreign banks with cross-border financial expertise giving advice to Chinese clients with access to State assets. What could go wrong?
If knowledge of HIV status, intent to transmit, and actual harm can be proven, and the chilling effect on voluntary testing can be minimized, criminalization should be considered.
Chalk up another big win for mob justice. The crowd might be cheering the decision, but lawyers and judges should be weeping.
With China's rapidly-aging population, the skyrocketing costs of health care, and the pressure placed on children due to the One Child Policy, the government should act now on assisted suicide.
If China really wants to move away from the death penalty, arguments that appeal to mercy and leniency are not going to get the job done.
The latest installment in my 751-part series on why we shouldn't be too happy about ad hoc criminal justice, even if we approve of the outcome.
Forced Confessions and China Legal Reform. Don't Try This at Home.
In an effort to end forced confessions, the government is debating new rules against self-incrimination.
The food scandals keep coming, and what's a government supposed to do when nothing else works?
Court Says China Should Ease Up On Drunk Drivers. Wait, What?
If drunk driving is prevalent in China, don't we want tough laws that will act as a deterrent?
China's transparency reforms move forward, with Henan Province announcing that it will netcast 5,000 criminal trials this year.
Beijing passes new rule allowing lawyers to attend interrogations. Measure designed to prevent forced confessions.
The latest act of student ultra-violence is not about rich vs. poor, but rather sane vs. depraved psychopath.
'Don't throw people in jail who are innocent.' Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and support that one.
Standardization and transparency are driving the latest reform of China's criminal justice system.


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The Commission on Systemic Interoperability, a federal advisory body, recommends in its final report that the government "develop a national standard for determining patient authentication and identity."
The 250-page report, released today, also calls for a uniform federal health information privacy standard that would overrule state laws that limit or prevent information sharing among authorized individuals and institutions.
The commission is composed mostly of information technology-savvy health care leaders, including physicians, hospital administrators and insurance executives. They wrestled with the issue of establishing a national identification number, which the Department of Health and Human Services would issue, to all patients whose records medical professionals would share across a future National Health Information Network.
Instead, the 11-member body unanimously issued general recommendations for standardizing the diverse systems that identify patients and assemble records. A national ID number would be one way to standardize, the report states.
"The crucial element is uniformity in how patients are linked to their data," said Scott Wallace, the commission's chairman and president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Health IT, at a Capitol Hill news conference, where the report was released.
To hasten adoption of health IT, the commission also recommends that the government, employers and other payers such as insurance companies offer "financial and other incentives for participation in a standards-based health care information network."
The report, "Ending the Document Game: Connecting and Transforming Your Healthcare through Information Technology," lists recommendations from 20 comparable reports dating back to 1973. Asked how this report differed from its predecessors, Wallace said it focuses on consumers and the benefits they would get from widespread health IT implementation.
The commission recommends that HHS undertake a public awareness campaign to increase momentum for the health IT movement.
The colorful document includes one-page case studies of how patients, family members and health care professionals can benefit from electronic health records that are accessible from anywhere.
"It is fundamentally a story about helping people," Wallace said, adding that health IT implementation would improve the quality of care and make dealing with the health care system easier. Medical errors kill more Americans than breast cancer, AIDS or auto accidents do, he said.
Many of the commission's 14 recommendations are in line with the efforts now under way at HHS and elsewhere to accelerate the adoption of health IT. For example, the commission supports the drive for online medication records -- a strategy often mentioned by Dr. David Brailer, the national health IT coordinator at HHS.
The commission was created by Congress when it passed the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Its recommendations are addressed to Congress and HHS.
Appropriately for a body seeking ways to eliminate much of the paper from medical records, copies of the paper edition included a CD with the contents and some video files. And the report was available online before paper copies were distributed.


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National Diversity Day celebrates who we are as individuals regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality or disability. It is a day to reflect and learn about different cultures and ideologies but more so, it's about embracing acceptance and tolerance.
At Ricoh, National Diversity Day provides the opportunity to reflect and ask ourselves; "How well as an organization, are we performing in championing diversity and inclusion?" The Ricoh 3 Loves intrinsically supports our efforts in our ongoing diversity and inclusion journey, but what measures have had an effect towards creating an inclusive culture where diversity is accepted and celebrated?
In an article in the Harvard Business Review1, Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid write: "In the context of the workplace, diversity equals representation. Without inclusion, however, the crucial connections that attract diverse talent, encourage their participation, foster innovation, and lead to business growth won't happen."
It's important to highlight where we began in our journey and where we are going today. The journey for diversity and inclusion has been marked by a significant shift from very subtle nods of appreciation for diversity in the past – to a more explicit approach where the objective is focused towards building a stronger and more inclusive culture and presence. This shift has been guided by an overarching directive to create a workplace culture where employees feel they belong.
Ricoh first began its journey by identifying the little things that made their employees feel less included. By removing implied barriers at an employee level, it began and became part of the diversity and inclusion journey.
Policy changes that were very simple in nature were implemented to respect the diverse lifestyles of Ricoh's workforce. Flexible working conditions allowed employees to make their careers fit comfortably with their commitments. Likewise, relaxing the dress code (with no explicit guidelines) enabled employees to bring their true identities to the workplace. These changes allowed for a more respectful culture where employee individuality could exist on its own terms.
In recent years, Ricoh's has committed to a more concerted effort in its diversity and inclusion activities. By applying the diversity and inclusion lens to all parts of the organization from processes, sponsorships, talent management (with the support of a dedicated committee) – an internal re-education for diversity and a cultural shift towards inclusion has been triggered.
Talent management at Ricoh now adopts the diversity perspective in the quality of talent at both an acquisition and retention level. Ricoh understands that if you don't advertise your roles to where people are looking, it closes the gap further in drawing a diverse range of candidates into the recruitment pipeline. New roles are now being made available to a greater audience of job seekers through dedicated diversity communities such as Equitek.
Likewise, job descriptions are now written in a gender-neutral voice so that candidates are not inadvertently screened to fit an expected stereotype for a role. For every role advertised, Ricoh commits to ensuring that a diverse range of candidates make it through the screening and interviewing process so that a true cross section of candidates is presented for final selection.
At a talent retention level, the diversity and inclusion lens is again weaved into organizational vitality activities. Leaders are now asked to pause and ask themselves – do they have enough diversity inside of their existing teams? How can they support both diversity and career development for high potential or successor reports?
While Ricoh continued its efforts to actively promote diversity and inclusion, it also looked outwards in engaging with diverse groups and communities that aligned with the interests of its workforce. International Women's Day is now celebrated annually with customers and partners to recognize female leadership and empowerment.
With initiatives for bursary programs across British Columbia, support for quality education has also become another area of focus for Ricoh. By providing bursaries to indigenous communities, Ricoh remains committed to providing the future workforce of diverse groups with a foundational base for education.
As we celebrate National Diversity Day, we continue to embrace an inclusive culture and presence that drives the goal of creating diversity of thought. At Ricoh, we remain committed towards fueling our journey through different diversity and inclusion initiatives. And while we continue to embark on the long journey ahead of us, we remain dedicated in finishing it together. As Jacqueline Woodson succinctly puts it "Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together."
Visit RicohChangeMakers.ca today.
1https://hbr.org/2017/02/diversity-doesnt-stick-without-inclusion
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Pregnant Mom Dying from COVID-19 and Premature Baby Saved by Loma Linda Team
18 September 2020 | Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) physicians saved 32-year-old Blanca Rodriguez, who was rushed to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital with severe upper respiratory issues and difficulty breathing while 28 weeks pregnant.
According to a LLUH news story, Rodriguez was initially treated for severe pneumonia-like symptoms when she was admitted on July 24. She then tested positive for COVID-19.
Fluid was gathering in the patient's lungs, as she had also developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, a condition with a 50% mortality rate in pregnant women. Within three days, Rodriguez was hardly breathing and needed major oxygen assistance.
She was intubated and placed into a medically induced coma.
Just hours later, Blanca's baby was also losing oxygen and a life-saving emergency C-section involving almost 25 people from several different departments was performed while Blanca lay comatose.
Jade was born July 27 without COVID-19 and was placed on a ventilator. Her mom was given anti-viral therapy, steroids, heavy oxygenation, convalescent plasma and antibiotics for days.
By August 2, Blanca's breathing had improved and Jade was taken off the ventilator. Blanca was released from the hospital August 6 and, according to the September 9 LLUH news story, is looking forward to welcoming home baby Jade when doctors approve her release from hospital care.
"I know it'll be a long time before I can take my baby home, but I can wait if this will keep her safe," Blanca said, according to the story. "COVID-19 is not a joke, especially for pregnant moms and babies. It nearly killed me. I'm so thankful for the people at Loma Linda. I'm so thankful for my life and my daughter's life."


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A third of asylum seekers sailing to Europe are children: UNICEF
A third of the Europe-bound refugees making perilous sea crossings from Turkey to Greece are now children, the United Nations (UN) says, adding that there are more children and women on the move than adult males.
"Children currently account for 36 percent of those risking the treacherous sea crossing between Greece and Turkey," spokeswoman for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Sarah Crowe said on Tuesday.
"Children and women on the move now make up nearly 60 percent" of all asylum seekers, she added.
The numbers mark a significant shift since June 2015, when 73 percent of asylum seekers were adult males and only 10 percent were under the age of 18.
UNICEF's special coordinator for the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe, Marie Pierre Poirier, said women and children are more vulnerable to the risks associated with the journeys to Europe.
The surge in the figures "means more are at risk at sea, especially now in the winter, and more need protection on land," she said.
Meanwhile, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that 20 percent of those who drowned in January while trying to sail from Turkey to Greece were children.
Refugees disembark from a passenger ferry arriving from the Greek island of Lesbos at the port of Piraeus, January 31, 2016. (Photo by AFP)
Some 330 children have lost their lives in those waters over the past five months, many of them just meters from shore, the IOM added.
Europe is facing an unprecedented influx of refugees, who are fleeing conflict-hit zones in North Africa and the Middle East mainly from war-hit Syria. Many blame major European powers for the exodus, saying their policies have led to a surge in terrorism and wars, forcing the people out of their homes.
Last month, nearly 62,200 asylum seekers, most of them from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, entered Europe through Greece, according to the IOM. The number surpassed one million in 2015.
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NUST MISIS and Lobaev Arms, Russia`s first private company for the production of arms, are announcing the creation of a joint master`s degree program aimed at training specialists to organize high-tech business in Russia and abroad.
NUST MISIS has won the "Career faculty" contest for the best project aimed at developing university work for training graduates with engineering and technical specialties. The contest was a part of the "Lift to the Future" program held by "Sistema", a Russian charity foundation.


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20 spaces available with beautiful views of the Meije!
A parking area has been created only 300m from the slopes. You will find onsite, a 'borne automatique' that will give you water and electricity and to empty your sewage (2€). This area is situated near the shops*. You may stay there as long as you like and make the most of the lovely panoramic view on the Meije.
* shops are open duing the season.