Some Nigerian lawyers worked extensively with the infamous Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, helping the company to incorporate shell entities and sell secrecy in Nigeria, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.
The lawyers this newspaper has so far identified from the huge #PanamaPapers database were those from the law firms of Olaniwun Ajayi Law Practitioners (OALP) and Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun.
The companies are however making spirited efforts to deny links with the Panamanian law firm. But PREMIUM TIMES has established firmly that they indeed bought services from the law firm.
PREMIUM TIMES had on April 5, 2016, published a comprehensive list of 110 Nigerians, including a Lagos-based law firm, Olaniwun Ajayi Law Practitioners, OALP, as well as a former employee of the company, Yemi Oke, who had at one time or the other engaged the services of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm that attained global infamy for helping clients create and operate offshore shell companies in tax havens like Seychelles, British Virgin Island and Panama amongst others.
Although the use of shell companies is not illegal and there are individuals and firms who incorporate them for purely legitimate purposes; yet, many who operate shell companies do so to evade tax, hide Ponzi schemes, run predatory lending scams and myriad illicit finance.
After the report, Mr. Oke, who is now Head of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law at the University of Lagos, contacted this newspaper denying dealings with Mossack Fonseca and threatening "real legal and other battles".
In an email to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr. Oke denied transactions over any ocean vessel just as he denied contacts with any law firm in Panama.
Even when he was informed that some professional and family details found in the leaked #PanamaPapers database matched his, he insisted that he had never dealt with the Panamanian law firm.
"I wish to again confirm that I left Olaniwun Ajayi (OALP) in 2007, and while at Olaniwun Ajayi, I never heard of, or had any dealings with a Vessel called AMS TITAN on August 01, 2007 or with Mossack Fonseca," Mr. Oke said in the mail.
"I've also copied this to my former employers (OALP) prior to the real legal and other battles. My former employers have denied any dealings with the firm (Mossack Fonseca)," the embittered lawyer added.
In an email reply to Mr. Oke, forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES, the Nigerian law firm, OALP, also denied any relationship with Mossack Fonseca.
"It's truly a terrible thing to have OALP mentioned. Certainly also you. We have no client in Panama and do no business there. We have never dealt with the firm you mentioned. No one here did or could have while you were here or any time after you left used your email.
"That would have been unprofessional and criminal. As a matter of standard procedure email accounts of those who resign are deleted and deactivated. Please sue or deal with the publishers as you deem fit. I agree it's no trifling matter," Konyinsola Ajayi of OALP said.
But information contained in the leaked Mossack Fonseca file shows that Mr. Oke, as client on record, requested Mossack Fonseca to register a Vessel, AMS TITAN, on August 01, 2007.
He even indicated that his family was based in Canada and that he was a legal practitioner educated up to the PhD level.
Among other fact-checks, PREMIUM TIMES verified the Nigerian phone number supplied to Mossack Fonseca and found it was still assigned to Mr. Oke.
This newspaper has access to the full database, containing millions of documents now referred to as Panama Papers, and has pored through it for months, carrying out due diligence before the publication of every related story, including the one that mentioned Yemi Oke and OALP.
Between 2007 and 2008, OALP, and particularly Mr. Oke,, acted as intermediary – "professional client" – between Mossack Fonsecca and Christopher Akhigbe-Mide, President of Project Masters International Ltd., to procure "provisional patent" and registration from Panama Maritime Authority for a vessel AMS Titan.
The email sent from Mr. Oke's account appeared to be the very first correspondence to Mossack Fonseca.
It reads: "We are a law firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. Our client desires to advance funding facilities for the purchase of certain vessel. The intended vessel will to be registered in, and to fly the flag of, the Republic of Panama.
"Your firm has been suggested as one of the leading firms in Panama with suitable competence and standing in transactions of this nature. We hereby, acting for and on behalf of our clients, request for billing quotes for the following legal services and/or documentation," the introductory paragraphs of the email said.
The legal services sought from Mossack Fonseca by the Nigerians included the "Registration and/or collection of all necessary approvals for the registration of a Vessel in Panama; Documentation and/or creation of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to hold the vessel in trust for the Nigerian lender-bank; (and) Requirements and documentation for the appointment of a foreign trusteeship to hold in trust for 3 years the vessel on behalf on the Nigerian lender-bank.
On July 30, 2007 Mr. Oke received a mail from Egbert Wetherborne of Mossack Fonseca.
"Thank you very much for your interest in our services. My name is Egbert Wetherborne, and I am the lawyer in charge of your case.
Mr. Wetherborne then requested Mr. Oke to send across some documents as part of Mossac Fonseca's KYC (Know Your Clients) requirements.
In the course of correspondence between OALP and Mossack Fonseca, a telephone appointment was fixed. On Wednesday August 1, 2007, Oluwadamilola Osonubi, a staff member of OALP, emailed Egbert Wetherborne saying: "I am working with Yemi Oke on the captioned transaction.
Interestingly the power of attorney was notarized by Konyinsola Ajayi on December 11, 2008, and by Babington Hooke, a London-based notary public, on December 29, 2008. The same Koyinsola Ajayi denied ever dealing with Mossac Fonseca.
"…Before taking any step against the publishers and others I need to be sure there is no mixed-up somewhere as I'm listed against 'Olaniun Ajayi'," the email from Yemi Oke reads.
On Sunday, May 8, 2016, Mr. Ajayi sent a reply to Mr. Oke, once again standing by his earlier claim that his firm had had no dealings with Mossack Fonseca and that Mr. Oke's email account was never used by anyone after his resignation.
"No need to worry. Do what you need to do to fully protect yourself. Best Regards, Konyin Ajayi," the former boss wrote.
However, when PREMIUM TIMES contacted Konyinsola Ajayi, who himself notarized the power of attorney sent to Mossack Fonseca, his position on the matter became somewhat ambiguous.
In the face of serial denials by Konyinsola Ajayi, another smoking gun was found in documents in the possession of PREMIUM TIMES.
"Kindly confirm the status of payment from your files and from Egbert Wetherborne, as he was handling this transaction on behalf of your firm at this time … we hope the required opinion can be issued as soon as possible, to enable our Client close this transaction," Akinwunmi, of OALP, wrote.
"We thank you for your kind and professional legal assistance in the Project Masters transaction.
"Please be informed that we require your legal assistance once again in connection with another vessel carrying a Panamanian flag.
"One of our clients desires to enter into a lease with an option to purchase an accommodation barge with an American Company. To this end, it is imperative that our client obtains evidence of the nature of title the American Company has over the barge. Also our client needs to ensure that good title can also be passed on to them (free from any future or present encumbrance) upon the purchase of the barge.
"Lastly, as our client also seeks to register the barge in Nigeria, we may need your assistance to deregister the barge at the Panamanian Registry. Please let us know also what this would entail," the email from the Nigerian law firm reads.
Afolabi Caxton-Martins, Managing Partner of ACAS-Law, also contacted PREMIUM TIMES protesting his inclusion in the list of the Nigerian clients of Mossack Fonseca.
"We refute, categorically, that I or any of my partners or ACAS-Law owns a bank account or any type of asset, directly or indirectly in Panama," Mr. Caxton-Martins wrote in an email to this newspaper. "Given the sensitive nature of our work, (our clients expect to be served by persons of the highest ethical standards and integrity), being falsely linked with the Panama scandal is bound to raise red flags and serious questions about our partners and firm. We have already received numerous calls from concerned friends and associates.
PREMIUM TIMES Managing Editor, Musikilu Mojeed, responded, "Thank you very much for contacting us over the inclusion of your name among clients of Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca.
"According to information contained in the leaked file, your law firm, Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun, became a professional client/intermediary of Mossack Fonseca on June 5, 2008. Your client number is 25019.
"You (Mr. Caxton-Martins) are named as the main contact person for your firm.
But Mr. Caxton-Martins wrote back saying, "Thank you for your email which helped to clarify a few issues. We now understand that according to Premium Times, ACAS-Law became a client and/or an intermediary of Mossak Fonseeca ("MF") on June 5 2008 and that I am cited as the primary contact. This is a very different position from the one taken by your original publication which classified our firm as one of those persons that hold assets in Panama.
"Following your email in which you highlighted the date on which our firm allegedly became a client of MF, we conducted a search of our email database which shed some light on your allegations. We assume that your information was obtained from the database containing "..millions of documents.." referenced in your email. Please see below an email I received from the Intellectual Property ("IP") department of MF following an IP conference that I attended in Germany.
"The date of the email is the same date you quoted as the date our firm became a "client" of MF. If that email was the source for your story, and there is a strong inference that is the case, do you still believe our inclusion in your list was justified? Please see the said email below.
Mr. Caxton-Martins indeed heard back from PREMIUM TIMES. Managing Editor Mojeed wrote back to him saying, "I apologise for the delay in responding to your email. I have been travelling extensively in the past days, with limited access to email.
"I like to assure you that we did not list your firm based on the email you forwarded.
"You are clearly identified in documents among customers created in 2005.
Besides, your firm, ACAS-Law, is the legal representative for offshore firm, Koggi Shipping. And you indeed dealt with Mossack Fonseca on behalf of the company in case number 1607374.


WASHINGTON--A national organization of distance-learning providers last week unveiled a series of policies aimed at overcoming obstacles to the effective use of new technologies in teaching.
The policy statement released here by the United States Distance Learning Association contends that there are "significant barriers," such as outdated local accreditation requirements for teachers, that limit the widespread adoption of distance learning, whether offered by satellite, telephone line, or broadcast television.
"Today's education, communication, and information policies and regulations were developed long before the advent of distance-learning capability," the document points out. "New policies must be put in place that remove these barriers so the nation can realize the benefits of distance learning."
Along with changes in governmental policies, the report also recommends that teacher-education programs be encouraged to put more emphasis on the uses of telecommunications.
The distance-learning association is a nonprofit umbrella group that represents distance-learning providers in the K-12, collegiate, and corporate markets. The report released last week reflects a consensus forged at a policy forum held this past summer that attracted delegates from 33 states, including such developers of K-12 programs as the Florida Department of Education, the San Antonio-based TI-IN Network Inc., the Fairfax County, Va., schools, and Oklahoma State University.
The changes outlined in the report would be best carried out in a comprehensive way at the national level, to forestall piecemeal moves toward reform, argued Ray L. Steele, director of the Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball Sate University and president of the distance-learning group. "It will do us no good to take small steps on a major national issue like this," he said.
Mr. Steele said the four-year-old organization had not yet begum formally lobbying to achieve its goals. He noted, however, that the group supports federal legislation introduced by Senator Conrad Burns, Republican of Montana, that would encourage the nation's telephone companies to accelerate the development of a national, fiber-optic-based communications network dedicated to educational and other public uses. The policy report lays out a series of steps that the federal, state, and local governments should undertake to "fulfill the tremendous potential of distance learning." They include: . Developing "a vision" of a national telecommunications info"a structure that recognizes the "interdependence" of education reform and the use of advanced telecommunications services.
Bringing "coherence"te the numerous programs that fund distance-learning projects.
Developing national demonstration sites for educational technology.
Providing incentives to teachertraining institutions to restructure their pre-service and in-service programs to "recognize the importance" of telecommunications to teaching.
Providing incentives for regional and professional accreditation bodies to encourage the use of the technologies.
Considering ehanges in the copyright laws to reflect "fair use" doetfines--whieh allow limited reproduction of copyrighted material without permission for educational and other uses--in distance education.
The report also recommends that governments at all levels encourage telecommunications companies to develop special price rates for educational applications and remove regulatory restraints on telecommunications companies to allow such rates.
The report further suggests that governments provide incentives to ensure "adequate, cost-effective access to satellite transponders" for educational users.


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Could fine-tuning this gene make crops more resistant to disease?
By Catharine Paddock PhD Published Nov 3, 2018 at 7:11 AM GMT
The discovery of a new plant gene could advance the search for ways to improve resistance to disease in crops.
The previously unknown gene is called SRG1 and plays a key role in controlling the immune system.
Could fine-tuning the gene SRG1 be a way to breed more resilient agricultural crops? Credit: pixabay-1845835
The journal Nature Communications recently published a report on the find by scientists from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and Jiangsu Normal University in China.
More resilient crops
The team suggests that future research on fine-tuning the gene might lead to more resilient crops or better ways to treat their diseases.
Plant diseases – such as those caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses – are responsible for around 10 percent of losses in key varieties of agricultural crops.
When they come under attack by viruses and bacteria, plants respond by producing small amounts of nitric oxide gas. Buildup of nitric oxide in its cells triggers the plant's immune system.
Nitric oxide increases SRG1
In the new study, the team took a closer look at what is happening at the genetic level during this process. They studied it in Arabidopsis thaliana, a common cress that often serves as a model in plant biology.
They discovered that nitric oxide increases SRG1 activity and that infection by bacteria has the same effect.
Further investigation revealed that increasing SRG1 ramps up the plant's immune response by reducing the activity of genes that normally suppress it.
The researchers showed that tweaking SRG1 led to greater resistance to infection through production of more defensive proteins.
"SRG1 is a positive regulator of plant immunity," they write.
Common across species
In addition, they discovered that nitric oxide also stops the immune system from over-reacting. If the immune system is too active it can damage the plant, just as autoimmune diseases attack healthy tissue in humans.
The researchers conclude that molecular mechanisms similar to those that they identified might be present in other species and that this may reveal something fundamental about immune regulation in general.
"Our findings," says Gary J. Loake, who is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Edinburgh University and senior author of the study, "provide a missing link between mechanisms that activate and suppress the plant's response to disease."
"We were surprised to see this might be common to humans too," he adds.
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It's been a while since the last post. I constantly have ideas about what to post on but then find I lack the time to post and once I do sit down, I've forgotten what I was going to post about!
Anyway this one is fairly mundane and just an update on our movements. Basically we're moving house! Will, myself and Sprocket are moving down to Lugarno. We have managed to secure a waterview house for rent -- and the biggest bonus (other than the view!!) is that it should fit all our stuff. It even has an underhouse storage area and workshop. Most of this we didn't even realise when we went for the open for inspection as there were about 15 groups of people looking at the same time we were, so it was fairly hectic. I'm actually quite surprised we got the house in retrospect as apparently there were other people who even offered more than the rent price. The week we applied we also had two others we had applied for. Both of those were higher on our preference list. Strangely enough maybe it's just psychological but I feel we got the best choice for us in the long run.
The reason we are moving in a bit of a rush is that my mother has been recently diagnose with Cancer :( It's non Hodgkins Lymphoma. She's been going through Chemo and has done two sessions now. It's pretty terrible to see her go through this and I can only imagine her pain and discomfort.
One thing I've been reading up recently is on herbal solutions. Even if it's preventative I think it's worthwhile taking as I'd hate to have to see anyone else I know go through what my mum is going through now. I've been reading on Sonya's blog about Dogs and Herbs. And from there I followed a link to read about Isabell Shiperd and I'm now looking into getting a couple of her books and a heap of herbs!


Food scientist Keith Steinkraus, PhD, once composed, "The processes needed for fermented foods were present in the world when guy appeared on the scene. … When we examine these foods, we remain in reality examining one of the most intimate connections in between man, germ, and also foods." 1.
It's a stylish way to describe what could or else sound like rot. Fermentation is the sluggish, regulated disintegration of natural substances by microorganisms or enzymes of plant or pet origin.2 Not just does fermentation convert sugars right into acids, alcohols, and carbon dioxide– helpful for both health and wellness and also culinary functions– but it additionally provides numerous other advantages. The majority of significant are enhancement of nutrients, removal of antinutrients, shipment of probiotic bacteria, as well as inhibition of foodborne pathogens.2-4.
" Human beings have been taking in fermented foods and also beverages for countless years," claims Robert Hutkins, PhD, a researcher and also teacher of food science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "Without a doubt, during much of human people, a major part of the human diet plan probably consisted of bread, yogurt, olives, sausages, white wine, and other fermentation-derived foods. They can be thought about perhaps as our initial 'refined foods.'" 1,4.
Fermentation produces numerous antimicrobial output, including alcohol as well as acids, which function as an organic method of food preservation.4 Modern use of chemical preservatives as well as refrigeration, combined with industrialization of the food supply, has actually lowered making use of fermented foods in the West, although they continue to be part of lots of typical sauerkraut juice . Today, fermented foods and also beverages make up concerning one-third of the international human diet and, as understanding about the human gut microbiota boosts, so has interest in fermented foods.1,3,4 Some professionals even suggest that fermented foods be consisted of in nationwide dietary recommendations.2,4.
Given the long background of fermented foods, Hutkins states researchers like himself– his lab studies bacteria important in fermented foods and human health– are a little bit stunned that fermented foods all of a sudden have actually ended up being stylish. "Customers are currently extra interested than ever before in fermented foods, from ale to yogurt, and all the kimchi and also miso in between," he says. "This interest is presumably driven by all the small/local/craft/ craftsmen production of fermented foods and drinks, but the health residential properties these foods are thought to supply are also a significant driving force.".
The most frequently utilized microbes in fermentation are microorganisms as well as yeast. Yeast fermentation creates alcohol as well as co2. As an example, different pressures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae generate carbon dioxide to assist bread dough rise or alcohol in beer as well as a glass of wine manufacturing. Bacterial fermentation produces acid. For instance, lots of types of bacteria– consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Lactococcus, and Bifidobacterium– collectively referred to as lactic acid germs (LABORATORY), transform sugar or various other carbohydrates to lactic acid.2,4 White wine, "sour" beers, as well as kombucha fermented tea make use of a multistep fermentation with both yeast and bacteria.3.
There are hundreds of food-microbe combinations, which implies there are countless different fermented foods and also drinks, each with unique flavors and also appearances.4 As an example, throughout yogurt fermentation, lactic acid-producing bacteria feed upon the sugars and other nutrients in milk, producing compounds that alter the taste, appearance, as well as nutrients.5.
Fermentation might occur normally and automatically or with cautious enhancement of a starter culture.2 With some fermented foods, germs are still to life when eaten. These consist of fresh kimchi, sauerkraut, and sour dill pickles along with yogurt, kefir, kombucha, unpasteurized miso, some cheeses, water- or brine-cured olives, standard salami, as well as European-style completely dry fermented sausages. Microbrewed beer that hasn't been filteringed system or heated up still contains real-time yeasts as well as germs.6.
With other foods, these germs are damaged with further processing, such as heating, cooking, pasteurization, or filtering system. These include tempeh, most soy sauce, the majority of beer as well as white wine, sourdough bread, chocolate, as well as shelf-stable sauerkraut and also kimchi. Fresh cheeses, consisting of cottage cheese, are warmed. Aged cheese might not have many online microorganisms, given that most pass away throughout storage.6.
California-based dietitian and also cookbook writer Jill Nussinow, MS, RDN, aka The Vegetable Queen, an accessory chef teacher at Santa Rosa Junior University, often gives talks to consumers concerning fermented foods. "They commonly think that foods that might be fermented such as pickles as well as sauerkraut however are tinned, processed, or pasteurized still have helpful probiotic effects. They also do not recognize that food such as yogurt does not constantly have energetic societies.".
Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, executive science officer for the International Scientific Organization for Probiotics and also Prebiotics (ISAPP), claims the study on practical health and wellness benefits of fermented foods is evolving. "We need extra randomized, managed trials on specified fermented foods so we can much better comprehend the wellness advantages associated with their consumption," she says. "Mechanistic researches are needed to better recognize what facets of a fermented food– the live microorganism, a fermentation-derived metabolite, or nourishment– add to providing the advantage.".
Sanders states there's evidence that some fermented foods are connected with healthier blood lipid accounts, improved glucose tolerance, enhanced digestive feature and also, when it comes to yogurt, improved tolerance to lactose. Nevertheless, their restored popularity can oversimplify an intricate area of science. "There's little downside to taking in fermented foods as part of a healthy diet, and also, as a matter of fact, there might be advantages. But it is very important not to allow the buzz get ahead of the science," Sanders states.


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Rule 12.180. Third-Party Practice
(a) When Available. At any time after commencement of the action a respondent may have a summons and petition served on a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the respondent for all or part of the petitioner's claim against the respondent, and may also assert any other claim that arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the petitioner's claim. The respondent need not obtain leave of court if the respondent files the third-party complaint not later than 20 days after the respondent serves the original answer. Otherwise, the respondent must obtain leave on motion and notice to all parties to the action. The person served with the summons and third-party complaint, the third-party respondent, must make defenses to the respondent's claim as provided in rules 12.110 and 12.140 and counterpetitions against the respondent and crossclaims against other third-party respondents as provided in rule 12.170. The third-party respondent may assert against the petitioner any defenses that the respondent has to the petitioner's claim.
(b) Additional Claims. The third-party respondent may also assert any claim against the petitioner arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the petitioner's claim against the respondent. The petitioner may assert any claim against the third-party respondent arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the petitioner's claim against the respondent, and the third-party respondent must assert a defense as provided in rules 12.110 and 12.140 and counterpetitions and crossclaims as provided in rule 12.170. Any party may move to strike the third-party claim or for its severance or separate trial. A third-party respondent may proceed under this rule against any person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the third-party respondent for all or part of the claim made in the action against the third-party respondent.
(c) When Petitioner May Bring in Third Party. When a counterpetition is asserted against the petitioner, the petitioner may bring in a third party under circumstances which would entitle a respondent to do so under this rule.


You don't have to look any further than BBQ to find a large variety of cabin & wildlife themed quilts and bedding. Berry Creek with the Trailhead Set full of bears ambling across your spread or Denali with their moose, bear, salmon, deer and other wildlife on numerous throws and spreads. Patch Quilts comes in with a number of wildlife quilts like Bears Paw, Call of the Wild, Bear Country, Ducks, Loon, Mallard, and Moose. If you don't want quite as busy of a theme as a Patch Quilt then check out all of the Wooded River sets with that outdoor wildlife theme.


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Rose-Colored Boy
The Final RIOT! (Live)
After Laughter
With a handful of full-length albums, songs featured on soundtracks for Twilight and Superman Returns (among others), and multiple high-profile appearances on the Vans Warped Tour, Paramore seem like anything but the work of some kids from Tennessee. Singer Hayley Williams was 13 when she was enlisted by guitarist Josh Farro and his brother, drummer Zac Farro, to form the band. By 2007, Paramore were headlining the Warped Tour and had crashed into record-buyers' consciousnesses courtesy of the Florida-based scene-mongering label Fueled by Ramen. In 2009, they followed a tour opening for No Doubt with the release of Brand New Eyes, which found youthful exuberance turning to a more focused, mature take on modern rock.
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Q: How to transfer informations, object to the thymeleaf I'm develop an application JAVA + Spring Boot+ ThymeLeaf(easy and simple front just for test).
I have got simple domain class Player:
@Entity
@Setter
@Getter
@EqualsAndHashCode(exclude = {"events"})
public class Player {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    private Long id;

    @Column(nullable = false)
    private String playerName;
    private String playerLastName;
    private String playerNickname;
    private String playerEmailAddress;
    private String playerTelephoneNumber;

    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "players", fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    private Set<Event> events = new HashSet<>();

    @Enumerated(value = EnumType.STRING)
    private FavouritePosition favouritePosition;
    private LocalDate birthdayDate;

}

I would like to calculate player age in "service" class.
The question is: how to tranfer this information to the frontend?
Controller method look like this:
@RequestMapping("/event/{eventId}/player/{playerId}/show")
    public String showPlayerForSpecificTeam(Model model, @PathVariable String eventId, @PathVariable String playerId) {

        model.addAttribute("player", playerService.getPlayerByEventIdAndPlayerId(Long.valueOf(eventId), Long.valueOf(playerId)));

        return "event/player/showPlayerForSpecifiedEvent";
    }

Where method getPlayerByEventIdAndPlayerId(Long.valueOf(eventId), Long.valueOf(playerId))return the Player object (there are no age just the birthday date).
I don't want to store in the database age value for each player - it is obvious.
Should I add to the controller another: model.addAttribute(); with information about age? (it doesnt looks good even for me)
I'm looking for smart solution, comply with the rules of clean code and MVC.
I would be glad if you will help me find good solution, thank you.
EDIT:
I just create class AgeCalculator:
@Component
@Data
public class AgeCalculator {

    public Integer calculateAge(Player player) {
        return Years.yearsBetween(player.getBirthdayDate(), new LocalDate()).getYears();
    }
}

Modified controller:
@RequestMapping({"player/{playerId}/show"})
    public String getPlayerById(Model model, @PathVariable String playerId) {

        model.addAttribute("player", playerService.getPlayerById(Long.valueOf(playerId)));
        model.addAttribute("ageCalculator", new AgeCalculator());
        return "event/player/showPlayerById";
    }

And in thymeleaf I use:

Here will be a Player age

But I receive an error: org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateProcessingException: Exception evaluating SpringEL expression: "ageCalculator.calculateAge(player.birthdayDate)"
Whats wrong with my code?

A: My preferred method would be to add a getAge() method to the Player class.  Then in the front end, it would look like this:

If you don't want to modify the Player class, you could create a helper object with a calculateAge(LocalDate birthday) method, and then add it to the model and call it like this:
Java: model.addAttribute("helper", new BirthdayHelper());
Thymeleaf:

A: You could add just full object  or part of it in javascript and work with it like pure value:

It just good way to pass parameter from spring controller to frontend.

A: Ok thanks for all replays. The complete resolution for this problem.
Controller:
@RequestMapping({"player/{playerId}/show"})
    public String getPlayerById(Model model, @PathVariable String playerId) {

        model.addAttribute("player", playerService.getPlayerById(Long.valueOf(playerId)));
        model.addAttribute("ageCalculator", new AgeCalculator());
        return "event/player/showPlayerById";
    }

Age calculator:
@Component
@Data
public class AgeCalculator {

    private LocalDate fromStringToLocalDate(String localDateString) {

        DateTimeFormatter inputFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM/dd/yyyy");

        return LocalDate.parse(localDateString, inputFormat);
    }

    public int calculateAge(String birthDate) {
        if (birthDate != null) {
            return Period.between(fromStringToLocalDate(birthDate), LocalDate.now()).getYears();
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }
}

Player Domain Class:
@Entity
@Setter
@Getter
@EqualsAndHashCode(exclude = {"events"})
public class Player {
    (...)
    private String birthdayDate;
}

Thymeleaf code:

Here will be a player age

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2. life on mars
Our concern is with humanity, and with the Martians only in relation to men. But in order to understand the tragic intercourse of the two planets, it is necessary to glance at conditions on Mars, and conceive something of those fantastically different yet fundamentally similar beings, who were now seeking to possess man's home.
To describe the biology, psychology and history of a whole world in a few pages is as difficult as it would be to give the Martians themselves in the same compass a true idea of man. Encyclopaedias, libraries, would be needed in either case. Yet, somehow, I must contrive to suggest the alien sufferings and delights, and the many aeons of struggle, which went to the making of these strange nonhuman intelligences, in some ways so inferior yet in others definitely superior to the human species which they encountered.
Mars was a world whose mass was about one-tenth that of the earth. Gravity therefore had played a less tyrannical part in Martian than in terrestrial history. The weakness of Martian gravity combined with the paucity of the planet's air envelope to make the general atmospheric pressure far lighter than on earth. Oxygen was far less plentiful. Water also was comparatively rare. There were no oceans or seas, but only shallow lakes and marshes, many of which dried up in summer. The climate of the planet was in general very dry, and yet very cold. Being without cloud, it was perennially bright with the feeble rays of a distant sun.
Earlier in the history of Mars, when there were more air, more water, and a higher temperature from internal heat, life had appeared in the coastal waters of the seas, and evolution had proceeded in much the same manner as on earth. Primitive life was differentiated into the fundamental animal and vegetable types. Multicellular structures appeared, and specialized themselves in diverse manners to suit diverse environments. A great variety of plant forms clothed the lands, often with forests of gigantic and slender-stemmed plumes. Mollusc-like and insect-like animals crept or swam, or shot themselves hither and thither in fantastic jumps. Huge spidery creatures of a type not wholly unlike crustaceans, or gigantic grasshoppers, bounded after their prey, and developed a versatility and cunning which enabled them to dominate the planet almost as, at a much later date, early man was to dominate the terrestrial wild.
But meanwhile a rapid loss of atmosphere, and especially of watervapor, was changing Martian conditions beyond the limits of adaptability of this early fauna and flora. At the same time a very different kind of vital organization was beginning to profit by the change. On Mars, as on the Earth, life had arisen from one of many "subvital" forms. The new type of life on Mars evolved from another of these subvital kinds of molecular organization, one which had hitherto failed to evolve at all, and had played an insignificant part, save occasionally as a rare virus in the respiratory organs of animals. These fundamental subvital units of organization were ultra-microscopic, and indeed far smaller than the terrestrial bacteria, or even the terrestrial viruses. They originally occurred in the marshy ponds, which dried up every spring, and became depressions of baked mud and dust. Certain of their species, borne into the air upon dust particles, developed an extremely dry habit of life. They maintained themselves by absorbing chemicals from the Windborne dust, and a very slight amount of moisture from the air. Also they absorbed sunlight by a photo-synthesis almost identical with that of the Plants.
To this extent they were similar to the other living things, but they had also certain capacities which the other stock had lost at the very outset of its evolutionary career. Terrestrial organisms, and Martian organisms of the terrestrial type, maintained themselves as vital unities by means of nervous systems, or other forms of material contact between parts. In the most developed forms, an immensely complicated neural "telephone" system connected every part of the body with a vast central exchange, the brain. Thus on the earth a single organism was without exception a continuous system of matter, which maintained a certain constancy of form. But from the distinctively Martian subvital unit there evolved at length a very different kind of complex organism, in which material contact of parts was not necessary either to coordination of behaviour or unity of consciousness. These ends were achieved upon a very different physical basis. The ultra-microscopic subvital members were sensitive to all kinds of etherial vibrations, directly sensitive, in a manner impossible to terrestrial life; and they could also initiate vibrations. Upon this basis Martian life developed at length the capacity of maintaining vital organization as a single conscious individual without continuity of living matter. Thus the typical Martian organism was a cloudlet, a group of free-moving members dominated by a "group-mind." But in one species individuality came to inhere, for certain purposes, not in distinct cloudlets only, but in a great fluid system of cloudlets. Such was the single-minded Martian host which invaded the Earth.
The Martian organism depended, so to speak, not on "telephone" wires, but on an immense crowd of mobile "wireless stations," transmitting and receiving different wave-lengths according to their function. The radiation of a single unit was of course very feeble; but a great system of units could maintain contact with its wandering parts over a considerable distance.
One other important characteristic distinguished the dominant form of life on Mars. Just as a cell, in the terrestrial form of life, has often the power of altering its shape (whence the whole mechanism of muscular activity), so in the Martian form the free-floating ultra-microscopic unit might be specialized for generating around itself a magnetic field, and so either repelling or attracting its neighbours. Thus a system of materially disconnected units had a certain cohesion. Its consistency was something between a smoke-cloud and a very tenuous jelly. It had a definite, though ever-changing contour and resistant surface. By massed mutual repulsions of its constituent units it could exercise pressure on surrounding objects; and in its most concentrated form the Martian cloud-jelly could bring to bear immense forces which could also be controlled for very delicate manipulation. Magnetic forces were also responsible for the mollusc-like motion of the cloud as a whole over the ground, and again for the transport of lifeless material and living units from region to region within the cloud.
The magnetic field of repulsion and attraction generated by a subvital unit was much more restricted than its field of "wireless" communication. Similarly with organized systems of units. Thus each of the cloudlets which the Second Men saw in their sky was an independent motor unit; but also it was in a kind of "telepathic" communication with all its fellows. Indeed in every public enterprise, such as the terrestrial campaigns, almost perfect unity of consciousness was maintained within the limits of a huge field of radiation. Yet only when the whole population concentrated itself into a small and relatively dense cloud-jelly, did it become a single magnetic motor unit. The Martians, it should be noted, had three possible forms, or formations, namely: first, an "open order" of independent and very tenuous cloudlets in "telepathic" communication, and often in strict unity as a group mind; second, a more concentrated and less vulnerable corporate cloud; and third, an extremely concentrated and formidable cloud-jelly.
Save for these very remarkable characteristics, there was no really fundamental difference between the distinctively Martian and the distinctively terrestrial forms of life. The chemical basis of the former was somewhat more complicated than that of the latter; and selenium played a part in it, to which nothing corresponded in terrestrial life. The Martian organism, moreover, was unique in that it fulfilled within itself the functions of both animal and vegetable. But, save for these peculiarities, the two types of life were biochemically much the same. Both needed material from the ground, both needed sunlight. Each lived in the chemical changes occurring in its own "flesh." Each, of course, tended to maintain itself as an organic unity. There was a certain difference, indeed, in respect of reproduction; for the Martian suhvital units retained the power of growth and sub-division. Thus the birth of a Martian cloud arose from the sub-division of myriads of units within the parent cloud, followed by their ejection as a new individual. And, as the units were highly specialized for different functions, representatives of many types had to pass into the new cloud.
In the earliest stages of evolution on Mars the units had become independent of each other as soon as they parted in reproduction. But later the hitherto useless and rudimentary power of emitting radiation was specialized, so that, after reproduction, free individuals came to maintain radiant contact with one another, and to behave with ever-increasing coordination. Still later, these organized groups themselves maintained radiant contact with groups of their offspring, thus constituting larger individuals with specialized members. With each advance in complexity the sphere of radiant influence increased; until, at the zenith of Martian evolution, the whole planet (save for the remaining animal and vegetable representatives of the other and unsuccessful kind of life) constituted sometimes a single biological and psychological individual. But this occurred as a rule only in respect of matters which concerned the species as a whole. At most times the Martian individual was a cloudlet, such as those which first astonished the Second Men. But in great public crises each cloudlet would suddenly wake up to find himself the mind of the whole race, sensing through many individuals, and interpreting his sensations in the light of the experience of the whole race.
The life which dominated Mars was thus something between an extremely well-disciplined army of specialized units, and a body possessed by one mind. Like an army, it could take any form without destroying its organic unity. Like an army it was sometimes a crowd of free-wandering units, yet at other times also it disposed itself in very special orders to fulfil special functions. Like an army it was composed of free, experiencing individuals who voluntarily submitted themselves to discipline. On the other hand, unlike an army, it woke occasionally into unified consciousness.
The same fluctuation between individuality and multiplicity which characterized the race as a whole, characterized also each of the cloudlets themselves. Each was sometimes an individual, sometimes a swarm of more primitive individuals. But while the race rather seldom rose to full individuality, the cloudlets declined from it only in very special circumstances. Each cloudlet was an organization of specialized groups formed of minor specialized groups, which in turn were composed of the fundamental specialized varieties of subvital units. Each free-roving group of free-roving units constituted a special organ, fulfilling some particular function in the whole. Thus some were specialized for attraction and repulsion, some for chemical operations, some for storing the sun's energy, some for emitting radiation, some for absorbing and storing water, some for special sensitivities, such as awareness of mechanical pressure and vibration, or temperature changes, or light rays. Others again were specialized to fulfil the function of the brain of man; but in a peculiar manner. The whole volume of the cloudlet vibrated with innumerable "wireless" messages in very many wave-lengths from the different "organs." It was the function of the "brain" units to receive, and correlate, and interpret these messages in the light of past experience, and to initiate responses in the wave-lengths appropriate to the organs concerned.
All these subvital units, save a few types that were too highly special ized, were capable of independent life as air-borne bacteria or viruses. And whenever they lost touch with the radiation of the whole system, they continued to live their own simple lives until they were once more controlled. All were free-floating units, but normally they were under the influence of the cloudlet's system of electro-magnetic fields, and were directed hither and thither for their special functions. And under this influence some of them might be held rigidly in position in relation to one another. Such was the case of the organs of sight. In early stages of evolution, some of the units had specialized for carrying minute globules of water. Later, much larger droplets were carried, millions of units holding between them a still microscopic globule of life's most precious fluid. Ultimately this function was turned to good account in vision. Aqueous lenses as large as the eye of an ox, were supported by a scaffolding of units; while, at focal length from the lens, a rigid retina of units was held in position. Thus the Martian could produce eyes of every variety whenever he wanted them, and telescopes and microscopes too. This production and manipulation of visual organs was of course largely subconscious, like the focussing mechanism in man. But latterly the Martians had greatly increased their conscious control of physiological processes; and it was this achievement which facilitated their remarkable optical triumphs.
One other physiological function we must note before considering the Martian psychology. The fully evolved, but as yet uncivilized, Martian had long ago ceased to depend for his chemicals on Windborne volcanic dust. Instead, he rested at night on the ground, like a knee-high mist on terrestrial meadows, and projected specialized tubular groups of units into the soil, like rootlets. Part of the day also had to be occupied in this manner. Somewhat later this process was supplemented by devouring the declining plant-life of the planet. But the final civilized Martians had greatly improved their methods of exploiting the ground and the sunlight, both by mechanical means and by artificial specialization of their own organs. Even so, however, as their activities increased, these vegetable functions became an ever more serious problem for them. They practised agriculture; but only a very small area of the arid planet could be induced to bear. It was terrestrial water and terrestrial vegetation that finally determined them to make the great voyage.
27. 2. life on mars
1 Introduction: one of the last men
2 Alkan europe 1. the european war and after
3 2. the anglo-french war
4 3. europe after the anglo-french war
5 4. the russo-german war
6 Europe's downfall 1. europe and america
7 2. the origins of a mystery
8 3. europe murdered
9 America and china 1. the rivals
10 2. the conflict
11 3. on an island in the pacific
12 An americanized planet 1. the foundation of the first world state
13 2. the dominance of science
14 3. material achievement
15 4. the culture of the first world state
16 5. downfall
17 The fall of the first men 1. the first dark age
18 2. the rise of patagonia
19 3. the cult of youth
20 4. the catastrophe
21 Transition 1. the first men at bay
22 2. the second dark age
23 The rise of the second men 1. the appearance of a new species
24 2. the intercourse of three species
25 3. the zenith of the second men
26 The martians 1. the first martian invasion
27 2. life on mars
28 3. the martian mind
29 4. delusions of the martians
30 Earth and mars 1. the second men at bay
31 2. the ruin of two worlds
32 3. the third dark age
33 The third men in the wilderness 1. the third human species
34 2. digressions of the third men
35 3. the vital art
36 4. conflicting policies
37 Man remakes himself 1. the first of the great brains
38 2. the tragedy of the fourth men
39 3. the fifth men
40 4. the culture of the ftfth men
41 The last terrestrials 1. the cult of evanescence
42 2. exploration of time
43 3. voyaging in space
44 4. preparing a new world
45 Humanity on venus 1. taking root again
46 2. the flying men
47 3. a minor astronomical event
48 Neptune 1. bird's-eye view
49 2. da capo
50 3. slow conquest
51 The last men 1. introduction to the last human species
52 2. childhood and maturity
53 3. a racial awakening
54 4. cosmology
55 The last of man 1. sentence of death
56 2. behaviour of the condemned
57 3. epilogue
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Q: Trouble multiplying recursively in C I'm having trouble multiplying a long positive number such as 123241536287914341 with a constant positive number (such as 2, 3, ... 9) in C using recursion. I understand how to multiply a long positive number by 10, 100, or so on, as you just need to add the appropriate amount of 0s at the end. How would I do this when multiplying by 2, 3, 4.... using two functions?
I.e. a function such as
char* multi(char *num1, char d)

along with a recursive helper function such as
void multi_helper(char *a, char *r, char b, int len, int carry)

This is the code I have for multiplying by 10, but in a different format:
char *getmem(int len) {
    char *ret;
    ret = malloc(len);
    if (NULL == ret) {
        printf("memory allocation failed!\n");
        exit (0);
    }
    else
        return ret;
}

char *shiftleft(char *a) {
    char *l = getmem(strlen(a)+2);
    strncpy(l,a,strlen(a));
    l[strlen(a)] = '0';
    l[strlen(a)+1] = 0;
    return l;
}

A: Pass your count into your recursive function as a parameter.  Each level, subtract 1 before passing it to the next.  When at 0, break back out of your recursion and return the added value.  Assuming you have code than can add "big" numbers and that you don't try to multiply by 891748917 or something (stack overflow.)

A: Here's some very hastily written sloppy code which does this (on a reversed string; you can just reverse your number before and after calling it). Uses the same method of multiplying numbers you (hopefully) learned as a young child, which isn't that different from how numbers are multiplied in hardware...
// assumes number is reversed (for example, 100 would be represented as 001)
void mult_string(char *string, int multiplier, int carry)
{
    // If at end of number just add the carry digits one by one recursively
    if (*string == '\0')
    {
        if (carry == 0)
            return;
        unsigned short digit = carry%10;
        *string = (char)(digit + '0');
        // Will crash if string isn't long enough, you should address that if you actually use this code
        string[1] = '\0';
        mult_string(string + 1, multiplier, carry/10);
        return;
    }

    // Carry into next multiplication will be the tens digit of the current carry
    int newCarry = carry/10;
    unsigned short digit = *string - '0';
    unsigned short newDigit = digit * multiplier;
    // Add tens digit from result of multiplying the digit to carry
    newDigit += carry%10;
    newCarry += newDigit/10;
    newDigit %= 10;

    // Write out the multiplied digit
    *string = (char)(newDigit + '0');

    // Recursively multiply the rest of the string, with carry
    mult_string(string + 1, multiplier, newCarry);
}

However, I would recommend NOT representing numbers as strings. It's pretty inefficient and unintuitive. If you need to store and operate on arbitrarily large numbers, there are many other people who have already solved the problem in far better ways, like with libgmp, bigint, etc.


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Is there a train that goes from Canada to the US?
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Greyhound has announced the return of service to Canada following the reopening of the United States border. Starting today, customers can officially book tickets for trips taking place on November 8th and beyond. The current travel destinations in Canada being offered are Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Greyhound Canada is shutting down all of its remaining bus routes in Canada, permanently. The bus company says all of its remaining routes will cease operations as of midnight Thursday. The iconic bus carrier pulled out of Western Canada in 2018.
Greyhound announced during the week that they would be resuming their services across the border from next month. This will include services from destinations in the US, such as New York and Montreal, to destinations across the Canadian land border such as Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Traveling on a bus between the United States and Canada is a similar experience to traveling solely in the US; the only big difference is you'll have a border stop that can last an hour or more.
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Alternative bus lines to Greyhound include Ebus (BC & Alberta), Megabus (Ontario) and Orléans Express (Quebec).
On Thursday, Greyhound Canada announced it was permanently shutting down all of its remaining bus routes in Canada after a year of suspended service because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian citizens (including dual citizens), people registered under the Indian Act , permanent residents of Canada, or protected persons (refugee status) are allowed to enter Canada. Fully vaccinated foreign nationals may be allowed enter Canada for discretionary travel.
The most popular bus companies in Canada are Greyhound Canada and Megabus. Of these, the bus company which provides the most comprehensive routes across the whole of Canada is the Greyhound Bus. The Greyhound Bus company also provides connecting journeys from the mainland United States to Canada.
At the time of its service suspension, Greyhound Canada operated the following routes: Toronto–Ottawa–Montreal. Toronto–London—Windsor. Sudbury–Ottawa/Toronto.
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No, there is no direct train from Canada station to United States. However, there are services departing from Davisville Station – Southbound Platform and arriving at Chambers St via Toronto Union Station and 34 St-Penn Station. … The distance between Canada and United States is 1514 miles.
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Your passport card will also enable you to cross the border into Canada by bus from the United States, because it's valid at all land and sea crossings between the two countries.
The company announced its decision to close down at the beginning of the month, saying the COVID-19 outbreak has had a negative impact on its coffers. Songezo Sokhweba from eNgcobo in the Eastern Cape is among the many Greyhound workers who lost their jobs. "It's sad that I lost my job at this company.
Greyhound Canada announced Thursday it's scrapping its remaining routes in Ontario and Quebec and closing all its services in Canada effective immediately.
Germany's FlixMobility acquires Greyhound Lines, the iconic U.S. bus company, in $78M deal. FirstGroup acquired Greyhound back in 2007 in a $3.6 billion deal, part of a bigger strategy to take on the U.S. market (it also bought Ryder, the yellow school bus network, around the same time).


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Yachting Boating World: The UK Coastguard has issued a safety warning after six people died in rough seas around Britain over the weekend.
Practical Boat Owner: A motor cruiser sank after running aground on rocks at Puffin Island off the eastern tip of Anglesey, Wales.
The two crew aboard the 35ft boat, Le Babe, made a Mayday call at around midday today, 14 July. They were rescued by a local motor cruiser run by Anglesey Boat Trips. Le Babe sank before it could be removed from the scene by lifeboat crews.
Yachting Boating World: Timothy Lenz was living on board the boat when it caught fire off the coast of Saco, Maine. His wife's ashes were on board when the vessel sank.
Timothy Lenz had kept his wife's ashes on board his motorboat every since he moved onto the vessel.
The retired veteran, who lives alone, was on a trip to Connecticut when the engine compartment caught fire near Wood Island, Maine.
Lenz told the television station, WMTW that he tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher, but the smoke was too thick.
He took the decision to abandon his 31-foot motorboat, leaving behind his wife's ashes. He was rowing away from the boat in his skiff when he was later picked up by a passing fisherman, who alerted the authorities.
The Coast Guard, Maine Marine Patrol and Saco Fire Department responded to the fire.
"Marine Patrol reports that Mr. Lenz's boat sank as a result of the fire. No plans have been reported yet to recover the vessel," concluded the spokesman.
Lenz said he has lost most of his valuables in the fire and subsequent sinking. But, he is trying to remain positive.
"If I had stepped into the boat any deeper with that black smoke, I probably wouldn't have come back out. They probably would've found me," Lenz told WMTW.
He said he is very grateful to the passing fisherman who came to his aid: "I'm just glad that a fisherman come by, saw me, because I was in the little dingy rowing away as fast as I could," Lenz said.
An investigation is now underway to find out the exact cause of the fire.
Yachting Boating World: Alchemist, the yacht belonging to the commodore of the Island Sailing Club, sank during the Round the Island Race on 2 July after hitting a shipwreck.
But it was good news for TP52 Gladiator who won the race and MOD70 Phaedo 3 who smashed the multihall record time.
It started taking on water after hitting the shipwreck of the SS Varbassi just east of The Needles on the Isle of Wight. The vessel was competing in the Round the Island Race on 2 July.
Strong winds during the racing, especially south of the Isle of Wight, meant challenging conditions for many taking part. Racing for some of the smaller classes of yacht was cancelled.
The man, who is in his 30s, suffered serious head injuries when he was thrown onto a winch handle. He was on board a 40 foot Sunsail ocean racer.
Cowes RNLI took the man to shore where he was taken to St Mary's Hospital. Despite the challenging conditions, race organisers say that only a small percentage of the fleet retired from the race.
Yachting Boating World: An investigation has now been launched after an abandoned boat was spotted on fire on the River Thames. It later sank close to the Wokingham Waterside Centre.
Thames Valley Police are now investigating the cause of a fire on board a boat which later sank. Officers on a towpath at Cholmeley Road, Reading spotted the burning vessel at around 1.30am on 27 June.
The boat was floating down the river behind the Thames Valley Business Park. Firefighters from the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called.
The police say that it is not believed that anyone was on board the 15 foot vessel. No one was injured in the incident.
Motorboat & Yachting: In the Mediterranean, the west coast of Italy is blessed with some of the finest harbours and beautiful islands.
From Genoa, as its centrepiece Campania province has the stunning Bay of Naples and here you can find dazzling theatre of history dominated by the shadow of Vesuvius, a menacing volcano a few miles inland. Off the north arm of the bay, there are two small islands, Procida and Ischia with subtropical vibes. On the southern side of the bay of Naples, Sorrento Peninsula points you towards the romantic island of Capri in the rich blue sea.
A short cruise to the west you'll reach Pontine Archipelago with its picturesque harbours of Ponza and Ventotene.
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The place to begin a Campania cruise with, is on the southern side of Sorrento Peninsula, where the Amalfi Coast looks across the Gulf of Salerno with sparse villages clinging to its cliffs. As you are getting closer, more looming layers emerge from the haze, as the peaks of Monti Lattari rise to 1,500 metres.
At the head of its gulf, Salerno is an attractive cruising base and a favourite for many sailors because the place feels so pleasantly ordinary.
Practical Boat Owner: An uncharted wreck of a WWI German submarine, missing in action since 1915, has been officially identified three years after being discovered off the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Practical Boat Owner: A piece of metal recovered from the sea off the Isles of Scilly looks to be debris from an American space rocket.
It was reported to the UK Coastguard yesterday afternoon, which immediately issued a warning to shipping in the area.
The debris was recovered with the help of local professional boatman, before being towed into New Grimsby and is currently securely held on the beach at Tresco.
Martin Leslie, coastal area commander, said: 'The markings show an American flag. It looks like it's an American rocket and seems most likely to be the unmanned Space X Falcon 9 which blew up shortly after take-off from Cape Canaveral in June.
Practical Boat Owner: The Coastguard is appealing for information after yacht wreckage was found at Redcar Beach, on the north east coast of England, yesterday morning.
Investigations indicate the vessel was an Oday 22 sailing yacht and wreckage colours are blue, white and red with a section of the stern marked Hartlepool.
Hartlepool and Skinningrove Coastguard Rescue Teams conducted a search of the area after the wreckage was discovered.
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Two views on developing for Apple
Two different (opposing?) views on developing for the Apple ecosystem after today's WWDC love-fest announcements:
The first is from Des Traynor's post, "Playing their game":
Apple always look out for their customers. They will always look to improve the experience. If that means adding software to their platform then so be it. If that software is in direct competition with your software, then so be it. If they roll out the software as a free update across all operating systems, leaving you for dead, then so be it.
Their ball. Their game. Their rules.
The second is from Marco Arment's post, "What Safari's Reading List means for Instapaper":
So I'm tentatively optimistic. Our world changes quickly, especially on the cutting edge, and I really don't know what's going to happen. (Nobody does.) But the more potential scenarios I consider, the more likely it seems that Safari's Reading List is either going to have no noticeable effect on Instapaper, or it will improve sales dramatically. Time will tell.
Des says you should stay the heck out of Apple's way. If Apple might ever create it, you don't want to be anywhere near it. If Apple decides to create the thing that you've created, they'll kill your business. That makes sense.
(He also says that Apple looks out for their customers, which is almost, but not completely, incorrect. Apple looks out for their customers' money, not their customers. It's an important distinction.)
Marco says a rising tide lifts all boats. Apple's new (free) product looks a lot like Marco's existing (not free) product. Most people don't know offline reading exists, so with Apple's (free) publicity he hopes more people use an offline reader, and if he gets some new revenue he makes out okay. That makes sense too.
It sounds like Des thinks of Apple as powerful, childish tyrant. "You don't want to be around when Apple loses its temper!"
Marco, however, seems to think of Apple as a morally neutral, unstoppable force of nature. "Good thing my boat is ready to sail, because we're gonna get a lot of rain!"
Des and Marco each seem to be glad to be where they are, out of Apple's direct path or in it.
Who is right? Apple: steer clear, or sail near?
And where are you? Out of Apple's direct path (or Google's, or Microsoft's, or Salesforce's, or Oracle's…) or in it?
The big boys are typically steered for feature enhancements by the smaller competitors. Do you develop a paid app only to see Google/Apple/MS come along and deliver a free (though not-quite-as-good) solution? If you're an app developer, yes. That's how you drive innovation. You just have to be prepared to diversify your income stream and not become a one-trick pony. Or, if you are a one-trick pony, make sure that your service is so indispensable that a user gets hooked on your product and will continue to pay despite the advent of a free alternative.
App developers by nature have to move quick. The first one to the finish line with a halfway decent idea that hasn't been productized before will be the winner for today. But you have to continue to innovate if you want to stay ahead of all the hungry competitors behind you.
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In Season 2, Crimetown explores crime and corruption in the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. Expect stories of police shootings, the drug trade, and political scandal from a city divided by race. Coming October 1st, exclusively on Spotify.
S2 E19: From the Ashes
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In the Crimetown Season 2 finale, Kwame Kilpatrick begins his 28-year prison sentence. Although he still maintains his innocence, his chances of a retrial are slim. Meanwhile, Detroit is undergoing a remarkable economic transformation. But who is benefitting from the Motor City miracle? And is the era of crime and corruption really over?
S2 E18: United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick
After a decade of scandals and a sprawling corruption investigation, Kwame Kilpatrick faces his most daunting challenge yet: a federal trial that could put him in prison for decades. The former mayor is no longer fighting for his political life or his marriage — now, he's fighting for his freedom.
S2 E17: Operation Bombay Dreams
For years, the FBI has been running a wide-ranging corruption investigation into the Kilpatrick administration. As they dig deeper, the feds uncover a massive pay-to-play enterprise that reaches every level of City Hall. Is Kwame Kilpatrick a crook? Or are his associates just exploiting his name in order to enrich themselves?
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President Bush calls Manmohan to reassure him on passage of nuclear deal, reports Nilova Roy Chaudhury.
American President George W Bush called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to reassure the PM that his administration was continuing intensive efforts to ensure that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal is cleared by the US Senate.
He also took the opportunity to assure Singh that the North Korean nuclear test would not adversely affect the Indo-US bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement.
Bush also explained the sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council on North Korea and sought India's support to help implement those sanctions.
The US Senate, facing time constraints, did not take up the issue of amending US legislation to enable the bilateral civil nuclear deal to fructify before it went into the pre-election recess at the end of September. Intense lobbying is on to try and get the draft legislation through the Senate when it meets for the 'lame duck' session in mid-November.
The Prime Minister received the telephone call from President Bush this evening, a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs said. During the ten-minute long discussion, both leaders took the opportunity to exchange views on current matters and catch up after Singh's visits to both the summit of non-aligned nations in Havana (in September) and the European Union in Helsinki.
Among the issues they discussed, the release said, were the Doha Round of trade negotiations, after the recently stalled WTO meet, the India-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation understanding, developments in the region, including in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and recent developments in North Korea.
The Security Council voted over the weekend to impose economic sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea). It is also mulling the imposition of sanctions on Iran for failing to suspend its uranium enrichment programme, after several rounds of negotiations with the EU-3 have stalled. The United States has been pushing for sanctions to ensure that both these countries, comprising two-third of the 'axis of evil,' (along with Iraq) stop their nuclear weapons ambitions.
India has repeatedly raised concerns about the clandestine proliferation of nuclear technology in the neighbourhood, the most recent example of which are last Monday's nuclear test by DPRK, which it has deplored.


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Trump presidential museum will have 'unconventional' story to tell
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Antonio Fins  | Palm Beach Post
An impeachment trial. A once-in-a-century pandemic. A baseless post-election challenge. And that's just one year of the Trump presidency, which is scheduled to conclude at noon on Jan. 20.
"This is totally a unique presidency," said Wesley Borucki, associate professor of history at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
"Everything about the Trump presidency has been unconventional," said historian Robert Watson at Lynn University. "To the point where I've been joking with some friends that of mine that we are going to have to rewrite all the textbooks because he has violated everything we said, what every textbook said, was a truism of the office."
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Ordinarily, a focus of a president's last months in office is preparing to enshrine their historic legacy in a library and museum.
President Trump, however, has spent the time since his Nov. 3 election loss in a failed attempt to challenge the election results. Those challenges have gotten nowhere in state and federal courts, have been adamantly disputed by federal and state elections officials and have been dismissed by his former attorney general and his current FBI director — all who flatly stated President-elect Joe Biden won last month's election fairly.
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Moreover, it does not look like Trump has ever — as president — tweeted his thoughts, views or plans for a presidential library and museum. A search for those words and terms on trumptwitterarchive.com came up empty.Â
But that didn't stop us from asking two Palm Beach County presidential historians to assess the Trump legacy — and to tell us what might be the narrative in a Donald J. Trump Presidential Library and Museum. Perhaps one located in Palm Beach County.
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For starters, here are four things to know about presidential libraries and museums:
The papers, records and documents of modern U.S. presidents, beginning with those who served early in the 20th century, are stored in presidential libraries and museums that have become much more elaborate and extensive as fundraising and public interest has grown. The National Archives' Presidential Library System is comprised of 14 presidential libraries from Presidents Herbert Hoover through Barack Obama.
The post-Watergate Presidential Records Act granted legal possession of presidential papers, records and documents to the public. Before then, those items were considered property of the president, and often were sold off, gifted or destroyed. Today, they are public property and in the custodial hands of the National Archives and Records Administration.
If Trump locates his presidential museum in Florida, it won't be the first. In Key West, the Harry S. Truman Little White House museum is a historic site. Truman made 11 trips to Key West, and even signed legislation creating Everglades National Park on one of his visits.
But no U.S. president made Florida their residence, as Trump has. As such local speculation is his museum and library could be based here in a state he won twice, visited dozens of times as president and where he remains popular, especially among Republicans.
Both Borucki and Watson say the narrative — perhaps told in a presidential museum in Palm Beach County — will be unlike any in modern presidencies.
Borucki, who is writing a biography of Trump slated for 2022, has said the historic moments during visits here are pieces of a larger mosaic that will go down as a consequential presidency.
He said Trump's political career will ultimately result in a realignment of American politics that may redefine ideological lines more focused on globalist versus nationalist and populist versus establishment dichotomies.
"We've been talking about differences between liberals and conservatives, between Republicans and Democrats for so long," he said. "And every so often we have a realignment in American history. We've been kind of overdue for one."Â
Along with that, Borucki said, the use of Twitter and social media to "go over the media's heads" to speak to his base reconfigured presidential communications.
"A lot of people were won over by his fighting spirit and that comes out in the rallies, too," he said.
He also said the emphasis on a tariff war with China and its president, Xi Jinping, who Trump hosted at a Mar-a-Lago summit in April 2017, and the rewrite of the North American trade pact, as well Middle East peace efforts, will be hallmarks of his legacy.
So will the nominations of three Supreme Court justices and the reshaping of the federal bench, Borucki said.
"You're going to see the effects of that for decades," he said. "When you think about the legacy of the Trump presidency, there are a number of moments that are significant."
Watson said previous former presidents have built their libraries in partnership with the NARA. But Watson, who co-founded a Truman Little White House symposium, said he fears the relationship between Trump and the federal records administration "would be testy at best, if non-existent" as have been the president's dealings with government agencies.
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Worse, Watson said he is concerned a Trump museum would become "a monument to himself." Rather than a dispassionate telling of the story of the past four years, Watson said, Trump will want his version — and only his view — of events, .
Watson, who is on the board of the foundation that raises money for the Truman Little White House, said he has visited almost all the presidential libraries. While all have "a degree of celebratory" feel to their exhibits, he said the the facilities are "dedicated" to a fair telling of history and preserving "access to records."
"The thing that has always been remarkable to me is how honest and forthright they are," he said of the presidential museums. "These libraries show the president's legacy with all of its warts and pimples."
Watson said an example of presidentimuseum story telling he is very familiar with is Truman's in Independence, Mo. The museum exhibits include a pro and con debate on whether Truman should have authorized the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II.
Watson is concerned that Trump will use the narrative in his library to misrepresent his legacy with a "reinvented, over-flattering" portrayal of his leadership and the events that took place.Â
For instance, in foreign policy, he fears Trump will present a "dark" picture of world affairs to claim achievement in ending the Paris climate accord, the Iran nuclear deal, and to justify the badgering of allies and strategic international alliances.
"One worries that this museum will present a very dark and inaccurate portrayal of the world and will go back to the ugliest aspects of nationalism with America at the center, America first," he said.
Ditto for domestic policy, from the effort to build a border wall to the trade war to resurrect U.S. manufacturing to "bringing back coal" as part of an energy strategy.
The hyperbole, he said, may even occlude legitimate milestones, from as criminal justice reform to Operation Warp Speed that ushered a coronavirus vaccine
"With Trump you automatically wonder whether what is being put in the library is truthful," he said. "We have alternative facts "We've had a war on the truth."
The damaging part of this is that presidential museums are more than tourist attractions and political meccas for the partisan faithful. They are sentinels of history.
"That could have definite ramifications as the people who visit his library probably would not visit the Truman or the Reagan or the Obama libraries," he said. "That would be a monument to nationalism and to an inaccurate portrayal of the global order. That is worrisome at best."
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Motorola XOOM MZ601 also known as XOOM Z603 is a tablet by Motorola that is supporting both 2G and 3G networks and is coming soon in the market. This is a tablet with no GSM voice communication capabilities. Its weight is 730 grams. Xoom Z603 has great wide display TFT capacitive touch-screen, with16M colors.
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Top40 Indie Music Enjoying Summer's Listenership
Rising Fade
Our team is also following the breakout of Coldplay & their new "Higher Power" (Parlophone/Atlantic) single. With the premiere of the song on American Idol most recently, you could not ask for a better opening. The Nathan Carruth Band are taking it all the way home with "Raindrops Of Grace" (Groove House Music Group). Linards Zarins' "Dusk Till Dawn" (Zarins Music Production) is a solid winner. Rising Fade's "McFly" (Rising Fade) continues to amaze at Top40 as well.
Anitta is taking the Top40 format by storm with her debut in "Girl From Rio" (Warner). Our counterparts in Los Angeles tell us that KIIS FM put the song in heavy rotation the first week out and that has prompted many more to do the very same. That's what it takes these days to get a record started and to bring it on home and it appears that this gem is well on its way to doing just that. Tai Verdes is also off like a rocket at the format and many agree that the single "A-O-K" (Arista) has all the right stuff to go all the way. The opening numbers for this track were rock solid and tells us just what we need to know a Hit. We'll see how it all plays out in the coming weeks to see the progress.
Bella Poarch is building a very bright future with the single "Build A Bitch" (Warner). This track is getting raves from our panel of music and program directors and that is an indicator that great things are in its future. Tesher has teamed up with the always excellent Jason Derulo and together they are taking the single "Jalebi Baby" (Capitol) out for a spin. So far so very good for this combo as it appears the single has all it takes to break into the Top10 and even higher in record time. Stay tuned on the progress for this masterpiece.
Tones & I have a good thing and make no mistake about that. The newly released "Cloudy Day" (Elektra/EMG) is so good that you can hang a star on it out of the box. With sonics in the perfect form for Top40 this gem is off and running so let's keep this party going strong. Polo G is also making magic at radio with a red-hot monster jam. "Rapstar" (Columbia) is the single that is breaking bad from coast to coast and getting raves and calls that could even make a nun blush and that's probably nothing they expected to hear from a music trade magazine. Regardless of our strange banter, this is a song that programmers have been waiting for, so the good deed here is done, well almost.
Cheat Codes has joined forces with the always lovable and stunning Tinashe for the Top40 jam in "Lean On Me". With a title that is oh so familiar, the numbers don't lie and they tell us a very bright and beautiful story with every turn. Riton & X Nightcrawlers with Mufasa & Hypeman are always ready for the weekend as they take the single "Friday" out for a spin. It's actually a solid track with a mix that appears to be woven in as a potential "hit for Summer". We'll take it any way that we can get it at this point – just sayin'.
As this issue is all about the top independent artists lets continue to look at a few more that are deserving of your attention and support. April Diamond & David Longoria along with the fabulous Powerhouse Choir (of Glee fame) are having the times of their lives as they take their version of "I Got The Music In Me" (Del Oro) to the top. Newcomer Christopher Joyner has really been extremely well received as his debut single "Fire Inside" reaches higher ground & he is so deserving of all his newfound success.
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Toni Land continues to build at the format with her current "Hip Hip Hurray" (Stagework Music). The always fabulous Primadonna Reeds are taking the single "Isolation Blues" (Cascades) to the top of the charts. Meg Berry is also on the move with her magical "Colored Balloons" (Archaeomuse) single. Rebecca Angel is getting plenty of love at the format for her rendition of "Just The Two Of Us" (Indie) that is really quite something to listen to. Chris Milo has also been picking up major support for his single "Poison Love" (Milo Music). Many of the above from the Indie camp deserve your continued love and support and we're only too happy to pass all of this good news along to you.
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Evening at Pops; Patti Labelle, Edwin Hawkins and the Boston Community Gospel Choir
Evening at Pops
Patti Labelle, Edwin Hawkins and the Boston Community Gospel Choir
Taped shows of the Boston Pops. First telecast on WGBH in June 1957; Arthur Fiedler conducting at MIT Kresge Auditorium. Premiered nationally July 5, 1970, performances at Symphony Hall. Series release date: 1970
"Patti LaBelle, Edwin Hawkins and the Boston Community Gospel Choir" -- Patti LaBelle dazzles audiences with the scope of her musical versatility as she performs a selection of favorite Broadway numbers and, accompanied by the Boston Community Gospel Choir, traditional and contemporary arrangements of gospel hymns. Gospel legend Edwin Hawkins joins LaBelle for ensemble performances of the classic "Oh, Happy Day" and "I Need to Pray." Keith Lockhart conducts.
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Moxibustion is as old, and as much a part of Chinese medicine, as acupuncture and herbalism. Acupuncture and moxibustion go hand in hand though this is true more so in China and Japan than in the West. In fact, Chinese medical texts both ancient and modern refer to treating diseases with 'acupuncture and moxibustion', and the Chinese and Japanese characters for acupuncture contain the characters for moxibustion too. This illustrates the significance of the relationship between acupuncture and moxibustion as a combined method of treatment from a TCM point of view.
Traditionally, the material used for moxibustion is a plant called Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). It was, and still is, renowned for its warming and moving properties. The dried plant when ground down and sifted, turns into a kind of wool-like texture called moxa wool. This can then be rolled and shaped into cones or sticks for burning. Nowadays though, it is more common to purchase and use ready-made moxa cones, sticks and wool from suitable acupuncture supply outlets.
There are various methods for the application of moxibustion. One method involves carefully placing a lighted cone on an acu-point. Another involves a moxa stick, as in the picture above. This is carefully moved at a distance over an acupuncture point or other area of the body. Moxa wool can also be attached to the top of acupuncture needles and lit. Each method has the effect of warming the area or acu-point and hence the qi of the relative channel.
All forms of moxibustion encourage a 'free flow' (movement) of qi and blood in the channels and corresponding muscle regions. Moxibustion is therefore particularly beneficial for all conditions of stagnation related to cold and deficiency.


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Paul A. Schmid III has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Bristol district since 2011. In the 189th session (2015–2016), he assumed a leadership position as the Chairperson, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, a committee he joined in 2011.

He was previously a member of the board of selectmen in the town of Westport from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, he served on the finance committee for five years, serving as chair for three years.

His family operates River Rock Farm in South Westport, which raises grass-fed Angus beef cattle. The farm has been certified organic for four years.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps with the rank of sergeant.

See also
 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

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Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
People from Westport, Massachusetts
Harvard Business School alumni
Living people
21st-century American politicians
Harvard College alumni
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David Strahan, the Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor of Elementary and Middle Grades Education at WCU, has won a $300,000 grant from N.C. Quest to partner with Transylvania County Schools. The grant is to develop a "responsiveness to instruction" model that will identify individual students' needs and tailored interventions for those needs. A team of faculty will support this effort, including Axelle Faughn from mathematics, Jessica Cunningham and Bianca Montrosse from psychology, and Tommy Hodges, Nancy Luke, Carrie Rogers, and Roya Scales from the school of teaching and learning.
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Deployed Soldier's Dog Loses It When He Sees Him Again After Nine Months Apart
"Even before I opened the door, Benny could smell him and was so excited."
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Deployments are always hard on military families, but they can sometimes be even tougher for the pets. After all, animals don't understand why their owners are gone and have no idea if they'll ever come back.
Gabriel Carlos never wanted to leave his wife Charrette Padilla or his beloved dog Benny behind, but such is the sacrifice a service member makes. The soldier was deployed for the first time last year to South Korea. Charrette and Benny have been waiting anxiously for his return ever since.
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Finally, after nine months away, Gabriel came back home last month. He was so happy to be with his wife again, but couldn't wait to see Benny, either.
"After seeing my wife, we got into the car to head home and all I could think of next was seeing my Benny boy," Gabriel said. "Sometimes people say he's a dog version of myself! He brings so much joy to everyday life."
Benny was just as excited to see Gabriel, who waited in another room to surprise him. Though he had no visual confirmation, he knew Dad was home.
"Even before I opened the door, Benny could smell him and was so excited," Charrette said.
Then, as soon as she opened the door, Benny sprinted over to Gabriel and proceeded to freak out in the best possible way.
Charrette recorded his adorable reaction as he mauled his dad with kisses and cuddles, whining uncontrollably while his tail beat the air in a furious blur.
Even if he'd wanted to, there was no way Benny could control the surge of happiness that overcame him. His dad was home, and he'd clearly spent the last nine months missing him terribly.
Gabriel got him to calm down for a few moments on the couch…
…but seconds later, Benny was at it again.
Honestly, though, who could blame Benny for losing it? He'd spent so long wishing and waiting for this very moment. With Gabriel back, life was good.
Thank you so much, Gabriel, for sacrificing precious family (and dog) time to protect our freedoms. Your service is so appreciated.
Watch as Benny gives his dad a welcome home to remember in the video below. Be sure to share this sweet reunion with other dog lovers!
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