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5 Excuses Some White People Use to Avoid the Conversation of White Supremacy
Posted byBy Curtis Bunn | Published on November 5, 2014 CommentsComments (49)
Even now, in 2014, after all the evidence of how whites have oppressed Blacks over centuries, it is hard to get a white person to comfortably, honestly and intelligently discuss white supremacy and how it manifests itself today. The reasons are plentiful, none of them reasonable.
America's legacy of racism is similar to other countries. It's the old reliable: Since it happened in other places, it's OK that it happened in America.
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49 thoughts on "5 Excuses Some White People Use to Avoid the Conversation of White Supremacy"
Jay Contreras says:
When were whites enslaved for 1500 years?
Vaani Omari says:
I'm guessing they mean during Spartacus time. I wish they would have added retorts.
Sundiata Keita says:
who enslaved whites? and how long was it?
Korielle Hampton says:
Africans had white slaves. . .
and the Roman Empire had European slaves…
the word slave comes from the slovic people. Who were enslaved by Europeans.
Think talking about the Bible
Don't know if it lasted 1500 year's? ?
Christopher M. O'Keefe says:
Ummm….the Atlantic Slave Trade, and slavery and the history of racism in the U.S. (and other places) is (are) atrocious. However that does not mean some of these things don't hold at least a little bit of merit. More perplexing is the fact that since I'm a snow man I'd be blamed for this much more than say someone from a Hispanic background. Even though, since I'm recently emigrated Irish and French Canadien it is less likely my 'people' and ancestors were involved in this than the Hispanic person. Judging people off of skin color is wrong, point blank, but historically yes, everyone, from the Arab slave trade, to the Roman times, to everywhere basically were taken as slaves. Doesn't make it any more right in America. If Curtis, or anyone for that matter wants to have a healthy discourse on racism, I'm more than open. It's still a very polarizing topic. Some people think it is still horrendous, some think it's not nearly that bad anymore. Really a hard thing to gauge. I will admit that I have white privilege. But I'd argue at this point in society, male and straight privilege trumps the white card anyday. Wish people would realize there is more genetic diversity many times within a 'race' than between them, or that we were all, at some point in our histories, black, white, extremely hairy, or like little gophers (way back).
Johnny Kain says:
Perfect example, this "Yeah, you are somehow right, maybe, but then again…you must think much more of white people"-speech
Chris Jackson says:
Whites were enslaved by the Kemites or what we know as the ancient Egyptians.It's written on the walls of the pyramids,which is called the merrinata not called hieroglyphic.That's the Greek term for it,anyway blacks have enslaved whites all over Europe,Africa and showed the Caucasian how to enslave.1000s of years later the Caucasian came to islands where blacks were and enslaved them through trickery and later kidnapping and also came to the Americas north&south and took the land through trickery in search for gold and other.Blacks in America didn't come on ships from Africa,they were already here for millions of years.This is hidden from blacks because of white supremacy.The history you were taught is a big deception to keep you enslaved in the mind.The word slavery comes from the Slavics.These people know and have your true history,but you don't know,cause we don't research,ask questions or give a fuck!In order to know where your people going,you have to know where you've been!!!!!!
Harry Paretestiz says:
How did the slave traders acquire the slaves? Did they set a big slave trap? Or…. Did a tribes leader trade/sell them off??? I'm pretty sure it was the later option. Everyone is all up in arms over this still. Yes, it's history. But as I recall, there hasn't been any LEGAL slavery in the US in what, 100 yrs??? Why isn't anyone mad about the black folk that had black slaves? C'mon folks, if racial crap is perpetuated and propagandized to fuel more racial bias and hate, it will never cease. When people start looking in the mirror and placing the blame for their shortcomings on the person staring back at them instead of blaming others, this place would be a whole lot better. But being mad over something that happened way before most of your grandparents were born and has nothing to do with yourself or present time is ludacris. It's the NEW millennium, EVERYONE, whether they like it or not, is afforded the same opportunities to make something positive and productive out of themselves. It's just easier to not and then blame others. ……. think about it.
I know, I know, shut up white boy, you don't know….. blah blah blah. But at the end of the day, when ya look at the mirror and ask WHO held you back. You can lie to everyone else, you can't lie to yourself. …
Actually, it's occurred throughout history. Even today many whites and other races are sold into the sex industry all over the world, even here in the US. Also, there were blacks here in the US that had black slaves also.
Justin Rotenberry says:
Does it really matter? Nobody who owned slaves or were slaves are alive today, people are not profiting on slavery or suffering from slavery in America. They need to drop it already, blacks had slaves whites had slaves.
I'm never gonna run from a conversation…
But try to look at it from a different perspective.
The Canadian government, used to pay a bounty for the heads of Chinese, rail road workers…
So please know your history…
And btw I don't blame a single person for the only crime against humanity left unpunished…
I blame the all government's that Has profited from slavery, Roman Catholic church(the pope signed a order that condone it), Spanish crown,the British crown, & the Portuguese..
And if you can name a African monarch I'll charge them too…
Harry Paretestiz damn i thought i blocked you white boy. blame the black man for slavery bull, even tho you couldnt name one date. hold on, BRB
Technically, thats exactly what they did… they sold guns/alcoho , the tribs closer to the coast, that historically, didn't get along anyway….
plus slavery in Africa WAS NOT debt bondage,…
Again I'm not blaming one group of people for slavery. … I'm saying the WORLD had it wrong!!!
BUT the funny thing is, the people I blame for the only crime against humanity left unpunished… still are holding my decedent's labor pay!!!
(British Crown, Spanish crown, ect) I wrote almost all of them down in a earlier txt…
the Egyptians had white slaves( moses and then) the funny thing is god punished pharaoh and gave the Jewish people the "The land of milk and honey "
btw, there is one written record of a black man having slaves in the Carolina early American (I'm talking Jamestown times, they said you work and help for 2yrs, and now your a citizen )
BUT it changed somewhere. .. and we were dehumanize, consider animals till 1970 something. . .
Although the black guy that had slave , died free his land was taken and no othe people of African decedent's had that luxury. . .
Not true again. .. we're talking slavery in the modern ere. ..
the railroad track that is used today was laid by my slaves ( on the south and east coast ) the European royal family (Spanish, Portuguese, British ect…) Roman Catholic Church (the pope gave his blessing ) & i jus found out that there are insurance company around today that insured the lives of slaves. . . (That put a price on my ancestors head…)& don't forget our capital..
I'm didnt know about the insurance company either but it sound's logical, slavery back then was acceptable and thinking as they were getting insurance on slaves would just be protecting their investment. But in today's world slavery is not accepted and rightly so, but looking at all periods of history where there was mass slavery you can see every race has been looked upon as inferior beings at one point in time.. look at 16th and 18th century white Anglos were placed into the slavery by Africans in the Barbary slave trade. Which in fact proved to be more brutal than domestic slavery, or plantation. In fact African muslims would raid the coast land mostly the British Isle kidnapping white christians the men would be for galley and the women as Sex slaves. Whites were the first to abolish slavery and less than 2% of whites in America even owned slaves. Less than 5% of black slaves even came to America to be slaves a majority of them were sent to central and south america. Please check this link out, this is what it found. It is YouTube videos compiled together along with a short article. http://violenceagainstwhites.wordpress.com/white-slaves/
It was mainly the 16th through 18th century called the Barbary slave trade which proved to be more brutal than being a domestic or plantation slave/servant… Africans would ride the coast line kidnapping white European christians the men would be used to galley work and the women for sex slaves..and it is not one races fault for slavery everybody has done it at one point in history or another. In America there was less than 2% of white people who owned slaves. Less than 5% of black slaves even came to America majority of them were sent to central and south america. One thing is clear though whites were the first to abolish slavery.
The insurance company called Aetna.
Not sure about spelling?
Look it up…
Lamont Dowell says:
The constitution still grants slavery….you just have to be an inmate. Convicts are technically slaves
"People are not profiting on slavery or suffering from slavery in America" this is a joke right? Their would be no US, it weren't for slavery. There were generations of wealth built from slavery, and jim crow. White elitist continue to benefit from their grandpapi's wealth he acquired from his slaves. European immigrants who didn't own slaves benefit from the fact that their ancestors were not slaves, and there skin wasn't black. White people are in america are the direct beneficiaries of racism. If they weren't there would be no such thing as racism or the term "race".
Lamont, you can't possibly believe what you just wrote. The vast majority of convicts lost their 'freedoms' due to breaking the law and being convicted of their crimes. They aren't just random people pulled in and sold or made to do free labor. If that was the case, regardless of how corrupt the govt is, there is no way in hell that would fly. The ACLU would never get any rest. C'mon man, bring something real with some real argument… And btw, have you ever checked at how much funding prisons get for the inhumane treatment of prisoners??? ie, food, books, games, tv, recreational…. It's insane. If I was in charge, it would be slashed to a quarter of what it is. Simple reasoning. Make it someplace they don't want to go. Make prison terrible, no one will want to go. Crime goes down. But if it's a 3 star accomodation, what's it matter? Feed bare essential nutrients, 2 tv channels, Fox news or CNN, open bay berthing with an open bay head. NO privacy for anything. Make them cultivate their own food on the premises (just vegetables, no livestock). No internet, emails or any of the luxuries enjoyed by people that aren't incarcerated. Remember, the best offense is a a better defense. So, to reiterate, make people not want to go to jail/prison, they'll think twice about breaking the law. Period.
So by that philosophy lamont every white person should be rich and every black poor as shit, we wouldn't have ben carson or any actors that are black.
@Harry paratestiz
prison is a multi billion dollar business run with over 2 million Americans that are forced to work for free everyday.. its not just license plates anymore!!! Not to mention 85% of the food they eat they grow… they produce milk and meat.. even answer the phones for D.M.V … they even make clothing, that are sold in retail stores… next time you look at a tag that says: made in America, who the hell you think making that bullshit? All for free…. well $0.33 a hour. . . If you lucky. . Yard and kitchen work is free… (they should be grateful they get out there room right…) and speakin of human rights violation. I know for a fact in the Nevada system they left me in locked in a small room with another man for 3 to 4 days at a time. . .
I promise,
There are dozens of human rights violation, right here in America. . .
and I'm not even speaking about weather POOR PEOPLE get a fair trial… and %100 of poor people get over charged, which then forces a person to take, a plea bargain. . .
Harry Paretestiz
"Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States"
Oh so we want to bring up "LAW" well did you forget to mentions the laws that were created after slavery that made it illegal for a black man to have a job, be out past a certain hour, look white people in the eye, and not farm under an opressive sharecropper contracts that threw millions of black peole in prison, and made them work in the fields and coal mines for decades.
Are we going to ignore the prison pipeline and the illegitimate war on drugs that was a set in motion by the government to fund Ecuadorian militia, and unfairly gave black men harsher sentences for drug crimes. All of the thing "Bare essentials" you are talking about are being mass produced by corporate swindlers. This is why privatizations of prisons are so profitable. Prison enter into this contracts with the providers of the foods, electronics, books, games, tv, etc, and make a killing off a tax payer dollars. No one should go to jail for using or abusing drugs…that is an irrational law. Especially since pharmaceutical companies and alcohol are legal. What makes marijuana and cocaine any different from Oxycontin and Vicodin? Oh the fact that the feds and control it. With all of the black men and women being released from prison after doing decades because of crooked police, prosecutors, and judges… i don't care if inmates have what we have…most of them don't deserve to be "SLAVES" anyway. You are just blind to the fact the law was built by and for certain groups of people to profit, and live comfortably.
Korielle, I can't totally agree there either. The people were sold with the intent that they were to be slaves and work. It's not that the world had it wrong, you have to remember, 50 yrs ago all people were starting to be recognized as having rights. Not just the more powerful that conquered. As societies changed to a more modern world, 'owning' other human beings is more frowned upon. Personally, I don't feel that anyone owes you or anyone anything. No reparations, or anything. It's the way it was back then. Take the Native American thing where they are given A LOT from the federal government for something that happened a couple hundred years ago. It's all a part of all of our history. Everyone wants money thrown at them to 'make them feel better about the past' but what good does that do? You get rich on the backs of your ancestors? Me, I would feel like shit if I was given a lot of money and spent it. I would literally most likely donate it to a legitimate charity that the majority of the donation goes to the cause and not the CEOs pocket.
You say, your descendants. Have you traced your lineage or are you just assuming because you are of color, you must be? Legit question.
I don't think that tribes conquering other tribes and selling/trading people to slave traders can really be called a trap. It was a lucrative trade just like pelts, grain, metals, and stones. It didn't work out too well for the ones being traded, but it was business. The mentality of the majority of the world is that it's not right. However, there are still some tribes out there still practice it. Hell, Hamas just kidnapped and sold what, 200+ school girls for different forms of slavery. Child brides, prostitution…..
The whole adjective in front of American is crap, to me. It doesn't matter if you're white, black, tan, red, purple, yellow, if you're born IN America, you're and American. Period. If you migrated from another country and legally gained citizenship here, then you can be African, Asian, Mexican…..American. If you're here from another country legally or not, and not a citizen, you are what you are. Mexican, African, Asian……
Lamont, do you know anyone or have heard of anyone that's being used as slave? Those laws you just brought up, are any enforced? There are states that you can still bring your wife out on the courthouse steps between certain hours of certain days and beat her ass. Are there many laws buried in the books that aren't thought of or enforced, of course.
As for the jails, correct about it being a very lucrative business but if they put it back to the way it was intended, it would change.
Man, there's illegitimate wars on everything. If the govt can claim there's a war on something, wrap it nicely and peddle it to the people, they can throw as much money as they want at it. Most are just smoke and mirrors, we all know that.
I disagree about the drug thing. If you abuse, you're done. There is no difference between all that you listed except Marijuana. If you are dealing it though, that's another story. Any more than needed for personal consumption is a gray area. As for the 'fact' they are slaves, nah. They aren't slaves. They're incarcerated for they're crimes. Are some innocent? Absolutely. But I think that percentage is pretty low. Probably less than 1% of the incarcerated population. When those folks are proven innocent after being put away for awhile due to corruption, sure they should be paid. But if it's due to new evidence, their freedom is payment enough.
Back to the pharmaceutical company and alcohol thing. No, the pharmaceuticals are made with a purpose. If you sell YOUR prescription or do anything other than what it is prescribed for, it's against the law. Buying and consuming alcohol, legal. Getting drunk and going for a joy ride, doing whatever,and getting pulled over….Not legal. Do I think alcohol should be illegal, before marijuana, yes. You want to talk about an irrational law? How about the law in NY where it's illegal to buy large sugary drinks… THATs irrational. Say you had a kid, the kid was sold some oxycotins. Your kid comes home and ODs in his bed while you're watching TV. So the person that sold your kid the oxys is cool? Who do you blame? The govt because they kept it legal? Your kid for doing them? The dealer that sold them? Or yourself for not teaching right from wrong and being a better parent? While most would say the govt. so they can pass the blame. Some would say the pusher. Very few will look at themselves or their child.
And believe me, bro, I'm not blind to anything. I just have a broader view than most. I don't eat the BS the media and govt feeds the masses. I think outside the box and don't have tunnel vision. It's a strange concept, but, where people want to blame cops and stuff, how bout they just quit breaking the law?? Are there bad cops, hell yeah. Do they need to be dealt with accordingly, you bet.
** if there's too many weird looking misplaced words, this damn phone has auto complete and messes up my sentences.
I would like to bring up the fact, that there are many more then 1% of the 2 million people incarcerated…
We can even live in your world… isn't that still 2,000 Innocent people forced to work….
And slavery was so important that there's story, after story, about Moses leading his people out of bondage… AND God gave them the promise land?? Don't forget the plagues, God even punished the Egyptian…
I don't know if it really happened or not during the bible days??
But I know it happened not that long ago., my grandmother's(who's still alive) grandmother was a slave…
Lastly… what happened to the reconstruction after slavery???
So we should be thankful for Jim crow???
We don't have to go back to slavery to find Racism…the supreme court, consider African American less than human up until the 1960's… segregation til,1970's
(Texas, is always slow at giving African American there God given right to freedom… Juneteenth, after the civil war slave owners refused to free there slaves…)
Someone please explain, where is the even playing field??? 1865-1944?
How could this be fair??? (With, Jim crow, KKK, segregation, supreme court, etc..?? Almost forgot, Brown vs. School board.. I could go on and on and on…
Lol.. and you said there's bad cops..
The whole system is bad…
I was saying less than 1% being potentially innocent. Its unfortunate that some get railroaded. But you can't just say, well, since there is a small percentage of potentially innocent people here, let's let everyone walk free. As for everything concerning laws pretty much sums up my point regarding the majority of advancements in 'human rights' have pretty much come within the last 50yrs or so. Speaking of racism, I'm glad you brought that up. Who do you feel are the biggest race baiters and have done more to reverse the progress of blacks in the last 10yrs? But remember, we can only deal with our time period. I can't vouche for what was done 100 yrs ago. Nor can we change that. We have to accept that it happened, learn from it, and move forward. Take Jews for instance. They were all but extinguished from the face of the earth. You don't hear them demanding reparations or anything. No, they accepted the fact it happened and have moved forward. You don't hear them bringing it up and using it as a crutch or blaming others.
Rudolph Williams says:
Korielle Hampton …Moses was not white and the jews were not european… Exodus 4:6-7
the new jews are not the original people
Von Maxey says:
@Harry…you di realize there are ppl that are wealthy TODAY because of slavery n America years ago? If my Ancestors enslaved your ancestors yrs ago and I'm wealthy today because of it…you wouldn't feel you were owed some of that wealth for all the hard work of your ancestors? Yeah ik…you might use tge usual " you need to work hard" excuse but what yu don't get is it's not about wanting something free or "being lazy" as a lot of whites like to sat about blacks. It's a lot deeper than that. If anyone should be wealthy from your ancestors hard work it should be you.
Excuse my spelling. Sometimes I type too fast.
Farntella Graham says:
the libyians will pay dearly for their foolishness just like the ehtiopeans are paying now for their failed dealings with the west.
sit your propaganda, lying behind down. stop spreading lies. Black people NEVER held white slaves.
Korielle Hampton the egyptian slaves were other Black people. they were not the people today who call themselves jews. those white people are from europe. lilke I said. stop spreading your lies.
Justin Rotenberry
1) funny, i read an article the other day that said white people are morally blind when they use the "everybody had slaves" argument
2) slavery was never abolished, even tho youre looking for a pat on the back for it. read that 13th amendment very closely sir
3) it doesnt matter whom owned the slaves, everyone white worked indirectly or directly to support the system of slavery cause it was the only thing going until the industrial revolution
4) come more harder suspected white supremacist
Korielle Hampton you know the bible aint a history book right? stop playin with me bro. nicean conference, look it up black man. i need better from yall
Justin Rotenberry aww you tricky bastard. arabs controlled northern africa for the last at least 1400 years, you tricky bastard. if that slavery thang is true, it wasnt black people doing it, it was arabs. you white supremacists are truly some demons, you lie whenever you speak or type, or beathe
@Farntella Graham I still say that it is very likely that the Egyptians could have very easily taken European slavery 2500 b.c.
@ best I'm mistaken, BUT I'm not a liar…
& although I am a Christian, I believe the bible could have been incorrectly Translated, during the dark ages..
Mysta TeeWhy Langston says:
They were enslaved first and that's justification to do it to others? As many countries that we've ravished, that means when it's our turn, whoever will be completely justified!
David MaGee says:
Farntella Graham In the 16th – 18th century, Africans enslaved 1.5 million White Europeans in the Barbary Slave Trade. African Muslims raided up the coastlines of Europe, particularly the British Isles but even as far as Iceland, kidnapping and enslaving White European Christians. The men were galley slaves, and the women were sex slaves. -Before spewing out ignorance you should really read a book and educate yourself.
Joshua Smashy Bailey says:
Lamont Dowell Eaxactly!!
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A 38-year-old woman with no prior medical history presents to the ED with altered mental status and a temperature of 38.3°C. Physical examination reveals petechiae on both arms but is otherwise unremarkable. Her vital signs are normal and labs are significant for:
platelets of 30,000/µL
normal INR
normal aPTT
normal fibrinogen
a mildly elevated Creatinine
normal liver enzymes
the appearance of schistocytes on peripheral blood smear
What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
B. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
C. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
D. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
TTP is a thrombotic microangiopathy caused by platelet binding to abnormal von Willebrand factor on the microvascular endothelium. The classic pentad presentation includes: fever, altered mental status, acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Diagnosis requires thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (as evidenced by schistocytes on peripheral smear). It can be distinguished from DIC since INR, aPTT, and fibrinogen levels are normal. Treatment is early plasma exchange until platelet count is over 50,000 for at least 48 hours and avoidance of platelet transfusions because it can lead to further thrombosis. Left untreated, TTP is almost always fatal.
HIT occurs when heparin binds to platelet factor 4 and triggers the formation of IgG antibodies that bind to platelets and causes the promotion of thrombosis. It generally occurs 5 to 10 days after the first heparin exposure but can appear in 1 day if heparin exposure occurred within the prior 30 days. Venous thrombosis is more common than arterial thrombosis. Diagnosis requires high clinical score on the 4T score and a positive antibody test. Treatment includes discontinuing all heparin and heparin-containing products and anticoagulation with a direct thrombin inhibitor such as argatroban.
ITP is caused by autoantibody-mediated platelet clearance and usually results in a severe thrombocytopenia. Physical examination can reveal petechiae and the peripheral smear may show large platelets. Treatment of ITP includes glucocorticoids, IVIG, and rituximab in those who are unresponsive to initial corticosteroid therapy.
DIC is caused by release of tissue factor that activates clotting factors that lead to widespread microvascular thrombosis and consumption of platelets and clotting factors. Clinically, DIC can lead to multiorgan failure along with bleeding. Laboratory test results will show an elevation of INR and aPTT, low fibrinogen, and elevated D-dimer, whereas a peripheral smear will show schistocytes. Treatment is primarily supportive and addressing the underlying cause inciting DIC.
Scully M, Hunt BJ, Benjamin S, Liesner R, Rose P, Peyvandi F; British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies. Br J Haematol. 2012;158(3):323-335. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09167.x.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;

namespace drawClient
{
    public class comm
    {
        private string dataReceived;
        public bool flagDataReceived = false;

        //méthode à lancer après connexion avec un hôte. (Le sera via un Thread)
        public void loop1(object clientUDP)
        {
            ClientUDP c = (ClientUDP)clientUDP;
            while (c.EstConnecte)
            {

                dataReceived = c.LireDonnees(Encoding.ASCII);

                if (!dataReceived.Equals("")) flagDataReceived = true;

                Console.WriteLine("Reçu (" + dataReceived.Length + " octet(s)) : " + dataReceived);

                int e = c.EnvoyerDonnees("From drawClient", Encoding.ASCII);
                Console.WriteLine("Envoyé (" + e.ToString() + " octet(s)) : " + "From drawClient");

                Thread.Sleep(100);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("La connexion a été coupée !");
        }

        public void startCom()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("adresse serveur: ");
            string adresseServeur = "127.0.0.1";// Console.ReadLine();
            Console.WriteLine("port serveur: ");
            string portServeur = "11001";// Console.ReadLine();
            Console.WriteLine("adresse client: ");
            string adresseClient = "127.0.0.1";//Console.ReadLine();
            Console.WriteLine("port client: ");
            string portClient = "11000";//Console.ReadLine();

            /*******************/
            ClientUDP c = new ClientUDP(adresseClient, int.Parse(portClient), adresseServeur, int.Parse(portServeur));
            c.NomDeLaMethodePrincipale = loop1;
            Console.WriteLine("Connexion : {0}", c.Connexion());
            if (c.EstConnecte)
            {
                c.ExecuterMethodePrincipale();
            }

            //Console.WriteLine("Press a key to deconnect client");
            //Console.Read();
            //c.Deconnexion();
            //c2.Deconnexion();

        }

        public comm()
        {

        }

        #region Getter & Setter

        public string getDataReceived()
        {
            return dataReceived;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

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The Ducati Monster SR2 1000 is a 4 stroke, Naked Bike bike with a Air cooled 992.00 ccm (60,23 cubic inches) V2, 2 Valve type of engine. This engine then gets the power to the rear wheel with a Chain driven transmission.
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The ultimate action-fueled end-of-the-world conspiracy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale THEY CAME FROM THE SKY parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce's idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO's commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. Tucker believes there's more to SYLO's story. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby--and experienced the powers it gave him--for himself. What all this means, SYLO isn't saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery. LOOK TO THE SKY because Pemberwick is only the first stop.


It is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures, and offers excellent results.
Rhinoplasty can be performed using either local or general anesthesia. The procedure typically takes 1-2 hours, but may last longer and require a short hospital stay if the surgery is complex. The surgeon will make an incision inside the nostrils and either remove bone and cartilage or augment it with tissue, depending on the procedure. Afterwards, a splint is placed on the outside of the nose to maintain its shape, and nasal packing may be placed in the nostrils to provide extra support.
Usually, you'll return home the same day as your surgery, unless you're having a more complicated procedure. Your doctor will have you rest in bed with your head elevated above your chest to reduce swelling and bleeding, and you'll be asked to avoid strenuous activities for a few weeks. Dressings may remain in place for up to a week, depending on how quickly you heal. Your face will be puffy, and you'll likely experience some minor bruising and numbness around your eyes and nose for several days or longer. Cold compresses and ice packs can be used to relieve pain and swelling. Full recovery takes several weeks, and final results might not be complete for a year.


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Q: How to save a image to HTML5 filesystem with the url of image I am trying to use HTML5 system to store images of my website, and I find there are many example to show how to store a local image to your chrome file system but I can't find the way to get a image by web url and then store it in HTML5 file system.
This is my code, but it's wrong.
        lib.ajax.get(file , function(xhr, data){
            if(xhr.status == 200){
                fs.root.getFile("test.jpg", {create: true}, function(fileEntry) {
                    // Create a FileWriter object for our FileEntry (log.txt).
                    fileEntry.createWriter(function(fileWriter) {
                        fileWriter.onwriteend = function(e) {
                            console.log('Write completed.');
                        };

                        fileWriter.onerror = function(e) {
                            console.log('Write failed: ' + e.toString());
                        };
                        // Create a new Blob and write it to log.txt.
                        var bb = new BlobBuilder(); // Note: window.WebKitBlobBuilder in Chrome 12.
                        bb.append(data);
                        fileWriter.write(bb.getBlob('image/jpeg'));
                        callback && callback("test.jpg");
                    }, errorHandler);

                }, errorHandler);
            }
        });

A: The problem is that browser will parse xhr response data as UTF-8,
So the point is to override MimeType:
window.requestFileSystem = window.requestFileSystem || window.webkitRequestFileSystem;

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
var photoUrl = 'http://localhost:3000/image.jpg';
xhr.open('GET', photoUrl, true);

// This stops the browser from parsing the data as UTF-8:
xhr.overrideMimeType('text/plain; charset=x-user-defined');

function stringToBinary(response) {
  var byteArray = new Uint8Array(response.length);
  for (var i = 0; i < response.length; i++) {
    byteArray[i] = response.charCodeAt(i) & 0xff;
  }
  return byteArray
}

function onInitFs(fs) {
  xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (xhr.readyState == 4 && xhr.status == 200) {
      fs.root.getFile('image.jpg', {'create': true}, function(fileEntry) {
        fileEntry.createWriter(function(fileWriter) {
          fileWriter.onwriteend = function(event) {
            $('body').append('<img src="' + fileEntry.toURL() + '"/>');
          }

          buffer = stringToBinary(xhr.response);
          var blob = new Blob([ buffer ], { type: 'image/jpeg' } )

          fileWriter.write(blob);
        }, errorHandler );
      });
    }
  }
  xhr.send();
}

var errorHandler = function(err) {
  console.log(err);
}

$(function() {
  webkitStorageInfo.requestQuota(PERSISTENT, 5*1024*1024, function(grantedBytes) {
    requestFileSystem(PERSISTENT, grantedBytes, onInitFs, errorHandler)
  }, errorHandler)
})

A: Here the function I use.
It use Blob constructor so it works on latest Chrome (thats lacks deprecated BlobBuilder) and works also on old iOS 6 that lacks 'blob' for xhr.responseType.
In comments you also see code for the deprecated BlobBuilder.
Notice: you are using XHR so CORS must be enabled!
window.requestFileSystem = window.requestFileSystem || window.webkitRequestFileSystem;
window.requestFileSystem(window.PERSISTENT, 2*1024*1024, onFileSystemSuccess, fail);

function onFileSystemSuccess(fileSystem) {
    fs = fileSystem;
    console.log('File system initialized');

    saveAsset('http://www.example-site-with-cors.com/test.png');
}

function saveAsset(url, callback, failCallback) {
    var filename = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('/')+1);

    // Set callback when not defined
    if (!callback) {
        callback = function(cached_url) {
            console.log('download ok: ' + cached_url);
        };
    }
    if (!failCallback) {
        failCallback = function() {
            console.log('download failed');
        };
    }

    // Set lookupTable if not defined
    if (!window.lookupTable)
        window.lookupTable = {};

    // BlobBuilder shim
    // var BlobBuilder = window.BlobBuilder || window.WebKitBlobBuilder || window.MozBlobBuilder || window.MSBlobBuilder;

    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open('GET', url, true);
    // xhr.responseType = 'blob';
    xhr.responseType = 'arraybuffer';

    xhr.addEventListener('load', function() {

        fs.root.getFile(filename, {create: true, exclusive: false}, function(fileEntry) {
            fileEntry.createWriter(function(writer) {

                writer.onwrite = function(e) {
                    // Save this file in the path to URL lookup table.
                    lookupTable[filename] = fileEntry.toURL();
                    callback(fileEntry.toURL());
                };

                writer.onerror = failCallback;

                // var bb = new BlobBuilder();
                var blob = new Blob([xhr.response], {type: ''});
                // bb.append(xhr.response);
                writer.write(blob);
                // writer.write(bb.getBlob());

            }, failCallback);
        }, failCallback);
    });

    xhr.addEventListener('error', failCallback);
    xhr.send();

    return filename;
}

function fail(evt) {
    console.log(evt.target.error.code);
}

A: I find a way to do this.
use canvans.toDataURL to transfer data format.
var img = new Image();
                var cvs = document.createElement('canvas');
                var ctx  = cvs.getContext("2d");
                img.src = file;
                img.onload = function(){
                    cvs.width = img.width;
                    cvs.height = img.height;
                    ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
                    var imd = cvs.toDataURL(contentType[extname]);
                    var ui8a = convertDataURIToBinary(imd);
                    var bb = new BlobBuilder();
                    bb.append(ui8a.buffer);
                    fs.root.getFile(path, {create: true}, function(fileEntry) {
                        // Create a FileWriter object for our FileEntry (log.txt).
                        fileEntry.createWriter(function(fileWriter) {
                            fileWriter.onwriteend = function(e) {
                                console.log('Write completed.');
                                callback && callback("test.jpg");
                            };

                            fileWriter.onerror = function(e) {
                                console.log('Write failed: ' + e.toString());
                            };

                            fileWriter.write(bb.getBlob(contentType[extname]));
                        });
                    });
                };

    function convertDataURIToBinary(dataURI) {
    var BASE64_MARKER = ';base64,';
    var base64Index = dataURI.indexOf(BASE64_MARKER) + BASE64_MARKER.length;
    var base64 = dataURI.substring(base64Index);
    var raw = window.atob(base64);
    var rawLength = raw.length;
    var array = new Uint8Array(new ArrayBuffer(rawLength));

    for (i = 0; i < rawLength; i++) {
        array[i] = raw.charCodeAt(i);
    }
    return array;
}

I get help from here  jsfiddle

A: On a modern browser supporting XMLHttpRequest Level 2 the method documented in this answer should work.
The relevant standard is explained in this blog post

A: The trick is to use xhr.responseType = 'blob'
var fs = .... // your fileSystem
function download(fs,url,file,win,fail) {
  var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
  xhr.open('GET', url);
  xhr.responseType = "blob";
  xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (xhr.readyState == 4) {
      if(xhr.status === 200){
        fs.root.getFile(file,{create:true},function(fileEntry){
          fileEntry.createWriter(function(writer){
            writer.onwriteend = win;
            writer.onerror = fail;
            writer.write(xhr.response);
          })
        },fail)
      } else {
        fail(xhr.status);
      }
    }
  };
  xhr.send();
  return xhr;
};

Based on cordova-promise-fs (disclosure: I'm the author)

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Have you ever admired an ad at how eye catching it was, or wondered why certain advertisers use professional designers? Below are several tips that your graphic designer wants you to know. Consider these tips for the next time you place an ad.
Your designer has been in the business for decades. From film photography and hand mailing in your photos to a designer, to emailed photo proofs and fast turnaround times, they have seen and done it all. They have kept up with the trends.
Less is more. Of course you want to brag all of your wins, your awards, and your titles; however, you want the judge to see your DOG. Most of the time, they don't take the time to read ALL of your text.
Quantify your rankings. "A Top 10 Pug" is quite an achievement; not to mention, it sounds better than "Number 1 Black Pug with an agility title and exclusively breeder/owner/handled in the Pacific Northwest." Stop making up rankings and your own awards. Be proud of your accomplishments.
Make sure you can reference your rankings. In addition to #3, make sure that when you list your "Number One Pug," you have the proof to back it up. Be ethical, be honest, and be able to back up and reference your rankings. People will think less of you when they find out your ranking is false.
Fifteen photos in an ad is not always the best idea. You want to catch the judge's eye with one focal point, which should be your dog. Fifteen photos in a single page ad, and the judge will scroll or flip past your ad. Choose 2-3 photos that are your favorites, including a candid. Consider layering judges or including the best wins. Less is more, and make sure your ad has a primary focal point.
Don't send in photos you really don't want to use. If you send 5 photos with the caption of "use any of them you would like," do not be upset when your designer chooses the one that you really do not like. If you don't want her to use it, don't submit it. If you send fifteen photos, let your designer know which one is your favorite, or top three are your favorites.
Hiring a professional photographer is a good investment. Hiring a professional photographer will make your ads stand out as well as keep your designer happy. Cell phone or low quality photos are harder to work with in an ad and can often make your dog look pixilated or blurry. A professional photographer will capture the best angles of your dog in the best lighting and with the best background. They want to capture the best moments of your dog, which will make your dog look his very best in an ad.
If you give your designer all graphic design freedom, don't be upset when the ad does not look like what you envisioned. If you want the background to be blue, let your designer know. If you like script text, let her know. She wants to make this ad exactly what you want, but she needs direction if your ad MUST have a jungle theme. You will also save time and money by not requiring additional revisions.
If you plan to use your online ad in another print publication, discuss your needs with your sales representative or designer. Most of the time, digital ad specifications are different than print publications. You can also save a few dollars by having the same design in multiple publications. Also, repetition is key! If you have the same ad in a few publications, judges will take notice!
Spend the extra few dollars and buy the high-resolution photo. Did you know that most low-resolution photos only include one use license? That means that you may only ever use the photo one time, whether it be in an ad or printed. Spend the few extra dollars to purchase the high-resolution file. Most of the time, they include an unlimited use license, the image will print better for framing that special win, and the ad will print better in a publication.
When selecting images to purchase, envision what it will be like in an ad. Your graphic designer is very creative, but she is not a miracle worker. If your dog is stacked in grass, your designer cannot magically create feet on your dog standing with the dog standing on a sidewalk.
Be conscious of pre-edited images. Your designer wants your ad to look its very best, and obvious or improper editing can bring negative attention. Check to make sure all of your dog, handler, and judge's limbs are where they are supposed to be.
If you have several photos and text that you MUST have in an ad, consider changing your single page ad to a spread. Your designer understands that this will be an additional cost, but increasing your ad space will allow for more content.
Finally, your designer is human too. She makes mistakes. She has other clients, and she may even work another full-time job. She understands that you have a rushed deadline, but by constantly emailing or texting takes away from the time spent on your ad.


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On August 15, 2017, President Donald Trump at a press conference unequivocally chose to stand with White Supremacy, Confederates, KKK, Neo-Nazis, Alt-Right and bigoted protesters in Charlottesville. Mr. Trump has lost an opportunity to govern our diverse nation. All Americans including elected officials must hold the president accountable.
We now have a commander-in-chief who is aligned to White Supremacy. It is not the time to sit on the fence when racism and bigotry are taking over our nation. Speak Up! Silent No More!
The events in Charlottesville last weekend showed us the violence of white supremacy at its most visceral and extreme. The terrible incidents in Charlottesville have to do with racism and White Supremacy. These groups are thriving and supported by the President and his team of Alt-Right: Steve Bannon, Steve Miller and Sebastian Gorka. These men shouldn't be in the White House.
Yet after this horrific event, the president merely blamed "hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides." Contrast this with his penchant for calling out Islamist violence while hesitant to call white supremacist violence by its name. Mr. Trump's unwillingness to label white supremacists as such encourages those groups and their followers.
Such violence should come as little surprise. Mr. Trump's presidential campaign was based on racist sentiment, pandering to white supremacists. He called Mexicans rapists and criminals and proposed a Muslim ban. The explosion of bigotry and racism are linked directly to the President and the Republican Party for providing space and accepting them.
White supremacy has existed in the United States since the slave trade. The blatant pronouncements of anti-Semitism, Nazism, and anti-Black racism at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville was an appalling display of the dangerous ideologies emboldened by the Trump presidency. The ideology of "White Supremacy" is gaining popularity and leading many of our youth to radicalization. This ideology won him the presidency and has sustained him in office — no amount of nepotism, conflicts, emolument clause, scandal or evidence of incompetence will diminish his followers' belief that he, and he alone, could Make America White Again.
Law enforcement officers should use Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program which was Launched during the presidency of Barack Obama to prevent radicalization of Muslims based on the idea that radicalization is an exclusively Muslim phenomenon. CVE was ostensibly meant to prevent terrorist activity by encouraging the early detection of potential "radicalization" of individuals using FBI informants. It is time CVE is used for all hate groups in the USA.
This addiction of white supremacy and protecting Donald Trump has denigrated the CIA, FBI, Congressman Devin Nunes sabotaging his own committee's hearings, Senator Ted Cruz going after former the deputy attorney general Sally Yates and firing of FBI director James Comey and destruction of the ACA, one wonders what type of opium are the Republicans addicted too.
Muslims in the Lehigh Valley stand unequivocally against white supremacy, anti-Semitism, and fascism that were on display in Charlottesville last weekend. We join in extending heartfelt sympathy to the family on the loss of Heather Heyer, while we pray for the quick and speedy recovery of all those injured and traumatized by Saturday's events.
Muslims must stand shoulder to shoulder with our African and Jewish-American brethren in confronting and challenging the neo-Nazis, White Supremacists and any other hate group. Islam is unequivocally against racism and prejudice of any kind as demonstrated in the Quranic words, "O Mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other. Verily the most honored in the sight of God is the one who is the most righteous" (Qur'an 49:13).
Islamic egalitarianism (the ideals of equality, brotherhood, and social justice) still gains converts from the untouchables of India to the likes of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. However, how should Muslims win the minds and hearts of their fellow human beings to fight the diseases of racism, nationalism, prejudice and stereotype? Muslims should initiate a personal Jihad for tolerance and pluralism with interfaith dialogue and assimilation with other cultures and faiths.
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Is it possible to be more creative?
Writing a daily blog is a creative endeavour, so naturally I've been struggling a bit. However, I did read this article on the neuroscience of creativity and what's called the 'eureka factor' or 'aha moment'. It has nothing to do with how to be a more consistent writer, but there was science involved, so I'm sharing it here.
Sometimes, when you look at a problem, the solution comes in a flash. Try this classic remote associates word problem, where you have to figure out which one word links these three: sense/courtesy/place.2 To simplify, you can come to the solution in two ways – either by a flash of insight, or piece-by-piece analytical word matching and discarding, until one fits all three.
According to neuroscientists Mark Beeman and John Kounios, this corresponds to two 'cognitive styles', if you will – an analytical and an insightful one. Depending on the kind of problem you have, one approach has benefits over the other. But while analytical thinking is built upon incremental logical steps, insight is more "like a cat" because you can't order it around. It either comes, or it doesn't – but, just like with cats, you can make the environment more inviting.
This list comes from an interview on the Washington Post, and you can find a lot of the science behind it on Kounios' website.
Personally I don't think any of this is groundbreaking stuff – creative types are known to like walking outdoors and taking breaks in order to shake loose the tight analytical focus on a particular problem. But the neuroscience that strives to explain why these 'creativity hacks' work is quite interesting.
Bonus: If you want to do some more remote associates problems, here you go.


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Business & industry, Central government, Local government
Squeezing local government finance will hit women hardest
Mary-Ann Stephenson
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women's Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
Government proposals for changes to funding for local government look set to turn a crisis into a disaster, and it is women who will be hardest hit.
From 2020 the government plans to remove all central government funding for local government, making councils dependent on the money they can raise locally from council tax and business rates. Councils will be allowed to retain 75% of business rates from that date.
However, local authorities with the lowest receipts from business rates are likely to have the poorest populations and the highest social care demands. This in turn may put pressure on the poorest areas to charge higher levels of council tax, even though their residents will be least able to afford this.
At the same time councils are currently prevented from raising council tax above 2.99% without holding a local referendum, although those with social care responsibilities can also raise a further 3% 'precept' to fund social care services.
The Local Government Association has criticised these measures as 'woefully inadequate' and has pointed out that they will raise only £250m against a £6bn cut from councils' social care budgets since 2010.
Analysis of data from 326 local authorities shows that the precept raises the least in those councils with the highest concentration of older people and unpaid carers. In East Lindsey, where 30% of people are aged over 65, the 2% increase in council tax raises just £30 per older person per year.
However, in Richmond upon Thames where just 15% fall into the over 65 age range, 2% raises an additional £95 per older person per year.
These planned changes come on top of cuts to central government funding for local government that have already had a devastating impact on local services. Funding from central government for local authorities fell by nearly 50% between 2010/11 and 2017/18.
'One thousand vulnerable women and children were turned away from centres over a six-month period in 2017 as a result of cuts to refuge funding.'
LGA calculations show that that £16bn will have been cut from councils' budgets between 2010 and 2020 – the equivalent of 60 pence from every pound of central government funding.
Not surprisingly these cuts have left our public services in crisis. Demand for social care has increased, while spending on adult social care has fallen. 1.4 million older people currently have unmet care needs.
Other services have been cut by a third. There has been a two third reduction in spending on youth services (65%), and cuts to other services including planning services (53%), Sure Start (50%), housing (46%), highways and transport (37%) and cultural and related services (35%) between 2010/11 and 2016/17.
At the same time there has been a 48% drop in the number of local authority subsidised bus services and more than 10% of libraries were closed – with many more now run largely by volunteers with declining new stock. 1000 Sure Start centres and almost 350 playgrounds have closed since 2014.
All these cuts disproportionately affect women.
Women are the majority of those needing social care, and the majority of those providing it, both paid and unpaid. Women are more likely than men to depend on local bus services and more likely to use libraries.
And as primary carers for children in most households' women are hit harder by cuts to services for children and young people because they must fill the gaps when services disappear, or advocate for services that their children need.
When it comes to services dealing with violence against women and girls the impact of cuts has been devastating.
More than 75% of England's local authorities slashed their spending on domestic violence refuges - by nearly a quarter (24%) - between 2010 and 2017. One thousand vulnerable women and children were turned away from centres over a six-month period in 2017 as a result of cuts to refuge funding.
According to a survey by Women's Aid in 2017 20.3% of refuges received a quarter of less of their funding from local councils and 12% received none at all.
Women are not only losing vital public services as a result of cuts to local authority budgets they are losing jobs too. Seventy-eight per cent of all council employees and 90% of teaching assistants and support staff in local authority schools are women.
The impact of austerity and cuts on their employment, pay and conditions and workload has been dramatic. While the number of jobs in the NHS and central government has risen to a record high since 2010, local government employment has fallen to a record low.
Between June 2010 and 2016 there were 760,000 job losses in England and Wales (excluding teachers) as cuts bit hard.
The funding situation in local government is already urgent. The governments proposed changes will make a bad situation worse, particularly for local authorities in the poorest parts of the country and the women who live and work there.
The chancellor has promised that austerity is coming to an end. If this promise is to seem real the government needs to urgently review its approach to funding local government and ensure that central government is in place to rebuild our vital local infrastructure.
The Women's Budget Group's report, Triple Whammy: the impact of local government cuts on women, was published on the 7 March.
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This week's comic kicks off another story arc. "But I don't want to wait," cries the impatient reader. Well that's good, because I'm bad at timing these things out. You'll get the next 2-3 comics all in one sitting in the next update.
Capcom has announced release dates for the Resident Evil 6 demo. More specifically, the 360 version will hit July 3rd. The PS3 version will hit September 4th. They're really taking delayed exclusivity to the extreme. Gaming Target reached out to Capcom, and the company had this to say:
"This was a strategic business decision."
Yes, Capcom, just like every other choice you've made. Like price gouging 3DS games. Or announcing Mega Man Legends 3. It's not like you guys are known for hasty, questionable mistakes.
Here's a video where some guys from University of Pennsylvania take it upon themselves to bring us one step closer to our inevitable apocalyptic future. Arm yourself with a crowbar and prepare yourself for the uprising.
This week DC finally admitted they're not done with Watchmen. They're, in fact, releasing a line of prequel comics. Alan Moore is not involved, obviously, and the world is left scratching its collective head over who these comics are targeted to and why anyone thought this was a good idea.
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In 1995, Dallas attorney Gerson Smoger filed the first of many cases against the Doe Run Co. and its owners, including Fluor Corp. and Massey Energy. For decades, these companies' lead smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri, had been contaminating the air and soil of the surrounding community. Local children were developing serious lead-related cognitive and behavioral problems.
Though Doe Run and the smelter's past owners knew of the risks lead poses to children, none of them did anything to stop it. In fact, production increased. Discovery would later show that the owners hid from the community the serious levels of air contamination and soil contamination.
When Gerson learned about what was going on and filed that first case, he had no idea how involved it would become. Along with Mark Bronson of St. Louis, he has spent the next decade and a half working on it. More than 500 depositions have been taken.
In Alexander v. Fluor, a case tried in 2011 for three months, attorneys Steve Bronson, an associate at Gerson's firm, and James Dowd were added to the team. The jury came back with a verdict of $358.5 million for the plaintiffs (the largest collectible award ever in Missouri), and the team was given our 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.
Gerson's victory defined Public Justice's mission of holding powerful wrongdoers accountable.
In addition to a nationwide practice (his firm has offices in Dallas and Oakland, California), Gerson has been a member of our board since 1996, including serving as President in 2008-09. He's a sponsor of our annual law student essay contest, which bears his name ("Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest"), and has written several amicus briefs for Public Justice. Always a generous supporter, Gerson was one of the key 30-for-30 contributors during our 2012 campaign -- individuals or firms who gave a minimum of $30,000.
Besides Alexander v. Fluor, Gerson has handled and tried numerous personal injury, toxic tort and consumer class actions around the country. In 2003 he was a finalist for our Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for Price v. Philip Morris, taking on Big Tobacco over the fraud of "light" cigarettes. Years ago, he successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court the right of Vietnam veterans to bring suits for Agent Orange exposure -- even though a prior settlement had been completely paid out. In 2012 he was named Missouri Environmentalist of the Year for his work representing not only the residents of Herculaneum for lead contamination but also those of Times Beach, Missouri, for dioxin contamination. More recently, as a result of a case settled with Wells Fargo Bank, he and his co-counsel -- Public Justice Foundation members Jeffrey Berns and Dave Arbogast -- secured a $1,000,000 cy pres award for Public Justice.
We're sure he has more great work ahead. Who knows where his next case might take him?
To join Gerson and thousands of other plaintiff's lawyers nationwide as members of the Public Justice Foundation, click here.
Four attorneys who won the largest jury verdict ever in Missouri by holding a major lead smelting operator accountable for poisoning children around its Herculaneum, Mo., plant has won the Public Justice Foundation's 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, one of the most prestigious legal honors in the country.
Gerson H. Smoger of Oakland, Calif.; Mark Bronson and James Dowd, both of St. Louis, Mo.; and Steven Bronson of Dallas were named winners July 31 at the Public Justice Foundation's 30th Anniversary Gala in Chicago, besting a field of four finalists.
After 16 years of litigation, culminating in a three-month trial, the legal team won a jury award totaling $358.5 million – $320 million of it in punitive damages. Doe Run's long-time, round-the-clock lead smelting operation in east central Missouri leeched lead into the local air and soil, leaving children to face the serious consequences of exposure, including stunted growth, kidney failure, and neurological disorders.
Even though Doe Run and the smelter's previous owners knew what was happening, they did nothing to stop it; in fact, production increased.
The winning team's case, Alexander v. Fluor, involved 16 separate personal injury cases. The result was the largest jury verdict ever in Missouri.
The Public Justice Foundation annually presents its Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to an attorney or team of attorneys who demonstrated exceptional effort in trying or settling a socially significant – and, often, precedent-setting – case in the past year.
Public Justice is a national public interest law firm that fights injustice and holds corporate and government wrongdoers accountable. Visit the website at www.publicjustice.
Dr. Smoger received the Public Justice Foundation's 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, which he shared with his team of four attorneys, for their work fighting for the survivors of an around-the-clock lead smelting operation in Missouri which was known by the company to be leeching lead into the local air and soil and exposing children in particular to stunted growth, kidney failure, and neurological disorders.


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Saab-OJustin Rogers2019-01-04T11:46:12-05:00
I have purchased a '67 "SAABO", Saab's early 60's Caravan, from a friend in Sweden, and here is its story…
I have owned two Saab-O 's and still own one now. (Pictures of that one to follow.) My latest Saab-O was brought in from Sweden along with the 1958 Saab 93b that I sold Jay Leno. This Saab-O was one for the last ones made and actually has the redesigned floor plan for 1968 model that never made into production before the cancelation of the Saab-O project.
This is the first Saab-O I bought and this Saab-O now has a new home in Massachusetts with Peter Maitland. Peter and his brother Dave did the unthinkable driving Peter's 1968 Saab wagon from Mass to Washington state for the SOC then, stopped by Iowa on the return trip and pick-up his new SaabO and towed it behind his '68 wagon back to Mass!!! This a no small feat. The wind drag of a SaabO is incredible!! Peter sold the Saab-O to GM and they restored it, but now since GM and Saab both went Bankrupt, he owns it again.
Good on ya Peter & Dave!!
Saab made a brief excursion into the caravan-building business in the early 1960s. The Saab caravan – called the Saabo – was intended to serve as a product that would even out the workload at the Saab helicopter department, whose main task at the time was to assemble helicopters manufactured in France.
The Saabo caravan was very lightweight. The body alone weighed no more than 80 kg (176 lb). It was designed for towing by very small cars, and the Swedish regulations for caravans at that time favored very lightweight vans. The length of the caravan (without hitch) was 2.74 m (9 ft), the width was 1.84 m (6 ft), and the overall height was 2.10 m (7 ft). The headroom in the caravan was 1.80 m (5 ft 9 in).
The first 50 production caravans were not fitted with brakes, since these did not become mandatory in Sweden until the mid-1960s. The prototype of the Saabo caravan was made by Fisksätra boatyard, and the pre-production batch of three caravans was built by another boatyard – Marieholms Bruk.
The Saabo caravan was sensibly designed, since the front and rear windows were so low that the driver of the towing car had backward vision right through the caravan. The interior fittings included two sofas, a dining table, galley sink and two wardrobes, and the caravan could sleep four (five with an extra bunk). Gas was used for cooking, heating and lighting. When launched in 1963, the cost of the caravan was SEK 4950 (US $850). About 400 Saabo caravans were manufactured, and more than 30 are still registered in Sweden.den.


Our Academy Service offers an environment which focuses on the individual's personal development, social skills and self-esteem through group interaction.
We offer workshops in drama, dance, music and art, and all performances are developed by the students.
The service is for adults aged 19 and over with a learning disability and a passion for the arts. It takes place on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9.30am to 4pm.
The service currently costs £65 per day and can be paid for through a direct payment or personal budget. Self-funders are also welcome. We can also provide one-to-one support at an additional cost of £10 per hour.


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Czech Republic Reverses Textbook Stand, Says Jerusalem Is Israel's Capital
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Jerusalem's Mayor Nir Barkat praised the Czech government on Wednesday for deciding to maintain Jerusalem's status as the capital of the Israel in Czech schoolbooks.
Most countries in the world refuse to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and no country has its embassy here, despite the fact that Jerusalem is the seat of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) and government.
"Jerusalem is on the map!" Barkat said in a statement. "Truth has indeed overcome lies: The Czech government has reversed its decision and Czech textbooks will correctly teach that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel."
Last week, Czech newspapers reported that Jerusalem would be dropped as the capital of Israel from an atlas used in schools after complaints from the Palestinian Embassy. But apparently they changed their minds, according to the statement from his office.
"I'm thankful to the Czech government for making the right choice and for refusing to surrender to Palestinian incitement and lies. I am pleased that my letter to Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and the additional diplomatic efforts have positively impacted this decision," Barkat said.
"The friendship between the Czech and Jewish peoples has deep and historical roots. Future generations of Czech students will continue to learn the truth: Jerusalem is Israel's capital and the heart and soul of the Jewish people," he said.
King David was the first to declare Jerusalem the capital of the Jewish people 3,000 years ago.
Almost all countries, including the U.S., consider Jerusalem to be a disputed city and have their embassies in Tel Aviv. Palestinians want the eastern section of the city, commonly referred to as East Jerusalem, for the capital of a future state.
In 1995, the U.S. Congress passed legislation mandating the U.S. move its embassy to Jerusalem no later than 1999. A huge new facility – currently used as a "consulate" – was built along the line that divides eastern and western Jerusalem. However, every president since the Jerusalem Embassy Act was passed has enacted a security waiver to avoid the move.
Jerusalem was divided from 1948 to 1967, with Jordan ruling the eastern side of the city, including the Old City, Western Wall, Temple Mount and just about every biblical site. As a result of the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel re-united the city under its sovereignty, and in 1980 officially enshrined in law that Jerusalem is the undivided capital of Israel.
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Q: Laravel memcached errors after random time Hello I am using memcached in laravel application 5.8.
After some time the error is:
production.ERROR: Invalid argument supplied for foreach()
Code in controller is:
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The error comes, because of the @foreach loop in the view.
When I get the error, I can fix it by restarting the server, but this is not really a good solution. How can I prevent this issue and still use memcached?
I am sure that it comes from the cache, because if I change the cache driver to array than the error is gone.
Update:
So I have tried to change from remember to rememberForever in controller, but the problem remains. It errors and only solution is to turn off cache or reboot server. Otherwise it is giving me production.ERROR: Invalid argument supplied for foreach().


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Study of risk factors for severe pneumonia among children between 2 months to 5 years of age
Vijay B. Shah, Kirti Mehta
Background: Acute respiratory illness is responsible for 19% of all deaths in children in below five years of age and 8.2% of all disability as measured by DALY. Recent studies have added other risk factors to the list including large family size, poor socioeconomic status, family history of bronchitis, advanced birth order, crowding, young age, air pollution, and the use of non-allopathic treatment in early stages of illness. Also, indoor air pollution is one of the major risk factors for acute lower respiratory tract infection in children in developing countries. The objectives of this study were to identify and compare the risk factors associated with severe and very severe pneumonia.
Methods: A prospective observational study. Children between 2 months to 5 years with clinical features of severe pneumonia were included in the study. Socioeconomic history like the type of house, family size, sanitary facilities and fuel-based cooking was recorded. Detailed history about immunization, feeding practice and degree of malnutrition was recorded. Chi Square test was used to determine significant differences between two groups.
Results: Total 150 patients could be included in the study. Immunization status shows that 74% were completely immunized, 9% were unimmunized and 17% were partially immunized. Most of the children were breast fed 95.33% and only 4.67% were bottle fed. 30% of the cases were grade 3 and 4 PEM and anemic. The socioeconomic status showed 84% were belonged to grade 3,4 and 5 and 16% belonged to grade 1 and 2. 96.67% were living in ill ventilated kutcha house with poor sanitation facilities and nearly 94% were living in house with fuel other than LPG.
Conclusions: Factors like previous history of similar illness, inappropriate immunization for age, anemia, PEM grade 3 and 4, poor housing condition, and indoor air pollution were significantly associated with severity of pneumonia. While severity of illness, PEM grade 3 and 4 and associated illness were the important risk factors for mortality.
Indoor air pollution, Mortality under 5 years, Severe and very severe pneumonia in children, Risk factors
Park K. Acute respiratory infections. In: Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 20th ed. Jabalpur: M/s Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers; 2009: 151-159.
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World Health Organization. Technical bases for the WHO recommendations on the management of pneumonia in children at first-level health facilities. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1991. Available at: https://www.who.int/ maternal_child_adolescent/documents/ari_91_20/en/. Accessed 15 May 2019.
Behrman S. Epidemiology of acute respiratory infection in children of developing countries. Rev Infect Dis. 1991;6: S454-62.
Rudan I, Pinto BC, Biloglav Z, Mulholland K, Campbell H. Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia. Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(5):408-16.
Dherani M, Pope D, Mascarenhas M, Smith KR, Weber M, Bruce N. Indoor air pollution from unprocessed solid fuel use and pneumonia risk in children aged under five years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bull World Health Organization. 2008;86:390-8C.
Broor S, Panday RM, Ghosh M, Maitreyi RS, Lodha R, Singhal T, et al. Risk factors for severe acute lower respiratory tract infection in under five children. Indian Pediatr. 2001;38:1361-9.
Hassan NK, Al-Sadoon I. Risk factors for severe pneumonia in children in basrah. Trop Doct. 2001;31:139-41.
Shah N. Kutty RV, Premila PG, Sathy N. Risk factors for severe pneumonia in children in south Kerala: a hospital-based case-control study. Trop Pediatric. 1994;40:201-6.
Sehgal V, Sethi GR, Sachdev HPS, Satyanarayana V. Predictors of mortality on subjects hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infections. Indian Pediatrics. 1997;34:213-9.
Reddaiah VP, Kapoor SK. Acute respiratory infections in under five: Experience at comprehensive rural health services project hospital Ballabgarh. Indian J Comm Med. 1995;20:1-4.
Mishra S, Kumar H, Anand VK, Patwari AK, Sharma D. ARI control programme: result in hospitalized children. J Trop Pediatr. 1993;39:288-92.
Duke T, Poka H, Dale F, Michael A, Mgone J, Wal T. Chloramphenicol versus benzyl penicillin and gentamicin for the treatment of severe pneumonia in children in Papua New Guinea: a randomized trial. Lancet. 2002;359:474-80.


Markneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, which is in the Free State of Saxony, located in Germany. It is situated 24 kilometers southeast of Plauen, and 14 kilometers northeast of a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. The Free State of Saxony is a federal state of Germany. It has a land area of 18,413 square kilometers and a population of 4.3 million, the tenth-largest in area and sixth-largest in population among Germany's sixteen states. Saxony has a long history as a duchy, and eventually as a kingdom. Saxony shares borders with, from the east and clockwise, Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg. Its capital is Dresden, and the other principal cities are Leipzig and Chemnitz.
Markneukirchen in the Free State of Saxony is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Germany. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Germany.


Luxurious private villa with its own luxury pool for an exclusive holiday. Located in the quiet village of Arpora, a 10-minute drive to Vagator Beach. For a family or company of two or four people.
One-storey villa with access to the pool. Fully furnished bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, each bedroom has an access to the swimming pool. The villa has satellite TV, air conditioning, high ceilings, wide panoramic windows all around the perimeter, which are covered with wooden blinds for the night.
Fully equipped kitchen. By order — the chef. Gas stove with hood, fridge, microwave and everything you need. In the living room there is a TV with satellite channels.
The villa is located in a quiet area, away from the roads in a completely fenced area.
To Anjuna beach, Vagator — 10 minutes by motorcycle or car.
This 2 Br villa is neat and cozy, very comfortable for 6 pax. The housekeeping staff maintains the cleanliness of the villa as well a the pool in an excellent way. Will recommend Goa Villa to all my friends.
Looking to rent villa in Arpora? You're in the right place! The detailed information regarding Villa Camila for rent in Arpora, Goa is just the beginning. In addition to viewing the floor plans and amenities available, check out the bedroom and bathroom options. Villa Camila offers up to 2 bedroom along with additional amenities. Located in Arpora, North Goa, Villa Camila can be your next home. Decide if the villa is the perfect fit by checking the additional information such as prices, photos, videos, pet policies, property details and contact with the property manager today!


Kona coffee is cultivated on the ridge of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. This coffee has developed a reputation that has made it one of the most expensive and scented coffees in the world. Only coffee from the Kona Districts can be legally described as "Kona". The Kona coffee enjoy the hawaiian weather: bright sunny mornings, humid tropical afternoons and mild nights that create favorable coffee growing conditions.
The coffee plant was first brought to Kona in the nineteenth century by Samuel Reverend Ruggles.It was grown on large plantations, but the crash in the world coffee market in 1899 caused plantation owners to have to lease out their land to their workers. Most of these workers were originally from Japan, brought in to tend and harvest sugar cane.
Kona coffee blooms in February and March. Small white flowers cover the tree and are known as Kona Snow.
In April, green berries begin to appear on the trees. By late August the red fruits start to ripen for picking. Each tree will be hand-picked several times between August and January, and provides around 20 pounds of cherry.
Within 24 hours of picking, the cherry is run through a pulper, the beans are separated from the pulp, and then placed in a fermentation tank overnight. The fermentation time is dependent on the temperature and therefore on the elevation; beetween 12 and 24 hours. The beans are rinsed and spread to dry on a "hoshidana" or drying rack. Traditional hoshidanas have a rolling roof to cover the beans in the event of rain. It takes 7-14 days to dry the beans to an optimal moisture level of between 10-13%. From here, the beans are stored as "pergamino" or parchment. The parchment is milled off the green bean prior to roasting.
Hawaii Kona coffee is not easy to find in Italy, in fact, you can buy it only a few 'Sanctuaries of coffee'. Its organolectic profile, in which flavor and aroma are more obvious characteristics of its body, makes it not so much suitable for the Italian espresso. Due to its high cost does not make it certain ingredient commercially acceptable to roasting for the preparation of new blend.
But the taste of this coffee remains, for the amateur, an experience not to lose, just try to imagine where this coffee born!
The Hawaii Kona coffee is present as a single origin in the Chiaroscuro exclusive conical cans line; off course with the air thigt system the mantein the best aroma.


Though Google hasn't made any announcement about the launch of a new Nexus smartphone at Google I/O, there is a news spreading in the town that a white version of Nexus 4 is releasing soon on June 10. It's been said that all the specs of this smartphone is exactly the same just like the existing black Nexus 4 model. The only difference is that it will have a white casing, and runs on the latest version Android 4.3.
The "white" Nexus 4 edition will have white color at the back of the device. The rest of the phone comes in the same black color. You can't easily find the difference in color till you look carefully at the rear and edge of this phone. However the new edition comes with an appealing design. The existing Nexus 4 has a reflective glass back that shines in the light; it's there in the upcoming model too. You can notice it when a beam of light hits on it.
Google announced Nexus 4 last October, followed by Nexus 10 and the Nexus 7. This device is of the first kind to have a collaboration of Google with LG. It comes with a 4.7-inch 1280×768 IPS display (320 ppi). It has Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 CPU processor. It has 2GB of RAM. You can opt for either 8GB or 16GB of storage. Nexus 4 doesn't have a microSD slot or expandable storage of any other kind, this is a weak point of this handset. This smartphone comes with an 8-megapixel camera, there is a 1.3-megapixel front camera that makes your video chatting experience better.
This handset comes with a 2,100mAh Li-Polymer battery, and NFC. The current market price for Nexus 4 is $299. According to some reports, Google has purposefully introduced the new version of Android as it wanted to prove that it could make meaningful changes to its services and APIs without changing the operating system itself. Android 4.3 will offer support for Bluetooth Smart and Open GL ES 3.0 is also included.
You can have a look at the following video to know more about this new edition smartphones.
The phone's launch in India was officially made by Google and LG recently. The price of this phone in Indian market will be Rs. 25,999. Preorder services for this phone are now available on e-Commerce sites like Flipkart. This is a great news for all Nexus 4 lovers, if you are looking for a make-over then it's the perfect smartphone that you can have.


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Joseph Anton
Author: Salman Rushdie
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "San Francisco Chronicle - "Newsweek/The Daily Beast - "The Seattle Times - The Economist - Kansas City Star - BookPage" On February 14, 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word "fatwa." His crime? To have written a novel called "The Satanic Verses, " which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran." So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov--"Joseph Anton." How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim, sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen, and of the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs, publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom. It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day. Praise for "Joseph Anton" "A harrowing, deeply felt and revealing document: an autobiographical mirror of the big, philosophical preoccupations that have animated Mr. Rushdie's work throughout his career."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" "A splendid book, the finest . . . memoir to cross my desk in many a year."--Jonathan Yardley, "The Washington Post" " " "Thoughtful and astute . . . an important book.""--USA Today" "Compelling, affecting . . . demonstrates Mr. Rushdie's ability as a stylist and storytelle. . . . [He] reacted with great bravery and even heroism.""--The Wall Street Journal" " " "Gripping, moving and entertaining . . . nothing like it has ever been written.""--The Independent" (UK) "A thriller, an epic, a political essay, a love story, an ode to liberty.""--Le Point "(France) "Action-packed . . . in a literary class by itself . . . Like Isherwood, Rushdie's eye is a camera lens --firmly placed in one perspective and never out of focus."--Los Angeles Review of Books "Unflinchingly honest . . . an engrossing, exciting, revealing and often shocking book."--"de Volkskrant "(The Netherlands) "One of the best memoirs you may ever read."--"DNA "(India) "Extraordinary . . . "Joseph Anton" beautifully modulates between . . . moments of accidental hilarity, and the higher purpose Rushdie saw in opposing--at all costs--any curtailment on a writer's freedom."--"The Boston Globe"
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