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Kezdőlap » Best of TUMAG » FERENC RÁKÓCZI II AND THE RÁKÓCZI MUSEUM IN RODOSTO, TURKEY
FERENC RÁKÓCZI II AND THE RÁKÓCZI MUSEUM IN RODOSTO, TURKEY
Interview with Mr Fadil Basar – Part 2
The late 17th century was a very interesting period in the history of Europe. There were several wars, the Enlightenment Movement was also very important in the west, not to mention the magnificent and impressive buildings of the baroque and rococo during the reign of Ludwig XIV in France. Meanwhile in Hungary, the Ottomans were continuously forced to give up their Hungarian territories.
Then Hungary was reunited as a whole under the reign of the Habsburgs. Therefore, our country and Transylvania became the part of the Habsburg Empire. However, many people in Hungary did not like the idea of being the part of it so they fought for independence. Some leaders were given financial support by the weakened Turkish Empire.
The most significant leader of the uprising against the Habsburgs was Ferenc Rákóczi II (1676-1735), who was one of the richest Hungarian noble men and the Prince of Transylvania (reigned from 1704 to 1711). He fought for the independence of the country but failed and had to leave Hungary. Not only was he important to the Hungarians but he was well-received in Turkey as well and treated as a national hero.
A Hungarian national hero, Ferenc Rákóczi II (1676-1735) by Ádám Mányoki
After the defeat of the Rákóczi Uprising, the Prince and his companions were first taken into by the Polish then the French. In France, they could not stay due to political reasons and finally fled to Turkey in 1717, where Rákóczi and his fellow exiles were very much welcome.
The Prince died on 8th April 1735 in Rodosto. His body was buried in a church of Istanbul (Constantinople) beside his mother, Ilona Zrínyi. His heart was sent to a French town, Grosbois, where he had loved to stay (before he fled to Turkey) but it disappeared later, during the French Revolution.
Count István Tisza, the Prime Minister of the Hungarian Kingdom during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy from 3rd November 1903 to 18th June 1905 applied for the permission of Emperor Franz Joseph I so as the remains of Ferenc Rákóczi II could be taken to Hungary and reburied. The Emperor's permission was needed since Rákóczi was the leader of the Upraise against the Habsburgs. Finally, on 29th October 1906, his remains were moved to the St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Kassa, in the new bbuilt Rákóczi crypt, he was placed next to his mother Ilona Zrínyi and his son, József Rákóczi. Kassa belonged to Hungary that time, however, after the Word War I the Hungarians lost several territories and today it belongs to Slovakia (the Slovak name of the city is Košice).
Mr Fadil Basar - the delegate of the second largest Association of the Turkish Businessmen
On the Hungarian literature lessons children read the letter collection of Kelemen Mikes, the faithful chamberlain fellow exile of Ferenc Rákóczi II then discuss these fictive (never sent) letters of Mikes, the "Hungarian Goethe". We tend to feel sorry for Rákóczi and his fellow exiles because they could not return to our country. However, it could also be discussed from a different point of view. If Rákóczi had stayed in Hungary, he would have been executed by the Habsburgs. The Turkish treated him and his companions as heroes and the Prince could have his own "court" on the Turkish seaside.
I, Barbara Káli-Rozmis as the editor-in-chief of TUMAG Magazine, was interviewing Mr Fadil Basar in a stunningly beautiful room of the building of Yunus Emre Institute (Turkish Cultural Institute). Two members of the group of TUMAG – The Magazine for Conscious People - also attended the meeting, namely Valéria Barcsik, a famous Hungarian musician and composer and Zsuzsanna Árpádföldi, another bestseller writer of TUMAG.
Valéria Barcsik, Barbara Káli-Rozmis and Mr Fadil Basar
The first part of the interview can be read here:
A Turkish Orient in Hungary: - Things you have not known about the Turkish-Hungarian relationship
How was Rákóczi and his fellow exiles treated by the Turkish people?
The period of the 150-year Ottoman occupation in Hungary also left a deep impression on us. Then and now we think of the Hungarians as a sister nation. After Ferenc Rákóczi II and his fellows arrived in Turkey, we regarded them as national heroes. Just like in the case of other great Hungarians, Imre Thököly and Lajos Kossuth, we refused to hand them over to the Habsburgs.
The relationship between the Hungarian and the Turkish was mainly a trade and an economic one this time and later on. The fire station of Istanbul was founded by a Hungarian, Count Ödön Széchényi. Today there is a cultural program there. It might not be known by many that during the conquest of Istanbul, one of the military leaders of Sultan Fatih was a Hungarian man, Muszta Orbán.
When Hungarians asked us to allow them to take the remains of Rákóczi to Hungary, we gladly fulfilled their request. Rákóczi was buried in Kassa, however, unfortunately, the city belongs to Slovakia now, that is, he is still outside the Hungarian border.
Turkish-Hungarian Interactive Rákóczi Museum in Tekirdağ (Rodosto)
What should Hungarian tourists visit in Turkey?
It depends on the purpose of their journey. If they wish to stay on the sunny part of our country, their destination could be Antalya. But if they want to visit a Hungarian-Turkish landmark, they must go to Rodosto. The dining palace of Rákóczi is a Turkish-Hungarian interactive museum today. I would like to express my gratitude to the Hungarians, who helped us furnish the building with the objects and furniture used in Rákóczi's time so as it could be authentic.
If we are in Rodosto what shall we see next? We are also ready to visit places which do not have any Hungarian connexions.
What one should definitely see is Gallipoli, which is located about 200 km far from Rodosto. This is the place where 500 thousand people lost their lives during half a year's time. Here one could see the replica of the Trojan wooden horse, which you can also visit inside. According to the legend, King Agamemnon had it made on Tenedos Island. His solders were hidden behind the island while the wooden horse was left on the seaside. Troy is one of the first town of the civilized world. I would like to mention the Anatolia Attase Dance Group, who - with its one hundred members - made a show about the story of the Trojan wooden horse.
What similarities and differences could you mention between the Hungarian and Turkish cuisines?
Coffee was brought to Europe by the Ottomans, however, it has been the Turkish tea which is well-known and consumed in Hungary for about 10 years. When my wife became a Muslim, our kitchen and home started to become a Turkish one. We follow the Turkish customs. My wife cooks very well, she prepares Turkish dishes better than my mother, even according to my mother.
What kind of Hungarian dishes do you like?
I am fond of Goulash soup and stuffed cabbage. In connection with the latter one, I would like to note that there are a lot of stuffed food in the Turkish cuisine too.
If we would like to make Turkish dishes at home what kind of Turkish food should we buy? And where can they be purchased?
A well-known dessert is baklava, which consists of sugar, butter, nut and of course, strudel pastry sheets. It is time-consuming to prepare the sheets at home that is why I advise you to buy them. In Budapest, one can purchase strudel pastry sheets in Baross Street 109 and in Népszínház Street, where there are Turkish shops.
Are there any special customs tourists should prepare for before their visit to Turkey?
There are no special customs, expect one: Before a woman enters the mosque, she has to put on a scarf.
What kind of souvenirs shall we buy in Turkey?
You can choose from a great variety of objects. Scarves, silk and gold are very famous. In the 1990s, gold and leather jackets were very popular. Anyway, whatever you purchase, you should not forget that you must bargain wherever you are.
Comparing to the Hungarian prices what are more expensive and what are cheaper in Turkey?
There are no many differences between the prices but textile products are much cheaper there. Two cuisines live next to each other: the kitchen of the local people is cheaper and quite similar to the kitchen of a Turkish home while the traditional restaurants are more expensive just like the Hungarian ones in Hungary.
When should we travel to Turkey?
In Turkey, the climate varies between +40 and -40 Celsius degree throughout the year. In winter, the weather of Istanbul is quite similar to that of Budapest, it is only 2 degrees warmer in Istanbul. Budapest is about 1300 km far from Istanbul. Take my advice and travel there by plane since it is faster and more comfortable than by bus or car. A Hungarian must know that there are many traffic jams and the public means of transport are crowded in Istanbul.
Finally, I would like to note that the Hungarian and the Turkish nations are so close to each other in their hearts. The yearly trade turnover between the two countries is only two and a half billion, which is definitely not much. I hope it will change in the future.
Read the interview in Hungarian: I. RÁKÓCZI FERENC ÉS A RODOSTÓI EMLÉKMÚZEUM - Interjú Basar Fadil úrral II. rész
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The Bettor Way
Jack was late. I'd already picked up my New York fries (yes, I know, I know), figuring Jack wasn't going to show up. He emptied some papers from a pocket of his jacket, and left to get his lunch.
I noticed there were quite a few lottery stubs -- 6/49.
When Jack sat down with his plate of Manchurian delicacies, I asked him about the lottery tickets; some of them looked quite dated. I said "Jack, don't you check your tickets after every draw?"
Jack said "No, I don't. As long as I don't check, I won't know I haven't won. I could be walking around with a couple of million in my pocket. It gives me a good feeling. After I check I don't have the same good feeling -- I've never won anything more than ten bucks. But I do check before the year is up, though. Can't run the risk of losing a million either."
I said "you know you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than of winning the lottery, don't you?"
"Well," said Jack, "if it's all the same to you, I'd rather win the lottery.
I said "Anyhow, what would you do if you did win a million dollars?"
"I'd be travelling for the rest of my life," answered Jack. "I'd drop by once a year to have lunch with you, but that's it. What would you do if you won the lottery?"
I thought for a moment. "I don't know. I'd probably take a year to make up my mind. But then again, my chances of winning are exceptionally slim."
"Why?" asked Jack.
I said: "because I never buy a ticket. A friend of mine calls lotteries a tax on fools. Your chances of winning are infinitesimal."
"True," said Jack, "but someone has to win. And it might as well be me. Besides, it's only a couple of bucks a week, and at least some of it is going to a good cause."
"How much do you spend on lotteries in a week?" I asked.
"I only play 6/49," said Jack, "and I buy three sets of numbers every draw. So, that's 12 dollars."
I said "That adds up to about $ 600 a year. That's a fair bit of change. That's the cost of a return flight to Europe in the off-season," I added, knowing I would touch a soft spot.
"I never thought of it that way," said Jack.
I said "and another thing: you'd be far better off saving your money for a whole year, and then betting the entire amount on a single draw."
"I don't get it," said Jack.
"Suppose your chance of winning the 6/49 with one set of numbers is one in a million. If you play every draw, your chance stays one in a million, regardless how many draws you enter. But if you save your money and buy 600 dollars worth, you chances for that one draw are now 600 in a million. Much better odds, although still not very good."
Jack thought for a bit to work out the details of my comments, as he chewed a mouthful of Oriental delights.
"I know you're right," he finally said, "but I still like my way best: twice a week I can feel like a millionaire. If I did it your way, I'd feel like that only once a year. It just isn't worth it."
Jack was right: logic isn't the only thing that makes the world go round. And you can bet on that!
Sjef Frenken is a renaissance man: thinker, writer, translator and composer of much music. A main interest, he has many, is setting to music the poetry, written for children, during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Nimble of mind, Sjef is a youthful retiree and a great-grandfather. Mostly he's a content man, which facilitates his relentless multi-media creativity.
More by Sjef Frenken:
Verbal Widdershins
The Annual Visit
The Big Con
Handle on Love
Multiple Choices
Paying at the Pump
Even more by Sjef Frenken
Olympic Pullout
While You Can
Launching Dreams
A Petard Among Friends
Bats on a Plane
Don't Call Me American
Self Rules Love
Christmas Monsters
College Road Trip
The Life of a DJ
Radio Dinner
NHL Season 2013-2014
The Trumpan Show
Canucks Win Cup
Beaver Does Broadway
The Cute Beatle
Grub Street Philosophy: 1
Rosko
Alison Steele
Aging as a State of Mind
Trump Blows It Again
The First Sign
To Face a Fear
The Jazz Age
Celine Dion Review
A Quality Guitar
Essence of a New Day


Very excited about Google's Aardvark acquisition. We bring on board a very smart team and Max's excellent hair styles.
Questions i ask on Vark have a pretty high success rate. I find the questions they ask me to answer are often not very well targeted so i hope that's an area for improvement.
how would i go about hiring a dungeon master in the San Francisco Bay Area for an old school Dungeons & Dragons play session?
what's the best android app for tracking flight status (via flight# or departure/arrival airports)?
looking for the name of the essay which discusses why things like cat picture blogs are important because they train people to use technology which can then be leveraged later for more important uses such as political protest. I thought it might have been clay shirky but can't find it. Thanks!
Anyone have positive or negative feedback on the iD Computer Camps at Stanford [ http://bit.ly/5s2orB] ? My 12 year old nephew wants to go.
what's a soft, public running track in San Francisco i can use to ease my way back into distance running after several years of chilling because of bad knees?
what hex color is the Zagat cover?
Google's announcement of Lively, a 3d virtual room product, generated a few "So long Second Life" blog headlines. I'm going to take the contrarian view and claim Lively is actually GOOD for Second Life (SL's own usability issues aside).
Why good? Because it's all about training wheels. Power-user products such as Second Life feed off of consumers who are familiar with similar experiences and hungering for "what next." Second Life's original user base was trained by VRML, The Sims Online, Photoshop, Maya, etc. Basically users who are developing skills or hitting limits in other applications and looking for a place to evolve into.
So Lively can succeed on its own merits by attracting millions of users hungry to get into more immersive chat and expression, and Linden Lab benefits by a % of those users eventually graduating into Second Life, which is likely to be more freeform and open than Lively. And I bet those users are more likely to understand Second Life than folks who are completely new to virutal social environments.


Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August were the dates of our first open weekend. We had a temporary licence for the weekend so put in a pop-up bar in our brewery area, borrowed some seats & tables and got in some of our own Mayflower Gold on draught and a few other local ales too. The aim was to get people to come in for a drink and find out a bit more about our brewery project. The microbrewery had just been ordered and we put up a few pictures of what our brewery would look like and where the different vessels would be sited.
However at 11am on Saturday morning the heavens opened. At 11:30 I looked outside and said, "Well it can't keep on raining like this", and went on to say the same thing for the next 3 hours! Billericay was flooded, Waitrose had to close, houses were evacuated, roofs fell in – what a day to choose! However at 2:30pm the rain had eased off and lots of courageous people braved the floods to get out for a beer – thanks to all of you. By 3pm all our seats were occupied. Everyone really seemed to enjoy having a beer in our brewery area. Only thing was our licence finished at 5pm and most people having made a late start were ready to continue drinking.
The open day continued on Sunday and the weather was much better. This meant we could actually use our courtyard and on a bank holiday weekend we had full seats both inside and outside.
So with this great feedback we will make this a regular occurance – aiming to do once per month. Next open weekend will be Saturday 28th (11am-7pm) & Sunday 29th September (12-5pm). Also this time we will start on Friday evening (5 – 7:30pm) with a visit by Logan, the brewer at Beavertown, for a talk and tasting about their fantastic beers – pop up bar too!
They braved the floods on Saturday!


Jenny and her brother Tom are off to England. Tom to university to dodge the Vietnam draft, Jenny to be the new girl at Illington Hall, which the students call Ill Hall. This is Jenny's chance to finally be special and stand out, so when she arrives she tells everybody a lie. But in the small world of Ill Hall, everyone has secrets. Jenny pretends she has a boyfriend. Robbie and Luke pretend they don't. Brenda won't tell what happened with the school doctor. Percy won't tell about his famous dad. Oona lies to everyone. Penelope lies only to herself. Deftly told from multiple points of view in various narrative styles, including letters and movie screenplays, What We Hide is a provocative, honest, often funny and always intriguing look at secrets.
MARTHE JOCELYN has written or made pictures for nearly thirty children's books. Her most recent books include the novel Viminy Crowe's Comic Book and the picture book Where Do You Look? She was the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work. Her middle grade novel Mable Riley won the inaugural TD Children's Literature Award, and her picture book Hannah's Collections was nominated for a Governor General's Award for Illustration.


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Q: Comparator super T> as functions parameter- how use? I'm beginner. I have to implement a method for finding min and max elements of a stream in accordance with a given comparator. If the stream doesn't contain any elements, invoke:
minMaxConsumer.accept(null, null);

I can't invoke:
minMaxConsumer.accept(test.min(order), test.max(order));

code:
public static <T> void findMinMax(
    Stream<? extends T> stream,
    Comparator<? super T> order,
    BiConsumer<? super T, ? super T> minMaxConsumer) {
        Stream<T> test = Stream.concat(Stream.empty(),stream);
        if(test.count()==0)
        {
            minMaxConsumer.accept(null, null);
        }
        else
        {
            minMaxConsumer.accept(test.min(order), test.max(order));
        }
    }

error:
Compilation error
Main.java:12: error: incompatible types: Optional<T> cannot be converted to CAP#1
            minMaxConsumer.accept(test.min(order), test.max(order));

A: unwrap the optional. test.min(X) does not return a T; it returns an Optional<T>. As in, it returns the notion: There is either precisely one value, or there is no value. The no value case occurs for empty streams, of course.
Note, this code doesn't work in any case even if you fix this; the count() operation is 'terminal'. It consumes the stream. Therefore, given that you run a count operation first, the stream is consumed and it is not possible to run min or max ops. Aside from that, you can't first run min, and then max (because these too are terminal operations and running either one means the other one has no elements to look at anymore).

A: How about this:
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        findMinMax(
                () -> IntStream.range(1, 100).boxed(),
                new NumberComparator(),
                (min, max) -> System.out.println("Min : "+  min + " Max " + max)
        );
    }

    public static <T> void findMinMax(
            Supplier<Stream<? extends T>> stream,
            Comparator<? super T> comparator,
            BiConsumer<? super T, ? super T> minMaxConsumer) {
        T min = stream.get().min(comparator).orElse(null);
        T max = stream.get().max(comparator).orElse(null);
        minMaxConsumer.accept(min, max);
    }

    static class NumberComparator implements Comparator<Number> {
        @Override
        public int compare(Number o1, Number o2) {
            return Double.compare(o1.doubleValue(), o2.doubleValue());
        }
    }

It uses a supplier for the stream in order to create two instances of the stream.

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Subject: Alibaba Stock Price Receives Major Catalyst Today from $1 Billion Acquisition
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Alibaba Stock Price Receives Major Catalyst Today from $1 Billion Acquisition
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning • April 12, 2016
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The Alibaba stock price opened up today at $78 per share after the company announced another major acquisition totaling roughly $1 billion. The BABA stock price is now up 6.4% in the last three months.
The deal is a major part of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s (NYSE: BABA) push to create a global company. But before we get into Alibaba's master plan, here's everything investors need to know about today's acquisition…
Alibaba officials announced today (Tuesday) they have agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Southeast Asian retailer Lazada Group. The $1 billion transaction is the Chinese e-commerce giant's largest deal in its history.
"With the investment in Lazada, Alibaba gains access to a platform with a large and growing consumer base outside China, a proven management team, and a solid foundation," Alibaba President Michael Evans said in Tuesday's statement.
Under terms of the deal, Alibaba will buy about $500 million of newly issued Lazada shares. The rest will be bought from current shareholders, including Britain's biggest supermarket operator Tesco Plc. Tesco said it would sell an 8.6% stake for $129 million, valuing Lazada at $1.5 billion.
Based in Singapore, Lazada operates in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The purchase provides Alibaba with an opportunity to tap into the region's massive profit potential. The market in the area is competitive, yet uneven. Only 3% of total retail sales in the region are conducted online, according to Reuters.
That's where Alibaba comes in…
The e-commerce market across all of Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand was $10.5 billion in 2015. That was just 1.5% of retail volume, according to consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan. E-commerce firms in the area face logistical challenges, such as delivering purchases to dozens of islands via antiquated ports and eroded roads.
Nonetheless, growth possibilities in the area are huge. And that could be a major catalyst for the Alibaba stock price in 2016 and beyond.
Consider this: E-commerce sales in China account for 12% of retail sales. In the United States, the amount is 8%.
The deal also helps Alibaba move closer to its commitment of becoming a global brand. And that's the biggest reason today's deal is such a bullish catalyst for the Alibaba stock price now…
Why the Alibaba Stock Price Is Attractive Near $78 Today
Alibaba started in e-commerce by launching one of China's first websites in 1999. As of March 31, Alibaba said it has become the largest retail economy in the world. That's measured by annual gross merchandise volume in its Chinese retail marketplaces.
Still, Alibaba is much more than an e-commerce site. It has expanded into entertainment, online finance, and other areas.
Alibaba has been actively taking stakes and snapping up diversified companies around the globe.
Last month, Alibaba said it will invest $150 million in its Taobao Software subsidiary to further develop its Online2Offline fresh food e-commerce brand. It also paid $308 million to buy control of AGTech to develop an offline, mobile lottery business in China.
In mid-February, Alibaba bought 33 million shares of daily deals site Groupon Inc. (Nasdaq: GRPN). The purchase gives Alibaba a 5.6% stake in Groupon, as well as a vast reach in the growing online commerce marketplace that connects merchants to consumers.
In November, Alibaba announced it would make online video provider Youku Tudou a wholly owned unit. In June, Alibaba and its financial-services affiliate said they would collectively invest approximately $1 billion in food-ordering app Koubei to develop its offerings and services within the dining arena.
Alibaba is also sharpening its focus on its own AliExpress site, keying in on buyers in emerging markets such as Russia and Brazil. Buoyed by Russian shoppers hunting for better deals online, AliExpress, which ships goods directly from Chinese sellers to foreign markets, became the biggest shopping site in the country in 2014, researcher TNS reports.
The Alibaba stock price may be down 8.6% in the last 12 months, but the company is clearly still in growth mode. It is moving into new industries around the world, so it is a long-term buy. You can't expect explosive short-term gains, but over the long term, this is an excellent stock to buy.
Of the 39 analysts who cover the stock, 30 rate Alibaba stock "Buy." Three maintain an "Overweight," five have a "Hold" rating, and just one rates shares "Underweight," according to data from The Wall Street Journal.
The average Alibaba stock price target is $91.55. That represents a gain of 17% from today's opening price.
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What the World's Leading Energy Insiders Fear Most: There's a crisis brewing in America's oil fields that's not unlike the 2008 credit crunch. Soon, it's going to spread to the rest of the world. The fallout won't be pretty, but don't worry. You'll be prepared – and ready to play it for some gains…
Bloomberg: Alibaba Expands in Southeast Asia with $1 Billion Lazada Deal
Business Insider: Alibaba Expanding Its Empire into Southeast Asia
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Maryville High School and Benton High School in Missouri have been rivals just up the road from each other for decades.
A little insight into just how long the rivalry has been around came back to Maryville High recently when a 1920 yearbook was sent to the school's library from a book collector in California.
The collector stumbled across the old yearbook at a yard sale, and thought the school would love to have it, according to the article in the Maryville Daily Forum. The 1920 yearbook was the first one ever created at Maryville High.
Maryville Principal Jason Eggers said the book's stories about the Benton basketball rivalry and jokes at the end of the book were fun. How far back does your school's yearbook go?


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Securus Technologies, the nation's leading provider of inmate communication solutions, has been garnering much acclaim from its customer base for its line of innovative crime-prevention products. The company currently offers a wide array of high-tech solutions that help administrators prevent and solve crimes taking place in their facilities.
One of these products is what Securus calls location based services. This product line allows prison administrators and staff to instantly access the location all the parties who are receiving calls from the prison property. The system is capable of instantly alerting staff to any phone calls being placed to flagged locations or other suspicious areas. It can also alert the staff when a call is being placed to a cellular phone located within a short radius of the prison itself. Such calls have often been placed in the context of escape attempts and attempted introduction of contraband into prison facilities.
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Through the use of these cutting-edge technologies, Securus is reducing crime and making prisons throughout the United States safer for staff and those who are housed there.
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Q: Posting JSON from PHP to Android issue Hello i am currently having an issue sending a JSON object from my PHP to an Android device.
I have done this before with another person and it worked fine but now it does not seem to work.
It is a simple login script.  It should return the user's data or "false" based on whether the login email and password entered are correct.
The response is visible when tried in a browser but according to my colleague, he gets an empty array when viewing on his android development machine.
This is the php code:
<?php
    include('config.php');
    include('functions.php');
    include('password_hash_lib/password.php');

    if (!isset($_REQUEST["device"]))
    {
        $Email = $_POST['Email'];
        $Password = $_POST['Password'];
        try
        {
            if (authenticate($Email, $Password))
            {
                echo "true";
            }
            else {
                echo "false";
            }
        }
        catch (Exception $e)
        {
            echo $e->getMessage();
        }
    }
    else if (isset($_REQUEST["device"]))
    {
        $device = $_REQUEST['device'];
        $Email = $_REQUEST['email'];
        $Password = $_REQUEST['password'];

        if ($device == 'mobi')
        {
            try
            {
               if (authenticate($Email, $Password))
               {
                  $curruser = explode("+", $_SESSION['sess_user_auth']);

                  $arr = new ArrayObject(Array(), ArrayObject::STD_PROP_LIST);
                  $arr->userid = $curruser[0];
                  $arr->email = $curruser[1];
                  $arr->fullname = $curruser[2];
                  $arr->displaypic = $curruser[3];
                  $arr->displayname = $curruser[4];

                  echo str_replace("\\", "", json_encode((object) $arr));
               }
               else {
                  echo "false";
               }
            }
            catch (Exception $e)
            {
               echo $e->getMessage();
            }
        }
    }

?>

This is the android code my colleague wrote:
@Override
protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
boolean status=false;
LoginMgr lmgr=new LoginMgr(getSherlockActivity().getBaseContext());
try {
HttpClient httpclient= new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet httpget=new HttpGet("http://www.xxxxx.com/login.php?device=mobi&email=xxxxxx@gmail.com&password=xxxxxxx

");
HttpResponse response= httpclient.execute(httpget);
int statuscode=response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
if(statuscode==200){
InputStream is=response.getEntity().getContent();
BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
final StringBuilder stringbuild= new StringBuilder();
String curr_line;
if((curr_line=br.readLine())!=null){
stringbuild.append(curr_line);
String jsonstr=stringbuild.toString();
getSherlockActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Toast.makeText(getSherlockActivity(), stringbuild.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
if(!jsonstr.equalsIgnoreCase("false")){
JSONObject job=new JSONObject(jsonstr);
String str=job.getString("3").replace("\\/","/");
String image="http://www.xxxxx.com/img/timthumb.php?&h=50&w=50&src=

"+str;
lmgr.loginUser(new Login(job.getString("0"),job.getString("4"),job.getString("1"),image));
status=true;
JSONObject job=new JSONObject(jsonstr);
if(job.getString("success").equalsIgnoreCase("1")){
lmgr.loginUser(new Login(job.getString("userid"),job.getString("username"),job.getString("useremail"),job.getString("userimage")));
status=true;
}
}
}
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (JSONException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
return status;
}

I have tried using return instead of echo in my code but that still did not work.  There were no errors just an empty array.

A: This should solve your problem. Try to be consistent in what your script returns. It must always returns the same kind of data (JSON) even if it fails.
<?php
include('config.php');
include('functions.php');
include('password_hash_lib/password.php');

if (!isset($_REQUEST["device"]))
{
    $Email = $_POST['Email'];
    $Password = $_POST['Password'];
    try
    {
        if (authenticate($Email, $Password)) echo json_encode(array('auth' => true));
        else echo json_encode(array('auth' => false));
    }
    catch (Exception $e)
    {
        echo json_encode(array('error' => $e->getMessage()));
    }
}
else if (isset($_REQUEST["device"]))
{
    $device = $_REQUEST['device'];
    $Email = $_REQUEST['email'];
    $Password = $_REQUEST['password'];

    if ($device == 'mobi')
    {
        try
        {
            if (authenticate($Email, $Password))
            {
                $curruser = explode("+", $_SESSION['sess_user_auth']);

                $json = array();
                $json['userid'] = $curruser[0];
                $json['email'] = $curruser[1];
                $json['fullname'] = $curruser[2];
                $json['displaypic'] = $curruser[3];
                $json['displayname'] = $curruser[4];
                echo json_encode($json);
            }
            else
            {
                echo json_encode(array('auth' => false));
            }
        }
        catch (Exception $e)
        {
            echo json_encode(array('error' => $e->getMessage()));
        }
    }
}

EDIT:
Based on your last update, you've got some mistakes in your Android code. I've tried to improve it but I haven't tested it.
@Override
protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params)
{
    boolean status = false;
    LoginMgr lmgr = new LoginMgr(getSherlockActivity().getBaseContext());
    try
    {
        // Connect to the remote server
        HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
        HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet("http://www.xxxxx.com/login.php?device=mobi&email=xxxxxx@gmail.com&password=xxxxxxx");
        HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget);
        int statuscode=response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
        if(statuscode==200)
        {
            // Read response
            InputStream is = response.getEntity().getContent();
            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
            final StringBuilder stringbuild= new StringBuilder();
            String curr_line = null;
            while ((curr_line = br.readLine()) != null)
            {
                stringbuild.append(curr_line);
            }

            getSherlockActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run()
                {
                    Toast.makeText(getSherlockActivity(), stringbuild.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }
            });

            // Parse response to JSON
            JSONObject json = new JSONObject( stringbuild.toString() );
            if (json.has("auth"))
            {
                if (json.getBoolean("auth"))
                {
                    // Authentificate with success
                    getSherlockActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                        @Override
                        public void run()
                        {
                            Toast.makeText(getSherlockActivity(), "Success", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        }
                    });
                }
                else
                {
                    // In this case, authentification has failed
                    getSherlockActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                        @Override
                        public void run()
                        {
                            Toast.makeText(getSherlockActivity(), "Wrong user credentials", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
            else if (json.has("userid"))
            {
                String userid = json.getString("userid");
                String email = json.getString("email");
                String fullname = json.getString("fullname");
                String displaypic = json.getString("displaypic").replace("\\/","/");
                String displayname = json.getString("displayname");

                // In this case, we got some data about the user
                String image = "http://www.xxxxx.com/img/timthumb.php?&h=50&w=50&src=" + displaypic;
                lmgr.loginUser(new Login(json.getString("0"), json.getString("4"), json.getString("1"), image));
                status = true;
                JSONObject job = new JSONObject(jsonstr);
                if(job.getString("success").equalsIgnoreCase("1"))
                {
                    lmgr.loginUser(new Login(userid, fullname, email, displaypic));
                    status = true;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return status;
}

A: Replace : echo str_replace("\\", "", json_encode((object) $arr));
By this : echo json_encode(array('user'=>$arr));

A: I had a similar issue and I changed HttpGet to HttpPost and it worked. Hope this helps


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Captain George Hogg wins 2016 Heritage Champion Award
13.10.16 – By: Lauren Hogan – In: People
Congratulations George
At the Annual General Meeting 2016 of the Cornwall Heritage Trust, Colonel Edward Bolitho, President, presented the Sir Richard Trant Memorial Award for Heritage Champion 2016 to Captain George Hogg. Following 37 years in the Royal Navy Captain Hogg became the Honorary Curator of the Cornwall Maritime Museum Falmouth from 1993 until the creation of the National Maritime Museum in 1998 where he was one of the founding Trustees.
Well deserved
George is still an active Trustee and Volunteer at the NMMC where he has spent his time developing the Cornwall Galleries and the Bartlett Library working closely with his friend and colleague, Tony Pawlyn. During this time he has also created an extensive Maritime Archive. It was his commitment to the NMMC and the Bartlett Library that led to him being nominated for the Sir Richard Trant Memorial Award and he was deemed a very worthy winner by the judging panel.


Certain components of coconut oil are exceptionally important. Lauric acid, a medium-chain fatty acid found mainly in coconut oil, is one of these prized substances. Pure coconut oil contains about 50 percent lauric acid, and is the most abundant natural source of lauric acid available.
When lauric acid is present in the body, it is converted into monolaurin, a monoglyceride compound that exhibits antiviral, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal and antifungal properties. It acts by disrupting the lipid membranes in organisms such as fungus, bacteria and viruses, thus destroying them.
Monolaurin is an effective treatment for Candida albicans and fungal infections such as ringworm and athlete's foot. Monolaurin also specifically targets bacterial infections as well as lipid-coated viruses such as herpes, the measles, influenza, hepatitis C and HIV. Researchers in the Philippines have even begun studies to prove the effectiveness of lauric acid against HIV/AIDS because of its strong antiviral properties. And lauric acid is non-toxic, which gives it a distinct advantage over the pharmaceutical drugs that are typically used to fight viruses, bacterial infections and fungal infections.
Without a plentiful source of lauric acid, the body cannot produce monolaurin, and all of these important benefits are lost. Many people who regularly consume coconut oil experience less illness than others. Breast milk is the only other natural source that contains as high a concentration of lauric acid, which could explain the notably fewer infections of all types in breast-fed babies.
Unfortunately, the lauric acid content of foods and infant formulas has been rapidly decreasing over the years. Manufacturers and consumers alike have turned from using coconut oil and have replaced it with cheap vegetable oils, obliterating lauric acid intake in the process.
There is no recommended daily allowance (RDA) for lauric acid, but as a guideline, Dr. Mary G. Enig suggests adults and growing children can benefit from an intake of 10 to 20 grams of lauric acid per day. (2-4 tablespoons of coconut oil.) It's interesting to note that nursing babies consume up to 1 gram of lauric acid per kilogram of body weight per day.
Hippocrates Pure Food-Grade Coconut Oil (Virgin, Organic, Unhydrogenated, Undeodorised, Unbleached, Unrefined, Cold-Pressed) is available.


One of our large mechanical contracting firms contacted us with issues concerning design coordination and construction sequencing of structural and MEP systems. The high-profile project they are working on needs to be fully coordinated in order to fabricate the MEP systems accurately to avoid clashes and validate the construction sequencing with other trades. Here's one of the many tips I shared with them to help them stay organized and accurate.
If you are a novice to Autodesk® Navisworks® Simulate or Manage you may want to consider embracing one simple feature that will make organizing the elements of the aggregated building models into useful groups referred to as Sets. Navisworks® utilizes two different kinds of Sets. The first is a Selection Set. A Selection Set is a static grouping of elements in the model derived from a manual selection. The second is a Search Set. A Search Set is a dynamic group of elements in the model derived automatically by a search based on shared criteria. You can see in Figure 1, both are organized and managed in the Sets Window of the User Interface. Each Set can easily be identified in the Sets Window by their graphical symbol. Selection Sets are a Blue Square encapsulated by a circle. Search Sets are a smaller Blue Square accompanied by a pair of Binoculars.Search Sets have a huge advantage over Selection Sets due to their dynamic ability to adapt to the iterative nature of the building models over the lifecycle of the project. Selection Sets on the other hand, will need personal attention during each iteration to ensure that it's properly updated.
Figure 2 and 3 clearly indicate the difference between the two types of Sets. Notice that the static nature of the Selection Set ignores the two new purlins in the left model while the dynamic nature of the Search Set realizes that the two new purlins meet the shared criteria of the search. Thus, they automatically amended to the Search Set.
Search Sets also have the ability to be exported from one project and imported into others. Unfortunately Selection Sets cannot. This is a hugely beneficial when establishing company standards. Figure 4 shows exporting Search Sets from one project and Figure 5 shows importing them into another.
The Appearance Profiler is a tool that can apply color and transparency overrides to elements in the building model by Sets. Again, the Selection Set is crippled by its inability to update to changes when additions to the building models occur. Figures 6 and 7 show the limitations.
If an Appearance Profile uses Search Sets as its criteria, it can be saved from the source project along with exported the Search Sets. Then, the Appearance Profile can be loaded into the destination project along with importing the Search Sets. Finally, the Appearance Profile can be updated to apply the overrides. Figure 8 shows how the Search Set profile can be repurposed while the Selection Set profile is useless after they've been transferred to the other project.
The Timeliner can also make use of Sets by attaching them to a Task. Again, Selection Sets will prove their inability to adapt to changes over time. Figure 9 shows one way in which Sets can be assigned to a Task. Another more automated way is to use Rules to automatically attach Selection or Search Sets to a Task if they have the same name.
The assigned Selection Set will need to be manually updated to include new elements so that the Task assigned to control that Selection Set works. Search Sets will not have this problem. Figure 10 indicates how Timeliner can be used to vet the model for elements not accounted for in the sequencing.
The Presenter is another option where Sets can show promise. Adding materials can be easily assigned when Sets are in place. Figure 11 shows how one can assign a material to a Search or Selection Set. In both cases, materials will need to be applied to both Sets when changes occur in the models.
Oh yes, then there's the Animator. Sets can be assigned to Animation Sets of a particular Animation Scene. Figure 12 shows how Selection or Search Sets can be used to build an Animation Set. Keep an eye on those Selection Sets though. They could be outdated!
The last tool of interest that can utilize Sets is in the Clash Detective. When creating Batch Clash Tests for your project, Sets can be very purposeful in slimming down possible coordination issues. Search Sets will constantly monitor themselves as changes occur while Selection Sets will need that extra parental supervision. Figure 13 shows how the Sets tab in the Select tab of the Clash Detective can be used to create the various comparisons in the building models.
In conclusion, Search Sets and their dynamic ability to update will always be a better solution during the vetting, presenting, and simulating processes of the continuously changing building models. However, keep those Selection Sets handy for quickly recalling specific selections when navigating or presenting the models.
Bill Knittle has been with Synergis for 6 years training, supporting, and implementing Autodesk Building Solutions for professionals in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) space. Bill also offers his expertise to help resolve or enhance any workflow issues from design to construction using the collaborative BIM (Building Information Modeling) process.
What workflow challenges are you facing? Let us know. Or visit our website, www.synergis.com.


When you have a problem with an antique lock you can't just call a locksmith.
Our 95 year old door handle has become a little temperamental in the past few years. On different occasions our lock has jammed, the door knob has broken off, and the door wouldn't open from the outside.
I contacted Liz's Anique Hardware, a Los Angeles institution, about our problem. I spoke with Bryan Wood and learned that he often fixes old hardware and locks in the West Adams area. Bryan has been out to our house several times and has gotten our door handle back up and running.
Bryan was just here last night. Hopefully, our door hardware will be good for another year.
Call Liz's Anique Hardware 323.939.4403 and ask for Bryan Wood in the antique hardware section.


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The Annual Report: Ringing in the Changes
IT Trends | News
AIR.U Consortium Looks To Boost Bandwidth in Underserved Colleges
By David Nagel
A consortium of higher education groups, technology companies, and non-profits is aiming to upgrade wireless broadband infrastructure in underserved colleges and their surrounding communities.
Known collectively as "AIR.U" (for "Advanced Internet Regions"), the group "will focus on upgrading broadband offerings in those communities that, because of their educational mission, have greater than average demand but often, because of their rural or small town location, have below average broadband."
This summer, the group will work on developing a plan for building next-generation wireless networks at a number of pilot sites with the aim of deploying "Super Wi-Fi" networks at selected sites as equipment becomes more widely available, according to information released by AIR.U last week. Super Wi-Fi uses low-frequency "white spaces" that fall between the frequencies used for television broadcasts. These lower-frequency signals penetrate thick walls better than the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies used now in 802.11g/n wireless data communications and can carry information over longer distances. The first commercial white space devices were certified by the FCC just about seven months ago.
"Expanded broadband access has been an unaffordable hurdle in rural, underserved communities. The opportunity to acquire and leverage spectrum and broadband assets will go far in addressing the competitive disadvantage their absence created," said Robert Rucker, vice president for operations and technology at the United Negro College Fund (one of the founding organizations of AIR.U), in a prepared statement. "This effort will enable selected institutions and all the constituents they serve to have the enhanced, sustainable capacity needed to more fully experience the information age and the ability to participate and contribute to it."
Other founding organizations and corporate partners include Gig.U (a consortium of 37 universities with the aim of accelerating the deployment ultra-high-speed network services), Google, Microsoft, the New England Board of Higher Education, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and Declaration Networks Group.
"Colleges in rural areas will be the greatest beneficiaries of Super WiFi networks because they are located in communities that often lack sufficient broadband, their needs are greater and there is typically a large number of vacant TV channels outside the biggest urban markets," said Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Project at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute. "This combination of factors makes them ideal candidates for utilizing Super WiFi spectrum to complement existing broadband capabilities."
According to AIR.U, the first pilot Super Wi-Fi sites are expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2013. Additional details can be found on New America Foundation's site.
David Nagel is editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Technology Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal and STEAM Universe. A 25-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art and business publications.
He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at or follow him on Twitter at @THEJournalDave (K-12) or @CampusTechDave (higher education).


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Home Health Parents need to be educated about HPV vaccinations for daughters
Parents need to be educated about HPV vaccinations for daughters
Parents of young girls may soon be offered the opportunity to have their daughters immunised against a sexually transmitted virus that is the major cause of cervical cancer, the 4th International Conference on Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Medicine heard today (Thursday 30 March).
Professor Henry Kitchener told the conference, organised by the Teenage Cancer Trust charity, that progress in developing vaccines against the human papillomavirus (HPV) had reached a stage where they were soon to be submitted for licensing. But he warned that it was important there were programmes of education for women and men, particularly parents, about HPV and cervical cancer.
Professor Kitchener, of the Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Manchester, UK, said: "It is vital that people understand the context in which HPV vaccination is being proposed and that they realise that it is not a treatment for the virus once it has been contracted, or for cervical cancer if the disease has started to develop. Vaccination should not be misconstrued as a green light for sexually permissive behaviour – rather, it is an effective means of preventing HPV infection when young women are most susceptible in their teenage and young adult years.
"The origins of cervical cancer lie in HPV infection of the cervix, a sexually transmitted infection most frequently acquired by women shortly after they start sexual activity. In a minority of women, the HPV infection persists and may result in pre-cancerous changes; these can develop into cancerous changes in these women, particularly if they are unscreened. Testing for HPV infection is becoming talked about more, as is the potential of vaccination. In particular, there are two types of HPV, types 16 and 18, at which vaccine research is being directed. HPV 16 and 18 are thought to be responsible for 70% of cervical cancers worldwide.
"If the current vaccinations that are being developed are approved for use, then they could be used to vaccinate girls at puberty in order to prevent HPV infection. By preventing HPV infection, this could have the effect of preventing the pre-cancerous and cancerous changes that HPV infection can trigger. Women and men need to be more aware of HPV infection and what it may mean. Parents who may be asked to consent to their children being vaccinated need to be aware of these important issues."
There are nearly 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed each year worldwide, and every year nearly 274,000 women die from the disease, with about 80% of these deaths occurring in developing countries where there is little or no access to cervical screening programmes.[1]
"HPV vaccination has the potential to make a huge difference to women's lives, particularly in developing countries," said Professor Kitchener. "Cervical cancer is a major killer of women worldwide. It is not only one of the largest causes of death due to cancer, but is also responsible for a great deal of suffering. Tragically, its regions of highest incidence are those in which preventative screening cannot be provided due to lack of resources, and those least well equipped to treat the condition for the same reason.
"In more affluent well-developed countries, cervical screening by means of cytology has become an established strategy for identifying women at risk of developing cervical cancer and has been responsible for a dramatic fall in incidence and death rates. Vaccination programmes will still require some form of screening to be in place either for unvaccinated women or for women who develop an HPV infection despite the vaccination. Falling death rates have also been due to improved forms of treatment for advanced disease, principally in the form of concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy."
Professor Kitchener concluded: "HPV vaccines provide hope for major international programmes of primary prevention."
From Teenage Cancer Trust
Link found between gut bacteria, successful joint replacement
Green fertiliser made from cow dung and chicken feathers could transform big agriculture


DNA evidence linked her to over forty crimes including a string of six murders over sixteen years, dozens of high-profile thefts, and a deadly arson case. After DNA evidence linked her to the murder of a policewoman from Heilbronn, a $400,000 bounty was placed on her head but the female serial killer dubbed the "Phantom of Heilbronn", described by German police as "the country's most dangerous woman", cleverly evaded an extensive police manhunt for over 15 years despite her sloppy criminal work and evidence left behind. When her DNA was found on documents belonging to a person who had died in a fire, police took a step back, reevaluated the cases, and determined that the mysterious Phantom was the last person they would have ever suspected – and she was "hiding" in plain sight.
The Phantom of Heilbronn, also known as the "Woman Without a Face", was implicated by DNA evidence in crimes across Austria, France, and Germany during the late 1990's and early 2000's. The earliest DNA evidence was discovered in 2001 on the cup of a 62-year-old woman who had been murdered on May 26, 1993 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Police recognized that a serial killer was on the loose after DNA evidence was found at another murder scene that same year – on the kitchen drawer of a 61-year-old man who was stabbed to death on March 21, 2001 in Freiburg, Germany. When police found her DNA on a syringe containing heroin in October 2001 and on the leftovers of a cookie found in a trailer that had been burglarized that same month, police surmised their serial killer had drug problem which she supported through theft of other persons' property.
During the early 2000's, evidence against the Phantom continued to pile up. Her DNA was found on a toy pistol used in the 2004 robbery of a Vietnamese gemstone trader, on a stone used to smash a window during a burglary in 2006, and on the window sill of an optometrist's store that had been robbed that same year. When police found her DNA evidence at the scenes of over 20 car thefts between 2003 and 2007, they figured their drug-addled criminal had shifted from burglary to car theft in an effort to support her escalating drug addiction. Profilers from around Europe were called in to help hunt her down and police racked up 16,000 hours of overtime pursuing the illusive criminal.
During 2007 and 2008, the Phantom's Modus operandi changed once again. The Phantom's DNA was found on the scene of a burglarized swimming pool and at four different home invasion scenes in Riol, Germany. When a woman was violently accosted and robbed at a club house in Germany, the tide appeared to be turning violent once again. That year, the Phantom of Heilbronn's DNA was found in the car of a nurse who was found dead near her home in Weinsberg, on handcuffs of a 22-year-old murdered German police officer, and on a car used to transport the bodies of three dead Georgians near Heppenheim, Germany. Curiously, witnesses to the crimes sometimes said she looked like a man. Newspapers across the area called her "the most mysterious serial killer of the past century" and authorities scratched their heads – how could a single woman commit so many crimes, using various methods of operation, and always manage to leave DNA evidence behind?
A special task force was formed in January 2009 in an effort to capture the clever criminal whose varying methods of operation greatly concerned, and confused, the authorities. Three months later the task force was quickly shut down amongst a sea of red-faced policemen.
In March of that year, police sought a DNA profile for an unidentified man that had died in a fire in France. To the police's surprise, the profile returned was that of a female. They immediately suspected that the equipment used to gather the DNA evidence had somehow been contaminated and retested with a different swab. This time the results were as expected – the burned corpse was indeed a man. Could the Phantom of Heilbronn be just that – a ghost that existed only in the minds of the police?
Are the heads of our police stuffed with cotton wool?
After the embarrassing DNA-testing fiasco, a in-depth investigation of the equipment revealed that the Greiner Bio-One cotton swabs used to collect DNA had been contaminated accidentally by a single woman working at a cotton swab factory in Austria. The factory explained that although sterile, the cotton swabs are not certified for human DNA collection (sterilization kills bacteria and viruses but does not destroy DNA). Newspapers asked, "Are the heads of our police stuffed with cotton wool?" and the Phantom gained legendary status as the most embarrassing lapse in German DNA analysis to date.


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Kazincbarcika alsó megállóhely egy Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén vármegyei vasúti megállóhely Kazincbarcika településen, a MÁV üzemeltetésében. A város belterületének északkeleti szélén helyezkedik el, közvetlenül a 2606-os út vasúti keresztezése mellett.

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1881-ben átrakó létesült a rudabányai keskeny nyomközű vonal számára Barczikán.

1924-ben – az akkori Országos Cégjegyzékben – Sajókazincbánya mh. néven szerepelt. Az 1930-as években Bánrévéig az állomásai közé tartozott Sajókazincz megállóhely.

1954 után a Kazincbarcika alsó megállóhely névre nevezték át. A megállóhelyet 1955. július 1-jén eredeti helyéről áthelyezték.

A vasútállomás jegypénztár nélküli, nincs jegykiadás.

Vasútvonalak
A megállóhelyet az alábbi vasútvonalak érintik:

Kapcsolódó állomások
A megállóhelyhez az alábbi állomások vannak a legközelebb:

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Jegyzetek

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További információk
 Kazincbarcika alsó megállóhely 2007-ben

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
 Magyarország vasútállomásainak listája

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye vasútállomásai
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All right, I've been following a Primal lifestyle (tending towards Paleo, too) for just over 3 years now and, pretty much every day, I'll eat a huge salad for lunch. Usually, it'll have some sort of greens (mix of romaine, spring mix, and spinach), half a yellow squash, half a zucchini, a bell pepper, half of an avocado, some tomato, and then some sort of protein (usually a turkey burger or leftover chicken from the night before). I look forward to that salad every single day!
For the past probably 8 months or so, though, I've noticed that I'll get super bloated and gassy, to the point of pain and stomach cramps, after my lunch. I'll have to mow through a Gas-X every 4 hours until I go to bed just to keep the pain down. Also, the next day, my BM is usually quite messy and smells disgusting (like, half a roll of toilet paper messy...to be fair, it's been like that since Day 1 of Primal/Paleo living). I've been keeping a food journal and, while I'm not entirely sure what is causing it akk, the bloating and gas usually start just after lunch and will continue on throughout dinner. I'm to the point that I'm just scared to eat anything except scrambled eggs or oatmeal or something.
1) Anyone experience this? Anything I can try or any advice?
2) What can I eat for lunch now? I feel like I'm missing out on all of the veggie goodness if I don't have a big old salad right in the middle of the day, plus it feels like I'm severely limiting my diet. Plus, if I don't eat it, I'm ridiculously hungry the rest of the day.
Try heating/cooking your veggies, I feel I digest cooked food much better than raw, I used to have a MASSIVE salad for dinner every night but once I started cooking my food I felt so much better, it was like I could feel myself getting more nutrition from my food, plus my BM's are now reliable.
I think that @raydawg gave you a very detailed response your other question. It seems to me that your current situation is just a continuation of the previous one.
I agree with him... your gut bacteria appears not adapted to your current diet.
Did you try some SBO probiotics like he suggested?
About four years ago (way pre-paleo) I had some major digestive issues after a couple rounds of antibiotics for a horrendous arm infection. I did the yogurt thing & stopped eating bread, at the time bread seemed add to the distress. I didn't know 10% of what I know now about diet but the problems finally (months later) went away, so I stupidly / happily went back to my regular diet.
Summer of 2012 I started my slow drift (~7 months) to paleo & I never intend to go back. I think my lack of distress & success with my transition to paleo was due to the very slow pace of my diet change.
People who do the cold turkey changes (Whole 30, etc) are a lot tougher than I am. I recommend slow & steady.


The 'ethnic' spin on scheme collapse, is a popular one, although there is no truth in it whatsoever. Sure, immigrants and minorities are over represented in crime statistics, but this is just because their productivity is lower and you have abolished all their means of employment. Minimum wages and subsidies have destroyed the bottom steps of the ladder of affluence which either made their job illegal or made it unprofitable to start on that first important new job. Since theft and violence are at the base of social security and minimum wages, the members of the minority will also engage in theft and violence. It was you who initiated the violence that set this spiral in motion. You are of course not actually going to say that.
Since the majority is implicated and signed off the initiation of violence you directed, which in turn started the economic march towards a non productive society, they prefer to blame the minority instead of looking at their own role.
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It was the summer of 2013 and Kendrick Lamar had just released his debut album Good Kid, M.A.D.D City which was causing a lot of buzz in the hip hop world and already being called a classic. To add more fuel to the fire, the Compton MC released a controversial new verse for Big Sean's "Control" song calling out all the top rappers in the industry including Drake, J. Cole, JAY Z, and others.
Kendrick Lamar claimed to be one of the best emcees next to Biggie, Jay Z and Nas. K. Dot even went as far as calling himself the king of New York. Many New York hip hop fans in addition to west coast hip hop fans spoke up about the "Control" verse calling New York's top rappers soft for not coming back with a strong response record to Kendrick's hard "Control" verse. Listen to the full verse above and let us know what you think. Did Kendrick completely destroy all the hip hop artists that he called out?


Leaked trailer for Terry Gilliam's "The Zero Theorem"!
Better get it while it's hot! Really being an unofficial bootleg unwanted by the studio, it's been pulled from a lot of places already. First thing I did when I found it at the link above was download it for myself before that would get taken down as well.
Starring two-times Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Mélanie Thierry, and David Thewlis, I've heard rumors part of the reason this thing is in post-production for a year is because Terry's trying to get Bill Murray for a few additional scenes.


A mop for efficient cleaning and polishing of high gloss vertical surfaces. Such as glazing, mirrors, ceramic tiles, plastics, laminates aluminum and other metal surfaces.
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Update: 2nd hour of debate derailed by tech problems
L-R: Democratic presidential candidates New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro before a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, on June 26, 2019, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
The Latest on the Democratic presidential debates (all times local):
The second hour of the first Democratic presidential debate has been derailed by technical difficulties.
As debate moderators Rachel Maddow and Chuck Todd took over Wednesday for the next round of the debate, the 10 candidates on stage were unable to hear the question Todd was trying to ask about the federal government's role in getting guns off the street.
Following back-and-forth confusion, Todd announced the debate would head to a commercial break.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, speaks at the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left and former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke listen. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
It wasn't immediately clear what happened.
President Donald Trump tweeted that debate hosts NBC and MSNBC "should be ashamed of themselves for having such a horrible technical breakdown in the middle of the debate."
Trump is en route to Osaka, Japan, for the Group of 20 summit.
The first hour of the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle passed with hardly a mention of the man whom the 10 candidates on stage hope to face next November.
It was 16 minutes into the debate before President Donald Trump's name was uttered by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who briefly referenced him again as the debate headed into its second hour.
Responding to a question about U.S. tensions with Iran, Klobuchar said, "I don't think we should conduct foreign policy in our bathrobe at 5 in the morning."
Other candidates invoked the president's name in making their arguments on immigration.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami, as former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke listens. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Trump was en route to Japan for the G-20 summit as the two-night event got underway. He has weighed in once so far on the debate, tweeting, "BORING!"
Sen. Cory Booker is alone at the Democratic presidential debate in calling it a "mistake" to sign onto the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran.
The New Jersey senator was the only one of the 10 candidates on stage in Miami on Wednesday not to raise his hand when asked if he supported the deal. Under the agreement, Iran agreed to limit its enrichment of uranium and submit to U.N. inspections in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Pressed to explain his rationale, Booker said as president he would "do the best I can to secure this country."
President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the accord in May 2018 and has imposed increasingly tough sanctions to pressure Iran into a better deal. The U.S. has threatened sanctions against countries that trade with Iran.
The Democratic presidential candidates are decrying the Trump administration's tough immigration policies, saying the president is to blame for the deaths of an immigrant father and his toddler daughter found lying face-down after drowning in the Rio Grande.
At Wednesday's debate, former Obama administration housing chief Julián Castro says a photo of the family "is heartbreaking" and "should piss us all off." He also attacked fellow Texan Beto O'Rourke for not supporting fully decriminalizing the act of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke briefly in Spanish to further chastise Trump's policies, O'Rourke, a former congressman, took a question in Spanish and answered it, saying, "We are going to treat everyone with respect."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) says the economy hasn't been hurt by immigrants. He says corporations are to blame.
Questions over private health insurance have provoked the first clash of the Democratic presidential debate.
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke was explaining Wednesday why he supported a plan known as "Medicare for America" and not "Medicare for All," saying he wants people who are happy with their current health insurance plan to keep it.
When pressed if he wanted to fully replace private insurance, O'Rourke said: "No." That prompted New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) to jump in from across the stage, saying, "Private insurance is not working."
O'Rourke started to respond that people unhappy could choose Medicare, but de Blasio shot back, "Why are you defending private insurance?"
The debate over how to handle private health insurance is emerging as a dividing line in the first 2020 Democratic debate.
Only Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) raised their hands when asked if they would abolish private health insurance entirely in favor of a government-run plan.
Warren went on to note that she supports a "Medicare for All" plan proposed by fellow hopeful Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The issue opened into a debate among many of the 10 candidates on stage on the first of two back-to-back debate nights. De Blasio later interrupted Rep. Beto O'Rourke's answer on how he'd handle health insurance by declaring that the current system is "not working."
President Donald Trump is skipping the opening minutes of the first Democratic debate to greet service members at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Trump told troops as the debate was starting Wednesday: "I had my choice between you and them. And I chose you."
Air Force One is refueling at the air base as Trump travels to Osaka, Japan, for meetings with world leaders at the Group of 20 summit. Asked how his opposition will fare, Trump says, "I think they're all going to do very poorly."
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke showed off his fluent Spanish while answering his first question of the Democratic presidential debate.
O'Rourke said Wednesday in English at the debate in Miami that "this economy has got to work for everyone" and that, right now, it isn't. Then he switched to Spanish, saying in that language that "we need to include everyone" in a booming national economy.
O'Rourke, who hails from the Texas-Mexico border city of El Paso, spoke in Spanish at length, then switched back to English. He said the Trump administration has focused on helping the wealthy and large corporations over everyday Americans — echoing similar sentiments of the other Democrats on stage.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren started off the first Democratic presidential debate answering a question about her policy driven campaign and how it may affect what is seen as a good economy.
Warren said Wednesday: "Who is this economy really working for?" She says, "It's doing great for a thinner and thinner slice at the top."
The Massachusetts senator says the economy is working well for "giant oil companies" and those who want to invest in private prisons, but not for those struggling and Americans facing the effects of climate change.
The second question of the night went to Sen. Amy Klobuchar on her criticism of the concept of free college.
The first debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential race is kicking off with a two-hour event featuring 10 candidates, including three senators, a mayor and several current or former members of Congress.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is center stage for Wednesday's debate in Miami because she leads the night's field in polling. She is flanked by former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. At the far ends are New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland, who are polling at the bottom of the group.
The candidates will get right to it. NBC says they will be allowed to give closing statements but no openings.
Ten other candidates will meet Thursday for the second debate night.
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is firing up the crowd at his party's first presidential primary debate — and previewing some lines of attack that candidates will use against President Donald Trump.
Tom Perez said Wednesday that the planet is under threat from unchecked climate change and that justice itself has been threatened under the current administration.
He says the Trump White House is nothing but a long trail of "broken promises" and corruption. There was long applause when Perez said immigrant children shouldn't be separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ten Democrats hoping to deny Trump a second term will kick off two nights of back-to-back debates shortly. They entered the stage and waved to the audience before the debate began.
John Hickenlooper's struggle to get noticed in the crowded presidential primary field was on full display when a staffer at the first Democratic debate mistook him for a member of the press.
The former Colorado governor was entering the Miami debate hall Wednesday when a security guard asked if he was there to pick up his media credentials.
A reporter for National Public Radio who witnessed the exchange tweeted that Hickenlooper responded: "I'm a candidate."
But Hickenlooper may have gotten the last laugh with a jab at President Donald Trump, who was a reality TV star before he entered politics.
Hickenlooper quipped on Twitter: "Last time, we elected the most famous candidate. Let's try something new."
Hickenlooper will join nine other candidates Thursday night for the second of two debates.
White House hopefuls in Miami for the Democratic debates are trekking to nearby Homestead, Florida, to visit a large migrant detention facility.
The stops are intended to draw attention to President Donald Trump's immigration policies, which have seen migrant children separated from their families. Homestead is about 40 miles southwest of Miami and is a spot where the U.S. is detaining migrant teens.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited the site Wednesday, with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar planning a stop later in the afternoon.
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke is scheduled to visit the site on Thursday.
And on Friday, California Sen. Kamala Harris, former housing secretary Julian Castro, former U.S. Rep. John Delaney and Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj), the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, all plan to visit.
Ten presidential candidates, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are set to meet on the debate stage for the first night of Democratic debates to offer their pitches to voters and attempt a breakout moment for their campaigns.
For many of the White House hopefuls, Wednesday's debate will be the highest-profile opportunity yet to offer their vision for the country.
Given the massive field, the debate will be split over two nights, with 10 other candidates — including former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — appearing Thursday.
Warren, the sole top-tier candidate at Wednesday's debate, will take center stage. But she could still face challenges. The other candidates aren't as well known and could use the moment to make an aggressive move to stand out.
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Fold is a pot that grows along with the plant. Italian designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso designed a flexible flowerpot that can double in capacity to accommodate plants as they grow. The Fold starts out with its top folded down to create a small container suitable for a young plant and as the plant grows, the top can be straightened out, doubling the capacity of the pot.


Niall Commiskey has written a really useful guide to measuring the time a Gateway takes to call a Web Service. I recommend you check it out if you're interested in this information. One thing I'd add is that Niall is timing how long a Web Service filter takes to run. The Web Service filter may be doing other things, in addition to calling the Web Service (e.g. it may be doing Schema validation on the message). So the timing is showing how long all of these things take, together. If you call an API or Web Service using a "Connect to URL" filter (as explained in this blog post) then all it is doing is making the call.
1) Use Traffic Monitor. This is available by default by pointing a browser to 8090 on the Gateway. It shows in milliseconds how long each processing step at the Gateway takes, including calls to external Web Services or APIs.
2) Use SR . In the example below, I am using the SR tool (which comes with the free SOAPbox download) to call a Google search API over SSL. You can see it tells me the time the request took. If I want to send many requests, I can do that with the -c (count) and -p (parallel threads) parameters.


Nevradakis was interviewed on Radio Sputnik's "Fault Lines Radio" program on the hurdles the "North Macedonia" deal still faces.
Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of Hellenic Insider and The Duran discuss the "Northern Macedonia" deal and its geopolitical and cultural consequences.
New poll shows that Greeks are united on the Macedonia name dispute.
Greece's national water polo team defeated Russia 9-8 in the LEN Europa Cup championship game, winning its first medal since 2012.
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Trump completes hostile takeover of Greek government: Tsipras fired, SYRIZA-led government and MPs ousted, new elections coming.


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Our BBC team of Year 12 students, James English, Ethan Waugh, Xavier Catford and Ometh Rajapakse, have been selected among Australia's two top entries in this year's International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IM2C), eclipsing 140 other submissions.
Our boys received a 'meritorious achievement' award from the Australian judging panel and will progress to the international judging round for 2019.
Coordinated in Australia by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), the IM2C sees students use their research, mathematical and creative abilities to develop a mathematical model to address a real world problem. This year, teams were asked to use mathematical modelling to determine what might be a sustainable population for the Earth under current conditions, and to model a possible future sustainable global population based on projected changes to policy and environment.
IM2C in Australia saw continued growth in 2019. A total of 142 teams from 49 schools in the ACT, NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia submitted reports within the competition period.
ACER's Ross Turner, IM2C Australia Director, said, "The two top teams both included students who were national finalists in 2018, suggesting that experience and practice in using mathematical modelling helps teams to improve their understanding and work. Their reports are now in the hands of the international judging panel."
Our boys were then invited to the IM2C awards ceremony in Hong Kong where they presented their mathematical model to an audience of educators and received their award.
"The boys represented the College beautifully and were so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet students from across the globe and talk Mathematics. They also enjoyed the opportunity to do a bit of sightseeing visiting ASTRI (Hong Kong's Applied Science Technology Research Institute), the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a cruise on Hong Kong Harbour and a visit the Peak," Dr Leigh Hobart, Head of Academic Performance and Innovation.
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