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Last Updated: Thursday, 21 April, 2005, 17:41 GMT 18:41 UK
MSPs rule against Gaelic equality
The bill will give Gaelic official recognition across Scotland
MSPs have ruled out giving Gaelic equal status with English under Scottish law.
The Scottish Parliament unanimously approved the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill on Thursday.
Politicians voted down an SNP amendment to give the language "equal validity" with English and instead agreed that it should be given "equal respect".
Education Minister Peter Peacock, who has responsibility for Gaelic, said the decision marked a historic day for the nation's native tongue.
The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent in the coming weeks and is due to become law before the summer.
This bill gives clear recognition to the language as an official language, commanding equal respect with the English language
Peter Peacock
Mr Peacock said there was a danger that giving the two languages equal legal status could result in a court ruling requiring all public services to be made available in Gaelic.
He told fellow MSPs: "This bill gives clear recognition to the language as an official language, commanding equal respect with the English language.
"There is a real danger that the interpretation by the courts could result in a meaning of the status that this parliament does not intend and could not be delivered.
"Using the phrase equal validity in the bill carries a significant risk that the court could rule that the bill should result in the right to demand the use of the language in a wider range of circumstances than is intended."
The SNP's Alex Neil said it was a day when the Gaelic language was going forward, not backwards.
He added: "We still face a major challenge. It is estimated there is still a net loss of about 1,500 Gaelic speakers in Scotland every year and also that we have a dire shortage on the education front of decline of 1,500 Gaelic-speaking teachers.
"The passage of the bill of itself will not actually address or solve these problems, but what it does do is send a clear message about the serious intent of the parliament in addressing all the problems faced by the Gaelic language."
Tory education spokesman Lord James Douglas Hamilton said the bill was a landmark for Gaels and their culture.
However, his party colleague Ted Brocklebank, a member of Holyrood's Scottish traditional arts group, said the attempts to revive Gaelic were commendable but that Mr Peacock had not explained how it would be saved using the measures in the bill.
He said: "The only problem is that with Gaelic facing wipe-out, this well-meaning but ultimately impotent piece of legislation is likely to be as successful as prescribing a throat lozenge for a pneumonia patient."
'Significant moment'
The bill will now hand the future of the language over to a new body, Bord na Gaidhlig, which has statutory powers to control its development.
Its chairman, Duncan Ferguson, said: "This is a truly significant moment in the history of the Gaelic language and culture.
"Gaelic has been officially recognised as an important and valuable part of the living culture of a thriving new Scotland.
"It is a time to look to the future, to a new and confident generation of Gaelic speakers, to new opportunities to learn and to use Gaelic, and to a greater understanding and respect for the Gaelic language and culture."
A final amendment also ensures that it is not a prerequisite for all the board's members to be fluent Gaelic speakers.
Pressure to preserve the ancient language came as the number of Gaelic speakers has fallen.
The 2001 Scottish census found 58,652 speakers compared with 66,320 in 1991 and 254,415 in 1891.
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This module takes the classic Sprott jerk circuit and replaces all the resistors with LDRs…..a 7 way vactrol.
This module takes the classic Sprott jerk circuit and replaces all the resistors with LDRs…..a 7 way vactrol. This means the brightness of the LED in the giant vactrol controls the frequency of the circuit. It is a very easy build and will give you a very flexible chaotic circuit. The CV inject jack allows you to control the chaos with gates and CV, some signals will cause it to pause or stall, others will make it glitch & freak out. CV freq controls the LED which, in turn, controls the resistance in the LDRs. It is a very flexible build; you can use any LDRs you like, so long as they are the same. You can also use any capacitors you like for CAP, so long as they are the same. Of course, the LDRs and capacitors you choose will affect the behaviour & frequency range of the circuit. GL5516 LDRs go to 500kΩ off resistance whereas GL5549 go to 10MΩ+ (anywhere from 10MΩ to 20MΩ), so will be a lot slower but will give a much wider frequency range and some very unpredictable outputs. Similarly with capacitors 10uF will be a lot slower than 10nF. If going for the more extremely slow values, GL5549 LDRs and 10uF caps, the module will stall at minimum pot settings and generally needs a CV on the CV freq input to make it operate. This is actually a good thing as you can turn the signals on and off with CV or gates.


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Q: How to include script tag inside html which is inside template string? I am using nodemailer to send HTML formatted email but cannot include script tag inside HTML.
const emailFormat = `

    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />

    <title>Document</title>

"name"

"desc"

`;

sending email like this using nodemailer
  let info = await transporter.sendMail({
    from: `"Proud Poshak" <${employeeEmail}>`, // sender address
    to: userEmail, // list of receivers
    subject: "Hello world", // Subject line
    html: emailFormat, // html body
  });

the above html does not read script tag, whether i put it inside head or body. How can I fix this?

Additionally, as I am sending email from node.js using nodemailer. Is there a better way to require entire html file and just pass that file that way I wont have to write html inside template string ?

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Ripa Agreement
This guide contains information on how the government regulates surveillance and what the government does in the event of a terrorist incident. All codes on this site can also be purchased by The Stationery Office The "denial encryption" features in free software such as FreeOTFE, TrueCrypt and BestCrypt could be said to make the task of investigating with RIPA much more difficult. Despite press allegations that local councils carry out more than a thousand discrete surveillance measures each month on a RIPA basis for minor offences such as minor smoking offences and violations of planning rules[5], the latest report by the Office of Supervisory Commissioners shows that public agencies granted 8,477 requests for surveillance compared to the previous year. , representing more than 1,400 requests for surveillance. Less than half of these have been granted by local authorities and the Commissioner stated that "local authorities generally use their powers sparingly, with more than half granting five or fewer authorizations for directed surveillance. About 16% did not give any at all. [15] The Powers of Inquiry (RIP) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on February 9, 2000 and passed by Parliament on July 26, 2000. The nature of the communication data that can be accessed depends on the reason for its use and cannot be adequately explained here. More detailed information can be found in the legislation. Another concern is that the law requires enough large internet service providers in the UK to put in place technical systems to assist law enforcement agencies in their interception activities. While this equipment must be installed at the expense of ISPs, RIPA anticipates that Parliament will consider adequate financial resources for ISPs if costs become unjustifiable.
In the event of a terrorist attack, the Home Secretary is leading the government`s response as counter-terrorism minister in England, Wales and Scotland. On 12 October 2014, Justice Minister Simon Hughes confirmed in Sky News` Murnaghan programme that the UK government will reform RIPA to prevent police from using surveillance powers to uncover journalists` sources. He stated that the police had used the powers of the RIPA in a "totally inappropriate" manner and that in the future, a judge`s authorization would be necessary for police forces to obtain permission to access journalists` telephone data in order to conduct a criminal investigation.
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The Bestway ClearWater Spa Chemical Starter Kit is the utmost starter chemical package for inflatable hot tub care.
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text: Q: Location of pk value in DRF @detail_view Using the default Django Rest Framework (DRF) Viewsets, the Detail URLs end with the pk value at the end of the URL e.g. /user/1. My confusion though is that if you create a custom end-point and use the @detail_route decorator, the URL ends up like /user/1/change_password. Why the difference in the placement of the pk value?


Gene Haynes, Attorney at Law, located in Claremore, Oklahoma, is committed to serving clients in northeastern Oklahoma. Coming to private practice with 30 years of experience, 20 of which were spent as the elected District Attorney for Rogers, Mayes and Craig Counties, Haynes is particularly knowledgeable about legal matters. While Haynes has a general practice law firm, he focuses in the areas of Criminal Defense and State, Local & Municipal Law.
Gene Haynes takes pride in treating every client the way he would want to be treated. Working under that assumption, his philosophy is that every individual's case is important regardless of their situation. For that reason, Haynes is dedicated to working hard for his clients.
In his criminal defense practice his goals of protecting freedom and clients' rights are evident whether he is defending a minor traffic offense or a death penalty case for murder. One characteristic that sets Haynes apart is his responsiveness to his clients. He understands the intricacies of each legal situation and works to keep his clients informed and educated about their case and options.
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The following regulations apply to all examinations. Violations of these regulations are considered infractions of the Disciplinary Code.
Examinees are not permitted to sit next to one another in any examination room but are to sit in alternate seats.
Examinees may only have the following items with them in the examination room during the course of any examination: laptop computers (refer to #12), writing pens, pencils, one copy of the examination, one copy of the examination bluebook or answer seet, scratch paper provided by the Registrar's Office (unless not permitted by the faculty member administering the exam), and such materials as may be specifically permitted by the faculty member administering the exam. If a calculator is permitted during an exam, one with memory is not permitted.
Examinees, when outside of the examination room are not permitted to make reference during the course of an examination to any books, notes, outlines or any other materials.
Examinees are not permitted to smoke, eat or drink any beverages in the examination room. Smoking is prohibited in the School of Law and examinees are not permitted to leave the School of Law in order to smoke.
Examinees are not permitted to make or receive telephone calls during an examination. Smartphones and all other electronic devices are not permitted on your person during examinations. All devices must be turned off and placed in your backpack, locker, purse, or in the front of the exam room. Watches must be set to emit no sounds and placed on the desk in view of the proctor during the examination. Finding a prohibited electronic device on a student's person during an exam is grounds for receiving a grade of "F" on that examination.
Examinees may not remove their examinations, examination bluebooks or answer sheets form the examination room.
Examinees are permitted to use the restrooms located in the Student Lounge area and on the third floor of the School of Law only. Only one person at a time is permitted to use restroom facilities. Examinees are not permitted to use any restrooms located in the Law Library.
Examinees are not permitted for any reason to leave the School of Law during an examination.
Examinees are not permitted to converse with anyone except a proctor during an examination.
Each examinee must physically turn in his/her examination, bluebook, or answer sheet to the assigned proctor in each examination room. An examinee may not exit the examination room until he/she has witnessed the logging-in process of his/her examination, bluebook, or answer sheet. Any examinee who fails to comply with this fule will receive a failing grade for the examination.
Examinees are not permitted to discuss any aspect of the examination with the faculty member who administered the exam prior to the grades being filed and posted in DORI for that examination. Students with concerns regarding the examination should contact the School of Law Registrar.
Examinees wishing to type their examinations by the use of laptop computers must furnish and properly maintain their own laptop computers and power cords. Students must have a laptop compatible with the latest version of SofTest software, the newest version of SofTest software installed on their laptops and completed the SofTest Practice Exam by the deadline specified. Students who fail to complete the Practice Exam within the specified time period will not be permitted to take their examinations on laptops. Any problems with a laptop during the exam may require a student to complete the exam in a bluebook. Additional regulations involving the use of laptop computers will be furnished to each examinee by the Registrar via your Duquesne email account. Students will strictly adhere to proctor instructions during exam periods. Students are responsible for fully reading and understanding their Duquesne emai and website instructions for laptop exams to ensure the safety of their final exam files.
Students are not permitted to wear a hat, hoodie or cap during any examinations.
All bookbags must be placed in the front of the examination room near the proctors. Purses must be place on the floor near individual seats.
If the exam is open book, all materials must be in clear sight of the proctors. Examinees must also run the SofTest software during the entire exam. Examinees may not use notes on the laptop or the Internet during examinations, and are not permitted to access the Internet or other thrid-party sources (such as commercial outlines, hornbooks, etc.) during the course of the exam.
When registering for classes, each student is responsible for reviewing the exam schedule and for scheduling classes to avoid exam conflicts. Each student is to take exams as scheduled. If two exams in required courses are scheduled at the same time on the same day, impacted students should, at the earliest convenience of both the School of Law Registrar and students, meet with the School of Law Registrar to arrange for a time to take a make-up examination.
Other than provided above, examination schedules will not be altered and make-up exams will not be permitted except for mandatory religious obligations, a student's serious illness or injury, labor and/or delivery of the student's baby, or a death in the student's immediate family.
In such an event, the student shall notify the Assistant Dean of Students and the School of Law Registrar of the occurrence of the event as soon as possible, but no more than two days following the student's discovery of the event, request a make-up exam, and provide written proof of the event to the School of Law Registrar within two days of the initial notification. The Assistant Dean of Students will review the student's request for a make-up exam and, for good cause shown, may approve the request and direct the Registrar to schedule a make-up examination.
Make-up examinations must be taken when scheduled by the School of Law Registrar.
Because the School of Law reserves the right to reschedule exams at any time during the exam period, students must not schedule personal obligations, travel, vacations or other commitments at any time during the exam period.
The determination to cancel an exam due to inclement weather is made by the Dean and Provost. If an exam is cancelled due to inclement weather, students are required to take the exam on the make-up date determined by the School of Law Registrar.
In extraordinary circumstances, students may petition the Academic Status Committee for relief from this policy.


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You can tell a lot about a person by the way she/he responds to pain.
You can deny the pain exists.
You can drown it in other distractions.
or you can announce it to the world for them to cheer you on.
or curse what you've been dealt and feel driven by anger.
and dive and drown in it all over again, as if in search of something.
I write verses with it.
Beautiful, Joy. And I hope everything's okay!
Thank you for your thoughts, Lana.
Yep, the pain's got to go somewhere, all right. I appreciate how you've put this into honest, lovely words.
Yes. You can't ignore pain. Psychic pain usually ends up in the body, screaming to get out. It's good to get it out onto the page before that happens.
I loved this but wondering if you are doing okay?
Physical pain is one thing, then I'm a whiner. Psychic pain is the other,then I'm a digger and excavator.
Very interesting post, I liked it but I wouldn't want to feel it.


Update: State Police will hold a media briefing regarding this incident at 1:30 p.m. at Exit M9 southbound on the Meadowbrook Parkway, at the site of the road closure.
The State Police are investigating a serious accident on the Meadowbrook State Parkway southbound, south of Merrick Road. All lanes are closed southbound at Merrick Road, we ask people to use alternate routes.
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module Enigma

  # The machine is composed of a number of rotors, a reflector, a plugboard and
  # can encrypt a regular string or decrypt a converted string. Conversion is
  # run through the same method for enciphering or deciphering as long as the
  # machine is configured identically.
  #
  # Usage:
  #
  #   machine = Enigma::Machine.new
  #   machine.convert('TURING') # '.....'
  #   machine.reset!
  #   machine.convert('.....') # 'TURING'
  class Machine
    SEPARATOR = ''.freeze

    def initialize(rotors: Rotor.rotors, reflector: Reflector.new, plugboard: Plugboard.new)
      @rotors = rotors
      @reflector = reflector
      @plugboard = plugboard
    end

    def convert(string)
      format(string).split(SEPARATOR).map { |character| process(character) }.join(SEPARATOR)
    end

    def reset!
      @rotors.each(&:reset!)
    end

  private

    def process(character)
      rotate

      [
        method(:plug),
        method(:forward),
        method(:reflect),
        method(:reverse),
        method(:plug),
      ].reduce(character) { |current, operation| operation.call(current) }
    end

    def format(string)
      string.upcase
    end

    def plug(character)
      @plugboard.swap(character)
    end

    def reflect(character)
      @reflector.reflect(character)
    end

    def forward(character)
      @rotors.inject(character) do |memo, rotor|
        rotor.forward(memo)
      end
    end

    def reverse(character)
      @rotors.reverse.inject(character) do |memo, rotor|
        rotor.reverse(memo)
      end
    end

    def rotate
      @rotors.each do |rotor|
        rotor.rotate
        break unless rotor.turnover?
      end
    end

  end
end

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St. Dominic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church, established in 1852. It is located in Southwest Washington, D.C., in the Archdiocese of Washington, and is administered by the Order of Preachers, more commonly known as the Dominicans, in the Province of St. Joseph (Eastern).

Location
The historic parish church and priory are located at 630 E St SW in Washington, near the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and L'Enfant Plaza, and three blocks south of the National Mall. The nearest Metro station is L'Enfant Plaza Station.

History

Origins
St. Dominic Church was built on land held by Catholic families or institutions since at least 1735. The land was owned by widow Ann Rozier Carroll, a relative of Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Carroll remarried to Benjamin Young, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Although Maryland was founded by Catholic Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore as the first English colony in America permitting religious freedom, the English government took over Maryland's government following the Protestant Revolution in 1689. Under English rule, Benjamin Young lost his post when he became Catholic. The family lived at a manor house with a private house chapel on what is now G St. SW between 9th and 10th St. near present day L'Enfant Plaza.

Benjamin Young's son Notley Rozier Young inherited the family property which included much of what is now Southwest DC. He married Eleanor Digges, and after his first wife's death, married Mary Carroll, sister of John Carroll, the first bishop in the United States. The property passed to his five children: Ann, Eleanor, Benjamin, Nicholas, and Notley Jr. In particular, Square 466, where St. Dominic Church was later built, passed to his namesake son, Rev. Notley Young, Jr. S.J., a professor of philosophy at neighboring Georgetown College, through whom the property passed to Georgetown College. In 1853, Dominicans purchased the parcel to build a parish from Georgetown for $5055.

Until the church was built, the Dominicans stayed with and said Mass at the residence of George Mattingly. The householder's grandfather, Robert E. Mattingly, a judge in the District of Columbia, recounted that "people attending would stand and kneel out into the street during the Mass." George Mattingly, originally of St. Mary's County, Maryland, was superintendent of the Norfolk Steamboat Company, and later donated the stained glass window of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A further family connection to the Dominican order came when Nicholas Young married the sister of Rev. Edward Fenwick, O.P. who in 1805 founded the St. Joseph's Province, the first Dominican institution in the United States.

The church's southern entrance contains a relic of the first Catholic chapel built in Washington, D.C.  This is an engraved dark sandstone which was the cornerstone of St. Mary's Chapel, a.k.a. "Barry's Chapel," built by James Barry (1755?–1808) and dedicated in 1806. Barry's Chapel stood at F & 10th St SW under the present day Interstate 395 highway.

Founding
St. Dominic Church was founded in 1852, organized by Rev. George A.J. Wilson, and opened on March 19, 1854. It was set in an area of the city known as "The Island" because, at that time, a canal ran where Constitution Ave. is today which connected the Potomac and the Anacostia Rivers.

As the congregation grew it was recognized that a new sanctuary was needed to hold all the congregants. This new church was dedicated on June 13, 1875 by Most Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley, Archbishop of Baltimore.

After President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881, St. Dominic's joined other local churches in an "Appeal to Heaven" in praying for the president with Rev. Fr. Rochford delivering a sermon denouncing the assassination and praying for the recovery of the president.

On March 12, 1885, the interior of the church was destroyed in a fire.

Consecration

Fire of 1885
On March 12, 1885, the interior of the church was destroyed in a fire.[4][5] The fire broke out shortly after 10 A.M. in the boiler room on the west side of the church basement. It spread into the church above, eventually engulfing the altar. The church's engineer, Mr. Florence McCauliff, housekeeper Miss Kate Duffy, and Officer Burns of the nearby First Precinct Station House rushed to the sanctuary to save articles from the fire. They did not leave until they were driven out by the flames. Officer Burns sustained serious burn injuries to his hands and wrists, but the three were successful in removing everything of value from the altar.

The fire brigade succeeded in extinguishing the flames before the church was completely destroyed, but broke holes in the roof and stained glass windows in the process. Somber and tearful parishioners gathered outside the burning church. At 2 P.M., when the fire was finally extinguished, they walked into the ankle-deep water inside and carried out everything they could move. In all, the event caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage to the church, including the total loss of a $2,000 organ and the destruction of a $1,000 stained glass window over the main entrance. Members of the local community—both Catholics and non-Catholics—banded together to raise funds, and rebuilt the church in a remarkably short period of time.

Urban Renewal
Southwest Washington's population dropped by a quarter between 1920 and 1930 and the Federal government designated Southwest "blighted." In 1945, Congress established the D.C. Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA) under the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act.  Thus "urban renewal" began in Southwest Washington.  Goldie Schneider, owner of a hardware store at 716 Fourth St, SW, challenged congressional authority to declared blighted areas eligible for demolition in "the public interest."  Goldie's son Joseph H. Schneider, president of the Southwest Businessmen's Association, litigated the case all the way to the Supreme Court, but lost (Berman v. Parker). More than 4,000 families were displaced when their homes in Southwest Washington were demolished. At the time, the Most Rev. Philp Hannon, diocesan chancellor, and representative to the Federal City Council threatened legal action if St. Dominic Church was not appropriately compensated for confiscated property. U.S. Rep. Aime J. Forand (D-RI) introduced a bill to amend the parish's 1856 charter to allow the church's civil corporation to receive compensation at the contemporary value of the property, rather than the cap set at its charter written over a hundred years before.

The construction of Interstate I-395 and its 6th & 7th Street ramps razed the St. Dominic Priory, School, and Convent.

Priests

Pastors
 Fr. George Schommer, O.P. (2022-present)
 Fr. Jordan Turano, O.P. (2020–2022)
 Fr. Hyacinth Marie Cordell, O.P. (2018–2020)
Fr. George Schommer, O.P. (2011-2018)
 Fr. Norman Francis Haddad (1981-1993)
Fr. Charles McKenna (1975e)
The Very Reverend John A. Nowlen, O.P. (1964)
 Fr. F.X. Finnegan, O.P. ( -1957 -)
 Fr. Andrew M. Whelan, O.P. (1952-53-)
 Rev. James B. Hinch (1907)
 Very Rev. J.C. Kent, O.P. (1902)
 E.D. Donnelly, O.P. (1888)
 Fr. Rochford (1877-1881)
Rev. J. A. Bokel (1865)
 Fr. George Augustine Joseph Wilson (1852-1867)

Parochial vicars
 Fr. Bede Shipps, O.P. (2018–present)
 Fr. Hyacinth Marie Cordell, O.P. ( -2018)
 Fr. Norman Francis Haddad (1962-1972)

Priory
The old St. Dominic's convent was finished in the summer of 1880 and contained thirty-six rooms.

The old priory was at 515 Sixth St., SW. Following demolition of the original priory under the D.C. Redevelopment Land Agency, the Dominican's leased a building at 439 Sixth St., SW. Finally in 1960 ground was broken to construct the present-day new chapel, and the four-story, forty-room residence including a center for assisted living for aged friars.

Priors

Fr. Jordan Turano, O.P. (2020–present)
Fr. Jacob Restrick, O.P. (2017-2020)
 Fr. Carleton Jones, O.P. (2014-2017)
Very Rev. John A. Nowlen, O.P. (1960)
 Rev. Timothy P. O'Rourke (1907)
 Rev. Fr. Hinch

Historical lay communities

Holy Name Society
St. Dominic Church hosted a chapter of the Holy Name Society.

The Ladies Sodality of Our Lady
St. Dominic Church hosted a chapter of the Ladies' Sodality.

Young Catholics' Friend Society
A philanthropic group known as the "Young Catholics' Friend Society" which funded free schools is mentioned in connection with the parish and diocese in news articles in the mid 19th century.

School
A school existed in connection to St. Dominic's until the 1950s, when urban renewal began in much of Southwest D.C. The school sat where a section of Interstate 395 runs today. In 1948, during an era of widespread racial segregation, Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washington directed the integration of all Catholic schools and activities. The last graduation was held in 1957 prior to the demolition of the school for urban renewal.

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson occasionally visited St. Dominic's during his tenure as President of the United States. His interest in the Catholic Church began when he was younger, and developed over time. He was sworn in as President on a Catholic Missal that had been owned by John F. Kennedy, because a Bible was not in the immediate area at the time of JFK's assassination. His daughter, Luci Baines Johnson, converted to the Catholic faith at age eighteen in preparation for her marriage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

LBJ would make frequent visits to St. Dominic's to pray and reflect with the friars, and Luci often asked her "Little Monks" to pray for the President during the Vietnam War.  Though he received instruction to become a member of the Church from a friar, he never formally entered. He would maintain an interest in the faith through the rest of his life and would have a Catholic service said at his graveside.

Community

Lay discipleship communities

Dominican Third Order
St. Dominic Church hosts a chapter of the Dominican Third Order which meets monthly to the present day.

Saint Dominic Young Adults
St. Dominic's Young Adults, a young adult discipleship group begun on the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux 2015, continues to the present day.

St. Dominic Cenacle
St. Dominic Cenacle, an adult discipleship group begun in 2017, continues to the present day.

Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus are a Catholic-based Fraternal Organization engaged in charity both local and global in scope, Life Insurance, and faith-based institutional investing. Two chapters of the organization meet at St. Dominic Church presently:

 St. Dominic Church has hosted the O'Boyle Council of the D.C. Knights of Columbus since ####.
 St. Dominic Church has hosted the Hickey Assembly since ####.

The church is engaged in a variety of local social and service activities including So Others Might Eat, visitation of the sick and homebound, and The Proverbs 24 Community (P24).

Art and music
The current reredos was installed in 2013.

A tabernacle from Belgium was installed around 2011.

The ornately carved wooden altar was a gift of L. Kevin and Anne Lynch in memory of Rev. Francis Hyacinth Roth, O.P. (1899-1985) who was ordained at St. Dominic Church in 1938 and served in Boyce, Louisiana according to a memorial plaque.

Architecture
The architect of the church was Mr. Patrick C. Keely.

Stained Glass
Some of the stained glass windows in the sanctuary date back to 1875, when the church was constructed. The central window above the main altar depicts the Sacred Heart of Christ. It is immediately flanked by a window of the Blessed Virgin Mary and another of Saint Joseph, the latter of which was a gift of Ellen Ewing Sherman, wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman, and mother of Thomas Ewing Sherman, S.J. The sanctuary further has two windows depicting Saints Dominic and Thomas Aquinas, respectively.

Besides the sanctuary windows, others also date to 1875, including a large rose window portraying St. Cecilia, as well as windows depicting St. Peter, St. Paul, and Dominican shields. However, the majority of the church's stained glass windows were installed in 1965 and created by the Heimer company. The windows depict scenes from the life of St. Dominic and other Dominican saints.

The Hilborne Roosevelt Organ

An organ made by Hillborne Roosevelt of Roosevelt Organ Works, the cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt, was installed in the parish in 1887.

Bell
Cast in 1898, the bell bears the following inscription:Laudo Deum verum, plebum voco, conjugo clerum, defunctos ploro, pestem fugo, festa decoro, funera plango, fulgura frango, sabata rengo, ex[c]ito lentos, dissipo ventos, paco crucentos  [I praise the true God, call the people, gather the clergy. I mourn the dead, drive away pestilence, grace festivals. I lament at funerals, shatter lightening, sound the coming of the Sabbath.  I arouse the indolent, dissipate the winds, and appease the avengeful.]St. Dominic's Church, Washington DC, McShane Bell Foundry, Baltimore, MD 1898. America's last Church Bell foundry, American made since 1858.Leo XIII, Pope; William McKinley, President, U.S.; James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore; Fr. F.L. Kearney O.P. Provincial of St. Joseph Province; Fr. J.P. Moran, O.P., Prior of Dt. Dominic; Fr. J.P. Valleley, O.P.; Sub-Prior of St Dominic; Fr. F.A. Spencer, O.P. Ex-Provincial; Fr. J.A. Bokel, O.P.; Fr. T.P. O'Rourke, O.P.; William Johnson, President of Holy Name Society; Mary A. O'Connor, President of Our Lady's Society; Margaret Travers, President of the Blessed Virgin Sodality; March MDCCCXCVIII

Shrines

St. Martin de Porres

A sculpture of Dominican Saint Martin de Porres by Dominican artist Rev. Thomas McGlynn, O.P. is featured in a shrine blessed on February 6, 2018 in memory of former pastor Fr. Norman Haddad, O.P. St Martin de Porres was a Dominican saint who lived from 1579 to 1639 in Lima, Peru and is known for his deep prayer and devotion and daily ministry to the poor.

St. Jude
The National Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude was established in Washington in the early 1930s. In the fall of 1998, the Dominican Fathers of the Province of Saint Joseph decided to combine the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude, which had been founded in the 1920s in Detroit, Michigan with the National Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude (Washington DC).

Our Lady of the Rosary
To the right of the grand altar is a smaller altar depicting the Blessed Mother giving the rosary to St. Dominic. The spread of the Rosary, a Marian devotion, is attributed to the preaching of Saint Dominic.

St. Joseph
To the left of the grand altar is a smaller altar with a statue of St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, and protector of the child Jesus.

Lourdes Shrine
A plaque attests that the "New" Lourdes Shrine was erected in memory of Rev. Charles H. McKenna, O.P..

Relics
The church hosts a number of relics, including

 A relic of the True Cross
 A relic of St. Jude Thaddeus
 A relic of the manger
 a relic of St. Martin de Porres
In the altar, there are also relics:

 Saint Dominic
 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Gallery

References

Further reading

External links
 Parish Website

Roman Catholic churches in Washington, D.C.
Religious organizations established in 1852
1852 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Dominican churches in the United States
Gothic Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1875
Southwest Federal Center
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States

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Dinar Daily :: DINAR/IRAQ -- NEWS -- GURUS and DISCUSSIONS :: GURU FICTION & PREDICTION DAILY
by Mountain Goatee on Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:44 am
December 26, 2018 Mnt Goat News Brief
I bring you much news today.
UPDATE ON THE ONGOING ELECTION SAGA
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament approved on Monday two more ministers in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's cabinet but political divisions blocked his attempts to form a complete government as the defense, interior, and justice portfolios remain empty.
Intensifying disagreements between the rival Islah and Bina blocs, led by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran-backed militia leader Hadi al-Amiri, have prevented the formation of a full government of 22 ministers.
Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on the final five remaining empty posts but managed only to approve Shaima Khalil as education minister and Nawfal Moussa as migration minister before the session descended into chaos.
More news….
IRAQ IS ON ITS WAY TO RISE, AND THAT BAGHDAD WILL RETURN BRIGHT AND STABLE AND THE CAPITAL OF PEACE
Baghdad today - Baghdad The President of the Republic Barham Salih said on Wednesday that the opening of the Baghdad Tower is a message to his family and all his citizens that Iraq is on its way to rise, .and that Baghdad will return bright and stable and the capital of peace.
This achievement may be modest in other countries and cities, but in the context of" Baghdad's invasion of terrorists, war and siege, and more than 15 years after the closure and reconstruction of this tower," Saleh said in a speech during his inauguration of Baghdad " .Tower amid an official ceremony.
And opening it to citizens The opening of the Green Zone and the removal of concrete barriers point to a new phase" of interest in Baghdad and the restoration of normal life," he said.
The President commended the "great efforts exerted by the Ministry of Communications to rebuild and open the tower, after being severely damaged by the war and the conditions of "violence faced by the country.
GIANTS USA AND NOW CHINA, WANT A PIECE OF THE IRAQI MARKETS
Baghdad Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Embassy on Wednesday discussed means of joint cooperation and upgrading the trade and expansion of its activities, especially that Iraq is an important link between the east and west of the world , while representatives of the two countries pointed to the importance of activating JOINT INDUSTRIALIZATION BETWEEN IRAQ AND CHINA AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHINESE MARKET IN THE CAPITAL BAGHDAD.
"The economic cooperation between the two countries is great, and we aspire to expand Chinese investment activity within the Iraqi labor market," Jafar al-Hamdani, head of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement.
PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKES CHRISTMAS VISIT TO TROOPS IN IRAQ
(Mnt Goat – So this really happened. It has NOTHING to do with the reinstatement of the currency. So please stop all this nonsense. What we really want to see is an "official" visit with all the honors of a visiting dignitary to Iraq where he and the first lady are invited to the palaces and are given pomp and state dinner. This is will be a first for Iraq and will show us all Iraq is now finally in the right direction. But will they do this with Maliki and his goons running around? Will they want a terrorist attack while he is visiting?)
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However, this even marks an excellent sign to us that the country is getting safer and the Trump, unlike Obama, is concerned about Iraq and the potential for Iraq to help American businesses. But a "state" visit was NOT the purpose of this trip for Trump. He promised to return when the government is "fully" formed. Wow! This simply was a visit to the armed forces base in Anbar, where the 5,000+ troops were re-stationed out of Syria. I hate to disappoint everyone but these troops where moved there over a month before you heard it on the news.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi on Wednesday accepted an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit the White House on the eve of New Year's Day. Earlier, Reuters reported that Trump had invited Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to visit the White House on New Year's Eve. So this invite is the start of a hopeful relationship between the two leaders. Trump needs to feel out Mahdi and see what kind of leader and politician he is. Trump will not deal with another dictator, but I don't think we have to worry about that with Mahdi. You see…it is all coming together nicely. Just be patient.
President Trump touched down Wednesday in Iraq in his first visit to a conflict zone as commander in chief, a week after announcing a victory over the Islamic State that his own Pentagon and State Department days earlier
The president's visit to Al Asad Air Base west of Baghdad, which was SHROUDED IN SECRECY, follows months of public pressure for him to spend time with troops deployed to conflicts in the Middle East and punctuates the biggest week of turmoil the Pentagon has faced during his presidency.
Speaking to reporters as he visited troops in Iraq, Trump defended his controversial decision last week to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria — an action that led Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to resign.
"I think a lot of people are going to come around to my way of thinking," Trump said, according to Reuters. "It's time for us to start using our head."
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted A PHOTOGRAPH OF TRUMP AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS WITH SMILING TROOPS.
"President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas," Sanders wrote.
(Mnt Goat – be ready for the CNN FAKE news media to put their own negative spin on this visit to bash Trump. Of course, they will not bother to ask why he did what he did first and then tell the TRUTH. Wait and see what kind of spin they put on it. By the way - The US ambassador in Baghdad told the Iraqi side of the visit of US President Donald Trump .(to Iraq, according to Reuters news agency on Wednesday evening (December 26, 2018 The US ambassador to Iraq, Douglas Silliaman, met Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim and informed him of the visit by the US president before it was held, Reuters reported ". She added, according to sources, that "the visit was not actually surprising to the Iraq government but was asked to be kept quiet. Trump did say he fully intended someday soon to return for an "official state visit" but only when Iraq was ready. This is the full and truthful story of what happened. So please don't listen to all the garbage info that may follow from the US news media spin.)
Formal Articles are below. Due to FACEBOOK limitations they do not print my RED colored fonts or italics, so my comments are in brackets ( ) throughout the articles. I will preface my comments with "Mnt Goat" so you know I am jumping in with observations. Also, I separated the articles with asterisks.
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IRAQI CENTRAL BANK: UPDATE
(Mnt Goat – a long article but well worth the time to read it. It is very informative of the ongoing situation with the CBI. But I warn everyone not to get caught up in the detail. You need to see the forest through the trees. OK? )
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Talks with the United States on additional exemptions from Iran's sanctions.
In an interview with "The New Arab", Muhsin al-Alaq, Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq , talks about a difficult monetary and financial stage that has passed through his country, with the security situation deteriorating and oil revenues falling , as well as the repercussions of sanctions on Iran.
And to the text of the dialogue:
What has been achieved by the Central Bank of Iraq after the stability of the security situation in the country during the recent period?
We have passed an important and dangerous stage at the security and financial level in previous years, and the central bank has accompanied the difficult stage in fighting of another kind, represented by trying to maintain economic, financial and monetary stability.
The legacy of the past years of destruction, destruction and decline in services and infrastructure has led us to think about strengthening the development orientation of our work. Of course, the Central Bank of Iraq has a role in this matter, considering that the banking sector can mobilize the resources necessary to develop the development process, in addition to the initiatives carried out by the Central.
From here we launched financing initiatives amounting to $ 6 billion in the industrial, agricultural and housing sectors, which are perhaps the largest in the history of Iraq.
I mentioned earlier that during the fall in oil prices oil revenues fell 70%, what did the Central Bank in the light of this crisis?
There was a big challenge and a difficult situation, and the Ministry of Finance announced in early 2016 its inability to pay the salaries of employees. Here, we immediately announced that things can be arranged, fearing the collapse of the general situation.
The central bank law allows him to buy treasury funds (a borrowing instrument) belonging to the government, and both the Rafidain and Rashid banks have joined them, so it became indirect financing, and of course there were no options.
In addition, Iraq received some funding from the Bank and the International Monetary Fund, but the amounts were small relative to those provided by the Central Bank, we have put a high interest on remittances equivalent to those in force in the market, so that the Ministry of Finance is keen to pay, We released a portion of the reserves of banks to buy treasury transfers, and these amounts amounted to about 20 trillion dinars within two years, or about 18 billion dollars.
We see the stability of inflation at 2%, while in Iraq there is a decline in purchasing power and a rise in the rates of poverty and unemployment, how to explain this paradox?
On the one hand, there is government spending, which is mostly consumption, so there is a recovery in the commercial sector, but this activity does not generate jobs. In contrast, the productive sector is still lagging behind in this framework, while it is the job-generating field.
Therefore marginal activities are still dominant, leaving large numbers of unemployed, especially among graduates who do not find jobs suited to their specialties. There is also a weakness in investments and projects, which accumulates unemployment rates, so the central bank as the closest sensor to the economy is trying to stimulate productive sectors.
Is the independence of the central bank in any country essential to be able to control the economic indicators, to what extent this condition is available in Iraq? Are we critical of the impact of negative fiscal policies on the monetary sector, while the Central Bank is a financial adviser to the government?
The truth is that there is no direct impact or intervention, but there are indirect effects, and lead to significant implications for monetary policy. In terms of financial policy subject to security and political conditions and changes more than subject to the standards of fiscal discipline that are consistent with monetary policies.
Even the Ministry of Finance, although it takes a lot of pressure into consideration, but the budget prepared by subject again to the political review in the House of Representatives (Parliament) and many of its items, so the nature of expenditure and income and deficit and type of monetary policy.
What about the high levels of corruption linked to the coverage of the central bank funding gaps left behind?
Corruption affects everything, including the economy, investment, the work environment and others. The central bank, which works better when economic and investment performance is sound, is affected. When the administrative and institutional system is effective, it eases pressure on the central bank and makes resource mobilization and movement transparent, clear and geared towards the right goals. Therefore, corruption is certainly a source of threat and impact on the overall economic situation, and therefore on the central bank, which aims to achieve economic stability.
How does the central bank deal with expanding US sanctions on Iran, especially as there are deals that need payments in dollars, specifically in terms of gas and electricity?
As for the central bank, it has a situation of adjustment to the sanctions. The dollar deal with Iran has been suspended since 2012. In practice, such transfers can not be made, since any payments in this currency will continue in the US financial system and will stop. Therefore, Iraq used to pay in currencies Other.
With the expansion of the embargo and the reservations of States, options have become limited even in settling payments in currencies other than the dollar. At the same time, there are essentialities linking Iraq with Iran, including gas and electricity.
Currently, there is an understanding with the US side to try to sort it out or get some exceptions. The talks have gone a long way and this issue may be resolved soon, probably within days.
How does Iraq approach the AML / CFT standards?
This issue is new to Iraq, as a new phenomenon and as a procedure. There have been no private entities involved in this area in the past. Since we assumed the task of managing the Central Bank, we have given great attention to this issue, through the formation of an independent department to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and supported by the necessary administrative, financial and even independent capacities.
At the same time, we have been working on a new law, with about 70% of the gaps in this area due to the lack of legislation. Therefore, we focused on this issue and issued the law in 2015, and prepared according to the best international standards in partnership with the relevant international organizations on this file.
Following this law, several measures have been taken in terms of issuing regulations and regulatory and regulatory rules, since this file concerns many sectors. When we started in the gray zone and during this year we came out of the last phase, the continuous follow-up phase, and we are like other countries in the application of international standards.
Is the Central Bank able to control the banks operating in all of Iraq, in terms of money laundering and terrorist financing? Do the banks really adhere to the generalizations of "Central"?
The CBI has strict control over banks and strict application of the principle of "Know Your Customer". Frankly there is great progress in implementation, because the central bank's procedures are strong and strict, and we have office and field control.
On the other hand, this issue is of international concern, and if the bank fails to comply with the criteria, it will therefore fail to deal with its external transactions. Today any bank that does not have foreign transactions will become a local shop.
Therefore, there is a commitment by banks and cooperation in providing technical support, capacity building, training and others. There are also tests for workers in these sectors, in conjunction with the establishment of anti-money-laundering units in each bank and compliance units.
We note that there is a problem of confidence in the Iraqi banks by the citizens, coupled with the failure of Mali to take over a number of banks in the past years, does the Central Bank intervene to impose an increase in the capital of banks on the one hand, and compensate the depositors on the other hand?
When we take the number of troubled banks to the total banks operating in Iraq, the ratio becomes normal. There are fewer than 5 banks now out of 70 working banks.
Banks face challenges with existing general conditions, and on the other hand there are many problems associated with citizens' commitment to banks. When there are circumstances associated with security, political and other disintegration, there is an excess of law and a lack of commitment to pay. Most banks are new and when there are many borrowers who do not pay their installments, there is a default. There are more than 6 trillion dinars ($ 5 billion) of non-performing loans, out of 37 trillion dinars.
During the financial crisis experienced by Iraq, we had alarming indicators linked to about 10 banks, and we entered the line and put some procedures and amendments and we were able to address a number of problems and left only 3 to 4 banks need some treatments.
Was there a cash subsidy for troubled banks, or was it used for the reserve set by banks at the Central Bank to compensate the depositors?
So far we have not offered any direct monetary support, but we have paid for actions within troubled banks, and we have pressed to reduce some expenses or liquidate some assets from real estate and others, so far there has been no bankruptcy in the sector, and we avoid this move. Most of the depositors are new and "boasted" in recent years, and we do not want to hurt them.
For example, there was a bank that was the worst among troubled banks, Dar es Salaam. We applied the idea of a "bank bank", a bank directly to the Central Bank of Iraq, which is operated for two to three years, enabling it to become ready for sale. Within this project, we turned the depositors into shareholders in the bank, which keeps their money.
AFTER BEING DESCRIBED BY IRAQIS AS "LOOTING" , FEDERAL COURT: NO RETIREMENT SALARIES FOR MPS
BAGHDAD / Al-Masala: On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the Federal Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional articles in the House of Representatives Law No. 13 of 2018, including pensions. In a statement received by the court, the court's spokesman Ayas al-Samuk said the court also ruled unconstitutional article 13, which singled out the president of the council and his deputies, and the members of the council with salaries different from salaries covered by the unified pension law. Article 17, which authorized the council to issue legislative decisions, And article 68 on the authority of the Council in establishing the system of priorities as being the competence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Iraqis are still pursuing a voluntary campaign to abolish salaries and pension benefits for MPs, which are doubling fantastically with the succession of election cycles.
Those who called the call, the National Campaign to Abolish Parliamentarians' Retirement, say it is AIMED AT "JUSTICE IN THE DIVISION OF WEALTH".
"It is not reasonable that a parliamentary retirement is five million dinars for a four-year service, while a 25-year-old employee's salary does not exceed 300,000 dinars," a digital activist wrote on the Facebook campaign page.
According to statements by members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives to the media, followed by "obelisk", it can be said that "the nominal monthly salary allocated to one deputy at the current session of about 10 thousand dollars, as well as salaries of 30 security elements and 50 thousand dollars to buy a car."
"Achieving a courageous goal to STOP THE DEPLETION OF PUBLIC MONEY BY PARLIAMENT must be on the ground, not a dream in the form of a joke in Facebook," says author and academic Mohamed Yunus.
"We call on the people to demonstrate before the parliament until tangible results are achieved," he said.
Yunus went further than that when he called for the intervention of the UN body, saying that "the enjoyment of these privileges by MPs is a crime against humanity."
"A servant serving his country has four decades to come out with a short pension, while a retired parliamentarian is worth more than 50 pensioners," he said.
"We are the only ones in the world to give pensions to the outgoing MPs and loot them with special advances with plots in high-end areas," said Ahmed Hadi.
On the campaign page, Mawlama says that "the total number of parliamentarians' salaries in one year is only 32 million dollars."
The former deputy and economic expert Salam Samism described former and current members of the House of Representatives and their protections as "an army of retired pampered and constitute a heavy burden on the Iraqi treasury."
"The current number of deputies is 325 deputies, and with the payment of 10 thousand dollars each means that they receive 3 million and 250 thousand dollars a month, as well as 3 million dollars paid to them under the name of (rent allowance)."
"We can imagine the size of the huge sums paid each month," she said. "This is the situation of the current deputies. As for the former, we can count 275 deputies from the former parliament and their protectors and 100 members from the National Assembly and their protections. We now have a whole squad of protections. "
"Iraq now has an army of pampered retirees who are paid millions of dollars a month without providing a service that deserves it," said Smisem, a specialist in the economy. "The situation will be worse after four years, Much on the Iraqi treasury. "
US INTELLIGENCE WARNS: IF UNITED IRAQIS WILL IMPOSE THEIR CONTROL OVER THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST
(Mnt Goat – excuse me CIA, but is this not what the USA is supposed to have been driving towards all along. Iraq needs national unity not sectarian division. Isn't this a goal? Why this article then and why is the CIA reporting this to Washington as such a bad thing? So this article shows us that sectarianism is and has been then a goal of the CIA and we know they are hard at work to keep Iraq divided and by doing so can exert their own form of control. Is this maybe part of the problems here in Iraq being caused by he CIA hard at work to keeps the secs divided. So what is wrong with this picture? Can everyone see it now?)
Secrets of Media: US intelligence has uncovered a plan that has been described as dangerous to integrate Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds into a single project led by an unnamed supreme body in Iraq.
The New York Times reported that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had spotted the plan, led by a supreme religious authority based in Najaf, TO INTEGRATE SHI'ITES, SUNNIS AND KURDS INTO A POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROJECT THAT WOULD GOVERN IRAQ IN FULL.
The CIA report revealed a sharp decline in the sectarian approach that prevailed over the past years among the local components. The organization did not succeed in destroying the social fabric of the Iraqis, but increased the convergence of communities and nationalities.
THE REPORT SAID THE INFLUENCE OF THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN'S EASTERN NEIGHBOR HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND WHAT WAS THOUGHT.
(Mnt Goat – don't you want democracy? If so this influence must decline)
The report pointed out that the substantial aid provided by America and Iran to gain geopolitical gains in Iraq could not make effective lobbies because of the axis led by this supreme religious body.
THE AGENCY WARNED OF THE UNITY OF THE IRAQIS, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THEIR CONTROL OF THE INTERNATIONAL EQUATIONS THAT CONTROL THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST, which calls for a quick review of the White House policy and concessions to the Iranians in order to preserve the interests of the two parties in the Iraqi arena, according to the newspaper.
(Mnt Goat – we know that much of the disorder and chaos in the world is brought about by the CIA. This is just another one of these policies that is doing this to the middle east. Maybe its time for Trump to put his foot down on the CIA and leave Iraq alone. )
Articles End
Their words not mine…..No Rumors, No Hype, No Opinions ,,,,,
Disclaimer: All information in this newsletter is not intended for investment decisions / purposes. Mnt Goat is not a financial analyst, planner, banker, attorney or associated in any role with giving out professional investment advice.
In ending I want everyone to know your constant prayers in the fight against evil (ISIS) in Iraq have worked. God has guided these young men and women on the battle field. Let us all now know that there is a new battle now to fight. A battle to save our homelands from the corrupt politicians who are bent on taking what they want from our current wealth and from future generations without our permission. We must keep praying for the end to the rapid corruption in Iraq and in the United States. We must pray for our leaders when they are being guided by the Holy Spirit. We must stand by them and let them know we are still there to support them, even after the election is over. I have composed a prayer maybe we can all pray today in our own way and until the revaluation of the Iraq dinar occurs.
"For the Iraqi Prime Minister and the President of the United States, that all their cabinet members, and deputies may be anointed by the Holy Spirit to do God's will and bring the free democracies of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America to the much-deserved prosperity and abundance thru justice and freedom from oppression and corruption. That they may be a shining example for the rest of the middle east and to rest of the world to follow.
In the name of Jesus Christ our King and Savior, Amen"
Much love to ya all,
Mnt Goat
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package api.web.gw2.mapping.v2.characters.id.inventory;

import api.web.gw2.mapping.core.IdValue;
import api.web.gw2.mapping.core.ListValue;
import api.web.gw2.mapping.core.QuantityValue;
import api.web.gw2.mapping.v2.APIv2;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Defines a bag carried by a character.
 * @author Fabrice Bouyé
 */
@APIv2(endpoint = "v2/characters/:id/inventory", requiresAuthentication = true, scope = "inventories") // NOI18N.
public interface CharacterInventoryBag {

    /**
     * Gets the Id of this bag.
     * @return An {@code int}.
     * @see api.web.gw2.mapping.v2.items.Item#getId()
     */
    @IdValue
    int getId();

    /**
     * Gets the number of slots of this bag.
     * @return An {@code int}.
     */
    @QuantityValue
    int getSize();

    /**
     * Gets the list of items in this bag.
     *
The size of this list is the size of this bag.
     *
{@code null} values denote an empty slot.
     * @return A non-modifiable {@code List<CharacterInventory>} instance, never {@code null}.
     * @see CharacterInventory
     */
    @ListValue
    List<CharacterInventory> getInventory();
}


Sony (SNE) has taken those lessons to heart. When the PlayStation 4 arrives in U.S. stores this Friday, the console will be priced at $399 — $100 less than the all-new Xbox One. And, instead of investing heavily in what House calls "bespoke [tech] architecture," Sony went with internal components that more closely resemble those found in personal computers. For developers, that means making games for the PlayStation 4 should be a smoother process, with the hopes that there will be more hit games that make the PlayStation 4 a must-have item.
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The hardware. House calls the PlayStation 4 a veritable ode to the parallelogram, and indeed, the inspiration is obvious, with sharp corners, few curves, and slanted angles dominating the plastic black console's overall design. It's a lot smaller than its predecessor — a gorgeous, piano-black behemoth that hogged up too much space next to my TV — and for that, I'm grateful. Games on disc are automatically downloaded to the PS4's 500-gigabyte hard drive, a quick process that only takes a few minutes. But given how many games take up 30-plus gigabytes of space, that hard drive is bound to fill up quickly.
The controller bears a strong resemblance to last generation's, but it's been tweaked a lot for comfort: The trigger buttons and controller nubs are concave instead of convex, for instance, and overall, it's more contoured to the hand, much more so than the giant tablet controller on Nintendo's Wii U device, which still feels like I'm holding something vaguely resembling a hardcover book. (In fact, the PS4 controller is quickly becoming my favorite game controller to date.) There's also a tiny speaker on it that pipes out audio to complement whatever's happening onscreen, and a smooth, responsive touchpad in the middle, which frankly, I barely need to use for the games I played. The controller's weakness, if anything, would be the four hours of battery life in-between charges. That's fine, but I'd prefer more time before having to plug back in.
The software. The PS4 keeps its menu interface simple to get around. Software updates to games download in the background, and access to things like Netflix's slick, redesigned app are intuitive and easy. Online features were made available just last night, so I've yet to perform a deep dive. That said, downloading games like the shoot 'em up Battlefield 4 took less than an hour and were hassle-free.
As for the games? I've only managed to play with three, two of which Sony provided: the shooter Killzone, a family-friendly platform game called Knack, and Battlefield 4. The PS4 is about 10 times more powerful than the PS3, and while Killzone in particular sports gorgeous, sweeping post-apocalyptic environments through which to mow enemies down, there wasn't anything gameplay-wise that screamed "next-generation." (For instance, I rarely needed to use the new controller's touchpad.) The family-friendly Knack, a game with some Mario-like jumping elements, is more innovative with its gameplay, but less visually impressive than say, Killzone, and looks like it could have been done on the PlayStation 3. Indeed, many of the device's initial games will also be available for Xbox One when it arrives, and some games like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, are also already available for older consoles.
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I'm glad we did, because Valladolid is a really charming town. It's much smaller than Mérida and hence much easier to negotiate by foot without getting overwhelmed by crowds or heat. Although it's not overtly touristy we saw many more foreign visitors there, mainly because it's used as a convenient stop-off point for visiting three of the most important Mayan ruin sites in the Yucatán: Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Ek Balam. We didn't have time for any of those (and had already visited the ruins in Tulum plus on our previous trip to Oaxaca) so spent our time in the town itself.
Another bonus for Valladolid is it has a cenote right in the middle of town, Cenote Zaci, which we popped to as soon as we dropped our bags at our guesthouse. It was larger than the Sotuta de Peon cenote and semi-enclosed as opposed to a full-on cave. The water wasn't quite as enticingly clear and was filled with slightly creepy sightless black fish. But it was nice to experience two quite different types of cenote, and we had some nice face-sized empanadas in the adjoining cafe.
After that we pottered around town. Shopping was much better than in Mérida or Tulum, with lots of sweet souvenir and food shops. Mayan ladies manned market stalls in the zocalo, selling textiles, painted ceramics and other handcrafts. There's a particularly beautiful diagonal street leading from the centre to the Convent de San Bernardino de Siena; worth a walk although we didn't go inside the convent.
The main municipal market was lovely to wander around too. It's where Hartwood chefs travel to source their restaurant's ingredients, and you can see why – all the bounty looked incredibly fresh and inviting. We stocked up on herbs, spices and hot sauce from the laid-back ladies on the stalls.
On the final morning, we were fortunate to walk by Casa do los Venados just as a tour was starting. It's the amazing personal home and Mexican folk art collection of American John Venator. He's built his collection from all over Mexico over the last fifty years, and then painstakingly restored this Valladolid townhouse over twenty to live in and house his treasures. After pressure from his friends he decided to open his casa to the public for morning tours, in exchange for a charitable donation from guests.
It was quite dazzling to walk around and see all this detailed, colourful, decorative art work in a truly living residence.
My favourite was the Frida suite, though it was harder than usual to pick my 'what would I choose to take home' game: the intricate Frida shrine, the mescal-swilling devils, the skully feast tableau in a shell-encrusted box?
Since I got back and gassed on about the trip, and shared a bunch of in-progress photos on Instagram, it's really interesting to hear people say they have this preconception of Mexico as either a dusty backwater or a dangerous gangland. For me, I've now had two amazing holidays there and I absolutely adore it. It's a huge country and there's so much to see, buckets of ancient history and regional diversity, superb food and drink, endless nature and culture… frankly, now I've seen Casa de los Venados, I'm all but plotting premature retirement plans.
Yeah that was tragic but I really think you'd be fine. Seemed to be gang/drug related so they wouldn't want to tangle with tourists. I get that sort of thing on my doorstep in London. I hope you still go!
Fantastic photos Katie, they really brought back some magical memories for me.
sorprendida, en el mundo hay tantas cosas bellas, Que me gustaría ver con mis propios ojos , gracias por la portada..


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package org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.client.components.toolbox.actions;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.function.Supplier;

import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
import javax.enterprise.inject.Any;
import javax.inject.Inject;

import org.jboss.errai.ioc.client.api.ManagedInstance;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.api.DefinitionManager;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.client.canvas.AbstractCanvasHandler;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.definition.adapter.MorphAdapter;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.definition.morph.MorphDefinition;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.graph.Element;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.graph.content.definition.Definition;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.util.DefinitionUtils;

/**
 * This factory builds a toolbox with a button for each target morph definition available
 * for the toolbox' related node.
 */
@ApplicationScoped
@MorphActionsToolbox
public class MorphActionsToolboxFactory
        extends AbstractActionsToolboxFactory {

    private final DefinitionUtils definitionUtils;
    private final Supplier<MorphNodeAction> morphNodeActions;
    private final Supplier<ActionsToolboxView> views;

    @Inject
    public MorphActionsToolboxFactory(final DefinitionUtils definitionUtils,
                                      final @Any ManagedInstance<MorphNodeAction> morphNodeActions,
                                      final @MorphActionsToolbox ManagedInstance<ActionsToolboxView> views) {
        this(definitionUtils,
             morphNodeActions::get,
             views::get);
    }

    MorphActionsToolboxFactory(final DefinitionUtils definitionUtils,
                               final Supplier<MorphNodeAction> morphNodeActions,
                               final Supplier<ActionsToolboxView> views) {
        this.definitionUtils = definitionUtils;
        this.morphNodeActions = morphNodeActions;
        this.views = views;
    }

    private DefinitionManager getDefinitionManager() {
        return definitionUtils.getDefinitionManager();
    }

    @Override
    protected ActionsToolboxView<?> newViewInstance() {
        return views.get();
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public Collection<ToolboxAction<AbstractCanvasHandler>> getActions(final AbstractCanvasHandler canvasHandler,
                                                                       final Element<?> e) {
        final Set<ToolboxAction<AbstractCanvasHandler>> actions = new LinkedHashSet<>();
        if (null != e.asNode()) {
            final Element<? extends Definition<?>> element = (Element<? extends Definition<?>>) e;
            final Object definition = element.getContent().getDefinition();
            if (definitionUtils.hasMorphTargets(definition)) {
                final String id = getDefinitionManager().adapters().forDefinition().getId(definition);
                final MorphAdapter<Object> morphAdapter = getDefinitionManager().adapters().registry().getMorphAdapter(definition.getClass());
                final Iterable<MorphDefinition> morphDefinitions = morphAdapter.getMorphDefinitions(definition);
                if (null != morphDefinitions && morphDefinitions.iterator().hasNext()) {
                    final Map<String, MorphDefinition> definitionMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
                    for (final MorphDefinition morphDefinition : morphDefinitions) {
                        final Iterable<String> morphTargets = morphAdapter.getTargets(definition,
                                                                                morphDefinition);
                        if (null != morphTargets && morphTargets.iterator().hasNext()) {
                            for (final String morphTarget : morphTargets) {
                                if (!id.equals(morphTarget)) {
                                    definitionMap.put(morphTarget,
                                                      morphDefinition);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    // Create a morph toolbox action for each target morph candidate.
                    definitionMap.forEach((targetMorphId, morphDefinition) -> actions.add(morphNodeActions.get()
                                                                                .setMorphDefinition(morphDefinition)
                                                                                .setTargetDefinitionId(targetMorphId)));
                }
            }
        }
        return actions;
    }
}


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