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5/8: Nearly Seven in Ten New Jersey Voters Applaud Christie's Job Performance, Re-election Prospects Bright, But Not 2016
NBC News/Marist Poll Results & Analysis of Michigan
NBC News/Marist Poll Results & Analysis of Wisconsin
Six months after Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey residents are optimistic about their governor and the state in general. Nearly seven in ten — 68% — approve of how Governor Chris Christie is doing his job. 24% disapprove, and 8% are unsure. Registered voters share these views. 69% of registered voters give Christie a thumbs up as governor. 24% of voters disapprove, and 7% are unsure.
Click Here for Complete May 8, 2013 New Jersey NBC News/Marist Poll Release and Tables
"The key elements are in place for Governor Christie's re-election…his high approval ratings, voters' upbeat mood about the direction of the state, and, of course, his efforts following Hurricane Sandy," says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. "This makes it extremely difficult for his Democratic challenger."
The governor is lauded by residents for his handling of New Jersey's recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Eight in ten — 81% — approve of Christie's hurricane recovery efforts. 13% disapprove and 5% are unsure. 56% also approve of how Christie is handling the state's budget, and 33% disapprove. 11% are unsure.
Table: Governor Chris Christie Approval Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Table: Governor Chris Christie Hurricane Sandy Recovery Approval Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Table: Governor Chris Christie Budget Approval Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Many New Jersey residents view the state as on track. 62% believe it is moving in the right direction. 31% disagree and say New Jersey is on the wrong path. Seven percent are unsure.
Table: Direction of New Jersey (New Jersey Adults)
Christie Leads Buono by More than Two-to-One in Governor's Race
In the contest for New Jersey governor, Republican incumbent Chris Christie — 60% — outpaces Democratic State Senator Barbara Buono — 28% — by 32 percentage points among registered voters. One percent supports another candidate, and 10% are undecided. Among the probable electorate, including voters who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, Christie has 62% to 28% for Buono. One percent supports another candidate and 9% are undecided.
Party ID. Most Republicans — 94% — support Christie while only a slim majority of Democrats — 51% — back Buono. Among independent voters in New Jersey, 64% are for Christie while 22% are behind Buono.
Intensity of Support. Among registered voters in New Jersey who have a candidate preference, 56% strongly support their choice of candidate. 30% are somewhat committed to their pick while 11% might vote differently. Three percent are unsure. Among Christie's supporters, 57% are firmly behind him while 55% of Buono's backers are strongly in her camp.
Gender. Among men, 66% are for Christie while 24% support Buono. A majority of women — 56% — support Christie compared with 32% for Buono.
Age. Christie is ahead of Buono among all age groups. Christie — 63% — leads Buono — 26% — among voters 60 and older. Christie — 58% — also outdistances Buono — 30% — among those 45 to 59. Looking at those 30 to 44, 60% support Christie compared with 29% for Buono. 63% of voters under the age of 30 are for Christie while 29% are behind Buono.
Past Vote. Christie also receives notable support from those who voted for President Obama last fall. 42% of Obama backers support Christie while 46% support Democrat Buono. 32% of those who voted for Jon Corzine, the Democratic candidate in the 2009 gubernatorial race, now support Christie. 55% of Corzine voters plan to vote for Buono.
More than six in ten registered voters — 61% — are satisfied with the candidates running for governor in November while 28% are not satisfied with the candidates from which they have to choose. 11% are unsure.
Table: 2013 Gubernatorial Tossup (New Jersey Registered Voters)
Table: Intensity of Support (New Jersey Registered Voters with a Candidate Preference)
Table: Satisfied with Candidates Running for Governor (New Jersey Registered Voters)
Two-Thirds Have a Favorable Opinion of Christie…Buono Largely Unknown
Governor Chris Christie is perceived well by 67% of New Jersey residents. 28% have an unfavorable opinion of him, and 5% are unsure. Registered voters have similar impressions. 68% of voters have a favorable view of the governor, 27% have an unfavorable one, and 4% are unsure.
However, Buono is little-known in the state. Only 23% have a favorable view of Buono while 18% have an unfavorable impression of her. Most residents statewide — 59% — have either never heard of Buono or are unsure how to rate her. Buono is not much better known among registered voters. 24% of voters have a favorable impression of her, 18% have an unfavorable view, but 57% have either never heard of her or are unsure how to rate her.
Table: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Favorability (New Jersey Adults)
Table: New Jersey State Senator Barbara Buono Favorability (New Jersey Adults)
Majority Says Christie Should Not Run for President in 2016
Despite his popularity, when talk turns to a possible presidential run, 55% of New Jersey registered voters do not want Christie to throw his hat into the ring. 34% believe Christie should run for president, and 12% are unsure.
By Party:
Among Republicans, 50% would like to see Christie run for President. 34% do not want him in the race, and 15% are unsure.
26% of Democrats want Christie in the presidential contest, but 64% do not. Nine percent are unsure.
32% of independents want the governor in the 2016 race. 56% do not, and 12% are unsure.
Among Tea Party supporters, 34% support a Christie 2016 run, and 55% are opposed to it. 11% are unsure.
In fact, in a hypothetical 2016 presidential match-up with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Christie trails Clinton, 41% to 52% among New Jersey voters. Six percent are undecided.
Christie bests Vice President Joe Biden for president, 51% to 40%, among registered voters in the state. Eight percent are undecided.
Table: Should Governor Chris Christie Run for President? (New Jersey Registered Voters)
Table: Christie vs. Clinton 2016 Toss-Up (New Jersey Registered Voters)
Table: Christie vs. Biden 2016 Toss-Up (New Jersey Registered Voters)
45% Approve of Job Senator Menendez is Doing in Office, 38% Believe He Acted Unethically in Donor Dust-Up
A plurality of residents — 45% — approve of the job Senator Robert Menendez is doing in office. 31% disapprove, and 24% are unsure. Registered voters have similar opinions. 46% of voters in the state rate Senator Menendez positively, 32% rate him negatively, and 22% are unsure. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats — 65% — give the senator high marks, whereas 25% of Republicans and 39% of Independents say the same.
Opinion is divided about the investigation of Senator Menendez' ties to a wealthy donor. 14% of New Jersey residents believe he did nothing wrong while 38% think he did something unethical but not illegal. 16% say he did something illegal. One-third — 33% — are unsure.
Table: Senator Robert Menendez Approval Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Table: Senator Menendez Ties to Wealthy Donor (New Jersey Adults)
Majority of New Jersey Residents Approve of Obama, Democratic Party, But GOP Doesn't Fare So Well
President Obama has the approval of 57% of New Jersey residents. 38% disapprove of the job the president is doing in office, and 6% are unsure. Similar proportions of registered voters share these views. 56% of voters approve of the president's job performance, 38% disapprove, and 5% are unsure. Among Democrats in the state, 88% give Obama a thumbs up, and 8% disapprove. 78% of Republicans, however, disapprove of the President's job, and 16% approve. Independents divide — 48% approve and 45% disapprove. 61% of residents view Obama favorably while 36% do not. Three percent are unsure. Registered voters agree. 60% approve of the job the president is doing, 37% disapprove, and 3% are unsure.
Table: President Barack Obama Approval Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Table: President Barack Obama Favorability Rating (New Jersey Adults)
The Democratic Party is viewed favorably by a slim majority — 51% — of New Jersey residents. 42% have an unfavorable impression of the party, and 7% are unsure. Registered voters parallel these impressions. 50% of voters have a positive view, 43% have a negative one, and 6% are unsure.
The Republican Party is not highly regarded. 33% have a favorable view of the party while 58% of New Jersey residents view the party unfavorably. Nine percent are unsure. There is little difference in opinion among registered voters. 34% of voters have a favorable opinion, 59% do not, and 7% are unsure.
Table: Democratic Party Favorability Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Table: Republican Party Favorability Rating (New Jersey Adults)
Sequester Cuts Not Affecting Most, Two-Thirds Want Stricter Gun Laws
Nearly two-thirds of New Jersey residents — 65% — report they are not experiencing much impact personally from the federal spending cuts triggered by the sequester on March 1st. Seven percent say they have been affected a great deal, and 8% have been affected quite a bit. 16% have only been affected some, and 4% are unsure.
A plurality of New Jersey residents — 42% — say the sequester cuts will hurt the economy. 29% believe the cuts will have no impact, and 18% think the cuts will be good for the economy. 11% are unsure.
Table: Personal Impact of Automatic Spending Cuts (New Jersey Adults)
Table: Impact of Automatic Spending Cuts on the Economy (New Jersey Adults)
Most New Jersey residents think laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter. 67% hold this view while 24% say current gun laws are sufficient. Six percent say the laws should be less strict, and 3% are unsure. Registered voters share these views. Among gun owners, a plurality — 48% — believes gun laws should be kept as they are now, and 38% want stricter laws. 12% of gun owners think the laws should be less strict, and 2% are unsure.
Table: Gun Law Covering the Sale of Firearms (New Jersey Adults)
How the Survey was Conducted
Related Topics:Barbara Buono, Chris Christie, Economy, Gun Control, Job Approval, New Jersey, New Jersey Governor, Obama Approval Rating, President Barack Obama, Senator Robert Menendez
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Q: Getting Unique Combination Of Records From One Column In SQL My i/p is one column named Colour :-
Colour
Red
Blue
White

I need output as :-
Red - Blue
Red - White
Blue - White

How should I write SQL queries for the same considering if I need output in one column & two different columns.

A: You can do a self join:
DECLARE @T TABLE (Colour VARCHAR(20))
INSERT @T VALUES ('Red'), ('Blue'), ('White');

SELECT  T1.Colour,
        t2.Colour,
        T1.Colour + ' - ' + T2.Colour AS InOneColumn
FROM    @T AS T1
        INNER JOIN @T AS T2
            ON T2.Colour > T1.Colour;

You just need a condition to ensure that you don't get mirrored combinations, i.e. Blue - White and White - Blue. Using the greater than operator in the join will ensure this.

A: select concat(t2.colour,'-',t1.colour) from table1 t1,table1 t2 where t1.colour>t2.colour order by t2.colour,t1.colour;

Replace table name and try this.

A: You can use inner join & row_number window function to achieve this.
SELECT  T1.COLOR
       ,T2.COLOR
       ,T1.COLOR +' - ' + T2.COLOR
FROM
        (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY COLOR) AS RN1,COLOR FROM COLOR) T1
         JOIN
        (SELECT (ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY COLOR)-1) AS RN2,COLOR FROM COLOR) T2
        ON T1.RN1 = T2.RN2 OR T1.RN1+1 = T2.RN2
ORDER BY T1.COLOR

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Q: SAP Java JCO Program id I have to get some data with java from a sap.
I want to use sap jco, the connection works fine. But the other company is telling me I have to register to a program id.
So I tried DestinationDataProvider.JCO_TPNAME in my connection Properties.
But to retrieve some data, I have to call some SAP function? Or can the program somehow be executed?
The SAP team has no experience with java jco and I have not much experience with sap. Can anybody help me?

A: If you are able to connect to SAP destination, then in order to extract data you can call an SAP function module (which should be RFC enabled).

See the following example to execute an SAP function module using JCO (I assume that you are successfully able to connect to SAP).

*

*Get the SAP destination

JCoDestination destination =
  JCoDestinationManager.getDestination(DESTINATION_NAME);

*Get the function

JCoFunction function =
  destination.getRepository().getFunction(<NAME_OF_THE_FUNCTION>);

3. Set the importing parameters(if any)

function.getImportParameterList().setValue(<PARAMETER_NAME>,
  <PARAMETER_VALUE>);

*Execute the function

function.execute(destination);

*Get the return values from exporting parameters of the function module

function.getExportParameterList().getString(<PARAMETER_NAME>);

Additionally, you can see the following link to see how to work with JCO.

If you want to build an RFC server using JCO, the following link might be useful.

A: I had to build an JCO Server, where I can register to a program id and get updates from the SAP system. On my first step I tried to build a JCO Client, which was wrong


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Assam Toddler likes Bhut Jolokia
By editor | Wednesday, Jul 11, 2007 (12:07 pm)
A 17-month-old toddler in Assam happily devours the locally available scorching Bhut Jolokia, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the hottest chilli on earth. The parents of Jayanta Lahan of Romai village in Dibrugarh say the child gleefully munches a handful of Bhut Jolokia, the world's hottest chilli, without batting an eyelid. 'Yesterday (Monday), he ate some 50 Bhut Jolokias in about three to four hours without showing any signs of tears or burning sensation in his stomach,' the child's father Ritul| The child, nicknamed Johnny, became hooked onto chillies when he was just about eight-months-old.
Please send your comments to editor@assamtimes.org
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Permalink Submitted by Mukund Holkar on Sat, 14/07/2007 - 08:50
wish to taste the real hot chilli for an experience.	any Bhut Joloika / Naga chilli suppliers pl. contact.
Permalink Submitted by Bert on Fri, 23/04/2010 - 23:52
Some people have a 'genetic' immunity to the burning sensation of capsaicin, the chemical responsible for chilli 'heat'. This kid must be one..

Assam Toddler likes Bhut Jolokia

A 17-month-old toddler in Assam happily devours the locally available scorching Bhut Jolokia, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the hottest chilli on earth. The parents of Jayanta Lahan of Romai village in Dibrugarh say the child gleefully munches a handful of Bhut Jolokia, the world's hottest chilli, without batting an eyelid. 'Yesterday (Monday), he ate some 50 Bhut Jolokias in about three to four hours without showing any signs of tears or burning sensation in his stomach,' the child's father Ritul| The child, nicknamed Johnny, became hooked onto chillies when he was just about eight-months-old.
This post Assam Toddler likes Bhut Jolokia was originally published on Assam Times.
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Q: Exiting a function that uses Selenium - how to handle an error I have a mining script where I use Selenium to go trough the results pages.
My function is the following:
def moving_pages():
    global driver
    driver.get(url)

    while driver.find_element_by_class_name('next-page-btn'):
        try:
            button = driver.find_element_by_class_name('next-page-btn')
            time.sleep(4)
            button.click()
            getdata(driver.current_url)
            new_url = (driver.current_url)
            print(new_url)
        except NoSuchElementException:
            print("NO MORE NEXT BUTTON")

The function works well, it moves trough the pages, however on the last page, there is no 'next-page-btn', therefore I need to handle this. Unfortunattly when i run my code I still get an error, the error being:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/tdonov/Desktop/Python/Realestate Scraper/Selenium_updated_mining_script copy.py", line 188, in <module>
    moving_pages()
  File "/Users/tdonov/Desktop/Python/Realestate Scraper/Selenium_updated_mining_script copy.py", line 160, in moving_pages
    while driver.find_element_by_class_name('next-page-btn'):
  File "/Users/tdonov/Desktop/Python/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 754, in find_element_by_class_name
    return self.find_element(by=By.CLASS_NAME, value=name)
  File "/Users/tdonov/Desktop/Python/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 1238, in find_element
    return self.execute(Command.FIND_ELEMENT, {
  File "/Users/tdonov/Desktop/Python/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 418, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "/Users/tdonov/Desktop/Python/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 243, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"css selector","selector":".next-page-btn"}
  (Session info: chrome=96.0.4664.55)
Stacktrace:
0   chromedriver                        0x0000000100e61519 __gxx_personality_v0 + 577193
1   chromedriver                        0x0000000100ded663 __gxx_personality_v0 + 102387
2   chromedriver                        0x00000001009b4d28 chromedriver + 171304
3   chromedriver                        0x00000001009e9c9c chromedriver + 388252
4   chromedriver                        0x0000000100a1bb04 chromedriver + 592644
5   chromedriver                        0x0000000100a06ddd chromedriver + 507357
6   chromedriver                        0x0000000100a198ab chromedriver + 583851
7   chromedriver                        0x0000000100a070a3 chromedriver + 508067
8   chromedriver                        0x00000001009dd5ae chromedriver + 337326
9   chromedriver                        0x00000001009de8d5 chromedriver + 342229
10  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e1d75f __gxx_personality_v0 + 299247
11  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e3469a __gxx_personality_v0 + 393258
12  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e39f5b __gxx_personality_v0 + 415979
13  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e35a3a __gxx_personality_v0 + 398282
14  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e1237c __gxx_personality_v0 + 253196
15  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e51458 __gxx_personality_v0 + 511464
16  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e515e1 __gxx_personality_v0 + 511857
17  chromedriver                        0x0000000100e68968 __gxx_personality_v0 + 606968
18  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff71cb6109 _pthread_start + 148
19  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff71cb1b8b thread_start + 15

Process finished with exit code 1

My question is, how do I modify the function in order to print as it should do now NO MORE NEXT BUTTON and exit the function so it can continue on?

A: while driver.find_element_by_class_name('next-page-btn'): is the offending line. You're catching one of the exceptions that it may raise inside the loop's scope, but not in the loop condition.
Since you seem to want to break out of the loop once there are no more next-page-btns, you could do something like:
def moving_pages():
    global driver  # I recommend you pass this as a parameter instead
    driver.get(url)

    while True:
        try:
            button = driver.find_element_by_class_name('next-page-btn')
        except NoSuchElementException:
            print("NO MORE NEXT BUTTON")
            break
        time.sleep(4)
        button.click()
        getdata(driver.current_url)
        new_url = (driver.current_url)
        print(new_url)

An alternative would be to wrap that loop itself in a try-except, but it's typically good to try to reduce nesting and "range" of a the try-except blocks (note how I narrowed down the try-except to only wrap the line that may raise the exception you're catching).


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Q: How to download a file from URL using Alamofire to a custom folder I'm using Alamofire to a download file from url, I'm getting filepath, but I'm not able to track down that filepath
let mjString = "https://wallpaperstock.net/wallpapers/thumbs1/42535.jpg"
let destination: DownloadRequest.DownloadFileDestination = { _, _ in
    let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]

    print("destinationURLForFile ***********    \(documentsURL)")
    let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent("42535.jpg")
    return (fileURL, [.removePreviousFile, .createIntermediateDirectories])
}

Alamofire.download(mjString, to: destination).response { response in
    //            print(response)

    if response.error == nil, let imagePath = response.destinationURL?.path {
        let image = UIImage(contentsOfFile: imagePath)
        self.mjImage.image = image
        print("imagePath   =     \(imagePath)")
    }
}
file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/4CE55219-8244-4021-B113-1BB00B8F5B10/Documents/42535.jpg

I want that file to a custom folder, if it is possible. Any help would be appreciated.
The Output what i get is,

file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/4CE55219-8244-4021-B113-1BB00B8F5B10/Documents/42535.jpg

A: Append Path Component
just simply change
let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent("42535.jpg")

to
let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent("/yourFolder/42535.jpg")

EDIT
You can load this image with this function:
func loadImageFromDocumentDirectory(nameOfImage : String, folder: String) -> UIImage {
        let nsDocumentDirectory = FileManager.SearchPathDirectory.documentDirectory
        let nsUserDomainMask = FileManager.SearchPathDomainMask.userDomainMask
        let paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(nsDocumentDirectory, nsUserDomainMask, true)
        if let dirPath = paths.first{
            let imageURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: dirPath).appendingPathComponent("\(folder)/\(nameOfImage)")
            if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: (imageURL.path)) {
                if let image    = UIImage(contentsOfFile: imageURL.path) {
                    return image
                }

            }
        }
        //Load default image if img doesnt exist.
        return UIImage.init(named: "something.jpg")!
    }

Just simply use it like:
imageView.image = loadImageFromDocumentDirectory(nameOfImage : "42535.jpg", folder: "yourFolder")


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Ościeżnica – nieruchoma rama osadzona w ościeży, czyli wewnętrznej krawędzi otworu ściany budynku – w otworze okiennym lub drzwiowym. Ościeżnicą drzwiowa różni się od okiennej tam, że ma tylko trzy boki: dwa stojaki i nadproże. Czwarty bok tworzy tzw. ślepy próg. Do ościeżnicy montuje się na zawiasach skrzydła drzwiowe, okienne lub bramowe, rzadziej bezpośrednio przeszklenie.

Nazewnictwo
Ościeżnica potocznie bywa nazywana futryną, specjalistyczne publikacje określają taką nazwę jako błędną. Nie należy również nazywać ościeżnicy ramiakiem – jest to element konstrukcyjny skrzydła okiennego lub drzwiowego. Bywa też mylona z framugą.

Budowa
Ościeżnica może być wykonana z drewna, poli(chlorku winylu) lub metalu. Składa się z następujących elementów:
 nadproże (górny poziomy element) zwane w niektórych częściach Polski "główką",
 próg (dolny poziomy element) rozróżniamy progi montażowe (tymczasowe) lub progi docelowe,
 belka zamkowa (pionowy element od strony zamka),
 belka zawiasowa (pionowy element od strony zawiasów),
 słupek (opcjonalny środkowy pionowy element), który może być zespolony ze skrzydłem biernym lub czynnym,
 pióro / zamek / kątownik – element zamykający konstrukcję w ościeżnicach regulowanych dla drzwi wewnętrznych (W) (stosowana przez producentów drzwi wewnętrznych oraz wewnątrzklatowych z ościeżnicami MDF),
 opaska portalowa – dodatkowy element dekoracyjny (wykończeniowy) dla drzwi zewnętrznych lub wewnątrzklatkowych; jest to poszerzona wersja opaski drzwiowej która maskuje miejsce montażu ościeżnicy,
 opaska – dodatkowy element dekoracyjny (wykończeniowy) dla drzwi wewnętrznych; zasłania miejsce montażu ościeżnicy,
 ćwierćwałek – dodatkowy element dekoracyjny (wykończeniowy) dla drzwi wewnętrznych,
 uszczelka drzwiowa,
 zawiasy (od 2 do 4),
 puszka zamkowa znajdująca się w belce zamkowej,
 gniazda do chowania bolców antywyważeniowych zamiennie z wręgiem francuskim; od strony belki zawiasowej.

Belka zamkowa oraz zawiasowa w ościeżnicach stosowanych do drzwi wewnętrznych nazywane są łącznie "bazą".

Podział ościeżnic drzwiowych
Ościeżnice dzielimy, oraz rozróżniamy ze względu na szereg cech, sposoby przeznaczenia, wyposażenie.

Miejsce montażu
Jeden z podstawowych kryteriów podziału ościeżnic:
 ościeżnice do drzwi zewnętrznych (Z),
 ościeżnice do drzwi wewnątrzklatkowych / przejściowych wewnątrz budynku (Z),
 ościeżnice do drzwi wewnętrznych (W).

Profil ościeżnicy
 ościeżnica pełna (Z),
 ościeżnica narożna zwana również połówkową (Z),
 ościeżnica profilowa (Z) (np. z profilu aluminiowego),
 ościeżnica stała / prosta / blokowa (W) – odpowiednik ościeżnicy pełnej dla drzwi wewnętrznych,
 ościeżnica regulowana / opaskowa (W) – stosowane do drzwi bezprzylgowych.

Ościeżnice specjalistyczne

Ościeżnice montowane w miejscach z długotrwałymi czynnikami skracającymi żywotność ościeżnicy
 ościeżnice montowane na basenach – narażone na dużą wilgotność powietrza i bezpośredni kontakt z wodą; przeważnie stosowane pokrycie HPL,
 ościeżnice montowane z miejscach dużego ruchu pieszego – wzmocnione miejsca mocowania zawiasów, jak również same zawiasy o większej nośności skrzydła.

Ościeżnice przeciwpożarowe w klasie EI30 lub EI60
 ogniotrwałe,
 dymoszczelne.

Ościeżnice o zwiększonej izolacji akustycznej
 współczynnik Rw (przenikanie dźwięku) z Deklaracji Właściwości Użytkowych (DWU) drzwi z poziomu 25 dB zwiększony do co najmniej 42 dB.

Ościeżnice energooszczędne

Ościeżnice energooszczędne o zwiększonej izolacji termicznej – współczynnik Ud (przenikania ciepła) z określony w Deklaracji Właściwości Użytkowych dla drzwi stosowanych w domach:
 tradycyjnych Ud=<2,3 W/(m2*K)
 ościeżnica drewniana,
 ościeżnica stalowa.
 energooszczędnych, domach zeroenergetycznych Ud=<1,3 W/(m2*K)
 ościeżnica drewniana klejona lub pełna,
 ościeżnica wielomateriałowa.
 pasywnych Ud=<0,9 W/(m2*K)
 ościeżnica drewniana klejona lub pełna,
 ościeżnica wielomateriałowa – najnowszy typ ościeżnicy wprowadzony w tej kategorii energetycznej stolarki drzwiowej w Polsce, najczęściej jest to aluminium z przegrodą termiczną.

Ościeżnice przeciwwłamaniowe
Ościeżnice są badane wraz ze skrzydłem drzwiowym i jako zestaw drzwiowy tworzą drzwi antywłamaniowe. Badanie następuje zgodnie z normami: PN-EN 1627:2012; PN-EN 1628; PN-EN 1629; PN-EN 1630. Klasa 1-2 odporności na włamanie uważana jest zwyczajowo za drzwi które nie są antywłamaniowymi. Oznaczenie "C" dotyczy poprzedniej nomenklatury, której niektórzy producenci używają do dzisiaj.

Materiał użyty do produkcji
 ościeżnica stalowa (Z),
 ościeżnica drewniana (Z oraz W),
 z drewna klejonego warstwowo – obłogowanego,
 z drewna pełnego,
 ościeżnica MDF (W),
 ościeżnica PCW (Z) stosowana tylko do drzwi PCW,
 ościeżnica aluminiowa (Z) stosowana tylko do drzwi konstrukcji aluminiowej,
 ościeżnica wieloskładnikowa (Z) – ościeżnica z dwóch profili aluminiowych połączonych kompozytem; ościeżnica drewniana klejona z płaszczem stalowym.

Rozmiar ościeżnicy
 ościeżnica określana jako "80-ka":
 wewnętrzny wymiar około 82 cm ze względu na odjęcie grubości skrzydła wchodzącego w światło otworu podczas pełnego rozwarcia pod kątem prostym,
 wymiar zewnętrzny około 90-92 cm,
 szerokość otworu montażowego około 93-95 cm,
 analogicznie dla pozostałych rozmiarów,
 standardowy rozmiar drzwi jednoskrzydłowych w Polsce to: 80, 90, 100,
 standardowy rozmiar drzwi dwuskrzydłowych w Polsce to: 120 oraz 140.

Rodzaj domyku / docisku
 ościeżnica przylgowa dla skrzydeł z przylgą znajdującą się po bokach skrzydła oraz w górnej części,
 ościeżnica bezprzylgowa dla skrzydeł nie posiadających przylgi (skrzydła te zwane są zwyczajowo również: skrzydłem płaskim, tępym, prostym).

Liczba uszczelek
 ościeżnice wewnętrzne obecnie posiadają standardowo 1 uszczelkę, w latach 80. brak uszczelek,
 ościeżnice zewnętrzne obecnie posiadają od 1 do 3 uszczelek. Standardowo jest 1 uszczelka.

Liczba i rodzaj zamków zastosowanych w skrzydle drzwiowym
 Dla drzwi wewnętrznych (W) stosowany jest zazwyczaj 1 zamek bądź jest go brak:
 zamek na klucz,
 zamek WC,
 brak zamka.
 Dla drzwi wewnątrzklatkowych / przejściowych wewnątrz budynku stosuje się od 1 do 2 zamków, co wymaga zastosowania jednej lub dwóch puszek zamkowych.
 Dla drzwi zewnętrznych stosuje się:
 jeden zamek "bolcowy" (punktowy) – wymagana jedna puszka zamkowa,
 dwa zamki "bolcowe" (punktowe) – wymagane dwie puszki zamkowe,
 jeden zamek listwowy (na całej krawędzi skrzydła) – wymagane są puszki zgodnie z liczbą części ruchomych blokujących w ościeżnicy (zwyczajowo od 1 do 5 puszek zamkowych),
 zamek "hakowy" – wymagana liczba puszek zamkowych jak w zamkach "bolcowych".

Rodzaj zabezpieczenia antywłamaniowego / przeciwwyważeniowego (zabezpieczenie przed zdjęciem skrzydła z ościeżnicy)
 W ościeżnicach wewnętrznych nie występuje zabezpieczenie.
 W ościeżnicach do drzwi wewnątrzklatkowych oraz zewnętrznych zabezpieczenie zgodne z systemem użytym w skrzydle drzwiowym:
 gniazda do schowania bolców antywyważeniowych aktywnych lub pasywnych,
 profil ościeżnicy spasowany z "wręgiem francuskim" zastosowanym w skrzydle drzwiowym.

Rodzaj wykończenia powierzchni zewnętrznej ościeżnicy
 powłoka lakiernicza (W oraz Z) zazwyczaj w ościeżnicach metalowych lub z litego drewna,
 okleina fornirowa (W oraz Z) dla ościeżnic drewnianych klejonych warstwowo,
 okleina CPL, PCV oraz tzw. "laminaty" (W oraz Z):
 CPL i PCV stosowane są w ościeżnicach wewnętrznych (W) z MDFu,
 laminaty stosowane są w ościeżnicach zewnętrznych (Z) z metalu (stal lub aluminium),
 olej, wosk, capon dla ościeżnic z drewna pełnego.

Rodzaj zastosowanych zawiasów
 zawiasy czopowe składające się z części męskiej oraz żeńskiej (W oraz Z) od 2 do 3-4 kompletów,
 zawiasy trójdzielne składające się z "oczek" umieszczonych w skrzydle oraz z części nośnej umieszczonej w ościeżnicy; od 2 do 3-4 kompletów. Spotykane zazwyczaj w drzwiach zewnętrznych (Z),
 zawiasy chowane w ościeżnicę.

Zastosowane akcesoria dodatkowe (nie zawsze występujące w komplecie)
 Próg drzwiowy:
 tymczasowy / montażowy – usuwany zaraz po montażu ościeżnicy lub betonowany w wylewce posadzki,
 docelowy próg,
 drewniany,
 aluminiowy,
 kompozytowy,
 tzw. "ciepły" próg łączący np. aluminium oraz kompozyt.
 Kotwy montażowe:
 kotwy w stalowym płaszczu do ościeżnic zewnętrznych; stosowane zgodnie z zaleceniem producenta co do materiału, w którym będą one osadzone,
 kotwy w plastikowym płaszczu do ościeżnic zewnętrznych lub wewnątrzklatkowych; jak wyżej,
 brak elementów montażowych – montaż tylko poprzez wyparcie pionowych elementów (belek) oraz unieruchomienie ich pianką montażową (poliuretanową).

Zobacz też

 drzwi antywłamaniowe
 drzwi
 framuga

Przypisy

Detale architektoniczne
Drzwi
Okna

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module Goliath
  module Rack
    class AuthBarrier

      include Goliath::Rack::BarrierAroundware
      include Goliath::Validation

      attr_reader   :db # Memcache Client
      attr_accessor :access_token

      class MissingApikeyError     < BadRequestError   ; end
      class InvalidApikeyError     < UnauthorizedError ; end

      def initialize(env, db_name)
        @db = env.config[db_name]
        super(env)
      end

      def pre_process
        env.trace('pre_process_beg')
        validate_apikey!

        # the results of the afirst deferrable will be set right into access_token (and the request into successes)
        get_access_token

        # On non-GET non-HEAD requests, we have to check auth now.
        unless lazy_authorization?
          perform     # yield execution until user_info has arrived
          check_authorization!
        end

        env.trace('pre_process_end')
        return Goliath::Connection::AsyncResponse
      end

      def post_process
        env.trace('post_process_beg')
        # [:access_token, :status, :headers, :body].each{|attr| env.logger.info(("%23s\t%s" % [attr, self.send(attr).inspect[0..200]])) }

        # inject_headers

        # We have to check auth now, we skipped it before
        if lazy_authorization?
          check_authorization!
        end

        env.trace('post_process_end')
        [status, headers, body]
      end

      def lazy_authorization?
        (env['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') || (env['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'HEAD')
      end

      def get_access_token
        @access_token = db.get(apikey_path) rescue nil
        # puts "GET KEY #{apikey_path.inspect} -> #{@access_token.inspect}"
        @access_token
      end

      def accept_response(handle, *args)
        env.trace("received_#{handle}")
        super(handle, *args)
      end

      # =======================================================================

      def validate_apikey!
        raise MissingApikeyError.new("Missing Api Key") if apikey.to_s.empty?
      end

      def check_authorization!
        unless access_token && account_valid?
          raise InvalidApikeyError.new("Invalid Api Key")
        else
          renew_token
        end
      end

      def apikey
        env.params['apikey']
      end

      def apikey_path
        Arms::Auth.keypath(apikey)
      end

      def account_valid?
        # puts "VALID? #{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(apikey) == access_token[:token]},#{account_belongs_to_host?},#{Arms::Auth.can?(access_token[:mode],env['REQUEST_METHOD'])}"
        # is token or key altered?
        Digest::MD5.hexdigest(apikey) == access_token[:token] &&
        # is on right host?
        account_belongs_to_host? &&
        # mode is able to do HTTP VERB?
        Arms::Auth.can?(access_token[:mode],env['REQUEST_METHOD'])
      end

      def renew_token
        db.touch apikey_path, Arms::Auth::TTLS[access_token[:mode]] unless access_token[:ttl].nil?
      end

      def account_belongs_to_host?
        return true if access_token[:mode] == Arms::Auth::ADMIN
        [access_token[:hosts]].flatten.join(",") =~ /#{env['HTTP_ORIGIN'] || env['SERVER_NAME']}/
      end

    end
  end
end

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Word spread quickly in early February, on both sides of the Bitterroot Mountain Range separating Missoula and Pullman, that Dusten Hollist (PhD, 2003), was ill with cancer. Less than two weeks later, on February 10, 2019, he passed away.
Dusten came to Pullman in 1999 after graduating with both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Montana, and returned there as a faculty member after completing his WSU doctoral studies. His enthusiasm for sociology, athletics, and life in general were contagious. In addition to serving as chair of the UM Department of Sociology until his death, he was serving as NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative at UM.
In Pullman, we remember him as a person whom both faculty and students wanted to spend time with, experiencing his infectious sense of humor and practical manner for setting goals and getting things done.
The Missoulian published this brief obituary on Dustin's life, February 12, 2019:
Dusten Ray Hollist
"MISSOULA — Some of the light in the world dimmed on the cold morning of Feb. 10, 2019, when Dusten Ray Hollist, 46, of Missoula, died after a brief battle with cancer.
Dusten was born May 6, 1972, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Robyn Oakden and Terry Hollist. Things weren't always easy growing up and Dusten showed an early aptitude for troublemaking, but he grew to be an honest kid and a good athlete.
As a young man, Dusten was called to represent his faith on a LDS mission to Ecuador. Upon returning, he went to Ricks College in Rexburg. There he met Cheri M. Gardner, who he loved with a passion unbridled until his dying day and onward for eternity. After a short courtship filled with footsie and hickies, Dusten and Cheri were married on May 13, 1994. They started a family quickly, bringing into the world a daughter, Mariah Jo Hollist, on Feb. 24, 1995, and a son, Tristen Ray Hollist, on June 20, 1996.
Dusten was the kind of dad and husband other men held as an example. He was patient, gentle, and didn't miss a game or meet. He knew when to joke and when to call his kids a "knucklehead." He made his family and those around him strong and would be proud to be judged by his works.
Like a great bear, Dusten was always fiercely protective of his family and friends. In stories without number, Dusten would urge someone to stand up for themselves, but if they were unsure, he would lend his strength and fight for what was right.
This sense of justice and honor has steered Dusten his whole life. Initially interested in law enforcement, getting an AA from Ricks, he went one step further into the "why" and pursued a career in criminology. He graduated from University of Montana in 1997 with a BA in Sociology and in 1999 with a MA in Sociology, both with an option in criminology. In 2003, Dusten earned a PhD in Sociology, with an emphasis in criminology, from Washington State University.
Dusten was asked to join the faculty of the University of Montana and rose to become the chair of the Sociology Department. He was a beloved teacher, a gifted researcher and the author of many published articles and a book on juvenile justice. He was able to combine analysis with a sincere and non-judgmental desire to help people in order to make the state of Montana and the world a better place to be.
In addition to his professional and personal achievements, Dusten took great pride in his role as the Faculty Athletics Representative for the University of Montana. He was a savage fan of Griz athletics and worked very hard to bring talent to the school, helping to mold both the programs and the lives of young athletes. However, Dusten went one step further, he continued his support to a personal level and tried to make every game, match and track meet he could, even traveling to do so.
Rooms lit up when Dusten entered them. He had an infectious smile and a voice so kind it brought reassurance to the person he was speaking to.
Dusten was an avid outdoorsman and there were few things he loved more than fishing, hiking or spending a warm summer night driving his 1966 cayenne pepper red Plymouth Satellite convertible under the Bitterroot Mountains.
Dusten is survived by his wife, Cheri; daughter, Mariah; son, Tristen; father, Terry (Maria); mother, Robyn (Rory); sisters: NiChole, Mellissa, and Lexi; brothers Heath, Eli, Matt, Chris, and Tyrell; and best friend Greg (Melissa.)
He will also leave a hole in the hearts of numerous in-laws, out-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, colleagues, and those strangers he hadn't gotten around to making friends with.
Services were held at the University Center ballroom, at the University of Montana, on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at 4 p.m."


If you're here, you're probably knows what `Kafka` is and what it should be used for.
This entry was posted in Centos, Linux/Unix and tagged Apache, Apache Kafka, CentOS, CentOS 6.x, Kafka on February 27, 2015 by Etay Cohen-Solal.
This tutorial apply to Centos 5.x, 6.x and 7.x.
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In the following tutorial, I'll demonstrate how to install Guest Additions on your VirtualBox hosted CentOS 7 Minimal machine.
Although this tutorial is intended for CentOS 7 minimal, it's will probably also work on other CentOS releases.
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Fini's Landing is the only restaurant in Tucson partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program to serve sustainable seafood.
Fini's Landing, like Tucson, is landlocked. But perched on the northwest corner of Sunrise and Swan, the beach-themed restaurant has a front-row seat to the vibrant sunsets that so often sweep over the Catalina Mountains—sunsets that, like those that melt over the Pacific, are best watched with a beer in hand and a taco to come.
On a Tuesday evening in January—Taco Tuesday, when fish tacos sell for $2.80 a piece—every seat at the large U-shaped bar is occupied. There's a pleasant buzz to the place, bustling not swarming. A surfboard hanging on the wall lists upcoming events in hand-written marker. A half-dozen flat-screen TVs flicker with a college basketball game.
Matt Dickson and Sam Hazboun sit at the bar, watching the game. Both men live nearby and have been coming to Fini's Landing since it opened in 2012. "It's a real neighborhood place," says Dickson. "Everyone knows your name." The two men didn't know each other until a couple of years ago, when they met sitting at this very bar. "I've made some good friends at the bar," says Dickson. "I've gone on vacation with some of the guys I've met here." He points around at the people he knows because of Fini's Landing—a dozen or so who gather to watch football on Sundays.
A lifelong lover of the ocean, Scott Mencke, the co-owner of Fini's Landing, sailed a catamaran, dove for lobster, and worked on a fishing boat before opening his restaurant.
Dickson and Hazboun didn't come to Fini's Landing for sustainable seafood, but they say it keeps them coming back. "The fish tacos are so good anyway. When you find out why they're so good, it only makes you want to come back for more," says Dickson. "And it's important that we maintain the fish supply," says Hazboun.
Fini's Landing is the only restaurant in Tucson that has partnered with Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program to serve sustainable seafood. That partnership comes with a commitment to source not just sustainable seafood—vaguely defined as the term is—but seafood that is sustainable according to the Seafood Watch program, which develops science- and fishery-based criteria for seafood considered to be sustainable. Seafood is ranked in three categories: green "Best Choice," yellow "Good Alternative," and red "Avoid." Fini's Landing only buys seafood in green and yellow categories.
Three servers at Fini's Landing wear t-shirts that tout the restaurant's commitment to sustainable seafood. (Left to right) Savannah Hubbard, Patricia Kowalski, and Rachelle Rheubottom.
After returning to Tucson in 2005, Mencke reconnected with Finical, a longtime friend who he'd met lifeguarding during college, and the two took over The Hut on Fourth Avenue. "It didn't really have an identity," says Mencke. They built a following, hosted live music, and Finical spearheaded a campaign to raise $30,000 to move a 25-ton tiki head from the shuttered Magic Carpet Golf to the entrance of the bar at Fourth and Eighth. Identity: created.
In 2011, a commercial real estate broker approached Finical and Mencke about opening a casual restaurant/bar in the foothills. In February of 2012, Fini's Landing opened with a beachy, fish-focused menu inspired by the "waterfront life experiences" of its owners.
Mencke wanted to source sustainable seafood from day one, but the demands of running a new restaurant consumed his time and attention. "We were tied into one of the major local purveyors who we thought were pretty well-committed to sustainable fish," he says. They weren't. "These vendors just couldn't find a shrimp that we could trace to a sustainable source," he says. Shrimp is particularly difficult to source sustainably. Across the world, shrimp trawling decimates fragile ocean ecosystems and bottoms out fish stocks. In the Gulf of California, for example, 85 percent of what is caught by trawlers scraping the sea floor for the bottom-dwelling crustaceans is considered bycatch, thrown back into the ocean dead or injured. That often includes juvenile fish—fish that haven't yet reproduced—and endangered species like sea lions and sea turtles. After failing to find a source he was happy with, Mencke decided not to put shrimp on the menu. "It was not well-received with the customers," he says.
And the supply is constantly changing. "Unlike a high-end seafood restaurant that can have a different special depending on the availability of sustainable products, I need to come up with a consistent product for the same fish tacos every day, day in and day out," Mencke says. Eventually, Mencke and Stevens came across the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch business partnership program, which offered clear metrics for evaluating suppliers. Even after they had committed to sourcing only green- and yellow-ranked seafood—a decision not taken lightly, says Mencke—they still had to figure out where they'd actually buy the seafood.
Enter Sue. Sue Watson is a sales representative for Santa Monica Seafood, a specialty seafood processor and distributor founded in 1939 in the port of San Pedro, in Southern California. "I think Sue just walked in the door one day," says Stevens. Santa Monica Seafood evaluates its suppliers based on several third-party certifications. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program is one; the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is another, as is Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP). "The third-party certification is kind of like the police in terms of fishing methods," says Watson. "They make sure that boats have the proper gear on them. They make sure they're pulling the proper quotas." When a fishery can't afford to pay for a certification, Santa Monica Seafood will conduct its own audit. "We go and actually visit that fishery to determine what they're doing," says Watson.
When Santa Monica Seafood offered a green-ranked source for farm-raised shrimp, Mencke put it on the menu. "The way I justified it in my head—they are serving shrimp in Vegas in incredible quantities," he says. "We sell a good amount of shrimp, so we have a significant voice in the industry. If that voice isn't heard because I choose to boycott, I don't feel anything is gained. Someone is just going to fill that void in the marketplace." Today, the shrimp on the menu at Fini's Landing comes from integrated mangrove forest farms in Southeast Asia that practice a kind of aquaculture combining forestry and fishery management.
Located at the corner of Sunrise and Swan, the bar at Fini's Landing has a seat with a front-row view of the sweeping Catalina Mountains.
Watson says there is plenty of sustainable seafood to go around. "Supply is not the issue," she says. "It's demand." She says if every restaurant in Tucson decided to source sustainable seafood according to the Seafood Watch guidelines, they'd be able to provide it.
Today, Mencke lives part of the year in Baja California. He has two kids, 2 and 5 years old, who are in school there. On the weekends, they're on the water—"my 5-year-old has been snorkeling with whale sharks, with sea lions," he says—and learning about the region's vibrant marine ecology.
Fini's Landing. 5689 N. Swan Road. 520.299.1010. FinisLanding.com.


ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland's award-winning website, www.Maryland.gov, was recently recognized as Best in Class by the Interactive Media Awards in the Government Website category. This honor recognizes that Maryland.gov has contributed to the evolution of digital media and incorporated interactivity in the website design to better serve the citizens in the state of Maryland.
Maryland.gov provides a gateway for more than 87 million visitors to agency websites and hundreds of time-saving digital government services, including vehicle registration renewals, vehicle safety inspections, professional licensing, permits and business registrations. Agencies and visitors have access to payment processing gateways, a real-time social media mashup for more than 300 agencies, help desk, and interactive events and public meetings calendar.


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Second Mid East Air Disaster: Russian-Made Cargo Plane Crash in S. Sudan Kills Dozens
No cause has yet been established for the Russian-made Antonov Ant-12's crash-landing on the east bank of the Nile River 800 m short of Juba international airport in South Sudan Wednesday, Nov. 4. Its five-man crew were Russians. According to first reports some 40 people were killed both on board and on the ground, although there appear to be two survivors.
The Tajik Asia Airways crash-landed 800 meters from the runway of South Sudan's Juba international airport shortly after taking off . The An-12 was bound for Paloich in the Upper Nile region in the north. The cause of the crash is as yet unknown. The plane is 44 years old.
However, none of the 224 passengers and crew aboard the Metrojet Flight 9268 Airbus 321 survived the airliner's crash in central Sinai Saturday, Oct. 31, en route from their holiday in Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg.
Russian sources following the forensic examination of the bodies and partial remains of the victims flown to St. Petersburg report that they show evidence of an explosion in the plane before it plummeted to the ground. Further testing is required to establish the cause of the explosion.
A US infrared satellite detected a heat flash at the same time and same vicinity over Sinai where the Russian plane went down. A US defense official added that the same satellite would have been able to track the tell-tale heat trail of a missile from the ground. "The speculation that this plane was brought down by a missile is off the table," the official said. Another official said, "the plane disintegrated at a very high altitude."
The general consensus ahead of the Egyptian and Russian probes is that a sudden, catastrophic explosion caused the crash - whether from a bomb inside, "external impact" – as the Metrojet company claims - or from faulty fuel. Russian fuel experts found nothing wrong with the fuel.
An Egyptian physician who inspected the scene of the disaster found that one out of every five bodies he saw had been incinerated to death from a fire that may have started in the passenger's cabin and spread to the rest of the plane. Egyptian experts reported that "the large number of separate body fragments" could indicate that a strong explosion occurred onboard before the aircraft hit the ground. They were scattered across a radius of 8-10 square kilometers from the wreckage.
Russian and Egyptian sources tracking the examination of the two black boxes found evidence that the calamity occurred too rapidly for the pilots or crew to send an SOS or even say a few words. As the probe of the air catastrophe began, Moscow and Cairo were increasingly at odds on their findings. The Russians asserted that the plane must have broken up into two parts as a result of a strong explosion, whereas Egyptian officials remained intent on playing down the claim of responsibility for the crash published Saturday by the Sinai wing of the Islamic State. They criticize the Russians as rushing to conclusions ahead of the probe.
While neither the Egyptians or the Russians are willing to admit this, it is highly likely that the missile or explosives which brought down the Russian airliner Saturday came from Libya.
The British Prime Minister's office ordered a delay for flights due to leave Sharm el-Sheikh for Britain Wednesday night with British holiday makers aboard following intelligence that the Russian airliner was blown up Saturday by an explosive device.
And the latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 was most likely caused by a bomb on the plane planted by the Islamic State (ISIS) or an ISIS affiliate, an official familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday.
"There is a definite feeling it was an explosive device planted in luggage or somewhere on the plane," the official said, stressing that no formal conclusion had been reached by the U.S. intelligence community. The assessment was reached, the official told CNN, by looking back at intelligence reports that had been gathered before Saturday's plane crash and intelligence gathered since then.
The United States did not have credible or verified intelligence of a specific threat before the crash. However, the official said, "there had been additional activity in Sinai that had caught our attention." Another official told CNN the intelligence regarding ISIS is in part based on monitoring of internal messages of the terrorist group. Those messages are separate from public ISIS claims of responsibility, that official said.
Meanwhile, the Islamic State group renewed its claim to have brought down the Metrojet A321 plane, challenging skeptics to prove otherwise. In an audio statement posted Wednesday on social media sites, the Islamic State said it would disclose details of the attack when it decides to.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has dismissed as "propaganda" claims by Islamic State insurgents they brought down the jetliner. "When there is propaganda that it crashed because of ISIS, this is one way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and the image of Egypt," Sissi told the BBC, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said earlier this week that it was "unlikely" that Islamic State had the technical expertise to carry out such an attack, but said, "I wouldn't rule it out."
And also in Sinai. six Egyptian police officers were killed and scores of policemen and civilians were injured in an explosion caused by a bomb car driven by a suicide terrorist near the El Arish police station in northern Sinai early Wednesday. On Tuesday, President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sissi assured a BBC TV interviewer: Believe me, the situation in Sinai – especially in this limited area – is under our full control."
PA Names Football Tournament After Old City Murderer
Arab terrorist Muhammad Halabi, who murdered two Israelis and wounded the wife and two-year-old son of one of them in a stabbing in Jerusalem's Old City in early October, is being given full hero treatment by the Palestinian Authority.
The official PA daily announced on Monday that the Yasir Arafat Youth Center in Jenina, Samaria, has named a soccer tournament after the terrorist murderer, as revealed and translated by Palestinian Media Watch. Under the headline "Bal'a Club wins the Martyr Halabi cup for football," the paper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida revealed how the murderer is being lionized for young Arabs.
"The Martyr Yasir Arafat Youth Center (Al-Attara - Jenin) succeeded in organizing the first football tournament named after martyr Muhammad Halabi, which took place on its football fields. The final game was played by the Yasir Arafat Youth Center and Bal'a, which rightly won the title."
The newest gesture is just one of many the PA has made to honor the murderer. Last month, the PA city of Surda-Abu Qash named a street after him, with the mayor saying, "this is the least we can do for martyr Halabi." PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction even brought soil from the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount to Halabi's grave, and the PA Bar Association granted him an honorary law degree. Several parents in Gaza named their newborn son after him.
In the attack, which took place on October 3, 19-year-old Halabi attacked 21-year-old Aharon Bennet along with his wife and 2-year-old son as they were on their way back from praying at the Kotel (Western Wall). Bennett was murdered, as was Rabbi Nehemia Lavi, who rushed to save the young family but was in turn ambushed by the terrorist, who then grabbed his gun and fired at approaching police, who shot him dead in return.
Israel Returns Body of Terrorist, Palestinians Allege Organ Harvesting
Israel returned the body of Ibrahim Saqafi to the Palestinians on Wednesday evening. Saqafi, a Hebron resident, had carried out a vehicular attack near Halhul earlier on Wednesday that left a Border Police officer critically wounded. The return of Saqafi's body came in spite of Israel's earlier decision to delay returning terrorists' bodies to the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority representative at the United Nations claimed that other bodies which had been transferred to them "were returned with organs missing, after the occupying forces harvested organs from the Palestinian victims."
Saqafi's body was handed over to the Palestinians at Tarqumia checkpoint and from there taken to Hebron. The funeral is to take place on Thursday afternoon, also contradicting Israel's stipulation that it would only return terrorists' bodies on the condition that the Palestinians do not organize mass funerals for them.
The decision not to return bodies was taken after the government was criticized by the Israeli public for giving back the bodies of terrorists that had committed attacks during the current wave of violence. Mass funerals were held for the terrorists and an official ceremony was held for them at the Hebron Muqataa.
Because of Palestinian intransigence regarding the condition placed by Israel, Israel suspended the return of five terrorists' bodies to their families in Hebron. But Israeli officials decided to return the body of the terrorist who committed the car attack on Wednesday, even though he was not a resident of Hebron and although his funeral is to take place during the day. A Border Police officer was critically wounded in the car attack.
Hebron has in the last two weeks been the site of a major public campaign urging the return of all bodies of terrorists who lived in Hebron that are in Israeli hands. The highest number of terrorists from the West Bank in the latest escalation comes from the Hebron area. The campaign is enhanced by demonstrations held every few days, which quickly escalate into clashes with security forces.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said at the Knesset on Wednesday that holding the bodies does not deter potential terrorists, "in contrast to house demolitions or revoking residency, for which we have proof that they are deterrent measures."
Ya'alon explained that the question was being decided on a case-by-case basis. Bodies are to be returned, he said, as long as a quiet, modest funeral is ensured. "The policy is consistent and reasoned in accordance with ethical and security considerations," added Ya'alon.
Palestinian Permanent Observer to the UN Riyad Mansour submitted a formal complaint against Israel on Wednesday, alleging that it had returned terrorists' bodies with organs missing. "A medical examination conducted on bodies of Palestinians returned after they were killed by the occupying power found that they were missing organs," Mansour claimed in the letter.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon wrote a letter in response to the UN Secretary General, stating that "the Palestinian representative's anti-Semitic face has been revealed" and that the allegation was "blood libel". Danon urged the UN to sharply condemn "the Palestinian representative's inflammatory statements and remove anti-Semitism from the hallways of the United Nations."
The terrorist attack in Hebron came after a quiet day, and security officials have said they believe the terrorism wave is abating. In addition to removing some checkpoints inside Jerusalem this week, a reduction in the amount of soldiers in Jerusalem neighborhoods has begun.
In the next few days, about 300 Border Police fighters who were called up for reserve duty will be released. This comes on the heels of many regular Border Police fighters returning to their regular postings, after they were recently sent reinforce security in the city.
Iran Shutters First KFC for 'Being Too American'
A fake Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Iran was shuttered within 24 hours of opening on Tuesday, after Iran mistakenly linked the branch to the American franchise. The Hallal KFC branch in Tehran had apparently passed approval from the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mines before opening, and social media showed dozens of eager Iranians lining up outside the door.
However, less than one day later, Tehran shuttered the store, claiming first that it was "too American." The store "can be seen as a part of American influence into Iranian culture," Iranian police stated. "The U.S. is one of Iran's major enemies and this will have grave dangers for the country."
Abbas Pazuki, the Hallal KFC's Tehran branch manager, told the Tasnim news agency Tuesday that the "misunderstanding" remained over branding; the KFC is part of the Hallel KFC franchise in Turkey, which "comes from Turkey. It belongs to Muslims and its target market is Muslim nations." Later, police backtracked and said that the KFC was operating without a license.
Meanwhile, representatives of the American KFC stated they were "in shock" at the news. "No franchise rights have been granted to any party in Iran," KFC spokesperson Laurie Schalow told Mashable. "We are in contact with local authorities and external advisers and will be filing a legal action against any company or individuals claiming to have rights to open KFC."
The Hassidic Rap That Went Viral
A music video by Hassidic artist Chaim Shlomo Mayes has gone viral, challenging stereotypes about the Hassidic community in the process. See https://youtu.be/bUvu3VZHBAY
The song is called "Bas Kol," the Talmudic term for a "Heavenly Voice," and - somewhat uniquely in a music field usually dominated by klezmer anthems - features Mayes rapping to the tune of Fifth Harmony's hip hop track "Worth It." The video is set in a haredi wedding, and also features some seriously un-Hassidic dance moves.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Gallio.Common.Mathematics;
using MbUnit.Framework;

namespace Gallio.Tests.Common.Mathematics
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class GammaTest
    {
        [Row(8, 3, 0.046012)]
        [Row(13.6, 7, 0.058771)]
        [Row(9, 5, 0.109064)]
        [Row(237.2512, 222, 0.229857)]
        [Test]
        public void CalculatePValue(double chiSquareValue, int degreesOfFreedom, double expectedProbability)
        {
            double actual = Gamma.IncompleteGamma(degreesOfFreedom / 2d, chiSquareValue / 2d);
            Assert.AreApproximatelyEqual(expectedProbability, actual, 0.00001);
        }
    }
}


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Q: iOS Project Definitions after It's Already Created Where can see the basic definitions of an iOS project after it was already created?
Specifically, I'm looking for whether I created it as a "View Based Application" or a "Window Based Application"

A: They're just templates, not properties of the project as such. You won't find a setting saying 'View based project.'
If you've not made many changes, the easiest way is probably just to create a couple of new projects (view and window) and see which your project is most like. In any case, you can "manually" change a project from one type to the other; they're just collections of classes and XIBs.


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Berlin based duo Klartraum unleash their debut album "Evolution" on their own Lucidflow label as an engrossing recollection of their musical and personal journey so far. Each track adds cryptic clues with each beat that unfolds to reveal a tapestry of individual emotions and experiences along their road of musical discovery.
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Q: Flutter/Android: How to manipulate audio file in flutter? I have some audio files that I want to manipulate (ex: change pitch, add echo, add delay...). How can I do that in flutter?

A: ffmpeg is the most powerful encoding/decoding and manipulation tool for videos and audios
You can use Flutter FFMpeg when using flutter and you want to leverage the power of ffmepg
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Q: Question about the proof of Gromov's theorem in geodesic flows I am trying to understand the following theorem from the book Geodesic flows :

Given a metric $g$ on a simply connected manifold $X$, there exists a constant $C_1>0$ such that given any pair of points $x,y\in X$ and any positive integer $i$, any element in $H_i(\Omega(X,x,y))$ can be represented by a cycle whose image lies in $\Omega^{C_1 i}(X,x,y).$

Here $\Omega(X,x,y)$ is the set of paths in $X$ that start in $x$ and end in $y$, and $\Omega(X,x,y)=E^{-1}(]-\infty,C_1i])$ where $E: \Omega(X,x,y)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is $E(\gamma)=\frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{1}|\dot \gamma|dt$.
Now the proof starts as follows :
Let $\{V_{\alpha}\} $ be a finite covering of $X$ by convex open set, and let $T$ be a triangulation of $X$.

Doubt : Why can we make this triangulation ? Since there are examples of simply connected manifolds which don't admit one I don't know why this is possible.

For each point $p\in X$ let $T(p)$ be the closed face of $T$ of minimum dimension that contains $p$, and let $O(p)$ be the union of all maximal simplices of $T$ that contain $p$. Then choose a triangulation fine enough so that for all $p\in X$ we have that $O_p$ lies in one of the $V_{\alpha}$.
Now given a positive integer $k$ we defined the subsets $\Omega_k(X,x,y)\subset \Omega(X,x,y)$ in the following way : $c\in \Omega(X,x,y) $ if for each integer $j=1,2,...,2^k$ the image under $c$ of each subinterval $[(j-1)/2^k,j/2^k]$ lies in of the $V_\alpha$ and $O(c((j-1)/2^k))\cup O(c(j/2^k))$ lies in the same $V_{\alpha}$.
Now let $B_{k}(X,x,y)\subset \Omega_k(X,x,y)$ be the space of broken geodesics such that $\gamma\in \Omega_k(X,x,y)$. (It's proved in Milnor's book that B_k(X,x,y) is a deformation retract of $\Omega_k(X,x,y)$).  Each $\gamma \in B_k(X,x,y)$ determines a sequence of points $\{p_j=\gamma(j/2^k)\}$ such that $p_0=x,p_{2^k}=y$ and $O(p_{j-1})\cup O(p_j)$ lies in a single $V_{\alpha}$ for each $j=1,..,2^k$, and this sequence is bijective. Now observe that this correspondence induces on $B_k(X,x,y)$ a cell decomposition: a cell that contains $\gamma$ is given by $T(p_1)\times T(p_2)\times ... \times T(p_{2^k-1})$.

Doubt : Why is this last statement true ? Don't we need that $T(p_1),T(p_2),...,T(p_{2^k-1})$ all have the same dimensions ? I have no clue why this would be true.

Now given two vertices in the triangulation we can connect them by a unique minimizing geodesic arc. The union of these arcs forms a one-dimensional cycle $\Sigma$ homotopic to the one-skeleton of the triangulation.

Why is this a cycle ? I have tried to compute it but I got nowhere.

Then we can prove the existence of a smooth map $f$ that collapses $\Sigma$ to a point and is smoothly homotopic to the identity, which will induce a map $ f':\Omega(X,x,y)\rightarrow \Omega(X,f(x),f(y))$.
And then the author claims the following :

There exists a constant $C_1>0$ such that for any integer $k\geq 1$, we have that $f'(i$-skeleton of $B_k(X,x,y))\subset \Omega^{C_1 i }(X,f(x),f(y))$ for all $i\leq \dim B_k(X,x,y)$.

The proof of this goes as follows :
Consider a cell $T(p_1)\times T(p_2)\times ... T(p_{2^k-1})$ with dimension $i\leq \dim B_k(X,x,y)$.Take a path $\gamma$ in this cell, then it's a broken geodesic, each leg leying on one $V_{\alpha}$, and since $f$ sends $\Sigma$ to a point we have that $E(f(\gamma))\leq K^2d^2N(\gamma)/2$, where $K:=\max_{x\in X}||d_xf|| $, $d$ is the maximum of the $g$-diameters of all the convex open sets $V_{\alpha}$ and $N(\gamma)$ is the number of lets that do not lie in $\Sigma$. Since $\Sigma$ is made up of geodesic segments, the leg of the broken geodesic $\gamma$ that joins $T(p_j)$ to $T(p_{j+1})$ must lie in $\Sigma$ if $1\leq j<2^k-1$ and $\dim T(p_j)=\dim T(p_{j=1})=0$. Thus the only lets that could fail to lie in $\Sigma$ are the initial leg, the final leg and the legs that begin or end in a $p_j$ with $\dim T(p_j)\neq 0$. Then the author claims that $N(\gamma)\leq 2+2i\leq 4i$. And I don't understand where does the $2i$ comes from.
Then the proof continues but the rest I understand. Any help with this is appreciated, I know it's more that one question but I think it's best to treat this all together. Thanks in advance.

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*Since the manifold is Riemannian, it is in particular smooth and has a $C^1$ triangulation: see Whitehead's "On $C^1$ Complexes" for example (the original triangulation theorem in this case seems to be due to Cairns). If a manifold can't be triangulated it has no smooth structure.

*Recall the cell structure on a product of complexes: a cell is just a product of cells. Here we take only a subset of the cells in the $(2^k-1)$-fold product, consisting of those products $\sigma_1\times\ldots\times\sigma_{2^k-1}$ such that all maximal simplices containing $\sigma_i,\sigma_{i+1}$ are both contained in the same $V_\alpha$ for some $\alpha$. This is still a complex. The result follows from the fact that each $p_i$ is contained in the relative interior of the simplex $T(p_i)$, so that the interior of the product of these simplices contains the tuple $(p_0,\ldots,p_{2^k-1})$. The given product is the unique minimal cell which contains $\gamma$.

*It seems $\Sigma$ can only be a cycle in the homology if each vertex participates in an even number of edges. However, I don't think this is essential to the rest of the proof. It is enough that it is a union of cycles.

*$i$ is the sum of dimensions of the simplices in the product. A leg of the path is in $\Sigma$ unless it begins in $x$ or ends in $y$ (two such legs) or it begins or ends at a simplex of positive dimension (at most $2$ for each cell of positive dimension). There are at most $i$ simplices of positive dimension, so we get $2+2i$.


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Position Title: Head of Event and Travel Services
Division: Finance & Administration
Reports to: Chief of Finance & Administration
Supports: Corporate Meetings, Events and Football Competitions
Position based in: Miami
We are The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football and one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Concacaf serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 41 national associations united by the passion for football, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in the south.
Concacaf is committed to develop, promote and manage football throughout the region.
POSITION PURPOSE:
The Head of Event and Travel Services will lead a team in the overall strategy, planning and execution of various events including meetings, workshops, congresses, Draws and tournaments. The candidate will be responsible for areas including travel, events, accommodation, ground transportation and protocol. The candidate will work closely with internal and external stakeholders and must be confident, positive, professional, reliable and with a strong attention to detail.
Oversee and facilitate all aspects of meetings and events including, planning, site inspections, venue selection, vendor negotiation, event registration, onsite staffing and post-event reconciliation and reporting.
Oversee and facilitate all aspects of travel including the management of the TMC.
Oversee and facilitate all aspects of accommodation including hotel sourcing, contracting, rooming block management, F & B and AV.
Oversee and facilitate all aspects of ground transportation including service provider sourcing, contracting and contract management.
Oversee and facilitate all aspects of event guest management including the development and maintenance of policies and the setup and management of CVENT (Concacaf's invitation and guest management platform)
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Candidate must have the flexibility to travel nationally and internationally for the performance of his/her duties. Approximately travel requirement: 40 - 50%
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This job description in no way implies that the duties listed here are the only ones the employee can be required to perform. The employee is expected to perform other tasks, duties and training as dictated by their supervisor.
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Trump is Bibi's Shabbos Goy
For those who wondered just who Donald Trump was going to represent in his position as President of the United States, you were given your answer last week. Trump is Benjamin Netanyahu's Shabbos Goy not only on the Sabbath but whenever Bibi needs an attack Chihuahua.
Under the concept of a Greater Israel, the Zionists dream of an empire going from the Nile to the Euphrates. According to Rabbi Fischmann, "The Promised Land extends from the River of Egypt up to the Euphrates, it includes parts of Syria and Lebanon."
The attack by Assad's Air Force on a terrorist weapons storage area took place on the 4th of April 2017. Bombs dropped on a legal military target set off chemical weapons belonging to the terrorists that both the UN and the NYT knew full well they possessed and had used in the past. But when do you suppose the decision was made for the US to attack the sovereign nation of Syria?
According to General Wesley Clark, he was informed of Pentagon plans to attack Syria in September of 2001 just weeks after another terrorist attack we have yet to investigate, the crimes of 911. But even that statement by him of the events of September of 2001 doesn't represent the first plan to attack Syria.
You can go back five years earlier to 1996 when a document produced by the dual national Neocons, Richard Perle and his gang of criminals, said, "Rather than pursuing a "comprehensive peace" with the entire Arab world, Israel should work jointly with Jordan and Turkey to "contain, destabilize, and roll-back" those entities that are threats to all three."
It was part of a document presented to then Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.
So in 1996 the Zionists were planning on "destabilizing" Syria. Which is very funny because everyone is terrified to mention that the Zionists have their bloody fingerprints all over the destruction of the Middle East on their behalf by the United States helping to create an incredible 65 million refugees. After all, no slave may ever dare be critical of his own master.
But the US attack on a Syrian government air base on April 6, 2017 was planned well before 1996. In 1982, some 37 years before the actual attack on Syria, a Jewish writer named Oded Yinon wrote a document for the World Zionist Organization now referred to as the Yinon Plan. In his paper he suggested, "Every kind of inter-Arab confrontation would prove to be advantageous to Israel in the short-term."
He maintained that breaking the 19 states created after WW I by the French and the British into "feudal tribal fiefdoms" they would no longer challenge Israel. In effect, if you destroy the rest of the Middle East, Israel benefits. Cui bono.
In 2006 Linda S. Heard wrote for the site Counter Punch,
"There is one thing that we do know. Oded Yinon's 1982 "Zionist Plan for the Middle East" is in large part taking shape. Is this pure coincidence? Was Yinon a gifted psychic? Perhaps! Alternatively, we in the West are victims of a long-held agenda not of our making and without doubt not in our interests."
Just before the US elections a candidate for President of the US said,
"What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing on Syria; you're going to end up in World War Three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton. Intervene and you're not fighting Syria any more, you're fighting Syria, Russia and Iran."
I favored Trump over HRC for a couple of reasons. He wanted to make nice with Russia, that's certainly ok with me. War is the worst possible answer to any problem and reaching for your gun should be the very last thing you do, not the first.
I loved the idea of seeing HRC in designer stripes. During the debates, HRC said that it was "awfully good" that Trump wasn't in charge of law in the US. Trump responded, "Because you'd be in jail." As soon as the election was over, his tune changed, "I don't want to hurt them. I don't want to hurt them. They're, they're good people. I don't want to hurt them."
Clinton literally put up a for sale sign on the State Department when she ran it. It didn't matter what you wanted, if you made a large enough contribution to the Clinton Foundation, you were in. She allowed and encouraged multiple sexual attacks on women on the part of Bill Clinton, she was his enabler. The whole Clinton Foundation scheme was a giant money-laundering program. If anyone in government deserved pinstripes, it was HRC,
I think Trump's promise to drain the swamp perhaps resonated with the voting public the most and led directly to his victory over HRC. Certainly Trump has re-plumbed the swamp that is Washington DC. Now the cesspool feeds directly into the dishwasher and shower. Candidate Trump made a lot of big promises to the American public, President Trump rapidly turned into a liar as large as any candidates before him.
One state in the Middle East possessed nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to any target in the world. That state of course is Israel. I call it a state because Israel is not a country. Countries have borders and Israel has no borders. The Zionists have been stealing land from their neighbors for 70 years and their borders change daily.
But Israel is not the only rogue state, they now own and operate the United States and the US just went totally rogue. Israel gets about 20% of the total US foreign aid money totaling over $140 billion since 1947 in constant dollars and it's all illegal. In the simplest of terms, Trump and Congress are violating the law every day they hand Israel another $10 million.
In 1976 Congress passed the Symington Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. It prohibits the US from providing aid to any nuclear country not in compliance with IAEA regulations and inspections. Israel's nuclear weapons program is hardly a secret, everyone who can both read and think is well aware that not only do they possess nuclear weapons, they tried selling bombs to South Africa during the 1970s.
However, at least we now know who is pulling Trump's strings. We elected a president and ended up with a sock puppet.
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Cranks Creek Lake is a  reservoir in Harlan County, Kentucky. It was created in 1963.

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After going to work and/or school all week, you'd think you'd be able to catch up on some rest during the weekend. But you seem to forget your parents wouldn't allow that. They were the Latino alarm clock that you can never snooze, and here's how they wake you up. ??
If her screeching voice doesn't wake you up, opening the blinds will.
If that didn't work, she'd pull your cobijas.
When she got tired of fighting you to get up, she'd take a break and start cleaning and turn up the music to freaking 7,000.
To top it off, there's also the sound of the lawnmowers outside your window.
Seemed like the onlyyyy time your dad could possibly cut the grass was early in the morning. During the weekend.
At the same time, your mom decides she wants to bring out her enormous, loud vacuum.
Sleep is literally impossible at this point.
Then your dog starts barking because he/she is scared of the lawnmower and vacuum. Ugh.
And if you thought your morning couldn't get any worse, the ruckus of your mom cooking would for sure wake you up.
At that point you just give up. You were not going to be able to sleep in and you knew it.
Buuuuut, if your parents are asleep and they hear anything louder than a tiny mouse farting, they wake up mad AF.
Life is not fair. Not fair. At all.
What other ways do your parents wake you up? Comment and share below!
The country first fell in love with Laurie Hernandez when she helped the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team bring home the gold during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Now, the country is falling in love with Hernandez all over again as the winner of "Dancing With The Stars" Season 23. Her time on DWTS stars has been filled with perfect scores and the after death of her abuelita, she ended the show with a big victory.
This was the final performance that sealed the deal and brought Hernandez the victory.
Slay queen! The final score was tabulated by taking the scores from the judges and votes from the fans the night before.
So many people could tell from the beginning that she was going to win.
Congrats, Lauire! Watch the moment she is named the winner below!