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644 F. 2d 914 - Hawkins v. A Hall
644 F2d 914 Hawkins v. A Hall
644 F.2d 914
Charles R. HAWKINS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,
Frank A. HALL et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Argued Jan. 6, 1981.
Decided March 25, 1981.
Gordon A. Martin, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom James D. Hanrahan and Martin, Morse, Wylie & Kaplan, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff-appellant.
Lee Carl Bromberg, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., with whom Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen. and Bromberg, Sunstein & McGregor, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendants-appellees.
Before MARKEY,* Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Charles R. Hawkins, Jr., filed a complaint in the district court charging that his civil rights had been violated while an inmate at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute Concord. He alleged that on February 18, 1976, three days after a riot at Concord, he was verbally provoked and physically abused in the corridor of an inmate dormitory, beaten by several correction officers while being dragged across the prison yard, attacked again in the detention area that same day, and later was viciously assaulted and sexually abused by correction officers. Hawkins named the following correction officers as defendants: Paul Wilson, Charles Farley, Howard McNiff, Americo DeLuca, Richard Ferreira, John Squeglia, Noe Robert Labbe, and Leonard Scott.1
There are three issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court erred by failing to find as a matter of law that Hawkins' solitary confinement in a psychiatric observation cell constituted cruel and unusual punishment; (2) whether the district court erred in dismissing the complaint as against Commissioner of Corrections Frank A. Hall; and (3) whether the district court erred in denying Hawkins' post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial.
We review the facts and all the reasonable inferences to be drawn from them in the light most favorable to the Government. Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 469, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942); United States v. Porcaro, No. 79-1060 (1st Cir. Jan. 28, 1981); United States v. Doran, 483 F.2d 369, 372 (1st Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 416 U.S. 906, 94 S.Ct. 1612, 40 L.Ed.2d 111 (1974). Officer Wilson testified that when he directed a group of inmates, including Hawkins, to stay away from workmen who were replacing glass broken during the riot, appellant became provocative. Because Hawkins would not stop his yelling and screaming, Wilson decided to place him in the detention area. Hawkins would not go voluntarily but struck Officer Charles Farley, who had sought to aid Wilson. Officers Wilson, Farley, McNiff and DeLuca picked up Hawkins by the legs and moved down the stairs toward the detention area. All fell to the bottom of the staircase. Hawkins, who testified that he was knocked senseless, stood up and said he would "walk like a man." He then broke away from DeLuca's grasp and swung at Farley. Several officers sought to restrain Hawkins; Richard Ferreira testified that the appellant bit him as he was moved to the detention area. Officer Labbe, who was stationed at the detention area, had been informed by telephone of the imminent arrival of Hawkins. Although Hawkins was passive after being brought into the detention area, Labbe decided, because of his prior conduct, that Hawkins should be confined to an observation cell pending medical or psychiatric review. According to routine, he was stripped and searched before being placed in Observation Cell # 1 by Officer Squeglia. Pending examination by medical personnel and an assessment of his psychiatric condition, Hawkins was not permitted clothing.
The observation cell, called the "Blue Room," was used to house temporarily violent and/or suicidal inmates. It was unfurnished except for a seatless hole-in-the-floor toilet with an outside flush and one bare bulb light fixture. It was six to eight feet wide, and ten to twelve feet long.
When an inmate was placed in the observation cell, correctional personnel were instructed to contact the medical and/or psychiatric staff so that it could be determined whether and when he was to be removed. Within a short time after Hawkins was confined in the observation cell, he was observed by a paramedic, an assistant to the psychiatric professional assigned to Concord. He was examined by a physician and psychiatric social worker the next morning. Hawkins was moved from the cell pursuant to an order of the paramedic and the institution physician within twenty-four hours of his confinement.
The case was tried to a jury. At the close of plaintiff's case, the district court permitted Hawkins to amend his complaint by adding the following:
(T)he maintenance of a cell, baren, (sic) such as the Blue Room, at M.C.I. Concord, by the Defendant Genakos constituted a violation of the Eighth Amendment and the placing of the Plaintiff Charles Hawkins in that cell when he was not suicidal in any way constituted a violation of his constitutional rights.
The court denied the motion of both parties for a directed verdict with regard to the maintenance and use of the observation cell.
Because of the multiplicity of factual issues and defendants, the court submitted the case to the jury with special interrogatories and instructions. With regard to the observation cell, defendants requested an instruction that the correction officials were entitled to a presumption that they acted properly in placing Hawkins in it. Plaintiff sought an instruction that the jury be required to find an eighth amendment violation if they determined that Hawkins was denied any of the basic necessities such as bedding and articles for personal hygiene while confined in the observation cell. The court denied both requests; it instructed in pertinent part:
But prison guards may not inflict unnecessary or wanton pain on any inmate, nor may they subject an inmate to inhumane conditions, conditions which shock the conscience of civilized people, conditions which transgress our concepts of humanity and dignity and decency. They may not do that. Nor may they punish an inmate.
... You have to determine what happened; and after you have determined what did happen, then you must make a judgment whether the totality of what happened was so inhumane, so indecent as to violate the plaintiff's constitutional rights.
The jury found against Hawkins on all of his beating and assault claims. It further determined that the "confinement of Charles R. Hawkins, Jr. in the Blue Room Observation Cell No. 1 on order of Noe Robert Labbe and the retention of Hawkins by Richard Ferreira and Labbe on February 18 and 19, 1976, (did not) violate Hawkins' constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment." The jury answered all the special interrogatories in defendants' favor. The district court entered judgment for the defendants and denied plaintiff's post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial. This appeal followed.
We reject Hawkins' argument that the district court erred by failing to find as a matter of law that Hawkins' confinement in the observation cell violated the eighth amendment. It was within the province of the jury to find and evaluate the facts and determine whether conditions were so "inhumane" as to "shock the conscience of civilized people" and "transgress our concepts of humanity and dignity and decency."2 The district court properly instructed the jury on this issue. The jury's role is not limited simply, as the appellant argues, to finding historical fact.
This court has used two tests to determine whether there has been a violation of the eighth amendment's proscription against "cruel and unusual punishment": (1) whether the punishment is so grossly disproportionate to the offense, and (2) whether the punishment is so barbarous that it offends society's evolving sense of decency. Nadeau v. Helgemoe, 561 F.2d 411, 413 (1st Cir. 1977). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government, the jury could decide that appellant's eighth amendment rights had not been infringed. Hawkins was put in the observation cell in response to irrational and violent behavior. After striking one officer, he resisted four others. There was testimony that, shortly after saying that he would "walk like a man" to the detention area, Hawkins reacted violently again and sought to strike one of the two escorting officers. When efforts were made to restrain him, appellant struggled with the officers and bit one of them. Such behavior warranted Hawkins' temporary confinement in the observation cell.3 Doubts about his psychiatric status the possibility that he might do something self-destructive or harmful to others was sufficient reason for having Hawkins stripped and searched. We cannot conclude that a reasonable jury would have to find appellant's placement in the observation cell grossly disproportionate to his behavior.
We next examine Hawkins' argument that his confinement was so barbarous as to offend society's sense of decency. Solitary confinement is not per se impermissible. "It may be a necessary tool of prison discipline, both to punish infractions and to control and perhaps protect inmates whose presence within the general population would create unmanageable risks." O'Brien v. Moriarty, 489 F.2d 941, 944 (1st Cir. 1974). But the conditions of confinement within an institution cannot "violate contemporary standards of decency." M.C.I. Concord Advisory Bd. v. Hall, 447 F.Supp. 398, 404 (D.Mass.1978); see Inmates of Suffolk County Jail v. Eisenstadt, 360 F.Supp. 676, 688 (D.Mass.1973), aff'd, 494 F.2d 1196 (1st Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 977, 95 S.Ct. 239, 42 L.Ed.2d 189 (1974). Thus, unconstitutional conditions may exist where, for example, there is "doublecelling in certain rooms designed for single occupancy, the lack of adequate fresh air, plumbing, lighting and ventilation, and the dearth of vocational and recreational facilities." M.C.I. Concord Advisory Bd. v. Hall, 447 F.Supp. at 404. "An isolation cell must be sanitary, adequately lighted and ventilated." Laaman v. Helgemoe, 437 F.Supp. 269, 310 (D.N.H.1977).
In the case at hand, it is undeniable that the conditions in the observation cell were harsh. They were not, however, so barbarous as to constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" as a matter of law. The evidence viewed most favorably to the defendants shows that the cell provided satisfactory shelter, ventilation, light and heat. Prison officers checked on Hawkins periodically. A paramedic observed him shortly after his placement in the cell, and a psychiatric social worker and physician saw him the next morning. Hawkins was released from the observation cell less than twenty-four hours after his initial confinement. This was, however, more than four hours after the last member of the Legal Medical staff had seen him. It concerns us that appellant spent more time in the observation cell than was necessary. But testimony established that the late release was not caused by the correction officers who did not have authority to transfer Hawkins before receiving orders from the institution physician or psychiatric staff.
Our review of the record makes it clear that there was sufficient evidence for the jury findings on all counts. The district court properly denied the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial as to all defendants. Given that determination, we need not reach the issue of whether the district court erred in granting the motion to dismiss this complaint as against Commissioner of Corrections Hall.4
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, sitting by designation
In his complaint, Hawkins named fourteen defendants, among them the Commissioner of Corrections of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the chairman of the Massachusetts Parole Board, and twelve employees of MCI Concord, including Superintendent Nicholas Genakos and the eight correction officers. Prior to trial on the merits, the district court granted defendant Commissioner of Corrections Frank A. Hall's motion to dismiss the action as against him. The parties filed a stipulation of dismissal with regard to defendant Paul Chernoff, the chairman of the Parole Board and defendant Robert A. Serafian
We recognize that because one of the important functions of the Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of individuals who may not be popular in the community, there are types and degrees of conduct which, no matter how construed or excused by a jury, must be held to violate constitutional norms as a matter of law for example, torture. The present fact-sensitive incident, involving conflicting claims of misconduct and extenuating circumstances, is not, we think, in that category. Where there are so many nuances and facts to evaluate, and reasonable people could differ as to whether, overall, eighth amendment standards were transgressed, we think traditional concepts of the role of the jury make it proper that the final judgment be left to the jury
We note that at the time of the incident there were no regulations requiring a corrections officer to record in writing his reasons for placing an inmate in the observation cell
We note, however, that appellant's use of DiMarzo v. Cahill, 575 F.2d 15 (1st Cir. 1978), is inapposite. In DiMarzo, this court specifically stated that we were "not confronted with sporadic incidents, over which the Commissioner might properly claim to have no knowledge or control." Id. at 17


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Handing down its decision in a dispute between two of the country's most prominent Muslim politicians, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday found Social Affairs Ministry Secretary of State Ahmad Yahya guilty of defaming Othsman Hassan, his counterpart in the Labor Ministry.
Mr. Yahya was ordered to pay 100 million riel, or about $25,000, in compensation to Mr. Hassan, well below the $1 million that he had requested upon filing the complaint.
Ahmad Yahya, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Social Affairs, speaks to reporters outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday. (Siv Channa/The Cambodia Daily)
The dispute centered around claims that Mr. Yahya made in an interview in April accusing Mr. Hassan of organizing and benefiting from a controversial road project that would cross into the compound of the iconic Al-Serkal Mosque in Phnom Penh's Boeng Kak neighborhood.
"There is no one other than Othsman Hassan who drew up the plan and gave it to City Hall to have it passed," Mr. Yahya told the Thmey Thmey news service on April 28, going on to suggest that Mr. Hassan was also involved in plans for a private condominium development on the land.
Presiding Judge Long Kesphirum announced on Monday that the claims amounted to defamation.
"After review of the evidence from the plaintiff and listening to the defendant, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has decided to fine Ahmad Yahya 5 million riel (about $1,250)…and compensate the victim, Othsman Hassan, with 100 million riel," the judge told the court.
Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, Mr. Yahya held up a handful of documents and said that his claims about Mr. Hassan's involvement in the road plans, which have divided the city's Muslim community, were demonstrably true.
"What I said is true about Othsman Hassan providing his assistance," he said, explaining that he had given the court a map of the road plan that he said was drawn by Mr. Hassan and his assistants.
"They claimed the decision was based on evidence, so how about our evidence?" he said. "Did they review it and process it for this case?"
Mr. Hassan could not be reached on Monday.
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Benjamin Fulford and Edgar Cayce on Current Events ~ Plus Who Are the Khazarians
By Rosalie DeGregory on November 5, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )
Very Hopeful Perspective
I'm aware that some readers prefer not to let world political and "negative" news into their sphere, in attempt to keep their vibrations high. That is just fine. There are no rules, spiritually, either way. This blog must include the perspective of positive changes in this New Earth to show readers that there is movement toward the planetary existence we all desire. As people wake up from the "sleep" we were in, they need to know where to find out what has been going on that they won't hear on the controlled media. It IS possible to stay positive while staying informed, if you are so inclined.
There is still a lot of work to be done but anybody who follows the news around the world cannot deny now that the Nazionists are losing power. To use the metaphor of World War 2, the situation now is a lot like 1944 where the Nazi defeat was inevitable but a lot of fighting still remained to be done. If we all push hard, we can finish these Nazionist criminals off permanently by 2016. ~ Benjamin Fulford
It's interesting to observe how the players are changing in the world events described by Benjamin Fulford. Israel, a former ally now known not to be on the side of the Israeli people, is being closed-in on by our Pentagon, now run by white hats, and Russia, foretold by Edgar Cayce to be the savior of the world. China's dynamics are complicated, with the White Dragon Society (WDS) leading the good guys and limiting the bad guys.
In Russia there comes the hope of the world, not as that sometimes termed of the communistic, or Bolshevik, no; but freedom, freedom! That each man will live for his fellow man! The principle has been born. It will take years for it to be crystallised, but out of Russia comes again the hope of the world.
(Edgar Cayce, 1944, No. 3976-29)
Read the story in The Event Chronicle here.
I've placed The Event Chronicle prominently in the list of "News" sites listed on the left side of the blog. I found there a well researched article on the Khazarians whom Fulford often mentions. It was originally posted [Israel – A Nation Founded Upon a Monumental Lie ] by Graham Pick on maltanow.com.
Here's this week's Fulford Update with my orange highlighting:
High level secret negotiations continue as rogue state Israel's military put under air and sea blockade
Posted by benjamin
The rogue state of Israel has been put under an "electromagnetic cordon sanitaire," meaning that its military airplanes are grounded and its warships are unable to leave their ports, according to Pentagon officials. The blockade has now been intensified because US military and Russian government sources agree an Israeli F16 jet fighter flying out of Ramon Airforce base shot down a Russian airliner in the Sinai desert on Halloween, killing 224 people. "Israel is now stuck in its sandbox and can only bomb Gaza or shoot down airliners," a Pentagon official added. The downing of the airliner has also now opened the way legally for Russian attacks on Israel proper, the officials said.
This escalation of events prompted the Rothschild family, the Chinese communist party, the gnostic illuminati, the Pentagon and others to send representatives to negotiate with the White Dragon Society, WDS sources say. More about this below but, suffice it to say these negotiations are ongoing and no conclusion has been reached as this article went to press.
The representative of the Rothschild family last went to negotiate with the WDS immediately after the March 11, 2011 nuclear and tsunami terror attack against Japan. He expressed surprise the attack had failed, as intended, to force the evacuation of 40 million people from greater Tokyo. He also said that, despite the speculation generated by the arrows with the numbers 11.3 and 11.5 on the cover of the January issue of the Rothschild controlled Economist Magazine, that the Rothschilds were not planning any incidents on either November 3rd or 5th. The WDS said that regardless, the Rothschilds would have to pay compensation for their role in the 311 attacks or else face "serious consequences."
The gnostic illuminati representative going by the name of "Alexander Romanov" also contacted the WDS. He said the illuminati were hearing a "major terror attack" was planned for November 4th. Romanov was forcibly placed in a mental hospital after warning in advance of 311 that Japan was about to be hit with nuclear terror. The most likely location for the new attack, he said, was Texas. A good guess would be an attack on the Bush/Nazi nuclear reprocessing plant at Amarillo, Texas, according to British MI6 intelligence sources. He may also have been referring to a move to once and for all decapitate the Bush/Nazionist mafia.
The people at the Pentagon and the agencies, meanwhile, say that any major new terrorist mass murder incident would be the signal for an all-out attack on all cabal agents and families.
In the meantime, pressure will keep being ratcheted up on Khazarian mafia operations around the world until their final surrender and the freedom of humanity is assured.
The Russians have now been given permission by the Egyptian government to use bases in Egypt to attack Israeli proxy forces in the Sinai desert and in Libya, they said. There's also a real possibility nuclear weapons would be used against Israel and their ISIS proxy army in retaliation for Israeli and Saudi use of nuclear weapons in Japan, Yemen and the Ukraine, they said.
The capture in Lebanon of a Saudi Prince transporting 2 tons of amphetamines and cocaine last week
http://nypost.com/2015/10/28/saudi-prince-busted-with-two-tons-of-isis-drug-and-cocaine-on-his-private-plane-officials/
resulted in frantic calls to both Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and CIA Deputy Director David Cohen by King Salman of Saudi Arabia. Cohen, who is described by the Pentagon as the real head of ISIS, flew to Lebanon to get his release but failed to. He was also unable to get the release of the Israeli general captured commanding ISIS forces in Syria.
This failure to obtain the freedom of the prince has strengthened the morale of the Russian, Hezbollah, Pentagon, Iranian, Syrian, Iraqi, Yemeni and now Egyptian alliance ranged against Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The Saudis have hired Columbian, French and other mercenaries to do their fighting for them but these forces will not be able to stop Russia, the Pentagon and their allies for forces this rogue state into defeat and surrender. Turkish President Recep Erdogan needs to understand this if he wishes to stay.
The Pentagon and Russian forces blockading Israel are insisting that rogue nation must give up all territory it seized illegally and pay massive compensation for the crimes it has committed.
The WDS had a similar message for the Rothschild family representative concerning all the world wealth that family had stolen through its fraudulent privately owned central bank debt slavery system. In any case, with more than half of European government bonds trading and minus interest rates and with the real economies of Japan and the United States imploding, it is only a matter of time before this system fails.
The Europeans are turning to China in the hope of getting support for their collapsing system. The French, Germans and British have all had, or will soon have, summit meetings with the Chinese in the past week or so with this in mind.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-11/02/c_134775098.htm
The Europeans are hoping to distance themselves from the implosion of Khazarian mafia control of the Federal Reserve Board in the United States by linking their financial systems to the Chinese Yuan.
To counter the Chinese/European rapprochement, the Pentagon has been busy working with the Russians and others to make sure the Chinese do not get military control over Asia.
To this end, Vietnam has been supplied with nuclear weapons and advanced armaments in order to give them the ability to take on China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Pentagon sources said. The dispatch of a US warship into waters claimed by the Chinese was a Pentagon move to convince Asian nations surrounding China they were ready to defend them despite any financial deals between Washington and China, several sources said.
The Chinese, for their part, sent a representative to discuss these issues with the White Dragon Society. The Chinese were told to stop being manipulated by the Khazarians into fighting Asian neighbours over historical differences. The Chinese also reassured the WDS they had no ambitions to take over from the US as the only world super-power. Instead they, reasonably, said that since Chinese represent 20% of the world's population they should have 20% control over international institutions and power.
This meeting was followed by a South Korea, Chinese and Japanese summit meeting in South Korea last week where Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to be a born again pacifist. It now looks like years of manufactured incidents and provocations over such issues as "comfort women," tiny disputed islands and other such things are going to be finally papered over. South Korean President Park Gyeun Hye also seemed to have dropped Khazarian inspired baiting of Japan over such issues. The three nations have now agreed to look forward and not backwards in their relations.
The sudden change in Abe's and Park's tune may be connected to the visit to South Korea by new Pentagon chief Joseph Dunford who made it clear that petty squabbles provoked by outsiders had to end.
Abe's new tone may also be connected to the fact that Dunford is about to visit Japan where he will be taking a close look at exactly what Richard Armitage, Dick Cheney and others have been doing here. Pentagon sources promise Armitage will be "dealt with." Part of this has already begun as Armitage's heroin business in Afghanistan continues to be dismantled. It now appears the Doctors Without Borders hospital that was bombed in Afghanistan was a heroin distribution center. According to the Russian Tass News Agency, the Doctors Without Borders were kicked out of the Eastern Ukraine because they were drug dealing.
http://tass.ru/en/world/831682
It appears the probable murder by plane crash of Richard Rockefeller was part of a Bush Mafia move to take over his Doctors Without Borders organization and use it as a front. Rockefeller family sources say Richard was killed because he was about to blow the whistle on attempts by Bush and his fellow Khazarian Nazis to set off an Ebola epidemic. Time will tell but it now appears this once noble organization has been taken over by the dark side.
Meanwhile, South American sources have pointed out there is a Maurice Armitage who is running for mayor of the town of Cali, right in the center of Columbia's cocaine producing region.
http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/elecciones-2015/maurice-armitage-candidato-alcaldia-de-cali/16386215
He certainly looks a lot like Richard Armitage so, although we have not confirmed this, it looks a lot like Richard ran the heroin side of the Bush drug business while Maurice handled the cocaine end of things.
In any case, there is a coordinated campaign going on to cut off the heroin, cocaine and amphetamine money financing the Bush Nazionist faction of the Khazarian mob. The arrest of the Saudi prince with 2 tons of amphetamines was a clear example of this. No wonder the Jeb Bush presidential campaign is running out of money.
There is still a lot of work to be done but anybody who follows the news around the world cannot deny now that the Nazionists are losing power. To use the metaphor of World War 2, the situation now is a lot like 1944 where the Nazi defeat was inevitable but a lot of fighting still remained to be done. If we all push hard, we can finish these Nazionist criminals off permanently by 2016.
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The Red Cross is an international humanitarian movement, founded in 1863 in Switzerland by Henry Dunant, with approximately 100 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. The Italian Red Cross works in its home country according to the principles of international humanitarian law and the statutes of the international Movement.
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Orioles' Buck Showalter, Red Sox's John Lackey play PED finger-pointing game
Written By Tadd Haislop
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Division foes Boston and Baltimore naturally don't like each other, so it's no surprise that a little PED finger pointing only heats up the rivalry.
Following the Orioles' 7-4 win on Saturday night to earn a split of a day-night doubleheader, Red Sox starter John Lackey was asked about Nelson Cruz's performance which was, um, good - a career-best 5-for-5 with two singles, two doubles and his 27th home run.
"I'm not going to comment on him," Lackey told the media. "I've got nothing to say about him. There are some things I'd like to say, but I'm not going to. You guys forget pretty conveniently about stuff."
The "stuff" Lackey refers to is a 50-game suspension last season for violating MLB's drug agreement. Not only did Orioles manager Buck Showalter not appreciate the remark about his outfielder, but he had a little suggestion for the Red Sox pitcher Sunday on ESPN Radio.
"Everybody needs to make sure that their own backyard is clean," Showalter said of Lackey, according to an ESPN.com report. "There's so many insinuations, quite frankly, about people in every club. You usually don't hear those comments after a shutout or something."
Lackey had a good outing, himself - 11 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. "That's about as good stuff as I've had all year and I'm trying to figure what happened to give up five runs," he said.
We think Cruz had a little to do with "what happened."
Showalter added that Lackey just "might want to be careful" when hinting at such an accusation. "Considering the timing of things, it's one of those things that you keep quiet about it and it reflects poorly upon the person who said it," he said.
Just another day in the AL East.


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Great effort from Bailiff Jesse in this one. He clarified who the corgi author was (I enjoy an obscure, unexplained cult. ref. as much as the next man but this was pushing the envelope, Judge Hodgman) and had good, complementary one-liners like "Are you on partner track?", and "So you almost certainly have toxoplasmosis." Also, I could personally relate to Bailiff Jesse's tale of having witnessed coyote (not coyoteS, for the record) walking through the streets of Los Angeles. And I appreciated his eloquent advocacy of the half-breed rescue.
Bailiff Jesse is at his best when he is the serviceable but athletically limited center to Judge Hodgman's agile, cat-quick point guard. I'm just saying...not everyone can be Kareem. And there's no shame in being Spencer Hawes.
Jesse - way to go with the rescue promo! I wish more people understood that you can get any kind of dog you want through rescue if you take your time.
This episode was fantastic & informative, but you really got under my skin when you made a generalization about unmarried couples not living together. What about couples in the 33 states who are not legally allowed to get married?
I have been living with my girlfriend for 4 years. As we are residents of TX, we are as close as you can get to being married with a joint checking account, domestic partner benefits (which are financially restrictive & more expensive than married benefits), & a dog. We might never see the day when we can enjoy the tax benefits of a married couple, however, we strive to make our relationship as financially tied as possible. What is your opinion of gay couples living together, Judge John Hodgman?
Could listen to Eileen laugh all day!
Speaking of Griffith Park, the tunnel scene from Back to the Future II was filmed in the River Road Tunnel in the park.
When this couple gets a Corgi (and you know they shall get a Corgi), a great name for it would be "8pt". This would be a logical progression from Inkspot, then Printer.
Perfect cross between a cat and a dog?
Rabbits! We have two and they are like part dog and part cat. They are loving but without the loud barking. Litter trained and very clean.


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11/04/2014  by Flori

Positioning elements on a webpage can be more confusing than you think. You may think, "this page would look better if I could just move that picture to the left a little bit." So you provide the picture a little padding-left but it doesn't respond the way you think it would. The way an element responds to positioning commands completely depends on the type of positioning it has been assigned. I will attempt to shed some light on this concept.

The default position of an element is static positioning. This is where an element would normally go on a page if you chose not to give it any specific directions on its positioning. It is positioned according to the normal flow of the page. Elements that are positioned statically are not affected by the top, bottom, left, and right properties.

If you choose to give an element absolute positioning you are positioning that element in relation to the first parent element it has that doesn't have a static position. Thus, if I have a div element (think of it as a box) that has relative positioning (will be explained below--just notice it is not static) and it has a child paragraph (think of it as a paragraph inside of the box) that we give absolute positioning to, that means the paragraphs positioning will be in relation to the box.

All this means is that the positioning direction I give this paragraph will move it relative to the location of its parent, div. Thus, if I give the paragraph a margin-top of 20 px, it will move down 20 pixels from where it was originally placed inside of that div or box. If I give the paragraph a margin-top of -20px the paragraph will move up 20 px and will most likely start above the top edge of the box.

Let's say you have a div given a class name of grandpa with a child div given a class name of pa with a child
                paragraph. Remember, think of div's as boxes. Let's say the div with the class name pa has static positioning but the div given a class name of grandpa has relative positioning. Now any positioning you try to do to the paragraph, its movements will all be relative to the div grandpa because it is the first parent without static positioning.

We also have relative positioning. Relative positioning is relative to static positioning. If I decide to give a paragraph relative positioning and margin-left of 20px, it will move 20px to the right of where it would have been if it was given static positioning.

Lastly, we have fixed positioning. An element with fixed positioning is positioned relative to the browser. You can think of fixed positioning as gluing an element to the screen; it will not even move as you scroll.

Positioning elements on a webpage can be a bit confusing, you just need to remember to ask yourself what is the element's positioning relative to. How will adding margin or padding actually move this element? I hope this post helped you answer any questions on positioning elements on a webpage.

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Categories: Malls, Things to do, Tours & Sightseeing
Telephone : +971 4 390 9999
The Dubai Mall the Centre of Now, the world?s largest and most-visited retail destination. Dubai Mall offers an unparalleled retail mix combined with world-class dining, entertainment, and leisure attractions.
The Dubai Mall features the world-class Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, this is the best mall ever.
The Dubai Mall is currently underway paving the way to welcome over million visitors around the world.
Don?t miss Dubai Mall in you visit Dubai.
Sahara Centre
The Sahara Centre is one of the leading shopping destinations in the UAE and is strategically located on the Dubai-Sharjah Highway. Since it opened its doors in February 2002 the mall has become a Sharjah landmark that is today bigger and better than ever before.
It allows families experience a diverse range of shopping outlets, dining options and entertainment facilities offering some of the world?s leading brands in a convenient and easy to access location.
This year Sharjah?s most popular lifestyle destination expanded its offer with new upgraded facilities, restaurants and additional stores as part of a one million square feet extension that is now completed.
Sahara Centre offers an enormous selection and variety of stores including fashion, sports, toys, cosmetics, jewellery, books, home furnishings and electronics among others. Some of the mall?s key anchor stores include Debenhams, Marina Exotic Home Interiors, Toys ?R? Us, Home Centre and Spinneys as well as entertainment such as Novo Cinemas and Adventureland.
The new extension provides 120 new places to shop including Zara, Iconic, Matalan, Emax, Fitness First and Baby Shop. Likewise, prominent brands include Mango, Lacoste, Steve Madden, Tommy Hillfiger, Sunglass Hut, Swarovski, Promod, Bershka, Pull and Bear, Rodeo Drive, Ferre, Vero Moda among others.
Sahara Centre features the largest indoor entertainment park in the UAE. Adventureland is a sprawling dynamic theme park showcasing 21 thrilling rides & attractions, including the UAE?s first indoor roller coaster, an elevated train for kids, 2-level Go Kart facility, the first moto coaster and one of the biggest 4-level softplay area for kids.
As part of the ongoing improvements to the Mall the Novo Cinemas have been totally revamped to include a host of new facilities, making a night at the movies an even more exciting experience.
Hungry shoppers and families can choose from a wide selection of food and beverage outlets located in the food court where they can find an array of international cuisines, alongside 10 cafes and 9 restaurants. It is truly around the world on a plate at the Sahara Centre with 51 outlets that include Italian, Chinese, Iranian to Indian and Arabic, all of which are guaranteed to meet the tastes of all age groups and nationalities.
Among the new dining experiences on offer are a range of outlets that include prominent brands such Paul, Kosebasi, Chopsticks, Bennigan's, Vapiano, Applebee's and Russo's New York Pizzeria.
Sahara Centre is open from 10am to 11pm on weekdays, 10am until 12 midnight on Thursdays and Saturdays and 10 am until 12noon, then 1pm until 12 midnight on Fridays.
Dubai Marina Mall offers you the best of the big malls. A modern shopping & lifestyle destination for residents and visitors, with more than 140 outlets.
Features a retail mix of high street fashion brands, aspirational boutique fashion.
The 5-star Address Dubai Marina Hotel is directly linked to the mall.
It?s a place where you?ll feel at home.


Are you a small business owner in Strand aiming to determine whether managed IT services are the appropriate choice for your company? It's safe to say that the solution to that concern is virtually constantly going to be a yes. There's little dual that there are major advantages with managed IT services for small business proprietors. It offers remedies to a selection of usual problems that small company proprietors encounter, and also is far more expense efficient compared to setting up an in-house IT team.
If you are reading this, then you are currently thinking about choosing managed IT services, the moment has pertained to decide final. Just what do you prioritise? Because, no local business proprietor has a relentless allocate any kind of aspect of their activities, also IT solutions.
• Are you finding it hard to recruit or maintain IT employees?
• Are you always struggling with the speed as well as performance of your workstation and also network?
• Do your staff members invest all their time dealing with IT problems, rather than doing the job they were hired to do?
• Are you always managing spyware, viruses, and also various other safety matters that threaten the privacy of trademarked info?
• Do you have a strategy in position for your network in case of a calamity, whether manmade or natural? Would certainly you be worried regarding the recuperation in this type of circumstance?
If you addressed yes to also among these inquiries, then it's time to admit that your service requires Managed IT Services. Now let's talk about just what managed services are, the types there are, the services they offer, and the benefits.
You head right into the workplace, a mug of newly brewed coffee in hand and start your computer system as much as start your day. For some reason, not all is best with the world, and also you cannot get to your business messaging program. Whatever initiatives you make, you're locked out, and absolutely nothing is working. You experience every strategy possible, as well as by the time you've cycled via all them your coffee has ended up being a cold coffee, as well as you're still shut out. Now what? If your service makes use of a managed service, then aid is merely a phone call away.
This is a broad term for IT services that are offered by an outside firm. They manage and also check your IT infrastructure remotely, and job to settle system concerns proactively.
There's a false impression that managed IT services are strictly for large firms. Little and medium-sized organisations can profit from managed services the a lot of. This is due to the fact that they are far less likely to have actually committed IT professionals on staff that could supervise the systems required for an organisation to run beneficially, and also effectively.
Before managed IT services services only addressed their IT issues when something was broken. The landscape of innovation has actually evolved, though, as well as business know there is more to IT compared to repairing troubles as they emerge. Managed services offer new and also upgraded innovation, a rise in productivity, as well as the security of functional processes, as well as critical data.
• Installation and monitoring of any type of software spots or updates.
Besides that iced coffee that you forgot while coping a cycle of purposeless services, the essential concern is: just how much downtime can you manage? Being shut out of the system is something, but it's a totally various circumstance for multiple employees to face a series of technical troubles.
Your Strand organisation is beyond a couple of PCs, and Wi-Fi link. You're most likely operating within the cloud, hosted e-mail, remote services, safety dangers, as well as the need for connectivity 24/7. Your data is at risk, as well as any number of mixes might leave your company in danger.
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The Voices of Heaven
One husband; two wives; and one daughter's struggle to become ten times better than a boy
A tale of one family's varied and imperfect manifestations of love during the throes of the Korean War and its aftermath. During the final years of the Japanese Occupation, when most Korean brides and grooms were married sight unseen, Gui-yong and Eum-chun strike gold by finding a love as sweet as sticky rice. But their love for each other and for their secretly adopted daughter is not enough, as they must soon accept the impossible a mistress moving in to bear Gui-yong the male child deemed necessary in a society still smoldering in Confucianism. After the Korean War drives the family apart, it falls on the shoulders of their adopted daughter, Mi-Na, to figure out how to keep her parents love burning through this life and into the next and ultimately make sense of the past. Flowing from her firsthand experience of growing up in Seoul during the Korean War, Maija Rhee Devine's novel reveals uniquely Korean colors and sounds as she leads readers through an extraordinary love story that parallels the tragedies of the war.
buy it now.
Long Walks on Short Days
A poetry chapbook, Finishing Line Press
Maija Rhee Devine's poems flow from first-hand experience of growing up in Seoul during the Korean War and its aftermath, living in Nanjing, China, and in the United States, and traveling to various countries.
Copyright © 2013 - 2014 Maija Rhee Devine. All Rights Reserved.
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Outrage Sparked After Poacher Kills 'Mighty' Lion With A Bow And Arrow
Published 4:35, 18 August 2021 BST
A 'mighty' lion has been killed by a poacher in Zimbabwe in a similar style and location as Cecil back in 2015.
According to the Mirror, Big Game Safaris put out a call for anyone who was game enough to kill an elderly lion described as 'well-known to local tour guides and international tourists visiting the area to catch a glimpse of him'.
It company allegedly wrote: "The mighty Mopane. He is one of the oldest and definitely the most aggressive in our hunting block.
"We border Hwange game reserve and Mopane travels in between the two areas. Do you want the chance to take a big free-roaming lion? Book a hunt with us."
Trophy hunting is legal in Zimbabwe, however it is banned in all national parks.
Hwange National Park. Credit: PA
In order to ensure the willing poacher would be able to satisfy their thirst for blood, the Independent reports the lion had to be lured out of the park with bait.
The poacher then shot Mopane with a bow and arrow and the animal suffered for up to 24 hours before it died.
It's unclear whether a bullet or another arrow was used to put the dying animal out of its misery.
What is clear is the outrage that has followed.
The style of killing was similar to that of the infamous Cecil the lion six years ago. He was also lured out of a game reserve with bait and was shot with a bow and arrow.
Mopane died not too far from where Cecil was also brutally shot.
Credit: The Hide, Zimbabwe Safari Lodge/Facebook
Humane Society CEO Kitty Block is one of many people who is disgusted that someone would pay big money to kill an innocent wild animal.
"As with Cecil six years ago, the perverse pleasure some people derive from killing iconic animals brought this noble lion's life to a tragic end," she said in a statement.
"Another trophy hunter spending tens of thousands of dollars on a globe-trotting thrill-to-kill escapade shows humanity at its worst. It is shameful that the US has the distinction of being the world's biggest importer of hunting trophies. Enough is enough."
Mopane had formed a coalition with another male lion called Sidhule, who was killed by trophy hunters in 2019.
Before that, they presided over two lionesses and had produced half a dozen offspring.
The Worldwide Fund for Nature has listed lions as 'vulnerable' with just 20,000 left in the wild.
Featured Image Credit: The Hide, Zimbabwe Safari Lodge/Facebook
Topics: Extinct, News, Poaching
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Notorious Elephant Poacher Sentenced To 30 Years In Jail In Landmark Case
Marjorie Taylor Greene Sparks Outrage After Calling Caitlyn Jenner A 'Man In A Dress'
Dog Owners Urged To Stay Alert After Sausage Found Laced With Pills


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There are 3,024 mortgages for commercial real estate properties across Winnebago County in the Reonomy database. The average value of those mortgages is $585,417. This is 120% below the Iowa average.


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import socket, json, re, os

from contextlib import suppress
from selectors import DefaultSelector, EVENT_WRITE, EVENT_READ
from functools import wraps
from collections import namedtuple, deque
from itertools import count

URL = namedtuple('URL', ['host', 'port', 'resource'])

# future and task classes _______________________________________________________{{{

class future:
    ''' I represent some pending result that a coroutine is waiting for. '''

    def __init__(self):
        self.result = None
        self._callbacks = []

    def add_done_callbacks(self, callback):
        self._callbacks.append(callback)

    def resolve(self, value):
        self.result = value
        for c in self._callbacks:
            c(resolved_future=self)

class task:

    def __init__(self, coro):
        self.coro = coro

    def start(self):
        return self(resolved_future=future())

    def __call__(self, resolved_future, return_value=None):
        try:
            pending_future = self.coro.send(resolved_future.result)
            pending_future.add_done_callbacks(self)
        except StopIteration as stop:
            return getattr(stop, 'value', return_value)

#________________________________________________________________________________}}}

# fetcher class and event-loop def ________________________________________________________ {{{

class fetcher:

    def __init__(self, url, selector, resource_key=lambda resource: resource,
                 done=lambda url, content: print(content)):
        self.url = url
        self.selector = selector
        self.response = b''
        self.sock = None
        self.done = done
        self.resource_key=lambda: resource_key(self.url.resource)

    def encode_request(self, encoding='utf8'):

        request = 'GET {} HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: {}\r\n\r\n'.format(
                self.resource_key(), self.url.host)

        return request.encode(encoding)

    def fetch(self):

        self.sock = socket.socket()
        self.sock.setblocking(False)

        with suppress(BlockingIOError):
            site = self.url.host, self.url.port
            self.sock.connect(site)

        f = future()

        connected_message = 'socket connected, ready for transmission'
        def connected_eventhandler(event_key, event_mask):
            f.resolve(value=connected_message)

        self.selector.register( self.sock.fileno(),
                                EVENT_WRITE,
                                connected_eventhandler)

        # the following `yield` makes method `fetch` a generator function.
        # We create a pending future, then yield it to pause `fetch` until the
        # socket is ready. The inner function `connected_eventhandler` resolves the future.
        should_be_connected = yield f
        assert connected_message == should_be_connected

        self.selector.unregister(self.sock.fileno())

        print('Connection established with {} asking resource {}'.format(
                self.url.host, self.url.resource))

        # once the socket is connected, we send the HTTP GET request and read the
        # server response. These steps need no longer be scattered among callbacks;
        # we gather them into this very same generator function `fetch`:
        self.sock.send(self.encode_request())

        while True:

            f = future()

            def readable_eventhandler(event_key, event_mask):
                f.resolve(value=self.sock.recv(4096))  # 4k chunk size.

            self.selector.register( self.sock.fileno(),
                                    EVENT_READ,
                                    readable_eventhandler)

            chunk = yield f

            selector.unregister(self.sock.fileno())

            if chunk:
                self.response += chunk # keep reading
            else:
                break  # done reading.

        return self.done(self.url, self.response.decode('utf8'))

def loop(selector, exit=lambda clock: False):

    for clock in count():
        events = selector.select()
        for event_key, event_mask in events:
            callback = event_key.data
            callback(event_key, event_mask)

        if exit(clock): break

    return clock

#________________________________________________________________________________}}}

# OEIS stuff ____________________________________________________________________{{{

def cross_references(xref):
    regex = re.compile('(?P<id>A\d{6,6})')
    return {r for references in xref for r in regex.findall(references)}

def make_resource(oeis_id):
    return r'/search?q=id%3A{}&fmt=json'.format(oeis_id)

# fetched urls, with a corresponding file present in `./fetched/` directory.
seen_urls = set()

# urls currently under fetching
fetching_urls = set()

def parse_json(url, content, sections=['xref'], whole_search=False):

    try:
        doc = json.loads(content[content.index('\n{'):])

        with open('fetched/{}.json'.format(url.resource), 'w') as f:
            if whole_search:
                json.dump(doc, f)
            else:
                results = doc.get('results', [])
                if results: json.dump(results[0], f)
            f.flush()

        seen_urls.add(url.resource)
        print('fetched resource {}'.format(url.resource))

        sets = [cross_references(result.get(section, []))
                                    for result in doc.get('results', [])
                                    for section in sections]
        references = set.union(*sets)

    except ValueError as e:
        message = 'Generic error for resource {}:\n{}\nRaw content: {}'
        print(message.format(url.resource, e, content))
        references = set()

    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
        message = 'Decoding error for {}:\nException: {}\nRaw content: {}'
        print(message.format(url.resource, e, content))
        references = set()

    for ref in references - seen_urls - fetching_urls:
        # we start a new `task` object for each new URL, with no concurrency cap
        url = URL(host=url.host, port=url.port, resource=ref)
        preparing = fetcher(url, selector, done=parse_json, resource_key=make_resource)
        download = task(preparing.fetch())
        download.start()
        fetching_urls.add(ref)

def urls_already_fetched(subdir='./fetched/', init=['A000045']):
    fetched_resources = {filename[:filename.index('.json')]: subdir + filename
                            for filename in os.listdir(subdir) if filename.endswith('.json')}

    initial_urls = set(init)
    for resource, filename in fetched_resources.items():
        with open(filename) as f:
            doc = json.loads(f.read())

        # every resource with a attached file should be considered as an already seen urls
        seen_urls.add(resource)

        # we consider its fringe as starting urls to fetch
        initial_urls.update(cross_references(doc.get('xref', set())))

    return initial_urls

#________________________________________________________________________________}}}

selector = DefaultSelector()

def xkcd():

    url = URL(host='xkcd.com', port=80, resource='/353/')
    download = task(coro=fetcher(url, selector).fetch())
    download.start()

    with suppress(KeyboardInterrupt):
        loop(selector) # start the event-loop, endlessly

def oeis(at_least=40):

    initial_urls = urls_already_fetched()

    print('restarting with {} urls in the fringe'.format(len(initial_urls)))

    for ref in initial_urls:
        url = URL(host='oeis.org', port=80, resource=ref)
        preparing = fetcher(url, selector, done=parse_json, resource_key=make_resource)
        download = task(coro=preparing.fetch())
        download.start()
        fetching_urls.add(ref)

    def exit(clock):
        return len(seen_urls) - len(initial_urls) > at_least

    with suppress(KeyboardInterrupt):
        clock = loop(selector, exit)

    fetched_urls = seen_urls - initial_urls
    print('fetched {} resources in {} clock ticks:\n{}'.format(
            len(fetched_urls), clock, fetched_urls))

# uncomment the example you want to run:

#xkcd()
oeis()

# Notes _________________________________________________________________________
# The `task` starts the `fetch` generator by sending a resolved future,
# namely `None`, into it. Then `fetch` runs until it yields a future, which the
# task captures as `pending_future`. When the socket is connected, the event loop
# runs the callback `connected_eventhandler`, which resolves the future,
# which calls `task.__call__`, which resumes `fetch`.


Controversy continues to rage over the recent installation of a load of bollards on the Wharf. Opinion is split between Oberkommando Transport at Cornwall County Council, who think they are a good idea, and everybody else, who don't!
These 'pedestrian safety improvements' have been witnessed by the reporting team causing vehicles to take to driving on the pavement in order to get round delivery vans. (In deed, scurrilous photographs of such activities appeared in today's Times & Echo. The source of the pictures are unknown, or uncredited, although a spokesreporter for the paper did let slip that the incriminating evidence had been handed to them anonymously by two blue hedgehogs. Strange. Who could have done such a thing?). Anyway, this state of affairs would appear, to our limited understanding of safety issues, to be not very safe for pedestrians.
Of course, it could be pointed out that the aforementioned pedestrians will not be inconvenienced by vehicles driving on the pavement as they will be walking on the road where it has been cordoned off by the bollards. Or that's the theory but a lot of people down here think that once the tourist season kicks off the shops, cafes, street traders, etc. will annex these areas thus forcing the pedestrians back on to the road. (Obviously they won't be able to use the pavement for fear of being run over but at least will have a fighting chance on the road where the majority of vehicles won't actually be moving).
If that is supposed to make sense, then I don't want to be sane!
If this all seems like a little bit of (local) history repeating itself, then, congratulations on paying attention when you looked up this site. A young male grey seal was rescued from Porthgwidden last Friday by the Seal Sanctuary bods. The seal had got its flipper caught up in a fishing net but was whisked to the Sanctuary for a routine flipperectomy and is well on the (sea)road to recovery.
Sorry, it's just a short bulletin this week. This is partially due to there not being that much worthwhile news to report but mostly due to the fact I have had a very poo day and didn't have much time to get the site updates done.
In addition to a disintegrating back door, which resulted in me flitting across to Penzance in search of replacement bits, I then found that something (don't ask me, I don't understand these things) had gone horribly wrong with my back up files for Spooky St. Ives. This meant that I've wasted half the afternoon trying to resurrect a door and a website and so haven't had much time for doing new bits.
In fact, I have yet to ascertain whether the resuscitated website will work when I upload it. So, if you aren't reading this, let me know.
Off to the Sloop now for beer and the Meat Draw. I may be some time!


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Q: Access Control List of Google Cloud Storage for huge number of users I am storing images of one user(owner) in google cloud storage bucket. I wanted to grant read permission for this image to a group of users(contacts of owner).I am planning to use Access Control List for this purpose; e.g., Owner will have full permission to his bucket and the contacts will have read permission on the images. There are chances that owner will have a very huge number of contacts, say 1 million.
So,
will there be any performance issue, if ACL contains a huge number of users?
Will this be the right approach for access control? Or should I consider signed URL?
Regards,Remya

A: This approach is not going to work for you. There are some significant limitations and downsides to trying to serve content like this. First and foremost, there is a limit of 100 ACL entries on a given object. You could get around this by granting permission to a group for which every user was a member, but even so, it still means that viewing the images will require that every user be logged in to their Google account in addition to however they authenticate for your site.
The canonical way to accomplish this would be to keep all images private and owned by your site's own account. When a user loads a page, verify however you like that they have appropriate authorization to view the images, and if so, generate signed URLs for the images. This allows you to use any authorization scheme without limitation while serving images directly from GCS.

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Q: Is it possible to make a JFrame always on top of apps. running OpenGL and DirectX? I am currently working on a notification app, using Java.
I need for the window to be shortly (about 10 sec.) on top of any apps. including the ones running OpenGL and DirectX (e.g. computer games). I know that the JFrame.setAlwaysOnTop(true); only works in window based environments, which OpenGL and DirectX is not.
Thought about the OpenGL bindings, but can't seem to find anything about DirectX?
Maybe it is possible using JNI?
Any ideas are welcome :-)
Edit: Thanks for the answers guys, but I actually gave up on it and decided to force the game, of which I am making the overlay for, in windowed fullscreen mode. I´ll just have to wait and see what the beta-testers have to say about the reduced fps :-) thanks again

A: Don't bother with directx and java. That has an impedance mismatch. Java is cross platform, OpenGL is cross platform. If you insist on using directx you can try SWT since it uses native operating system resources you might have a chance.
For opengl what you are looking for is canvas integration with panel/jframe, you can use JOGL for that. I think lwjgl has a implementation too, but the jogl one is better. Then you can set the alwaysOnTop on that jframe.
kenai.com/projects/jogl

A: Your problem is not related to your code but the graphic device instead.
The device can have only one accelerated surface in full screen mode. This is Why you cannot launch two DirectX games in fullscreen if you have a dueal head GPU.
Your best bet is to try to find the DX/OpenGL surface pointer and attach to it using the required APIs. I don't know if this can be done in Java however the approach woul be:

*

*get a pointer to the accelerated surface of the game or app that is running

*create an accelerated graphic device

*create a non-mimpap texture(screenshot) from your UI

*get a pointer to the texture surface

*use the stretch rectangle from this surface to the one you got in step 1

*present

This may introduce flickering if not using Vsync and refresh rate synched repetition for each frame. This may introduce a substantial framerate drop too.
One example of this is FRAPS, that draws the current framerate on the accelerated app.


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FBI searched Joe Biden home, found documents marked classified
The president voluntarily allowed the FBI into his home, but the lack of a search warrant did not dim the extraordinary nature of the search. It compounded the embarrassment to Biden that started with the disclosure January 12 that the president's attorneys had found a "small number" of classified records at a former office at …
US media rocked by layoffs amid economic gloom
Newsroom employment has seen a steady decline in the United States, falling from 114,000 to 85,000 journalists between 2008 and 2020, according to a 2021 study by the Pew Research Center, with local media hit especially hard. "Journalism has been under pressure for a long time, and a number of companies seem to think this …
Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Joe Biden
China providing modern weaponry to Taliban: Report
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10 people killed in shooting in Los Angeles area; gunman still at large
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US air traffic halt caused by 'unintentionally' deleted files
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Joe Biden downplays classified documents issue, says 'nothing there'
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US jobless claims drop to 190,000, lowest level since September
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Alec Baldwin to face manslaughter charge over 'Rust' shooting
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Shooter stood over California mom holding baby, killed both
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Q: Why is Lasso regression for high dimensional data better than Stepwise AIC? I know Lasso eventually set some parameters to zero, acting like variable selection. I also read from paper talking about automated variable selection method like Stepwise AIC can be troublesome. So what are the advantages of using Lasso for variable selection over using the automated procedures like Stepwise AIC?

A: Selection of variables on the basis of the magnitude of their observed regression coefficients, or on the basis of their statistical "significance" (and AIC is a 1-1 function of the P-value) will result in selection of variables because their effects were measured with error in the direction of being too far from zero.  The lasso as well as other penalized methods penalize you for the context of how hard you have to work to find good predictors.  Penalization lowers the chance of overstating a regression coefficient.

A: I am not 100% sure that this is right.
Stepwise AIC is designed to obtained a sparse estimator that works well on the training set (if you compute the MSE part of the AIC error on the training set)
The lasso where the penalty is chosen with cross validation is design to obtain the sparse linear model that minimize the prediction error


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What is Facebook
What is Facebook?
Facebook is a well-known social networking site. It helps you stay connected to friends and family and to update them on your life as well.
People can post about anything they want and chat with anyone they'd like. Users can like, comment on, and share posts. Create pages for businesses, movies, shows, interests, celebrities, and so much more. Make posts about your thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Let the world know what you're up to.
There is even an option to play games through Facebook and with other people. It's exciting to make a profile and share photos and videos. You can decide who sees what you post – make everything private or public for the world to see. This website is free to use. The only time it will cost you anything is if you want to make purchases in games or advertise and boost notice ability of your posts. Facebook can be used for a plethora of activities. Keep up to date with all the latest talking trends and find out what everyone on your friends list is doing. You never know who you might connect or re-connect with on here next! This site is full of possibilities.
How Was It Started?
In 2004, Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg, who was a student at Harvard. It was originally designed for college students, but soon enough this website grew in population by the hundreds. Billions of people all over the world still use this website today and it is a very useful social networking site. It's easy to use and the more friends that you have, the more exciting content that will show up on your newsfeed.
Who Can Have An Account?
Anyone in the world is allowed to sign up for this site. As long as you have a valid e-mail address and are over thirteen, you can sign up for Facebook. One of the goals of Facebook is to connect family and friends together. Facebook gives people the opportunity to be able to easily chat with the people they are friends with.
Sometimes there are people we can't contact through the phone or e-mail. If you want to quickly chat with someone, send them a message and they will receive it right away. Facebook even has mobile applications so that you're always connected to your messages and newsfeed on the go. Make sure you never miss a message and stay close to your friends.
How to create a Facebook Account
Exploring the Main Page of Facebook
Understanding Facebook Privacy Settings
How to Adjust Facebook Privacy Settings
Sharing Post, Photos and Website on Facebook
Chat and Messages on Facebook
Adjusting Facebook Account Settings
Facebook Texts
Managing Your Newsfeed on Facebook
How to Create New Facebook Group or Join Existing Facebook Groups
Make a Facebook Fan Page for Business
Creating a Facebook Business or Fan Page
Navigating the Facebook Business or Fan Page Dashboard
Liking and Commenting on Other Pages as Your Page
Deactivating Your Facebook Account


There are a huge variety of beach wedding sites, romantic beach vacation rentals and beach resort hotels in the USA and the world. Long Island and Virginia Beach in the East Coast to California offers a multitude of coastline favorite wedding sites and honeymoon resorts. We cannot forget the beautiful lake regions in our USA that provide the lakeside backdrop for wedding celebrations and inspiring honeymoons.
We have found beautiful settings from the tip of Florida to Maine where beach weddings flourish along the Atlantic Seaboard. From Newport Beach, the beautiful New Jersey coastline, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach, South Carolina and the Atlantic coastline of Florida around to the Gulf Coast reveals hundreds of remarkable hotels bed and breakfasts, inns, vacation rentals and resorts.
These wedding venues and honeymoon locations provide many styles of services and you can discover these as you open up links on WeddingLinks.co. Some will house your guests making them a perfect wedding destination. Event sites sometimes have all-inclusive planning, while most give you a list of recommended local reception services eager to complete your celebration in style.
We know many couples desire a private and/or small family wedding or choose to elope. Often this is where the vacation rental on the beach works well for couples and they are great ideas for housing wedding guests for a nearby celebration.
Not all beachfronts are safe for swimming – if this is a beach party or vacation time please inquire.
So many couples become engaged at various times during the year. We would like to congratulate each of you as you begin your wedding planning journey. Instead of a bike to take the journey - read on to find out about the vehicle of tools we offer you.
You will soon find out, there are a multitude of decisions to make. Many of you understand the steps toward a well planned wedding, how to stay within your budget, timelines and prep time you need. For others, you will need some help - especially with lowering your stress over all.
e-Book on WeddingLinks.co with your management forms and gifts. You will also gain your budget forms, timelines for rehearsal and for the day of your celebrations. There is a wealth of advice from former brides and myself.
Planning to be in California for your wedding celebration - We just released our 2015 "Best Style Wedding and Honeymoon e-Magazine with ten distinct regions throughout the state for easy reading from IPAD or PC. Colorful, fun articles, and Award Winning Businesses for each region.
There are many great planning tools available on WeddingLinks - that include a gallery of Bridal Dress Designers on WeddingLinks.co - our mobile friendly website....Also the Local Bridal Shows are linked. From magazines to books and we offer an audio book for those commuters. You will find detailed wedding planning articles addressing every subject on WeddingLinks.com. Plan your honeymoon from our complete travel resource on HoneymoonLinks.co with great ideas for destination weddings and honeymoons.
everything in one spot for easy planning.
Set your style with wedding flowers, bouquets, ceremony and reception table decor.
This takes several concerns into consideration. Determine your love of flowers, your favorites, whether the chosen blossoms FIT the venue you have selected and your budget!
Choosing who will complete this for you also rests on your passion for flowers.
Floral Designers - Can pull the aisle, ceremony area, bouquets and reception flowers together to enhance and complete your theme.
Full Service Florist - Often have someone in their shop that specializes in floral design.
Grocery Stores - Will often have someone who can create the basics of most arrangements, but do not deliver - nor do your cake flowers (if necessary).
Do Them Yourself - Buying wholesale and creating the bouquets is NOT for the bride's hands. Your hands are in many photos and flowers are not easy to do - staining and breaking nails.
Often I am in awe at what a floral designer or florist will create. This photo of a design specialist brings a soft combination of flowers into a pure romance bouquet...and this photo does nothing to really show you how beautiful the above creation is with sea shells for a beach wedding.
Your altar or ceremony flowers, arches, canopies and settings for your nuptials bring in the romance and can key the color theme you choose. We see so many exciting ideas and unique floral displays. There are a few concerns for the tables and I will address these.
1. Centerpiece flowers on your linens should display low (no higher than 12 inches) or quite high 1.50 to 2 feet. The ability to talk across the table without hindering the view is important for your guest's enjoyment.
2. Most flowers hold up well, but choose wisely as some have excessive perfume and may give a concern for hay fever/headaches.
3. When your colors from the ceremony work well with your reception room selection, your flowers from the ceremony can be transported to the reception and used at the head table and/or on the cake table or as an entry display.
4. Understand prices and availability have a great deal to do with the season of the year. ie Valentine weddings are sooooo romantic, but trying to put your flowers together for a wedding is often a challenge, and much more expensive. (Place your order early on these).
notice how the floral color choice pops in the photos.
Whether you are attempting to achieve a loud WOW or a hushed awesome wow, you will want to set the style and add romance to your wedding with flowers. They are at the top of the list in achieving themes, fantasy, passion, flirtation to your wedding and reception. They also bring creative beauty to indoor and outdoor settings.
Wow your guests with the vibrant hues, exotic or traditional blossoms available today, or draw them into your romantic setting with soft floral shades, tulle and candlelight. With our worldwide flower markets anything goes in today's wonder of flowers. Imagine the remarks from the guests if you had no flowers… We have many local florists linked in WeddingLinks.com for every budget.
· if the flowers were delivered on time and was the order what was talked about and requested?
· if the order was filled completely and marked for who gets what?
· if the flowers were fresh and held up well throughout the day?
Your best question is ....Would use that florist or floral designer again?
We will discuss table flower decor in the next blog. Questions, join Judith Rivers-Moore on Facebook.
WeddingLinks.com shares 3 articles for ideas about flowers and ways to purchase rose petals and Hawaiian wedding flowers.
Congratulations!! That ring looks wonderful on your left hand. He popped the question and you said yes. You've set an approximate date and now all the decision-making begins. While it may all seem exciting, I often hear from brides-to-be … it can be overwhelming. There are hundreds of decisions to make from the engagement to when you finally sit down at the reception. It is important you enjoy and remember those wonderful moments.
So take a deep breath and go take the online wedding planning class at www.SuperStarWedding.com. After teaching the subject of wedding planning at several California University extended education classes, it seemed natural to turn it into a WEBINAR for brides.
Things have changed so much over the years that even if you helped your sister or were married before, this will inform and encourage you to develop you and your sweetheart's wedding – your way. You receive the wedding timeline, part of a planning book, budgets and some audio clips to move you through the process. You will find humor, colorful photos and guidance - are all part of the enjoyment. No sign up –other than your e-mail address and the class is 90 minutes at your computer.
Join our blog and stay current with trends, photos and enjoyable ideas for your wedding.
Judith Rivers-Moore is the wedding coach on Facebook. Give us your questions.
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Everyone is buzzing about the new color trends for 2013. Understand no Bride has to follow the trends...if you have always dreamed of a all white wedding or envisioned pink, gold, blue or black, people will still happily attend your wedding day celebration!!!
But if you want to know.... Emerald Green is showing up everywhere. From the deep emerald green to various teals, aquas the trend is showing up on movie stars, in clothing, table settings and mmmm beautiful emerald rings. This trend combines with the last several years trends in having your engagement ring with your birthstone or favorite stone.
Now you know what color I am referring to - enjoy the search for your party rentals and bridesmaid dresses on WeddingLinks.com.
It take a multitude of services and clear communication to send a bride down the aisle. Much of it leverages on being clear about what you want, setting those specifics into a contract and reminding your vendors/services near the date of your agreements.
I hear both sides in the business - bride's upset and the vendor's bewilderment.
Understand these wonderful wedding services bring a vast number of talents to your wedding day celebration!!! Many have business degrees, a passion for what they do, and tons of education on their subject. You really want to look for wedding services with five or more years of experience. For better service, make it clear - they are not to drink alcohol nor do drugs, nor be involved with your guests - while working for you. Be clear about their breaks, food provided and any other specific details.
The Vendors/Wedding Services are not mind readers.
it is very difficult to do last minute changes. They need to know who is in charge (wedding planner) and who else will be assisting in directing the vendors.
At the time of contracting .....Please outline with them the specifics that mean a lot to you. Go back and review that list or update accordingly to your changes. Not everything goes into your contract. If they have asked YOU to to provide a music list, or YOU want special photos or unique details on food preparation or film presentations for a videographer - do this quickly so they have time to map it out. Make your list, go over it in person and/or e-mail it. Call to confirm they have received you e-mail and they understand your list and can provide what is on it.
Communicating the details of what you want is important!!
We have posted a number of lists for the various vendors on http://weddinglinks.com in the Articles Area Please bring a witness to vendor meetings. You will then have evidence to prove you did notify them of your requests.
Join Judith's Blog and Please Add Your Input To Our .... Tips!
1. Remind the vendor (such as the videographer) to call you prior to leaving anything out of your video.....that scene may be what you wanted more than any other.
2. Get music requests in early, so the dj or musicians have time to find the music or practice the request.


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Share this Story: Alex Tagliani won't drive for Barracuda for rest of season
Alex Tagliani won't drive for Barracuda for rest of season
QMI Agency
Aug 13, 2013 • August 13, 2013 • 1 minute read
Photo by QMI Agency
Alex Tagliani will no longer be behind the wheel of Barracuda Racing's No. 98 car this season.
Team IndyCar announced Tuesday that J.R. Hildebrand and Luca Filippi will take turns in the Barracuda seat for the last five races of the season.
Tagliani, who drove the car for the first half of the season, has turned his attention to this weekend's Grand-Am Sports Car Series race at Kansas Speedway with the R.Ferri/AIM Autosport Racing team.
This past weekend, the Montreal native raced in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, finishing fifth.
Hildebrand leads Barracuda at the next IndyCar race, Aug. 25 at Sonoma, Calif. The following week, Filippi will take part in the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Both will drive in Houston's two races in early October, while Hildebrand will finish off the season Oct. 19 in Fontana, Calif.
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Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection is known to induce important changes in host cholesterol metabolism. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate the expression of many genes and, in consequence, control various processes, including human metabolism and response to viral infection. Recently, the alteration of the immune-associated miR-146a, which is abundantly present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), was found in some viral infections. The study aimed to analyse the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on miR-146a expression in PBMCs in vivo and in vitro, as well as to assess the possible impact of miR-146a alteration on the intracellular cholesterol level in PBMCs. Blood samples collected from 42 healthy donors and 72 CHC patients were the source of materials. HCV RNA, intracellular cholesterol level and miR-146a expression were determined in PBMCs, as well as HCV genotype and interferon (IFN)α concentration in sera. The influence of miR-146a inhibition on cholesterol expression in PBMCs was analysed in vitro after transient cell transfections with mirVana™ anti-miR-146a Inhibitor. Our data demonstrated an alteration of miR-146a and intracellular cholesterol expression in PBMCs and of IFNα concentration in sera of genotype 1, HCV-infected patients compared to the healthy donors. Also, in cultured PBMCs, miR-146a expression and intracellular cholesterol level were significantly decreased in CHC patients compared to the healthy donors. In vitro blockage of miR-146a expression in PBMCs of CHC patients greatly impaired intracellular cholesterol expression. In these conditions, miR-146a expression was positively correlated with the intracellular cholesterol level. These results suggest that genotype 1 HCV infection may alter miR-146a expression in PBMCs and, consequently, contribute to the observed dysregulation of cholesterol synthesis.
This study was conducted with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland (no. N401098536) and the statutory funds of the Medical University of Lodz (503-6-086-01).
All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Resolution (RNN/93/07/KB) of the Bioethical Committee of the Medical University of Lodz and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.


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On This Day: August 18th
On the 18th of August 1783 a huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. The meteor became known as the 1783 Great Meteor and was an unusually bright bolide,it was observable from the British Isles at a time when such phenomena were not well understood. The meteor…
On the 17th of August 1908 Emile Cohl created the first animated cartoon, it was called Fantasmagorie and was first shown in Paris, France. It is one of the earliest examples of traditional (hand-drawn) animation, and considered by film historians to be the first animated cartoon. The film largely consists of a stick man moving…
On August 16th 1819 the Peterloo Massacre occurred in Manchester, England. The Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. It caused the deaths of 15 people and around 500 injuries. The…
On the 15th of August India gained independence from British rule, after almost 200 years under crown rule. India then joined the Commonwealth of Nations. India had an ongoing battle for independence via the Indian Independence Movement which encompassed activities and ideas aiming to end the East India Company rule (1757–1858) and the British Raj…
On the 14th of August 1947 Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire. Pakistan then joined the Commonwealth of Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, or the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth), is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that were mostly territories of the former British Empire. The Commonwealth operates by intergovernmental consensus of…
On the 13th of August 1898 Carl Gustav Witt did covered 433 Eros, it was the first near-Earth asteroid to be discovered. 433 Eros is an S-type near-Earth asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 kilometres in size, the second-largest near-Earth asteroid after 1036 Ganymed. It was the first asteroid orbited by an Earth probe (in 2000). It belongs…
On August 12th 1994 Major League Baseball players went on strike, this strike led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. This's was only the second time in the events history it had been cancelled.
On the 11th of August 1965 the Watts riots began in the Watts neighbourhood of Los Angeles, the riots lasted till August 17th. On August 11, 1965, an African-American motorist was arrested for drunk driving. A minor roadside argument broke out, and then escalated into a fight. The community reacted in outrage, and six days…
On August 10th 1977 24 year old David Berkowitz (the Son of Sam) was arrested in Yonkers, New York. He was arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year. Between July 29th 1976 and July 31st 1977 he killed 6 and wounded 7 people, the…
On This Day: August 9th
On August 9th 1902 Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark were crowned as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his accession to the throne, he served…
On the 8th of August 1220 Sweden was defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. It was fought between invading Swedes and Estonians for the control of a castle in Lihula, Estonia. The event is described in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle. The Swedish army took the…
On August 7th 1789 the United States Department of War was established. The department was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the…
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