There are volumes written about exactly what ethics are, but generally ethics refer to well-based standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans should do in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, and specific virtues. Politicians are rightly expected to display the highest ethics because their actions directly impact society, and citizens deserve representatives who conduct the people's business fairly and that they never misuse taxpayer dollars for personal gain. There are mechanisms in the United States Congress to hold senators and representatives accountable for misusing public funds, and last Thursday, a watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against a Republican senator who, by all accounts, violated Senate ethics standards and committed at least one federal crime; possibly two.
In February, during a private meeting at his 2014 reelection campaign headquarters in Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and several campaign aides met to discuss opposition research collected on potential challengers. The discussion centered around actress and activist Ashley Judd, and one could argue the subjects discussed were unethical from a fairness standpoint, but Republican politicians are notorious for unfairly characterizing their political opponents as a matter of course, and campaigns are messy affairs. However, the ethics violation charges are not about what McConnell's aides said about Judd, but about McConnell illegally using paid congressional staff time or resources for his re-election campaign. According to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), McConnell did use "taxpayer-funded resources to pay staffers to dig up dirt on political opponents," and CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan charged "it isn't just an ethics violation, it's a federal crime." CREW filed an ethics complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to investigate whether McConnell spent taxpayer dollars to dig up dirt on potential opponents, and a separate complaint with the FBI to investigate McConnell for violating two federal laws.
In the tape recording at McConnell's headquarters, the speaker leading the discussion clearly said details contained in the opposition research "reflects the work of a lot of folks: Josh, Jesse, Phil Maxson, a lot of [legislative assistants], thank them three times, so this is a compilation of work, all the way through." Phil Maxson is a legislative assistant, Josh may refer to Josh Holmes, McConnell's chief of staff, and Jesse may be Jesse Benton, McConnell's campaign manager. McConnell claimed the tape was recorded illegally and asked the FBI to investigate who taped the secret meeting, and if they broke the law they should face the consequences, but that is a rank deflection away from the real crime. Using taxpayer dollars is against federal law and congressional rules barring lawmakers from using congressional staff or resources, which are paid for with taxpayer funds, for campaign purposes.
According to 18 USC § 641, "Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another… money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years." In 1993 a former House employee pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of government property after it was discovered he did campaign work at the same time he said he was conducting official business. Also, according to 18 USC § 1341 – Frauds and swindles, paying congressional staff for campaign work may constitute mail fraud, and in 1979 another former House member was prosecuted for mail fraud for putting campaign workers on his congressional payroll. If McConnell used anyone on his legislative staff to do opposition research, or paid campaign workers from his Senate payroll, he broke federal law on two separate counts and is in violation of Senate ethics rules.
McConnell's spokesman said the taped recording was erroneous and that the aide leading the meeting did not say thank legislative aides three times for their work compiling research on Judd, but that they engaged in research "in their free time." The tape recording is clear, and the aide did not say "in their free time," but it is not unusual for Republicans to tell people what they heard was not what they really heard, and in McConnell's case, the contention is an attempt to deflect attention away from his activities by alleging the recording may have been illegal. In fact, when McConnell's office was questioned by reporters about misusing taxpayer dollars for this campaign, they refused to comment, but days later after realizing they were in violation of federal law and Senate ethics rules, told reporters they did not hear what the tape recording clearly revealed.
CREW executive director said McConnell should "welcome both an FBI and ethics committee investigation into his conduct," but doubtless the ranking Republican in the Senate welcomes an FBI or Senate ethics investigation. Especially damning in the tape recording is naming Phil Maxson who has been in McConnell's employ as a legislative aide since early in 2011, but according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission, he was never paid by McConnell's campaign committee or leadership PAC. McConnell's request for the FBI to investigate the recording will also necessitate the Bureau to fully inquire whether he violated federal law(s), and coupled with the complaint filed by CREW detailing the U.S.C. violations and an impending Senate inquiry, he may rue the day he felt he was above the law and that he made enemies emboldened to tape a secret strategy meeting. It is not clear that the recording was even remotely illegal.
McConnell is a bad Senate representative for doing nothing but obstruct the U.S. Senate over the past four years, but these charges are serious and demand a thorough investigation by the FBI and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. The account also demands that the Federal Elections Commission conducts their own investigation to determine why McConnell's legislative aide was working on his re-election campaign without filing a report with the FEC. Doubtless, McConnell will claim ignorance of the sordid affair and tap the legislative aides and his chief of staff to take the fall and shield him from prosecution, but the fact remains he was at the secret campaign meeting and plainly heard what the tape recording reveals; that he used taxpayer dollars for personal gain. Because McConnell did not immediately alert the FBI and FEC that a crime had been committed, and failed to tell the Senate Select Committee his paid legislative staff worked for his campaign, he is culpable for concealing the malfeasance and deserves to be prosecuted as if he directed the entire affair that is more than possible, it is entirely plausible.


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There is an article on alkaline foods and 74 foods were recommended (http://bembu.com/alkaline-foods). However when I cross referenced this list with foods from a ph app that lists the PRAL score there were several inconsistencies.
– the green foods seem to consistently have very low PRAL scores (in the negative range). But there are other foods that are not green that mainly have an alkalinizing effect on the body. You may need to check several sources to see if they consistently report that a food is alkalinic as there are inconsistencies reported.
– many spices seem to be alkaline, it may help to familiarize yourself with them and use them regularly in cooking.
– beans, greens, and rice (which is only mildly acidic may need to be the main stay of the diet. If you have trouble with beans, try cooking them with a little baking soda, that may help.


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Alleged Burglars Call Police for Ride
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By Addie Anderson - Freelance Writer
Two Florida residents were arrested while allegedly burglarizing a home after calling 911 for a ride to the airport, according to a statement from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Last week, Polk County officials responded to a 911 call from an unoccupied residence. The caller did not speak. After arriving at the house, they found an unlocked sliding glass door and entered.
Upon entry, police reportedly found the two suspects, 23-year-old Martin Gonzalez-Garcia and 22-year-old Ashializ Roldan-Oscasio, who had no ties to the house. The house's real estate agent later told police that he neither knew the suspects nor gave them permission to occupy the residence.
The couple had $138.50 worth of electronics, which Gonzalez-Garcia had allegedly stolen from a Dollar General store earlier that day. Police said they immediately recognized him from Dollar General's security camera footage.
When police asked Roldan-Oscasio why she had called them, she apparently made what the Polk County Sheriff's Office called a "surprising admission":
Roldan-Oscasio allegedly called the police for help "moving their belongings from the house (the one they were burglarizing)." She reportedly asked police officers for a ride to the airport "because they wanted to go to New York for the weekend."
Although a police car may be an unconventional getaway vehicle choice, deputies were happy to help the suspects "with their belongings, and DID give them a ride, but it wasn't to the airport…it was to the Polk Pokey…[which] is much better than New York anyway," the sheriff's office statement continued.
Roldan-Oscasio and Gonzalez-Garcia were charged with burglary of a residence, cannabis possession, and drug paraphernalia possession. Gonzalez-Garcia was also charged with burglary and theft related to the incident at the Dollar General store.
According to Gonzalez-Garcia's arrest affidavit, he allegedly admitted to stealing from the Dollar General during police questioning. However, he insisted that he needed to steal the items to sell them and make money.
He also reportedly admitted to the burglary of the residence.
"Martin stated he knew what he did was wrong, but needed the money. Martin stated he knew the residence was not his and did not have permission to be in, but had to get inside to get out of the cold," the affidavit continued.
The brazen burglary in Florida last week parallels the rampant crime problem in Dallas, where the city council has declined to prioritize law enforcement and public safety.
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In many LEFTIST states like California and NY the suspects statements would actually be a qualified legal DEFENSE. "I had to steal to sell and make money to eat….is actually a legal defense in CA now, and I believe in NY as well.
Just be happy that these two are in FL. They will get "Three Hots and a Cot" and be happy and have no need to steal for a while.
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This just has to be true! No one could make up this story.
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Safety of ondansetron for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
Publish date: August 14, 2019
Christina D. Chambers, PhD, MPH
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affects up to 80% of pregnant women, most commonly between 5 and 18 weeks of gestation. In addition, its extreme form, hyperemesis gravidarum, affects less than 3% of pregnancies.1 Certainly with hyperemesis gravidarum, and oftentimes with less severe NVP, pharmacologic treatment is desired or required. One of the choices for such treatment has been ondansetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, which has been used off label for NVP and is now available in generic form. However, there have been concerns raised regarding the fetal safety of this medication, last reviewed in Ob.Gyn. News by Gideon Koren, MD, in a commentary published in 2013.
Dr. Christina D. Chambers
Since then, the escalating use of ondansetron in the United States has been described using a large dataset covering 2.3 million, predominantly commercially insured, pregnancies that resulted in live births from 2001 to 2015.1 Over that period of time, any outpatient pharmacy dispensing of an antiemetic in pregnancy increased from 17.0% in 2001 to 27.2% in 2014. That increase was entirely accounted for by a dramatic rise in oral ondansetron use beginning in 2006. By 2014, 22.4% of pregnancies in the database had received a prescription for ondansetron.
There have been two studies that have suggested an increased risk in specific major birth defects with first-trimester ondansetron use. The first, published in 2012, used data from the National Birth Defects Prevention case control study from 1997 to 2004 to examine risks with NVP and its treatments for the most common noncardiac defects in the dataset. These included cleft lip with or without cleft palate, cleft palate alone, neural tube defects, and hypospadias. NVP itself was not associated with any increased risks for the selected defects. In contrast, ondansetron was associated with an increased risk for cleft palate alone based on seven exposed cases (adjusted odds ratio, 2.37; 95% confidence interval, 1.18-4.76).2
A second study published in 2014 used data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register from 1998 to 2012 to identify 1,349 infants whose mothers reported taking ondansetron in early pregnancy. While no overall increased risk of major birth defects was found with early pregnancy ondansetron use, compared with no such use, there was a significant increased risk noted for cardiovascular defects, particularly cardiac septum defects (any cardiac defect OR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.04-2.14; cardiac septum defects risk ratio, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.19-3.28).3 No cases of cleft palate were reported among exposed cases in that study.
In contrast, in another study, Danish National Birth Cohort data on 608,385 pregnancies from 2004 to 2011 were used to compare major birth defect outcomes among 1,233 women exposed to ondansetron in the first trimester with those of 4,392 unexposed women.4 The birth prevalence of any major birth defect was identical (2.9%) in both exposed and unexposed groups (adjusted prevalence OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 0.69-1.82). No cases of cleft palate were reported among exposed cases and the crude OR for any cardiac defect approximated the null (1.04; 95% CI, 0.52-1.95). Two other smaller or less well-designed studies did not support an increased risk for major birth defects overall (Fejzo et al. 2016 Jul;62:87-91; Einarson et al. 2004Aug 23. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00236.x).
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Home/News/Latest news/Monaco's Call to Action: "I protect my child, I vaccinate him"
Monaco's Call to Action: "I protect my child, I vaccinate him"
17 April , 2018
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Monaco's Department of Health and Social Affairs has initiated a public health campaign to ensure that everyone in the Principality is aware of the importance of immunisation. European Immunisation Week, spanning April 23 and 29 is also being given high profile in the promotional efforts of the World Health Organisation.
Monaco's campaign includes immunizing the community by mandating vaccinations for three diseases and strongly encouraging vaccinations against other infectious illnesses. Minister of Health and Social Affairs Didier Gamerdinger is behind this major initiative targeting the vaccination of children. Called "I protect my child, I vaccinate him," a wave of explanatory brochures are being distributed with vaccination recommendations and all the reasons for making sure you are up-to-date with vaccinations for your children, so that they are immunized against major infectious diseases for life.
While vaccination against eleven infectious diseases was made compulsory in France from the beginning of this year, Monaco is targeting its vaccination rate to increase progressively over the next years through a combination of measures both mandatory and strongly encouraged". The WHO has its own estimate of the threshold for the vaccination rate to be an effective barrier against dangerous diseases. WHO would like to see the vaccination coverage of citizens reaching 95 percent, to extend to as many people as possible. This is the level of vaccination coverage they recommend to immunize the community as a whole and prevent any risk of epidemics.
Monaco's goal is to increase the number of vaccinated children from current levels. In Monaco, for the three vaccines that are currently mandatory (diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis), for all intents and purposes immunization coverage virtually touches 100%. Since 2007 there is some evidence that there has been a slow diminution in participation in other non-compulsory vaccination programs. According to statistics from the School Medical Inspectorate, vaccination coverage has fallen to 80% in recent years, for eight of the other highly recommended vaccines (whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenza – meningitis, pneumococcus, meningococcal). As a matter of policy in support of public health, a strong initiative is now underway to increase that vaccination rate to 90% to prevent any danger from diseases circulating.
In Monaco there have so far been no reasons for alarm – it was last in 2011 that there were cases of measles; in 2016 two cases of tuberculosis. In France, several months ago there was one case of a young 32-year-old woman who did die of measles and there was a mortality in Sicily also.
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Monaco is taking a prudent approach and so the Monegasque government is in the process of executing a large awareness campaign that is being launched in health facilities and schools in order to increase the priority that parents give to vaccination. At the centre of the campaign is an attractive pamphlet with a cute little bear motif with a Q&A section explaining the importance of vaccination. A gentle, persuasive approach has been chosen by the minister. Expect to see this brochure cropping up everywhere where parents frequent – in nurseries, in primary schools, in doctors' offices, in Princess Grace hospital, in sports venues and in pharmacies and in social media. Minister Didier Gamerdinger is also making sure that the vaccination campaign has extensive media coverage including reporting comments in support of the campaign by Doctor Olivier Keita-Perse Head of Epidemiology at Princess Grace hospital and Kristel Malgherini in charge of the mission in the Department of Health and Social Affairs
The vaccines are 80-percent covered by health insurance; except the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine that is 100 percent reimbursed if it is expressly indicated on the prescription and provided that the child is under 17 years of age.
The vaccination policy has been launched by the Department of Health in coordination with the Directorate of Health Action, the Monegasque Screening Centre, the Department of Health and Epidemiology and the paediatric department of the CHPG.
For information, contact your GP or paediatrician, CHPG's Paediatric Department (+377 97 98 95 47) or hygiene and vaccination service (04 92 41 67 95).
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10-12 May, 2013 the International Orienteering Championship dedicated to the 90-th anniversary of the birth of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev was held. Heydar Aliyev paid special attention to the development of sport in Azerbaijan.
The competitions were held on 3 (of 11 existing in Azerbaijan) new sports maps which has been prepared by the foreign specialists and meet all the international standards. Except orienteering sportsmen from Azerbaijan, there were participants from Georgia, Kazakhstan, China, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and France.
The total number of participants for 2 days of the competitions counts 241 persons (represents 29 teams). This number is record amount for all the history of independent Azerbaijan (for comparison in 2011 in championship in Azerbaijan only 26 sportsmen were participating, in 2012 – 130).
The abovementioned Championship named after Heydar Aliyev caused a high attention of the International Orienteering Federation, as a result of which the member of the Council board of the IOF Tatyana Kalendaroglu visited Baku as a special representative of the IOF's President.
The main judge of the competitions was Nizami Mursakulov (Azerbaijan), the referee's board consisted also of the international judges – Russian Orienteering Federation's representative Aleksander Trempoltsev and Ukraine's – Myhailo Pugach.
On 10th of May the participants of the competitions headed by President of the Orienteering Federation of Azerbaijan M.Kazymov and the honorable guests of the Championship - the member of the Council board of the IOF T.Kalendaroglu, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan O.Mishchenko, the President of the Orienteering Federation of Turkey T.Cholakoglu, the President of the Georgian Orienteering Federation A.Hvedelidze laid flowers on the monument to the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev in the city of Khachmaz.
The organizations of the Championship, in order to meet all the international terms, decided to held competitions in the following categories: Men/Women-21 (Elite) – the most complicated distance for experienced orienteering sportsmen; "Open" – for beginners and "Open Junior" – for children.
On the first day of the International Championship the competitions were held on a long distance in a given direction (for men from M-21 (Elite) group length of distance - 10.5 km, for women - 7.1 km), where the participants of the competitions had have to be marked on 18 and 14 control destinations (CD) respectively. As a result, the winner in the long distance among the men became the Master of Sports of the Russian Federation Slepov Ilya, silver medalist - Candidate Master of Sports of Russia Artem Suhov, the third place was taken by the representative of Ukraine, Candidate Master of Sports Dolgopol Rostislav.
The best time in the long distance among women in the category of W-21 (Elite) showed Candidate Master of Sports of Russia Trukhina Julia, the second place took the sportsman from Ukraine Pugach Maria, the bronze won the Master of Sports of Azerbaijan Aliyeva Natalia ("Neftchi" club).
In category OPEN on the long distance (4.4 km - 8 CD) among men distinguished themselves Zakobluk Alexei (Azerbaijan, the National Mountaineering Tourist Club) and Vadim Galkin, Jafarov Anar (Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan). Among women in the same category with a distance of 3.5 km - 8 CD distinguished Gadzhizade Aytadzh (the team of the Executive Power of Sheki), Myroslava Mishchenko (Ukraine) and Gahramanova Kemale (the team of the MES AR).
On the second day of the Championship it was competitions on a short distance in a given direction. As a result, the winner among the men in the category M-21 (Elite) on a short distance (4.05 km - 13 CD) was the Master of Sports of the Russian Federation Slepov Ilya, silver medalist - Candidate Master of Sports of Russia Artem Suhov, the third place took the Candidate Master of Sports of Moldova Bezdiga Andrey.
Among women in the category W-21 (Elite) on a short distance (3.1 km - 10 CD) the first place won the Russian Master of Sports Trukhina Julia, the second place was taken by the representative of Ukraine Pugach Maria, the bronze medal won the Master of Sports of AR Alieva Natalia ("Neftchi" club).
In category OPEN among men (distance 3 km -11 CD) the best results were showed by Alesgerov Aziz (Azerbaijan, Republican Mountaineering Tourist Club), Mamedov Akshin (Academy of Public Administration under the President of Azerbaijan Republic) and Zakobluk Alexei (Azerbaijan, Republican Mountaineering Tourist Club).
In women's OPEN category on a short distance (2.3 km - 10 CD) distinguished Cherpakova Ellina (Baku Slavic University), Babaeva Rovsana (Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan) and the third place was taken by Hamdullaeva Ulker (Azerbaijan, personal).
In the team competition upon the results of two days of the Championship "Heydar Aliyev Cup" won the team of the Russian Federation, which is comprised of the professional orienteering sportsmen, the second place - the team of Ukraine, which included both orienteering athletes of Ukraine and members of the Embassy of Ukraine in Azerbaijan, including the Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan Oleksandr Mishchenko. The bronze medal of the Championship won the team of the club "Neftchi" (Azerbaijan), whose members began to engage in orienteering about 1 year ago, but now demonstrated results that indicate that they have significant potential to achieve high results in the nearest future.
Taking into account that the men's competition on the first day of the Championship were held at a distance of particular complexity that exceeds the parameters 10 km, the panel of judges decided to award the best men's teams in this category. Thus, the first place won the team of the Russian Federation, silver - team of Ukraine and bronze - a team of the State Special Security Service (XDMX).
Revealing was the fact that in the category OPEN Junior were participated 34 children, all of whom were awarded diplomas of the Orienteering Federation of Azerbaijan and prizes.
The winners and prize-winners in the individual set-off were awarded with medals and diplomas of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In addition, the winners of the competitions additionally awarded the valuable gifts by the Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan Republic, the State Special Security Service and the Orienteering Federation of Azerbaijan.
During the Championship it was special positive spirit when the fact that orienteering had nowadays its rebirth in Azerbaijan made the "veterans' of this kind of sport happy. Young people have opened an opportunity to meet new and to communicated with old friends, also from other countries, and to become a part of the sport of high achievements.
The Orienteering Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan would like to note that thank to the attention of the President of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev which he paid to the development of sport in the country, our republic becomes a venue of the prestigious international events. The Federation also would like to express its gratitude to all co-organizers and sponsors of the competitions, especially for sustainable support from the Ministry of Taxes, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Frontier Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A great appreciation the Federation would like to express to the Head of the State Special Security Service, colonel general Mr. Vagif Akhundov who allowed to use "Ulduz" recreation center in Nabran as a center of international competitions, except this for all the participants of Championship it was provided hot meals and tea by the solders of field kitchen.
The Orienteering Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan would continue to take efforts in order to further development of the orienteering in Azerbaijan. In this regard we invite all who wish to start doing orienteering both for health or for professional reasons in order to represent Azerbaijan at international level.
Orienteering – sport of healthy nation!


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Q: AppCompat v22.1.1 button style api 16+ I'm trying to style the buttons with the new supportv7 v22.1.1
It works fine on device with Lollipop, but on older device, it doesn't apply the theme anymore.
The themes.xml
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    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="android:buttonStyle">@style/Button</item>
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    <style name="Button" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button">
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
        <item name="android:background">#1FA561</item>
    </style>

</resources>

the manifest does include android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
Basic layout file
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".LoginActivity">

    <ScrollView
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        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <LinearLayout
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            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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            <Button
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A: sorry to say this but, BUTTON style support not included in appcompat-v7
still want solution check this answer and you can also use any third party library for material button style

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Add Neiman Marcus to the growing list of retailers that have announced information systems breaches over the past few weeks: In a company statement, the Dallas-based department store chain reported compromised servers, a hack that gave outside access to customer payment information. On the heels of Target's holiday debacle, the news fueled the IT security discussion and elevated consumer angst.
This should be a call to arms for solution providers, vendors and distributors. No business will ever be 100 percent protected against a determined and skilled hacker, but IT channel professionals can help their clients build a solid line of defense that can stop a vast majority of intrusions.
Last year's holiday shopping season may end up being quite costly to retailers. In addition to the expected financial hit, the reputational damage may lead to other long-term repercussions for these well-known brands.
Neiman Marcus, for example, only disclosed the breach after a cybersecurity investigator posted a report suggesting the retailer's customers were experiencing an unusually high number of fraudulent credit card charges. Company officials didn't confirm the hack until early January, even though they'd known of the breach since at least the middle of December — when its credit card processor informed law enforcement officials. This doesn't bode well for consumer confidence. On top of that, the luxury goods retailer has yet to reveal the depth and duration of the attack.
Several news reports suggest shoppers are considering a cash-only route when making Target purchases, which could severely limit discretionary buying. For many consumers, those optional items can make up a substantial part of the bill. Neiman Marcus may face a similar challenge depending on how far the news spreads and the ramifications of the breach.
Consumers who experience fraudulent credit card charges or identity theft from the compromised data are sure to be telling their stories for months to come, word-of-mouth that could further erode confidence in current cybersecurity methodologies. That should be a major concern for IT channel companies that protect the online and data protection activities for their clients. The CompTIA Security community members posted some startling statistics and sound advice for solution providers following the Target breach, pointing out that more than 705 million records had already been compromised in 2013.
While those numbers should alarm anyone who hands their credit card to a store clerk or shares financial or personal information online, it's also a major opportunity for the IT channel. Channel professions who can help build a solid line of defense for their customers can guard against hackers like those in the Target case, who gained access to credit card information from millions of customers after installing malware on the company's point-of-sale terminals. While these cybercriminals may use more elaborate intrusion methods than a typical SMB-focused online evildoer, the result can be equally damaging to the effected business.
Skilled and diligent solution providers are also valuable to their clients because end-users often grow complacent with security protocols or simply fail to ensure their systems are up-to-date and operational. In today's era of untethered offices and bring-your-own-device strategies, organizations have to implement stronger protection measures and hold their employees accountable for following posted procedures. Those who don't are extremely vulnerable to malware attacks and other malicious threats. They need a trusted adviser; someone who can thoroughly evaluate their security infrastructure and methodologies, with the skills to design and implement improvements if and when needed. They need someone with expertise to lock down wireless and wired networks, computers, smartphones, tablets and any other device that could be used to access company data.
Most often, data protection begins with the weakest link: their clients' employees. Workers who fail to follow the proper protocols — some as simple as signing off from terminals when they walk away — can severely compromise any system put in place, no matter how elaborate or comprehensive it may be.
Today's most valued IT professionals can train their customer's workforce on the ramifications of not following prescribed security procedures, as well as providers who can design more foolproof systems that reduce gaps in their defenses.
Solution providers with the expertise and answers to these security issues can grow business with their existing client base, building trust and solidifying relationships by improving critical aspects of their data protection practices. When VARs and MSPs earn the right to access their customers' operational strategies and business plans, they can offer more sound advice and design the best systems and support programs to help them accomplish those objectives.
In order to properly support their customers and meet future growth goals, IT channel organizations must invest additional resources to improve network and data security services. They may undertake rigorous technical training or add new vendor offerings to their portfolio. Leveraging the resources offered by CompTIA can improve their skills on the business side of those operations. The association offers a multitude of Channel Training programs and materials around IT security, including Quick Start Guides, live and on-demand courses, and industry-specific research and market intelligence information. Solution providers can also elevate their stature and promote their high-level protection capabilities to clients and new prospects using an esteemed business credential such as the CompTIA IT Security Trustmark or the CompTIA IT Security Trustmark+.
As national and local news outlets continue to hammer away at big businesses for their lapses in data protection, what are solution providers doing to keep their SMB clients from experiencing similar fates? That is a key question every VAR, MSP, vendor and distributor should be asking this year.


Sure, the holiday season is a time of giving, but what about…taking? Join the gigantic glamazon Size Queen and her criminal crew, including the thermo-couple of Fire & Ice and the goofy Gumball for a holiday heist of humongous proportions! Of course, even glitzy Las Riqueza gets an unexpected surprise when those ill-gotten golden gains turn out to be arcane forces from the ancient world!
In this fun holiday adventure for Icons Superpowered Roleplaying, your players get a chance to see how "the other half" lives, by playing the villains! (Or you can play heroes undercover to infiltrate and do good regardless, if you must.) Can our n'er-do-wells finally do some good? Find out in Size Queen's Humongous Holiday Heist!
Available on DriveThruRPG — and don't forget last year's holiday folly: Santa Claus vs. the Metaskulks! Save Christmastime from alien invaders!
Thanks to the magic of DriveThruRPG's print-on-demand service, I've been able to make a softcover edition of the Icons: The Assembled Edition core book available for order.
Note that this does not replace the initial hardcover printing of the book, still available from Green Ronin Publishing, and in distribution to fine retailers, and the softcover is the same price as the hardcover, due to the cost of print-on-demand versus traditional offset printed books. Still, it's available as an option for those who want it, and it provides a print version that can be ordered direct from DriveThruRPG and RPGNow.
When the copies of the first printing of the hardcover sell through, Green Ronin and I will reassess whether or not a traditional reprint is called for. If not, then I'll likely make a print-on-demand hardcover available as well. Since it will cost more than the current hardcover, the takeaway is: If you want a hardcover of the Assembled Edition, buy it before the current stock is gone!


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Integra Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab based at Birmingham Conservatoire, with a focus on musician-computer interaction. The lab was created in 2009 as a spin-off from the international Integra Project - supported by the Culture 2007–2013 programme of the European Union.
Integra Lab provides a unique opportunity for researchers in interactive music technology, user-centred design and digital signal processing to collaborate directly with performers and composers in the creation of musically meaningful experiences.
Being based at Birmingham Conservatoire enables the flow of ideas between disciplines needed to conduct research that addresses real-world problems encountered in artistic practice.
semantics of live musical interaction.
Repertoire migration: This is the process of taking an existing piece of music that uses old obsolete technology and making a new version that can be performed with modern hardware and software. To date we have migrated works by Gérard Grisey, Jonathan Harvey, Philippe Hurel and others.
Interaction research: We work with performers and composers, and examine how they interact with technology with a view to designing new systems. This often takes the form of a collaborative project where the researcher and musician develop an idea or artistic work together over an extended period. This process generates a tapestry of knowledge that feeds reciprocally into new interaction design and development.
Software development: Informed by work with existing repertoire and new artistic works, our software development methods seek to move beyond typical 'academic' software development to more sustainable and usable applications.
Integra Live is a software application for composing and performing live electronic music. It can be downloaded here. Further information can be found on the Integra project site.
LibXtract is a lightweight library for audio feature extraction. It provides over 50 audio features including f0 detection, MFCC, spectral moments, loudness, spectral flux etc. It is optimised for real-time applications, and has APIs in C, Python and Java. It can be downloaded from the project GitHub page.


Warren, MI – Representatives from 88 institutions nationwide will participate in the Ninth Annual College Fair at the Warren City Hall Atrium.
As during the previous year, where 1200 attendees including parents, guardians and teachers had the opportunity to also learn more about the college application and enrollment process.
All of the major universities and colleges in Michigan are attending, and schools from as distant as Alabama (University of Alabama), Loyola University in Louisiana, Purdue University in Indiana, and the United States Military Academy in West Point will have representatives.
Representatives from the following colleges and universities will be available to answer questions on admissions and financial aid. Parents and guardians are welcome.
Baker College of Clinton Twp.
Western Michigan University – Chemical and Paper Engineering Dept.
← Warren City Hall Lights Up Tonight to bring awareness to multiple diseases.


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use serde::Serialize;

#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
pub struct VersionInfo {
    pub package_name: &'static str,
    pub package_version: &'static str,
    pub git_commit_id: &'static str,
    pub ci_commit_id: Option<&'static str>,
    pub target_triple: &'static str,
    pub build_date: &'static str,
    pub rustc_version: &'static str,
}

pub const VERSION_INFO: VersionInfo = VersionInfo {
    package_name: env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
    package_version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
    git_commit_id: env!("VERGEN_SHA"),
    ci_commit_id: option_env!("CI_COMMIT_SHA"),
    target_triple: env!("VERGEN_TARGET_TRIPLE"),
    build_date: env!("VERGEN_BUILD_DATE"),
    rustc_version: env!("GERRITBOT_RUSTC_VERSION"),
};


(1) Mentioned in "Candidates for Speakership," 10/11/1912. Wichita Daily Times.
36th Legislature, 4th C.S., 9/23/1920, p. 68. Resolutions - Memorial.
TERRELL, CHESTER H. (1882-1920). Relatives: J.O. Terrell - father, Chester H. Terrell - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Marshall W. Terrell, p. c234, Texas Under Many Flags. HeritageQuest Online.
43rd Speaker of the House of Representatives: Chester H. Terrell. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Photo and obituary, "Ex-Speaker of House of Representatives Dead," 9/14/1920, p. 4. Dallas Morning News.
"Terrell, that magical political name on Texas democratic ballots, causes thousands of voters to wonder who started it," 6/28/1934, p. 8. Relatives: J.O. Terrell - father, Chester Terrell - son. El Paso Herald Post.
Chester H. Terrell, birth date 12/2/1882, death date 9/13/1920, interment in Mission Burial Park North, San Antonio. Find a Grave.
Photo and obituary, 9/14/1920, Galveston Daily News.


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Johan Pater (Ede, 1 januari 1981) is een Nederlands voormalig profvoetballer die speelde als aanvaller.

Loopbaan als voetballer
Pater groeide op in Ede en begon met voetballen bij de lokale KSV Fortissimo. Hier werd hij gescout door SBV Vitesse en volgde de jeugdopleiding bij de Vitesse Voetbal Academie. In 1996 stapte hij over naar de jeugdacademie van PSV. Hier doorliep hij de diverse jeugdteams en kwam bij de eerste selectie. Op 12 maart 2000 maakte hij zijn debuut voor PSV in een met 2-1 gewonnen wedstrijd tegen FC Utrecht, door in de 85e minuut in te vallen voor Wilfred Bouma.

De levensstijl van Pater paste echter niet binnen het professionele klimaat van PSV en de club besloot Pater te verhuren aan stadsgenoot FC Eindhoven, dat actief was in de Eerste divisie. Hij speelde 8 wedstrijden voor FC Eindhoven voor hij bij een dopingcontrole werd betrapt op het gebruik van cocaïne. Pater had de drug in het uitgaansleven recreatief gebruikt. Hij werd voor 18 wedstrijden geschorst en keerde aan het eind van het seizoen terug bij PSV, dat ook niet verder met hem wilde. Zijn contract werd ontbonden en hij vertrok op voorspraak van technisch directeur Ted van Leeuwen naar de amateurs van AGOVV in Apeldoorn, dat in afwachting was van een proflicentie. Pater werd met AGOVV kampioen van de hoofdklasse.

Na een seizoen keerde hij weer terug in het betaald voetbal. Hij tekende een contract bij Stormvogels Telstar, waarvoor hij in drie seizoenen 67 wedstrijden speelde en vijf keer scoorde. Hierna speelde hij achtereenvolgens een seizoen bij Go Ahead Eagles en FC Volendam en wederom Stormvogels Telstar. Bij Go Ahead Eagles, waarvoor hij 35 wedstrijden speelde, groeide hij uit tot een cultheld.

Voor het seizoen 2007-2008 keerde hij op amateurbasis terug bij Stromvogels Telstar. Hier raakte hij in opspraak, doordat hij buiten medeweten van de club een trainingsstage afwerkte bij Stoke City FC. De club besloot de aanvaller hierop de deur te wijzen. Hierop keerde hij in februari op amateurbasis terug bij AGOVV, dat ondertussen zijn proflicentie binnen had en uitkwam in de Eerste Divisie. In de zomer van 2008 kreeg hij een eenjarig contract aangeboden. In maart 2009 maakte de club echter bekend dat het contract van Pater niet verlengd werd. Hierop besloot hij op 29-jarige leeftijd zijn carrière te beëindigen. Na het beëindigen van zijn carrière had hij moeite zijn leven weer op de rit te krijgen. Hij voetbalde na zijn pensionering nog voor WAVV en VV Lunteren.

Pater was na zijn actieve carrière oprichter van de kledinglijn Helemaal Knettahh, die hij zelf beheerde. In 2016 werkte hij als bouwvakker. Op 9 december 2019 werd Pater getroffen door een hartaanval waardoor hij in coma raakte. Na een maand ontwaakte hij en begon het revalideren.

Nederlands voetballer

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Home DUB Speak Fascism: Word of the Year?
Fascism: Word of the Year?
Fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual, and that stands for a centralised autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.
In related news, Oxford Dictionary has declared 'post-truth'(relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief) its word of the year, while dictionary.com has gone with xenophobia (dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries). The pattern is hard to miss.
Why this fuss about a 'word of the year,' you ask? They tend to reflect the socio-political situation we are currently faced with, though to a largely limited extent. A single word fails to capture the plurality of experiences across the world, but does serve as a mirror image of the ideas that are bandied about in conversations or in the media, virtual or otherwise.
While 2016 cannot be described in a word, our concern lies primarily with the circumstances that have led several thousand across the world to take to the internet and find out what 'fascism' or 'xenophobia' might mean. Acknowledging such words as 'words of the year' would involve accepting the unfortunate idea that such circumstances predominate in the minds of a large number of people, and this can be a scary prospect when it comes to terms like fascism. The world definitely hasn't forgotten what happened the last time fascism gained ground as an ideology.
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the United Nations human rights Chief, claims that, "The rhetoric of fascism is no longer confined to a secret underworld of fascists meeting in illicit clubs. It is becoming part of normal daily discourse. In some parts of the USA and Europe, anti-foreigner rhetoric full of unbridled vitriol and hatred, is proliferating to a frightening degree." This rhetoric is evident in Donald Trump's plan to build an "impenetrable, tall, physical, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall" between the USA and Mexico, and in his suggestion of a 'register' for Muslims.
Though Trump occupies pride of place in the media, he isn't the only one sounding the death knell for liberalism. European politicians like Germany's Frauke Petry and Sweden's Jimmie Akesson have been consistently opposed to 'open-door' refugee policies. An 89-year old survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp recently took to the internet to appeal to people not to vote for a far-right Austrian politician, Norbert Hofer, as their President. She draws similarities between Hofer's politics and fascism of the pre-second world war period. There have been allegations that India is also currently experiencing fascist undercurrents.
Though Trump has the backing of the people of a democratic nation, having been elected President in a valid election, similarities have also been drawn between Trump's politics and that of Hitler's. These similarities, seen not just in Trump but also in several politicians across the world, can be quite appalling.
Maybe we should all look up tolerance instead. Our collective amnesia seems to prevent us from recalling what it means.
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Q: WCF Service call to multiple rows. How to architecture it? Let's say I have a scenario where I have a Service that is responsible for retrieving the price of a single product given the ID and another Service that gives me the current stock position of it.
It's okay when I'm looking only at one product, but what about a list page where I have 60 products? What should I do in this case? Call the service product by product to retrieve it's current price and stock position?
I think this would be extremely slow and cost a lot of resources. But what could I do to make it look good and at the same time have performance?
Currently we have these information in the database in a column next to the product. These price and stock columns are updated by a sql service that updates it when is necessary so when I need to grab the value for a lot of products at the same time I just need to select two columns more. It's really fast, but right now we have some more systems in need of this information and I would like to transform all these stuff in a service.
Thanks a lot!

A: Well, you could always have multiple service methods:

*

*the one you already have, to retrieve a single product, and the price for a single product

*create a new service method which would take a list of product ID's, and return a list of product objects - or a new DTO (data-transfer object) that holds product and price

This way, you could keep your current users happy, and also do something to make batch requests work more efficiently.

A: Can your service method take an array of IDs?  And return an array of values?  That way if you want one record your array only has 1 item, if you want more, you just populate the array with multiple values?


Pachino is famous for its tomatoes, which are among its main economic resources, and for its high quality wine production. This little town also has 8 kilometres of coast and some beautiful beaches – Lido and Cavettone Morghella on the Ionian coast and Carratois (also known as Cuffara) on the Mediterranean side.
Pachino has a number of historical landmarks and archeological sites, and is home to the little fishing village of Marzamemi.


John Zappia defeated Daniel Gregorini in the final round of the Summer Slam as part of the WA Drag Racing Championships at Perth Motorplex on Saturday night.
Zappia used a 5.70 pass in his Holden Monaro to get by Gregorini's Camaro after Gregorini took the early lead.
After disappointing results in the 400 Thunder Series a week previous in Sydney, it was a solid day all around for Zappia who top qualified with a 5.77 second run and ran the quickest time of the event, a 5.66 pass in the first round of racing.
The honourable mention in the Top Doorslammer ranks had to go to Steve Aldridge, who finally cracked his first five second run after many years of trying. A 5.91 second pass in his Crown Security Plymouth was a fitting reward for his long efforts to join the front runners of the class.
Top Comp was all about Sam Treasure in the Hemi Express. Treasure notched a new personal best time of 6.03 seconds to top qualify in the class before using a 6.07 in the final round to defeat Al McClure.
Super Comp saw Errol Quartermaine in career form, running underneath the national record with a 7.62 second pass under DD/Gas classification. Quartermaine defeated Ralph Lewis' Ford Mustang in the final round.
Competition Bike was short on numbers but big on quality. Reigning champion Phill Paton proved too good in the final, defeating Ryan Learmonth.
Variety was the order of the day in Outlaw Radial, with everything from turbocharged Holden Rodeos to nitrous-assisted Valiant Chargers taking part. The final round came down to Wayne Smith and Goran Kojic, with Smith taking the victory.
Chris Roe scored a win against Alby Bakranich in Top Sportsman, Angelo Locantro got lucky against Jeff Acton who broke out in Modified, Mick Fenton defeated Laurence Adamos in Super Sedan, Paul De Klerk got by Brian Hotker in Modified Bike and Joel Trotman took out Lee Watson in Super Street.
WA's fastest drag racers return on December 1 for the 45th Annual Goldenstate Championships.


What is it about Smetana? As we walked across Charles Bridge, having been in Prague less than an hour, I realised that I had developed an earworm. My subconscious orchestra was repeatedly rehearsing the final section of 'Vltava', the river flowing beneath us.
Surprising, as we were surrounded by noise; river boat hooters, tram bells, traffic and maybe a dozen languages, including a group speaking in broad Lancashire dialect. This soundtrack is not new for Prague, historically a melting pot of nationalities, religions and languages.
The Munich Agreement saved Prague from bombs, yet brought to a close Czechoslovakia's brief First Republic, only 20 years after it began. Prior to the First World War it had been ruled by the Hapsburgs; in 1948 it underwent a communist takeover, which remained in force until the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Political history is reflected in buildings. Contrasting with the 12th century Romanesque church close to Hradcany Castle, the shops and offices in Wenceslas Square demonstrate Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Cubist and Modernist architecture.
Both Prince Charles and Mick Jagger recognised the importance of this rich mix; Prince Charles donated towards works on the Castle, and Mick Jagger contributed to the restoration of the Spanish Gallery. Yet our guide informed us that the economy is not primarily dependent on tourism, but industry. Of course, we had forgotten about Skoda cars, Bohemian glass and Pilsner beer, first brewed in the 'citizens' brewery' in Pilsen. We aimed to experience as much as possible during our brief visit; easily done as everywhere was within walking distance.
We learned about the castle servants who lived in the miniature houses of Golden Lane, and how their lack of sanitation brought complaints from the local convent. We watched fireworks illuminating the statues on Charles Bridge; and ate Moravian Sparrow [dainty pork medallions] and Dumplings in Café Slavia accompanied by the inevitable Pilsner.
Round the corner the Old Jewish Cemetery slumbered under the weight of 12,000 headstones, the last burials taking place in 1787. We spotted Franz Kafka's workplace during his time as an insurance clerk, and made an early morning visit to the Holy Infant of Prague. Still our minibus arrived too soon. Planning our return, we set off for 'Saxon Switzerland'.
The following morning Wagner took over. Half an hour into our first walking day we were confronted by a giant statue of the great composer gazing steadfastly towards the path. Our walk leader announced a drinks stop just as the overture from Rienzi drifted through the trees. Not an earworm this time; one euro in the slot activated the music, dislodging Smetana and the Czech Republic, starting the accompaniment for die Malerweg, the Artists Trail. This area was first discovered by artists including Canaletto during the first half of the eighteenth century, and became a mecca for the Romantic movement.
Die Bastei Visited by Mary Shelley, Turner and the inspiration for Lohengrin, Saxon Switzerland's landscape is unique. Massive sandstone rock formations, distorted by centuries of erosion, rise from the countryside bordering the Elbe valley. Die Bastei towered over Wehlen long before Julia Bradbury arrived; Caspar David Friedrich was moved by this scenery to paint his famous 'Wanderer above the Mists'.
Appropriately for us, on our visit Die Bastei [named for the fortress it resembles] was wreathed in fog. Ethereal, evocative and matching the grandeur of Wagner's overture it guards the Elbe, even more impressive than the man-made Konigstein Fortress on the opposite side of the river.
The Malerweg was created in 2006, by the tourist association working with local partners. The original route taken by the Romantics from Dresden into Saxon Switzerland had changed with the arrival of the railway, and careful research resulted in a new trail of 112 km, starting at Pirna-Liebethal, following the right side of the Elbe towards the Czech border, then crossing the river to return to Pirna, appropriately finishing at the Canaletto House in the town square. No surprises the following year when it was voted the 'Most beautiful hiking trail in Germany'. It does not disappoint.
Wagner never really left me, but on Day 3 Beethoven joined in, his Pastoral Symphony very appropriate and strangely soothing, especially in the Polentzal Valley where a descent of 870 steps was followed immediately by an ascent of 550. This area had attracted hikers since 1830, so we found the walks very user-friendly and the daily café stop always at an excellent viewpoint. On 'village days' we noted the popularity of quirky wood carvings in stunning gardens; even the disused linoleum factory, bizarrely lurking in Kohlmuhle, did not detract from the charm of this hamlet hiding deep in the forest. It was there that we had our only dog incident; a very large unidentifiable breed, powerfully built, launched himself at a garden gate barking furiously, just as we passed. Picking up our poles, water bottles and various accoutrements we quickened our pace. Silence fell. Three minutes later we heard the performance repeated and turned to see a group of German hikers striding briskly behind us, not looking back. Our canine friend was amusing himself, he could have cleared the gate with inches to spare. He was guaranteed regular entertainment, living directly on the Malerweg.
One of the 'big' days involved tackling the Schrammsteine, a huge outcrop, its warm sandstone colour belying the harsh jagged rocks along the ridge. We approached through a silent gorge, sounds muffled and sunlight diffused by dense conifers. Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata drifted through this unearthly forest. But not for long; we scrambled up a diverse collection of steps, some natural, before a steel ladder, bolted into the sheer rock face, took us onto the ridge. A quick burst of Die Valkyrie was inevitable at that point. To be followed immediately by Waltzing Matilda, as the surrounding panorama was more reminiscent of the Blue Mountains of New South Wales than anywhere we had seen in Europe.
Dense woodland punctuated by rock formations thrusting upwards. It appeared impassable, yet later we walked among pine trees surrounded by massive boulders. The stillness and solitude, and an uncanny light, animated the rocks. Some tumbled downwards towards the track, like ruined shanty towns. Others hunched under the trees, a robber gang. Natural versions of Easter Island statues threatened in the darkness, and in my head 'The Hall of the Mountain King' approached its clashing finale. Thanks, Grieg.
Different days, different tunes. The tiny village of Reinhardtsdorf conceals a magnificent Baroque church and Bach's Toccata and Fugue provided a fitting backing track while gazing at elaborate architecture and detailed wall paintings depicting Old and New Testament stories. We had previously seen galleries in churches; but not on three levels! How had it survived amidst the turbulent history of the area? A coffee stop in a Gasthaus built in 1587, public rooms lined by dark wooden panelling elaborately carved, raised the same question. More reminders of this were all around us; we gained the best viewpoint on the Grosses Winterberg by climbing a lookout tower, built under communism.
In this area frontiers and nationalities are a fluid concept. This was highlighted on our rest day spent visiting Konigstein, the fortress dominating the Elbe and surrounding countryside. Konigstein had started construction in the Kingdom of Bohemia sometime in the 12th century. Used by Saxon dukes and Prince-Electors as a hunting lodge, refuge in war and a feared state prison, it remains one of the largest hilltop fortifications in Europe and was never conquered. Despite expert military modifications, by the early 19th century the development of long range guns rendered it obsolete.
Later used to imprison POWs in both wars, it had also housed priceless art works from the Dresden Zwinger within its impregnable casemates. In 1942, the French General Henri Giraud managed, unbelievably, to escape. Using a makeshift rope he descended the fortress walls and the cliff below, caught a train to Bad Schandau and made his way to Switzerland. His disguise consisted of shaving off his moustache and donning a Tyrolean hat. Yes, today it has to be La Marseillaise.
We noticed something else during our fortress visit; a large number of dogs in the queue for tickets, admittedly with their owners. Had we spotted a social phenomenon peculiar to this area? Sedate visits to properties in the UK might throw up the odd Border terrier or suchlike; here were breeds ranging from Giant Schnauzers to Dachshunds with occasional incomers, including a corgi. He did look slightly confused. However most canine visitors were gazing keenly around them, not, we hoped, looking for walkers to terrorise, but taking in the atmosphere and surroundings. Refreshing that it is socially acceptable to take your pets on cultural outings in Germany.
Our final walking day took us back alongside the Elbe; once Bohemia's Woods and Fields, now Germany or 'Saxon Switzerland'. Smetana faded while Beethoven's Pastoral returned. The shifts in music reflected changes in state borders, emphasised by language. In the German countryside many of our generation spoke very limited English, if any. They had been educated during the Soviet era; their second language was Russian. This area had existed under many regimes; on occasions its inhabitants were forced to change nationalities and even had different religions imposed upon them. Yet they retain their cultural identity through art and literature, inspired by the beauty of the landscape. As the music fades away I am optimistic; here culture has stood the test of time. It has survived while empires have fallen.


Bates Footwear, a name all military and law enforcement are familiar with, decided to make the Bates PowerSports Line for motorcycle-mounted law enforcement officers.
The Bates PowerSports line uses only the latest and greatest technology to keep you safe and comfortable – you can even walk around in these all day in these boots and stay comfortable! They've got Poron XRD impact absorbing foam, which dissipates up to 90% of impact energy; XRD ankle protection; are waterproof and breathable; high-performance leather and nylon; molded TPU toe protectors; and reinforced stitching. Every top of the line quality technology you've come to expect from Bates! Oh, did I mention these boots are great for any kind of riding? Whether you race supersport, or ride a cruiser, these boots are extremely versatile.
The Bates PowerSports line of boots is so awesome, I about tried to buy a pair to wear as every day boots! I guess I should disclose I've been a Bates fan for over 15 years (I currently wear Rocky and they're great too, but they're no Bates). For the moment, these boots can only be ordered through batesfootwear.com.
Let me tell you about the different styles and specs now.
I had the opportunity to interview the awesome Jamie Allen, Marketing Specialist II, from Bates. Check out the interview below!
Me: So, I'm interviewing Jamie, from Bates Footwear. They are officially launching their motorcycle boots today here at AIMExpo. Say hi!
Me: You say the boots have been available on your website since April-ish?
Jamie: It was about late-May that we announced this line and we kinda did a soft launch, available on batesfootwear.com exclusively and a few select retailers. So, this is kind of out big launch; our chance to show the media, as well as dealers, what we have to offer.
Me: Awesome! What is the average price range of the boots?
Jamie: Most run between $150 and $200. But our boots, you know, they have so much to offer. We have all sorts of different styles; we have boots that are more for speed riders or street riders. And what we really tout ourselves on was our boots are our boots are comfortable both on and off the bike, so, you don't have to ride then change into boots when you get somewhere. You can wear them all day and be comfortable.
Me: I know you said that they're not ASTM, no biggie, but it could be for some law enforcement. How many different varieties of, say, sport bike boots do you have versus cruiser boots?
Jamie: We kind of would like to say that anybody can wear any of these. We have four styles: the Adrenaline, the Marauder, the Taser, and the Beltline. And there's different patterns on each of those.
That was kind of what we started with, and then we are hoping that this line kind of works, to eventually, down the road, have snowmobile boots, ATV boots, so we can really call it a power sports line, and we started with motorcycle.
Jamie: You know we've talked about, down the road…that's something that we could look into. We kind of are aiming for people like you – that have been Bates fans their whole life, people that have worn Bates on the job, or on a military base, or are in law enforcement and know the strong heritage and the reliability of our products, and we're hoping that they'll continue the tradition.
Thanks again, Jamie, for the interview! You're awesome and I hope we meet again in the future!
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How can a nation that has witnessed the death of its heroes start a new chapter of collective memory without thoroughly mourning them?
A man with a bullet hole in his white shirt and a trail of blood coming out of his mouth lies crumpled on the floor. Books and papers are scattered around his fallen body. Two other young men lie in their own blood in the corridor, where a crowd flees the chaos and horror. Young students run down the stairs, some scream and others are shocked.
Is this historical record or fiction? Neither and both. The image is a re-enactment of real events taken by Iranian photographer Azadeh Akhalghi. It depicts the 7 December 1953 demonstration on the Tehran University campus that took place four months after the US- and UK-planned coup d'etat which toppled Iran's democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
The scene is recreated in a photography project and book, By An Eye Witness, in which Akhalghi restages the unmourned deaths of prominent figures from her motherland's history over the last century or more.
The 1953 demonstration was held in opposition to Richard Nixon's visit to his close ally, the King of Iran Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavy. The result of this visit was the 68 bullets fired at Tehran University and the three students who were murdered. Two of them were communists and the third was a nationalist.
After the 1979 Revolution, Iranian officials commemorated this incident on Student Day. But for Akhlaghi, recreating the death scene was the proper way of remembering the bloodiest day in the history of Iran's oldest modern university.
By An Eye Witness is a book about death. The book depicts assassinations of leftists hunted down by the notorious intelligence service SAVAK, the torture of freedom fighters and journalists, deaths in custody, accidents and the fallen soldiers in the Iran–Iraq War.
"I kept asking myself why certain prominent figures who were killed or had mysterious deaths at critical moments of our modern history constantly came into sight and then vanished. It's as if they are phantoms of our collective memory," Akhlaghi said, adding, "In this photography project I endeavoured to find an answer to this question."
The death of Iran's first democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh under house arrest in 1967, the slaying of the three Tehran University students in 1953, the suspicious suicide of Iran's wrestling world champion Gholamreza Takhti in 1968, the dubious drowning of children's book writer Samad Behrangi in 1967, and the air injection that murdered Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi, an important political figure, journalist and poet in 1939, are a few examples of the incidents re-enacted by Akhlaghi for the By An Eye Witness project.
"Let's take Farrokhi Yazdi as an example", she suggested. "During the 1979 Revolution, he reemerged in the collective memory of the Iranians. At the time, people republished his poems 40 years after his death, but then he was forgotten again. The same goes for Gholamreza Takhti and Samad Behrangi."
According to the photographer, well-known political, social and cultural figures come to the forefront when Iranians are in urgent need of "supernatural assistance to effect a change in their social and political situation".
"That's when forgotten politicians and freedom fighters move out of the dusty closet of history and come back to life. After a while though, they return to their neglected corner until the next wave of change comes," she said.
Instead of history, Akhlaghi's early artistic works were related to social and cultural dilemmas and later her focus turned to Iran's modern history, political deaths and collective nostalgia. The 37-year-old photographer holds an MA in Computer Science from RMIT University in Melbourne, but she soon switched her focus and moved into the visual arts scene to express her social and political concerns. Between 2005 and 2008 she worked as an assistant director for internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmakers such as Abbas Kiarostami and Manijeh Hekmat before turning to her own photographic projects.
In her previous work, Me As Proffered By Others", she asked a cross-section of people to choose an outfit for her, and posed with them for a photo. After Iran's 2009 election and the Arab uprising of 2010-11, politically related deaths became the focal point of her artistic creation. "In our modern history, thousands of people have died in an unending fight for a better life. But those who survived have rarely had the chance to mourn their slain loved ones," she noted.
"Some of the figures whose death scenes I recreated don't even have a grave. How can a nation that has witnessed the death of its heroes turn the page and start a new chapter of collective memory without thoroughly mourning them?" Akhlaghi asked. "That's why our 'always-mourning people' have held on to the grief and pain of those losses for a long time and still it is vividly present in society."
Akhlaghi is the first Iranian artist who through an art project openly presents a personal reading of her country's modern history. Half of the prominent figures presented in By An Eye Witness, specifically the leftist ones, have no place in official narratives and books published in Iran.
However, Akhlaghi's latest project, which has received positive reviews and considerable attention both in Iran and on the international art scene, lacks the meticulous reconstruction of certain scenes. One of these instances relates to the death of the Iranian journalist and revolutionary Mirza Jahangir Khan in the wake of the 1908 Russian-backed coup d'etat. In her recreation, the details of his death are mixed up with the detention of other revolutionaries who were arrested and chained in the Bagh-e Shah Garden on the same day, but on a different occasion and circumstance.
After five years of focusing on death and nostalgia in Iran's modern history, Akhlaghi is now "emotionally tired of dealing with death for such a long time". In a new project, the artist is digging deeper into her country's history. This yet unnamed photography project is about the political turning points of the history of Iran between the 1906 Constitutional Revolution and the 1979 Revolution.
"With the new project, I am going to shine a light on a significant important era in Iran's history," Akhlaghi said in her office, photo prints from By An Eye Witness" on the walls surrounding her.
"In that period, we overthrew three kings, and a substantial number of activists, politicians and common people were mercilessly murdered in each struggle. But after toppling one king, another one would come into power and the same old story was repeated. It's like being trapped in a vicious cycle," she says, chain-smoking on regular Bahmans, a low-priced and widely popular cigarette among Iranian university students.
For the upcoming project she is recreating the crucial moments of Iran's Constitutional Revolution, the oil nationalisation movement, the 1953 coup d'etat, the 15th of Khordad Uprising in 1963, and the Siahkal incident that marked the beginning of Iran's leftist guerrilla movement, to name a few. In her opinion foreign interference in many of these incidents had a grave influence on the fate of Iran.
"I believe the Iranians have tried several times to escape this vicious cycle, but other factors have thwarted their attempts," explained Akhlaghi. "For instance, the CIA- and MI6-backed coup in 1953 dramatically changed the destiny of our nation. I think if Mossadegh could have stayed in power for a few more years, we would have the deep-rooted infrastructures of democracy."
Akhlaghi's previous experience dealing with historical reconstruction taught her that past moments are not repeatable and that it is impossible to recreate all the details of such incidents. "I do my best to collect as much data as possible through interviews and research. Nevertheless, in the end it is I who reconstructs history according to my knowledge, mentality and viewpoint," she stressed.
After publishing By An Eye Witness with its photos, detailed explanations and historical facts on the dramatic deaths recreated therein, she hopes to reach the target audience of her new project. "I look for common people to come and view my work. My audience is not the elite art fans who every week visit the galleries in Tehran," she noted.
"Common people are not like the art fans, but they have deep concerns about their country and its history. They are my audience. I want to present my work to them like a traditional teahouse painting."


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Q: global watch of object instance I try to watch object's property values. Is it possible to have some kind of a global watch, the one that doesn't depend on visibility scope
for example one method is somewhere in a callstack, it receives an object does something to it, and then control flow goes to undebuggable zone where I can't step through code, and then after some time control flow comes back to the place where I can step through code, but I don't know now where is my object that was given to someMethod (but I am sure that object is alive and is stored in a filed of an instance of a class). Are there something like an address (like address in memory) using which I could find watch object in Expressions panel in Eclipse?
call stack:
someMethod(Object o)
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What i want is to watch object o when I am in someOtherMethod

A: I think you need "public static" entity.
You can create test public class with public static fields. Set your object into one of its field and you can see this objects value everywhere.


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Pope warns media over "sin" of spreading fake news, smearing politicians
Philip Pullella (Reuters, December 7, 2016)
Media that focus on scandals and spread fake news to smear politicians risk becoming like people who have a morbid fascination with excrement, Pope Francis said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Francis told the Belgian Catholic weekly "Tertio" that spreading disinformation was "probably the greatest damage that the media can do" and using communications for this rather than to educate the public amounted to a sin.
Using precise psychological terms, he said scandal-mongering media risked falling prey to coprophilia, or arousal from excrement, and consumers of these media risked coprophagia, or eating excrement.
The Argentine-born pontiff excused himself for using such terms in order to get his point across while answering a question about the correct use of the media.
"I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into - no offence intended - the sickness of coprophilia, that is, always wanting to cover scandals, covering nasty things, even if they are true," he said.
"And since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia, a lot of damage can be done."
That section of the interview, all of which was distributed to reporters in an Italian translation of the interview in the pope's native Spanish, contained some of the most blunt language the pontiff has ever used about the media.
He also spoke of the danger of using the media to slander political rivals.
"The means of communication have their own temptations, they can be tempted by slander, and therefore used to slander people, to smear them, this above all in the world of politics," he said. "They can be used as means of defamation..."
"No-one has a right to do this. It is a sin and it is hurtful," he said.
He described disinformation as the greatest harm the media can do because "it directs opinion in only one direction and omits the other part of the truth," he said.
The pope's comments on disinformation followed widespread debate in the United States over whether fake news on the internet might have swayed voters toward Republican candidate Donald Trump.


Cherry Almond Quick Bread - What the Forks for Dinner?
School is back in session!! Who has the time to bake???? Cherry Almond Quick Bread makes you a baker even when you don't have the time.
With school back in full swing, I'm busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger! For the last year I have been the Food Service Director for not one, but two school Districts …..I must be crazy!
This year I am training a new Director for one of the Districts….Hi Shari!! This has left me with little time to have a coherent thought, let alone concoct new recipes or bake!
At a local produce stand, I was buying a few things, and saw a lone basket of cherries. I couldn't just leave them there could I? They came home with me.
Once I had them home, I really wasn't sure what to do with them…enter Pinterest. Fact is I am not a fresh cherry fan, go figure. I love cherry flavored things, candy , popsicles, stuff like that, but an actual cherry…not so much.
Ever since I made the Honey Bread Bread which I have made a bazillion times…..ok, maybe not that many, but a lot! I have been trying different quick bread recipes, cherry quick bread was the fate of my lone basket of cherries.
After my Mother passed away, and we were cleaning out her home, I came across a gadget she bought that pits cherries for you. I remember I laughed at her about buying such a "useless" gadget, so of course, I took it home with me. It has sat in a drawer for almost 5 years. I remembered it when I bought the cherries.
Now I LOVE gadgets!…and this is one of those quirky things you may not use often, but you will be soooo glad you have it when you find your lone basket of cherries.
The bread is easy to make, it does require a few dishes, which makes me appreciate Tim, who is a self proclaimed "Dish Man". Seriously he does 99% of the dishes at our house……jealous aren't you??
A wet batter and a dry mixture come together in just a few minutes. A few tips…don't overmix the batter, it will make the bread tough. Mix the cherries in the flour mixture so they don't all clump together.
I topped the bread with cherry halves…..just for prettiness sake, and almonds for some crunch.
Fresh from the oven, room temperature, or my favorite…toasted…you have time for Cherry Almond Quick Bread.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
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Add vanilla, almond milk and greek yogurt and mix well.
Toss diced cherries in the flour mixture.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stir just until combined.
Place batter into the prepared loaf pan. Top loaf with cherry halves and almond, place in oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let the bread cool for 15-30 minutes, remove from the loaf pan, and slice.


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Pedro Costa (Lisboa, 3 de marzo de 1959) es un director de cine portugués. Es conocido como un innovador en el área de cine experimental y de docufiction. Utiliza como herramientas básicas de grabación las cámaras ligeras de video digital. Sus planteamientos estéticos recogen los principios del denominado cine directo. Se le considera heredero de los documentales en 16 mm del grupo Novo cinema portugués.

Notas biográficas y profesionales
Pedro Costa es hijo del periodista y realizador de televisión Luís Filipe Costa. Abandonó sus estudios de historia en la Universidad de Lisboa para ingresar en la Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema.

Después de trabajar como ayudante de dirección para varios directores —como Jorge Silva Melo y João Botelho—, hizo su primer largometraje O Sangue (La sangre) en 1989. Pertenece, como Teresa Villaverde, a la generación surgida en la década de 1990.

La obra de Pedro Costa continúa la tarea iniciada en Portugal por Manoel de Oliveira y António Campos, en la que el cine se inspira en el concepto antropología visual, tradición también explorada por cineastas como António Reis y Ricardo Costa, quienes utilizan la docu-ficción.

Muchas de sus películas están hechas en un barrio Lisboa habitado por personas marginadas donde graba en ambientes reales -sin ningún tipo de decorado- en un tono narrativo que se acerca a los documentales. Pero trabaja con la sensibilidad, cerca de la ficción, quiere lograr imágenes-sentimientos (ha citado, entre otros, a Renoir o Mizoguchi). Es famoso por su estilo ascético para describir a las situaciones de desesperación que sufren los pobres y marginados, sin ser sociológico. No es de extrañar que hiciese la película ¿Dónde yace tu sonrisa escondida? (2001), un documental sobre Danièle Huillet y Jean-Marie Straub.

Ya con En el cuarto de Vanda (2000), había logrado una nueva modernidad expresiva, que resultó rubricada con Juventud en marcha (2006): en ambos filmes la imagen digital se remitía a los grandes maestros del claroscuro y removía toda la poética del realismo precedente.

Su reciente película Ne change rien, documental rodado en Portugal y Francia, se centra en una cantante que vive entre ensayos y grabaciones en un ático, por un lado, y en el escenario de un café.

Filmografía
 1984 - É Tudo Invenção Nossa
 1989 - O Sangue (La sangre)
 1995 - Casa de Lava (Casa de lava o Casa bajo tierra)
 1997 - Ossos (Huesos)
 2000 - No Quarto da Vanda (En el cuarto de Vanda)
 2001 - Où gît votre sourire enfoui? Onde jaz o teu sorriso? (¿Dónde yace tu sonrisa escondida?), con los cineastas Danièle Huillet y Jean-Marie Straub
 2006 - Juventude em Marcha - (Juventud en marcha, Colossal Youth, En avant, jeunesse). Película seleccionada para el Festival de Cannes de 2006
 2007 - Memories
 2007 - O Estado do Mundo —Capítulo Tarrafal—
 2009 - Ne Change Rien (la experiencia como cantante de la actriz Jeanne Balibar).100 minutos. con Jeanne Balibar, Rodolphe Burger, Hervé Loos y Arnauld Dieterlen.
 2014 - Cavalo Dinheiro
2019 - Vitalina Varela

Ediciones en DVD, en castellano
 2008, Pedro Costa, caja de 4 DVD + entrevista, Intermedio; libro sobre Costa.
 2011, Ne Change Rien, Cameo.

Premios
 2002 - No Quarto da Vanda, realizada en el año 2000, obtuvo el Premio France Culture al cineasta extranjero del año 2002 en el Festival de Cannes.
 2008 - Juventude em Marcha, Premio a la mejor pelúcla experimental de la Asociación de Críticos de Cine de Los Ángeles
2019 - Vitalina Varela, Pardo d'oro del Festival de Cine de Locarno.
2019 - Vitalina Varela , Premio Principado de Asturias a mejor largometraje y premio a Mejor Fotografía del Festival de Cine de Gijón, FICX, 2019.

Referencias

Véase también
 Albert Serra
 Aleksandr Sokúrov
 Apichatpong Weerasethakul
 Isaki Lacuesta: La leyenda del tiempo (película)
 Hou Hsiao-Hsien
 Lisandro Alonso
 Michael Haneke
 Cine portugués

Enlaces externos

En español
 Artículo sobre Pedro Costa Un punki en el barrio, 6 de junio de 2009 en el periódico Público (España)
 Entrevista a Pedro Costa en su visita al festival MICEC de Barcelona 27 de junio de 2007 en YouTube
 Pedro Costa -El País- 29 de mayo de 2009- en la Filmoteca española

Directores de cine de Portugal
Nacidos en Lisboa
Directores de cine experimental


The Maps application on your iPad mini has more tricks up its sleeve. Here are a few nifty features you may find useful in your travels.
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Tap its URL to launch Safari and view its website.
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