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Georgia: Flags used during the Rose Revolution (November 2003)
Last modified: 2013-08-04 by ivan sache
Keywords: rose revolution | national movement | kmara | otpor | crosses: 5 (red) | cross (black) | cross (white) | fist (white) |
Historical outline
National Movement
Kmara!
Unidentified flags
The so-called "Rose Revolution" led to the ousting of former President Shevernadze. The revolution started in the beginning of November following elections considered as rigged by the opposition and ended on 22 November with taking over of the Parliament by the opposition and Shevarnadze's resignation. His main opponent, Mikhail Saakashvili, was elected President of Georgia on 4 January 2004.
Ivan Sache, 24 January 2004
Flag of National Movement - Image by Željko Heimer, 23 November 2003
The flag with the five crosses has been used for about three years by the opposition coalition led by Mikhail Saakashvili, called National Movement.
Jaume Ollé, 23 November 2003
This flag became the national flag on Georgia on 14 January 2004. More details on its disputed origin can be read on the Georgia main page.
Flag of Kmara! - Image by Victor Lomantsov, 1 December 2003
The flag of the youth movement Kmara! (That's enough!), here reconstructed from a photography, is a white flag with a white fist on black disc above the name of the movement, კმარა! set in black lowercase Georgian serif letters.
Victor Lomantsov & António Martins, 1 December 2003
The flag of Kmara! is strikingly similar to the Otpor flag. Otpor (Resistance) is the students' movement that significantly contributed to the fall of Milošević, in Serbia.
According to Courrier International #682 (27 November 2003), a member of Otpor said to the Serbian radio B92 that the Georgian students have been trained by Otpor. The Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag stated that the students of Otpor had themselves been trained by American experts in Hungary.
It was reported that a national flag of Georgia was displayed in December 2004 during the "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine. It was also said that the students' movement Pora was supported by the Georgian movement Kmara!.
In a paper dated 11 February 2005 and published on the Café Babel website, the free-lance journalist Sébastien Daycard-Heid explains that there is an important Georgian community in Ukraine, mostly made of students. The Georgian flag was hoisted on a tent neighbouring the tent commemorating the Georgian journalist Georgiy Gongadze. The journalist worked in Ukraine, where he was murdered in 2000. The affair was never elucidated but video tapes implicating former President Kutschma and former Prime Minister Yanukovitch circulated in the country and contributed to the uprising. Daycard-Heid reports also that some demonstrators hold an orange rose, as a symbol of Georgian solidarity with the Ukrainian revolution.
Ivan Sache, 6 September 2005
Unidentified flag - Image by Jaume Ollé, 22 November 2003
This flag was seen on the Catalan TV channel 3/24, showing live images from the Parliament square in Tiflis, on 22 November 2003, 3 AM.
Two unidentified flags - Images by Ilya Kartashov, 24 November 2003
Yet another unidentified flag - Image by Ivan Sache, 24 November 2003
These flags, which use the colours of the (then) Georgian national flag, were seen in news reports on Russian channels ORT, RTR and NTV I on 22 and 23 November 2003.
Mikhail Revnivtsev, 24 November 2003
On The World on BBC4 TV on 11 June 2004 there was a long interview with Nino Burjanadze, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, who was visiting London.
Ms Burjanadze came to notice outside Georgia during the "Rose Revolution" when she acted as President after the resignation of President Shevardnadze. The interview was illustrated with clips from that time. An image shows a yellow flag with a symbol. There was also a white flag being waved vigorously which I'm sure was that of Kmara!, though the logo was on a white background in the centre circle, and not, as we have it, on a black background.
André Coutanche, 15 June 2004


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Abim is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Abim District. The district is named after the town.

Location
Abim is located in Abim District, Karamoja sub-region, Northern Region, Uganda. It is located approximately , by road, west of the city of Moroto, the largest urban centre the Karamoja sub-region. This location lies approximately , by road, east of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. Abim is located approximately  northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of the town are:2°42'07.2"N 33°39'36.0"E (Latitude:2.7020; Longitude:33.6600).

Population
In 2002, the national population census enumerated the population  of the town at 7,645. In 2014, the national population census and household survey enumerated 17,168 people. In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the town's mid-year population at about 18,100. In 2020, UBOS estimated the population of Abim Town Council at 24,400. UBOS calculated that the population of Abim, Uganda increased at an average annual rate of 6.2 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the offices of Abim Town Council (b) the headquarters of Abim District Administration (c) Abim Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce (d) Abim General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (e) a branch of DFCU Bank (f) a branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda and (g) Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road, which passes through town in a general south to north direction.

See also

References

External links
 Abim's Rocky Walk In Quest of A Clean Town

Abim District
Karamoja
Northern Region, Uganda
Populated places in Uganda

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"""A Conditional Transformed Distribution class."""
from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

from tensorflow.contrib.distributions.python.ops import conditional_distribution
from tensorflow.python.framework import dtypes
from tensorflow.python.framework import ops
from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
from tensorflow.python.ops import math_ops
from tensorflow.python.ops.distributions import transformed_distribution
from tensorflow.python.ops.distributions import util as distribution_util

# pylint: disable=protected-access
_concat_vectors = transformed_distribution._concat_vectors
# pylint: enable=protected-access

__all__ = [
    "ConditionalTransformedDistribution",
]

_condition_kwargs_dict = {
    "bijector_kwargs": ("Python dictionary of arg names/values "
                        "forwarded to the bijector."),
    "distribution_kwargs": ("Python dictionary of arg names/values "
                            "forwarded to the distribution."),
}

class ConditionalTransformedDistribution(
    conditional_distribution.ConditionalDistribution,
    transformed_distribution.TransformedDistribution):
  """A TransformedDistribution that allows intrinsic conditioning."""

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _sample_n(self, n, seed=None,
                bijector_kwargs=None,
                distribution_kwargs=None):
    sample_shape = _concat_vectors(
        distribution_util.pick_vector(self._needs_rotation, self._empty, [n]),
        self._override_batch_shape,
        self._override_event_shape,
        distribution_util.pick_vector(self._needs_rotation, [n], self._empty))
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.distribution.sample(sample_shape=sample_shape,
                                 seed=seed,
                                 **distribution_kwargs)
    x = self._maybe_rotate_dims(x)
    # We'll apply the bijector in the `_call_sample_n` function.
    return x

  def _call_sample_n(self, sample_shape, seed, name,
                     bijector_kwargs=None,
                     distribution_kwargs=None):
    # We override `_call_sample_n` rather than `_sample_n` so we can ensure that
    # the result of `self.bijector.forward` is not modified (and thus caching
    # works).
    with self._name_scope(name, values=[sample_shape]):
      sample_shape = ops.convert_to_tensor(
          sample_shape, dtype=dtypes.int32, name="sample_shape")
      sample_shape, n = self._expand_sample_shape_to_vector(
          sample_shape, "sample_shape")

      # First, generate samples. We will possibly generate extra samples in the
      # event that we need to reinterpret the samples as part of the
      # event_shape.
      x = self._sample_n(n, seed, bijector_kwargs, distribution_kwargs)

      # Next, we reshape `x` into its final form. We do this prior to the call
      # to the bijector to ensure that the bijector caching works.
      batch_event_shape = array_ops.shape(x)[1:]
      final_shape = array_ops.concat([sample_shape, batch_event_shape], 0)
      x = array_ops.reshape(x, final_shape)

      # Finally, we apply the bijector's forward transformation. For caching to
      # work, it is imperative that this is the last modification to the
      # returned result.
      bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
      y = self.bijector.forward(x, **bijector_kwargs)
      y = self._set_sample_static_shape(y, sample_shape)

      return y

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _log_prob(self, y, bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    # For caching to work, it is imperative that the bijector is the first to
    # modify the input.
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.bijector.inverse(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    ildj = self.bijector.inverse_log_det_jacobian(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    if self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      return self._finish_log_prob_for_one_fiber(y, x, ildj,
                                                 distribution_kwargs)

    lp_on_fibers = [
        self._finish_log_prob_for_one_fiber(y, x_i, ildj_i, distribution_kwargs)
        for x_i, ildj_i in zip(x, ildj)]
    return math_ops.reduce_logsumexp(array_ops.stack(lp_on_fibers), axis=0)

  def _finish_log_prob_for_one_fiber(self, y, x, ildj, distribution_kwargs):
    """Finish computation of log_prob on one element of the inverse image."""
    x = self._maybe_rotate_dims(x, rotate_right=True)
    log_prob = self.distribution.log_prob(x, **distribution_kwargs)
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      log_prob = math_ops.reduce_sum(log_prob, self._reduce_event_indices)
    return ildj + log_prob

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _prob(self, y, bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.bijector.inverse(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    ildj = self.bijector.inverse_log_det_jacobian(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    if self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      return self._finish_prob_for_one_fiber(y, x, ildj, distribution_kwargs)

    prob_on_fibers = [
        self._finish_prob_for_one_fiber(y, x_i, ildj_i, distribution_kwargs)
        for x_i, ildj_i in zip(x, ildj)]
    return sum(prob_on_fibers)

  def _finish_prob_for_one_fiber(self, y, x, ildj, distribution_kwargs):
    """Finish computation of prob on one element of the inverse image."""
    x = self._maybe_rotate_dims(x, rotate_right=True)
    prob = self.distribution.prob(x, **distribution_kwargs)
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      prob = math_ops.reduce_prod(prob, self._reduce_event_indices)
    return math_ops.exp(ildj) * prob

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _log_cdf(self, y, bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      raise NotImplementedError("log_cdf is not implemented when overriding "
                                "event_shape")
    if not self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      raise NotImplementedError("log_cdf is not implemented when "
                                "bijector is not injective.")
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.bijector.inverse(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    return self.distribution.log_cdf(x, **distribution_kwargs)

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _cdf(self, y, bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      raise NotImplementedError("cdf is not implemented when overriding "
                                "event_shape")
    if not self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      raise NotImplementedError("cdf is not implemented when "
                                "bijector is not injective.")
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.bijector.inverse(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    return self.distribution.cdf(x, **distribution_kwargs)

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _log_survival_function(self, y,
                             bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      raise NotImplementedError("log_survival_function is not implemented when "
                                "overriding event_shape")
    if not self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      raise NotImplementedError("log_survival_function is not implemented when "
                                "bijector is not injective.")
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.bijector.inverse(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    return self.distribution.log_survival_function(x, **distribution_kwargs)

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _survival_function(self, y,
                         bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      raise NotImplementedError("survival_function is not implemented when "
                                "overriding event_shape")
    if not self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      raise NotImplementedError("survival_function is not implemented when "
                                "bijector is not injective.")
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    x = self.bijector.inverse(y, **bijector_kwargs)
    return self.distribution.survival_function(x, **distribution_kwargs)

  @distribution_util.AppendDocstring(kwargs_dict=_condition_kwargs_dict)
  def _quantile(self, value, bijector_kwargs=None, distribution_kwargs=None):
    if self._is_maybe_event_override:
      raise NotImplementedError("quantile is not implemented when overriding "
                                "event_shape")
    if not self.bijector._is_injective:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      raise NotImplementedError("quantile is not implemented when "
                                "bijector is not injective.")
    bijector_kwargs = bijector_kwargs or {}
    distribution_kwargs = distribution_kwargs or {}
    # x_q is the "qth quantile" of X iff q = P[X <= x_q].  Now, since X =
    # g^{-1}(Y), q = P[X <= x_q] = P[g^{-1}(Y) <= x_q] = P[Y <= g(x_q)],
    # implies the qth quantile of Y is g(x_q).
    inv_cdf = self.distribution.quantile(value, **distribution_kwargs)
    return self.bijector.forward(inv_cdf, **bijector_kwargs)

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Lots of news from Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo is leaving Basel (Switzerland). As from 6 July 2019, the weekly B777F flights, which the Asian carrier has been operating from Seoul (South Korea) to the tri-border region in northwest Switzerland for years, will be moved to Zurich. Freight forwarders said:... plus
François Davenne will be director general of UIC
François Davenne was presented as the new director general of UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, at the UIC general assembly. The appointment will take effect on 1 July 2019 with a four-year mandate. Davenne succeeds Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, who served as UIC's director... plus
Laying the foundations for logistics hub
The express service provider trans-o-flex has laid the foundation stone for a new logistics centre in Hamm-Rhynern (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The company not only wants to increase its capacity and productivity, but also reduce its ecological footprint. Around EUR 17... plus
ANA to cooperate with Virgin Orbit
The small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit has signed an agreement with ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA), to bring the company's "LauncherOne" service to Japan. Virgin Orbit's system, which uses a B747 widebody jet as a "flying... plus
BLS appoints head of rail production
The board of directors of BLS has appointed Thomas Stupp as the new head of rail production. Stupp succeeds Peter Fankhauser, who has left BLS after thirteen years of service. Stupp joined BLS in 2008 as head of railway operations, where he was responsible for the running of... plus
Green light for Panattoni Park Frankfurt Süd
The project developer Panattoni Europe will build the Logistics Park Frankfurt Süd (Germany) as an offer to prospective lessees. On a total rentable area of about 20,500 sqm the company will erect about 18,500 sqm of logistics space, around 770 sqm of office premises and... plus
Fourteen new trucks to operate across the UK
Keltbray Group has taken delivery of fourteen new Volvo FMX rigids. Three Volvo FH tractor units and one FH16 four-axle heavy haulage tractor unit will soon follow this group. The entire FMX fleet is l powered by Volvo D11K engines with a maximum power output of 410hp.... plus
Christian Salcher manages cargo-partner's office in Tyrol
Christian Salcher has assumed his new responsibilities as area manager West Austria at cargo-partner. Since his father also worked in the freight forwarding business, Salcher learnt the basics of the trade at first hand. Before joining cargo-partner, the freight forwarding... plus
Learning how to avoid truck congestion at Heathrow
CCS-UK User Group – the not-for-profit body which represents users of the UK's air cargo community data system – is hosting a series of seminars to showcase its solution for streamlining collections and deliveries of airfreight at Heathrow's cargo terminal. The first seminars... plus
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After basically stunning the women's hockey world by adding three PyeongChang Olympians – two of whom are goalies – and by snatching up a sniper who was a former rival, the Buffalo Beauts have done quite well in recapturing the essence of what has made them so successful the past two NWHL seasons. While there are still plenty of new faces, Beauts GM Nik Fattey has been bringing back a sizable number of veterans – a portion of whom led the team to capturing the 2017 Isobel Cup.
On Aug. 1, 2018 word was released that Buffalo had re-signed three more returning veterans to the team – defenders Sarah Casorso and Jordyn Burns, and forward Taylor Accursi. Each of these players were integral in Buffalo's success this past season. Casorso's and Burns' value to the team stems back to the 2016-17 season when they helped the Beauts win the Cup.
THW takes a closer look at each of the three signings and what they mean to Buffalo.
Casorso's first NWHL goal was certainly a memorable one. Having gone goalless throughout both the regular season and playoffs of 2016-17, followed by no tallies during the regular season of 2017-18, she got off the schneid when it mattered most. Casorso's first goal came in overtime and sent the Buffalo faithful home in ecstasy as she eliminated the Boston Pride in this past season's Isobel Cup semis between the two teams. Her shot eluded Pride goalie Brittany Ott at 1:21 of OT to win the Beauts the game and send them to the Cup final for the third straight season.
Buffalo Beauts defender Sarah Casorso is back for her third season with the team (Patrick Crosby Photography).
The important thing to note however is that even though that was her first NWHL goal, she has consistently been one of Buffalo's best offensive-defenders through her previous two seasons in the league. Through Casorso's 31 regular season games between the two seasons she has compiled 16 assists. Her nine assists during the 2017-18 season tied her with Maddie Elia for the second most of all skaters on the squad, and were the most of any Beauts defender.
In addition to offense, the 5-foot-7 Casorso can play a very robust style as well. She is physical – even ornery – and does not back down from anybody. Saying all that, Casorso is as nice as can be off the ice. An excellent blend of player to have on the roster.
Burns may very well be the most underrated player in the NWHL. Quieter and out of the limelight, Burns is as steady of a defender that you shall ever find – in any league. Her 14 blocked shots in 15 regular season games for Buffalo this past season tied her with captain Corinne Buie for the second most on the team. They also placed Burns within the league's top-10 players for that category as well.
Like Casorso, Burns was a member of the Beauts 2017 Cup-winning team. However, the difference between the two blueliners is that Burns more so functions as a stay-at-home defender. Through 30 career regular season games she has compiled four assists. For the 2017-18 season Burns only had three shots on goal during the regular season.
Jordyn Burns of the Buffalo Beauts during the Shooting Accuracy competition at the 2018 NWHL All-Star weekend. (Photo Credit: Matthew Raney).
Any lack of offense stems simply from the fact that Burns' forte is defense. This fact does not get overlooked by everybody either. In her second season, Burns was named an NWHL All-Star for the first time and attended the 2018 All-Star Game in Minnesota. Though she may not receive some of the glitz and glamour that often accompanies scorers, her defensive skills are deeply respected. Burns is the type of player that keeps Buffalo goalies from even facing shots in the first place.
Accursi is the only one of these three most recent signings to have been a rookie last year, and she was brilliant. There were many times that she demonstrated a bit of wizardry with a puck. Through her first three NWHL games, she had scored five goals right off the bat. By the time her first professional season had ended, Accursi had amassed six goals and five assists for 11 points in 15 games. She was one of six Beauts to reach double digits in points during the 2017-18 season.
Taylor Accursi of the Buffalo Beauts rifles a shot during warmups (Patrick Crosby Photography).
Speaking along the lines of her "magical" skills, Accursi had the best shooting percentage (17.1%) of the 16 Buffalo skaters to have played in at least eight games. Only six players in the league had a better number (again, of those to have played at least eight games).
Accursi is very deceptive in how she controls a puck. She has the uncanny ability to keep the disc in spots where you just can't quite reach it. While her goal scoring may have dropped off through the second half of her rookie season, Accursi possesses certain skills on the ice that no one else seems to have. Look for her to score at least 10 points for a second straight year.
Defense: Lisa Chesson, Savannah Harmon, Jacquie Greco, Sarah Edney, Jordyn Burns, Sarah Casorso.
Forward: Hayley Scamurra, Corinne Buie, Maddie Elia, Dani Cameranesi, Annika Zalewski, Julianna Iafallo, Kelly Babstock, Jordan Juron, Emily Janiga, Taylor Accursi.


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Forks of Cypress Mansion: It was 50 years ago today
Via Jeffery
The fire that destroyed the historic Forks of Cypress mansion was so intense, it melted the lights and peeled the paint on firetrucks.
Harry Wallace, whose family owned the antebellum plantation house, said a lightning strike on the house blasted a hole through the roof and started a fire that consumed the structure in half an hour.
It was 50 years ago today that the Forks of Cypress, built in 1821, burned to the ground, leaving only the now-iconic brick columns.
"There was a thunderstorm, and there was a direct hit of lightning," Wallace said.
He had just graduated from high school and was living with his parents near the Forks of Cypress. He said his great-uncle owned the property at the time, and his mother was the curator.
"My dad and I were the first ones there," he said. "There was a hole in the roof where the lightning hit. We could see flames in all the rooms. In 30 minutes, it was gone."
More @ Times Daily
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Insane: 'We are afraid'' - Swedish schoolchildren's desperate letter to the principal
Swedish school children's desperate letter to the principal, after being beaten at school.
More and more parents keep their children home from school, after children have been abused by newly arrived immigrant students who attend the Central School in Kristianstad.
Children who are beaten, kicked, choked and suffer other degrading treatment - It has now become everyday life at the Central School in Kristianstad. The school has received a large number of new students from the recent asylum chaos, and has two preparatory classes for newly arrived immigrants.
And it is the newly arrived immigrant children who create the problems.
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Liberty or Laws? – "nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself"
The principle element in this discussion is the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
The provision that is of concern is, "No person… shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." And, we must begin by understanding that, as the Preamble to the Bill of Rights says,
The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.
Clearly, the Fifth Amendment, then, is a prohibition against the government, "to prevent misconstruction or abuse of [the federal government's] powers"
To understand the role of the Supreme Court, at least for nearly the past century, we need to review what Justice Brandeis explained in Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1936), in which he explained the "rules" that the Court had adopted to avoid "passing upon a large part of all constitutional questions pressed upon it for decision." (See About Ashwander v. TVA)
The pertinent rules from that decision are:
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Surprise! :) State Department Blocks Release Of Hillary Clinton-Era TPP Emails Until After The Election
The wicked witch of the North
Update, 4:35pm ET, June 6: Following IBT's story, Donald Trump's campaign demanded that the State Department release Clinton's TPP-related emails. The Trump campaign referred to Clinton as "the outsourcing candidate" and said she was intent on "ramming TPP down the throats of the American people." Read IBT's story about Trump's statement here.
Original story: Trade is a hot issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. But correspondence from Hillary Clinton and her top State Department aides about a controversial 12-nation trade deal will not be available for public review — at least not until after the election. The Obama administration abruptly blocked the release of Clinton's State Department correspondence about the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), after first saying it expected to produce the emails this spring.
The decision came in response to International Business Times' open records request for correspondence between Clinton's State Department office and the United States Trade Representative. The request, which was submitted in July 2015, specifically asked for all such correspondence that made reference to the TPP.
More @ IBT
ISIS burns 19 Yezidi girls to death in Mosul for not having sex with their fighters
Via cscitizen
Extremist jihadis of the Islamic State (ISIS) on Thursday executed 19 Yezidi girls by burning them to death, activists and eyewitnesses reported.
The victims, who had been taken by ISIS jihadis as sex slaves, were placed in iron cages in central Mosul and burned to death in front of hundreds of people.
"They were punished for refusing to have sex with ISIS militants," local media activist Abdullah al-Malla told ARA News.
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Woman Destroys Store After Her EBT Card Is Denied
Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard: Black Privilege
Via comment by Quartermain on Useful idiots
Living as a white guy in America after having grown up elsewhere, I must say, I don't see much ill-will towards blacks among my fellow whites. There are traces of it, I know; I read the comment threads. The vast majority of white Americans, however, wish no harm to blacks, nor any restriction of their civil rights. I never hear that from people I mix with, and I mix with all sorts. What I do hear is a constant, steady, undercurrent of resentment, expressed in guarded tones for fear of the t aboo enforcers — resentment of what you can only call black privilege.
You know what I mean: the Affirmative Action slots and set-asides, the excuses and free passes, the mealy-mouthed newspaper reports about "the robber was a tall man in his thirties," all that.
You don't file your taxes, you end up in jail; Al Sharpton doesn't file his taxes, he's invite d to the White House. Black privilege.
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Entitled Refugees Destroy Camp & Demand Welfare, Get Deported
After demanding more welfare and immediate access to the country, dozens of angry migrant decided to destroy their own refugee camp in order to force their hosts to give them what they wanted.
However, as soon as the massive riot dissipated and the destruction was complete, the entitled migrants got slapped with a response they weren't expecting.
The Greek Island of Lesbos was once a thriving tourist attraction that depended on travelers for its economy. Because of the refugee crisis, the beautiful island is now overrun with hordes of brawling migrants and their scattered waste and debris. The area has become so dangerous that even locals fear leaving their homes. Of course, this intimidation has afforded many migrants entitlement to taxpayer benefits — but that's not the case any longer.
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'Rent-a-mob' zealot caught red-handed at Trump riot
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A woman who appears to be a professional protester appeared in the middle of the violent rally against Donald Trump in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday evening. Given the previous appearance of paid protesters at anti-Trump events, it raises the question of whether the violent mobs have been rented – hence the term "rent-a-mob."
An ABC News producer tweeted a photo (above) of protesters burning a "Make America Great Again" hat, stolen off the head of a Trump supporter. It turns out, the woman on the right, Maile Hampton, was profiled as someone who appears to be professional protester, in a story published in WND two weeks ago.
Hampton, who goes by the name KwameKahlo on Twitter, is a self-described "Marxist Leninist." She has been seen and photographed at protests all over California recently, and even in Mexico.
More @ WND
Dumbed Down Schools
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"Two thoughts here; The reason why they find it hostile, is that Western/English Literature forces them to perform what is an unnatural and very painful act for these special snowflakes, namely thinking!
They like many of their peers are operating under the belief that any thing that happened before they were born is not worth bothering with since there is absolutely nothing those dead white males can teach them. To acknowledge the classical greats is to also acknowledge that some writers are better than others, hence this is unequal and by extension "unfair".
Lest I forget, to fully understand and appreciate the great writers of the past, requires work, effort and time by the reader. This is very unwelcome in the age of short attention spans, instant every thing and a culture that focused on mass appeal at the basest of appeal.
Once again a great poet was overlooked; Kipling!
If this is the best that a student attending Yale can propose and the faculty condones and would give consideration to, then, attending Yale is a waste of time and money. It is possible to "graduate" from a university such as the once great Yale and still be an uncivilized, mal-educated barbarian. My apologies to barbarians of the past, if I have offended and insulted you by comparing you to a current Yale student."
State leader quits ACLU after daughters were 'visibly frightened' by men using women's restroom
The African-American woman who leads a state chapter of the ACLU has resigned, citing her own daughters' "frightened" reaction to biological males using the women's restroom.
The organization's increasing focus on legislating the transgender lobby's concerns pushed Maya Dillard Smith, interim director of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, to tender her resignation.
"I have shared my personal experience of having taken my elementary school age daughters into a women's restroom when shortly after three transgender young adults, over six feet [tall] with deep voices, entered," she wrote.
"My children were visibly frightened, concerned about their safety and left asking lots of questions for which I, like many parents, was ill-prepared to answer," she continued.
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Culture War Victory? " The Left had to destroy the nation in order to save it."
If one is conservative, a recent Washington Post article by Barton Swaim should raise one's hackles on two counts. First, Swaim asserts the Left has won the culture war. Second, while some conservatives will resist that assertion, Swaim contends "many do not." He argues, "Many have finally given up on the whole idea of a culture war or are willing to admit they lost it. They are determined only to remain who they are and to live as amiably and productively as they can in a culture that doesn't look like them and doesn't belong to them." Perhaps the surrenderists should reconsider for the simplest of reasons: If the Left has won the culture war, it is the epitome of a Pyrrhic victory.
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New rule would let VA provide sex reassignment surgery to transgender vets
Veterans Affairs doctors could begin providing sex reassignment surgery in coming years under a new rule proposed by the department.
The move would remove a long-held ban on the surgery and likely provide another cultural point of controversy in the wake of federal rules, issued last month, that mandate public schools allow transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they choose.
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'Under the Gun' Director, Stephanie Soechtig, Confesses to Federal Gun Crimes
A story AmmoLand News recently broke, left Katie Couric facing a firestorm of criticism for the deceptive editing tactics used in her latest anti-gun documentary, Under the Gun.
Tactics that falsely attempted to portray gun rights supporters as being dumbstruck by a question about background checks.
The biased editing led to EPIX pulling the documentary and Ms. Couric issuing a statement acknowledging the deception. Unfortunately, the controversy with this sham documentary may only be just beginning, as now it appears that criminal activity was committed by makers of the film in the process of making it.
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Dalai Lama: Germany must not become an Arab country
Via Nancy
He gets it!
These Buddhists are smarter and braver than your average Christian or Jew. We saw that in Burma where the Buddhist monks had the courage to carry protest banners opposing Islam and the arrival of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) in Burma.
Now here is arguably the most important Buddhist world leader, the Dalai Lama saying Germany must take in fewer Muslim migrants and only keep them temporarily.
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Moringa leaf extract as a bio-stimulant on growth, yield and nutritional improvement in cabbage
Tahsina Sharmin Hoque Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Md Sohel Rana Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Shahana Akter Zahan Ministry of Public Administration, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Israt Jahan Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Md Anwarul Abedin Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
moringa leaf extract (MLE); bio-stimulant; nutrition; cabbage; growth; yield
Moringa is a valuable plant whose leaves are enriched with antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and mineral nutrients and can be used as a bio-stimulant. A field work was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, during rabi season from November 2017 to February 2018 in order to investigate the effect of moringa leaf extract (MLE) on growth, yield and nutrient status of cabbage. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with four treatments and three replications. The treatments were T1 (control), T2 (MLE) sprayed at 2 weeks after transplanting only], T3 (MLE sprayed at 2 weeks and 4 weeks after transplanting), T4(MLE sprayed at 2 weeks after transplanting and after every two weeks thereafter). The rate of MLE application was 25 mL plant-1. All the treatments received recommended dose of N, P, K, S, Zn and B fertilizers. The application of MLE significantly improved the growth parameters, yield and yield contributing characters as well as nutrient content and uptake of cabbage. Among the parameters plant height (33.40 cm), leaf number (19.33 cm), length of the largest leaf (29.00 cm), head thickness (9.67 cm), head diameter (20.33 cm), gross yield (72.83 t ha-1) and marketable yield (48.87 t ha-1), were maximum in T4 where MLE was sprayed at 2 weeks after transplanting and after every two weeks thereafter. The lowest values of all these parameters were found in T1 where no MLE was sprayed. Foliar application of MLE also improved the concentration and uptake of macronutrients (N, P, K and S) in head of cabbage. Thus, application of MLE as a bio-stimulant has the potentiality to enhance growth, yield and nutritional quality of cabbage.
Hoque, T. S., Rana, M. S., Zahan, S. A., Jahan, I., & Abedin, M. A. (2020). Moringa leaf extract as a bio-stimulant on growth, yield and nutritional improvement in cabbage. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 6(2), 196–203. https://doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v6i2.48050


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Q: jQuery Rotate Function Img Selecting I'm trying to use jQuery to rotate an image 90 degrees upon click on my div.
Why doesn't it work?
Here's my HTML ...

.. and here's my jQuery ;
  jQuery(document).ready(function() {
       jQuery(".class1").click(function()
               {
            jQuery(this).find('img').rotate({animateTo:-90})
               });
             });

If it helps,
http://code.google.com/p/jqueryrotate/wiki/Examples
NOTE: I need the code to FIND the first image...not just get the image by id, then rotate it.

A: According to @Abdullah Jibaly post and look at comment. I think you miss something like

And here is an example to rotate at first image http://jsfiddle.net/oamiamgod/BeUBF/2/

A: Your code looks fine as is, I'd guess that the plugin is not being loaded or something else outside the given context went wrong.
To get the first img you can use:
jQuery(this).find('img').first().rotate({animateTo:-90})

A: // according to use it

        <button id='test'>click</button>

https://code.google.com/p/jqueryrotate/wiki/Examples

A: fisrt letter of class name should not be a number, change them to class1 and class2 instead and add quotation marks for animateTo value:

  $(document).ready(function() {
       $(".class1").click(function(){
            $(this).find('img').rotate({animateTo: "-90"})
       });
  });

A: try it

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    jQuery(".class1").click(function()
    {
       $("#whatever").rotate(90);
    });
});

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How do you calculate mortar for CHB? |
A common question for people who are new to construction is how do you calculate mortar? It isn't easy to find the answer, but I am here with an in-depth guide.
The "chb mortar mix ratio philippines" is a question that has been asked many times. The answer to the question is calculated by multiplying the weight of the cement by one hundred and dividing it by the weight of sand.
If the wall is made of double open-ended bond beam blocks, double the wall's area by 0.02 (the industry standard value for estimating mortar volumes for block walls). The volume of mortar needed, given in cubic yards, is the outcome.
People also wonder what CHB mortar is.
Masonry = CHB Laying Masonry is the word used to describe the process of constructing buildings by placing separate pieces (brick, stone, concrete block) and joining them together (by cement mortar and rebar). Concrete Hollow Block is the most prevalent masonry in the Philippines.
How much cement do I need for mortar, for example? Mixture for Paving Mortar Use 5 parts sharp sand, 1 part soft sand, and 1 part cement for the slab bedding. Use 4 parts soft sand and 1 part cement for pointing. A stronger combination of 3 parts soft sand and 1 part cement might be utilized in high-traffic areas.
Aside from that, how many bags of cement does a CHB contain?
It's worth noting that a cubic foot (0.0283 cubic meter) of cement weighs 40kg (which, to no surprise, is the packaging of one bag of cement here). To generate a 1:2 mixture, one bag of cement would need 0.028 x 2 = 0.056 cubic meter of sand, or one bag cement every 0.0566 cubic meter of sand.
For 100 blocks, how much sand and cement do I need?
Averages. If you're using the regular size cinder block, you may purchase roughly 600 to 800 pounds of sand for every 100 blocks you're laying. Two and a half to three bags of cement will be mixed in with the sand.
How much does cement cost per square meter?
As a result, the wet concrete volume required to cover the floor is 1 sq metre * 0.15 metre = 0.15 cubic metre. For cement, use a ratio of 1:3:6. By mass, fine aggregate (sand) outnumbers coarse aggregate (granite) (kg). As a result, the needed cement mass is 0.0228 * 1440 = 32.832 kg.
To lay 100 blocks, how many bags of cement do I need?
One bag of mortar, weighing 70 lbs., is a good example of this. 40 twelve inch blocks or 50 eight inch blocks may be made using sand in a 3 to 1 ratio. So, if you're putting 8-inch blocks, two bags of mortar should be plenty to lay 100 blocks.
For 1000 bricks, how much mortar do I need?
3 bags cement + 0.6m3 sand Equals 1000 bricks 3 wheelbarrows of construction sand to 1 bag of cement* Inexperienced bricklayers might use up to twice the amount of mortar.
What is the size of a brick used in the construction of a building?
Bricks that are standard
The normal brickwork co-ordinating size is 225 mm x 112.5 mm x 75 mm (length x depth x height). The usual dimension for a brick is 215 mm x 102.5 mm x 65 mm, which includes 10 mm mortar joints (length x depth x height).
What is the length of a hollow block in meters?
This works out to 2.44 blocks per meter. For a 40-meter wall, 100 blocks are required, and 125 for a 50-meter wall. The height of a 200 mm block is 8 inches, thus to obtain 8 feet, you'll need 12 rows of blocks. 1500 blocks are required for a 50 meter wall, according to 12 rows of 125 blocks.
1 square meter equals how many solid blocks?
A square meter has 10 concrete blocks and 120 bricks.
For brickwork, how much sand and cement do I need?
For brickwork, a 1:6 mortar ratio is used, which is 1 part cement and 6 parts sand.
What is CHB construction, and how does it work?
Concrete Hollow Blocks (CHB) is an abbreviation for Concrete Hollow Blocks (construction)
How can you figure out how many blocks are in a structure?
Substitute the area to be created and the block size in this calculation to get the number of blocks required: The number of blocks necessary is equal to the entire area of walls divided by the area of a block.
What does CHB stand for?
CHB Benefits for Children
CHB Complete Blockage of the Heart
CHB Berlin's Hungarian Collegium (Hungarian cultural institute; Berlin, Germany)
CHB Broker at Customs House
What is the cost of concrete blocks?
The cost of cinder blocks varies little depending on the kind. While some capstones may be found for as cheap as 95 cents each, cinder blocks typically cost $1 to $3 each.
How can you figure out how much a concrete block weighs in kilograms?
The weight of concrete is calculated using the formula: Length (in feet) x Width (in feet) x Thickness (in inches) /12 x 150 = weight (in pounds). The weight of a 7-foot-high, 3-foot-wide, and 12-inch-thick door, for example, would be: 7 x 3 x 12/12 x 150 = 3,150 lbs.
What is the weight of hollow concrete blocks?
nominal hollow size mm
concrete density in kilograms per cubic meter
kg approximate weight
215 x 215 x 215 x 215 x 215 x 215 x 215 2000 27•
440 × 140 x 215 x 440 x 140 x 215 x 440 2000 18
How do you figure out how much mortar you'll need?
How many bags of cement does it take to construct a cube?
A. One cubic meter of concrete is the same as 1.308 cubic yards. If 1 cubic yard of concrete contains 5 1/2 bags of cement, 1 cubic meter of concrete contains 7.2 bags. These are portland cement bags weighing 94 pounds or 42.64 kg.
How do you calculate the cost of concrete?
Concrete calculations are as follows:
Decide on the thickness of the concrete.
Calculate the length and breadth of the area you want to cover.
To calculate square footage, multiply the length by the width.
Convert the thickness of a piece of paper from inches to feet.
To calculate cubic feet, multiply the thickness in feet by the square footage.
What is the concrete block mixture?
The standard mix for Concrete Blocks is 1:3:5, 1 part cement to 3 parts sand & 5 parts stone aggregate, by volume. 1 part cement to 8 parts mixed aggregate is much the same thing. Note that the ratio is different by weight, since the ingredients don't have the same density.


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See our programs reviews and rankings below by U.S. News & World Report.
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It has now been two months since this mother lost her child, and she has written some words to share about her unending love. No matter what she is doing, or where she is, this mother's love remains with thoughts of her child.
A mother shares her experience with grief and pain as she finds out that she has had an incomplete miscarriage. She feels so empty, and only tears will fall. But, she knows that in time she will heal.
A mother shares her thoughts in poetry as she remembers her precious Jeffrey Nathan born still.
This mother has felt the grief of 3 miscarriages within 2 years. Now, she is pregnant again, but fears she is going to miscarry this child. She is so scared, but she continues to pray that God will allow this baby to grow to term.
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This mother is struggling with the grief of 4 miscarriages. Even though her heart has been touched by immense pain, she still sends a message to all grieving parents. This mother wants all to know that prayer and hope are the answers to life's pain.
This mother misses her son so very much that she finds it almost impossible to get through each day. Casey was involved in every area of life from cooking to mechanic work. Casey touched so many lives that it's difficult to imagine life here without Casey.


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Bognera recondita   – gatunek ryzomowego geofitu, endemicznego dla pogranicza brazylijsko-peruwiańskiego w zachodniej Amazonii. Gatunek należy do monotypowego rodzaju Bognera, z plemienia Dieffenbachieae, z rodziny obrazkowatych. Nazwa naukowa rodzaju została nadana na cześć Josefa Bognera, niemieckiego botanika, badacza podrodziny Aroideae; nazwa gatunkowa recondita w języku łacińskim oznacza "ukryta", "tajna" i została nadana z uwagi na odosobnione siedliska tej rośliny.

Charakterystyka
Bognera recondita jest rośliną zielną runa amazońskiego lasu deszczowego. Tworzy płożące, naziemne kłącze, z którego węzłów wyrasta pojedynczy liść właściwy. Ogonek liściowy otoczony jest u nasady łuskowatymi cataphyllami. Blaszki liściowe mają kształt jajowato-lancetowaty i pierzaste unerwienie pierwszorzędowe. Roślina tworzy pojedynczy kwiatostan, typu kolbiastego pseudancjum, na szypułce krótszej od ogonka liściowego. Pochwa kwiatostanu ma łódkowaty kształt i nie jest zwężona. Kwiaty żeńskie, położone w dolnej części kolby, oddzielone są od położonych wyżej, 3-pręcikowych kwiatów męskich nagim odcinkiem, pokrytym kilkoma okrągłymi prątniczkami. Zalążnie jednokomorowe z położonym bazalnie łożyskiem. Owocostan składa się z jagód. Nasiona nie zostały zbadane. Liczba chromosomów 2n = 34.

Systematyka
 Pozycja według Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (aktualizowany system APG IV z 2016) Należy do plemienia Dieffenbachieae, podrodziny Aroideae, rodziny obrazkowatych, rzędu żabieńcowców w kladzie jednoliściennych.

 Pozycja rodzaju w systemie Reveala z roku 2007 (2010) Rodzaj nie został ujęty.

 Pozycja rodzaju według Crescent Bloom (system Reveala z lat 1993–1999) Gromada okrytonasienne (Magnoliophyta Cronquist), podgromada Magnoliophytina (Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal), klasa jednoliścienne (Liliopsida Brongn.), podklasa obrazkowe (Aridae Takht.), nadrząd obrazkopodobne (Aranae Thorne ex Reveal), rząd obrazkowce (Arales Dumort.), rodzina obrazkowate (Araceae Juss.).

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What's the official position of YouTube (owned by Google) on rape? In the Christians apologetics business, we have this argument called "the moral argument", where we argue for a divine moral lawgiver on the basis of objective moral laws. The example that's frequently given is "rape". Christians think that even atheists will think that rape is objectively wrong. But do they?
YouTube (owned by Google) is well known for censoring speech that is critical of the Democrat party. Recently, a news story came out about a public school in Loudon county, Virginia where a female student was raped by a biological male in a skirt. After Steven Crowder reported on the story, Youtube / Google suspended him for 7 days.
Steven Crowder's web site reproduced the e-mail from Youtube / Google.
It says (in part):
On September 30, Mr. Crowder uploaded another video… [that] contains a segment that targets the transgender community in an offensive manner, for example, by indicating that trans people pose a rape threat to women. Consistent with the recklessness provisions of its hate speech policy, YouTube has removed this video from the service and assessed a strike against the Steven Crowder channel. Per YouTube's strikes policy, this results in a one-week upload freeze for the channel. Further violation of YouTube's hate speech policy will result in additional penalties.
They didn't want Crowder reporting on a rape committed by a boy in a skirt in a girl's bathroom. Why would they not want people to know about that?
Let's look at the facts of the case, as reported by Daily Wire.
On June 22, Scott Smith was arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia school board meeting, a meeting that was ultimately deemed an "unlawful assembly" after many attendees vocally opposed a policy on transgender students.
What people did not know is that, weeks prior, on May 28, Smith says, a boy, allegedly wearing a skirt, entered a girls' bathroom at nearby Stone Bridge High School, where he sexually assaulted Smith's ninth-grade daughter.
Juvenile records are sealed, but Scott's attorney, Elizabeth Lancaster told The Daily Wire that a boy was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy, one count of anal sodomy, and one count of forcible fellatio, related to an incident that day at that school.
As a result of the viral video showing his arrest, Smith became the poster child for what the National School Boards Association has since suggested could be a form of "domestic terrorism": a white blue-collar male who showed up to harangue obscure public servants on his local school board.
[…]Minutes before Smith's arrest at the school board meeting, the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) superintendent lectured the public that concerns about the transgender policy were misplaced because the school system had no record of any assault occurring in any school bathroom.
[…]At 4:48 pm on the day of the incident, the principal sent out an email to the community that claimed nothing jeopardizing student safety had occurred, painting Smith as the villain, and offering counseling services for witnesses of Smith's blowup…
[…]Smith was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Why did Youtube / Google not want Crowder telling people this story? Is it because they think that little girls are appropriate victims for boys dressed in skirts who go into women's bathrooms? I would guess that there are a lot of people who work in Big Tech who do want biological men to be able to go into women's bathrooms. And showers, too. They want naked biological men as close as possible to naked biological women. And the younger the girls, the better.
People who defend the rape of children and the arrest of the fathers of those children are immoral. I understand that the story makes teachers, teacher unions, school boards, etc. look bad. And I understand that the story makes Democrat politicians look bad. But no one should use suspensions to suppress the truth about what really happened.
My advice to people in Big Tech would be to be careful about letting devotion to the Democrat political party affect your products and services. But in addition to that, don't let it affect your morality. It can be very tempting to use your products and services to bring about the election results that you want. And people who lack God as a ground for morality will not have much resistance to that desire. But if there is one thing that people should agree on, it's that raping children is wrong. It's also wrong to censor people who try to tell the truth about rape victims.
I think what this story shows is the importance of hiring people who have a rational basis for morality. If you hire a whole bunch of sexually immoral people whose atheistic worldviews don't rationally ground objective morality, then you will get immoral behavior. The mantra of the secular left ("don't judge") doesn't protect little girls from being raped.
By the way, I watched the Steven Crowder show about his suspension. He mentioned a lot of interesting news stories that Youtube / Google probably wouldn't like. Stories about rapes of women in women's bathrooms committed by biological men.
Transgender activist charged with raping 4-year-old on video (sentenced to 30 years in prison)
Crowder says the LGBT activist spent months advocating for allowing biological men in women's bathrooms. Isn't that Google / Youtube's position as well? What would they say to the rape victim? They'd probably say "Too bad".
Here are a couple others:
Transgender woman (biological man) commits sex attacks against women in women's prison
Man who claimed to be transgender assaults multiple women in women's shelter
Crowder talked about a whole bunch of stories like this.
Were these rapes morally wrong? I think so, but I'm really not sure what Google / YouTube would say. And I do think they would censor any reporting of the rapes as "hate speech".
Here's the article from Red State, written by Brandon Morse.
The first point he makes is that feminism teaches women to have character traits that make them unattractive to marriage-minded men. Feminism teaches women that evaluating men for marriage according to traditional male roles is "sexist". There are no traditional male roles that women should prefer. Moreover, feminism teaches women that there are no female roles either. So, these women don't understand men, and they aren't prepared to be wives and mothers.
Brandon writes:
Even in modern families, men are taught how to treat a woman, provide for her, and work hard to keep her happy. Women aren't taught how to treat a man or how to make him happy; they're strictly taught what to expect from a man.
I can't speak for all men, but in my case, I have definite plans for my marriage, and so a woman's preparation and desire to be supportive is very important to me.
I'm trying to achieve these goals:
influence the church with apologetics
influence the university campus (students and professors) with apologetics
be involved in politics, advocate for conservative policy
open the house to students and neighbors to teach apologetics and demonstrate a loving marriage
raise 3-4 financially independent and influential children
And when I ask women what they bring to the table to help me to achieve all that, they often say that they've done nothing. Even the Christians try to get out of having to do anything hard by saying that God has a mysterious will that's higher than my plans – plans which are designed to achieve specifically Christian goals. But if you look at the woman's life, this mysterious God's will never requires her to do anything difficult that would serve God. In practice, "God's will" is just another word for doing what is easy, fun and peer-approved.
The sad truth is that many young women nowadays don't know how to be in a marriage… they're not taught how to treat a man, but what to expect from him… they're flat-out dissuaded from providing anything but their presence to the partnership. They believe that offering their love to the man is sufficient and that men should just be grateful to have them.
What can you tell about a woman who has not prepared for tasks, like defending her faith, promoting conservative policies, or raising effective children? If she has not studied or practiced to do these things, then she isn't suddenly going to become disciplined and effective after a wedding ceremony.
Men like when they set out to do something, and get support from their wives to achieve it. Can women today support men?
Along the lines of never learning how to treat a man, women are never taught how to value a man's emotions unless they pertain positively to her. He must prove every day how much he values her for just existing. She expects this but is taught by our society to not reciprocate unless he earns it.
Men feel this weight, and the thing that would give them strength is withheld. Men suffer attempting to emotionally support the partner who has no interest in uplifting him in return. It's a lonely existence in a relationship for two, making it, in truth, a relationship for one…her. What makes matters worse is that women are confused by their men's lack of emotions. They were never taught how we think, much less appreciate it.
It's rare for me to get support from younger women. Older Christian women can do it, but they are from a different time.
Now, people say to me "just go ahead and get married, and you can change the woman's mind afterwards to value the things you care about". But do young women today offer a way for men to change their minds about anything?
Now, let's say you're a young man entering into the stage of your life where dating to marry becomes typical. Looking at your prospects for marriage you see career-oriented women, some of whom make more money than you do and are very proud of this fact…. their opinions on any given subject seem more trendy than well thought out. They seem shallow as a result.
You see these women in your dating pool consistently exhibit opinions about your sex that are less than kind on social media. They're taught they're your intellectual superiors, that they're right in any given argument no matter what… Very rarely do they display any joy in being giving or of service to their men. Even more rare are displays of humility. It reeks of narcissism.
One of the questions that I ask women to see if they are teachable is "where do you get your political news"? This question is to see if they care about anything other than their own feelings and social standing. I also ask "have you ever read any non-fiction that caused you to change your mind"? This to see whether she changes her mind about anything by increasing her knowledge.
But what I get from the Christian fundamentalists AND the career-focused feminists is the same: "I don't read news, and I don't read non-fiction". If she doesn't form her beliefs by gaining knowledge, then what method does a man have for leading her? She will only do what she feels like or what is pleasing to her peer group. If she doesn't respect knowledge in general, then she doesn't respect a man's knowledge.
Brandon concludes:
Men want to feel welcome in their own relationships. Right now, they aren't. They feel like passengers, or maybe even more accurately, chauffeurs. If women want men to marry them, then women will have to become marriage material and that means leaving behind the mainstream pop-philosophy and looking into the idea that maybe the feminists were wrong.
The schools, churches and culture are not doing anything to teach women how to be valuable to men. So why would a man marry? If I have to commit my time and money to being someone else's slave / handbag then that will cause me to achieve goals less, right? As a Christian man, I don't see how being a slave / handbag to a woman serves God.
How do you present theism as a rational belief to a person who thinks that the progress of science has removed the need for God?
Canadian science writer Denyse O'Leary writes about the history of cosmology at Evolution News.
What help has materialism been in understanding the universe's beginnings?
Many in cosmology have never made any secret of their dislike of the Big Bang, the generally accepted start to our universe first suggested by Belgian priest Georges Lemaître (1894-1966).
On the face of it, that is odd. The theory accounts well enough for the evidence. Nothing ever completely accounts for all the evidence, of course, because evidence is always changing a bit. But the Big Bang has enabled accurate prediction.
In which case, its hostile reception might surprise you. British astronomer Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) gave the theory its name in one of his papers — as a joke. Another noted astronomer, Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), exclaimed in 1933, "I feel almost an indignation that anyone should believe in it — except myself." Why? Because "The beginning seems to present insuperable difficulties unless we agree to look on it as frankly supernatural."
One team of astrophysicists (1973) opined that it "involves a certain metaphysical aspect which may be either appealing or revolting." Robert Jastrow (1925-2008), head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, initially remarked, "On both scientific and philosophical grounds, the concept of an eternal Universe seems more acceptable than the concept of a transient Universe that springs into being suddenly, and then fades slowly into darkness." And Templeton Prize winner (2011) Martin Rees recalls his mentor Dennis Sciama's dogged commitment to an eternal universe, no-Big Bang model:
For him, as for its inventors, it had a deep philosophical appeal — the universe existed, from everlasting to everlasting, in a uniquely self-consistent state. When conflicting evidence emerged, Sciama therefore sought a loophole (even an unlikely seeming one) rather as a defense lawyer clutches at any argument to rebut the prosecution case.
Evidence forced theorists to abandon their preferred eternal-universe model. From the mid 1940s, Hoyle attempted to disprove the theory he named. Until 1964, when his preferred theory, the Steady State, lost an evidence test.
Here is a quick summary of some of the experimental evidence that emerged in the last few decades that caused naturalists to abandon the eternal universe that they loved so much when they were younger.
The importance of having a narrative
Now I want to make a very, very important point about Christianity and the progress of science. And that point is that it is very important that Christians present the evidence in exactly the way that Denyse presented it in that article – in its historical context, featuring the conflict between naturalists and the experimental evidence.
All Christians should be familiar with the following basic pieces of evidence which fit the war between science and naturalism narrative:
The origin of the universe
The cosmic fine-tuning
The origin of life (biological information)
The sudden origin of the Cambrian phyla
The habitability/observability correlation
When you talk about these evidences as a Christian theist to non-Christians, you have to have cultivated a genuine interest in reconciling your beliefs with science. You have to accept that there are two books that reveal God's character and attributes. The book of nature, and the book of Scripture. And you need to be flexible about getting these two books to fit together. The book of nature gives us natural theology (see Romans 1). It tells us that God is Creator and Designer. The book of Scripture tells us that God stepped into history as a man to save us by taking the punishment for our headlong rush away from God, which the Bible calls sin. Science is one way that humans can recover some of basic knowledge about God. Knowledge that is only possible because God created and designed the universe (and us) in such a way that we are capable of making discoveries, and that the universe is capable of being explored and understood.
It's very important to present these five basic evidences to non-Christians in the historical context. And here is the story you must tell: "In the beginning, there was the naturalism, and the naturalism tried to argue from ignorance that God was not Creator and God was not Designer. And then came the science, and now people have to give up their naturalism in order to account for the science". That's the narrative you use when talking to non-Christians about science.
In the beginning was the naturalism:
In pre-scientific times, atheists maintained that the universe was eternal
In pre-scientific times, atheists maintained that a life-permitting universe was as likely as a life-prohibiting universe
In pre-scientific times, atheists maintained that the cell was a simple blob of Jello that could spontaneously emerge in some warm pond
In pre-scientific times, atheists maintained that the sudden origin of the Cambrian phyla would be explained by subsequent fossil discoveries
In pre-scientific times, atheists maintained that there was nothing special about our galaxy, solar system, planet or moon
But then science progressed by doing experiments and making observations:
Scientists discovered redshift and the cosmic microwave background radiation (evidence for a cosmic beginning) and more!
Scientists discovered the fine-tuning of gravity and of the cosmological constant and more!
Scientists discovered protein sequencing and exposed the myth of "junk DNA" and more!
Scientists discovered an even shorter Cambrian explosion period and the absence of precursor fossils and more!
Scientists discovered galactic habitable zones and circumstellar habitable zones and more!
And now rational people – people who want to have true beliefs about reality – need to abandon a false religion (naturalism).
Now naturally, science is in a state of flux and things change. But you have to look at the trend of discoveries, and those trends are clearly going against naturalism, and in favor of Christian theism. No one is arguing for a deductive proof here, we are simply looking at the evidence we have today and proportioning our belief to the concrete evidence we have today. People who are guided by reason should not seek to construct a worldview by leveraging speculations about future discoveries and mere possibilities. We should instead believe what is more probable than not. That's what a rational seeker of truth ought to do. Proportion belief to probabilities based on current, concrete knowledge.
Atheism, as a worldview, is not rooted in an honest assessment about what science tells us about reality. Atheism is rooted in a religion: naturalism. And the troubling thing we learn from looking at the history of science is that this religion of naturalism is insulated from correction from the progress of science. Nothing that science reveals about nature seems to be able to put a dent in the religion of naturalism, at least for most atheists.
It falls to us Christian theists, then, to hold them accountable for their abuse and misrepresentation of science. And that means telling the story of the progress of science accurately, and accurately calling out the religion of naturalism for what it is – a religion rooted in blind faith and ignorance that has been repeatedly and convincingly falsified by the progress of science in the modern era.
Positive arguments for Christian theism
The kalam cosmological argument and the Big Bang theory
The fine-tuning argument from cosmological constants and quantities
The origin of life, part 1 of 2: the building blocks of life
The origin of life, part 2 of 2: biological information
The sudden origin of phyla in the Cambrian explosion
Galactic habitable zones and circumstellar habitable zones
Irreducible complexity in molecular machines
The creative limits of natural selection and random mutation
Angus Menuge's ontological argument from reason
Alvin Plantinga's epistemological argument from reason
William Lane Craig's moral argument
The unexpected applicability of mathematics to nature
Arguments and scientific evidence for non-physical minds
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Richmond, Virginia –To mark its 25th anniversary, the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) will announce a new $1.5 million behavioral health initiative designed to increase access to mental health services for medically underserved and uninsured Virginians on Monday, May 22.
"Both data and experience document the critical need for mental health services throughout Virginia," said Ralph Howell, the Chairman of VHCF's Board of Trustees. "Recent Community Health Needs Assessments conducted by Virginia hospitals and some health departments identified access to behavioral health services as a top critical service gap. Increasing access to and/or improving behavioral health services was a priority strategy to address the gap.
The new initiative, called Beyond Blue, will address mental health needs in the HSN by: integrating behavioral health services with primary medical care for diabetic patients with depression; preparing interested HSN organizations to implement a trauma-informed approach to care in their practices with a special focus on resiliency training; and increasing the number of psychiatric nurse practitioners educated and practicing in the HSN and state.
Depression is often a co-morbidity with diabetes, another one of the top three conditions treated in the HSN. However, studies show that only 30-50% of diabetics with major depression are recognized and treated. Depression increases the rate of mortality among people with diabetes by 30% due to nonadherence with treatment plans. This nonadherence leads to medical emergencies and higher medical costs, as well.
Through grants awarded on a competitive basis, VHCF will give HSN organizations with a paid behavioral health professional the opportunity and expertise to address depression in their diabetic patients via an elevated level of integration of behavioral health services with primary medical care. This will ensure that each patient has the internal wherewithal to engage fully in his/her diabetic treatment plan. "It will help HSN clinics treat the whole person and address the mental health challenges many patients face that can make it so difficult to conquer or manage diabetes," said Debbie Oswalt, VHCF's Executive Director.
The second prong, a trauma-informed approach to care (TIC), is a focus because ongoing research indicates that a history of trauma in both children and adults significantly increases the likelihood of long-lasting negative impacts on physical and mental health. Trauma-informed care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both patients and providers. It involves both the organizational and clinical aspects of a health safety net medical practice. Implementing a trauma-informed approach to care offers the potential to improve health outcomes for patients and reduce avoidable health care costs.
As part of Beyond Blue, VHCF will offer trainings, tools, skills development, and technical assistance to HSN providers interested in developing and implementing TIC and resiliency training in their organizations. "This is another recognition of the interconnection between physical and mental. By creating supportive environments that effectively recognize and respond to the impact of trauma and teach patients resiliency skills, we can significantly improve the health of patients," Oswalt said.
The third prong of Beyond Blue is designed to help address the scarcity of psychiatric nurse practitioners (Psych NPs) in Virginia, where 75% of the state is a federally designated mental health professional shortage area. While there are shortages and an aging behavioral health workforce in many behavioral health professions, the small number of Psych NPs is the most compelling deficiency by far. There are only 213 licensed in Virginia. That's barely more than one per locality. These are the only behavioral health professionals licensed to prescribe medicines (a much needed treatment for many mental health conditions) other than psychiatrists.
To increase the number of Psych NPs in Virginia, "VHCF will promote and fund full scholarships for nurse practitioners interested in becoming a Psych NP with the requirement that recipients work for two years in the HSN post-graduation. VHCF will also help expand Psych NP programs in targeted Virginia schools of nursing", said Oswalt.
This initiative will be underwritten by a $500,000 2:1 challenge grant from the Collis-Warner Foundation, which will also be announced at the event. VHCF's three Founding Funders (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association) and the Wells Fargo Foundation have renewed their longstanding support of VHCF by committing a combined total of more than $100,000 which will be used to help match the challenge grant.
Beyond Blue will be announced at VHCF's annual Heroes in Health Care Celebration Monday in Richmond. The event features U.S. Senator Mark Warner, VHCF's Founding Chairman, as its Keynote Speaker. Other special guest speakers include Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services William A. Hazel, Jr.; Virginia Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.; and Virginia Delegates Christopher K Peace and John M. O'Bannon, III.
More than 280 health and business leaders, health safety net executive directors, local medication assistance caseworkers, and child health outreach workers from all areas of the state are registered to attend and will be lauded for their work to help uninsured Virginians obtain needed health care and medicines. Significant achievements will be noted, including VHCF's longstanding initiatives which have insured 93,000 children in the FAMIS public health insurance programs; provided health services to 600,000 uninsured Virginians; underwritten medical and other health professionals who provided 3.1 million patient visits with VHCF funding.
"Heroes in Heath Care is a wonderful setting to celebrate our shared accomplishments over the past 25 years and to announce Beyond Blue as the Foundation's newest initiative to meet critical healthcare needs of uninsured and medically underserved Virginians," Howell said.
For more information about VHCF and its programs, visit www.vhcf.org or call (804) 828-5804.


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Q: Why do some Linux programs specify long form and shorthand arguments? Whenever I look through documentation and man-pages, I notice that most linux programs have 2 types of arguments, and this is a genuine interest I have in finding out...

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*One seems to be the full argument name (long form).

*And one seems to be a shorthand.

Take grep for example. If i run grep --help DISCLAIMER: This is not a question about grep in particular. I've seen this in many other tools.
Regexp selection and interpretation:
  -E, --extended-regexp     PATTERN is an extended regular expression
  -F, --fixed-strings       PATTERN is a set of newline-separated strings
  -G, --basic-regexp        PATTERN is a basic regular expression
  -P, --perl-regexp         PATTERN is a Perl regular expression
  -e, --regexp=PATTERN      use PATTERN as a regular expression
  -f, --file=FILE           obtain PATTERN from FILE
  -i, --ignore-case         ignore case distinctions
  -w, --word-regexp         force PATTERN to match only whole words
  -x, --line-regexp         force PATTERN to match only whole lines
  -z, --null-data           a data line ends in 0 byte, not newline

One can see that there are 2 types of arguments. a shorthand, and the full argument name.
Another thing to note, is if you specify the shorthand of these arguments, they are separated by a space, but when using the full argument, it seems to be separated by the = sign. e.g: grep --file=FILE vs grep -f FILE

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*What is the purpose of having 2 different types of arguments that do the same thing?

*Are you able to use grep --file FILE instead of grep --file=FILE?

*To question 2, if your answer is "because that is how that programmed it," then my question is WHY do they program it this way?  Is there some reason you can't use grep --file FILE?

*Is there some convention you should follow?

*Does the leading - in grep *-*-file play an important part in something?

I'd appreciate a solid answer on this so I can understand why programmers do it this way!
Thanks!

A: I guess there are multiple reasons:

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*System limitations: Due to the restricted memory size in early systems you had to reduce the characters used

*Compatibility: The short hand was kept in later versions for compatibility reasons

*Laziness: Programmers and people working on the command line don't like to type a lot

*Readability in scripts: The long version is perfect for the readability in scripts when you don't want to switch between code and man page to figure out a list of five, six or more options

This is my own point of view after using various OSs and command lines for more than 20 years now.

A: In addition to the other answers, the long and short options are handled by argp & getopt_long (from GLibc), and also by several other options handling functions (e.g. in Qt or GTK).
And the GNU coding standards recommend them, and also --help and --version.
Some (rarely useful) command options have only a long form (e.g. --time-style for GNU ls).
BTW, if you write some command line software for Linux which is either free software or will be distributed (perhaps sold), please accept the --help option: it is becoming a very common convention. I hate the few programs not following it!


Targeting ideal tire pressures and monitoring temps has been a bit vague and largely based on experience and feel. Race teams have been collecting and working with such data for decades as its crucial in ensuring consistency, safety and maximum performance. Michelin is now bringing this technology to use with Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires in a simple, easy to use package and they call it Michelin Track Connect.
We now have a simple app paired to some sensors that monitor tire pressures, temps. The app logs tire heat cycling, pressure changes and driving style. This data is then use to create RECOMMENDATIONS on how to properly set tire pressures per tire to keep the tire within the most optimal operating range, as Michelin engineers intended. This takes out a lot of guess work, provides you with a wealth of information and analysis and helps you keep your tires within the ideal range of operation.
Michelin has reached the perfect balance of simplicity and effectiveness with this Track Connect technology. Inside the tires there is a small pocket for a sensor that is installed when tires are mounted. The sensor package, receiver and accessories are sold separately and are transferable tire to tire. The tires themselves are the standard Pilot Sport Cup 2 but merely need to be the "Connect" version with the pocket. Tire cost is up by around 15$ over the regular tire and the Track Connect package is 499$.
We are looking forward to this becoming the new industry standard of what tires should come with. The feedback and information collected with Michelin Track Connect is invaluable for beginners and advanced drivers alike!
More RaceBBi track days are coming up and we look forward to putting Track Connect to use with our customers and helping them gain confidence with their cars and local tracks!


With its ability to transmit large amounts of data, the revolutionary 5G millimetric waves (mmwave) will be vital to support Britain's ever-increasing data requirements as well as new applications.
While radio signals at all frequencies are affected by surrounding buildings, vegetation and material types, when these interfere with mmwave frequencies the impact is much more pronounced. As a result, a key stage to achieving 5G in the UK will be examining how both built and natural geospatial elements affect 5G mmwave signals.
Below are a few examples which illustrate how the built environment will affect mmwave signals.
This is a busy station entrance with slow-moving crowds. If these crowd volumes are typical then this scenario may need to focus more on siting additional antennae to provide capacity and coverage. Attention therefore needs to be paid to surveying and identifying suitable antennae locations.
The supports outside the stadium made of a complex steel structure and the walkway to the left that is lined with trees would potentially block signals emanating from sites mounted on the stadium.
This is a good example of a large obstruction that would not appear on any mapping due to its temporary nature. As well as being both wide and tall, the fact that it's an electronic hoarding confirms it is made of materials that would certainly block mmwave signals.
This is a busy pedestrian area with two key features to consider. The deciduous trees may not be an issue in winter months, but they could have a significant effect in the summer when the leaves are out. As well as this, the road above the pedestrian area would likely have an impact.
Multiple levels created by roads or railways crossing over each other such as this can present challenges in determining where 5G antennae need to be positioned. Standard 2D mapping will not provide a good enough level of detail to appreciate what the blockers might be and, as the complexity increases, it is likely that mobile mapping will provide a better solution to understanding this type of environment.
Our Managing Consultant Richard Woodling explores the techniques required to capture new geospatial features here and our full 5G reports can be viewed here.


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'What We Do in the Shadows' at SDCC 2022: Season 4 will feature a bottle episode, a boys' weekend out, and a full vampire wedding
What We Do in the Shadows flew into SDCC 2022 to host a not-so-secret meeting in the fancy room. The FX show proved to be Sunday's biggest draw, bringing a full group of panelists (and a preview screening of this week's episode) to Hall H, where cast and EPs discussed season 4 so far and teased what's to come. BAT! Continue reading "'What We Do in the Shadows' at SDCC 2022: Season 4 will feature a bottle episode, a boys' weekend out, and a full vampire wedding"