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Assessing Iranian Foreign Policy Through the Perspective of Khumayni's Concept of Justice
Azijos studijos Lietuvoje > Research > Dissertations > Assessing Iranian Foreign Policy Through the Perspective of Khumayni's Concept of Justice
Author: Ieva Koreivaitė-Sadauskienė
Institute: Vilnius university
Tutor: Prof. Dr. Evalas Nekrašas, Doc. dr. Dovilė Jakniūnaitė
Consultant: Prof. dr. Egdūnas Račius
Assertion date: 2016-11-07
https://epublications.vu.lt/object/elaba:19563981/
The research objective of the dissertation is to complete the analysis on the first Iran's Supreme Leader's ayatollah Khumayni's concept of justice and, consequently, to create an analytical perspective, which would serve for the further Iranian foreign policy analysis. Research revealed that the complex logics of Khumayni's political thought and his concept of justice can be traced as an integral or unsolid narrative in today's Iranian foreign policy. Respectively, every case of Iranian politics can be explained through the discourse of Khumayni's justice. The analysis of Khumayni's concept of justice is performed combining methodological guidelines of adherents of the Cambridge School of Political Thought J. G. A. Pocock and Q. Skinner. The analysis indicated that the principal of justice is the prime Shi'ite principle and it has kept the same status in neo-Shi'itic Khumaynistic ideology. Political justice cannot be suspended and its significance is embedded in the Iranian Constitution. More over certain political and social punishment mechanisms exist to control its observance. The analysis also showed that Khumayni's concept of justice has a strong global dimension and implies certain political behavior, which is perceived by Iran as just, but not identified as such by the international community: for instance, spread of revolutionary ideas and support for resistance movements abroad, enmity towards Western states and i.e. More over the analysis of the concept of justice provides with the understanding about idealistic and pragmatic features of Iranian foreign politics, as well as with other aspects associated with international justice.
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Local Baker Kayla Trahan Secures Cake Wars Victory
By Louisiana Press| 2019-07-29T16:31:34-06:00	March 5th, 2018|
When Kayla Trahan first found her passion for baking, she probably never imagined that it would land her a TV appearance, much less local celebrity status. Now, it's done just that, and more! As the winner of Food Network's Cake Wars, Trahan brought her local roots and passion to the plate to sweep the competition.
Baking has always been a part of Trahan's life, but, like most people, it was more of a hobby. "I was in school at ULL 7 years ago and decided I needed a hobby," Trahan recalled. "I walked around a local hobby store, found a box of fondant, and I decided I wanted to know more about it. After hours of watching YouTube, I finally got the hang of the whole decorating thing!"
Once Trahan had mastered the art of baking, putting her skills to the test seemed like the next logical step. She hunted down the Cake Wars casting process and was cast months later. But one win wasn't enough for her.
"After winning the first show I thought that would be it," Trahan said. "But a couple months later, I got a phone call while I was teaching. I noticed it was from the producer, so I just had to answer it. They asked me to be on the championship show, and that was that."
With her success confirmed, Trahan was a shoo-in to run a successful bakery. Every item in The Cake Room is given Trahan's special touch. "I take part in every single decorated cake," Trahan revealed. "As of now, I am the person who decorates the cake from start to finish."
As for how she keeps things fresh and new at The Cake Room, Trahan explains it's because she is always scoping out the competition. "I go to different competitions and conventions around the U.S., and I teach classes," she explained. "I am always learning, and this allows me to offer cakes that have no boundaries."
If Trahan could deliver one message to the customer, it would be to share just how much dedication goes into her baking. "I would want the customers to know that each cake is made with hard work and love. You can't be a good cake decorator unless you love what you do," she shared. "I love each and every cake that walks out of my door, and this allows my customers to get the best product!"
Trahan's claim to fame may be traditional cakes, but The Cake Room is much more than that. At the walk-in sweet shop in the front of the house, customers can get a variety of delicious sweets, such as petit fours, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and more–they even offer king cakes year round!
Trahan's experience is growing with all of the adventurous new cakes she tries. "I have made cakes that move, cakes that light up, and even cakes that have served wine!" she said. "We are truly a custom experience, and I take pride in that I can tailor any cake or sweet to each individual's imagination."
Trahan's love is apparent in all of her handcrafted delicacies. For aspiring bakers, she also shares some of her recipes on her blog.


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Latinos broadly defined are U.S. Hispanics with origins in Latin America or Spain. There are many subgroups by national origin and race, variously known as Hispanic Americans, Chicanos, Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans. Also check subject-specific Research Guides since Hispanics are present in all walks of life.
Encyclopedias / Handbooks
Arte Publico Hispanic Historical Collection, Series 1
Features digitized historical content pertaining to U.S. Hispanic history, literature and culture. Includes more than 1,100 digitized historical books, as well as Hispanic newspapers, political and religious pamphlets, and essays.
Also called: Latino-Hispanic American Experience Series 1
The Latino-Hispanic American Experience: Leaders, Writers, and Thinkers: contains a digital collection of historical content pertaining to U.S. Hispanic history, civil rights, religious thought, and growing presence of women writers from the late 19th and 20th centuries. Contains over 250,000 pages of personal and archival manuscript collections, 3000 issues of rare historical newspapers and periodicals, and hundreds of rare books. Content is drawn from the "Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project".
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Latino Studies
Recommendations for scholarship in all formats, whether encyclopedias and textbooks or journal articles and primary sources. Peer-reviewed bibliographic essays and annotated citations on each topic.
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Indexes 500 scholarly journals published worldwide on information about Latin America, the U.S.-Mexico border, and U.S. Hispanics. Articles may be in English, Spanish, French, or other languages.
Latino Literature (Alexander Street Press)
Contains over 100,000 pages of poetry, fiction, and drama in English and Spanish by hundreds of Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States, as well as Chicano folk tales and audio files of selected poems and plays. Nearly 800 of the works are previously unpublished.
Hispanic American Newspapers 1808-1980
Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980, represents the single largest compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries. The distinctive collection features hundreds of Hispanic American newspapers, including many long scattered and forgotten titles published in the 19th century. It is based on the "Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project," a national research effort directed by Nicolás Kanellos, Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston.
Referencia Latina
Provides information on contemporary social issues including pro/con viewpoint articles, statistical tables, charts and graphs, primary documents, biographies, court case overviews, images, video and audio files, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Periodical content includes Lexile reading levels. Updated continuously.
Documents of 20th Century Latin American and Latino Art - ICAA
The International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), located at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has undertaken a multiyear project to recover and publish primary-source materials tracing the development of twentieth-century art in Latin America and among Latino populations in the United States. Browse or search the site for digitized documents.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics as well as descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. Over 2,500 journals are selectively indexed/abstracted.
Chicano Database
Selectively indexes materials, including more than 125 journals, on Mexican-American topics and about Chicanos from 1967 to the present. Incorporates the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, an indexing and abstracting resource covering psychological, sociological, and educational literature. From 1992 on includes the broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants.
Chicano Studies Library Serial Collection
JPL Microfilm Cabinets (4th Floor) E184 .M5 C461
A set of 577 microfilms of Chicano periodicals, journals, newsletters and journals published throughout the United States from 1855 to 1995. This comprehensive group of periodicals was gathered by the Chicano Studies Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Use guide in 3rd Floor JPL Stacks E184 .M5 C461 to locate titles or consult title list (pdf).
Solunet Twin Plant Guide (CD-Rom)
Solunet Twin Plant Guide is a directory of about 1900 Mexico's maquiladora manufacturing plants and their U.S. twin plants, warehouses and logistics companies including plant address, industrial park location, phone and fax numbers, email and website, contact names and titles, and more. 2012 data only.
Solunet Twin Plant Guide may only be accessed on the following campus workstations:
JPL: 2nd floor workstation # 14. CD-ROM is available on Permanent Reserve. Ask for help at the Info Desk. (Access is limited to current UTSA students, faculty and staff)
Downtown Library: workstation # 18. Ask for help at the Info Desk. (Access is limited to current UTSA students, faculty and staff).
Small Business Development Center: workstation #146947 in room 3.322. (Access is limited to SBDC staff).
Immigration: Records of the INS - 1880-1930
Turn of the century files cover immigration of various groups to the United States, including Japanese and Chinese immigration, European immigration, and Mexican immigration between 1906-1930. There are also extensive files on the regulation of prostitution and white slavery and on suppression of radical aliens.
Race Relations Abstracts (EBSCO)
Race Relations Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 49,500 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore
Online. Also in print: JPL 3rd Floor GR111 .M49 2000
Alphabetically arranged entries on Latino folklore in literature, drama, media, art, society, religion, medicine, and history. Good source for derivation of words such as piñata and vato.
Borderlands : An Encyclopedia of Culture and Politics on the U.S.-Mexico Divide
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Oxford Reference Online
Scholarly articles addressing topics of identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.
Handbook of Texas Online
An online version of the Handbook of Texas. This encyclopedia gives information on the history, geography, and culture of Texas. Look up individual county names for a history of that county. Includes an article on defunct counties.
Also in print: F384 .N48 (The New Handbook of Texas) (6 volumes)
Latino Encyclopedia
JPL 3rd Floor & Downtown Reference E184 .S75 L357 (6 volumes)
Entries on Latino life, culture, and history in the United States.
Latinas in the United States: a historical encyclopedia
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Biographies, organizations, court cases. Many photographs.
Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture
JPL 3rd Floor E184 .S75 E59 Two volumes.
Topics include entertainment, festivities, social movements, sports, food, visual and performing arts, film, fashion, and literature.
Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
Organizations, court decisions, events, issues, chronology.
Contains the full text of over 2000 volumes of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources in a variety of disciplines. Fully cross-searchable across different resources. Formerly known as Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
JPL & Downtown E184.S75 G655 2011
Also DVD: E184 S75 H37 2012
Provides full-text articles from more than 250 newspapers, magazines, and journals published in the United States by the ethnic, minority, and native press. Includes full-text articles from the noted San Antonio bilingual newspaper, La Prensa de San Antonio. The database is searchable both in English and Spanish; esta base de datos ofrece un interfase en inglés o en español.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides full text access to 15,000 news, business and legal sources including U.S. Federal and State case law, statutes and regulations; law journals; U.S. and international news; and company and industry financial information. Create a free Nexis Uni profile in order to access personal folders, alerts, and a collaborative workspace. Updated daily.
Acceda Noticias
Spanish-language news sources published in the original language from U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Spain.
A digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines, and journals covering the latter half of the 20th century. Included are periodicals produced by Hispanics, Black Power advocates, Native Americans, LGBT activists, feminists, campus radicals, dissident GIs, anti-war activists, the extreme right-wing press, and alternative literary magazines.
Dates of coverage: 1950-2015
Contemporary Hispanic Biography (Gale)
Biographical profiles of persons of Hispanic heritage in a wide variety of fields. (4 volumes)
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Located just inland from the coast, between Izmir and Bodrum, the ancient ruined city of Ephesus is the jewel in the Turkish Riviera's crown. Excavations here have uncovered incredibly grand monuments, dating from the Roman Imperial period, with highlights including the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre.
It's also here that the famed Temple of Artemis once stood, though little now remains of what is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Wandering around this incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site will take you on a memorable journey back in time, to a location that was founded in the 10th century BC, and all just a short journey from another strip of inviting Turkish coastline.
In the Turkish Riviera's northern reaches sits Izmir, Turkey's third most populous city, presenting a liberal and deeply cultured impression of the country. Home to some intriguing landmarks and good eateries, the city functions primarily as a base for discovering the likes of Ephesus and the scenic Çeşme Peninsula.
One of the real gems of this peninsula is Alacati, providing an insight into the area's heritage, all the while anchored by a sense of boutique chic attributed to many great restaurants and attractive hotels in the unassuming village. Wandering its picturesque streets will see you pass exclusive boutiques and aromatic eateries, as well as traditional houses with colourful doors and windows, ensuring Alacati is one of western Turkey's most photogenic locations.
The best time to visit these two areas are between April and June and September and October. July and August experiences very hot weather, but visits are still viable. December to March is low season when much of the tourism infrastructure is closed.
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I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize.
I have the same friends.
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and will be the remainder of our lives.
week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!
men are afraid of giving.
and receiving 6 years' worth of education.
If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor.
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she can expect to live another 22 years.
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Home > Books > Wild Sky Romance Volumes 1-4
Fall in love with the cowboys of Wild Sky country!
Montana Dawn
Cursed by heartbreak, he's sworn off love. But to get his land, he needs a wife. When a pregnant stranger offers her hand, how can he refuse?
Wild Sky Redemption
His mistake brought the family ranch to the brink of disaster. He'll fix it or die trying. When a sassy city girl arrives, will he let her bring him back to life?
Wild Sky Treasure
He ran from her love once. Now he needs her help. Being together again reignites their passion, but his new wealth is nothing compared to her old secret.
Wild Sky Healing
His best friend's sister is off limits. But when secret scandal threatens the family, he jumps to her aid. Now they're breaking all the rules.
For fans of Linda Lael Miller, Robyn Carr and Lori Wilde, four volumes in the bestselling Wild Sky Romance series. Full of hope, humor and love, this is heartwarming contemporary small-town romance at its best.
Volume 1: Montana Dawn
Cowboy and conservationist Carson Granger returns to Three River Ranch, determined to transform his embattled family home into a mustang sanctuary. But his late father, controlling even from the grave, had different ideas, and left an iron-clad will to enforce them.
Aurora McAllister's empathic ability and her therapy dog work wonders with troubled children. But when Rory's personal life falls apart, she takes her broken heart and flees. Three River Ranch is the perfect place to rest, heal and start over. Unfortunately, no one told her about the estranged son, or the grim Granger history. The man's energy is raw and full of pain, but beneath that there's a kindness that attracts her.
Carson wants Rory gone. Her relentless optimism and her mop of a dog are messing up all his plans. Then he sees her with the wild mustang mare he's rehabilitating. The woman has skills. Maybe Rory is the key he didn't realize he was looking for.
But Rory also has secrets and when it comes to women, the Granger men are cursed. His dreams for her future? Even he's not that cold.
Then Rory makes him an offer he can't refuse…
Volume 2: Wild Sky Redemption
Cowboy Zach Gamble has been through hell and back. The driver in a devastating crash that killed his brother and paralyzed his father, he's got emotional wounds far worse than any physical scars. Saving the family ranch is his penance. He'll keep Twinridge Ranch going even if it kills him – which it might.
Physical therapist Desiree Burke loved the challenge of a hopeless case – until a false claim of elder abuse shattered her reputation, and her confidence. But when her friend Rory begs her to come to Twinridge to help a man learn to walk again, she can't say no. But the Gamble men might be the challenge of her life. Zach's father has given up and Zach? He won't even admit to the pain that Des reads on his body.
The new therapist is driving Zach nuts. Can't she see how fragile his father is? Why does she push so hard? Worse yet is the compassion he sees when their eyes meet. He doesn't need it, doesn't want it, doesn't deserve it. But Des's touch unlocks something inside Zach that he thought was dead. She makes him feel, and he doesn't want that.
But then Des works her way into his ranch, his family, and his life. He can't resist her and now, to earn her love, he has to find forgiveness for the person he blames most: himself.
Volume 3: Wild Sky Treasure
Successful developer Mitchell Granger never intended to return to Three River Ranch but when he dodges a setup by claiming a sweetheart back home, his eccentric, matchmaking client insists on meeting her. He can't scuttle the deal. But now he needs a girl to play along. Unfortunately, the girl he named happens to be his first love…and biggest mistake. This is going to cost him big.
Midwife Sabrina Becker forgave Mitch for leaving, but she never forgot the pain. She agrees to pose as Mitch's fiancée, but he has to build the town a new maternity clinic. A good one, with room to grow and all the amenities. This time, she won't be on the losing end of their time together. In fact, she'll play her role well enough that when he leaves, it'll break his heart, instead of hers.
But as Mitch sheds his corporate skin and picks up his dusty jeans and cowboy hat, Sabrina discovers that the boy who abandoned her has become someone new, a man who's loving, complicated, and honourable. But can she risk her heart again?
Mitch can't forgive himself for hurting her and won't hurt her again. But all the money he's made is nothing compared to the treasure he left behind—if he can only convince Sabrina to trust him.
Volume 4: Wild Sky Healing
Jonah Clarke is a cowboy at heart. As a lawyer, however, he's devoted his life to defending those who've been let down by the system. So, when his best friend's sister comes to him with a nasty legal issue, he can't say no, even though it reminds him of his biggest failure. Worse yet, the little duckling he remembers has turned into a smart, sexy, dog-rescuing, cattle-wrangling swan.
Family tragedy made Celia "CeeCee" Gamble grow up fast. Now a successful veterinarian with her own practice, she's worked hard to reinvent herself, but sure, she's made mistakes along the way. When scandal threatens not just her livelihood, but the family ranch as well, she has no choice but to turn to Jonah for help. Telling the truth to the boy she once had a crush on is humiliating, but if anyone can solve her problems, it's Jonah. Kind, trustworthy and hotter than ever… now, if only he'd stop treating her like a tag-along kid sister.
CeeCee is all that's good in the world and her trust makes Jonah believe in himself again. But has healing his wounded heart opened her up to a world of pain? Or could this be everything they've both been searching for?
Publisher: Simon Creek Press
Length: Four complete novels
ASIN: B0954HGPJ6
eBook Price: 5.99
Other Books in "Wild Sky"
Wild Sky Treasure - a Wild Sky romance
Montana Dawn - a Wild Sky romance
Wild Sky Redemption - a Wild Sky romance
Wild Sky Healing - a Wild Sky romance


The above is a slightly edited Google Translate rendition of the following flyer. It gets across how I feel after two weeks in Yinchuan better than anything I could have written in the usual way. Apologies to anyone who reads Chinese.


There are so many people living unfulfilling but tolerable situations. It has become a norm in our society. Quite frankly, I cannot do anything to truly help these people as they have no motivation or sense of urgency to make any real changes in their lives. The challenges in your life are a gift in disguise allowing you to propel yourself into a different lifestyle. If you heal that challenge right away, then you must find something else to motivate you to keep moving forward. Also, the biggest challenges you experience in your life are the gifts you can offer others going through the same situations. For example, if you are a coach, your biggest challenges are the doorway to what you have to offer most to clients.
The danger with energy healing is that it can remove the pain associated with challenges before you make full use of them. Challenges should be honored for what they are. They are a source of wisdom from which you can extract great lessons, and most importantly, they provide a sense of urgency you can leverage to propel your life forward.
The last event in Medellin was legendary with each participant going through a profound transformation and looking an average of 8 years younger each, so much that almost all of them either went to my Montreal event or are coming to the Thailand event. This event will be different, with a whole different kind of leverage.
In order for you to have a profound transformation, not only internally but also in your external lifestyle, there are a few required ingredients. First, it takes a powerful energy healing methodology that balances all the physical, sexual, emotional and spiritual aspects of life, which we had at the Medellin event. Then, it takes a connection to your desires and your path in life, or you Dharma, to drive you forward in life. It also takes a motivation and sense of urgency that usually comes from a strong pain or challenge. Once you have all these 3 ingredients, how can you leverage your challenges to propel yourself into your Dharma?
Transforming your external life and making a real difference in the world IS a bumpy road. Trying to make the road softer and easier is really not helping you. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you will see miracles in your life.
As long as your current reality is more comfortable than what you truly want in life, it will be very difficult to make any real changes happen. How could you make what you truly desire deep in your heart more comfortable than your current limited but safe reality? You can make a prayer to ask the source to show you how… but be careful what you ask for. For many people, losing their job, losing their home or going through a divorce has been a very difficult challenge but it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to them. Challenges are blessings to leverage.
For the upcoming event in Bangkok, we received another deposit and are waiting for another client who should be sending his deposit anytime… so right now we have only 1 or 2 spots left. If this is something you may consider, use the form at the bottom of this page to send a $100 refundable deposit and we'll take it from there. As for the women's event, it will be postponed for a few months.
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Eat More, Weigh Less Diet
The Eat More, Weigh Less Diet calls for dramatic changes in diet but pays off by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, which helps heart disease patients sidestep bypass surgery.
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this diet to other popular diets.
Formulated by Dr. Dean Ornish to reverse heart disease by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Ornish claims that this vegetarian, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet helps heart patients sidestep bypass surgery. It also helps people without the disease peel off the pounds. Pronounced weight loss is likely right off the bat since the diet calls for dramatic changes to most dieters' regimens. Includes sample menus, techniques for low-fat cooking, and nutrient profiles of common foods.
What you will eat
As many fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes as you want, but almost no fat (a mere 10 percent of calories, or 15 to 25 grams), even the heart-healthy kind. Small portions of chicken and seafood are allowed, but red meat, nuts, avocados, sugar, refined grains, and other high-calorie, high-fat fare are out. Instead of counting calories, dieters are advised to eat as much as they want according to specified guidelines (i.e., choosing mostly fiber-rich fruits and vegetables).
Alcohol and Caffeine
Both are strongly discouraged.
Difficult -- unless you're in a vegetarian or raw food establishment.
Yes, provided your family really likes vegetables.
Amount of Cooking
Preparing meals at home is preferred, but nuking a plate of vegetables is a snap.
Vegetarians and those who don't crave sugar or fat.
Setbacks to Watch Out for
The low fat intake may interfere with adequate absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. The diet's high carb levels may be problematic for people with diabetes or those who are resistant to insulin. Meat lovers will have a tough time sticking with this one.
See Dean Ornish's page on WebMD.
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Bad Archaeology began as part of my personal website in 1997, back in the early days of the web. I was joined by James Doeser as co-author in 2007. The name was inspired by astronomer Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy website (now a blog hosted by slate.com). James and I are fed up with the distorted view of the past that passes for knowledge in popular culture. We are unhappy that books written by people with no knowledge of real archaeology dominate the shelves at respectable bookshops. We do not appreciate news programmes that talk about ley lines (for example) as if they are real. We want to show that claims about alien DNA in ancient skeletons (for instance) are fraudulent.
In short, we are Angry Archaeologists.
You can read the blog alongside this site. Think of the main site as a work of reference (but, I hope, more accurate than Wikipedia). The blog is my editorial comment on news items.
Archaeology is extraordinarily diverse. From the field technicians knee deep in mud in a Hebridean winter to the Classical specialist examining frescoes on a wall at Pompeii, from the geneticist tracing ancient bovine DNA to the linguist refining our understanding of Maya inscriptions, the range of specialisms and viewpoints is enormous. Nevertheless, there are commonalities of approach and boundaries to that diversity, united by what may be termed 'the scientific method'.
These boundaries are best explained by showing what archaeology is not. Someone who uses explanations that involve unknown civilisations, extraterrestrial contact, the inerrancy of religious texts or the operation of paranormal powers, belongs to a very different intellectual tradition from mainstream archaeology. The orthodoxy – itself a mass of contradictory, competing and often abstruse arguments – generally relegates these other investigators to a 'fringe' or 'cult' status, as a result their claims go unchallenged.
We aim to explore the main strands of thought within the 'fringe' on this site. We want to explain how and why the ideas of the 'fringe' are different from those of orthodox archaeology. Much of what we write aims to debunking the misconceptions and distortions of the past promoted by fringe writers. Even so, we are always open to the idea that they may be able to tell orthodox archaeology something of value. The fringe is interesting and entertaining in its own right. This site can only scratch the surface of such a huge area of human endeavour.
A quick look through the comments that have been made on various pages will throw up some interesting views. In particular, you will find that our critics accuse us of arrogance, bullying, closed-mindedness, even being in the pay of governments to suppress The Truth™. We are none of these. If you return to the site time and again, you will find that we update our pages when new information comes along, correcting errors that we have made. This is something that Bad Archaeologists never do.
I (Keith) have received personal abuse, insults, complaints to my employer (!) and have even been threatened with legal action over some pages and posts. I am not put off. We will continue to dig away, exposing Bad Archaeology wherever we find it.


Welcome to Sipadan scubadiving website !
Taken in Sipadan, the famous island located in the south of Sabbah region in Borneo (East part of Malaysia), we will be able to watch here hundreds of underwater pictures. Underwater Photos.
The web site will be improved soon : but the more important is already here : the pictures. Videos are ready and will be uploaded soon. After that, more details about Sipadan area islands: Sipadan of course, Mabul and Kapalai.
You will find many underwater videos !
Underwater videos are shoot with the digital photo camera but are quite good quality. They are most of the time more interesting than the photos, because they show marine life activity. The frogfish in photo is hard to realize it's actually a fish, but thanks to the video, you can see the fish moving its leg a little at the beginning.


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Thomasville ist eine Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Georgia und der County Seat des Thomas County. Sie hat 18.518 Einwohner (Stand: 2019). Die Stadt bezeichnet sich selbst als "Stadt der Rosen" und veranstaltet jährlich ein Rosenfestival. Die Stadt verfügt über öffentlich zugängliche Plantagen, eine historische Innenstadt, einen großen Bauernmarkt und eine Eiche aus dem Jahr 1680.

Geschichte
Thomasville wurde 1825 als Sitz des neu gebildeten Thomas County gegründet. Es wurde 1831 eine Kleinstadt (Town) und 1889 eine Stadt (City). Die Gemeinde wurde nach Jett Thomas benannt, einem General im Krieg von 1812.

Demografie
Nach der Schätzung von 2019 leben in Thomasville 18.518 Menschen. Die Bevölkerung teilte sich im selben Jahr auf in 43,2 % Weiße, 53,0 % Afroamerikaner, 0,2 % Asiaten, 0,1 % Ozeanier und 2,6 % mit zwei oder mehr Ethnizitäten. Hispanics oder Latinos aller Ethnien machten 2,9 % der Bevölkerung aus. Das mittlere Haushaltseinkommen lag bei 32.378 US-Dollar und die Armutsquote bei 25,0 %.

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt
 Joanne Woodward (* 1930), Schauspielerin
Elbridge Bryant (1939–1975), Tenor
Delia Owens (* 1949), Autorin und Zoologin
Charlie Ward (* 1970), Basketball- und Footballspieler
Joelle Carter (* 1972), Schauspielerin

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website

Einzelnachweise

Gemeindegründung 1831
County Seat in Georgia

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"I Guess I'm More Similar to Will Than I Thought," Noah Schnapp of "Stranger Things" Comes Out as Gay, and His Family Had the Sweetest Reaction
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A Tattoo Artist Was Recognized by Many Celebrities, and Now You'll See Why They Adore His Works
Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy made tattoos for Cara Delevingne right on the roof, for Justin Bieber — on a plane at 30,000 ft, and for Katy Perry at the ABBA Museum in Stockholm. And this is just a small part of the list of celebrities who had their tattoos done by this artist. You can see his amazing works on his Instagram page.
The talented artist opened his tattoo salon in New York, where he and other tattoo artists make tattoos (not only for celebrities) from 11 AM until 11 PM 7 days a week. In order to understand why there are so many clients, you need to look at his works. Warning: you may want to get a tattoo after seeing this compilation.
Bright Side has collected over 25 fascinating works of this famous artist and other people who work at his salon. We guarantee that you will have a burst of inspiration and there's an interesting bonus at the end of the article.
Eye-catching minimalism
A dinosaur you can control
A fox and its shadow
The space inside
Incredible colors!
The Creation of Adam
Buddhist cat
Eyes you can drown in
Beauty and harmony
Flying with open windows
An idea for couples
"Get me away from here."
Summer on the arm
Bonus: Katy Perry makes a tattoo for the master
Keith doesn't only make tattoos on the bodies of celebrities but he also asks them to give him autographs on his body. Miley Cyrus, Cara Delevingne, Kylie Jenner, and many other celebrities have already done this. The artist says on his Instagram page that he is proud of every tattoo that he gets.
Which tattoo did you like the most? Would you like to get a similar one or do you have your own interesting ideas? Tell us in the comments section below!
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Milton Keynes charity celebrates World Population Day as over 6,000 birthdays are created for street children
By Nisha Kotecha on	 July 11, 2020 0 Comments
Children's charity, Toybox, is celebrating a momentous occasion today on World Population Day. It has registered a milestone number of births and given the gift of a birthday to over 6,100 children across the globe.
Beyond having a 'birthday' to mark their lives, the children whose births are registered will also be entitled to an official identity, access to healthcare, education, and employment.
World Population day aims to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, and with the latest research from UNICEF indicating that one in four children are unregistered globally, the registration of so many children in just a six year window is undoubtedly progress.
"If you don't have your birth registered, it just sets you up to fail," says Lynne Morris, CEO at Toybox. "There's no other way of looking at it. Without having an official identity recorded with your respective government, there's no access to education, healthcare, employment, or benefits of any kind. You're not even able to be buried in an official cemetery. For want of another word, you're invisible, and for a child living on the streets, this is not okay.
"This is why we began our birth registration projects. They started in Guatemala back in 2014 and since then we've expanded our work to reach Nepal, Bolivia and El Salvador. Our team and partners work hard to identify children on the streets who are unregistered and then support them through the legal and administrative process of getting identity documents, not to mention educating the children about their basic rights, including the right to an identity.
"It's such an incredible feeling to be able to make a huge and truly impactful difference to the lives of these children, and help them on their journey, ultimately, taking away their invisibility and giving them a real identity."
To find out more about some of the children that Toybox has been able to help through its birth registration work, click here and here.
Nisha Kotecha
Nisha Kotecha is the Founder of Good News Shared. Having worked and volunteered for charities in the UK for over 10 years, Nisha is on a mission to highlight how amazing charities are.


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A First Look at Airstream by Audrey Henderson
We're happy to offer a first look of Airstream, the debut collection of Audrey Henderson. Airstream was named a finalist in the 2014 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize and the selection below "The Lichen Lovers" has been nominated for the 2015 Pushcart Prize. Airstream is now available for pre-order exclusively in our bookstore. Look for the collection on Amazon, B&N and whereever books are sold on November 11th.
About the Book: Vagabonds, prophets and vanishing societies, hunters of rare species and rare truths, silent canyons and the New Jersey Turnpike—Audrey Henderson's witty and profound poems lead us on a pilgrimage to the extreme edges of artistic and spiritual exploration.
The Lichen Lovers
for Sylvia Duran Sharnoff
Co-Author, Lichens of North America
What we didn't mortgage or pawn
is hardly worth mentioning.
The wedding china paid for
a specialized lens and my guitar
collection bought a motor home.
Yes, we were broke. The tongue waggers
clucked and shook their heads,
three years' carpenters wages
gone, for what? Lichen.
We gave the little speech—
sort of like moss, breaks down rock
the stuff of model railroad shrubs
and the manna that fell on God's
chosen people was a lichen actually
but we met with blank stares mostly
as we crisscrossed America
looking for clean air.
You corrected book text on your
sick bed as we reminisced
about tundra—how I shot the lichen
through a cloud of mosquitoes
while you beat the air with a glove—
and I know you loved the words,
you said it had all been worth it
to see "rock" and "tripe" juxtaposed.
Still, I wish you could tell me again
that we'd breathed in rarified air.
I wish you could tell me again
we'd eaten the bread of heaven.
Advance Reviews
"The poetry collection Airstream has already earned the accolade of being a finalist in Homebound Publications' poetry contest – but that's not why it's being recommended, here. Nor is it being recommended for its succinct verses, its grounding in literary technique, or even its striking imagery. …Its strength lies in its skill of observing and depicting the clashes between urbanization and rural environments, for its reflections on the process of change and transformation, and for its nuggets of combined wisdom and twists of story which incorporate powerful commentary within its scenarios. …The best free verse poem becomes more than the sum of its parts. As an observational piece, the work moves between chaos and surprise, creating a milieu that transcends personal experience and moves neatly into world observations and bigger pictures of transformation. …That Airstream achieves all this is what makes it a standout from other poetry collections: a highly recommended pick for poetry enthusiasts who seek free verse, mind-popping images, and equally insightful commentary on the structures and blasphemies of man-made worlds."
—D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review | Read Full Review»
"Airstream abounds with intelligence, beauty and wit as Audrey Henderson takes us on journeys and through landscapes as various as the American Southwest, Seville and the Isle of Skye. Her poems reach back into prehistory, re-imagine Biblical story, speculate on the oddities of art and of nature—always with empathy. Her confident voice is full of curiosity and daring. Airstream is an adventure for all to enjoy and a book fellow writers will envy."
—Susan Donnelly, author of Capture the Flag
"I am so glad to have encountered the work of Audrey Henderson. These poems are full of wit, imagination, and a real delight in the sounds and moods of language. Whether she's writing about the Scottish moors or Chaos Theory, Henderson is interested, and interesting: she seems to be continually probing the world for meaning, and the poems in Airstream are a record of that search in all its variety. This is a wonderful first collection."
—James Arthur, author of Charms Against Lightning
"Audrey Henderson sees the world as a traveler, inhabiting but also discovering it, evoking exteriors and interiors alike. Airstream is a beautiful collection, grounded in art and culture, experience and learning, in the familiar and in the new."
—Amy Nawrocki, author of Nomad's End and Four Blue Eggs
About the Author: Audrey Henderson's writing is rooted in her early life on the edge of Edinburgh, Scotland, where the clash of city and country, ancient history and wrenching modern change began an enduring fascination with the interplay between the natural and the man-made environment.
She has been active in the areas of literacy and environmental education for the last ten years and has just completed the launch of a school/church partnership and literacy volunteer program at an under-resourced Boston Public School. She is a long serving school program guide at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Audrey graduated from the University of Edinburgh, She has written frequently for BBC Radio Scotland and published a short story "Tales to Tell" in association with a radio series for schools.
Her poetry has appeared widely in both the United States and Britain, most recently in Magma, New Writing Scotland 31, Tar River Poetry and the Midwest Quarterly. She is the recipient of a 2014 Hawthornden Fellowship and was shortlisted for Scotland's Dr. Gavin Wallace Fellowship. She won second place in the River Styx International Poetry Contest and was a finalist in the Indiana Review ½ K Award as well as being chosen as a Special Merit Poet in the 2009 Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award Contest. She was a finalist the 2012 and 2014 Slapering Hol Chapbook Contests and the 2012 Philbrick Poetry Contest.
She lives in Boston with her husband Richard and their children, Helen and Emma.


In the last weeks I spent a lot of time to upgrade my system for recording infrared videos. I replaced the old 0.4MP camera with a 3MP camera with a wide-angle lens. The illumination is now via 9 infrared LEDs (previously one LED) and is now recorded at a frame rate of 60fps (previously 25fps).
The modification was worth it: resolution, depth of field, recording area and frame rate have multiplied. The following recordings have already been taken during the first test runs.


MIT students rely on cutting-edge technology to do coursework and research — and the Institute's student-led Emergency Medical Services team (MIT-EMS) is no different. So when it came time for the group to purchase a new ambulance, they did what MIT students do best: they designed it themselves.
The previous ambulance, purchased in 2003, had served the team well. But its outdated technology and physical constraints were becoming apparent, and EMTs had become frustrated with the limited maneuverability it provided to attend to patients.
In 2011, the team began envisioning their next-generation ambulance. As the ones who would be using the ambulance, the students felt they were best qualified to define its capabilities. For inspiration and guidance, they conducted teleconferences with leading global safety experts and went on site visits to see other EMT teams' ambulances.
To plan the layout of the new ambulance, MIT-EMT appropriated a basement room at MIT Medical, demarcating the ambulance's perimeter on the floor with masking tape. They substituted boxes for seats, stretchers, and cabinets.
"We tried to follow a European model," says Forgues, referring to European Union ambulance specifications, which have a heightened focus on operator safety. For example, the old ambulance configuration prevented EMTs from wearing a seat belt while caring for a patient, meaning they had to balance a patient's needs against the risk of riding unrestrained. "The least we can do is make their job as safe as possible," Forgues says.
After six months, it was time to turn the blueprints into reality, a task that had its own challenges, Forgues says. "A number of major manufacturers wouldn't even bid on it," he says, due to the ambulance's unusual dimensions and customizations. Eventually, Braun Ambulances accepted the challenge, taking eight months to complete the vehicle. Braun used their 23-foot Chief XL chassis ambulance as the model for the new MIT ambulance — which left just 10 inches of wiggle room in the ambulance bay.
Notable among the vehicle's safety features is a lack of "strike zones" — any protrusion that could cause an EMT to hit his or her head while working. Video displays are embedded flush with the wall, and eye-level cabinets have been replaced with drawers with magnetic seals. Not only do these drawers not accidentally open as the ambulance turns a corner — as they did in the previous ambulance — but their contents are more accessible than a cabinet's, where front items may obscure objects in the back.
Some supplies are accessible from the ambulance's exterior, as well, relieving EMTs from needing to reenter the ambulance to retrieve necessities while attending to a patient outside. Dome lights inside have been replaced with LED panels, improving visibility in the vehicle. The innovations continue in the driver's seat, where side and reverse cameras and a GPS unit help drivers navigate to any emergency.
The MIT community may now have an ambulance that reflects its creativity and values. But future classes of MIT students could also get an opportunity to leave their mark on the EMT fleet: The average lifespan of an ambulance is less than 10 years, so in 2021 it'll be time to start designing the next ambulance.


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3rd JIFORM Global Migration Summit
Gains From IOM: Journalists Testament 20 Years After
By Ajibola Abayomi,
Franz Celestin, Chief of Mission of IOM, Nigeria
The journey started in August 2001 when the Federal Government signed a Cooperation Pact with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This led to the setting up of the United Nations' (UN) agency structures in Nigeria. 20 years after, the impact on the lives of millions of Nigerians is huge as evident in its activities.
This piece takes a look at the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria comprising over 300 journalists covering migration across the continents' assessment of the pact which encompasses resettlement of internally displaced persons, rehabilitation and integration of returnees and persons returned from abroad, counter measures on human trafficking and child slavery, migration health services and activities which comprise of technical assistance on migration matters.
Since 2002, the IOM has been supporting the efforts of the government to manage migration through capacity-building, advisory services, and technical assistance on migration matters, including migration health and information, assisted voluntary returns, and counter-trafficking. Strong collaborations were established with the media and the national migration stakeholders in order to enhance border management, fight trafficking in persons, and reduce irregular migration and mainstream migration in the country's development plans.
The organization played a significant role in the actualization of the publication of the National Migration Policy in 2015 even though the Nigerian government was responsible for the content following the National Conference on migration held on April 4 2007 leading to the presentation of the National Border Management Strategy and Action Plan on September 19, 2019 by the IOM and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
Strategy and action plan were designed to further boost effectiveness and efficiency in the management of Nigeria's borders, and address the changing realities and new challenges of migration in the country.
Aside from these, a lot of technical supports are being rendered to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other government agencies.
Intervention on the returnee-migrants' challenges reflect the deep feeling for humanity. A Nigerian, Eiguedo Christian saved on a death row at the Alaharam prison in Libya where he was detained for 10 months in 2017, told the JIFORM that the IOM would continue to occupy a special place in his heart. He was one of the migrants who were trapped in the country while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe and was about to be executed after he was apprehended but the IOM Intervention saved his live.
The speed at which the IOM also followed up to help rescue and repatriate a 20-year-old Nigerian lady that was dumped at a sexual camp in Ghana for over two years after a petition sent to the NAPTIP on May 6 this year by the JIFORM was exciting. The rest is now history.
Working with various government institutions like the National Bureau of Statistics, National Population Commission, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Nigeria National Volunteer Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity involved in the implementation of its projects, the IOM has in the last two decades exhibited high level transparency and the willingness to improve the Nigerian migration concepts.
Huge resources running to billions of naira are being expended yearly on different migration programmes that are beneficiary to Nigerians. Since 2017 over 22,500 stranded Nigerians were brought home and rehabilitated through the IOM's Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) from 20 countries across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
The Nigerian media capacities have been enhanced on safe, regular and orderly migration advocacy. Apart from several training workshops and information sharing sessions, in 2020, the IOM initiated the annual media competition for the Nigerian journalists backed by cash and Information Communication Technology tools as rewards for the winners.
These engagements have further equipped and schooled thousands of journalists on the need to be sympathetic to the course of the migrants, concentrate on researches with the use the right terminologies to describe migrants' situations and avoid words that depict hatred, racism, discrimination or encourage xenophobia. Perhaps the consciousness played a major role in keeping inflammatory headlines on migration stories at bay.
As part of capacity building, in 2019, JIFORM members and other journalists from several countries were part of the international workshop facilitated by the IOM in Tunisia where the media professionals drew a charter for migration coverage while agency also sponsored six Nigerian journalists to Ghana in February during the 2021 the African Migration summit.
The Frantz Celestin led IOM Nigeria team created a new lease of life for the victims of violence in the North East. Records show that the IOM has established 115 camps in the region which have provided shelter to 79,000. In terms of the biggest mental health and psychological support operation in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States the agency has provided services to 744,000 people in 2021 alone.
The IOM core characteristics as exemplified in its flexibility, responsiveness, and agility could be further summed up in the offering of its medical laboratories and staff to support the establishment of the UN Severe Acute Respiratory Isolation and Treatment Facility, this served 262 patients with zero fatality since it opened in 2020 and conducted 5,360 COVID-19 tests for UN staff, their families, and the diplomatic community.
As at today, 7,500 individuals from UN agencies and the diplomatic community have used the testing and facilities in Abuja, Lagos and Maiduguri for diagnostic and travel purposes while two of the enablers to the humanitarian efforts in the North East provide a safe space for all humanitarian actors in the deep field and the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) which is responsible for determining trends and patterns of mobility, the characteristics and needs of the affected populations.
One cannot agree less with Edward Kallon, the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, that the story of migration governance and management would not be complete nor would the historical account of the humanitarian response efforts in Nigeria without talking about the IOM.
From a hand-counted team in early 2001, IOM Nigeria has grown into a 1,500-strong mission with employments to Nigerians while maintaining presence in five locations which include Abuja, Benin City, Lagos, Maiduguri and Yola and is among the biggest IOM missions on the continent and one of the biggest UN agencies in Nigeria.
Analyzing the lead migration organization, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Eraewa through Abadul-Rahman Balogun, the Spokesman for the commission said," working with IOM for two years of NIDCOM existence is a testimony high professionalism of operations coordinated together with impacts" while the Coordinator, the Civil Society National Network on Migration and Development -Nigeria, Emeka Obiezu noted that "IOM's engagement in migration in the last two decades has been impressive with visibility, coherence and coordination to both global discourse and programme."
For Dan Atokolo, the NAPTIP Director of Operations the agency's commitment to the fight against human trafficking could better imagined its deployment of men and scarce resources towards the eradication and degrading of human trafficking.
His words: "The IOM is a major partner of NAPTIP in the area of capacity building for staff and upgrading of facilities that have proved helpful in achieving its mandate."
As someone who has experienced irregular migrant and now a consultant business development service provider, Comrade Ositadimma Samuel Osemene, Lead Trainer – IOM Entrepreneurship Development Business skills Training and Program Director Patriotic Citizen Initiatives averred that the IOM has done a lot for stranded Nigerians in Libya and also in various detention centers. This was an intervention introduced to provide psychosocial support, economic and social support due to the status of these returnees. The program has benefited a lot of migrants both individually, families and communities."
It has been 20 years of passionate service to humanity from which we have all benefited. The IOM Nigeria deserves all the accolades and support from all and sundry in order to do more. The government must view these legacies as a learning process by nurturing all the values being handed over with human face to creating more opportunities to stem the tide of irregular migration.
Just as the biblical old and new testaments documented and bear testimony to the divine deeds from generation to generation, so also are JIFORM members testifying to the great services offered to humanity in Nigeria by the IOM in the last twenty years. The beat on safe, orderly and regular migration must not stop.
Ajibola Abayomi, President of the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) writes from Lagos.
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import { strict as assert, rejects, strictEqual } from 'assert'
import { Microfleet } from '@microfleet/core'

import { runHandler, runHook } from '../../src/lifecycle/utils'

// @todo tests for lifecycle

describe('@microfleet/plugin-router: "runner" utils', () => {
  const context = new Microfleet({
    name: 'tester',
    logger: {
      defaultLogger: false,
    },
 })

  it('shoul be able to run', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['preHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { req.response += 1 },
        async (req: any) => { req.response += 1 },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {
      response: 0,
    } as any

    await runHook(hooks, 'preHandler', context, request)

    assert(request.response === 2)
  })

  it('should not throw if run unknown id', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([])
    const request = {
      response: 1,
    } as any

    await runHook(hooks, 'preHandler', context, request)

    assert(request.response === 1)
  })

  it('should be able to run function', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['preHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { req.response += 1 },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {
      response: 0,
    } as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.response += 1 }

    await runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request)

    assert(request.response === 2)
  })

  it('should be able to throw error on pre', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['preHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { req.error = 'perchik' },
        async (req: any) => { throw new Error(`the name of the fattest cat is ${req.error}`) },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {
      response: 0,
    } as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.response += 1 }

    await rejects(
      runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request),
      /the fattest cat is perchik/
    )
  })

  it('should return result from handler with "pre-handler"', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['preHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { req.cat = 'perchik' },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {} as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.response = req.cat }

    await runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request)

    strictEqual(request.cat, 'perchik')
    strictEqual(request.response, 'perchik')
  })

  it('should return result from handler', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map()
    const request = {} as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.response = 'perchik' }

    await runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request)

    strictEqual(request.response, 'perchik')
  })

  it('should be able to throw error from handler', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map()
    const request = {} as any
    const handler = async () => { throw new Error('too fat cat') }

    rejects(
      () => runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request),
      /too fat cat/
    )
  })

  it('should be able to error from post-handler', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['postHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { req.error = 'perchik' },
        async (req: any) => { throw new Error(`the name of the fattest cat is ${req.error}`) },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {
      response: 0,
    } as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.response += 1 }

    await rejects(
      runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request),
      /the fattest cat is perchik/
    )
  })

  it('should be able to modify result if no error returned from handler', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['postHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { req.result = 'perchik' },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {} as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.result = 'persik' }

    await runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request)

    strictEqual(request.result, 'perchik')
  })

  it('should be able to modify error returned from handler', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['postHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { throw new Error(`the name of the fattest cat is ${req.error.message}`) },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {} as any
    const handler = async () => { throw new Error('perchik') }

    await rejects(
      () => runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request),
      /the fattest cat is perchik/
    )
  })

  it('should be able to pass arguments to post-handler', async () => {
    const hooks: any = new Map([
      ['postHandler', new Set([
        async (req: any) => { throw new Error(`the name of the fattest cat is ${req.response}`) },
      ])],
    ])
    const request = {} as any
    const handler = async (req: any) => { req.response = 'perchik' }

    await rejects(
      () => runHandler(handler, hooks, 'preHandler', 'postHandler', context, request),
      /the fattest cat is perchik/
    )
  })
})

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Q: How does UIView convert points between views? Does anyone know the algorithm used by UIView's convertPoint:toView: and convertPoint:fromView: methods? In particular, do you know if they first convert the point to window coordinates and then to the target view's coordinate system, or might they take a short cut since the "from" view is an ancestor of the "to" view?
I ask because I have a loop which tests a point against a possibly large number of views and I'm wondering if it would be more efficient to convert that point to window coordinates once before the loop (which also has the advantage of not having to pass the point's view along into the loop and whatever it calls, knowing I can pass nil for the "fromView" argument) or to keep the point relative to the parent view.
The difference may be minor but, since it makes little difference to my code, I'd rather work with the system than against it.

A: Well, I'm not a whole lot closer to knowing what the algorithm is, but I now have some idea of what it's not doing. I had a bit of time last night to whip up a test program to compare the methods and the results were rather surprising.
The fastest method was pre-converting the point to window coordinates and then converting to each target view. What was surprising was how much faster it was: about 25-27 times faster! And on top of that, doing a two-stage conversion each time (first to window coordinates and then a separate call to convert to the target view) was still more than 10 times faster than a single call to convertPoint:fromView: with a non-nil view argument. I really cannot account for this. I might have expected one method to be up to twice as fast, but it really shouldn't be faster to do two conversions than to do one directly! (I tried the tests in various orders as well, to make sure that wasn't affecting the timings.)
Here are the results (for 1 million conversions, run on an iPad 1, iOS 4.3.3):
convert from window point: 0.204297
two-step convert through window coordinates: 0.390832
convert from subview point: 5.020129

I'll post the code below for review, but if these results are correct, my only guess is that the conversion code is highly optimized for converting to and from window/screen coordinates and that it uses some (much slower) method to convert directly between two view coordinate systems when given a non-nil view argument. Perhaps there are conditions where the disparity is not so great (such as when there are non-identity transformations involved), but for what I expect is the common case, it seems like it would be a whole lot better for it to do the two-step conversion first to window coordinates and then to the other view.
Again, there are probably few circumstances where this will have a noticeable affect on a program, but it's something to keep in mind if you ever have to make a lot of repeated calls to convertPoint:toView: or convertPoint:fromView: .
Here's my code, if anyone cares to check it over for errors or run it themselves:
@implementation TestConvertPointViewController

- (NSTimeInterval) timeForBlock:(void (^)())block
{
    CFAbsoluteTime startTime = CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent();
    block();
    return CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent() - startTime;
}

- (void) millionTimes:(void (^)(NSUInteger))block
{
    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
        block(i);
    }
}

- (void)loadView
{
    UIView* rootView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame]];
    UIView* subview = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(100, 100, 250, 500)];
    UIView* subSubview = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(20, 10, 130, 190)];
    UIView* subSubSubview = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(50, 10, 50, 100)];
    [subSubview addSubview:subSubSubview];
    [subview addSubview:subSubview];
    [rootView addSubview:subview];
    self.view = rootView;
}

- (void)test
{
    UIView* subview = [[self.view subviews] objectAtIndex:0];
    UIView* subSubview = [[subview subviews] objectAtIndex:0];
    UIView* subSubSubview = [[subSubview subviews] objectAtIndex:0];

    CGPoint testPoint = CGPointMake(10.0, 30.0);
    NSTimeInterval time;

    time = [self timeForBlock:^{ [self millionTimes: ^(NSUInteger i){
        [subSubSubview convertPoint:testPoint fromView:nil];
    } ]; } ];
    NSLog(@"convert from window point: %f", time);

    time = [self timeForBlock:^{ [self millionTimes: ^(NSUInteger i){
        CGPoint rootPoint = [subview convertPoint:testPoint toView:nil];
        [subSubSubview convertPoint:rootPoint fromView:nil];
    } ]; } ];
    NSLog(@"two-step convert through window coordinates: %f", time);

    time = [self timeForBlock:^{ [self millionTimes: ^(NSUInteger i){
        [subSubSubview convertPoint:testPoint fromView:subview];
    } ]; } ];
    NSLog(@"convert from subview point: %f", time);
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    [self test];
}

@end

I also tested it with 100 sub-sub-subviews, choosing a different one each time through, in case there was some caching going on, and the only difference could probably be accounted for in the extra overhead of the array lookups.
So, I'm not sure what to make of this, but I know how I'm going to use convertPoint:fromView: in the future! :-)

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Reminder: FRIDAY MOVIE/DINNER -Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 11/9- Gateway Theatre 7PM »
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September 19, 2018 by Jramos4000@aol.com
"One of Michael Moore's best and most incisively funny films — right up there with Roger & Me (1989), Bowling for Columbine (2002) and Sicko (2007)" New York Times
FRIDAY MOVIE / DINNER. SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
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GATEWAY THEATRE at 7 PM
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DINNER at 9 PM –
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Everyone Welcome
You'll cry laughing at Michael Moore's new doc Fahrenheit 11/9, an unmissable provocation about the rise and rise of Donald J. Trump that should help get out the vote in November better than any limp recruitment outreach. One of Moore's best and most incisively funny films — right up there with Roger & Me (1989), Bowling for Columbine (2002) and Sicko (2007) — his latest goes way past taking potshots at the Donald, though it does that with piercing intelligence and wounding wit. Rather, he wants to show us that this celebrity Commander-in-Chief didn't just fall from the sky. The movie is Moore's State of the Union message. And, damn, are we in trouble.
.In so doing he has simply reversed the numbers to Fahrenheit 11/9, referring to the morning after Donald Trump's shocking election as president. But as I say in my video review (click the link above to watch), this is not a two-hour Moore attack on the Donald, easy as that might be to imagine considering this filmmaker. Oh sure, there is some of that, particularly in the first half-hour where he wonders how we got to this point and revisits some of the greatest hits of the Trump campaign and, now, presidency. But if you think that is the direction for the rest of the film, thankfully you would be wrong.
There is no question Moore made this film out of a feeling that our democracy is running out of time, but he also has other things on his mind. He spends a considerable part of the movie delving into and dissecting other issues including the water crisis in his hometown of Flint, MI; the high school shooting in Parkland, FL, and the movement students there turned into a national crusade; and a courageous teachers strike in West Virginia.


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Using Humor to Lighten Heavy Topics
By Julie Artz on May 3, 2017 / Book Lists, For Writers, MUF Contributor Books, Writing
E.B. White once famously said, "Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it." And yet, analyzing how other authors have used humor is one of the best ways to learn how to do it in your own work. When asked to think of middle-grade authors who write humor well, folks like Dav Pilkey, Tom Angleberger, Brandon Sanderson, and Jeff Kinney come to mind. Their books make readers of all ages laugh out loud.
But what I want to talk about today is using humor to lighten up heavy topics in middle-grade. Humor arises when authors set readers up with certain expectations and then subvert them in an unexpected way. There are many ways to do this, but here are some of the most common:
Humorous Language:
Puns, plays on words, and even just words that sound funny (just try saying collywobbles, blubber, or discombobulated without laughing) are a great way to interject humor into a story that is otherwise serious. Including a character who often says the wrong word (saying prism instead of prison), who regularly gets idioms wrong (another one bites the rust), or who often makes punny jokes is a great way to inject a little humor. Metaphors and similes are great humor-generators, especially when they're unexpected. So is freshening up an old cliché. A great example of this is when Trudy Trueit uses "scare the fingernail polish off of me" to describe a teacher in My Top Secret Dares & Don'ts. "Scare the pants off" would have been a cliché, but she makes it into the perfect MG-appropriate phrase with humorous results.
Misunderstandings:
When two characters misunderstand each other, comedy can ensue. In Rosanne Parry's The Turn of the Tide, the cultural misunderstandings between two cousins, one raised in the US and one raised in Japan, add a dose of levity to a story that deals with the aftermath of a devastating tsunami.
Humor as a Motif:
Although Kate Messner's The Seventh Wish nearly broke my heart, the family plays a somewhat absurd word game throughout the story that adds some much-needed levity and sweetness.
Using Physicality for Laughs:
This is the Larry Curly and Moe style of humor that involves trips, spills, fights, and other humorous incidents involving movement and the human body. John David Anderson uses this effectively in Ms. Bixby's Last Day to add a little humor to a real tear-jerker of a story.
Toilet Humor:
Never underestimate the power of a good fart joke. Just ask Mark Maciejewski, whose debut, I Am Fartacus, has as many fart jokes as the name implies.
The Magical or Unexpected
Whether it's the magical wish-granting talking fish in The Seventh Wish or a talking monument in Tricia Springstubb's Every Single Second, the magical or unexpected is a great way to add humor.
The Absurd
Using absurd characters or situations is a great way to inject some unexpected humor into your story. Dobby from Harry Potter is probably one of my favorite examples of this (and one of my favorite heroes in the series) because he's always doing something ridiculous and ridiculously funny. But so is the bakery owner, who is extremely devoted to the quality of his very highly priced cheesecake, in Ms. Bixby's Last Day.
An unexpected or unusual voice can add humor to a story too. Part of the reason the combination of Raymie, Louisiana, and Beverly in Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale works so well is because they are such unusual characters who are different from each other. The cementing of their friendship and their somewhat absurd adventure to rescue a library book, a caged bird, and a dog, is a story full of laugh-out-loud moments even though all three girls are dealing with heavy family situations. Gary Schmidt's Okay For Now is another example of two contrasting characters, sarcastic/angry Doug and his friend Lil Spicer, have voices that add humor to a story colored by abuse and bullying.
May/June 2017 Horn Book Magazine: Humor Special Issue
Writer's Digest – How to Mix Humor Into Your Writing
NCTE – Humor Writing (This teacher's guide to teaching children about humor writing has some great tips!)
The Comedian's Toolbox (Writers can learn a lot about humor from comedians and screenwriters)


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Q: Can I commit specific files in git without affecting the original line ending? As the question states, we have some test CSV files that need to retain their line endings. These files are used later for testing a CSV parser.
Non-duplicate edit: I do not want to convert all files' ending to LF. I want to push specific files to Git end retain their original line ending, e.g. CRLF. So all other files would be normalized to LF which is Git's default while the CSV files will be committed with CRLF.

A: In .gitattributes, set the line-ending style to use for the specific files.
with-dos-line-endings.csv eol=crlf
with-unix-line-endings.csv eol=lf

A: Following @chepner advice for the .gitattribute file I used him proposed configuration. It didn't work as expected so I did some more digging. Turns out the answer was in the Git manual! (RTFM, I know right?!).
Check the EFFECTS section on Git Manual.

eol
  This attribute sets a specific line-ending style to be used in the
  working directory. It enables end-of-line normalization without any
  content checks, effectively setting the text attribute.
Set to string value "crlf"
  This setting forces Git to normalize line
  endings for this file on checkin and convert them to CRLF when the
  file is checked out.
Set to string value "lf"
  This setting forces Git to normalize line
  endings to LF on checkin and prevents conversion to CRLF when the file
  is checked out.

What I actually needed is -text. By using -text you ask Git to treat that file as a binary and not affect its line endings.

Unsetting the text attribute on a path tells Git not to attempt any
  end-of-line conversion upon checkin or checkout.

And the backwards compatible version:

Backwards compatibility with crlf attribute
  For backwards compatibility, the crlf attribute is interpreted as follows:

 crlf        text
-crlf       -text
 crlf=input  eol=lf


My husband and I love to travel. And when we do, we just bring a carry-on bag each. It's such a great feeling to be able to skip past the baggage claim without having to wait and wonder and worry. Getting from the airport to our accommodations is so much easier with fewer, lighter bags.
Many years ago, after a really lovely trip to Paris, I thought, why can't we live like that all the time?
Because it wasn't just being in Paris that I adored, although Ireally adored that. It was also the lightness, the freedom of not needing to think about what to wear. With only two pairs of pants and a couple of shirts to choose from, I was dressed and ready to head out the door in no time flat.
We stayed in an apartment on that trip, and as a tourist rental, it was well, but minimally equipped. Doing the dishes and putting them away was easy because there was ample space in the cupboards for them. The floors were clear and open. I felt like I could breathe a little easier the whole time we were there.
My wardrobe now fits in a third of a small closet and a couple of drawers. It's more than would fit in a carry-on bag, but we live in a four-season climate and winter clothes take up a fair bit of space.
My wardrobe is versatile, with each piece serving multiple functions (hello, Encircled cardi!). Getting dressed in the morning is a breeze because everything fits and is a favourite.
Losing the excess clothing allowed us to sell off two armoires and a dresser, which made room for the desk I use to make my handcrafted cards and write my blog.
We also gave away several boxes of books, choosing to make use of our local library instead. Craft supplies, kitchen equipment and DIY projects, are all kept to the basic and are frequently culled. I like to knit, but my yarn stash is almost nil. This is practically unheard of in knitting circles!
And before all of this minimalism starts to sound like a life of grim deprivation, remember the image of skipping past the baggage claim?
That's how I feel pretty much all the time.
Less stuff means a whole lot less responsibility.
Cleaning our place top to bottom takes about an hour. Laundry is an afterthought, rather than a massive chore. I can find what I need quickly and easily, even if I haven't put it back where it belongs, because I never have to dig through mountains of stuff I don't use.
Our house is actually starting to feel a bit too big for our needs (my husband and I live with our dog in just under 850 square feet), so we're looking to sell up and move to a rented apartment soon.
This will give us more freedom, fewer responsibilities and make our finances a whole lot easier.
When you decide to own less, you spend a lot less time shopping, which frees up time and money for the things you would rather do. For us that includes everything from eating out more often to the really big adventures of running our own businesses. We opened a bakery a few years back and I make cards to sell at local galleries and markets and I write a blog. I'm also working on a novel.
The other bonus to travelling with carry-on is that we aren't able to collect souvenirs. There's just no room in our bags, which means we're freed from the compulsion of having to bring back gifts for everyone at home.
So, instead of spending hours in museum gift shops, we spend our time viewing the actual exhibits before heading to a local café for a glass of wine and a 'what was your favourite?' moment.
I think with the shopping for and schlepping of stuff off the table, I'm able to enter more deeply into my experience of the trip. And isn't that really the point of travel?
Bringing this mindset back home, I feel the same about my carry-on life.
Freed up from the shopping and the cleaning, organizing and all the rest of it here, I have time to head to a local café with my husband and talk about our day. I can actually notice and appreciate the way the sun moves across the bedroom (where I do my writing and creating) over the course of the day because there is open floor space for it to move across.
Because I don't have a zillion of them, drinking my tea out of my locally-crafted, handmade mug feels like a celebration that I get to do every day.
Living this way allows me the freedom to say yes to so many more things.
Yes to opportunities, yes to adventures, yes to fun.
And sometimes those adventures take us away from home and sometimes they happen right here at home.
But they never involve waiting at the baggage claim, wondering what happened to our stuff.
Author Info: Barb McMahon is a writer and artist living in beautiful Stratford, Ontario where she and her husband have a bakery. She believes that life is a big adventure and that creativity is what makes us human. You can follow her adventures on HappySimple, be tempted by the goodness of the bakery Facebook page and see her creations on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.


Senator Ransford Braham (left), Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) converses with Senator KD Knight (right), former Chairman of the UDC and Dr. Damian Graham, General Manager. The occasion was the Corporation's Jubilee Service at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday, April 15. The UDC was created by an Act of Parliament on March 21, 1968 and is commemorating 50 year of existence under the theme celebrating the Golden G.L.O.W. (Growth, Love, Opportunities and Wealth). These celebrations commenced on the birthdate of the Corporation on March 21, 2018 and will continue until March 2019 with a grand fireworks display planned for December 31, 2018.