Love the laughter...love it, love it, love it. Some have said Jakob's laugh is infectious...I have to agree. He gets going and his smile is ear to ear and the laugh is coming all the way from the bottom of his belly. Really...when I hear it, I melt. I absolutely love the sound of his little voice too. Ya know, I'd never heard it until he starting saying a couple words...like "up"...which is his favorite word. We hear that one the most.
Jakob was so good on our trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house. I swear, he knows how to get there...if I would have taken the wrong exit in Bloomington, he would've been mad. He watched my every move...it cracks me up. He is so good in the car...never slept but was singing and laughing and looking around the whole trip. I would bet that a road trip with Jakob is more enjoyable than a road trip with most typical kids. I am so lucky in that department.
Much of the credit for Jakob being so good goes to Greyson, my best friends' 6-year-old son. Shawn (his mom) told him to stay with Jakob and try to get him to make eye contact. Sweet little Greyson was dodging back and forth in front of Jakob trying to get him to look him in the eye...what a great kid. I wish more kids could be like Greyson...Greyson tries to understand Jakob. He's an old soul...a very sweet old soul.
The day after the party, Jakob and I were having a moment (I was changing his diaper) and he wanted to play with the buttons on the tv. I asked him a couple of times to wait and he did so happily but he was starting to get flustered after about the third time. He stopped squirming for one second, looked at me and said "pweef" (Jakob's pronunciation for "please"). Needless to say, I let him have whatever he wanted for the rest of the night. "Pweef"...my new favorite word.
Jakob really seems to be having a great summer. Summers are supposed to be great when you're a kid. I have a lot of great memories from my childhood...I want Jakob to have the same. This summer has been his first "fun" summer...I hope there are many more like this one to come.
It's hard to describe in short form the changes we've seen in Jakob the past few weeks. He's happier, he more communicative...verbally and with gestures or signs, he's making more sounds, he's transitioning easier, he's "with us" most of the time. And did I mention that he's happy??? Smiles, giggles and full-blown belly laughs at every turn. It's so cool.
I should probably confess...now that I've had time to reflect...maybe I did go a little crazy for awhile. I still don't regret the way I chose to handle my stresses...I could have made worse choices. All I'm saying is maybe I didn't always make the best choices along the way. Hindsight is always 20/20, right? No dwelling...I'm fixing the damage done. See ya later credit cards and junk food...hello spending freeze and Rocco. Wonderful. Just wonderful.


Tattoo, For Me, For You?
When I was 4 years old I use to go over to my Godparent's house where I was babysat by their youngest son. He had tattoos all over his body and I decided right then and there that someday I was going to have a tattoo but it would have to be the perfect tattoo. I did not like some of the skulls and dragons my Godparents' son had as his tattoos. I wanted something gorgeous, something unique.
Fast forward to grade 2 or 3: my class at school is at a tattoo exhibit at the old Edmonton Art Gallery. I remember seeing many beautiful tattoos of flowers, butterflies, women, and all kinds of symbols. Symbols that meant something to whomever had been the lucky or sometimes unlucky recipients of these tattoo stencils. Some of them went back to the 1700's for sailors who had gotten tattoos back then. Some of these tattoos marked people as criminals.
In tattooing today, a thermal-fax makes a stencil of your tattoo and it is placed on the shaved area of your body that you would like your tattoo. Even the finest of hairs can get in the way of doing your tattoo. Deodorant or soap and water is used to push on the stencil and create a dark impression of the tattoo you are going to be getting on your body.
After, the tattoo artist prepares their tattoo machine. The inks will be placed in little tiny cups called ink caps and the needles and tubes will be removed for their 'sterile' pouches and placed in the machine. Clean and distilled water will also be placed into a cup for cleaning the needles during the tattoo process.
skin smoothly, which is definitely better for the person receiving the tattoo. The first few minutes of getting a tattoo are the painfullest and after that your skin gets use to the procedure. More people pass out from the idea of the needles on their skin then the pain of the real needles.
Once the stencil of your tattoo is filled in, the tattoo artist can go into detail with colors and shading. The needles used for color are called magnums or the tattoo artist may use a different machine altogether. After the tattoo artist will probably take a picture of the cleaned up tattoo for his or her portfolio. A bandage will be applied after some ointment and it is important that you take care of your tattoo according to the tattoo artists instructions (Hudson).
When I was 18 and a lot of my friends were getting their tattoos I hesitated. I just hadn't found the right tattoo. It took me 10 years to do that. I was on Pinterest and came across this picture of these beautiful light watercolor flowers on a girl's arm. "That's my tattoo," I remember thinking and I think that if I can handle the pain I will definitely get that tattoo. But now I am considering adding some color, maybe just pink all over the flowers.
Getting a tattoo is a difficult decision to make and many thoughts go into the process of getting a tattoo. Some of the people on Facebook who I asked to share their opinions with me on the subject said that "they need[ed] their tattoo[s] to mean something." A couple of women also said that visibility was also something they thought about when they got their tattoos. They didn't want their tattoos visible for special events or so that people got the wrong impression of them. A lot of people thought they were very cool but hesitated to get one because they thought they would get bored with them easily. Other people said that they used their tattoos as "a reminder of something important to motivate themselves" and that they used them as "stories" and "inspiration." Still others were allergic to the tattoo ink and worried about the pain, not to mention, the price of getting a tattoo done. Someone also said that they didn't want their tattoo too big so it was overwhelming. I really appreciated the help everyone gave me concerning deciding to get a tattoo done.
My consultation is next Monday and I'm anxious to hear what my tattoo artist has to say. Some of the things I am scared about is that my skin will be too sensitive or that I will be allergic to the ink. I am also scared I won't be able to handle the pain for hours on end and that my tattoo will be too expensive. Although, most people I talked to thought it would take anywhere from 2-4 hours depending on the skill of the tattoo artist. So here's hoping everything turns out alright. What I am most thrilled about is that the picture I found will be something I will be proud to have on my body when I am 89 years old. It will be a memory of my youth. For me my tattoo will be a symbol of strength even in fragility.
You see we live in such frail human bodies that can get sick at the drop of a button. But our spirits endure long after our bodies are gone and God makes us stronger than we even thought possible in life. Our strength lies in our weaknesses in the most delicate parts of our lives, this is when we find what makes us strong, just as there is strength in a fragile flower.


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Rockstar Responds To "Rockstar Spouse" Controversy, "Saddened" By Accusations
Stephen Totilo
An image wasn't all they had to say. Two weeks since the posting on the Internet of anonymous complaints about working conditions at its San Diego satellite, the development studio most famous for Grand Theft Auto addressed those charges.
Rockstar Has Some Fun With "Eye Of Sauron" Comparison, Still Won't Comment
Capping off a week during which Rockstar Game's New York team was unfavorably described as an Eye…
The company did so by addressing a reader question on Rockstar's official website.
"Unfortunately, this is a case of people taking the opinions of a few anonymous posters on message boards as fact," the response began. "No business is ever perfect, but Rockstar Games is a tight knit team made up of around 900 supremely talented and motivated professionals, many of whom have worked here for a very long time.
"We're saddened if any former members of any studio did not find their time here enjoyable or creatively fulfilling and wish them well with finding an environment more suitable to their temperaments and needs, but the vast majority of our company are focused solely on delivering cutting edge interactive entertainment. We've always cared passionately about the people working here, and have always tried to maintain a supportive creative environment. There is simply no way Rockstar could continue to produce such large scale, high quality games without this. That being said, making great games is very challenging, which is why we have and will continue to try to keep hold of some of the best talent in the industry and support them in every way we can."
The furor over working conditions at Rockstar San Diego began on Thursday, January 7, when an anonymous writer or writers, referring to themselves as "Determined Devoted Wives of Rockstar San Diego employees," published a screed against the studio in a user-blog on website Gamasutra. Echoing widely-publicized complaints made in 2004 about working conditions at publisher Electronic Arts, the user-blog was entitled "Rockstar Spouse."
Alleged Unfair Work Conditions At Rockstar San Diego
An anonymous blogger filing under the heading "Rockstar Spouse" has penned a letter of complaint…
The letter alleged that Rockstar San Diego employees were experiencing extended crunch-time working conditions since March 2009 for the April 2010 Red Dead Redemption. Allegations included mandatory six-day, 12-hour work weeks and a culture of "dishonesty" among Rockstar San Diego management that contributed to stressed workers. The letter, which was written awkwardly, suggested that the well-being of San Diego workers was a growing problem: "Without time to recuperate and no efforts made to alleviate the stress of such conditions would procure on an employee after a period time, serious health concerns. Yet, now the health concern becomes another financial concern as the stripping of medical benefits surfaces to realization."
The Rockstar Spouse letter promised consequence: "If these working conditions stay unchanged in the upcoming weeks, preparation will be made to take legal action against Rockstar San Diego."
Rockstar's headquarters is in New York. Managers and creators in that office oversee the work at all Rockstar studios around the world, including Rockstar North, where the main Grand Theft Auto games are built and Rockstar San Diego, the group responsible for Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, the RAGE graphics engine that was used to run the GTA IV and the forthcoming western, Red Dead Redemption.
MTV quoted an anonymous former Rockstar New York employee as saying Rockstar New York's oversight of the satellite studios was similar to the watchful, menacing Lord of the Rings "Eye of Sauron."
Former Staffer Compares Rockstar NY To The Eye Of Sauron
Following a blog post last week describing unfair work conditions at Rockstar San Diego, a former…
Since the publication of that letter, writers claiming to be current or former Rockstar employees — most of them anonymous — chimed in below the Rockstar Spouse post and and on other websites, agreeing with the letter's complaints or at least saying that they were believable. Kotaku was unable to independently verify any of these accounts, including those anonymous ones that arrived in our inbox vouching further support for the Rockstar Spouse claims. On Friday, website Joystiq reported that, in April 2009, Rockstar had settled a lawsuit brought against the San Diego office in 2006 regarding unpaid overtime.
Amid the response to Rockstar Spouse was an argument by some Internet posters that the tough working conditions alleged at Rockstar San Diego were commonplace in the gaming industry and possibly even the price of working at a topflight development studio.
Rockstar itself remained mum, providing Kotaku no comment on the matter, despite repeated requests over the last two weeks. On Friday, however, the company did update its series of regularly released computer wallpapers with a series seemingly based on the "Eye of Sauron" comment. The studio behind the often-satirical GTA games appeared to be having some fun with the controversy.
The company's comments on its official site today may not have addressed the specifics of the alleged mandatory six-day work weeks, 12-hour work days and health risks at Rockstar San Diego, but it is clear that the makers of some of the biggest games in the world prefers it to be known that it wants its employees happy, no matter how hard making games is.

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using System.Collections;
using UnityEditor;

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	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () {
	}

	public override void OnInspectorGUI()
	{
		Cityscape city = (Cityscape)target;
		city.Rows = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Rows", city.Rows);
		city.Cols = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Cols", city.Cols);
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		city.MaxHeight = EditorGUILayout.FloatField(city.MaxHeight);
		EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();
		city.DeadZoneRadius = EditorGUILayout.FloatField("DeadZoneRadius", city.DeadZoneRadius);
		city.BuildingPrefab = (GameObject)EditorGUILayout.ObjectField("Building", city.BuildingPrefab, typeof(GameObject), false);

		if (GUILayout.Button("Recreate City")) {
			city.CreateCity();
		}
	}

}

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27 November, 1984: Thomas Mar Athanasius Suffragan Metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church passes away (b.26 May 1914). Bishop Thomas was born on 26 May, 1914, to the Panampunna family,Kottayam, Kerala. He was a scholar and continued his studies to the end of his days. He was known for his deep devotion and great ability to build up the Church. In 1953, he became bishop, and in 1978, he was designated as Suffragan Metropolitan.
He attended the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches at Amsterdam in 1948, and also the Assembly at New Delhi in 1961. He was a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches since 1961. Thus he made significant contributions to the cause of ecumenism.
He has attended many other international conferences in the Churches and was a delegate to the Melbourne Conference where he had made a distinct contribution as a leader of Bible Study.
He also attended the sessions of the second Vatican Council on special invitation.
His sudden death on 27 November, 1984, was severe shock to the whole Church and to the ecumenical world.


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package com.ttn.community.journal.poc;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
import org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceUtil;

import com.adobe.cq.social.commons.comments.listing.CommentSocialComponentList;
import com.adobe.cq.social.commons.comments.listing.CommentSocialComponentListProviderManager;
import com.adobe.cq.social.forum.client.api.AbstractPost;
import com.adobe.cq.social.journal.client.api.JournalEntryComment;
import com.adobe.cq.social.scf.ClientUtilities;
import com.adobe.cq.social.scf.QueryRequestInfo;
import com.adobe.cq.social.scf.core.DefaultResourceID;
import com.adobe.cq.social.scf.core.ResourceID;
import com.adobe.cq.social.ugc.api.PathConstraintType;

public class JournalEntrySocialComponent extends AbstractPost implements JournalEntryComment {

	// private static final String ENTRY_HTML_SUFFIX = ".entry.html";

	public JournalEntrySocialComponent(Resource resource, ClientUtilities clientUtils,
			CommentSocialComponentListProviderManager listProviderManager) throws RepositoryException {
		super(resource, clientUtils, QueryRequestInfo.DEFAULT_QUERY_INFO_FACTORY.create(), listProviderManager);
		CommentSocialComponentList list = (CommentSocialComponentList) getItems();
		list.setPathConstraint(PathConstraintType.IsChildNode);
	}

	public JournalEntrySocialComponent(Resource resource, ClientUtilities clientUtils, QueryRequestInfo queryInfo,
			CommentSocialComponentListProviderManager listProviderManager) throws RepositoryException {
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		list.setPathConstraint(PathConstraintType.IsChildNode);
	}

	public JournalEntrySocialComponent(Resource resource, ClientUtilities clientUtils, QueryRequestInfo queryInfo,
			Resource latestPost, int numReplies, CommentSocialComponentListProviderManager listProviderManager)
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		CommentSocialComponentList list = (CommentSocialComponentList) getItems();
		list.setPathConstraint(PathConstraintType.IsChildNode);
	}

	public String getFriendlyUrl() {
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		String pagePath = this.clientUtils.getSocialUtils().getContainingPage(journal).getPath();
		ResourceID urlId = this.id;
		if (!isTopLevel()) {
			Resource topicResource = getJournalEntry(getResource());
			urlId = new DefaultResourceID(topicResource);
		}
		SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("YYYY/MM/dd");
		String creationDateString = dateFormat.format(getCreated().getTime());
		return this.clientUtils.externalLink(pagePath, Boolean.valueOf(false)) + ".entry.html" + "/"
				+ creationDateString + "/" + StringUtils.substringAfterLast(urlId.getResourceIdentifier(), "/")
				+ ".html";
	}

	private Resource getJournalEntry(Resource resource) {
		if (ResourceUtil.isA(resource, "social/journal/components/hbs/comment")) {
			return getParent(resource);
		}
		if (ResourceUtil.isA(resource, "social/journal/components/hbs/entry_topic")) {
			return resource;
		}
		return null;
	}

	private Resource getParent(Resource resource) {
		if (resource == null) {
			return null;
		}
		return resource.getParent();
	}

	private Resource getJournal(Resource resource) {
		if (ResourceUtil.isA(resource, "blog/components/hbs/comment")) {
			return getParent(getParent(resource));
		}
		if (ResourceUtil.isA(resource, "blog/components/hbs/entry_topic")) {
			return getParent(resource);
		}
		if (ResourceUtil.isA(resource, "blog/components/hbs/journal")) {
			return resource;
		}
		return null;
	}
}


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Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu National Museum Celebrates 37 Years
November 1, 2019November 1, 2019
TIRANA, November 1
Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu National Museum celebrates the 37th anniversary of its inauguration today. Considered as one of the most visited attractions in Albania, the museum was constructed as a venue and memorial for the most important and popular figure in Albanian history.
Today, along with the Ethnographic Museum of Kruja, it is the chief location of collections from antiquity, early middle-ages, Albanian participates, the Ottoman conquest, Albanian castles, and strongholds, etc.
Skanderbeg Museum in 1982, Photo by Italian journalist Onide Donati
The building was inaugurated on November 1st, 1982 with a typical communist-era ceremony. The construction project started in September 1978 and officially it was said that the project was made by Pranvera Hoxha, daughter of the worst historical figure in the history of Albania, Enver Hoxha. Yet, according to an interview with master stone carver Kurt Murati for daily Panorama, Hoxha's initial project looked more like a bunker.
The contraction of the museum started in 1978, credit: Robert Kote
Thus it was changed, mostly by Rober Kote, the engineer that developed the museum project. In the same article mentioned above, Kote said that it was necessary to make changes to the project conforming to the terrain and archeological findings. Given that within a year from the start of construction works, exactly on 15 April 1979 Kruja was hit by a strong earthquake, it was necessary to consider changes to the project.
Naxhi Bakalli in 1982 painting 'Perballimi' mural. Credit: Skanderbeg Museum
Besides the original bell from 1462, two impressive works in the museum were two large wall paintings by Naxhi Bakalli and Bashkim Ahmeti that anyone can admire during a visit to the museum, open from Monday to Sunday 09:00 – 18:00 hours, contact number: 51122225. Ticket price: Lek 200
Bonus image, Painting of Kruja by Edward Lear in 1848
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As part of Sotheby's Most Famous Artworks in the World series, this episode of Anatomy of an Artwork examines Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, now housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy. Completed circa 1484-1486, this monumental masterpiece measures 67.9 by 109.6 inches and was executed on two canvases stitched together before the artist began painting. The deities are represented in a Gothic style despite the painting's classical subject and contain a number of clues as to who commissioned the work. Most likely ordered by a member of the House of Medici, the laurel trees that adorn the top-right corner of the canvas possibly allude to the ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de Medici or his cousin, Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici. As one of the most recognizable single pieces of art ever produced, The Birth of Venus remains a consistent source of inspiration for street art, fashion, books and film.


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Protester Charged for Throwing Tomatoes at Trump During Rally: Police
Updated: 2:05 PM PST, January 27, 2016
A 28-year-old Iowa, man who was arrested during a Donald Trump rally after allegedly throwing tomatoes at the candidate, has been charged.
An Iowa man has been charged after allegedly throwing tomatoes at Donald Trump during a Tuesday rally.
Andrew Joseph Alemao was charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $625 or 30 days in jail if he's convicted.
"Alemao, 28, was arrested by University of Iowa Police for Disorderly Conduct after he was observed throwing two tomatoes at Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump during a speech," according to a news release from the college.
Read: Billionaire Donald Trump Stays at Holiday Inn Express in Iowa
The rally was held in Iowa City less than a week before the Iowa Caucus, and drew of a crowd of around 1,000 people, reports the Press-Citizen.
Someone threw a tomato at Trump during the rally. These are the remnants. pic.twitter.com/JmifV9M86D
The Secret Service helped take Alemao into custody and he was booked at the Johnson County Jail, where he was released with no bond on Wednesday.
While tossing tomatoes is unusual for a Trump rally, protests are not.
Earlier this month, a Trump rally in Vermont was disrupted by protesters who managed to make their way in despite the campaign's attempt to screen them out.
Read: Donald Trump May Boycott GOP Debate Because Megyn Kelly is Moderating
Prior to the Jan. 8 Burlington event, attendees were asked whether or not they support Trump. Those who said no were booted from the event.
Trump later defended the controversial decision, describing it as a matter of loyalty.
"We have more than 20,000 people that showed up for 1,400 spots. I'm taking care of my people, not people who don't want to vote for me or are undecided. They are loyal to me and I am loyal to them," he said in a statement.
Watch: Sarah Palin Gets Bleeped While Campaigning for Trump After Endorsement
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I will be voting for Vickie Fairchild for SCUSD School Board 2018. My family has known Vickie for 15 years. We first met at Bowers Elementary when my younger daughter was in the Special Education class there. She advocated for our Special Ed class and community and at the same time represented the school district fairly. She taught our class for Summer School and tapped in to the students' potential like no other teacher had before her. She believed the students could master tasks like playing baseball and tying shoes, so she taught them!
Vickie is honest, dedicated, kind, and straightforward. One of the things I've always admired about Vickie is her eagerness to help others. My family has benefitted from her kindness and support.
Vickie's hard work and honest approach will be an asset to our school board. She has worked many years to keep our community informed. Please join me in voting for Vickie Fairchild for School Board 2018.


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Distance from TCU Horned Frogs football (Amon G. Carter Stadium) to Iowa Hawkeyes football (Kinnick Stadium)
Distance between TCU Horned Frogs football and Iowa Hawkeyes football is 697 miles (1121 kilometres).
TCU Horned Frogs football
Team: TCU Horned Frogs football
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
City: Fort Worth, Texas
League: NCAA Division I FBS football
Iowa Hawkeyes football
Team: Iowa Hawkeyes football
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
City: Iowa City, Iowa


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July 1993 - Volume 77 - 7
History of Ophthalmology
The evolving role of visual electrodiagnostics. (1 July, 1993) Free
J. R. Heckenlively
Blindness in the developing world. (1 July, 1993) Free
A. Foster, G. Johnson
Age-related Bruch's membrane change: a clinical study of the relative role of heredity and environment. (1 July, 1993) Free
B. Piguet, J. A. Wells, I. B. Palmvang, R. Wormald, I. H. Chisholm, A. C. Bird
Cone dystrophies with negative photopic electroretinogram. (1 July, 1993) Free
U. Kellner, M. H. Foerster
Blindness in Africa: Zimbabwe schools for the blind survey. (1 July, 1993) Free
L. Schwab, K. Kagame
Congenital glaucoma in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (1 July, 1993) Free
M. J. Elder
A population based, prospective study of the development of ROP in prematurely born children in the Stockholm area of Sweden. (1 July, 1993) Free
G. Holmström, M. el Azazi, L. Jacobson, G. Lennerstrand
Monocular temporal hemianopia. (1 July, 1993) Free
S. A. Hershenfeld, J. A. Sharpe
Suture needle drainage of subretinal fluid. (1 July, 1993) Free
G. L. Raymond, M. J. Lavin, C. L. Dodd, D. McLeod
Decreased choroidal thickness in eyes with secondary angle closure glaucoma. An aetiological factor for deep retinal changes in glaucoma? (1 July, 1993) Free
T. Kubota, J. B. Jonas, G. O. Naumann
Role of mitomycin C in pterygium surgery. (1 July, 1993) Free
P. S. Mahar, G. E. Nwokora
Does autoimmunity to S-antigen play a role in Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis? (1 July, 1993) Free
E. La Hey, L. Broersma, R. van der Gaag, G. S. Baarsma, A. Rothova, A. Kijlstra
Antigen presentation of herpes simplex virus by corneal epithelium--an in vitro and in vivo study. (1 July, 1993) Free
G. T. Fahy, D. C. Hooper, D. L. Easty
Primary surgery for primary open angle glaucoma--justified or not? (1 July, 1993) Free
R. A. Hitchings
Adult nasolacrimal duct bypass tubes: where do they go? (1 July, 1993) Free
H. Below, G. E. Rose
Simultaneous retinal and optic nerve lesions in toxoplasmosis: the advantages of magnetic resonance imaging. (1 July, 1993) Free
F. X. Borruat, R. Kapoor, M. D. Sanders
Focal electroretinogram and visual field defect in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. (1 July, 1993) Free
M. Horiguchi, Y. Miyake, M. Nakamura, Y. Fujii
Contralateral active ocular toxoplasmosis in Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis. (1 July, 1993) Free
E. La Hey, G. S. Baarsma
Resolution of an external layer macular hole associated with an optic nerve pit after laser photocoagulation. (1 July, 1993) Free
P. M. Falcone, P. L. Lou
A case of presumed congenital herpes zoster ophthalmicus. (1 July, 1993) Free
J. Singh, J. M. Gibson
Orbital multiple myeloma mimicking acquired angio-oedema. (1 July, 1993) Free
R. L. Snider, B. H. Thiers, G. R. Howard
On private practice (1 July, 1993) Free
Fiona Roman
Pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland. (1 July, 1993) Free
N. R. Miller
Cautery for lower lid entropion. (1 July, 1993) Free
B. C. Patel, P. Flaharty
5-Fluorouracil and ocular toxicity. (1 July, 1993) Free
J. E. Forbes, D. J. Brazier, M. Spittle
Amaurosis fugax in young adults (1 July, 1993) Free
Alon D Sadeh, John S Elston, Anat Loewenstein, Michaela Goldstein, Moshe Lazar
Glaucoma, ocular hypertension, cataract, and glucose tolerance (1 July, 1993) Free
D John Brazier, John J Harding
Fractured laser fibreoptic cord (1 July, 1993) Free
J Singh, S M Bloom, K Swa, C F Mahl, S B Schiller
Iris crystals and uveitis (1 July, 1993) Free
Philip I Murray, S Lam, H H Tessler, K Winchester, H Van Hecke, B L Lam
T A Casey (1 July, 1993) Free
Patrick Trevor-Roper


After The Beatles broke up in the early 70s, the world was left with a pop music void needing to be filled. Happily, the 70's produced a number of pop delights that sound as fresh today as the day they were recorded. "American Girl," "Day After Day," "September Girls," "Surrender," and "Cruel To Be Kind" are just some of the songs which will be performed during a show that should not be missed.
Join us on a musical journey of pure pop from The Beatles to The Flaming Groovies to Cheap Trick, Big Star to The Raspberries and The Pretenders all the way up to Teenage Fan Club and beyond.
Remember the 12-string guitars and 4-part harmonies that kept you humming long after you heard them on the radio? Well, we do and on October 25th, we will share our own versions of these musical memories with you.
Artists such as Howie Statland, Ricky Byrd, Willie Nile, Jenni Muldaur, Don Fleming, Christine Ohlman, Edward Rogers, Tish & Snooky, George Usher, Kris Woolsey, Joshua Tyler, Frank Bango, Don Piper, Mary Lee Kortes, Joe Hurley, Tom Clarke, Ladybug Transistor and more will be performing at two shows -- 7:30 and 10:30.
A great band of musicians, led by musical director Andy Burton includes: Dennis Diken (Smithereens), Sal Maida (Roxy Music, Sparks), Jon Spurney (Susan McKeown) and Eric Nicolas (Phoebe Snow).
Come and help us celebrate great pop music and the 30 years of musical treasures that The Bottom Line has given us. Show us your support.


I could be writing my weeks-delayed entry about a friend and former co-worker's untimely death, which would be all the more poignant in light of another friend and former co-worker's recent untimely death.
Instead, I will post about my social retardation, then drink beer and pass out in front of the TV, which may or may not be running a DVD or Xbox game at the time.
Saturday, went into Arlington ("Barlington") to meet up with a friend at the 11th Street Lounge, although I'd gotten a really late start, so it was kind of iffy if I'd run into her.
I parked outside Iota and walked over, passing all the young, pretty people on the sidewalks of Wilson Blvd.
I hung out at the Lounge for about an hour and a few drinks. It was still too early to go home, and I was determined to make at least a token effort to be a functioning social animal, so I walked over to Kitty O'Shea's, the Irish bar that used to be Joseph's.
I stayed there for a few more drinks, then gave up and went home.
Along the way, I realized that I didn't speak more than three words that night to anyone who wasn't bar staff.


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Q: How to get Value of Password input Javascript I have a function with input var is name of Form and ID of input. Now I want to get the value of password input. The problem is I have some input with same ID but in different form. So I want a flexible way to get its value when I know its form.
I have tried
var x = Form_Name.ID_Name.value;
but it doesn't work. So please tell me how to get the value of password input by a flexible way. Thanks so much. Below is my code:

    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html" />
    <meta name="author" content="lolkittens" />

    <title>Untitled 1</title>

        <form name="MainForm" id="MainForm">
            <input id="ID" name="ID" type="text" size="20"/>
            <input id="Pass" name="Pass" type="password" size="20"/>
        </form>
        <button value="click Me" onclick="check('MainForm','ID')"> Click Me </button>

A: I have created another button for you to get password.

    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html" />
    <meta name="author" content="lolkittens" />

    <title>Untitled 1</title>

        <form name="MainForm" id="MainForm">
            <input id="ID" name="ID" type="text" size="20"/>
            <input id="Pass" name="Pass" type="password" size="20"/>
        </form>
        <button value="click Me" onclick="check('MainForm','ID')"> Click Me for ID </button>
        <button value="click Me" onclick="check('MainForm','Pass')"> Click Me for Password</button>

Optimized way:
  You can achieve it using the same button as well, by passing an array of ID's.

Let me know, I can help more on this.

A: Access username and password using it's id.

    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html" />
    <meta name="author" content="lolkittens" />

    <title>Untitled 1</title>

        <form name="MainForm" id="MainForm">
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        <button value="click Me" onclick="check()"> Click Me </button>

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Eshaan Kaul: Rebranding Knowledge: Monochrome by 1THING
By Eshaan Kaul
This article by designer and LaunchX mentor Eshaan Kaul appeared in Medium.
When I started my journey with 1THING, I didn't know I would be handling a brand on my own. A brand which I feel would lie at the core of the knowledge base for our design network. I never expected this to happen. But then again, start-ups.
I'm a designer, and I like doing everything that surrounds it.
Start with Design. Don't end with it.
Sending a weekly-emailer might sound trivial but that is how the inception of Monochrome started, with an aim to seeding the network with the best news from the world of design, the best practices for their workflow, best tools and resources for their next project, inspiration and designing manners.
Our objective and vision grew in strength parallel to a rapidly growing subscriber base. When Monochrome continued to grow, even with us spending next-to-no time on it, we realized we may be onto something special. Something we needed to explore deeper. We started by dedicating full-days to understand the readers and track the data and build a roadmap for it.
Since then, Monochrome crawled into the inboxes of everyone in the design network and became a go-to newsletter for all their needs. What started as a little engagement activity for our network, grew to become some insanely powerful. Thanks to our network and friends, this small activity grew out to become the best learning of our lives, and it was time we introduced a brand new identity for it — in time for Monochrome's first meetup.
1THING + Monochrome
When a brand's visual representation form, in other words, the brand identity, that has been in the market for quite a long period of time, it is difficult for not only for the consumers to adapt to this change, but also proves to be stressful for the decision makers to begin with the practice.
Monochrome was still far from reaching a milestone where its change would be questionable by the entire generation of designers, and that's the reason we had to begin with a brand identity for us — to lay down the ground principles.
Branding is never about just visual perception or verbal message. Branding is about the whole image people get hearing the name of a company or seeing its brand identity signs. So, designing the signs and symbols which make a brand recognizable and transferring the appropriate message is a job with great responsibility. Still, there is one more stage of the process when this sort of responsibility get another shade. It happens at the point of branding redesign.
Visualization is very personal and perspective driven.
Monochrome's first two volumes had laid the foundation for it to have a low visual appeal with the exact essence of 'monochromatic colours' embedded in it. Being sent from a design-focused startup we didn't exactly think we had done justice to ourselves. Monochrome had to embody the knowledge and learning for the design network but didn't necessarily need to have a dull appeal to it. We wanted to break the barriers.
I met again with rest of the designers at 1THING and reinforced the primary goals of a logo. In the immortal words of Paul Rand:
A logo is a flag, a signature, an escutcheon.
A logo doesn't sell (directly), it identifies.
A logo is rarely a description of a business.
A logo derives its meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolizes, not the other way around.
A logo is less important than the product it signifies; what it means is more important than what it looks like.
First volume and henceforth
For a start, our mentality towards Monochrome had to change, as it began growing. We had to take out the words: symbolic, newspaper-like, elegant and generic of our mind space and replace them with the words of new-age communication. If you had it following from the start, you would have noticed how we always maintained a casual and quirky language for our introduction messages in all the volumes, but it seemed to be out of sync from the newspaper-like habit we wanted the users to treat it as. Like any other young product in the market, we failed to achieve consistency throughout the newsletter.
Even though the read ratios and all other metrics were over the roof. We wanted to fix the link which was broken from the start — A great Visual Identity.
Initial Playground
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
We flipped the strategy in lines with our vision for it. From a dull boring newspaper-like identity, we pixel-played. Monochrome was now a fun playground for learning, sharing, and enlightenment — Just like your play school.
At 1THING we want to be the drivers of the design industry in India, and Monochrome was to be the knowledge mammoth. This branding strategy was integrated with many other goals and objectives; to name a few of these: the newsletters, conferences, meetups, workshops, publications etc all supported by one ultimate platform and community on WorkSpace.
We took the unconventional to a whole new level: Monochrome doesn't have a fixed logo. Its logo is an artboard of 800 x 800 px with a 10 px grid, and other design guidelines that we have formed. A fixed theme was selected from the very fundamentals of digital design — a pixel.
Monochrome belongs to the network. It belongs to the community of designers out there, who have the ability to make it, feel it and look at it like it's their own piece of art work. It builds a stage for everybody to come out and learn with us — Always changing and never staying the same.
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Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is one of the most iconic tourist destinations in the world. Review the various ticket options to the Disneyland Park and California Adventure so you can select the best choice based on how much time you have, how much you want to spend, and how much flexibility you need.
All tickets (other than annual passes) cost less by buying online than at the gate, and it saves the time of standing in the ticket line at the park, so plan to purchase tickets in advance. Online ticket purchases are usually valid until the end of the following year.
Children's ticket prices are good for children ages 3 to 9. Children 10 and older pay adult rates. Children under 3 are free.
The sample prices included here may change at any time and are based on adult ticket prices.
To cut down on the number of people trying to visit at peak time, one-day tickets to either Disneyland Resort park come in three levels: Peak, Regular, and Value. Visitors can save as much as $27.00 per person on a single-day ticket by visiting on an off-season weekday, compared to a peak season weekend. Value days tend to be most days that Southern California kids have school. There are no Value dates in June, July, or December. The official Disney website provides a calendar that lists out the Value, Regular, and Peak days and the ticket prices for each.
One-Day 1-Park Tickets provide admission into either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure for a single day. Single park adult tickets range from $97.00 to $124.00, depending on the day.
Park Hopper Tickets allow guests to go back and forth between the two parks as often as desired. They are available for one to five days. Single-day Park Hopper Tickets range from $157.00 to $174.00, depending on the day.
There is no Value or Peak pricing for multi-day tickets, but the more days purchased, the lower the price per day. A 1-Day Park Hopper on a Peak day is $174.00 compared to $70.00 a day with the 5-day Park Hopper pass. The 1-Park-Per-Day ticket goes down to $61.00 per day with a 5-day ticket.
Multi-Day 1-Park-Per-Day tickets will get you into a single park per day for the number of days you purchase, but you can't go into both parks on the same day. Thus, you can go to Disneyland on one day and California Adventure on another day, but not Disneyland in the morning and California Adventure in the afternoon.
Multi-day tickets do not have to be used on consecutive days. Purchasers have 13 days from the first entry to use the additional days. So if you suffer from theme-park fatigue, plan a relaxing day at a nearby beach or at the Disney resort between park trips.
Tickets are non-transferable. Don't buy extra multi-day tickets thinking you can bring different guests on different days, or sell your leftover days if you don't use them all. On single day tickets, you'll have a hand stamped to get back into the parks, but for multi-day tickets, staffers take a photo with their ticket scanner to make sure it's the same person using the ticket on all days. If you don't match the photo that pops up on their scanner, you won't get in.
Three to five-day tickets include one Magic Morning, which gives early entry into certain areas of Disneyland before the rest of the park opens. One early entry is included for no additional charge when purchasing three-day to five-day single park or park hopper tickets.
Annual passes come in three configurations, including the Signature Plus Passport with full access and no restrictions, which costs $1,149.00 for ages 3 and up; the Signature Passport for $999.00, which includes admission for most days of the year, and the Deluxe Passport for $729.00, which blocks peak days and most holidays. Additional perks like parking, shopping, and food discounts apply.
Disneyland offers special rate tickets and annual passes to residents from zip codes 90000 to 93599. These change every year, and they're sometimes offered only for a limited time off-season, so locals should check the website to see if there is currently a Southern California special.
The Southern California CityPass is a package geared towards tourists that includes a 3-day Disney Resort Park-Hopper ticket and one Magic Morning early entry. It also provides admission to SeaWorld San Diego and LEGOLAND® California.
Visitors can save money overall by either spending fewer days at the parks or spending less cash per day with a multi-day pass. The more days spent at the park, the less difference there is between the price of a 1-Park-Per-Day ticket and a Park-Hopper ticket. Regardless of how many days at Disneyland, the Park Hopper upgrade is $50.00.
Single day tickets must be purchased directly from Disneyland.com. But, for multi-day tickets, Viator is a vendor with a best-rate guarantee and exclusives like character dining, Disneyland tickets with transportation from LA hotels, and VIP guided tours of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.


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This process initially gave me a lot of trouble, but it really is pretty simple. Here are the steps requried to build and install the latest version of Digikam (2.5.0 is the latest version available as of December 8, 2011) on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). I used a fresh install of 32-bit Ubuntu to test this process.
All of these steps will be done from a terminal, so start off by launching a terminal with <ctrl + alt> T.
Install Git (sudo apt-get install git).
Execute perl download-repos to download the source code.
Install cmake (sudo apt-get install cmake).
Install the dependencies for DigiKam (sudo apt-get build-dep digikam). This will install all the dependencies for the packaged version of DigiKam, which shouldn't be much different from the latest version we just downloaded.
Create a subdirectory named "build" (mkdir build).
Move into the build directory (cd build).
Configure the build paramaters using cmake (cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debugfull -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..) NOTE!! kde4-config --prefix is NOT surrounded by apostrophes - you can generate that character using SHIFT + ~ on most keyboards. Also, don't forget the ".." at the end. This should complete successfully. If not, let me know what problem you ran into!
Build it (make -j 4). The "-j 4" tells the compiler to use 4 threads, to take advantage of multiple CPUs. If you don't have more than 1 processing core, just leave that out.
Install it (sudo make install -j 4).
Run it! ALT+F2, then type in digikam.
Let me know what problems you encounter, if any!
Delete all of the files in the build directory you previously created (navigate into the build directory, and execute rm * -rf. CAUTION! Don't use this anywhere OTHER than the build directory unless you know what you're doing - it's a dangerous command.
Run perl gits pull from the "digikam-software-compilation" folder. This will compare your files with the latest versions from the repository.
Follow steps 6-10 above, and your software will be updated to the latest available version!
Thank You. It works! Now I can enjoy latest Digikam!
If you need help with this program, I found a lot of information dedicated to it. Follow the link.


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Belgudej (mongolsko Бэлгүдэй, Belgudej) je bil sin Jesugeja in Sočigel in Džingiskanov polbrat, * okoli 1161, † okoli 1271 (po legendi).

Ko je odrasel, je postal Džingiskanov general. Slovel je kot moder svetovalec in izkušen diplomat in kot tak pogosto Džingiskanov glasnik. Z Džingiskanovim dovoljenjen je ubil mongolskega prvaka v rokoborbi Buri Boka, tako da mu je med rokoborbo zlomil vrat. Uboj je bil maščevanje za dogodek, v katerem je Buri Boka Belgudeja v spopadu posekal s sabljo.

Legenda pravi, da je živel nenavadno dolgo. Rašid al-Din omenja, da je živel 110 let, medtem ko Juanši (Zgodovina Juana) pravi, da je bil ob Mongke kanovem prihodu na prestol leta 1251 še živ. To pomeni, da je bil takrat star okoli 90 let in zato eden od najstarejših Zemljanov tistega časa.

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'Glee's' Damian McGinty is a big fan of 'X Factor's' Drew Ryniewicz - VIDEO
Damian McGinty
Damian McGinty, co-champion of 'The Glee Project,' has picked his favorite in the debut US season of 'The X Factor' - 14 year old singer Drew Ryniewicz. Ryniewicz made a big impression with X Factor judges Simon Cowell, Lou Reed, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul with her rendition of "It Must Have Been Love" during her audition.
McGinty (@damianmcginty) tweeted:"Wow Drew Ryniewicz was absolutely incredible on X Factor tonight, it has to be said the UK version has been blown away by the U.S version."
Damian McGinty's first 'Glee' episode 'Pot O' Gold' could feature leprechauns
Exploitation, humiliation damage Simon Cowell's X Factor brand
Fierce comparisons are being made between the US and the UK versions of the competition show, but it's clear which one has made the bigger impression on Derry native McGinty.
Damian McGinty's debut on 'Glee' can be seen on FOX on November 4th, where he will be playing the role of Rory Flanagan, an Irish exchange student. View Drew's performance below - do you agree with Damian on his early X Factor favorite?


The Standup Void Guided Bomb is an area-effect bomb capable of neutralizing the capacitor charge of ships caught within its blast radius. The guided bomb is equipped with guidance thrusters and the necessary astrogation package in order for it to home in on designated targets. This bomb can be used with Standup Guided Bomb Launcher systems.


To complete traceability, the products that are graded for stock have to be connected to sales-orders at the dispatch department before loading the trucks and shipping the eggs to the customer. For this reason an Ovotrack PC with one or more wireless scanners can be installed at the dispatch department. On the dispatch computer a label printer is connected for printing new labels if needed.
Furthermore, a laser printer is needed to print the load lists or pick lists with barcodes. With the wireless scanners the barcode on the picklist will be scanned first and after that the barcodes of the outer cases or complete pallets must be scanned. The system will check whether the correct product is scanned and the best-before or sell-by date will be checked as well.
After connecting products to sales orders at dispatch, a delivery note or a bill of lading can be generated and the data can be forwarded to the ERP system for invoicing.


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Posted on July 6, 2016 by Scott Johnson in Clinton emails, Law Enforcement
Thoughts on the Comey comedy
I sensed an underlying anger in FBI Director James Comey's remarks as he spoke Tuesday morning. I thought the anger might have come from his having to lay out the facts that warranted charges against Clinton at the time that he felt himself required to issue her a pass. His recitation of factual findings was devastating. I think the anger may also have derived from his understanding of the Clintontian misconduct that his recitation of findings made out. Yet Comey issued Clinton a get-of-jail-free card. The circumstances as Comey understood them put him in the position of making himself look like a fool. He couldn't have been happy about that either.
Watergate gave us the Saturday night massacre when Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox let himself be fired rather than follow orders from President Nixon. The orders were lawful but Cox disagreed with them in principle. To my knowledge no intelligence officer or defense official or law enforcement officer has resigned in principle in the course of Obama's presidency. Hillary becomes Evita. Welcome to Banana Republic City.
The Clinton email scandal has given us the Tuesday morning massacre. The renowned pillar of virtue James Comey massacred the rule of law. The rule of law in the United States has withstood many ups and downs in our history. It has not withstood Obama or Clinton. James Comey's statement puts an exclamation point on its decline.
Comey found it "possible" that "hostile actors" might have accessed Clinton's email. I think that other findings make it likely. It is possible if not likely that she compromised highly sensitive national security information.
The substance of Comey's statement was devastating. It was structured to refute the many and bald lies Clinton has told about her server since its use first became public. In "FBI says Clinton claim on reading emails was false," Michael Scherer recounts a narrow subset of lies with which he and his colleagues at Time had their own close encounter. Comey's statement exposed the falsity of Clinton's statements to Time and therefore occasioned Scherer's article.
Comey's statement belied every statement Clinton has made about her server. The woman is a pathological liar. We deserve to see the text of the FBI interview of Clinton this past Saturday. Did she stand by her false statements in her meeting with the FBI? Each false statement would be a crime by itself. Let's see the text of the statement, or the agents' notes.
Of the many observers who have commented on Comey's statement, a few have professional knowledge and experience to warrant special attention. I cited Andy McCarthy yesterday. Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey and former United States Attorney Rudy Giuliani should be added to the list.
Mukasey notes the peculiarities of Comey's statement in the Wall Street Journal column "Clinton makes the FBI least-wanted list." The column is accessible here via Google. Rudy Giulian also made his views known on FOX News, reported here (video excerpt below). Giuliani also appeared by telephone on CNBC (video here, quotable quote: "I don't know what Jim is doing"). Mukasey and Giuliani know what they are talking about.
Comey's supported his recommendation of no prosecution with factors that, if accurate, would have been relevant to the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Comey wielded awesome power in this case. Hillary Clinton wasn't the only lady he let skate. He also took Loretta Lynch off the hook. The New York Post captured the takeaway in today's cover (below).
We now know: FISA court must go (3)


This weekend we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, the conclusion of the Easter season. Last Sunday we sang, "Send Out Your Spirit." The last verse is "He comes with bright wings awashing the world; all is made new in water and fire. Morning arises anew in the sky: God recreates in a new day." No doubt the author was remembering Gerard Manley Hopkins' line in "God's Grandeur": "The Holy Ghost over the bent world broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings." We may need to struggle to see the effects of the Spirit's presence in our world, but it is there in Northern Ireland's signing of the peace treaty; in the slow, consistent work of Oxfam and Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon and Darfur in the midst of war and terrorism.
The Eucharistic Prayer of Reconciliation says it well: "Your Spirit changes our hearts: enemies begin to speak to one another, those who were estranged join hands in friendship, and nations seek the way of peace together." If we experience tension within our families or workplaces, and an apology from us is overdue, can we respond to the Spirit's promptings and say we're sorry? If we've done everything we can to mend the torn relationship, can we at least pray daily for a change of heart – ours and that of the one from whom we are estranged? Sometimes, only God can heal the wound which a misunderstanding or a deliberate action has caused. Are we open to the possibility of reconciliation?
Mary Nunnery, Madeline Johnston and I went to a discussion at St. Ignatius High School earlier this month to hear Professor Sami Adwan from Bethlehem University in person and Professor Dan Bar-On from Ben Gurion University via video. Dr. Adwan is a Palestinian teacher and Dr. Bar-On is an Israeli psychologist; both are 2007 Fulbright Scholars-in- Residence and have formed a group called Peace Research Institute in the Middle East (PRIME), www.vispo.com/PRIME. They have worked for six years with teachers from both communities on a history-teaching textbook which presents important events from both perspectives to students 15 to 17 years old. They are committed to the hope that their grandchildren will see peace in the Middle East. Rather than joining those who say, "Peace will never come," can we pray with them that the Spirit will change the hearts of those directly involved and of world leaders who wield great influence?
As a Parish Community we pray …..for the men and women who have given their lives for our country. May Jesus take them into His Kingdom of peace.
Mother Theresa has said: "We need to find God, and God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature—tress and flowers and grass-grow in silence. See the stars, the moon, and the sun, how they move in silence. The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we give in our active lives." We have an opportunity to sit before Jesus in His Blessed Sacrament on Saturday, June 2nd and on every First Saturday of each month, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass and continuing until Benediction at 10 a.m.
LAST ONE of this school year will be held on Monday, June 4th, in Hennessy Hall, Doors open at 6:15 p.m. All men of the parish are welcome to join in good meal, cold drinks and great conversation.
Dr. Eileen Gorman is retiring after 35 years in the Archdiocese. She was the 8th grade teacher and Vice Principal here at St. Robert's School for 12 years. She has been principal at All Souls School in South San Francisco for 23 years. You are invited to a special celebration Mass at All Souls Church on June 2nd at 12 p.m. A reception will follow in the Church Hall.
Some members of our Social Concerns group recently did some research to find free or inexpensive summer opportunities for young people and were disappointed that they found very few. San Bruno Park & Rec does offer limited Youth Enhancement Scholarships (YES) for any resident under 17 who meets the state and federal income limits for assistance. One scholarship per child will be considered with no more than $200 granted per family. If you're interested, please drop by the Recreation Services Department or call 616-7180. The YMCA in San Mateo at www.ymcasf.org/peninsula also has some financial assistance available for their week-long summer camps.
In the reading from Acts, we hear of the disciples gathered in one place when a noise "like a strong, driving wind" came and "filled the entire house." Then "tongues as of fire" appeared, parted and rested on each of them. "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit." We can imagine their excitement pushing them out into the crowd of foreign visitors to speak of the mighty acts of God. Amazingly, everyone hears them in his/her own language. The confusion of the Tower of Babel has been reversed and a people once divided and scattered are brought into one again. The second reading proclaims that we are now one Body since we were baptized in the one Spirit and can cry out, "Abba, Father!" And if we are one body, we are responsible for one another.
This Memorial Day weekend, we want to remember all who have died in so many wars. We remember and honor our many parishioners who are veterans. We pray for those who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, many of whom are on the streets and fighting their demons alone. We remember those who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families and those who are returning with Traumatic Brain Injuries and other debilitating wounds. Though medical advances have enabled wonderful new treatments, some spouses and family members are unable to cope with a loved one so changed by what he or she has experienced. These are our brothers and sisters and we want to surround them with our care and concern.
BBQ AND FOOD BOOTH needs your help. We need 8 to 10 workers in the booths at all times. If you can help to BBQ or serve. We also need strong young people to be our runners for the entire 3 days. Anyone who signs up to be a runner can earn their community service hours. We also need at least 4 people to help prepare the condiments Friday afternoon before the festival begins to slice tomato's, onions, chopping lettuce, boiling hot dogs etc. Please call the Downs family to secure the time slot that you desire.


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The Inside of This Traditional New Orleans Home is Not What You'd Expect
by Lisa Mowry
October 8, 2018 by Lisa Mowry
The stunning architecture and intriguing culture of New Orleans will always be a treasure for the Southeast. The mansions along St. Charles Avenue in particular have been called "The jewel of America's grand avenues," and draw visitors from all over to stroll the street and marvel at 100-year-old+ homes.
This historic house on St. Charles Avenue began its story in 1905. A couple of years ago, interior designer Rivers Spencer was approached by a young NOLA family to update and furnish the regal home. "The home had beautiful bones and great architectural features, as most New Orleans homes do," says Rivers. "However, when it came to the design work and overall aesthetic, we really took it down to the studs." Working with Protocol Construction — specialists in historic renovations — the team pursued the overall goal of creating a clean, modern space within a historic framework, freshening up every room.
This columned beauty was built more than 100 years ago.
The ethereal ambiance of the living room owes some of its style to the antique-looking fabrics of Sabina Fay Braxton and art by Carolyn Busenlener.
Rivers found the ornate chandelier that serves as a centerpiece for the dining room at an antiques store (now closed) on Magazine Street. Every other antique in the home was sourced from Rivers' store.
"All of the antiques in the home were from our store," says Rivers. "I go to market and Europe a few times a year and really try to curate unique and beautiful pieces for my clients."
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Original windows in the stairwell are distinguished with stained glass.
As one tactic to allow the architecture to stand out, Rivers and team bathed the house in a light color palette of whites, blues and gray, which also allows the weathered patina of antiques to take the spotlight. The designer showed restraint by mixing in modern elements where it made sense — such as the contemporary art in almost every room — but selected classic crystal chandeliers and simple drapery fabrics not to overdo the modern.
"I loved working with this specific home in New Orleans because the client and I had a great rapport and similar aesthetic," says Rivers. "The project took about a year and a half, and I felt that we were always on the same page design-wise, which made it incredibly fun."
An all-white kitchen has modern elements mixed with traditional cabinetry.
Playing with scale and styles, Rivers placed an ornate gold mirror beside two abstract paintings by New Orleans artist Alexis Walter.
A trumeau mirror adds patina to the dreamy master bedroom.
The bedroom is more about architecture and quiet elegance with its arched window and white four-poster bed.
"Most of the upholstery throughout the home is Verellen, which we sell in our store," says Rivers. "We like to use that in a lot of our projects because of how great the quality is."
The statement pale pink painting was created by New Orleans-based artist, Mallory Page.
As a departure from the light tones elsewhere in the house, the office walls and high ceiling are bathed in a charcoal gray, which accentuates the high ceilings with a focal-point chandelier.
Rivers didn't grow up in New Orleans, but moved there six years ago and opened her first store, later moving to her current location on Magazine Street. The store itself is a house-lover's dream destination, with each room in the grand house filled with furnishings and architectural details reflecting the NOLA look.
"I feel that there's a lot of layering and richness in New Orleans because of the architectural backdrop, and most designs here reflect that starting point," says Rivers, who isn't afraid to mix in an unexpected current accessory. Stepping into a house designed by Rivers is like visiting past and present, she likes to say, where white lacquered paint and 19th-century walnut can peacefully coexist in the same room.
Jackson, Mississippi native Rivers Spencer runs her successful business in New Orleans but still does projects in her hometown and other parts of the United States. Image: Rick Olivier
To see more work by Rivers Spencer, visit her website at riversspencer.com. Thanks to Paul Costello for the beautiful home photography.
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6. If any files have the same name a pop-up message appears.
Once completed check your ITunes is now as you planned and delete the extra folders when you are happy that everything is copied correctly.
It is best to wait a few days before deleting the old folders in case something has been missed in error. If you want right click on each folder and rename, I usually add "DELETE ME ON 7 DAYS" to the end of the folder name.


Brick wall for years with my dads side of the family tree. Any information would be appreciated. There is an Ostrosky/Oranchukbook which I have. I'm trying to dig further back.My grandfather was Frank Ostrosky. Somewhere along the way the name was changed from Ostrowski. Franks parents were Phillip or Filiko born 1872-1875 and Rose or Rosalee Sarchuk born 1877-1881. The church with Franks birth records burned down.Frank had 7 siblings. Many changed their names, some disappeared. I believe Philips dad passed away in Austria and he and his father shared the same name. I have record of Philips mother coming to Canada with her daughter and son in law and their family in 1903 (Sarchuk). They settled in Saskatchewan. Philip Sr and Susan or Ksenka or Ksanka Mykytiuk or Mykitiuk had 4 children. Phillip Jr, Mary or Maria,Anne and Eva. Does anyone have birth/death/marriage records for any of these people? I'm having a hard time getting any of this information because I don't even know where exactly they came from or where. Also, I came across a military record for Philip Jr, Ostrowski being spelled Ostrouski, listing him being born in the USA, which is confusing matters even more. How could his mother have come across from Austria 20+ years after his birth but he be born in the USA? Any help would be greatly appreciated!


We all are influenced, aren't we? The people around us, the place where we live, the things we see, our friends, the books we read, etc., etc. - everything influences us.
There are times when something/someone throws an idea in our direction and it would be the best if we jump and grab the idea.
New things, things which were never inside the horizon of our knowledge might simply make us "aroused" and we get involved.
Around me, there are a couple of people who really influence me (of course in a positive way). One has to first earn some respect and admiration from me before I take their thoughts seriously and let them influence me. At the same time, it is initially the thoughts themselves which make me respect and admire them.
Yes it is cyclic. Some people get to higher and higher levels of this cycle by being wonderful and terrific; where as some others fall into pits that I would be so sure that they can never be sensible. Even then they teach me what not to do if you want to be sensible!
Well, lately I had NOT been reading books. But I had been reading some random stuff, had been spending time with nice people and I am influenced. That makes me get into a couple of stuff.
I am getting a driver's licence (Indian licence is not valid here).
I am getting fascinated by skiing. Waiting for the steel rod from my leg to be removed.
Now to the title: Some one did make me green with envy. Fortunately, I am already going through the process of making myself ready for getting the thing which made me jealous. So, not soooo envious. But that person, who made me envious has been lately proving to be going higher and higher in the above mentioned circle. Hence this post is in honour of that person.
PS: The new blog - Two Cents.
I had been recently talking about the inability of languages to express our innermost feelings. Haven't you felt it? Emotions are sometimes so intense that there is no way to express them. Of course, there arises a question - "why should we express them?".
Well, sometimes we do feel to. And in such occasions, languages hinder and we fail. Perhaps the only way is to express them with facial expressions, gestures.
And sometimes we don't need to express – as we say in Malayalam, "What you heard is sweet, what you haven't is even sweeter". So, sometimes not expressing is the better way.
Why would I discuss it here now? Earlier, I'd have said that it was the speaker's inability than the underdevelopment of languages (it was not about feelings, but something else). And my eye was opened by my cousin sister– who led me to think that it need not be the case. We don't have to take that blame on us.
She's getting married in a few days. It's yet another marriage I am missing – the 3rd one. Three of my cousin sisters' marriages – I couldn't make it to any of them. Of course, I do have enough unmarried cousins whose marriages I can attend. But these were the ones of my age group, the close ones and with her, the group is over.
It is funny, you know? Showing less of tender emotions and showing less attachment to relatives (true that I don't love/like someone just because they are related to me) and also being a bit stubborn with my decisions, I have earned a title of "less/non emotional" person. But it need not be the case, right? Not expressed doesn't mean non-existent.
So, all I wanted to say here is that, I feel slightly bad about missing this one, this marriage. And I wish her a wonderful married life. I wish her from the bottom of my heart ALL THE BEST in life's store.
PS: This post took unusually long time to finish.
PPS: One of my loyal readers (from Dubai) has spotted the change in my writing style and has …. .. .. .. .. … . .. . . . ..!
PPPS: Life is totally interconnected and here it is MY failure if I didn't explain it well. I don't blame the language.
I carried my book (which is a huge volume of a well celebrated classic – I shall name it after a few days in my next post) with me. I tried reading it while walking – which was hard as my way was mostly through the fields and the nostalgic feeling got over me. I was looking from the field at the student house where I was living last year this time.
Getting closer to the lake, I took a pebble far from the lake, a pebble which would have never expected to visit the lake ever in its lifetime. Even though I usually sit by the side of the lake and throw many pebbles in to it, yesterday I threw only this very single pebble because I wanted it to feel special.
I am sure it would have felt special for being the chosen one to lie at the heart of the lake even though it was not near the lake. And it would always lie in the heart of the lake.
Sitting and lying by the side of the lake, I tried to read the book. I say "tried to read" because my mind was filled with memories that I found myself dreaming than reading. I read only 17 pages in one hour.
Also, unusual to my style, I found myself folding the corners of many pages of this classic volume – the pages with wonderful quotes – the kind of quotes I'd want to read for someone. Some of those lines even capture my feelings better than I'd be able to express myself.
Have a good week ahead, Sands.
After a long week, I found myself walking home a little earlier than usual. In fact, if my early start of the day at 7 in the morning were to be taken into consideration, 4:00 in the evening was not very early after all.
So, on the way, I saw something long shining lying on the road. The first thought was that it would be a small snake or something. But there aren't any snakes here. Anyway I reached near and found that it was a golden wrist watch.
I picked it up – a ladies' watch. I didn't know what to do. Looking ahead, I saw a lady walking ~50 metres away from us. I just thought that it might be hers and we both decided to catch up with her.
Now, on the way I wondered – what if the watch wasn't hers?! Then it would become my burden to find out the 'lost and found' place to give it. I said this aloud and then he told me –"Well, you could get it gift wrapped and present to someone".
That comment took me by shock. I had better impressions about him. Or perhaps I had the idea that when we present something to someone, we do enjoy it as much as that person does. When I give a painting or a book or anything to someone, I do so because I have put efforts to get the best thing for them. I love the thing which I give – I am giving a piece of my love to them. Giving a gift couldn't have been considered as 'getting rid of something'.
I opened my mouth to yell at him, for I was already a bit irritated and had been suddenly angered. Grr… But all I said was this - "You… You don't understand the whole concept of gifts… You will never" and continued the walk.
Fortunately, it was her watch; She thanked us.
I didn't know what to say! Wanted to say that there is no wonder he is so unhappy in life. But well, I didn't say.
If you can't be honest to a person whom you like, how can you ever be honest?
Now, rewind a few months. He had openly lied to me about something. I caught him and he denied it outright. Giving him the benefit of doubt, I had forgiven him. I was trying to be "Albus Dumbledore" – who gave everyone a second chance.
Now with this open confession of lying to someone, I feel disgusted. I don't know what to do. Without me and without his cousin to listen to all this whining, he'd feel secluded, alone in the world. And just out of pity, we both have been forgiving him – but now?
Being honest myself and having very very honest friends, I am getting too angry with loss of trust.
PS: I know that almost all the drivers say that they are above average drivers. How could that be possible? So don't bring this to argue with me – when I say I am honest. Trust me or leave it. I don't care.
PPS: To make things more interesting, he was so kind to let me know the racist person inside him (Looking down at dark coloured Srilankans and also by looking down at the ones who didn't make it to the University.) -- what all does this life has in store for one to learn!


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Q: What is program collision?/Can a namespace prevent collisions? I've done some google searches for just what program collision is and how to prevent it with no results for C# or even a generic answer. I'm thinking collisions would be if one variable has the same name as another or possibly 2 classes with the same name on accident.

A: He was just talking about when two variables have the same name or two classes. That's all. -_-'


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Link to Publisher's Website
Theology, History, and Christian Unity
Brett Salkeld
Ada, MI:
, November
9781540960559.
For other formats: Link to Publisher's Website.
Historically speaking, one of the most divisive issues between Roman Catholics and Protestants has been over the question of transubstantiation, the Catholic doctrine that in the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. Despite ecumenical efforts in recent decades to seek agreement on eucharistic theology, this term is often consciously avoided in dialogues and documents. Brett Salkeld, in his recent book Transubstantiation: Theology, History, and Christian Unity, argues persuasively that this lacuna is a serious problem, which in fact has kept such ecumenical work from progressing. Thus, he seeks to address the matter head-on: "Consensus on 'transubstantiation' is important not because the word itself is essential for Christian faith but because, without such consensus, the Christian people won't know whether official ecumenical agreements on the Eucharist have genuinely resolved our differences" (24–25).
In the first chapter, Salkeld lays out the history and current state of the dispute over transubstantiation. He notes how the term itself has become a sort of "identity marker" for both parties to either affirm or reject without much discussion, hence the tendency of the ecumenical movement to avoid discussing it directly. He goes on to explain how the concept of transubstantiation has been misunderstood as a physical or chemical change in the elements, and that such misunderstanding is extremely pervasive among Catholics and Protestants, lay and academic.
The central piece of the argument is that, because of shifts in language and metaphysics in the late medieval period, the meaning of "substance," and thus transubstantiation, changed between the time of Thomas Aquinas and the Reformation. While substance was, for Aquinas, a strictly metaphysical category that allowed him to affirm Christ's presence in the sacramental elements on a deeper level than the physical qualities of bread and wine, by the 16th century the term had come to mean something material, and thus led to a much more physical conception of eucharistic doctrine—one which the Protestant Reformers rejected.
In some ways, Salkeld makes the core of his argument in the first chapter, and the rest of the book simply backs it up with close readings of Aquinas, Martin Luther, and John Calvin. The second chapter covers the development of transubstantiation as a defense against the controversy with Berengarius of Tours, who held that Christ's presence in the sacrament was merely symbolic. Thus, the idea of a change in substance (while the accidents or physical qualities remained the same) was eventually adopted by the medieval church as an attempt to hold together the symbolic or sacramental dimension of the Eucharist alongside an affirmation that Christ is truly present in the consecrated elements. The bulk of this chapter is devoted to Aquinas' eucharistic theology, which was largely an effort to articulate and expand on the doctrinal pronouncement of the earlier controversy. But Salkeld stresses that what Aquinas achieved was in fact a balanced and nuanced theology, which expressly avoids many of the problems that the Protestant Reformation would find with transubstantiation. Nothing in this chapter should come as a surprise to anyone who has read Aquinas closely on this question, but Salkeld helpfully contextualizes and synthesizes key passages from the Summa Theologica that address it.
The third and fourth chapters look at the eucharistic theologies of Luther and Calvin respectively, as the two most representative and influential figures in Protestantism. Not only does Salkeld seek to disentangle just what these two Reformers were and were not saying, but he presents a creative reading of them against the historical background already discussed. He draws a parallel between Luther and the church at the time of Berengarius: both were forced to articulate the coherence of their (previously undefined) belief in real presence once it was directly challenged (in Luther's case, by Ulrich Zwingli's memorialism); and both at times responded with unbalanced polemics that lent itself to overly physical interpretations. In a similar way, Calvin's work on the Eucharist parallels that of Aquinas, in seeking a more balanced approach that addresses the legitimate concerns of all sides. Such an interpretation may seem shocking to the reader, but Salkeld is not attempting to cover up genuine differences in the respective theologies. Rather, he seeks to get to the heart of the primary concerns of each theologian, in order to show how those concerns show a surprising convergence with those of Aquinas and similar proponents of transubstantiation, properly understood.
Salkeld concludes not only that the "transubstantiation" rejected by the Reformers was in fact a distortion of the doctrine taught by Aquinas and the Catholic Church, but also that the alternatives put forward by Luther and Calvin are far closer to the actual doctrine than people tend to assume. He clarifies that he is not trying to force transubstantiation on Protestants as essential dogma: "The theology of transubstantiation is only that—theology. It is not the article of faith itself. Its function is merely to make coherent the article of faith and defend it against misinterpretation" (241). Rather, his intention is simply to clear up misunderstanding and pave the way for ecumenical dialogues to address the matter directly.
Salkeld writes as an experienced ecumenist concerned with getting to the root issues of historic disagreements between Catholics and Protestants. He is extremely thorough in his treatment of the historical and philosophical contexts of the three theologians he explicates. He seems to assume that the reader is well versed in theology. He does go to great lengths to explain the finer points of his argument, but some less than invested readers may easily be lost along the way.
The author comes to the topic from an unapologetically Catholic perspective. While he is very generous and charitable to his Protestant interlocutors, it still makes the argument somewhat one-sided, in that transubstantiation is simply a given. An equally thorough response by a Lutheran or Calvinist theologian might provide a worthwhile counter-balance to move the dialogue further.
On the whole, Transubstantiation is an excellent contribution to ecumenical discussions between Catholics and Protestants on the Eucharist. It is well researched and clearly written, and thus a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the topic. Whether it will accomplish its goal in the wider field of Christian ecumenism remains to be seen.
About the Reviewer(s):
Matthew Kemp is the priest-in-charge at St. Paul's Church by-the-Lake and an adjunct instructor in theology at Loyola University Chicago.
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About the Author(s)/Editor(s)/Translator(s):
Brett Salkeld (PhD, Regis College, University of Toronto) is archdiocesan theologian for the Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, and has served for many years on the national Canadian Roman Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue.
eucharist, transubstantiation, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin
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Oh, the holidays. Every retailer's payday and nightmare. And for Robert Mason Co., it was no exception. In order to successfully prepare for the peak season, we created a holiday lookbook to bring a little bit of personality and lifestyle to their shopping experience. Our work included photography, art direction, design and copy. The goal was to go for an elegant, warm and weathered aesthetic look/feel, while creating copy that helped solidify the photos and reinforce the brand.
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Q: How can I leverage spring-data-jpa auditing (AuditorAware) in asynchronous tasks? Currently, My AuditorAware Implementation uses Spring's SecurityContextHolder to retrieve the current Auditor for saving creation/modification usernames:
@Service
public class AuditorAwareImpl implements AuditorAware<UserDetails> {

    private final UserDetailsService userDetailsService;

    @Autowired
    public AuditorAwareImpl(UserDetailsService userDetailsService){
        this.userDetailsService = userDetailsService;
    }

    @Override
    public UserDetails getCurrentAuditor() {
        Authentication authentication = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
        return userDetailsService.loadUserByUsername(authentication.getName());
    }
}

This works fine for most operations except for asynchronous tasks executed by Spring batch's SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.
By the time entities need saving, since the SecurityContextHolder is wiped after the request has been processed, and the jobLauncher.run(...) returns asynchrnously, the AuditorAwareImpl.getCurrentAuditor() method throws a NullPointerException due to a null getAuthentication():
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
    at com.example.services.AuditorAwareImpl.getCurrentAuditor(AuditorAwareImpl.java:31)
    at com.example.services.AuditorAwareImpl.getCurrentAuditor(AuditorAwareImpl.java:18)

So far I have included the request-invoking user as a non-identifying parameter to the Job but don't know where to proceed from here.
What is a recommended way of leveraging spring's inbuilt auditing when the SecurityContextHolder is not appropriate for finding the invoking "auditor"?

A: You can wrap your AsyncTaskExecutor in a DelegatingSecurityContextAsyncTaskExecutor which is specially designed for propagating Spring SecurityContext. Also you will additionally need to set MODE_INHERITABLETHREADLOCAL for the security context.


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Is the Democratic Party behind the bogus "Trump dossier" used to justify so many Russia investigations?
Monday, June 26, 2017 by JD Heyes
http://www.deepstate.news/2017-06-26-is-democratic-party-behind-bogus-trump-dossier-used-to-justify-so-many-russia-inevestigations.html
An explosive report over the weekend in the New York Post appears to tie the Democratic Party to a salacious, never-proven "dossier" on President Donald J. Trump that has formed the basis of so many investigations into "Russia collusion."
Writing for the Post, investigative journalist Paul Sperry noted that congressional investigators looking into possible ties between a shadowy Washington, D.C. firm that commissioned the dossier and the Democratic Party.
The firm, Fusion GPS, appears to be thwarting efforts by congressional investigators, leading the Senate Judiciary Committee led by its chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to threaten a subpoena after officials with the firm refused to answer questions and give records to the committee that identify who paid for the creation of the dossier:
The 35-page document made its rounds in various media and government circles during the 2016 election cycle. A number of media outlets were salivating over its contents, but none published any details because they couldn't be verified. That all changed when Buzzfeed published the complete document with the caveat that nothing had been confirmed, a decision that led to the news site being sued.
Of Fusion GPS, one congressional source familiar with the Senate probe said the dossier was not complied by "hired guns," but rather commissioned by a firm whose principle founders "had a vested personal and ideological interest in smearing Trump and boosting Hillary's chances of winning the White House."
Sperry noted further:
Fusion GPS was on the payroll of an unidentified Democratic ally of Clinton when it hired a long-retired British spy to dig up dirt on Trump. In 2012, Democrats hired Fusion GPS to uncover dirt on GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. And in 2015, Democratic ally Planned Parenthood retained Fusion GPS to investigate pro-life activists protesting the abortion group.
Moreover, federal records show a key co-founder and partner in the firm was a Hillary Clinton donor and supporter of her presidential campaign.
As the firm sent the dossier to various media and congressional sources throughout Washington around September of last year, partner and co-founder Peter R. Fritsch was busy contributing $1,000 to the Hillary Victory Fund and the Hillary For America Campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records. His wife was also a Hillary contributor.
The firm hired long-retired ex-British spy Christopher Steele to compile the dossier; in October, Sperry noted, the FBI reportedly contracted with Steele for the sum of $50,000 to corroborate the most negative aspects of the dossier after receiving a copy of it in August. Sen. John McCain, media reports noted, passed it along to then-FBI Director James Comey in December.
Now, Senate investigators "are demanding to see records of communications between Fusion GPS and the FBI and the Justice Department," Sperry wrote, to include any correspondence and/or contact with former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who is also now under congressional investigation for allegedly obstructing the FBI's criminal probe of Hillary Clinton's personal email server, which she used to improperly handle the most sensitive classified information as secretary of state. (Related: Are Democrats behind the dubious Trump dossier that has triggered so many 'Russia' investigations?)
Also under investigation by the Senate and the inspector general of the Justice Dept.: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe over his failure to recuse himself from the Clinton probe despite his financial and political connections to her campaign via his Democratic activist wife.
"Senate investigators have singled out McCabe as the FBI official who negotiated with Steele," Sperry wrote.
Despite the fact that nothing in the dossier has ever been substantiated, though not for lack of trying by the anti-Trump establishment media, it has nevertheless been used to justify a slew of congressional and Justice Department investigations into alleged nefarious relationships between Moscow and Team Trump.
"The FBI, moreover, has been using it for investigative leads on Trump associates like Carter Page, even though former FBI Director James Comey this month described the dossier as 'salacious and unverified,'" Sperry wrote.
J.D. Heyes is a senior writer for NaturalNews.com and NewsTarget.com, as well as editor of The National Sentinel.
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