The seed of my religious questioning began back in the late 1970s at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Granted, my actual release from religion was a couple of decades down the road, but often, it takes just a hint, just a small push, to cause a person to begin to doubt.
My questioning began with the Baptists—not just any Baptist, but the Southern Baptists.
I don't know what the dogma is right now in the mid 2010s, but I know that when I grew up in the 1970s, the prevailing dogma of the Southern Baptist Convention was that the Baptists were absolutely, unequivocally right and every other Christian sect or denomination—every single other denomination—was wrong.
Many of my new friends were Southern Baptists. The Baptist Student Union, or BSU at Texas Tech was a slick organization created to bring in new members en masse to the fold. What's there to loose in going to the welcome event my first week in school? I remember watching a production of a takeoff on The Wizard of Oz. The first song was "Somewhere Over the Caprock," a play on the geological escarpment just to the east of Lubbock. Ironically, this geological feature is estimated to be 1-2 million years old and formed by erosion. The Sothern Baptist baulks at such earthly ages in general, believing that the Earth is 6,000 years old. As someone who does not particularly care for the music of The Wizard of Oz, the song can unearth itself from my memory banks and give me instant nausea. Two of my new friends, Dorothy and Betsy, were Southern Baptists through and through. Their mission in life was to bring many, many into the fold. I was one of their targets.
By my sophomore year, I was one of the Resident Assistants in one of the dorms at Tech. Both Dorothy and Betsy also joined the RA staff. I recall that our particular dormitory had six or eight RAs. I considered my fellow RAs to be my dear friends. I think they also considered that I was a good friend of theirs, but two of these RAs. Dorothy and Betsy were still not content that I had not joined them as a Southern Baptist. I had grown up in a Methodist church. It was technically an evangelical Methodist church, which really did not completely mesh with the United Methodist doctrine. But it was the neighborhood church in my hometown and my parents had grown up as Methodists, so they carried over their religion and their denomination to their children. My mother was very proud to be a multi-generational Methodist.
Dorothy and Betsey began ramping up the rhetoric to draw me towards their denomination. I remember being told repeatedly that I was going to go to "hell" if I did not accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and join the Southern Baptist Church. The bombardment was constant and because of their railing, I wish that I had the forethought to simply transfer to The University of Texas—Austin, where I had wanted to go to college in the first place. In my naiveté, I stayed in Lubbock and continued to be harassed by my fellow employees.
Under such harassment, I ended up joining a VERY PROGRESSIVE United Methodist congregation where I was able to feel somewhat at home. I used this church and the attached Wesley Foundation as a haven from the attempted intimidation of my fellow Southern Baptist RAs.
Even after my graduation from Texas Tech, I contacted these two ladies in an attempt to rekindle my friendship with them. But, I suppose, both of them saw me as a danger to their beliefs and both rejected me as a continued friend rather than allow me into their lives. Granted, they were both highly involved in the church. One of them even spent time in South America on mission work. She told me of a horrible automobile accident in Peru where she was injured and a woman in the car with her was killed. A horrendous experience, to say the least, but I was willing to continue to be friends with her and listen and learn from her. But she told me that it was her goal to listen only to God and know at any and every given moment what God wanted her to do. Apparently, God did not want me in her life. Neither one ever contacted me again.
Over the years I have played our friendship over and over in my mind. I've tried to adapt my thinking to theirs and the Southern Baptist theology. However, what I have found is that the dogma of the Southern Baptists is limiting and hate-inducing. I find that the hatred and exclusiveness continues in the Southern Baptist model and has only become more dogmatic and distasteful to me.
Moreover, if a Christian organization is so defensive against and abhorrent of its fellow denominations, what does it say about that organization? For me, if I must be a part of a specific denomination that causes me to feel uncomfortable around all other people who are not like me, then I cannot be a part of that organization. I concluded that I was living in a hell on earth just being around these women who were trying to force me to believe the way they believed, even though I found their beliefs to be stifling and, frankly, insulting against many of my fellow human beings. If I don't want to spend time on earth with those who think this way, why would I want to spend an eternity with them? The answer to me was that I did not want to have anything to do with their beliefs. So not only did I begin questioning the Southern Baptist idea of life, I began questioning the Christian ideas in the 20th and 21st centuries. Really, this is what the Southern Baptist dogma taught me to do—question religion on its fundamental level.
So I am grateful for my fellow Southern Baptists students who began to open my eyes, not just to the absurdity of the Southern Baptist beliefs, but to the absurdity of the beliefs in which I was steeped. For better or for worse, my time at Texas Tech University, a public university inundated in religious zeal, helped me to understand how religion became a negative force in my life.


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Q: Android change button background on activity start I have two drawable files defined:
button_neutral.xml
<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <solid android:color="@color/app_dark_grey"/>
</shape>

calendar_button_friends .xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/app_yellow"/>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item android:bottom="5dp" >
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/app_dark_grey" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

As can be seen, the button_neutral is just a solid dark grey bground, and the button selected is the grey bground with a yellow line at the bottom.
Depending on how the activity is started, I may want to apply the selected bground to a button on the screen - so examining the intent passed to the activity I attempt to set the background button as so:
@Override
protected void onCreate( Bundle savedInstanceState ) {
    Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
    if (extras != null) {
        View view = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.activity_calendar, null);
        int filter = extras.getInt("CALENDAR_FILTER");
        switch (filter) {
        case Constants.CALENDAR_SOCIAL_FILTER :
            Button btn = ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_filter_social));
            System.out.println("XXXXX " + btn.getBackground().toString());
            btn.setBackgroundResource( R.drawable.calendar_button_friends );
            btn.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
            System.out.println("XXXXX " + btn.getBackground().toString());
            break;
        case Constants.CALENDAR_FAMILY_FILTER :
            ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_filter_family)).setBackgroundResource( R.drawable.calendar_button_family);
            break;
        case Constants.CALENDAR_WORK_FILTER :
            ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_filter_work)).setBackgroundResource( R.drawable.calendar_button_work);
            break;
        case Constants.CALENDAR_ALL_FILTER :
            ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_filter_all)).setBackgroundResource( R.drawable.calendar_button_all);
            break;
        }
    }

    super.onCreate( savedInstanceState );
}

All the intent, switch works fine - but I cannot get the change in button background to show up. I have applied the drawable explicitly in the layout xml to make sure and that works fine, but I cannot get the button bground to be set in the onCreate of the activity being loaded.
I have also tried calling invalidate() as a long shot, and also tried just using btn.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
Any ideas what i am doing wrong?

A: i can see multiple weird things here:

*

*you forgot to use the view that you've inflated - use setContentView(view);

*now that i think about it, why do you inflate a view in the first place, instead of using:
setContentView(R.layout.activity_calendar);

?

*you handle a different button to set the background on each case of the switch-case. is it on purpose?

*the "super.onCreate( savedInstanceState );" should be the first line of the code .

*on the first case, you call "setBackgroundResource" and right after that "setBackgroundColor" . the second call will cancel the previous one.

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-> We will use the default hello world application, if the back button is pressed then there will be a dialog box displayed whether to close the application.
Step 1 : Create a new Application. Click on File->New->Android Application Project.
Step 2 : Give a name to your application (ExitPrompt) and package name as (com.mia.exitprompt). Click Next continuously.
Step 3 : Open MainActivity.java from src->com.mia.exitprompt.
Step 4 : Run the application. Press the Back button after the application is started.
We have prepared an AlertBox. Using the setMessage() method we set the text to be displayed in the alert.
setCancelable(false) is used to tell the compiler that the alert box is not exited implicitly.
The positive button (yes) is used to exit the application by using finish() method.
The negative button (no) is used to be in the same activity by doing nothing inside it.
So you have downloaded the applaud plugin by following the previous post.
-> We will learn how to run the default phonegap (cordova) app which covers all the functionality of phonegap.
Emulator of API 15 or above.
Step 1 : Click on the applaud plugin installed from the previous post.
Step 2 : You can use built-in phonegap which is upto v1.41 but if you want a higher version download it from phonegap website and merge it with the plugin. Choose Phonegap API Example. Then click Next.
Step 3 : Give a name to your project as MyProject and click Next.
Step 4 : Choose the Target Android version to compile on and click Next. Choose API 15 or above.
Step 5 : Give a name to your application as My App and package name as com.mia.myapp. Check Create Activity (else you will get NullPointerException) . Choose Minimum SDK as API 15. Click Finish.
Step 6 : MyProject will be formed in the Project Explorer. Check for index.html in assets->www folder. You can modify it by Right-click on index.html->Open with->Text Editor.
Step 7 : Run app with emulator support above API 15. You can check features of phonegap like Camera, Compass etc.
You do not have to write commands to make your phonegap (cordova) application, you can use this plugin to directly create your phonegap application with a single click.
-> We will install Applaud plugin in eclipse so that you can create your phonegap application with just a click.
Step 1 : Start your Eclipse. Go to Help->Install New Software from the menu-bar.
Step 2 : Click on Add. Give Name as MDS Applaud and Location as shown below.
Step 3 : Tick on MDS Applaud and press Next.
Step 5 : Click on "I Agree.." and click Finish.
Step 6 : Check the progress in the Progress Bar. Then Restart Eclipse.
After restarting eclipse you will see the plugin on the toolbar.
-> We will build a Seekbar in our application. A Toast will be used to get the value of the seekbar.
Step 2 : Give a name to your application (SeekBarDemo) and package name (com.mia.seekbardemo).Click Next continuously.
Step 3 : Drag SeekBar from Palette->Form Widgets in activity_main layout.
Step 4 : Open MainActivity.java from src->com.mia.seeekbardemo in Project Explorer and copy-paste the code shown below.
We make a variable of class SeekBar named seek using findViewById() method which connects it to the widget in activity_main.xml with id as seekBar1.
We define the method setOnSeekBarChangeListener() which overrides its default functions which are onProgressChanged(), onStartTrackingTouch() and onStopTrackingTouch(). Then we make an integer variable named count and initialize it to 0. This variable will keep track of the progress of the seekbar.
Inside onProgressChanged() we give the value of progress variable defined by default in the method parameters to our variable change.
Inside method onStopTrackingTouch() we define what should be done after touch action is carried out. We display a Toast with the value of change or progress which varies from 0 to 100 by default.
We will learn to navigate to a new page by clicking on list item. I will consider a Custom List from the one of the previous post.
-> We will make a list with some items. When we click on a list-item we will traverse to a specific page.
Note : we will edit the project from one of the previous post of Custom List.
Step 1 : Add a android xml file in res->layout folder and name it as activity_jaguar.xml. Right Click on layout->New->Android XML Layout.
Step 3 : Go to MainActivity.java from the previous post. Remove the toast at the end lines and replace it with Intents. Right now I will connect only the second list item(Jaguar) with one page (Jaguar.java), the other list items will return a toast as before.
Step 4 : Open AndroidManifest.xml and add activity of Jaguar class as shown below.
At line 162 we have made a variable jClass of type Class and stored location of Jaguar Class there.
Then we made use of Intent to reference this(MainActivity) class with Jaguar class.
We have just added a new Activity of Jaguar class.


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Q: (External USB) HDD not accessible as usual after strange behaviour first of all, I'm using Linux (but have access to a Windows PC as well).
During some data transfer, my external USB hard disk drive (NTFS formatted) suddenly was no more accessible, I could not unmount it and fuser -mv /dev/sdc1 told me it was used just by the mount.ntfs process. I had no idea, so I just killed this process. Then it was not mounted anymore, of course.
But I could not use this USB port anymore. I'm using a USB switch for multiple devices. Then, after a few minutes of investigation, my mouse turned off, I could not use it anymore as well - to be more precisely, the port of the mouse, which is next to the first mentioned port. I still could use other ports and the hdd was working fine. But after a few minutes, the same thing happend, made the 'new' USB port unusable as well.
I could not find the hdd with lsblk while in the unusable ports, but lsusb still showed me my disk. So I decided to reboot. Everything fine again - at first. But at some point, the same thing happened.
Now, after reboot, on a working USB port, my hdd is mountable again. I'm trying to figure out
-what happened
-how to fix this (it still occurs after some time of data transfer)
lsblk shows my hdd now.
I tried the chkdsk utility from Windows. This found some errors, corrected them, but still, the problem persists.
Then I ran a full chkdsk (see 3rd Update) without finding any errors.
I tried the ntfsfix /dev/sdc - didn't find anything.
I tried to use smartctl, but smartctl --scan does not find my disk.
Forcing it by smartctl -ax /dev/sdc gives the error Unknown USB bridge [0x1058:0x1230 (0x1050)].
Specifying it with smartctl -axd sat /dev/sdc does work, I performed the short, the convenience and the extended test - without any errors. Just the attributes data (TYPE) made me a bit curious:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   200   200   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0027   214   175   021    Pre-fail  Always       -       6275
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   098   098   000    Old_age   Always       -       2456
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   200   200   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       0

The rest is just Old_age...
Any ideas, what could help me? Is my hardware damaged (if so, I have no idea why, it's relatively new, nothing special until now)? What should I do? Since this is my biggest drive, I can't do a complete backup at the moment.
Update: I will (have to?) try to use badblocks and/or e2fsck. I wanted to avoid this, because it takes terribly long, but I have no better idea... I will update, when (if) something finishes. I will start it tomorrow...
Update: Added correct smartctl command with its results so far. I will run an extended test soon, but it takes more than 8 hours.
Update: I ran the chkdsk /f /r from Windows. This includes searching for bad sectors and trying to correct them. It took more than 48 hours to finish... Result: No errors. Next, I'm going to do the extended SMART test...
Update: The extended SMART test found no errors either. It took more than nine hours to complete... What to do next?


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She was selected to represent Malaysia at the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) Forum, a 55-day leadership training program in Japan for young professionals from Asian countries. After she returned from IATSS Forum in 2004, Ir. Shamila joined Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display (M) Sdn Bhd as the Safety and Health Engineer, a position which she held from August 2004 – March 2007. Ir. Shamila was employed as a Safety and Health Engineer to assist the Safety and Health Officer in implementing safety and health policies for employees at MTPDM. Ir. Shamila completed her Safety and Health Officer Training and passed her examinations with NIOSH in October 2006. At the same time, she also pursued her Master of Business Administration from University of Strathclyde part time and graduated in November 2008. Subsequently in April 2007 Ir. Shamila joined Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) Sdn Bhd as a Quality Executive. SJMC was rebranded to Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya in October 2009. Beginning July 2014, following an alliance with Ramsay Healthcare, it is now known as Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare Sdn Bhd (RSDH). Ir. Shamila ascended from the ranks of an Engineer to resigning from her position as Manager of the Biomedical Engineering Department (BME) of RSD Hospitals – Subang Jaya Medical Centre. Currently, she is self-employed under her own company Armamentarium Consulting as a Freelance Healthcare Consultant, Trainer and Auditor. Ir. Shamila was also the local councilor for the subject Analytical Support for Decision Making for the University of Strathclyde, Master of Business Administration students that were undergoing their course externally under CDC Management Development for two years. After obtaining her Professional Engineer recognition from the Board of Engineers Malaysia, she is serving as the Committee Member for The Institution of Engineers Malaysia's Electrical Engineering Technical Division and Chairperson for the Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering Working Group.
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"Those of us who call ourselves Rabbi spend our lives wondering if we deserve this title," shares Rabbi Stephen Einstein. There is, however, no doubt that Rabbi Einstein deserves his title; he has spent his career creating avenues to help others feel more engaged with Judaism and supporting future leadership.
Mentorship plays a key role in Rabbi Einstein's rabbinate. For over 30 years, he served as a mentor for students and young Rabbis through CCAR and HUC-JIR programs, work he considers an honor and a privilege. Rabbi Einstein's dedication to the mentees, their work, and, as a result, the future of the community is unparalleled. He was instrumental in the College-Institute's creation of a paid summer residence program, which allows rabbinicial students to shadow a Rabbi for the summer, exposing them to the day-to-day life and work of the Rabbi and showing them to future career paths. The program, which continues today, greatly benefits both the students and the shadowed Rabbis.
In addition to his work with students, Rabbi Einstein is also known for his outreach efforts. For over forty years he led an Introduction to Judaism course. His work was shared by the Union for Reform Judaism, where it was provided to synagogues and professionals throughout North America.
Rabbi Einstein and his wife, Robin, chose to further their commitment to HUC-JIR, the Reform Movement, and the Jewish community, by putting the College-Institute into their estate plan. In doing this, he has ensured that future students will benefit from the high level of learning, experience, and mentorship that HUC-JIR provides. Once again, Rabbi Einstein demonstrated why he is so worthy of his title.
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Q: How to stop Pages becomming too bloated in webforms I have an ASP.net webforms app that connects to a web service, All the functionality is on one page that has lots of difference states and I use a multi view to display the correct html depending on the current state.
The problem is the page is huge and unweildly. The code behind isn't so bad but the aspx page is just out of control.
I would like to have a seperate page for each possible state but can't find a good way to move and pass data between pages. Are there any patterns or practices that I can implement that can help with this? And if having a page for each state is not the way to go what else can I do?
I have to stick with the webforms platform :( so i can't move to MVC.

A: You need to look into Cross Page Posting. This will allow you to postback to a different url and still have access to the previous page's controls. It will make the separation of your different views much easier to manage.

A: You could create a custom control for each of your states and then programmatically instantiate the appropriate control and populate the properties at runtime.

A: Use user controls or custom controls to reduce the page weight and improve maintainability of your web forms.


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Shopping During COVID: A Completely Different Retail Experience
It has now been more than six months since the world as we know it changed. While lockdowns have eased up and the infection rate has mercifully slowed in some areas we want to take this opportunity to look at how shopping during the pandemic has altered consumer sentiment and the retail landscape. Are innovations like curbside pickup and same day delivery here to stay? How comfortable do consumers feel shopping in retail spaces? And does a brand's proactive, robust response to the pandemic enhance brand loyalty? Let's take a look back at the craziest six months we've ever gone through, and see how things have changed, and how things may look when this is all over.
Curbside Pickup and Same-Day Delivery
Arguably the two most popular retail innovations of the COVID era are curbside pickup (which has even been called "Retail's Lifeline") and same-day delivery. According to an August 2020 study by Coresight Research, no less than 38 of the top 50 store-based U.S. retailers now offer some type of curbside pickup option—and that is expected to grow. One early adopter is Target, who in a recent quarterly earnings call reported that their Drive Up curbside pickup grew "an astonishing 730%" over the same quarter in 2019. Obviously, those numbers are COVID-related. But even after the pandemic goes away, it's still easy to envision a high demand for curbside pickup, as its ease and convenience quickly becomes a perk shoppers demand. This is an example of how a well-executed plan can significantly boost brand loyalty. Customers feel safe ordering from Target because they have made the investment in safe and reliable curbside pickup. It would surprise no one if this strong commitment to curbside pays off for them for many years to come, in the way of trust and brand loyalty.
Same Day Delivery is also on the rise. Recently PetSmart announced they will be offering the service through DoorDash at 1,400 locations nationwide. DoorDash has been handling deliveries for a large number of retailers, including giants like 7-Eleven and Walgreens. As Casey North, Vice President of DoorDash Drive put it, "The pandemic has pulled the future forward for retail, where changes that once might have taken three years have instead happened in three months."
Contactless Delivery, Brand Loyalty and Shopping During COVID
Call it the "Click and Collect" era. Since COVID began, contactless shopping has become a must for consumers. In a recent study by Retail Dive, contactless protocols were ranked #1 in importance by consumers—the single most important factor for feeling safe while shopping. According to Retail Dive, there are three pillars to a true contactless shopping experience:
Digital First—From ordering and payment to communication, you absolutely must provide a strong digital shopping experience.
Customer-centric ordering—Contactless shopping demands a stress-free and orderly curbside experience. Clearly communicate the time their orders will be ready, and make sure you have enough time to prepare the orders.
Contactless handoff—Make sure you have clearly marked designated pickup spots, and your team maintains social distancing and masking to ensure the safest possible pickup.
When the pandemic is in the past, it's safe to say that many of these best practices—particularly the most stringent aspects of contactless delivery—will no longer be so rigid. Still, consumers have a long memory, and will remember who tried to keep them safe, and who did not. We can assume with certainty that consumer sentiment will favor the retailers who made the investment in capital, personnel and operations in order to make customers feel safe.
But right now, and for the foreseeable future, every retailer needs to pay close attention to these best practices.
The Key to Building Brand Loyalty During COVID
Your customers need to feel safe when they're shopping in your store. And they need to be able to quickly and easily find the products they came in for. Safety is paramount. If you can make your customers feel safe in your store, you are well on your way to earning your customers' trust for life. And the numbers bear it out.
A Retail Dive study found that 40% of Americans are avoiding or limiting visits to busy shopping centers. One third of Americans have avoided brick-and-mortar stores altogether! That consumer sentiment only reinforces the importance of taking the strictest safety precautions in your retail stores. Practice the strictest sanitation processes—including wiping down shopping carts, enforcing masking, and providing hand sanitation near the entrance of the store. Food sampling should not be happening in your store. Just as important, you need to make sure you are doing everything possible to keep your employees safe. The old maxim that "the customer is always right" has been turned on its head by COVID. A shopper who refuses to wear a mask or observe social distancing guidelines is a threat to the safety of your employees and customers, and forward-thinking retailers will have a plan in place to deal with this type of person.
Perhaps the CRM leader at Shopkick put it best: "Customers are becoming increasingly concerned with how employees are being treated and want to spend their money with retailers who take care of their staff. Seventy-one percent of consumers say they will lose trust in a brand forever if they suspect the company puts profits over people."
If consumers can trust you on the big things like COVID safety, they're going to trust you for everything. Which is why it's so important for brands to deliver a safe and secure
retail experience that places a premium on digital convenience and in-store safety. According to Total Retail, 64% of American consumers say they will prioritize brands they've purchased from before in the next year or two. We can expect a further convergence of the digital and brick-and-mortar experience. BOPIS (Buy online, pick up in store) will continue as digital retail channels evolve and provide better user experiences.
But ultimately, we feel that once the pandemic is over, people will largely flock back to retail stores. The demand is there. And though the tools and channels may change, we envision a post-COVID world where people are happy to get out of the house, and enjoy a leisurely day of shopping.
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We often make a mistake where we feel that human treats will be fit for dogs as well. This is a very highly erroneous concept and is an idea that can make the dog quite sick. The ideal way to snack your dog is by consulting the vet and then looking for perfectly healthy dog treats that will be beneficial for the health of your beloved pet.
Let us look at some of the healthy dog treats that can be given to dogs between their meal times as appreciation of their good behavior.
One of the best ways to make great healthy dog treats is to make them at home. This is a great idea as through making these treats at home you can punch in the most wholesome and the most nutritious elements together to form the snack. The chances of adding other preservatives and chemicals substances happen to be much less that will act as a booster for the health of your beloved pet. The dog treats which are available in a market often has preservatives and other chemicals that are not in the best interest of your dogs. Once again if you are making these treats at home then you can bring a lot of variety and changes in these treats. This will keep your dog hooked every time you have the treat ready for the dog.
Some of the easiest dog treats can be made from the leftovers at your home. Just make sure that they must not have any extra flavors on them that will not appeal to the dog and will not be good for their health.
You can make a mix of pieces of meat, vegetables other than onions, potatoes and fruits other than grapes and resins and can dehydrate them. Next, you can store them for your dog. You can also create a mix of peanut butter and yogurt and can freeze them and preserve them. Remember to set them in cupcake papers into portions before freezing them. Giving them to your dogs will become much easier.
An all-time good healthy dog treats will be dog biscuits. You can get them from the market as they are available in different brands. You can also make them at home with wheat flour, salt, egg, chicken or beef granules and a cup of hot water. You can also make healthy and nutritious pumpkin balls with pumpkin, molasses, baking soda, wheat flour, vegetable oil, and water.
You can also try items such as apple crunch pup cakes that will have a sweet and fruity flavor. They will also be crunchy that will be adored by your dog.
When you are making these healthy dog treats at the home take note of the ingredients to which your dog is allergic. Try to keep these elements away from the treats that can make your dog sick. Finally, always plan these treats in such a way that they fall between meals. If you give them soon after the meals, then the dog will not enjoy them as much. Also, give the treat as a prize for his calm and submissive behavior. This will not only provide the doff with the necessary nutrients but will also make him well-trained and obedient.


I spent the whole session with Krystin and Justin hopping around due to a sore foot. I later discovered it is actually fractured. Oops! But the plus side is, my lack of balance and awkwardness out in the field made them laugh a bit at my expense, and made for some cute candid photos. These two lovebirds came for snow but we haven't had more that a light dusting this whole season. Come on, snow gods! We made the best of it and I managed to find a icy waterfall at one of my favorite spots on earth.


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Strengthening Urban Engagement of
Universities in Africa and Asia
Duhok
University of Dar es Salaam
University of Duhok
University of Kurdistan
University of Zimbabwe
Region reference
The University of Duhok is a governmental institution in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It was founded in 1992 to cater for the HE needs of the Kurdish youth. Currently, the university has 18 colleges, 17 training, consulting and research centers. The student population in the University of Duhok currently stands at 18,000 students. The University of Duhok's mission is to support the economic, social, cultural and environmental development in the Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region and Iraq through the continuous supply of quality graduates and research in the different specializations.
The city of Duhok has other Universities with white range of academic subjects. These are including Duhok Polytechnic University, a public institution, and three private universities (Newroz, Gihan and American University). In the area, there are also several private institutions which specialize in various subjects, including Computer Science IT, Business Management, Law, English Language, Accounting, and Oil Industries, Economic and Business.
Main priorities for HEIs in the region
Since its establishment in 1992-1993, the University of Duhok has the following main priorities: medicine (with an established College of Medicine), agriculture (the College of Agriculture), engineering (College of Engineering), and languages. The focus on agriculture stems from the well-known potential of the Duhok region as a producer of fruits and vegetables.
The Duhok Polytechnic University has the following technical colleges at the various districts within Duhok governorate: Engineering, Administration, at Akre district, Health at Shekhan district, Technical Informatics College of Akre , Technical College of Petroleum & Mineral Sciences/ Zakho district. The newly opened Technical College of Petroleum & Mineral Science is developing research programs in collaboration with petroleum companies in the region and with the Ministry of Natural Resources for the development of the oil and gas sectors and their related industries.
To sustain the rapid development of the city of Duhok, doctors, pharmacists, dentists, nurses and medical staff are needed in the area. The University of Duhok is directly involved in the process of forming and training qualified medical personnel that can further activate in the Health Services sector in the region.
The University of Duhok has open faculties of law, basic education to graduates school teacher at varies levels. Humanities are including languages and IT, the new and recently built University library still lacking a lot of books journals and periodicals. The University library future plans is to establish online registration with various internationally recognized journals and other university libraries and academic institution.
Recent changes and developments in policy and/or practice
Some of the recent developments at University of Duhok include the establishment of the College of Nursing, the College of Medical Sciences and research centers in the Colleges of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, the Center of Education and Psychology and the IT Center in the College of Science. These centers are established to enhance research and collaborative projects with other regional and international institutions in various fields.
Organisation and management of the HEIs
University presidents are appointed by the president of the Regional Government. Other senior managers down to heads of departments are appointed by the president of the university. All the universities' senior posts are appointed by the Regional Minister of Higher Education.
Geographical/environmental features affecting Higher Education
Public and private universities and institutions are all located within the city of Duhok. The colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at University of Duhok are located in the suburbs of the city integrated with agricultural and animal farmlands. The Polytechnic University has specialisms in petroleum engineering and environmental protection projects and coordinates with the Public Health Protection Department at the Health Center.
Zakho Street 38
Duhok, Kurdistan

University of Duhok
 Zakho Street 38
 Duhok, Kurdistan
 Iraq

The SUEUAA project (Reference CI170271) is funded by the British Academy under the Cities and Infrastructure programme,
which is part of the Global Challenges Research Fund, itself part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment.
© 2017-2019 SUEUAA/University of Glasgow. Developed by Steve Rubin/base6


ARSENAL'S in-form youngster Reiss Nelson could feature in the Europa League tonight – and he looked ready and raring to go in training.
The 17-year-old was handed his first start for the senior team in the Carabao Cup last week, having notched six goals in five games for the U23s this season.
And Nelson showed once again why fans are so excited about his future with a brilliant piece of skill.
Footage from the Gunners' training session ahead of their clash against BATE Borisov shows the forward flicking the ball up with the outside of his foot.
He then performs several kick-ups before firing a ball to a team-mate.
"This club is full of talent," one user commented.
The starlet could get another chance to impress against BATE Borisov tonight.
He is priced at a very reasonable 3/1 to score against the Belarusian team by bookmakers Betfair.
Wenger spoke out recently about Borisov's past problems with racism.
"Look, no I don't have any preconceived ideas," he said.
"I hope that will not happen and UEFA has always been very strong to deal with that.
"BATE have a new stadium, they have a good crowd, so certainly it will be very loud."


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#ifndef MIPI_CSI_2_RX_H
#define MIPI_CSI_2_RX_H

/****************** Include Files ********************/
#include "xil_types.h"
#include "xstatus.h"

#define MAJOR_VERSION (1)
#define MINOR_VERSION (0)
/****************** Register map ********************/
#define CR_OFFSET 0x0
#define VERSION_OFFSET 0xC

/****************** Bit map ********************/
#define CR_ENABLE_MASK     0x2
#define CR_RESET_MASK      0x1
#define VERSION_MAJOR_MASK 0xFFFF0000
#define VERSION_MAJOR_SHIFT 16
#define VERSION_MINOR_MASK 0x0000FFFF
#define VERSION_MINOR_SHIFT 0

/**************************** Type Definitions *****************************/
/**
 *
 * Write a value to a MIPI_CSI_2_RX register. A 32 bit write is performed.
 * If the component is implemented in a smaller width, only the least
 * significant data is written.
 *
 * @param   BaseAddress is the base address of the MIPI_CSI_2_RXdevice.
 * @param   RegOffset is the register offset from the base to write to.
 * @param   Data is the data written to the register.
 *
 * @return  None.
 *
 * @note
 * C-style signature:
 * 	void MIPI_CSI_2_RX_mWriteReg(u32 BaseAddress, unsigned RegOffset, u32 Data)
 *
 */
#define MIPI_CSI_2_RX_mWriteReg(BaseAddress, RegOffset, Data) \
  	Xil_Out32((BaseAddress) + (RegOffset), (u32)(Data))

/**
 *
 * Read a value from a MIPI_CSI_2_RX register. A 32 bit read is performed.
 * If the component is implemented in a smaller width, only the least
 * significant data is read from the register. The most significant data
 * will be read as 0.
 *
 * @param   BaseAddress is the base address of the MIPI_CSI_2_RX device.
 * @param   RegOffset is the register offset from the base to write to.
 *
 * @return  Data is the data from the register.
 *
 * @note
 * C-style signature:
 * 	u32 MIPI_CSI_2_RX_mReadReg(u32 BaseAddress, unsigned RegOffset)
 *
 */
#define MIPI_CSI_2_RX_mReadReg(BaseAddress, RegOffset) \
    Xil_In32((BaseAddress) + (RegOffset))

/************************** Function Prototypes ****************************/
/**
 *
 * Run a self-test on the driver/device. Note this may be a destructive test if
 * resets of the device are performed.
 *
 * If the hardware system is not built correctly, this function may never
 * return to the caller.
 *
 * @param   baseaddr_p is the base address of the MIPI_CSI_2_RX instance to be worked on.
 *
 * @return
 *
 *    - XST_SUCCESS   if all self-test code passed
 *    - XST_FAILURE   if any self-test code failed
 *
 * @note    Caching must be turned off for this function to work.
 * @note    Self test may fail if data memory and device are not on the same bus.
 *
 */
XStatus MIPI_CSI_2_RX_Reg_SelfTest(void * baseaddr_p);

#endif // MIPI_CSI_2_RX_H

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Aerial view of Sheung Shui farmland in Hong Kong's New Territories. Photo: Nero Chan
Quiz: Just how many flats can be built on unused farmland?
Topic | Hong Kong property
Josh Ye
Published: 5:00pm, 30 Sep, 2017
Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018
Josh is a reporter at Abacus. He was previously a reporter and a video producer for the South China Morning Post. Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a major in English and philosophy, he's now pursuing a law degree at the University of Hong Kong. Outside of work, he's a pop culture junkie, an avid listener of audiobooks and a huge fan of American sports.


[Xen-devel] Live migration of DomU created by Xen-API.
migrating the DomU from a machine to another.
i create a domU using xm commands it all works fine too.
This is the error i get. If anyone can give me a headsup please do.


There's a place where magic is nothing unusual … The Palace in Balchik! It is located in Europe, in a small Balkan country, called Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. A unique place, created by a unique woman. A (Romanian) Queen of the 19th century who as if with a magic wand had mixed up the East and the West in her blood, together with the belief that religions of all times could be reconciled in the Baha'i's teachings, who saturated the buildings of that palace residence with love and a longing for beauty.
We live in the land of the ancient Thracians, where wine had been respected. Wine has always had the ability to transform the human soul, and at that time this change was considered a divine manifestation. That is why the valley of wine is so exotic. The abandoned cat is trying to get drunk with the sacred drink, known for centuries as a remedy for cats disappointed in love.
SKU: 10.02.17. Category: Watercolour Art Prints. Tags: art, Balchik, Bulgaria, cats, giclee, palace, print on paper, queen, valley, watercolour, wine.


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Лариса Олександрівна Шитикова ( 7 травня 1965) — український педагог, вчителька математики Харківської гімназії № 47, Герой України.

Біографія
Лариса Шитикова народилася 7 травня 1965 року в Харкові. У 1987 році закінчила Харківський національний педагогічний університет імені Григорія Сковороди і здобула спеціальність учителя математики і фізики. Почала трудову діяльність в 1987 році в середній загальноосвітній школі № 47 м. Харкова (нині — гімназія № 47), де працює дотепер. Має кваліфікаційну категорію «спеціаліст вищої категорії», педагогічне звання «учитель-методист».

Її учні беруть активну участь в інтелектуальних змаганнях з математики всіх рівнів і є неодноразовими переможцями і призерами всеукраїнських та міжнародних учнівських олімпіад з математики. Лариса Шитикова відзначена почесними грамотами управління освіти Харківської міської ради, ГУ освіти і науки ХОДА, почесною грамотою Міністерства освіти і науки України, нагрудним знаком «Відмінник освіти України». 2 березня 2009 року присвоєно почесне звання «Заслужений вчитель України». 23 серпня 2011 року указом Президента України Віктора Януковича «за визначний особистий внесок у розвиток вітчизняної освіти, впровадження інноваційних методів навчання, багаторічну плідну педагогічну діяльність» присвоєно звання Герой України з врученням ордена Держави.

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Reality Clash, an augmented reality first person shooter mobile game, has launched in the UK
Reality Clash, dubbed as the world's first augmented reality first person shooter, has officially launched in the UK for iOS and Android
Reality Clash's first mobile-based first person shooter has officially launched in the UK and will be continually updated throughout the year.
The Reality Clash Twitter account announced the news, revealing UK residents can now play the mobile game which is already available in New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Russia, Spain, Italy and the Philippines. The game is billed as "the world's first AR (augmented reality) combat game" and is partially based on real events.
Glitches and opportunities
The blockchain phenomenon began in 2008 with an "unknown entity" known only as Satoshi Nakamoto. Since its creation, billions of cryptographic calculations have been made in a race to resolve each block in turn. However in 2017, an individual hacker called 'Multis' discovered a glitch in a node which allowed him to access an undiscovered reality.
He uploaded an avatar of his physical form through the access node and began to build a new world call "The Sim". The player's objective is to fight for control of The Sim – competing against each other.
The game relies on 'Reality Clash Gold Coins' which are Ethereum-based utility tokens that serve as the primary trading currency within the game.
They are unique items used against in-game enemies, but will also be used for trading purposes when the market goes live. The website notes that traders will be able to profit on speculation while gamers can collect exclusive items to "show off".
Proof-of-Ownership
Since the tokens are Ethereum based, there will be Proof-of-Ownership registered on the Ethereum blockchain. Players will receive a certificate showcasing the Proof-of-Purchase with a unique serial number that is also logged on the blockchain.
These items will be limited to the player only which will help generate digital scarcity on the in-game items, thereby driving up value.
The Reality Clash Gold Coins can be purchased at the Reality Clash website and they can be traded at third party exchanges.
The game is now available on both the iOS and Android store.
Interested in reading more blockchain gaming-related stories? Discover more about Project Genesis and how it will be released in its Alpha stage this summer.
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Sony chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida has reportedly called the next iteration of the popular PlayStation games console a "niche product, aimed at serious players". His comments follow the recent...
The Abyss to release 'Generals & Rulers' strategy game
The Abyss has announced a brand new strategy game called 'Generals & Rulers', which will be released on its platform later this year. The announcement was made on The...
A new playable character in popular battle royale game Apex Legends is rumoured to be called 'Crypto', and his abilities will be focused on hacking. Earlier this year, Apex...


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India: At least 22 killed in Mumbai station stampede
Commuters stampede on a bridge near Mumbai's Elphinstone railway station, killing at least 22 people.
At least 22 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a stampede on a bridge near a railway station in India's financial hub of Mumbai.
The incident on Friday occurred during morning rush hour amid a heavy downpour on a footbridge in Mumbai's Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines.
TV footage showed injured people lying on the ground and locals attempting to revive them by administering chest compressions. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise.
"There was chaos all around on the narrow bridge, people jumped over each other, and many were seriously injured," police officer Sunil Deshmukh said.
Railways spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said a number of people had taken shelter near the train station to escape the heavy rain.
"A stampede-like situation developed. More than 30 people are injured," he told dpa news agency.
Anguished by the loss of lives in the stampede in Mumbai. Condolences to the bereaved families; prayers with injured — #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 29, 2017
The stampede was triggered by falling concrete that hit the bridge railing, causing people in the crowd to surge forward to escape as they thought the bridge was collapsing, Mumbai police official Gansham Patel said.
Avinash Supe, dean of KEM Hospital, told AFP news agency there were 22 dead.
"There was a huge crowd on the FOB [foot overbridge]. Everybody tried to leave at once, and it appeared one of them slipped and fell, triggering the stampede," Indian Railways spokesman Anil Saxena told reporters.
The stampede was triggered by falling concrete that hit the bridge railing [Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images]
Tanaji Pawar, a spokesman for Mumbai's disaster management office, warned the death toll "is likely to go up".
"We put everybody who was injured in cars, police vans, and ambulances and tried to take them to the hospital as quickly as possible," one witness said. "There were three-four women who were badly injured. I don't know whether they survived."
Official figures say some 3,400 people died in 2016 either from falling off trains or while crossing the tracks of what is the world's most overcrowded suburban rail network.
SOURCE: News agencies


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trap "exit 1" ERR

USERHOME=$(eval "echo ~$SUDO_USER")
USERBASHRC="$USERHOME/.bashrc"

# add virtual box repo
echo -e "\nAdding Virtual Box repo to yum...\n"
curl http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo -o /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo

# update distro
echo -e "\nUpdating distro...\n"
yum clean all
yum -y update

# basic packages
echo -e "\nInstalling basic packages with yum...\n"
yum install -y wget curl nano tree gparted grsync \
gnome-tweak-tool \
audacious audacious-plugin audacious-plugins-exotic \
git git-daemon git-cola \
livecd-tools spin-kickstarts system-config-kickstart qemu gstream \
deluge xchat polari \
pgadmin3

# install fedy
echo -e "\nInstalling Fedy...\n"
command -v fedy || su -c "curl http://satya164.github.io/fedy/fedy-installer -o fedy-installer && chmod +x fedy-installer && ./fedy-installer"

echo -e "\nInstalling basic programs with Fedy...\n"
fedy --enable-log --exec config_selinux
fedy --enable-log --exec sublime_text3
fedy --enable-log --exec google_chrome
fedy --enable-log --exec tor_browser
fedy --enable-log --exec config_sudo
fedy --enable-log --exec oracle_jre
fedy --enable-log --exec nautilus_dropbox
fedy --enable-log --exec core_fonts
fedy --enable-log --exec adobe_flash
fedy --enable-log --exec media_codecs
fedy --enable-log --exec rpmfusion_repos

# install docker
yum -y install docker-io && systemctl enable docker

# install phpbrew requirements
echo -e "\nInstalling phpbrew requirements...\n"
yum install -y php php-devel php-pear bzip2-devel yum-utils bison re2c libmcrypt-devel libpqxx-devel libxslt-devel php-mbstring php-pgsql php-mcrypt

# install phpbrew
echo -e "\nInstalling phpbrew...\n"
curl -L -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/phpbrew/phpbrew/master/phpbrew
chmod +x phpbrew
mv phpbrew /usr/local/bin/phpbrew
runuser -l $SUDO_USER -c '/usr/local/bin/phpbrew init'
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/phpbrew/phpbrew/master/completion/bash/_phpbrew -o "$USERHOME/.phpbrew/comp"
grep -q '# loading phpbrew' "$USERBASHRC" || echo -e "\n# loading phpbrew\nsource ~/.phpbrew/bashrc && source ~/.phpbrew/comp\n" >> $USERBASHRC

# echo -e "\nInstalling php 5.5.13 with phpbrew...\n"
# /usr/local/bin/phpbrew install 5.5.13 +default+dbs-json+tokenizer && phpbrew ext install phar && phpbrew ext install xdebug

# VirtualBox
# yum install -y VirtualBox

# composer
echo -e "\nInstalling composer...\n"
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

# add vendor/bin to path
grep -q '# add vendor/bin to path' "$USERBASHRC" || echo -e '\n# add vendor/bin to path\nexport PATH=vendor/bin:$PATH\n' >> $USERBASHRC

# phpunit
echo -e "\nInstalling phpunit...\n"
curl https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit-beta.phar -o /usr/local/bin/phpunit
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/phpunit

# php-cs-fixer
echo -e "\nInstalling php-cs-fixer...\n"
curl http://get.sensiolabs.org/php-cs-fixer.phar -o /usr/local/bin/php-cs-fixer
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/php-cs-fixer

# php repl
echo -e "\nInstalling psysh (php repl)...\n"
curl http://psysh.org/psysh -o /usr/local/bin/psysh
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/psysh

echo -e "\nAll set!\n"

exit 0


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Hackney signs new deal on benefits IT
Hackney Council has signed a new contract for a system to run its revenues and benefits service with Capita Group subsidiary,...
Walé Azeez
Hackney Council has signed a new contract for a system to run its revenues and benefits service with Capita Group subsidiary, Academy.
Academy will implement a back-office system to replace the one installed and run in-house by the London borough since April last year, following the humiliating termination of a £70m seven-year contract with ITNet in January 2001.
The council is seeking to draw a line under the chaos that arose from Hackney's association with ITNet, when a catalogue of problems emerged, including a backlog of 17,000 housing benefit cases and council tax collection rate of only 50%.
The council claimed up to £30m in damages from ITNet and brought the systems back in-house.
Capita, Academy's parent company, has recently been involved in a series of unsatisfactory government IT projects.
The well-publicised delays in processing criminal records checks for teachers have brought Capita under scrutiny as the Government's IT partner in the Criminal Records Bureau.
After the termination of the ITNet contract Hackney's revenues and benefits service was run in-house on a system called First, which will now be replaced by Academy's system. No one at Academy was available for comment.
The implementation of the new systems should be completed by April 2003, said a council spokeswoman.
Read more on IT legislation and regulation
Hackney invites bidders for £10m IT outsourcing contract
By: Tash Shifrin
ITNet reveals bumper profits for 2003 and Nats contract extension
Hackney builds on IT success
ITNet bags £36m council contract
Council under fire for £1.5m backlog – ComputerWeekly.com
ITNet writes off £10m over Hackney benefit shambles – ComputerWeekly.com
ITNet slammed for poor performance – ComputerWeekly.com


The house at 604 H Street, NW, Washington DC, was the site of a meeting of the conspirators who were responsible for the assassination of President Lincoln. Shown on the afternoon of the day that the President was shot at Ford's Theater, April 14, 1865, are Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne, George Atzerodt, David Herold and John Wilkes Booth. All but Booth who died while attempting to escape from his pursuers, were tried, convicted and hanged July 7, 1865. The building still exists and is occupied by a Chinese grocery.


In the world of data farming and contact forms, consumers are now more reluctant than ever to submit their contact details online to get a shipping quote or answers to their questions. Often large companies will hide their contact details and make you spend time locating their call center contact numbers.
Neighborhood Parcel is the exception to the rule! As you can see our contact details are posted in bold lettering and we are always eager to help answer any of your questions. For after hours and Do It Yourself crowd, check out our vast Knowledge Base where you can find our Frequently Asked Questions.


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Girls Need Attention, Richard Julian's album, is a musical atonement: vulnerable, honest, funny, and painfully direct as it chronicles an ill-fated love affair. "I don't know how to NOT write confessionally… the songs always feel like a shopping cart that veers in that direction no matter which way I try to steer it." This, Julian's Compass Records debut and first album since 2008's Sunday Morning in Saturday's Shoes, still serves up the occasional helping of his razor-sharp w...
Girls Need Attention, Richard Julian's album, is a musical atonement: vulnerable, honest, funny, and painfully direct as it chronicles an ill-fated love affair. "I don't know how to NOT write confessionally… the songs always feel like a shopping cart that veers in that direction no matter which way I try to steer it." This, Julian's Compass Records debut and first album since 2008's Sunday Morning in Saturday's Shoes, still serves up the occasional helping of his razor-sharp wit but ultimately reveals the singer at his most emotionally-charged. "This is by far the most raw I've ever been on an album," says Julian, and his uncloaked narration is served well by lean and elegant arrangements.
Recorded at Norah Jones's home studio, Girls Need Attention features stellar accompaniment from Nels Cline (Wilco) on guitar, Jolie Holland on box fiddle, and Sasha Dobson on vocals. The backing band, who was "essentially paid in fine tequila", says Julian, a self-professed food and drink aficionado, contains such luminaries as Lee Alexander (who also produced the album), Tim Luntzel (bass) and Dan Rieser (drums), and is sparingly augmented throughout with keyboards (Dred Scott), baritone guitar, (Steve Elliot) french horn (Louis Schwadron), tuba (Marcus Rojas), and bass clarinet (Doug Wieselman). This star-studded cast is nothing out of the ordinary for Julian, who has spent the last few years touring with the likes of Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Josh Ritter, Roseanne Cash, and Suzanne Vega.
Girls Need Attention boasts many gems, including the Holland backed title track, which displays Julian's gift for combining humor with pathos: "C'mon! And get your drunk ass up! / Don't you know? / Girls need attention!" The gently rollicking yet heart-wrenching, "Lost In Your Light" is easily the most straight-ahead recording Julian has offered to date, and "Stained Glass," another standout, highlights a swaggering and punchy vocal delivery about a memorable encounter with an ex and the hope for a second round. The scorching "Words" and the languid soundscape, "Window" prove memorable for the outstanding guitar and vocal work. The Randy Newman cover, "Wedding in Cherokee County", is a remake that brilliantly displays where Julian and Newman musically converge and where they stylistically part.
Richard Julian began releasing albums in 1997 on the Blackbird record label. During that time he recorded Richard Julian and Smash Palace and toured Europe with Suzanne Vega. When Blackbird folded, the label-less (and broke) artist made his third record, Good Life, with Brad Jones (Smash Palace), who let Julian record in his home. Julian then released and promoted Good Life on his own to rave reviews and was invited to open Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me" tour in North America. Slow New York, his EMI/Manhattan debut, cemented Julian's reputation as one of the keenest voices in songwriting and, in 2008, was followed by the critically-acclaimed Sunday Morning In Saturday's Shoes also on Manhattan. Richard Julian lives in Brooklyn, plays Santa Cruz guitars, and loves good tequila. He is currently filming and starring in an upcoming television and web series about the best food, drink and music finds in NYC.
Richard Julian releases
Girls Need Attention
Sunday Morning In Saturday's Shoes
Slow New York
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GAINESVILLE: Six ISE students (from a total of 15 in the College of Engineering have been selected as recipients of the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) Outstanding International Student Award. The ISE award winners are: Vijay Pappu, Oleg Shirokikh, Alexy Sorokin, Naqueebuddin Syed, Chin Hon Tan, and Qianfan Wang. Each year, faculty nominates international students that have demonstrated excellence in their research and service. This year's award winners were selected amongst a very competitive group of nominees. The awards ceremony will be held on November 17 at 5:30 p.m.


Yes, of course it does. When learning a song, a musical instrument, or a dance step, your child experiences the unique integration of body and mind that music provides. Sensory integration is a crucial factor in children's learning readiness for school subjects such as reading, writing, and math. Music improves spatial-temporal reasoning according to research by the MIND Research Institute, a neuroscience and education research based no-profit corporation. Music assists in a neurological process needed to understand mathematics. The best way to enhance your child's learning with music is to encourage listening to and learning music throughout the child's developmental years. Do it in a variety of ways that are enjoyable and fun, then let your child's own interest and aptitudes guide your choices of lessons and activities.
Music enhances learning and that's why Doug Sheehy of the Lassen County Arts Council was contacted by Westwood's Fletcher Walker Elementary School Principal Adele Emershaw to bring a piece of Guitar Heaven to students in Westwood. A show titled Guitar Heaven appeared at Lassen College the same evening featuring amazing acoustic sounds. Very interested high school kids lined the floor in the cafeteria behind the entire elementary school which did not quite fill the room. However this small group of lucky kids were able to experience an amazing show.
Emershaw, known to the kids as "Mrs. E" told us it was unfortunate that the music programs are always one of the first to go as budgets get cut. "This school has a fraction of the music program it once did under the direction of Lou Hamilton", she said. "Music makes you think. It is a constant.", she added, crediting the Lassen County Arts Council for sponsoring this event. She quickly added that the school has received funds from the Plumas County Arts Council this year as well. All help with music and the arts is greatly appreciated by this elementary school principal, which proved lucky for some appreciative Westwood students.
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package org.pompa

import org.apache.spark.sql.SparkSession
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory

/**
  * Created by Samuel on 4/07/17.
  */
object FirstStep {

  val LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FirstStep.getClass)

  def main(args: Array[String]) = {

    val ss = SparkSession.builder()
      .master("local[*]")
      .appName("FirstStep").getOrCreate()

    val rdd = ss.sparkContext.textFile("src/main/resources/foods_prueba.txt")
    LOGGER.debug(s"NumPartitions ${rdd.getNumPartitions}")
    val hugeRdd2 = ss.sparkContext.textFile("/home/utad/Escritorio/Datos/foods.txt")

    //Filtramos para quedarnos con los productos
    val rdd_filtrado = hugeRdd2.filter(_.startsWith("product/productId:"))

    //Recorremos cada lineay le asignamos un 1 a cada producto y luego los agrupamos
    val rdd_conteo = rdd_filtrado.flatMap(l => l.split("/n")).map(word => (word, 1)).reduceByKey(_ + _)

    //Por último ordenamos de mayor a menor para ver los 20 productos mas vendidos
    rdd_conteo.sortBy(_._2,false).collect.take(20).foreach(println)

    //val hugeRdd2 = ss.sparkContext.textFile("/home/utad/Escritorio/Datos/foods.txt")

    //rdd.take(10).foreach(x => println(x))

    //LOGGER.debug(s"Numero de filas antes de memoria en fichero: ${hugeRdd2.count}")
    //hugeRdd2.cache
    //LOGGER.debug(s"Numero de filas despues de memoria en fichero: ${hugeRdd2.count}")
    //LOGGER.debug(s"Numero de filas despues de memoria en fichero: ${hugeRdd2.count}")

    val count = rdd.count

    LOGGER.debug(s"Numero de filas en fichero: $count")
    LOGGER.error(s"Numero de filas en fichero: $count")

    //LOGGER.debug(s"Numero de filas en fichero: ${hugeRdd2.count}")
    while(true){}

  }

}


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Кенни Гарретт (р. 9 октября 1960) — американский джазовый музыкант, саксофонист, флейтист, бэнд-лидер, ставший известным как участник оркестра Дюка Эллингтона и группы Майлза Дэвиса. Впоследствии занялся успешной сольной карьерой. Участник джазовой супергруппы Five Peace Band. Обладатель премии Грэмми.

Биография
Кенни Гарретт родился в Детройте, 9 октября 1960. В 1978 окончил среднюю школу. Его отец был плотником, в качестве хобби игравшем на тенор саксофоне. Карьера самого Гарретта как саксофониста началась с оркестра Дюка Эллингтона в 1978-м. В то время руководителем оркестра был сын Дюка, Мерсер Эллингтон. Через три года он играл в оркестре Мэла Левиса, исполнявшем музыку Теда Джонса, а также в квартете Данни Ричмонда, специализировавшемся на музыке Чарльза Мингуса.

В 1984 на лейбле CrissCross он записал первый сольный альбом Introducing Kenny Garrett. Затем, уже на лейбле Atlantic Records, вышли два альбома: Prisoner of Love and African Exchange Student. После этого Гарретт подписал контракт с Warner Bros. Records и продолжил записывать альбомы там. Среди альбомов, вышедших на Warner Bros. Records, примечательны Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane, записанный в 1996, и Songbook, первый альбом, целиком состоящий из его собственных композиций, записанный в 1997 и номинированный на премию Грэмми.

На протяжении своей карьеры Кенни Гарретт выступал и записывался с многими знаменитыми джазменами, такими как Майлз Дэвис, Арт Блэйки, Фредди Хаббард, Фэроу Сандерс, Маркус Миллер, Чик Кориа, Джон Маклафлин, Херби Хэнкок, Элвин Джонс и другие. В музыке Гарретта можно услышать азиатское влияние, особенно в записи 2006 года Beyond the Wall.

В 2008—2009 годах Гарретт, вместе с Чиком Кориа, Джоном Маклафлином, Кристианом МакБрайдом и Брайаном Блэйдом, отправился в мировое турне. Эта супергруппа получила название Five Peace Band. Их альбом Five Peace Band — Live получил премию Грэмми 31 января 2010.

 7-го мая 2011 Кенни Гарретт получил почетную докторскую степень музыкального колледжа Беркли в Бостоне. На церемонии, состоявшейся в Agganis Arena Бостонского Университета, присутствовали четыре тысячи человек.

Дискография

Сольно
 Introducing Kenny Garrett, 1984
 5 Paddle Wheel, 1988
 Prisoner of Love, 1989
 African Exchange Student, 1990
 Black Hope, 1992
 Introducing Kenny Garrett, 1994
 Threshold, 1994
 Triology, 1995
 Stars & Stripes Live, 1995
 Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane, 1996
 Songbook, 1997 (номинация Грэмми)
 Simply Said, 1999
 Old Folks, 2001
 Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker, 2001
 Happy People, 2002
 Standard of Language, 2003
 Beyond the Wall, 2006 (номинация Грэмми)
 Sketches of MD — Live at the Iridium, 2008
 Seeds from the Underground, 2012

 Как участник
С Майлзом Дэвисом
 Amandla (1989)
 Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux (1991)
 Live Around the World (1996)

С Маркусом Миллером
 The Sun Don't Lie (1993)
 Tales (1995)
 Live & More (1998)
 М² (2001)
 Panther/Live (2004)

С другими музыкантами (избранное)

 Geri Allen
 Clifton Anderson
 Terence Blanchard
 Donald Byrd
 Dennis Chambers
 Vinnie Colaiuta
 Chick Corea
 Duke Ellington
 Roy Haynes
 Javon Jackson
 Jazzmatazz
 Rodney Kendrick

 Christian McBride
 John McLaughlin
 Charnett Moffett
 Q-Tip
 Philippe Saisse
 John Scofield
 Mike Stern
 Wayman Tisdale
 Стив Турре
 Cedar Walton
 Jeff «Tain» Watts
 Lenny White
 Woody Shaw

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Tributes paid to former Glee star Naya Rivera following her death in lake
Tributes have been paid to former Glee star Naya Rivera, after her death was confirmed at the age of 33.
The actress went missing last week during a boating trip at Lake Piru in Southern California with her four-year-old son, Josey Hollis.
Her body was found on Monday, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed. Shortly after the news was announced, there was a flood of tributes to Rivera, who was best known for playing high school cheerleader Santana Lopez on Glee.
Her co-stars on the musical-comedy series were among those paying tribute.
RIP Naya Rivera. I'll forever cherish the opportunity to play your girlfriend on Glee. The character you played was groundbreaking for tons of closeted (at the time) queer girls like me, and your ambition and accomplishments were inspiring to Latina women all over the world. pic.twitter.com/oCML03M9Kw
— Team Demi (@ddlovato) July 14, 2020
Demi Lovato, who played Rivera's on-screen girlfriend on the show, said she will "forever cherish" starring alongside her.
The singer posted pictures of the pair on set together and said: "The character you played was groundbreaking for tons of closeted (at the time) queer girls like me, and your ambition and accomplishments were inspiring to Latina women all over the world."
Lovato added: "My heart goes out to your loved ones at this time."
Darren Criss played Blaine Anderson on Glee and paid tribute to a "wild, hilarious, beautiful angel".
She was bold. She was outrageous. She was a LOT of fun.
Naya made me laugh like no one else on that set. I always said it while we were working together and I've maintained it ever since. Her playful, wicked sense of humor never ceased to bring a smile to my face.
— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) July 14, 2020
He tweeted: "She played by her own rules and was in a class of her own. She had a brashness about her that I couldn't help but be enchanted by. I also always loved her voice, and savoured every chance I got to hear her sing. I think she had more talent than we would have ever been able to see."
Criss added: "And even as I sit here, struggling to comprehend, gutted beyond description- the very thought of her cracks me up and still brings a smile to my face. That was Naya's gift. And it's a gift that will never go away."
Jane Lynch, who played ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, tweeted: "Rest sweet, Naya. What a force you were. Love and peace to your family."
Chris Colfer shared a lengthy tribute on Instagram, celebrating his more than 10-year friendship with Rivera.
How can you convey all your love and respect for someone in one post? How can you summarize a decade of friendship and laughter with words alone? If you were friends with Naya Rivera, you simply can't. Her brilliance and humor were unmatched. Her beauty and talent were otherworldly. She spoke truth to power with poise and fearlessness. She could turn a bad day into a great day with a single remark. She inspired and uplifted people without even trying. Being close to her was both a badge of honor and a suit of armor. Naya was truly one of a kind, and she always will be. 💔 Sending all my love to her wonderful family and her beautiful son.
A post shared by Chris Colfer (@chriscolfer) on Jul 13, 2020 at 2:33pm PDT
He wrote: "Her brilliance and humour were unmatched. Her beauty and talent were otherworldly. She spoke truth to power with poise and fearlessness. She could turn a bad day into a great day with a single remark.
"She inspired and uplifted people without even trying. Being close to her was both a badge of honour and a suit of armour. Naya was truly one of a kind, and she always will be."
Colfer, who played Kurt Hummel, added: "Sending all my love to her wonderful family and her beautiful son."
Lea Michele played Rachel Berry and posted a black and white picture of Rivera to her Instagram Story, as well as an image of Glee cast members at a beach.
Kevin McHale, who played Artie Abrams in Glee, said Rivera's death "doesn't make sense. And I know it probably never will".
My Naya, my Snixxx, my Bee. I legitimately can not imagine this world without you. • 7 years ago today, she and I were together in London when we found out about Cory. We were so far away, but I was so thankful that we had each other. A week ago today we were talking about running away to Hawaii. This doesn't make sense. And I know it probably never will. • She was so independent and strong and the idea of her not being here is something I cannot comprehend. She was the single most quick-witted person I've ever met, with a steel-trap memory that could recall the most forgettable conversations from a decade ago verbatim. The amount of times she would memorize all of those crazy monologues on Glee the morning of and would never ever mess up during the scene… I mean, she was clearly more talented than the rest of us. She was the most talented person I've ever known. There is nothing she couldn't do and I'm furious we won't get to see more. • I'm thankful for all the ways in which she made me a better person. She taught me how to advocate for myself and to speak up for the things and people that were important to me, always. I'm thankful for the times I grew an ab muscle from laughing so hard at something she said. I'm thankful she became like family. I'm thankful that my dad happened to have met her weeks before I did and when I got Glee, he told me to "look out for a girl named Naya because she seemed nice." Well dad, she was nice and she became one of my favorite people ever. • If you were fortunate enough to have known her, you'll know that her most natural talent of all was being a mother. The way that she loved her boy, it was truly Naya at her most peaceful. I'm thankful that Naya got that beautiful little boy got back on that boat. I'm thankful he will have a strong family around him to protect him and tell him about his incredible mom. I just hope more than anything that her family is given the space and time to come to terms with this. For having such tiny body, Naya had such a gigantic presence, a void that will now be felt by all of us – those of us who knew her personally and the millions of you who loved her through your TVs. I love you, Bee.
A post shared by Kevin McHale (@kevinmchale) on Jul 13, 2020 at 4:52pm PDT
In a long tribute posted on Instagram, he described the actress as " the most talented person I've ever known. There is nothing she couldn't do and I'm furious we won't get to see more".
He said he was thankful that she had made him a better person, adding: "She taught me how to advocate for myself and to speak up for the things and people that were important to me, always".
Nene Leakes had a recurring role in the show. She posted a series of pictures with Rivera and said she had been "praying for a miracle".
Leakes wrote: "I wanted you to come home to your baby so bad. This hurts! I will hold the memories close to my heart and remember the good times, the laughs and the way we would cut up on set. Those were fun times! Please pray for Naya's family."
Figures from across the entertainment industry also paid tribute to Rivera.
Steven Canals is the co-creator of TV series Pose, which is set in the ballroom culture scene of the 1980s.
He praised Rivera's portrayal of Santana, an LGBT character.
I'll never be able to articulate the importance of seeing Naya, a Black Puerto Rican, portraying a queer Afro-Latina on primetime TV. I'm heartbroken over all the stories that will remain untold. #RIPNayaRivera pic.twitter.com/UGq2rDwWay
— Steven Canals (@StevenCanals) July 13, 2020
Canals said: "I'll never be able to articulate the importance of seeing Naya, a Black Puerto Rican, portraying a queer Afro-Latina on primetime TV. I'm heartbroken over all the stories that will remain untold."
And pop star Bebe Rexha described Rivera's death as an "absolute nightmare".
This is an absolute nightmare. I had the pleasure of having dinner with her once after a recording session we did together and she was an absolute sweetheart. My heart goes out to her family and friends. I hope I'm lucky enough to meet you up in heaven. Rest In Peace Naya Rivera
— Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha) July 13, 2020
She tweeted: "I had the pleasure of having dinner with her once after a recording session we did together and she was an absolute sweetheart. My heart goes out to her family and friends. I hope I'm lucky enough to meet you up in heaven."
RuPaul's Drag Race also remembered Rivera, who appeared as a guest judge on the series.
Naya Rivera was truly a light and showed us all how to be unapologetically ourselves. We send our most heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and fans in this difficult time. Rest in peace, #NayaRivera
A post shared by RuPaul's Drag Race (@rupaulsdragrace) on Jul 13, 2020 at 3:13pm PDT
Alongside a picture of Rivera with RuPaul, Michelle Visage and other guests, they said: "Naya Rivera was truly a light and showed us all how to be unapologetically ourselves. We send our most heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and fans in this difficult time. Rest in peace".
Absolutely devastating news about Naya Rivera. Beautiful inside and out. You will be missed greatly. RIP Naya. Thoughts with all her friends and family at this awful time.
— Max George (@MaxGeorge) July 13, 2020
The Wanted singer Max George tweeted: "Absolutely devastating news about Naya Rivera. Beautiful inside and out. You will be missed greatly. RIP Naya. Thoughts with all her friends and family at this awful time".


Verse 1 — Those made acquainted with the excellences of Christ, and the comfort of an interest in him, desire to know where they may meet him. Those who would find Christ, must seek him early and diligently.
Verse 2,3 — Christ's church is a garden, enclosed, and separated from the world; he takes care of it, delights in it, and visits it. Those who would find Christ, must attend him in his ordinances, the word, sacraments, and prayer. When Christ comes to his church, it is to entertain his friends. And to take believers to himself: he picks the lilies one by one; and at the great day he will send forth his angels to gather all his lilies, that he may be for ever admired in them. The death of a believer is not more than the owner of a garden plucking a favourite flower; and He will preserve it from withering, yea, cause it to flourish for ever, with increasing beauty. If our own hearts can witness for us that we are Christ's, question not his being ours, for the covenant never breaks on his side. It is the comfort of the church, that he feeds among the lilies, that he takes delight in his people.
Verse 4-10 — All the real excellence and holiness on earth centre in the church. Christ goes forth subduing his enemies, while his followers gain victories over the world, the flesh, and the devil. He shows the tenderness of a Redeemer, the delight he takes in his redeemed people, and the workings of his own grace in them. True believers alone can possess the beauty of holiness. And when their real character is known, it will be commended. Both the church and believers, at their first conversion, look forth as the morning, their light being small, but increasing. As to their sanctification, they are fair as the moon, deriving all their light, grace, and holiness from Christ; and as to justification, clear as the sun, clothed with Christ, the Sun of righteousness, and fighting the good fight of faith, under the banners of Christ, against all spiritual enemies.
Verse 11-13 — In retirement and in meditation the Christian character is formed and perfected. But not in the retirement of the idle, the self-indulgent, or the trifler. When the Christian is released from the discharge of his duties in life, the world has no attractions for him. His prayer is, that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow within him, and around him. Such are the interesting cares and employments of him whom the world wrongly deems unhappy, and lost to his true interests. In humility and self-abasement, the humble Christian would turn away from the sight of all; but the Lord delights to honour him. Chiefly, however, may the reference be to the ministering angels who shall be sent for the soul of the Christian. Their approach may startle, but the departing soul shall find the Lord its strength and its portion for ever. The church is called the Shulamite: the word signifies perfection and peace; not in herself, but in Christ, in whom she is complete, through his righteousness; and has peace, which he made for her through his blood, and gives unto her by his Spirit.


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Dark Phoenix is culmination of all X-Men films: Director Simon Kinberghttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/dark-phoenix-culmination-of-all-x-men-films-director-simon-kinberg-5698216/
Dark Phoenix is culmination of all X-Men films: Director Simon Kinberg
Dark Phoenix will see the mutants including Professor Xavier Charles (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) divided over whether to save or destroy Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) as her powers become dangerously out of control.
By PTI |Los Angeles | Published: April 27, 2019 5:14:48 pm
Dark Phoenix will hit the theatres in June.
Filmmaker Simon Kinberg says the upcoming Dark Phoenix is the "culmination" of all the movies made under the X-Men franchise.
Kinberg's statement comes ahead of Fox Studios' merger with Disney.
"The story just felt like it was the culmination of all (these X-Men films), and it felt appropriate that we would kill off one of the main characters," the director told Entertainment Weekly.
Kinberg said he is only focused on finishing the last film and is not thinking about Disney taking over Fox.
"I'm thinking about delivering and finishing this movie the best we possibly can. And then taking a vacation," he said.
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To thwart Ginsburg's rapid replacement, Democrats should use their secret weapon
Erwin Chemerinsky, Berkeley Law dean | October 13, 2020
Wouldn't it be nice if Democrats and Republicans could just agree that the fair and right course would be to not replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the presidential inauguration in January? We could simply stick, for now, with the precedent established by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell when he refused to hold a vote on the nomination of Merrick Garland to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.
At the time, nearly nine months before the 2016 presidential election, he declared, "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president."
But just hours after the announcement of Ginsburg's death on Friday, McConnell declared, "President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
There is little Democrats can do to stop Trump from nominating someone and the Republicans from confirming that person quickly, if that's what they choose to do. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and they have eliminated the use of the filibuster in Supreme Court nominations. So the hope must be that four Republican senators — perhaps those facing tight reelection races — will have the courage to stand up to their party and refuse to allow a confirmation to be rushed through.
That is probably a distant hope. So far, Senate Republicans have shown little inclination to stand up to Trump and McConnell, as was evident in their confirming Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, despite compelling testimony about an alleged sexual assault and perjury — and despite clear evidence that he lacked judicial temperament. Nor did Republicans demonstrate any independence or courage during the impeachment of Trump.
That leaves Democrats with few cards to play at a crucial moment for our democracy. The stakes are enormous. Last term, with Ginsburg on the bench, the court handed down surprising 5-4 decisions to protect individual rights, including a decision to strike down Louisiana's restrictive abortion law and to invalidate Trump's rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. If Ginsburg is replaced by a hard-line conservative who puts politics and feelings ahead of the law, the chance of such rulings will evaporate.
On the current court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is ideologically in the middle. To be sure, he is to the right of America's current political center, but at times he joins with the liberals, including in a vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act. If Ginsburg is replaced with someone from the far right, like Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is frequently mentioned as a likely nominee, there will be five justices substantially more conservative than Roberts. There would be virtually no hope that abortion rights could survive such a court, and little chance of checking Trump.
One way for Democrats to make clear they will not tolerate Republicans trying to fill this seat in advance of the election would be for them to pledge that, if they take the White House and Senate in November, they will increase the size of the Supreme Court to 13 justices.
The number of justices on the court is set by federal law, not the Constitution. Since its beginnings, it has ranged from having between five and 10 members. Since the 1860s, it has remained at nine.
When President Franklin Roosevelt suggested expanding the Supreme Court in the 1930s to overcome court hostility to the New Deal, he was repudiated for trying to pack the court. But the current situation is different. This would be a response to chicanery by Republicans.
What happened with Garland's nomination was unprecedented, and Democrats rightly believe it was a stolen seat. After Scalia's death in February 2016, President Obama moved quickly, nominating Garland the next month.
Prior to that time, there had been 24 Supreme Court vacancies in presidential election years. In 21 instances, the Senate confirmed the nominee and in three instances it did not. But never before had the Senate refused to hold hearings and vote. If Republicans now rapidly confirm a replacement for Ginsburg, an antidote from the Democrats will be necessary.
The threat of increasing the size of the court to 13 might be enough to discourage Republicans from their dirty tricks. But if they do it anyway, and the November election produces a Democratic win in the White House and a Democratic majority in the Senate, Congress would be totally justified in increasing the size of the court.
It shouldn't have to come to this. Republicans should be trying to bridge differences rather than inflaming the situation. It is sad that just hours after Ginsburg's death the focus is on the political machinations rather than her legacy.
No other justice in history has become a popular icon in the way she did. She modeled for all of us in how to spend a life working to make society and individual lives better. We only can hope for a new justice in her mold.
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Comments to "To thwart Ginsburg's rapid replacement, Democrats should use their secret weapon"
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who is edward cheminski?
Cecil Brown says:
RBG should have been retired months ago because she was unable to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.
The Supreme Court's current workload *should* be approximately double its workload in 1950, and an increased number of Justices could adjudicate a larger workload.
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article246334770.html
USA population:
151 million in 1950
331 million at start of 2020


Rafa and Pau Gasol will be the models for Nike Sportswear's "Shine, light up your country" campaign.
In the ad, reviewed the three main characters one by one all the achievements of our sport in this year closes the first decade of XXI century.Some of them even had lost the reputation they deserve.
As Iniesta himself says at the end of the video, the motto is clear: "Work and be strong. With humility and respect. Fight against the darkness. I know the light that says we've lost. Brilla. Illuminate your country."
Closing the message "work and strive" made it clear that this is the only way to succeed and move forward successfully as they have these great Spanish sportsmen. Nike continues to support his manifesto: "Shine, shine your country" reflected in the exclusive t-shirt collection 'Shine'.
The objective of the brand is clear: to spread the message and spread it to people fighting spirit of the athletes. This will remain the hallmark of hits and that makes us leading up to the next Olympics in 2012.


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Q: php cant upload file - Missing a temporary folder I have a file upload form that used to work without any problems but now gives the error

Missing a temporary folder.

Missing a Temporary Folder
According to the link above I added upload_tmp_dir = "/ var / tmp" to the php.ini file, but it still displays the same message and the file is not uploaded.
php v: 7.4

A: I believe you have the right solution, it looks like the path is just wrong.
I believe it should be
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