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French Lick Springs Hotel History
For more than 175 years, a lodging establishment has operated at the current site of French Lick Springs Hotel. It all began with Dr. William Bowles and continued to thrive under various owners. It was under Tom Taggart's innovative direction that French Lick Springs Hotel made great strides in décor, development and transportation. He also built pavilions for the springs and added a new bath building on the current site of the Spa at French Lick Springs Hotel. After Taggart's son eventually sold the hotel, it was owned by five companies over a span of 60 years, operating out of five different states. In 2005, French Lick Springs Hotel was purchased by Indiana-based Cook Group, Inc. and after a complete restoration, it returned the hotel back to its historic splendor.
In 1845, Dr. William Bowles, a physician from nearby Paoli, Indiana, built a three-story wooden framed hotel he named French Lick Springs Hotel. Bowles used his knowledge as a physician to explore the healing properties of the abundant mineral springs in this area.
Outgoing mayor of Indianapolis, Tom Taggart, along with a small group of investors, formed the French Lick Hotel Company and bought the property in 1901. Taggart's improvements included enlarging the east wing (now known as the Spa Wing), encouraging the Monon Railroad to lay a special spur and run daily trains between Chicago and the front entrance of the hotel, and modernizing and expanding the mineral springs for which the hotel was becoming famous. He used the yellow "French Lick Brick," scagliola (faux marble) and Italian mosaic floors. He also built a new bottling house for water from his Pluto Spring for national distribution and brought electricity, a freshwater system and a trolley line to the town.
While French Lick Springs Hotel was expanding, the game of golf was gaining popularity worldwide. In 1907, Taggart hired Tom Bendelow to design the resort's first championship golf course, known at the time as the Springs Valley Golf Links Course. Bendelow's design was completed by 1910.
In 1917, Donald Ross — a well-known golf architect — was hired to design and build the French Lick Springs Golf Course two miles southwest of French Lick Springs Hotel. The locals referred to it as "The Hill Course." Completed in three years, Ross's course consisted of unconventional bunkers and steep curves. Also in 1917 while the Ross Course was under construction, world-famous chef Louis Perrin created the first tomato juice as a drink after he ran out of oranges one morning at the resort and could not serve the traditional orange juice.
The PGA Championship was held on the Donald Ross Course in September of 1924. Walter Hagen defeated former champion Jim Barnes in the final round. The victory was the beginning of a four-year PGA winning streak for Hagen.
While Taggart served as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee prior to his death, French Lick Springs Hotel developed a reputation as the unofficial headquarters of the national Democratic Party. At the 1931 Democratic Governors' Conference held at French Lick Springs Hotel, Franklin D. Roosevelt rounded up support for his party's presidential nomination. Roosevelt received his official nomination one year later in Chicago.
Thomas D. Taggart took over ownership of the hotel upon his father's death in 1929. Under his ownership, French Lick Springs Hotel survived the dark days of the Great Depression and saw a growth in convention business. On Nov. 29, 1946, Thomas sold his prized hotel to a syndicate out of New York City. For the first time in more than 45 years, the French Lick Springs Hotel belonged to someone other than a Taggart.
A few months after Thomas D. Taggart's death in January 1949, the infamous Derby Weekend Raid on illegal gambling was conducted in French Lick by Indiana State Police. Hotel guests returning by train from the Kentucky Derby were shocked to find chains on the doors of the gambling establishments throughout town. The new governor had pledged to end gambling in French Lick and he did so on one of the busiest hotel weekends of the year.
In 1955, the French Lick Springs Hotel was bought by the Sheraton Corporation, which began a grand remodel of the hotel in an effort to modernize it. Visible changes included lowering a number of ceilings covering the ornate plaster cornices and covering numerous wooden and marble floors as well as the mosaic tiles in the lobby with black and white linoleum square tiles and carpet.
Competitive women's golf got its start in French Lick in 1958, when the Donald Ross-designed Hill Course hosted the inaugural French Lick Women's Open with Hall of Famer Louise Suggs winning that tournament. This event was such a surprise success that, for the next two years, the Ladies Professional Golf Association brought its coveted LPGA Championship to French Lick. In 1959 Betsy Rawls won the major title, the first of her two LPGA Championships titles, and the legendary Mickey Wright took home the title in 1960. That was the fourth of Wright's 13 major titles.
Sheraton sold the hotel to the Cox Hotel Corporation of New York in 1979. Other than the hotel being renamed as French Lick Springs Golf and Tennis Resort, little changed around the property under this new ownership. Many of the employees remained at the hotel, and convention business remained steady. French Lick Springs Hotel continued to change ownership for the next few decades.
In the 1980's, the land behind the French Lick Springs Hotel was purchased by Maryland businessman Norman R. Rales' company with the intent to build villas on the land. Eventually becoming timeshare packages, the French Lick Springs Villas grew to over 50 in number by the time Rales' company purchased the hotel and its grounds in the mid-80s. Vacationers purchasing time at the villas were also able to use the hotel's amenities.
Five years after purchasing the resort, Norman R. Rales decided to retire from the business and put the resort up for auction in 1991. Nearly five minutes after bidding began on auction day, the resort had a new owner. Luther James of Louisville, Kentucky, bought the hotel for $2.6 million and immediately began work on restoring the hotel to its previous state of grandeur. He began by undoing many of the renovations conducted by the Sheraton, including restoring the lobby's mosaic floor tiles. James also gave the guests rooms a much-needed upgrade with new wallpaper, carpeting, paint, furniture and up-to-date heating and air-conditioning units. He paid significant attention to the lobby by bringing in antique pieces of decoration, adding curtains and completely repainting the area. The exterior of the hotel also received a fresh coat of paint and hundreds of flowers were planted.
After six years of ownership, James decided to sell the resort in 1997 and move on to his next big project. Boykin Lodging Group, based in Cleveland, Ohio, bought the hotel for approximately $20 million. Boykin operated hotels from the Midwest to Florida, and the purchase of the French Lick Springs Hotel was the largest resort hotel in their portfolio at the time. Boykin continued with the restoration upgrades that had been started by James.
In the spring of 2005, a partnership led by Cook Group, Inc., a global medical device manufacturing company headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, purchased French Lick Springs Hotel and West Baden Springs Hotel. Under the direction of Bill and Gayle Cook and their son Carl, both hotels and their grounds received a multi-million dollar renovation, returning them to the grandeur of the days of Taggart and uniting them as one resort. That summer, with renovation work underway, Blue Sky, LLC officially acquired the 11th and last available casino license from the Indiana Gaming Commission. French Lick Springs Hotel remained open during the beginning of construction, but as concerns arose, the hotel was forced to close in November.
The Donald Ross Course at French Lick (formerly the Hill Course) reopened in September 2006 after a $4.6 million restoration. This rehaul returned the course to Donald Ross' early vision. One year after closing, French Lick Springs Hotel reopened after an extensive renovation. On the same day, the French Lick Casino held its grand opening, becoming the first land-based casino in Indiana. With the completion of the West Baden Springs Hotel restoration in 2007, French Lick Resort was born.
French Lick Casino underwent an extensive renovation in 2009. The exterior of the casino was transformed from resembling a steamboat on water to the appearance seen today. Additions on the interior included an increased number of slots, a bar, table games, VIP lounge and a new high-limits section.
In 2013, women's professional golf returned to the area for the first time in 50 years when French Lick Resort hosted The Legends Championship featuring 70 of the top players in LPGA history at The Pete Dye Course. Past champions of the tournament include Lorie Kane, Laurie Rinker and Juli Inkster. The Dye Course has continued hosting the Senior LPGA event every year since.
French Lick Resort brought trolley service back to French Lick and West Baden at the end of 2014. The trolley's history spans many decades, starting in 1903, when it ran from the steps of West Baden Springs Hotel into downtown French Lick. The advent of the automobile put the brakes on the trolley service in 1919. After years of hard work, our newly restored trolley is again running between the two hotels.
A $20 million expansion of the Event Center was completed in January 2015, increasing the capacity to more than 105,000 square feet of meeting space. The overall expansion of 58,000 square feet, including a 22,000-square-foot adjustable ballroom, allows the resort to accommodate national conventions and large corporations that require larger space. On May 21-24 of 2015, the 76th Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid was held at The Pete Dye Course. Defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland successfully defended his title with an 8-under-par, beating former boxer Esteban Toledo of Mexico.
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General Electric chair Jeff Immelt has ruled himself out of the race to become the new boss of taxi service Uber.In a tweet, Mr Immelt said he had "decided not to pursue a leadership position at Uber".Hewlett Packard Enterprise chief executive Meg Whitman is now reported to be "the most likely candidate".Uber has been searching for a new chief executive since June after previous boss Travis Kalanick resigned following pressure from shareholders.
His resignation came after a chaotic few months at the firm and followed a review of practices there amid a series of scandals including complaints of sexual harassment, a macho culture and the departure of senior executives.
Ms Whitman has previously said she is not interested in the job, posting on Twitter that "I am not going anywhere. Uber's CEO will not be Meg Whitman."However, the New York Times said she was "emerging as the likely candidate" to be selected as Uber's new chief.She is currently president and chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, having split its computer and printer business (HP Inc) from its corporate hardware and services operations in 2014.Under her tenure she has dramatically shrunk the firm, arguing a smaller firm is better able to compete with new start-up rivals.Uber's eight-member board is expected to vote later on Sunday on the firm's new leader.


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An X-Files Retrospective, Part 13
The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen are amongst my favorite characters from The X-Files, and I had fond memories of their spinoff series, which I caught a bit of during its run in the year 2001. My taste must have been much less refined at age fourteen, because the series does not hold up to the test of time, nor to my nostalgic image of it. The least offensive word I can come up with to sum up my impression of this series is "horrendous."
The Lone Gunmen never made it past the first season, and there is much discussion as to why. The most likely explanation is that the ratings just weren't that great, but many believe the events of September 11th, 2001 killed the series (though I believe it was cancelled prior to that fateful day). This is in part due to the pilot's uncanny similarities to the real-life events of September 11th, but also because the show deals with heinous government conspiracies and in the wake of the attacks on New York and D.C., no one really wanted to see our government portrayed in a negative light. We wanted Jack Bauer to capture some terrorists and torture the shit out of them.
Look at those sexy nerds...
Whatever the reason, The Lone Gunmen's cancellation was a mercy killing, akin to Old Yeller getting taken out back and shot for catching rabies. The pilot is surprisingly good, similar in tone and style to "Unusual Suspects" and "Three of a Kind," Lone Gunmen-centric episodes from The X-Files. But after that there's a strikingly sharp drop in quality, intrinsically connected to the introduction of an unnecessary main character, and all of the season's other twelve episodes are either mediocre, or awful. It's sad, but it's true. It's no wonder the Season 9 episode of The X-Files which acted as a series finale for The Lone Gunmenwas entitled "Jump the Shark"- no doubt many fans were wondering if their beloved series had finally lost it while watching this painfully unfunny spinoff and the disappointingly mediocre eighth season of its sister series.
You know what would make this show better? A hot babe. Oh wait, no it wouldn't.
At least the pilot is good. It finds our three favorite nerds: James Fitzgerald Byers, Melvin Frohike and Richard "Ringo" Langley performing a Mission: Impossible-esque heist at a summit for defense contractors. They're after the mysterious Octium IV chip, which is pilfered by a mysterious hacker named Yves Adele Harlow, an anagram for Lee Harvey Oswald, played by Zuleikha Robinson (Ilana from LOST). She's your standard British-accented femme fatale, and her inclusion feels like a forced attempt to make a show about three goofy nerds sexy, but she isn't a terrible character and I would have been just fine with her being the only new addition to the cast.
The pilot episode centers heavily on Byers, much like the two Gunmen eps from The X-Files. This is probably because he is the more normal of the three Gunmen as well as the group's spiritual center, but after the pilot he rarely comes to the forefront. Frohike actually gets a lot more attention than you'd think, and both he and Langley get centric episodes down the line. The pilot also features Byers' father, who helps him uncover a plot by the US government to remotely fly a jet liner into the World Trade Center and then use that as an excuse to invade a Middle Eastern country. As much as I liked this episode, I can't deny that I found it unsettling, particularly the sequence in which the plane Byers and his father are aboard narrowly averts careening into one of the Twin Towers. It's also bizarre as this is similar to the kinds of wacky theories the 9/11 Truth movement concocted after the tragedy. In the context of a pre-9/11 world this episode was scary and the concept was cool, but after a plane actually did destroy the World Trade Center much of its impact has been lost. Not because the events depicted remind one of one of America's darkest days, but because after 9/11 it became apparent that our government wasn't the creepy, calculating entity spawned from the intrigue of the Cold War, but a sorry excuse for a democracy run by incompetent, greedy bastards in bed with corporations too dumb and irresponsible to prevent an attack on their own soil, let alone concoct a plan as complicated and devious as destroying two of its tallest buildings.
The pilot sets the stage for the series but the rest of the episodes do not live up to the promise. Based on the pilot, one would think The Lone Gunmen would be a tech-heavy procedural that deals with more realistic conspiracies than The X-Files, occasionally lightened with a dash of humor courtesy of Frohike or Langley. But somewhere along the line someone said, "Hey? You know what this show needs? More comedy. And you know how we should do that? Let's add a new character who's literally a complete dumbass. That'd be hilarious, right? Cause the Lone Gunmen are geniuses, so if we saddle them with a retard the jokes will practically write themselves!" "That's a great idea, Steve," said Chris Carter. "Here's a raise. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to write an X-Files episode focusing on an ex-NYPD cop and a vaguely Hispanic psychic nobody gives a shit about."
Durrr........ I haz a headshot.
The second episode, "Bond, Jimmy Bond" introduces us to the titular jackass, who shares 007′s name because, hey, being a big, goofy blonde dumbass just wasn't funny enough. I'd say he single-handedly ruins the show, but the truth is as awful and annoying of a character as he is, the real crime here is the terrible concepts and poor writing. But Jimmy Bond doesn't help. The conceit for his existence is that he's a rich doofus who the Gunmen meet while they're investigating some corporate scam. Jimmy was previously coaching a blind football team (don't ask… just don't fucking ask…) but the Gunmen convince him to fund their paper once they reveal that the investor for his blind football league is scamming him. How do the writers establish that the Lone Gunmen are in dire need of cash, when they seem to have been operating just fine on their own for the past eight years? Their shitty Volkswagon bus breaks down. Durr…. haha!! Jimmy Bond. Durr.
On the show's special features it's explained that Jimmy was created as a cipher for the audience, so the Gunmen would have someone as utterly idiotic as the average American TV viewer who they could explain all their complicated techno babble to. Except that said techno babble seems mostly made up, and much of the series' "drama" involved Langley or new supporting character Kimmy the Geek typing away furiously at a computer, occasionally saying something like "FIREWALL!!!" to make it seem authentic. Other than having things explained to him as if he were an infant, all Jimmy really does is fuck up the Gunmen's plans only to redeem himself by randomly being competent.
But even if Jimmy weren't around to muck things up, the concepts of the show's episodes are just too stupid to be cool. "Eine Kleine Frohike," one of the better episodes actually, has Frohike pretending to be the long lost son of an old German lady for some reason, who's so German that she dresses him up like it's Oktoberfest. "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper" is exactly what it sounds like: the Gunmen are saddled with a baby. HILARITY!! "Maximum Byers" has Byers and Jimmy go to prison. NERDS IN JAIL!! "The Cap'n Toby Show" involves Langley's favorite childhood TV show. NOSTALGIA!!
Talking chimp? Jesus Christ... Jesus fucking Christ........
But there is no episode more heinous than "Planet of the Frohikes" which involves a super-smart chimpanzee contacting the Gunmen via email and then getting them to help him escape from an evil lab. He talks in the voice of Edward Woodward via computer and when he types it's very obviously an ape sitting on the shoulders of a guy with ape makeup on his hands. It's awful, truly, truly awful. Not funny. Not original. Not believable. Not cool. It's just truly and utterly stupid. I don't want to be overly harsh, but everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. Take the Lone Gunmen, add Jimmy Bond and a talking chimpanzee and you have a travesty.
Other episodes add unnecessarily goofy backstories to our heroes. "Like Water For Octane," which centers on a water-powered car, reveals that Langley grew up on a farm, because not only does that make a lot of sense, but hey, it's funny, right? Worse is "Tango De Los Pistoleros" which delves into Frohike's sordid past as a champion tango dancer nicknamed El Toro. Yeah, I believe that about as much as Bambi the hot entomologist from The X-Files.
Why, Chris Carter? WHY?!!!!
At least the season, and ultimately series finale, isn't all that bad. It brings back Michael McKean's skeevy man in black, Morris Fletcher, and a pretty hilarious opening sequence in which the Lone Gunmen briefly trick him into thinking he's been abducted by aliens by constructing a flimsy version of the ball-clamping torture chair Mulder was strapped to for most of the eighth season. Fletcher is a pretty good villain, mostly because he's just so damn lecherous, and as he's a bit more comical than say, the Cigarette Smoking Man, he's almost better suited for The Lone Gunmen. The episode also briefly features Mulder, and expands on the bubbling romance between Jimmy and Yves, though that relationship is about as believable as that time Mulder and Scully got really old on a submarine and then were totally fine the next day.
Though "All About Yves" is better than every other episode in the series other than the pilot, its concept is a little silly. At the time, mere months away from September 11th, it may have seemed cool, emphasis on the may. The government's behind every terrorist attack and manmade disaster since JFK? That's suitably creepy. But after September 11th such an idea just seems dumb. What really took me out of it was the reveal that the government had committed the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Sorry, X-Files, but that's obnoxious even by 9/11 truther and/or "we never landed on the moon" conspiracy theorist standards. What possible gain could the US get out of spilling thousands of gallons of precious, precious oil onto a shoreline rich in wildlife? You know what's a much more plausible explanation? That some dickhead captain fell asleep at the tiller cause he was shitfaced.
"All About Yves" ends on a cliffhanger, with the titular hottie and the three Gunmen captured by Morris Fletcher and his goons, who orchestrated the entire episode's events just to entrap them. This dangling plotline would later be partially resolved by the X-Files episode "Jump The Shark" in its ninth season. If the writers had eliminated Jimmy somehow and crafted their second season to better reflect the tone of the pilot and finale, I may have watched another season of The Lone Gunmen. But let's be honest: they never would have done that. It would have been the same goofy bullshit, over and over and over until the ratings went down and the show was cancelled. Fortunately for us all and for the good of mankind, The Lone Gunmen was put out of its misery before that could happen.
The Lone Gunmen is a huge disappointment. It's a disservice to the three characters and not an acceptable companion piece to The X-Files. It suffers from what I think The X-Files also suffered from in its final two seasons: laziness. After so many years of writing the same show, one gets the impression that the writers were just sick of Mulder and Scully and little green men and everything that came with them. Writing had become a chore, not a joy, and it shows. The life, the vibrancy that made The X-Files' earlier seasons so amazing had been lost. It was all routine, and it shows in The Lone Gunmen. Plus, it didn't help that what was arguably a comedy show wasn't written by experienced comedy writers, so 99.9% of the jokes fail to hit their mark.
Avoid this like the plague, even if you're an X-Files fan. This isn't like Millennium; it's not an acquired taste you may enjoy if you're a devoted fan. It's poop smeared over a moldy hot dog.
Score: 5.0
Best Episode: "Pilot"
Reminiscent of Lone Gunmen-centric episodes of The X-Files, this episode is the only one in the show's thirteen episode run that nails the tone and themes of the titular characters. There's political intrigue, conspiracy, and personal drama thanks to the inclusion of Byers' father. The similarities to September 11th may seem disconcerting today, but at the time this was a very cool and frightening concept. Watch this episode and then burn the rest of The Lone Gunmen DVDs. Trust me, you'd be doing yourself a favor.
Worst Episode: "Planet of the Frohikes"
Talking chimpanzee with a British accent. Need I say more?
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So what do you give a crusty old sea kayaker for his birthday?.
Well certainly not something in the way of kayaking or camping gear. They probably already have it or tried it or discarded it years ago.
What about a kayaking book or DVD ?. Probably not as they would have already read it or seen it.
Clothing perhaps ?. Again they probably already have at least 2 of everything in the wardrobe.
A new paddle ?. That's a possibility, however there's so many to choose from it's hard to get it right.
I just had my birthday and received 2 things that I appreciated.
A great sea kayak keyring and a nice bottle of wine. The keyring reminds me where I should be and the wine helps me forget my age.
The keyrings are great, a reminder of time on the water. I bought the full range of colours so I have a few birthday presents for others on hand. I found them on the Hobkey site here . Nicely made and easy to have delivered by post.
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Nice to have it all. A good woman at your side to boot! Happy birthday and a great year ahead.


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Cheyenne Boy, Bridger Walker, Hangs with Tom Holland & Spider-Man Cast
Jax Published: December 21, 2021
Robert Walker via Instagram
Bridger Walker, the young boy from Cheyenne that saved his sister from being attacked by a dog in the summer of 2020 got to meet the stars of the biggest movie in the world right now. Tom Holland, Spider-Man himself, fulfilled a promise he once made to the young man from Cheyenne. Holland, along with Zendaya, and several other cast members of the hit movie, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' welcomed Bridger to come spend a day with them on set of record setting movie.
By now, almost every Wyomingite and many around the world know the story of the brave act from Bridger, when he got between an attacking dog and his little sister. He suffered multiple facial and head injuries as he was bitten several times. Bridger's injuries required approximately 90 stitches.
Several actors portraying superheroes reached out to Bridger for his courageous act, including the likes of Tom Holland. Bridger's father, Walker, mentioned in a social media post that Holland once promised the boy he could come and spend some time on the set. Holland certainly delivered.
Robert Walker posted about the day on Instagram and had nothing but great praises for everyone in the cast that made it such a special day for young Bridger. Robert posted:
Remember when @tomholland2013 promised Bridger he could come to the filming of Spider-Man? He delivered! First, a huge thank you to Tom, @harryholland64, @zendaya, and the entire Marvel/Sony cast and crew for this dream-come-true adventure...When we first arrived on set, I was a little apprehensive that once the "curtain was pulled back" that the magic of the movies would be lost for the kids. The opposite was true! Tom, Zendaya, Harry, @lifeisaloha, @tonyrevolori, and the entire cast/crew made our kids feel like stars. ✨ They don't just act the part of friendly neighborhood heroes - that's what they truly are.
Robert also mentioned how great it was of Zendaya to come over to compliment his teenage daughter:
...A short time later, Tom and Zendaya came over. I will never forget the grace and kindness they showed our children. Zendaya immediately approached my teenage daughter and told her how much she loved her nails. 💗💅 I don't know if she will ever know how much that simple act means to me - to see my sweet daughter light up with self-confidence and joy.
You can check out the full post from Robert Walker here:
In an interview with People, Robert said Bridger sees his scar from the incident as something to be proud of and a reminder that his sister didn't get hurt.
We suppose that's the life of a true superhero, you get to hang out with the stars of the biggest movie in the world! 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is in theaters now.
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Not every superhero has 20/20 vision.
To my mind, losing an eye would throw Cyclops' powers off. He'd have to relearn how to use it and compensate for the loss.
Apparently in this new storyline, Cyclops runs the risk of his head asploding if he uses his powers, because one eye releasing optic blasts doesn't relieve the same amount of pressure as two eyes. I'm pretty sure that doesn't make sense in context of how his powers are shown to work, but whatevs.
Remember when people just did stories?
Yep, there's no pressure in Cyclops' head.
"Cyclops possesses the mutant ability to project a beam of heatless ruby-colored concussive force from his eyes, which act as inter-dimensional apertures between this universe and another. Cyclops' body constantly absorbs ambient energy, such as sunlight, from his environment into his body's cells that allows him to open the apertures."
Talk about an unnecessary explanation. Ugh.
The most important thing to understand -- and I think it was JB who said this -- is that Scott's optic rays aren't a "solid" beam. They just look that way. They're a "pulse." If they really were "solid" they would've pushed Scott's head off his body the first time they emerged.
Also, the "Nightcrawler is really a demon" bit got retconned, I think. His father was a mutant who looked demonic but wasn't an actual demon.


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Q: Can't see traffic in my guest OS with tcpdump I've created a virtual machine (Centos 6.0) using QEMU/KVM, which is also running on a Centos 6.0. The virtual machine is configured to have two NICs. The first NIC is using a bridged network (eth0 of the host) and the second NIC is also using a bridged network (eth1). The interface eth1 of the host is receiving mirrored traffic from a cisco switch. When I do a tcpdump -i eth1 from the host I can see the traffic. I would expect to see the same traffic in my virtual machine (because of the bridge) but it is not the case.
Is there a special config that I'm not aware of?

A: I finally found a solution to my problem. Setting the ageingtime of the bridge to 0 will make your bridge acting like a hub and you'll see the mirrored traffic from inside your VM (or any virtual machines connected to that bridge)

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Q: condition on wait not applying accordingly I am using selenium java and i have applied explicit wait command on script , so here is the scenario the page is taking few mille seconds to load and internet speed on my office is too fast as a result script cant find element to be clickable , if i apply sleep.thread then it works but i dont want to use sleep so thats why my explicit wait is not working according to my needs not sure how to resolve this , i am sharing my console error message and script as well
ChromeOptions optionsBeta = new ChromeOptions();
             optionsBeta.setBinary("C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome Beta\\Application\\chrome.exe");
             System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver" , "./Driver/chromedriver.exe");
             driver = new ChromeDriver(optionsBeta);
            // WebDriverManager.chromedriver().setup();
             waits=new WebDriverWait (driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));

 waits.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.cssSelector("div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']")));
               waits.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.cssSelector("div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']")));
               // Thread.sleep(500);
               driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']")).click();

FAILED: First_Test.Task_TestNG.CheckOutTest
org.openqa.selenium.ElementClickInterceptedException: element click intercepted: Element
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 is not clickable at point (746, 348). Other element would receive the click:
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  (Session info: chrome=104.0.5112.48)
Build info: version: '4.3.0', revision: 'a4995e2c09*'
System info: host: 'AWAIS-PC', ip: '192.168.1.62', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '18.0.1'
Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver
Command: [2d991cd12a3008b98e6c0b82f0f7d750, clickElement {id=0ef92db0-9a11-4eed-8567-7a29f9098752}]
Capabilities {acceptInsecureCerts: false, browserName: chrome, browserVersion: 104.0.5112.48, chrome: {chromedriverVersion: 104.0.5112.29 (eff877e18f76..., userDataDir: C:\Users\WRP\AppData\Local\...}, goog:chromeOptions: {debuggerAddress: localhost:57616}, networkConnectionEnabled: false, pageLoadStrategy: normal, platformName: WINDOWS, proxy: Proxy(), se:cdp: ws://localhost:57616/devtoo..., se:cdpVersion: 104.0.5112.48, setWindowRect: true, strictFileInteractability: false, timeouts: {implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000}, unhandledPromptBehavior: dismiss and notify, webauthn:extension:credBlob: true, webauthn:extension:largeBlob: true, webauthn:virtualAuthenticators: true}
Element: [[ChromeDriver: chrome on WINDOWS (2d991cd12a3008b98e6c0b82f0f7d750)] -> css selector: div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']]
Session ID: 2d991cd12a3008b98e6c0b82f0f7d750
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectConstructorHandleAccessor.newInstance(DirectConstructorHandleAccessor.java:67)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:499)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:483)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.codec.w3c.W3CHttpResponseCodec.createException(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:200)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.codec.w3c.W3CHttpResponseCodec.decode(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:133)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.codec.w3c.W3CHttpResponseCodec.decode(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:53)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HttpCommandExecutor.execute(HttpCommandExecutor.java:184)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverCommandExecutor.invokeExecute(DriverCommandExecutor.java:167)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverCommandExecutor.execute(DriverCommandExecutor.java:142)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:569)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement.execute(RemoteWebElement.java:257)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement.click(RemoteWebElement.java:78)
    at First_Test.Task_TestNG.CheckOutTest(Task_TestNG.java:144)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:577)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.MethodInvocationHelper.invokeMethod(MethodInvocationHelper.java:139)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.TestInvoker.invokeMethod(TestInvoker.java:677)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.TestInvoker.invokeTestMethod(TestInvoker.java:221)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.MethodRunner.runInSequence(MethodRunner.java:50)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.TestInvoker$MethodInvocationAgent.invoke(TestInvoker.java:962)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.TestInvoker.invokeTestMethods(TestInvoker.java:194)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.TestMethodWorker.invokeTestMethods(TestMethodWorker.java:148)
    at org.testng.internal.invokers.TestMethodWorker.run(TestMethodWorker.java:128)
    at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1511)
    at org.testng.TestRunner.privateRun(TestRunner.java:806)
    at org.testng.TestRunner.run(TestRunner.java:601)
    at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runTest(SuiteRunner.java:433)
    at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runSequentially(SuiteRunner.java:427)
    at org.testng.SuiteRunner.privateRun(SuiteRunner.java:387)
    at org.testng.SuiteRunner.run(SuiteRunner.java:330)
    at org.testng.SuiteRunnerWorker.runSuite(SuiteRunnerWorker.java:52)
    at org.testng.SuiteRunnerWorker.run(SuiteRunnerWorker.java:95)
    at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesSequentially(TestNG.java:1256)
    at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesLocally(TestNG.java:1176)
    at org.testng.TestNG.runSuites(TestNG.java:1099)
    at org.testng.TestNG.run(TestNG.java:1067)
    at org.testng.remote.AbstractRemoteTestNG.run(AbstractRemoteTestNG.java:115)
    at org.testng.remote.RemoteTestNG.initAndRun(RemoteTestNG.java:251)
    at org.testng.remote.RemoteTestNG.main(RemoteTestNG.java:77)

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    Default test
    Tests run: 1, Failures: 1, Skips: 0
===============================================

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Default suite
Total tests run: 1, Passes: 0, Failures: 1, Skips: 0
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[main] INFO org.testng.internal.Utils - [TestNG] Time taken by org.testng.internal.ExitCodeListener@43fda8d9: 0 ms

A: The exception says clearly there is another overlaying element.
org.openqa.selenium.ElementClickInterceptedException: element click intercepted: Element
...
 is not clickable at point (746, 348). Other element would receive the click:
...

Instead of waiting on
...
 to be clickable, wait to
...
 be not visible.

A: The error says that the click on the desired element was intercepted (blocked) by another element" ..." that is located above your element to click. You should wait until the loader will disappear, then wait and click on your element.
waits.until(ExpectedConditions.invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.cssSelector("div[class='LoadingOverlay']")));

As result final code will be the next:
waits.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.cssSelector("div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']")));
waits.until(ExpectedConditions.invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.cssSelector("div[class='LoadingOverlay']")));
waits.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.cssSelector("div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']")));
driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("div[id='react-select-regionId--value'] div[class='Select-value']")).click();


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Q: iPad / iPhone CSS Text: Stretch 100%? Is it possible to get text to display 1:1 on an iPad and an iPhone?
I have the following bit of code:
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;">

#splash h3{color:#fff;text-align:center;top:30%;text-align:center;position:absolute;font-size:138.5%;background-color:#000;padding:10px;text-shadow:2px 2px rgba(82,50,73,.9);}

img{width:100%;}

Some Copy

If you note, I set top:30%. That works great and shows exactly the same spot on iPad as it does on iPhone. Also, the img stretches 100% on both platforms, no problem. I can not get similar results with the h3 tag, however.
I'm wondering if there's a way for text to dsisplay exactly the same ratio on iPhone and iPad?

A: Why would you want to do this? Users of smaller devices like the iPhone are used to zoom in to increase the font size on web pages.
You could of course target such smaller devices with CSS3 media queries and just give them a bigger font size:
#splash h3 {
font-size:15px;
}

@media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {

#splash h3 {
font-size:30px;
}

}


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Q: Get-childitem attribute shorthand syntax options Starting with Powershell v3.0, the following syntax is possible for Get-ChildItem:
dir -af

Which applies certain attribute selection criteria. By experiment, I found that it means:
dir -File

Which is the same as this:
dir -Attributes !Directory

Is there any official reference on attribute shorthand syntax?

A: It's specified on MSDN:

*

*Get-ChildItem for FileSystem (PowerShell 3.0)
Search for af on the page, second match:
Directory d, ad
File af
Hidden h, ah
ReadOnly ar
System as

Can also get it via Get-Help dir -full, see Notes section, before Example 1.

A: I have PowerShell v4 and these Parameter aliases are listed in the built-in help file, this is how I saw them
Help Get-ChildItem -full

Scroll down...
Notes .....
 Get-ChildItem Alias Reference:
        ---------------------------------
        Get-ChildItem     dir
        Directory         d, ad
        File              af
        Hidden            h, ah
        ReadOnly          ar
        System            as

Being aliases, you need to introduce them with the - (minus sign)
Get-ChildItem c:\ -ad -Force

Note 1: I found that 'ad' lists only the directories, whereas 'd' would also list files.
Note 2: I find that -force is useful especially when looking for hidden files or folders.


During a night attack, the Brotherhood Without Banners destroys a garrison of Brave Companions. The survivors are tried and mostly executed. Arya wonders how Beric survived the trial by combat. At first Beric claims he was only wounded, but it's apparent from the condition of his body that he's been revived from death six times. Gendry wishes to join the Brotherhood, and Beric knights him. Arya feels further abandoned by her friends, and she angrily parts ways with Gendry.
Bran and his companions arrive at an abandoned village and find a causeway that leads beneath an adjacent lake. They spot a rider they can't identify, and they wonder who might be pursuing them. Hodor, who only ever says his name when he speaks, starts to say "Hodor" over and over, despite Bran's attempts to quiet him. Finally Bran tries to enter Hodor's mind and stop him from speaking. They spot a camp, but they can't identify the group. Bran enters the mind of his direwolf, Summer, and tries to spy on them.
A group of wildlings has moved South of the Wall, with Jon among them. At a towerhouse, Jon and Ygritte debate their differences. Ygritte believes her Free Folk are a better people, because the world belongs to everyone, and she resents the people of the Seven Kingdoms, who divvy up and control their lands. They continue to move, until the wildlings find an old man and demand that Jon kill him. Jon hesitates, and when they accuse him and Ygritte of conspiring, Ygritte kills the old man. Jon uses the confusion to kill some wildlings and escape, but he is wounded in the leg, which slows his pace. He heads back to the Wall, but he feels torn between two lives.
The Brotherhood Without Banners make camp, and Thoros and Beric reminisce near around a fire as Arya eavesdrops. An old dwarf woman joins them and tells of her dreams and portents. She mentions something about a castle called the Twins and some sort of wedding. She meets a youth named Ned who claims to be the "milk brother" of Jon Snow, because Jon's mother, Wylla, nursed him. Ned reveals that he is Edric Dayne, a lord, and that Wylla was his wet nurse. He also tells of his Aunt Ashara Dayne, who met Arya's father Eddard and threw herself into the ocean "for love." Later, the priest Thoros tells Arya of his vision that the Lannisters will burn the castle of Riverrun. Arya tries to flee, but Sandor kidnaps her before she can escape and carries her away from the safety of the Brotherhood party.
Both Arya and Jon attempt escapes from their respective situations in this section, with mixed results. As Jon's ties to the wildlings, and Ygritte in particular, have grown stronger, he's felt increasingly conflicted. He never seems in danger of abandoning the Watch permanently, but neither is it clear that he could turn on the wildlings. It's clear that he likes many of them, including Mance Rayder, and genuinely cares for others, notably Ygritte. When they demand that he kill an old man to prove his loyalty during a scouting mission, however, it forces him into a decision between his loyalty to them and his desire to leave. He obviously finds the act of killing the old man repugnant, and once he chooses not to do it, it seems likely the wildlings will question whether they should continue to trust him. He uses the opportunity to flee, though he's wounded in the process. Arya, on the other hand, has no hesitations about getting away from the Brotherhood. What she lacks is only the chance to do so. But Arya is still young and not yet able to defend herself, so when she flees she is essentially helpless to defend herself against Sandor, who knows she could be of value to him. Thus she escapes the captivity of one group only to be taken captive again almost immediately after.


Prettily packaged goodies are delivered to the door each month.
Melanie Brooks and Marie Palak were busy mums who wanted to work but spend more time with their children. They hit on the idea of the Lifestyle Box, a Malpas-based company that delivers a parcel full of prettily packaged goodies to the door each month.
Marie, 36, a Greater Manchester detective on a career break, and Melanie, 41, former head buyer for the Manchester-based clothing company BooHoo wanted to boost other women with carefully selected monthly treats to uplift and inspire them.
Now the 'Lifestyle' boxes are being sent out to more than 200 subscribers and they are planning to launch globally, following demand from overseas.
It all started when the pair were working for Forever Living, a health and wellness company that encourages mums from home to sell aloe vera products and build a business from home.
Both were aware of each other through working for the company but never met until they headed off on a trip of a lifetime to South Africa.
Explains Marie: 'We were in the top three percent globally which qualified us for a trip to Johannesburg in South Africa where we'd go and collect our cheques for our work throughout the year.
When they came back home the pair continued to meet for brunch and started brainstorming various business ideas.
'I'm on what's called a career break which is for five years, primarily to look after my daughter Mila, now aged four,' explains Marie.
Mel too wanted to spend time with her sons, Oscar, 11, Archie, eight, and Margot, two as she lost twin boys eight years ago.
'Things like that make you change,' she says.
'I love my career but I need to have other things in my life. I am still very passionate about what I do but I was pregnant again and I thought even if it just gives me a year off to do the school run and all those things other mums get to do that will be great. But it just evolved.
Their main motivation for the Lifestyle Box is the self-care aspect and they are also proud of the brands they include which are not only independent but mostly sourced from other women building businesses from home. It's also about the experience of what you get through the post.
'There are different ways you can subscribe,' explains Marie.
The most pleasurable part of for Mel and Marie is sourcing the products and basing them around monthly themes.
'The first theme was Me Time - that was all pale pinks and the idea was that you have a nice rose petal bath, you've got your crystal coaster for your glass of wine, a candle and your bookmark with your feather,' says Marie.
'The second was the Happiness Box with an orange hand cream, facial serum, all hand-made and a little notebook as we were doing lives on our social media and trying to get women into creating a journal and encouraging positivity, making them think about what makes them happy.
'The next was the Keep Calm box which included a spoon hand-stamped in vintage silver. There are beauty boxes out there and we like to have a bit of beauty and pamper but also homeware, a bit of consumables and you can try and fragrances. We like the same kinds of beautiful smells, lovely cushions and colour themes which we apply to the boxes.
They both enjoy the feedback from subscribers and have discovered that the reason why they love their Lifestyle Boxes so much is the surprise element.
'The feedback is they don't get anything nice through the post. It's bills and junk mail, so to get something that's just for them takes them right back to being a child at Christmas,' says Mel.
With clients as far away as the Isle of Wight and the Scottish highlands and requests from Canada, Australia and the USA the pair are now planning to go international.
Mel said: 'We were approached by Dragon's Den through social media and although we both thought it would be a great form a publicity we didn't know whether we needed anyone else to be part of the business yet. It's still early days.


A New Pilot Program to Help Non-profit organizations become more energy efficient!
There are many things that regular West Virginians can do to save energy. The best first step for AEP customers is to get a free "HomeSMART energy assessment" to learn of top priority changes that need to be made. Once you have the knowledge, you can know what changes should be made soon, and which can wait.
Non-profit organizations can free up resources by upgrading their building's efficiency and cutting bills.
In order to encourage greater participation in Appalachian Power's home energy assessment program and to help Non-profits start to save on their own energy bills. AEP is having a contest and rewards program for people getting their free energy assessment. Every non-profit "wins" something, as long as they sign some people up but there is a competition component to the program too. Please fill out this form carefully to pledge to sign up your home for a FREE HomeSMART Energy Assessment.
Click here to sign EEWV's pledge to save energy!
1. Attend an educational training held by Appalachian Power. EEWV is planning several training sessions throughout Appalachian Power's service territory.
2. Sign a simple memorandum of understanding with Appalachian Power.
3. Encourage your congregants and friends to get their HomeSMART Energy Assessments and let you know once they got their assessment.
4. Issue the names and addresses of participants to Appalachian Power quarterly in the upcoming year.
5. In the summer of 2016, your congregation will receive a credit for energy efficiency upgrades equal to $10 for each Appalachian Power customer that received an upgrade. The congregation with the most assessments (minimum 100) gets $10,000 worth of efficiency upgrades for the building.
6. Make the upgrades to your organization and start saving money on your energy bills!
Our partner organization West Virginia Interfaith Power & Light has been instrumental in the planning and execution of the educational training's that are needed to participate in the non-profit engagement program. EEWV has been a member of WVIPL's steering committee since its inception, and it was through that collaboration that the nonprofit engagement program was conceived. Together we have successfully held meetings in Charleston, Wheeling, Huntington, and Beckley.


Every April the Missoula Valley of Western Montana comes alive with a timber sports event that you won't want to miss! That's when Missoula Forestry Days celebrates the skill and bravery of those who work in the time honored tradition of logging. With everything from logging competitions to antique saw mill and horse logging demonstrations, this event has it all! The laid back atmosphere of this fun and family oriented weekend draws thousands of enthusiastic onlookers and expert competitors. From the very young to the very old, there's something for everyone!
*This site is dedicated to my father Scott Kuehn and to the men and women who work tirelessly alongside him to ensure we manage our forests in a productive and responsible manner.


Grew up with Karlovac (Croatia) youth teams.
Made his debut with Karlovac during the 1996-97 season.
Signed for the 1997-98 season by Benston Zagreb.
Back to Benston Zagreb for the 1999-00 season.
Signed for the 2000-01 season by Chicago Bulls.
Moved to Greece for the 2003-04 season, signed by Olympiacos Piraeus.
Moved to Italy for the 2004-05 season, signed by Fortitudo Bologna.
Moved to Spain for the 2006-07 season, signed by Girona CB.
Back to Italy for the 2007-08 season, signed by Fortitudo Bologna.
Signed for the 2010-11 season by KK Dubrava Zagreb..on December'10 moved to Greece, signed by Maroussi.
Moved to Spain for the 2011-12 season, signed by Valladolid CB.
On November'11 back to Croatia, signed by Cedevita Zagreb.
Moved to Lebanon for the 2012-13 season, signed by Amchit Club.
Moved to Croatia for the 2013-14 season, signed by KK Zabok.
Moved to Germany for the 2014-15 season, signed by Brose Baskets Bamberg.
Won the 1998-99 and 2009-10 Croatian National Championship with Cibona Zagreb.
Won the 2014-15 German National Championship with Brose Baskets Bamberg.
Won the 1999 Croatian National Cup with Cibona Zagreb.
Won the 2005 Italian SuperCup with Fortitudo Bologna.
Played at the 2003 and 2005 European Championship.


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Q: Thread.Yield() in coreclr In .NET Thread class has static method Yield.
I see that method in coreclr implementation of Thread.
But documentation doesn't contain that Method description.
Also .NET CLI (dotnet build) cant compile code with that method invocation.
Why?
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runtime:
1.0.0-rc1-update1    coreclr x64          darwin
project.json
{
    "version": "1.0.0-*",
    "compilationOptions":
    {
        "emitEntryPoint": true
    },
    "dependencies":
    {
        "NETStandard.Library": "1.0.0-rc2-*",
        "System.Threading": "4.0.11-rc3-*"
    },

    "frameworks": {
        "dnxcore50": {}
    }
}

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I'm not going to use Thread.Yield();
I was just wondering why some framework features are absent in coreclr.

A: You are looking at the wrong file, the correct one is in the corefx depository.  This one.
Note that it is special, it only contains declarations.  It is the reference assembly, the one that your compiler uses.  As you can tell, it does not have a Yield() method so a guaranteed eek! from the compiler.  Distinguishing the reference assembly from the implementation assembly in the GAC is something that happened a long time ago, have a look-see at the C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies directory on a Windows machine.
The exact reasons that a member or type is omitted is not always obvious.  From what I've seen, factors that play a role are:

*

*The type or member is simply not supported by the .NETCore version of the CLR.  Originally designed to be a small version of the CLR that was targeted to mobile devices and easy to download, Silverlight is the most recognizable member of that family.  With the additional feature that small also makes it easier to port the CLR to another platform, .NETCore served as the bootstrap of CoreCLR since making it run on Linux and OSX was a strong goal.  AppDomain is a good example.

*It might not yet have been implemented on every OS or it is in the wrong .NETStandard profile.  Keeping it out of the reference assembly is a very simple way to prevent a program from accidentally using it and trigger a possibly very hard to diagnose runtime exception.

*The .NET team wanted to deprecate it, CoreFx was a terrific opportunity to cut some dead wood or pursue a new best practice.  Lots of examples of this, String.GetEnumerator() is one that usually stumps programmers, justification I heard from a team member that it isn't efficient enough.  Obsolete .NET 1.x classes like ArrayList are more obvious.
I can't be sure why Thread.Yield() fell on the floor, but it is used heavily in the CoreCLR implementation (YieldProcessor and __SwitchToThread) so high odds that it fits bullet 3.  Microsoft has been pushing hard to make their operating systems and frameworks more friendly to mobile devices, the kind of platform where they have not competed well.  Threads are definitely not friendly.
Good odds that they want you to use Task.Yield() instead.


Creates and adds a IvyArtifact to the set. The semantics of this method are the same as IvyPublication.artifact(java.lang.Object).
Creates and adds a IvyArtifact to the set, which is configured by the associated action. The semantics of this method are the same as IvyPublication.artifact(java.lang.Object, org.gradle.api.Action).


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Lords & Knights is a multi-platform-MMO in a medieval setting, playable on iPhone/iPad, Android, in the browser and on Facebook. Assuming the role of a lord, the players develop their castles and will have to hold their own against thousands of other players. Various unit types with their different offensive and defensive strengths as well as weaknesses will be necessary for conquering castles and capturing resources. By uniting with other players, the lords can help each other by sending troops and resources so they can rule the dark ages successfully. Lords & Knights was launched in June of 2011, has now been downloaded over 12,000,000 times and has earned over 66,000 5 star ratings.


Theresa M. Shulse, of Cedarburg, passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at the Lasata Care Center, in Cedarburg, at the age of 95 years.
Theresa was born on Nov. 12, 1923, in Milwaukee, the daughter of the late Joseph Weindl and the late Theresa Weindl. She was later united in marriage to Leo Shulse, in Milwaukee, in late June of 1947. Their marriage was blessed with two sons, Mike and Gary.
Theresa is survived by her two sons, Mike Shulse and Gary Shulse; and grandchildren: Jeffrey (Lana) Shulse, Steven (Kim) Shulse, Randy (Pauline) Shulse and Jodi Green. She is further survived by step-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Theresa was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Leo Shulse.
A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Mueller Funeral Home, in Cedarburg, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Christopher Seifferlein will officiate the service. A visitation will take place on Saturday, prior to the service, from noon until 2 p.m. Theresa will be laid to rest next to her late husband, Leo, at Zur Ruhe Cemetery, in Cedarburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorials of your choice are appreciated. Please visit www.muellerfuneralhome.com to send any online condolences to the Shulse family.


Poems suitable for reading by 14-15 year olds.
our teacher said there was a lot to digest.
and learn to spell zygote, façade and marquis.
and learn to take rocketship engines apart.
and crack all the codes in the human genome.
that she was just kidding; it's April Fool's Day.


Bangui: Thirteen people have been killed in a town in Central African Republic, a local doctor said on Sunday, as the toll from sectarian violence that has sparked fears of genocide continued to rise.
The clashes took place in Bria, in the centre of the country 450 kilometres from the capital Bangui, between a majority Muslim rebel group and a predominantly Christian armed group called the anti-Balaka.
"Thirteen bodies were found on Saturday after violent fighting between self-defence forces and parts of Abdoulaye Hissene's FPRC," Michel Ambapo told AFP news agency, referring respectively to the anti-Balaka and a faction of the rebel coalition known as the Seleka.
"At least 20 wounded were admitted to hospital, most of them combatants on both sides and several civilians," the doctor added.
The total number of number of deaths in the city since fighting erupted several days earlier "is around 30," Ambapo said.
The UN's peacekeeping force, known as MINUSCA, did not report a toll.
On Saturday, sources reported fatal clashes had taken place in several areas of the country in previous days.
They included more than a dozen fatalities in the southeastern town of Zemio, Jean-Alain Zembi, a priest, told AFP.
Six aid groups wrote to the United Nations last Tuesday, describing the former French colony as "on the brink of catastrophe".
We "request your office take immediate action to prevent the country collapsing into another full-blown conflict", the letter said, adding that "at least 821 civilians have been killed since the start of the year".
One of the world's poorest nations, Central African Republic was pitched into a war between Muslim and Christian armed groups in 2013, unleashed when President Francois Bozize, a Christian, was overthrown by the Seleka.
The Seleka in turn were ousted by a military intervention led by France, which was followed bloody reprisals by the mainly Christian anti-Balaka.
Groups on both sides are now fighting for control of natural resources, including gold and diamonds, as well as regional influence. Half a million people, in a country of 4.5 million, have fled.
On August 7, UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned that the situation was was such that he saw "early warning signs of genocide".


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Artur Martirosyan's Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
April 1, 2021 by Marton
– General Introduction –
Artur Martirosyan is a Russian professional poker player. He was born in 1997.
He has collected $3.114 million in live tournament cashes. That includes an EPT (European Poker Tour) Main Event title which he won for $325,316 in his home country of Russia. The Russian seaside city of Sochi is his favorite location for poker – the majority of his live cashes are from events played there.
He's also seen great success on the virtual felt. On PokerStars, he plays under the screen name "mararthur1". In 2020, he won two SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) titles in one series. The same year, when the coronavirus pandemic forced all WSOP events to be played online, Martirosyan finished ITM in 8 different WSOP Online events on Natural8-GGNetwork.
He has also won 3 GGPoker Super MILLION$ titles.
2017: He starts cashing in live tournaments in his home country of Russia.
2020: He finishes 2nd in the $51,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the partypoker MILLIONS Sochi Super High Roller Series in Sochi, Russia for $495,000.
2020: He wins two SCOOP titles in one year.
2021: He finishes first in the $100,000 No Limit Hold'em – Super High Roller Bowl Europe Event #6 in Cyprus for $1.4 million. That is the biggest single live tournament cash of his career to date.
– Artur Martirosyan's Career –
Martirosyan got into poker quite young. As he told in a video interview on the World Poker Tour's YouTube channel, his father taught him how to play the world's most popular card game when he was around 17 years old. Originally, he played with his father and his father's friends.
He soon took a liking to the game, so he started studying strategy on his own. As it turned out, he was really good at it too. By the time he was 21, he was delivering live tournament scores from major events across Europe. Because he became a professional poker player so young, he didn't even have time to start his career in any civil profession.
Martirosyan has $3.114 million in live tournament earnings, according to his profile on the most prominent live poker tournament database, The Hendon Mob. That sum was accumulated over the course of ITM finishes in 41 different live events played over a 5-year period. He's currently in the top 20 on the site's Russian all time money list. Given his young age, he's almost guaranteed to rise even higher on that list.
The first recorded cash on his page is from October 2017. He came in 34th in the ₽22,000 No Limit Hold'em – Sochi Poker Cup #12 event at the PokerStars Festival Sochi for ₽48,000 (which equaled about $835 at the time). Sochi, the Russian city on the shore of the Black Sea, persisted through his poker career as his favorite location – a whopping 27 out of his 41 live cashes come from tournaments that took place in Sochi!
His second score is a 25th place finish in the ₽192,000 buy-in EPT (European Poker Tour) Main Event for ₽768,000 ($13,460). The first time he made a money finish outside Russia was in August 2018. He finished 189th in another EPT Main Event, this time in Barcelona, winning €9,740 in the €5,300 buy-in tournament.
The first time Martirosyan made a live tourney score for over $100K was in March 2020. He came in 2nd in the $51,000 NLHE event at the partypoker MILLIONS Super High Roller Series in – where else – Sochi. He pocketed no less than $495,000. He lost the heads-up battle for the title to the Belarussian poker superstar Mikita Badziakouski.
Only two days before, Martirosyan bagged another major score in the high roller series, finishing 6th in the $25,500 NLHE event for $87,000.
A year later, in March 2021, he took down the ₽175,000 Main Event at EPT Sochi for ₽24.633 million ($325,316). This time, he won the heads-up battle for the title against his fellow Russian Vladislav Naumov.
Artur Martirosyan picked up around $325,000 for taking down the EPT Sochi Main Event, beating a field of 852 entries. https://t.co/voYr1wB0vQ
— PokerStarsBlog (@PokerStarsBlog) March 29, 2021
In August 2021, he took down the $100,000 NLHE – Super High Roller Bowl Europe Event #6 in Kyrenia, Cyprus. He won $1.4 million, which is his biggest single live tournament score to date.
Artur Martirosyan is yet to win his first WSOP gold bracelet.
In fact, his only World Series cashes are from online events from 2020 and 2021. However, those are plentiful. A total of 8 WSOP cashes were racked up by Martirosyan on Natural8-GGNetwork, for around $50,000 total in 2020, with an additional 8 ITM finishes in 2021 totaling around $143,000 more in online cashes.
The biggest one of the 16 was for $107413, which he got for finishing 10th out of a field of 255 players in the $25,000 NLHE Super High Roller Championship online event.
Martirosyan also has two more ITM finishes from when the WSOP Circuit came to his "home turf", Sochi.
Martirosyan has always focused on tournaments over cash games in his poker career.
Therefore, it is not surprising that he hasn't appeared on any TV shows or online live streams where he would play live cash in front of an audience.
Martirosyan also has quite an impressive tally of online tournament results, not just live tournament results.
On PokerStars, he plays under the screen name "mararthur1". In 2020, he won two SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) titles in one series for $429K combined.
First, he came in first in a field of 143 players in Event #29: $5,200 NLHE Midweek Freeze for $157,427; then he went on to take down Event #17: $10,300 NLHE High Roller for $271,790 more.
We've mentioned his 8 ITM finishes in the 2020 WSOP Online on Natural8-GGNetwork above.
Martirosyan, playing under his full name, has racked up some major scores on partypoker as well. In May 2020, he cashed in 7 events at the Super High Roller Bowl Online series taking place on party, each for over $100K. That included one victory in the $10,300 NLHE event for $234,605.
He had two runner-up finishes in two $25K NLHE events, for $405,000 and $352,000, respectively. At heads-up, he lost to real poker A-listers both times: to all time live money list leader Justin Bonomo first, then to the Swiss online cash game crusher Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger.
In April 2020, he finished second once again, this time in the $25,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the Poker Masters Online on partypoker. He got $346,500 for that performance.
He cashed in 8 other events at the Poker Masters Online (thus 9 cashes total). He led the Poker Masters Online leaderboard up until the very end – however, he eventually got overtaken by Alexandros Kolonias from Greece who took home the Player of the Year title. Martirosyan finished second.
Martirosyan has also performed very well in Natural8-GGNetwork's high rollers as well, winning 3 of their famous weekly $10,300 Super MILLION$ events. His latest victory came in February 2022, when he topped the 270-player field to seize the $526,439 first prize. He beat Markkos Ladev from Estonia heads-up in the end.
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God knew the struggles that Mankind would undergo, with their life on this earth, the kind that Satan and his demons make Mankind undergo, in order to tear them away from the path to God's Eternal Kingdom. He saw His Own Son, Jesus Christ, undergoing those very same trials, struggles, and tribulations, within the time He walked on this earth. This is why God, the Father of Creation, had to send Jesus Christ His Son to the Cross, to conquer the death sentence that Satan gave to Mankind, by introducing sin in the Garden of Eden. Jesus Christ knew what He had to do in order to protect His Brothers and Sisters from it. He was the Lamb slain, so that His Blood can cover all those that understood His Mission, when He walked this earth….from His Teachings to His Death…and what He did through His Resurrection into the Eternal Paradise. The Blood Covering the Jesus Christ provided at the Cross, on Calvary, is the veil that God provided for all those that truly understood God and His Divine Laws of Love, and what will protect them from the death sentence that Satan and his demons try to drag Mankind into serving.
Just as in the Old Testament, where the Jews were instructed to put lamb's blood over their doorways, so that the Angel of Death could pass over their homes, while the pestilences were passing over the Egyptians….Jesus Christ, became the Lamb, who sacrificed His Blood for God's Most Prized Creations, Mankind, so that we can cover ourselves, as believers in God's Divine Laws of Love….the way Jesus Christ demonstrated through His Life, Death, and Resurrection. The very name of Jesus Christ makes demons flee because even they understand the Commission Jesus Christ showed us at the Cross…the magnitude to which Jesus Christ's act on the Cross exemplified. The very reason why Satan and his demons do not want others to know of the Blood Covering.
The Blood Covering that Jesus Christ provided on the Cross at Calvary can only be applied by those who have become born again in mind, body and soul by breaking away from the ways of this world to which the Father of Creation says His Ways to the Eternal Kingdom are not a part of…..and believes in the Commission that Jesus Christ demonstrated on the Cross, Calvary…ways of Nonviolence, Unconditional Love, and Mercy.
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Q: get sub elements with xpath of lxml.html (Python) I am trying to get sub element with lxml.html, the code is as below.
import lxml.html as LH

html = """

Number:cewoilgas

Number:NHYQZX

Number:energyinfo

Number:calgary_information

Number:oilgas_pro

"""

To get the sub element in li:
htm = LH.fromstring(html)
for li in htm.xpath("//ul/li"):
    print li.xpath("//p/label/text()")

Curious why the outcome is
['cewoilgas', 'NHYQZX', 'energyinfo', 'calgary_information', 'oilgas_pro']
['cewoilgas', 'NHYQZX', 'energyinfo', 'calgary_information', 'oilgas_pro']
['cewoilgas', 'NHYQZX', 'energyinfo', 'calgary_information', 'oilgas_pro']
['cewoilgas', 'NHYQZX', 'energyinfo', 'calgary_information', 'oilgas_pro']
['cewoilgas', 'NHYQZX', 'energyinfo', 'calgary_information', 'oilgas_pro']

And I also found the solution is:
htm = LH.fromstring(html)
for li in htm.xpath("//ul/li"):
    print li.xpath(".//p/label/text()")

the result is:
['cewoilgas']
['NHYQZX']
['energyinfo']
['calgary_information']
['oilgas_pro']

Should this be regarded as a bug for lxml? why xpath still match through the whole root element (ul) while it is under the sub-element (li)?

A: No, this is not a bug, but is an intended behavior. If you start your expression with //, it does not matter if you call it on the root of the tree or on any element of the tree - it is going to be absolute and it is going to be applied from the root.
Just remember, if calling xpath() on an element and you want it to work relative from this element, always start your expressions with a dot which would refer to a current node.
By the way, absolutely (pun intended) the same happens in selenium and it's find_element(s)_by_xpath().

A:
//para selects all the para descendants of the document root and thus
  selects all para elements in the same document as the context node
//olist/item selects all the item elements in the same document as the
  context node that have an olist parent
. selects the context node
.//para selects the para element descendants of the context node

you can find more example in XML Path Language (XPath)


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		<?php $this->load->helper('form');
		echo form_open('Welcome');
			echo form_label('Desired user Name:', 'su_name');
			$data= array(
				'name' => 'su_name',
				'required' => 'required'
			);
			echo form_input($data);

			echo "
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//---------------------------------------
			echo form_label('Password:', 'spassword');
			$data= array(
				'type' => 'password',
				'name' => 'spassword',
				'required' => 'required'
			);
			echo form_input($data);

			echo "
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//---------------------------------------
			echo form_label('Email:', 'ema');
			$data= array(
				'type' => 'email',
				'name' => 'ema',
				'required' => 'required'
			);
			echo form_input($data);

			echo "
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//---------------------------------------
			echo form_label('Phone (optional):', 'pho');
			$data= array(
				'type' => 'tel',
				'name' => 'pho',
			);
			echo form_input($data);

			echo "
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//---------------------------------------

			$data = array(
				'type' => 'submit',
				'value'=> 'Submit',
				'class'=> 'button'
			);
			echo form_submit($data); ?>

		<?php echo form_close(); ?>

When you're finished, just login!

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Max Klein
Senior – Norton
Max Klein is 41 years of age and is a partner in Banks of Harringay, London.
He rode at Brooklands before the war and was 'gold starred' in 1937. In 1947 he competed in both Junior and Senior Manx Grand Prix Races, finishing in the Junior but crashing at Glen Helen in the Senior. In 1948 he turned "International" and finished 21st in the Senior T.T. at 71.2 m.p.h, just missing a replica. In 1949 he had an even worse run of luck; his entry for the Senior Race was returned, but his Junior entry on a Velocette was accepted. Unfortunately, however, he fell off at the Gooseneck in practice and broke his left wrist, so was a non-starter.
He rode an A.J.S. in the 1950 Junior T.T. and finished 53rd at a speed of 73.94 m.p.h. qualifying for a second-class replica, but in the Senior he retired in the third lap. He won the 350 class Handicap in the Ulster and was placed in one or two Short Circuit events.
Hobby; Riding a sidecar outfit in trials.
He is entered in the Junior on last year's A.J.S. by Banks, of Harringay, and in the Senior, on a new-type Norton, by J. Thomson and Son Ltd., of South Croydon.
Name Variant: Max *Klein
1951 Senior TT 30 3:23:29.00 77.88 AJS
1951 Junior TT 48 3:24:14.00 77.6 AJS
1948 Senior TT 21 3:42:34.40 71.2 Norton
1948 Junior TT 40 3:56:25.40 67.03 Norton
1947 Senior MGP R Norton
1947 Junior MGP 45 3:26:02.00 65.84 Norton
1946 Senior MGP R Ariel
1946 Junior MGP R Norton


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84 - December 2013
What are the recommendations and where is the place of fruits and vegetables in a healthy diet?
NEW POLICY APPROACHES TO INCREASE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES CONSUMPTION
N° 84 | December 2013
There is an enormous body of evidence from studies that range from molecular biology of nutrients to population-level interventions. Distilling this information to practical advice on healthy eating represents a major challenge. As our knowledge is rapidly increasing and becoming more refined and detailed, recommendations require frequent updating.
Dietary recommendations: a permanent updating
Until the past couple of decades, a primary focus of human nutrition was the prevention of nutrient deficiency, and achieving the recommended daily allowances (RDAs)1 for essential nutrients was the central objective. This approach led to the development of the Basic Seven food groups during World War II and later the Basic Four (meat, dairy, grains, and fruits and vegetables) as the definition of a healthy diet to be conveyed to the public2. This effort, together with selective fortification and greater availability of food variety, successfully eliminated most clinically evident nutrient deficiencies from the United States and Europe. More recently, the definition of a healthy diet has expanded to focus more broadly on the optimization of long-term health, accounting for subclinical dietary insufficiencies as well as excesses.
Elements of a healthy diet can be expressed as foods or nutrients. Using foods is attractive because it is familiar and makes choice and communication easier. Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to describe an optimal diet only in terms of foods. The main reason is that the same foods can be made in many ways. Besides, the proportion of the food supply that is already processed or is eaten away from home increases. Most guidelines are hybrids that use a combination of food and nutrient criteria.
What about fruits and vegetables?
Fruits and vegetables are the only food recommended as such in many written guidelines. Increasing intakes of fruit and vegetables is a crucial part of the main food-related approaches to preventing noncommunicable diseases.
Much of the advice to eat more vegetables and fruits3 has been based on hopes of reducing cancer. However, after adjusting for differences in other lifestyle factors such as smoking and body mass index, most cohort studies show much weaker—or no—relation between overall fruit and vegetable consumption and risks of common cancers4-7. However, investigators have seen inverse relationships for renal cell11 and estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer8. There may be some benefit for specific fruits or vegetables against specific cancers. For example, some evidence suggests that lycopene, mainly from tomato products, reduces risk of advanced prostate cancer9,10.
In contrast, substantial epidemiologic evidence consistently supports a benefit of higher intake of fruit and vegetable consumption for cardiovascular disease11. High intake of vegetables reduces blood pressure12; the active factors remain unclear, but potassium is a likely contributor13. Other benefits of higher fruit and vegetable intake likely include lower risk of neural tube defects, the most common severe birth defect14, due to higher folic acid intake. Intake of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which are high in green leafy vegetables, has been inversely related to risk of cataracts15,16. The benefits of fruit do not necessarily extend in the same manner to juice. Juice typically contains less fiber, and because of the natural sugar content, and because large quantities can be consumed rapidly, it contributes to weight gain and glucose intolerance17.
Current Recommendations for a healthy diet
Information regarding optimal diets continues to evolve, and recommendations must be tempered by the recognition that information will always be incomplete. In particular, the long-term influence of diet in early life requires decades of study.
Although our data are evolving, we may draw some general conclusions, based on data from epidemiologic studies, trials, and metabolic and laboratory studies, which are unlikely to change substantially. Fruits and vegetables are essential foods in a healthy diet, and their daily consumption is highly recommended across all dietary guidelines.
Other recommendations should be drawn:
Fruit juice should be limited to not more than ∼1 small glass per day.
Moderate alcohol can be part of a healthy diet for those in whom it is not contraindicated (up to one drink per day for women and up to two for men).
For most people, taking a daily RDA level (DV) multiple vitamins containing 1,000 to 2,000 IU of vitamin D provides a sensible nutritional safety net.
Physical activity must be also integrated in these recommendations for a healthy lifestyle. Staying lean and active throughout life will have major health benefits. Because most people in developed countries work at sedentary jobs, weight control will usually require daily physical activity and some effort to avoid overconsumption of calories.
At the international level, institutions and governments have identified unhealthy diet and physical inactivity as important NCD risk factors. Priority concerns have included excessive intake of energy, saturated fats and trans fats, free sugars and salt, as well as low consumption of vegetables and fruits. However, policies to promote F&V consumption by making them widely available and affordable have usually been inadequate.
BASED ON: Willett WC, Stampfer MJ. Current evidence on healthy eating. Annu Rev Public Health. 2013;34:77-95.
Food Nutr. Board. 1989. Recommended Dietary Allowances. Washington, DC: Natl. Acad. Sci. 10th rev. ed.
Hayes O, et al.. 1955. Suggested revisions of the Basic 7. J. Am. Diet Assoc. 31:1103–7
Natl. Res. Counc. Comm. on Diet and Health. 1989. Diet and Health: Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk. Washington, DC: Natl. Acad. Press
Boffetta P et al. 2010. Fruit and vegetable intake and overall cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 102:529–37
Koushik A, et al. 2007. Fruits, vegetables, and colon cancer risk in a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 99:1471–83
Smith-Warner SA, et al. 2001. Intake of fruits and vegetables and risk of breast cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies. JAMA 285:769–76
Smith-Warner SA, et al. 2003. Fruits, vegetables and lung cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies. Int. J. Cancer 107:1001–11
Fung TT, et al. 2005. Dietary patterns and the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Int. J. Cancer 116:116–21
Giovannucci E. 1999. Tomatoes, tomato-based products, lycopene, and cancer: review of the epidemiologic literature. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 91:317–31
World Cancer Res. Fund, Am. Inst. Cancer Res. 2007. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective. Second Expert Rep. London: WCRF.
Hung HC, et al. 2004. Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of major chronic disease. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 21:1577–84
Sacks FM, et al. 2001. Effects on blood pressure of reduced dietary sodium and the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet. N. Engl. J. Med. 344:3–10
Sacks FM, et al.. 1998. Effect on blood pressure of potassium, calcium, and magnesium in women with low habitual intake. Hypertension 31:131–38
Werler MM, et al. 1993. Periconceptional folic acid exposure and risk of occurrent neural tube defects. JAMA 269:1257–61
Brown L et al. 1999. A prospective study of carotenoid intake and risk of cataract extraction in US men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 70:517–2421. Bazzano LA et al. 2008. Intake of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juices and risk of diabetes in women. Diabetes Care 31:1311–17
Chasan-Taber L et al. 1999. A prospective study of carotenoid and vitamin A intakes and risk of cataract extraction in US women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 70:509–16
Bazzano LA, Li TY, Joshipura KJ, Hu FB. 2008. Intake of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juices and risk ofdiabetes in women. Diabetes Care 31:1311–17
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using System;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace PredicateParser.Tests
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class NumberPropertyTests
    {
        public Person Subject { get; set; }

        private bool EvalulateExpression(string expression)
        {
            Subject.Inspect();
            return ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate(expression, Subject);
        }

        [SetUp]
        public void BeforeTest()
        {
            Subject = People.John;
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntEqualsProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age == 60";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyNegateEqualsProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"!(Age == 50)";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntNotEqualsProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age != 50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntGreaterOrEqualsProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age >= 60";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntLessThanProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age < 61";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntLessThanEqualsProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age <= 60";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntBetweenProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age > 50 && Age < 70";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntOutOfRangeUpperBoundProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age < 61 || Age > 59 ";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyIntOutOfRangeLowerBoundProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Age > 60 || Age < 62";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNumberEquals()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary == 2300.50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNumberNotEquals()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary != 2200.50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNumberGreaterThan()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary > 2200";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNumberGreaterThanEquals()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary >= 1200";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNumberLessThan()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary < 2300.51";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNumberLessThanEquals()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary <= 2300.50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealBetweenProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary > 2000 && Salary < 3000";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealNotOutOfRangeBetweenProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"!(Salary > 2400 && Salary < 2350)";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }
        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealOutOfRangeUpperBoundProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary > 2300 || Salary < 2300.51";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyRealOutOfRangeLowerBoundProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary > 2400.50 || Salary < 2300.60";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyNegativeIntEquals()
        {
            var expr = @"-Age == -60";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyNegativeRealNumberEquals()
        {
            var expr = @"-Salary == -2300.50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyAdditionProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary + 1050 == 3350.50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifySubtractionProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary - 1000 == 1300.50";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyMultiplyProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary * 3.5  == 8051.75";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyDivProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary / 2  == 1150.25";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyModProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"Salary % 2  == 0.5";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

        [Test]
        public void VerifyNestedMathOnProperty()
        {
            var expr = @"(Salary + (20  * 3))  / 2 == 1180.25";
            Assert.IsTrue(EvalulateExpression(expr));
        }

    }

}


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Bears, Forte agree to four-year deal
Both sides had a Monday deadline
Posted: July 17, 2012 1:31 PM
Updated: December 31, 2019 11:39 PM
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears say they have agreed to a four-year contract with Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte.
The sides had a Monday deadline to reach a deal. Otherwise, Forte would have had to play next season for $7.74 million after being hit with the franchise player tag or hold out.
The Bears did not release the financial terms, and agent Adisa Bakari did not return calls seeking comment. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing a source, reported the deal is worth $32 million with more than $18 million guaranteed.
The agreement settles the biggest issue hanging over the team. The Bears will have all their key pieces in place when training camp starts next week.


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National Guard troops provided security at the U.S. Capitol and around Washington, D.C., for the upcoming presidential inauguration amid threats by extremist supporters of President Trump. (Image credit: Tyrone Turner/WAMU)
In Michigan, Sunday's protest in Lansing was deemed "eclectic, but small and dull." It wasn't alone.(Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Georgia Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock took to the pulpit at Martin Luther King Jr.'s spiritual home for a sermon honoring the civil rights icon and calling for his work to continue.(Image credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images)
A Twitter spokesperson said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene violated the company policy it recently used to remove thousands of QAnon-related accounts. Her account was suspended for 12 hours.(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
As the inauguration nears, the Capitol has become a fortress. The fences surrounding it, writes NPR's Michel Martin, "are the hallmarks of a country at war, and most tragically, at war with itself." (Image credit: J. Countess/Getty Images)
NASA's 8-Minute Rocket Test Shuts Down After 67 Seconds
The test was for NASA's Space Launch System, a successor to the retired Space Shuttle program. It takes eight minutes to generate the power needed to get to space, and ultimately to the moon.(Image credit: NASA/Getty Images)
Police Arrest Man With Handgun, Woman Impersonating Officer Near D.C. Checkpoints
In separate incidents over the weekend, police arrested a 63-year-old woman who claimed to be an officer and a 22-year-old man carrying a firearm, high-capacity magazines and unregistered ammunition.(Image credit: Tyrone Turner/WAMU)
Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Detained After Returning To Russia Following Poisoning
Russian authorities detained the country's top opposition leader after he landed in Moscow on a flight from Berlin. Navalny had been gone nearly five months since he was poisoned last August.(Image credit: Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images)
Club Of 1-Term Presidents Awaits Its Reluctant New Member: Trump
Trump joins a subset of former presidents who were denied a second term by the voters. For any public figure, that sort of hired-and-fired rejection might be purgatory. For Trump, it might be worse.(Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The famous — even infamous — producer, known for his "Wall of Sound," died Saturday. He produced records for The Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner as well as The Beatles, among many others.(Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)