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Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows
A FairMormon Analysis of: American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, a work by author: Sally Denton
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, a work by author Sally Denton
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Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 1: Palmyra, 1823"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 2: Kirtland/Far West, 1831"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 3: Nauvoo, 1840"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter Four: Winter Quarters—Council Bluffs, 1846"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 5: Salt Lake City, August 24, 1849"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 6: Sevier River, October 26, 1853"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 7: Harrison, March 29, 1857"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 8: Deseret, August 3, 1857"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 9"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 10: Mountain Meadows, September 7-11, 1857"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 11: Deseret, September 12, 1857"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 12: Camp Scott, November 16, 1857"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 13: Cedar City, April 7, 1859"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 14: Mountain Meadows, May 25, 1861"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 15: Mountain Meadows, March 23, 1877"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 16: Mountain Meadows Aftermath"
This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within FairMormon Answers. An effort has been made to provide the author's original sources where possible.
Response to claim: 3 - Joseph Smith is claimed to have been visited by a "spirit" named Moroni
Response to claim: 4 - Joseph made "excited proclamations to the public" regarding his First Vision
Response to claim: 4 - The author claims that Joseph experienced "hundreds of mythical persecutions" throughout his life
Response to claim: 4 - Joseph is claimed to have spent his leisure time leading a band of treasure diggers
Response to claim: 4 - Joseph is claimed to have been "apprenticed" with a man who was described as "a peripatetic magician, conjurer and fortuneteller"
Response to claim: 5 - The "autumnal equinox and a new moon" were considered to be "an excellent time to commence new projects"
Response to claim: 5 - Joseph's family is claimed to have had a "nonconforming contempt for organized religion"
Response to claim: 6 - Lucy Smith is claimed to have "abandoned traditional Protestantism" in favor of "mysticism and miracles"
Response to claim: 7 - Joseph is claimed to have "detested the plow as only a farmer's son can"
Response to claim: 7 - Joseph is claimed to have told stories about the Mound Builders
Response to claim: 7 - Joseph entertained his family with tales of the ancient inhabitants of the area
Response to claim: 8 - The author claims that Emma was warned not to touch the plates because she would suffer "instant death if her eyes fell upon them"
Response to claim: 8 - Laman and Lemuel, were evil sinners, causing God to curse them and all of their descendants with a red skin
Response to claim: 9 - The author claims that the Book of Mormon was rooted in "the conviction that all believers were on the road to Godhood"
Response to claim: 9 - The author claims that Joseph Smith's "evangelical socialism" was a precursor to "Marxian communism"
Response to claim: 10 - The author describes the LDS view of God as "a corporeal being residing on a planet orbiting a star called Kolob and sexually active with a Heavenly Mother and other wives"
Response to claim: 12 - Joseph Smith was "infected with the virus" of land speculation
Response to claim: 13 - It is claimed that Joseph stated that Independence Missouri was the site of the Garden of Eden and that the location of Far West was where Cain killed Abel
Response to claim: 14 - Joseph became a "swaggering general in his Army of Israel" and that "drilling and pageantry were quite suddenly pervasive aspects of a once-pacific Kirtland existence"
Response to claim: 14 - In Kirtland, Joseph "then initiated the secret rituals that would further repel their conventional Christian neighbors"
Response to claim: 14 - The name of the Church was changed to the "Church of Latter-day Saints" in 1834
Response to claim: 14 - Emma is claimed to have driven "the girl" Fanny Alger out of her house
Response to claim: 15 - Joseph issued his prophecy regarding the Civil War after visiting New York and hearing about how
President Jackson should deal with "a rebellious South Carolina"
Response to claim: 15 - Failure of the bank in Kirtland caused Joseph to leave Kirtland in the middle of the night
Response to claim: 16 - Joseph "organized a secret group of loyalists" called the Danites
Response to claim: 16 - The Danites introduced "blood atonement" in order to "save" people by slitting their throats
Response to claim: 20 - Joseph claimed to be a "second Mohammad" in a speech in Far West
Response to claim: 23 - "Having suffered beatings and tarrings at the hands of Mormon baiters years earlier, and having faced impending death at various junctures, Smith sensed rightly that events in Nauvoo would be the grand finale of his life"
Response to claim: 23 - Building a spired marble temple took precedence over everything else
Response to claim: 24 - The Council of Fifty was "a group of princes" who would rule the "Mormon empire"
Response to claim: 25 - Joseph had himself ordained "king" during the time that he was running for President
Response to claim: 25 - Joseph had a "narcissistic" "theme of deceiving self and others"
Response to claim: 26 - "Nauvoo, unlike Kirtland, had become the sanctuary for strange ceremonials and shrouded rites many members found increasingly alien and offensive"
Response to claim: 26- A "Mormon historian" claims that celestial marriage "allowed the most ordinary backwoodsman to become a god and rule over worlds of his own creation with as many wives as his righteousness could sustain"
Response to claim: 26 - Joseph "plunged into new sealings to married women, sisters, and very young girls"
Response to claim: 27 - The founders of the Nauvoo Expositor were "men who knew too much"
Response to claim: 27 - "Smith ordered the Nauvoo Legion to storm the newspaper, destroy the press, and burn all extant issues"
Response to claim: 27 - The author claims that "the constitutional defenders of the First Amendment" called for Joseph Smith's arrest after the destruction of the Expositor
Response to claim: 28 - Joseph sent orders to the Nauvoo Legion from Carthage Jail to come and free him
Response to claim: 28 - The author claims that "lore had it" that Joseph gave the Masonic distress signal "before calling out: 'Oh Lord my God. Is there no help for the widow's son?"
Response to claim: 29 - The author claims that Joseph's death was "second in importance only to that of Jesus Christ"
Response to claim: 29 - Allen J. Stout's journal says that he will avenge Joseph's blood to the fourth generation
Response to claim: 29 - D. Michael Quinn said that Joseph "failed to clarify for the highest leadership of the church the precise method of succession God intended"
Response to claim: 30 - Sidney Rigdon is claimed to have "recently apostatized over Smith's attempted seduction of his daughter in to a polygamous marriage"
Response to claim: 31 - Sidney Rigdon, "Knowing he could not compete with Smith as a seer..."
Response to claim: 32 - The temple is claimed to have "placed under the most sacred obligations to avenge the blood of the Prophet, whenever an opportunity offered, and to teach their children to do the same"
Response to claim: 32 - The "entire Mormon people" became "sworn and avowed enemies of the American nation"
Response to claim: 36 - The author claims that Brigham "disposed of his rivals." Stanley P. Hirshson is quoted as claiming that Nauvoo became a "police state"
Response to claim: 36 - The author claims that John D. Lee was "an integral component in the new power structure" after Joseph's death
Response to claim: 37 - The author claims that Emma and other Smith relatives returned to Far West and founded the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Response to claim: 37 - The author claims that Joseph wanted people to receive their endowments for the "Mormon road to heaven"
Response to claim: 37 - LDS missionaries to England "capitalized on the intolerable social and economic conditions" in order to gain converts
Response to claim: 38 - Quoting D. Michael Quinn, the author notes that Brigham said that women "have no right to meddle in the affairs of the Kingdom of God"
Response to claim: 38 - The author claims that Brigham "commended his police for nearly beating to death an apostate within the walls of the temple"
Response to claim: 38-39 - The author mentions "the pending indictment of two leaders of the Church on counterfeiting charges..."
Response to claim: 39 - The author claims that "thousands of armed Mormons and Gentiles faced off" in Nauvoo
Response to claim: 42 - The author blames Col. Thomas Kane for helping to cover up the Massacre
Response to claim: 53 - The author claims that John D. Lee was sent by Brigham to intercept the payroll from the Mormon battalion in order to consecrate it to the Church
Response to claim: 54 - he author claims that Brigham declared "his own death and resurrection"
Response to claim: 55 - The author claims that Brigham "overcame resistance" from the Council of the Twelve and "finalized his own ascendancy" in order to be "elevated to a deity"
Response to claim: 59 - The author claims that Brigham Young "gave an ominous warning to all who had come. From this point forward, anyone who refused to live the laws about to be set forth was free to leave"
Response to claim: 67 - The author notes that several new federal officials fled the Utah Territory because they felt threatened
Response to claim: 68-69 - Blood atonement
Response to claim: 69 - The author claims that apostasy and adultery were punishable by beheading
Response to claim: 70 - Brigham said that Adam was God and was a polygamist
Response to claim: 73 - Brigham is said to have threatened to "unsheathe" his bowie knife against the Gladdenites
Response to claim: 79 - Brigham's fortification of villages against attack by the Indians was a reversal of Book of Mormon prophecies regarding the Lamanites
Response to claim: 90 - The author claims that Latter-day Saint elders were "in the habit of confiscating at will younger wives of less ranking members of the church"
Response to claim: 90 - In the Gunnison death, the Mormons are claimed to have defamed the victims while blaming the Indians
Response to claim: 103 - The Fancher wagon train appeared to be "marked" from the time that they arrived at Salt Lake City
Response to claim: 104 - Deaths in the handcart companies caused "most Salt Lake Mormons" to lay the blame "squarely at Young's feet"
Response to claim: 105 - The book discusses the "Mormon Reformation"
Response to claim: 105 - The author claims that Brigham said that "all backsliders should be 'hewn down'"
Response to claim: 105 - A list of thirteen questions was "conceived by Young and expanded by Grant"
Response to claim: 106 - Blood atonement
Response to claim: 106 - The author claims that "those who dared to flee Zion were hunted down and killed"
Response to claim: 106 - The killing of William R. Parrish, "an elderly Mormon in high standing"
Response to claim: 106 - Castration of a man by Bishop Warren Snow who was "engaged to a woman Snow wanted to take for a plural wife"
Response to claim: 106 - The author claims that the "bloody regime…ended with" Jedediah "Grant's sudden death, on December 1, 1856"
Response to claim: 108 - Surveyor General David Burr "fled for his life"
Response to claim: 110-112 - It is claimed that Parley P. Pratt was killed because he married Elenore McLean when she was not divorced from her husband
Response to claim: 112-113 - In Brigham's speech on July 24, 1857, he said that "This American Continent will be Zion..."
Response to claim: 115 - The author claims that "Indian" massacres that occurred in Utah Territory were actually carried out by "white-faced Indians who used Mormon slang"
Response to claim: 115 - Brigham instructed the people to "hoard their grain" and not sell to any gentiles
Response to claim: 120 - The author claims that "it seem most likely that" Charles "Rich advised the Fancher train to take the Southern Trail"
Response to claim: 121 - Will Bagley claims that "all information about the emigrants' conduct came from men involved in their murder or cover-up"
Response to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, "Chapter 9: The Southern Trail, August 8-September 4, 1857"
Response to claim: 129 - Will Bagley claimed that Mountain Meadows was known among the Mormons as "a preferred location for the quiet execution of unpleasant tasks"
Response to claim: 131 - The author claims that "numerous apostates" were traveling with the Fancher Train by the time it reached Mountain Meadows
Response to claim: 133- The author claims that William Bateman, who had weeks earlier been "threatened with excommunication for apostasy," was given a chance to redeem himself by "carrying out church orders at Mountain Meadows"
Response to claim: 135 -"The recommendation of the many apostates in the camp would never be known, or whether they considered their fellow Mormons capable of such cold-blooded treachery"
Response to claim: 136a - The author claims that Joseph Smith "had his first vision in 1820" and then three years later reported that he was "surrounded by 'a pillar of light' during a visitation from the angel Moroni"
Response to claim: 136b - The author claims that Brigham Young called his enemies "Christians" and that the Latter-day Saints left Nauvoo, Illinois because they "had been unable to live in peace with their neighbors"
Response to claim: 136g - Did Brigham order the rock cairn memorial at the scene of the massacre dismantled?
Response to claim: 137 - The author claims that the "Mormon apostate refugees" were "blood atoned"
Response to claim: 141 - "Neither that tally nor any later count would include the Mormon "backouts" murdered that day"
Response to claim: 141 - John D. Lee claimed that Brigham Young advised them to claim that the massacre was performed by Indians alone
Response to claim: 142 - The "scheme to blame the atrocity on the Indians" is claimed to have been conceived and crafted "with the characteristic meticulousness for which Brigham Young was famous"
Response to claim: 152 - The event was referred to as the "blood feast of the Danites"
Response to claim: 152 - It is claimed that it is "inconceivable that a crime of this magnitude could have occurred" without being directly ordered by Brigham Young
Response to claim: 153 - The author claims that the murderers reported that a "divine revelation from Brigham Young" was read aloud which commanded them to attack the "cursed gentiles"
Response to claim: 154-155 - Helen Brockett "was told by her grandmother that her great-grandfather J.J. Davidson had been ordered by Brigham Young to go south to participate in the slaughter"
Response to claim: 156 - The author claims that the Church invented the myth of "poisoned springs"
Response to claim: 158 - It is claimed that on September 1, 1857, Brigham enlisted the support of the Indians "against the wagon train"
Response to claim: 159 - The author claims that Indians were not involved with the massacre; it was all Mormons
Response to claim: 165 - Brigham Young had "seen to it that Van Vliet heard nothing of Mountain Meadows"
Response to claim: 165 - Brigham did not preach the sermon at the church meeting attended by Van Vliet because he was "too furious to conduct the service"
Response to claim: 165 - Brigham made an "oblique but unrecognized reference to the massacre at Mountain Meadows" to Van Vliet"
Response to claim: 167 - "any man who defied Young's orders would be put to death"
Response to claim: 172 - "droves of Saints leaving California for Utah" and "a matching number leaving Utah of a crisis of conscience spurred by the events of Mountain Meadows"
Response to claim: 172 - Ann Eliza Young claims that she "knew instinctively, as did many others, that something was being hidden from the mass of the people"
Response to claim: 173 - It is claimed that Brigham Young instructed John D. Lee to write a letter laying the blame for the massacre on the Indians
Response to claim: 173 - Brigham is claimed to have told Chief Walker's successor Arapeen to "help himself to what he wanted" of the "spoils of the slaughter"
Response to claim: 176, 180 = Colonel Thomas Kane is portrayed as arrogant, effeminate, a hypochondriac, and with delusions of fame
Response to claim: 186 - Prior to the massacre, George A. Smith is claimed to "have carried orders to Cedar City leaders to incite their people to avenge the blood of the prophets"
Response to claim: 186 - George A. Smith was "sent south not to learn the truth, but to devise an explanation for church leaders could provide to external enemies..."
Response to claim: 190 - According to "historian Polly Aird," the Parrish and Potter murders committed during the Mormon reformation were "the best documented case of killing for the sin of apostasy" and "involved the entire church reporting line from Brigham Young down"
Response to claim: 190 - The author mentions the "execution-style killing of six California emigrants"
Response to claim: 190 - The author mentions that "castration and murder of another apostate"
Response to claim: 190 - The author mentions "blood atonement killings by Danite Porter Rockwell"
Response to claim: 193 - The author claims that there was a "burgeoning traffic of apostates now fleeing Zion" because of the Mountain Meadows affair and that this was "the largest emigration up to that time, overshadowing even the California gold rush of 1852"
Response to claim: 200 - Paiute chiefs said that they were not there at the beginning of the massacre and only became involved "under written orders from Brigham Young"
Response to claim: 209 - Brigham's trip south in May 1861 was "to insure the southern Utahns understood the need for silence on the subject of Mountain Meadows"
Response to claim: 210 - Brigham is said to have ordered the cross and cairn at Mountain Meadows torn down
Response to claim: 215 - The "entire blame of the massacre was shifted to" John D. Lee's shoulders
Response to claim: 215 - The author claims that Lee was "regaling" his family with "the divinity of Smith and their one true religion"
Response to claim: 216 - Former bishop Klingensmith is said to have claimed that the militia was "called out for the purpose of committing acts of hostility" against the emigrants
Response to claim: 222 - The author claims that a "Jack Mormon" is one "who is not devout but not apostate"
Response to claim: 224 - The "Mormon euphemism for blood-atoning murders" was to be "put away"
Response to claim: 227 - John D. Lee denied that Brigham Young ordered the massacre because he believed that Brigham "would protect him from harm"
Response to claim: 228 - Young fully realized that the Mountain Meadows Massacre would continue to plague him until someone was held accountable for the crime
Response to claim: 230 - John D. Lee chose to be shot rather than beheaded as "a clear signal to the faithful that he rejected a spiritual need to atone for any sins"
Response to claim: 233 - Before he is executed, Lee makes a statement against Brigham Young, saying that "I do not agree with him. I believe he is leading the people astray..."
Response to claim: 237 - Lee's biography, published by his lawyer after his death, claimed that the Church ordered the massacre
Response to claim: 238 - Lee's book Mormonism Unveiled or Life & Confession of John D. Lee "has generally been determined valid and credible by later scholars of the event, though some have believed Bishop embellished it"
Response to claim: 238 - Lee predicted that Brigham would die within six months of Lee's death if Lee were not guilty. Brigham died six months after Lee
Response to claim: 293 - The author claims special insight into the LDS psyche
Reviews of this work
Robert D. Crockett, "The Denton Debacle: Review of Sally Denton. American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857"
Robert D. Crockett, The FARMS Review, (2004)
Sally Denton's American Massacre is the "Native Americans didn't do it" version of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 near Cedar City, Utah. The massacre has recently attracted much attention with the refurbishing of the memorial at Mountain Meadows and the publication or republication of three other widely acclaimed books: Will Bagley's Blood of the Prophets, which I have reviewed earlier;1 Jon Krakauer's bestseller Under the Banner of Heaven; and William Wise's Massacre at Mountain Meadows.2
Denton's polished writing style is more readable than Bagley's. That is about the best one can say of this work, though, because Denton's pursuit of Native American political correctness fails her when she gets into the tough issue of culpability beyond the direct participants. In an area that demands a thorough knowledge of the relevant literature, Denton is deficient. She also relies heavily on secondary sources, many of which are suspect because of their own failure to adequately document primary sources. Her work, therefore, is largely a reinterpretation of old sources rather than a treatment of new sources and material. Her suggestion that she is an insider to the Latter-day Saint psyche (p. 293) proves unconvincing because she makes mistakes that careful historians of Mormon Americana do not.
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HOT ON THE HEELS OF SISTER BRAND LIV'S LAUNCH OF THE INTRIGUE E+ RANGE, GIANT HAVE RELEASED TWO BRAND NEW E-BIKES SLOTTING INTO THE ILLUSTRIOUS TRANCE LINE-UP. HERE ARE OUR THOUGHTS AFTER TWO DAYS PEDALLING UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS IN THE ITALIAN ALPS.
Neat integration and finishing touches.
So, what are the new bikes?
Giant have released four new bikes for the Australian market, the Trance SX E+ Pro that we tested as well as three 'regular' Trance E+ models.
Giant have launched a new e-bike range under the Trance name.
The differences between the two models are in the areas of fork travel, geometry and componentry, with the SX model coming with a slightly longer fork (160mm as opposed to 150mm), as well as slightly more aggressive geometry and componentry choices.
The SX model comes equipped with a 160mm Fox 36.
All of the bikes feature 140mm of rear travel.
The SX model features a coil shock and is water bottle compatible … just!
Giant are partnered with Yamaha for their motors.
The SX's geometry is slightly more aggressive.
The geometry of the Pro models is slightly less aggressive than the SX model we tested.
What's new about the Trance E+ range compared to the Full E+ models of yesteryear?
The Trance SX E+ Pro we tested has a far more sleek aesthetic in comparison to the Full E+ it replaces, which we dig.
The refined battery integration on the Trance E+ range is very neat.
The steeper seat tube puts you in a better climbing position.
Why did Giant decide on 27.5" wheels?
The Trance E range accommodates 2.8″ tyres front and rear, but comes stock with 2.6″ rubber.
Are there any neat features you should know about?
Indeed there are! The downtube features a moulded guard to protect both the battery and motor, and despite running into rocks at fairly high velocity during the course of our riding, the battery and motor guards remained undamaged after two full days of riding.
The downtube and motor feature sturdy guards.
Every bike in the range features an integrated chainguide provided by MRP, which we were thoroughly impressed by. The chainguide bolts onto a proprietary mount, but don't fear as replacements will be available through both Giant and MRP.
We're big fans of the custom MRP chainguide – no dropped chains here!
The benefit of the proprietary mount is that the chainguide bolts on right next to the guide, meaning it feels far more sturdy and less flexy than an ISCG or seat tube mounted chainguide, and best of all there's no rub in any gears – bravo Giant!
Another excellent feature is the crankset used on all four Trance E+ models, which was developed in partnership with Praxis Works. The crankset features the narrowest Q-factor in the e-bike industry (168mm), which is staggering considering there's a motor bolted on there and the rear end still has clearance for 2.8" tyres.
The Praxis Works cranks featured on all models have a very narrow Q-factor.
The narrow Q-factor was hugely noticeable when hopping on the bike, as the position felt far closer to that of a regular bike.
Yamaha isn't a motor brand we see a great deal of in Australia, why have Giant decided to partner with them?
Giant has chosen to continue their partnership with Yamaha for a number of reasons, however the main reasons are the high power output and the quick engagement the Yamaha motor provides.
The Trance E+ models all feature the Syncdrive Pro motor, which provides 80nm of torque and a 500 watt hour battery.
Giant's claimed ranges for the Syncdrive Pro Battery in the power modes on offer.
What the hell does that mean? That it's a very powerful battery indeed, and combined with the snappy engagement the motor feels especially lively ratcheting up tricky climbs or getting a half pedal stroke in on a descent.
The quick engagement of the motor was especially useful during tricky ascents.
What does the motor feel like out on the trail?
We were very impressed with the motor in terms of its engagement, battery life and power modes, however the Yamaha produced unit requires a slightly lower cadence than we would ride at on other systems such as the Brose battery found in Specialized e-bikes, and to a lesser extent the Shimano Steps and Bosch systems.
Conscious application of even pressure throughout the pedal stroke is also important with the Yamaha motor, as if you mash on the pedals the motor doesn't continuously engage, making the power delivery somewhat unpredictable.
Constant and even pressure yields the best results from the SyncDrive Pro motor.
Once you've adapted to these slight modifications in riding style however, the bike is very intuitive to ride.
Why isn't there a display to tell me what's going on with the battery and motor?
Thankfully (in our opinion), Giant have ditched the monstrosity of a display unit that was previously found on the Full E+ in favour of a far more streamlined remote they're referring to as 'RideControl ONE'.
The remote is simple and easy to operate, featuring LED lighting to let you know what power mode you're currently using, and how much battery you have remaining. The remote also features a walk mode, which we found useful when walking up moderate pitches or slightly technical ascents, however when the trail became steeper or more uneven the rear wheel tended to skid out or the cranks would hit obstacles.
We appreciate the streamlined nature of the new RideControl One remote.
The one downside of losing the bulky display is the information you had access to beyond the battery remaining and power mode you're currently using. Thankfully we've heard whispers that Giant will be bringing out an app at some point in the near future that'll give you access to all the information you could ever want, so watch this space!
What about the battery, anything new there?
Indeed! The battery (which Giant creatively refer to as the 'EnergyPak') has been reduced in size and features a number of new features.
The EnergyPak in all it's glory.
The battery is now removed from the bike by pressing a single button, and like many bikes on the market also features a lock so you know your battery is safe when you park up for a cappuccino.
As we mentioned in our article on the new Liv Intrigue E+, the EnergyPak can be charged to 60% in 90 minutes, which is very fast indeed! A full charge will take about 3.5 hours, which is far faster than the more standard charging times of 4-5 hours for a full tank of juice.
Claimed charging times are best in class.
Another unsexy but useful update to the battery is the use of double the space between the battery's cells, which allows the battery to stay cooler during operation.
On the charging side of things, the new Smart Charger lives up to its name and extends the life of your battery. It does this by using a lower voltage to charge the battery when the battery has been used more than 500 times, which extends battery life but does not increase charging time.
They don't call it the SmartCharger for nothing!
The charger will also regulate temperature more effectively than prior iterations by swapping the charge to different cells if individual cells are overheating during charging.
Lastly, Giant have created a 60% storage charge mode, which is the ideal amount of charge for the battery to have if the bike is going to be stored for long periods of time (for example a number of months).
How does the bike actually ride?
Well! We spent two full days riding in the gorgeous Venosta Valley in Italy's Northern Alps, and were very impressed by the bike's adaptability to a number of situations.
On the climbs, the fast response of the motor was much appreciated when winching up janky single-track climbs, and the position was comfortable for long access road ascents.
On the way back down, the beefy component spec and geometry felt planted and confident. We haven't ridden many e-bikes we would describe as 'playful', but you could get the rear wheel up and pop across lines on the trail aboard the Trance E+ SX 0 once you adapted to the extra weight, which was impressive.
The bike uses Giant's Maestro suspension, which performs well as expected. One additional positive note we would make is that there is less noticeable pedal bob (so much so that we weren't even using the lockout on the road) than on the regular Trance.
The suspension felt supportive under pedalling, but opened up on the descents.
We would hypothesise that this lack of bob is due to the increased weight of the bike 'settling' the suspension during climbing, combined with the lower power output you're generally putting through the pedals on an e-bike.
Who is the Trance SX E+ for?
The Trance SX E+, with it's slightly longer travel and slightly more aggressive geometry is aimed squarely at the aggressive trail market, with the regular Trance E+ models slotting into the role of a more all-around trail bikes.
If you want to get rowdy, the Trance SX E+ 0 Pro could be the bike for you!
As we've said in the past though, we don't think e-bikes suffer from the same sluggishness other bikes can when they're increased in travel due to the assistance from the motor, so we didn't find the longer travel of the SX model an issue, even in undulating and less technical single-track.
How much is one of these things going to set me back?
Is this the start of an e-revolution from Giant?
We've seen a plethora of new e-bikes released between Giant and sister company Liv over the last two weeks, so where will Giant go in the future with their range? We asked Joost where he sees e-mtb going in the future, and what Giant's plans are within this realm.
Liv, Giant's sister brand released the new Intrigue E range just last week.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time aboard the Trance SX E+ Pro, and we're keen to get our hands on one for a more thorough test on our local trails. We're also keen to find how differently the Pro models ride compared to the SX, so keep an eye out for more detailed thoughts on the new range soon!


The Toledo men's tennis team fell 4-3 to Buffalo at the UT Varsity Courts on Friday.
"This one hurts," said head coach Al Wermer. "Buffalo has been one of the top couple of teams in the MAC and they gave us a lesson two weeks ago 7-0. Today we came within an eyelash, but the guys put in a fantastic effort."
The Rockets had a slow start, dropping the doubles point despite senior Juan Carranza and freshman Cole Shoults' 6-3 victory over Matthew Johnson/Valdemar Holm on the No. 3 court.
In singles play UT came out strong on the back courts. Seniors Omar Espinosa, junior Thawin Suksathaporn, and senior Serjen Olmedo fought in three-set battles on the No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 courts. After falling in the first set 1-6 to Nickolas Frisk, Espinosa clinched the second and third sets 6-4, 6-3. On the No. 5 court Suksathaporn battled Johnson after falling 6-7 in the first set and taking the second 7-6. Suksathaporn came out on top 6-1 in the final set. Olmedo pushed for a third against Simon Wibler after falling in the first 3-6 and taking the second 6-4. Olmedo defeated Wibler 6-1 in the third set.
The Rockets will head to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 12. UT will then host Northern Illinois for senior day at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.


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Die Akademie der Wissenschaften der UdSSR benannte ihn 1987 nach dem russischen Komponisten Anatoli Ljadow (1855–1914).

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$100 in 2000 is worth $151.26 today
$100 in 2005 → 2021
Value of $100 from 2000 to 2021
$100 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $151.26 today, an increase of $51.26 over 21 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year between 2000 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 51.26%.
The 2000 inflation rate was 3.36%. The current year-over-year inflation rate (2020 to 2021) is now 1.36%1. If this number holds, $100 today will be equivalent in buying power to $101.36 next year. The current inflation rate page gives more detail on the latest inflation rates.
Buying Power of $100
Cumulative price change 51.26%
Converted amount ($100 base) $151.26
Price difference ($100 base) $51.26
$100 in 2000 $151.26 in 2021
Buying power of $100 in 2000
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 2000 (price index tracking began in 1635).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $151.26 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $151.26 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single U.S. dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 2000 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 21 years.
This conversion table shows various other 2000 amounts in today's dollars, based on the 51.26% change in prices:
$5 dollars in 2000 $7.56 dollars today
Inflation can vary widely by city, even within the United States. Here's how some cities fared in 2000 to 2021 (figures shown are purchasing power equivalents of $100):
San Diego, California: 3.92% average rate, $100 → $215.88, cumulative change of 115.88%
San Francisco, California: 2.59% average rate, $100 → $166.84, cumulative change of 66.84%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 2.45% average rate, $100 → $162.31, cumulative change of 62.31%
Tampa, Florida: 2.39% average rate, $100 → $160.50, cumulative change of 60.50%
Seattle, Washington: 2.31% average rate, $100 → $157.85, cumulative change of 57.85%
Denver, Colorado: 2.29% average rate, $100 → $157.16, cumulative change of 57.16%
New York: 2.22% average rate, $100 → $155.04, cumulative change of 55.04%
Boston, Massachusetts: 2.22% average rate, $100 → $154.99, cumulative change of 54.99%
Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota: 2.00% average rate, $100 → $148.73, cumulative change of 48.73%
Houston, Texas: 2.00% average rate, $100 → $148.73, cumulative change of 48.73%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1.94% average rate, $100 → $146.77, cumulative change of 46.77%
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: 1.89% average rate, $100 → $145.34, cumulative change of 45.34%
Atlanta, Georgia: 1.86% average rate, $100 → $144.66, cumulative change of 44.66%
St Louis, Missouri: 1.78% average rate, $100 → $142.31, cumulative change of 42.31%
Chicago, Illinois: 1.71% average rate, $100 → $140.31, cumulative change of 40.31%
Detroit, Michigan: 1.70% average rate, $100 → $140.16, cumulative change of 40.16%
San Diego, California experienced the highest rate of inflation during the 21 years between 2000 and 2021 (3.92%).
Food and beverages 2.33 62.05 162.05
Housing 2.39 64.11 164.11
Apparel -0.46 -9.30 90.70
Transportation 1.37 33.11 133.11
Medical care 3.50 105.96 205.96
Education and communication 1.58 39.04 139.04
Other goods and services 2.71 75.20 175.20
How to Calculate Inflation Rate for $100 since 2000
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.S. CPI was 172.2 in the year 2000 and 260.474 in 2021:
260.474172.2
$100 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $151.26 in 2021.
260.474 - 172.2172.2
The above data describe the CPI for all items. Also of note is the Core CPI, which measures inflation for all items except for the more volatile categories of food and energy. Core inflation averaged 1.97% per year between 2000 and 2021 (vs all-CPI inflation of 1.99%), for an inflation total of 47.66%.
When using the core inflation measurement, $100 in 2000 is equivalent in buying power to $147.66 in 2021, a difference of $47.66. Recall that for All Items, the converted amount is $151.26 with a difference of $51.26.
Chained CPI is an alternative measurement that takes into account how consumers adjust spending for similar items. Chained inflation averaged 1.78% per year between 2000 and 2021, a total inflation amount of 47.66%.
According to the Chained CPI measurement, $100 in 2000 is equal in buying power to $142.25 in 2021, a difference of $42.25 (versus a converted amount of $151.26/change of $51.26 for All Items).
In 2000, chained inflation was 1.99%.
The average inflation rate of 1.99% has a compounding effect between 2000 and 2021. As noted above, this yearly inflation rate compounds to produce an overall price difference of 51.26% over 21 years.
To help put this inflation into perspective, if we had invested $100 in the S&P 500 index in 2000, our investment would be nominally worth approximately $380.31 in 2021. This is a return on investment of 280.31%, with an absolute return of $280.31 on top of the original $100.
The compounding effect of inflation would account for 33.89% of returns ($128.89) during this period. This means the inflation-adjusted real return of our $100 investment is $151.42. You may also want to account for capital gains tax, which would take your real return down to around $129 for most people.
Nominal $100 $380.31 280.31%
Inflation Adjusted $100 $251.42 151.42%
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Q: Spring boot - sending emails with Logback I am trying to configure Logback to send emails whenever an exception (Logging level: ERROR) occurs. I have not been able to make it work so far so I would like to ask for your help with the configuration.
I have a Spring boot application where some processing is done:
private void foo() {
 try {
  // do something
 } catch (Exception e) {
  log.error("Logging my exception");
 }
}

I would like to trigger an email whenever this error is logged. I followed some tutorials and I added logback.xml and smtp-appender.xml to my resources directory:
logback.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <include resource="org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/base.xml" />
    <include resource="smtp-appender.xml" />
    <logger name="com.mycompany" level="DEBUG">
        <appender-ref ref="SMTP" />
    </logger>
</configuration>

smtp-appender.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<included>
    <appender name="SMTP" class="ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SMTPAppender">
        <smtpHost>xxx</smtpHost>
        <username>user</username>
        <password>password</password>

        <to>test@email.com</to>
        <from>me@email.com</from>
        <subject>testError</subject>

        <layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.html.HTMLLayout" />

    </appender>
</included>

I have setup local smtpserver on localhost via sendmail. I have also tried with AWS smtp server and Gmail. None of these services worked for me so far.
The problem is that I do not receive any email after the exception and there is literally no output corresponding to the logback (besides the log.error() output, of course) which makes me think that the application does not even know about these config files...
These are my maven dependencies in pom.xml:
<parent>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.5.RELEASE</version>
    <relativePath />
    <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
</parent>
<properties>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
        <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
        <version>1.16.2</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.json</groupId>
        <artifactId>json</artifactId>
        <version>20141113</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
        <artifactId>mail</artifactId>
        <version>1.4</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Any help would be highly appreciated.

A: Default entry for port in smtpappender is 25, gmail is using authentication for smtp services, and you need use ports 587 for TLS and 465 for SSL.
I would say this might be your problem.
Try to setup mail server on your local machine first without authentication, and try is your appended works. then try to find how to configure it for gmail.
From page  http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#gmailSTARTTLS
SMTPAppender for Gmail (STARTTLS)
<configuration>
  <appender name="EMAIL" class="ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SMTPAppender">
    <smtpHost>smtp.gmail.com</smtpHost>
    <smtpPort>587</smtpPort>
    <STARTTLS>true</STARTTLS>
    <username>YOUR_USERNAME@gmail.com</username>
    <password>YOUR_GMAIL_xPASSWORD</password>

    <to>EMAIL-DESTINATION</to>
    <to>ANOTHER_EMAIL_DESTINATION</to> <!-- additional destinations are possible -->
    <from>YOUR_USERNAME@gmail.com</from>
    <subject>TESTING: %logger{20} - %m</subject>
    <layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.PatternLayout">
      <pattern>%date %-5level %logger - %message%n</pattern>
    </layout>
  </appender>

  <root level="DEBUG">
    <appender-ref ref="EMAIL" />
  </root>
</configuration>

A: Pls include following (from my working project) on pom.xml & logback.xml in order to get error mail :-
pom.xml
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
        <version>1.6.4</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
        <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.1</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
        <version>1.6.4</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
        <artifactId>mail</artifactId>
        <version>1.4</version>
    </dependency>

logback.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <appender name="errMailer" class="ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SMTPAppender">
      <smtpHost>xxx</smtpHost>
      <smtpPort>25</smtpPort>
      <from>me@gmail.com</from>
      <to>you@gmail.com</to>
      <subjectStr>App Err Mail</subjectStr>
      <layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.html.HTMLLayout"/>
      <filter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.ThresholdFilter">
          <level>ERROR</level>
      </filter>
  </appender>
    <root level="ERROR">
        <appender-ref ref="errMailer" />
    </root>
</configuration>

A: You have to enable Marker based triggering of email.
include an evaluator in your logback.xml under SMTP appender
 refer below link
http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#OnMarkerEvaluator
then add below logic in your Exception catch block,pass Marker object to logger method if you want to send email like below -
Marker notifyAdmin = MarkerFactory.getMarker("NOTIFY_ADMIN");
logger.error(notifyAdmin,
  "This is a serious an error requiring the admin's attention",
   new Except
ion("Just testing"));

its possible that in some scenario you dont want to send email and only want to log the exception then just dont pass Marker object to logger method.
logger.error("This is a serious an error requiring the admin's attention",
   new Except
ion("Just testing"));

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Sri Lanka's cricket board Sunday asked all national players and its employees to cooperate fully with an ICC investigation following allegations by former players of match-fixing and other forms of corruption.
"We request all those who have any information to come forward and help with this inquiry by declaring all their information and evidence…" it said in a statement.
The board said unsubstantiated allegations made by former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga and ex-player and national selector Pramodya Wickremasinghe were "damaging the reputation of our players, our cricket and our nation".
"We are committed to working closely with the ICC to complete this inquiry expeditiously and give our players the freedom to concentrate on playing their cricket," the board said.
The ICC announced the probe a day after SLC said that 40 contracted national team players had asked for an immediate inquiry into "shocking" allegations by Wickremasinghe.
Wickremasinghe, a former pace bowler and ex-national selector, told a local television station last week he was concerned about "unnatural match patterns" and player selections. He also blamed the SLC for the team's poor performance.
The SLC maintained that players had refuted Wickremasinghe's allegations as "totally baseless" and added that they performed for their "motherland… with a 200 percent commitment".
Virat Kohli's visitors took the Test series 3-0 and then won a one-day international series 5-0 before triumphing in the lone Twenty20 international by seven wickets in Colombo earlier this month.
Wickremasinghe's allegations are not the first to swirl around the Sri Lanka team.
In July former captain Ranatunga — who led the islanders to the 1996 World Cup title — demanded an inquiry into the team's defeat by India in the 2011 final in Mumbai.
"When we lost, I was distressed and I had a doubt," Ranatunga said in July.


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Michael Bishop Age, Wiki, Height, Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Biography, Net Worth
Australian entertainer Michael Bishop (Disney Station's Twist) will fill the job left empty by Jordan Elsass, whose choice not to return for Season 3 overwhelmed fans when the news broke in August.
"Jordan Elsass has informed the studio that he won't be getting back to Superman and Lois for Season 3 because of individual reasons," Warner Brothers. TV said in a proclamation at that point.
However Elsass has not tended to his exit in a proper meeting setting, or even in a web-based entertainment post, the entertainer shed some light on his choice last month in an Appearance mentioned by a fan.
"It's miserable, it's a genuine disgrace," Elsass said in the video. "I realize that I was siphoned for Season 3, without a doubt, yet the thing would you say you will do? In any case, emotional wellness is certainly 100% need. It's zenith. It must come first. Furthermore, mine has been … the most recent few years … it's been unpleasant."
He proceeded: "I really want an opportunity to myself" he proceeds. "I'm actually discussing whether I'm in any event, going to represent some time. I might change course. I realize that is certainly going to be disheartening to certain individuals."
With respect to what Jonathan will really do in Prepare 3, this is what showrunner Todd Helbing told TVLine in June: "The [new] stronghold ought to be for the family. So Jonathan's most certainly going to be brought into the overlay in that regard. We'll check whether he gets his own suit, assuming he takes cues from Nat, and how everything unfurls. We certainly need to bring Jonathan into that superhuman life more than he has been."
Bishop joins laid out series regulars Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman, Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Path, Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang-Cushing, Dylan Walsh as Sam Path, Wolé Parks as John Henry Irons, Tayler Buck as Natalie Irons, Inde Navarrette as Sarah Cushing, Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing and Sofia Hasmik as Chrissy Beppo.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced six artists will be inducted in the Performer Category and Nile Rodgers has been recognized with the Award for Musical Excellence. The inductees for the class of 2017 are Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes.
Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording. The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performer Inductees were chosen by more than 900 voters, as well as the aggregate results of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's online fan vote. The top five artists from the fan vote comprised the Fans' Ballot that was tallied alongside the other ballots to determine the 2017 Inductees. Four of the winners of the Fans' Ballot (Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, and Yes) will be inducted as performers in 2017.
The 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, will take place on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The ceremony will again premiere on HBO television, and be broadcast on SiriusXM radio, details to be announced in early 2017. Ticket sale dates will be announced in January.


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'Totally different lifestyle'
Downtown living huge draw despite grocery complaint
By Steve Warden | The Journal Gazette
It was just last week when the Downtown Improvement District hosted a "Celebrate Downtown" gathering for residents who wanted to … well … celebrate downtown. Those who attended were encouraged to cite positive aspects of downtown Fort Wayne, as well as share ideas as to what could be improved.
People were encouraged to complete a form that read, "What I'd like to see downtown is …," then fill in the blank. On the form, however, the DID took it upon itself to address an anticipated issue before it was broached: "…and a grocery store."
"You'll probably hear this from other downtowners, but the only negative is that you can't even get a carton of milk down here," says retired attorney Leonard Helfrich, 62, who owns a 2,100-square-foot condo on the 15th floor of the Anthony Wayne Building. "There's no grocery store."
Even though the lack of a nearby grocery was the common complaint among downtown residents, the overall attitude from several was nearly unanimous: Yes, they love living in the heart of their city.
Riding the tidal wave of downtown redevelopment, millennials, baby boomers and some even older have chosen to opt for multistory apartment buildings and condos over more traditional homes.
"It's definitely from suburbia to downtown, which is what I kind of grew up in," says Sam Hartman, who lives in a 650-square-foot condo in Midtowne Crossing. "It's a totally different lifestyle. You can't even compare the two."
Hartman may be considered the prototype among downtown residents. The 30-year-old Realtor is single and, even though he lived two years in the West Central neighborhood, moved several blocks east to Midtowne Crossing to suit his lifestyle.
"Being younger and single, I wanted to have something with less responsibility. I wanted to practice what I preach and own something," he says. "But I wanted low-maintenance living, easy to clean. The condo is 650 square feet, and it feels gigantic because all I do is come home, shower, throw my bag on the floor and I'm out the door to a bar or to a ballgame or something like that.
"What I love about it is you're living your life outside of your four walls. You're not living in a 4,000-square-foot house you have to keep clean and you have to keep updating. You have simple amenities in your living arrangement, so that you can enjoy all the external amenities like the Farmers Market on a Saturday or a ballgame on a Thursday, or just a bar for drinks after work."
From the expansion of Grand Wayne Center in 2005 to Parkview Field that opened in 2009 to the recently completed Ash Skyline Plaza, Fort Wayne's downtown revival has been well-documented and equally received. Housing units have flourished, with an estimated 1,600 condos and apartments currently available. That number is expected to increase significantly over the next few years.
Skyline Tower will add 124 apartments above the Ash Brokerage offices. Ground was broken in September 2015 for Cityscape Flats across from Parkview Field. The project will include 118 one-bedroom and 40 two-bedroom apartments and 14 row houses. Randall Lofts at Pearl and Harrison streets, and Superior Lofts, at Superior and Calhoun streets, have 110 combined units.
Emily Baransy grew up near Lima, Ohio, and moved to Fort Wayne after graduating from college. She found work, wound up in a small studio at Three Rivers Apartments but recently settled into her one-bedroom apartment on the fourth floor of The Harrison.
"I thought it was a really cool concept," says Baransy, 28, projects manager with Aging and In Home Services. "I thought at the time I'm never going to have this experience again. The restaurants they have at the bottom of the building are really great. I go to the stores that are below the little boutique there, and you can go to those restaurants easily. That, combined with the great view and the great apartment was enough to make the decision (to move)."
From her balcony that overlooks Parkview Field, Baransy can watch the TinCaps' baseball games during the spring and summer.
And yes, she's quite popular during the season.
"That's fine. I don't mind," she says. "That's part of the reason I live there – to be able to share it with people and share it with people who don't come to downtown Fort Wayne. So being able to share that, and the excitement and the good qualities of downtown, is good to be able to do."
Because she works near a grocery store and can easily stop there before returning home, the ongoing issue of downtown not having one doesn't bother her. But there are other downsides of downtown.
"I miss my yard," says Baransy. "I had a great yard at the duplex; just sit outside and have space and spread out and get a cornhole game going or whatever out in the yard."
And there's the noise.
"It's always noisy," she says. "There's always something going on. I'd say that would be one thing, especially when you have the lights of the baseball field and you're trying to sleep. I can't say I can complain about it, though. It's not that big of a deal. I chose it."
From atop the Anthony Wayne Building, Helfrich's days are more serene. His large windows give him a panorama of downtown, including the Allen County Courthouse nearly below.
It's been three years since he moved from his 4,000-square-foot home, where he cleared snow in the winter and tended to his lawn in the warmer months. But much of his social life took him downtown. He would meet with friends for dinner. His meetings as a volunteer were often downtown. And when he heard that a condo was opening in the Anthony Wayne Building, he jumped at the opportunity to buy it.
He admits he doesn't cook much, if at all, since he, too, is single. "I typically eat at home about twice a month," he says. "I just don't enjoy cooking for one."
So he has his favorite haunts: The Hoppy Gnome, just downstairs; the Dash-In Cafe for lunch; The Golden; Club Soda.
"The one thing I like is I have a ready access to a gym in my building," Helfrich says. "I can take my bike easily up to the Rivergreenway. Then, of course in the summertime, you've got a festival outside your door every weekend."
Helfrich's overall assessment of downtown living: "I love it."
Hartman admits the secret is out; that the millennials and empty nesters may join what he calls the "downtown community."
"You talk about it, and they say, 'Man, I had a chance to buy those condos 10 years ago for $30,000. I wish I would've bought them,' " Hartman says. "And I was like, 'Yeah, but 10 years ago everyone would've been calling you an idiot for buying them at that price.' No one was living downtown. Nothing was happening downtown."
These days, he says, there is a bit of a community spirit among those who live downtown. And if there is to be more, he says, so be it.
"The demand is there," he says. "I know it is. It's exciting. I'm not in any way upset about it. The more people you can bring downtown, the closer you get to having more amenities."
A nearby grocery store, he said, would be one.


Almighty God, even as the drums of warfare beat on through the night around the world, even as the cries of injustice linger in the morning, even as the hustle of busyness rumbles through the day, quiet our hearts. Still our thoughts. Join us in our worship. Remember us in your mercy as we try to remember you, through the proclamation of your good news, in story and in song, and through the hospitality of your gracious table. Welcome us again, one Lord, Creator, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
You have called us to one table, but we have pursued our own course.
You have promised us the abundance of all creation, but in our greed, and in our envy, the world goes without.
You have promised us the bread of life itself, but in our pride, and in our arrogance, the world goes hungry.
You have promised us the waters of peace and justice, but in our violence, and in our discord, the world goes thirsty.
And now we are famished, too, Lord. Have mercy on us.
Forgive us, again. Transform us, at this table, and for this table, and send us from this table as servants of your righteousness, by the power of your Son, our Lord. Amen.
the unity of the communion of saints of the entire human family.
and the love of Christ, forever and ever.
Participants in Today's Service: Pastor: John Hilley; Music Director: Nate Strasser; Musicians: Sam Levine, Chris Karabelas.
This week in Children's Worship: This week we will hear about the importance of listening to God's call. We will think about different ways we can follow in Jesus' path.
This week in Upwards: We will begin working on a skit for Reformation Sunday. Come hear about how we are going to bring Martin Luther to EBPC!
The flowers are given in memory ofVirginia K. Galloway by her family.
Below are two opportunities for you to engage with the Glenview Elementary community. Glenview is EBPC's partner School. You will fall in LOVE with these kiddos and their families!
2. We are helping provide books for Glenview's student Literary Club. This quarter they will be reading Wonder by RJ Palacio, and they are in need of 50 copies. Book copies can be hardback or soft copy, new or used. Please consider donating a copy, which can be given to Elizabeth Johnson, Lindsey Hinds-Brown, or Doug in the church office. (FYI the book is available on Amazon Prime). Also, members of the community who love books are invited to attend the first meeting on Tuesday, October 24 from 10:20-11:10 am in the Glenview library. If you plan to attend, please email the Glenview Librarian, Jacqueline Gregory, at jacqueline.gregory2@mnps.org.
Please consider joining with us in support of the Glenview community! If you have questions contact Elizabeth Johnson at eh_johnson22@hotmail.com. Thank you!
John will be away this Tuesday so the 9:30 Bible Study on the Book of Acts will continue the following week on October 10th.
With the natural disasters that have been happening in the United States, Mexico, and around the globe, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has been very busy with on-the-ground help and they have some great ideas about what you can do to help. Visit their website at http://pda.pcusa.org/ and learn more about their ideas to GIVE, ACT, & PRAY. PDA's emergency response and specialization in long-term recovery is fueled by your generous gifts. You can also give with a credit card by visiting presbyterianmission.org/GIVE-Irma or by calling 800-872-3283. Thank you to those of you who have already directed gifts to (DR000169-Harvey, DR000194-Irma, the Mexico City earthquake use DR000014, and DR000194-Maria).
Our October Worship Series: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and ecumenical groups around the world are using the year 2017 to think through the gifts and sorrows of what became known as the Protestant Reformation. We will use the month of October at EBPC to explore through sermon, rich music, and liturgy the impact upon the world when Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31, 1517. It became a great disrupter in the marketplace and we look at what its impacts then could mean for us today as we move into the future. Be on the lookout this week for details on the month!
† We pray for the victims of the natural disasters all over the globe including the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, earthquake in Mexico City earthquake, and flooding in India.


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Sultan visits military facilities
By Azlan Othman in Kuwait City
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday continued his State Visit in Kuwait by touring military facilities at 35th Al-Shaheed (Martyrs) Armour Brigade and went horse-riding.
In the morning, His Majesty visited the Brigade Facilities, which is located 90 kilometres from Kuwait City. Upon arrival, His Majesty was greeted by Lt Gen. Fahd Amir, Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces.
From a special stage, His Majesty received the salute of the guard of honour mounted by the 35th Al-Shaheed (Martyrs) Armour Brigade. After the national anthem of Brunei Darussalam was played, His Majesty inspected the guard of honour.
His Majesty accompanied by Lt Gen. Fahd Amir then viewed a static display on various types of tanks and military armoured vehicles on an open-top four-wheel drive.
His Majesty then proceeded to the Training Facilities Building where the monarch received a briefing and video presentation on the facilities provided at the Brigade. His Majesty was given a demonstration on the use of computerised tactical training and tank simulator as a means of training the armour unit personnel and observed closely military tanks on display.
Before concluding the visit to the 35th Al-Shaheed (Martyrs) Armour Brigade Facilities, His Majesty was invited to the Officers' Mess where His Majesty was greeted by Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Minister-in-Attendance and other senior officers of the Armour Brigade.
His Majesty was presented with souvenirs by Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. In return, His Majesty presented Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah with a military plaque.
In the afternoon, His Majesty went for horse-riding at Hunting and Equestrian Club where the monarch was greeted by Sheikh Dhari Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Chairman of the Club. - Borneo Bulletin (15th Apr 2009)


Zheng, R, Le T, Han Z. 2013. Approximate Online Learning for Passive Monitoring of Multi-channel Wireless Networks. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (INFOCOM).


The Texas Lottery-the seventh largest in the world-has certainly been submerged in scandal for most of its history, but, contrary to the administration's spin, Miers' work on the commission didn't draw comparisons in Texas with Eliot Ness cleaning up Al Capone-era Chicago; neither, however, was she the rampaging Bush crony portrayed by some conspiracy theorists on the left. Instead, interviews with former lottery officials and a review of agency and court documents reveal a dutiful bureaucrat who successfully shielded her governor from the lottery's many scandals for most of her tenure.
Bush appointed Miers, his personal attorney at the time, to the three-member Lottery Commission on May 4, 1995, about four months into his first term as governor. Even as chair of the commission, Miers' power was limited. The Texas Lottery, launched in May 1992, is one of the most privatized in the nation; a Rhode Island-based gambling company called GTECH has operated the lottery its entire history. The state agency, meanwhile, oversees its contractors, with much of the power concentrated in the hands of the executive director. During Miers' tenure, the commissioners served as unpaid, ostensibly part-time, guardians.
When Miers arrived at the commission in 1995, the lottery, after a troubled start, was humming along, mostly scandal free, in its fourth year. Political observers in Austin have long speculated that Bush dispatched his trusted personal attorney to clear out the Democrats?appointed by former Gov. Ann Richards-from the lottery's hierarchy. Nora Linares, a prominent Democrat, had served as the lottery's executive director since the agency's inception. "For Harriet to say she was brought in to clean up the lottery ignores the timeline. She's got it backwards: Things were great when she got there and a terrible mess when she left," says Charles Soechting, a San Marcos-based lawyer who represented Linares then, and today is chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.
However, Miers worked amicably with Linares and the lottery staff for more than 15 months before controversy hit the agency. In November 1996, conflict-of-interest accusations surfaced against Linares. Several newspapers reported that GTECH had hired Linares' boyfriend, Mike Moeller, as an out-of-state contractor in 1992 and 1993, around the time that Linares had awarded GTECH the lucrative Texas Lottery contract. Linares assured Miers and the Lottery Commission that she knew nothing about Moeller's contract, according to court documents. It was the beginning of a bizarre three-year series of scandals involving GTECH and its multi-million dollar lottery contract that eventually implicated some of the biggest names in Texas politics, including Bush.
Miers seemingly sped along Linares' departure. While the public scandal grew, Miers placed a public gag order on her executive director. She then called an odd press conference on December 16, 1996, to announce that 182 agency files were missing and to publicly question the lottery's staff. The very next day, lottery officials announced that, in fact, the files had never gone missing. Later, when Linares wanted to look over lottery security documents, Miers called in Texas Rangers to guard agency files. All this led Linares to file a lawsuit against the Lottery Commission, even while she was still serving as its director. The three commissioners fired Linares at their very next meeting, on January 7, 1997.
A few weeks later, federal prosecutors implicated GTECH lobbyist Ben Barnes, a prominent Democrat, and former Texas House speaker and lieutenant governor, in kickback allegations against a GTECH executive. Barnes was later cleared of any wrongdoing in that case, but the news focused attention on Barnes' lobbying contract with GTECH. Barnes had helped bring the lottery and GTECH to Texas. The company paid him a percentage of its earnings from the Texas Lottery, as long as Barnes helped it keep the contract. Together, Barnes and lobby partner Ricky Knox were earning a reported $3 million a year, which was 4 percent of GTECH's annual revenues on their Texas contract, according to press accounts at the time. Neither man would comment for this story. Amid public pressure and criticism from Miers, GTECH cut Barnes loose, buying out his contract in February 1997 for a cool $23 million. But his role in the Harriet Miers and George W. Bush story was far from over.
The commission hired Lawrence Littwin, a New Yorker and veteran lottery operator, as executive director in June 1997. It would be his responsibility to seek proposals to replace GTECH. Miers and the Lottery Commission had gone through two interim directors since Linares' firing five months earlier. Littwin's presence caused more controversy, though, not less. He had once worked as an executive for GTECH's main rival, AWI, a company that craved the Texas contract. Littwin also launched an investigation of GTECH campaign contributions to state legislators. When it became public that Littwin had sent lottery investigators to sift through state campaign records, several prominent state officials, including Miers, attacked Littwin in the media. Commissioners voted to fire their relatively new hire-the fourth director in less than a year-in October 1997.
In the meantime, the State Auditor's Office had released a scathing report on the Texas Lottery in August 1997-more than two years after Miers' arrival. The auditor's report brimmed with accusations of conflicts of interest and poor management. It cited the lottery for maintaining too little oversight of GTECH and accused the company of a "less than arms length relationship" with elected state officials and the Lottery Commission.
And yet, despite all the criticism of GTECH and the lottery, Miers and the commission decided to keep the company as their contractor. In February 1998, after a year of taking proposals from other potential contractors at a cost of more than $300,000 to the state, the three commissioners voted to close down the bidding process. Then-Executive Director Linda Cloud had decided to end the bidding, saying that GTECH's deal was the best the state could get. Miers and the commission ratified the decision.
Littwin filed a lawsuit against GTECH in federal district court in Dallas in December 1998, claiming that the company had orchestrated his firing. Littwin's attorneys set about trying to take depositions from the lottery's major figures, including Miers, Cloud, and, most intriguingly, Barnes. Included in the Littwin case file is an anonymous letter addressed to U.S. Attorney Dan Mills. The letter alleges that the GTECH contract was extended in 1996 because Barnes held information that could have jeopardized George W. Bush's gubernatorial re-election campaign in 1998. While serving as speaker of the Texas House in 1968, Barnes had been instrumental in helping Bush win a coveted slot in the Air National Guard and thus avoid service in Vietnam. According to the unsigned letter, Reggie Bashur, who served as deputy chief of staff for Governor Bush, approached Barnes with a deal: keep quiet about the National Guard and the $3 million a year from GTECH continues to flow. Sometime after Barnes lost his lobby contract in February of 1997, Bashur took over as GTECH's lobbyist.
Littwin's attorneys convinced a judge to allow them to depose Barnes about the allegations. The September 27, 1999, deposition of Ben Barnes in Littwin v. GTECH Corporation et al. has taken on an almost legendary aura. "It's the unicorn of Texas politics," says Deece Eckstein, director of the Southwest region for the liberal advocacy group, People for the American Way. After the five-hour deposition, Barnes' lawyer Charles Burton read a short statement in which he said his client had acknowledged that he had recommended Bush for the Texas Air National Guard at the behest of a Bush family friend. He also said that he had "no knowledge" that either Bush or his father knew about it. As part of the settlement in the case that came almost exactly a month after the deposition, all documents produced in the litigation, including Barnes' testimony, were ordered to be destroyed or handed over to GTECH.
What else Ben Barnes said in that five-hour deposition is still unknown. Did anyone ever threaten to take away GTECH's contracts if he talked about the governor and his guard service? Was money exchanged between GTECH and elected officials, including those in the governor's office? Was Barnes' $23 million payout in 1997 contingent on GTECH keeping its contract?
If Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee want to know more about Miers and her tenure on the Lottery Commission, Barnes is the best person to ask. Perhaps no one is better positioned to answer the question of whether Harriet Miers really cleaned up the lottery. It won't be hard for the Democratic Senators to find Barnes. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, he's one of their bigger contributors, including $4,000 over the past two years to Sen. Ted Kennedy, who sits on the Judiciary Committee. (Since 2003, Barnes gave $98,300 to Democratic Senators, including 21 who are currently in office.) Kennedy's office declined to answer whether the senator had already spoken with Barnes about Miers.


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Home / World / Sudan protesters say the revolution will continue, despite brutal military crackdown
Sudan protesters say the revolution will continue, despite brutal military crackdown
Ismael Spencer | Friday, June 14, 2019
Sudan massacre draws US envoy Tibor Nagy to meet military leaders after crackdown on pro-democracy protests today
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C) is welcomed at Khartoum global airport, Sudan, June 7, 2019.
Stores and restaurants reopened on Wednesday in Khartoum, after Sudan's protest leaders chose to end the civil disobedience launched after the army's brutal crackdown.
Sudan's ruling military council Thursday for the first time admitted it had ordered the June 3 dispersal of a Khartoum protest sit-in that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded.
The visit comes after an Ethiopian envoy said the ruling Transitional Military Council and an alliance of protest and opposition groups had agreed to resume talks and the alliance suspended a three-day strike.
Sudan's ruling military council Thursday for the first time admitted it dispersed a Khartoum sit-in, which left dozens dead, as United States and African diplomats stepped up efforts for a solution to the country's political crisis.
Arman had arrived in Khartoum in late May to take part in talks with the military council that toppled longtime president Omar al-Bashir after months of protests against his 30-year-rule.
There was no immediate confirmation from the protesters or the Sudanese military on the resumption of talks.
Experts say the three key regional powers back the generals.
Following the bloody break-up, the protesters called off their general strike and civil disobedience campaign.
The protest movement itself said in a statement that it was calling on people "to resume work from Wednesday".
On 4 June, Burhan announces that all previous agreements with protest leaders on a transition are scrapped.
Jalab and Ardol were detained after meeting Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed in Khartoum on Friday for talks aimed at reviving negotiations between Sudan's rulers and protesters.
"The Military Council has made a decision to reinforce the presence of armed forces, RSF and other regular forces to help normal life return", the council member said, including the feared Rapid Support Forces, blamed by witnesses for the killings last week as a sit-in protest outside army headquarters was cleared.
The health ministry later acknowledges 61 deaths nationwide, 52 of them from "live ammunition" in Khartoum.
The US State Department nominated experienced Africa hand Donald Booth as a special envoy to Sudan on Wednesday, hoping he can help craft a "peaceful political solution" between the military rulers and groups seeking civilian rule.
"His appointment demonstrates that the United States has a firm commitment to the Sudanese people and efforts to advance a peaceful political solution", spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said Wednesday.
The state-run SUNA news agency said Sudanese diplomat Elham Ibrahim had met with Nagy soon after his arrival.
Governments around the world, including the United States, have condemned that violence.
Protesters have demanded a swift transfer to civilian rule since the military seized control from Bashir and locked him up.


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package org.apache.guacamole.protocol;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * All information necessary to complete the initial protocol handshake of a
 * Guacamole session.
 */
public class GuacamoleConfiguration implements Serializable {

    /**
     * Identifier unique to this version of GuacamoleConfiguration.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    /**
     * The ID of the connection being joined. If this value is present,
     * the protocol need not be specified.
     */
    private String connectionID;

    /**
     * The name of the protocol associated with this configuration.
     */
    private String protocol;

    /**
     * Map of all associated parameter values, indexed by parameter name.
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    /**
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     * ID, and parameters unset.
     */
    public GuacamoleConfiguration() {
    }

    /**
     * Copies the given GuacamoleConfiguration, creating a new, indepedent
     * GuacamoleConfiguration containing the same protocol, connection ID,
     * and parameter values, if any.
     *
     * @param config The GuacamoleConfiguration to copy.
     */
    public GuacamoleConfiguration(GuacamoleConfiguration config) {

        // Copy protocol and connection ID
        protocol = config.getProtocol();
        connectionID = config.getConnectionID();

        // Copy parameter values
        for (String name : config.getParameterNames())
            parameters.put(name, config.getParameter(name));

    }

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    public String getConnectionID() {
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     */
    public void setConnectionID(String connectionID) {
        this.connectionID = connectionID;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the protocol to be used.
     * @return The name of the protocol to be used.
     */
    public String getProtocol() {
        return protocol;
    }

    /**
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    /**
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    public void setParameter(String name, String value) {
        parameters.put(name, value);
    }

    /**
     * Removes the value set for the parameter with the given name.
     *
     * @param name The name of the parameter to remove the value of.
     */
    public void unsetParameter(String name) {
        parameters.remove(name);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a set of all currently defined parameter names. Each name
     * corresponds to a parameter that has a value set on this
     * GuacamoleConfiguration via setParameter().
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     * pairs. Changes to this map will affect the parameters stored within
     * this configuration.
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     *     pairs.
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     * given map. Key/value pairs within the map represent parameter name/value
     * pairs.
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     *     pairs.
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    public void setParameters(Map<String, String> parameters) {
        this.parameters.clear();
        this.parameters.putAll(parameters);
    }

}


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Q: What is an integral with a higher order differential? d^3 v Pauli's lectures on statistical mechanics start out with:

Let $
f(v) d^3 v
$ be the number of molecules with velocity contained in $ d^3 v $, and let $n=\int f(v)d^3 v$ be the number of molecules per $cm^3$. The function $f(v)$ can also depend on $x$. Then we have
  $$ \int \int f(v,x)d^3v d^3 x=\int n(x)d^3x=N $$ where N is the total number of molecules.

I was wondering what is meant by the integrals with the higher order differentials. I've never seen one in that form, unless it is short hand for integrating the velocity and position in 3 dimensions.

A: $\int n(x) d^3x$ means $\int\int\int n(x_1,x_2,x_3) dx_1 dx_2 dx_3$.  It is just notation.


The noun control is sometimes followed by of and sometimes by over. The choice of preposition depends on the verb that comes before control.
✗ Man has always tried to take control over nature.
✓ Man has always tried to take control of nature.
✗ He drove too fast and lost control over his van.
✓ He drove too fast and lost control of his van.
For more help with collocations, check out the Macmillan Collocations Dictionary.
Very useful for the people are inclined to improve their English.


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Exports really are a good thing – RIGHT? You certainly wouldn't know it from the Market's action the past two weeks! Once again, the mkt disregarded great export #'s – Choosing instead to focus on the negatives improving S/A growing weather, record global Stocks, a $6.00 drop in crude & a 1600 point hit in the DJI! We indeed don't trade in a vacuum.
Mentality – resulting in a weekly loss of 16 cents!
With steep losses in the Crude Oil & Stock Mkt!
Was in anticipation of positive trade news!
Action! But ultimately EXPORTS ARE A GOOD THING!!
Is the cheapest anywhere in the world!!
Maybe upwards of 3MMT with 5-7 more – down the road!
Eventually, they'll help to whittle our carry-out!!
Much like its sister mkts, Mar Wht had a tough week – losing 16 cents (530-514)!
Russia announced it DOES NOT PLAN to curb its grain exports!
For the week – on the back of STRONG PACKER DEMAND!!