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package org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.function.avg;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.IntStream;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.Layer;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.MeterEntity;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.function.AcceptableValue;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.function.BucketedValues;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.metrics.DataTable;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.config.NamingControl;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.config.group.EndpointNameGrouping;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.query.type.Bucket;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.query.type.HeatMap;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.storage.type.HashMapConverter;
import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.storage.type.StorageBuilder;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.function.avg.AvgHistogramFunction.DATASET;
import static org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.function.avg.AvgLabeledFunction.COUNT;
import static org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.core.analysis.meter.function.avg.AvgLabeledFunction.SUMMATION;

public class AvgHistogramFunctionTest {
    private static final long[] BUCKETS = new long[] {
        0,
        50,
        100,
        250
    };

    private static final long[] INFINITE_BUCKETS = new long[] {
        Long.MIN_VALUE,
        -5,
        0,
        10
    };

    @BeforeClass
    public static void setup() {
        MeterEntity.setNamingControl(
            new NamingControl(512, 512, 512, new EndpointNameGrouping()));
    }

    @AfterClass
    public static void tearDown() {
        MeterEntity.setNamingControl(null);
    }

    @Test
    public void testFunction() {
        HistogramFunctionInst inst = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                BUCKETS, new long[] {
                0,
                4,
                10,
                10
            })
        );

        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                BUCKETS, new long[] {
                1,
                2,
                3,
                4
            })
        );
        inst.calculate();

        final int[] results = inst.getDataset().sortedValues(new HeatMap.KeyComparator(true)).stream()
                                  .flatMapToInt(l -> IntStream.of(l.intValue()))
                                  .toArray();
        Assert.assertArrayEquals(new int[] {
            1,
            3,
            6,
            7
        }, results);
    }

    @Test
    public void testFunctionWithInfinite() {
        HistogramFunctionInst inst = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                INFINITE_BUCKETS, new long[] {
                0,
                4,
                10,
                10
            })
        );

        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                INFINITE_BUCKETS, new long[] {
                1,
                2,
                3,
                4
            })
        );

        inst.calculate();

        Assert.assertEquals(1L, inst.getDataset().get(Bucket.INFINITE_NEGATIVE).longValue());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSerialization() {
        HistogramFunctionInst inst = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                BUCKETS, new long[] {
                1,
                4,
                10,
                10
            })
        );
        inst.calculate();

        final HistogramFunctionInst inst2 = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst2.deserialize(inst.serialize().build());

        Assert.assertEquals(inst, inst2);
        // HistogramFunction equal doesn't include dataset.
        Assert.assertEquals(inst.getDataset(), inst2.getDataset());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSerializationInInfinite() {
        HistogramFunctionInst inst = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                INFINITE_BUCKETS, new long[] {
                1,
                4,
                10,
                10
            })
        );

        final HistogramFunctionInst inst2 = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst2.deserialize(inst.serialize().build());

        Assert.assertEquals(inst, inst2);
        // HistogramFunction equal doesn't include dataset.
        Assert.assertEquals(inst.getDataset(), inst2.getDataset());
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuilder() throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
        HistogramFunctionInst inst = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            new BucketedValues(
                BUCKETS, new long[] {
                1,
                4,
                10,
                10
            })
        );
        inst.calculate();

        final StorageBuilder storageBuilder = inst.builder().newInstance();

        // Simulate the storage layer do, convert the datatable to string.
        final HashMapConverter.ToStorage toStorage = new HashMapConverter.ToStorage();
        storageBuilder.entity2Storage(inst, toStorage);
        final Map<String, Object> map = toStorage.obtain();
        map.put(SUMMATION, ((DataTable) map.get(SUMMATION)).toStorageData());
        map.put(COUNT, ((DataTable) map.get(COUNT)).toStorageData());
        map.put(DATASET, ((DataTable) map.get(DATASET)).toStorageData());

        final AvgHistogramFunction inst2 = (AvgHistogramFunction) storageBuilder.storage2Entity(
            new HashMapConverter.ToEntity(map));
        Assert.assertEquals(inst, inst2);
        // HistogramFunction equal doesn't include dataset.
        Assert.assertEquals(inst.getDataset(), inst2.getDataset());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGroup() {

        HistogramFunctionInst inst = new HistogramFunctionInst();
        BucketedValues bv1 = new BucketedValues(
            BUCKETS, new long[] {
            0,
            4,
            10,
            10
        });
        bv1.setGroup("g1");
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            bv1
        );

        BucketedValues bv2 = new BucketedValues(
            BUCKETS, new long[] {
            1,
            2,
            3,
            4
        });
        bv2.setGroup("g1");
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            bv2
        );
        BucketedValues bv3 = new BucketedValues(
            BUCKETS, new long[] {
            2,
            4,
            6,
            8
        });
        bv3.setGroup("g2");
        inst.accept(
            MeterEntity.newService("service-test", Layer.GENERAL),
            bv3
        );
        inst.calculate();

        int[] results = inst.getDataset().sortedValues(new HeatMap.KeyComparator(true)).stream()
                            .flatMapToInt(l -> IntStream.of(l.intValue()))
                            .toArray();
        Assert.assertArrayEquals(new int[] {
            1,
            3,
            6,
            7
        }, results);
    }

    private static class HistogramFunctionInst extends AvgHistogramFunction {

        @Override
        public AcceptableValue<BucketedValues> createNew() {
            return new HistogramFunctionInst();
        }
    }
}


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THE WHALE: Darren Aronofsky upcoming film
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EXCLUSIVE: A24 and Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures are teaming up for the first time on the upcoming film The Whale with Brendan Fraser set to star and Aronofsky on board to direct.
A24 will have worldwide rights. MacArthur winning playwright, Samuel D. Hunter (Greater Clements) will adapt the film based on his critically- acclaimed 2012 play of the same name. The production was praised by the New York Times and won the Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play.
"Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me," said Hunter. "This story is deeply personal and I'm very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience. I've been a fan of Darren's ever since I saw Requiem for a Dream when I was a college freshman writing my first plays, and I'm so grateful that he's bringing his singular talent and vision to this film."
The film follows a 600-hundred-pound recluse who is hiding away from the world and slowly eating himself to death.
DestinyFulfilled
OMG…He desperately wants his career to be over, right?!
Another flop coming…
DestinyFulfilled wrote:
He's never made blockbusters so I'm unsure what you're getting at?
Jasmine is French
Sounds like a dope and a trip to psycho thriller maniac land. Love it already!
Hopefully this means we get a full blown Brendan Fraser comeback 👏🏾
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A/6723/Add.1*
Fifth emergency special session
Agenda item 5
LETTER DATED 13 JUNE 1967 FROM THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (A/6717)
Note by the Secretary-General submitting a second report
of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
The Secretary-General submits to the Members of the General Assembly and of the Security Council the following second report on the humanitarian aspects of the situation in the Middle East presented to him by the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA):
"l. The purpose of this report is to supplement and bring up-to-date my earlier report dated 18 June 1967. 1/ My information is now more comprehensive and, in addition to regular reports coming from Agency staff in the various fields of operation, I have myself visited Amman on 28 June; the Deputy Commissioner-General and the Director of Health have very recently visited all the fields and the Director of Administration and Relief has completed a special mission to the United Arab Republic.
11 A. AREAS IN WHICH MAJOR HOSTILITIES OCCURRED
"(a) Gaza
"2. The Agency has virtually resumed its full services, including food distribution, supplementary feeding programme, health services and sanitation arrangements in the camps. The number of persons in need, and to whom the Agency is providing emergency rations, is considerably in excess of those previously registered with UNRWA. This is because many people have lost their employment or sources of income (including remittances from abroad) and have thus ceased to be self-supporting.
"3. There was a good deal of damage to property in the course of the fighting and afterwards some shelter has been demolished, mainly at Jabaliya and Rafah, as reprisals for mining incidents. The Agency has already issued instructions to begin rebuilding. Medical services for the wounded appear to be satisfactory, but burial arrangements are not entirely satisfactory and could pose a health hazard. Looting has not entirely ceased and some considerable losses have occurred to stores of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) at Rafah, which were to be made available to UNRWA, if needed. There is also a need for additional civilian police, particularly in the middle camps. All these matters have been taken up with the authorities and remedial action has been taken or is promised.
"(b) West Bank of the Jordan
"4. The situation generally appears to have improved and electricity and water supplies and sanitation services have been restored to the Old City of Jerusalem. Telephone communications are still disrupted. The Agency's normal pattern of services and distribution of foodstuffs and supplies has been fairly well restored, but the large-scale movement of refugees, both within and beyond the West Bank areas, to which I refer below, have inevitably produced certain dislocations of our operations.
"5. The situation of the hospitals has caused some concern owing to a shortage of medical supplies and food.
"6. The Agency's shortage of transport, which was critical, has been considerably alleviated by a temporary loan of vehicles from the Government of Israel and, more recently, by the acquisition of a number of vehicles previously used by UNEF.
"(c) Southern Syria
"7. No Agency staff have been able to enter this area, that few inhabitants remain there.
"(d) Movement of civilian population
"8. In Syria the total movement may be of the order of 80,000. Of these, approximately 16,800 are Palestinians, of whom 11,200 are in the Damascus area and 4,600 in the Deraa area.
"9. The best estimate is that at least 150,000 persons have now left the West Bank of the Jordan; of these, 80,000 to 100,000 may be former UNRWA-registered refugees. It is evident that, whilst movement appeared to have virtually ceased about the middle of June, a 'second wave' began about 20 June, and in the last ten days perhaps 30,000 have crossed the Jordan. In the Jericho area, with a total of 73,000 before the hostilities began, only about 7,500 remain.
"10. There is also still some movement in the West Bank area. On 22 June, I received reports of some 12,000 inhabitants of Qualquilya having moved to the Nablus area. By 26 June, I had learnt that the Israel authorities were prepared to permit their return and this return has now taken place, but some 40 per cent of their homes were either damaged in the fighting or subsequently demolished, apparently because the Qualquilya area was the site of gun emplacements from which the outskirts of Tel Aviv and other targets in Israel were shelled by Jordanian artillery. The Mayor's estimate of the cost of reconstruction was $1.4 million. Numbers of people also moved from three border villages in the Latrun area into Ramallah. These villages are still under military restriction and the inhabitants have not yet been allowed to return. The extent of damage to their dwellings is not known. In three other border villages in the Hebron area the inhabitants also moved and have not yet been allowed to return. Many of their dwellings are said to have been destroyed.
"(e) The Agency's problems in these areas
"11. The Agency now has increasing freedom of movement within these areas, although local staff are still subject to some restrictions. The losses of vehicles are now being made up by re-deployment from other fields and by taking over UNEF vehicles. Greater communication between headquarters in Beirut and these areas is now possible by courier-cars and may soon be improved by the use of a small aircraft to be made available by the generosity of the Canadian Government.
"12. The Agency's main concern is over food supplies. The disruption of shipping caused by the closure of the Suez Canal has meant that ships have off-loaded Agency flour shipments in places like Casablanca and Piraeus. New arrangements have had to be made for re-shipment, but the consequent delay in arrival has caused me great concern. The supply situation on the West Bank is critical, and is likely to remain so until mid-July, but the problem has been temporarily alleviated by a loan of flour from the Israel authorities. Satisfactory arrangements for receiving new supplies through the port of Ashdod have now been made with the Government of Israel so that, from mid-July onwards, these present difficulties should be overcome. In Gaza the situation is only slightly better and the Agency hopes to be able to transfer considerable quantities of supplies, now immobilized in Port Said, to Gaza. The Government of the United Arab Republic has already given its agreement to this transfer.
"13. The inhabitants remaining in these areas could well face a deteriorating economic plight in so far as employment and income have been lost to them. Their plight has been accentuated by the shortage of currency. Thus, the demand upon the Agency's services may increase. There will also be longer-term needs for reconstruction of the housing which has been damaged - for which tents can be no more than a temporary substitute -and for other Agency premises such as the extensively damaged building at Mount Scopus and also schools and clinics elsewhere.
"B. AREAS IN WHICH NO MAJOR HOSTILITIES OCCURRED
"(a) Jordan
"l4. Co-operation with the Government in dealing with the influx of displaced persons has now reached a fairly advanced stage. In liaison with a Ministerial Co-ordination Committee, a plan to set up some eleven tented camps has emerged, of which UNRWA will organize and operate six. The camps will take from 5,000 to 10,000 persons each, and movement from the temporary shelter in schools and other buildings into the new camps has already started. The sanitary conditions will be improved with the removal to the new tented camps. Meanwhile, UNRWA has greatly expanded its provision meals while the people are still accommodated in schools and other public buildings. Once they move into the tented camps, the cooked meals will be replaced by the issue of dry rations which the refugees will cook themselves. However, UNRWA will continue the hot-meal programme in supplementary feeding centres for children up to the age of fifteen and will also supplement the basic rations to all recipients by an additional protein issue (probably canned meat and milk powder).
"15. The Agency's main immediate needs are for tents, blankets, cooking utensils, milk powder and animal protein. The Agency's supply position on basic commodities is good.
"(b) Syria
"l6. Except for the area under occupation, the Agency's normal services are in operation. The Agency has agreed, following discussions with the Syrian authorities, to exceed the established ration ceiling by 2,400. It has distributed 5,000 blankets and established an expanded supplementary feeding programme for children up to the age of fifteen. However, for the majority of the 'new' refugees, not hitherto registered with UNRWA, the Government is assuming sole responsibility. This contrasts with the situation in Jordan where responsibility is more shared.
"17. For the Agency's own programme, immediate needs are for tents, blankets, clothing and 'household kits'.
"(c)	Lebanon
"18.	The Agency's normal services are operating effectively.
"(d)	United Arab Republic
"19. Following a request from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, an Agency mission visited the United Arab Republic on 29 June. There appear to be some 6,000 newly displaced persons who are now in camps in Tahrir province, of whom perhaps a half are said to have been expelled from Gaza since the end of hostilities. However, an exact census has yet to be taken. The camps are in fact villages which were previously unoccupied, having been built for new settlers, and the general conditions which the governmental authorities have established there are good. The camps are well-organized and the people are given either food or money with which food can be purchased nearby. The Agency presently has under study the question of the methods by which it could best assist the Government of the United Arab Republic in the care of these persons.
"20. The Agency's immediate problems remain those of securing 'emergency' supplies such as tents, blankets, clothing and cooking utensils. The supplies of basic commodities such as flour, rice, sugar, cooking oil and fats are adequate although for Jordan the supply position may deteriorate if, because of the closure of the Suez Canal, the Port of Aqaba is less used by shipping. Of course, the new feeding programmes and protein supplements will require much additional food; some offers of food to meet these needs have been received, and other supplies will have to be purchased and imported.
"21. The calculations of precise quantities of 'emergency' supplies needed must necessarily remain provisional. It has not so far been possible to obtain accurate numbers of persons in need, or even to ascertain precisely what stocks of supplies are available to Governments, but certainly in Jordan the establishment of the eleven new tented camps will allow greater accuracy of assessment.
"22. The Agency hopes soon to be in a position to give some account of the estimated cost to the Agency of the emergency operations which it has undertaken since the beginning of hostilities.
"C. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL
"23. The Agency has already begun coordination of its own programmes of assistance with those planned by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and a joint mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme, and detailed discussions between representatives of the Agency and of these organizations have already taken place. In outline, it is expected that these organizations will provide assistance to persons not previously registered with UNRWA, and some part of the increased quantities of food for the supplementary feeding programmes which the Agency is maintaining in addition to its normal food programmes. Assistance by UNICEF will be related to the numbers of mothers and children.
"24. The Agency has also been in consultation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the League of Red Cross Societies, National Refugee Council Caritas, the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief and many others and has established at its own headquarters in Beirut a centre for co-ordination.
"D. PROSPECTS FOR THE RETURN OF REFUGEES UNDER SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 237 (1967) OF l4 JUNE 1967
"25. The Commissioner-General and his Deputy have on two occasions discussed with the Government of Israel the question of allowing the displaced persons to return and have emphasized that the Agency can best serve the needs of the refugees in their established camps in Gaza and on the West Bank of the Jordan. Moreover, conditions in the purely temporary accommodations on the East Bank were such that a potential health hazard existed, and this could be avoided by a speedy return to their former habitations.
"26. Following consultation with the Secretary-General, and having heard the announcement of the Government of Israel on 2 July that the return of refugees to the West Bank, under conditions to be specified, would be permitted until 10 August, the Commissioner-General has issued an appeal that further flight should stop and that those who had already fled should return. The Agency has announced its readiness to do all in its power to assist.
"27. The return of substantial numbers to the West Bank will necessitate a re-assessment of the need for emergency tented camps on the East Bank and of needs generally. The Agency therefore has to retain the utmost flexibility in all its planning. It will enter into consultation with all the parties affected by this announcement so as to facilitate the return in the most humanitarian and orderly way possible."
* Also issued under the symbol S/8001/Add.1.
1/ Circulated on 20 June 1967 (A/6723 and S/8001).


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Half a million of objects create the collection of Israel Museum, between Judaica artistic items, archeological discoveries, paintings and statues. These objects represents different cultures, religions and societies in the world since the birth of mankind till present days. The museum was opened in 1965. The living spirit behind it was Teddy Kolek, the mayor of Jerusalem in those days. One of the main attractions of the museum is the Shrine of the Book that hosts the Dead Sea Scrolls, but there is much more to see. Except the permanent exhibition, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions in a worldwide scale, lectures, concerts and special events like wine fairs or children activities in the open space of the Billy Rose sculpture garden.
The Shrine of the Book
The Shrine of the Book is the home of several exceptional
archaeological finds: the Dead Sea Scrolls and other rare
ancient manuscripts. The dome covers a structure which is
two-thirds below the ground, and is reflected in a pool of
water that surrounds it.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient manuscripts that were
discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves near
Khirbet Qumran, on the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea.
They are approximately two thousand years old, dating from
the third century BCE to the first century CE.
The manuscripts fall into three major categories:
biblical, apocryphal, and sectarian.
The biblical manuscripts comprise some two hundred copies
of books of the Hebrew Bible,
representing the earliest evidence for the biblical text in the world.
Holyland Jerusalem model
This 50:1 scale model, covering nearly one acre, evokes
ancient Jerusalem at its peak, meticulously recreating
its topography and architectural character in 66 CE,
the year in which the Great Revolt against the Romans broke out,
leading to the destruction of the Temple and the city in the
year 70 CE.
The model was created by Hans Kroch in memory of his son.
Prof. Avi Yonah, from the Hebrew University, provided the
topographic, archeological and historical basis to physically
build the model. It was on display in the Holyland hotel till
2006 and was moved to the Israel Museum.
Today, before you enter the Shrine of the Book, you can take a glimpse at the city of Jerusalem during
the period that they were written. Among the recognizable monuments are the Second Temple, the palace
of king Herod with its three towers, the Antonia Fortress and other buildings described in the books of
Joseph Flavius.
Archaeology Wing
Entrance to the Archaeology Galleries
A walk in the archaeology wing will take you back in time,
from the dawn of the civilizations to the middle ages and
Modern period. The exhibition is built in a chronological
order and describes the agriculture and industrial developments
along the centuries side by side with the different civilizations
and cults. Some of the highlights in the exhibition are:
Venus of Berkhat Ram- the oldest artwork in the world,
ritual objects from the early Bronze age- called also the
treasure of Ein Gedi, statue of the Emperor Hadrian,
the oldest priest blessing incurved on a pendant and
many more.
Jewish life and Art Wing
The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Wing for Jewish Art and Life presents religious and secular items
from the Jewish culture. The wing hosts different spaces that each one of them is dedicated to a
certain theme: the tapes in the Jewish life from birth, through marriage and mourning ceremonies,
a display of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and the cycle of the Jewish holidays.
Different unique synagogues from all over the world were donated to the museum.
Each of them represent traditions from the locale Jewish community that it served, much like the
traditional clothe collection.
International and Israeli Art Wing
The art wing of the museum contains different galleries.
Most of the different collections arrived to the museum by
privet donators. From modern 17th-18th neo classical paintings
trough Impressionism and Post-Impressionism,
International contemporary art and off course Israeli art.
The Israeli art collection explore the development of the Jewish
artists since the foundation of Bezalel, art school,
through the special artistic language that followed the wars,
till today's young artists.
https://www.imj.org.il/en/
The easiest way to get there from The Post Hostel in Jerusalem is to take bus 66 from Shivtai Israel street,
on the other side of Safra Square-City Hall Square, all the way to Israel Museum.
Don't forget our discount voucher.
All photos courtesy of the Israel Museum.


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0418-19 NY Times Crossword 18 Apr 19, Thursday
Constructed by: Alex Eaton-Salners
Today's Reveal Answer: Butterfly
Themed answers are stages in the metamorphosis of a BUTTERFLY. And, by connecting the circled letters in the right order, we create an outline of a BUTTERFLY in the grid:
23A Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then back to A : BUTTERFLY
51A Where a 17-Down becomes a 23-Across : CHRYSALIS
17D One that becomes a 51-Across : CATERPILLAR
Bill's time: 8m 08s
8 Bloviating type : GASBAG
"To bloviate" is such a descriptive verb, one meaning "to discourse pompously". "Bloviate" is mock-Latin and derived from "blow".
16 Global scare : PANDEMIC
A pandemic is an outbreak of a disease over a large area, such as a whole country or perhaps even the whole world.
22 King's College of Our Lady of ___ Beside Windsor : ETON
Eton College near Windsor in the south of England was founded way back in 1440 by King Henry VI. Originally known as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor", the school was intended to provided free education to poor boys. Free education today at Eton? Not so much …
27 Lust, but not love : SIN
The cardinal sins of Christian ethics are also known as the seven deadly sins. The seven deadly sins are:
28 Sportscaster in the documentary "Telling It Like It Is" : COSELL
Howard Cosell was one of the most popular of all sports journalists. With his high profile came a lot of controversy as Cosell wasn't afraid to express his personal opinions. For example, he came out against professional boxing in 1982 after witnessing a one-sided fight between Larry Holmes and Tex Cobb. Two weeks earlier South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim had died after a match against Ray Mancini.
29 Ref. work begun by the London Philological Society : OED
Work started on what was to become the first "Oxford English Dictionary" (OED) in 1857. Several interim versions of the dictionary were published in the coming years with the first full version appearing, in ten bound volumes, in 1928. The second edition of the OED appeared in 1989 and is made up of twenty volumes. The OED was first published in electronic form in 1988 and went online in 2000. Given the modern use of computers, the publishing house responsible feels that there will never be a third print version of the famous dictionary.
32 Pool parties? : STENOS
Stenography is the process of writing in shorthand. The term comes from the Greek "steno" (narrow) and "graphe" (writing).
35 Modern line at an airport : UBERS
The rideshare service Uber takes its name from the English colloquial word "uber" meaning "super, topmost", which in turn comes from the German "über" meaning "above".
41 French bakery offering : GATEAU
In French, a "gâteau" is a "cake".
45 Major seller of health supplements : GNC
General Nutrition Centers (GNC) is a retailer of health and nutrition supplements based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1935 as a small health food store in downtown Pittsburgh. There are now about 5,000 stores in the US. The GNC slogan is "Live Well".
46 Peace in the Middle East : SALAAM
The word "salaam" is an Anglicized spelling of the Arabic word for "peace". The term can describe an act of deference, and in particular a very low bow.
48 Keepers of the records? : DJS
The world's first radio disc jockey (DJ) was one Ray Newby of Stockton, California who made his debut broadcast in 1909, would you believe? When he was 16 years old and a student, Newby started to play his records on a primitive radio located in the Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless in San Jose. The records played back then were mostly recordings of Enrico Caruso.
55 Branch of yoga : HATHA
Hatha yoga is a yoga system developed in 15th century India. Traditional Hatha yoga is a more "complete" practice than often encountered in the west, involving not just exercise but also meditation and relaxation. "Hatha" is a Sanskrit word meaning "force".
56 French bakery offering : ECLAIR
The name for the pastry known as an "éclair" is clearly French in origin. The French word for lightning is "éclair", but no one seems to be too sure how it came to be used for the rather delicious bakery item.
58 Diamond pattern : ARGYLE
The argyle pattern is based on the Campbell tartan. The Campbell clan is based in the Argyll region (note the spelling) in the west of Scotland, giving the Argyle pattern its name.
64 People whose political views are "Communist lite" : PINKOES
The term "pinko" came to us courtesy of "Time" magazine in 1925. Back then, "pinko" was used to describe those who were politically left of center. Red was the color associated with the left going back to the 1800s (how times have changed!), and "pink" was assigned to people who were not aligned with the left politically, but had left-leaning tendencies.
65 Anago, at a Japanese restaurant : SEA EEL
"Unagi" is the Japanese name for freshwater eel, and "anago" is the name for saltwater eel.
2 "Forward!," in Florence : AVANTI
Florence is the capital city of the Tuscany region in Italy. Something from or related to Florence is described as "Florentine". The city is known as "Firenze" in Italian.
5 Port north of the Horn of Africa : ADEN
Aden is a seaport in Yemen that is located on the Gulf of Aden by the eastern approach to the Red Sea. Aden has a long history of British rule, from 1838 until a very messy withdrawal in 1967. A native of Aden is known as an Adeni. Some believe that Cain and Abel are buried in the city.
The Horn of Africa is that horn-shaped peninsula at the easternmost tip of the continent, containing the countries Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia as well as Somalia. The Horn of Africa is also known as the Somali Peninsula.
6 Hand-held console introduced in 1989 : GAME BOY
The Game Boy is a hugely successful handheld video game player that was released in 1989 by Nintendo. I remember that my my kids were so eager to get hold of the devices when they first came out that I bought a couple of them in a Japanese railroad station, while over there on a business trip.
7 Teacher of Samuel : ELI
In the Bible, Eli is a High Priest of Shiloh and the teacher of Samuel. As such, his story is told in the Book of Samuel. Eli had two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, both of whom are described as wicked. As a result of their wayward lifestyle, it is prophesied that all of Eli's male descendents will die before reaching old age.
8 John and Mark, for two : GOSPELS
"Gospel" is a term that came to us via Old English. The Old English term is "godspel" meaning "good story", and referred to the glad tidings announced by Jesus. There are four Gospels in the Christian New Testament: the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
10 Wolf (down) : SNARF
To snarf down is to gobble up, to eat voraciously. "Snarf" is a slang term that is probably related to "scarf", which has the same meaning.
11 It's always cut short : BOB
A bob cut is a short hairstyle in which the hair is cut straight around the head, at about the line of the jaw. Back in the 1570s, "bob" was the name given to a horse's tail that was cut short, and about a century later it was being used to describe short hair on humans. The style became very popular with women in the early 1900s (as worn by actress Clara Bow, for example), with the fashion dying out in the thirties. The style reemerged in the sixties around the time the Beatles introduced their "mop tops", with Vidal Sassoon leading the way in styling women's hair in a bob cut again. Personally, I like it …
12 Part of NATO: Abbr. : ATL
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance that was established in 1949. NATO headquarters was initially set up in London, moved to Paris in 1952, and then to Brussels 1967.
21 Home of the Rams before 2016: Abbr. : STL
The Los Angeles Rams are the only franchise to have won NFL championships in three different cities, i.e. Cleveland (1945), Los Angeles (1951) and St. Louis (1999). The Rams were based in Cleveland from 1936 to 1945, in Los Angeles from 1946 to 1994, in St. Louis from 1995 to 2015, and returned to Los Angeles in 2016.
26 Michelle of "Crazy Rich Asians" : YEOH
Michelle Yeoh is an actress from Malaysia who appeared in several Hong Kong action films in which she did her own stunts and martial arts scenes. Her most famous action performance was in the 2000 movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", although I best know her for playing opposite Pierce Brosnan in the Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies".
28 Spanish word repeated in a welcoming phrase : CASA
"Mi casa es su casa" translates from Spanish as "My home is your home".
30 Something to fall back from: Abbr. : DST
On the other side of the Atlantic, daylight saving time (DST) is known as "summer time". The idea behind summer/daylight-savings is to move clocks forward an hour in spring ("spring forward"), and backwards in the fall ("fall back") so that afternoons have more daylight. Here in the US, DST starts on the second Sunday of March, and ends on the the first Sunday of November.
31 ___✔ (traveler's convenience) : PRE
That would be TSA PreCheck.
34 A in German 101? : EIN
The definite article in German is der, die or das, for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns. The indefinite article is ein, eine or ein, again depending on the gender of the noun. A further complication, relative to English, is that the masculine form (and only the masculine form) of the article changes when used in the accusative case, when used with the object of a sentence. The accusative forms are "den" and "einen".
35 Boot brand from Australia : UGG
Uggs are sheepskin boots that were first produced in Australia and New Zealand. The original Uggs have sheepskin fleece on the inside for comfort and insulation, with a tanned leather surface on the outside for durability. "Ugg" is a generic term Down Under, although it's a brand name here in the US.
36 En ___ (with all of a court's judges) : BANC
"En banc" is a French term, translating as "on a bench". It refers to the cases in which all the judges of a court hear a case, as opposed to a case heard just by a panel, a subset of the full complement. The phrase is sometimes written as "in banc" in the US.
39 Smoothie flavor : ACAI
Açaí (pronounced "ass-aye-ee") is a palm tree native to Central and South America. The fruit has become very popular in recent years and its juice is a very fashionable addition to juice mixes and smoothies.
42 Its N.Y.S.E. ticker symbol is "X" : US STEEL
US Steel was founded in 1901 with a merger of Carnegie Steel, Federal Steel and National Steel. The resulting company immediately became the world's first billion-dollar corporation. US Steel reorganized in 1986 and changed its name to USX Corporation, but reverted to the US Steel name in 2001. I think I'm right in saying that the USX name was chosen because US Steel is traded under the symbol "X" on the New York Stock Exchange …
49 Like Nelson Mandela for 27 years : JAILED
As a young man, Nelson Mandela led the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Mandela was eventually arrested and admitted to charges of sabotage and was sentenced to life in prison in 1964. He remained behind bars for 27 years, mainly in the infamous prison on Robben Island. As the years progressed, Mandela became a symbol of the fight against apartheid. He was released in 1990, and immediately declared his commitment to peace and reconciliation with South Africa's white minority population. Mandela was elected president of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) in 1994, an office that he held until 1999. Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5, 2013.
52 Pay for play : RHYME
53 Bulldog : YALIE
The Yale Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Yale University. The Yale school mascot is "Handsome Dan", the Yale bulldog. The Bulldogs' logo features a bulldog in front of a letter Y.
57 Euro division : CENT
The euro is divided in 100 cents, sometimes referred to as "euro cents". Some countries within the European Union (Ireland, for example) have taken steps to withdraw the 1-cent and 2-cent coins from circulation by allowing cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents. I found it a little odd when buying something in Ireland recently that was priced at 99 cents, and getting no change after handing over a euro coin …
58 Married couple? : ARS
There are a couple of letters R (ars) in the word "married".
59 Sushi garnish : ROE
Sushi is a Japanese dish that has as its primary ingredient cooked, vinegared rice. The rice is usually topped with something, most often fish, and can be served in seaweed rolls. If we want raw fish by itself, then we have to order sashimi.
60 Indian state whose largest city is Vasco da Gama : GOA
Goa is the smallest state in India, and is located in the southwest of the country. The Portuguese landed in Goa in the early 1500s, at first peacefully carrying out trade, but then took the area by force creating Portuguese India. Portugal held onto Portuguese India even after the British pulled out of India in 1947, until the Indian Army marched into the area in 1961.
62 Lead-in to center : EPI-
The epicenter is that point on the surface of the earth that is directly above the focus of an earthquake.
1 Head on a plate? : CABBAGE
14 Egg-shaped : OVOIDAL
15 Worth mentioning : OF NOTE
18 Place to go off track? : STABLE
19 Speak at a level pitch : INTONE
20 In accordance with : AS PER
23 Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then back to A : BUTTERFLY
31 One taking care of the bill : PAYER
38 Towel provider, often : SPA
40 "You got it!" : RIGHT!
43 Strand during a ski trip, say : ICE IN
51 Where a 17-Down becomes a 23-Across : CHRYSALIS
54 Same-sex union? : FRAT
61 Chief in the Creek War of 1813-14 : RED EAGLE
63 Dormmate : ROOMIE
66 Has in mind : INTENDS
1 Duplicates : COPIES
3 Fashionable society : BON TON
4 Raise one's hand for, say : BID ON
9 Following : AFTER
13 Thousand bucks : GEE
17 One that becomes a 51-Across : CATERPILLAR
24 Paper clips have lots of them : USES
25 Past the baseline, in tennis : LONG
33 In good shape : TRIM
37 Engrave : ETCH
44 Entered carefully : EASED IN
47 Comment from a hot bath : AAH!
48 Sight in a Chinese parade : DRAGON
50 Underline, say : STRESS
54 Fail to show up as expected : FLAKE
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19 thoughts on "0418-19 NY Times Crossword 18 Apr 19, Thursday"
11:08, no errors.
@Bill … I just noticed that, in the drawing of the butterfly's outline in the grid above, the "D" in the upper left has been missed.
25:49. I didn't notice that the circled letters were in alphabetical order, or I might have finished some areas more quickly. I've never heard of PREcheck referred to as PRE and I'm in those lines regularly.
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I take it that you are working the puzzle from a newspaper, Jeff. As you can glean from the other comments, some other formats (and apparently some other papers) had a virtual check mark ✅ appearing as a part of the clue. My paper didn't have it either so I was in the same boat as you.
38:29 and amazingly no errors……Puzzles that have one clue referring to another which in turn refers to another is like an income tax form. Me no likee either one.
PRE followed by a check mark equals precheck
Found the theme to be the easy part; of course I connected the "dots."
Struggled a bit with the rest but after the fog lifted I finished with no errors. Fun stuff.
@Glenn … Please read my last post on this blog yesterday (and I hope you respond).
And (@Glenn) … perhaps I understand what you mean by "manufactured difficulty": as I said yesterday, the phrase "GREENSIDE IRON" (which I figured out using crossing entries) makes perfect sense, but one is not likely to see it, as such, in print. Is that what you mean by your phrase?
Another example (which came to mind in the middle of the night) would be "BLING-BEDECKED MUSICIAN" (exactly 21 letters … perfect for a Sunday puzzle 😜), which might be clued as "Elton John, e.g.". Again, the three parts of the entry are familiar, but the resulting phrase is not. Is that a case of what you call "manufactured difficulty"?
Another middle-of-the-night example is "STAR-SPANGLED BANDEROLE" (also 21 letters long 😜), which suffers from an additional complication: one of the three components of it is an unfamiliar word (even though the resulting phrase has a fairly precise meaning).
@Dave—-Are you saying that in the highest echelons of crossword solving—there is no such thing as "manufactured difficulty "?
Not at all. What I've been trying to figure out is what a couple of other posters on Bill's other blog mean by the phrase, which they seem to see in certain puzzles as compared to others and which they seem to use as a kind of ultimate condemnation of those particular puzzles. As far as I'm concerned, "manufactured difficulty" is pretty much everywhere in crossword puzzles (except perhaps for the very simplest), and it's what makes the puzzles worth doing.
Yes, now I see what you are driving at. By its very nature, a crossword is a "manufactured difficulty". It remains a "manufactured difficulty" throughout its entire range, from the easy to the most-demanding. Is that what you mean?
The clue in the syndicated puzzle in my local paper was just "Air traveler's convenience, for short." There was no blank and a check mark. So that was baffling!
Otherwise, fun enough for a Thursday.
18:28, 3 errors: AVANT(E); BONTO(X); S(E)(X). Echoing previous posters' comments. My paper did not have the blank/check mark for 31D.
Fun to do — and relatively easy for Thursday. Enjoyed it.
(Our paper puzzle crossword has the check mark, and we have been PRE-checked for a while now for our occasional flights. Not sure how we qualified for it, or how long we will have it, but it definitely has been a convenience.)
I amazed myself in finishing this one with no errors. I started by going all the way through every clue and found one single entry (CENT) that I could use as a starting point that I was sure about. But from there on it turned out to be quite fun to work and it was nice to have a little artwork thrown in for good measure.
No errors but the bon ton section slowed me down. My paper had the check. Weird the little, but sometimes important, differences across the country.
Karen Toovey says:
Did it all by myself but it took me a whole lot longer than 8 minutes!
19:22, 2 errors.
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Unveiling the latest version of the US$96,000 flagship sedan in Barcelona – surrounded by spinning cars and flashing lights – the CEO only hinted briefly at his mounting troubles as he described the new A8's self-driving prowess and Audi's upcoming lineup of SUVs and electric autos.
"Audi in Latin means listen," said Stadler, who's taken a lot of heat from fellow executives and labor leaders in the past year amid declining sales and widening legal probes into Audi's role in the diesel manipulations. "'We listen when we get applauded and we listen when we get criticized."
Stadler, who took over at the luxury brand a decade ago, faces his toughest test yet as Volkswagen's biggest profit contributor struggles to get out of a funk that's tarnished its premium reputation and left it trailing competitors Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
A successful launch of the new A8 would help allay concerns about the CEO's ability to turn the brand around, and quash complaints about Audi's static designs and outdated portfolio.
The updated A8 – the first vehicle styled from scratch by Audi's new design chief Marc Lichte – features voice controls and an electric powertrain, and can drive autonomously in slow-moving traffic. Appearing in the latest Spiderman blockbuster, the car has sharper lines all around to make it more muscular, and a wider front grille.
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Sacked by Yorkshire, picked by England – meet Ollie Robinsonon May 31, 2021 at 5:37 am
Pace bowler Ollie Robinson on being sacked, why his mum is nicknamed 'Richie Benaud' and how his dad beat him to an international call-up.
Date: 2-6 June Time: 11:00 BST Venue: Lord's
Coverage: Test Match Special commentary, in-play video highlights and text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app
Take this chat with Ollie Robinson, for example. On top of everything he has to say – which is revealing, engaging and brutally honest – there is also a glimpse into the home life of the pace bowler poised to make his England debut against New Zealand.
Baby Sienna, born in September, finds her feet with the help of the sofa, watched by Cooper the dog, who is contemplating an afternoon snooze.
Family involvement has been crucial in the cricketing development of Sussex's Robinson, a 27-year-old whose prolific wicket-taking in the County Championship has been built on metronomic accuracy, seam movement and bounce generated from his 6ft 5in frame.
His grandfather Rex was a stalwart of Margate Cricket Club in Kent, where his father Ian – good enough to bowl left-arm swing for England Over-50s – still turns out.
Robinson's mum, Sandra, has earned the nickname 'Richie Benaud' for the cricketing advice she dishes out to her son. Sandra is now married to Paul Farbrace, the former England assistant coach.
"My first memory of playing cricket was in the garden with my grandad. I was two or three years old," Robinson tells BBC Sport. "I had these white pads that were 10 sizes too big for me and I was trying to hit the ball over the fence.
"You won't find many people that watch as much cricket as my dad does. He's always texting me in lunch and tea breaks saying 'I think you should do this' or 'the field doesn't look quite right'.
"If I get out badly, I'll get a message from my mum saying 'that was a rubbish shot, wasn't it?' Literally two minutes after I've got out. Horrendous timing. Her and Dad took me everywhere. She has a right to give me some stick sometimes."
'It was a relief to get sacked'
As well as family, Robinson's tale is one of setbacks, perseverance and a little good fortune.
As a youngster he was a batsman who bowled off-spin, only switching to pace as he grew taller in his mid-teens.
The off-breaks still get an outing every now and then; he bowled some spin in the nets on England's winter tour of India in an attempt to replicate the height of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Robinson played a handful of games for the Kent second XI before being released in 2012. After that it was his link to Farbrace that offered an unlikely route back into the professional game.
A coach with Yorkshire at the time, Farbrace was on tour in Barbados before the 2013 season, with the 19-year-old Robinson present on holiday. He took his bowling boots in case he was needed in the nets. Such was the impression Robinson made, later that year he made his debut for the White Rose.
Robinson played 10 games for Yorkshire, all in limited-overs cricket, primarily as a death bowler.
However, the desire to enjoy himself and a longing to be with his friends in Kent did not result in a suitable lifestyle for a young man trying to make his way in first-class cricket.
"We played a seconds game in Liverpool," explains Robinson. "Straight away I got into the car to go to Kent, a five- or six-hour drive.
"I stayed there for a night, saw my mates the next day, then left Kent at 1am to get to training at 9am.
"It was an unsustainable lifestyle that I was trying to live.
"At first they just thought I was a really bad timekeeper, but as it went on they realised what I was doing."
In July 2014, Yorkshire terminated Robinson's contractexternal-link because of a "number of unprofessional actions".
"The relief I had when I realised I could go home was immense," he says. "It's not something most people say when you get sacked, but I could go home and didn't have to worry about the stresses of trying to live that way."
On the day Robinson was released, six counties contacted Farbrace to ask about his availability.
Robinson's initial plan was to take the winter off cricket but, after "six or eight weeks of going out two or three nights a week", he found he missed the game.
Asking his dad for help, Robinson hired a sports hall in Ramsgate for his own training sessions.
"I'd bat against the bowling machine, he'd give me throw downs or I'd bowl at him," recalls Robinson. "It was a one-on-one thing with my old man for four or five months until the season started.
"Getting sacked by Yorkshire was a blessing in disguise. It made me switch my life around and realise that I wanted to be a professional cricketer."
Christmas lunch with the England squad
Renewed, refreshed and refocused, Robinson set about getting back into the game.
No stranger to second XI cricket and trials – as well as Kent and Yorkshire he has had time at Hampshire and Leicestershire – he was offered a contract by Essex, only to be coaxed to Sussex by then coach Mark Robinson, who promised he would play in the first County Championship match of the year.
Less than a year after being sacked by Yorkshire, Robinson marked his first-class debut with an unbeaten 110 batting at number nine against Durham, sharing a stand of 164 with the late Matthew Hobden.
Robinson took 46 first-class wickets in that 2015 season. When Mark Robinson departed to become coach of England women, Ollie stuttered under new boss Mark Davis and returned only 19 wickets in each of the next two years.
Davis was removed at the end of 2017, with Jason Gillespie – Yorkshire's coach during Robinson's time at Headingley – coming in. Rather than old wounds being reopened, it began Robinson's golden period as the scourge of county batsmen, en route to his England call-up.
The winter of 2017-18, spent in Australia playing club cricket and travelling with partner Lauren, was significant for a couple of reasons.
His Sydney club side, St George, produced Josh Hazlewood, the irony being Robinson's action is almost a carbon copy of the Australia pace bowler's.
"Josh gave me my cap on my debut for them," says Robinson. "I'd never met the guy, but we sat next to each other all 90 overs while we were batting, chatting bowling.
"I've spoken to him a few times since. He's one of the nicest blokes I've met."
At the same time, England were losing an Ashes series 4-0, with Farbrace part of the coaching team.
"I had Christmas lunch with the England party," says Robinson. "I knew a couple of lads from Yorkshire and others I'd played against.
"The following day I went to the Boxing Day Test. It was an unbelievable experience. The atmosphere – I've never heard anything like it. I've been to football matches and it's never been that loud."
Robinson took 84 first-class wickets in 2018 and another 64 in 2019, going on to star in England Lions' 'Test' win over Australia A at the MCG early last year.
In the Covid era, he has been a constant presence in enlarged England squads and is now vying with Craig Overton for the number eight spot for the two Tests against New Zealand.
"I don't regret anything that's happened in my career so far," says Robinson. "If I was to do it again, I'd try to learn quicker. I'm 27 now, so it's probably crunch time in international cricket for me."
Outside of cricket, Robinson says he rarely misses a Manchester United game, but his real motivation comes from fatherhood.
"I never thought I'd become a dad at quite a young age," he says. "That urge to do well, that you want Sienna to see her dad on TV, playing for England, has given me a little bit more drive. Hopefully, when she's a little bit older, she'll remember it."
Ending where the conversation began, Robinson is back discussing his family and the challenge of finding tickets for all of his loved ones should he make his Test debut in front of a crowd limited by Covid restrictions.
He says his dad is "fretting", while Farbrace, now the director of cricket at Warwickshire, has joked he could use his influence at Edgbaston to get his mum a job as a steward during the second Test.
And then there's his grandad, who never actually saw Robinson play the game before he died.
"I've got this, which was his," says Robinson, proudly holding a gold bracelet close to the camera.
"It was given to him when he was 18. My nan gave it to me when he passed away and I've never taken it off.
"He's always with me, wherever I go."
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According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Lent reflects the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert fasting and praying before his public ministry began. While Moses (Exodus 34:28) fasted to prepare for God's revelation, Jesus took it a step further by doing the practice out of love. "Jesus' mission to announce and bring the kingdom of God begins with a complete and total self-gift to the Father, in love, through fasting," according to Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia. For Christians, "fasting is not only a bodily expression of our need for God; the practice itself is a pathway which can lead us to the reality of God's kingdom."
Cackie Upchurch, director of Little Rock Scripture Study, said fasting is an ancient custom that can be found in almost all religious traditions. In the time of the Old Testament, the Jewish people regularly fasted from food and drink, but they did so for different reasons. "It was not about a devotional practice. It was really about petitioning, or praying for repentance, or sorrow."
The Monastery of the Temptation (above) was built on the Mount of
Temptation, which is the hill in the Judaean Desert that tradition holds is
the place where Jesus was tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:8) when he
fasted for 40 days in the desert.
Tearing one's garment and putting on sackcloth and ashes while fasting was common. King David did this to repent and petition for the life of his son. But when the baby died, he stopped (2 Samuel 12:16-23). According the Law of the Israelites, which is spelled out in the books of Leviticus and Numbers, the only place fasting was an act of worship was on the Day of Atonement, which continues today, Upchurch said.
In the New Testament, fasting is rarely mentioned, but when it is, it's usually about how not to do it. But that does not mean it wasn't practiced. During Jesus' Sermon on the Mount he said when fasting "do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. ... But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden" (Matt 6:16-18).
So the presumption is "that of course you're going to be fasting." The important thing is "you do it from the heart," Upchurch said. "Jesus doesn't want a typically religious practice just to be taken for granted. He wanted them to understand the purpose of it. He really is critical of the fasting practices that had become just generally rote."
She called his teaching a "kind of evolution in Scripture." Jesus confirmed what the prophets Micah, Hosea and Isaiah said while speaking for God in saying the kind of fasting he desired. "'The sacrifice I desire from you is that you rend your hearts and that you serve the poor and walk humbly with God,'" Upchurch said, summing up the prophets' instruction. If the external act of fasting does not reflect "something internal in us" then it is not what God wants. In the Catholic faith, people fast out of repentance or petition, but ultimately, the goal is to "draws us closer in a more regular way to the heart of God."
This excerpt came from "Fasting out of love: God doesn't want a fulfilled obligation, he wants our hearts," Arkansas Catholic, Feb. 21, 2009. Reprinted with permission. Copyright Diocese of Little Rock. All rights reserved. This article may be copied or redistributed with acknowledgement and permission of the publisher.
Fasting in Christian Tradition
According to Father Daniel Merz, associate director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Divine Worship, Christian tradition can name at least seven reasons to fast. These are listed below.
From the beginning, God commanded some fasting, and sin entered into the world because Adam and Eve broke the fast.
For the Christian, fasting is ultimately about fasting from sin.
Fasting reveals our dependence on God and not the resources of this world.
Fasting is an ancient way of preparing for the Eucharist — the truest of foods.
Fasting is preparation for baptism — and all the sacraments — for the reception of grace.
Fasting is a means of saving resources to give to the poor.
Fasting is a means of self-discipline, chastity and the restraining of the appetites.


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Around much of the Shelby Co. and central Alabama area, he's a pretty popular guy, given his many accomplishments as a State Representative. Today, Cam Ward gained even more respect.
Ward and fellow Alabama Senators and Representatives who make up the Shelby Co. Legislative Delegation took the Oath of Office during ceremonies at The American Village in Montevallo. Only now, the title is Senator Ward.


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The man known as "The Mountain" revealed he has used steroids to achieve his goals.
Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, the reigning World's Strongest Man and the actor who plays Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in "Game of Thrones," said he has used steroids before deadlift competitions.
"Can we just skip those questions?" he said when asked if he still take the drugs.
World's Strongest Man bans the use of steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs during or before competitions, but it's unclear how the organization tests its competitors and the frequency of the testing.
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He started the strongman competitions in 2011 and has since won the title of Iceland's Strongest Man. Last year, he broke the deadlift record to win World's Strongest man.
While in Iceland, a "Game of Thrones" producer approached him about the role of "The Mountain," which Bjornsson has played since season 4 beginning in 2014.
However, Bjornsson admitted the film schedule, training schedule and trying to be a good father and husband is starting to take a toll on his health. The use of steroids, which has been attributed to the deaths of several strongman athletes, doesn't help.
The 2019 World's Strongest Man competition is scheduled for June 13-16 in Bradenton, Florida, which Bjornsson said he plans to enter to defend his title.


My six-year-old daughter is a delight – funny, smart and helpful around the house.
But the girl is stubborn with a capital S. And ever since she was a baby, she's refused to take medicine when she gets sick.
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It was horrendous for both of us (and probably our neighbours), and I knew I'd blown my chance then of ever convincing her again to take medicine. But I saw no choice – it had to be done.
Cut to two years later, and my daughter is more grown up and more open to negotiation and reason. While we were away on a beach holiday over Christmas,she came down with a touch of heatstroke and complained of a headache. I, of course, offered her a painkiller to help her to feel better while we got her hydrated and rested, which she steadfastly refused.
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Representation of Topics Regarding Clinical Supervision in Nursing in National and International Journals
Ana Budrovac* Primary Health Centre Osijek, Croatia
Nada Prlić Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Croatia
Aim: The aim of this paper was to examine the representation of topics of clinical supervision in nursing in national and international journals.
Methods: A Databases Medline, EBSCO and Hrčak were retrospectively researched. The research encompassed nursing journals published from 2011 to 2015. MeSH keywords were used as well. The availability of articles in full text was examined by PubMed Central and by using PERO, a search engine for electronic resources online, which is an online source of journals with articles available in full text to the Croatian scientific and academic community. A total of 168 articles and 54 journals were included in this research.
Results: The topic of clinical supervision in nursing has not been found in any of the papers published in Croatian journals. There were 168 scientific papers about clinical supervision in nursing in 54 international journals. In the "Journal of Nursing Management" there was a trend of a decreasing number of published scientific papers (Cochran–Armitage test p< 0.0001). In the Medline database there were 43 journals. Most journals were published in the USA, 23 of them. A total of 29 articles are available in full form. OvidSP enables access to the highest number of articles, 18 (62.1%), while PERO search engine found no articles in full form.
Conclusion: In national journals in Croatia there are no topics regarding clinical supervision in nursing, but there are some in international journals.
(Budrovac A, Prlić N. Representation of Topics Regarding Clinical Supervision in Nursing in National and International Journals. SEEMEDJ 2019; 3(2); 45-55)
Keywords: clinical supervision; database; nursing; nursing, supervisory
BUDROVAC*, Ana; PRLIĆ, Nada. Representation of Topics Regarding Clinical Supervision in Nursing in National and International Journals. Southeastern European Medical Journal, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 45-55, jan. 2020. ISSN 2459-9484. Available at: <http://seemedj.mefos.unios.hr/index.php/seemedj/article/view/101>. Date accessed: 21 jan. 2020.


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Mitten in der Winternacht (Originaltitel: Midden in De Winternacht) ist ein niederländischer Spielfilm von Lourens Blok aus dem Jahr 2013. Es basiert auf dem Buch Es ist ein Elch entsprungen von Andreas Steinhöfel. Bereits 2005 erschien eine deutsche Verfilmung unter dem Buchtitel.

Handlung
Nachdem sich Max' Eltern getrennt haben und er nun mit seiner Mutter und seiner Schwester Kiki allein ist, kann er einfach nicht mehr an den Weihnachtsmann glauben und sich in diesem Jahr auch nicht so recht auf das Fest freuen. Das ändert sich, als mitten in einer Winternacht ein Elch des Weihnachtsmannes durch das Stalldach von Max' Elternhaus stürzt. Nach dieser Bruchlandung muss der Elch den Jungen davon überzeugen, dass es den Weihnachtsmann wirklich gibt, denn nur mit Max' Hilfe können er und der Weihnachtsmann wieder zusammenfinden.

Zunächst versorgt Max den Elch, der sprechen kann und Moose heißt, mit Futter. Da der Junge nichts anderes hat, macht er ihm Erdnussbutterbrote und als sich das Tier auch noch Heu wünscht, versucht Max ihm diesen Leckerbissen bei Nachbar Pannemann zu besorgen. Doch der Mann mag keine Kinder und verjagt ihn von seinem Grundstück. Nachdem seine nervige und altkluge Schwester Moose entdeckt, hilft sie Max Pannemann zu überreden, ihnen zehn Ballen Heu zu überlassen. Pannemann macht sich schon lange Hoffnung auf Max' Mutter, hofft, dass seine Großzügigkeit Eindruck auf sie machen könnte und versucht sie im Gegenzug zum Abendessen einzuladen. Nach einigem Zögern nimmt sie seine Einladung an, findet den Mann im Grunde aber nur widerlich.

Max verbringt in den nächsten Tagen viel Zeit mit Moose und sie reden dabei miteinander auch von ihren Sorgen. Während Max auf seinen Vater sauer ist, weil er die Familie wegen einer anderen Frau verlassen hat, wünscht sich Moose von Herzen, einmal selber den echten Weihnachtsschlitten mit den Geschenken ziehen zu dürfen und nicht nur für die Probefahrten zuständig zu sein. Nachdem Moose wieder fit genug ist spazieren zu gehen, hilft er Max, als ihn zwei Jungen aus der Schule verprügeln wollen. Zum ersten Mal hat Max nun einen richtigen Freund, der sich für ihn einsetzt. Max kann sich auch schon bald revanchieren, denn Pannemann hat den Elch entdeckt und möchte ihn nur zu gern als Jagdtrophäe besitzen. Mit Max' Hilfe können sie sich vor dem Hobbyjäger verstecken und entkommen. Wieder zuhause staunt Max nicht schlecht, als nun auch noch der Weihnachtsmann persönlich auf dem Sofa sitzt. Dieser hatte auf dem Weg, seinen Elch wiederzufinden, Max Großmutter getroffen, die auf dem Weg zu ihnen war. Seine Intuition hatte ihm geraten sie anzusprechen und zu fragen, ob sie ihn ein Stück in ihrem Auto mitnehmen würde. Nun, da Mooses Chef da ist, bedeutet das für Max wohl erneut, Abschied zu nehmen. Doch fatalerweise hat Moose seinen Sternenstaub verloren, ohne den die beiden nicht wieder zum Nordpol kommen und Weihnachten dann dieses Jahr ausfallen würde. Max hat jedoch beobachtet, wie Pannemann die Blechdose gefunden hatte und als der Weihnachtsmann versucht, den Sternenstaub zurückzuholen, wird er von der Polizei festgenommen. Da er felsenfest behauptet der Weihnachtsmann zu sein, wird er kurzerhand in die Psychiatrie gebracht. Max ist fest entschlossen, zusammen mit Moose, den Sternenstaub von Pannemann zu holen. Während der Elch Pannemann aus dem Haus lockt und ablenkt, kann Max die Metalldose holen. Um zu entkommen, müssen sie Pannemann mit etwas Sternenstaub bestreuen. Anschließend fliegen sie zur Klinik, befreien den Weihnachtsmann und fliegen mit ihm davon.

Nun heißt es für Max, von Moose Abschied zu nehmen. Doch er steht noch weiter mit seinem Walkie-Talkie mit Moose in Verbindung, der in diesem Jahr tatsächlich selbst den Weihnachtsschlitten auch am Heiligabend ziehen darf.

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Waters to Mnuchin: I Expect You To Be Forthcoming With This Committee
Washington, DC, April 9, 2019
Tags: Full Committee , Department of the Treasury
Today, at a full Committee hearing with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin entitled, "The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System," Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement:
Today, this Committee convenes for a hearing to receive the annual testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System.
I'd like to start by talking about the International Development Association, or IDA, which is the arm of the World Bank that provides grants and highly concessional loans to the world's poorest countries. I'm concerned that IDA, through its new Private Sector Window (PSW), today is transferring $2.5 billion to the World Bank's private-sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and is subsidizing private firms selected without competition on the basis of unsolicited proposals. The PSW is likely to prioritize financial returns over positive development impacts, which will be difficult to monitor. The PSW also stands in conflict with the World Bank's own principles that call for subsidies to be justified, transparent, competitively based, focused on impact, and guarded against rent-seeking opportunities.
So, my message to Treasury and to the World Bank is that unless these transfers stop, or at a minimum are competitively based and fully transparent down to the amounts and purpose of aid going to which firms and projects, the Administration's request for Congress to authorize the IFC's general capital increase will not be a Committee priority.
Now I'd like to turn to Treasury's implementation of U.S. sanctions.
The Secretary also must provide this Committee with complete answers today regarding the Treasury Department's actions to delist companies associated with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Deripaska is a criminal and Vladimir Putin's confidant who should not be let off the hook from sanctions that were put in place to punish bad actors. I am very concerned that the delisting agreement that Treasury implemented sends exactly the wrong message to Deripaska, other Russian oligarchs, and Putin himself because Deripaska will still wield a great deal of influence over his previously sanctioned companies.
Trump has shown a deference to and a fondness for Vladimir Putin, including at the Helsinki summit last summer, when Trump inexplicably sided with Putin over his own Justice Department when the FBI indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Very troublingly, it appears that this dynamic may be affecting sanctions policy, with the Trump Administration's Treasury Department enabling Russian bad actors like Deripaska to evade sanctions. Moreover, Congress mandated several sanctions to be placed on Russia that Treasury has still not implemented, including sanctions required by the Chemical and Biological Weapons Act that the Administration had a statutory deadline to impose by last November.
So Secretary Mnuchin must explain these decisions in his public testimony today and address several other important issues.
I expect you to be forthcoming with this Committee. I also understand that despite our efforts to accommodate your schedule, you have now made another engagement this evening. This is unacceptable. If you are unwilling to stay today for the full duration of this hearing, the Committee will compel your return for multiple additional hearings in the month of May.
So now, the Chair recognizes the Ranking Member of the Committee, the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. McHenry, for five minutes for an opening statement.