A robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station can generate control commands that are transmitted to the robot through a broadband network. The control commands can be interpreted by the robot to induce action such as robot movement or focusing a robot camera. The robot can generate reporting commands that are transmitted to the remote station through the broadband network. The reporting commands can provide positional feedback or system reports on the robot.
Tele-robots such as hazardous waste handlers and bomb detectors may contain a camera that allows the operator to view the remote site. Canadian Pat. No. 2289697 issued to Treviranus, et al. discloses a teleconferencing platform that has both a camera and a monitor. The Treviranus patent also discloses embodiments with a mobile platform, and different mechanisms for moving the camera and the monitor.
Publication Application No. US-2003-0050233-A1 discloses a remote robotic system wherein a plurality of remote stations can control a plurality of robotic arms used to perform a minimally invasive medical procedure. Each remote station can receive a video image provided by the endoscope inserted into the patient. The remote stations are linked to the robotic system by a dedicated communication link. The dedicated link is required to insure communication quality during the performance of remote surgical procedure. Dedicated links are not practical for a robotic product that can be used by a number of operators.
A robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station that communicate through a broadband network. Control commands can be sent from the remote station to the robot through the broadband network. Reporting commands can be sent to the remote station from the robot.
FIG. 9 is a side view of a robot head.
Disclosed is a robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station can generate control commands that are transmitted to the robot through a broadband network. The control commands can be interpreted by the robot to induce action such as robot movement or focusing a robot camera. The robot can generate reporting commands that are transmitted to the remote station through the broadband network. The reporting commands can provide positional feedback or system reports on the robot.
Referring to the drawings more particularly by reference numbers, FIG. 1 shows a robotic system 10. The robotic system 10 includes a robot 12, a base station 14 and a remote control station 16. The remote control station 16 may be coupled to the base station 14 through a network 18. By way of example, the network 18 may be either a packet switched network such as the Internet, or a circuit switched network such has a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), or other broadband system. The base station 14 may be coupled to the network 18 by a modem 20 or other broadband network interface device.
The remote control station 16 may include a computer 22 that has a monitor 24, a camera 26, a microphone 28 and a speaker 30. The computer 22 may also contain an input device 32 such as a joystick or a mouse. The control station 16 is typically located in a place that is remote from the robot 12. Although only one robot 12 and one station 16 are shown, it is to be understood that the system 10 may have a plurality of robots 12 and/or a plurality of remote stations that communicate through the broadband network. In general any number of robots 12 may be controlled by any number of remote stations. For example, one remote station 16 may be coupled to a plurality of robots 12, or one robot 12 may be coupled to a plurality of remote stations 16.
The robot 12 includes a movement platform 34 that is attached to a robot housing 36. Also attached to the robot housing 36 are a camera 38, a monitor 40, a microphone(s) 42 and a speaker 44. The microphone 42 and speaker 30 may create a stereophonic sound. The robot 12 may also have an antenna 45 that is wirelessly coupled to an antenna 46 of the base station 14. The system 10 allows a user at the remote control station 16 to move the robot 12 through the input device 32. The robot camera 38 is coupled to the remote monitor 24 so that a user at the remote station 16 can view a patient. Likewise, the robot monitor 40 is coupled to the remote camera 26 so that the patient can view the user. The microphones 28 and 42, and speakers 30 and 44, allow for audible communication between the patient and the user.
The low level controller 52 runs software routines that mechanically actuate the robot 12. For example, the low level controller 52 provides instructions to actuate the movement platform to move the robot 12. The low level controller 52 may receive movement instructions from the high level controller 50. The movement instructions may be received as movement commands from the remote control station 16. Although two controllers are shown, it is to be understood that the robot 12 may have one controller controlling the high and low level functions.
Rotation of the output pulley 134 rotates the ball pulleys 138. Rotation of the ball pulleys 138 causes the transmission rollers 126 to rotate and spin the ball 124 through frictional forces. Spinning the ball 124 will move the robot 12. The transmission rollers 126 are constructed to always be in contact with the drive ball 124. The brackets 142 allow the transmission rollers 126 to freely spin in a direction orthogonal to the drive direction when one of the other roller assemblies 120 is driving and moving the robot 12.
The robot 12 can be maneuvered through the home or facility by manipulating the input device 32 at a remote station 16. The robot 10 may be controlled by a number of different users. To accommodate for this the robot may have an arbitration system. The arbitration system may be integrated into the operating system of the robot 12. For example, the arbitration technique may be embedded into the operating system of the high-level controller 50.
FIG. 9 shows a robot head 200 that can both pivot and spin the camera 38 and the monitor 40. The robot head 200 can be similar to the robot 12 but without the platform 110. The robot head 200 may have the same mechanisms and parts to both pivot the camera 38 and monitor 40 about the pivot axis 4, and spin the camera 38 and monitor 40 about the spin axis 5. The pivot axis may intersect the spin axis. Having a robot head 200 that both pivots and spins provides a wide viewing area. The robot head 200 may be in the system either with or instead of the mobile robot 12.
a remote station that has a camera and a monitor, said remote station generates at least one control command that is transmitted through the broadband network, and receives the reporting command from said robot.
receiving the reporting command at the remote station.
US6693585B1 (en) * 2002-02-07 2004-02-17 Aradiant Corporation Self-contained selectively activated mobile object position reporting device with reduced power consumption and minimized wireless service fees.


Ty Patterson and Cameron Hill of Cheney HS have been selected to The 4th Annual Central Kansas High School All-Star Basketball Classic. The Classic will be hosted on the campus of Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kansas on March 29. The high school all-star basketball games will feature over forty of some of the best high school talent from Central Kansas and beyond.


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John's Horror Corner: Satan's Slaves (2017; aka Pengabdi Setan), the Shudder Original remake about an Indonesian haunting and a Satanic cult.
tags: asian horror, haunting, Indonesia, Indonesian horror, Joko Anwar, Pengabdi Setan, remake, Satan's Slaves, satanic cult, Shudder original, wheelchair
MY CALL: There's nothing particularly original to be found here (and there's nothing wrong with that), but it's entertaining. This film is well-paced, rich with jumpscares, and good phases from scary to intriguing to more action in the end. MOVIES LIKE Satan's Slaves: Not to be confused with Satan's Slave (1980; the Indonesian take on Phantasm (1979) and for which this 2017 release is something of a remake) or the British film Satan's Slave (1976). For more Indonesian horror, consider May the Devil Take You (2018; aka Sebelum Iblis Menjemput) or Kuntilanak (2017; aka, Ghost in the Mirror) for something more serious or Lady Terminator (1989) for a preposterously fun B-movie experience.
Writer (in part) and director Joko Anwar (Halfworlds, Ritual) approaches this Indonesian remake of the Satanic panic era classic Satan's Slave (1980) in the same 1981 setting as the original. With her father struggling with the family finances, Rini (Tara Basro; Halfworlds) must be strong for her younger siblings and her terminally ill mother who is bedbound, practically mute and weakly chiming her bell for aid.
When the audience is in the horrorverse, there's something particularly unnerving about bedbound terminally ill characters. Do they see evil spirits we cannot perceive? Are they the evil or possessed by an evil we should fear? I'm reminded of Annabelle: Creation (2017) and Pet Sematary (1989) in concept. Whatever the case, it lays a foundation of dread.
At first the horror imagery is typical to Asian haunting horror: horrified expressions on the face of the dead, creepy smiling ghostly figures, a well echoing dripping water and, of course, the continued ringing of the bell… after the mother's death. For convenient flavor, Rini's family lives next to a cemetery and the family's poverty results in their loss of phone service as the father must travel for work—in combination, these factors credibly cultivate a sort of "cabin in the woods" isolation even though Rini seeks advice from other locals. In their father's absence, they begin to suffer additional loss and trauma at the hands of an evil presence.
There's nothing particularly original—in fact, one particular scene will remind you way too much of The Ring (2002) and the "living dead-ish" entities behave as we've seen them a dozen times before devoid of nuance. We enjoy standard jumpscare fare and, more often than not, we see it coming—but with good execution it feels far more fun than formulaic. In fact, the scares become quite frequent providing a jumpy-fun pacing to the film (it reminded me of Dead Silence (2007), but more eventful and considerably less terrifying).
The first act is heavily jumpscare-biased, then we shift into a more plotty portion of the film to pave the way for the quite eventful third act. We go over an hour with essentially no blood or gore, but there is one rather outstanding and gruesome death scene involving a truck which totally took me off guard (I was impressed). The effects focus more on the ghostly/undead appearance of these Asian deadite entities in the beginning—and they look good. Again, nothing particularly original and of highly familiar gestalt, but well-executed.
This was a fun watch and, for all the action and jumpiness, I'd recommend it for a low stakes Saturday night.
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Some time back we had posted about uxtheme.dll patch for windows 7. The main aim of patching uxtheme.dll is to allow us to install third party custom themes designed for windows 7. The patching of uxtheme.dll in windows 7 is not a easy task as it involves the taking ownership of files, renaming, Backing up of files etc.
Currently we are not aware of uxtheme.dll patcher utility which can do this manual task and it seems many users finding it difficult to do it. To help those users here is small guide on how to patch uxtheme.dll in Windows 7 to install custom windows 7 themes.
That's it now your Windows 7 is ready to get customized with custom third party Windows 7 themes and msstyle.
Can you please post an article on how to do this for RC build 7100? I really REALLY hate the default basic windows 7 theme which i'm forced to use cuz I can't afford a decent video card right now. Please help.
Whatever you do, DO NOT CHANGE shsvcs.dll!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Instead of changing that, change themeservice.dll to themeservice.old and use the patch file for that.
Why do I say this, if you change shsvcs.dll it will take you about half an hour to change it back.
Yeah, I confirm that you SHOULDN'T CHANGE shsvcs.dll!!!!
Confirmed x 3. Do not change "shsvcs.dll", it will prevent you from booting Windows 7. Change this tutorial !
Someone please update this, or create a new tutorial.
Anyway I corrected this issue and later I had the restore all the files. Thanks for the autopatcher.
DO NOT FOLLOW THIS GUIDE. Please, for the love of god, don't do what I did.
I mistakenly thought this guy had a handle on what he was doing. Big mistake. I tried to revert some of the changes this guide instructed me to do, but by then, Windows could no longer run .exe's. I rebooted, only to find that when I logged in, I was greeted by a mouse on a black screen. I had to FORMAT MY HARD DRIVE, and I lost everything. This guy has no idea what he is doing, please please please don't do it!
No need to reformat. U were asked to make backup for a reason.
2. Navigate the cmd promt to the c:windowssystem32 folder.
4. Rename the .old files back to .dll.


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Renovation of existing structures
House of The Connoisseur (The Infill House)
RT + Q Architects Pte Ltd
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History of Building and Context The area of Joo Chiat is well-known for its multicultural heritage. It derives its name from plantation owner and philanthropist Chew Joo Chiat, from the roads in the area named after him. In the early 20th century, significant Peranakan and Eurasian populations moved into Joo Chiat alongside the Chinese, Malay and Indian communities. Renowned and loved for its diverse and interesting mix of architecture, history, culture, activities and established Eurasian and Peranakan communities, the Katong/Joo Chiat area was regarded as an attractive residential suburb. The types of homes range from rows of colourful and distinctive shophouses to kampongs, and terrace houses to grand seaside mansions dotted along the coastline. In the 1900s, people started to move to the east from the crowded city center, thereby
resulting in a population boom. As demand for land went up, plantation lands were soon subdivided. At about the same time, Peranakan families began to settle in this area, and started building the shophouses that Joo Chiat is known for today. In 1993, Joo Chiat was gazetted as a conservation district. As a result, shophouses and bungalows reflecting the typical architectural styles of the turn of the twentieth century have been preserved, as well as many unique and straits eclectic style Chinese shophouses which give the area its true flavour. The area is also known for eateries specialising in Peranakan delicacies. In 2011, Joo Chiat is declared Singapore's first Heritage Town. It is chosen, in part, because of strong efforts to promote its Peranakan culture. Today, Joo Chiat's multi-ethnic influences are most prominent in its arc
hitecture and dining. Unit 127 used to be the residence of the late artist Ng Eng Teng until his passing in 2001. He is known as the Grandfather of Singapore Sculpture, known for his figurative sculptures, many of which are found in public locations around Singapore. The most recent renovation was done in 2004 (as shown in archive drawings). Project Information THE CHALLENGE OF THE CONTEXT The house is an existing shophouse in a secondary settlement conservation district of Joo Chiat. Bordered and flanked on both sides by terraced units, the site has limited exposure to light and ventilation; to views and vistas. With this in mind the task is to design an intervention into this "in-between" space, to afford it the engagement of the outdoors, bringing a sense of the outdoors in whilst retaining the heritage feel of its locale and history; and working within the physical limits and constraints of the space to magnify and expand the perception of the boundaries. All this is to be done whilst carefully ensuring a harmonious dialogue of old and new – in both design and construction process. THE PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS The task at hand is to design a home, to develop a domestic space catering to the needs and requirements of a small family with a modern lifestyle. As they entertain quite often, a flexible space and good size kitchen are some of the prerequisites set by the client. Together with this, another part of the house is envisioned to be a showcase of the client's hobby collections – being an aficionado and connoisseur in their fields of interests. The basic programs presented themselves as a challenge to engage the context as it is set within a heritage district, to provide for a sustainable approach of infusing and breathing new life into an existing abode of historic value. THE APPROACH AND STRATEGY Nestled in this alchemic mix of heritage premises and a modern lifestyle, the challenge is to intervene with the use of "infill elements", inserted into the spaces within and outside of the shell of the existing heritage shophouse. The foremost infill element is the insertion of the courtyard void, and together with this, various solid form infill elements are composed and carefully orchestrated and juxtaposed. The next is the new block which acts as a counterpoint to the conservation block – although height control permits a maximum of 5 storeys – we opted for a proportionately 'friendly' massing of 3 storeys which can house a variety of ceiling heights. The remaining infill elements are then designed to be either secondary spaces (e.g. wardrobes, study, vanity, service boxes) or sometimes circulation spines (e.g. stairwells) within the main infill containers – celebrating these spaces with the use of form, material, texture, and detail whilst freeing up the main spaces as indeterminate and flexible for their desired use. THE MATERIAL AND DETAILS To accentuate and imbibe the design with a sense of its rich heritage and culture; to not detach it from the charms of its locale, the subtle use of design cues from Peranakan culture are considered into the design of the infill elements. Filigree screens of timber strips – arranged in an abstract diagrid pattern – filter the tropical light and allow for the breeze to pass. Similarly a mesh screen, in the same diagrid pattern, is pleated and orientated, rendering a layer of enclosure at the rear facade, the mesh angled for privacy without compromising views. Two finely detailed spiral staircases wind up each of the blocks, perhaps in their own way, a nod to the pedigree of art and sculpture of its talented past resident.
CitySingapore
ClientConfidential
Completion Date11/2014
Gross Floor Area (mq)325.64
Costs ($)1300000
ArchitectsRene Tan & T K Quek
Design teamCharles Jason Wee & Kristine Cruz Turiano
Main ContractorC + S Builders Pte Ltd
ConsultantsC&S: E123 Consultants, M&E: LAC Engineers & Associates, QS: WS Surveyorship Pte Ltd
SuppliersDuravit 'Starck 3', CEA Design 'Milo 360', Leicht ÍOS Series', Olivari 'Laser
Photo CreditsMasano Kawana
Curriculum studio / partecipanteOperating in a studio-like setting, RT + Q is built around a small group of individuals, each with a particular expertise in the separate aspects of the practice. RT + Q believes that the execution of architecture is essentially a collaborative effort and a synthesis of various talents. RT+Q's works have been honoured in Singapore and internationally.Awards and mentions received include those from the SIA Architectural Design Awards, the URA Architectural Heritage Awards and the PAM Awards (Malaysia). In late 2016, RT + Q director, Mr Rene Tan was conferred the President's Design Award Designer of the year laureate. The President's Design Award is Singapore's most prestigious design accolade. Established in 2006, the Award recognises excellence across all design disciplines, including advertising design and visual communications, architecture and urban design, fashion design, furniture design, interior design, landscape design, product and industrial design.
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Caltrans Starts $10 Million I-5 Repair
Work will be done along both directions of the 5 Freeway between the 210 and 118
Published May 26, 2010 • Updated on May 26, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Caltrans announced Wednesday that work has begun on a $10 million project to replace rough sections of pavement along a 4.5-mile stretch of the Golden State (5) Freeway between Sylmar and Pacoima.
The work will be done along both directions of the 5 Freeway between the Foothill (210) and Ronald Reagan (118) freeways, and is expected to be completed by December.
That section of freeway has an average daily traffic volume of more than 200,000 vehicles, according to Caltrans.
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The work is being funded entirely by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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text:
package noder

import (
	"fmt"

	"cmd/compile/internal/base"
	"cmd/compile/internal/dwarfgen"
	"cmd/compile/internal/ir"
	"cmd/compile/internal/syntax"
	"cmd/compile/internal/typecheck"
	"cmd/compile/internal/types"
	"cmd/compile/internal/types2"
	"cmd/internal/src"
)

// checkFiles configures and runs the types2 checker on the given
// parsed source files and then returns the result.
func checkFiles(noders []*noder) (posMap, *types2.Package, *types2.Info) {
	if base.SyntaxErrors() != 0 {
		base.ErrorExit()
	}

	// setup and syntax error reporting
	var m posMap
	files := make([]*syntax.File, len(noders))
	for i, p := range noders {
		m.join(&p.posMap)
		files[i] = p.file
	}

	// typechecking
	ctxt := types2.NewContext()
	importer := gcimports{
		ctxt:     ctxt,
		packages: map[string]*types2.Package{"unsafe": types2.Unsafe},
	}
	conf := types2.Config{
		Context:               ctxt,
		GoVersion:             base.Flag.Lang,
		IgnoreLabels:          true, // parser already checked via syntax.CheckBranches mode
		CompilerErrorMessages: true, // use error strings matching existing compiler errors
		Error: func(err error) {
			terr := err.(types2.Error)
			base.ErrorfAt(m.makeXPos(terr.Pos), "%s", terr.Msg)
		},
		Importer: &importer,
		Sizes:    &gcSizes{},
	}
	info := &types2.Info{
		Types:      make(map[syntax.Expr]types2.TypeAndValue),
		Defs:       make(map[*syntax.Name]types2.Object),
		Uses:       make(map[*syntax.Name]types2.Object),
		Selections: make(map[*syntax.SelectorExpr]*types2.Selection),
		Implicits:  make(map[syntax.Node]types2.Object),
		Scopes:     make(map[syntax.Node]*types2.Scope),
		Instances:  make(map[*syntax.Name]types2.Instance),
		// expand as needed
	}

	pkg, err := conf.Check(base.Ctxt.Pkgpath, files, info)

	base.ExitIfErrors()
	if err != nil {
		base.FatalfAt(src.NoXPos, "conf.Check error: %v", err)
	}

	return m, pkg, info
}

// check2 type checks a Go package using types2, and then generates IR
// using the results.
func check2(noders []*noder) {
	m, pkg, info := checkFiles(noders)

	g := irgen{
		target: typecheck.Target,
		self:   pkg,
		info:   info,
		posMap: m,
		objs:   make(map[types2.Object]*ir.Name),
		typs:   make(map[types2.Type]*types.Type),
	}
	g.generate(noders)
}

// Information about sub-dictionary entries in a dictionary
type subDictInfo struct {
	// Call or XDOT node that requires a dictionary.
	callNode ir.Node
	// Saved CallExpr.X node (*ir.SelectorExpr or *InstExpr node) for a generic
	// method or function call, since this node will get dropped when the generic
	// method/function call is transformed to a call on the instantiated shape
	// function. Nil for other kinds of calls or XDOTs.
	savedXNode ir.Node
}

// dictInfo is the dictionary format for an instantiation of a generic function with
// particular shapes. shapeParams, derivedTypes, subDictCalls, itabConvs, and methodExprClosures
// describe the actual dictionary entries in order, and the remaining fields are other info
// needed in doing dictionary processing during compilation.
type dictInfo struct {
	// Types substituted for the type parameters, which are shape types.
	shapeParams []*types.Type
	// All types derived from those typeparams used in the instantiation.
	derivedTypes []*types.Type
	// Nodes in the instantiation that requires a subdictionary. Includes
	// method and function calls (OCALL), function values (OFUNCINST), method
	// values/expressions (OXDOT).
	subDictCalls []subDictInfo
	// Nodes in the instantiation that are a conversion from a typeparam/derived
	// type to a specific interface.
	itabConvs []ir.Node
	// Method expression closures. For a generic type T with method M(arg1, arg2) res,
	// these closures are func(rcvr T, arg1, arg2) res.
	// These closures capture no variables, they are just the generic version of ·f symbols
	// that live in the dictionary instead of in the readonly globals section.
	methodExprClosures []methodExprClosure

	// Mapping from each shape type that substitutes a type param, to its
	// type bound (which is also substituted with shapes if it is parameterized)
	shapeToBound map[*types.Type]*types.Type

	// For type switches on nonempty interfaces, a map from OTYPE entries of
	// HasShape type, to the interface type we're switching from.
	type2switchType map[ir.Node]*types.Type

	startSubDict            int // Start of dict entries for subdictionaries
	startItabConv           int // Start of dict entries for itab conversions
	startMethodExprClosures int // Start of dict entries for closures for method expressions
	dictLen                 int // Total number of entries in dictionary
}

type methodExprClosure struct {
	idx  int    // index in list of shape parameters
	name string // method name
}

// instInfo is information gathered on an shape instantiation of a function.
type instInfo struct {
	fun       *ir.Func // The instantiated function (with body)
	dictParam *ir.Name // The node inside fun that refers to the dictionary param

	dictInfo *dictInfo
}

type irgen struct {
	target *ir.Package
	self   *types2.Package
	info   *types2.Info

	posMap
	objs   map[types2.Object]*ir.Name
	typs   map[types2.Type]*types.Type
	marker dwarfgen.ScopeMarker

	// laterFuncs records tasks that need to run after all declarations
	// are processed.
	laterFuncs []func()
	// haveEmbed indicates whether the current node belongs to file that
	// imports "embed" package.
	haveEmbed bool

	// exprStmtOK indicates whether it's safe to generate expressions or
	// statements yet.
	exprStmtOK bool

	// types which we need to finish, by doing g.fillinMethods.
	typesToFinalize []*typeDelayInfo

	// True when we are compiling a top-level generic function or method. Use to
	// avoid adding closures of generic functions/methods to the target.Decls
	// list.
	topFuncIsGeneric bool

	// The context during type/function/method declarations that is used to
	// uniquely name type parameters. We need unique names for type params so we
	// can be sure they match up correctly between types2-to-types1 translation
	// and types1 importing.
	curDecl string
}

// genInst has the information for creating needed instantiations and modifying
// functions to use instantiations.
type genInst struct {
	dnum int // for generating unique dictionary variables

	// Map from the names of all instantiations to information about the
	// instantiations.
	instInfoMap map[*types.Sym]*instInfo

	// Dictionary syms which we need to finish, by writing out any itabconv
	// or method expression closure entries.
	dictSymsToFinalize []*delayInfo

	// New instantiations created during this round of buildInstantiations().
	newInsts []ir.Node
}

func (g *irgen) later(fn func()) {
	g.laterFuncs = append(g.laterFuncs, fn)
}

type delayInfo struct {
	gf     *ir.Name
	targs  []*types.Type
	sym    *types.Sym
	off    int
	isMeth bool
}

type typeDelayInfo struct {
	typ  *types2.Named
	ntyp *types.Type
}

func (g *irgen) generate(noders []*noder) {
	types.LocalPkg.Name = g.self.Name()
	types.LocalPkg.Height = g.self.Height()
	typecheck.TypecheckAllowed = true

	// Prevent size calculations until we set the underlying type
	// for all package-block defined types.
	types.DeferCheckSize()

	// At this point, types2 has already handled name resolution and
	// type checking. We just need to map from its object and type
	// representations to those currently used by the rest of the
	// compiler. This happens in a few passes.

	// 1. Process all import declarations. We use the compiler's own
	// importer for this, rather than types2's gcimporter-derived one,
	// to handle extensions and inline function bodies correctly.
	//
	// Also, we need to do this in a separate pass, because mappings are
	// instantiated on demand. If we interleaved processing import
	// declarations with other declarations, it's likely we'd end up
	// wanting to map an object/type from another source file, but not
	// yet have the import data it relies on.
	declLists := make([][]syntax.Decl, len(noders))
Outer:
	for i, p := range noders {
		g.pragmaFlags(p.file.Pragma, ir.GoBuildPragma)
		for j, decl := range p.file.DeclList {
			switch decl := decl.(type) {
			case *syntax.ImportDecl:
				g.importDecl(p, decl)
			default:
				declLists[i] = p.file.DeclList[j:]
				continue Outer // no more ImportDecls
			}
		}
	}

	// 2. Process all package-block type declarations. As with imports,
	// we need to make sure all types are properly instantiated before
	// trying to map any expressions that utilize them. In particular,
	// we need to make sure type pragmas are already known (see comment
	// in irgen.typeDecl).
	//
	// We could perhaps instead defer processing of package-block
	// variable initializers and function bodies, like noder does, but
	// special-casing just package-block type declarations minimizes the
	// differences between processing package-block and function-scoped
	// declarations.
	for _, declList := range declLists {
		for _, decl := range declList {
			switch decl := decl.(type) {
			case *syntax.TypeDecl:
				g.typeDecl((*ir.Nodes)(&g.target.Decls), decl)
			}
		}
	}
	types.ResumeCheckSize()

	// 3. Process all remaining declarations.
	for i, declList := range declLists {
		old := g.haveEmbed
		g.haveEmbed = noders[i].importedEmbed
		g.decls((*ir.Nodes)(&g.target.Decls), declList)
		g.haveEmbed = old
	}
	g.exprStmtOK = true

	// 4. Run any "later" tasks. Avoid using 'range' so that tasks can
	// recursively queue further tasks. (Not currently utilized though.)
	for len(g.laterFuncs) > 0 {
		fn := g.laterFuncs[0]
		g.laterFuncs = g.laterFuncs[1:]
		fn()
	}

	if base.Flag.W > 1 {
		for _, n := range g.target.Decls {
			s := fmt.Sprintf("\nafter noder2 %v", n)
			ir.Dump(s, n)
		}
	}

	for _, p := range noders {
		// Process linkname and cgo pragmas.
		p.processPragmas()

		// Double check for any type-checking inconsistencies. This can be
		// removed once we're confident in IR generation results.
		syntax.Crawl(p.file, func(n syntax.Node) bool {
			g.validate(n)
			return false
		})
	}

	if base.Flag.Complete {
		for _, n := range g.target.Decls {
			if fn, ok := n.(*ir.Func); ok {
				if fn.Body == nil && fn.Nname.Sym().Linkname == "" {
					base.ErrorfAt(fn.Pos(), "missing function body")
				}
			}
		}
	}

	// Check for unusual case where noder2 encounters a type error that types2
	// doesn't check for (e.g. notinheap incompatibility).
	base.ExitIfErrors()

	typecheck.DeclareUniverse()

	// Create any needed instantiations of generic functions and transform
	// existing and new functions to use those instantiations.
	BuildInstantiations()

	// Remove all generic functions from g.target.Decl, since they have been
	// used for stenciling, but don't compile. Generic functions will already
	// have been marked for export as appropriate.
	j := 0
	for i, decl := range g.target.Decls {
		if decl.Op() != ir.ODCLFUNC || !decl.Type().HasTParam() {
			g.target.Decls[j] = g.target.Decls[i]
			j++
		}
	}
	g.target.Decls = g.target.Decls[:j]

	base.Assertf(len(g.laterFuncs) == 0, "still have %d later funcs", len(g.laterFuncs))
}

func (g *irgen) unhandled(what string, p poser) {
	base.FatalfAt(g.pos(p), "unhandled %s: %T", what, p)
	panic("unreachable")
}

// delayTransform returns true if we should delay all transforms, because we are
// creating the nodes for a generic function/method.
func (g *irgen) delayTransform() bool {
	return g.topFuncIsGeneric
}

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Witness appeal to identify dead man who collapsed in street at Tower Hill
Published: 1:48 PM February 18, 2019 Updated: 8:53 AM October 14, 2020
the man was found unconscious near Tower Hill station. Pic: Flickr/Ewan Munro - Credit: Archant
Police are trying to trace the identity of a man following his death at Tower Hill.
They are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the man, aged about 40, thought to be homeless, who collapsed at around 8.30am at Trinity Square off Byward Street, close to the entrance to Tower Hill Underground station.
The man was taken by ambulance to hospital where he later died. Formal identification hasn't yet taken place, but inquiries are understood to be made at a foreign embassy.
Cause of death is being treated as "unexplained", Scotland Yard said. He is described as white, in his 40s, with a large build and having a beard.
Police want to hear from anyone who believes they may have seen the man on Saturday night or early hours of yesterday in the area around Tower Hill, opposite the Tower of London, to call 07825 793215, quoting 4204765/19.


Medication and psychotherapy are tools for recovery medical major depression, but sometimes they aren't affordable or accessible to the people who have problems with the problem. Self-maintenance and coping skills for unhappiness can be utilized at home. You may heal despair by changing your daily diet effortlessly, doing positive self-talk and getting good exercise.
The foods you take in can help alleviate symptoms of melancholy that may be caused by substance imbalances. Foods and nutrition help produce positive-mood neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Foods such as milk, turkey and eggs contain concentrations of tryptophan. Tryptophan is the amino acid that helps build serotonin. Magnesium is another mental-health booster. Magnesium is in charge of keeping the brain cells communicating and active. A report published in the December 1977 Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease showed that lots of depressed patients have magnesium deficiencies. Omega-3 essential fatty acids were without depressive disorder patients also, corresponding to a 2006 College or university of Pittsburgh research reported on the Research Daily website. Artichokes, whole wheat grains and almonds are saturated in magnesium, while salmon is an excellent way to obtain Omega-3. B vitamin supplements such as B6 help increase degrees of serotonin; B6 are available in tuna, garlic and bananas.
Psychotherapists provides you with self-talk ideas that will help you offer with unhappiness symptoms such as misappropriated guilt and lack of self-forth. Several thoughts are automated. First, recognize those thoughts aloud. A good example would be, "I'll lose my job easily miss way too many days." examine the thoughts associated with these thoughts Then, such as, "Personally i think horrible for giving my coworkers back of." Finally, acknowledge the positive and genuine areas of those situations and thoughts. For instance, "I am improving every day and my coworkers are supporting me through this crisis." You do not desire a psychotherapist to offer the fundamentals of self-talk; you can order literature like "WHAT THINGS TO Say IF YOU SPEAK TO Yourself" by Jennifer Rothschild. Sites like Amazon . com.com offer DVDs and music books on positive self-talk also. Read the reading user reviews to help the ones are chosen by you that best work for you.
Getting fresh exercise and air is another natural way to cure unhappiness symptoms. Exercise stimulates the endorphin hormone, which helps produce the "feel great" feelings all around the body. Taking part in a fitness program such as aerobics or team sports activities can also increase self-confidence. Depression patients can set small, attainable goals as the planned programs move ahead. Doing yoga or tai chi provides both mental and physical balance as you consider the movements and oxygen circulation. Just taking part in exercises that want concentration can provide as a wholesome distraction from constant depression-related thinking.


text:
package com.twitter.finagle.tracing

import com.twitter.finagle.benchmark.StdBenchAnnotations
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.{Benchmark, OperationsPerInvocation, Scope, State}
import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole

@OperationsPerInvocation(50)
@State(Scope.Benchmark)
class IsActivelyTracingBenchmark extends StdBenchAnnotations {

  // We don't care about the ??? because it will not be executed
  private[this] val tracer = new Tracer {

    def record(record: Record): Unit = ???

    def sampleTrace(traceId: TraceId): Option[Boolean] = ???
  }

  private[this] val traceIdWithSampled = TraceId(
    Some(SpanId(5L)),
    Some(SpanId(6L)),
    SpanId(7L),
    Some(true),
    Flags.apply()
  )

  private[this] val traceIdWithDebug = traceIdWithSampled.copy(flags = Flags.apply(Flags.Debug))
  private[this] val traceIdWithoutSampled = traceIdWithSampled.copy(_sampled = None)

  // Note that this needs to == to @OperationsPerInvocation above
  private[this] val Iterations = 50

  private[this] def timeIsActivelyTracing(hole: Blackhole) = {
    // Because Contexts are only scoped within a `let`, we want
    // to amortize the cost of setting up the context and try
    // to focus this measurement on the call to `Trace.isActivelyTracing`.
    var i = 0
    while (i < Iterations) {
      hole.consume(Trace.isActivelyTracing)
      i += 1
    }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def oneTracerWithSampled(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) {
      Trace.letId(traceIdWithSampled) { timeIsActivelyTracing(hole) }
    }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def oneTracerWithDebug(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) {
      Trace.letId(traceIdWithDebug) { timeIsActivelyTracing(hole) }
    }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def oneTracerWithoutSampled(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) {
      Trace.letId(traceIdWithoutSampled) { timeIsActivelyTracing(hole) }
    }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def twoTracersWithSampled(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) { oneTracerWithSampled(hole) }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def twoTracersWithDebug(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) { oneTracerWithDebug(hole) }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def twoTracersWithoutSampled(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) { oneTracerWithoutSampled(hole) }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def threeTracersWithSampled(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) { twoTracersWithSampled(hole) }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def threeTracersWithDebug(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) { twoTracersWithDebug(hole) }
  }

  @Benchmark
  def threeTracersWithoutSampled(hole: Blackhole) = {
    Trace.letTracer(tracer) { twoTracersWithoutSampled(hole) }
  }
}


text:
NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN

@interface NSBundle (KSOFormExtensions)

@property (class,readonly,nonatomic) NSBundle *KSO_formFrameworkBundle;

@end

NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END


The course intends to bring together university leaders, managers, administrators, faculty members and quality assurance/ministry staff.
As prerequisite for the course, participants need to demonstrate prior experience either as faculty or as staff member involved in LLL activities.
Students need to be able to demonstrate interest and engagement in LLL policies and practices.


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Early Update
Woman who saw driver pleasuring himself in 'millionaire's row' village gets £100 payout
October 14, 2020 October 12, 2020 fatsloperactioncom
A woman has been awarded £100 compensation after she caught a driver masturbating as she was walking her dog along a millionaire's row.
The young woman spotted Rhys Jones at the wheel of his vehicle after he parked in an entrance to a farmer's field in Cheshire.
During the incident, Jones, 26, was seen moving his hand "quickly and up down".
He was said to have shown no signs of embarrassment – even when the woman, aged in her 20s, knocked on his driver's side window and told him to stop.
He eventually drove off when she walked away in disgust.
The woman said she was "shocked and angry" following the encounter in the lakeside village of Mere, near Knutsford, which is home to streets among the 50 most expensive in the UK.
In a statement to police, the victim said: "This is something I have never experienced before and I was deeply shocked. I still cannot forget his face as he seemed unreal and like he wasn't human.
"I didn't feel safe walking outside my home for some time and was too scared to go out in case he would return.
"If it wasn't for his reaction I may not have reported him but he behaved in a way which showed total disregard for my wellbeing. He posed a threat to other people."
At Manchester Magistrates' Court, Jones, who lives 40 miles away from Mere in the village of Bryn y Baal near Mold, North Wales, was ordered to pay the woman damages after being convicted of outraging public decency.
The court heard the woman had encountered Jones on June 21, 2018, while walking her dog down Chester Road while it was still light.
Prosecutor Miss Lynne Sayers said: "'His car was 20ft away from her and the nose of the vehicle was facing the fields. When she got closer she saw the defendant inside the car. She could see him constantly looking at her, looking away and then looking at her again.
"She then thought he was waiting for her to get nearer so he could ask for directions. But as she got within 10ft of the vehicle she noticed his hand moving quickly up and down his groin.
"She immediately knew what he was doing and she was shocked and angry. She knocked on his window and told him to stop but he was unfazed.
"She says he didn't flinch or show any embarrassment or guilt. He covered up with a hoodie at one point but didn't stop even when she pleaded with him to do so. She says he seemed devoid of any emotion and didn't seem concerned about her wellbeing.
"She went home after taking down the vehicle's registration number and called police. She heard the car drive off.'"
Jones had no previous convictions.
His lawyer Hannah Kelly said: ''This was totally out of character for him. He is a hard-working young man who has mental health issues and has recently been made redundant. It is likely he was very unwell at the time of this incident.
Jones was also ordered to complete a nine-month community order with 15 rehabilitation requirement days.
He was further fined £200 and ordered to pay £500 costs.
Justice of the Peace Derek Robertson told him: "We have recognised that the member of the public was obviously very upset by this matter and that was unacceptable behaviour by you."
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The Singles Album may refer to:

The Singles Album (UB40 album) (1982)
The Singles Album (Jimi Hendrix album) (1983)
The Shirley Bassey Singles Album (1975)

See also
The Singles (disambiguation)
The Singles Collection (disambiguation)

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Jane Dennis
Jane Dennis studied a BA in Glass and Ceramics at the University of Sunderland where she focused on both Cast glass and Ceramics. She is based in Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Getting outside is good for the soul, celebrating the human and the marks people make on the world. Finding beauty in the ordinary, questioning attitudes and fears and connecting people to their environment. People watching and capturing details from nature and surroundings inspire her work, exploring a range of ideas that are coherent about how we cope with the pace of life and methods to escape and reflect.
She works outdoors where possible, sketching from life to capture movement, expressions and body language co-existing with nature.
Jane's conceptual work often takes on the form of an installation. She enjoys model making and uses this as a tool to refine large scale installations, often experimenting with a range of media such as concrete, wood and rubber choosing the best materials to convey a concept clearly.
Although the subject of Jane's work is often quite sensitive, the work's aim is to make you smile and reflect.
In my practice as a conceptual artist, I take influence from the world that surrounds me. Through my art I like to capture the beauty of people. Different mediums allow me to express different ideas.
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Q: How to prevent empty page after \maketitle? I have a few pages that I've texed. I wanted to start the document with a title page but if I do that it produces an empty page numbered '1' between the title page and the first section. How to prevent that? I tried document classes report, article and book, \maketitle as well as \begin{titlepage}/ \end{titlepage}.
 The code looks like this:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}
\textwidth 13cm
\title{Author: My title}
\author{a. name}
\maketitle
\hfill
\chapter{Chapter title}
\section{section title}
\end{document}

Thanks for your help.

A: Remove \hfill.
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}
\textwidth 13cm
\title{Author: My title}
\author{a. name}
\maketitle
% \hfill
\chapter{Chapter title}
\section{section title}
\end{document}

EDIT: If you also want to align the title near the top of the page, follow Marco Daniel's advice and use the notitlepage class option. (You may still remove \hfill in that case.) Note that the page containing the title will be numbered as "1", and the first chapter will start at page 2.

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Ed Diener1• Institutions (1)
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign1
01 Jan 1984-Social Science Research Network
TL;DR: The literature on subjective well-being (SWB), including happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, is reviewed in three areas: measurement, causal factors, and theory.
Abstract: The literature on subjective well-being (SWB), including happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, is reviewed in three areas: measurement, causal factors, and theory. Psychometric data on single-item and multi-item subjective well-being scales are presented, and the measures are compared. Measuring various components of subjective well-being is discussed. In terms of causal influences, research findings on the demographic correlates of SWB are evaluated, as well as the findings on other influences such as health, social contact, activity, and personality. A number of theoretical approaches to happiness are presented and discussed: telic theories, associationistic models, activity theories, judgment approaches, and top-down versus bottom-up conceptions.
A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality
Carol S. Dweck, Ellen L. Leggett
01 Apr 1988-Psychological Review
Abstract: Past work has documented and described major patterns of adaptive and maladaptive behavior: the mastery-oriented and the helpless patterns. In this article, we present a research-based model that accounts for these patterns in terms of underlying psychological processes. The model specifies how individuals' implicit theories orient them toward particular goals and how these goals set up the different patterns. Indeed, we show how each feature (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) of the adaptive and maladaptive patterns can be seen to follow directly from different goals. We then examine the generality of the model and use it to illuminate phenomena in a wide variety of domains. Finally, we place the model in its broadest context and examine its implications for our understanding of motivational and personality processes. The task for investigators of motivation and personality is to identify major patterns of behavior and link them to underlying psychological processes. In this article we (a) describe a research-based model that accounts for major patterns of behavior, (b) examine the generality of this model—its utility for understanding domains beyond the ones in which it was originally developed, and (c) explore the broader implications of the model for motivational and personality processes.
The big five personality dimensions and job performance: a meta-analysis
Murray R. Barrick1, Michael K. Mount1• Institutions (1)
University of Iowa1
01 Mar 1991-Personnel Psychology
Abstract: This study investigated the relation of the "Big Five" personality dimensions (Extraversion, Emotional Stability, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience) to three job performance criteria (job proficiency, training proficiency, and personnel data) for five occupational groups (professionals, police, managers, sales, and skilled/semi-skilled). Results indicated that one dimension of personality, Conscientiousness, showed consistent relations with all job performance criteria for all occupational groups. For the remaining personality dimensions, the estimated true score correlations varied by occupational group and criterion type. Extraversion was a valid predictor for two occupations involving social interaction, managers and sales (across criterion types). Also, both Openness to Experience and Extraversion were valid predictors of the training proficiency criterion (across occupations). Other personality dimensions were also found to be valid predictors for some occupations and some criterion types, but the magnitude of the estimated true score correlations was small (ρ < .10). Overall, the results illustrate the benefits of using the 5-factor model of personality to accumulate and communicate empirical findings. The findings have numerous implications for research and practice in personnel psychology, especially in the subfields of personnel selection, training and development, and performance appraisal.
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A lonely man meets a woman on a dating website and they fall in love. When wedding bells start to ring, the fiancée decides it's best to meet and to move into his apartment. But there is one caveat, her sister is also moving in. Attached at the hip, one of the sisters is a little psychopathic in this feature comedy suspense motion picture by Director Joe Grisaffi titled "Conjoined".
Written by Chuck and Tim Norfolk "Conjoined" follows Stanley Arnold (played by Tom Long) a single loner who is seeking love on a match making website. There he meets Alina (played by Michelle Ellen Jones) a pretty young woman seeking a relationship and marriage. As their "online" romance continues things get serious. Stanley proposes to Alina and invites her to live with him in his small abode. Wanting to start the relationship on the right foot, Alina confesses that she has a twin sister named Alisa (played by Keefer Barlow). They are not identical twins. Alina informs Stanley that she and her sister are pretty close and that Alisa is going to live with them in Stanley's small home. More concerned about two sisters living with him in his small home, he reluctantly agrees as he is in love with Alina.
When the day comes that Alina and Stanley meet for the first time at his home, he is surprised and shocked to find that Alina and her twin sister, Alisa, are joined at the hip...LITERALLY. They are Siamese twins.
Not in the least deterred, Stanley is determined to make this relationship with Alina work for the best. As their relationship flourishes, Stanley seeks a partner for Alisa and asks his buddy and co-worker Jerry (played by Jacob Bryd) to check out the hot and available Alisa over dinner. This is where we find out that Alisa is a mean alcoholic, a vixen and a bit psychotic with violent tendencies. Never giving up, Stanley suggest that Alisa seek a partner on a dating website, the same website where he met Alina. Looking at several dating candidates, Alisa convinces Ty (played by Troy Parker) to come over to the house. When Ty realizes that he is dealing with Siamese Twins, he starts to take pictures. Alisa flips out and bashes Ty's head in in a sequence that seems to last forever. As the bodies start to pile up and Alisa's appetite for blood grows stronger, Stanley must now figure out how to separate the twins and end the bloodshed.
Our take on the Story: The story written by Tim and Chuck Norfolk is unique and we found it to be a very entertaining story. There was comedic situations and the dialogue led this story through the beginning, to the middle and to the end. It's not a very complex story, but it didn't really have to be. The premise was easy to follow, you have Siamese twins, one good the other psychotic and a boyfriend in the middle of them. The story lends itself for building up characters, introducing problems, finding resolutions and finally ending with a planned resolution. We found it to be very well written. Sure there were some plot holes but it worked.
Our take on the production value, the technical side: On their "Conjoined" facebook page under "about" the team states in their "Short Description", "A lonely man. An internet romance. A house with no doors. No shot list. Complete disregard for continuity. Plot holes you can drive a truck through. Lowering the bar for indie horror." And, yes there were some continuity issues and yes there where some plot holes but we do disagree that this movie lowered the bar for independent horror. The story did have a beginning, middle and end. Lighting was interesting and a bit flat, there were some lighting set ups, but mostly a key light and maybe a filler. Sound was not rich or deep but it was consistent throughout the entire movie. There was a bit of an echo in the delivery of lines, but it worked for this movie and sound was kind of raw in its nature. Camera work was excellent and creative. (no blurriness, no washouts) The cinematographer took the time to block and frame his shots, even though they alleged that they didn't have a shot list. If their creativeness, in shooting this movie came on the fly, they did an excellent job in putting a nice piece of work together. The movie's score was complimentary and not over bearing.
We think Director Joe Grisaffi did a great job in directing and producing this movie. He was able to get some outstanding performances from all of the talent involved with this movie, including his crew. What we especially enjoyed were the extended "pausing" scenes where the camera continued to shoot despite the lack of dialogue or action. We think it intensified the emotions or humor in these kind of scenes. Ordinarily, these type of scenes don't work, but Mr. Grisaffi was able to interpret the story and did an excellent job in giving the audience something humorous to look at in this movie. It worked and Mr. Grisaffi did a fine job in directing the action, the characters and telling a story.
Our take on the Acting: This was an interesting ensemble of actors and it worked. The actors in this particular movie were meant to play these particular characters. Tom Long, who played Stanley, was outstanding and paired with Michelle Ellen Jones, who played Alina, produced a believable and loving couple who really cared for each other (in make believe). Also, Michelle paired with Keefer Barlow, who played Alisa, was genius. Although, they were loving sisters, joined at the hip, they had very different personalities. One sweet and innocent, the other a psychopathic vixen. Ms. Barlow was outstanding and her performance was absolutely wicked. She was every bit a psychotic and she made the character. You won't be disappointed in any of the performances.
Our assessment: Even though this movie was a little rough in its production value, with regard to sound and lighting, we nonetheless found this feature movie to be very entertaining. Getting past the imperfections, "Conjoined" had the "look" of a "cheesy" movie, but I just happen to know both the writer and director of "Conjoined" and they, individually, have made some outstanding projects utilizing the rules of filmmaking. We have a feeling that this movie was meant to appear as "Lowering the bar for Indie horror", however, and on the contrary, the low production value of "Conjoined" may be an illusion cause this was a nicely constructed movie, with a good story.
Don't believe us? Check out the movie for yourself. You can order it, get on DVD or BluRay, you can also stream it online through Amazon and NetFlix or any other online distribution outlet.
C47Houston News & Entertainment Magazine and C47Houston WEEKLY rated "Conjoined" using the TSIRS scale and rated this movie as a strong 4.6 out of 5 Stars.
Casting: Tom Long as Stanley Arnold, Michelle Ellen Jones as Alina, Keefer Barlow as Alisa, Jacob Byrd as Jerry, Sara Gaston as Detective Waters. Also cast: Dan Braverman, Stefan Lopez, Troy Parker, Derek Huey, Larry Carrell, Nick Nicholson, Deidre Stephens.


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Merton Council's parking charges hypocrisy laid bare in new research
Posted by Merton Lib Dems🔶 | Updated 2019-04-28
Merton's Liberal Democrats have accused Labour-run Merton Council of hypocrisy for giving half its employees free parking while ordinary residents are hit with a 130% hike to parking permit charges.
Labour have claimed that their new parking charges will help to cut air pollution, but have provided no evidence for this. A Lib Dem proposal to scrap the charges and replace them with a fair emissions-based scheme was voted down by Labour councillors.
"Local residents are rightly concerned about the Council's plans for a massive increase in parking charges", said Simon McGrath, Lib Dem councillor for Dundonald.
"But it is a real kick in the teeth for people who live and work in the borough to find out that Merton Council is handing out free passes to their staff.
"If the Council really wanted to tackle air pollution they would have applied the new charges fairly to everyone in the borough, including linking them to emissions. Their inconsistent approach just proves what the Merton Lib Dems have been saying all along: the new parking charges have nothing to do with air quality - they are just a way for the Labour Council to squeeze money out of Wimbledon and Raynes Park residents."
The Council's plans will see annual parking charges rise from £65 to £150 in central Wimbledon and £120 in Raynes Park.
Budget decisions at Merton Council
On Wednesday, Merton Council held a meeting to decide its budget for the coming year. There have been severe cuts to local government funding in recent years. However, local Lib Dem councillors examined the proposed budget, and came up with a number of ways to reduce cuts to vital services, innovate in Council funding, and build stronger and safer communities.
You can see Cllr Anthony Fairclough, leader of Merton Liberal Democrat councillors, give his budget response speech here on YouTube.
2019 Budget briefing:
1) Council reject proposal for extra police in Merton
A funding proposal to put two more police officers on Merton's streets for the next 3 years has been rejected by Labour councillors.
Lib Dem Cllr Paul Kohler said:
"Unlike Theresa May, we know there's a link between crime and police numbers and we therefore wanted to replace some of the police officers that we are losing in Merton owing to cuts from the Mayor and central Government. It was very disappointing that Labour and Merton Park Residents Association councillors would not support our proposal, preferring to stick to a dogmatic position that flies in the face of residents' concerns".
You can watch Paul's speech about the amendment here on YouTube.
2) Merton Labour choose union officials over children's care workers
Labour councillors voted to keep full time trade union officers - paid by Merton's taxpayers - rather than two care workers who work with some of the most vulnerable children in the Borough.
Lib Dem deputy leader, Cllr Carl Quilliam said:
"The cuts the Conservative Government has imposed on Merton mean that difficult choices have to be made. We value the role of trade unions but don't believe that they need 3 full time officials paid for from the Council's funding. We wanted to cut that in half and use the savings to stop two care workers losing their jobs. It's disappointing that Labour put the interests of their union paymasters ahead of vulnerable children - and striking that none of them even explained why they voted that way."
Cllr Quilliam proposed two amendments: seeking to protect care workers, stop new charges for disabled people who need blue badges and a Welllbeing Innovation fund. This fund would promote social innovation by developing new approaches to help people improve their health and wellbeing; and reduce isolation through promoting independence.
You can watch Carl's speech from the meeting here on YouTube.
3) Education fund rejected
Labour councillors lined up to block a new Education Innovation Fund, paid for by a voluntary Council tax donation like used by Westminster Council.
Lib Dem Cllr Hina Bokhari said "This is was a no-brainer. It would have potentially helped thousands of children in Merton, by looking at new ways to support educational groups like Merton Music Foundation develop new services in the borough".
This was part of a series of innovative ways proposed by Merton Liberal Democrats at the Council budget meeting to look at longer-term solutions and learn from other councils: a Strategic Roads Fund like Stockport's to fix our roads now, and cut costs on patching potholes later; a landlord licensing scheme – like in Newham – to back local renters, and keeping local parks free for the Little League football charities, to support kids' health.
Unfortunately Labour councillors voted against each of our amendments, demonstrating again their aversion to working collaboratively with other parties on the council to get the best deal for Merton residents.
You can watch Hina's speech here on YouTube.
The Council's budget press release is here.
Merton Lib Dem Budget Amendments
Merton Liberal Democrats realise that the cuts to local government funding are significant and it is clear as a result that difficult decisions need to be made. These cuts go beyond what can reasonably be expected to be delivered through efficiency savings and we join others in calling on the government to think again on the proposed cuts.
The proposed budget can be found on Merton Council's website.
Whilst we do not agree with a significant number of the proposed savings it is clear that the constraints of the budget don't offer significant opportunities. Therefore in our budget amendment we have focussed on three things:
Opportunities to mitigate or delay cuts to services where we believe it is both possible and necessary.
Innovation in Council finances and opportunities to grow the Council's revenue in new and sustainable ways
Building stronger and safer communities by stepping in to support community policing
With this in mind, we have proposed four amendments to the Council budget (the full text of our amendments can be found on the Merton Council website):
1) Health and Care amendment
We believe that the charges for blue badges are both unnecessary and unfair. Many people need blue badges to get around, and those in need of them have already been targeted with cuts to their mobility support through the welfare budget. This can be mitigated through a small use of reserves this year and should be reviewed again next year to find a further saving or funding source.
We also believe that through cutting an oversupply of central council trade union support, we could restore two care workers at Bond Road Family Centre Family Support & Outreach Centre for the foreseeable future.
2) Wellbeing Innovation Fund amendment
We are proposing that the council introduce a new £1.1m Merton Wellbeing Innovation Fund. The fund would be used to promote social innovation by developing new approaches to help people improve their health and wellbeing; and reduce isolation through promoting independence.
3) Innovating in council finances and promoting longer-term decision making
We are calling on Merton Council to support a number of amendments relating to innovating in growing the Council's revenue; and in promoting longer-term decision making.
For example, there are several roads in Merton that have not been resurfaced in years. We want a project to look at proactively borrowing against the revenue cost of road repairs, to spend now and save larger costs later – along Stockport Council's model.
Further, the Council could look at an additional voluntary contribution scheme from high value properties, based on the models used by Westminster Council and Kensington & Chelsea LBCs. The money raised could be used to establish an Education Innovation Fund.
We would also ensure funding to allow Merton's Little Leagues to use local parks for free for another year, introduce a Landlord Licensing system to improve the situation for renters, and restore a senior scrutiny officer to help improve decision-making on the Council.
4) Police amendment
We are also proposing that the council should step in to help maintain our community police presence for a further 3 years. This is required to mitigate the cuts planned by the Mayor as a result of his centralisation plans, and funding cuts from the government. In particular we are calling for Merton Council to pay for 2 Police Constables for 3 years (as part of the Met's new PartnershipPlus scheme).
Support for rough sleepers in cold weathers - Severe Weather Emergency Protocol
The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is activated by the Mayor and Greater London Authority in case of temperatures forecast below freezing anywhere in London.
When SWEP is "activated", the arrangements in Merton are:
If you become aware of a potential rough sleeper, please make a referral, with as much detail as possible about the individual and their location to:
- SPEAR Outreach Team, during office hours on 020 8404 1481 or 07827 237694;
- Night Duty during out-of-hours on 020 8770 5000, who will, where appropriate, agree and arrange emergency accommodation.
Rough sleepers can also be advised to attend the Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden SM4 5DX, during office hours until 4pm and ask to see a member of the Housing Options Team. Under the SWEP, the Council will source emergency accommodation for anyone verified by the SPEAR Outreach Team as a rough sleeper in the borough of Merton. We recognise however, that particularly outside of usual business hours, independent verification may not be possible and where this is the case, provision of the emergency accommodation will be at the discretion of the Emergency Duty Team officer.
In the first instance, accommodation will be sought through the YMCA in Wimbledon (020 8542 9055) or the Winter Night Shelter, but if this is unavailable, then bed & breakfast accommodation will be arranged, although it may be difficult to arrange bed & breakfast at short notice. Rough sleepers placed out-of-hours should be advised to approach the Merton Housing Advice Service at the Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX on the following business day, to discuss their options for alternative housing and to review their immediate accommodation needs in the light of the current weather conditions.
Open Letter from Cllr Carl Quilliam following the Brexit Vote
Brexit is a mess. That much is true whether you were one of the 72% in Wimbledon who, like me, voted to remain in the European Union, or whether you voted to leave.
Following Theresa May's crushing defeat in the vote on her Brexit deal any hope of an orderly Brexit is rapidly disappearing.
The UK has been negotiating for more than two years, and the best deal the government could come up with has been (rightly) thumped in Parliament.
Without this bad deal the only Brexit that remains is the worst case scenario: a chaotic No Deal Brexit. A No Deal Brexit that means food and medicine shortages, higher prices in shops and flights grounded.
Christmas in Merton 2018
A quick look at what's happening in and around the borough over the festive period
Recycling and rubbish collection dates:
Christmas travel:
Transport for London's advice on Christmas travel
Christmas events in Merton:
Festive Carriage rides at Morden Hall Park, 8-23rd December
Cards for Good causes, 12-15th December
Merton Chamber Christmas lunch, 13th December
Wimbledon Guild Carol service, 13th December
Christmas dinner and dance, 15th December
Christmas markets on the piazza, 15-16th December
Beer and Carols at St Andrews, 21st December
Christmas markets on the piazza, 21-23rd December
Tinsel 10k run, Morden Hall Park, 23rd December
Don't be alone on Christmas day, 25th December
Merton Heritage Service, festive events:
10-31st December,`Tis the Season to be Jolly, the story behind popular Christmas customs
10-31st December, Frosts & Festivities, an exhibition about Merton in winter
10-31st December, The Twelve Days of Christmas, a Merton heritage exhibition inspired by the popular festive rhyme
10-18th December, Local History Christmas Sale
All events held at Merton Heritage Centre, 2nd floor - Morden Library
Free Christmas parking
Parking will be free in Council-managed car parks in Mitcham, Morden and Wimbledon on a number of weekends. See here for full information.
Council services over Christmas: click here.
Open letter to Stephen Hammond
Dear Stephen,
As you know, next week you and your fellow MPs will be faced with a historic decision that will determine the future not only of the people you represent today, but also of their children and grandchildren.
When we debated during the election campaign last year you pledged to stand against a hard Brexit. The withdrawal agreement being presented to Parliament next week is a blueprint for a damaging hard Brexit. It will leave us with a worse deal than we currently have in the EU, severing trade links and stripping us of our ability to influence many of the rules that govern our trade. Rather than taking back control, this Brexit deal would see us lose control. It satisfies neither those who voted leave nor those who voted remain.
Now you may feel that because Labour has once again gone missing on the most important issue of the day you can afford to back this deal without opposition. I am writing to you to underline that I and your constituents will hold you to account for your vote next week.
Having knocked on thousands of doors and spoken to thousands of your constituents, I know the people of Wimbledon will not easily forgive a vote for this botched deal. If there is to be an early general election, rest assured people locally will know that when it came to the crunch you chose your party and your career ahead of the future of this country and honouring your election pledges.
It is clear that the only way out of this mess is through a People's Vote with an option to remain in the EU. Polling shows the people of Wimbledon back one; thanks to the Lib Dems Merton Council now backs one; so join us and back one too – even if that means leaving behind your newly minted ministerial salary.
It's time for you to do the right thing for your constituents: vote down this botched Brexit deal and back a People's Vote.
Cllr Carl Quilliam
Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson for Wimbledon
Air pollution at new school site risks children's health
Tonight Merton Council approved building a new school in South Wimbledon, despite serious air quality concerns.
Cllr Simon McGrath - a member of the Planning Applications Committee - ultimately voted against granting planning permission. Reflecting on his decision, he said:
"Air pollution is a silent killer, and it really needs to be treated as the public health emergency it is.
"After looking at all the evidence, I felt that the proposal should only go forward with significant, measurable improvements in pollution levels near the school site.
"Labour Council bosses are putting our children's health at risk by pushing through new Harris Academy without doing anything to improve the air quality. The Council's own research shows that air pollution levels are far above the acceptable level, and the argument that pollution will simply have reduced by the time the school opens is an unacceptable risk.
"It is extraordinary that the Council did not look into the need to reduce pollution levels before they spent millions of pounds buying the site. Local children deserve better from Merton.
"Local Lib Dems have long pushed for improvements to air quality across Merton - and specifically near to our schools. It's time the Labour Council faced up to their poor record on air quality."
Merton Liberal Democrats have previously highlighted research showing that a number of Merton schools are located in areas with dangerously high pollution levels. They are calling for a radical and ambitious plan to improve air quality as an urgent priority.
Wimbledon MP under pressure back People's vote after march
Scores of Merton residents were among the nearly one million people who marched on Parliament on Saturday 20 October to demand a "People's Vote".
The People's Vote campaign is calling for a referendum on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, with the option to remain in the EU on the ballot paper. This would allow people to be given a final say on the negotiations.
Nearly two-thirds of Merton residents voted to remain in the EU at the 2016 referendum, and hundreds more since have signed a petition coordinated by Merton Liberal Democrats calling on the two local MPs to back the campaign for a People's Vote. In September, Merton councillors supported a Liberal Democrat proposal in support of a People's Vote. Conservative and residents association councillors abstained.
Unlike his Mitcham & Morden counterpart - Wimbledon's current MP, Conservative Stephen Hammond has not yet committed to supporting a People's Vote.
Speaking after the march, Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner for Wimbledon, Cllr Carl Quilliam said:
"The Government has made a total mess of these Brexit negotiations. We are now facing the very real possibility that we will crash out of the EU in the most chaotic way possible, without a deal of any kind.
"Nobody voted to be poorer, yet that is exactly what will happen if we leave the EU with a bad deal or no deal.
"The overwhelming majority of Merton residents are deeply concerned with the direction the country is heading. Merton Liberal Democrats believe they, not politicians, should be given the final say on the Brexit deal."
If you would like to join the Merton Liberal Democrat campaign for a People's Vote you can sign up here.
Merton Council backs People's Vote on Brexit deal
This week Merton Council backed Liberal Democrat and Labour motions in favour of a People's Vote - a referendum on the final Brexit deal with the option to remain in the EU.
The two motions were passed by Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors, with Conservative and Merton Park Residents Association councillors abstaining both times.


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Vice President Pence Continues Duties Despite White House Coronavirus Cases
Published October 3, 2020 at 3:01 AM AKDT
Pence is next in line to succeed to the presidency should President Trump's health decline.
Vice President Mike Pence, who on Friday tested negative for the coronavirus, plans to maintain his usual schedule in the coming days, despite several confirmed cases of the virus within the White House, including President Trump and the First Lady.
Pence on Friday continued with his normal duties — and stepped in for President Trump at at least one virtual event — even as confirmed cases of COVID-19 shook the Oval Office and led to concerns regarding the possibility of confirming a Supreme Court justice to the bench and the upcoming Nov. 3 election.
Pence, who is next in line to the presidency in the event of an emergency, was in close proximity to Trump as recently as Tuesday.
Pence's physician, Dr. Jesse Schonau, released a statement Friday saying Pence does not need to quarantine and can "go about his normal activities" because he is "not considered a close contact with any individuals who have tested positive for COVID, including President Donald J. Trump."
The vice president is still expected to attend and participate in the vice presidential debate against Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
Trump, who has been loath to wear masks — and has indeed mocked his rivals for wearing the widely recommended face coverings — confirmed he and his wife's positive diagnoses for the coronavirus in the early morning hours on Friday.
The news came hours after it was reported that Hope Hicks, a close adviser to the president who had traveled on Air Force One multiple times in the past week, had tested positive for the virus.
Since then, a handful of additional prominent Washington players have confirmed positive diagnoses for the virus.
Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, both Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, confirmed on Friday that they had also tested positive for COVID-19, days after they was seen at the White House meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Lee was seen mask in hand, not on face hugging and greeting people in the Rose Garden at the announcement of Barrett as Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court.
Ah, yes, the best place for your mask as you hug and kiss and greet multiple people is IN YOUR HAND pic.twitter.com/xNDl1Z1fEK
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 26, 2020
Days later, both met with Judge Barrett and were photographed maskless and not socially distanced.
I was remarkably impressed by Judge Barrett. My meeting with her was fantastic. She is a judge, a legal scholar, and a lawyer with outstanding credentials. We had a great conversation and I am very much looking forward to speaking with her more during her confirmation hearing. pic.twitter.com/rfGt717PlW
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 29, 2020
I had a great meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, which reaffirmed what a supremely qualified nominee she is and I look forward to getting her confirmed. Judge Barrett made it clear that her duty is to uphold the Constitution and interpret the law as written. #ACB #ConfirmACB pic.twitter.com/wRzbnw33m4
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) September 30, 2020
Alana Wise joined WAMU in September 2018 as the 2018-2020 Audion Reporting Fellow for Guns & America. Selected as one of 10 recipients nationwide of the Audion Reporting Fellowship, Alana works in the WAMU newsroom as part of a national reporting project and is spending two years focusing on the impact of guns in the Washington region.


Amid the Parisian upheavals of May 1968, a group of young doctors decided to go and help victims of wars and major disasters. This new brand of humanitarianism would reinvent the concept of emergency aid. They were to become Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders — MSF.
After the revolt of May '68 burst on to their TV screens, the French public soon saw other, more frightening images. For the first time, television broadcasted scenes of children dying from hunger in remote corners of the world.
In southern Nigeria, the province of Biafra had seceded. This miniscule territory was surrounded by the Nigerian army and the Biafran people were decimated by famine. The French Red Cross issued an appeal for volunteers.
For a number of years, Max Recamier and Pascal Greletty-Bosviel — volunteer doctors with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva — had been regularly intervening in armed conflicts.
"Contrary to popular belief the Red Cross is not a medical organization at all," said Max Recamier. "Pascal and myself were the only two doctors they knew because of our previous mission in Yemen, so they asked us to find some doctors for the ICRC. The first one to volunteer was Bernard Kouchner, who was much younger than I was; he was just finishing his studies and hadn't even finished his thesis yet, but he volunteered to go over there."
A team of six set off on the ICRC mission to Biafra: Recamier, Kouchner and four other health workers. Being thrown into such a bloody conflict was a shock for these fledgling doctors, who found themselves having to provide war surgery in hospitals that were regularly targeted by the Nigerian armed forces.
Recamier and Kouchner believed the world needed to know about the events they were witnessing: civilians being murdered and starved by blockading forces. They openly criticized the Nigerian government and the Red Cross for their seemingly complicit behavior.
In the following three years, other doctors began to speak up. These doctors, or "Biafrans" as they were known, began to lay the foundations for a new and questioning form of humanitarianism that would ignore political and religious boundaries and prioritize the welfare of suffering people.
The "Biafrans", who had been attempting to start an emergency medical-response group themselves, jumped at the chance.
"In the back of our minds was the fact that we'd already done this and we wanted to do it again," said Bernard Kouchner.
MSF was officially created on December 22, 1971. At the time, 300 volunteers made up the organization: doctors, nurses and other staff, including the 13 founding doctors and journalists.
MSF was created in the belief that all people have the right to medical care regardless of gender, race, religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people outweigh respect for national boundaries.
Then, in 1975, MSF established its first large-scale medical program during a refugee crisis, providing medical care for the waves of Cambodians seeking sanctuary from Pol Pot's oppressive rule.
In these first missions, the weaknesses of MSF as a new and inexperienced humanitarian organization would become readily apparent: preparation was lacking, doctors were left unsupported and supply chains were tangled. The movement began to fracture.
At the Annual General Assembly in 1979, MSF's internal conflicts finally erupted. A vote was taken on whether MSF should become more organized or instead remain a band of guerilla doctors. Eighty per cent voted in favour of the former.
Bernard Kouchner and his "Biafran" counterparts resented the move and left MSF to found Médecins du Monde, or Doctors of the World.
From this point, the new "realist" leadership of MSF — spearheaded by Claude Malhuret and Rony Brauman — would help transform MSF into the professional organization it is today.
In 2012, MSF had offices in 23 countries and employed close to 32,000 people around the world.


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Blair House: World's Most Exclusive Hotel
By M.J. Stephey Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
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Today President-elect Barack Obama and family will move into an historic house on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C. — and no, it's not the White House. It's Blair House, a complex of four homes right across from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. where the Obama family will stay for the week leading up to the Inauguration.
It's been called "the world's most exclusive hotel," "Uncle Sam's guesthouse," and "the best small hotel in Washington," and rightly so. Since 1942, the Blair House has been the B&B of choice for former presidents, incoming Presidents, and major leaders from around the world, including Margaret Thatcher, Ariel Sharon and Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It's so exclusive that when the Obamas asked to move in a little early so their daughters could start school on Jan. 5, the President-elect and his wife were told they had to wait their turn. ('SORRY, WE'RE BOOKED,' WHITE HOUSE TELLS OBAMA was the New York Times headline.) Apparently Australia's former Prime Minister, John Howard, had already had dibs.
It's not the first time Blair House has been at the center of an amusingly juicy non-scandal. In 1981, President Carter nearly sued The Washington Post for claiming he'd had the place bugged. The paper's executive editor, Benjamin C. Bradlee, scoffed at Carter's demand for a public apology, saying, "How do you make a public apology — run up and down Pennsylvania Avenue shouting, 'I'm sorry?'" After the Post story came out, a former executive editor of the New York Times revealed that he had once caught Soviet security guards meticulously checking then-Premier Leonid Brezhnev's room for hidden recording devices during his 1973 visit with Nixon. (You know, just in case.)
When a Blair House decorator sent Barbara Bush a note about minding the fine china during George H.W. Bush's pre-presidential stay in 1989, the First Lady-elect sent her own note back: "We're playing football with the china. Don't worry about it, everything will be mended with Elmer's glue."
But at 184 years old, Blair House has also seen its share of historic figures and moments. The first of the four buildings was built in 1824 by Dr. Joseph Lovell, the first Surgeon General of the United States. Its second owner was Francis Preston Blair, a Kentucky journalist whose favorable coverage of President Andrew Jackson helped him land an editorial position at the pro-administration D.C. newspaper, The Globe. Blair, whom Jackson had personally invited to Washington, moved into 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue in 1837. It remained in his family for the next 100 years.
It was at Blair House that Robert E. Lee turned down Abraham Lincoln's request to lead the Union Army; where General William Tecumseh Sherman married the daughter of the Washington Senator who had adopted him; and where Presidents Martin van Buren and William H. Taft sought Blair's counsel. (Apparently as in real estate, politics too is all about "location, location, location." From his residence at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Blair became a "Kitchen Cabinet" member to many a president after Jackson).
Eleanor Roosevelt finally insisted her husband have the government buy the place in 1942 after she caught Winston Churchill wandering the White House corridors in his nightgown one night. Good hospitality makes for good diplomacy, she insisted, saying the White House had simply become too crowded. Even so, she later joked of Churchill's visit: "Such fun." It was purchased for $150,000.
In 1950, Blair House nearly became the site of national tragedy when two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate Harry S. Truman, who was staying there while the White House was being renovated. One of the men was arrested, the other was killed during a shoot-out with police. Truman remained at Blair House despite the attempt until the restorations were finished in 1952. (By 1982, however, workmen had started in on the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue after a chandelier collapsed in one of Blair House's 119 rooms.)
When the Obamas settle in, they'll be greeted by mementos and antiques that commemorate the nation's past — Robert E. Lee's signed resignation to Lincoln, the badge of the policeman who was killed saving Truman's life, the same portraits that hung in the sitting room where the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine were hammered out. Today it also contains furnishings and various bric-a-brac donated by House and Garden, General Electric, and Elizabeth Arden among others. During the Blair House's last facelift, Congress agreed only to pay for its structural improvements. For decorations and other such amenities, they refused to foot the bill.