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Marc Summers (born Marc Berkowitz; November 11, 1951)[1] is an American television personality, comedian, game show host, producer, and talk show host. He is best known for hosting Double Dare for Nickelodeon, Unwrapped for Food Network, and recently he was Executive Producer for both Dinner: Impossible and Restaurant: Impossible also for Food Network.
Summers in 2016
Marc Berkowitz
(1951-11-11) November 11, 1951 (age 67)
Television personality, television host, producer, comedian
Notable credit(s)
Double Dare (Nickelodeon)
What Would You Do? (Nickelodeon)
Unwrapped (Food Network)
The Next Food Network Star (Food Network)
Dinner: Impossible (Food Network)(Executive Producer)
Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) (Executive Producer)
Alice Filous (m. 1974)
http://www.marcsummerstv.com/
Early careerEdit
Summers was born Marc Berkowitz in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1][2] He attended Westlane Middle School and North Central High School in Indianapolis and Grahm Junior College in Boston, Massachusetts. His early careers were as a radio disc jockey and a stand-up comedian; though he held various television production jobs before Summers' career was boosted in 1986, when Nickelodeon hired him as the host of Double Dare. Double Dare was syndicated within two years and had a brief broadcast network run in prime time as Fox Family Double Dare in 1988. The show's popularity led to other hosting jobs including the syndicated Couch Potatoes in 1989, and Nickelodeon's What Would You Do? in 1991. GSN chose him to host its original program WinTuition in 2002. He also had a rare dramatic performance in the Nickelodeon-produced Halloween program Mystery Magical Special, which also highlighted his skills as a stage magician. Summers also made celebrity guest rounds on other game shows including Scrabble, Super Password, Talk About, Lingo, To Tell the Truth, Win, Lose or Draw, and Hollywood Squares.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Summers appeared on television talk shows, including a stint on ABC television's Home Show. After Double Dare's cancellation in 1993, Summers co-hosted Our Home, a daily talk show aimed at homemakers, on Lifetime. Summers left Our Home after a couple of seasons to co-host another Lifetime talk show, Biggers & Summers.
On March 28, 2008, the Communication and Journalism Club of Coastal Carolina University presented Summers with the first annual Peach Cobbler Award and declared that day as "Marc Summers Day". The Peach Cobbler Award was modeled after Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award. The Peach Cobbler Award recognizes an individual and their accomplishments in the communication field. After the ceremony, Summers hosted a mock version of Double Dare on the university's campus.
HealthEdit
During an interview with Dr. Eric Hollander on Biggers & Summers, Summers revealed that he has obsessive compulsive disorder. Summers went public about his condition on various television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. In 1999, Summers produced a VHS video box set with Hollander about his experience, called Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Summers also participated in a series of VHS videos for Freedom from Fear, a non-profit organization with the goal of addressing anxiety disorders and other related behavioral disorders.[3] Despite his OCD, he was able to interact fully with his fans and contestants on Double Dare to the point of even allowing himself to get slimed and shaking hands with contestants. Going public with his OCD cost Summers a job as host of a Hollywood Squares revival, and he was replaced by Tom Bergeron.[4]
In August 2012, Summers suffered severe head injuries in an accident in a Philadelphia taxicab equipped with a partition. Summers said, "Everything on the left side [of my face] from my eye socket down was just wiped out. My eye socket got all swollen. I'm having trouble seeing completely out of the left eye ... There's lots of VCR parts in my face. I was pretty lucky that I didn't have brain damage."[5]
In a 2015 interview on the Philadelphia-based "Preston and Steve" radio show (WMMR), Summers revealed that 6 years before, in 2009, he had "stomach problems" and had been in a lot of pain. Exploratory surgery revealed that he had chronic lymphatic leukemia. The initial doctor recommended chemotherapy, but fearing the pain and illness involved, Summers sought the opinion of another oncologist in Chicago. The oncologist promptly misdiagnosed him with mantle cell lymphoma and told him that he only had 6 months to live. Summers went back to his initial doctor in a panic; ultimately the original diagnosis of chronic lymphatic leukemia was confirmed. Chemotherapy would go on for the next 2 years for him, which he described as "brutal". Summers has had PET scans ever since his chemo finished, and as of 2016, is in remission.[6] On "Preston and Steve" on April 10, 2018, Summers discussed flying to the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center from his home in Santa Barbara for further treatment.
Later careerEdit
During the 1990s, Summers continued work on television shows, each with varying success. He created and hosted the short-lived children's game show Pick Your Brain, co-hosted Great Day America on the PAX Network, produced I Can't Believe You Said That, and hosted It's a Surprise on Food Network.
Summers returned to Nickelodeon in 2000 as the executive consultant for Double Dare 2000, an updated version of his original show. Two years later, he was the executive producer for another Nickelodeon resurrection, Wild and Crazy Kids.
He returned to television as the host of more shows, including History IQ with his old announcer Harvey on the History Channel; the Food Network series Unwrapped; the Unwrapped spin-off game show, Trivia Unwrapped; and the Game Show Network series WinTuition. In 2005, Summers became the host of Food Network's reality series The Next Food Network Star. Summers joined Chef Guy Fieri as co-host of Food Network's Ultimate Recipe Showdown in 2008. In late 2006, Sony Pictures Television and KingWorld planned a new game show called Combination Lock, with Summers hosting the first pilot. It was to be paired with a revival of the classic game show, The Joker's Wild.[7] However, a deal couldn't be reached by KingWorld and station groups.[8] Off the screen, Summers has been involved as an executive producer on the Food Network's Dinner: Impossible and Restaurant: Impossible. Summers currently splits his time between homes in Los Angeles and Philadelphia where his company Marc Summers Productions has a branch.
Summers has hosted stage versions of The Price Is Right and credits Bob Barker and The Price Is Right for helping him pursue a game-show career. Summers was a young page at CBS when The Price Is Right premiered with The Joker's Wild and Gambit in 1972, and he often asked advice of Barker, Jack Barry and Wink Martindale—the shows' respective hosts—about a hosting career. He claims it's the best possible education and training in the game show field, and it was during this time that Summers got his first on-air experience, as a fill-in announcer on The Joker's Wild.
Summers served as host of "Drunk Double Dare" during Drunk Day, an annual episode of the Philadelphia-based Preston and Steve radio show on WMMR, held directly before the Fourth of July weekend. The show reunited Summers with his Double Dare cohorts John Harvey and Robin Marrella. He has also hosted "Dunkel Dare" during the annual Beer Week in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Summers appears in the Good Charlotte music video for their song "Last Night", which uses Family Double Dare as the motif for the video. He has also played himself on The Cleveland Show, Robot Chicken, Workaholics, and Sanjay & Craig, and appeared in special segments on ABC's The Chew.
He is the subject and executive producer of On Your Marc, a documentary that chronicles his life and development of his one-man theater show, featuring interviews with Neil Patrick Harris, Ryan Seacrest, Guy Fieri and Seth Green, and was directed by Mathew Klickstein.[9] He hosted a number of early preview screenings and live events as part of a nationwide promotional tour of the film in October 2017.[10][11][12]
Summers returned to host a 30th Anniversary of Double Dare at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International. Summers also appeared in a commemorative half-hour special in honor of the show's 30th anniversary that aired on Nickelodeon on November 23, 2016.[13]
Summers currently provides color commentary on along with his vast knowledge of the game on the revival of Double Dare with Liza Koshy, now produced by RTL Group / FremantleMedia, and serves as executive producer.[14]
^ a b "Marc Summers Biography (1951-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
^ Warren, Steve (2004). Radio: The Book (4 ed.). Burlington and San Diego: Elsevier Focal Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0240806964.
^ "VHS Video Library - Anxiety". Freedomfromfear.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
^ "Whitney Houston's Sister-In-Law Pat Houston & Model Niki Taylor." Oprah: Where Are They Now? Exec. Prod. Julie Simpson, Jill Van Lokeren, and Veronica Votypka. CEO/Chief Crea. Off. Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey Network. November 16, 2014.
^ "Marc Summers - I Broke My Face in Nasty Car Accident". TMZ. August 16, 2012.
^ "Marc Summers Reveals He Had Cancer". Preston & Steve. February 9, 2015. WMMR.
^ Two Games in the Works, Broadcasting & Cable, July 28, 2006
^ Roger King Sounds Off, Broadcasting & Cable, January 12, 2007
^ On Your Marc
^ Corriston, Michele (October 11, 2017). "What's Nickelodeon Slime Really Made Of? TV Veteran Marc Summers Answers That and More for New Documentary". People.
^ "'Double Dare's' Marc Summers to bring 'On Your Marc' documentary, physical challenges to Philly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 2017.
^ Reed, Christopher Llewellyn (October 26, 2017). "A Conversation with Mathew Klickstein (On Your Marc)". Hammer to Nail.
^ "After facing some big challenges, Marc Summers is back for the 30th anniversary of 'Double Dare'". Los Angeles Times. November 21, 2016.
^ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 22, 2018). "'Double Dare' Reboot Taps YouTube Star Liza Koshy as Host". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
Marc Summers on IMDb
On Your Marc
Marc Summers talks about the peaks and valleys of his long career
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Summers&oldid=895597785"


Unfortunately, I've not been able to find a way to save a sticky note for any long-term use. They are not meant to be used for long-term usage, just a quick note you write and save somewhere else.
My suggestion is to use something like Evernote to save your sticky notes to something long-term. That or email them to yourself so you can search and find them later.
I've read they are stored in a hidden folder in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sticky Notes\StickyNotes.snt But have found no way to open the SNT file.
Yes. Evernote is free for the basic plan. It will sync on your MAC, Mobile Phone (iPhone/Android) and Windows box.
For increased storage and a few more features, you can also buy a pro version which is like $5 a month??? Can't remember but it's all there on the site.
That's a great question. THis always pissed me off.
oh nice... i wonder if it's xml? notepad++?
Evernote for the win. I'm a onenote kinda guy tho sry.


Queenstown is a scenic town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most beautiful regions of Otago and offers year round attractions. The town sits on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and is surrounded by the Southern Alps. The most remarkable sight is the Remarkables, which is a saw-toothed range of mountains on the opposite side of the lake from the town.


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Photo is of Fougeres at 28 km from Parigny
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Parigny is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Parigny in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Fougeres at 28 km and Les Jardins des Renaudies at 29 km.
Parigny, France: places to visit and attractions
Fougeres
at 28 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department
The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be...
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Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 29 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne department
Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 29 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department
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at 32 km (direction east), in the Orne department
The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
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Heritage Site at 32 km (direction west)
No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...
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Mayenne (town)
at 46 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department
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Lassay-les-Chateaux
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Seaside resort at 47 km (direction west-north-west)
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Dol-de-Bretagne
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Markets in and near Parigny
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (2km)
Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (13km)
Ducey: market Tuesday (15km)
Brecey: market Friday (16km)
Sourdeval: market Tuesday (19km)
Saint-James: market Monday (20km)
Avranches: market Saturday (23km)
Gorron: market Wednesday (28km)
Fougeres: market Saturday (29km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (29km)
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What to do at Parigny? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Parigny.
Grand sites of France
Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (32km)
Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
Domfront (32km)
Granville (47km)
Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (23km)
Jardins de la Pellerine (31km)
Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (33km)
Jardin du château de La Ballue (38km)
Parc et jardin de Clivoy (44km)
Forêt de Fougères (23km)
Forêt de Saint-Sever (25km)
Source - Couesnon (32km)
Couesnon (32km)
Embouchure - Couesnon (32km)
Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (33km)
Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (41km)
Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (50km)
Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (55km)
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (55km)
Forêt de Rennes (58km)
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Juvigne (41km)
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Parigny is in the north of France at 58 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Parigny is 253 kilometres from Paris).
Commune: Parigny
Canton: Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Arrondissement: Avranches
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Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Parigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chasseguey, Chevreville, Fontenay, La Bazoge, Lapenty, Le Mesnillard, Martigny, Milly, Moulines, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet, Saint-Symphorien-Des-Monts and Virey.
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HENZE, Ernest 1922-2008
HENZE, VANDEEST, ANDREESSEN
Ernest Ervin Henze, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died at his residence in Grundy Center, Iowa on Monday, July 28, 2008. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland. Pastor Larry Hoop will officiate. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation is Wednesday from 4-8 PM with the family greeting friends from 6-8 PM, at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Ernest was born November 26, 1922, in Comfry, Minnesota, the son of August Christian and Gepka (VanDeest) Henze. The family moved to Holland when Ernest was 4 years old. He attended school in Holland thru the 8th grade. On November 28 1947 he was united in marriage to Verlyn Pauline Andreessen at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland. Ernest worked as a framer for many years. The couple moved off the farm and into Grundy Center in 1971. Ernest worked at Mid Equipment in Grundy Center as a Supervisor of Production. He then went to work for Brockway Plumbing and Heating in Grundy Center before he retired in 1987. He was a member of the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Verlyn of Grundy Center, Iowa; one son Paul and his wife Linda Henze of Storm Lake, Iowa, two granddaughter Anne and Lisa Henze both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a brother Clarence Henze of Holland, and four sisters Jeanett Meester of Grundy Center, Iowa, Sophia and her husband John Muller of Parkersburg, Iowa, Ella Meints and Julia Muller both of Grundy Center, Iowa and a sister in law Violet Henze of Grundy Center, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother George Henze and triplet siblings an infant brother, and infant sisters Lena and Susie.


Well this last week was a very emotional week in a lot of different ways. In a period of four days I attended two celebration of life services, a wedding, preached a sermon twice, and helped at a lock-in. It was a busy weekend for sure but it was a good one too. I cried, I laughed, I shared my heart, and I listened as others shared theirs, and honestly I wouldn't have it any other way. It made me realize that I have a lot to be thankful for. I realized that I have a lot of people who have walked alongside me over the past few weeks and especially the last four days. I realized that I made it through these four days and I am a stronger person as a result. So, as Thanksgiving is right around the corner, what is it you are thankful for?


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Q: Run a spefic program as administrator from an unprivileged user account without asking for password My son does not have admin access on his computer but wants to run a game that asks for admin privileges.
I am looking for a way to run just this one program as administrator without prompting for password.
This answer suggests using runas /user:Administrator /savecred, but that will save the Administrator password in the credentials store and allow to run any program with admin rights, which is something I don't want to happen.
This answer suggests creating a manually-triggered task in the task scheduler (also outlined here), which would be a good solution if I could get it to work.
I suspect that the suggestion assumes that the user is logged in as an administrator and just wants to avoid the UAC prompt, which is not the case here.
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*When the task is created in task manager that was run as an admin, it is not visible in task manager started as a non-admin.

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Please advise.
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"This question already has an answer here:
Run Badlion Client in a non-admin account (1 answer)"
It absolutely doesn't!
That answer states "t the time you can only Open the Badlion Client WITH Admin perms".
Which is exactly what I am trying (and failing) to do from a non-privileged account.

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BP strengthens LNG shipping capacity
2017 October 6 13:58
BP says it is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources around the world.
BP's finance partners KMarin and ICBC Leasing are investing over $1 billion in the tankers, which will join existing tankers in BP Shipping's fleet in 2018 and 2019. The vessels will help service a 20-year liquefaction contract with the Freeport LNG facility in Texas, as well as other international LNG projects in BP's global portfolio.
"These vessels will significantly increase BP's ability to safely transport LNG to anywhere in the world, directly supporting BP's global natural gas strategy," said BP Shipping CEO Susan Dio. "They also will be among the most fuel-efficient and technically advanced LNG tankers ever built."
Equipped with next-generation engine technology, the new ships are designed to be about 25 percent more fuel efficient than their predecessors. They also will be fitted with a reliquefaction plant, meaning evaporated natural gas in the cargo tanks can be returned to the tanks as LNG, allowing the ships to deliver more LNG to the market.
BP has a long-term contract for 230 Trillion BTUs per year of LNG capacity in the Freeport LNG facility. The Freeport LNG liquefaction facility is under construction, and the first train is expected to be operational by the end of 2018.
BP also participates in LNG projects in Australia, UAE, Indonesia, Trinidad and Angola. This portfolio includes a mix of long-term, mid-term and short-term supply to enable BP to best meet the ever-changing needs of its global portfolio of customers.
"BP has built a diverse LNG portfolio spanning both established and emerging markets," said Alan Haywood, CEO of BP's global supply and trading business. "Freeport is the latest example of how BP continues to expand the reach of our LNG business and serve our customers with flexible solutions through leveraging our scale, connectivity and relationships - and another sign of our commitment to remaining at the forefront of this rapidly growing and important global business."
The 2017 BP Energy Outlook forecasts that global LNG trade will grow seven times faster than pipeline gas trade, such that by 2035 it accounts for around half of all globally traded gas. The newly expanded BP Shipping fleet will deliver LNG volumes to a range of BP customers around the world.
BP is a global producer of oil and gas with operations in over 70 countries. Over the past 10 years BP has invested $90 billion in the U.S. - more than any other energy company. BP employs about 14,000 people across the U.S. and supports more than 130,000 additional jobs through all its business activities.
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Scrumping monkeys
Rod Dreher has a post up about animal rights activists trying to bring a habeas corpus suit on behalf of lab chimps at SUNY. I commented:
Bioethics is and will be the new disputed frontier of the culture wars.
Thus, this and similar suits in recent years are indeed ominous portents, although many here will doubtless wish to point out that they're not succeeding…yet. The linked NY Times article indicates that the state judge involved sees this ruling as merely a way to get the parties into court, rather than as a ruling on the merits. So that's good.
Further, legal personhood is a fictional construct—chimps aren't people, but neither are corporate entities like business corporations, churches, political parties, etc. So legal personhood need not imply metaphysical personhood of the sort rightly assigned to humans. So that's another reason not to fret.
However, there are still reasons to fret: Professor Tribe, in the linked article, says we're not ready to grant "human personhood" to chimps "yet." This is very dangerous rhetoric indeed. First, "human personhood," real personhood, is the sort of personhood that thinkers of the ilk of Peter Singer and Julian Savelescu want society to grant to nonhuman animals (and maybe A.I. at some point), and withhold from the comatose, the unborn, and even infants under the age of two.
Animal rights activists' focus on "personhood" lawsuits like habeas corpus actions reveals (not that they're shy about stating their goals) that revolutionizing our definition of human personhood to include animals (and incidentally to exclude disfavored humans) is the core agenda here. As Wesley J. Smith (whose National Review column "Human Exceptionalism" is really the go-to reference, IMHO, for traditionalist coverage of skirmishes like these at the bioethical frontiers of the culture war) often quotes PETA President Ingrid Newkirk assertion that typifies the extremist desire to blur our boundaries of personhood: "A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy."
Backed into a corner, many of these activists will protest that they only mean that "a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy" in the sense that all can feel pain and should have their welfare protected. But that is not the vision that animates the zealous core of the animal rights movement, as we can see in two key ways.
First, we know that one-year-old babies can feel pain, but thinkers like Singer and Savelescu think it's fine to murder them if they are disabled or otherwise inconvenience their parents. Now, presumably S&S ("the S.S." was a deeply tempting choice of contraction given my read on the ultimate stakes here, but this debate gets heated enough without bringing Godwin's Law into it, so I think I owe S&S's side at least the minimal courtesy of refraining) would say that such children ought to be anaesthetized before being "euthanized." However, PETA zealots want all animal experimentation to end—anaesthetized or not. So reducing animal pain is not the end goal here.
Second, "animal rights" overlaps with, but is very different than, "animal welfare." Animal cruelty laws already exist to address animal welfare concerns. If regulations on animal experimentation don't sufficiently protect animals from needless pain, then animal advocates should (and can) advocate for state and federal lawmakers to strengthen those regulations.
Now, perhaps the concern is that government regulators aren't sufficiently motivated (or funded, or whatever) to bring actions against violators of existing animal welfare regs. But if that's the case, then PETA and its ilk ought to be lobbying for qui tam provisions in animal welfare regs.
(A "qui tam" provision allows private "whistleblower" suits in cases where the government is being defrauded (which isn't relevant here) and also, relevantly, can allow private parties to bring suit against other private parties for violating laws or regulations. The classic law school example of such a qui tam suit would be a local nonprofit bringing suit under a qui tam provision against a local factory for dumping pollutants in a nearby river in violation of environmental regs.)
Now, there is a complication here: SUNY is a state agency, and IIRC (although I am very much open to correction on this point, which is far outside my knowledge base) qui tam suits, at least under federal statutes, can't be brought against states for 11th Amendment reasons. However, I would imagine that legislators in Albany could be lobbied (or, being Albany, bought, if one does politics that way) to add some sort of private enforcement provision to state regs.
So, with the caveat that SUNY is a state agency, and maybe that's relevant in the present case, I think it's revealing that these zealots, across a variety of cases over the years, have sought a habeas corpus remedy rather than a qui tam remedy. A qui tam remedy would allow them to bring animal abusers to court. But it wouldn't be a legal recognition of personhood for animals, any more than present qui tam suits against polluters of rivers represent personhood for rivers.
So this isn't about animal welfare: it's about animal personhood.
It's an extremist position, and hasn't gained much traction yet. But the two key ideological traits that allowed for SSM's rapid ascent to cultural respectability in our Lockean legal order and our emotivist, therapeutic public culture are there:
1. Sympathetic victims. SSM had the travails of decent people denied hospital visitation, child custody, and other basic civil protections for the family lives they had built. Animal rights has primates, cetaceans, and every big-eyed fuzzy critter you can think of.
2. A carefully constructed narrative of itself as the next civil rights frontier. Richard Rorty wrote of secular relativist liberalism as a project of expanding circles of concern and compassion—from propertied able-bodied white men to women, people of color, disabled people, etc. As we've seen, SSM fit right into that vision, and transgender narratives do, too. Here, the idea of expanding the circle of concern to include animals is an ideologically natural (indeed, perhaps historically inevitable) outworking of Deweyan progressive visions like Rorty's, and indeed animal rights thinkers like Singer, and the people at the Great Apes Project (a primate personhood initiative associated with a lot of these habeas suits in the U.S. and with campaigns for primate personhood parliamentary legislation in countries like Spain) have been articulating that exact "expanding circle of concern" case for animal rights as the next civil rights for years now.
All movements start small. And this particular suit is unlikely to prevail. But these suits for the rights of beasts portend that something very, very rough indeed is slouching toward Bethlehem to be born. This is tomorrow's culture war. And the side that has sympathetic victims and a narrative of itself as "the new civil rights movement" always seems to win. The time to start thinking rigorously about how to counter this—or how to survive our very, very probable defeat in a future American cultural landscape where chimps are obviously people, comatose humans obviously aren't, and anyone who thinks differently is a "religious nut"—is long past.
I got some thoughtful pushback, to the effect that my view was alarmist, "mistaking a squirrel rustling a tree branch outside for the onrushing Wehrmacht." I replied:
Oh, I don't think that tree branch rustling outside in our garden is the Wehrmacht, those noisy brutes—we'd both have noticed their sort by now. I think it's maybe the Wandervögel tramping through our yard, those apolitical German hippie hiker kids, happy to admit Jews and gay people into their ranks, eager for peace, love, nature, and vegetarianism, greeting each other with a hearty "Heil!", singing German folk songs round the campfire, and dabbling in Teutonic neopaganism. Nice kids, wholesome ideals, happy to have them stroll through our yard. But I do notice that some of those ideas could, maybe, be appropriated a certain way, and do some damage. Not now, not in 1895, as the boys in our garden rustle the branches of our blooming spring trees so they can grab flowers for their belles' hair. But in a few decades? In the far, futuristic world of 1933 or 1945, with its technologies we can hardly dream of from the vantage of 1895? I don't know. Maybe. I'm far from panicked. But I think sober reflection is in order. And I think some of those Teutonic neopagan elements, in particular, ought to be opposed before they make trouble. I'm going to go talk to those kids on our lawn now, so we can reason together. No harm in that, and it might ward off something ugly. There will be apples on our trees soon enough, and they might yet scrump them. Fair enough—what could be more wholesome than a fresh-picked apple? And we've plenty to spare for scrumpers. But I do recall that mankind has gotten in trouble scrumping apples before; terrible trouble indeed, from messing about with something good-seeming, promising godlike knowledge and power, but proven in the eating a fruit full of worm-spoiled woe and sorrow. I'd best warn those nice kids away from the orchard. Now. Before the apples come.
The real world, and the real battle
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Film Music: A Very Short Introduction
Kathryn Kalinak
Film Music: A Very Short Introduction focuses on the most central issues in the practice of film music. What is film music? How is it composed? How does film music work? The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema. The very first projected moving images were accompanied by music in many places as a variety of performers — from single piano players to small orchestras — brought images to life. Film music has since become its own industry, an aesthetic platform for expressing creative visions, and a commercial vehicle for growing musical stars of all varieties.
Keywords: Theodor Adorno, Hanns Eisler, film music, folk song, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, popular music, Ravi Shankar, world music
Kathryn Kalinak, author Professor of English and Film Studies, Rhode Island College, Mansfield MA
Film, Television, and Video Game Music
Best Original Score: Who will win (and who should!)
More VSIs
1. What does film music do?
2. How does film music work?
3. Why does film music work?
4. A history of film music I: 1895–1927
5. A history of film music II: 1927–1960
6. A history of film music III: 1960–present
7. Composers and their craft
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#import "UIView+Method.h"

@implementation UIView (Method)
- (instancetype)roundness
{
    return [self roundedHeadByBorderWidth:0 borderColor:nil];
}
- (instancetype)roundedHeadByBorderWidth:(CGFloat)width borderColor:(UIColor *)color {

    self.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
    self.layer.cornerRadius  = self.width * 0.5;
    if (width)
    {
        self.layer.borderWidth = width;
    }
    if (color)
    {
        self.layer.borderColor = color.CGColor;
    }
    return self;
}
- (void)setCornerRadius:(CGFloat)radius {
    self.layer.masksToBounds= YES;
    self.layer.cornerRadius = radius;
}

- (UIImage *)screenshot {
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.bounds.size, NO, [UIScreen mainScreen].scale);

    // IOS7及其后续版本
    if ([self respondsToSelector:@selector(drawViewHierarchyInRect:afterScreenUpdates:)]) {
        NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:
                                    [self methodSignatureForSelector:
                                     @selector(drawViewHierarchyInRect:afterScreenUpdates:)]];
        [invocation setTarget:self];
        [invocation setSelector:@selector(drawViewHierarchyInRect:afterScreenUpdates:)];
        CGRect arg2 = self.bounds;
        BOOL arg3 = YES;
        [invocation setArgument:&arg2 atIndex:2];
        [invocation setArgument:&arg3 atIndex:3];
        [invocation invoke];
    } else { // IOS7之前的版本
        [self.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
    }

    UIImage *screenshot = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
    return screenshot;
}

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 *  @author Song Xing, 15-10-12 09:10:58
 *
 *  @brief  水波效果
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- (void)addWaterWaveEffect {
    [self showAnimationWithType:@"rippleEffect" andSubtype:@"kCATransitionFade" andStartProgress:0.0 andEndProgress:0.75
                    andDuration:1.0];
}
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    CATransition *transition = [CATransition animation];
    transition.type = type;
    transition.subtype = subtype;
    transition.startProgress = startProgress;
    transition.endProgress = endProgress;
    transition.duration = duration;
    [self.layer addAnimation:transition forKey:nil];

}
@end

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Q: Why does the "where id in (n1, n2, n3, ..., n2000)" incredibly slow? I have a table which has about one hundred million rows, and the column 'id' is the primary key, and it is the only key in the table.
I do a query like:
SELECT id,name FROM table WHERE id IN (id1, id2, id3, id4, ..., id1000);

These 1000 ids inside "IN" are actually const integers which are pre-caculated by a program.
But Mysql spends about one minute to do the query every time. It is not slow, but it is incredibly slow. What's wrong with the clause? Thank you very much!
Table definition:
CREATE TABLE mytable
(
    id mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    catid smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
    name char(39) NOT NULL,
    originalname varchar(255) NOT NULL,
    thumb varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
    description varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
    status tinyint(2) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
    creationtime int(11) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
    updatetime int(11) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
    score int(11) unsigned NOT NULL
    PRIMARY KEY (id)
)
ENGINE=MyISAM
AUTO_INCREMENT=13074618
DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8

A: After the IN 'list' reaches a certain size, MySQL will swap to a TABLE/INDEX SCAN, this has the possibility of being terribly slow.
You can rewrite the query to use a TEMPORARY TABLE, or JOIN (SELECT UNION), to see if that helps performance.
Consider running EXPLAIN EXTENDED to see what slows it down.


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Free Holiday Movies!
Kill the boredom these school holidays with these free movie screenings at Karama and Casuarina libraries.
22 years after the demise of the original Jurassic Park, a new park, Jurassic World, is open for business. After years of studying the park's scientists genetically engineer a new breed of dinosaur. But when everything goes horribly wrong, will anyone make it off the island?
Thu 7 Jan, 7pm | Karama Library
Tony Stark created the Ultron Program to protect the world, but what happens when the peace-keeping program becomes hostile? The Avengers must come together once again to fight the rogue program and protect the world from global extinction.
Wed 20 Jan, 7pm | Casuarina Library
INFO: darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries
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Shawn Mendes talking about Hailey Baldwin being back with Justin Bieber may break you
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Hailey Baldwin has deleted EVERY photo of Shawn Mendes off her Instagram
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Shawn Mendes savagely calls out Rolling Stone after his cover interview
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Shawn Mendes is gushing about Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber again
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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are back together... and WOW
Shawn Mendes gets tattoo after sliding into fan's DMs
PSA: Shawn Mendes has dropped his sexy new single
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BRB, we're SCREAMING over Shawn Mendes' half-nude Calvin Klein pics
Shawn Mendes admits he let Hailey Baldwin get away, and completely regrets it
"I think I'm an idiot to not, you know..." - by Bianca Mastroianni
Now that Hailey Baldwin Bieber is married, her ex-boyfriend Shawn Mendes is looking back and reflecting on their time together.
In a nutshell, she's the one that got away.
Shawn has had an extremely revealing interview with Rolling Stone magazine, where he has opened up about his relationship with Hailey, and even his sexuality (which is straight, by the way).
When Shawn found out that Hailey and Justin Bieber had gotten engaged, he texted her straight away.
"I texted Hailey, 'Congratulations,' and I really am happy for them. She's still one of the f--king coolest people ever -- she's not just a beautiful person visually, but she's one of the most beautiful hearts I've ever met...I think I'm an idiot to not, you know...but you can't control your heart."
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Q: Liquibase insert select where not exists I want to insert into table1 multiple rows from table2. The problem is that I have a field of same name in table2 and table1 and I don't want to insert data if there's already a record with same value in this field. Now I have something like this:
insert into table1 (id, sameField, constantField, superFied)
select gen_random_uuid(), "sameField", 'constant', "anotherField"
from table2;

And I assume I need to do something like this:
insert into table1 (id, sameField, constantField, superFied)
select gen_random_uuid(), "sameField", 'constant', "anotherField"
from table2
where not exists ... ?

What I need to write instead of ? if I want this logic: check if there's already same value in sameField in table1 when selecting sameField from table2? DBMS is Postgres.

A: You can use a sub-query to see whether the record exists. You will need to define the column(s) which should be unique.

create table table2(
id varchar(100),
sameField varchar(25),
constant varchar(25),
superField varchar(25)
);
insert into table2 values
(gen_random_uuid(),'same1','constant1','super1'),
(gen_random_uuid(),'same2','constant2','super2')

✓

2 rows affected

create table table1(
id varchar(100),
sameField varchar(25),
constant varchar(25),
superField varchar(25)
);
insert into table1 values
(gen_random_uuid(),'same1','constant1','super1');

✓

1 rows affected

insert into table1 (id, sameField, constant, superField)
select uuid_in(md5(random()::text || clock_timestamp()::text)::cstring),
  t2.sameField, 'constant', t2.superField
from table2 t2
where sameField not in (select sameField from table1)

1 rows affected

select * from table1;
select * from table2;

id                                   | samefield | constant  | superfield
:----------------------------------- | :-------- | :-------- | :---------
4cf10b1c-7a3f-4323-9a16-cce681fcd6d8 | same1     | constant1 | super1
d8cf27a0-3f55-da50-c274-c4a76c697b84 | same2     | constant  | super2

id                                   | samefield | constant  | superfield
:----------------------------------- | :-------- | :-------- | :---------
c8a83804-9f0b-4d97-8049-51c2c8c54665 | same1     | constant1 | super1
3a9cf8b5-8488-4278-a06a-fd75fa74e206 | same2     | constant2 | super2

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Building a Marine Corps for Every Contingency, Clime, and Place
T. X. Hammes
Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger's recently published Force Design 2030 has riled up both the "old guard," who fear for the service's future, and industry lobbyists, who fear for the future of contracts for amphibious ships and F-35s. The document rationally outlines the changes necessary for the Marine Corps to play its role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness while meeting the modernization and operational requirements laid out in the 2018 National Defense Strategy. Overall the proposal has been positively received, but critics have expressed concern that the proposed force does not hedge for the sorts of wars fought in contingencies like Vietnam, Korea, and Iraq.
Yet is it clear that the Marine Corps planning team specifically examined this question. In his recent War on the Rocks interview, Berger noted,
"The last step was a piece of guidance from me that the Marine Corps is this nation's crisis response force by law, by role, and by function. So whatever we build for the structure, the design for the future of the structure of the Marine Corps, it must be capable of responding to any crisis, anywhere in the world, without any notice. That was the first step in framing the problem in our vernacular."
Did Berger's planning team fulfill this guidance? It did. And it positioned Marine forces to respond more effectively against each of the five threats identified in the National Defense Strategy as well as other lesser contingencies. While it makes clear choices and trade-offs, the design maintains the service's noted versatility, a valued force design principle. Thus, this proposal is both strategy-driven and risk-informed. Further, this design also deals with two realities that the Department of Defense is struggling to accept.
First, China has invested heavily to neutralize U.S. precision strike. In fact, China has developed its own precision strike program to attack key vulnerabilities of the U.S. system — especially its reliance on fixed bases and large ships. As China steadily increases its capabilities in this area, even second-rate powers like Iran are fielding increasing numbers of long-range precision strike systems.
Second, the commandant has recognized that the declining budgets projected for 2022 and 2023 are just the beginning of long-term decreases in defense spending. Even before the huge increase in debt caused by COVID-19 spending, interest payments on the debt were going to exceed the entire defense budget by 2023. The $2 trillion pandemic response spending bill moves that timetable up even as increased health care costs and a major recession put additional pressure on the budget.
Before discussion of why the new organization is better than the old for all five threats, a brief review of the changes is necessary. The table below shows the key changes in force structure:
For those concerned about contingencies, it is important to note the Marine Corps will still have more infantry battalions on active duty than it has deployed into combat at any one time since World War II. The only fire support elements that have been seriously reduced are cannon artillery, light helicopter squadrons, and tanks. The major increase in long-range rocket/missile batteries will still allow massed fire in support of ground maneuver.
The report notes that the Marine Corps is continuing to study the number of fighter/attack squadrons it will maintain. While the report specifically mentions the pilot shortage and the questions concerning the maintainability of the complex F-35, it does not mention the significant weaknesses of the aircraft — its short range and the vulnerability of its large bases to missile attack. These vulnerabilities cannot be overcome with design changes and dramatically reduce the value of these airframes in a major conflict. With commercial firms imaging the entire planet daily, even the Forward Arming and Refueling Points established for F-35Bs will be seen and targeted.
Further, in a time of declining budgets, the very high cost of operating F-35s will also impact future decisions. The report does note that the Marine Corps will develop unmanned aerial vehicles to augment both reconnaissance and strike operations. Of particular importance, these systems can overcome the well-known range deficiencies of the F-35.
The report clearly states the effort focused on preparing the Corps to participate as a key element of the naval campaign as part of the joint fight against China. However, this reorganization also positions the Corps to fight more effectively against any of the five threats specifically identified in the National Defense Strategy and also against a wide range of other contingencies. I will address each threat briefly.
With few exceptions, commentators expressed confidence that the changes will improve the Marine Corps' ability to do its part in a fight against China. However, Dan Goure of the Lexington Institute contends the reorganization will make Marine units more vulnerable to the Chinese. He states the Corps' lightweight, mobile firing units will be victims of China's first wave of precision weapons.Unfortunately, he overlooks the failure of the United States to destroy Iraqi mobile missile systems in the Gulf War even with complete air supremacy and thousands of sorties dedicated to the mission — despite the fact that most SCUD missiles were launched from relatively open terrain. Iraq's SCUDs were liquid-fueled and required on-site preparation before firing. In contrast, China has developed solid-fuel, mobile rockets and missiles which require as little as 15 minutes to set up, fire, and displace. Because of the relatively long ranges from Chinese territory to most locations on the first island chain, China would have to maintain enough armed aircraft in orbits over these areas to put ordnance on the target within that time frame. Their own land-based missiles would arrive after the targets had been displaced.
Nor does he consider that the Marine Corps' new focus on mobile and low-signature systems will logically lead to containerized missiles. Mounted on commercial tractor trailers, left on a construction site, or aboard a ship, these weapons could be virtually indistinguishable from the thousands of other standard shipping containers located throughout the nations of the first island chain. They can also be hidden in a wide variety of buildings or under bridges.
Container-based weapons also dramatically reduce logistical burden because trucks, fuel, water, clothing, and some medical care could be purchased on the open market. Even 20,000 marines and sailors ashore would not strain the economies of Japan (population 125 million), the Philippines (105 million), South Korea (50 million), or Australia (25 million). The only support that must be delivered will be new missiles in containers and unique communications and sensor equipment. Given the ubiquitous presence of container handling equipment globally, movement of critical supplies will be greatly simplified.
The most important point is that these systems will have the range to create major operational-level problems for Chinese naval forces. Without them, Chinese naval forces could simply stay out of the limited range of the ground forces' artillery.
Some question whether host nations will allow these firing elements to operate from their territories. That is a legitimate question. I contend they will be more likely to let these small units ashore than a traditional expeditionary brigade or force. If the United States shares the design and production of the new containerized missile systems with allies, they can have affordable, compatible forces that can present a challenge to China. Currently, the Philippines and Indonesia do not have effective systems to deter or engage China if deterrence fails. By adding this type of mobile system, they could have deterrent capabilities.
In keeping with the National Defense Strategy's concept of contact forces, marines could train with similarly equipped allied units throughout the first island chain. Additional units of this type can demonstrate to America's allies and friends that the United States can quickly deploy effective forces that can survive in a precision strike environment. Today, America's allies and friends are beginning to wonder if U.S. forces will remain on the first island chain. They are concerned about both the Trump administration's transactional approach to foreign policy and the fact that U.S. forces tied to fixed bases are likely to be destroyed very early in a fight with China. The presence of survivable U.S. allied forces will assure America's allies and friends that the United States will not leave them when the conflict starts. Even more importantly, America's allies will see that these ground forces have the capability to reach out and hit any Chinese ships trying to move through the first island chain.
The most concerning threat posed by Russia is the possibility of a short- or no-notice invasion of the Baltic States and/or Poland. While many experts believe this is highly unlikely, the fact remains that NATO should be prepared to defend against such an action. Unfortunately, it isn't. A 2016 RAND study concluded that "NATO cannot successfully defend the territory of its most exposed members." It stated that seven brigades with supporting air, artillery, and logistics would be necessary to defend the Baltic States until sufficient forces could arrive. Four years later, it is clear NATO is not going to meet those minimum requirements.
A 2019 RAND study suggested unconventional warfare could help defend the Baltic States but would require extensive NATO support. While the Baltic States have made some progress toward developing unconventional warfare capabilities, they are not sufficient to stop a Russian invasion. A 2019 Atlantic Council report suggested an alternative. It outlined how by combining emerging technology with traditional unconventional warfare the Baltic States could stop a Russian invasion if supported immediately by long-range fires from other NATO nations. But there has been little indication the Baltic States or NATO are moving in this direction either.
Since NATO is still not postured to defend its territory, a primary concern is that Russia can seize NATO territory and then "escalate to de-escalate" by threatening the use of nuclear weapons to stop any NATO attempt to retake territory. The long distances from ports and bases to the front, limited transportation networks, and threat of Russian missiles destroying key bridges mean most NATO conventional forces simply cannot reach the Baltics in time to help. Only aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles can provide immediate support against a sudden Russian attack.
The Marine Corps' pre-positioned equipment in Norway will allow the relatively rapid deployment of a small Marine brigade to Norway, but in its current configuration, that brigade will have minimal impact on the fight in Eastern Europe. The maritime pre-positioning force squadrons (Diego Garcia, Guam, and Saipan) are simply too far away for units as currently configured to influence the fight. Even if deployed with sufficient warning, the ships would have to unload out of range of Russian missiles and face the same challenges that arriving U.S. Army forces do in reaching the battlefield. In contrast, the lighter, longer-range strike capabilities proposed in Force Design 2030 mean Marine units can deploy more rapidly and immediately provide significantly more fire support to NATO during the critical early phases of such a conflict. This is particularly true if the Corps does not insist on fighting as a Marine air-ground task force. If NATO must fight to retake territory, then the Corps can still deploy a potent and tailored Marine expeditionary force consisting of a reinforced division, aircraft wing, and logistics group.
Iran's recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities and the U.S. air bases in Iraq clearly demonstrate it has the ability to hit fixed targets. Thus, even against this second-rate power the Corps' current operational concept of using large amphibious ships and establishing major logistics facilities is no longer feasible. Lighter, more mobile forces will be able to deploy quickly and immediately add their fires to the joint fight without presenting major targets for Iranian precision fires.
The immediate issue in a conflict with Iran is keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping because 21 percent of the world's oil flows through its narrow passage. The primary threat to shipping will come from Iranian mines, submarines, small craft, and mobile anti-ship cruise missiles. None of the Marine ground forces being eliminated in the proposed reorganization can contribute to this fight. While the F-35 squadrons could contribute, the joint force would first have to establish layered air defenses around the airfields to prevent attacks like those that hit the Saudi oil facilities and U.S. bases in Iraq. In contrast, the proposed long-range rockets and missile batteries along with increased intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance provided by long-endurance, unmanned platforms can immediately support the naval campaign to keep the strait open. Their ability to shoot and move quickly will make it almost impossible for Iranian forces to target them. The combination of rocket/missile batteries and long-endurance drones could provide the continual surveillance and highly responsive fire support necessary to destroy or suppress Iranian mobile missile systems. Given the short distances across the gulf, flight times for rockets and missiles will be short enough to engage even mobile systems before they can displace.
If the United States decides to project ground combat power into Iran to hold the northern shoulder of the strait, the Corps can still provide a modernized and ready Marine expeditionary force. But under the new organization, it can also deploy long-range rockets/missile batteries to provide prelanding fire support from positions on the southern side of the Strait.
As noted, even with downsizing, the Corps will be able to add a heavily reinforced division to the fight in Korea. But one might ask why. When mobilized, the Republic of Korea fields 39 Army and two Marine divisions. It is difficult to see how adding an additional infantry division weeks after the fight starts will contribute a great deal. In contrast, rapidly arriving long-range firing batteries could provide South Korean forces with long-range assets they lack. Further, the range of these systems would allow them to initially operate from well south of Seoul, thus reducing the strain on stressed lines of communication and keeping them clear of the massive traffic jams that will occur in greater Seoul.
While Marine fixed-wing aviation can contribute to the fight, a shortage of bed-down sites for tactical aviation means there will not be room for many squadrons. Overcrowding air bases when North Korea has built an arsenal of long-range artillery, rockets, and missiles is a very risky venture.
When South Korean forces defeat the invasion and then conduct a counter-invasion, the long-range batteries can continue to support the attack. The one unique ground force contribution U.S. marines could make is to join a South Korean Marine division in an amphibious assault. Yet current amphibious lift limitations mean even a single division will require multiple sorties by the ships to move it from South Korean assembly areas to any landing point in the north. In addition, Force Design 2030 notes that the emergence of long-range precision weapons makes large-scale amphibious assault an extraordinarily risky maneuver.
The final phases of a successful war will be pacification and rebuilding. Given the intense indoctrination and deep poverty of the North Korean population, this will be a long and difficult task. For obvious reasons, the Republic of Korea's 41 divisions are vastly better suited for the job of pacifying and rebuilding than American ground forces. America's role should be focused on economic and logistic support as well as deterring China from getting deeply involved. Once again, the proposed Marine Corps organization will be as well-suited to these tasks as the current one.
Insurgents and Terrorists
Insurgents are of particular concern to some critics of Berger's reforms. Some question how a slimmed down Marine Corps will deal with the long counter-insurgency campaigns of the last two decades. Yet if America's leaders are obtuse enough to get involved in another such campaign, the proposed organization retains more legacy Marine forces than were ever deployed at one time in either Iraq or Afghanistan. That said, one would hope that next time America recognizes that large, direct expeditionary counter-insurgency operations have consistently failed. Outside powers have not succeeded in changing host nations directly. However, by using smaller forces and an indirect approach, the United States has repeatedly achieved its strategic goals in such conflicts. In several, the Marine Corps has provided a small group of officers and staff non-commissioned officers to act as advisors. The new organization will certainly retain the ability to provide such a cadre again.
While terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda certainly participated in both Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, they were dealt with as part of the overall counter-insurgency campaign. For those terror groups that are not part of a counter-insurgency campaign, the Department of Defense is conducting an ongoing anti-terrorist campaign. It is doing so through direct action in the form of special operations raids and air/missile strikes. The Marine Corps' contribution to these anti-terror campaigns has been limited to Marine special operations units and some air strikes. Under the proposed organization, those Marine units will remain available. Marine expeditionary units will also remain deployed to back up joint special operations forces as needed. In addition, the increased capabilities of unmanned aircraft and the potential for ship-based, long-range fires mean the new Marine expeditionary units will be able to contribute more to the anti-terror fight.
The Marine Corps clearly retains ground, air, and logistics elements robust enough to conduct noncombatant evacuation operations and humanitarian assistance missions. And the Marine Corps will still have the forces necessary for the naval presence mission.
Continued Experimenting, War Gaming, and Thinking
The Marine Corps' efforts to date represent a powerful first step in the process of transforming the force from its current configuration to one more suited to the rapidly changing international security environment. Perhaps most importantly, the Force Design 2030 report clearly states that "transformation is a process." It projects the commandant's clear dedication to continued experimenting, war gaming, and thinking about how the Corps can best execute its missions. This draws on historical lessons that other nations, other services, and the Corps itself have used to innovate and adapt to the ever-changing character of war.
As Gen. Berger himself cautioned, "The most important part is to not fall in love with our conclusions too early. Constantly test our assumptions, constantly war game, constantly experiment, watch the threats, watch the adversary, watch technology, and be willing to make adjustments along the way. So we're in step one of 10 maybe. This isn't the final chapter and we're not done with it. This is actually just the beginning."
T. X. Hammes is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the U.S. National Defense University. He served 30 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. The views express are his and do not reflect those of the Department of Defense or the National Defense University.
Image: U.S. Marine Corps (Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)


I never miss an opportunity to be a picnic evangelist, so I've rolled this old column out of the archives with the hopes that you'll enjoy one where you live soon. With this experience I especially enjoyed combining cultural history, exercise, relaxation together as a family, and good food….
One of the finest family adventures ever devised by man is that of the humble picnic. We are especially fortunate, because the options within Duluth and along the North or South Shores are nothing short of astounding. We seem to be at the epicenter of the picnicking universe, and all the best picnic sites (even on the 4th of July) are underutilized.
So you've got half a day free. Would you rather sit at home in front of a ballgame on the tube or strike out on an adventurous picnic?
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, for example, has one of the finest picnic areas on the shore. Each picnic site is situated in a secluded wooded setting much like a private campsite, and most even have a fire pit. Our site opened up on the gorgeous rocky beach that lines a small bay that is protected by a small island, and all this is under the watchful eye of the Split Rock Lighthouse. The views of the lighthouse juxtaposed to the magnificent scenery are marvelous.
When the season allows, the hike out to the island across the rocks provides an experience and scenery that is unparalleled in the entire state park system. The deep blue water descending to the abyss right off a ledge from some nearby rocks is jaw dropping, and the ever present lighthouse (as much a part of the landscape as anything else) is the only sign of people to be seen for miles from the far side of the island.
After lunch we strolled over to it, which is the most visited lighthouse in the United States, and were disappointed to learn that the guided tours weren't beginning for the season until a couple days AFTER Mother's Day. This was my only qualm with an otherwise well run operation.
Since the tours weren't up and running yet, we were afforded the opportunity of roaming the lighthouse grounds free of charge. The views from atop the rock where the beacon sits are incredible, and we were fortunate to experience good stiff winds off the lake to add to the experience on this great inland sea.
We also greatly enjoyed the film in the historical society's visitor center. It was a very nice calm 20 minute respite for my tired kids.
From there we set off on bikes down the Gitchi Gammi Trail to Iona's Beach, which is just 4 short miles away down a portion of the trail that is largely away from the busy highway and winds through the forest and up and down hills.
If you haven't been to Iona's beach, it is a destination in its own right. It faces up the lake to the northeast, so it would also be an impressive place to watch the waves when the surf is up. It involves a short walk from the parking area and is located at mile marker 42.
The setting seems rather secluded due to the short quarter mile hike that takes you away from the parking lot and highway, and largely due to the fact that most people seem unaware of this treasure. The beach is very expansive, and is composed entirely of a pinkish rhyolite rock.
None of the rocks are special in and of themselves, but as companions they are very beautiful all together on the beach. Since they are relatively flat, there are plenty of skipping stones to be found. Cliffs up the shore make the view up the lake especially picturesque.
Thus we ended our picnic following a little hiking, biking, and the cultural experience of the lighthouse. Where else are you going to get this?
We lived for a spell in Massachusetts, and on one occasion we drove along the Atlantic Ocean from our hamlet north of Boston all the way to Kennebunkport, Maine, and were unable to find a single place where we could park the car and enjoy time together on any significant tract of public land on the waterfront. It simply doesn't exist in most other places.
Perhaps you and your's could enjoy a picnic with the dad in your life this Father's Day. Plan it all out, pack the car while he reads the paper, and enjoy a dandy of an excursion. That beats a new tie any day.


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Home Marijuana News World A Look at Marijuana Laws in Latin America
A Look at Marijuana Laws in Latin America
by@TheRealBubbaManiac And T.H.Caeczar
Here's a look at the status of marijuana laws in some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Personal possession of marijuana was decriminalized under a 2009 Supreme Court ruling that jail time for small amounts of drugs violates Argentina's constitution. Although the ruling only referred to pot, in practice it extended to most drugs.
Does not punish personal drug use, but trafficking or transporting small amounts of controlled substances is punishable by drug abuse education or community service.
The law allows use of medical marijuana, but so far only one pilot program has been authorized. First legal seeds were planted Wednesday.
President Juan Manuel Santos in August endorsed newly introduced legislation that would legalize marijuana for medicinal and therapeutic use in the drug war-afflicted Andean nation.
President Otto Perez Molina has called the drug war a failed strategy and praised the "visionary" legalization experiments in Washington and Colorado. Currently, prison terms of four months to two years can be imposed for the possession of drugs for personal use.
The justice minister in June announced legislation to decriminalize the possession of to two ounces (57 grams) of pot and legalize the drug for religious purposes in a country where adherents of the Rastafarian spiritual movement ritually smoke marijuana as a "holy herb."
There is no general push to legalize marijuana in a country where tens of thousands have been killed in drug war violence in the past seven years, but lawmakers in the capital, Mexico City, have introduced a measure to allow stores to sell up to five grams of pot.
Became the first nation to approve a state-overseen marijuana market in 2013. Once registered and licensed, any Uruguayan adult will be allowed to grow plants at home or join a pot-growing club. Soon users will also be able to buy marijuana cigarettes from pharmacies.
@TheRealBubbaManiac And T.H.Caeczar
The romanticization of Pablo Escobar has turned Colombia into a narco-tourism hotspot, much to the chagrin of those who live there.
Five assailants attempted to rob Green Lava Labs in St. Vincent, and things didn't go as planned.
Selected participants will be able to purchase weed for recreational use in Basel—a first for Switzerland.
Greece Opens First Medical Pot Production Plant
The plant is backed by an Israeli company.
Argentina Launches New Agency To Boost Cannabis Industry
The agency hopes to make Argentina a leading global exporter of medicinal weed.
Guyana Authorities Seize Weed Shipment from the U.S.
People are gettin' high all over the world, including the small South American country of Guyana.
Australian Activists Face Charges for 4/20 Sydney Opera House Projection Protest
Two Australian cannabis activists facing charges for projecting pro-cannabis messages on the Sydney Opera House last year during a 4/20 protest demonstration argue their actions are constitutionally protected political expression.


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Q: Load current cache using memoise Let's assume I have run a memoised function that returns an integer output. Now, I do not know what inputs were used to store the current cache. Is there any way that I can get the current integer output that has been cached if using the memoise package?
Below is some minimalistic code:
library(memoise)
fn <- function(x) x+5
fn_mem <- memoise(fn)
a <- fn_mem(5)

Now assume for some reason, I have lost the variable a and don't remember that fn_mem was run with input parameter 5 but still need to know what the output was when fn_mem was run.
Is it possible to get the currently cached result in such a case?

A: One can define the following function, which takes a memoised function and  returns the result of its last evaluation:
getLast <- function(fn){
    stopifnot(class(fn) == c("memoised", "function"))
    keys <- get("_cache", envir=environment(fn))$keys()
    n <- length(keys)
    get("_cache", envir=environment(fn))$get(keys[n])[[1]]
}

Example:
library(memoise)
fn <- function(x) x*10
fn_mem <- memoise(fn)
fn_mem(1)
[1] 10
getLast(fn_mem)
[1] 10

fn_mem(7)
[1] 70
getLast(fn_mem)
[1] 70