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Q: How to get in one query an item and another item having one of its value nearest of the former one? Imagine I have the following table :
ID || Order
-----------
1  || 1
2  || 2
3  || 5
4  || 20
5  || 100
6  || 4000

(no specific rule applies to the order value).
I want to "move up" ou "move down" items by swapping order values.
Ex: a call to MoveItemUp(4) will results in this new table values :
ID || Order
-----------
1  || 1
2  || 2
3  || 20   <-- swapped order value
4  || 5    <-- swapped order value
5  || 100
6  || 4000

I want to do this in a single query, but I was not yet successful.
The following query works if items order are sequential, with no "hole" (steps of 1 :)
UPDATE dbo.ITEMS
set ORDER = case when c.ORDER = c2.ORDER  then c.ORDER  +1 else c.ORDER -1 end

from dbo.ITEMS c
    inner join dbo.ITEMS c2 on c.ORDER   = c2.ORDER   or c.ORDER  = c2.ORDER  + 1
where c2.ID=4

However, I was not able to change this query to support hole. I'm trying to do :
UPDATE dbo.ITEMS
    set case when c.ORDER  = c2.ORDER then min(c2.ORDER ) else c2.ORDER   end
FROM dbo.ITEMS c
    inner join ITEMS c2 on c2.ORDER >= c.ORDER
    where c2.ID=4
group by c.CAT_ID, c.ORDER
having c.ORDER = min(c2.ORDER ) or c.ORDER  = c2.ORDER

However, this does not works as expected (the query updates all items having a greater order instead of the two orders to swap).
PS: I'm working with C# 2.0 on Sybase ASE 4.5, but I assume this question is not specific to this platform. If you have a MSSQL, MySql or Oracle equivalent, I'll put effort to convert it ;)

A: NOTE All below solutions assume that ItemOrder is unique
EDIT Adding a solution that is more like what OP was trying, and may be more portable to Sybase, this time on Microsoft SQL Server 2008. (See below for solutions using Oracle's analytic functions, that may be more efficient if available.)
First the select to get our row selection criteria correct:
declare @MoveUpId int
set @MoveUpId = 4

select current_row.Id
    , current_row.ItemOrder
    , prior_row.id as PriorRowId
    , prior_row.ItemOrder as PriorItemOrder
    , next_row.id as NextRowId
    , next_row.ItemOrder as NextItemOrder
from #Items current_row
left outer join #Items prior_row
    on prior_row.ItemOrder = (select max(ItemOrder)
        from #Items
        where ItemOrder < current_row.ItemOrder)
left outer join #Items next_row
    on next_row.ItemOrder = (select min(ItemOrder)
        from #Items
        where ItemOrder > current_row.ItemOrder)
where @MoveUpId in (current_row.id, next_row.id)

Then the update based on the above:
update current_row
set ItemOrder = case
    when current_row.Id = @MoveUpId then prior_row.ItemOrder
    else next_row.ItemOrder end
from #Items current_row
left outer join #Items prior_row
    on prior_row.ItemOrder = (select max(ItemOrder)
        from #Items
        where ItemOrder < current_row.ItemOrder)
left outer join #Items next_row
    on next_row.ItemOrder = (select min(ItemOrder)
        from #Items
        where ItemOrder > current_row.ItemOrder)
where @MoveUpId in (current_row.id, next_row.id)

Id  ItemOrder
1   1
2   2
3   20
4   5
5   100
6   4000
10  -1
20  -2

Set @MoveUpId to 20 and rerun above query results in:
Id  ItemOrder
1   1
2   2
3   20
4   5
5   100
6   4000
10  -2
20  -1

but I assume this question is not specific to this platform. The question may not be specific, but the answer probably is. For example, using Oracle, first, a table and some test data:
create table Items (Id number(38) not null
    , ItemOrder number);

insert into items values (1, 1);
insert into items values (2, 2);
insert into items values (3, 5);
insert into items values (4, 20);
insert into items values (5, 100);
insert into items values (6, 4000);
insert into items values (10, -1);
insert into items values (20, -2);
commit;

Next create a query that returns just the rows we want to update with their new values for Order. (Which I named ItemOrder, Order being a reserved word and all.) In Oracle this is simpliest using the analytic functions lag and lead:
select *
from (select Id
        , ItemOrder
        , lead(Id) over (order by Id) as LeadId
        , lead(ItemOrder) over (order by Id) as LeadItemOrder
        , lag(ItemOrder) over (order by Id) as LagItemOrder
    from Items)
where 4 in (Id, LeadId)
order by Id;

        ID  ITEMORDER     LEADID LEADITEMORDER LAGITEMORDER
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------
         3          5          4            20            2
         4         20          5           100            5

Convert that into an update statement. However the above query will not create an updateable view (in Oracle), so use merge instead:
merge into Items TRGT
using (select Id
        , ItemOrder
        , lead(Id) over (order by Id) as LeadId
        , lead(ItemOrder) over (order by Id) as LeadItemOrder
        , lag(ItemOrder) over (order by Id) as LagItemOrder
    from Items) SRC
on (SRC.Id = TRGT.Id)
when matched then update
set ItemOrder = case TRGT.Id
    when 4 then SRC.LagItemOrder
    else SRC.LeadItemOrder end
where 4 in (SRC.Id, SRC.LeadId);

select * from Items order by Id;

        ID  ITEMORDER
---------- ----------
         1          1
         2          2
         3         20
         4          5
         5        100
         6       4000
        10         -1
        20         -2

Unfortunately, I do not believe lag and lead are widely implemented. Microsoft SQL Server, as far as I know, has yet to implement them. No experience with ASE, it they have them great.
Row_number() is more widely implemented. Row_number() can be used to get something that is gap free. (Row_number() is refered to as an analytic function on Oracle and a windowed function on SQL Server.) First the query:
with t as (select Id
        , ItemOrder
        , row_number() over (order by Id) as RN
    from Items)
select current_row.id
    , current_row.ItemOrder
    , next_row.Id as NextId
    , next_row.ItemOrder NextItemOrder
    , prior_row.ItemOrder PriorItemOrder
from t current_row
left outer join t next_row on next_row.RN = current_row.RN + 1
left outer join t prior_row on prior_row.RN = current_row.RN - 1
where 4 in (current_row.id, next_row.id);

        ID  ITEMORDER     NEXTID NEXTITEMORDER PRIORITEMORDER
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------------
         3          5          4            20              2
         4         20          5           100              5

Doing the update, again with merge instead of update. (Oracle does allow the update ... from ... join ... syntax, one may be able to get away with update instead of merge on other platforms.)
merge into Items TRGT
using (with t as (select Id
            , ItemOrder
            , row_number() over (order by Id) as RN
        from Items)
    select current_row.id
        , current_row.ItemOrder
        , next_row.Id as NextId
        , next_row.ItemOrder as NextItemOrder
        , prior_row.ItemOrder as PriorItemOrder
    from t current_row
    left outer join t next_row on next_row.RN = current_row.RN + 1
    left outer join t prior_row on prior_row.RN = current_row.RN - 1
    where 4 in (current_row.id, next_row.id)) SRC
on (TRGT.Id = SRC.Id)
when matched then update
set ItemOrder = case
    when TRGT.Id = 4 then SRC.PriorItemOrder
    else SRC.NextItemOrder end;

select *
from Items
order by Id;

        ID  ITEMORDER
---------- ----------
         1          1
         2          2
         3         20
         4          5
         5        100
         6       4000
        10         -1
        20         -2

NOTE Note the solutions above will write null over OrderItems if matching against the Id for the first row.

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LoveChild 9: Our MacDonald / Casselman Heritage
"All of our ancestors live within each one of us whether we are aware of it or not."
-Laurence Overmire
My mother's heritage/ancestry was very important to her. She often reminisced about the few stories she'd heard. Especially her father's side of the family.
So, before we go further, I'm going to share with you some of the things I've learned over the years about my parents' families and ancestry.
I love discovering hints about how people become who they are.
Maybe this is where I should mention that my degree is in psychology as well as English, and although I never actually became a psychologist, (a story for another day) I'm always interested in discovering clues about what makes people who they are. And that most definitely included my parents.
Naturally, the more you know about someone's family and how they were raised, the more clues you have.
However, I'm going from rather limited documentation here. My Uncle Hughie's oldest son Dale MacDonald and his wife Barbara tracked down a lot of information a number of years ago. I got that from my mother. Some things I tracking down on Ancestry.com, etc. And a fellow-writer, Gloria Phillips, was a big help. She even found my great grandparents' wedding certificate!
McDonald/MacDonald Connection
The first person I'm aware of is Duncan McDonald, who was apparently known as Duncan the Civil. He was my mother's great, great grandfather. He lived in Inverness County, Scotland, and he married Jessie Macdonald from Dornoch, Southerland Shire.
Duncan's son, Alexander McDonald, was born at Fort Augustus on the Caledonian Canal in 1815. (That's near Loch Ness for those like me who have no idea where anything is in Scotland.)
Alexander came to Canada in about 1832. (By my math, that would have made him about 17.) According to reports, he became "a big powerful man with black curly hair, a true man and good, a staunch Liberal in politics." He took part in the rising under William Lyon MacKenzie in 1837, and was forced to flee to the United States for three years until the trouble had passed away.
Alexander married Mary Macpherson, the daughter of Hugh Macpherson and Mary Fraser of Strathcrae/Strathcare. Alexander and his family settled in Ontario, in Dundas Wentworth County, at West Flamboro, Bullock's corners, where he worked as a blacksmith and their children were born. In 1849 they moved to Puslinch in Wellington County, Ontario.
Alexander was buried in the Crown Cemetery at Puslinch, along with his two sons, John and Hugh. There were at least three girls and two other sons, including Alexander Jr., who was born in 1857.
Casselman Connection
Anna and a large cat
In 1881, at the age of 23, Alexander Jr. married 17-year-old Margaret Ann (Anna) Casselman, the daughter of William and Jane Casselman, in Orillia, Ontario. William was a hotelkeeper, and he and his wife had seven children, of whom Anna was the eldest.
The picture here shows Anna with their 32-pound cat, who is sitting on the right at the top of the stone wall.
Alexander and Anna Mcdonald/Macdonald
According to his marriage license, Alexander was a "filer" and according to the 1881 Canadian census for Simcoe North, he was a "sawyer," both occupations being connected with working with saws, sawing wood, and might include working in the logging industry or a sawmill, or even being a carpenter.
Alexander and Anna appear to have made their home in a settlement on Georgian Bay originally called Hogg, but later named Victoria Harbour. There were lumber mills in that area from the 1830s on. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company was at one point the second-largest lumber mill operation in Canada and the third-largest in North America.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get any more information about the Casselman ancestors beyond Anna's parents and their family.
Alexander and Anna had two children: a daughter, Olive Margaret, who was born in 1881, and a son, William Bruce, born October 20, l883.
This is the only picture Mom had of her Aunt Olive and her father (Bruce) when they were children. It was taken by a photographer in Orillia, Ontario.
However, in 1885, perhaps soon after this picture was taken, Anna emigrated to the United States with her children, where she lived in Buffalo and worked as a baker while also renting out at least one room to a boarder.
Olive and Bruce McDonald
While Olive and Bruce were with their mother for most of the time, they seem to have visited or lived at least part of the time with members of Anna's family. For example, the 1881 Canadian census shows 10-year-old Olive and 8-year-old Bruce living with Anna's sister, Sarah, and her husband, Dan Grant, in the Orillia area.
However, the 1900 U. S. census shows both Olive (age 19) and Bruce (age 17) living with their mother in Buffalo, where Olive was a clerk in the bakery and Bruce was attending school. I'm not sure why McDonald became Macdonald, but it did. Anna, Olive, and Bruce used MacDonald on this census.
A 1906 Canadian census shows 20-year-old Bruce McDonald as a boarder in Assiniboine east in Saskatchewan.
Mom had two photos of Olive when she was young, but none of Bruce. The one on the left shows Olive at 17 (1898), and the one on the right at 20 (1901).
Olive Margaret MacDonald age 17
My mother's grandmother, Anna MacDonald, died in California in 1923. They never met.
I found this poem written in blue ink in large letters on a large yellowed sheet of paper among Mom's letters. It appears to have been written by Olive and sent to Bruce's family.
Mount Olivet
There's a quiet little village
Near the Colma Hills
The streets are decked with flowers
But everything is still
Among the guests of Honor
In that quiet little town,
There rests our darling Mother
The dearest in the throng.
Though skies be dark and dreary
And fog be rolling in
When we are called, she'll greet us
As only a Mama will.
June 15, 1923 OMM
From what I've been able to discover, Mom's grandfather, Alexander McDonald Jr., who she also never met, died at Powasson, Ontario, on April 14th, 1937, where he owned a woodmill. He was buried at the village cemetery. Powasson is just a little south of North Bay, Ontario.
I can only guess why Anna left, or why Alexander seemed to have no interest in his children. Of course, as a writer, I could easily imagine things. But instead, I feel sad because I know his parents actions affected my grandfather and his children—especially my mother.
Side Notes:
Mom was actually quite proud of the fact that her family had distant connections with a few important Canadians.
Alexander McDonald senior's mother had two brothers who were killed in the massacre that followed on the battle of Ticonderoga between the French and British in the days of Wolf and Montcalm.
The explorer Simon Fraser was also connected through marriage.
One of the members of the MacDonald family, Black Donald, was with the forces of General Wolf at the capture of Quebec. He was killed in the sortie at St. Foy in March after the fall of Quebec.
John, a son of Duncan the Civil, was a surveyor and civil engineer. He was appointed Sheriff of the County of Hurand and Goderich Ont. John married one of the Ryersons, a relative of Dr. Eggerton Ryerson of the Methodist Church Publishing House Toronto, Ont.
A brother of Duncan the Civil, Jonathan, was a newspaper man and owned the Inverness Courier.
Dr. John Macdonald, a Gaelic preacher, known as "The Apostle of the North" was also related to the family of Duncan the Civil.
When family history isn't written down or passed on, it's easy for things—even people—to be lost. Is there a story you need to write down or pass on to your children?
Are there secrets in your family? Or maybe black holes with no information? Could you do some detective work?
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Manchester, VT (May 1, 2013) — The Orvis Company, Inc. of Manchester, Vermont today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Scientific Anglers and Ross Reels businesses from 3M (NYSE:MMM). Upon completion of the transaction, Orvis plans to continue to operate the Midland, MI based business independently under the Scientific Anglers brand. Ross Reels will also continue to operate independently under its brand name from its Montrose, CO headquarters. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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So, what does it all mean for you? Set up Interactive Checking and as you type, and if you make an error, Spell Catcher will let you know immediately with a simple beep or whatever system sound you designate. Now, you can keep on typing, ignoring the warning and correcting the error yourself or let Spell Catcher make a suggestion for the correct spelling and make the correction itself. Or, you've finished typing the letter to Grandma and you want to make sure that you don't wind up getting a failing grade for spelling, you can select the text and choose "Check Selected" and let Spell Catcher scan it and make suggestions for corrections, plus paste in the properly spelled words if you wish. Use the Shorthand Glossary and you can set up frequently used abbreviations that will expand to your predefined proper wording. You can also use the Shorthand Glossary to handle and correct frequent typo or spelling errors, like typing "teh" instead of "the", or "recieve" instead of "receive." No problem, because as you type, the program will correct the word as you continue to type on with your sentence. And, are you notorious for forgetting to "save your work" like you should? No problem if you use the Ghostwriter feature, letting it save your keystrokes to a SimpleText file log in the Spell Catcher folder. Plus you can turn it on and off using a keyboard sequence as you're typing your masterpiece.
So, what can you use Spell Catcher with? By using the Control Panel, you can add an application to the list of programs that Spell Catcher will be accessible in, or add a System 7 Desk Accessory. If you want, you can even add the Finder as an application, making Spell Catcher accessible anywhere. And for everyone who types their email too quickly to check spelling, no problem anymore. Add your email program to the list and you're all set to go.
The good points that I liked about Spell Catcher was that it was there when I needed it (as in any application that I had set it up to monitor), there was no fumbling out of a program to bring up Spell Catcher to do the checking, and it was quick, easy and simple to use. The manual is thorough and covers all aspects of the program. The ability to program your own sound as part of the error warning can be fun, if you have the "correct" sound to fit the proper error warning. The only bad point that I found was that the program did not automatically suggest a correction if you misspelled a word or come up as a dialog box to let you pick. You have to go up to the menu, click on the exclamation point and go to "Suggest Spelling." Of course, that's being really picky on trying to find something wrong. If you're a normal Mac user, typing a letter, email or your homework, Spell Catcher is just what you need to get an "A" in spelling. But please remember, if you're writing a paper on "World Peace" and you type "World Piece," Spell Catcher will not warn you that you have an error in spelling. That will be up to you to find your error!
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In Greek mythology, Hopleus (Ancient Greek: Ὁπλεύς) was the name of the following figures:
 Hopleus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He and his brothers were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged Zeus threw the meal over the table. Hopleus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god.
Hopleus, a Thessalian prince as the son of Poseidon and princess Canace, daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia. He was the brother of Aloeus, Epopeus, Nireus and Triopas.
 Hopleus, one of the Lapiths fought against the Centaurs.
 Hopleus, a soldier in the army of the Seven against Thebes and a comrade of Tydeus. He was killed by Aepytus.

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References

 Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt, Vol I-IV. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Hesiod, Shield of Heracles from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
 Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
 Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
 Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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ФК Любимец е български футболен отбор от град Любимец. Отбора играе своите домакински срещи в град Любимец на стадион "Градски" с капацитет 4000 места. Основан е през далечната 1921 г. след разпадането си през 1993 г. е възстановен от местния бизнесмен Атанас Сталев под името ФК Любимец 2007. Клубните цветове са син екип с черни шорти и бял екип с черни шорти. През сезон 2012/2013 печели историческа за отбора промоция в "А" група.

История
В града през отделни периоди са съществували различни футболни отбори. Спортен клуб Марица възниква в началото на 20-те години на миналия век. След 1944 г. той е преобразуван в народно дружество за гимнастика и спорт, което през 1947 г. се обединява с местното колоездачно дружество Стрела и приема неговото име. В края на 1949 г. в общинския център са създадени доброволни спортни организации на ведомствен принцип. През 1957 г. са обединени в дружество за физическа култура и спорт Марица, което по-късно е преименувано първоначално на Ракета, а след това и на Любимец. В 1985 г. на негова основа се образува едноименният футболен клуб, който започва да се развива самостоятелно.

В своята история, клубът участва изцяло в аматьорските дивизии на родния футбол, без особени успехи. След края на сезон 1993/94, ФК Любимец се разпада. Няколко години по-късно клубът е възстановен с усилията на местния бизнесмен Атанас Сталев. През сезон 2006/07 отборът мести седалището си в Любимец и приема името Любимец 2007. Треньорският пост е поет от бившия хасковски футболист Димчо Марков, който успява да сглоби боеспособен състав, който през сезон 2007/08 завършва на второ място в третия ешелон и печели историческа първа промоция в "Б" група.

Впоследствие отборът успява да се задържи в професионалния футбол, като си печели славата на един от най-стабилните клубове в Източната "Б" група. След Димчо Марков, отборът е воден от Ивайло Петев и Стамен Белчев. През януари 2013 г. треньорският пост е поет от бившия футболист на тима Веселин Великов, който дотогава изпълнява функциите на помощник-треньор. Под негово ръководство отборът показва много успешни игри и в крайна сметка завършва на 2-ро място през сезон 2012/13, печелейки правото за първи път в клубната си история да участва в "А" група. Първите мачове на отбора са повече от запомнящи се след като на старта изненадващо побеждават действащия шампион на България, Лудогорец и само 5 кръга по-късно оглавяват "А" група с актив от 12 точки.

Успехи
 сезон 2007 – 2008 2-ро място в "В" Югоизточна футболна група
 сезон 2007 – 2008 шестнадесетфиналист в турнира за Купа на България
 сезон 2008 – 2009 1-во участие в Източна "Б" футболна група
 сезон 2008 – 2009 7-о място в Източна "Б" футболна група
 сезон 2010 – 2011 6-о място в Източна "Б" футболна група
 сезон 2011 – 2012 4-то място в Източна "Б" футболна група
 сезон 2012 – 2013 вицешампион в "Б" футболна група, печели промоция за "А" група
 сезон 2013 – 2014 14-о място в "A" футболна група

Ръководство
 Атанас Сталев – Собственик
 Димитър Дачев – Президент
 Тодор Йорданов – Треньор

Състав 2016/2017

Треньори

Известни футболисти
  Ивайло Петев
  Ерай Салиф
  Красимир Кръстев
  Павлин Тодоров
  Борислав Караматев
  Костадин Зеленков
  Стефан Велев

Външни препратки
 Фен сайт на Любимец

Любимец, ФК Любимец 2007
Любимец
Основани в България през 1921 година


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In the spirit of the recession and all, I only tend to cook things these days which also make a tasty lunch the next day. One of my favourite leftover lunches is Spanish tortilla, which really is just as good cold as it is freshly cooked - and better reason to whip one up than being given a box of freshly laid eggs by my workmate Mike, who has a collection of chickens in his yard which he is extremely fond of – the leader of the pack is called Jasmine.
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Fall is finally here! While I tried to hold on to summer style for as long as I could, I am finally over it and ready for cooler weather. In Corona, it isn't chilly just yet, but at least the temperatures are now consistently below 100 (yes!). For my very first lookbook, I wanted to focus on fall styles for warmer weather for those of us who live in a city that just isn't quite cool yet.
For my first look, I wore these floral overalls (different color) from Lulus and styled it for fall by adding a white, cropped sweater (similar) and these New Look ankle boots from ASOS. Adding a cute pair of boots to a skirt, dress, or romper is the easiest way to make each piece transition to fall.
For this second look, I styled an old boy scout jacket my grandma gave me, so needless to say it can't be bought lol, but here are a few similar: 1, 2, and 3. Since it's still too warm for thick jackets and sweaters, I thought this lighter jacket would make for the perfect third piece! Another way to dress fall on a warm day is to simply wear fall colors which for me means earth tones. I kept it light with white and beige-toned linen shorts (similar) and sweater tank. The bag inside my bag may also be switched to match any outfit.
I love a good fall floral and when I can wear a piece across multiple seasons. I bought this floral top in the spring, but slap on something black and BOOM, you've got yourself a fall outfit! But seriously, the pattern of this top reminded me of plaid which is very on trend for fall. This time, I traded in the boots for white sneakers from Topshop. I would highly suggest investing in a pair as they really go with everything from jeans to maxi skirts. You can shop my overalls here. My top is no longer sold, but here are some other floral tops for fall: 1, 2, and 3.
Which look was you favorite? Let me know in the comments below!


Dr Marzio Babille, Unicef's representative in Iraq, said the religious minorities were in an extremely precarious situation because of the "very aggressive and brutal" IS militants. He said there were many "logistical and strategic difficulties", but added that a humanitarian corridor needed to be established. President Obama has authorised air strikes on the militants but says he will not send US troops back to Iraq.
The majority of Iraq's Christian minority are Chaldeans, part of the Catholic Church Numbers have fallen from around 1.5 million since the US-led invasion in 2003 to 350,000-450,000 In Nineveh, they live mainly in towns such as Qaraqosh (also known as Baghdida), Bartella, Al-Hamdaniya and Tel Kef.
In June, IS took control of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and advanced south towards Baghdad. Its fighters seized Qaraqosh, Iraq's biggest Christian town.


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Formed in the middle of London in the middle of the nineteen nineties by Tom Cullinan (formally prime mover in Th' Fath Healers) the Quickspace philosopy was hard to place but easy to like. Shunning big money major label offers in favour of setting up their own Kitty-Kitty Organisation. Hailed by many as a classic British band, Quickspace may be found in the file between Stereolab and The Fall.


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April 21, 1994 12:00PM ET
Q&A: Bonnie Raitt
The singer talks songwriting, blues clubs and Thai food
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We all think we know the story of Bonnie Raitt. Still, it's hard to slap a label on her. She spent her formative years hanging out in smoky blues clubs, but she also attended Radcliffe College. She has the image of a tireless activist, a woman who would seemingly go to a benefit for dandruff victims; but she also has a bawdy sense of humor (as she proved just prior to the interview, she's not above the occasional penis joke).
Raitt was more of an enigma at the inception of her career – more specifically, she couldn't get arrested. Now we can't shake her. With the release of her fine new album, Longing in Their Hearts, the follow-up to the quintuple-platinum Luck of the Draw (itself a follow-up to the quadruple-platinum Nick of Time), she is, once again, everywhere. Including here.
Your new album almost seems to be the third part of a trilogy.
To me, they're progressive, because it's my life. So I'm glad if it's perceived that way.
Why did you choose the song "Longing in Their Hearts," which your husband, Michael O'Keefe, wrote the lyrics for, as your album's title?
There's usually only one out of the batch. And then for the next couple of years, everyone will be using that as a pun in the first line of a review. "This came just in the nick of time," you know, or "It's more than the luck of the draw."
When he wrote that tune, were you involved? Did he solicit your opinion?
He's a poet anyway, so he writes poems and lyrics, and then I sort of read what he's writing. The song he wrote on the last record ["One Part Be My Lover"], he wrote specifically to me, and then I sort of snuck around and put music to it without telling him.
When you were growing up, how much of an influence did musical theater have on you, since your dad was in theater? Are you a fan of show tunes, for instance?
I liked my dad's shows – it was the family business. I didn't spend a lot of time looking at other people's shows, because I had a fair amount of loyalty to my dad. I didn't see the film versions of Oklahoma! and Carousel, because my dad was in those roles – it seemed like being a traitor.
Do you remember the first time you saw a blues artist, when you used to sneak away at school to see them?
I saw Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry at the Ashgrove, the local folk club. I took my dad, because I was only 14, and I couldn't drive. He wore a turtleneck, and he had sideburns, because he was still playing Billy Bigelow [in Carousel], and it was really cool. I was hoping everybody would think he was my date.
Blues clubs can often be boys' clubs. When's the last time you were a victim of sexism in the music biz?
I haven't been, but in 20 years there still aren't any women executives in the record business to speak of. Men are reviewers and radio people, and women are still in publicity and public relations.
There aren't a heck of a lot of female pop stars over 40. Why do you think this is?
First of all, there's a lot of them.
Not of your caliber. Let's face it, with record sales …
I don't know, I don't like the term pop star. But there's a ton of famous women in the music business. In the generation before me, there's Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins. Chrissie Hynde, Tina Weymouth, Laurie Anderson. We're all still doing the same job. If you're good, you get to keep doing it. If you're not good, you won't. I'm hoping I'll be able to sing and play when I'm in my 80s.
Is there anyone whom you're surprised to hear you've influenced?
There's a mixture of rock and blues and folk and country that's sort of all over the map, so it wouldn't surprise me if a jazz singer said, "I really like your records." Jackson Browne and myself went through eras where everybody's kids hated us, and now they think we're cool.
Have you been to the set of Roseanne to see your husband?
Well, it'd be pretty rude for me not to go. After all, he does come to my gigs. They're a really wild group of people.
Have you ever been tapped for a movie role?
Yeah, I've been asked, but I just don't have time. I might do it eventually.
You've been sober for years. Does it get harder or easier as time goes on?
Well, living is difficult, period. Being happy and serene and all that stuff doesn't get necessarily any easier just 'cause you're more mature – or sober.
How do you survive bad weddings when you're sober?
I haven't been to a bad wedding. I've only been to a few, but I get really gooey at them.
This year, there has been an inordinate amount of benefit shows. Do you think people are getting benefited out?
Every single year of my whole life in music, I've been asked the same question. To me, it's part of the obligation. I personally don't think there's enough benefits.
But… but…
If a person says, "I'm sick of reading about benefits," then think about where you're own head's at. It probably means you're guilty because you didn't give enough money away! I don't mean you personally.
Sure. What do you wish you had more time to do?
I'd like to spend time visiting the sweet little towns in Wyoming and Washington and Oregon. But because of cable and movies and the way society is, there's very few hicks, you know? Even the teen-agers in those towns watch Beavis and Butt-head.
Last question: What would be your last meal?
Thai food. When I got sober seven years ago, I also changed my diet, and it's really affected my energy. I never get sick. … I've been healthy and less than healthy, and healthy's much better. Less than healthy's more fun, but healthy is better.
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Q: How to handle a request/response stream in rxcpp I need to implement a camera sampling system in rxcpp.. The way I imagined this is passing a requestStream as param and receiving a responseStream
Every time requestSample is called, a new camera session is created and when on_complete() is called for the requestStream, the camera session terminates
observable<ImageSample> requestSampleStream(observable<ImageRequest> requestStream$) {
  auto response$ = rxcpp::observable<>::create<ImageSample>(
  [&](rxcpp::subscriber<ImageSample> s){
    auto request_next = [&](ImageRequest imageRequest) {
      cout << "image request next" << endl;
      SampleImage vsi;
      s.on_next(vsi);
    };

    auto request_completed = [&] {
      cout << "no more samples needed.. close camera" << endl;
      s.on_completed();
    };

    auto request_error = [&](std::exception_ptr e) {
      try { rethrow_exception(e); }
      catch (const exception &ex) {
        cerr << "error happened on request stream.. close the camera and send error on return stream" << endl << ex.what() << endl;
      }

      s.on_error(e);
    };

    requestStream$.subscribe(request_next,
                              request_error,
                              request_completed
    );
  });

  return response$;
}

The problem here is that by the time that requestStream$.subscribe(request_next.. is called, I get an EXC_BAD_ACCESS

A: s is a local stack variable, but the lambdas are capturing a reference to s. This reference is invalid by the time the lambdas are called. change [&] to [=] and this should work!
Another option is to use the existing map algo.
observable<ImageSample> requestSampleStream(observable<ImageRequest> requestStream$) {
    return requestStream$ |
        map([](ImageRequest imageRequest){
            cout << "image request next" << endl;
            SampleImage vsi;
            s.on_next(vsi);
        })
        // optional
        | tap([&](std::exception_ptr e) {
            try { rethrow_exception(e); }
            catch (const exception &ex) {
                cerr << "error happened on request stream.. close the camera and send error on return stream" << endl << ex.what() << endl;
            }
        },
        [](){
            cout << "no more samples needed.. close camera" << endl;
        })
        ;
}


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When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it's up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day. Use Shantae's devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform into a more powerful creature form. Topple the masterminds behind each criminal caper and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae's arch nemesis - the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots.
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'I'm tired of hiding': After judge orders feds to take new DACA applications, some Californians rejoice
Beatriz Basurto, 19, has no memory of her home in Mexico after leaving at age 3. Above, Basurto hands food to Josefa Hernandez, 70, at a July giveaway in Oxnard.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
By Andrea Castillo,
Cindy Carcamo
Leidy León was writing an academic paper for a class at UC Merced about the historical oppression of people of color when she learned Friday that a federal judge had ruled that the Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
She burst into tears and called her mother, who began crying as well.
"Ya era tiempo," her mom told her. "It was about time."
León, 18, left Mexico with her family as a toddler and has no clear pathway to U.S. citizenship. But now she is applying for the first time to DACA, as the federal program is more widely known.
The Obama-era program allows immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children the opportunity to live and work legally in the U.S and shields them from deportation. Those approved for the program must meet certain requirements and undergo background checks.
Many, like León, were simply too young to become eligible before the Trump administration rescinded DACA in 2017. Others didn't apply when they could. As immigrant youths aged into eligibility, federal officials barred them from applying while lawyers litigated the issue in the courts.
After the Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration's attempt to terminate DACA in June, a federal judge in Maryland ordered the government to restore the program to its original terms.
Instead, Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a memorandum the following month that prohibited first-time applications, reduced work permits from two years to one, and significantly limited the ability of DACA recipients to travel outside the U.S.
DACA recipients and would-be applicants sued. U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in New York ruled the memo was issued without legal authority because Wolf had been unlawfully appointed acting secretary.
Garaufis said the government must post a public notice by Monday that new DACA applications are being accepted.
Supporters of DACA are not yet in the clear. Attorneys general in 10 states asked a federal judge in Texas to declare the program unlawful. A hearing in that case is scheduled for this month.
Nearly 800,000 people were approved for DACA at the height of the program in 2017. As of June, the program had 646,000 beneficiaries. An estimated total of 1.3 million people are now eligible, according to the Migration Policy Institute, including 366,000 in California.
Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, state and local policy manager of the advocacy group United We Dream, called Friday's ruling a huge victory. Macedo do Nascimento, herself a DACA recipient who was born in Brazil and raised in Orange County, said she hopes the ruling encourages others to apply.
"This is what we've been fighting for," she said. "We don't know what the Texas case is going to bring. We don't know what the Biden administration will be able to do. But we know that now people have the chance to apply for DACA."
María Blanco, executive director of the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center at UC Davis, said this was the first year that no freshmen have had protections under DACA. Though Blanco is optimistic, she said the Texas case is a stalking horse given that no court has yet ruled on the legitimacy of DACA rather than the legality of the way in which it was rescinded.
"In a way, it was always a stopgap measure," she said. "We need some kind of permanent solution. What's frustrating for all these folks is having been now — for the last three years and going on four — sort of political pawns. This is not a game for them."
León set to work on her DACA application right away. On Saturday, she left urgent messages for her doctor and high school districts seeking her records.
She thought about getting a job to help her mother, a caregiver at a residential facility who provides for León's two younger brothers in Watsonville.
It would be her first job. The summer before starting 11th grade, after León picked up applications for a taqueria, doughnut shop and grocery store, her mom sat her down for "the conversation" to tell her she wasn't eligible to work.
"I'm tired of hiding," León said. "I'm just tired of not having any control over my life, and I'm tired of sitting around and waiting. This is an opportunity."
Others who are now eligible to apply are more wary. Rotzely Garcia, who was three months shy of being old enough to apply for DACA before it was rescinded, said she's holding off on getting too excited.
"Maybe after the next court hearing … I can finally say we won," she said.
Meanwhile, the 17-year-old high school student who lives in downtown L.A. said she's focusing on her studies. After her mother lost her job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Garcia said, she tried looking for a part-time job to support her family but eventually gave up because she was afraid of being caught by an employer or government officials while working without authorization. Instead, she volunteered to phone bank ahead of the election.
"I wanted to make sure we didn't have President Trump for a second term," she said. "I did it for our community."
Beatriz Basurto didn't feel much like celebrating the court decision either.
"After being shot down over and over again throughout the years, there's a point where I and others have become numb to this sort of news," she said. "I don't want to be a party pooper, but we have to be realistic."
Basurto, a 19-year-old college student from Oxnard, has no memory of her home in Mexico after leaving at age 3. Three years ago, she missed her chance to apply for immigration relief under DACA.
As Basurto watched DACA open opportunities for her older siblings and peers, she saw her own prospects diminish. Even so, she found success as a contract worker with a well-paying job as a Mixtec interpreter for farmworkers in Oxnard.
"I've come this far without having documentation," Basurto said she tells herself. "I have to just be mentally prepared for the worst-case scenario."
Still, she said, having DACA would enhance her life and part of her does want it. She would be able to legally travel back and forth to Mexico. And it would be a relief to know she was spared deportation.
"That would just be the worst thing for me, to be separated and not be there for my family," she said.
Andrea Castillo
Andrea Castillo covers immigration. Before joining the Los Angeles Times, she covered immigrant, ethnic and LGBT communities for the Fresno Bee. She got her start at the Oregonian in Portland. A native of Seattle, she's been making her way down the West Coast since her graduation from Washington State University.
Cindy Carcamo covers immigration issues for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she was Arizona bureau chief and a national correspondent for The Times, focusing on border and immigration issues in the Southwest. A Los Angeles native, she has reported in Argentina and Mexico during her time as an Inter American Press Assn. scholar and as a reporter for the Orange County Register. She's also reported from Guatemala and Honduras where her coverage was part of a team Overseas Press Club Award. She is also the recipient of the French-American Foundation's 2012 Immigration Journalism Award and was a finalist for the 2012 PEN Center USA Literary Award in Journalism and 2011 Livingston Award.


The publisher says… Everyone is sound asleep, but when Popov starts snoring, the others wake up. Nono wants a story, Zaza wants to switch beds, Kipp wants a drink of water….Will anyone sleep tonight?
Eva says… So there's a whole bunch of doggies in these BIG bunk beds, except ONE of those doggies SNORES and so the other ones just can NOT get to sleep. So they do the best thing: they all sneak up to that one dog whose bunk's at the very top so they can all read a book together!! And then they all fall asleep but then guess who wakes up? The dog who was snoring! Go figure!
This is another one of those ones that looks like it's a baby book [board book] but it's just too good for babies!
I love those doggies' bunk beds except how can you sleep that high up? That must be ONE big room!


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It's a bird. It's a plane.
It's Kirk Watson.The Democratic state senator from Austin has posted a new video on his Web site in which he races from one site around town to the next, talking about all of the work facing Texas."We've just got to get more of our kids in need enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program," he says outside of an emergency room."And find a transportation policy that works, but not for private gain," he says standing on a bridge above traffic on Interstate 35.And so on. At the end of each brief scene he dashes on to the next. Our favorite has to be Watson in full scrubs in a hospital room.It wraps up like a campaign ad, with an announcer saying that Watson is "always thinking, always trying, always working."And always running? Maybe, but he's not up for re-election until 2010.


Colin headed over to Colorado to check out a state that isn't necessarily the first region you think of when you think of wine in the United States.
What he found is that this region has so much to offer and some amazing wine is coming out of Colorado, who seems to be pushing the boundaries of viticulture in cooler climates.
On this adventure Colin stops at vineyards in Grand Junction before making his way into Denver to see what types of interesting things the urban winery The Infinite Monkey Theorem is cooking up.
After these pit stops Colin heads out to Telluride with some professional skiers to try his hand at split boarding in the back country one last time.


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Hurst announces for VB mayor
City Planner Joe Hurst has announced his candidacy for mayor of Van Buren.
Hurst, a Van Buren native, has been the city planner since June 2010, serving in the administration of retiring Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman.
"Van Buren is a special place to me,"Hurst said. "It represents my past - where I grew up and learned the value of faith, family, and friends. It is my present - where I'm raising my family, living out my faith and investing in my community. And it is my future - where I hope to build upon the efforts of past mayors to make Van Buren a place where my children will want to raise my grandchildren."
Hurst said working for his hometown, and being a part of progress being made, is a blessing.
"This is a critical time for our community as we elect a new mayor," he said. "For a while now, I've noticed a renewed sense of optimism and excitement throughout the community. From discussions at public meetings, to casual conversations, it is clear that expectations are growing in Van Buren. We must capitalize on the momentum gained from the improvements to downtown, the development of parks and trails plans, and the investments made by our residents to build new publicly-funded facilities."
Hurst said it is encouraging to see churches, businesses, civic groups, police and fire departments and others investing their time and resources in the service of others.
"But our efforts cannot stop there," Hurst said. "The citizens of Van Buren need experienced leadership to continue moving the city forward. That is why I am running for mayor. I will build on the progress made under Mayor Freeman and continue this forward momentum, focusing on improvements to quality of place, strategic economic development, comprehensive planning for future growth and increased citizen engagement."
There is still work to do with real challenges ahead, he said.
"But together we can move forward," Hurst said. "Utilizing my experience in public service, educational background in government management and years of building community partnerships, I hope to serve our community as the next mayor. I look forward to sharing my vision with the citizens of Van Buren and hearing their ideas in the coming months."
Hurst's campaign platform is based on the following issues:
Quality of place
"The City of Van Buren must continue to implement the master parks plan, complete the trails plan, add new sidewalks and bike lanes, continue city beautification efforts, and remain committed to revitalizing downtown," Hurst said.
Hurst stated that, "No company will move to Van Buren if its employees do not want to live here. When we make improvements to the city's overall quality of life, it will attract new talent and keep existing talent in Van Buren. We must not only recruit new jobs but retain current jobs as well."
Hurst said the city must work closely with existing industry, schools and the chamber of commerce, to ensure that it offers a qualified workforce.
"The city should be deliberate in reaching out to potential new employers and strengthening its relationships with current employers by ensuring all available incentives are utilized for new and existing industries," he said. "The city must also stay committed to partnering with the Arkansas Department of Transportation to improve traffic congestion at the Interstate 40 and Highway 59 interchange."
Hurst said the city has had a good start with the parks, trails and sidewalk plans that are either completed or near completion. But planning efforts can have a wider scope as well, he said.
Hurst proposes establishing a long-range, citywide comprehensive plan that:
• Establishes the community's goals.
• Lines out a clear 20-year vision for Van Buren. This includes planning for police and fire protection, infrastructure, transportation, utilities, land use and recreation.
"For local government to be effective, we must apply a partnership model to government management," he said. Hurst proposes increased town hall meetings and the establishment of city ward meetings to engage residents in an effort to address current and future challenges in the city. "The goal of increased public input is critical for moving the city forward because (1) citizens will be more invested in the local government, and (2) the city's decision-making process will be more informed," he said.
The city's current website and social media accounts have received increased engagement in recent years and will become an integral piece of the city's citizen engagement strategy in his administration, Hurst added.
A 1998 graduate of Van Buren High School, Hurst received a bachelor's degree in political science from Ouachita Baptist University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Arkansas. Prior to his hiring as Van Buren's first city planner in June 2010, Hurst was the first city planner in El Dorado, Ark. He also worked as an assistant city planner in Rogers during the administration of then mayor and current U.S. Congressman Steve Womack.
Hurst is on the 2017 Van Buren Chamber of Commerce board of directors and serves as president of Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy. He is a board member for Keep Van Buren Beautiful, a graduate of the Leadership Crawford County Class of 2017 and a mentor in the Van Buren School District's student mentor program.
Hurst has worked closely with the VBSD in developing projects funded by joint-use agreement grants and is a member of the VBSD Wellness Committee, as well as other advisory committees with the school district.
Hurst and his family attend First Baptist Church where he is a deacon and Sunday school teacher. His wife, the former Amanda Wiley, also is a VBHS graduate. She is an attorney currently teaching at the University of Arkansas School of Law. They have two children, Eli, 8, and Kate, 6, who attend Parkview Elementary School.


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Newhouse School launches Carnegie Legal Reporting Program
Tuesday, October 3, 2006, By News Staff
Newhouse School launches Carnegie Legal Reporting Program October 03, 2006Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University has launched the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program to educate future journalists about covering the justice system. The program is supported by a grant from the Carnegie Journalism Initiative of the Carnegie Corp. of New York.
Longtime legal journalist and former executive editor of The American Lawyer magazine Mark Obbie, assistant professor of magazine journalism and media law at the Newhouse School, is program director.
"The program exists to produce smarter, more responsible legal reporting — giving readers and viewers insight into why the law turns out the way it does," Obbie says.
The Carnegie Legal Reporting Program will help educate students who want to deepen their studies in journalism, public relations or liberal arts; future reporters, producers or public relations professionals who seek to explain the courts, legal cases and law to their publics; and pre-law students or legal studies minors who want to understand the impact of news media coverage on law and justice. It will also offer resources to students whose studies require a better understanding of how journalists cover legal affairs and major legal controversies.
The program will introduce several features in the 2006-07 academic year, including segments in existing Newhouse School reporting courses on legal reporting; a new course in the Spring 2007 semester (News Perspectives on Crime, Courts and Justice) on major news topics in law and how journalists cover them; educational and career advice for SU students interested in the intersection between journalism, law and politics; reporting and research resources for students and professionals, including LawBeat, a legal journalism blog on the program's website; and public lectures and discussions on legal reporting issues.
Next week, Obbie will launch a pilot project: legal reporting segments in all Newhouse reporting courses. On Oct. 9, he will speak to an advanced reporting class on covering the courts, how reporters get information from courts and lawyers, and the types of stories that civil and criminal courts generate. Oct. 16-17, he will teach a segment to all news reporting classes on how to use legal reporting techniques in any news beat. With the cooperation of the Newhouse School's newspaper department, these legal reporting segments will be offered to all reporting students every semester.
"In these first sessions, we'll offer the broadest possible focus, to help all types of journalists understand what to do when legal news occurs on their beats," Obbie says.
The Carnegie Legal Reporting Program will collaborate frequently with SU's newly instated Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media on symposia and lectures. The institute is a collaborative effort of the Newhouse School, the College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
For more information on Newhouse's Carnegie Legal Reporting Program, visit http://newhouse.syr.edu/legal or contact Obbie at 443-2848 or mjobbie@syr.edu.


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Supercross results – Reed wins St. Louis
The AMA Supercross season could be heralding a new era.
The era of Chad Reed.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chad Reed has increased his lead in the AMA/ FIM Supercross Championship after winning Saturday night's round at Edward Jones Dome in St Louis, Missouri.
The Australian now leads Yamaha's James Stewart by 11 points after the Yamaha rider crashed with five laps of the 20-lap Main Event to go.
More than 55,800 fans packed the stadium, which featured a technical track designed by Team Suzuki's Travis Pastrana. The Freestyle and motocross star also raced but failed to get through the Last Chance Qualifier.
Two-time, defending AMA Supercross Champion Reed got a great start and charged hard all night to take the win but prior to that he also won his heat race at the beginning of the night.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki team mate Mike Alessi rallied after a mid-week crash to finish an impressive fourth in his heat race and then seventh in the Main Event.
Michael Byrne remains injured and did not race. He hopes to be back racing again soon.
In the Supercross Lites class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Nico Izzi overcame a nasty crash in practice to have a good night overall. The young rider finished second in his qualifying heat race and then ran second in the 15-lap Main Event for most of the race before bringing home a strong third-place finish. Izzi has been on the podium in all but one of the Supercross Lites races this year.
Chad Reed:
"Like I say every week, you've got to be in it to win it and that's what we're doing. I was having a ball out there. The track was just awesome – Suzuki freestyle rider Travis Pastrana designed a great track and I just love the St. Louis dirt. I just kept my head down and rode my Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 as hard as I could and it was good for the win this week."
Mike Alessi:
"My day started out a little rough. I had some back issues after my crash during the week. But I rode practice and after practice, I had to make a decision on whether I was going to race or not. And I realised I just had to get out there and do it. I had to be a gladiator and tough it out. It was important to get the points and it turned out pretty good. In my heat race, I got a good start and was fourth. In the Main, I got another good start and was right there with my team mate Chad Reed. I wound up riding my own race and ended up seventh, which isn't bad considering I wasn't even sure if I was going to race."
Nico Izzi:
"It was a good race at St. Louis. Getting ready for this race, I went home and had a solid week of training. I came out to the Edward Jones Dome and felt really good. In the first practice, I was fastest and then in the second practice I had a pretty bad get-off but I hung tight for a good race and I have to thank the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team for doing such a good job for me."
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race next at the Rodgers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, March 28th.
AMA Supercross Class: 1. Chad Reed (Rockstar Makita Suzuki); 2. James Stewart (Yamaha); 3. Josh Grant (Yamaha); 4. Andrew Short (Honda); 5. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha); 6. Ivan Tedesco (Honda); 7. Mike Alessi (Rockstar Makita Suzuki); 8. Davi Millsaps (Honda); 9. Kevin Windham (Honda); 10. Paul Carpenter (Kawasaki).
Eastern Coast Supercross Lites Class: 1. Blake Wharton (Honda); 2. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki); 3. Nico Izzi (Rockstar Makita Suzuki); 4. Matthew Goerke (Suzuki); 5. Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki); 6. Matt Lemoine (Yamaha); 7. Steven Clarke (Suzuki); 8. Daniel Blair (Honda); 9. Darryn Durham (Yamaha); 10. Shane Sewell (Yamaha).
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Jerusalem Post Diaspora Antisemitism
Switzerland finds banning Nazi salute, symbols to be complicated
The Swiss Federal Office of Justice said it is in theory possible to do this. However, the situation is legally complicated and could trigger a number of serious legal obstacles.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: DECEMBER 18, 2022 13:58
Updated: DECEMBER 18, 2022 14:50
SWITZERLAND'S NATIONAL flag flies above the logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse at its headquarters in Zurich.
(photo credit: ARND WIEGMANN / REUTERS)
Switzerland has deemed that banning Nazi symbols and expressions, like the Nazi salute and swastika, is technically possible. But in practice, it's complicated.
The Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) last Thursday issued a report on whether such a ban on Nazi or other racist or extremist symbols and expressions could be banned.
The conclusion was that it is in theory possible to do this. However, the situation is legally complicated and could trigger a number of serious legal obstacles.
What are Switzerland's rules for Nazi symbols and gestures?
Switzerland does currently have some rules regarding the use of Nazi symbols and gestures, as well as other racist and extremist views.
A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
However, they are only banned when used for propaganda purposes and promoting violence.
This circumstance, the FOJ had found, was suitable enough, and that there isn't a need for further elaboration. Doing so could be harmful to the right to freedom of expression, it has been argued.
And it does sometimes work. In 2018, a Swiss neo-Nazi was convicted for performing a Nazi salute in Zurich as well as spitting on and verbally assaulting an Orthodox Jew.
But that doesn't mean it's always illegal. In 2014, the Swiss supreme court ruled that a Nazi salute in public isn't necessarily illegal.
However, this comes as more and more steam is gathering behind a push for Switzerland to adopt zero tolerance for Nazi symbols and gestures.
One such call comes from the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Platform of Liberal Jews in Switzerland, who released a joint statement on the subject.
They called for Switzerland to "align itself" with the positions of its neighbors like Germany and Austria, which have much stricter rules regarding Nazi symbols and gestures.
Part of the reason it has been so difficult to ban these symbols is that no one can actually agree on a list of symbols that should be banned.
The FOJ report agreed, noting how specific and precise the wording of such a ban must be to make sure there are no questions about what is and isn't banned.
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Two out of 10 Canadian households (aged 50 and over) have no idea how much they have saved for retirement – and half believe they will run out of savings in the first 10 years.
Toronto, ON, February 25, 2013 – According to a new survey conducted for the Investor Education Fund, Canadians are not saving enough for retirement, and half believe they will run out of their retirement savings in the first 10 years of retirement. Despite the lack of retirement savings, the survey revealed that four out of 10 respondents were not willing to consider capitalizing on home equityEquity Two meanings: 1. The part of investment you have paid for in cash. Example: you may have equity in a home or a business. 2. Investments in the stock market. Example: equity mutual funds.+ read full definition as an option for retirement income.
To what extent is household wealth locked into the value of a home or other property?
To what extent and how will people pay off home-related debtDebt Money that you have borrowed. You must repay the loan, with interest, by a set date.+ read full definition during their retirement?
In what ways are people willing to use their home equity to generate retirement income?
Survey respondents lack knowledge of how much income they will need in retirement. One-quarter (24 per cent) of Canadian households have no idea how much they will need to draw from their savings/investments every year after retirement, including their company pensions.
Canadians are not saving enough for retirement. One-third (33 per cent) of Canadian households do not believe they have enough saved for retirement, and one-quarter are not certain.
Homeowners have not considered home equity as a potential source of retirement income. Half (48 per cent) of the respondents have never thought about selling their home as a way to generate income to live on in retirement.
Respondents expect to enter retirement with debt, and plan to use savings to pay it off. One-quarter (24 per cent) of homeowners expect to have debt on their principalPrincipal The total amount of money that you invest, or the total amount of money you owe on a debt.+ read full definition residence after they retire, with a median debt of $71,000. Of this group, one-half (49 per cent) expects to pay the debt from their retirement income, and one-quarter (27 per cent) doesn't know how they will pay it off.
The survey was developed in January 2013 by The Brondesbury Group via online interviews conducted with a representative group of 1500 current and former homeowners across Canada. All respondents were at least 50 years old. Half were retired. The marginMargin A way to buy investments by borrowing money from a stockbroker. You must also invest some of your own money first. The extra that you borrow is your margin. Some rules apply about the size of margin that you can have.+ read full definition of error is +/- 2.5%, 19 times out of 20.


A Princess learns the value of hope and love in order to find true joy and happiness.
Christopher Steven Sanderford was born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 22, 1980. He attended high school at Lake Taylor High School. After his father's passing in January 1996 he moved to North Carolina and completed one semester of his junior year at Cary High School and completed his senior year, graduating from Garner Senior High School in Garner, North Carolina. Chris enlisted in the United States Army on June 17,1998. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO followed by Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Huachuca, AZ.


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"I just need to finish this guitar part."
My husband sent me this Foo Fighters documentary clip because he knows I have a soft spot for Dave Grohl—not to mention a soft spot for work-at-home daddies. The moment that melted me (as my hubby knew it would) comes just after the five-minute mark: a sweet exchange between father and daughter. The whole clip is delightful, though: an account of how the band decided to go old-school with the recording of this album: in the garage, on analog tape.
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"I learned how to make records on tape," says Butch Vig, writer/drummer of Garbage and producer of albums by Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Green Day. "There's something about that process I love. But you can't fix things the way you can when you're working purely in a digital format."
The raw, real, imperfect quality of the music the band is recording is echoed by the cheerful chaos of family life as depicted in this video. I loved the scenes early on with the band members and their families arriving to kick off the recording session: diaper bags slung over shoulders alongside guitar cases, kids running around underfoot and chowing on hot dogs, the families romping in the pool. It all seems a million miles away from Rock Star Cool—and is all the cooler for it. These are my kind of rock stars.
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