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package com.auth0.android.lock;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.util.Log;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.annotation.StyleRes;
import androidx.localbroadcastmanager.content.LocalBroadcastManager;

import com.auth0.android.Auth0;
import com.auth0.android.authentication.AuthenticationException;
import com.auth0.android.lock.LockCallback.LockEvent;
import com.auth0.android.lock.internal.configuration.Options;
import com.auth0.android.lock.internal.configuration.Theme;
import com.auth0.android.lock.provider.AuthResolver;
import com.auth0.android.lock.utils.SignUpField;
import com.auth0.android.provider.AuthHandler;
import com.auth0.android.provider.CustomTabsOptions;
import com.auth0.android.util.Auth0UserAgent;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

public class Lock {

    private static final String TAG = Lock.class.getSimpleName();
    private final LockCallback callback;
    private final Options options;

    /**
     * Listens to LockActivity broadcasts and fires the correct action on the LockCallback.
     */
    private final BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent data) {
            processEvent(data);
        }
    };

    private Lock(@NonNull Options options, @NonNull LockCallback callback) {
        this.options = options;
        this.callback = callback;
    }

    /**
     * Lock.Options holds the configuration used in the Auth0 Authentication API.
     *
     * @return the Lock.Options for this Lock instance.
     */
    @NonNull
    public Options getOptions() {
        return options;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new Lock.Builder instance with the given account and callback.
     *
     * @param account  details to use against the Auth0 Authentication API.
     * @param callback that will receive the authentication results.
     * @return a new Lock.Builder instance.
     */
    @NonNull
    public static Builder newBuilder(@Nullable Auth0 account, @NonNull LockCallback callback) {
        return new Lock.Builder(account, callback);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new Lock.Builder instance with the given callback. The account information
     * will be retrieved from the String resources file (strings.xml) using
     * the keys 'com_auth0_client_id' and 'com_auth0_domain'.
     *
     * @param callback that will receive the authentication results.
     * @return a new Lock.Builder instance.
     */
    @NonNull
    public static Builder newBuilder(@NonNull LockCallback callback) {
        return newBuilder(null, callback);
    }

    /**
     * Builds a new intent to launch LockActivity with the previously configured options
     *
     * @param context a valid Context
     * @return the intent to which the user has to call startActivity or startActivityForResult
     */
    @NonNull
    public Intent newIntent(@NonNull Context context) {
        Intent lockIntent = new Intent(context, LockActivity.class);
        lockIntent.putExtra(Constants.OPTIONS_EXTRA, options);
        lockIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        return lockIntent;
    }

    /**
     * This method ensures proper Lock's lifecycle handling. Must be called from the class
     * holding the Lock instance whenever you're done using it. i.e. in the Activity's onDestroy method.
     *
     * @param context a valid Context
     */
    public void onDestroy(@NonNull Context context) {
        LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(context).unregisterReceiver(this.receiver);
    }

    private void initialize(@NonNull Context context) {
        LocalBroadcastManager lbm = LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(context);
        lbm.unregisterReceiver(this.receiver);
        IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
        filter.addAction(Constants.AUTHENTICATION_ACTION);
        filter.addAction(Constants.SIGN_UP_ACTION);
        filter.addAction(Constants.CANCELED_ACTION);
        filter.addAction(Constants.INVALID_CONFIGURATION_ACTION);
        lbm.registerReceiver(this.receiver, filter);
    }

    private void processEvent(@NonNull Intent data) {
        if (data.hasExtra(Constants.EXCEPTION_EXTRA)) {
            callback.onError((AuthenticationException) data.getSerializableExtra(Constants.EXCEPTION_EXTRA));
            return;
        }
        String action = data.getAction();
        switch (action) {
            case Constants.AUTHENTICATION_ACTION:
                Log.v(TAG, "AUTHENTICATION action received in our BroadcastReceiver");
                callback.onEvent(LockEvent.AUTHENTICATION, data);
                break;
            case Constants.SIGN_UP_ACTION:
                Log.v(TAG, "SIGN_UP action received in our BroadcastReceiver");
                callback.onEvent(LockEvent.SIGN_UP, data);
                break;
            case Constants.CANCELED_ACTION:
                Log.v(TAG, "CANCELED action received in our BroadcastReceiver");
                callback.onEvent(LockEvent.CANCELED, new Intent());
                break;
            case Constants.INVALID_CONFIGURATION_ACTION:
                Log.v(TAG, "INVALID_CONFIGURATION_ACTION action received in our BroadcastReceiver");
                callback.onError(new AuthenticationException("a0.invalid_configuration", data.getStringExtra(Constants.ERROR_EXTRA)));
                break;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Helper Builder to generate the Lock.Options to use on the Auth0 Authentication.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings({"UnusedReturnValue"})
    public static class Builder {
        private static final String TAG = Builder.class.getSimpleName();
        private final Options options;
        private final LockCallback callback;

        /**
         * Creates a new Lock.Builder instance with the given account and callback.
         *
         * @param account  details to use against the Auth0 Authentication API.
         * @param callback that will receive the authentication results.
         */
        public Builder(@Nullable Auth0 account, @NonNull LockCallback callback) {
            this.callback = callback;
            options = new Options();
            options.setAccount(account);
        }

        /**
         * Finishes the construction of the Lock.Options and generates a new Lock instance
         * with those Lock.Options.
         *
         * @param context a valid Context
         * @return a new Lock instance configured as in the Builder.
         */
        @NonNull
        public Lock build(@NonNull Context context) {
            if (options.getAccount() == null) {
                Log.w(TAG, "com.auth0.android.Auth0 account details not defined. Trying to create it from the String resources.");
                try {
                    options.setAccount(new Auth0(context));
                } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                    throw new IllegalStateException("Missing Auth0 account information.", e);
                }
            }
            if (callback == null) {
                Log.e(TAG, "You need to specify the callback object to receive the Authentication result.");
                throw new IllegalStateException("Missing callback.");
            }
            if (!options.allowForgotPassword() && !options.allowLogIn() && !options.allowSignUp()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("You disabled all the Lock screens (LogIn/SignUp/ForgotPassword). Please enable at least one.");
            }
            if (options.initialScreen() == InitialScreen.LOG_IN && !options.allowLogIn()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("You chose LOG_IN as the initial screen but you have also disabled that screen.");
            }
            if (options.initialScreen() == InitialScreen.SIGN_UP && !options.allowSignUp()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("You chose SIGN_UP as the initial screen but you have also disabled that screen.");
            }
            if (options.initialScreen() == InitialScreen.FORGOT_PASSWORD && !options.allowForgotPassword()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("You chose FORGOT_PASSWORD as the initial screen but you have also disabled that screen.");
            }

            Log.v(TAG, "Lock instance created");

            Auth0UserAgent lockUserAgent = new Auth0UserAgent(Constants.LIBRARY_NAME, BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME, com.auth0.android.auth0.BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME);
            options.getAccount().setAuth0UserAgent(lockUserAgent);

            final Lock lock = new Lock(options, callback);
            lock.initialize(context);
            return lock;
        }

        /**
         * Whether the LockActivity can be closed when pressing the Back key or not.
         *
         * @param closable or not. By default, the LockActivity is not closable.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder closable(boolean closable) {
            options.setClosable(closable);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Customize Lock's appearance.
         *
         * @param theme to use.
         * @return the current Builder instance
         */
        private Builder withTheme(@NonNull Theme theme) {
            options.withTheme(theme);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Additional Authentication parameters can be set to use with different Identity Providers.
         *
         * @param authenticationParameters a non-null Map containing the parameters as Key-Values
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withAuthenticationParameters(@NonNull Map<String, String> authenticationParameters) {
            options.setAuthenticationParameters(new HashMap<>(authenticationParameters));
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Locally filters the Auth0 Connections that are shown in the login widgets.
         *
         * @param connections a non-null List containing the allowed Auth0 Connections.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder allowedConnections(@NonNull List<String> connections) {
            options.setConnections(connections);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Username style to use in the Login and Sign Up text fields. Defaults to the Dashboard
         * configuration of "requires_username".
         *
         * @param style a valid UsernameStyle.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withUsernameStyle(@UsernameStyle int style) {
            options.setUsernameStyle(style);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Authentication Style to use with the given strategy or connection name. It will override any lock defaults.
         *
         * @param connectionName to use this style with
         * @param style          a valid Style with the Auth0.BackgroundColor, Auth0.Logo and Auth0.Name values defined.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withAuthStyle(@NonNull String connectionName, @StyleRes int style) {
            options.withAuthStyle(connectionName, style);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Decide which screen is going to show first when launching the Lock Activity.
         *
         * @param screen a valid InitialScreen.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder initialScreen(@InitialScreen int screen) {
            options.setInitialScreen(screen);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Whether to show the Log In screen or not. It can be enabled/disabled locally, regardless the Dashboard configuration.
         *
         * @param allow whether to allow or not the login screen.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder allowLogIn(boolean allow) {
            options.setAllowLogIn(allow);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Whether to show the Sign Up screen or not. It can be enabled/disabled locally, regardless the Dashboard configuration.
         *
         * @param allow whether to allow or not the sign up screen.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder allowSignUp(boolean allow) {
            options.setAllowSignUp(allow);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Whether to show the Forgot Password screen or not. It can be enabled/disabled locally, regardless the Dashboard configuration.
         *
         * @param allow whether to allow or not the forgot password screen.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder allowForgotPassword(boolean allow) {
            options.setAllowForgotPassword(allow);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Whether to show the password visibility toggle or not. Defaults to true
         *
         * @param allow whether to allow the user to toggle between showing or hiding the password or not.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder allowShowPassword(boolean allow) {
            options.setAllowShowPassword(allow);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Whether if the submit button will display a label or just an icon. By default it will use the label.
         * If {@link #hideMainScreenTitle(boolean)} is set to true this setting is ignored and the submit button will use label.
         *
         * @param useLabeledSubmitButton or icon.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder useLabeledSubmitButton(boolean useLabeledSubmitButton) {
            options.setUseLabeledSubmitButton(useLabeledSubmitButton);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Control the visibility of the header's Title on the main screen, this is for Log In and Sign Up. By default it will show the header's Title on the main screen.
         *
         * @param hideMainScreenTitle if it should show or hide the header's Title on the main screen.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder hideMainScreenTitle(boolean hideMainScreenTitle) {
            options.setHideMainScreenTitle(hideMainScreenTitle);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Change the connection name to use on the Database authentication flow.
         * Defaults to the first Database connection found.
         *
         * @param connectionName Must exist in the Application configuration on the Dashboard.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder setDefaultDatabaseConnection(@NonNull String connectionName) {
            options.useDatabaseConnection(connectionName);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Enterprise connections based on 'ad', 'adfs' and 'waad' strategies can log their
         * users in from within the Lock widget using their email and password. This is known as
         * Active Authentication.
         * By whitelisting the connections here, the Universal Login Page is used instead and the
         * login is delegated to the browser application.
         * Enterprise connections allowed for this client will use Active Authentication by default.
         *
         * @param connections the list of 'ad', 'adfs', or 'waad' enterprise connections that will use Web Authentication instead.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder enableEnterpriseWebAuthenticationFor(@NonNull List<String> connections) {
            options.setEnterpriseConnectionsUsingWebForm(connections);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Whether to login after a successful sign up callback. Defaults to true.
         *
         * @param login after sign up or not
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder loginAfterSignUp(boolean login) {
            options.setLoginAfterSignUp(login);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Uses the given AuthHandlers to query for AuthProviders on a new authentication request.
         *
         * @param handlers that Lock will query for AuthProviders.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withAuthHandlers(@NonNull AuthHandler... handlers) {
            AuthResolver.setAuthHandlers(Arrays.asList(handlers));
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Displays the specified custom fields during sign up. If the amount of visible fields
         * is greater than the value set in {@link #withVisibleSignUpFieldsThreshold(int)}, all
         * of them will be shown on a separate screen after the user clicks the sign up button.
         * Each field must have a unique key. Fields with repeated keys will be removed.
         *
         * @param customFields the custom fields to display in the sign up flow.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withSignUpFields(@NonNull List<? extends SignUpField> customFields) {
            final List<SignUpField> withoutDuplicates = removeDuplicatedKeys(customFields);
            options.setSignUpFields(withoutDuplicates);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Defines the threshold at which all of the visible sign-up fields would be shown on
         * a secondary screen instead of the initial one after clicking the sign-up button.
         * Has a default value of 2 visible sign-up fields.
         *
         * @param threshold the threshold at which all the visible sign-up fields would be
         *                  shown on a separate screen.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withVisibleSignUpFieldsThreshold(int threshold) {
            options.setVisibleSignUpFieldsThreshold(threshold);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the Scope to request when performing the Authentication.
         *
         * @param scope to use in the Authentication.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withScope(@NonNull String scope) {
            options.withScope(scope);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the Audience or API Identifier to request access to when performing the Authentication.
         *
         * @param audience to use in the Authentication.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withAudience(@NonNull String audience) {
            options.withAudience(audience);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Specify style and other additional configuration for when the Web Auth flow is used with Custom Tabs.
         *
         * @param customTabsOptions to use in the Web Auth flow.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withCustomTabsOptions(@NonNull CustomTabsOptions customTabsOptions) {
            options.withCustomTabsOptions(customTabsOptions);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Specify a custom Scheme for the redirect URL used when executing a Web Authentication flow
         * via the Universal Login page.
         * Default redirect url scheme is 'https'.
         *
         * @param scheme to use in the Web Auth redirect uri.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withScheme(@NonNull String scheme) {
            options.withScheme(scheme);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Choose a custom Privacy Policy URL to access when the user clicks the link on the Sign Up form.
         * The default value is 'https://auth0.com/privacy'
         *
         * @param url a valid url to use.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder setPrivacyURL(@NonNull String url) {
            options.setPrivacyURL(url);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Choose a custom Terms of Service URL to access when the user clicks the link on the Sign Up form.
         * The default value is 'https://auth0.com/terms'
         *
         * @param url a valid url to use.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder setTermsURL(@NonNull String url) {
            options.setTermsURL(url);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the url of your support page for your application that will be used when an error occurs and Lock is unable to handle it. In this case it will show an error screen and if there is a support url will also show a button to open that page in the browser.
         *
         * @param url to your support page or where your customers can request assistance. By default no page is set.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder setSupportURL(@NonNull String url) {
            options.setSupportURL(url);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Prompts the user to accept the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service before signing up.
         * The default value is false.
         *
         * @param mustAcceptTerms whether the user needs to accept the terms before sign up or not.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder setMustAcceptTerms(boolean mustAcceptTerms) {
            options.setMustAcceptTerms(mustAcceptTerms);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Displays the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service footer on the Sign Up screen.
         * Note: The footer will always be shown if the mustAcceptTerms flag has been enabled.
         * The default value is true.
         *
         * @param showTerms whether the Terms of Service are displayed.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder setShowTerms(boolean showTerms) {
            options.setShowTerms(showTerms);
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the Connection Scope to request when performing an Authentication with the given Connection.
         *
         * @param connectionName to which specify the scopes.
         * @param scope          recognized by this specific authentication provider.
         * @return the current builder instance
         */
        @NonNull
        public Builder withConnectionScope(@NonNull String connectionName, @NonNull String... scope) {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            for (String s : scope) {
                sb.append(s.trim()).append(",");
            }
            if (sb.length() > 0) {
                sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 1);
                options.withConnectionScope(connectionName, sb.toString());
            }
            return this;
        }

        private List<SignUpField> removeDuplicatedKeys(List<? extends SignUpField> customFields) {
            int originalSize = customFields.size();
            final List<SignUpField> withoutDuplicates = new ArrayList<>();

            Set<String> keySet = new HashSet<>();
            for (SignUpField field : customFields) {
                if (!keySet.contains(field.getKey())) {
                    withoutDuplicates.add(field);
                }
                keySet.add(field.getKey());
            }

            if (originalSize != withoutDuplicates.size()) {
                Log.w(TAG, "Some of the Custom Fields had a duplicate key and have been removed.");
            }
            return withoutDuplicates;
        }
    }
}

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Gasoline prices have fallen 10.09%.
Memory register 2 contains the value 29.90.
register. The X register is "rolled around" into the T register.
The [LSTx] function key is not technically a part of the stack.
accidentally pressed 6 instead of 5.
functions to choose from. Each of these will be described below.
hyperbolic or inverse hyperbolics of these functions.
[Rad] 0.5000 Use radian mode.
[Deg] -1.0000 Use degree mode.
to Degrees with the [->Rad] and [->Deg] functions respectively.
the y register and the x coordinate in the x register.
XACT-11C can calculate the two most common probability functions.
the group size is x.
.123 [Sto] [Ran#] 0.1230 An arbitrary seed.
be removed by pressing F1 again.
be fed to your application.
tape disk file if either of these options are being used.
To turn off printing, press F5 again.
which can include a path. (see section 1.6).
filename of the program you wish to retrieve.
saving. Press the Esc key after you have entered any comments.
F9. If not, use the arrow keys to move to the desired location.
allows you to switch between graphics and text modes.
actions in a program based upon values contained in registers.
Handbook and Problem Solving Guide"
toggles between program and run modes.
[P/R] (as before) Run mode.
program line are a code which represents which key was pressed.
each key can be identified as being in a certain row and column.
in instruction line 03- the display contains the value 36.
[ A ] 14.0000 Program result.
the PC keyboard, not the letter 'A' on the PC keyboard.
contain [Rcl] instructions to fetch the data from the register.
[R/S] key to allow us to enter both the x and y variables.
[P/R] Return to run mode.
3 [ A ] 3.0000 Waiting for y input.
location in the program identified with a [Lbl] instruction.
sum of the squares of a group of numbers we wish to enter.
if greater), and [Dse] (decrement and skip less than or equal).
execute the loop is contained in the index register.
bbb, the same skipping over event will occur.
or decrement by each time the loop is executed.
the [Gto] D instruction to be executed.
the previous program line number.
execution at that line number.
line and all other line numbers will be pushed ahead in memory.
7.1 Entering and Removing Numbers.
referred to as the Y variable.
[ENTER] key, then enter the X variable and press the [S+] key.
(or data pairs) entered thus far.
R1 contains the sum of all the X variable values.
R2 contains the sum of the squares of all the X variable values.
R3 contains the sum of all the Y variable values.
R4 contains the sum of the squares of all the Y variable values.
and the Y variable values.
mean of the test results.
The mean of the test scores is 78.6.
x and y variables using the [S] function key.
Calculate the standard deviation for the students results.
and for the English scores was 12.37.
Linear regression is a method used for determining the "best fit"
straight line equation for a set of paired statistical data.
the intercept B in the X register.
negative number, or other invalid operation.
instance taking the mean of 0 numbers.
label or line number that is out of range.
access a label or line number that is out of range.
more than 4 levels deep.
valid flags are 0 and 1.


The Carmargue is the forgotten spit of land at the bottom of the Rhone, and apart from forming one of the largest wetlands nature reserves in Europe, produces this delicious, pale and versatile rose. Made from predominantly pale-skinned Grenache Gris from 10 to 20 year-old vines, traditional southern 'pressurage direct' is used to create a very pale rose; grapes are pressed slowly and rather than a short maceration with skins as is usual in rose, the juice is run-off without time in contact with the skins. Delicate and mineral with subtle notes of fleshy peach.
This is also available in funsize (magnum) bottles - which seem very sensible when you see how quickly it disappears!


Growing up, I had a fear of cutting my hair. After sporting a rather boyish pixie cut in primary school, I realised my hair became a part of my image as a person. In highschool it only became worse. My hair became a symbol of my femininity and there was no way I was going to let that go.
I've grown up a lot since then and I've realised my value as a woman doesn't come from my hair or even the large collection of floral dresses I own. My hair, once cut, will indeed grow back and even if it takes a year to do so, that's okay.
I think confidence is key to a good hair cut. It's not solely about the style or shape or colour, if you feel confident in your new 'do' and can rock it out, who is going to question whether it looks good or not. Heck, I think confidence is the key to good looks in general.
So last week, I made a little leap of faith with my hair. I told my hairdresser "I'm feeling radical today, let's chop it all off". With the first snip of the scissors, I felt a weight taken off my shoulders (and not just literally). It felt good knowing it didn't matter if this new hair cut turned out horribly, it only mattered that I felt good about it.
I'm slowly getting used to my new hair. Sometimes I wake up and question whether I look more like a 30 year old mum or a 5 year old girl, but despite that, I'm content. Perhaps I will go shorter next time....maybe.
I've seen lots of people cutting their hair recently! Maybe it's something to do with the changing seasons, it inspires change in all of us! Your new haircut is gorgeous!
I recently got mine cut too, and I have to say, I am really struggling to love it. I was so sure that I wouldn't care about having it short, as I spent many years with it in a short bob... but yeah. I ended up really not liking the style and there's not really anything I can do about it except wait. As someone who blogs a lot of photographs of myself (like everyone!), I feel really self conscious and very sad every time I see a photo of myself pre or post-haircut! I know that it's silly, but I can't help it! I guess it'll grow out eventually and I won't look like a middle-aged woman anymore... just got to wait!
Such a cute haircut, I love it! Isn't it funny how a change in haircut can indeed (literally and figuratively) take a weight off our shoulders? I don't know what it is about it, but it always feels like a fresh start, in more ways than one, whenever I do some sort of change to my lovely locks.
Woohoo! Go you!! It looks amazing. I am right there with you though. I've had long hair since forever, and I've recently been feeling like it's too much of my identity! I chopped 6in off and it's still too long. Maybe I will be brave like you and go even shorter!!
You. Look. AMAZING! Love it :) It really suits you.
I'm sure you look stunning with both looks. For me, I love my natural colour. It always feels right on me.
You look fantastic! I'm pretty much the opposite, hairstyle wise. I've always had short short hair, chopping it off the second it got anywhere near my shoulders. Now I'm mixing it up and growing it out! It's taking forever though, and on really hot days I come very, very close to giving up.
I love your haircut! I attempted to make a big cut a month ago. I chopped 6 inches off my hair, but it's still really long -- and when I look at it I wish I had taken off more. Perhaps I will.... But I also really miss those 6 inches I cut off (my hair was really, REALLY long.) Right now I'm sort of hating the actual style of cut I got, so a haircut is definitely in my near future.
Anyway, you look great! And I totally get the fear of cutting your hair off.
I quite like your hair short if I am being honest, and funnily enough I have been thinking about going short for quite some time but I know it'll be a struggle for me (my hair is almost always long).
Your hair looks lovely! Funnily enough, I am thinking of growing mine out after having had a bob for the past little while ... I do love having short hair, though, I think there is something fun about it (although I am always a bundle of nerves at the hairdresser, even when getting a trim!).
You look gorgeous with the shorter hair! The way my hair looks affects the way I feel immensely. I'm staying away from shorter styles now as it is harder to maintain.
I feel exactly like you did when you were my age! It's sad but true, I'm attached to my hair as if it be the only sign of my femininity. I never feel like there's anything else to truly determine that sometimes. Your shorter locks are gorg, and I do wish I had that kind of confidence.
love it. its a really great cut on you and your face shape.
and i felt pretty much the same way. i still struggle with cutting it and thinking it looks terrible.
Your hair looks amaaazing! I'm going through a long hair phase right now, I've become attached only cause it took so long to grow out!
Isn't it interesting how a hair cut can make you look older and younger at the same time? I love what you said here, about confidence. I agree completely, and also think the new cut looks fantastic on you.
I just cut mine short and I love it, it's so much more easy to deal with and a change every once in a while is good! I honestly think it suits you so much!
I love it!!!! You're making me want to get my current trying-to-grow-my-hair-out lob trimmed again..... It really suits you short, it makes you look unique (and in a very good way!) and really spunky. I too was concerned about either looking like a soccer mom taking the three kids to school in an SUV or looking like one of the SUV passengers being taken to Kindy, but I think I sunk into the whole thing eventually. I LOVE having short hair. Like you, I previously associated long hair with femininity. It took a drastic change for me to see otherwise! The only reason I'm now growing mine out is to have a bit of length to play with for the wedding, whenever it ends up happening, but I think I'll b e a short-hair girl for the rest of my life!
Power to you Sam. It totally suits you, you look fantastic.
You are rocking it girl!
I totally understand about the security thing!
You look great! It is nice to cut our hair and try something new once in a while!
There must be something in the air, but seems like we've all just been getting the snip snip bug!
love it! I think you look so young and pretty.. .change is always good.
I had to cut off like 4 inches (actually a lot for me haha) a few months ago because it was so dead and at first I was super uncomfortable about it, but now it's grown a little more, I'm loving the short hair.
You are so right about hair though haha when I was young, I had really slow growing curly hair and I real thought it made me less of a girl, which seem so silly now!
You are looking gorgeous Sam! I feel like short hair is making a bit of a comeback at the moment!
I also made that same decision a couple of years ago and it felt so good. In fact I can't seemed to grow my hair longer than your current length. And I think yours look amazing!


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The area today known as Penn's Landing stretches along the Delaware River for about 10 blocks from Vine Street to South Street, and encompasses the spot where in 1682 William Penn, Philadelphia's founder, first touched ground in his "greene country towne." After Penn's arrival, this area quickly became the center of Philly's maritime soul and the city's dominant commercial district. Today, however, Penn's Landing is a riverside park. Moored here is the Gazela, a 177-foot-long square-rigged vessel built in 1883. In her first incarnation, she was a Portuguese fishing boat and as recently as the 1960s she was still active seeking cod in Canada's Grand Banks.


On Wednesday, August 2, at 6 p.m., the U.S. Postal Service will unveil the Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever Stamp during a ceremony at the Fleet Science Center.
The Total Eclipse of the Sun stamp is the first U.S. stamp to use thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon.


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Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future
Katherine S. van Wormer
Rosemary J. Link
Publisher:SAGE Publications, Inc.
Online pub date: February 16, 2017
Discipline: Health & Social Care
Subject:Social Policy (general), Welfare State, Welfare
Unique in its use of a sustainability framework, Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future goes beyond U.S. borders to examine U.S. government policies–including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice–within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market and globalization affect all social workers in their practice, the book addresses a wide range of relevant topics, including the refugee journey, the impact of new technologies, war trauma, global policy instruments, and restorative justice. A sustainability policy analysis model and an ecosystems framework for trauma-informed care are also presented in this timely text.
Foundations of Social Welfare Policy
Chapter 1: Social Work and Social Policy: A Sustainability Framework
Chapter 2: Historical Foundations of Social Welfare Policy
Chapter 3: Purpose and Structure of Social Welfare Policy
Chapter 4: Environmental Sustainability and the Social Work Profession
Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality
Chapter 6: Minority Groups and the Impact of Oppression
Policies to Meet Human Needs
Chapter 7: Child Welfare
Chapter 8: Sustainable Health Care Policies
Chapter 9: Mental Health Care Policy
Chapter 10: Sustainable Policy for Older Adults
Chapter 11: Human Rights
Chapter 12: Sustainability Policy Analysis and Policy Practice
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948
Relevant Internet Sites
van Wormer, K., & Link, R. (2016). Social welfare policy for a sustainable future. SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483399003
van Wormer, Katherine S., and Rosemary J. Link. Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483399003.
van Wormer, K. and Link, R. 2016. Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483399003> [Accessed 16 Jan 2021].
van Wormer, Katherine S. and Rosemary J. Link. Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2016. SAGE Knowledge, 16 Jan 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483399003.
Link to this page directly with a permalink: https://sk.sagepub.com/books/social-welfare-policy-for-a-sustainable-future-the-us-in-global-context
Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance Among People of Color
Schiele, Jerome H January 18, 2013
Social Welfare for a Global Era: International Perspectives on Policy and Practice
Midgley, James December 7, 2017
An Introduction to Social Policy
Dwyer, Peter, et al. December 7, 2017
Issues for Debate in Social Policy: Selections from CQ Researcher
Press, CQ December 27, 2017
Global Social Policy: International Organizations and the Future of Welfare
Deacon, Bob May 31, 2012
Identity, Ethnic Diversity and Community Cohesion
Wetherell, Margaret, et al. May 31, 2012
Social Policy & Social Justice
Reisch, Michael January 9, 2017
Social Insurance: America's Neglected Heritage and Contested Future
Marmor, Theodore R., et al. December 8, 2017
The Handbook of Social Policy
Midgley, James, et al. May 31, 2012
Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Herrick, John M, et al. September 15, 2007
The Politics of Fertility Control: Family Planning and Abortion Policies in the American States
McFarlane, Deborah R, et al. December 27, 2013
Cedric de Leon Defines Welfare State
de Leon, Cedric February 15, 2017
Key Note
Challenges & Contradictions in the 'Normalization' of Flexible Labor Markets
Rubery, Jill February 15, 2017
Comparing Social Welfare Policy
Baker, Dana L, et al. June 25, 2016
Encyclopedia of Global Studies
Anheier, Helmut K, et al. May 31, 2012


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Next Logical Step
Tripping,
Chris Hedges talks about The Coming Collapse:
As a foreign correspondent I covered collapsed societies, including the former Yugoslavia. It is impossible for any doomed population to grasp how fragile the decayed financial, social and political system is on the eve of implosion. All the harbingers of collapse are visible: crumbling infrastructure; chronic underemployment and unemployment; the indiscriminate use of lethal force by police; political paralysis and stagnation; an economy built on the scaffolding of debt; nihilistic mass shootings in schools, universities, workplaces, malls, concert venues and movie theaters; opioid overdoses that kill some 64,000 people a year; an epidemic of suicides; unsustainable military expansion; gambling as a desperate tool of economic development and government revenue; the capture of power by a tiny, corrupt clique; censorship; the physical diminishing of public institutions ranging from schools and libraries to courts and medical facilities; the incessant bombardment by electronic hallucinations to divert us from the depressing sight that has become America and keep us trapped in illusions. We suffer the usual pathologies of impending death. I would be happy to be wrong. But I have seen this before. I know the warning signs. All I can say is get ready.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-coming-collapse/
The only comprehensive and scientific study which has ever been done of whether the US is a democracy or instead a dictatorship, was published in 2014. It studied the period during 1981 through 2002, and it found that, "In the United States, our findings indicate, the majority does not rule — at least not in the causal sense of actually determining policy outcomes."
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/07/01/dictatorship-over-america-how-it-functions.html
What will Trump and Putin and Lavrov and Bolton talk about July 16?
Trump also suggested that scrapping sanctions on Russia depended on its actions, including in Syria. Asked about potentially lifting sanctions on Russia, Trump told reporters, "We'll see what Russia does. We're going to be talking to Russia about a lot of things. We're going to be talking to them about Syria."
https://sputniknews.com/us/201806301065906664-trump-putin-usa-russia-interview/
Lavrov says Edward Snowden is a free-agent, not a bargaining chip. Lavrov very carefully chooses and keeps his words.
He says the Western order is pretty late in it's process of corruption; well past it's sell-by date.
"I do not know why people would start asking this particular question in relation to the summit. Edward Snowden is the master of his own destiny," Lavrov reiterated.
https://www.rt.com/news/431306-lavrov-post-west-world-order/
https://www.rt.com/news/431302-snowden-extradition-russia-lavrov/
The risks of peace breaking out when Putin and Trump talk are mind-boggling. Nobody really gets how catastrophic this could be! Just shoot me now...
In the context of the impending US-Russia presidential talks, not a single Western media outlet mentioned that, as detailed in the 2018 World Report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), "In 2017 the USA spent more on its military [$610 billion] than the next seven highest-spending countries combined... at $66.3 billion, Russia's military spending in 2017 was 20 per cent lower than in 2016."
US Senator Ben Sasse grouched that "Putin is not our friend and he is not the president's buddy. He is a thug using Soviet-style aggression to wage a shadow war against America, and our leaders should act like it."
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/07/02/trump-putin-peace-trade-and-friendship-talks.html
These guys have to talk about Israel, don't they?
Israeli planes have been bombing Syria and, less publicly, the Houthi regions of Yemen, using "roundabout" routes to evade air defenses. This, in itself, is not controversial. However, what is controversial is reports that Israel has been operating out of bases inside both Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Sources not only confirm these reports but military analysis of Israel's missions, as they announce them publicly, prove use of particularly Saudi bases is mandatory.
Questions then arise regarding the degree of inter-cooperation between these nations and the Gulf States, against Syria, against Yemen, against certainly Iran and to a lesser known extent, in support of ISIS operations across the region.
Of course, none of this would be possible without logistical support, mission planning and AWAC services supplied by the United States.
Thus, we are confronted with a leading question; how will Russian policy in the region address this threat to their own interests?
https://journal-neo.org/2018/07/01/will-israel-be-on-the-table-at-the-trump-putin-summit/
Angela Merkel says the refugee situation is sorted out, agreed in principle. Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic say they didn't get that memo.
"There are no any new agreements regarding the reception of asylum seekers from EU countries, we confirm (that), like the Czech Republic and Hungary," Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Artur Lompart said.
https://www.rt.com/news/431382-hungary-poland-czech-migrants/
CIA trained, equipped and paid good-terrorists are working hard to bring regime change to Iran.
It seems more likely to just make Iranians more tired and pissed-off.
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/07/on-the-path-to-failure-us-goes-for-regime-change-in-iran.html
Rudy Giulliani says the end is near for Iran's rulers, as he cheerleads at a conference in France for said good-terrorists.
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will suffocate Iran's "dictatorial ayatollahs", his close ally Rudy Giuliani said on Saturday, suggesting his move to re-impose sanctions was aimed squarely at regime change.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-opposition-giuliani/trump-ally-giuliani-says-end-is-near-for-irans-rulers-idUSKBN1JQ0PA
Indefinite Detention of Central American families fleeing the war-on-them is the new Federal policy.
They can sleep in the same tent behind the concertina wire in the desert forever.
The executive order Trump signed June 20, which he claimed would end family separation, was in fact an instruction for the executive branch to start finding as much space as possible for family detention. It also told the Department of Justice to ask US District Judge Dolly Gee to reverse her own 2015 Flores settlement ruling that prevented the government from keeping children in immigration detention longer than necessary even when they were being held with their parents.
https://www.vox.com/2018/6/30/17520820/families-together-detention-separate-camp-military
Oh, Man the amount of this stuff is vast! The tiny little parts in it are inseparable and have bits of toxic poison lightly and evenly salted through them. There is no way out, once the machines are set in motion to make billions of iPhones, and laptops, and TVs, and so on.
Until the beginning of this year, China was a willing recipient of the world's electronic waste, which it recycled in vast factories. According to the UN, 70% of all electronic waste was ending up in China.
But in January, having calculated that the environmental impact far outweighed the short-term profit, China closed its gates to virtually all foreign rubbish. It has prompted something of a global crisis, not just for e-waste but plastic waste as well.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/28/deluge-of-electronic-waste-turning-thailand-into-worlds-rubbish-dump
Keynesian Economics is an artifact of Cheap Energy (and it isn't working like it used to in 1970), Charles Hugh Smith
https://www.oftwominds.com/blogjuly18/keynes-energy7-18.html
The hypothesis of how successful toolmaking, and the conveyance of that benefit through teaching other humans, led to a unique form of conceptual ability in humans.
Kolodny points out what might seem like a contradiction in this notion: Many species of ape use tools in sequence-dependent ways and also have highly developed levels of communication. But the order in which those apes produce their utterances doesn't make much difference to their meaning, Kolodny explains. "The question becomes not 'How did language arise only in humans?'but 'Why did it not arise in other apes as well?' And the answer is, the qualitative difference between us and other apes is they don't have the communication system coupled to those temporal sequencing structural capabilities."
https://medium.com/the-atlantic/a-sneaky-theory-of-where-language-came-from-1352fe159e16
Chipping Flint
Feeding Insurrection
Escape Through Magic
Casting Shadows
Differing Viewpoints
Deal With Vlad
Trump Terminated
Plotting Peace
Humanity First
Talk Is Cheaper
Look In The Corner


The next race is only now in the dog sled race. Management is very simple - archers. There is a choice upryazhek, trails.
Good stork brought another child, but dropped it so that the struggle against the walls of the ball. You need to quickly and neatly arrange the Barriers to send a child to kolybelku!
A set of micro-games in the spirit of Wario Ware. Each of them provides only a few seconds, so the player must quickly grab the essence of assignments.
Excellent game for people who have fast fingers and strong nerves.
Collect 3 Cucaracha, and they disappear. Main does not go beyond the playing field.
Very cool and quite functional calculator! Is it not time to replace them with standard vindouzovsky?
Continuation of classroom aids Alias. The third part.
Simple dogonyalki only one track on one disk with three levels of difficulty.
Excellent space Shooting star in the style of a warrior. Wade through hordes of enemy ships in deep space.
If you want to try a few deadly tricks on the car, you need stronger disperse, smash and fly through the windscreen as far as you can!
Fearless elf hero goes in search of great treasures. But gold, guarded by hordes damned spirits, led by the terrible slew. In this struggle the hero must rely not on force but on cunning and finesse.


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Denise Thomas is the President and Owner of The Effective Communication Coach, LLC, a consultancy focused on transforming emerging and existing professionals into extraordinary leaders by master the art of effective communication and networking.
With 17 years of experience in working for Fortune 500 companies, Denise has honed the ability to deliver and receive messages across language, cultural, and communication-style barriers. She has served and been recognized for excellence in leadership from companies including Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, PepsiCo, General Electric and MillerCoors. Denise continues her focus on empowering people by traveling and teaching communication strategy to professionals worldwide including Egypt, China and Israel.
Her existing portfolio of clients include Kraft Heinz, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Northwestern Mutual and Manpower Group. Organizations she's consulted and coached include the National Black MBA Association, National Urban League, Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute, and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee.
Over the years, her formal accolades include NV Magazine's 2016 "Movers and Shakers" award, the MillerCoors Diversity and Inclusion Award and as the Featured Alumni during the Mission Driven Leader Series at Cardinal Stritch University in 2017. Denise was recently recognized by the Milwaukee Business Journal as a 2019 Woman of Influence and a Top 100 Power Broker in 2018 and 2019. Milwaukee Magazine listed her in November as a "Women of Distinction"
Denise is a Lead Facilitator at St. Norbert College as part of the School of Business's Center of Exceptional Leadership and also an Instructor for the Cardinal Stritch University Mission Fuel Leadership Program. She serves on numerous non-profit organization board of directors and advisory councils including Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County's Women United Leadership Council and Cardinal Stritch University College of Business Advisory Council. She is also a certified Hogan Assessment and CEL 360 Coach. Denise is a graduate of Cardinal Stritch University in Business Management and a proud member of The Links Incorporated – Milwaukee Chapter.
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Legal aid news: October 2019
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from October 2019.
Legal aid cuts as a false economy:
A report published by the International Bar Association's access to justice committee and the World Bank found that investment in legal aid can lead to significant government savings, greater efficiency in the justice system and increased economic productivity.
The report surveyed over 50 cost-benefit analyses of legal aid programmes across the developed and developing world. The results overwhelmingly documented how increased access to justice can be a 'win-win' for individuals, the economy and wider society, with benefits including:
A reduction in the length of time suspects are held in police stations and detention centres;
A reduction in the prison population;
A reduction in the number of wrongfully convicted persons;
A reduction in sentencing costs; and
An increase in the efficiency of the courts via reduced time spent on self-representing litigants.
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, a member of the IBA Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee, commented "unaddressed legal needs affect individuals, their families, the justice system, the economy and society as a whole" and "as a profession we must continue to champion legal aid programmes and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to access justice".
Legal aid for inquests:
On 6 October, BBC radio 4's File on 4 Programme investigated access to justice for bereaved families going through the inquest process. The programme, "Families versus the state: An unfair fight?" is available here. It follows one family's plight to find out the circumstances of their mother's death at an inquest, despite being denied legal aid in circumstances where other Interested Parties (who were State bodies) were legally represented with public money.
After the inquest, the family submitted Freedom of Information requests to the 53 mental health NHS trusts in England. The responses revealed that the NHS trusts had spent over £4million on legal representation at inquests in the financial year 2017/18 (of the half that responded). It is reported that just £118,000 was made available to bereaved families in legal aid.
Crime and criminal legal aid:
On 2 October 2019 the Guardian published an article by the Secret Barrister denouncing the Tories' stance on crime as "shameless and cynical".
With party conference season in full swing, justice secretary Robert Buckland QC announced the introduction of "proper punishment" for "the most serious violent and sexual offenders", which would be achieved by preventing such offenders being released "at the halfway point of their sentence".
The article highlighted a fundamental flaw in this new policy, namely that the "most serious violent and sexual offenders" are not currently automatically released at the halfway point of their sentences. Instead, the policy targets a very small percentage of defendants in the criminal justice system who are convicted of serious violent or sexual offences, but who do not receive a life sentence or extended determinate sentence and who, therefore, are not among the "most serious" offenders.
The announcement attracted criticism as "cynicism bordering on nihilism; shamelessly undermining public confidence in sentencing by spreading misinformation about how the justice system actually works", at a time when the criminal justice and legal aid systems are in crisis.
Questions in Parliament about legal aid:
On 8 October, during Prime Minister's Questions, Ellie Reeves MP (LAB), the MP for Lewisham West and Penge, told Parliament that the cuts to legal aid are costing a great deal to society and ultimately the Treasury due to health problems caused by resolvable issues such as homelessness and wrong welfare benefits decisions. She explained that these costs could have been avoided if legal aid had been provided in the first place. This, she said, ultimately undermines the rule of law. You can listen to her powerful speech here.
The Shadow Justice Secretary, Richard Burgon MP, asked the government to match Labour's proposal to bring back legal aid for early legal aid advice.


My friend James and I decided to go to Ruby's today. He's been saying good things about the place for a while. I'd been once about 11-12 years ago but don't really remember the place, so it's certainly time for a visit.
It has both indoor, outdoor covered, and outdoor open seating, so can appeal to everyone regardless of your seating pleasure. James orders brisket and sausage. I order pulled pork, pork ribs, and chicken (originally ordered turkey but they were out).
Chicken: The chicken has a mild smoke flavor. It's a little dry, and skin is a little tough (have to use a knife to get through. Decent, but not great. 6.0/10.
Sausage: The sausage is Elgin hot sausage. Decent taste and tenderness, so they've cooked it OK, but casing has lost a little of the snap. 6.0/10.
Pork Ribs: Good crust and tender, but flavor is so-so. I'm not really tasting much smoke, and (at least the two I had) are very light on the rub. I like a natural pork flavor as much as the next person, but BBQ ribs need to be about smoke and rub. 5.0/10.
Brisket: James says the brisket is usually very good here. I'll have to take his word for it because this… isn't. Take a quick look at the pictures with the brisket in them. Notice something missing? That's right, there's no bark. In looking more closely, it looks like they cut the bark off before serving? I asked James and he said it's normally served like that. Well, they've cut away any chance of flavor. There just isn't any here. It's tender, but I'm not tasting anything but natural meat itself. 4.0/10.
Pulled pork: This was very nice. It has a nice spicy bite to it, but there is an underlying sweetness that counterbalances the spice. The flavors are obviously strong enough to overwhelm any hint of smoke, but in this case that's OK. 7.5/10.
Is it worth a visit? Yes. With the exception of the brisket everything here is a solid (if not exceptional) representative of its kind. There are certainly much worse places in the area (some already reviewed on this site). It's a perfectly good place to grab some BBQ, have a beer, and enjoy a meal with friends.
Is it worth a trip? Nope. While there are plenty of solid things on the menu, nothing stands out (the pulled pork might be an exception). If you're traveling an hour JUST for BBQ, there are other places worth going.
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First, you'll want to look at the development environment. If the code is written in C++, it's likely that TBB is the best fit. TBB matches especially well with the code that is highly object oriented, and makes heavy use of C++ templates and user defined types. . If the code is written in C or FORTRAN, OpenMP may be the better solution because it fits better than TBB into a structured coding style and for simple cases, it introduces less coding overhead. TBB and native threads don't require specific compiler support; OpenMP does. The use of OpenMP requires that you compile with a compiler that recognizes OpenMP pragmas.
Next, look at what you want to make parallel. Use OpenMP if the parallelism is primarily for bounded loops over built-in types, or if it is flat do-loop centric parallelism. OpenMP works especially well with large and predictable data parallel problems. It can be very challenging to match OpenMP performance with TBB for such problems. It is seldom worth the effort to bother – just use OpenMP. TBB excels at the common problem of having less structured or consistent parallelism in a program.
TBB relies on generic programming; use its loop parallelization patterns if you need to work with custom iteration spaces or complex reduction operations. Also, consider using TBB if you need to go beyond loop-based parallelism, since it provides generic parallel patterns for parallel while-loops, data-flow pipeline models, parallel sorts and prefixes.
Finally, what happens if you come upon a case where either TBB or OpenMP could be a usable option? Then you would look at the features within the APIs. If you need features exclusive to OpenMP, then choose OpenMP. If you need features exclusive to TBB, then use TBB. If the features you need are available with both TBB and OpenMP, then we recommend you use TBB. If you already are using OpenMP for such features, and plan to add TBB moving forward, then it would be a good idea to replace the OpenMP code with TBB. The reason why is because TBB is designed to anticipate incremental parallelization - allowing additional parallelization without creating unnecessary threads that can lead to over-utilization.
And TBB and OpenMP can coexist. You can utilize TBB in part of your application while using OpenMP in another part. That way you can use the tool which best fit the problem.


Cat Stevens (stage name for Steven Demetre Georgiou) was a British folk rock singer popular in the late 1960s into the 1970s. His wrote many songs with values for the heart–compassion, peace, and good relationships such as evidenced by his hit "Father and Son." "Peace Train" was a solid hit to land him in this festival, a song covered by many musicians including country music star Dolly Parton who worked with Yusuf on a number of projects.
In 1977 he converted to Islam and shortly after changed his name to Yusuf Islam. He left his music career to pursue educational and philanthropic causes within the Muslim community.
In 2006 he relaunched his music career using just the mononym Yusuf for his stage name. One song, "I Have No Cannons that Roar" was written by a friend, Irfan Ljubijankic. Ljubijankic was the former Foreign Minister of Bosnia who was shot down on a helicopter flying a mission of mercy during the Bosnian war. He participated in various benefits including in Sarajevo and for Adopt-a-Minefield.
Here Yusuf performs "Peace Train" at the Nobel Peace Prize concert honoring Muhammad Yunus.


Texas leads the nation in child deaths from being left in hot cars.
Leaving a child to die in a hot vehicle — most parents think it will never happen to them. Sadly, of the children that die in hot cars, more than 50 percent of them are "forgotten" in the car by a parent or caregiver. It is important that every parent take steps to make sure it does not happen to them!
Children are more at risk for heatstroke because a child's body temperature rises 3 to 5 times faster than an adult. Heatstroke can occur at body temperatures above 104 degrees. Even mild outside temperatures can pose a threat, but with Texas temperatures already climbing into the upper 90s each day, the danger becomes even greater. The problem is that temperatures in parked vehicles rise very quickly. According to figures from San Francisco State University's Department of Geosciences, in just 10 minutes, the temperature inside of a vehicle can increase by almost 20 degrees.
Unfortunately, Texas leads the nation in children dying in hot cars — and these deaths happen to families of all socioeconomic levels. Parents need to take steps to prevent these needless and tragic deaths. To reduce deaths from heatstroke, Safe Kids USA has launched a campaign titled ACT, which stands for: Avoid heatstroke-related injury, Create reminders, and Take action. The campaign is designed to link together these simple heatstroke prevention steps.
It is important that parents and caregivers are on alert to avoid a heatstroke death, and that they share the ACT campaign steps with spouses, grandparents, babysitters, and other caregivers. Any change in schedule for drop-off or pickup of a child can lead to a deadly mistake. Such deaths are preventable when parents take precautions to make sure that children are not left alone in vehicles and cannot gain access to unlocked vehicles.
When we think of children being left alone in cars, our first thought is the danger of children dying in hot cars due to heatstroke. But in addition to heat risks, there are other safety concerns with unsupervised children around cars, including back-overs, the risk of children releasing the gear shift or engaging electric windows, and even becoming trapped inside vehicles or trunks. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, approximately 39 percent of back-over deaths occurred at home. Drivers in back-over and front-over deaths are often family members or family friends of the child.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension — Taylor County, reminds parents to be extra vigilant to make sure that children are never left alone in or around parked vehicles. Practice the following safety tips to be sure that children cannot be harmed in a vehicle.
Carefully check all seats in the van or bus to make sure there are no children sleeping on the seats or hiding under seats.
Do not let children play in an unattended vehicle. Teach them that a vehicle is not a play area.
Check with the family when a child does not show up for day care to be sure a parent has not forgotten a child in their vehicle.
Always lock vehicle doors and trunks — and keep keys out of children's reach.
If a child is missing, check the vehicle first, including the trunk or storage area.
If a child is in distress due to heat, get them out as quickly as possible. Cool the child rapidly, then call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.
Walk all the way around your parked vehicle to check for children, pets, or toys before getting in the car and starting the engine.
Identify and use safe play areas for children away from parked or moving vehicles.
Designate a safe spot for children to go when nearby vehicles are about to move.
Firmly hold the hand of each child when walking near moving vehicles and when in driveways, parking lots, or sidewalks.
Teach children not to play in and around vehicles.
Lock vehicles always, even in the garage or driveway.
Store keys out of children's reach.
Check to see if your vehicle has a Brake Transmission Safety Interlock (BTSI), which is a safety technology to prevent children from accidentally putting a vehicle into gear. Check your owner's manual to see if your vehicle is equipped with BTSI. After Sept. 1, 2010, all vehicles with an automatic transmission with a PARK position must have BTSI.
Lock the power windows so that children cannot play with and cannot get caught in them. Power windows can strangle a child or cut off a finger.
Following these safety tips can make all the difference in avoiding a needless tragedy. For more information on this or other topics, contact Jane Rowan, county extension agent/FCH, at the Taylor County Extension Office, 325-672-6048 or email: l-rowan@tamu.edu.


-This is a beautiful love song. The songwriting reminds me of Ben Rector, which is high praise. It's a quaint style that really pulls the listener in. It'll probably make you think of someone special. Go ahead and send them the list. You'll make their day.
-When God created on Americana music (somewhere around the 9th day), he had Ben Larsen's music in mind. It's smooth unlike anything you've ever heard, we promise. The soft, subtle believability of the style is infectiously enjoyable. When the horns enter, you'll feel like you're sitting in Muscle Shoals. This is an exquisite piece of music and criminally underappreciated. Let's get it out there, shall we?
-Ayscue is one of those songwriters we just can't say "no" to his music. There's a charming vibe to every track he sends our way. It's got your toes tapping already, doesn't it? But then there's this theological element too and you're like… wait, this Billy Joel vibe also has some powerful lyrics too? Yes, it does. Listen to it twice for good measure.
-Well if the blues and country music ain't siblings, they sure are kissing cousins. This sweet old country song is about as sad as they make em. Anna Elizabeth Laube has been on our site before and we spose she'll be here again. There's a bona fide country sound here with some aching, heartbreaking lyrics.
-After you listen to several thousand demos and early career tracks, genres kind of become muddied. Is this a country song? Is it the blues? Maybe a little of both. But here's the big point; Ryan Davies kind of reminds me a little of an early career Ray Lamontagne. See, I said it. But you know you agree. Just listen to the inflection, the phrasing, and those delicious chord progressions. Key in on the organ… and you're gonna melt.
-The acoustic work here is really fun. The lyrics are thoughtful and moving. The overall style reminds me of a short story that keeps you wondering what will happen next. I love that even though the instrumentation seems ordinary, there's an unpredictability to it.
-I don't know what it's like to take the drug Mephedrone, but thankfully Si Clancy wrote a song about it for me. Apparently it's pretty epic and mind altering. That said, the song has this cinematic dynamism to it that really does pull me in. I don't have anyone to compare Clancy's music to, but I will say every once in a while one of these tracks really pops for me. This one does that. The theatrical vocal, when well placed, can really soar.
-Something about this song feels like I should be listening on vinyl to a classic band. There's a touch of Eagles, Chicago, and generally that era of not-fully-rock but certainly-not-pop music. Sometimes the chord progression and overall vibe of this one feels like James Taylor. As you can see I'm confused but I like it. I'm hoping to dig a bit more into the rest of this album because there's something special going on here.
-Take a soft, subtle, moving piano… add an angelic but familiar voice… and throw in a solid poetic duo partner. It's a beautiful recipe. The overall song comes through as a slow building piece that feels as much as a diary entry as a song. It feels like it hits a nerve for our historical moment, too, with so much distance and social isolation. It hits me hard.
-The word "atmospheric" is probably overused in the music industry. I mean, what music isn't somehow in the ATMOSPHERE? That said, the ethereal magic of Bayly's writing seems to hang and linger like a fog you're happy to have. It's a presence, holding in the air and making the environment a bit sweeter and more interesting. The texture of Bayly's vocal is special, too, setting this songwriter apart in different ways. He reminds me a bit of the talented Alexander Wolfe. I'd love to hear them collab.


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The U.S. Army lacks access to modern, commonplace analytical data management tools, and its data are locked away in siloed and proprietary databases. To solve these two analytical and management challenges, the authors developed a case study with Army Contracting Command (ACC) to determine if there is a simple and effective way to overcome these challenges and found an effective, efficient, and quick path forward.
Army Analytic Capabilities
A Case Study Within Army Contracting Command and Its Implications
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What is a simple and effective way to overcome the Army's challenge of having siloed and proprietary databases?
How can the Army provide its data scientists access to common analytical tools?
The U.S. Army faces two analytical and management challenges because its data are locked away in siloed and proprietary databases and it lacks access to modern, commonplace analytical tools. To solve these two problems, the authors developed a case study with Army Contracting Command (ACC) to determine if there is a simple and effective way to overcome these challenges and found an effective, efficient, and quick path forward.
The authors conducted a proof of concept for data sharing and analytics with ACC, which has high volume and value of annually awarded contracts. They migrated large contracting data sets from ACC, built a robust querying and analytics platform for exploring that data, piloted a method for accessing heretofore inaccessible unstructured text data from contracts, and conducted a pilot machine-learning analysis highlighting how a cloud-based contract analysis system for ACC could lead to cost savings.
The team found that the Army can achieve immediate cost savings and efficiencies through advanced data analytics and the use of currently available commercial off-the-shelf technology. The Army should immediately conduct multiple similar proofs of concept that take siloed and inaccessible data to the cloud to be analyzed using modern analytical tools to validate the methodology from this report across multiple commands.
The U.S. Army can achieve immediate cost savings and efficiencies through advanced data analytics and the use of currently available commercial off-the-shelf technology.
The Army does not need to wait for a complete system to reap efficiencies and cost savings. The Army can build off the proof of concept developed for this study.
The Army can leverage commercial cloud infrastructure and software to immediately begin robust data sharing, querying, and analytics.
Going to the cloud would provide infrastructure efficiently without large initial capital expenditures. Maintenance, upgrades, and hardware availability would be baked in.
As a matter of policy, ACC data scientists lack access to common data-science tools and lack permissions for remote access to computing infrastructure that allows for robust data-processing pipelines and analytic interfaces.
The Army should immediately conduct multiple similar proofs of concept that take siloed and inaccessible data to the cloud to be analyzed. This analysis would be conducted using modern analytical tools to validate the methodology from this report across multiple commands.
The Army should develop a policy on the use of open-source analytical products and create cloud-storage requirements to ensure that multiple ongoing data efforts are interoperable.
The Army should set a goal, perhaps not more than one year out, to have access to a scalable analytics environment for all of its key operational and business data.
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Q: Write value to xml file, using Powershell I have a PS script to read value from XML file:
PS D:\> $xml = [xml](Get-Content C:\Users\myuser\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml)
PS D:\> $VMFolder = $xml.VirtualBox.Global.SystemProperties.defaultMachineFolder
PS D:\> echo $VMFolder
D:\VirtualboxVMs

the example of xml file:
<VirtualBox xmlns="http://www.virtualbox.org/" version="1.12-windows">
  <Global>
    <SystemProperties defaultMachineFolder="D:\VirtualboxVMs" defaultHardDiskFormat="VDI" VRDEAuthLibrary="VBoxAuth" webServiceAuthLibrary="VBoxAuth" LogHistoryCount="3" exclusiveHwVirt="false"/>
  </Global>
</VirtualBox>

Can anyone give me an example, how to change value of defaultMachineFolder="D:\VirtualboxVMs" to "D:\newlocation" using PowerShell?

A: Something like
$xml.VirtualBox.Global.SystemProperties.defaultMachineFolder = "D:\VirtualboxVMs"
$xml.Save("C:\Users\myuser\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml")

Should do the trick

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Edris Harrell
Edris and her husband David have been members of First Unitarian Church for about 13 years. Edris has taught children and youth religious exploration (CYRE), including OWL, chairing the CYRE connections team and later the leadership team She has also served on the nominating committee, the worship associates team, the...
Barry Marrs
Barry Marrs has been a UU for 45 years, 21 of those at First Unitarian. He is passionate about the intersection of science and moral behavior. For ten years, Barry chaired a committee that brought lecturers at that intersection to First U. He has served on the Board and on...
Jeff Lott
Jeff Lott is a writer, editor, graphic artist, and activist. He finds inspiration for his social justice work in many sources, particularly in the rational and compassionate principles of Unitarian Universalism. Jeff served on the board of trustees from 2008 to 2014, including a term as president during a time...
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Paul Pinson has been a member of First Unitarian since 1972 and has served the congregation as youth leader, RE chair, staff relations chair, board member, president, treasurer and finance chair, and as a member of the strategic planning committee. He has been a facilitator for small groups and "Building...
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Ed Scott and his wife Darlene moved to Wilmington following retirement in 2014. Seeking a new and urban experience, they chose to make a downtown row house their home. It was in Wilmington that Ed discovered Unitarian Universalism and First Unitarian—which, he says "was like spiritually coming home." The church's...
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Israeli annexation could 'destroy hopes'
A woman wears a face mask as she walks with her dog in Tel Aviv amid the COVID-19 restrictions around the country, in Israel, April 21, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
UNITED NATIONS-The UN Middle East envoy has warned that Israeli moves to annex parts of the West Bank and accelerate settlement expansion, combined with the coronavirus pandemic's devastating impact, could ignite the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and "destroy any hope of peace".
Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council that annexation would also "constitute a serious violation of international law, deal a devastating blow to the two-state solution, close the door to a renewal of negotiations, and threaten efforts to advance regional peace".
He urged Israelis and Palestinians to support UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' call for a global cease-fire to all conflicts to tackle the pandemic.
Mladenov, who is the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, expressed hope that opportunities for cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians as a result of the COVID-19 crisis "will not be undermined or destroyed if the political context between Israel and the Palestinian Authority deteriorates".
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, said cooperation is already being undermined, blaming the threat of annexation.
Earlier this past week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz signed an agreement for a governing coalition that includes a clause to advance plans to annex parts of the West Bank, including Israeli settlements, from July 1.
The Palestinians seek all of the West Bank and East Jerusalem-areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war-for an independent state and the removal of many of the more than 700,000 Israeli settlers from these areas.
The United States rolled out its long-awaited Middle East peace plan in late January calling for a disjointed Palestinian state that would turn over key parts of the West Bank to Israel. It was immediately dismissed by the Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked about the annexation agreement in the Netanyahu-Gantz deal: "That's an Israeli decision."
Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the UN, said Beijing is concerned about the proposed plan by Israel to annex occupied Palestinian territory, in defiance of international law and Security Council resolutions.
"We urge relevant parties to refrain from taking any such unilateral steps," he told a virtual meeting of the council.
He asked the parties to heed Guterres' call for a global cease-fire and refrain from unilateral action that will aggravate tensions.
On Thursday, the European Union warned the incoming Israeli government that annexing parts of the occupied West Bank "would constitute a serious violation of international law".
Agencies - Xinhua
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