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YPO Bordeaux June 2014
Day 1 – Sunday, Opening Night
The 2014 YPO Bordeaux Fantasy trip started off Sunday, June 22. The evening featured an unplanned extra event that was sprung on the group shortly after their arrival. With little rest from their flights, the group checked into their hotel, Sources de Caudalie. Located in the heart of the Pessac Leognan appellation, surrounded by vines, trees and rock -strewn soils, the property offers unparalleled views of the Bordeaux wine region. A few of the early arrivals managed to find the time for a light lunch in the vineyards, others unpacked, and one or two intrepid souls opened a bottle of wine before leaving on their first experience in Bordeaux.
Sunday is normally an impossible date to fill in Bordeaux. Yet the group was able to visit and dine at Chateau Malartic Lagraviere with the owner Severine Bonnie. The well-known and highly regarded estate provided a tour and tasting of several wines from multiple vintages from their Bordeaux estate. We were then invited to the owner's personal family home for another tasting, which included an opportunity to sample wines they produce in Argentina's Mendoza region. Dinner with the owner was the perfect introduction to Bordeaux and the trip. About the same time as the clock struck midnight, the group returned to the hotel for some much needed sleep. Tomorrow was going to be a busy day.
Day 2 Monday
The first full day began with a personal tour led by the Chateau
Following the group's debut visit to the region, they returned to the scene of the crime. The hotel, Sources de Caudalie is owned by the Cathaird family, who also own Smith Haut Lafitte one of the top estates in the Pessac Leognan appellation, Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte. Smith Haut Lafitte recently earned 100 points for their 2009 vintage from Robert Parker, and the 2010 is not far behind! While the group was already familiar with the red wine of Smith Haut Lafitte, they were not as experienced with the equally sublime white wine of Smith Haut Lafitte. The estate director hosted the members for an underground tour of the cellars and winemaking facilities before owner Daniel Cathiard joined us for a tasting in the new James Bond-esque hidden cellars. Following the tasting, the group enjoyed a special lunch with Daniel Cathiard. The group wasted no time asking a plethora of question about the estate; ranging from winemaking to tax planning and more. Since the hotel and winery are connected, it was an easy stroll to their rooms from lunch. Ready for more, the guests took advantage of their break using the time for a nap, espresso or to dress for dinner.
In every wine region, there are always fun, and occasionally blistering, debates and arguments as to which producer is the best in the appellation. Those discussions take place in every region, including Bordeaux, California, Italy, Burgundy, Australia and beyond. There is never going to be an agreement on who is the best producer—except when it comes to Sauternes. Sauternes, the home of Chateau d'Yquem, produces what many wine lovers consider the best sweet white wine in the world. Ask any Sauternes aficionado or winemaker to name the best chateau, and only one name is mentioned: Chateau d'Yquem! Not knowing where they were going for dinner, the group broke into an enthusiastic round of applause when the coach pulled up to the famous gates of the picturesque castle of d'Yquem. Once the doors opened, you could read a book by the whites of their smiles as they were welcomed to this legendary estate. Situated at the highest point in the appellation atop rolling, verdant hills, Yquem looks down on all the other estates, literally and figuratively!
The private visit took in the cellars, vineyards and famous courtyard. Following a detailed look at the inner workings of Yquem, the president of the chateau, the affable and charming Pierre Lurton, warmly greeted the group. After introductions, Lurton soon began pouring unlimited amounts of Yquem as an aperitif, which boasted an endless array of lush, sweet and bright honey-slathered fruits and silky foie gras. Pure decadence in a glass. Calligula would have been happy; the group certainly was.
Talk about location, location, location! We shared the moment on the historic private family balcony of Chateau d'Yquem. The veranda afforded us the identical view Thomas Jefferson admired when he visited the estate in 1784! If this was not enough, the group was invited into the private family-owned chateau for a unique guided tour and additional appetizers with—you guessed it—more Yquem before dinner!
It's possible to have too much of a good thing, but not for this group. The dinner at Chateau d'Yquem consisted of foods created to complement the unique flavor profile of Yquem. That was a perfect day for any wine lover. Time to sleep. Tomorrow promised to be a long day…with a surprise or two.
Day 2 Tuesday
At 9am sharp, the group, still wearing the glow from last night, made their way on to the bus bound for the Pessac portion of the appellation. Informed they were going to have a religious experience, the bus made its way to Chateau Pape Clement. The estate is now using drones to photograph the vineyards. These drones take images that capture the photosynthesis of the leaves and vines, letting the vineyard know what is taking place with the vines at all periods of the growth cycle. This affords more precise information about what each parcel of vines needs and the perfect moment to pick. After the presentation, the group visited the small family chapel and cellar (with bottles dating back to the late 1800s) and tasted several wines from the stable of owner Bernard Magrez before being ushered back to the bus.
The vineyards situated in Pessac are unique for their location in the heart of the city. It was a short drive before encountering another unnamed vineyard. Two minutes after that, the bus gently slid into its space at Chateau First Growth in 1855, Haut Brion has been considered one of the best wines in the world for centuries. It is the wine of kings and wealthy enthusiasts alike, and even Thomas Jefferson raved about its unique qualities.
Following their introduction and tour of the property, the group was introduced to estate president Jean-Philippe Delmas, who invited everyone into the private chateau and home of the Dillon family for a long, luxurious lunch. While most people are familiar with the red wine of Haut Brion, the estate's white wine, Haut Brion Blanc, is even more expensive and much harder to find. Tasting multiple vintages of Haut Brion with the president of the chateau again brought smiles to the group. They headed home for a bit of rest and leisure, but the day was not over yet.
Before the trip, the group was aware of Chateau Haut Bailly, even if it was more for their reputation than their wine. This quickly changed once they began experiencing the wines of the estate. Upon arrival, the group was greeted by the previous owner of the property, the lovely Veronique Sanders. After selling to an American in 1998, Veronique remained with the property, which only continued to improve with each passing vintage. Today, it is difficult to find a better wine from this appellation that continues to earn extremely high scores from Robert Parker in almost every vintage. Following a quick tour and tasting, she invited the group for Champagne and small bites in the garden. Surrounded by lush vines, flower gardens, mature trees and neighboring chateaux in every direction, it would be difficult to find a more beautiful scene. For most of the group, this was more than enough. But belonging to the school of thought that more is better, Veronique invited us into the private home for dinner.
Most people are not going to be invited to private homes and and their chateau for dinner. Sadly, they are not going to experience this chef's cooking, which is a shame because he has the talent to manage a multi-starred restaurant. The previous chef at Haut Bailly was extraordinary. He left a few months ago to open his own restaurant in Bordeaux. Having dined with Veronique Sanders multiple times over the years at Haut Bailly. I was dubious when she told me the new chef was even better. This was my second time in just as many months visiting at Haut Bailly. He really is that good! With everyone in the group savoring each bite, they seemed to be in complete agreement!
In Bordeaux, of course there is wine at dinner. And what better way to get to know wine than by a blind tasting? By this time, the group had already experienced a few small blind tastings to help train their palate. At Haut Bailly, we were treated to a flight of 5 wines, all served blind. Keeping things fun, guests were only asked to declare their favorite wine. I was asked to name the vintages in order. Much to my relief, I scored 4 out of 5 correctly. Following coffee on the patio, we made our way back happy and satiated. Tomorrow was another day, and the group was ready.
Fully packed and with luggage in tow, the group made their way to the Medoc. The best hotel in the Left Bank of Bordeaux is Cordeillan Bages, where the group stayed for the remainder of the trip. The day started off with a surprise visit to Chateau Latour which was closed for construction. The group experienced an insider's view of the bottling line in action, followed by a visit to the owner's private cellars. With wines dating back to the 1800s, this was a treat for everyone. The highlight of the visit was, of course, a tasting of Latour!
To say the next visit was not far would be quite the understatement. Following our time at Latour, we easily moved next door to Chateau Pichon Lalande. The vineyards of Cos d'Estournel, the famous estate in St. Estephe. Following a quick tour of the cellars and winemaking facilities, which included an explanation of the estate's unique elephant motif, the group enjoyed a tasting of a wine that some tasters—even Robert Parker—called the best young wine they have ever tasted. Scoring 100 points from Parker, the 2009 Chateau Cos d'Estournel left a palate-staining impression on the entire merry band of tasters. Overheard in the background, the "Thank God it's nap time" comment went unheeded as the group quickly headed home to change for dinner.
The endless parade of Robert Parker 100 point-rated wines continued with a stop at Chateau Leoville Poyferre in St. Julien. Scoring 100 points in 2009, Leoville Poyferre remains a benchmark chateau in the appellation. One of the owners guided the group through a tour of the estate from both sides of the road, a sight most visitors aren't fortunate enough to experience. Following the tour, the group was led into the room where professional visitors participate in a special blind tasting of Leoville Poyferre. To keep things fun and easy, the group was presented with the 2009 (which scored 100 points) and the 2010 (which scored almost as high). With some guests leaning to the opulent 2009 and others preferring the bigger, more powerful 2010, results were mixed. So, what question yielded the unanimous answer? An invitation to dine at the private family home.
The charming and classically French Chateau Le Crock is situated in St. Estephe, in the middle of Montrose and Cos d'Estournel. Dinner with the family included another blind tasting. While all the members of YPO were only asked if they liked the wines or not, I was asked to play "Guess the wine and vintage." I successfully identified all the wines and a single vintage, but only came close to naming the other vintages at Chateau Le Crock. Still, it was a fun game to play. Speaking of games, the World Cup was taking place, and the entire group was invited to the family room to watch with the owner. After a few minutes, realizing how late it was, sadly, we could not finish watching the game. So, we said goodnight and goodbye. After all, tomorrow was another day.
Day 4 Thursday
With classic French architecture as far as the eye can see, Bordeaux chateaux look exactly as you'd expect them too. But Cantenac Brown broke the mold when they built their chateau in the Tudor style. Seemingly out of style in the region, it's stunningly beautiful. Yet as a private home, the estate remains closed to visitors. Unless, of course, you were with this YPO group! Following a quick tour and tasting, we were invited into Chateau taste the just-bottled white wine of the estate. As hunger pangs began, people started to steal glances at their watch, and we soon moved to the next destination.
With its distinctive flags flapping in the breeze, sharply pointed black towers and architecture, Chateau Palmer is easy to spot from the main road. As the bus pulled into the chateau parking lot, the group lit up. Clearly I was not the only one claiming Margaux wine. Upon arrival, the estate president treated us to a private tour of the new cellars and vat rooms. During lunch in the chateau, the group tasted Palmer's rare white wine (which is not commercially sold) and a few vintages of Chateau Palmer. The wines were almost as exciting as the lively lunch, which was filled with uncensored questioning about Bordeaux, Palmer, the current marketplace and the future of Bordeaux.
Without question, the twin titans of the Margaux appellation are Palmer and Chateau Margaux. Following the group's visit to Palmer, there was only one thing left to do: visit Chateau Margaux! Margaux is in a state of reconstruction that will be finished by next year. While that places some parts of the chateau off limits, the group began their visit next to the most amazing field of bright yellow sunflowers that extended as the eye could see. After learning a portion of the history behind Margaux, the group participated in a tasting led by Paul Pontallier, the extraordinarily charming president of the estate. Pontallier remained with the group for close to an hour, openly answering questions that ranged from winemaking to the cost of doing business as a First Growth.
After numerous tastings, visits and a long lunch, there was only one thing left to decide: where to go to dinner. The group made their way to Chateau Branaire Ducru in St. Julien. Before dinner, the estate owner and his wife treated the group to a fun blind tasting that showcased the 2009 and 2010 vintages. Clearly, this was not the same group that started out the week, as most people easily discerned the difference between the two vintages presented to them at Branaire Ducru. It was interesting to see how much better they had become at tasting and differentiating the vintages in such a short period of time. As an award for being such willing tasters, Branaire Ducru offered the group a second blind tasting. They poured three samples of the 2013 vintage from three different types of barrels, each with the estate's unique signature. It was a fun learning experience for everyone involved.
Following the tasting, the group enjoyed Champagne and a series of small courses in the garden before dinner. Perhaps because it was family oriented, this evening became one of the best memories of the trip. The wines were great. The food was perfectly paired. The people were wonderful. What more could you ask for? Before I forget, the ride home was a blast! You have to ask the group why. Else, like the saying goes, what happens in Bordeaux stays in Bordeaux.
Day 5 The Grand Finale
The last day of the trip was packed. And by packed, I mean stuffed like a turkey about to be served for Thanksgiving. By request, the group asked to visit Chateau Lafite Rothschild, so we kicked off the morning with a tour of the estate. No matter how many times you've been there, a visit to Gruaud Larose, the popular Second Growth estate. Because we had a lunch set up and were running slightly behind, we only managed a quick tour and visit to the highest tower in Bordeaux before tasting a few vintages of Gruaud Larose.
Few wines from Pauillac are as popular as Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste. It's rare today for an estate to combine great style, fair prices and earn high scores from Robert Parker. But that is exactly what Grand Puy Lacoste does. Wine, wine and more wine was still the order of the day. Following a tasting of multiple vintages of Grand Puy Lacoste, the group was invited to lunch by the owner, his wife and daughter. The experience of joining a true Bordelais family in their home for lunch was a memory none of the guests will forget. If that was not enough, we were treated to multiple decades of Grand Puy Lacoste, which back to 1982! The memory of Madame Borie serving the guests coffee to the group lingered as we bade our goodbyes and moved on to the final visit of the trip.
The final stop of the trip was at the popular Chateau Beychevelle. With perhaps the most beautiful garden setting in the Medoc, the sprawling chateau and impeccably manicured grounds must be seen to be believed. Following a quick tour, the group enjoyed their last blind tasting of the trip with 2009 and 2010 Chateau Beychevele, arguably the two best wines the property has ever produced. The visit was cut short as the group returned to the hotel to don their black ties and business wear for what many people consider the best dinner of the year: the Fete de la Fleur.
The gala of the year, Fete de la Fleur celebrates the flowering of each vintage. And in Bordeaux, a city known for its extravagance, that distinction says a lot! Even though close to 1,000 guests were in attendance, the gala is the toughest ticket in town. The dining room was packed with chateau owners, directors, negociants and wine lovers. Following the non-stop parade of appetizers, the dinner (which was hosted by the estates of the 1855 Classified growths) combined wine, fun, pomp and circumstances. Wines were delivered tableside accompanied by blaring trumpets and other types of music, lights and sound effects. The Mayor of Bordeaux, French Prime Minister and other distinguished leaders from around the world created an environment that is unequaled in the wine world.
Like the Eric Clapton song, it was "After Midnight," the fireworks ended, and it was time to go. Until next year in June…


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Academic journal article The Western Journal of Black Studies
Frank Marshall Davis: A Forgotten Voice in the Chicago Black Renaissance
By Takara, Kathryn Waddell
Finding a Voice
The rebellious voices of Frank Marshall Davis (1907-87) and his contemporaries, who advocated themes of "cultural conservatorship, racial advancement and political protest" (Barnes, 53), and who explored the complexities of the black urban migration experience, creatively pressured black citizens of the era to revise their racial attitudes. By studying his voice, one sees how mid-western black journalism, culture, and activism remain a largely neglected yet critical site for exploring black agency in American post-Depression history.
This article examines Davis's aesthetic perceptions and sociopolitical analysis through an examination of his editorials and poetry written during the Chicago Black Renaissance (1930s-1940s), his seminal role in establishing black jazz criticism, and his joining of these works to political activism. The study of journalism and poetry is especially important to the understanding of black literary history because it reveals how the black intellectual's voice was forged in response to political and cultural movements. Finally, I will make the case for connective marginalities by showing how the black voice functions both as a tool for unity linking oppressed communities of the African diaspora, and a confrontational force linking the black community with the white, alternately using lyricism and satire (Tidwell, 1996, 74) to push for social reform.
Davis was a courageous agent of change from 1933, when he returned to Chicago from his two year job as editor of the Atlanta Daily World, until 1948, when he departed for the territory of Hawai'i. His empowerment as an intellectual developed from a multilayered experience including writing, radical political activism, interracial contacts, and labor struggles, which developed both because of, and despite, the forces of racism and discrimination prevalent in America. As a newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist; as activist in both labor and Civil Rights; as poet; as a leader of the African American community; and as a man with a sharp social conscience, Davis embodied the many roles that African American intellectuals must juggle to survive.
Davis does not recede from a point of centrality in the Black Chicago Renaissance, as suggested by Lester and Tidwell in their Introduction to the Langston Hughes Review. Rather, he remains a pivotal figure in Chicago's political, labor, literary, jazz, and journalism history, and thus is an excellent case study for understanding black life as a social, geo-political, and cultural signifier. He remains an as yet understudied resource for understanding the Great Negro Migration to the urban Midwest. Like Fenton Johnson, another black poet, author, editor, and activist who spent most of his early life in Chicago, Davis experimented with literary form and themes, and "embraced the experimental versification, political dissent and racial consciousness" (Woolley, 36) in significant counterpoint to more mainstream canonical black writers, who limited their themes to the racial signifiers of poverty and urban despair. Davis affirmed his belief in American democracy even as he critiqued its shortcomings.
When Davis accepted a job in Chicago in 1932 with the Associated Negro Press (ANP), there was little work in the factories and slaughterhouses. African American workers who had gone North in search of work and equality had been displaced by whites, and European immigrants had largely replaced African Americans in the traditional service jobs--as garbage collectors, street and gutter cleaners, ditch diggers, barbers, and domestics. African Americans earned about one tenth of the wages of whites, provided they had work, and poverty exacerbated their marginalized status. In his poem "47th Street," Davis vividly describes the debilitating effects:
This street is a woman of bulging bust and ready hips Many scars cover her body, for the Depression was a cruel lover Her breath shouts of gin, for she and the taverns live as man and wife Speak to her softly, and she will tell of her dark children who have grown hard and strong as any others in this broad city from the thin milk of her brown breasts (2002, 115)
Economic problems were compounded by the fact that many African Americans from the South--tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and service personnel--decided to flee racist intimidation and migrate North, in search of better-paying jobs with benefits. …
Publication: The Western Journal of Black Studies
Publication date: Winter 2002
Takara, Kathryn Waddell
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Good Night, Good Knight: Dr. Jacob Hudson Carruthers, One of the Great African-American Scholars, Historians and Educators Died at His Home in Chicago, Illinois, on 4 January 2004, after a Long Illness. This Is a Tribute by the Kemetic Institute of Which He Was a Founding Member By New African, No. 426, February 2004
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José Ramón Barañano Fernández (Madrid, 27 de octubre de 1950) es un diplomático español.

Biografía
Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ingresó en 1978 en la Carrera Diplomática. Ha estado destinado en las representaciones diplomáticas españolas en Ecuador, Austria y Marruecos. Ha sido Subdirector General de Relaciones Económicas Bilaterales con Países no Europeos y Director General de Recursos Pesqueros en el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. En 2001 fue nombrado embajador de España en Australia y hasta 2007 era inspector general de Servicios del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. Desde 2007 a marzo de 2011, fue nombrado embajador de España en Malasia, siendo sustituido por Bassols Delgado.

Referencias

Embajadores de España en Australia
Embajadores de España en Malasia
Diplomáticos de España del siglo XX
Diplomáticos de España del siglo XXI
Nacidos en Madrid

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Koenigsegg Releases: "Time to Reign" on YouTube
This is the one we've been waiting for. With Cinemas closed due to the virus, Christian von Koenigsegg and his team decided to compose an epic Summer Blockbuster staring the Regera. The car's name translates as "one who reigns" and it does so with 1,475 lb-ft of torque and 1,100 horsepower. While Hollywood is stuck in an endless loop of comic book franchises and remakes of remakes, it seems that a Swedish hypercar manufacturer can accomplish more and appeal to a wider audience. Click the button below to learn more about the brand and stay with us for all your Koenigsegg news.
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The V12 engine holds a special place in the heart of many automotive and motorsports fans. For some, it's the sound of Formula 1 through the years, especially during the 1990s. For others, it's engines like the 6.1 L BMW S70/2 from the McLaren F1 or the 3.9L Lamborghini V12 that powered all their cars from the Miura through to the Diablo. No matter where it lies in your heart, it is the "proper" configuration for many: 6 cylinders per bank, put into a V, and firing in an odd sequence to give it that special roar under power.
Yet, as concerns over fuel efficiency, qualms about environmental impact, and high-powered turbocharged V8 or V6 engines are the norm now, the V12 is slowly, but surely, being put to rest. In fact, the only place that V12s are still hanging on by the last threads of their engine mounting bolts are in supercars, hypercars, and a few ultra-luxury cars. Even then, many exotic brands have announced that their next cars will either be V10s or turbo V8s and V6s.
Since it appears that the swan song of the V12 is reaching a crescendo, we thought it only appropriate to celebrate the few remaining cars out there that carry them. It may be the last time we see some of these brands, many of which are known for their V12s.
The Amazing Last V12 Production Versions from the Big Brands
Ferrari 812 Superfast. Image via Supercars.
The writing is on the wall for the prancing horse, as the new Ferrari 296 GTB is showing the direction that Maranello is headed. Yet, unless you were invited to snag one of the limited-edition Monza SP1 or SP2 cars, there is still one car you can buy from the legendary marque that has all 12 cylinders fully intact.
The 6.5L F140 GA V12. Image Via: Wikimedia Commons.
The 6.5L F140 GA 65-degree V12 in the front of the 812 is the last road-going version of the V12 that debuted in the Ferrari Enzo. Producing a monstrous 789 HP and 530 lbs-ft of torque, it is no slouch either, as when the 812 Superfast debuted, it was the most powerful naturally aspirated production car engine ever made.
It has the typical low-rev Ferrari roar that rises into a howl as the car revs up to nearly 9,000 RPM, and will catapult the 3,845 (1,744 kg) car to 60 MPH in 2.9 seconds. As far as a curtain call is concerned, that's a great way to bow out and focus on hybrids and turbocharged engines.
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Performed compliance audit procedures in financial services industry to ensure total compliance with laws, regulations, and all internal policies and procedures.
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Two years ago journalist James Vincent wrote an article about being at work in the office from 3,500 miles away.
Vincent lives in Britain and he needed to speak to his boss and meet colleagues in the New York office. He managed that via a telepresence.
Telepresence robots are screens on wheels that you move around with an app or within a browser. You log in like on Skype and you're ready to move around the office and talk to colleagues, attend meetings or even lead meetings, all from the comfort of your home.
Telepresence robots have been around for a while, and a number of companies use them to manage the presence of colleagues who need to give vital input on ongoing projects, and now their use is being extended from business to making it possible for chronically ill children to attend school.
Thousands of children worldwide are unable to attend school due to chronic illness. Apart from falling behind in school work and dealing with the illness itself, children miss out on critical social interaction and experience isolation from their peers and schoolmates.
With a telepresence robot it is possible for the child to attend school with friends while being cared for at home.
Research has shown that children accept robots easily and interact with them naturally, treating robots as living things and that "physical presence, when combined with movement, enhances the perception of a social link for the operator." The children at school readily accept the robot as the representative of the sick friend at home.
When Maja was three-years-old, she was diagnosed with cancer. Due to treatment and hospital stays, she is absent from school for prolonged periods of time. Recently, her elementary school invested in an AV1. The robot is Maja's eyes and ears in the classroom on days that she can't be physically present. Now she participates in class, during break-time, and on field trips – all from her bed.
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I write regarding the information that has recently emerged about the NFL's investigation of the New Orleans Saints' alleged "bounty" program and your purported discipline of certain players based on that investigation. The NFLPA has made a number of jurisdictional, bias and other legal objections to the proceedings, but this letter is not intended to further discuss those objections, which the NFLPA maintains.
As you know, prior to the hearing on June 18, 2012, on behalf of Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove and Will Smith, we wrote to you on several occasions requesting disclosure of all evidence, including all potentially exculpatory information regarding the players' alleged involvement in the behavior for which they were purportedly disciplined. Additionally, we asked that the NFL compel the appearance of witnesses, several of whom supposedly possess first-hand knowledge of the alleged events and over whom the NFL has control, including Gregg Williams and Joe Vitt. The League refused to do so.
It is also clear that the email that the NFL reported was sent to Coach Greg Williams and Coach Sean Peyton from Mr. Ornstein was not sent directly to them at all, and we were told that Mr. Ornstein told you personally that he did not place a bounty on any player.
Additionally, the NFL chose to rely on other extremely specious "evidence." For example, one of the documents that the NFL asserted as proof was a transcription of an unidentified person's hand-notes. The top of the page says "Minny Game," and the writing supposedly shows that Coach Vitt contributed $5000 to the "QB Out pool," and Will Smith and Scott Fujita contributed $5000 and $2000, respectively, to the "General Pool." The NFL failed to compel the testimony or even identify the author of those hand notes, and Coach Vitt has now made clear that those notes do not reflect the truth. Mr. Fujita and Mr. Smith also know that to be the case. Mary Jo White casually mentioned that a witness supported the inference that the notes were "accurate" regarding Mr. Smith and Mr. Fujita, but the NFL failed produce, or even identify, a witness to offer any first-hand testimony supporting that assertion. Finally, the use of subtitled game clips to supposedly reflect Mr. Hargrove's participation in the alleged bounty program is particularly disturbing. The NFL's annotation of a clip where the text says that Mr. Hargrove said "Bobby, give me my money," is not accurate; the clip does not offer any visual evidence that Mr. Hargrove spoke those words.
All of this information makes it clear that the people who presented the information from the NFL's investigation to you egregiously failed you because they did not present a full and complete account of the entirety of the testimony and information they received. It is my understanding that the NFL's lead investigator in this matter has also submitted his resignation.
When journalists and fans publicly question the process it reflects poorly upon the stewards of the game. Our players, management and fans are entitled to a process that adheres to a standard beyond your interpretations of the bare minimum requirements of the CBA; they are entitled to believe in the fairness of both the process and the people entrusted to uphold it.
The NFL launched a vigorous public relations campaign that this was a "bounty program" involving dozens of players and coaches who, like a gang, targeted specific players for injury in return for cash payments. However, you now know from a first-hand witness account from a coach who was in the room for every single meeting that this did not happen. Moreover, the carefully worded discipline letters to the players do not mention "bounty" or "pay to injure," but purport to authorize you to punish them for alleged participation in a "pay for performance" program for "good" plays such as forced fumbles and sacks. While it is disingenuous and unfair to publicly disparage these men's characters by alleging that they participated in a "pay to injure" scheme, I am at a loss as to why the NFL deliberately withheld direct evidence that they clearly did not.
This investigation unfairly painted players with a very broad, disparaging brush and has thrown the integrity of the process under the CBA into question. As a fellow steward of this game, and wholly apart from the union's and the players' legal objections, in light of these retractions and contradictions that have come to your recent attention, I ask that you order that the investigation of this matter be redone thoroughly and transparently, and if the full and complete information shows that none of the accused players participated in a "pay to injure" scheme, the NFL publicly issue such written findings.
Hear me out: this give the commissioner the perfect opportunity to say to the world "see how fair I am? Now there's evidence that I'm cooperative with the NFLPA. I'm a reasonable person, not a dictator".
Roger needs to do this. If he doesn't he sends the opposite message than the one above.
The man simply has too much pride, he will win this battle versus the players but will ultimately lose the war. Sure, to a man he is laughing all the way to the bank, and I will tip my hat to him along the way. But when his inevitable fall occurs, his legacy will be "The Man who killed the NFL".
Hey next time, make sure you go to the hearing. For all you know the witnesses could've been there. They could've also shown the evidence.
How do you know that they didn't make it available, you weren't at the hearings.
I find it particularly unsettling that while the NFL was fine with PUBLICLY saying these players were bounty hunter scum trying to injure other players, they didn't feel comfortable enough in their stance to say anything about it in the actual discipline letters. There it was only pay for performance. I guess theatrics and showmanship wasn't required there, so only the facts got used. Sad.
Hey genius, this was NOT Mike FLorio's letter to the NFL, it was from the NFLPA and last time I checked, they've been at EVERY meeting. At least try and at least pretend you are attempting to keep up.


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17. Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of academic and professional certificates
The Committee of Principals shall, irrespective of the subjects offered at the qualifying examination, issue a certificate of complete exemption to –
a. a graduate-by-examination of a foreign university or other foreign institution approved by the Committee of Principals; or
b. a person who has passed examinations at a foreign university or other foreign institution approved by the Committee of Principals and who satisfied all the requirements of a qualification which in the opinion of the Committee of Principals is equivalent to an approved university degree; or
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This walk shows off Wharfedale in all its different aspects, the scenic valley between the priory and the Strid soon giving way, as height is gained, to views back through Lancashire and ahead across Yorkshire. Then some solitary wilderness is gently crossed before a steady descent allows the priory and the fabulous valley to be savoured.
Did this walk yesterday (28/2/16).Very difficult to locate path at point 7. After 3 attempts, and 1.5 hours, we eventually had to use compass to go in right direction, ploughing through knee high heather,reeds and water to find a path which we could follow.
My wife and I walked this walk last Saturday 13/10/12. At waymark 7 of the guide, which states "leaves the wall, stick with it", the game keepers have made, I believe, a new track which leads to Black Hill Farm. So we couldn't find the path that crosses the moor.


In 2012, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled a new plan to reduce truck crash fatalities by 2016. To do this, the agency developed new credentialing and driver safety standards, created new programs designed to weed out high-risk motor carriers, and aimed to expand its regulatory reach to include shippers and receivers.
The goal of these steps, according to the plan, was the creation of a "Safety 1st Culture," which focused on all groups involved in transportation: shippers, receivers, brokers and freight forwarders. The FMCSA was on a mission to create "the safest commercial motor vehicle industry (by) focusing on outreach, oversight and enforcement resources."
How Did the Plan Impact Crash-Fatality Rates?
While road accident fatalities have steadily fallen over the past few years, fatalities in accidents involving large commercial vehicles have risen. In 2012, there are a 3,921 people killed in accidents involving large trucks. By 2013, reports showed that 3,964 people had been killed in truck accidents. In 2014, the numbers saw a drop to 3,660, lower than the 2012 starting point but still a significantly concerning number of fatalities.


SKINNIEBELLE grills eco adventurer and naturalist Catherine Capon.
For those that don't know, Catherine Capon is…..
One of the best things about what I do is that every day is totally different. One day I could be hiking through pristine rainforest setting camera traps for tigers, and the next, I'm diving in shark infested water with adrenaline pulsing through me. In contrast, when I'm in London, I spend a disproportionate amount of time staring at screens setting up the next project and writing about the last. I relish both sides of the job as one makes me appreciate the other.
Three emoji's that best describe you?
I love this question! All of the animals one, but, if I have to settle for three – ? ??
How did you get into ecotourism?
I've always been obsessed with wildlife. As a child, when I wasn't glued to David Attenborough documentaries, I'd be climbing trees to see birds' nests and searching hedgerows for hedgehogs. I never lost this passion it drove me to study zoology and ecology at uni. Classroom learning was always frustrating for me as I just wanted to see, smell and feel all that I was being taught in the wild. So, when the opportunity came up to study bats in Honduras for 3 months, I jumped at the chance. This expedition made me happier than I'd ever been and it really inspired me to want to engage people in nature and feel the same pleasure.
Ecotourism (although not always perfect) is one of the best tools we have to conserve endangered species. I'm hoping to encourage more people to try an ecoadventure for the first time.
I've just got back from Svalbard in the Arctic Circle with Basecamp Explorer. My article will be coming soon on CatherineCapon.com but you can see some of the images from this trip on my instagram page: https://instagram.com/catherinecapon/?hl=en We saw Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes, Reindeer and Walruses.
This one is because I've just come back from the Arctic. Polar Bears can sniff out seals up to 2km away due to their incredible sense of smell!
My wildlife highlife would be stroking a curious grey whale calf in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur. I never normally encourage people to touch wild animals but these whales actively seek a rubdown from humans. Maybe it helps to get parasites off their skin or maybe they just enjoy the affection!
I also get huge pleasure from people saying that they've booked an ecoadventure after reading my articles and seeing the photographs. It makes the whole campaign feel worthwhile.
Do you find it hard being a woman in your field of work?
Unfortunately I have found challenges along my journey due to being a woman. I've been told that I 'don't look like an adventurer' and that 'women are distracting on expeditions' when meeting with some sponsors, partners and media. It's really surprising that there is still such a male skew in this area in 2015.
I'm not one to be knocked back by a problem; I'm trying to find an opportunity in this barrier. I've written about my experiences in the Huff Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/catherine-capon/only-men-can-be-adventurers_b_8098900.html) and I'm planning some even more challenging ecoadventures for 2016!
How can our readers get into the world of ecotourism?
Start by booking an ecoadveture. Swap the four-poster for a tent and the infinity pool for a rainforest river and I can guarantee that you'll come away with more from your holiday than just a tan. I've worked with Inspired Escapes (http://www.inspiredescapes.com/), Mantis (http://www.mantiscollection.com/) and Base Camp Explorer (http://basecampexplorer.com/).
What are your top 3 instagram accounts to follow?
What can our readers do to help your plight?
Check out my website and social media pages and then book an ecoadventure. Once you've done one, I think you'll be hooked!
What is next for Catherine Capon?
Next week I'm off to British Columbia in Canada to see the Grizzly Bears with Mantis. Every spring and autumn hunters recreationally kill Grizzly Bears in BC for trophies. I'm trying to encourage more wildlife watching and photography tourists to the area so that this becomes worth more than the hunting industry.


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Like this carbon film resistor: Sometimes resistor symbols are used in schematic diagrams to designate a non-specific load, rather than an actual resistor. Old-style light bulbs like this make light by making heat and that's why they're called incandescent lamps ; newer energy-efficient light bulbs make light without making much heat through the entirely different process of fluorescence.
For older readers Make: McGraw Hill, 2011. You might see this relationship written out as a mathematical equation:.
It resist the flow of the daal that is supposed to go in the rice. Since we already know that the total circuit current equals 0.
The outer coating and color bands are composed of silicone conformal coating. This can be explained using a simple example. Articles Component of the Month: If you cool a material, you lower its resistivity—and if you cool it to an extremely low temperature, you can sometimes make the resistivity disappear altogether, in a phenomenon known as superconductivity.
You can then use the total current and voltage values to determine the voltages and currents present at each of the resistors in the circuit. You are here: Complex circuit resistance: Written By: This might be for the purpose of describing an actual physical device designed for the purpose of providing an adjustable resistance, or it could be to show some component that just happens to have an unstable resistance: The final band is called the tolerance and it tells you how accurate the resistance value you've just figured out is likely to be.
You turn the volume knob and the sound gets quieter—but how does that happen? Conductors such as metals let electricity flow through them; insulators such as plastics and wood generally do not. Those bands tell you the value of the resistor. Although Georg Ohm is best known for relating voltage, current, and resistance, he also researched the relationship between resistance and the size and type of material from which a resistor is made.
Inserting the known quantities of voltage E and current I into these two equations, we can determine circuit resistance R and power dissipation P:. Download Basic Electronic Components [PDF] — a mini eBook with examples that will teach you how the basic components of electronics work. If no indication is made of the type of AC voltage it is generally assumed to be the RMS value As discussed in the Ohm's Law section, in an electrical circuit, voltage measured in volts and denoted by the letter V equals current measured in amps and denoted by the letter I multiplied by the resistance measured in ohms and denoted by the letter R present in the circuit.


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Paul Healy's week - July 5th
Published in Paul Healy's Week
A waiting game…
"Both ends of Oscar Traynor Road will be closed…"
That's what the man on the radio said, but we didn't really care!
In fact, we wouldn't have been too worried if aliens wearing Michael Healy-Rae replica caps and singing Daniel O'Donnell's greatest hits had landed in the middle of Oscar Traynor Road.
We didn't want any more weather or traffic updates…just get on with the draw!
It was Monday morning on RTE Radio's flagship 'Morning Ireland' – and the waiting was no fun.
The fourth round qualifier draw in the All-Ireland Football Championship was due. It would bring a little more clarity in terms of the likely make-up of Roscommon's Super 8s' group.
It had been a long weekend. We watched Tyrone pretty much swat Kildare aside, followed by a typically dramatic Mayo show, our neighbours prevailing and avoiding Armagh-geddon. We enjoyed the hurling on Sunday, but the draw was always on our mind.
Des signed off on The Sunday Game by reminding us that the draw would take place "during the sports bulletin" at 8.35 am. Sleep tight.
I turned the radio on at 8.25 am. 8.35 am came and went. Ads. News headlines. Weather. Traffic.
Both ends! Who cared! (Surely the great soccer man (Traynor) was not delaying the GAA from beyond the grave?). 8.36 am came. 8.38. This was too much, too tense, almost like that shower scene in Psycho…
8.39 am, and finally Pauric Lodge introduces GAA President John Horan and our own Kevin McStay, the latter in to conduct the draw.
More diversions then as Pauric and John chatted about topical GAA issues…as, across the country, players, managers and fans waited…waited…and waited.
And we weren't even in the draw – but we were more than interested observers. The draw would produce a roadmap, of sorts.
Finally, white smoke…or blue and white smoke, or red and white smoke. Roscommon will kick off the Super 8s with Cavan or Tyrone at home in the Hyde. Followed by Dublin, then Cork or Laois.
It was 8.46 am or so. On Morning Ireland, back to the news…but the day's important work was done. The waiting was over, the speculation could start…
Tom fitted in well here…
I was very sorry to hear of the passing of the actor Tom Jordan. In recent years, the down to earth Fair City star was a familiar presence in Ballyleague, Roscommon and surrounds, having moved to these parts (with his wife, Julie) a number of years ago. And how well Tom fitted in here.
When you met him, you inevitably thought of him as Charlie, because of his long-standing role as Charlie Kelly in Fair City. Tom/Charlie became a household name due to his role in the popular soap, but, over a long career, he had many more notable acting achievements, including a number of film roles.
It's only a year or so since I met Tom in the Shannonside studios, both of us there for the 'Review of the Week' on the Joe Finnegan Show. He was very easy to talk to and seemed to love life 'down the country'. A gentleman. He will be fondly remembered all over the country, as an actor of considerable note, and as the face of Fair City. And he will be very much missed in his adopted county of Roscommon. May he rest in peace.
Yeah, right…
Former Justice Minister and all-round modest chap Alan Shatter was asked by Barry Egan (Sunday Independent) if his new book is "about settling scores or revenge?" He replied: "I have no interest in that".
The book is titled 'Frenzy and Betrayal: The Anatomy of a Political Assassination'. The author is Alan Shatter. Mmnn!
In any event, his book should be very interesting, as should Seamus Mallon's recently published autobiography.
Revealed! How Roscommon ball
got into Kilkenny shop window…
In this column last week, I referred to seeing a 'Roscommon football' sitting proudly and prominently in the window of a quaint shop in Kilkenny.
I was there the weekend before last for a family social occasion, and while on a walkabout with my brothers, we made the mysterious discovery! And mysterious it would remain (for then) because the premises was closed…and I couldn't enquire.
This week, thanks to feedback from readers, I'm delighted to report that the short-lived mystery has been solved.
The shop is owned by a lady called Pauline Scully. Her late husband Tom was a well-known Clare man who worked as a cobbler in Kilkenny. The shop in question was famously called 'The Heel Bar'. One of my sources says: "You could spend the day there talking hurling and football".
Padraig Leydon (ex-Kilkenny People), originally from Knockvicar and a huge Rossie fan, also confirmed that the shop is owned by Pauline Scully, and that she is an Athleague native.
He wrote: "The Roscommon man who has the Roscommon football in the window in Kilkenny is Michael Crehan from Athleague who is living there with his sister, Pauline.
"Pauline was married to a mighty Clare man, Tom Scully. Sadly Tom passed away some years ago and is buried in Athleague".
Padraig confirmed that Pauline and her late husband Tom 'dressed' their shop window for years with Clare and Roscommon GAA uppermost in their minds.
He wrote: "For years that window has always supported Roscommon and Clare. At the moment the window is solely for the Rossies. Long may it last!"
* Many thanks to Cathal Brady in Elphin for his help in solving the mystery of the Roscommon ball in the Kilkenny window. Thanks also to Nigel and Padraig Leydon.
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package com.glomming.shared.mcs.dto;

/**
 * Container to pass in commonly used request parameters
 */
public class MCSQuery {

  public String queryString;        // Sample query: "(and (or weapons:'GUN' weapons:'CANNON' weapons:'DRONE')(and last_login:['2013-05-25T00:00:00Z','2014-10-25T00:00:00Z'])(and points:[100, 200])(and elo_rating:[1000, 2000]))"
  public String facets;             // Sample JSON : {"weapons":{"sort":"count","size":5},"points":{"buckets":["[0,100]","[101,200]","[201,300]","[301,400]","[401,}"]}}
  public String cursor = "initial"; // Default
  public long numRecordsToReturn = 10;
}

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The first railroad in Ukrainian territory was constructed from 1866 to 1871, connecting the cities of Odessa and Balta for transporting grain. Additional lines were constructed in a fast pace in the 1870s, eventually connecting most large Ukrainian cities, and providing a rail link to the center of imperial Russia: Moscow. After World War I construction of railroads continued, connecting smaller cities and villages to the rest of the country, like the cities of Ovruch and Chernihiv.
For a rather unimportant line, the rail link between Ovruch and Chernihiv was fraught with problems from the get-go. Construction on the line began on February 20th, 1927, using labor from the 17th Battalion of the military's railway division, as well as locals that had horses and even forced labor. The final length of the line would be 177.6 kilometers, 77 percent of which was in Ukraine, and 23 percent in Byelorussia. Much of the land was sparsely populated and was made up of dense forests and swamps - there were roughly 35.5 people per square kilometer, and 35 to 65 percent of the land was deemed infertile for growing crops.
Constructing railroads in the Russian Empire. From the collection of Evgenii Alimov, Local History Museum of Slavutych and Chornobyl.
Initial excavation was done the old fashioned way - 500 horses were employed with the task, as well as men with simple spades and wheelbarrows. Many of the workers lived in cramped barracks located along the route with inadequate sanitation, which led to outbreaks of both typhus and dysentery. Poor conditions - including flooding and waist-deep swamps, likely didn't help either. Initially men slept on straw mats and cooked their own food over fires, however incentives like increased rations and better accommodations were offered to encourage quicker work and to make deadlines.
Track-laying commenced in stages - starting July 12th from Chernihiv west towards the Dneiper River, on July 15th from Ovruch east toward the Pripyat River, and on August 15th from Pripyat west toward Ovruch, meeting the previous construction group in the middle. Locomotives and passenger cars were shipped by river to these work sites - 69 coaches and two locomotives for Chernihiv, and 101 coaches and 4 locomotives for Yanov, on the west bank of the Pripyat River.
The laying of tracks was completed by September 1927, but two integral parts were missing - the Pripyat and the Dneiper River bridges. These two bridges were significant stumbling blocks to success for the railroad, which operated in 3 individual pieces until the bridges connected them together. Throughout the task, several bridge workers were stricken with compression sickness while working on the bridge's caissons. And on July 4th of 1929, the nearly completed Pripyat River Bridge collapsed entirely during a significant storm. Until the bridges crossing these rivers were complete, ferries were used to complete the journey, and special pontoons were available to float locomotives and wagons across the rivers.
Mismanagement was prevalent throughout the entire job - in 1928 several bridge builders were brought up on charges for violating specifications and for mismanagement. Cheap materials were used to cut costs, but also because some of the materials, like high quality iron, were simply not available. In one instance over 400 telegraph poles needed to be replaced as they were installed poorly and without metal supports. Once the railroad was finally operating, difficulties continued. In 1929 only 48% of the locomotives were in working order, and it often took three to six months to even start work on repairing each. Most embarrassingly, one locomotive ended up in the Dneiper River, assumedly after derailing. The line was, however, completed in its entirety by the very end of 1929.
With the onset of World War II and Nazi soldiers pushing further eastward, the retreating Soviets followed a "scorched Earth" policy - leaving nothing of value for the Nazi occupiers. This included the destruction of both the Pripyat and Dneiper River bridges in 1941. Liberated in 1943, the bridges were reconstructed only in the late 1950s, reflecting either the lack of importance of the line, or simply the fact that there were many other tasks of higher priority to be done first.
Were it not for a chance event, the Ovruch to Chernihiv line could be operating in obscurity to this day. In a country known for its fertile farmland, the land surrounding these rails was swampy, unfit for farming, and sparsely populated. But for these very reasons it fit the bill for a nuclear power plant. RBMK reactors - like the ones built at Chornobyl - required immense amounts of water to properly operate. The best location for such a plant would be near a natural water source, and with open space to create a vast cooling pond. The ideal cooling pond would take up at least 20 square kilometers, which would be a significant investment of land in a territory used for farming. But since the area was unfit for that use, and right near the natural waters of the Pripyat River, it became a top candidate among 12 others for Ukraine's first nuclear plant. When the list was whittled down to two candidates, the other being Ladyzhin in Vinnitsa Oblast, it was the nearby railroad, allowing easy transport of people and goods, along with the plentiful waters of the Pripyat River, that sealed the deal. Construction on the Chornobyl plant, and the city Pripyat, a home for the plant's workers, began in 1970.
A 1986 timetable showing the long distance train schedule on the Ovruch to Chernihiv line. The stops listed are Chernihiv, Nedanchychi, Yaniv, Ovruch, Korosten, and Novohrad-Volynskyi.
A chart showing the fares from Chernihiv to Yanov before the Chornobyl disaster.


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BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(zerocoindb_tests)

BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(accumulator_checksums_db, TestingSetup)
{
    // create random checksums map and write it in the DB
    std::map<std::pair<uint32_t, libzerocoin::CoinDenomination>, int> rand_map;
    for (const auto& d : libzerocoin::zerocoinDenomList) {
        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
            uint32_t rand_checksum = InsecureRand32();
            int rand_height = InsecureRandRange(2000000);
            rand_map[std::make_pair(rand_checksum, d)] = rand_height;
            zerocoinDB->WriteAccChecksum(rand_checksum, d, rand_height);
        }
    }

    // test ReadAll
    std::map<std::pair<uint32_t, libzerocoin::CoinDenomination>, int> new_map;
    BOOST_CHECK(zerocoinDB->ReadAll(new_map));
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(new_map.size(), rand_map.size());
    for (const auto& it : rand_map) {
        const auto& h = new_map.find(it.first);
        BOOST_CHECK(h != new_map.end());
        BOOST_CHECK(h->second == it.second);
    }

    // test WipeAccChecksums
    zerocoinDB->WipeAccChecksums();
    std::map<std::pair<uint32_t, libzerocoin::CoinDenomination>, int> empty_map;
    BOOST_CHECK(zerocoinDB->ReadAll(empty_map));
    BOOST_CHECK(empty_map.empty());
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()


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require 'progress_monitor/task/percentage_calculation/status'
require 'progress_monitor/task/percentage_calculation/file_position'
require 'progress_monitor/task/percentage_calculation/average_completion_of_subtasks'
require 'progress_monitor/support/service'

module ProgressMonitor
  class Task
    class PercentageCalculation < Support::Service
      PERCENTAGE_CALCULATORS = [
        Status,
        FilePosition,
        AverageCompletionOfSubtasks,
      ]

      attr :task

      def initialize(task)
        @task = task
      end

      def perform
        PERCENTAGE_CALCULATORS.each do |calculator|
          result = calculator.perform(task)
          return result if result
        end
        :unknown
      rescue => e
        puts e.inspect
        :unknown
      end
    end
  end
end