Discover if QuickBooks is the best accounting software for you!
Anyone who has ever heard of accounting will definitely have heard the name QuickBooks Accounting Software. It all began way back in 1983, and the idea behind it was that there needed to be a simpler and better way to carry out accountancy. For three decades it has been in amongst the biggest personal finance and accounting names, with the first product – Quicken being launched in 1984.
To help you make up your mind, I have reviewed what exactly QuickBooks has to offer including who it is suited to.
So, if you're ready, lets dive in and get on with it!!
I will put QuickBooks through our rigorous testing and will look at the following aspects.
How does QuickBooks perform and what features does it offer to help create the perfect accounting solution?
Does QuickBooks offer everything necessary that users expect from an accountancy solution?
Does QuickBooks offer quick customer support solutions and help, and can users count on them when it matters most?
Does QuickBooks offer the best pricing in the marketplace? And more importantly, what deals are available that can help users save money?
FreshBooks offers loads of invoicing tools that are really easy to use, and this amazing software can also connect to your bank, generate reports and track time. Pretty cool, eh?
QuickBooks has plans to suit all budgets; however, the premium plan does package does come in a lot more expensive than other solutions reviewed.
Generally, QuickBooks is intuitive and easy to use. The user interface is beautifully designed; however, the organization could benefit from a little improvement. Some features are hidden within the settings which make them difficult to find if you haven't used them before.
QuickBooks online support services include help center, community forum, video tutorials, in-programme help button, YouTube, video tutorials, QuickBooks blog, resource center and online advisor and social media.
Is QuickBooks the right accountancy software for you?
Has a 'moderate' learning curve.
QuickBooks offers true double-entry accounting including ample reports together with strong accounting charts, customizable invoices, payroll support, inventory capabilities, over 200 integrations, and multiple currencies.
Since its beginning, QuickBooks has branched out to over 2.2 million users, and the software has undergone some significant advancements and changes, one being the much-anticipated project management feature.
Additionally, QuickBooks online does offer more features than you get with the traditional, locally installed QuickBooks versions such as split transactions, sales receipts, location, class categories, and scheduled invoices. Many customers believe that due to the sheer mobility of QuickBooks online, it is most definitely worth upgrading.
QuickBooks Online does have a rather impressive selection of features – especially being cloud-based. But what does it really offer? Is it what you need and is it suitable for your business?
Well, to make things easier and for the purpose of this review, I have outlined below, what features the QuickBooks software has to offer.
So, get comfortable, grab a cuppa and we'll begin….
The Dashboard – The dashboard is somewhat basic (nothing wrong with that though) and does include charts for invoices, profit, and loss, expenses, accounts, sales together with a list of tasks. Also included, is an option called "see all activity" which is located at the bottom and this will take users to recent activity history and to a full audit log.
Invoicing – In 2016, QuickBooks was given a re-design and brought about one of my favorite invoice customizations features so far. Using Microsoft Word, users can import existing invoice templates or alternatively choose from a choice of five invoices.
The portal for invoice customization is one of the most developed available on today's market AND is really easy to use.
Users can customize the logo position, the logo, font size, font, footer, header, numbers of columns plus lots more. Default invoice messages can be created, and discounts and shipping charges added as well as invoice attachments.
Users can send out invoice reminders to overdue customers and providing they have the Plus or Essentials plan can send out recurring invoices. With QuickBooks Online, it is straightforward to send out refund and sales receipts when required and it also now offers tracking so that users can easily see when a customer has taken action or viewed an invoice plus it has one an auto-schedule invoicing feature – which makes it rather unique.
Estimates – It's ever so simple to create and convert estimates to invoices. All estimates are sent as an email and customers will receive the documents as a PDF plus users can set default estimate messages. Unfortunately, there isn't a separate estimates tab, which means that viewing previous ones is rather difficult.
Client Portal – QuickBooks offers a client portal – however, this is only for invoices and does not include estimates. Customers are able to print, view, pay, save and ask questions regarding their invoices.
Contact Management – QuickBooks contact management system is highly developed. Users can retain huge amounts of information regarding vendors and customers, such as billing addresses, display names, their preferred method of payment, shipping address, opening balance, default payment terms, attachments, and opening balances. Important files such as contracts can be saved to each contact and batch emails can be also be sent to them. Also, due to a new addition, users can now alter what they call their customers, e.g. guests, patients, members clients, donors, and tenants.
Expense Tracking: – Users are now able to manually import bank statements, enable live bank feeds and add individual expenses. These expenses can be categorized, and receipts attached as well. Now, unlike other accounting programmes, QuickBooks doesn't use Yodlee for live bank feeds. The reason being that Yodlee has been known to violate various banks T's and C's. So, QuickBooks, extra points for using your own bank connector!!
Bank Reconciliation – As mentioned previously, because QuickBooks offers live bank feeds, bank reconciliation becomes a whole lot easier.
Accounts Payable (Plus Plan & Essentials Only) – Bills can be entered and sorted easily by using QuickBooks. Recurring bills can be set and scheduled for payment or directly paid online.
Chart of Accounts – This feature remains true to the traditional practice of accounting. QuickBooks has default account charts set up, which can be customized to fit the user's business or alternatively they can import their own. I must admit that I was surprised to discover that there wasn't a way to automatically track asset depreciation or fixed assets, considering how well-rounded this accounting software is.
Budget (Plus Plan Users Only) – QuickBooks allows users to have multiple budgets. Data from the previous financial year can be used for the basis, or existing budgets can be copied. Budgets can be created by class, year, location or customer.
Inventory (Plus Plan Users Only) – All plans include item list management; however, only the Plus Plan tracks inventory. When users are adding on items, they can also save purchase prices, default sales prices, purchase prices SKU numbers as well as create image descriptions and images. Item bundles can also be created which makes invoicing a doddle, and inventory re-order points can be set, so when users are creating invoices they will be able to view the current stock levels.
Project Management (Essentials and Plus Plan Only): Users can add both billable and unbillable time, unbillable expenses and create projects. Invoices can easily be sent for projects, but at the moment there isn't any way to add tasks.
Time-Tracking (Plus and Essential Plan holders only) – Billable and unbillable hours can be tracked and attached to projects as well as employees start and end times or total hours – and it even includes break times!!
Payroll (Additional Cost) – It is incredibly easy to set up Payroll. Simply navigate to the employees, establish their pay rate (either by the hour or salary), create the employer taxes, include the W-4s, then set the payment schedule (e.g., biweekly, weekly, monthly, etc.). Users just need to then print out the payroll stubs and then ensure that the payroll reports are checked out.
Reports – Depending on the type of plan that a user has, will decide the number of reports that can be accessed (the Simple starts at 27 and Plus tops out at 75). These reports provide helpful insights into sales and do cover the basic accounting needs.
Packing Slips – Packing slips are supported by QuickBooks.
Location and Classes – This is rather a unique feature and allows users to categorize estimates, transactions and billable hours via a specific class or location. Loss and profit reports can also be run in the same way.
Print Cheques (only available with the Plus Plan) – QuickBooks gives users the capability to both order AND print cheques, from the software.
Sales Tax – Users are able to save as many tax rates as required and can also assign default sales taxes to their customers.
Tax Forms and Support (only available with Plus Plan's) – The Plus plan enables users to prepare and print W-2s and 1099-MISCs for every employee. However, to e-file these forms an additional fee is required.
Multi-Currency – QuickBooks does support in excess of 150 currencies.
Importing/Exporting – The importing feature with QuickBooks is both easy to use and refreshing in comparison with other programmes. Users are able to import their vendors, customers, products, chart of accounts and services. However, exporting is rather limited. Reports can be exported to Excel, but any other data can only be exported through Internet Explorer.
API – QuickBooks has API which is available for developers.
Verdict – QuickBooks certainly has an impressive set of strong features which should be able to meet the requirements of most businesses. There are ample reports, shed loads of integrations and I love the fact that it offers fully customizable invoices and double-entry accounting.
Well, I have to say that most of the time QuickBooks is both intuitive and really easy to use. The user interface is aesthetically pleasing, but I do feel that the organization could do with a little tweak. What I found was that some features were tucked away inside of settings, so to begin with, finding them was a bit of a struggle. But having said that, QuickBooks has a built-in help search which when combined with the fast phone response times, made it much easier to find what I was looking for.
But how users friendly is QuickBooks?
So, as with anything, it's always wise to start at the beginning. Setting up QuickBooks was a doddle. The really good news is that to register for the trial, no credit card information is required. All that needs to be punched in is the user and company name together with the business address – simples!!
The initial process took a few minutes, and I did find that over the first week of using the programme, I did find myself having to enter new information on occasions.
Once the programme is up and running, the first thing that users will notice is that it is most likely set-up differently from the norm – especially those using other cloud accounting apps.
Well, the problem was the learning curve of the interface (for me anyway!!). It will become instantly apparent that when QuickBooks was being developed, there were definitely accountants on board. Don't be surprised to have to take time out to get to grips with all the jargon and to figure everything out.
The beauty of QuickBooks though, is that it is modeled on other existing systems – meaning it works really well. Bookkeepers have been getting on with what they do for as long as they have for a reason – so why not take a little glimpse into their world? – believe me; it makes things easier when working with them, as a little understanding goes a long way!!
Another advantage is that if at any point a user needs to hire a trained professional to do the books, then because everything will seem familiar, no adjustment period will be required.
Once the learning curve has been ironed out, most users simply adore QuickBooks. The menu clarity and tab setups make it extremely user-friendly, and due to all the links on each page, users can navigate from screen to screen without the need to return to the dashboard – something that I love!!
One detail that did niggle me was the lack of tooltips. What it meant was that I found myself aimlessly clicking on things, hoping that I would stumble on what I was looking for – a slightly annoying oversight on a superb programme.
Aside from my little niggle, the tutorial system was fab and explained everything. The QuickBooks learning curve may be steep, but it's never steeper than necessary.
Verdict – QuickBooks was easy to set-up, and the user interface was beautifully designed and user-friendly. Although some of the features were hidden away in settings – which made them difficult to find, the built-in help search, and customer service made finding them much easier.
You can now release yourself from your desk as QuickBooks has gone mobile!! QuickBooks mobile access is usually via mobile browsers or apps, and the best way for users to access their dashboards is by downloading the mobile app to their tablet or phone.
Users that prefer to run their business from a mobile device could be left disappointed, as the mobile app doesn't provide the same level of functionality as the desktop one. However, they DO include all the necessary features when working on the hoof. New customers can be added, invoices created, and receipts and estimates generated; however, users CAN'T access budgets, bank accounts or reports.
The Essentials and Plus versions of QuickBooks both offer multi-user support. This supports up to dive users – which should be ample for the average every day small business. Access can easily be granted, which makes life easier for when your accountant wants to see the books!!
Users should keep in mind that multi-user access for the desktop version can be difficult – more so if the users are remote from the user's location. The only real reliable method to ensure that QuickBooks would work remotely was through a Windows Remote Desktop connection via a virtualized Windows machine.
Verdict – Both the mobile app and multi-user support could benefit from some tweaks to ensure that it is intuitive as some of its competitors.
The powerful software enables data to be processed and easily shared across vast applications. Users may use software for payroll, CRM, e-commerce and invoicing and what is important is whether the accounting software can import that data. What if it can't? Well, if it doesn't live up to expectations, then there are two options, the first being to opt for a different accounting software and the second integrating it with software that provides what is missing.
QuickBooks offers a rather impressive amount of integrations (over 200) and partners with lots of reputable add-ons. For those using QuickBooks Online, there is a dedicated App Centre, which is located under the 'App Centre' menu item.
These apps can directly connect to QuickBooks and direct data backward and forwards. I was surprised though, not to find any integrations with larger SAAS (software as a service player) as well as online ones like FreshBooks, PayPal, Dropbox and Shopify for example.
Verdict – QuickBooks offers a good range of integrations, and the App Centre is a great feature for the online version. However, the lack of integration with larger and online software did drop a few points.
One thing that I consider to be really important when testing and reviewing different types of software is what support is available and what shape and form it comes in. After all, we're all human and need help at some time or another, and I want to know that when (not if!!) I need it, that it isn't too far away.
Previously, QuickBooks was notorious for having poor customer support combined with long waiting times for those phoning in. From my own experience, in the past, I have waited anywhere between 20-40 minutes before being able to speak with a representative, and then there was the story of the rather big software glitch that took over three weeks to correct (but that's a story for another day…).
I am pleased to report that QuickBooks has improved immensely. The last time I contacted QuickBooks support, I wasn't put on hold AT ALL – brilliant stuff!!
Phone support is offered from 6-00am-18-00 PST from Monday to Friday with Saturday hours 6-00am-15-00 PST (just don't get stuck on Sunday!!).
Community Forum – This is by far one of the biggest support services that QuickBooks offers. Employees and users are able to answer any questions posted, and I did notice that new questions were answered fairly quickly.
Help Centre – I was pleased to see that the Help Centre had improved considerably and now included articles relating to QuickBooks features, another added bonus is that it also includes an FAQ section as well.
Video Tutorials – To help explain how each function works, QuickBooks includes video tutorials.
In-Program Help Button – Located on the top right-hand side of the software is the QuickBooks help button – as I'm sure you've gathered, this was my favorite go-to option for support.
QuickBooks Online Classes – For an additional cost, QuickBooks offers online or in-person classes.
YouTube – With QuickBooks YouTube, users can find tutorials and helpful videos from CPAs and fellow users.
QuickBooks Resource Centre: QuickBooks has a small business Resource Centre that includes business advice, guides, and articles.
QuickBooks Pro Advisor – For an additional cost, the QuickBooks Pro Advisors can help users to navigate through the programme.
QuickBooks Blog – QuickBooks does have a blog which includes information regarding software updates together with company news.
Social Media – QuickBooks does have a Facebook page where helpful advice articles and updates are posted. Response times for customer comments are usually within 24 hours and are helpful and always kind (despite the sarcasm of some customers!!). All QuickBooks programmes also have a Twitter feed.
Verdict: QuickBooks has a come a long way from the poor customer support that was offered in the past. Nowadays, there are loads of options available where users can find help and support – well done QuickBooks!!
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QuickBooks users multi-factor authentication as well as 128-bit SSL encryption. Routine testing ensures maximum security as well as physical safeguards which have been implemented at the Tier4 data center (all sounds rather technical to me).
QuickBooks also has desktop applications for Macs and Windows, but at present, Linux is not supported.
Being suitable for businesses with single or multiple locations. If the business is organized via departments, then it can also track classes.
Non-profits that require accounting software are able to utilize the small business plans, as well as the statements, feature to send out end of year donation letters outlining summaries to the donors.
QuickBooks uses bank-grade security to protect their user's data and also gives them the option of two-factor authentication. User permissions can be set to control which employees can use the system and at what level. And if that wasn't enough, the software has an audit log-in meaning that any logouts or ins are tracked as well as any file changes.
Verdict – QuickBooks does offer various additional features, and I was pleased to see that security is something that that is taken very seriously. QuickBooks offers lots of options – something that one can never have too many of.
Of course, QuickBooks is not going to be the right accountancy software for everyone, so to simplify matters, let's look at exactly who this tool is going to be suitable for.
QuickBooks could work well for those on a budget as it is reasonably priced and easy to set up. However, what must be kept in mind is that a lot of features do cost extra, which could pull on the purse strings of those watching the pennies.
QuickBooks is a good option for beginners as it is geared more towards small business owners, independent contractors and those just starting out. It offers all the necessary accounting features with several plans to suit different budgets.
QuickBooks could also be a consideration for high-level businesses as they do include an enterprise plan which can track up to 1 million customers as well as manage an accounting team of up to 30 users.
Well, that's it I'm now nearing towards the end of this review, and I hope that it has given you an overall idea what QuickBooks has to offer. I'm guessing though that the final and most important question is – Is QuickBooks THE ONE, I mean for YOU and your business?
QuickBooks offers complex accounting capabilities that small business owners need together with a vast range of features.
The company has improved their customer services tenfold and offers an impressive number of add-ons and integrations. The cherry on the cake though, is that they have also added a new lending feature as well as a much-needed project management one – yay!!!.
Now, I'm not saying that it is 100% perfect – there are still some bumps in their organization, but what I will say is that QuickBooks dedication to constantly updating their software is pretty damn admirable.
QuickBooks offers a variety of reporting tools, which display accounts, expenses, profits, and losses as well as a company snapshot which illustrates performance year by year – this really is perfect for business owners who want to see how their business could be improved over time.
Whether working as a team or solo, QuickBooks has plan options that enable users, at a low cost, to manage their own books, or for a higher fee to work collaboratively with other administrators.
When taking into account QuickBooks time-saving features and flexibility, it really is one of the best pieces of accounting software that a small business could have. It pulls together all the financial data to make accounting simpler.
But hey, don't take my word for it, why not give the software a go and see if it's the perfect match for you…and your business?
Are you still unsure whether QuickBooks is the accounting software for you?


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The Original Trinity Building
The Diocese was founded in 1841 to serve nine congregations in the state. After the Civil War, the diocese grew to 51 congregations and four missions. Trinity was founded in 1870 as a mission church and the church was dedicated in 1873. In 1886, the Diocesan Convention approved splitting the diocese into eastern and western sections; Trinity is part of the eastern section, headed by the Right Reverend George Wayne Smith.
Trinity's first church was damaged by fire in 1907. Rev. Putney requested Diocesan funding to match local pledges for a new church in 1915. The church was consecrated in 1917 and uses the design principles advocated by the Cambridge Camden Society for rural Episcopal churches. Added American Craftsman details help the church blend with neighboring homes. Trinity is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trinity declined in the mid-1920s and the Diocese authorized closure in 1928. The building was deconsecrated and put up for sale. Because of the Great Depression, there were no buyers. Community members talked with the Right Reverend William Scarlett who reopened the church in 1939. We have been an active mission church ever since. At various times in Trinity's history, leaders reflected on the importance of the church's place in Kirksville (as in 1925 Letter About Trinity Mission and 1980 Letter About Stewardship). The current altar was built and installed in the early 1980s. The sacristy was remodeled in 2003; the nursery and narthex were refurbished in 2004. After several years of planning, in 2013 the congregation undertook an accessibility project which added three handicapped restrooms and a wheelchair accessible lift as part of an addition to the original building.
Average Sunday Attendance and Pledges, 2012-2016
ASA 41 42 38 35 33
Pledge Units 32 30 32 28 25
Pledge Amount 83,429 75,565 88,312 82,654 74,507
2016 Financial Reports
2016 Year End Financial Considerations for Trinity
2017 Final Budget
Accessibility Project Impact on Financials
Trinity is the only Episcopal church in northeast Missouri. Within the city of Kirksville there are three college campuses. Trinity is also a mission church of the Diocese of Missouri. Because of these three factors, the Diocese of Missouri supports us financially.
Accessible Entrance with Lift (Right)
In 2013 we undertook a capital campaign for the construction of an accessibility entrance to our 100-year-old building. This resulted in a $381,385 building project. Through pledges, fundraisers, grants and gifts the parish raised over half of the funds needed. To pay for the remaining project costs a ten-year loan of $133,200 was secured though the Diocese of Missouri. Efforts to raise funds to pay back the loan have involved much of the congregation, and have involved a number of creative approaches, including a social media campaign, a video appeal, special concerts, and dinners.
Our number of pledging members has been around 30 for the last five years. Our average Sunday attendance has been around 39 during this same time frame. The major expenditures for Trinity each year include clergy expenses, the music program which includes a paid music director, and costs to maintain our two buildings: the church and the vicarage. The outreach line item includes our Diocesan assessment and pass thru from the Diocese for our college peer minister and from plate collection for specific outreach efforts.
The financial future for Trinity is unfolding. We have a small amount of money in savings and investments to meet unforeseen or emergency needs. However, due to the continued loan payments and the decrease in the total pledged amount for 2017, in the future we will need to provide opportunities for the congregation and the diocese to explore ways to meet our future financial obligations. Our end of year income and expenses for the last five years are presented below. Our account balances as of the end of 2016 total $122,355.75. Our outstanding loan balance is $111,586.38.

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1926: The Champions of Club Natacion Barcelona.
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Hamilton: Midfield closer to frontrunners in 2019
Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1's frontrunners only have half-a-second's advantage over the midfield, and thinks the leading teams from that group could achieve bigger results this season.
The five-time world champion's Mercedes team, plus rivals Ferrari and Red Bull, have enjoyed a significant advantage over the rest of the pack in recent seasons.
That gap between the top three and the midfield grew last season, but aerodynamic rule changes have mixed up teams' designs for 2019, and Hamilton said during pre-season testing that the order was a lot closer.
He said that Ferrari and Red Bull-Honda would be in championship contention "the other teams at the back have closed up, as far as I'm aware".
"I don't know which team is fourth, but they are a lot closer than they were in the past," said Hamilton.
More quotes from Lewis Hamilton:
"Before there was like a second gap or something like that, I think it's now within half a second or maybe less, which is awesome.
"How their development will be through the year, whether they have the capacity to develop as the top three teams do, is probably the biggest question.
"It's going to be exciting. Maybe you're going to see some races where Renault or Force India [Racing Point] will be a lot higher than they've been in the past."
By the end of pre-season testing the fastest laptime from an established midfield team was 0.6s slower than Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel's benchmark.
However, the likes of Haas did not appear to set a truly representative time.
New Renault signing Daniel Ricciardo, who has switched from race-winning team Red Bull, expects the midfield group to be determined by small margins.
"A lot of the cars are going to be very close and there isn't going to be much in it," he said.
"So it could just be 'who does a cleaner lap' could make the difference of one or three positions.
"I am looking forward to where everyone stands. It has been pretty close in testing.
"You are still going to get the top couple of teams having a bit of a gap at the start of the season but the midfield certainly looks like it is going to be on.
"I don't think that what we see in Melbourne is going to be the way the whole season plays out.
"It is going to change quite a bit in the season, especially in the first six races or so."
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The whole team also did a name bingo activity in which they had to find certain people who applied to certain criteria on the bingo board. This brought the team closer together through communicating with each other. The team also had a taping workshop to brush up on their skills, and to learn new taping techniques from their peers and from Kirsten.
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She also serves as a clinical assistant professor of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of South Dakota.
I get to know each of my patients and work to develop trust, so we can approach health care decisions as a team.


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\section{Predefined types}
\label{sec:appendix:predeftypes}

\begin{table}[h]
    \small
    \begin{tabu}{|l |l |l |l |l |l |l |l|}
     \hline
     \rowfont{\bfseries}
        Name   &   Code   &  IsConstSize &
        isPrim\footnote{isPrim - primitive type} &
        isEmbed  & isNum & Set of values \\
        \hline

\input{generated/predeftypes.tex}

    \hline
    \end{tabu}
    \caption{Predefined types of \langname}
    \label{table:predeftypes}
\end{table}

The following subsections are autogenerated from type descriptors
of \langname reference implementation.

\subsection{Boolean type}
\label{sec:type:Boolean}
\input{generated/Boolean_methods.tex}

\subsection{Byte type}
\label{sec:type:Byte}
\input{generated/Byte_methods.tex}

\subsection{Short type}
\label{sec:type:Short}
\input{generated/Short_methods.tex}

\subsection{Int type}
\label{sec:type:Int}
\input{generated/Int_methods.tex}

\subsection{Long type}
\label{sec:type:Long}
\input{generated/Long_methods.tex}

\subsection{BigInt type}
\label{sec:type:BigInt}
\input{generated/BigInt_methods.tex}

\subsection{GroupElement type}
\label{sec:type:GroupElement}
\input{generated/GroupElement_methods.tex}

\subsection{SigmaProp type}
\label{sec:type:SigmaProp}

Values of \lst{SigmaProp} type hold sigma propositions, which can be proved
and verified using Sigma protocols. Each sigma proposition is represented as
an expression where sigma protocol primitives such as \lst{ProveDlog}, and
\lst{ProveDHTuple} are used as constants and special sigma protocol
connectives like \lst{&&},\lst{||} and \lst{THRESHOLD} are used as operations.

The abstract syntax of sigma propositions is shown in
Figure~\ref{fig:sigmaprop:tree}.

\begin{figure}[h]
   \centering
   \begin{tabular}{@{}l c l l l}
      \hline
      Set 		&  			& Syntax	   & Mnemonic 	& Description \\
      \hline
      $Tree \ni t$	& := 	& \lst{Trivial(b)} 	& \lst{TrivialProp}	& boolean value \lst{b} as sigma proposition  \\
                     & $\mid$	& \lst{Dlog(ge)} 	& \lst{ProveDLog}	& knowledge of discrete logarithm of \lst{ge} \\
                     & $\mid$ & \lst{DHTuple(g,h,u,v)} 	& \lst{ProveDHTuple}	& knowledge of Diffie-Hellman tuple \\
                     & $\mid$ & \lst{THRESHOLD}$(k,t_1,\dots,t_n)$ 	& \lst{THRESHOLD}	& knowledge of $k$ out of $n$ secrets\\
                     & $\mid$ & \lst{OR}$(t_1,\dots,t_n)$ 	& \lst{OR}	& knowledge of any one of $n$ secrets\\
                     & $\mid$ & \lst{AND}$(t_1,\dots,t_n)$ 	& \lst{AND}	& knowledge of all $n$ secrets\\
      \end{tabular}
   \caption{Abstract syntax of sigma propositions}
   \label{fig:sigmaprop:tree}
\end{figure}

Every well-formed tree of sigma proposition is a value of type
\lst{SigmaProp}, thus following the notation of Section~\ref{sec:evaluation}
we can define denotation of \lst{SigmaProp}
$$\Denot{\lst{SigmaProp}} = \Set{t \in Tree}$$

The following methods can be called on all instances of \lst{SigmaProp} type.

\input{generated/SigmaProp_methods.tex}

For a list of primitive operations on \lst{SigmaProp} type see Appendix~\ref{sec:appendix:primops}.

\subsection{Box type}
\label{sec:type:Box}
\input{generated/Box_methods.tex}

\subsection{\lst{AvlTree} type}
\label{sec:type:AvlTree}

% \subsubsection{\lst{AvlTree.digest} method (Code 100.1)}
% \noindent
% \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{| l | X |}
%    \hline
%    \bf{Description} & Returns digest of the state represent by this tree.
%    Authenticated tree digest = root hash bytes ++ tree height. \\
%   \hline
%   \bf{Parameters} &
%       \(\begin{array}{l l l}
%          \lst{key} & \lst{: Coll[Byte]} & \text{// key to lookup} \\
%          \lst{value} & \lst{: Coll[Byte]} & \text{// value to insert}\\
%       \end{array}\) \\
%   \hline
%   \bf{Result} & \lst{Coll[Byte]} \\
%   \hline
% \end{tabularx}

\input{generated/AvlTree_methods.tex}

\subsection{Header type}
\label{sec:type:Header}
\input{generated/Header_methods.tex}

\subsection{PreHeader type}
\label{sec:type:PreHeader}
\input{generated/PreHeader_methods.tex}

\subsection{Context type}
\label{sec:type:Context}
\input{generated/Context_methods.tex}

\subsection{Global type}
\label{sec:type:Global}
\input{generated/SigmaDslBuilder_methods.tex}

\subsection{Coll type}
\label{sec:type:Coll}
\input{generated/SCollection_methods.tex}

\subsection{Option type}
\label{sec:type:Option}
\input{generated/SOption_methods.tex}

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Identifying Moral Panic
The Discourse of Fear in Social Policy
Michael H. Eversman
Social welfare policy reveals a lot about who we are: our values and symbols, our prejudices and fears, who has power and who is deviant, and who gets help and who gets controlled. As the United States shifts toward a multiracial, foreign-born, and religiously unaffiliated majority populace, we will continue to face existential questions around our collective identity amid conflict in defining social problems and policy solutions.
Using the sociological framework of moral panic – periods of exaggerated public fear triggered by high-profile incidents linked to feared social groups – Eversman illuminates historic and contemporary moral panic episodes to show how political discourse and stereotyping lead to policymaking and enforcement that maintain social inequalities. Those most affected by these harsh and reactionary policies tend to be vulnerable populations known as "folk devils" – young people, public assistance recipients, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, those with mental illness, and illicit drug users – groups that have long served as feared targets of moral condemnation.
As a core social policy text, this book emphasizes the social justice mission of professional social work and the need to stay vigilant amid structural inequalities rooted in labeling and otherism, allowing readers to recognize the patterns of moral panic discourse as constructed in various societal arenas, identify important media functions, and think critically about social problems.
Organization of the Book
Chapter 1: What Is Moral Panic?
Chapter 2: Social Deviance and Social Problems
Chapter 3: Media
Chapter 4: Welfare and Poverty
Chapter 5: Youth and Childhood
Chapter 6: Immigration
Chapter 7: Sex and Sexuality
Chapter 8: Mental Illness
Chapter 9: Illicit Drugs
Michael Eversman, PhD, MSW, is an associate professor in the Department of Social Work at Rutgers University–Newark. His research interests include substance abuse, illicit drug policies, and alternatives to the War on Drugs as well as all things social work education. Eversman has more than 10 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker providing substance abuse and mental health services to various client populations. As an undergraduate social work educator, Eversman teaches courses on social welfare policy and social work methods.
Considering the nature of current political debates, it is particularly important that issues related to claims making and moral panic be familiar to social workers and related professionals. Learning to understand social (in)justice and stereotyping is a crucial element of social work education, and this book provides a view of stereotyping that students don't often receive in their education.
Gerald V. O'Brien, PhD
Professor, Social Work Department
Click here to hear author Michael Eversman discuss the sociological framework of moral panic and how it relates to the social justice mission of social work.
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Modelling the impact of specific food policy options on Coronary heart disease and stroke deaths in Ireland
O'Keeffe C
Kabir Z
O'flaherty M
BMJ Open (2013) 3(7)
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002837
Objective: To estimate the potential reduction in cardiovascular (CVD) mortality possible by decreasing salt, trans fat and saturated fat consumption, and by increasing fruit and vegetable (F/V) consumption in Irish adults aged 25-84 years for 2010. Design: Modelling study using the validated IMPACT Food Policy Model across two scenarios. Sensitivity analysis was undertaken. First, a conservative scenario: reductions in dietary salt by 1 g/day, trans fat by 0.5% of energy intake, saturated fat by 1% energy intake and increasing F/V intake by 1 portion/day. Second, a more substantial but politically feasible scenario: reductions in dietary salt by 3 g/day, trans fat by 1% of energy intake, saturated fat by 3% of energy intake and increasing F/V intake by 3 portions/day. Setting: Republic of Ireland. Outcomes: Coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke deaths prevented. Results: The small, conservative changes in food policy could result in approximately 395 fewer cardiovascular deaths per year; approximately 190 (minimum 155, maximum 230) fewer CHD deaths in men, 50 (minimum 40, maximum 60) fewer CHD deaths in women, 95 (minimum 75, maximum 115) fewer stroke deaths in men, and 60 (minimum 45, maximum 70) fewer stroke deaths in women. Approximately 28%, 22%, 23% and 26% of the 395 fewer deaths could be attributable to decreased consumptions in trans fat, saturated fat, dietary salt and to increased F/V consumption, respectively. The 395 fewer deaths represent an overall 10% reduction in CVD mortality. Modelling the more substantial but feasible food policy options, we estimated that CVD mortality could be reduced by up to 1070 deaths/year, representing an overall 26% decline in CVD mortality. Conclusions: A considerable CVD burden is attributable to the excess consumption of saturated fat, trans fat, salt and insufficient fruit and vegetables. There are significant opportunities for Government and industry to reduce CVD mortality through effective, evidence-based food policies.
O'Keeffe, C., Kabir, Z., O'flaherty, M., Walton, J., Capewell, S., & Perry, I. J. (2013). Modelling the impact of specific food policy options on Coronary heart disease and stroke deaths in Ireland. BMJ Open, 3(7). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002837


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Q: Start 3 redis instances via systemd I'd like to start 3 instances of Redis 6 via systemd.
System info:
 root@ubnt:/home/test11# uname -a Linux ubnt 4.15.0-88-generic #88-Ubuntu
 SMP Tue Feb 11 20:11:34 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 root@ubnt:/home/test11# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available.
 Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Release:
 18.04 Codename:       bionic

I created service /lib/systemd/system/redis_server_7000.service with content:
[Unit]
Description=Redis data structure server - instance 7000
Documentation=https://redis.io/documentation
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/etc/redis/redis-server /etc/redis/redis_7000.conf
ExecStop=/etc/redis/redis-cli -p 7000 shutdown
Restart=always
LimitNOFILE=65000
NoNewPrivileges=yes
Type=notify
UMask=0077
User=redis
Group=redis

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

and it works with issues. It start Redis instance but fails with timeout
root@ubnt:/home/test11# ps -aux | grep redis
redis    30468  0.4  0.5  64320  5616 ?        Ssl  11:15   0:00 /etc/redis/redis-server 127.0.0.1:7000 [cluster]

Feb 29 11:09:55 ubnt systemd[1]: redis_server_7000.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
Feb 29 11:09:55 ubnt systemd[1]: redis_server_7000.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
Feb 29 11:09:55 ubnt systemd[1]: Failed to start Redis data structure server - instance 7000.

root@ubnt:/home/test11# systemctl status redis_server_7000.service
● redis_server_7000.service - Redis data structure server - instance 7000
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/redis_server_7000.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: activating (start) since Sat 2020-02-29 11:28:03 UTC; 12s ago
     Docs: https://redis.io/documentation
 Main PID: 30679 (redis-server)
    Tasks: 5 (limit: 1108)
   CGroup: /system.slice/redis_server_7000.service
           └─30679 /etc/redis/redis-server 127.0.0.1:7000 [cluster]

Feb 29 11:28:03 ubnt systemd[1]: Starting Redis data structure server - instance 7000...

Redis config file:
root@ubnt:/home/test11# cat /etc/redis/redis_7000.conf
#daemonize yes
maxmemory 2G
maxmemory-policy volatile-ttl
dir /var/lib/redis_7000
loglevel notice
supervised systemd
tcp-backlog 1000
bind 127.0.0.1
pidfile /var/run/redis_7000.pid
logfile /var/log/redis/redis-server-7000.log
port 7000
cluster-enabled yes
cluster-config-file nodes.conf
cluster-node-timeout 5000
appendonly yes

I checked types of systemd servise:
I checked types of systemd units simple - A long-running process that does not background its self and stays attached to the shell.
    forking - A typical daemon that forks itself detaching it from the process that ran it, effectively backgrounding itself.
    oneshot - A short-lived process that is expected to exit.
    dbus - Like simple, but notification of processes startup finishing is sent over dbus.
    notify - Like simple, but notification of processes startup finishing is sent over inotify.
    idle - Like simple, but the binary is started after the job has been dispatched.

and I used notify type but it looks like redis started but didn't sent notifications to systemd.
So my questions are:
-How to change service file to start one instance properly?
-Is this possible to run 3 Redis instances from one service file? Or it would be better to create 3 separate files?

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Finding the youngest person in an array of people

    Enter people in format "FirstName LastName Age" separated by "|":
    <input type="text" id="tb-inputArray" />

    Get youngest person


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I'm outgoing but not always the first one to speak.


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Q: How to use predicate on object's array of objects values in iOS I have an Exit object.
Every Exit has an array of Category objects.
Objects look like this :
Category: (id, name)
Exit: (id,name,number,...,NSArray(Categories),...)
I want to use NSPredicate to filter out exits by Category name they have in Category array, but I'm not sure how exactly to write it down.
If I'd wanted to filter out Exits by Exit name, for example, I would do this
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"SELF.exitName = %@", name];
NSArray *results = [exits filteredArrayUsingPredicate:predicate];

But I'm not sure how to get into the Categories array and search by Category Name.
Any suggestions ?

A: Try this
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"ANY SELF.exitName.category_name CONTAINS[c] %@", name];
NSArray *results = [exits filteredArrayUsingPredicate:predicate];

A: Try this predicate
NSPredicate *matchingCategory = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"SUBQUERY(categories, $c, name CONTAINS[cd] %@).@count > 0", categoryName];

Explanation
The SUBQUERY() function creates an array of objects which match the given sub-predicate.  In this case, that sub-predicate is name CONTAINS[cd] %@.  The way it works is by iterating over the collection (first param), assigning the name $c (second param) to refer to each element and then testing to see if the sub-predicate matches that element.  If it matches, it's added to the array.
After the SUBQUERY() completes, the array is aggregated using the @count property.  If there were any matches (@count > 0), the overall predicate on the exits will match the exit being tested.


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The London Evening Standard reports that customers will enter through an eight-bay arcade marked by 20-foot stone arches and lit with restored gas lamps. The company has said to have taken pains to preserve the architecture while restoring the building.
Photos from Electric Pig
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Nationally, 6% of all outpatient visits were because of flu or flu-like illness for the week of Nov. 13-19, up from 5.8% the previous week, the CDC's Influenza Division said in its weekly FluView report.
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Tucson voters soundly reject 'sanctuary city' initiative
By: Sam Radwany
Tucson will not become Arizona's first sanctuary city after voters rejected Prop 205 Tuesday night.
The ballot measure was soundly rejected by 71.4 percent of voters in Tucson, according to unofficial election results released by the city, with all precincts reporting. Some remaining ballots will be counted in the coming days.
The group Tucson Families Free and Together spearheaded the ballot initiative earlier this year, collecting thousands of signatures in the city. Despite several attempts to block the measure from appearing on Tuesday's ballot, their efforts were ultimately successful.
The measure was widely opposed by local leaders including the Pima County Sheriff, Tucson Police officials and Tucson's largely Democratic city council and mayor.
This article was written by Sam Radwany for KGUN.


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Annapolis Holds Opportunity for Mideast Peace
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH 11/25/07
By Michael Shank and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
The time has come for the world's leaders to face hard truths concerning the Middle East, specifically the conflict between Palestine and Israel. On Tuesday, President George Bush will provide such an opportunity as leaders of the U.S., Israel, Palestine, and other Muslim states gather in Annapolis, Md., for high-level peace talks.
On this, the president has nothing to lose and everything to gain, including the opportunity to achieve a positive foreign-policy legacy. Approaching his final year in office, the president is able to take risks that an incoming U.S. president may be unable to do. A welcome sign that Bush is ready to take those risks is his consistent call for a two-state solution, the first of its kind from the White House. This is exactly the kind of courage that is needed if peace talks are to be successful.
Beyond courage, however, what else is needed?
Consider for a moment the truths facing the two sides. Both the Palestinians and the Israelis want security. Yet each lives in fear of attack from the other, whether by suicide bombs, random missile assaults, or air strikes. Both nations want to live in communion with the land and sea, as farmers and fishermen but also as businesspersons, bankers, and believers. Yet the land has been usurped and holy sites barricaded with fencing. Both nations want to be prosperous, raising, feeding, and educating their young and building local industry, much of which remains elusive.
Thus, what is needed, in addition to courage, is the commitment to account for the security, economic, and social needs of both Palestinians and Israelis. In Annapolis, the leaders convening must be ready to advocate such for both parties. Anything less, the likes of which has garnered little in the past 40 years, will fail to broker peace.
Beyond a commitment to caring for the concerns of both parties, what else is needed?
Having laid a foundation of courage and commitment, then and only then can we work together to articulate the particulars of a renewed peace process. Ensuring that both peoples have nation-state status whose integrity and security is not only respected but guaranteed by the international community is vital. Palestinians and Israelis both must be granted this assurance.
Ensuring that both peoples have safe and recognized access to their respective holy sites, especially Jerusalem, is critical. Muslims and Jews both must be afforded this opportunity. Ensuring that both peoples are provided a contiguous homeland, with unfettered freedom of movement to allow for religious practice, work, school, and play to continue unabated is essential. These are basic human rights.
Recognizing this prescription will not come easily; the international community must encourage and support the resolve of the Palestinian and Israeli leadership to engage in this task. We must boldly back both parties as they collectively address 1967 borders, settlement and refugee issues, east-west Jerusalem access and rights, taxation responsibilities, and security concerns.
For too long, the conflict between Palestine and Israel has obfuscated diplomatic relations between Israel and the Muslim world. For too long, the conflict has prevented trade and the exchange of social capital from flourishing. For too long has peace been sidelined, thought impossible or intangible.
The time is now to change this. Anything short of what is required could hearken another 40 years of intractability and mounting frustration between Palestine and Israel. Anything less reflects badly on the international community, as we witness the continuation of violence, implying a certain complicity in the continuation of the conflict.
Anything shy of the needed courage, commitment, and indispensable guarantees outlined above, and we give up on the possibility of peace in the Middle East. The time is now for the Bush administration to lead in the manner this moment requires.
Gregory Meeks, a Democrat who represents the 6th District of New York in the House of Representatives, serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Michael Shank is an analyst with the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.
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Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate... and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws... and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all.
TITLE: Swordheart
AUTHOR: T. Kingfisher
PUBLISHER: Argyll Productions
GENRE: Fantasy, Romance
Queer Rep Summary: Gay/Achillean Minor Character(s), Genderqueer/Nonbinary Secondary Character(s).
Halla is a widow who has inherited her uncle's fortune, whereupon her aunt and brother-in-law have locked her in her room until she agrees to marry him. He has an odious personality and clammy hands, and seemingly no understanding that locking a woman in a room until she agrees to marry you is a very terrible start to any kind of relationship. When she decides that death is better than her upcoming fate, she tries to kill herself with a sword that turns out to have Sarkis, an immortal swordsman, trapped inside. Together they escape and attempt to get help for Halla's legal troubles and grasping relatives.
SWORDHEART is one of the funniest books I've read recently, and the main contenders for that honor are other White Rat books by this same author. It's vibrant without requiring the characters to constantly be witty, the whole thing is a delight. It's a fluffy romance in desperate circumstances, buoyed by Halla's never-stymied open nature and endless optimism, and tempered by Sarkis's practicality. Halla uses prattle, questions, and observations as a multi-purpose tactic on a near-constant basis. Sarkis is trapped in a sword and is unfamiliar with current customs of Halla's home, creating a natural ebb and flow of competency and possession of relevant information at any one moment. Zale is a welcome addition to their party, a temple lawyer acquired to help with Halla's legal tangle, and Brindle rounds out their party by taking care of the ox and cart.
SWORDHEART is not technically a sequel, it is a stand-alone book. However, it takes place in the world of the White Rat approximately five years after the events of CLOCKWORK BOYS and THE WONDER ENGINE. It contains details that blur the line between callback and spoiler, I think they're suitably opaque as to keep from giving away major plot points of that duology, but I do recommend reading this after the duology for the best overall experience. The worldbuilding seemed complete enough to stand on its own, someone reading just SWORDHEART would know everything they need to. It is focused on different aspects than in the earlier duology, complementing the prior information without feeling redundant. Because Sarkis is from another land it also helps to establish the patchwork of kingdoms and territories in this part of the world.
I had a fantastic time reading this and I'm looking forward to more books set in this world.
Graphic/Explicit CW for suicidal thoughts, blood, violence, death.
Moderate CW for sexual content, grief, emotional abuse, sexual harassment, kidnapping, confinement, physical abuse, domestic abuse, excrement, alcohol, injury detail, medical content, murder, suicide, animal death.
Minor CW for pregnancy, alcoholism, vomit, fire, terminal illness, torture, war, slavery, parental death, child death.
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Cambro (1920-1921)
Cambro cyclecar history
Northolt, Middlesex UK
Central Aircraft Company
cyclecar
Johnson 192 cc, flat twin, two-stroke, air-cooled
single speed, no reverse
Designer(s)
F.J. Camm and G.A. Broomfield
The Cambro was a very basic British three-wheeled, single-seat cyclecar made in 1920 and 1921 by the Central Aircraft Company of Northolt, Middlesex.
The car was designed by magazine editor F.J. Camm and G.A. Broomfield and powered by a Johnson 192 cc, flat twin, two-stroke, air-cooled driving the single rear wheel by a chain. The engine was more commonly found in outboard motors and mopeds. There was no reverse, but a free wheel mechanism was fitted to help manoeuvring the machine by hand.
The Cambro was advertised at the cheapest car in the world, costing only 79 guineas (GBP83).The number made is not known.
Depiction in films
The Cambro is associated with several movies, including "The little Cambro that could", the story about a Cambro brought to life, and made a life for itself in America.
Camber (1966-1967) 246 / 1027 Campion (1913)
British Automotive 1920s | Air Cooled | Film Cars | Middlesex UK | cyclecar
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The FDA releases the findings from its unannounced inspection of the Theranos laboratory, concluding that the proprietary blood draw container used by Theranos is an "uncleared medical device" that will require a full review.
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4.01pm EDT 16:01 Peeeep! We're back underway!
3.02pm EDT 15:02 Penalty to Manchester United!
I'm going to love you and leave you. Check out Daniel Taylor's match report and Jamie Jackson's analysis piece below – and then come back during the weekend for comprehensive coverage of all the action. Thanks for reading, emailing and tweeting. See you soon!
What was all the worry about?
Well, we had some fun at the end there! United win without being at all free-flowing – we've heard that before – and will doubtless be glad just to have got that out of the way. Leicester, neat and watchable throughout, deserved a point from that although will wish they had created more given the possession they had. In the end, it's Manchester United who are up and running!
90+5 min: It comes in just beyond Schmeichel and somebody, I couldn't tell who, heads it two yards wide!
90+1 min: And Vardy should score in the first of them. Totally unmarked, he volleys a Ricardo delivery well over from 10 yards. Could and should have made it interesting.


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Russia's disregard for Assad
Tuesday February 26th, 2019 by Alsouria Net (opposition website)
With the recent publication of a photo of Assad at the Hemeimeem base, Russia is trying to show who is the lesser partner in their relationship writes Alsouria Net.
A recent image that circulated of Bashar al-Assad at the Hemeimeem base exposed the regime head to criticism and scorn, but it was not the first time that Moscow has released such an image, and it will not be the last. It reflects the disrespectful and belittling view that Moscow holds of Damascus.
The image, which Syrians described as a "humiliation for Assad," captured social media over the last two days. It was taken during Assad's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Hemeimeem base in the Lattakia countryside in January 2017. The picture shows Assad, standing with Russian officers waiting for Putin to finish delivering his speech.
The timing of the publication of the image has raised a number of questions, including whether Moscow intentionally circulated it after Assad appeared to challenge his allies in a recent speech, when he discussed international efforts to form a constitutional committee.
Assad has recently been subject to similar positions, whether during his meetings with Putin, or with other Russian officials. In one of the most prominent circulated by Arab and international media, Russia officers appear to hold back Assad from catching up to Putin at the Hemeimeem base as the latter marches ahead to deliver his speech—an unusual scene in diplomatic ceremonies, especially given that Russia views Assad as the President of Syria.
In a continuation of this, Assad was forced to stand with other Russian officers for five minutes, while Putin finished giving his address to the officers.
In another scene that drew social media's gaze, Putin welcomed Assad to military base, which was in Syria, by saying, "Welcome honorable guests."
In June 2016, Russia called Assad to the Hemeimeem base without informing him of which Russian officials he would meet. Russian media showed a video clip of Assad at the base meeting with the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.
It appeared that Assad was surprised by the meeting, telling the Russian official that his visit was a "pleasant surprise," and saying during the meeting that, "I did not know that you would come personally." This sparked ridicule of Assad and the way in which he appeared during the meeting with the minister.
About a year before this incident, Russia invited Assad to visit Putin in Russia. This visit did not help to create a positive image for Assad. Analysts described the visit as degrading for a number of reasons, including the fact that the regime flag was not present inside the meeting room, an unprecedented measure during the visit of presidents to one another.
Ridicule on Russian Media
While Russian media has focused on the achievements of the Russian army in Syria they have regularly presented Assad as a man who was saved by his allies, and who without Moscow would have been toppled by the opposition.
Throughout the history of Russian-Syrian relations, the Russian media has refrained from publicly speaking ill of Assad; expect when in February 2016, the Kommersant newspaper, which is close to the Russian administration, quoted Alexey Malashenko, the head of the Russian Carnegie Center, as saying that Assad's behavior was like a "tail trying to wag the dog."
Massacre by Assad's Forces in Idleb While Turkey Talks About a New "Safe Zone"
ALSOURIA NET (opposition website), Thursday January 16th, 2020
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New Syrian cinema: young and gasping
Open Democracy, Tuesday January 14th, 2020
Russia Enters Daraa to Release Regime Captives
ENAB BALADI (opposition website), Monday January 13th, 2020
Russia's Role in Syria is Changing
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I tried to push forward this week, trying to escape the set of shapes and patterns that have become so familiar to me… there was mixed success.
Some parts of the drawing do feel abstract and use shapes and patterns I haven't tried but other areas definately feel familiar. This week's drawing was certainly less thought out and I never had a next step or a next shape in mind. It's always continuing process and like any great project there's always unanswered questions and more exploring to do!


The summer of 2016 brings renewed agricultural life to Damariscotta River Association's Great Salt Bay Farm,* which is host to Megan Taft and Sara Cawthon's newly established Twin Villages Foodbank Farm. As part of a regional effort to address hunger in Midcoast Maine, two acres of DRA's Great Salt Bay Farm will be cultivated to grow crops for distribution at the Ecumenical Food Pantry and other Lincoln County pantries and low-income food programs.
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm is the culmination of on-going conversations among the DRA, local farmers and regional partners including Lincoln County Food Council, FARMS, the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program, and the Ecumenical Food Pantry.
Cultivating the fields at DRA's Great Salt Bay Farm honors the history of the farm by returning a portion of the land back to active agricultural production, while significantly increasing access to fresh, local produce for families from our neighboring communities. The opportunity to reestablish crop production at the farm is a powerful reminder that the health of our lands, water and people are closely linked.
Cawthon and Taft first approached the DRA with the idea of cultivating a foodbank farm after visiting the Ecumenical Food Pantry and talking with other regional partners about the need for increasing the availability and quality of fresh foods to regional food pantries. It was clear that while effort is made to provide families with fresh produce, additional work is needed to provide an adequate supply of fresh, nutritious foods. Twin Villages Foodbank Farm will produce a diverse mix of fresh vegetables which will provide over 20,000 pounds of nutritionally dense produce this season.
Cawthon and Taft have a wide range of agricultural experiences in New England and the Midwest. They have operated their own CSA farm, founded and worked for a growers' cooperative supporting disadvantaged farmers, helped start a beginner farm incubator, and have worked with several educational food and farm programs.
Cawthon holds a Master of Science degree from Antioch University in Environmental Studies with a focus on agriculture and has most recently served as the Bowdoin College Organic Garden Manager. Taft holds a Master in Education degree in Social Justice Education with a concentration in Food Justice and Access.
For questions or more information about Twin Villages Foodbank Farm email TVFF at scawthon@twinvillagesfarm.org.
*Damariscotta River Association and Pemaquid Watershed Association unified in 2019 to become Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust.


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November 30, 2020	Drama, Favorites, Foreign, Latest Reviews 0 297
(Hong Kong, English Subtitles): This film about bullying is China's entry for the 93rd Academy Award for Best International film. Nian is a high school student who is under a lot of pressure to perform well in her college entrance exams. Her mother is away a lot trying to earn money selling fake goods to support the two of them. Nian is bullied, sometimes quite viciously, by a group of other girls at school. One day, Nian witnesses Xiao, a small-time criminal, getting beaten by others, and Nian goes to help him. He later agrees to protect her from the …
Uncle Frank
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Uncle Frank is the one member of the family who left Creeksville when he could and is living in New York City and works as a professor of English literature. He rarely comes to visit, but his niece Beth is taken by him because he is the only family member who "looks her directly in the eye". After graduation, she moves to NYC to attend New York University, when she finds out that he is gay. Not long after her move, her grandfather dies, and she and Uncle Frank take a road trip back home for the funeral. The film …
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In Brian Dennehy's last film, he plays Del, a recently widowed war veteran. He lives next door to a woman who dies suddenly. Her sister Kathy and 8-year-old son Cody show up to take care of her estate. Cody, who tends to keep to himself and doesn't easily take to the two teenagers who live down the street, goes over to Del's after one particularly nasty encounter, and the two of them begin to form a friendship. The film is a character study, and the three leads help elevate the story into something that feels fresh, real, and relevant. I …
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Japan, English Subtitles: Akiko (Masami Nagaswa) is mother to Shuhei (Daiken Okudaira). In the beginning, we see Akiko (who is 7) and Shuhei playing; his mom allows him to play hooky from school so that they could spend the day together. As the film progresses, we begin to see more clearly who Akiko is: She is a mess, a woman who has drinking problems, a chronic gambler who constantly loses any money she has, is narcissistic, and manages to find ways to get Shuhei to do what she wants – begging for money and food, staying by himself eating uncooked …
Ainu Mosir
Japan, English Subtitles: Kanto is a 14-year-old young man who has just lost his father. He is descended from the Ainu people who live in one of the northern Japanese islands. The film is a coming of age story and how Kanto navigates being a teenager who wants to go anywhere for high school that will take him away from the island that he feels is restrictive and the traditions that reflect his heritage. I really enjoyed the film; it is beautiful to look at, and I always appreciate stories about native traditions. This culture seems to have traditions not …
A Most Beautiful Thing
November 20, 2020	Documentary, Favorites, Latest Reviews 0 190
This documentary follows a group of Black men from West Chicago who, in the 1990s, were the first all-Black crew team in the US. Narrated by Common and overlayed with a hip-hop soundtrack, the film follows the men who rowed during that first year that crew was offered at Manley High School and their lives that have taken each of them down different paths. The strength of the documentary is how it explores the family and community context in which all of these men came of age, communities that were dominated by gangs, and the expectation that boys join gangs. …
The Forty-Year-Old Version
November 16, 2020	Comedy, Drama, Favorites, Latest Reviews 0 176
Radha Blank wrote, directed, and stars in a film about a 40-year-old woman who was once on a list of "30 playwrights under 30 to watch" and is now teaching acting in a high school. She decides to reinvent herself as a rapper who creates songs about women who are entering their 40's. This is a really wonderful film. It is shot in black and white, which seems fitting for the material. Blank captures the scenes and eclectic people from her neighborhood in New York City; some of those encounters are as hilarious as they are insightful into city life. …
November 15, 2020	Drama, Favorites, Latest Reviews 0 173
I don't typically write reviews on limited series, but this one is so good that I couldn't help myself. Most everyone has seen it by now: A young girl who ends up in an orphanage when her mother dies in a car accident discovers that she has a proclivity toward chess. The series, based on a novel by the same name that I understand is quite good, follows her rise over 7 episodes in the chess world as she simultaneously battles various addictions. Every now and then a limited series comes along that is really special; last year, it was …
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Martin Scorsese made this film about the early years of Bob Dylan's career. With the benefit (or not, in some cases) from Dylan's own reflections, Scorcese examines the cultural waves that were occurring on which Dylan rode to success – the folk music scene, the civil rights movement, rock and roll music, beat poets, the New York art scene. For me, this was where Scorsese worked his best magic. There are lots of still shots of the young Dylan as well as video footage of him and others, such as Joan Baez, Maria Muldaur, and others who rose to fame …
Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You
This film is a companion piece to Springsteen's new album, Letter to You. It is partly an extended music video that shows Springsteen and the E Street Band playing many of the songs on the album, but it also is a documentary in which Springsteen looks back on his life, his early influences, and the periods in his life that inspired his current work. I really enjoyed how the concept worked. The film is all shot in black and white, and some of the images are incredibly beautiful to look at. I love the almost poetic reflections that he narrates …


In the preceding months there had been a good amount of contention over the Governor's race which had centered on these two counties. Wake County is home to NC's State Capitol and Durham County had some alleged voting mishaps. A lot of the battle for the Governor's race centered on the transgender debates sparked by the City of Charlotte's bathroom ordinance. There was response from even outside of NC, both nationally and internationally. So we wanted to place the Lord's Crowned Sword in these counties and decree that Jesus is Lord over our Cities, Counties and State; and that it is His Truth, His Love, His Governance that will ultimately prevail. Not by might, not by power but by His Spirit (Zech. 4:6-7).
On that Saturday morning, we met to strategize; and then we sent out two scout teams – one to Wake County and the other to Durham County. The plan was to take both the research gathered and prophetic impressions from these "boots on the ground" expeditions and loose them that evening in our Worship Gathering. Then on Sunday, the full team would go to both counties to release the fullness of what the Lord had given to us in each place.
Sunday evening we did a recap of all that had transpired and below is our summary.
While our hearts were standing with Israel during this weekend as a "Peace" Conference was being held in Paris, we surprisingly found several ties to Israel – one right near the State Capitol in Wake County and a few also in Durham County.
In 1896, during a pilgrimage journey to the Holy Land, one of the first rectors of Church of the Good Shepherd (Free Episcopal) selected a marble stone quarried near Jerusalem and had it shipped home to be the cornerstone of their new church building. One of the members we met said that he had also brought back water from the Jordan River to use in their baptisms.
And then in Durham, the team discovered that there were two bricks with a Star of David etched in the structure of the Hayti Heritage Center which was originally the first building of St. Joseph's AME whose cornerstone was laid in 1891. The building's architecture has been defined as stately which was indicative of the African American community that built it.
The team also found that there were at least four synagogues in Durham, one of which was a Messianic one (Beth Hashem). The full team stopped at the parking lot of Beth Hashem to release a blessing!
And in our time of reflection on Sunday, one of the team noted how powerful our prayers for Israel were during the previous night's Worship Time. She noted how she could really feel the power of Holy Spirit going before us as we lifted up the Peace Conference in Paris; she remarked about the heightened level of expectation that our prayers released within her: we really were changing the outcome and Israel would be favored.
The Durham crusade started with a crowd of 700 and at the last meeting over 9,000 attempted to attend. The tent only had a capacity of 3,000. Folks came from hundreds and even thousands of miles. Reports from that time indicate that over 3300 people gave their lives to the Lord.
The Sound of Liberty & Justice for all! At just the right timing in alignment with our prayers first at the Justice building and then at the Legislature building, we heard a sound of this bell ringing. When we went to investigate where the sound came from, we found it was from a replica of the Liberty Bell which anyone could ring. So we let the sound of liberty & justice for all ring out again: for where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is FREEDOM!
Loosing the Key of David over our Capitol – I (Yvonne) woke up at 2:22 one morning and had forgotten about it until we ran into the statue with the key on the museum walk outside of the Capitol. Also, upon our return from the full team outing on Sunday, we found ourselves locked out of the house we had rented (the battery for the keyless lock had died) but one of the doors had "inadvertently" been left open. So we declared Isaiah 22:22 over Wake County in particular as the leaders of a city, a county, a state, a nation must serve onto the Lord!
And tie your sash securely about him.
And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
And he will become a throne of glory to his father's house.
An encouraging Facebook post from a Durham Voice news report: In an age when teenagers crave social media popularity, students at Hillside High School are showing their peers the powerful impact that comes from stepping out of the norm. (read more).
So, there is more prayer needed but there are more answers coming!


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