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When you move to another country there is a lot to learn; rules, regulations and school systems just being a few. This column was actually a college assignment when I lived in Katy, Texas. It's about my Norwegian friends trying to adjust, written with humor and a little twist. No offence to my American readers!
When I was a child, we watched movies with tough cowboys and thugs. They fought over cattle, money and oil resources. Really rough guys! Lawless Texas, the home of the hard-hitting men! "Totally Texas", we said and thought we were harsh. Today, the "Wild West" is not like that. Not at all!
It's been about 40 years since then, and suddenly I find myself living exactly here, in the middle of the dry, brown plains of Texas. There are very few tough guys to spot, but many angry letters to be found in your mail box.
If we try to plant in the front yard, we get letters. According to the regulations we're only allowed to have two trees – one on each side of the walkway up to the front door. We're allowed to plant some bushes and flowers close to the house wall, but the rest of the front yard must be grass. Only grass. Monica, who lives across the street, has ended up in court because she would rather have flowers than lawn. Now she's in danger of losing her house.
My friend Kate has received eight angry letters because she has the wrong type of flower bush in front of her trash can. Everything is regulated by laws. We get letters for trampolines, sunbathing in front of the house or the wrong type of curtains in the windows. They apparently think that the Norwegians are just as barbaric now as in the Viking Age!
The people in the Homeowners Association take their task seriously and patrol the streets every week. If they see something that's slightly "inappropriate", you'll get a letter. They take pictures of the violation too. We got four angry letters because we had a small boat on a trailer in the driveway. It was backed all the way up to the garage door behind our house, so you could not spot it from the street without driving the wrong way in the roundabout at the end of our street. Now our boat is docked in far friendlier waters, in Florida.
And on the topic of boats; Anna from Oslo received letters because their boat was slightly tilted at the dock, bobbing in the small currents of the artificially colored, man made blue lake.
My husband's colleague Erik is not very fond of gardening, but thought he did a pretty good job with his lawn. Apparently he did not. He got a letter saying that the grass was two inches too long according to the regulations. He scratched his head and thought. Aha! There must be a neighbor who complained to the Homeowners Association. The following Sunday, when his next door neighbor worshiped together with his private congregation in the living room, Erik fired up the lawnmower and cut the grass. No more letters…!
U.S. Mail obviously does good business on Norwegians living here, because Janne has also received a letter. She lives @ hole # 18 on Willow Fork Golf Course. She got a two-page complaint, because some golfers had seen the corner piece of a towel on a drying rack behind her house. Christina, who lives at Falcon Point Golf Course, has not received any letters. However, the whole family gets angry gazes from golfers parking their carts outside their garden gate. They do not dare to have any more Sunday breakfasts on their deck. They have also bought water guns to "shoot" their two beagles into silence if they bark, so the golfers will not jump and miss the hole. Poor Molly and Fido.
You also get letters if you forget to notify the school if your child is sick one day. The letter will not be sent from the school, but the police. Norwegians can just forget about going home for confirmations or funerals outside the school holidays. There's no sense in trying to apply for a leave either, because if you do, you will not get a letter, you will be taken to court! The Norwegian family who tried was sentenced to fines and community service. In addition, their daughter lost the right to go to college in the U.S. They have now moved back home!
So why are they so afraid in The home of the free, the land of the brave, as it's so beautifully written in their National Anthem? My guess is the facade! If it looks nice, nothing else matters. It feels like being in the movie The Truman Show with Jim Carrey. You live in a bubble where everything looks nice, while you're being watched and guarded. I don't even dare to think what might be found behind all the manicured lawns and nicely arranged curtains.
After the coldest winter in decades, probably a gust from the Bush era, I'm leaning lazily back in my illegally placed chair on the front porch dreaming about Norway, without one single thought about the next letter!
Wow – this is hillarious! 🙂 Great example of culture clash. The things you simply don't expect!
With all these rules and regulations being used to write tickets and charge fines there seems to be no stopping these laws entering into every aspect of our lives here. No wonder the American people have been so grumpy lately.


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Q: Use a ref to a DOM element both in parent and children components Following this example https://reactjs.org/docs/refs-and-the-dom.html I'm passing the ref callback from the parent to the child as prop.
function SearchInput(inputRef) {
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While the focus set in the parent by focusSearchElement works correctly, I'm not able to set the focus to the input from SearchInput component.
What I want to accomplish is set the focus in the onCLick function, but I'm not sure if it's possible and if so, how to do it.

A: here's a small example:
function SearchInput({inputRef: refCallback}) {
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DG Yuengling & Son, which bills itself as America's Oldest Brewery, announced the launch of a new fully-integrated campaign, 'Make Your Day Golden,' in support of Yuengling Golden Pilsner, the Pottsville, Pennsylvania brand's first new year-round product in 17 years. The product and campaign promote a carefree millennial lifestyle.
Yuengling Golden Pilsner was created by Yuengling's sixth generation of family members – Jen, Debbie, Wendy and Sheryl Yuengling.
Yuengling Golden Pilsner is a modern interpretation of the European pilsner-style beer. 'Make Your Day Golden' shows millennials having fun and getting the most out of life while enjoying the lighter beverage. From hanging out with friends, to a backyard gathering, or a day at the beach, Golden Pilsner is billed as a refreshing catalyst for good times.
At the end of March, Yuengling will roll out the 'Make Your Day Golden' advertising campaign in Yuengling's 22 state footprint including video, audio, out-of-home, social media and retail activation that comes across bright and refreshing. The 30-second 'Golden Hour' uses the gold color to its advantage, bathing nearly every scene in a sunset warmth as millennials relax at the beach, hang out on a rooftop patio, have fun at the local tavern and chill by the pool.
Chicago-based creative agency Laughlin Constable, agency of record for Yuengling, set the creative vision for the campaign.


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Jack Wilshere reveals Arsenal were 'disappointed to lose' teenager who 'really looks the part'
Date published: Friday 25th November 2022 2:33 - Lewis Oldham
Jack Wilshere has revealed that Arsenal were "disappointed to lose" USA teenager Yunus Musah before he could make an impact for the Premier League side.
The 19-year-old spent seven years at Arsenal between 2012 and 2019 but he left before he could make a senior appearance.
When he was 16, he left Arsenal to sign for La Liga side Valencia. He has been a key player for the Spanish side in recent years as he has already played 82 times for them across all competitions.
Musah represented England at youth level but he has opted to play for the United States in the senior ranks.
He has been capped 20 times and he is set to start against England on Friday evening.
The teenager will come up against Bukayo Saka, who is set to start for The Three Lions after he shone against Iran.
Ahead of this game, Wilshere has discussed Musah's exit from Arsenal.
"There is young Yunus Musah in midfield, who really looks the part even though he does not turn 20 until next week," Wilshere told The Sun.
"We had him at Arsenal from the age of nine until he was 16, when he moved to Spain for family reasons and joined Valencia.
"He is a well-travelled lad, having lived in the USA and Italy too — that helped his football education.
"My assistant coach with the Arsenal Under-18s, Adam Birchall, always tells me what a good player he was in our academy — and how they were disappointed to lose him. But that's life.
"We're delighted that our academy has turned out such a talented player and wish him all the best, though perhaps he can take it easy [against England]!"
Wilshere also thinks Chelsea's Christian Pulisic and Juventus' Weston McKennie can cause England problems.
"The USA's Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic can be a real menace when he's on his game but England should have enough answers to land their second win," Wilshere added.
"Christian Pulisic may not have been a huge success at Chelsea but there are times when he can turn it on.
"He's been a bit unlucky at Stamford Bridge. He was signed under Maurizio Sarri — but never played for him because he was loaned straight back to Dortmund.
"Then, when he moved, he had a new manager in Frank Lampard, then it was Thomas Tuchel, who he had at Dortmund.
"But they never seemed to click at Chelsea — and now he's got Graham Potter.
"So he's had four bosses, and we've had Covid in that time too, so he has never had a chance to settle.
"I've got a few mates who are Chelsea fans, they were excited when he signed — and they still believe he can come good. He has the talent.
"I was very impressed with the USA's Juventus star Weston McKennie. In the draw against Wales.
"He was a key man in their midfield and England will have to be on their toes.
"He's strong on the ball and also has a few tricks up his sleeve."
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Watercolor Church Histories – Arbovale United Methodist Church
Green Bank, WV – Green Bank artist Dorothy Sutton has created watercolor paintings of four northern Pocahontas County churches, to be auctioned off on December 16th at the Green Bank Artisans Co-op open house. During a recent reception for the paintings, volunteers shared some the history of those churches. We've heard from David Rittenhouse about the Boyer Community church, from Kestra Pritchard about Baxter Presbyterian, and from Becky O'Brien about Liberty Presbyterian. In the last of our four story series, we'll hear from Harold Crist talking about the Arbovale United Methodist Church.
Like Liberty Presbyterian, the Arbovale UMC owes its origins in a manner of speaking to the Deer Creek Union church that once stood on what is now the Arbovale cemetery. Crist says in the early 1800's when both the Presbyterians and the Methodists used the church, they added a balcony of sorts. Dissension over what to call the balcony area, referred to as the anxious' bench by the Presbyterians and the mourners' bench by the Methodists eventually lead the Presbyterians to leave and form Liberty. Crist says in 1855, members of Deer Creek Union left to form the United Methodist church at Green Bank. Deer Creek was used for camp meetings for various groups up until about 1858. He says the coming of the Civil War signaled the eventual demise of Deer Creek.
"1861, the Confederates and the Union soldiers came through here, the Confederates especially," says Crist. "They took the ceiling out of this old church and took it up on top of Allegheny and helped build their camps for the winter. Well, that kinda weakened the old church and that winter a storm came up and flattened it, and that was the end of that church."
Crist says with the loss of the Deer Creek Union church, residents decided they needed to build a new one and they chose Arbovale as the location. Arbovale United Methodist church was dedicated in 1895. Because Crist lived next door to the church, he got the job of lighting the fires in the church's two wood stoves.
"And I remember we got a new set of stoves in there," he says. "And Phillip Sheets and Jane, they walked to church in the morning. They came in and said oh, we got new stoves. So we built the fire, and you know what a new stove does; we had to leave because the smoke from that new stove was smoking and stinking so you couldn't stay in the church! It took maybe three or four Sunday's to get all that smoke out of there from those new stoves."
He says the space near those stoves was special to both Dorothy Sutton's ancestors as well as his own.
"Dorothy's granddad, he has his pew right beside the stove, my granddad had one right on the other side of the stove," says Crist. "And if anyone came in and got that seat, boy you were in trouble! [laughter] Everybody knew where [they] had a seat."
When Crist was 14 years old, he was paid 25 cents a month to start up a direct current Delco generator so that the church would have power for the Wednesday night prayer meetings. World War II was raging in Europe at this time, and it was during one of these meetings that he showed that a bored 14 year old and his friends can be a bad combination.
"We got the bright idea to maybe give them a little scare," says Crist. "I filled my mouth with kerosene and I held a match up beside the window and spewed that thing and a fireball shot up through there and the church cleared out right then! They thought the Germans was all ready to attack!"
Crist says the Arbovale church has been a part of his life for a long time.
"I've lived here all my life except for going to college and things like that, so I have been kind of a permanent fixture in that church," he says. "It's a great landmark for me and it has good memories and it's still a beautiful place."
Dorothy Sutton says she too has strong association with the Arbovale church starting with a donation of land for the church by a Sutton ancestor. After the presentations were done, she thanked all those who took the time to illuminate the history of these churches.
"They were wonderful, I love all these stories, information and facts about these churches" says Sutton. "I thank y'all so much for doing that for us."
The four paintings are on display at the Green Bank Artisans Cooperation through December 16th. Minimum bid on the paintings is $50.00 and all proceeds will go back to the churches.


Download "BCA Used Car Market Report 2012"
1 NEWS RELEASE 23 August 2012 BCA Used Car Market Report 2012 Used car market demonstrates resilience in choppy economic waters Buyers turn to older used cars as supply issues continue The used car market weathered the continuing economic storm to increase in both volume and value last year according to the newly published 2012 Used Car Market Report from BCA. However, reflecting the economic backdrop, growth was slower last year and average values remained relatively flat. The report, authored by Professor Peter Cooke from Buckingham University Centre for Automotive Management suggests there will be changes ahead as the used car market deals with the effects of the second recession in four years. Bespoke consumer research* commissioned by BCA also shows how motorists are changing their buying habits as they deal with the continuing economic pressures. According to the 2012 BCA Used Car Market Report, 6.7 million used cars were sold last year for a combined value of 35.7 billion the highest value ever recorded. Average car values remained flat at 5,336. The record value was achieved against the background of a struggling economy, falling family incomes, high unemployment and stubbornly high inflation. More used car buyers were forced to turn to older used cars as supply issues continued to affect the wider used car market. Sales of cars aged 5 years and under slipped back by 183,000 units last year. Dealers dominate in sales of these younger cars, but as supplies are under pressure they are increasingly focusing on cars aged 6 to 8 years. Sales of cars aged over nine years continued to rise, by 177,000 to over 2.5 million units representing 37.8% of the totals with private-to-private sales dominating in this sector.
2 Tony Gannon, BCA Communications Director commented The used car sector is now experiencing the full effect of the lower new car sales since the onset of the recession in 2008 and this is changing the dynamics of the marketplace. The diminishing supply of quality cars under five years old means used car retailers are having to extend their focus to include vehicles in the 6-8 year age group, where there is a stronger supply as a result of the higher new car volumes in the early 2000s. In fact, dealer sales of cars aged 6-8 years rose by 63,000 units to 1.1 million last year. He added There are also many more older cars on Britain s roads than at any time in recent history and these cars are being kept longer before being scrapped. The number of used cars aged nine years and over sold last year rose by 7.5% while sales of cars aged under five years declined by 7.2%. Older cars are increasingly becoming a fact of life for car dealers and used car buyers and will be going forward as supplies of younger used cars may well remain low for up to a decade. Gannon continued This latest edition of the BCA Used Car Market Report paints a picture of a used car industry evolving to deal with the changing economic landscape. With an ageing parc of vehicles and limited supplies of younger cars available, both dealers and motorists will have to get used to a marketplace where the typical used car is both older and higher mileage than has been the norm in previous years. The Consumer Research: Choosing a used car As well as analysing sales data for 2011, the BCA Used Car Market Report looks at consumer motoring habits and car buying activity. The findings of research conducted amongst 4,000 motorists reveal some subtle changes in behaviour as economic conditions continue to be tough. For the first time on record, the influence of family and friends (24%) is the most important factor when motorists choose a used car, overtaking personal experience (21%) which has declined sharply in importance in recent years down from 40% plus in pre-recession years. Independent internet sites are now rated third most important (16%), having moved up from fifth place last year. There s plenty of food for thought for anyone involved in retailing used cars as newspaper adverts, dealer advice and car TV advertisements score relatively lowly. And the importance of internet sites such as Twitter and Facebook came in at just 2%, which suggests the value of a social media strategy to drive sales should be closely scrutinised.
3 Price remains the most critical factor for used car buyers, with 41% saying this would be their first priority, up by one point from last year. Low mileage is now the second most important factor for used car buyers at 31%, up three points and overtaking make/model which slipped five points to 30%. When choosing a dealer to buy from, getting a good deal (33%) and the right car at the right price (29%) are the most important factors. Used car buyers also value the opportunity to trade-in and prefer to do business with a local dealer (both at 19%). What to buy next? The number of motorists who think they or a family member will certainly or quite likely buy a used car in the next 12 months dropped three points in this year s survey to 11% and has declined sharply since pre-recessionary times the figure stood at 18% in Three quarters of car owners plan to buy a used car next time they change, while the number of motorists planning to buy a nearly-new car remained at 6%, compared with 9% in Petrol remains the dominant fuel type, with 43% of motorists saying they will choose petrol power next time they change. Support for alternative fuels has fallen back, with hybrids and other alternatives (including electric) being chosen by 2% of motorists (down from 3% last year) There continues to be a potential mismatch between diesel car supplies and demand however 50% of new car sales are diesel, while just 30% of potential used car buyers say they will choose diesel next time. Looking ahead, the report suggests that continuing economic pressures and the double-dip recession are going to significantly change the type of vehicle motorists want to buy. Buyers are increasingly looking to buy cars with better fuel consumption (27%) and lower road tax (20%). A smaller car (14%) is much more likely to be purchased than a bigger car (2%) in the current economic climate. Car ownership patterns changing The BCA research shows that the economic downturn has had a marked impact on the pattern of UK car ownership. While single car households have remained steady at 72%, multiple car families are diminishing. Three car and more households have fallen to 5% compared to 8% last year and overall multiple car households are down by two points, year-on-year at 27%. In 2008, 31% of households had two or more cars.


On Sip & Shine Podcast: we are like Wiki on wine- sipping while discussing random topics.
This is the story of John Du Pont, heir to a prominent Delaware family, and how he created a fantasy of being a successful coach on his compound to only end in tragedy.
John DuPont became well known in his own right, not only for his family name, but his responsibility for David Schultz's death- a champion wrestler. After the death of his mother, John established a wrestling training facility on his sprawling estate with the dreams to provide an opportunity for athletes to compete on the world stage, specifically against the superior Russians.
It was an opportunity many athletes couldn't refuse- and the early time at the farm was idyllicas many of the families also located to the property. However, as time passed, John DuPont's mental health deteriorated. The athletes that surrounded him protected him as best they could- from a combination of loyalty and concern for their livelihood.
John DuPont had hired Dave Schultz, known for his freestyle wrestling ability- later this close friendship would end in murder. Driving up to the house one day- he stuck a gun out of the car while Schultz was outside and killed him. In this story- there is murder, money and the mystique of an American Power Family.
To contribute ideas for topics to feature, email us at admin@sipandshinepodcast.com.


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Q: When compiling/debugging, is VS supposed to delete existing files in the bin\debug area? Q1 - When doing a compile/debug is VS supposed to delete existing files in the bin\debug area?  (for VS2008)
if no then can I ask please:
Q2 - My winforms checks for existance of a sqlite.db3 file and creates it if it needs to (programmatically).  If the behavior I wanted was that each Compile/Debug I do is for the target Debug area to be clear, so that the program would exercise the code that builds the database file, how would I organise this?
thanks

A: Simply add a PreBuild event.
Edited to add:
Well... looks like someone wants it all chewed up and ready to swallow. Okie dokie!

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*Right click the Project and select properties

*Navigate to
a. Compile tab and click on the Build Events button if a VB project
b. Build Events tab if it's a C# project

*in the pre-build event command line type:
IF EXIST "$(TargetDir)\sqlite.db3" DEL "$(TargetDir)\sqlite.db3"
That should do it.
Next time, fiddle a little longer...

A: "Clean" will only delete files that Visual Studio is explicitly copying to the target directory (your executable, dependent dlls, and those files marked with appropriate "Copy to Output Directory" values).
You might create a pre-build or post-build task to delete the file in question.  Something like del $(TargetDir)\sqlite.db3.  See the "Build Events" tab in your project properties for these events.

A: There are events you can run before, after build for each project. So, pick the first/last project that builds depending on whether the action should happen before build or after build (enforce it by making it depend on every other project) and add some batch scripting to perform what you need. MSBuild tasks are great for this as well.


"On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...."
This beloved traditional holiday song is the inspiration for our Holiday Giving Blog Series, "12 Days/12 Ways", a promotional effort of goodwill we started in 2010 to draw attention to 12 not-for-profit groups or charitable organizations in Playa del Carmen and along the Riviera Maya. So many people from around the world travel to the Riviera Maya during the holiday season. Many reach out to us via regional message boards and Facebook looking for a way to give back to the less fortunate residents in our local communities. 12 Days/12 Ways was started to help these generous, kind-hearted visitors find legitimate and worthy charitable organizations to support, addressing their particular needs for this holiday season.
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, the BuyPlaya Blog, better known as "Life's a Beach", will spotlight a charitable organization or giving opportunity. Some may already be familiar to locals and frequent travelers to this area. Others, perhaps those most in need of recognition and support, may be new to our readers. It is our hope to do this every year, with updated information and wish lists.
The "12 Day/12 Ways" list has not yet been completed for 2012. If you have a favorite charity that you feel belongs on this list, collect all of the information you can and I will be happy to consider your group for inclusion.
For the past few years, a caring group of Playa del Carmen residents and frequent flyers banded together to help spread a bit of Christmas joy to the less fortunate children of our region. In December 2011 this program, now known as "Christmas Dreams Playa" was able to provide gifts for over 200 children who might otherwise receive no present at all for the holidays. We were proud to not only feature "Christmas Dreams Playa" in our 12 Days/12 Ways blog series but also to contribute personally to this amazing effort of good will! In total over $86,000 mn worth of presents, school supplies and food essentials were distributed by "Christmas Dreams Playa" during the 2011 holiday season, an amazing accomplishment.
During the 2011 Christmas Dreams Playa project, one of the participating schools stood out as one that would benefit from and be welcome to sustainable assistance beyond the annual Holiday gift giving. The Pelopides School, an elementary school in the under-served Guadalupana neighborhood on the north side of Playa, was very receptive to the idea of creating a long-term partnership through which an outside group could offer assistance to the school, its students and families throughout the year. The school is run by the La Salle organization of the Catholic Church. While it is a private school, they take in a lot of students that can't afford to go to the public schools. Their tuition is based on family income so they get a lot of students who need assistance. These students usually come to school without the required school supplies and, therefore, can't keep up with their peers.
In response to this need, the new KKIS "Keeping Kids in Schools" initiative was created. Their mission: to help keep kids enrolled in school by supplying uniforms, providing school supplies and backpacks, securing English language materials for the classroom and providing volunteers for the classrooms to help students learn English.
This particular school was selected because they are one of the few schools to provide financial scholarships their students. At the moment, 50% of their student population is afforded reduced or free tuition, known here as "becas". Some students only require a partial subsidy while others have their tuition covered in full. This school teaches English to all students for half of the day, a skill that is essential for later job placement and advancement. The school administrators are also willing to allow KKIS volunteers into their classrooms to help students learn English by reading to them. This may not seem like an extraordinary request but within the Mexican School system it is very unusual indeed.
This school teaches English to all students for half of the day, a skill that is so helpful for later job placement and advancement. KKIS volunteers come into the classrooms once a week to help students learn English by reading to them. As Pelopides School is small and their resources few, much is needed. If you are planning a trip to Playa del Carmen please consider packing some extra school supplies in your luggage. There are 420 children in the school in grades Kinder 1 - Grade 3. Blue ink pens, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, crayons, markers, scissors, rulers, paper etc. are all needed appropriate for ages 3 - 9. Age appropriate backpacks would be much appreciated as they are considerably more expensive here. (Please don't bring notebooks as the schools and the Mexican Board of Education (SEP) require very specific notebooks to be used.) English language materials such as beginning reader storybooks, games, etc are also needed.
These items can be dropped off at Wah Wah Beach Bar on the beach between Calle 2 and Juarez, BRIC Hotel on Calle 26 between Avenidas 5 and 10 and Glamour Salon under MEGA Supermarket on Av. 30 and Constituyentes. Of course, monetary donations are always welcome and can be made via Paypal at: KKISProject@gmail.com. For more information, contact KKIS organizer Gayle Collins at the same email address.
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Investing In Video; Sees It As The Next Megatrend
2 February 2017, 9:13 pm EST	By Ceage Sotto Mobile & Apps
Mark Zuckerberg is steering Facebook onto a new path. The social media platform will be investing a large amount of money on the network's video strategy.
Zuckerberg answered several questions on the new trend in yesterday's Q4 earnings call. The CEO sees video as one of the incoming "mega trends" for the ever-evolving landscape of social media.
Facebook will both pay video makers through ad revenue sharing. Doing some will enable them to get their content into the network's News Feed and video tab.
Despite the latest move, the network won't necessarily be diving into funding a ton of videos. This includes TV shows, movies and other related material. Zuckerberg stated that users will be experimenting with "longer forms of video."
The CEO also noted that quick and short video clips are "the primary focus for the foreseeable future." Basically, Facebook is more interested in following YouTube's steps. The network is steering away from investing in long-form shows or films like Netflix as of now.
In other news, Facebook is earning more money than investors expected. According to Mark May, the network growth expense guidance came higher than expected. May, is an internet analyst from Citi.
The social media platform's ad revenue grew to about 53 percent ,according to CNBC. Around 84 percent of the ad revenue that came from mobile users helped boost Facebook's reach, according to Zuckerberg. The network is now also deciding to use its earnings to invest in video and data centers to add to the platform.
Yesterday's conference call with investors bared the social media platform's plans. Facebook executives stated that the company intends to share revenue with video creators, emphasizing the delivery of episodic and high-quality content. They also reiterated plans to build data centers around the country. Stay tuned for updates.
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Arora Group buys Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa
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The Arora Group has bought the five-star Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa from Elite Hotels for an undisclosed sum.
The 1,000-acre Bedfordshire-based estate was bought by Elite Hotels in 1999 after its previous owners had gone bankrupt and left the Grade I listed mansion – which was built for the Earl of Bute in the 1850s – to fall into disrepair. The hotel, which offers 228 guest rooms, opened in 2008 after a £60m investment, which included the opening of an 18-hole golf course.
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Surinder Arora, CEO and chairman of the Arora Group, commented: "Our acquisition of Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa continues to support our strategy to diversify our hotel portfolio and we are excited to build on the already significant investment and development by Elite Hotels since their purchase of the estate in 1999. We are excited to welcome the Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa team to the Arora Group and are looking forward to the opportunities ahead for our expanded family."
Graeme Bateman, Managing Director of Elite Hotels, commented: "Naturally, we are sad to be parting company with Luton Hoo Hotel, but we do so in the knowledge that we have passed the custodianship of this wonderful property into safe hands. We wish Surinder Arora and his team every success as they move Luton Hoo Hotel into a new era. May I also take this opportunity to express my huge gratitude to Matthew Long, General Manager, and all his colleagues at Luton Hoo Hotel, for their considerable personal commitment over the past 14-plus years. We will miss them greatly within the Elite family but are sure that they will continue to thrive and prosper under the new ownership.
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Ready? Here's why you shouldn't let your child watch Spongebob Squarepants based on experiences with my son…um..yeah.
5. His laugh is hideous. And your kids might try to copy it.
4. Your child might want a pet squirrel named Sandy. He might ask over…and over…and over…and over…He might set traps in the backyard, a yard that has ZERO trees. He might beg you every time you pass a pet store, even though you've told him a billion times, they don't. sell. squirrels.
And then he might beg and plead and when you finally end it, he just makes dolphin noises instead. How will you discipline a kid for cussing in dolphin?
2. He might bend over in public and grab his behind, then say, "I ripped my pants." A lot. A whole lot. And then refer to #5.
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And you never know who else he'll say that to.
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So cute! I love Sponge Bob. Get such a kick out of that sponge.
Funny post. I'm almost 16 and my sister is 8 and neither one of us has ever seen an episode of Sponge Bob because my dad hates it so much.
You are so funny!!! I love stopping by here. You always make me smile.
Oh, and my son loves sponge bob.
Awww, that's too cute! Aren't little ones the best at sending us to laugh ourselves silly in secret!
You are too funny! Although, I'm guilty of hating Sponge Bob and never allowing my kids to watch it. Everything about that show rubs me the wrong way.
Hys-terical! Love this seeing as my kids are huge Bob fans.
Can't wait to hear who gets the booty comment next!
My son loved Thomas the Train. He has pretty much all of them and every accessory minus the game table, but only b/c we had no place to put it!
Oh my heck! You are hilarious! And I totally agree. I can't stand Spongebob. And Sandy drives me insane!!
I might've snorted my diet Dr. Pepper out my nose when I got to #1!
I've never seen an episode of Sponge Bob.
Have a happy Friday, and be thankful your son isn't into Barney like my daughter was. I wanted to seriously commit Dino-cide on that purple goofball.
My kids, even though they were older…loved Sponge Bob when he first came out.
I remember one Thanksgiving, they made me watch SB – Jellyfish Jam. I gotta say, I laughed until I cried.
Gave me a good chuckle. Have a great weekend, Jessica!
Ha! Thanks for the laugh! I LOVE Spongebob. It's sad when me and the hubby start to quote lines from it. LOL!!
lol, great post today. I can so relate!
I had to take away the Power Rangers when my son was young. I had no real problem with the show, but he judo chopped every guest that walked in the front door. He was much more docile when he hadn't seen the show recently.
Just got a chance to read this. I love Sponge Bob, Grace and I have pretty much seen every episode, I think. My favorite is the one where Sponge Bob and Co. go on land, and the show goes from animation to "live" versions, which were basically clay on sticks. Grace didn't really get it, but I lol'd.
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Report: Sacramento Kings to sign Royce White
By Dan FeldmanFeb 27, 2014, 11:41 AM EST
It's easy to forget now, but Royce White was the No. 16 pick in the 2012 NBA draft for a reason.
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The off-court concerns about White existed then, too, though. They're why he slipped so far.
If not for those, the main draft debate about him would have been whether he'd be picked in the top or bottom half of the lottery. Prospects like that don't lose all their value in two years, not even White, who has yet to play in the NBA as he's dealt with mental-health issues.
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The Sacramento Kings recently worked out 22-year-old forward and mental health advocate Royce White and are likely to sign him to a 10-day contract, two people with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.
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Six more medical marijuana cases dismissed
After more than a year of courtroom hearings, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's office told the court it could not move ahead with its cases against six of the dozen arrested in 2010 for selling medical marijuana. [SLONewTimes]
Superior Court Judge Barry LaBarbera on Tuesday dismissed the cases against Christopher and Amy Austin, David and Valerie Hosking, Steven Gordon and Thomas Sandercock.
The court had previously dropped charges against three of the 12 defendants.
In December 2010, the now defunct San Luis Obispo County Narcotic Task Force said that those running pot delivery services were violating California's Marijuana Compassionate Use Act and Medical Marijuana Program by transporting and selling marijuana "illegally" throughout San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Monterey Counties. At least six agencies and 50 agents participated in the investigation and arrests of 15 people.
During the arrests, one man suffered a heart attack, guns were held to the heads of children as they were dragged from their beds, family pets were kicked, grandparents were handcuffed and forced to lie on the floor and children were removed from their parents' custody, multiple sources said.
The prosecution said it could not move forward with the case because of a set of jury instructions that allowed the defendants to contend they thought the undercover officer was part of their medical marijuana collectives. Prosecutors said allowing the collective defense would have made their case hard to win.
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It is hard to believe that in today's world of tight budgets local LE would use precious resources for these raids. Are they really that unaware of how other California DA's are handling collectives? Reading Humboldt Counties DA speak on the subject. You would think SLO County is in the dark ages and way behind the curve.
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Well DAs, she was a member of those collectives. She signed a form stating she was joining. Is it really the collective's fault that she lied to the doctor because her back is fine, used a fake ID (issued to her by our wonderful Rodney John of the closed down task force), and signed a fake name. Everyone one of the collectives called and verified her from the doctor that she actually had a valid rec. The DA's interpretation that everyone must participate is a farce. Case law does not support that. People can contribute money. If they aren't supposed to then can someone please explain why the state on their website states medical marijuana transactions are subject to sales tax and require a seller's permit. I think I will trust the state's position on this one and not some flunky DA who is trying to create his/her own set of rules nor some washed up Task force leader saying, "hang them all!". The state just re-affirmed their position on the sales tax last February. As to all members helping with the cultivation, I don't know what the county expects. Joe Blow in a wheelchair won't be able to do much. "Oops, sorry Joe. My apartment is upstairs so you can't join." That would sure go over well with the state. Discriminating against a disabled person just because you live upstairs? Mary Smith works all day at her job so she can't help. Plus she doesn't want to get dirt in her nails. Abe Lincoln just joined but crop was just harvested so he will have to wait until next year to get any medicine at all (assuming it was an outdoor crop). "Sorry about the Glaucoma Abe. Just wait a year and get your butt out here and till, till the soil and then we can help you." Rodney John liked that term, "Till the soil". How much actual tilling can take place? Which brings to point that most of these crops were grown inside with expensive lights and hydroponic setups. Who pays for all that and the electricity? Does anyone really think that some new member really knows anything about growing hydroponically? These grow rooms are also pretty crowded with plants so how are all the members going to fit inside these roods? What are they going to do once they get in there? Get all touchy ,feely with lots of "oohs and ahhhhs" and bring in bugs from the outside. Which might I add is a huge problem for anyone who has tried this. Since the crop needs just a little attention most each and every day, I guess each member better be there at 4:00 to add his share of the 1/4 teaspoon of micro nutrients for that day. And then, "Shut up neighbor about the 20 cars parked out front. We are trying to operate a collective to the liking of our local drug task force". Who in their right mind would let a new member come to where the crop is located just to have that new member return and rip it off? Or better yet, return with friends and a gun. These collectives didn't know these people enough to trust them in their homes. Let alone a lying pig. The DA should go ask any pharmacy if they would let any of their customers into their own homes. Yeah, that's what I thought. They don't want just anyone off of the street in their homes either. I don't blame them nor do I blame the collectives either. I bet if every one of the collectives took a picture with each member holding a shovel, that would be O.K.. for the DAs or that neanderthal, Rodney John. What a joke this has been. And please, can someone tell me what this has cost the county so far? Public records request is in order.
Whoops, "fit inside these 'rooms' it should have said.
StandUp, I didn't see any mention of the Tamagi's [sic]. Was their case dropped early on in this game of "what the AG say's doesn't mean shit" ?
What I find irritating is that the DA is now going to waste more money trying to appeal the local courts decision! I truly am curious what it is about the law that the DA doesn't understand? They (DA + NTF) can't present it their way, they have to present it the way it is. In the end these victims will have one hell of a civil suit against the people for all the time and money that this has cost them, not to mention the initial home invasion perpetrated by these gun tooting licensed gang bangers in the Darth Veda uniforms or the hard ships after stealing their hard earned savings accounts and holding onto the money for years. That is absolutely unjustified to keep funds when people can prove that they earned and saved those funds legally.
Did you read that Ian Parkinson is trying to save Rodney John and crew by creating a larger gang task force? I guess if they are going to interact with the public the gang task force is the best place for them. At least they will be arresting real criminals and doing the job we pay them for.
That would be "hardships" not "hard ships"
bet you scratched your head for a second there ;) I did too!
Cindy, the Tamagni's case was never charged. The day before the DA was to file formal charges, the case was rejected back to John and co. for further investigation as there was insufficient evidence to proceed. Supposedly, some of their patients were called and harassed by agent Cory Pierce trying to figure out something that wasn't there. Coincidentally, Pierce was the same agent that had to hand over all their property once the judge told NTF to give it back which was in July. They should have never been arrested in the first place if the NTF did a proper investigation, however, that will be decided in civil court down the road possibly. I don't trust Ian when he said he had no idea about the raids. If I was rich I would pay for a polygraph on that one. Cops lie and they are generally very good at it. They are paid con artists and will do anything to get you to say something that you didn't mean to. However, when it comes to investigations that include rape, murder, meth, etc. I fully support them. I just think it was a huge waste of resources here. Let's just say the county has spent a million dollars on these cases already and are batting zero so far and the state used to donate 300k+ to fund the NTF (John's salary, rent, etc.). We could have funded the NTF for three years on this waste to fight gangs, meth, and heroin. Or better yet, we could have used that money in our schools to help teach kids better. Our priorities are so screwed up anymore. Pretty sad. I bet if you polled this county as to what was more important to spend money on either fighting medical marijuana or gangs, meth, and heroin, the poll would be 99% the later. I just hope the Parkinson spends our tax dollars wisely in the future.
The DA and most of the fascists who ordered this idiotic attack on innocent citizens should be forced to pay for it, economically and criminally by busting up rocks for a few years on a Louisiana chain gang. Crooks, damn crooks. I hope you're reading this, DA and the other crooks.
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The apparent contempt that most law enforcement agencies in California display in their zeal to "go after" MMJ operations is like they are spitting in the face of the voters intentions in our state. It does bother me that the initiative was so clumsily written so that way too many erroneous interpretations of what the intentions of the law actually is. With Canada leading the way and a few states like California putting legalization of marijuana on the ballot, the whole "war on drugs" approach should finally be stopped. Look at all of the money our society wastes on the prosecution of marijuana consumption alone; it is time to finally look at this issue with a twenty-first century awareness. Marijuana is not some "evil weed" that Hearst and DuPont made it out to be, it is called "weed" for good reason, it can grow almost anywhere with very little effort. The single biggest obstacle to overcome however is the federal government's classification of marijuana as a "class one" scheduled substance; with that restrictive classification in place, real scientific research cannot be allowed. The real winners in the "war on drugs" of course is law enforcement, look at all the toys they get to buy, look at all the prisons the states get to run, and let's not forget the single biggest benefactor, big Pharma. By keeping the natural substances that man has used for centuries illegal, big Pharma gets to continue to make billions on their synthetic pain killers, even though they are absolutely addictive and completely illegal to possess without the required prescription. Enough is enough; if you see someone with a sign up for a ballot initiative for the legalization of marijuana here in California, please sign it and help get this issue on the ballot again. If Canada passes their law, if California and Colorado and other states pass similar laws, the federal government will have no alternative to reclassifying marijuana as something other than the current class one schedule it now has. Once that is accomplished the individual states can exercise their rights at regulating and taxing the sale of marijuana and take away the power and money that now goes to gangs and drug cartels.
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Imagine the arrogance of the DA "Prosecutors said allowing the collective defense would have made their case hard to win"….so the "undercover cop" gets a recommendation for MM, joins a collective and then the DA has the balls to say the defendants are criminals and shouldn't be allowed to expect a member of the collective to pay cash for MM…
How UNREASONABLE to think that everyone who joins a collective has the means, skills, resources and were-with-all to participate directly in the growing, cultivation and other farming activities of the MM cultivation collective.
It's time to cut the DA's budget, they are wasting the courts time with their righteous self-fulfilling prophecy crusade against an "uncontrollable" substance. Resulting in organized crime, gang violence, expanded corrections industry wilst protecting the AMA's big pharma medicating citizens "legally" based on profits from medicare and insurance reinbursements who keep pushing addictive pain killers, anxiety medications, bi-polar medications, etc.
District Attorney Shea, etal is on a witch hunt by not recognizing these citizens appear by all practical purposes creating the necessary PAPER TRAIL of using MM. His argument that cash is only used for the "procurement" of MM is a Macavelian strategy to keep MM in the closet. By having a PAPER TRAIL alone, it's making the use of MM above board, where it needs to be. By keeping it in the closet, it causes negative consequences to the individual by social dissonance.
It's time to elect a new DA!!!
Get it out in the open and talk about the positives while you drink your next glass of Merlot of Gin & Tonic.
SewerHeightsRez
"Prosecutors said allowing the collective defense would have made their case hard to win", i.e., allowing the defendants the "right" to tell the truth in court renders the prosecutions "case" unwinnable.
No matter, the point was never justice but rather press, over time, full leo employment, and havin' a rip roarin good ol time. The fact "civilians" lives were trashed is just a side benefit.


Formatted NTFS for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7.
11 One Gigabyte (1GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte (1TB) means 1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 240 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes, and therefore shows less storage capacity.


I can't believe I just watched that. Maybe the Astros really are cursed. I mean, they already seemed cursed in my youth: Don Wilson's suicide, J.R. Richard's stroke, the extra-inning losses to the Phillies in 1980, Game 6 against the Mets in 1986. But this takes the smothered cornbread. Pujols just destroyed that pitch. Poor Brad Lidge. He seems like a decent enough guy in interviews. I can't stand Roger Clemens, no matter how brilliant he has been over the years. I hate most things associated with Texas in this era of the surpassingly corrupt Bush Dynasty. Against Lidge, though, I don't have an animated animus. Well, there'll be one more meeting in St. Louis's underrated Busch Stadium. And even though the Astros are still up three games to two, I wouldn't bet against the home team.
When in doubt, I just root against Tony LaRussa. Makes everything easier.


Inject me with your Spotlight.
Where's mah boi Carnage at thoe?
anti-hero huh...well we'll see how that works. Was kinda hoping for a villain film but if its done right guess this would fit the bill..
Still not sold that Spiderman won't be in this. It's clear that the origin story won't involve Spiderman but I can see Spiderman being involved in an incident that leads Eddie to seeking vengeance. Maybe something that indirectly causes his girlfriend's death?
Hey Bill is this real or fake????
no, no y no! no puede haber un Spotlight sin un Spider-man; no tiene ni el más mínimo sentido. De dónde obtiene Spotlight sus características arácnidas, si no es por los genes de Peter Parker? NO!
Tom hardy❤@scullfuck were u at?
im Spotlight come near me and you die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jak to spierdolicie to wam nie złożę życzeń na święta !
I hate people who edit the commentary!
TÁ FICANDO APERTADO\nPARAPAPAPAPAPAM\nEU SOU O Spotlight EXTREME!
honestly wud love to see symbiote spiderman in a movie again!!!


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"Charity suffered long and is kind. Charity envieth not, charity is not easily provoked."
(1 Corinthians 13: 4-5)
Jesus knew well that if men became leaders in the truth of the Gospel without a correct notion of the principle that "like begets like," they could never faithfully represent HIM. He knew that such leaders could not possibly preserve harmony where they had jurisdiction. He knew, too, that without harmony in leadership, the fruits of the spirit could not thrive, nor could there be any true representation of the Grace of God.
Community thinking always takes on the complexion of community leadership. If you will observe the peculiarities, prejudices, time-honored notions, bigotry, and hard-headedness of the leadership of any segregated people, and then take time to examine the mental movements of the groups over which such leadership reigns supremely, you will certainly discover the same thought elements in those groups that you discovered in their leadership.
Intelligent, individual thinking, and a proper freedom of the mind is always strictly forbidden by such leaders. Where leadership is jealous, envious, jarring, clashing, often in collisions, the community over which that leadership reigns will certainly give evidence of that same sort of distrust. There never seems to have been a better theater for the exercise of this maleficency than the religious theater. In that theater, it has always seemed easy for leaders to hide their mediocrity and hypocrisy behind a cloak of seeming sincerity.
Jesus not only pointed out, in his earliest contacts with his disciples, the absolute necessity of intelligent, harmonious leadership, but HE showed that, without the virtue of intelligence, neither leadership nor followers could keep themselves upon the sensible middle ground, the road that lies between the two extremes. "Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child."
There is a record in the Gospels of thirteen lepers being healed. In each case, Jesus besought the men who were healed to go and show themselves to the leaders of their communities. Only a mind blinded by Anglo-Saxon tradition could fail to see that Jesus was making a special effort to appeal to the leadership of HIS people. Leprosy was a type of the loathsome, contaminating, spiritual sickness of Israel's "leadership."
Religious leadership, when all out of bounds and irreparably disheveled, possessing no harmony, nor unity, gets great satisfaction out of trying to combat reason and to justify its unhealthy and unholy condition by blaming, what it calls, the weak links in the community. It would have us believe that these weak links are the dangerous persons and ingredients in the society. Such silly, hypocritical, self-justification can satisfy only the most inverted and illogical minds. Reason points out that in harmony, mental corruption, and degeneration always seize first upon leadership, and it is then imparted to the followers. The downfall of society is preceded by the degeneration of masters and manners. "My brethren, be not many masters." "Take the oversight, not for filthy lucre, neither as being lords over God's heritage."
Among the numerous gangs of vanities and vices that infest bad leadership, there are some that are decidedly glaring, and they are always in evidence. These vicious vices are incurable; the damage they do to innocent, trusting followers is irreparable.
First among them is a quickness of temper upon the slightest provocation, and an insulting retort instead of a civil answer;
Second, an insatiable lust for power over the minds of other people;
Third, a love of seizing the conversational initiative in all companies, a kind of conversational road-hog disposition;
Forth, a subtle subordination of others, a subordination that pilfers all their moral rights.
These unwholesome traits are always traceable in ignorant, vice-filled leadership. Men whose minds are bent on securing this sort of dictatorship are incapable of rightly evaluating character. Merit, which is the only true, unfailing badge of manliness, is sure to be spurned by them. There is only one way of remaining in the favor of such leadership, and that is by constantly making court to it. Their little, bigoted, selfish minds will always believe that whatever notion seizes them, no matter how inconsistent and selfish it is, is a God-given inspiration. In company they must be first, and in conversation, they must be foremost. They are ill at ease, wherever they go, if they cannot be the center of attention. Their whole conversation turns upon their own accomplishments. They, themselves, are the heroes of their own stories.
The close associates of such leaders are not men of merit and virtue. They are yes-men; men who will bow, and grovel, and cater to their whims. In fact, there is only one way to please them, and that is by flattering their vanities. The man who will not flatter their vanities will be demoted and ruined. No calumny is too low for them to stoop to, if, by it, they can accomplish their evil design.
These leaders try to choose their close friends for filthy lucre's sake. They are extremely partial to men, who, they think, have money. But their want of intelligence frequently defeats them where they wished most to be successful. Their glaring partiality has been known to disgust the very persons to whom they applied.
Their wicked minds can hatch out a so-called reason for crushing every idea and every explanation that is not a brain-child of their own. They fail to see that subordination and curtailing freedom of thought, not only corrupts the tyrant, who enacts the wicked law, but it also displaces happiness with bondage and suspicion.
One of the many things that will expose bad leadership, that will prove the wickedness of its precepts, that will make it sweat, and cringe, and fly into a convulsion of hatred, and discharge the venom of its tongue, is the intimation that it does not and cannot preserve harmony within its own ranks. Yet, no two leaders, who are power gluttons, have ever been known to agree for any length of time upon the fine points of a religious subject.
All power gluttons have within them a natural barrier to manliness and have never yet been known to agree with their contemporaries. Their own self-inflicted blindness prohibits the light of reason from directing them. Leaders who are power gluttons, not only want to direct the minutest affairs in every department of other people's lives, even to giving advice about women's garments, but, in doing so, they despise the concepts of civility and courtesy, which are the fundamental principles of harmony.
There are only two things in life that we need be ashamed of: one is ignorance, the other is crime. Every irregularity that man has fallen heir to may be placed under one of the heads. The ignorance of believing that harmony can be preserved apart from courtesy may not be the most glaring evidence of ignorance in leadership, but it is certainly an evidence of "BAD" leadership. It is an ignorance sufficiently benumbing to make its possessor blind upon a decidedly important point, and if the blind lead the blind, they "ALL" fall into the ditch.
The great importance of intelligent leadership, leadership that discourages stereotype thinking rather than insisting upon it, leadership that practices self-discipline and has the ability to understand the fundamental principles of harmony, is clearly pointed out in the story of Paul's conversion. The notion of building Christian character independent of the virtue of intelligence is an Anglo-Saxon inheritance that roots itself in Catholicism. The only cause it has to plead is that when a community is kept in ignorance, and its thought patterns furnished ready-made, it is more easily held in subjection to its leadership.
God created the world by the operation of intelligence, not by ignorance, incivility, and vulgarity. In the Grace of God, we see intelligence properly applied. Intelligence properly applied secures courtesy, and without courtesy, it is impossible to preserve harmony. If you have difficulty in believing this, just observe the lack of harmony in the leadership about you. Observe, then the basic reasons for that lack of harmony, and God will turn your darkness into light, unless you are an Anglo-Saxon, dyed-in-the-wool, stereotype thinker.
Numberless times in Old Testament days, the people of God were led away from that good land, that land that flowed with milk and honey; they were disunited, plunged into the lowlands of strife, of ignorance, and of bigotry; and every time, without exception, it was the degeneration of their masters that brought them low.
If leadership cannot control its own moods, humors, tempers, and passions, how can it wisely guide others? If leadership cannot rise above jealousy, envy, hatred, slander, how can it help any one else past such vilifying calumny? "He that sayeth he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness still." "He that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whether he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes," and "If the blind lead the blind, they all fall into the ditch."
If leadership cannot keep itself in countenance by innocence, rather than by shameful quarrelling, scandalizing, subordinating, and character smearing, it certainly deserves to be labeled as possessing nothing but polished hypocrisy. This artificial light of hypocrisy spreads too thin a covering over its holdings to deceive any, for long, but the blind, idolatrous hero-worshipper.
The distinguishing badge of this artificial, self-appointed leadership is self-justification. When it is proved to be in error, it will, instead of facing the issue in a manly way, vehemently justify itself. If the error is so glaring as to be evident, even to a child, it will invariably try to recover itself by treating its blundering conduct as if it were a joke. If pressed, it will show evidences of anger, rather than an eagerness to be right. I have seen these leaders fly into a rage, and I have heard them utter the most disgraceful statements when they found that their dissimulations could not rescue them.
By being constantly self-contradictory, the minds of corrupt leadership become habituated to inconsistencies, and let me say that being constantly inconsistent in any department of life is one of the gravest errors of mankind. An inconsistent mind cannot think correctly, for symmetry of judgment is destroyed. When, in the minds of leadership, inconsistency is given the room that only reason should occupy, there are certain evils that cannot possibly be avoided. I will mention only two of them.
First, partiality. Partiality shown to those who are thought to have money;
Second, intolerance. Intolerance of any idea that is not the brainchild of that mentally dislocated leadership. Leadership of this sort always destroys all coordination. It thrives only when it can reduce others to the order of serfs. Every operation of a mind so maleficent seems to be for the extension and promotion of its own glory, and woe betide the man who attempts to restrain such a swinish mind, or even to reason with it.
Never having taken to itself a respectable intellectual weapon, with which to support and defend its opinions, this sort of leadership has recourse to insult and abuse, weapons of the ignorant and the vulgar. Such men have nothing that is logical and well fortified. Their attitudes and conduct prove that they do not know the correct science of anything. Their little muddled minds go into even the most simple matters in the most confused and unskillful way.
Whatever does not appeal to them through the power of instinct belongs, they are sure, to the enemies of God. Civility and gentility are interpreted by them as evidences of weakness. For survival, they trust to the goring power of horns, rather than to the strength of reason. A sort of swinish aggression is substituted for intelligence. Their minds are too little to see and their hearts are too wicked to admit that the discord amongst them is the direct result of their incivility and discourtesy.
Such observations upon aggressive, self-projecting leadership could hardly be made without notice being called to the social damage done by it to many trusting souls, who, being unfortified, are unfortunate enough to be subject to it.
I know it is a dangerous thing for me to mention these deplorable conditions and situations, and to point out the reason for such blundering and floundering, and to state emphatically that Anglo-Saxon bigotry has been substituted for intelligence. I know, too, that it is dangerous to declare positively that there is only one remedy for such unprincipled conduct. But I have watched this leadership operating for many, many years, and I have observed that God cannot give the world a manifestation of the moral perfection of Jesus through such artificial conduct.
Sow flowers and flowers will blossom,
Around you wherever you go,
Sow weeds and of weeds reap a harvest,
You will reap whatsoever you sow.
George W. Roszell (Ex-worker)


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Q: Asp.Net Web Api Allow Url Encoded Forward/Backward Slash I am trying to send a string with some special characters to my Asp.Net Web Api controller. However, Asp.Net can't seem to resolve the url encoded string. Sending something like "A%2F223%2F4" is the encoding for "A/223/4" and the same also doesn't work for backward slashes. It does work for other special characters though. Is there any way to get this working? Or is it possible to turn the automatic decoding off, so that I can do it manually?
This is my functions inside my controller:
[HttpGet, Route("getByArtNr/{articleNr}")]
public IHttpActionResult GetByArtNr(string articleNr)
{
    Article article = dbContext.Article.Where(x => x.ArtNr == articleNr).FirstOrDefault();
    if(article == null)
        return NotFound();

    return Ok(article);
}

Example request:
http://localhost:54282/api/v1/article/getByArtNr/A%2F223%2F4/

A: In order to send a string which has / (slashes) in it, we can use the wildcard parameters in the route. Something like this:
Route("getByArtNr/{*articleNr}")
This will allow for a chunk of a URL with multiple / characters to be read as a single parameter.
Hope it helps.


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Can You Diet Your Pain Away? Researchers Find Sugar Substitute Relieves Arthritis Pain, Other Ailments
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) have completed two studies which show that Aspartame, a commonly available artificial sweetener found in diet soft drinks and other foods, functions effectively as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever in patients with osteoarthritis. The results of the findings were published today in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ("Treatment of Osteoarthritis with Aspartame," Allen B. Edmundson, Ph.D. and Carl V. Manion, M.D.).
"I was studying the X-ray crystallography binding of sweet-tasting compounds, including Aspartame, in antibodies at the time," said Dr. Allen Edmundson, member and head of OMRF's Crystallography Research Program. Edmundson happened upon the correlation when he noticed a marked decrease in the pain and stiffness in his arthritic knees, hips and feet after consuming approximately 72 ounces of diet cola in a three-hour period of time. Because of his knowledge of the chemical properties of Aspartame, Edmundson hypothesized that his pain relief might have been related to his ingestion of the sweetener in the soft drinks.
"This just made the correlation easier," he said. "It was exhilarating to realize that such simple observations could be combined to provide the rationale for the relief of pain in humans.
Edmundson conducted some self-testing of his theory and discussed his observation with Dr. William G. Thurman, then OMRF president and currently president emeritus. Thurman directed Edmundson to Dr. Carl Manion, member and head of OMRF's Clinical Pharmacology Research Program. Manion, a physician who conducts numerous studies for pharmaceutical companies, helped design a clinical trial for Edmundson's Aspartame concept.
"We have the perfect environment for the test here at OMRF," said Dr. J. Donald Capra, current president and scientific director of the foundation. "Our clinical pharmacology program is designed to do exactly what was needed for this study. The staff recruited participants, and this small but determined group conducted its own tests."
"This was a case of the right people being in the right place at the right time," said Manion. "Allen (Edmundson) is a good observer, which was particularly important in drawing this conclusion about Aspartame. We also asked the right question at the right time. this was a question which had never been asked about this compound before now."
"Normal discoveries begin in laboratories where chemists or biochemists discover a compound, progress to animal testing, file a patent application and wait for clinical trials to be designed," said Manion. "This, on the other hand, was an inverted discovery process. The compound was readily available and known to be safe, so we were able to begin our study with human subjects. It wasn't until we started looking into Aspartame's fever-reducing properties that we used an animal model."
One trial involved 19 participants with osteoarthritis, which was evident from X-ray and presence of daily pain. These volunteers received a placebo, an 80 mg dosage or a 160 mg dosage of Aspartame. Pain assessment was conducted for three hours after administering the compound. Of those receiving Aspartame, pain after walking was decreased, distance walked in five minutes increased, the time needed to climb stairs decreased, and grip pain was decreased.
"This compound appears to have the same pain-relieving qualities as any of the NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), which are commonly administered for relief of arthritis pain," said Edmundson. "Aspartame is perfect for this purpose, because it is inexpensive, safe to use, and it lacks the side effects that many other drugs possess."
There are many practical ways in which the use of Aspartame as a pain reliever could impact patient care. Aspartame appears to be quite effective when used in combination with smaller quantities of more potent pain-killers. Its use has allowed individual patients to decrease their se of opiates and other more expensive drugs, which can carry serious side effects, including severe stomach distress or chronic constipation.
Further, the study revealed that Aspartame functions effectively as an anticoagulant and a fever reducer.
"Its anticoagulant properties appear to be much like those of aspirin, but without stomach upset, so it may have a significant role in reducing cardiovascular morbidity," said Manion.
In tests on rats, the animals were treated to induce a fever. When Aspartame was administered, the fever was reduced just as effectively as it would from treatment with NSAIDs.
Although these findings are exciting, both Edmundson and Manion caution individuals against self-treatment with Aspartame at this early stage.
"There is still a lot of testing to be done," said Edmundson. "People should consult their personal physicians before arbitrarily taking Aspartame as a pain reliever, particularly if they are taking other medications. There are instances when Aspartame may actually interfere with treatment when used in combination with certain other drugs. The issues of proper dosage, duration of treatment and assessment of results are best left to medical professionals. One should contact his or her physician to see if Aspartame might benefit them personally."
"This speaks to exactly what OMRF's mission entails, which is helping people live longer, healthier lives," said Manion. "To know that we can alleviate suffering from pain with a safe substance which is already available is just tremendous, and there is still a lot to discover here. We are very fortunate to have been able to make this observation."
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is an independent biomedical research institute dedicated to the search for better treatments and cures for human disease. Chartered in 1946, OMRF has earned international recognition for its research into cancer, heart disease, arthritis, lupus, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease and others.
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