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June 29, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-27.
June 29, 2015 Signed by President.
June 26, 2015 Presented to President.
12:39 PM EDT On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 286 - 138 (Roll no. 388). (consideration: CR H4689-4698; text: CR H4689)
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12:12 PM EDT The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H4697)
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10:59 AM EDT Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H4666-4698; text as House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment: CR H4666-4689)
10:47 AM EDT Rule H. Res. 338 passed House.
8:42 PM EDT Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 338 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1295 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment.
5:13 PM EDT Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 22. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4583, S4583-4584)
June 24, 2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
June 24, 2015 S.AMDT. 2069: Proposed amendment SA 2069 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S4584)
June 24, 2015 S.AMDT. 2065: Amendment SA 2065 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 24, 2015 S.AMDT. 2069: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4584)
June 24, 2015 S.AMDT. 2065: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4583-4584)
June 24, 2015 Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) with an amendment (SA 2065) by Voice Vote.
June 24, 2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2067 withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4584)
June 18, 2015 Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 S.AMDT. 2069: Amendment SA 2069 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2068. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 S.AMDT. 2068: Amendment SA 2068 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2067 (the instructions of the motion to refer). (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 S.AMDT. 2067: Amendment SA 2067 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 S.AMDT. 2065: Amendment SA 2065 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2067 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4291)
June 18, 2015 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4290-4292)
June 15, 2015 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
1:56 PM EDT On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 32 (Roll no. 345). (consideration: CR H4217-4218)
1:56 PM EDT Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1:22 PM EDT Pursuant to a previous order of the House the previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H4172-4218)
12:33 PM EDT DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Ryan(WI) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the title and agree to the Senate amendment to the text with an amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record.
12:31 PM EDT Pursuant to a previous special order Mr. Ryan(WI) moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H4172-4218; text of Senate amendment as received in House: CR H4172-4210)
12:02 PM EDT UNANIMOUS CONSENT - Mr. Byrne asked unanimous consent that the order of the House of June 10, 2015, regarding consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1295, be modified by striking "printed" and inserting "submitted for printing".
12:02 PM EDT UNANIMOUS CONSENT_REQUEST - Mr. Byrne asked unanimous consent that the order of the House of June 10, 2015, regarding consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1295, be modified by striking "printed" and inserting "submitted for printing". Agreed to without objection.
11:30 PM EDT ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 1295, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House (1) concur in the Senate amendment to the title and (2) concur in the Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 18 and numbered (1); that the Senate amendments and the motion be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. Agreed to without objection.
12:27 PM EDT Passed Senate, under the order of 5/13/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S2907)
May 14, 2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 14, 2015 S.AMDT. 1240: Amendment SA 1240 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
May 14, 2015 S.AMDT. 1240: Amendment SA 1240 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S2946; text: CR S2946)
May 14, 2015 S.AMDT. 1223: Amendment SA 1223 proposed by Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S2899)
May 14, 2015 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2899-2908, S2946)
April 20, 2015 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
April 16, 2015 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2:43 PM EDT On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2236-2237)
2:33 PM EDT DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1295.
2:33 PM EDT Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2236-2238)
2:33 PM EDT Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
April 13, 2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.
April 13, 2015 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-71.
March 25, 2015 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
March 25, 2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 4, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 4, 2015 Introduced in House
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Since their appeal to geeks arguably peaked with Joss Whedon's seminal sci-fi Western Firefly, actors Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk haven't slowed down. Both have found success on TV, with the latter becoming Disney's new go-to source of eccentric weirdo voice acting. But, 15 years later, they've never forgotten their most intense fans.
The pair, who played the best damn couple in the 'verse Zoe and Hoban "Wash" Washburne in Firefly and Serenity, spoke on a panel titled "Leaves on the Wind" (an homage to Wash's final words) at Chicago's C2E2 about their time on the show and reflecting on their experience.
The actors noted that they jumped on board initially without a script and didn't get one until after they got the job. Torres described receiving a two-to-three-page outline with a description of the characters and some scene sketches that ended with the reminders that in Firefly, there's no sound in space and there are no aliens. Tudyk never got the outline, but was told the final two facts. What they agreed on, however, is needing to find out who exactly Whedon was.
That's because Whedon had a surprising amount of control from the beginning. During the casting process, the two remembered that up until the final audition, it was simply Joss and the casting director watching, though typically, as actors get closer to landing the role, the room typically fills up with network heads.
While Whedon was assumed to be the curator of relationships amongst the cast, it turns out Nathan Fillion (who played Captain Mal) was the one that brought everyone together. "He captained out of work. He'll tell you what to do," Tudyk said. "He would throw parties. Eight people and no snacks." In fonder memories,Tudyk, when remembering the late Ron Glass, said, "He was a Buddhist who devoted his life to helping others. Who does that? Especially as an actor?"
The sardonic actor played off the seriousness in the room while still maintaining enough earnestness that Torres was able to critique some of the wardrobe choices foisted upon her characters. Admonishing stilettos and the costumes that she had to be "sewn into and cut out of at the end of the day," the actress listed her appearance in Alias, dressed as a waiter, as one of the only comfortable costumes she's worn over the years.
After moving on past Firefly, the pair discussed life after the show. Both described being typecast against romantic roles, with Torres specifically saying she's become "the scary chick" whom people should watch out for, before getting with, and Tudyk admitting that he's only been allowed these roles on stage. Tudyk followed up with an anecdote about Evil Dead actor Bruce Campbell loving it when people get tattoos of his signature because, hey, why not?
However, that permanency is joined only by the show's utter cancellation. Tudyk noted that Fox had recently said that if Whedon was on board, they'd make more Firefly, but shook his head. He said that on the 10th anniversary of the show, Joss said that he didn't want to do more because he "didn't want to screw it up." And so far, nothing has changed.
That said, the actor likened any possible Firefly redo to Star Wars' recent revival, in which — similar to Luke Skywalker — Mal might be a retired hermit dragged back into the fray. If the show is to return, that sounds like the way to go.


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>>> But didn't you originally report another issue?
>>> One where no audio was detected in a raw dv stream?
>> whole stream as only a video track with no audio.
> Could you provide a slightly longer sample?
I produced a sample by using my earlier submitted error.dv and cutting off the first 774 frames. But I've seen the same in many dvgrab captures since the first frame from a tape read is occasionally in similar condition.
92880001 = 120,000 bytes/frame (NTSC dv25) * 774 frames (since I know the 775th contains audio error codes) + 1 byte start on the 775th frame.
FFmpeg detects only video. During this frame the playback deck had a head clog so half of the video is produced via video error concealment and copied from the prior frame and half of the audio is filled with the error code.
Here I use head to pipe the first frame (120000 bytes) to xxd to make 80 bytes lines (80 bytes is one DV dif block) and then grep out the audio DIF blocks (which all start with 0x7). You can see that half the audio data is the error code 0x8000. This frame should play a full frame of audio but should naturally be choppy because of the lost data from the tape read.
Because of the head clog during playback of this first frame, the first set of DV subcode DIF blocks are simply filled with 0xffff, but the subcode data read by the other head (for example the third and fourth subcode dif blocks of the frame) are fine. In those lines the DV timecode translates to 01:10:14:05. I suspect that ffmpeg is only using the first DIF sequence to determine audio channel configuration and timecode and not probing to subsequent dif sequences.


The International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF) was established in Japan in 1979 by Morio Higaonna Sensei. IOGKF Australia was established in the same year under the authority of Higaonna Sensei.
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Scottish Liberal Democrats have said that SNP ministers must be unrelenting in their efforts to drive down the £3bn cost of reoffending to Scotland each year.
The call comes after figures published today showed that seventeen per cent (or 18,231) of all convictions in 2013-14 resulted in a main penalty of a community sentence. These have increased by 5 percentage points since 2004-05.
Despite this increase, around two thirds of offenders receiving custodial sentences were sentenced for a period of six months or less.
"Whilst a growing number of convictions result in the main penalty of a community sentence, all too many offenders are being served short sentences of six months or less. This will do little to drive down the £3bn cost of reoffending to Scotland each year. We know that offenders released from short custodial sentences have more than double the average number of reconvictions compared to those given community sentences.
"Many prisons are struggling to cope with huge populations. This strain on resources has a knock on effect on effective rehabilitation. It makes sense to invest in community-based programmes that are working for offenders and for the communities which they are released into.
"SNP ministers must be unrelenting in their efforts to drive down the cost of reoffending to society."


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A senior member of the Kinahan crime organisation has been handed a prison sentence of seven years and three months for money laundering.
Declan Brady stashed cash in his home at Wolstan Abbey, Celbridge, Co Kildare, and also helped launder over 1-million-euro through multiple bank accounts.
Brady, his wife Deirdre, and his girlfriend, Erika Lukacs, of Lakeland in Naas, Co Kildare, were all sentenced today for money laundering offences.
Between the three of them, €1.3m was washed through multiple bank accounts.
Cash was found in Brady's home in Celbridge and unbeknownst to Deirdre, he was servicing Erika's mortgage through a joint account he had with his wife, which also formed part of the garda investigation.
The Bradys also paid for a family member's €66k wedding at the Druid's Glen hotel.
Declan Brady was handed a sentence of seven years and three months, which will be added to a lengthy sentence he's already serving for firearms offences, while the others were handed fully suspended sentences.
The court accepted Deirdre was a blameless character acting on the instructions of her husband, and while they said Erika must have known something was amiss, they decided it would have been harsh and disproportionate to jail her today.
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Although the stores are gearing up for Christmas, I don't decorate until AFTER Thanksgiving. Actually I wait until December.
But today I wanted to wish everyone Happy Hallowe'en! Perhaps these seasonal verses will put you in the mood for the evening festivities. Have fun on this eery Halloween and take care.
I have to brag. The Witch's Cauldron pumpkin carving was done by my talented husband.
Oh, and here are a few tips on pumpkin carving I found on Holiday Haven.


If there is one thing that is usually neglected when it comes to structuring and designing a website, then it could be the content. Most of the time, online businesses would rather focus on how their stores would look like for viewers without even wondering if people will be interested in reading all those texts placed online.
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General Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 - August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. On April 30, 1945, General Eaker was named deputy commander of the Army Air Forces and Chief of the Air Staff [more...]
General Ira Clarence Eaker was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. However while he struggled to build up airpower in England, the organization of the Army Air Forces kept evolving and he was named commander of the Eighth Air Force on December 1, 1942. Although his background was in single-engine fighter aircraft, Eaker became the architect of a strategic bombing force that ultimately numbered forty groups of 60 heavy bombers each, supported by a subordinate fighter command of 1,500 aircraft, most of which was in place by the time he relinquished command at the start of 1944. Eaker then took overall command of four Allied air forces based in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and by the end of World War II had been named Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He worked in the aerospace industry following his retirement from the military, then became a newspaper columnist.
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Home Are We Too "Negative"? Question: I don't understand why Bill Johnson and Bethel Church in Redding are not classified as a cult....They are false teachers and wolves in sheep's clothing. What do you think?
Question: I don't understand why Bill Johnson and Bethel Church in Redding are not classified as a ...
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Question: I don't understand why Bill Johnson and Bethel Church in Redding are not classified as a cult (along with Word-Faith). They deny the deity of Christ, they deny the Scriptures and add to and subtract from them, their schools of ministry are lessons in how to operate in the occult and demonology (I was shocked when a friend told me what techniques they used). They are false teachers and wolves in sheep's clothing. What do you think?
Response: Bill and Brenda Johnson are the Senior Pastors of Bethel Church in Redding, California. Bethel Church is firmly aligned with the Word-Faith movement and identifies with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), or the Third Wave Movement with its "prophets," "apostles," and alleged manifestions. Bill Johnson is called an "apostle" by C. Peter Wagner (See TBC 5/97, 2/07). His theology has amounted to what some call a "de facto denial of the deity of Christ."
By this, they are referring to Johnson's teaching that Christ set aside His deity during His earthly sojourn. Johnson has said, "Jesus was (and is) God. Eternally God. That never changed. But He chose to live with self-imposed restriction while living on earth in the flesh—as a man. In doing so, He defeated sin, temptation, the powers of darkness as a man. We inherit His victory—it was for us. He never sinned!" (Bill Johnson, Facebook 3/21/2011).
If Johnson had stopped at this point, his view of Christ would seem to be biblical—but he didn't.
Consequently, that's not all that he's taught or all that his followers have said. Speaking of Jesus, Johnson wrote, "He performed miracles, wonders, and signs, as a man in right relationship to God…not as God. If He performed miracles because He was God, then they would be unattainable for us" (Johnson, When Heaven Invades Earth, p. 29). That's human reasoning, and by implication opens the way for a deification of man.
Johnson's view of our Lord's "emptying Himself," of which the literal meaning is "humbled himself" (Philippians:2:7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
See All...), aligns very well with the Latter Rain/Word-Faith "little gods" teaching of Kenneth Copeland and others. Johnson has gone on to say, "God gave every believer the power to heal as Jesus did" (Johnson, "You've Got the Power," Charisma Online, March 2012). In line with Word-Faith teaching, Johnson and his followers speak of these presumed abilities in a way that sounds very much like mind science and departs from Scripture.
Though differing from Jehovah's Witnesses, who deny the deity of Jesus, Johnson's view of Christ is confusing at best, and he endangers his followers by leading them away from the security of the Word.
Johnson writes, "Those who feel safe because of their intellectual grasp of Scriptures enjoy a false sense of security. None of us has a full grasp of Scripture, but we all have the Holy Spirit. He is our common denominator who will always lead us into truth. But to follow Him, we must be willing to follow off the map—to go beyond what we know" (Johnson, When Heaven, p. 76).
In conclusion, Johnson is advocating extrabiblical revelation. Going "off the map" is forsaking the safety and sufficiency of Scripture.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. (Joshua:1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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The human tendency is to focus on experience, which then can lead to a number of problems. The charismatic movement is full of examples of people who did not "prove all things" (1 Thessalonians:5:21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
See All...), and it eventually led to pride, an attitude of superiority, imitating and covetousness by followers, and ministries full of error and imbalance. The works of God are indeed splendid and hand tailored, but how we handle them must glorify Him and Him alone.
Question: I don't understand why Bill Johnson and Bethel Church in Redding are not classified as a cult....They are false teachers and wolves in sheep's clothing. What do you think?
Question: I recently heard the teaching that Genesis 41:25-32 spoke of a great end-time gathering of souls or revival right before the Great Tribulation....I don't want to be confused, could you please help me?
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects up to 15 percent of Americans, making it the #1 disorder diagnosed by doctors who specialize on your gut and digestive tract health.
Because this extremely common disorder, and its symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, bloating and cramping, affects your digestive tract, people have long wondered: Can diet play a role in IBS risks and IBS symptom management?
The answer, in short, is yes!
IBS has a wide range of both physical, as well as emotional/mental, factors that may prompt its occurrence. On the physical side, there are aspects like food motility (food moving too slowly, or too quickly, through your digestive tract), genetics and gut bacteria. On the emotional/mental frontier, things like stress or anxiety can also provoke IBS symptoms.
Diet, interestingly, may be one of the most powerful lifestyle factors within your control that can help to ease, or even completely eliminate, your symptoms of IBS.
"In recent years, dietary management has shown promise as a key tool in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome," concludes a 2017 report published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology. This report, along with University of Michigan research that claims to be the world's largest study on IBS and diet, offers key findings that may help provide you with hope, guidance, and relief.
How often do you catch yourself scarfing down your meal while multitasking, whether it's getting the kids ready for school or driving to a work meeting? How often are you so busy that you skip a meal, and then you over-indulge in the next meal?
Many people with IBS find that their bodies react better to their food when they slow down and eat smaller, more frequent meals. This may be because IBS can be triggered by how quickly, or how slowly, food enters and moves through your digestive tract.
A powerful way to manage your IBS symptoms through slower eating is by practicing mindful eating. Mindful eating helps you to become more aware of your hunger and your fullness and encourages you to slow down your meals, which in turn has been linked to better weight management and improved digestion.
Mindful eating has even been shown to potentially help with the breakdown and absorption of carbohydrates and fats, which are two very common triggers for people with IBS.
To practice mindful eating, simply bring your awareness to your food. Only eat when you're hungry, not when you're bored or stressed or anxious. Chew slowly, noticing the flavors, textures, and sensations of every bite. Take a pause between each bite. Be mindful and aware, and you just might start to see a shift in your IBS!
Now that you have a better understanding of how diet and mindful eating can help your IBS symptoms, it's time to move onto some IBS diet tips to help create your own IBS diet and diet plan.
Reducing or eliminating fat in your IBS diet is often the most commonly considered diet change among men and women with IBS. And for the right reason.
Some kinds of fat slow down how quickly your bowels move, and can even cause gas retention, which is linked with cramping and bloating. Another type of fat may affect your colorectal system.
It's important to note that there are not very many studies that specifically look into the IBS-and-fat dietary connection. However, anecdotally, many adults with IBS report relief when they avoid high-fat meals. This is especially true if your IBS flares up due to how slowly or quickly food moves through your digestive tract.
Some people notice an immediate reduction, or even an elimination, of IBS symptoms when they track and restrict certain kinds of carbohydrates. The specific carbohydrates to avoid are known as fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs).
FODMAPs aren't absorbed well by the human digestive tract, and the bacteria that cause them to ferment in your small intestine can cause excessive gas production, abdominal pain, cramping and more.
According to one study, 50 percent of people in a clinical trial who were put on a low-FODMAPs diet saw major improvements in their IBS experience.
Vegetables: Bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, green beans, lettuce, potatoes, sprouts, tomato, and zucchini.
Fruits: Bananas, blueberries, citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruits, etc.), grapes, and strawberries.
Protein: Lean beef, chicken, lean fish, eggs, and tofu and other soy products, and lactose-free dairy and non-dairy milk (i.e., almond milk).
Grains, nuts, and seeds: Almonds, peanuts, oats, quinoa, rice, and walnuts.
Vegetables: Asparagus, cruciferous veggies (i.e., broccoli and cauliflower), legumes (i.e., beans and lentils), mushrooms, onions and garlic, and sweetcorn.
Fruits: Apples, blackberries, dried fruits, fruit juices, pears, stone fruits (i.e., apricots and peaches), and watermelon.
Grains, nuts, and seeds: Wheat, rye, and most nuts not listed above.
Next page: More IBS diet tips, and diet and lifestyle advice for people living with IBS.
Josh is health and wellness expert and certified personal trainer from Canada. His advice on fitness, nutrition, chronic illnesses and more have been featured in Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Eating Well magazine, HuffPost, Alive magazine, Teen Vogue, USA Today and many other major media outlets.
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require 'securerandom'

module QA
  module Resource
    class Project < Base
      include Events::Project
      include Members
      include Visibility

      attr_accessor :repository_storage # requires admin access
      attr_writer :initialize_with_readme
      attr_writer :auto_devops_enabled

      attribute :id
      attribute :name
      attribute :add_name_uuid
      attribute :description
      attribute :standalone
      attribute :runners_token
      attribute :visibility
      attribute :template_name

      attribute :group do
        Group.fabricate!
      end

      attribute :path_with_namespace do
        "#{sandbox_path}#{group.path}/#{name}" if group
      end

      alias_method :full_path, :path_with_namespace

      def sandbox_path
        group.respond_to?('sandbox') ? "#{group.sandbox.path}/" : ''
      end

      attribute :repository_ssh_location do
        Page::Project::Show.perform do |show|
          show.repository_clone_ssh_location
        end
      end

      attribute :repository_http_location do
        Page::Project::Show.perform do |show|
          show.repository_clone_http_location
        end
      end

      def initialize
        @add_name_uuid = true
        @standalone = false
        @description = 'My awesome project'
        @initialize_with_readme = false
        @auto_devops_enabled = false
        @visibility = :public
        @template_name = nil

        self.name = "the_awesome_project"
      end

      def name=(raw_name)
        @name = @add_name_uuid ? "#{raw_name}-#{SecureRandom.hex(8)}" : raw_name
      end

      def fabricate!
        unless @standalone
          group.visit!
          Page::Group::Show.perform(&:go_to_new_project)
        end

        if @template_name
          QA::Flow::Project.go_to_create_project_from_template
          Page::Project::New.perform do |new_page|
            new_page.use_template_for_project(@template_name)
          end
        end

        Page::Project::NewExperiment.perform(&:click_blank_project_link) if Page::Project::NewExperiment.perform(&:shown?)

        Page::Project::New.perform do |new_page|
          new_page.choose_test_namespace
          new_page.choose_name(@name)
          new_page.add_description(@description)
          new_page.set_visibility(@visibility)
          new_page.enable_initialize_with_readme if @initialize_with_readme
          new_page.create_new_project
        end
      end

      def fabricate_via_api!
        resource_web_url(api_get)
      rescue ResourceNotFoundError
        super
      end

      def has_file?(file_path)
        response = repository_tree

        raise ResourceNotFoundError, "#{response[:message]}" if response.is_a?(Hash) && response.has_key?(:message)

        response.any? { |file| file[:path] == file_path }
      end

      def has_branches?(branches)
        branches.all? do |branch|
          response = get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, "#{api_repository_branches_path}/#{branch}").url)
          response.code == HTTP_STATUS_OK
        end
      end

      def has_tags?(tags)
        tags.all? do |tag|
          response = get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, "#{api_repository_tags_path}/#{tag}").url)
          response.code == HTTP_STATUS_OK
        end
      end

      def api_get_path
        "/projects/#{CGI.escape(path_with_namespace)}"
      end

      def api_visibility_path
        "/projects/#{id}"
      end

      def api_get_archive_path(type = 'tar.gz')
        "#{api_get_path}/repository/archive.#{type}"
      end

      def api_members_path
        "#{api_get_path}/members"
      end

      def api_runners_path
        "#{api_get_path}/runners"
      end

      def api_commits_path
        "#{api_get_path}/repository/commits"
      end

      def api_repository_branches_path
        "#{api_get_path}/repository/branches"
      end

      def api_repository_tags_path
        "#{api_get_path}/repository/tags"
      end

      def api_repository_tree_path
        "#{api_get_path}/repository/tree"
      end

      def api_pipelines_path
        "#{api_get_path}/pipelines"
      end

      def api_put_path
        "/projects/#{id}"
      end

      def api_post_path
        '/projects'
      end

      def api_post_body
        post_body = {
          name: name,
          description: description,
          visibility: @visibility,
          initialize_with_readme: @initialize_with_readme,
          auto_devops_enabled: @auto_devops_enabled
        }

        unless @standalone
          post_body[:namespace_id] = group.id
          post_body[:path] = name
        end

        post_body[:repository_storage] = repository_storage if repository_storage
        post_body[:template_name] = @template_name if @template_name

        post_body
      end

      def change_repository_storage(new_storage)
        put_body = { repository_storage: new_storage }
        response = put Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, api_put_path).url, put_body

        unless response.code == HTTP_STATUS_OK
          raise ResourceUpdateFailedError, "Could not change repository storage to #{new_storage}. Request returned (#{response.code}): `#{response}`."
        end

        wait_until(sleep_interval: 1) { Runtime::API::RepositoryStorageMoves.has_status?(self, 'finished', new_storage) }
      rescue Support::Repeater::RepeaterConditionExceededError
        raise Runtime::API::RepositoryStorageMoves::RepositoryStorageMovesError, 'Timed out while waiting for the repository storage move to finish'
      end

      def commits
        parse_body(get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, api_commits_path).url))
      end

      def import_status
        response = get Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, "/projects/#{id}/import").url

        unless response.code == HTTP_STATUS_OK
          raise ResourceQueryError, "Could not get import status. Request returned (#{response.code}): `#{response}`."
        end

        result = parse_body(response)

        Runtime::Logger.error("Import failed: #{result[:import_error]}") if result[:import_status] == "failed"

        result[:import_status]
      end

      def runners(tag_list: nil)
        response = if tag_list
                     get Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, "#{api_runners_path}?tag_list=#{tag_list.compact.join(',')}").url
                   else
                     get Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, "#{api_runners_path}").url
                   end

        parse_body(response)
      end

      def repository_branches
        parse_body(get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, api_repository_branches_path).url))
      end

      def repository_tags
        parse_body(get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, api_repository_tags_path).url))
      end

      def repository_tree
        parse_body(get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, api_repository_tree_path).url))
      end

      def pipelines
        parse_body(get(Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, api_pipelines_path).url))
      end

      def share_with_group(invitee, access_level = Resource::Members::AccessLevel::DEVELOPER)
        post Runtime::API::Request.new(api_client, "/projects/#{id}/share").url, { group_id: invitee.id, group_access: access_level }
      end

      private

      def transform_api_resource(api_resource)
        api_resource[:repository_ssh_location] =
          Git::Location.new(api_resource[:ssh_url_to_repo])
        api_resource[:repository_http_location] =
          Git::Location.new(api_resource[:http_url_to_repo])
        api_resource
      end
    end
  end
end

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Invest Home > Communities > British Columbia > Lower Mainland/Southwest > Fraser Valley
Investing in Mission, British Columbia
Region: Lower Mainland/Southwest
Regional District: Fraser Valley
The District of Mission is nestled on a southern coastal mountain slope, overlooking the lush valley of the mighty Fraser River. Founded in 1892, Mission, BC was originally inhabited by the Stó:lō First Nations people, and today this rapidly growing and dynamic community is home to a population of over 38,000 residents. Ideally situated, Mission is just a 15-minute drive from the US border, ... Read More
The District of Mission is nestled on a southern coastal mountain slope, overlooking the lush valley of the mighty Fraser River. Founded in 1892, Mission, BC was originally inhabited by the Stó:lō First Nations people, and today this rapidly growing and dynamic community is home to a population of over 38,000 residents. Ideally situated, Mission is just a 15-minute drive from the US border, and approximately 70 kilometers east of the City of Vancouver. Mission is surrounded by the incredible beauty of mountainous vistas and natural forest settings. Our climate is warm in the summer and mild and wet in the winter. Flowers bloom most of the year, as the area is naturally hospitable to a wide variety or plant life and vegetation. Topographically, Mission enjoys an immense variation of hillsides and gullies which maintain natural neighborhood enclosures, spectacular views, and a sense of permanence. Mission has a unique and colorful history. It is the site of Canada's first train robbery, B.C.'s first rail link to the United States, one of the earliest Hydro-electric dams and Fraser River bridges, and is home to the oldest known First Nations' archaeological site in British Columbia. The municipality has an open and welcoming attitude to its citizens and businesses, new residents, investors and visitors alike, creating a sense of community for all. Come and see for yourself why Mission is "the Jewel in the Valley".
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Regulators say NASDAQ has agreed to a $10 million settlement for botching the Facebook IPO last May.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with Nasdaq Wednesday related to the exchange's bungling of the Facebook IPO last year.
Nasdaq (NDAQ) will pay a $10 million penalty, the largest ever for an exchange, due to violations of securities laws related to "its poor systems and decision-making during the initial public offering (IPO) and secondary market trading of Facebook (FB) shares," the SEC said in a statement.
Facebook's debut last May, one of the most talked-about IPOs in recent history, was marred by technical problems.
First, Facebook shares started trading a half hour late. Then, some traders began complaining that it didn't seem as though their orders were being completed. Others found that they were getting shares at a higher price than they expected.
Pundits slammed Nasdaq for the snafu, and brokerages promptly filed lawsuits.
The SEC said Wednesday that a "design limitation in NASDAQ's system to match IPO buy and sell orders caused disruptions to the Facebook IPO." Executives at the exchange thought that they had resolved the problem by removing a few lines of code, but that fix failed, causing more than 30,000 Facebook orders to remain in limbo for over two hours "when they should have been promptly executed or canceled."
"Exchanges have an obligation to ensure that their systems, processes, and contingency planning are robust and adequate to manage an IPO without disruption to the market," the SEC said.
Nasdaq did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this year, the SEC approved Nasdaq's plan to pay $62 million to trading firms that lost money due to the technical glitches associated with Facebook's debut. But the plan came in for criticism from UBS (UBS), which claims to have lost $356 million due to the glitches and has announced plans to sue Nasdaq, as well as Citigroup (C).
Nasdaq revealed last month that CEO Robert Greifeld's bonus would be reduced 62% versus a year prior, a move directly linked to the Facebook IPO problems.


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package com.a8thmile.rvce.a8thmile.ui.Activities;

import android.Manifest;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.a8thmile.rvce.a8thmile.R;

import uk.co.chrisjenx.calligraphy.CalligraphyConfig;
import uk.co.chrisjenx.calligraphy.CalligraphyContextWrapper;

public class EventActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener{
    private String eventName;
    private String eventDesc;
    private String eventRules;
    private String eventDate;
    private String eventFees;
    private String eventPrize1;
    private String eventPrize2;
    private String coord1;
    private String coord2;
    private String cph1;
    private String cph2;

    private Toolbar toolbar;
    private TextView aboutText;
    private TextView rulesText;
    private TextView dateText;
    private TextView firstPrizeText;
    private TextView firstPrizeLabel;
    private TextView secondPrizeText;
    private TextView secondPrizeLabel;
    private TextView priceText;
    private TextView cord1;
    private TextView cord2;
    private Button call1;
    private Button call2;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_event);
        DisplayMetrics metrics = getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
        int screenWidth = (int) (metrics.widthPixels * 0.95);
        int screenHeight = (int) (metrics.heightPixels * 0.87);
        getWindow().setLayout(screenWidth, screenHeight);
        aboutText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.about);
        dateText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.date);
        toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        priceText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.price);
        rulesText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.rules);
        firstPrizeText=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.first);
        secondPrizeText=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.second);
        firstPrizeLabel=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.firstText) ;
        secondPrizeLabel=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.secondText);
        cord1=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.onecoord);
        cord2=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.secondcoord);
        call1=(Button)findViewById(R.id.call1);
        call2=(Button)findViewById(R.id.call2);
        call2.setOnClickListener(this);
        call1.setOnClickListener(this);

        eventName = getIntent().getStringExtra("name");
        eventDesc = getIntent().getStringExtra("about");
        eventRules = getIntent().getStringExtra("rules");
        eventDate = getIntent().getStringExtra("date");
        eventFees = getIntent().getStringExtra("price");
        eventPrize1 = getIntent().getStringExtra("first");
        eventPrize2 = getIntent().getStringExtra("second");
        coord1=getIntent().getStringExtra("c1");
        coord2=getIntent().getStringExtra("c2");
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Fictitious name assumed for a particular purpose
"Aliases" redirects here. For other uses, see Alias (disambiguation).
"Pseud." redirects here. For the section "Pseuds Corner" commonly referred to as "Pseud" from Private Eye, see list of regular mini-sections in Private Eye.
A pseudonym (/ˈsuːdənɪm/) (originally: ψευδώνυμος in Greek) or alias (/ˈeɪliəs/) is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's own. Most pseudonym holders use pseudonyms because they wish to remain anonymous, but anonymity is difficult to achieve and often fraught with legal issues.
3 Usage
3.1 Name change
3.2 Concealing identity
3.2.1 Business
3.2.2 Criminal activity
3.2.3 Literature
3.2.4 Medicine
3.2.5 Science
3.2.6 Military and paramilitary organizations
3.2.7 Online activity
3.2.7.1 Confidentiality
3.2.7.2 Online reputations
3.2.8 Privacy
3.3 Stage names
3.3.1 Film, theatre, and related activities
3.3.2 Music
Pseudonyms include stage names, user names, ring names, pen names, nicknames, aliases, superhero or villain identities and code names, gamer identifications, and regnal names of emperors, popes, and other monarchs. Historically, they have sometimes taken the form of anagrams, Graecisms, and Latinisations, although there may be many other methods of choosing a pseudonym.
Pseudonyms should not be confused with new names that replace old ones and become the individual's full-time name. Pseudonyms are "part-time" names, used only in certain contexts – to provide a more clear-cut separation between one's private and professional lives, to showcase or enhance a particular persona, or to hide an individual's real identity, as with writers' pen names, graffiti artists' tags, resistance fighters' or terrorists' noms de guerre, and computer hackers' handles. Actors, voice-over artists, musicians, and other performers sometimes use stage names, for example, to better channel a relevant energy, gain a greater sense of security and comfort via privacy, more easily avoid troublesome fans/"stalkers", or to mask their ethnic backgrounds.
In some cases, pseudonyms are adopted because they are part of a cultural or organisational tradition: for example devotional names used by members of some religious institutes, and "cadre names" used by Communist party leaders such as Trotsky and Lenin.
A pseudonym may also be used for personal reasons: for example, an individual may prefer to be called or known by a name that differs from their given or legal name, but is not ready to take the numerous steps to get their name legally changed; or an individual may simply feel that the context and content of an exchange offer no reason, legal or otherwise, to provide their given or legal name.
A collective name or collective pseudonym is one shared by two or more persons, for example the co-authors of a work, such as Carolyn Keene, Erin Hunter, Ellery Queen, Nicolas Bourbaki, or James S. A. Corey.
The term pseudonym is derived from the Greek ψευδώνυμον (pseudṓnymon), literally 'false name', from ψεῦδος (pseûdos) 'lie, falsehood' and ὄνομα (ónoma) 'name'. The term alias is a Latin adverb meaning 'at another time, elsewhere'.
Main article: Name change
Sometimes people change their names in such a manner that the new name becomes permanent and is used by all who know the person. This is not an alias or pseudonym, but in fact a new name. In many countries, including common law countries, a name change can be ratified by a court and become a person's new legal name.
For example, in the 1960s, civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, originally known as Malcolm Little, changed his surname to "X" to represent his unknown African ancestral name that had been lost when his ancestors were brought to North America as slaves. He then changed his name again to Malik El-Shabazz when he converted to Islam.
Likewise some Jews adopted Hebrew family names upon immigrating to Israel, dropping surnames that had been in their families for generations. The politician David Ben-Gurion, for example, was born David Grün in Poland. He adopted his Hebrew name in 1910 when he published his first article in a Zionist journal in Jerusalem.
Concealing identity
Businesspersons of ethnic minorities in some parts of the world are sometimes advised by an employer to use a pseudonym that is common or acceptable in that area when conducting business, to overcome racial or religious bias.
Criminals may use aliases, fictitious business names, and dummy corporations (corporate shells) to hide their identity, or to impersonate other persons or entities in order to commit fraud. Aliases and fictitious business names used for dummy corporations may become so complex that, in the words of The Washington Post, "getting to the truth requires a walk down a bizarre labyrinth" and multiple government agencies may become involved to uncover the truth. Giving a false name to a law enforcement officer is a crime in many jurisdictions; see identity fraud.
A young George Sand (real name "Amantine Lucile Dupin")
A pen name, or "nom de plume" (French for "pen name"), is a pseudonym (sometimes a particular form of the real name) adopted by an author (or on the author's behalf by their publishers).
Although the term is most frequently used today with regard to identity and the Internet, the concept of pseudonymity has a long history. In ancient literature it was common to write in the name of a famous person, not for concealment or with any intention of deceit; in the New Testament, the second letter of Peter is probably such. A more modern example is all of The Federalist Papers, which were signed by Publius, a pseudonym representing the trio of James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. The papers were written partially in response to several Anti-Federalist Papers, also written under pseudonyms. As a result of this pseudonymity, historians know that the papers were written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay, but have not been able to discern with complete accuracy which of the three authored a few of the papers. There are also examples of modern politicians and high-ranking bureaucrats writing under pseudonyms.
Some female authors used male pen names, in particular in the 19th century, when writing was a male-dominated profession. The Brontë sisters used pen names for their early work, so as not to reveal their gender (see below) and so that local residents would not know that the books related to people of the neighbourhood. The Brontës used their neighbours as inspiration for characters in many of their books. Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) was published under the name Acton Bell, while Charlotte Brontë used the name Currer Bell for Jane Eyre (1847) and Shirley (1849), and Emily Brontë adopted Ellis Bell as cover for Wuthering Heights (1847). Other examples from the nineteenth-century are the novelist Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) and the French writer Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin (George Sand). Pseudonyms may also be used due to cultural or organization or political prejudices.
On the other hand, some 20th- and 21st-century male romance novelists have used female pen names. A few examples are Brindle Chase, Peter O'Donnell (as Madeline Brent), Christopher Wood (as Penny Sutton and Rosie Dixon), and Hugh C. Rae (as Jessica Sterling).
A pen name may be used if a writer's real name is likely to be confused with the name of another writer or notable individual, or if the real name is deemed unsuitable.
Authors who write both fiction and non-fiction, or in different genres, may use different pen names to avoid confusing their readers. For example, the romance writer Nora Roberts writes mystery novels under the name J. D. Robb.
In some cases, an author may become better known by his pen name than his real name. Some famous examples of that include Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain, and Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The British mathematician Charles Dodgson wrote fantasy novels as Lewis Carroll and mathematical treatises under his own name.
Some authors, such as Harold Robbins, use several literary pseudonyms.
Some pen names have been used for long periods, even decades, without the author's true identity being discovered, as with Elena Ferrante and Torsten Krol.
Joanne Rowling published the Harry Potter series as J. K. Rowling. Rowling also published the Cormoran Strike series, a series of detective novels including The Cuckoo's Calling under the pseudonym "Robert Galbraith".
Winston Churchill wrote as Winston S. Churchill (from his full surname "Spencer-Churchill" which he did not otherwise use) in an attempt to avoid confusion with an American novelist of the same name. The attempt was not wholly successful – the two are still sometimes confused by booksellers.
A pen name may be used specifically to hide the identity of the author, as with exposé books about espionage or crime, or explicit erotic fiction. Some prolific authors adopt a pseudonym to disguise the extent of their published output, e. g. Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. Co-authors may choose to publish under a collective pseudonym, e. g., P. J. Tracy and Perri O'Shaughnessy. Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee used the name Ellery Queen as a pen name for their collaborative works and as the name of their main character.[citation needed] Asa Earl Carter, a Southern white segregationist affiliated with the KKK, wrote Western books under a fictional Cherokee persona to imply legitimacy and conceal his history.
"Why do authors choose pseudonyms? It is rarely because they actually hope to stay anonymous forever," mused writer and columnist Russell Smith in his review of the Canadian novel Into That Fire by the pseudonymous M. J. Cates.
A famous case in French literature was Romain Gary. Already a well-known writer, he started publishing books as Émile Ajar to test whether his new books would be well received on their own merits, without the aid of his established reputation. They were: Émile Ajar, like Romain Gary before him, was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt by a jury unaware that they were the same person. Similarly, TV actor Ronnie Barker submitted comedy material under the name Gerald Wiley.
A collective pseudonym may represent an entire publishing house, or any contributor to a long-running series, especially with juvenile literature. Examples include Watty Piper, Victor Appleton, Erin Hunter, and Kamiru M. Xhan.
Another use of a pseudonym in literature is to present a story as being written by the fictional characters in the story. The series of novels known as A Series of Unfortunate Events are written by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket, a character in the series. This applies also to some of the several 18th-century English and American writers who used the name Fidelia.
An anonymity pseudonym or multiple-use name is a name used by many different people to protect anonymity. It is a strategy that has been adopted by many unconnected radical groups and by cultural groups, where the construct of personal identity has been criticised. This has led to the idea of the "open pop star".
Pseudonyms and acronyms are often employed in medical research to protect subjects' identities through a process known as de-identification.
Further information: Academic_authorship § Anonymous_and_unclaimed_authorship
Nicolaus Copernicus put forward his theory of heliocentrism in the manuscript Commentariolus anonymously, in part because of his employment as a law clerk for a church-government organization.
Sophie Germain and William Sealy Gosset used pseudonyms to publish their work in the field of mathematics – Germain, to avoid rampant 19th century academic misogyny, and Gosset, to avoid revealing brewing practices of his employer, the Guinness Brewery.
Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym of a still unknown author or authors' group behind a white paper about bitcoin.
In the field of physics, one case of use of multiple pseudonyms is denounced as fraud: Ignazio Ciufolini was accused of publishing two papers on the scientific preprint archive arXiv.org under two pseudonyms, each criticizing one of the rivals to LAGEOS, what is argued to be a form of "sock puppetry". Such conduct is a violation of arXiv terms of use.
Military and paramilitary organizations
In Ancien Régime France, a nom de guerre ("war name") would be adopted by each new recruit (or assigned to them by the captain of their company) as they enlisted in the French army. These pseudonyms had an official character and were the predecessor of identification numbers: soldiers were identified by their first names, their family names, and their noms de guerre (e. g. Jean Amarault dit Lafidélité). These pseudonyms were usually related to the soldier's place of origin (e. g. Jean Deslandes dit Champigny, for a soldier coming from a town named Champigny), or to a particular physical or personal trait (e. g. Antoine Bonnet dit Prettaboire, for a soldier prêt à boire, ready to drink). In 1716, a nom de guerre was mandatory for every soldier; officers did not adopt noms de guerre as they considered them derogatory. In daily life, these aliases could replace the real family name.
Noms de guerre were adopted for security reasons by members of World War II French resistance and Polish resistance. Such pseudonyms are often adopted by military special-forces soldiers, such as members of the SAS and similar units of resistance fighters, terrorists, and guerrillas. This practice hides their identities and may protect their families from reprisals; it may also be a form of dissociation from domestic life. Some well-known men who adopted noms de guerre include Carlos, for Ilich Ramírez Sánchez; Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany; and Subcomandante Marcos, spokesman of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).[citation needed] During Lehi's underground fight against the British in Mandatory Palestine, the organization's commander Yitzchak Shamir (later Prime Minister of Israel) adopted the nom de guerre "Michael", in honour of Ireland's Michael Collins.
Revolutionaries and resistance leaders, such as Lenin, Trotsky, Golda Meir, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, and Josip Broz Tito, often adopted their noms de guerre as their proper names after the struggle. George Grivas, the Greek-Cypriot EOKA militant, adopted the nom de guerre Digenis (Διγενής). In the French Foreign Legion, recruits can adopt a pseudonym to break with their past lives. Mercenaries have long used "noms de guerre", sometimes even multiple identities, depending on the country, conflict, and circumstance.[citation needed] Some of the most familiar noms de guerre today are the kunya used by Islamic mujahideen. These take the form of a teknonym, either literal or figurative.
Online activity
Individuals using a computer online may adopt or be required to use a form of pseudonym known as a "handle" (a term deriving from CB slang), "user name", "login name", "avatar", or, sometimes, "screen name", "gamertag" "IGN (In Game (Nick)Name)" or "nickname". On the Internet, pseudonymous remailers use cryptography that achieves persistent pseudonymity, so that two-way communication can be achieved, and reputations can be established, without linking physical identities to their respective pseudonyms. Aliasing is the use of multiple names for the same data location.
More sophisticated cryptographic systems, such as anonymous digital credentials, enable users to communicate pseudonymously (i. e., by identifying themselves by means of pseudonyms). In well-defined abuse cases, a designated authority may be able to revoke the pseudonyms and reveal the individuals' real identity.[citation needed]
Use of pseudonyms is common among professional eSports players, despite the fact that many professional games are played on LAN.
Pseudonymity has become an important phenomenon on the Internet and other computer networks. In computer networks, pseudonyms possess varying degrees of anonymity, ranging from highly linkable public pseudonyms (the link between the pseudonym and a human being is publicly known or easy to discover), potentially linkable non-public pseudonyms (the link is known to system operators but is not publicly disclosed), and unlinkable pseudonyms (the link is not known to system operators and cannot be determined). For example, true anonymous remailer enables Internet users to establish unlinkable pseudonyms; those that employ non-public pseudonyms (such as the now-defunct Penet remailer) are called pseudonymous remailers.
The continuum of unlinkability can also be seen, in part, on Wikipedia. Some registered users make no attempt to disguise their real identities (for example, by placing their real name on their user page). The pseudonym of unregistered users is their IP address, which can, in many cases, easily be linked to them. Other registered users prefer to remain anonymous, and do not disclose identifying information. However, in certain cases, Wikipedia's privacy policy permits system administrators to consult the server logs to determine the IP address, and perhaps the true name, of a registered user. It is possible, in theory, to create an unlinkable Wikipedia pseudonym by using an Open proxy, a Web server that disguises the user's IP address. But most open proxy addresses are blocked indefinitely due to their frequent use by vandals. Additionally, Wikipedia's public record of a user's interest areas, writing style, and argumentative positions may still establish an identifiable pattern.
System operators (sysops) at sites offering pseudonymity, such as Wikipedia, are not likely to build unlinkability into their systems, as this would render them unable to obtain information about abusive users quickly enough to stop vandalism and other undesirable behaviors. Law enforcement personnel, fearing an avalanche of illegal behavior, are equally unenthusiastic. Still, some users and privacy activists like the American Civil Liberties Union believe that Internet users deserve stronger pseudonymity so that they can protect themselves against identity theft, illegal government surveillance, stalking, and other unwelcome consequences of Internet use (including unintentional disclosures of their personal information and doxing, as discussed in the next section). Their views are supported by laws in some nations (such as Canada) that guarantee citizens a right to speak using a pseudonym. This right does not, however, give citizens the right to demand publication of pseudonymous speech on equipment they do not own.
Most Web sites that offer pseudonymity retain information about users. These sites are often susceptible to unauthorized intrusions into their non-public database systems. For example, in 2000, a Welsh teenager obtained information about more than 26,000 credit card accounts, including that of Bill Gates. In 2003, VISA and MasterCard announced that intruders obtained information about 5.6 million credit cards. Sites that offer pseudonymity are also vulnerable to confidentiality breaches. In a study of a Web dating service and a pseudonymous remailer, University of Cambridge researchers discovered that the systems used by these Web sites to protect user data could be easily compromised, even if the pseudonymous channel is protected by strong encryption. Typically, the protected pseudonymous channel exists within a broader framework in which multiple vulnerabilities exist. Pseudonym users should bear in mind that, given the current state of Web security engineering, their true names may be revealed at any time.
Online reputations
Pseudonymity is an important component of the reputation systems found in online auction services (such as eBay), discussion sites (such as Slashdot), and collaborative knowledge development sites (such as Wikipedia). A pseudonymous user who has acquired a favorable reputation gains the trust of other users. When users believe that they will be rewarded by acquiring a favorable reputation, they are more likely to behave in accordance with the site's policies.
If users can obtain new pseudonymous identities freely or at a very low cost, reputation-based systems are vulnerable to whitewashing attacks, also called serial pseudonymity, in which abusive users continuously discard their old identities and acquire new ones in order to escape the consequences of their behavior: "On the Internet, nobody knows that yesterday you were a dog, and therefore should be in the doghouse today." Users of Internet communities who have been banned only to return with new identities are called sock puppets. Whitewashing is one specific form of Sybil attack on distributed systems.
Comment quality on Disqus by type
The social cost of cheaply discarded pseudonyms is that experienced users lose confidence in new users, and may subject new users to abuse until they establish a good reputation. System operators may need to remind experienced users that most newcomers are well-intentioned (see, for example, Wikipedia's policy about biting newcomers). Concerns have also been expressed about sock puppets exhausting the supply of easily remembered usernames. In addition a recent research paper demonstrated that people behave in a potentially more aggressive manner when using pseudonyms/nicknames (due to the online disinhibition effect) as opposed to being completely anonymous. In contrast, research by the blog comment hosting service Disqus found pseudonymous users contributed the "highest quantity and quality of comments", where "quality" is based on an aggregate of likes, replies, flags, spam reports, and comment deletions, and found that users trusted pseudonyms and real names equally.
Comment types used on HuffPost using different kinds of anonymity
Researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that pseudonymous comments tended to be more substantive and engaged with other users in explanations, justifications, and chains of argument, and less likely to use insults, than either fully anonymous or real name comments. Proposals have been made to raise the costs of obtaining new identities, such as by charging a small fee or requiring e-mail confirmation. Academic research has proposed cryptographic methods to pseudonymize social media identities or government-issued identities, to accrue and use anonymous reputation in online forums, or to obtain one-per-person and hence less readily-discardable pseudonyms periodically at physical-world pseudonym parties. Others point out that Wikipedia's success is attributable in large measure to its nearly non-existent initial participation costs.
People seeking privacy often use pseudonyms to make appointments and reservations. Those writing to advice columns in newspapers and magazines may use pseudonyms. Steve Wozniak used a pseudonym when attending the University of California, Berkeley after co-founding Apple Computer, because "I knew I wouldn't have time enough to be an A+ student."
Stage names
Main article: Stage name
When used by an actor, musician, radio disc jockey, model, or other performer or "show business" personality a pseudonym is called a stage name, or, occasionally, a professional name, or screen name.
Film, theatre, and related activities
Members of a marginalized ethnic or religious group have often adopted stage names, typically changing their surname or entire name to mask their original background.
Stage names are also used to create a more marketable name, as in the case of Creighton Tull Chaney, who adopted the pseudonym Lon Chaney, Jr., a reference to his famous father Lon Chaney, Sr.
Chris Curtis of Deep Purple fame was christened as Christopher Crummey ("crumby" is UK slang for poor quality). In this and similar cases a stage name is adopted simply to avoid an unfortunate pun.
Pseudonyms are also used to comply with the rules of performing-arts guilds (Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Writers Guild of America, East (WGA), AFTRA, etc.), which do not allow performers to use an existing name, in order to avoid confusion. For example, these rules required film and television actor Michael Fox to add a middle initial and become Michael J. Fox, to avoid being confused with another actor named Michael Fox. This was also true of author and actress Fannie Flagg, who chose this pseudonym; her real name, Patricia Neal, being the name of another well-known actress; and British actor Stewart Granger, whose real name was James Stewart. The film-making team of Joel and Ethan Coen, for instance, share credit for editing under the alias Roderick Jaynes.
Some stage names are used to conceal a person's identity, such as the pseudonym Alan Smithee, which was used by directors in the Directors Guild of America (DGA) to remove their name from a film they feel was edited or modified beyond their artistic satisfaction. In theatre, the pseudonyms George or Georgina Spelvin, and Walter Plinge are used to hide the identity of a performer, usually when he or she is "doubling" (playing more than one role in the same play).
David Agnew was a name used by the BBC to conceal the identity of a scriptwriter, such as for the Doctor Who serial City of Death, which had three writers, including Douglas Adams, who was at the time of writing the show's Script Editor. In another Doctor Who serial, The Brain of Morbius, writer Terrance Dicks demanded the removal of his name from the credits saying it could go out under a "bland pseudonym".[citation needed] This ended up as Robin Bland.
Musicians and singers can use pseudonyms to allow artists to collaborate with artists on other labels while avoiding the need to gain permission from their own labels, such as the artist Jerry Samuels, who made songs under Napoleon XIV. Rock singer-guitarist George Harrison, for example, played guitar on Cream's song "Badge" using a pseudonym. In classical music, some record companies issued recordings under a nom de disque in the 1950s and 1960s to avoid paying royalties. A number of popular budget LPs of piano music were released under the pseudonym Paul Procopolis.[citation needed] Another example is that Paul McCartney used his fictional name "Bernerd Webb" for Peter and Gordon's song Woman.
Pseudonyms are used as stage names in heavy metal bands, such as Tracii Guns in LA Guns, Axl Rose and Slash in Guns N' Roses, Mick Mars in Mötley Crüe, Dimebag Darrell in Pantera, or C.C. Deville in Poison. Some such names have additional meanings, like that of Brian Hugh Warner, more commonly known as Marilyn Manson: Marilyn coming from Marilyn Monroe and Manson from convicted serial killer Charles Manson. Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach went under the name "Coby Dick" during the Infest era. He changed back to his birth name when lovehatetragedy was released.
David Johansen, front man for the hard rock band New York Dolls, recorded and performed pop and lounge music under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The music video for Poindexter's debut single, Hot Hot Hot, opens with a monologue from Johansen where he notes his time with the New York Dolls and explains his desire to create more sophisticated music.
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks, wrote original songs, arranged, and produced the records under his real name, but performed on them as David Seville. He also wrote songs as Skipper Adams. Danish pop pianist Bent Fabric, whose full name is Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, wrote his biggest instrumental hit "Alley Cat" as Frank Bjorn.
For a time, the musician Prince used an unpronounceable "Love Symbol" as a pseudonym ("Prince" is his actual first name rather than a stage name). He wrote the song "Sugar Walls" for Sheena Easton as "Alexander Nevermind" and "Manic Monday" for The Bangles as "Christopher Tracy". (He also produced albums early in his career as "Jamie Starr").
Many Italian-American singers have used stage names, as their birth names were difficult to pronounce or considered too ethnic for American tastes. Singers changing their names included Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti), Connie Francis (born Concetta Franconero), Frankie Valli (born Francesco Castelluccio), Tony Bennett (born Anthony Benedetto), and Lady Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta)
In 2009, the British rock band Feeder briefly changed its name to Renegades so it could play a whole show featuring a set list in which 95 per cent of the songs played were from their forthcoming new album of the same name, with none of their singles included. Front man Grant Nicholas felt that if they played as Feeder, there would be uproar over him not playing any of the singles, so used the pseudonym as a hint. A series of small shows were played in 2010, at 250- to 1,000-capacity venues with the plan not to say who the band really are and just announce the shows as if they were a new band.
In many cases, hip-hop and rap artists prefer to use pseudonyms that represents some variation of their name, personality, or interests. Examples include Iggy Azalea (her stage name is a combination of her dog's name, Iggy, and her home street in Mullumbimby, Azalea Street), Ol' Dirty Bastard (known under at least six aliases), Diddy (previously known at various times as Puffy, P. Diddy, and Puff Daddy), Ludacris, Flo Rida (whose stage name is a tribute to his home state, Florida), British-Jamaican hip-hop artist Stefflon Don (real name Stephanie Victoria Allen), LL Cool J, and Chingy. Black metal artists also adopt pseudonyms, usually symbolizing dark values, such as Nocturno Culto, Gaahl, Abbath, and Silenoz. In punk and hardcore punk, singers and band members often replace real names with tougher-sounding stage names such as Sid Vicious (real name John Simon Ritchie) of the late 1970s band Sex Pistols and "Rat" of the early 1980s band The Varukers and the 2000s re-formation of Discharge. The punk rock band The Ramones had every member take the last name of Ramone.[citation needed]
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., an American singer-songwriter, used the stage name John Denver. The Australian country musician born Robert Lane changed his name to Tex Morton. Reginald Kenneth Dwight legally changed his name in 1972 to Elton John.
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A heart-warming coming-of-age story about an ordinary American teenager who faces extraordinary challenges when he sets his heart on donating baseball equipment to young Cuban players—an act of thanks to the country that gave his grandfather refuge during the Holocaust. Takes viewers on a deeply felt journey that shows just how complex it can be to do a simple good deed.
Subtitled in Spanish and English.
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"Great film, real baseball, tremendously authentic!
"The beautiful interlacing of cultural traditions and baseball's appeal make this an inspiring tale.
"Paints a realistic and refreshing picture of one young man's journey to give back, and the challenges he encounters along the way. It is in times of discomfort and challenge that our greatest lessons are learned.
"The viewer....quickly learns how a relentlessly punitive foreign policy trumps the good intentions of an ordinary citizen. This is an excellent film not only for classes on Cuba or U.S. foreign policy but also for anyone planning social action or community service.


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Robert Gordon's College CCF RAF cadets recently tried out a flight simulator during their visit to the world's largest helicopter manufacturer.
The group spent the day at Airbus Helicopters' Customer Fleet Centre in Aberdeen, where they were given a guided tour of the facilities and a chance to meet people from different departments – giving them a chance to think about future career choices.
The highlight of the day for the cadets was flying the state of the art simulator and getting a flavour of the rigorous training given to, and the extremely high standards demanded of, all in the industry.
Each cadet had the chance to carry out a simulated take off and landing from Aberdeen Airport and flew the simulator around the local area, thoroughly enjoying the unforgettable experience.
Thanks are due to Airbus Commercial Assistant Charlotte Harding for liaising and supervising the visit.