FLINT (WWJ) – Three people have been charged in connection with the assault of an 11-year-old boy that was videotaped and posted on Facebook.
Demitria Latrion Powell, the victim's 28-year-old mother, Uteas Michelle Taylor, the boy's 42-year-old godmother, and Stefon Tirrell Felton, the godmother's 40-year-old boyfriend, were arraigned Tuesday on several charges, including third degree child abuse, conspiracy to commit child abuse, and child abuse committed in the presence of another child.
Police were first made aware of the incident, which occurred April 3 at a home in Flint, after being contacted by several concerned citizens who saw video of the abuse online and were concerned for the child's welfare. As of Tuesday morning, the video had been shared nearly 9,000 times on Facebook.
In the more than six-minute-long video, the young victim was forced to bend over and place his hands on the arm of a dining room chair while nearly five dozen lashes with a belt were administered on his buttocks, according to a statement released by the Genesee County Prosecutor's Office.
The video apparently shows Taylor repeatedly whipping the boy with a belt and Powell striking him in the face with her hands while others watched. Felton, who never showed his face in the video, was reportedly behind the camera.
Police said others were in the room throughout the incident, including an infant who was in clear view of the victim being beaten. Some who saw the video say the child is warned the beating will go on longer if he lets go of the chair. At the end, the boy is made to give his name and age for the camera; the video was reportedly posted on his own Facebook timeline by a family member as part of the punishment.
The Flint Police Department responded to the incident on their own Facebook page, asking people to stop posting the video on their timeline, and saying the investigation is ongoing.
Responses to their post from the public run the gamut, with some saying "innocent until proven guilty" and others expressing disgust.
Bond was set at $7,500 for Powell, and at $8,500 for Taylor and Felton. Their next court date was not immediately scheduled.
Police said they would seek additional charges against others if they're found to have aided in the abuse. An investigation is ongoing.


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Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodoriguez Dating: J-Rod Already Talking About Marriage
By Staff Reporter | Apr 05, 2017 09:52 PM EDT
Things between Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez continue to heat up as the couple discusses in taking their relationship to the next level. Yes, J-Rod is already talking about marriage.
Jennifer Lopez, 47, and Alex Rodriguez, 41, are spotted together most of the time. Thus, it's not surprising if the couple is already discussing settling down.
"They've been talking about the future and, of course, marriage has come up," one source told Us Weekly. "They aren't making wedding plans, but they have been talking about their lives."
Walking down the aisle is not a problem to the couple as they have already received the blessings of their family. Last weekend, Jennifer Lopez an Alex Rodriguez were spotted with her mom Guadalupe Rodriguez. The "On the Floor" singer's sister Lynda also thinks that the former baseball superstar is charming and good to the "Maid in Manhattan" star.
In an earlier report, a source claimed that things are heating up big time for J-Rod. "Jennifer and Alex are heating up big time," a source told E! News. "They went from 0 to 100 real quick."
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez's romance started in March. It's barely a month since the J-Rod relationship was reported but the two have done a lot of things together already.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez spent a weekend together in the Bahamas, they have traveled to two different coasts, met each other's family and enjoyed countless romantic dates. In another instance, they were spotted working out. Last Monday, he brought her to a very important business meeting.
According to the insider, Alex Rodriguez arrived alone in an office building in New York City for a "post-baseball opportunity." However, shortly after that, Jennifer Lopez also arrived to join him for the said meeting.
Alex Rodriguez reportedly respects Jennifer Lopez's business acumen. He wants her to join him in the business meeting to have her take on the business offer.
Do you agree that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez's romance is leveling up too fast? Drop a comment below.
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Local housebuilder Barratt Homes Northampton is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. After six decades in business, research commissioned by Barratt Homes reaffirms the company as the country's most recognised and well known housebuilder.
Barratt was founded by Sir Lawrie Barratt back in 1958 and it has rapidly grown to become the UK's largest housebuilder, building more than 17,300 homes last year. Over the past 60 years it has built in total 450,000 houses.
As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations the company commissioned new research which asked people which housebuilder first came to mind. The results clearly show Barratt as the most recognised housebuilder with 19% of all those surveyed answering Barratt Homes, nearly double its nearest competitor.
The housebuilder is also planning a major new marketing campaign throughout 2018 with a special 60th anniversary logo, new advertising, leaflets and webpages to appear across its developments in Northamptonshire.
Andrew Swindell, Managing Director at Barratt Homes Northampton, said: "2018 is a really special year for us as it's our 60th anniversary. We're looking forward to celebrating the anniversary with a range of local and national activities.
Barratt Homes Northampton currently has homes available to reserve at the following developments across the county: Ladywell Park in Wellingborough, Lyveden Fields and Lake View at Priors Hall Park in Corby, Saxon Rise in Brixworth, St Margaret's View in Crick and The Brackens in Brackley.
Sister company Barratt Homes South Midlands also has homes available at its Barton Seagrave development Bertone Manor.


Overlapping shapes, gradients and varying opacity.
Lines that glow. I don't really like it myself, but thought I'd share it anyway.
The plan was to fill it up with more buildings etc. but I felt like I didn't have the time. Might upload an updated one in the future. Enjoy.
"Is there any way to edit the description of an upload? Noticed a typo on one of my uploads."
Playing around with Maya Fur, thought I'd share this.
"Oh, that's awesome! Thanks! Great website. Got a few more coming!"
"Noticed the grain/noise was way over the top. Uploading new version."
A quadra-monitor wallpaper with a simple blue background, and goodlooking grass.
Long time Gimp user and wallpaper maker. Currently studying game-design and 3D-art.


Apparently it's not okay to just allow us to stretch our necks into a bowl of extra food; we have to interact and earn them. So out came the treat dispensing toy. Ruska is the expert.
Aila is pretty nifty too.
But I let them work hard and then simply watch for the treats to drop.
Now who is the cleverest, eh ?
Mommy is swooning over Aila's kittypits.
Well, not you if Aila and Ruska decide you took their treat. You are, not to put too fine a point on it, teensy. I think you should steal food from kitties closer to your own size. And remember: Aila's hungry!
Puna, that is a Boodie tactic! My human thinks Boodie is the dumbest cat out of the three of us - I say she is not so dumb after all!
Bah. We've the same toy - can you believe that Mom forces us to take turns??? She sits next to the toy and requires that we wait for each other. Bah. She should get 12 more cats - we'd like to watch her taking turns then.
How ever one gets a treat, works for me, Punapippuri!
that is so cool! what is it called? Can we get it in Canada?
You are of course the cleverest.
That is an interesting set up.


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Home Celebrity "NCIS" Update: Pauley Perrette Says Goodbye to Abby and Worrying About Her...
"NCIS" Update: Pauley Perrette Says Goodbye to Abby and Worrying About Her Fake Neck Tattoo
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by Leah Sydney - May 13, 2018 12:17 pm
Pauley Perrette is well loved by her fans, 15 million of them tuned in for her last episode of "NCIS" and they are still mourning Abby Scuito. On Friday, Pauley came to LA's Project Angel Food, where she and PAF's Executive Director Richard Ayoub unveiled a new van that she sponsored and where she is a trustee on the Board. PAF delivers meals to people with critical illness. She came to the kitchen (talking with everyone there) to put the finishing touches on meal labels for Mother Day's meals, which she also underwrote.
I asked her what drives her to give back as much as she does. Pauley answered, "I think it's important to be kind. It's really not that hard. Especially in this day and age, every bit of kindness that you can do. I also talk a lot, I talk to everyone. Hey, I'm from the South!"
I noticed that when Mark McBride, the Director of Philanthropy, helped her put on an apron before she put labels on the meals alongside Chef Dan, Pauley quipped to be careful of the tattoo but then stopped herself. She explained, "Because I'm still not used to not having a big giant fake tattoo on my neck. So when I was putting the apron on I was like, 'Don't mess up the tattoo,' then, 'Oh I'm not wearing the tattoo.' When I had it on it at work, I always had to make sure no one touched it because then we would have to take the whole thing off and then put it on all over again. I did that for sixteen years."
How is she feeling about leaving the show? She answered thoughtfully, "We shall see what the next chapter is. The last episode was only a couple of days ago. I'm a person of faith so I believe this is God's plan and I'll abide by that and I know it will be revealed to me. I'm waiting to see what happens."
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8450 Gate Parkway West is in the Secret Cove neighborhood. Secret Cove is the 123rd most walkable neighborhood in Jacksonville with a neighborhood Walk Score of 19.


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A perfect combination to keep your baby entertained whilst travelling. For babies travelling in a rear-facing car seat. Play Centre and Car Mirror can be used together or independently - rattling toys.
Baby-safe car mirror will allow parent to keep a watchful eye on baby from the driver's seat, with maximum view.


Welcome to the Graduate School Guide. In these pages, you'll find a guide to help you on your next educational step. Whether you're ready to take on the LSAT or are just looking to see if you should pursue more degrees, this should help.
We here at The Cougar decided there were way more people than before taking advantage of getting their master's or even their doctorate degree, and we wanted to celebrate that and help you along the way.
Education is something is that is valued highly in my family, and I'm sure in some of yours, too.
Take this guide and allow it to help you answer some tough questions or even give you some tips to not freak out from excessive stress. It'll be worth it in the end.
P.S. — don't blame me if this gives your grandma even more to talk to your relatives about at Thanksgiving. You got yourself into that mess.


Galerie Karsten Greve is located in Cologne, Paris and St. Moritz. The programme is defined by the international avant-garde after 1945 and features artists such as Louise Bourgeois, John Chamberlain, Pierre Soulages, Lucio Fontana, Jannis Kounellis, Jean Dubuffet, Willem de Kooning and Cy Twombly. Galerie Karsten Greve participates in a number of art fairs including TEFAF, Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Cologne, TEFAF New York Spring, Art Basel, FIAC and Art Basel Miami Beach.


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The Difference Between A Single Guy And A Single Girl's Valentine's Day (Video)
By Tyler Gildin
It's February, and you know what that means: It's Get Ripped Off on Flowers, Chocolate and Dinner Month!
Valentine's Day is a day most girls look forward to and most guys dread -- well, depending on whether or not they're in a relationship.
No one hates Valentine's Day more than a single girl, while some single guys appreciate their independence a bit more in February.
Introducing episode three of the third season of the Elite Daily hit series, Generation whY.
With a hilarious new cast of comedians, YouTubers and personalities along with all new topics, this is the most accurate dissection of many of the current trends and activities our generation indulges in.
This week's episode is about everybody's least favorite February holiday.
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Security Guard Enters M'sian Woman's Home, Takes Off Clothes & Contacts Her To Ask Where She Is
Source: Yuyun Nissa l Facebook
Nowadays, many housing areas are gated and guarded to give the residents peace of mind.
However, a woman named Yuyun from Johor has recounted a scary experience involving a security guard in her neighbourhood.
At midnight of 10 February, Yuyun received a notification on her phone from the CCTV application that says there was a motion detected.
Yuyun felt that it was very weird as there was no one at home, so she went on the CCTV app to check the camera.
When she opened it up, she saw that there was a man in her house and after seeing his uniform, she realised that it was one of the security guards in her area.
He was seen walking around the house and taking off his uniform along with his pants. At that time, he also sent a few messages to Yuyun asking her where she is.
"His motive is not to steal or rob. He was looking for me and had no good intentions."
After seeing this scene, she was very alarmed and proceeded to call her sister and brother in law who live in the same neighbourhood to check on the house.
When her brother in law went into the house, the guard was alarmed and got out as fast as he can, leaving his uniform in Yuyun's house.
Fortunately, at that time, Yuyun and her children were not at home and they are especially thankful for that.
"I was scared and it was creepy. I couldn't imagine what would have happened if my children and I were home."'
However, one question still remains and that is "how did he get in the house" as Yuyun swore that she locked all the doors.
After lodging a report, the police were able to detain the security guard the next day.
Yuyun told WORLD OF BUZZ that this incident should serve as a reminder to people out there that even if their neighbourhood is guarded, it doesn't mean that it is completely safe.
"We need to always be alert and not trust people easily."
"If you can afford a CCTV, please get one. It really helps your home and if anything happens, you will have proof."
This sounds so scary. It is very fortunate that Yuyun and her kids were not at home during that time. We hope that justice will be served.
Also read: M'sian Shares How She Was Sexually Assaulted in Parking Lot of a Retail Park in Front of Her Daughter
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Apartments in Marina d'Or resort (Builidings Acapulco, Costa Marina and Vistamar), on the first beach line and next to the biggest salt water spa in Europe, ample terrace, with sea and mountains views.
We enjoy the accomodations. It was well kept with utensils, glasses plates a refrigerator and washing machine. The pool was nice and clean too. Perhaps the apartment a bit small for 5 people. Beds were small compare to what we are used to but we did manage. We love the ocean front view and the ocean breeze and the beautiful landscape.
The apartment was very clean and had lots of cooking equipment along with clean crockery, towels, bed sheets ect. The complex itself was very secure the pool was very clean and less than a 2 min walk to the beach. Ideal for familys or a couple or freinds old and young! The treatment from the owner was excellent, very co-operative and easy to deal with. Would defo stay the again.
Very good facility, everything in top condition. Location close to central facilities. Excellent beach and easy access. Be sure to get hold of some (or maybe lot) of spanish phrases before going to Oropesa.
David Ariz-Navarreta Matres speaks Spanish .
* Sheets and towels available with supplement of 40 euros for the whole stay.
* The price of entrance to the Spa is 39 euros (3 hours) or reduced rate 27 euros (2 hours from 19:00 to 21:00 on Saturdays in low season and every day in high season).
* Entrance to the heated swimming pool at the SPA Marina Dor costs only 4.00 euros and 1.50 euros for children from 5 to 12 years old, for children under 5 years of age, admission is free. It has several additional options like saunas, Turkish baths and jacuzzies.
* The entrance to the gym at the SPA Marina Dor costs 2.00 Euros with no time limit.


This is the truck that Chad Tingler drove on the Monster Jam South American Tour (Chile, Argentina & Brazil). Didn't have plans to make it until i saw it live on December 1st. Thanks a lot to Andrew for helping me out on this truck.
This truck has working RII Lights, use CTRL +1,2,3,4 to toggle them and it has a reverse backup light that you can activate by just putting the truck in reverse gear.
Once again your content continues to improve! Amazing work from everyone involved with this truck.
Hecking beautiful truck, Marcelo. You've outdone yourself again. Can't wait to see what you have in store next year!


This course will teach you how to start from scratch in answering questions about the real world using data. Machine learning happens to be a small part of this process. The model building process involves setting up ways of collecting data, understanding and paying attention to what is important in the data to answer the questions you are asking, finding a statistical, mathematical or a simulation model to gain understanding and make predictions. All of these things are equally important and model building is a crucial skill to acquire in every field of science. The process stays true to the scientific method, making what you learn through your models useful for gaining an understanding of whatever you are investigating as well as make predictions that hold true to test. We will take you on a journey through building various models. This process involves asking questions, gathering and manipulating data, building models, and ultimately testing and evaluating them.
Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance covers topics from calculus and linear algebra that are fundamental for the study of mathematical finance. Students successfully completing this course will be mathematically well prepared to study quantitative finance at the graduate level.


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For sure! Definitely since the 80s for sure! Guys are pressured to now be understanding, caring, able to cook, emotionally present... among a number of large flips since then. There's mention about these guys who lament how "you have to be nice to girls now".
Related note: They've noticed that what women feel as "attractive faces" in men have changed. From very strong sharp men features that were once very popular to those that are now a little bit more effeminate. They hypothesised that it's probably related to how it's not so important for women to be hooked up with the "alpha-male" these days especially since they were much more independant and instead looked for males that looked like they would be more caring, especially towards their children.


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Mr Stanthorpe and the High-Speed Newspaper Perforator
James swung himself down next to a wispy-haired old man and closed his eyes. He would have preferred to sit alone, but this was the last free seat on the bus.
"Good evening young man," the old man said.
James pretended not to notice.
"Allow me to introduce myself: I am Mr Stanthorpe, inventor of the world's only high-speed newspaper perforator."
James looked up and nodded at the old man.
"James," he said.
James was about to close his eyes again when Mr Stanthorpe picked up a newspaper and began waving it in the air.
"My invention allows its user to remove the main fold of any newspaper," said Mr Stanthorpe.
"Individual pages are far easier to manage, don't you agree?"
"Hmmm," James replied.
"Thanks to my invention, people can read their newspaper on the bus without disturbing the person next to them," said Mr Stanthorpe.
"I read the newspaper on the Internet," replied James sardonically.
"Oh," said Mr Stanthorpe.
Right at that moment there was a tremendous bang. A truck had smashed into the back of the bus. The passengers were thrown forward but luckily no one was badly hurt.
The bus began to fill with smoke. The driver tried to open the buses doors, but it was no use, nothing was working.
People began to panic.
"We're trapped!" someone screamed.
Mr Stanthorpe reached into his bag and pulled out a black box that looked like an overgrown hole-punch. He pulled the base off the box and held it up to the window.
"Cover your eyes," he warned James.
James heard the window smash and felt a rush of cool air.
"How did you do that?" he asked Mr Stanthorpe as they climbed out the window.
"I used my high-speed newspaper perforator," said Mr Stanthorpe proudly. "It also breaks glass."
The bus crash was headline news the following day. James decided to buy the morning paper as a memento.
"Would you like me to perforate the fold for you, sir?" the vendor offered.
"Yes thanks," said James.
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Emotional Triggers Can Be The Best Gift You Will Ever Receive.
Here's a little Spiritual and Emotional Common Sense. Something we need much more of today I was with a friend recently who literally straightened his back as if he was preparing for a punch when I mentioned an idea that apparently challenged one of his beliefs concerning himself. Eventually, he relaxed his stance and was able to hear me and understand that he was not being attacked but was actually being offered a point of view that might help him in his…..


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Q: Table view marking more than one cell Swift 3 I have a VERY annoying problem.
I have a tableView with more or less 50 cells, displaying some options to which I can select the ones I want. I read in Apple's documentation that by default the cells are reused when they are not displayed. With this, if I select the first cell, every 6 cells 1 is marked, that is, if I select the first 6 cells, ALL cells in the table are marked!
My table view allows multiple selections. The selection is being made like this:
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)?.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryType.checkmark
}

How do I solve this? I know you have such a "prepareForReuse ()" for the subclass, would that be the solution? If so, can you give me an example of how you would do it?

A: here is code it may help you
var arr_selectedindePath = NSMutableArray()
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath)
    {
        if arr_selectedindePath .contains(indexPath) {

            arr_selectedindePath .remove(indexPath)
            tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)?.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryType.none
        }
        else
        {
          arr_selectedindePath .add(indexPath)
            tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)?.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryType.checkmark
        }

    }
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell
    {

        let cell: UITableViewCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell")!
        if arr_selectedindePath .contains(indexPath) {
           cell.accessoryType = .checkmark
        }
        else
        {
          cell.accessoryType = .none
        }

    }

A: You will need to update your data model accordingly so that when cellForRowAtIndexPath is called it displays cells with updated content.
If you don't use a datamodel you will need to store the indexPath's in a mutable array and make a check whether the current indexPath is marked or not.
Hope this helps.

A: In your custom cell
1.Create a delegate
protocol CellDelegate {

    func didTapOnButton(_ cell:Cell)

}

2. Declare delegate
var delegate:CellDelegate?

3.Override this method
override func prepareForReuse() {
        super.prepareForReuse()
        self.delegate = nil
    }

@IBAction func buttonTapped()
{
    self.delegate!.didTapOnButton(self)
}

In your tableview controller
1.Implement delegate method
2.Inside cellForRowAtIndexPath assign tag value to cell.button
3.implement this method
 func didTapOnButton(_ cell: Cell) {
                print("off button clicked at index \(cell.button.tag)")

            }

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// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

package org.chromium.content_shell_apk;

import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.PowerManager;
import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
import android.support.test.filters.MediumTest;

import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import org.chromium.base.test.BaseJUnit4ClassRunner;
import org.chromium.base.test.util.Feature;

/**
 * Test that verifies preconditions for tests to run.
 */
@RunWith(BaseJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
public class ContentShellPreconditionsTest {
    @Test
    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH)
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    @MediumTest
    @Feature({"TestInfrastructure"})
    public void testScreenIsOn() {
        PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getSystemService(
                Context.POWER_SERVICE);

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH) {
            Assert.assertTrue("Many tests will fail if the screen is not on.", pm.isInteractive());
        } else {
            Assert.assertTrue("Many tests will fail if the screen is not on.", pm.isScreenOn());
        }
    }
}


Fast & Fresh Pizza Delivery Near Techny - Order Domino's Now!
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The Order of Malta renews itself: the new Constitutional Charter is promulgated
After the crisis within the Order of Malta that began in 2016, Pope Francis has just promulgated the new constitution, while awaiting the General Chapter next January 2023 to confirm the normality of this long process.
Giovanni Tridente·16 de septiembre de 2022·Tiempo de lectura: 5 minutos
The first phase of a complicated affair in which the historic and wideflung Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (S.M.O.M.)—commonly known simply as the "Order of Malta"—has been embroiled for several years, at least since 2016, has just come to an end.
Pope Francis, with a Decree that came into force on September 3, has promulgated a new constitutional charter for the order and a corresponding Melitense Code, revoking at the same time the high offices and dissolving the present Sovereign Council. The document is now available on the Order's website.
Now begins the second phase, which will lead the S.M.O.M. to an internal renewal. It has taken the Order at least seven years, and numerous vicissitudes, to identify the modalities of this renewal with the new Constitution. The Pontiff himself has set January 25, 2023, feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, as the date for the Extraordinary General Chapter, which is to appoint the new leadership of the Order, including the Grand Master—vacant since 2020 following the death of Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto—according to a Regulation approved by the Pope.
In the meantime, a provisional Sovereign Council of thirteen members has been set up to assist the Pope's special delegate (Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi) and the previous Grand Master's Lieutenant (Fra' John T. Dunlap), who is still in office, as they prepare for the General Chapter, which they will co-chair.
The History of the Order
The Order of Malta has a multisecular history, dating back to the first century of the second millennium. It has been recognized as a subject of international law since 1113, and maintains diplomatic relations with more than 100 states and with the European Union, and is a permanent observer at the United Nations.
It is a Catholic lay religious order operating in 120 countries, where it is mainly engaged in charitable, medical, social and humanitarian activities. It is organized into 11 Priories, 48 National Associations, 133 diplomatic missions, 33 relief corps and 1 international aid agency, in addition to managing numerous hospitals, medical centers and specialized foundations.
It was Pope Paschal II who officially recognized the monastic community of the "Hopitallers of St. John of Jerusalem" with the document Pie postulatio voluntatis, giving a power of sovereignty and independence to that first monastic community that had been caring for poor pilgrims in a hostel in Jerusalem since half a century earlier (1048), and transforming it into a lay religious order. The first leader and Grand Master was Blessed Fra' Gerard, a native of Scala, a few kilometers from Amalfi, in southern Italy.
The new Constitutional Charter incorporates the objectives of the Order, which refer mainly to the promotion of "the glory of God and the sanctification of its members" through the defense of the faith and the care of the poor and suffering "in the service of the Holy Father". Its members are called "to be credible disciples of Christ" and the whole Order "bears witness to the Christian virtues of charity and fraternity".
The events of recent years
The Holy See has intervened with the Knights of Malta on several occasions to affirm their identity and help them overcome crises, as Pope Francis mentions in his latest decree. This has also occurred during this pontificate, according to a series of vicissitudes that have represented an internal division of its members, which began with an expulsion of one of the previous Grand Chancellors (Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager) in December 2016.
At that time, the Order's Cardinal Patron was Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke (appointed by Pope Francis on November 8, 2014), who had been a member since 2011. The purpose of the Cardinal Patron is to represent the Pontiff and promote the spiritual interests of the order, as well as to maintain relations with the Holy See. The Grand Master of the Order was Fra' Matthew Festing.
At this juncture, between the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, the first disagreements occurred: these would then lead in the following years to various measures by the Pope for a complete reorganization of the Order and its relations with the Apostolic See.
The origin of these vicissitudes, as mentioned, goes back to the forced dismissal of Grand Chancellor Boaselager in early December 2016, accused of having distributed condoms during a humanitarian initiative in Myanmar in previous years. He defended himself by claiming that he was unaware of the matter, which was decided at the local level, and that he intervened as soon as he became aware of it.
The then Cardinal Patron informed the Pope, probably to obtain his endorsement of the decision to dismiss Grand Chancellor Boaselager, but it appears that in a letter to Burke and the Order, the Pontiff, while stressing the moral relevance of the issue, called for a "dialogued" resolution to understand the reasons for the incident, without any particular disturbance. But this proposal was not acted on. Then a couple of letters from the Secretariat of State, signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, were addressed to the Grand Master to underline what the Pope had asked for: "dialogue in order to address and resolve any problem."
The Pope's request
At this point, a few weeks later, on December 22, 2016, the Pontiff created a first commission of inquiry to clarify the matter; it included, among others, the then Monsignor Silvano Maria Tomasi and the Jesuit canonist Gianfranco Ghirlanda, both now cardinals.
January 2017 saw a new stage in the affair, with the resignation of Fra' Matthew Festing as Grand Master—a position usually held for life—at the request of the Pope after the Order's leader himself opposed the papal commission, claiming full autonomy for the Knights of Malta and denying any collaboration.
The following month Pope Francis, "in view of the Extraordinary Chapter that will have to elect the new Grand Master" of the S.M.O.M., appointed as Special Delegate the then Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was called to collaborate with the interim Lieutenant "for the greater good of the Order and reconciliation among all its components, religious and lay."
On May 2, 2018, Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre, a balanced person and excellent mediator between sensitivities and internal conflicts, was elected Grand Master; but he died prematurely on April 29, 2020. In the meantime, the Pope had renewed Becciu's appointment to continue "the path of spiritual and juridical renewal" of the Order, but this was interrupted by his resignation following the notorious London investment affair. He was succeeded on November 1, 2020 by Scalabrinian Silvano Maria Tomasi, with the task of continuing the office "until the conclusion of the process of updating the Constitutional Charter".
On November 11, 2020, the Order elected by a large majority a new Lieutenant Grand Master, Fra' Marco Luzzago, but he died of illness on June 8 of this year. The following week Pope Francis appointed the Canadian Fra' John Dunlap as the new Lieutenant, acknowledging that the order was "living a new moment of consternation and uncertainty".
Months later, the Order has concluded its constitutional reform process and is preparing to celebrate the Extraordinary General Chapter on January 25, with Pope Francis hoping that the unity "and the greater good" of the S.M.O.M. can finally be safeguarded.


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Mateo Askaripour: New Author Offers Insightful Novel, Black Buck (Book Review)
by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jan 14, 2021 | RELAX: Other Relaxation | 0 comments
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour is many things—racial justice commentary, social satire about the sales industry, debut novel, and maybe even a morality play. But at its heart, it's a good story with a compelling main character who indeed sold his ideas effectively to this reader.
Darren Vender is a Manhattan Starbucks barista. Actually, he's the shift boss at their location in an upscale office building and he's good with that. He's also a young black man from Bed-Stuy with a sweet mom, a future-focused girlfriend, and strong neighborhood support. As they say, he's an achiever who never "lived up to his potential."
That all changes when Rhett Daniels, a charismatic CEO from upstairs, taps Darren to come work in sales. The organization's sales trainer christens him Buck, claiming it's because of the coffee shop connection. Now Darren / Buck learns to swim in the tank of ravenous sharks into which he's tossed.
Askaripour takes an ambitious bite out of several topics as he develops Black Buck's plot and characters. He skewers the sales industry and business in general, especially as it relates to Old Boys' Clubs. Then he takes on the downsides of diversity programs in companies, and racial justice overall. Throw in a little commentary on gentrification and you get the idea here.
Nevertheless, the author focuses on Darren, the people in his life, and the impact of his life choices on them all. We see beyond the tropes and care about the characters. The plot barrels along like a high-speed elevator. More important is whether our hero is on his way up or down in this fast-charging machine.
Alternately, Askaripour is somewhat heavy handed with allegorical meanings. For example, the choice of Buck as Darren's alternate name is fraught with potential historical meaning. Is it a reference to the post-Reconstruction term for a powerful black man who won't bend to the will of white men? Or are the white folks at his new company honestly tying it to the almighty dollar or his former employer? Same thing goes for Darren's mentor's name. Was Rhett named with a nod to another famous fictional character?
These questions aside, if you're looking for a debut novel that's dynamic, has forceful characters and meaningful themes, look no further. I recommend Black Buck and will certainly watch for upcoming work from Askaripour.
Pair with Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman, Jr. This is a nonfiction story with a few strong parallels. Or try Lakewood by Megan Giddings for a dark fictional effort by a young black person to get ahead.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and the author for a digital advanced reader's copy in exchange for this honest review.


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import javax.servlet.http.*;
import javax.ws.rs.*;
import javax.ws.rs.core.*;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.logging.*;
import com.google.appengine.api.datastore.*;
import com.google.appengine.api.memcache.*;
import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.*;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;

//Map this class to /courses route
@Path("/test")
public class CourseTestResource {
  @Context
  UriInfo uriInfo;
  @Context
  Request request;

  // Return the list of entities to applications
  // get all the courses from Datastore
  //entity type is "CourseTest"
  @Path("/ds")
  @GET
  @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_XML, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
  public List<CourseTest> getCoursesFromDS() {

	DatastoreService datastore = DatastoreServiceFactory.getDatastoreService();

	List<CourseTest> courseList = new ArrayList<>();
	Query q = new Query("CourseTest");
	PreparedQuery pq = datastore.prepare(q);
	for (Entity courseEnt : pq.asIterable()) {
		CourseTest c = new CourseTest();
		c.setCourseID( (String) courseEnt.getProperty("courseID") );
		c.setCourseName((String) courseEnt.getProperty("courseName") );
		c.setInstructorID ( (String)  courseEnt.getProperty("instructorID") );
		courseList.add(c);
	}
	return courseList;
  }

  //Add a new entity to Datastore
  @Path("/ds")
  @POST
  @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
  public Response postCourseToDS(CourseTest course) {
    String courseID = course.getCourseID();
    String courseName = course.getCourseName();
    String instructorID = course.getIntructorID();
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    DatastoreService datastore = DatastoreServiceFactory.getDatastoreService();
    if(courseID != null) {
	Key entKey = KeyFactory.createKey("CourseTest", courseID);
	try {
		//In order not to affect the running app, cannot update an existing course
		Entity courseEnt = datastore.get(entKey);
	}  catch(EntityNotFoundException e) {
		//if it is not exist, create it and in the datastore
		Entity courseEnt = new Entity("CourseTest", courseID);
        	courseEnt.setProperty("courseID", courseID);
        	 if(courseName != null) courseEnt.setProperty("courseName", courseName);
        	 if(instructorID != null) courseEnt.setProperty("instructorID", instructorID);
		datastore.put(courseEnt);
	}
    }
    return Response.ok().build();
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  @Path("/mc/{courseID}")
  @GET
  @Produces({ MediaType.TEXT_XML, MediaType.APPLICATION_XML, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
  public CourseTest getCourseFromMC(@PathParam("courseID") String courseID) {

	MemcacheService memcache = MemcacheServiceFactory.getMemcacheService();

	CourseTest course = (CourseTest)memcache.get(courseID);
	return course;
  }

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  @POST
  @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
  public Response postCourseToMC(CourseTest course) {
	String courseID = course.getCourseID();
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//	String instructorID = course.getIntructorID();
	MemcacheService memcache = MemcacheServiceFactory.getMemcacheService();
	memcache.put(courseID, course);
	return Response.ok().build();
  }

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  @Produces({ MediaType.TEXT_XML, MediaType.APPLICATION_XML,
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  public Response getQueue() {
	Queue queue = QueueFactory.getDefaultQueue();
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  public Response postQueue(CourseTest course) {
	String courseID = course.getCourseID();
	String courseName = course.getCourseName();
	String instructorID = course.getIntructorID();
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			return Response.ok().build();
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	queue.add(TaskOptions.Builder.withUrl("/couseTest/worker")
		.param("courseID", courseID).param("courseName", courseName)
		.param("instructorID", instructorID));
	return Response.ok().build();
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Status of Titans RB DeMarco Murray Still Undecided For Sunday's Game With Seattle
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Pro Bowl running back DeMarco Murray returned to practice, but his status for Sunday's game against Seattle remains undecided because of a hamstring injury.
Murray was listed as questionable after being limited on Friday. He had missed two straight practices with the injury.
The running back who led the AFC in rushing last season has been off to a slow start this season with just 69 yards rushing in two games. He gave way in the second half to Derrick Henry, who had 92 yards and a touchdown in a 37-16 victory at Jacksonville.
Titans coach Mike Mularkey says the Titans are being careful with Murray. They already declared rookie receiver Corey Davis and strong safety Johnathan Cyprien out with hamstring injuries.
Murray declined to comment after practice.
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Australian Maine Coon May Be Longest Cat In The World
Connected cat lovers of the world have been obsessed with long cats for years, once having their paws on a substantial chunk of the meme economy. IRL, we've yet to come across the 10,000-foot-tall feline that would put these digital rumors to rest, but it seems a new challenger has appeared down under.
Omar the Maine Coon isn't a huge fan of all the attention, but he is quite huge. He weighs over 30 pounds, and owner Stephanie Hirst, of Croydon, often needs to step back a few feet to fit all of him in the picture. Omar is three times the size of an average cat and, according to Leader Community News, has been attracting the attention of millions on social media, as well as the Guinness Book of World Records.
"We thought he might be [the longest cat in the world,] but we hadn't done anything about it because he might not be fully grown yet," Hirst said. "[Omar] was tiny when we got him, but then he just started growing and was 10kg at one year old."
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Now almost 4 feet long, Omar has possibly already clinched the title of "Longest Cat In The World," beating the previous record holder, Ludo, a cat from the UK, by a full inch. According to People, Omar's official length is currently 3 feet 11 inches.
Ever since news of this Maine Coon's mass hit the internet, Hirst has been fielding media and modeling inquiries for Omar almost nonstop. And while his owner has obliged, taking him on press junkets and making morning show appearances, Omar prefers to hide out of sight from strangers.
"He doesn't jump the fence, and he likes to hide in small places like the kitchen cupboard," Hirst said.
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At home, however, Omar soaks up all the attention he can get. Perhaps a little too much, but that's the territory that comes with being a big cat.
"He sleeps on the couch because he takes up too much room on the bed, and he demands we cuddle and pet him all through the night," Hirst said. "But he is really good at opening doors, sliding doors, kitchen cupboards, shower doors, wardrobes; he'll get past all of them. He just likes to be able to go wherever he pleases, so he will do whatever to find a way."
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As for this record-breaking cat's diet, a little local recipe may have something to do with Omar's expansiveness. Hirst feeds him kibble and raw kangaroo meat every day.
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I drag an eight afoot tin skiff to the waterline two hours before low tide. I load the skiff with the tools of my trade: a black fish tote, a five gallon bucket, a smaller bucket with the bottom cut out, mesh shellfish bags, and a few six-tined clam rakes. I row the skiff across a river to a mud flat that is slowly exposed as the tide recedes. I unload my gear into the tote and haul it behind me until a find an adequate spot. Anywhere is good on this flat. It's close to ten acres and has produced good amounts of clams over the last few years. I get in an athletic stance (feet shoulder width apart, knees bent) and begin to rake. I sink the rake two or three inches into the earth, pull back on the handle and flip the mud. I pick through the overturned mud and find four clams. I toss them in the bucket.
Quahogs (also called hard shell clams) can be found in bays and tidal flats up and down the east coast. Early in our country's history Native Americans not only used the meat as a food source but also fashioned the purple interior of the shell into a local currency called wampum. It was likely that quahogs were served at the first Thanksgiving.
After twenty minutes or so the bucket is full. I pull a nylon mesh bag around the smaller bucket and pour the clams into the bag. I go back to work. As I dig, my mind empties and soon I'm digging steadily and thinking about very little. I move forward in a crouched position leaving a trench of turned over mud behind. This work isn't for everyone, it's the definition of stoop labor, but for certain independent types who likes being outdoors there's nothing better. As I dig the tide recedes further and more area become available to work.
There are many different methods of harvesting quahogs. The way a bay is structured and the rate and heights of tides will dictate the best method. Hand digging or "flipping mud" is the method described above and the one I use most often. Basket raking involves using a long handled rake with a nine toothed wire basket at the end. The clam digger works in the water during an outgoing or incoming tide and scratches the bottom for clams. He uses a container rigged to float and as his fills the basket, dumps the contents into the floating container. He is done when the tide rises above the level of his waders. Bull raking is the most involved method of quahog digging. Bullrakes are used in deeper water and deployed from a larger skiff. A bullrake has a large basket with twenty or more teeth attached to a pole that might scope anywhere from fifteen to sixty feet. The rakes are more cumbersome then simple hand rakes and the art of bullraking is one learned over many years. I prefer the simplicity of hand digging.
I stop every twenty minutes or half hour to empty my bucket into a bag. After two hours the tide is slack and then turns and begins to rise. As the tide comes I dig faster, a natural response to the incoming water. I dig my limit, a mixed batch of chowder, top-neck and littleneck clams in about three and a half hours. I row back across the river and reload the equipment, skiff and clams. As I load the clams on the truck, I make sure they are tagged according to environmental police standard and covered and kept at the right temperature according to FDA standard. I sort the clams by size; littlenecks and topnecks counted into one-hundred piece bags and chowder clams put in a crate to be sold by the pound.
Most people dig clams as a supplementary income; clam diggers might also landscape, do construction or fish for other species when the clamming is no good. The market for wild harvest clams has been affected by the recent explosion of shellfish farming. Quahog aquaculture allows farmers to control their stock and the market is sometime flooded with cheaper, lesser quality clams. In a side by side comparison wild harvest clams have a saltier, more robust meat then their coddled farm raised cousins.
Daylight and low-tide cycles in the winter months line up less often and I find my workdays cut in half at this time of year. I'm shut out of some spots that are only reachable by rowboat and have become covered with thick icebergs. I'm banished to the shoreline for many afternoons, scrapping as the tide recedes late, only leaving me an hour or so to dig. If I stay at it, dig as many low-tides as possible, I can make ends meet.
An important part of clam digging is "looking around." In a wild harvest fishery there is a finite amount of clams in a certain area. It's vital to spend some days walking on the shoreline, in the marshes, and along the beaches, digging prospecting holes and finding areas rich in clams for future use. It's especially helpful to know the shoreline in the winter and be able to find a spot that is in the lee, so no matter which way the wind blows you can avoid the wind-chill.
My day ends at Island Creek's wholesale company just a few miles from my home. The guys here are always glad to have local clams. Like oysters, clams from Duxbury Bay are well regarded for their healthy, salty meats. As I back my truck up to unload, I'm already thinking about tomorrow, hoping the tide and light and weather will line up for another day.


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Six Years On From His Death, Bobby Robson Is Still Known As A Gentleman Of Football
by : UNILAD on : 31 Jul 2015 17:22
Barcelona, a club inspired by Dutch footballing philosophy and routed in Catalan culture have a rather unusual British connection.
It may have been Johan Cruyff who built upon Rinus Michels' time in charge of Barcelona by refining the Dutch style and infusing it throughout the club from La Masia up, but it was Michels' predecessor, an Englishman, who first introduced Total Football to Catalonia.
Vic Buckingham was the sixth Englishman to manage Barcelona, and it was his approach that later became known as Total Football, his time in charge of Ajax making a great impression on the Dutch, and in particular a young Cruyff to whom Buckingham handed his debut. Cruyff was not the only future Barcelona manager to be managed by Buckingham – the other was Sir Bobby Robson.
Signed by West Bromwich Albion for a then club record fee of £25,000, Robson was a quality footballer who had a decent career as a player, but ultimately won no major honours.
An England international, Robson earned 20 caps, but suffered injury during the 1962 World Cup Finals in Chile, and subsequently lost his place in the squad to Bobby Moore and missing out on the World Cup win of 1966. If Robson's playing career was one of frustration and unfulfilled promise, Sir Bobby's managerial career was the polar opposite, and where he made his impact on world football.
14 trophies accumulated across 4 countries is impressive by any standards, but what really elevated Robson to legendary status, and the reason he will be so fondly remembered today on the anniversary of his death is the style in which those trophies were won and the class of the man who won them.
After a brief, unsuccessful spell with his former club Fulham, it was at Ipswich that Robson first established his reputation as a fine manager, leading the club to consistent top six finishes and beating Arsenal in the 1978 FA Cup Final. Ipswich were regulars in Europe under Robson, even managing to win the UEFA Cup in 1981.
What makes these achievements all the more remarkable is that during his 13 years in charge of the club, Robson bought just 14 players from other clubs, instead forging a reputation for developing new talent. England soon came calling.
Taking the helm in 1982 after Ron Greenwood had been knocked out of the World Cup in Spain, Robson's time in charge of the Three Lions got off to an uncompromising start. Robson made the controversial decision to drop Kevin Keagan for his first match in charge against Denmark – it would prove to be costly. England lost to Denmark, and despite that being the only qualifying match Robson lost during his tenure as international boss, England failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championship.
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It shows Robson's class that he offered to tender his resignation, but the FA refused and Sir Bobby led England to the 1986 World Cup, only for his side to be knocked out by Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God', an act after which Robson claimed: 'That day, Maradona was diminished in my eyes forever.'
Despite that relatively successful World Cup, Robson's England once again disappointed in European competition, crashing out at the group stage of the 1988 Euros. Robson offered to step down amid calls for him to be sacked in the press, but once again the FA declined – their decision would soon be vindicated.
Robson led England to their best World Cup run since 1966 at the '92 World Cup, achieving a place in the last four for the first time on foreign soil, as England narrowly missed out on a place in the final, losing to West Germany on penalties.
The tournament in Italy was to be Robson's last act as England manager before embarking on a period of management on the continent. A path rarely trod by British managers or players, Robson remains the most successful English manager to have coached abroad in the modern era.
At PSV, Robson achieved back to back Eredivisie titles, continuing an era of domestic dominance at the club, but failed to live up to the European achievements of his predecessor Gus Hiddink. Robson moved on to a struggling Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. Despite steadying the ship by leading Sporting to a third place finish during his first year in charge, Robson was sacked during his second season with the club sat top of the table. Poor performances in Europe once again proved to be Robson's undoing.
At Sporting though, Robson met a young Jose Mourinho. Initially acting as translator, Robson soon spotted Mourinho's potential as a coach, appointing the future Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid manager as his assistant when he moved to Porto. Robson took over a club in a poor state, underperforming and with attendances dwindling. Instilling an attacking style, Robson beat his former club to win the 1994 Taça de Portugal, before embarking upon back to back league titles and endearing himself to fans.
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At Porto, Robson would meet another aspiring, young, Portuguese coach, Andre Villas-Boas. Despite him being just 16 at the time, Robson helped Villas-Boas, who would go on to manage Porto, Tottenham and Chelsea, claim his first coaching badge and handed him a job in Porto's observational department, where his in depth scouting reports became famous.
Such was his success at Porto, Barcelona soon came calling and Robson was appointed manager of the Catalan club in the summer of 1996, once again bringing Mourinho with him. Robson wouldn't win the league in Spain, but did scoop up the Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as the personal accolade of European Manager of the Year during his sole year in charge, continuing the attractive football of his predecessor Cruyff.
Robson moved into the position of General Manager during his second year in Spain to make way for Louis van Gaal. However, he very quickly moved on, taking in a brief second spell at PSV before returning to management in England after nine years on the continent.
Following Ruud Gullit's dismissal, Robson took over a Newcastle United side bottom of the table and led them to an 11th placed finish. Robson achieved two consecutive top four finishes, ensuring Champions League football for Newcastle, but slipped into the UEFA Cup places in the next two seasons, which were highlighted by a run to the semi-final.
In 2004, Robson would be dismissed from what would be his last role as a manager after a poor start to the season. His long standing battle with cancer, one that at times interrupted career, eventually led to Robson's death in 2009. On the anniversary, tributes to Robson will and should be many.
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A fine manager, Robson was knighted for his contributions to football, and will be rightly remembered for the honours, but for so for the style and class in which he handled himself. Posthumously awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award, 'gentleman' is a word so often associated with Robson.
Fondly remembered by both former players and fans, Robson was granted the freedom of the city of Newcastle, had a statue of him erected in Ipswich and is warmly referred to as "Bobby Five-O" by Porto fans after how often his side used to win by that scoreline.
Robson's impact on football stretches beyond his own achievements, mainly due to his ability and willingness to nurture young talent, not just players, but also with coaches. Mourinho and Villas-Boas remain his best pupils, and both were given their first chances within the game by Robson. Even in his illness, Robson found a way to do good, launching the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, raising money to fund cancer projects in the North East of England, and will forever be remembered as one of the game's greats.
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ENHANCE FOREIGN PERCEPTIONS OF SINGAPORE as a dynamic and culturally vibrant cosmopolitan city through a variety of channels, publications and online platforms.
Information Officers will have the opportunity to work in various capacities in MCI Headquarters. MCI, through the Public Communications Network, deploys Information Officers to Government Ministries and Statutory Boards to help in communications of policies and programmes. In the course of their careers, Information Officers may eventually assume directorial positions in corporate communications departments, or serve as Press Secretaries.


text:
```html
<div class="ac-action-status" data-link="{speed link="index.php?option=orders&task=status&id={$row.id}"}">
    {html_options name="status[]" options=$status_list  selected=$row.status}
</div>
```

###Change status with link

```html
<div class="ac-action-status" data-link="{speed link="index.php?option=orders&task=status&id={$row.id}"}">
    {$row.status|status:1}
</div>
```

###Change status task in php

```php
    if ($task == 'status') {
        $id  = $this->get['id'];
        $res = $this->database->update('#__table', ['status' => $this->get['status']], ['id' => $id]);

        $status            = [];
        $status['status']  = ($res) ? 'OK' : 'ERROR';
        $status['message'] = ($res) ? trans('Status changed Successfully..') : trans('An error occured');

        return $status;
    }
```

###Delete Task

```php
    if ($task == 'delete') {
        $id  = $this->get['id'];
        $res = $this->database->delete('#__table', ['id' => $id]);

        $status            = [];
        $status['status']  = ($res) ? 'OK' : 'ERROR';
        $status['message'] = ($res) ? trans('Deleted Successfully..') : trans('An error occured');

        return $status;
    }
```

###Sorting task

```php
        $this->get('resolver')->widget('jui.sortable');
        $this->get('resolver')->widget('jui.draggable');
        $this->get('resolver')->widget('jui.droppable');
```

```html
<tbody  class="ac-ajax-content table_sortable_body">
    ....
    <td class="griddragdrop" align="center">
        <i class="fa fa-arrows-v fa-lg"></i>
        <input type="hidden" name="sorting[{$row.id}]" value ="{$row.ordering}">
    </td>
```

```php
        if ($task == 'sorting') {
            $sorting = $this->data['sorting'];
            $this->get('resolver')->helper('Speed')->sorting('#__table', $sorting, 'id');
        }
```
### Enable Ordering

```html
    <th data-order="name"><span>Name</span></th>
```

```php
    $order       = $this->get('resolver')->ordering($this->post, ['id DESC']);
```

### Listing details

```php
    $conditions  = $this->get('resolver')->conditions($this->post);
    $order       = $this->get('resolver')->ordering($this->post, ['id DESC']);

    $rows = $this->database->paginate('#__table', 'all', [
        'conditions' => $conditions,
        'order'      => $order,
        ]
    );

    $this->ajax('index.php?option=orders', $rows['total'], ['method' => 'post']);

    return [
        'rows'  => $rows,
    ];
```

### Add & Edit Details

```php
    $task   = $this->post['task'];
    $status = [];

    if ($task == 'save') {
        $id               = $this->post['id'];
        $save             = $this->post['data'];
        $save['modified'] = time();

        if ($id) {
            $res = $this->database->update('#__table', $save, ['id' => $id]);

            $status['status']  = ($res) ? 'OK' : 'ERROR';
            $status['message'] = ($res) ? trans('Updated Successfully') : trans('Some Error Occured');
        } else {
            $save['created']   = time();

            $speed = $this->get('resolver')->helper('Speed');

            $save['ordering']  = $speed->nextOrder('#__table');

            $res = $this->database->save('#__table', $save);

            $status['status']  = ($res) ? 'OK' : 'ERROR';
            $status['message'] = ($res) ? trans('Added Successfully') : trans('Some Error Occured');
        }

        return $status;
    }

    $id  = $this->get['id'];
    $row = [];
    if (isset($id)) {
        $row = $this->database->find('#__chat_rooms', 'first', [
            'conditions' => ['id' => $id],
            ]
        );
    }

    return [
        'row'    => $row,
    ];
```

### Autocomplete

Required widgets
```php
        $this->get('resolver')->widget('jui.autocomplete');
```

```html
<td>
    <input type="text" value="{$row.role}" data-auto="index.php?option=people&view=roles" placeholder="Role" size="20"/>
    <input type="hidden" name="data[person_role_id][]" class="ac-auto-value" required="required" value="{$row.person_role_id}"/>
</td>
```

```php
        if ($this->get['task'] == 'auto') {
            $q = $this->get['q'];

            return $this->database->find("#__box_people_roles", 'all', [
                'fields' => ['role_id as id', 'role_title as label'],
                'conditions' => ['role_title LIKE ' => $q.'%'],
                'limit' => 10,
                ]
            );
        }
```

### Export Functionality

```html
    <a href="#" title="Export Products"  data-target="#dropdown" class="qtiph btn btn-primary" role="button"><i class="fa fa-cloud-download fa-lg"></i></a>
    <div id="dropdown" class="hidden">
        <ul class="list-group">
            <li class="list-group-item">
                <a href="{speed link="index.php?option=products&view=export&file=xls&format=raw"}"><i class="fa fa-lg fa-file-excel-o"></i> Excel</a>
            </li>
            <li class="list-group-item">
                <a href="{speed link="index.php?option=products&view=export&file=csv&format=raw"}"><i class="fa fa-lg fa-file-code-o"></i> CSV</a>
            </li>
            <li class="list-group-item">
                <a href="{speed link="index.php?option=products&view=export&file=txt&format=raw"}"><i class="fa fa-lg fa-file-o"></i> Text</a>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
```

```php
    public function export()
    {
        //get Find iterator
        $iterator = $this->get('resolver')->helper('findIterator');

        $conditions  = $this->get('resolver')->conditions($this->get);

        $joins   = [];
        $joins[] = [
            'table'      => '#__ezo_companies',
            'alias'      => 'c',
            'type'       => 'LEFT',
            'conditions' => ['c.id = p.company_id'],
        ];

        $iterator->find(
            $this->database, [
                'table'      => '#__ezo_products',
                'type'       => 'all',
                'joins'      => $joins,
                'alias'      => 'p',
                'conditions' => $conditions,
                'fields'     => ['p.*', 'c.name as company'],
                'limit'      => 10000,
            ]
        );

        $categories = $this->products->listCategories();

        // Change the data with callback
        $callable = function ($row) use ($categories) {
            $row['category']  = $categories[$row['category_id']];

            return $row;
        };

        $reader = $this->get('resolver')->helper('reader');

        $iterator = $reader->modify($iterator, $callable);

        //get the stream helper
        $stream     = $this->get('resolver')->helper('stream');
        $filename   = 'products.'.$this->get['file'];

        $stream->start($filename);
        $fields = [
            'title'      => 'Title',
            'sku'        => 'SKU',
            'category'   => 'Category',
            'company'    => 'Company',
            'descn'      => 'Descn',
            'created'    => 'Created',
            'modified'   => 'Last Modified',
        ];

        $stream->output($iterator, $fields);
    }

if ($task == 'save') {
    $rows = $this->post['row'];
    $ids  = explode(',', $this->post['ids']);

    $speed = $this->get('resolver')->helper('Speed');
    $rows  = $speed->formatToSave($rows, 'degree,college');

    $exist = [];
    foreach ($rows as $save) {
        $id = $save['id'];
        unset($save['id']);

        if ($id) {
            $exist[] = $id;
            $this->database->update('#__therapy_doctor_education', $save, ['id' => $id]);
        } else {
            $save['created'] = time();
            $this->database->save('#__therapy_doctor_education', $save);
        }
    }

    $delete = array_diff($ids, $exist);
    if (!empty($delete)) {
        $this->database->delete('#__therapy_doctor_education', ['id' => $delete]);
    }

    $status['status']  = 'OK';
    $status['message'] = trans('Details Saved Successfully');

    return $status;
}

```php

public function saveTags($post_id, $list)
{
    if (empty($list)) {
        return true;
    }

    $ids    = explode(',', $list['old']);
    $delete = array_flip(array_filter($ids));

    $tags = explode(',', $list['new']);
    $map  = [];

    foreach ($tags as $tag) {
        $tag = trim($tag);

        if (substr($tag, 0, 3) == 'id:') {
            //is new map
            if (!isset($delete[$tag])) {
                $map[] = substr($tag, 3);
            } else {
                unset($delete[$tag]);
            }
        } else {
            $save             = [];
            $save['name']     = $tag;
            $save['slug']     = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/', '-', strtolower($tag));
            $save['created']  = time();
            $save['taxonomy'] = 'post_tag';

            $this->database->save('#__blog_terms', $save);
            $map[] = $this->database->lastInsertId();
        }
    }

    // Delete the remaining
    $delete = array_keys($delete);

    if (!empty($delete)) {
        foreach ($delete as $id) {
            $this->database->delete('#__blog_post_terms', ['term_id' => substr($id, 3), 'post_id' => $post_id]);
        }
    }

    if (!empty($map)) {
        foreach ($map as $value) {
            $save            = [];
            $save['post_id'] = $post_id;
            $save['term_id'] = $value;

            $this->database->save('#__blog_post_terms', $save);
        }
    }
}

```

#save checkboxes in associate table
```php

    if ($task == 'lang') {
        $ids  = $this->post['ids'];
        $keys = $this->post['keys'];

        $delete = [];
        $save   = [];
        foreach ($keys as $key => $value) {
            if ($value && !isset($ids[$key])) {
                $delete[] = $key;
            }

            if (empty($value) && isset($ids[$key])) {
                $save[] = ['language_id' => $key, 'created' => time()];
            }
        }

        if (!empty($delete)) {
            $this->database->delete('#__therapy_user_languages', ['language_id' => $delete]);
        }

        if (!empty($save)) {
            $this->database->save('#__therapy_user_languages', $save);
        }

        $status['status']  = 'OK';
        $status['message'] = trans('Updated Successfully');

        return $status;
    }
```

#save selected items in associate table

```php

$this->model->saveLanguages([
    'ids'  => $this->model->getUserLangId($id),
    'keys' => $this->post['languages'],
]);

public function saveLanguages($list)
{
    //select
    $delete = $list['ids'];
    $keys   = $list['keys'];

    $ids  = [];
    $save = [];
    foreach ($keys as $key) {
        if (!isset($delete[$key])) {
            $ids[] = $key;
        } else {
            unset($delete[$key]);
        }
    }

    $delete = array_keys($delete);
    if (!empty($delete)) {
        $this->database->delete('#__therapy_user_languages', ['language_id' => $delete]);
    }

    if (!empty($ids)) {
        $save = [];
        foreach ($ids as $id) {
            $save[] = ['language_id' => $id, 'created' => time()];
        }
        $this->database->save('#__therapy_user_languages', $save);
    }
}
```
Contributing
------------

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Make your changes
4. Run the tests, adding new ones for your own code if necessary (`phpunit`)
5. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Added some feature'`)
6. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
7. Create new Pull Request


text:
#ifndef SIM_FIO_H_
#define SIM_FIO_H_     0

#ifdef  __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#define FLIP_SIZE       (1 << 16)                       /* flip buf size */
#define fxread(a,b,c,d)         sim_fread (a, b, c, d)
#define fxwrite(a,b,c,d)        sim_fwrite (a, b, c, d)

int32 sim_finit (void);
#if (defined (__linux) || defined (__linux__) || defined (__hpux) || defined (_AIX) ||         \
     (defined (VMS) && (defined (__ALPHA) || defined (__ia64)) && (__DECC_VER >= 60590001)) || \
     ((defined(__sun) || defined(__sun__)) && defined(_LARGEFILE_SOURCE)) ||                   \
     defined (_WIN32) || defined (__APPLE__) || defined (__CYGWIN__) ||                        \
     defined (__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined (__OpenBSD__)) && !defined (DONT_DO_LARGEFILE)
typedef t_int64        t_offset;
#else
typedef int32        t_offset;
#if !defined (DONT_DO_LARGEFILE)
#define DONT_DO_LARGEFILE 1
#endif
#endif
FILE *sim_fopen (const char *file, const char *mode);
int sim_fseek (FILE *st, t_addr offset, int whence);
int sim_fseeko (FILE *st, t_offset offset, int whence);
int sim_set_fsize (FILE *fptr, t_addr size);
int sim_set_fifo_nonblock (FILE *fptr);
size_t sim_fread (void *bptr, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *fptr);
size_t sim_fwrite (const void *bptr, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *fptr);
uint32 sim_fsize (FILE *fptr);
uint32 sim_fsize_name (const char *fname);
t_offset sim_ftell (FILE *st);
t_offset sim_fsize_ex (FILE *fptr);
t_offset sim_fsize_name_ex (const char *fname);
t_stat sim_copyfile (const char *source_file, const char *dest_file, t_bool overwrite_existing);
void sim_buf_swap_data (void *bptr, size_t size, size_t count);
void sim_buf_copy_swapped (void *dptr, const void *bptr, size_t size, size_t count);
const char *sim_get_os_error_text (int error);
typedef struct SHMEM SHMEM;
t_stat sim_shmem_open (const char *name, size_t size, SHMEM **shmem, void **addr);
void sim_shmem_close (SHMEM *shmem);

extern t_bool sim_taddr_64;         /* t_addr is > 32b and Large File Support available */
extern t_bool sim_toffset_64;       /* Large File (>2GB) file I/O support */
extern t_bool sim_end;              /* TRUE = little endian, FALSE = big endian */

#ifdef  __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif


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package org.apache.servicecomb.it.testcase;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Scanner;

import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;

import org.apache.servicecomb.foundation.test.scaffolding.model.Media;
import org.apache.servicecomb.it.extend.engine.GateRestTemplate;
import org.apache.servicecomb.it.junit.ITJUnitUtils;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public class TestParamCodecEdge {
  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestParamCodecEdge.class);

  static GateRestTemplate client = GateRestTemplate.createEdgeRestTemplate("paramCodec");
  static GateRestTemplate restOnlyClient = GateRestTemplate.createEdgeRestTemplate("paramCodecRestOnly");

  @Test
  public void spaceCharEncode() {
    String paramString = "a%2B+%20b%% %20c";
    String paramQueryStringResult = "a%2B %20b%% %20c";
    String result = client.getForObject("/spaceCharCodec/" + paramString + "?q=" + paramString, String.class);
    assertEquals(matchOr(result, paramString + " +%20%% " + paramQueryStringResult + " true",
        paramString + " +%20%% " + paramString + " true"), result);
    result = client.getForObject("/spaceCharCodec/" + paramString + "?q=" + paramString, String.class);
    assertEquals(matchOr(result, paramString + " +%20%% " + paramQueryStringResult + " true",
        paramString + " +%20%% " + paramString + " true"), result);
  }

  private String matchOr(String result, String expected1, String expected2) {
    // spring mvc & rpc handles "+' differently, both '+' or ' ' is correct according to HTTP SPEC. spring mvc changed from '+' to ' ' since spring 5.
    if (result.equals(expected1)) {
      return expected1;
    }
    return expected2;
  }

  @Test
  public void enumSpecialName() {
    assertEquals(Media.AAC,
        restOnlyClient.postForObject("/enum/enumSpecialName", Media.AAC, Media.class));
    assertEquals(Media.FLAC,
        restOnlyClient.postForObject("/enum/enumSpecialName", Media.FLAC, Media.class));
    assertEquals(Media.H_264,
        restOnlyClient.postForObject("/enum/enumSpecialName", Media.H_264, Media.class));
    assertEquals(Media.MPEG_2,
        restOnlyClient.postForObject("/enum/enumSpecialName", Media.MPEG_2, Media.class));
    assertEquals(Media.WMV,
        restOnlyClient.postForObject("/enum/enumSpecialName", Media.WMV, Media.class));
  }

  @Test
  public void testStringUrlEncodedForm() throws IOException {
    doTestStringUrlEncodedForm();
    doTestStringUrlEncodedForm();
  }

  private void doTestStringUrlEncodedForm() throws IOException {
    String requestUri = client.getUrlPrefix() + "/stringUrlencodedForm";
    URL url = new URL(requestUri);
    HttpURLConnection httpConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
    httpConnection.setDoOutput(true);
    httpConnection.setRequestMethod("POST");
    httpConnection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED);
    httpConnection.setUseCaches(false);
    httpConnection.connect();
    try (DataOutputStream dataOutputStream = new DataOutputStream(httpConnection.getOutputStream())) {
      dataOutputStream.writeBytes("A=aaa&B=ddd");
      dataOutputStream.flush();
    } catch (IOException e) {
      LOGGER.error("failed to write buffer!", e);
      fail("failed to write buffer!");
      return;
    }

    StringBuilder responseBody = new StringBuilder();
    try (Scanner scanner = new Scanner(httpConnection.getInputStream())) {
      while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
        responseBody.append(scanner.nextLine());
      }
    }
    Assert.assertEquals("{\"A\":\"aaa\",\"B\":\"ddd\",\"param0\":\"" + ITJUnitUtils.getProducerName() + "\","
            + "\"param1\":\"v1\",\"param2\":\"paramCodec/stringUrlencodedForm\"}",
        responseBody.toString());
    Assert.assertEquals(200, httpConnection.getResponseCode());
  }
}


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January 31, 2017 | by	mnews |
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The Senate Reaffirms the US role in the Global Community and a return to multilateral Foreign Policy
By Adotei Akwei, Africa Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA
In the waning hours of the 115thCongress, the House passed a potentially significant piece of legislation, the "Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018(H. R. 5273). The bill's stated aim of reducing global fragility and violence by improving the capacity of the United States to reduce and address the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility would be significant enough given the scope, initiatives and objectives it outlines. However, that would ignore the equally critical messages implicit in the bill: a reaffirmation of the need for the United States to play its role in helping address the challenges created by fragile states and the need for that effort to include engaging with multilateral institutions. A bi-partisan companion bill (S. 3368) was introduced in the Senate by Senators Coons, Rubio, Merkley, Young and Graham.
Among the key focuses in both bills are addressing the perennial challenge of improving communication and coordination with international partners and among various US agencies as well as strengthening transparency regarding the impact of interventions focused on building respect for human rights, good governance, sustainable development and of course stability.
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The bills represent a critical opportunity for the 116thCongress to move from a responsive posture to a proactive one and to work with other governments and institutions to protect individual rights and dignity. The 116thCongress should pass the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act.
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Traditionally it is done in the early morning, greeting the rising sun, what means to really wake up and give God your glory. You bow down physically and mentally at the same time, practising Bhakti with your whole being. Bhakti means to live in consistency, to dedicate yourself to whatever happens in your life and stay connected with yourself, with life itself, with God. Embrace life and unite with the power of love, than you are awake, present and full of energy. There is the perfect flow of chemistry and things become clear. Life is at ease and the Divine will reveal itself.
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TIME Magazine – Kavya Kopparapu was named one of TIME's 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018
by GirlsComputingLeague Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | News Features
"In 2017, Kopparapu, now a freshman at Harvard University, was reading a story about the late Sen. John McCain, who was battling the aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma. What stuck with Kopparapu was the part of the story that mentioned that in the...
Smithsonian Magazine – The Future Is Bright If More Teens Could Think About High School the Way Kavya Kopparapu Does
by GirlsComputingLeague Editor | Nov 12, 2018 | News Features
"Kavya Kopparapu was 17 years old and a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, when she sat down with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The two brilliant minds were paired off in an eight-hour relay of...
Fairfax County Times – Udvar Hazy Artificial Intelligence summit attracts 300 students
by GirlsComputingLeague Editor | Oct 12, 2018 | News Features
"About 300 students primarily from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area attended the Girls Computing League's second-ever Artificial Intelligence Summit at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly on Oct. 6 and 7.The...
tjToday – Senior Kavya Kopparapu hosts an Artificial Intelligence Summit for students nationwide
by GirlsComputingLeague Editor | Oct 3, 2018 | News Features
"In order to listen to artificial intelligence ideas and experiences presented by keynote speakers, eighth to 12th graders from across the United States visited an Artificial Intelligence Summit, which senior Kavya Kopparapu organized, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on...
Fireside chat with Peter Norvig and Kavya Kopparapu
by GirlsComputingLeague Editor | May 1, 2018 | News Features
This is a keynote highlight from the Artificial Intelligence Conference in New York 2018. To watch the full version of this keynote on O'Reilly's online learning platform, click the button below. Read...
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