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Q: Get data from Materialize CSS chips I need to get data from Materialize CSS chips, but I don't know, how.

$('.chips-placeholder').material_chip({
    placeholder: 'Stanici přidíte stisknutím klávesy enter',
    secondaryPlaceholder: '+Přidat',
});

function Show(){
    var data = $('.chips-placeholder').material_chip('data');
    document.write(data);
}

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/materialize/0.97.7/css/materialize.min.css">
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons" rel="stylesheet">

<button onclick="Show()" type="button">Show</button>

A: To get data from Materialize CSS chips, use the below code.
$('#button').click(function(){
    alert(JSON.stringify(M.Chips.getInstance($('.chips')).chipsData));
});

A: They appear to have changed the method available in the latest version.
The documentation suggests that you should be able to access the values as properties of the object, but I've spent an hour looking, not getting anywhere.
Until the following happened
 $('.chips-placeholder').chips({
        placeholder: 'Enter a tag',
        secondaryPlaceholder: '+Tag',
        onChipAdd: (event, chip) => {
            console.log(event[0].M_Chips.chipsData);
        },

During the onChipAdd event I was able to access the event. Within this object was an array of tags.
I know this isn't the documented way, however there is only so much time a client will accept when it comes billing and I must move on.

A: So, to access to the data's chip you just have to do this:
var data = $('#id of your chips div').material_chip('data');
alert(data[0].tag);`

'0' is the index of your data (0, 1, 2 , 3, ...).
'tag' is the chip content. You can also get the id of your data with '.id'.

A: This worked great for me


Financial Services, Banks, Insurance Companies, Financial services or insurance product mislabeling or false advertising are also at epidemic levels in the United States. While there may be numerous new federal or state consumer protection laws related to financial services or insurance companies, there is still very little enforcement of existing laws by federal or state agencies. The net result of this lack of enforcement is consumers hear or see an advertisement about a terrific financial service, a too good to be true mortgage product, a banking product or service, or an insurance product, only to later discover they were sold a bill of goods. Did you keep the marketing literature and can you prove the financial service product was mislabeled or was advertised as providing a benefit that did not exist?
Mortgage products advertised on TV, or in the newspaper–No closing costs, teaser interest rates-that actually did come with either fees, or higher than promised interest rates.
Banks offering quote free checking, or no checking fees at all-that turned out to have fees.
Financial Service companies offering everything from free stock trading accounts, to no fee IRA's, or investment services.
Healthcare insurance companies offering teaser rates to begin with, with almost immediate increases. Or a healthcare insurance company offering quote supplemental coverage that provided no benefit to the consumer, or all claims were denied.
Standard homeowners insurance coverage that fails to cover actual wind, or rain events.
New Investigation: Banks putting deposits on hold, even though the funds have already been transferred to the bank. In this instance we believe the recipient bank gets the free use of the depositors money for days, or in some cases over a week.


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Q: Word ordering of "worked on ... at ..." Which of these two versions is correct? Note the word ordering of "worked on ... at ...".
A)

In June 2022 I worked at company XY on the development of product YZ.

B)

In June 2022 I worked on the development of product YZ at company
XY.

A: The general word order for adverbial phrases is Place, Manner, Time. So the default is
"I worked [at company XY (Place)] [on the development of product YZ (Manner)] [in June 2022 (Time)]"
Changing this order to [In June 2022 (Time)] I worked [at company XY (Place)] [on the development of product YZ (Manner).] tends to emphasise the new first adverbial, which is "time", i.e. when you worked there.

A: Both versions are perfectly grammatical.

*

*In June 2022 I worked at company XY on the development of product
YZ.

*In June 2022 I worked on the development of product YZ at company XY.

The sentences consist of 1 verb phrase and 3 prepositional phrases.
We can form at least 24 grammatical sentences using these four phrases.
This shows how flexible the English language is.

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Jan Karlsson (Trollhättan, Suecia, 15 de noviembre de 1945) es un deportista sueco retirado especialista en lucha libre olímpica donde llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en Múnich 1972.

Carrera deportiva

En los Juegos Olímpicos de 1972 celebrados en Múnich ganó la medalla de plata en lucha libre olímpica de pesos de hasta 74 kg, tras el luchador estadounidense Wayne Wells (oro) y por delante del alemán Adolf Seger (bronce).

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Luchadores de Suecia
Medallistas olímpicos de Múnich 1972
Personas de Trollhättan

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Marissa Mitchell
Marissa Mitchell is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning journalist.
Most recently, she worked as an anchor/reporter at our sister station, FOX 5 Atlanta. Mitchell reported during the day and co-anchored the station's "News Edge at 11" on weeknights.
Prior to that, she spent a few months solo anchoring "Good Day Atlanta" on weekends. Within her first year of anchoring in her hometown of Atlanta, Mitchell was nominated for "Best Anchor" by the Regional Southeast EMMY Chapter.
Away from the anchor desk, Mitchell covered several major events, including Hurricane Irma, Super Bowl LIII week and multiple days of protests in Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina following high-profile, officer-involved shootings in 2016. Mitchell also field-anchored the inauguration of Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp who faced a contentious race against Democrat Stacey Abrams that gained national attention.
Mitchell was also no stranger to the city's red carpet scene, most notably, chatting with some of Hollywood's biggest stars at the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios. She has interviewed several newsmakers throughout her career from media mogul Oprah Winfrey and screen legend Clint Eastwood to actress Halle Berry and world-renowned wellness guru Deepak Chopra. Her story with celebrity tributes to the late "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin earned her a "Salute to Excellence Award" from the National Association of Black Journalists.
Prior to Atlanta, Mitchell worked as an anchor/reporter in Birmingham, Alabama at WBMA-TV. During her tenure at WBMA, she was part of the station's launch team for its "Focus @ 4" program. She also served as an anchor for its "Midday News." Mitchell covered city hall and often broke exclusive reports regarding government funding. She helped lead the station's coverage of the 50th Anniversary of the "Selma to Montgomery March" which was attended by Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush as well as the late U.S. congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.
Mitchell's television career began in Chattanooga, Tennessee as a multimedia journalist for WTVC-TV. There, she reported breaking news, including the deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak across the Southeast. Mitchell also worked as a writer for Rolling Out and Crossroads News.
She earned her master's degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois where she received a full-tuition scholarship from the McCormick Foundation. She was also a Knight Foundation and Carnegie Corporation News 21 Fellow. She obtained her bachelor's degree in political science and journalism from Emory University in Atlanta where she also received a full-tuition scholarship. Mitchell was one of six graduates in her class named to the school's Hall of Fame for her dedication to Emory and the surrounding community.
Mitchell is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and the National Association of Black Journalists. She also mentors many budding journalists and speaks at various schools, churches and conferences. Mitchell has received numerous honors for her community involvement with youth and women. She's a sought-after motivational speaker.
Mitchell has been known for what she's done professionally. But her love for journalism didn't start in adulthood. Since the age of nine, she wanted to become a journalist. As a teenager, Mitchell co-hosted the morning announcements television show at Dunwoody High School where fellow Atlanta native and host Ryan Seacrest graduated and had the same role.
In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family, travel, dance and go to concerts and festivals.
Mitchell has many relatives and friends in the DMV. She's looking forward to meeting more people and making the area her home.
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Q: Why selectizeInput does not select the first choices when server = FALSE? The documentation of selectizeInput describes the argument selected as follows.

selected   The initially selected value (or multiple values if multiple
= TRUE). If not specified then defaults to the first value for single-select lists and no values for multiple select lists.

I interpreted this sentence as the selected argument would be the first element of the choices argument if nothing is specified for the selected. However, in the following example, after the selection of any numbers for the first selectizeInput, the second selectizeInput does not select the first choice. It still displays the default message as a placeholder.
Notice that if I set server = TRUE, the second selectizeInput would be able to display the first choice as the selected.
I am wondering why server = TRUE or server = FALSE affects if the selected can be the first element in choices. I also want to know how I can make the behavior of server = FALSE as the same as when server = TRUE.
library(shiny)

ui <- fluidPage(
  headerPanel("shinyStore Example"),
  sidebarLayout(
    sidebarPanel = sidebarPanel(
      selectizeInput(inputId = "Select1", label = "Select A Number",
                     choices = as.character(1:3),
                     options = list(
                       placeholder = 'Please select a number',
                       onInitialize = I('function() { this.setValue(""); }'),
                       create = TRUE
                     ))
    ),
    mainPanel = mainPanel(
      fluidRow(
        selectizeInput(inputId = "Select2",
                       label = "Select A Letter",
                       choices = character(0),
                       options = list(
                         placeholder = 'Please select a number in the sidebar first',
                         onInitialize = I('function() { this.setValue(""); }'),
                         create = TRUE
                       ))
      )
    )
  )
)

server <- function(input, output, session) {

  dat <- data.frame(
    Number = as.character(rep(1:3, each = 3)),
    Letter = letters[1:9]
  )

  observeEvent(input$Select1, {
    updateSelectizeInput(session, inputId = "Select2",
                         choices = dat$Letter[dat$Number %in% input$Select1],
                         server = FALSE)
  })
}

shinyApp(ui, server)

A: Why not create the second selectizeInput completely on the server side?
library(shiny)

ui <- fluidPage(
  headerPanel("shinyStore Example"),
  sidebarLayout(
    sidebarPanel = sidebarPanel(
      selectizeInput(inputId = "Select1", label = "Select A Number",
                     choices = as.character(1:3),
                     options = list(
                       placeholder = 'Please select a number',
                       onInitialize = I('function() { this.setValue(""); }'),
                       create = TRUE
                     ))
    ),
    mainPanel = mainPanel(
      fluidRow(
        uiOutput('select2')
      )
    )
  )
)

server <- function(input, output, session) {

  dat <- data.frame(
    Number = as.character(rep(1:3, each = 3)),
    Letter = letters[1:9]
  )

  output$select2 <- renderUI({
      req(input$Select1)
      selectizeInput(inputId = "Select2",
                     label = "Select A Letter",
                     choices = dat$Letter[dat$Number %in% input$Select1])

  })
}

shinyApp(ui, server)


Congratulations to Sonia Enloe on receiving a 2008 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Director's Award of Administrative Excellence. The award was presented at the PNNL Office Professionals Conference on April 22 by Laboratory Director Mike Kluse.
Enloe provides administrative support to Dr. John Zachara in the Chemical and Materials Sciences Division and Dr. Jim Fredrickson in the Biological Sciences Division. As the senior, and sometimes sole, project administrator for high-visibility, multi-million-dollar projects, she enjoys the opportunities these projects provide to work on proposals, posters, presentations, journal articles, and to be immersed in the scientific community.
In addition, Enloe is the lead organizer of several scientific workshops at PNNL and at other locations. In 2007 alone, she organized and hosted six highly successful events, including the Shewanella Federation Project Workshop and the Integrated Field Challenge Project Workshop.
Said Zachara in his nomination, "I participate in many high-level workshops and scientific meetings at different institutions throughout the country and world during the year, and Sonia easily exceeds in performance the most professional of administrators at the best of locations."


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Honorary Consulate of Romania (Boston, Massachusetts)
Alex Petrescu
Tudor-Alexandru 'Alex' Petrescu was a student at the "Mihai Viteazul National College" in Bucharest, one of Romania's leading high schools. A member of the school's elite science class including intensive study of English, he ranked first in a class of 340 students.
Alex maintains a long high school tradition in Science Olympiads. For three years he participated in the Mathematics and Physics Olympiads, managing to qualify at the national level for both contests. Each of these years he chose Physics and won the National Olympiad. At the same time, Alex pursued interests in the humanities and participated in the local level of the English language Olympiad. Conflicting schedules of Olympiads in varied fields made it impossible for him to participate in the national Olympiad of Mathematics for which he also qualified.
In addition to an exceptional academic commitment, "Mihai Viteazul" offers opportunities for extracurricular activities, ranging from the school magazine and the radio station to leadership education and many charitable and volunteer activities. Alex co-founded the Rotary International INTERACT Club, a volunteer community service activity. As its current President, Alex is coordinating the setting up of the National Interact Conference, due in April 2005, with participation from American Interact clubs. As a member of Interact, he has taken part in several projects within the high school, such as the creation of the school library book database and team building workshops.
Though heading for a science and engineering career, Alex's interests remain widespread. In 2004, he enrolled for an intercultural summer school in Poland, called "Expedition Inside Culture." With participants from America, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and Romania, this school provided an intercultural environment where students could improve their communication skills and become aware of and respect the cultural differences. Along with the other participants from "Mihai Viteazul", he is now preparing materials to share the "Expedition" experience with the students and teachers.
With this rich academic and extracurricular experience, Alex applied for admissions to a number of leading American undergraduate colleges. He accepted admission by Princeton University into the class of 2010.
Top : INTERACT Meeting
Middle: Library debate session
Bottom: U.S. Rotarian visitor from Maine
Return . . .
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Note: Honorary Consul title was approved by the US Department of State in May 2005; Honorary Consul General designation approved February 2015.
© 2017 Honorary Consulate of Romania in Boston


Clinton penned anop ed for NBC Asian America on Monday that outlined key ways her administration would support Asian Americans to "get an education, get a good job, support their families, and contribute to their communities."She also acknowledged inequalities faced Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, like the ethno gender wage gap in which women of Asian descent earn just86 cents for every dollarpaid to white men, and stalled immigration reform that has left some Asian Americans waiting two decades for family visas.Clinton further underscored the need to "erase the prejudice, ignorance, and racism that still touches too many people's lives." The comment appeared prompted in part by a slightthat Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R) made about the Asian ancestry of his re election opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D), during a debate last week.Fred Lee, an assistant professor of political science and Asian American studies at the University of Connecticut, said there's a long held political science theory that explains why Asian American and Pacific Islander voters are typically ignored by targeted outreach efforts.
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The RSA Conference is a great international event about security. The conference, which will be held in San Francisco from March 4th to 8th, draw over 50,000 attendees per year of the sector participating in hands-on sessions, keynotes and informal gatherings and it has more than 600 exhibitors from the most important companies.
In a true revolution era, the importance of humanaizing security and techonologies is ever more paramount. There is still a long way from making people feel comfortable with managing their identity and privacy in the digital world they live. Technology in general and cybersecurity in particular need to relate in a more humane way to people. Otherwise, we will resist adopting them, we will not understand them and we will not be able to take advantage of all they offer.
From ElevenPaths, we are focus on ensuring that people and companies have full confidence and embrace the latest digital technologies.
Our demos: what are we going to show?
CapaciCard: protect your accounts, access your banking service and authorize banking transactions just by tapping with a plastic card.
SmartPattern: join all your website logins and leave behind passwords.
DIARIO: intelligent analysis of office documents by using machine learning to detect malwares.
CLIP: it is a technology-user combination, thanks to a full immersion in technological environments that are thereby humanized. It creates a unit that ensures user security, so protecting data privacy and providing a mechanism to verify the identity in an intuitive and comfortable manner.
HoneyPot: through different IoT devices (probably, an IP camera and a router), this demo will present an attack that will be displayed on the HoneyPot IoT dashboard, while providing details such as the attack origin, the amount of attacks received, etc.
Stela FileTrack: the solution to protect organizations' sensitive documentary information. It adds an additional tracking layer that allows to view online the whole life cycle of each document at any time.
Sandas GRC: we will show the capabilities of the platform for the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance within industrial environments, as well as the Operation Technologies.
Dinoflux: automatized malware analysis that generates intelligence to be downloaded in security devices (IDS, IPS, Firewall, etc.), so helping towards an early threat detection.
Alerts and incidents' management (ThreatConnect): this demo exhibits the Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), used by the SOCs of Telefónica to centralize intelligence and enrich detected incidents with intelligent information which allows a more effective response to incidents involving SOCs.
Telefonica USA team will be attending the event due to the largest commercial presence in the US is in Miami, Florida, where we operate the Miami KeyCenterTM, only TIER III Data Center in South Florida providing best in class Cloud and Security services.


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The Church of San Lorenzo is located in Valle de Mena, a village in the Valley of Mena, part of the region of Las Merindades in the Province of Burgos, Spain.

The sources that support the dating of the church are limited. An inscription in the church likely dating from the early 13th century states that the site was donated to the Order of Saint John Hospitallers. The church was probably built in two phases; during the first one, in the last years of the 12th century, the apse was erected, while the second one, in the first quarter of the 13th century, resulted in the completion of the nave.

The building
The building plan follows the standard Romanesque style, with a single apse on the eastern side and a basilical nave. The church has three entrances; the main one is located on the western façade, a second entrance opens on the south façade and a third smaller door is located on the northern side.

The western façade is decorated with a slightly pointed arch composed of four archivolts that are profusely decorated, mainly with vegetable motifs, fantastic animals and monsters. Each archivolt is supported on a carved capital atop a semidetached column.

The decoration of the apse is unusually complex. It is divided into five panels by a set of four semidetached columns topped by carved capitals. Each panel is decorated with a narrow window that is surmounted by an arcade consisting of three arches. The sculpture themes range from vegetal motifs to scenes with animals and human figures.

The interior
The interior is richly decorated with sculptures in the capitals of the columns and the windows.

Gallery

References

12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
Churches in Castile and León
Romanesque architecture in Castile and León
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Burgos


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El Valentine II fue un carro de combate para apoyo de la infantería desarrollado por la compañía Vickers-Armstrong para las Fuerzas Armadas Británicas y el Ejército Canadiense durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pertenece a la clase Mark III.

Su velocidad punta era de 24 km/h y llevaba un cañón de 40 mm y dos ametralladoras coaxiales de 7,92 mm, con una dotación de cuatro hombres. Se probó en grandes cantidades por primera vez en el escenario de operaciones del norte de África, especialmente en noviembre de 1941 durante la Operación Crusader. Inglaterra y Canadá llegaron a enviar casi 3.000 tanques Valentine a la Unión Soviética durante la contienda, siendo un modelo muy apreciado por las tropas soviéticas; los rusos lo designaron como "British Mk.III".

Bibliografía
 M. Baryatinskiy: Valentine Infantry Tank, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 05-2002 (М. Барятинский: Пехотный танк Валентайн, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 05-2002).
 Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis: British and American Tanks of World War Two, 2004.

Enlaces externos

 Vehículos de la II Guerra
 LemaireSoft
 OnWar ( Valentine II )
 Valentines en el Pacífico
 (fotografías de Valentine VI)
 Fotos e Valentine **Fotos de variantes especiales de Valentine

Tanques de infantería
Carros de combate de la Segunda Guerra Mundial del Reino Unido


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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uu3TvAi1Kc] I woke up to another surprise this morning. Yes, the one who NEVER wins ANYTHING has now won TWO books! Now, if only I were a gambler, I might play the literary lottery. :) But alas, I am MORE than tickled with my loot!
This time I won a copy of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow by Nathan Bransford. Michelle Brown over at "Brownie Points" was the host of the contest. Out of generosity, she chose to award all three entries a win!
In honor of Jacob Wonderbar's recent release, we had to name a planet and describe it and its inhabitants. Check out her blog. She gears it toward children's lit and it's a lot of fun.
Thanks, Michelle for the win. It was very kind of you to award us all. I won a copy of a book that I have been looking forward to reading since before it came out and Michelle won a new follower! Win-win!
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There is a part on this record that I 'doubted' the above sentence, but knowing the Rough Americana crew as I do, I believe in them and any statements that make. "How the hell did he create that jungle break only with his guitar?" is another way of putting it. Hours, days, months of picking up his stringed instrument to delve into the vibrations that exist between one and two. 150 continuous days in the studio to be exact.
RA, Morgan Craft and Mutamassik always present their respective theories with their music, no change here, you can depend on them to be thorough, consistent and honest. If they were ever presented with a rule book but was burnt upon receipt.
Apologies to RA for saddling them with my 666th post.


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Brad Goodman: Top Rank is confident Luis Lopez can beat Josh Warrington
Luis Lopez (right) against Gabriel Flores. Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images
Luis Lopez has come a long way from fighting on obscure cards. He is one win away from fulfilling his goal of winning a world title.
Lopez will challenge IBF featherweight titleholder Josh Warrington, Saturday night, at First Direct Arena, in Warrington's hometown of Leeds, England. The 12-round bout will stream live on DAZN (1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT).
At Friday's weigh-in, Warrington weighed in at 125.3 pounds. Lopez weighed 124.3 pounds.
Lopez (26-2, 15 knockouts) became the mandatory challenger to Warrington's IBF title on December 3 of last year, dropping Isaac Lowe twice before knocking him out in the seventh round. In his most recent bout, on August 20, Lopez stopped Yeison Vargas in the second round of a stay-busy fight.
The 29-year-old Lopez toiled in obscurity, mostly fighting on small cards or club shows in and around his hometown of Mexicali, Mexico. In May 2019, Lopez faced prospect Ruben Villa, losing by unanimous decision in a competitive fight.
Since the loss to Villa, Lopez has reeled off nine wins in a row, including a split decision victory over Andy Vences. Lopez also notched a significant unanimous decision win over junior lightweight prospect Gabriel Flores on September 10 of last year.
Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman, who was recently elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, believes Lopez has a very good chance at defeating Warrington.
"We all realize Luis is going into the lion's den by fighting in Warrington's hometown," Goodman told The Ring on Thursday. "It's a tough fight. Luis understands what a win means. A win turns his life around, including bigger and better fights. He has to go out there and take the fight to Josh. He's in the best shape of his life. We know he can do it."
Lopez has had two stay-busy fights since the win over Lowe. Goodman, who has an impeccable eye for talent, has seen Lopez get better with each fight.
"We saw what a capable fighter Lopez was with the win over Vences. We really didn't do much with him. We put him against Flores and the fight was at 130 pounds. He got the win and went back down to 126 pounds, which is where he belongs.
"Top Rank is very confident Luis could go into England and get a win over Warrington. He has a job to do. He's focused."
Warrington (31-1-1, 8 KOs) most recently fought on March 26, stopping Kiko Martinez in the seventh round to win the IBF title. The 32-year-old suffered a broken jaw in the fight.
The win over Martinez followed two fights against Mauricio Lara, who stopped Warrington on February 13 of last year. They fought to a technical draw less than seven months later.
Warrington is ranked No. 5 by The Ring at 126 pounds.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or on Twitter @FSalazarBoxing.
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D-Day, Midway and a Nation at War: Thoughts on History as the Greatest Generation Passes Away
Dwight Eisenhower speaking with men of the 101st Airborne Division before they jumped into Normandy
"At the end of the twentieth century the contributions of this generation would be in bold print in any review of this turbulent and earth-altering time. It may be historically premature to judge the greatness of a whole generation, but indisputably, there are common traits that cannot be denied. It is a generation that, by and large, made no demands of homage from those who followed and prospered economically, politically, and culturally because of its sacrifices. It is a generation of towering achievement and modest demeanor, a legacy of their formative years when they were participants in and witness to sacrifices of the highest order. They know how many of the best of their generation didn't make it to their early twenties, how many brilliant scientists, teachers, spiritual and business leaders, politicians and artists were lost in the ravages of the greatest war the world has seen." Tom Brokaw, The Greatest Generation
I was born in 1960 and thankfully for whatever reason I developed a love of history and heritage. I began reading history books as early as second and third grade. The American Heritage Publishing Company had a Junior Library series that I could not get enough of awhile another publisher (it may have also been American Heritage) had a series of biographies which drew me into the lives of many famous people. From 3rd grade on I spent every spare moment at school in the library, even frequently cutting geometry class in 10th grade to explore the history reference books that I could not check out and take home.
Marine Colonel Francis I. Fenton, kneeling prays at the foot of his son's grave on Okinawa 1945
I think that anyone that knew me then could probably associate me with a big stack of books that I lugged to and from class and back and forth from home to school. The ironic thing is that as I pack for work or to come home every day at the Staff College my back pack from my tour in Iraq is filled with the books that I am reading or using for research. Maybe it is not ironic, maybe it is the fact that some things never change. For me the quest for knowledge and historical, philosophical, or scientific truth is something that I cannot get enough of, nor be content to think that I know everything on any given subject.
This little introduction takes me into today's subject. For those that don't know we are coming up on the anniversaries of two of the most amazing historical events of the past 100 years next week. They are the battles of Midway, June 4th through June 6th 1942 and the the invasion of France, or D-Day, June 6th 1944.
The pilots of Torpedo 8, only one survived Midway
I have always been amazed by the men who faced the Japanese at Midway, a battle that by any reasonable means should have resulted in a Japanese victory as well as them men that stormed the beaches at Normandy just two years later. When I first started reading about these battles many of the veterans were still alive, many not much older than I am today. However today not many are left, and the few that remain generally served as junior officers or enlisted personnel, none in high command.
Both battles are remarkable because an American or Allied loss could have changed the course of history. Had the United States Navy been defeated at Midway it could have brought about a Japanese victory, or more likely made the ultimate American victory much more costly and drawn out. Had the Allies been repulsed at Normandy it could have split the allied coalition or given the Germans the chance to renew their fight against the Soviet Union and possibly change history.
Thus when I look at these two events, battles that for most are now ancient history I am in awe of the men who fought them. They are not academic exercises for me, but as someone who has served at sea and on land in war I feel a certain camaraderie with these men.
I remember reading Cornelius Ryan's classic book "The Longest Day" and seeing the movie of the same name in grade school, and reading Walter Lord's classic on Midway "Incredible Victory" when I was in 7th grade. Both are excellent books which have stood the test of time and though I have read and done much more research and writing on both battles I still keep a copy of each book and probably re-read each every few years and consult them for any new projects. Likewise have been fortunate enough to meet some of the men who served in both of these battles, and even in my time as an Army chaplain be with them in their declining years. Men like Frank Smoker and Henry Boyd, both Normandy vets who have since passed away mean much to me.
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Today when I see a World War Two veteran, no matter where I encounter them, I make sure that I thank them for their service. They are part of an amazing generation of Americans who bequeathed those of us who live today so much, both during the war and after the war. Many millions served in the military, while many more served in war industries. All contributed to war bond drives, victory gardens and yes even increased taxes and decreased civil liberties to win the war.
The fact that Japanese Americans served in the most highly decorated Army units of the war despite their families being incarcerated in American versions of concentration camps is a testimony to sacrifice.
Likewise the efforts of African Americans who went to war despite being second class citizens and discriminated against under the Jim Crow Laws, which even Nazis like Hermann Goering recognized were only different from the the Nazi anti-Semitic laws and persecution in manner of degree.
That was an amazing an unique generation of Citizen Soldiers. With few exceptions they were not the professional career soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who serve today. Most would not have considered themselves "warriors." They were there to do a job, win a war and go home. It was part of who they were as Americans.
How many today would do any of those things? Today we have well under one percent of the population who have served in the wars of the past 13 years, fewer who have served in combat or in a combat zone. Likewise the population in general and in particular the bankers, businesses, lobbyists and defense contractors are not asked to sacrifice anything, instead when the country was attacked the President and others decried the fact that war might prevent people from doing business, shopping or living a normal life. For God's sake, were at war and that attitude would have been incomprehensible to those of the Greatest Generation who for the most part either went to war, or supported the war effort with their work and other contributions. For them patriotism was not a bumper sticker.
Rachel Maddow said it well in her book Drift The Unmooring of American Military Power:
"When civilians are not asked to pay any price, it's easy to be at war – not just to intervene in a foreign land in the first place, but to keep on fighting there. The justifications for staying at war don't have to be particularly rational or cogently argued when so few Americans are making the sacrifice that it takes to stay."
Jimmy Stewart and his Bomber Crew
Because of the sacrifice of people of the Greatest Generation I am grateful for them. I believe that we can learn so much from them. Even A-List Hollywood stars and professional sport heroes left their careers to serve their country. Clarke Gable, Audie Murphy, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Stewart, Bob Feller, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio just to name a few sacrificed major portions of their careers to serve. With the exception of Pat Tillman who died in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan which was covered up by the Army and Bush administration, how many of the 1%, the A-List or professional athletes can you name that have left sacrificed their fortunes to serve in the front lines? I can't name any others, but in the Second World War even the 1% had skin in the game so to speak, the Kennedy's, Roosevelt's and the Bush's to name just a few.
I think that is why I am in awe of those of the Greatest Generation and why as the anniversaries of Midway and D-Day approach I am extra thoughtful, quite reflective and very thankful for those who through their sacrifice made so much of what we have today possible. What bothers me today is how few, especially of those who either advocate for war, lobby for it or profit from it no matter what their political, economic or religious persuasion is, offers to serve or pay for the cost of war.
Today those costs are borne by a tiny minority of Americans, military professionals of the all-volunteer military, both active duty and reserve who have endured deployment after deployment as the bulk of the nation stood by, mostly cheering them on. Of course as one who had his father serve in Vietnam and entered the military not long after had to endure the jeers of Americans, cheers are nice. They are much better than being called a "Nazi" for wearing your uniform to class. However, sometimes I think that many that cheer us on are able to due so because vicarious patriotism is easy. Vicarious patriotism anything, someone else serves, and someone else dies while they "support the troops" without actually doing anything.
Now please don't get me wrong. There are a lot of good people who have never served in the military and who do care. Men and women who take action to support the troops, both those serving and the veterans, including those disabled in some way by war. For them I am grateful, they donate time, money and personal effort to care, and I do not care if the are conservatives or liberals, Republicans, Democrats or Independents, religious or atheist. They are Americans who are doing something. Likewise I do not disparage those who take the time to learn the issues that the nation faces and the domestic policies that impact the country and in a healthy body politic it doesn't mean that we have to completely agree with each other to be patriots. Such an understanding would have been unthinkable to our founders much less most of the Greatest Generation. Veterans issues are important but national security also involves so much more, everything from the infrastructure that the Greatest Generation had the vision and wherewithal to build to the environment.
I have been to Normandy as well as other World War II battlefields in Europe and the Pacific. I can only agree with Tom Brokaw who wrote: "there on the beaches of Normandy I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness."
So, when you read anything I write or re-publish during the next couple of weeks, be it about D-Day, Midway or even Gettysburg, please read what I write though those lenses. It is not that I am bitter. I have chosen my life in the military, but I wonder why so few of us bear the burden. It is a question that every citizen must ask themselves and their political representatives.
Rabbi Roland Gittlesohn, a Navy Chaplain serving with the Marines gave a eulogy at the dedication of a cemetery on Iwo Jima that puts it all in perspective.
"Here lie men who loved America because their ancestors generations ago helped in her founding, and other men who loved her with equal passion because they themselves or their own fathers escaped from oppression to her blessed shores.
Here lie officers and men, Negroes and whites, rich men and poor . . .together. Here are Protestants, Catholics and Jews together. Here no man prefers another because of his faith or despises him because of his color. Here there are no quotas of how many men of each group are admitted or allowed. Among these men there is no discrimination. No prejudices. No hatred. Theirs is the highest and purest democracy.
Whosoever of us lifts his hand in hate against a brother, or who thinks himself superior to those who happen to be in the minority, makes of this ceremony and the bloody sacrifice it commemorates, an empty, hollow mockery. To this, then, as our solemn duty, sacred duty do we the living now dedicate ourselves: to the right of Protestants, Catholics and Jews, of white men and Negroes alike, to enjoy the democracy for which all of them have here paid the price. .
We here solemnly swear that this shall not be in vain. Out of this and from the suffering and sorrow of those who mourn this will come, we promise, the birth of a new freedom for the sons of men everywhere."
Since the last members of the Greatest Generation are passing away at an ever increasing rate and few will remain among us; I will ask you to ask yourself the question posed by the World War II veteran and hero John F Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
Filed under History, Military, national security, Political Commentary
Tagged as 442nd regimental combat team, audie murphy, battle of midway, bob feller, Clarke Gable, cornelius ryan, D-Day, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, environment, Glenn Miller, incredible victory, infrastructure, iwo jima, jimmy stewart, joe dimaggio, john f kennedy, pat tillman, patriotism, rabbi roland gittlesohn, rachel maddow, support the troops, ted williams, the 1%, the greatest generation, the longest day, tom brokaw, vicarious patriotism, victory gardens, walter lord, world war ii
July 4, 2011 · 01:19
Reflecting on the High Water Mark of the Confederacy and the Importance of Our Union
Yesterday was the 148th Anniversary of Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. There is a spot near the Copse of Trees along Cemetery Ridge which is referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy." It is the spot close to where Confederate Brigadier General Lo Armistead fell mortally wounded as the decimated remains of his command were overwhelmed by Union forces shortly after they breached the Union line. It is a place immortalized in history, literature and film. It is the place that marked the beginning of the end for the great evil of slavery in America.
My ancestors lived in Cabell County which in 1861 was part of Virginia. They were slave holders along the Mud River, a tributary of the Ohio River just to the north of what is now Huntington West Virginia. When war came to the country the family patriarch James Dundas and my great, great grandfather joined the 8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment in which he served the bulk of the war as a Lieutenant. When it ended he refused to sign the loyalty oath to the Union and had his lands, which are now some of the most valuable in that part of West Virginia confiscated and sold by the Federal Government. He was a believer in the "Lost Cause" that romantic and confused idea about the rightness of the South in its war against what they called "Northern aggression."
Because he served I am eligible for membership in the Sons of the Confederacy. However it is something that I cannot do. There are some that do this as a means to honor their relatives that served in the war and I do not make light of their devotion to their family, but there are some that take that devotion to places that I cannot go. As much as I admire the valor and personal integrity of many military men who served the Confederacy I cannot for a moment think that their "cause" was just.
It has been said that the North won the war but that the South won the history. I think this is true. Many people now days like to reduce the reasons for the war to the South protecting its rights. Sometimes the argument is "states rights" or "economic freedom" and those that make these arguments romanticize the valor shown by Confederate soldiers on the battlefield but conveniently ignore or obscure the evil of the Southern economic system. The "rights" and the "economic freedom" were based upon the enslavement and exploitation of the Black man to maintain an archaic economy based on agriculture, particularly the export of King Cotton. Arguments which try to place the blame on the North, especially arguments that attempt to turn the Northern States into economic predators' intent on suppressing the economic rights of Southerners only serve to show the bankruptcy of the idea itself. The fact that the "economic and political freedom" of Southerners was founded on the enslavement of a whole race of people matters not because the "cause" is greater.
The fact is that the longer the South relied solely on its agriculture which was supported by the institution of slavery it deprived itself of the means of economic progress, the same progress that propelled the North to prosperity. The south lagged in all industrial areas as well as transportation infrastructure. The majority of non-slave owning whites lived at the poverty line and only enjoyed some elevated social status because the slaves ranked beneath them on the sociological and economic hierarchy. The South depended on cheap imports from England, which then was still considered an enemy of the country. When tariffs to protect newly establish American industries were enacted in 1828 South Carolina attempted to nullify the Federal law even raising troops and threatened a revolt in 1832.
The Southern economic system was immoral and antiquated. It enslaved blacks and it impoverished most rural Southerners, with the exception of those that owned the land and the slaves. It was a hateful, backward and loathsome system which even the southern churches attempted to justify from Scripture. Southern Baptists, Methodists and Presbyterians would all break away from their parent denominations regarding slavery.
This does not mean that I think that the average Confederate soldier or officers were dishonorable men. Many officers who had served in the United States Army hated the breakup of the Union but served the South because it was the land that they were from. It was the home of their families and part of who they were. To judge them as wanting 150 years later when we have almost no connection to family or home in a post industrial world is to impose the standards of a world that they did not know upon them. For those that gave up everything to serve one can feel a measure of sympathy. So many died and so much of the South was destroyed in the defense of that "cause" one has to wonder just why the political and religious leaders of the South were willing to maintain such an inadequate and evil economic system one that hurt poor Southern whites nearly as much as it did blacks.
The war devastated the South and the radicals that ran "Reconstruction" ensured that Southerners suffered terrible degradation and that Southern blacks would have even more obstacles raised against them by the now very angry and revengeful whites. It would take another 80-100 years to end segregation and secure voting rights for blacks. Thus I have no desire to become part of an organization that even gives the appearance of supporting the "cause" even if doing so would allow me to "honor" an ancestor who raised his hand against the country that I serve.
I was raised on the West Coast but have lived in the South much of my adult life due to military assignments. I have served in National Guard units that trace their lineage to Confederate regiments in Texas and Virginia. Despite my Confederate connections both familial and by service I can find little of the romance and idealism that some find in the Confederacy and the "Lost Cause." I see the Civil War for what it was, a tragedy of the highest order brought about by the need of some to enslave others to maintain their economic system.
Today there are many that use the flags of the Confederacy outside of their historic context. They are often used as a symbol of either racial hatred or of defiance to the Federal Government by white Supremacist or anti-government organizations. Many that use them openly advocate for the overthrow of the Federal Government. The calls for such "revolt" can be found all over the country even in the halls of Congress much as they were in the 1830s, 40s and 50s. Some of this is based in libertarian economic philosophy which labels the government as the enemy of business, some based social policies which are against their religious beliefs and some sadly to say based in an almost xenophobic racial hatred. The scary thing as that the divisions in the country are probably as great as or greater than they were in the 1850s as the country lurched inexorably to Civil War with neither side willing to do anything that might lessen their political or economic power even if it means the ruin of the country.
In recent weeks I have seen the symbols of the Confederacy, particularly the Battle Flag displayed in manners that can only be seen as symbols of defiance. Tomorrow is July 4th and it seems to me that the flag that should be most prominently displayed is not a Confederate banner, nor even the Gadsen flag, a flag from the Revolutionary War which is used as a rallying symbol for many in the Tea Party movement but the Stars and Stripes. Somehow I find the flag flown in rebellion to the country that I serve displayed in such an arrogant manner
For many of these people it is the Federal Government which is the enemy. Now I know that our system of government has its flaws. Likewise I cannot agree more about the corruption of many in political office, regardless of their political allegiance. While it is true that the Federal Government has taken upon itself many powers some never envisioned by those that crafted the Constitution, it has done so because leaders of both political parties have consented to it and even worked to strengthen the Federal Government with the consent of the American people that elect them again and again.
Despite this much of this has been accomplished by the Federal Government has been for the good for the country and people no matter what the critics say. Many of the things that we enjoy today are the result of the work of the Federal Government and not business as much as those that deify big corporations want to believe. There are the National Parks, laws against child labor and for safe workplaces brought about by Teddy Roosevelt, the infrastructure built in the 1930s and 1940s by the Franklin Roosevelt administration. The Roosevelt administration also brought about Social Security and banking regulations to protect Americans from corporations and banks that violated the public trust. The Eisenhower administration began the Interstate Highway system which is the backbone of our transportation system. Likewise the Space Program and yes even the military have led the way in technological, scientific and medical innovation including that thing that we all take for granted today the Internet.
Today quite a few people are calling for revolt or secession if they do not get what they want be it socially, politically or economically. For years politicians on both sides have fought to minimize such talk and enact compromises with the usual discontent that comes with compromise. Unfortunately many of those compromises have had the effect of widening the political divide much as the various compromises on the road to the Civil War. Jefferson said of the Missouri Compromise of 1824: "but this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed indeed for the moment, but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper."
We have allowed the issues of our time to become a fire of unbridled angry passion where those with almost no historical understanding and whose history is often based on myth stake claims and promote ideas that will destroy this Union if they continue. Unfortunately we have not yet reached the high water mark of this movement yet and I fear like Jefferson that the hatred and division will only grow worse as both radical on the right and left prepare for conflict.
Tomorrow we celebrate the 235th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. It is a remarkable occasion. It is the anniversary that free people as well as those oppressed around the world look to as a beacon of liberty. It has been paid for time and time again, especially during that cruel Civil War which killed more American soldiers than any other war that we have fought.
A few months after Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln a man much reviled by those that have romanticized the Cause and who is demonized by many "conservative" politicians and pundits today as a "tyrant" made these brief remarks at the site of the battle:
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Today with so many radicals on both the political right and political left doing all that they can to plunge us into yet another civil war we should remember Lincoln's word and rededicate ourselves to this Union, this remarkable Union. Tony Blair the former Prime Minster of Great Britain remarked today:
"It may be strange for a former British Prime Minister to offer thoughts on America when the country will be celebrating its independence from Britain. But the circumstances of independence are part of what makes America the great and proud nation it is today. And what gives nobility to the American character.
That nobility isn't about being nicer, better or more successful than anyone else. It is a feeling about the country. It is a devotion to the American ideal that at a certain point transcends class, race, religion or upbringing. That ideal is about values, freedom, the rule of law, democracy. It is also about the way you achieve: on merit, by your own efforts and hard work.
But it is most of all that in striving for and protecting that ideal, you as an individual take second place to the interests of the nation as a whole. This is what makes the country determined to overcome its challenges. It is what makes its soldiers give their lives in sacrifice. It is what brings every variety of American, from the lowest to the highest, to their feet when "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played.
Of course the ideal is not always met – that is obvious. But it is always striven for.
The next years will test the American character. The world is changing. New powers are emerging. But America should have confidence. This changing world does not diminish the need for that American ideal. It only reaffirms it."
I think that the Prime Minister got it right.
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I spoke with our WP volunteer, Orit Landsman whether she can link our newsletters to the website. Orit immediately got to the task and soon developed a link to all our wonderful newsletters. It is then occurred to me that we already sent 18 (!) such newsletters. This is a perfect opportunity to thank our volunteers that without their talent and dedication we can not make it. First, we thank the two young editors that practically started this tradition, Noa Jett and Brett Kleiman. After a wonderful beginning, came Ruthi Brandt and took the task for a whole year! And now Liat Starkman gave our newsletter a facelift and keeps us updated with interesting news about TiME activity and other conservation stories. Above all, this is an opportunity for us to send a huge gratitude to Dr. Liat Radcliffe Ross, our chief editor, who's doing an absolutely wonderful job in editing, suggesting, and making sure that everything we post is kept to a high level of language and coherence. So go ahead, use our links at the bottom of our front page and enjoy reading those newsletters that you might have missed or read again those that you enjoyed reading.


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package org.jivesoftware.smackx.muc;

/**
 * A listener that is fired anytime a participant's status in a room is changed, such as the
 * user being kicked, banned, or granted admin permissions.
 *
 * @author Gaston Dombiak
 */
public interface ParticipantStatusListener {

    /**
     * Called when a new room occupant has joined the room. Note: Take in consideration that when
     * you join a room you will receive the list of current occupants in the room. This message will
     * be sent for each occupant.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that has just joined the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void joined(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when a room occupant has left the room on its own. This means that the occupant was
     * neither kicked nor banned from the room.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that has left the room on its own.
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void left(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when a room participant has been kicked from the room. This means that the kicked
     * participant is no longer participating in the room.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was kicked from the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     * @param actor the moderator that kicked the occupant from the room (e.g. user@host.org).
     * @param reason the reason provided by the actor to kick the occupant from the room.
     */
    public abstract void kicked(String participant, String actor, String reason);

    /**
     * Called when a moderator grants voice to a visitor. This means that the visitor
     * can now participate in the moderated room sending messages to all occupants.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was granted voice in the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void voiceGranted(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when a moderator revokes voice from a participant. This means that the participant
     * in the room was able to speak and now is a visitor that can't send messages to the room
     * occupants.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was revoked voice from the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void voiceRevoked(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an administrator or owner banned a participant from the room. This means that
     * banned participant will no longer be able to join the room unless the ban has been removed.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was banned from the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     * @param actor the administrator that banned the occupant (e.g. user@host.org).
     * @param reason the reason provided by the administrator to ban the occupant.
     */
    public abstract void banned(String participant, String actor, String reason);

    /**
     * Called when an administrator grants a user membership to the room. This means that the user
     * will be able to join the members-only room.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was granted membership in the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void membershipGranted(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an administrator revokes a user membership to the room. This means that the
     * user will not be able to join the members-only room.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was revoked membership from the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void membershipRevoked(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an administrator grants moderator privileges to a user. This means that the user
     * will be able to kick users, grant and revoke voice, invite other users, modify room's
     * subject plus all the partcipants privileges.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was granted moderator privileges in the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void moderatorGranted(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an administrator revokes moderator privileges from a user. This means that the
     * user will no longer be able to kick users, grant and revoke voice, invite other users,
     * modify room's subject plus all the partcipants privileges.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was revoked moderator privileges in the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
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    public abstract void moderatorRevoked(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an owner grants a user ownership on the room. This means that the user
     * will be able to change defining room features as well as perform all administrative
     * functions.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was granted ownership on the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
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    public abstract void ownershipGranted(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an owner revokes a user ownership on the room. This means that the user
     * will no longer be able to change defining room features as well as perform all
     * administrative functions.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was revoked ownership on the room
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void ownershipRevoked(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an owner grants administrator privileges to a user. This means that the user
     * will be able to perform administrative functions such as banning users and edit moderator
     * list.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was granted administrator privileges
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void adminGranted(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when an owner revokes administrator privileges from a user. This means that the user
     * will no longer be able to perform administrative functions such as banning users and edit
     * moderator list.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was revoked administrator privileges
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     */
    public abstract void adminRevoked(String participant);

    /**
     * Called when a participant changed his/her nickname in the room. The new participant's
     * nickname will be informed with the next available presence.
     *
     * @param participant the participant that was revoked administrator privileges
     * (e.g. room@conference.jabber.org/nick).
     * @param newNickname the new nickname that the participant decided to use.
     */
    public abstract void nicknameChanged(String participant, String newNickname);

}

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RNA HQ advise us that if we want to open the monthly RNA "The Semaphore Circular" click on:
http://www.royal-naval-association.co.uk/members/downloads/
The RNAHQ monthly newsletter is now published on the internet, and is always worth a quick look.
http://www.royal-naval-association.co.uk/
RNA HQ
News...
Your RNA card will get you a £10 ticket for the RN/RM museum sites in Portsmouth and Gosport, and £10 each for up to four family members.
RN/RM MUSEUM ENTRANCE
The RNA centrally have decided to have a review, on cancelling our subscriptions to RNA HQ centrally. - These have been at a cost of £7.00 per member per year. There is going to be a Zoomed meeting, before Christmas. to discuss it, Ken will try to join it. The aim is to cut the continuous drawdown in RNA membership. I am unsure precisely how the RNA proposes to fund itself! They do, however, hope each branch will make an annual donation.
This also means that for the moment we will NOT be asking for our Aquitaine Branch members to pay annual subscriptions.
For those who have already sent their cheques we will just hold on to them until we see the way forward.
Luckily for us we have not had any reports of Covid amongst the Shipmates here in France, although John Roberts mother who was in a home in Yorkshire, has the disease.
If anyone here needs assistance, please contact Ken Napier at once, many of the shipmates have offered their support if required.
Sadly we have had four crossings of the bar this year.
John Hudson received his 100th birthday present from us all, but sadly died 2 weeks later in February back in Britain. John was the cipher officer in HMS CUMBERLAND, in the Falklands, heard the Battle of the River Plate going on between EXETER, AJAX and ACHILLES and Graf Spee: The Captain promptly sailed CUMBERLAND, who arrived off Uruguay in time to see GRAF SPEE scuttle herself. John went on to serve in North Africa, and Italy, earning a Mention in Dispatches. Later as a member of the judiciary he served in England.
Don Pike was the Admiral's Secretary in the Royal Yacht, having served in several ships as a member of the Supply Department. He went on to qualify as an interpreter in Japanese, and worked in a number of ships operating off Japan. Don was our Treasurer.
Pat Barron has also crossed the Bar, he was the CO at Dundee RNR and enjoyed being CO at sea in the Ton Class tender. Pat lived in the summer months in his barge, cruising up and down the French canal system. Sadly his boat was too big for the Canal du Midi.
Yolanda Minter, Mike's wife sadly died last month. She, along with Mike, was a staunch supporter of the RNA from the outset of our Association.
There is no further update for SSAFA events.
SSAFA
We joined the RNA by visual link when they celebrated Nelson's death, on 21st October 1805, onboard HMS VICTORY.
A number of us - separately - raised a toast to the 'Immortal Memory of Lord Nelson'.
TRAFALGAR DAY
Photo from the RNA HQ Site, a full description of the event can be found here:
https://royal-naval-association.co.uk/news/trafalgar-day- 2020-on-board-hms-victory/
The Autumn and winter period, has seen the Ship alongside in Portsmouth, playing an active role in the Royal Navy's preparation for its Year of Experimentation in 2021, as well as supporting Defence Engagement events.
In support of the Royal Navy's Year of Experimentation 21, which will prove to be the underlying theme of our period at sea in the New Year, the Ship has played host to a number of cutting edge Uncrewed Ariel Vehicles, or 'drones', taking center stage on our vast flight deck, as well as surface and sub-surface capabilities which will revolutionise the future Royal Navy into a modern and cutting edge fighting force with PWLS at its core.
The Ship also provided the backdrop for the 1st Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, to unveil to the media his vision for the Royal Navy going forward into the Government's Integrated Review. Positioning us as a Global Navy for a Global Britain, this included showcasing both current and near future service capabilities alongside industry partners demonstrating what emerging technologies have in store for a modern, progressive Royal Navy.
In September HMS PRINCE OF WALES hosted the first visit by a foreign Head of State to a Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier. His Excellency the President of Ukraine, President Zelenskyy, alongside with his Defence Minister, the Secretary of State for Defence and the Royal Navy's Fleet Commander were all welcomed on board. After landing on by helicopter, the first PUMA landing on a QE class carrier, the delegation enjoyed a tour of the Ship followed by a working lunch. This all culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Intent for defence cooperation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
Recognising our own personnel, WO1 Sam Hogg has been selected as the 2020 armed forces caterer of the year, for his management of catering arrangements since the Ship's company moved on board. Furthermore, Mr Hogg and WO1 Gary Scott, have each been selected as recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal in Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Honour's List. Sub Lieutenant Jordon MacNeil one of our young officers has also been awarded the coveted Britannia Association Sword from Britannia Royal Navy College as one of the best Young officers the college has trained this year.
A team of 19 sailors from the Ship have been raising money for the Royal British Legion ahead of Remembrance Sunday in order to increase fundraising for them as Poppy sales were affected this year due to COVID-19. In total the sailors have raised over £2,000 running the distance from Portsmouth to Gibraltar - a total of 1,338 miles - over the month of October!
The Ship looks forward to sailing in the New Year, conducting further trials and training before participating in Exercise IRIS and taking further part in this exciting Year of Experimentation.
NOVEMBER UPDATE FROM CAPTAIN DARREN HOUSTON, CO OF HMS PRINCE OF WALES
Now is the time to apply for your French Residence Cards.
This link will take you to the French Government site to start the process.
https://contacts-demarches.interieur.gouv.fr/brexit/brexit-residence-permit-application/
FRENCH RESIDENCE
You can now apply for your UK EHIC Cards on line. It is a simple process and no documents are required to be sent.
This link will take you to the DHSS site.
https://services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/cra/start
UK EHIC (European Health Insurance Card)
RNA UK is about to release guidelines on subscriptions from Shipmates after a major zoom-in meeting.
Central payments of subs will stop! We need to have an AGM ourselves, to discuss our way ahead.
But with no immediate prospect of having our annual Branch AGM, we are for now continuing with our existing annual subs of 20 euros for 2021.
We are now looking for our Branch shipmates to pay that sum.
Up to now, 2020 and before, £7/8.50€ of our subs annually has gone to UK RNA centrally, the rest has run our Branch and welfare.
RNA SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE
If you haven't advised us, and you have a new postal address, please do so at your convenience.
It seems that most unnamed roads and streets, town and country, now have names, and most houses have numbers.
Our new address tells you that our house is 404 metres up a dead-end road from the mainish road (we're at the end).
Changing this one line has proved expensive, for us, including new number plates for our older car.
Beware! It is obligatory to tell all official people like Carte grise, banks, Impots etc.
NEW ADDRESSES


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Lessons from March Madness
April 3, 2017 by Kenneth Yates in Blog
I am from Kentucky. I played basketball in high school for a small school in the Appalachian Mountains. As with many people my age who grew up in Kentucky, college basketball is the most exciting sport out there. At the top of the sport is our own beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats.
We grew up playing basketball outside with a hoop attached to a barn. Our parents and grandparents were lifelong fans. We know the history of the program, which started in 1903. The Kentucky Wildcats have won more basketball games than any other college in the country. To get an idea of what basketball means to us, the movie Hoosiers gives you an idea (even though I hate that the movie is about Indiana basketball).
For people like me, the Super Bowl isn't that great. The World Series isn't anything to get excited about. We don't even know what hockey is. But every March we enter into the holy days of sports. It is known as March Madness, where the 64 best college basketball teams compete for the national championship. The goal is to get to the Final Four and then win the whole thing. Each year we Kentucky fans wait to see what "bracket" we will be in. We expect to win the championship every year. When they win the trophy, many tombstones in the state are decorated with blue balloons by families in honor of the fans who are no longer with us.
It takes six games to win it all. Before every game we are a nervous wreck and we follow every bounce of the ball. Because of our tradition and our fanaticism, a loss is devastating and the disappointment can last for days or even weeks.
This year was a particularly hard year. We were playing a game against North Carolina. If we won, we would be in the Final Four and would probably be the favorite to win the championship. North Carolina is one of our fiercest rivals. Prior to the game it was found out that one of the referees had, in the past, made many questionable calls against Kentucky and had a reputation of favoring whoever we were playing. In fact, we lost 80% of the games in which he had been the referee.
Sure enough, the game was full of questionable calls. Even non-Kentucky fans commented on the corruption. I won't bore you with the calls. But trust me, something was rotten in the state of Denmark. Kentucky lost the game by two points on a last second shot. It was easy to see that the ref in question had cost us 10 points. In other words, our season was over and our dreaded enemy was headed to the Final Four as the favorite the take the trophy to North Carolina. To make matters worse, for the last year the basketball team for North Carolina has been under investigation for cheating and every Kentucky fan (and anybody else with a brain) felt that they should not even be in the tournament.
All of this caused a crisis of faith for me. When that last second shot went in, the first decision I had to make was whether to throw my TV out of the window of my den. When I had victory over that sin, I had a theological battle.
I was convinced that if that referee was a believer, he had lost his eternal salvation. His actions had to be part of what Matthew 12 means when it talks about the unpardonable sin.
After much reflection, however, I realized that this man did not lose his salvation. That is impossible. I concluded that if he is a believer he is definitely a carnal believer. He needs to do some serious repenting.
And that is the first lesson I learned. Even though I knew what the Bible teaches, I was reminded that even cruel people, people who rip your heart out, can be saved. As hard as it is to fathom, there is a place in the Kingdom even for people who don't like Kentucky basketball.
The second lesson I learned is that it is possible to take things too seriously. In the final analysis, does it matter what a bunch of 18-20 year old men do with a round ball? Is it really that important? When Paul said to "set your mind on things above" (Colossians 3:2), perhaps I need to realize that he is not talking about college basketball.
Of course, it might be that I am thinking this way because Kentucky lost and I am convincing myself that college basketball isn't that important to make me feel better. I only hope I can have this spiritually mature attitude next year when Kentucky wins it all.
by Kenneth Yates
Ken Yates (ThM, PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is the Editor of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society and GES's East Coast and International speaker. His latest book is Hebrews: Partners with Christ.


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How do I retire gracefully?
What are the do's and don'ts of retirement?
1 What are the do's and don'ts of retirement?
2 What is a good monthly retirement income?
2.1 What is considered a good retirement income?
2.1.1 What is a realistic retirement income?
2.1.2 What is the average monthly retirement income?
2.2 Can I retire on $5000 a month?
2.2.1 How much does the average retired person live on per month?
2.2.2 How much per month is a good retirement?
3 Is it better to retire at the end of the year?
3.1 Is it better to retire at the end of the month?
3.1.1 What is the best month to retire for tax purposes?
3.1.2 What day of month is best to retire?
4 What percent of 70 year olds are still working?
4.1 How many people over 70 are working in the UK?
4.1.1 How many adults are there in England 2021?
4.2 Can a 70 year old get a job?
4.2.1 Is 70 too old to start a new career?
4.2.2 What age do employers not want to hire?
8 Financial Do's and Don'ts for 7-Figure Retirement
Don't Retire Early. …
Watch Your Affordable Income Level. …
Don't Take Social Security Early or Late. …
Consider Roth Conversions. …
Consider Retirement Stages and Safe Withdrawal Rates in Determining the Spending Budget.
What are the 25 rules for retirement? The 25X rule states that if you save 25 times your desired annual retirement salary, you can withdraw 4% of that amount each year and it will last 30 years.
What is a good monthly retirement income?
The median retirement income for seniors is around $ 24,000; however, the average income may be much higher. On average, seniors earn between $ 2000 and $ 6000 per month. Older retirees tend to earn less than younger retirees. It is recommended that you save enough to replace 70% of your pre-retirement monthly income.
What is a good retirement income per month? According to 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average of 65-plus households earn $ 48,885 per year, which works around $ 4,000 per month.
What is considered a good retirement income?
The U.S. Census Bureau reports average retirement income for Americans over 65 years of age as the median and mean. In the most recent data from 2019, the numbers are as follows: Median retirement income: $ 47,357. Mean retirement income: $ 73,288.
What is a realistic retirement income?
Retirement experts have offered some general rules about how much you should save: anywhere $ 1 million, 80% to 90% of your annual pre-retirement income, 12 times your pre-retirement salary. But what is right for you?
What is the average monthly retirement income?
KEY TAKEAWAYS. The median retirement income for seniors is around $ 24,000; however, the average income may be much higher. On average, seniors earn between $ 2000 and $ 6000 per month. Older retirees tend to earn less than younger retirees.
Can I retire on $5000 a month?
Usually, you can generate at least $ 5,000 a month in retirement income, guaranteed for the rest of your life. This does not include Social Security Benefits.
How much does the average retired person live on per month?
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, "aging households" are defined as those run by people 65 and older – spending an average of $ 45,756 a year, or roughly $ 3,800 a month.
How much per month is a good retirement?
Based on your savings and target age, you can have approximately $ 1,300 per month of income in retirement. If you save this amount by age 67, you will be able to save $ 2,550 per month to support your living costs when you retire. Tap the bar to show more about your results.
Is it better to retire at the end of the year?
By retiring at the beginning of the year you will receive your leave payout in a potentially low income year, thus minimizing taxation of the payout. … If you retire super-close to the last day of the year (December 31) you will not receive your annual leave payment until next year.
What is the best month to apply for Social Security benefits? You can start your profits from the beginning of January when you are 62 years old for a month. If you want your benefits to start in January, you can apply in September. Social Security benefits are paid in the month after the month.
Is it better to retire at the end of the month?
Absolutely not. The last day of any month goes very well, because you will be paid until the end of the month and your retirement will start to accrue the next day. Why should I choose the last day of the month even if it is not a working day? In general, it doesn't make much difference.
What is the best month to retire for tax purposes?
So you can see there is a lot of Income Tax saved by choosing March as the best month to retire in. As a bonus there is also another good reason to retire at the end of the tax year. You will be entering the spring so the weather should be warmer and the nights longer with so much you can do!
What day of month is best to retire?
For CSRS or CSRS Offset employees, the best day of the month for retirement is in the last three days of the calendar month or the first three days of the next month. For FERS/â € œTransâ € FERS employees, the best day of the month to retire is in the last three days of the month.
What percent of 70 year olds are still working?
Nearly one -fifth (18%) of respondents said they would work more than 70 years, up from 8% in the 2019 survey, while another 12% said they never planned to stop working full -time, up from 6% in 2019.
Why is 70 years too old to work? 70 is the median age reported by Gen-Xers as "old", while 75 is the median age that they consider people too old to work. 65 is the median age reported by millennials as "old" while 70 is the median age they consider people to be too old to work.
How many people over 70 are working in the UK?
In the UK, there are approximately 528,000 people in employment aged 70 years or more, representing 1.6% of all employment aged 16 years or more.
How many adults are there in England 2021?
Population (Million)
2019 55,892 0.40%
Can a 70 year old get a job?
Believe it or not, many work for ready aging. And yes, you can work after retirementâ € "for all kinds of good reasons. For example, maybe you want to earn extra money, help someone, meet someone new, or explore a career that you dreamed of but never had the opportunity to really try before.
Is 70 too old to start a new career?
According to survey respondents, you shouldn't start a new career if you're over 61 years old, but surprisingly, they can accept to start a business until age 70. Once again the most optimistic group, baby boomers push that limit to 74 years.
What age do employers not want to hire?
California Code of Regulation 11078 â € "Recruitment and Advertising. ( € œ (1) Recruitment. The provisions of section 11016 (a) apply and are incorporated by reference herein. In general, when recruitment is not valid for employers to refuse to consider applicants because they are older of 40 years.
How long do you live after you retire?
What the Bible Says About retirement?


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The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, 10:1.
Thompson, Samuel M.
Military service, Voluntary
Certificate of Appointment for William Carpenter as Paymaster, 30 April 18321
I do hereby certify that William Carpenter is duly appointed Pay Master in the fourth regiment on the detachment of mounted volunteers called into the service of the United Stateshe is therefore required diligently and carefuly to discharge the duties of said office—2 given under my hand this 30–day of April 1832
Samuel M Thompson
Col—[Colonel] 4th Reg. Vols
1Abraham Lincoln wrote this document and signed Thompson's name at the bottom as well.
2The duties of a regimental paymaster in the Illinois militia included disbursing pay, collecting fines, and maintaining a correct account of the finances of the regiment.
"An Act Organizing the Militia of this State," 26 March 1819, Laws of Illinois (1819), 284, 286-87.
Handwritten Document Signed with a Representation, 1 page(s), Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)
Certificate of Appointment for William Carpenter as Paymaster. [1832-04-30]. https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/documents/D206843. The Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library.


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Q: How can I put lstlisting block into subfloat block? I'm trying to compile my document but it's exploding. I've narrowed it down to this section:
\begin{figure}[h]
\caption{These are my awesome code snippets}
\subfloat[This code runs every cycle.]{
\begin{lstlisting}
    static uint64_t i = 0;
    void every_cycle()
    {
        if (i > 0)
            i--;
    }
\end{lstlisting}
}
\hfill
\subfloat[This code runs whenever.]{
\begin{lstlisting}
    uint64_t next_num()
    {
        return (i += 0x100);
    }
\end{lstlisting}
}

\label{fig:algOffset}
\end{figure}

But, when I try to compile, I get
! Argument of \lst@next has an extra }.
<inserted text>
                \par
l.181     }

From the lstlisting and subfloat documentation, I can't see anything I'm doing that should be disallowed. Why does this code fail to compile? Is there a better package to use than lstlisting for displaying code snippets?

A: I do not know why the lstlistingsenvironment fails, but having the code in an external file and using \lstinputlisting{filename} instead works.
The filecontents* environment will write its content to code.txt (and overwrite the file should it exist). Thanks Werner, for the suggestion.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{filecontents}

\begin{filecontents*}{code.txt}
    static uint64_t i = 0;
    void every_cycle()
    {
        if (i > 0)
            i--;
    }

        uint64_t next_num()
    {
        return (i += 0x100);
    }
\end{filecontents*}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[h]
  \caption{These are my awesome code snippets}
  \subfloat[This code runs every cycle.]{\lstinputlisting[lastline=6]{code.txt}}
  \hfill
  \subfloat[This code runs whenever.]{\lstinputlisting[firstline=8]{code.txt}}
  \label{fig:algOffset}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

firstline=n and lastline=n does what you would think, it defines the first/last line in the file to be included in the listing.

A: It is possible to box the listings first, before using them in a \subfloat. Technically, this is probably similar to @Torbjørn's solution. Boxing is achieved via an lrbox environment.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}% http://ctan.org/pkg/listings
\usepackage{subfig}% http://ctan.org/pkg/subfig
\usepackage{lipsum}% http://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum
\begin{document}

\lipsum[1]

% ======= STORE/BOX LISTINGS =======
\newsavebox{\firstlisting}
\begin{lrbox}{\firstlisting}% Store first listing
\begin{lstlisting}
static uint64_t i = 0;
void every_cycle()
{
  if (i > 0)
  i--;
}
\end{lstlisting}
\end{lrbox}
\newsavebox{\secondlisting}
\begin{lrbox}{\secondlisting}% Store second listing
\begin{lstlisting}
uint64_t next_num()
{
  return (i += 0x100);
}
\end{lstlisting}
\end{lrbox}

\begin{figure}[h]
  \caption{These are my awesome code snippets} \label{fig:algOffset}
  \subfloat[This code runs every cycle.]{\usebox{\firstlisting}} \hfill%
  \subfloat[This code runs whenever.]{\usebox{\secondlisting}}
\end{figure}

\lipsum[2]
\end{document}

A: A solution that works for me was to use a parbox inside the subfloat:
\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \subfloat[Example lstlisting]{%
        \parbox{6cm}{
        \lstinputlisting[language=json]{exampleJSON.json}
        }
    }
    \hfill
    \subfloat[Other Table]{%
        \begin{tabular}{l|l}
            \textbf{A} & \textbf{B} \\ \hline
            C & D
        \end{tabular}
    }
    \caption{lstlisting next to a table in subfloats}
\end{figure}


Horizontal shadow Box Fence is well-known as good neighbor. It means the fence has spaces between the pickets to allow air when passing through, but the fence still block from the neighbor view. If you are planning to build the horizontal shadow box fence, certainly, you have to prepare the tools, the materials and the following instruction below.
As with all fencing projects planning out the fence line and the post positions is a key to a strong straight fence. Begin by driving stakes in the ground where you plan to see your end and corner posts. Once, we are going to set a line around one stake and unfurl it down the planned fence line and tie off on the opposite end stake.
Pull the taut before trying it off, this will be your guide when you are digging the holes for the posts and for the bottom of the pickets, adjust the line so, it is at least three inches off the ground to prevent would ride.
Mark the placement for your first post out from the line. This will enable you to dig the hole without disturbing the guide line. When the posts are positioned, you will need to measure out from this line to the post and keep the distance consistent. It will result in a straight fence line.
Measure and mark the position for the next post eight feet out from the first post. It will allow for the eight-foot two by four rails to be trimmed and installed between the posts.
When you are digging the hoes for the posts, it is better to dig them two to three times the width of the post and to a depth one-third to one-half the posts length.
Need to know when you are setting the wood posts, it is best to dig down an additional six inches to allow the gravel backfill. This gravel will help drain water away from the base of the posts which will help prevent rotting.
In colder climates, you may need to dig down below the frost line to guard against frost. When constructing wood fences, you have to choose pressure treated pine, redwood, cedar posts because they are not resistant.
When you are installing a rail and picket fence, the post holes can be dug all at once with either a post hole digger or gas-powered auger. Certainly, the augers are available for rent at most stores, so you do need to but the augers. Automatically, it can be a real time saver.
When adjusting for a changing slope and turns in the fence line. Mark each new fence line section with stakes and masons line.
After all the holes have been dug and back filled with gravel, you can begin to set the posts. With the help of your family member, adjust each post as you set it until it is plumb and then brace it on two sides with a two-by-four attached to a stake in the ground.
Once properly braced posts can be set in concrete. It is recommended that all corner and the gate posts be set in concrete for added stability.
For the strongest possible fence, set the line posts and concrete as well. When constructing a long fence line, set several posts at once and then reuse the braces as you work your way down the fence line.
Now, we are beginning to install the rails fence. Mark inside edge of the posts 12 inches up from the ground. This line is where the top of the bottom rails will be placed, then mark down 12 inches from the top of the posts. That is where the bottom of the upper rail will be installed. Begin by installing the bottom rail, the top and the middle.
To find the position for the middle rail, measure the distance between the top and the bottom rails divided by two. The middle rail should be installed on this line on center.
Of course, each rail should be nailed into the posts with the narrow side of the two-by-four facing out and flush with the posts. Then, tow it in on both sides using 3-inch galvanized decks screws.
For this step, move the line that you used as a guide for setting the posts to the edge of the set posts. Adjust the height of the Mason's line to be a consistent height from the ground. This line will serve as a guide for the bottom of the pickets as you install them.
The pickets should be at least two inches off the ground to prevent rot. Starting at one end post position, the first picket aligned with the Mason's string. Check that first picket for plumb and flush with the outside edge of the post.
Then, drive evenly spaced two inches wood screws into each rail. For installing subsequent picket, it is best to use a spacer to maintain the proper distance between pickets.
A two-by-four with a pieces of scrap wood attached works well for this. The scarp block will allow you to hang the spacer on the top rail freeing up both hands.
Then, slide the spacer up flush against the last installed picket and put the next up against the spacer. Attaching the level to the spacer will allow you to check the pickets for plum as you work your way down the fence line.
Once, the pickets are installed on one side of the fence, you can begin installing them on the other. If you are building the horizontal shadowbox fence, install them filling the gaps on the other side. If you prefer a privacy fence, install the pickets on the same side covering the gaps with a board on board technique.


ENGLISH GCSE results are set to plunge this summer as teenagers tune into the World Cup instead of revising, according to a study.
Researchers at Oxford and Bristol universities analysed the GCSE results of 3.5 million pupils between 2002 and 2008 and noticed a dip in grades in World Cup and European Championship years.
On average, students dropped a quarter of a grade in each of their subjects which the paper claimed was 'roughly equivalent to the difference between being taught by a very poor teacher, rather than by an excellent one'.
The authors of the paper claim exams should be taken three weeks earlier to let pupils enjoy the tournaments before knuckling down for tests.
The report states: "The world's most watched international football tournaments overlap with the main high-stakes exam period in schools in England, well known to be a nation obsessed with football.
"Time spent watching and talking about football is clearly time not spent studying, so our findings give an indication of just how much student effort matters for achievement at GCSE.
Boys from low-income homes performed up to half a grade worse compared to their well-off peers.
Dr Robert Metcalfe, a research fellow in economics at Oxford and one of the study's authors, said: "In even years, when the tournaments take place, the disparity between poor and better-off pupils increases.
"Tournaments widen the difference between these two groups."