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Special Agents Neutralize Threats, Protect Air Force Interests> Robins Air Force Base> Post Display
By Douglas Walton	 Last updated Dec 15, 2021
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA –
Counterintelligence, hacking, and espionage aren't just exciting plot points for fictional spy novels or TV shows.
It's realistic national security questions that keep Airmen busy at the Office of Special Investigations at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
"Protecting the interests of the air force is a big part of the job," said Jordan Rodrigues, commander of AFOSI Detachment 105. "People think it's a small community; nothing like that is happening here. But yes, it does.
"This base is a microcosm of the world because we have people from all over who work and live on the base as well as in the community outside the gates," he continued. "The adversaries are working tirelessly to try to get our secrets or to attack us, so we must be just as vigilant in stopping them."
In addition to thwarting cyber and terrorist threats, AFOSI special agents work on a wide range of serious offenses involving installation, violence against people, theft, drug use or any other illegal activity involving attack on the mission of the Air Force or the Ministry of Defense.
"On certain occasions, we will work jointly with the 78th Security Forces Squadron to conduct investigations at the base," said Richard Haskett III, Special Agent of Detachment 105 of AFOSI. "But we are separate entities and the seriousness of the crime dictates which department will handle a case."
According to Haskett, the 78th SFS deals with petty crimes while AFOSI is responsible for criminal-level incidents. These are offenses that would carry a jail term of one year or more under the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the United States Criminal Code.
"For example, if there was a case of domestic violence where a victim had minor cuts or bruises, security force airmen would supervise it. However, a situation where an individual is brutally beaten or even murdered would fall under the jurisdiction of OSI, "he said.
AFOSI members are also authorized to conduct off-base investigations if Airmen are involved in illegal matters such as the sale or purchase of drugs.
"In these types of situations, we would seek help from the local law enforcement agencies where the crime is taking place," Haskett said.
All AFOSI Special Agents are skilled in crime scene handling, weapon use, forensics, surveillance surveillance and detection, defensive tactics, interrogation, and counterterrorism techniques.
They are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. This is the same training academy for federal agents with the US Secret Service, US Marshals Service, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
After graduation, new OSI special agents spend a one-year probationary period in the field.
At this point, Haskett still has three months in the trial period. He joined Team Robins in January and is excited about what's to come.
"I spent six years in the security forces and converted to OSI," Haskett said. "When I joined the Air Force, OSI was always my main focus. Nothing beats having the tools at your disposal to make sure the best information gets to court. It's also a good feeling when I can help the people I meet maybe on the worst day of their life.
The Office of Procurement Fraud is also housed in the AFOSI building in Robins.
Special agents in this section are responsible for investigating large-scale white-collar crimes affecting Air Force and Department of Defense contracts, programs or weapons systems.
"We are looking at anonymous tips that someone might believe that a contractor or military man is trying to cheat the government," Rodrigues said. "Fraud could be the delivery of counterfeit electronic components, overcharging or failure to provide services required by the contract. "
AFOSI's main website says the agency recovers millions of dollars each year from fraud cases.
For the past two years, Rodrigues has led the AFOSI team at Robins, and he wants the public to know his Airmen are there to help and not to hurt.
"Some people see us as the enemy or that we just want to get people in trouble and that's not true," he said. "People come to us with concerns and it's our job to ask questions and get answers that will hopefully lead to the truth. Our duty is to protect the air force from all foreign and domestic enemies.
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'#SayHisName' trends after mainstream media's silence on the atrocious killing of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant
Major news networks have not reported on the atrocious of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant. The blackout of coverage on the murder of the young boy has sparked the hashtag #SayHisName on Twitter.
As reported at TheBlaze, Cannon Hinnant was riding his bicycle in front of his father's house in North Carolina early Sunday evening. That's when Darius N. Sessoms allegedly walked up to the boy, put a gun to his head, and executed him. Then Sessoms, a 25-year-old convicted felon, fled to his home next door in the town of Wilson.
The gruesome murder was reportedly witnessed by Hinnant's 7-year-old and 8-year-old sisters, as well as neighbor Doris Labrant.
"My first reaction was he's playing with the kids," Lybrand told WRAL. "For a second, I thought, 'That couldn't happen.' People don't run across the street and kill kids."
First responders transported the boy to Wilson Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Sessoms later drove away in a 2019 Toyota Corolla, but was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Task Force. He was charged with first-degree murder. Sessoms has a lengthy criminal record that includes multiple felony drug charges, multiple felony probation violations, and charges on his record for possessing stolen firearms.
A neighbor said that Sessoms and Cannon's father, Austin Hinnant, had dinner together Saturday night and that Sessoms was at his neighbor's home before the murder on Sunday.
"We used to play together and I never thought he'd kill someone. A mother now has to lay her son to rest at 5 years old which she should never have to do. He'll never be forgotten," Hinnant's cousin Rachel Pipkin told WNCN.
"He would come over, him and my husband would always talk back and forth and he would ask my husband to put air in his tire," neighbor Charlene Walburn said of the boy. "If he saw me on the porch with a popsicle, he would always come over and ask me if he could have a popsicle."
By Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, the hashtag #SayHisName trended on Twitter. Many, including Jason Howerton, pointed out that there was zero coverage of Cannon Hinnant's murder by several mainstream media networks.
At the time of publication, a search of "Cannon Hinnant" produced no results on the websites of ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, or Newsweek. It appears that Fox News was the only mainstream media to cover the horrible death of the 5-year-old boy. International news outlets such as the Sun, Daily Mail, and the Independent have reported on the boy's murder.
Cannon Hinnant's funeral will be held on Thursday night, and a candlelight vigil is scheduled for Friday night at 8 p.m. at the steps of the Wilson County Courthouse.
"I want everyone to show up for my baby, if you love me and have any heart at all or loved my child please show up," the boy's mother said.
A GoFundMe campaign titled "Justice for Cannon" has raised nearly $120,000 since being created on Wednesday.
"On Sunday, August 9th, this precious angel was playing outside with his siblings when he was murdered. He was merely doing what he would do any other day and that's playing with his sisters, riding his bike, doing what kids do and all of the innocence that comes with being a child," the description of the campaign, started by Gwen Hinnant, read.
"This family has faced unimaginable pain because of this senseless act of violence," the GoFundMe states. "We are asking for your donations to assist with anything that may be needed for expenses related to his services. We offer our sincerest appreciation in this extremely difficult time."
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Twenty years of Oppikoppi – merging old and new
Hugh Masekela at this year's Oppi.
The Oppikoppi music festival rolled into the south-western Limpopo border town of Northam this past weekend, bringing its usual brand of music, chaos, delight and colour, with a touch of nostalgia, to its dusty Highveld venue.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the line-up juxtaposed the old with the new.
Squeal, Urban Creep, and Valiant Swart, who all played at its first edition back in August 1995, were on stage once more, as were other 1990s alumni Wonderboom (three of whom played the year before as The Eight Legged Groove Machine), Springbok Nude Girls, Madala Kunene, Albert Frost (who teamed up with fellow blues maestro Dan Patlansky this year) and Gert Vlok Nel.
Alongside them, the legendary Hugh Masekela was scheduled to play with fellow legend Ollie Viljoen in a tribute show, though with Viljoen unable to make it due to illness, other artists stepped in to pay tribute before Masekela himself took to the stage.
Once there, Masekela began with Stimela, his trumpet cutting the air and surrounded the audience in sound, before he moved on to more up tempo territory that had the crowd shaking their hips to his beat.
Younger local acts
Of the younger local acts, Bittereinder followed up last year's strong show with another high energy performance, while Zebra and Giraffe, Shortstraw, aKING and Van Coke Kartel, among others, all drew strong crowds.
Electronic rap group PH Fat drew the largest crowd on the Friday night with a barnstorming performance to close out the main stage, hinting at the growing influence alternative forms of music are having at the festival.
The dance stage is example of that, with the likes of Das Kapital, Sibot & Toyota, and The Kiffness among many local acts, sprinkled with international talent such as DJ Marky and Sian, that offered the crowd a good "stomp", especially if they had decided to summit the Koppi on their way to the stage, versus going the long way round.
Of the international acts on the main stages, Australian rock outfit Wolfmother did not disappoint as one of the headliners, playing to the largest crowd of the festival, while perhaps more was expected from the UK's The Editors.
The Dome is set for Editors. pic.twitter.com/dqHDVxS6yi
— Oppikoppi festival (@oppikoppifest) August 9, 2014
American singer Aloe Blacc offered a well-placed and upbeat departure from the heavier music surrounding him, before fellow Americans Rival Sons and their audience prospered as they rocked out.
French curiosity The Inspector Cluzo enlightened their crowd away from the main stage, using buckets of panache in the process.
Like last year, the acoustic stage also offered a strong line-up and hideaway from the louder music elsewhere, with American Willy Mason caressing the ears of his audience with his slow, melodic country-come-blues.
Sarah Blasko, from Australia, gave one of the most chilling performances at the acoustic stage with her vast vocal range, while among the locals, Kunene and Nel exploited the intimate environment the stage offered to give high class performances.
"In dust we trust" is an oft repeated phrase at Oppikoppi, and judging by the strength of this year's festival, that trust from attendees appears set to continue.
How the festival changes going forward, as it has since its inception, will be interesting to watch. – Sapa
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Procedura : 2017/2722(RSP)
Ciclo di vita in Aula
Ciclo del documento : B8-0420/2017
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
See also joint motion for a resolution RC-B8-0414/2017
with request for inclusion in the agenda for a debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law
pursuant to Rule 135 of the Rules of Procedure
on the case of Afgan Mukhtarli and situation in media in Azerbaijan (2017/2722(RSP))
Cristian Dan Preda, Željana Zovko, Sandra Kalniete, Mairead McGuinness, Brian Hayes, Lefteris Christoforou, József Nagy, Marijana Petir, Ivan Štefanec, Milan Zver, Dubravka Šuica, Pavel Svoboda, Tunne Kelam, Patricija Šulin, Krzysztof Hetman, Jarosław Wałęsa, Sven Schulze, Ivana Maletić, Tomáš Zdechovský, Claude Rolin, Romana Tomc, László Tőkés, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Eduard Kukan, Csaba Sógor, Adam Szejnfeld, Luděk Niedermayer, Giovanni La Via, Elisabetta Gardini, Michaela Šojdrová, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Deirdre Clune, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Jaromír Štětina, Jiří Pospíšil, Andrey Kovatchev, Seán Kelly, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso on behalf of the PPE Group
NB: This motion for a resolution is available in the original language only.
European Parliament resolution on the case of Afgan Mukhtarli and situation in media in Azerbaijan (2017/2722(RSP))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to its previous resolutions on Azerbaijan, in particular those concerning the human rights situation and the rule of law,
– having regard to the established relationship between the EU and Azerbaijan, which took effect in 1999 in the form of a PCA, the creation of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Azerbaijan's participation in the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly,
– having regard to the decision adopted by the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 30th September 2016 repealing their previous decision of 14th September 2015 to terminate their membership and participation in the EURONEST PA and therefore to remain and participate,
– having regard to the mandate adopted on 14th November 2016 for the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to negotiate, on behalf of the EU and its Member States, a comprehensive agreement with the Republic of Azerbaijan and the launch of the negotiations on the abovementioned agreement on 7th February 2017,
– having regard to the visit of President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev to Brussels on 6th February 2017,
– having regard to the recent visit of the delegation the Foreign Affairs Committee to Azerbaijan on 22nd May 2017,
– having regard to the statement by the Spokesperson of the HRVP on "illegal detention of Azerbaijani nationals residing in Georgia",
– having regard to Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas the overall human rights situation in Azerbaijan has deteriorated continuously over the last few years, with growing intimidation and repression and intensification of the practice of criminal prosecution of NGO leaders, human rights defenders, members of the opposition, journalists and other civil society representatives;
B. whereas many journalists and civil society activists are faced with legal proceedings, travel bans and restrictions on their freedom of movement in relation to their human rights activities;
C. whereas Afgan Mukhtari, an exiled Azerbaijani investigative journalist, who moved to Tbilisi in 2015 and was in the process of applying for political asylum, disappeared in Tbilisi on 29th May and resurfaced a few hours later in a Baku prison, he is now facing prosecution for illegally crossing the border, smuggling and violence against police authority, for the abovementioned charges he is facing a multiple year prison sentence, on 31th May he was sentenced by a Court to three months of pre-trail detention;
D. whereas Afgan Mukhtari is known for his critical journalistic coverage of the Azerbaijani authorities and went into exile to Georgia to escape reprisals for his work by the Azerbaijani authorities;
E. whereas Georgia is a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights and it is therefore Georgia's responsibility to guarantee the safety of Azerbaijanis living on its territory and to prevent any forced return to their country;
F. whereas the Georgian Ministry of Interior launched an investigation under Article 143 of the criminal code – unlawful imprisonment – into the case of Afgan Mukhtarli; and started communication with the Azerbaijani counterparts on this matter;
G. whereas the re-launch of relations with the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the EP and its renewed membership and participation in Euronest PA and its activities have proven to be valuable and conducive;
1. Condemns the abduction of Afgan Mukhtarli in Tbilisi and his subsequent arbitrary detention in Baku, considers this a serious violation of human rights, condemns this grave act of breach of law and Azerbaijan's international commitments;
2. Urges the Georgian authorities to ensure a prompt, thorough, transparent and effective investigation into Mukhtarli's disappearance in Georgia and possible illegal transfer to Azerbaijan, as well as allegations of ill-treatment and bring all the perpetrators to justice;
3. Considers it of utmost importance that the Georgian authorities make every effort possible to clarify beyond any doubt all suspicion as to their possible role and involvement in the abduction, if any Georgian state involvement were to be proven it would constitute a severe violation of the letter and spirit of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement and European values and principles and severly damage the reputation and credibility of Georgia as a country strongly committed to the protection of fundamental freedoms and international law;
4. Strongly condemns the prosecution of Afgan Mukhtarli following bogus charges, reiterates that he is trailed for his work as an independent journalist critical towards the authorities, which is a violation of freedom of expression;
5. Calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Afgan Mukhtarli as well as all those incarcerated as a result of the exercise of their fundamental rights, including the freedom of expression;
6. Expresses its serious concern over the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in the country, and recalls that the EU attaches special importance to human rights and fundamental freedoms in the context of bilateral cooperation, as key elements of the Eastern Partnership and also as foundational pillars of international organisations such as the Council of Europe and the OCSE, of both of which Azerbaijan is a member;
7. Expresses strong concern that the case of Afgan Mukhtarli is yet another example of the Azerbaijani authorities intensifying their targeting, harassing and persecution campaign aimed at critics living in exile, reminds of the previous cases of international arrest warrants requested against Azerbaijani citizens critical of the authorities living in exile;
8. Reminds that it is the responsibility of the Georgian authorities to provide protection to all those third country nationals living in Georgia or requesting political asylum who face possible severe judicial consequences in their country of origin for human rights or political activities, in this regard reminds article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Georgia is a party, that clearly implies an obligation for each country not to expel, extradite or deport an individual to a state where he or she faces real risk of being subject to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
9. Strongly condemns the continuing repression against freedom of expression, in which particularly journalists and the remaining independent news outlets have been targeted, calls on Azerbaijan to respect freedom of the press and media, both in legislation and in practice and both online and offline, to guarantee freedom of expression in line with international standards and to end censorship of criticism of the government via media outlets;
10. Urges the Azerbaijani authorities to ensure that independent civil society groups and activists can operate without undue hindrance or fear of persecution, including by repealing the laws severely restricting civil society, unfreezing bank accounts of non-governmental groups and their leaders, and allowing access to foreign funding;
11. Urges the government of Azerbaijan to fully cooperate with and implement the recommendations of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN special procedures in regard to human rights defenders, the rights of freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom of expression and arbitrary detention, with the aim of amending its legislation and adapting its practices in full conformity with the conclusions of the experts;
12. Underlines the importance of the new partnership agreement between the European Union and Azerbaijan; stresses that democratic reforms, the rule of law, good governance, and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must be at the core of the new agreement; reminds that it will closely monitor these issues when deciding on giving its consent to the new agreement once it is negotiated;
13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European External Action Service, the European Council, the Commission, the government and parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the UN Human Rights Council.
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Q: passenger error Please install the mysql2 adapter: `gem install activerecord-mysql2-adapter`, ruby 1.9.2 rails 2.3.8 i have a problem - i have Ubuntu 12.04 server and I am trying to host ruby on rails app on it.
I have chosen passenger with apache. I have installed RVM and made gemset "ruby-1.9.2-p320@myapp" and it works. I have really old rails 2.3.8 app, which is just for archive for me and I dont have any time to update it.
I have passenger error Please install the mysql2 adapter: 'gem install activerecord-mysql2-adapter' (no such file to load -- active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter)
My "gem list":
actionmailer (2.3.8)
actionpack (2.3.8)
activerecord (2.3.8)
activerecord-mysql2-adapter (0.0.3)
activeresource (2.3.8)
activesupport (2.3.8)
bundler (1.2.3)
daemon_controller (1.1.1)
fastthread (1.0.7)
mislav-will_paginate (2.3.11)
mysql2 (0.2.7)
passenger (3.0.19)
rack (1.1.6)
rails (2.3.8)
rake (10.0.3)
rubygems-bundler (1.1.0)
rubygems-update (1.8.25, 1.3.5)
rvm (1.11.3.6)
sqlite3 (1.3.7)
sqlite3-ruby (1.3.3)
thoughtbot-paperclip (2.3.1)
will_paginate (3.0.4)

I can using ruby script/console get to database records, so connection with database is established and it WORKS.
Is there any ideas for solution?
Thank you.
If any extra info is needed, it will be provided asap.

A: This was misconfiguration of Passenger and Apache from my part.
Just follow these loveley tutorial and all will be OK: http://everydayrails.com/2010/09/13/rvm-project-gemsets.html
And if you afterwards run into problems of UTF-8 errors for older rails apps, just read on that here: http://railsforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=42009

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When Joan Palmer lost her driver's licence nearly five years ago, she lost a lot more than her car.
"They took away all my independence," says the 87-year-old resident of Port Stanley, Ontario. "I always drove myself wherever I had to go." Palmer, a driver since 1939, was caught speeding. After failing a mandatory driving test, she found herself stranded in a rural community with no public transportation. Palmer turned to the Middlesex-Elgin branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) for help. Now, she says, "I don't know what I'd do without them."
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The VON also operates a dialysis transportation program for 28 local residents. Support from a local Lioness Club means the agency can hire a taxi company to drive small groups to and from London, Ontario for treatment three times a week.
In Bolton, Ontario, 78-year-old Evangeline Leach relies on volunteers with Caledon Community Services to drive her to swimming class every two weeks, to see her doctor twice a month and occasionally to get her hair done. "The drivers are always so polite and so charming. It makes all the difference for me. It's made an incredible difference to the whole community of people," she says. Susan Cameron is the executive director of the Caledon agency, north of Peel Region, and says she relies on both volunteer and paid drivers to provide about 21,000 rides every year to seniors over age 65 and people with disabilities.
Big city residents can also require help getting around. Even with Toronto's ample public transit system, some seniors still need a better way to travel. "We try to reach the most vulnerable people in the community, those with no other options," says Sarah Singh, project manager for Toronto Ride. "We want to reduce the cases of isolation." Toronto Ride, an umbrella organization, provides assistance including driver training and scheduling software to other agencies. Both paid and volunteer drivers supply rides to retirement-age people for roughly half a regular taxi fare. And under a ride-sharing program a ride request can be posted on a central computer system and picked up by another agency.
While Toronto certainly has its challenges for vehicle-less seniors, volunteer drivers are essential in the Northern Ontario community of Blind River, sandwiched between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. "It takes one or two hours to get to a doctor," says Christopher La Berge, who co-ordinates the transportation program at the Blind River District Health Centre. That means the 15 volunteer drivers must make generous time commitments, because with waiting time a single trip to the doctor can add up to five or six hours. The Blind River program takes care of approximately 100 people every year, with fees ranging from a few dollars for in-town trips to $20 or more depending on distance and type of vehicle. Northern Ontario seniors may be eligible for travel grants if their doctors are more than 100 kilometres away.
Seniors seeking transportation should contact a local community service agency or the Ontario Community Support Association. Call 1-800-267-6272 or visit www.ocsa.on.ca.


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Tuscany, panoramic tower house for sale in Pelago near Florence
Buying a tower house in Tuscany is one of the most interesting and original housing options since, in the sector of houses for sale in Tuscany, we are talking about objects that are unique in terms of history, characteristics and geographical location. Especially in terms of landscape and panorama.
Panoramic tower house in Lorenzo Ghiberti square in Pelago (FIorence)
The subject of the sale is a Guelph watchtower house from the 1100s that belonged to the Guidi family in which I lived for several years before transferring my business to Sardinia. As per a special plaque placed by the Municipality of Pelago, Lorenzo Ghiberti was born in this village and spent his childhood within these walls. Hence the name of the square dedicated to the great Italian sculptor, goldsmith, architect and art writer of the Florentine Renaissance, author of the "Porte del Paradiso" of the Florence Baptistery.
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Houses in Tuscany - Pelago, tower house for sale near Florence
The panoramic view of a tuscan tower house
In the Italian language Casa in Toscana in its most widespread meaning can only rhyme with panorama, especially if we talk about the hilly landscape that makes the Tuscan countryside one of the most beautiful and sought after in the world; both for tourism and for residential purposes.
A house in the Tuscan countryside or in small villages is often an elective choice for refined vacationers but also, (today more than ever) a residential option: both for second and first homes. An intelligent way to isolate yourself from the frenzy of the city which can still be reached in just over half an hour by car, as in the case of Pelago compared to Florence, separated by only 22 km.
In the case of Tuscan tower houses, the landscape is in fact an added value inherent in the architectural typology of the building, since the towers basically covered functions of sighting and defense.
Having bought the tower in 1992 and having been my residence for 22 years, I perfectly remember that the determination to purchase was triggered when I opened the door to the panoramic terrace and was literally overwhelmed by the breathtaking view overlooking the valley of the Vicano creek and the hills on the background with the sun illuminating the west facade of the tower until sunset
View from the west side window over the valley of the Vicano creek towards Florence
Description and characteristics of the property for sale
The tower is spread over 2 levels (4th floor and 5th floor as well as an attic gallery, which overlooks the latter, protected by a railing. The 5th and last floor has been renovated with a complete renovation of the roof with beams and joists in exposed chestnut wood and old terracotta tiles.
Although the two levels belong to the same real estate unit, they currently have independent entrances but it is possible to connect them by transforming the common staircase into an internal staircase. The tower is part of a condominium consisting of four real estate units distributed over the various levels. The 4th habitable floor is in good condition but needs to be refurbished (electrical and plumbing).
The super panoramic terrace which is accessed from the 4th floor, which is also practicable and already usable, also needs renovation. Ditto for the entrance hall and the condominium staircase. The 5th floor has been renovated and is heated with a pellet stove. Domestic water is currently supplied by an electric boiler and gas for the kitchen with LPG cylinders.
Panoramic tower house for sale in Pelago 22 km from Florence
Floor plans of the tower house
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
UNDER ROOF PLAN
Historical notes of the Pelago Castle in which the ancient Guelph tower is inserted
Francesco Inghirami, View of Pelago, engraving 1818
Taken from the book "PELAGO HISTORY MONUMENTS WORKS OF ART" - Municipality of Pelago
"The Castle of Pelago, today the historic center of the town, is located on a hill at the foot of which flows the "Vicano" creek. The neo-Latin toponym "pelagus" denounces the presence of a settlement of Roman origin..."
"The structure of the medieval castrum of Pelago, recognizable in the agglomeration including the current Town Hall, the Rectory and the Church of San Clemete and the set of buildings that surround them which, as Francovich observes, clearly follow the perimeter of the ancient castle walls, it is probably prior to the first documents reporting it.
In addition to the external conformation, clearly legible from the east side, also the layout of the internal square, enclosed by buildings arranged in a circular direction, clearly show the existence of the ancient circuit.
However, there is another wall belt of which two broken towers and the path that descends in the shape of a "V" along the southern slope of the castrum and goes up on the eastern one can still be distinguished today."
Lorenzo Ghiberti square in Pelago | Alessandro Merlo
"Piazza Ghiberti, around which the primitive extra moenia settlement of the Pelago castle developed, has taken shape over the centuries, first as an artisan village and, subsequently, as a market place.
During the 19th century and until after the Second World War it continued to be the main commercial center of the town on which some valuable architectures have stood since the 14th century. The contributions contained in this volume document the square in its salient aspects, in view of the desirable valorisation.
Through the digital survey, the correct morphology of the road plans and of the buildings facing them was defined, as well as the state of conservation of the artefacts was certified. A parallel study of written (published and archived) and iconographic sources has also made it possible to identify some significant stages in the process of formation and transformation of the square."
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Images taken from "Piazza Ghiberti in Pelago" by Alessandro Merlo
Video with the Tower House in Piazza Ghiberti in Pelago - Florence
Birthplace of Lorenzo Ghiberti, Pelago extends from the plains to the mountains, and today plans to redevelop the ancient village. On the hills instead, between oil and wine, juniper is also grown. . .
Birthplace of Lorenzo Ghiberti, famous artist who also designed the Doors of Paradise in the Baptistery of Florence, Pelago is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Florence that extends from the plains to the mountains, through verdant hills and imposing agricultural expanses. The capital, on the other hand, is characterized by a small ancient village, centered on the large square and made even more precious by the castle, which the Municipality is now planning to redevelop precisely in memory of Ghiberti.
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Affixing of Lorenzo Ghiberti commemorative plaquei
Affixing of the commemorative plaque of Lorenzo Ghiberti, famous sculptor and goldsmith, author of the famous Gates of Paradise of the Florence Baptistery. The plaque was placed on the wall of the apartment building in the tower where Lorenzo Ghiberti, born in Pelago, spent his childhood.
Project "La Ghibertiana"
La Ghibertiana
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The "Ghibertiana" project is the result of a coordinated action between the Departments DIDA (Department of Architecture), SAGAS (Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Art, Performing Arts), DAGRI (Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences and Technologies and Forestry), DINFO (Department of Information Engineering) of the University of Florence and the Municipality of Pelago (representing the Union of Municipalities of Valdarno and Valdisieve)..
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4th floor with panoramic terrace. Habitable, to be restored
5th floor Renovated
Under roof
Panoramic views from the terrace and tower windows
Crosses and delights from the tower house
The tower house is not for everyone and it is not an easy object. I lived there for 22 years and before I bought it, other families lived there, even with elderly people. You have to deal with the stairs and to get to the top of the tower we are talking about 4/5 floors.
If you love movement, that's guaranteed. Carrying the shopping up and then getting off and back on because you forgot something in the car is routine. As well as doing some acrobatics to carry furniture and bulky objects up since the stairs are narrow and in some places even low. But with a little patience everything is done.
As it is easy to understand, the watchtowers were not born as houses but with the function of territorial control and defense. The original structure, therefore dictated by their function, continues to be still incompatible with the conveniences of the single floor or the lift typical of civilian homes. The function of the towers required in fact to see far and wide. And today like yesterday, this result is guaranteed.
However, a type of Florentine tower house already existed in the 13th century, used as a home by powerful and wealthy families.
This elevation function, as well as involving effort, gives the tower house an extraordinary value of uniqueness and originality which, transcending today the original military function, is able to return very bright housing solutions, with breathtaking 360 ° panoramic glimpses of the extraordinary beauty of the countryside Tuscany.
A sort of symbolic prize that is always available and inalienable which compensates and repays those who live there, with a quantum of unique beauty, partially making one forget the small daily struggles of the stairs and the limited space available.
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The condominium access and the stairs are to be restored
the condominium entrance hall and the access stairs to the tower need renovation. The first impact is decidedly negative since the staircase, in addition to its narrow and uncomfortable nature, is also badly lit. When you reach the top of the tower and catch your breath, the sensations are totally reversed in a positive and amazement sense.
The renovation is necessary both for plant engineering purposes (lighting, intercom, etc.) and for decoration purposes. The renovation costs are shared and must be divided on the basis of thousandths among the four owners.
The condominium, made up of the tower and the building which incorporates it on three sides from the level of Piazza Ghiberti up to the 3rd floor, underwent a major renovation about 30 years ago. The interventions involved the facades of the tower by removing the old plaster and restoring the original exposed stone structure. In addition of course to the total makeover of the plaster and stone frames of the building below. The wooden attic of the condominium entrance hall was also redone and made safe.
Regardless of the work to be carried out, the tower (not being and not being able to be equipped with a lift) is not suitable for people with significant walking difficulties or problems.
The selling price
The current sale price takes into account the work still to be carried out and the tower, except for the limitations listed above, is in any case immediately habitable, in particular the 5th and last floor which has been completely renovated.
the current price is €95,000 and the advertisement is present on the portals of real estate agencies but in the meantime it could undergo variations. Contact me for confirmation and for a private negotiation.
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Pelago is 22 km from South Florence, about 40 minutes by car
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Bella Thorne Flashes Underwear In Steamy Bathroom Selfie
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For Father's Day, social media was filled with celebrities sharing sweet messages about their own fathers, or their spouses and the fathers of their children. Bella Thorne took a bit of a different tactic. Instead, she shared a photo of herself posing in her bathroom, with a caption that was a shoutout to all the people out there with "serious daddy issues."
Thorne is known for her love of cultivating a little scandal, and the photo definitely fits her brand. She's rocking a pair of simple white underwear and a Chanel jacket that's unbuttoned and rolled up to showcase her stomach. She's also wearing quite a few accessories — including a few rings, a watch, and a series of necklaces — but appears to have chosen not to wear a bra.
Thorne has nearly 20 million followers on Instagram, and many of them took a moment to like the steamy photo — it got a little over 1 million likes within 24 hours. Fans took to the comments section, sharing their own stories of their less than ideal childhoods and fathers.
Thorne has become notorious for posting scantily clad shots of herself on Instagram. As many fans know, the redhead first became a household name after landing a gig on the Disney Channel, and now seems determined to shake any trace of that wholesome beginning to her career.
Happy Father's Day to all the people w serious daddy issues????????????????
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Though she got her start on the Disney channel, it wasn't actually her first role on television. She landed a few smaller roles on television shows including Dirty Sexy Money and My Own Worst Enemy. When she landed the role of CeCe Jones on Shake It Up, she got a whole new platform and fanbase — but she soon moved on from the wholesome Disney channel vibe and tried to carve out her own niche in the industry.
Thorne has always been open and honest about what she believes in and isn't afraid to speak up about it. Back when she was just a 17-year-old starlet on the rise, she shared her thoughts on shaming women with Seventeen.
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Thorne certainly isn't afraid to show off her physique for all her Instagram followers and seems to relish her slightly controversial vibe.
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Дегва — село в Сергокалинском районе Дагестана.

Образует Дегвинскую сельскую администрацию (включает село Дегва и село Аймазимахи).

Статус населённого пункта — с 1921 года.

География
Село расположено на реке Какаозень, на высоте 960 м, в 13 км к юго-западу от районного центра с. Сергокала.
Близ села — небольшие курганы.

Ближайшие населённые пункты: на северо-западе — сёла Зурилаудимахи и Джаквамахи, на северо-востоке — село Кадиркент, на юго-востоке — сёла Ванашимахи и Аялизимахи, на юго-западе — село Мекеги.

Население

Этимология
Название села происходит от местности «Дегва», где молотили снопы пшеницы и других злаков, что на даргинском языке называется: «дег» или «дег дергес» — «молотить снопы».

История
Селение Дегва расположено в ущелье Ая-кака. Древним поселением современных дегвинцев являлась юго-западная часть современного селения Мекеги, ныне эта местность называется Аймази-махи.

Во время эпидемии тифа западная часть Мекеги была закрыта от южной, чтобы никто не мог проникнуть из охваченной эпидемией части Мекеги (Ныне Аймази-махи), так как в то время не умели лечить подобные болезни. После отступления эпидемии уцелевшая часть южных мекегинцев, чтобы не заразить остальных сельчан, переселилась в долину «Дегола къада» на свои летние отгонные земли. Таким образом возникло современное селение Дегва.

У дегвинцев сохранилось также устное предание, в котором прямо утверждается, что кадарцы — родные братья древних дегвинцев или южных мекегинцев, которые переселились на место современного селения Дегва. Более того аналогичное предание о трёх родных братьях сохранилось и у современных жителей Мекеги. Это предание подтверждается ещё и старожилами соседнего урахинского селения Ая-махи, которые дегвинцев называли «кадарцами».

В древнедегвинских или южномекегинских могильниках обнаружены «аланские захоронения», но если быть точнее «сако-массагетские захоронения», что подтверждает историк Расул Магомедов. Уместно также вспомнить, что древнее Мекеги упоминается как албанская крепость «Мика».

Посетивший село в 1873 году русский путешественник Владимир Вилльер де Лиль-Адам о Дегве пишет:

Дегва до 1931 года входило в состав Левашинского района ДАССР. В 1931 году из-за территориальной близости к Сергокале было решено включить Дегва в состав Сергокалинского района.

В 1975 хутор Бурхимахи влился в Дегву

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Литература
 Дагестанская АССР: Административно-территориальное деление. — Махачкала: Дагестанское кн. изд-во, 1966.
 Дагестанская АССР: Административно-территориальное деление. — Махачкала: Дагестанское кн. изд-во, 1980.

Населённые пункты Сергокалинского района


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Artist behind Obama's 'Hope' poster backs Bernie Sanders
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Artist Shepard Fairey, who created the iconic "Hope" poster for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, is now endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The man behind one of the most famous presidential campaign symbols has made his endorsement for the 2016 race.
Artist Shepard Fairey, who created the iconic "Hope" poster during President Obama's first White House run, is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for this year's election.
"I want to push principles, not personalities. I'm tired of portraits. I want to make images about people of substance about the issues they care about," Fairey said.
That could be a shot at Fairey's former favorite candidate. The artist thinks President Obama compromised his values, saying, "Obama's attempts to work in the middle were met by disdain from the right and frustration from the left."
As you might expect, Fairey made a design for Sanders as well. This time he's expressing his support in the form of a T-shirt that's available on his website, with proceeds going to the Sanders campaign.
Fairey acknowledges Sanders' presidential campaign looks a lot like Obama's from 2008 but says he likes that the Vermont senator has "remained steadfast in his principles for 30-plus years."
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Roddy Piper's Funeral — Chyna Accused of Confronting HHH … To Apologize!
Roddy Piper's funeral was sullied by former WWE star Chyna — at least according to her ex-boyfriend — who says the 44-year-old "bum rushed" Triple H at the service.
X-Pac tweeted about the Oregon funeral service, held earlier this week, and claimed Chyna attempted to apologize to Triple H for all of her past behavior — like accusing him of abuse — but the terrible timing made things extremely awkward.
Unclear how Triple H responded … but X-Pac says security almost had to intervene.
She was very close to being taken down by security, whether she knows it or not, after the threats & lies she's told about him.
— Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) August 13, 2015
Attempts to reach Chyna were unsuccessful.
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by Robert Maze - Sunday, December 27, 2020
British Galilean "optical" sights have always been somewhat of an elusive and mysterious commodity for collectors and students of sniping. They are desirable, typically rare and controversial as to what extent they may have served on the front lines during World War I. In reference books, observations of museum specimens and speculation as to their use are all that so far have been documented. In my view, to understand history the context of an earlier time should be applied at the present, so these optical sights needed to be evaluated empirically in order to understand what their capabilities were in World War I.
For the benefit of the above sniping enthusiasts, many questions needed to be answered about these sights. As countermeasures against the German sniping threat in 1915, were the various optical sights at all advantageous over iron sights? If so, which types gave the best accuracy, and to what distance? Eventually, when better conventional telescopic sights became plentiful, were the optical sights quickly discarded, or were they retained? What evidence is there of their tactical usage?
Men of the British 9th Battalion in a shallow trench with both Galilean sights and a telescopic sight on their SMLEs. Note the SMLEs on the ledge have Galilean sights.
Today, only some of these questions can be addressed, while others have to be left unanswered due to lack of World War I period documentation. What we attempted in 2011 and in 2015 was to examine, to the best of our ability, how six optical sight types compared with iron sights (leaf and aperture) when shooting over ranges of 100 and 200 yds. at simulated World War I "targets of opportunity." This included a Hun's head, popping up over the parapet, and a loophole slit for an enemy sniper's hide, incautiously opened, allowing it to be backlit.
Of the above questions, we could address within our tactical scenario the following. Whether the Galilean sights were at all advantageous over "iron" sights. Which type of sight gave the best accuracy, within the parameters of our trial. What were the shooters' favorites, in terms of ease of use, confidence and ability, and out to what range.
The British Army's Figure 14 "Huns Head" sniper training target.
To try to demonstrate, as realistically as possible, the actual potential of each sight in terms of trench warfare, the "experiment" was structured as such; using ex-special forces snipers with one spotter and one shooter per trial. Only Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk. III/III*(SMLE), Charger-Loading Lee-Enfield (CLLE) and Pattern 1914 rifles that shot less than one m.o.a. were used, and the open vs. Galilean sights were evaluated at both 100 and 200 yds. The Galilean sights used were the Neill / Barnett / Ulster, BSA, Gibbs, Lattey and Martin (for both CLLE and SMLE). Open "iron" sights used were leaf (SMLE Mk. III*) and aperture (Pattern 1914 Winchester) with a fine adjustable rear sight
To replicate targets commonly encountered over the vast despair of No Man's Land we utilized the British Army's Figure 14 "Huns Head" sniper training target and a simulated "paper" loophole plate, having a central white oval with the exact specifications of a German World War I aperture, on a camouflaged background. These targets were displayed from behind sandbags by a remotely operated trap at random intervals, and engaged by our shooters with a single shot per three-second exposure.
The simulated loophole plate target.
This combination of timed exposure and shot is not altogether dissimilar from the "Double-Snaps" competition found during the historical matches at Bisley Camp in the United Kingdom. For "Double-Snaps," a shooter must fire two aimed shots per five second appearance of a "Hun's Head" over the berm in front of the target butt at 200 yds., without the aid of optics; this too harkens back to the era of trench warfare.
For the sake of efficiency, each "sniper" was given the use of three Galilean-equipped rifles and one iron sighted rifle during the trial. Sniper One used BSA, Neill and Gibbs optical sights and a Pattern 1914 aperture (iron) sight. Sniper Two fired Martin (SMLE), Martin (CLLE) and Lattey optical sights and a SMLE Mk. III* leaf (iron) sight.
A SMLE with an Ulster variation of the Galilean sights.
Following the shoot, questionnaires were handed out to our snipers in an attempt to tap into their practical knowledge for a better assessment of the usefulness of the sights and the rifles employed in the trial.
Unequivocally, the magnification helped accurate shooting at both distances under all conditions (e.g. bright sun, fog, and overcast - we had all three). Magnification helped define the target, its edges and any movement. With open sights the shooter would need to look over them to identify the target with the naked eye, then re-acquire both sight picture and cheek-weld before firing; all of these actions are time-consuming.
A Lattey version of the Galilean sights mounted on a SMLE, note the rear ocular lens mounted onto the standard rear sight.
The confidence each shooter displayed in a specific sight for a first shot hit prioritized from most to least were: Sniper One, Gibbs, Neill, BSA, Pattern 1914 (aperture sight); Sniper Two, Martin (both types), Lattey, SMLE (leaf sight). Sniper One's favorite was, understandably, the Gibbs with its familiar post and crosswire "reticle" (graticule). He was satisfied that hits could be made with the Gibbs out to 300 yds. He also put some confidence in the Neill and BSA sights to distances exceeding 200 yds., using an appropriate hold on the 4 m.o.a. dot, allowing the target to be seen. Sniper Two's favorite sight, of those he used, was the Martin, feeling that the "dot" was better than the Lattey's blade for rapid target acquisition out to 150 yds.
As was the case a century ago, the 4 m.o.a. aiming dots of the Neill, BSA, and Martin sights were less than perfect for sniping purposes. While somewhat useful at 100 yds. shooting at "center of mass," the dot still covered most of the Hun's head and the loophole. To be able to visualize and identify the target at 200 yds., rifles needed to be zeroed using a six o'clock hold by placing the 12 o'clock position of the dot beneath the target. Though this hold eliminated a fine aiming point, both shooters felt confident about making accurate hits by using this technique.
A Martin front lens mounted on a SMLE with 4 m.o.a. aiming dot.
When recovering from recoil, the vertical array of three dots on the BSA's objective lens made it difficult to quickly reacquire the correct dot for aiming.
The Lattey sight reduced the definition of the fore-sight, and any light reflection off the blade diminished it even further. These factors made it hard to rapidly acquire it for aiming. However, this would not be as critical if the sniper was in a hide, or if the fore-sight blade was more effectively blackened. Army veterans interviewed have mentioned using candle smoke to blacken their rifle's foresights.
For the SMLE and the Pattern 1914, their battle sight front blades were problematic in sunlight, unless well blackened. Again, this would not be a problem in the shaded environment of a hide.
Shooter and spotter on the range testing the Galilean sights.
Manipulation of the bolt between shots was time consuming, and the shooter had to re-acquire the cheek-weld anew for each shot. However, that's the nature of the bolt-action beast.
Sniper One preferred the left-offset Neill sight if a quick second shot was needed. He found working the rifle's bolt didn't interfere as much in follow-up shots, since he was able to better maintain his cheek-weld (although an improvised cheek rest was necessary to increase the height of the butt).
Shooting a SMLE with an Ulster variation of the Galilean sights.
A nearby spotter is absolutely necessary to assist the sniper in finding targets for rapid engagement, primarily due to his greater field of view. Also, a spotter is in the best position to tell if the shot was effective. The shooter would be busy at the moment of impact recovering from the rifle's recoil.
Following the trial, targets were evaluated, groups were measured, and a scoring system was employed to rank the relative performance of each Galilean sight. The scores for each sight were established by the following, rudimentary, criteria:
Hun's Head (Figure 14):
Head (anywhere, neck incl.) – 5
Helmet (head, peripheral) – 4
Body (e.g. shoulder) – 3
Paper – 2
Loophole:
Slit – 5
"Magpie" (slit margin) – 4
"Plate" – 3
This scoring system appears to have worked within the parameters for our trial and generally reflects our shooters' questionnaire responses. A perfect score is 25 as an average between the 100- and 200-yd. engagements. Below are our rankings:
Gibbs – 25
Martin (CLLE) – 25
Neill – 24
BSA – 24
P'14 (iron) – 24
Martin (SMLE) – 23
Lattey – 20
SMLE (iron) – 20
The physical attributes of the resolving power of the Galilean telescope may have had a lot to do with the above scores. Simply, the longer the sight radius, the better the definition (i.e. resolving power). Maybe this is why the Lattey and SMLE came in last.
From the TEXT BOOK OF SMALL ARMS – 1929; Pgs. 60-61: "The length of sight radius is important with this [Galilean] sight, because, for any given magnification, the lack of definition is inversely proportional to the sight radius. Thus much more blurring occurs with this sight when used on the SMLE which provides a 30 inch sight radius, than is the case with the match rifle fired from the back position, when the sight radius is about 45 inches."
A CLLE with Martin and Gibbs version of Galilean sights mounted.
The longer sight radii of SMLEs mounting the Martin, Gibbs, or Neill sights and CLLEs fitted with No. 9s on their receivers, all would give better definition than the Lattey, with its concave ocular lens fitted to the rifle's standing leaf midway up the barrel. Thus, theoretically, the longer CLLEs fitted with the No. 9 rear and their convex front lenses at their muzzles would offer the best definition. But this is splitting hairs, as there was only an inch or two + difference between the sight radii of the Neill and No. 9 aperture-sighted SMLEs and CLLEs. However, the Lattey sight had roughly one-third less sight radius than the other rifles used in this trial (see below).
Radii of Galilean Sights Used in our Trial:
Lattey: 20 1/8" (the same as the SMLE iron sights)
Neill: 31"
Gibbs: 30"
BSA: 31 ½"
Martin (CLLE): 33"
Martin (SMLE): 29 3/8"
Pattern 1914: 31 3/4"
So what has this trial shown us on the efficacy of the Galilean sight, in terms of the past, viewed from a present day perspective? Ultimately, the Galilean sights were definitely an asset for the British army coming to grips with the intense early German sniping threat. The static, close aligned trenches of the Western Front and Gallipoli, some no more than 50 yds. apart in 1915, must have allowed even low-powered optical sights a distinct advantage for a Tommy in a hide over the battle sights of the service rifles for identifying and engaging targets of opportunity with some accuracy.
Shooting a SMLE with the Lattey version of Galilean sights mounted.
Still unknown are their eventual status in the subsequent years of World War I. An artifact Lattey sight, recently excavated at Arras, France, may give some final clue to the extent of their employment. The battle at Arras was in April to May, 1917, long after SMLEs mounted with conventional telescopic sights had become commonplace on the battlefield. So, much is still a mystery and so much more is yet to be discovered by the inquisitive.
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import uuid

import IPython
from IPython.display import HTML, display

import imolecule.json_formatter as json
from imolecule import format_converter

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remote_path = ("https://rawgit.com/patrickfuller/imolecule/master/"
               "js/build/imolecule.min.js")

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    if display_html:
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def generate(data, format="auto"):
    """Converts input chemical formats to json and optimizes structure.

    Args:
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    """Converts the output of `generate(...)` to formatted json.

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    return json.compress(data) if compress else json.dumps(data)


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// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;

using Internal.TypeSystem;

using ILCompiler.DependencyAnalysisFramework;

namespace ILCompiler.DependencyAnalysis
{
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    /// Represents the layout of the generic dictionary associated with a given canonical
    /// generic type or generic method. Maintains a bag of <see cref="GenericLookupResult"/> associated
    /// with the canonical entity.
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But this sol 292 observation gets cooler, because they used Mastcam to shoot a photo of MAHLI illuminating the ground at night. The Mastcam photos have a lot of speckle noise because the cameras really weren't intended to be used under such weak illumination conditions; they had to do a long exposure, I'm sure. I did some work on this image to reduce the noise, though I had to be careful because one of the wonderful things about this photo is the shadows thrown by the little spheroidal nodules protruding from the otherwise flat surface of the rock, and my despeckling filters wanted to get rid of those shadows, too.
On sol 292 (June 2, 2013), Curiosity performed some nighttime MAHLI close-up imaging of the drill hole at Cumberland. The scene is illuminated only by the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) next to the MAHLI optics.
A very creative member of the public figured out he could use the various MAHLI images of the inside of the Cumberland drill hole to produce an "unwrapped" view of the walls of the hole. This is actually something geologists do with boreholes all the time; they map rock contacts and veins and figure out which way they're tilted. It's unlikely that the unwrapping below is geometrically perfect but it is a mighty cool view into our little drillhole on Mars.
The interior of the drill hole at Cumberland, seen by Opportunity using MAHLI nighttime imaging on sol 292 (June 2, 2013). Originally posted at unmannedspaceflight.com.
Definitely cool images. Has or is Curiosity going to take a panarama shot of the night sky? It would be nice, aka cool, to see the stars from there if the camera is capable of doing so. (forgot) A sky without light pollution is so cool.
Near the top border of the sol 165 MAHLI image http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00165/mhli/0165MH0199003000C0_DXXX.jpg a little right of the center, you may notice a faint bluish diagonal line. That's how stars look like on MAHLI images.


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Q: Understanding hashmap (with Arraylist as value) put method I'm having trouble getting my head around something I encountered earlier.
I have this class named DictionaryOfTranslations, which has a method called add.
The only instance variable this class has is a private HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>> dictionary;.
This is what the add method looks like:
public void add(String word, String translation) {
    this.dictionary.putIfAbsent(word, new ArrayList<>());

    ArrayList<String> completed = this.dictionary.get(word);
    completed.add(translation);
    this.dictionary.put(word, completed);
}

The trouble I'm having is to understand why this last line of code: this.dictionary.put(word, completed); is apparently redundant.
If I comment this line out, the outcome is exactly the same.
My question here is: Why don't you have to specifically have to call the put() method on this hashmap, to add the updated Arraylist to it?

A: It is redundant because of the putIfAbsent previously. You've already ensured that it's present, in order to get it, so putting it back again doesn't change anything.
Of course, this code is more verbose than it needs to be, and may unnecessarily allocate a new list. Instead:
this.dictionary.computeIfAbsent(word, k -> new ArrayList<>()).add(translation);

A: Objects are not passed by value, their references are.
When you use put(), the reference is stored in the HashMap. Similarly, if you use get, you do not get a copy of the list, you get a reference to the same list object.
If you mutate the Map through the reference, you mutate still the same object that is also stored in the map.
Thus, putting it back is simply not needed - you have already changed that very object.

A: It is redundant because the Object value you put into the HashMap is shared.
This on the other hand means you cannot do:
// ERROR
translation = new ArrayList<>();
Collection.addAll(translation, "he", "him");
dictionary.put("li", translation);
translation.clear(); // Should have been: translation = new ArrayList<>();
Collection.addAll(translation, "she", "her");
dictionary.put("ŝi", translation);

One has to add a new List every time.


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Player also can form a group of party, just like any Final Fantasy series.
On the field, players can interact with a monster by attacking them, or defending if an aggressive monster detects them and attacks first. In any event, a color line type that serves as an indicator will appear- a blue line designates the player and a red line is dedicated to the monster, similar to the battle system of Final Fantasy XII. With the FATE System, any player can help the one who initiates the battle but only gains half of the experience points that the first player gains. In case a group attacks a monster, the monster will choose who has the most enmity. Enmity is gained by performing offensive moves against a type of monster over and over again and can be lost when you use certain abilities. Staying true to the franchise, Limit Break is made available to characters who master their roles.
Although players have to choose their class/job at the beginning, these can be changed at will by changing their equipment. This makes a skill only available to certain classes that can be used forever while players are changing their job. All classes offered in the game are divided into four disciplines- Disciple of War and Disciple of Magic excel in attacking, while the Disciple of Land and Disciple of Hand specialize in crafting and collecting resources.
One should know which this class based on.
Given how each Disciplines works, players can contribute to the economy of Eorzea. For example, both the Lancer (DOW) and the Black Mage of Disciple of Magic require items that can only be made by characters from the Disciples of Hand, who in return have collected the required ingredients from those in the Disciple of Land. To gain rare material, the Botanist of Disciple of Land, for example, has to buy it from those who complete their jobs from the Disciple of War or Disciple of Magic.
The game still has its flaws, especially when it comes to a quest, where the game seems to fail to give a clear indicator as to where the mission/quest should take place. Also, despite current updates which have additional servers, players may have a hard time to log in. Although it depends on the Internet Provider, the game manages to run smoothly even when things are congested. The menu, however, has been improvised from previous versions of the game. Given that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has also been released for the PS3, the menu on the PS3 is different from the PC version as the it looks like the XMediaBar (XMB) menu of the PS3.
This is a great game to begin with if you, just like me, are for the first time playing an MMORPG. Final Fantasy XIV is truly reborn with the updated version (or reboot, if you prefer) and we, as gamers, should celebrate the occasion with a passion as A Realm Reborn helps us to forget the abomination of the previous version.