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Q: Setting public read permission when uploading file to Google Cloud Storage Searched everywhere can't seem to find a way to specify the ACL value so that the file I have just uploaded can be read publicly by anyone with the link.
This is the code that creates the Data.Object that contains the file info, there is an Acl attribute but setting Entity to "allUsers", with Role "READER", doesn't work.
Dim fileObj = New Google.Apis.Storage.v1.Data.Object() With { _
                 .Name = "/myfolder/2016/07/27/selfie1.jpg", _
                 .Updated = DateTime.Now, _
                 .Size = CULng(fileStream.Length) _
            }

Once I've uploaded I can get the link from the MediaLink property, my question is how can I specify the permission that the file I am about to upload can be read by anyone?

A: Seems I was not testing the links properly, here's the code for whoever finds this question and wonders what I'm doing. This is test code, not production code.
Dim fileMimeType = "image/jpeg"
Dim fileStream = New FileStream("c:\selfie1.jpg", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)

Dim acc As New ObjectAccessControl()
acc.Entity = "allUsers"
acc.Role = "READER"

Dim Accs As New List(Of ObjectAccessControl)
Accs.Add(acc)

Dim fileObj = New Google.Apis.Storage.v1.Data.Object() With { _
                 .Name = "/myfolder/2016/07/27/selfie1.jpg", _
                 .Updated = DateTime.Now, _
                 .Acl = Accs, _
                 .Size = CULng(fileStream.Length) _
            }

Dim mediaUpload = New ObjectsResource.InsertMediaUpload(service, fileObj, GCSBucketName, fileStream, fileMimeType)
mediaUpload.Upload()

The two values for the ObjectAccessControl object are the key to getting it to work. The 'service' variable is a StorageService object that you create with your ServiceAccountCredential from your .p12 or .json file that you obtained from the cloud api console.

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Hapag-Lloyd achieves extraordinarily strong operating result in 2021
EBITDA and EBIT significantly higher than prior-year level
Freight rates much higher owing to persistent excess demand
Transport volume at prior-year level
On the basis of preliminary figures, Hapag-Lloyd's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the 2021 financial year increased to more than USD 12.8 billion (approximately EUR 10.9 billion). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to roughly USD 11.1 billion (approximately EUR 9.4 billion). The main drivers of these positive business developments have been significantly improved freight rates resulting from very strong demand for goods exported from Asia. At the same time, the major disruptions in global supply chains have led to a significant increase in transport expenses.
Revenues increased to roughly USD 26.4 billion (approximately EUR 22.3 billion). This can mainly be attributed to a higher average freight rate of 2,003 USD/TEU (2020: 1,115 USD/TEU). Transport volumes were roughly on a par with the prior-year level, at 11.9 million TEU (2020: 11.8 million TEU), due to the strained supply chains.
Hapag-Lloyd will publish its 2021 Annual Report with the audited financial figures and an outlook for the current financial year on 10 March 2022.
Explanatory notes relating to the performance measures EBITDA and EBIT referred to herein can be found here: https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/ir/publications/financial-report.html
Here you can download the Press Release as PDF (242.0 KB, 3 Pages)
[email protected] +49 40 3001 - 2263
About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 257 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's leading liner shipping companies. The Company has around 13,900 employees and 418 offices in 137 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of approximately 3 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 129 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin America and Intra-America trades.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions, estimates, projections or plans that are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies. Actual results can differ materially from those anticipated in the Company's forward-looking statements.

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Walmart airs first work from former Target shop Mono
Minneapolis agency won grocery work in May, and kept it even after the retailer's July consolidation with Publicis Groupe
This past weekend, Walmart released an upbeat new commercial that positions its grocery offerings as a fresh, convenient weekday option for busy home cooks. The spot was crafted by Mono, the Minneapolis agency that previously held the Target grocery account.
Mono, which is minority-owned by MDC Partners, won Walmart's grocery business in a competitive pitch in May, sources said. The account was previously held by the Martin Agency, which ended its 9-year relationship with the retailer in July when Publicis Groupe secured the lion's share of its business without a review. Mono declined comment for this article.
Target's former CMO Michael Francis, who is credited with spearheading Target's successful "cheap chic" positioning, joined Walmart as a strategist last year. Mono created several well-regarded spots that portrayed that brand in an upscale light — experience that may have weighed in its favor in the Walmart review.
It's not clear what other portions of the Walmart business might now be in the hands of other agencies. When Publicis announced its win, the holding company was careful to specify that the relationship with Walmart was "not exclusive," though it didn't specify the portions of the account in its possession, other than to say it "initially applies to Walmart's US advertising and in-store creative." The win was touted as proof of concept for the "Power of One" strategy.
Walmart's PR is still handled by Golin, which, like the Martin Agency, is owned by the Interpublic Group. Lopez Negrete is still Walmart's Hispanic agency of record.
Walmart sells more groceries than any other company in the country, but many surveys place it last in customer satisfaction. Since it's tough to beat Walmart on price, the retail behemoth is looking to improve its reputation for quality, increasing organic and imported offerings and opening more than 600 small-scale "neighborhood" stores.
The new spot tackles this task head-on, making ample use of slow-motion knife shots and slow pans across glistening ingredients that wouldn't be out of place in a Blue Apron ad or a branded video from Buzzfeed's Tasty.
To read more: http://www.campaignlive.com/article/walmart-airs-first-work-former-target-shop-mono/1410828#JP76z0g0u4K8SkDT.99


Each Stone Armory college charm, bead, and jewelry takes an extraordinary amount of time to design and paint. Their goal is to capture the passion of an entire stadium in each design. These fine pieces of jewelry allow college fans of all ages to "arm" themselves with their team spirit!


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import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.ElasticDate
import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.ext.OptionImplicits._

sealed trait RangeRelation
object RangeRelation {
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  case object Intersects extends RangeRelation
  case object Contains   extends RangeRelation
}

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                      timeZone: Option[String] = None,
                      lte: Option[Any] = None,
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  def lt(to: Double): RangeQuery        = copy(lt = to.some)
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  def gt(f: String): RangeQuery         = copy(gt = f.some)
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Exploring Innovation and Sustainability in the Metropolitan Rural Areas of Budapest and Paris
Bernadett Csurgó, Imre Kovách and Nicole Mathieu
The chapter focuses on rural-urban food links in the context of governance. We seek to understand a rural-urban innovator mechanism is emerging through the food system and…
The chapter focuses on rural-urban food links in the context of governance. We seek to understand a rural-urban innovator mechanism is emerging through the food system and the renewed question of proximity and relative autonomy in the alimentary supply of this type of space and local society. We present case studies from Paris and Budapest metropolitan rural areas exploring institutional and private actors of governance, their power networks, food and related cultural components of rural-urban relations, the function of food links and the way in which they are governed. We have found several differences in governance methods between the Paris and Budapest metropolitan ruralities. The areas surrounding Paris are characterised by multi-level governance methods. However, an isolated form of rural governance of the rural-urban local food link can be identified in Budapest's rural areas. Understanding the complex and dynamic interaction of food links and related activities within metropolitan areas offers the possibility of a far greater understanding of the complex and multiple links between sustainability, renewal of social interaction and cohesion.
Metropolitan Ruralities
Rural-urban relationships
food links
Chapter 7 Rural–urban relations in livelihoods, governance and use of natural resources – Considerations of fisheries in the Finnish Archipelago Sea Region
Pekka Salmi
Purpose – This chapter focuses on ways urban – and other non-local – pressures have influenced a rural archipelago area by studying changes in fisheries-related…
Purpose – This chapter focuses on ways urban – and other non-local – pressures have influenced a rural archipelago area by studying changes in fisheries-related livelihoods, use of natural resources and regulatory regimes.
Design/methodology/approach – The material for this chapter comprises mainly of structured and semi-structured interviews with fishers and other stakeholders in the Archipelago Sea and in the Åland Islands, SW Finland. A governance approach is used, taking into account the interactive social, economic and ecological systems embedded in institutions, social networks and cultures.
Findings – The economic importance of traditional fishing livelihood has diminished, but fishing still holds a strong position in the culture and life mode of the local people in the studied archipelago areas. In families selling fish, this income stands typically for a part of the household income and especially wage work has become an important income source in the pluriactivity. Providing services for the tourists and summer cottage dwellers is a potentially growing source of livelihood. The increased recreational use of the Finnish Archipelago Sea has changed the ownership structure of the land area, mostly due to the popular summer cottage dwelling. New public fishing rights for (often urban) recreational fishers have narrowed the scope of the local decision-making and aroused resistance among the local archipelago people.
Originality/value – Rural–urban relations and governance aspects have been rarely studied in relation to the use of natural resources. This chapter gives new insights into the multifaceted roles of new urban influences in rural settings.
Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation
Migration of labor: differential of income between rural and urban trade union workers in Brazil
Cicero Francisco De Lima, Edward Martins Costa, Francisca Zilania Mariano, Wellington Ribeiro Justo and Pablo Urano de Carvalho Castelar
The objective of this work was to analyze the income differential of the rural–urban worker in relation to the rural–rural worker and in relation to the urban–urban worker…
The objective of this work was to analyze the income differential of the rural–urban worker in relation to the rural–rural worker and in relation to the urban–urban worker in the Brazilian labor market. Two databases were used, the 2005 and 2015 PNADs (Pesquisa Nacional Por Amostra de Domicílios).
The methodology is the decomposition approach proposed by Firpo et al. (2007, 2009). This method adopts estimates of unconditional quantile regressions, based on the concepts of influence function and recentered influence function (RIF).
Among the main results, income differentials were shown to benefit the urban–urban worker when compared to the rural–urban worker, and income differences to the benefit of the rural–urban workers, when these were compared to the rural–rural workers. The educational variable was relevant in explaining the income disparity and expressing increasing effects in the higher quantiles.
The methodology used in this work is considered recent in the literature as it is based on the RIF regression (Firpo et al., 2007, 2009). The main advantage of this method is the possibility of assigning a "composition effect" and a "wage structure effect" for each variable that determines the level of income at different points of the income distribution.
Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 47 no. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-01-2019-0047
Income differential
Rural–urban
Kjell Andersson, Stefan Sjöblom, Leo Granberg, Peter Ehrström and Terry Marsden
This chapter introduces the theoretical and political-practical underpinnings of this volume. It also gives an outline of the editorial organisation of the book and the…
This chapter introduces the theoretical and political-practical underpinnings of this volume. It also gives an outline of the editorial organisation of the book and the various chapters. The chapter examines the literature on rural-urban relations, city-near rural areas and current challenges and problems identified in these areas. We identify huge sustainability and resilience problems in current rural-urban relations and metropolitan ruralities. We also relate to writings about a transition from the current carbon-based economy and society to a post-carbon society with reduced ecological footprints. The contributions in this volume are based on the current situation and provide ideas to develop the debate on rural-urban relations, metropolitan ruralities and post-carbon transition.
Ecological footprints
growth machines
post-carbon
collaborative governance
Introduction: Beyond the rural–urban divide
Kjell Andersson, Erland Eklund, Minna Lehtola and Pekka Salmi
Purpose – To discuss the rural–urban dichotomy and its far-reaching implications, first and foremost from a rural sociological point of view, and at the same time, to…
Purpose – To discuss the rural–urban dichotomy and its far-reaching implications, first and foremost from a rural sociological point of view, and at the same time, to structure the volume and present the individual chapters.
Methodology/approach – Literature review and analysis of scientific discourse.
Findings – The rural–urban dichotomy has been very persistent in demographic and other kinds of rural and urban research despite intense discussions about its shortcomings in nearly half a century. However, there are mounting arguments for alternative conceptions of rural–urban relations, some of which are found in the chapters in this volume.
Originality/value of chapter – This chapter presents some new ideas about the rural–urban dichotomy, and alternative, more realistic conceptions of rural–urban relations, at the same time as it gives an introduction to the volume.
Chapter 8 Regimes and vital coalitions in rural–urban regions in the Netherlands
Ina Horlings, Pieter Tops and Julien van Ostaaijen
Purpose – The chapter answers the question if urban regime theory (URT) can provide a useful framework to understand and solve problems of cooperation in regional…
Purpose – The chapter answers the question if urban regime theory (URT) can provide a useful framework to understand and solve problems of cooperation in regional processes in rural–urban areas.
Methodology/approach – The chapter is a theoretical discussion on problems found in contemporary rural spatial governance.
Findings – URT can provide a framework for understanding the obstacles encountered in regional development and is a promising perspective for the analysis of regional processes. A solution for problems in regional cooperation can be found in so-called 'vital coalitions', forms of vital interaction between regional actors, based on energy and productivity, that can create a 'capacity to act' in regions that have become 'gridlocked' by current procedures and regulations.
Research limitations/implications – A modern URT, applied in a regional context:(1)Can point out 'how power is organised to act';(2)Analyses informal networks between actors as bases for cooperation and vitality, and as a possible starting point for new (cultural) counter-regimes and(3)Offers insight into regional complexity and cooperation and into emergent regimes.
Practical implications – Vital coalitions are forms of self-governance, that introduce new agendas and function as forms of niche-innovation in regions. This can lead to the forming of new 'cultural regimes' in which the motives and values of civilians are a key element.
Originality/value of the chapter – The value of the chapter lies in the use of concepts in regions from a fresh new perspective, by translating the URT from a local, urban context to a regional rural–urban perspective.
The Prospects for Bridging Spatial and Institutional Divides within Regions: Rural-Urban Relationships in a Projectified Governance Context
Stefan Sjöblom and Kjell Andersson
Departing from an ideal interpretation of the collaborative governance approach, the authors analyse the integrative and collaborative capacities of project-based regional…
Departing from an ideal interpretation of the collaborative governance approach, the authors analyse the integrative and collaborative capacities of project-based regional development actions in spatially diverse city regions in Finland. Scrutinizing the relevance of collaborative ideals and their institutional prerequisites becomes all the more salient given the strong emphasis on collaborative approaches to regional diversities throughout Europe. The results show that the integrative potentials are related to specific types of areas. They also call the facilitating capacities of politico-administrative institutions into question. The results are interpreted in terms of an institutional duality that strongly corresponds to the public-private divide.
rural-urban relations
Insurgent Violence and the Rural–Urban Divide: The Case of Maoist India
Topher L. McDougal
Purpose – Rural–urban divides characterize many violent internecine conflicts. The lack of rural development is often cited as an underlying structural cause of this…
Purpose – Rural–urban divides characterize many violent internecine conflicts. The lack of rural development is often cited as an underlying structural cause of this phenomenon, and thus strengthening rural–urban linkages is often touted as a way of dismantling the structural conditions for internecine violence. This chapter attempts to identify how both the strength and the form of rural–urban linkages influence the intensity of insurgent violence.
Methodology – Using geographic information systems, this chapter analyzes the intensity of specific violent attacks by rural insurgent groups in Maoist India as a function of rural–urban linkages and transportation network redundancy.
Findings – It finds that the degree of interconnectivity in transportation networks is a more robust determinant of restraint among violent actors than the sheer strength of rural–urban linkages. Production networks characterized by highly networked road systems are more likely to incent restrained behavior among rebel groups, which may be dependent on taxation or extortion through obstruction.
Limitations/implications – The chapter quantitatively analyzes a phenomenon, but does not identify causal mechanisms driving it. The policy implication is that providing transportation infrastructure within rural areas may be a more effective guard against insurgent violence than connecting urban and rural areas.
Originality – The chapter makes a methodologically unique link between the large existing literature on rural–urban linkages, and the growing literature on trade networks in violent conflict.
Ethnic Conflict, Civil War and Cost of Conflict
Rural–urban linkages
violent conflict
transportation networks
trade networks
Maoist rebels
This chapter summarizes the theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in the volume and draws up some final conclusions. The methodology is meta-analysis of the…
This chapter summarizes the theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in the volume and draws up some final conclusions. The methodology is meta-analysis of the chapters in the volume. The main conclusions are that ordinary citizens, professionals, and administrators alike generally are willing to reform urban and rural-urban policy into a more sustainable direction but that the affected political and governance systems have difficulties in responding to this. The editors' advice is to further develop collaborative governance involving a broad range of stakeholders and perhaps also to start using the wide range of economic incentives available to decision-makers today to further a more sustainable development in rural-urban catchments. We hope that this concluding analysis will feed the debate on these critical issues.
urban fringe
sustainable rural-urban coexistence
Long Wave of Rural Research from Combating Poverty to Sustaining Ecosystems
Leo Granberg
The differences of urban and rural as social spaces, their functions in society, as well as their mutual dependence have been a subject of scientific thinking since the…
The differences of urban and rural as social spaces, their functions in society, as well as their mutual dependence have been a subject of scientific thinking since the antique times. This chapter revisits the topic from a sociological point of view, studying the evolution of the functions of rural in relation to urban, and how this evolution was reflected in the basic streams of rural research. The text ends by discussing rural research in relation to present social, economic and ecological tendencies. It is argued that the post-productionist phase of rural studies is losing its plausibility, because of the return of material functions for the countryside, during such recent trends as the global food crises and the greenhouse effect. This chapter discusses the prognosis made by the three founding fathers of rural sociology, Pitirim Sorokin, Carle C. Zimmerman and Charles J. Galpin (1932) that the society is melting together into a 'rurban' society, and takes distance from this prognosis for several reasons, for example because ecological tendencies seem to renew rather than diminish the differences between rural and urban. It is further argued that ecosystems have increasing impacts on societies in the form of adapted 'greenhouse rationalism'. Such changes place rural research in a crossroads, posing the question whether to pay attention to increasingly important impacts of ecosystems on society, or not.
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Before Survey Monkey or other online survey resources, I wrote the Student Survey System (SSS). It still provides more information than generalized online tools, but it is a localized program and not online. Student would be guided to a kiosk to answer the survey after their appointment with an advisor. Multiple computers could be used and to calculate the statistics the files from one computer would just have to be copied to another before the calculations were done.
The purpose of the Student Survey System (SSS) is to provide an easy way to survey students without needing to use college IT resources. The software enables advising administrators to minimize the time needed in administrating Academic Advising surveys of students and to minimize the time needed to consolidate all the student surveys and report the results.
The software consists of three MS-Excel files. A new MS-Excel file will be created for each student taking the survey. The software can easily be changed to use your own survey questions (the SSS User's Manual will tell you how).
And the software is free of charge! I hope you find it useful.
Note that these files are in MS-Excel format. It's not rocket science, but it does use macros to calculate the statistics.


During Alaska's long days of May through mid-August you can head out from the marina at 6:00 a.m. and fish until your return at 7:30 p.m. Just bring your favorite fishing rod - and if you don't have one, you can rent one from us for $10.00 per day. Our well-stocked tackle shop has all the gear you might need to hook one of those kingly beauties.
Beginning in mid-June, chums and cohos begin to show up along with the kings. By July you can angle for as many as four species of salmon, or you can choose to bottom fish for halibut or cod.
Skiff Rental Boundaries: This link shows you the boundaries in which you need to stay when renting one of our skiffs.
Covered Boat Rental Boundaries: This link shows the boundaries in which you need to stay when renting a covered boat from us.
All rental skiffs are fully outfitted with life jackets, seat cushions, oars, gaff, fish box, bait bucket, net, and cutting board. All reserved skiffs pay the full day rate. Our 14 ft. skiffs are equipped with 4-stroke 20 hp Honda outboards and our 16 ft skiffs are equipped with 4-stroke 25 hp Hondas.
Skiff rental rate includes fuel. Rate does not include 2.5% sales tax. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required at time of booking.
Shadow Chaser comes equipped with all necessary electronics, downriggers, net, and fish hold. Maximum 3 passengers.
Boat rental prices do not include fuel. Rate does not include 2.5% sales tax. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required at time of booking.
Bearlin is a deep water sedan and comes equipped with all necessary electronics, downriggers, net, and fish hold.
The Orca is a Hewes Craft Pro V with an enclosed cabin comes equipped with all necessary electronics, downriggers, net, and fish hold. A brand new boat this year with a lot of deck space and room in the cabin.
KCM King is a Hewes Craft Pro V with an enclosed cabin and comes equipped with all necessary electronics, downriggers, net, and fish hold.
22ft Olympic with an enclosed cabin. All necessary electronics, downriggers, net, and fish cooler are included.
20ft Hewes Craft Pro V with a Hard top enclosed cabin. All necessary electronics, downriggers, net, and fish cooler are included.
Paddle along the rocky shoreline where the dense rainforest meets the sea! All needed gear provided.
Take your sweetheart (or your buddy) on a human-powered excursion in one of these kayaks built for two.


Days after Pakistani authorities sealed the office of international non-governmental organisation Save the Children in Islamabad, the Islamic Republic's Interior Ministry has suspended its own order, making way for the aid group to resume operations in the country 'until any further orders'.
Days after Pakistani authorities sealed the office of international non-governmental organisation Save the Children in Islamabad, the Islamic Republic's Interior Ministry has suspended its own order, making way for the aid group to resume operations in the country 'until any further orders'.
Authorities had directed the aid group on June 11 to leave Pakistan, saying the charity "was working against the country". Police had placed a lock on the charity's office and put up a notice saying that the building had been sealed. A three-line notification from the federal interior ministry had said that all the expatriate staff be sent back to their countries within 15 days, reported the Dawn.
In 2012, a Pakistan intelligence report had linked the group to Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who assisted the CIA to confirm Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's whereabouts by conducting a fake vaccination programme in Abbottabad.


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Inspiring women to realize their worth in Christ and to live a life worthy of their calling
December 5, 2016 November 7, 2016
by Joy Hutzler
Judges chapter 6 tells us an amazing story about a "nobody" named Gideon. Gideon was the youngest son of a poor man in Israel. In those days, the Midianite army would sweep through Israel each harvest season and utterly destroy all the crops and livestock of the Israelites. God's people had resorted to hiding in caves in the mountains during this time of the year for fear of the Midianites. After some time, the people of the Lord, who had begun worshipping other gods, grew tired of the oppression of the Midianites and cried out to God for help. One day, Gideon was hiding in a winepress, beating out some wheat to hide it from the Midianites, and an angel appeared to him with a message from the Lord. As a way of greeting, the angel said, "The Lord is with you, man of courage." Here was Gideon hiding from the Midianites, and the Lord called him a man of courage. I imagine Gideon looked around to see who the angel must have been referring to. The angel went on to give Gideon instructions about what was to come and how the Lord was going to use him to deliver the Israelites from the Midianite army. But first, God wanted Gideon to tear down the idol of the false god Baal, which was standing in the way of victory for the Israelites. Every time he was given instructions, Gideon asked for confirmation that it was truly a message from the Lord. Gideon was afraid. He was afraid of the Midianites. He was afraid of the men of his village. He doesn't sound much like a "man of courage." But each time after he confirmed the Lord's message, Gideon was obedient and did what the Lord had told him to do.
My husband and I are raising a son amidst his three sisters. Trying to teach him to be strong and fearless is a task that I don't always feel equipped for. I often tell him when he is afraid to have courage. I remind him that, "It isn't courage if you aren't afraid."
God asked Gideon to trust him and to obey some outlandish and seemingly impossible commands. He was afraid. I would have been, too! Gideon was given an army of 300 men to stand up against the great Midianite (and Amalekite) armies. There were more of them than could be counted. But God didn't really need Gideon's help. He wanted his trust and obedience. God didn't let him down.
Sometimes in our own lives God asks us to trust him and obey him in situations that seem far above our capabilities. We cannot even fathom at times how God could possibly work a plan to handle an overwhelming situation. We are confused why he even wants to involve us in his plan in the first place. We are afraid of the circumstances or cower at all of the "what ifs."
God called Gideon a man of courage before he even gave him the first instruction, because God already knew who Gideon was. God already knew Gideon was afraid, but he wanted to give him a title that would help Gideon understand that God saw something about him that he couldn't see for himself.
Maybe you don't feel very courageous. Maybe you feel very unworthy or ill-equipped to handle a task the Lord has given you. But this is where God loves to work! God loves to work in all of our inadequacies because that is where HE gets the glory. That is where HE gets to shine and show his power. If you have been given instructions from the Lord, go ahead and get confirmation, then in all of your fears, inadequacies, and uncertainties, OBEY! The Lord is with you, Woman of Courage.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
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23 Famous US Landmarks Throughout the Years
These photos of US landmarks' transformation throughout the years will have you traveling across the country — and through time.
By Christy Piña
Most countries have famous landmarks that are deemed iconic by people from all over the world. Italy has the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Coliseum. China has the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. France has the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. The United States has. . . almost too many to count. Traveling around the world, or even cross-country, to see these landmarks isn't exactly ideal right now, due to COVID-19 restrictions. But these famous US landmark photos of some of its most iconic places at their inception and now will serve as a virtual road trip through time.
Some of these famous US landmarks look drastically different than they did when they were first built or discovered, while others appear the same on the surface but are surrounded by what seems like a whole new world. Seeing how these landmarks have transformed over the years (and watching America grow around them) from the comfort of your home may not be as fun as renting an RV and visiting them all, but it's the safest option now and will get you even more excited for your summer 2021 road trip.
Central Park, 1880
When New York State Legislature enacted the 750-acre land in the middle of Manhattan in 1853, Central Park became America's first major urban, public park and began the urban park movement, according to the park's official website.
Spencer Platt
Central Park, NOW
In 2019, about 42 million people visited Central Park, Statista reported, making it the most visited city park in the entire country.
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Golden Gate Bridge, 1936
Chicago engineer Joseph Strauss and his team began building the Golden Gate Bridge in 1933, which opened to the public four years later, according to the History Channel. Strauss was given the job in 1921, but it took some time to convince local residents, businesses, and civic leaders who would be affected by the bridge that it would ultimately benefit them. The bridge was named after the Golden Gate Strait that it's suspended over, connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
Golden Gate Bridge, NOW
The Golden Gate Bridge is the third most visited attraction in San Francisco, according to a San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau fact sheet. In addition to the 40 million people crossing the bridge via transportation each year, more than 10 million tourists visit it as well, according to the Golden Gate official website. From 1937 to 1964, the Golden Gate was the longest suspension bridge in the world, History reported. Now, it's the second largest in the US, 60 feet shorter than the Verrazano Bridge in New York.
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Grand Central Terminal, 1900
The use of railroads in America really took off in the 1800s. According to its website, before Grand Central Terminal was built, there were already four competing lines in New York — the Hudson River, New York Central, New York & Harlem, and New York & New Haven. The Hudson, New Haven, and Harlem railroads were eager to expand and save money, so in 1871, they agreed to share one transit hub: Grand Central Depot. By 1900, the size of the Depot, now known as Grand Central Station, had doubled, and rail traffic had quadrupled.
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Grand Central Terminal, NOW
Today, Grand Central is more than just a transit hub. It has five restaurants and cocktail lounges, 20 food stands in its lower level dining concourse, and specialty shops throughout the entire building. And in the winter, the terminal's former main waiting room is home to the Grand Central Holiday Fair, which brings in over 40 craftspeople and artisans.
Vizcaya, 1935
In 1910, James Deering, an industrial executive and antiquities collector, decided to make a European-style villa in Miami to serve as his winter escape from his home in Paris, Maine, The Culture Trip reported. Construction began in 1914. The main house was done by 1916, but the gardens took a little longer and were completed in 1923. After Deering passed away in 1925, he left the Villa and its flourishing gardens to his brother and two nieces.
DEA / W. BUSS
Vizcaya, NOW
Vizcaya is a well-known landmark in South Florida. It was turned into a museum in the mid-1900s and remains one today. The beautiful property can be rented out for weddings and other formal events. Many teenaged girls also take Quinceañera (a Latinx celebration of a girl's 15th birthday) photos at Vizcaya.
Grand Canyon, 1873
According to the History Channel, the Grand Canyon was formed when the Colorado River began cutting a channel through layers of rock 5 to 6 million years ago. Since the last Ice Age, about 2.6 million years ago, humans have inhabited the area within the canyon and around it. President Benjamin Harris declared the Grand Canyon a forest reserve in 1893, granting the canyon its first federal protection.
Grand Canyon, NOW
The Grand Canyon receives around 5 million visitors from all over the world each year, the History Channel reported. The canyon is the ancestral home of the Havasupai people, who have lived in the area for more than 800 years. In 2017, there was a major development project called the Grand Canyon Escalade in the works that would have included hotels, stores, and a gondola. The Navajo Nation rejected it on environmental grounds.
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Lincoln Memorial, 1922
Two years after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Congress created the Lincoln Monument Association to build a memorial to the former president. The location wasn't selected until 1901, and it took another 10 years for the funds to be released, according to the landmark's website. Construction began later that year, and in 1922, the memorial on the National Mall was completed. Thirty-six columns surround the memorial, each one representing a state of the union at the time of Lincoln's death, as noted on the National Park Service website.
Drew Angerer
Lincoln Memorial, NOW
Statista reported that upwards of 7 million people visit the Lincoln Memorial each year, making it the most visited memorial in all of Washington DC. The long reflecting pool that stands between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument is also a part of the 16th president's memorial and was rebuilt in 2010.
Alcatraz, 1900
Alcatraz Island was once the United States' go-to maximum-security prison. According to the History Channel, from 1934 until 1963, Alcatraz was home to some of America's most notorious criminals, like Al Capone, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, and Alvin 'Creepy' Karpis. Most of the inmates were considered violent or dangerous. Before becoming a federal penitentiary in the 1930s, Alcatraz was an army fortress and military prison. The prison closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to maintain.
Robert Alexander
Alcatraz, NOW
Today, Alcatraz is one of San Francisco's most popular tourist attractions. According to the NPS, about 4,500 tourists visit the island daily. They can tour the main cellhouse, dining hall, lighthouse, morgue, library, and prison yard, among other things. Every year since 1980, hundreds of athletes participate in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, which starts with the swim from Alcatraz and is followed by an 18-mile bike ride and an 8-mile run throughout San Francisco.
Fisherman's Wharf, 1954
Fisherman's Wharf was established in 1900 to serve as a hub for commercial fishing boats. Many of these fishermen came from generations of fishermen who carried on their families' legacies. There were previous docks in the area, but when the San Francisco Bay continued to expand, the state decided to move commercial fishing away from the busy areas they were in before and into the Wharf, according to an essay in San Francisco's Digital Archive. Fishermen would dock there and sell directly to people from their boats. Slowly, some fishermen began to notice that they could set up stalls on the pier and sell meals made with their catch. Over time, seafood restaurants started popping up.
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Fisherman's Wharf, NOW
The Wharf is an iconic landmark in San Francisco. According to Fisherman's Wharf's 2014-2015 annual report, anywhere between 10 and 12 million people visit Fisherman's Wharf every year, averaging about 24,000 daily — sometimes even up to 100,000, if it's peak tourist season or a really nice day. Pier 39 stands on the east of Fisherman's Wharf and his home to those silly little sea lions who like to lie around the docks all day.
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Vieux Carré Historic District, 1915
The Vieux Carré. The Old Square. The French Quarter. The oldest neighborhood in New Orleans goes by many names. Established by the French in 1734, the Vieux Carré is located on the banks of the Mississippi River, close to Lake Pontchartrain, the French Quarter Management District reported. The district was the only part of New Orleans for decades, but as the city began expanding, suburbs came with it.
Vieux Carré Historic District, NOW
With New Orleans' open container laws and countless bars up and down Bourbon Street, the Vieux Carré Historic District is seen by many as more of a party place than anything else — and with good reason. But there is so much more to New Orleans and even the French Quarter. It's rich with history of pirates, voodoo, ghosts, and delicious food.
Charles Rotkin
Space Needle, 1965
The Space Needle was dreamt up by the chief organizer of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, as noted on its official website. He visited Germany a few years before the Fair and was inspired by a broadcast tower he saw when he was there. He encountered challenges with the structure's final design, location and financing. A little over a year before the World Fair opening, he got the money he needed and the location. By December 1961, eight months after they began construction, the Space Needle was completed.
Donald Miralle
Space Needle, NOW
Between 1962, when the Space Needle opened to the public, and 2017, about 60 million people visited it, making it the number one attraction in the Pacific Northwest, the Space Needle Fact Sheet noted. The saucer-shaped top of the Needle is home to Seattle's largest observation deck, providing indoor and outdoor panoramic views of the entire city and beyond.
Hollywood Sign, 1924
Hollywood wasn't always the film and entertainment mecca it is now. Before the early 1900s, Hollywood was home to the area's native people, the Gabrielinos. According to the Hollywood Sign's website, the now worldwide symbol of the entertainment industry began as an outdoor ad campaign for a suburban housing development called "Hollywoodland" in 1923. By then, Hollywood had already taken on its endearing nickname of Tinseltown.
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Hollywood Sign, NOW
Today, the Hollywood sign is a symbol of hope for many aspiring actors, directors, and producers. Travel + Leisure reported that about 45 million tourists visit Los Angeles each year, 10 million of whom often make to Griffith Park, which gives you the best access to the Hollywood sign, via its many hiking trails.
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Independence Hall, 1938
Construction on Independence Hall began in 1732 and was completed 21 years later. It was originally built to be the Pennsylvania State House, which was home to all three branches of the state's government, the NPS noted. The Declaration of Independence was adopted within the walls of this famous landmark, and the Constitution was debated, drafted, and signed here as well.
Gilbert Carrasquillo
Independence Hall, NOW
Independence Hall is a museum now. Free, timed tours are the only way you can enter the building most of the year, with a few exceptions. Throughout the tour, you can see George Washington's "rising sun" chair, the actual inkstand used when signing the Declaration, and an original draft of the Constitution, among other things. Last year, more than 4 million people visited Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and Washington Square, all of which can be found in the same Philadelphia park, the NPS reported.
Pearl Harbor, 1900
In the 1880s, the US obtained exclusive rights to Pearl Harbor from the then-Hawaiian Kingdom, in exchange for allowing Hawaiian sugar to enter the US duty free, as noted on the Pearl Harbor website. Ten years later, during the Spanish American War, the US decided it needed to have a permanent place in the Pacific Ocean and annexed Hawaii, the Military Times reported. Shortly after, workers began dredging the harbor in order to allow navy ships to maneuver through it easier, and in 1908, Peal Harbor Naval Base was created.
DEA / M. BORCHI
Pearl Harbor, NOW
When you hear the words Pearl Harbor now, they can often elicit strong emotions. Most people's minds probably go straight Dec. 7, 1941, the day that marked the US' entrance into World War II, after Japan attacked the naval base off the coast of Hawaii. According to the Pearl Harbor Visitors Bureau, it is still an active joint naval and air force base, and there are numerous memorials to the War and those who were lost in the attack.
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Taos Pueblo, 1930s
The Taos Pueblo in New Mexico has been around for almost 1,000 years, according to its website. The ancestors of the Taos people lived in the area long before even Christopher Columbus stumbled upon America. The main structures of the Pueblo were probably built some time between 1000 and 1450. The NPS noted that the first Taos Pueblo stood slightly east of its current location and is now a ruin and sacred sight. In its early days, it was a central point of trade between other native populations along the Rio Grande and their northwest neighbors.
Wolfgang Kaehler
Taos Pueblo, NOW
About 150 people live in the Taos Pueblo full-time, the site reported, while others live in summer homes near their fields or more modern ones on other parts of Pueblo land — about 1,900 people in total. Within the Tao Pueblo walls, there is no electricity or running water.
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16th Street Baptist Church, 1963
Organized in 1873, the 16th Street Baptist Church was the first Black church in Birmingham, its official website noted. The church served many purposes — a meeting place, social center, and lecture hall. It was nicknamed "everybody's church" when people from across the city and neighboring towns started going there. In the early 1960s, civil rights mass meetings and rallies took place at the church. It became more well-known around the country when a bomb exploded in the church, killing four young girls at Sunday School and injuring many others.
16th Street Baptist Church, NOW
The 16th Street Baptist Church remains an active ministry in the heart of the Birmingham Civil Rights District and receives around 100,000 visitors each year, the Birmingham Times reported. Due to its significant place in Alabama history, as well as US history, the church provides tours of the chapel and its campus.
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Are you anxious about your own future? Does the uncertainty; the unknown concern you?
I want to expound upon a matter that has taken me years to realize and which I will seek to encapsulate in this brief publication, potentially replacing your anxiety with peace and assurance.
In my new book, I will give you THE CHI KEY. To get this Key, it has cost me in finances, time and effort, but this mind blowing information I give to you at a fraction of the price. This Key will unlock for you how you tick, how other people tick, how the world ticks and how the universe ticks.
This is incredible stuff to know and YOU CAN KNOW IT TODAY!
Before I outlay the life-changing points in the following chapters, first, let me share a summary of my extraordinary journey.
I was brought up in a nominal religious home which was moral, ethical and grounded. I was raised on a farm and as a result was close to nature on a daily basis. This was my lot for the first eighteen years of my life of which the focus was FAMILY.
After I left home and moved into the city, I joined a fundamental church group and became earnest about this acute belief system during the second set of eighteen years of which the focus was CHURCH.
Now in the third set of eighteen years of which the focus is the ARTS, I have evolved within myself, graduating into this present belief system of which the universe has guided me with illumination into a form of 'gnostic' understanding.
This belief system goes by a few names in history around the world but I like to call this belief system UNIVERSALISM, meaning the Universe is the central intelligent power.
Chakras (meaning wheels) are seven major vortexes of energy on the mid-line of the body mirroring health and spiritual state of being. These Chakras are like multi-dimensional gateways that allow the individual to access different experiences and states of consciousness. Stress in areas of life can cause blockages of energy flow in particular chakras which leads to imbalance and dis-ease.
One can clear blockages through stretching, massage, meditation, colour visualization and sound chanting.
The chakras are continually under assault from life experiences, possibly triggering imbalances and blockages in energy flow. Everyone can experience stresses in different parts of the body and mind, and our individual strengths and weakness are unique to us – each main vortex deals with particular areas of function and mirrors our state of being – learning about the chakras can help us implement the best strategy to heal ourselves.
The Universe utilizes __________ ... ____________ determine when one is born, when life stages begin and end; the timing of decease, and rebirth. Everything is mapped out for you at every hour of your journey – nothing is chance or a surprise to the higher self. This awareness frees the little child to fulfill its destiny and lightens up the auric rainbow cloaking the physical. This 'gnostic' knowledge accepted is graduation into adult-hood en route toward nirvana.
UNI promotes Y.O. – You, Others.
UNI has the correct viewpoint as we need first to know and love ourselves before we can reach out to others. We must begin being at home with our inner child, our higher self, balanced and in harmony and then relationships flow out from that serenity. In the realm of prayer (or expressing affirmations to the universe), one should ask for oneself first to get in balance and harmony and then relationship needs flow out from that serenity.
If this was realized, then the world would be a much more live-able place. Harmony in relationships would know a new dawn and positivity could reign in a brighter tomorrow.
UNIVERSALISM has as a basic tenet the dignity of all human beings to find their own way without coercion and mistreatment. The CHI KEY is this that our journey is governed by __________ and __________. The __________ determine the degree of force of events that come to us in life, and ________ determine the timing of these events. We all individually go through different seasons and cycles – one decade we may be focused on a theme, an interest or goal and the next decade we may ignore that past and focus on a new theme. This is perfectly natural and we should relax into this knowledge that life is a series of experiences, lessons and goals to complete.


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Home » Opinion » Columns » Kianna Marquez: We should embrace aggressive climate plans
Kianna Marquez: We should embrace aggressive climate plans
by Kianna Marquez December 9, 2019 April 20, 2021
While speaking at the Democracy Alliance meeting held in Washington, D.C. this month, former President Barack Obama criticized far-left policies promoted by the current Democratic presidential candidates. He acknowledged that growth as a country is possible without having to change everything about it, stating, "This is still a country that is less revolutionary than it is interested in improvement. (Americans) like seeing things improved. But the average American doesn't think that we have to completely tear down the system and remake it."
By referencing some of the passionate and aggressively liberal presidential candidates such as Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Obama brings into discussion whether we should have the mentality of creating revolutionary change or implementing gradual change. In other words, he addresses the monumental changes that certainly should be made for this country but questions their effectiveness if executed comprehensively at an immediate rate. Some aspects of Obama's legacy could certainly serve as an example for institutionalized positive change in our country. However, the aggressive institutional approaches taken by the Democratic presidential candidates are necessary for the amount of attention the climate issue requires for positive change.
In the face of looming climate devastation, Sanders has demonstrated his support for the Green New Deal and has catered his climate plan towards addressing the major issues outlined in this nonbinding legislation. Essentially, Sanders's plan consists of phasing out infrastructure dependent on fossil fuels, implementing planting techniques to sequester carbon and targeting oil, gas and coal companies for prosecution, altogether reducing carbon emissions in the United States 71 percent by 2030. His plan relies heavily on the decisions of members of Congress to pass his proposed legislation, evidently striving to embed the importance of climate care into the law of the land. While this plan is projected to cost $16.3 trillion over the decade during which it is implemented, it is also projected to ultimately save the United States economy $21 trillion over 30 years through averting the costs of infrastructural damage from natural disasters that would occur from intense climate events.
Following the departure of Gov. Jay Inslee from the Democratic presidential candidate race, Warren adopted ideas from his campaign that focused heavily on combating climate change. She states in her new climate plan: "While his presidential campaign may be over, his ideas should remain at the center of the agenda." While she has demonstrated her foundational support for the Green New Deal, Warren also considers public health care, environmental justice and policies that prevent exploitation of tribal and public lands as necessary and major considerations for an all-encompassing agenda. Similar to the plan proposed by Sanders, Warren's plan would be funded substantially by the reversal of the Trump administration's tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations. In essence, Sanders, Warren and other Democratic presidential candidates have demonstrated the projected economic feasibility of their climate plans to the public in an effort to amplify the importance of the issue.
When attempting the most optimal plan to address the climate issue, we are caught between making a plan that is feasible and considering the likelihood of facing irreversible climate devastation. In the present reality, we truly have no way of knowing how successful one plan could be over another despite the projected outcomes each one has. We are faced with these questions as we address the climate issue: Is trying to implement this radical plan better or worse than not trying? Should we instead adopt a more realistic policy proven to guarantee some progress?
Considering the current decline of our environment today, aggressive approaches are the only possible methods for restoring the environment to the extent necessary for living beings to not fall into permanent extinction. Thus, regardless of their feasibility or lack thereof, we should be of the mindset that we need monumental reconstruction to achieve climate restoration.
Today, not enough institutions prioritize this mentality in their decision-making for the economy and public policy. As a result, it's up to us to seek what institutions and society fail to present to us and to understand that no step forward is counterproductive to our existence, despite the costs that it may carry. We must hold each other accountable for the ways we think and the actions we take, knowing that positive outcomes of our actions only occur when we make the moral decision.
Here on this campus, we are blessed to even have the choice of how we react to the climate issue. We take for granted the fact that our lives aren't at stake when we choose to be wasteful. We forget that the impacts are monumental on disadvantaged communities and that they have no choice but to decide to survive. The climate catastrophe is growing more volatile and tainted everyday, something that we are out of touch with because of our privileges in this community. Thus, we should act like our reaction to this issue determines our own survival because the necessary impact we need to fix the state of the environment will only start to begin on the day that everyone chooses to act for it. In light of this, we should all support the people fighting for everyone's survival through revolutionary climate policy.
Kianna Marquez can be reached at kmarquez@umich.edu.
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Upington: A Story of Trials and Reconciliation; Black Lawyers, White Courts: The Soul of South African Law
Upington: A Story of Trials and Reconciliation
By Andrea Durbach
Allen & Unwin, 2000, 282 pp.
Black Lawyers, White Courts: The Soul of South African Law
By Kenneth S. Broun
Ohio University Press, 2000, 310 pp.
Reviewed by Gail M. Gerhart
Much of South Africa's success in political transformation is due to its strong legal traditions and the courage of its small group of predominantly white human-rights lawyers. These two works illuminate the complexities of this recent legal history while revealing much about the personal dimensions of lawyering in a racially divided society. Durbach's perceptive memoir recounts her experiences as part of the defense team in a notorious public violence trial during the late 1980s -- in which the trial judge, applying the principle of common purpose, convicted 25 Africans of a political murder and sentenced 14 of them to hang. To save them, the defense had to exploit every opening provided by the law, the facts, and the fast-changing political order. Broun, an American law professor, has interviewed several dozen black South African lawyers of varying ages. His book explores their personal and professional histories in depth, highlighting the enormous handicaps they overcame to win equality in a profession long dominated by whites. Both works provide useful and engaging introductions to the peculiarities of South Africa's legal system in the apartheid era.
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Die Gotthardreussbrücke ist eine historische Steinbogenbrücke über die Gotthardreuss in Hospental im Schweizer Kanton Uri.

Konstruktion
Die Brücke wurde 1681 im Rahmen eines Ausbaus des alten Saumwegs gebaut. Die steinerne Bogenbrücke wölbt sich in unregelmässigem Bogen und in der Längsrichtung leicht gekrümmt mit einer Spannweite von 10 m über das Tal der Gotthardreuss. Die 2 m breite Gehfläche ist mit Katzenkopfsteinpflaster besetzt. Die seitliche Brüstung besteht aus gestellten Steinen. Die Widerlager stehen trocken gemauert auf dem anstehenden Fels und der Brückenkörper ist mit drei Zugankern gesichert.

Geschichte
Da eine Brücke in Hospental bereits im 16. Jahrhundert erwähnt ist, dürfte es sich bei dieser Brücke um einen Ersatzbau handeln.

Erhaltenswertes Objekt
Das Bauwerk ist denkmalgeschützt. Als eine der ältesten Brücken im Urserental ist sie Zeuge des früheren Gotthardverkehrs.

Siehe auch
 Gotthardreussbrücke von 1829

Einzelnachweise

Hospental
Hospental
Brücke in Europa
Brücke im Kanton Uri
Fußgängerbrücke in der Schweiz
Erbaut in den 1680er Jahren
Steinbrücke
Bogenbrücke

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Q: Logging requests to server in CakePHP 3.x I have a site running on CakePHP 3 and I need to implement a logger in order to log some info about requests that are hitting the server. I need all the basic information for GET and POST requests, plus the query parameters or the payload.
I've seen the Logging article in Cake's Cookbook. The problem is that the example provided there it's not enough for me to implement what I need.
Should I use some kind of middleware that intercept the requests and then call a logger?
Could you point to some resource that gives a more detailed example of how to implement a custom log engine in Cake 3?


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Q: Suppose A and B are sets. Prove that $A\subseteq B$ if and only if $A \cap B = A$.
Suppose $A$ and $B$ are sets. Prove that $A \subseteq B$ if and only if $A \cap B = A$.

Here's how I see it being proved.
If $A$ and $B$ are sets,and the intersection of $A$ and $B$ is equal to $A$, then the elements in $A$ are in both the set $A$ and $B$. Therefore, the set of $A$ is a subset of $B$ since all the elements are contained in the interesection of sets $A$ and $B$ are equal to $A$.
Can I prove it that way?

A: Your proof is almost perfect and let me rectify it a bit:
Let  $A$ and $B$ be two sets. The intersection of $A$ and $B$ is equal to $A$, is equivalent to  the elements in $A$ are in both the set $A$ and $B$ which's also equivalent to the set of $A$ is a subset of $B$ since all the elements of $A$ are contained in the intersection of sets $A$ and $B$ are equal to $A$.

A: Your proof only really covers the $\Leftarrow$ direction of statement, as stated.  I would suggest just using simple Boolean algebra to prove it:
$$(A \subseteq B) \iff ((A \cap B) = A)$$
$$(\forall x) (x \in A \Rightarrow x \in B) \iff (\forall y) (y \in A \land y \in B) \iff y \in A$$
$$(\forall x) (x \in A \Rightarrow x \in B) \iff (\forall y) (y \in A \Rightarrow y \in B)$$
$$\top$$

A: Suppose A is subset of B. Let X belongs to A then by hypothesis, X will belong to B. Hence X belong to A  and
X  belong to B  implies that X belongs to A intersection B.  Accordingly A is subset of A intersection B. But we know that A intersection B is always subset of A. Hence A intersection B is equal to A.
On the other hand, suppose A intersection B is equal to A. Then in particular, A is subset  of A intersection B. We know that, A intersection B is subset of B. Hence A is subset  of B.


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It means: may the beneficent forces flow through your physical and spiritual spheres in the form of prosperity, protection, happiness, and wisdom.
Today, the brand is an established presence in the luxury jewelry industry, focusing on high technology and engineering content that makes unique designs with solid character possible. Each Baraka jewel is a sophisticated combination of 18kt gold, diamonds, and innovative materials, thanks to skilled artisans and avant-garde production expertise. The Jewelry was created for a stylish man who wants to wear a refined precious accessory that perfectly fits his lifestyle, from leisure to business and free time. www.baraka.it
About LOCMAN: Founded on the Island of Elba, Italy, in 1986 and is renowned as a jewel in the crown of Italian watchmaking, the perfect fusion of Italian style, Tuscan watchmaking traditions, and new manufacturing technologies. Headquarters and factory are at Marina di Campo, on the Island of Elba, with branch offices in Florence, Milan, Miami, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. LOCMAN watches are worldwide recognized for using state-of-the-art materials such as titanium, carbon fiber, aluminum, and other hi-tech alloys. With a trendy and casual chic look, these ultra-light and resilient timepieces are popular among demanding watch lovers who want extraordinary and unique, fashionable yet discreet pieces. We can count on excellent achievements during these 30+ years of passionate business, including the launch in 2003 of the first all-carbon case and the opening in 2006 of the Scuola Italiana di Orologeria, a watch academy dedicated to training highly specialized craft workers and to creating in-house movements. www.locman.it
About: Graziella Group acquired this historic Florentine company Braccialini in March 2017. The success of this union is seen in their high level of international experience in creating luxury leather items for the past sixty years and the values of Tuscan artisan traditions together with innovation and contemporary glamour. GRAZIELLA Braccialini is a bag like no other . A container full of fantasy, fun, and sparkling color. It is a means of expression and emotion of escaping from reality and opening up to new venues maintaining elegant and sensual nuances. Each bag is embellished with jewelry accents due to Graziella's artisanal experience and creativity for a unique design. The company adheres to the same traditions of design and craftsmanship implemented by its founders, Carla Braccialini, in 1954. With well over 60 years of history, you will find creativity, innovation, and passion within the bag. Its bags are unique in design and style and are coveted worldwide. In the ladies' handbags, there's all their life. www.braccialini.it
About: Rebecca is a top-of-the-range brand of jewelry 100% made in Italy by Industrie Testi Spa, an Italian manufacturing family business with headquarters and a factory in Florence, Italy. The company was founded in 1998 by Alessandro Testi, President and Designer, that created the brand after his oldest daughter Rebecca was born. Alessandro Testi was the pioneer in fashion jewelry for using non-precious and raw materials such as bronze and stainless steel, working them with excellent quality craftsmanship techniques, and combining them with precious materials such as gold and diamonds. This innovative and original creativity and strong advertising campaigns with celebrities such as Beyoncé and Rhianna made the brand highly acclaimed internationally. Rebecca has also recently launched the LUX collection entirely in 18kt gold and diamonds. www.rebecca.it
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West Coast Challengers Community Volunteer Event – Orange County Food Bank, 2012
Posted: 4th August 2012 by West Coast Challengers in Club Event, Community Outreach
Tags: Community, Community Action Partnership, Food Bank, Garden Grove, Helping Others, Orange County Food Bank, Outreach, Perry's Pizza, Volunteer, Volunteering
West Coast Challengers spent the morning volunteering at the Orange County Food Bank in Garden Grove, CA.
Club members met up around the corner and then caravanned over to the food bank together, rolling in around 8:00 a.m. After a quick check-in, club members were introduced to the food bank and about their mission to provide less fortunate families and the elderly who may be faced with choosing between a roof over their head, medicine and even food. The Orange County Food Bank hopes that by at least by providing food to those persons, that one worrisome decision need not be made so that their quality of life may be improved that much more.
After introduction to the food bank, club members were escorted to the assembly area where each was assigned a specific task. Basically we formed an assembly line. Some were assigned to keep product moving to the assembly line while others we charged with putting their specific food item into the box and sending the box on down the line to the next person and finally to the end where the box would be sealed and stacked on a pallet.
Working at an unbelievably furious and non-stop basis for several hours, club members were able to pack more than a thousand individual boxes of food for our community residents. It was an intensive workout and when we walked out of the food bank, not a single club member was without sweat soaked clothes.
The club was complimented several times by the food bank on our work ethic and production numbers which gave everyone a real sense of pride. Never before had we all been so proud to be a member of West Coast Challengers than today. Kudos to all of the club members who volunteered and gave it their all so that others less fortunate than us may find some solace in not having to worry about food this month.
After spending the morning volunteering at the food bank, club members caravanned over to Perry's Pizza in Garden Grove, CA, where the club members ordered everything from pizza by the slice and sandwiches to pasta dishes and salads. Great food and the owner had even gone to trouble to bring on extra help in anticipation of our arrival. We will certainly be returning soon.
More pictures from our day of volunteering can be found in our club photo gallery.
If you or your group would like to volunteer at the food bank, please contact the Orange County Food Bank for more information. As with any charitable organization, the food bank also accepts monetary donations.
For more, check out these similar car club events:
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Mark Lowry, Director - CAPOC'S Orange County Food Bank says:
I want to thank the members of West Coast Challengers for your help in assembling food boxes for children from low-income families and seniors on August 4, 2012. You were successful in packaging 1,040 food boxes that day.
You are invited to return to the Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC), to assist with the work of feeding those in need at your convenience. We make arrangements to remain open through the late afternoon/early evening and on most Saturdays to accommodate volunteer groups such as West Coast Challengers.
CAPOC'S Orange County Food Bank provides food to over 375 social services agencies throughout Orange County and assists 1,400 people directly each day as well. If you would be interested in exploring future opportunities for volunteer service, please feel free to contact us.
It was a pleasure having you at CAPOC'S Orange County Food Bank. Your entire group was enthusiastic and hard working and we are encouraged to see groups like yours placing such a high priority on helping others. Thank you again and we hope to see you soon.
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Tiny homes can mean big costs, especially depending on where you live
Published Wed, Aug 18 202112:33 PM EDT Updated Wed, Aug 18 20211:19 PM EDT
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When it comes to tiny home affordability, North Dakota, New Hampshire and New Jersey rank at the top.
Nationally, the average cost of a tiny home is $52,000, 87% cheaper than the average price of a typical home.
Buyers, however, are paying more per square foot on tiny homes, 62% more.
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Demand for tiny homes, either stand-alone or backyard dwellings, rose significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, as some homeowners looked for additional space and others looked for more affordable space. Along with the rest of the housing market, however, the costs are rising.
Tiny homes are generally designated as being under 600 square feet, but the average size of a tiny house for sale in the U.S. is actually just 225 square feet, or roughly eight times smaller than a typical home, according to a new survey by Porch.com, a home services platform.
Nationally, the average cost of a tiny home is $52,000, 87% cheaper than the average price of a typical home. Buyers, however, are paying more per square foot on tiny homes, 62% more.
"There is a lot of detail and complexity in connecting and integrating all the mains (electricity, sewage, heating) in a relatively small building," said Volodymyr Kupriyanov, a researcher at Porch.com. "All of the material and labor often require custom or specialty sizing, which all adds to additional cost of building and maintaining the tiny home."
Also, local zoning laws for tiny homes can vary drastically state to state and even county to county, adding costs for some homeowners. In addition, utility hookups can be an expensive part of a tiny house.
"If your house is located off-grid – meaning there's no access to utility sources – you may need to collect rainwater or dig a well, use solar panels and install a septic system. All of these will add to the cost of a tiny home build," added Kupriyanov.
So where do you get the biggest bang for your buck on a tiny home? They're cheapest in North Dakota ($28,000) overall, but if you're going by square foot, homes in Arkansas are cheapest. Hawaii, which is one of the most expensive housing markets in the U.S., also has the most expensive tiny real estate, with an average price tag over $149,000 or $490 per square foot.
When it comes to tiny home affordability, North Dakota, New Hampshire and New Jersey rank at the top. Tiny homes there cost less than half the average annual household income. Tiny homes are least affordable in Hawaii, Montana and New Mexico.
Potential buyers of tiny homes also need to consider the cost of insuring their tiny investments. And that differs by region as well.
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The most expensive state to insure a tiny home is in Oklahoma, followed by Tennessee, Kansas, Texas and Colorado, according to ValuePenguin, an insurance research website from LendingTree. That is likely because those states have high rates of tornado activity. In Oklahoma, the cost of tiny home insurance is 242% times greater than the national average, but it's still less than insuring a regular-sized home in the state.
ValuePenguin also looked at sale-related search terms on Google and found that Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming have the most people looking to buy tiny houses. Insurance in Alabama and Arkansas is among the most expensive in the country for tiny homes, though. The company suggests owners of tiny homes try to bundle their home insurance with their car insurance to save money.
As with all homebuilders now, the cost to construct a tiny home is also rising. That is due to supply chain issues and rising costs for land, labor and materials.
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Video: Best of Mike Hopkins' DreamRide
A Tip of the Hat to Mike Hopkins and the DreamRide Crew:When we at Diamondback first started down the DreamRide vortex, we had no idea what we were getting into. We thought we'd asked them to make a video for a product launch. Instead, we got a feast for the eyes: three tales that invite us into a world of wild adventures through mystical landscapes.Every spring when we head back out for the first rides of the season, we look at familiar trails with a fresh perspective. So to with DreamRide. Take a fresh look at the best from all three films packed into one final edition, DreamRide - A Trilogy.As they say, every great ride has to come to an end, or is it a place where the next one begins? Til next time, old friend.Mike's Take: The DreamRide series began with a simple idea: Take a childhood book filled with adventure, discovery, excitement, uncertainty, strange and far-off lands... and bring it to life... turns out simple, ain't easy. At the end of the day, an idea remains an idea, until someone puts in the work, takes that lightbulb of inspiration, builds it out, and brings it to life. You could say ideas and execution live on different poles of the same planet, and it takes one hell of a team to connect them. From the get-go, we set out to create an experience with enough relatable context that anyone could picture themselves within the folds of the story, in the same way, a book makes a reader feel like a character.This project was always going to be a "we" not a "me" project. Counterintuitive to the hero structure of the sport, the focal point of this series was never going to be the athlete. I was merely the vehicle to take audiences through the story. This approach enabled the series to exist both within the industry and beyond. So, naturally, we're pretty fired up with how it all turned out and the opportunities that lie ahead!To The Friends Made Along The Way: via Bruno LongAs a small crew exploring unique locations all over the world, we couldn't have created a series like this without the help from random people in every spot. The hospitality and kindness of strangers along our travels helped us find locations that we wouldn't have otherwise found on our own. From getting directions to a secret canyon drawn for us on a napkin, to having Hawaiian locals show us their zone and take days off of work to help build props for our shoot, to New Zealand Heli mechanics (Blair you're the man!) letting us stay at their house, we couldn't have done it without the kindness and generosity of these people. It's a humbling experience to accept help from someone that you don't know and it's a great exercise in trusting others to help you with such an important project. I've learned so much from all of the people I've met along my travels and I try every day to incorporate that sort of kindness and helpfulness into my own life. I cannot thank all of them enough for enriching my own life and teaching me to trust my instincts and be open to accepting help when you truly need it.
The Dream Team: Mike's Take:I'll be the first person to tell you that I can be a real "treat" to work with. I push things to the brink when trying to execute an idea, and my approach is not for everyone. Hell, it's barely for anyone. I bring this up because nothing gets done without a team, and it definitely helps when they are cut from the same crazy piece of cloth. I have an amazing (and small) group of talented friends who beat to the same drum. I can't say we've been through it all, but we've definitely put our chips on the table, through 48hr editing marathons, erupting volcanoes, altitude sickness, sandstorms, frostbite, heat stroke, never ending ass cramping drives, dirt naps, spider infested jungle, hurricane force storms, dodging acid pools, crushed croissants, destroyed gear, unbreathable air and sleeping in respirators, razor grass, lava tubes... and most of this enjoyed from the travel comforts of a single minivan. How have we been able to endure the pre-, on-location, and post-production of these projects? Because we have an incredible amount of trust within our team. All I gotta say is that you guys are the best bunch of misfits, and make one hell of a creative force!Gibb's Take:What I loved about working on the DreamRide series, is everyone's willingness to go above and beyond to capture something unique and fresh. Sometimes that meant driving almost six hours for one shot. Other times that meant driving on the "Loneliest Road in America" to the north west corner of Nevada to find out that we couldn't get permission to ride at our dream location. Sometimes it meant staying at a location a few extra days because we weren't quite able to get the shot. It was because of this attitude and hard work of the team that we were able to capture the beautiful footage that made DreamRide.
Presented By: Diamondback Bikes
Director/Athlete: Mike Hopkins
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Mike HopkinsCinematography:
Scott Secco
Ryan Gibb
Jordan Manley
David Peacock
Andre Nutini Additional Cinematography:
John Colthorpe
Axl Fostvedt
Photography: Bruno Long
Writer: Lacy Kemp
Editing/VFX: Juicy Studios
Sound and Audio Design: Keith White Audio
Narrator: Graham Tracey
... and countless support from Friends and Family.Experience All Three of the DreamRide Chapters:
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