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'Why you wanna treat me so bad?' Prince and the Minnesota media
Prince loved Minnesota, but we didn't make it easy.
By Tim Gihring
When Prince came along, the local media were determined to prove they were up to the task.
REUTERS/Olivia Harris
Prince Rogers Nelson died last week at his Paisley Park studio in Chanhassen, just 21 miles as the motorcycle drives from where he grew up in north Minneapolis — a little shotgun house he owned at the time of his death. He was the most famous Minnesotan, in modern times, who never really left.
As the local media leans into its Prince tributes, singing his praises and recalling his recent cuddliness with the press, it's easy to get the impression that here — far from the celebrity-soaked coasts — he was given room to breathe, to be himself, and that's why he stayed.
But this isn't exactly true. Because he was one of our few genuine celebrities — because he didn't leave — the media felt entitled, even duty-bound, to invade his privacy. The press hounded him. Showed up at his home. Knocked on his door. And sometimes he answered.
Here's Star Tribune columnist Cheryl Johnson (C.J.) in 1997, nine months after his son died in infancy:
I parked on the street outside [Paisley Park]—having been kicked out of there before, I wasn't about to get into trouble for trespassing. But when I spied his vehicle positioned just inside Paisley, I got out of my car so he could see his pursuer. Bingo. He pulled out and parked right behind my car.
I walked over. He lowered his car window. [My friend] Beverly came over with a camera in hand. "No pictures!" he said. Even though his eyes were hidden behind dark glasses with a glyph on the temple, there was flight in his voice.
When Prince pulled a fast one in 1996, marrying Mayte Garcia under the media's nose in downtown Minneapolis instead of in Paris, as his publicist had hinted for weeks, the press was peeved. I was a young reporter then at the Associated Press, just blocks from the church, and eventually we tracked down everything from the name of the processional music Prince composed ("Kama Sutra") to Mayte's outfit (white Versace dress) to the flower girl (an Edina elementary-school student) to how long the marital smooch lasted ("extra long").
When their son was rumored to have died at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, at about a week old, I was asked to call the nurse's station and keep calling until someone answered. The press pried so much out of the nurses at adjoining Abbott Northwestern Hospital, where the boy was born, that several were thought to have been fired. C.J. confirmed they weren't, reporting "no reason to feel sorry this holiday season for Abbott Northwestern nurses rumored to have lost their jobs."
A different Twin Cities
It's hard to remember — 15 years after crowdsurfing R.T. Rybak became mayor of Minneapolis, 12 years after rising to fourth among states in per-capita income — just how invisible the Twin Cities were when Prince was growing up in the 1960s and '70s. We were colder and flatter then, fortified by grain silos. The Foshay Tower had been the tallest building in the state for nearly half a century. "Funkytown" was intentionally ironic, created — like almost everything that made its way from Minnesota into the national consciousness then — by a suburban white guy.
When Prince came along, a teenage superstar worthy of the national spotlight, the local media were determined to prove they were up to the task. They were self-conscious that if they were too deferential, if they didn't get the scoop, if they didn't criticize Prince, that someone from the coasts would — and they would look provincial.
And so they went about putting him in his place. "I told him I didn't like the way he behaved," C.J. wrote in 1997. Star Tribune pop-music critic Jon Bream, as recently as the morning after Prince died, recalled him as "petulant," the way you might describe a small child, and that he had recently "seemed mature, acting like a 50-something adult."
Bream, who became the Star Tribune's pop-music critic in 1974, was among the first reporters to follow him. He dug up Prince's birth certificate and disclosed that he was actually two years older than he purported to be. He asked Prince's mom about rumors of pornography hidden in her copies of Better Homes and Gardens. He speculated that Prince was wearing an Afro wig instead of his own hair.
He put everything he learned in an unauthorized biography of Prince, published in 1984 — including most of what ran in a popular four-part series for the Star Tribune called "Our Royal Rocker" — and in the acknowledgments added "most importantly, thanks to Prince, for his vision, his courage, and for staying at home." He somehow had the stones to hand the book to Prince during rehearsals for the "Purple Rain" tour.
Perhaps none of this is beyond the bailiwick of journalists — if you want to understand Prince, it may be helpful to know that he is the kind of person who lies about his age. But Prince wasn't impressed. He banned Bream from his inner circle for years, and refused to give him a real interview for the better part of three decades.
This was the business, of course, the cat and mouse of media and celebrity. And when Prince figured it out, he turned the tables, once agreeing to an interview with a GQ writer — who flew to Paisley Park for the occasion — only to conduct it via phone from another room. He reportedly made other journalists literally dance before he'd answer their questions. "There's not much I want them to know about me," he said of his fans, "other than the music."
Recently the game had exhausted itself. The money was gone from both music and media. Prince was no longer in the spotlight; reporters no longer felt the need to unmask him. He began spending more time in Chanhassen. He threw parties and gave interviews, even to Bream.
In a sense, this was because of us. We had picked his skeletons clean. With nothing left to say, he finally began to talk. With nowhere left to hide, he finally felt at home.
Tim Gihring
Tim Gihring is a former editor of Minnesota Monthly and is currently the host of "The Object" podcast for the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
'He was ours': Mourning the loss of Prince, music genius and eternal seeker
By Jim Walsh | MinnPost contributing writer

'Why you wanna treat me so bad?' Prince and the Minnesota media

By Tim Gihring

April 25, 2016

Prince Rogers Nelson died last week at his Paisley Park studio in Chanhassen, just 21 miles as the motorcycle drives from where he grew up in north Minneapolis — a little shotgun house he owned at the time of his death. He was the most famous Minnesotan, in modern times, who never really left.

As the local media leans into its Prince tributes, singing his praises and recalling his recent cuddliness with the press, it's easy to get the impression that here — far from the celebrity-soaked coasts — he was given room to breathe, to be himself, and that's why he stayed.

But this isn't exactly true. Because he was one of our few genuine celebrities — because he didn't leave — the media felt entitled, even duty-bound, to invade his privacy. The press hounded him. Showed up at his home. Knocked on his door. And sometimes he answered.

Here's Star Tribune columnist Cheryl Johnson (C.J.) in 1997, nine months after his son died in infancy:

I parked on the street outside —having been kicked out of there before, I wasn't about to get into trouble for trespassing. But when I spied his vehicle positioned just inside Paisley, I got out of my car so he could see his pursuer. Bingo. He pulled out and parked right behind my car.

I walked over. He lowered his car window. Beverly came over with a camera in hand. "No pictures!" he said. Even though his eyes were hidden behind dark glasses with a glyph on the temple, there was flight in his voice.

When Prince pulled a fast one in 1996, marrying Mayte Garcia under the media's nose in downtown Minneapolis instead of in Paris, as his publicist had hinted for weeks, the press was peeved. I was a young reporter then at the Associated Press, just blocks from the church, and eventually we tracked down everything from the name of the processional music Prince composed ("Kama Sutra") to Mayte's outfit (white Versace dress) to the flower girl (an Edina elementary-school student) to how long the marital smooch lasted ("extra long").

When their son was rumored to have died at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, at about a week old, I was asked to call the nurse's station and keep calling until someone answered. The press pried so much out of the nurses at adjoining Abbott Northwestern Hospital, where the boy was born, that several were thought to have been fired. C.J. confirmed they weren't, reporting "no reason to feel sorry this holiday season for Abbott Northwestern nurses rumored to have lost their jobs."

A different Twin Cities

It's hard to remember — 15 years after crowdsurfing R.T. Rybak became mayor of Minneapolis, 12 years after rising to fourth among states in per-capita income — just how invisible the Twin Cities were when Prince was growing up in the 1960s and '70s. We were colder and flatter then, fortified by grain silos. The Foshay Tower had been the tallest building in the state for nearly half a century. "Funkytown" was intentionally ironic, created — like almost everything that made its way from Minnesota into the national consciousness then — by a suburban white guy.

When Prince came along, a teenage superstar worthy of the national spotlight, the local media were determined to prove they were up to the task. They were self-conscious that if they were too deferential, if they didn't get the scoop, if they didn't criticize Prince, that someone from the coasts would — and they would look provincial.

And so they went about putting him in his place. "I told him I didn't like the way he behaved," C.J. wrote in 1997. Star Tribune pop-music critic Jon Bream, as recently as the morning after Prince died, recalled him as "petulant," the way you might describe a small child, and that he had recently "seemed mature, acting like a 50-something adult."

Bream, who became the Star Tribune's pop-music critic in 1974, was among the first reporters to follow him. He dug up Prince's birth certificate and disclosed that he was actually two years older than he purported to be. He asked Prince's mom about rumors of pornography hidden in her copies of Better Homes and Gardens. He speculated that Prince was wearing an Afro wig instead of his own hair.

He put everything he learned in an unauthorized biography of Prince, published in 1984 — including most of what ran in a popular four-part series for the Star Tribune called "Our Royal Rocker" — and in the acknowledgments added "most importantly, thanks to Prince, for his vision, his courage, and for staying at home." He somehow had the stones to hand the book to Prince during rehearsals for the "Purple Rain" tour.

Perhaps none of this is beyond the bailiwick of journalists — if you want to understand Prince, it may be helpful to know that he is the kind of person who lies about his age. But Prince wasn't impressed. He banned Bream from his inner circle for years, and refused to give him a real interview for the better part of three decades.

This was the business, of course, the cat and mouse of media and celebrity. And when Prince figured it out, he turned the tables, once agreeing to an interview with a GQ writer — who flew to Paisley Park for the occasion — only to conduct it via phone from another room. He reportedly made other journalists literally dance before he'd answer their questions. "There's not much I want them to know about me," he said of his fans, "other than the music."

Recently the game had exhausted itself. The money was gone from both music and media. Prince was no longer in the spotlight; reporters no longer felt the need to unmask him. He began spending more time in Chanhassen. He threw parties and gave interviews, even to Bream.

In a sense, this was because of us. We had picked his skeletons clean. With nothing left to say, he finally began to talk. With nowhere left to hide, he finally felt at home.

This article first appeared on MinnPost and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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// Created          : 12-16-2014
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using eZet.EveLib.EveCrestModule.Models.Links;
using eZet.EveLib.EveCrestModule.Models.Resources.Market;

namespace eZet.EveLib.EveCrestModule.Models.Resources {
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Workhorse for the South Suburban Conference champs, the left-hander compiled a 17-4 record with 196 strikeouts and a 1.09 ERA. Three of her losses were to Class 4A state tournament teams. Threw seven shutouts. Verballed to Middle Tennessee State.
A remarkable hitter (.466 career BA), but most stands out as a pitcher. Holds the Anoka single-game strikeout record (17), has more than 500 for her career. Went 3-0 in the Section 7, 4A playoffs, giving her 46 career victories, 0.93 career ERA. Headed to Augustana.
Two-time All-Metro selection. Split time as a pitcher, posting an 11-1 record with a 0.81 ERA. Remarkable control, walked just six batters all season. Has a devastating change-up as an outpitch. Hit .471 with five HRs, 28 RBI. Also headed to Augustana.
The Metro Player of the Year took on a bigger role as a pitcher this year, posted a 12-0 record with a 0.58 ERA. Defeated Prior Lake twice for the Class 4A, Section 2 title. Hit .547 with six home runs ( two in the finals), 23 RBI, team-leading 41 base hits. Signed with Connecticut.
Always a threat at the plate with exceptional power, knack for picking up the big hit. Hitting .448 with six home runs, 22 RBI. Owns her school's record for career home runs with 31. Three-time All-Metro selection. Will play at Minnesota-Duluth.
Versatile enough to step out from behind the plate and fill in where needed. Hits with power (six home runs) smart and always puts the ball in play. Struck out just once, hit .431. Verballed to Iowa.
Another repeat All-Metro selection. Teams rarely run on her due to her quick release and rocket arm. Hit .409 with three home runs and 21 RBI. Will play at Minnesota.
All-around athlete who is a natural on the diamond. Anchors the middle of the infield and has a powerful arm. Hit .391 with eight home runs. Her 25 RBI is the school RBI record. Augustana-bound.
Exceptional with the bat and in the field. Can shut down opponents offenses with her defense. Hits for average and power: .538 with four home runs, 30 RBI in the pitching-rich Northwest Suburban.
Five-tool player who can steal base hits with her laser-arm. Always puts a strong swing on the ball, resulting in a .500 average (33-for-66) with five home runs, 30 RBI. Verballed to Augustana.
Phenomenal hitter with exceptional hand-eye coordination. Future Gopher put together a remarkable 18-for-18 streak. Hit.694 with nine home runs, 37 RBI, 1.323 slugging percentage.
Game-changer at the plate. Tremendous production despite getting pitched around often, resulting in nearly 20 bases on balls. Hit .515 (35-for-68) with five home runs and 32 RBI.


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Even before last year's momentous events, I'm certain that I was not alone in thinking that September is the cruelest month. It means an end to the care-free days at the beach or by the barbeque, and a return to school or the post-Labor days office grind. The weather is often perfect, but few of us have the leisure to enjoy it.
For me, September is also a time when I find myself thinking even more about two of my nearest loved ones, each of whom passed away on separate dates within the month. It's enough to fill my birthday with melancholy. With such varying degrees of sadness all around, annually I ask myself the same question: who, other than Earth, Wind & Fire, really is dancing in September?
Here in New York, of course, there'll be a mass spectacle of remembrance in the days leading up to. As well as on the day of, September 11th. (Incidentally, we believe that there should be a "th" tacked on to the date, because that's how people say it, and thus know it.) That 9-11 (the other way people say it) should indeed be a time for reflection is beyond a doubt. Surely it is a moment of sorrow, for grief over the needless loss of life. What other lessons will be imparted is a different story.
I would take a real Pollyanna to say that the city has fulfilled its promise to come back from the attack "better and stronger than ever." Floating six over-lapping proposals for office buildings at Ground Zero is at best disingenuous. Talk of chopping one billion dollars from the city budget is even worse. Meanwhile, has the U.S. done anything to improve its standing in the Muslim world? Not as far as I can tell. Neither have any of the efforts at improving national security over the past year really made me feel, well, more secure.
I haven't even mentioned the much less than exuberant state of the American economy, a ship now clearly commanded by malfeasants. Nor have I said anything about the hot stinking weather. Or the prospect that come October, there may not be a World Series, or worse, there may be one, but it will be the Yankees vs. the Braves. Even though it's not even September, the lazy days do feel long gone.
But wait, there's time yet to go to Jones Beach. It's a place blissfully free of commercial saturation, one where public money benefits the public only. It is a space for the masses, free of the distinctions of the classes. Come September, Jones Beach is where I'd rather be. It's where hope summers eternal.


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Explora Patagonia Lodge—Torres del Paine National Park
The Paine Range near the Explora Patagonia lodge © 2015 Charles & Mary Love
Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in southern Chile, gets our vote as one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
The top place to stay is Explora Patagonia. No question about it. Overlooking Lake Pehoé, it's the only luxury lodge in the heart of the park with close-up views of the jaw-dropping Paine Range.
"Location, location, location," they say in real estate. How Explora's owner acquired this magnificent site is a story that, if known, would surely make developers foam at the mouth with envy. Like a box seat for music lovers at the Met or Lincoln Center, the lodge offers intimate, full-stage views of the setting. The privileged few who make it here don't have to take a hike, or even leave their beds, to look upon one of Mother Nature's grandest spectacles. And like a coquettish woman adjusting her wardrobe to please, the Paine Range changes by the minute as light and shadows work their magic. It's the kind of destination that photographers—and anyone inspired by nature—dream about.
Wildlife is abundant: guanacos (wild mammals that are members of the camel family), rheas (a large flightless bird resembling an ostrich), pumas, flamingoes, foxes, condors and more. Experienced guides at the lodge lead small groups on exploratory treks and horseback rides that can be as physically challenging, or as leisurely, as they wish.
The cuisine is healthy, delicious and beautifully presented—and the service impeccable. Weekly barbecues are also a treat. Gauchos cook, over an open fire, the world's most tender lamb and other Chilean specialties, accompanied by a cornucopia of fresh, seasoned vegetables and some of the country's finest wines.
Founder of the Explora company, Pedro Ibáñez, didn't want to replicate traditional travel experiences, but, rather, to offer ways to combine in-depth exploration of remote, magical places with luxury accommodations. Explora also has lodges in Chile's Atacama Desert and on Easter Island.
It's little wonder that Explora has been recognized as South America's Leading Expedition Company by World Travel Awards. For more information on the company's lodge-based and nomadic journeys, visit www.explora.com, call toll free in the United States at 1-866-750-6699 or e-mail reserve@explora.com
Getting there: Delta offers 9 ½ hour flights from Atlanta to Santiago, Chile. From there, LAN Airlines has connecting flights to Punta Arenas, Chile. The lodge can help arrange the 5-hour drive from Punta Arenas to Torres del Paine. This is one of the simplest ways we've found to make the journey from the East Coast..
Guanaco in front of the Towers, Torres del Paine National Park © 2015 Charles & Mary Love
Guanacos, one of the largest wild mammal species found in South America, roam throughout the area. The iconic Torres del Paine (which translates "towers of pale blue" from the indigenous Telhueche language) provide an epic backdrop.
Hikers at Lake Sarmiento © 2015 Charles & Mary Love
Hikers take in the views at Lake Sarmiento, named after Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa. The lake's shoreline has large calcium deposits resulting from, geologists suggest, hydrothermal activity in the lake and/or sediments trapped in mats of blue-green algae.
The Explora Patagonia lodge © 2015 Charles & Mary Love
The Explora Patagonia lodge overlooks Lake Pekoe and the iconic Cuernos (horns), so named because of the horn-like shape of the twin peaks at the far right.
The Cuernos by moonlight © 2015 Charles & Mary Love
The Paine Range and Cuernos under a full moon, as seen from the lodge, create a magical setting. Italian priest Alberto de Agostini, one of the first to explore the area, said during a 1945 journey, " The Paine massif is unrivaled…in its colors and forms it is without doubt one of the most spectacular sights that the human imagination can conceive."
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NYNG remembers sacrifice in Memorial Day ceremony
By Eric Durr, New York National GuardMay 28, 2021
Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge, assistant adjutant general for New York, and Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Denny Richardson, state command chief for New York, renders honors while taps is played during a Memorial Day service, Latham, N.Y., May 27, 2021. Each year the facility holds a service to recognize New York Guardsman who died over the course of the previous year. (Photo Credit: Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell) VIEW ORIGINAL
LATHAM, New York – The New York National Guard's headquarters remembered 10 Soldiers and Airmen who died in the past year – on duty and off – during a short Memorial Day ceremony May 27.
Those memorialized this year included Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Prial, who died in a UH-60 crash outside Rochester; and Spc. Justin Grennell, who died while on duty in Washington, D.C., serving on the security mission there.
The short ceremony, held outside the building, was videotaped so it could be viewed over Facebook and the New York National Guard YouTube channel.
The ceremony featured a wreath-laying, invocation, and remarks from Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge, the commander of the New York Air National Guard and assistant adjutant general.
LaBarge urged those attending the event to make time this weekend to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in combat.
He recently had a chance to make that time on Long Island a few weeks ago, Labarge told his listeners.
"As I was traveling the Long Island Expressway, I noticed a sign near Yaphank – a sign for the Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa Memorial Bridge. I knew Louis; he worked for me in the Base Defense Squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base. He was killed in combat on 23 December 2015," LaBarge said.
"That sign meant a lot to me. It gave me the opportunity to think about Lou and his family – to remember, even for a brief moment. I owe them at least that much," he said.
On Memorial Day, he will travel to West Harrison to help dedicate a bridge to another Airman he knew: Tech Sgt. Joseph Lemm, who died alongside Bonacasa on that day in 2015.
Using the same words to his audience of Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and civilian employees, LaBarge echoed the significance of that moment of remembrance.
"Monday will mean a lot to me as it will give me the opportunity to remember Joe and his family, even for a brief moment. I owe them that much," he said.
Most military members who have not been in combat don't know if they will flinch or rise to the occasion and become "unsuspecting warriors," LaBarge said.
But Louis Bonacasa and Joseph Lemm and the other Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen honored on Memorial Day faced that question and got the answer, he said.
"When we consider their courage and sacrifice, that question has been answered for all time," he emphasized.
Everybody who has ever served in the military undertook a contract when they took the oath, vowing to "faithfully discharge the duties of the office," LaBarge said. The oath does not say "until the going gets tough."
"The people that we memorialize today knew that distinction, and they did not hesitate to uphold their contract," LaBarge said.
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As a Healthcare Informatics consultant, cloud expert and a business intelligence architect, Reda Chouffani helps enterprise clients make the best use of technology to streamline operations and improve productivity. Chouffani runs the consulting practice he co-founded, Biz Technology Solutions Inc, and works closely with key accounts.
In the Charlotte, N.C., community, Chouffani volunteers as a mentor to new startups as part of the Queen City Fintech, which gives back to local entrepreneurs. In addition to healthcare, life and science technologies, he works closely with clients in other industries and some of their technology strategies.
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Jeff Graunke from Cochlear Americas shares what we have learned about cochlear implants in 30 years and outlines the challenges we still face in the upcoming future.
The holiday season is upon us! December is one of the busiest travel months of the year. How can you assure that you have a successful, low-stress vacation with your Cochlear Implant (CI) or Hearing Aid (HA) kid? Plan, plan, plan, and then prepare!
The 2018 open enrollment period for the healthcare marketplace ends after December 15, 2018. As the parent of a child with hearing loss that has been forced to get new health insurance every year for the last seven years (our plans were "no longer offered," i.e., cancelled, each year), I understand how hard it can be to choose a health insurance plan. If possible, work with your employer's human resources department to pick a plan. For the rest of us without that option, here are a few tips to consider when choosing an insurance plan for you and your family. We provide additional resource links for more tips.
FHSR is proud to welcome legendary musician Richard Reed on Friday, November 2nd for our An Evening of Merit and Music featuring the Merit School of Music students from the Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-Free Conservatory for a night of music and storytelling.
A big thank you to everybody who made Cheers & Beers for Ears 2018 a rousing success! The FHSR Associate Board could not have done it without the help of our fabulous supporters. We also want to thank Loukia, Dave Wzorek, and Out of Hours!
On August 23, 2018, Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB4516 requiring Illinois insurance companies to provide coverage for hearing instruments for children under the age of 18. The bill is effective immediately, which means that insurers will begin providing this benefit with policies issued after today. If you have a claim denied, please report it to the Illinois Department of Insurance.


Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week's reading begins with a passage from the Apocrypha. We begin our exposition with the second reading which is from Paul's letter to the church in Philippi then conclude with the Gospel reading from the third chapter of Luke. The Philippians passage allows us to see into the heart of the Apostle Paul and the mutual affection he shared with the believers in Philippi. The Gospel account introduces us to the ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus. The reading includes a quotation from the prophet Isaiah, which foretells something about both John's ministry and the work of the one whom he introduced.
The first reading is from the Apocrypha. This body of work provides some important historical insights into the 400-year silent period just prior to the birth of Jesus. We encourage our readers to become familiar with the cultural and historical context leading up to the publishing of the New Testament. Due to copyright and other restrictions we are not allowed to share a study of this text.
What did you learn today about having confidence that God has begun a good work in you and will complete it? That is possible only if you have put your personal trust in Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection to atone for your sin.
In what ways are you filling your mind with the "excellent" things of life that will honor God and build your Christian character?
During the past year, what are some specific circumstances when you acknowledged your sin before God, and change your mind and behavior so that you can live a life of holiness?


By far the most important accessory for anyone would have to be a wallet. It doesn't matter if you carry cash or not, you always have a card or few with you.
In fact with the increase in electronic modes of payment, it's impossible for anyone to survive without a card. Wallets keep your money and cards organised, but did you know that your wallet may not be keeping everything safe!?
5 years ago a company named after a pet came into being. Kinzd is a Hong Kong based company that aims to provide simple, slim, minimalist wallets, at extremely affordable price points, using socially conscious material wherever possible. Fast forward to 2017 and Kinzd has delivered over 2.5 million wallets in over 95 countries worldwide. So, what makes their wallets so unique? Well it's the safety factor. RFID protected wallets have been the niche sales for the company. Just to make all this clear, let's understand what RFID is and how important it is to have protection on your cards for it.
RFID stands for Radios-Frequency identification, it uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects, in this case your cards/passport etc. These tags contain electronically stored information that can easily be manipulated with if not kept secure. Electronic pick pocketing has become dominantly prevalent across the globe, and blocking all RFID scanners and readers is the only way to keep your details safe. Thieves use easily accessible devices to scan and retrieve information from cards RFID chip. This chip responds automatically to a signal sent out by a reader once within range. The thief hence gets the encrypted access code and the card can be manipulated with.
Regular wallets do not have RFID protection, however Kinzd provides not just this amazing feature, and their wallets are super functional and trendy. You can find a variety of products on their website, ranging from slim wallets (bi/trifold), money clips, travel wallets, card cases etc. These are good for the minimalist who wants to keep his/her cards safe from violation. You can simply put this wallet in your hand bag or pocket and not have to worry about private information leaking. If you have an electronic passport with an RFID chip, you can keep that safe too.
Kinzd now also offers the option of personalizing your wallets on their website. Apart from the wallets, you can also find other relate products like belts, cosmetic bags, storage cases, coin wallets etc. There is also variety in materials however not so much in colours. You can find some designs available in genuine leather, carbon fiber, horse leather; you will also find practical styles with rubber band to hold everything together.
The Kinzd wallets are a great gifting option too. The price range starts from USD10.99 and increases with type of product and material. All products can be purchased from the Kinzd website directly.


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The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel is to be found in the magnificent setting of the Great Langdale Valley.
Make Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel your base for a variety of outdoor adventures including mountain biking, walking, climbing, canoeing and paragliding to name a few available. A number of walks are readily available on our doorstep as is the Cumbria Way.


This year we are moved to a five day specials rotation. That means, I will get to see your children every week! I'm excited to get to spend more time with your kids and do even more fun activities and experiments! Let the fun begin!
We have been super busy in Design and Innovation! Sometimes I don't post as much on the blog, but keep checking my twitter feed for daily pictures of the adventures the kids are having!
Today many students and teacher showed their school spirit by dressing up as Super Heroes. Mrs. Rollin (the art teacher) and I had a lot of fun zooming around watching for students who were being aWESome!
Fourth and fifth grade have been working on beginning typing skills. They are welcome to practice at home! Or, if you don't have a computer at home, the public libraries have computers you can use for free.
This week we are focusing on using laptops in the STEM lab. The kids are having fun using technology to build new skills!
In Kindergarten and First grades, the students are working on typing in their lunch number and learning how to get to this website. There they are finding the pages I have on the "Links" page. Finally, they are working on using a laptop mouse pad to create cars, faces, cakes, and houses. You kids are welcome to continue practicing at home!
2nd grade is using an animation site to create a short movie. They have to create each slide, so when it is all played it moves like a short film. We are centering our "short films" on weather, which they are currently studying in their classroom.
3rd grade will be learning all about vermi-composting! They will be using a site called Vermi the Worm to learn about how to care for worms, how important they are to the soil, and more about composting! This connects with their "plants" science unit!
Finally, Forth and Fifth grades are working on beginning typing! They are learning the basics of the "home keys" and using a fun game to familiarize themselves with typing. I'm hoping to lessen the hunt and peck method so many of them use!
Each of the sites we are using can be found under the "LINKS" page above. I encourage you to have your child practice and share these with you!
Having tons of fun on our Make Up Days!!!!
Those who are out are missing tons of fun around the building! In STEM we are building straw rockets, coding, creating cages for hexbugs and much much more! Check out the pictures on twitter!
After attending a workshop by code.org, I decided to jump back into coding again this week. 2nd -5th have been collaborating with a partner to create their own games, while the younger grades have been using Angry Birds to better understand how to build code, using blockly. All kids have had a blast working on computer science this week! We are building the knowledge of several future computer scientists!
Kindergarten and Second grades have been visiting the worms!
We have learned so many new things!
Fourth grade studied circuits in their science class. In STEM, we have tried to take it even further with our snap circuit kits. The kids have been working together to understand closed/open circuits, make things light up, and even make a small machine that plays a birthday song!


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GOATLORD "Demo '87 / Reh '88" CD
In 1985, Goatlord emerged from beneath the desolate sands of the Mojave desert and released their first demo two years later, following the replacement of their original bassist. Though the band would ultimately become best known for their first full-length album, "Reflections of the Solstice," it was on this first recording, known succinctly as "Demo '87," that they established the prototype for the primeval sound that would eventually come to characterize them as one of the most unique bands to ever emerge, not only from the depraved setting of Las Vegas, but also from the U.S. metal underground as a whole. The tracks on Demo '87, which most obviously reflect the band's primary influences from the revered likes of entities such as Hellhammer and Sodom, were clearly a necessary stepping stone in the descent towards the black doom death rituals that would later become further explored on subsequent recordings. In comparison to the later versions of the same four songs, the Demo '87 tracks are relatively shorter, more concise, and noticeably faster, thus serving as a testament to a band that was still working to define its own sound.
In the months that followed the original release of Demo '87, the band revisited this same material and accentuated its more doom-laden aspects, which effectively lengthened the songs and augmented the thrashier original versions with elements derived from other musical influences such as Pentagram and St. Vitus. In addition to the reworked tracks from Demo '87, the band also wrote and rehearsed a significant number of new songs, which were also to follow in the same new vein.
With the greatest of personal pleasure and pride, Nuclear War Now! announces its re-issue of the complete, original Demo '87 in conjunction with a first-time release of a 1988 rehearsal recording that exemplifies Goatlord's majestic devolution. The "Reh. '88" recording, which until this point was unavailable to the public, was unearthed and graciously offered by Don of the Dead (Nunslaughter), one of the earliest and most fervent worshipers of this black doom cult. "Reh. '88" is heretofore likely to be considered the most primitive document in the band's archive. On this recording, Ace Still's vocals are particularly possessed, as if they are being dry-heaved forth from the partially decayed larynx of an undead being. Additionally, this recording offers a rare and intriguing window into the rehearsal room and perhaps provides more concrete evidence of the band's known penchant for mind-altering chemicals, as demonstrated by the awkwardly confused reference to "Twilight Rem" by an unidentified band member just prior to the six-minute mark of "Distorted Birth." Finally, this release features the original cover artwork from Demo '87 and as a bonus includes alternate versions of "Chicken Dance" and "Voodoo Mass," taken from the recording session of Reflections of the Solstice, also to be re-released by NWN!


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Meet The Nigerian Former President That Was Addicted To Cigar But Never Smoked In His Office
As a Nigerian president, Late Shehu Shagari was highly revered by some as been a true nationalist, but many people never knew he was a smoker.
Late Shehu Shagari
Despite his addiction, he allegedly never smoked in public places nor his workspace. According to Pat Utomi, Shagari so much respected the Office of the President that he always stepped outside the office space whenever he felt the urge to smoke.
Former President of Nigeria
His grandson, Bello Bala Shagari confirmed some days ago that the former President smoked a lot but stopped the habit in 1984 when he was in detention.
Bello Shagari's post on twitter.
Although, the late Shehu Shagari has stated this in his autobiographical book titled "Beckoned to Serve".
His book
In the book, he said; "I never took alcohol, but I once smoked a lot of cigarettes. Before and during my stint as Nigeria's first executive president.
"I sometimes smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day, but during my house arrest by Buhari-Idiagbon regime, I willingly stopped smoking totally, which means I still gained something from my house arrest by Buhari-Idiagbon…"
RIP His Excellency
The late Shagari was Nigeria's president between 1979 and 1983. He was overthrown in a coup that was led by the current president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari. However, he died on December 28, 2018.
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Prachanda against Koirala representing Nepal in SAARC meet
Rishi Singh
By Himalayan News Service
Published: 12:00 am Jul 29, 2008
Kathmandu, July 28:
Maoist chairman Prachanda today said that only the new government should represent the country in the forthcoming 15th SAARC summit in Sri Lanka on August 2-3.
"The caretaker government cannot represent the country," he said, adding that only new government should represent the country in the regional summit.
Prachanda made this remark while emerging from the 25-party meeting held in the office of his parliamentary party in Singha Durbar.
He said they would take the initiative to form the government from tomorrow and that the new government would send representatives to the summit.
Another round of meeting of the 25 parties representing the Constituent Assembly will take place tomorrow morning, he said.
Prachanda said his party would come up with a concrete proposal about the formation of the national government in a separate meeting to be held among the four major parties.
"But we will not take initiatives to lead the government if the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum give continuity to the so-called democratic alliance,"
Leaders of the three parties had told the CPN-Maoist that the alliance had been forged only for the election of President, Vice-President and CA chairman, he said, adding that his party's three agendas were not preconditions.
NC, UML and MJF leaders, who took part in the 25-party meeting, said they had asked the Maoist leadership to come up with a concrete proposal on the formation of national government. But they did not say whether they would dissolve the three-party democratic alliance.
Meanwhile, CPN-Maoist and UML leaders held talks this evening to explore the possibility of forming a new government.
UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari said they had agreed to review why the understanding between the two parties that had reached a final stage was broken all of a sudden.
Adhikari said his party was still insisting on forming a national government and asked the Maoist leadership to come up with a proposal for the formation of such a government.
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Senior leaders must understand how to motivate employees in a variety of ways. Research major motivational theories, and pick 3 theories to discuss.
| Senior leaders must understand how to motivate employees in a variety of ways. Research major motivational theories, and pick 3 theories to discuss.
•Briefly describe each theory, including its history, foundation, model, and application.
•Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each theory.
•Explain options and strategies an organization can use to apply this theory to motivating employees.
•Select 1 theory to implement, and develop specific methods for implementation explaining your rationale for the selection of this theory and your implementation design.


You want to keep your CD (Compact Disc) and DVD (Digital Video Disc) masters and backups in a safe place where they won't be lost, scratched or squashed. I have used a DiscGear product for many years that does the job. It is a tough plastic case that holds 20 discs. In the Canada check out Discgear The model you probably want is called the Mead Discus 20s. Mine is yellow and a slightly nicer-looking model the 22. My partner's is bright pink, making them easy to spot in clutter. They come in black, blue, pink, red and yellow. Once I lost the case and once it was stolen. Both times I got it back with discs intact. It is a very tough case.
It makes a nice gift for any computer user. All you can get wrong is the colour.
The case can be opened at either end. You are supposed to open only one end at a time to access either of two sets of ten discs. If you open both ends at once, the case comes apart, which does no permanent damage, but turns the case into a silly looking accordian. It can be alarming the first few times you do it.
This product is not in stock at any of the Amazon stores. These come in various colours. They are very rugged.
Brittle plastic DVD covers for a single DVD are not durable. Avoid them if possible. The ones made of flexible plastic, all one piece, shaped like a book are much stronger and hold the DVD more securely. The onely made of soft polyethylene shaped like scallop shells pop open too easily.


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Looks like I picked the wrong week (last week) to get get my comics. Most of these I'm looking forward to reading.
Blackest Night: Flash #3–This is probably the weakest of the bunch, based on the first 2 issues.
Green Lantern #51–I wonder what they're going to do with the whole Paralax thing?
JLA #42–The Titans League of America continues!
Incorruptible #3–In some ways, this is the comic I most want to read this week.


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The major unit on front part of the motor vehicle is front axle. It takes the weight of the front portion of the automobile. It gives steering facility and absorbs shocks. The weight of the front part of the vehicle is transmitted to the road surface through front wheels by the front axle of a vehicle. It also houses the mechanism for steering the vehicle to absorb shocks due to road surface variations.
1. It turns the front wheel easily.
2. It provides a cushioning effect though a spring.
3. It takes the weight of front vehicle.
4. It provides steering action.
S. The spring transmits cushion effect to the vehicle.
6. It controls the ride through shock absorber.
7. It takes the braking system.
8. It transmits power to the front wheels in case of four wheel drive.
Axle beam is a major part of the front axle. It is used to transmit the vehicle weight to the front wheel through the spring. A typical front axle shown in Figure 4.31 elaborates the front axle components with steering linkage.
The ends of the axle beam are shaped in such way to assemble the stub axle. The ends of the axle beam are shaped either as a yoke or plain surface with drilled hole to hold a swivel pin connecting the stub axle portion of the assembly. The wheels are connected on stub axles.
The inclined steering arms are located to track rod ends. The third steering arm is connected to the drag link. The steering linkage is connected by the drag link to the drop arm of the steering box. The main axle beam is attached to stub axles by kingpins. The front road wheels are connected on these stub axles.
The components of the front axle are axle beam, stub axle, swivel pin and track load.
the vehicle and torque by braking of wheels. The centre portion of the front axle is provided a downward sweep to maintain the chassis height low. This axle beam is already hinged with stub axles. Springs are mounted on the axle beam at equi distance from its centre known Springs pads or seats.
hardened steels used to secure the stub axle to the axle beam. It is exactly located and locked by cotter pins in position.
is increased by lengthening the rod and it is decreased by shortening the same.
whereas the other end is connected to the steering drop arm.
There are two types of the front axles based on the rotation as follows.
Generally, the front axle is a dead axle. In heavy vehicles and most of cars, the front axle is a live axle. These types of axle are used in modern cars and heavier vehicles. The front axles are called as dead axles when they do not rotate but live axles transmit power to rear wheels. A live front axle also transmits the driving power to front wheels having different swiveling mechanisms. The dead front axle has enough rigidity and strength to transmit the weight of the vehicle from swings to front wheels.
There are two types of the front axles based on the axle beam as follows.
Figure 4,33 illustrates these three types of front axle arrangements.


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Dentist extends care with extended hours, memberships
Elizabeth Pattman @EPattmanTN
The waiting room at LTR Dental was full up Saturday afternoon as Dr. Jordan Thomas and his staff held a grand opening for Whitsett's only dental office. The new practice is seeking to make dental care more accessible and affordable for patients in the area.
Thomas graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2017 and worked briefly in Burlington then in Davidson County before starting his own practice in Whitsett.
Thomas and his wife Ashley, a hygienist in the office, noticed that there were no dental offices within five miles, and patients were forced to travel into either Burlington or Greensboro for care. When the opportunity to set up shop in a strip mall off U.S. 70 came up just a short distance from their McLeansville home, the Thomases knew the timing was right.
"About a year and a half ago … we were just driving through the plaza," Thomas said. "I said, 'Ashley, where's the dentist?' We started doing some research, and there's not another dentist within a five-mile radius."
LTR Dental is a general family practice, seeing patients ages "zero to 99," Thomas said. The office provides cleanings, exams, X-rays, crowns, implants, fillings, Invisalign, whitening and more.
"It's a new practice, which means new technology and a warm, inviting atmosphere," Thomas said. All of the equipment in the office is digital, even down to the records.
Meg Williams, the patient care coordinator, explained that the office runs on an alternating schedule to allow extended hours for more patient accessibility. The office flexes between two schedules, opening either Monday, Tuesday and Friday, or Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Thomas echoed that the alternating schedule seeks to make more after-hours and weekends appointments available. The office has been taking patients since mid-September, and Thomas said it has been "slammed" on Fridays and Saturdays when people don't have to miss work.
"We're trying to make it easy for people to get dental care, whether you have dental insurance or you don't have dental insurance" he said.
The second step in increasing accessibility to care is the office's membership plan, which seeks to help offset the high cost of dental care, especially for those without insurance.
"It allows people to pay a little bit each month, and there is a ton of membership perks with that and a pretty sizable discount," he said. "A lot of practices will do that, but they make you pay a sign-up fee, or they make you pay for a full year."
There are two levels to the adult membership plan and a youth level.
For adults, a $25-per-month membership fee gets two cleanings and doctor exams per year, all necessary X-rays, and 20 percent off any other services. For $40 per month, patients get the same benefits plus all necessary emergency exams, $240 in Dental Dollars per year that can be used for other treatments, and the patient's choice of either a free electric toothbrush or free tooth whitening.
The pediatric membership is $20 per month and includes two cleanings and doctor exams per year, two fluoride treatments, all necessary emergency exams, and 20 percent off all other services.
Add-ons are also available for the membership plans for patients with specific needs.
"Dentistry is not inexpensive. I realize that," Thomas said. "To come in for a new patient exam with cleanings, X-rays, those kinds of things, … it can cost $400 for just that single visit."
With the membership plan, patients pay only small monthly payments. Thomas expects it will help patients without dental insurance significantly.
"It's just a way to offset preventive treatments and offset that big cost right up front," he explained.
For those with insurance, the office is in-network for Ameritas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Careington Platinum, Careington POS, Cigna, Delta Dental Premier Network, Humana, Principal and SunLife, but they are working to expand that list.
To make an appointment, call the office at 336-901-2001, or use the contact for on the office's website, ltrdental.com.
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Q: How to finish sys.stdin.readlines() input? This might be a silly question, but as I can't find an answer, I have to ask it.
In interactive python I want to process a message which i get with:
>>> message = sys.stdin.readlines()

Everything works fine, but... how to stop it from getting an input and  make it save into message variable? Stopping with ctrl+c stops whole process so there is no input to be saved anywhere. I guess there's an easy answer I just can't find...

A: For UNIX based systems (Linux, Mac):
Hello, you can type : Ctrld
Ctrld closes the standard input (stdin) by sending EOF.
Example :
>>> import sys
>>> message = sys.stdin.readlines()
Hello
World
My
Name
Is
James
Bond
# <ctrl-d> EOF sent
>>> print message
['Hello\n', 'World\n', 'My\n', 'Name\n', 'Is\n', 'James\n', 'Bond\n']

For Windows :
To send EOF on Windows, type Ctrlz

A: This is an old question but it needs an update about Windows and different keyboard layouts.
If neither CTRL + Z nor CTRL + D ** work for you on Windows and and you're wandering what is going on do this:

*

*check if you are using default english keyboard layout

*if you do have different, non-default keyboard layout try switching keyboard setting to English in language bar, then try pressing ctrl + z after changes

*if you're still confused look at the screen, what appears in command line when you press ctrl + z. What symbol do you see? When I was pressing ctrl + z I was seeing this: ^Y, and when by mistake I pressed ctrl + y I've seen this ^Z, i pressed enter and the input was taken, EOF sent.

This is somewhat strange and counterintuitive. I changed keys layout some time ago to include polish characters, but all the common keys are left unchanged, z still maps to z when I use the keyboard normally, normally ctrl + z does nothing in my keyboard, so I shouldn't be changed. But apparently in cmd it works differently, in order to have default link between ctrl and z I have to switch to default layout, or use control y to sent EOF.

A: On windows simply do CTRL+Z and press enter

A: Use CTRL-D.
message = sys.stdin.readlines()
abc
def
<CTRL-D>

# message == ['abc\n', 'def\n']

A: If you are a Mac user, please use command + D. It works!

A: I tested that in VS code terminal.
After using this command:
for line in stdin:

I input many lines of data. Keep pressing Enter does not work now.
Solution:
Press Ctrl + Z, you will see ^Z in the terminal.
Then you have to press Enter to finish.


User activity increased by 30% during the event, according to Dapper Labs.
Leading Ethereum (ETH) blockchain game CryptoKitties recently concluded its cross-over event with Gods Unchained, a collectible trading card game backed by Coinbase, to highlight the potential of non-fungible token game assets.
As a result of the cross-over event, which brought three Gods Unchained-themed cats, CryptoKitties saw a 17.5% increase in active users the day the campaign began, and a 30% increase in player activity during the campaign, according to a recent summary.
"Interoperability is one of the blockchain's most exciting capabilities and one we'll continue to explore. As always, CryptoKitties is where we test and showcase the emerging innovations in blockchain," said Dapper Labs, the creator of CryptoKitties.
As we previously reported, CryptoKitties-themed cards were also available as a limited edition card pack (codename: "The Cat in the Pack") in Gods Unchained.
While simple in scope, this cross-over event serves as an excellent example of the potential of interoperability between blockchain games and the overall value added to the games involved.


Embedding DSQL API functions in an application.
Using host-language facilities, such as data types and macros, to provide input and output areas for passing statements and parameters at runtime.
Programming methods that use these statements and facilities to process SQL statements at runtime.
These steps are described in detail throughout this chapter.


Feedback is being sought from across the resources sector and interested community members to help shape new regulations for Victoria's mines and minerals exploration industries.
Every decade, regulations are reviewed and revised to ensure they continue to be effective in a contemporary setting.
The proposed Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019 will set clearer work plan and rehabilitation requirements to better manage risks associated with mining and minerals exploration.
Input from across the state will help ensure the proposed regulations are well-targeted, effective and appropriate, imposing the lowest possible burden on Victorian businesses and the community.
The new regulations will support Victoria's revitalised resources sector, which is seeing an increase in mining jobs, more gold being found year on year and more companies searching to find mineral deposits for potential development.
Last year the Victorian Government launched State of Discovery, its Mineral Resources Strategy. The strategy includes actions to help build community confidence in responsible mining and minerals exploration to encourage jobs and economic development in regional Victoria.
The regulations remake is part of a reform program in response to the Mineral Resources Strategy, the Commissioner for Better Regulation's report Getting the Groundwork Right and the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry.
Public and industry input is an important part of the process and will lead to a more robust and high-quality legislative framework.
The published Regulatory Impact Statement invites comment until 23 April 2019.
You can have your say via engage.vic.gov.au/mineralindustries.


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Q: NotSupportedException- это плохая практика? Собственно вопрос в том, а на сколько правильно использовать NotSupportedException?
Обычно, это используется в интерфейсах, когда отдельная фича может быть не реализована.
Не проще ли сделать отдельный интерфейс без необходимого метода?

A: В случае, если метод не реализован применяют всё же NotImplementedException, NotSupportedException используется, если какой-либо функционал, предусмотренный контрактом или базовым типом не может быть реализован. Например, в BCL есть базовый абстрактный тип Stream, у которого есть метод Seek, устанавливающий позицию в потоке. Этот метод прекрасно работает с MemoryStream и FileStream, но, например, в NetworkStream -- нет, что абсолютно логично. Соответственно, в случае вызова метода Seek у объекта этого типа выбросится как раз NotSupportedExcption, то есть мы как бы говорим: "Бро, мы бы с радостью реализовали, но в данном случае это невозможно/не нужно", тогда как NotImplementedException чаще всего говорит о том, что функционал не реализован на данный момент, например, когда только-только появился Mono, в нем это исключение бросала добрая половина методов.
Касательно правильности использования могу высказать лишь мнение. Я считаю, что правильность зависит от контекста использования, то есть, да, стоит следовать принципу "I" из SOLID и разделять интерфейсы: раз чего-то нельзя делать, то не надо давать и такой возможности, принципу "L", кстати, тоже не очень хорошо от такого поведения типов-наследников. Однако, есть случаи, когда сделать это невозможно или затруднительно, есть много уже написанного кода в библиотеках и фреймворках, есть огромное количество оберток над низкоуровневыми системными вызовами, тот же класс Stream, в котором, кстати говоря, есть свойство CanSeek и это -- хорошо и правильно.
Резюмируя, имхо, есть случаи, когда без его использования не обойтись, но использовать его в новом коде, а тем более в коде бизнес-логики, думаю не стоит.


I flew out of BWI (Baltimore) early this morning and, the security line I was in was in fact shorter than usual, though I did notice the screeners taking extra time looking at the x-ray images.
Just a heads up for thos etraveling to the ARMA conference.  Delays may result from screening that TSA will be doing for remote control toys.


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In Order To Live – A Heartbreaking Memoir Of Self-preservation & Strength
At the age of thirteen, Yeonmi Park and her mother crossed the frozen river between North Korea and China in the dead of night to what they thought was freedom. What follows, is a harrowing tale of extreme suffering and self-preservation suffered by Park while still very much a child, having to forcibly grow up to deal with the dangers and impossible decisions she had to face.
From being the child mistress of a Chinese human trafficker to secretly burying her father in the dead of night on a nearby mountain, to walking through the Gobi desert where winter temperatures can reach extremes of −30 °C, following the stars and a broken compass to Mongolia, Park's story is a heartbreaking tale of extremes. After rising to global fame from delivering her emotional speech at the One Young World 2014 Summit in Dublin, Park has since become an active and well-known advocate for victims of human trafficking in China and human rights, as well as studying at a bachelors degree in Economics at the Columbia School of General Studies in NYC. At the age of 23, Park has achieved and gone through so much that it is hard to believe she had the bravery and determination to write In Order to Live, her memoir which details her traumatic experiences of abuse, social isolation and extreme suffering as well as her amazing triumphs.
Being a similar age to Park, I found reading her memoir heartbreaking and humbling, reading what she had experienced in such a short lifetime felt impossible to even grasp let alone understand, and me feel very young in comparison. In Order to Live is a memoir that not only raises issues about the suffering and oppression of the people of North Korea by the Kim dictators, but also about human rights issues further afield, such as the underground human trafficking network between North Korea and China by which unmarried Chinese men can buy North Korean wives for little money. The memoir also shines a light on the problems faced by foreigners entering a country from a complete different culture. Living in South Korea, Park had to learn to settle into a completely new country, a trying experience made even more difficult by the extraordinary lengths that she went through to get to South Korea being belittled by South Koreans seeing her as an "animal-thing", "stupid and backward and untrustworthy". It is a lesson that all of us must remember, especially at the moment with rise of nationalism over the last few years – you shouldn't judge someone without knowing their story.
Aside from its political and social concerns, what I like most about Park's memoir is how it is meditative and reflective. Although some elements seem romanticised, it is clear from the tone of her work that she has thought over her past experiences and trauma in detail, going over scenes that she had not, up to that point, processed emotionally. Not only does she relay her childhood, her journey to China, and eventually to South Korea and the experiences in between, but also stories from her mother and fellow defectors, so what you get is an overall sense of the system at large by which North Korean defectors have to go through extreme distress and hardship simply to live a life where there is enough food on the table each night. She also relays not just what happened, but how she was feeling and thinking at the time, admitting where her ethical understanding or view was in that moment, such as her understanding of religion, which is an interesting development to track through the memoirs, as in North Korea religion is banned. Park's first experience with faith was through the Christian missionaries who helped secure her escape to South Korea, later developing her own sense of faith as her mind is allowed to think for itself and her world is opened up to new ideas.
Interestingly, Park also does not completely condemn the entirety of her North Korean upbringing. Although she sheds light on the cruelty of the Kim regime and the poverty and famine of the 1990s into which she was born, she does reflect on the aspects of her homeland that she misses, such as the quieter way of life in rural North Korea, where her neighbours helped her and her sister suffer the harsh winters while their mother was away. She reflects that it wasn't until she left North Korea that she realised that ordinary people could be possible of causing human suffering, not just officials of the ruling power, becoming a victim of modern slavery by those she thought were helping to ensure her freedom.
Reading In Order to Live is a testimony to not only the extraordinary strength that arises from those who suffer extreme hardship, but also to the human side of every news story we hear each day. Recent reports of North Korea's current nuclear activity have somewhat shrouded the individuals for whom the Kim regime is the oppressing force which governs their lives, and can lead them to risk their own lives to escape from it. While reading these stories of North Korea trying to square up to the major international powers, or China becoming the fastest growing economy, we should remember the dark systems at play of modern slavery and human suffering behind the news, those who suffer unimaginable trauma just to achieve a better life than that they are currently living. Yeonmi Park though her powerful memoir reminded me that there is always a human side to every story, there are always those who are risking everything they have to have a life like the ones we take for granted each day. There are always those who are fighting with all their strength simply in order to live.
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An excellent review of what sounds a fascinating account of the early life of a remarkable young lady. If you are interested in remarkable women you might at some point like to read 'Woman of a Thousand Children' by Yvette Pierpaoli. It describes her life as a young girl in Paris in the fifties where she was subjected to appalling abuse and her transformation into a one woman refugee force hell bent on saving the oppressed children in Vietnam and Cambodia during the wars of the seventies and eighties and further causes in Africa and Guatemala before she was killed when engaged in helping Kosovan refugees in 1999.
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Q: Entity Framework override default property convention to ignore properties I am rewriting a legacy system to use Entity Framework.  The old system had entities where half of the properties were mapped to DB columns and the other half not.  To indicate that a property had to be mapped, the property was decorated with a [Field] attribute.  All other properties were ignored.
This is the opposite of what EF does.  By convention, EF maps all public properties with a getter and setter to a DB field unless the property is decorated with [NotMapped] data annotation or Ignore is called on for that property using the fluent API on model creating.
I want to override the EF convention to work as the old system.  ie Ignore properties that do not have the FieldAttribute.  I know that this could be done by adding [NotMapped] to all the properties, but I'm looking for a way to do this dynamically so that i don't have to change every single entity (there are hundreds)
There's not system convention to remove or override for this that i can see
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.entity.modelconfiguration.conventions.aspx
I've tried the following code to call ignore using reflection with no luck :
modelBuilder.Properties().Configure((configuration) =>
            {
                var attributes = configuration.ClrPropertyInfo.GetCustomAttributes(inherit: false);
                var fieldAttribute = attributes.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == typeof(FieldAttribute) || x.GetType() == typeof(KeyAttribute));
                if (fieldAttribute == null)
                {

                    var entityMethod = modelBuilder.GetType().GetMethod("Entity");
                    var entityConfiguration = entityMethod.MakeGenericMethod(configuration.ClrPropertyInfo.ReflectedType).Invoke(modelBuilder, new object[] { });
                    MethodInfo ignoreMethod = entityConfiguration.GetType()
                                               .GetMethod("Ignore")
                                               .MakeGenericMethod(configuration.ClrPropertyInfo.PropertyType);
                    var parameter = Expression.Parameter(configuration.ClrPropertyInfo.ReflectedType);
                    var memberExpression = Expression.Property(parameter, configuration.ClrPropertyInfo.Name);
                    var lambdaExpression = Expression.Lambda(memberExpression, parameter);
                    ignoreMethod.Invoke(entityConfiguration, new[] { lambdaExpression });
                }
            });

This looks like it works, as the property is added to the ignore list of the entity configuration.  But EF still tries to map the property to a non existent DB field and throws an Invalid column exception.
Does anyone have any other ideas?

A: I found a solution to the problem.  If i come at this from the TypeConventionConfiguration instead of the PropertyConventionConfiguration it works.  I probably had some bug in my code above.  This way i need to use less reflection...
modelBuilder.Types().Configure((entityConfiguration) =>
                {
                    const BindingFlags bindingFlags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly;
                    foreach (var propertyInfo in entityConfiguration.ClrType.GetProperties(bindingFlags))
                    {
                        var attributes = propertyInfo.GetCustomAttributes(inherit: false);
                        var fieldAttribute = attributes.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == typeof(FieldAttribute) || x.GetType() == typeof(KeyAttribute));
                        if (fieldAttribute == null)
                        {
                            entityConfiguration.Ignore(propertyInfo);
                        }
                    }
                });