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Sasneham is an Indian Malayalam-language television soap opera launched on 8 June 2021 in Malayalam entertainment Channel Asianet and also streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, starring Rekha Ratheesh and K. P. A. C. Saji in lead roles.
This series focuses on trials and tribulations of older generation who are thrown into Old age homes.

Plot
Sasneham depicts the story of Indira and Balachandran, past lovers, they reunited in an old age home. They two are neglected by their own family. Indira has two children, Manu and Mini. After her husband's death, Indira lives with her daughter and gives her land in the name of Manu and his cunning wife Priya. As Mini and her family leave to US for a better career, Indira is forced to shift to Manu's home. Priya hates Indira extremely and taunts her. Much to Indira's dismay, Manu also supports Priya and behaves like a puppet at Priya's hand. Priya tries to get rid of Indira and considers her as a burden. Meanwhile, Indira tolerates everything and stays there for the sake of her son and her grandchildren, who are fond of her.

On the other hand, Balan has a daughter, Meera who is a good lady by heart but is forced to behave harshly to her own father due to her arrogant and a money-minded advocate husband, Raghu. He taunts Meera and Balan and insults Balan. Even his grandson Sudhi, ridicules Balan. This worries Balan.

Priya tries every other methods to get rid of Indira. She even goes to the extent of killing her by putting up an act that she changed for good and takes her to a temple and pushes her into the temple pond and escapes. But to Priya's dismay, she returns to her home after being rescued by Shankaranarayanan aka Shanku, a lawyer, and his childhood sweetheart, Nandha. Shanku was bought up in Thanal, a destitute home for the elderly which was run by Nandha's parents as he was an orphan. They become Indira's saviours.

Meanwhile, a mutual friend of Indira and Balan, Zachariah comes in to the picture who is a millionaire but has no children. He grows fond of Balan and he turns out to be a consolation for Balan. Zachariah asks about his long lost love during his schooling, who is revealed to be Indira and Balan also confesses that he always remembers her and wishes to meet her. Zachariah gets Indira's phone number to Balan and they both start a beautiful friendship. They hide their imperfections and their sufferings and exchange lies such as being rich with many servants and having caring children and in-laws in order to avoid getting hurt by the reality mutually. They also visit once at a restaurant with the help of Zachariah. But the relationship is considered shameful as their children discover it. But they assure that they are just friends but Priya and Raghu pay no heed and Manu strongly opposes their relationship.

Indira decides to leave the house and goes to Thanal due to Priya's prolonged torture to leave the family. Unknown to Indira, Balan also joins Thanal due to Raghu's constant nagging. After a series of events, both Balan and Indira realize that they are on the same situation and vows themselves to not hide anything hereafter. Their friendship grows. After the death of Zachariah, a friend of him search Indira and Balan to give a very important document relating to Zachariah's assets. He reveals that Zachariah have written a will in which the whole property of him, totally with a value of 150 crores, will be inherited by Balan and Indira respectively but at the condition of them getting married. Both Priya and Raghu realize their folly and try to bring back to their respective homes ignoring Manu and Meera's strong opposition and warnings and tries to get Indira and Balan married, but all the efforts are in vain when they refuse to marry as both consider that marriage is a divine bond which cannot be exploited for one's greed for money.

Both in-laws try their best to make them marry as they both are in the need of money but the duo refuses every time which leads to tension between them.Priya again gets intolerant with Indira and she demands her to go back to Thanal. But this time,Manu supports Indira wholeheartedly,and as a result a case gets filed by Priya claiming for the house by adding a fake assault case due to which Manu, Indira, and the two children leave from the home they were staying in as per court orders. Priya tries to get back her children but as they refuse to move in with her, she sends a divorce notice to Manu via Raghu. Manu, already stressed due to the concern of the future as he loses his job, becomes frustrated and decides to go on a spiritual pilgrimage to relax his mind. Due to this, Indira further gets distressed as they struggle for making their ends meet and Priya rejoices at this.

Indira faces financial difficulties as she has taken custody of the children. By seeing a guy selling biriyani for a cheap cost in the road, decides to start Ammayunu, which provides quality lunch for everyone at a low cost. Even though they did not succeed at first, their business improves as Indira and Balan get many orders. Priya tries her best to destroy the business by sending Food safety authorities, Municipal authorities (for getting her children back), etc. She even tries to start another food business named Magalunu, similar to Ammayunu and invites Kudumbavilaku serial fame Actor K.K Menon for inauguration but he fails to turn up on the occasion as he discovers that Madhavan, Priya's father is involved in a murder case which creates huge loss and shame for her. Finally, she sends a lady to add poison into the food, thus adulterating the food and closing the business. Indira and Balan are arrested but realize the truth and the lady is caught and says that Priya is the culprit. Police searches for her. Priya, with the help of her legal advisor Raghu, goes absconding to avoid arrest and applies for antiscipatory bail which gets rejected by the court. Priya gets into deep trouble.

Cast

Main
 Rekha Ratheesh as Indira / Indu: Manu's mother, Priya's mother-in-law, Balachandran's childhood friend
 K. P. A. C. Saji as Balachandran / Balan: Meera's father, Adv. Raghu's father-in-law, Sudhi's grandfather, Indira's childhood friend
Kishore as Gregory, Indira's real son
 Mithun Menon as Manu Chandran: Indira's fake son, Priya's husband

Recurring
 Anoop Sivasenan as Adv. Raghu: A senior advocate, Meera's husband, Sudhi's father, Balachandran's son-in-law
 Lakshmi Priya / Soniya Mohandas as Priya Manu: Manu's wife, Indira's daughter-in-law, Madhavan's daughter
 Prasanth Kumar as Adv. Shankaranarayanan / Shanku: A junior advocate also an orphan, Nandhitha's close friend and lover
 Sonu Anna Jacob as Nandhitha / Nandha
 Anjana K. R. / Irine as Meera Raghu: Raghu's wife, Balachandran's daughter, Sudhi's mother
 Jixil Philip as Sudhi: Meera and Raghu's son, Balachandran's grandson
 Venugopal as Madhavan: Priya's father, Manu's father-in-law
 Rani Larius/ as Saraswathy: Priya's mother, Manu's mother-in-law
 Rithika/Adhya Aurora as Mini: Indira's daughter, wife of Sajan and Manu's younger sister
 Renjith Raj as Sajan: Mini's husband and Indira's son-in-law
 Maya as Girija: A servant of neighbourhood house of Manu who treats Indira as her own mother
 Aparna Nair as Sindhu: Priya's neighbour
 Arjun Sunil as Vinu: The son of Manu and Priya
 Anandritha Manu as Anu: Manu and Priya's daughter
 Kalyani Nair as Dr. Sethulakshmi
 Pradeep Kottayam as Vasudevan
Krishna Kumar Menon as KK Menon
Illekettu Namboothiri as Surendran
 Sreekutty as Mohini
Gayathri as Ragini
Vinayak as Rupesh
Padmakumar as CI Narayanan Kutty – Circle Inspector of Police

Reception
The show premiered on 8 June 2021, a Tuesday at 8.40 PM as a filler due to another show Seetha Kalyanam halted temporarily due to COVID-19 second wave. Since the starting, the show received average TRP rating as there is a less promotion and after some weeks it is moved to evening slot of 6:30 PM. In some weeks of 2021, the show received highest TRP ratings of the evening time slot. From 13 February 2023, it began airing at 6:00 PM IST.

References

Asianet (TV channel) original programming
Malayalam-language television shows
2021 Indian television series debuts

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Pro-life or Pro-choice?
Thread starter nadroJ
Pro-life?
Pro-choice?
The fact that you turned out fab has nothing to do with it. Only you have the perception to enjoy your life first hand. If you didn't exist, it wouldn't be a case of not enjoying your life, it would be a case of there being nothingness. No ability to enjoy or not enjoy. Do you see the difference? One matters, one doesn't.
My point was that, at 19 years old she DIDN'T want me because she DIDN'T have a job and she DIDN'T feel like she could raise me to the best of her ability. But the fact of the matter is, she did, just like I'm sure many of the other people who choose abortions are capable of doing. Just because a mom doesn't necessarily want their kid at first doesn't mean the kid will have a bad life if the mom chooses to have it.
I don't NEED statistics, it's purely an opinion. I don't judge people who get abortions unless they're getting knocked up like crazy. From a personal standpoint, I never would have one and I don't really agree with it either, but I'm not that crazy person on campus a few weeks ago handing out "anti-abortion" pamphlets.
nadroJ said:
^Think how different that graph would look if abortions weren't legal </3
Think about how many more people there would be in the world. Think about how many of those children could have become medical scientists and discovered cures for Cancer, or other life threatening deals.
Intricks
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Going off that, think about how far worse the world could be. Yes, cancer could be cured, or the crime rate could have shot up or something equally as bad. Using the "what if" equation is a **** rebutal and holds no grounds in this topic. You can go positively, others will go negatively.
Myself, pro-choice. Pro-life people tend to annoy me, as when they are met with the question of "Would you be willing to adopt the kid?", they back down faster than a fatass rolling after a box of burgers. If they arent willing to adopt the kid and try to raise it as their own, then they need to shut up and go back to their corner with the dunce cap on as their arguments are invalid. Now, not to say ALL pro-life people house that stance, but those that I've run into, do.
I do agree after the certain point that it is kinda cruel, but this is also in the country in which people that deserve to die, cant because all reasonable forms of killing them (including lethal inection), are seen as cruel and inhumane (they feel pain supposedly when dealing with the injection). So, this is actually something I generally ignore and give a very brutal and offensive retort on when asked by others as it is a religious view/belief being forced upon others due to there being no seperation of church and state.
That and I just hate most people.
Switching between the hideouts'...
LiveForTheLaunch said:
When Madame_Furie had Minor_Furie, everyone thought she was mad. She was in her third year at uni, living in a one bedroom flat with no income, savings or anything; plus she was estranged from her family Having Minor_Furie would make finishing her degree near impossible, let alone raising a child in that environment.
As she got near her due date, she got pre-eclampsia and went into a coma. They induced Minor_Furie in an attempt to save both of them (which fortunately worked). There was never a moment when she found out she was pregnant that Madame_Furie was going to abort the child. Despite the risks (which really do happen, she did almost die), she was always going to endure the hardships.
She's absolutely, 100% pro-choice. It's this entire "choice" thing you see? Even though she was never going to abort a child, she could at least have the option if she wanted it. As has been said, just because you're pro-choice doesn't mean you're always going to have an abortion (support an abortion) each and every time. It means that you support a person's right to choose, whether you'd make the same choice as them or not.
There are so many factors to take into consideration to make that choice, and it's not a choice that people take lightly. "Give it up for adoption then!" is such an easy suggestion to make if you don't have to carry the child for 9 months. Explain to everyone that you're not keeping the child because you hate kids and you're only doing it for some vaguely moral obligation. You need to have the stigma of failed contraception all the time then on top, plus the pain of childbirth, the time off work, just... everything. There are physical complication, social complications and it's all against a moral complication. How you work out the way to deal with that personally and how able you are to cope with it is up to the individual.
Yeah, Intricks covered this, but think of how many of those children could have become violent murderers, rapists, drug pushers, gang leaders or ethnic cleansing dictators. The argument is a complete fallacy.
I think with the vastly growing population which is leading to over-population, we probably have all the cancer curers we need...
Think about all the potential people in your testicles right now. Every second of your life spent failing to procreate you're denying the world a potential genius, a potential retard, a potential arsehole, and a whole load of potential average Joe's.
Your argument is so absolutely mind numbingly ...silly.
This makes you pro-choice, as Furie explained.
I understand, but do you understand me? Whether the kids life turns out to be good, bad or average isn't relevant if it ceases to exist. The only person who matters is the parent.
If your mum had chosen to abort you and regretted it, the only person effected is her. If she'd chosen to abort and not regretted it, the only person effected is her. Do you see?
And Patrick, I think you'll find that as developed human beings, sex is for reproduction AND pleasure, and I'm willing to bet that most of us have it far more often for one of those reasons and the other.
But primarily for reproduction. That is the natural purpose of sexual intercourse. As I previously said, if pregnancy occurs then that's just natural and they should have to face the consequences.
And also, the majority of women who have abortions are not using it like a form of contraception. It's not a decision to be taken lightly and, it can be easily argued, as emotionally harrowing as pregnancy itself. This is another thing that bothers me about the pro-life argument, it seems to be under the impression that if we're pro-choice we'll just go and have an abortion willy-nilly, like it's a very casual thing to us. It's not. It's as big a decision a person can ever make in their life.
In my experience, a lot of young women do use it as a form of contraception, they also use it as an easy way out when they don't want to damage their reputation (be labelled as 'slags').
Hixee
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Not in this day and age it's not. Sure, the natural purpose of sex is reproduction, but the primary reason people have sex these days is for pleasure. Couples have sex countless times and once have a kid? If it was for reproduction alone, why would they not just have sex until she was pregnant? The point that sex if primarily for reproduction (in social terms, not biological) is just... wrong.
But not any more (outside of a minority of religious sects). Human beings primarily have intercourse for enjoyment, not reproduction. Sexual organs are designs for reproduction, but the act of intercourse these days is enjoyment and companionship.
(Hixee snook in there)
It's like saying chocolate is for sustenance only and that we should just live with the obesity as a consequence of eating it
Obviously I'm quite out of touch then, because I've been through very promiscuous environments with people pretty much sleeping with each other all over, but abortion was never seen as a good thing.
Although it may have been, but people generally never discussed such things in public as it's seen as a very private thing. I think I know of perhaps two people who have been through with it, and have maybe heard about two or three others in my entire life. Though hearsay can be very malicious and I don't believe everything I've heard from third parties.
nadroJ
If it were made illegal, it wouldn't stop people doing it, it'd just make people find other ways of doing it. Illegal, potential harmful, potentially life-threatening ways. Scary ways, like out of a horror movie ways. So yeah...
In your experience? Please elaborate? And this bothers me a lot too. I'm pretty sure most girls aren't like, 'hey, **** the condom, I'll just go and have a lovely abortion instead, so easy!' No, the fact that you even think that is just ridiculous. Describing having an abortion as an easy way out is so ill-informed I don't even know where to begin with it.
Did I say that? Girls DO use abortion as a safety net and it prevents them from having to tell friends, relatives etc which is an easy way out in my book. Do you honestly think girls would sleep around as much if abortion was illegal? If they knew that if anything goes wrong they'll have to go through pregnancy for nine months?
Well whatever I am, I can't say I've supported a single person who has had an abortion.
Sorry, exactly which part of the Victorian era did you say you were from?
sent from my bum via a fancy phone.
Do you honestly think girls would sleep around as much if abortion was illegal? If they knew that if anything goes wrong they'll have to go through pregnancy for nine months?
Yes. Anyone who takes something like that as a light decision isn't a great person anyway.
I'm with Furie, but since he's said everything way better than I could, I'll just refer up to his posts.
To Patrick: Honestly, where do you get your facts (4chan?) and WHERE are all your female friends from? No girl around my age (23) uses abortion like it is some kind newage cellphone app (bad comparrison, I know). Question though, do you consider the Morning After pill a form of abortion? If so, I think you need to recheck your facts as all it does (from my general unserstanding) is force a woman to have her cycle before nature intended. Since nothing has most likely actually occured (fertilization is HIGHLY questionable if the woman didnt orgasm during the act, or was nowhere near her 'prime baby makin time'), it is used as a Plan B to a drunken one night stand, in which you are either making a mistake, or making a mistake.
This, in the sense that I cannot support the act of someone committing abortion, all I can do is support the person after the matter. Another thing is to think of how emotionally scarring it is to the girl that decided to go through it. I know of a few adult, fully grown up women in their late 30's who aborted a child in their teen years, and they regret every bit of doing it.
All I can do is re-state what has been said though. Of course I can't actually go through the whole process of creating a clone of mine person and an opposing sex person.
Intricks said:
Pro-life people tend to annoy me, as when they are met with the question of "Would you be willing to adopt the kid?", they back down faster than a fatass rolling after a box of burgers. If they arent willing to adopt the kid and try to raise it as their own, then they need to shut up and go back to their corner with the dunce cap on as their arguments are invalid. Now, not to say ALL pro-life people house that stance, but those that I've run into, do.
I'm not saying that I will, or will not... But in the great state of California it takes quite a lengthy screening process for someone to legally be allowed to adopt a child, and it's rather expensive.
Now, let me flip the question on you. Would you adopt a child, instead of let it be aborted?
Hixee said:
The natural purpose of sex is reproduction, not for pleasure even though it is rather... pleasurable... If it wasn't, would you do it?
A triple post Xpress... bloody hell!
Probably, but only around the time you'd want to (try and) conceive. Not multiple times a week because it feels good.
Jump back on this one... As much as I disagree with your reasons Tay (and will argue against them), I do actually respect your opinion on this. For personal (or whatever) reasons, you've come to the decision that abortion is a bad thing and you dislike it. That's not an issue really, and it's kind of what pro-choice is; to let people choose how they personally feel. So it's not a problem you disliking it.
However, Patrick seems to have decided abortion is dreadful and is now trying to make up reasons why it's a bad thing (hence why his argument doesn't stand in the slightest and makes no sense).
To be fair, this is something I do all the time. I make a decision where I stand on an issue because it feels "right". Then I try to work out if I'm actually in the right or not. If I'm not, I change my opinion. I do explore as much evidence and arguments from all sides as I can first though to help me decide if I'm right or not.
Sometimes, you come to a natural position (as Tay has done on abortion). Your life experience moulds you over the years to have opinions. These are fine, even if they don't stand up logically (as Joey has argued), it doesn't matter because it's the way you feel.
I just get the impression that Patrick has made a decision based on rhetoric or somebody else's words without actually thinking about it for himself. If you do that, then you need to make sure that your reasons are sound. Have an opinion, but also have the guts to stand by it and say it's personal and not make up stuff to try and justify yourself - you'll never win a debate if your argument is based on hearsay and anecdotal evidence. I'm not having a go Patrick, but if you feel that people are dead set against you on this and getting angry, it's because the "evidence" you're producing is just complete and utter rubbish, so nobody believes you have evidential conviction in your view.
Girls DO use abortion as a safety net and it prevents them from having to tell friends, relatives etc which is an easy way out in my book. Do you honestly think girls would sleep around as much if abortion was illegal? If they knew that if anything goes wrong they'll have to go through pregnancy for nine months?
Firstly, abortion IS a safety net, but just because a trapeze artist has a safety net doesn't mean they don't practice, practice, practice to ensure they don't fall. There being a solution that ruins the show isn't an option to be taken lightly.
Next, girls who sleep around are likely to be better protected against pregnancy to be honest. It's true that the more you sleep with boys, the higher the chance of pregnancy, but it's not a given certainty. I've been having sex at least once a week (probably higher on average, you get a lot in at 2 seconds a pop ) for over 20 years, yet there's not a huge gaggle of minor_Furie's around. That's a fair amount of spurt and very little procreation. Some of the girls I've slept with had three figure numbers in terms of men they'd slept with and no sign of of kids either. Girls who enjoy sex and sleep around are generally pretty hot on their sexual health and contraception. Like any professional, you make sure that you have the equipment required to keep you safe and healthy.
Don't get me wrong, mistakes can happen, but you'll probably find that pregnancy in virgins or girls early in their sexual career are much higher than those who regularly have sex. Inexperience leads to mistakes. Complacency also leads to mistakes. I'm one of a triumvirate of gaming friends from way back. We all have family and have been married for ten+ years. Within the last four years, we've all had a "mistake" which has led to unexpected pregnancy*. It's complacency that leads to it, even in mature adults. A moment of "bugger it" while in passion with somebody you love has consequences you weren't expecting (or rather you knew it could happen, but chances are generally against it). For one of my friends, abortion was absolutely on the table. My friend's wife has a rare form of leukaemia and the strain of pregnancy could have killed her. There's also the matter that there's a good chance she'll be dead before she's 40, leaving now all three kids motherless while they're young. She wouldn't abort because they decided they could cope, but doctors certainly recommended that she should. The point is, it was good the option was there. If it had been this year, then there would have been little choice. Stupidity on both parents' side? Yes, but it shows that it's not just "slags" who are risk of making the mistake.
Finally, abortion is NOT an easy option, it's NOT an easy way out. It's a hideous experience, it's frightening, it's degrading (or at the very least embarrassing) and it can be painful. Mentally it's potentially scarring for life. Until you've actually been involved with somebody who has had one, then you can't say how much of an easy option it is. Contraception is the easy option and the reason women sleep around so much (it really is like going back in time speaking as though women shouldn't have the right to enjoy a sex life) is because contraception is excellent and freely available. Abortions don't make women sleep around, fun and free (and comprehensive) contraception give women the chance to enjoy a sex life.
If you do a quote, then all the previous posts appear below the submit buttons, you can then hit the quote button on each one and it automatically adds the quote to your post. So you can easily quote lots of people. Just in case people had missed that and feel they need to triple post or anything
*Madame_Furie sadly miscarried at about 12 weeks

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Over the last year Adel Woods has seen a vast increase in popularity in the form of diggers and riders. There has been a lot changes, new lines created and improvements made.
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Independent Thoughts: Sewn with respect — Local veteran receives Quilt of Valor
by Jerry Spar | Dec 11, 2019 | Featured
Richard Brault (left) receives his Quilt of Valor from Theresa Perreault as he sits next to his wife, Virginia, at his Hopkinton home. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
Richard Brault has never talked much about his service in the Marines during World War II.
Occasionally he'll let a few words slip. One time he shared some brief emotion at the monthly veterans breakfast in Hopkinton.
"Every breakfast they come out with dates of military importance, and one of the Fridays was the anniversary of [the Battle of] Okinawa," recalled Richard's son, Thomas. "All he said was, 'The horror, the horror, the horror. You have no idea.' If you look back, you read about Okinawa, he saw the Japanese women jumping off the cliffs, people taking their own lives [rather than surrender to the Americans].
"He joined the Marines [in 1944] at 17 years old back then. I can't imagine being an 18-, 19-year-old man seeing that. … I just can't imagine it."
On another occasion, a family whose son was stationed in Okinawa brought back some sand from the beach on the Japanese island and presented it to Richard at a veterans breakfast.
Said Thomas: "He took the sand in his hands and he was just shaking his head, 'You can't believe what I saw.' He just remembers and he stays quiet."
Thomas said his father has always been that way, a man of few words when it came to his military service. He said that's not uncommon among the Greatest Generation.
"Even my father-in-law, who served in the Army, he never talked about it," Thomas said. "Talking to my wife about it, when she was growing up they never talked about them serving. It was a job they had to do, they did it, they came back and they started their families."
"Growing up they never talked about anything. Back then it was taboo, almost — talking about what they saw."
While Richard might not be inclined to talk very much about what he did and saw, bits and pieces have come out in other ways. One time Richard took Thomas on a visit/reunion to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. A man walked up to Richard and thanked him for saving his life at Okinawa.
"My father was shooting howitzers from the beachheads," Thomas learned. "When they were coming down the hill from Okinawa, one of the Marines was bleeding out of his leg. [Richard] took off his belt, tied the tourniquet and waited for the medic — and kept on shooting the howitzer. So the Marine came up to him at Camp Lejeune and goes, 'I want to thank you for saving my life.' Back then it was little things like that that saved people's lives."
Moments like that are bittersweet for Richard.
"He's honored, he's tickled pink right away, but then it brings back a lot of memories," Thomas said. "He sits and he stays quiet starting to remember a lot of his comrades, his fellow Marines."
One of eight children, Richard grew up in New Bedford and enlisted in the Army in the middle of his senior year of high school, inspired by his six older brothers, who served in various branches. Even his sister contributed to the war effort, traveling to Europe as part of the USO. All eight of them made it back home safely.
One of Richard's final duties as a Marine was to march through Nagasaki after the atom bomb devastated the Japanese city in 1945 and effectively ended the war. At the time, it was not clear what the potential long-term effects the radiation might have.
Said Thomas: "When he got back to the base, or the ship, one of his sergeants said, 'By the way, guys, you're all sterile.' And he has seven kids."
Richard Brault, pictured at the Hopkinton Veterans Dinner on Nov. 11, served in the Marines during World War II. PHOTO/CHRISTINE STRICKLAND
Richard, now 94, has lived in Hopkinton since the early 1960s. He raised his seven children here, working primarily as an insurance agent, and remains in the same home on East Main Street with his wife, Virginia.
A couple of years ago he made acquaintances with Andy Toorock, a former Marine who is affiliated with the Westborough Veterans Advisory Committee. Toorock arranged for Brault to take part in a program called Quilts of Valor. The program, which started in 2003, presents hand-sewn quilts to "cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor."
On Nov. 6, Theresa Perreault, the Massachusetts Regional Coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation, presented Richard with his quilt during a brief ceremony at his home. She explained that the quilt is designed to be something that he can not only admire but also put to use.
A surprised Richard welcomed the gift.
"It's a fantastic program," Thomas said. "He said it's very beautiful."
Added Thomas: "He's very silent about the honors that he gets. He's very humble. He knows that he's the last of his brothers and sisters, so he's quiet. But he remembers quite a bit."
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Home>Books>Communism for Kids By Bini Adamczak
Communism for Kids By Bini Adamczak
"presents political theory in the simple terms of a children's story"
Once upon a time, people yearned to be free of the misery of capitalism. How could their dreams come true? This little book proposes a different kind of communism, one that is true to its ideals and free from authoritarianism. Offering relief for many who have been numbed by Marxist exegesis and given headaches by the earnest pompousness of socialist politics, it presents political theory in the simple terms of a children's story, accompanied by illustrations of lovable little revolutionaries experiencing their political awakening.
It all unfolds like a story, with jealous princesses, fancy swords, displaced peasants, mean bosses, and tired workers–not to mention a Ouija board, a talking chair, and a big pot called "the state." Before they know it, readers are learning about the economic history of feudalism, class struggles in capitalism, different ideas of communism, and more. Finally, competition between two factories leads to a crisis that the workers attempt to solve in six different ways (most of them borrowed from historic models of communist or socialist change). Each attempt fails, since true communism is not so easy after all. But it's also not that hard. At last, the people take everything into their own hands and decide for themselves how to continue. Happy ending? Only the future will tell. With an epilogue that goes deeper into the theoretical issues behind the story, this book is perfect for all ages and all who desire a better world.
Bini Adamczak is a Berlin-based social theorist and artist. She writes on political theory, queer politics, and the past future of revolutions.
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Measles is a viral infection that causes an illness displaying a characteristic skin rash known as an exanthem. Measles is also sometimes called rubeola, five-day measles, or hard measles.
Measles infections appear all over the world. Incidence of the disease in the United States is down to a record low and only 86 confirmed cases were reported in the year 2000.
Of these, 62% were definitely linked to foreigners or international travel. Prior to the current effective immunization program, large-scale measles outbreaks occurred on a two to three year cycle, usually in the winter and spring.
Smaller outbreaks occurred during the off-years. Babies up to about eight months of age are usually protected from contracting measles, due to antibodies they receive from their mothers in the uterus. Once someone has had measles, he or she can never get it again.
Measles is caused by a type of virus called a paramyxovirus. It is an extremely contagious infection, spread through the tiny droplets that may spray into the air when a person carrying the virus sneezes or coughs. About 85% of those people exposed to the virus will become infected with it. About 95% of those people infected with the virus will develop the illness.
Once someone is infected with the virus, it takes about seven to 18 days before he or she actually becomes ill. The most contagious time period is the three to five days before symptoms begin through about four days after the characteristic measles rash has begun to appear.
The first signs of measles infection are fever, extremely runny nose, red, runny eyes, and a cough. A few days later, a rash appears in the mouth, particularly on the mucous membrane that lines the insides of the cheek.
This rash consists of tiny white dots (like grains of salt or sand) on a reddish bump. These are called Koplik's spots, and are unique to measles infection. The throat becomes red, swollen, and sore.
A couple of days after the appearance of the Koplik's spots, the measles rash begins. It appears in a characteristic progression, from the head, face, and neck, to the trunk, then abdomen, and next out along the arms and legs.
Many patients (about 5–15%) develop other complications. Bacterial infections, such as ear infections, sinus infections, and pneumonia are common, especially in children. Other viral infections may also strike the patient, including croup, bronchitis, laryngitis, or viral pneumonia.
Inflammation of the liver, appendix, intestine, or lymph nodes within the abdomen may cause other complications. Rarely, inflammation of the heart or kidneys, a drop in platelet count (causing episodes of difficult-to-control bleeding), or reactivation of an old tuberculosis infection can occur.
An extremely serious complication of measles infection is the inflammation and subsequent swelling of the brain. Called encephalitis, this can occur up to several weeks after the basic measles symptoms have resolved.
About one out of every 1,000 patients develops this complication, and about 10–15% of these patients die. Symptoms include fever, headache, sleepiness, seizures, and coma. Long-term problems following recovery from measles encephalitis may include seizures and mental retardation.
A very rare complication of measles can occur up to 10 years or more following the initial infection. Called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, this is a slowly progressing, smoldering, swelling, and destruction of the entire brain.
It is most common among people who had measles infection prior to the age of two years. Symptoms include changes in personality, decreased intelligence with accompanying school problems, decreased coordination, and involuntary jerks and movements of the body.
As the disease progresses, the patient becomes increasingly dependent, ultimately becoming bedridden and unaware of his or her surroundings. Blindness may develop, and the temperature may spike (rise rapidly) and fall unpredictably as the brain structures responsible for temperature regulation are affected. Death is inevitable.
Measles during pregnancy is a serious disease, leading to increased risk of a miscarriage or stillbirth. In addition, the mother's illness may progress to pneumonia.
Measles is almost always diagnosed based on its characteristic symptoms, including Koplik's spots, and a rash that spreads from central body structures out towards the arms and legs.
If there is any doubt as to the diagnosis, then a specimen of body fluids (mucus or urine) can be collected and combined with fluorescent-tagged measles virus antibodies. Antibodies are produced by the body's immune cells that can recognize and bind to markers (antigens) on the outside of specific organisms, in this case the measles virus.
Once the fluorescent antibodies have attached themselves to the measles antigens in the specimen, the specimen can be viewed under a special microscope to verify the presence of the measles virus.
Echinacea plus goldenseal to clear infection, boost the immune system, and soothe skin and mucous membranes.
A tea of lemon balm leaf, chamomile flower, peppermint leaf, licorice root, and elder flower to reduce fever and chills and increase perspiration.
Ginger tea to reduce fever.
Shiitake mushrooms to boost the immune system.
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), chickweed (Stellaria media), or oatmeal baths to reduce itching.
Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) eyewash to soothe eyes.
Garlic to fight infection and boost the immune system.
Flos lonicerae (10 g) and Radix glycyrrhizae (3 g) decoction to wash the mouth, eyes, and nose.
Some studies have shown that children with measles encephalitis or pneumonia benefit from relatively large doses of vitamin A. Vitamin A may also heal mucous membranes.
Bioflavinoids and vitamin C boost the immune system. Zinc promotes healing and is an immune system stimulant. Zinc can cause nausea and vomiting, and chronic use can cause low levels of copper and iron-deficiency anemia.
Apis mellifica: for swollen throat, breathing difficulty, and painful cough.
Arsenicum album: for restlessness, feeling worse after midnight, and thirst.
Belladonna: for high fever, red eyes, flushed face, headache, and swallowing difficulty.
Gelsemium: for fever, droopy eyes, cough, feeling cold, and runny nose.
Pulsatilla: for eye problems (tears, drainage, light sensitivity), dark red rash, thick yellow nasal discharge, and dry cough.
There are no medications available to cure measles. Treatment is primarily aimed at helping the patient to be as comfortable as possible, and watching carefully so that antibiotics can be started promptly if a bacterial infection develops.
Fever and discomfort can be treated with acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin). Children with measles should never be given aspirin, as this increases the risk of the fatal disease Reye's syndrome.
The prognosis for an otherwise healthy, well-nourished child who contracts measles is usually quite good. In developing countries, however, death rates may reach 15–25%, as malnutrition, especially protein deficiency, for six months prior to the onset of measles increases the risk of death. Adolescents and adults usually have a more difficult course.
Women who contract the disease while pregnant may give birth to a baby with a hearing impairment. Although only one in 1,000 patients with measles will develop encephalitis, 10–15% of those who do will die, and about another 25% will be left with permanent brain damage.
Measles is a highly preventable infection. A very effective vaccine exists, made of live measles viruses that have been treated so they cannot cause infection. The important markers on the viruses are intact and cause the immune system to produce antibodies.
In the event of a future infection with measles virus the antibodies will quickly recognize the organism and eliminate it. Measles vaccines are usually given at about 15 months of age.
Prior to that age, the baby's immune system is not mature enough to initiate a reaction strong enough to ensure long-term protection from the virus. A repeat injection should be given at about 10 or 11 years of age. Outbreaks on college campuses have occurred among nonimmunized or incorrectly immunized students.
Surprisingly, new cases of measles began being reported in some countries—including Great Britain—in 2001 because of parents' fears about vaccine safety. The combined vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) was claimed to cause autism or bowel disorders in some children.
However, the World Health Organization (WHO) says there is no scientific merit to these claims. The United Nations expressed concern that unwarranted fear of the vaccine would begin spreading the disease in developing countries, and ultimately in developed countries as well.
Parents in Britain began demanding the measles vaccine as a separate dose and scientists were exploring that option as an alternative to the combined MMR vaccine. Unfortunately, several children died during an outbreak of measles in Dublin because they had not received the vaccine.
Child mortality due to measles is considered largely preventable, and making the MMR vaccine widely available in developing countries is part of WHO's strategy to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by the year 2015.


Has that comfortable, retro lounge you have had for years finally lost its lustre? Some furniture holds too many memories to be casually tossed on the scrap heap. Before you make the tough decision to throw away your favourite piece of furniture, take a look at our tips. Reupholstering chairs instead of replacing them is easier and more effective than you think!
Upgrading old furniture with a fresh coat of paint or reupholstering chairs and lounges is a fantastic solution to keeping your home or office on trend at minimal expense. When you give an heirloom or vintage armchair a new lease of life, you're adding a unique statement piece to any room while you save money on replacement furniture. Outside of your home, having an interesting office space is a great way to help customers remember your brand. Rather than just going for the stark office space like everyone else, think about adding a few feature pieces to add a bit a life!
Take a good, objective look at the room where your chair or lounge will live.
• What colours, patterns, textures of fabrics are going to hit the mark when it comes to blending or contrasting with flair?
• If you like a minimalist look, avoid adding furniture with lots of intricate detail. Stick to simple patterns, sleek fabrics and straight lines.
• If your existing room is homey and comfortable, then a simple leather, suede or plush fabric may be the perfect fit.
You'll also want to think about how the room and its furniture is used. Will this chair need to be sturdy and durable for regular use, or a statement piece in an area that's more about style than function?
When you want to bring vintage furniture right up to date, take a look at the colour palettes on show at furniture stores in your area. Do you want a pop of colour that's following this year's trends? Or something more classic that still brings new life to your favourite old chair?
• Minimalism can be achieved with colour. Stark black, white or bold coloured furniture can be eye catching and unique without overwhelming the room's other features.
• If bright is your preference, it doesn't always pay to be a slave to fashion. Yellow or orange chairs might be the star of the room this year, but radical colours also move on from trends faster than their neutral cousins.
Bringing old pieces of furniture back to life with a modern twist is on trend right now. Think shabby chic, modern retro or the vintage looks that are popping up in chic cafes and stylish office spaces in cities around the world. Now is the perfect time to dust off your favourite pieces, or go treasure hunting for the perfect item to restore, and learn more about how reupholstering chairs can reinvigorate your home decor.
Need advice on reupholstering chairs? Get in touch with the team from Lounge Repair Guys today.


Sometimes a clever gadget can make all the difference. Assistive technology and telecare can help to support and enable people with dementia to live more independently.
Technology can be a massive help to those living with dementia. Memory aids and tech however is not for everyone but when the right products are found they can be very helpful. The following websites and services provide information about tech and gadgets that can potentially improve life with dementia.
At Dementia is a website that provides information on assistive technology that can help people with Dementia live more independently. Additionally the following websites will provide added information and advice.


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9 Stars Who Played Jackie Kennedy, From Natalie Portman to Katie Holmes (Photos)
by Scott Collins
Jackie Kennedy has been a favorite role for actresses the past half-century. Click on to see who's donned the pink suit and pillbox hat to play one of America's most famous First Ladies.
The real Jackie Kennedy (1929-1994) was born Jacqueline Bouvier and married the future President Kennedy in 1953, 10 years before he was assassinated in Dallas.
Divine "Eat Your Makeup" (1968).
Yes, the drag queen later famous for John Waters movies such as "Hairspray" impersonated Jackie in this tasteless reenactment of the JFK assassination, from Waters' first 16 mm short.
"The Greek Tycoon" (1978).
This drama was loosely based on the former First Lady's relationship with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
"Kennedy" (1983).
This NBC miniseries starring Martin Sheen as the title character was pegged to the 20th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
"Thirteen Days" (2000).
This political thriller about the Cuban missile crisis starred Kevin Costner
See full article on The Wrap
Hairspray (2007)
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Parkland (2013)
Killing Kennedy (2013)
John Waters (I)
Blair Brown (I)
Kat Steffens
Katie Holmes (I)


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Q: Trello POST FAIL I want to use the post method of the following link: https://developers.trello.com/advanced-reference/checklist#post-1-checklists-idchecklist-checkitems
I understand that I would have to add an element to the specified checklist, but I do not know why I did not create the new element.
My code:
https://api.trello.com/1/checklists/[idChecklist]/checkItems?name=[NAME_NEW_ELEMENT]&key=[TRELLO_KEY]&token=[MY_TOKEN]

I don't know if name=[NAME_NEW_ELEMENT] is correct.
How do I write it to add an element?
Thanks in advance.

A: No name=... in the URL. I've tested some POST with JavaScript and it works well. You can test this code in any browsers.
var CL_ID = "YOUR CHECKLIST ID"
var API_KEY = "YOUR TRELLO API KEY";
var TOKEN = "YOUR TRELLO TOKEN";

var payload = {"name": 'item4'};
var blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(payload)], {type: 'application/json'});
var url = 'https://api.trello.com/1/checklists/'+CL_ID+'/checkItems?key='+API_KEY+'&token='+TOKEN;

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.open("POST", url, true);
xhttp.onload = function() {
  if(xhttp.status === 200) {
    var response = xhttp.responseText;
    console.log(response);
  }
};
xhttp.send(blob);

A: It's not clear what you want to do here. Do you want to A. Create a new checklist? or B. Add an item to an existing checklist?
If A use this, if B use this.

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There are a lot of great reasons to participate in CanadaSound, but here are a few that are good for the heart as well as the ear.
Participating in CanadaSound means you contribute to MusiCounts – Canada's music education charity affiliated with both CARAS and the JUNO Awards. MusiCounts celebrates musical excellence and puts musical instruments into the hands of kids who need them the most. Their mission is to ensure that all children and youth in Canada have access to music education.


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R&R Coffee: Fire survivor at heart of community restoration
by RanchFoodsDirect | Oct 1, 2013 | Newsletter | 0 comments
Glen Fox lives just down the street, but R & R Coffee in Black Forest is his home-away-from-home. "They have a really good roast beef sandwich. You won't find another one like it anywhere. They do it with a special vinaigrette sauce," he says. Just as importantly, "this is really the center of the community," he continues. "They've had a huge impact since they opened five years ago."
Located at the intersection of Black Forest and Burgess Road, R&R Coffee is at the heart of the Black Forest community in more ways than one. That became crystal clear in the smoky aftermath of the Black Forest fire, which came within 3 miles of the building. "The eggs in our walk-in cooler were scrambled: that's how intense the heat was," says Danielle, who owns the cafe with her husband Ryan Wanner and her mother, Carla, the pastry chef.
Despite losing "a couple grand" worth of ingredients and dealing with the loss of Carla's home, the R&R owners quickly jumped in to do all they could.
"We opened as soon as we could, just to bring normalcy back," Danielle explains. "We became the hub where all of the emergency responders would meet. We held a 'barista jam' – kind of a latte art throwdown – to raise money for fire relief efforts, and we supported many of the disaster relief organizations."
The cafe continues to host ongoing fire recovery updates from City Commissioner Darryl Glenn every Friday from 2-4 p.m.
R&R is housed in a former lumberyard, featuring uniquely cozy dining spaces and reclaimed Colorado wood accents. The cafe is best-known for its fresh-roasted coffee (sold under the brand-name Golden Pine) homemade cinnamon rolls and the breakfast-all-day menu. Ranch Foods Direct is a key supplier. RFD provides the chicken served in sandwiches and salads, the burgers (on "Whimpy Wednesdays diners can build their own) and the popular bacon and roast beef. Callicrate steaks are served at dinner, Friday and Saturday. (Delayed by the fire, R&R has now started offering its weekend dinner service from 4 to 9 p.m.)
Danielle says many locals are excited about the new dinner service since they like having a place to go that's close to home. Surrounded by postcard perfect beauty and a neighborly vibe, who can blame them?


People keep discussing whether Trump is or isn't a fascist (as I'm doing now), and whether he will usher an era of fascism in the USA.
Most people in the American media (MSM and Leftist) argue that he isn't 'that dangerous' and give as evidence anything from 'we don't know what kind of president he will be because he has no experience in government management' to 'he is just a corrupt businessman who wants to profit from running the government'. Before I go ahead with the discussion about what to expect from Trump's administration, let me ask you these two questions.
First, from where do people get this idea that if you see a vicious dog barking at you, he will become docile if you move him to a better dog house? I suspend judgment, as most people do, when I watch a Tom Cruise movie, but this is not a movie.
Second, you can't expect that a man with a heart filled with hatred will become compassionate the moment he ascends the highest seat of power on the planet. Question: Trump-hopefuls, are you out of your freaking mind?!
Spiegel magazine recently published an attention-grabbing article where the author, Dirk Kurbjuwei, tries to divine whether Trump will end up being Adolf Hitler 2.0. Mr.Kurbjuwei uses Umberto Eco's last essay, Ur-Fascism, as Ouija board to see what the future brings to The Donald as president.
Eco's essay works as a check-list to assess the probabilities that a person or politician is or will be a fascist in the near future. But Mr. Kurbjuwei, even with the help of that interesting guide, makes the same mistake all opinion-writers I have read online commit: He misses the big picture.
Neither Hitler nor Mussolini's raise to power happened by their sole personal effort. Actually, no one rises to power by his/her own effort. Behind the power-grabbing victor there are always lots of people who guaranteed their success one way or another. It is those people and the ones he carefully chooses after winning that tells you the probabilities of him becoming a fascist/tyrant.
All of the people Trump is assigning to his Cabinet are ultra-right wing Conservatives and, even worse, billionaire Libertarians. These are the people who will advice that apprentice president, who will write the policies that define fascism. He by himself can do no harm. Fear the Goebles and the Mengeles in his administration.
Also, that Hitler's and Trump's victories came despite society's dismissing their threats as clownish and their chances of being elected as not-in-this-life-time is evidence that authoritarian personality is not the only predictor of authoritarian administration.
Social, economic and political turmoil are always the engine that propel dictators to the seats of power. These tyrants don't just show up from out of the blue; they have always been in gestation for more than nine months.
The style commonly used to study Trump as a potential dictator reflects our individualistic ideology. Our culture holds the individual above the group; that's why most political analysts ignore the social conditions surrounding that individual, Trump.
Despite having stated many times during the primaries that it was the 'deplorables' who kept lifting Trump against the negative polls, these analysts continue to ignore them. Without the deplorables Trump would at this time be preparing his next season of The Apprentice.
Finally, the Left acted as Trump Apologists, they forgot to consider who these people surrounding Trump were, and the type of men he would bring to his administration. That was the warning Hillary Clinton was sending out. But, hey, the Left told us "she's a liar", and voted for Trump. They were right, weren't they?
No human can live outside a society, and no society can exist without individuals. Humanity's history is the history of trying to strike a balance between those two extremes.
Trump's 'victory' has created an undeniable collective/social anxiety; it is a collective intuition of things to come. Humans are cursed by their tendency to dismiss 'premonitions' as totally irrational. Some times they are real signs of warning, of danger so close to us that our senses can notice it.
Premonitions are based on experience. We recognize, at a not-so-subconscious level, Trump's behavior as dangerous. Before Hitler's rise to power, many people kept warning of the danger he posed to humanity, but they were ignored. Ignore the people warning against Trump at your own peril.
My question at this point is Who benefits from telling us that there's no need to fear Trump?


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Q: Apply antialiasing to BufferedImage My application receives a BufferedImage from some external source. This image needs to be generated elsewhere and I have to use it as input for my function.
Unfortunately in some cases I will receive images that contain jagged lines, therefore antialiasing should be applied.
So far I have found many ways to do this before having the BufferedImage object, i.e. setting the according rendering hints to the Graphics2D object and then rendering, but this is not applicable in my situation.
Is there some simple way to do this, without resorting to 3rd party libraries (due to license concerns)? Do I need to write my own antialiasing-postprocessing-function?
I tried for example:
/**
     * @brief apply antialiasing to {@link BufferedImage} object. Take note that this will also increase image dimensions by 2px!
     * @param image
     * @return
     */
    public static BufferedImage applyAntialiasing( BufferedImage image )
    {
        BufferedImage antialiasedImage = new BufferedImage( image.getWidth() + 2, image.getHeight() + 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB );
        Graphics2D g = ( Graphics2D ) antialiasedImage.createGraphics();
        ( ( Graphics2D ) g ).setRenderingHint( RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON );
        g.drawImage( image, 1, 1, null );
        g.dispose();
        return antialiasedImage;
    }

which is based on:
Java Graphics2D drawImage() and clip(): how to apply antialiasing?
However the resulting image is clearly still aliased.


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Porsche 718 Boxster: Enjoy the Open Road This Summer
The Porsche 911 may be the most iconic and recognizable Porsche model, but the Porsche 718 Boxster is to many Porsche purists the quintessential Porsche. That's not a knock on the Porsche 911, but more of a testament to how incredible the new Porsche 718 Boxster is.
The Porsche 718 family breaks down into two models: the Boxster and the Cayman. The Boxster is the roadster of the lineup, a two-seat drop-top with a mid-engine layout that provides perfect driving dynamics, but also a surprising amount of cargo space for such a small vehicle.
With the engine positioned just behind the driver, there's room for a luggage compartment where a normal trunk would be, but there's also an additional spot up front. We will get to talking about performance in a second, but it's certainly worth pointing out the 718 Boxster's versatility. This is a car you can take on long weekends in the summer and never have to worry about where you'll put your bags.
Fast, Very Fast or Super Fast: How Would You Like Your Porsche 718 Boxster?
The Porsche 718 Boxster made the switch to turbocharging in its last redesign and never looked back. You won't find a six-cylinder engine in the Boxster anymore. Instead, drivers will enjoy the smooth and linear power delivery of a range of turbocharged four-cylinder engines.
Turbocharged four-bangers have numerous advantages for 718 Boxster owners. They provide more low-end torque which is what you want in such a small, perfectly balanced car. They are also lighter and smaller which fits the 718 Boxster's personality to a tee. Power is improved, and weight is lowered. That's the perfect recipe for a truly unique driving experience.
The entry-level Porsche 718 Boxster gets a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 300 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque which can be paired to either a six-speed manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Getting to 100 km/h requires only 5.1 seconds.
The Porsche 718 Boxster S replaces the 2.0-liter four-cylinder by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder with 350 horsepower and 309 pound-feet of torque. The same gearbox options are available, but the added power gets the driver of a 718 Boxster S to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds.
And then we have the Porsche 718 Boxster GTS. It also packs a 2.5-liter four-cylinder turbo, but with 365 horsepower and 309 pound-feet of torque. With a louder exhaust note, more dialed-in tuning and a range of differentiating esthetic features, the Porsche 718 Boxster GTS is the sportiest model in an already very sporty two-seat performance vehicle lineup.
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10 Most Corrupt Police Forces in The World
Police corruption is a form of police misconduct in which law enforcement officers seek personal gain, such as money or career advancement, through the abuse of power. For example by accepting bribes in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. In the past few years, there seems to have been a drastic increase of police violence around the world. There are many police forces known for inhuman behavior, deep-rooted corruption and other evil activities. They are most corrupt police forces in the world. Also, they're known for their worst brutality.
Besides best police forces in the world, there are also some most corrupt police forces. They involved in such criminal activities that hurt the society and endangered its citizens. Many policemen are underpaid and want to make extra money, they turn to corruption – but their selfish acts have caused a large amount of damage on countries that desperately need help. We also wrote an article on top 10 corrupt countries in the world, you may like that.
Here are the 10 most corrupt police forces in the world
10. Pakistan Police
Pakistan's police has been ranked among the most corrupt institutions in the country in a survey by an international anti-graft watchdog. Many citizens believe that the police is the most corrupt sector of the Pakistani government. Police brutality, extortion, bribery and arresting innocent citizens are all crimes that have been committed among Pakistan's police forces. AJK police ranked top being worst in corruption and abusing. Punjab police is second worst police in Pakistan.
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package net.dev123.commons.http.auth;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import net.dev123.commons.ServiceProvider;
import net.dev123.commons.oauth.OAuthAccessor;
import net.dev123.commons.oauth.OAuthConsumer;
import net.dev123.commons.oauth.OAuthParameterStyle;
import net.dev123.commons.oauth.OAuthServiceProvider;
import net.dev123.commons.oauth.config.OAuthConfiguration;
import net.dev123.commons.oauth.config.OAuthConfigurationFactory;
import net.dev123.commons.util.StringUtil;
import net.dev123.exception.ExceptionCode;
import net.dev123.exception.LibException;

public class OAuthAccessorFactory {

	private static Map<OAuthAuthorization, OAuthAccessor> accessorMap;
	private static Map<String, OAuthConsumer> consumerMap;
	private static Map<ServiceProvider, OAuthServiceProvider> serviceProviderMap;

	static {
		accessorMap = new HashMap<OAuthAuthorization, OAuthAccessor>();
		consumerMap = new HashMap<String, OAuthConsumer>();
		serviceProviderMap = new HashMap<ServiceProvider, OAuthServiceProvider>();

		//事先提供一份YiBo.Android版的key
		registerOAuthConsumer(ServiceProvider.Sina, "3105114937",
			"985e8f106a5db148d1a96abfabcd9043", "http://www.yibo.me/authorize/getAccessToken.do");
	}

	public synchronized static OAuthAccessor getOAuthAccessorInstance(OAuthAuthorization auth) throws LibException {
		if (auth == null) {
			throw new LibException(ExceptionCode.PARAMETER_NULL);
		}

		OAuthAccessor accessor = accessorMap.get(auth);
		if (accessor == null) {
			OAuthConsumer consumer = consumerMap.get(auth.getConsumerKey());
			if (consumer == null) {
				OAuthConfiguration conf =
					OAuthConfigurationFactory.getOAuthConfiguration(auth.getServiceProvider());
				String authConsumerKey = auth.getConsumerKey();
				if (authConsumerKey == null || "NULL".equalsIgnoreCase(authConsumerKey)) {
					authConsumerKey = conf.getOAuthConsumerKey();
				}
				if (StringUtil.isEquals(authConsumerKey, conf.getOAuthConsumerKey())) {
					registerOAuthConsumer(auth.getServiceProvider(),
						conf.getOAuthConsumerKey(), conf.getOAuthConsumerSecret(),
						conf.getOAuthCallbackURL());
				} else {
					registerOAuthConsumer(auth.getServiceProvider(),
						auth.getConsumerKey(), auth.getConsumerSecret(),
						conf.getOAuthCallbackURL());
				}
				consumer = consumerMap.get(authConsumerKey);
			}

			accessor = new OAuthAccessor(consumer);
			accessor.setOAuthToken(auth.getOAuthToken());
			accessorMap.put(auth, accessor);
		}

		return accessor;
	}

	public static void registerOAuthConsumer(ServiceProvider serviceProvider, String consumerKey,
		String consumerSecret, String callbackUrl) {
		if (consumerMap.containsKey(consumerKey)) {
			return;
		}

		OAuthConfiguration conf = OAuthConfigurationFactory.getOAuthConfiguration(serviceProvider);
		OAuthServiceProvider oauthSp = serviceProviderMap.get(serviceProvider);
		if (oauthSp == null) {
			oauthSp = new OAuthServiceProvider(conf.getOAuthRequestTokenURL(),
					conf.getOAuthAuthorizeURL(), conf.getOAuthAccessTokenURL());
			serviceProviderMap.put(serviceProvider, oauthSp);
		}

		OAuthConsumer consumer = new OAuthConsumer(callbackUrl, consumerKey,
				consumerSecret, oauthSp);
		if (StringUtil.isNotEmpty(conf.getOAuthParameterStyle())) {
			consumer.setParameterStyle(OAuthParameterStyle.valueOf(conf.getOAuthParameterStyle()));
		}
		consumerMap.put(consumerKey, consumer);
	}
}

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Товары для парикмахеров, красоты и здоровья The length of this meta title is 43 characters. Search engines recommend a maximum of around 50-60 characters.
A description has not been provided for this site. The length of this meta description is precisely 50 symbols, including white space. Google recommends sticking to up to 280-320 characters to make sure all of the meta description fits in the search results page.
Approx. 0.5673 seconds The website load speed is reasonably fast.
According to our last update, 3 260 919 The website's rank is quite poor. Don't worry - Alexa is not the be all, end all of website performance metrics.
229 A good, appropriate amount of links for a homepage.
Approx. 6 The number of backlinks is very low indeed. We'd suggest building more backlinks to be made a priority, preferrably through the addition of quality content.
175.7KB Congratulations to the webmaster, as this is a very good result. Speed is an exceedingly important ranking factor, su kudos to whoever made sure this website is quick to load.
The server is online. IP address is 93.125.99.44. Unfortunately, we don't have enough data to provide a full insight.
There is more to this website than just Alexa ranks and meta descriptions. Let's take a closer look and, hopefully, get a better sense of the target audience as well as its potential size, etc.
These websites seemingly target the same visitors and search results as dziwa.by, as they fall into broadly the same category as the website in question.
The following information is merely an approximation of likely numbers. Don't trust our word completely - we do our best to make sure it's as accurate as possible, but it's certainly not absolutely correct.
Let us begin with some numbers and then add minor insights into the mix.
3:02 This is a great result and shows people are not in a rush to leave the website. Must have some great content!
You'll see the homepage load in around 0.5673 seconds. Congratulations to the webmaster, as this is a very good result. Speed is an exceedingly important ranking factor, su kudos to whoever made sure this website is quick to load.
The page HTML code is approximately 175.7 kilobytes in size, by the way. Such a good result probably helps the page load speed a little, and every little counts!
We found 109 images on the homepage. This is a fine number of images to have, though it probably has a measurable effect on load time.
We managed to count around 155 server requests while the homepage was being loaded. The more requests, the longer the page load time. The two measurements are directly linked. Suffice to say, the result is not great and will, hopefully, be improved.
As is well known, Alexa rating is mostly based on the number of visitors a certain webpage receives. Sometimes, this number is guesstimated. Currently, Alexa has upwards of 4 million websites indexed. impressive number however you choose to look at it. Keep in mind that the usefulness – or accuracy – of Alexa rating is grossly overrated. This is far from the most important ranking metric and does not necessarily represent the worth of a given website.
According to Alexa, dziwa.by takes up 3 260 919 place globally.
The last three months, as updated, has seen this rank change by approximately 72379.
It's also worth noting that, locally in Belarus, the website rank in 15 397 place.
The server IP address for this domain is 93.125.99.44.


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Let's be honest… there's not a whole lot to love about love handles. They don't fit into your skinny jeans, and they can be pretty challenging to get rid of. Why, you ask? Since love handle fat sits on the side of the abdominal area, lots of people think that a typical ab workout will blast it away.
(20 on each side). Using one hand weight, stand with your feet hip-width apart with your weight on your left leg. Start by holding the weight in both hands up by your left shoulder. Next, twist to make a chopping motion down towards your right hip. Allow your feet and knees to pivot with the twist. Raise the weight back up to your left shoulder and repeat for 20 reps. Next work your right side.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your hands behind your head. Do not clasp your hands together. Engage your abs, lifting your shoulders and upper back off of the ground. At the same time, move your right elbow toward your left knee so that they meet in the middle of your body. Next, switch your position by bringing your left elbow to your right knee. Continue as quickly as possible while still keeping your torso raised up off the ground.