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package de.cyberforum.openit_project_20151.NewsImplementation;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TreeMap;

import de.cyberforum.openit_project_20151.NewsInterface.NewsCacheAction0;
import de.cyberforum.openit_project_20151.NewsInterface.NewsItemRead0;
import de.cyberforum.openit_project_20151.NewsInterface.NewsItemStatus0;
import de.cyberforum.openit_project_20151.NewsInterface.NewsItemDatesWrite0;
import de.cyberforum.openit_project_20151.NewsInterface.NewsItemStringsWrite0;

/**
 * Created by Balzer on 24.07.2015.
 */
public class NewsCache implements NewsCacheAction0 {
    protected static boolean DBMissing = true;
    protected ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> newsList;

    public NewsCache() {
        // create database if not existing
        if (DBMissing)
            newsList = new ArrayList<>();

        // initialize if existing: totalCount
    }

    // total number of stored items
    public Integer getCount() {
        if (DBMissing)
            return newsList.size();
        else
            return 0;
    }

    // return list of { ID, modified } to mode
    public ArrayList<NewsItemStatus0> getIds(UIFetchMode mode, Integer itemOffset, Integer itemCount) {
        if (DBMissing) {
            if (newsList.size() == 0)
                return null;

            if (itemOffset == -1) {
                ArrayList<NewsItemStatus0> items = new ArrayList<>();
                NewsItemRead0 item = newsList.get(newsList.size() - 1);
                items.add(item);
                return items;
            } else if (itemOffset < newsList.size()) {
                ArrayList<NewsItemStatus0> items = new ArrayList<>();
                if (itemOffset + itemCount > newsList.size())
                    itemCount = newsList.size() - itemOffset;
                for(int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++)
                    items.add(newsList.get(itemOffset + i));
                return items;
            }

            return null;
        } else
            return null;
    }

    // return the actual news items
    public ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> getItems(ArrayList<NewsItemStatus0> newsIDList) {
        if (DBMissing) {
            if ((newsIDList == null) || (newsIDList.size() == 0))
                return null;

            if (newsList.size() == 0)
                return null;

            ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> items = new ArrayList<>();
            for(NewsItemStatus0 newsItemStatus : newsIDList) {
                for (NewsItemRead0 newsItemRead : newsList)
                    if (newsItemRead.getId() == newsItemStatus.getId()) {
                        items.add(newsItemRead);
                        break;
                    }
            }

            if (items.size() > 0)
                return items;

            return null;
        } else
            return null;
    }

    protected ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> resort(ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> newsItems) {
        // TODO: horribly unoptimal
        // TODO: screwed if two items have identical timestamps
        TreeMap<Long, Integer> newsItemsSortedMap = new TreeMap<>();
        for(int i = 0; i < newsItems.size(); ++i) {
            Date publishedJava = newsItems.get(i).getPublished();
            if (publishedJava == null) {
                Integer idI = newsItems.get(i).getId();
                Long idL = idI.longValue();
                newsItemsSortedMap.put(idL, i);
            } else {
                Long publishedUnix = publishedJava.getTime();
                newsItemsSortedMap.put(publishedUnix, i);
            }
        }

        ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> newsItemsSorted = new ArrayList<>();
        for(Long published : newsItemsSortedMap.descendingKeySet())
            newsItemsSorted.add(newsItems.get(newsItemsSortedMap.get(published)));

        return newsItemsSorted;
    }

    // store news items into cache
    public void store(ArrayList<NewsItemRead0> newsItems) {
        if (DBMissing) {
            if ((newsItems == null) || (newsItems.size() == 0))
                return;

            // missing the actual DB implmented, the ArrayList has to be sorted manually :-(
            newsItems = resort(newsItems);

            if (newsList.size() == 0) {
                newsList.addAll(newsItems);
                return;
            }

            for (NewsItemRead0 newsItem : newsItems) {
                boolean found = false;
                for (NewsItemRead0 newsStored : newsList)
                    if (newsStored.getId() == newsItem.getId()) {
                        join(newsItem, newsStored);
                        found = true;
                        break;
                    }

                if (!found)
                    newsList.add(newsItem);
            }

            newsList = resort(newsList);
        }
    }

    protected void join(NewsItemRead0 itemNew, NewsItemRead0 itemOld) {
        // TODO: UPDATE BOTH WAYS!
        // for each field (dates, texts) of the items:
        //     if it is NULL in one, copy the value from the other
        //     if it is NOT NULL in both, copy from New to Old
        NewsItemDatesWrite0 datesNew = (NewsItemDatesWrite0)itemNew;
        NewsItemDatesWrite0 datesOld = (NewsItemDatesWrite0)itemOld;
        if (itemNew.getPublished() == null) {
            if (itemOld.getPublished() != null)
                datesNew.setPublished(itemOld.getPublished());
        } else
            datesOld.setPublished(itemNew.getPublished());

        NewsItemStringsWrite0 stringsNew = (NewsItemStringsWrite0)itemNew;
        NewsItemStringsWrite0 stringsOld = (NewsItemStringsWrite0)itemOld;
        if (itemNew.getTitle() == null) {
            if (itemOld.getTitle() != null)
                stringsNew.setTitle(itemOld.getTitle());
        } else
            stringsOld.setTitle(itemNew.getTitle());
    }
}


AVSI Foundation, in the context of the implementation of the programme "Development Food Assistance Program ‐ Uganda", Cooperative Agreement AID‐FFP‐A‐17‐00006 in Kamwenge District, funded by USAID, intends to apply a portion of the grant to purchase Tools for farmer fi eld schools under this contract.
AVSI Foundation invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of commodities as indicated here below. Please note that all bids must include taxes with clear separation of VAT were applicable. The below-mentioned supplies will be utilized during implementation of project activities within the areas of operation in Kamwenge District.


In recent months, Boston College researchers Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens released a comprehensive new study estimating that upwards of $41 trillion of wealth will be transferred through estates during the first half of the 21st Century. The new report suggests that America's charitable organizations and institutions will receive a growing share of the transfer ushering in what could be a new "golden age" of philanthropy.
The new study is based on a broad sampling of the population and includes projections for estate transfers between 1998 and 2052. Reflecting the tremendous growth in value of financial assets over the past decade, the $41 trillion estimate amounts to almost four times the $10.4 trillion estimated by the Cornell University study released in 1990.
Where do charities fit in?
Depending upon the assumptions made and time frame considered, charities might receive anywhere from $1.7 to $25 trillion over the next 20 to 55 years. For the very largest estates, the Boston College model estimates that 39% of the assets will go to philanthropic causes. For the estates of the moderately wealthy, valued at from $1 to $5 million, the study assumes that charities will receive 8%. In estates of less than $1 million, an amount between 5% and 6% should go to charity. Other studies of actual bequest programs at organizations with successful planned gift development efforts indicate that for childless persons, upwards of 50% to 60% of funds are left to charity on average, regardless of the size of the estate.
As important as these new projections are, it is essential to remember that 55 years is a very long time. The longer the period of time studied, the greater the effect of the compounding of whatever growth assumptions are used. Econometric models (even using conservative assumptions) are driven to very large numbers through the sheer power of compounding asset growth over time. Such models are typically more accurate and more reliable over a shorter time frame, during which they are less likely to become distorted by the underlying assumption. Gift planners must necessarily focus their efforts on a shorter time frame. Thus it is important to note that the Boston College study also included projections over a 20-year period predicting a minimum of $12 trillion transfer of wealth with $1.7 trillion of charitable bequests.
Before budgeting for an unexpected windfall, note that it is likely that not all charities will share equally in this transfer. A relatively small number of organizations and institutions with active and well-organized gift planning efforts may be the primary beneficiaries. Others with less active programs may receive some of the benefits "over the transom" from time to time, but many may be left wondering what has happened to their share. Well-planned education and communication will make the difference. One thing is sure‹charitable organizations that regularly inform their constituency about the best gift and estate planning methodologies are more likely to receive the full measure of the coming wealth transfer regardless of its total and the time period in which it is received.


Andrea and Seth had a beautiful, colorful, elegant wedding. Their sun soaked ceremony was held at the Philbrook Museum with the rows of terraces and fountains in the background. Andrea made such a beautiful back-lit entrance coming down the stairs to her ceremony. As cheesy as it sounds, she looked like a dang angel (she pretty much is one, though). They had their reception at Southern Hills Country Club. Crooked Roots Floral team turned the space from a blank canvas to a true work of art. They had greenery installations hung all around the room, and garlands all across the tables. The dance floor was decorated with two gorgeous floral walls at each corner. Like, honestly… when we first walked in to have the grand reveal of the reception, it took our breath away. Each vendor at this wedding worked together so hard to pull off a truly beautiful event. Andrea and Seth's faces were adorned with the most genuine smiles all day long. It was a day of true joy and celebration. Enjoy!
I absolutely love everything about this wedding! I would love to be able to shoot at the Philbrook Museum!
Their first look is an absolute dream and I love the vintage feel of all the art in the first photos. Simply gorgeous.
Holy moly! These are absolutely gorgeous. The Philbrook Museum looks like such a dream to shoot at, it's so romantic and luxurious!
Ok the Philbrook Museum is INSANE! Definitely on my list to check out. The florist did an amazing job too – THAT BACKDROP! Ah!
I am in AWE of that flower wall!! How gorgeous are their florals? Do you happen to know where their invitations are from? They're so fun!
My goodness Keely, some of these photos in this set alone are some of my favorite of yours ever. You did the most wonderful job capturing it all. The Philbrook Museum looks like an absolutely incredible place to wed.
Whoa, these details! What a gorgeous wedding at Phillbrook Museum!


Awesome stuff. Almost makes me want to get my old legos out again (if I could ever find them) haha.
I still love Lego to the extent that I started to play with my kids Duplo.
I can't wait until they come at an age I can buy the larger packages of the real thing, and construct the most amazing constructions, spaceships or buildings.
Lego is for every age, and thank god the kids need to go to bed early and dads can play while they are in bed!


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Adapted from a talk by vivisectionist John McArdle, Ph.D.
JM> There are a number of popular myths about vegetarianism that have no scientific basis in fact.
And, unfortunately, there are many more annoyingly-popular pseudo-scientific myths, masquerading as science, that humans are "omnivores"; those in this article will be refuted.
JM> One of these myths is that man is naturally a vegetarian because our bodies resemble plant eaters, not carnivores. In fact we are omnivores, capable of either eating meat or plant foods. The following addresses the unscientific theory of man being only a plant eater.
We will find that JM consistently fails to support his thesis with real science by erroneously substituting cultural practices for scientific facts and conclusions, the most common and fatal error of those falsely claiming than humans are "omnivores".
JM> Much of the misinformation on the issue of man's being a natural vegetarian arises from confusion between taxonomic (in biology, the procedure of classifying organisms in established categories) and dietary characteristics.
Right, these 'classifications' are Linnaean nomenclature which is archaic, out-of-date, and based on insignificant, fragmentary fossilized data alleging to track the human lineage, which should be completely overhauled in light of modern genetic research. JM, a claimed "anatomist and primatologist" at the PhD level, should be aware of this critical fact, and the profound differences between Nature and culture, but we will see that he is not, much to his own embarrassment.
JM> Members of the mammalian Order Carnivora may or may not be exclusive meat eaters. Those which eat only meat are carnivores.
This is the crux of the matter: "you will see that taxonomy is more of an art than a science", "that there isn't even solid agreement on which species belong in which orders", "A little confusion is probably a good thing to learn to accept when it comes to classifying animals."
So, we see that this non-science and confusion dominate JM's faulty presentation, and it is a primary cause for his false conclusion that "Humans are Omnivores". In fact, search as you will, there is no taxonomical classification as "omnivore".
JM> Dietary adaptations are not limited by a simple dichotomy between herbivores (strict vegetarians) and carnivores (strict meat-eaters), but include frugivores (predominantly fruit), gramnivores (nuts, seeds, etc.), folivores (leaves), insectivores (carnivore-insects and small vertebrates), etc. Is is also important to remember that the relation between the form (anatomy/physiology) and function (behavior) is not always one to one. Individual anatomical structures can serve one or more functions and similar functions can be served by several forms.
A little truth has leaked out. These 'classifications' are mere conveniences, not strictly defined in a reasonable, rigorous, scientific manner.
JM> The key category in the discussion of human diet is omnivores, which are defined as generalized feeders, with neither carnivore nor herbivore specializations for acquiring or processing food, and who are capable of consuming and do consume both animal protein and vegetation. They are basically *opportunistic* feeders (survive by eating what is available) with more generalized anatomical and physiological traits, especially the dentition (teeth).
Notice, there is NO useful, meaningful, or even vaguely-scientific anatomical/physiological/biochemical definition of "omnivore", and JM foolishly ignores the inescapable fact that humans are totally incapable of killing, tearing asunder, and consuming raw their prey with their natural, biological equipment, as ALL natural omnivores do! In fact, I have challenged people who adamantly claim that they are "omnivores" for over 35 years to prove they are natural "omnivores" by simply killing and eating raw a small animal with their natural equipment, and none has ever done so to actually test their irrational belief. Not one!
JM has made the all-to-common and fatal error in his totally unscientific and unsupportable claims by confusing Nature and culture; a grievous error which most grade school children would not make. Humans are clearly not natural "omnivores". Some are cultural "omnivores", and indeed must rely on cultural artifacts to raise, kill, butcher, cook, disguise with seasonings, cut up, and finally consume their animal prey. Again, the false definition rests on the phrase "capable of consuming"; however, humans have no natural capability to do so. If they did, they would. Thus, relying on an absurd false definition, JM inevitably and inescapably comes to a false conclusion.
Another insight into the falsity of this concept rests in the mistaken confusion, and proposed false-identity, of the verbs: to be, and to do. Being refers to our genetic code and its consequences, while doing is totally unrelated and a consequence of cultural programming.
Let's examine JM's muddled "thinking" a bit to see how completely absurd, and perhaps intentionally-misleading, the "capable" definition really is.
Humans are "capable" of flying through the air; that makes us birds or flying insects, right?
Humans are "capable" of traveling under water; that makes us fish or sea worms, right?
Humans are "capable" of tunneling through the earth; that makes us earthworms or moles, right?
JM> All the available evidence indicates that the natural human diet is omnivorous and would include meat. We are not, however, required to consume animal protein. We have a choice.
Another unintentional admission that we are not natural omnivores; we have a choice; animals, however, do not have any choices, they rely on their genetically-programmed instincts to kill and eat animal prey. Humans have no instincts to do so, in spite of the foolish claims of various Instincto cults. Choices are cultural, not instinctual. How can someone with even a trivial education not understand the profound difference between culture and Nature?
JM> There are very few frugivores amongst the mammals in general, and primates in particular.
Totally irrelevant, we are apes, not "mammals in general" nor random primates. Actually, we are Pongidae, only the horrendous human ego has chosen to elevate ourselves to another, exclusively ours, thus false classification. With a genetic difference of a mere ~1.6% from the chimp, our closest genetic relative, it should be obvious that our diet should be essentially that of the chimp. Clearly, the genetic distances from various, scientifically-indefinable natural "omnivores" would be much more, thus, again, refuting JM's unsupportable claim of "humans are omnivores".
JM> The only apes that are predominantly fruit eaters (gibbons and siamangs) are atypical for apes in many behavioral and ecological respects and eat substantial amounts of vegetation.
Whoops - chimps are frugivorous, eating mostly fruit when available, and falling back on leaves when sufficient fruit is not, and JM is claimed to be a primatologist.
JM> Our closest relatives among the apes are the chimpanzees (i.e., anatomically, behaviorally, genetically, and evolutionarily), who frequently kill and eat other mammals (including other primates).
"Frequently" turns out to be a self-serving distortion, apparently for the sake of his pre-conceived and false conclusion, and for a "primatologist", it must be intentional. Chimp hunting and flesh-eating is rare, ~1.4% of their diet, not practiced among all adults, as would be required by a true nutritional need, and is clearly cultural, since flesh is used to gain sexual favors --humorously-similar to human dating.
JM> As far back as it can be traced, clearly the archeological record indicates an omnivorous diet for humans that included meat. Our ancestry is among the hunter/gatherers from the beginning.
More muddled "thinking". The "archeological record" so referenced is purely self-selecting, thus misleading, since that "evidence" is only produced by cultural processes, which include tool-marked bones and evidence of fire. The true frugivorous, natural, non-tool-using, human would leave NO evidence at all, since all food wastes would be composted into oblivion. Tools produce enduring evidence, raw-food eating humans do not; however, that certainly does not mean they did not exist. They exist today, and produce no long-term "archeological evidence" of their diet in the local ecosystems.
JM> Once domestication of food sources began, it included both animals and plants.
Whoops -- once culture is in play, its effects can not be used to assess the natural human. Anthro-apologists like to ignore this critical fact, thus reducing their verbal output to mere exercises in creative writing, certainly not real science.
Relative number and distribution of cell types, as well as structural specializations, are more important than overall length of the intestine to determining a typical diet. Dogs are typical carnivores, but their intestinal characteristics have more in common with omnivores. Wolves eat quite a lot of plant material.
Totally irrelevant to humans. But, mindless insertion of irrelevancies that sound correct is a common ploy of anthro-apologists in order to created the illusion of scientific credibility.
derived from remodeled esophagus and stomach. Horses, rhinos, and colobine monkeys have posterior, hindgut sacs. Humans have no such specializations.
Again, factual but totally irrelevant to humans, or the "omnivore" issue; this applies to herbivores, not frugivorous humans.
with the largest canines (gorillas and gelada baboons) both have basically vegetarian diets.
JM> In archeological sites, broken human molars are most often confused with broken premolars and molars of pigs, a classic omnivore. On the other hand, some herbivores have well-developed incisors that are often mistaken for those of human teeth when found in archeological excavations.
Yes, archaeology is confused and mistaken.
These indicate we could be omnivores. Saliva and urine data vary, depending on diet, not taxonomic group.
"Could"? Where is the evidence? Without evidence, "could" and "could not" are identical.
Intestinal absorption is a surface area, not linear problem. Dogs (which are carnivores) have intestinal specializations more characteristic of omnivores than carnivores such as cats. The relative number of crypts and cell types is a better indication of diet than simple length. We are intermediate between the two groups.
More irrelevancies and errors to obfuscate the issue. The surface area of a cylinder IS linearly proportional to the length. We are "intermediate" between a carnivore and another carnivore, so what does that mean?
JM> Humans are classic examples of omnivores in all relevant anatomical traits.
This is a blatant lie. JM has presented no anatomical definition, or even an attempt to generate a rigorous, testable, anatomical definition of "omnivore"; this is not possible, since the anatomies of various natural omnivores is so diverse that no coherent patterns can be found.
JM> There is no basis in anatomy or physiology for the assumption that humans are pre-adapted to the vegetarian diet.
The "vegetarian diet" is generally cooked, is centered on grains and beans, and may include dairy and eggs; this was not a discussion of a "vegetarian diet". Another irrelevant dodge and intentional obfuscation.
JM> For that reason, the best arguments in support of a meat-free diet remain ecological, ethical, and health concerns.
The "ethical" argument is totally bogus, since there is no objective set of ethics to which one can compare to determine what is more, or less, "ethical" than what. That is, individuals just make up their own ethical standards to suit their purposes of the moment. Hitler did what he did, based on his own personal set of ethics; so does JM.
Clearly unqualified and hopelessly-confused on very fundamental facts and real science. And he has a PhD; that's frightening. Worse, look at some more of his hysterically-emotional nonsense.
Sad, really sad. And these people are supposed to be "vegetarian" authorities?


I visited the University on an Open Day, and as soon as I stepped onto the campus I knew I wanted to study here. The inclusive atmosphere and beauty of the campus really appealed to me, and I really enjoyed visiting the surrounding city. I wanted to attend a University that was well regarded, and as the University is a part of the Russell Group and ranks high in the University league tables, it pretty much sealed the deal for me.
Academically, I have been able to broaden my opportunities much further than I ever could have anticipated as I have been selected by the University to stay on and undertake postgraduate study.
I originally applied to the University of Southampton to read Law; however towards completing my first year of study I felt my academic interests suited social sciences a lot more. I therefore requested a transfer to Social Sciences, whom were very enthusiastic about accommodating me. I am very grateful that the University was willing to be so flexible with my studies, and allow the transfer to take place. When I joined, I found all the staff within Social Sciences very welcoming and knew quickly that I had made the right decision for myself.
Studying Criminology at the University of Southampton has been an enlightening experience for me as it has allowed me to question very deep and fundamental questions that it is sometimes natural to take at face value. For example, investigating media portrayal of criminality and its wider implications, including but not limited to legislative change, is both a complex and fascinating topic to study.
I have particularly enjoyed the modules in my third year that have allowed me to develop the foundational knowledge that I gained from my first and second years into more specialised areas. For example, I was fortunate enough to visit Winchester Prison, which enabled me to the apply theory that had learnt within my Penology module - the study of punishment. Furthermore, I was able to study the emerging sub-discipline of Victimology, which has broadened my understanding of criminality from an alternative perspective.
I have also benefitted from the vast opportunities for flexible study that the University of Southampton provides. For example, in my first year I enrolled for Demography and Political Theory modules, and also a Curriculum Innovation module in Global Health, which I found helped simultaneously develop my peripheral knowledge and further my understanding of Criminology. This also enabled me to discover a real passion for Demography, an academic discipline I had previously been unaware of. As a result of the flexible study available to me, my postgraduate ambitions now regard combining Criminology and Demography in an interdisciplinary way.
What have you been able to achieve as a result of studying at the University of Southampton?
Academically, I have been able to broaden my opportunities much further than I ever could have anticipated, as I have been selected by the University to stay on and undertake postgraduate study. I have also been fortunate enough to undertake a research topic for my dissertation that was of particular interest to me, online activism, and have the appropriate supervisors available within the department to support me.
Additionally, my employment within the University as part of the Outreach and Admissions team has allowed me to provide information and guidance to prospective students both about the University of Southampton and life in higher education in general. I have found this role extremely fulfilling because, as the first in my family to attend University, I can empathise with the nerves that accompany applying for University, and the importance of knowing you are attending the right institution for you.
What is Southampton like as a place to study? What do you think of support and facilities?
As a student in receipt of DSA (Disability Students Allowance), the facilities and support available to me within Enabling Services have been above and beyond what I could have expected. This includes a mentor and access to specialised facilities within the library, which have helped me keep up to date with my work.
Furthermore, my academic tutor has been a huge source of support during my time here, and all the Criminology staff dedicate a lot of time and effort towards helping students, both inside and outside of scheduled class time. The building that Social Sciences is situated within also has state-of-the-art facilities such as computer workshop areas and desks for study, which can be accessed at all times as it is the only 24-hour building on campus.
My plans focus around postgraduate study at the University of Southampton, to hopefully complete both a Masters and a PhD. I am currently in a ESRC 4-year funded scholarship with the Social Sciences Doctoral Training Centre which intends to investigate the dynamics of criminalization of contagious diseases, and their effects upon engagement with public health services.
My ambitions are to remain within the Social Sciences, partly because I feel my academic interests lie within this area, but also because I have thoroughly enjoyed my time within the school and would love to work with some of the staff that lectured me at undergraduate level.


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Thank you so muh to everyone who entered the fantastic bamboo giveaway. I really enjoyed reading all your comments. Thanks you so much for all your love and support.
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Thomas Kichi
Thomas Kichi is an author, teacher, and translator
He was born in Sacramento, California, grew up in Boise, Idaho, lived in Oita, Japan, and now lives in Orange County, California.
He graduated from Chapman University with a BFA in Creative Writing in 2012, and worked in video games for Blizzard Entertainment until 2020.
In 2018, his novel "Kid Buddha" won 2nd place in the Zebulon Fiction Contest in the Mainstream/Literary/Historical category.
In 2019, his story "Markla's Package" appeared in Artful Dodge 54/55.
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Twitter: @goodlucktom
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May 19, 2021 - The Man From Messina
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Dec 16, 2020 - Simplot's Hill and the Nez Perce Horses
Oct 21, 2020 - The Human Refrigerator
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Jul 22, 2020 - The Body Of
May 20, 2020 - The Legend of Suicide Hall
Apr 15, 2020 - The Diary of Harold Prineou, Lion Spelunker
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Nothing proves this president void of the moral imperative necessary to lead a nation's military than do his own words.
Along with his Department of State, Obama is the architect of the Iran Nuclear Agreement.
The Obama administration entered the negotiations with the knowledge that Iran was and remains the number one state sponsor of terrorism for having, "repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism are designated pursuant to three laws: section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act. Taken together, the four main categories of sanctions resulting from designation under these authorities include restrictions on U.S. foreign assistance; a ban on defense exports and sales; certain controls over exports of dual use items; and miscellaneous financial and other restrictions." This according to the U.S. Department of State's website.
The agreement that resulted provided Iran with $150 billion and a clear path to nuclear weapons making his words at Hiroshima ring hollow.
Does anyone doubt that if Iran had access to nuclear weapons at that time Al Qaeda would've used them in the attack?
Obama's recognition of the human institutions and moral foundations necessary of nuclear powers if we are to live in a peaceful world were ignored by him in his haste to pave a path to a nuclear Iran.
Hillary Clinton, whose husband refused to do anything to stop Osama Bin Laden when Daily Threat Assessments (DTA's) were continually warning of these attacks, joined Obama in robustly endorsing the nuclear deal with Iran.
In a speech at the Brookings Institute prior to Congress voting, Mrs. Clinton voiced thinking equally as twisted as the word's Obama delivered at Hiroshima: The choice according to her was to "move forward on a path to diplomacy or turn down more dangerous path leading to a far less certain and riskier future".
Because Britain failed to act while Hitler continued unabated in building his military while committing acts of aggression against Germany's neighbors, World War II was the result. Sixty million men, women and children lost their lives in the conflict with at least eleven million being exterminated in the most inhuman ways. Among the methods employed by the Germans were starvation and "medical" experimentation.
The Japanese who Obama equivocated before were equally inhumane in the treatment of their prisoners, often excising organs from living prisoners without anesthesia and conducting biological and chemical tests on others.
Iran now follows the same path that of pre-WW II Germany, committing atrocities to it's own citizens and threatening its neighbors. Amplifying the Iranian threat is the terror they export to virtually every region of the earth.
Is This A Country You Can Negotiate With in Good Faith?
There are two other countries on the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, Syria and Sudan. Obama is importing tens of thousands of "refugees" from these two countries without sufficient background checks. The willingness to put Americans at risk in their own communities is not leadership.
The sad fact history teaches us is that evil men do exist. Leadership demands recognizing this evil and destroying their path to power before they can cause another holocaust. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's willingness to embrace Iran, nay strengthen the world's number one state sponsor of terror with $150 billion dollars and nuclear weapons, reveals a callowness that fails to pass Obama's own moral smell test.
Perhaps the greatest leader of the last century, Winston Churchill once said, "It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary." Nothing could be truer when it comes to foreign policy.
According to Alec Tyson, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center, the "success" of Clinton-Obama foreign policy has resulted in less than 15% of millenials believing that America is an exceptional country.
This is the failed legacy that they share.
This Memorial Day Americans should pause to remember the 60 million dead that were the result of the world's desire to "move forward on a path to diplomacy" rather than face the cold facts before them.
The world can ill afford another four years of Clinton-Obama foreign policy.


Ugh, up till 2am working on the rewrite. I like the story better, but I have today and tonight to finish. Count out much of today, toddler takes too much attention. It's tonight or never. Now I understand more of the author woes firsthand about rewrites, how much to cut, do I write out these characters, etc. And this is just a short story.
Back to the grindstone, while Pari still sleeps.
You have my best ... good luck!!!


Changed JobTracker web status page to display the amount of heap memory in use. This changes the JobSubmissionProtocol.
It would be nice to make the JobTracker UI display the amount of heap memory currently in use. This is similar to the DFS UI that already displays the amount if heap memory used by the NameNode.


So I forgot to post this...but I made it for my awesome wife for valentines day. PREEEETTY girly but she loved it so...mission accomplished. Maybe I will turn into Longfellow Deeds and make cards for a living, and inherit a billion dollars. What you think about that, Crazy Eyes?


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Q: Can I specify default labels to apply to bigquery jobs? We have end users issuing queries against our bigquery tables from multiple places. From BI tools, from the GCP console, from bash scripts that use bq, from python scripts that call the API etc … we would like to be able to track the cost of queries so we can compare the cost of those different querying methods.
Within GCP the way to differentiate costs is to put labels onto stuff. Is there a way to mandate the labels that queries from any (all??) of those querying mechanisms must have? I think this is impossible for ad hoc bash/python scripts but perhaps we can mandate that a particular BI tool must pass through labels on all the queries that it issues.
Any advice on this subject would be appreciated.

A: I dont think you can Mandate lables . But you can create seprate service accounts

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*One for GCP console

*One  for BI
and track your costs based on that.

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comparative impact of information on evaluations for each institution.
which remains somewhat of a puzzle in the literature.
Investigation. Law & Society Review 8:385-419.
Hibbing, John R., and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. 2002. Stealth Democracy.


Omar Sosa photo courtesy of artist.
Inspired by his native Camagüey, the Afro-Cuban inland bastion, Omar Sosa (piano, keys) travels the world with his virtuosic, mercurial electro-acoustic quartet: fellow Camagüeyanos Leandro Saint-Hill (saxophones, flute, vocals) and Ernesto Simpson (drums, vocals), plus Mozambique native Childo Tomas (bass, kalimba, vocals). "Ritual space and time-honored practice" (Popmatters) assure transporting intensity.
This project received support from Washington State Arts Commission; WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation; and the National Endowment for the Arts.


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City of Oakland Strikes Back Against NFL, Claiming It Forces Host Cities to Make a "Hobson's Choice"
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In a lawsuit over the Oakland Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas, the city of Oakland has argued that the NFL has forced it and other host cities to make a "Hobson's choice": either pay excessive prices to keep an NFL team, or lose the team altogether. As we reported in December 2018, the city of Oakland sued the NFL and all of its 32 teams over the decision to relocate the Raiders to Las Vegas, claiming that the league violated its own policies in addition…
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St. Louis Stadium Authority Tells Supreme Court: Don't Further Delay Rams Move Suit
The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that there is no reason for the court to halt its lawsuit against the Los Angeles Rams and owner Stan Kroenke. Last week, the Rams and Kroenke asked Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch to halt the case while they petition the Supreme Court to intervene. While the St. Louis Authority stated that the Rams and Kroenke may continue to pursue their supreme court petition, they argued that the court…
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Ляды () — посёлок в Шерстинском сельсовете Ветковского района Гомельской области Белоруссии.

География

Расположение
В 11 км на северо-запад от Ветки, 15 км от Гомеля.

Транспортная сеть
Транспортные связи по просёлочной, затем автомобильной дороге Даниловичи — Ветка. Застройка деревянная усадебного типа.

История
Основан в начале XX века переселенцами из соседних деревень. В 1926 году в Новосёлковском сельсовете Ветковского района Гомельского округа. В 1929 году жители вступили в колхоз. Во время Великой Отечественной войны 9 жителей погибли на фронтах. В 1959 году в составе совхоза имени 60 летия Октября (центр — деревня Новосёлки).

Население

Численность
 2004 год — 2 хозяйства, 2 жителя.

Динамика
 1926 год — 34 двора, 205 жителей.
 1940 год — 42 двора.
 1959 год — 128 жителей (согласно переписи).
 2004 год — 2 хозяйства, 2 жителя.

Примечания

Литература
 Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т.1, кн.1. Гомельская вобласць/С. В. Марцэлеў; Рэдкалегія: Г. П. Пашкоў (галоўны рэдактар) і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 2004. 632с.: іл. Тыраж 4000 экз. ISBN 985-11-0303-9 ISBN 985-11-0302-0

См. также

 Городские посёлки Белоруссии
 Города Белоруссии

Ссылки

Населённые пункты Ветковского района

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My uncle – when he still drove – used to take me on architectural tours of Los Angeles. We saw Frank Lloyd Wright's leaky La Miniatura in a rain storm. We checked out a Neutra belonging to a friend of his that was perched in the Hollywood Hills and had jetliner views. I saw the legendary art director Cedric Gibbon's estate in Santa Monica well before Joe Roth sold it (if you want to see it on film watch: TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA). And, one day we took off in my uncle's ancient Jag for the hinterlands of Glendale and a neighborhood called Adams Hill that was tucked away behind Forest Lawn Cemetery (where Michael Jackson is buried).
Cedric Gibbons had a house there too. It was a simple Spanish bungalow on a hillside. The house was in disrepair and nothing special but the landscaping was something else… Mr. Gibbons kept the property to house… friends of the female persuasion… and yes, at the time he bought it he was married to the movie star, Dolores Del Rio. Anyway, back to the old garden it had stone walls and trysting benches and a stream and waterfalls and faux tree trunks sculpted in concrete artfully arranged (and you can bet studio craftsmen supplied the labor gratis) under spreading oaks. Now, I wished I had toted along a camera, but then I just gawked at the artifice.
Well, here is the Moderne Masterpiece that has been extremely well photographed over the years – and you'll just have to take my word for the starlet's haven. Enjoy!
I was in a Frank Lloyd Wright house yesterday that was on the market… And YOU would not have been able stand up straight in the upstairs hallway with out bumping your head against the Mayan carved decorative beams… HUMPH!
LOL That happened to me when I was ten and visited my great grandmothers house in Oklahoma! The house was built in the 1800s and she was only 4'10"!
What adventures you had with your uncle. And still you must be on adventures if you were in a Frank Lloyd Wright house yesterday.
I was with my cousin yesterday! He's an architecture freak just like me 🙂 .
I'm going to have to go rambling back to Adam's Hill and see if it's still there (that adventure was about 18 years ago). I'll report back.
I LOVE the Gibbons-Del Rio house, which I first saw in the 1998 film "Twilight," whose plot had nothing to do with vampires. It served as the house of Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman and was the highlight of an otherwise turgid drama. (The other star was Paul Newman, but somehow he wasn't able to help matters.) It's worth a look, if only for the architecture.
I will have to watch… although, only for the Gibbon's design, Corbusier-style house!


If you rent a 30 yard dumpster, you'll be receiving a container that can hold 30 cubic yards of waste or debris. Your 30 yard container will measure about 22 feet long by 8 feet wide by 6 feet high. These amounts could vary slightly depending on the dumpster rental company in Thompson Ridge you pick. A 30 yard dumpster will hold between 9 and 15 pickup truck loads of waste, therefore it's an excellent option for whole-house residential cleanouts as well as commercial cleanup jobs.
The total amount of time that you might want to rent a dumpster in Thompson Ridge typically depends on the type of project you are working on. A little job, including a cellar clean out, will likely take a number of days to complete while bigger projects, like constructing a new house, could take several months.
Most dumpster rental businesses in Thompson Ridge are happy to adjust their programs to fit your needs. Keep in mind, nevertheless, that the the more time you keep the dumpster, the more you'll have to pay for it.
When you contact dumpster rental businesses in Thompson Ridge, ask them how long their terms are. Many will allow you choices such as several days or one week, but there are typically longer periods accessible, too.
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Planning ahead for your dumpster rental in Thompson Ridge will make your project easier and safer to finish on time. When renting a dumpster in Thompson Ridge, follow these tips to help you plan ahead.
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Jim McLendon
Drummer, dancer on rare occasions…manager of the band
A co-founder of the Grapevine in 1987, music has always been a part of his life, playing with local bands since the age of 14. Music remained a part of his work life also as he was the Managing Partner for WMAZ AM 949 and 99WAYS Radio, retiring in 1997 to become VP/GM of Cox Media of Middle Georgia. Jim says every show is another "slice of heaven and it is always a fun time seeing the crowd react to The Grapevine Band. I don't think any other local band can get the crowd up dancing and partying like The Grapevine Band does!" Jim is grateful to his wife, Jean, for allowing him to "go have fun with the guys 40 weekends a year". He is also thankful that Jean and another band member's wife helped name the band.


We make every effort to work around your family schedule!
The clinical therapeutic approach to changing learning disabilities and attention deficits is a demanding one. Any successful therapeutic program is highly individualized and specialized, and it generally requires a minimum of two sessions per week to have the greatest effect for change.
In addition to the individualized one-on-one programs at our Solana Beach Center, we also offer small group, Long Distance, Homeschool, and School Options programs.
Our most intensive program requires that the student work in a one-on-one setting. Time during or after the school day is difficult to give up. We offer the opportunity to work with us for 2-10 hours/week. Most students can achieve what they need in 3-6 months depending on their individual needs.
This instructional plan is determined using diagnostic assessments and progress is monitored on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
Contact us for an evaluation of your child's needs and more information regarding this during-the-day option.
We have added structured small group therapies in many of the same underlying cognitive skills areas specifically designed to improve academic learning in reading, writing, math and other areas within the Common Core.
The instructional plans and groupings are determined using diagnostic assessments and progress is monitored on a regular basis.
Don't live in the San Diego area? That's not a problem!
We are also able to provide some of our therapies from a distance! These sessions can be offered one-on-one with a clinician and may require some parental supports as part of the therapy program.
Contact us for more information about our Distance Program.


Christine McVie is back to sing songs from the seventies.
Indisputably, the band is named for its founding rhythm section: Mick Fleetwood on drums; John McVie–"Mac"-playing bass. But it was singer and keyboardist Christine McVie who showed up at two transcendental moments in the band's history: The first time, when Fleetwood Mac made the lucrative transition from blues to pop; and just recently, to reunite the band on its current tour.
Throughout the band's storied musical journey, Christine McVie always seemed to be there to fill in the missing piece.
"Our songbird is back!" gushed various members of Fleetwood Mac at the outset of their nostalgia tour that begun in 2013 and has currently landed them in Australia. Christine McVie, 71, reportedly asked each band member–Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie–permission to rejoin the band after a 16-year absence.
Why the long hiatus? "I left the band because I developed a terrible fear of flying," explained McVie to New Yorker magazine. "So I found a psychiatrist and got over my flying thing." Christine was enjoying her life in the English countryside–"playing with her dogs and baking cookies"–until by chance she caught Fleetwood Mac's last UK performance on their Unleashed tour in 2009. Four years later, she was back.
Christine Perfect, who would marry bassist John McVie, first joined the band in 1970 as a back-up vocal, and was an enthusiastic part of the band's early blues phase. Fleetwood Mac's successful transition to pop superstardom 1970s, rock's greatest decade, make them part of the conversation as to the decade's most influential band, along side of the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Paul McCartney/Wings, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Billy Joel, The Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan.
The group's second album Rumours, released in 1977, yielded numerous Top 10 hits such as "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," "You Make Loving Fun," "The Chain" and "Gold Dust Woman." Rumours has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and shares the top three top-selling albums of all time, along side Eagles Greatest Hits and Michael Jackson's Thriller.
John McVie and Mick Fleetwood founded a blues band named Fleetwood Mac.
People of a certain age remember an entirely different Fleetwood Mac. Albums such as Kiln House (the cover of which Christine McVie helped design) and Mr. Wonderful gave young blues fanatics like me songs such as "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues," "Doctor Brown" and "Stop Messing Around." These were basic 12-bar blues songs that had superb guitar interplay. The old Fleetwood Mac was firmly a part of the late '60s/early '70s blues renaissance.
Mick Fleetwood and John McVie initially joined forces as the rhythm section in British blues legend John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. When Eric Clapton left Mayall to join the supergroup Cream, a guitarist named Peter Green took his place. A seed was planted. Green, McVie and Fleetwood skated: John Mayall would have to find new bandmates.
Peter Green founded, led and named the band after his mates Mick and John. The title of the first album? "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac"! The Mayall LP "A Hard Road" is more a Green album than a Mayall. "The Supernatural," from that record, is one of the most haunting and moving guitar instrumentals in the annals of blues rock. Before he dove off the psycho cliff, Peter Green was the equal of any of the British white boy blues guitar heroes- Beck, Clapton, Page- any of 'em. And he was closer to the real blues tradition than the rest: raw and painfully dirty guitar. He even had Big Walter Horton on harp on one of the first Fleetwood LP's. He brought Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan and Christine Perfect on board the train. He also gave us (and Carlos Santana) Black Magic Woman.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers' only major recording with the original Fleetwood Mac.
While touring in 1971, Jeremy Spencer told his bandmates that he was going out to buy a magazine. He never returned. After days of searching for him, his bandmates discovered that Spencer had joined a religious cult group, The Children of God.
Danny Kirwan had begun to drink excessively and he wasn't a happy drunk. He smashed his Les Paul Custom guitar before a gig and refused to go onstage. The band fired him.
The pop-oriented Fleetwood Mac is a well-deserved member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
Let it be known that Fleetwood Mac didn't one day make a decision to abandon its blues-oriented roots and become a commercial pop band. The mere subtraction and addition of band members molded its musical direction and sensibilities. Mick Fleetwood came to admire guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and asked him to join the band. He agreed on the condition that the group take on Stephanie "Stevie" Nicks, Buckingham's girlfriend and songwriting partner. They eventually split up, as did John and Christine McVie, but the band thrived.
Before each show, we rub elbows and growl. It started once when someone had a cold, and we didn't want to hug each other. So we started rubbing elbows. And we don't kiss. We just go, Grrrrr.
Good revision of your previous take on Mac speshly giving Peter Green his due.


Although biochemical and structural studies have shown that DNA can adopt various conformations other than the canonical right – handed double helix, such structures were thought to be in vitro artifacts. It has been known for decades, that single stranded guanine – rich DNA can fold into a structure called G – quadruplexes. Those structures arise from guanine self – association through Hoogsteen hydrogen-bonds into planar quartets that are further stabilized by stacking on top of each other. Remarkably, recently these non-canonical secondary DNA (or RNA) structures have drawn much attention, as there is accumulating evidence in literature pointing towards the existence of G-quadruplex structures in vivo, suggesting their function as nucleic acid based regulatory mechanism and possible drug targets. Together with more evidence of the existence of G – quadruplex structure in cells, the proteins that might be involved in their regulation has been discovered. Over 20 years ago, the major telomere binding protein in budding yeast called Rap1 was shown to be able to bind to the single stranded telomeric G-overhangs and promote the formation of the G- quadruplex structures in vitro. Even though it has been more than two decades since this discovery, understanding of its consequence in vivo remains limited. The results presented in this dissertation help to better understand this interaction through determination of three – dimensional structure of the Rap1 DNA binding domain in complex with G – quadruplex DNA. Furthermore, I explore the possible function of this interaction in vivo as well as the involvement of Rap1 in the regulation of the TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA (TERRA) transcript.