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Dear Readers, It is impossible to understate this nations importance to the Gold market.
It seems a massive spending of scrip and lowering of interest rates is desired by the wizard elitist in charge who knows what's best for the unwashed mass of imbeciles that hoard gold. Their Central Bank has become as "independent" as ours it would appear.
The other nation of a billion citizens the world pays so little attention to compared to the other.
Dear Readers, Fellow Gold Bugs, There are still some citizens among us who understand what sound honest stable money is and what the adoption of bankster scrip has done to us and our beloved nation. While a small step and unlikely to garner much attention, it is always possible this documentary may reach people who can save us for the sake of our nation, children and grandchildren.
On this message of hope, I would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. Regards, Golden Oxen
'In Money We Trust?'
-Editorial of The New York Sun | December 22, 2018
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/in-money-we-trust/90509/
Coming soon to a public television station near you is a documentary favoring the gold standard. If that seems improbable it may be from underestimating the determination of Steve Forbes. He is the author of the book "Money," on which the film is based. The book is about how, in the words of its subtitle, the destruction of the dollar threatens the global economy and what we can do about it.
The book was first brought out in 2014. At the time, the Sun dubbed Mr. Forbes the "anti-Piketty" — that is, the best answerer of the economist Thos. Piketty, then in vogue for his complaints about inequality. Mr. Forbes' brilliant book nailed the point that the inequality so many were complaining about had burgeoned after our government abandoned a stable, gold-based dollar.
At the time, it looked to us as if the idea of monetary reform might prosper in Congress. And it did, at least in the House (more on which in moment). It failed in the Senate. Not for lack of trying by Mr. Forbes. The significance of the new documentary is that it may restore some lift to this issue, as the film starts to make its way around the public broadcasting stations.
We certainly hope so. The genre of the t.v. documentary forces filmmakers to get to the pith. Mr. Forbes goes right to it in the title of the film, "In Money We Trust?" He and those he interviews on camera drill in on the consequences of the loss, after we delinked the dollar from gold in the 1970s, of trust in our national currency. It touched off a crisis of trust more generalized than money.
The documentary includes an illuminating interview with the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker. It strikes us as newsworthy, in that Mr. Volcker comes across as much more concerned about stable, honest money than one might guess from his public reserve in the years since he was at the Fed. He ridicules a goal of 2% inflation, worrying it could creep to 3% or 4% or more.
An astonishing array of the luminaries in the cause of honest money in the past generation are interviewed in the film. They include, to name but a few, Judy Shelton, Larry White, James Grant, Nathan Lewis, and Art Laffer. The film illuminates the fact that there is a full field of articulate advocates for a gold standard, come the day — or to hasten the day — when Congress is ready pick up this issue.
Which brings us back to the House. The day after we watched Mr. Forbes' film, we watched the Speaker, Paul Ryan, deliver his farewell address. Covering him over the years, we'd come to appreciate his attention to the gold question. In 2010, shortly after the value of the dollar collapsed to less than a 1,200th of an ounce of gold, he put the gold question to Chairman Bernanke.
The leader of the world's most powerful central bank hemmed about other commodity prices, then hawed about how he didn't "fully" understand the movements in the gold price. He finally managed that "some people believe that holding gold will be a hedge against the fact that they view many other investments as being risky and hard to predict at this point."
We suggested at the time that Mr. Ryan could make a presidential campaign out of such refusal to acknowledge the culpability of the Fed itself. In the event, Mr. Ryan ran for vice president with Governor Romney. Congressman Ron Paul teed up the monetary issue in the primaries. The GOP responded by putting a monetary reform plank in the platform. Mr. Romney failed to stand on it and went down to a historic defeat.
Mr. Ryan rebounded as Speaker in October 2015. Within weeks the House passed a major monetary bill, the Fed Oversight, Reform, and Modernization Act. We called it a monetary reform "trifecta," in that it included a) a requirement that the Fed establish a monetary rule and make it known, b) Dr. Paul's "Audit the Fed" bill to provide for full oversight by Congress, and c) a monetary commission.
Yet the FORM Act and subsequent improvements died in the Senate. President Trump stood on essentially the same monetary reform planks as the 2012 platform, but went further than Mr. Romney had gone. Yet once in the White House, even Mr. Trump dropped monetary reform. So Mr. Forbes' film becomes an urgent reminder that this most fundamental of all issues awaits action as our economy is on knife edge and our leaders are desperate for signals they can trust.
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Dow Cracks ANOTHER 650 MAKING THIS THE WORST DECEMBER IN HISTORY SO FAR!
GOLD UP 14 BUCKS as Mnuchin Tells everyone that "All is Well" after an emergency Bankster Meeting
Breakthrough: Chinese Scientists Turn Copper Into 'Gold'
A team of Chinese researchers from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Liaoning, has transformed copper into a new material "almost identical" to gold, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, and first reported by the South China Morning Post on Saturday.
Professor Sun Jian and his team of scientist blasted a copper target with a stream of hot, electrically charged argon gas. The fast-moving ionized particles smashed the copper atoms. The atoms cooled and condensed on the surface of a collecting device, producing a thin layer of sand.
South China Morning Post said each grain of sand measured a few nanometers, or a thousandth of the size of a bacterium.
The researchers placed the material in a reaction chamber and used it as a catalyst to turn coal to alcohol, a complex and intricate chemical process that only precious metals can handle efficiently.
"The copper nanoparticles achieved catalytic performance extremely similar to that of gold or silver," Sun said in a statement on Saturday.
"The results … proved that after processing, metal copper can transform from 'chicken' to 'phoenix'," claimed Sun, who was not available for comment.
Copper has a similar weight and looks to gold.
The research paper notes that the new material based on copper can replace gold and silver in the manufacturing process of electronic devices, which requires significant amounts of precious metals.
This would be a game changer for the Chinese manufacturing complex.
Copper, alone, cannot function as well as gold in industrial applications, due to fewer electrons.
These electrons are unstable, so copper tends to react more efficiently when combined with other chemicals.
The procedure developed by Sun's team can inject a large amount of energy into copper atoms and made the electrons more dense and stable, they said.
"The new material can resist high temperatures, oxidization, and erosion," according to the researchers.
It is "like a warrior with golden armor in a battlefield, capable of withstanding any enemy assault," they said.
The new material will be of little use for counterfeiters since its density remains the same as copper, therefore making fake gold bars with it would be worthless.
However, the new material would revolutionize industries with readily available and inexpensive raw materials, adding to the deflationary pressures.
Hoarding gold is one idea that I think needs to be examined thoroughly
That's why I'm here. It's the one topic I feel most confident in explaining and am most knowledgeable about.
Feel free to ask. Seek and You shall find. GO is here to help. Clearing the fog about the precious metal is my specialty and a most difficult task that has occupied my time for over a half century now.
I listened already. You did not persuade me.
Quote from: Eddie on December 30, 2018, 09:03:23 PM
Quite alright. It's a quite common and expected reaction.
Keep in mind that persuasion is not my endeavour, it's teaching. As a Libertarian you could choose to hoard sea shells and it would be okay with me. Just letting you know that I'm a monetary historian, not a salesman, per chance you were thinking I were a Jim Blanchard or Howard Ruff type trying to sell something as you suggested in your defamatory comment earlier on.
Like Johnny Appleseed I merely plant facts about gold in the minds of those who have been brainwashed with lies and propaganda by the banksters and corrupted governments that profit mightily from their fiat credit scrip which is the antitheses of the precious yellow. Sometimes they flourish and grow but mostly my fact seeds lay dormant in the not very fertile minds of those having undergone a thorough brainwashing.
Quote from: Golden Oxen on December 30, 2018, 08:42:02 PM
Was just wondering if you know offhand what the oldest discovered golden artifact is?
I found this regarding a bead found in Bulgaria: World's Oldest Gold Object May Have Just Been Unearthed in Bulgaria, but that's Europe. And I expect Asia and China finds date much earlier but didn't find evidence.
Men have been storing up golden thingies since the advent of smelting, I guess. What led me down this line of thought was that people have been storing up golden objects from the time we started creating them.
Quote from: Surly1 on December 31, 2018, 11:22:48 AM
It's generally considered Bulgaria Surly, as you presented, but like you I don't believe it.
There is little doubt in my mind that a real gold artifact, one of a lot more substance and artistically involved work will be unearthed in Egypt. I also have a skeptical eye about the authenticity of the Bulgaria find but as you point out is interesting trivia but that's about all.
Amazing how gold has evolved from it's early status as the sacred flesh of the Egyptian god, to it's throne as the world's most revered and treasured money.
Keep in mind that persuasion is not my endeavour, it's teaching.
Don't quit your day job.
« Reply #2501 on: January 09, 2019, 04:32:55 AM »
British Gold Sovereign Queen Victoria
Re: Gold & Silver News - Goldman Predicts Gold Prices to Climb to $1,425 in 2019
Dear Readers, This is a headline that would normally send GO running for the hills and closing out his long trading positions. While expecting a pullback here after gold's major run the past few months I caution you not to read this with the usual apprehension about it's source.
Why GO?? As, we all know Goldman Suchs. It is because dear readers, GO has discovered through close reading of Mr Ted Butlers research and opinions the conclusion that Goldman Suchs is the major long on the Comex (CRIMEX) futures exchange.
Regards,GO
Quote from: Golden Oxen on January 13, 2019, 06:50:28 AM
One thing about price predictions by investment banks like GS...there is a record of those, and you can check it...so I did.
GS got it wrong in 2104
GS got right in 2017
Look it up for yourself.
So..based on silly things like data and history, Goldman predictions have about a 20% chance of being right.
One thing IS clear...the big banks are betting against the dollar, taking huge positions in physical metals. That tells us what they expect to happen...and they generally don't mind being early, since they've been pursuing this strategy for several years.
The question is...how can they be so sure they're right? And the assumption must be that the game is rigged, and that they have the inside skinny on when the card on the bottom of the house of cards gets taken out. Or they cause it to happen, when they get the word from above.
The dollar is weakening You can see that on the chart. But it isn't falling through the floor.....not at all. Maybe $1450 gold is reasonable.....it looks reasonable to me, just based on pure technicals. If so, that's a 12.5% gain for 2019.
Ho fuckin' hum.
Get some perspective. We still spend dollars, not gold coins. $10,000 gold is a 6.77X gain from here in the coin of the realm.
$25K gold would be less than a 20X in 2109 dollars. Many of the doom voices for the USD, like Dalio and others, claim the Reserve Currency status of the USD is worth 30%. If the dollar loses 30% and gold comes up that much, gold will be worth a whopping $1700, by my math.
If you have a LOT of wealth, gold is a fine way to store it (but hardly the only way) If you need to make money with your money, there are several better alternatives.
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Top 50 Albums of the 2010's: Numbers 20-11
Way back in 2009 we were lucky enough to help contribute to Glide Magazine's list of Best Albums of the 2000's. Hard to believe it has been ten years since we worked out that list, but it is that time again to look back at the previous decade and put together some arbitrary rankings. Since this site has been going strong the full decade we have a lot to pull from.
Here comes RtBE's picks for the top albums from the last decade, 2010-2019.
If we reviewed the album we will provide a link to that review in the title, a brief reflection on the record and a tune from it. A lot can change in ten years and a lot stays the same. Some albums were just right for their time and place and haven't aged particularly well and others were perhaps misunderstood or even prophetic as to where the world was headed.
Just our two cents, but this decade will not be looked back at fondly when it comes to remembering music in general. Things (for the most part) are being programmed and mushed together into mellow, white bread, digestible tunes with a hip hop foundation around pop hooks, synth vibes, a few strings and nothing the least bit exciting or offensive for the majority of music out there. In an era that should be considerably be ripe for protest, outrage, and individual expressionism, very little of actual substance has escaped to the masses.
Never before has the concept of "album" been so meaningless in our streaming/playlist curated society. While RtBE isn't completely old fashion, we still haven't bought into those ways of consuming music and the album is still our only way of listening to things, whether on vinyl or downloaded; no shuffling of singles here. This list focuses on full lengths that are played from beginning to end and deliver the goods.
We will break this down over five parts, doing ten albums a day. There were a ton of good records released over the last ten years, much more than fifty, but these are our choices. We kept our personal musical releases off the list, but feel free to listen and critique those.
As a note, Glide Magazine, the main site we contribute to, changed it's rating system in the middle of the decade from 5 Stars to 10 stars, then removed it all together so if you see say #49 on our list with only 4 stars, consider it doubled to 8.
Like all of the lists RtBE have done, this is meant to start conversations, not end them. Here are numbers 20-11:
#20 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2010
As the decade began Kanye West delivered his magnum opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which indulges in all of his best bombastic habits as a track like "Runaway" sums up his life to that moment. He brought in heavyweights like Jay-Z, Raekwon, Rick Ross, producers Mike Dean and RZA and helped elevate/launch the careers of Kid Cudi, Pusha T and Nicki Minaj.
Overloaded, braggadocios, and most importantly delivering incredible songs like "Power", "All The Lights", and the diabolical "Monster". He displayed artistic urges by getting Black Sabbath hopped up on filthy beats during "Hell Of A Life", and sampling everyone from Smokey Robinson to King Crimson, West was never more expressive and successfully wide ranging.
#19 Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - The Centennial Trilogy 2017
This was RtBEs favorite jazz release from a decade which saw the genre come back into popular listening world more so than any time since the fusion of the 70's. We first came across Scott with his Stretch Music release but The Centennial Trilogy is a bigger and better ball of bad ass.
The three parts are not equal, we enjoy Ruler Rebel and The Emancipation Procrastination much more than the middle Diaspora album, but taken as a whole it is some of the most adventurous and coolest jazz RtBE has ever come across. Written to celebrate 100 years of jazz coming from his hometown of New Orleans, CSaA lived up to the lofty task by combining modern and old school jazz styles with trap drums, hip hop, R&B. Getting some help from the excellent Elena Pinderhughes on flute and Braxton Cook sax work helped elevate the triple album as it is a wonder and worth returning to often.
#18 High on Fire - Electric Messiah 2018
High on Fire released three great metal albums this decade, Electric Messiah, Luminiferous and De Vermis Mysteriis (which just missed this list), but Electric Messiah overtook them all. Things are just more moving on the bands full album tribute to Lemmy as tracks like "Spewn from the Earth" and "Freebooter" are speed freak monsters.
HoF keeps it's stoner sound intact as well with "Steps of the Ziggurat / House of Enlil" as it marches and pounds the earth along with other album highlights "God of the Godless" and the killer title track. The last album for the band with drummer Des Kensel and he is the true MVP throughout, wrapping up his High on Fire career with his best playing; one of the most satisfying metal albums of the decade.
#17 Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse 2013
The world lost a hell of a songwriter when Scott Hutchinson passed away in 2018. One of RtBE's biggest regrets for our contribution to the best of 2000's list ten years ago was not putting Frightened Rabbit's Midnight Organ Fight on the list, which is rectified this decade as Pedestrian Verse is a hell of a complete record.
Hutchinson said that it was the bands best album and it is hard to argue as songs like "Backyard Skulls", "Oil Slick", "Acts of Man" and "Holy" are all fantastic as the group became more democratic in their writing process for this record. "Woodpile" is a massive tune that explodes with confidence as this band was at the peak of their powers.
#16 Screaming Females - Rose Mountain 2015
Rose Mountain signaled a change in direction for Screaming Females and it was a positive one. 2012's Ugly seemed to take their raw live sound as far as the studio would allow so the band shifted gears, and producers, working with Matt Bayles who gave them a slightly more metal and polished sound.
The bigger shift was in songwriting though, Marissa Paternoster was dealing with a horrible mono sickness and wrote directly to the experience. In doing so the song writing, lyrics and singing all seemed to fall into place around the strong bass and damn foundation of Mike Abbate and Jarrett Dougherty. Things got somehow prettier with the pain and clicked for the trio. They continued their success on All at Once, but Rose Mountain's half hour plus of ten direct songs (including the excellent "Burning Car", "Empty Head", title track and "Wishing Well") is a tighter example of their slightly updated sound. The band made zero bad albums this decade but Rose Mountain was the peak to RtBE's ears.
#15 Jack White - Lazzaretto 2014
Jack White dismissed hip hop when he was with the White Stripes, but it was only a matter of time that the blues obsessive found his way to the art form. With The Dead Weather he beat on the drums exploring the low end, Lazaretto was his first solo album where the beats were as important (or more so) than the riffs and lyrics.
The title track and "Black Bat Lyrics" are good examples of this shift but White also kicked open the door and wrote successful stripped down numbers ("Want and Able") ripping instrumentals ("High Ball Stepper") country influenced ditties ("Temporary Ground") and dramatic swelling tunes ("Would You Fight For My Love"). White was, and still is, an artist on the move and Lazaretto opened up his sonic palette even wider.
#14 Dr John - Locked Down 2012
A late career gem from Dr. John, who unfortunately passed away earlier this year, Locked Down was one of the best full length releases of his entire recording career. Producer Dan Auerbach got the most of the legend who returned to his original swampy voodoo but also added a post Katrina rage and powerful musical backing.
"Revolution" comes out over a brutally funky baritone saxophone and snapping drums while closer "God's So Good" rejoices in the gospel vibe as Auerbach flashes an Allman Brothers guitar line before backup singers praise the Lord and Dr. John's funky keys flash pure salvation, ending the triumphant album on a joyous note; this release sure is blessed.
#13 Sleater Kinney - No Cities to Love 2015
This was an unexpected comeback from the Northwest trio and a damn great addition to their catalog. No Cities to Love proved Sleater-Kinney had more to say and could do so in exhilarating fashion.
No filler here just great song after great song as "Price Tag", "Fade", "Bury Our Friends", "New Wave", "Hey Darling" and more are all pulsating with energy and classic SK tension. For a band as potent as SK a comeback could be tricky, as it was their follow-up record wasn't as strong to these ears, but on No Cities to Love one of the best American bands of all-time returned triumphantly.
#12 Thurston Moore - Rock N Roll Consciousness 2017
Thurston Moore's long time act imploded at the end of the last decade, but with Sonic Youth's demise he tried a bunch of different avenues (Chelsea Light Moving, solo work etc) but the most successful was his expanded, psychedelic influenced release 2017's Rock N Roll Consciousness.
It is his most relaxed, free ranging, rock and roll work; he and his band just lock in perfectly. The record stretches out over it's five songs, each a joy to listen to (all highlights but "Turn On" is a personal favorite) as it recalls Moore's best past melodic efforts but also a possible future where these tunes can go on and on forever....which he kind of went for with "Alice Moki & Jane" but that is a different album all together...
#11 Father John Misty - I Love You, Honey Bear! 2015
The breakthrough for Josh Tillman aka Father John Misty, found Tillman blurring the line between raw honesty, humor and pain, all describing his quest for love. Musically the album takes some risks and most work out as Misty/Tillman describes the struggles of relationships large and small.
"Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)" is an amazing tune and fits into the overall thematic structure of the album. The closing run of "Bored In The USA", "Holy Shit" and "I Went to the Store One Day" pulls out for macro then micro, looking at love and modern life with great wit and charm. The fine line between artist, honest person and smug asshole keeps Tillman interesting and makes I Love You, Honey Bear! his most engaging, complete album.
Tomorrow is our top ten, stay tuned and feel free to comment on the list so far....
#50 Kanye West - Yeezus 2013
#49 Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards 2010
#48 Dr Dog - Shame Shame 2011
#47 Archie Powell & The Exports - Great Ideas In Action 2012
#46 Screaming Females - Ugly 2012
#45 Galactic - Ya-Ka-May 2010
#44 Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet On Sky 2012
#43 Shannon & the Clams - Onion 2018
#42 Tom Waits - Bad As Me 2011
#41 Jenny Lewis - The Voyager 2014
#40 Bombino - Azel 2016
#39 Graveyard Lovers - Dreamers 2013
#38 Drive-By Truckers - American Band 2016
#37 Margo Price - All American Made 2017
#36 Burna Boy - African Giant 2019
#35 Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty 2010
#34 Becky Warren - Undesirable 2018
#33 Brittany Howard - Jaime 2019
#32 The Black Keys - El Camino 2011
#31 Noun - Holy Hell 2010
#30 The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding 2018
#29 Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free 2015
#28 Leyla McCalla - The Capitalist Blues 2019
#27 Gateway District - Perfects Gonna Fail 2011
#26 Bop English - Constant Bop 2015
#25 Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song 2017
#24 Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer 2018
#23 Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker 2014
#22 Ex Hex - Rips 2014
#21 Screaming Females - All At Once 2018
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service says it may put the California spotted owl on the endangered species list.
Agency officials say they'll take an in-depth look at the owl's health. The decision was prompted by requests from the Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign and other environmental groups.
Campaign director Craig Thomas says logging of old-growth forests and other recent changes have reduced the owl's habitat. "We're glad to see that they're going to re-examine the whole issue of how those forest management changes are affecting critters like the spotted owl and other forest dependants."
The Fish and Wildlife Service will open a 60 day public comment period and plans to make a decision on whether to propose listing the owl as threatened or endangered by March of next year.


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No Whey July 18, 2013
GMO-Labeling Activists Want Chobani to Stop Calling Its Yogurt 'Natural'
How natural is that? Photo: Courtesy of Chobani
Ben & Jerry's has pledged to stop using dairy products produced by cows that have been fed GMO corn and alfalfa by the end of 2014, and now an advocacy group has escalated its campaign, asking Chobani Greek yogurt to do the same. "Chobani has an opportunity to be a leader amongst meat and dairy companies by listening to its customers and ensuring its cows are given non-GMO food," GMO Inside director Elizabeth O'Connell tells AdAge. The Greek yogurt industry is booming, of course, and Chobani, which is now under heavy anti-GMO fire on its Facebook page and alone processes 3 million pounds of milk every day (and uses 900,000 gallons of water), isn't likely going to be able to expunge GMO animal feed from its supply chain anytime soon. "We are in the infancy of exploring how we as a company, together with our suppliers, will navigate this important issue. We have never made claims that our products are GMO-free," the yogurt-maker said in a statement. [AdAge, Related]
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Resolving the falsehoods may not be so straightforward as one thinks.
Here is that post, republished within the terms of The Conversation.
The phrase "alternative facts" has recently made the news in a political context, but psychiatrists like me are already intimately acquainted with the concept – indeed, we hear various forms of alternate reality expressed almost every day.
All of us need to parse perceived from actual reality every day, in nearly every aspect of our lives. So how can we sort out claims and beliefs that strike most people as odd, unfounded, fantastical or just plain delusional?
First, we need to make a distinction often emphasized by ethicists and philosophers: that between a lie and a falsehood. Thus, someone who deliberately misrepresents what he or she knows to be true is lying – typically, to secure some personal advantage. In contrast, someone who voices a mistaken claim without any intent to deceive is not lying. That person may simply be unaware of the facts, or may refuse to believe the best available evidence. Rather than lying, he's stating a falsehood.
Some people who voice falsehoods appear incapable of distinguishing real from unreal, or truth from fiction, yet are sincerely convinced their worldview is absolutely correct. And this is our entree into the psychiatric literature.
In clinical psychiatry, we see patients with a broad spectrum of ideas that many people would find eccentric, exaggerated or blatantly at odds with reality. The clinician's job is, first, to listen empathically and try to understand these beliefs from the patient's point of view, carefully taking into account the person's cultural, ethnic and religious background.
Sometimes, clinicians can be wildly mistaken in their first impressions. A colleague of mine once described a severely agitated patient who was hospitalized because he insisted he was being stalked and harassed by the FBI. A few days into his hospitalization, FBI agents showed up on the unit to arrest the patient. As the old joke goes, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you!
As strongly as she believes, it doesn't make it true. Talking image via http://www.shutterstock.com.
We can think of distortions of reality as falling along a continuum, ranging from mild to severe, based on how rigidly the belief is held and how impervious it is to factual information. On the milder end, we have what psychiatrists call over-valued ideas. These are very strongly held convictions that are at odds with what most people in the person's culture believe, but which are not bizarre, incomprehensible or patently impossible. A passionately held belief that vaccinations cause autism might qualify as an over-valued idea: it's not scientifically correct, but it's not utterly beyond the realm of possibility.
On the severe end of the continuum are delusions. These are strongly held, completely inflexible beliefs that are not altered at all by factual information, and which are clearly false or impossible. Importantly, delusions are not explained by the person's culture, religious beliefs or ethnicity. A patient who inflexibly believes that Vladimir Putin has personally implanted an electrode in his brain in order to control his thoughts would qualify as delusional. When the patient expresses this belief, he or she is not lying or trying to deceive the listener. It is a sincerely held belief, but still a falsehood.
Falsehoods of various kinds can be voiced by people with various neuropsychiatric disorders, but also by those who are perfectly "normal." Within the range of normal falsehood are so-called false memories, which many of us experience quite often. For example, you are absolutely certain you sent that check to the power company, but in fact, you never did.
As social scientist Julia Shaw observes, false memories "have the same properties as any other memories, and are indistinguishable from memories of events that actually happened." So when you insist to your spouse, "Of course I paid that electric bill!" you're not lying – you are merely deceived by your own brain.
A much more serious type of false memory involves a process called confabulation: the spontaneous production of false memories, often of a very detailed nature. Some confabulated memories are mundane; others, quite bizarre. For example, the person may insist – and sincerely believe – that he had eggs Benedict at the Ritz for breakfast, even though this clearly wasn't the case. Or, the person may insist she was abducted by terrorists and present a fairly elaborate account of the (fictional) ordeal. Confabulation is usually seen in the context of severe brain damage, such as may follow a stroke or the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain.
A marked tendency to lie, often as a defensive attempt to avoid consequences. The person may experience a "high" from this imaginative story-telling.
The lies are quite dazzling or fantastical, though they may contain truthful elements. Often, the lies may capture considerable public attention.
The lies tend to present the person in a positive light, and may be an expression of an underlying character trait, such as pathological narcissism. However, the lies in PF usually go beyond the more "believable" stories of persons with narcissistic traits.
Although the precise cause or causes of PF are not known, some data suggest abnormalities in the white matter of the brain – bundles of nerve fibers surrounded by an insulating sheath called myelin. On the other hand, the psychoanalyst Helene Deutsch argued that PF stems from psychological factors, such as the need to enhance one's self-esteem, secure the admiration of others or to portray oneself as either a hero or a victim.
Who cares about facts anyway?
With Carl Jung's words echoing in one's mind the reaction that does come to me and, undoubtedly, to many others, is that the time for limiting what degree of reality we can take on board is rapidly coming to a close.
Or so much more elegantly conveyed by Maya Angelou.
Back to more gentle and soft ideas tomorrow – and that's the Truth!
Well, we know which prominent person in the public domain is guilty of pseudologia fantastica, don't we?
Another very interesting and educational article. Now let me see. Am I lying or is it pseudologia fantastica? I absolutely know which individual we can name but I will use discretion here and only say that the political scene is loaded with liars and PFs.
Yes, discretion seems a much wiser choice! Loved your feedback.
More than fascinating when one looks at what's going on in the world just now. Both sides of 'The Pond'!
Quite a fascinating read Paul.. 🙂 and I can see many points that I nod my head along to.. Often what we are led to believe is not actually the truth of the matter.. which I suppose is a fine line between being lied to.. However Truth changes constantly.. What was seen as yesterdays truth by those say in science, is not necessarily todays.
Our truth changes with our perceptions.. And we are often guilty of perceiving too much as we make assumptions too easily that are then taken as truth, when in fact they are what we want to believe.. Belief and Fact are different..
And the world is made up of those of us who want to believe their way is right and others are wrong..


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Roslyn is a village on the North Shore of Long Island in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York. The community is served by the Roslyn Union Free School District. Formerly called Hempstead Harbor, the village was renamed Roslyn in 1844 after Roslin Castle in Scotland. The name was changed due to confusion with all the other Hempsteads. Roslyn has been home to a great number of notable residents, including Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, rapper Nas, the Asimov brothers, and Bernard Madoff.


Different world languages have a lot of contact with each other and have had different influences on one another. Cognates, words which are similar across two or more languages in some aspects, especially with regard to pronunciation, portray an interesting and relevant aspect of foreign/second language translation and research. This study intended to identify a type of cognate words called false cognates in Persian and English, words which have the same form in two languages but represent different meanings, and tried to study and determine the historical relations between English and Persian words. It also aimed to trace their route back from Proto Indo-European languages to the modern languages. To this end, the related literature was gone through and a sufficient corpus of information has been revealed. Afterwards, authentic monolingual dictionaries in both Farsi and English languages were consulted to provide definitions for the cognates and allow for their cross-linguistic comparison. The findings revealed that most of such problematic cognates with different meanings in Farsi and English as found through this study are likely to be confusing and deceptive for Farsi-speaking EFL learners. The findings also pointed to the need for this line of research to receive more scholarly attention. The study of true and false cognates has some implications for contrastive analysts, error analysts, translators, translation theorists, foreign language teachers, curriculum designers, as well as lexicographers and lexicologists.


Overdrive Program. News including: Road Deaths in Australia; Road user charges; Kia Carnival aims for five stars.
We discuss hacking cars and we get a reveal of the Toyota Fortuner.
Plus quirky news including: Juan Manuel Fangio's body to be exhumed and tyres as rolling billboards.


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Henk Neven is een Nederlandse bariton.

Neven studeerde in 2003 cum laude af aan het conservatorium in Amsterdam. Sindsdien heeft hij, naast het zingen van liederen en oratoria, vele rollen vertolkt in opera's in onder andere het Concertgebouw, de Opéra National de Paris en de Staatsoper Unter den Linden.

In 2010 was hij een van de drie winnaars van de Nederlandse Muziekprijs.

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Bariton Henk Neven wint Nederlandse Muziekprijs 2010

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Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, was a two-time Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
YSR Family members went to Idupulapaya and paid their honours at his Samadhi.His wife Vijayamma,his son Jagan Mohan Reddy, Rajya Sabha Meber KVP and others came to pay their respects to YSR.
Andhra Pradesh remembers Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, one of its biggest mass leaders, on his first death anniversary, the occasion also brings back the agonising memories of those 24 hours after the helicopter carrying him went missing.Andhra Pradesh that remembers one of its tallest leaders Y.S.


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I use L15-20P and L15-30P with the associated receptacles or cord caps.
The Ethanol free gas still plugs up the idle jet leaving varnish through evaporation.
I had use of a vari drie Bridgeport once and it was noisy.
Also had a friend that was one of those older guys that had been a machinist all of his life (you know the type...) and he always said that he much preferred a step pulley mill to a vari drive due to the noise.


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Q: Using COLLADA DOM to get the next tag with the same name Im using COLLADA DOM to access the data in a .dae file and there are multiple tags called float_array... i can access the first using getDecendant("float_array") but how would i access the next for the normals and textures??

A: dae.getDatabase()->idLookup("Cube-Geometry-Position-array", root->getDocument());
Found the idLookup method so instead of searching for an element name, search for its ID as all ID's are individual

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Thomas Ahrenkiel (* 19. Oktober 1967) ist ein dänischer Nachrichtendienstler.

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Ahrenkiel hat an der Universität Kopenhagen studiert und war von 1. September 2010 bis 2020 Leiter des Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE), des militärischen Aufklärungsdienstes der dänischen Streitkräfte. Er gehört zu den 89 Personen aus der Europäischen Union, gegen die Russland im Mai 2015 ein Einreiseverbot verhängt hat.

Ahrenkiel musste im Jahr 2020 im Zuge von Enthüllungen über die Verwicklung des FE in Spionageaktivitäten gegen die eigene dänische Regierung von seinem Posten als Geheimdienstchef zurücktreten. Er stand zu dem Zeitpunkt gerade davor, Botschafter Dänemarks in Deutschland zu werden.

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Q: "MongoServerSelectionError: connection  to xxx.xx.xx.xxx:27017 closed I am using AWS DocumentDB as my database in my application which is developed in node.js which is MongoDB compatible. I have used MongoClient to connect to my database. My application executes but it makes approx 1000 DB connections for each execution and then it fails with an error:
MongoServerSelectionError: connection <monitor> to xxx.xx.xx.xxx:27017 closed.

I tried to use client.close() as well to close the connections then it gave that the connection pool is closed. I believe that issue is due to so many database connections.
How can I release the connections in MongoDB? Any help is appreciated.

A: It appears from your question that what is happening is that you are defining a new MongoClient object each time you invoke your function resulting in the driver creating a new database connection with each function call. Instead, define the client connection outside the AWS Lambda handler function and reuse the connection with each function call.


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Why is it necessary to sift Swans Down?
To achieve correct flour quantity.
The longer cake flour sits, the more it will settle to the bottom of the box. Sifting once before measuring will return it to the original Swans Down 27-times-sifted softness.
Sift for lighter cakes.
Without sifting, you'll be adding more cake flour than the recipe calls for – resulting in a drier and heavier cake with a domed top.
Sift for smoother cakes.
Sifting removes lumps and aerates the flour so it can be incorporated more easily into the batter.
Sift for taller cakes.
Sifting actually aerates the flour more than whisking does, so cakes made with sifted flour are slightly taller.
Can you use Swans Down after its expiration date?
We recommend using the "Best By" date as a guide and using the flour no more than a week or two after that date.
Swans Down is freezer-friendly.
If freezer space is available, flour can be repackaged in airtight, moisture-proof containers, labeled and placed in the freezer at 0° F. If flour is stored like this, it can last past the expiration date.
Here's a tip: Double-wrap the flour to ensure quality. That way, your cakes will be as delicious as ever.
Are there allergen concerns with Swans Down?
Swans Down is manufactured in a nut-free, tree nut/peanut-free facility.
No milk or dairy ingredients are used in the facility.
The facility does contain products with egg and soy.
The flour itself does not contain dairy ingredients, eggs, peanuts, or tree nuts.
Swans Down Cake Flour is packaged on its own production line so there is no chance of crossover contamination.
What's the best way to store Swans Down?
For best results, store Swans Down in a cool and dry area. All flours have a limited shelf life. Exposing flour to room-temperature air can oxidize the oils and turn it rancid.
During hot weather, we suggest storing flour in the refrigerator to ensure quality. You can also keep it in the refrigerator year-round. But make sure it's airtight.
Flour can absorb moisture and odors and attract insects and rodents, so do not store flour near soap powder, onions, or other foods and products with strong odors.
If freezer space is available, flour can be repackaged in airtight, moisture-proof containers, labeled and placed in the freezer at 0° F. See the FAQ about the expiration date for more information.
How do I substitute other types of flour using Swans Down Cake Flour?
If you're using Swans Down Cake Flour in a recipe that doesn't call for cake flour, adjust as follows:
To convert a recipe from all-purpose flour to cake flour, use 1 cup and 2 tablespoons of cake flour for each cup of all-purpose flour.
Self-Rising Cake Flour
To use cake flour in a recipe that calls for self-rising cake flour, replace 1 cup of self-rising flour with 1 cup of cake flour, ½ teaspoon of baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Self-Rising All-Purpose Flour
To use cake flour in a recipe that calls for self-rising all-purpose flour, replace 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1 cup of cake flour, 2 tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon of baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
What's the difference between the different types of Flour?
The type of flour used will affect the finished product. Flour contains protein, and when it comes in contact with liquid and heat, it produces gluten, which gives elasticity and strength to baked goods. Different types of flour contain different amounts of protein. Therefore, using a different type of flour from what is called for will alter the outcome of baked goods.
Cake Flour – Has 6-8% protein content, made from soft wheat flour and chlorinated. Great for cakes (especially white cakes and biscuits) and cookies where a tender and delicate texture is desired.
Pastry Flour – Most similar to cake flour, although it has not been chlorinated. Has 8-9% protein content, also made from soft wheat flour. (Found in health food stores, mail-order catalogs.) Good for pastries, pies, and cookies.
All-Purpose Flour – 10-12% protein content, made from blend of hard and soft wheat flours. Can be bleached or unbleached soft wheat flours.
Bread Flour – 12-14% protein content, made from hard wheat flour. High gluten content causes bread to rise and gives shape and structure. (Comes as whole wheat, organic, bleached, and unbleached.)
Self Rising Flour – 10-12% protein content, made from blend of hard and soft wheat flours. Can be bleached or unbleached soft wheat flours. It contains a leavening agent baking powder, and salt.
How much Swans Down Cake Flour is in a 2 Pound Box?
Sifted
Unsifted
2 pounds (1 box) =
9 cups (907 g)* 6 3/4 cups*
1 pound (½ box) =
4 1/2 cups (454 g)* 3 1/2 cups*
1/2 pound =
2 1/4 cups* 1 3/4 cups*
1 cup =
105.6 grams (3.72 oz)* 118.6 grams (4.18 oz)*
½ cup =
52.8 grams (1.86 oz)* 59.3 grams (2.09 oz)*
1/4 cup =
26.4 grams* (.93 oz)* 29.6 grams (1.04 oz)*
*Approximate


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Parents Against CPS Corruption
They threw us to the wolves, and we came back as a PACC…
CJP = Toothless Watchdog
Philosophy and Mission
The CJP Fails to Provide Oversight and Accountability
California's Commission On Judicial Performance has operated as a pseudo-oversight agency for the judiciary for over 56 years. Throughout its entire history, the CJP has never once been audited.
In 2016, the State Auditor requested an audit of the CJP. In response, the CJP used taxpayer money to sue the State Auditor in order to stop the audit. To date, the State Auditor asked the California Supreme Court to rule on the audit after Judge Suzanne Bolanos of San Francisco Superior Court sided with the CJP to curb the audit.
As a result of the CJP's refusal to provide adequate oversight to the California judiciary, PACC is launching judge recalls in Contra Costa County as our citizen response to creating much needed oversight and accountability. Since the CJP is continuing to fail the public, the public is now stepping up to the plate to protect themselves and their children.
SEE UPDATE:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/amp/California-s-judicial-disciplinary-agency-to-be-13245619.php
Alone, we're nobodies. Together, we're a movement.
Media and More
SF Bay View newspaper
The "Pipeline to Prostitution"
Weekly Protesting Currently Suspended
Some of the Issues
History of Major Child Welfare Legislation


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"Open Our Hands" – Evangelization Concert with Prism and Sr. Esther Ling, f.d.c.c.
You are invited to an evening of great music performance by Prism and an inspirational talk by Sr. Esther Ling, f.d.c.c. on July 9, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the St. Bridget Chinese Catholic Church.
Prism is a music ensemble formed by a group of young Chinese Catholics peppered around the Bay Area Community. They spread God's love and good news to different parts of the world through their music and songs. This time, they are coming to Los Angeles!
Sr. Esther Ling, f.d.c.c. (Daughters of Charity of Canossa) will be our main speaker in that evening. She holds a Master's Degree in Theology from St. Paul's University, Ottawa, Canada, and a Divinity Degree from the University of London, U.K. She was a Principal at St. Mary's Canossian College in Hong Kong. Currently, she is a Spiritual Director of the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos; and ministers in faith formation, religious education, and retreat ministry at the Holy Name of Jesus Parish in San Francisco.
Let's Open Our Hands to welcome God's loving embrace by inviting your family and friends to participate at this evangelization concert!


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РК Тех-А-С — украинский регбийный клуб из Харькова. В настоящее время играет в чемпионате Украины по регби. Основан в июне 2002 года при активном участии ректора университета академика Мазоренко Д. И., декана факультета технического сервиса профессора Науменко А. А., профессора Сидашенко А. И., доцента Тихонова А. В. и мастера спорта Кордас В. М. В состав регбийной команды входят игроки, обучающиеся на факультетах Технического сервиса и энергетики и компьютерных технологий ХНТУСХ им. П. Василенко, студенты вузов ХНАДУ, ХНУРЭ, ХНАУ, а также учащиеся техникумов и средних школ города Харькова. Средний возраст игроков команды — 19 лет.

История клуба
Свою первую игру команда Тех-А-С провела с командой УИПА (Харьков) 15 октября 2002 года.

2003 год

С 2003 года команда Тех-А-С ХГТУСХ участвует в чемпионате Украины первой лиге по регби (15х15). Игроки клуба в 2003 году в составе команды университета приняли участие в Универсиаде Украины по регби (7х7) и заняла одиннадцатое место, а также принимала участие в розыгрыше кубка Артюха, где заняла пятое место.

Крупное поражение 0:82 от команды УИПА (Харьков).

Совместно с университетом регбийный клуб ежегодно проводит кубок ректора ХНТУСГ в котором принимают участие студенческие мужские команды России и Украины, так в апреле 2003 года кубок выиграл регбийный клуб «ХТЗ», а в октябре того же года — регбиний клуб Тех-А-С ХГТУСХ.

2004 год
В 2004 году команда Тех-А-С ХГТУСХ приняла участие в чемпионате Украины сере команд первой лиги где на первом этапе заняла второе место в зоне «В», а затем четвёртое место среди команд которые боролись 1-5 место в первой лиге. 2004 году команда Тех- А -С завоевала бронзовые награды чемпионата первой лиги. Кроме того, в 2004 году команда заняла 3 место на чемпионате Харьковской области среди высших учебных заведений по регби (7х7), 2 место в открытом первенстве Ростовской области (Россия) по регби (7х7), 2 место на чемпионате Украины среди высших учебных заведений по регби (7х7).

Крупная победа в чемпионате первой лиги Украины 42:5 над командой АРГО-НАУ 2 (г. Киев).
В 2004 году соревнования на Кубок ректора проходили 11-12 ноября, в этом году кубок выиграли спортсмены ОГАСА г. Одесса.

2005 год

2005 году команда заняла 2 место на чемпионате Харьковской области среди высших учебных заведений по регби (7х7). На Универсиаде Украины 2005. команда заняла шестое место.
В 2005 году команда Тех-А-С принимает участие в чемпионате Украины высшей лиги.

2007 - 2008 года
Наилучшие свои результаты команда начала показывать с 2007 года, когда её возглавил новый тренер мастер спорта Украины Дмитрий Федишин, который проработал с ней до 2009 года.

В 2008 пришёл первый успех в этом году «ТЕХ-А-С» стал чемпионом Украины среди молодёжи по регби -7 в составе: Головко Дмитрия, Новокрещенова Алексея, Масюкова Павла, Масюкова Дениса, Волонца Евгения, Ермуракия Игоря, Каяяна Артура, Мазепы Андрея.

В этом же году команда «ТЕХ-А-С» заняла второе место в чемпионате Украине первой лиги по регби -7. Этот успех она повторила в 2009 году.

2009 год
В 2009году команду возглавил новый тренер мастер спорта Украины Николай Кирсанов. В этом году команда заняла первое место в чемпионате высшей лиги по регби -15, дошла до полуфинала кубка Украины по регби-15. За что 25 игроков команды были удостоены звания кандидата в мастера спорта Украины: Мазепа Андрей, Пальгов Василий, Солоницкий Александр, Калиберда Сергей, Костенко Владимир, Киричук Андрей, Головко Дмитрий, Семка Дмитрий, Земский Павел, Ткаченко Александр, Валетенко Виталий, Трифонов Владимир, Мумуни Умаду, Пащенко Денис, Иванченко Николай, Пидгайко Игорь, Черняченко Сергей, Толстой Вадим, Зяблов Александр, Солошко Денис, Нечвола Антон, Орлов Рустам, Чумаслов Алексей, Огильба Владислав, Матвейчук Артем.

2010 год
С 2010 года принимает участие в чемпионате Украины высшей лиги по регби -7. В 2010году заняла 9 место (12 участников), в 2011 году – 6 место (12 участников).

В 2010 году команда подтвердила свои амбиции и заняла третье место в чемпионате высшей лиги по регби-15.

21 ноября 2010 года в г. Киеве на стадионе «Спартак» регбисты ХНТУСХ имени Петра Василенко впервые выиграли золотые медали чемпионата Украины регби -7 среди студентов в составе: Головко Дмитрия, Нечволы Антона, Мазепы Андрея, Костенко Владимира, Пальгова Василия, Земского Павла, Черняченко Сергея, Семки Дмитрия, Аблаева Сельвера, Майорова Алексея, Киричука Андрея, Солошко Дениса.

2011 год
Высокие спортивные результаты показаны командой и в 2011 году.

На универсиаде среди студентов высших учебных учреждений 3-4 ступени аккредитации Харьковской области по регби -7 первая группа (1 место среди 8 участников).

На Универсиаде Украины в составе сборной команды Харьковской области по регби -7 (3 место среди 8 участников).

На чемпионате высшей лиги Украины по регби -7 (6 место среди 12 участников).

Чемпионате высшего дивизиона Украины по регби -15 (6 место среди 13 участников).

На молодёжном чемпионате Украины по регби -7 (1 место среди 8 участников). Чемпионами Украины стали: Головко Дмитрий, Нечвола Антон, Семка Дмитрий, Шевчук Виталий, Костенко Владимир, Пальгов Василик, Трифонов Владимир, Черняченко Сергей, Солошко Денис, Хитаришвили Гиоргий, Орлов Рустам, Киричук Андрей.

2013 год
В 2013 году команда ТЕХ-А-С заняла третье место в чемпионате высшей лиги Украины  по регби -7.

А так же заняла 6 место Высшей лиги Украины  по регби-15, проиграв 5 место феодосийскому "Морю".

Современный этап

На данный момент РК Тех-А-С выступает в Высшей лиге Украины.

Руководство команды
Общее руководство клубом осуществляет почетный президент клуба — ректор Харьковского национального технического университета сельского хозяйства имени Петра Василенко академик Тищенко Леонид Николаевич.
 Президент РК Тех-А-С ХНТУСХ — профессор Науменко Александр Артемович;
 Старший тренер — мастер спорта, неоднократный призёр чемпионатов Украины — Кирсанов Николай Владимирович;
 Начальник команды и член правления — доцент Тихонов Александр Всеволодович;
 Члены правления:
 профессор, лауреат государственной премии Украины Сидашенко Александр Иванович;
 доцент Сорокин Сергей Петрович.

Игровая форма
Основной комплект: Регбийка и гетры зелёного цвета, трусы белого цвета.

Дополнительный комплект: Регбийка белого цета с зелеными вставками, белые трусы, гетры зелёного цвета.

Резервный комплект: Регбийка чёрного цвета с синими вставками, трусы чёрного цвета, гетры белого цвета.

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Chris Waddle has claimed Manchester United star Marcus Rashford would get ahead of Alvaro Morata here at Chelsea.
The young English striker is a firm fans favourite and one of the only players at Old Trafford that can get the fans on the edge of their seats, But over the last 12 months his development has stalled under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, who has started to use him less and less.
And despite the fact he is a regular for the England National side, he only started two Premier League games for United this season and is becoming even more frustrated at his limited minutes which has let to a lot of speculation that he could join a Premier League rivals, who many teams interested.
And Waddle has claimed that if Che were to leave United, then he would easily get ahead of Morata at Chelsea, with the Spaniard seemingly destined to leave the club at the end of the season.
"There'll be a time when he decides to look at other teams where he can play week in week out, he's never been in that position and he needs that at some point.
"There would be a good chance for him to get in the Chelsea team. He would be up against Giroud, but he offers something very different and would get ahead of Morata. Rashford could play wide left for Tottenham, but he wouldn't get ahead of Kane, or the front two of Arsenal.
Could he be a good buy for Chelsea and would he fit in? Here is what we think.
Rashford is a very exciting talent with all the ability to become one of the games very best, but he also works hard for the team and does a shift in defence, so if Chelsea were to make a move and take him to Chelsea the he would be a great buy.
Mourinho needs to be careful with him as right now, Rashford is closer to leaving the club than staying.


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Q: Sort jobs by JOBID in Slurm In Slurm, I would like to squeue the jobs of a given user by sorting them in ascending order according to their JOBID. I tried
squeue -u username --sort=+JOBID
but it does not work. Do you have any ideas?

A: The argument of the --sort parameter uses the same letter as the format string in the --format option. So your command should be
squeue -u username --sort=+i


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Q: Highcharts map graphic in a web application doesn't work I would like to integrate highmap graphic (type map) in a web application with other different types graphics.
To make tests, I have pasted the code to display 2 graphics (1 bubble, 1 map) and all the files called to make it work (js, css, etc...) are directly the application files.
In this page, everything goes right : both graphics  are normally displayed.
But, when I reintegrate the same code in the application, this doesn't work anymore. I have tried to display the extern page through an iframe and this works fine.
I would like to find a way to debug this because I don't really know which direction to follow.
Thanks.


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Classical Music Blog by award-winning composer Kati Agócs
Filtering by Tag: #modernism
WHY HARMONY MATTERS
September 13, 2013 Kati Agocs
There used to be two camps in the composition world: the modernist camp, and the tonal (or populist) camp. Putting it simply, the modernist camp rejected on principle any music with elements that could be perceived as tonal, and the tonal (or populist) camp resented the modernists for their perceived hegemony. Both cared about pitch, but they approached pitch organization in different ways, and identified themselves on that basis. Now things have become more diffuse but also, in certain circles, more polarized. There is a branch of musical modernism, now sometimes referred to as research music, in which music comprises gestures or effects. Concurrently, there are composers whose harmonic language is strictly tonal -- who may not even go outside of a key signature in a given work.
One of the defining features of a composer working now is how much pitch matters in his or her music. Pitch (or, in a broader sense, harmony) -- even if it is not tonal - -can help provide a narrative basis to a composition. The narrative may be linear or non-linear, programmatic or abstract. Pitch has the ability to make a human connection. Harmony that uses a tonal orientation of some kind makes it easier for listeners to connect because it contains sounds they associate viscerally with a certain emotional response, tapping into a deep resonance.
Research music - - music based on a gesture or process, in which pitch is relatively arbitrary - -might belong in the same category as the strictly tonal music being written today, because the approach to pitch isn't of core importance to the composer of either. Harmonically speaking, they are both coasting. Other elements (rhythm, texture) generate the narrative and the interest. Of course, it's a matter of degree - -there is a continuum of different music within these aesthetic groupings.
If a composer desires to create something personal, then he or she must face the issue of pitch (or harmony) for themselves, head on. One must carve out one's place in that middle ground. If one is not developing one's personal use of pitch, one is avoiding the issues. The more nuanced and specific one's harmony is, the more personal one's works will sound. I find it challenging to work with students who write tonally and won't be coaxed into including pitches from modal or extended tonality. I approach this by trying to get them to write modally, doing exercises using synthetic scales, or composing with a limited pitch collection, trying to get them to understand that the tonally-oriented music that has entered the repertoire is, most of the time (although not always), more nuanced than a strictly diatonic collection.
It's simplistic to reject research music. That branch has to be followed as far as it can go. The best of that music will likely incorporate a nuanced treatment of pitch. The ideal, as I envision it, is like a branch from a tree: if you cut it anywhere, you see its grain. Another beautiful analogy is one that a colleague presented me with in a recent conversation about aesthetics: if you cut up a composition and look at a tiny fragment, would you be able to tell it is yours? Certainly, in the case of a work by J.S. Bach, you would be able to tell.
In my music, the approach to embracing the issue of harmony is to develop an expanded tonality that is attentive to tonal implications even if it embraces many more pitches than the triad- - like a spectral array using overtones from over top, respecting the harmonic implications of the notes in the bass while building upwards to where one could use all twelve pitches. This approach relies upon seeking out quiet within daily life, playing the material on the piano as I develop it, listening to how it resonates, carefully refining the disposition of each simultaneity.
It is vital to me to let the ear lead, to remain cognizant of harmonic underpinnings even if my language is not strictly tonal - -to create a sonic landscape where both harmonies with tonal implications and more dissonant ones can co-exits healthily, symbiotically, infused with rhythmical life. The more "out" harmony I can do, but still have a unified piece, the happier I am these days. So you might get a 12-note cluster in the same piece that you have a tonally-oriented tune, but that makes sense to me. I've found that jazz theory (added chords, specifically) is one of the most helpful ways to conceptualize this use of extended harmony.
I'm drawn to working with sound masses - - complex, resonant, rich sonorities– and to finding ways for them to juxtapose dynamically with areas of translucence. It's easy to pile on sonority until it becomes texture. It's harder to keep things transparent. Transparency, fluidity, and emotional directness are my goals. It's important for concert-music composers writing now to value harmony greatly, and to cultivate their own specific use of it. It's also important not to be afraid of a good tune, and not to obfuscate by piling on sonority that is harmonically undefined, or has a vague structural role. My own process of cultivating a more and more nuanced and evolved harmonic language is a process of individuation– becoming more oneself.
Kati Agócs
tags #newmusic, #harmony, #composition, #pitch, #modernism


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page_title: "AWS: aws_ecs_cluster"
sidebar_current: "docs-aws-datasource-ecs-cluster"
description: |-
    Provides details about an ecs cluster
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# aws\_ecs\_cluster

The ECS Cluster data source allows access to details of a specific
cluster within an AWS ECS service.

## Example Usage

```hcl
data "aws_ecs_cluster" "ecs-mongo" {
  cluster_name = "ecs-mongo-production"
}
```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `cluster_name` - (Required) The name of the ECS Cluster

## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `arn` - The ARN of the ECS Cluster
* `status` - The status of the ECS Cluster
* `pending_tasks_count` - The number of pending tasks for the ECS Cluster
* `running_tasks_count` - The number of running tasks for the ECS Cluster
* `registered_container_instances_count` - The number of registered container instances for the ECS Cluster

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With the passing of the autumnal equinox, hours of daylight decrease and time spent indoors increases. Rather than turning on the television, institute a family game night. PlayopolisToys recommends games that allow parents and children to play together. Among our favorites are cooperative games developed by Family Pastimes, a family company in Canada, whose mantra is play together, not against each other.
Players work collaboratively, helping each other rescue a sturdy little Princess from a mean guard and fierce dog, recover hidden treasure, or bring in the harvest. We play games for many reasons – socialization, entertainment, education, character development. These games invite us to realize our goals through cooperation. Developing a spirit of collaboration improves social and problem solving skills, with applications extending far beyond board games. The initial impulse to play a game is social; we bring out a game because we want to play together. How ironic then that in most games, we spend all our efforts trying to defeat our opponents. Some people prefer to relax and enjoy a challenging game where players cooperate rather than compete.
People of different ages and abilities should be able to play side by side, each making their best contribution. In a cooperative game, someone young and little can play with others older and bigger and not worry about losing. How much more enjoyable that is for everyone.


Christmas has always been an Event in my family with much to-do. As I get older the days surrounding Christmas involve increasing amounts of not just travel, but also socializing. Which I enjoy!
But I'm an introvert, and intense periods of socializing, for days on end, is the most exhausting thing ever. By the time New Year's Eve rolls around, I'm done in. I've been hiding, inhaling books, and clawing my way back to adequate brainpower for days now.
At this point I'm mostly caught up on to-do lists, but the prospect of seeing a group of actual humans makes me shy away into a dark corner and start hissing. Watching the ball drop and toasting with champagne aren't traditions I'm personally attached to, so I don't feel particularly concerned about missing out.
So this year, I'm opting out of New Year's Eve festivities. It's not the first time I've done this, and when I do, I mark the occasion in another way. My introvert's New Year's Eve tradition, after the occasion of Christmas, which is historically super disruptive to my writing work.
On New Year's Eve, I take some time to recalibrate alone on what actually matters to me. And I begin the year the way I mean to go on with it: devoting my time to writing a novel I'm passionate about.


I met Katie and Devin a few years ago through the wedding industry (they own DeGroot Film Co. - a photography and videography business). Since then we have worked together on many weddings and styled shoots. We have also teamed up to offer giveaways including The Whimsical Wedding Giveaway. We have always enjoyed working together and have become good friends over the years. So I was thrilled when they asked me to be a part of their destination wedding in Estes Park, Colorado. One of the things I loved the most is that the entire wedding was outdoors (something I never get to experience in Wisconsin). The incredible scenery, the string lights, the happy couple…..ahh, it was so romantic!
Devin and I met online (Match.com) about 7 years ago! We met briefly to get a feel for each other and finally went on a first date a couple of weeks later. We have basically been inseparable ever since that date! Our first date was celebrating my birthday. I had a head cold but still agreed to the date. Devin took me to a little Mexican restaurant on Brady Street. We were sitting at a table right by the window. During dinner, we watched a guy park his car and very obviously gently back into the car behind him. He noticed us watching and proceeded to make it look like he was leaving a note for the other car, but never did.
Devin also convinced me to have a spicy soup to help clear up my sinus infection during dinner, while also getting the waitress to sing me happy birthday with him. We then walked out on the pier in front of Discovery World and talked for another hour or two. It was such a magical first date. I really think our feelings of love began on that first night.
What did you enjoy about working with Weddings With A Twist?
Since Devin and I are in the wedding industry, we thought we had a great handle on everything as far as planning our own wedding would go. Little did we know, we were about to be in over our heads in planning! Krista helped us think of things we never would have otherwise thought of, such as garbages during the reception and if anyone was designated to clear the tables. I think this was probably the most surprising thing for us to encounter! Without the knowledge and help of Krista on our wedding day, we definitely would have had so much extra stress trying to do everything ourselves. She helped us take care of so much and truly allowed us to be even more present in our own wedding day.
What was something unique you incorporated into your wedding day?
Like all girls probably do, I had an idea of things I wanted at our wedding for years. Since Devin and I had been dating over 6 years before we got married, there was quite a lengthy Pinterest board of ideas at the beginning of our engagement! One thing that was incredibly important to me (especially since I was an art major) was having a live painter at our wedding. Devin wasn't 100% on board with this idea because of the extra cost, but once he saw the painting progressing, he was so happy that I pushed to have this be a part of our wedding. We loved having such a unique detail in our wedding and also seeing the reactions of some of our loved ones. It was so special for us!
Which moment of your wedding was the most memorable?
The most memorable part of our wedding was definitely our first look at sunrise in the mountains. We had originally been debating between eloping and having a regular wedding. After all of our considerations, we chose to have an intimate destination wedding. We still wanted to have a moment that was slowed down and completely intimate to the two of us. We chose to wake up at 3am on the morning of our wedding to get ready, head up into the Rocky Mountains, have our first look at 12,000 feet and read our vows to one another. It didn't feel real to us, but it was still so perfect.
If there was anything that we would have done differently, it would have been to plan for even more time to soak in each and every moment. Going into our wedding day, we knew how quickly the few hours of commitment and celebration can go. Knowing this, we made it a point to plan in extra time for things and to not let ourselves feel stressed or rushed. I don't know that there was much more that we could have done to slow down our wedding day, but if there was, we would have absolutely done it! That day, being surrounded by our loved ones and celebrating the love that Devin and I have was the most special day to us. Having our photographs and films to remember the day will forever mean the world to us!


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Over the centuries scholars have debated how certain large objects and structures, such as the pyramids of ancient Egypt, could have been built, given the technology believed available at the time. In cases where an answer is particularly elusive, some people speculate that the ancient architects who created them were influenced by extraterrestrials and/or the inhabitants of technologically advanced—and now lost—civilizations on Earth. For example, Erich von Däniken, in his 1968 book Chariots of the Gods? suggested that the stone figures on Easter Island were erected by ancient astronauts from another planet, while others have suggested that the pyramids of ancient Egypt were built with the help of people from Atlantis.
Supporters of ancient-astronaut theories note that many ancient monuments appear to be built with an eye toward the heavens, as they seem to be oriented toward the movements of astronomical bodies. To believers, this suggests that the monuments were somehow connected to space travel. But others argue that the location of most ancient monuments is based not on qualities of the heavens but on qualities of the Earth, suggesting that the monuments are meant to indicate places charged with mysterious energy. Believers in Earth energy say that such sites have a beneficial effect on the minds and bodies of anyone in the area, which is why ancient people would have wanted to mark them and perhaps also use them for religious rituals.
Sceptics dismiss the idea of Earth energy as well as the notion that ancient astronauts once visited Earth and built monuments. Ancient monuments such as the pyramids in Egypt, sceptics say, were built to honour the builders' gods, to serve as a place of religious rituals, and—in cases where they are oriented in accordance with celestial movements—to act as astronomical calendars, marking times when the sun would be in certain parts of the sky, for example, for purposes related to religious worship or the planting of crops.
Erich von Däniken
The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Paranormal Phenomena – written by Patricia D. Netzley © 2006 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
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Over the centuries scholars have debated how certain large objects and structures, such as the pyramids of ancient Egypt, could have been built, given the technology believed available at the time. In cases where an answer is particularly elusive, some people speculate that the ancient architects who created them were influenced by extraterrestrials and/or the inhabitants of technologically advanced—and now lost—civilizations on Earth. For example, Erich von Däniken, in his 1968 book Chariots of the Gods? suggested that the stone figures on Easter Island were erected by ancient astronauts from another planet, while others have suggested that the pyramids of ancient Egypt were built with the help of people from Atlantis. Supporters of ancient-astronaut theories note that many ancient monuments appear to be built with an eye toward the heavens, as they seem to be oriented toward the movements of astronomical bodies. To believers, this suggests that the monuments were somehow connected to space travel. But others argue that the location of most ancient monuments is based not on qualities of the heavens but on qualities of the Earth, suggesting that the monuments are meant to indicate places charged with mysterious energy. Believers in Earth energy say that such sites have a beneficial effect on the minds and bodies of anyone in the area, which is why ancient people would have wanted to mark them and perhaps also use them for religious rituals. Sceptics dismiss the idea of Earth energy as well as the notion that ancient astronauts once visited Earth and built monuments. Ancient monuments such as the pyramids in Egypt, sceptics say, were built to honour the builders' gods, to serve as a place of religious rituals, and—in cases where they are oriented in accordance with celestial movements—to act as astronomical calendars, marking times when the sun would be in certain parts of the sky, for example, for purposes related to religious worship or the planting of crops.
The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Paranormal Phenomena - written by Patricia D. Netzley © 2006 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning


Mansion Video: Reign supreme in your very own medieval castle. We look at three regal properties on the market.
Looking to transfer the title of "baron" with your next home purchase? Or how about converting a dungeon into your very own man cave? In advance of Friday's Mansion section, we explore three medieval properties listed for sale in the video above.


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Nestlé launches baby food packaging designed for recycling
Nestlé has launched what it says is a first of its kind, single-material pouch for its baby food products.
Developed in partnership with Gualapack, the world leader of pre-made spouted pouches, this latest initiative is by Gerber in its journey to make 100 per cent of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
The Gerber Organic Banana Mango Puree range will come in a 100 per cent recyclable new pouch from May in partnership with TerraCycle in the US. In Finland, the pouch will be available for Piltti's Apple Pear Blueberry Raspberry range.
Nestlé head of the nutrition strategic business unit Thierry Philardeau said the move is an important milestone in creating a wider market for recycled plastics that are safe for food.
"We are proud to have found a solution for the recyclability of baby food pouches. We began in the US and Finland for two product variants, and we aim to gradually extend the use of single-material pouch to our baby food pouches range globally," Philardeau said.
The newly designed pouch is made from polypropylene (PP), a versatile form of plastic available commercially.
Philardeau added that this switch is expected to make more plastics infinitely recyclable and increase the value of the material for the recycling industry.
"This launch is an important milestone on how we execute our ambition to create a wider market for recycled plastics that are safe for food. We will continue to work with other stakeholders to ensure that the infrastructure needed to recycle matches material innovation."
Gerber associate director of packaging Tony Dzikowicz said designing with a single material creates greater value for the recycling industry, promoting the development of better recycling infrastructure.
"After more than two years of experimenting and innovating, we were able to help create a first-of-its-kind solution for baby food that meets the safety and freshness requirements for our little ones," he added.
Gerber's sustainability efforts go beyond packaging, with a focus on reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories, and upholding some of the industry's strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming practices.
Nestlé switches to food-grade recycled plastics
AIP Awards Food Category
Nestlé Japan to say sayonara to KitKat's plastic packaging


All of the jihadis who murdered 130 people in Paris in November 2015 had just entered Europe as refugees.
Is it racism and xenophobia to recall that in February 2015, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees? Or that the Lebanese Education Minister said in September 2015 that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country?
Meanwhile, 80% of migrants who have come to Europe claiming to be fleeing the war in Syria aren't really from Syria at all.
So why are they claiming to be Syrian and streaming into Europe, and now the U.S. as well?
An Islamic State operative gave the answer when he boasted in September 2015, shortly after the migrant influx began, that among the flood of refugees, 4,000 Islamic State jihadis had already entered Europe.
These Muslims were going to Europe in the service of that caliphate: "They are going like refugees," he said, but they were going with the plan of sowing blood and mayhem on European streets.


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«Glory and Gore» () — песня новозеландской певицы Лорд с дебютного студийного альбома Pure Heroine. Написана Лорд в сотрудничестве с продюсером Джоэлом Литтлом. Композиция была издана 11 марта 2014 года лейблом Universal Music Group в качестве пятого сингла в поддержку альбома.

История
«Glory and Gore» впервые появилась на американских радиостанциях рок-музыки, где была запущена 11 марта 2014 года лейблами Lava Records и Republic Records в качестве четвёртого в США сингла с Pure Heroine, вслед за «Royals», «Team» и «No Better».

Песня была написана Лорд в сотрудничестве с продюсером Джоэлом Литтлом, который провёл записи в его студии Golden Age Studios в , Окленд (Новая Зеландия).

Реакция критиков
«Glory and Gore» получил положительные отзывы музыкальных критиков и интернет-изданий, например таких как The 405, Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork, musicOMH.

Коммерческий успех
Вслед за релизом альбома Pure Heroine, сингл «Glory and Gore» дебютировал на позиции № 17 в чарте New Zealand Artists Singles Chart 7 октября 2013 года. Песня появилась в американском чарте Billboard Hot 100 на позиции № 88 в неделю с 8 марта 2014 года с тиражом около 32,000 копий. Через неделю «Glory and Gore» было продано ещё 47,000 копий (рост на 46 %) и сингл стал главным событием Hot 100 — цифровым взлётом недели (Hot 100's «Digital Gainer»), так как сразу поднялся на позицию № 68 в чарте. Песня достигла позиции № 30 в американском цифровом чарте Digital Songs, позиции № 17 в альтернативном рок-чарте Alternative Songs и позиции № 9 в основном рок-чарте Hot Rock Songs. К апрелю 2014 года, тираж «Glory and Gore» составил 307,000 цифровых загрузок в США.

Концертное исполнение

24 сентября 2013 года Лорд исполнила трек в числе других в театре The Fonda Theatre
в Лос-Анджелесе (Калифорния, США). 3 октября 2013 года Лорд исполнила песню во время концерта на Warsaw Venue в Бруклине вместе с другими песнями с альбома. Лорд исполнила песню «Glory and Gore» в парке Silo Park (Окленд, Новая Зеландия) 29 января 2014 года как часть её шоу 2014 года на фестивале Laneway Festival. В 2014 году Лорд открыла своё вступление этой песнью на Roseland Ballroom и её выступление на фестивале «Коачелла», а также представила её на фестивале Lollapalooza в Сан-Пауло (Бразилия) и в Буэнос-Айресе (Аргентина).

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Еженедельные чарты

Годовые итоговые чарты

История релиза

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Песни Лорд
Песни на английском языке
Песни, написанные Джоэлем Литтлом
Песни, спродюсированные Джоэлем Литтлом
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Q: how loop XMLStreamReader using lambda This is more a question for learning purpose than really a serious need.
I am using code below to check if a xml file is valid. I am not worring about schema validation here.
I know XMLStreamReader is an interface but I tried to find some implemention that allow me to do something close to:
        Stream<String> s = reader.getText();
        s.forEach(System.out::println);

//my complete code without lambda
public interface CheckXml {

default boolean readFile(String f) throws IOException {
    Boolean result = false;
    FileInputStream inputStream = null;

    try {
        XMLInputFactory factory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();

        inputStream = new FileInputStream(f);
        XMLStreamReader reader = factory.createXMLStreamReader(inputStream);

        while (reader.hasNext()) {
            reader.next();
        }

    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        throw e;
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {
        if (inputStream != null) {
            inputStream.close();
        }

    }
    return result;
}

//edited
import com.iread.CheckXml;

public class CheckXmlFiles implements CheckXml {
}

//...
@Test
public void testXmlValidation() throws IOException {
    CheckXml c = new CheckXmlFiles();
    assertTrue("For simplicity it is expected 'true'", c.readFile("C:\\_pocs\\temp\\demo.xml"));
}

A: You can convert an XmlStreamReader to a stream and then use it. It requires for you to create an iterator that calls the hasNext and next methods for example.
There are some headaches on the way to an implementation: XmlStreamReader throws checked exceptions and that will force you to create some extra exception handling code that will bloat the code.
Also note that the stream underlying to the XmlStreamReader has to be closed inside the iterator. If you close it outside, you will be facing some stream closed exceptions. You cannot use try with resources either in this scenario.
I have tried to create a simple stream and a simple test which counts the number of elements available in an XML file.
Here is some toy code to demonstrate how you eventually could do it:
public class XMLStreamReaderStream {

    public static Stream<Integer> fromFile(File f) throws IOException, XMLStreamException {
        XMLInputFactory factory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
        Reader inputStream;
        inputStream = new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(f), "UTF-8");
        XMLStreamReader reader = factory.createXMLStreamReader(inputStream);

        Iterator<Integer> iterator = new Iterator<>() {
            public Integer next() {
                try {
                    return reader.next();
                } catch (XMLStreamException e) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }
            }

            public boolean hasNext() {
                try {
                    boolean hasNext = reader.hasNext();
                    if (!hasNext) {
                        reader.close(); // close the stream here
                    }
                    return hasNext;
                } catch (XMLStreamException e) {
                    return false;
                }
            }

            public void forEachRemaining(Consumer<? super Integer> action) {
                while (hasNext()) {
                    action.accept(next());
                }
            }
        };

        return StreamSupport.stream(Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize(iterator, Spliterator.ORDERED), false);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, XMLStreamException {
        File sampleXml = new File("stackoverflow1.xml");
        LinkedHashMap<Integer, Long> xmlStats = fromFile(sampleXml).collect(Collectors.groupingBy(Function.identity(),
                LinkedHashMap::new, Collectors.counting()));
        Map<String, Long> readableMap = xmlStats.entrySet().stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(e -> {
            Optional<Field> opt = Stream.of(XMLStreamConstants.class.getDeclaredFields()).filter(f -> {
                try {
                    return e.getKey().equals(f.get(null));
                } catch (IllegalAccessException e1) {
                    return false;
                }
            }).findFirst();
            return opt.map(s -> s.toString().replaceAll(".+\\.", "")).orElseGet(() -> Integer.toString(e.getKey()));
        }, Map.Entry::getValue));
        System.out.println(readableMap);
    }
}

This code will count the types of tags found in the XML file and prints it out to the console:
{START_ELEMENT=22, END_DOCUMENT=1, END_ELEMENT=22, CHARACTERS=27}


There was only one thing on our Christmas list this year, a shiny new website! But with all of us being above the age of six and some of us definitely on the naughty list (Chris!) we knew if we wrote a letter to Santa it would sit unanswered in his inbox until who knows when?
So we enlisted the help of professional child Jacob (my friend's son) to get the job done right. Armed with his best pen, he wrote us a fantastic Christmas letter that we could send to the big man in the North Pole and get our Christmas wish.
It worked so well that Christmas came early and Santa left a lovely new website in our digital stocking. And as it's the season of goodwill, we're happy to share! So if there's that new brand identity you've really been wishing for, we've got you covered.
(Unfortunately, we can't guarantee Jacob's availability for your own Christmas letter writing needs – other kids may be available subject to parental permission.


At SimplyBridal.com, we have compiled a list of bridal shops selling wedding dresses in Portage so you can find the best Portage wedding dress.
Every dress you see on our website was hand-sewn by our seamstresses and photographed in our studio using our own models as we have 100% confidence in our product and the way we present it to Portage women. Simply Bridal's wedding dresses are all handmade and customized to your measurements and choices beating out all comparable Portage bridal shops, often at a significantly better price! We ask only the most excellent seamstresses to work with us ensuring you will receive a unique and well-fitted Portage bridal gown. You won't be left with an unsatisfying bridal dress sent to Portage with our industry-leading 100% money back, 40-45 days guarantee.
Find your perfect Portage wedding gown today at Simply Bridal, we guarantee you won't be disappointed. We understand your bridal gown must be moved and handled carefully so we will also include a free tough garment bag for all Portage wedding dresses that will make the dress easily transportable for the big day. Thank you for dropping by Simplybridal.com the internet leader in 100% customized and hand-sewn wedding dresses.
Finding the perfect wedding dress in Portage can be a difficult task! Here are several bridal shops selling wedding dresses in Portage.


In Fields tick all the search conditions you will use. In this instance tick Manufacturer, Model Name, Location, Cosmetic Damage, Conditon and Specification.
Select Manufacturer = from the Search Conditions drop downs and enter Acer into the last box.
Click More to add more conditions such as Model_Name = AC1.
The criteria can be narrowed further by adding more search fields. Click More again and add the conditions Specification = black, Cosmetic _Damage = True and so on.
Click Run to locate stock items that match the criteria.
If the search fails the inventory management software will show a message to that effect.
When the inventory management software finds the inventory details a new Save As screen will open.
When you click Save the inventory management software will automatically open the report in the Reports Viewer assigned during the set up stage.
The reports section is also good at collecting and collating a group of data such as all sales invoices for a given period, a month or quarter or since the start of the current month for example.
In the Search Table pick INVOICE from the drop down menu.
In search Conditions select invoice date.
In the last Search Conditions box enter the date from which you require.
This creates a Comma Separated Value file (CVS) listing all the invoices issued since the start of March, which can be seen in a spreadsheet package such as Microsoft Excel.
Open the file in Excel and format the column width and number appearance to produce a neat report for presentation.


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AFC Divisional Round To Feature Youngest Group Of QBs In NFL History
Posted on January 14, 2021 at 11:00 am
The AFC's final four are set for this year, and the field looks rather familiar—after all, half of them hail from the AFC North. What makes the group unique is that they are started by the youngest group of quarterbacks in NFL history, with all four starters having been drafted since 2017, including three from the 2018 class.
The Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns both made it out of the AFC North this season as wildcards—much to the Pittsburgh Steelers' chagrin, of course—each of them led by first-round quarterbacks from the 2018 class. The Browns selected Baker Mayfield first overall, and the Ravens took Lamar Jackson 32nd.
Joining them from that class is Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills, who was also a top 10 pick. All three of them secured their first playoff victory of their careers this past weekend. This was Jackson's third attempt, however, while for Allen it was his second, and Mayfield, his first.
With Jackson and Allen squaring off this weekend—marking just the fourth time in NFL history two quarterbacks 24 or younger faced off against each other in the postseason in the Super Bowl era—it's guaranteed that at least one member of that class will advance to the conference finals, if not both.
But the other quarterback in question is, of course, Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, who already has five playoff victories under his belt since being selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. In fact, he is the defending Super Bowl MVP, and still just 25 years old.
Mayfield joins him in the age range of 25, marking the first time in NFL history that all four starting quarterbacks in the divisional round of a conference playoff bracket are 25 or younger. This is in direct contrast to the bracket on the other side of the league.
Outside of Jared Goff of the Los Angeles Rams, this year's NFL marks among the oldest group of quarterbacks, and will feature the oldest matchup in NFL history when Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints hosts Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the two adding up to a combined age of 85. You could practically fit the Steelers' entire receiving corps in there.
Of course, Pittsburgh fans were hoping to be the combo breaker in the AFC by sending their 38-year-old arthritic starter, Ben Roethlisberger, to the divisional round. And they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids, specifically Mayfield and his cohorts in Cleveland.
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La temporada 2000 fue la edición 22º del Campeonato de Galicia de Rally. Comenzó el 4 de marzo en el Rally do Cocido y terminó el 18 de noviembre en el Rally de Noia.

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Deporte en España en 2000


Open House and Farewell Party – You are Invited!
Posted on March 21, 2017 at 12:28 am.
St. Helens, OR- Zingti Massage is tucked up on the 2nd Floor of the Professional Building along with neighbor KOHI 1600 AM Radio at 36200 Pittsburg Road Suite F . You may also recognize the name Zingti because they support many local nonprofits specifically runs for American Cancer Society Relay for Life and Monster Dash for Rotary during Spirit of Halloweentown. Zingti Massage owner Paul Estrella is turning over the reins to Lindsey King, new owner but not new to massage.
You may recognize her name. Lindsey is known for her dedication to children here in Columbia County where she was the prior Executive Director for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program. She has a passion for helping people. She has worked as a massage therapist before 20 years ago in Colorado. She missed being a massage therapist deciding to go back to her roots in massage as an entrepreneur.
Zingti offers a variety of services such as Deep tissue, Event Sports Massage, Geriatrics, Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, Pregnancy Massage, Seated Chair Massage, Swedish/American. Reiki and Reflexology. Lindsey can customize each treatment plan specifically for her clients. They also offer an easy online schedule system www.zingtimassage.com and work with Insurance.


Taylorville Toy Drive | Watson Inc.
Watson's plant in Taylorville IL did a great job on the toy drive this Christmas. The toys are donated to St. Mary's church in Taylorville for their annual "Santa's Workshop" event, where parents come to the church and select new, unwrapped toys for their children.
We started our toy drive with a twist: We offered a challenge. If employees collected 25 toys, Watson would donate $500 toward the purchase of additional toys. Employees then volunteered to shop for the additional toys and see who could get the best deals and the most toys.
The results were fantastic! Take a look at all the great toys. What a difference this can make in a community, and getting everyone involved builds a great feeling of camaraderie, and shows that so many people really do care.