There was a calm, wrapping around my feet. Like warm velvet, full of strength and yet comforting, soft, a deep blue enveloped my heels while entwining through my toes. Waves of softness and ease follows strength and stability. My senses heightened by exhaustion of recent days, the swirling of this aura extends like the flowing tentacles of a jellyfish living peacefully, exploring the ocean depths. A wave of peace expands throughout every cell of my body, while my mind opens the door for something...yet I don't know what. A twinge of excitement glimmers at the base of my spine for what is to come. I am grounded in a world not of which I see.
And then it appears. The presence that protects and guides the human hands hovering closely. It is without color, but not in anyway ominous, rather strong and assuring that this is where I am to be. I give myself fully to this presence, surrendering to whatever is to be seen and felt. With certainty, it is the presence of God that is being revealed in a rather vague, yet powerful reassurance.
Without moving my head, my vision is drawn to my left, and there He sits beside me. He says nothing, and I can't see the details of His face, but I know who He is. Dressed in light, soft in expression, He is my healer. The one whom the presence of God brought to me. There is a smile, even though I can not see it with my own eyes, it is there. A smile that notions for human hands to continue.
My focus returns to where I am grounded in deep blue. As the velvety flow continues to extend upward, slowly and deliberately, through every element of my being, the color lightens. Warmth of orange swallows any residual tension held in my muscles and I continue to release, surrendering to what is taking place. The colors continue to move more quickly, wrapping around my legs and lower body, evolving more into lighter and brighter hues. With excitement, a joyous, celebratory dance begins.
An escalating motion continues wrapping around my heart and brings these colors and light into the most beautiful sight beyond any sunset, landscape or moment in time. This light became a mass of crystal-like colors, with sparkle and passionate explosions of warming energy like a prism expelling glorious life. The colors...they are colors I have not ever seen with human eyes...colors that have no earthly descriptors...colors of eternal power beyond my comprehension. It is beyond beautiful, beyond extraordinary, beyond what my small mind could ever fully embrace. I am in awe as it dances not just around me, but through me, quickly yet so carefully executed as the presence above lovingly orchestrates every move. I could feel it - this Spirit was healing me.
In the midst of this beautifully miraculous moment, the presence above reaches down to me. The hand of God lays directly on my heart. A warm sensation fills my being and a wave of ultimate peace overcomes my soul. To feel our Heavenly Father physically contact my human body...there are no words to match the grace and power exuded in His presence. Every part of me went to a place of exestencialism, a place that many might attempt to call Utopia. But this was even more magnificent than the earthly descriptors of such perfect places. As His had draws back, new life is breathed into me and I feel weight lifting from my physical being.
The movement of the light and sparkle of the Spirit began to shudder with power as it continued to wrap around me. It moved up around each side of me and paused briefly over my heart, only to quickly pierce like a dagger into my chest and explode out each side with such intense light and speed. As it released it's energy, a breath capturing pain seized my left breast and I wanted to cry out, but couldn't. Instead, hot tears swelled around my eyes as the pain intensified with every second of light continuing to flow out of me like a punctured water barrel. It continued to pull from deep within me, clearing, cleansing, healing. The pain - the physical giving way to emotional being drawn out with the severity of the fiercest of storms.
And suddenly again there was calm, wrapping around my feet. The warmth of her hands released me from the pain...the light, the presence, and He - they were no longer visible in my mind's eye. But their power, grace and unexplainable veil of love remained more present, covering me in peace.
It was done. The healing had begun.
It was time to rest, time to go inward, time to listen.
Over the next days, this event that words can not come close to explaining the glory, beauty and power became my foundation for this journey. It gave me joy, insight, excitement - God chose me to do something with through this experience. It was the beginning of my journey of obedience, a journey of discovering God's way of healing, a journey of developing new eyes to His miraculous creations. With this new life I was given, there was also a command. It was clear, very clear. I was to share this...all of it...whatever was to happen. God was giving me a clear opportunity to experience His power, and all I had to do was tell everyone.


text:
Opinion Bank # O-267 (Re: F 5.32 n3 [Use Of Force In Defense Of Another: Duty To Instruct].)
Opinion Filed Nov. 8, 2000
Super. Ct. No. LA032002)
HAGOP MELIDONIAN,
_______________________________________/
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Michael Hoff, Judge. Reversed.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Carol Wendelin Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, Susan D. Martynec and Scott Quan, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Hagop Melidonian appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial that resulted in his conviction of mayhem (Pen. Code, § 203) and assault with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (former Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)). He was sentenced to an eight-year prison term.
Appellant contends that (1) the trial court erred in excluding evidence of appellant's state of mind; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct on defense of another; and (3) the trial court did not adequately instruct the jury regarding aider and abettor liability, because the court instructed the jury with CALJIC'. No. 3.30 and failed to instruct the jury with CALJIC Nos. 3.31 and 2.02.
Anthony Bates testified that about I 1:00 p.m. on December 1, 1998, a tall man insulted Bates, tried to trip him, and poked him with his finger as Bates was walking from the bathroom to the bar at Mallory's, a restaurant on Cahuenga Boulevard. The tall man and Bates grabbed each other by the shirt. Appellant grabbed Bates's arm and kicked him to the floor. As appellant and the tall man held Bates down, the tall man bit off part of Bates's ear. The tall man hit Bates with a chair while appellant was near the tall man. Appellant and the tall man stomped Bates in the head with their shoes and kicked Bates in the legs, stomach, and head.
Bates was slightly intoxicated when he was attacked. Before appellant and the tall man attacked Bates, the tall man yelled at the owner of the restaurant and smashed the owner's glasses. Appellant was trying to calm the tall man down during that altercation. Bates was therefore surprised when appellant joined the tall man in attacking Bates.
Marilyn Wright testified that she saw appellant and another man fighting with Bates in Mallory's. The tall man had arrived at the restaurant after appellant was there. Before the tall man and appellant fought with Bates, the tall man threw a cologne bottle at Wright.
Antranik Keymetlian, an assistant manager at Chadney's in Burbank, testified that lnside Mallory's the tall man pulled the owner's tie. Appellant got between the owner and the tall man and said to the tall man, "'Don't do it, it's shame."'
In appellant's defense, Robair Altounian, the owner of Mallory's, testified that, by 11:00 p.m. on December 1, Bates was drunk. Mr. Mkrtchyan, the tall man, threw a bottle of cologne at Wright. Appellant stopped Mkrtchyan from attacking her. Holding Altounian's tie, Mkrtchyan pushed Altounian against the wall, took off Altounian's glasses, and broke the glasses. Appellant then jumped in the middle, pushed Altounian, and saved Altounian's life. Appellant told Mkrtchyan, "You can't do this, it's not right, because Robair is very well-known in the community, you can't do this to Robair, it's not right."' Altounian then left the restaurant.
On cross-examination, Altounian testified that he has been convicted of two felonies.
Appellant testified that Mkrtchyan threw a bottle at a woman at the bar and that Mkrtchyan spoke profanities to her. Appellant got up and said, "'Why are you saying these things to her?"' Mkrtchyan grabbed the owner's glasses from his face, smashed the owner's glasses, grabbed the owner's tie, and pulled him down. Appellant grabbed Mkrtchyan's arm and said, "'What are you doing?"' Appellant told Mkftchyan: "'I mean[,] this is not nice, this is a business. I mean[,] whatever you guys have, I mean[,] why don't you talk to him, you don't have to, you know, do these kind of things to him. This is shame."' Appellant pulled Mkrtchyan' s arm and got him to let the owner go. Mkrtchyan and the owner had a conversation about money that the owner owed to Mkrtchyan. The owner told Mkrtchyan he was going to get the money from Chadney's in Burbank and left.
Later that night, Bates walked up to Mkrtchyan, said that he was Tony Montana, and took a boxing stance. Bates punched Mkrtchyan. Mkrtchyan then hit Bates in the head with a metal chair. Mkrtchyan and Bates fought each other. Appellant tried to break up the fight by pushing Mkrtchyan away and pulling Bates away. Appellant never held Bates's arm or kicked Bates. After Bates and Mkrtchyan fought, appellant went to Cheney's in Burbank with Mkrtchyan so Mkrtchyan would not harm anyone else. Appellant was afraid for the safety of Altounian, the owner.
In rebuttal, Dolores Taylor, a seni or investigator in the district attornev's office, testified that Altounian told her that Keymetlian had called him on December 1 and said that appellant and Mkrtchyan were in the restaurant in Burbank and that they were asking for the money Altounian owed them. Altounian said that appellant stated he was trying t make it easy for him. Altounian stated that he told Mkrtchyan he would go home and get the money.
1. Instruction Regarding Defense of Another
Defense counsel requested that the jury be instructed with CALJIC No. 5.32 regarding the use of force in defense of another. CALJIC No. 5.32 reads: "It is lawful for a person who, as a reasonable person, has grounds for believing and does believe that bodily injury is about to be inflicted upon _________________ to protect that individual from attack.[¶] In doing so, [he] [she] may use all force and means which that person believes to be reasonably necessary and which would appear to a reasonable person, in the same or similar circumstances, to be necessary to prevent the injury which appears to be imminent."
The trial court refused to instruct the jury regarding defense of another, stating that "it's absolutely unclear who the proposed recipient or the beneficiary of the actions of the defendant would have been" and that there was no evidence to support the instruction. In defense counsel's opening statement, defense counsel had asserted that the evidence would show appellant defended people in the restaurant and that he was not an aggressor. In closing argument, defense counsel asserted that appellant simply tried to break up the fight between Bates and Mkrtchyan.
If there is substantial evidence to support on which the defendant is relying, the trial court has a duty to instruct on that defense. (People v. Gonzales (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 382, 389 (Gonzales); see People v. Breverman (1998) 19 Cal.4th 142, 157; People v. Elize (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 605, 610-615 (Elize).) In determining whether there is substantial evidence to support instruction on a defense, the trial court should not consider the credibility of witnesses. (See id. at p. 615.)
It is lawful to apply reasonable force necessary to prevent the imminent infliction of bodily injury on another. (See People v. Cain (I 995) 10 Call.4th 1, 73.) Appellant's testimony that he pushed Mkrtchyan away from Bates and pulled Bates away from Mkrtchyan during a fight between Bates and Mkrtchyan inside Mallory's constitutessubstantial evidence that appellant acted in defense of another. (See ibid.; People v. King (1978) 22 Cal.3d 12, 16-19, 26-27; People v. Wittig (1984) 158 Cal.App.3d 124, 127- 31,135.)
During deliberations, the jury requested that Bates's entire testimony be read back. We need not determine if the applicable standard of prejudice is whether the error in failing to instruct regarding defense of another was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt or the less stringent standard articulated in People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836. In view of the jury's request that Bates's testimony be read back, the sharply conflicting testimony of Bates and appellant, and the evidence that appellant intervened to defend Wright and Altounian from attacks by Mkrtchyan, it is reasonably probable that appellant would have obtained a more favorable result if the jury had been instructed regarding defense of another. (See Gonzales, supra, 74 Cal.App.4th at p.391; Elize, supra, 71 Cal.App.4th at p.616.)
2. Exclusion of Evidence of Appellant's State of Mind
For the guidance of the trial court on remand, we discuss appellant's remaining contentions. On direct examination of Altounian, defense counsel asked how appellant interfered when Mkrtchyan threw a bottle of cologne at Wright. Altounian testified: "He says, 'Not right what you are doing."' The prosecutor objected and moved to strike without stating any grounds, and the trial court sustained the objection and struck Altounian's response without stating any reasons. The trial court erred in striking that testimony, since it was not hearsay and was circumstantial evidence of appellant's state of mind during the offenses against Bates later that evening. (See People v. Hill (1992) 3 Cal.4th 959, 987-988 (Hill; People v. Ortiz (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 377, 389-390 (Ortiz).)
When defense counsel asked Altounian on direct examination what happened after Mkrtchyan removed Altounian's glasses from his face and broke them, Altountan testified: "Then Hagop jumped into the middle and saved my life, actually, and pushed me — make me [sic] in the middle and tell [sic] him, 'You can't do this to the guy."' The prosecutor objected to testimony regarding, anything appellant said, and the prosecutor moved to strike that testimony without stating any grounds. The trial court struck the testimony regarding appellant's comment to Mkrtchyan, stating: "Ladies and gentlemen, disregard that. There's some rules of evidence that we have to abide by." " The trial court erred in striking that testimony, since it also was not hearsay and was circumstantial evidence of appellant's state of mind during the offenses against Bates later that evening. (See Hill, supra, 3 Cal.4th at pp. 987-988; Ortiz, supra, 38 Cal.App.4th at pp. 389-390.)
Defense counsel asked appellant on direct examination why appellant went to Chadney's in Burbank with Mkrtchyan after the fight with Bates. Appellant testified: "[H]e was telling me that he's gonna [sic] go there and do more damage." The prosecutor objected and moved to strike on grounds that the testimony was hearsay and not responsive. The trial court sustained the objection. When defense counsel asked appellant if Mkrtchyan threatened to do any more harm, appellant replied, "Yes." The prosecutor objected and moved to strike on grounds that the evidence was hearsay. The trial court sustained the objection and ordered the testimony stricken.
On redirect examination, defense counsel asked appellant why he went to Chadney's in Burbank after leaving Mallory's. Appellant testified, "Because this man was very, very vicious. He wanted to continue go there [sic] and hurt — " The prosecutor moved to strike the testimony as nonresponsive, and the trial court ruled, "Sustained." On further redirect examination, defense counsel asked appellant how he knew where Altounian "was supposed to go" after Altounian left Mallory's. The prosecutor objected on the grounds of lack of foundation. The trial court sustained the objection on different grounds, stating: "It's hearsay and things like that. It's really not important."
The trial court erred in striking on hearsay grounds appellant's testimony that Mkrtchyan told appellant that he was going to Chadney's in Burbank to "do more damage" and that Mkrtchyan threatened to do more harm. The testimony was not introduced to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The purpose of the testimony was to prove that appellant left Mallory's and went to Chadney's in Burbank after the crimes against Bates occurred because appellant believed Mkrtchyan would assault someone else at the Burbank restaurant and appellant wanted to prevent that from occurring. If that theory were believed, it would rebut an inference that appellant left Mallory's with Mkrtchyan before the police arrived because appellant had a consciousness of guilt. The evidence was admissible as circumstantial evidence of appellant's
state of mind (See Hill, supra, 3 Cal.4th at pp. 987-988; Ortiz, supra, 38 Cal.App.4th at pp. 389-390.) Similarly, the question how appellant knew where Altounian "was supposed to go" was not asked to elicit hearsay but rather to elicit evidence of appellant's belief that Altounian was going to Chadney's in Burbank. Thus, that testimony also would have been admissible as circumstantial evidence of appellant's state of mind. (See Hill, supra, 3 Cal.4th at pp. 987-988; Ortiz, supra, 38 Cal.App.4th at pp. 389-390.) Insofar as the trial court may have "[s]ustained" on hearsay grounds the prosecutor's motion to strike appellant's testimony that Mkrtchyan wanted to go to Chadney's in Burbank to hurt someone, that ruling was error for the same reason.
3. Instruction Regarding Aiding and Abetting
The jury was instructed with CALJIC No. 3.01 regarding the definition of aiding and abetting. That instruction explained that aiding and abetting requires knowledge of the perpetrator's unlawful purpose and an "intent or purpose of committing or encouraging or facilitating the commission of the crime." The jury was instructed regarding the elements of mayhem, simple assault, and assault with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury. The jury was also instructed with CALJIC No. 3.30 as follows: "In the crimes charged in Counts I and 2, there must exist a union or joint operation of act or conduct and general criminal intent. General intent does not require an intent to violate the law. When a person intentionally does that which the law declares to be a crime, he is acting with general criminal intent, even though he may not know that his act or conduct is unlawful." The jury was also instructed with CALJIC No. 1.0 I to consider the instructions as a whole and with CALJIC No.2.01 regarding the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in general.
This case was tried on the theory that appellant aided and abetted mayhem by Mkrtchyan and that appellant was a direct perpetrator as well as an aider and abettor of assault with a deadly weapon and by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.
The trial court properly instructed the jury regarding aiding and abetting. (People v. Mendoza (1998) 18 Cal.4th 1114, 1123 (Mendoza).) Since mayhem and assault with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury) are general intent crimes (People v. Colantuono (1994) 7 Cal.4th 206, 214-219 [aggravated assault]; see People v. Sekona (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 443, 453 [mayhem]), the trial court properly instructed the jury with CALJIC No.3.30 as to both offenses. (See People v. Daniels (1975) 14 Cal.3d 857, 862-863.) The testimony of Wright and Keymetlian was circumstantial evidence that appellant did not assault Bates or aid and abet the mayhem and aggravated assault committed against Bates. Since the jury was instructed with CALJIC No. 3.01 and appellant's mental state was not the only element of the case resting on circumstantial evidence, the trial court did not err in failing to instruct the jury sua sponte with CALJIC No. 3.31 regarding concurrence of act and specific intent and CALJIC No. 2.02 regarding the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence to prove specific intent or a mental state. (See People v. Marshall (1996) 13 Cal.4th 799, 849 [use of CALJIC No. 2.01 rather than CALJIC No.2.02 is proper unless only element of offense that rests substantially or entirely on circumstantial evidence is specific intent or mental state]; cf Mendoza, supra 18 Cal.4th at p.1131 [intent requirement of aiding and abetting is a specific intent, and knowledge element of aiding and abetting is closely akin to specific intent].)
The judgment is reversed.
We Concur:
Boren , P.J.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Hudson hopes for 'miracle'
PAUL NEWBERRY
ATLANTA - Tim Hudson could see the damage himself on the MRI. One ligament in his right elbow appears partially torn. Another seems totally ripped apart.
Still, the Atlanta Braves pitcher is clinging to the slimmest of hopes that he might be able to avoid Tommy John surgery.
Hudson has been getting treatment and will attempt to throw this weekend, even though at least two doctors have determined he needs ligament replacement surgery. The recovery period for such an operation is generally about a year, which means the pitcher would miss good chunk of next season as well.
"Surgery is always the last option," Hudson said before Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. "I want to try to figure out what I need to do. There might be some kind of miracle, a glimmer of hope. What if I go out there to throw and don't feel anything for whatever reason? If that's the case, I wouldn't have the surgery."
He knows the likelihood of that happening is virtually nil.
Hudson was examined by the Braves' lead doctor and got a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday. Both agreed he needs the Tommy John procedure.
"If you just look at the MRI, the writing's on the wall," Hudson said.
The Braves have endured a devastating rash of injuries this season, especially to the pitching staff.
Of their projected starters, John Smoltz is out for the year, Tom Glavine has spent a major portion of the season on the disabled list and Mike Hampton finally made his first start last weekend after numerous setbacks in his comeback from two major operations. In addition, reliever Peter Moylan had season-ending elbow surgery, the same procedure that Hudson now faces.
"It's tough. We've been having to piece things together all year," Hudson said. "This is just another blow to us. Nobody expected it to happen. I certainly didn't expect it. It's just been tough to deal with."
Hudson still has trouble believing his elbow is in such bad shape, which may explain why he's reticent about having surgery.
"Honestly, it doesn't look good," he said. "Still, when I do everyday stuff, it doesn't really bother me. The MRI says one thing, but I don't feel totally horrible as far as my arm goes."
Hudson said his elbow never bothered him until he started at Florida last week.
"I threw a pitch and it kind of felt weird," he said. "I just kept on pitching and it started getting gradually worse. Instead of just hurting on my split-finger, I started to feel it on my cutters and fastball."
Even so, he thought it was just a strained muscle or some other minor ailment. When Hudson tried to throw on the side, the pain persisted. Finally, he underwent an MRI exam on Monday that showed the extent of the damage.
"It's just kind of weird," Hudson said. "I can do everyday, normal stuff. I can pick up suitcases, pick up all kinds of stuff and it doesn't really bother me."


The competition among decentralized exchanges is heating up fairly quickly. That is a good thing, as traders and enthusiasts have shown a strong appreciation for this form of trading cryptocurrencies as of late. ZDEX is the first zero-knowledge proofs privacy-enabled decentralized exchange to come to market. Below are some other key aspects to note about this new venture.
Although there is plenty to be excited about when it comes to the ZDEX decentralized exchange, the project is not ready for prime time just yet. More specifically, the initial launch is an alpha version which will only allow for testnet trading. This should help iron out any lingering bugs or improvements which need to be made accordingly.
It is expected a proper beta release involving main net trading to come to market two weeks after the alpha launch. This timeline is always subject to change primarily because no one can ever predict if any major bugs will show up when people least expect it. As such, it seems safe to assume ZDEX will launch before 2018 comes to a close, and the alpha version should go live on November 1st.
In the world of decentralized exchanges, most platforms tend to run on the Ethereum network at this time. A few ventures exist in the EOS ecosystem as well, which is a pretty interesting development. However, there is now one decentralized exchange which runs on the PIVX masternode network. ZDEX is the first project to choose this option, although it remains to be seen if this is a smart decision in the end.
By using PIVX's masternode network, the decentralized exchange inherits some of the native technology In this case, it allows for privacy, an aspect that will be of great value to most decentralized exchange users moving forward. Additionally, it also benefits from zero-knowledge proofs, although it remains to be seen how this will affect the project exactly.
In the world of cryptocurrency, masternodes are becoming increasingly important among privacy-oriented projects. In the case of PIVX, plenty of network masternodes exist already today. However, there is also an option to become zDEX nodes once the exchange goes live, which can be a pretty interesting option to explore.
Users who set up such a node will receive a set percentage of all XDEX trading fees. Unlike what some people might expect, this will not replace the regular PIVX masternode rewards, as they can be accumulated at the same time. This creates a lot of potential revenue streams for PIVX supporters, especially because ZDEX will become an integral part of the ecosystem moving forward.
The post 3 Interesting Aspects of the Privacy-enabled Decentralized Exchange ZDEX appeared first on NullTX.


text:
Q: Scrapy: ImportError: No module named pipelines I'm having issues getting my scraper to load an item pipeline. In my attempts to try and add my custom pipeline I am getting the following error:
ImportError: No module named pipelines

I've tried the documentation but it doesn't really explain how to set the ITEM_PIPELINE option path. This is the example from the docs:
ITEM_PIPELINES = {
    'myproject.pipelines.PricePipeline': 300,
    'myproject.pipelines.JsonWriterPipeline': 800,
}

Where does myproject come from?
Below is the directory structure of my application:
├── README.md
├── bot.py
├── data
│   └── formax.json
├── pipelines
│   ├── FormaxPipeline.py
│   └── __init__.py
├── praw.ini
├── requirements.txt
└── scrapers
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── formax.py

In the formax.py class I set some settings.
custom_settings = {
    'ITEM_PIPELINES': {
        'pipelines.FormaxPipeline': 100
    },
    'USER_AGENT': 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)'
}

I run like so from the root directory:
scrapy runspider scrapers/formax.py -o data/formax.json

The scraper fails with the following error:
ImportError: No module named pipelines

How can I add the custom pipelines to settings?

A: There are couple of things. First, Scrapy expects here that you have standard Scrapy project structure where myproject is your project name (and name of that project's folder).
Second, ITEM_PIPELINES needs you to specify classes of your pipelines, from what I can see (structure of your application and your custom_settings) you specified just module. Instead of pipelines.FormaxPipeline you should have pipelines.FormaxPipeline.FormaxPipeline in the ITEM_PIPELINES settings. (Here I assume your class is named FormaxPipeline and is defined in FormaxPipeline.py file.)
But the actual error comes from the fact that Scrapy can't locate the module. Don't know exactly how to solve it more cleanly, because you already do something Scrapy doesn't expect (not having project structure), but one workaround is to run the spider this way:
PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:." scrapy runspider scrapers/formax.py -o data/formax.json

i.e. to tell Python where to look for your code.

A: Old question, but I had the exact same problem and it was killing me for hours! I had the custom_settings variable set in my spider class and I had a pipeline class defined in the pipeline.py file which was a few folders up. Then, like you, I did something to the effect of: "myprojname.pipelines.CsvPipeline" and variations on it. Each time I got the module error.
Then I realized something. In the documentation, they're probably assuming that you're setting it in the settings.py file and not in the custom_settings variable inside the spider class (I see you haven't included the settings file here, but it comes with the scrapy startproject command, I'm sure). So, instead I made a file named pipelines.py in the SAME folder as my spider file was in. And then I just did "pipelines.CsvPipeline" and it worked!
So, I also tried just setting it in the general settings. Here I got no complaints when running my spider, but it also seemed like it didn't make use of it. So that wasn't an option for me.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


A huge shout out to Dr. Alex Molldrem, emergency veterinarian extraordinaire from Animal Emergency & Referral Center in Minnesota for creating this VETgirl online veterinary CE video for us! Likewise, thanks to NAVC VetEdge for posting this content!
So, how do you do it? This VETgirl V-Blog demonstrates how to gastric lavage. Follow along with the steps below!
3. Sedate and intubate with ETT; secure ETT in place and connect to oxygen +/- inhalant anesthesia source. Inflate cuff to prevent aspiration of gastric contents or lavage fluid.
4. Monitor the patient appropriately.
5. Consider administration of an anti-emetic to prevent secondary aspiration (e.g., maropitant, ondansetron, etc.).
6. Place the patient in either sternal or right lateral recumbency.
7. Pre-measure an appropriately sized orogastric tube to the last rib (so you know the maximum distance to insert the tube) and mark this point with white tape.
8. Lubricate the orogastric tube, and pass the tube into the stomach using gentle, twisting motions. My hint? Blow into the other end of the tube to inflate the esophagus with air to help ease passing of the tube.
10. Once you've identified appropriate placement, infuse warm water by gravity flow via funnel, bilge/drench or stomach pump (I prefer the bilge). Copious amounts of lavage fluid can be used for gavage. Keep in mind that the stomach holds approximately 60-90 ml/kg.
11. Attempt to recover the gavage fluid by gravity, emptying it directly into the empty bucket.
12. While gavaging, make sure to frequently palpate the stomach for over-distension. Physical manipulation to massage/agitate the stomach is necessary to help break up stomach contents or bezoars; hopefully, this will allow small material to be removed via gastric lavage.
13. Perform several lavage cycles (>10) to evacuate stomach contents and maximize decontamination. Most of the gavage liquid should be removed prior to activated charcoal administration.
14. Make sure to evaluate the gastric lavage fluid for presence of toxicants (e.g., pills, plant material, etc.). This can potentially be saved for diagnostic evaluation or toxicology testing if malicious or unknown poisoning is suspected.
15. Before removing the orogastric tube, administer activated charcoal (with a cathartic for the first dose) via the tube, and flush it with additional water (or by blowing forcefully into the tube) to clear it out.
16. Kink the tube (to prevent lavage fluid from being aspirated) prior to immediate removal of the tube. Once kinked, the tube should be removed quickly in one sweeping movement.
17. Extubate the patient only when the gag reflex has returned. Ideally, maintain the patient in sternal (or slightly elevated) recumbency (with the head elevated) to prevent aspiration.
What about post operative care??
They should recover quickly – make sure to give them maropitant before the gastric lavage, so you can minimize the risk of aspiration pneumonia from vomiting. Also, keep their head upright while recovering!
What are the potential complications of inserting an orogastric tube?
There are several contraindications for it – I'd check a toxicology reference for more info, but in general, rare risks of sedation, aspiration pneumonia, esophageal tear, stomach perforation (e.g., from corrosive injury, etc.), etc.
Maropitant, head elevation, keep them upright to minimize risks of aspiration.


text:
The Unseemly Urge to Excuse Jeffrey Toobin
Who Would Want the Liability Associated with a 'Trump TV'?
The Atlantic Predicted an Iowa COVID 'Tsunami' to Discredit Governor — But It Never Materialized
The Dreaded Cosmopolitans
Politico Staff in Uproar over Ben Shapiro Appearance
By Dan McLaughlin
About Dan McLaughlin
Follow Dan McLaughlin on Twitter
Jeffrey Toobin speaks at Arizona State University in 2017.	 (Gage Skidmore)
It should not be an unreasonably high standard to ask people not to engage in sex acts while talking to their work colleagues.
Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker, was suspended from his jobs and subjected to a round of public mockery for visibly exposing himself while masturbating on a Zoom call with New Yorker colleagues. The call was designed to role-play post-election scenarios for a contested election; Toobin was assigned to be the courts (justice is blind, and all that), and Jane Mayer to be the Republicans, if you want the flavor of intellectual self-pleasuring that the exercise was supposed to involve. From the various reports, it would appear that Toobin was multitasking with some sort of phone-sex videocall at the same time, and did not realize that his work colleagues could see what he was doing.
This is, first of all, quite properly a firing offense in any remotely normal workplace, and for anyone not insulated from ordinary discipline by star status or a powerful union. It is not just catastrophically bad judgment and reckless in creating possible legal exposure (so to speak) for his employer, it also subjected multiple female colleagues to a prominent man in their workplace conducting a vivid sex act for them to witness. The fact that Toobin does not appear to have expected to be seen makes the offense slightly less obvious predatory conduct than the things done by, say, Louis C. K. or Harvey Weinstein, but it is still something no woman should have to put up with.
What should shock us is that Toobin has yet to be fired, when nearly anyone else would be — any ordinary person, and almost any prominent person whose politics were different from Toobin's. Instead, it took over a week for anyone to even disclose that he had been disciplined at all. This is perhaps not a great sign regarding how much the media have learned since Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, or Mark Halperin. This is by no means the first indication of Toobin's horrible, abusive sexual morals. Let's recall his affair (while married) with Casey Greenfield, the 20-something daughter of Toobin's CNN colleague Jeff Greenfield; as the New York Daily News reported in 2010:
Greenfield . . . was in her 20s when she fell for Toobin, now 49, even though he was wed to Amy McIntosh, the Harvard sweetheart he'd married in 1986 and who gave him two children. "[Casey] started seeing Jeff again. He said he was going to leave his wife for her. But, by then, Casey had begun to distrust him. She suspected he had several other mistresses." In 2008, when Greenfield became pregnant, and when she told Toobin the news, he offered her "money if she'd have an abortion," says a source. . . . "When Casey wouldn't have an abortion, Jeff told her she was going to regret it, that she shouldn't expect any help from him," claims another source. Toobin ultimately cooperated with a DNA test that proved [paternity]. In February, a Manhattan Family Court judge ordered him to pay child support. When he refused to pay the full amount, say sources, Greenfield's lawyer threatened to notify his employers and garnish his wages; Toobin then paid up.
At least we know that Toobin's long, loud advocacy for legal abortion is sincere and consistent with how he has lived his life. His rants against sexual predation by political opponents, not so much.
What is bizarre and unsettling is the rush of voices in journalism trying to excuse or normalize Toobin's behavior. German Lopez of Vox, in a since-deleted tweet, mused: "Not sure someone getting caught doing something almost everyone does should be a national story."
Just because a lot of people gratify themselves sexually does not mean that doing so in full view of your workplace colleagues is "something almost everyone does."
More in CNN
Jacob Blake Himself Blows Up 'Unarmed' Media Narrative
Lawyer for 'Q Shaman' Urges Trump to Pardon Rioters
CNN Is Not a News Network
'It's Showing Up in the Polling': CNN Hosts Worry Dems Will Face Electoral Consequences If They Don't Address Rioting
Don Lemon Did Trump a Huge Favor
Flaming Kenosha Riots Were 'Mostly Peaceful' and Jacob Blake Is Dead, According to CNN Chyrons
The 'Principles' of CNN's Asha Rangappa
China's Pandemic Deception
Underrating Trump's Economic Record
Pence Blocks Fauci, Birx from Appearing on CNN after Network Stops Airing Full White House Coronavirus Briefings
Scaachi Koul of BuzzFeed wrote a column on how "Jeffrey Toobin Can't Be The Only Person Masturbating On Work Zoom Calls." "I mean, who among us, you know?" she asked. Jonathan Zimmerman of the New York Daily News asked: "Why the resolute focus on this celebrity? The answer has to do with his particular transgression, of course. . . . News flash: Toobin masturbates. But I'm guessing that you do the same, dear reader. Maybe you should stop feeling weird and guilty about that. Then we can all stop making fun of Jeffrey Toobin."
Then there were the people who just could not bear the loss of Toobin right now. His CNN colleagues Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, who glory in every foible and scandal over at Fox News, bemoaned that Toobin "has been sidelined at a pivotal moment in the run-up to the presidential election. The reason: He exposed himself during a Zoom call with colleagues in what he says was an accident. . . . A spokesperson for CNN said 'Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted.'. . . Ordinarily Toobin would be busy covering a controversial Supreme Court confirmation and an election that could end up being challenged on legal grounds." While it is difficult to report fairly on a story involving your own co-workers, Stelter and Darcy could not spare even a syllable of sympathy for the women exposed to Toobin's behavior. Then there's Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star:
Just when the world needs him most, Jeffrey Toobin exposes himself on Zoom. Why, Jeffrey? Why? The U.S. election is less than three weeks away. The Supreme Court is hurtling toward momentous change. Legal analysts are the tour guides who can help us navigate these inflection points in democratic history. We needed you to explain looming vote challenges and constitutional loopholes and point out that "Amy Coney Barrett" is an anagram for "Ratty Cobra Enemy." What we did not need is for you to unbuckle your pantaloons and touch yourself . . .
Now, look. I do not want to minimize any possible trauma experienced by anyone on that video chat who, one second, was yammering on about the Electoral College and then, the next, was screaming at their screen in absolute disgust: "WHAT THE HELL IS JEFF DOING?"
Menon resuscitated the old Bill Clinton defenses that seem to resurface whenever socially liberal elites (men, but also women such as Katie Hill) get caught in these situations — The Cause must take precedence:
But we need to keep perspective. We need to see the big picture. Granted, there are few things more unprofessional. . . . Toobin is a lawyer. His judgment is now suspect. I get it. All I'm saying is we need to forget this ever happened. Block it out. Toobin may not grasp streaming technology. He may well be cursed with the hormones of a randy teenager. But he also has one of the sharpest legal minds on the continent. He cuts through the noise. He brings deep context to shallow airwaves. As a writer and broadcaster, he is everything we need, now more than ever: smart, thoughtful, insightful, incisive and knowledgeable.
The only person Toobin hurt . . . is Jeffrey Toobin. . . . So end this investigation, New Yorker. Chalk this XXX call up to neo-Luddite horniness. Or at the very least, hold off on investigating until the election is over. The same goes for you, CNN. Rescind this "leave of absence" and tell Toobin his service is urgently required. America is at a crossroads and Toobin has a pretty good map in his back pocket, assuming he can keep his pants on. . . . Let's leave it at that and get on with saving America.
Toobin's super-valuable insight famously includes predicting that Roe v. Wade would be gone by the end of 2019:
Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Abortion will be illegal in twenty states in 18 months. #SCOTUS
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) June 27, 2018
Moreover, the calls from these quarters for lending Toobin a hand here are so very different from how sexual-harassment scandals at Fox News were handled: They were made into a movie. Nobody argued that Bill O'Reilly or Roger Ailes was too valuable to be held to account. (Then there's the latest pile-on directed at Rudy Giuliani.)
There are reasonable cautions to offer here. Kevin Williamson, who has seen his share of the madness of "cancel culture" and rage mobs, argues that the pile-on is too motivated by the human need for collective public-hate objects. Hugo Schwyzer, who has been through the wringer some years back over the publication of sexts, argues that we need more grace towards people who are publicly humiliated in this fashion. These are fine sentiments, although in the particular situation, they underplay Toobin's appalling past and the impact of his conduct on his co-workers.
Fundamentally, Toobin did something requiring not only contrition but consequences. This might be a different situation if Toobin had been caught adjusting himself, in embarrassing fashion, or spotted with a naughty browser tab open. But it should not be an unreasonably high standard to ask people not to engage in sex acts while talking to their work colleagues. If your urge is to defend that simply because it's a man who supports legal abortion, you may need to rethink your value system.
Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online. @baseballcrank


Read Mark Binelli's article about this book in The Believer.
This is an astonishing first novel from an unhinged comic genius. The Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti of "Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!" are not the infamous anarchists controversially sentenced to death by the United States government for an act of terrorism they may or may not have committed, but a pair of silent film stars and slapstick comedians. At least, at the start of "Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!" they are not the infamous anarchists...The thing about "Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!" is that it defies conventional description. Part comic novel; part satire; part Pynchonesque slurring of synchronous narratives into historical allegory; and part political commentary, it is wholly brilliant, utterly bonkers and unreservedly, unabashedly one of the best debut novels written in the last 20 years. Laurel and Hardy-esque Ioons Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti rise to fame from a seedy New York vaudeville club via their famous knife-throwing gag, landing precipitately in the bigtime - movies, international tours, disastrous openings for Bob Hope - all the while indulging in a sprawling, multilayered dialogue about who, how and where they should be. One will be fat; the other skinny. One is contemplative and the other is impulsive. Both will be completely hilarious and, as their fictive selves merge with their legendary namesakes and time, history and parable collapse on their unhinged heads, the unforgettable centres of this genre-defying comic howitzer.


(b) Proof of accident/health insurance must be included as an attachment to the application package for University-sponsored camps. This insurance may be purchased via the Department of Management Services (DMS) at: https://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/insurance_coverage_program/accident_and_sickness_insurance_camp_and_school.
(a) Proof of liability insurance, in the form of a "certificate", must be included as an attachment to the application package for all Non-sponsored camps (Affiliate and Third-Party). This certificate of evidence of liability insurance must name the University of North Florida a Public Body Corporate, the UNF Board of Trustees, the State of Florida and their officers, agents and employees as additional insureds by written endorsement. A minimum of $1,000,000 coverage per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate is required.
(b) Proof of accident/health insurance must be included as an attachment to the application package.
Reference the specific UNF facility rental agreement for liability insurance coverage requirements. Requests for exceptions to this minimum may be submitted to the Director of EH&S, who will note on the Camp Application if the request is granted. Final approval for any exception rests with the Vice President for Administration and Finance.


Around the world in 80 days 2004 film review. I have never written a review for a movie before but this movie was excellent I am urging everyone I know that they should see it as well. I attended the United States premier of Hotel Rwanda on November 3rd, in Philadelphia.
However, the 107- minute movie. The domestic rankings divided into unadjusted , adjusted for inflation * are based upon theatrical box office receipts ( including some. Sundance Film Review: ' Official Secrets' Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival ( Premieres), Jan. An Entertainment One presentation, in association with. The characters were already past college in that film by necessity, as the actors had grown up 10 years. Thomas reunited the cast of Veronica Mars for a movie. Running time: 112 MIN.
Box- Office Top 100 Films of All- Time: Rankings of both US ( Domestic) and Worldwide Box- Office blockbusters have been compiled from various recent sources.
Around the World in 80 Days is a American action adventure comedy film based on Jules Verne' s novel of the same stars Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan and Cécile de France. The film is set the nineteenth century and centers on Phileas Fogg ( Steve Coogan), here reimagined as an eccentric inventor, and his efforts to circumnavigate the globe in 80 ound the World in 80 Days ( sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure- comedy film starring Cantinflas and David Niven, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists. The epic picture was directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Mike Todd, with Kevin McClory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers.
These are some reviews of the features released in that have generated the most discussion and interest among film critics and/ or the general public.
The latest movie and television news, reviews, trailers and opinions. Directed by Alex Proyas. With Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk.
In, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity. Molokans are Russian- sectarian, Bible- centered Christians who evolved from Spiritual Christian Russian peasants who refused to join the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1600s.
SXSW 1987 " All in all, an impressive beginning for SXSW and a sturdy groundwork on which to build a balanced conference tradition – level- headed, sober discussion countered with six or seven hours worth of the real live thing. All the latest news, reviews, pictures and video on culture, the arts and entertainment.


text:
Do gamers have reason to be upset with Sony over H1Z1?
Moving the release date and then adding content behind a pay wall have enraged the H1Z1 horde. ...
5719 games on sale across Steam right now
Steam is running the "Exploration Sale" until tomorrow. To navigate through the 5719 games on sale can be a very tricky thing, so to help you we've...
Blizzard's response to Warlords of Draenor issues puts gamer's at ease
By Congo
Blizzard have offered 5 days free play time to all Warlord's of Draenor players in response to launch day mishaps. Everyone seems more than pleased....
Everything you need to know about StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
Next chapter of StarCraft II will be a standalone product, not requiring Wings of Liberty or Heart of the Swarm...
Star Citizen's FPS mode highlighted at PAX Australia
By Zaid
With every new appearance the crowdfunded phenom Star Citizen impresses more and more. At the recently concluded PAX Australia, the crew at Cloud...
Halo Spartan Strike - Tons of new info revealed
et during the events of Halo 2, Halo: Spartan Strike tells a new chapter in the Halo universe. You play as a Spartan in a real-world, classified ONI...
10 Awesome games for free for 48 hours via Steam!
Our father which rules in PC gaming heaven has granted his devotees 10 free games via Steam. Not just any games, games worthy of their devotion....