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Q: How to get unique identifier from OpenID / Google? For OpenID, when authenticated against Google, the authenticated URL that is returned is different across different browsers, IP addys, &c.
How does one obtain a unique user identifier from Google's OpenID implementation?
Login on one computer and I can get the following:  https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk......_OESXik
Login on my BlackBerry with same user account I get a different URL:  https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk......_ABIRop
Shall I assume yet a tertiary HTTP call must be made somewhere to uniquely identify the login?

A: Google issues per-realm identifiers, so as long as you login to the same website, you should get the same identifier for the same user.
Unless, of course, the site's openid implementation is broken and sends different realms based on different ip-s, or even on current session id (which could easily happen if it's in the url).
Try logging in on another website, such as stackoverflow, and check if it still returns different identifiers.


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New Google Pixel 5 Unboxing Video Looks Disappointing
YouTuber Sergiu is the one behind the camera in the unboxing video. The Pixel 5 is previously shown off at Google's Launch Night In an event yesterday. However, it's fascinating to see how the new phone looks in a less elegant environment than Google's keynote.
With the box's lid lifted, the phone's back can be seen in the video in the Just Black color. It's produced from aluminum, which is distinct from most flagships with wireless charging that use glass backs instead.
Still, Sergiu protests that this causes the phone to feel cheap. While Pixel 5 is less expensive than competing phones from Apple and Samsung, the user doesn't want to think that they pick up the phone every time.
The best thing to do is hold full judgment until there is a possibility of getting your own hands-on Pixel 5 device
Still, by what Sergiu says in his video, it all sounds very discouraging.
Also, on the phones' back, there are the dual cameras, a 12.2MP primary sensor and a 16MP ultrawide sensor, and the fingerprint scanner. While you can't see it, under the back is the wireless charging system that allows the Pixel 5 charge at 10W without cables and distributes its power with other devices like a pair of Pixel Buds 2.
On the front, there is Google's new 6-inch FHD full-screen display with an 8MP punch-hole selfie camera. The display operates at a 90Hz refresh rate, which isn't as high as the 120Hz rate of rivals such as the Galaxy S20 but should present an excellent symmetry within smoothness and battery endurance.
The box itself is comparable to other Google products, with a mostly white design, an illustration of the phone, and some red, blue, yellow, and green highlights. The side prominently showcases the phone's 5G capabilities, this being Google's first flagship cooperative with the new networking standard.
Underneath the phone is the usual documentation and SIM tool, a USB-C to USB-A adaptor, and the charging brick and USB-C cable. The Pixel 5 charges at 18W like earlier Pixels, which is acceptably fast. But opposed to something like the 65W charger with the upcoming OnePlus 8T, it's starting to seem a little underpowered.
If a user wants to purchase a Pixel 5 for themself, they'll have to wait until October 29 if he is in the U.S. or October 15 in the U.K. It's accessible in a single 128G storage spec, in both Just Black or Sorta Sage color alternatives. Its price will be $699 or £599, which is moderately cheap for a flagship phone, even if the hardware isn't as powerful as something one could get from Samsung or OnePlus.
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Utility to work with scientists to achieve new 2050 carbon reduction target
US utility Madison Gas and Electric has set a new goal of net-zero carbon electricity for its customers by 2050.
The energy provider has set a target to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 from 2005 levels.
Since 2005, Madison Gas and Electric has reduced its carbon footprint by 23% since 2005.
The utility is doing so by:
Reducing the carbon intensity in electricity generation through adding significant new renewable energy resources and reducing the use of fossil fuels
Increasing investments in consumer energy efficiency and electrification, including transportation.
The energy provider to some to 153,000 electricity and 161,000 natural customers will be working with scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
The aim is to evaluate the company's net-zero carbon goal, the university will provide expert input and perspective to ensure MGE's goal is consistent with the IPCC assessment.
Jeff Keebler, CEO of MGE, said: "In creating an energy future for our customers and shareholders, we need ambitious and crucial reductions in carbon emissions that align with the work of the scientific community, specifically the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its assessment of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050.
"Since introducing our carbon reduction targets, we have always said that if we can go further faster by working with our customers, we will. We believe it is important to articulate a long-term goal that is both visionary and based on the best climate science available. Our net-zero carbon goal is aggressive, and it will require technologies not yet commercially available or cost-effective, but it is where we need to be.
"These remain our objectives as we continue to build customer and shareholder value on our path to deep decarbonization.
"As your community energy company, MGE has a history of engaging our customers and communities. We actively continue work to deepen that engagement to achieve our goals. Our net-zero carbon goal is a reflection of our commitment not only to long-term sustainability, rooted in the latest climate science, but also a reflection of our commitment to our customers and communities."
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Hindu extremist violence on the rise in southern Indian states
August 3, 2018 By Tejaswi Ravinder India Andhra Pradesh, Bajrang Dal, BJP, Caste, Churches, Converts, Dalits, Hindu nationalism, House churches, Hyderabad, India, Narendra Modi, Police, Religious freedom, RSS, Telangana
This church in Sangameshwar village was demolished on the directions of upper-caste Hindus (World Watch Monitor).
Religious freedom advocate ADF India has noted a rise in incidents of religiously motivated violence in India's two Telugu language-speaking southern states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, including the brutal murder of an elderly Christian woman.
So far this year, ADF India says it has verified 17 incidents of anti-Christian persecution at the hands of Hindu extremist groups, all taking place within or close to Hyderabad, which is the Telangana state capital and also the de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana state was formed after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the same year when Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was voted to power. Since then, there has been a marked increase in anti-Christian sentiment across India, as World Watch Monitor has reported.
"Although the state governments – both Telangana Rashtra Samiti in Telangana and Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh – do not openly support Hindu fundamentalism, most of their party workers at ground level belong to either RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh] or any of its affiliates," an ADF India volunteer told World Watch Monitor on condition of anonymity. "The secular image they flaunt is only for vote-bank politics.
"BJP has spread its wings to non-BJP ruling states as well. This is the reality. Telangana felt safe and calm till June. In just a few weeks, everything changed."
Pastor threatened
In a recent case, on 24 July, a mob of at least 150 activists from RSS and fellow extremist group Bajrang Dal blocked the doorway of a Christian family's house in the rural Hyderabad village of Lalgadi Malakpet, where a local pastor was visiting to pray for a sick member of the family.
"The mob was shouting angrily and the believers' family whom I was visiting did not allow me to go out," the pastor, Avaru Santosh, told World Watch Monitor. "It continued for hours. They did not want to move from there without beating me, and it was late in the night.
"At around 11pm, one from the mob challenged me that he can go to church with me and so I should go to a Hindu temple with him, eat what they give to prove to him that all humans are equal. Another from the mob said, 'Today we will finish this pastor and leave only after that'."
Eventually the police arrived and the pastor was able to go home. "But they [RSS and Bajrang Dal] issued a complaint against me in writing that I convert Hindus to Christianity by offering money, and demanded the police to register a case," the pastor explained.
A local Christian, who wished to remain anonymous, told World Watch Monitor that around eight years ago Bibles and other Christian literature had been set on fire in the village. "Hindu residents here are hard-core RSS supporters and no Christian dares to move around carrying a Bible," the Christian said. "But Pastor Santosh came forward to minister in this area. It has been four years now that we are gathering together [to worship] in believers' houses."
Church bulldozed
Ten days previously, on 14 July, upper-caste Hindus including the village president and local political leaders had sent a bulldozer to demolish a church in another village, around 90km north of Lalgadi Malakpet.
"They have been after the church for more than three months now. Finally, they succeeded in uprooting the structures," said Sapa Srinivas, pastor of the Good Fruit Ministries church in Sangameshwar village, Siddhipet District.
WHO ARE THE DALITS?
Dalit literally means "trampled upon" and refers to people in low castes, who are treated as "untouchables" in caste-ridden Indian society. Dalits are a mixed population, living all over the country, speaking a variety of languages and practising numerous religions.
Often, they eke out a living working menial jobs, while living segregated from upper castes in rural areas. In pockets of southern Tamil Nadu state, for example, Dalits are not allowed to walk in upper-caste areas. In roadside eateries in neighbouring Karnataka state, Dalits may be required to squat on the floor and eat from dishes kept separate from those provided to upper-caste customers, who sit on chairs.
A 1950 law listed Hindu Dalits as a "Scheduled Caste", which made them eligible for free education and set aside jobs in the government and seats in state legislatures to improve their status. The privileges were extended to Sikh Dalits in 1956, and to Buddhist Dalits in 1990. They are not available to Muslim and Christian Dalits.
Dalits account for two-thirds of India's Christian population, who number more than 80 million, or 7 per cent of India's total population, by some estimates.
"They believe in Vastu shastra [the Hindu "science of architecture"]. According to their Vastu beliefs, Dalits [the lowest caste group in India] cannot reside to the west or south-west of the village as it is considered as inauspicious or evil in Hindu mythology," Srinivas told World Watch Monitor.
"Six years ago, we purchased the piece of land and registered it by the name Good Fruit Ministries and constructed a church. It falls on the south-west of Sangameshwar village. At least 100 believers attend the Sunday service.
"As most of the converts to Christianity hail from the Dalit caste, the leaders of the village ordered that the church must be demolished."
Church construction halted
Earlier in the month, on 8 July, construction of a church in a village 30km southeast of Lalgadi Malakpet was forcefully brought to a halt by RSS and Bajrang Dal youths.
"They issued death threats; we could not conduct a worship service also that Sunday," Jimmigari Devadanam, pastor of Bethel Church in Bommalaramaram village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, told World Watch Monitor.
"We purchased the land to construct the church and for the past 20 years we worshipped under a shed. With the help of some kind-hearted donors, we could collect enough funds to begin the construction work. I took permission from the village president and raised the pillars.
"Believers from surrounding tribal hamlets also attend the Sunday service and the shed was not enough. I secured permission for construction as well as to run the church from the officials, but it could not stop the Hindu extremists from attacking me.
"Even the police officers could not assure us of any help. One officer raised his voice and reprimanded me that the youths have the right to question about church services. Instead of assuring us that our rights will be protected, he strengthened them.
"The next day, on 9 July, they came again to attack us and forcefully took my signature on a document that declares my assent to the cancellation of permissions I had earlier received from the village officials."
Church service disrupted
On the same day, 8 July, in the Chandanagar area of Hyderabad, two locally known BJP leaders disrupted the worship service at Christ Olive Prayer House.
"They said that they are posted by the BJP to inspect the churches in this area, and asked me if we had permission to conduct church services," the pastor, Tekulavari Jairaju, told World Watch Monitor.
"Hindu residents here are hard-core RSS supporters and no Christian dares to move around carrying a Bible."
"One asked if I had the permission from the neighbours to conduct church services. He advised me to take down their names and contact details, and told that he would return to collect the information."
Bible study stopped
The day before, 7 July, an evening Bible study at a church on the other side of Hyderabad was brought to a halt after a drunk Hindu neighbour vandalised the church members' cars parked outside.
"There was enough space for the pedestrians and vehicles to pass-by but this neighbour was heavily drunk and not in his right state of mind," Ananda Rao, pastor of the Rock Church in the Neredmet area of the city, told World Watch Monitor.
"The youths in the church tried to stop him from damaging the vehicles, but he attacked them also, and had himself collapsed on the road."
When police arrived, instead of charging the drunk man, they instead arrested the pastor, charging him under sections 290, 296, 341 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code, which relate, respectively, to: committing public nuisance; causing disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship; wrongfully restraining any person; and voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons.
The pastor was released on bail the next day, but the case against him remains and, if found guilty, he faces up to three years' imprisonment and a fine.
The drunk man was not charged.
Christians in the Neredmet area have recommenced services again, but only after police assured them of tight security every Sunday.
"We asked the police force to provide us security, as they [RSS and Bajrang Dal] are waiting for a chance to attack us," Pastor Rao said. "They are spreading false information that we attacked a Hindu. He was heavily drunk and out of control; we only tried to stop him from hitting the vehicles."
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I've always had Volvo's, BMW's and Audi's etc and so when I bought my 2016 Ford Kuga Sport I really wasn't expecting much and it was a bot of a stop gap having recently sold my Volvo XC70. I wouldn't have bought a Ford but the local Ford Dealer had a ridiculous offer which was to good to pass up. I have now had this car for almost 2 years and I can say that it's probably the best cat that I've ever had. It's not perfect and there are some features that are annoying but overall it's really good. It pulls very strongly with bags of torque and really is fun to drive. It's also fairly quite and economical too. I recently had a test drive in a Skoda Karoq which seems to be in flavour at the moment. I found it really dull with a boring interior to match it's outward appearance with really lack lustre performance. I also had a similar experience in a Seat Ateca and although the performance was acceptable it certainly wasn't exciting. I have the feeling that the quality of the reviews received by some vehicles recently is in direct proportion to the freebies offered to motoring journalist!!
Very pleased with my white 2010 Ford Kuga, bought second-hand a year and a half ago. Comfortable to drive and good road holding. Relatively good value for money with useful extras such as rear view parking screen, rear and front parking bleepers, cruise control and heated front seats. Drawbacks - are that the darkened rear windows make reversing in the dark very difficult. Also, the computer screen isn't easy to work, eg: the Bluetooth phone function and sat nav are complicated to set. The full length glass roof is good, though I miss not being able to open it, having always enjoyed having an open sunshine roof in all my previous cars. All in all I fully recommend the Kuga, and I definitely think it is one of the best looking cars on the road.
Not the largest of vehicles and poor leg room in the rear. Cannot open bonnet without a key. I find it virtually impossible to split the key to do this as did the salesman ? Filling the washer bottle is a real chore. The keyless ignition means the keys slop about in the vehicle ! No petrol filler cap is supposed to be a selling point ! You instead have to be careful when washing the car so you dont add water to the fuel tank. Parking sensors were not an option when i bought the vehicle? Interior carpet is very poor quality and the clutch pedal has made a hole in the carpet. Apparently quite common. A sound vehicle , if a little basic, but useless over- engineered touches do not add to the overall enjoyment of owning this vehicle.
Having purchased the Ford Kuga second hand (34,000 miles), I was disappointed with the fuel consumption not meeting the figures given. Then after 8 months and 3,500 miles I have had to replace the Diesel Particulate Filter. Not once in the sales pitch was I told that the car had to go through a regeneration procedure every 500 miles or so where you run the car hat high revs for 25 miles to burn off the soot in the filter. I would love to know if that is included in the mpg figures? Other than that i have found the Kuge to be a great car for comfort performance and handling, the boot space is not quite as large as i first thought. Given a bit of hindsight I would have gone for the petrol version.
Great tow car and general all round work horse.
This is our second Titanium Kuga and principally bought to tow a 1450 kg caravan as well as a general run around. Powerful and comfortable and currently averaging 37 mpg after 20,000 miles including towing to south of France and around Scotland. Good level of visibility from high seats, good level of sound proofing, good level of toys - cruise, dual climate control, auto headlights, DAB radio etc but dash a bit fiddly and quite a small boot although lowering/raising rear seats simple. Reasuring to know the 4x4 is 'on demand' when needed and is usually in 2 wd mode. Would I buy another - probably if I'm still caravanning otherwise may be time to downsize.
Very pleased with the Kuga. Very comfortable, easy to drive, and good equipment. Only two things which bug me. The first, is the fuel consumption is way more than the manufacturers fiqures. Why can't the government test these and publish them? Second, is the rear retractable shelf. This is something most, if not all owners complain about, and appears to be an after thought on Ford's behalf. It neither reaches the back of the rear seats, nor the tailgate, leaving gaps for passers-by to see what contents are in your boot. Looks as though Ford have taken it from other model, and dropped it in with looking to see whether it fits. Otherwise, I love it.
New Kuga rides,handles better and is quieter than the older model. The instrument panel is now state of the art, with a much more modern look and feel, with the full Ford sync system, which operates very well. Only down side is that there is nowhere to store a standard European first aid box, which now floats around in the boot (the old one had a specific underfloor storage for it). The 2 litre turbo diesel is torquey and pulls well, returning and average 42 mpg (according to the trip computer)with the 6 speed manual gearbox.
First gear is a bit sticky and I've stalled a few times more than I should've done! Otherwise the car is brilliant - very comfortable on long journeys, cruises at 75 mph effortlessly and with reverse parking camera is relatively easy to park. We have a small dog and the boot could be larger to fit his cage and luggage when there are four passengers. Fuel economy is good. I would and am buying another!
I have had this car for a year now and it has proved to be one of the best cars I have owned. I get about 50 mpg general motoring, and on long runs 70mpg. There is always power there when I need it and the comfort is second to none. The times I have needed space for luggage/ trips to the tip etc the "boot" is more than adequate. So far it hasn't needed any garage maintenance apart from servicing.
A comfortable, reliable and good looking vehicle. Great for carrying the odd bulky item; and a nice ride for 4 to 5 passengers! Powerful and responsive 2 litre diesel engine giving good acceleration and a smooth motorway drive, with cruise control and other clever accessories to make the driving of this vehicle a real pleasure.
I Purchased this car to replace a ageing Vauxhall Zafira. I tow a caravan and found the Kuga to be far superior to the Vauxhall for towing. It out performs the Zafira in ride comfort, fuel economy, and performance. The engine is smooth and brisk, and pulls the caravan with no problems. I would recommend this car to anyone.
Lovely car, with ware and tare as you would expect from its age. Nice drive and postive steering. Can't rate running cost and reliability as only had it a few days. Hoping the dealer will help out on a few points.
My only complaints so far is boot is a little small considering size of car. Tyre pressure sensors have been intermittent and fitting tow bar meant boot could not be opened hands free as bar blocked sensor.
The fuel costs are well in excess of the manufacturers advertised MPG. everyday costs are not reflected in their assessment of MPG which is a third lower than advertised.
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The 2013 National Photographic Portrait Prize
Elizabeth FortescueNews Corp Australia
March 8, 2013 6:32PM
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A TENDER portrait of artist Yhonnie Scarce and her beloved cat Indiana sharing one of their final moments has won the 2013 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard awarded the $25,000 prize to Melbourne photographer Janelle Low at the National Portrait Gallery.
Low's digital print, titled Yhonnie and Indiana, was taken last year.
"I met Yhonnie Scarce through the Dianne Tanzer Gallery in 2011 and have had the privilege of documenting her work ever since,'' Low said.
"When Indiana's health took a turn for the worse, just short of her 19th birthday, Yhonnie made a personal request that I capture a portrait of them together.
"Unfortunately it was only a couple of days after I took the portrait that Yhonnie had to make the decision to put [Indiana] down.''
Low said her portrait was "definitely an image for anyone who's ever loved and lost an animal''.
Woomera-born Scarce is a descendant of the Kokatha people from the Lake Eyre region and the Nukunu from around Port Lincoln. She majored in glass-making at art school in South Australia. She lives in Melbourne.
Scarce's work has been selected to feature in Personal Structures: Time, Place, Existence, which is a satellite event of the 55th Venice Biennale this year.
Her art explores "the oppressive conditions used to subjugate Australian Aboriginal people, and the ensuing effects of colonial rule on contemporary Aboriginal culture'' according to Dianne Tanzer Gallery which represents her.
"Through research into her family's experiences, Scarce's glasswork engages with the issue of containment of Aboriginal people, including the forcible removal of these people from their land and the subsequent practice of eugenics.''
In 2012 Scarce held a residency and exhibition at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum, University of Virginia, USA, and participated in Aboriginal art symposiums at Seattle Art Museum and the Hood Museum, New Hampshire.
In 2013 she will exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria, Heartland at the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Western Australia Indigenous Art Awards, and the Australian Experimental Art Foundation.
The 53 finalists in the National Photographic Portrait Prize include portraits of artist Chris O'Doherty and actress Robyn Nevin.
They will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra until May 19, and will then tour nationally.
The NPG received more than 1200 entries in the prize. The judges were NPG director Louise Doyle, NPG curator Joanna Gilmour and artist and writer Martyn Jolly.
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NCSOFT has announced the release date of Lineage 2M – a remake of the famous computer MMORPG Lineage 2. The game will be released in South Korea on iOS and Android this month – November 27, 2019. The PC version running via the Purple platform will be available as well (its presentation will take place on November 20). The developers also published a new trailer, in the shooting of which the chief creative director Kim Taejk Jin took part.
Earlier, NCSOFT opened a preliminary registration, allowing you to pre-order a character and a guild. At present, over 7 million people have passed the registration, which is a record for South Korea.


46 Penn Apartments is located at 46th Street and Pennsylvania Street in Kansas City, Missouri, offering incomparable pedestrian access into the heart of the Country Club Plaza. The Country Club Plaza, developed in 1922 as one of the first open air shopping centers in the nation, has evolved into an outdoor museum of romantic Spanish architecture and European art. Covering a 15 block area, the Plaza has in excess of $1,000,000 in art work found in its monumental fountains and over 30 statues positioned throughout its development. Featuring over 150 retail shops and dozens of restaurants adorned with works of art and statues, the Plaza is one of the premier shopping districts in the nation.
46 Penn is designed for the discretionary consumer by offering plentiful secured parking, a location that is one (1) block from the heart of the Plaza, upscale amenities and unit finishes comparable to condominium units. Come to be pampered with full-time concierge service, relax with a private massage, grab a latte from the coffee bar, work out in a superb fitness facility and dress for dinner and choose from over 40 restaurants in the neighborhood. A fully equipped business center and conference room is also available.
46 Penn will feature a clubhouse facility offering a private entertainment/dining area for residents, a game room with billards, a superb fitness facility, tanning & massage rooms, a Hospitality Suite for rental by the guests of residents, and two (2) outdoor entertainment areas. One outdoor area will be "active" with a salt water swimming pool, televisions, gourmet outdoor kitchen, fire pit and other features. The second outdoor area will be an isle of tranquility with beautiful landscaping, nesting areas for lounging with a book and enjoying the outdoors.
Units at 46 Penn will be equipped with stainless steel appliances including side-by-side refrigerators with water/ice dispenser and glass top ranges, custom cabinets, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes in the kitchen, hard wood flooring, kitchen islands with pendant lighting, built-in wine coolers, washer/dryers in every unit, spacious outdoor decks or patios, 9' ceilings, built-in wine coolers, and other amenities found only in condominiums in the area. Choose from four (4) different one bedroom units and six (6) different two bedroom units ranging from 657 s.f. to 1,504 s.f. in size.
The project provides generous parking in its secure parking garage and three (3) elevators providing access to the residential units.


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The Healing Power of Holding a Grudge
Our softy culture says we should forgive even the most heinous crimes. Sometimes it's healthier not to.
By Simon Doonan
April 04, 20135:44 AM
Illustration by Alex Eben Meyer.
Last week a man bumped into me on Fifth Avenue.
"Out of the way, tutti-frutti!" he boomed, eliciting shocked glances from passersby. As I scanned for a cop, I thought, "What kind of crazy, Little Richard–inspired hate speech was that?" But the moment quickly passed. The quaintness of this old-school 1950s insult gradually sank in. I elected to turn the other cheek and move on. This is unusual for me. I am typically more about grudge-bearing than forgiveness.
Almost 15 years ago a good friend of mine was murdered. The attacker offed himself shortly after committing the crime, so there was no opportunity for justice. At my pal's funeral, a New Age preacher suggested to the congregation of grieving family and friends that it was "not too early to start thinking about forgiveness." I was stunned, as was the victim's sister, standing next to me. We had barely begun to navigate the horror and unfairness of our loss. Now we had to contend with a lay shaman exhorting us to move forward and to "let the healing begin." I was ready to cut her.
This bizarre moment is etched in my memory. It was my first encounter with the now-ubiquitous forgiveness movement. The basic idea seems to be that the only way to come to terms with the murder or rape of a loved one is to forgive the perp. This notion has gained serious traction. In days gone by it was only the Man Upstairs who could pardon and absolve. Now everybody is taking a crack at it.
On a website called Give Forgiveness, viewers are treated to a quote from Joan Lunden:
"Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life."
This lovely thought seems to express the prevailing opinion. Regardless of how horrid your experience, you owe it to yourself to forgive so that you can bypass all that pain and anger and resume your life of nonstop chuckles, shoe shopping, and umbrella drinks.
In recent years there has been no shortage of high-profile forgiveness fests. Mary Jo Buttafuoco forgave Amy Fisher, the Long Island Lolita, for shooting her in the head at point-blank range. At one of his many parole hearings, Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, perturbed his interlocutors by suggesting that his victim would have forgiven him by now. (Impressively, Yoko Ono, a promoter of forgiveness in general, has repeatedly said she's not ready to forgive Chapman.)
In 2010 a lad in Tallahassee, Fla., named Conor McBride shot his girlfriend in the head. As she was clinging to life-support, her father says he somehow sensed her pleading with him to forgive Conor. He forgave the young man.*
On March 7, just over a month after Oscar Pistorius was arrested on suspicion of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the uncle of the deceased beauty told CNN, "I would like to be face to face with him [Pistorius] and forgive him, forgive him [for] what he's done and that way I can find most probably more peace with the situation but tell him face to face."
Most recently, we have the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case. Last month, the mother of the victim shocked the courtroom when she told one of the rapists that she forgave him. Though I disagree wildly with her position, I can understand how she ended up there. Immersed in our culture of healing and kumbaya, and confronted with the sobbing, apologetic 16-year-old perp, she probably felt obliged to say something. But instead of offering to forgive him, how about a little helpful advice, for example: "Young man, terrible acts have terrible consequences. You must take your punishment like a man, and then, when you have paid your debt to society, you will be given a chance to rebuild your life. Don't fuck it up."
It's easy to blame Oprah for the hug-it-out quick fix, but I think the responsibility lies with ourselves. We have all gotten a little squishy and confused. I suggest that we take a breath and try to sort the forgivable from the unforgivable. Here's a start: If some drunken jerk wants to pick a fight or insults your choice of shoe, then by all means turn the other cheek. But rape and murder? Not so much.
At one time, knowing that some actions are beneath the valley of the forgivable—the Holocaust, murder, rape, animal cruelty—gave our existence a little structure. All we have are our teensy, fragile, tutti-frutti lives. If taking them away is forgivable, then we are left vulnerable, blowing in the wind, clutching our handbags and manbags, and hoping for the best.
On a less serious note, let's talk about grudges. I am a firm believer that grudges and the bearing thereof can be less burdensome than Joan Lunden might think. In some instances they can actually be quite invigorating.
I have loads of chips on my shoulder, and I particularly enjoy munching through them while I am working out. I got the idea from an interview with Michael Phelps. He enlivens his grueling training schedule by mulling over previous slights and grievances. Get mad, and the time just flies by.
Here, for inspirational purposes, are a couple of the sizzling gripes that I am currently nurturing in my bosom:
The plight of pachyderms: I am beyond enraged at the people who unforgivably decimate the elephant population in order to feed the unforgivable Chinese appetite for ivory. Ditto rhino horns.
Naff news-anchors: I have grudges against all the network "journalists" and "current affairs news analysts." Vivacious personalities, spray tans, blown-out hair … and that's just the men. For a gruesome example, check out CNN's new panel-fest, (Get to) the Point. This nightly over-rehearsed opinion match is screaming for a Saturday Night Live parody.
Sadistic schoolmarms: When I recall the violence visited upon myself and my scabby-kneed cohorts at my British primary school back in the 1950s, I can still get all riled up. Was it really necessary to clobber us on the head with that solid mahogany blackboard peg? Mrs. Pocock, I'm talking to you!
When I run out of grudges I often go back to remembering my old pal. At first I think about how insanely fun and life-enhancing he was. Inevitably, after musing for a while, I start to get irate at the injustice of his death, and I can feel my body fill with anger. But I wear that clenched jaw and tension headache—sorry, Joan Lunden—as a badge of honor. Out of respect for the memory of my pal, I will carry that rage and indignation to my grave. No forgiveness necessary.
Correction, April 4, 2013: This article originally stated that Conor McBride's girlfriend forgave him on her deathbed. The NYT article reported that the woman's father, while alone in her hospital room, "felt her say, 'Forgive him.' " But she never verbally articulated the forgiveness herself. (Return.)


The Portland Metro area just passed one of the most impressive affordable housing bonds in the country. Voters agreed to a $658 million-dollar bond that will help develop upwards of 4,000 affordable housing units over the next decade. What populations will be served is not yet known but it is believed that a large portion of the units will be used to serve homeless individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless or currently experiencing homelessness. This is an important step in ensuring that Portland and the surrounding area does not become so expensive that different populations are pushed out of the city like San Francisco, Seattle and other west coast cities.
Now that the bond measure passed, one of the most important questions is whether the funding is in place to ensure access to support services to aid in housing search and permanency. Important work like case management, transportation to find housing, life skills, being a good renter and dispute mediation will be needed for many of the recipients of housing to be successful. Housing coupled with the necessary flexible support services can serve as a powerful stabilizer and yield positive outcomes—housing retention, decrease in costly emergency and crisis systems, and improvement in quality of life.
As the planning efforts around the housing bond begin to formalize, the Oregon Medicaid system should have a solid imprint to bring forth the expertise and fiscal supports to ensure services are made available. Medicaid is the payor for an array of behavioral health, physical health, and non-clinical services to help people be successful in the community and successful renters. The most vulnerable in Oregon have their health insurance through Medicaid so it makes sense for the system to leverage their billable services for housing.
Select the service package: What makes up the services can vary. The Medicaid system and their health plans can bundle the services based on what is currently being delivered in the community. Some examples of services that could be paid by Medicaid are case management, transportation while helping the member find housing, life skills like money management, being a good neighbor, cleaning one's apartment, and landlord mediation. In the Medicaid world, it it just finding the right billable code to meet the needs of those in supported housing programs. Some state's like Washington use one general code (H0043) to cover all supported housing services.
Implementation, Oversight and Monitoring: The Medicaid Authority can work with it's health care plans to ensure that there are no gaps in services and that there is a high level of fidelity. The services should be low-barrier and individualized. It will be important for all of the providers to understand what services are covered and how they can bill for them. The Medicaid Authority can put language into it's contracts with CCOs and health plans to make supported housing services an expectation and establish deliverable so they can track health plan compliance.
This is a highly simplified summary of how Medicaid can pay for the supported housing services. The Oregon Health Authority is already doing very strong work In Arizona, supported housing services are paid for by the Medicaid system for thousands of persons with Serious Mental Illness and or General Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder. The state expects health plans and providers to deliver exceptional services and that Medicaid can be encountered. The overall health care cost savings are immense when a person who was homeless is housed and given proper supports.


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Het jaar 532 is het 32e jaar in de 6e eeuw volgens de christelijke jaartelling.

Gebeurtenissen

Byzantijnse Rijk
 13 januari - Nika-oproer in Constantinopel: Tijdens het wagenrennen komen de "Blauwen" en "Groenen" in het Hippodroom in opstand tegen het strenge bewind van keizer Justinianus I. Gedurende vijf dagen wordt het grootste deel van de binnenstad (waaronder de Hagia Sophia) door brand verwoest. Hypatius, Byzantijnse edelman, wordt door de burgers tot basileus (tegenkeizer) gekozen.
 18 januari - Justinianus I geeft opdracht om de opstand in de hoofdstad te onderdrukken. Hij laat de oproerkraaiers in het stadion bijeenkomen, onder het voorwendsel om met de strijdende partijen te onderhandelen. Justinianus laat echter het Hippodroom afsluiten en onder bevel van Belisarius wordt een gigantisch bloedbad aangericht. Hierbij komen ongeveer 30.000 mensen om het leven.
 23 februari - Justinianus I laat de Hagia Sophia door 10.000 arbeiders herbouwen. De werkzaamheden staan onder toezicht van de Byzantijnse architecten Anthemios van Tralles en Isidorus van Milete. De kerk wordt voorzien van circa 18 meter hoge pilaren van de Tempel van Artemis in Efeze (huidige Turkije). De hallen worden verfraaid met schitterende mozaïeken, wandtapijten en ivoor.

Europa
 Zomer - Slag bij Autun: De Franken onder leiding van koning Childebert I en zijn broer Chlotarius I verslaan bij Autun de Bourgondiërs. Ze voeren in de Rhônevallei een plunderveldtocht en veroveren systematisch het koninkrijk Bourgondië.
 17 oktober - Paus Bonifatius II overlijdt in Rome na een kortstondig ambtstermijn van twee jaar. Zijn lichaam wordt bijgezet in de Oude Sint-Pietersbasiliek.

Perzië
 september - Justinianus I en de nieuwe Perzische koning Khusro I sluiten de "Eeuwige Vrede". De Byzantijnen behouden Lazrica, de Perzen Armenië. Justinianus schenkt de Perzen 3548 kg goud en laat in de Kaukasus de strategisch gelegen bergpassen versterken tegen "barbaarse" invallers. Het Byzantijnse leger (25.000 man) trekt zich terug achter de Eufraat en bouwt langs de rivier nieuwe fortificaties.

Religie
 Dionysius Exiguus, Scythische monnik, introduceert zijn Paas-tabellen (betrekking op de periode van 532 tot en met 626).

Geboren
 Gunthram, koning van Bourgondië (waarschijnlijke datum)

Overleden
 17 oktober - Bonifatius II, paus van de Katholieke Kerk
 Guntheuca, Bourgondisch prinses (waarschijnlijke datum)
 Hypatius, Byzantijns edelman en tegenkeizer tijdens het Nika-oproer
 5 december - Sabbas van Jeruzalem, christelijke monnik en heilige

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I finally found my red rose. It was hiding in the back of the garden, so I am sending it to you. I know that you would probably want it on a Monday when things can be a little down. I always feel that you can get through anything on a Friday, unless of course you have to work on Saturday and/or Sunday.
Then again, if you love what you do, you may not need little perks like roses and blue sky, anytime!!!
I love what I do; but every once in a while, I need to stand back and put things in perspective. You know - get a coffee, go for a walk, smell the roses and then I come back refreshed.
There was a hoarfrost this morning and most of the flowers, close to the ground, were lost. Those higher up and hardier were spared. This rose was spared. I also noticed a few promising buds, that might open in a week or two, if the weather doesn't become too severe.
Enjoy the last roses of summer. Winter is long and white. Here are some roses in lace - Red Rose Shawl.


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Published on: December 10, 2015
Summaries of Recent Immigration-Related District Court Cases
by Shorstein, Lasnetski & Gihon
Over the last few months I had the opportunity to work with some fantastic immigration attorneys across the Southeast United States on a collaborative project. Our goal was to find, review and summarize every immigration-related and useful District Court and Circuit Court Case from the Eleventh Circuit and put them together in a newsletter. This was an enjoyable and educational experience. We expect to send out this newsletter every quarter and it will contain published and unpublished District Court cases from Florida, Alabama and Georgia and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
This would not be possible without the hard work of our multi-state team composed of Marshall Cohen, Roberta Cooper, Bruce Buchanan and myself, John Gihon. Here are the summaries of the District Court Cases for Alabama, Georgia and Florida. If anyone reading this newsletter has any suggestions, please contact me at John@slgattorneys.com or our editor, Bruce Buchanan at bbuchanan@visalaw.com
District Court Decisions
Daniel v. Castro, et al., 15-21828-CIV (S.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2015)
Mr. Daniel brought a civil action against the USCIS in an effort to force them to issue a new decision clarifying the reasons for denying his I-485 Application to Adjust Status. USCIS denied Mr. Daniel's I-485 and Motion to Reconsider as a matter of discretion, after finding him statutorily ineligible for the relief he sought. The District Court dismissed Mr. Daniel's case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) finding that they lacked jurisdiction to review the discretionary decision of USCIS. The Court determined that while they retained jurisdiction to review purely legal questions regarding USCIS's decision, they lacked jurisdiction over questions that related to the agency's discretion. The Court cited to useful verbiage from a decision of the Third Circuit, "[it] is important to distinguish carefully between a denial of an application to adjust status, and a determination that an immigrant is legally ineligible for adjustment of status." Pinho v. Gonzalez, 432 F.3d 193, 203 (3d Cir. 2005).
Ebron v. ICE, 3:12-CV-272-J-32JBT (M.D. Fla. Oct. 5, 2015)
Mr. Ebron brought suit against the ICE under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Mr. Ebron, who was convicted at trial in Florida state criminal Court, challenged ICE's decision to deport a witness whom he believed would have helped his criminal case. The District Court dismissed Mr. Ebron's action citing lack of jurisdiction to review the discretionary decision by ICE to remove a person. The Court suggested that the proper vehicle for Mr. Ebron to seek redress regarding ICE's action would be through his direct appeal in state court or through a subsequent Habeas action in federal court.
Samuels v. Demerin, et al., 4:14-cv-2106-KOB (N.D. Ala. Oct. 6, 2015)
Mr. Samuels brought a Bivens action for damages against the Field Medical Coordinator over the Etowah County Jail, where Mr. Samuels was detained by ICE. The District Court dismissed the action, determining that the Federal Tort Claims Act provided for absolute immunity to Public Health Service officers acting within the scope of their employment. The Court found that Mr. Barlow, the Field Medical Coordinator over the Etowah County Jail, was a Public Health Service officer, and therefore entitled to immunity. The Court concluded that The Federal Tort Claims Act was the sole vehicle by which Mr. Samuels could bring suit against Mr. Barlow.
Cervantes v. Atkinson, et al., 14-CV-24553-GAYLES (S.D. Fla. Oct. 28, 2015)
Mr. Cervantes brought this action to request the District Court apply the doctrine of res judicata to a USCIS decision denying his Application for Naturalization. Mr. Cervantes was ordered excluded by an Immigration Judge in 1994 after he arrived in the United States under false pretenses through the Transit without Visa Program. The Government originally charged him with fraud due to his entry into the U.S. with false documents, but removed that charge prior to his order of exclusion. Then, in 1997, Mr. Cervantes adjusted his status to that of a lawful permanent resident under the Cuban Adjustment Act. USCIS determined that Mr. Cervantes was never lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as is required for naturalization. USCIS denied his Naturalization application finding that he committed fraud during his 1993 entry and he was inadmissible at the time he adjusted in 1997 and did not seek nor was he granted a fraud waiver. Mr. Cervantes asked the Court to order USCIS to apply the doctrine of res judicata to prevent USCIS from finding that he never lawfully adjusted status. He argued that because USCIS's predecessor, legacy INS, removed the fraud charge during exclusion proceedings, they should be barred from raising that as a grounds to prevent naturalization. However, the Court found that res judicata did not apply because the legal standards and burdens were different for exclusion proceedings and a naturalization application; therefore, USCIS was not barred from determining that he was never lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Adams v. Whiddon, et al., 2:13-cv-192-FtM-29CM (M.D. Fla. Nov. 18, 2015)
The petitioner sought a Writ of Habeas Corpus in the District Court to secure release from ICE detention through an individualized bond hearing. The petitioner was subject to mandatory detention pursuant to INA § 236(c). While the petition was pending, he was released from detention and removed to Jamaica. Without addressing the substance of the argument, the District Court found that deportation mooted the claims as each was released from custody. See Soliman v. United States, 296 F.3d 1237 (11th Cir. 2002).
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