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List of the Jewish Members of the Town Council of Sanok
Over the 70 Year Period 1868 – 1939*
* From the lists, one can conclude that since the year 1900, the members of the Town Council who were identified as no.1 were the Deputy City mayors. Those that were listed as no.1 and no.2 were also members of the Town Council. Special attention should be given to the name Natan Dym, a member of the Council since 1902. He was the chief rabbi of the town at the time he was chosen and participated very actively as a rabbi and as a member of the Town Council. Additionally, it says a lot about him that he was chosen without reference to who he was.
Dr. Ignatz Kahana
Mischel Herzig
Shaul Pineles
Shlomo Strenger
Hirsch Rothenberg
Isaac Herzig
Yacov Fink
Wulf Meier
Wulf Weiss
Heinrich Alsher
Shmuel Scheinbach
Yacov Beer
Shaul Roemer
Hirsch-Yitzchok Hochdorf
Robert Bart
Aischel Herzig
Eliezer Rozner
Marcus Scheinbach
Yisrael-David Herzig
Eliezer Rosner
Hirsch-Leib Rosenberg
Hirsch Hochdorf
Mendel Voneg (or Wenig)
Moshe-Aharon Reis
Mendel Englard
Feivel Nebenzahl
Dr. Bernard Grinhaut
Yitzchok Osterring
Michal Lieber
Hirsch Reich
Dr. Artur Goldhamer
Hirsch Meier
Leib Roth
Aharon-Meier Reis
Alter Ament
Yacov Alster
Reuven Bernfeld
Natan Dym
Aharon-Moshe Reis
Avraham Viner
Yitzchok Hirsch Hochdorf
Artur Goldhamer
Issac Herzig
Obidiah Zilber
Avraham-Alter Ament
Yacov Alter
Shmuel Langsam
Yisrael Meier
Avraham Weiner
Mendel Feivusch
Yitzchok Osterrring
Yitzchok-Hirsch Hochdorf
Alter-Chaim Ament
Dr. Natan Nebenzahl
Hirsch Weiner
Shaul Feivusch
Emanuel Herzig
David Tovim
Ascher Rosler
Nechamia Ginzberg
Dr. Shlomo Roemer
Leon Grinhaut
Mendel Kanner
Asher Rosler
Adolf-Mendel Kanner
Dr. Adolf Bandel
Simcha-Shalom Sobel
1910-1911 (Temporary Managers)
Yacov Turkel (Jewish?)
Dr. Adolf Bindel
Eliezer Regenbogen
Dr. Arnold Reich
Dr. Yona Spiegel
HirschWeiner
Adolf Kanner
Herman Sobel
Dr. Yona Speigel
Yitzchok Herzig
Avraham Hochdorf
Dr. Adolf Reich
Menasche Arm
Zalman Reis
Yitzchok Weiner
Yitzchok Yisrael
Shlome Roemer
Avraham Herzig
Chaim Epstein
Dr. Oyzleb Fell
Leon Hasenlauf
Dr. Shmuel Herzig
Yonas Herman
Hirsch Kampf
Shlomo Kormer
Zalman Leffelstiel
Dr. Yitzchok Nemer
Zeinvel Tiger
Elmer Schweibel-Einhandler
Shmuel Herzig
Herman Jonas
Avraham Roemer
Zeinvel Teiger
The above group was disbanded at the end March and then a new temporary council was chosen and these were their names:
Mordechai Ascher
Yitzchok Nemer
Chaim Weiner
Mattisyahu Weinryb
Dr. Mattisyahu Weinryb
Oyzleb Fell
(From the 22nd of April) 1939
Adolf Atlas
{Photo page 620 top: Members of the city council.}
{Photo page 620 bottom: The Weiner building "Weinerowka"}
The History of Hassidism and the Sanz-Sadagora Feud in Sanok
For pages 27, 56, 87[1]
If there is a need to know about the basis of the existence of the Hassidic movement in Sanok, one could discover this through the fact of the existence of the Hassidic dispute (and to be more precise, we will state in the language of today, the inter-Hassidic dispute, that is: the dispute between the dynasty of Sanz and the dynasty of Rizhin). For it is indeed a historical fact that this dispute existed in Sanok, just as it is a historical fact that this dispute existed in general. It has been mentioned by the Hassidim of our town, as well as in the writings of the Hassidic writers, as a historical fact.
We will first note the story that is brought down by Buber (Or Haganuz, page 358) and repeated by Rabbi Sh. Y. Zevin in Sipurei Hassidim (Tales of Hassidim) and Eliezer Steinman in Yalkut Laam VeLanoar (A Collection for the People and the Youth) (page 255), regarding the visit of Rabbi Yisrael of Rizhin to Sanik, and the negotiations with the misnagdim of the city. Here, we will mention the known trial that took place in the courts of Sanok with respect to the serious false accusations against one of the Admorim of the Rizhiner dynasty, the foundation of which - as was explained in the verdict - was the incitement by the Hassidim of the opposing side in Sanok and its surrounding towns (N. Shemen, Di Gezang fun Hassidut, Volume 2, page 66). We will also use here that which the writer of these lines has heard from several elders of Sanok, and that became a widespread folk story, regarding the Admor who visited Sanok in order to collect money for charitable purposes. When he did not succeed due to the fault of the misnagdim in the city, he declared a paraphrase of the incantation mentioned in the Talmud "Gad Gdi Vesanok Lo" (tractate Shabbat, 67, 2). With his Yiddish interpretation" Got (G-d), Gi (b) di (Gdi) = do, whereas Sanok lo - G-d gives but Sanok does not give…"[2].
We will cite a section from a letter that was written about sixty years ago by a native of Sanok, Rabbi Yitzchok David Kanner, the son of Reb Moshele Kanner and grandson of Reb Avishel Kanner - both of them leaders of Hassidic Jewry in Sanok. The letter was written in Chernobyl, where he lived at the time of writing, but the city that he was talking about was our city of Sanok, where the writer lived his life during his youth - a life of the practical realities of the city.
Dr. Shmuel Abba Horodetzki, the well-known historian of Hassidism and the great popularizer of Hassidic doctrine, to whom the letter was addressed, uses the details and facts gleaned from this letter in his book "Hassidim and Hassidism" (published by Dvir, Tel Aviv, 5711), and cites them in his bibliography as "based on manuscripts". (See pages 134 and onward in his book Hassidim and Hassidism.).
Blessed be G-d, August 17, 1909, here in Chernobyl
To my dear friend Shmuel Abba, may his light shine Expressing a desire for life and peace, so may it be
I received your papers and your complaint to me that I have not been able to find material about the dispute between Sanz and Sadagora. Believe me that my silence was not deliberate. It is only that there are no books to purchase here, and my head is spinning due to my business which had suffered setbacks. Nevertheless, I will let you know what I know from my youth. The great dispute started
in the year 5629 (1869). There is a sign for me regarding this because in our city (Sanok - A. Sh.) the Hassidim of Sanz and Sadagora used to worship together. It was only in that year that the story of the Rabbi Malewi became known. A brother of mine was born that year, and my dear parents did not want to have the circumcision take place in the Kloiz, so they made it in the synagogue. At that point, a great chasm occurred, that was almost unprecedented. They immediately banned each other's ritually slaughtered meat as non-kosher. I recall that when my father, who was a mohel [ritual circumciser], went to a circumcision, he would not eat the food of the host if he knew that he was not careful about refraining from utilizing the shochet of Sadagora. My grandfather of blessed memory (Reb Avishel Kanner - A. Sh.) did not want to worship in the Great Synagogue in the morning of days when the Torah was to be read, where he did usually worship when he was in a hurry to travel, for there was a Torah there that was written by a Hassid of Sadagora. He was sure that they would call him up to the reading of the Torah[3]. He preferred to worship on his own than to be called up to the reading of a Torah scroll that had been written by a Hassid of Sadagora. Anyone who married one of them was considered as a great sinner. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many others who knew the Gaon of Sanz and his hot temperament, who dedicated all his days to Torah, public Divine service, and charitable acts; the reason for the great dispute was as follows: Suddenly, when the Admor of Rizhin appeared in our country with service of the heart, this was a contradiction to the type of service that was the custom in Galicia, where they were used to Torah oriented services in a loud fashion that exhausts the entire body - such as is the custom of the Hassidim of Strelisk, Zydyczow, Ropszyce, with extra measures of ritual immersion and the like. The Hassidism of Rizhin had all of their service in their hearts. However, he found no strength in his heart to fight against the Admor of Rizhin, for he too travelled to him. It was only the rest of the rabbis in Galicia in particular that did so, for at that time the Rabbi of Sanz was young, and was only a rabbi but not a rebbe. When the Admor of Rizhin died the rabbis slowly began to split apart from each other. The secret slanderers of that time egged this process along, for they testified, truly or falsely, that they saw some women from their riding on horses with cigarettes in their mouths, as was the custom of the landowners. Whoever is familiar with the custom in Galicia at that time knows that any behavior that was not known among their fathers was considered a capital crime. The dispute broke out at that time, but until the deed of Rabbi Malewi, there was insufficient evidence to accuse them, for all of their ways were holy in the eyes of the nation. When this evil deed became known that this rabbi professed love for the daughters of the doctor from Chernovits and behaved toward them as daughters of that type, the dispute came out into the open. This shows that none of them were any good. He found many supporters of his opinion, and then a very great breach was made every day. It was like there was an iron wall between Galicia and Bukovina. When the great rabbi[4] became the Rabbi of Sanz, and his disputants put a ban of excommunications upon the Rabbi of Sanz, and a ban was placed on them in Galicia, this great dispute broke out. There are many books about it, but I am unable to obtain those books from the son of Rabbi Moshe Guterman in Kiev, for he is the son-in-law of the Tzadik of Anastopoli, the grandson of the Tzadik of Sanz. His aforementioned son was an enlightened man who had already studied in Berlin. I will write you his address below. You can approach the secretary of my father's house, for he is also an intelligent man. I talked to him about you many times, and he would consider it an honor if you turn to him to request the books that you require. Regarding the books of the Rabbi of Sanz, his books include the Divrei Chaim responsa book on all sections of the Shulchan Aruch, as well as Divrei Chaim on the names of men and women, and mikvas. There is also Divrei Chaim on the Torah and the festivals. In that Divrei Chaim, he quotes the words of the Guide to the Perplexed[5] several times. I have heard several times from my father, may his light shine, that he does not understand - one does not become a heretic from the Guide to the Perplexed, for it is full of moral teaching. Rather, in his opinion, heretics have no knowledge of the Guide to the Perplexed, for were they to know it well; they would find thoughts of morality and the service of G-d in it.
He was a great sage, and unparalleled doer of charitable deeds. He never hoarded his money. Rather, he would immediately donate a portion of what he received each day to charity. He would give weekly stipends to several hundred people. He had more than 100,000 Reinush[6] per year, and his Chanuka menora as well as his Kiddush coup would be pawned if he did not have something to give to a poor person. He would spend several hours each day at his table for his meals, along with many people, a hundred or more, discussing issues, and questions regarding what was going on in the world, disputes between a shochet and the rabbi, or any issue that came to the fore at his table with the rabbis who sat with him. I heard from my father, that once somebody knocked on the door while he was busy with some question with the rabbis who dined with him. When the door opened, a man from Bukovina entered. After the exchanged customary greetings, the man responded to the Rabbi of Sanz as follows: "Blessed be G-d, I am
a scholar, and I want to discuss a bit some novel ideas in Torah with the rabbi." The Rabbi of Sanz answered him, "I do not know what to say. I was sick for seven years, and then I started to go to cheder. I got married at 13, and learnt a bit diligently. Later, I became a Hassid, and a Hassid such as this does know how to learn, so I can discuss learning with you. You probably know this."[7] "Before I was born, my mother, may she live, had a son. He died through a mishap with the nurse, who lay atop of him. The nurse said that my mother had caused this. My mother, may she live, traveled to the Rabbi of Sanz to obtain a response. He did not want to instruct her on any acts of self-denial, but rather that she should eat, drink and regain her health so that she should give birth to sons. Thus did she do, and I was born." The Rabbi of Sanz was a great scholar in the eyes of the world, and even gentiles turned to him for advice. To this day, there is a professor in Krakow whose name is Parejanski who, if a man named Halberstam comes, immediately orders that he be brought in gratis. The Rabbi of Sanz is from a family of rabbis and not Admorim. He traveled to Ropszyce, and a bit to Belz and Rymanow, to serve Reb Hirsch. Later, his major rabbi was Rabbi Naftali of Ropszyce. The Rabbi of Sanz was the first one to permit for a landowner having work done in the field on the Holy Sabbath via a document of sale[8], for he wrote a document of sale for the village of Potyk for the Rabbi of Rizhin, as well as a document of sale to my grandfather for his goods. However, his son Rabbi Yechezkel of Sieniawa later annulled them. For this reason, he had a dispute with his father, the Rabbi of Sanz. In general, the words of the Rabbi of Sanz in Galicia were like words of fire, and nobody, even people of a lowly level would dare go against any of his words. Anything carried out in our country was through his advice, whether with marital issues from near or far, or issues of shochtim and rabbis. He did not want to bestow special privileges on his children, for if they were to travel to some city and say that they were children of the Rabbi of Sanz, people would give to them and not to a simple poor person. He solicited a great deal of money from his Hassidim for every request. He was a great kabbalist. He would lead the services on the High Holy Days, as well as serve as the Torah reader and shofar blower. His hard work as the leader of services was a wonder beyond the comprehension of any man. He had weak eyes, and he had to be lead as he walked. Nevertheless, when he was learning, he would bring the book close to his eyes so he could see.
At this point, this is what I have found to give over to you. If you find some items that are useful in my letter, this is my reward, but I request that you do not mention my name with them.
Your friend and relative Yitzchok David.
As this is an appendix section, the page lists indicates the pages of the articles to which this appendix entry is relevant. return
This section of the Talmud lists several incantations that are not to be said, as they represent "The ways of the Amorites" (i.e. the idol worshippers). A rough translation is: "My luck has improved, and I am not tired…" Here, the rabbi twisted the words to mean something in Yiddish. return
Implying that he did not want to recite a blessing on that Torah scroll. return
The acronym here is: The Rabbi of all the people of the Diaspora. return
One of the main works of Maimonides. return
I am unsure of the meaning of this word here. return
It is not clear in this letter where the quote of the visitor ends, and where the storyline continues. I surmise that it is at this point. return
This seemingly refers to a document of sale of property to allow a gentile worker to guard or work on property owned by a Jews on the Sabbath. return
The Hymn of the Yeshiva
The words of Rabbi Meir Shapira[1] The tune is by the cantor Reb David Zuckerman.
For pages 71-72
There is none as mighty as our G-d
There is none as blessed as our Lawgiver
There is no greatness as our Torah
There are none that expound on it like our society.
He who dwells in the Heavens.
Should peer out and see from the Heavens
And bless you with a blessing
And teach you the Torah of life.
Sing, make music, you dear Torah scholars
Praise and ascribe splendor to a generation that conducts itself properly.
Sing, rejoice, you faithful saplings
Rejoice and be happy, fathers and sons!
{Photocopy page 624: A report card that was distributed in the Yeshiva, signed by the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Meir Shapira, the president of the committee (Yisrael Meir), and vice Rosh Yeshiva (Shimshon Fogelman). The bearer of the report was the lad Shimon Toder the son of Reb Yacov Sanik. He is Shimon Toder who is with us here[2].)
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Shapira return
In Israel return
This web page created by Osnat Ramaty
Updated 15 Oct 2013 by JH


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October 2015: CEO Confidence in Overall Future Business Conditions Up Slightly but Expected to Remain Weak Until the Presidential Election
Lynn Russo Whylly
All year, there have been media reports of a flat or sluggish economy, so it's no wonder CEOs' confidence in future business conditions is still relatively weak compared with the start of the year.
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest, CEOs rated their confidence in overall business conditions one year from now a 6.23, compared with 6.71 in January—a 7.1% drop—when everyone thought the economy was going to bounce back strong.
A significant part of the rating comes from the fact that many CEOs don't see the economy improving until a new president of the United States takes office.
"We need a new president who will bring jobs, negotiate properly and inspire business owners to re-build their businesses," one said, while another feels that "nothing of any great value will develop until AFTER the 2016 election."
In particular, manufacturing CEOs continue to tread cautiously despite a slight uptick in national manufacturing output in October, according to Market Realist.
"The manufacturing industry in the U.S. has been in demise for a long time and we have not maintained [our] level of capability," one CEO said. "Rebuilding the core competencies and teaching people the basics is critical to the American manufacturing renewal process."
When it comes to revenues, employees, profits and capital expenditures, companies are treading carefully, with the most significant shifts in all four categories to remain under 10%.
Nearly 40% of CEO respondents anticipate revenue growth rates under 10% for the coming year, while roughly a third of all respondents anticipate their employee, capital expense and profit growth will all remain under the 10% mark.
Industrial manufacturers expect to fare slightly better than consumer manufacturers next year. Nearly 27% more industrial manufacturers anticipate a revenue increase of up to 20% in 2016, while 6.8% more anticipate revenue growth up to 10%, compared with consumer manufacturers.
CEO Poll Finds Rising Economic Confidence For 2023
CEOs Predict Mild Recession, Flat Market In New Survey, CEOs More Optimistic Than Corporate Directors
2022 Year in Review: How CEOs' Predictions Stacked Up
CEOs Predict Better Business Conditions By End Of 2023

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Jason Bateman, Will Arnett & Sean Hayes Start Smartless, a Comedy Podcast
By Penny King - 10/25/20
Podcasts are the new normal. It's safe to make that statement given that 75% of Americans over the age of 12 are familiar with podcasting. From the likes of Seth Godin, Tim Ferris, and Joe Rogan, there is a podcast about everything and anything these days. And, as of recently, there is one that takes a look at life and all its seriousness through thoughtful dialogue and humor. Its creators are Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes, and the name is — wait for it — Smartless.
How Smartless Was Born
Aside from being the same trade, the three have been friends for a long time. Jason and Sean had actually been talking about starting a podcast for a long time before eventually deciding to do it. They wanted a third person to join the project and, what do you know, Arnett was first on the list. It's their innate curiosity and passion that really bonds them together and makes for such an organic partnership. Not long after, their spontaneity and hard work paid off, and Smartless was introduced to the world with its first episode airing on July 20.
So far, episodes have been ranging between 45 to 60 minutes long, with an average of just under an hour. It has a very chill vibe, as if you're having a drink with your friends on the couch and discussing things you're all interested in. Smartless really pulls you in rather seamlessly and makes you part of the conversation in a non-invasive way. It really proves to be a fantastic podcast thus far.
An Impressive Guest List
One of the latest guests was Robert Downey Jr., who is no stranger to podcasts. In their hour-long episode, which feels more like five minutes, the four go through the actor's life lessons (especially those after 50), his past, and their shared experiences. It's a fantastic episode — definitely worth the time.
Another one of their guests was none other than comedy legend Will Ferrell. It's 47 minutes of pure joy to the ears, and that's all you need to know. Other guests who've already been on the podcast include Seth Rogen, Kamala Harris, Melissa McCarthy, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Dax Shepard.
DIY Projects That Will Entertain Kids and Parents Alike
The holiday season means getting to spend a lot of time indoors with the family. After several days ...
The Watches Worn by Tom Cruise and Other Celebs Are Truly Timeless
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Description: Confetti with the Brick Bats is a historical simulation game made for Tim Hwang's "The Power Broker": A Game Design Competition. The game places the player in the shoes of Robert Moses in the humble work of simply examining documents and deciding on a course of action in three pivotal episodes from Moses's career.
In order for the game to fully reflect the life and work of Robert Moses, we had the great privilege of conducting primary research in the Robert Moses papers collection at the New York Public Library and using maps from the Brooklyn Historical Society. We combed through thousands of pages of letters, directives, newspaper clippings, and other publications to better understand his decision making process. Many of the documents you'll see in the game were discovered in his personal correspondence, and represent the first time they have been digitized. For appropriate ambiance we have period appropriate photographs and typesetting, and the game's background music is Robert Moses's favorite band, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, courtesy of radio recordings from Archive.org.


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Q: AES Encryption/Decryption : Given final block not properly padded I am trying to write methods to encrypt or decrypt String (which mostly will be numeric). It works fine for some texts(e.g.- '1010000011','1010000012', '1010000013') but gives following error for others(e.g.- '1010000014', '1010000018'):

javax.crypto.BadPaddingException: Given final block not properly
  padded

Here goes my code:
public static SecretKey secKey;
private static IvParameterSpec ivspec;
static {
    try {
        SecretKeyFactory factory = SecretKeyFactory.getInstance("PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1");
        KeySpec spec = new PBEKeySpec("i15646dont6321wanna".toCharArray(),
                "ahhalkdjfslk3205jlk3m4ljdfa85l".getBytes("UTF-8"), 65536, 256);
        SecretKey tmp = factory.generateSecret(spec);
        secKey = new SecretKeySpec(tmp.getEncoded(), "AES");
        byte[] iv = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
        ivspec = new IvParameterSpec(iv);
    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | InvalidKeySpecException | UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

public static String encryptData(String textToEncrypt) {

    byte[] encryptedBytes = null;
    String encryptedText = "";
    try {
        byte[] byteToEncrypt = textToEncrypt.getBytes(Charset.defaultCharset());
        Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding");
        cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, secKey, ivspec);
        encryptedBytes = cipher.doFinal(byteToEncrypt);
        encryptedText = new String(encryptedBytes);
    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | IllegalBlockSizeException | BadPaddingException
            | InvalidKeyException | NoSuchPaddingException | InvalidAlgorithmParameterException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return encryptedText;
}

public static String decryptData(String textToDecrypt) {

    byte[] decryptedBytes = null;
    String decryptedText = "";
    try {
        byte[] byteToDecrypt = textToDecrypt.getBytes(Charset.defaultCharset());
        Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding");
        cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, secKey, ivspec);
        decryptedBytes = cipher.doFinal(byteToDecrypt);
        decryptedText = new String(decryptedBytes);
    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | NoSuchPaddingException | InvalidKeyException
            | IllegalBlockSizeException | BadPaddingException
            | InvalidAlgorithmParameterException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return decryptedText;
}

The String to be encrypted is read from file and be written to some other file after encryption. This encrypted text will have to be decrypted back later. I am calling these methods in following manner:
String[] lineArray = line.split(" | "); //line is read from a file.
String encryptedText = AESEncryption.encryptData(lineArray[0]);
String decryptedText = AESEncryption.decryptData(encryptedText);
System.out.println("Original Text: " + lineArray[0] + " | Encrypted text: "
                + encryptedText + " | Decrypted again: " + decryptedText);

A: You are trying to pass the encrypted data as a string.  This is fatal.  Encrypted data is bytes, not a string.  Use the Base64 conversion utilities to convert the encrypted bytes to a Base64 string.
Encryption: plaintext -> encrypted bytes -> Base64 text.
Decryption: Base64 text -> encrypted bytes -> decrypted text.

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import { COUNTER_INCREMENT, COUNTER_STATE_UPDATE } from '../custom-actions'

const customCounter = (state = {}, action) => {
  switch (action.type) {
    case COUNTER_INCREMENT:
      return {
        ...state,
        [action.payload.id]: {
          ...state[action.payload.id],
          byEvents: ~~state[action.payload.id].byEvents + 1,
        },
      }
    case COUNTER_STATE_UPDATE:
      return {
        ...state,
        [action.payload.id]: {
          ...state[action.payload.id],
          byState: action.payload.counter,
        },
      }
    default:
      return state
  }
}

export { customCounter }


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A film about a boy who throws a birthday party that no one shows up to.
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The most common stereotype of black vernacular is the pronunciation of the word "ask" as "ax." "Ax" has gotten a bad rap for years. Pronounce "ask" as "ax," and immediately many will assume that you're poor, black and uneducated. New York City's first African-American schools chancellor, Dr. Richard R. Green, put it on his list of "speech demons." He insisted that "ax" be eradicated from students' vocabulary.
Garrard McClendon, a professor at Chicago State University, is the author of Ax or Ask? The African American Guide to Better English. He says his parents were well-aware of the stigma attached to "ax" and taught him there's a time and a place to use it.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele talk Ax vs. Ask with NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji.
"So at that point it wasn't a mark of people who weren't highly educated or people who were in the working class," Stanford University linguist John Rickford says. He says it's hard to pinpoint why "ax" stopped being popular but stayed put in the American South and the Caribbean, where he's originally from. But "over time it became a marker of identity," he says.
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Finding all the new baby gear needed for an upcoming birth can seem like a daunting yet exciting task. Yet, too few realize that the baby's hamper can become a useful item that is also stylish and convenient.
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A National Investigation Agency team will visit Pakistan to further probe the terror attack on the Indian Air Force base in Punjab's Pathankot earlier this year, the central agency announced on Friday.
"We told them we want to send a team to Pakistan. They have welcomed the idea," NIA Director General Sharad Kumar said.
The NIA visit to the neighbouring country follows a similar exercise by Pakistan's Joint Investigation Team, which visited Pathankot earlier this week to probe the attack on the IAF base in which seven security personnel were killed.
The Pakistani JIT on Friday concluded its six-day discussions with the NIA on the probe into the Pathankot terror attack even as the visiting officials recorded statements of witnesses and collected DNA report of slain terrorists.
On the proposal for an NIA team's visit to Pakistan, the JIT has welcomed it, saying mutually convenient dates will be worked out.
The team was given a detailed presentation on the probe conducted so far and it was taken to the crime scene in Pathankot. It has also been handed over some more documents which included DNA report of the four terrorists killed in the 80-hour gun battle with security forces.
The Pakistani team, headed by Additional Inspector General of Police, Counter Terrorism Department, Muhammad Tahir Rai and including Inter-Services Intelligence's Lt Col Tanvir Ahmed, began their day by recording the statements of witnesses in the case, National Investigation Agency sources said.
The team arrived in India on March 27.
They recorded statements of 16 witnesses, including Superintendent of Police-rank officer of Punjab Salwinder Singh, his jeweller-friend Rajesh Verma and cook Madan Gopal.
The three were kidnapped by the Pathankot attack perpetrators belonging to the banned Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1.
The Pakistani JIT had asked NIA to hand over swabs of the four terrorists, identified as Nasir Hussain (Punjab province), Abu Bakar (Gujranwala) and Umar Farooq and Abdul Qayum (both from Sindh).
However, the Indian anti-terror probe agency handed over to the visitors the DNA report of the terrorists and asked them to match those with their family members, the NIA sources said.
Besides recording the statement of the three, the JIT also spoke to the caretaker of a shrine visited by Singh before he was kidnapped, policemen and residents who spotted the vehicle of the police officer after it was abandoned by the attackers.
Statements of doctors who conducted the post-mortem on the bodies were also recorded.
The JIT, which arrived in Pathankot on March 27, interacted on the case with NIA officials which included a visit to the IAF base where they were shown the scene of crime as well as the location from where the terrorists sneaked in and hid.
They also visited the spot where Ikagar Singh's vehicle was snatched, where he was murdered, and the spot from where the terrorists hijacked the SUV of SP Salwinder Singh, Kumar said, adding the route taken by the terrorists was also shown to the JIT.
"These are part of the standard legal procedure of investigation followed in both nations," he said.
On JIT's request, the NIA provided certified copies of postmortem reports, call data record, DNA reports of four terrorists and the seizure memo of articles from the scene of crime.
The Pakistan JIT was given access to 16 witnesses including Salwinder Singh, his cook, Rajesh Verma and some witnesses as per agreed terms of reference and extant legal provisions.
"The JIT informed us that they were collecting admissible evidence outside Pakistan under the provision of Section 188 of the CrPC of Pakistan, that will legally enable them to be used in prosecution," he said.
JIT was also requested to verify the various articles seized from the terrorists including arms and ammunition as mentioned in the Letters Rogatory sent earlier to Pakistan.
The NIA shared with JIT the identity and the address of the 4 terrorists and requested that the JIT confirm the same.
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TikTok provides creators with a huge potential to grow. For that to happen, creators should set realistic and time-bound targets to achieve. This helps in giving them direction. For someone trying to grow organically on TikTok, here's a list of 9 essential hacks:
Use hashtags
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It's a classic way to grow on any social media platform. Try to promote your videos everywhere. For you to gain engagement, it is important to first get people to your videos. Add your TikTok profile's link in your bio of other social media platforms. Every time you post a video, share it on all your social media handles. You can also ask your family and friends to promote your content.
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The audios that you use on your TikTok videos matter a lot. You should create content with original audios but don't forget to use already existing audios as well. Trendy audios are already proven to reach large audiences. You can use them to grow your reach as well.
Create duets
Duet is an interesting feature of TikTok. It allows you to create a video with already existing videos. You can create duets with famous videos to increase your reach. With duets, you can benefit from videos that are already proven good on TikTok.
More interaction.
Interaction is the key to engagement. Try to interact with your viewers. Interaction builds trust and it'll help you retain them. Try replying to DMs, reply to comments on your videos and if it's not possible to reply to all comments then try replying to ones that add value to your video. You can also comment on videos by other creators to approach new users.
Follow-for-follow
This is an old trick in the book. If you're new on TikTok then try to follow more and more users so that they get to learn about your videos. Follow other creators in return for a follow back. This can help initiate engagement on your profile.
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Q: pyproj unexpectedly returns nan for azimuth (bearing) I am trying to use pyproj inverse to get the forward bearing, backward bearing, and distance between two points, as discussed in the first answer here. However, I get 'nan' for any tries. As far as I know, I'm using the right ellipsoid. A related curiosity is, how can I extract ellipsoid info from a geodataframe, in the format that is needed for the inv input, using pyproj CRS?
Thank you for any suggestions
Running the following:
Windows 10
conda 4.8.2
Python 3.8.3
shapely 1.7.0 py38hbf43935_3 conda-forge
pyproj 2.6.1.post1 py38h1dd9442_0 conda-forge
%matplotlib inline
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd
import geopandas as gpd
from shapely.geometry import Point
from shapely.geometry import LineString
import pyproj

myid = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
myorder = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
lat = [36.42, 36.4, 36.32, 36.28,36.08]
long = [-118.11, -118.12, -118.07, -117.95, -117.95]
df = pd.DataFrame(list(zip(myid, myorder, lat, long)), columns =['myid', 'myorder', 'lat', 'long'])
gdf_pt = gpd.GeoDataFrame(df, geometry=gpd.points_from_xy(df['long'], df['lat']))
gdf_pt = gdf_pt.set_crs(epsg=4326)
print(gdf_pt.crs)
display(gdf_pt)
ax = gdf_pt.plot();
ax.set_aspect('equal')
ax.set_xticklabels(ax.get_xticklabels(), rotation=90);
######

geodesic = pyproj.Geod(ellps='WGS84')
# is there a way to get the ellipsoid info from "gdf_pt.crs"
fwd_azimuth,back_azimuth,distance = geodesic.inv(gdf_pt.lat[0], gdf_pt.long[0], gdf_pt.lat[1], gdf_pt.long[1])
print(fwd_azimuth,back_azimuth,distance)
## it returns nan?

A: This question was answered on GIS Stack Exchange here and here. In case someone comes across this post, I'll summarize the answer:
The NaN error returned in the example in the question was due to mixing the input order: it should be fwd_azimuth,back_azimuth,distance = geodesic.inv(x1, y1, x2, y2) but was mistakenly entered as y1, x1, y2, x2.
The syntax to extract the geoid input is geod  = CRS.from_epsg(myepsg).get_geod() where myepsg is an integer for the EPSG code (credit to the answer here).
Here is the working code and output:
%matplotlib inline
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.ticker import ScalarFormatter
import pandas as pd
import geopandas as gpd
from shapely.geometry import Point
from shapely.geometry import LineString
import pyproj
from pyproj import CRS

### Build example Point GeoDataFrame ###
myid = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
myorder = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
lat = [36.42, 36.4, 36.32, 36.28,36.08]
long = [-118.11, -118.12, -118.07, -117.95, -117.95]
df = pd.DataFrame(list(zip(myid, myorder, lat, long)), columns =['myid', 'myorder', 'lat', 'long'])
df.sort_values(by=['myid', 'myorder'], inplace=True)
df.reset_index(drop=True, inplace=True)
gdf_pt = gpd.GeoDataFrame(df, geometry=gpd.points_from_xy(df['long'], df['lat']))
gdf_pt = gdf_pt.set_crs(epsg=4326)
display(gdf_pt.style.hide_index())
ax = gdf_pt.plot();
ax.set_aspect('equal')
ax.set_xticklabels(ax.get_xticklabels(), rotation=90);
ctx.add_basemap(ax, crs='epsg:4326', source=ctx.providers.Esri.WorldShadedRelief)

# label the points just to double check
# zip joins x and y coordinates in pairs
for x,y,z in zip(gdf_pt.long, gdf_pt.lat, gdf_pt.myorder):
    label = int(z)
    # this method is called for each point
    plt.annotate(label, # this is the text
                 (x,y), # this is the point to label
                 textcoords="offset points", # how to position the text
                 xytext=(0,10), # distance from text to points (x,y)
                 ha='center') # horizontal alignment can be left, right or center

### do analysis
myUTMepsg = 32611
geod  = CRS.from_epsg(myUTMepsg).get_geod()
for i, r in gdf_pt.iloc[1:].iterrows():
    #print(i, gdf_pt.long[i], gdf_pt.long[i-1])
    myinfo = geod.inv(gdf_pt.long[i], gdf_pt.lat[i], gdf_pt.long[i-1], gdf_pt.lat[i-1])
    gdf_pt.loc[i, 'az_fwd'] = myinfo[0]
    gdf_pt.loc[i, 'az_back'] = myinfo[1]
    gdf_pt.loc[i, 'dist_meters'] = myinfo[2]
    gdf_pt.loc[i, 'bearing_degrees'] = max(myinfo[1], myinfo[0])

display(gdf_pt.style.hide_index())


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Opportunities for Foreign Direct Investment into Seychelles
Date: 03/09/14, Category: Seychelles, read: 1131 times
Seychelles Welcomes Impressive FDI Inflow
VENTURES AFRICA – The remoteness and size of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) limit FDI options, but despite the limiting factors, FDI to SIDS as a group is very high compared to the size of their economies, a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The report, which considered 29 SIDS, including Seychelles located on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa, however conceded that the constraints identified are reduced when "low competitive pressures result in relatively high market shares for market-seeking FDI, mitigating the impact of the small size of the market and making some SIDS – in particular those with relatively high purchasing power –attractive niche destinations for specific services such as retailing, telecommunications, and energy."
UNCTAD noted that for efficiency-seeking FDI, the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has opened up opportunities in new areas that are not sensitive to transport costs, provided a skilled labour force and access to telecommunication and information networks are available.
Structural Characteristics Limiting FDI Options
For Seychelles and Mauritius, like other SDIs, their small market size, remote location, narrow resource base, and high vulnerability to natural disasters limit the nature and the scope of economic activities that can be developed in these countries.
The smallness and remoteness of SIDS puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to production for local consumption as well as for exports. The situation gets worse when local production is more dependent on imported goods, as transport costs are high; especially with air and sea transport being the only options for the movement of goods and people. This makes SIDS less attractive to market-seeking FDI and to FDI aiming at the export of goods, with the exception of raw materials.
SDIs' GDP Dwarfs world average
These limitations, according to the report has presented opportunities for some foreign investments, as the ratio of inflows to current GDP over 2004–2013 was almost three times the world average and more than twice the average of developing and transition economies. The ratio of stocks to current GDP also reached 72 percent, more than twice the world average at 30 percent. FDI flows and stocks per capita are also higher than the world and developing and transition economies average, but lower than developed economies.
Fiscal advantages invite investments to Seychelles
According to UNCTAD, Seychelles and Mauritius are two of the most attractive SIDs for FDI due to their fiscal advantages to foreign capital. Those rich in mineral resources and those with relatively bigger market size are also attractive for FDI. SIDs that combine small size to remoteness, small population, low income, and lack of natural resources will however discourage FDI.
Companies move to low-tax countries
US important investor in SIDs; China following closely
Although only three SIDs - Cabo Verde, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago – provide official information on the origin of the FDI they receive, with investors from developed economies identified as the main source of FDI, according to the report. US is however believed to be the largest source of FDI for Seychelles, while Mauritius' relations with India and China has been said to be for historical and commercial reasons.
Multinational oil companies have explored the waters around the Seychelles islands, but no oil or gas has been found. The country however signed a deal with US firm Petroquest in 2005, which gave it exploration rights to about 30,000 km2 around Constant, Topaz, Farquhar and Coëtivy islands until 2014.
Information on greenfield FDI projects announced by foreign investors in the SIDS between 2003 and 2013 confirms however, that developed countries are the source of almost two thirds of the announced value of greenfield FDI projects.
The UNCTAD report noted that Transnational Corporations (TNCs) from developing and transition economies have focused their interest mainly on Mauritius and three other SIDs - Papua New Guinea, Maldives and Jamaica, which together accounted for 89 percent of developing and transition economy TNCs' planned capital expenditure in SIDS.
UNCTAD noted that China is becoming a large investor, coming third place after the United States and Australia as a source of announced greenfield FDI projects. Chinese TNCs have pledged $5 billion in capital expenditures in the SIDS in the period 2003-2013, mainly targeting Papua New Guinea and Jamaica. The Asian giants have been enhancing economic links with SIDs since the mid-2000s; this is expected to continue.
Investors look to invest in Seychelles tourism
Opportunities for sustainable development in Seychelles
Although their structural characteristics significantly limit investment prospects, SIDS have still attracted relatively high amounts of FDI, especially in natural resources. The report noted that foreign investors have also increasingly been targeting a number of other industries, including financial services, tourism and offshore business services that are sometimes linked to the locational advantages of SIDS.
Seychelles has attracted significant FDIs in its tourism sector; this is expected to continue. The sector also holds promise for other SIDs.
High value-added financial services activities have prospered in Mauritius, Seychelles, as well as several other SIDS, that have become hosts of offshore financial centres (OFCs) driven by incentives such as favourable tax regimes, efficient business registration, secrecy rules and lax regulatory frameworks.


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Xfund Closes Second Fund, at $100M
Xfund, a Cambridge, MA- and Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to finding and supporting entrepreneurs with a liberal arts mindset, closed its second fund, at $100m.
Founded in 2011 as a partnership between venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Breyer Capital, Accel Partners, and Polaris Partners and Harvard University, Xfund invests in all sectors. Portfolio companies include Kensho, Ravel, Philo, Zumper and Rest Devices as well as specialized growth accelerators Rock Health and Work-Bench.
Co-founder Patrick S. Chung, most recently a partner at NEA who led the firm's consumer and seed investing practices, has joined Xfund full-time as General Partner. He will be based out of the firm's new Sand Hill Road office and joined his co-founding General Partner Hugo Van Vuuren, who leads the firm's Cambridge office.
The investment advisory board of Xfund includes:
Harry Weller, General Partner at NEA;
Jim Breyer, Founder/CEO of Breyer Capital;
Ping Li, Partner at Accel Partners; and
Peter Morris, Founder/Managing Partner of Morris Investments.
Advisors include:
Cherry Murray, Dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences;
Professor Harry Lewis;
Professor Doug Melton;
Professor David Edwards;
Gordon Jones, Director of the Harvard Innovation Lab;
Ryley Reynolds (ex officio),
President Harvard Student Agencies; and
Perry Hewitt, Harvard's Chief Digital Officer.
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Assistant flag bearer. Victory Parade on Red Square. Russia.Tin, size 54 mm..
Deputy commander of the regiment. Victory Parade on Red Square. Russia.
Deputy commander of the regiment. Victory Parade on Red Square. Russia.Tin, size 54 mm..
The commander of the regiment. Victory Parade on Red Square. Russia.
The commander of the regiment. Victory Parade on Red Square. Russia.Tin, size 54 mm..
Airborne soldier 2, USSR. Afghanistan, 1989
Airborne soldier 2, USSR. Afghanistan, 1989..
Airborne soldier, USSR. Afghanistan, 1989
Airborne soldier, USSR. Afghanistan, 1989..
Preobrazhenets in the ranks (2). "Victory parade".
Preobrazhenets in the ranks (2). "Victory parade"...
Linear. Victory parade.
Linear. Victory parade...
Preobrazhenets in the ranks. "Victory parade".
Preobrazhenets in the ranks. "Victory parade"...
Standard Bearer's Assistant. "Banner group ". "Victory parade".
Standard Bearer's Assistant. "Banner group ". "Victory parade"...
Commander of the Znamenny Group. "Victory parade".
Commander of the Znamenny Group. "Victory parade"...
Standard bearer. Victory Banner. "Victory parade"
Standard bearer. Victory Banner. "Victory parade"..
Standard bearer. Flag of Russia. "Victory parade"
Standard bearer. Flag of Russia. "Victory parade"..
Mujahid with a stinger, Afghanistan.
Mujahid with a stinger, Afghanistan...
Mujahid, with RPG. Afghanistan.
Mujahid, with RPG. Afghanistan...
Dushman. Afghanistan, 1979-1989
Dushman. Afghanistan, 1979-1989..
Paratrooper of the USSR. Afghanistan 1979-1989
Paratrooper of the USSR. Afghanistan 1979-1989..
Special Forces soldier, Chechnya.
Special Forces soldier, Chechnya...
Machine gunner of the Russian Army. (08.08.08).
Machine gunner of the Russian Army. (08.08.08)...
Reconnaissance fighter
Reconnaissance fighter..
Reconnaissance group radio operator
Reconnaissance group radio operator..
Reconnaissance commander
Reconnaissance commander..
Defense Minister
Defense Minister..
Che Guevara..
Fidel Castro..
The radio operator. Afghanistan, 1986
The radio operator. Afghanistan, 1986..
Margelov V.F.
Margelov V.F...
Chkalov V.P.
Chkalov V.P...
Gagarin Yu.A.
Gagarin Yu.A...
Battalion commander, Chechnya, 2017
Battalion commander, Chechnya, 2017..
Private of the Border Troops of the KGB of the USSR. Afghanistan, 1987.
Private of the Border Troops of the KGB of the USSR. Afghanistan, 1987...
Minesweeper of the Russian Armed Forces with a dog, 2016
Minesweeper of the Russian Armed Forces with a dog, 2016..
Minesweeper of the Russian Armed Forces, 2016
Minesweeper of the Russian Armed Forces, 2016..
Squadron commander and navigator of the Russian Aerospace Forces, 2016
Squadron commander and navigator of the Russian Aerospace Forces, 2016..