Yeah, so no bitter blow-up-the-world blogging tonight. Today was a vast improvement over yesterday. I did lots of praying last night and tried to work out a lot of those bad vibes that showed up in the blog last night. So, I woke up on time this morning, left the house by 5:45 and traffic was not bad then. I put on The Gathering CD and enjoyed the worship music on the way in and that really helped me to grab focus and mellow out on the road. So, got to work at 6:15 and worked until 2:45. Work went pretty well I guess. It was still kinda boring and useless but I tried my best not to let it get me down. I put on some worship music and tried to keep focus on what I was doing. The bug I was tracking today was really hard to find. The code was really poorly written. It actually had a comment of the guy's name on it from 1999. So I asked an older worker about this guy and he was like "oh, yeah, he wasn't very highly regarded and didn't last too long here." I was like "oh great, I can see why!" So that was a real challenge, and I spent all day on this bug. I think I have it cornered to a chunk of code so I should be able to get it tomorrow. So I got off work then went and got my hair cut finally! It was so long. Then I came back here and was feeling real good and fired up so I got all of my stuff unpacked and organized and set up. It was quite a task, took about 4 hours! But now I'm all moved in and it feels great! Then Tim and Joey made a random stop tonight and I talked to them for a small bit about what's going on. I hope I can try and be a decent influence on them this summer. Sounds like all they do every night anymore is drink themselves stupid and get in trouble. :-( How I wish for the pre-21 days of innocent fun. Oh well. :-/ So that was my day. Nothing exceptional but a ton better than the past two. Just need to keep my chin up and keep pluggin on I reckon, and try to keep in tune with God to hear His will for my life and then be proactive in doing it.
OhHO! :) I can think of a lot of things to say in response to that last bit... :) But I won't.
pre-21 days of innocent fun. That's a good phrase.


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Sen. Rand Paul to Newsmax: There Needs to Be a Bipartisan COVID Investigation
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By Nick Koutsobinas | Monday, 29 November 2021 08:07 PM
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Newsmax that for months he has been calling for a bipartisan investigation of COVID-19.
"I've been calling for an investigation for months now," Paul told, "Spicer & Co."
"We should have a bipartisan investigation into the origins of the virus to try to make sure this never happens again."
On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, told CBS's "Face the Nation," in an appeal to authority fallacy that those "people who scattered around misinformation ... they're really criticizing science because I represent science. That's dangerous."
Paul adds that "Dr. Fauci doesn't want us to question him, his dictates, his mandates, or science, but ... we now know that more people died under Biden during last year than died under the first year of the pandemic under Trump." Paul cites that this is likely due to the leaky or ineffective nature of the current vaccines.
Additionally, Paul illustrates, Fauci has "never really admitted any responsibility for funding the research in Wuhan. He's never admitted the possibility that it could have leaked from the lab."
Fauci, Paul notes, also, has never "admitted his personal culpability in funding this research. And this research goes on as we speak. There's still sending money to China, but they're also doing this research in Galveston and in North Carolina, we could have another leak of a worse virus, and we need to get to the bottom of this."
Despite theories pointing toward the wet market as an origin of COVID-19, in late Oct. the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a report, mentioning how "four [intelligence community] elements and the National Intelligence Council [assessed] with low confidence that the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection was most likely caused by natural exposure to an animal infected with it or a close progenitor virus — a virus that probably would be more than 99 percent similar to SARS-CoV-2. These analysts give weight to China's officials' lack of foreknowledge, the numerous vectors for natural exposure, and other factors. "
Additionally, the report adds that "one [intelligence community] element [assessed] with moderate confidence that the first human infection with SARS-CoV-2 most likely was the result of a laboratory-associated incident, probably involving experimentation, animal handling, or sampling by the Wuhan Institute of Virology. These analysts give weight to the inherently risky nature of work on coronaviruses"
The conclusion of the IC judges was that without new information, they could not determine the "specific pathway for initial natural contact with an animal or to determine that a laboratory in Wuhan was handling SARS-CoV-2 or a close progenitor virus before COVID-19 emerged."
US Calls for New Investigation Into COVID Origins
China Says US COVID Origins Report Is Without Credibility
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Newsmax that for months he has been calling for a bipartisan investigation of COVID-19. "I've been calling for an investigation for months now," Paul told, "Spicer & Co."
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Sen. Blackburn to Newsmax: Biden Sending 'Feckless' Message on Ukraine to Russia
President Joe Biden, by making comments about Russia and Ukraine that later had to be clarified by his press office, sen . . .

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Bachelor in Hospitality Management
Fast track - Bachelor in Hospitality Management
Master in Leading Hotel Transformation
MBA in International Hospitality Management
About Hotelschool The Hague
Rankings & accreditation
"To be a leading educational community that develops students into sought-after hospitality graduates. Our students benefit from everything we do."
Hotelschool The Hague was founded and funded in 1929 by the hospitality industry to create a hub where industry partners could gain and share new insights, skills and knowledge. Since then, it has become a professional operation with a solid international reputation in hospitality management. Though Hotelschool The Hague has expanded considerably over the years, it has always remained true to its original mandate with a clear commitment to hospitality and a strong connection with the industry.
The 'core business' of the hotel school has also stayed the same: a hub where students can develop, conduct research and share their hospitality knowledge and skills in a realistic setting and hone their leadership talent for a successful career in the industry. Hotelschool The Hague has several programmes on offer, including a four-year bachelor of arts in hospitality management, a fast-track bachelor programme and a 13-month master of business administration in international hospitality management. Also, we recently launched a new master degree in Leading Hotel Transformation.
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If you wish to contact Mrs. von Stieglitz or Mr. Hardorff, please send an email to cvb@hotelschool.nl
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Chair BoT & member of the remuneration committee
Ingrid Eras-Magdalena
Member BoT & chair remuneration committee
Geri Bonhof
Vice chair BoT, chair E&R committee, remuneration committee
Hendrik Jan Roel
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Pauline Herder
Member of BoT & member Education and Research Committee
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Governance & Regulations Board of Trustees
Co-determination Council (CDC)
The Dutch Higher Education and Research Act (WHW) requires every institute for higher education in the Netherlands to have one or more co-determination councils. Co-determination plays an important role in the decision-making process at Hotelschool The Hague. Starting in September 2019, the representative advisory council joined forces with the education committee to become the Co-determination Council (CDC). The CDC consists of an equal number of student and employee representatives who are democratically elected. Employee members include teaching staff, instructors and administrative staff. Student representatives include students from both campuses and from all stages of their education.
The CDC is involved in advising the board of directors on a number of topics related to the organisation and to education. The CDC aims to involve everyone at Hotelschool The Hague by coordinating and encouraging discussions on key topics so it can form a well-balanced and substantiated opinion. The CDC helps to shape the future of Hotelschool The Hague by giving solicited and unsolicited advice on important topics, and sometimes the CDC has the right to consent (for example, regarding the education and examination regulations).
Topics that the CDC is currently focusing on include a curriculum renewal, organisational optimisation and the renovation of the building in The Hague.
Exam Committee
The Exam Committee is the body established for the purpose of determining both objectively and professionally whether a student satisfies the requirements set by the EER with reference to the knowledge, understanding and skills required to earn a degree. Besides other statutory duties and authorities of the Exam Committee are: Monitoring and safeguarding the quality of assessments and exams; establishing rules and guidelines within the framework of the EER to assess and determine the results of assessments and exams, granting exemption for one or more examinations and/or a shortened study programme; the right to sanction a student who has committed fraud; appointing examiners.
Curriculum Innovation Committee
The primary responsibility of the Curriculum Innovation Committee is to ensure that the bachelor curriculum remains innovative and aligns with internal and external trends and developments. The committee monitors whether the curriculum meets all the required quality standards and ensures horizontal and vertical alignment of courses within the curriculum. Furthermore, the Curriculum Innovation Committee is responsible for approving new course designs.
Governance & regulations
In 2006, the General Assembly of the HBO Council created a governance code. Hotelschool The Hague has adopted this code. The code consists of, among others, rules for good governance. It also has a code of provisions and rules for the supervision and involvement of stakeholders in education and research.
Here you will also find the Application and selection regulation, in addition to the Education and Exam Regulations (including addendums and appendices).
HTH Regulations and charters
Please have a look at out annual reports and learn more about our institution and our activities over the year.
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Anne Enright on why she writes and why we read
The Vintage Podcast: Anne Enright on why she writes and why we read
In this inspiring speech, Anne Enright talks about the background to her latest novel The Green Road. Having resisted the 'landscape solution' to Irish writing for so many years, what was it about Ireland's west coast that prompted her to look so honestly at where she was in her life and to ask herself the question, 'What is it you get when you get what you want?'
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Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2016
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Winner of the Irish Novel of the Year 2015
Hanna, Dan, Constance and Emmet return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is about to sell. As the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from Rosaleen - a woman who doesn't quite know how to love her children - forces them to confront the weight of family ties and the road that brought them home.
**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**
Anne Enright (Author, Reader) Anne Enright was born in Dublin, where she now lives and works. She has written two collections of stories, published together as Yesterday's Weather, one book of non-fiction, Making Babies, and six novels, including The Gathering, which won the 2007 Man Booker Prize, The Forgotten Waltz, which was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and The Green Road, which was the Bord Gáis Energy Novel of the Year and won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. In 2015 she was appointed as the first Laureate for Irish Fiction, and in 2018 she received the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Literature.
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Q: Modal verb CAN + continious Is it possible to say 'I've broken my leg, I can't be walking' regarding it's happening at the moment or I must always say 'I can't walk'?

A: In most contexts, I can't walk will be a simple statement of fact. I have broken my leg - I can't walk means that I am incapable of walking; it is impossible for me to walk.
The can't + be + present participle is a less common but grammatical construction that usually conveys not so much impossibility as undesirability. Here are some Google examples that indicate the speaker is indeed capable of walking, but considers it undesirable:

I can't be walking around like a sleep-deprived grump.
I can't be walking around looking like a junkie.
I can't be walking around with a sourpuss on my face
I can't be walking around the hood with no Disney ass name!
I can't be walking around with that price tag on my head.

The progressive form is used to emphasise the ongoing nature of the walking in such contexts.
So now to the question: "Is it possible to say 'I've broken my leg; I can't be walking' regarding it's happening at the moment or must I always say 'I can't walk'?"
As always, the context is decisive in answering questions about choosing between two verb constructions. In the context of someone calling you to see if you'd like to go shopping (and not knowing about your injury), the most likely response is I've broken my leg - I can't walk" (incapability).
If, on the other hand, you only have a slight fracture and the doctor has advised you to stay off your feet, then you could say: "I've broken my leg - I can't be walking" (undesirability).

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It has long seemed to the writer that the successful organizer of modern industry deserved a high place in public estimation. The qualities usually found in such a person constitute as rare a combination as can be found in any department of human activity. Those qualities are industry, probity, intelligence, judgment, and executive ability. These virtues will always be found to lie at the foundation of a well ordered and prosperous state. When to these are added enterprise and energy, there is little wanting either to the successful individual or to the growing community. It is to this class of men that New England owes much of its pre-eminence to-day. What the pioneer settlers did to smooth the path for their successors; what the forefathers of the Revolution contributed to establish a new government and place it upon a self-supporting basis,—the men who established the industrial enterprises of New England have done for their posterity and the perpetuity of republican institutions. If New England should be stripped to-morrow of her mills, shops, and foundries, and the wealth and institutions that they in turn have created, New England would be but little more than an obscure and unenterprising hill country, with a diminishing population and lessening influence. She would have a noble and inspiring history, but her glory would be departed.
Hon. Charles Williams, the subject of this sketch, belongs to the untitled American nobility of organizers of industry. He comes of an old industrial stock, and can trace his lineage back, through six generations of workers, to a stalwart ancestor in old Wales. The Williamses formed a large part of the population of Wales, "somewhat like the O's of Ireland and the Mac's of Scotland." It is an interesting fact that the ancestor of Oliver Cromwell, in the fourth remove, was a Williams, known as Morgan ap Williams, of Glamorganshire, Wales, a gentleman of property, who married a sister of Lord Thomas Cromwell, afterwards Earl of Essex. Carlyle speaks of the Protector as "Cromwell alias Williams." The "Encyclopedia Americana" states positively that the genealogy of Cromwell is traced to Richard Williams, who assumed the name of Cromwell from his maternal uncle, Thomas Cromwell, secretary of state to Henry VIII.
However this may be, Richard Williams, the sixth remove in a direct line from the subject of this sketch, came to America from Glamorganshire, Wales, in 1632, and settled in Taunton, Mass. Among his descendants were Hon. John Mason Williams, a distinguished jurist of Massachusetts; Gen. Seth Williams, of Augusta, Me., a graduate of West Point, and a distinguished officer in the Mexican war; Hon. Ruel Williams, of Augusta, Me.; and Hon. Lemuel Williams, a member of congress from Massachusetts. It is a coincidence of note that the occupation of the subject of this sketch, as well as that of his lineal descendants, follows the distinctive characteristic of the Welch ancestry. Glamorganshire is famous for its iron and coal mines, and its iron-works are on the most extensive scale, it having sixty blast furnaces, some of which give employment to six thousand men.
The direct descent from Richard Williams of Taunton is as follows: Benjamin Williams, settled in Easton, Mass.; Josiah Williams, settled at Bridgewater, Mass. Seth Williams, the great-grandfather of Mr. Williams, was born at Bridgewater, May 21, 1722. At the age of eighteen he went to Easton, Mass., and took up one thousand acres of government land. He married Susannah Forbes, of Bridgewater, and built the homestead now standing in Easton. Edward Williams, his son, married Sarah Lothrop, of Bridgewater, in 1772, still retaining the "homestead," where Lieut. Seth Williams, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born January 29, 1776. He was a tanner by trade, and took part in the war of 1812. He married Sarah Mitchael, daughter of Colonel Mitchael, of Bridgewater, Mass., an active man in the Revolutionary war, and for many years a member of the legislature from Easton. They were married in 1800, and lived near the "homestead." They had eight children, Charles, the present subject, being the third son, born at Easton, August 1, 1816.
The first seventeen years of his life were spent on the farm, receiving such rudimentary education as could be obtained at a district school. At the age of eighteen he apprenticed himself to Gen. Shepherd Leach, proprietor of the "Easton Iron-Works," for the term of four years, to learn the foundry business, with a compensation of twenty-five dollars for the first year, fifty dollars for the second, seventy-five dollars for the third, and one hundred and twenty-five dollars for the fourth. By the death of Gen. Leach the contract was surrendered; but young Williams still continued in the employ of his successor, Mr. Lincoln Drake, until the panic of 1837. In this stagnation of business at the East, he determined to go West, and purchased several hundred acres of land near Springfield, Ill. The now flourishing capital of the state was then represented by a few dwelling-houses, one church, and a small hotel. This "New West" could then boast of no railroads, and the difficulty of getting produce to market, which was mainly by flat-boats down the Mississippi, offered but little attraction to farming, and he returned East. For two years he was employed in the foundry at North Chelmsford, Mass., and the subsequent three years in the Amoskeag foundry at Manchester, N. H.
Mr. Williams came to Nashua in 1845, at the age of twenty-nine, endowed with good health, correct habits, and an honorable ambition. In company with his elder brother, Seth, they established the foundry business, under the firm name of S. & C. Williams, erecting a building eighty by one hundred feet, and the business commenced. It was in the same year that two other important and still flourishing industries were begun in Nashua,—the manufacture of shuttles and bobbins by J. & E. Baldwin, and the manufacture of mortise-locks and doorknobs by L. W. Noyes and David Baldwin. This was the day of small beginnings, and only twenty-five hands were employed in the foundry for several years. The business grew steadily, however, and everything seemed propitious. On the second of July, 1849, a fire broke out in the works, and, in spite of all exertions, the entire property was consumed, including all the patterns. The total loss was estimated at forty thousand dollars. It was a staggering blow, as these young men had no insurance. Men of less courage and energy would have succumbed to such a misfortune; but on the very day of the fire the work of rebuilding was begun, and pushed with rapidity, a brick structure taking the place of the wood one destroyed. The partnership of S. & C. Williams was dissolved in 1859, and the business has since been continued by Charles. His brother Seth has been extensively employed in similar business. The business of the Williams foundry in Nashua has steadily increased, and was never more extensive than to-day. The pay-roll shows one hundred and twenty-five hands employed.
Strict attention to business, unyielding integrity, and thorough mastery of his calling have been Mr. Williams's secret of success. He was one of five who organized the Second National Bank, and has since held the position of vice-president of the bank. Mr. Williams was elected a member of the common council soon after the organization of the city, in 1853, but from that time until 1876 he neither sought nor held any political office. In this centennial year, however, his party turned instinctively towards him as its most available candidate for mayor, and at the nominating caucus he received an almost unanimous nomination. The nomination was ratified, and Mr. Williams became the centennial mayor of Nashua. His administration was characterized by the same prudence, fidelity, and success that have crowned his business career. He was nominated for re-election, and the nomination was ratified at the polls by an increased vote and a largely increased majority. One of the social events of Mr. Williams's term of service was the visit of President Hayes and his cabinet to the city, and at the mayor's residence, which was elaborately decorated for the occasion, Mrs. Hayes held a public reception, which was attended by a great throng of people from the city and the surrounding towns.
In his domestic relations Mr. Williams has been one of the most fortunate and happiest of men. In 1846 he married Eliza A. Weston, a cultivated christian woman, and a devoted wife and mother, daughter of Capt. Sutheric Weston, of Antrim, N. H.; both are members of the First Congregational church, Nashua, Rev. Frederick Alvord, pastor. Three children have blessed the union. Seth Weston Williams, born April 15, 1849, a graduate of Yale College, class of 1873, and of Bellevue Medical College, New York. After travel and study in Europe he returned to his native land, and had just entered on the practice of his profession, with the brightest prospects of usefulness and eminence, holding a responsible appointment in Bellevue Hospital, when, on a visit to Portland, he was attacked with congestion of the brain, which terminated his promising career at the age of thirty. The other children are Charles Alden Williams, born August 18, 1851, married October 26, 1881, Kate N. Piper; he was graduated from the scientific department at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., under Dr. William Taylor, in 1870, and further pursued the same course of study at the school of Technology in Boston, Mass., and will succeed his father in business; and Mrs. Marian Williams-Viets, born March 4, 1854, married, November 8, 1878, Herbert Allen Viets, of Troy, New York.
Feeling in himself the want of an early education, Mr. Williams spared no pains in bestowing superior advantages upon his children, all of whom received a liberal education. In 1873 he planned a year's travel abroad with his family, but the critical condition of business in the country at that time prevented his leaving home. The plan was carried out, however, under the care of Dr. Seth Williams, the trip covering the tour of the Continent, and of the Orient as far east as Damascus.


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Building an entire cinematic universe is a daunting job, and Warner Bros. has been working hard to get its slate of DC Comics superheroes onto the big screen in recent years. The studio released Man of Steel in 2013, and with that the DC Extended Universe was born.
As fans know, Man of Steel was followed with Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad in 2016. And the studio's schedule has been filling up ever since. Wonder Woman and Justice League are due for release this year, Aquaman in 2018, Shazam! in 2019, and Cyborg and Green Lantern Corps in 2020. And those are only the ones with planned release dates, there are other movies in the works, including sequels to Man of Steel and Suicide Squad, plus The Batman and Nightwing. With a universe that big, and with that many characters available, it's no surprise that the studio could announce another title at any time.
As it turns out, one of those titles could be announced sooner than expected. Now that Aquaman had its release date pushed back to December, most of 2018 is open. And according to Variety's Justin Kroll on his Twitter account, Warners is hoping to take full advantage of that open slot in its schedule.
Things would have to move quickly to pull this off, as a movie released in 2018 would need to be filmed in 2017 in order to handle all of the post-production work, not to mention schedule around the availability of the actors and team behind it.
It is probably the time crunch that is making those five titles the most possible. They likely have scripts completed or close to it, and many of them already have lead actors in place. Ezra Miller as The Flash has already been seen a couple of times, a direct sequel like Suicide Squad 2 will be utilizing numerous actors from the first film, and Sirens will include Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn. Meanwhile, there's so far been no word on casting for Green Lantern Corps, but if Warners is ready to pull the trigger on that film, then fans might be introduced to their Emerald Knights sooner than expected. The surprise here is Dark Universe (or Justice League Dark), which not too long ago seemed to have been put on the back burner indefinitely. Perhaps Warner Bros. was saving the movie for an occasion such as this.
As Kroll pointed out, though, an additional movie will only happen if there is a script ready to go. With all the considerations involved, a decision will need to be made soon. Not only as to which movie could be filmed in time, but also as to whether an extra movie will be filmed at all.


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The pool of our hotel at the gates of Foggia is exclusively available to our guests: here you can treat yourself to sunbaths and relax in the water at any time of the day. Loungers, sunbeds, sun umbrellas and sea towels are always provided by us
The services of Grand Hotel Vigna Nocelli go on with:
CCTV-monitored car park
Paid shuttle transfer to and from Foggia railway station and the airport of Bari
24h room service
SKY Tv service
Laudry service
Guided visits to Lucera, Gargano and Monti Dauni
Baby-sitter and Playground
2 restaurant halls, a winter and a summer one by the pool
Grand Hotel Vigna Nocelli is located on a road that has been the most important artery of the Daunia since Roman times: the Appia Traiana. This is the construction of the first military road built by the Romans in 312 BC, definitively settled and declared public in 109 by the emperor Trajan from which it was named after. It became the main artery through which Rome firmly assured the dominion of Campania and determined a greater economic vitality to the cities placed along its path.
Immediately after the construction of the Appia Traiana, others followed: La Flaminia, La Valeria, La Cassia, L'Aurelia. These roads were not used exclusively for military purposes, but also to develop a secure and rapid communication system that had its full development in this period.
In the Middle Ages, since the needs tied to the trade started diminishing, the roads were used above all for PILGRIMAGES, a phenomenon that spread rapidly during this period. We know for sure that the most frequented route since the days of pilgrimages is the Via Francigena, an obligatory itinerary for the Pilgrims who wanted to go to Rome. The location of the Grand Hotel Vigna Nocelli is on the Traiana diverticulum that led from Aecae to the ancient Sipontum, a stretch of the Franciscan road that became known in the 12th century near the Candelaro as (Strata Preregrinorum), as a place of passage required for pilgrims and penitents on their way to and from the Holy Land
The time of construction of Vigna Nocelli would seem to refer to the XIII-XIV centuries, that is to say the moment in which also in Italy the gothic forms shaped in the French region of the Ile de France began to spread. The most important and innovative event for the affirmation of new Gothic trends in southern Italy, was the great artistic and cultural movement that grew in the Swabian age and also spread to northern Italy, especially in Tuscany, where the Gothic was. subjected to a decided re-elaboration.
Externally, the façade of the building of Grand Hotel Vigna Nocelli is divided into three parts: the central one, whose vertical impetus vaguely recalls the tricuspidated façade of the Cathedral of Orvieto (1310), and the lateral ones, each comprised of two pilasters crowned by spiers. The outer wall is interrupted by five large portals, three seats in the central area and two in the side ones, and by the string course that divides the building horizontally; the upper part of the facade has a circular motif in the center. The decorative motifs of the building are given by elaborate vegetable and floral decorations harmoniously inscribed within the pointed arches that, in addition to giving greater impetus to the architectural organism, refer to the ogival arches that adorn the Italian duo-fourteenth-century works.
Structurally the building is made of solid load-bearing masonry, the thickness of the walls is 95 centimeters and does not seem to be of the dry type but rather made of bricks and stones, as it appears, following the deterioration of the plaster, both from outside and inside; while the vaults described are made of bricks
The study conducted on Vigna Nocelli has led to formulate some hypotheses, namely the construction that can be considered neither a farm nor a building of worship as the essential constituent elements (division into aisles, apse, presbytery area). The historical-typological analysis of the masserias of Puglia, with the related examples compared, have distanced us from the idea that it could be a typical farm of the Tavoliere delle Puglie. It is unlikely that its construction could date back to the early 1900s as the materials and construction technology would have been different. Archival research has provided more than one element; in 1820 a certain D. Gaetano Nocelli, in the locality of Castiglione, bought the Salde lands of the Posta dei Porcili, plowing 1/5 of them. This Post of the Porcili is documented since 1686 in the Castiglione-Palmori area to come into the territory of a Pasture
Taking into account that Vigna Nocelli is located on the Appia Traiana, the first major road connecting Rome to the south of the Italian peninsula (precisely on its direct variant a Siponto), it could be assumed that the building was in the past:
A building built for strategic purposes to control roads and valleys in the communal age;
A building constructed to house pilgrims who traveled to the Apulian ports in the Middle Ages to embark for the Holy Land or who wanted to reach the other minor destinations of medieval pilgrimage such as the Sanctuary of San Michele sul Gargano and San Nicola in Bari;
One of the many welfare facilities built along the way for the Crusaders heading for Puglia to be transported to the Levante ports;
An accommodation facility used in the second half of the 13th century by merchants who exported goods from all over Europe to the Apulian port cities of the East;
A building used as a customs house since in the early fourteenth century the first customs of the sheep were established by the Angevins, then restored by Alfonso I of Aragon who in 1443 designated the Catalan Francesco Montember as head of customs with headquarters first in Lucera, then in Foggia;
Or that it has fulfilled, over time, all these functions not excluding that of masseria since it has often been identified as "typical Tavoliere farm".
Historic reconstruction carried out by Angela Antonella Russo and Giuseppe Domenico Iannelli of the Italian Archeoclub, Section of Pietramontecorvino (Foggia)
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Q: Corman exercice :Random(a, b) I don't understand the answer of this exercise , especially why they take
n = [log(b - a +1 )] ?!!

I think n = ceil(log2(b))

Here is the exercise:

Describe an implementation of RANDOM(a, b) that only makes calls to RANDOM (0, 1) .

and the answer :
1: n = [lg(b − a + 1)]
2: Initialize an array A of length n
3: while true do
4:    for i = 1 to n do
5:       A[i] = RANDOM(0, 1)
6:    end for
7:    if A holds the binary representation of one of the numbers in a through
b     then
8:          return number represented by A
9:    end if
10: end while

link of page : http://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~ajl213/CLRS/CLRS.html

A: It backs to the decimal method. When you want map a number from (0,1) to (a,b), you just need multiply the number in (b-a) and then plus a. It means if we have a number x in (a,b), we will have (b-a)*x + a which maps 0 to a and 1 to b.
As plus a is a linear shift for all numbers, this shift is ignored here. Hence, the biggest value is b-a and the number of values between the close set of [a,b] is b-a+1.


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Thursday December 1: Liam Mellows memorial event at the Teachers Club
30 November, 2022 - by Mícheál Mac Donncha
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will address a Dublin audience for the first time since the pandemic on a special evening to mark the forthcoming centenary of the execution of Republican leader Liam Mellows.
In the Teachers Club, Parnell Square, on Thursday December 1st at 7pm, there will be a Liam Mellows memorial evening. Dublin City Councillor and historian Mícheál Mac Donncha will give a talk on Mellows.
This will be followed by the Dublin launch by Gerry Adams of his book 'Black Mountain', stories of friendship and comradeship, conflict and peace, past and present.
Speaking in advance of the event, Cllr Mac Donncha said:
"Liam Mellows is a key figure in the story of Irish Republicanism. A freedom fighter who, like James Connolly, understood that freedom for the Irish people, to be meaningful, must be social and economic as well as political.
"We mark his centenary to promote his aim of a United Ireland, the fulfilment of the Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916 and defended by Liam Mellows and his comrades in 1922.
"It is especially appropriate that we also welcome Gerry Adams to launch his latest book. Gerry has been a Republican leader who has followed in the tradition of Liam Mellows and developed that tradition and promoted those ideas all his activist life, ensuring the strength of Sinn Féin and of the Republican vision for Ireland today."


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blanket bans on PSC contractors exposes UK to risks
Guides & ReportsContractorsOff-Payroll
By Katherine Steiner-Dicks Last updated Dec 3, 2021
UK vulnerable to extreme risks due to government's "default to secrecy" and lack of experts
COVID-19 has exposed the UK's risk management system so much that it is deemed as "deficient and too inflexible" to provide the protection the nation needs for the most serious risks, according to the House of Lords Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee.
In its report, Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society, the committee has said that the UK must be better at anticipating, preparing for and responding to a range of challenging risk scenarios, including those which it has never experienced before.
The Committee is urging the government to better engage industry and businesses when developing risk assessments to ensure that it is aware of private-sector capabilities and that business and industry know their role in responding to crises.
The report findings come at a time when the government needs to get a better sense of capacity when it comes to hiring interim workers, such as contractors and freelancers, in times of crisis.
Where is the UK going wrong with its risk assessment?
The House of Lords report emphasises that the Government's current strategy of "centralised and opaque risk assessment and risk management," and as a result has left the UK vulnerable because it fails to make adequate preparations.
"The Government had been advised that in the event of a Coronavirus pandemic, the country would suffer up to 100 deaths," said Lord Arbuthnot, Chair of the House of Lords Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee.
He continued, "Given that more than 140,000 people have now died in the UK, it is clear that we needed to re-examine our system of assessing and planning for extreme risks."
Lord Arbuthnot said that the Government's risk management system defaults to a "secretive and centralised approach that withholds safety-critical information from those who need it – shielding it from full scrutiny and challenge."
He believes that the Government must open up the risk management system and welcome expert consultation from a wider variety of sources.
In a national crisis, expert interim and freelance experts will be in high demand in areas including healthcare (locums and medical research) education, environmental, energy, construction, security, defence, law and cybersecurity, to name a few.
However, will the government find it harder than ever to get these specialists on board if it means changing their status from an independent limited company director to an umbrella company employee to remain "outside IR35"?
Will blanket bans on specialist contractors be lifted too late?
"Specialist professional freelancers who are genuinely self-employed are hired to provide their services on a project-by-project basis, so it shouldn't be any more difficult for government agencies and departments to hire them in a crisis," according to Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator and compliance solution IR35 Shield.
However, he adds: "The problem arises when hirers opt to blanket ban limited company contractors as we have seen happen since the Off-payroll legislation came into effect.
"Blanket bans mean that hirers have fewer options when it comes to hiring the best talent as that talent has now sought work elsewhere, although we know that some Government departments have started to lift blanket bans as we saw earlier this year at Network Rail."
HMRC's Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services (RCDTS), for example, has denied that it has hiring policies that unfairly favour limited company or personal service company contractors within the department or its technology arm, according to a Computer Weekly report.
HMRC's accounts between the 12 months to 31 March 2021, showed that it engaged 403 temporary workers, which was even higher than the previous year, of whom 15 were determined to be working inside IR35. The remaining 388 individuals were classified as "out of scope" of IR35.
HMRC confirmed to Computer Weekly that the vast majority of the individuals classified as being out of scope of the off-payroll rules were employed via umbrella companies during this period.
Cyberattacks: government at back of the IT talent queue
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Experts in cybersecurity are in huge demand, says Chaplin a former IT contractor in the financial services industry.
"They can work for companies anywhere in the world so the government might find itself at the back of the talent queue when they need these experts. Self-employed professionals don't want to work on payroll as employees without any of the rights that come with permanent employment," he says.
In a recent IR35 Shield survey it was found that whilst 88% of contractors are told that they must work through umbrellas, only 6% are happy to do so.
How can the government justify unregulated umbrella companies in a crisis?
Dave Chaplin, IR35Shield
The Government this week has called for evidence to help it better understand how the umbrella industry operates. Despite the industry being unregulated, Chaplin believes many umbrella companies are "compliant and operate to rigorous standards, providing a valuable service to contractors and the firms that use them."
"However, it is vital that everyone throughout the supply change conducts their due diligence and carries out robust checks to ensure that no tax avoidance or disguised remuneration schemes have entered the supply chain as we saw during the pandemic when thousands of nurses and social workers were hired and forced to use certain companies posing as umbrella firms and are now facing enormous tax bills," says Chaplin.
Since the rollout of the Off-payroll legislation, IR35 Shield witnessed a significant rise in the proliferation of disguised remuneration schemes that have duped contractors into signing up for them. The survey revealed that 78% of contractors can't detect a tax avoidance scheme from a compliant one.
"That is a ludicrous position, when hundreds of millions, if not billions of pounds are being channelled through an unregulated sector. Many of us made representations to Jesse Norman when he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury, urging him to regulate the umbrella sector before the rollout of the Off-payroll rules but he did not listen.
"With another call for evidence by the government, let's hope they will listen now. I will be working with policymakers over the coming year to help them find and implement a fair solution," says Chaplin.
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Napoli striker Osimhen misses training but named in provisional matchday squad vs Barcelona
Victor Osimhen did not participate in Napoli training on Wednesday morning at the SSC Napoli Konami Training Centre before their trip to Spain, where they will face Barcelona in the Europa League knockout round playoff tie.
The medical bulletin published by the Blues on their official website revealed that he wasn't involved in training as a precaution after taking a knock to his knee.
Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has selected twenty-one players in the the traveling squad to Barcelona and Osimhen is part of the group, meaning he will be named in the matchday squad if he does not suffer a relapse in the pre-match warm up.
The Super Eagles striker is Napoli's main man in this season's Europa League, scoring four goals in just 168 minutes of action spread across three matches.
Osimhen found the net in each of his last three games in the group stage despite not starting two of them, averaging a goal every 42 minutes, which is the best rate of any player to have scored two or more goals in this season's Europa League.
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Home»Football»Thiel: Lynch 'looks good' in practice. So . . .
Thiel: Lynch 'looks good' in practice. So . . .
By Art Thiel January 13, 2016 19 Comments6 Mins Read
The one drive that worked: Doug Baldwin finished off an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter with the game's only touchdown. Baldwin Wednesday said the absence of Marshawn Lynch was no mystery. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest
Marshawn Lynch practiced Wednesday with the Seahawks at the team's facility. After practice, he gave ESPN's Chris Berman his practice jersey. The significance of both events remains a mystery. But they did happen.
After what happened last week, we hesitate to determine any significance beyond those facts.
Even coach Pete Carroll thought he knew what was going on with his star running back. He didn't.
Carroll, you may recall, said on his Friday radio show that he was sure Lynch was going to play. By that afternoon, the plane left for Minnesota without him. Carroll said Lynch told trainers he wasn't ready to play.
WR Doug Baldwin, and apparently other teammates, knew Thursday that Lynch hadn't recovered sufficiently from his Nov. 25 abdomen surgery to play.
"Not surprised," Baldwin said before practice Wednesday. "He told us. I talked to him Thursday. He said he had to run on Friday morning with the trainers to see if he could deal with it."
Apparently, he couldn't. But Carroll's confusion, and a contradictory comment from Lynch's agent, Doug Hendrickson, that Lynch had a physical setback, has set tongues wagging among Seahawks-watchers as to whether Lynch's sit-out had some other agenda, such as contractual unhappiness.
Baldwin was quick to defend Lynch.
"I think (media) are just trying to make a narrative," he said. "Marshawn has been a leader in our locker room and the engine of our offense for years now. He wasn't feeling right, he wasn't 100 percent to go. Best thing to do was for him to stay back and get more treatment.
"I think you guys are making more out of it than it really is."
Ahead of practice, Carroll said, "Yes, he's going. I think he's got it. We're going to go day to day. I can feel it. He's encouraged to go for it again."
After the past week, no one is taking strictly the word of Carroll, who sounds as if he has little, if any, direct contact with Lynch.
But in their first playoff game without him since his 2010 arrival, the Seahawks survived by the minimum margin, 10-9, in Minnesota. It was hard to separate what was weak football and what was a lock-up caused by subzero weather.
As RB Christine Michael put it Wednesday, "That was the hardest thing I've ever done."
Michael managed 70 yards in 21 carries and had no fumbles. But he missed some open holes. There's little doubt Lynch would have given the Seahawks more production.
"For him to be back would be huge for us," Baldwin said. "Not only for (rushing) but for the morale in the huddle. But Marshawn is dealing with a very serious injury. He has to heal up. We're not pushing him. We'll talk to him, as we always do.
If he can't go again, we got guys who are more than capable of carrying the load. We're ready to go."
After practice, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell was optimistic after watching Lynch.
"He looks good," he said. "I can't judge each day, but probably one of the best days that he's had out here today. He's in there, he's moving around, he's making more cuts, probably a little bit more tempo to it as well."
He admitted he he was surprised by Lynch's absence.
"Probably," he said. "He practiced the whole week. Only Marshawn knows how he's feeling. It's something that we can't determine.
"He has to feel very confident that he's going to be able to go out and do it. We don't just want him to go in, have a couple plays and be done."
If ever there were a game that needed Lynch, it is against Carolina's front seven, perhaps the best in the NFL.
Jon Ryan: Walsh "best player on the field" until . . .
As one special-teams warrior to another, Seahawks punter/placekick-holder Jon Ryan had to put in a word for his beleaguered colleague, Vikings placekicker Blair Walsh, who missed the game-winning field goal Sunday that preserved the Seahawks season.
"What Walsh had done up to that point — he was the best player on the field," Ryan said.
"He's kicking off to touchbacks, he hits three field goals, one from 47. I was so impressed."
Ryan's admiration grew in part because the Seahawks in the week before the game tried to simulate the conditions by putting footballs in the practice facility's freezer.
"It's hard to simulate minus-10," he said. It didn't work.
"There were no problems on the hold, but on the punts, the ball just wouldn't fly," he said. "They inflate the balls in a controlled, 70-degree environment to 13 (pounds per square inch). We experimented last week, taking a ball down to minus-10. The PSI is 8.4. So you're kicking a completely frozen, flat football."
Ryan had his own mishap when, on his first punt of the day, a low ball from snapper Clint Gresham made him decide to run. It worked for four yards until he attempted to vault tacklers and landed facemask-first, breaking his nose. The mistake set up the Vikings' first field goal.
There was some concern Ryan wouldn't be able to return to the game.
"My vision was little blurry because my nose was so fat at the time," he said. "There was so much blood . . . everything was a little blurry.
"It didn't hurt at all when it happened. During the game, I sucked it up and played with a crooked nose. I worried my ass off the whole game that my modeling career was over. But luckily, the dream continues."
After the game, he was X-rayed and the nose pushed back in place. He's ready to go. But he's dismayed with some of the criticism that he missed a hole on the left side of the line that may have allowed him to get a first down.
"I had questions from Monday-morning quarterbacks saying you shoulda went left," he said. "This isn't a Madden (video game). I couldn't just hit L2 and go left. I'm a 34-year-old white guy. I was trying to get off the field. You never second-guess your instincts."
Fortunately, Ryan's perspective, if not his pride, had no injury.
Hilson on January 13, 2016 8:11 pm
Let's go out with a bang Lynch. Finish strong my friend! 3 games potentially left as a Seahawk
John M on January 14, 2016 3:56 pm
The guy had a hernia. They cut and sewed. He probably doesn't want to go through the process again after it gets torn open from the excess trauma his job requires. Though Marshawn doesn't discuss these things directly with the media, I think Doug gave us a succinct explanation for what's going on . . .
Clearly. And I more than understand, and get it. It would just be nice for him to ride off into the sunset playing, not ending like this… Obviously only if he's able to. Would just be a sad end to a stellar career.
art thiel on January 14, 2016 8:14 pm
That's how most sports careers end. The body quits before the heart and mind.
Jeff Shope on January 13, 2016 11:38 pm
8-2 without lynch and his drama
art thiel on January 14, 2016 8:15 am
Next game vs. Carolina. All hands on deck.
Pixdawg13 on January 14, 2016 12:30 pm
What drama? There are drama types on the team, but Lynch isn't one. The media gets all drama-queen about Marshawn sometimes, but that's not his doing.
1coolguy on January 13, 2016 11:49 pm
Art – 2 things: Is it possible on this site to put in a poll for voting whether Lynch will play or won't play and if so his yardage?
Also, Michael Robinson may be the guy to stay in touch with concerning Lynch, for as you know they are very close.
Steve Young said in cold weather he ALWAYS had 4 people on the sideline each with one ball under their coat, keeping them warm. He said they were good for one play, so they would get another one in each play. Since the Hawks did not do this, has there been a rule change eliminating what Young described?
Hadn't heard the Young story. But I believe the game balls are under control of the officials — especially after Deflategate.
1coolguy on January 14, 2016 2:13 pm
He mentioned it on Pardon The Interruption last week. I'm sure you're right, this would be a no-go today.
DJ on January 14, 2016 6:59 am
I'll pretend that I'm talking to Marshawn – this is what I would say:
Yo, Marshawn, get better – can't wait to see you out there kicking butt!
I think a teammate or two may have suggested same.
DJ on January 14, 2016 10:43 am
Yeah, I liked Doug Baldwin's responses to that effect. Hopefully Marshawn just ignores all of the white noise. But the speculation has gone so far as to suggest that we might not ever see him play for the Seahawks again, and the disrespect he's getting – I just want him to know that there are fans out here that care, really appreciate him, give him credit and accept him for who he is. Have a good day Art
jafabian on January 14, 2016 7:58 am
I've been wondering if Ryan might have some competition next season for his job next season. His net average and punts in the 20 were up this year and his return yardage was the highest since 2011. I think with this press conference he just saved his job.
If he's no longer the punter, they need to hire him as a media specialist.
Its onlySports(DavidWakefield) on January 14, 2016 1:07 pm
One thing for sure…he isn't volunteering to be the emergency fullback should they have a rash of injuries at that position in the play offs.
Ah, but he threw a TD pass in the NFC Championship, and he's a lot cheaper than Wilson.
Yes,,,first Canadian to fling a TD pass since Mark Rypien.
Jon has his virtues but running back plunge isn't one of them.
notaboomer on January 14, 2016 9:36 am
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Easy & Not-So-Easy Pieces – Richard Feynman
Title: Easy & Not-So-Easy Pieces
Author: Richard P Feynman, Roger Penrose (intro)
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Publisher: The Folio Society, 2009
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Condition: Hardcover, red cloth with protective slipcase. Book is like new, slipcase has minor shelf-wear. Bound in buckram. Set in Times. 12 pages of colour plates. Book size: 9″ x 5¾", 280 pages.
No ordinary teacher and communicator, Richard Feynman possessed a particular genius. A Nobel prize winner in 1965, his was one of the most brilliant scientific minds of his generation. In a series of landmark lectures at the California Institute of Technology in the early 1960s, Feynman succeeded in explaining the essentials of physics with a unique accessibility and an irresistible sense of theatre.
Published as Six Easy Pieces: The Fundamentals of Physics Explained and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry and Space-Time, they became required reading for would-be scientists throughout the world and now form this special single-volume edition.
'Richard Feynman was to the second half of the century what Einstein was to the first: the perfect example of scientific genius'
In chapters on atoms, energy, gravitation, quantum force, the relationship of physics to other subjects, and an explication of Einstein's theory of relativity, Feynman employs his trademark technique of analogy to illuminate the way the world works. With vigour, wit and an enthusiasm that jumps off the page, he equates physics to a game of chess in which the rules are learned through observation, likens the universe to a glass of wine ('all life is fermentation'), explains atom size by comparing the sizes of an apple and the Earth, and even relates the law of conservation energy to drying oneself with wet towels. Along the way he asks, and answers, fundamental questions about the limits of scientific enquiry.
If your memories of science books are of dry and dusty tomes written in a secret language, this mind-bending collection – published to mark the 20th anniversary of Feynman's death – could change your view of science for ever.
'like peering over Newton's or Einstein's shoulder … I thoroughly recommend [him] to anyone who has ever looked at the universe and asked:Why?'
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"""This module contains a Google Cloud Dataflow sensor."""
from typing import Callable, Optional, Sequence, Set, Union

from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
from airflow.providers.google.cloud.hooks.dataflow import (
    DEFAULT_DATAFLOW_LOCATION,
    DataflowHook,
    DataflowJobStatus,
)
from airflow.sensors.base import BaseSensorOperator

class DataflowJobStatusSensor(BaseSensorOperator):
    """
    Checks for the status of a job in Google Cloud Dataflow.

    .. seealso::
        For more information on how to use this operator, take a look at the guide:
        :ref:`howto/operator:DataflowJobStatusSensor`

    :param job_id: ID of the job to be checked.
    :type job_id: str
    :param expected_statuses: The expected state of the operation.
        See:
        https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/reference/rest/v1b3/projects.jobs#Job.JobState
    :type expected_statuses: Union[Set[str], str]
    :param project_id: Optional, the Google Cloud project ID in which to start a job.
        If set to None or missing, the default project_id from the Google Cloud connection is used.
    :type project_id: str
    :param location: The location of the Dataflow job (for example europe-west1). See:
        https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/concepts/regional-endpoints
    :type location: str
    :param gcp_conn_id: The connection ID to use connecting to Google Cloud.
    :type gcp_conn_id: str
    :param delegate_to: The account to impersonate using domain-wide delegation of authority,
        if any. For this to work, the service account making the request must have
        domain-wide delegation enabled. See:
        https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/service-account#delegatingauthority
    :type delegate_to: str
    :param impersonation_chain: Optional service account to impersonate using short-term
        credentials, or chained list of accounts required to get the access_token
        of the last account in the list, which will be impersonated in the request.
        If set as a string, the account must grant the originating account
        the Service Account Token Creator IAM role.
        If set as a sequence, the identities from the list must grant
        Service Account Token Creator IAM role to the directly preceding identity, with first
        account from the list granting this role to the originating account (templated).
    :type impersonation_chain: Union[str, Sequence[str]]
    """

    template_fields = ['job_id']

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        job_id: str,
        expected_statuses: Union[Set[str], str],
        project_id: Optional[str] = None,
        location: str = DEFAULT_DATAFLOW_LOCATION,
        gcp_conn_id: str = 'google_cloud_default',
        delegate_to: Optional[str] = None,
        impersonation_chain: Optional[Union[str, Sequence[str]]] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self.job_id = job_id
        self.expected_statuses = (
            {expected_statuses} if isinstance(expected_statuses, str) else expected_statuses
        )
        self.project_id = project_id
        self.location = location
        self.gcp_conn_id = gcp_conn_id
        self.delegate_to = delegate_to
        self.impersonation_chain = impersonation_chain
        self.hook: Optional[DataflowHook] = None

    def poke(self, context: dict) -> bool:
        self.log.info(
            "Waiting for job %s to be in one of the states: %s.",
            self.job_id,
            ", ".join(self.expected_statuses),
        )
        self.hook = DataflowHook(
            gcp_conn_id=self.gcp_conn_id,
            delegate_to=self.delegate_to,
            impersonation_chain=self.impersonation_chain,
        )

        job = self.hook.get_job(
            job_id=self.job_id,
            project_id=self.project_id,
            location=self.location,
        )

        job_status = job["currentState"]
        self.log.debug("Current job status for job %s: %s.", self.job_id, job_status)

        if job_status in self.expected_statuses:
            return True
        elif job_status in DataflowJobStatus.TERMINAL_STATES:
            raise AirflowException(f"Job with id '{self.job_id}' is already in terminal state: {job_status}")

        return False

class DataflowJobMetricsSensor(BaseSensorOperator):
    """
    Checks the metrics of a job in Google Cloud Dataflow.

    .. seealso::
        For more information on how to use this operator, take a look at the guide:
        :ref:`howto/operator:DataflowJobMetricsSensor`

    :param job_id: ID of the job to be checked.
    :type job_id: str
    :param callback: callback which is called with list of read job metrics
        See:
        https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/reference/rest/v1b3/MetricUpdate
    :type callback: callable
    :param fail_on_terminal_state: If set to true sensor will raise Exception when
        job is in terminal state
    :type fail_on_terminal_state: bool
    :param project_id: Optional, the Google Cloud project ID in which to start a job.
        If set to None or missing, the default project_id from the Google Cloud connection is used.
    :type project_id: str
    :param location: The location of the Dataflow job (for example europe-west1). See:
        https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/concepts/regional-endpoints
    :param gcp_conn_id: The connection ID to use connecting to Google Cloud.
    :type gcp_conn_id: str
    :param delegate_to: The account to impersonate using domain-wide delegation of authority,
        if any. For this to work, the service account making the request must have
        domain-wide delegation enabled.
    :type delegate_to: str
    :param impersonation_chain: Optional service account to impersonate using short-term
        credentials, or chained list of accounts required to get the access_token
        of the last account in the list, which will be impersonated in the request.
        If set as a string, the account must grant the originating account
        the Service Account Token Creator IAM role.
        If set as a sequence, the identities from the list must grant
        Service Account Token Creator IAM role to the directly preceding identity, with first
        account from the list granting this role to the originating account (templated).
    :type impersonation_chain: Union[str, Sequence[str]]
    """

    template_fields = ['job_id']

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        job_id: str,
        callback: Callable[[dict], bool],
        fail_on_terminal_state: bool = True,
        project_id: Optional[str] = None,
        location: str = DEFAULT_DATAFLOW_LOCATION,
        gcp_conn_id: str = 'google_cloud_default',
        delegate_to: Optional[str] = None,
        impersonation_chain: Optional[Union[str, Sequence[str]]] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self.job_id = job_id
        self.project_id = project_id
        self.callback = callback
        self.fail_on_terminal_state = fail_on_terminal_state
        self.location = location
        self.gcp_conn_id = gcp_conn_id
        self.delegate_to = delegate_to
        self.impersonation_chain = impersonation_chain
        self.hook: Optional[DataflowHook] = None

    def poke(self, context: dict) -> bool:
        self.hook = DataflowHook(
            gcp_conn_id=self.gcp_conn_id,
            delegate_to=self.delegate_to,
            impersonation_chain=self.impersonation_chain,
        )

        if self.fail_on_terminal_state:
            job = self.hook.get_job(
                job_id=self.job_id,
                project_id=self.project_id,
                location=self.location,
            )
            job_status = job["currentState"]
            if job_status in DataflowJobStatus.TERMINAL_STATES:
                raise AirflowException(
                    f"Job with id '{self.job_id}' is already in terminal state: {job_status}"
                )

        result = self.hook.fetch_job_metrics_by_id(
            job_id=self.job_id,
            project_id=self.project_id,
            location=self.location,
        )

        return self.callback(result["metrics"])

class DataflowJobMessagesSensor(BaseSensorOperator):
    """
    Checks for the job message in Google Cloud Dataflow.

    .. seealso::
        For more information on how to use this operator, take a look at the guide:
        :ref:`howto/operator:DataflowJobMessagesSensor`

    :param job_id: ID of the job to be checked.
    :type job_id: str
    :param callback: callback which is called with list of read job metrics
        See:
        https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/reference/rest/v1b3/MetricUpdate
    :type callback: callable
    :param fail_on_terminal_state: If set to true sensor will raise Exception when
        job is in terminal state
    :type fail_on_terminal_state: bool
    :param project_id: Optional, the Google Cloud project ID in which to start a job.
        If set to None or missing, the default project_id from the Google Cloud connection is used.
    :type project_id: str
    :param location: Job location.
    :type location: str
    :param gcp_conn_id: The connection ID to use connecting to Google Cloud.
    :type gcp_conn_id: str
    :param delegate_to: The account to impersonate using domain-wide delegation of authority,
        if any. For this to work, the service account making the request must have
        domain-wide delegation enabled.
    :type delegate_to: str
    :param impersonation_chain: Optional service account to impersonate using short-term
        credentials, or chained list of accounts required to get the access_token
        of the last account in the list, which will be impersonated in the request.
        If set as a string, the account must grant the originating account
        the Service Account Token Creator IAM role.
        If set as a sequence, the identities from the list must grant
        Service Account Token Creator IAM role to the directly preceding identity, with first
        account from the list granting this role to the originating account (templated).
    :type impersonation_chain: Union[str, Sequence[str]]
    """

    template_fields = ['job_id']

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        job_id: str,
        callback: Callable,
        fail_on_terminal_state: bool = True,
        project_id: Optional[str] = None,
        location: str = DEFAULT_DATAFLOW_LOCATION,
        gcp_conn_id: str = 'google_cloud_default',
        delegate_to: Optional[str] = None,
        impersonation_chain: Optional[Union[str, Sequence[str]]] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self.job_id = job_id
        self.project_id = project_id
        self.callback = callback
        self.fail_on_terminal_state = fail_on_terminal_state
        self.location = location
        self.gcp_conn_id = gcp_conn_id
        self.delegate_to = delegate_to
        self.impersonation_chain = impersonation_chain
        self.hook: Optional[DataflowHook] = None

    def poke(self, context: dict) -> bool:
        self.hook = DataflowHook(
            gcp_conn_id=self.gcp_conn_id,
            delegate_to=self.delegate_to,
            impersonation_chain=self.impersonation_chain,
        )

        if self.fail_on_terminal_state:
            job = self.hook.get_job(
                job_id=self.job_id,
                project_id=self.project_id,
                location=self.location,
            )
            job_status = job["currentState"]
            if job_status in DataflowJobStatus.TERMINAL_STATES:
                raise AirflowException(
                    f"Job with id '{self.job_id}' is already in terminal state: {job_status}"
                )

        result = self.hook.fetch_job_messages_by_id(
            job_id=self.job_id,
            project_id=self.project_id,
            location=self.location,
        )

        return self.callback(result)

class DataflowJobAutoScalingEventsSensor(BaseSensorOperator):
    """
    Checks for the job autoscaling event in Google Cloud Dataflow.

    .. seealso::
        For more information on how to use this operator, take a look at the guide:
        :ref:`howto/operator:DataflowJobAutoScalingEventsSensor`

    :param job_id: ID of the job to be checked.
    :type job_id: str
    :param callback: callback which is called with list of read job metrics
        See:
        https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/reference/rest/v1b3/MetricUpdate
    :type callback: callable
    :param fail_on_terminal_state: If set to true sensor will raise Exception when
        job is in terminal state
    :type fail_on_terminal_state: bool
    :param project_id: Optional, the Google Cloud project ID in which to start a job.
        If set to None or missing, the default project_id from the Google Cloud connection is used.
    :type project_id: str
    :param location: Job location.
    :type location: str
    :param gcp_conn_id: The connection ID to use connecting to Google Cloud.
    :type gcp_conn_id: str
    :param delegate_to: The account to impersonate using domain-wide delegation of authority,
        if any. For this to work, the service account making the request must have
        domain-wide delegation enabled.
    :type delegate_to: str
    :param impersonation_chain: Optional service account to impersonate using short-term
        credentials, or chained list of accounts required to get the access_token
        of the last account in the list, which will be impersonated in the request.
        If set as a string, the account must grant the originating account
        the Service Account Token Creator IAM role.
        If set as a sequence, the identities from the list must grant
        Service Account Token Creator IAM role to the directly preceding identity, with first
        account from the list granting this role to the originating account (templated).
    :type impersonation_chain: Union[str, Sequence[str]]
    """

    template_fields = ['job_id']

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        job_id: str,
        callback: Callable,
        fail_on_terminal_state: bool = True,
        project_id: Optional[str] = None,
        location: str = DEFAULT_DATAFLOW_LOCATION,
        gcp_conn_id: str = 'google_cloud_default',
        delegate_to: Optional[str] = None,
        impersonation_chain: Optional[Union[str, Sequence[str]]] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self.job_id = job_id
        self.project_id = project_id
        self.callback = callback
        self.fail_on_terminal_state = fail_on_terminal_state
        self.location = location
        self.gcp_conn_id = gcp_conn_id
        self.delegate_to = delegate_to
        self.impersonation_chain = impersonation_chain
        self.hook: Optional[DataflowHook] = None

    def poke(self, context: dict) -> bool:
        self.hook = DataflowHook(
            gcp_conn_id=self.gcp_conn_id,
            delegate_to=self.delegate_to,
            impersonation_chain=self.impersonation_chain,
        )

        if self.fail_on_terminal_state:
            job = self.hook.get_job(
                job_id=self.job_id,
                project_id=self.project_id,
                location=self.location,
            )
            job_status = job["currentState"]
            if job_status in DataflowJobStatus.TERMINAL_STATES:
                raise AirflowException(
                    f"Job with id '{self.job_id}' is already in terminal state: {job_status}"
                )

        result = self.hook.fetch_job_autoscaling_events_by_id(
            job_id=self.job_id,
            project_id=self.project_id,
            location=self.location,
        )

        return self.callback(result)


text:
EXCLUSIVE: What is the 'worst part' about facing Rangers? Mark Wilson reveals all…
April 1, 2022 | Leave a comment
The Glasgow derby between Celtic and Rangers is considered by many to be the most intense in the world.
While the players in the Scottish game might not be able to match the talents of stars in the likes of Real Madrid v Barcelona, Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund or Liverpool v Manchester United, the aggression and desire on display is usually second to none.
The game naturally comes under immense media scrutiny before and after, but during the match itself the performances and results come down to the 22 players on the pitch.
This week, The Celtic Exchange sat down with former Celtic defender Mark Wilson, who won three consecutive titles with the Hoops between 2006 and 2008, as well as the Scottish Cup in 2011.
In March of 2011, Wilson scored the only goal of the game against Rangers in a Scottish Cup fifth-round replay at Celtic Park, bouncing a strike into the roof of the net from the right hand side of the box.
That was one of the more fiery derbies of recent memory as Rangers received no less than three red cards.
The intensity was off the scale in that particular fixture, but what about the time leading up to a fixture against Celtic's great rivals?
Are there nerves? Excitement? A bit of both?
"Pretty much the same as the supporters, it's a nervy period for the players," Wilson told The Celtic Exchange when previewing the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers on Sunday.
"Well, it was for me, I can only speak for myself and a few of the other Scottish guys who grew up going to this fixture, knowing what it means.
"It's cliché, but it's the one everyone looks to when the fixtures come out and you wonder where you'll be in the league at that position.
"This one is hugely important. I was lucky enough to play in a couple of these where it came right down to the wire and the tension gets cranked up a bit."
Wilson played under three different managers at Celtic Park in Gordon Strachan, Tony Mowbray and Neil Lennon.
Managers and coaches, naturally, have their own way of going about things, and Wilson has revealed that Strachan and Lennon would let some aggression come forth in the lead up to a game, while Mowbray stayed calm and collected.
"The tail end of the week, Gordon Strachan and Neil Lennon were controlled but had that spikiness about them," he said.
"Tony Mowbray was very calm about the full thing."
What is the worst part about facing Rangers?
As outsiders to the inner workings of match preparation, fans are often left in the dark as to how players spend their time in the days and hours before such a crucial fixture.
There's training in the lead up to the match, then the hotel stay the night before.
Wilson reckons that the worst thing about the Glasgow derby, apart from a loss on the day, obviously, is the nerves that creep in when trying to sleep the night before.
"There's the tension building, the excitement building," the former full-back explained.
"You just can't wait for the day to come, because in the days leading to the Saturday or Sunday the nerves can get overwhelming.
"The worst bit about the full thing for players is sleeping the night before. You're in a hotel in a room on your own.
"Even if you've got a partner in the room, you hardly speak to them, because your mind is focused on the game the next day."
You can watch our full interview with Mark Wilson here.


text:
7 Best New Cartridges for Long-Range Precision
Richard Mann
News, Ammunition
The interest in long-range precision shooting continues to rise; it seems like everyone wants to ring steel targets that are 10 football fields away. It is indeed a gratifying experience to know you can direct a bullet to a beachball or even a smaller target at such an incredible distance. It's also much easier to do than it has been in the past. This is partly because of modern rifles and optical sights, but also partly because of the availability of laser range finders and very accurate, easy to operate, ballistic programs that work on smart phones.
But there's another thing that's making hitting at extreme distances easier and that's several modern rifle cartridges that have been introduced since the turn of the century. That's not to say you can't be a long-range sniper with a .308 Winchester or a .300 Winchester Magnum, but this new crop of cartridges has been purpose built to—more efficiently—stretch the effective range of the rifleman. All of these cartridges have 30-degree shoulders and look very similar, with case diameters averaging 1.8 times the bullet diameter. Here are the seven best new precision long range cartridges.
.224 Valkyrie
This cartridge is based on the 6.8 SPC case. Federal smartly shortened the 6.8 SPC case and gave it a 30-degree shoulder. As with most of the modern cartridges designed for distance, the cartridge case is short enough to allow for long, high BC bullets to still work with common magazine lengths. In the case of the Valkyrie, the magazine length it was built to was that of the AR-15. This makes the Valkyrie an excellent choice for distance shooting with an MSR. With regard to time-of-flight and trajectory, out to 1,000 yards it's right on the heels of the 6 mm ARC. However, out of identical rifles the Valkyrie generates about 20 percent less recoil.
Muzzle Velocity: 2,700 fps
Drop at 1,000 Yards*: 33.36 MOA
1,000 Yard Flight Time*: 1.574 seconds
Hornady has led the new millennium charge with regard to cartridges for long range shooting. Their latest entry into this space was specifically engineered for the AR-15. Yeah, it'll work in a bolt gun, but in the AR-15 it is the undisputed best cartridge for stretching distance. Essentially a legitimization of a great bench rest competition cartridge called the 6 mm PPC, the new Hornady 6 mm ARC will get to 1,000 yards faster and hit harder than any other cartridge that can be chambered in the platform. If there's a downside to the 6 mm ARC it's that right now there are only three factory loads offered for it. Expect that to change as ammunition manufacturers start to get a handle on the current ammunition shortage and catch up with the times.
6 mm Creedmoor
You could say that the 6 mm Creedmoor story started in 1955 with the introduction of the .244 Remington, which was a .257 Roberts cartridge necked down to 6 mm. Its original SAAMI specification called for a 1:12-inch twist, which inhibited the use of high BC bullets. That's why the .243 Winchester became the most popular 6 mm rifle cartridge—it utilizes a 1:10-inch twist. The 6 mm Creedmoor will not quite equal .243 Winchester muzzle velocities, but because of its specified 1:7.5-inch twist rate, it will handle more aerodynamic bullets, which makes it perform better at distance. The 6 mm Creedmoor is simply another telling of the 6.5 Creedmoor story, but with different cartridges. It will also get a bullet to 1,000 yards faster than the 6.5 Creedmoor.
Designed in 2003 by Alexander Arms and based on the .220 Russian/7.62x39 mm Soviet cartridges, the Grendel remained mostly a cult cartridge until it was formally recognized by SAAMI eight years later. Since then, it has become a popular option for those who hunt big game or enjoy shooting at distance with AR-15s. Clearly, the rise in popularity of 6.5 mm cartridges, which was inspired by the 6.5 Creedmoor, has driven MSR shooters wanting to experience ballistic nirvana to the Grendel. It won't keep up with the 6 mm ARC, but it's still a great long-range performer in an AR-15, and there is a good selection of Grendel loads to choose from.
It could be argued the 6.5 Creedmoor started the current long-range shooting craze. But that's not the case. That honor probably goes to the movie American Sniper, which not only glamorized precision shooting, but gave Americans a hero at a time when we really needed one. The 6.5 Creedmoor, which was introduced seven years before the movie, was just receiving so-so interest. After the film it skyrocketed to stardom. This was partly because it could deliver bullets to great distances with very flat trajectories, but also partly because it could do so with less recoil than other popular long-range cartridges. The .260 Remington and 6.5x55 have higher muzzle velocities, but the mandated faster twist rate of the Creed is what allows it to handle higher BC bullets and outperform both at distance.
The 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) is another Hornady introduction and could be called the 6.5 Creedmoor Magnum. Using the same bullets, it will generate about 250 fps more velocity, but recoil still remains reasonably tolerable. Ballistically, it is very close to the much older 264 Winchester Magnum, which is another great long-range cartridge. However, the more compact 6.5 PRC case is—at least theoretically—more conducive to better accuracy. Though it's unlikely the 6.5 PRC will ever be as popular as the 6.5 Creedmoor, it has been well received and several new 6.5 PRC loads were introduced for 2021. For target shooting, the lighter recoiling Creedmoor is probably a better choice, but for hunting and tactical application at distance, the PRC hits harder.
This cartridge is a beast, and while it's a great long-range performer, it is on the large side for commonly sized bolt-action rifles. Its overall length is 3.7 inches, which is almost a half-inch longer than the .300 Winchester Magnum. Based on the .375 Ruger cartridge case, the 300 PRC uses the 0.532-inch bolt face and has a 30-degree shoulder, and like with all of the modern long-range cartridges, one key to the performance of the 300 PRC is the mandated fast twist rate. This allows 300 PRC rifles to handle ultra-long .30-caliber bullets with high ballistic coefficients. They get down range faster and this diminishes the time that gravity and wind have to act upon them. If you want to shoot flat and hit hard, this is the cartridge; at 1,000 yards it hits with more than 1,500 foot-pounds of energy.
* Trajectory and time-of-flight calculations are representative of the best performing long-distance factory loads for each cartridge. Actual muzzle velocities, trajectories, and times of flight, will vary from rifle to rifle.
Richard Mann, 7 Best New Cartridges for Long-Range Precision, Precision Rifle Shooting, Long Range Shooting, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6 mm Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 6 mm ARC, 300 PRC, .300 Win. Mag., .308 Win., 6.5 Grendel, .224 Valkyrie
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The season of change is finally here! So why not use this opportunity to revamp your home with a refreshed and relaxed look?
Embrace a spring statement interior with these must-have furniture and accessories that we have hand-picked just for you.
Plus, who doesn't love a colourful mood board?
Golden yellow, royal blue and rich green are our top colour picks for achieving a Spring-style home. These three hues offer a bright, bold and exciting look for any décor and certainly creates an an eye catching room set.
Florals for spring aren't exactly … ground breaking, but they certainly work. Floral prints instantly add a naturally beautiful look to any room and this can be achieved with a floral fabric for your sofa or chair or even a few subtle printed accessories will do.
Create contrast when using these colourful pieces by keeping the walls and flooring of your space neutral. Go for soft beige or grey for the walls and a natural, Earthy look for the floor with either laminate or vinyl tile flooring.


text:
require 'crabby/view_helper'
require 'crabby/controller_helper'
module Crabby
  class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
    initializer "crabby.view_helper" do
      ActionView::Base.send :include, ViewHelper
    end
    initializer "crabby.controller_helper" do
      ActionController::Base.send :include, ControllerHelper
    end
  end
end


text:
From Iceland — Law Offices And Finance Companies Receiving Threats
Law Offices And Finance Companies Receiving Threats
Desperate financial times for some has contributed to threats made against finance companies and law offices in Iceland being taken more seriously, says a security expert.
A stabbing at a law office that has left its director in critical condition has caught national attention. While the motives of the attacker are at this time still unknown, one security expert says that law offices and finance companies alike are starting to take the threats they've been receiving more seriously.
Vísir reports that the attack has apparently caused many companies to review their security policies, for the sake of their employees.
There has been a greater demand for on-site security, whether in the form of security equipment such as video cameras, or actual hired security guards, whether plain-clothes or in uniform. Ómar Örn Jónsson, marketing director for the Security Centre, said that law offices and finance companies are increasingly taking steps to protect their staff.
Next: Davíð Oddsson Takes The Stand
Previous: British MP Proposes Cutting EU Payments To Iceland
An Ice Cave In Reykjavík? Welcome To Perlan's Wonders Of Iceland


text:
Q: Передача данных Vue.js в html шаблон Необходимо вывести на страницу список данных из БД.
Делаю следующим образом:
refbook.html
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="icon" href="<%= BASE_URL %>favicon.ico">
    <title>Django Vue Integration</title>

            ID: {{ catalog.id }}

            OID: {{ catalog.oid }}

            Name: {{ catalog.name }}

            Description: {{ catalog.description }}

refbook.js
import Vue from 'vue'
import axios from 'axios'

new Vue({
    el: '#refbook',
    data: {
        catalogs: [],
    },
    created: function () {
        const vm = this;
        axios
            .get('/nsi/refbook')
            .then(function (response) {
                vm.catalogs = response.data
            })
    }
});

На странице отображаются только наименования столбцов:

Почему так происходит? Как мне вывести нужные данные?


Pratt: Would you change if your words were broadcast?
That morning was much like any other Sunday morning.As is my habit after teaching the auditorium class, I walk down (or is it up?) the center aisle, pausing briefly to greet others coming in to find their places for the worship service which will begin in 10 or 15 minutes.From the auditorium I walk through the vestibule and across to the church library to visit a few moments with the library staff members.On this morning I was checking to be sure they had found the new books I had covered during the week.Glenda took one look at me and realized I was still wired."Did you know you still have your mic on?" she asked.I looked down at my waist, and sure enough, the small powerpack was still attached to my belt, its little green light shining innocently up at me. The people I met in the hall must have thought I had a new type jewelry or something, although the tiny microphone held in place by a hook over my ear may have just looked like a mole on my face."Oh, no," I thought, immediately replaying in my mind if I might have said anything that should not be heard over the local cable station that broadcaststhe Sunday school lesson.I hoped the guys in the sound booth were alert and had already turned me off. Thankfully, I hadn't lingered to chat, just a hello and handshake or two on my way out. I doubt the system would have worked after I left that area, but I don't know that much about the sound system.I try to be careful about turning the microphone off before I gather my Bible and notes.Occasionally I've made a few steps down the aisle before I remembered, but never this far. Sheepishly, I removed the microphone and returned it to the front pew so it would be ready for the person who does the children's sermon each Sunday.What if you knew every word you said would be broadcast, that every private conversation could be heard by anyone tuning in?How much of your usual conversation would you want to change? Sobering thought, isn't it? Would you still repeat that gossip or make that harsh criticism?When I was a child I wondered how it was possible for God to see and know everything about every person in the world. Given the technologies developed, say in the last 20 years or so, that no longer seems such a mystery.As I was contemplating how differently we would speak if we knew our conversation was not private, I found one of those ubiquitous e-mail lists forwarded by a friend. One of the topics was privacy:"If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings and even built into your computer and cell phone."Sure enough, my computer has a camera although I haven't used it. Granddaughter is going to show me how to one of these days.We have seen some headlines about legal challenges to schools using computers, perhaps inappropriately, to track students at home. Also, when shopping today, we should smile because we are almost always on camera.Add to that the Global Position System, aka GPS, which not only makes it possible for you to find your way around unfamiliar territory when driving, but also makes possible views of your street, your home, your front door when your address is typed into the search program in your computer.Let's think about it. Will we behave differently if we know our neighbor across the street or on the other side of the world can know where we are and what we are saying at any given moment? We've already surpassed the George Orwellian concept of the future in terms of communications.It's one thing to give thought to and dismiss an abstract concept of a God who knows all.But given what we know can now be done with existing technologies, that thought of ultimate divine knowledge is not so abstract anymore, is it?We pray with the ancient wisdom of the Psalmist: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." (Psalm 19:14 NLT)BETH PRATT retired as religion editor from The Avalanche-Journal after 25 years. You can e-mail her at beth.pratt@cheerful.com.