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Argument Over Whether Meat Was Pork Steaks Or Pork Chops Settled With A Shotgun – Savage Black Beast Murdered His Uncle To Prove He Was Right
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI • John Cunningham of Jennings used a shotgun to settle a fight with his uncle over pork steaks early Monday in the 5600 block of Hiller Place, police say.
Cunningham, 43, of the 2000 block of Wedgewood Drive in Jennings, was charged Monday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Lessie E. Lowe, 44.
Lowe, who lived in a house on Hiller Place, is the maternal uncle of Cunningham, police say.
The shooting stemmed from an argument between Lowe and Cunningham over whether the cuts of meat they were planning to cook were pork steaks or pork chops, police say.
Cunningham said they were pork steaks, police said. Lowe disagreed.
After the argument became physical about 1 a.m. Monday, the two had to be separated by someone else in the home, police say. Cunningham went to another part of the home, grabbed a shotgun and shot Lowe, police said.
Lowe died later at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Cunningham, who was correct about the meat, was taken into custody.
L.C. Lowe of Hazelwood, who is Lessie Lowe's oldest brother and one of 17 siblings, said Lessie Lowe was a "smart young man" who liked to fix cars and make other repairs. L.C. Lowe said he wasn't at the home on Hiller Place when his brother was slain, but that he knew Cunningham and his brother were close and liked to hang around together.
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Macron turns on the liberals
Once seen as the anti-Trump, France's president is now the bête noire of the American commentariat
BY Aris Roussinos
The former centrist saviour now appears Burkean. Credit: Regis Duvigneau /AFP/ Getty
Aris Roussinos is a former war reporter and a contributing editor at UnHerd.
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Surely no world leader can have experienced such a rapid fall from grace in the eyes of America's liberal press as Emmanuel Macron. When he defeated Marine Le Pen to assume the French presidency in the spring of 2017, American commentators, traumatised by the election of Donald Trump just a few months earlier, immediately elevated him to the pantheon of saviours of liberalism, alongside the other claimed colossi of postmodern liberal statesmanship, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau.
When the Gilets Jaunes protests threatened to unseat Macron from behind his gilded desk in the Elysée, the extremely heavy-handed crowd control methods employed by the French police were brushed off, if they were remarked upon at all, as the necessary response of the liberal state to urban disorder. Despite the inchoate and ideologically-fluid demands of the protestors firmly coalescing on the side of the radical left before the protest wave finally fizzled out, the Gilets Jaunes were framed as a right-wing populist revolt as if by necessity.
Macron was no longer the last-ditch defence of French liberalism from the radical right: he was the anti-Trump, a liberal strongman willing and capable of keeping the world safe for Washington Post commentators by rolling back the then-seemingly unstoppable wave of populist anger, at the helm of a country more or less interchangeable with Europe as a whole in the American imagination.
It is a marker of how far US commentators have self-radicalised since then that Macron is now the target of the New York Times and Washington Post, after daring to criticise their new race-centric ideological passions, and the complex algebraic equations of moral worth and political validity which derive from them.
Following a wave of brutal jihadist murders targeting innocent French civilians, it is Macron who is the villain in their eyes, for launching a counterattack against the Islamist insurgency within France. There is only one permissible response to jihadist terrorism for European leaders, it seems, which is to light some candles and resolutely ignore the situation until the next attack: to take any meaningful action to prevent future violence is to find yourself accused of Nazism by the American press which idealised you just a few short years ago.
Once lauded as the liberal bulwark against Europe's nativist far-right, Macron is now morally suspect for tackling the continent's Islamist far-right; Europe's "anti-Trump" is now only comprehensible as a Trumpian figure in the eyes of the New York and Washington press, but there is increasingly little value in paying attention to the hysterical wailing of American commentators.
Instead, we can more profitably assess how far Macron's worldview has evolved in the nearly four years since he came to power by reading his latest long interview with the Groupe d'Études de Géopolitiques thinktank, published earlier this month. Macron is fond — perhaps too fond — of sharing his important thoughts with the world in long, expansive interviews, and his latest interview is perhaps the purest distillation of the genre.
Yet by cutting through the lofty generalities to examine the specifics of how Macron now views the world, we see him as he sees himself, a liberal of the right, and a defender of the French and European Enlightenment against Chinese totalitarianism, the seductive lures of Europe's radical right, and the counter-Enlightenment obscurantism of both jihadists and Americans.
Macron begins by asserting that the multilateral framework of what is still nostalgically termed the liberal international order no longer functions. "The UN Security Council no longer produces useful solutions today," he declares, and "some, such as the WHO, find themselves hostages of the crises of multilateralism," the latter diagnosis surely being derived from the COVID experience. Indeed, he notes, "we have a crisis with the multilateral framework of 1945: a crisis in terms of its effectiveness, but, and it is even more serious in my opinion, a crisis in terms of the universality of the values upheld by its structures."
Covid has exposed America as a failed state
That crisis, for Macron, is the growing rejection of the very ideological underpinnings of liberalism by the rising civilisation-states of Eurasia, and by the resurgence of political Islam as a force in international politics.
On the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, Macron observes that what was birthed by the crisis of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa was not the expansion of liberalism on which his predecessor Sarkozy gambled so much, but instead "the return of the mindset of certain peoples and of religion in politics," and "an extraordinary acceleration of a return of religion on the political scene in a number of these countries."
The liberal triumphalism of the post-Cold War moment, "based to a great extent, both academically and politically, on a fiction that was the 'end of history' and an implicit idea that was the ongoing spread of democracies, individual liberties, etc" was misguided, Macron declares; instead, the clearly observable result is that, contrary to the aspirations of both the Arab Spring protestors and their external supporters, "authoritarian regional powers are re-emerging, theocracies are re-emerging".
Liberalism is no longer in expansive mode, then, but is instead fighting a defence for its own survival, even in its core European territories: "the fight against terrorism and radical Islamism is a European struggle, a struggle about values," he declares, where our "struggle today is against barbarity and obscurantism." The forces of jihadism and autocracy that defeated the Arab Spring abroad now threaten Europe itself even in our own heartlands. Indeed, he continues, "the combat of our generation in Europe will be a combat for our freedoms. Because they are being overturned. And so it will not be the reinvention of the Enlightenment, but we will have to defend the Enlightenment against obscurantism."
The obscurantism Macron speaks of is not purely external: he also warns of a political current within Europe, "a crisis of the post-1968 and 1989 Western societies," a form of what he confusingly terms "neoconservatism" but which we could perhaps better term "reaction" or neoreaction, "which is challenging 1968," and which, he declares — no doubt with an eye on the ever-present electoral threat of the radical right — is a rational and understandable response to the failures of neoliberalism.
The Washington consensus which underwrote post-Cold War neoliberalism, Macron muses, "turned into a dogma whereby the truths were: less state intervention, privatisations, structural reforms, opening up of economies through trade, financialisation of our economies, with a rather monolithic rationale based on the accumulation of profits."
Whatever the benefits for the workers of China and the CEOs of the United States, the result for the middle class across the Western world was disaster: "it has reduced part of our population to a feeling of uselessness, with deep economic and social, but also mental tragedies: our middle classes in particular, and part of our working classes have been the adjustment variable of this globalisation; and that is intolerable."
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Identifying himself with the "struggle against this mechanism of capitalism," the former investment banker now portrays himself as a sceptic of Anglo-Saxon neoliberalism: but it is perhaps more accurate to say that he sees himself saving liberalism by cutting away its excesses, saving liberalism from itself in the economic sphere in a way analogous to his rejection of the American excesses of liberalism in the cultural and political spheres.
The Washington consensus is dead, he declares, and the time for a "Paris consensus," no doubt under his tutelage, has begun. What this means in practice is not elaborated on with any degree of specificity — he comes out for a vague form of a Green New Deal — but it is hard to avoid the impression Macron's economic strategy is subordinate to his already expressed geopolitical musings.
Indeed, and with a degree of triumphalism, Macron now declares that his vision of European strategic autonomy, so controversial when he first advanced it, has been borne out by events. "Three years ago, when I spoke about European sovereignty and strategic autonomy, I was taken for a lunatic," he muses, "and these ideas were dismissed as French whims," but no-one's laughing now. The German defence establishment, represented by the craven Atlanticist submissiveness of the defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, may still complain, but "fortunately, the Chancellor [Angela Merkel] does not share this point of view."
Assuaging the outrage of think-tankers by stressing Europe's close bonds of alliance and friendship with America, he nevertheless emphasises the continental bloc's need to "prevent the Chinese-American duopoly"; indeed, he repeatedly links the two rival superpowers when he argues Europe's need to assert technological and political independence from both.
Everything you know about Europe is wrong
A geostrategic Europe, with a sphere of influence in Africa which he terms a partnership, is at the heart of his vision: chiding Africa once again for its excessive birth rates (and for the first time linking it to Europe's demographic decline, a dynamic where "for one European country demographically disappearing, in the same period, one African country appears") and for the abuse of Europe's asylum system by African economic migrants, Macron posits a Euro-African relationship where France's post-colonial interests and those of Europe as a whole are perhaps uncomfortably elided.
Yet it is surely in his vision of Europe as a commonwealth, a continent where we share a sense of belonging and ineffable political values despite our division into discrete nation-states, that we see Macron's evolution most clearly: the defender of the French Revolution's values has become an unexpected Burkean. It is not just that his horror at the tyranny and fanaticism of what became of the Arab Spring shapes his worldview, as the French Revolution did Burke's, with his drift to the right deriving from a similar claimed desire to save liberalism from its own worst excesses.
Macron also echoes Burke's conception of Europe as a political unit, an orderly and pacific civilisation of its own, and a commonwealth of shared values to be defended against internal and external challengers. Whatever divides us Europeans, he asserts, in a quote which could be lifted directly from Burke's 1796 Letters on a Regicide Peace, "something unites us. We know that we are European when we are outside of Europe. We feel our differences when we are among Europeans, but we feel nostalgia when we leave Europe."
But above all, Macron observes, citing our moderate economic ideals, our belief in the value of culture, and our neighbourly relations with the Middle East and with Russia, "we are not the United States of America". He is surely fortunate then, in the reaction he has now solicited from the other side of the Atlantic: if the basis of Macron's creation of a geopolitical Europe in his own image is that of our deep and essential difference from the United States, then he has no greater ally than the American press, which draws the dividing lines between Us and Them more clearly with every passing day.
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hi M. I have the pottery pix. Unfortunately the Harry thread just shut down. How can I send them to you. Should I Just do it here? Read more
*wink* I'm not arguing with the proposition. I'm simply pointing out that if you write an article about U.S. pundits and Macron, you should include a few examples. Read more
I know, i was criticizing the author for not including any quotes to support his argument. I"m well aware of the prejudices of the news media these days (and that's being kind), but an article about U.S. commentators and Macron ought to at least include an example or two. Read more
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Q: I am getting connection reset error when trying execute two queries at the same time in arangodb? I am using arangojs v6.14.1 and arangodb version 3.6.4.. I also have the nodejs express app which is intended to serve client requests.
I am experiencing an issue while executing concurrent requests. The database connection hangup when I concurrently process client requests:
What the app will do when it receives a request?
Open a database connection -
db = new Database(dbConfig.url);
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There are multiple middleware functions that need to access to perform various functions and accessibility checks. And for each middleware I tried to

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This works fine with single request at a time. But if I tried to call two APIs at same time, I am getting CONNECTIONRESET error. And also throwing socket hangup error.
I tried to commend out the close connection method and it started working fine for a while. But when I increased the number of connections, it again showing the same error as "CONNECTIONRESET".
I have searched the documentation of arangojs regarding the connection manipulation. But I haven't found any information regarding the same.
Any help would be deeply appreciated.

A: This might be too late for you, but I had a similar issue.  After talking with ArangoDB support, it turned out to be an issue with sockets.
Looking at the output from netstat -aplnt I was seeing a lot of CLOSE_WAIT and TIME_WAIT messages, indicating that there were A LOT of connections that were not being closed properly.
The solution was to enable persistent connections (see arangojs config for keep-alive and maxSockets) and then re-using a single connection whenever possible.  This was more than just a settings change, requiring some code modifications as well.

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Easements can still be granted by separate instrument. There are four different easement forms that can be used for this purpose that vary only by the type of entity granting the easement.


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From a dance floor perspective, Guy's unearthly DJ mixes have helped propel his prominence globally. His Balance Presents Guy J compilation for Australia's illustrious Balance Music series is a perfect example of what to expect when Guy is in the booth. It's a hypnotic trek through the entire spectrum of house music, composed with an assortment of originals, remixes and edits for an exquisite experience. Guy has the freedom to melt together melodies from all genres thanks to his production prowess and masterful touch with Ableton's revolutionary software. There are few as proficient in the art of progressive DJing as Guy J.
Opening major events for John Digweed. Spinning back-to-back with all-time great, Hernan Cattaneo. Headlining gigs around the globe, most notably in the house music oasis of Argentina, where Guy has reached a level he thought he could only dream of. His list of ultra-impressive accolades is extensive and continually growing, yet Guy J remains his emotional and modest self. It's impossible to find even the slightest bit of pretentiousness in either Guy's personal or professional approach.
His innate sensitivity and strong belief in what you put into this world, you will receive from it; bind Guy to uncompromising honesty in his relationships, and of course, his music. He maintains his accessibility to peers and fans. He's committed to the constant evolution of electronic music and cherishes his place within its history. It's tempting to close the circle and assume the role that comes with the status he's achieved, but that's just not Guy J. He thrives like the stunning sounds he provides, with grace and without limits.


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Twisted Sister Drummer A.J. Pero Dead at 55
Staten Island native played on hits "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock"
Twisted Sister drummer, A.J. Pero, has died. He was 55.
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Longtime Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero has passed away, the heavy-metal act announced in a statement today. The Associated Press reports that Pero was found unresponsive on a tour bus in Poughkeepsie, New York and subsequently died of an apparent heart attack. He was 55.
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"Today, I lost a brother," frontman Dee Snider said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "Anthony Jude Pero passed away. A.J. was the final piece in a band that would become an international sensation and one of the greatest live rock acts to ever hit the stage. His sledgehammer assault on the drums helped drive Twisted Sister and me to greatness and inspired me to rock every single show. My heart breaks knowing I will never feel the power of his beat behind me, or turn to see his face smiling broadly from the sheer joy he got from doing what he loved. I will always remember that smile. R.I.P., my friend."
"The members of Twisted Sister are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of our brother, A.J. Pero," the band wrote on their official website (via Blabbermouth). "The band, crew and most importantly the family of A.J. Pero thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this time."
Pero had been touring with a side project, Adrenaline Mob, at the time of his death. He was found on his bus unresponsive, so paramedics rushed him to a hospital but he did not make it, guitarist Jay Jay French told TMZ.
"A.J. Pero was a force, the likes of which I doubt I will ever have the chance to play in front of again," French said. "His drumming was legendary, but his heart, as a human being, was even greater. In our hearts, he will always be the engine that drove the train. I loved him and today my heart has been ripped out. R.I.P."
The Staten Island–born drummer was originally in the New York rock group Cities when he was recruited to join Twisted Sister in 1982. With Snider's crew, Pero appeared on the band's first four albums – 1982's Under the Blade, 1983's You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll, 1984's Stay Hungry and 1985's Come Out and Play – before leaving Twisted Sister and rejoining Cities in 1986.
Pero was behind the kit on Twisted Sister's most popular tracks, "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock." The band broke up in 1988, but Pero linked back up with his former bandmates for brief reunions in 1997 and the early 2000s until they regrouped permanently in 2003 and subsequently made a pair of studio albums, 2004's Still Hungry and 2006's A Twisted Christmas. Pero was still the group's drummer at the time of his death. It's unclear whether Twisted Sister will postpone their upcoming tour dates – they're next scheduled to perform May 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada – in light of Pero's death.
In addition to Twisted Sister, Pero was also a member of the Ozzy Osbourne cover band No More Tears.
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Gut Pathogen Linked to Reactive Arthritis
Bacteria may be single-celled organisms, but many of them live in communities called biofilms. These thick and often slimy layers of microbes generate a community that is stronger than an individual; biofilms are tough to destroy, can often resist antimicrobials, and enable microbes to thrive. Salmonella bacteria can form a biofilm that produces a fibrous protein called curli amyloid, which can lead to diarrhea during an gut infection. Researchers have now found that this protein is linked to other illnesses as well. The findings have been reported in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a painful inflammatory disease, and impacts around five percent of people that have had a gastrointestinal illness caused by a bacterial infection. Not much is known about what causes ReA, and there are no treatments.
In this work, scientists utilized a mouse model of foodborne diarrhea caused by a Salmonella enterica Typhimurium infection. Clusters of bacteria were seen within weeks of the bacterial infection, and the microbes started making curli. The curli protein caused the immune system to react; antibodies attacking the 'self' were observed. These autoantibodies were against complexes of curli and DNA and were attributed to a system-wide Salmonella infection.
Joint inflammation started in the mice after curli-induced antibody production. Chronic inflammation in the fluid around affected joints and the breakdown of bones, features of ReA, were seen. It seems that when pathogenic bacteria get out of the intestinal tract they can cause serious problems.
"We found specifically that if curli stays in the intestines, its negative inflammatory effects are limited," explained the senior study author Cagla Tukel, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM). "But in susceptible individuals, if curli escapes the intestinal tract and enters the circulation, an autoimmune reaction ensues."
"Our findings indicate that curli is a major component of Salmonella that drives autoimmune reactions," Tukel said. "In mice, these reactions were triggered within six weeks of infection, demonstrating that the expression of a bacterial component in the intestine can lead to subsequent autoimmune responses."
A genetic variant has been linked to the production of a protein called HLAB27 and it's a known risk factor for ReA. "The presence of pathogenic curli in the microbiota may precipitate or exacerbate autoimmunity in individuals with HLAB27," Tukel noted.
Tukel's team is planning to confirm these findings in people, and to investigate whether other pathogenic microbes can trigger similar autoimmune responses. They are also studying the link between bacterial curli protein and brain diseases like Alzheimer's.
"Recent research in Parkinson's disease mouse models suggests that curli amyloid fuels neurodegeneration," Tukel said. "The ability of enteric bacterial curli to escape the intestine and reach the systemic circulation raises questions about a potential role in neurodegenerative processes."
Sources: AAAS/Eurekalert! via Temple University Health System, PLOS Pathogens
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What I like so much about many of CPO's discs is the supporting commentary. Often at the back of the booklet the main themes of the works presented are given alongside full biographical information and frequently, detailed musical analysis. If this analysis is dry and arid — and that can occur — then most people jump on to the next paragraph or give up on the booklet altogether. In the notes for this disc Bernhard A. Kohl strikes just the right balance.
If you are not familiar with this composer — and I was in a similar boat — then let me offer the following. David thought of Bach as the greatest genius. He was in awe of Brahms and very much of Bruckner, whose corpse he had seen in the crypt of the very church, St. Florian's in Vienna, where David had sung as a choirboy. He also loved and admired Mahler whose music he conducted. Later he took a strong interest in Schoenberg and twelve-tone technique. Counterpoint, which is such a stylistic trait of David's music, is especially in evidence in the First Symphony.
It might be thought, on reading his biography, that David's music — he was himself a great analyst — might end up rather dry and colourless but this is certainly not the case. The main melody of the First Symphony — example 1 in the booklet — is clearly in the Dorian mode although the symphony is given as in A minor. What struck me also, especially in the coruscating finale where so many themes intermingle, was the closeness to the highly contrapuntal if slightly unrelenting Scherzo of Rubbra's Second Symphony of exactly the same year. David's orchestration however is a little more translucent.
The first movement, the longest, is an Allegro moderato of great vigour and direction. The solid Andante sostenuto is a little lacking in personality but is scored with great clarity and the modal melody is played with in a fascinating way both rhythmically and harmonically. The third movement, a Scherzo, is a brief novelty in 5/8 time, again quite translucent and the aforementioned finale is a rondo, which grows in excitement. I really enjoyed this symphony, as apparently did the first audiences. The composer Jean Absil described its as 'full of fire".
Another influence one can detect is that of Hindemith. His shadow reigns over the First Symphony especially the first movement as it does over the Symphony No. 6 but never stiflingly so. The work was much revised twelve years after its first performance with the finale especially altered. This work is, to quote the composer, "festive and exhilarating" and those epithets certainly apply to the first movement, a succinct and powerfully energetic Allegro. The Adagio second movement has a touch of Shostakovich about it and is in three-part arch-form. The Scherzo is a brilliant and quixotic Viennese waltz and the finale a rondo with a double fugue, the second one being slow and reflective.
This time just one basic motif dominates the Symphony throughout. That is the interval of a second followed by a fourth that David uses in multifarious permutations. The ending is a little abrupt but what a technical tour de force and what a fine performance. The same applies to both symphonies. I don't know how often the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra have played these works but under the strong persuasion of Johannes Wildner they sound as if they have performed them all their lives.
I have enjoyed both of these symphonies, which are ideal companions. Having heard them, I wanted to play them again straightaway which is a rare feeling. Look out for the next volume, which I believe, is now 'in the can'.


Congress chief Rahul Gandhi visited the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar this morning to mark 100 years of one of the worst massacres in the world, and said "cost of freedom must not be forgotten". Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, among other senior Congress leaders, accompanied him.
Earlier today, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tributes on Twitter to those who lost their lives in the massacre.


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In der Gemeinde befindet sich ein Campus der Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

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On Poetry. . .
by DamnedFool | Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Lotta poetry right now; our periodic Oral Traditions Salon just happened, and a day after that was the annual Favorite Poems event. Sebastopol is a good place for poetry — one of our past mayors is a substantial poet.
Imagine a meeting-room adjacent to a stunning show of modern figurative art. Imagine people taking a sunny Sunday afternoon to listen to poetry. Imagine about forty people stepping up to read or recite what they claim as their favorite poem, and to give a hint about the reason for the choice. Imagine those forty being joined by twice as many who came just to listen.
The whole room was alive. Little breaths as particular words or lines sank deep. Surreptitious sniffles. Blurts of startled laughter. The place was a living ode to listening.
Texting and tweets are one form of currency. But poetry is pure gold that endures and shines and picks up warmth from fingers and earlobes when it's worn. The act of public sharing is vital. I like imagining that the coyotes who yip in the night are really having a poetry fest.
I've written a large shelf full of plays, hundreds of short dramatic sketches, four unpublished novels (a fifth on the way), three unproduced screenplays, lots of audio pieces, 60 weekly blog entries, countless press releases and grant applications, and many years ago even fumbled my way through my dissertation. But I can't write a damned poem.
Not strictly true. I wrote my first poem when I was fifteen. Its brilliance stunned me, and I was appalled to think I'd probably never be able to write something so fine again. I was mistaken on all counts. And from time to time I've given it another try, never to my satisfaction.
I love intense feeling and experience expressed concisely. To my taste, most full-length plays should be condensed to one-acts, most one-acts to micro-plays, and most micro-plays to one-liners. (In poetry, I'm not much of a fan of long stuff, though I'm a sucker for Byron and Blake; I much prefer to have my skull split at one blow.) And there are passages in our plays that rise to a lyric intensity, I think. So I ought to be able to cobble together at least ten memorable lines that can stand, if not as an orchid, at least as an elegant thistle.
My blockage, perhaps, comes from my experience, as playwright, of always writing with a mask: the characters of a play may partake of your elements, but none are actually you, so it feels very peculiar to find your own voice and claim it. And it may snag on my dialectical mind: I'm never comfortable making a positive statement without probing it, like a dentist, for its cavities. And it may be I just don't have any bright ideas for a poem.
Maybe it's time to try again. At least it might be an advance over the fifteen-year-old's opus.
I wrote a whole bunch about chickens, but I lost it. I felt bad about that. Before, I'd said stuff about Mr. Sturtly's chickens across the road, and that sounded like I didn't like chickens. But I think they do the best they can.
When I was a little Fool it was on the news that the Air Force invented a cannon to shoot chickens out. They shot it at an airplane at 700 miles per hour to see what would happen if a chicken hit an airplane. A whole chicken, probably plucked, they didn't say — that might have been classified. It had a purpose for national defense, maybe put them in orbit and shoot drumsticks down at the Russians. But I support chicken rights, at least for American chickens. You never know when it might be you.
So I wrote more stuff about chickens, which isn't that easy to do. How much is there to say? "That's a chicken" pretty much covers it. You can't really get to know them very well. My friend Millie is a vegetarian except for chicken. She says it's okay to eat them because they don't know they're being eaten. I was gonna say, "Well, at some point they probably guess," but you don't mess around with Millie. She believes in non-violence, but just to believe it, not to do it.
Anyway, all my thoughts about chickens have fled into the digital gizzard of my computer. Which seems right somehow. The computer and the chicken think alike.


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In a will, one must appoint the people who are charged with carrying out the intentions of the testator. The people you select should be dependable and understand their roles. These people are called "fiduciaries." The fiduciaries include the executor, the trustee and a guardian.
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The Nonindigenous Occurrences section of the NAS species profiles has a new structure. The section is now dynamically updated from the NAS database to ensure that it contains the most current and accurate information. Occurrences are summarized in Table 1, alphabetically by state, with years of earliest and most recent observations, and the tally and names of drainages where the species was observed. The table contains hyperlinks to collections tables of specimens based on the states, years, and drainages selected. References to specimens that were not obtained through sighting reports and personal communications are found through the hyperlink in the Table 1 caption or through the individual specimens linked in the collections tables.
Pisidium amnicum
(greater European peaclam)
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Pisidium amnicum (Müller, 1774)
Common name: greater European peaclam
Taxonomy: available through www.itis.gov
Identification: This small bivalve has a height to length ratio of 0.74–0.81 and is relatively long, oval shaped, and heavily striated with a shiny yellow or brown epidermis. The beaks are located towards the posterior by about 2/3 of the total shell length. Inside the shell, the cardinal teeth are closer to the anterior lateral teeth than to the posterior lateral teeth, the 2nd cardinal tooth is a thick peg covered by the thinner 4th cardinal, and the 3rd cardinal curves around the 2nd cardinal. In live specimens there is only an anal siphon (Clarke 1981, Herrington 1962, Mackie et al. 1980, Pennak 1989).
Size: varies from 8.8 to 11.9 mm in length (Herrington 1962, Holopainen 1979, Holopainen et al. 1997, Vincent et al. 1981).
Native Range: Pisidium amnicum is widely distributed in Eurasia and North Africa between Naples, Siberia, and Algiers (Mackie 2000, Por et al. 1986, Vincent et al. 1981).
Puerto Rico &
Guam Saipan
Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Pisidium amnicum are found here.
Year of earliest observation
Year of last observation
Total HUCs with observations†
HUCs with observations†
Michigan 1899 1899 1 Lake Huron
Minnesota 1985 1985 1 St. Louis
New Jersey 1962 1962 1 Mid-Atlantic Region
New York 1897 1996 5 Headwaters St. Lawrence River; Lake Champlain; Lake Ontario; Lower Hudson; Middle Hudson
Pennsylvania 1962 1962 *
Vermont 1962 1962 1 Richelieu River
Table last updated 9/30/2019
† Populations may not be currently present.
* HUCs are not listed for states where the observation(s) cannot be approximated to a HUC (e.g. state centroids or Canadian provinces).
Ecology: Found in freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers with soft bottoms; water temperatures of 1–21ºC. Pisidium amnicum is typically a rheophilic species in its native range but can also occur in lakes. It prefers sand but has also been recorded on mud and gravel. It can survive anoxic conditions under ice cover but may be limited in some upper river reaches where temperatures do not exceed 15–17ºC in July. Pisidium amnicum is capable of closing its shell to induce anoxia, metabolic quiescence, and anaerobiosis, and can survive for 200 days at 0ºC. It occurs down to 30 m in Europe but only down to 10 m in the Great Lakes. Densities in Europe have reached around 1000–3300 clams per m2.
In the St. Lawrence River, Canada, where it has been introduced, it is often found living in littoral zones in association with the introduced snail Bithynia tentaculata and the oligochaete Sparganophilus tamesis (Bishop and Hewitt 1976, Holopainen 1979, 1987, Mackie et al. 1980, Vincent et al. 1981, Dyduch-Falniowska 1982, Piechocki and Luczak 1989, Holopainen and Penttinen 1993, Grabow 1994, Zettler 1997, 1998, Holopainen et al. 1997, Mackie 2000).
Pisidium amnicum can live up to 3 years, mature at 4 mm (sexually mature as early as 3 months old in Europe). It is hermaphroditic, ovoviviparous, and can undergo cross-fertilization. Eggs incubated in a brood-sac in the parent; embryos develop and are released as miniature adults. In Europe it is often semelparous, reproducing once in a lifetime. In the St. Lawrence River it is iteroparous, reproducing twice, once at age 2 and once at age 3. Recruitment takes place when water temperatures reach 15–20ºC. Maturation of individuals and egg-laying occur between July and October, and eggs are brooded for around 9–10 months. The number of embryos per adult varies from 5–29. Lifespan is typically 1–3 years (Araujo and Ramos 1999, Araujo et al. 1999, Holopainen 1979, Holopainen et al. 1997, Vincent et al. 1981).
Pisidium amnicum larvae may be distributed by ruminants via excrement. Adult clams in particular can be hosts to digenean parasites in Eurasia, such as: Bunodera lucipercae, Palacerochis crassus, Phyllodistomum elongatum, and Crepidostomum sp. Parasites may castrate their hosts. Semelparity could be a result of castration (Holopainen et al. 1997, Rantanen et al.1998, Sturm 2000, Zhokov 1990).
Pill clams are filter feeders (suspension feeders on algae and bacteria), living in the sediments and obtaining nutrition from the substrate and the water column. This species especially favors diatoms (Holopainen 1979, Mackie 2000).
Means of Introduction: Pisidium amnicum was very likely introduced in solid ballast, which was used in the early 1900s in ships entering the Great Lakes (Mills et al. 1993; Grigorovich et al. 2003).
Status: Established where recorded, but at low densities in some regions. Pisidium amnicum could also occur in other inland waters within the Great Lakes basin (Clarke 1981, Grigorovich et al. 2003, Mackie et al. 1980, Mills et al. 1993).
Impact of Introduction: The impacts of this species are currently unknown, as no studies have been done to determine how it has affected ecosystems in the invaded range. The absence of data does not equate to lack of effects. It does, however, mean that research is required to evaluate effects before conclusions can be made.
Remarks: In some parts of its native range P. amnicum is considered endangered (Beran 1998, Sturm 2000).
References: (click for full references)
Araujo, R., and M.A. Ramos. 1999. Histological description of the gonad, reproductive cycle, and fertilization of Pisidium amnicum (Muller, 1774) (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae). Veliger 42(2):124-131.
Araujo, R., M.A. Ramos, and R. Molinet. 1999. Growth pattern and dynamics of a southern peripheral population of Pisidium amnicum (Muller, 1774) (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae) in Spain. Malacologia 41(1):119-137.
Bishop, M.J., and S.J. Hewitt. 1976. Assemblages of Pisidium spp. (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae) from localities in eastern Poland. Freshwater Biology 6(2):177-182.
Beran, L. 1998. Molluscs (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) of the wetlands in the Libechovka and Psovka brook basin. Casopis Narodniho Muzea Rada Prirodovedna 167(1-4):43-51.
Clarke, A.H. 1981. French translation by A. La Rocque. Les Mollusques d'eau douce du Canada. Musée national des sciences naturelles, Musées nationaux du Canada. 447 pp.
Dyduch-Falniowska, A. 1982. Oscillations in density and diversity of Pisidium communities in 2 biotopes in southern Poland. Hydrobiological Bulletin 16(2-3):123-132.
Grabow, K. 1994. Mollusca of Salzgitter branch canal (Mittellandkanal) near Brunswick, Lower Saxony. Braunschweiger Naturkundliche Schriften 4(3):485-496.
Grigorovich, I.A., A.V. Korniushin, D.K. Gray, I.C. Duggan, R.I. Colautti, and H.J. MacIsaac. 2003. Lake Superior: an invasion coldspot? Hydrobiologia 499(1-3):191-210.
Heard, W.H. 1962. The Sphaeriidae (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of the North American Great Lakes. American Midland Naturalist 67(1):194-198.
Herrington, H.B. 1962. A revision of the Sphaeriidae of North America (Mollusca: Pelecypoda). Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Miscellaneous Publications 118. 74 pp 7 plates.
Holopainen, I.J. 1979. Population dynamics and production of Pisidium species (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in the oligotrophic and mesohumic lake Pääjärvi, southern Finland. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 54(4): 466-508.
Holopainen, I.J. 1987. Seasonal variation of survival time in anoxic water and the glycogen content of Sphaerium corneum and Pisidium amnicum (Bivalvia: Pisididae). American Malacological Bulletin 5(1):41-48.
Holopainen, I.J., and O. Penttinen. 1993. Normoxic and anoxic heat output of freshwater bivalves Pisidium and Sphaerium. Oecologia 93: 215-223.
Holopainen, I.J., S. Lamberg, E.T. Valtonen, and J. Rantanen. 1997. Effects of parasites on life history of the freshwater bivalve, Pisidium amnicum, in eastern Finland. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 139(4):461-477.
Mackie, G.L. 2000. Ballast water introductions of Mollusca in R. Claudi, and J.H. Leach, eds. Nonindigenous Freshwater Organisms: Vectors, Biology and Impacts. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida 219-254.
Mackie, G.L., D.S. White, and T.W. Zdeba. 1980. A guide to freshwater mollusks of the Laurentian Great Lakes with special emphasis on the genus Pisidium. Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, Minnesota 55804. 144 pp.
Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor. 1993. Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions. Journal of Great Lakes Research 19(1):1-54.
Pennak, R. 1989. Fresh-water Invertebrates of the Unites States, 3rd ed. Protozoa to Mollusca. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York State. 628 pp.
Piechocki, A., and C. Luczak. 1989. Sphaeriidae (Bivalvia: Eulamellibranchia) of the upper and middle course of the Wieprz River, southeast Poland. Przeglad Zoologiczny 33(4):59-566.
Por, F.D., H.J. Bromley, Ch. Dimentman, G.N. Herbst, and R. Ortal. 1986. River Dan, headwater of the Jordan, an aquatic oasis of the Middle East. Hydrobiologia 134:121-140.
Rantanen, J.T., E.T. Valtonen, and I.J. Holopainen. 1998. Digenean parasites of the bivalve mollusk Pisidium amnicum in a small river in eastern Finland. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 33(3):201-208.
Sturm, R. 2000. The fresh water molluscs in waters and small swamps of the Postalm area (Tennengau, Salzburg). Linzer Biologische Beitraege 32(2):1235-1246.
Trebitz, A.S., C.W. West, J.C. Hoffman, J.R. Kelly, G.S. Peterson, and I.A. Grigorovich. 2010. Status of non-indigenous benthic invertebrates in the Duluth-Superior Harbor and the role of sampling methods in their detection. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36: 747-756.
US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE). 2012. Molluscicides. Accessed 10/28/13. http://glmris.anl.gov/documents/docs/anscontrol/Molluscicides.pdf
Vincent, B., G. Vaillancourt, and N. Lafontaine. 1981. Cycle of development, growth, and production of Pisidium amnicum (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the St. Lawrence River (Quebec). Canadian Journal of Zoology 59(12):2350-2359.
Zettler, M.L. 1997. The aquatic malacofauna (Gastropoda et Bivalvia) in the catchment area of a North German Lowland River, the Warnow. Limnologica 26(3):327-337.
Zettler, M.L. 1998. The aquatic molluscs in the drainage area of the River Peene (North-East Germany). Malakologische Abhandlugen (Dresden) 19(1):127-138.
Zhokov, A.E. 1990. Seasonal and age-related characteristics of trematode parthenite invasion of a bivalve mollusk Pisidium amnicum population. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biolgicheskii 95(6):43-52.
Great Lakes Water Life
Author: Kipp, R.M., A.J. Benson, J. Larson, and A. Fusaro
Revision Date: 11/26/2019
Citation Information:
Kipp, R.M., A.J. Benson, J. Larson, and A. Fusaro, 2020, Pisidium amnicum (Müller, 1774): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=129, Revision Date: 11/26/2019, Access Date: 1/22/2020
This information is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The information has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.


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Er zijn verschillende bibliografieën van de geschiedenis der Nederlanden, onder andere als beredeneerde bibliografie bij handboeken en standaardwerken. Hieronder wordt die van Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden (2006) gegeven, een recent handboek op het gebied van de geschiedenis der Nederlanden.

Daarnaast bestaat er voor Nederland:
  (1907-1953): Repertorium der verhandelingen en bijdragen betreffende de geschiedenis des vaderlands, in tijdschriften en mengelwerken verschenen, Leiden;
  (1979): Bibliografie der geschiedenis van Nederland, Utrecht.
 Lopende bibliografie: Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis (DBNG).

Voor historische studies over België bestaat er:
  (1931): Bibliographie de l'histoire de Belgique, Brussel.
 Lopende bibliografie: Bibliografie van de geschiedenis van België in Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en Geschiedenis.

Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden

Handboek
Als handboek op het gebied van de geschiedenis der Nederlanden geldt anno 2010:
  (red) (2006): Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden, HBuitgevers, Baarn.

Voor recensies van de nieuwste publicaties wordt verwezen naar:
Bijdragen en mededelingen betreffende de geschiedenis der Nederlanden, Nederlands Historisch Genootschap (NHG), Den Haag.

Als analytische inleiding in de historiografie geldt:
  (2002): De palimpsest: geschiedschrijving in de Nederlanden 1500-2000, Uitgeverij Verloren.

Standaardwerken
Als standaardwerk worden twee werken genoemd, waarbij wordt aangeraden ook de oudere publicaties te raadplegen:
 , (red.) (1949-1958): Algemene Geschiedenis der Nederlanden (AGN), Uitgeversmij W.de Haan / Standaard Boekhandel, Utrecht - Antwerpen;
  (1977-1983): Algemene Geschiedenis der Nederlanden (AGN) of (NAGN), Fibula-Van Dishoeck, Haarlem.

Overzichten
  (1977): Winkler Prins Geschiedenis der Nederlanden, Amsterdam/Brussel;
  (2002): De Lage Landen 1780-1940. Twee eeuwen Nederland en België, Amsterdam/Antwerpen;
  (1996): De gouden delta der Lage Landen. Twintig eeuwen beschaving tussen Seine en Rijn, Antwerpen, Mercatorfonds.

Natievorming
De zeer persoonlijke visie:
  (1992): Van Clovis tot Happart. De lange weg van de naties in de Lage Landen, Leuven/Apeldoorn, Garant;
Een oudere benadering:
  (1961-1962): Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse stam, Amsterdam/Antwerpen;
Een meer duurzame visie:
  (1980): Eenheid en scheiding. Geschiedenis der Nederlanden 1477-1813, Het Spectrum, Utrecht/Antwerpen.

Thematische benaderingen

Sociaal-economisch
  (1979): Economische en sociale geschiedenis van de Lage Landen, 800-1800, Haarlem;
  (1976): Industrialization in the Low Countries, 1795-1850, New Haven.

Religie
  en  (2005): Nederlandse religiegeschiedenis, Verloren, Hilversum.

Kunsten
  (1963-1965): Kunstgeschiedenis der Nederlanden, Utrecht/Antwerpen;
  (2003): L'art flamand et hollandais : Le Siècle des primitifs, 1380-1520, Parijs;
  (2003):L'art flamand et hollandais, Belgique et Pays-Bas, 1520-1914, Citadelles & Mazenod , Parijs.

Literatuur
  (2006-2015): Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse Literatuur, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam.

Theater
  (1996): Een theatergeschiedenis der Nederlanden. Tien eeuwen drama en theater in Nederland en Vlaanderen, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam.

Muziek
  (2001): Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam.

Werkinstrumenten
  (1999): Kalendarium, geschiedenis van de Lage Landen in jaartallen, Utrecht;
  (1981): Nijhoffs geschiedenislexicon Nederland en België, Nijhoff, Den Haag/Antwerpen.

Nederland
Gedateerd, maar waardevol:
  (1892-1908): Geschiedenis van het Nederlandse volk, deels J.B. Wolters deels A.W. Sijthoff, Groningen/Leiden;
  (1977): De lage landen bij de zee. Een geschiedenis van het Nederlandse volk, Den Haag-Antwerpen;
  (1979): Erflaters van onze beschaving. Nederlandse gestalten uit zes eeuwen, Amsterdam.

Handboeken
 Delta : Nederlands verleden in vogelvlucht;
 (1992): De Middeleeuwen, 300 tot 1500, Leiden/Antwerpen;
 (1992): De Nieuwe Tijd: 1500 tot 1813, Leiden/Antwerpen;
 (1993): De Nieuwste Tijd: 1813 tot heden, Groningen;
  (2005): Nederland, de vaderlandse geschiedenis van prehistorie tot nu, Prometheus, Amsterdam.

Cultuurgeschiedenis
Nederlandse Cultuur in Europese Context;
 (1999): 1650. Bevochten eendracht, Sdu Uitgevers, Den Haag;
 (2001): 1800: Blauwdrukken voor een samenleving, Sdu Uitgevers, Den Haag;
 (2000): 1900. Hoogtij van burgerlijke cultuur, Sdu Uitgevers, Den Haag;
 (2000): 1950: Welvaart in zwart-wit, Sdu Uitgevers, Den Haag;
 (2001): Rekenschap: 1650-2000, Sdu Uitgevers, Den Haag.

Buitenlandse overzichten
  (1983): Geschichte der Niederlande: Politik, Verfassung, Wirtschaft, Darmstadt;
  (1993): Die Niederlanden. Politische Kultur zwischen Individualität und Anpassung, Berlijn;
  (1993): Das unbekannte Holland. Regenten , Rebellen und Reformatoren, München;
  (1992): Histoire des Pays-Bas, Parijs.

Religie
  (1985): Nederlandse kerkgeschiedenis, Nijkerk;
  (1992): De religieuze kaart van Nederland. Omvang en geografische spreiding van de godsdienstige gezindten vanaf de Reformatie tot heden, Assen;
  (1996): Religieuze regimes. Over godsdienst en maatschappij in Nederland, 1570-1990, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam;
  (1995): Geschiedenis van de Joden in Nederland, Balans, Amsterdam.

Economie
  (1977): De Economische geschiedenis van Nederland, Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen.
  (1995): Nederland 1500-1815, De eerste ronde van moderne economische groei, Uitgeverij Balans, ISBN 905018281X

Agrarisch
  (1992): Geschiedenis van de landbouw in Nederland 1500-1950. Veranderingen en verscheidenheid, Meppel.

Sociale zekerheid
  (2000): Zoeken naar zekerheid. Risico's, preventie, verzekeringen en andere zekerheidsregelingen in Nederland 1500-2000, Den Haag/Amsterdam.

Immigratie
  (1994): Nieuwkomers, nakomers Nederlanders. Immigranten in Nederland 1550-1993, Amsterdam;
  (1996): Nieuwe Nederlanders. Vestiging van migranten door de jaren heen.

Monarchie
  (2002): Het huis van Oranje en andere politieke mythen, Amsterdam;
  (1977): Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis, Sijthoff, Alphen aan den Rijn.

Buitenlandse politiek
  (1995): Buitenlandse politiek van Nederland, Aula, Utrecht.
  (1972): Bescheiden betreffende de buitenlandse politiek van Nederland 1848-1919. Eerste periode, 1848-1870, Martinus Nijhoff, 's Gravenhage.
  (1962): Bescheiden betreffende de buitenlandse politiek van Nederland, 1848-1919. Tweede periode 1871-1898, Martinus Nijhoff, 's Gravenhage.
  (1957): Bescheiden betreffende de buitenlandse politiek van Nederland 1848-1919. Derde periode, 1899-1919, Martinus Nijhoff, 's Gravenhage.
  (1976-): Documenten betreffende de buitenlandse politiek van Nederland 1919-1945. Periode A, 1919-1930, Martinus Nijhoff/Institituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, 's Gravenhage/Den Haag.
  (1985-): Documenten betreffende de buitenlandse politiek van Nederland 1919-1945. Periode B, 1931-1940., Martinus Nijhoff/Institituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, 's Gravenhage/Den Haag.
  (1976-2004): Documenten betreffende de Buitenlandse Politiek van Nederland, Periode C, 1940-1945, Martinus Nijhoff/Institituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, 's Gravenhage/Den Haag.

Militair
  (2003): Met man en macht, de militaire geschiedenis van Nederland 1550-2000, Balans, Amsterdam.

Expansie
  (1994): De Nederlandse koloniën. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse expansie, 1600-1975, SDU, Den Haag;
  (1998): De waaier van het fortuin. Van handelscompagnie tot koloniaal imperium. De Nederlanders in Azië en de Indonesische archipel 1595-1950, SDU, Den Haag.

Indische Nederlanders
  (2003): De oude Indische wereld 1500-1920, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam;
  (2004): In Indië geworteld. De twintigste eeuw, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam;
  (2001): De uittocht uit Indië 1945-1995, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam.

Bundelingen artikelen
  (1987): Veelvormig verleden. Zeventien studies in de vaderlandse geschiedenis, Amsterdam, De Bataafsche Leeuw;
  (1987): Politieke theorie en geschiedenis. Verspreide opstellen en voordrachten, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam;
  (1995): Vergankelijkheid en continuïteit: opstellen over geschiedenis, Bert Bakker, Amsterdam.

België

Standaardwerk
  (1902-1932): Histoire de Belgique, Brussel.

Overzicht
  (1968): Histoire de la Belgique, Parijs.

Vlaanderen
  (1972-1977): Twintig eeuwen Vlaanderen, Hasselt;
  (1983): Histoire de Flandre des origines à nos jours, Brussel.

Wallonië
  (1973): Histoire de la Wallonie, Brussel;
  (1977-1981): La Wallonie. Le pays et les hommes, Brussel.

 Luxemburg
  (1992): Histoire du Luxembourg, Hatier, Parijs.

 Sociaal-economisch
  (1978): Productivity of Land and Agricultural Innovation in the Low Countries (1250-1800), Leuven;
  (1992): Histoire des étrangers et de l'immigration en Belgique de la préhistoire à nos jours, Brussel.

 Religie
  (1945-1952): Histoire de l'Eglise en Belgique, Brussel.

 Cultuurgeschiedenis
  (1985): Flemish art from the beginning till now, Antwerpen;
  (1988): De Roger de la Pasture à Paul Delvaux. Cinq siècles de peinture en Wallonië, Brussel.

 Bibliografieën
Lopend:Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en GeschiedenisOverzichten:
  (1970): Un quart de siècle de recherche historique en Belgique 1944-1968, Brussel;
  (1990): Vingt ans de recherche historique en Belgique 1969-1988, Brussel.

 Historisch Nieuwsblad
Jan Dirk Snel kwam in 2004 in het Historisch Nieuwsblad tot de volgende beredeneerde Top Vijftien van klassieke werken over de Nederlandse geschiedenis:
  (1941): Nederland's beschaving in de zeventiende eeuw. Een schets  (1998): The Dutch Republic. Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, 1477-1806 ;  (1938-1940): Erflaters van onze beschaving. Nederlandse gestalten uit zes eeuwen (4 delen)
  (1969-1991): Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (14 delen in 29 banden)
  (1857): Tien jaren uit den Tachtigjarigen Oorlog, 1588-1598  (1930-1937): Geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche stam (3 delen)
  (1965): Ondergang: De vervolging en verdelging van het Nederlandse Jodendom 1940-1945  (1976): De Lage Landen 1780-1940. Anderhalve eeuw Nederland en België. Vanaf 1986: De Lage landen 1780-1980. Twee eeuwen Nederland en België (2 delen)
 ;  (1995): Nederland 1500-1815. De eerste ronde van moderne economische groei  (1978-1980): Het kopergeld van de Gouden Eeuw (4 delen). Vanaf 1991: Mensen van klein vermogen. Het kopergeld van de Gouden Eeuw (één band)
  (1925): De arbeidende klasse in Nederland in de 19e eeuw (1813-1870) ;  (ed.) (1901): Geschiedenis der staatsinstellingen in Nederland tot den val der Republiek  (1934): De lage landen bij de zee. Geïllustreerde geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche volk van Duinkerken tot Delfzijl  (1882-1884): Het land van Rembrand. Studiën over de Noordnederlandsche beschaving in de zeventiende eeuw (2 delen)
  (1996): Maerlants wereld Verantwoording
Deze bibliografie is gebaseerd op:
  (2006): Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden'', HBuitgevers, Baarn.

Externe link
 Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis (DBNG.nl)

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Harold's mutilated, dismembered corpse was identified by his mistress, reverently gathered collectively, and positioned in a purple material, the colour symbolic of royalty. In William's eyes Harold had broken a sacred oath, but perhaps the Norman remembered they had once been associates. William rode as a lot as his milling troopers and raised his helmet enough for his options to be clearly seen. " William shouted, his rasping voice heard over the din of battle, "I am nonetheless alive, and by the grace of God I will but show victor." By acting swiftly William scotched the rumor and restored order to his wavering army.
On a historical past teacher's website yesterday, it all of a sudden occurred to me what occurred in the first feint. As for William, the stain of illegitimacy—if there ever was one—was washed away by the holy oil of kingly energy and majesty. On October 14, 1066, William the Bastard won a new name, a title that also resonates over the centuries. The backbone of William's host was the mounted Norman knight. Each knight wore a coat of mail or hauberk, which prolonged to his knees and was split within the middle for higher ease of riding. The hauberk sleeves ended on the elbow; solely nice lords like William would have extra safety such as mailed gloves.
True, sailors could possibly be recruited, and ships could probably be gathered or constructed from scratch, but the process was time consuming. Soon Norman oak forests rang with the sounds of chopping axes as timber were felled to construct ships. Shipwrights took hammer and adz to form the raw wooden into planks, and before lengthy William had a substantial fleet on the mouth of the Dives River for his great enterprise. He fought and received a couple of extra battles alongside the means in which and reached London in late December. The English leaders finally admitted defeat and crowned William King of England on December 25, 1066. Earl Harold Godwinson of England – Earl Harold was King Edward's brother-in-law.
Harold additionally obtained information that William had landed at Pevensey and came south as quickly as he might. The king rested at London for a couple of days earlier than taking his military to meet William and his French forces. Apparently without warning, the Breton division on William's left fled.
Catherine of Aragon is now notorious as King Henry VIII's rejected queen—but few individuals know her even darker history. Years later, I was utilizing her phone once I made an totally chilling discovery. William, Duke of Normandy, landed at Pevensey in Sussex on September 28, simply days after Harold trounced the Norwegians. William rapidly arrange a base at Hastings, building a wooden fort there. He sent some raids out into the surrounding countryside, however principally, he just waited.
William went on to win the Battle of Hastings and he was crowned King having successfully invaded England. Strategy combined with a crucial weather delay resulted in William invading the south of England just days after Harald III. Harald III had unsuccessfully tried to wrestle the crown away from Harold, perishing in the course of. Harold's troops couldn't rest and spent the next two weeks marching south to satisfy William. The Battle of Hastings in October of 1066, an intense and decisive battle in East Sussex that resulted in the death of Harold, made William the only remaining inheritor to the crown.
His men later abandoned him, which forced him to flee to Scotland. Harold's brother Gyrth tried to get Harold to put him in command of the forces that had been going to assault William. Gyrth argued that if he misplaced and was killed, Harold may gather another army and assault but when Harold was killed, the kingdom would be lost. Harold was crowned the very subsequent day, however soon had to fend off challenges to his rule. The first – an surprising invasion led by Harold Hardrada, king of Norway – he successfully overcame on 25 September 1066 by winning the battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. The second challenge came from William, duke of Normandy, who landed at Pevensey in Sussex three days later.
The first southerly wind for https://thenicholasconorinstitute.org/Conor.html a month quickly was a fierce westerly and William discovered his fleet blown back to the French coast and dumped on the beach at St Valery. Stormy climate had hastened the Norwegian fleet, however delayed William's, so he arrived just after Stamford Bridge, and set about raiding Harold's personal lands. So Harold raced back to London, collected contemporary troops, then marched south.


I recently did a survey with all my patients to see how I could best serve them and see what was really on their minds. I was shocked at their responses. The issues and challenges that most concerned them was a little different than I would have thought. Maybe you can relate.
The #2 Frustration is Fear: My patients shared they had a lot of fear wrapped up around the health issues they didn't even know about. They fear the unknown, thinking the worst, yet, it really hasn't happened. The lack of energy, increased stress, and anxiety is leading to their fear which is causing, what I call, the "crazy cycle". One crazy thing, leads to another and then another. The crazy cycle will definitely cause a health issues. Stress alone will put you on the fast track to a health crisis.
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lifestyle. You have to make your health a priority!
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Q: Javascript/Ajax login im just getting started with programming so im still learning.
i'm trying to create a login system with ajax but there's a problem.
login.php file works, javascript however partially.
login.php script
    if($_POST)
{
if(isset($_POST["reg_username"]))
{
$reg_username = $_POST['reg_username'];
}
if(isset($_POST['newPassword']))
{
$newPassword = $_POST['newPassword'];
$hashPassword = md5($newPassword); // i know this isn't secure, will get into security later
}

try
{
$stmt = $db_con->prepare("SELECT * FROM usertest WHERE
reg_username=:reg_username");
$stmt->execute(array(":reg_username" => $reg_username));
$row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
$count = $stmt->rowCount();

if(($row['newPassword'] === $hashPassword) && ($count === 1))
{
    $_SESSION['user_session'] = $row['user_id'];
    $result = true;
    echo json_encode(array("success"=>$result));
}
else
{
    $result = false;
    echo json_encode(array("success"=>$result));
}

}

catch(PDOException $e)
{
    echo $e->getMessage();
}

javascript file
    $("#log_FORM").submit(function()
  {
  $.ajax
  ({
      url: 'http://localhost/login.php',
      type: 'POST',
      dataTYPE:"json",
      data:{reg_username : $('#loginUsername').val(),
            newPassword : $('#loginPassword').val(),
      },
      success : function(data)
      {
        var success = data['success'];
        if(data['success'] == 'true')
        {
          $("#mainPage").fadeOut(1500, "linear");
          setTimeout(appearEverything, 1500);
          alert(data);
        }

        else
        {
            alert(data);
        }
      }
  });

  return false;
  });

what i want to happen is if user logs in with the correct login information
stuff inside of -if- happens. otherwise alert happens. (this part will get improved)
the if part, i guess just doesn't get compared correctly or something.
i've tried removing if else, but then
 $("#mainPage").fadeOut(1500, "linear");
 setTimeout(appearEverything, 1500);
 alert(data);

gets executed even if the log in information is incorrect even though alert box shows that information was correct or incorrect.
i just dont know what...
i've seen this is how other people do this so i'm wondering why doesn't it work.

*

*edit
did var_dump and it shows true in alert box
here's a debug snip without var_dump
oh and it executes else statement even though i inputed correct information and it shows that i did. :/
debug

*edit 2
managed to fix it (luckily it only took approx. 20h :D )
edited login.php -> removed code from else statement and left it blank
edited javascript file -> changed to
    if(data != false)
    {
      $("#mainPage").fadeOut(1500, "linear");
      setTimeout(appearEverything, 1500);
    }

    else
    {
        alert(data);
    }

if i leave anything inside of else in login.php it logs in even with wrong data, and if the if statement in javascript file isn't data!=false same thing happens.
anybody knows why this happens?
i found a lot of posts concerning if statement in ajax not working, but nowhere this answer or explanation...


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U.K. Election Raises Black Identity Issue
Belinda Otas
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10 Downing Street, the United Kingdom's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Getty Images)
LONDON—At the recent Black Britain Decides rally, the first of its kind in the British history, representatives of Great Britain's leading political parties—Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat—made an unprecedented pitch to convince black Britons why their parties and policies would best serve their needs. They also felt the impassioned anger, dissatisfaction and disaffection of the audience, who came fully prepared to bare their grievances. George Osborne, a senior member of the Conservative Party, found himself facing a hostile audience before he had even spoken a word. He likened the rowdiness to what you would normally get at Parliament, Britain's seat of government, saying, "This is even more lively than the House of Commons."
The rally was organized by Operation Black Vote (OBV), a non-partisan organization founded in 1996. One of OBV's key objectives this year is to get black voters to influence the outcome of the May 6 general elections. Experts estimate that the black vote holds the balance of power in 100 constituencies across the United Kingdom, giving black Britain the political leverage to determine who moves into 10 Downing Street, the U.K.'s equivalent of the White House.
Simon Woolley, one of the founding members and national co-ordinator of Operation Black Vote, gave an impassionate opening speech, which ended on the note that Black Britain was no longer asking but demanding to be heard. However, that was after he had listed some of the main challenges faced by the black British and ethnic minority communities. In a recent interview with The Guardian newspaper, Woolley ticked off those issues as, "race, inequality within education, within unemployment and the criminal justice system."
Black Britons have great political and economic potential. While blacks have been present in Britain since colonial times, massive migration is symbolically traced to 1948, when the first large group of Afro-Caribbeans arrived on the ship Empire Windrush. Since then, Britain has experienced waves of migration from Africa and the West Indies, and the black British community is made up of both groups. According to the 2001 census, 2.3 per cent of the 60 million people in England and Wales were black and 45 percent of all blacks lived in London.
With 43 black candidates running, this election could result in the highest number of black members of Parliament elected at one time since 1987, when four won office. (Until Gordon Brown dissolved Parliament for new elections recently, there were 15 black members of Parliament.)
Britain's blacks spend 10 billion pounds ($15 billion) in the economy annually. However, there are those who believe black Britain still has work to do. "The black community is a sleeping giant that needs to be awoken," says Ashok Viswanathan, founding member and deputy co-ordinator of Operation Black Vote. "Socially and culturally, I would say we have made huge contributions to the lifeblood and character of the U.K." But he complains that more than 1 in 4 blacks are not registered to vote and that 40 percent of those who are registered don't go to the polls.
On the bright side, some black Britons have made major achievements in politics to business, and in arts and entertainment, black Britons are gaining recognition. David Lammy, a member of Parliament, was in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet. Kanya King is founder of the Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBOs), now in its 15th year and regarded as one of the biggest black music events in the world. Baroness Scotland, who has served as the United Kingdom's attorney general since 2007, is the first woman to occupy that position. Tidjane Thiam, the Ivory Coast-born chief executive of Prudential, Britain's second-largest insurance company, is the first black CEO of a top company in the United Kingdom. He was recently recognized by Time magazine as one of the world's most influential people.
He says that for the majority, to be black in Britain means "to be poor, low-paid, unemployed and overqualified." Eighty percent of blacks work in the public sector and private sector discrimination remains unchanged. "We are not making inroads within the private sector that we ought to be making," says Jasper. "We are much more marginalized as a community with the huge attack from the right wing on the concept of multiculturalism and diversity."
It remains to be seen how the policies of the winning party will address other issues that affect the black British community. Party manifestos lack a coherent argument as to how they will deal with some of the biggest challenges that plague Britain's ethnic minorities, including blacks, despite the fact that they use the mantra of promoting multiculturalism and a cohesive society.
The Liberal Democrats promise to end race discrimination for job seekers by having anonymous job applications. The Labour Party is promising an Australian-style, points-based system on immigration and faster action on anti-social behavior, an issue, which also affects the black British community especially with the number of black children excluded from school at a young age. The Conservative Party is promising a tough stance on poverty and to pay great attention to social issues within local communities.
This is one of the reasons Operation Black Vote has put together its own manifesto, called The Black Manifesto: The Price of Race Equality, which highlights the challenges at the heart of the black British community and asks the political parties questions on how they intend to address them. The Black Manifesto calls for compulsory voting, the abolition of police powers to stop and search, and a reinvestment act to tackle poverty in black and ethnic communities.
One of the big issues for black Britons is the DNA database of the criminal justice system. While statistics by the British Home Office show that black people commit crimes at lower rates than their white counterparts, the DNA database is made up predominantly of black men. "Over the last 10 years, the DNA of people from African-Caribbean communities, have been constantly harvested, and we are now at a stage where every single black family living in Britain can be traced through the national criminal database," says Matilda MacAttram, director of Black Mental Health UK. "Anyone with a profile on the database has the status of a criminal even though black Britons are not aware of it."
The three major political parties have taken distinct positions on the DNA database. A bill recently passed by the Labour government would keep it as it is. The Conservatives promise to ensure its removal, a promise reiterated by George Osborne at the Black Britain Decides rally. While the Liberal Democrats say they will take innocent people off the DNA database, and only store DNA from people who have actually committed a crime.
A recent report by Migration Watch UK estimates there are now over 1 million illegal immigrants in the United Kingdom. These figures have been hijacked by the British National Party (BNP) a far-right political party seeking its first seat in British Parliament though it has been gaining political grounds in recent years. The BNP aims to return Britain (still 87.5 percent white) to the ethnicity levels before 1948 by expelling illegal immigrants and offering incentives for others to leave the country.
Another critical concern within the black community is the over-representation of African and Caribbean blacks in the prison population, the mental health system and the criminal justice system. "For every 1,000 white people, there is 1.4 percent in jail. For every 1,000 Asian people, there is 2.4 percent in jail. While for every 1,000 Afro-Caribbean people, there is 7.5 percent in jail," Jasper says.
Viswanathan says that similar to the African-American experience, more black men are in prison than in universities. Young black men are also eight times more likely to be stopped and searched in comparison to their white counterparts. African and Caribbean boys are also five times more likely to be permanently expelled from school and to be victims of racial discrimination in housing and employment.
In light of this, Viswanathan and Jasper argue that race is still a determining factor in the marginalization of the black British community. This is despite the declaration earlier this year by John Denham, Communities Secretary under Gordon Brown that being black or Asian in the United Kingdom no longer means you will be disadvantaged.
The challenge in this election is to overcome political disaffection. "There is a high degree of cynicism, pessimism, and lack of hope, aspiration and a poverty of ambition. The tendency in the past is to consider ourselves to be quite a powerless community," says Jasper. He argues that the black Britons who have served as members of Parliament have failed the black community because they have not delivered a coherent agenda and consensus across political lines around the need to tackle racism. He believes the U.K. Parliament needs to have a black caucus like the Congressional Black Caucus in the United States.
At a time when the black vote could wield more influence than at any time in the history of Great Britain, Jasper and Viswanathan believe black Britons have an opportunity to send a message to the political parties. Viswanathan says, "The only way you can change anything is by playing a role in the democratic process." Tomorrow's election will be an opportunity for black Britons to change their relationship with their country.
Belinda Otas is a freelance journalist based in London.
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