The summer home-shopping season is in full swing and that is why we choose the entire month of June to celebrate the benefits of homeownership. Today home shoppers enjoy the widest range of homes to consider – from "fixer-uppers" to state-of-the-art new homes in new home communities. So, if you will be looking at this summer to be the one to attain your American Dream of homeownership, or if you're still in the "window-shopping" phase, here are some points to consider about eventually making what will be for most Americans the biggest and best investment of their lifetime.
Low Interest Rates - One of the boons to homebuyers is that interest rates have remained historically low over the past few years. According to the popular personal finance website Bankrate.com, mortgage rates decreased the week of June 5, with the benchmark 30-year Fixed-Rate Mortgage (FRM) falling to 4.09 percent and the 15-year FMR falling to 3.31 percent. 30-year Jumbo Mortgage rates (for loans above $650,000) and 5/1 Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) also dipped. To give you some perspective, in January of 2014, the firm reported the 30-year FRM hovering at about 4.69 percent and two decades ago FRMs were averaging about 9.5 percent with ARMs averaging about 7.6 percent.
Flexibility in Down Payments - Today there are options for purchasing your home without a 20 percent downpayment. For example, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) offers loans to first-time homebuyers with considerably lower down payments although these loans require mortgage insurance. To find out more about what is available from the FHA, visit their www.FHA.gov website. Keep in mind that today, new home community builders often arrange favorable financing for their customers or offer financial incentives.
Tax Benefits for Homeowners Only - Before shopping for a home, check with your tax preparer to find out all of the tax advantages of homeownership. Tax incentives are also designed to make owning a home more affordable and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports that homeowners save nearly $100 billion annually on mortgage interest and property deductions alone. In most instances, all of the interest and property taxes you pay can be fully deducted from your gross income to reduce your taxable income. These deductions can result in thousands of dollars of tax savings, especially in the early years of the mortgage when interest makes up the bulk of the payment.
The Advantages of Leveraging - A buyer can purchase a home and receive the full benefit of homeownership with a cash downpayment that is only a fraction of the total purchase price. This is called leveraging, and it makes the rate of return on a home purchase greater than on other purchases with the same value such as stocks where the buyer must put up the entire price. NAHB illustrated how homeownership serves as an excellent investment opportunity: on a national level and over the long run "home appreciation has historically increased five to six percent annually. So, if a homebuyer puts ten percent down on a $200,000 house for an investment of $20,000 at a five percent annual appreciation rate; that $200,000 home would increase in value $10,000 during the first year. Earning $10,000 on an investment of $20,000 is a 50 percent annual return. By contrast, putting that $20,000 down payment into the stock market and getting a five percent gain would yield a $1,000 profit.
Looking at it another way, "over a longer period of time, if someone put $10,000 into the stock market in 1996, the average annual S&P return would make that investment worth $21,500 today - an increase of $11,500. The median home price in 1996 was $140,000. Today, that same home would have gained nearly $100,000 in value".
Homeownership is also a more stable investment. Home values tend to increase at a steady pace while alternatives can be extremely volatile. For example, during the stock market decline of 2001-2002, households lost more than $1 trillion in stock value, while their housing equity continued to climb.
For most Americans, homeownership is a primary source of net worth and an important step in accumulating personal financial assets over the long term. For most families, home equity represents the largest share of net worth.
The BIA Baldy View Chapter seeks to advance the opportunity to attain the American Dream of home ownership. For additional information on homebuying, home improvements or the benefits of homeownership, go to www.biabuild.com or www.nahb.com/forconsumers on the web.
And have a great National Homeownership Month.


A video currently making rounds on social media shows the adorable moment a man was elated after his girlfriend flew in from the UK to surprise him for Valentine's Day.
In the video, the man was shocked after he opened the door to find his girlfriend at his door. He ran so fast and so far before he finally stopped and hugged his girlfriend.
However, his reaction has generated mixed feelings on social media, with some people saying that the look on his face shows he had other plans and wasn't happy to see his girlfriend.


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Q: li border doesn't keep around element I'm trying to build a menu without sucess.
I'm trying to set a border to all my li elements, but the border has kept on bottom. How can I turn the border all around my li element?
take a look at my code: http://jsfiddle.net/KByqr/

A: Set a border-width.  A border-width, border-color, and border-style are necessary.  ie: border:1px solid black;

A: Remove the -bottom from these two lines:
border-bottom-style: solid;
border-bottom-width: medium;

Make them:
border-style: solid;
border-width: medium;

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/KByqr/2/

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3) Trophies
Difference in Growth trophy
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3)
Difference in Growth trophy in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3)
Difference in Growth
You've acquired S Rank in "Showdown Between Best Friends".
How to unlock the Difference in Growth trophy
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S ranks are primarily driven by how much health you have remaining and the number of stars you have from the quick time events at the end of the fight. Oddly enough, the more stars you get the more health you recover. That said, you'll naturally want all of the stars you can get. Quick time events occur when the character icon begins to flash, so be ready once you see this.
This trophy is available once you finally reach Sasuke while playing as Naruto in Orochimaru's hideout while pursuing Sai. As with many fights, it starts out just like your typical battle only Sasuke has many more health bars than he really should. Fight him as you would any other opponent, abusing ninjutsu or whatever has worked for you up to this point. It won't take much to cause the QTE to occur, the prompts are as follows:
Left X
Triangle Triangle O X
X O O
With that, the first series of QTE's are finished. Now you'll resume fighting as you had been before only Sasuke has a bit higher defense. You'll have a couple of instances where the scene changes from the current time to the past when they fought prior. The goal is still the same, attack until his icon begins to flash once again. The order for the next series of events is...
Right O
X O
Mash O
With that, the secret factor will begin to play and hopefully you will unlock both that and your S rank earning you this trophy!
Do you have a question about this trophy? Please post it in the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3) Forum
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The people's toll
A Q&A forum with the president
Dylan Perese '16 joins longstanding tradition of Russian bell ringing at Harvard
Date April 18, 2014 February 28, 2019
Though their sound is quite clear, the origin of the Lowell House bells is quite convoluted. Charles U. Lowe '42 extensively researched the Lowell House bells' history here, but the short version is that Charles Crane gifted them in 1930. Hailing from the St. Danilov Monastery in Moscow, the 17 Russian bells were returned there in 2008 and a new set was installed in Lowell House thereafter. The bells toll every weekend, on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 1:30 p.m., and anyone may ring them.
During a talk with the Harvard Undergraduate Council, Harvard President Drew Faust (photo 1) discussed sexual assault policies, diversity and inclusion, queries about University investments abroad, and other issues. Interim College Dean Donald H. Pfister (photo 2) is heading a working group on the issues.
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Vapor4Life just added three new items to their OMG product line. They are all centered around the OMG All Day mod. They are the 18650 Battery, the 18500 Battery, and the OMG All Day Extender.
This accessory screws on the top part of the OMG All Day (the button housing) and the battery tube part of it to make it roughly 15mm longer. This allows you to put a larger battery (like the 18650 battery) inside of the shell.
This 1500mAh protected lithium-ion cobalt rechargeable battery is much like the one that originally ships with the OMG All Day. These are protected cells, meaning there is a printed circuit board (PCB) that prevents them from over-charging, putting out too high of an amperage, and getting over depleted. It has a nominal voltage of 3.7V volts, but will reach a maximum charge of 4.2V volts after a charge. When I tested this battery with a hobby charger I was able to pull 3 amps from the battery before the PCB kicked in. This means it will work with every type of carto Vapor4Life sells. This battery cannot be used with the OMG VV mod.
Like the 18500 battery, this 18650 2800mAh battery is a protected lithium-ion cobalt rechargeable battery. Because of its longer size, it has more capacity than the battery that ships with the OMG All Day. The 18650 battery has a nominal voltage of 3.7V volts, but will reach a maximum charge of 4.2V volts after acharge. I tested it with a hobby charger and was able to pull 4.2a from it before the PCB kicked in, which means it's safe to use with any carto type Vapor4Life currently sells. This battery cannot be used with the OMG VV mod.
It is important that you do not use unprotected cells with the OMG All Day. This includes "safer chemistry" cells of the same size that other vendors sell. Vapor4Life is not responsible for any damages that may occur from using an unprotected battery with this personal vaporizer. The OMG All Day is a simple mod, meaning it has the bare minimum of electronics in it (only the wires connecting the battery to the button). This means it relies on the battery to provide the protection, which is why all OMG All Day replacement batteries are protected.


Nice well built home on 6.2 acres. Very private mostly level location with local views. Fenced, cross fenced and gated. Large composite deck, large sun room off master, (3) car garage w/full bath. (2) stall paddocks & tack room. Small fish pond/fountain. (2) master suites w/separate entries. (8) miles to Hwy50/Placerville just 15 minutes. Fire hydrant at entry to property.
Amazing custom over 3300 Sq. Ft. 1- story home on spectacular level 5 AC parcel. Home features 4 bedrooms, 2 full & 2 baths. Great Room concept with fireplace, beautiful surround & cabinetry. Custom gourmet kitchen w/granite slab counters, breakfast nook & travertine heated floors. Access covered patio to custom sports pool with 3 water fall sheets. Romantic master suite with fireplace, fully appointed master bathroom, huge walk in closet. 40x60 concrete pad for shop/RV with water and sewer.
Your modern retreat awaits! This fully updated home is tucked away on a private hillside acre within walking distance to downtown. The bright and open floorplan with modern kitchen and multiple decks for entertaining make this space a perfect blend of contemporary charm and thoughtful design. Upgrades include Comfort Star split heat/air system, tile and laminate flooring, dual pane windows, fresh interior & exterior paint, remodeled kitchen and bathroom, 2 new decks, carport and more.
Pride of ownership is clear in this home from the moment you walk in the door. Three bedrooms and a loft upstairs. Bedroom and full bath downstairs. Formal living, family room and an upstairs loft. The backyard has a wonderful patio.
Adorable 4 Bd 3Ba Home in the heart of Stanford Ranch, this home is what you have been waiting for conveniently located within walking distance to the best schools in Rocklin. Also close to shopping, Whitney Oaks golf course, parks and trails. This one won't last long! Don't miss this opportunity to live in one of the most desirable communities in town.
Listing provided courtesy of Dean Adams Residential R.E.
Charming updated craftsman bungalow in Folsom's Historic District. Built in 1947, this 2 bed 1 bath is just a short walk from dining and shopping on Sutter Street, as well as, all the recreation of Lake Natoma and the American River Bike Trails. This house features an open concept, eat-in kitchen, spacious great room, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, crown molding, detached garage, central heat/air, updated plumbing/electrical, and a beautiful, virtually maintenance-free backyard.
Listing provided courtesy of Congress Realty, Inc.
Enjoy this beautiful home on 5 acres,complete with a shop. Remodeled kitchen- baths and eng hardwood.Bring your family, toys, farm animals and settle in. Country feel yet close to town. DSL is available with transfer.The bedrooms include walk in closets. End of road privacy with one other home.
Country home on 1.8 + acre Set up for your animals or gardeners delight, Open concept with large rooms and beautiful Trex decking. New Hall bath remodel. Dont miss this one is going fast!
ON THE LAKE! Here's your chance to live on the lake in wonderful Lake Oaks Senior Community! Spacious 2 bedroom 2 bath home that needs a little TLC. Being sold As is.


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Q: Why would RuntimeBinderException occur at runtime calling an overloaded function? I've finally produced a minimal example that reproduces this error:
using System;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
class Program
{
    public byte[] Foo(byte[] p) { return new byte[0]; }
    public byte[] Foo(Guid? p) { return new byte[0]; }
    static Guid? ToGuid(string s) { return s == null ? null : (Guid?)new Guid(s); }
    void Bar()
    {
        dynamic d = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>("{}");
        var id = d?.id?.ToString();
        Foo(ToGuid(id));
    }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        new Program().Bar();
    }
}

Bizarrely it's crashing at runtime calling Foo when d.id is null (or not a string), saying it can't resolve which version of Foo to call (The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties).  Why on earth isn't this resolved at compile time though? The dynamic shouldn't make a difference that I can see, and in fact even more weirdly if I add an explicit cast "(Guid?)" before ToGuid... it works as expected, and likewise if I instead write it as:
Guid? id = ToGuid(d.id?.ToString());
Foo(id)

which actually makes more sense anyway. It also works fine if I change "var" to "string".
I noticed that the exception is initially thrown from "System.Linq.Expressions.dll" which is a bit odd. The full stack trace is basically:
Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder.RuntimeBinderException: The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties: 'FooService.Foo(byte[])' and 'FooService.Foo(System.Guid?)'
   at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , FooService , Object )
Exception source is "Anonymously Hosted DynamicMethods Assembly"

A: Now that we have the var variant I can reproduce the issue. And the issue is nulls. You may think that the return type of ToGuid must be a Guid? because you're assuming knowledge that the compiler doesn't work with. So far as it's concerned, in Bar it's looking at an id with type dynamic1. This means that it's going to assume that whatever ToGuid returns it'll store in a dynamic temp variable.
In this case, it returns null and under the covers, dynamic is just object. At that point, we've lost any compile time type information about the return type from ToGuid. If it wasn't null, before it resolves Foo it would effectively call GetType on the instance. But that's not possible here. It has null and two equally good/bad candidates it could call with a null reference. It's as if you'd written Foo(null); (which generates the equivalent error at compile time).
Inserting an explicit cast - Foo((Guid?)ToGuid(id)); gives the runtime sufficient information at the callsite to be able to unambiguously select the correct overload of Foo you wanted it to choose.

1Bear in mind that whatever the type of the id property on d is, it may have a ToString method that shadows the one from object. It cannot assume it returns a string so id is dynamic too.


The Jacksonville Armada FC picked up its first win against Miami FC 2 since 2016 in a 1-0 fashion Wednesday night at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida. This is the second time the two clubs have met this year, with the first match resulting in a 1-1 draw on April 28.
The Armada FC's first scoring chance came six minutes in. Camilo Portilla stole a pass from Miami defender Rhett Bernstein when he was trying to clear the ball out of his own box. Portilla was left with no one but the goalkeeper in front of him, and sent a powerful shot toward the goal, but it was blocked by goalkeeper Mario Daniel Vega and cleared out of the box.
Five minutes later in the 11th minute, Portilla was able to create another scoring chance on a two-on-one breakaway with teammate Derek Gebhard. Portilla held the defender's attention for just enough time to set up Gebhard with a soft touch pass that he put in the back of the net for the first goal of the match.
The Armada FC continued to dominate possession and stayed aggressive on the offensive end of the field. In the 14th minute, J.C. Banks crossed the ball into the box from the right side of the field and onto the foot of a cutting Ciarán Kilduff who missed a shot just wide right.
Shortly after, Miami began to get into a groove and created some scoring chances to counter Jacksonville's aggressive start.
In the 29th minute, Miami midfielder Don Smart put a dangerous ball into the box that bounced around before being secured by Armada FC goalkeeper Brian Holt.
From the second half on, the game was won by Jacksonville's defense, which forced Miami into tough shots all night.
Armada FC head coach Mark Lowry credited young defenders Shane McInerney and Michael Melvin for bringing energy and keeping from Miami from scoring.
The Armada FC is undefeated at home and is at the top of the NPSL Sunshine Conference with 10 points. The next match will be on the road Saturday against Palm Beach United.


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Tsinghua SIGS developed satellite-based carbon emission inversion techniques to investigate the driving forces of global wildfire emission trends
SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zheng Bo's team at the Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), has developed a novel atmospheric inversion system to infer global wildfire carbon emissions from satellite retrievals of carbon monoxide, investigated the spatial and temporal trends and driving forces of global wildfire CO2 emissions from 2000-2019. Their study suggests that the absence of a rapid, contemporary decline in global wildfire emissions with burned area is the increasing forest wildfire emissions. This study can guide the future development of a global carbon budget monitoring and inversion framework based on satellite remote sensing. Dr. Zheng's research article, " Increasing forest fire emissions despite the decline in global burned area," has been published in Science Advances on 24th Sep (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abh2646).
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Satellites have detected a global decline in fire burned areas over grasslands, coincident with a small increase over forests over the past decades. Bo Zheng and his colleagues developed an atmospheric inversion system to show that global fire emissions have been stable or slightly decreasing despite the substantial decline in global burned area since 2000, caused by emission increase from forest fires offsetting the decreasing emissions from grass and shrubland fires. Forest fires are larger CO2 sources per unit area burned than grassland fires, with a slow or incomplete follow-up recovery — sometimes no recovery due to degradation and deforestation. With fires expanding over forest areas, the slow recovery of CO2 uptake over burned forest lands weakens land sink capacity, implying that pressures from global fires on climate have not been relieved despite the decline in global burned area.
Tsinghua SIGS is a graduate education and research institution jointly established by the prestigious Tsinghua University and the Shenzhen Government. The Institute of Environment and Ecology (IEE) is a vital part of Tsinghua's environmental science discipline. Oriented to the core needs of high-quality development and based on the forefront of international disciplines, the institute is committed to studying the theory of ecological and environmental protection, investigating key technologies, cultivating high-level personnel with global competence, and providing science and technology talent support for ecological civilization and community building with a shared future for mankind.
Considering IEE? Admission 2022 is now open.
https://www.sigs.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/2021/1014/c1402a30068/page.htm
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This month the Charidy Team is proud to honor Peretz Schapiro, the Managing Director of our Australia office. Peretz was selected by our leadership because, for the second month in a row, because of his tireless Charidy campaigning! Peretz, who is from Sydney, Australia and has been with Charidy for just over two years, sat down with us to discuss his work and why he loves being part a part of the Charidy team!
Tell us about your role on the Charidy Team?
I head up Charidy's Australian branch and manage all our campaigns on the continent.
Why did you decide to join Charidy?
I was somewhat familiar with Charidy's incredibly successful approach to fundraising through donating to some overseas campaigns. Having always been involved with nonprofits and fundraising since I was very young – my parents run a nonprofit in Sydney – it just seemed natural to me to bring this fundraising model to Australia and help local charities raise more funds for their important work.
What's the best part of working at Charidy?
Definitely being together with a client in their Operations Room as they reach their goal. The emotion that comes with celebrating months of hard work is truly an incredible feeling. It never gets old for me.
What do you think is the secret to Charidy's success?
Our ability to adapt and tailor every campaign to the specific needs of our non profit partners.
What is the secret to your success as our Managing Director in Australia?
I really enjoy what I do. I think that my enthusiasm rubs off positively on others.
Describe Charidy in one word!
What was your employee of the month gift and what do you plan on doing with it?
Two tickets to Israel. I look forward to vacationing there with my wife later this year… and leaving the kids with the best grandparents kids could have!
Have a question for Pertez about a Charidy campaign in Australia? You can reach out to him at peretz@charidy.com.


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Blaine students march for gun control
Features, News
Blaine 'March For Our Lives' co-organizers Aurora Edwards, l., and Emma Breedlove. Photos by Stefanie Donahue
By Stefanie Donahue
Inspired by young gun control advocates across the nation, two Blaine High School students are organizing 'March For Our Lives' as part of a worldwide protest of mass shootings at U.S. schools.
"We want to take a stand against senseless gun violence," said Aurora Edwards, 15. "Children should be able to come to school and feel safe," added Emma Breedlove, 16.
Edwards and Breedlove are 10th graders at Blaine High School who are leading the March For Our Lives event, which will begin at noon on Saturday, March 24 at H Street and Mitchell Avenue.
Students across the country created March For Our Lives and are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that aims to protect children from gun violence. Kids and families will take to the streets in more than 700 locations for March For Our Lives on March 24.
In addition to the march this month, March For Our Lives encourages people to sign a petition that calls on lawmakers to ban the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and to tighten background check laws – as of March 14, more than 221,000 people had signed it.
Edwards said she was encouraged to organize the march by her guidance counselor, Rick Vander Yacht. He said he was inspired after "hundreds" of students at the Blaine school district walked out of class for 17 minutes last month in remembrance of the 17 individuals that were fatally shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14.
A 'March For Our Lives' sign outside of the Blaine school district.
"I think it's really cool when students have an opinion and lend their voice," Vander Yacht said. "It was very powerful to see a couple hundred students in silence for the victims." During the brief vigil, he said he was particularly inspired by Edwards because he could see her passion.
Edwards and Breedlove said they've received a lot of support from their peers at school and from the administration and staff. Edwards said her grandpa, Jeff Schamel, made homemade signs for the march, which can be seen throughout town. The city has also granted a permit for the event.
The route will start at the parking lot located at the corner of H Street and Mitchell Avenue. Marchers will proceed to downtown and end up at Peace Arch Park, where Edwards and her dad, Robert Edwards, will lead separate speeches. After, guests will have the chance to speak.
"As a guidance counselor and as a teacher, it's so neat to see students get their voice heard," Vander Yacht said. "You can't argue with school safety."
To learn more about March For Our Lives, visit marchforourlives.com.
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Marion (Hatton) Blakeman March 24, 2018, 1:59 pm
I am so very proud of all the young people who are marching today all across the country. My own high school is doing the same. (go Boarderites!!!) Thank you so very much. Our children and grandchildren will be thankful for what we are doing today in the next several days, months and hopefully not years to bring change. I now live across the country from Blaine, but do plan to march in just a few hours. Thank you once again for our new leaders.
Nancy Brewster March 24, 2018, 2:13 am
I'll be there! Thank you to the young ladies for organizing, and City of Blaine and the School District for supporting.
Rhiannon Allen March 15, 2018, 11:36 pm
Good for them. These protests will be the training ground for the next generation of leaders and citizens.
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I have spent most of my adult life studying history, particularly the 16th century Anabaptists and the beginnings of the Bruderhof. After marrying Jake my interests expanded to preserving fruit, making cheese, and driving a tractor. I believe Eberhard Arnold was a prophet of the twentieth century whose witness deserves to be better known, so in my blog I hope to show that his voice is relevant today. Published books that I've written include: An Embassy Besieged: The Story of a Christian Community in Nazi Germany and No Lasting Home: A Year in the Paraguayan Wilderness. I live at Fox Hill, a Bruderhof in Walden, New York.


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Q: Array list with 2 values and doing it to a top 10 list im working on a Discord bot and have a reputation system with fs (npm package) and saving peoples reps in a file and doing the file name as they discord id
now im working on a top 10 command and would need some help here, i currently have this as code:
 let users = [];
 let reps = [];
 fs.readdirSync('./data/reps/').forEach(obj => {
   users.push(obj.replace('.json', ''))
   let file = fs.readFileSync(`./data/reps/${obj}`)
   let data = JSON.parse(file)
   reps.push(data.reps)
 })
 let top = [...users, ...reps]
 top.sort((a,b) => {a - b})
 console.log(top)

the files form the users are like this:
{
    "users": [
        "437762415275278337"
    ],
    "reps": 1
}

users are the current users that can't rep the persion anymore and don't need to use it in the command
i wan to get the top 10 of reps so that i can get the user id and how many reps they have, how could i do it with the code above?

A: I would change how you push the data
const users = [];
fs.readdirSync('./data/reps/').forEach(obj => {
   let file = fs.readFileSync(`./data/reps/${obj}`)
   let data = JSON.parse(file)
   reps.push({ reps: data.reps, id: obj.replace(".json", "") });
})

That way when you sort the array the id goes along with
//define this after the fs.readdirSync.forEach method
const top = users.sort((a,b)=> a.reps-b.reps).slice(0,10);

If you want an array of top ids
const topIds = top.map(e => e.id);

If you want a quick string of it:
const str = top.map(e => `${e.id}: ${e.reps}`).join("\n");

Also you should probably just have one or two json files, one would be the array of user id's and their reps and then the other could be of user id's and who they can't rep anymore

A: You could try this
const topTen = fs.readdirSync('./data/reps/').map(obj => {
    const file = fs.readFileSync(`./data/reps/${obj}`);
    const data = JSON.parse(file);

    return { ...data, name: obj.replace('.json', '') };
 }).sort((a, b) => a.reps - b.reps).slice(0, 10);

 console.log(topTen);


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When Women Hurt Women, Healing the Sacred Sisterhood.
In my opinion, the sacred feminine has never gone away, she merely went into hiding.
Hiding after being hurt, hiding after being shamed, and hiding after being so repressed that she finally just gave up, folded her light deep inside, and decided to play it safe and small.
But…she's still deep inside.
I'm betting that if you're over the age of 10, you've probably been hurt by a woman. Whether you experienced the original wound of poor mothering or the first hints of wounding that happened way back in grade school, it seems we've all been touched by the hurt of another female.
Some of us heal those wounds and grow on to trust women, while others of us remain forever hurt inside — scared to once again trust. In my world, it comes down to self-esteem, healing the original wound, and finding your true pack of women to howl with.
Sometimes when we admit things out loud, they lose their power over us. When we keep them hidden in secret, they continue to thrive in fertile darkness.
For a very long time, I was afraid of women.
We moved 31 times when I was a kid and as you can probably imagine, being the new girl in school over and over again was exhausting and damaging.
After enduring the pain of shunning, bullying and being an outsider, I'd finally make friends, only to be moved once again.
Over time, it was just easier to not dig roots too deep or open hearts too wide because in the end, we'd just move.
So while I've always made friends easily, there's been a part of me who has held back, not really investing too deep and refraining from opening completely- still 12 years old -scared shitless of being hurt and disappointed again.
And, I know I'm not alone in this experience.
If you've fallen victim to the Law of too's- too new, too young, too old, too pretty, too ugly, too smart, too quiet, too outgoing, too successful, too poor, too emotional, too single, too divorced, too fat, too skinny (and it goes on)….. you know this tender secret wound intimately.
Women can hurt one another deeply because they know how.
If you've been hurt by a woman, you know it's far easier to get over the betrayal of a man than the betrayal of a woman.
I was reminded of this recently while watching a movie in which they shoved a boy's head under a high school bathroom faucet. It had been decades, yet this scene brought back vivid memories of my first month in a new high school like it was yesterday.
There I sat, an adult woman, sweating in a dark theater as tons of emotions ran through my body as though it were happening all over again on a visceral level in slow motion. Finally, I remembered that 30 years had passed.
Funny how memories live in your cells and activate as though time has stood still.
As public as I am, it's often hard for me to make small talk and even harder to feel naturally comfortable in front of a group of women, and I know I'm not alone in this.
Often times, like wolves in a pack, those of us who have been wounded by the feminine hide it well, for fear of being left behind and abandoned. Survival required we hide our wounds in society and portray strength and confidence.
Hyper vigilance learned early leads to over care-taking of others, giving too much, and playing nice to survive.
Why? Because speaking truth regardless of outcome is dangerous ground once accepted into a pack. When you've been a wounded wolf, tasting the security of belonging is a seductive silencer. It's too easy to fall into the rhythm of those around us when we weren't taught through experience to be accepted for who we truly are. If we're not careful, we'll lose our individual voice forever.
Healing the wounded feminine comes in stages, much like the birth process itself.
It's not easy nor quick. There's no wet wipe for that tender, messy, oozing wound torn open eons ago that has refused to heal. At first, we must get honest and clear cut the dead friendships we've surrounded ourselves with for safety.
Wounded women often surround themselves with quantity versus quality. There's safety in numbers, but an unhealthy pack eventually turns upon itself and slowly kills the weakest link only to then go after the next vulnerable wolf.
Standing honest and alone for a while, we must find our own howl. Until we can distinguish our own voice, we're lost in the many as though 12 radio stations are running at once. There's no clarity when we can't recognize our own true sound.
As that sound of our own howl grows in strength, it can be heard clearly by other lost members of our true pack. Soon, others come running, and in these authentic numbers, there is safety. Scuffles happen, power struggles are inevitable, but when women gather in recognition of one another's true voice and true self, there's an ease that unfolds.
Over the years, my own howl has strengthened and I've surrounded myself with true close female friends. I've even dipped my toes into women's groups- some welcoming, some quietly shunning- but through all of them, I've learned that most times, it's safe to love, safe to open, and safe to lean on other women.
When I do get burnt or bitten by mistakingly poking a cobra, I remember that whether it's one experience or many, those experiences do not equal the all. There will always be cobras and there will always be squirrels, but deep under the hard veneer of protection from this world, most of us are just young pups and old sweet dogs hoping to be loved.
Although I've never liked referring to female dogs as bitches, we women have been referred to as bitches for eons so I'm reminded of a movement happening amongst dog lovers. Dogs who aren't comfortable being approached by other dogs and tend to get aggressive are wearing yellow ribbons on collars to warn other dog owners and prevent altercations from happening.
I sometimes wish we women- us wild bitches- could do the same with a slightly different twist. A pink ribbon could signal a work in progress requiring a gentle approach.
Healing the sacred sisterhood takes courage and gentleness.
We all know the look in the eyes of a dog who has been beaten, and it's easy to recognize the look of fear in a seemingly aggressive pup. Now the time has come to not only heal ourselves but even more importantly, to have patience for those fellow bitches around us who are still healing. Rather than assuming the worst of one another while adopting an aggressive defense, or cowering tail tucked belly up in fear, it's time to gently practice our howl and see who responds.
We heal our sacred sisterhood and sacred feminine not by bitching and moaning of the world's wrongs, but by voicing our feral howl, finding our true pack, and showing respect and patience for those sole wolves trying to find their way home.
Let me tell you my fellow wild bitch, regardless of wounded history, there's a pack of open-hearted, vulnerable, powerful women out there in this world whom if we listen closely to, are howling and calling us home.
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MetaSoccer was born in August, after a long period of planning, analysis, debate and brainstorming. The project has also had its ups and downs but one thing remains the same: the goal is to create the first football metaverse, which will revolutionize the gaming industry and change the lives of thousands of gamers with the Play model- to-Earn unique.
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Washington D.C. rapper Gleesh established himself as an influencer within the funk subculture of go-go music, and the independent hip-hop circuit before penning his record deal with Asylum Records. As a self-proclaimed "pioneer in mumble rap," the emcee broke through as a viral sensation with gritty audiovisuals to tracks "SKRONG," and "Its Sad Boy." Gleesh's animated persona and delivery of hard-knocked truths were swiftly solidified as "next to blow," by XXL, and an array of publications to follow.
Apart from developing a cyber fanbase, his rhymes notably garnered the attention of his favorite rapper Gucci Mane. In addition, he maintained a longstanding friendship with the late Chicago lyricist, Fredo Santana. Gleesh's and Santana's close-knit bond would endure beyond the studio sessions of his early projects such as, Ain't Shit Changed, and Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper, to a joint FADER interview from Santana's home — until his untimely passing. "The people I musically inspired did well," said Gleesh. "So, I learned not to go in the booth second-guessing myself, mumble rap is about flow."
His drawled freestyles further resonated through massive streaming numbers on Cleansides Finest 3 trap earworms, "Wasabi," "Water," and more. "Recording is a means of expression, but I love performing. It is the best thing for me to do," affirmed Gleesh. And, in the name of showmanship, Gleesh finessed his signature footwork (the Gleesh Walk) for upward of forty-eight million in A$AP Rocky's "Multiply," music video. The popular dance would go on to earn an HYPEBEAST-acclaimed verse for the collab, "Telephone Call" alongside the A$AP Mob. Each step was in preparation for the dawn of a new era, his 2018 Gleesh Walk Tour.
Through the agency of wordsmithing, and the remembrance of his fallen friends — Gleesh recorded the song "My Condolences," while on the road. Even so, his tour represented joy. "I dance to get the crowd hype. Performances are not meant to make fans think about what they have been dealing with all week. It is more than a vibe. I want them to party," Gleesh affirmed.
This fresh momentum pushed the success of his social media spoof against President Trump's MAGA campaign, which encouraged listeners to "Make America Gleesh Again." Followers cleared out the correlating merchandise before his release of the self-titled major debut, GLEESH. The hard-nosed body of work jolts the street anthems he's celebrated for on, "Get Out," and "My Fault." With an improved mindset, the artist considers GLEESH his "stepping stone," to elevate musicality. The release of Hot 97's "Who's Next" playlist nods Gleesh's fan-favorite, "Pew Pew," as promising.
"My father always told me when you die you want everyone to remember you as a good man, the type that never lied. That is how I want to be viewed. I always want people to love me," Gleesh confessed. Love is what the artist manifest, as "Leap Year," his latest creative vision is taking off on YouTube. Beyond one-of-one rap soundscapes, the subjective inventiveness on GLEESH is to be respected. With D.C. rhythmic poetics, Gleesh forges his unique legacy with his latest mixtape, released July 13, 2018, via Asylum Records.
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The Deep Roots of America's Fear and Distrust of Russia
Most historians agree that World War II would have been lost had it not been for the overwhelming sacrifices of the USSR, but placating Stalin meant betraying smaller nations like Poland.
Uneasy allies: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Josef Stalin, and Winston Churchill at the Tehran Conference in 1943. Roosevelt and Churchill understood perfectly that maintaining the fragile partnership would require concessions to Stalin. (Library of Congress)
Our distrust of Soviet Russia began years before the Cold War, when we were still allies fighting the Nazis. As a heartbroken American diplomat wrote about Poland's treatment at the hands of the Soviets: "No one can stop Russia from doing the taking if she is determined to go through with it. No one can force Russia to do the giving if she is determined not to go through with it. … We should bow our heads in silence before the tragedy of a people … whom we have saved from our enemies and whom we cannot save from our friends."
On a warm July morning in 1944, a few weeks after D-Day, British General Bernard "Monty" Montgomery was standing on a road in the Norman countryside when a staff car pulled up next to him and a powerfully built Polish officer emerged and introduced himself. Stanisław Maczek, commander of the 1st (Polish) Armored Division, had been fighting from the first hour of the first day of the war. In September 1939, he defended his native Poland against the Germans and the Russians; in 1940, he fought alongside the British and French in the Battle of France; and in 1942, he convinced the British government to create what would become the 1st Armored Division. He and Montgomery exchanged small talk for a few minutes over the rumble of the artillery fire farther up the road. Then Monty, whose many virtues did not include charm, said, "Tell me, General, in Warsaw these days do people speak Russian or German?"
No doubt Montgomery would have been outraged if Maczek had turned the question around and asked what language was spoken in London these days: French or English? But therein lay the difference between what Churchill called "giant countries" and "pygmy countries." As a "giant country," even in crisis Britain received assistance and respect. As a long-standing "pygmy country," Poland was partitioned whenever the whim struck one of its larger neighbors. At various times in the 18th century, Poland was ruled by Russia, Austria, and Prussia — sometimes in a kind of condominium, other times individually. In the 19th century and early 20th century there were four more partitions: 1815, 1832, 1836, and 1939 — and, again, the main players were Russia and what had been Prussia but was now Germany.
During 1940 and 1941, thousands of Polish soldiers like General Maczek made their way across Europe and began the fighting to reclaim their homeland from an army base in the British midlands or an aerodrome in Scotland. Initially the pressures of war drew the two nations together. The Poles had a far larger stake in the European War than the Indians and the Burmese did — or, for that matter, than the Canadians and Australians. And the closeness was evident at every level of the alliance: diplomatic, political, and military.
The point at which things began to change is difficult to say with certainty, but the summer of 1941 is a good guess. In various forms, Russia had been tormenting Poland for the better part of three centuries, and in April and May 1940 Stalin murdered some 22,000 Polish officers and civilians in Russia's Katyn Forest. But, with the Germans approaching Smolensk and the Poles eager to liberate the remaining Polish soldiers sitting in Soviet prison camps, in the summer of 1941 the Poles put aside their grievances and signed a series of treaties with the Soviets.
Churchill found the Poles exasperating yet felt that, as Britain's first ally, they were owed a certain level of support and respect as long as they did not overreach. Roosevelt's affection for the Poles was more limited.
In initial talks, the Soviet delegates had strongly suggested that at the conclusion of the war Poland's prewar borders would be restored. But when the border issue arose during talks later that summer, the Soviet delegates refused to make any commitments about Poland's postwar status. That probably didn't surprise the Polish delegates, but those delegates were likely surprised when the British foreign secretary, Anthony Eden, told Parliament that His Majesty's government had made no guarantees to Poland about its postwar borders.
America's entrance into the war also had an effect on Poland's standing in what became the Grand Alliance. From a psychological point of view, notes historian Norman Davies, America's entry changed the emotional climate in the alliance. The Americans wanted to present the war as a moral crusade, the victory of good over evil — and to a degree it worked. By 1943, even the ironworker in Pittsburgh had the occasional good word to say about "Uncle Joe" Stalin, while in working-class Britain, Stalin enjoyed something like movie star status.
It's often overlooked or forgotten, but most historians agree that World War II would have been lost had it not been for the overwhelming sacrifices of the USSR. Stalin knew full well how important his nation's fight against Hitler was, and he was determined that the Western countries would never forget this and that Russia would be rewarded for all its blood that was spilt once the war was over. FDR's aide Harry Hopkins spelled this out to Roosevelt and Churchill at the Quebec Conference in 1943 in a report that he said was drawn from a recent "very high level" U.S. military strategic assessment.
The authors began by noting that Russia would emerge from the war as the dominant power in Europe. With Germany crushed, no other nation on the continent would be strong enough to oppose her tremendous military forces. It was true, the report continued, that Great Britain was currently holding up a position in the Mediterranean, but the authors doubted she would be able to oppose Russia unless otherwise supported. "The conclusions from the foregoing are obvious," they noted. "Since Russia is the decisive factor in the war, she must be given every assistance, and every effort must be made to win her friendship. Likewise, since without question she will dominate Europe on the defeat of the Axis, it is even more essential to develop and maintain the most friendly relations with Russia."
As Russia's standing rose, the Poles fell into the background, though they remained an important militarily asset. In various iterations, the Poles fought in North Africa and, a year after the Katyn massacre, in Monte Cassino, where the 2nd Polish Corps did what the American, British, French, New Zealand, and Indian troops had been unable to do: capture the abbey, from where the Germans were blocking the Allied liberation of Italy. Within the alliance, though, Poland continued to be viewed as a second-tier ally — a Norway or a Holland — but with a bigger punch.
Viewed from a thousand feet, Roosevelt's and Churchill's perspectives on the Polish question were similar. Viewed from 50 feet, however, differences emerged. Churchill found the Poles exasperating yet felt that, as Britain's first ally, they were owed a certain level of support and respect as long as they did not overreach. Roosevelt's affection for the Poles was more limited. In the new world order he envisioned, there was little space and not much empathy for a small nation that seemed full of big grievances. A few weeks before the 1943 Tehran Conference, significant for being the first meeting of the "big three" — Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin — the president told a young English friend of his wife, "I am sick and tired of these people [the London Poles]. The Polish ambassador came to me some time ago" asking for help. "I told him: Do you think they [the Russians] will just stop to please you, or us for that matter? Do you expect us and Great Britain to declare war on Joe Stalin if they [the Russians] cross your precious frontiers?"
Stalin's position on Poland was blunt. To avoid a repeat of Hitler's surprise invasion of 1941, he wanted to expand the Soviet Union's border well to the west of its current position, a change that would require the Poles to renounce their prewar borders and accept new ones. At Tehran, Churchill proposed a compromise that also included a threat. He said the Russians' offer was a good one, and if the Poles rejected it, then the British government would not be prepared to argue against the Soviets at the postwar conference. After Churchill finished, Anthony Eden asked Stalin if his goal was to re-create the old 1939 Soviet-German border. "Call it what you will," Stalin replied. Roosevelt and Stalin also discussed the Polish issue on the final day of the Tehran Conference. Roosevelt said there were between six and seven million Polish-American voters and that while he personally agreed with Premier Stalin on the Polish border issue, with the 1944 election less than a year away, he could not participate in any arrangements or public discussions on the subject.
On July 31, 1944, Soviet tanks broke into the German defenses on the eastern side of the Vistula River, opposite Warsaw. During the early afternoon of August l, 1944, Polish Home Army men and women took up positions around the capital. The attack would not proceed until 5:00 p.m., which gave the insurgents a long summer afternoon to consider two unknowns. The first was time. How long could the lightly armed Home Army hold out unaided? The second was the German response. Given the heavy losses the Wehrmacht had sustained in Normandy after D-Day and on the Eastern Front, it seemed unlikely that they would make a stand in Warsaw. That illusion was shattered a little after the time of the attack when a collection of prewar cavalrymen and raw recruits poured out of a tenement on a street corner and rushed the complex of bunkers guarding the SS and Gestapo headquarters. When the German machine guns stopped firing, only the commander and six men from of the battalion were still alive.
That evening, a German squad returned to the same street and killed every resident. Any lingering doubts about Germany's intentions were brought to an end the following day when a column of Tiger tanks from the Hermann Göring Division, supported by engineers whose job it was to burn the city, came close to obliterating five companies of the Battalion Parasol, one of the Home Army's most elite units. On August 3, a Red Army force fought its way to within 12 miles of Warsaw, but, aware that every kilometer counted now, the Germans threw them back with a furious counterattack. The next day, August 4, Churchill cabled Stalin:
"At urgent request of Polish underground army we are dropping, subject to weather, about 60 tons of equipment and ammunition into the southwest quarter of Warsaw where it is said the Polish revolt against the Germans is in fierce struggle. They also say they have appealed for Russian aid."
Churchill described the behavior of the Soviet Union as "at variance with the spirit of Allied cooperation to which you and we attach so much importance both for the present and the future."
Stalin replied to Churchill immediately: "I think the information that has been communicated to you by the Poles is greatly exaggerated and does not inspire confidence." Stalin denied the request.
By mid-August the fighting had become savage, and the Warsaw sewer system became the lifeblood through which flowed food, water, the wounded, and the dying. It was where the wounded Polish Jews sheltered and where reinforcements from other parts of the city were sent into the boiling summer streets. The sewer system also housed an ever-expanding rodent population, which feasted on the dying and the remains of the dead.
When Stanisław Mikołajczyk, prime minister of the exiled Polish government in London, had arrived in Moscow in late July, Stalin told him, "We will try to do everything possible to help Warsaw." But, some days later, when Allied officials requested landing rights for British and American planes ferrying food and weapons to the Home Army, they were told that "the uprising was a reckless adventure … and the Soviet Command had decided to openly disclaim any responsibility for the Warsaw adventure." After reading Stalin's note, Churchill's first impulse was to ignore its provocative tone and send another flight of planes to Warsaw with supplies; yet when he approached Roosevelt about issuing a joint statement on the Polish agony, the president balked. "I do not consider it would prove advantageous to the long-range general war prospect for me to join you in the proposed message to Stalin."
Rebuffed by Stalin: Stanisław Mikołajczyk, prime minister of the exiled Polish government, made a futile plea for Russia to help defend against the German destruction of Warsaw. (National Portrait Gallery)
On September 4, Churchill made a final appeal to Stalin and Roosevelt. In the cable to Stalin, he described the behavior of the Soviet Union as "at variance with the spirit of Allied cooperation to which you and we attach so much importance both for the present and the future." His appeal to Roosevelt was more emotional: "Warsaw is in ruins. The Germans are killing the wounded in hospitals. They are making women and children march in front of them in order to protect their tanks. There is no exaggeration in reports of children fighting and destroying tanks with bottles of petrol." Roosevelt too was appalled by the German atrocities, but he shared the Joint Chiefs of Staff's concern that if pressed on Poland, Stalin might think twice about honoring his pledge to join the Pacific war on Germany's fall and about giving the U.S. rights to attack Japan from air bases in Siberia.
The most insightful description of the Polish tragedy was written by George Kennan, the wartime chargé d'affaires at the U.S. embassy in Moscow. After the war, two of Kennan's works — the "Long Telegram," written in 1946, and a 1947 Foreign Affairs article written under the pseudonym X — would shape American thinking about the Soviet Union for more than a generation. But both articles had their genesis in "Russia — Seven Years Later," an essay Kennan wrote shortly after the Polish uprising:
American concepts of collective security can only seem unreal in Moscow. Russian leaders pay lip service to the principles of the U.S. and Britain, but with the second front in place they no longer need to observe excessive delicacy. Their priorities are ascendant now, and they all amount to one thing, power. The form it takes and the methods by which it is achieved are secondary. Moscow doesn't care whether a given area was Communistic or not. The main thing is that it should be subject to Moscow's control. The USSR is thus committed to becoming the dominant power in Eastern and Central Europe and only then to cooperate with their Anglo-American allies. The first of these programs implies taking. The second implies giving.
No one can stop Russia from doing the taking if she is determined to go through with it. No one can force Russia to do the giving if she is determined not to go through with it. … We should bow our heads in silence before the tragedy of a people who have been our allies, whom we have saved from our enemies and whom we cannot save from our friends.
John Kelly is the author of The Great Mortality, about the Black Death, and The Graves Are Walking, about the Irish famine, among other books. He has written extensively about medicine, history, and psychology.
From the book Saving Stalin by John Kelly. Copyright © 2020 by John Kelly. Reprinted by permission of Hachette Books, New York, NY. All rights reserved
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Partial Solar Eclipse 20th March 2015 – A Successful Viewing!
On the 11th August 1999, under clear skies, Chesterfield witnessed a dramatic partial eclipse, when 90% of the Sun was covered by the Moon.
15 years later Members of the Chesterfield Astronomical Society eagerly awaited another equally magnificent eclipse. We had two members either on or near the Faroe Isles, hoping to see the eclipse as total (the track of totality swept up the Atlantic, past the west coast of Ireland and Scotland, and then over the Faroe Isles). One ex-member who had recently moved to Austria, was readying his scope for solar observing and had invited the local primary school pupils and teachers round to witness a 50% eclipse with him.
Back in sunny Chesterfield, as the time approached for first contact, things weren't looking too promising. The clear skies were gradually giving way to cloud from the west. Chesterfield AS, in conjunction with the BBC's STARGAZING LIVE, had invited the public to visit the observatory to witness the eclipse. About 30-40 visitors of all ages turned up.
By about 8.25am the Sun was totally obscured by cloud. However a few minutes later, one or two little gaps opened up to allow the sun to be seen through thin cloud, with a small dent visible in its otherwise perfect circle. The eclipse had begun!
For the next couple of hours, visitors and members alike watched the eclipse progress through the thin cloud, from a small dent, to the deepest and most complete solar eclipse seen from Chesterfield since 1999, and then open out again as the Moon moved off the face of The Sun. No-one present was disappointed.
If you'd like to learn more about eclipses and how to view/photograph them then please feel free to pop over to the observatory any Friday evening and have a chat with our society members.
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This March Chesterfield Astronomical Society joined the BBC's Stargazing Live campaign and opened its doors to the public on three consecutive evenings (18th, 19th and 20th) and the Eclipse morning on the 20th.
During the evening events, members gave talks about the night sky and the eclipse, and Jupiter and its four Galilean moons were visible through the Society's telescopes. Some visitors brought their own scopes up for advice on setting up, which our members are always pleased to assist with.
All in all, the visitors donated over £140 to the Society during those three days, for which we are all extremely grateful.


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At the moment, the UK uses the voting system 'First Past the Post' to elect MPs. Voters mark an 'X' next to their preferred candidate. The candidate with the most votes in each constituency (voting district) is elected.
The referendum asks if we should change to the 'Alternative Vote' (AV). Instead of marking an 'X', voters rank candidates in order of preference (1, 2, 3 etc). If no candidate receives more than 50% of first preference votes, the last placed candidate is eliminated and their second preference votes redistributed among those remaining. This process continues until a candidate has 50% support.
The recent expenses scandal showed how broken British politics has become. The current voting system is closely linked to this. It is outdated, unfair and in desperate need of replacement. It allows many MPs in 'safe seats' to ignore their constituents for five years, safe in the knowledge that they will be re-elected when the next election cycle comes round. These MPs have jobs for life - so comfortable that many of them chose to abuse the expenses system. It is about time our MPs worked harder for us. By changing the system to AV, your MP will have to gain the support of at least 50% of voters in your constituency - not a third or less as at present. They will have to work harder to reach out beyond their core support. The myths spread by AV's opponents need to be dispelled - it wouldn't be expensive to bring in, or necessarily lead to more coalitions. Everybody still gets one vote. What is more, AV is already used for a variety of elections in the UK - actually it is the most common system. It is about time our MPs were made more accountable to us - the voters. Let's have a system that our democracy can be proud of. Vote YES to AV.


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Summer is the most popular time of year for people to begin putting their houses up for sale. So as the weather begins to warm up, you may be thinking about moving. Once you decide to sell your home, it becomes just another product within the housing market. In order to beat out the competition, you need your product to be the best one out there. Here are some things you can do to prepare your home before listing it.
Leaving out any clutter can make a room seem smaller, regardless of whether it's on the floor or sitting on the counter, so pick up and put away everything. While cleaning, separate your items into keep, donate or sell, and throw-away piles. If you are having trouble making decisions, decide whether or not you think it's worth it to pay to have that item shipped to your new home. Don't just hide things in your closets because potential buyers looking at the house will open them and you don't want them caught in an avalanche of your 'stuff'. Keep furniture to a minimum to create a nice flow throughout the house. Bulky furniture can make a room look smaller and it's hard to navigate around during an open house. If necessary, rent out a storage unit to use while the house is being shown.
You may love your bright red dining room but, for the most part, buyers don't. Make sure all the main living areas are neutral colors. At the same time, avoid using too much white because it can feel sterile and cold. A mixture of grey, beige, cream, and tan will warm up your home without being over the top. For the bathrooms, pale greens and blues are a good way to offset the cold metal feel of the room.
You want prospective buyers to imagine your home as theirs, which can be difficult with photos of your family vacations covering the walls and kid's trophies on the mantle. Remove all personal items throughout the home and repair any holes in the walls as a result from hanging photos. Keep décor impersonal and minimal, like flowers, candles, nonspecific pictures, and plants. Secure any items of value, such as jewelry or cash in a safe place while people are coming in and out of your house.
It doesn't make sense to completely renovate your home before moving, but you can make some small and sometimes inexpensive changes that will make a big difference when you put it on the market. Update cabinet hardware, door handles, and light fixtures so everything matches. Fix the leaky faucets, wash the curtains, and change out the light bulbs throughout the house. Also, take the time to make sure that the bathtub and shower are squeaky clean; a closed curtain or door won't be able to keep curious buyers away. Scrub the tile and replace the grout if necessary.
Although these are all simple steps that can help you get top dollar on your sale, like a lot of home projects, it usually takes longer than you plan and you'll sometimes discover a much bigger problem. All things considered, you should give yourself about 30 days to prepare your home before putting it on the market.
If you are planning on moving soon, make sure to talk to one our trusted mortgage advisors. They will find the mortgage option that works best for you and then be there to help every step of the way. Either visit our website or call (801) 260-7600 and connect with a home loan advisor today.


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Hilgenfeld ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Adolf Hilgenfeld (1823–1907), deutscher evangelischer Theologe.
 Heinrich Hilgenfeld (1862–1945), deutscher Klassischer Philologe, Historiker
 Inken Hilgenfeld (* 1974), deutsche Konzeptkünstlerin
 Rolf Hilgenfeld (* 1954), deutscher Biochemiker

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Q: Replacing a single character in a String The issue is needing to replace a single character in a given string while maintaining the other characters in the string.
The code is:
    if(command.equalsIgnoreCase("replace single"))
    {
        System.out.println("Enter the character to replace");
        String char2replace = keyboard.nextLine();
        System.out.println("Enter the new character");
        String secondChar = keyboard.nextLine();
        System.out.println("Which " + char2replace + " would you like to replace?");
        int num2replace = keyboard.nextInt();

            for(int i=0; i< bLength; i++)
            {

                if(baseString.charAt(i)== char2replace.charAt(0))
                {
                    baseString = baseString.substring(0, i) +
                            secondChar + baseString.substring(i + 1);

                }

A: You almost did it, just add a counter in your loop:
int num2replace = keyboard.nextInt();
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < bLength; i++) {
    if (baseString.charAt(i) == char2replace.charAt(0)) {
        count++;
        if (count == num2replace){
            baseString = baseString.substring(0, i) +
                    secondChar + baseString.substring(i + 1);
            break;
        }
    }
    if (char2replace.length() > 1) {//you need move this out of loop
        System.out.println("Error you can only enter one character");
    }

}
System.out.println(baseString);

A: You can use command.replaceAll("and", "a") for example

A: You can use StringBuilder to replace a single character at some index, like this:
int charIndex = baseString.indexOf(charToBeReplaced);
StringBuilder baseStringBuilder = new StringBuilder(baseString);
baseStringBuilder.setCharAt(num2replace, secondChar);

Read more about StringBuilder's setCharAt() method here.