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Volume 20 Number 2 • Fall 2015
Conscience and Its Enemies
Confronting the Dogmas of Liberal Secularism
By Robert P. George
Published: Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2013
Pages: xii, 290
Reviewed by: Jennifer Roback Morse, Ruth Institute
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This book review appeared in the Fall 2015 issue of The Independent Review.
The latest book by Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, is a series of essays held together by natural-law reasoning. Although George is a devout Roman Catholic, he does not draw on church teachings. His methodology should interest anyone who wishes to construct reasoned arguments to place principled limits on government.
First, a disclaimer: My formal training in philosophy ended in the fourth grade, when I memorized the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism. Any philosophical knowledge I have attained since then has been entirely self-taught.
One of George's key chapters, "Two Views of Liberty . . . and Conscience," lays out the analytical approach. Does freedom mean we get to do whatever we want? Does a defense of freedom rule out substantive claims about what is truly good? George answers both questions in the negative. He believes truth claims about human flourishing need not impinge on anyone's freedom.
George illustrates the issues by contrasting John Stuart Mill with John Henry Newman. Mill and Newman were among the most distinguished and powerful intellects of the nineteenth century. Both wrote compelling defenses of freedom, but they had very different views of what freedom and hence conscience mean.
Mill articulates his understanding of freedom through his famous "harm" principle. "'The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others'" (qtd. on p. 107). And what is the basis of this principle? According to Mill, it is an appeal not to abstract right but to utility "in the largest sense, grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being" (qtd. on p. 108).
As George notes, for this concept to do any work one has to have some notion of the "permanent interests of man as a progressive being" (p. 110). The utility principle by itself cannot provide answers. George believes Mill had "something of a tin ear for religion," whichMill probably thought would "wither away in an age of freedom" (p. 110).
By contrast, John Henry Newman, whom George describes as a "religious genius," gave due credit to the civilizing impact of Christianity. His view of conscience and freedom was correspondingly quite different from Mill's. Newman believed that "[c]onscience has rights because it has duties; but in this age, with a large portion of the public, it is the very right and freedom of conscience to dispense with conscience. Conscience is a stern monitor, but in this century it has been superseded by a counterfeit, which the eighteen centuries prior to it never heard of, and could not have mistaken for it if they had. It is the right of self-will" (qtd. on p. 111).
Poor Cardinal Newman didn't know the half of it. In our time, this concept of conscience as self-will has continued to work its way through the institutions of society. We have reached the point where sexual liberty (a concept that doubtless would never have occurred to either Newman or Mill) is in danger of routinely trumping religious liberty.
Behind Mill's view is an optimism about human nature. Humans are naturally good and will become better if unfettered by artificial social constraints. Mill was an educated, accomplished man living in Victorian England. When he looked around at the result of centuries of civilizing influences, he thought that what he saw was man's normal condition.
Although Mill's view is more common today than it was in his own time, Newman's view of the human person was probably widely shared in the Victorian era as well as in the American Founding era. No human being created himself. Therefore, the human person has a duty to his creator, a duty of gratitude and worship. But this earlier religious age believed that it would be absurd and even wicked to suppose that people have duties that they have no capacities to perform. Hence, government has a responsibility to respect the rights of religious conscience. This is why religious freedom was considered the "first freedom."
This understanding of the conscience helps explain why religious liberty falls down the ladder of importance under the self-will view of conscience. "Freedom of religion" morphs into "freedom to worship," just one more preference for a type of activity—a not particularly significant activity at that.
To know the good of man, one has to have a theory of the human person. Utilitarians, including Mill and many modern economists, see the human person as a utility function. Newman and along with him Robert George want to say that this conception does not do justice to the human person. The utility view of the human person begs important questions and assumes things that ought to be proven.
And so I revert to my formal philosophical training. The Baltimore Catechism asks: What is man?
And answers: Man is a creature composed of body and soul, made in the image and likeness of God.
Did I mention that the Baltimore Catechism ismodeled on the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, redone for children? It was an audacious thing to do, to try to teach Thomism to the children of working-class immigrants. But it worked. Even if one does not ultimately agree with this little definition, having it tucked away in the corners of one's mind is extremely helpful because it steers one away from the many unsatisfactory alternatives. Man is not a bundle of passions or a utility function. Man is more than a disembodied will or a mass of electrons or a blob of cells or the sum of neurochemical impulses.
Although George never cites the Bible or any church documents and certainly not the Baltimore Catechism, he and I —as well as, I suspect, many readers of this journal—are drinking from the same well, whether we realize it or not. George's thought goes in a direct line back to Thomas Aquinas and through him back to Aristotle. The philosophical realism of this whole line of thought protects us from the many modern fads involving philosophical idealism or fantasy ideologies.
George is part of a wider movement bringing a refreshed version of Thomism to bear on modern issues. Although he alludes to his critics within that wider movement, I am not in a position to evaluate their disputes. What I can say is that their overall project must be of the greatest importance to any advocate of minimum government and human liberty.
It is not really possible to take a position on abortion or the definition of marriage or any other serious moral issue without having some theory of the human person and what is good for human persons. George observes throughout this work that the modern claims to moral neutrality are essentially fraudulent.
For instance, in the title chapter, "Conscience and Its Enemies," George analyzes a report prepared by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2008. This report recommended sharp limitations on individuals physicians' conscience rights to refuse to perform abortions regardless of any moral objections they might hold.
George observes that the advocates of these impositions on providers are hiding behind a veil of objectivity, science, and neutrality. "What jumped off the page at me when I first read [the report] is that it is an exercise in moral philosophy—bad moral philosophy, but lay that aside for now—not medicine. It proposes a definition of conscience, something that cannot be supplied by science or medicine, then proposes to instruct its reader on 'the limits of conscientious refusals,' describing how claims of conscience should be weighed in the context of other values critical to the ethical practice of health care" (p. 157).
George might have added but does not that how and why the government is in the business of providing or subsidizing any "family-planning" services at all are serious moral questions. How did it get to be any of the government's business whether Mr. and Mrs. Morse have two children or ten? This question should cry out to libertarians with historical or empirical inclinations. And that the government even considers compelling religious people to provide these services should be anathema to advocates of minimum government.
These questions in turn point to a deep incoherence in the view of conscience as self-will. If self-will is not grounded in any substantive theory of the good for man, then the "good" or the "useful" becomes an exercise in the law of the strongest.
Opponents of religion object to "comprehensive worldviews" as a basis for policy because they claim that an overbearing concept of the good for man will then be ruthlessly imposed on others. But George would respond that these very same people have a surreptitious concept of the good for themselves, which they stealthily but truly do impose on others without ever having to defend that concept. If they were required to defend their concepts, they would surely fall short, as George's analysis of the report by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists illustrates.
The real threat to freedom is not people with religious or other comprehensive and substantive views of the human person and the human good. The real threat is that some people insist that they be permitted to do what they want, including reshape the fundamental institutions of society, on the basis of "neutrality." These people and their projects are not subjected to reasoned scrutiny but allowed to bypass serious analysis as they skulk in the guise of "neutrality."
This is why George's philosophical approach should be of interest to readers of this journal, regardless of their religious persuasion. The book could have been improved by a note with each chapter stating when and where the essay was first published to give the reader context for the problem being discussed. But this is a quibble. Conscience and Its Enemies will be well worth the time of any reader of The Independent Review.
Jennifer Roback Morse
Ruth Institute
Culture and SocietyPhilosophy and Religion


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Outlaws of Time III: The Last of the Lost Boys
"A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." – C. S. Lewis
Reflecting on that C.S. Lewis quote, I cannot think of any exceptions to that rule.
In Death By Living, N. D. Wilson writes: "…I write for children because I have read more than my fair share of adult ideas set out and explained by adult thinkers and theologians, philosophers and pundits, and I may as well admit that I have been more influenced (as a person) by my childhood readings of Tolkien and Lewis… than by any idea or books that I read in college and grad school. The events and characters in Narnia and Middle Earth shaped my ideals, my dreams, my loyalties, and my goals. Kant just annoyed me."
Me too, Nate. Me too. Nietzsche irritated me even more than Kant annoyed me.
N. D. Wilson claims that Outlaws of Time: The Last of the Lost Boys is the most autobiographical of his children's books. I buy that. This trilogy-ender has a different feel from any of his other books. It strikes me as being more personal and more reflective while also being more emotionally complicated (with the possible exception of Boys of Blur). In Death By Living, Nate writes extensively about giving ideas flesh. "All ideas must put flesh on if they are to live well (or at least honestly) within a story (any story)." Because of an interesting twist right off the bat, I think that Lost Boys reads with the kind of honesty he is talking about in that quote. He goes on to say later in that same chapter, "I am often asked why I write fiction for children. Because those whom I am called to feed are still children. Because I am still a child. Because the world is big, and the world is wonderful, but it is also terrifying." This, I think, is what Lost Boys is really all about.
**The following will contain series spoilers but no spoilers from this book unless clearly noted. If you have not read the first two Outlaws books, you may wish to save this review for later.**
A quick reading of the dust jacket caused my mouth to gape, my kids to register shock, and all of us to cry out in delight. This story picks up with Sam and Glory married. Glory, glory, hallelujah! (I am not being sacrilegious – Glory's name is Glory Hallelujah, so I am just having fun with that.) There is something deeply satisfying about seeing favorite characters fall in love and get married. When this book opens, Glory and Sam are married, but lost. This story is about their son, Alex. For reasons which are not immediately clear, Alex is being raised by his aunt and uncle, Millie and Jude, but he has no idea that they are not his natural parents. The observant reader will notice a shift in tone from the last two books to this one.
In Sam and Glory's books, the heroes were adrenaline-charged teenagers full of angst who were raging against the darkness. Through the assistance of good and deeply loyal friends, wise adult mentors, and a series of miracles, Sam, Glory, Millie, Jude, Father Tiempo, and the other Lost Boys were able to stand in the gap for each other when darkness, death, and despair threatened to swallow them whole. In those books, there was always the hope that Father Tiempo would show up in the nick of time. Or that Manuelito would be able to work some deep white magic to heal the hurting. Or that the posse of good guys would find a way to make things right. The real "magic" of the first two Outlaws books was in the love the characters had for each other, and in their acceptance of miracles. In this book, Alex does not have any of that. Or, maybe he does.
Because our favorite characters are still present in this book, but are parents, we see a new side to Wilson's writing. The action centers on Alex, but the support systems that surround Alex are not those of friends. He doesn't have any friends. Instead, it is the love and boundaries of two sets of parents who are honestly drawn and who would do what any parents would do: lay down their lives for their child. And, if we count the time-travelling, we get Sam and Glory squared – teenage Sam and Glory, as well as middle-aged Sam and Glory. Add to them a team of dream walkers, and Alex has a mighty support system of heroes. But, he doesn't know it.
This is the most human of Wilson's stories. The most real. Alex unwittingly makes a fatal error and the consequences of that carelessness are walloping.
In Death By Living, Wilson says that "stories are soul food." He goes on to say, "…we are narrative creatures, we need narrative nourishment – narrative catechisms… souls will be fed and shaped from the inside out. That much is inescapable." More than just interesting prose, Wilson attempts to prove this assertion in the character of Alex.
Knowing that Sam and Glory would not have disappeared for twelve years without some kind of serious problem, Jude and Millie try to keep Alex safe while also feeding his moral imagination with all of the stories that would shape his soul and keep him truly "safe." Hiding in the 1980s in the Midwest, Jude is a writer, and he is letting Alex feast on Tolkien and stories about Sam Miracle and Glory Spalding.
When Mrs. Dervish shows up, Alex is unprepared. He falls. And the story gets dark. Nearly all of this adventure is hard. Instead of young heroes fighting external dark forces, like the Vulture before him, Alex has to fight the inescapable darkness within. This story might be called a cautionary tale.
Sad, dark, hard, romantic, exciting, perplexing, and gripping, this story does not betray the reader's trust. We know that Alex cannot be saved. That is no secret. We find out that Father Tiempo warned Sam and Glory that Alex would be permanently lost to them and that their mission was one of the worst possible kind. In the hands of another author, I would have been afraid. Trusting Wilson, I waited to see how he would make beauty from ashes. He did.
Without spoiling, I think it's wise to give some cautions:
Almost all of the good guys die at least once in this book. And when they do, it's painful.
The backdrop for certain scenes is the "Massacre in the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan" featuring the standoff between the Aztecs and the Spanish conquistadors. This night of terror includes human sacrifice to pagan gods and a fierce battle. The reader has a front row seat, and it is intense.
There is a moment of profound beauty with Sam and Glory which is tragic and romantic.
The intensity of this book was appreciated by my family. It was an emotional read. However, I would strongly caution parents of young or sensitive readers to pre-read this book. Reflecting on all of his children's books, I would consider this to be the darkest, the most graphic, the most emotionally complicated, and one of the most beautiful.
We have reviewed the first book in this series: The Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracle here. We reviewed this one, even though we didn't review The Outlaws of Time: The Song of Glory and Ghost, because this book has different feel than the other two and it is one that parents may wish to preview.
While Wilson's writing is dark and hard, we think that it is also the kind of stuff that born out of a love of the classics. We think that there is truth, goodness, and beauty in Wilson's writing and wrote about that here. Everything we have written about Wilson's books can be found here.
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Joe Cummings is the outfitter and owner of the Montana fly fishing lodge Missoula River Lodge. Joe is in his 19th season of guiding in Missoula Montana after starting this operation when he was 26 years old. In the early days it was just Joe and a single boat, but Missoula River Lodge been able to grow over the last two decades into an established staff of veteran Missoula fly fishing guides. Please take the time to meet each staff member via their video interviews below. We strongly believe that anglers should have the opportunity to meet their fishing guide before putting together a trip.
We have selected this group of Missoula fly fishing guides following a strong pattern of working with hard working, patient, friendly guides who know their water intimately. Please view the included videos and see both the guide's on the water personalities and off the water accomplishments.
Missoula River Lodge owner Joe Cummings is a 4th generation Montana native who has spent his life either working on the Stevensville Montana family ranch, crashing around football fields, or with his feet wet guiding the waters of Missoula Montana. After Joe spent 5 seasons playing professional football, he came back to Missoula and opened up his own outfitting business. Joe is a graduate of the University of Wyoming.
He has spent two decades of seeing our area in every fly fishing condition. From stalking the giants of the Bitterroot, to the massive pods of the Missouri and Clark Fork, Joe loves to feed dry flies to rising fish. He is friendly and patient, and relishes the drama that comes from hunting wild trophy fish. Joe is proud to introduce all of our Missoula fly fishing guides staff to new anglers that want to experience everything that is our home waters of the Bitterroot River, Blackfoot River, Missouri River, Rock Creek, and Clark Fork River.
If you are on this page then then you are looking to put together a day on the water with a professional fishing guide in Missoula. I have been doing exactly the same thing for the last two decades. As we add or subtract guides from our in-house roster of professionals I have to make decisions about the personalities that I believe are able to put together successful days on the water. In building our guide staff these are qualities I look for in Missoula fly fishing guides.
At it's most basic level time on the water should be fun and about the guest. The day is a team effort dialing in the expectations and trip goals of the guest. Western Montana is a beautiful multi-layered place blessed with great water. Find a guide that won't ruin that with an intense pushy atttitude.
We expect our fly fishing guides staff to show up on time, have a clean boat, bring a great lunch, work to find solitude in our large drift area, and fish a full day. When these fundamental building blocks are put in place daily the odds of succeeding on the water rise tremendously. The ability to execute on fishing guide basics is a sign of other facets of the guide's performance also being in order.
Just like in any other profession there are those that perform at a higher level. The band of top guides is a narrow. They catch more fish, they know more water, and they re-book at a much higher level than the run of the mill fishing guide. This is the hardest skill to find and quantify. You really only find it out by working with a guide as he navigates all the changing conditions of the season. If I could boil it down to two characteristics that define the top guides – 1. A constant curiosity about how to leverage what the rivers gives each day. 2. A competitive drive to improve themselves while keeping their boat atmosphere calm and focussed.
This is so basic, but has become increasingly more important as the State of Montana has put in place access restrictions on much of our water. We are the only outfitter in Missoula who owns the full suite of permits to be able to float all sections of our area waters.
Rock Creek is the most limited access river with only three float outfitting permits available. It is a unique ecosystem that has many protections in place that have kept it pristine in every way.
The Blackfoot River also requires a permit whose enlightened fee structure uses those funds to help in habitat restoration and resource maintenance.
The Bitterroot River has two permits; one on the West Fork and one on the mainstem. They limit use and provide for an effective system that generates a great deal of solitude and productive fishing.
You can book the best missoula fly fishing guides, but if they don't have access to our rivers your trip options can shrink quickly.
We are not the only fishing guides in Missoula, but after two decades of triumphs, mistakes, and constant drive to learn and improve we have come up with a criteria for choosing our staff. If you are looking for hard working, friendly, patient, and ultimately successful fishing guides to spend a day with on Missoula's waters we are choice we encourage you to investigate.
Enjoy the included videos and meet our Missoula fly fishing guides staff!
Carrie is our Executive Chef at Missoula River Lodge. She was named to the list of the top 100 chefs in America by a team from the Washington Post in 2017 and featured in the book "America the Great Cookbook." She specializes in Authentic Missoula Montana Farm to Table dining. Her creativity in combining locally acquired and grown ingredients creates a refreshing, healthy, and distinctly fun dining experience for our guests. Carrie's cooking knowledge is shared freely with our guests in a unique presentation of courses throughout the evening. Her skill can produce dishes that range from freshly prepared Lamb to traditional Vietnamese fare. We are fortunate to have such a talented lady running our menus at the Lodge, because the overall experience she gives to our guests creates a layered dining experience that puts the sheen on the fishing day.
Evan grew up fly fishing 'back East,' cutting his teeth on the limestone spring creeks and mountain brook trout streams of the Appalachians. When he was twelve his dad made the mistake of taking him fishing in Montana, leading to an immediate change in priorities and an eventual move West following high school. Evan began guiding fly fishing during a five year ramble around Colorado and has also guided in southern Chile. By 2003 the pull of the Big Sky proved too much and Evan moved to Missoula to immerse himself full time in the freestone rivers of western Montana. Evan is a graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism and hopes to one day be able to add "freelance journalist" to his resume with a straight face. In the off season he spends his time swinging Spey flies, chasing birds and dreaming of the next tropical flat.
Ryan is a veteran guide that has guided across the US and South America. He was the head guide for the Delaware River Club on the Delaware River in New York for seven seasons. During that stint he also ran the successful Al Caucci Fly Fishing schools. Before he made Missoula his permanent home he guided in South America. An exceptional teacher as well as fine angler, Ryan is well rounded and thoroughly versed in the fly fishing game. He is our most meticulous fly tier and an outstanding stream entomologist, so when he ties on a fly, its worth a second look.
If you are into pushing dry flies only and having a fun time on the water, then Ryan's guiding style is just the ticket.
Caleb has been with Missoula River Lodge several years, and has built a loyal clientele because of his willingness to go the extra mile to ensure guests have an excellent trip. Whether he is chest deep in the water pushing his boat back upstream to hit a productive spot again, or sliding his raft off a steep embankment into a little known stream, he will do everything he can to provide the best possible day on the river. His passion for trout on the fly is infectious, and has taken him all over the West. Even on the rare days off during the season he is out testing fly patterns fresh off his vise from the night before. If you want to chase trout that will make your reel scream, Caleb is your guy.
Nate hails from Alaska via Eastern Washington. He is a second generation guide with his first shifts at the age of 15 years old as a camp hand in Alaska. He was a manager at Bristol Bay Lodge for 9 seasons before we lucked into grabbing him for our staff. Nate also is a full time Olympic Peninsula fly fishing guide January – April. He is a true professional fly guide you will be hard pressed to find a longer resume in the fly fishing business. Nate is known for his work ethic, patience, and depth of angling credentials.
Brooks Jessen is one of the true veteran guide pillars of the Western Montana fly fishing community. He has been the top day producer – over 160 guide days per season – for us for over a decade. Guides that have put in that much time on the water tend to have a crusty jaded manner that may not fit all guests and be disliked by other guides. In Brooks' case the opposite holds true, he still is friendly and patient while maintaining a focus to consistently produce trout for his loyal following of regular clients. I don't know of anybody in the fly business that doesn't enjoy his laid back personality and extremely diverse fishing knowledge base. He took a sabbatical to spend a summer with his family in 2014, but now is back in a fresh out of retirement status. If you can get him, he is a pleasure to spend a day with on the water catching trout and sharing the history of Western Montana.
Curt is a Missoula native fly fishing guide that has spent a life time Fly fishing the Bitterroot River, Blackfoot River, Missouri River, Rock Creek and Clark Fork River. His previous career was as a Smokejumper and Fire Management officer for the Forest Service. His water knowledge runs deep as well as his life perspectives. Curt is known for a cool headed intensity, work ethic, and fun educated boat conversations. He is a multi-layered renaissance man that all ages and levels of guests enjoy.
James grew up in the state of Washington where he began his career in hunting and fishing as a young boy. His college days were spent at Central Washington University, where the Yakima River rainbow fishing and superb bird and big game hunting made it hard to find time to go to class. While in college, James started guiding for fishing on the Chosen River in Alaska. In the four summers of guiding on one of the top rivers in the world, James' knowledge and love for fishing grew with each cast. After graduating from college, James moved to Montana to further his career in fishing and hunting. He has been a top hand on the river and in the field which comes from his his patience and work ethic.
Josh is the newest member of the Missoula River Lodge fly fishing guide team. He is from Florence Montana and grew up on Bitterroot river. Josh is rich in life experiences with a career in teaching, writing, and guide experience ranging from Alaska to Montana.


In our 2017 survey, 86.5% of new families report that they are happy with their first year in CFSD. That satisfaction rate is twenty-five points higher than the average satisfaction rate (61%) for a 'choice' school district, according to a recent study by the US Department of Education. Other findings: families report choosing CFSD schools for excellent ratings, highly qualified teachers and good locations. See our infographic for more results.
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CFSD achieves excellence by focusing on the individual needs of its students. We are committed to providing an appropriate education for every child, including those with special abilities and those for whom learning is difficult. Students who are identified as gifted receive services through programs that are integral parts of the student's day. A continuum of services is offered for students with learning difficulties. In addition to a speech and language therapist, reading specialists, and school psychologist, the district has a learning disability resource program in each school.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 31 (Reuters) - South African retailer Edcon needs 3 billion rand ($226 million) in financing over the next three years to allow it time to "fix" the business, its chief executive Grant Pattison said on Thursday.
Edcon has been grappling with an over-leveraged capital structure for several years, after troubles in its credit business in 2014 coincided with an economic slowdown and weak consumer spending at home.
The capital injection "gives us a runway of two to three years so management can focus on fixing the business and not raising cash," Pattison told Reuters at a Johannesburg store.
Edcon has been in talks with lenders and other investors about injecting money into the business while asking landlords to reduce rents.


Hey this looks awsome, how did you do it?
Finally a good Deathscythe wallpaper. I really like how you made it seem it has wings. Works well with the text you put although I think the text could be a bit bigger it is kinda hard to read. Also the scythe is a bit too bright takes attention away from the scan. Other then that it is a pretty solid wall.
One of the Better Deathscythe images I've seen, this is so going in my rotation.
Very nice, personally I'm a fan of deathscythe big time, the way it kills with the sycthe entertains me. Good job!


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Scouting Report: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
Bronx, NY | 5106 | 223 | 4.42E | 2019
Barkley has phenomenal balance and excellent vision. He is an athletic specimen that has a unique ability to hurdle defenders at will and hit the ground running, almost as if he didn't break stride. He is not a violent runner but he is a superb contact runner that has a nasty straight arm and also understands how to take a glancing hit, contort his body and run behind his pads. Barkley has explosive jump cuts that leave would be tacklers grasping at air and he possesses a legitimate third gear that can leave defenders lost in his wake. The kid's a motivated gym rat that squatted 495 pounds seven times, cleaned 390 pounds and ran a 4.38 forty this winter. Barkley is a quality receiver that also translates his natural power very well into his pass blocking. He consistently beats the first defender and has the creativity to string moves together, as his balance provides for a very effective spin move and his explosiveness gives him the ability to out juke any player on the field. Barkley is a complete back with very few weaknesses to his game and his running style is very reminiscent of LaDainian Tomlinson.
2016: Started all 14 games…Became the first Penn State player since Larry Johnson in 2002 (289 yards vs. Michigan State and 327 yards at Indiana) to post back-to-back game with 200-plus all-purpose yards, gaining 211 vs. Iowa (11/5) and 277 at Purdue (10/29)…Became the first Penn Stater with multiple 200-yard rushing games in a season since Larry Johnson (4) in 2002 when he rushed for 202 yards versus Maryland (10/8) and 207 yards at Purdue (10/29)…Six rushing touchdowns in the first three games of the season were the most by a Penn State player since Evan Royster (6) in 2008…Seven combined offensive touchdowns (6 rushing, 1 receiving) were the most by a Penn State player since Lydell Mitchell had seven to begin the 1971 season.
2015: Appeared in 11 games with six starts, missing two games due to injury…Made his first career start at Maryland (10/24)…Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start a game…Was one of five true freshmen to see action…Had five 100-yard rushing performances…Had 34 rushes of 10 or more yards with season-long runs of 56 yards at Ohio State and vs. Michigan…Logged runs of 54 and 40 yards against Rutgers…Had 310 yards in back-to-back games against Buffalo and Rutgers, which was the highest total by a true freshman RB in a two-game span since D.J. Dozier had 359 in 1983 (vs. Rutgers and Alabama)…Is only the second true freshman to have back-to-back 100-yard games, joining Dozier, who had four consecutive 100-yard games in 1983…Is the first PSU RB to have back-to-back games (Buffalo & Rutgers) with a 100-yard rushing quarter since Larry Johnson in 2002 against Indiana and Michigan State.
High School: Three-year letterman and team captain his senior year at Whitehall High School for head coach Brian Gilbert…First-team all-state (AAAA) by Pennsylvania Football News…Selected as 2014 Mr. PA Football for Class AAA/AAAA…Participated in The Opening, held on Nike's campus in summer 2014…Played in Offense-Defense Bowl…Rushed for 1,856 yards, 8.6 yards per carry and recorded 31 total touchdowns his senior year…Had three interceptions and five tackles for loss as a senior…Two-time All-Lehigh Valley Conference selection…Helped lead Whitehall to league titles as a sophomore and junior…Rushed for 1,506 yards and recorded 27 touchdowns as a junior…Tallied 284 rushing yards and five total scores as a sophomore…Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout…Ranked as the ninth-best running back in the nation and the top prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports…Rated by Scout among the top five prospects in the state…Lettered in basketball and track…Won the gold medal in the eastern Pennsylvania Conference boys 100 meters.
Personal: Full name is Saquon Barkley…Son of Alibay Barkley and Tonya Johnson…Has two brothers, Rashard Johnson and Ali Barkley, and two sisters, Shaquona and Aliyah Barkley…Father participated in boxing in college…Brother, Rashard, played football and wrestled…Great uncle is former WBC middleweight champion Iran Barkley…Hobbies include working out, hanging out with friends and reading…Majoring in journalism…Born February 7, 1997 in Bronx, New York.
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Sourdough Bread Trend Rises In Sacramento (But It'll Take Dough To Buy A Loaf)
Randol White
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink
Christopher Beattie shapes sourdough loaves prior to baking them in his Sacramento home.
Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
Chris Beattie grabs a knife, cuts, then marvels: "That's one heck of a sound."
He's done it numerous times, but the owner of Faria Bakery in Sacramento still has a passion for slicing into fresh sourdough.
"When you take that bread knife to the loaf the first time — and it's kind of like shattering as you cut through the crust, and there's just crust exploding and going all over the place and it makes this mess — yeah, it's a beautiful thing," Beattie says.
A loaf of Chris Beattie's sourdough sits out on the counter in his kitchen. Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
The sourdough bakery scene in Sacramento has long lived in the shadow of San Francisco's world-famous breads. But scenes change, as our region has witnessed recently with craft beer, and a handful of bakers are now pushing the area's bread culture to new limits.
On a recent morning, Beattie sits in his kitchen stretching and folding dough in large plastic tubs. He moved to town from San Francisco, where artisan sourdough bakers are everywhere.
"When I came to Sacramento, that was kind of a shock, at first," he says. "Just like, 'Wow, there really isn't anyone doing bread here.'"
So, Beattie thought, why not him?
California's 2013 cottage foods law opened the door and allowed Beattie to make bread at home and sell it to the public.
Baker Chris Beattie explains the best way to cut and store a sourdough loaf.
Now, during the summer, stop by the Oak Park farmers market and you'll find Davy Bui selling his bread — but you better get there early.
"I usually sell out. I mean, there's definitely a demand in Sacramento," said Bui, who owns The Drunken Loaf.
Not that long ago, Bui says he had to travel out of the area to get quality sourdough bread, which frustrated him.
"I've grown up in Sacramento all my life, so Sacramento being on like the short end of the cool stick is a very common theme to me," he said.
"But, you know, Sacramento's always kind of made its own scene, too," he added.
These bakers offer an inimitable bread: a crunchy crust and tangy interior, plus some evidence that it's easier to digest and better for you, too.
But as they have pointed out, finding real sourdough in Sacramento can be tough — although a few places have been doing it for decades.
Grateful Bread has been in town since 1990, and recently changed hands, entering a new era. General manager Misty Greene agreed that the city's bread culture is evolving, and as a result, they're rethinking how the bakery may grow along with it.
It's not easy, though. You can't create sourdough quickly; it takes time. Greene says technology now gives bakeries precise climate control, which allows bakers to mimic San Francisco's mild year-round temperatures and the cultures the necessary window of time needed to perform their leavening magic.
Because it takes a day or two to create a loaf of true sourdough, the breads tend to be more expensive. Add to that artisan ingredients and organic whole-grain flours, and the price rises even further.
Chris Beattie kneads and folds dough in his kitchen to make sourdough. Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
Greene wonders if Sacramento is ready to swallow a $8 loaf of bread.
"A lot of people are working within a budget, and so there's a certain amount they can spend on food, and the artisan and organic products are a lot more expensive. They're not a little more, it's a lot," Greene said
She added that higher-priced loaves are an option at Greatful Bread, but it'll take some education for consumers first.
"I think we just have to keep pushing forward and creating new products that people will enjoy and just more exposure, more exposure, more exposure, and then people will start to gradually shift."
But the price point doesn't seem to matter for Midtown farmers market customer Pei Lee. She hits it each Saturday, specifically for Takeaway bakery.
"When we found out [the owner] actually uses a lot of organic flours, we actually loved it. 'OK, we have to try it,'" she said. "And once you try it, you just come back."
Kenneth Curran owns Takeaway and says the price issue comes up with potential customers, but die-hards understand the value. And they're also getting more bread: his dough weighs two pounds.
"What you're getting for the money is actually greater than what you'd get with say some Orowheat," he said. "If you were to compress down a loaf of Wonder Bread or Orowheat, or whatever it may be, even Dave's Killer Wheat, right, you might be ending up with an eight-to-ten-ounce dough piece. Whereas, what I'm using is, much more substantial."
It remains to be seen whether Sacramento will embrace $8 loaves of sourdough at a level that could sustain a full-blown industry, the way craft beer has flourished in the city.
For now, fans will have to get our fix mostly at farmers markets.
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Bestwick To The Booth, Standing Starts Announced
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ESPN formally announced Tuesday morning that longtime NASCAR announcer, Allan Bestwick, will call ESPN on ABC's five IndyCar Series race events including their 50th airing of the Indianapolis 500 mile race and '500' qualifying in 2014 and beyond, replacing Marty Reid.
Bestwick, who has served as a pit reporter and studio host in addition to his booth work for ESPN's stock car coverage since 2007, will also expand to cover tennis, golf, college football and other collegiate sports in 2015 when the network's NASCAR contract rights end following the 2014 season.
"I didn't get into the business to be a race announcer," said Bestwick. "I wanted to be a broadcaster my whole life. One of the inspirations was watching that Sunday night broadcast of the Indianapolis 500 and watching Jim McKay, one of my heroes.
To have the opportunity to sit in that seat on this occasion, ABC's 50th anniversary of televising this race, is a little hard to fathom in some ways for a kid from Rhode Island."
Bestwick's motorsports coverage dates back 28 years, as noted in ESPN's press release:
Bestwick started broadcasting in 1986 covering live NASCAR races as a turn announcer for MRN Radio. He worked for MRN for nearly 15 years, including as the play-by-play announcer from 1988-2000 and host of the network's daily news program.
Bestwick, who also worked briefly in New York for ABC Radio, made his television debut in 1995 on the original NASCAR Today program on ESPN and joined the SPEED Channel in 1996 as the host of Inside NEXTEL Cup Racing, a post he held for 10 years. He started pit reporting for TBS and TNT in 1997. While continuing to work in radio, Bestwick joined NBC in 1999, covering NASCAR races as well as American Le Mans Series races, arena football and track and field events. He was part of NBC and TNT's NASCAR coverage from 2001-2006, both as a pit reporter and lead announcer.
"Like I said, the Indianapolis 500, when I was a kid, I got this book from the book club at school. It was called 30 Days in May. I don't remember who wrote it. Story of the 1970 Indianapolis 500. I dog-eared that book. I swear I read it 18 times.
I have been fascinated with this race and this place ever since. Most of my career has found me in Charlotte, North Carolina, on this weekend. But I can't wait to be part of this and get started. "
Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever will join Bestwick in the booth with Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Rick DeBruhul in the pits. Dr. Jerry Punch will join the crew at Indianapolis and one other event.
"I grew up a fan of traditional broadcasting, if you will. I'm 52 years old," Bestwick, continued. "I'm a child of that era. The alphabet networks, ABC, NBC, CBS, were which you aspired to.
Like I said before, to have a chance to sit in that seat at that race where one of my idols and heroes first helped get me interested in this business in the first place, it's almost hard to comprehend.
I'm just a kid from a little town in Rhode Island, small town, whose daddy raced Studebakers at a quarter and a half mile racetrack. It's amazing. I'm very blessed. I'm very lucky.
What does it mean to me? It means responsibility. It means getting it right. But that's no different than any other broadcast I've ever done in this business. You owe it to the competitors, to the fans, to yourself to get it right, and have fun while you're doing it.
People can't have fun watching it if you're not having fun doing it. I'll have a blast doing it."
Also announced at the IndyCar media day in Orlando, Florida was that both the Long Beach Grand Prix and Grand Prix of Indianapolis will use the standing start format.
This is fantastic news for our fans," said Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach. "They will love hearing the sounds of the IndyCar engines revving up and then the cars roaring down Shoreline Drive. Thanks to IndyCar and especially to Derrick Walker for granting our request. This is a great addition to all of the other activities we have planned as we celebrate 40 years of racing in the streets of Long Beach."


Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law, appeared on the Fox Business program Neil Cavuto Coast to Coast today to discuss antitrust obstacles to the pending Amazon/Whole Foods merger. You can watch the clip here.
Chris Sagers appeared on the CNBC business-affairs program "Power Lunch," along with other experts, to discuss the likelihood and desirability of federal antitrust investigation of Amazon. You can watch video of the segment here.
Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law, wrote in today's Slate magazine about antitrust components contained in the congressional minority leadership's mid-term election blueprint, which they've called "A Better Deal." You can read his piece here.


The Great British summer: that one time of the year when we all go outside to grab what sunshine we can before the rain descends again! Summer 2014 is set to be one of the nicest on record from here-on out, so it's the perfect time to make the most of the beautiful countryside we are surrounded by and try something new. What better way to do so than by trying out an astounding summer balloon flight in the sunshine over some of the UK's most stunning landscapes?
Summer is a great time to go ballooning because the weather clears up, with less wind and rain, and great visibility. This allows you to see for miles across the wonderful hills, woodlands and seas, as well as quaint countryside villages and cultural landmarks such as Stonehenge or King Arthur's Castle. It's such an enlivening sight to see the sun rise or set in beautiful shades of orange and purple from up in the sky itself as the fields below become a patchwork quilt bathed in golden light.
You might even get to see some amazing birds of prey from a whole new angle, or a flock of birds in striking formations on their summer migrations. Our pilots will be able to explain to you everything that you see – from wildlife and landscapes to the most interesting features of historic towns and villages. Whilst you take it all in, enjoy a glass of crisp, delicious champagne and feel yourself relax with nature and the fresh air. What could be more summery than that?!
Going up on a hot air balloon is on many people's 'bucket list', and now is a better time than ever to book a flight and get ticking off those dreams. We have flights across the whole of the South West, in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, so there will certainly be the perfect flight for you. Whether it's a romantic date with a twist, a fun experience with a group of friends, a team-building activity with work colleagues or a family day out, check out our flight availability today to find the ultimate exhilarating summer experience of ballooning, or contact us to find out more!


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A Three-Fold Path to Emunah
ByRabbi Yona Vogel March 8, 2003
The Torah relates an extraordinary phenomenon at Sinai: the
Jewish people gathered at the mountain were able to hear the lightning, see the
thunder. What necessitated such unusual sensations? Wasn't the word of G-d,
accompanied by thunder and lighting, sufficiently spectacular?
But perhaps the purpose of it was to impress upon them that
Torah is an all-enveloping experience, even more real than what is ordinarily
apprehended by the senses…
Based on the verse, Zeh Keli v'anveihu ("This is my
G-d and I shall glorify Him"), the Sages delineated a three-fold path to greater
awareness of the reality of G-d and Torah. First: Building the Beis HaMikdash.
Just as Zeh Keli indicates that at the Splitting of the Sea G-d was so
real to them that they could point to Him, so too the Mikdash is a physical
place that you can point to, where you can feel G-d's presence intensely.
Secondly, they derive from this verse the concept of hidur,
beautification of the mitzvos. The mitzvos have to be appealing,
they have to be esthetic. This also magnifies its reality.
The third concept is emulating G-d (ani v'hu). We
approach G-d through His attributes. If they are abstractions to us, the reality
of it is thin, attenuated. But if we manifest them ourselves—since G-d is
merciful, we act mercifully—then we can apprehend Him much more fully. We can
see G-d in ourselves, which enhances our apprehension of His reality in the
These same three pathways can be found in the verses of
Tehilim: Shivti b'vais HaShem kol y'mei chayai. A person's goal
should be to dwell in the House of HaShem all of his days. Rabbi S.R. Hirsch
says that it doesn't mean that King David literally wanted to live in the Beis
HaMikdash. (Although, as king, he was permitted to sit in the azarah, he
was not permitted to sleep there.) He referred, rather, to the place, the
dimension, in which one can feel that G-d is real, wherever that may be
physically.
Lachazos b'noam HaShem: to observe, see or comprehend the
pleasantness of G-d. This corresponds to the esthetic aspect.
U'levaker b'heichalo—to visit in His abode. This refers
to our contemplation of how G-d projects His attributes into this world, how He
acts in the world.
Achas shoalti mies HaShem: The Arizal said: achas
is acronymic for Eretz Yisrael, Chayay olam haba, and Torah.
These three correspond to the abovementioned three pathways.
Eretz Yisrael can be thought of as an extension of the Beis
HaMikdash. Outside the Land, HaShem's presence feels much more distant. Of
course, if you're not sensitive, you're not going to feel anything here, either;
but if you're sensitive, you'll feel it more here. Secondly, in the next world
the righteous sit and bask in the beautiful rays of the Divine Presence.
Thirdly, Torah, teaches us the attributes of the Almighty, which we emulate and
incorporate into our personal reality.
To be sure, there are different levels of awareness. There's
a mitzvah not to fear the enemy as we go to war. But how is it possible
not to fear? We can understand that we could be commanded not to run away, but
how can we be commanded not to feel fear?
The idea is the following: Let's say a person has a phobia of
mice, he's terrified of them. Now this person is in a burning building, and he
sees an exit; but there's a mouse right there in front of the exit. Will his
fear of mice stop him from running out the exit to safety? Of course not. The
fear of burning to death is so much greater than the fear of the mouse, that
he'll go right through that exit. Not that he's lost his fear of the mouse, but
his mind is so filled with the greater danger of the fire that the fear of the
mouse shrinks instantly to insignificance. Likewise, when you go to war; if you
see clearly the reality of G-d, all other concerns, including one's own safety,
beco me negligible. The reality of the burning need to engage and defeat the
enemies of G-d, overwhelms the fears of one's own demise. The fear remains, but
it doesn't matter.
(This installment concludes Rav Leff's series on emunah.)
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Why did G-d create anything? We can't say for sure because we cannot grasp G-d's intentions. Only G-d Himself can do that. But to a certain degree, G-d lets us know things that we can understand, and even in that limited understanding, we can have a deep sense of satisfaction. It's like that with everything….
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The utterances of HaShem—the Asarah Ma'amaros of creation and the Aseres HaDibros of Sinai—are the foundations of the world. Their complementarity is revealed by the names they are called: Ma'amar is more abstract, softer, dibur more concrete, stronger. One would think the opposite, that you would need a stronger thing to create the physical world;…
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Moshe Rabbeinu's mission was clear: He was chosen by HaShem to lead the people out of Egypt and take them to live in Eretz Yisrael. That is how it was given to Moshe, and that is how he presented it to the people. By the time he confronts Pharaoh, however, the agenda seems to have…
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require 'teamweek/pipes/trello/repository'
require 'teamweek/pipes/trello/boards'
require 'teamweek/pipes/trello/cards'
require 'teamweek/pipes/trello/lists'
require 'teamweek/pipes/trello/client'
require "teamweek/pipes/trello/version"
require 'teamweek-pipes'

module Teamweek
  module Pipes
    module Trello
      class << self
        attr_accessor :key
      end

      Pipes.define :trello, Flows::Pull do |source|
        source.name 'Trello'
        source.description '...'

        source.pipe :none, :boards, -> options { Boards.new(options).pull }
        source.pipe :none, :lists, -> options { Lists.new(options).pull }
        source.pipe :tasks, :cards, -> options { Cards.new(options).pull }
        source.pipe :none, :cards, -> options { Cards.new(options).pull }
      end
    end
  end
end

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---

### Globals vs Modules

In the past, it has been difficult to test portions of your Ember application
without loading the entire app as a global. By having your application written
using modules ([CommonJS], [AMD], etc), you are able to require just code that
is to be tested without having to pluck the pieces out of your global
application.

### Unit Testing Helpers

[Ember-QUnit] is the default *unit* testing helper suite for Ember. It can and
should be used as a template for other test framework helpers. It uses your
application's resolver to find and automatically create test subjects for you
using the `moduleFor` and `test` helpers.

A test subject is simply an instance of the object that a particular test is
making assertions about. Usually test subjects are manually created by the
writer of the test.

<!--
* [Ember-QUnit](https://github.com/rpflorence/ember-qunit) - Unit test helpers
  written for QUnit
* [Ember-Mocha](#) - Unit test helpers written for Mocha (to be written)
* [Ember-Jasmine](#) - Unit test helpers written for Jasmine (to be written)
-->

***The unit testing section of this guide will use the Ember-QUnit library, but
the concepts and examples should translate easily to other frameworks.***

### Available Helpers

By including [Ember-QUnit], you will have access to a number of test helpers.

* `moduleFor(fullName [, description [, callbacks]])`
 - **fullName**: The full name of the unit, (ie. `controller:application`,
    `route:index`, etc.)
 - **description**: the description of the module
 - **callbacks**: normal QUnit callbacks (setup and teardown), with addition to
    needs, which allows you specify the other units the tests will need.

* `moduleForComponent(name [, description [, callbacks]])`
 - **name**: the short name of the component that you'd use in a template, (ie.
    `x-foo`, `ic-tabs`, etc.)
 - **description**: the description of the module
 - **callbacks**: normal QUnit callbacks (setup and teardown), with addition to
    needs, which allows you specify the other units the tests will need.

* `moduleForModel(name [, description [, callbacks]])`
 - **name**: the short name of the model you'd use in store
    operations (ie. `user`, `assignmentGroup`, etc.)
 - **description**: the description of the module
 - **callbacks**: normal QUnit callbacks (setup and teardown), with addition to
    needs, which allows you specify the other units the tests will need.

* `test`
 - Same as QUnit `test` except it includes the `subject` function which is used
   to create the test subject.
* `setResolver`
 - Sets the resolver which will be used to lookup objects from the application
   container.

### Unit Testing Setup

In order to unit test your Ember application, you need to let Ember know it is in
test mode. To do so, you must call `Ember.setupForTesting()`.

```javascript
Ember.setupForTesting();
```

The `setupForTesting()` function call makes ember turn off its automatic run
loop execution. This gives us an ability to control the flow of the run loop
ourselves, to a degree. Its default behaviour of resolving all promises and
completing all async behaviour are suspended to give you a chance to set up
state and make assertions in a known state. In other words, you know that if you
run "visit" to get to a particular URL, you can be sure the URL has been visited
and that's the only behaviour that has transpired. If we didn't use this mode,
our assertions would most likely be executed before the async behaviour had taken place, so
our assertion results would be unpredictable.

With a module-based application, you have access to the unit test helpers simply
by requiring the exports of the module. However, if you are testing a global
Ember application, you are still able to use the unit test helpers. Instead of
importing the `ember-qunit` module, you need to make the unit test helpers
global with `emq.globalize()`:

```javascript
emq.globalize();
```

This will make the above helpers available globally.

### The Resolver

The Ember resolver plays a huge role when unit testing your application. It
provides the lookup functionality based on name, such as `route:index` or
`model:post`.

If you do not have a custom resolver or are testing a global Ember application,
the resolver should be set like this:

***Make sure to replace "App" with your application's namespace in the following line***

```javascript
setResolver(Ember.DefaultResolver.create({ namespace: App }))
```

Otherwise, you would require the custom resolver and pass it to `setResolver`
like this _(ES6 example)_:

```javascript
import Resolver from './path/to/resolver';
import { setResolver } from 'ember-qunit';
setResolver(Resolver.create());
```

[CommonJS]: http://wiki.commonjs.org/wiki/CommonJS  "CommonJS"
[AMD]: http://requirejs.org/docs/whyamd.html "AMD"
[Ember-QUnit]: https://github.com/rpflorence/ember-qunit "Ember QUnit"


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I have officially dubbed this plot bunny Mission Creep. This scene happens a short time before the action depicted in my previous blog post.
Marcus Orling nursed his unadorned coffee. Though his trusty rum bottle weighed down the inner pocket of his jacket, the unusual crush of bodies in his favorite off campus coffee shop had so far made it unwise to add the much desired brace.
An elbow pushed into the space between his shoulder blades. High pitched giggles told him it could only be a group of feminine students pushing through to the counter. A glance confirmed his conjecture. Fourth year examples of fine womanly flesh, on the ordinary side.
He returned his attention to his too plain coffee. Not being faculty, he didn't have to live by the constraints of his fellow researchers, but that didn't mean he could be overt in his actions. Though maybe such a distraction would take the edge off the stress of the upcoming assessment of his work.
A flash of violet drew his attention up and three tables over. Short cropped brown hair, angular face, narrow eyes, and skin pink enough to show blushes real well. Such exotic beauty had to mean she was one of the latest crop of off-worlders to grace the institute. Hadn't he even seen her in the vicinity of the Stellar Dynamics section a few times over the last week?
She almost met his gaze, then looked down at the roll on her plate. A moment later, she glanced back at him. This time a tentative smile brightened her face.
This could prove to be just the distraction he was looking for.
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Pick against the spread, over/under for Bulls vs. Mavericks on Sunday
We go over some of the best betting options for Sunday's matchup between the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks.
By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN Jan 9, 2022, 8:24am PST
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The Chicago Bulls head to Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. Chicago is seeking its 10th straight win to remain atop the Eastern Conference.
The Bulls have mostly beat up on bad teams over the course of their winning streak. It's still impressive given the amount of players who have been out for Chicago. The Bulls are still missing Alex Caruso and Javonte Green, who are out due to injuries. Zach LaVine dropped 27 points in the most recent win against the Washington Wizards.
The Mavericks are listing PG Luka Doncic (ankle) as questionable to play in tonight's game. He was held out of the Mavs' win over the Houston Rockets in their previous game. Kristaps Porzingis (protocols) will remain sidelined. We'll see if Doncic is able to return to make this game more exciting.
Let's take a look at the odds and lines on DraftKings Sportsbook for Bulls-Mavericks.
Bulls vs. Mavericks, 7:30 p.m. ET
Pick ATS: Bulls -2.5
There's a chance Doncic doesn't play, which would make this line a value at this point. If Doncic is ruled out, the Bulls likely become heavier favorites on the spread on the road. Even if Doncic plays, the Bulls are playing good enough basketball to win this game easily in Dallas. The Mavs have played well, so this game should be close. If that's the case, I'll roll the dice on DeMar DeRozan and LaVine in crunch time.
Over/Under: Under 218
This number feels high. If Doncic is out, that hurts the Mavericks offense overall. Dallas has also played very well defensively and we know what Chicago can do on that side of the ball as well. Given the spread and prospect of Doncic maybe being out, the under feels like the lean. Even if Doncic plays, this number feels high.
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Musing Music Pondering Policy | Patrick Schmidt, Ph.D.
One of the key preoccupations when we think about the aims of education today remains, as it was at the time John Dewey was writing, the distinctions constantly drawn between educating for the market–be it via creative economy now or vocational education then–or education toward growth–both communal and individual. This relationship between growth and markets today is at the center of policy thinking and should be a primary concern for those invested in arts education. The work of those of us interested in understanding and guiding policy thought in a responsible and responsive manner–attending to the needs of subjects and not solely to needs of capital–must therefore consider, once again, questions of why we educate as we educate and the relationships–limitations and possibilities–that we establish between our aims and the process we create in order to see these aims fulfilled.
Reading Antonio Novoa and Martin Lawn's book Fabricating Europa and the May 2011 Report of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities called Reinvesting in Arts Education, one cannot escape the enormous pressure placed upon educational environments and the almost unimaginable requirements, we as a society, are asking education to bare. The central question for us, arts educators seems to be: Can the arts play a vital role in the educational process?
Arts (and particularly music educators) have their work cut out for them!
Such an impoverished description of what the arts are 'good for' requires that we all, consider again (and again and again) the ways in which we can become not better advocates for the arts, a term that distances us from the true educational values we aim to establish, but how we must do more to understand educational policy, its discourses and their impact. Arts education are an essential way in which we can recover education as a process of communal and individual growth where we can rescue learning, and consequently 'work', as something that is not abstract, not alienated from whom we are, but rather a space in which we can recognize ourselves, and develop a sense of intimacy, of use, to that which we create, discover, produce.
Policy thinking, as a complex enterprise, is a space, if critically thought, where we can be both pragmatic and humanistic, creative and productive, collaborative and self-achieving. As the vanishing credentials of the 2011 'word of the year' still retain some resonance, we, arts educators, must occupy policy. Therein, in our daily commitment to its import, lies a serious path forward for a complex understanding of the central role of arts in the life of schools and their communities.


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Eupedia Home > France Travel Guide > Alsace > Kaysersberg Eupedia Rating:
Kaysersberg Travel Guide
Colourful traditional houses, Kaysersberg
Kaysersberg (pop. 2,700) is a gorgeous fortified village on the Alsatian wine route.
Kaysersberg's history started in 1227 when Emperor Frederick II Barbarossa purchased a small castle that would give the village its name (Kaisersberg meaning the 'Emperor's mountain' in German). The castle was quickly expanded into one of the largest fortresses in the region as a defense against the Duchy of Lorraine.
In 1293, Kaysersberg is elevated to the rank of Free Imperial City, under the direct control of the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1354, it would become one of the ten Alsatian cities and towns forming the Décapole alliance, which would last until 1679, soon after the brutal annexation of Alsace to France by Louis XIV.
Among the notable monuments in Kaysersberg are the Kessler Gate, erected in 1371, the Renaissance townhall (built in 1521), and the fortified bridge, dating from 1514.
Travel destinations in Alsace
Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle
Wissembourg


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Q: How to display Unicode decimals? Here is my code, which works fine, but it displays only hexadecimals:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
  <HEAD>
    <TITLE> New Document </TITLE>
    <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
      function myfun() {
        var a= document.getElementById('anils').value;
        document.getElementById('anils2').value = "\u0C39\u0C48";
      }
    </SCRIPT>
  </HEAD>
  <BODY>
    <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="anil" id="anils" />
    <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="anil2" id="anils2" />
    <INPUT TYPE="button" id = "anils1" onclick="myfun()" />
  </BODY>
</HTML>

\u0C39\u0C48 is in hexadecimal but the equivalent decimal \u3129\u3144 is not displaying in my browser.

A: \u0C39 is not an HTML entity. HTML entities are used in HTML context and look like &...;. Valid HTML entities for the U+0C39 character (హ) include హ (decimal) and హ (hexadecimal).
\u0C39 is a JavaScript Unicode escape sequence and has no relation to HTML. The format is exactly that, \u plus a four-digit hexadecimal number that represents the Unicode code-point. Period. Any other format you might try simply does not exist.
P.S. \u3129 represents U+3129 (ㄩ).

A: From comments - this is no longer anything to do with the question as stated. Suggest update the question to match your actual problem.

i have text in text box(హైదరాబాద్) i entered telugu language characters that went to server హైదరాబాద్

It sounds like your page is served without a specified encoding. Consequently the browser guesses what encoding to use to display it, and that encoding is probably not UTF-8.
When the browser submits the form, it uses the encoding of the web page. If that encoding isn't UTF-8 and so can't include the Telugu characters, the browser panics and tries sending the characters encoded as HTML character references instead. This is not a recoverable encoding, because you can't tell whether the character references are supposed to represent Unicode characters, or the user just deliberately typed &#...;.
To fix, ensure you include a Content-Type: text/html;charset=utf-8 HTTP header with the form's HTML page, or include the equivalent <meta charset> tag in the page HTML.

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Q: manim add dots to circle list I am trying to create a bunch of circles around a bigger circle and the smaller circles need to have dots added to them. I am however struggling with adding the dots.
I believe it is because the object in the loop is a mobject and not a circle but I cannot figure out how to cast it, if this is indeed my issue.
Please help if you can
# manim scene.py PathExample
from manim import *

class PathExample(Scene):
    def construct(self):
        num_points = 16
        angles = [n * (360 / num_points) for n in range(num_points)]

        outer_circle = Circle(color=RED, radius=3)
        circles = [Circle(color=RED, radius=1).shift(4*LEFT).move_to(
        outer_circle.point_at_angle(n*DEGREES)) for n in angles]

        dots1 = []
        for c in circles:
            c.add_updater(lambda m: m.rotate(-0.01))
            dot = Dot(color=RED, radius=0, stroke_width=0).move_to(
                Circle(c).point_at_angle(0*DEGREES))
            dots1.append(dot)

        # # First attempt
        # dots1 = [Dot(color=RED, radius=0, stroke_width=0).move_to(
        #     c.point_at_angle(0*DEGREES)) for c in circles]

        rolling_outer_circle = VGroup(
            outer_circle, *circles)

        rolling_outer_circle.add_updater(lambda m: m.rotate(-0.01))
        self.add(rolling_outer_circle, outer_circle)
        self.play(rolling_outer_circle.animate, run_time=10, rate_func=linear)
        self.wait()

Executing
manim scene1.py PathExample

A: I don't know why but main problem makes point_at_angle(0*DEGREES) - in some situations it gives wrong results.
If I use n*DEGREES with for c, n in zip(circles, angles): then it works.
Other problem is that Dot for radius=.1, stroke_width=0 is invisible so it needs ie. radius=.1

Minimal working code
from manim import *

class PathExample(Scene):

    def construct(self):
        num_points = 16

        angles = [n * (360 / num_points) for n in range(num_points)]

        outer_circle = Circle(color=RED, radius=3)

        circles = [Circle(color=RED, radius=1).move_to(outer_circle.point_at_angle(n*DEGREES))
                    for n in angles]

        dots = []
        for c, n in zip(circles, angles):
            #c.add_updater(lambda m: m.rotate(-0.01))
            dot = Dot(color=RED, radius=.1, stroke_width=0).move_to(c.point_at_angle(n*DEGREES))
            dots.append(dot)

        # # First attempt
        #dots = [Dot(color=RED, radius=.1, stroke_width=0).move_to(c.point_at_angle(n*DEGREES))
        #            for c, n in zip(circles, angles)]

        rolling_outer_circle = VGroup(outer_circle, *circles, *dots)

        rolling_outer_circle.add_updater(lambda m: m.rotate(-0.01))

        self.add(rolling_outer_circle, outer_circle, *dots)
        self.play(rolling_outer_circle.animate, run_time=10, rate_func=linear)
        self.wait()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import subprocess
    subprocess.run(['manim', '-p', '-ql', __file__, 'PathExample'])

Result (partial animation):


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Q: How to remove port number from an IP address string I am trying to separate the IP address from the port in a list box. But my code creates a string that contains both the port number and ":". How can ignore the ":" and keep only the IP?
IPs look like this:
192.168.0.12:80
192.168.0.2:123
192.168.0.3:1337

Here is my current code:
for (int i = 0; i < lb.Items.Count; i++)
{
    string item = lb.Items[i] as string;
    item = item.Substring(item.LastIndexOf(":"));
    lb.Items[i] = item;
}

A: You could split the string:
string ip = item.Split(":")[0]

or you could create an Uri object and extract from it the Host value

A: You could parse it into a Uri and then inspect the Host value:
String ip = "192.168.0.3:1337";
Uri uri = new Uri("http://" + ip);
MessageBox.Show(uri.Port.ToString()); //shows 1337
MessageBox.Show(uri.Host.ToString()); //shows 192.168.0.3

This has the added benefit of making sure the URI is valid and will work for addresses that do not contain a : whereas using IndexOf(':') will not, so you would have to do an additional check to see if the string .Contains it first

A: I know it's a very old question. Just posting a solution because even today I faced this issue.
 private string GetIPAddress()
    {
      string ipaddress = string.Empty;
      if (HttpContext.Current != null)
      {
        ipaddress = HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipaddress))
          ipaddress = HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"];
      }

      if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipaddress))
      {
        var splitList = ipaddress.Split(':');
        //For IPv6 - Format >> [1fff:0:a88:85a3::ac1f]:8001  - This will parse the value to get proper IP from IPv6 format.
        if (splitList.Length > 2)
        {
          ipaddress = IPAddress.Parse(ipaddress).ToString();
        }
        // For IPv4 - Format >> 192.168.0.3:1337  - This will only take value before : (colon)
        else if (splitList.Length == 2)
        {
          ipaddress = splitList[0];
        }

      }
      return ipaddress;
    }

Hope this may help someone!

A: JavaScript way
const uri = "192.168.0.3:1337";

const url = new URL(uri);
console.log(url.port); //shows 1337
console.log(url.hostname); //shows 192.168.0.3

This Answer helped in thinking about this https://stackoverflow.com/posts/38617619/revisions

A: You can use Regex to remove port number from IP address like below
string input = "52.240.151.125:47042";
string pattern = ":\\d{1,5}";
string output = Regex.Replace(input, pattern, "");
Console.WriteLine(output);

You will get below output


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using System;

namespace PSycheTest.Runners.VisualStudio.Core.Utilities.Chronology
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Provides a convenient base class for timers.
	/// </summary>
	internal abstract class TimerBase : ITimer
	{
		/// <see cref="ITimer.Interval"/>
		public virtual TimeSpan Interval { get; set; }

		/// <see cref="ITimer.Start"/>
		public void Start(object state = null)
		{
			lock (SyncObject)
			{
				if (!TryStart(state))
					throw new InvalidOperationException("Timer is already started.");
			}
		}

		/// <see cref="ITimer.TryStart"/>
		public abstract bool TryStart(object state = null);

		/// <see cref="ITimer.Stop"/>
		public void Stop()
		{
			lock (SyncObject)
			{
				if (!TryStop())
					throw new InvalidOperationException("Timer is already stopped.");
			}
		}

		/// <see cref="ITimer.TryStop"/>
		public abstract bool TryStop();

		/// <see cref="ITimer.Restart"/>
		public void Restart(object state = null)
		{
			lock (SyncObject)
			{
				TryStop();
				Start(state);
			}
		}

		/// <see cref="ITimer.Started"/>
		public abstract bool Started { get; }

		/// <see cref="ITimer.Elapsed"/>
		public event EventHandler<TimerElapsedEventArgs> Elapsed;

		/// <summary>
		/// Raises the <see cref="ITimer.Elapsed"/> event.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="elapsedTime">The time at which the timer period elapsed</param>
		/// <param name="state">Associated user state</param>
		protected void OnElapsed(DateTime elapsedTime, object state)
		{
			var localEvent = Elapsed;
			if (localEvent != null)
				localEvent(this, new TimerElapsedEventArgs(elapsedTime, state));
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Object used for locking.
		/// </summary>
		protected object SyncObject
		{
			get { return _syncObject; }
		}

		private readonly object _syncObject = new object();
	}
}