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Freelance scribe Ross Harte is working on an essay about the sad state of the modern mystery novel when a scream comes from the hallway: "There is death in that room!" Harte finds a trio of conjurers trying to get into the apartment of his neighbor, the mysterious Dr. Cesare Sabbat, famed occultist and, for the past few minutes, a corpse.
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The Great Merlini waits impatiently at the door of the Hotel Astor. Inspector Church is late for his meeting with the famed magician, with whom he consults when homicide cases venture outside the realm of the possible. A ventriloquist has attempted suicide in the wake of his wife's mysterious strangulation. Among the suspects are a snake charmer, a nine-foot giant, a tattooed man, and a gaggle of crap players - and this is one of Merlini's simple cases.
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The women of London have taken to wearing thin black bands around their necks. Is it a fashion accessory - or a stylish way of hiding bite marks? A string of strange deaths has struck the town, and witnesses claim to have seen a vampire bat fleeing the scene. The London police can rest easy, for the vampire has left for New York. He makes his first appearance in a Broadway dressing room, piercing the neck of a woman who had come to speak to Don Diavolo, magician and escape artist.
Summer heat is choking New York, and the Great Merlini - conjurer, sleuth, and godson of P. T. Barnum - offers his friend Ross Harte a chance to get out of town. Before they can depart for the annual convention of the Society of American Magicians, a nervous woman enters Merlini's shop, begging to purchase his most popular illusion: the headless lady. When the magician refuses to sell his last copy, she steals it.
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10 players who could leave Man Utd this summer as Solskjaer wields axe
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Every time the transfer window rolls around, Manchester United are constantly linked to bringing in stars across the globe.
However, since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the wheel, it's as much been a story of outgoings.
From Romelu Lukaku to Ander Herrera, plenty of former key players have departed Old Trafford under the Norweigan, as he looks to shape his own squad.
Progress has been made, but there are still a number of first-team Red Devils who could soon be packing their bags.
With that in mind, here are 10 players who could leave Manchester United this summer.
De Gea has lost his place to Dean Henderson as No.1
With Dean Henderson seemingly Solskjaer's new no. 1, the four-time Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year appears to be closer to the exit door than the posts.
At 30, De Gea's decline has been clear to see since the Baby-faced Assassin arrived as boss, following years of saving United's skin post-Sir Alex Ferguson.
Although suitors are scarce, his reported £375,000-a-week wage weighs heavily on Ed Woodward and co, especially sitting on the bench.
The Europa League final against Villarreal in Poland this month could be the former Atletico Madrid stopper's final outing.
Pogba has continually been linked with a move away
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It feels like ever since the Red Devils paid almost £100m to bring Pogba back to the Theatre of Dreams from Juventus, he's been linked with a move away.
Real Madrid have reportedly been sniffing around for years, and talk of a return to Turin has always been on Italian lips.
Despite playing some of the best football of his United career over the last few months, agent Mino Raiola's claim in December that 'it was over' for Pogba in Manchester is hard to ignore.
A hefty transfer fee would be healthy to Solskjaer's kitty, but his departure would leave a hole in his current best starting XI and disappoint a large portion of the fan base.
Williams might get some game-time by going out on loan
Here's another potential move with plenty of foundations.
Academy product Williams broke through into the first team last season and was set to push Luke Shaw for his place at left-back this term.
However, the 2020/21 campaign heralded Alex Telles' incoming, meaning minutes have been hard to come by for the tenacious 20-year-old.
Newcastle, Southampton and Brighton have all reportedly been interested in taking the Mancunian on loan (or maybe he just wants to live on the coast).
This could certainly happen this summer, as Williams aims to gain more regular game time.
Mata is said to be eyeing the exit door
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After almost 300 appearances for the club, David Moyes' second signing at Old Trafford has slowly drifted away from the starting XI under OGS.
Often considered the nicest man in football, the 33-year-old unfortunately isn't quite as nice to watch on the pitch anymore, with his lack of pace a problem in Solskjaer's speedy side.
No-doubt a good presence in and around the club – with his work outside of the game and his organisation 'Common Goal' encapsulating his humble demeanour – Mata's contract expires next month.
There is an option for another year but with Donny van de Beek being deployed in a similar role and young attackers being blooded, it's difficult to see a future for Mata.
Nemanja Matic
Matic is likely to be coveted by his former boss Mourinho
Another much-loved man around Carrington who came from Chelsea, Matic is definitely more involved in the first team picture than his predecessor on this list.
Nevertheless, as shown by his sluggish error in last night's 4-2 defeat at home to Liverpool, the Serbian isn't the player he once was.
With young James Garner receiving acclaim on loan at Nottingham Forest and Scott McTominay and Fred being Solskjaer's trusted central midfield pairing, another season on the peripheries may not be what Matic is after at 32.
Jose Mourinho's Roma looks a sensible option with the slower pace of Serie A, but his current contract keeps him at the club until June 2023.
Whatever happens, he might get his hands on a first trophy for MUFC in Gdansk on May 26.
Lingard has been excellent for West Ham
Already halfway out the door due to being on loan, Lingard's resurgence at West Ham under Moyes has been a heartwarming sight, after the 28-year-old's personal issues in recent years.
Beloved at the London Stadium thanks to his impact since January – directly contributing to 12 goals in 13 Premier League appearances – and seemingly becoming best mates with the likes of Declan Rice, the attacking midfielder appears to be enjoying his time in East London.
Likely to not be the only club interested, the Irons will have to move quickly come the opening of the transfer window to seal a deal.
Regardless, he'll always be a fan favourite at the Theatre of Dreams.
Dalot has been on loan at Milan this season
Currently having a steady season on loan at AC Milan despite not being first-choice at right or left-back, Dalot is another loanee destined for the exit door.
The Portuguese youth international never cemented himself in Solskjaer's favoured United team during his first term, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka's arrival in the summer of 2019 was a stark sign of what the 48-year-old boss thought of the ex-Porto man.
Besides, the injury-prone Timothy Fosu-Mensah managed more Premier League starts than the 22-year-old last season.
Able to operate on either side of the defence, Calciomercato claim that Dalot is open to staying at the San Siro, and if Stefano Pioli sees him as part of his future plans, we can't see why this move wouldn't happen.
Andreas Pereira
Pereira has said he is open to staying at Lazio
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Another Serie A loanee, the Brazilian has been more than a bit-part player for Lazio this campaign.
The 25-year-old recently admitted to TNT Sports that he 'wouldn't mind staying' in the 'wonderful' Rome and feels appreciated at the Stadio Olimpico, hoping that his form can lead to a call-up to the Selecao national team for the 2022 World Cup next winter.
Having made over 30 appearances in all competitions in Italy, Pereira says he needs to speak with Solskjaer about leaving, so we might still see him back in Manchester next season.
Sergio Romero
Romero has faded fast at Old Trafford
The 34-year-old arrived ahead of the 2015/16 campaign amid De Gea's Real Madrid transfer saga, and as no. 2 for the majority of his time, Romero has racked up a whopping 39 clean sheets in 61 appearances at Old Trafford (mostly in cup competitions).
Despite more decent performances before lockdown last season, he was surprisingly usurped by De Gea for the ultimately unsuccessful Europa League semi-final in 2020.
With Mourinho reportedly eyeing up the Argentine for his new Roma squad and Tom Heaton rumoured to be returning to the club, Romero's time in the North West is more than likely up.
Lee Grant
Grant has been experienced cover in the United goal
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We end with another stopper who has had to be patient throughout his time as a Red Devil.
Having been signed in the turbulent summer of 2018 to help fill the homegrown quota and take up somewhat of a coaching role in the goalkeeping department, Grant has made just two appearances for the club in almost three full terms.
Although his enthusiasm is clear to see, it might be enough for a new contract next month, and the veteran currently looks set to leave the club.
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When Mags Jensen disappears, soon after learning she has early-stage dementia, her three grown up children are brought together to search for their mother. Over several days, old tensions rise to the surface, harking back to an earlier tragedy that splintered the family. The Heart of Everything is a taut and compelling account of the nature of family relationships and the uneasy grasp of the past over the present. Powerful revelations take hold between the siblings and their efforts to find Mags become increasingly frantic as they are forced to ask: will they ever see their lost mother again?
Henrietta McKervey was born in Belfast and now lives in Dublin with her husband and two young children. Having worked as an advertising and design copywriter for several years, she completed an MFA in Creative Writing in UCD, and was the winner of the inaugural Maeve Binchy Travel Award in 2014. Her first novel, What Becomes of Us, was published in 2015. The Heart of Everything is her second novel (Hachette).
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As you prepare to invest, it's important to set aside some money—about the equivalent of 3 to 6 months' of living expenses—in an emergency fund. There are times when people become ill or are injured in accidents. Employers lay off workers. If something unexpected happens to you, having the money you need to pay the medical bills or see you through the weeks or even months of being out of work will help to keep you out of debt. If you already have investments, an emergency fund also will help you meet your expenses without disrupting your investment plan.
The best place for your emergency fund is in a liquid (easily accessible) account. A liquid account might be a regular savings account at a bank or credit union that provides some return on your deposit, and from which your funds can still be withdrawn at any time without penalty.
To earn a slightly higher interest rate, some people choose a certificate of deposit, or CD, for their emergency fund, or a series of CDs of approximately equal value, with one maturing every six months or every year. This approach is called laddering. You can roll over the CDs as they mature, to keep your ladder intact. The loss of interest you face for taking money out early may motivate you to keep your fund intact. But in a real emergency, the interest you may lose is a small price to pay for having the money you need. And if you have to spend any of the money, you should plan to replace it.
You might also consider buying U.S. Treasury bills with some of your emergency fund money. They, too, can be timed to mature on a regular schedule and, like CDs, they tend to pay more interest than a simple savings account. And while they aren't bank products, they are backed by the federal government. That means there is no risk of losing principal if you hold them to maturity. U.S. Treasury bills have very short terms—4 weeks, 13 weeks, or 26 weeks.
Other options for an emergency fund include money market mutual funds. A money market mutual fund is a mutual fund that must, by law, invest in low-risk securities, such as government securities and certificates of deposits. Compared with other types of mutual funds, money market funds are highly liquid, low-risk securities. Unlike money market deposit accounts, money market funds are not federally insured. While they are intended to pay dividends that are comparable to prevailing short-term interest rates, they can lose value.


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Ashton Carter, Defense Secretary Nominee, Backs Supplying Lethal Arms To Ukraine Fighters
Ashton Carter, U.S. President Barack Obama's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 4, 2015. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Ashton Carter, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, said Wednesday he would support more aid for Ukrainian soldiers fighting against Russia-backed rebels, including the possibility of lethal weapons.
At the start of Carter's Senate confirmation hearing for the top defense post Wednesday morning, Arizona Republican John McCain, chairman of the Armed Services committee, pressed the nominee over whether he would be willing to supply weaponry to Ukrainian fighters. "I am very much inclined in that direction," Carter replied, noting this included "lethal arms," although he added he could not offer more specific details because he had not yet consulted with Ukrainian military officials.
"We need to support the Ukrainians in defending themselves," Carter said. He received a generally positive reaction for his remarks, with New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte saying she "appreciated" his comments on the matter.
The White House has reportedly begun exploring the option to provide lethal weapons to fighters in eastern Ukraine in light of escalating clashes there, a move it has thus far been hesitant to act on. "No decisions have been made" on that on front, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said during a press briefing Monday, but she noted the U.S. has "the right to consider a range of options."
Carter later clarified his statements after Sen. Angus King of Maine questioned asked whether supplying arms to Ukrainians would result in another escalation of aggression. "As much as I incline in the direction, economic and political pressure on Russia has to remain the center of gravity of our effort at pushing back," Carter said.
U.S. lawmakers grilled the defense nominee on a number of other security issues, including the Obama administration's strategy against the Islamic State group, sexual violence in the military, sequestration and the White House's so-called pivot to the Asia-Pacific region. Carter pointed to Iran and the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, as two of the most immediate concerns facing the Middle East, spoke out against wasteful spending at the Pentagon while rejecting budget cuts, and acknowledged he would not give into White House pressure to expedite the release of Guantanamo inmates. He also noted if conditions in Afghanistan warranted, he would recommend changes to President Obama's withdrawal plans.
Senators largely pressed him on his views toward the U.S. military strategy against ISIS in light of a video the group released Tuesday depicting a Jordanian hostage being burned alive. Carter said repeatedly that the ultimate goal was for ISIS's "lasting defeat" through a combination of military action and political shifts in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. military campaign in the region, he said, was a "necessary but not sufficient" component in defeating ISIS. "There need to be conditions created where [ISIS] is now occupying territory that doesn't make it a breeding ground for that kind of malignant terrorism," he said.
The overall tone of Carter's exchanges with the senators was generally friendly, particularly in comparison to the tense confrontations that characterized outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing in 2013. Carter is widely expected to gain approval from the Senate for the post. But Wednesday's hearing hit one snag when South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, pressed him on how the U.S. should deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in light of the U.S.-led coalition's offensive against ISIS in Syria.
"How in the world could you train somebody to go fight [ISIS] and…not expect [Assad] to kill them before they get the capacity to come after him one day?" Sen. Graham asked. "How does this work without dealing with Assad?"
Carter clarified that the U.S.'s priority was to work toward ISIS's defeat, but that U.S.-supported forces should also create conditions for Assad's removal. "That's a much more complex task," he added. "I'm not trying to oversimplify. But that's got to be at the end of the road."
Sen. McCain responded forcefully, saying Carter didn't fully respond to the idea of the U.S. sending in young Syrians "to be barrel-bombed by Assad."
"The unworkability of that is in contradiction to everything the United States ever stood for or thought for," McCain said. "I hope you will rethink your answer to Sen. Graham's question."
Overall, however, senators on the Armed Forces Committee seemed overwhelmingly supportive of the would-be Pentagon chief. McCain said he expected a full Senate vote on Carter's confirmation early next week.
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Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Žatec je od 1. ledna 2003 jedním ze tří správních obvodů rozšířené působnosti obcí v okrese Louny v Ústeckém kraji. Čítá 18 obcí.

Město Žatec je zároveň obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem, přičemž oba správní obvody jsou územně totožné.

Seznam obcí
Poznámka: Města jsou vyznačena tučně, městyse kurzívou.
 Bitozeves
 Blažim
 Čeradice
 Deštnice
 Holedeč
 Liběšice
 Libočany
 Libořice
 Lipno
 Lišany
 Měcholupy
 Nové Sedlo
 Staňkovice
 Tuchořice
 Velemyšleves
 Zálužice
 Žatec
 Žiželice

Odkazy

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Externí odkazy
 ORP Žatec, Veřejný dálkový přístup do Registru územní identifikace, adres a nemovitostí
 ORP Žatec, Český statistický úřad

Žatec
Geografie okresu Louny
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Television|Showtime Renews the Series 'Weeds'
Television | Arts, Briefly
Showtime Renews the Series 'Weeds'
Compiled by ADAM W. KEPLER NOV. 13, 2011
Showtime has announced that its comedy "Weeds," with Mary-Louise Parker as a suburban mom turned drug kingpin, will return for an eighth season. Production will start next year on 13 new episodes. Despite diminishing returns in the ratings — the most recent season averaged less than one million viewers an episode — the show is still the highest-rated comedy for that premium cable channel and has earned multiple Emmy nominations, including one for best comedy series in 2009.
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Four stand-out moments from President Cyril Ramaphosa's question-and-answer session
23 August 2019 - 09:48 By Unathi Nkanjeni
President Cyril Ramaphosa kept his cool, answering probing questions with witty responses in parliament on Thursday.
Here are four standout moments:
EFF payment was 'generosity'
Ramaphosa admitted to giving two EFF members money as an act of "generosity", with no strings attached.
While answering Julius Malema's "one last question", he said the EFF put him in a "very embarrassing position".
"The EFF put me in a very embarrassing position. These two NCOP colleagues were my most vociferous critics in the house. But where there is humanity, and we interact with each other beyond party lines, and when these two members needed help we gave it to them.
"It's not connected with anything. It was out of deep generosity, but clearly not from your side, honourable Malema," said Ramaphosa.
EFF members Tebogo Mokwele and Nkagisang Mokgosi resigned from parliament and the party's central command team, after saying they had received money from Ramaphosa's CR17 ANC presidential campaign.
Probe into Bosasa
Ramaphosa dismissed suggestions that a separate commission of inquiry be established to probe allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud involving Bosasa.
Answering DA leader Mmusi Maimane, who asked whether he would institute a "full-scale, independent inquiry" on Bosasa, Ramaphosa said there was "absolutely no reason to".
"There is absolutely no reason to establish a new inquiry to investigate a matter that is already being investigated by a sitting commission of inquiry," he said.
"As a country, and as leaders, we should direct our efforts towards supporting the Zondo commission of inquiry and urging all with information relevant to its mandate to make themselves available to the commission."
NHI is a good idea, but must be forged by consultation
The way National Health Insurance (NHI) is being formulated is a classic example of how to condemn a policy to failure before it's even been ...
Government appointments
The president denied that "factors of people being paid", came into account when he appointed them to the executive.
He told Malema he did not "operate like that".
"A number of them [executives] were active participants in the campaign, and they were meant to utilise the money for purely legitimate purposes of making sure the campaign moves forward.
"And with all the colleagues that you referred [to], there was no expectation whatsoever, for any recognition, any return, and the decision to appoint members into the executive is a process that the leadership of the ANC gets involved in. People are appointed in terms of their own capability, their own merit, and no other reason," he said.
Speaking on the rolling out of National Health Insurance (NHI), Ramaphosa told MPs the government would not change its mind.
Despite widespread criticism, he said the government believed its plan would bring an end to healthcare inequality, adding that the ANC was "irrevocably committed" to making it happen.
"We are called upon to retain an unjust system that deprives the majority of South Africans access to doctors, specialists and health professionals ... and to this [we] have to say a unanimous no.
"This is unfair, it is inefficient, it is unsustainable. We have enough resources in this country to give every man, every woman, every child healthcare, but we refuse because we want to promote the interests of a few to the detriment of the rest. We shall change this and we are irrevocably committed to do this," he said.
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People who paid cash towards the CR17 campaign and ANC figures who managed it did not have to explain themselves to anyone.
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Re: LOL! ERIC CANTOR LOSES HIS PRIMARY CHALLENGE!!!! - 6 years ago
The radical Tea Party college professor who beat Cantor urges that America embrace "Christian Capitalism," or Hitler will come back. Very electable, I'm sure.
by linc - Politics, Philosophy, Religion, News, Sports, Etc.
Re: What Does the Phrase "States Rights Issue" Mean? - 6 years ago
The concept of 'State's Rights' is a relic of the Confederacy, it was used to resist the federal government's attempts to end racial segregation in the South in the 1950s. The argument was that Southern states had the right to make their own rules regarding race or any other matter without interference from Washington. The phrase is only invoked by conservatives to promote bigotry against minorit
Re: Fred Phelps reportedly near death. - 6 years ago
Sardonicus wrote Sagan wrote many best-selling books, but he was world famous as a scientist before he wrote any of them.
Re: War with Russia? Why Ben Swann's Truth In Media Project Matters - 6 years ago
Obama's actions on Libya and Syria were motivated by humanitarianism and a desire to promote justice. Putin's motives are nothing but a selfish desire to take over a country once held by the old Soviet Union.
Re: Is Atheism Irrational? Plantinga thinks so... - 6 years ago
islander Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is a properly basic belief? Like on the bumper stickers you used to see in the South that read, "God said it, I believe it, that settles it."
by linc - Philosophy, Beliefs, Science & Thought
Re: A New Cold War? Ukraine Violence Escalates, Leaked Tape Suggests U.S. Was Plotting Coup - 6 years ago
Did you see the opulent estate that Yanukovich was living on while Ukrainians were going without basic necessities? He wanted Ukraine tied with Putin's Russia, and the people wanted to go with the European Union. They are right. I hope the best for them.
Re: Speaking of interventions in man's development... - 6 years ago
What the heck are "accelerated evolutionary changes" supposed to be? Oh yes, like in that Outer Limits episode The Sixth Finger, or as in what the black monolith did to the apes in "2001"-- two examples of fantasy writing. Are you trying to say that some human genes show signs of accelerated mutation rates? Genes mutate at statistically steady rates usually, but how do you te
Re: I saw 2 UFOs about midnight PST 9/18-9/19 - 6 years ago
Sardonicaus writes, We're already traveling through interstellar space, Indy? The Voyager spacecraft has penetrated interstellar space. Not very far, but it's a start.
Re: Foghorn's Predictions for the 014 Election - 6 years ago
If Hillary's health holds out until 2016, she will win the Presidential election. The Republicans have been taken over by the Duck Dynasty wing of the party, which can elect wacky congressmen from local districts but not presidents. Now that Chris Christie, the only nationally recognized GOPper who isn't a nut case, is out of the game, the Presidency belongs to the Democrats until 2021.
Re: Did Woody Allen Molest His daughter 22 Years Ago? - 6 years ago
An accusation of childhood sexual abuse by an alleged victim is not necessarily true, since it has been shown that false memories of molestation can be implanted by a third party (especially an authority figure) even in impressionable adults. Mia Farrow has shown vindictiveness toward Woody and has a motive to convince her daughter that he molested her. The mere accusation of this type means nex
Re: The Sheeple get it WRONG AGAIN - 6 years ago
Whataname writes, On right-wing AM radio programs it is, but not in the real world.
Re: Well you can stick a fork in Chris Christie... - 7 years ago
Listen up, dummies, Gov. Christie explained that it wasn't his fault and took full responsibility for what those other people did and fired their asses. End of story! That settles it, it's past history, so shut up about it already, unless you want a dose of the same medicine.
Re: FACTS OF MODERN SCIENCE IN THE QURAN - 7 years ago
It has become fashionable for Muslim fundamentalists to cherry pick phrases from the Quran and try to match them up with facts of modern science so as to support a claim that the Quran contains modern scientific knowledge. This is so transparent it is pathetic. Not as pathetic as suicide bombers, but real pathetic.
Re: Possiblity vs. probability — a survey - 7 years ago
The probability of a cow jumping over the moon depends on where the cow jumps from. If he jumps from an orbiting spacecraft, it's possible. If from Earth, not probable.
Re: Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was eaten alive by 120 hungry dogs - 7 years ago
What is the source of the "120 dogs" story-- North Korea or China? There are factions in China who oppose Kim Jong Un and would portray him as a madman. On the other hand there are factions in N. Korea who think being able to have an enemy torn apart by 120 dogs is a neat idea. More reliable sources say Kim's uncle was shot. By 120 dogs.
OD listens to right-wing AM radio yackers 24/7-- that's why he's so grumpy. Alas, Christie will never have a chance to beat William Howard Taft's record as fattest President.
Re: Is every electron in the universe the same particle? - 7 years ago
The idea that all electrons are the same "object" could explain quantum entanglement, what Einstein called "spooky action at a distance" where two particles change their spin simultaneously no matter how far apart they are.
Re: The Pathology of the Rich - 7 years ago
How rich do you have to be to be "rich?"
Re: "Why Do People Believe in UFOs?" - 7 years ago
Why do people believe in UFOs? Boredom, mainly. Daily life can seem very mundane and people are looking for a route back into that childhood sense of wonder they felt when the world seemed fraught with possibility. The accumulation of anecdotes that the movement has acquired since the 1950s, with "evidence" collected by enthusiasts and lovingly rendered into myth that seem to mak
Re: Martin Bashir Resigns From MSNBC - 7 years ago
This is a lesson to all-- don't go overboard when responding to a right-wing ninny who is trying to provoke you with outrageous statements Understated derision is always more effective, and in the case of Palin you don't have to react at all-- just show her making her comment and then give the camera a little "look" like, "Oh. Kay."
Re: Quick History Lesson - 7 years ago
What's post proves once again that figures can't lie but liars can figure.
Re: George Zimmerman arrested AGAIN - this time for "threatening his girlfriend with a gun" - 7 years ago
Whats writes, What a fantasy. No President has that kind of authority over a local magistrate. In most jurisdictions, Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately, convicted of manslaughter and still be serving his time rather than out getting into more trouble with guns. He has proved to be a ticking time bomb, and his supporters are fools.
Re: I don't know about Andy Kaufman, but I think Chris Farley is alive... - 7 years ago
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s95/linc_photo/images_zps0d1c6aaa.jpg Mayor Ford will soon be living in a "VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER."
Re: LAX Shooter and "The New World Order" - 7 years ago
All the notorious Southern racists like Jesse Helms became Republicans in the '60s. The Republican party has given up on the black vote.
Re: Is whats a paid right wing troll? - 7 years ago
I doubt that whats is being paid, but he is certainly being sent out by the right-wing entertainment complex like one of the Wicked Witch of the West's flying monkeys. There are millions of these poor gullible schlubs with too much time on their hands who think they are fighting some kind of grand revolution.
Re: Tyranny of the minority...wins. Everyone loses. - 7 years ago
In their desire to destroy Obama, Republicans have resorted to the Big Lie technique. Obama was correct in stating that the Affordable Health Care Act would allow anyone to keep the insurance plan they wanted-- as long as it was up to certain standards of coverage. He always made it plain that not all insurance plans would qualify. The whole purpose of the Affordable Care Act was to make sure t
Southern Democrats before the 1960s, known as "Dixiecrats," were white racists, but the two parties switched places during the Civil Rights movement. Today, most white racists vote Republican, and the Republican party caters to them. Democrats have become the party of racial equality.
Re: Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave - 7 years ago
Spitting image. http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s95/linc_photo/belajr_zps94dc4fa1.jpg
by linc - Diversions
I don't know the actual release date. I've turned in the finished work, but this magazine, like many put out by small outfits, doesn't have a regular release schedule. The head guy, Kerry Gammill, a veteran of Superman comics whose life long love of monster movies informs his Monsterverse company, tells me he'll have it together sometime this month or next. He and his partners were trying to g
Re: Assuming the Christian heaven exists . . . - 7 years ago
An atheist can believe in god in the sense of an all-pervading, ultimate background to reality, while recognizing that the personal God of the Protestant Bible thumpers is an imaginary artifact produced by culture, like Santa Claus. An atheist who has integrated nature and his own actions and thoughts so as to move through life without bringing suffering to himself or others can be said to have e
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Rana B. Khoury, Contributor
PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University
The Secretary's Setback: The Polls Will Stay Open in Ohio
BOWLING GREEN, OH - OCTOBER 2: A sign directs people where to vote during early voting at the Wood County Court House October 2, 2012 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Early voting began October 2 in the battleground state of Ohio, five weeks before election day on November 6. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)
The battle over early voting in Ohio might, finally, be over. The crusader for limiting voters' access to the polls, Secretary of State Jon Husted, took a fatal blow from the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday. They declined to hear his appeal of the decision of lower courts that favored keeping the polls open the weekend before the November 6 election. The unelected justices-for-life did democracy a favor.
When I last wrote about the efforts of Republican legislatures across the United States to restrict voting, it seemed that Ohio's saga was concluding. After Husted's plan to selectively limit early voting in Democratic counties was called out for the "overt discrimination" that it was, an agreement was reached to keep hours uniform across all counties, Democratic and Republican-leaning alike. But that uniformity also meant closing evening and weekend hours across the state, including the three days prior to the November 6 election. This thing wasn't over.
The Obama campaign, the Democratic National Party, and the Ohio Democratic Party took Husted to court. The U.S. District Court ruled in their favor and restored early voting on the three days preceding the election. They found Husted's order nothing less than "unconstitutional," and that only by restoring those three days would Ohio's election process be "uniform, accessible for all, fair, and secure." Undeterred, Husted appealed, and in the meantime would not order counties to open early voting that weekend.
Hiring an attorney whose portfolio includes a recent challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Husted appealed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court. His luck was no better there -- they agreed with the lower court. On to the United States Supreme Court Husted went, and in one unanimous sentence they declined him. The polls will be open November 3-5 in Ohio.
Getting to this outcome has been messy and uncomfortable. It has involved resignations-in-protest and suspensions at the state-level. A Republican adviser to the governor justified the secretary of state's efforts in plainly racist terms, noting that the state should not have to accommodate "the urban -- read African American -- voter turnout machine." At the same time, billboards going up exclusively in the communities of those urban voters warned of the frightening consequences of voter fraud. This battle has been rubbing to the raw to reveal implicit racism and voter disenfranchisement efforts in a state already divided by politics and wounded by the economy.
Vote counts already show that thousands, as many as one in ten likely voters, have gone to the polls to vote early; several counties show double the turnout as in the last elections. On Wednesday, I drove down to Summit County to check out the early voting in Akron, Ohio. Walking in and out of the Board of Elections, everyone's gait seemed as crisp and cheery as the radiant red and yellow leaves around us. Except for the handicap people, that is, whose turnout seemed nearly equal to their able-bodied counterparts. Yes, Secretary Husted, they are some of the people who benefit from early voting.
Who else? There is Harold, who wanted to avoid the crowd on Election Day. He drives the metro in town. Because he has to take a day off of work to vote, he didn't want to spend it in lines; he figures he'll get some other errands done too. Lisa, a middle-aged white woman, also wanted voting to fit comfortably into her life. There for the second day in a row, she had dropped off the ballots of her in-laws, both beset by physical disabilities, the day prior. Lisa herself has health problems: "I don't know day to day how I'm going to be doing." She knew today she was doing well, so she came in and cast her own ballot.
Others are clearly more politically active, or at least decided, than the general population. Daniel, for instance, voted early so that he could get to work helping others vote as well. On Election Day, he and his wife will both be poll observers. Larry Ashbaugh and wife Jackie will also be busy that day. A retired army officer and proud conservative, Larry is running for Summit County Council. By voting early, he will be freed up to serve his campaign on November 6. I also spoke with a rather excited graduate student from the University of Akron, Carl. He knew to whom he was giving his votes, and he just wanted to do it. This was his first time voting in person, having only voted absentee in the past, and he was upbeat about the process.
Proud citizens, working citizens, handicap citizens -- they all have their reasons. Some of those reasons (like being working class) concern the Republican administration, given that Obama already leads Romney in early votes by 20 points. But our votes shouldn't be precious and fragile, susceptible to inconveniences and disenfranchisement. They are our right, and Ohioans know it like no one else.
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Q: `parser.parse()` - how to specify allowed formats (and it's order) I want to create my own date parser. I like parser.parse() function but if I have:
date1 = '2022/11/10'
date2 = '10/11/2022'

parser.parse(date1)
parser.parse(date2)

Then the results are:
datetime.datetime(2022, 11, 10, 0, 0)
datetime.datetime(2022, 10, 11, 0, 0)

I want to always first try to parse the day with month between day and year. So the parser.parse(date2) should return November, not October. What is more I want to parse only the dates which includes days, month, and years, so parser.parse("20") should return an error and not  datetime.datetime(2023, 1, 20, 0, 0). I would simply write my own function to parse dates (couple of if statements) but I'm afraid that it might works very slow with big data.

A: Do you know datetime.datetime.strptime ? It looks like what you want : just call each time with a different format you want to try for the input.
import datetime as dt
from typing import Optional

def my_date_parser(some_date_string: str) -> Optional[dt.date]:
    expected_date_formats = [
        # see https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
        "%d/%m/%Y",
        "%Y/%m/%d",
        # ...
    ]
    for expected_date_format in expected_date_formats:
        try:
            return dt.datetime.strptime(some_date_string, expected_date_format).date()
        except ValueError:
            continue  # ignore this one
    else:  # if the for-loop went through, it means that nothing matches
        return None

date1 = '2022/11/10'
date2 = '10/11/2022'
print(date1, my_date_parser(date1))  # 2022/11/10 2022-11-10
print(date2, my_date_parser(date2))  # 10/11/2022 2022-11-10

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