Last year Mica kept tearing old paint off of sign poles when we were in Chicago. Daddy told him that he was going to tell the Chicago mayor. Mica could care less. Things like that do not phase him.
Isaak has been pulling leaves off of trees. Yesterday he pulled green berries off of something and lied about having them in his hands. We've told him not to do it. Tonight we caught him red handed yanking leaves off of trees downtown. Daddy told Isaak sternly that he is going to have to call the mayor and tell her if he does it again.
He looked like a pug dog to me. Ok so his wrinkles droop the opposite direction. Isaak's eyes squint more in this photo, but they are usually as wide as a pug dog.
He was pretty worked up that Daddy was going to call the mayor on him!
Naturally I had to catch this moment on video. I'm still laughing about it! We assured him that we were not going to call the mayor, and that he really just needs to stop picking leaves off trees, flowers off the ground, and berries off bushes.
That's pretty funny - it cracks me up how much alike our youngest's are.
Lol...and the mayor's republican...she would take him behind closed doors and not let him talk!!!
That's hilarious! We used to "call" the police on my oldest daughter. She would freak out until we cancelled the call lol. I actually pulled a police officer aside and made him have a chat with her about her lying and back talk, so those calls always worked.
We've been involved with child services for 5 years here because of my niece still being in the system, and I am good friends with one of the caseworkers. When Allison throws a temper tantrum and screams that she hates her life, I tell her I'll just give Renaldo a call to find her a new family then. Shuts her up pretty quick lol.
Hahahahah.... That is so funny. Maybe that will stop him pulling leaves off the bushes.


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Q: Reconciling pagination between front-end and back-end (for pull down to refresh action) This post is more a discussion about a current problem I face with an app I'm building. I'd love to hear different people's opinions on how they'd implement this :) I'm using redux for the example but this question really extends to all front-end state management.
I'm building an app that is a paginated newsfeed-type list that loads the results 10 posts at a time. When I reach the bottom of that list then it will fetch another 10 posts and append to the list.
I'm managing my state as a hash of posts and a list of paginated ids. Every time I reach the end of the list I fetch the next set of results from my offset and push the new ids to the end of the list and this all works great.
{
    posts: {
        a: {
            content: 'some content'
            points: 100
        },
        b: {
            content: 'some other content'
            points: 98
        },
        c: { ... },
        d: { ... },
        e: { ... },
        .
        .
        .
    },
    popularPosts: [
        'a',
        'b',
        'd',
        'e'
        .
        .
        .
    ],
    newPosts: [...]
}

The problem is that I have functionality to pull down to refresh at the top of the list and fetch the latest top posts (like the way you can in the Twitter or 9gag apps).
The issue is that ordering by points is dynamic. So for example, at the time of the first request my posts ordered by points above is [a, b, d, e]. Now, what happens if people up-vote post 'b' a few points and now the order on the server is [b, a, d, e] when I refresh the next time. I could naively find a common sequence between the new order of the ids from the server and the existing order in the state and append the diff to the top of the list, but this a very basic example and you can see that for a high volume app the state will quickly become out of sync and introduce potential duplications.
It would be nice to cache as much as possible from the posts already loaded in the app and try to figure out where/how in the existing list of paginated ids I can reconcile. The easy solution is to wipe the state and start again, I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience of this and how they solved it?

A: great question, for my part, at each refresh, i would use Array.sort and give it my compareFunction, so the element of my 10 posts will be sort as i wish.
Take a look at http://devdocs.io/javascript/global_objects/array/sort

A: I have faced similar kind of difficulty. So basically, you modify your state in 2 possible ways: 1. pagination and 2. pull to refresh.
Let's say you have 2 different actions for both of them: FETCH_POSTS_SUCCESS for pagination and FETCH_POST_REFRESH for pull to refresh.
Whenever you fire FETCH_POSTS_SUCCESS action, you should append the next 10 post IDs and when FETCH_POST_REFRESH action is fired, you flush the state array and append first 10 post ids which are there on the server itself. You don't need to keep the paginated ids when you refresh, you just need first 10 IDs only at the time of initialisation and anytime you refresh.

A: I'm going to attempt to post my own solution and seek some constructive criticism on it :) For the purpose of making my solution easy to follow I'm going to use a page size of 4 posts instead of 10.
Let's say we have a list of 10 posts (so 3 page loads in this example)
 id | points |
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  a | 100
  b |  90
  c |  87
  d |  43
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  e |  30
  f |  12
  g |   5
  h |   4
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  i |   3
  j |   3

Now let's say I pull down to refresh and I get another 4 posts with the following results (some of which are already cached, but obviously with stale points)
  id | points |
  -------------
   g | 120
   z | 115
   h | 113
   e | 112

I know that my these results are sorted and I know that my cached results are sorted so all I need to do is pluck any common keys from my cached set (I can even query my posts hash from my question to build a list of search candidates without iterating for every item). When these ids are plucked then my cached entries should look like this.
 id | points |
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  a | 100
  b |  90
  c |  87
  d |  43
  f |  12
  i |   3
  j |   3

Now I know my new results set are higher in points than my cached set so I simply stack them on top to give me
 id | points |
 -------------
  g | 120
  z | 115
  h | 113
  e | 112
  a | 100
  b |  90
  c |  87
  d |  43
  f |  12
  i |   3
  j |   3

So the only issue I now have is determining if the new number of results that differ from the cached results are greater than the page size and under what criteria to I do another page fetch until I sync everything up. I could naively keep fetching until the sequence of my new results set matches a sequence in my cached results set
I know there's loads of edge cases here, just wanted to do a brain dump :)

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Red Hat has now provided a path to upgrading from an older release of an operating system to the latest version. This tool is known as the "redhat-upgrade-tool". This tool is now available for CentOS too. Below is a guide to installing and using the tool. Part of the new process also provides a pre-upgrade tool assistant that will try to identify problems or issues that may arise from the upgrade process. Although the tool can be used to aid in the upgrade process; if your server has a lot of third party packages installed and customization, you may need to consult with the package provider for any configuration changes that may be required to be carried out. This tool is primarily aimed at a server that is not using a graphical environment (Gnome, KDE etc..). Before proceeding with upgrade process, you should make a full backup of your current system.
Note: This upgrade process is New and currently not recommended as best practice!
In the following example, I am using a minimal build CentOS 6.5 Server installed within Oracle's virtual box software.
You can run the command: yum repolist. This command should now display all repos available to your system including the one just added.
The Preupgrade Assistant runs an assessment of the upgradability of your server. Various checks against currently installed packages are carried out. A report is generated indicating where problems may be found. This should help the administrator mitigate many of the possible issues. The preupgrade assistant can be run numerous times on any server as it will not make any changes to a system.
The command "preupg -l" lists all available contents for the preupgrade-assistant. If you do not see any output back from this command, then you may have not installed the "preupgrade-assistant-contents" package.
This can be installed with the command: "yum install preupgrade-assistant-contents"
Reply "y" for yes to continue with the report generation. This process can take several minutes depending on the system it is being run on.
NOTE: If you have not taken a full backup of your current system. It is Highly recommended that you do so now!
result.html : The result file contains a migration assessment report. This file can be viewed best in a browser.
result.xml : This file is the same as the above however it is in a machine readable format.
results.tar.gz - This compressed Tar Ball file contains all the files in the directory "/root/preupgrade".
dirtyconf: Directory with all user-modified configuration files, which were not checked for their compatibility by the preupgrade-assistant. These may require admin review after the CentOS-7 installation/upgrade.
kickstart: Directory which contains various files useful for generating a kickstart file for cloning this system. Some of the files in this directory may give administrators the necessary guidance in what was not handled by the centos-upgrade-tool (and will need some additional actions). See the README file in the kickstart directory for the file descriptions.
CentOS6_7: Just "debugging" directory - will be removed later. Ignore, unless you'll see some "Error" plugin exit status.
postupgrade.d: Contains various scripts which are supposed to be executed AFTER the upgrade to CentOS-7. These scripts should NEVER be used on a CentOS-6 system.
The above "scp" command was run on a local PC. The file was then copied from the CentOS server to the current location.
"192.168.0.48" is the IP address of the CentOS server that is being upgraded. The "." (dot) after the filename "result.html" specifies to copy the file to the current location.
PASS = Everything is fine, No incompatibility/issue detected by this checker.
FAIL = Some incompatibility/issue that needs to be reviewed by the admin was detected. FAIL does not necessarily mean that the in-place upgrade will fail, but may result in a not 100% functional system.
FIXED = Some incompatibility was detected, but the preupgrade-assistant was able to find an automated solution. Some of the fixes may require running postupgrade.d scripts after the upgrade. Fixed configs are available in the "/root/preupgrade/cleanconf" directory. "preupgrade-assistant" does not handle the fixes automatically at the moment.
NOT_APPLICABLE = Package which should be tested, but the check is not installed on the system (test therefore doesn't make sense).
ERROR = Shouldn't occur, does usually mean error in the preupgrade-assistant framework. All such errors should be reported to the Red Hat preupgrade-assistant team.
None: Default. It can be used as an indicator for some checks. It is not necessary to enter these values.
Slight: We assessed this field and have not found any issues. However, there is still some risk that not all variants have been covered.
Medium: It is likely that the area causes a problem in case of the in-place upgrade. It needs to be checked by the administrator after the in-place upgrade and after the system has been monitored for some time.
High: The in-place upgrade can't be used safely without the administrator's assistance. This typically involves some known broken scenarios or existing 3rd party packages. After the administrator manually fixes the issue, it may be possible to perform the in-place upgrade, but it is not recommended.
Extreme: We found an incompatibility which makes the in-place upgrade impossible. It is recommended to install a new system with the help of the preupgrade-assistant remediations.
Once any issues have been sorted that were found in the generated report from the preupgrade assistant, you may initiate the upgrade process. (Remember to make a backup if you haven't already done so).
The upgrade process will now start. You may see the system reboot several times depending on the packages you currently have installed.
After the upgrade process has completed, you should check that the OS reports the correct OS level and you have the correct kernel level. It is advisable to check all log files and error logs for any possible issues that may not have been detected.


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An Islamic extremist nation counters Islamic extremists
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THE SAUDIS' COUNTER JIHADIST SUCCESSES
All members are urged to read this interesting article.
By Kamran Bokhari
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia historically has played a major role in the development of jihadism. Key pillars of the Saudi state -- oil, Wahhabism (a conservative form of Sunni Islam) and the strength of tribal norms -- were instrumental in facilitating the rise of Islamist extremism and terrorism around the world prior to 9/11. These same pillars allowed Riyadh to contain al Qaeda within Saudi Arabia in the wake of the insurgency that kicked off in the kingdom in 2003-2004. After this success on the home front, Riyadh is still using these pillars to play an international role in counter jihadist efforts -- a role welcomed by the United States.
During a visit to the kingdom last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Saudi rehabilitation program for former militants impressed him, prompting him to consider sending Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia as part of Washington's efforts to close down the detention center. The Saudis probably have done "as good, if not a better, job of that than almost anybody," Gates said of the Saudi program. In separate comments, Gates called on Riyadh to assist Pakistan in the latter's efforts to combat its rapidly expanding Taliban insurgency -- and Saudi Arabia in fact has been playing a role in efforts to contain the Taliban insurgency in both Pakistan and Afghanistan for some time.
Clearly, Saudi Arabia is taking a lead role in anti-extremism, counterterrorism and deradicalization efforts. Understanding what the Saudis are doing and how it has permitted them to succeed in this regard will shed light on Riyadh's domestic successes, and it will indicate what can be expected from its efforts abroad.
Saudi Domestic Counterjihadist Successes
The Saudis have had ample experience in dealing with religious extremists and militants since long before their struggle with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the aftermath of 9/11. The kingdom's founder, King Abdel-Aziz, faced a situation similar to that now faced by Pakistan before he defeated the Ikhwan in the 1920s. The Ikhwan (not to be confused with the Egyptian group Ikhwan al-Muslimeen, which is Arabic for "Muslim Brotherhood") was a tribal religious militia of extremist Wahhabis. Whereas the Pakistanis have nurtured jihadist groups as tools of foreign policy in their dealings with India and Afghanistan, the Ikhwan helped Abdel-Aziz conquer most of present-day Saudi Arabia.
While Abdel-Aziz was not interested in conquering additional territories, the Ikhwan had larger regional ambitions. The group wanted to expand its jihad into places like Iraq, which the British then controlled. Just as Pakistan has found itself caught between its Islamist militant assets and the United States in the aftermath of 9/11, the nascent kingdom had to decide between the Ikhwan and its first Great Power ally, the United Kingdom. Exigencies forced Abdel-Aziz to choose the British, and he put down a subsequent Ikhwan rebellion.
Petrodollars
Notably, this all occurred before the discovery of oil and Saudi Arabia's subsequent emergence as a petrodollar-rich monarchy (and for that matter, even before the state was known as the "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"). While the Saudis did not have their present financial resources, they did have one very important tool they wielded successfully against the Ikhwan threat. That tool was religion, which had become a key part of the fabric of the Saudi state since its first incarnation in the mid-1700s. Religion mixed in with a culture based on strong elements of tribalism and familism provided for a strong social contract involving the Saudi royal family, the family of Muhammad bin Abdel-Wahhab (founder of the Wahhabi school of thought) and the masses.
This historic Saudi-Wahhabi alliance has long provided the state with religious legitimacy, which the royal family has used to put down religious dissent on a number of occasions since the Ikhwan uprising. Key among them were the 1979 incident in which a group of Wahhabi militants took over the Kaaba, the dissent within the religious establishment in the aftermath of the 1990-1991 Gulf War, and the 2003-2004 al Qaeda insurgency. The use of religion to consolidate national power has led to a significant blowback, as evident from the global emergence of violent Islamism. But unlike other states, Saudi Arabia has been able to mobilize the tribal, religious, security and commercial spheres of the country against Islamist rebels.
Religion and Tribalism
The secret to the Saudis' success was turning the rebels' strongest weapon, religion, back against them. This was possible because the state enjoyed a monopoly over religious discourse thanks to the vast religious establishment that Riyadh had cultivated over the years. Paradoxically, while this religious establishment has been the source of much radicalism in Saudi Arabia and worldwide, it also has served the Saudis well in terms of giving the state a powerful tool with which to quell dissent and preserve the regime.
The tribal nature of Saudi society, with its norms of obedience to those in authority, complemented the state's religious tools. The Saudi ulema supported by the tribes have laid great emphasis on Quranic notions of obedience to rulers as long as the rulers do not clearly defy Islam. Another important tribal and religious concept is abhorrence of social chaos, which also helped the Saudis isolate the Islamist rebels from the rest of society by arguing that jihadist activity would lead to anarchy.
Tribal social structure imposes a hierarchy that forms a strong bulwark against rebellions by forcing conformity upon the tribes, clans and families. This limits the social space available for rebels to operate in. Tribes cooperate with the authorities in taking action against belligerents, and then they also take responsibility for the "good behavior" of repentant militants.
The power of the tribal norm is such that it is very unlikely that militants could influence enough tribes to mount a successful uprising. The Saudis have had some two-and-a-half centuries' worth of experience at skillfully managing tribal politics. The rise and fall of the first (1744-1818) and second (1824-1891) Saudi states and the establishment of the modern kingdom in the early 1900s were to a great degree a function of the ruling al-Saud family's ability to forge tribal alliances.
Prior to 9/11, one Saudi strategy for dealing with products of the Wahhabi establishment who exhibited levels of extremism deemed intolerable involved directing the radicals to fight in war zones like Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Balkans and the Caucasus. This maintained order and security while the rebels were away (and in many cases the radicals died in the fighting). Even after 9/11 -- and particularly in the wake of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq -- the Saudis employed this approach to defuse domestic tensions and to try to contain increasing Iranian influence in Iraq and the rise of Tehran's Iraqi Shiite allies.
But U.S.-Saudi tensions in the aftermath of 9/11 reached a point where Riyadh knew this was no longer an option. Consequently, under the guidance of King Abdullah, the kingdom embarked upon a strategy of permanently dealing with the issue through reforms at the governmental and societal levels, a process that is still very much a work in progress. The aim was to curb further extremism, as well as to address existing radicalism.
High oil prices, which lasted until July 2008, gave the country the financial wherewithal to invest in such a major anti-jihadist initiative. But without a powerful religious establishment at its side, the money alone would not have permitted the Saudis to succeed. This religious establishment has played a key role in the country's rehabilitation program, which is designed to integrate militants who have surrendered or been captured back into society. While financial resources have played a critical role in efforts to bring previously radicalized youths back into the mainstream, the scholars have provided the theological gravitas to counter the jihadist ideology and wean the youths from jihadism.
As mentioned, the process is still in its infancy, and incidents of recidivism have occurred. For example, Said Ali al-Shihri emerged in Yemen as a key leader of the jihadist node on the Arabian Peninsula after undergoing the rehab program. Still, the Saudis' ability to put a major dent in the capabilities of jihadists in the kingdom and to avoid major backlash to the reform process highlights Riyadh's successful use of religion to curb extremism.
The jihadist threat within the kingdom remains, but a combination of unique circumstances enabled Saudi Arabia to make considerable progress on the home front. Fears still exist that because of the ultraconservative religious nature of the state, the monarchy might fall and be replaced by a radical regime -- especially as the kingdom enters an extended period of transition. But for now, the Saudi situation is stable to the point where the Saudis can look beyond their borders and offer help to other jihadist trouble spots.
Replicating Saudi Counterjihadist Successes
Saudi Arabia's counterjihadist successes and position as a religious and financial leader of the Islamic world have prompted the United States and countries like Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan to seek Riyadh's help with jihadist problems.
The first such place to do so is just south of the Saudi border. Yemen has become a jihadist hub where Saudi jihadists have regrouped along with their counterparts from Iraq, Somalia and elsewhere under new management. The country also faces other forms of unrest and insecurity that are weakening the state and raising fears of regional instability among Yemen's wealthier Arab neighbors. For example, Yemen's north-south divide is re-emerging, meaning that there are two competing nationalisms in the country. As a result, Sanaa and Riyadh have moved toward greater cooperation, especially on the issue of the jihadists; the Saudis can offer financial assistance and advice to the cash-strapped Yemenis regarding the Saudi rehabilitation program.
But unlike Saudi Arabia, where the Saudis have the upper hand in the relationship with the religious establishment, the Yemeni state is dependent upon its religious leaders and upon the Salafist-jihadists who dominate the country's security establishment. Moreover, Yemen is not as religiously homogenous as Saudi Arabia. While in Saudi Arabia, the religious establishment was strong enough to claim the mantle of Wahhabism and isolate the jihadists as "deviants," Yemen would have to develop an alternative religious discourse to successfully counter the theological challenge posed by the jihadists. Engendering a mainstream national religious identity takes a long time even for those states endowed with resources, which means there are serious limitations on how far Yemen can expect to succeed in anti-extremism and counterterrorism efforts.
Like Saudi Arabia, Yemeni society is also tribal, but it is much more fragmented than that of its richer, larger neighbor. Unlike Saudi Arabia, where the House of al-Saud sits at the top of the tribal hierarchy, Yemeni tribes are neither as strong nor as organized. Moreover, the Yemeni state is dependent upon the tribes for support -- explaining why Saana's bid to win tribal assistance in dealing with militants has not attained the desired results.
The huge differences in economic conditions, religious hierarchy and tribal structures between Saudi Arabia and Yemen accordingly will make it difficult for Riyadh to reproduce in its southern neighbor the successful results it has enjoyed at home.
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Saudi Arabia enjoys a disproportionate amount of influence over both Pakistan and Afghanistan. For example, Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin has recently been involved in efforts to negotiate with the Afghan Taliban. Likewise, the Pakistani interior minister and the two most senior generals of the Pakistani military have made trips in recent months to the kingdom -- most likely not just for monetary assistance, but also to benefit from the Saudi experience in dealing with the Taliban problem.
Ground realities in Afghanistan and Pakistan make these states much more difficult nuts to crack than even Yemen, which shares some basic social similarities with Saudi Arabia. The security situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan are in advanced stages of deterioration (though to different degrees). Both South Asian neighbors face full-blown insurgencies, making it difficult for the respective states to maintain their writ in the affected areas. This is quite different from anything Saudi Arabia has ever faced, and it also is different from Yemen, where the jihadists have not transformed themselves into a guerrilla movement.
On the religious front, Afghanistan and Pakistan lack religious establishments. Instead, they both have highly fragmented religious landscapes consisting of rival Islamist groups, competing Sunni sects and networks of madrassas. Even the two countries' more mainstream ulema are divided into various groups. Unlike in Saudi Arabia and (to a lesser degree) Yemen, only a tiny minority adheres to Salafist/Wahhabi Islam in Southwest Asia. Even so, the Deobandis (the sect of the Taliban and other Islamist militant groups) are a growing movement, posing a challenge to the Shia and the majority Barelvis (a South Asian form of Sufi Islam).
On the social level, while tribes exist in both South Asian states, they are very weak compared to the Arab states in question. In Afghanistan, the tribal hierarchy is almost nonexistent in terms of being able to project power because of the rise of the mullahs and militia commanders. In Pakistan, the tribes are limited to Pashtun areas, and even there the mullahs and militiamen have significantly degraded the power of the tribal maliks.
These factors place significant limits on how much the Saudis can assist Islamabad or Kabul in their respective counterinsurgency efforts and anti-extremism drives.
For these reasons, the Saudis have focused on trying to broker talks between the Taliban and the Western-backed Karzai regime in Afghanistan. Even on this issue, Riyadh is not having much luck, because the Taliban elements it has been dealing with thus far have been former leaders of the movement, while current Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar and his associates have rejected the idea of talks because they feel they have the upper hand in the insurgency and do not see the West as "staying the course" in their country.
Meanwhile, in Pakistan the Saudis have been focused on efforts to create a consensus among various stakeholders on how to deal with the militancy. Riyadh maintains strong ties with Pakistan, especially with the military establishment and right-of-center forces, particularly the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, as well as with several of the country's Islamist political parties. As a result, the Saudis may be able to use their financial and energy clout to get the religiously and socially conservative forces in Pakistan to agree to support a major state initiative to contain the violence. But in sharp contrast to the way Riyadh took a focused approach to its own Islamist rebels, Islamabad lacks coherence.
Therefore, given the social fragmentation and complexities of the two South Asian states, the Saudis will not be able to help either Afghanistan or Pakistan much in terms of bringing down the violence those countries face. It can, however, assist in curbing religious extremism by undermining jihadists, given the ideological proximity of the Deobandis and the Wahhabis. But since the Saudis are still working on the ideological front through rehabilitation at home, it will be awhile before they can help others.
Saudi Arabia's successes in rolling back religious radicalism at home are the result of the confluence of certain unique circumstances that simply do not exist in more troubling jihadist hot spots like Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Saudi example thus offers few lessons for Sanaa, Kabul and Islamabad in dealing with their own situations. Ultimately, while the Saudis will be able to play an important role in providing financial assistance and some help in ideologically undermining Islamist extremism and radicalism, they will be able to do less on the physical battlefield.
I have added 'The Taliban" to the heading as it might now get read as it should.
This is a very important development in the Middle East situation which is being reported in the US.
I am thinking of changing other posts like "RAAF heritage flight" to "The Taliban concerned at the RAAF heritage flight".
Great article sailor.
And no, you don't need to add the words 'taliban' in every post. soon people won't be able to tell which posts really have taliban related news in them!
i know that sometimes some great posts don't get the attention they deserve, but please don;t be disheartened. Its just that as Indians we are prone to show some bias towards threads related to the subcontinent.
Hope you understand. Thanks.
As for the article, I beleive the Saudis, despite whatever efforts they have taken to counter-terrorism, play a major role in sponsoring the terrorism. Many of the extremist groups have the same ideology of Sharia and Wahhabism as Saudi Arabia. Even now Saudis continue to give monetary assistance to Pak, without pak providing any evidence how the funding was spent.
Saudi govt is trying to curb jihadism within due to US pressures, but when the nation itself is ideologically similar to the likes of taliban, it will be a very hard process.
No nation's people all have the same views as their respective governments Su.
That includes all of the West let alone Middle Eastern countries with the tribal systems.
You only have to look at the 50/50 split in Australian, American and British politics to see that.
The view of the people are important, but the view of the govt is what the rest of the world sees. More importantly, its the view of the govt that shapes the nation's policies, and ultimately, decide where the nation is going.
Saudi isn't a democracy like Aus, US or UK. Its a kingdom. the people don't have the right to vote out the ruling party if they feel the party is not doing a good job. Basically Saudi is just as much of a dictatorship as N.Korea. Check their human rights record. The view of the people in Saudi goes unheard.
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The only reason KSA considered taking this step was because their homegrown terrorists had become too strong for the imperial family to control. I and most of the international community sees no efforts from the kingdom to stem this religious terrorism and colonial expansion of Muslims especially through Pakistan, outside their own borders.
This counter-jihadist approach is just as true as believing the nonsense that Mughals were the most glorious and peace-loving rulers of India. The history is awash with the blood of Hindus at the hands of Muslims.
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Saudi Arabia deserves every attack it gets. The citizens of KSA have been privately and publicly financing terror organizations throughout the world.
They are also responsible for propagating their sick idea of Wahabbism. The Saudis escaped after 9/11 but if it happens again I am sure US will react differently.
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Where is the best place for LGBTQ citizens to retire in Cyprus.
Peyia is increasingly becoming popular among LGBT senior citizens. There are countless cafes, bars, and top-notch restaurants in the area that will satisfy every need. There are many LGBT-owned businesses in Peyia, which is a sign that the LGBT community is getting some traction on its own.
Our clients often ask us about gay tolerance and how locals accept LGBTQ+ lifestyles in Cyprus.
Cyprus has one of the most progressive laws towards same-sex marriages. There are no laws prohibiting same-sex relationships. Gay marriages in Cyprus are legal and they are described by law as civil cohabitation. A same-sex couple must follow the same process as entering into civil marriage and a civil cohabitation carry the same legal protections as any other marriage. All local municipalities in Cyprus perform same-sex marriages.
Gay parades are held in Cyprus every year. Approximately five thousand people participate in each gay parade yearly, and they get strong support not only by the LGBTQ+ community but by politicians, foreign embassies, the government bodies, the president of Cyprus and the community in general. Anywhere in Cyprus, the LGBTQ+ expats retiring in Cyprus will feel welcome and accepted.
Retirement is probably the most anticipating and exciting time of your life. However, for LGBTQ+ retirees, apart from finding an affordable place in the sun, with low crime rate, healthcare facilities, lots of activities and culture, you need to consider if the local community will welcome your lifestyle. You can find LGBTQ+ expats all over Cyprus, but some places are more popular than others. Areas with large expat populations seem to be more welcome to those who like to live "non-traditional" lifestyles.
Peyia is the place which is considered the most open to the LGBTQ+ community in Cyprus. Peyia is a picturesque town in the southwest part of Cyprus and is part of Paphos district. Peyia is situated on the hills surrounding the well-known Coral Bay area. Areas such as Coral Bay, Sea Caves, and Saint George are all regions of the Peyia municipality.
The population of Peyia consists of approximately 4,000 Cypriots and 15,000 expats who live permanently in the area. The expat community is growing fast. The number of households in Peyia increases rapidly at a rate of approximately 5% per year. According to 2019 estimates, the city of Paphos has a population of 90,000 and the Paphos district as a whole including the expats has a population of 200,000.
Peyia is the most popular British expats' destination in Cyprus but is increasingly becoming popular among LGBT senior citizens as well. There are countless cafes, bars, and top-notch restaurants in the area that will satisfy every need. There are many LGBT-owned businesses in Peyia, which is a sign that the LGBT community is getting some traction on its own.
Contrary to the traditionally high cost of living associated with popular gay-friendly cities like London, San Francisco, or Amsterdam; Peyia offers low cost of living and vibrant lifestyle. You can find a vast range of shops, supermarkets, seafront bars, restaurants, and unspoiled beaches. Everything you need is within a range of five kilometers. Moreover, if you like traveling, the international airport of Paphos is only 25 kilometers away from Peyia.
Here at BuySell, we have helped many gay couples to find a home in Cyprus. Peyia is the most popular destination so far. They all tell us that they had a wonderful experience and have received a very warm reception by the Peyia community. It just seems to be pretty much a non-issue here.
Don't expect to find rainbow flags flying around Peyia, but that doesn't mean the LGBTQ+ community is not welcome. In fact, living in Peyia is the best place in Cyprus if you like to go out and socialize, plus you are a few minutes away from the largest supermarket on the island called "Philippos", Kings Avenue Shopping mall is only 15 minutes away and you are within minutes from the best beaches on the island . There is nothing that could go wrong.
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If you are not interested in joining our Home Finders' program, no worries, we are just happy that we have provided you with some useful information about the LGBTQ+ retirement options in Cyprus.
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Actor Alec Baldwin is suing Manhattan art dealer Mary Boone for allegedly defrauding him in the purchase of a US$190,000 (£144,090) painting.
In court papers filed at the New York State Supreme Court on Monday (12 September), Baldwin accused Boone of selling him a 2010 copy of a painting by Ross Bleckner entitled 'Sea and Mirror' when she had promised to supply him with the 1996 original. Baldwin even asserts that Boone fraudulently stamped the back of the painting with the gallery inventory number of the original work in an effort to dupe him.
The painting's bright appearance and unexpected fresh smell provided the first clues that something was amiss when it reached Baldwin's hands in 2010. At the time Boone reassured him this was because the work had been cleaned but his suspicions were raised once again in May 2016. While attending an event at Manhattan's Marianne Boesky Gallery Baldwin spoke with several art experts who told him no gallery owner would ever clean a work without first obtaining the purchaser's permission. When Baldwin had the painting examined by experts at Sotheby's they confirmed the work was not the Bleckner original.
Lawyer for Boone, Ted Poretz, dismissed Baldwin's complaint as a "vindictive and frivolous lawsuit" and an attempt at intimidating his client. He claimed Baldwin knew from the beginning that he was not being sold the original work and added that the actor's lawsuit his "is not surprising given his history of lashing out against anyone he believes is beneath him". According to Poretz, Boone's gallery has offered Baldwin a full refund. Baldwin is suing for the the difference in value between the original and the copy at a price to be determined by art expert testimony plus legal fees.


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Build your dream home overlooking Rock Creek Park in exclusive Forest Hills! Imagine owning a truly exceptional piece of land with elevated south facing views of the gorgeous Soapstone Valley. This is a rare opportunity, just minutes from the metro, where a nature-loving buyer can truly have it all! Go hiking from your backyard! Total combined size is .75 acres (list price includes both lots).


Funds from this grant support a project by Tara S. Kahan, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with Jianshun Zhang, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, at Syracuse University to examine indoor photon fluxes and determine concentrations, sources, and sinks of indoor oxidants and oxidant precursors. The project will combine laboratory, field, and chamber studies to better understand oxidizing capacity from emerging precursors in residences. Kahan will investigate the sources and sinks of indoor oxidants by measuring oxidant precursor concentrations in three residences, measuring indoor photon fluxes under a range of conditions, and determining oxidant concentrations via chamber experiments that simulate indoor conditions. The results will be shared through peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Environmental Sciences & Technology and Indoor Air. The team also plans to make presentations at conferences and meetings, including meetings of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate and the American Association for Aerosol Research. One postdoctoral scholar, three graduate students, and one undergraduate student will be trained on this project.


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But I don't got to show it, ah!
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There's got to be something in there!
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Some time ago I saw the film The Story of the Weeping Camel and it had a profound affect on me. This clip is one of the most powerful scenes in the film and makes for a great meditation. Below is an outline of a meditation I used in a service once. Feel free to use this or adapt it!
I am going to show you a clip from a film called 'The story of the weeping camel'. It's a documentary film about a small nomadic tribe in Mongolia. Just before you watch it, I will just give you a little background. The large brown camel in the clip is a mother camel. At the beginning of the film, she gives birth to a baby white camel. The birth is very difficult and takes about two days. As a result, the mother rejects the calf. The tribespeople try and feed the baby camel themselves but realise after a short while that without the care of its mother, it will die. Each and every camel is precious to this family. So to remedy the situation, the father sends his two small sons to ride to the nearest village to call for a musician. We join the film as the musician arrives to heal the mother camel.
Watch this film as a parable.
Allow God to speak to you through it.
You might imagine yourself as the mother camel, kicking against the world.
You might imagine yourself as the baby camel, needing to be loved and cared for.
You might imagine yourself as the woman or the musician, singing the song that brings healing.
Or you might just be one of the family, watching something miraculous happen.
This is a video of the entire documentary, you will need to move to 1.11 hrs into the film, slide the marker up to that point and then press play.
Allow yourself to reflect on what God has said to you in the quiet.
Father, thank you for your care for us.
Thank you for the song of healing you sing over us and our world.
Help us to receive your love.


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The Alto in the Choir (why you should vote)
Voting is not hard, but it's not necessarily the easiest of things to do. We are hard-wired to conserve energy, and going out of our way to vote takes a bit of effort. It's easier when an effort is routine - like brushing teeth or chores; or when there's a palpable and quick positive response, like a paycheck or a grade; or if there's immediate avoidance of a negative response, like a scolding or arrest. It is harder when we can't readily see the importance of our effort.
If you've ever played on a sports team or in an orchestra, you know how intrinsic your part is to the success of the whole. Even in the sea of strings, every violin adds to the strength, power, and poignancy of the music. Even if the listener can't identify your alto line, your presence in the choir has been written into the score because your unidentifiable contribution is of utmost importance to the impact.
Voting requires all of us to add our unidentifiable singular voice to the choir for the benefit of the whole. That is the foundational concept of a democratic nation.
Voting is a gift to us from those from before who overcame their own hard-wired impulse for inertia. Every vote -- even those who had the right since the beginning of this nation -- was hard-earned through some kind of revolutionary battle. Our forefathers and foremothers overcame their own impulse for inertia because the desire for freedom for themselves and future unknown generations was greater than their individual impulse to conserve energy. Our forebears understood that it would take effort to have a say in the rules and people that govern their individual lives. Freedom was worth the effort of interrupting their daily schedule. Those forebears in demographics that had less historical power had to sustain the effort to battle their own inertia longer than the original American revolutionaries. But regardless of demographic, because of the efforts of our forefathers and foremothers, none of us today has to battle the United Kingdom or argue with the Supreme Court to gain the right.
We, this week, have a much smaller task. We do not have to fight for the right to vote. We just have to know our values, weigh them against the values of the candidates running, show up at the polls, and cast our ballots.
The US, as a whole, doesn't encourage us to vote. It would, of course, be easier if we could vote online from the comfort of our homes -- imagine if it was as easy as voting on The Voice. Some states have introduced more accessible methods, and some states have made it harder, but either way, we each have the obligation to follow through on the gift that history has given us.
Your personal schedule will be interrupted. You will have to read the ballot, pay attention, and assess it critically against your values. You will have to disregard the advertisements, which utilize advertising psychology and attempt to sway your emotions, and rationally assess what's at stake. To do this, you will have to find the right voter guide to help you with your selections. You will likely need to drive out of your way, or take a bus, or walk, enter an unfamiliar building, and interact with strangers. You might need to leave work early, or figure out what to do with the kids.
That's okay.
Every day of your life you overcome the impulse for inertia. You can do it now, too.
Elections only come around every so often, like mammograms, or colonoscopies, or a visit from the in-laws (or the outlaws). Unlike the former, voting will cause no discomfort to your physical body. Unlike the latter, it doesn't drink all your beer.
And on the way home, with your I Voted sticker proudly displayed on your lapel, you can go out of your way once more -- this time to pick up a sweet reward for your efforts. Go on, eat that doughnut. You deserve it.
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Terms and Conditions for the Sale of Artworks at the Auction
The following Terms and Conditions shall govern the execution of public and private auctions, which are announced on the website www.dailesaukcionas.lt.
The Concepts and Definitions Used in the Terms and Conditions:
The Auctioneer – the Auction of fine arts "ARKADIJA" (hereinafter, the Auction), company name: "Kaligrafija", UAB, Savanoriai av. 284A-4, Kaunas, company code: 300119121.
The Administration – the auctioneer and other individuals, responsible for organizing and conducting the Auction.
The Auction – a sale of artworks and other objects through a public event and on the internet, when the number of potential Bidders is not limited and the right to purchase an artwork or another object goes to the highest Bidder.
The Object of the Auction – artworks and other objects, which are not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and which are offered by the Auctioneer for purchasing. An artwork or other objects are offered as on Object. Each Object of the Auction has its number, i.e. a lot.
The Bidder - an adult natural or legal person (auction property owner (the Seller) and a buyer of an object) who has registered to participate in the Auction in accordance with the rules and has signed an Agreement with the Auctioneer. The Bidder must have with him / her the ID card and must show it on Auctioneer's request.
Deposit made by the participant of the auction - an amount of money, which is paid by the participant of auction, which has has been registered and participated in the previous auction, but have not submitted a price for any object sold in the auction.
The Bidder's Representative – a person who physically represents the Bidder during the Auction or represents the Participant by offering the price on the Auction's website. The Bidder's Representative must submit to the Administration of the Auction his / her ID card and the Bidder's written authorization to represent him at the Auction as a Buyer.
Participation in the Auction – all actions granting the rights and creating the obligations to the Bidder. A failure to execute the aforementioned rights and obligations may be subject to civil liability by current legislations and these Terms and Conditions.
The Auction Winner – a Bidder who has bid the highest price for an artwork (s) or other objects.
The Auction Protocol – a register of all the sold artworks with the Final Prices and the Buyer indicated.
The Bidder's Number - the numbered bidding paddle that the Bidder raises when bidding.
Bidding at the Auction or on the internet – a price offer made by a Bidder for a certain object at the Auction, which binds the Bidder to buy the aforementioned object, if no other Bidder offers a higher price. A bid can be made during the Auction or online, by a registered user (personally or through an authorised person) until the start of the Auction. If no higher price is offered during the Auction, the object goes to the highest online Bidder.
The Increment – interval of a bid, which shows the increase in price for an artwork or another object on sale at the Auction.
The Catalogue – the description of art works presented at the Auction, indicating the author, title, year of creation, measurements, starting price and other data. The catalogue of objects at the Auction is available at www.dailesaukcionas.lt section "All Auctions" or can be downloaded as PDF.
The Starting Price – initial price, announced at the Auction for bidding on a specific work of art or another object.
The Accepted Price ("Hammer price") – the highest price offered during the Auction (during the actual event or online) by the Bidders, recorded by a stroke of hammer and registered in the Auction Protocol. The Accepted Price consists of the bid approved by the stroke of a hammer and the Auctioneer's margin (indicated in the paragraph 4.2). VAT does not apply here. The Auctioneer is not a VAT payer.
The Reserve Price – a certain price set by the owner of an art work or another object (higher than the starting price). If this price is not reached, the work of art is considered unsold. It may be confidential.
A Sale outside of the Auction ("Buy It Now") – the sale of an object in between Auctions, based on an agreement with the owner of an object, if the art work or another object was not sold during the Auction or could be sold until the Auction. The object being sold in between the Auctions is marked as "Buy It Now" in the online catalogue. The taxes payed by the buyer are indicated in the description of a specific object.
The Certificate of Authenticity – an official document of an artwork, submitted for the Auctioneer, which indicates its title, author, year of creation, technique, measurements, state, signatures and other information, important for its identification.
2. Conditions for Participation
2.1. Natural and legal persons are allowed to participate in the Auction and buy its objects. Natural persons, must be at least 18 years old. A buyer participates in the auction in person, by phone, through an authorised individual, or having filled in a form for a non-participating buyer. The Bidder must submit the ID card on Auctioneer's request.
2.2. The Bidder, participating in the Auction as a potential buyer, must submit detailed and correct information about himself / herself, during the registration. A detailed list of data is provided in the registration form, which must be filled in when registering. In the event of a faulty, inaccurate, misleading or missing information, the Auctioneer shall immediately annul the registration and limit the possibility to participate in the auction.
2.3. A Bidder, who wants to participate in the Auction by phone, must indicate the numbers of the objects he / she would like to compete for when filling in the registration form, as well as to indicate the phone number, so that the administration could contact him / her during the Auction. Bidding by telephone is permitted only for those lots, the Starting Price of which is at least €400. The Auction House is not responsible for the problems with phone connection. If the phone number is registered outside Lithuania, or if the Bidder is outside Lithuania, he / she must cover the phone connection expenses.
2.4. A Bidder who wants to participate in the Auction without being physically present in the hall (hereinafter - an Absent Bidder) must indicate in the registration form, in addition to the general information provided, the artwork (s) that he / she wants to buy and the highest Accepted (Hammer) Price he / she is willing to pay for the aforementioned artwork. The Auction House gives a number to the Absent Bidder at its own discretion, for the purposes of record keeping,
2.5. The participant of the auction who has been registered and participated in previous auctions but has not submitted a price for once for any object sold in the auction, must pay a deposit of the participant of auction of 50,00 EUR at the time of the following auction. The deposit of the participant of the auction is included into the price of purchase of the auction object or if it exceeds the purchase price of the object of the auction with auction fees - the corresponding part is being returned to the participant of the auction. In case if the participant of the auction does not offer a price for any object of the auction, the deposit is not being returned.
2.6. The registration form may be filled in by downloading it from www.dailesaukcionas.lt. section "Participant's Registration" or sending a signed and scanned catalogue form by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The registration form can also be filled in by arriving at the Auction House, during the exposition of Auction objects or before the beginning of the Auction. Registration forms sent electronically must be received at least four hours before the start of the Auction. The registration at the Auction location ends fifteen minutes before the Auction begins.
2.7. The Auctioneer is responsible for the confidentiality of the registration data. The information provided during the registration will not be transmitted, transferred, or disclosed otherwise to any third parties, except as required by law.
2.8. A Bidder has a right to examine the art works at pre-Auction viewing and assess their state and authenticity. The Bidders may consult on purchasing the art works with the art experts of their own choosing. The Bidders must assess the state of an artwork until the start of the Auction. After a purchase has been made, the Auction House does not accept any complaints concerning the Works of Art that have been bought.
2.9. After the registration, before the start of the Auction, a Bidder receives a Bidder's number (a card), which is used to make bids for an object on sale at the Auction.
2.10. The owner of an art work or another object on sale at the Auction, warrants by presenting an art work or an object for sale, that the aforementioned objects are legally owned, inherited or created by him / her, are not under hypothecation or mortgage, are not arrested or fake, and is held responsible for the data being correct and for the authenticity of an artwork. The owner warrants, that he / she is a sole owner or inheritor of an art work or an object on sale at the Auction.
2.11. The Auctioneer holds the right to eliminate an object from the Auction at any time if it becomes known until the start of the Auction that the artwork is fake, plagiarized, falsely attributed, the authenticity of work or the owner's right to submit it for sale is in question, or if it becomes known that the art work was acquired illegally, is owned by third parties, is under hypothecation, arrested, belongs to more than one owner, is considered to be missing or stolen or is the subject to judicial proceedings.
2.12. The order and conditions of admission of art works and their sale at an Auction, set out by the Art Auction "Arkadija", are mandatory for all the participants (owners of art works and bidders). By signing the registration form for Purchasing the objects at the Auction / Agreement on Mediating in Sale of an Auction Object, a participant irrevocably confirms that he / she has read the "Rules on Sale of the Auction Objects", understood their content and consequences, accepts them unconditionally , and has no comments or claims for their obscurity or inaccuracy. A Bidder confirms the "Sale of the Objects at the Auction" by signing the registration form.
2.13. By purchasing an object of the Auction, the Bidders agree, that the Auction photos are used indefinitely for the statistics of the Auction sales price index, databases of the Auction as well as the publications of scientific and educational nature.
2.14. Bidders must examine the objects and their state until the start of the Auction, may consult the respective experts and rely on their recommendations about making a purchase. After a purchase has been made, the Auction House does not accept any complaints concerning the Works of Art that have been bought.
3. The Auction Procedure
3.1. The Auction is held at the location and time set by the Auction House and indicated in the Catalogue and on the website of the Auction House www.dailesaukcionas.lt
3.2. The Auction House provides an opportunity for all interested persons to view all the Works of Art at a pre-Auction viewing, at least two business days before the Auction or earlier, having agreed on the time of the visit in advance. Registered Bidders may receive a free consultation from the Auction House specialists concerning the objects to be auctioned. An appointment for an individual consultation must be made by calling one of the phone numbers indicated on the website of the Auction House.
3.3 The Auction starts at the designated time. During the Auction there may be a 30 minute brake.
3.4. The Auctioneer briefly presents each artwork (artist, title, year of creation, measurement, technique) and announces its Starting Price. The Starting Price for an artwork may be increased by the following increments:
€10 – €99: by increments of €5;
€100 – €249: by increments of €10;
€1,000 – €2,999: by increments of €50;
€3,000 – €4,999: by increments of €100;
€10,000 – €29,999: by increments of €300;
€30,000 – or more: by increments of €500.
3.5 When the Auctioneer announces the Starting Price or an Increment, a Bidder must clearly raise his bidding paddle with the number facing the Auctioneer and loudly announce his bid.
3.6. The Auctioneer repeats each bid made. When none of the Bidders makes a higher bid, the auctioneer announces the final, highest bid made, the number of the Bidder who made it, and repeats the amount of the bid three times with a stroke of his hammer. This price is the Accepted Price. After the stroke of the hammer, the artwork is considered sold, and the Accepted Price and the number of the Bidder who made it are recorded in the Auction Protocol.
3.7. While the artworks are being auctioned, employees of the Auction House work as representatives by phone of the Absent Bidders, who have filled out the relevant registration form
3.8. If a disagreement arises between the Bidders (regardless of whether or not they are physically present at the Auction) the Bidder who is physically present during the Auction has the right of pre-emption.
3.9. If several persons who filled in the Absent Bidder form make the same bid for the same Work (lot), priority is given to the Bidder who filled out the form earlier, determined by the date and time of the registration form.
3.10. If a Buyer fails to pay to the Auction House in a timely manner, this object may be sold to the next highest Bidder.
3.11. The shortening "reserv." provided in the catalogue, next to the price of an artwork, means that there is a confidential Reserve Price. If this price is not reached during the Auction, the Work is considered unsold.
3.12. After the Auction has ended, the Bidders must return their bidding numbers to the Auction Administration.
3.13. At its discretion, the Auction House may introduce or revoke a ticket system for admission to the Auction event and set the ticket prices.
4.1. Immediately after the Auction, the Bidder who has bought an artwork must go to the table of the Auction administration and get the invoice issued to him / her. The payment can be made in cash or by bank transfer, at least 5 calendar days after the day of the Auction. The bank account number and details of the buyer are registered at the Auction protocol.
4.2. For each Work of Art sold, the Auction administration issues a prepayment invoice or VAT invoice, depending on the manner of payment, (in two copies) that indicates the number of an art work, its title, and the price to be paid, which consists of the Accepted Price and the Auction House margin (VAT excluded) and is calculated to the objects which are sold for the "Hammer Price":
up to € 5000,00 - 18%;
from € 5001,00 to € 10000,00 - 16%,
from € 10001,00 and more - 14%.
4.3. When the payment is made in cash, the object bought at the Auction is handed to him / her. The Certificate of Authenticity is prepared in 5 working days.
4.4. When the payment is made by bank transfer, the artwork is given to the Buyer after the money has been credited to the settlement account of the Auction House. The bank transfer invoice must indicate the Buyer's first and last name or the name of the company as well as the title or lot number and the prepayment invoice number of the artwork acquired.
4.5. Invoices for Absent and Telephone Bidders are sent by e-mail on the next working day. The invoice must be paid by bank transfer within five calendar days (including the day when the invoice was received by e-mail). Failure to pay within 5 days of unpaid amounts are calculated on 0.5% default interest for each day of delay.
4.6. The Buyer must collect his/ her artwork from the Auction House within three working days after the payment was made. If the Buyer fails to collect his artwork within the indicated period, he / she will be charged for storage of the artwork – 0.2% of the Purchase Price of the artwork per day.
4.7. If the Auction House has made an agreement to deliver the artwork to the Buyer, it must be dispatched within three working days after the payment has been credited to the settlement account of the Auction House. The Auction House will charge an additional fee for delivery. This amount includes all applicable costs for packing, transportation, customs, and insurance during the transportation (if applicable).
4.8. If a Buyer fails to pay the Auction House in a timely manner (within five working days after the Auction) for the artwork he / she has acquired, the Auction House has the right to apply to a debt collection agency or to a court to defend its violated rights according to the procedure prescribed by law. The unpaid amount is regarded as debt and is collected by a Debt Collection Agency or by using other means provided by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
4.9. If a Buyer fails to pay to the Auction House in a timely manner, he / she loses all rights to the object purchased during the Auction and the right to participate in Auctions held by the Auction House for an unlimited period of time. In such an event, the organizer may offer this object to another highest bidder.
5. Dispute Settlement
5.1. All disputes shall be resolved in compliance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
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Jonas Rimša, "Moterys", 20 a. 5–7 d–metis
Jonas Buračas, "Peizažas su pušimi", 1936
Marija Cvirkienė, "Vaza su gėlėmis", 1993
Valerija Ostrauskienė, "Moterys su gėlėmis ir gyvate", 20 a. 2 p.
Andrius Kalinauskas, "Visaregintis", 1992
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It Takes A Village | Mug with Color Inside
IT TAKES A VILLAGE…TO TELL A STORY: I'm often amazed at how television programs and films are made. The share amount of moving parts is baffling when you really sit down and think about it. Thousands of people come together to create one complex piece of art: a story told through pictures, it's a beautiful concept. When executed well, a film or TV show has the power to transport the audience to a new world, full of new ideas, visuals, and points of view. There is an old African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child." Meaning to cultivate a well-rounded human life takes many interested parties in collusion. The same is true for storytelling, many voices on a single wavelength tell breathtaking tales from around the world. It takes a village to tell a story. Here we have some of the many people who make the magic happen: Actors, Actresses, Talent, Producers, Directors, Editors, Writers, Music Composers, Sound Engineers, Cinematographers, Casting Agents, Art Directors, Production Designers, and many many important crew members to numerous to name here.
Add a splash of color to your morning coffee or tea ritual! These ceramic mugs not only have a beautiful design on them, but also a colorful rim, handle, and inside, so the mug is bound to spice up your mug rack.


This is a great heart healthy dish which looks very colourful and is very suitable to be served to the family or even at a dinner party. While this recipe is high in fat, it is from the "good fats", the heart healthy omega-3 essential fatty acids.
Combine ground coriander, cumin and paprika and salt and rub over each side of the fish.
Stand for about 1 hour for the flavour to imbue the fish.
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the trout for about 5 minutes on each side (until it is just pink).
Add equal portions of the zucchini salad to each plate.
Top with the trout fillet and drizzle with the yoghurt dressing.
Serve garnished with a lemon wedge.
The vegetables suggested in this recipe can always be substituted with other vegetables that are in season (such as spinach, eggplant, capsicum) - use your imagination and be creative.


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Utility functions for adaptively executing concurrent workflows
Lee, K., Paton, N.W., Sakellariou, R. and Fernandes, A.A.A. (2011) Utility functions for adaptively executing concurrent workflows. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 23 (6). pp. 646-666.
PDF - Authors' Version
Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpe.1673
Workflows are widely used in applications that require coordinated use of computational resources. Workflow definition languages typically abstract over some aspects of the way in which a workflow is to be executed, such as the level of parallelism to be used or the physical resources to be deployed. As a result, a workflow management system has the responsibility of establishing how best to map tasks within a workflow to the available resources. As workflows are typically run over shared resources, and thus face unpredictable and changing resource capabilities, there may be benefit to be derived from adapting the task-to-resource mapping while a workflow is executing. This paper describes the use of utility functions to express the relative merits of alternative mappings; in essence, a utility function can be used to give a score to a candidate mapping, and the exploration of alternative mappings can be cast as an optimization problem. In this approach, changing the utility function allows adaptations to be carried out with a view to meeting different objectives. The contributions of this paper include: (i) a description of how adaptive workflow execution can be expressed as an optimization problem where the objective of the adaptation is to maximize a utility function; (ii) a description of how the approach has been applied to support adaptive workflow execution in execution environments consisting of multiple resources, such as grids or clouds, in which adaptations are coordinated across multiple workflows; and (iii) an experimental evaluation of the approach with utility measures based on response time and profit using the Pegasus workflow system.
© 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Exterity has launched its new AvediaStream transcoders at ISE 2015. The t5500 and t5600 transcoders are the first in the new range of AvediaStream products that enables proAV installers and organizations to stream content across a wide range of networks, including the corporate wired LAN, Wi-Fi, WAN and the Internet.
The new high performance AvediaStream transcoder family of products enables organizations to transform content to match business network infrastructure requirements and device types. The transcoders help Exterity customers to integrate video with their Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, allowing staff to watch tailored video channels on their devices as they work remotely, as well as on the corporate network. Exterity transcoders can also match Content Delivery Network requirements and contribute IPTV streams to large-scale web-based distribution systems.
"Exterity transcoders provide a unique solution to transcode, transrate, transpose, transcast and transcale a video, enabling content distribution to unmanaged environments outside the LAN such as to iOS and Android devices. This allows our customers to offer the highest quality video even to staff working from home or on-the-go," concluded Farquhar.
The AvediaStream transcoders t5500 and t5600 are the first in a range of products due for release this year to make the delivery of any content to any device across any network possible.
Transcoding: conversion of audio and video encoding of stream to format appropriate for viewing devices.
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Transposing: rotation of video to allow it to be used in applications where alternative video orientations are required.
Transcasting: convert between multicast and unicast streaming to simplify delivery of content across non-multicast enabled networks.
Transcaling: adjustment of scale of video to allow content to be delivered at an optimised resolution for the target viewing device.
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Jill Made It: Family Trip to the Great Smokey Mountains!
Saturday night, we got home from our family trip to the Great Smokey Mountains in North Carolina. We had such a great time. It was a lot of driving, but Boo did really well. (Thank goodness!) She even fell asleep almost immediately when I told her it was nap time--in the car! (Hurray!) That is, until a low-hanging tree branch scraped against our car about half an hour into her nap. After that, she wanted to sleep in her crib, which obviously couldn't happen, so no more nap time. Poor thing! At least she was happy-hyper-tired the rest of the day, instead of cranky-tired.
We knew the trees in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park would be amazing right now, and we were right!
We took so many pictures...It was great. Here are a few of my favorites.
Not bad for being taken through the car window when traffic happened to slow down, eh?
Boo's favorite part was when Daddy helped her climb all over some big rocks.
See, look at that happy face.
And I love these tiny flowers.


I am an experienced, Counsellor/Psychotherapist, accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and registered with the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP).
I have an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from CPPD (UK). Before setting up in private practice I worked for many years as a counsellor for Victim Support.
I am bilingual: I conduct therapy sessions in English and Dutch. I also have a good understanding of French and German.
I am a Humanistic counsellor with a Psychodynamic - Integrative approach.
Humanistic means I believe all human beings to have potential. We need the right environment to reach our potential, which is not always there whilst we grow up. Humanistic counselling therefore aims at providing an opportunity to grow and develop your ability to continue to grow when counselling has ended.
Psychodynamic counselling acknowledges that our thoughts, feelings and behaviours result from processes we are not always fully aware of. Ever noticed yourself saying: 'I wasn't myself', 'I lost it'or 'I'm not leading my life'?
Psychodynamic counselling helps you free yourself from make believes and find out what it was you lost when you 'lost it' who you were when 'you weren't yourself' and how to lead your life.
Integrative means that as a counsellor I use insights from a variety of models depending on what feels right for you.
I am supervised by a qualified clinical supervisor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). My practice is bound by its Ethical Framework.


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A JavaScript port of [`strftime()`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/strftime.3.html), a function to format the date and time.

### Supported conversion specifications:

| Sequence | Description | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `%a`  | Abbreviated name of the day of the week. | Fri |
| `%A`  | Full name of the day of the week. | Friday |
| `%b`  | Abbreviated month name. | Apr |
| `%B`  | Full month name. | April |
| `%c`  | UTC date and time representation for the current locale. | Sat 02 Apr 2022 00:15:00 GMT |
| `%C`  | Century number (year/100) as a 2-digit integer. | 20 |
| `%d`  | Day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31). | 01 |
| `%e`  | Day of the month as a decimal number (range 1 to 31). | 1 |
| `%F`  | ISO 8601 date format (equivalent to `%Y-%m-%d`). | 2022-04-01 |
| `%g`  | Like `%G`, but without century, that is, with a 2-digit year. | 22 |
| `%G`  | ISO 8601 week-based year with century as a decimal number. The 4-digit year corresponds to the ISO week number (see `%V`). This has the same format and value as `%Y`, except that if the ISO week number belongs to the previous or next year, that year is used instead. | 2022 |
| `%H`  | Hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock (range 00 to 23). See also `%k`. | 17 |
| `%I`  | Hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock (range 01 to 12). See also `%l`. | 05 |
| `%j`  | Day of the year as a decimal number (range 001 to 366). | 091 |
| `%k`  | Hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock (range 0 to 23). See also `%H`. | 17 |
| `%l`  | Hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock (range 1 to 12). See also `%I`. | 5 |
| `%m`  | Month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12). | 04 |
| `%n`  | Month as a decimal number (range 1 to 12). | 4 |
| `%M`  | Minute as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). | 15 |
| `%p`  | Either "AM" or "PM" according to the given time value. Noon is treated as "PM" and midnight as "AM". | PM |
| `%P`  | Like `%p` but in lowercase ("am" or "pm"). | pm |
| `%s`  | Number of seconds since the Epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC). | 1648858500 |
| `%S`  | Second as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). | 00 |
| `%u`  | Day of the week as a decimal (range 1 to 7), Monday being 1. See also `%w`. | 5 |
| `%V`  | ISO 8601 week number of the current year as a decimal number (range 01 to 53), where week 1 is the first week that has at least 4 days in the new year (that is, the first Thursday). | 13 |
| `%w`  | Day of the week as a decimal (range 0 to 6), Sunday being 0. See also `%u`. | 5 |
| `%x`  | Preferred date representation for the current locale without the time. | 4/1/2022 |
| `%X`  | Preferred time representation for the current locale without the date. | 5:15:00 PM |
| `%y`  | Year as a decimal number without a century (range 00 to 99). | 22 |
| `%Y`  | Year as a decimal number including the century. | 2022 |
| `%z`  | The `+hhmm` or `-hhmm` numeric timezone (that is, the hour and minute offset from UTC). | -0800 |
| `%Z`  | Timezone name. | Pacific Standard Time |
| `%Zs` | Timezone short name (abbreviation). | PST |

### Compatibility notes:

* `%c` - formatted string is slightly different
* `%D` - not implemented (use `%m/%d/%y` or `%d/%m/%y`)
* `%e` - space is not added
* `%E` - not implemented
* `%h` - not implemented (use `%b`)
* `%k` - space is not added
* `%n` - like `%m`, but no leading zero (use `\n` for newline)
* `%O` - not implemented
* `%r` - not implemented (use `%I:%M:%S %p`)
* `%R` - not implemented (use `%H:%M`)
* `%t` - not implemented (use `\t`)
* `%T` - not implemented (use `%H:%M:%S`)
* `%U` - not implemented
* `%W` - not implemented
* `%+` - not implemented
* `%%` - not implemented (use `%`)

### Sample usage:

```
// Returns "15-09-2016 16:20"
strftime('%d-%m-%Y %H:%M');

// You can optionally pass it a Date object
// Returns "01-01-2016 21:30"
strftime('%d-%m-%Y %H:%M', new Date('Jan 1, 2016 9:30 PM'));
```

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Home Newswire Assange's Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime
Assange's Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime
Apr 12, 2019: 7:38 pm
After living under a grant of asylum in London's Ecuadorian embassy for nearly seven years, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was forcibly ejected and arrested by British police on April 11. Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, accused Assange of "repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols." After an anonymous source revealed the "INA Papers," a dossier that implicated Moreno in money laundering and contained personal photos of his family, WikiLeaks tweeted about it but denied any connection to the hacking.
Rafael Correa, who was president of Ecuador until 2017, had granted Assange asylum in 2012 to protect him from extradition to the United States to answer for WikiLeaks's publication of evidence of U.S. war crimes. Ecuador's foreign minister at the time, Ricardo Patino, said that without this protection, Assange could suffer "political persecution" or extradition to the U.S. where he might face the death penalty.
In 2010, WikiLeaks published classified documentation of U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, which Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had provided. It included the "Collateral Murder Video" that showed U.S. soldiers in an Army helicopter gunship kill 12 unarmed civilians walking down a street in Baghdad.
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Sweden investigated Assange in fall 2010 for allegations of sexual assault. Assange was living in Britain at the time. Sweden issued an extradition warrant so Assange could face questioning about the investigation in Sweden. Assange fought extradition but lost in Britain's Supreme Court in June 2012. He sought and received refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
In spite of pressure from the British government, in August 2012, Correa granted asylum to Assange, who has remained in the Ecuadorian embassy ever since. Sweden dropped its investigation of Assange in 2017.
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Audiences around the world have been enjoying the comedic stylings of Ellen DeGeneres for decades. The talented TV and film personality continues to amaze with her cutting edge humor that breaks down negative stereotypes of female comics.
DeGeneres' eminent talent was discovered early on. The young comedienne was raised in Metairie, Louisiana and contributes much of her success to her mother's support and encouragement. DeGeneres' career aspiration was to become a veterinarian but ultimately worked a string of odd jobs trying to make end's meat.
It was not long before DeGeneres, at the age of 23, would discover a passion for humor and public speaking paving the way for a long and successful career in stand-up comedy. DeGeneres quickly gained notoriety breaking societal norms about female stand-up comediennes and gaining the attention of big talk show hosts including, Jay Leno, Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey, who often featured the talented performer on their national syndicated TV shows which quickly escalated DeGeneres to become a household name.
Ellen's immense talent and beloved humor were the subject matter for her 1994 TV sitcom, Ellen and her 2001 sitcom, The Ellen Show. DeGeneres has also graced the big screen starring in movies, Mr. Wrong, EDtv, and The Love Letter. Most notably, DeGeneres is the famous voice of Dory in the Disney movie, Finding Nemo. DeGeneres' voice work in Finding Nemo was met with critical acclaim awarding the actor with the Saturn Award for Best Support Actress; a milestone achievement for a female voice actor.
Among DeGeneres' many achievements the comedienne's most notable is perhaps her long running talk show, Ellen. The daytime talk show is one of a kind showcasing the popular host playing pranks on famous guests, dancing her way through the audience and showcasing viral YouTube clips.
Ellen is known for her personal approach and ability to engage the audience with her unique brand of humor which may involve playing games, interviewing audience members and organizing giveaways. Ellen has received critical acclaim winning 38 Daytime Emmy Awards and averaging 3.9 million viewers an episode.
DeGeneres has personally received 13 Emmys and 14 People's Choice Awards. Additionally, DeGeneres is a consummate professional and witty entertainer allowing her to serve as the host for several awards shows including the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. The multi-talented entertainer is also a bestselling author having written three books titled, Home, Seriously . . . I'm Kidding, and My Point . . . And I Do Have One.
DeGeneres also has her own record label by the name of Eleveneleven and recently launched her own clothing line "Ed by Ellen." The line features classic, smart high quality pieces reminiscent of Ellen's signature style. DeGeneres created the line as she was often asked what designer she was wearing when, in fact, her clothing was tailor made for her. Realizing that her distinct style may be enjoyed by the general population, the creation of a clothing line was an obvious next move for the iconic figure.
DeGeneres has used her fame and stardom to give back, publicly supporting a number of humanitarian organizations; these include: Downtown Dog Rescue, The Humane Society, Big Life Foundation, Graybeards, Farm Sanctuary, Animal Tracks, Inc. and more. Additionally, DeGeneres has worked in tandem alongside Democratic Presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton in raising Global AIDS Awareness.
To learn more about Ellen read her complete biography here. You may also follow her on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
At first I didn't like her but she has definitely worked her way up the foodchain and kudos to her for that.
Can`t deny her talent, that one is for sure. She is definitely funny. But to each their own taste I would say.
The talent is there, just goes to say what her future holds for her and for us, her viewers.
Happy Birthday, Ellen. I hope you enjoyed your day. Celebrate! Go ahead; you deserve it!