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| titel       = Silent sentinel
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| bildtext    = Silent sentinel och Loudoun County Courthouse
| konstnär    = Frederick William Sievers
| år          = 1908
| typ         = Minnesmärke, staty
| material    = Brons
| motiv       = Staty av konfedererad soldat
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| plats       = Courthouse Square, utanför tingshuset i Leesburg
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}}Silent sentinel, eller Leesburg Confederate Soldier Memorial''', är ett amerikanskt minnesmärke över fallna soldater från Loudoun County i Virginia under amerikanska inbördeskriget, vilken mellan 1908 och 2020 stod på Courthouse Square framför Loudoun County Courthouse i Leesburg i Virginia.

Statyn är i brons och skapades av Frederick William Sievers. Den föreställer en stående ung sydstatssoldat med sin musköt i beredskapsställning. I likhet med många andra liknande soldatstatyer från denna tid saknar han dock patronväska vid bältet på höften, varav benämningen "silent". Statyn är ungefär i naturlig storlek och var placerad`  en drygt två meter hög sockel. I likhet med andra liknande statyer i Sydstaterna, var den placerad så att soldaten står vänd norrut mot Nordstaterna.

Inskription på minnesmärket: "In memory of the Confederate soldiers from Loudoun County Va. Erected May 28 1908"

Silent sentinel är en av ett hundratal minnesmärken i Sydstaterna över personer från det amerikanska inbördeskriget, som uppfördes i början av 1900-talet, varav många initierades av United Daughters of the Confederation. De tillkom under en era, då afro-amerikaner utsattes för en våg av diskriminerande delstatliga lagar i Sydstaterna, de så kallade Jim Crow-lagarna. Minnesmärkena tillkom i ett bestämt politisk sammanhang, i vilket också ingick spridningen av den alternativa historiebilden Lost cause of the Confederacy, innebärande att Sydstaternas sak var rättvis och heroisk med avsikt att bevara Sydstaternas speciella kultur och frihet.

Ett stort antal liknande vaktpoststatyer, både av unionssoldater och av konfedererade soldater, har rests i USA. En känd staty, som är mycket lik Silent Sentinel i Leesburg, är Silent Sam av John A. Wilson, som restes 1913 på McCorkie Place på University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, efter en insamlingskampanj av United Daughters of the Confederation som startades 1907. Silent Sam'' togs ned av protesterande studenter 2018 och överlämnades 2019 efter juridiska turer till lokalavdelningen av Sons of Confederate Soldiers.

År 1921 invigdes också ett minnesmärke över första världskriget på Courthouse Square i Leesburg 1956 ett minnesmärke över andra världskriget och Koreakriget och 2015 ett minnesmärke över amerikanska frihetskriget. År 2015 avsattes också medel för ett minnesmärke vid Loudoun Courthouse för att hedra de slavar som såldes på trappan till tingshuset samt dem från Loudoun County som slogs för Nordstaterna under inbördeskriget. Fler än 250 fria svarta, födda i Loudoun County, var enrollerade i unionsarmén.

Historik
Uppförande av ett minnesmärke över inbördeskriget började diskuteras 1901 vid ett möte för Clinton Hatcher Camp Confederate Veterans and Sons och Loudoun Chapter av Daughters of the Confederacy. År 1906 beslöt styrelsen i Loudoun County att ge ett finansiellt bidrag för att resa en staty på tingshusets tomt. Statyn invigdes i maj 1908 som den första offentliga skulpturen i Loudoun County. År 2008 firades statyns 100-årsjubileum på initiativ av United Daughters of the Confederacy och med ekonomiskt bidrag av Loudon County, som då hade ett republikanskt styre.

Nedtagningen av statyn
Under 2020 avlägsnades ett antal sydstatsmonument från platser i Sydstaterna i kölvattnet av protester mot rasism och polisbrutalitet. Dessa orsakades till stor del av  reaktioner på fallet George Floyd, en händelse i Minneapolis där en afroamerikansk man bragts om livet av en polisman. Den offentliga diskussionen om Silent sentinel påbörjades dock redan några år tidigare.

Styrelsen för Loudoun County tog beslut om statyns vara den 7 juli 2020. Dessförinnan hade per den 1 juli en delstatslag upphört, vilken förbjöd lokala styren att ta bort minnesmärken över inbördeskriget. Vidare hade den lokala avdelningen av United Daughters of the Confederation, med hänvisning till förhandsbesked om styrelseledamöternas ställningstagande, skickat en begäran till styrelsen om att få statyn åter inför rädsla om vandalisering. Styrelsen konfirmerade att organisationen ägde statyn och beslöt enhälligt att villfara begäran. Därmed undanröjdes också möjliga juridiska turer om avlägsnandet av statyn.

Källor
Robert A. Pollard (redaktör): The History of the Loudoun County Courthouse and Its Role in the Path to Freedom, Justice, and Racial Equality in Loudoun County, utgiven av Loudoun County Heritage Commission den 1 mars 2019, sidorna 11–12
 Dale Peskin: How to live with Loudoun's Silent Sentinel den 13 augusti 2018

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John Anderson?s father remarried to the widow Sarah Langston Smith Dodd who had survived two prior husbands. She had as one of her attractions the fact that she held bounty land warrants in the name of her first husband, Aaron Smith, who was one of the 13 men killed in action at the battle of Cowpens in the Revolutionary War. John Anderson and his brothers, father and father-in-law Ambrose Maulding ventured northwest to the area of present Union County, Kentucky. John last appears in the Logan County tax records for 1802.


TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2011 /CNW/ - Marathon Gold Corporation ("Marathon" or the "Company") (MOZ: TSX) reported that the NI 43-101 "Technical Report on the Golden Chest Property, Idaho, United States" by Charley Murahwi, P.Geo., FAusIMM and Richard Gowans, P.Eng. of Micon International Limited ("Micon") dated November 24, 2011 was filed under the profile of the Company on Sedar today.
The report contains several historical estimates reported on the Golden Chest property which Marathon has referred to in previous disclosure, and clarifies that Marathon is not treating such estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves under NI 43-101. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve and as such, should not be relied upon.
The report also contains a description of the exploration work that has been conducted on the Golden Chest Property since Marathon acquired its interest in the Golden Chest LLC joint venture in December 2010. Micon International Limited has been hired by Marathon and its joint venture partner New Jersey Mining Company to analyze the results of the drilling program in order to provide an estimate of mineral resources or mineral reserves on the Golden Chest Property under NI 43-101. It is anticipated that the analysis will be completed in the first quarter of 2012.
Marathon Gold Corporation is a North American gold resource development company, with projects located in the mining friendly province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and a project in the prolific Coeur d'Alene Mining District of Idaho. Marathon has a project pipeline consisting of early stage exploration to advanced resource development projects. Marathon is continually evaluating new gold resource development projects of merit that are located within the Americas. Marathon's focused and low-cost approach to exploration and resource development has an established record of delivering rapid growth. For more information visit: www.marathon-gold.com.


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Aceves v. Department of Defense
Public Citizen represented Professor William Aceves, who requested from the Department of Defense (DOD) records relating to the selection of military members for service on military commissions. Fourteen months later, DOD informed Professor Aceves that it had located responsive records but that two of those records were documents signed by Deputy Secretaries of Defense and therefore would require processing through a higher level of review. The email asked whether Professor Aceves would accept the responsive records without those two documents. It stated that DOD would otherwise "continue processing and send the documents for higher level review," which could "take an extensive amount of time, approximately a year or more because of the number of items that are currently in the queue for higher level review."
Professor Aceves responded, stating that he would like to receive the responsive documents that the agency had said could be released immediately and that he understood that the remaining two documents would undergo additional review. In response, the agency stated that "a significant amount of processing time [could] be saved" if Professor Aceves accepted the records without the two that required higher review and that it would not release the other records right away unless he agreed to forego those two documents: "All of the records found along with the two … letters would have to make the rounds of higher level review as an entirety, a process that . . . may take a year or more." Professor Aceves declined to waive his request as to the two documents. DOD then stated that it would send all of the records for higher review and that the office would respond to Professor Aceves when the review was finished.
Two months after we filed suit, DOD released all of the responsive records—including the two letters.
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (11/20/12)

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It Took Facebook More Than A Year To Remove An Azerbaijan Troll Farm
Weeks after firing an internal whistleblower who called for Facebook to crack down on a massive network of fake activity connected to Azerbaijan's ruling party, Facebook has removed more than 1,000 accounts and close to 8,000 pages.
Facebook linked the operation to the Youth Union of the governing New Azerbaijani Party. It said the accounts and pages were used to post comments that attacked opposition figures and independent media, and boost the country's ruling party. This disclosure confirms what Sophie Zhang, a former Facebook data scientist, wrote in an explosive internal memo obtained by BuzzFeed News that said the company was ignoring manipulation of its platforms by political parties and heads of government.
On the day of her departure, she called the fake behavior in Azerbaijan her "greatest unfinished business," and criticized Facebook for taking a year to investigate her findings. Last month, Facebook fired Zhang, and she posted the
Judge pauses Trump's plans to remove TikTok from app stores
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TikTok on Sunday won a significant victory against the Trump administration, when a federal judge ruled in favor of the tech company's request to delay a ban on the app.
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by Johnny Safkow
Michael's Nightmare With the Gorilla Foundation
Michael (1973-2000)
Apparently Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson and the Gorilla Foundation are bringing Michael, Koko's former gorilla non-companion, back from the dead for yet another round of exploitation, this time in the form of an Ebook announced in a rather bizarre recent press release (of sorts) from "World Reader". The Gorilla Foundation shared this announcement via social media, trying to ride the wake of their recent documentary publicity I suppose.
Conservation Through Storytelling
August 3, 2016 By Danielle Zacarias
"Today Worldreader is proud to announce the addition of two books to our collection from the Gorilla Foundation: Koko's Kitten and Michael's Dream, true stories which together paint a terribly familiar portrait of sorrow in the aftermath of tragedy. In the first book we meet Koko, the Gorilla, who takes gentle care of a tiny kitten she names All Ball. When All Ball is hit by a car she is grief stricken. In the second we meet Michael who, when asked about his mother, uses American Sign Language to describe losing her to violence. Dr. Penny Patterson, who co-founded The Gorilla Foundation and who worked with Michael until his death at 27, thinks that Michael's mother might have been the victim of poaching".
There was no information provided in the press release on how one purchases the ebooks or when they may become available. Doing a search on the "World Reader" site nothing turns up for either 'Koko's Kitten' or 'Michaels Dream'. So perhaps the this was a premature release.
Patterson and her partner in primates, Ronald Cohn, may have a dream for Michael but how 'Mike' arrived on the scene was nothing short of a nightmare for him and an infant female gorilla named "B.B.". Both were victims of an arrangement Patterson made with an "animal dealer" in Vienna, Austria to purchase two infant gorillas for a total of $28,000 usd. The female, listed as "B.B." (for Bridgette Bardot) was intended to be Koko's replacement at the San Francisco Zoo. Sadly B.B. died soon after their arrival from what would have been a long, stressful, and traumatic journey from Cameroon (see below). The male was called "King Kong" and renamed Michael.
While doing time at Koko's camp Michael (according to Patterson) used ASL (American Sign Language) to share the details about how his family was killed by poachers during Michael's capture thus beginning his nightmare into the gorilla trade. It's quite remarkable that all these years later Michael would have an opportunity to tell his story to none other than Patterson, the person responsible for his departure from Cameroon. This is nothing short of a miraculous coincidence like no other. See video below from Kokoflix and further down you'll see just how bizarre this story really is. You cannot make this stuff up.
Now if Michael's story isn't bad enough there's a lot more than what he's able to communicate in any video. Whether you believe Michael's own story or not it's likely he was in fact the victim of poaching. From the human side of this twisted tale there's no doubting Patterson purchased Michael and "BB" from a "dealer" in Vienna for $28,000, I mean Patterson herself writes about it (see "Education of Koko" Patterson & Linden 1981).
Those are the facts but let's put some of the pieces together, shall we?
In 1976 Patterson desperately needed a female infant replacement gorilla for the San Francisoc Zoo so she could keep Koko all to herself. The SF Zoo wasn't going to simply turn over Koko, a moneymaking female without a fight (gorilla babies = big $$$$ for zoos) and apparently not without a replacement
Through her connections Patterson had incredible luck finding not one but TWO infant gorillas from a shady dealer dude in Vienna, for a price. The female would go to the zoo and Patterson would have the male all to herself
Patterson's Gorilla Foundation is all about conserving the gorilla species right? So what could possibly be wrong with buying two infant gorillas from a dealer in Vienna "with a long history of trafficking infant gorillas"?
While doing time at TGF Michael managed to miraculously share a remarkable story interpreted by none other than Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson about how his family was murdered by poachers so that he could be sold and exported by a dealer in Vienna who just so happenened to have a customer in the U.S. waiting for an infant gorilla, or two
Return to #1 and start over
Twisted right?
See below from the International Primate Protection League, September 1977. Seems the officials were not too thrilled on how all this went down, but once again Patterson got her way, as always.
Click here for the full IPRL newsletter
And below we have the story in Patterson's own words from "The Education of Koko" by Francine Patterson & Eugene Linden © 1981
From the book- "Then in 1976 Barbet Schroeder, the film director, put us in touch with an animal dealer in Vienna who was offering an infant female and an infant male gorilla for $28,000. When an animal dealer offers wild-born infants for sale, on can usually assume that the infants were "harvested" through the gruesome expedient of shooting the mother. In this case the dealer told us that he obtained the two gorillas in Cameroon, and that they were orphaned after natives had eaten their parents. We were in no position to verify this story about the gorillas' provenance, and, ultimately, we overcame our qualms and decided to buy the two. The idea was that we could then give the female to the zoo as a replacement for Koko and keep the male to be Koko's eventual mate.
This left the simple matter of raising $28,000 to pay for the two infants. Together Ron and I had enough money to put down payment on one gorilla. We still had a shortfall of about $21,000. At this point the media proved invaluable. Since the beginning of the project, my work with Koko had attracted a considerable amount of media interest. I would like to think that this attention derived solely from the awesome import of being able to converse with another animal, but I have had to accept that part of it centers on the supposed drama of a woman working with a "ferocious beast." In any event, during the The Education of Koko by Francine Patterson & Eugene Linden © 1981 All signed words (those made in American Sign Language) are indicated in italics. 46 period when we were trying to raise the money to buy the two baby gorillas, I would mention Koko's precarious future to the reporters who requested interviews. The local press took up my problems as a cause.
The two baby gorillas arrived on September 9, 1976. Their names were listed as King Kong and B.B, (short for Brigitte Bardot). We took it as our fist obligation to rescue them from their unfortunate names. King Kong we renamed Michael, but we never got a chance to rename poor B.B. The rigors of her travels proved to be too much for her frail constitution, and in spite of our desperate efforts to nurse her back to health, she died of pneumonia within a month of her arrival." Click here for 'The Education of Koko' in PDF
Sadly, in 2000 at the age of twenty seven Michael passed away suddenly of heart failure.
Directly and indirectly, Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson and her Foundation perpetuated both Michael and B.B.'s nightmares and they should not be allowed to make a dime from Michael's life. Of course there's nothing stopping Patterson from doing exactly that. There's no stopping her, there never has been.
"Gorilla Mountain, the Make Believe Home of Koko and Ndume"
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Koko the Gorilla has a Message for Gullible People on Facebook
From Reason.com (click here)
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Is Koko's Gorilla Foundation Exploiting the Tragic Death of Robin Williams?
First off, there's no denying the video of Koko the gorilla meeting Robin Williams is magical. Koko and Robin definitely hit it off, and why wouldn't they? She's a humanized gorilla with a nipple fetish and Robin (on this day) was her new boy-toy bosom buddy. The set up is a comedian's wet dream.
But seriously, why would Penny and Ron even tell Koko about the tragic death of Robin Williams? Oh that's right, they claim Koko overheard phone conversations before coming to Penny "with an inquisitive look on her face". Well the story on their website has evolved since it first appeared, tweaking it up for dramatic affect? In fact, they must have been in a hurry because the latest version (as of this writing) has a few holes/typos (see below excerpt). In the original piece Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson was called "Koko's surrogate Mom" but that reference disappeared the following day.
From Koko's website:
In 2001, Robin Williams was invited to meet Koko, the gorilla who communicates in sign language, at The Gorilla Foundation in northern California (see photo above). We had no idea what to expect, but everyone was in for a treat, and they became very special friends.
On Monday, Aug. 122, the day news broke of Williams' passing, Koko and Penny and Ron (Drs. Patterson and Cohn) were together when phone calls started coming in about the sad event. After the first all, Koko came to Dr. Patterson with an inquiring look on her face. Dr. Patterson explanied that "we have ost a dear friend, Robin Williams." Koko wa quiet and looked very thoughtful (see photo bottom left).
More phone calls about the news came in, and Koko overheard one from a former colleague who had worked with Williams while he filmed a public service announcement for The Gorilla Foundation (based on his visit with Koko) in 2003. The colleague's voice broke at the end of the conversation. About a half an hour later, Koko signed to Penny: "CRY LIP" (LIP is Koko's sign for woman).
At the end of the day, Koko became very somber, with her head bowed and her lip quivering (see photo bottom right)."
Click here for Gorilla Foundation Website "Koko Remembers Robin Williams".
What about those two images of Koko looking "thoughtful" and "somber with her head bowed?" I worked as a TGF Gorilla Caregiver from 2009-12 and can assure you I've seen this very same thoughtful somber bowed look on Koko five days a week every week for three years. This is Koko's look, well a frequent one anyway. She's a sad somber looking gorilla. The truth is she catnaps sitting up with her head bowed and lip drooping several times throughout the day. At night Koko will sometimes sleep in this position too. She likes it or it feels comfortable for her. Koko's droopy lip was/is a daily topic in staff discussions, journal entries, emails, and phone calls with Penny.
We staff knew of and talked about Koko's visits from Robin Williams and other celebrities but I never once heard mention of the following claim issued by the Koko camp, "Robin made Koko smile — something she hadn't done for over 6 months, ever since her lifelong gorilla companion, Michael, passed away at the age of 27."
And finally, Drs. Patterson and Cohn didn't think to videotape (for scientific purposes) the somber scene as Penny broke the news to Koko, like they did when spilling the beans after her kitty friend 'All Ball' was killed by a truck?
TGF says "Koko responds to the news of Robin's passing". Oh yeah? Well this is how she responds to just about everything.
TGF says "Koko looks somber after it sinks in". Interesting because this is how she naps all day every day, sitting upright with a droopy lip. She looks sad every day. Helloooo, she's lived alone in a trailer for more than 40 years, talk about #depression
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I am developing a SQL 2008 R2 SSIS package to transfer data from SQL Server 2008 R2 to Redshift within a transaction.
I am using the latest PGNP driver (v1.4.0.3392) and connecting to Redshift. The connection has the RetainSameConnection set to True.
Abort failed: conn=0000000008136B90 ERR=7 'ERROR: SQL command "ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT PGNP_NESTED_TRANS" not supported.
This looks like a defect. We are currently working on a fix. I will update this thread about the fix availability soon. Thank you!
1. Upgrade Redshift cluster to higher tear that allows multiple cursors. At least this was possible in the past, I did not check recently.
2. Disable cursor in the OLEDB provider by adding "CURSOR=OFF;" to the Extended Properties in the connection string.
Could you try the above workarounds?
I will try the suggestions and let you know the results.


This year we decided to make a big change to our inside garden. We decided to convert all of our beds to raised beds. Raised beds create a very productive growing environment due to their deep growing spaces. Deep soil equals deep roots. The more freely roots can develop, the stronger the plants will be….


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Ukraine investigates grenade attack on Kiev TV stationhttps://indianexpress.com/article/world/ukraine-investigates-grenade-attack-on-kiev-tv-station-5828224/
Ukraine investigates grenade attack on Kiev TV station
An unknown assailant fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the 112 TV channel building in western Kiev at 0340 a.m. (0040 GMT), police said in a statement, adding the incident was being investigated as "an act of terrorism".
By Reuters |Kiev | Published: July 13, 2019 10:27:31 pm
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The grenade caused damage but injured no one. (Representational image)
Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday they were investigating an attack on a Kiev television station owned by an opposition election candidate, which caused damage but injured no one.
An unknown assailant fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the 112 TV channel building in western Kiev at 0340 a.m. (0040 GMT), police said in a statement, adding the incident was being investigated as "an act of terrorism".
"Policemen are looking for the attacker…There were no injured," the statement said.
112 TV aired footage of the damaged front building banner, a broken window and crumbling plaster inside.
Former supporters of pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovich, who oppose Ukraine's integration with the West, often appear as speakers on 112 TV. Yanukovich fled to Russia in 2014 following street protests against his rule.
Taras Kozak, a member of the Russia-friendly Opposition Platform party, owns a 99% stake in the TV station. Kozak is registered as a candidate in Ukraine's July 21 parliamentary election.
Managers at the TV channel said earlier its journalists had previously received threats via social media from Ukrainian nationalists.
Kozak called the attack a "threat to independent media", and blamed "inaction" by authorities.
Relations between Ukraine and Russia have been tense since Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and its support for armed separatists in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, in a conflict that has killed 13,000 people.
The Opposition Platform party, of which one of its leaders Viktor Medvedchuk is a frequent 112 TV guest speaker, accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday of encouraging radical nationalists to confront several TV stations, including 112.
Zelenskiy did not immediately respond to the accusations.
His Servant of the People party is the most popular political movement in the country, according to a recent opinion poll. The Opposition Platform was in second place.
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Lowell Davis is one of the premier craftsmen of our time. His unique farm-life figurines have graced shops and homes around the world and have been featured in The Saturday Evening Post, Country Living, and Collector's Mart. This famed painter and sculptor now turns his craft to the page in his captivating work, The Book on Chickens, sure to be of interest to collectors and newcomers alike.
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Internet Explorer treats \uFDD0 up to \uFDEF as equal. e.g. '(= \uFDD0 \uFDD1)' returns true.
Therefore e.g. '(symbol? :whatever)', '(symbol? (keyword "whatever"))' and so on return true which obviously shouldn't happen.
Further on read-string does not correctly unmarshal keywords because of that issue.
Using pr-str on that unicode range returns ":" for all codes.
All other non IE Browsers I've tested (Firefox, Chrome/Chromium, Opera, iOS BRowser, etc...) do not expose this problem and work as expected.
Do you have a proposed solution?
David Nolen added a comment - 31/Jan/12 10:24 AM Do you have a proposed solution?
Maybe change the keyword and symbol identifiers to \uFDF0 and \uFDF1 (or any other cross browser accepted value) respectively?
I will try that and report back any success or failure.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 01/Feb/12 3:17 AM Maybe change the keyword and symbol identifiers to \uFDF0 and \uFDF1 (or any other cross browser accepted value) respectively? I will try that and report back any success or failure.
My proposed solution, replacing \uFDD0 and \uFDD1 with \uFDF0 and \uFDF1 respectively works on all tested Browsers (Firefox9, Chromium17, iPAD/iOS-5.0.1, Epiphany AND IE7 + IE8).
Thanks, will look into this.
David Nolen added a comment - 01/Feb/12 10:53 AM Thanks, will look into this.
Please apply this patch and confirm that it works for you. Thanks!
David Nolen added a comment - 03/Feb/12 7:14 PM Please apply this patch and confirm that it works for you. Thanks!
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 06/Feb/12 8:49 AM It works, thank you!
David Powell, so you're not seeing the same issue?
David Nolen added a comment - 06/Feb/12 5:08 PM - edited David Powell, so you're not seeing the same issue?
It only happens when I turn Clojurescript optimizations OFF!!!
As soon as I activate any compiler optimizations even if it's only set to "simple", the problem will not manifest itself on IE.
It also seems not to depend on any of my included third party libs.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 08/Feb/12 4:29 AM Intermediate result of my investigations: It only happens when I turn Clojurescript optimizations OFF!!! As soon as I activate any compiler optimizations even if it's only set to "simple", the problem will not manifest itself on IE. It also seems not to depend on any of my included third party libs.
Are you using your own code or one of the examples that ships with ClojureScript?
David Nolen added a comment - 08/Feb/12 7:59 AM Are you using your own code or one of the examples that ships with ClojureScript?
I'm using my own code.
I attached a test that illustrates the described problem with IE (at least on IE7 and IE8, I still couldn't test more recent IE versions).
The result of the equations should always be "false" which isn't the case with non optimized, compiled ClojureScript within the unicode range \uFDD0 up to \uFDEF while it works e.g. for \uFDF0 and \uFDF1.
Using advanced optimization also produces correct results even on IE.
... while in the optimized version the \u notation stays intact.
I suspect this because of improperly escaped Java strings - looking into it.
David Nolen added a comment - 15/Feb/12 4:42 PM I suspect this because of improperly escaped Java strings - looking into it.
Again only on IE and only when not using any optimization during compilation.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 22/Feb/12 8:27 AM - edited I've just tested your new fix which prevents the compiler from converting unicode literals to their respective UTF-8 representations but now I encounter the bug when using read-string as described here: CLJS-133 Again only on IE and only when not using any optimization during compilation.
I have attached a new patch which should fix all problems related to this issue (including CLJS-133 which is related) so far (works for me). It includes David's partial fix so only this one is required.
However, to prevent possible related future issues it should probably be considered to escape every non-ascii character in emitted strings and characters because IE obviously HAS severe problems with handling unescaped unicode.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 23/Feb/12 8:22 AM - edited I have attached a new patch which should fix all problems related to this issue (including CLJS-133 which is related) so far (works for me). It includes David's partial fix so only this one is required. However, to prevent possible related future issues it should probably be considered to escape every non-ascii character in emitted strings and characters because IE obviously HAS severe problems with handling unescaped unicode.
This seems less ideal than just solving this once and for all. I'm assuming many people will want to emit unicode chars and want them to emit properly and work under development in IE. When we emit strings we should rebuild the string replacing unicode chars. This should be done efficiently as possible.
David Nolen added a comment - 23/Feb/12 10:44 AM This seems less ideal than just solving this once and for all. I'm assuming many people will want to emit unicode chars and want them to emit properly and work under development in IE. When we emit strings we should rebuild the string replacing unicode chars. This should be done efficiently as possible.
Sure, that's what I wanted to express with my last sentence. I'm currently exploring possible solutions to find the most efficient one.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 23/Feb/12 11:07 AM Sure, that's what I wanted to express with my last sentence. I'm currently exploring possible solutions to find the most efficient one.
I have just attached my first stab at a general non-ascii escape patch for emit-constant. It should already be pretty efficient. I basically took the core from Stuart Sierra's clojure/data.json write-json-string function (to not having to reinvent the wheel), optimized it a bit (hopefully) and integrated it properly into compiler.cljs.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 23/Feb/12 12:48 PM - edited I have just attached my first stab at a general non-ascii escape patch for emit-constant. It should already be pretty efficient. I basically took the core from Stuart Sierra's clojure/data.json write-json-string function (to not having to reinvent the wheel), optimized it a bit (hopefully) and integrated it properly into compiler.cljs.
Just to nip questions regarding the emittance of regular expressions in the bud, I've just tested this and it behaves correctly without "manual" intervention. More precisely, escaped unicode in regular expressions does apparently not get converted to utf-8 (or whatever character set) when applying ".toString" or "str" to them.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 24/Feb/12 4:11 AM - edited Just to nip questions regarding the emittance of regular expressions in the bud, I've just tested this and it behaves correctly without "manual" intervention. More precisely, escaped unicode in regular expressions does apparently not get converted to utf-8 (or whatever character set) when applying ".toString" or "str" to them.
Ok, I have replaced the patch with one created according to the instructions in the guide you pointed me at.
Thomas Scheiblauer added a comment - 25/Feb/12 2:54 AM - edited Ok, I have replaced the patch with one created according to the instructions in the guide you pointed me at.


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How Buhari's PFI programme boosts fertiliser supply for farming in Nigeria
Published: August 26, 201812:23 am
Ogbonnaya Chukwu, the general manager, Ebonyi State Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited (EFCCL) sat behind a busy desk in his scantily-furnished office as he spoke glowingly about the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative while a generator coughed outside.
"Last year the company joined the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) of the federal government and since then the company has grown through leaps and bounds and is now making serious impact, not only in Ebonyi State but in the South-east geo-political zone and in the South-south states," Mr Chukwu said proudly.
Mr Chukwu said the fertiliser plant, set up 14 years ago with a capacity to produce 40 metric tonnes of fertiliser every hour, soon went comatose due to poor demand as a result of the proliferation of imported fertiliser.
But in 2016, the state government breathe life back into the dying plant after it invested N100 million towards its revival which allowed the plant to participate in the PFI.
In a swift turnaround, between April and August 2017, the plant, produced 100,046 bags of fertiliser as demand continued to soar, Mr Chukwu said.
In order to meet that demand, the EFCCL is now constructing two new warehouses and a new blending facility.
The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative
During the visit of the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI to Nigeria in December 2016, the federal government and the Moroccan government facilitated a partnership between the Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria (FEPSAN) and the OCP, a state-owned Moroccan phosphate producer.
The agreement was aimed at breaking the country's reliance of the importation of compound fertilisers, which has replete with corruption, hoarding and has left the government with billions in unpaid debt.
The partnership was mandated to help achieve the local production of one million metric tonnes of blended Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK 20:10:10) fertiliser for the wet season farming, and an additional 500,000 metric tonnes for dry season farming.
According to the PFI, blending plants are to be supplied the four components of producing the NPK fertiliser – urea and limestone granules, which are both locally sourced, discounted diammonium phosphate from Morocco and Muriate of Potash from Europe.
The PFI caters exclusively for the production of NPK which is also referred to as a "multi-nutrient" fertiliser as opposed to "single super phosphate and urea, which are already being manufactured in the country."
Due to the discount negotiated with OCP, local blending plants are able to produce the finished products and deliver to farmers at N5,500 per bag. The blending plants are paid a blending fee of N620 per bag for their effort. Dealers who buy the bag at N5000 are allowed to make N500 as profit for each bag sold.
The PFI intervention fund is managed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority at 9 per cent per annum through a Special Purpose Vehicle known as the NAIC-NPK Limited.
According to the arrangement, invoices from suppliers of the raw materials are passed to NAIC-NPK Limited, which pays the suppliers directly; takes delivery of the materials and passes them to the blending plants. After blending, the plants bag and sell the finished fertiliser to agro-dealer and interested state governments and remit the revenue to NAIC-NPK Limited.
The government said the PFI will effectively remove the corruption that characterised the old way of importing compound fertilisers and to check the proliferation of substandard fertilisers. Last November, the government announced that it inherited a N65 billion debt owed fertiliser suppliers which it has since paid to pave way for the successful implementation of the PFI.
In December 2017, the Nigerian government also claimed that 11 moribund fertiliser blending plants across the country with the capacity to blend over a million metric tonnes of fertiliser have been revived as a result of the PFI.
Praises for the PFI
Mr Chukwu credited the good fortune being enjoyed by EFCCL to the successful implementation of the PFI. He said the ease of collecting the blending fee accrued to fertiliser plant is the commendable.
"One thing that has never ceased to marvel me is that any time you request the NSIA, to pay you the money for the blending fee, if you apply today, Monday, you may get it on Wednesday – There is no delay. You get your money seamlessly, effortlessly. That encourages blending plants," he said.
He said while the plant gets bulk demand from state governments, like in March when the Abia State Government ordered for 20,000 bags, it also gets consistent demands from agro-dealers from nearby Benue, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.
On how the plant meets the demand of local farmers in Ebonyi, Mr Chukwu who doubles as the senior special assistant to the state governor on Investment, said arrangements were made to move the fertilisers to local government headquarters of the state for easier accessibility to rural farmers.
In Kebbi State, farmers who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES said the PFI was responsible for cutting the cost of fertiliser.
"Before the PFI, NPK fertiliser was sold for N10,000. But since the government introduced the N5,500 fertiliser, dealers were forced to bring down their price to N6,000," said Umar Al-Hassan, a rice farmer in Jega.
PREMIUM TIMES visited an agriculture extension office where the government-tagged NPK: 20:10:10 was displayed and could be bought for stipulated price. Every farmer this reporter spoke with in Kebbi said they have zero problems getting fertilisers for their crop. They, however, complained that the government-tagged NPK20:10:10 is too dense and does not cover as much portion of land as that they sold for N6,000 at the market.
In response, Ahmed Kwa, Executive Secretary Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), said the PFI fertilisers are standardised for quality and quantity and that the farmers must be mistaking the NPK20:10:10 fertilisers with Urea.
"I don't know the logical explanation of what you are saying. Let me assure you and farmers that the fertilisers under the initiative are produced using the same raw materials, same process, it has been checked before it leaves the factory and as far as the density or the volume of the 50kg is concerned it is standardised," he said.
"Secondly, if it is because of the bag, there is difference between the bag of NPK and Urea because the density of urea is lower to that of NPK. So generally, Urea bags will appear a little bigger or filled than NPK bags. The weight is what matters, it must be 50kg. We set up some initiatives to check adulteration, less weight bags and even those that hoard markets. As far as it is under the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, I assure you it is of good quality, standard weight," he added.
Similarly, in Kaduna, farmers said they have no problem getting the NPK 20:10:10 to buy. However, Abdul-Rahman Musa, the Kaduna State coordinator of the Seed Poverty Eradication Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (FEHDON), a subgroup of the All Co-operative Society of Farmers, alleged that dealers are extorting farmers.
"Fertiliser is sold between N7,000 and N7,500. The official price is N5,500. Before you make payment you must pay 'egunje' (bribe) of the difference. You must make a cash deposit of the difference. Cash payment of N2500," he said.
When asked to name those perpetrating the fraud, he simply described them as the "drivers of the programme."
"I don't want to mention names. I am referring to those who are the drivers. We have evidence to back up our claims," he said.
In response, Mr Kwa said though his association was unaware of this alleged sharp practice, it could have arisen due to scarcity and additional cost of logistics.
"As far as we are concerned the distributor is not allowed to sell for more than N5,500 that N500 will take care of his logistics and profit. But like experience has shown, the margin sometimes is too small.
"Someone wants to go to Lagos to buy fertiliser for N5,000. To bring it to up here each bag may cost more than N500. And he cannot bring it here and sell at a loss. So, some of the market forces has to be experienced. There is not much that can be done until the programme expands to cover more grounds where there are more blending plants across the country. If possible in each state, there should be a minimum of 102 blending plants so that they can be able to supply the fertiliser at a price without the traders trying to exploit the situation.
"Whatever you are doing in the market, the market forces have to be allowed to play. Nobody can control them because if there are scarcity, people will revolt and jack up the price. It is very difficult to control that if we don't have sufficient quantity on the ground. So, I cannot rule out that kind of thing, but we have not received that report," he said.
No Fertiliser To Buy
While the NPK 20:10:10 fertiliser is readily available in the north of the country and in Ebonyi and its environs, the same cannot be said for large parts of the South-west and parts of the South-south despite the presence of some of the revitalised blending plants in the regions.
In large parts of the South-west and South-south regions, a bag of NPK fertiliser is sold for between N7,000 and N8,000. Several farmers interviewed in Ekiti and Edo said they have heard of the programme but haven't benefitted from it.
John Omoyajowo, the chairman, Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers of Nigeria, said the last fertiliser initiative his members enjoyed was during Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) of the immediate past administration when government subsidised half of the cost of fertilisers.
"In Ekiti State, before we see fertiliser used to be around July and August, when we have harvest the first batch of our crop, No fertiliser. We don't get fertiliser at all. In Ekiti there is no fertiliser even in the open market. It is still difficult to get.
"We are not getting fertiliser. Though I don't like to talk to journalists because it would appear as if someone is criticising the government. In Ekiti Sate it is not easy to come by fertiliser easily. Our depot is at ADA (Agriculture Development Authority) Office along Odo Ado, when you get there now you won't see any fertiliser," he said.
An official, however, gave a reason why farmers in Ekiti were not benefitting.
Kehinde Odebunmi, the Commissioner for Agriculture in Ekiti State, told PREMIUM TIMES, that the state did not participate in the PFI because it was required to make an Irrevocable Standing Payment Orders (ISPOs) before they could be supplied fertilisers.
"I know that we were invited to a meeting in Abuja when this issue of fertiliser came in that it should be blended locally. There were lots of proposals and they said the state should sign ISPO (Irrevocable Standing Payment Orders) it is an agreement signed by the state that a certain sum will be deducted from the state's allocation and it is irreversible. Which is what is affecting Ekiti State now. The one the immediate past administration has signed. That is why what the state is getting is inadequate. So, the governor said he could no longer commit the state to further deductions from allocation otherwise everything will break down," he said.
In Edo, the story was not different. Despite the presence of one of the revitalised blending plants in the state, Edo State Fertiliser and Chemical Company, Auchi Odigie, chairman of the state's chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), said the only fertiliser initiative enjoyed by members of his association since 2013 was the one initiated by the immediate past administration.
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The neon-lit, over-the-top jukebox entryway practically says it all: this is no ordinary sushi bar…it's a loud, rowdy and rockin' restaurant that some might call obnoxious; most consider it fun. Love it or hate it, this sushi bar has been a hip and happening hangout with a party atmosphere since 1986.
Welcome to Tokyo Delve's of North Hollywood, a long-standing landmark on Lankershim Boulevard, where loud noise is the norm and drunken debauchery never seems to stop. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted by the staff with an almost overzealous welcome.
The in-house DJ and manager leads the raucous revelry with a microphone: "When I say Sake, you say Bomb!...Sake!" And the crowd shouts out "Bomb!" in unison. This is repeated a few times before carousers finally pound the tables with their fists, not letting up until those mini shot glasses of sake drop into their beer glasses from a precarious perch of chopsticks—the customary Sake Bomb move. Then they practically douse themselves with the famous clear liquid of fermented rice.
If you want more easy access and a munificent flow of alcohol, why not indulge in the one-gallon keg of beer that gets placed on your table for $35.99? Other choices include sake cocktails such as Banzai Melon, Tsunami, even Lemon Beer. The atmosphere is so chock-full of merriment, you're tempted to experiment with as many of these colorful concoctions as possible, and just worry about their effect the next morning.
Although Tokyo Delve's features a sushi bar, its ample dining area is perfectly suited for big parties, especially those celebrating an occasion, be it a birthday or bachelor's party. Don't be surprised to see patrons start dancing on chairs here. At this party sushi bar, buffoonery is encouraged, music—from '80s pop and rock to trance—never stops pumping from the speakers, and throngs of people don't seem to cease pouring in, some of them already draped with feather boas and sashes, or bedecked in rhinestone-encrusted tiaras, depending on the nature of the celebration. On weekend nights, expect crazy crowds and even wilder chaos, forewarns the waiter and host, who also dances with the patrons and leads the clapping and mad moves.
For a restaurant that scores so high for its entertainment value, most want to ask, What about the food?
Well, the Americanized menu here isn't just fun, it's actually quite simple to understand with its glossy pages of photos, and the prices are reasonable for the most part. There's the serpentine roll known as The Dragon Roll, made to look dragonlike with eyes consisting of octopus tentacle-suckers and pointy, plastic green foliage. The eel sauce on it is sweet, as most would agree is how Americans like it; the selling point on this one, in my opinion, is that the crab inside is decidedly real (despite all the hijinks, they take their no-fake-crab policy quite seriously).
A personal favorite of mine is the Dynamite Roll, which is made to look just like a stick of dynamite, with a piece of yamagobo sticking out to resemble the fuse. It's rolled in yellow soy paper and is fully packed with pan-fried scallops and mushrooms, as well as creamy masago-mayonnaise. In the mood for real flames? Try the Fire Ball for only $8.50, an appetizer with spicy salmon and avocado wrapped in red snapper, and then seared with ponzu and spicy sauce on top. It's an undulating flame that snuffs out quickly, but one that's displayed for effect using a foil liner and a dash of rum—whoosh!—watch as the fire dances on your plate, each flame finger licking the appetizer bites as if to keep them warm.
Although I'm informed that the enormous Rock N' Roll for $12.50 is the most popular roll ordered, perhaps because jalapenos, spicy sauce, and fried onions smothering shrimp tempura and albacore sounds very tempting, I opted for the pretty one wrapped in pink soy paper, the one that's prettily named the Pink Panther Roll for $6.95. The four-piece order, named after the fictive feline, rules with its prime ingredient—Atlantic King Salmon, along with shrimp, avocado and smelt fish eggs. And because I like it creamy, I ask for a side of their famous masago-mayonnaise in which to dip these half-heart-shaped bites, more little touches that remind me why I love Tokyo Delve's.
Tokyo Delve's is open from 6 p.m. to midnight every night except Sundays. If you're planning a party at the sushi bar on weekends, it's definitely a smart choice to make reservations.
Tokyo Delve's Sushi Bar
5239 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
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You are invited to the upcoming film screening of Generation Zapped at Sonoma State University, Stevenson Hall 1002, on Monday, April 23 at 7 PM. Generation Zapped also just won Best Directing and First Place Documentary at the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival, and Best Documentary for the DC Independent Film festival.
The film explores the health hazards of wireless technology. Considering there are 237 million cell phone users in the U.S., the introduction of driverless car and the Internet of Things, this is a timely documentary. The film investigates the links to breast and brain cancer, to association with increased infertility and genetic mutations related to autism and ADHD to newly developed illnesses such as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS).
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Ahoy! Betty and the Boy!
Meanwhile on dry land, the local folk-bluegrass-minimalist-rock band is "focusing on recording some music." Harvey says they are slowly working on new material for an upcoming album (release date TBD). Fans can expect more vocals from Harvey on the sophomore release and a change in tempo. "A lot of it will be faster," he says. "We've evolved as musicians … We're getting more comfortable with playing together." Enjoy tunes from Good Luck, their first album released in 2012, and wish them bon voyage Jan. 24 at Sam Bond's.
Betty and the Boy play with Matt McDonald 9 pm Thursday, Jan. 24, at Sam Bond's; $3-$5.


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This is not the first time AG Da Gift has appeared on the blog. Back in 2011 we featured his mixtape "Purple Collar District" and here we are again introducing you to his newest mixtape "Pardon the Interruption". He was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI but travels to Chicago, IL three times out of the week to attend Columbia College, where he 's completing his music business degree. AG was the first person to receive a scholarship from Ice Cube to attend Mcnally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN. AG is a triple threat; he writes, produces all of his own material and the biggest threat of all he's EDUCATED!
One of my favorite songs off the mixtape "Shine" featuring his label mate Rich P, is definitely not the typical Milwaukee sound, its smooth and relaxing with a message to it. "It's truly a great feeling and I want to give those who believe in me and opportunity to rise to the top right there with me." Says AG as he speaks on his project and his fans.
Dive in to his second single "Shine"


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The company's new device, Motorola One Power, is here.
When it comes to mobile phones, the Indian consumers have a voracious appetite and want the very best packed in their devices; an attractive design, big screen, a good mix of hardware and software for fluid performance and a powerful battery. Motorola, the veteran handset maker, seems to know the pulse of the price-conscious consumer very well. Its devices are sturdy, provide a great user experience and most important, come with a powerful battery.
The company's new device, Motorola One Power, is here. This is its first ever Android One device that offers users the smart, secure, and rich Android One software experience. It delivers powerful features like smart camera, an octa-core processor, unlimited photo storage from Google Photos and a guarantee to deliver two years of the latest Android software updates as well as monthly security patches, all for Rs 15,999.
Company officials say that security is built into every layer of Android One to keep your device and personal data safe. Google Play Protect scans and verifies over 50 billion apps each day using Google's Machine Learning to help keep your phone secure. I have been the recipient of a trial unit of Motorola One Power (p30 Note), and take my word, this device will wow you with its impressive all-round performance and powerful (5000mAh) battery; you can go up to two days on a single charge. This means you can watch your favourite movie while traveling or listen to your favourite artist wherever you go. Additionally, you can get up to six hours of battery life in just 15 minutes with the included TurboPower charger.
The Motorola One Power, a joint effort between Motorola and Google, is designed for the power users; let us check out some of its key features and overall performance. Out of the box, the Motorola One Power promises to give an entirely new experience in your hand; Motorola has poured its heart into it, as evidenced by nearly every aspect of the device. It's smart, stylish and super-fast. The phone measures 156mm x 76mm x 8.98mm in body dimensions. And with Corning Gorilla Glass, you don't have to worry anymore—a 15.7cm Max Vision HD+ screen that's strengthened not to crack or shatter.
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There is plenty of space for your apps, music downloads, favourite photos and videos. The 16MP +5MP dual rear camera system makes sure every shot is your best and the 12MP front camera lets you turn everyday selfies into extraordinary, both allowing you to add a blurred background effect in real time. The smart camera system with integrated Google Lens helps in recognising and searching about the objects that you see. You can even dial a phone number simply by pointing the lens at the text in a sign or document. Google Lens lets you search what you see, get stuff done faster, and interact with the world around you.
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It's so smart, it can even differentiate between your work and personal contacts. What's more, Smart SIM makes sure you stay connected with the best data technology available at the moment, whether it's 4G, 3G, or Wi-Fi. In actual usage, the Motorola One Power left a lasting impression on me. It looks sharp, works like a breeze and provides a great user experience.
Users can download large files or stream music and videos, switch between apps – everything happens in a jiffy. I found this device quite a snapper too. You get clear, bright, detail-rich images even in low light. Plus, there's a hugely powerful battery; the phone can easily last four days of moderate use. If you are in the market for a great performance phone that is easy on your pocket, then this Motorola device can be a good choice.


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