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Satna Tourist Guide
Satna Tourist Guide - Destination Overview
Standard Prices Staring from Rs 6999/- including 2 nights/3 days Satna hotel stay and full Satna site seeing and excursions
Best tour Package Itinerary for Satna
About Satna ( Gateway to Chitrakoot & Khajuraho) &nb
Best Hotels & Where To Eat Food in Satna
Places to visit In Satna & Excursions
How to reach Satna ( Gatway to Khajuraho
About Satna ( Gateway to Chitrakoot & Khajuraho)
Satna lies in the North eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. Tour to Satna can be included in the itinerary while on a Tour to Madhya Pradesh. Tour to Satna can be exciting and a trip to Satna can be planned as excursions from Khajuraho. There are many religious and archaeological sites in Satna that attracts a lot of tourists throughout the year from all over India and abroad. Satna is situated on the bank of river Tons, which is a tributary of the river Ganges.
Satna Tourist Guide: Rates & Date
Standard Hotel Om Palace Satna Rs.4,999 Rs.4,499
Delux Hotel Uma Club Resort Chhindwara Rs.5,499 Rs.5,499
Pilgrimage Places & Major Attractions around Satna
Chitrakoot, Maihar and Birsinghapurm are the religious spots in Satna which is visited by a large number of tourists every year. The temples situated here are held auspicious and pilgrims and people with a religious bent of mind come to these places to experience the charm of the temples and the place on whole.
While in Satna one can also get to see the ancient city of Bhaurhut which are replete with Buddhist archeological remains... Many archeological remains have been found from this area and those have been gifted to the major museums in the country.
Satna Pin Code:- 485001
Day 01 - Arrive SATNA railway station and transfer to CHITRAKOOT 75 k/m, 2 hrs travel. Arrive at hotel and after rest evening have some sightseeing of local CHITRAKOOT, back to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02 - After having remaining sightseeing of CHITRAKOOT proceed to BANDHAVGARH 200 k/m, 04-05 hrs travel, late evening arrive to BANDHAVGARH and have rest.
Day 03 - Early morning JUNGLE SAFARI, rest and overnight stay at BANDHAVGARH hotel.
Day 04 - After breakfast proceed to AMARKANTAK 250 k/m, 04-05 hrs travel, arrive at AMARKANTAK hotel and have rest, evening visit some of sightseeing and overnight stay at hotel.
Day 05 - After breakfast proceed to FULL DAY AMARKANTAK sightseeing, evening back to hotel and overnight stay.
Day 06 - After breakfast proceed to KANHA 260 k/m 05-06 hrs travel and arrive KANHA HOTEL and have rest.
Day 07 - Early morning JUNGLE SAFARI, evening enjoy WILDLIFE MOVIE, overnight at hotel.
Day 08 - After breakfast proceed to JABALPUR 170 k/m 03 hrs, to connect your return journey.
Hotel Om Palace :- Ranked #1 of 3 hotels in Satna
Uma Club & Resorts :- Ranked #2 of 3 hotels in Satna
Hotel Bharhut :- Ranked #3 of 3 hotels in Satna
Hotel Uma Residency :- Ranked #1 of 4 Satna B&B and Inns
Hotel Savera :- Ranked #2 of 4 Satna B&B and Inns
Satna is known for major Pilgrimage & Tourist attractions like Chitrakoot, Pandav Falls and Alauddin Khan Samaroh The most popular of these are Khajuraho, Chitrakoot, Ranipur Sanctuary.
About Chitrakoot ( 60Kms)
Chitrakoot incorporates very many places of religious and pauranic importance,visited both by devotees and sight-seers.From the administrative view point, some of these places are situated in Uttar Pradesh and others in Madhya Pradesh. As all these places are popularly associated with religious feelings of the people and a large number of pilgrims visit these sites. It is well connected by train as well as by road. The distance from Satna district headquarter is 60 Km. Approx. Chitrakuta's spiritual legacy stretches back to legendary ages. It was in these deep forests that Rama, Sita and his brother Lakshmana spent eleven and half years of their fourteen years of exile. The great sage Atri, Sati Anusuya, Dattatreya, Maharshi Markandeya, Sarbhanga, Sutikshna and various other sages, seers, devotees and thinkers meditated here. The principal trinity of the Hindu pantheon, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, took their incarnations here.
Griddhraj Parvat satna
Griddhraj Parvat is a hill of religious, archeological and ecological importance situated in Devrajnagar village of tehsil Ramnagar in Satna district. It is located 8 km from the town of Ramnagar. Griddhraj Parvat is of great religious importance in Hindu mythology. It was mentioned in Skanda Purana as 'Griddhanchal Parvat'. It is believed to be the birthplace of 'Sampati', the brother of Griddhraj 'Jatayu' mentioned in Ramayana. The poet Kalidas mentions this place as the most sacred in his book 'Griddharaj Mahatmya' (Narad Uvach). He wrote that a dip in the Manasi Ganga River originating from Griddhraj Parvat, at an altitude of 2,354 feet, absolves all kinds of sins. Sons of Brahma and then goddess Parvati first saw this hill. It is also mentioned in Shiva Samhita. Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited this place and mentioned it.
(Griddhraj Parvat satna)
Bharhut, Satna, Madhya Pradesh
Satna district is the ancient city of Bharhut, a center of Buddhist culture, whose archeological treasures have been gifted to the major museums in the country and the world. The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya king Asoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Sunga period, with many friezes from the 2nd century BCE.
About Sharada Temple Maihar
There is a very famous temple by the name of Sharda Devi temple situated on the top of the a Trikuta hill around 5 km from the heart of the town. This temple is known for the 1063 steps to the top. Millions of devotees throng the temple all round the year. The introduction of Ropeway system from September 2009 has been a great boon to the pilgrims (particularly the old and the handicapped) to fulfill their wish to have the audience of Mother Goddess Sharda. There is one ancient inscription near the feet of stone sculpture of Sharda Devi situated in Sharda Devi temple.
Here is a myth that explains the origin of Maihar. In later Hindu tales, Daksha is said to be a Prajapati or one of the Brahma's sons. One of his daughters (often said to be the youngest) was Shakti or Dakshayani, who had always wished to marry Shiva. Daksha forbade it, but she disobeyed him and did so anyway, finding in Shiva a doting and loving husband. Daksha disliked Shiva intensely, calling him a dirty, roaming ascetic and reviling the great yogi's cohort of goblins and ghouls. From then on, he distanced himself from his daughter, Dakshayani/Shakti, and his son-in-law, Shiva. This enmity culminated in a great sacrifice he had been hosting, one to which he invited all and sundry, family and allies, gods and rishis, courtiers and subjects. However, on seeing the shameless insult to her husband in his absence, and the repeated slights King Daksha and his courtiers railed at Shiva, she committed suicide in grief for her beloved. Hearing the news, Shiva's attendants rushed inside the ceremony hall and started attacking all the guests present there, however, the demons invoked by Bhrigu defeated Shivas attendants and they retreated back to his abode. Upon hearing the news of his beloved wife's death, Shiva was infuriated that Daksha could so callously cause the harm of his (Daksha's) own daughter in so ignoble a manner. Shiva grabbed a lock of his matted hair and dashed it to the ground. From the two pieces rose the ferocious Virabhadra and the terrible Mahakali. Upon Shiva's orders they stormed the ceremony and killed Daksha as well as many of the guests. Terrified and with remorse the others propitiated Lord Shiva and begged his mercy to restore Daksha's life and to allow the sacrifice to be completed. Shiva, the all-merciful One, restored Daksha's life, with the head of a goat.
(Sharada Temple Maihar)
Tulsi Museum, Satna
Tulsi Museum is an Archaeological museum and is of great importance to Satna Tourism. Sited 16 kilometres away from Satna in a quaint place called Ramvan, the museum was set up in the year 1977. Also known as Tulsi Sangrahalaya, the museum houses some exquisite sculptures and pieces from the ancient times made out of various elements such as terracotta, birch ark, palm leaf.It also showcases some rare copper coins, copper plates, gold and silver sculptures. The museum is open on all days except Mondays between 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Best Time to visit Satna
The winter season is ideally the best time to visit Satna. The period from October to March is the best season to visit Satna as the weather is pleasant, making it the most ideal time to tour in Satna and the nearby tourist destinations.
How to reach Satna ( Gatway to Khajuraho & Chitrakoot)
Reach Satna By Air
Satna has its own smaller airport called Satna Airport. The nearest busy airport to Satna is Jabalpur Airport which is approximately 220 kilometres from the city.
Reach Satna By Railways
Satna Junction railway station (IRCTC code STA) is a station in Western-Central railway division on the route between Jabalpur Junction and Allahabad. It is a junction and the branch goes to Rewa from here. The railway station has three platforms with all up going trains (trains in the direction of Mumbai) normally using platform number 1 and all down going (trains in direction of Allahabad-Manikpur) using platforms 2 and 3. The railway station is very important because of its proximity to the ancient city of Khajuraho. Satna is well connected by train to almost all major cities of the countries. It lies on the busy train route connecting Mumbai and Howrah. There is also a diesel depot for the Western Central Railway.Satna junction is the most prominent junction of the Jabalpur Railway division providing maximum income due to its high degree of loading and unloading of cement,petroleum etc.All trains passing from Satna Junction stops here which ultimately shows its importance. 3 of them have technical stoppage while the rest have commercial stoppage. ISO certified trains such as Rewanchal express are the trains of the area.
Reach Satna By Roadways
Excellent bus service is available from Satna to various cities of Madhya pradesh and to some cities of Maharashtra. Luxury buses are available for smaller cities too, Sleeper buses are available for Indore, Bhopal, Nagpur and Jabalpur. A couple of state highways and a national highway make the city well connected by roads.
Satna is connected to the longest National Highway: NH-7. State highway NH-75 passes from the heart of Satna and connects it to cities of Panna and Rewa which are other important cities of northern Madhya Pradesh.
A very good bus service is available for cities like Jabalpur, Nagpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Singrauli, Bhopal, Indore, Ambikapur. And also for the Rewa and Semaria the bus facility is avialable, and for the many places the facxility is available. The time for the buses is from morning to midnight, it means every time we find the buses in satna bus stand. So from Satna we can go anywhere in Madhya Pradesh


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Participant Media's Social Action Campaign For Oscar®-Nominated Film 'NO', Focuses On Freedom Of Expression
No Mas--TakePart.com/nomas--Provides A Platform For Individuals To Speak Up For Those Who Can't
Inspired by Participant Media's and Sony Pictures Classics' No, the Chilean Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film opening in the U.S. on February 15th, Participant in collaboration with Freedom House, Amnesty International, and Reporters Without Borders has designed a Social Action campaign focused on the importance of freedom of political expression. "No Mas"--takepart.com/nomas – provides a platform for individuals to speak up for others who are living in nations that silence any opposition to the establishment.
Chad Boettcher, Participant's Executive Vice President of Social Action & Advocacy, said, "As the film shows how, through an ingenious advertising campaign in 1988 the Chilean public were persuaded to just say No to Pinochet's despotic reign, our Social Action campaign for No gives those of us who enjoy freedom of expression the creative digital tools to protest the injustices happening in the world today on behalf of those without that freedom. By joining forces with three of the leading organizations working in this space, we have been able to identify some key opportunities to make a difference."
Visitors are encouraged to exercise their right to free speech--a right too often taken for granted and not enjoyed by everyone—by creating a personalized "No Mas" badge. Then they are urged to sign pledges of support for those in oppressive countries who have been silenced, including a Bahraini human rights activist who was imprisoned for Tweeting, and a young Cuban who's been incarcerated for listening to hip hop music with political lyrics.
In addition, visitors will be able to view a short video that illustrates how historically those who have been oppressed have said "No Mas. " This will serve as a topic of discussion on "No Mas Mondays" when every week in February, Takepart is hosting live Twitter chats where @TakePart will be talking with talent and experts about the film, the historic 1988 No campaign and the importance of freedom of political expression today. Among those doing live chats are representatives from Amnesty International and Global Voices, a non-profit online global citizens' media initiative.
Daniel Calingaert, Executive Vice President of Freedom House, said, "The movie "NO" is a wonderful illustration of the collective power of citizens' voices and should inspire us all to raise ours for the many people in this world who face harassment, imprisonment, torture and even death when they stand up for their rights. Freedom House is pleased to join with Participant Media and our sister human rights organizations to lend our collective voice to ensure that others are not silenced."
Sunjeev Bery, Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Amnesty International USA added, "Through this campaign, Americans can stand up for freedom in Bahrain, where the government is imprisoning nonviolent protestors like Nabeel Rajab. Citizens are being imprisoned by the Bahraini government simply for expressing themselves or criticizing the monarchy."
Said Christophe Deloire, Executive Director, Reporters Sans Frontieres-Reporters Without Borders International, "At Reporters Without Borders, we are particularly proud to work with Participant Media on the 'No Mas' campaign and bring attention to the journalists, bloggers and all the other news providers who are fighting for the freedom to inform and to be informed.
About No
No, Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, was directed by Pablo Larrain, written by Pedro Peirano and stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antónia Zegers, Luis Dnecco, Marcial Tafle, Nastor Cantillana, Jaime Vadell and Pascal Montero.
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
Participant Media is an entertainment company that focuses on documentary and non-documentary feature films, television, publishing and digital content about the real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participant creates social action and advocacy programs to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. Participant's online Social Action Network isTakePart. Founded by Jeff Skoll in 2004, Jim Berk serves as CEO. Participant's films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson's War, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night, and Good Luck, The Visitor, Food, Inc., The Cove, The Crazies, Countdown to Zero, Waiting for "Superman," Fair Game, PAGE ONE: Inside The New York Times, The Help, Contagion, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Lincoln, Promised Land and No.
About Sony Pictures Classics
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world.
Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 29 Academy Awards® (25 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 135 Academy Award® nominations (109 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture nominations for Amour, Midnight In Paris, An Education, Capote, Howards End and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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101 Unfunded Mandates and Counting
Sam Batkins
The Obama Administration has set several notable records in the regulatory world: 600 major regulations and counting, more than 10 billion hours of federal paperwork, and the costliest single year in regulation in recent history. It's time for another record: 101 unfunded regulatory mandates imposed on states, local governments, and businesses. From 1996 to 2008, since the inception of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), which establishes a regulatory procedure for these federal mandates, there were only 88. Broadly, an unfunded mandate is defined as a regulation, without explicit Congressional consent or adequate federal funding, which may displace state or local priorities. President Obama managed to easily top 13 years of unfunded mandates in less than eight. See below.
Number of Unfunded Mandates
President Clinton
32 (64 projected)
The American Action Forum (AAF) last examined the paperwork side of unfunded mandates in 2015 and found $35 billion in costs to the states, with 75 million paperwork hours. However, these UMRA regulations go beyond just paperwork. The regulatory trend above is unmistakable. In 2010, regulators published 21 rules with unfunded mandates on states or private entities. From 2002 to 2005, the Bush Administration imposed 19; from 1996 to 1999, the Clinton Administration also managed 21 rules. With 13 regulations and counting this year, it is possible the administration could approach its record from 2010.
What is the cost of these unfunded mandates? $596 billion in net present value costs, $63 billion in annual burdens, and 101 million paperwork burden hours. For perspective, it would take 50,506 individuals employed by states and businesses (working 2,000 hours annually) to complete a single year of these new paperwork requirements. These figures also include a final rule that reduces burdens by $605 million and cuts paperwork by 21 million hours. Another regulation related to removing "Country of Original Labeling" for beef and pork cut $1.8 billion in costs, but the administration did not label it under UMRA. There are also 13 regulations that did not monetize costs or where costs would be duplicative of other joint rulemakings (for example, vehicle efficiency standards from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation). Regardless, the individual share (per capita) of these unfunded mandates is $1,842 for every person in the U.S.
Here are the top five unfunded regulatory mandates on business and states during the Obama Administration.
Largest Unfunded Mandates
Paperwork Hours
CAFE: 2017-2025
Fiduciary Rule
Efficiency Standards for Refrigerators
Disposal of Residuals from Power Plants
For specific regulations imposed on states and local governments, there were only four listed, due to the number of exemptions in UMRA for regulatory activity:
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability: $12.9 billion
Real-Time System Management Information: $1.4 billion
Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch Program: $125 million
Rules for Group Health Plans: $83 million
The total tally for these four regulations is $14.5 billion imposed on states and local governments. That is largely in addition to the more than $35 billion in new paperwork costs added since 2009. Thus, the total imposition on states during the past eight years approaches $50 billion in unfunded regulatory burdens. These haven't all occurred annually and there are other rules outside of these four that will impose burdens on local governments, but there will be a lasting legacy on state budgets because of new regulation. Notice, the Clean Power Plan is not considered an unfunded mandate by EPA. However, few believe state governments won't incur unfunded costs to implement the sweeping new regulation.
Strangely, a much larger school lunch rule from 2012, which imposed $3.2 billion in total burdens on states, was not classified as an unfunded mandate. This is odd because the rule itself and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the regulation does indeed impose unfunded mandates on states and local governments. As GAO noted, "This final rule contains federal mandates that could result in costs to state, local, or tribal governments or to the private sector of $100 million or more in any one year." So, the actual tally should be 102 unfunded mandates and counting for the administration.
Reform?
As noted, there are several rules that many would consider as unfunded mandates, but nevertheless escape scrutiny under UMRA. This is because the law is riddled with exemptions that regulators routinely exploit. GAO has found "14 reasons why a rule would not be identified as containing a federal mandate." Agencies heavily leverage these 14 exclusions and exemptions, including one that allows an agency to issue an interim or direct final rule, avoiding UMRA scrutiny.
In terms of reform, Congress has three bills that seek to change the UMRA process. H.R. 50, which has already passed the House, would allow Congress to request a retrospective review of an existing regulation, create judicial review under UMRA, expand the definition of "direct costs," and apply the law to independent agencies, which are now exempt from oversight. S. 2570 largely parallels the reforms for H.R. 50 and adds a component requiring agencies to select the "least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome [regulatory] alternative." Finally, there is a targeted bill that would apply UMRA to independent agencies. All of these measures would narrow the 14 exemptions and exclusions in UMRA and shed more light on unfunded regulatory mandates.
101 unfunded mandates and counting. By Inauguration Day next year, that number will surely to grow. It's not just a number; the impact of that many unfunded mandates equates to more than $596 billion in total costs and 101 million paperwork burden hours. UMRA was designed to provide transparency and the ability to limit unfunded mandates. Arguably, on both fronts, it has failed. It's clear states and local governments will wrestle with the implications of these regulations for years to come.
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See sneak peek of last season of 'Downton Abbey' at PBS39 party
(KEVIN MINGORA / THE MORNING CALL)
Are you excited about the sixth and final season of "Downton Abbey" which is premiering in January?
Get a sneak peak at the first episode of the last season of the Masterpiece hit drama when PBS39 hosts two Downton Abbey" parties Dec. 5 at the PBS39 Public Media Center, 839 Sesame St., Bethlehem.
See what could befall the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey in advance of the series premiere at 9 p.m. Jan. 6 on PBS39.
Viewers can choose from sessions 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3-5 p.m.
The 11 a.m. party will feature tea and a brunch including hors d'oeuvres from Karen Hunter Catering of Coopersburg, and a "Downton Abbey" trivia contest.
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The 3 p.m. party will feature a wine tasting from Bethlehem wine importer South Italy Imports, with a keepsake wine glass. There also will be a silent auction, a costume contest for those dressing like their favorite "Downton Abbey" characters, hors d'oeuvres from Karen Hunter Catering and trivia.
Both celebrations will feature an exclusive screening of the first hour of the first episode of season 6 of "Downton Abbey."
"With the upcoming season of 'Downton Abbey' being the last, PBS39 wanted to do something special for loyal fans of the series," says Tim Fallon, PBS39 ceo. "The answer was to hold not one, but two celebrations to give our viewers the opportunity to kick off the final season in style."
Tickets for 11 a.m. are $50 and for 3 p.m. session are $100 for non-members. There is a discount for PBS39 members.
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A previous "Downton Abbey" party hosted by PBS39 attracted more than 100 fans of the show who dressed in period costumes emulating the Crawley family as well as the butlers, maids, footmen and valets who serve the earl and countess of Grantham.
To register go to wlvt.ticketleap.com/downton-abbey-final-season-premiere-party/


NBC's Manifest premiered as the No. 2-rated show of Monday night, building on The Voice's viewership with 10.3 million viewers. The Big Bang Theory returned for its final season down 41% in the 18-49 demo. Magnum P.I., with 8.1 million viewers, came in third place in its timeslot, losing to 9-1-1 and The Voice.


Vendrick suffers from diabetes and does not have his medicine with him.
Unknown. On Monday, February 18, 2008, at about 8:20 p.m. deputies conducted a welfare check at the Marina Inn in the city of Dana Point in an attempt to locate Mr. Vendrick. Mr. Vendrick is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona who came to Orange County, California on February 15, 2008, to meet an investment partner, Gary A. Shawkey (pictured at right). According to family members he was to take a boat from an unknown location to San Clemente Island to close a business deal that would yield a large sum of money. Mr. Vendrick's personal belongings were found in his hotel room along with his medication for diabetes. The investigation has revealed that the two purchased a 23' South Coast Sailboat, CF6896EC, named the Odyessy. Mr. Vendrick's rental vehicle was located in the Dana Point Harbor area. Mr. Vendrick is missing and his whereabouts are unknown. Mr. Shawkey was located and interviewed on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Investigators request that anyone who may have seen Mr. Vendrick, Mr. Shawkey, or the sailboat the Odyessy on Saturday, February 16, 2008, to please contact investigators. In February of 2009, authorities charged Mr. Shawkey with Mr. Vendrick's murder. He was sentenced July 22, 2011 to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Robert Lee Vendrick. He was found guilty of one felony count of special circumstances murder for financial gain, one felony count of grand theft, and a sentencing enhancement for theft of more than $200,000. The conviction without the recovery of a body was a legal rarity.


So, I have this guy in my waking life that I am dating, but I always had a feeling that the fact that his ex girlfriend cheated on him and hurt him so bad (he almost married her) is the reason he hokds back some in our relationship. I have always had very detailed dreams, and when I remember them, they usually mean something, but I cannot for the life of me decipher this one.
I fell alseep one night and dreamed that I was in a warehouse filled with food. All sorts of food, like anything you could think of, and for some reason I was on a quest for frozen strawberries. I finally found them. I was walking around the market with my boyfriend's roomate (who is like my big brother) and I have no clue why. We were flying around on a segway, and then we ended up walking, all in this market. Throughout the whole dream, I heard a woman's voice speaking on a loud speaker all throughout the market, even though I couldnt make out who it was or what they were saying. His roomate and I ended up being chased around by these men in yellow hazmat suits. It suddenly became difficult for me to breathe, and I looked up at the ceiling and saw that there were ceiling fans on that were blowing out yellow tear gas. He was holding my hand, and we were running around the market trying to get away, and Iwas frightenend, and then I woke up.
About a month later, I fell asleep and had a dream that I was in something that looked like an abandoned factory. it was dark and gloomy and it just felt like something was wrong. I was chasing my boyfriend around, and he ended up going up a flight of stairs, so I followed. I ended up in the barracks that we live in on the same floor as we live, and he ran into his room and shut the door in my face, and no matter how hard I knocked, he wouldn't let me in. So I went to the staircase to go outside, and I looked back down into the stairwell of the dark and gloomy factory, and I saw a yellow boot belonging to one of the men from the first dream. But this time I wasn't afriad of the men, I wanted to find out what they wanted, so I went down the stairs after him. I got to the bottom, and there was a bunch of them hanging on a railing, and I turned a corner, and I ended up back in the warehouse full of food, with the fans still going blowing tear gas. I heard the loudspeaker again, and this time it was a man's voice (I dont know who) and I could make out what he was saying. He said, "You idiots, are you sure that it's (my boyfriend's ex's name)'s fault? What are you going to do with her?!" And then I realized, the men weren't after me... they were after my boyfriend's ex, and it was her voice on the loud speaker. I kept running around the market and I eventually fouund where the loudspeaker was being projected from, it was a man I've never seen before with a microphone in a cage talkiing. I got on the floor and crawled under one of the tables of food that was directly next to it, I recall seeing some green peppers, limes, and red peppers and tomatoes. The men in the yellow suits finally caught my boyfriend's ex, and I don't know how I knew because I didn't see it, I just did, and the minute they did, the fans turned off and the tear gas stopped blowing, and I could breathe again. I stood up, took my boyfriend's hand, and we walked out of the warehouse into this bright light, and I woke up.
what could this mean? please help!
Re: What does this dream mean?
I have some simple advice, but do not take it lightly. It is hard for anybody but yourself to truly understand your dream symbolism, but my advice will help.
Just simpily ask yourself: "Why did I give myself that experience?"
Ignore my comment if it doesnt at all feel right but Im wondering if this dream is rather ALL ABOUT YOU rather then your boyfriends ex like you have been thinking it is.
strawberries to me are a food of love (couples often feed each other strawberries).. in this dream the strawberries were thou "frozen". So I guess a sign of love going wrong. Ask yourself was there something going wrong in your relationship.
Not being able to breath can represent a stress over something going on in your life. Tear gas .. something which makes one cry.
The hazmat suits.. seem to be a warning of problems and that something isnt going right. Thing is you are fleeing from this..were you fleeing instead of facing your issues in real life?
Chasing your boyfriend and him fleeing.. seems to represent that you have some kind of relationship issues with him. Also with him fleeing.. there is a lack of communication going on or maybe your boyfriend is really representing yourself fleeing from issues (may not even be related to your boyfriend) esp seeing in the first dream you yourself was fleeing...so this strengthens that seeing your boyfriend flee could well be representing yourself fleeing or not wanting anything to do with a life situation.
The second dream showed some kind of progress has happened eg instead of fleeing you went after the guy in the hazmat suit to find out what was going on. Due to facing your fear, you are also able to "hear" better (whether it is refering to hearing another or your own inner feelings about something I dont know).. hence why you could in this second dream hear something on the loudspeaker.
Ask yourself.. who's been being blamed for something maybe unfairly? Your boyfriends ex could be representing yourself too.. have you been blaming yourself for something?
tomatoes.. if red.. same as above.
Seems you got the life situation back in control. Makes sense that the other things then stopped as they were representing issues.
From your dream it now seems as if the life situation is now (or about to be) sorted out eg the light and walking hand in hand. (peace for yourself).
LucidLink wrote: I have some simple advice, but do not take it lightly. It is hard for anybody but yourself to truly understand your dream symbolism, but my advice will help.
This is the same advice i would like to suggest.


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Teligent Secures Critical Supply during Canadian National Drug Crisis despite Worldwide Shortage
TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teligent, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLGT) ("Teligent"), a specialty generic pharmaceutical company, averted a national sterile water and sodium chloride crisis by securing inventory to cover 100% of the Canadian Market following a breakdown in the global supply chain.
The hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico this past fall damaged one of the largest sterile water and sodium chloride supplier's manufacturing plants, crippling supply and causing significant worldwide drug shortages. As a result, healthcare providers were forced to ration supplies or even delay treatments. This could have had dire consequences for patients that required time sensitive and emergency medical procedures.
Sterile water and sodium chloride are essential components in the mixing of medications for injection. These products are used in treatments and medical procedures imperative to patients and caregivers as there are no suitable substitutions. Many of these medications are crucial lifesaving and life enhancing drugs such as cancer medications, antibiotics, and analgesics.
"As a company, we knew we had to mobilize ourselves to mitigate the effects of this crisis on Canadians," said Mark Mantel, General Manager of Teligent's Canadian offices. "We utilized every means necessary to ensure a consistent supply and we will continue to ensure that Canadians have access to these critical medications."
Teligent initiated round-the-clock manufacturing and used multiple "Jumbo Jets", with the aid of its partner Kuehne + Nagel, to fly product from Europe to Canada to meet hospital and patient demand.
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For five months, Teligent has rationed available inventory distributing over 5 million single dose units among Canadian health care providers. They have secured materials and packaging for their largest production ever – another 8 million single dose units of product to fulfill every surgical need across Canada for the next eight months.
"With the current state of the sodium chloride and sterile water shortages in the Canadian drug supply, Teligent was able to meet the needs of our facilities. This was a joint effort with our supply chain group and the team at Teligent, keeping communications clear and timelines stated and met. UHN was grateful that Teligent was there to support us and is continuing to support us," said Alison Branigan, CSCMP, Pharmacy Inventory Services, University Health Network.
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Denna artikel handlar om den grekiska mytologiska figuren. För dansscenen, se Atalante (scen). För asteroiden, se 36 Atalante.

Atalante (grek. Atalanta, lat. även -te) är en hjältinna i den grekiska mytologin. Sägnen om henne finns i två versioner, som har många gemensamma drag.

Den arkadiska Atalante
Den arkadiska Atalante var dotter till Klymene och Iasios. Fadern satte ut henne i skogen när hon föddes, eftersom han endast önskade sig söner, men hon överlevde och togs om hand av en björnhona, och senare av herdar som uppfostrade henne till jägare. I den kalydoniska vildsvinsjakten var det Atalante som gav vildsvinet det första såret, och därför belönades hon med djurets huvud och hud. Hon avvisade alla friare tills Afrodite lät henne upptändas av kärlek till Melanion, med vilken hon fick sonen Parthenopaios. Atalante nämns också som en av argonauterna.

Den beotiska Atalante
Den andra versionen av sägnen handlar om den beotiska Atalante som var dotter till Schoineus och Themisto. Hennes far uppmanade henne att gifta sig, och hon gick med på det under förutsättning att alla friare skulle tävla med henne i kapplöpning. Om friaren vann över henne skulle hon gifta sig med honom, men om han förlorade skulle han falla för hennes spjut. Efter att flera ynglingar misslyckats och dödats av Atalante, lyckades Hippomenes slutligen besegra henne efter att ha fått hjälp av Afrodite. Under tävlingen lät gudinnan tre gyllene äpplen (möjligen kvitten) falla ned på löparbanan, vilket hindrade Atalante och gav segern åt Hippomenes.

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 Artikeln Atalante ur Nordisk familjebok, band 2, sp. 310
 Artikeln Atalante ur Svensk uppslagsbok, 1929, band 2, sp. 632

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Measurement on a low voltage opposing winding radio frequency transformer. Parts are 1 ferrite rod 141mm long*10mm diameter ferrite core for radio frequencies.
4 pieces DR-2109E 30mm long*10 mm inside diameter coil with 2 litzwire wound coils in serie with 3 connections.
The transformer is made with input coils at the ends of the ferrite rod and 2 output coils between the input coils like Clemente Figuera´s motionless generator. The input/output voltage has been measured with a 30 Mhz 2-channel oscilloscope and a 2 Mhz frequency generator with built in frequency counter has been used as input. The output voltage has been measured over a 10 kohm resistor.
Conclusion: The Zilano Parallel Opposing Direction Windings seems to work on a single resonance frequency and is a very ineffective transformer outside the resonance frequency. The secret of Zilano free energy generator is probably in a combination of sparkgaps, grounding and Parallel Opposing Direction Windings.
The Zilano idea won't produce any extra energy than you put in, just a loss overall. These sorts of design have been tried for many years and by many people, and though they might fool your meter into saying there's more energy out, if you try making tea then it'll take longer than if you left out all the "overunity" bits. That's life. Too many other people have tried and failed with this type of experiment for there to be any chance of success.
It will take some time to set up the experiment for gravity control. Maybe some news by the end of the year.


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Kildare County Council defends loan rent rise
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Kildare County Council has said it has no comment to make on the raising of the rental portion paid under its shared ownership loans.
The question was raised by Labour Party candidate, Emmet Stagg, who has asked why people using the scheme are being discriminated by the State.
The Council said it is apply the rules. "As outlined by Mr. Stagg, Kildare County Council are implementing the scheme as per the regulations," the Council's Press Officer, Maura McIvor told the Leader.
Mr Stagg said he has asked Labour Spokesperson on Housing & Local Government, Jan O'Sullivan, to question why local authorities, including Kildare County Council, have raise the rental portion paid under the Shared Ownership Scheme by 4.5%.
Mr Stagg said this is over the 4% maximum rent increase allowed in Rent Pressure Zones which now cover the towns of Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Kilcock, Clane, Sallins, Naas and Kill in county Kildare, and the rural areas associated with the electoral divisions in these towns.
Mr. Stagg said that the Shared Ownership Scheme, which no longer is open to new entrants, was aimed at people who could not afford to buy their entire home in one go. "The scheme allowed people to start buying a proportion of a home, increasing that proportion in steps until they owned it fully. Buyers make payments on a mortgage for that part of the house being purchased and paid rent to the local authority on the other part. To qualify for the scheme the minimum portion of a house that you had to purchase was 40% with the purchaser paying rent on 60% of the house."
He said the scheme was very popular in its day and helped many people to get their foot on the property ladder.
Mr. Stagg said that Kildare County Council has notified those who still have a rental portion that their rent has increased by 4.5% from July 1, 2017. "This was over and above the amount allowed in Rent Pressure Zones which is a maximum increase of 4% annually."
The Labour party election candidate said that the 4.5% rental increase was determined by the Department of Local Government and Planning and was applicable throughout the State, including Kildare, but he wanted to know why those on state rental schemes were being discriminated against by the State.


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Ep173 Radiate Knowledge with William Wildblood
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10: Love Letters straight from you heart keep us so near while apart, I'm not alone in the night when I can have all the love you write, I memorize every line I kiss the name that you sign right from the start love letters straight from the heart!!
13: When you are in love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than you dreams.
15: I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
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Forty Bucks and A Dream: Stories of Los Angeles. Chapter 14: Why Not to Write About the Supreme Master of the Universe: A day with the disciples of Ching Hai
I am serializing Forty Bucks and A Dream: Stories of Los Angeles on Substack. New chapters drop Mondays*. Below is the Table of Contents, with links to what's posted before. If you like these stories please become a paid subscriber or hit the one-hit button.
*Yes yes, I know I skipped last week, but I was in Israel! Doing things like visiting an Iron Dome battery and traversing a Hezbollah terror tunnel and I just plum forgot!
Went down into the Hezbollah-dug tunnel on Lebanon-Israel border. Had the 200,000 missiles amassed along Lebanon side of border pointed out, and told that when the Israel-backed South Lebanon army was evacuated to Israel, the kids all played together. That's the way
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FORTY BUCKS AND A DREAM: Stories of Los Angeles
Hungry Town
STARLETS
1: Forty Bucks and a Dream: The lives of a Hollywood motel
2: The Camera and the Audience
3: Jena at 15: A childhood in Hollywood
4: The Waxer
5: The Biggest Dick in the World
LEADING MEN
6: Brown Dirt Cowboys: Meet your Mexican gardening crew
7: Punch Drunk
8: Us Versus Them: The code of the cop bar
9: Who She Took With Her: The husband, the son, the boyfriend… a drunk's tale
10: Giving: the Hollywood way
11: No Exit Plan: The lies and follies of Laura Albert, a.k.a., J.T. Leroy
12: Porn for Women
BACKGROUND PLAYERS
13: Sanctuary: Days and nights at the King Edward Saloon
14: Why Not to Write About the Supreme Master of the Universe: A day with the disciples of Ching Hai
15: Playboy: The next generation
16: J. Lo in the House
17: The Marrying Room
18: Meet the Neighbors
19: The Pathos of Failing
20: Bite and Smile
WHY NOT TO WRITE ABOUT THE SUPREME MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE
A day with the disciples of Ching Hai
THE LOCAL OFFICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL Association of the Supreme Master of the Universe are a squat warehouse in a sad-looking industrial section of El Monte.
"We're honored to have you here," Kathryn Hudson says. Her voice is like honey. An attractive blond on the far side of forty, she deposits me in a conference room and leaves. On the walls are blown-up photographs of Supreme Master Ching Hai posing with Martin Sheen, with Swoosie Kurtz, with Debbie Reynolds, all taken at a "One World . . . of Peace Through Music" event Ching Hai's followers put on at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles.
After a few minutes, Hudson returns, with a small Vietnamese woman join me.
"You in luck," Trang Vo says, and indicates I should sit. "We have special chef here today, she fix you a six-course vegetarian lunch." This, though it is 10:30 in the morning.
I originally learned of Ching Hai from a letter sent by Hudson to the newspaper for which I write. On letterhead from Ocean of Love Entertainment, the letter detailed the Association's post-9/11 donations to the Red Cross and Salvation Army (in excess of $300,000), and went on to explain that Ching Hai has funded hundreds of philanthropic efforts (floods in Cincinnati, refugees in Afghanistan, earthquakes in Kobe) solely through the sale of artwork, jewelry and clothing of her own design. Included was a catalog of what looked like an evening line for Far East Barbie, glossy shots of models in mirror-encrusted silk sheaths and pagoda-shaped tiaras, items said to be, "glamorous and eye-catching, this collection of graceful evening gowns will be the focus of everyone's attention."
I ask Hudson if Ching Hai designed the clothes in her collection herself.
"Oh, no, no, I don't want you to get confused," Vo says, before Hudson can respond. "Ocean of Love Entertainment is not under the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association. That's part of World Peace Media."
"It's my company," Hudson says. Her wide eyes transmit serenity and sincerity. "I promote world peace, and Supreme Master is world peace in action, so I really, of course, want to promote her."
"There are disciples, they are called students, who own companies," Vo says. "So whatever is needed, they say, okay, they can help to send it out."
A young Asian woman enters with jasmine tea.
"Thank you, Linda," Vo says, dismissing the girl.
Does Linda work for Ching Hai?
"Oh, no, she just help out," Vo says.
Does Hudson work here?
"No, no, no, I just help out, because I really love Master," Hudson says. "It's not required that you come in here, it's just that you feel so much love and light that you want to."
How often does she come here?
"I live up north, near Monterey," she says, and adding that she's come down today expressly to meet me, to share her experience.
"I met some of Supreme Master's disciples in Hawaii in 1994," she says, as Linda returns, head down, proffering a platter holding the makings of spring rolls.
"Someone handed me this little green pamphlet, and I was staring at this face and feeling this energy coming off it that was so powerful," Hudson continues. "I was like, 'Oh my god, she is so enlightened.'"
"Can I do that for you?" Vo asks, and reaches for my plate. I tell her I can roll it, thanks.
"Oh, you're good," she says, looking not at my hands, but my face. As Hudson goes on to say that she studied world religions for twenty-one years but did not find "inner peace" until she began practicing Quan Yin meditation for two and a half hours a day, as she compares Ching Hai to Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, Vo continues to stare at me. While Hudson has invited me here, Vo is making it clear it is she who understands what's behind the curtain, and is deciding how much I need to know and how I will learn it.
Not that I haven't already learned a little. A quick online search yields more than 30,000 sites mentioning Ching Hai. Her many official sites, such as Godsimmediatecontact.com, include bios that read like hagiographies: Born in Vietnam in 1950, from girlhood she helped the poor and needy, actuating her higher calling with a years-long mission in the Himalayas, where she studied under a "great master" and learned the meditation technique called Quan Yin, which focuses on light and sound. Having found enlightenment, she has for two decades ministered to the crises of the world, accepting absolutely not one penny from her followers, who are mostly from Asia, and who are said to number in the millions.
"She used to stay in Taiwan," Vo says, "but because the amount of disciple all over grow each day, now she's constantly on the road."
There are also less reverent portraits: Ching Hai was implicated in the Democratic National Committee's Asian soft-money scandal; a $600,000 donation she made was eventually returned. The cult-watch site RickRoss.com suggests, "Ching Hai evidently viewed the September 11 atrocity as an opportunity to legitimize herself, and soon had her devotees working the phones to various charities." (Hudson's letter was dated September 18.) She had a child by an American soldier before she was nineteen, a daughter who later committed suicide. She claims to be the reincarnated Buddha and Jesus Christ, and followers are said to be so obsessed with their leader that they drink her bath water.
As a second course of hot-and-sour soup arrives, I ask Vo how long she's been associated with Ching Hai.
"Let me see. I came to America in 1984," she says. "I'm almost thirty, and I got involved when I first enter my high school years."
Does she work for Ching Hai?
"No, I'm just . . ." She looks at Hudson. "I'm your assistant." And they both laugh. I ask if they know how Ching Hai raises the millions she gives away.
Hudson says, "Through all her --"
"Through her artistic work!" Vo breaks in. "Yeah, through her artistic work. Basically, that's it. The people, the so-called disciples, if they want to pitch in and help with disaster relief, sometimes we gather a lump sum and give it to them."
So, if followers want to give money, they can?
"To Supreme Master Ching Hai International Organization?" Vo asks. "Yeah. Well, usually we don't accept donation, unless there is a critical disaster or whatnot happening. We have 501c3, tax-exempt, so we gather the whole thing and give it that way."
As something that looks like pork but is actually soy is placed before us, Vo explains how Ching Hai is able to amass and distribute money – more than $2,000,000 since 1999, according to the press kit.
"See, the thing is, what we mean is, she doesn't accept donation, truly she doesn't, but whoever want to help out, okay. But she doesn't accept any donations, like personal, so she can build a house, no, there's no such thing as that. She's more than happy just living in a tent. She's very humble."
She lives in a tent?
"She can live anywhere!" Vo says. "She love nature!"
I tell Vo it must be hard for Ching Hai to live in a tent with her tremendous wardrobe. As evidenced by hundreds of photographs on the Web and in her magazines and videos, she rarely wears the same thing twice: Here she is in a fuchsia silk tunic, beatific at her easel; in a saffron-colored monk's robe, with hair shorn; in a hot-pink velvet bodice and hair extensions, giggling at a Moon festival in Florida; in outrageously elaborate Siamese princess regalia, complete with golden headpiece.
"Actually, she start originally, she shave her head and put on the monk's robe," Vo says. "But people criticize her, they say she's not a true monk, not the true Buddhism -- there's always jealousy on the other end . . . So she started growing hair and putting on makeup and start design her own clothes, and everyone start loving that. They say, 'See, finding God means choose beauty and virtues, we don't have to renounce the world and look bald.'"
"What I'd really like you to get in the [paper], and I don't know if it's possible, are all the different looks that Supreme Master has," Hudson says. "I'm always amazed. There's Supreme Master the Lady, there's Supreme Master the Noblewoman who meets with world leaders, there's Supreme Master the Buddhist Monk, there's Supreme Master the Princess. And she does that to relate to all the different essences in each and every human being."
I mention that I had a hard time finding prices for her clothing designs online, though one site said the gowns go for up to $10,000.
"Really?" Vo asks.
"I also want to tell you that so much magic happens around here," Hudson cuts in, as we're delivered a stew of tofu and eggplant. "Like I once looked at some of the jewelry, and it was a beautiful necklace with rubies and rhinestones, and I said, 'How much is it?' And it was under one hundred dollars. They'll do that -- it's really not about the money."
I tell them I appreciate how nice it would be to give the stuff away, yet if Ching Hai is funding hundreds of relief efforts, the money has to come from somewhere.
"A lot of people donate their time, to help out, to create things," Hudson says, looking at Vo, who appears impatient at my lack of understanding.
Where can one buy her designs?
"You have to order it through a catalog," Vo says.
When I ask if I can have a catalog, both Hudson and Vo are silent. Do they, perhaps, have a catalog I can look at?
"I have some samples to show you," Vo says, as a non-chicken chicken dish arrives. "That's one of the things I want to emphasize, she doesn't accept donations . . . She believes God is love and God should give things to the children instead of taking things from the children."
"But the other thing is, Master appreciates all religions, okay?" Hudson says. "So it's not about 'ours is so great.' If you're Jewish, if you're Muslim, if you're Scientologist, whatever you are, you can practice the Quan Yin method."
Is Quan Yin what they'd call a religion?
"I don't think it's a religion," says Vo.
"There is no religion," says Hudson.
"Ah, we are having a feast!" Vo says, as cookies and Asian pears arrive. I mention that my daughter likes these pears, and ask if their non-religion is ever accused of being a cult.
"Oh, yeah," Vo says. "People say, 'Aren't you a cult?' They're confused. They say, 'How come I hear such and such?' But then when they come to us, they see we are very caring and loving."
"This is not like Scientology," Hudson says, sitting up straighter and growing animated to the point of breathlessness. "They get very controlling. This is really about the simplicity, because that's really where that happiness is . . . it's really about being humble, and Master is so that. I want to cry when I think of that, because that is what she taught me so much. I am very in awe, but I am . . . I want to be . . . I rule the world!"
"It's Queen Kathryn!" Vo laughs. "She has her own show!"
She has a show called Queen Kathryn?
"I do all that. I'm also the head of entertainment here," Hudson says. "It's not like I have a job job here. I'm a producer and a writer and an actress, I have my own companies, but I also do their weekly show."
"We have a TV show called A Journey Through Aesthetic Realms," Vo says. "It's on KSCI, Channel 18, as well as on ETTV in Taiwan, and international in Asia."
"The other thing we wanted to know," Hudson says, dabbing her lips with her napkin, "is if you'd like to come on our weekly show. We just want to ask you maybe a few questions, whatever."
I tell her I'd rather do a little more research before commenting on Ching Hai.
"No, no, just you, as a human being," she says, her voice again breathy and lulling.
"Yeah, you as you," Vo says.
"We're in the moment, in the now," Hudson says, leading me toward the door Linda has come in and out of. "Master is about teaching people to be very spontaneous."
The door opens, and I am in a studio that is the opposite of spontaneous. There is a raised stage, with two chairs set up. Cameramen and sound people are at the ready, as is a line of smiling, nodding Asian men pointing still cameras at me. The sound of mechanical chirping fills the room as Vo tries to get me to sit in the guest's chair.
"Are you ready?" she asks. "They really love and want you."
I decline, despite the encouragement of a dozen people, including the chef, named Nancy, who Vo tells me has flown in from Texas, and who wears a locket holding a photo of Ching Hai. I ask her if she made it.
"No," says Nancy, in a thick Vietnamese accent. "Master have a . . ."
"They make it Taiwan," Vo says. "You can buy it online, and we have a store in Orange County, they have all kind of her stuff. We take you down there."
Vo plants me in front of a giant photo of a table laden with steam trays, below a banner that reads "SUMA CHING HAI RESCUE TEAM." It was taken at the World Trade Center site.
"This is at the Ground Zero, where the whole thing collapsed," Vo says.
"She was there," Hudson says.
"I flew there a few days later," Vo says. "The people there were very touched because everyone was exhausted, and to actually bring coffee to their location . . . They have never realized that some people have that much love and dedication to the work."
The men with still cameras motion for Vo and Hudson to stand close beside me, and then begin taking our pictures. I smile stiffly; I've been here over three hours. I tell Hudson and Vo I need to leave.
"Wait, we have presents for you," Vo says, and leads me back to the conference room, where Linda is waiting with two Tiffany-blue shopping bags, one filled with Ching Hai videotapes and books and magazines, the other with a large box of Almond Roca candy, a tin of tea and half a dozen Asian pears.
"Because you say your daughter like them," Vo says, smiling.
I thank them for the materials, but tell them I cannot accept the food, as it might be construed as their encouraging a positive write-up. Vo's face clouds over.
"But this is a gift," she says. "It is brought for you from China."
I move toward the exit, with Vo, Hudson and Linda pressing the bags on me and speaking at once.
"We can get you any materials you need," Linda says.
"And if you want to go to the Orange County store, we can pick you up and drive you," Hudson says.
"We can also drive you to the Sunday meditation and meal at the center in Riverside," Vo says.
The women follow me into the street. I don't want them to know which car is mine, and make a show of jangling my keys next to a beater station wagon. I thank them for their time, and after a protracted goodbye, they go back inside, though not before Hudson tells me to check out her own Web site.
"The Queen of World Peace" reads the caption beneath a harshly lit beauty-queen shot of Hudson at Queenkathryn.com. There are many items for sale, including two dozen boudoir shots of Hudson; an assortment of Queen Kathryn products, such as Fudge Fatale candy and Sacred perfume; and Queen Kathryn, the Movie, starring Hudson in a gold Xena-like outfit. The synopsis explains that Queen Kathryn hails from the planet Nebaron, is raised by the Yodecian tribe in the Himalayas, and opens Starshine Dance Studios in Los Angeles, from where she and a "harem of young girls" fight the evil force known as Gregorian Mansoon, whose "mission is to turn the people of L.A. into Reptilian Lizards." There are many testaments to how loving and giving Hudson is, and a single mention of Ching Hai, in a link to "Humanitarians of the 21st Century," a pantheon that includes Prince William, Julia Roberts, Anthony Robbins and "YOU."


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Q: INSERT and UPDATE in one query MYSQL I have a simple INSERT query that is run on event click of a button, this gets variables and inserts them into order table.
I also would like to UPDATE my bands table to reduce the stock by 1 until it reaches 0 then show null or sold out rather than go into negative eg: -6
to know what band is selected I can use :
WHERE Band_id = $Band_id");

in the same statement.
the current INSERT looks like :
"INSERT INTO orders (band_id,user_id,user_name,band_name,band_venue) VALUES('$Band_id', '$user_id', '$user_name', '$name', '$venue')";

Conclusion
Need to alter my INSERT to also UPDATE WHILE checking that its the current selected band.
ANSWER PROVIDED CHECK
this solution has been wonderfully provided and it makes sense but im not quite skilled enough to understand why its not functioning correctly.
 $sql = "INSERT INTO orders (band_id,user_id,user_name,band_name,band_venue) VALUES('$Band_id', '$user_id', '$user_name', '$name', '$venue')";

 $sql_create ="CREATE TRIGGER tg_ai_orders
        AFTER INSERT ON orders
        FOR EACH ROW
          UPDATE bands
          SET stock = stock - 1
          WHERE band_id = NEW.band_id";

$sql_deleat = "CREATE TRIGGER tg_ad_orders
        AFTER DELETE ON orders
        FOR EACH ROW
         UPDATE bands
         SET stock = stock + 1
         WHERE band_id = OLD.band_id";

mysql_query ($sql, $sql_deleat, $sql_create, $linkme)
    or die ("could not add to database");

A: If you'll go with a trigger approach then you'll need two triggers (for insert and delete)
CREATE TRIGGER tg_ai_orders
AFTER INSERT ON orders
FOR EACH ROW
  UPDATE bands
     SET stock = stock - 1
   WHERE band_id = NEW.band_id;

CREATE TRIGGER tg_ad_orders
AFTER DELETE ON orders
FOR EACH ROW
  UPDATE bands
     SET stock = stock + 1
   WHERE band_id = OLD.band_id;

Here is SQLFiddle demo

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Q: An Unconstrained Quadratic Optimization problem Let $\mathbf{A}_n,~ n=1,\ldots,N$ be a set of $N$ known $M\times M$ complex matrices and $\alpha_n,~ n=1,\ldots,N$ be a set of $N$ real numbers. What is the solution of the following optimization problem:
\begin{align}
\min_{\mathbf{B},\beta_1,\cdots,\beta_M}\sum_{n=1}^N \|\mathbf{A}_n-\mathbf{B}\cdot\mathrm{diag}\{\exp(j\alpha_n\beta_m)\}\|_F^2,
\end{align}
where $\beta_m$'s are real numbers and $\mathbf{B}$ is an $M\times M$ real matrix. Moreover, $\mathrm{diag}\{\exp(j\alpha_n\beta_m)\}$ is a diagonal matrix with $m$th diagonal entry equals to $\exp(j\alpha_n\beta_m)$.

A: I'm assuming $j=\sqrt{-1}$ in your problem?
Let's expand this out into matrix elements.
\begin{equation}
F(\mathbf{B}, \{\beta\}) = \sum_{n,i,m} | (\mathbf{A}_n)_i^m - \mathbf{B}_i^m e^{j\alpha_n \beta_m} |^2
\end{equation}
Now we take derivatives with respect to $\mathbf{B}_i^m$ and $\beta_m$ and set those derivatives to zero.
We get
\begin{equation}
\sum_n [ (\mathbf{A}_n)_i^m - \mathbf{B}_i^m e^{j\alpha_n \beta_m} ]^* e^{j\alpha_n \beta_m} + c.c. = 0
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\sum_{n,i} [ (\mathbf{A}_n)_i^m - \mathbf{B}_i^m e^{j\alpha_n \beta_m} ]^* j\alpha_n \mathbf{B}_i^m e^{j\alpha_n \beta_m} + c.c. = 0
\end{equation}
The first one gives
\begin{equation}
\mathbf{B}_i^m = Re(\sum_n (\mathbf{A_n})_i^m e^{-j\alpha_n \beta_m})
\end{equation}
You can substitute that into the second equation to get constraints on the $\beta$s, but it's a bit complicated.


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LSU Gymnastics moves to All-SEC schedule for 2021
BATON ROUGE – The Southeastern Conference announced Monday a conference-only schedule that will feature eight meets as well as the league meet.
"The SEC coaches all came together to talk about 2021 and the necessity to preserve the season," head coach Jay Clark said. "We felt like an SEC only schedule with the two off weekends was the best way to do that. It gives us some wiggle room for any disruptions and still prepares us for postseason. Our team is excited to get back in front of our fans and compete on Friday nights. "
The 2021 SEC gymnastics season will be comprised of eight meets per school over a 10-week conference-only schedule, with the regular season concluding with the SEC Gymnastics Championships on March 20 in New Orleans.
The decision to limit competition to conference-only opponents is based on the need for maximum flexibility in making any necessary scheduling adjustments while reacting to developments around the COVID-19 pandemic and continued advice from medical professionals. The schedule will include two open dates for all schools in Week 5 and Week 10 to allow for rescheduling of postponed events."
The Tigers will now host four meets inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center beginning Jan. 8 against Arkansas. The squad will also host Georgia on Jan. 22, Florida on Feb. 12, and Missouri in the regular season finale on March 5.
The road schedule for the team features meets at Arkansas on Jan. 15, at Auburn on Jan. 29, at Alabama on Feb. 19 and at Kentucky on Feb. 26.
LSU will travel just down the road to compete for its fourth-straight SEC Championship on March 20 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
NCAA postseason is still slated to begin April 1-3 at either Utah, Missouri, New Hampshire or West Virginia. The NCAA Championships will take place April 16-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Fans interested in receiving ticket information for the 2021 season can sign up for LSU's free email service, Geaux Mail. Geaux Mail can be signed up for online at www.LSUSports.net/geauxmail
by Christopher Leach / Jan 21, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, La— The game of chess offers plenty in terms of life's skills and Kendric Perkins is an education specialist at The Historic New Orleans Collection and very proficient at the game of chess. He helps to create curriculum for the youth of New Orleans through the Paul Morphy Program. The Paul Morphy Program is a partnership between The Historic New Orleans Collection and Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans Charter School. Kendric Perkins also has an organization called Strategic Thoughts, which teaches the game of chess with the New Orleans Recreation Department.
Recently, chess has risen in popularity due to Netflix's hit drama miniseries, The Queen's Gambit. Over the holidays many stores sold out of chess boards. However, the popularity of chess goes back centuries. Kendric Perkins says, "chess was a game that evolved around the 7th century in India. It then migrated via the Silk Road and muslim moors took the game over north Africa to Spain."
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The basic components of physical fitness are cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. It would be ideal to develop a balance in each of these areas, but most people have obvious strengths and weaknesses when it comes to these categories. Some people may meet the above criteria and be considered physically fit and healthy, yet may still not be very athletic.
In addition to being physically fit, an athlete's performance will be benefited by developing many of the following skills and components listed below. Depending on the sport or activity, one will want to focus on many of these specific skills. Developing these skills can make a huge difference to an athlete's performance.
Agility, Power, Strength, Speed, Quickness, Balance, Endurance, Flexibility, Reaction Time/Timing, Coordination, Stamina, Accuracy, Concentration, Experience, Competitiveness, and Mental Preparation.
I can't tell you how many times I've made the mistake of judging a book by it's cover. I once played basketball against an older guy who was very over weight, and only about 5'10". Despite his appearance, he went off for 30 points in the game and nobody could stop him. I saw him do the same thing all season long. At other times I've been in awe of amazing physical specimens, but the intimidation stopped when it became apparent that they could hardly dribble a ball and breathe at the same time.
Being physically fit may be more beneficial in the long run than developing specific athletic qualities, but as a society we certainly seem to value those who run the fastest, jump the highest, or lift the most weight, as opposed to just being healthy.
Another aspect of fitness to consider is the ability to stay healthy for the long haul. I'm sure you've seen professional athletes who retire and a few years later, they've let their bodies go to pot. Sometimes participating in athletic events can take a toll on your body. It's not uncommon for athletes to experience concussions, dislocations, and joint injuries that can slow them down later in life.
Longevity is another area to consider when contrasting fitness and athleticism. If I had the choice of setting world records in my 20's or being in good enough condition to compete in the senior games in my 70's or 80's, I'd take the latter because of the positive health implications later in life.
There are many physically fit people who are also great athletes, so it's not like you have to pick one or the other, but if you did, which would you value more, fitness or athleticism?


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People in the criminal justice system need better mental health support, report says
People leaving prison and police custody need more support for their mental health in their community, according to a report.
The report, Mental Health and Criminal Justice, by Dr Graham Durcan – published by the Centre for Mental Health and commissioned by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Justice – calls on every clinical commissioning group to ensure the right support is provided to people leaving prison or on probation in their community.
Mental Health and Criminal Justice is based on consultation events with more than 200 people with personal or professional knowledge of the criminal justice system and mental health services.
The report finds that few of the prisons represented at the events were able to offer psychological therapies, and that primary mental health care remains the weakest element of mental health support in prisons.
An estimated 90% of prisoners have at least one mental health problem. The report calls for a national framework for prison mental health care that will set consistent standards across the country and meet the often complex and serious needs of prisoners in both England and Wales.
For many people, leaving prison is a time of crisis as they have nowhere to live and no source of income. The report calls for a new 'concordat' between different government agencies to join together better to help people through this difficult time.
"Poor mental health is the norm not the exception among people in the criminal justice system," said Dr Durcan. "All criminal justice services should adopt a psychological and trauma-focused approach and provide easy access to training for all who work in them, including those working in the Community Rehabilitation Companies.
"Mentoring and peer mentoring should also form part of the response to supporting people leaving prison. And the voices of service users should be heard in the planning and provision of services."
Sean Duggan (pictured), chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, added: "We have found that great progress is being made in the development of Liaison and Diversion services in police stations and courts. But, we need further improvements throughout the criminal justice system, both for people in prison and for those on probation, so that no matter where a person is they receive the support they need when they need it."
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Q: React-Router: Apply logic to component before navigating to a different route Is it possible to apply logic to a component before navigating to a different route?
For example, my component looks something like this:
  class Example extends React.Component {

    //Handles logic for when user leaves page
    handlePageExit = () => {
        console.log("Leaving page...");
    }

    //Set onBeforeUnload event listener so handlePageExit function is called when user closes or refreshes page
    componentDidMount = () => {
        window.addEventListener("onbeforeunload", this.handlePageExit);
    }

    //This hook is called when page exits or is refreshed
    //It will remove event listener when
    //However, it wont be called when user changes to a new route
    componentWillMount = () => {
        window.removeEventListener("onbeforeunload", this.handlePageExit)
    }

    //There's no react life cycle hook I can use to call HandlePageLogic when user navigates to a new route to remove event listener or apply other logic...

    render(){
        return(
          <div /> //Not relevant to question
        )
    }
}

I'm trying to apply logic such as removing event listeners before the page is navigated to the new route.
I've tried using life cycle methods such as componentWillReceiveProps, componentWillUnmount, and componentShouldUpdate to insert logic before the component is unmounted however they don't seem to be invoked when navigating to a new page.
Does anyone know where or how I can insert logic in between a route change in react-router v4?
Thank you.

A: Yes, it is.
You need to add a change listener to you react router history object.
To do this add in your componentDidMount that has the history prop:
componentDidMount() {
    this.props.history.listen(this.onRouteChange.bind(this));
  }

onRouteChange(route) {
//route.pathname = Your next route

//Handle what you need to do here
//if you need to redirect you can do this
     this.props.history.replace({pathname: '/desiredRoute'});
  }


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Q: mvc readonly datetime updates to 01/01/0001 I'm creating an MVC 5.2 and cannot seem to get the DateTime field to be readonly and not get updated after an Edit.  I insert a row and the date is set to the current datetime.  Then when I edit the row in the MVC view the datetime becomes 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM.  What do I need to do to get the datetime to display but not update when I edit the row?
    [Table("Employee")]
public partial class Employee
{
    [Key]
    public int TestID { get; set; }

    [Required]
    [StringLength(50)]
    public string Name { get; set; }

    [ReadOnly(true)]
    [Column(TypeName = "datetime2")]
    public DateTime LastUpdated { get; set; }
}

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Employee] (
[TestID]      INT           IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL,
[Name]        NVARCHAR (50) NOT NULL,
[LastUpdated] DATETIME2 (7) DEFAULT (getdate()) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([TestID] ASC));

A: Even if you don't plan on changing the value in the database, if you want the value to persist across a POST request you need to bind it to an input:
@Html.HiddenFor(m => m.LastUpdated)

Hopefully, you're not using your EF objects in your views, but even then, you can control what gets updated:
var emp = context.Employess.SingleOrDefault(e => e.TestID == model.TestID);
if(emp != null)
{
    emp.Name = model.Name;
    context.SaveChanges();
}

Assuming, of course, that context is an instance of your EF DbContext and model is the name of the parameter:
public ActionResult Edit(Employee model)
{
    /* ... */
}


In the devastation of separation and divorce, it is common to want to know that your ex or soon-to-be-ex spouse still values you at least enough to acknowledge you on special occasions. The need to feel appreciated and not totally cast aside is understandable.
Yet, when that is NOT what happens you do well to learn to be okay with it, not for them but for your own sanity.
Creating an emotional disconnect with someone you were once married to is hard. This is especially true when you are still co-parenting. After all, you need to work together for the good of your children.
But, even if you are co-parenting, divorce means redefining the nature of the relationship between you and your former spouse. It means breaking emotional ties. It also generally results in a discontinued show of affection such as sending cards on birthdays and Mother's or Father's Day.
It may be a hard pill to swallow if your divorce is relatively new and you are not the one who wanted the divorce. It may seem like sending a Mother's Day (or Father's Day) card is the least someone could do when you created babies together. On the other hand, acknowledging this bond with a card or other sentimental act is for some an emotional tie that needs to be severed.
That your ex has discontinued this show of affection since your divorce suggests that he or she has broken, or is breaking, emotional ties with you. It may hurt, but it is a part of divorce and an important part of moving on. Perhaps, it is time for you to do the same and move on with your life as well.
Note: Your children do still need a positive relationship with both parents. Helping minor children find ways to honor their other parent on special occasions is something you do for your children even if the other parent doesn't reciprocate. If you hold a grudge over your ex' failure to acknowledge you on a special occasion, your grudge will have a negative impact on your children.
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Dagmar Topf Aguiar de Medeiros is reading for a PhD in Law at the University of Edinburgh, and is an intern at UN House Scotland. As a member of a delegation from Scottish civil society, she recently attended negotiations in New York on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted 7 July 2017, at the United Nations.
The United Nations has aimed to ban nuclear weapons since it was established in 1945.[1] In fact, the very first UN General Assembly resolution established a Commission to set in motion measures towards nuclear disarmament.[2] Until recently, the most important instrument to this end was the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).[3] Recent years have seen growing discontent with the discriminatory nature of the NPT, which distinguishes between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states. Additionally, the NPT faces criticism with regard to the stagnation of nuclear disarmament. Although the treaty includes an obligation to work towards nuclear disarmament, Article 6 has not, as of late, provided sufficient incentive for nuclear weapon states to act.
With an aim to finally move forwards, in October 2016 the UN disarmament and international security committee saw 123 nations voting in favour of meeting to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading to their total elimination. These negotiations have taken place throughout spring and summer 2017 and have culminated in the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the 7th July this year.
The treaty prohibits member states from developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, transferring, possessing, stockpiling, using or threatening to use nuclear weapons, and disallows them from assisting, encouraging or inducing anyone to participate in such activities. Furthermore, it has become forbidden to allow nuclear weapons to be stationed or deployed on member states' territory. Of equal importance are the positive obligations in the treaty to provide adequate victim assistance and to take measures towards the remediation of environments contaminated as a result of the use or testing of nuclear weapons. Although not explicitly mentioned, there is a growing understanding that financing constitutes 'assistance' with prohibited acts.
The text and preamble of the ban treaty reflect the efforts of civil society by emphasising the humanitarian and environmental impact of any nuclear detonation, be it accidental or intentional. The humanitarian initiative proved successful in shifting the debate out of the security argument stalemate states had become entrenched in. At the negotiations, civil society had the opportunity to share the experiences of victims of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing, and to highlight the devastating impact of any detonation and the lack of adequate emergency-response capacity.
By placing human welfare and safety at the centre of the treaty, it is hoped that the ban treaty will have a ripple effect similar to that of the Conventions prohibiting Biological and Chemical weapons. Therefore, even though none of the nuclear weapons states have expressed any interest in joining the negotiations or the treaty, it is hoped the legal norm combined with continued pressure from civil society will eventually convince governments to discontinue nuclear deterrence policies.
The ban treaty is of particular interest to Scotland because of the country's unique position of having to facilitate nuclear weapons without having any say in the decisions involving them. This is because nuclear weapons are considered a matter of national security and as such fall outside the scope of Scotland's devolved powers.
[1] https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/nuclear/ (last visited 9 July 2017).
[2] General Assembly Resolution VIII, Establishment of a commission to deal with the problem raised by the discovery of atomic energy (24 January 1946), available from http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/1(I) (last visited 9 July 2017).
[3] Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (5 March 1970) 729 U.N.T.S. 161.
If you are interested in reading more about the negotiations on the ban treaty, including daily reports from the Scottish civil society delegation to New York, visit http://www.nuclearban.scot/ and http://www.icanw.org/
If you want to find out more about civil society engagement surrounding nuclear disarmament, please visit:
http://www.banthebomb.org/
http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/
http://www.article36.org/
If you're interested in reading twitter updates, the handle to follow is #nuclearban
Dagmar Topf Aguiar de Medeiros is reading for a PhD in Law at the University of Edinburgh. She holds an LLM in Private Law from the University of Leiden and an LLB from the Utrecht Law College of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Dagmar's research interests span public international law, specifically environmental law, climate change law and human rights. Her current research relates to the international constitutionalism in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Well before Jimmy Buffett became king of the Parrotheads, he was a highly regarded singer-songwriter with an obvious gift for storytelling — and among his admirers was Bob Dylan. Dylan first made his fandom known in 1982, when he rendered a surprise appearance with Joan Baez even more shocking by launching into Buffett's "A Pirate Looks at 40." Then, in a 2009 interview with Bill Flanagan, Dylan named Buffett as one of his favorite songwriters (along with Gordon Lightfoot, Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, John Prine, and Guy Clark). As Buffett discusses in the new episode of The Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition, the two men also spent some time together — and as with most Dylan stories, there's a twist. The meeting took place not long after Dylan's duet with Baez, on a harbor off the island of St. Bart's, where Dylan had a schooner named Water Pearl.
"I was walking by the marine-supply store," Buffett recalls, "and I heard a voice say, 'Hey, Jimmy, that's a nice-looking pair of shoes. And it was Bob Dylan! He was seeing a girl that I knew on the island, and I knew a couple of guys that worked for him on the road. And he invited me out on the boat, and we sat there and talked. We got stoned all day long." Buffett came away convinced he'd made a deep connection with Dylan: "I'm thinking, man, we have a bond here."
Five years later, he went to see Dylan perform with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Paris, and a mutual friend who worked security told Buffett that Dylan would be excited to see him backstage. "And I go backstage," says Buffett, "and Dylan was sitting there. He had these gloves on. He's got his hoodie on. I said, 'Bob, how doin'?'"
Dylan responded with just a grunted "eh." "He never said a word," says Buffett. "I sat there, ate my meal and said, 'Well, have a good show. See you later.' That was it. I haven't seen him since!"
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Jewish lawyers push for humane executions
A group of Jewish lawyers is pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure that the death penalty is humane.
The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists hopes that the humane principles of Jewish law will help sway the high court as it considers a case regarding the humanity of killing prisoners by lethal injection.
The Washington-based group on Tuesday filed an amicus brief with the court in the case of Ralph Baze and Thomas C. Bowling v. Jonathan D. Rees, which questions whether death by lethal injection, as currently administered in Kentucky, is in violation of the Eighth Amendment right to protection from "cruel and unusual punishment."
Attorney Nathan Lewin, a primary drafter of the brief, noted that in the case of Roper v. Simmons, which bars the execution of juveniles, the Supreme Court majority enumerated history, tradition and precedent as components of its analysis.
The lawyers' group contends that "any method of administering capital punishment that fails the contemporary standards of rapid and painless death is unacceptable."
In its brief, the group cites the directive in Leviticus to "love your neighbor as yourself" as a prohibition of unethical methods of capital punishment. The case argues whether the current "triple cocktail" of an anesthetic, a drug to paralyze muscles and another to stop the heart is painful and antiquated.
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Q: Return an element using `array.some()` instead of boolean I'm trying to use an array.some function to iterate through some data and return my field if the if statement succeeds.
What I am finding is happening instead, is that I am getting a boolean return e.g true instead of the actual variable (which contains details to an element).
for (var index in allFields) {
      const invalidField = allFields[index].some(function (field){
        if (!validation.getIn([index,field.dataset.fieldKey,'isValid'])) {
          return field;
        }
      });
      if (invalidField) {
        return invalidField;
      }
    }

My code cycles through allFields, which contains lists of fields under indexes. It then compares each fieldKey with another set of data called validation.
field contains an element. I wish to return field but instead when I check invalidField I get true instead of the element

A: Array.prototype.some() only checks if any element in the array passes test defined in callback function. You should use array find method which returns first element passig test

A: You're looking for Array.prototype.filter instead of Array.prototype.some.
Filter does what you're currently expecting some() to do. some() returns a boolean if 1 or more elements meet your criteria while filter() creates a new array of elements that met your criteria.

A: to get the element, you need to use array.filter()
for (var index in allFields) {
  const invalidField = allFields[index].filter(function (field){
    if (!validation.getIn([index,field.dataset.fieldKey,'isValid'])) {
      return field;
    }
  });
  if (invalidField.length > 0) { //check if returned anything
    return invalidField[0];
  }
}

If you want to return only the first, you can use array.find()
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/find