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I am quite a snob when it comes to hotel toiletries. I don't use them unless absolutely necessary and instead, I always bring my own. However, I noticed that more and more hotels are offering luxury brands or spa collection toiletries that are said to be natural, green and sometimes organic too. For example, the toiletries at The Sentosa Resort & Spa, Spa Botanica, is in the natural category. June Jacobs Spa Collection, the resident toiletry brand at Hyatt is also made without parabens. Out of curiosity, I ran a check and found out that hotel amenities are being redefined and more and more favor products using natural therapeutical ingredients.
One of the reasons is because hotels are going green and naturally are using more green products. In addition, travellers are becoming more and more informed when it comes to ingredients and so more hotels are offering their guests amenities range that are both green and luxurious made with restorative plant actives and healing essential oils. These products not only smell and feel good, but are free of known allergens including SLS, parabens, phthalates, diethanolamine, formaldehyde and mineral oil. They could also be certified organic, formulated using skin-friendly, eco-certified preservative systems, housed in eco-friendly packaging and are free of animal testing. Some are even handmade and vegan.
Many of these hotels appear to offer their own in-house spa collection which are little known outside their establishments. But I've come across brands like Aveda, EO, Malin+Goetz, Bumble & Bee Organic, Ren, Elemis, just to name a few. Either way, the idea of stocking natural and organic toiletries on the bathroom vanity is a clever one. I for one, am quite taken by the idea. At the least, I don't mind using them. I might even pack some home if I like them enough. However, I'm also aware that some collections may not necessarily be truly green even when they are marked as natural and organic. So how can we tell? Well, we can't really. Unless they are marked with proper certifications.
Still, it is nice to know that more attention is put into green beauty. I'll certainly be happy to cut back on the toiletries I bring if I know the hotel I'll be staying offers a green selection. But I'm not sure if such toiletries make an impact in terms of competition in the hotel industry but certainly, the beneficiaries are always the guests since they're pampered with better products.
What about you? Do you care for greener hotel toiletries?
Right that it was nice knowing more and more are going green and green beauty can both benefit the environment and people. Although some green products are bit costly, I think it can be worth it if really effective.
I guess it depends on personal preferences too but at least some effort is ongoing in that direction.
Actually, I think we should note the difference between being "green" and organic/natural products. Green products imply a lot more thoughtfulness and care for the earth, and ingredients and products do less harm to the environment – sustainably sourced, production processes that create less waste and harmful by-products, eco packaging etc. What you've described is natural/organic.
Good point! Several of these hotels also try to go green in other aspects of their operations so in a sense, their using of natural/organic products is a start especially if the ingredient list is short. Plus some brands used are indeed green products. But I agree that there should be a clearer differentiation as you've mentioned. I guess they need to shed more light on their product labels in the direction you've highlighted.
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Should the FCC Have Thrown a Flag?
The latest Super Bowl was another big game mired in controversy. This time the debate wasn't whether a fourth-quarter play was a penalty, but whether the halftime show was pornography. Should the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have thrown a flag for 'illegal use of the hips' or 'unnecessary raunchiness'? As armchair apologists argue, mindful marketers aim to analyze the action from each angle, hoping to make 'the right call.'
Rocking hips, pulsing pelvises, and legs wrapped around a stripper pole sound like a scene from a gentleman's club, but they were just part of the Super Bowl LIV halftime show featuring superstar entertainers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez.
Whether one enjoyed the performances or not, most agree that the show was a production spectacle, complete with elaborate scenery, extravagant costumes, moving stages, dozens of talented dancers, and amazing fireworks. The production level was fitting for the biggest television viewing event of the year, which this time drew an astounding 102.1 million U.S. viewers, making it the "11th most-watched TV show ever."
With so many people watching the same thing, it's not surprising that the show spawned differences of opinion. Some, like former Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Jeb Bush loved it; he tweeted, "Best Super Bowl halftime show ever."
Many ordinary citizens have also sung its praises, including 2.3 million people who liked the YouTube video. Some of those fans have said:
"One of the most amazing shows ever."—Lucy B.
"Loved both"--manel manel
"whos watched this more than 10 times? i know i aint the only guy"—Maxwel Rajcic
"I love JLo but i can't get over that Shakira performance. Damn."—Annitah Lesley
"One of the best Super Bowl halftime show ever"—grace khuvung
However, a smaller but still substantial number (134K YouTube viewers) didn't think the show was 'so hot'; actually, they thought it was too hot. Some tweeted:
"I saw way more of J-Lo than I ever wanted to. There was a moment there that actually made me blink my eyes. Everybody in the room was blinking their eyes."— @TheAnnoyedMan
"When your crotch shot reveals your panty liner than you've definitely crossed a line"—@meredithdicken1
"I'd settle for a halftime that is somewhere between Karen Carpenter and a pelvic exam."—@Bookwormdearlor
"My 13 year girl old said 'man, that was TRASHY.'"—@FilthyMcN
"My 9 year old asked, 'Is this what sexy is?'"—@kdonohuenj
"It was inappropriate for the venue. They can't sell it as a family entertainment and then present something that millions of people had to quickly turn off AFTER their little people got an eyeful of soft porn."—@Plainsspeak
Maybe detractors are being over-sensitive or narrow-minded, not giving enough consideration to factors such as:
The empowerment of women: The halftime show showcased two women's exceptional voices and dance skills, physical strength and stamina, as well as their abilities to command one of the world's largest stages. Furthermore, both women are over 40 years of age.
The celebration of Latin culture: The show served up large portions of energy and excitement, along with vibrant sounds and colors, for which Latin culture is known.
Those are valid arguments that we may not fully appreciate, depending on our own demographics. On the other hand, one may wonder if those lauding the performance have considered issues like these:
Demographics: Unlike most TV shows, an extremely wide swath of the population watches the Super Bowl—everyone from two-year-olds to 92-year-olds. The lower end of that range should not be exposed to sexually explicit content, and many would argue that no one should see it without warning at 8:00 pm, on broadcast television.
Legality: The halftime show may have violated the FCC's mandate that "Indecent and profane content are prohibited on broadcast TV and radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience." It's hard to imagine that the agency would have allowed the same sexual content, which included very revealing apparel and highly suggestive camera shots, as part of a 30-second Super Bowl commercial; yet, the FCC permitted 14 minutes of the 'exposure' as a Pepsi-sponsored mini-program.
Addiction: If the halftime show represented 'soft porn,' as some have said, there's a risk that the show encouraged pornography addiction for some viewers. Lest one think that's a wild claim, check out Google search results: In the period from January 29, 2020 through February 4, 2020, at the exact time of the Super Bowl halftime show, there were extreme peaks in searches for terms such as: Hustlers (name of the film about strip clubs, staring Lopez), pole dance, stripper, and jlo hustlers dance.
Cultural relativism: Virtually every culture, past and present, has had good things to offer, but not everything in a given culture is good (e.g., segregation, subjugation of women). Latin dancing is known for its sensuality, which people may debate is good or bad, but for the situation at hand, the discussion should consider the prevailing culture and composition of Super Bowl viewers, as well as when, where, and with whom most watched the halftime show.
Empowerment or Objectification: As implied above, my maleness limits my ability to appreciate the ways in which Shakira and J Lo's performances may have made other viewers feel empowered. However, as one who has studied oversexualization in advertising, I saw many signs of objectification of women, i.e., reducing their personhood to specific body parts (e.g., legs, bottoms) and 'serving them up' as objects for others' sexual gratification. For instance, in the YouTube video of the performance, there's a camera shot at about 2:22 focused just on Shakira's belly and hips, i.e., no head or feet, and another at 7:06 centered squarely on Lopez's bottom, as she bent over, back to the camera.
In an article that includes several helpful illustrations, Ronnie Richie develops a seemingly useful distinction between sexual objectification and empowerment, the bottom-line being that a person is sexually empowered, not objectified, when she/he holds power versus the person looking at them. That analysis likely works on one level, such as for superstar celebrities like Shakira and J Lo, but the reality is that oversexualized images in mass media often impact others within the same people group (e.g., women, children) with tragic consequences.
According to UNICEF, "The objectification and sexualization of girls in the media is linked to violence against women and girls worldwide." On a personal level, former Yale University student Veronica Lira Ortiz shared her unfortunate experience as a child in a Latin culture infused with machismo: "I was twelve years old, and a man on the street [in Mexico] was already verbally harassing me. He looked at me as if I were a juicy steak instead of an innocent child. Shakira and J Lo may have held power in their Super Bowl situation, but many indirectly affected by their performances do not.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," but when the beholders number over 100 million, including millions of children and adults anticipating family-friendly entertainment, and when many others are indirectly affected by what's shown, the creators and broadcasters of 'said beauty' should demonstrate better discretion. So, the replay of the action suggests that the FCC should have flagged Fox, Pepsi, and others associated with the Super Bowl LIV halftime show for a broadcast communication violation, as well as for "Single-Minded Marketing."
Kat W.
Thank you for writing this article - I was sure there would be something about the Super Bowl on here (whether the ads or the show)!
I recently read two articles about the halftime show, each from opposing "sides." The author on the "it's inappropriate" side made excellent points about protecting the innocence of her children. Moreover, she cited that the Super Bowl is a huge event for human trafficking, and the further objectification of women encourages this behavior. The author on the "beautiful celebration" side wrote that she held thoughtful discussions about the performance with her children, talking about topics such as Latino culture and the power that Shakira and Lopez displayed. Neither side acknowledged the other or considered that the show could be a combination of things. I thought you did a thoughtful job of considering the different facets of interest in this discussion.
I completely agree with you on naming the performance as single-minded marketing, especially considering the scope of the audience. I did grow up in a small town in a Christian setting, so of course my background shades my analysis. However, I like to think that we have standards for what we view and experiences we share with others. I did not feel empowered while watching the show - I felt uncomfortable as I watched with my parents. Yes, it was a very impressive show of talent, skill, and dedication to the performing arts by both Shakira and Lopez, not to mention the physical strength it takes to execute the elaborate dancing. It begs the question, would our society even care to watch a performance by two equally talented and impressive women who are fully clothed and not being sexualized? I fear the answer is "no." Our children should learn that talent and hard work are always worthwhile and deserve to be recognized, no matter how you choose to show your body.
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Thank you for your thoughtful response and insightful question, Kat. That's the kind of issue we need to keep pressing.
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Ok, I am 100% sure there are problems with Latin culture that unfortunately lead to harassment, as evidenced by your quote: "I was twelve years old, and a man on the street [in Mexico] was already verbally harassing me. He looked at me as if I were a juicy steak instead of an innocent child.". However, you are implying that Latin cultures lead to sexual harassment but western "American" culture doesn't. Let me paraphrase myself to make this more clear: "Here is an example of Mexican culture where an older man leers at a 12 year old girl, as opposed to America, where stuff like that never happens."
This implication is dangerous and the belief that "other people don't share ethical values" is what leads to racism and xenophobia. Furthermore, placing blame for a "scandalous" show (by western standards) on the performers has more alarming implications: if a women gets sexually assaulted, it mattered what she was wearing or doing ("Maybe he wouldn't have done anything if you weren't dancing like that"). The more mindful thing to do would be to address the American culture that believes we have set the moral standard that other cultures should follow. Remember that this is the same American culture that promotes cheerleaders (itself with a sexist history) and enables athletes like Greg Hardy (convicted of assault) to keep making millions playing sports simply because he's a good Defensive End (What kind of example are we setting for other cultures to observe?). Perhaps it would be better to address the problems in our own culture before pointing the finger at our neighbors.
Exactly! Thank you for this thoughtful comment, Joseph.
I'd also like to point-out that this article and many comnents on the show place blame for camera angles, etc. on the performers, rather than the directors and camera operators. We need to take a step back and remember that we are talking about the NFL. A scandelous halftime show is the least of the things we should be worrying about with this company. I think seeing women dance in a way that might be seen as sensual is much, much less harmful to children and their view of women than seeing cheerleaders (who literally are only there to be sexualized) have zero job security and get fired for gaining weight and players basically getting a slap on the wrist when convicted for domestic violence or sexual assault. If we want to talk about media encouraging violence towards women, we need to start with an organization that rewards men in places of power for doing so.
Jocelynn Flores
I agree completely. The way the performers portrayed themselves for the way they can move made it seem women can't do nothing but move their bodies to get what they want. And i believe that girl who talks about the man who hit on her when she was 12. Men see only how women portray themselves and I think the performers did a bad job of showing women empowerment.
Clayton Owens
I like the points given. But I think we have to consider there is fault in both parties. The FCC has their mandate that says, "Indecent and profane content are prohibited on broadcast TV and radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience." But this is not explicit enough. Who is to determine what is preface content? This can go back around, and say the people who allowed this to happen were defiantly signal minded, in the fact they only cared about the views, not the impact.
I personally thought the half time show was too much. I liked the performers but I don't think they needed to focus on the fact they can move their bodies in a certain way. I agree that this does put the Hispanic community at a higher risk of being looked at the wrong way. Also the reason why women are deemed low for who they are.
Sara Parrish
As a female studying dance as a career I was asked what I thought of the half-time show. I was amazed by it it was hands down amazing. Dancers are encouraged to cross train and a very popular way is pole dancing or aerial acrobatics. This is because both push the athleticism of the individual. So I watched the show in awe of the strength it took to execute the movements while also sing and look good. Many people asked how I felt about my fiance watching it with me and I said I was not worried about it. A dancer himself the first thing he said when the show was over was "Wow I can't imagine the amount of training and rehearsing that had to happen!" It is sad to me that our world now has to make everything sexy and hot. To me the conflict from the show only proved how we live in a Man's world.The superbowl halftime show was about athleticism, Latin culture (which includes ballroom and belly dancing which is what was done), and women empowerment. Not to mention the visual done of children in cages to bring up an outcome of new immigration laws and restrictions. Sometimes people need to think as they see.
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Logan Plosker
First of all I really enjoyed this article on the Super bowl half time show. As a sports management major we talk about things like this all the time!
I completely agree that this is simple - minded marketing. I feel as though Pepsi was not thinking about the overall audience. The super bowl is meant to be a family experience with family entertainment. This show had parents of children turning it off immediately.
I can understand that this was part of their latin culture, but I think it could have been portrayed a little bit better and more modestly. Also, as a women I did not think it was very empowering to watch. From my experience and view as a Christian, it is hard to agree that this should have been televised during the super bowl.

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Chinese Firm Wins $1.85bn Kano Light Rail Contract
Samed Olukoya
Another light rail project is in the offing as a Chinese firm has received the approval to construct the line in Kano at a sum of $1.85bn (N589.8bn).
An online report by The Cable on Monday gave the construction firm as the China Railway Construction Corporation.
This is coming less than a year to the completion of the first light rail project being constructed in Lagos by the state government. Another Chinese firm, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation is handling the project.
In a special announcement on Monday, the CRCC said its directors had received a provisional letter of award from Nigeria for the Kano light rail project.
The rail, with a total length of 74.3 kilometres, is expected to travel at a speed of 100 kilometres per hour.
In context, 100 kilometres per hour is as fast as moving from Lagos to Ibadan in 72 minutes.
The first phase of the project construction is billed to take two years, while the second phase of the four-line rail is expected to take another two years.
"The project contract amount is approximately $ 1.851bn, accounting for two per cent of the company's 2015 revenue, under the China Accounting Standards," the firm said.
The receipt of the contract is valid for three weeks from the day of award, after which "uncertainties" will prevail.
Nigeria is investing heavily in capital projects, building infrastructure, and replacing half-a-century old rail lines in the country.
With over N1tn budgeted for capital expenditure in the 2016 Appropriation Act, Nigeria is expected to invest the highest amount in capex in its 56-year history.
Rail transportation received a boost in Nigeria on July 26 this year when President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna commercial train operation after series of postponements.
The modernisation phase of the project had commenced with the signing of the contract for the construction of Abuja (Idu) to Kaduna (Rigasa) rail line in 2009.
Buhari had said the rail line would significantly enhance and provide affordable and safe movement of passengers and freight between the Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State.
He said that the train operation would also serve as a major catalyst for industrialisation and generation of employment.
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Markets Today – Mild Reprieve, UK Inflation, BoE, Oil, Gold, Bitcoin
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By Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst, UK & EMEA, OANDA
Equity markets are recovering some of yesterday's losses but anxiety and uncertainty continue to dominate after a disappointing start to earnings season.
Inflation and interest rate concerns are going nowhere soon and with traders now increasingly considering the possibility of hikes larger than 25 basis points, the possibility of more pain in stock markets is very real.
The idea that we could go from rock bottom rates and enormous bond-buying to rapid tapering, 50 basis point hikes, and earlier balance sheet reduction is quite alarming. We're talking about markets that have become very accustomed to extensive support from central banks and very gentle unwinding when appropriate. This is quite a shock to the system.
And so far earnings season is not providing investors the comfort they were hoping for. Significant compensation increases and lower trading revenues hurt JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, and higher wage demands are likely to be a common theme throughout the next few weeks which will put a dampener on the bottom line and not alleviate concerns about persistent and widespread price pressures.
UK inflation jumps again ahead of Bailey appearance
The CPI data from the UK this morning compounded inflation concerns, hitting a 30-year high and once again surpassing expectations in the process. And it's highly unlikely we're seeing the peak, with that potentially coming around April when the cap on energy tariffs is lifted considerably to reflect higher wholesale prices. Other aspects will also contribute to higher levels of inflation at the start of the second quarter, at which point we may have a better idea of how fast it will then decline.
Of course, the Bank of England can't just turn a blind eye until then. The MPC may be willing to overlook transitory inflationary pressures but the rise in CPI has proven to be neither temporary nor tolerable. Instead, it's become more widespread and the central bank is being forced to act and may do so again next month after raising interest rates for the first time since the pandemic in December. A few more hikes after that are also priced in for this year but if pressures continue to mount, traders may begin to speculate about the possibility of larger hikes, as we've seen starting in the US.
All of this should make Andrew Bailey's appearance before the Treasury Select Committee later today all the more interesting. The central bank has warned of higher inflation and possible interest rate hikes for months but delayed doing so after initial hints ahead of the November meeting. Given what's happened since, the decision looks all the more strange. Of course, it's easy to say that with 20/20 hindsight.
Oil gathering momentum as $100 oil looks increasingly likely
Oil prices are continuing to climb on Wednesday and find themselves only a little shy of $90 a barrel. This happened as IEA confirmed that the market looks tighter than previously anticipated as a result of stronger demand, despite omicron, and the inability of OPEC+ to hit its monthly increased production targets. This imbalance has led to surging prices which will further pressure households and businesses already fighting high inflation.
What's more, not only does the rally not appear to be losing steam, it may have even generated fresh momentum. While $90 could have triggered some profit-taking and a minor cooling of prices, this suggests they'll see no reprieve and we could realistically see $100 oil soon.
Can gold break higher as traders speculate about more rate hikes
Gold is marginally higher again after the easing over the course of the last week. The yellow metal is continuing to struggle around $1,833 which has been a surprisingly strong level of resistance over the last six months. But support is returning after it came close to $1,800 so a break to the upside remains a strong possibility.
Given the calls for even more rate hikes this year than markets are pricing in, not to mention larger individual increases than we've seen for many years, perhaps we are seeing some inflation hedging from traders that don't think central banks are doing enough to bring price pressures down.
Consolidation continues
Bitcoin appears to have gotten lost in the noise of the last few weeks. It's not falling too hard despite risk assets getting pummelled but it's not recovering to any great extent either. Instead, it's floating between support at $40,000 and resistance around $45,000 and showing no signs of breaking either at this point.
Markets Today – Cautiously Higher, China, Oil, Gold, Bitcoin
European stock markets moved cautiously higher on Monday as investors were tempted back in after a turbulent start to the year.
It's been a relatively quiet start to the week, with the US bank holiday naturally weighing on activity. With that in mind, I don't think we can read too much into today's advances, especially as they're occurring alongside rising yields which doesn't seem particularly sustainable at a time of such anxiety in the markets.
It will be interesting to see if investors are tempted back in now that earnings season is underway. The emergence of omicron may mean that many companies don't enjoy the kind of performance that was expected before but that doesn't mean there won't be plenty of positives to take away.
Of course, there are areas that will naturally chip away at that enthusiasm. Whether that's margins being squeezed, prices increased or staffing costs, for example, there'll be plenty for investors to get their heads around as they contend with sky-high valuations and a tricky economy this year.
PBOC cuts rates despite strong growth in 2021
A mixed bag of data overnight from China, where GDP growth exceeded expectations but retail sales fell short and the unemployment rate ticked higher. While the economy is still performing well after far exceeding its growth targets for 2021, many challenges remain, not least the crackdown on the property market that has led to firms defaulting on coupon payments and being forced into negotiations with bondholders.
This explains the PBOC decision overnight to cut interest rates and further easing is expected to follow as the central bank looks to support the economy through a turbulent period.
Oil rally continues as output continues to fall short
Oil prices are edging higher again at the start of the week as it continues its remarkable run since bottoming in early December. It's up more than 30% over that time and there still appears to be momentum in the move. Kazakhstan has seen its output return to pre-unrest levels but that's done little to slow the rally in recent sessions.
Ultimately it comes down to the ability of OPEC+ to deliver the 400,000 barrel per day increase that it's vowed to do each month. The evidence suggests it's not that straightforward and the group is missing the targets by a large margin after a period of underinvestment and outages. That should continue to be supportive for oil and increase talk of triple-figure prices.
Can gold break key resistance?
Gold is marginally higher on the day after pulling back again late last week. The yellow metal has repeatedly struggled at $1,833 and it would appear it's having the same struggles this time around as well. It did finally break through here in November but it didn't last and it seems the psychological barrier is as firm as ever.
That said, it's impossible to ignore gold at the moment as it continues to rally despite more and more rate hikes being priced in around the world and yields rising in tandem. There could be an argument that we're seeing safe haven or inflation hedge moves due to the current environment which could become more clear over the coming weeks.
Another run at $40,000?
Bitcoin is down a little over 2% at the start of the week and continues to look vulnerable having failed to bounce back strongly off the recent lows. It appeared to be gathering some upside momentum at times last week but it quickly ran into resistance just shy of $45,000 where it had previously seen support. All eyes are now on $40,000 and whether we're going to see another run at that major support level.
Oil Extends Gain Above $86 Per Barrel Amid Tight Supply
Brent crude oil extended gains above $86.16 per barrel on Monday as global oil investors are projecting that supply will remain tight despite the surge in Libya crude oil production. The increase, they bet would be offset by restraint from top crude oil producers.
Frantic oil buying, driven by supply outages and signs the Omicron coronavirus variant will not be as disruptive to fuel demand as previously feared, has pushed some crude grades to multi-year highs, suggesting the rally in Brent futures could be sustained for a while longer, traders said.
"The bullish sentiment is continuing as (producer group) OPEC+ is not providing enough supply to meet strong global demand," said Fujitomi Securities analyst Toshitaka Tazawa.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, together known as OPEC+, are gradually relaxing output cuts implemented when demand collapsed in 2020.
But many smaller producers cannot raise supply and others have been wary of pumping too much oil in case of renewed COVID-19 setbacks.
Meanwhile, Libya's total oil output is back to 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), according to National Oil Corp. Libyan output was about 900,000 bpd last week owing to a blockade of western oilfields.
"Libya's oil production had dropped to a good 700,000 bpd at the start of the year, which had played its part in the price rise," said Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch.
Concerns over supply constraints outweighed the news of China's possible oil release from reserves, said Fujitomi's Tazawa.
Sources told Reuters that China plans to release oil reserves around the Lunar New Year holidays between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6 as part of a plan coordinated by the United States to reduce global prices.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday that it is the prerogative of the U.S. government whether to release supply from strategic petroleum reserves.
Festering geopolitical threats to supply are also supporting bullish sentiment, analysts said.
U.S. officials voiced fears on Friday that Russia was preparing to attack Ukraine if diplomacy failed. Russia, which has amassed 100,000 troops on Ukraine's border, released pictures of its forces on the move.
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How much is too much nutrical???
My 11 1/2 week old Jax is 1.01 pound and he is not eating well....a tiny amount of kibble and boiled chicken. He had a terrible bout of hypoglycemia 1 week ago and since then his appetite is getting better but still not great. He was having diarrhea so my vet told me to continue boiled chicken and nutrical until he was better then we would slowly try to get him to eat more kibble. I have been so nervous about him having another episode so I have been getting up every 3 hours to feed him and give him a dollop of nutrical. Is this too much? I feel like he is eating all of the time plus I am not getting any sleep I love this baby and I don't want anything to happen to him so I will do whatever it takes. He is eating tiny amounts of boiled chicken and nutrical every 2.5-3 hours. And some kibble during the day when he wants to play with it His stool is firm now. He is playful, active, happy, not acting sick at all. Is this okay???? Anyone please respond and give me advice.
Also how much should a little one like this urinate? He pees all of the time! He does drink really well but geez! I know his bladder is super-tiny. Is this normal? Thanks, Tamra.
Ask your vet, they told you to add nutrical to his diet, so they would know.
I would ask the vet about the nutrical, but my little baby pees alot too. I find it very strange. She just turned 4 months and seems to pee all the time. She has a runny stool and we found out she had giardia and another parasite...ringworm too. The medications she takes makes her runny too, so you can never be too sure if she's gotten rid of the parasites. Giardia doesn't show up in every stool sample so the vet can't be sure either. I have to keep taking samples in. Let me know what you find out about the constant peeing thing. My baby has gotten better and is almost potty trained, but still pees alot. Good luck.
The vet said I could give nutrical every 2 hours and that it could even keep him alive for at least a month without eating! I trust my vet completely but I have read on here that the nutrical spikes his sugar and then it crashes it down. I guess if you give it every two hours then is should be okay. Jax is eating now so my new question is does he still need nutrical with every meal?? I hate calling my vet all of the time like a paranoid mom so if anyone has any suggestions...that would be great. Before Jax wasn't eating well but now he eats like a little piggy every 2.5-3 hours. I am soooo happy! But still scared so that is why I give him a lick of nutrical too. Jax uses his puppy pads to pee so I guess its okay if he does it alot. I know if he only weighs one pound then his bladder is teeny tiny too. Thanks in advance!
I would continue with the nutrical for a while. At least a few days, just to be safe. I'm glad he is eating better, sometimes the nutrical can stimulate there appetite.
when i got my lil one back in nov. she was just 22 oz my vet put her on it every 30 minutes with food i did this for a month before he went to every hour i did not sleep for the first 3 months that i had her but i would do it all over again .
I would do exactly what your vet suggests.
I know when I first brought home my yorkie puppy last month, it was a challenge to get her to eat. I had to hold her food bowl and water bowl for her to eat and drink. I was also giving her Nutrical several times a day as I was told to do. Now that she is 16 weeks old, she is eating and drinking on her own. I have cut back on the Nutrical. I also make sure there is food and water available for her to eat and drink thru out the day.
Too much nutrical can cause diarrhea & believed to be a contributor to diabetes. If he's eating well now, I think you can taper off the nutrical. Check w/your vet to be sure.
11.5 month old puppy will urinate every 3-4 hours & as he gets older, he'll be able to hold it for longer. For older dogs, frequent urination is one of the signs of diabetes or uti.


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« Live Streaming Video- John Brennan Senate Confirmation Hearing
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Many questions for John Brennan today and only a few hours to ask them
by joanneleon
(10 AM – promoted by TheMomCat)
There are a lot of questions for John Brennan's confirmation hearing today and only a few hours scheduled to ask them.
Many questions have been published by various news organizations and blogs. I very much want answers to their questions but I have one big, obvious question as well. This is my question:
What has changed since 2008-9 when John Brennan was considered to be too toxic to be confirmed as Director of the CIA? What is so different now that he is expected to be easily confirmed and that only a few hours are needed to question him?
In my opinion, he is even less confirmable in 2013 than he was in 2009. So what has changed? I'll explain more about why I think he is even less suited for the job today, but first, let's explore some of the questions posed by the media.
Most of the questions from journalists center around the targeted killing laws and the drone programs and about John Brennan's actions and background. There aren't many other questions about the operation of the CIA, though there are some.
This is not surprising, in my view.
The most extremist power any political leader can assert is the power to target his own citizens for execution without any charges or due process, far from any battlefield. The Obama administration has not only asserted exactly that power in theory, but has exercised it in practice.
Questions for John Brennan from journalists
A fair number of journalists, both mainstream media journalists and citizen journalists have many questions for John Brennan and have published them in the past week or so. Some of these questions are also undoubtedly for President Obama. Frankly, I wonder why the media has not been flooded with more such questions and for the life of me I cannot understand why only a few hours have been scheduled for a few senators to ask such questions, the only ones who can formally ask these questions when Brennan is under oath. I should note that this is not a full accounting of questions that have been documented by journalists.
Brennan has submitted answers to some questions in writing already, and you can find two PDF documents here, but personally, I am not satisfied by the answers in these documents and I don't find the answers to be very enlightening. Hopefully the senators on the intelligence committee will use the time that they have very well, minimizing opening statements and bloviating.
Prehearing questionaire for completion by presidential nominees (PDF)
Additional Prehearing Questions for Mr. John O. Brennan upon his nomination to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (PDF)
Amy Davidson from The New Yorker wants to know whom the president can kill and she wants a better definition of some of the fuzzy terms that are in the white paper that was leaked this week on the topic. Toward the end of the article she uses the
It is appropriate to ask Brennan, the Drone Assassination Czar, this question since he has been at the center of this program.
You know, it doesn't get much more serious than this, and yet, there is a relatively small amount clamor for this question to be answered. It feels surreal. I think most Americans have no idea and think it could never happen here.
Some senators, particularly Sen. Wyden have been asking the president to release the memos that justify killing Americans with no due process (or rather with the Obama/Holder new age due process) for two years now. He should not have to ask the president for this. The Constitution says that Congress has oversight over the executive and could there even BE a bigger question than this? Yet the president denied this request and has only now released two memos (there might be more) to the intelligence committees. There is no declassified version. So our president claims the right to unilaterally kill American citizens, anywhere on the globe, including on American soil, but he will not disclose to those same citizens the specific reasons why he might target you.
John Brennan was the man who was in charge of the operation that killed at least one American citizen, al-Awlaki, and there are still quite a few questions and contradicting pieces of information around that. And yet Brennan will face only a few hours of questioning from the Senate intelligence committee today.
WHOM CAN THE PRESIDENT KILL?
The question isn't whether al-Awlaki, who worked with Al Qaeda, was an innocent-the question is at what point he crossed the line and became killable without any judicial proceedings, and when, by extension, the rest of us could be put on a "kill list."
A few weeks before the Stevenson speech, Nixon offered his own rationalization, in which he said that we were taking our war into Cambodia because the United States could not act "like a pitiful, helpless giant" […] In our great universities, in the days that followed, there were protests and outrage at the expansion of the war. Between Nixon's speech and Stevenson's came the Kent and Jackson State shootings, where students who didn't want the United States to go into Cambodia were killed, along with bystanders, by the National Guard and the police.
What if those students had been Americans at a university in, say, Paris, who formed a group to protest a war? Could a President who read the D.O.J.'s white paper tell himself that they were an "associated force" based in a foreign country, or that, if they succeeded in mobilizing Congress or public opinion against what it considered a necessary military action, that they would pose an "imminent threat"? Could he kill them then? Could he do so now?
ThinkProgress wants some answers about the policy and direction of the drone programs and about the end game of the war on terror.
The One Question Congress Must Ask Before Confirming Obama's CIA Director
[…] but the hearing presents the perfect opportunity to get the current top Obama administration counterterrorism official perhaps most closely involved in the targeted killing program against al Qaeda to answer the fundamental question about it: when does it end?
In the aftermath of the failed Christmas Day bombing in 2009, Brennan authored a scathing review of what was then U.S. counterterrorism policy. […]
[…] In a profile written in the Washington Post, Brennan is identified as the primary supporter of codifying the rules regarding when and where armed drone strikes could be carried out into what's now called "the playbook" and the benign-sounding disposition matrix that identifies targets for strikes.
So Brennan, then, is ideally positioned to answer the fundamental question that needs to be answered to get a hold on America's targeted killing program:
What role do targeted killings play in the broader U.S. counter-terrorism strategy and under what circumstances might we cease to employ them?
Marcy Wheeler has reported on John Brennan more than any other journalist that I know. Here are her questions. She has very good and well documented reasons for asking these questions which can be found in her many posts on the subject. You can visit her site to read the detail attached to each question but I will just excerpt the questions themselves here.
Five Questions for John Brennan
I'm sure I could grill John Brennan for hours. But after a lot of thought, here are the five questions I believe most important that should be asked of him Today.
1) Do you plan to continue lying to Americans?
2) What was the intelligence supporting the first attempt to kill Anwar al-Awlaki?
3) Will your close friendships with Saudis cloud your focus on the US interest?
4) What role did you have in Bush's illegal wiretap program?
5) Did you help CIA bypass prohibitions on spying domestically with the NYPD intelligence (and other) programs?
I've excerpted some of the thirteen questions posed by David Cole of the New York Review of Books. The questions are very detailed with cites to specifics and it's well worth reading all of them.
13 Questions for John O. Brennan
6. It has been reported that, in addition to "personality strikes" against particular known individuals, the administration also uses more expansive "signature strikes" to kill unidentified individuals who show patterns of behavior characteristic of a particular militant or terrorist group. In what situations, beyond a traditional battlefield, is it appropriate to use such strikes? What constitutes a sufficient "signature" to warrant a strike?
7. In June 2011, you claimed that there had not been a single civilian death from US drone strikes in the past year. Yet the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported in the same year that there had been forty-five civilians killed by drones in the past year, including six children. Do you stand by your claim? If the drone program is classified and that bars the US from disputing claims about civilian deaths, as some have said, why were you able to say in 2011 that there were no civilian casualties?
8. The New York Times reported in May 2012 that in assessing civilian casualties, the administration "in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants…unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent." That would be directly at odds with the rule of precaution in the law of war, which requires that individuals be presumed civilians where there is any doubt. Can you assure us that the US is complying with the precautionary principle?
9. Were you involved in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program? When were you made aware of the program? If you believe, as you have said, that waterboarding is torture, what steps did you take to stop the CIA from engaging in such tactics?
The Plum Line at the Washington Post
Greg Sargent focuses on the legal justification for targeted killings. His questions are primarily based on the white paper leaked by Isikoff. I note again that both journalists and senators have not had much time to study the white paper and I wonder if it had been released earlier by the Obama administration, would there have been a lot more debate about these programs in the media and the blogosphere? If the legal memos finally released last night by the Obama administration were given to the intelligence committees were released earlier, as persistently requested by Ron Wyden, would these senators have been better prepared to question Brennan and would they have scheduled a more lengthy and detailed hearing? I continue to believe that there should be an unclassified version of these documents released to the media and the public and that our Congress should prepare to hold very public and lengthy Watergate-like hearings on this subject. There needs to be a very public debate on this.
Questions for John Brennan about the targeted killing white paper
With the help of attorney Chris Anders of the ACLU, as well as two letters from Senator Ron Wyden, and blogging by Glenn Greenwald, Emptywheel, Adam Serwer, James Downie, and others, here are a few questions I hope he is asked:
3) In addition to this OLC memo, are there other legal memos further developing the administration's views as to why these killings are legal? What is the justification for shielding them from Congressional oversight?
4) The white paper claims that these killings are legal if "an informed, high level official" has "determined that the targeted individual poses an imminent threat of violent attack against the United States." Please define "high level official," and please tell us which members of the administration specifically are seen to have this decision-making authority.
Medea Benjamin Counterpunch
Regardless of what you may think about Medea Benjamin or Code Pink or their tactics, Benjamin has a unique standing to ask questions of Brennan today. First, she's been to Pakistan and has met and spoken personally to drone victims and/or families and neighbors of drone victims. She spent time with people who live under drone surveillance day in and day out. She has also been one of the lone voices protesting Brennan for some time now and has taken legal risks in order to do so. Lastly, she has met John Brennan at his home. Just a few months ago, he was still lying about deaths of innocent civilians. He said that we don't kill civilians and that she was being misled.
So even after the public speech during which Brennan told the world that the drone program only involved well reviewed and specific targets who were an imminent threat to the United States and that the drones were surgical weapons and that the U.S. had not killed a single innocent civilian, and then he was called on that and had to backpedal, clearly, according to Benjamin, he continues to lie about it almost to this day, or at least he did on the day that she spoke to him.
In this article, first Benjamin asks why senators have waited so long to express their concern with drone assassinations and then she lays out ten questions that Code Pink would ask Brennan if they had the opportunity. I'll excerpt a few of them.
10 Questions for John Brennan's Confirmation Hearing
Why the Drone Czar Shouldn't Head the CIA
But why have the Senators, especially those on the Intelligence Committee who are supposed to exercise oversight of the CIA, waited until now to make public statements about their unease with the killing of Americans that took place back in September and October of 2011? For over a year human rights groups and activists have been trying, unsuccessfully, to get an answer as to why our government killed the 17-year-old American boy Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, and have had no help from the Senators' offices.
1. You have claimed that due to the precision of drone strikes, there have been only a handful of civilian casualties. How many civilians deaths have you recorded, and in what countries? What proportion of total casualties do those figures represent? How do you regard the sources such as the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that estimates drone casualties in Pakistan alone range from 2,629-3,461,with as many as 891 reported to be civilians and 176 reported to be children? Have you reviewed the photographic evidence of death and injury presented by residents of the drone strike areas? If so, what is your response?
8. The majority of prisoners incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay were found to be innocent and were released. These individuals landed in Guantanamo as victims of mistaken identity or as a result of bounties for their capture. How likely is it that the intelligence that gets a person killed by a drone strike may be as faulty as that which put innocent individuals in Guantanamo?
9. You have stated that there is little evidence drone strikes are causing widespread anti-American sentiment or recruits for extremist groups. Do you stand by this statement now, as we have seen an expansion of Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula, possibly triple the number that existed when the drone strikes began? Do you have concerns about the "blowback" caused by what General McChrystal has called a "visceral hatred" of U.S. drones?
Tom Junod of Esquire focuses mostly on the people killed and injured by our drone program who were not American citizens. Most of the recent attention has been given to the president's (and as we now know, high-level officials') assumption of power to kill American citizens, but what about the thousands of non Americans who have been targeted? Bureau of Investigative Journalism has been investigating covert drone wars and tracking drone strikes and victims since 2010. They have now opened a new investigation which will attempt to add to their record by identifying the victims in addition to statistically collecting accounts of the strikes. Junod also asks about Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the teenaged son of Anwar al-Awlaki, whose killing remains largely a mystery, despite many, many questions directed at the president asking for information.
QUESTIONS JOHN BRENNAN SHOULD FACE TODAY
In his response to the DOJ white paper, the ACLU's Jameel Jaffer commented that it's written in "the language of limits — but without any real restrictions." That is the norm for the Lethal Presidency, which deploys terms like "precision" and "discrimination" only in the interest of expansion. Not so long ago, we were assured by an American Administration that those it dispatched to Guantanamo Bay represented "the worst of the worst" — and so we were surprised when most of those it captured it later released, after finding they committed no crimes. Well, we don't capture anymore, and "kill or capture" has been rendered the latest political euphemism. We kill. According to a former member of the Administration I consulted before writing "The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama," we kill those we would have never have bothered to capture. We don't let anybody go.
Do we also kill American citizens? Yes, we do — and there is no doubt that John Brennan will be asked about the deliberations that ended in the death of Anwar al-Awlaki. But it would be better to ask him if there were any deliberations that led to the death of al-Awlaki's son Abdulrahman. It would be better to ask him him if there was a white paper, or a classified memo. It would be better to ask him if he even knows why Abdulrahman was killed, or the importance of the operation that necessitated his death. For although Abdulrahman was an American citizen, his killing was much more typical of the killings meted out by the Lethal Presidency than the killing of his father. Abdulrahman, after all, wasn't on any kill list that we know of. He wasn't an Al Qaeda leader. He wasn't even a militant. He was a kid, eating with other kids. John Brennan should be asked about him, because Abdulrahman is representative not just of the three American citizens but also the too many killed by the Lethal Presidency. He had no idea why he was killed. And neither do we.
Robert Dreyfuss at The Nation talks about some people who would have questions for Brennan and his drone program if only they were able to ask them. In these numbers, he includes the long denied cruise missile attack at the village of al Majala where "49 civilians, among them 23 children and 17 women" were killed.
Questions for John Brennan That Won't Get Asked
One of the questioners is Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber, a father of seven children and a Yemeni cleric who apparently opposed Al Qaeda and its allies in Yemen. While he was arguing, alongside his cousin, with several Al Qaeda members who were angry with him, he was blown to pieces in a drone strike carried out by the United States. Oh, wait, he can't ask Brennan anything. He's dead. Oops.
Another question for Brennan comes from Saleem Hussein Jamal. Jamal happened to give a lift to some people who'd offered to pay him for a ride. During the trip, because the five riders were apparently Al Qaeda members, the car was blown to smithereens, and rescuers couldn't identify anyone except by scraps. "We found eyes, but there were no faces left," said one. Oh, Jamal can't ask Brennan his question. He's dead, too. Oops.
Dozens of questions come from Yemenis who experienced a US military drone strike in December 2009, the first in Yemen during the Obama administration. Unfortunately, because dozens of civilians died in that strike, which carried cluster munitions, they're not going to able to ask Brennan anything, either. They're all dead, too. Oops.
My Question and why I believe Brennan is less confirmable now than in 2009
Getting back to my big obvious question, one for which I have not seen any answer that I find to be satisfying.
As promised, I'll explain why I think Brennan is even less suited for the job of heading the CIA than he was in 2009. Many strong reasons are obvious just from the questions from journalists cited above and the fact that some of them even have to be asked. Really, it would take a lot more than one post to explain all of my doubts and reasons for opposing the Brennan nomination. While writing this, I realized that I could have gone on at much further length. In general, I'm not a fan of very long blog posts, so in the interest of keeping this post to a reasonable length, I'll try to summarize my main objections.
Questionable honesty In an organization which operates almost entirely in secrecy, the honesty of the director is of utmost importance. Sen. Wyden's recent letter to John Brennan says that the torture report reveals that "the CIA repeatedly provided inaccurate information about its interrogation program to the White House, the Justice Department, and Congress". A director who a history of integrity and honesty is critical to avoid that happening again. John Brennan himself has a history of serial lying. Some examples of that are well known, such as his claim that no civilians have ever been killed by American drone strikes, which was an obvious lie that he had to walk back. The other well known lie is related to his erratic reports about the bin Laden kill. Brennan has also been less than honest to the public about signature strikes.
Torture John Brennan was in a high level CIA position during the height of the Bush-Cheney "enhanced interrogation" and rendition programs. He now claims that he opposed waterboarding and believes it to be torture but it is also known that he would have been involved in meetings and briefings on the torture program and officials who were in a position to know have told journalists that they do not remember him ever objecting to the program at the time. I would need more evidence to believe his claims that he opposed torture at that time.
Assassinations Based on what I have read, I believe that Brennan is the "Assassination Czar" as he has been nicknamed and is responsible for the deaths of both combatants and many innocent women and children based on what I believe to be dubious legality and constitutionality.
Influence on Drone Policy Based on what I have read, I believe that Brennan has had more influence over the president than any other person with regard to the drone policy and the NDAA policy of assassinating American citizens and I think he has given him bad advice, in the extreme and should not be in any advisory position.
NYPD CIA I strongly disagree with the NYPD branch of the CIA and the use of the CIA on American soil in any way. Brennan defended the CIA on the Hudson and it is suspected that he was instrumental in creating it.
A few hours isn't nearly enough time to explore this big question or the other enormously important specific questions that are so important for which the American people deserve to have answers.
The reason that we have these confirmation hearings is because some of the most powerful jobs in the United States require an enormous amount of public trust. As David Cole said:
"That responsibility is nowhere more grave than in the case of the CIA. Because so much of what the agency does is necessarily hidden from public view, it is all the more essential that its director be rigorously vetted."
Tags: Assassination, Barack Obama, CIA, Drones, Due Process, John Brennan, Senate Intelligence Committee
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A parent group is taking steps to tackle the 'looming' shortage of secondary school places in Adur.
Future Adur Schools Team (FAST) said that, due to the expansion of many primary schools in Shoreham in recent years, pressure has been building on local secondary school places.
The group believes this problem is now 'coming to a head' – with current year-five pupils at 'the crest of the wave of expansion'.
By collecting data from primary schools across Shoreham, Southwick and Lancing, and comparing it with the number of secondary school places currently available in the district, FAST believes there will be a deficit of 211 secondary school places for current year-five pupils.
The group described the current situation as 'already stretched', using the example of Shoreham Academy which, despite having a ten-form entry, was 'significantly oversubscribed last year'.
FAST has resolved to confront the situation and recently met for discussions with MP Tim Loughton.
The group now proposes to co-host a meeting with key decision makers next year to facilitate 'appropriate planning and provision to meet the need', before holding a meeting with the public to discuss available options.
"One of the issues previously has been lack of foresight, resulting in last minute knee-jerk fixes," the spokesman said.
Options going forward could include parents looking for places at schools further afield such as Worthing or Portslade, the expansion of current schools or the opening of a new school, the spokesman said.
A West Sussex County Council spokesperson said: "We recognise there is a concern locally regarding future capacity at the local schools.


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package org.apache.lucene.store;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.MockAnalyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
import org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriterConfig;
import org.apache.lucene.index.RandomIndexWriter;
import org.apache.lucene.index.Term;
import org.apache.lucene.search.IndexSearcher;
import org.apache.lucene.search.TermQuery;
import org.apache.lucene.search.TopDocs;
import org.apache.lucene.util.BytesRef;
import org.apache.lucene.util.LineFileDocs;
import org.apache.lucene.util.TestUtil;

public class TestNRTCachingDirectory extends BaseDirectoryTestCase {

  // TODO: RAMDir used here, because its still too slow to use e.g. SimpleFS
  // for the threads tests... maybe because of the synchronization in listAll?
  // would be good to investigate further...
  @Override
  protected Directory getDirectory(File path) throws IOException {
    return new NRTCachingDirectory(new RAMDirectory(),
                                   .1 + 2.0*random().nextDouble(),
                                   .1 + 5.0*random().nextDouble());
  }

  public void testNRTAndCommit() throws Exception {
    Directory dir = newDirectory();
    NRTCachingDirectory cachedDir = new NRTCachingDirectory(dir, 2.0, 25.0);
    MockAnalyzer analyzer = new MockAnalyzer(random());
    analyzer.setMaxTokenLength(TestUtil.nextInt(random(), 1, IndexWriter.MAX_TERM_LENGTH));
    IndexWriterConfig conf = newIndexWriterConfig(analyzer);
    RandomIndexWriter w = new RandomIndexWriter(random(), cachedDir, conf);
    final LineFileDocs docs = new LineFileDocs(random(),
                                               defaultCodecSupportsDocValues());
    final int numDocs = TestUtil.nextInt(random(), 100, 400);

    if (VERBOSE) {
      System.out.println("TEST: numDocs=" + numDocs);
    }

    final List<BytesRef> ids = new ArrayList<>();
    DirectoryReader r = null;
    for(int docCount=0;docCount<numDocs;docCount++) {
      final Document doc = docs.nextDoc();
      ids.add(new BytesRef(doc.get("docid")));
      w.addDocument(doc);
      if (random().nextInt(20) == 17) {
        if (r == null) {
          r = DirectoryReader.open(w.w, false);
        } else {
          final DirectoryReader r2 = DirectoryReader.openIfChanged(r);
          if (r2 != null) {
            r.close();
            r = r2;
          }
        }
        assertEquals(1+docCount, r.numDocs());
        final IndexSearcher s = newSearcher(r);
        // Just make sure search can run; we can't assert
        // totHits since it could be 0
        TopDocs hits = s.search(new TermQuery(new Term("body", "the")), 10);
        // System.out.println("tot hits " + hits.totalHits);
      }
    }

    if (r != null) {
      r.close();
    }

    // Close should force cache to clear since all files are sync'd
    w.close();

    final String[] cachedFiles = cachedDir.listCachedFiles();
    for(String file : cachedFiles) {
      System.out.println("FAIL: cached file " + file + " remains after sync");
    }
    assertEquals(0, cachedFiles.length);

    r = DirectoryReader.open(dir);
    for(BytesRef id : ids) {
      assertEquals(1, r.docFreq(new Term("docid", id)));
    }
    r.close();
    cachedDir.close();
    docs.close();
  }

  // NOTE: not a test; just here to make sure the code frag
  // in the javadocs is correct!
  public void verifyCompiles() throws Exception {
    Analyzer analyzer = null;

    Directory fsDir = FSDirectory.open(new File("/path/to/index"));
    NRTCachingDirectory cachedFSDir = new NRTCachingDirectory(fsDir, 2.0, 25.0);
    IndexWriterConfig conf = new IndexWriterConfig(TEST_VERSION_CURRENT, analyzer);
    IndexWriter writer = new IndexWriter(cachedFSDir, conf);
    writer.close();
    cachedFSDir.close();
  }

  // LUCENE-5724
  public void testLargeCFS() throws IOException {
    Directory dir = new NRTCachingDirectory(newFSDirectory(createTempDir()), 2.0, 25.0);
    IOContext context = new IOContext(new FlushInfo(0, 512*1024*1024));
    IndexOutput out = dir.createOutput("big.bin", context);
    byte[] bytes = new byte[512];
    for(int i=0;i<1024*1024;i++) {
      out.writeBytes(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
    }
    out.close();

    Directory cfsDir = new CompoundFileDirectory(dir, "big.cfs", context, true);
    dir.copy(cfsDir, "big.bin", "big.bin", context);
    cfsDir.close();
    dir.close();
  }
}

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While in Year 12 and looking forward to his future and what adult life would hold, Qaa'im was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. The day had started out with a family celebration and ended in tragedy, with Qaa'im being rushed to hospital due a serious brain injury he sustained as a passenger in a speeding car. The accident has impacted not only his life but produced a ripple effect impacting the lives of many family members.
Qaa'ims engaging personality shines through as he shares a very personal story which resonates strongly with teenage students and adult risk takers alike. His message to young people is clear "If you are every placed in a situation where you don't feel safe, just ask the driver to pull over or slow down. I don't want kids to speed, it wrecks lives." His strong commitment to community education is evident as he encourages others to take responsibility for their own safety.


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Q: Use case descriptions -- where does selection go? I have a use case for which a user can perform a multiselection. I am writing the use case description and wonder: Should the selection action be documented as a trigger of the use case, or in the main success scenario?
Below are the variants I am considering. I think the last one is probably best, but I'm not sure if selection belongs in main scenario:
Variant 1: Selection as trigger, multiselection as extension:
Use Case 0: Provide brightness property
    ...
    Trigger: User chooses to see the brightness property for selected Thing T in list.
    Main Success Scenario:
      1. System presents brightness property for T.
    Extensions:
      ?a. User selects more than one Thing in list.
          ?a1. System *calculates brightess* for selection and displays result.

Variant 2: Selection in main success scenario, multiselection as extension:
Use Case 0: Provide brightness property
    ...
    Trigger: User reaches main feature view.
    Main Success Scenario:
      1. User selects Thing T from list.
      2. User chooses to see brightness property for T.
      3. System presents brightness property for T.
    Extensions:
      1a. User selects more than one Thing.
          1a1. System *calculates brightess* for selection and displays result.

Variant 3: Multiselection in main success scenario, selection deferred to calculation function spec:
Use Case 0: Provide brightness property
    ...
    Trigger: User reaches main feature view.
    Main Success Scenario:
      1. User selects subset S of Things.
      2. User chooses to see brightness property for S.
      3. System *calculates brightess* for selection and displays result.
    Extensions:
      . . .

A: In short
There are no formal standards for a use-case description, so you are free to present it as best suits your needs, provided you are consistent withe the other use-case specifications and define well your convention.
Considering the widely used practices and the recomendations of popular authors, the second alternative will nevertheless be understood by most of your readers and therefore seems the most suitable. The third could be a good choice only in limited situations.
Some more details
I'll base my answer on Cockburn's book,  Writing effective use cases, since you seem to specify your use-case based on hist template:

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*Variant 1: it is an acceptable approach. The trigger specifies the start of the use-case.  It may either be its first step or an event that precedes the use-case (page 84 of Cockburn's book). Consistency with your other use-cases in this regard is key.  Personally I would not recommend it:

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*despite Cockburn's claims, I think it creates some fuzzyness about the exact scope of the use-case;

*having the first step presented differently is not consisten with the other steps.  Moreover it creates difficulties, for example if the first step is repetitive or, as you showed it very well, if there are alternative flows (i.e. numbering issue);

*therefore I strongly suggest to use the trigger to describe events or intents that lead to the use case but are not part of it.  Example: User is not satisfied with brightness

*Variant 2: it is the most common approach. No surprise, no ambiguity, everybody should understand it.  Cockburn uses it in a lot of examples throughout his book, and it's certainly not without reason that it's so popular.

*Variant 3: (EDIT) In my initial answer I misunderstood step 1 and 2 as being alternatives, which would not be a good solution. Use-cases are user-centric and related to user goals. It might therefore be misleading to artificially present as a unique main scenario something that is perceived as different cases by the users.  I'd therefore recommend to avoid it: the over-generalisation does not help to realize that there are in reality different situations.  Such simplification would at some moment require you to catch up, especially if use-cases are used for defining test scenarios or for user-manual production.
The last variant requires however some more thoughts. I don't know your domain of application and I answered by assuming that selection and multiselection is not perceived the same way by the user and may imply different behaviors.  But, if the simplification corresponds to a more general description, i.e. in your case the  selection and multiselection would indeed work exactly the same, except for the number of items that are initially selected, then this third case could indeed be the best option.

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Q: Dense subsets of $C^0(B_1,\mathbb C)$. Let $B_1 := \{z \in \mathbb C : |z| \le 1\},$ and let $C^0(B_1,\mathbb C)$ be the space of continuous complex-valued functions on $B_1$ equipped with the uniform convergence topology.
Listed below are four subsets of C0(B1,C). For each of them, decide whether or not it is dense in $C^0(B_1,\mathbb C)$.
(a) Restrictions to $B_1$ of polynomials in $z$.
(b) Restrictions to $B_1$ of polynomials in $z$ and $\bar{z}$.
(c) The set of smooth functions $f: B_1 \to \mathbb C$ that vanish on the boundary $\partial B_1$.
(d) The set of smooth functions $f: B_1 \to \mathbb C$ whose normal derivative vanishes along the boundary $\partial B_1$.
I can understand that The convergence we are dealing with is the uniform convergence of functions. Also, I know that in the real case the polynomials are dense in the space of continuous functions. I  am trying to find an analogous result for the complex case. I have a feeling that this may not true in the complex case. If so how to proceed (a) and (b)?
(c) and (d) I don't have much idea. Please share some thoughts. Thank you.

A: Partial answer:
a) Uniform limits of polynomials are analytic in the open disk. Hence a non-analytic continuous function like $\overline {z}$ cannot be approximated uniformly by polynomials.
b) By Stone Weierstrass Theorem polynomials in $z$ and $\overline {z}$ are dense in the space of continuous functions on $B_1$
c) Limits of function vanishing on the boundary also vanish on the boundary os this class is not dense.
[I do not know the answer to d)].


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Complaint to Brinda Karat on Missing Baby. CPI(M) Kerala Link in Dubious Case?
Despite complaining to CPI(M) polit bureau member Brinda Karat, the couple say they haven't received their son.
Dheepthi OJ
Published: 21 Oct 2021, 12:50 PM IST
Kerala based couple, Anupama S Chandran and B Ajith Kumar, whose son was allegedly given for adoption without their consent, are now alleging that CPI(M) national leader and politburo member Brinda Karat was informed of the 'abduction'.
Karat was informed because Anupama's father PS Jayachandran, a local committee member of CPI(M) Peroorkada, "forcefully abducted" and gave the one-year-old child for adoption, because he was opposed to their relationship. The Quint has a copy of the letter which Anupama wrote to Karat.
Speaking to The Quint the couple further alleged that Jayachandran objected to the relationship because Kumar is a Dalit Christian. Anupama belongs to Ezhava (OBC) caste.
Opposing Daughter's Relationship, CPI(M) Leader Gives Her Baby for Adoption
'Received No Help From Police, State and CPI(M)'
Anupama fell in love with Ajith Kumar and became pregnant last year. The couple said that they could not live together then as Kumar was married and was on the verge of getting a divorce. Kumar, however, is legally divorced now.
Anupama was a former area joint secretary of Students Federation of India in Peroorkada and CPI(M) Peroorkada branch member in Thiruvananthapuram. Kumar too is a member of CPI(M) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
Anupama delivered a baby boy on 19 October 2020. However, just three days after her delivery, the couple allege that Anupama's father Jayachandran along with her family members and P Ramesh (CPI(M) branch member) allegedly took the child away from them.
Speaking to The Quint, Kumar said,
"We also complained to Brinda Karat. She spoke to CPI(M) leader Sreemathi teacher and asked her to help us." The CPI(M) polit bureau member, he said, also directed them to reach out CPI(M) Zilla Secretary and Area Secretary in Thiruvananthapuram. "We did as she told. But no one has helped us."
"Brinda Karat said she could do only so much as she was not a party leader in the state," Kumar told The Quint. The couple also lodged complaints with the Peroorkada Police Station, several CPI(M) leaders, office of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Director General of Police, Assistant Commissioner, Child Rights Commission and Women's Rights Commission.
"But none of them have helped us in finding our child."
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'CPI(M) Was Involved in the Abduction'
Jayachandran claims to have a written note which states his daughter is mentally unstable and hence would not be able to take care of the child. The note's existence was corroborated by the local police. Anupama had said that she was forced by her parents to sign some documents when she was pregnant.
"After we complained to CWC, we came to know that Anupama's father had left the child in Ammathottil. We later learnt that 2 children were left there on 23 October. Of the two, one was already adopted by someone," Kumar said, adding that a DNA test was performed on the other child. Its result was negative, he said. However, the couple have not been able to confirm if the adopted one was theirs.
Ammathottil is the electronic cradle system functioning under Kerala State Council for Child Welfare, that has been instituted to provide better life conditions to the destitute, abandoned and relinquished children.
Kumar alleges that the ruling CPI(M) was allegedly involved in the abduction of his child. He says that Anupama's father executed all this with the help of his friends in the party and his advocate.
Anumapa said that Ajith's father, who is also Peroorkada local committee member of CPI(M) was called by the party's district secretary Anavoor Nagappan at his office. "There, the secretary threatened Ajith's father and asked him to send me back. Ajith also received several threats from the party members," she said, adding that he has now been expelled from the party.
'Police Should Investigate And Give the Child to Mother': CPI(M) District Secretary
When asked about the issue, CPI(M) Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary Anavoor Nagappan told The Quint that the committee has received a letter that Anupama had written to them.
"Neither the mother nor the father came to the party for help. Mother had written a letter to us. It is on the basis of this that we enquired. But the father never came to us."
District Committee Secretary Anavoor Nagappan
He added, "The mother should get the child, that is justice. The legal proceeding is going on in the case. The police should investigate and give the child back to his mother."
Anupama meanwhile had said she gave a written complaint to Anavoor Nagappan. "I even called him, but, he scolded me saying this is not a party issue."
She added that she has her son's birth certificate, although she alleges that her parents mistyped the "father's name" in it to cheat her. The couple now say that they in a very depressed state. "We don't even know if our kid is alive."
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Local Police Registers FIR, 5 Months After Receiving Complaint
The police have reportedly filed a FIR in the case only on 19 October, almost five months after the couple complained to them. And that too after this issue was widely reported in the media, he rued.
The News Minute reported that the police have registered a case against Anupama's father Jayachandran, mother Smitha, sister Anju, and her husband Arun, besides the CPI(M) leader's friends Ramesh and Anil Kumar.
All have been booked under sections 343 (wrongful confinement for three or more days), 361 (kidnapping from lawful guardianship), 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
However, no arrest has been made in the case so far.
Jayachandran, meanwhile has gone on record to say he has given the child for adoption to Child Welfare Committee (CWC). According to Asianet News, he also allegedly said he did this with Anupama's consent.
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Q: How to popup the android permission dialog in advance under API 23? Is there any way to popup the camera permission dialog programmatically before open camera ?
The dialog as the following screenshot:

A: You can call camera intent in a dialog box positive button. and set the message for accessing camera in Alertdialog box.

A: There is no "new permission system" before API 23. The Dialog does not pop up before 23 either, as you will always get "granted" if asking for permission.
If you implement everything correctly, set permissions in the manifest and ask for them at rumtime (if not given) the app will behave correctly and users before 23 will just use it, users with API 23 and later will get a dialog the first time.
You can not "ask" the user on before if he wants to grant you the permission after upgrading to 23.
If you want to show a "first time dialog" an alert dialog and some sharedPreference setting "hasSeenDialog" is the way to go. But I don't see why you would need that.


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Wenger admits pursuit of Liverpool striker is over
'The transfer market starts for me now'
David Hytner
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Wed 21 Aug 2013 19.35 EDT
Arsène Wenger said that there was categorically no possibility of Arsenal reviving their interest in Liverpool's Luis Suárez before the closure of the transfer window. He has seen two bids, the second of £40,000,001, rejected for the unsettled striker and there had been some hope at the club that the situation could somehow turn in Arsenal's favour, despite Liverpool's refusal to sell.
But Wenger gave short shrift to the notion after his team's Champions League play-off first-leg victory over Fenerbahce in Istanbul. Asked whether the bid to sign Suárez was over, he replied: "Yes. There is absolutely no chance of that." Wenger, who failed with a £10m offer for Newcastle United's Yohan Cabaye, said that he remained in the market for a midfielder. "Quality-wise we don't need anybody but number-wise we are short," he said. "We lost [Alex Oxlade-] Chamberlain, [Mikel] Arteta to injuries and [Abou] Diaby is also out – three international midfielders. We tried to bring one in but we are working on that.
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