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A Bergkamp Wonderland have their say on Man United v Arsenal
Alex Apati | 18.11.2016
There's a few bad omens surrounding Arsenal as they head into Saturday afternoon's meeting with Manchester United. They head to Old Trafford having not won there in the league for 10 years, with a manager who has never beaten Jose Mourinho in what is statistically their worst month in Premier League history.
So we thought we'd catch up with the team at A Bergkamp Wonderland to spread some optimism into this game for Gooners across the world.
Find out what they have to say about recent form, records and Mr Mourinho below…
Ladbrokes News: This game has brought about some great moments over the years. Which one would you say stands out to you on a personal level?
My favourite moment would be a game that Sylvain Wiltord scored the winner. Probably not the one that automatically springs to mind, though!
It was the FA Cup Fifth Round in the 2002-03 season. This game is special to me because it was probably the season I became completely besotted with Arsenal and football in general.
I was 13 at the time and had watched weeks of build-up talking about the history of the FA cup and I have distinct memories of running circles around my couch after Wiltord scored!
LN: Arsenal find themselves heading into this one in an unfamiliar position; they're not favourites. Do you think they should be?
To be honest it does surprise me that we're not down as slight favourites.
I can understand that United have the advantage of playing at home, and perhaps the Mourinho voodoo over Wenger suggests the market is right. But in terms of players, form and general identity I'd say we're the better team.
LN: United will be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Saturday's match and you must be delighted with that news! Just how big a loss is he, and how much does it strengthen Arsenal's chances?
Ibrahimovic's loss is big because it's clear that he's Mourinho's first choice by a mile, and he'd have picked up a lot of confidence in his last game after a brace.
Also, his ability to win aerial balls was instrumental to United's game plan the last time they played a formidable pressing team in Liverpool, so perhaps that could be Mourinho's plan A out the window.
LN: The Gunners haven't won at Old Trafford in the league for 10 years. Will the players be thinking about that on Saturday?
I think it will weigh on some of the players' minds but I'm hopeful we're in a stronger mental state than we have been in previous seasons.
Last year we lost against a glorified United reserve team.
Add to that our reputation of November meltdowns and the fact Wenger has never beaten Mourinho in the league and it's really important to see the whole team stand up and be counted.
LN: Be honest, is this Manchester United v Arsenal or Jose Mourinho v Arsene Wenger?
In some ways it is Mourinho v Wenger because they've been the main personal rivalry in the Premier League over the last decade, but it expands far beyond that.
Arsenal fans down to their core still care about this game above most and adding Mourinho into the equation will just raise fan's emotions even higher.
LN: And on the subject of Mourinho, do you have anything positive to say about him?
It's undeniable that Mourinho is a fantastic manager and a relentless winner for the most part.
That being said, I can definitely say that I'm loving watching him struggle!
LN: And finally, what's your prediction for Saturday's game?
I expect Mourinho to shut up shop on Saturday but with a lot of forced changes in the United defence I wouldn't rule out an early Arsenal goal and that could open the floodgates.
I'm going to go with 3-1 to Arsenal (knock on wood).
We're offering 22/1 for that prediction to be correct, while it's 28/1 for the Gunners to win 3-0, a repeat of last season's remarkable victory.
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Alex has been with the Ladbrokes PR team since 2017 having previously worked for the news department. From sparring with Peter Fury to talking interviews on the Duke and Duchess' baby names, he's covered a range of sports and novelty events.
A frustrated West Brom fan who is no stranger to an oche, Alex is originally from Dudley, although he's worked hard to rid himself of the Black Country twang.
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Last week, Wild Vinyl: Designer Art Toys opened at Cranbrook Art Museum, showcasing more than 400 designer toys.
The exhibition, which opened on Saturday, takes a look at the vinyl collectables craze that started in Asia in the late '90s and went on to take hold of designers the world over throughout the 2000s, becoming a kind of postmodern art form combining mass-production and customization, and mixing elements of anime, street art, and hip-hop culture. Metro Detroit's own Tristan Eaton has even contributed heavily to the genre as a designer for the popular Kidrobot vinyl toy brand.
On Friday evening, you can try your hand at making your own custom toy. The museum will host a DIY Vinyl Art Figures workshop and happy hour, where visitors can sketch ideas for their own custom toy while enjoying cocktails. Blank Kidrobot vinyl toys — basically the canvas for custom vinyl collectibles — will be available for purchase, so you can then later make your sketch a reality.
From 5-8 p.m. at Cranbrook Art Museum; 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills; 248-645-3323; cranbrookartmuseum.org; Event is free with museum admission. The exhibition runs through April 21, 2019.


Play the role of some special squid who has the ability to squirt acid to melt and kill various sea creatures in this Little Liquidator action flash game. For some reasons, all other sea creatures wants you dead so you must avoid them while squirting acid to melt and kill them in the process.
Rather simple looking title menu with images depicting that this is a game about a squid.
Hover the mouse around to move the squid and click the left mouse button to squirt acid!
Do remember that squids squirt from behind so aim your backside at them while escaping!
Simple and cute graphics style. Simple controls though it may need some time to get used using this kind on control scheme to move the squid around. Kinda innovative in a way since players need to aim their backside at enemies in order to kill them.
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Lifestyle modification strategies may help preserve mitochondrial function
August 11, 2020 by Kathy Beerman, PhD
Low dietary quality and physical inactivity are well-established lifestyle risk factors for age-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. One underlying mechanism that links lifestyle risk factors and subsequent chronic diseases is hyperinsulinemia. Studies suggest that hyperinsulinemia may contribute to age-related chronic diseases by increasing systemic inflammation and oxidative damage. Leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number reflects the number of mitochondria within each cell. As a biomarker of intracellular oxidative stress, leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number has been related to individual lifestyle factors, such as diet and weight. However, no epidemiologic study has examined the relationship between the combined insulinemic potential of lifestyle and leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number.
A new study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, examined the association between the Empirical Lifestyle Index for Hyperinsulinemia, a measure that characterizes the insulinemic potential of 3 lifestyle factors combined – diet, weight gain, and physical activity, and leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number. Researchers Keming Yang (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), Hongmei Nan (Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health), Fred Tabung (The Ohio State University), and colleagues utilized data from 2 ongoing prospective cohorts in the United States: the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Lifestyle and dietary habits were assessed by mailing subjects self-administered questionnaires every 2 years. Blood samples were collected from women between 1989 and 1990 in the Nurses' Health Study and between 1993 and 1995 in men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. For this study, a total of 2,160 women from the Nurses' Health Study and 675 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study were included in the final analysis.
The study results indicate a significant inverse association between the Empirical Lifestyle Index for Hyperinsulinemia and the leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number. Higher hyperinsulinemic lifestyle scores were associated with lower leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number among subjects without major diseases, suggesting the difference in lifestyle insulinemic potential may be related to excessive oxidative stress damage. This study highlights the importance of lifestyle modification strategies as a means of preserving mitochondrial function.
Reference Yang K, Forman MR, O Monahan P, Graham BH, Chan AT, Zhang X, De Vivo I, Giovannucci EL, Tabung FK, Hongmei N. Insulinemic Potential of Lifestyle Is Inversely Associated with Leukocyte Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in US White Adults. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 150, Issue 8, August 2020, Pages 2156–2163, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa146.
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Dr. Kathy Beerman teaches in the School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University. The author of several published articles, she is interested in research that focuses on the efficacy of a novel approach to treating iron deficiency anemia in rural regions of Guatemala and Ecuador. Dr. Beerman teaches an undergraduate nutrition course for health majors, as well as a course that prepares students to participate in a 10-day medical mission to Guatemala. Since joining the faculty at Washington State University in 1990, she has been the recipient of several teaching awards (the Burlington Northern Faculty Meritorious Achievement in Teaching Award, the R.M. Wade Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction). More recently, she received the CAS Outstanding Achievement Award in International Activities (2017) and the President's Award for Leadership (2018). Other scholarly activities include co-author of two introductory nutrition textbooks (Nutritional Sciences: From Fundamentals to Food and NUTR).
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ASA Announces Athletes For 2001 USA Softball Women's National Team Camp
By Lance Swan
Created: 11 April 2001
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The Amateur Softball Association announced today that fifty-one of the nation's finest women's fast pitch softball players have been selected to participate in the USA Softball Women's National Team Camp, May 30-June 3 at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. USA Softball will select two 16-player teams to represent the U.S. in international competitions such as the U.S. Cup in Honolulu, the Canada Cup in Vancouver and the Pan Am Qualifier in Maracay, Venezuela during the 2001 season.
The players invited are a who's who of women's fast pitch softball, including NCAA Champions, World Champions and a total of 54 NCAA All-America selections. A total of 10 states from Alabama to California and 15 NCAA Division I colleges will be represented at the 2001 USA Softball Women's National Team Camp. Additional players could be added if any of these players are unable to attend the camp.
Selections for the 2001 USA Softball Women's National Teams will be made following the USA Softball Women's National Team Camp. The two teams will then participate in the USA Softball Shootout, a four-city West Coast tour that will stop in Portland (June 8), Spokane (June 10), Sacramento (June 14) and Los Angeles (June 17) prior to leaving for the U.S. Cup in Hawaii.
USA Softball Women's National Teams have been among the most dominating of any sports team in history. The USA's ability to bring home the gold in World Championships, the Pan American Games and the Olympics is unchallenged, with a total of thirteen.
The USA Softball Women's National Team won the first Olympic gold medal in the sport's history during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, and defended its gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The USA Softball Women's National Team, which has won the past four consecutive World Championships, the past four consecutive Pan Am Games and the past two Olympic gold medals, is the undisputed No. 1 team in the world.
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Caratteristiche tecniche
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Prodotto del settore giovanile del , nel 2012 viene acquistato dallo  con cui colleziona 27 presenze condite da 5 reti.

Nell'agosto 2015 viene acquistato dallo , con cui debutta in Ligue 1 il 19 dicembre successivo in occasione dell'incontro perso 2-0 contro il .

Il 4 gennaio 2022 si trasferisce al .

Il 23 agosto 2022 viene acquistato dall', che contestualmente lo lascia in prestito al Watford per la stagione 2022-2023.

Nazionale
Nel marzo 2017 ha rifiutato la convocazione da parte del Gambia dichiarando di voler scegliere in futuro fra Mali e Costa d'Avorio. Opta per rappresentare quest'ultima, da cui viene convocato per la prima volta nel maggio 2021. Debutta il 5 giugno dello stesso anno nell'amichevole vinta 2-1 contro il .

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Elena Nicolaou
Photo: courtesy of Voltage Pictures.
The movie After doesn't come out for three days, but fans are already tweeting as if they'd already seen it, processed it, and declared it their favorite movie. After's path to the big screen is unusual — and explains why the movie comes complete with a highly enthusiastic audience.
While in her early 20s, Anna Todd began writing installments of One Direction fan fiction on the website Wattpad. She told the story of Tessa Young, a sheltered girl who goes to Washington State University and is awakened by her torrid relationship with none other than Harry Styles (his name is changed to Hardin Scott in the book and movie). As she wrote, fans would help determine the course of the story. With over 1.5 billion hits, Todd's After ended up becoming the most widely-read book on Wattpad (print copies sold over 11 million).
On April 12, After is landing in theaters. Along with it comes the #Hessa fandom — and all of the controversies attached. Is Hardin a manipulative jerk molded in the style of Christian Grey, as some say? You'll have to decide for yourself.
After Cast Guide To Hardin, Tessa & All The Characters
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Unequal access to finance, education and tech devices are some of the obstacles many African women face to getting online. For many of those who go online, gender marginalization is common, perpetuating inequalities established offline but amplifying them through online anonymity of the perpetrators who could be located anywhere and without physical contact with the victim.
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The threat of mass surveillance, infringement of public and media free speech by the state, and the excessive power granted to law enforcement agencies are amongst many of the concerns presented by cyber security related laws. This begs one to question whether online rights will be repeatedly trumped under the guise of cyber security. Through a series of thought provoking questions, this gray area of internet freedom will be explored by players involved in the development and monitoring of cyber security strategies at a national and international level.


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Daniel Pelegrina: '2008 was very difficult for farmers – Fernández shouldn't repeat the past'
Ahead of Sunday's elections, the head of the Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA) shares his perspective on Mauricio Macri economic policy, and what lies ahead for farmers should the Peronists return to power.
Carly Graf
Daniel Pelegrina, head of the Rural Society of Argentina | Buenos Aires Times/Juan Obregon
Less than one year after an unprecedented drought ravaged Argentine farming, the sector has bounced back with a record-setting harvest. The boost led to 46 percent year-over-year growth, according to data from the INDEC statistics bureau, securing the sector's continued place as a crucial economic earner, accounting for 6.1 percent of overall GDP.
Much of this success can be attributed to President Mauricio Macri's policies of lower export tariffs and free trade, says Daniel Pelegrina, head of the Rural Society of Argentina.
Now, Macri is on his heels. A decisive defeat in August's PASO primaries spiked inflation even further and prompted a devaluation of the peso. Despite reimposing tariffs and currency controls, polls indicate it's likely he'll be replaced in office by Alberto Fernández and his running-mate, former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
The latter has a storied history of enmity with farmers, culminating in the famous 2008 protests against soybean tariffs that left supermarket shelves empty, crops spoiled and thousands without access to food. It also prompted the then-Cabinet chief, Fernández, to resign.
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The Times met with Pelegrina this week to understand how producers are preparing for what comes next.
What's the state of the agricultural sector at present in Argentina?
We are the motor of Argentina's economy. We bring in nearly 60 percent of foreign currency.
It's one of the only sectors contributing positively to our foreign debt, which right now is nearly US$300 billion. The Macri administration has helped us, prioritising the global economy and trade. It's proven that this avenue facilitates growth for Argentina.
SRA head Daniel Pelegrina: 'Export duties were a step back, an outdated policy'
Internal problems have hurt us – we can't advance when facing inflation, our principal weakness, or severe external debt, high interest rates and enormous public spending that implicates the private sector, too. Meat and milk suffer especially because 80 percent of production is consumed locally. Ranchers pay costs in dollars, but receive pesos.
We can't effectively address problems that could lend us a competitive edge like infrastructure or transportation … For many years, Argentina's been behind, but we've made early improvements with President Macri. The process must mature.
Overall, though, the sector is healthy. We are planning for the future. Growth can continue through policies like those [in place] since 2015.
How would you describe your relationship with President Macri?
We have a very good relationship. His decisions to lower or eliminate tariffs on key exports and reduce trade restrictions have benefited farmers. What's continued, too, is open, constructive and ongoing dialogue. He's worked closely with La Mesa de Enlace [a group of influential agribusiness leaders] and participated in conversations for months as we figure out how our work links with Argentina's overall economic plan.
So, yes, it's an excellent relationship ... He asks about problems we can anticipate, and how to work together to build a State we can move forward to achieve new heights."
How did you feel about the reimposition of tariffs and currency controls after the recent economic downtown?
We understood why it happened ... and that it was short term. Argentina needed it, and President Macri chose this path. He explained it to us, saying it wasn't the route he liked and that it weighed on him a great deal, but he had to do it in this moment of crisis.
Really, this was the result of mismanagement over the last 70 years. The fault wasn't solely with this administration, it was with all those prior, and we're now getting the bill...
How would you describe President Macri?
I don't have a personal relationship, but in moments we're together, he's always attentive, methodical and analytical. He'll often take notes and bring them back to remember exactly what we discussed. He clearly has a strong work ethic.
What do you think about the possibility of Alberto Fernández winning?
If Argentina votes for him, we will of course try to work with him. We will continue to share our proposals supporting farmers and all of Argentina, including amplifying exports and prioritising facing the world. Fernández is very concerned with lowering domestic prices. We don't think heavy tariffs work ... We will continue to explain our position and propose alternatives.
How was your meeting with Fernández earlier this year?
It was a basic conversation about our priorities. It was fluid, civilised and attentive. As long as we're in a campaign, it's necessary to present our side.
[The conflict in] 2008 was very difficult for farmers. Those feelings are still latent within many. We hope Fernández sees he shouldn't repeat the past.
Will you give him a chance to demonstrate he's moved on from 2008, as he's said?
That's why we keep having these conversations. We're working to construct social capital and build consensus. Right now, we're in a period of dialogue...
Can you explain your views on reducing the size of the State?
Argentina's public accounts are in total disorder. The growth of the State isn't sustainable for the private sector. You have too many people working for the State, retirees who depend on the State and others who receive services from the State … Because of this, we must restructure and address the issue without targeting business investment.
It's not just a national question, it's a provincial question, a municipal question. Without getting our books in order, we can't achieve economic stability.
What do you think of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner?
She's a very skilled politician. But, unfortunately, I think she uses her skills to do harm.
Do you think it's possible that a 'Fernández-Fernández' administration could institute taxes similar to those in 2008?
This is the fear that we haven't been able to dismiss entirely. Some mentions from Fernández seemed like her politics ... The question is what happens when things calm down – how will influence be divided internally? Will there be a power struggle?
This is the question of all of Argentina. Kirchnerismo was bad for rural Argentina and all of Argentina ... She's really radical and, in my opinion, she hasn't changed.
If they did impose something similar, would farmers react similarly?
Of course. Farmers were defending themselves. It wasn't solely economics ... She attacked the values of farmers that make them who they are — work ethic, respect, family, life. If you threaten those things, farmers will fight back.
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Based on a novel by prolific Japanese authoress Miyuki Miyabe, Brave Story is a tale of love, friendship, and the sacrifices people must make in order to do what is right.
Eleven-year-old protagonist Wataru meets Mitsuru, a lone figure who tells our young hero about the World of Vision, a place where destiny can be changed. Wataru chooses to enter and follows a chain of events involving his family. He also forms friendships and discovers much about life.
Directed by super talented animator Kôichi Chigira (Tokyo Babylon, Full Metal Panic) Brave Story is an exquisite yet simple piece of magic realist anime. Extras include The Five Jewels of Brave Story a 'making of' featurette documentary and We Are Not a Couple, a short film which attempts to explain some of the more mystical aspects of the film.


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Q: How to test for a reference cycle caused by saved exception? I'm talking about this problem: https://bugs.python.org/issue36820.
Small summary:
Saving an exception causes a cyclic reference, because the exception's data include a traceback containing the stack frame with the variable where the exception was saved.
try:
    1/0
except Exception as e:
    ee = e

The code is not broken, beacuse Python will eventually free the memory with its garbage collector. But the whole sitation can be avoided:
try:
    1/0
except Exception as e:
    ee = e
    ...
    ...
finally:
    ee = None

In the linked bpo-36820 there is a demonstration with a weak reference kept alive.
My question is if there exist a test that does not need to edit the function itself.
Something like

*

*run the tested function

*check if a new cycle was created

Can the gc module do that?

A: Yes, using the gc module, we can check whether there are (new) exceptions that are only referred to by a traceback frame.
In practice, iterating gc objects creates an additional referrer (can't use WeakSet as built-in exceptions don't support weakref), so we check that there are two referrers — the frame and the additional referrer.
def get_exception_ids_with_reference_cycle(exclude_ids=None):
    import gc
    import types
    exclude_ids = () if exclude_ids is None else exclude_ids
    exceptions = [
        o for o in gc.get_objects(generation=0)
        if isinstance(o, Exception) and id(o) not in exclude_ids
    ]
    exception_ids = [
        id(e) for e in exceptions
        if len(gc.get_referrers(e)) == 2 and all(
            isinstance(r, types.FrameType) or r is exceptions
            for r in gc.get_referrers(e)
        )
    ]
    return exception_ids

Usage:
exception_ids = get_exception_ids_with_reference_cycle()
x()
print(bool(get_exception_ids_with_reference_cycle(exclude_ids=exception_ids)))

Alternative usage:
@contextlib.contextmanager
def make_helper():
    exception_ids = get_exception_ids_with_reference_cycle()
    yield lambda: bool(get_exception_ids_with_reference_cycle(exclude_ids=exception_ids))

with make_helper() as get_true_if_reference_cycle_was_created:
    x()
    print(get_true_if_reference_cycle_was_created())

A: I believe you can use the gc module to do something like this.
import gc

# First, enable garbage collection
gc.enable()

# Save an exception to a variable
exception = Exception('test exception')

# Check for objects that are no longer being referenced by the program
if gc.garbage:
  # Print the objects that are causing the cycle
  print(gc.garbage)

  # Use the gc.get_referrers method to find out what objects
  # are causing the cycle
  for obj in gc.garbage:
    print(gc.get_referrers(obj))

  # Modify your code to break the cycle
  # (This will depend on your specific code and the objects
  # involved in the cycle)

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It seems clear that, thanks to the Bush crowd, this country is now in the early stages of what might fairly be called the Post-Constitutional Era.
If Bush is re-elected, the trend may be -- probably will be -- irreversible. Rights to privacy, freedom from unreasonable searches, the rights of any kind of minority, freedom of and from religion, the existence of an independent judiciary and many other basic American principles are disappearing fast, and re-election surely will bring an acceleration of the dismantling of the Constitution of the United States.
In light of that belief, two letters to editors of newspapers over the last couple of days hit me hard. The letters seem to me to exemplify the often willful ignorance that permits the Bushies to rip up our Constitution with impunity.
In one of the letters, the writer said he was tired of newspaper commentators and others "bashing" right wing radio talk shows. He was unhappy with some lie or another that the radical rightists have been spewing of late, because he couldn't help but recognize that lie, but in general, he declared, he is a fan of the extremist talk shows. The gist of his message was that while he knows at some level that he's not being told the truth, he is being told what he wants to hear, and so it doesn't matter that it's mostly false.
The other writer griped that his local newspaper continues to print letters and editorials that state Bush & Co. lied about their reasons for invading Iraq. He has seen no evidence of that, he said, and if there were lies, the paper should expose them. The publication in question has not done any better than most of the country's newspapers in terms of giving the revelations of lies the space and display they should receive, but it reports regularly on the evidence as it is revealed.
In other words, the letter writer simply has declined to read or has deliberately chosen not to understand the articles that tell him what he does not want to know.
How can rational people get through to such fools, or even begin rational discourse in the face of such self-imposed ignorance, such obstinate refusal to face even the most obvious truths? I confess I frequently find myself at a loss, and secretly wishing we could impose a test on public affairs as a prerequisite for voting – though, of course, the folks in power would surely manipulate the design of the test to their own advantage.
It is difficult at times to avoid despair.
Please click on the link to Harley Sorensen's San Francisco Chronicle column in the space to the right. His piece today, Jan. 19, 2004, is the most courageous commentary about the American mindset that I have seen in a very long time.


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Microsoft tightens integration between Outlook Web App and OneDrive for Business
OWA will now offer users the option to attach links to OneDrive for Business files in email messages
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Microsoft wants to promote the use of OneDrive for Business among Office 365 customers, so it's building links between the work cloud storage service and Outlook Web App (OWA), the suite's browser-based email interface.
Over the coming weeks, Microsoft will roll out an option in OWA's interface to attach OneDrive for Business URL links to messages, in addition to the conventional option of attaching files stored in the sender's hard drive.
When email recipients click on the OneDrive for Business link, they're taken to a file hosted in Microsoft data centers, so that they and their colleagues can co-edit the document using Office Online -- the browser-based version of the Office productivity apps suite -- and see each other's changes.
In addition, when people choose a file on their hard drive as an attachment, OWA will ask them if they want to instead share it as a OneDrive for Business link, and if they say yes, the file is automatically uploaded to the cloud storage service.
The changes were described by Microsoft in a blog post Wednesday.
It's not clear whether Microsoft plans to add options to the OWA interface to attach links to files in third-party cloud storage services, like Dropbox, Box and Google Drive.
There is also a potential inconvenience when sharing OneDrive for Business links with email recipients who don't work in the sender's organization and thus aren't part of the sender's Office 365 domain. In those cases, recipients need to sign in to a Microsoft account -- or create one -- in order to access the file.
The new features are also being rolled out to the OWA apps for iPad, iPhone and Android. They will be added later to the Outlook desktop client app.
Microsoft had announced these features earlier this year at its Exchange Conference.
Juan Carlos Perez covers enterprise communication/collaboration suites, operating systems, browsers and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Juan on Twitter at @JuanCPerezIDG.
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Analysis of an Outrage Story: The McDonald's Cup Of Coffee Lady
Is hot coffee a dangerous instrumentality? Is it worth getting outraged over?
Sometimes stories can be used to sell outrage in more than one way. You either think that the McDonald's cup-of-coffee lawsuit was totally frivolous, or you think McDonald's is an "evil corporation" who set out to burn people because somehow that made them money. Neither is really true.
The question you have to ask yourself, though is why are you outraged at all? It is merely a squandering of your own emotional energy. And as it turns out, there isn't much to be outraged about, as it really boils down to (pardon the pun) a war between two competing economic factions, neither of which has your best interests at heart. But both want to use you, and your outrage.
When it comes to poverty stories, none tops the list like the McDonald's cup-of-coffee lady. It was a long time ago, but people still cite it as an "outrage" - but the outrage is often directed at different players. Folks like to sit around and tell this story - or the outsized urban legend version of it, and either use it to bootstrap their dreams of winning "litigation lottery" or to be outraged at a legal system that allows such suits (while still secretly wishing they would win a million bucks themselves!).
In case you missed the real story, the lady put a cup of coffee between her knees in the passenger seat of her son's car, tried to remove the lid, and when she did, it shot hot coffee all over her crotch, which caused third degree burns. This was not a pleasant experience, to say the least.
There are two points of view on this story, both valid, both irrelevant. The first is "this is another example of frivolous litigation! This lady won five million dollars from McDonald's! Everyone knows that coffee is hot! What was she thinking putting the cup in her crotch?"
Of course, this argument exaggerates the facts. She "won" about $600,000 after it was reduced on appeal, and then both parties settled for an undisclosed amount (hint: probably less than the $600,000). The lawyers claimed they waived their fees in the matter. I don't know about you, but even a few hundred grand doesn't make up for having hot water sprayed all over your vagina. This lady didn't "come out ahead" in the deal at all.
The other side is equally adamant. "McDonald's had coffee hotter than other coffee shops and they knew of other injuries from hot coffee and did nothing to lower the temperature! Another example of evil corporations putting profits over people!"
But this argument is also flawed. Yes, paid expert witnesses testified that the coffee was hotter than what you serve at home and that it could burn you more as a result. But McDonald's also argued that the reason for the hotter coffee was that it tasted better (near-boiling water is needed to bring out the aromatics in coffee beans) and that it would stay warmer while people drove to the office or jobsite where they could consume the coffee. There was really no profit motive in making the coffee hotter, they were just trying to make a better product. And as it turns out, today, coffee is pretty much still served at the same temperature as before - by a number of outlets, not just McDonald's.
The question gets down to whether people are aware or should be aware that in order to make coffee or tea you have to boil water and thus the beverage is served piping hot - hot enough in fact to burn you. We make tea every morning and we have to wait several minutes, not only for the tea to "steep" but for the temperature to drop to drinkable levels. You would injure yourself severely drinking the hot water directly out of the tea kettle. Funny thing, though, the kettle has no warning label on it to this effect.
Maybe I should sue.
I had to take Mark to the fire house the other day when he spilled a pan of bacon grease on his hand. (By the way, the best way to make bacon is in the oven. Put the strips on parchment paper on a baking sheet (the kind with a 1" edge around it) and bake it. No mess, no splatter, and perfect bacon every time, thank you Cook's Country. Now, if you'll just stop using negative option subscriptions and drop the frivolous suit against your founder, I might actually re-subscribe to your magazine!)
Funny thing, the bacon package came with no warning about this. Maybe we should sue them, too?
It is a relevant question as to where personal responsibility begins and ends, with regard to everyday hazardous items that we handle on a regular basis. Running with scissors is dangerous. Should they all be blunted for safety? On the other hand, dishwasher makers have changed their designs after many children were impaled by knives sticking up out of the cutlery tray. It is never a cut-and-dried issue (sorry, pun again).
The "We hate McDonald's" side (and personal injury attorneys I've talked to) believe that the fact that McDonald's coffee is hotter than other sampled coffees (according to paid expert witnesses) is proof enough that they are at fault. But that is not entirely clear to the rest of us. I mean, after all, shouldn't we know that fast cars can kill you, hot beverages can burn, and that putting your fingers in the lawnmower means no more fingers?
The other side of the debate (if you can call it that) will point to urban legends where usually some jughead (conveniently a foreigner, if they are xenophobic) buys a lawnmower and decides to trim his hedges with it. He and his brother-in-law lift the running mower to run it across the top of the hedges and lose all their fingers. They sue the lawnmower company and win fifty gazillion-billion-trillion dollars. "Another example of our legal system run amok!" they cry.
(Funny thing, the same people telling this story around the cracker barrel are waiting for the settlement in their slip-and-fall suit and their corresponding disability claim to be processed).
Of course, the problem is, the lawnmower story isn't true. It is just an urban legend. And the McDonald's Coffee Lady story has assumed similar proportions of legend, based on who is telling the tale and what they are trying to sell you (tort reform or big-corporations-are-evil).
So what is the real deal? Should we be outraged at heartless McDonalds for flinging scalding hot coffee in the faces of toddlers? Or should we be outraged at those heartless personal injury attorneys (throw in the antisemitic content here, if desired) who are sucking the life blood out of the Nations' economy?
How about this? How about not being outraged at all?
Yes, I know this is hard for most people to do. Not be outraged. It is an interesting concept. You could consider all the facts and then figure out, well, it isn't much of an outrage at all.
What we have here is a fight between two opposing political and legal views. When I went to George Washington University, it was a "Liberal" law school, as opposed to nearby George Mason, which subscribed to the Chicago School of Law and Economics theories. At GW, they taught us "deep pocket theory" - that any wrong in society should be righted by whoever has the most money in the transaction. It doesn't matter about causation or who was at fault, just sue the guy who has the most bucks, and everyone is made whole. They can afford it, right?
Like I said, it is a theory - one that has been losing ground as of late.
And part and parcel of this theory is that the court system should be used as a means of social change when the legislative branch refuses to act. State or Federal legislators or regulators won't enact safety standards for coffee temperature, so the personal injury suit, coupled with punitive damages will force companies and individuals to change their behavior, not because of any law, but because of fear of future lawsuits.
And actually, Congress has gone along with this theory. If someone robo-calls you, you can sue them under the law, and you can make money at this. It is spelled out in the law, even how much you can sue for. Someone "junk faxed" me and I sued them, and got $1000 for my troubles. They were pissed at me to be sure, but I came into my office one Monday morning and found my fax machine run out of paper because he sent me several 13-page faxes advertising his - get this - prices on fax paper. Meanwhile, my client can't fax me because the machine buffer is full.
We've actually enacted laws - some decades or over a century old - that allow people to sue to correct wrongs in society. The False Claims Act allows people to sue Qui Tam on behalf of the government to collect damages on behalf of the government, taking a percentage as a bounty. So this idea of using courts to rectify wrongs is, well, pretty old.
The other side of the argument is that the litigation profession has gone too far. We have specious lawsuits being brought every day, and the cost of litigating these is driving up the cost of doing business, which leads to higher prices for consumers. It is akin to the abuses in the Patent system ("patent trolls"), or these "drive-by" ADA lawsuits where people harass the 7-11 owner about the angle of his handicap ramps.
To hear them tell it, the entire U.S. economy is being dragged down by such lawsuits, including, of course, the class-action lawsuit. And the only real winners in these suits are, of course, the litigation attorneys.
In the famous "side saddle" gas-tank lawsuit against GM, the class members in the suit received a coupon good for $500 off on a new GM car. If your kid just died in a fiery crash of a GM pickup of that era, odds are, you are not keen to go buy a new one. That suit, like the Pinto suit, was typical of the time, because of how cars were built back then. Back then, manufacturers put gas tanks on cars where they were convenient. Cars didn't have seatbelts or even padded dashboards. They were in fact, deathtraps.
Back then, the gas tank was often put behind the rear axle. The filler tube was behind the license plate, in the center, so you could fill from both sides. They did this because people liked it and it was cheap to do. Putting the gas tank under the rear seat (as in modern cars) would have been safer, but with rear-wheel-drive, it is very hard to do. BMW did this with my E36's, using a "dog-bone" shaped tank that straddled the drive-shaft. It required two fuel pumps and two level sending units (for the fuel gauge) and a mess of wiring. It wasn't cheap or easy to do. In fact, the technology to do this simply didn't exist back then, unless you wanted to install two 10-gallon tanks and have separate fuel gauges.
When cars got smaller, the problem got worse. The Pinto suffered from this problem because, in addition, they started using 5 mph bumpers, which required huge bolts to attach, and Detroit was fond, at the time, of pointed bolts, as they were easy to install with an airgun on the assembly line. Sadly, no on figured out these bolts would act as detonator pins and puncture and ignite the fuel tank in a rear-end collision.
And in any car design, there is a cost-analysis factor involving the cost of design changes versus the cost in human lives or injuries. People today (particularly the social media types) like to say, "If it saves even one life, it's worth it!" not realizing that such an argument could be used to outlaw cars or even airplanes, or indeed, any human activity which involves any level of danger. If you think this cost-benefit analysis was unique to the Pinto design or doesn't go on today, you're living in a dream world. Engineering is all about balancing costs and risks.
Funny thing, though, a lot of people shaking their head over the Pinto debacle drove Volkswagen Beetles, which were even worse, as the gas tank was in front, with the jack positioned as a detonator pin. The dasboard was open to the front trunk, and the only thing keeping flaming gasoline from rushing into the passenger compartment was a thin layer of cardboard. Don't take my word for it, ask Ralph Nader. Or ask my friend who was burned from the waist down with 3rd degree burns, in a Volkswagen accident. Funny thing, he never got a check from VW over that, and it was a lot worse than being burned by coffee.
Did these lawsuits make cars safer? Or was it government regulations? Or a combination of the two? It is hard to say, but no one has gas tanks outside the frame rails (such as they are) of cars today. But let's face it, if you plow into something fast enough, no matter where the gas tank is located, 20 gallons of gas will blow up, if the impact forces are high enough. True, today, cars are a lot safer. Today, even the smallest of cars weighs in at 3,000 lbs. No one makes sub-2000-lb cars anymore. Due to regulations - and yes, litigation - cars are safer than in the past. Today, we have better technology than back then. Judging yesterday's cars by today's standards is hardly fair.
But the ultimate thing is, truth is rarely black and white, it is kind of messy and grey. Getting "outraged" by one story or another is hardly a useful use of your spare time. It does, however, make you a useful pawn in these legal and political games being played out.
And that is all the McDonald's cup-o-coffee-lady story was - just another point in the graph of litigation attorneys versus companies. Of two opposing viewpoints of how the law should be applied, as a set of rules or a means of righting wrongs. Bear in mind that the jury in the cup-o-coffee case found the lady partly to blame for her own predicament and thus reduced actual damaged to $170,000. The real issue was the tacking-on of $2.7 Million as "punitive damages" which, as the name implies, are designed to "punish" the defendant and get them to change their behavior.
The question arises, should a jury of twelve pretty clueless people be deciding public policy, vis-a-vis design of gas tanks on cars or what temperature coffee should be served at? I know this is a boring question, but that is the real issue at stake here. Of course, since that case, punitive damages have been curtailed severely by the Supreme Court and likely will be curtailed further as time goes on, at least with the new Justice on the court. If this case was tried today, it is likely that the punitives would not be awarded at all, or reduced to nothing on appeal.
"But," some folks argue, "she offered to settle for $20,000 early on and McDonald's refused! Isn't it their own fault for litigating the case?" Maybe, maybe not. From their perspective, if you pay out $20,000 each time someone burns themselves with hot coffee, you'd better get your checkbook ready. Because once word gets out, well, a lot of people will be claiming their $20,000. Yes, people do stage "copycat" accidents, particularly with big companies. The reason they have cameras in the aisles of the grocery story isn't just because of shoplifting, it is the fake slip-and-fall accidents that people routinely stage.
And you aren't defending the idea of people faking accidents, right?
The other problem is, if you change your policies or change your designs, a personal injury attorney will use this as an admission that you knew the design or policy was faulty and therefore were at fault. Back in the 1970's, this was a real problem. You change a car design to correct a defect, and you open yourself up to lawsuits. You do the right thing, and you get sued as a result.
Similarly, companies - yes, including United Air Lines - don't want to admit fault when a passenger does something wrong and creates a fuss. If they so, well, you've given carte blanche to other passengers to create a similar fuss. And also you've add fuel to the fire of the personal injury lawsuit.
Why do you think that guy ran back on the plane? Could it be to make sure he got his injuries on the YouTube video? It does seem like an odd thing to do.
So, oddly enough, our litigation system can force companies to feel that they can't change course, or can't change designs as doing so only places them at a legal disadvantage. No matter what you do, you can't "win" at litigation lottery if you are a defendant. Your opponent will use the media to smear the name of your company, and all you can say is, through your corporate communications director, "We cannot comment on pending litigation matters on advice of our attorney."
The Plaintiff holds all the cards. And today, these cards include an army of clueless idiots on social media who can be counted on to be "outraged" by whatever slanted story you want to put out there. The opposing side is muzzled by pending litigation. But people don't see that - they see only outrage and they see red. They post on their wall, they text, they tweet.
People gunned down in the street take a back seat to a guy who refuses to give up his seat. Why is this?
Of course, it cuts both ways, doesn't it? Most of the outrage in the cup-o-coffee case was directed not at McDonald's, but at the personal injury litigation system. The corporate interests against personal injury attorneys - and in particular punitive damages - did a good job of stoking the fires of outrage against "sleazy opportunistic lawyers" which is an easy target (like an airline) to hit.
It was only with the Trial Lawyers Association got into the act that we heard another side (albeit one that was kind of lame - "the coffee was hot!") to the story. But it was pretty much too late. People made up their minds. The lady "won" $5 million which is why a Big Mac costs so much and why jobs are moving to China.
The real truth? Well, like auto gas tanks, cars are different today. Most cars have at least two cupholders, if not six or eight. Coffee cups are differently shaped, and we've become a coffee-drinking nation - Starbucks is what has happened in the 20 years since the cup-o-coffee lady. According to some sources, McDonald's still serves its coffee hot (180 degrees or so) - as do most Coffee places, including Starbucks. Not much has changed in that regard. We have new coffee cup designs and new coffee lid designs, and "caution, hot coffee!" written in tiny letters on the side of the cup (like cigarettes, if you put a warning on, people can't sue).
So not much has changed with regard to coffee. The jury didn't change social policy much in this case. The anti-litigation contingent did make hay from the situation, and today, personal injury suits are reined in somewhat.
But the lawsuits are still being filed, even today, over hot coffee. The only thing that has changed is, we aren't so outraged by it anymore.
And the poor lady who burned her cooch? Sad story. A series of skin grafts and a painful recovery. She really didn't "win" anything out of the deal, regardless of who was at fault.
Am I outraged? At who? For what? I've learned long ago that horribly bad things can happen to very nice people - like my friend burned in the VW collision. We just have to thank God that horrible things haven't happened to us, just yet. I've also learned that these things work their way through the courts with or without my sense of outrage. Maybe the personal injury system needed reform, and maybe that reform has occurred or is occurring (not by the billboard count, though). The legal system still seems to favor lawyers the most, as people are slowly realizing. If you are outraged by that, you're not paying attention.
The point is, and I did have one, being "outraged" over these one-sided stories is often just a waste of your personal energy. The McDonald's cup-o-coffee case turned out not to be such an outrage after all. McDonald's spent more on legal fees than they did on the settlement. And the personal-injury attorneys likely didn't make out very well, if in fact they lost money in the deal. Coffee is still served hot, and whether McDonald's was "at fault" is really not very clear even today (unless you are a personal injury attorney, of course!). What was the point of being outraged over it all?
A better approach is to wait-and-see where it goes. Oftentimes, long after things have settled down, we find out the real facts, which often are far different than the "outrage" story posted by the media. And of course, the media loves an outrage story and will post half the facts to get you upset so you keep watching and keep clicking and keep viewing. You've sold yourself to corporate interests by being outraged. They've got you so angry you are seeing red, which means you are seeing nothing at all.
It is akin to the BLM movement. A guy with a sketchy background robs a cigar store. Confronted by the Police, he dives into the police car to wrestle the gun away from the Policeman, in an attempt to murder him. These are the facts as they came out in the end. The "outrage" story of the "unarmed black teen" or whatever, turned out to be entirely false. This is not to say that there are no cases of police abuse, only that this wasn't one of them.
But once you see a "pattern" or think you do, you start to see Jesus' face in a taco everywhere. Suddenly it seems there are a "spate" of police officers shooting or killing "unarmed black teens" for no reason whatsoever. Our brains, programmed in pattern-recognition, start looking for patterns where there are none. Every police shooting is now deemed unjustified, just as every incident on a United airlines flight today is now reported breathlessly. Nothing has really changed, other that we weren't looking for a pattern before, and the media wants to give us something we will click on.
In short, you are being used and you are letting yourself be used, by being "outraged" by the media. I have received several e-mails (some pages long!) trying to explain to me why I am "wrong" on the issue of this United thing, when really I have no opinion at all, other than there is likely another side to the story we are not hearing, and when someone says get off their plane, you kind of have to. Over time, we will hear more about this story, and a decade from now, when the dust settles, you will read about it on Wikipedia and wonder what all the fuss was about.
It is like the Columbine massacre. Other than the actual killings themselves, nearly everything reported by the media at the time was completely wrong - 100% wrong. And this is not an anomaly. The media reports rumor and innuendo all the time - or just half the story to slant things one way or another - whichever way gets you to watch, click, read, or buy. Boring stories don't sell newspapers.
So, stop being outraged. This guy thrown off the plane is suing. United will spend more on lawyers than he will get in the undisclosed settlement. Not much will change in the world. If a flight attendant taps you on the shoulder and says you have to get off the plane, you will still have to get off. That rule isn't going to change and never will change - because if you think about it, it would be unworkable to allow passengers to decide how the plane is to be flown.
And no, a "bill" (which is not a law) introduced by an opportunistic State legislator (who wants to suck up to voters) is not likely to pass, or if passed, not likely to be enforceable, as Interstate Commerce is not the province of local legislators who cannot even come up with a budget for their bankrupt State.
Hmmm..... If I lived in Illinois or Chicago, maybe that would be something to be outraged about?
Update : This is a picture of coffee I made this morning using a percolator, a few moments after pouring it. As you can see it is 180 degrees Fahrenheit the temperature of the so-called dangerous McDonald's coffee.
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Tuvan Gumrukcu
SOKE, Turkey (Reuters) - Those in the small Turkish town of Soke who knew Mevlut Altintas, the smartly dressed, clean-shaven young man who shot dead Russia's ambassador this week, recall a lonely taciturn boy twice rejected by university before leaving home and joining the police.
Local newspapers, carrying headlines on the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov by the off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas at an art gallery in Ankara, are pictured in the Aegean town of Soke in Aydin province, Turkey, December 21, 2016. Picture taken December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Hakan Akgun
Altintas was 22 when he shot Andrei Karlov in the back at an Ankara art gallery before being himself gunned down by police. Few in Soke would have recognised the figure in black suit and tie who stood over the diplomat's body screaming jihadi slogans.
For his family, as for Karlov's, it was a tragedy.
"I have always admired their son," said a next-door neighbour, who spoke to Reuters from behind her closed door and from time to time broke down in tears. "He was respectful and calm, a very nice young man.
"When the police arrived at the door, we assumed he had been killed on duty and they were here to tell the family of his martyrdom. The mother was devastated when she heard," the neighbour said.
The killing, for many, illustrated the turmoil in a country that has been transformed under Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey has to contend with conflicts across the border in Syria and Iraq, and Kurdish insurrection and attacks by Islamic State at home.
The police force Altintas served, as a member of the riot squad, is also in some tumult, its command and rank-and-file purged of what Erdogan calls traitors and terrorists after a failed coup against him in July. The Turkish police has long had secret networks and allegiances in its ranks, both Islamist and nationalist.
Although constitutionally secular, the Turkish state has long relied on the "twin pillars" of Sunni Islam and nationalism, said Halil Karaveli, managing editor of The Turkey Analyst, a policy journal.
"The religious element was always very important in the recruitment and the formation of the cadres of the Turkish state, especially in the security services - not in the army - but in the police."
EXILED CLERIC
Erdogan said the assassin was a follower of exiled Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally, who had built a wide network in the police. Gulen denies this.
Soke is in one of the most secular regions of Turkey, in the south-west. But Celtikci, the Soke neighbourhood where the Altintas family live, is filled with run-down buildings, where the paint is peeling and the walls are scarred by graffiti, often nationalist or religious.
"Islam is the only way," reads one, "God should be bestowed upon Turks," says another.
Altintas' family lives on the fourth floor and laundry could still be seen hanging out on the balcony, two days after police detained them for questioning. Media said they were later released.
His father, Israfil Altintas, said he had spoken to his son by phone on the day of the attack. The young man's behaviour started changing after he became friends at police academy with a man identified as Sercan B.
"As far as I know, he was not a member of any terrorist organisation, religious network or group," Israfil Altintas told police, according to Turkish broadcaster Haberturk.
"However, he started becoming focused on his prayers, more introverted and silent after he became a policeman."
Israfil said his son had ignored his suggestion that he should remain in Izmir and had gone with Sercan to Ankara, where they lived in the same house.
His mother, Hamidiye Altintas, said she had also called her son on the day of the attack.
"He asked, 'What are you doing, Mom?', and I told him I was on a visit and would call him when I was available. He then hung up, saying 'Alright Mom, be in God's care, give me your blessing'.
"My son was an introverted and silent boy," she said.
Former acquaintances of Altintas recall a distant figure who spent much of his time with his step-sister and grandmother. No-one seemed to know of any open allegiance to Gulen in young adulthood.
"He was always in need of help," said Bahri Gokciyel, who was from the same neighbourhood and now works at a teahouse in Soke, a lower middle-class town of 117,000 overshadowed by the upscale resorts that dot the Aegean coast.
"He was a silent kid who had no friends all through school," he said, adding that Altintas twice failed to get a place at university.
Whatever his academic shortcomings, Altintas planned the killing meticulously, scouting out the gallery in advance, calling in sick on the day of the attack and using his police ID to bypass security checks and get into the venue with a gun.
While the slogans Altintas shouted suggest he was sympathetic to radical Islamist ideology, Gulen preaches interfaith dialogue. Whatever the motive, the killing capped a violent year for Turkey that includes a string of deadly bombings blamed on both Kurdish militants and Islamic State.
Since the attempted coup, authorities have dismissed or suspended more than 100,000 people suspected of links to the cleric, and fired 40,000.
Although Altintas lived in Ankara, he came home from time to time and was seen by neighbours.
"Mert stayed with his grandmother a lot, and we used to see him on the street when we played games," said 22-year-old Tolga Tosun, who grew up with Altintas, and now is involved in local politics for the main secular opposition party, the CHP, the dominant party in Soke.
"He never joined, and he never spoke to anyone. He was always alone and silent," Tosun added.
National feeling also runs strong in Soke, with the nationalist opposition also boasting a solid presence.
Tosun said Altintas' family were affiliated with the nationalist party and relatively pious. However, other neighbours could not confirm that and the local head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) said the family were not members.
SPILLOVER
Altintas' actions have also raised questions about the potential spillover from the Syrian crisis to Turkey.
Some pious Turks, who for years have listened to Erdogan talk about the need to save Syria from President Bashar al-Assad, are now puzzled by his closer ties with Russia, Assad's main backer.
"Since 2011, the high-pitched government rhetoric on Syria has shaped a Turkish constituency that is very sensitive to the tragedies unfolding in Syria," said Sinan Ulgen, a former Turkish diplomat and analyst at Carnegie Europe.
"That constituency is becoming very uncertain and almost disillusioned."
But in Soke, some of the locals see the dark hand of Gulen, which the government refers to as the "Gulenist Terror Organisation".
Gokciyel, the former neighbour, said he believed that Altintas used Gulenist connections to enter the police academy. The government has long said Gulen's followers have used their affiliated schools to infiltrate the civil service and police.
Whatever happens next, the people of Soke, like many Turks, feel things have been irreparably changed by the assassination.
"Killing an ambassador is shameful. Not just for the killer, but also for our country," said Yurdakos Elgun, an official at the local office of the CHP, the secular opposition.
"Our ancestors have always said that no cruelty can be done to guests."
(This version of the story has been refiled to fix time references in paragraphs 1, 6)
Additional reporting by Gulsen Solaker in Ankara; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Giles Elgood


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The attack took place in the morning at around 8.30 a.m. near a local base of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Ghazni city.
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At least 12 people were killed and 179 others injured on Sunday in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's Ghazni city. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. "The attack took place in the morning at around 8.30 a.m. near a local base of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Ghazni city," Arif Noori, a spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province, told Efe news. The victims comprised eight security personnel and four civilian, Noori said. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. "A key base of the National Directorate of Security in Ghazni city was targeted by a martyrdom-seeking attacker using a VBIED (vehicle-borne improvised explosive device).
"According to our initial information, the base was completely destroyed and tens of NDS forces and workers were killed and injured," Mujahid added.
The NDS said that the attack took place at a security check-post located at the first entrance of one of its facilities in Ghazni.
"Civilians living in nearby houses suffered the most," the NDS said, adding that "the site of the attack has now been cordoned off by the security forces."
This attack occurred on the same day that a round of intra-Afghan peace talks commenced in Qatar between the insurgents and a delegation including members of the Kabul government taking part in an unofficial and personal capacity. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack in a statement, labeling it a "crime against humanity" that proved them to be the enemy of the people. "By conducting this terrorist attack, Taliban showed a paradox in what they are saying and what they are doing. While they are holding talks in Qatar, everyday in Afghanistan they are shedding more blood of innocent civilians," Ghani said.
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The LMC Jazz Band Performs at the South Haven Jazz Festival Clinic
Erika Spafford
SOUTH HAVEN – After weeks of practice, the LMC middle and high school jazz bands were able to take their skills to the stage as they performed at the Jazz Festival Clinic in South Haven. With over ten other schools present at the clinic, the students played well and had a great time.
Though it started off as an early morning, the students were ready to work once they arrived at the South Haven high school. After warming up their instruments and songs, the Lakers were called to the auditorium.
The high schoolers were first, and their opening number, Song for My Father, featured a few instrumental solos by senior trombonist Grant DeFrancesco, senior alto saxophonist Andrew Armstrong, and eighth-grader Noah Tan on the piano. The next song, One More For the Count, had a faster rhythm, with another solo by DeFrancesco.
The third song by the high schoolers was called Doxy, and was the most jovial of them all with a tenor saxophone solo by junior Alex Sobottke. In the end, the group received only a couple pointers from the judge, a good sign considering all of their work.
Elena Douville, senior tenor saxophonist, thought the band's performance at the clinic went well.
"I feel like there were definitely some nerves going through all of us, but I think everybody tried their best and I am really proud of what we were able to accomplish."
The middle school performed several schools afterward. Their upbeat songs, It Is What It Is, Taxicab, Don't Miss the Bus, even had students from other schools cheering.
The two soloists, seventh-grade baritone saxophonist, Harry Lewis, and eighth-grade alto saxophonist, Matt Warner, did a terrific job as well. All in all, the middle schoolers, like the high schoolers, had few critiques from the judge.
Mr. Tom Crowner, the high school jazz band director, thought highly of the students' overall performance.
"I'm extremely proud of all of our high school and middle school jazz band students' performances today. The tunes they played were all of a high quality, and it's my hope that each student has begun to truly appreciate jazz as an important art form. I also want to mention what a great job our soloists did. It's challenging to improvise in front of an audience and I'm very impressed with their efforts!"
It was evident through their performances that both the middle and high school jazz bands are doing extremely well and will continue to impress audiences for years to come.
One Response to "The LMC Jazz Band Performs at the South Haven Jazz Festival Clinic"
Jarvie on April 21st, 2017 5:04 pm
A very well written article about a very deserving group of musicians! The Jazz program has made great strides this year, and it is very impressive how far they have come in such a short amount of time. Congratulations to all!!
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I was told that this would of been a highly collectable arisaka with the serial number being so high is that true? Either way I can't wait to shoot it and will try it soon.
Looks like a late war or "Last Ditch" Arisaka.
I agree. It Looks to me from what I can see that it's one of the last ditch made in the Nagoya arsenal but that's all I can tell from those to pictures. Nagoya made rifles from 1923- 1945. The little simbol to the left of the serial # is the series mark but it's too blurry for me to make it out in my picture. Nagoya made series 1-12 with 99,999 in each series except for 12 wich only had approximately 1,000 if I remember correctly.


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Q: Python find words with first letter capitalized followed by alphanumeric characters in a string Input: "We are Testing."
Output: ['We', 'Testing']
Input: "Hello1 Hello2 Hello3"
Output: ['Hello1', 'Hello2', 'Hello3']
if there are no such words in the string then return 'None'
Is there an efficient way to go about this, I tried splitting up the string but doesn't seem to be working very well.

A: Function takes string as a parameter and processes it
def finder(string):
    words_list = string.split(' ')

    # Check if the first letter is uppercase and is alphanumerical
    # Else remove the word from list
    words_list = [i for i in words_list if i == i.capitalize() and i.isalnum()]

    return words_list

A: You can achieve this with a list comprehension.
def find(string):
...     s = [s for s in string.split(" ") if s[0].isupper()]
...     return s or None
...
>>> print(find("no one is here"))
None
>>> print(find("Hello world"))
['Hello']
>>> print(find("We are Testing."))
['We', 'Testing.']
>>> print(find("Hello1 Hello2 Hello3"))
['Hello1', 'Hello2', 'Hello3']


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