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Q: Is transfer speed for transfers on local network affected by distance between computers? I am currently doing a big scp transfer between two computers on my local Wi-Fi network (approx. 80 GB). I am transferring from a laptop running Linux to a stationary iMac. Where should I physically place the laptop to maximize transfer speed? As close to the router as possible or as close to the iMac as possible?

A: Overall you are limited by the inverse square law of field strength. Field strength is inversely proportional to the square of the distance - so double the distance, and signal strength is quartered. So based on that, you want the laptop as close as possible to the access point.
However, there will be an optimum distance where too close is also not good, but it will likely depend on so many factors (such as antenna gain, orientation of the internal laptop antenna etc) that it is impossible to say.
If both machines are on the wifi then you also have the issue of the wifi being essentially half-duplex which would make it slower.
Unless you are running some dope access point that does 802.11AC, I'd say it's going to be a lot faster copying the files over a wired connection, or even to a USB stick first and transfer the files that way.

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Narty-Piaski – wieś w Polsce, położona w województwie kujawsko-pomorskim, w powiecie włocławskim, w gminie Lubień Kujawski.

W latach 1975–1998 Narty-Piaski administracyjnie należały do województwa włocławskiego.

Przed 2023 r. miejscowość była częścią wsi Kamienna.

Przypisy

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Tributes to 'one in a million' John Davis after tragic discovery of body believed to be his
Police announced the tragic discovery of a body believed to be John Davis almost six months after he was last seen
Jamie WallerLive News Reporter
A man who has been missing for more than five months has been described as "one in a million" in tributes after a body believed to be his was discovered in woodland.
John Davis, 56, of North Cotes, disappeared in January, leading to weeks of extensive searches for him.
He had left his father's home at Tetney Lock some time after sending a final text to his brother, Geoffrey, in the early hours of Wednesday, January 29, and was said to be in a "really bad state" before his disappearance.
Police sadly reported over the weekend that a body had been found in woods at Middle Rasen on Friday and although it was yet to be formally identified, officers believed it to be Mr Davis.
Police searching for John Davis in the Holton-le-Clay and Tetney areas in February (Image: Jon Corken/Grimsby Live)
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Lincolnshire Police have confirmed that his family have been informed of the discovery of the body.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Following the tragic news, friends and former colleagues of the North Cotes man left tributes to him via social media.
Writing on the Grimsby Live Facebook page, Helen Hussey said: "John, you were one in a million and will be sadly missed.
"It is such a shame you didn't realise how much we thought of you."
Tributes have been paid to John Davis after his body is believed to have been found (Image: Humberside Police)
Jason Cockram said: "I'm just saddened, never wanted this news.
"I used to work with John, such a lovely funny guy but secretly very troubled, RIP JD."
Dave McTeer said: "So very sad. John was such a nice guy and was so easy to get along with.
"My thoughts are now with his family."
Steve King said: "I worked with John, such a nice guy. He will be missed."
And Rebecca Turner said: "RIP Johnny, great memories back in the day."
John Davis' disappearance led to several weeks of extensive searches (Image: Jon Corken/Grimsby Live)
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Mr Davis' disappearance led to weeks of searching for him, with a number of sightings reported in the Grimsby area.
Searches also took place in the Holton-le-Clay and Tetney areas, including in fields alongside the A16.
In February, his brother Geoffrey issued an emotional appeal for him to get in touch and let his family know he was safe.
At the time, Geoffrey said: "He just needs to know there's a lot of help here for him. And John, your big brother is waiting for you, you can come back home and you will be safe."
In the appeal, the family spoke of the final few days that Mr Davis spent with Geoffrey, after he arrived on his doorstep in Laceby on January 24.
This was the first time that he had seen or spoken to his brother in two years, and he could immediately tell something was wrong.
Geoffrey spoke of how the family tried to get Mr Davis help through mental health services but faced difficulties.
It is understood Mr Davis texted Geoffrey at 3am on January 29, hours before he was reported missing.
Geoffrey Davis called for his brother to come home in an emotional appeal in February (Image: Rick Byrne / GrimsbyLive)
In the text, he asked his brother to not tell anyone he had visited Harrison House, a mental health service in Grimsby, days earlier.
Mr Davis' car was found near Hartwell Ford in Grimsby on Friday, January 31 following a search by Lincolnshire Police.
Two further possible sightings of him were also recorded in the Grimsby area on Wednesday, February 13 but he was not found during police searches.
Four months after his disappearance, Mr Davis was regraded by Lincolnshire Police as a "low-risk" missing person. He was also still listed by Humberside Police as being missing.
A Lincolnshire Police statement said: "On Friday morning (July 10), a body of a man was discovered in the woods at Middle Rasen.
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Suburbs find leases crimp stores
Susan Kuczka, Tribune staff reporterCHICAGO TRIBUNE
When it comes to supersizing the village's business corridor, Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde says the Golden Arches are getting in his way.
A McDonald's on a prime 19 acres along Illinois Highway 176 has sole say over who can be its neighbors under a lease agreement struck about a decade ago.
"Some of their restrictions won't let you build anything over 4 foot high, but I don't know of any business under 4 feet," said Hyde, referring to a section of the property closest to the highway.
Covenants written years ago
The culprits, Hyde and other suburban officials say, are the so-called operating covenants and lease restrictions that companies like McDonald's and big-box retailers wrote into their development contracts years ago.
The anti-competition pacts are hardly unusual. But as suburban communities grow, local officials contend that contracts between landowners and commercial tenants such as McDonald's are increasingly a barrier to luring more stores for people who don't want to drive 20 minutes to grocery-shop, buy a cup of coffee or check out the latest fashions.
"It's a real dance for the developer to satisfy the needs for the retailer, the municipality they want to go to and ultimately the consumer," said Malachy Kavanagh, spokesman for the International Council of Shopping Centers. "But there's so much competition that retailers often try to invoke their lease clauses and radius clauses to prevent other competition from moving into their market."
Deals hamper development
The competition is greatest in fast-growing communities where retail is viewed as a catalyst for economic development, said Kavanagh, whose organization represents shopping center owners, developers, managers, retailers and other professionals worldwide.
"It's hard enough to get developers to come and build in your town, but it makes it even more difficult when you have certain businesses that can dictate what can or can't be done on a particular piece of property," said Mayor Sal Saccomanno of Wauconda, Island Lake's neighbor.
"Residential developers almost beg you to build in your communities, but with commercial, you have to woo them into your community," he said.
A few months ago, McDonald's blocked a Starbucks from moving into a Wauconda strip mall along another Illinois 176 site, citing its lease restrictions.
The giant fast-food chain subsequently withdrew its opposition, but by then Starbucks had told Wauconda officials that it would prefer another location.
The Starbucks-McDonald's quagmire isn't the only stumbling block to Wauconda's desire to be a full-service community.
Dominick's Finer Foods recently left town but retained its lease on a local storefront through 2016.
Some Wauconda residents now have to drive 10 miles to find another Dominick's, said Saccomanno, who has been working with the grocer's landlord to find a financially acceptable way to break the lease.
While some municipalities have sought legislative or legal solutions to weaken leases that allow major retailers to keep competitors out of arm's reach, behind-the-scenes negotiations have helped break some impasses.
With demographics of their towns changing quickly, suburban officials believe they have a selling point they didn't necessarily have as recently as a decade ago: thousands of new residents with money to spend.
Tiny hamlets like Island Lake, for instance, were once happy to have a chain anything. But with a current population of more than 8,300 that is certain to top 10,000 within the next few years, Island Lake wants to be able to offer new residents more than a nice back yard and garage.
"We have food here, but you can't buy a pair of shoes in town," said Hyde, who helped negotiate McDonald's move into the village in 1995.
"We didn't understand until we started trying to develop around it that there are some controls that are very limiting," he said.
One of McDonald's restrictions is that no other fast-food establishment may move next door for 20 years.
Steven Schwartz, director of development for Northbrook-based the Shiner Group, the proposed developer of the Island Lake property, expressed confidence that the project will eventually move forward with McDonald's blessing.
"Every development has its hurdles from below ground to above ground, so part of the process is flushing those out," Schwartz said. "We have a good relationship with McDonald's."
A McDonald's spokesman said the company is willing to renegotiate its leases when appropriate and deals with them on a case-by-case basis.
Island Lake residents, meanwhile, say it's about time new shops move onto the vacant site.
Tina Hoelbl said she would love to see a drugstore, because it's a drive of more than 3 miles to the closest one, in Wauconda.
"It's a little bit of a hike now," she said.
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Q: How can I wait for two asynchronous Ionic APP_INITIALIZERs to complete? In my Ionic app, I have two async requests that must complete before I want my app component to load as part of a fairly involved initialization procedure. The first request is configuration related and the second is session related. They must complete in succession.
Simply chaining the two request observables is not an option because of dependencies (I won't elaborate here). However I would assume that APP_INITIALIZER, being a multi-provider, would allow me to chain two together, each with their own injected dependencies.
Is it possible to have multiple APP_INITIALIZERs and if so, I'd love to see a real-world example. If not, is there a better way to do get the same result?

A: If on app_initializer depends on the other, you can't just add two app_initializers. They'll be executed independently. You can inject a shared service that contains an observable that emits when the first app_initializer has completed, and the second initializer can subscribe to that observable and make his request when an event notifies it.


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Vermont Supreme Court hears case involving Burlington mall site
Attorneys battled over whether an economic feasibility study for the new mall is public record
Tom Garris
WEBVTT WHETHER IT SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC. OUR REPORTER TAKES US INSIDE THE ARGUMENTS. TOM: A VERMONT SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN, ABOUT A BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT'LL RUN MORE THAN $200 MILLION. >> EVERYTHING THEY SUBMITTED WAS FORECAST BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION. TOM: ATTORNEY JOHN FRANCO REPRESENTS THE COALITION FOR A LIVEABLE CITY. IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAWSUIT WITH BURLINGTON AND BURLINGTON TOWN CENTER ASSOCIATES OVER CITYPLACE, A MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL HUB. TAXPAYERS ARE SET TO PAY MORE THAN $20 MILLION TOWARDS IT. TOM: THE COALITION SAYS AN ECONOMIC FEASABILITY STUDY ABOUT THE PROJECT SHOULD BE PUBLIC RECORD. MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, COALITION MEMBERS ASKED THE CITY FOR A FULL, UNEDITED COPY OF THE DOCUMENT, WHICH IT SAID IT DIDN'T HAVE BECAUSE IT WAS THE PROPERTY OF THE DEVELOPERS. >> THE SIMPLE REASON WHY WE THINK IT IS NOT A TRADE SECRET IS IF TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR IT, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. TOM: THE OTHER SIDE SAYS IT'S VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT DEVELOPERS SHELLED OUT A LOT OF MONEY FOR. >> IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TO THESE COMPETITORS AND THEY ARE GOING TO GREAT PAINS TO PROTECT IT. TOM: ONE QUESTION THE COURT BROUGHT UP -- WHY WOULD THE CITY AGREE TO GOING AHEAD ON THE BUILDING PROCESS WITHOUT SEEING ALL OF THE INFORMATION? CRACKS -- >> TO ALLOW THE INFORMATION T
The Vermont Supreme Court is tasked with answering whether an economic feasibility study surrounding a major Burlington development project should be considered public record.CityPlace Burlington, a mixed use residential and commercial space, will cost around $225 million. Local taxes will pay for more than $20 million of that bill. Construction started late last year.A representative for Coalition for a Livable City requested an unedited copy of the document, but was denied because the city said it did not have access to it. The study was paid for by Burlington Town Center associates, the company behind CityPlace.John Franco, the attorney representing the coalition, appealed to the Supreme Court because, they believe, the study should be public record if public money is going towards it. "They have a right to see what's under the hood," he told NBC5. His opponents claim the lower court decision is correct. They argue that the study was paid for by BTC."The affidavit that we submitted from BTC's principal that it goes to great pains to protect and that it would be very useful to BTC's competitors," said John Rose, attorney representing BTC and the city of Burlington.CityPlace is set to be open by fall of 2019.
MONTPELIER, Vt. —
The Vermont Supreme Court is tasked with answering whether an economic feasibility study surrounding a major Burlington development project should be considered public record.
CityPlace Burlington, a mixed use residential and commercial space, will cost around $225 million.
Local taxes will pay for more than $20 million of that bill.
Construction started late last year.
A representative for Coalition for a Livable City requested an unedited copy of the document, but was denied because the city said it did not have access to it.
The study was paid for by Burlington Town Center associates, the company behind CityPlace.
John Franco, the attorney representing the coalition, appealed to the Supreme Court because, they believe, the study should be public record if public money is going towards it.
"They have a right to see what's under the hood," he told NBC5.
His opponents claim the lower court decision is correct. They argue that the study was paid for by BTC.
"The affidavit that we submitted from BTC's principal that it goes to great pains to protect and that it would be very useful to BTC's competitors," said John Rose, attorney representing BTC and the city of Burlington.
CityPlace is set to be open by fall of 2019.


I saw this movie for the first time last year. It definitely fits under the cheesy category, but I happen to like cheesy once in a while where Christmas movies are concerned!
If you are desperate and want to watch it online, here is a YouTube video of it. Fair warning - it has subtitles that aren't in english but the voices are in english.


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Bennett Preps Home for Chimps in St. Lucie County
Tue April 13, 2004 - Southeast Edition
Cynthia W. Wright
A group of chimps will soon be living what many humans consider the American dream –– retirement in Florida.
After decades of solitary confinement in small, steel-mesh cages with cement floors, several hundred chimps will be housed in a sunny sanctuary being constructed in rural St. Lucie County, FL.
The Florida sanctuary was established in 2000 with the assistance of a $1 million grant provided by the Michigan-based Argus Foundation.
Wayne Bennett, head of Bennett Site Development of Ft. Pierce, FL, said the opportunity to build the sanctuary comes with unique challenges.
"It's been a difficult site," he noted. "We've got a lot of clay-type soils there. The rains have handicapped us a bit, although we're ahead of schedule right now. We're digging lakes and creating islands. We're building mounds to make the view aesthetically pleasing.
"We've also modified some roads. Instead of being straight and institutionalized, we're forming them into a more natural appearance. We relocated many of the native trees and took out all of the exotics, which often over take the indigenous greenery."
Bennett Site Development is using a Kobelco 480 SK excavator to build containment lakes, which will also act as moats for the chimps.
"We're in several stages right now," he said. "Currently there's five Terex off-road dump trucks –– 35 and 40-ton models. We're loading those with the Kobelco to build the islands and to haul the fill from the lakes. We're spreading the fill with a John Deere 700 H bulldozer; also a Caterpillar 140 H for fine grading."
The company also has two John Deere 9320 agricultural tractors pulling 18-yd. (16.5 m) John Deere scrapers, which are stripping the top soil and relaying it. Additionally, crews are using Caterpillar graders and K 621 front-end loaders on site.
"We'll be doing shell rock roads, drainage pipes, and water control structures six days a week, ten hours a day when possible, utilizing 15 to 18 people," Bennett noted. "No part of the construction seems to faze the animals."
Jennie Tyrrell, project manager of R K Davis Construction, said this project is different than many she's worked on before.
"When constructing, we have to take in consideration the strength of the chimps. It's complex form and block work with the housing."
R K Davis Construction began work in January and anticipates completion of phase two in October
"We hope to start phase three this coming June, and probably complete it next March," she said.
The company is responsible for constructing 122,300- sq.-ft. (213.7 sq m) block and solid concrete structures enforced with rebar.
"Our $5-million contract is to build the buildings only," Tyrrel noted. " There will also be a central well system and a water treatment plant on site."
Bennett built the original pods some three years ago.
When construction is finished, visitors will be welcomed to view the animals by remote camera.
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The chimps that will be living at the sanctuary are descendants of the old Air Force space program and former victims of biomedical experiments conducted at the infamous Coulston Foundation in New Mexico.
Many of the primates display aberrant behavior, including self-mutilation. The laboratory, a long-time target of animal rights groups and the USDA's regulatory stipulations, violated the federal Animal Welfare Act and was negligent in the deaths of ten chimps.
Coulston sold the animals, facility and land to the Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care, and it became a way station called Save the Chimps. Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee expert, sits on its board of directors.
On Jan. 15, three adult chimps in their 40s –– Tarzan, Tami and Henrietta –– were loaded into a truck that held separate cages. In Florida, the trio would be introduced to a group of nine other chimps that had been sent ahead to form a colony. Thirty chimps are currently there in residence.
Carole Noon, Director of Save the Chimps, noted that this was the first time in many, many years the chimps had left their "dungeons."
After leaving behind the remaining 200-plus chimpanzees, the three arrived at the organization's 200-acre site, the world's largest sanctuary for captive chimpanzees.
Noon said, "I was pretty much on my own intending to grow slowly with twenty chimps. We suddenly grew ten-fold overnight."
The dream of constructing a natural environment for the primates was quickly becoming reality.
There is mutual admiration between Noon, R K Davis and Bennett.
"When I got into this everybody told me it would be the worst process I would ever be involved with," Noon said. " I have never even built a treehouse. However, this construction has been absolutely painless."
In the near future, Noon will have her own house constructed on the premises.
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Trump's Embrace of "Nationalist" Label Is Final Link to Dangerous Pattern
By calling himself a "nationalist," Trump has made it clear who gets to be a part of his "nation."
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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at McKenzie Arena, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 4, 2018.
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Now that Donald Trump has announced that he is an unapologetic "nationalist," it is even more likely that violent repression of anti-fascist demonstrators will occur. While Trump did not affix any prefix to "nationalist," his actions speak loudly for the fact that he favors a specific definition of who is counted for in his "nation"— certainly not LGBTQ folks, those who have migrated to the US, Muslims, people of color or Indigenous peoples. Indeed, he has accused any protests against his "nationalism" to be led by "mobs." All these groups are targeted by the "alt-right" in general.
Far-right groups are rising in the US and becoming bolder in their actions as they incorporate more and more people who subscribe to either the entire Trump agenda of hate or selective parts of it. And that is not even to mention individuals who might not be members of these groups but embody and enact their programs of hate — people like the one who sent pipe bombs to those who have criticized Trump, people like the person who murdered two Black people at a Kroger store in Kentucky and the person who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Why does this open identification with white nationalism send up danger signals for those who oppose it — especially anti-fascists? Because it completes an already existing set of connections. First is the open declaration of "nationalism" as Trump sees it; second is the redefinition of "law and order" to mean increased police violence; third is the alliance between racist far-right groups and the White House; and most deadly of all, the extension of this alliance to loop in police officers.
Throughout the presidential campaign, Trump promised to "restore law and order." He made clear what he meant, telling his supporters to "knock the crap" out of hecklers and bemoaning the fact that "in the old days, these people would be carried out on stretchers." Now this encouragement of violence has taken on an extremely dangerous dimension: Trump has encouraged police to be more aggressive and to venture over the line of legality. In July 2017, he told a group of police:
And when you see these towns and when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon — you just see them thrown in, rough — I said, please don't be too nice. [Laughter.] Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you're protecting their head, you know, the way you put their hand over? Like, don't hit their head and they've just killed somebody — don't hit their head. I said, you can take the hand away, okay? [Laughter and applause.]
Donald Trump's White Nationalist White House Is Still in Full Effect
A Trump speechwriter quits after attending a conference known for promoting racism.
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His pardoning of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, convicted of criminal contempt for ignoring a court order, sent a strong signal to police officers that the niceties of the Constitution need not apply. Arpaio is well known for his brutal tactics and abuse of prisoners. If he can get off scot-free, other police can also expect leniency under the Trump administration.
Embracing victimization as an excuse for brutality is the second element of the combustive formula Trump has concocted. Trump's persistent comments that he is under attack by the "mainstream press" and that it is the "true enemy of the people," coupled by First Lady Melania Trump's statement that she is one of the most bullied people shows the administration's "under-siege" mentality. But this also applies to white males of any class: In 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, far-right extremists screamed that they would not be "replaced." The slogan specifically named Jews as those the white nationalists were afraid were replacing them, fusing anti-Semitism with anti-Black racism. "This city is run by Jewish communists and criminal n******," one demonstrator told Vice News's Elspeth Reeve during their march.
This sense of victimization is what scholar Robin J. DiAngelo calls in her book of the same name "white fragility": "White Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves."
Now we come to the third element in this formula — many police officers and Trump supporters have formed alliances with "alt-right" hate groups like the Proud Boys. Its founder, Gavin McInnes, has made direct appeals:
Fighting solves everything. We need more violence from the Trump people. Trump supporters: choke a motherfucker. Choke a bitch. Choke a tranny. Get your fingers around the windpipe.
With police creating "order" in protecting white nationalists and indeed, helping perpetuate violence, it is one side who suffers the bulk of the consequences. Thanks to this new alliance between the "alt-right," police and Trump's media, leftist dissidents are the ones targeted for violence.
In early October, after the Proud Boys held a rally in New York, they took to the streets, beating and kicking people who protested them. But as ThinkProgress reports, "Fox News responded by only reporting on anti-fascist vandalism that had taken place at the venue, while continuing to portray Democrats as the real angry mobs." Fox did not report on any of the beatings the Proud Boys carried out. This reporting feeds the image of white supremacists as victims and of protesters as violent mobs.
Trump's media relayed the message that anti-fascists were the sole cause of the unrest, and the police protected the Proud Boys as the violence occurred. McInnes brags about his relationship with the New York Police Department (NYPD): "So I get there and there's a mob of screaming lunatics, and the cops have been there all day. Tons of cops, I have a lot of support in the NYPD, and I very much appreciate that, the boys in blue."
The same thing happened in Berkeley, California, in August, where a "No to Marxism" rally brought a number of "alt-right" agitators to the city. When the far-right and counterprotesters clashed, police not only protected the "alt-right," they also targeted those protesting white nationalists and posted counterprotesters' personal information online, thereby making them vulnerable to assault and harassment from "alt-right" groups. As the Guardian reported, "New emails have shown that the city has an explicit policy of targeting protesters with mugshot tweets, with the goal of using 'social media to help create a counter-narrative.'"
There is a racial aspect to this as well. At a June 2016 neo-Nazi rally in Sacramento, California, a neo-Nazi stabbed Cedric O'Bannon, a Black citizen journalist covering the event. But instead of being seen as a victim, police characterized O'Bannon as the perpetrator. The Guardian reported, "His presence at the protest — along with his use of the black power fist and 'social media posts expressing his ideals' — were proof that he had violated the rights of neo-Nazis at the 26 June 2016 protests, police wrote in a report. None of the white supremacists have been charged for stabbing O'Bannon."
Authoritarian regimes make law enforcement do their bidding, and they control the media. Trump criminalizes protesters, exploits the partnership of law enforcement with white-supremacist groups, and uses his media to promulgate a false and misleading narrative while attempting to discredit all other media. Make no mistake, whereas in this case it is anti-fascist protesters that are being targeted, this formula can be used against any foe that dares protest Trump.
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David Palumbo-Liu
David Palumbo-Liu is the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor, and professor of comparative literature, and, by courtesy, English, at Stanford University. He has written three scholarly books and edited three academic volumes on issues relating to cultural studies, ethnic studies and literary theory. His recent books are: The Deliverance of Others: Reading Literature in a Global Age (Duke UP, 2012), and a coedited volume, Immanuel Wallerstein and the Problem of the World: System, Scale, Culture (Duke UP, 2011). He is part of the Public Intellectual Project at Truthout, and blogs for Salon, The Nation and The Huffington Post. Follow him on Twitter: @palumboliu.
The Fight Against the Far Right Requires Tackling White Nationalist Institutions
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The US White Nationalist Movement Is Attempting to Build International Allies
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The Stanley Trail is 51 km or 40 miles, from RM Stanley/Thompson boundary through RM Stanley to Rosengart. The trail enters from the RM of Thompson at the northwest corner and generally follows the line of the Pembina escarpment in a south easterly direction to within a mile of the Canada / U.S. border.
The southern part of the trail closely follows the Boundary Commission Trail. Open prairie skyscapes, shale cliffs, wild flowers, abundant wildlife, open grassland, rich agricultural lands, rolling hills, creek crossings, oak stands, poplar bush and dramatic views of the Red River Valley all promise to delight trail users. The most technically challenging and scenic portions are the ones that follow the wooded creeks along the escarpment.
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Pursuing Happiness With Summer Solstice From Stampin' Up!
There are days where you feel creativity flowing from your fingers and other days where you feel like you have to pull out the creativity with a winch and a chain! Then there are days like today where you sit down with a great card sketch and accidentally make a card you really love! I love days like today. I call them my "Creative Surprise" days. I know that there will be people (yes, you Shelly!) who find it horrifying when I say that some days I sit down to create a card with no plan in mind. Many times, the card I have planned in my head isn't what comes out on paper! Some days, even when the card comes out like my plan, I'm surprised by how much I like it!!
I started with a great sketch today from my design team friends at the Paper Craft Crew!
I have been on a monochromatic kick lately. Don't ask me why! I wouldn't be able to tell you. I just find them amazingly appealing lately!
Papers: Print Poetry Designer Series Paper, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper, Whisper White and Midnight Muse card stock.
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I used 1/2 of a lace doily and tied my bow sideways. I love the bow tied along the edge of the image like this!
The sentiment is stamped from Pursuit of Happiness and punched with the decorative label punch. I wanted a mat with my punched sentiment, so I used a little punch trick! I have a video to show this to you!
Here is the original Paper Craft Crew Sketch for this week's card challenge!
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Eden House Mysteries
The Cowgill Family Saga
Greek Island Romances
BILL KITSON
On holiday in Crete in 2016 I was introduced to the workings of ELEPAP Rehabilitation for the Disabled, a charity with six centres throughout Greece that help disabled children and adults. I was privileged to meet the management team of the Chania centre and to be shown around their facility with therapeutic swimming, sensory rooms, physiotherapy, classrooms, and much more. Within its walls I met many youngsters with varying degrees of problems, but the one thing that will always remain with me is their laughter and smiling faces.
When I learnt that due to the economic crisis, Government grants had been greatly reduced and how the charity relies on donations to maintain the valuable work they do, I felt I had to help as I have with local charities at home. Auctioning the chance to be named as a character in my next book wouldn't really work for Greece, so I had to think of something else.
Simple really . . .
All royalties from the sale of these books, either paperback or digital,
goes directly to ELEPAP Rehabilitation for the Disabled, perpetually.
 https://elepap.gr/en/
All the Greek Island Romances are listed below, along with a trilogy of love/mysteries - and some ghost stories, just for fun.
Click on a cover to find more information.
Previously published by Bill Kitson writing as William Gordon.
Watering the Olives is a light-hearted, often poignant, sometimes heart-rending collection of tales from a Greek Island.
On the island of Tritinos, the women are strong and determined, especially in the ways of the heart. But what stories they can tell of the lives they have lived and the loves they have known.
When an English author who calls the island his second home decides he needs a wife, he determines to look among the village women whom he admires.
Will he succeed? Or succumb to the talents of the women expert in getting their own way – often without appearing to.
As you sit on your sun-drenched beach in the Mediterranean, have you ever wondered what the resort was like before the tourists came? Or what the locals had to do in order to convert a fishing village into a holiday destination?
On the small Greek island of Tritinos, the tiny fishing village of Agios Petros is dying. As the younger generation move to the mainland to find work, only a few inhabitants remain.
Then Nikos has an idea – why not open their doors to tourists?
Their attempts to overcome the pitfalls they encounter often have comic side effects, and as they strive to cater for their first visitors some of the villagers find romance is on the menu.
Lois Carter, successful model turned business woman, has it all. Sheer determination has gained her a reputation many envy. Her stunning looks attract men like moths to a flame but they are all spurned; Lois has no intention of letting anything or anyone get in her way.
But the long hours take their toll and Lois is forced to take a break. A quiet fishing village on the Greek island of Tritinos offers her seclusion and anonymity. While staying there, she discovers a small island with potential for a holiday complex to add to her extensive property portfolio; she determines to have it. When a storm forces her to remain on the island, Lois finds all is not as she thought. And who is the man with the goat in the boat?
Sofia's love life has ended in disaster. Having lost her home, she continues to live in London with, and cares for, her Greek grandmother, matriarch of the family, astute business woman, and widow of an English man. Sofia hears stories from the past, of her grandparents' meeting, and life in the remote coastal village of Galini on the Greek island of Tritinos.
When her grandmother dies, she bequeaths to Sofia the family house in Galini, with one condition attached. Her final wish is that Sofia will find the same happiness in life as she did. The house, uninhabited for years, is currently in the midst of a dispute regarding redevelopment of the village.
Sofia heads for Greece, but can she keep her promise – never to sell the old stone house?
At nearly fourteen years of age, Jack Foster is an introvert, a book-worm, with no interest in computer games, sports, or girls, but loves his artwork and music. When he goes abroad on holiday for the first time with his parents to the Greek island of Tritinos, he meets Nerissa, a girl from the village, and the two become instant friends. But circumstances cause adults to misunderstand their closeness, and their friendship is threatened when the two are separated – literally oceans apart.
As years pass and Jack's life begins to spiral out of control, he clings to the memory of the girl he now realizes he loved – and lost. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Nerissa is pursuing a successful career in journalism.
When an accident robs Jack of all memories, good and bad, he is left with only a tiny scrap of evidence of Nerissa's existence. Unaware of the clue's significance, he is also oblivious to the danger it represents from those who have sworn to kill him.
On the surface, Nick Taylor had everything going for him. A successful, highly-rated restaurant plus his status as a celebrity TV chef gave him an affluent lifestyle. He shared this with his wife, an ambitious TV presenter, until one day a chance remark caused Nick's world to fall apart. An acrimonious divorce, sued by the TV company, and losing his restaurant, has left him with nothing. He vows never to set foot in a kitchen again or let any woman near him.
Nick is convinced matters can't get any worse when he receives some information which casts doubt on his past. With nothing more to lose he leaves for the Greek island of Tritinos to discover more, and to gain solace from his troubles.
There, he encounters Milena, feisty taverna owner, outspoken in her dislike of men and ferocious in her loathing of chefs. It seems that Milena and Nick have nothing in common – except that both of them have witnessed the rare appearance of the Fountain of Daphne, a waterfall reputed to have mystic properties.
Previously published by Bill Kitson writing as William Gordon
Dimitri Grigoris had lived in England since the Second World War and revealed little of his past. He left the village of Kipos on the island of Tritinos abruptly, bearing a secret he never revealed. Why did he anglicise his name to Gregory? And why did he never return or speak of the island?
Years later, the future looks bleak for Dimitri's grandson Paul. Discharged from the army on medical grounds and struggling to come to terms with his wife's death, the grieving ex-soldier must care for his teenage daughter Emily.
To fulfil a promise made to his dying wife, Paul sets out to visit Tritinos in an attempt to reclaim the family property. Help comes from unexpected sources, but his route is paved with unforeseen obstacles, and local belief in a legend Paul knows to be untrue. His challenge to rumours that are entrenched in the island's history brings about danger and hostility, and he realizes the prejudices stem from an allegation of betrayal.
Will uncovering the secret, and resolving old differences, bring healing for Paul and Emily . . . and hope for their future?
Previously published by Bill Kitson writing as William Gordon.
George is without doubt the hero of the hour. All eyes are on this man; the whole of the nation is praying for him. In Athens, fire ripped through an apartment block where the courageous fireman rescued a young girl, but sustained serious injuries. Following a long recovery and with no family or friends, he is sent to recuperate on the island of Tritinos. There it is hoped he will find some peace from the twin traumas of the fire, and his tragic past exposed by the media, now tormenting his mind.
Yanna, a successful businesswoman, is increasingly discontented. Betrayed at both a personal and business level by those she trusts, she is at a crossroads in life. Now her beloved uncle has died, and she must head for Tritinos to decide what must be done with his home and the orange grove.
Her decision sets her and George on a collision course – the outcome of which will be felt by many people far and wide.
Previously published by Bill Kitson writing as William Gordon
Niki is leaving the island of Tritinos, heading for university on the mainland. As she boards the ferry, unwilling to leave, but knowing she must, there is no one to say goodbye. Watching some distance from the quayside is her twin brother Gavriil – sad to be separated from his sister, wishing she wasn't leaving.
But Niki has a secret, a secret that will keep her away from the village, away from her family and friends. As the years pass she builds a successful career as an investigative journalist, but fate takes a hand and circumstances force her back to the island. What she finds will change not only her future – but the lives of those around her.
The Shepherd's Lodge Trilogy
Close to the summit of the Red Hills in one of the most remote areas of the tiny Greek island of Tritinos, there is a mitato, a stone-built shepherd's lodge.
It's 1941 and the shepherd is being hunted by the German invaders for his resistance activities. Near the mitato he cares for his flocks, safe in the wild terrain. His daughter, Anastasia has taken shelter with him as she mourns the death of her fiancé, and hides from the aggressors.
A severely injured British soldier, unconscious and almost on the point of death, is found in the hills by the shepherd. Only Anastasia can tend his wounds, but with nothing more than mountain herbs and no medical knowledge, his survival prospects are slim.
Despite the odds the soldier begins to recover, but when tragedy strikes the young couple are left alone, forced to remain in the mitato. With risk of capture they know that when the winter snows sever all contact with the outside world, they will be safe until spring. Unable to rejoin his unit, there is no escape from the island; he will be classed as a deserter – unless fate takes a hand.
During their long sequestration, Anastasia and the soldier discover the magical quality of the humble dwelling – a kind of magic that will enchant future generations.
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Chloe is a radio presenter and singer, but despite the success of her burgeoning career she is discontented with life. Her only romantic attachment when she was younger led to betrayal and disillusion, causing her to leave her home on the island of Tritinos and build her future in Athens. Now she avoids men, gaining her the reputation of 'The Ice Maiden'. However, a series of traumatic events leads her to re-evaluate her solitary existence – and dramatically revise her low opinion of people who had once been close to her. Chloe realizes that she must try to rectify the wrongs caused by her misjudgement and return to Tritinos. But will she be believed? Can she convince those she rejected that she is now sincere?
Chloe reaches home seeking forgiveness, but a potent reminder of the past appears – in highly tangible form; shocking her parents and long hidden truths are revealed.
Recovering from their stunning news, Chloe knows she must go to the family's mitato, the shepherd's lodge on the upper slopes of the Red Hills.
Will she discover the happiness that has been missing? And in echoes of the past, can the mitato demonstrate its magical powers yet again?
The mitato, a shepherd's lodge high in the Red Hills owned for generations by her family, now belongs to Lemonia. It was that stone building, and more importantly the occupant, who filled Lemonia's thoughts – and dreams.
The shepherd who tended her flocks asked for no remuneration other than to live in the mitato, away from contact with the outside world. She respected his wishes, conscious of the debt she owed him. Widowed at a young age, her disastrous marriage had left her almost bankrupt until the stranger volunteered his services. Over the years he had come to mean more to her than merely an employee. Lemonia wanted more, but was afraid to force the issue. Better by far to dream – dreaming poses no risk of rejection.
Maggie, a young Englishwoman, travels to Tritinos on an epic quest: to find a man she has never met – a man who vanished years earlier. Despite her determination to locate him, she is concerned as to the outcome.
Neither Lemonia nor Maggie could have predicted the course of events. Nor could they have guessed that, as with previous generations, the mitato would cast its magical spell.
Previously published by Bill Kitson writing as William Gordon
Do you believe in ghosts? Not many people do. But sometimes – just sometimes, something happens that can be a little too strange, a little too much of a coincidence, to be simply explained away.
Here are thirteen stories that pose the question . . . What if?
Nobody Does It Better
Following his wife's tragic death, Nick Foster struggles with his grief as he brings up his young daughter. Then he receives a shocking message. Is it the work of a sick prankster? Nick's world is about to be turned upside down, but will he find peace of mind?
I Can't Stop Loving You
Private investigator Paul Fletcher met Ginny Long in Ibiza when they were teenagers; they fell in love, an innocent holiday romance. Twelve years later Ginny reappears, begging Paul for help. Is she really in the danger she fears? Or has she an ulterior motive?
The sole occupant of the isolation wing at a hospital in Cumbria is known only as Patient Fifteen. As he recovers, he learns that he is an expendable decoy in a deadly game of cat and mouse. He has only one ally, a girl with beautiful eyes – but can he trust her? Or is she part of the conspiracy?


Although the conditions of the world economically make it difficult for anyone to provide enough money each month and rely only to become a world of millionaires, but one of the wealthy in the United States, "Grant Cardone" that person was in his twenties a young man completely bankrupt, As stated he decided to increase his income in a gradual and repetitive manner.
I am so glad that you have had reports about these people. Just wish I would of checked before I gave them my info and money. However, I contacted my credit card company and closed my account and sent an email to them cancelling my membership along with a request for the 100% money back guarantee. We'll see what happens. My daughter did not send the email. Which means that they hacked her email.
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Great article, thanks. I'm a Mom of 4, now a hands-on Nanna. Pretty hard to get things done when your kids are small. When my oldest was being bullied at school I was a single Mom and desperately needed money to pay for an alternative private school. So I became an ethical dog breeder. Twenty seven years on I'm still doing it and reckon it beats most other options out there hands down.


Littleport is situated in the Fens and is the largest village in East Cambridgeshire, approximately thirty miles north of Cambridge and six miles north of the city of Ely.
Litteport is mainly an agricultural area and boasts two primary schools, Millfield Primary and Littleport Community School. The transport links include a main line station – (King's Lynn to King's Cross) and bus services to Ely and Cambridge.
Shopping facilities include a range of shops with a large supermarket and a Post Office.
Eating out offers a wide choice including various takeaways and restaurants.
Leisure is also well catered for with a sports centre and children's play areas around the village. The River Great Ouse offers boating with limited free moorings, a marina and fishing. Littleport is only six miles south-east of Welney, the wetland centre where thousands of swans and ducks spend the winter months. The area enjoys glorious sunsets, wide views and open skyscapes.
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London-based, French-born VJ and artist Pikilipita doesn't touch laptops. He shows up at live visual gigs toting game systems. Having built mobile projects for the Game Boy Advanced and Linux-based GamePark GP2X, he's now got a new machine: a Barbie-pink PlayStation 2.
And because it supports up to two PlayStation controller inputs, two people can play at once. (One of the big problems with computers, I think, is that they're entirely restricted to single-user metaphors.) Each VJ controls one video layer at a time.
Pikilipita is happy to share his creation with you, too, for a donation of whatever you think is appropriate. PS2 games don't even require hacked systems, either, unlike DS or PSP homebrew software (which has proven a major pain for the homebrew music scene).
My systems works on any regular playstation 2, you don't need a modified one. All you need is a special DVD called "swap magic 3.6" (http://www.swapmagic3.com) to force booting on the USB port and that's it!
On the USB port of the console, you insert a memory stick containing the software and the footages you want to use.


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The orbit of the moon around the earth is elliptical.
When train speeds increase, it cuts down greatly on travel time.
After you have charged it, it will continue to operate for 2 months even in an environment with no light, so you don't have to worry at all.
You've got so many programs open, no wonder your computer is functioning more and more slowly.
I think that is wrong. Also, the planets in our solar system can not be seen every day. You need to wait until they are on the same place on its orbit.
If you use a word to describe the state of the economy this year, it is "stable."
Our office appliances are too old. When can we update them? Our inventory is huge and we have a lot of data. We require a lot of storage space. As of right now, there's a lot of strain on the computers.
The regrettable thing is, the main function of the Donghai Bridge and the Yangshan Harbor Zone is to allow the shipping of large volumes of shipping containers. If there were too many ordinary cars, it might influence regular shipping. So at present, ordinary sight-seers are not allowed to cross the bridge to the harbor.
Yeah. I said the same thing to my Mom. When you're going through a bear market, if you can't keep calm, you'll always end up getting hurt even more. And what's more, China's securities market is not mature or complete enough. Trading isn't structured enough. There are hidden dangers everywhere.
If they don't add competition between big enterprises, and rely purely on government support, state-owned enterprises can only continue to operate inefficiently. Doing it this way will make the government's burden even heavier. It has no plus side at all. Even if on the surface you've concealed the unemployment rate, the economy still hasn't developed. People's standard of living hasn't really risen at all.


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Nightmare Reaper is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch
By Darell Fergus
Reap what you sow! …If what you've sown is a fast-paced, dark and violent retro FPS with looter shooter and roguelite mechanics, because Nightmare Reaper is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch early 2023 and even gets a physical release thanks to the horror publisher Feardemic. Watch the new Realms Deep trailer!
Feardemic's not slowing down! Shortly after hosting a successful horror games event, Feardemic's Fear Fest: Black Summer Edition, they've announced that they will be publishing the critically-acclaimed retro shooter, Nightmare Reaper, for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. If that wasn't enough, Nightmare Reaper will also receive a physical release, and hit the store shelves in Europe and the USA, letting you reap the nightmare with your own hands. According to Feardemic, you'll be able to bathe in the geysers of blood with 80 unique weapons to the explosive soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult on the console of your choice early 2023.
Watch the new Nightmare Reaper Realms Deep trailer and steel yourself for the nightmare!
Until then, you can check out the new Nightmare Reaper trailer that Blazing Bit Games had prepared for the Realms Deep event, and if that isn't enough, you can find a free demo of the game on Steam. Either way, you're guaranteed to have a bloody good time.
About Nightmare Reaper
A dark and violent meld of retro and modern action games, inspired by the classic 2.5D first-person shooters of the 90s, with elements of modern looter shooters and roguelites.
Intense and addictive gameplay
Tons of enemies are crammed in open-ended levels full of surprises and geysers of blood and treasure.
Use the gold you find to purchase tons of character upgrades and new abilities via minigames.
Ludicrous weapon variety
80 unique weapons that can drop as loot and can contain a funky mix of over 30 enchantment types.
Music and audio by the great Andrew Hulshult.
Non-intrusive but mysterious story.
Many game modes.
A mix of manual and random level generation.
Tons of random events and secrets.
If you'd like to know more about the game, please visit the developer's website or Twitter or the publisher's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube. You can also join their Discord server.
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Thai Female Politicians Admit Uphill Battle in Male-Dominated Campaign
Pimuk Rakkanam
Siripa Intavichein of the Democrat Party (left) and Tidarat Yingcharoen of the Pheu Thai Party (center) join Pannika Wanich of the Future Forward Party as they greet reporters before hosting a forum about women in Thai politics, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in Bangkok, March 6, 2014.
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Thai women are fighting an uphill battle in an electoral landscape dominated by men, three female politicians said.
Politics is dirty for "pretty faces," the three women told reporters Wednesday night. The next day, Thailand's Constitutional Court ordered the Thai Raksa Chart party dissolved, ruling that it acted in a hostile manner toward the monarchy by nominating a princess as its prime ministerial choice for the March 24 general election.
"People find that women should not enter politics because Thai politics is dirty, dangerous – especially when you are pretty, rich and you have other choices," Pannika Wanich, spokeswoman for the Future Forward Party, said during a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok.
"People say politics is about one right strong man to lead the country," said Pannika, who is running for a parliamentary seat.
Only seven of about 70 candidates for prime minister are female, according to a report from the FCCT. One of the electoral hopefuls is a transgender, the report said, underscoring that male candidates outnumbered women, even though the nation's population of about 70 million is 51 percent female.
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya would have been the highest-profile woman among politicians contesting the forthcoming elections. But hours after the Thai Raksa Chart announced her nomination on Feb. 8, her plan to join politics swiftly unraveled when her brother, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, condemned her candidacy as "extremely inappropriate."
Among the leading male candidates for prime minister is Prayuth Chan-o-cha, the incumbent in the office and former army general who spearheaded a military coup that toppled Yingluck Shinawatra five years ago. Yingluck, who is in a self-imposed exile, was Thailand's first female prime minister. She had three women ministers in her cabinet.
Pannika and two other candidates from rival parties – Tidarat Yingcharoen of the Pheu Thai Party and Siripa Intavichein of the Democrat Party – complained about stereotypes against women in the Buddhist-majority nation.
"Traditional voters have a stereotyped mindset of not having women as leaders. We should change the mindset, encourage women to enter politics," said Siripa, who is the spokeswoman for her party.
"We are equal in politics," she said, "but when I look at the number, it is not equal."
Seventy-nine women ran for a seat in the 500-member House of Representative in 2011, according to the Election Commission.
Women in Thailand occupy more than one-third of the CEO and CFO positions, far higher than the global average, according to the thailandbusinessnews.com.
But in the political arena, the news website said, Thai women are underrepresented, as cultural barriers remain strong in a society that has experienced more than 20 military takeovers or attempted coups since the country became a constitutional monarchy in 1932.
About 12 million women or 52 percent of voters cast their ballots in the 2006 general election, but only 8.7 percent of the parliamentarians were female, it said.
Pheu Thai's Tidarat said women should be trained to lead under an environment that allows women to excel.
"Train women to have better skills," she said. "Change social perception to support women."
Pannika, a former TV anchor, said female politicians should not only touch on "soft" issues such as education or public health, but on topics like military reform.
But, she acknowledged, it would be a tough sell to attract voters in a male-dominant culture that discourages women from entering politics.
"They just want to see pretty faces," she said, referring to male voters.
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Q: Modyfication of already existing beans I have an application written in Java (8) + spring boot and a frontend in angular. The application has automatic sending of e-mails     (@Scheduler)     and the user has the option of modifying e-mail settings, e.g. login password to e-mail or server and this is where the problem begins. Settings are stored in the database and in the application as @Bean -SettingsBean. How can I update the content of an already injected bean to another instance, e.g. SettingsBean is injected into JavaMailSender at startup with default settings, so after changing the user, @ bean setting changes but the values in JavaMailSender do not. How to solve it?

A: Two solutions not sure which will fit better but:

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*Create Wrapper and recreate JavaMailSender

I would not create JavaMailSender as a bean, but I would initiate it in some MailJMSWrapper with @autowired SettingsBean .
Then I would create JavaMailSender manually and copy settingsBean data and compare with data at execution.
If different then create new JavaMailSender.
If old use old instance.

*Use Events + Wrapper

Second approach would be with events to send event to Wrapper whenever SettingsBean was changed to initiate new JavaMailSender.


After hearing so much buzz about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, we logged into Amazon Prime and proceeded to binge on both seasons.
Visually, it's a feast of color and style. The 1950s fashions are the best part for me, even though the performances are top-notch and the writing is clever and very funny. The color combinations are unique and fun and the styles are worn with pizazz by all of the actresses. The sets are also just perfect for the times.
Plenty, if you listen to all the online critics. Because everyone's got an opinion and so many love to find fault. Yes, even with Mrs. Maisel.
As a Sicilian-American, I know my way around stereotypes and I also know that there is a glimmer of truth (or more than a glimmer) in most stereotypes.
Italian-Americans have complained about the excessive stereotyping in the Godfather movies, for example. But not-so-fast: for me it had the ring of truth. The over-the-top wedding in the Godfather was pretty much identical to my first wedding. Yes, some people who attended had Mob ties, although our family was not in the mob. My father was pediatrician to mob kingpin kids, something that made me a little antsy but didn't bother him. Yes, two people in my family made book and a good family friend disappeared, thought to have been done away with by the Mafia.
These things don't happen in all Sicilian families but they do happen, as I can attest. And the drama makes good entertainment. That's just fact. I have no problem with that. Maybe because I'm a writer. Everything is fodder.
In Season 2, Mrs. Maisel's family goes to the Catskills and some Jewish viewers thought the scenarios were too stereotypical. But really, that's what entertainment relies on, in my opinion: stereotypes and that little bit of truth that lies behind them. I'm just not in that politically correct mode, not even when it comes to my own culture. Because I see the ring of truth in those stereotypes of my people. And have no problem with a fictional situation depicting them.
However, I can't disagree that the wardrobe head was tone deaf when s/he put Catskills resort employees in striped uniforms reminiscent of what concentration camp garb. What were they thinking? No, no, no. Maybe s/he was too young to be aware of this but our generation is only TOO aware of it.
You may have read one of my recent posts about the show, Transparent, also on Amazon. We hated every character. They just weren't likable. And yet, the show was GREAT. So I have no problem with annoying, self-centered characters if that behavior is in the context of the story. Which it is. I'm never going to say I love those characters or Mrs. Maisel and company, but I will say they are entertaining and the performances are exceptional.
When did we think "bland" and vanilla made for a good story?
This criticism cracked me up. Overt displays of wealth are GREAT entertainment! I love seeing them. They add color and fantasy and fun to a story. And yes, sometimes even humor.
So here's the deal: Mrs. Maisel is a cartoon and there's nothing wrong with cartoons. Not one thing. They are tremendously entertaining!
Do you watch the show? What do you think?
I totally agree with you! As a Texan, I can say that most portrayals of Texans in movies and TV are greatly exaggerated and border on cartoonish, but there's that glimmer of truth that makes me laugh. I admit I didn't notice the similarity between the Catskill workers uniforms and concentration camp clothing, but as that could be the only thing remotely similar in those episodes, I think it's just a random coincidence more than anything. I'm sure they wanted to make them distinctive, so it was either stripes or polka dots, since there's already so much color!
Those resorts in the Catskills are still there and I don't hear anyone complaining about it in Dirty Dancing? The recent criticism I've read is about the comic scenes because she's an actress playing a comedian and other comedians feel that falls flat.
My "Baby Boomer" self is so fed up with the über political-correctness being foisted on the public these days! I LOVE Mrs. Maisel and think it may have been inspired by Joan Rivers' life to some degree. I agree with you that stereotypes do have an element of truth to them. It seems to me that everything portrayed in the series is fairly accurate for that 1950s time period. I didn't really notice the Catskills uniforms. Surely that was unintentional?
I've tried to get into this show many times, but can't. One of the problems is I never find her stand-ups that funny. I can't root for her as much as I want. I agree, its lovely visually, but the rest leaves me cold.
I'm working my way through Season Two. Here's what I like about it: it sends me back in time to my adolescence as a Jewish girl in Pittsburgh in the 50s and 60s. My family didn't go to the Catskills for the summer, but we knew New Yorkers who did. I so envied Judy Ross across the street (her father was in plumbing supplies)whose family spent the Easter/Passover break at the Concord. I'm tripping on the hair clips make for the hairdos in the days before rollers. I used to follow some very complicated patterns for pincurling my hair in Teen magazine, but the result never looked like I expected. It's all the little things that I'm enjoying.A trip down Jewish memory lane.
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I love, love, love the show! I did find a couple of the characters, and the overly chatty banter, annoying at first. But just like in real life, some people ARE annoying. So..maybe that means a well-written character. I'm a Gen X-er, so I find the show completely absorbing because it is all so different than my life. I love the clothes, the New York scenes, the club scenes, all of it. It's a visual feast. For me, the Catskills episodes swept me away to something that I've heard about, but never experienced (and sometimes wish I could). And the use of color in the Catskills episodes was fantastic. (I didn't catch the uniforms…) For me, the show is a fantasy of sorts and the characters are just that.My only issue – Miriam and Joel really need to spend some quality time with those kids.
Exotic stereotypes make life more interesting and colorful. Stereotypes are like empty balloons, they are there, all different colors and sizes, just waiting to be blown up by film-makers and series creators to add fun to the party of life. It doesn't take much to destroy a blown up balloon but is it any less real than an empty one? I know many stereo types can be negative and destructive for those who are affected by them but some are fun and impressive to those on the outside of them. And they do make life more fun for those of us whose stereotype is so bland no one makes films about us! 😀 I especially love seeing films and shows with overt displays of wealth – they're great fun to watch and dream on! Have seen this show come up on my AP but never clicked on it – I will now thst I've read this. Thanks for the tip!
I watch the show and love everything about it! The acting is superb. The one thing I didn't notice was the resort employees outfits. Didn't have clue.
Touché! My husband and I just started watching the show in Dec, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Midge! Of COURSE the show is a complete caricature of a very small slice of life in 1950s America (as is every single other show ever made about life in 1950s America, ***including those actually made DURING the 1950s*** – after all, were this not the case, whatever would American Studies majors [which I once was] write long and rambling essays about?] Yes, Midge is completely and naïvely clueless about How The Other Half Lives, yes so much of the show is totally improbable on so many levels – BUT – everything from Midge's jokes about parenting small children (to which I can relate even if she does seem to have a miraculous abundance of free child care), to her father the mathematician (I am married to one of those, and both he and I find her father to be 100% spot-on accurate, to the point that Dear Husband will tell you it's REALLY a show about a mathematician who happens to have a family), makes me laugh out loud at least once per episode.
The biggest problem with Mrs, Maisel is that her standup routines are not funny.
The funniest character in the entire show is Midges father played by Tony Shaloub.
Many of the characters are outright boring, like the exhusband Joel, what a lame character.


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The homemade chocolate mud cake was created by Jennifer's mother. "Following on from our natural, rustic theme we wanted everything to be handmade, even our wedding cake was made with love. We couldn't have organised our wedding without the help of our family and friends. It was as if everyone who attended the wedding played a part.


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What is trichomoniasis?
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the protozoal organism Trichomonas vaginalis.
How common is trichomoniasis?
It is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2001-2004 estimates that the overall prevalence of trichomoniasis in the US is 3.1% among women of reproductive age between 14-49 years.1 An estimated 7.4 million new cases of trichomoniasis occur every year in the United States.2 It is thought to be the second most frequently occurring STI in the US, behind HPV infection.3
How is trichomoniasis spread?
Trichomoniasis is usually spread through vaginal intercourse.
Does trichomoniasis cause symptoms?
Trichomoniasis does not cause symptoms in many infected people. About 85% of males4,5 & 50% to 80%6 of females have no symptoms of the infection.
What are the symptoms of trichomoniasis?
The most common symptom is vaginal discharge. Some infected females experience genital itching, frothy vaginal discharge, painful urination, and painful intercourse. Some infected males experience painful urination, discharge, itching and irritation of the urethra and tip of the penis.
Are there any available treatments for trichomoniasis?
Trichomoniasis can be treated with oral medications, often with only one dose. However, many people never seek treatment because they do not experience any symptoms of the infection. Without treatment, the infection continues to be spread between sexual partners.
What complications can result from trichomoniasis?
Trichomoniasis does not cause as many serious long-term complications as several other STIs do. But there are notable exceptions, especially as it involves pregnant women and the spread of HIV.
If a mother has trichomoniasis during pregnancy, the baby is more likely to be born early and to have a low birth weight. The infection can also be passed to the baby during childbirth.
Trichomoniasis also increases a person's chances of acquiring HIV (see below.)
Does trichomoniasis affect the spread of HIV?
Yes. Like many other STIs, trichomoniasis can increase the risk of getting HIV from an infected sexual partner by 2- to 3- fold.4,7 This is very important, because trichomoniasis is such a common infection.
Can trichomoniasis be prevented?
Yes; refraining from sexual activity until a person is within a lifelong, faithful relationship with an uninfected partner can prevent the sexual transmission of trichomoniasis.
1. Sutton M, Sternberg M, Koumans EH, McQuillan G, Berman, S, Markowitz LE. The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among reproductive-age women in the United States, 2001–2004. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45(10):1319-1326.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trichomoniasis – CDC Fact Sheet. Available at:http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm. Accessed December 27, 2011.
3. Weinstock H, Berman S, Cates W Jr. Sexually transmitted diseases among American youth: incidence and prevalence estimates, 2000. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2004;36(1):6-10.
4. Sorvillo F, Smith L, Kerndt P, Ash L. Trichomonas vaginalis, HIV, and African-Americans. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001;7(6):927-932.
5. Schwebke JR, Hook EW III. High rates of Trichomonas vaginalis among men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic: implications for screening and urethritis management. J Infect Dis. 2003;188(3):465-468.
6. Wendel KA, Erbelding EJ, Gaydos CA, Rompalo AM. Use of urine polymerase chain reaction to define the prevalence and clinical presentation of Trichomonas vaginalis in men attending an STD clinic. Sex Transm Infect. 2003;79(2):151-153.
7. Van Der Pol B, Kwok C,Pierre-Louis B, et al. Trichomonas vaginalis infection and human immunodeficiency virus acquisition in African women. J Infect Dis 2008;197:548-554.
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Ludovic Marin/AFP | French Republican guards carry the coffin of French-Armenian singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour during the national homage at the Invalides in Paris on October 5, 2018.
France bid adieu to the late Franco-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour in a solemn ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris on Friday, with French President Emmanuel Macron and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian delivering the eulogies.
Charles Aznavour died aged 94 on Monday, October 1, at his home in Mouries in southeastern France.
In his eulogy, Armenian PM Pachinian expressed "the gratitude of my people toward the people of France" for welcoming Aznavour and the survivors of the 1915 Armenian genocide.
A number of celebrities, including French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and singer Carla Bruni, attended the ceremony.
The legendary French singer will be buried in the Aznavour family's plot in a cemetery in Montfort-l'Amaury, west of Paris.


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UC Irvine News Brief: Zachary Fisk elected to American Philosophical Society
The organization is unusual in that its membership is composed of high-level scholars from a variety of academic disciplines.
Zachary Fisk, Distinguished Professor of physics & astronomy at UC Irvine, on April 24 was named a member of the American Philosophical Society. Founded in 1745 by Benjamin Franklin, the APS is unusual among learned societies because its membership is composed of top scholars from an array of academic disciplines. Fisk was elected in the mathematical and physical sciences class. John Hemminger, physical sciences dean at UCI, says Fisk is highly deserving of the honor: "Through his special ability to make new, very high-quality materials that other scientists simply cannot make, he has contributed to our understanding of a wide range of physical phenomena, including how a special class of materials – superconductors – can carry electrical current without loss." Fisk also is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
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