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February 6, 2017 February 6, 2017 Daniel Bennett
Why does President Trump keep blasting the Johnson Amendment?
By Daniel Bennett
As far as obscure IRS regulations go, there is probably none more salient today than the Johnson Amendment. Enacted in 1954 and named for then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson, the regulation bars nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations—including churches—from explicit engagement in political activities (Andrew Lewis and Paul Djupe have helpfully broken down the history of and clergy response to the Johnson Amendment in a recent post).
Donald Trump speaking at Liberty University last year (credit: Fox News)
The Johnson Amendment (JA) has been targeted for years by conservative interest groups and, more recently, President Trump. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to lead an effort to repeal the JA. And speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast last week, Trump again pledged to "get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution."
According to the IRS, churches and other nonprofit organizations are "absolutely prohibited" from engaging in "political campaign intervention." Certain activities are permissible under the JA, like the distribution of voter information guides. But an organization engaged in prohibited activities—such as endorsing a candidate or ballot measure—risks losing its 501(c)(3) status and the tax-exemption that comes with it.
This threat does not sit well with some organizations. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian conservative legal organization headquartered in Arizona, has positioned itself as the primary opponent of the JA. Since 2008, ADF has organized "Pulpit Freedom Sunday," which encourages pastors and their churches to violate the JA by endorsing candidates from the pulpit prior to Election Day, and to submit recordings of their sermons to the IRS for review.
According to ADF, 33 pastors and churches participated in the inaugural event in 2008. That number increased to 100 in 2010. By 2012, the number exploded to almost 1,500. By 2014, it was 1,800. And though the numbers for last fall haven't been announced, ADF claims more than 4,100 churches have participated over the years.
With this growing effort to encourage pastors and churches toward political speech, just how many churches have lost their tax-exempt status? Zero. In fact, the IRS has shown little interest in enforcing the JA against these churches, despite pressure from interest groups urging action. Still, the mere threat of IRS scrutiny has been enough to motivate ADF (and others groups) to take action against the JA.
I once spoke with Erik Stanley, the attorney in charge of ADF's Pulpit Freedom Initiative. He told me ADF's goal is to challenge the constitutionality of the JA on First Amendment grounds. But he also suggested that relegating the JA to dead-letter status among regulations would be a nice consolation prize. Thus, while a Supreme Court ruling striking down the JA would be ideal for ADF and its allies, at the moment things aren't too bad.
While most discussion of the JA has focused on the implications for churches, repealing it would likely have a tremendous impact on the broader politics of campaign finance. Since a repeal would not single out churches for preferential treatment—doing so would almost certainly violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment—any 501(c)(3) group would be free to engage in direct political advocacy.
That is, donations to these groups would presumably remain tax deductible under a repeal, which could trigger a shift in how PACs and related groups organize for tax purposes (donations to PACs are not currently tax deductible). To cynics, this highlights the actual purpose behind efforts to eliminate the JA: to open the door to more money in the political process, but this time subsidized by the federal government.
As a candidate, Donald Trump made his opposition to the JA a central part of his efforts to woo evangelical elites and rank-and-file voters alike. And President Trump has showed no signs of slowing down in his rhetoric against the JA. It remains to be seen if the JA's days are actually numbered, and if so, what that means for the future of political speech in the United States.
Daniel Bennett is Assistant Professor of Political Science at John Brown University. He studies the intersection of law, religion, and politics in the United States. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Q: Mysterious magnifying glass in Facebook Feed Dialog I installed Facebook iOS SDK via CocoaPods with Podfile
platform :ios, '6.0'
pod 'Facebook-iOS-SDK'

Screenshot is as follow:

A magnifying glass appears on the top right corner in Simulator, when I use the following code (in a button's IBAction) to attempt to share a message to Facebook (I follow the tutorial at Getting Started):
FBShareDialogParams *params = [[FBShareDialogParams alloc] init];
params.link = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.google.com"];
params.name = @"Google";
params.caption = @"Google is Great";
params.picture = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://i.imgur.com/g3Qc1HN.png"];
params.description = @"Google is a good search engine";

if([FBDialogs canPresentShareDialogWithParams:params]) {
    // Present share dialog (requires Facebook App v6.0+ installed)
    [FBDialogs presentShareDialogWithLink:params.link
                                     name:params.name
                                  caption:params.caption
                              description:params.description
                                  picture:params.picture
                              clientState:nil
                                  handler:^(FBAppCall *call, NSDictionary *results, NSError *error) {
         if(error) {
             NSLog(@"%@", [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error publishing story: %@", error.description]);
         } else {
             NSLog(@"result %@", results);
         }
     }];
} else {
    // Present feed dialog
    NSMutableDictionary *params1 = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                                   @"Google", @"name",
                                   @"Google is Great", @"caption",
                                   @"Google is a good search engine", @"description",
                                   @"http://www.google.com", @"link",
                                   @"http://i.imgur.com/g3Qc1HN.png", @"picture",
                                   nil];

    [FBWebDialogs presentFeedDialogModallyWithSession:nil
                                           parameters:params1
                                              handler:^(FBWebDialogResult result, NSURL *resultURL, NSError *error) {
                                                  if (error) {
                                                      // An error occurred, we need to handle the error
                                                      // See: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ios/errors
                                                      NSLog(@"%@",[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error publishing story: %@", error.description]);
                                                  } else {
                                                      if (result == FBWebDialogResultDialogNotCompleted) {
                                                          // User cancelled.
                                                          NSLog(@"User cancelled.");
                                                      } else {
                                                          // Handle the publish feed callback
                                                          NSDictionary *urlParams = [self parseURLParams:[resultURL query]];

                                                          if (![urlParams valueForKey:@"post_id"]) {
                                                              // User cancelled.
                                                              NSLog(@"User cancelled.");

                                                          } else {
                                                              // User clicked the Share button
                                                              NSString *result = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"Posted story, id: %@", [urlParams valueForKey:@"post_id"]];
                                                              NSLog(@"result %@", result);
                                                          }
                                                      }
                                                  }
                                              }];
}

And this at the end of the class, before @end:
// A function for parsing URL parameters returned by the Feed Dialog.
- (NSDictionary*)parseURLParams:(NSString *)query {
    NSArray *pairs = [query componentsSeparatedByString:@"&"];
    NSMutableDictionary *params = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
    for (NSString *pair in pairs) {
        NSArray *kv = [pair componentsSeparatedByString:@"="];
        NSString *val =
        [kv[1] stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
        params[kv[0]] = val;
    }
    return params;
}

Feed dialog is used because the Simulator does not have Facebook App v6.0+
The magnifying glass blocks the Share button completely. How can I remove it?
Note: The version installed is v3.13.0 (at the moment of writing, the official latest version is 3.13.1).
Note: iOS used are 6.0, 7.0, 7.1.

A: This issue has been resolved by Facebook in server side. The magnifier has been removed.
No need to update Facebook SDK.

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Sydney Brennan
Dead Hollow
Judy K. Walker
Mystery and Thriller Author
To stop a kidnapper, a psychic must confront his family's dark history…
Series: Dead Hollow Trilogy, Book Two
Adam Rutledge is still reeling from a close encounter with a ruthless criminal. The residents of Cold Springs feel safer after the man's arrest, but Adam's dark dreams hint at a coming danger.
Soon the unthinkable happens—another child is taken, and suspicion falls upon Adam. On the run from the law, Adam learns that the key to saving the child lies in the Rutledge family's terrifying secrets. But bringing the past to light could make Adam the end of his bloodline…
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"She shouldn't have called you."
He could barely make out his wife's face in the dark car. She didn't reply, but he heard her sigh as she adjusted her hands on the steering wheel, emerging from one sharp turn to enter another that veered in the opposite direction. His body swayed slightly with the car. The world was gray in their headlights—asphalt and trees, subdued double lines that should be yellow. Or maybe it was him, the grayness. Sometimes he lost his colors. Not completely, but just enough to notice their absence.
"I was fine," he continued, rubbing his sore hand, but she didn't respond. "I am fine."
Finally, she glanced in his direction, before her eyes returned to the mountain road. "No, you're not."
Her voice was sad. Why was her voice always sad lately? "What do you want me to do?" he asked. "And don't say, go to that place."
"What place?" she asked, now with a spark of anger. "Prison? Or the morgue? Because that's where you're gonna end up. That's where you're headed now. Is that what you want? To leave me a widow?"
"No! Of course not. But he was—"
"He was what? Tell me. Tell me what he was doing that made you swing a chair at the back of the man's head."
He felt a grinding frustration inside, one that went beyond his worn teeth into his very bones. "I wasn't drunk."
She laughed, short and harsh. "I know you weren't. That's what scares me."
He struggled to get the thoughts, the words, to line up in his head. He'd been so careful about what he said lately, but he had to tell her. She had to know. And yet, as he spoke, the anger built in him again.
No, not anger—fear.
"He was going to hurt you," he said, and he heard the same grinding in his voice that he felt in his bones.
She glanced toward him. "What do you mean?"
"I could hear him, wanting to hurt you."
His wife sounded as though she didn't have enough air to speak, forcing the words out from the bottom of her lungs. "How did you hear him? Who was he talking to?"
He paused. "He wasn't talking out loud. But I heard him. I heard the things he wanted to do to you, in my mind."
"Jesus," she whispered.
She didn't believe him. She loved him, but she didn't believe him. That's why he had to protect her.
"I can't do this anymore," she said, still barely above a whisper. "It'd be one thing if it were just us, but I have to think about—"
"I won't leave you."
She glanced over, and he thought he saw tears shining, reflecting the light from the console. "I don't want you to. But I'll be safe with Iris while you're gone. And it won't be long, just until we can get your medication right again. I promise."
"It's real! I swear to God, this is real!"
"Sweetheart, I know you think it is." She paused, and the car slowed as she approached the Dead Hollow curve.
"It is real!" he exploded, raising his arms toward the heavens. "I have to stop him! If I'm not here, he will rape you and kill you and—"
In that moment, he saw her face turn toward him, her beautiful face. He saw it in the headlights of an oncoming vehicle as it rounded the turn, on the wrong side of the center lane.
But did he actually speak her name? Did he hear it, before her eyes grew wide and she jerked the wheel? Before the car pitched and the sound of brakes—theirs and the other vehicle's—ripped through the air? Did he hear himself say her name before she screamed?
Their brakes dragged and clawed at the road, but the car struck the guardrail anyway, whipping his head but barely slowing them down. The front tires left the asphalt, his stomach lurched, and they were airborne. Then it all became a jumble of sound and sensation: tree limbs snapping, glass and metal breaking, the impact of the ground, of his head against the side window, of a tree, and then a second one, and then suddenly realizing that they'd stopped even though the sounds kept ringing in his ears.
The driver's side was mashed against a tree trunk, but somehow the headlight on his side still sent a weak beam through the forest, visible through the space that used to be the windshield. His head itched. He reached up to scratch his temple, but scratching hurt, and his hand came away sticky.
"Charlotte?" He still wasn't certain if he was speaking out loud. There was something wrong with his hearing. That must be why he didn't hear her answer. He could make out her shape next to him, head back and immobile, but he couldn't reach her.
Seat belt. His fingers fumbled with the release, and he could feel the noises of fear and frustration emanating from his chest and tearing through his throat. He felt but couldn't hear the click as the buckle came free. The shoulder strap got hung up around his head, and his body shook with exasperation as he tore it loose.
"Charlotte."
Her name was on his lips—he could feel it there—whether he heard it or not. He leaned across the gap between the bucket seats until he could feel her breath on his face. It didn't smell right, and it came out heavy and uneven. She was in pain. Her face was a pale blur, with patches interrupted by darkness, and he was afraid to touch her without seeing where and how she was hurt.
Dome light. The roof had buckled some toward the windshield, but was mostly where it belonged overhead. It hurt to lift his arm, and he couldn't find the little switch for the light. He tried to open his door, but it stuck until he gave it a mighty push with both legs.
Miraculously, the light came on. And he saw what he feared most in the world. Her pallor, the dark blood staining her face and shining wet below her chest. And something else. A kind of shimmering… She's dying.
"No!" He stepped backwards from the car, clutching at the door as his legs buckled. From his knees, he turned and looked behind them, up over the bank in the direction of the road. There was a glow there. Headlights? And a figure silhouetted against them.
"Help me! Please, help me!" he screamed. The figure turned, hesitated. "If you leave, I will find you! I swear to God, I will!"
His throat felt so raw, surely the person must have heard him, but the figure disappeared. Moments later, the light left as well. A sob rocked his chest before he climbed back in the car.
"Charlotte, sweetie," he said, leaning toward her. Her eyes swung in his direction, but they didn't look right. Different sizes or too big or something. He tried not to think about it. "I'm going to get you out of here."
"No," she said, before burping a trail of blood from her mouth.
His chest seized. She was right. He couldn't move her. But he had to save her. How could he save her? What could he do? He looked over his shoulder, into the forest. Into the places where his father had dwelled. The place where he had died. And that's when he heard it—his father's whisper. He couldn't make out words, just an echoing whisper like the hiss of a snake, telling him what to do. If he could remember the language. If he could interpret the signs. He turned to his wife.
"No," she said. Except he was watching her, and her lips never moved. But her voice was clear in his mind.
No, Virgil.
As his ears strained for more words, from his dying wife or dead father, he began to distinguish other sounds. Like the screaming coming from the back seat. How had he not noticed the shrill noise before?
He got out and tried to open the back passenger door, but it wouldn't budge, not even when he levered one booted foot against the rear of the car. He climbed back in the car, wedged his broad shoulders between the bucket seats and peered through.
The boy looked fine, unharmed in his little denim overalls and still strapped into the child's seat Virgil kept thinking he'd outgrown, his chubby face screaming with terror. Good thing he'd listened to Charlotte…
And that's when he heard the voice again—his father's voice—and although there were still no distinct words, the voice carried intention. Instruction. There was still a way to save his wife. If he were willing.
He reached for the child—
"Adam! Adam, wake up!" Iris's voice was firm as she grabbed him.
Adam jerked into consciousness, unsure of where or when he was, of whose hands were on his arm. He scrambled backwards, slamming into something and feeling it in his ribs. The headboard. The headboard of the bed in his old bedroom at Iris's.
Iris stood next to the bed, hands up in a sign of surrender, easing closer. "It's okay, kiddo. It's just me. You're okay."
Adam nodded, but his heart was pounding, and his stomach—
He lurched to the other side of the bed and vomited in the trashcan he kept there. Heaved, anyway, but he didn't have much to show for it. Remnants of a bowl of cereal? He'd forgotten to eat lunch.
Please, let me be done. Adam hung over the mattress, gripping the sides of the trashcan, waiting long enough to be sure and for his breathing to even out. He closed his eyes and rolled over onto his back, clutching an arm to his chest before he could stop himself.
"Those ribs still bothering you?" Iris asked, and he felt a cool, damp washcloth come to rest on his forehead.
"Thanks," Adam said. "A little."
He didn't like to remind his grandmother of the lingering pain, a souvenir of a particularly bad day nearly two weeks ago when JJ had performed CPR on him a few hours after he'd suffered a beating at Otto Nicholson's hands. He heard Iris sigh, and his fingers fumbled over mattress and through air until they found her hand. Her skin felt slightly loose, sliding over the knuckles and finger bones, and he had to restrain the urge to squeeze too hard, just to keep her there. He lay there for a minute or two, breathing and holding her hand, then released her and peeled the washcloth from his head. It took a conscious effort not to groan when he sat up. That sound is a force of habit, not a reflection of how you actually feel. He almost smiled at the lie.
"Did you have the dream again?" Iris asked.
Dream. Yeah, that's what it was. "Yes," he said.
"I heard you screaming from downstairs," she said.
Iris was a master at hiding her emotions—neither tone nor expression changed—but she couldn't control everything. In the weeks since he'd returned to Cold Springs, the wrinkles on her face were a little deeper. Her white blonde hair reflected more white than blonde and appeared brittle, its natural wave reduced to the occasional unruly bump. It was as though Iris were drying out inside. Had he done this to her?
"I'm sorry." He grabbed the trashcan and pushed off the bed too fast, becoming light-headed as he stepped past her to the bathroom. After dumping and rinsing the vomit, he brushed his teeth quickly, avoiding his reflection in the mirror. Adam could feel his jeans hang loosely on his hips, and he didn't really care to see the rest.
Iris waited outside the door, ready to interrogate him. He pretended not to notice, keeping a hand on the rail as he descended the stairs slowly, trying to look casual.
Iris followed. "Is that why you're not sleeping at night?"
Adam headed toward the kitchen. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, you sit in a chair in the living room at night and just stare at the windows, as if you're avoiding lying down."
Adam opened the refrigerator. He didn't want food—he seemed to have lost his sense of taste lately—but he knew he needed it. "What are you doing up at night?"
"I'm old. I'm not supposed to sleep. But you, you're barely thirty and the only time you ever sleep is napping, usually in the afternoon."
He looked at her, unsure if he'd ever heard Iris admit to being old. "I'm fine," he lied. "It's just habit, from spending so many years bartending. I can't remember the last time I slept normal hours. It takes some getting used to."
Adam turned back to the refrigerator and found a ham sandwich in cellophane from a convenience store. That would do. He unwrapped the plastic and took a bite. The taste seemed a little off, but everything tasted funny lately. He gave it a sniff. It was probably fine.
"When did you get that?" Iris asked, fiddling with her purse where it sat on the counter.
Adam shrugged and took another bite. "Couple of days ago, maybe."
Her eyes widened before turning her attention back to digging in her bag. "Then throw it away! I doubt if it was worth eating the day they put it out. I swear, they're lucky—"
"You look nice," Adam said, still chewing but wanting to head off her rant. Iris was wearing a pair of gray slacks and a matching, thin sweater with a geometric pattern. "Why are you dressed up?"
Iris avoided his eyes, finally pulling her keys free with a metallic jangle. Adam finished his sandwich at the counter while she puttered around, rinsing a teacup and putting it in the dish drainer. When he crumpled the plastic in his hands, she still hadn't spoken, so he did. "Are you going to see Harlan?"
"No," she said. "Do you need a ride somewhere?"
Adam glanced at the kitchen clock. "Crap, yes. Thanks for the reminder. I'm supposed to meet the tow truck guy to finally get my car. Let me grab my jacket."
Iris was right; Adam wasn't sleeping, not since he'd left the hospital, and he was exhausted. He stared out the window at the world blurring by. This was the route the car had followed in his dream (and in my life). Adam tried to ignore a persistent overlay of the landscape at night by concentrating on the fuzzy brightness of the late afternoon sky (although it hurt his eyes) and on the details it illuminated, details that were absent in the darkness of his dreams. The deciduous trees were now nearly naked. The rest of the leaves had fallen over the past weeks, except for a few brown stragglers (the multi-fingered oak leaves seemed particularly tenacious) that would hang on until their replacements pushed them out in the spring.
A bleached field fell away on the left, and soon the road was flanked by leaf-strewn, forested banks on either side. The land rose and fell haphazardly. A dry creek bed emerged from the crease between two slopes on the right, then continued parallel to the road. Remnants of a rusted plow peeked from the leaves in a low spot next to the creek. Adam wondered how long it had been there, who had left it behind.
"Harlan wants to speak with you," Iris said.
"I know." Adam picked at a spot of something (paint?) on the window with his fingernail, but it held fast. "Do you blame him?"
Her hands gripped the wheel more tightly, but she didn't look at him. "Who?" she asked.
"Harlan."
"For me doing what I did."
"Why?" she asked. "I could just as easily blame JJ for what you got up to."
"No, you couldn't," he said. "You couldn't blame her for the how, for the… the way I opened my mind to Rachel."
"You mean the way you almost died," she said, finally glancing at him.
He waited, but she didn't say any more. She didn't have to. He knew she blamed Harlan; he just wanted to see if she'd admit it. There'd been a distance between the couple over the past week or so since Adam had gotten out of the hospital. Harlan had called a few times from his neighbor Jim's phone, but he'd never been to Iris's house, and so far as Adam knew, Iris had never been to Harlan's. At least, if she had, she'd never stayed the night.
Iris made the turn onto JJ's road, the turn Adam had missed in his own car. And there was the hatchback, sitting with half its front end in the ditch. Iris drove past the car and pulled over, but left hers in Drive, engine idling.
"What time's the tow truck guy supposed to be here?" she asked.
"Soon. I don't mind waiting in my car," Adam said, but made no move toward the door. "Tell me. When you screw things up with Harlan enough that he finally lets you push him away, who will you blame for that? Me?"
He watched his grandmother's pale face flush. She was either speechless, or taking a deep breath before tearing into him. He risked a grin, the way he couldn't remember grinning since he'd left the hospital. It felt good, like the warmth spread from his face throughout his body. Iris shook her head, and slowly her lips curled in a smile.
"You think you're so damned smart," she said.
Adam threw a hand over his mouth in mock horror at her uncharacteristic choice of even mild profanity. "Iris, language."
The phrase (Harlan's response the first time Iris unexpectedly discovered Adam in his kitchen) struck a chord. Iris plucked a scarf from between the seats and threw it at Adam's head. He laughed, and once he'd untangled the fabric, leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Oh, stop it," she said, but when Adam pulled away to leave, she held his arm. "Wait. You're right; I might visit Harlan later. But right now… I'm going to see him."
"Who?" Adam asked, even though he knew.
Iris seemed as reluctant to say his father's name as Adam was. "His lawyer asked me to. Do you want to come with me?" she asked.
"No," Adam said, careful not to raise his voice in the enclosed space. It wasn't so long ago (ten days? twelve?), lying in a hospital bed, that he'd asked her about seeing the man. How had he built up so much anger in such a short period of time?
"Are you sure? I can wait with you and we can go together, if you want to see Virgil."
A sound like a laugh's bitter cousin escaped Adam as he shoved the door open. "Remember, I've seen him already. And he almost killed me."
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St. Marys City Council removes grand jury items from agenda
City had considered trying to recoup $10,000 spent defending accusations by citizens group
Terry Dickson
ST. MARYS - The City Council withdrew from its agenda tonight items on a Camden County grand jury investigation of the city including one on legal action to recoup the costs of defending the city officials.
The grand jury delivered a presentment two weeks ago saying it found no cause to indict anyone on the City Council for criminal wrongdoing after it had studied complaints made by a group of concerned citizens. The group had complained to the grand jury that the city had spent $1.3 million to buy a piece of waterfront property shortly after raising some utility rates by 35 percent and had met too frequently in closed sessions among other things.
Mayor Bill Deloughy said the city should consider taking legal action to recover the $10,000 in estimated costs for defending those accusations and for providing the concerned citizens group with records.
After the items were pulled from the meeting agenda tonight, a conciliatory tone prevailed with Councilman Chuck Trader calling on everyone to "embrace our different opinions while we work together towards making St. Marys a better place."
He also said all citizens must concentrate their collective efforts t provide a better future for themselves, their children and grandchildren.
"We do this by showing respect for one another, treating each other fairly, disagreeing earnestly and working together towards common goals,'' he said.
Bob Nutter who did much of the research for his fellow concerned citizens said after the meeting, "I hope the healing takes place."
"The reason I and others presented to the grand jury is we had no other way of getting questions answered,'' Nutter said. "I hope they will be more responsive.''
But Nutter said he does not expect immediate responses to questions the audience poses at council meetings.
Questions should be answered eventually, and it could be done as simply as posting them on a the city's Website, Nutter said.
Jim Stein, a lawyer who represents the group, said it is wise for the city to not try to recoup its expenses. He also asserted that such a threat of taking legal action could be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate residents who want to speak out.
Citizens have an absolute right to address the government especially a grand jury, Stein said, and there should be no cost associated with that.
"There is no price on free speech,'' he said.


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Q: Changing Image for Each Row in Relative Layout - SQLite and Adapter I am currently using the following adapter to read from an SQLite Database :
private static int[] TO = {R.id.name, R.id.description, R.id.address, };
private void showPlaces(Cursor cursor) {

    SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.item, cursor, FROM, TO);
    setListAdapter(adapter);

}

I then also have the following layout file which is referenced from the adapter:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="70dip"
     android:background="@drawable/white"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
     android:padding="10sp">

     <ImageView
          android:id="@+id/Logo"
          android:layout_width="50dip"
          android:layout_height="50dip"
          android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
          android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
          android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
          android:src="@drawable/picture1" />

     <TextView
          android:id="@+id/name"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:textColor="#FF000000"
          android:textStyle="bold"
          android:textSize="12sp"
          android:typeface="sans"
          android:layout_toRightOf="@id/Logo" />

     <TextView
          android:id="@+id/description"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:textSize="12sp"
          android:layout_below="@id/name"
          android:textColor="#0000CC"
          android:layout_toRightOf="@id/Logo" />

     <TextView
          android:id="@+id/address"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="fill_parent"
          android:textSize="12sp"
          android:layout_below="@id/description"
          android:textColor="#990000"
          android:layout_toRightOf="@id/Logo" />
</RelativeLayout>

Currently this code is displaying a static image called picture1. In my database there is a field called Unique ID which runs from 1-60.
What I want to do is somehow display the image to match the Unique ID - for example if the Unique ID is 2 I want to display the image picture2.
Can anyone suggest any way I can do this ?
Thanks in advance.

A: You'll have to override CursorAdapter.
@Override
public View newView(Context context, Cursor cursor, ViewGroup parent) {
return LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.item, parent, false);
}

@Override
public void bindView(View view, Context context, Cursor cursor) {
((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.name)).setText(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("name"));
... and so on for other TextView's
switch (cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex("unique_id")) {
case 0:
((ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.Logo)).setImageResource(R.drawable.image0);
break;
case 1:
((ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.Logo)).setImageResource(R.drawable.image1);
break;
... and so on for other images
}
}


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Roku or Google Chromecast? A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right Streaming Device
They're made to stream your favorite content, but they differ vastly in their design and setup. Find out whether a Roku or a Google Chromecast is the right streaming device for you.
Their Setup is Totally Different
Save for the tiny Streaming Stick that plugs directly into your TV's HDMI port, Roku players look like little black boxes you place next to your TV. Each Roku player comes with a superb remote, which offers shortcut buttons to the most popular streaming services. In high-end models, the remote also has a standard audio jack that allows you to watch your favorite content without disturbing others.
Roku is the Must-Have Device for Cord-Cutters
In contrast, the Google Chromecast is incredibly simple in both looks and setup. Both models look like palm-sized disks with a tiny HDMI cable attached. They're made to plug into your TV's HDMI port and stay out of sight.
Chromecast: A Cheap But Capable Streaming Device
In order to get started with Roku, you'll need to create an account with the manufacturer. You can then set up your favorite streaming services and Roku channels.
On the other hand, all you need to do with Google Chromecast is download an app onto your phone (iOS and Android) and follow the instructions. The gadget requires a Google account, but you probably have one already.
The Google Chromecast doesn't have a remote control — you'll need your favorite mobile device in order to play and control content from your favorite streaming apps. An extension for the Google Chrome web browser is also available, allowing you to easily cast your tabs. You can also cast the screen of your Android phone on a Chromecast.
Roku Has Amazon Prime, Chromecast Has YouTube TV
If you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, you have no choice but to opt for a Roku player. For the time being, Amazon and Google haven't reached an agreement to bring support for Amazon Prime video to Chromecast. You can only access your favorite Amazon shows via the Chrome browser in 720p resolution — an experience we can't recommend.
If you plan to sign up for Google's excellent YouTube TV, you'll need a Chromecast. For the time being, the tech giant's cord-cutting TV service doesn't play nicely with Roku hardware.
YouTube TV is Google\'s Newest Streaming Service
Chromecast Integrates With Your Smart Home Better
If you own a Google Home smart speaker, you can play content on your Chromecast-equipped TV with your voice. The feature works seamlessly and requires no setup, so long as both devices are set up via the Google Home app and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. You can only use voice search via a compatible remote control or a mobile app for iOS and Android.
Essential \'OK Google\' Commands
You Have Plenty of Choice on Both Sides
Roku's product lineup consists of six different models, ranging from the affordable Express all the way to the range-topping Roku Ultra. The three high-end models support 4K video, with the three more affordable models topping out at 1080p. The Roku Ultra and the Roku Premiere+ can also deliver HDR content whenever possible.
Apple TV vs. Roku: Which Streaming Device Is Best?
Additionally, you can buy a TV that runs Roku's platform out of the box. The manufacturers that support Roku include TCL, Sharp, and HiSense, among others.
On the other hand, Google offers three distinct Chromecast models — Chromecast, Chromecast Ultra (with 4K and HDR content support), and Chromecast Audio. The last one offers an affordable way to add wireless playback to any stereo system or standalone speaker with an audio jack.
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The pricing of Roku and Google Chromecast products is similar. It kicks off at $29 for a Roku Express and $35 for a Google Chromecast. A range-topping Roku Ultra costs $104 on Amazon, while the similarly named Chromecast Ultra will cost you a slightly more palatable $69.
If you've just returned your cable box and are a subscriber to Amazon Prime, you'll be better off with a Roku player, at least for the time being. The Google Chromecast hardware will appeal more to Google Home speaker owners, as well as users who don't use Amazon Prime Video and don't mind using their phone or tablet to manage their home entertainment.
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This theatre was originally operated by Colorado Cinemas but became a Kerasotes Theatre. It features digital projection, digital sound, stadium seating and first run attractions. Now operated by AMC Theatres.


Fitted Festival is an outdoor automotive and lifestyle festival that this February was held for the first time in Melbourne at the Airport. Hundreds of modified JDM, Australian and American Muscle cars were on show. I ended up shooting some snaps from the morning rain to the golden sunset. Its always so difficult shooting at car shows as there are always distractions in the background which take away from the car you are shooting. There truly were some amazing cars on hand that i'd love to spend time with for a proper photoshoot.
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Every 2 years the Airshow rolls into town. I hadn't been since 2015 so it was great to visit again. Although the weather was a stinking hot 39 degree i managed to snap a few photos of the action from the day. Was great to see the legendary F22 Raptor in action alongside the RAAF's latest addition to its fleet the F35.
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I have loved seeing how each year the event has evolved to become bigger and better just like the S/S brand. I recently looked back at the photos i shot at the 1st Saint Side Show and Shine back in 2010. Needless to say my photos were pretty rubbish haha.
Although i processed most the photos from the day in colour i decided to redo the whole set in Black & White for a change. I hope you enjoy.
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Sack the UN!
OIC's "blasphemy" laws "turning freedom of expression into restriction of expression"
More on this story here and here. "Attempts to shut down criticism of Islam are still on the table at the UN," from National Secular Society, September 5: via JW
The National Secular Society, together with the International Humanist and Ethical Union, has been working over the past year to try to raise the alarm about the concerted efforts by Islamic groups to write blasphemy laws into international human rights legislation.
Our efforts seem to be paying off, as other countries and organisations begin to appreciate the profound dangers to free speech posed by proposals from the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).
The OIC has sponsored a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council entitled "Combating Defamation of Religion." It has been approved by the UNHRC every year since 2005, and is coming up for renewal in the next couple of months.
But at last the United States and various human rights organisations have woken up to the fact that the OIC resolution is actually an attempt to make "defamation of religion" (and in particular Islam) into an international offence. "Defamation of religion" is a wide ranging concept and can be used to silence any criticism of Islam.
Now U.S. officials have said they hope to persuade "moderate Muslim nations" — among them Senegal, Mali, Nigeria and Indonesia — to reject the measure, which so far lacks the force of law but has provided diplomatic cover for regimes that repress critical speech. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic.
Religious rights groups say other U.N. measures, including statements by the Human Rights Council in Geneva, replicate the language of the resolution.
"Before, it was one resolution with no impact and no implementation," said Felice Gaer, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan federal body that investigates abuses and proposes policies to advance freedom of thought, conscience and religion. "Now we are seeing a clear attempt by OIC countries to mainstream the concept and insert it into just about every other topic they can," Miss Gaer said. "They are turning freedom of expression into restriction of expression."
European governments are also concerned. The European Centre for Law and Justice filed a brief with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in June warning that such anti-defamation resolutions "are in direct violation of international law concerning the rights to freedom of religion and expression."
U.S. officials working on human rights said the resolutions are being used to justify harsh blasphemy laws in countries such as Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan and Afghanistan.
The American and European governments warn that the resolution — which specifically mentions Islam but no other religions — is "an Orwellian text" that has been used to shut down free speech.
The resolution "replaces the existing objective criterion of limitations on speech where there is an intent to incite hatred or violence against religious believers with a subjective criterion that considers whether the religion or its believers feel offended by the speech," said the brief by the European Centre for Law and Justice. "In cases we've monitored, it's minority religions — Christians, Baha'i, and non-conforming Muslims" — who are most at risk, Miss Gaer said. "People who want to interpret their religion differently than some of the more orthodox clerics would."
"This [language] destabilises the whole human rights system," said Angela Wu, international law director for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a public interest law firm in Washington. "It empowers the state rather than individual, and protects ideas rather than the person who holds them."
Keith Porteous Wood, Executive Director of the NSS, who has been particularly active in raising awareness in international forums of the dangers of the OIC resolution, said: "It is gratifying that others are at last taking on board the dire threat the OIC proposals pose to free expression. If they are approved and gain some kind of legal credence, we can expect to see prosecutions for blasphemy (or "defamation of religions" as it will be called) all over the world. The Islamist desire to stop all open discussion of Islam will have been achieved.
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As for me, I would rather enjoy riding than have to dodge objects or the elements. Protection and comfort is why I ride with a windshield. Granted, I might not feel all the air in my face when riding with a windshield, But I enjoy the ride just the same..
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San Francisco: The Facebook profiles of Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan cannot be blocked because they have reportedly been blocked so many times that the social media giant is stopping it happening.
When people do not want to see your posts, they will either unfriend you, stop following you or they will block you.
If you press the block button on both of their profiles, a message saying "Block Error" will be returned — meaning that there "was a problem while blocking Mark Zuckerberg or Priscilla Chan" and you should "try again".
Zuckerberg writes a lot about updates to Facebook and news about his personal life or statements on current events on his personal page.
According to a report in The Independent, those posts then seem to benefit from help from the Facebook algorithm and are interacted with, pushing them onto people's news feeds.
Blocking the Facebook founder and his wife was a useful way of keeping those posts from appearing before it was banned.
The ban has been in place since 2010 and even led to a now-defunct website that exists only to point out that it's impossible to block Zuckerberg, the report pointed out.
This is because the site can only allow a person to be blocked a certain number of times and once that limit is reached then they can no more be blocked.


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In walking through the neighborhood of Mt. Airy, I stumbled on the Philadelphia Salvage Company. Suitcases and trunks piled on an old railroad cart, and metal cans spilled over the sidewalk. I didn't linger too long outside in the cold. On entering the building, I noticed a cast iron stove, pumping warm air through the building, and I warmed my hands as a looked around, mesmerized by the array of architectural salvage, from stained glass, plumbing and electrical fixtures, antique doors and windows.
A well-worn tea kettle bubbled boiling water as steam spewed from its spout.
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Used to hang in Mt. Airy now and then way back when I lived in Phila. Loved your choice for this week.


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9. mechanic works on it for 3 hours, removes handle lock, temp-fix of gear lever also done.
9A. realise that Amritsar can't be done now.
10. call old friend for helmet.
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Bruce's first film in the U.S. after the 1941 "GOLDEN GATE GIRL" was "MARLOWE", featuring Wayne Garner, as a fairly hard known private detective. The film was fairly average, with Bruce enjoying a Asian team member who applied karate and tore up Wayne Garner's office. In one scene David Garner battles Bruce Lee and somehow defeats him. This isn't a video Bruce Lee is very well identified for.
With Bruce Lee's film working job planning nowhere in the U.S., Bruce moves to Hong Kong and sees he established fact from the "GREEN HORNET" TV series. In Hong Kong TV collection is recognized as the "KATO SHOW ".Along with his recognition in Hong Kong and Asia, Bruce chooses to test his submit the Asian picture industry. In 1971 Bruce Lee stars in "THE BIG BOSS", which will be his first Asian Kung Fu/Martial Arts movie. This film was recorded in Thailand, and became common in Asia.
Frankly, i think this was not an excellent movie. The fighting was not that good. The only real distinctive area of the movie I remember was the bad man organizing a blade at Bruce, which Bruce intercepts with a kick, which moves the opponent in a eliminating hit to his body. The movie plot was centered on personnel within an snow manufacturer being subjugated by the boss, who was simply also offering drugs. If I had never seen this movie, I wouldn't have missed anything Bruce Lee represents.
With two new fighting styles movies completed, and a significant response at the field office, Bruce Lee is currently a professional film star Hong Kong and Asia. With this Asian movie accomplishment, Bruce Lee gets more recognition as a movie celebrity from Hollywood. Bruce's next film is "THE WAY OF THE DRAGON" or "RETURN OF THE DRAGON ".
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Q: Net Remoting: Обычно разрешается только одно использование адреса сокета Помогите разобраться с ошибкой: есть небольшое приложение использующее технологию Net Remoting. Так же есть 3 машины, на одной выполняется серверная часть приложения, на двух других клиентские. Клиентские части отправляют на сервер множество параллельных запросов, симулируя работу двухсот пользователей. Если запускать только одного клиента, все запросы проходят успешно. Но если запустить двух клиентов одновременно, то возникнет ошибка
System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: Обычно разрешается только одно использование адреса сокета (протокол/сетевой адрес/порт)
   в System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoBind(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
   в System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Bind(EndPoint localEP)
   в System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener.Start(Int32 backlog)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.ExclusiveTcpListener.Start(Boolean exclusiveAddressUse)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel.StartListening(Object data)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel.SetupChannel()
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel..ctor(Int32 port)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpChannel..ctor(Int32 port)
   в NetRemotingClient.Client.ServerClass.Main(String[] args) в C:\Users\vgeorg\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\NetRemotingClient\Program.cs:строка 27

Код сервера:
   Console.WriteLine("ServerSide....");
   var serverChannel = new TcpChannel(2222);
   ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(serverChannel, false);

 RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType
         (typeof(Greatings), "Greatings",   WellKnownObjectMode.Singleton);

   Console.WriteLine("Press any key to end the server....");

Код клиента:
 Greatings grt = (Greatings) Activator.GetObject(typeof(Greatings), "tcp://192.168.13.121:2222/Greatings");
 grt.PrintText(Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName()).HostName + " Time: " + DateTime.Now);

Передаваемый объект:
   public class Greatings : MarshalByRefObject
   {
      public Greatings()
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Constructor called");

      }
      ~Greatings()
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Deconstructir called");
      }

      public void PrintText(string txt)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Hey you need to print : {0}", txt);
      }
   }

Netstat для одного из клиентов (192.168.13.111) говорит, что на клиенте используются разные порты:
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58007   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58008   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58020   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58021   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58035   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58036   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58037   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58039   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58041   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.13.121:2222    192.168.13.111:58044   ESTABLISHED

Следовательно вопросы:

*

*почему так происходит?

*как избавиться от ошибки?

UPD:
{"Подключение не установлено, т.к. конечный компьютер отверг запрос на подключение 192.168.13.121:2222"}

Server stack trace:
   в System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
   в System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(EndPoint remoteEP)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket(EndPoint ipEndPoint)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket()
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.GetSocket()
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SocketCache.GetSocket(String machinePortAndSid, Boolean openNew)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.SendRequestWithRetry(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   в System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   в Common.Greatings.PrintText(String txt)
   в NetRemotingClient.Client.ServerClass.RunClient() в C:\Users\vgeorg\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\NetRemotingClient\Program.cs:строка 19
   в NetRemotingClient.Client.ServerClass.Main(String[] args) в C:\Users\vgeorg\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\NetRemotingClient\Program.cs:строка 13

Что интересно в логах сервера вызвался деструктор и запросы продолжили вызываться дальше:
Hey you need to print : PC-08.akforta.local Time: 25.12.2017 9:48:39
Deconstructir called
Hey you need to print : PC-21.akforta.local Time: 25.12.2017 9:48:39
Hey you need to print : PC-08.akforta.local Time: 25.12.2017 9:48:39
Hey you need to print : PC-08.akforta.local Time: 25.12.2017 9:48:38
Hey you need to print : PC-21.akforta.local Time: 25.12.2017 9:48:39


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