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A luxury crossover with a mainstream price? The 2021 Toyota Venza
The hybrid crossover is comfortable, efficient, and starts at just $32,470.
Jonathan M. Gitlin - Nov 19, 2020 7:23 pm UTC
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Love is spending all day driving to and from upstate New York taking someone on a pilgrimage to their baseball team's first World Series win.
Elle Cayabyab Gitlin
Honestly, if you slapped a Lexus badge on this shape instead of a Toyota one, I wouldn't do a double-take. It's a more elegant crossover than its siblings in the current Toyota lineup.
The upmarket effect continues on the inside, at least with the Limited trim.
You can tell it's not a Lexus because it doesn't have Cylonface.
I might not be the world's biggest crossover fan, but if I had another 750-mile day to drive, I'd be content to drive it in a Venza. I think that counts as praise.
For once, I have no complaints about this Toyota infotainment center.
I've seen quite plenty of sunrises from the driver's seat this year.
Comfy seats are a must for long drives.
Despite being mid-October, temperatures were in the high 70s, so seat cooling was appreciated.
I am still baffled by these not-cupholders. (The actual cupholders are visible in the previous photo).
After dragging my better half to a lot of car races over the years, it was an easy yes when she asked if we might visit the Baseball Hall of Fame a few weeks ago. She is as big a fan of baseball as I am of motor racing, and her beloved Washington Nationals were being celebrated for having won the World Series, after all. Sure Cooperstown, New York, does indeed lie nearly 6.5 hours north-northeast from where I write this. But I quite like driving, and a 13-hour round trip is a better way than most to get to know a car.
But which car? As luck would have it, my calendar was double-booked that week. In the red corner, a 2021 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS with a revvy 4.0L naturally aspirated engine, manual transmission, and fixed carbon fiber bucket seats. In the pearl-white corner, a 2021 Toyota Venza with cooled and heated seats, adaptive cruise control, and a hybrid powertrain capable of a combined 39mpg (6l/100km). You'll be able to read about how addictive that Porsche was in the near future, but obviously it was the wrong tool for this particular job.
So after checking with the nice people at Toyota to make sure they were OK with me adding 750 miles (1,207km) to their new crossover—they were—the day booked off work, and with all the forms filled in to satisfy New York's public health people, we were all set.
My, how you've changed
This is the second Toyota crossover to wear the Venza name badge, but if you told me this one was actually a Lexus I'd happily believe you. Visually, it looks of a piece with the creased and angular crossovers from Toyota's luxury offshoot but with a softer face rather than that giant cheese-grater Cylon grille that adorns those vehicles. But the Venza is its own thing, not a rebadged Lexus, and with its 105.9-inch (2,690mm) wheelbase, it lives firmly in the midsize bracket. (It's built on the TNGA-K platform, which it shares with the RAV4, as well as the Camry and Lexus ES sedans.)
The Venza is offered with just a single 219hp (163kW) hybrid powertrain rated by the EPA at 40mpg (5.9l/100km) in the city and 37mpg (6.4l/100km) on the highway. This combines a 2.5L four-cylinder gasoline engine and three electric motors—an integrated starter/generator, an 118hp (88kW) drive motor that works with the engine to power the front wheels, and an additional 54hp (40kW) drive motor for the rear wheels that provides all-wheel drive on-demand. These electric motors draw power from (and recharge) a 0.9kWh lithium-ion battery instead of the 1.6kWh NiMH pack we're more used to seeing in other Toyota (not-plugin) hybrids.
Are you sure this is a Toyota and not a Lexus?
The luxury car impression continues once you open the Venza's door, particularly since our test car was the $39,800 Venza Limited with most of the options ticked. (The range also includes the $32,470 Venza LE and the $36,000 Venza XLE.)
The seats are actually wrapped in an artificial material called SofTex, not stitched leather, but it looks smart, and the seats are comfortable enough to spend more than half a day sitting in them. I even have pleasant things to say about the infotainment system, which windows CarPlay on its 12.3-inch touchscreen next to pertinent information about the car's status. The screen is bright and clear, it's responsive, and the UI didn't aggravate me the way it has in other Toyotas.
As you might expect, our route from the District of Columbia to Cooperstown was conducted mostly upon the highways, and the Venza was more than up to the task. The ride is smooth, there's not much wind noise at cruising speeds, adaptive cruise control is helpful when you want to take the occasional look at the fall foliage, and if you're thoughtful, you can exceed the official highway efficiency figure while still making good time.
The final 18 miles (29km) to the Hall of Fame get a little more interesting than a two-lane highway, and they offered a good test for the Venza's Sport mode, which makes the powertrain a little more responsive but otherwise doesn't change much. (It is true that these final 18 miles would have been a good deal more interesting in the red Porsche, although certainly not enough to make up for the six hours in those bucket seats that it would take to get there.)
Socially distanced Hall of Fame visit complete—favorite Nats artifact: Gerardo Parra's Baby Shark—it was time to climb back aboard and repeat the process in reverse. There was no dread accompanying the thought of another 6.5 hours sat behind the Venza's wheel, and that speaks volumes about how competent it is. Nice work, Toyota.
Listing image by Elle Cayabyab Gitlin
Jonathan M. Gitlin Jonathan is the automotive editor at Ars Technica, covering all things car-related. Jonathan lives and works in Washington, D.C.
Email jonathan.gitlin@arstechnica.com // Twitter @drgitlin
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Video of Carl Edwards taking legendary Henry Ford Sweepstakes car for a spin
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When NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards hopped aboard Sweepstakes, the 1901 race car built by Henry Ford, he wasn't exactly sure what to expect from the ride. But much like it did for Ford in his victory over Alexander Winton, the time spent at the wheel of the historic vehicle changed his life forever.
Edwards, who drives a Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing, joined Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett as the second NASCAR driver allowed behind the wheel of the car, when he took it for a spin June 13. Edsel B. Ford II, great-grandson of Henry Ford, invited Edwards out to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich., to learn more about the history of the vehicle, meet with Sweepstakes engineer Glenn Miller, and eventually learn to drive the 1901 machine.
"This is the coolest car I have ever driven, no doubt about it. There isn't even a close second," said Edwards on the grounds of Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford Museum. "It may not look like much standing here, or on video, but I am telling you that is one of the scariest things I have ever done. Coming around that turn back there, there are no brakes. I don't know how those guys did that because we were only going what, 8 miles per hour? They drove this thing near 70 mph back in 1901. That is just insane."
Sweepstakes carried Henry Ford to victory in the first and only race he ever drove -- the race against Alexander Winton on Oct. 10, 1901, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Since Ford was the underdog, and the local favorite who defeated one of the best and most successful racers in the country, his victory was popular and widely publicized.
In fact, Ford's win changed everything for him, and ultimately the history of the auto industry. Several people watching that day came forward with offers of financial support, which set him on the road to establishing Ford Motor Company in June 1903. Ford went on to prove his belief in low-cost production with the Model T, the car that put the world on wheels.
"To think that this car is what started this whole thing is just amazing." Edwards said. "If it weren't for this, there might not be a Ford Motor Company, there might not be a Ford Racing, and a lot of people's, including my own, paths would be very different."
Henry Ford's 1901 Sweepstakes race car is part of the Racing in America collection at the Henry Ford Museum and is on display daily.
"We got it up to maybe 20 or 25 miles per hour driving on the road there and they said it would go 73 miles per hour in 1901," Edwards said. "It was scarier driving that thing 25 miles per hour than it was driving the corner [at Michigan International Speedway] at 205. Those guys were brave. The neatest thing about that which I didn't know until I talked with Edsel Ford and the guys there is that if it weren't for winning that race, Ford Motor Company as we know it might not exist. For him to risk everything and build this race car and go out and race it and win and be able to put together investors for Ford Motor Company was huge.
"We talk about racing and Ford, they have been racing since day one and racing is what got the company started. It was an educational experience, it was inspiring and humbling to sit in that driver's seat and think of Henry Ford racing that thing with basically everything in his life hinging on if he won. It is pretty amazing."
Source URL: https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/video-carl-edwards-taking-legendary-henry-ford-sweepstakes-car-spin

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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function [ f,qualMeasOut] = PCSD(proj,geo,angles,maxiter,varargin)
%PCSD solves the reconstruction problem using projection-controlled steepest descent method
%
%   PCSD(PROJ,GEO,ALPHA,NITER) solves the reconstruction problem using
%   the projection data PROJ taken over ALPHA angles, corresponding to the
%   geometry described in GEO, using NITER iterations.
%
%   PCSD(PROJ,GEO,ALPHA,NITER,OPT,VAL,...) uses options and values for solving. The
%   possible options in OPT are:
%
%
%   'lambda':      Sets the value of the hyperparameter for the SART iterations.
%                  Default is 1
%
%   'lambdared':   Reduction of lambda.Every iteration
%                  lambda=lambdared*lambda. Default is 0.99
%
%       'init':    Describes diferent initialization techniques.
%                   •  'none'     : Initializes the image to zeros (default)
%                   •  'FDK'      : intializes image to FDK reconstrucition
%
%   'TViter':      Defines the amount of TV iterations performed per SART
%                  iteration. Default is 20
%
%   'maxL2err'     Maximum L2 error to accept an image as valid. This
%                  parameter is crucial for the algorithm, determines at
%                  what point an image should not be updated further.
%                  Default is 20% of the FDK L2 norm.
%   'Verbose'      1 or 0. Default is 1. Gives information about the
%                  progress of the algorithm.
% 'redundancy_weighting': true or false. Default is true. Applies data
%                         redundancy weighting to projections in the update step
%                         (relevant for offset detector geometry)
%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
% This file is part of the TIGRE Toolbox
%
% Copyright (c) 2015, University of Bath and
%                     CERN-European Organization for Nuclear Research
%                     All rights reserved.
%
% License:            Open Source under BSD.
%                     See the full license at
%                     https://github.com/CERN/TIGRE/blob/master/LICENSE
%
% Contact:            tigre.toolbox@gmail.com
% Codes:              https://github.com/CERN/TIGRE/
% Coded by:           Ander Biguri and Manasavee Lohvithee
%--------------------------------------------------------------------------

%% parse inputs
[beta,beta_red,f,ng,verbose,epsilon,QualMeasOpts,nonneg,gpuids,redundancy_weights]=parse_inputs(proj,geo,angles,varargin);

measurequality=~isempty(QualMeasOpts);

if measurequality
    qualMeasOut=zeros(length(QualMeasOpts),maxiter);
end

% does detector rotation exists?
if ~isfield(geo,'rotDetector')
    geo.rotDetector=[0;0;0];
end

%% Create weigthing matrices for the SART step
% the reason we do this, instead of calling the SART fucntion is not to
% recompute the weigths every AwASD-POCS iteration, thus effectively doubling
% the computational time
% Projection weigth, W

geoaux=geo;
geoaux.sVoxel([1 2])=geo.sVoxel([1 2])*1.1; % a Bit bigger, to avoid numerical division by zero (small number)
geoaux.sVoxel(3)=max(geo.sDetector(2),geo.sVoxel(3)); % make sure lines are not cropped. One is for when image is bigger than detector and viceversa
geoaux.nVoxel=[2,2,2]'; % accurate enough?
geoaux.dVoxel=geoaux.sVoxel./geoaux.nVoxel;
W=Ax(ones(geoaux.nVoxel','single'),geoaux,angles,'Siddon','gpuids',gpuids);
W(W<min(geo.dVoxel)/4)=Inf;
W=1./W;

% Compute V
V=computeV(geo,angles,num2cell(angles),num2cell(1:length(angles)),'gpuids',gpuids);

if redundancy_weights
    % Data redundancy weighting, W_r implemented using Wang weighting
    % reference: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6560/ac16bc

    num_frames = size(proj,3);
    W_r = redundancy_weighting(geo);
    W_r = repmat(W_r,[1,1,num_frames]);
    % disp('Size of redundancy weighting matrix');
    % disp(size(W_r));
    W = W.*W_r; % include redundancy weighting in W
end

%Initialize image.
%f=zeros(geo.nVoxel','single');

iter=0;
offOrigin=geo.offOrigin;
offDetector=geo.offDetector;
rotDetector=geo.rotDetector;
stop_criteria=0;
DSD=geo.DSD;
DSO=geo.DSO;
%%
while ~stop_criteria %POCS
    f0=f;
    if (iter==0 && verbose==1);tic;end
    iter=iter+1;

    %Estimation error in the projection domain
    est_proj=Ax(f,geo,angles,'interpolated','gpuids',gpuids);
    delta_p=im3Dnorm(est_proj-proj,'L2');

    %Enforcing ART along all projections if squared delta_p > epsilon
    if (delta_p^2)>epsilon
        for jj=1:size(angles,2)
            if size(offOrigin,2)==size(angles,2)
                geo.offOrigin=offOrigin(:,jj);
            end
            if size(offDetector,2)==size(angles,2)
                geo.offDetector=offDetector(:,jj);
            end
            if size(rotDetector,2)==size(angles,2)
                geo.rotDetector=rotDetector(:,jj);
            end
            if size(DSD,2)==size(angles,2)
                geo.DSD=DSD(jj);
            end
            if size(DSO,2)==size(angles,2)
                geo.DSO=DSO(jj);
            end
            f=f+beta* bsxfun(@times,1./V(:,:,jj),Atb(W(:,:,jj).*(proj(:,:,jj)-Ax(f,geo,angles(:,jj),'gpuids',gpuids)),geo,angles(:,jj),'gpuids',gpuids));

        end
    end

    %Non-negativity projection on all pixels
    f=max(f,0);

    geo.offDetector=offDetector;
    geo.offOrigin=offOrigin;
    geo.DSD=DSD;
    geo.DSO=DSO;
    geo.rotDetector=rotDetector;
    if measurequality
        qualMeasOut(:,iter)=Measure_Quality(f0,f,QualMeasOpts);
    end

    % Compute L2 error of actual image. Ax-b
    dd=im3Dnorm(Ax(f,geo,angles,'gpuids',gpuids)-proj,'L2');
    % Compute change in the image after last SART iteration
    dp_vec=(f-f0);

    if iter==1
        step=1;
    else
        step=delta_p/delta_p_first;
    end
    f0=f;
    %  TV MINIMIZATION
    % =========================================================================
    %  Call GPU to minimize TV
    f=minimizeTV(f0,step,ng,'gpuids',gpuids);    %   This is the MATLAB CODE, the functions are sill in the library, but CUDA is used nowadays
    %                                             for ii=1:ng
    %                                                 %delta=-0.00038 for thorax phantom
    %                                                 df=weighted_gradientTVnorm(f,delta);
    %                                                 df=df./im3Dnorm(df,'L2');
    %                                                 f=f-(step.*df);
    %                                             end

    % Compute change by TV min
    dg_vec=(f-f0);

    if iter==1
        delta_p_first=im3Dnorm((Ax(f0,geo,angles,'interpolated','gpuids',gpuids))-proj,'L2');
    end

    % Reduce SART step
    beta=beta*beta_red;

    % Check convergence criteria
    % ==========================================================================

    %Define c_alpha as in equation 21 in the journal
    c=dot(dg_vec(:),dp_vec(:))/(norm(dg_vec(:),2)*norm(dp_vec(:),2));
    %This c is examined to see if it is close to -1.0

    if (c<-0.99 && dd<=epsilon) || beta<0.005|| iter>maxiter
        if verbose
            disp(['Stopping criteria met']);
            disp(['   c    = ' num2str(c)]);
            disp(['   beta = ' num2str(beta)]);
            disp(['   iter = ' num2str(iter)]);
        end
        stop_criteria=true;
    end

    if (iter==1 && verbose==1)
        expected_time=toc*maxiter;
        disp('PCSD');
        disp(['Expected duration  :    ',secs2hms(expected_time)]);
        disp(['Expected finish time:    ',datestr(datetime('now')+seconds(expected_time))]);
        disp('');
    end

end
end

function [beta,beta_red,f0,ng,verbose,epsilon,QualMeasOpts,nonneg,gpuids,redundancy_weights]=parse_inputs(proj,geo,angles,argin)
opts=     {'lambda','lambda_red','init','tviter','verbose','maxl2err','qualmeas','nonneg','gpuids','redundancy_weighting'};
defaults=ones(length(opts),1);
% Check inputs
nVarargs = length(argin);
if mod(nVarargs,2)
    error('CBCT:PCSD:InvalidInput','Invalid number of inputs')
end

% check if option has been passed as input
for ii=1:2:nVarargs
    ind=find(ismember(opts,lower(argin{ii})));
    if ~isempty(ind)
        defaults(ind)=0;
    else
        error('CBCT:PCSD:InvalidInput',['Optional parameter "' argin{ii} '" does not exist' ]);
    end
end

for ii=1:length(opts)
    opt=opts{ii};
    default=defaults(ii);
    % if one option isnot default, then extract value from input
    if default==0
        ind=double.empty(0,1);jj=1;
        while isempty(ind)
            ind=find(isequal(opt,lower(argin{jj})));
            jj=jj+1;
        end
        if isempty(ind)
            error('CBCT:PCSD:InvalidInput',['Optional parameter "' argin{jj} '" does not exist' ]);
        end
        val=argin{jj};
    end
    % parse inputs
    switch opt
        % Verbose
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'verbose'
            if default
                verbose=1;
            else
                verbose=val;
            end
            if ~is2014bOrNewer
                warning('Verbose mode not available for older versions than MATLAB R2014b');
                verbose=false;
            end
        % Lambda
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'lambda'
            if default
                beta=1;
            else
                if length(val)>1 || ~isnumeric( val)
                    error('TIGRE:PCSD:InvalidInput','Invalid lambda')
                end
                beta=val;
            end
        % Lambda reduction
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'lambda_red'
            if default
                beta_red=0.99;
            else
                if length(val)>1 || ~isnumeric( val)
                    error('TIGRE:PCSD:InvalidInput','Invalid lambda')
                end
                beta_red=val;
            end
        % Initial image
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'init'
            if default || strcmp(val,'none')
                f0=zeros(geo.nVoxel','single');

            else
                if strcmp(val,'FDK')
                    f0=FDK(proj, geo, angles);
                else
                    error('TIGRE:PCSD:InvalidInput','Invalid init')
                end
            end
        % Number of iterations of TV
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'tviter'
            if default
                ng=20;
            else
                ng=val;
            end
        %  Maximum L2 error to have a "good image"
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'maxl2err'
            if default
                epsilon=im3Dnorm(FDK(proj,geo,angles))*0.2; %heuristic
            else
                epsilon=val;
            end
        %Image Quality Measure
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'qualmeas'
            if default
                QualMeasOpts={};
            else
                if iscellstr(val)
                    QualMeasOpts=val;
                else
                    error('TIGRE:PCSD:InvalidInput','Invalid quality measurement parameters');
                end
            end
        %  Non negative
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'nonneg'
            if default
                nonneg=true;
            else
                nonneg=val;
            end
        %  GPU Ids
        %  =========================================================================
        case 'gpuids'
            if default
                gpuids = GpuIds();
            else
                gpuids = val;
            end
        case 'redundancy_weighting'
            if default
                redundancy_weights = true;
            else
                redundancy_weights = val;
            end
        otherwise
            error('TIGRE:PCSD:InvalidInput',['Invalid input name:', num2str(opt),'\n No such option in PCSD()']);

    end
end

end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Liverpool will host West Ham United today in a Premier League game at Anfield Stadium.
Centre-back Mamadou Sakho is likely to keep his place despite of having a minor injury in the midweek game against Chelsea.
Skipper Steven Gerrard is likely to be rested after playing 120 minutes in the midweek. Adam Lallana is likely to take his place.
Daniel Sturridge is back and could take a part from the bench, but Jon Flanagan and Brad Jones remain sidelined.
Kolo Touré is still unavailable with international duty.
Sam Allardyce has no big injury concerns.
Defenders James Tomkins, Carl Jenkinson and James Collins are all doubtful for this clash.
Diafra Sakho is likely to be back in the starting eleven after scoring a goal against Bristol City on Sunday.
Cheikhou Kouyate remains absent with international duty.
Liverpool have kept five clean sheets in their last six games against the Hammers at Anfield.
Glen Johnson has scored three goals against West Ham in his last six games.
West Ham have won only one of their last five games against Liverpool.
Last time, West Ham won at Anfield in 1963-1964 season.
The Hammers have scored 14 headed goals so far this term, more than any other club in the Premier League.


text:
Adds an AWS::SES::ReceiptRule.Action resource property to the template.
An action that Amazon SES can take when it receives an email on behalf of one or more email addresses or domains that you own.
An instance of this data type can represent only one action.

## SYNTAX

```
Add-VSSESReceiptRuleAction [[-BounceAction] <Object>] [[-S3Action] <Object>] [[-StopAction] <Object>]
 [[-SNSAction] <Object>] [[-WorkmailAction] <Object>] [[-AddHeaderAction] <Object>] [[-LambdaAction] <Object>]
 [<CommonParameters>]
```

## DESCRIPTION
Adds an AWS::SES::ReceiptRule.Action resource property to the template.
An action that Amazon SES can take when it receives an email on behalf of one or more email addresses or domains that you own.
An instance of this data type can represent only one action.

For information about setting up receipt rules, see the Amazon SES Developer Guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/receiving-email-receipt-rules.html.

## PARAMETERS

### -BounceAction
Rejects the received email by returning a bounce response to the sender and, optionally, publishes a notification to Amazon Simple Notification Service Amazon SNS.

Type: BounceAction
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-bounceaction
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -S3Action
Saves the received message to an Amazon Simple Storage Service Amazon S3 bucket and, optionally, publishes a notification to Amazon SNS.

Type: S3Action
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-s3action
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -StopAction
Terminates the evaluation of the receipt rule set and optionally publishes a notification to Amazon SNS.

Type: StopAction
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-stopaction
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -SNSAction
Publishes the email content within a notification to Amazon SNS.

Type: SNSAction
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-snsaction
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -WorkmailAction
Calls Amazon WorkMail and, optionally, publishes a notification to Amazon SNS.

Type: WorkmailAction
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-workmailaction
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -AddHeaderAction
Adds a header to the received email.

Type: AddHeaderAction
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-addheaderaction
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -LambdaAction
Calls an AWS Lambda function, and optionally, publishes a notification to Amazon SNS.

Type: LambdaAction
Documentation: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-ses-receiptrule-action.html#cfn-ses-receiptrule-action-lambdaaction
UpdateType: Mutable

```yaml
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 7
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

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Tomorrow (Wednesday May 21, 2014): Silent Reading Party NYC! New Space, New Time, New Experience!
Hear Ye'! Hear Ye', Brooklyn Book-Lovers!
Tomorrow kick's-off this month's Silent Reading Party NYC, and they're keeping it fresh for the new season: new spring evening, new venue. Head to Soda Bar in Prospect Heights tomorrow night to join in on Silent Reading NYC.
The once-monthly event, organized by Brooklynite Jamie Burns, is a great quiet night out: books, booze, and a cool space on a quiet springtime weeknight. It is everything you'll ever need for the ultimate shared reading experience: the back room is totally private for the event- fully equipped with comfy couches and chairs, and for ultimate relaxation, cellist Alexandra Moiseeva will be performing live.
But the event is not only meant to offer a quiet reading space in the busy bustling of this fine Brooklyn borough. Silent Reading Party is also meant to connect bookworms from all over Brooklyn – to promote literary discussion and education. Allocated reading time is set between 7 & 9:30pm, with the last half hour built-in as time to chat.
Best of all? It's totally free to attend! So wrap your fingers tightly around your favorite story, put on your geekiest reading glasses, and head to Brooklyn's own Soda Bar tomorrow, May 21st at 7 p.m!
For more information, or to RSVP, check out the Silent Reading NYC Events. You should also follow the Silent Reading Twitter & Facebook for some daily vibrant literary discussion. Hope to see you all there!
Andriana Zacharakos is a Brooklyn native. She's received her Master's in English Literature 1500-1900 from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England, and a Bachelor's in English and American Literature from St. Johns University in New York City. She is currently working as digital assistant and correspondent for the Brooklyn Eagle.


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Will the United States Make the Fantasies of a Young North Korean Come True?
How close are we to becoming what the young girl in this North Korean video thinks all countries should become?
The Religion of Kim in North Korea
The North Korean propaganda video presented below was released several years ago and was apparently designed to show the life of a family in (comparatively privileged and tightly controlled) Pyongyang. In it, a girl studying to become a teacher praises her and her family's happiness granted by a government that provides everything for them. They in turn give the government their full devotion; it appears to own them. She compares their happy existence to the depressing plights of others outside the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK) who, she was told, probably believes and will likely teach, lead miserable lives of starvation and homelessness because their governments do not provide for them as does her DPRK fantasy.
Here's a rather different video.
The DPRK is neither "democratic" nor a "republic." With about one percent of its population held in torture/labor camps, it is an hereditary and centrally controlled dictatorship. It is led by a regency that presents Kim Jong-un as the rightful and divine successor to Kim Jong-il, endowed with not only his father's god-like qualities but those of his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, as well.
I wrote about the Religion of Kim at the link. When Kim Jong-il died (note: the quoted article is no longer available),
His obituary in state media called him the "illustrious commander born of heaven," and on Wednesday, KCNA said a Manchurian crane spotted in the city of Hamhung circled a statue of Kim Il Sung for hours before dropping its head and taking off toward Pyongyang. The crane is a traditional Korean symbol of longevity.
"Even the sky seemed to writhe in grief," KCNA said, reporting blinding blue flashes, thunder and heavy snow near the Demilitarized Zone. "He was, indeed, a great saint born of heaven."
Here are a few recent headlines from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). They include such reporting as this: DPRK People Confident of Victory in Faceoff with U.S.; U.S., Common Enemy of World's Progressives. A KCNA news release about the current "state of war" refers to Kim Jong-un as "Marshal Kim Jong Un, the greatest-ever commander. (Emphasis added.)" Kim Il-sung, an experienced and competent military commander in comparison to Kim Jong-un, may have rolled over in anguish in his crypt at the reference to his grandson as the greatest ever.
The Kims are not alone in their deification.
El Presidente Chávez of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Venezuela seems to be doing quite well in the afterlife.
Venezuela just can't quit Hugo Chavez. The former Venezuelan leader died March 5, but the collective mourning and the figurative pouring out of a little liquor continues, including imagining what he's doing in the afterlife. That would be walking through a meadow and chilling with his homies. A bizarre minute-long animated spot titled "Goodbye Forever Commander" is currently airing on a state-run station. The clip opens with a frowny face Chavez, wearing strange blue sandals (no socks, two toes on each foot exposed) and a track jacket in the colors of the Venezuelan flag, walking across a meadow. He comes to a clearing with a thatched-roof house and … fellow revolutionary friends: Simon Bolivar! Che Guevara! An anonymous indigenous fellow! Chavez breaks into a beauty-queen smile. Frivolity and fiery rhetoric ensue.
Members of the Venezuelan opposition are demonized as the "heirs of Hitler."
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday called the country's opposition "heirs of Hitler," accusing them of persecuting Cuban doctors working in the South American country the way Jews were persecuted in Nazi Germany.
His barbs added to weeks of insults in the run-up to the April 14 presidential elections triggered by the death of socialist leader Hugo Chavez this month. Polls show Maduro with a double-digit lead over opposition rival Henrique Capriles.
Is there a Religion of Obama in the United States? Is He the Second Coming?
Deification apparently works for the Kims and for Chávez, so President Obama must deserve similar devotional deference. Similarly, his opponents need to be despised as Hitler-like. Is that what the Reverend Mr. Sharpton had in mind here?
Religiously oriented references to President Obama have become common. How many in the United States belong to the Religion of Obama? Do they feel that their more traditional religions have failed them? The adjacent Newsweek cover depicted President Obama as the God of All Things. The first President who held office during my lifetime was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prior to President Obama, I had never seen a President of the United States worshiped as President Obama is. Revered, respected, feared, loved and hated, but neither beyond reproach nor worshiped.
I often read that many of those who fail to "worship" President Obama disagree with him because they are racists. In 2009, former President Carter said,
"I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's African American," Carter said. The Republican party today issued a denial, saying Carter was "flat-out wrong" and that opposition was not because of Obama's skin colour but his policies.
Carter, who aired his views in a television interview and at a public meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, is the most senior Democrat yet to voice what many in the party have been saying both in public and private after the Republican Congressman Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" during Obama's key speech on healthcare reform in Congress, after anti-government demonstrations over health that have been almost exclusively white, and after the increasingly aggressive tone on rightwing talk shows.
Nor did the racist theme die after President Obama's first election. In April of 2012,
While participating in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week," Georgetown University professor and MSNBC contributor Michael Eric Dyson posited that only a racist person would refer to the president's Supreme Court comments as "bullying."
"Look all of this 'othering' of Obama, like he's from some other planet. Everything he does is subject to a different lens and seen through a microscope that really tends to pick him apart," Dyson said.
"I think it's indivisible from the broader issue of his race, of his being a black man with a certain kind of authority. These are impolite things we don't want to talk about. We think that they're being extraordinary ratcheted up. But I don't see any other way to explain it but a remarkable resistance to the integrity of this man that has no other explanation" he added. (Emphasis added.)
How librully politically correct not to want to talk about that! Yet it is apparently acceptable for some Obama supporters to characterize Dr. Ben Carson as a "token" conservative "Oreo," an "Uncle Tom," because he dares to disagree with President Obama.
On Tuesday Dr. Carson spoke with Fox host Megyn Kelly about accusations made by some on the left, namely MSNBC media pundit Touré, that Carson is just a token. If you remember, Touré said last week that Carson's job was to "assuage the guilt" of white Republicans.
Kelly read off some of the names that Carson has been called – such as "token" and "oreo"- since he became part of the political conversation, then quoted a "commentator from a rival network" who said Carson was benefiting from reverse affirmative action by the GOP.
Dr. Carson then parroted people like Allen West and Herman Cain, saying, "they feel if you look a certain way, then you have to stay on the plantation." Dr. Carson noted that he's been called an Uncle Tom, but says that people who sling that word around don't really understand its meaning. "Obviously they don't know what an 'Uncle Tom' is," he said. In the novel, "he was very, very subservient, kind of go along to get along type of person.
Dr. Carson must, in the view of such President Obama's supporters, be a "racist" because he does not "go along to get along" with President Obama. Is he also of the wrong "religion" because he fails to worship their god-like President Obama? Although apparently acceptable to refer to him as an "Oreo," it is perhaps librully politically incorrect also to suggest directly that he is of the wrong religion.
Is there no better explanation for disagreements with President Obama? I think there are many — his general incompetence and narcissism, a sickened economy with a soaring national debt and excessive spending — much of it evidently to garner votes for President Obama's political and ideological allies — excessive regulation, insistence on defeating the Global Warming Devil by higher taxes on the carbon it is claimed to eat, ObamaCare, attempts to infringe the First, Second and Tenth Amendments, and many more. And many canaries are dying.
Also in my view, President Obama has done more to promote racism and other highly divisive distractions for political gain than had any other president, at least during my lifetime.
Such divisiveness seems to promote his at least quasi-religious image as our "dad" and our "boss." According to Chris Rock, a popular (Black) actor and comedian,
The President of the United States is, you know, our boss. But also, you know, the president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country. And when your dad says something, you listen. [And] when you don't, it usually bites you in the [expletive] later on. So I'm here to support the president.
Perhaps if we all "belonged" to the Government Mr. Rock would be correct.
If we all "belonged" to the Government, wouldn't we also be its slaves? With appropriate governmental overseers? We already have too many, often employed in cabinet offices and "alphabet agencies." North Koreans "belong" to their Government and it is said to provide for all of their needs. We don't "belong" to the Government, it does not and should not provide for all of our needs. We aren't its slaves and President Obama is neither our "dad" nor our "boss." We are all (or should be) Americans, free to prosper from our own efforts, to think and to speak our minds. There is a big difference between being an American and "belonging" to any Government, American or otherwise.
Just as President Obama is not my (or our) "dad" or "boss" so is he not my (or our) Commander in Chief; former Presidents were commanders in chief of the U.S. Armed Forces — but not of its many civilian citizens and other residents. I hope that no future President will ever be. But how many people view him in that light? Some even seem to expect him to perform miracles (such as halting the rise of the seas — even Moses is said to have parted only one of them) as though he were a god or empowered by one.
Here is an ad posted by BarackObama.com in support of his reelection. If he is our "dad," and our "first time" should be with him, the suggested relationship seems to be at least metaphorically incestuous. That campaign effort seems to have been successful with many young female voters.
Are the United States turning, albeit slowly and against tepid resistance from our Republican political "leaders," into a quasi-religious, statist society where the "free stuff" crowd and its enablers relish (while seeking more of) the gifts they believe are bestowed by a loving father government upon his its worshipful children that the recipients are satisfied to be his its willing property — and hence slaves? Are we approaching the embellished life of the girl in Pyongyang? Obviously, everything comes from "Obama's Stash" — not involuntarily from the fruits of the work of many others; right?
Or does the actual source even matter, provided that the Government to which they "belong" appears to provide it? J. Christian Adams, writing sardonically at PJ Media, argued that although some Republicans may have a foot-in-the-mouth problem, the Democrats have a broader "Homer Simpson problem."
The Democrats have become the party of Homer Simpson — a party reliant on millions of low-information voters seeking something for nothing. Like the Democrat dependency class, Homer Simpson (D-Springfield) relied on Mojo the Helper Monkey to feed him and even wipe the sauce from his face. The pair eventually gorged themselves into a stupor.
The Democratic Party has become the party that promises millions of helper monkeys, but those of us who work and pay taxes are the helper monkeys for Homer Simpson.
Don't think you should pay for your own college education? Mojo will make sure people who long ago paid for theirs will pay for yours. Think your neighbor should pay for your health care? Mojo will take care of it. Need a free cell phone? Mojo paid for his, but now he'll pay for yours. …
Homer Simpson's guiding philosophy mirrors the central premise of the Democrat policy agenda: moving wealth from the productive to the unproductive. Homer Simpson wanted someone else to do his work, pay his bills, fetch him doughnuts. That's the central feature of the age of Obama, and thus the Democratic Party has a Homer Simpson problem of far greater scale than the GOP's supposed "Archie Bunker problem."
The Democratic Party has become the something-for-nothing party. Their policies will eventually lead to destruction of individual initiative and, like Homer, even an individual's dignity.
We helped to dig the pit. Can we climb out of it?
Whatever permitted President Obama to win his grossly undeserved reelection has to be changed. The constitutional prohibition against his running a third time will not suffice (think Hillary and perhaps Michelle) and the problems will not go away on their own. Simply moaning will not help and doing nothing beyond moaning will probably make it worse.
As John Hinderaker at Power Line points out by posting the texts of many e-mails sent to those assumed to be party faithful, the Democrats are busy fundraising and trying to spread fear and hate while the Republicans are not. How dissimilar to the Democrat efforts are those of the Venezuelan Chavistas to demonize their opposition?
During the past week or so, I also received many similar e-mails from President Obama's Organizing for Action colleagues including two on Easter Sunday — one wished me a Happy Easter, the other did not. Others received three such Easter e-mails.
Neither Republicans nor conservatives should follow the ObamaCourse. But aren't there other actions we can take to fight their spreading of fear and hate for those who disagree with their "god of all things?"
Should the Republicans adopt a similarly lowbrow strategy? I don't think it would work. It is a truism of social science that conservatives tend to be happy people, while liberals tend to be bitter, unhappy and angry. I don't think you could rally conservatives behind a message that is essentially one of hate, even if you wanted to, which the Republican Party doesn't. So where does that leave us? Time will tell, but I am afraid that there is, indeed, a Snidely Whiplash in this melodrama; only it is the Republicans, not the Democrats, who are being tied to the railroad track, and the train bearing down on them has a big D on it.
We may be "happy," but that is not enough. I think that effectively, promptly and in any event well before the 2014 election, we need to do either or both of the following: (a) establish and fund a vibrant conservative political party and/or (b) substantially divert the Republican Party from its misguided Democrat Lite path to peace superhighway to yet another election defeat or — perhaps worse — to more of the same as it worsens, even if a bit more slowly, under Republican leadership.
Following President Obama's reelection, I offered ideas here, here, here and elsewhere at my blog. I also suggested that some of our once "conservative" media are deteriorating, perhaps to entice the ubiquitous "low information voters." Is that useful beyond their bottom lines? Will such media revive or be replaced with better? Beats me. Bill Whittle suggested some great ideas here as he has also done elsewhere. However, I have seen very little movement in any of the suggested directions — or in any other useful directions.
An alternative might be to give in, go with the flow and stop worrying. That was probably fine with the Mad Magazine Kid; I hope it is not fine with us.
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Kashmir: amend armed forces act, switch to rubber bullets (Comment)
By IANS-CT / August 16, 2010
When the prime minister of India refers to the alienation of a state, delivers a televised address in the language of the region and promises autonomy, the seriousness of the situation is not in doubt.
Yet, if the run up to these conciliatory gestures is considered, there is little evidence of the Indian government's willingness to make a special effort to conquer hearts and minds. Instead, what was seen in Srinagar and elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir in the last few weeks was an unusually harsh police response to stone-throwing crowds.
In fact, from the way the government both in the state and at the centre behaved, it appeared that they regarded the situation purely in terms of a law and order problem, which had to be controlled with a heavy hand. Hence the distressingly high numbers of young people who were killed in police firing. There was no doubt that the rising toll added fuel to fire and made the government's task increasingly difficult.
The latest offers from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are an admission that the earlier dependence only on the security forces to restore order was wrong. But this hot-and-cold approach also shows that the government hasn't evolved a viable policy to deal with the problem. As a result, the Kashmir issue remains 'live' and a source of encouragement to Pakistan and Pakistan-backed separatists in the valley.
However, there is nothing new or surprising about New Delhi's inability to make up its mind on how to deal with the problem. When the ruthless police measures fail, it turns to conciliation. And when attempts at providing a healing touch do not yield the desired result, there is a return to the use of tear gas, baton charge and firing. This switching back and forth between a 'quiet dialogue' and intimidating flag marches by the army is a recipe for stagnation.
Although successive prime ministers have shown a willingness to walk the extra mile for the sake of peace, their initiatives have been fruitless because of the lack of sincerity in implementation. Before Manmohan Singh, his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee had promised to meet the demands of locals within the parameters of 'insaniyat', or humanity, underlining a unique openness of approach which was not restricted by constitutional parameters.
Considering that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to which Vajpayee belongs, prefers a hardline where Kashmir is concerned – demanding even an abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution conferring special status on the state – he demonstrated remarkable flexibility.
Yet, when it came down to concrete action, his government rejected the proposals for autonomy made by the National Conference and passed by the state assembly in the year 2000.
The same subject has again come to the fore with Manmohan Singh referring to the possibility of granting autonomy. But since he refused to spell out the details, the proposal can already be seen as a dead letter in view of the unpropitious background. In any event, the earlier moves to call the governor sadr-e-riyasat or the chief minister wazir-e-azam are no longer feasible.
The alienation of the common man has become too deep and the separatists have become too entrenched for such cosmetic measures to succeed. Besides, the BJP will raise such a hue and cry over the use of such Muslim nomenclature that the atmosphere will become charged with communal tension even outside Kashmir.
Nor is there much chance of the so-called skill development mission succeeding in creating jobs in the near future to lure youth away from throwing stones at police vehicles and outposts.
What is needed instead are several immediate steps which will show a genuineness of intent on New Delhi's part. One of these is to ban the use of live ammunition in controlling crowds. Indeed, this is a step which is overdue not only in Kashmir but all over the country.
If there was any lesson for the guardians of law and order from the Kashmir disturbances, it was that the deaths of young people, especially of innocent passersby as in the case of the youth who was hit by a teargas shell, exacerbated the situation. The deaths in no way prevented the young men, and even women, from coming out on the streets to face and provoke police.
The switch to rubber bullets to disperse riotous mobs can be a crucial step in this situation. It will not only bring down casualties but also show the government's desire for conciliation. The move will also act as an antidote to the possible brutalisation of security forces, who have a thankless task in dealing with angry protesters day after day. A greater use of water cannons is another way to cool tempers.
The other step which can help the government reach out more effectively to the ordinary people is an amendment of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or a restriction of its application in Kashmir. Considering that Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the suggestions for the dilution of the act cannot be 'brushed aside', there is evidently a growing awareness in the government that the draconian measure has become counter-productive.
The time for promises is over. The only way tangible gains can be made in Kashmir is through concrete, ameliorative action.
(14.08.2010-Amulya Ganguli is a political analyst. He can be reached at aganguli@mail.com)
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Ajeyo Basu says:
The amendment of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is not an option in Kashmir as it will only hamper the Army which already has one hand tied behind its back. It will also send a message to the separists and to Pakistan that Indian government has no guts and can be pushed around.
As is it is, the Indian government has always been too soft, which has only emboldened the anti-national elements.
The young men who are being killed are no innocent babes in the wood. If they provoke the security forces, they should also be ready to face the consequences. The Army and CRPF should be allowed to use whatever method they deem fit in order to control the situation. Traitors deserve no mercy.
No one talks of the CRPF personnel who have been injured. They are also human beings and deserve human rights.


At the Financial Literacy and Education Summit 2012, speakers explored potential solutions to improving financial literacy worldwide and discussed the successes and challenges faced in their own countries.
"The public-private partnership between the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa in hosting this Summit is a model on how we can improve financial literacy in the United States and around the world," said Charles Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
2012 marks the sixth consecutive year the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa have co-sponsored this Summit, which helps to mark Financial Literacy Month nationally and Money Smart Week in Chicago.
As part of the Summit, Visa and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine released the results of the 2012 Global Financial Literacy Barometer that assessed and ranked the financial literacy levels of people in 28 nations. Brazil topped the list as having the most financially literate people, followed by Mexico, Australia, the United States and Canada.
68% of survey respondents have fewer than three months' worth of emergency reserves on hand to fund basic needs in the event of an unexpected financial event like job loss.
25% of respondents who report they don't have enough funds to cover a personal economic emergency fall into high income categories.
Respondents in more than half of the 28 countries surveyed believe that overall, teenagers and young adults do not understand money management basics, such as budgeting, savings, debt and spending responsibly.
In wealthier countries, many parents don't speak as regularly with their children about the financial future, and the United States falls into the middle of this group.
Across the globe, the youngest and oldest citizens face the most personal economic risk in the sense that they have the smallest emergency reserves and they are least likely to follow a budget.
"The Barometer clearly demonstrates that while there have been great strides made in advancing financial education, there is still much more to be done," said Oliver Jenkyn, Group Executive, North America, Visa Inc. "Visa and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago share a commitment to helping people of all ages gain the financial tools necessary to become better money managers. Today's annual Summit is an important part of this effort."
A more detailed summary of the key findings of the Global Financial Literacy Barometer can be found at: www.practicalmoneyskills.com/barometer.
Today, Visa also unveiled a new personal finance high school curriculum called the "Practical Money Skills Course." This free, comprehensive program covers an array of vital subjects, including budgeting, saving, loans, insurance and more. The curriculum can be downloaded online at www.practicalmoneyskills.com/course or at iTunes as an iPad e-book.
The Summit also featured a panel presentation of original financial education research that explored ways financial knowledge and behavior can be improved.
Oliver Jenkyn, Group Executive, North America, Visa Inc.
The summit can be viewed online at: www.practicalmoneyskills.com/summit2012/.
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Moldova Weekly #13: Chișinău has fallen, the disappointing four, ticket to Russia
Chișinău has fallen
The Socialist Ion Ceban is the first leftist candidate to win mayoral elections in Chișinău since independence, with 52.4% of votes against Andrei Năstase's 47.6%. The result came as a shock to many in Năstase's camp. The latter defeated Ceban in last year's snap mayoral election, a result cancelled in court afterwards, and expected to repeat the feat this year. Analysts and journalists have been quick to analyze how and why Năstase and ACUM lost the capital. Some blame their overconfidence that Chișinău would never elect a leftist mayor, some point towards weak support from pro-Romanian parties, while others recall Năstase's disastrous performance during the debates with Ceban. PDA MP Igor Munteanu thinks Năstase was punished by voters for ACUM's alliance with PSRM. In all fairness, the Socialist did have a better campaign, winning over many neutrals with his image as a calmer, more competent, non-political, almost technocratic candidate.
As the results came in, the equally "non-partisan" President Dodon took over victory speech duties at the Socialists' HQ. As expected, the president will use this victory to push ACUM for more concessions and maybe demand more seats in the Cabinet. Igor Dodon said the government needs an "intervention to be put on the right track" and that negotiations will start this week. On the other hand, he insisted the ACUM-PSRM parliamentary alliance should be replicated in the municipal council. Prime Minister Maia Sandu was brief in her statements, assuring that no defeat is final, calling Andrei Năstase to get back to work as minister of the interior and urging Ion Ceban to make good on his electoral promises.
Ion Ceban got the chance to speak alone this morning and promised he will suspend his party membership as soon as his mandate is validated, in order to be "everyone's mayor" ("everyone" not including the LGBT community, whose march Ceban previously promised not to allow). He also renewed his campaign proposal to ACUM. Ceban wants them to create a majority in the City Council with the Socialists in exchange for two deputy mayor seats out of four and two city sector governors out of five. Ceban added that PSRM is even willing to amend the law so that the City Council would have a stable chairperson, in which case the position would also go to ACUM. As for Andrei Năstase, PDA announced he will hold a press conference on Tuesday. Presumably, that's when we'll find out ACUM's answer to Ceban's offer.
The disappointing four
The pre-selection committee for Prosecutor General candidates announced four names who passed: Oleg Crîșmaru, criminal investigation officer at the National Anticorruption Center (CNA); Veaceslav Soltan, head of cyber-crimes division within the Prosecutor General's Office; Alexandru Stoianoglo, former prosecutor and PDM member; and Vladislav Gribincea, a civil society representative known as one of the architects of the previous justice reforms in Moldova. Ștefan Gligor, the civil society activist with an online campaign backing him, did not pass.
The results were disappointing enough as they were, but when the press wrote about some potentially unjustified assets of two of the successful candidates, even Prime Minister Maia Sandu suggested the pre-selection committee should review its decision. President Dodon however adamantly opposed the idea. He said the government cannot cancel the results of its own contests whenever it doesn't like them. Justice Minister Olesea Stamate initially defended the selection procedure, but later relented in the light of new information and said the committee might review its decision before submitting the shortlist to the High Council of Prosecutors (CSP). The latter received a new member this week, as the government appointed Promo-Lex lawyer Lilia Potîng to the Council as civil society representative.
The battle for justice
President Dodon lent credence to those warning about his own separate designs for the Moldovan judiciary by creating a presidential council for justice reform. The head of the state appointed some controversial names, such Anatolie Munteanu, the ombudsman who tolerated police abuse during the April 2009 protests, Alexandru Cladco, a prosecutor who defended his colleagues' letter against the justice reform, or Carnste Mahnke, a foreign expert who assured that the judiciary was alright during the Plahotniuc regime. Meanwhile, Speaker Zinaida Greceanîi had a separate meeting with a group of judges "for information purposes". All things seem to indicate the Socialists are stepping up their game to have more of a say in the reform of the judiciary. Prime Minister Maia Sandu may have had enough, as she publicly asked Igor Dodon to stop his "underhanded games" and attempts to undermine the justice reform. Sandu went on to say she was equally ready to fight for a fair judiciary from the government building or from the streets.
The High Council of the Judiciary (CSM) saluted the creation of the president's advisory board, but complained that some members were behind the two recent Assemblies of Judges, in effect a failed coup attempt in the judiciary. CSM failed again to appoint a replacement for Ion Druță, former head of the Supreme Justice Court, currently under investigation for illegal riches and influence peddling. This week, CNA have seized nine of Druță's real estate properties and luxury car, with a total value of €600,000.
Other judiciary sins have been uncovered last week by Ziarul de Gardă, which shed doubts on the system of random distribution of cases among judges. According to ZdG information, in the case of jailed former Prime Minister Vlad Filat, the "random" button was clicked 15 times until the politician was assigned to a "proper" judge. In the case of jailed banker Veaceslav Platon, the button was clicked 16 times. For Ilan Șor, a more ingenious method was preferred. When two more judges were needed to complete the panel, the court waited 5 months for other judges to take a leave until only two were available, giving the random distribution system no choice.
Ticket to Russia
Minister of Economy Vadim Brînzan was another target of presidential commentary last week. As cargo trucks blocked roads in Chișinău, Ocnița and Edineț in protest of the lack of transportation permits to Russia, Igor Dodon accused the Ministry of Economy of doing nothing to solve the situation. He added that the Ministry tolerated the illegal sale of licenses for €500 to €1000. Vadim Brînzan countered by saying he had already discussed the issue with his Russian counterpart. According to Brînzan, this is just one more problem that stems directly from the previous government's decisions. He says the Democrats chose to agree on a limited number of permits with Russia, a quota, instead of pushing for the liberalization of trade, as he intends to do. Brînzan also explained that the permits had been distributed before the new Cabinet came into office and some people received more than they need, creating an artificial deficit and inflated prices on the black market. Brînzan attended a Commonwealth of Independent States summit and announced a Russian delegation would come to Chișinău on November 6.
Morning mood
As it is obvious by now, the president had a really busy week. Igor Dodon met with separatist leader Vadim Krasnoselski in Holercani, for a morning walk on the bank of Nistru. They agreed to drop several criminal charges against various officials from both sides of the river, without offering concrete details. The two leaders also agreed to open a trolleybus line between Varnița (controlled by Chisinau) and Tighina (controlled by separatists). President Dodon spoke in favor of the current Russian peacekeeping mission, defying the government's stance that it should be replaced with an international civil mission. Officials talks will continue at a conference in Bavaria on November 4 and 5. Former member of the Joint Control Commission Ion Leahu lambasted the president for unconstitutional talks with the "rebel leader" and opined that Dodon and Krasnoselski discussed "personal issues".
Plahotniuc's trail
Anticorruption prosecutors announced that former PDM leader Vlad Plahotniuc is now wanted internationally, without specifying through which channels they distributed the warrant. At the time of writing, Plahotniuc's name does not appear on the Interpol's online list of wanted persons. While the fugitive politician's whereabouts remain unknown, prosecutors have frozen the assets of BB-Dializa, a company awarded a monopoly for dialysis services by the former PDM government, BASS Systems, a company famous for winning most government software tenders, and GMG Productions, part of Plahotniuc's now crumbling media empire. The nominal value of these assets is estimated at €2.7 million. The government also canceled the provisions that granted BB-Dializa a monopoly, but stopped short of terminating the public-private partnership contract.
Saving Parliament
The Parliament's Secretariat announced savings of over €1 million this year. Some money was saved during the several months of post-electoral negotiations, during which the Legislative didn't work. Other funds were saved on MP trips and software procurements. Secretary General Adrian Albu said most of the savings would go back into the state budget, but part will be used to buy new computers and four cars for foreign delegations. Albu explained that 320 of the Parliament's 600 computers are obsolete and only 10 out of the 57 cars have less than 7 years. Albu also told how his predecessor Ala Popescu took with her one of Parliament's 2011 Skodas when she moved to the Competition Council, offering in return a broken 2006 Skoda. The exchange was blessed by former Speaker Andrian Candu.
The public budget will receive another boost from the European Commission, which approved a €25 million assistance package for Moldova, the fourth one since the new government came into power. The Commission stressed that further assistance is contingent on the progress of the judiciary reform above all.


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BRIEF BACKGROUND: The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a national charitable, non-profit organization founded in 1982 dedicated to reducing vaccine injury and deaths through public education. We support the availability of all preventive health care options, including vaccines, and the right of consumers to make educated, voluntary health care choices. NVIC also promotes and funds research to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness, as well as to identify factors which place individuals at high risk for suffering vaccine reactions; and monitors vaccine research, development, regulation, policy-making and legislation. NVIC has long been recognized as the leading consumer voice on vaccine safety concerns. To learn more about our mission and accomplishments, please visit our About Us page.
NVIC Recent Press Releases
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NVIC Statement: New York Bill Removing Religious Vaccine Exemption Turned Into Law on One Day with No Public Hearings
On June 13, 2019, the New York legislature quickly pushed a bill (A2371) to repeal the religious exemption to vaccination through both the Assembly and Senate in one day with no public hearings. The unprecedented legislative coup, which cut the citizens of New York out of participating in the law making process, culminated in the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo immediately signing the bill into law. "This new law, which was rammed through the New York legislature in one day without public participation in the democratic process, violates the human right to hold religious and spiritual beliefs that honor and protect bodily integrity," said Barbara Loe Fisher, Co-founder and President of the National Vaccine Information Center. June 13, 2019.
NVIC PRESS RELEASE: National Vaccine Information Center: Public Hearings on Measles Outbreaks and Vaccine Laws Provide Opportunities for Americans to Voice Concerns
NVIC is urging Americans to attend state legislative and U.S. congressional hearings focused on measles outbreaks in the U.S. and state vaccine laws to voice concerns to their elected representatives. NVIC reports that this year more than 100 vaccine-related bills have been introduced in 30 states proposing to expand, restrict or eliminate vaccine informed consent rights. NVIC is supporting 50 of the bills, including bills to add or protect personal belief vaccine exemptions. "A number of states are proposing bills to eliminate vaccine exemptions while others are proposing to expand them," said NVIC Co-founder and President Barbara Loe Fisher. "The state and federal public hearings being held this year are an opportunity for Americans to communicate with their legislators about this important parental rights and civil liberty issue." Feb. 25, 2018.
NVIC PRESS RELEASE: During Vaccine Awareness Week, National Vaccine Information Center Calls on Health Officials to Protect Babies in U.S. from Toxic DPT Vaccine
During the Ninth Annual Vaccine Awareness Week co-sponsored by the non-profit charity National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and Dr. Joseph Mercola, NVIC is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to protect newborns from being subjected to the risks of an old and crude whole cell pertussis vaccine in DPT that has not been given to babies in America for 20 years. The B. pertussis bacterium has mutated over the past 60 years to become resistant to both the old whole cell and newer less reactive acellular pertussis vaccines. However, some vaccinologists publicly blame reported whooping cough outbreaks on the switch in the 1990s by the U.S. and other developed countries from DPT to acellular DTaP and now want all newborns to be given one or two doses of the old vaccine. Sept. 25, 2018.
Click News & Media Coverage Archives to read additional media reports from earlier in the year.
What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Vaccines?
"The removal of vaccine exemptions is extremely concerning to people like Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, a group that works to "prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education." "Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that carry a risk of harm and failure," Fisher told CNA. "People should not be forced by law to violate their conscience when making decisions about vaccination for themselves or their minor children." "Every person is different, born with different genes and a unique microbiome and epigenetic history. We do not all respond the same way to pharmaceutical products and doctors cannot reliably predict who will be harmed by vaccines," she continued. "One-size-fits-all vaccine policies discriminate against those who are biologically vulnerable to suffering vaccine reactions." Catholic News Agency May 6, 2019.
Vaccination exemption bill heads to Colorado Senate floor with little time left.
House Bill 1312 which would require parents to fill out a state form to exempt their children from child vaccinations was sent to the Senate floor on a 4-3 party-line vote by Senate Finance Committee after five hours of testimony. "Theresa Wrangham, executive director of the National Vaccine Information Center, said the bill and the logic behind it were flawed. "Passage of this bill would equate to legalizing state-sanctioned punishment, discrimination and an invasion of privacy of a small minority who exempt," she told the committee." The Gazette May 2, 2019. [NVIC Note: This bill did not pass.]
Measles Outbreak: N.Y. Is Still Allowing Religious Exemptions.
"In a recent posting on the website Quora, Ms. Paster wrote in response to a question about whether vaccines are safe if there's a family history of negative reactions to vaccines: "Your child, your choice." She also noted a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention post about various vaccines. "You are right to be concerned." Ms. Paster also linked to a website for the National Vaccine Information Center, whose president, Barbara Loe Fisher, has been outspoken in her opposition to mandatory vaccination. The group's motto is: "Your Health. Your Family. Your Choice."New York Times May 1, 2019.


For those of us who like to wear makeup and style our hair, it can sometimes feel like the summer weather is working against us. The dry air and hot sunshine tend to dry out my hair and skin quicker than normal. And the humidity can ruin a good makeup look with no effort at all.
With the first official day of summer a few weeks away I've started looking for great tips that can help me summer-proof my makeup and hair. Here are best of the best - here's my list of 10 summer beauty tips.
Who doesn't needs waterproof makeup in the summer?
The heat from the summer sun dries out my skin, so I have a few tricks for keeping it moisturized.
When packing for the beach I use this list of beach beauty essentials under $20.
I always keep my eyes open for beauty hacks and these are perfect for summer.
When summer rolls around we tend to spend more time at the beach. Here's how I make sure my hair is ready for the beach trip.
Love this infographic that quickly shows how to switch up your makeup for summer.
I do most of my traveling during the summer so I shared my tips for how I maintain my relaxed hair on those trips.
I like to change up parts of my beauty routine when the seasons change, so this list of 10 beauty products for summer is perfect.
I'd love to hear about your favorite summer beauty tips and hacks. Please share in the comments below.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A person with knowledge of the decision says the NHL has picked Nashville to host the 2016 All Star game.
The person spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on condition of anonymity, confirming multiple reports about the game, because neither the NHL nor the Nashville Predators have publicly announced the decision.
The NHL has scheduled a news conference for Friday morning in Nashville where Commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to make the formal announcement.
The Predators hosted the NHL's entry draft in 2003 and have been on a short list to host the All Star game. But Nashville needed a bigger downtown convention centre to host all the festivities connected with the All Star game. The Music City Center opened in May 2013.
AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow contributed to this report from Buffalo.


Last summer Ben Reade brought his beast of a haggis to MAD Food Symposium. We were there with him, shooting it for VICE. See the VICE x MAD film here. All fun and bagpipes.
The Stan Smith re-issue came to town on a Tuesday afternoon in January. His Danish friends and fans came out to pay homage to the design icon.
Having a drink, a bite and a laugh, reading the new Seveninch Paper Stan Smith issue while watching Stan Smith win the classic Wimbledon 1972 final again Ilie Năstase.
The Stan Smith exhibition at Peter Amby Gallery in Copenhagen was organized by MO/PR and Hz for adidas Originals.
Looking forward to be a part of this one.
Homage to the iconic Stan Smith sneaker with adidas and MO/PR this coming Tuesday. Stan is Back!
Starting off the year with a row of live concerts at our weekly bar event Natbar at Bremen Theater in Copenhagen. First off, Kill J totally killed it the other night and next up is new Danish act Rosemary.
Celebrating adidas Originals collisions projects, Hz organized a night to remember feat.: up-coming pop-punk princess MØ and young rockers Reptile Youth at Natbar, Bremen Theater in Copenhagen.
Tom Freston did a piece on Danish "freetown" Christiania for Vanity Fair.


Pole dancing attracts a lot of interest so if you've decided to have go, here's a detailed guide to what to expect from a great Pole dancing for beginners class.
One thing is certain; this is a fantastic form of exercise and can do wonders for your strength, suppleness and muscle tone.
And when it's learnt in a safe and professional environment it's huge fun as well as a great workout.
It's amazing for working the upper body – which not many dances can claim.
In fact, there are many dances out there that provide virtually no work for the arms to do at beginners level.
But that's not true this time... The tone that you'll get in those dreaded upper arms will be noticeable after even a short course of Pole dancing lessons.
And the other area to benefit greatly will be your inner thighs.
So there's two hated areas - upper arms and inner thighs that Pole dancing works a charm on.
But don't worry at all if you feel unfit to begin with. You are going to be working with your own body weight a lot, hence it being excellent exercise.
And a good instructor will guide, help and support you all the way, regardless of your age, weight or shape.
On the subject of instructors though, a word of caution. If you are serious about having a go at this, you must choose your instructor sensibly.
Due to the extremely popular nature of this dance in recent times, classes have sprung up everywhere.
We've found classes in private clubs before they are open to the usual clients. And in the back rooms of pubs and bars, anywhere in fact.
And while location and venue aren't the sole key to the quality of the teaching, you need to be careful.
Pole dancing can be dangerous.
In extreme cases it can cause life threatening injuries, such as neck sprains and breaks.
So you need to be taught by a professional teacher (someone who has had pro-teacher training) rather than a professional dancer (someone who might be a brilliant dancer, but who hasn't specifically studied how to teach).
To be completely sure, the absolute ideal is someone with anatomy and physiology training in order to make sure that you are safe at every turn.
For more information on this specific topic, please read our general information page on Dance Teachers.
The good news is that the rise in popularity of Pole dance also means that many places now provide lessons with experienced teachers using professional equipment – head for one of those to start with and build your confidence, strength and knowledge safely.
So, it's a great laugh and fabulous exercise in the right environment, with the right teacher. So far so good. But what about those negative aspects?
Well, if you've chosen your class carefully, you'll be a safe, female only environment that has no way to let the public view it.
And no, you most definitely will NOT be required to take off any clothes.
Performing in a microscopic bikini is for the professional dancers only and you guys will be clad in a comfortable workout wear, so don't worry.
Speaking of clothes, let's explore this in a little more detail.
Of all the questions about Pole dance that newbies have, this has got to be the most common.
We must say it again - in a good, reputable Pole dancing for beginners class you definitely won't be required to strip down a tiny sequined bikini.
So what should you wear to your class?
As you are going to be gripping onto the pole with your legs, it's best and safest to wear a comfortable pair of shorts, so it's your skin that's in direct contact with the pole, which stops you from slipping.
Apart from that, normal workout wear is fine - tee-shirts and vests etc.
Generally you'll probably find that you do the class in bare feet, although some people prefer to wear ordinary sneakers.
No special shoes or socks are required.
In fact, there shouldn't be any financial outlay for workout wear for these classes - you can easily find all the requisite clothing in your closet already.
Although you'll practise the dancing in shorts and a tee-shirt, take some extra layers with you into the studio.
This is because in well run beginners classes, there are generally only about two poles for people to practise on.
This is so the instructors can keep a very close eye on what you are doing on the pole.
But it does mean that while you are waiting your turn, you can get a little chilly.
You will (or should) have warmed up properly at the beginning of your class, but you may then find yourself standing around a bit.
So make sure you keep your muscles warm by putting on some jogging pants and a sweatshirt, and keep stretching during your time away from the pole.
You might also want to put on a nice thick pair of socks to keep those ankles warm.
OK, those are some basics.


Ukraine issued two stamps March 30, 2018, featuring characters from the animated film The Stolen Princess: Ruslan and Ludmila. The stamp shown here is included in four categories in the September By Topic Listing: Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips (under Art); Land Mammals (under Fauna); Gems, Minerals & Jewelry; and Movies; and Television & Stars (under Performing Arts).
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Sept. 17, 2018 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Unaccompanied minors, such as Hungary (4444d), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.


"Rep. Roy will join the Franklin School Committee and his colleagues Senator Karen Spilka and Senator Richard Ross for a public discussion on current and future education funding issues. The event will take place on Tuesday, February 13 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Franklin High School Lecture Hall.
The School Committee aims to keep Franklin as a a shining star among both private and public schools across the state. But concerns over per pupil spending, together with rising costs in health insurance, transportation and special education tuition have created pressures on the school budget.
The forum is an opportunity for State officials to provide updates and insights on legislative initiatives directly impacting public schools in general and Franklin in particular. The focus will be on funding and other school issues in the current legislative session."


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Q: Android FrameLayout position using Fragment
I am adding a fragment with:getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.fragment_host, TutorialFragment_.builder().build(), "tutorial").commit();

the FrameLayout is inside a RelativeLayout using:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">

<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="0dp"
    android:visibility="visible">

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/phone_image"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="100dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="100dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="-100dp"
        android:adjustViewBounds="true"
        android:src="@drawable/phone_tutorial"
        android:visibility="invisible" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/tuto_image_1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="60dp"
        android:visibility="invisible"
        android:src="@drawable/a_capacity" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/tuto_image_2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="60dp"
        android:src="@drawable/a_loan_simulation"
        android:visibility="invisible" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/tuto_image_3"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="100dp"
        android:src="@drawable/a_checklist"
        android:visibility="invisible" />

    <ImageView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:adjustViewBounds="false"
        android:src="@drawable/add_btn_circle_center"
        android:visibility="gone" />
</RelativeLayout>

<FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/fragment_host"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_above="@+id/mButtons"
    android:layout_marginBottom="20dp" />

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/mButtons"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_gravity="bottom"
    android:layout_margin="15dp"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="15dp"
    android:visibility="visible">

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <com.bnpf.androidnative.core.view.FontButton
            android:id="@+id/next_tutorial"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:gravity="right"
            android:text="@string/Generic_Button_Next"
            android:textColor="@color/processStepCategoryTextColor" />

        <com.bnpf.androidnative.core.view.FontButton
            android:id="@+id/skip_tutorial"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:gravity="left"
            android:text="@string/Generic_Button_Cancel"
            android:textColor="@color/processStepCategoryTextColor" />
    </RelativeLayout>

</LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

The TutorialFragment object uses this layout :
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">

<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
    android:id="@+id/tutorial_viewpager"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>

No matter what I try, this FrameLayout is always aligned on top of the screen, and I need it to be at the bottom of the screen.

A: Try by change your layout like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >

<RelativeLayout
    android:id="@+id/relLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="0dp"
    android:visibility="visible" >
.....

<FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/fragment_host"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/mButtons"
    android:layout_below="@+id/relLayout"
    android:layout_marginBottom="20dp" />

Now view pager will come below 'relLayout' and above 'mButtons'

A: maybe your RelativeLayout is not full screen,so the FrameLayout will never aligned the bottom of the screen

A: You can try this,
   <RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:id="@+id/tutorial_viewpager"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>

A: you can use like this also:
public class MyViewPager extends ViewPager {

public MyViewPager(Context context) {
    super(context);
}

public MyViewPager(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
}

@Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
    super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);

    // find the first child view
    View view = getChildAt(0);
    if (view != null) {
        // measure the first child view with the specified measure spec
        view.measure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
    }

    setMeasuredDimension(getMeasuredWidth(), measureHeight(heightMeasureSpec, view));
}

private int measureHeight(int measureSpec, View view) {
    int result = 0;
    int specMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(measureSpec);
    int specSize = MeasureSpec.getSize(measureSpec);

    if (specMode == MeasureSpec.EXACTLY) {
        result = specSize;
    } else {
        // set the height from the base view if available
        if (view != null) {
            result = view.getMeasuredHeight();
        }
        if (specMode == MeasureSpec.AT_MOST) {
            result = Math.min(result, specSize);
        }
    }
    return result;
}

}
in xml:
 <RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/mButtons"
    android:layout_below="@+id/relLayout"
    android:background="#0000ff" >

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/fragment_host"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="20dp" />
</RelativeLayout>

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Communique 017, the last on Boston Free Radio, airs today!
Good morning, Unsettlers. Apologies for the lack of updates here! A few weeks back, The Unsettler became a twice-monthly podcast, rather than a weekly podcast, as there was simply too much research, art-making, and prep work to be done between communiques. As of August, The Unsettler will be on hiatus from regular broadcasting, doing DIY communiques as inspiration strikes and time allows.
Don't fret! The backlog will stay available via SoundCloud and iTunes, even as the show moves away from live material.
Please tune in for our final BostonFreeRadio installment this evening at 6 p.m. ET to hear a great interview with candidate for Somerville Ward 3 Alderman, Ben Ewen-Campen that covers radical and progressive battles in and outside of local mainstream politics.
New schedule for live communiques, podcasts
Hello Unsettlers!
You may have noticed a lack of activity here, which is the result of other projects taking up a good portion of my time this month. I'm scaling back The Unsettler to accommodate these other creative outlets, and hoping to keep (improve, even) the quality of future installments of the NEU.
The 1st, 3rd, and occasional 5th Monday of each month, you'll be able to catch The Unsettler on BostonFreeRadio.com at 5 p.m. ET; 2nd and 4th Mondays will be reruns. That means you can expect new podcast updates twice monthly on our SoundCloud and iTunes (leave a review and rating, if you have a moment).
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Communique 012: The Carceral State of the Nation
Elias sits down with Dr. Christopher Petrella, a Lecturer in American Cultural Studies and Associate Director of Programs for the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED) at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and contributor to Boston Review and Black Perspectives (African American Intellectual Historical Society) to discuss his work on exploring and exposing the private prison industry, which has previously been featured in The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, The Nation, Boston Review, and The New Yorker, has appeared on ESPN and NPR, and has been debated in the U.S. House of Representatives. Strap in, Unsettlers, this is a good one!
Talking points:
Renown Scholar Forced to Discuss The Onion; a town with more prisons than stop lights; when private prisons become ubiquitous, are private prisons "normal"?; "mass incarceration" vs "the carceral state"; you don't have to be in prison to be imprisoned–how are bodies criminalized?; immigration becomes a crime–crossing the Streamline; detainment as a "market"; bed quotas and minimum occupancy requirements for ICE and prisons; "if you build it, you will fill it"–empty prisons lead to uncomfortable questions; banks built the prisons; don't get it twisted–"state-funded" prisons aren't "better"; our previous "victories"; why stocks for private prison corporations surged after Trump's win; race and the state; weaponizing a census; "real estate companies who dabble in incarceration."
Convict Sentenced To Generating $80,000 To $100,000 In Profits For Private Prison (The Onion)
Detention Bed Quote Statement (National Immigrant Justice Center)
Homeland Security Budget-in-Brief: Fiscal Year 2016 (DHS.gov)
How Immigrants Became Criminals (Alan A. Aja and Alejandra Marchevsky, Boston Review)
The Preservation of the White Race (Christopher Petrella, Boston Review)
DHS memos detail aggressive immigration enforcement and speedier deportations (Michelle Mark, Business Insider)
My four months as a private prison guard. (Shane Bauer, Mother Jones)
Five myths of the private prison industry (Beryl Lipton, Muck Rock)
How Speculating on Prisons Leads to Mass Incarceration (Christopher Petrella, Truthout)
Justice Department will again use private prisons (Matt Zapotosky, The Nation)
Corrections Corp. and GEO Group Prison Stocks Surge On Trump Win (Ben Popken, NBC News)
The Private Prison Industry Is Licking Its Chops Over Trump's Deportation Plans (Madison Pauly, Mother Jones)
Did Private Prison Contractor Illegally Boost Trump? (Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast)
We're back on the air tonight!
Due to "Patriot's Day" in Massachusetts, the radio station was closed last week, but we'll be live again tonight with Communique 008 on BostonFreeRadio.com and will archive the resulting episode on iTunes and SoundCloud, (find the links here!)


Chef Tanya will walk you through some of the best foods that help fight inflammation from turmeric to cruciferous vegetables. Join Tanya while she demonstrates how to make amazing dishes that will help calm and soothe inflammation. All recipes are gluten free and vegan.
Throughout her years behind the stove, Tanya has dedicated much of her time to forming relationships with farmers and educating people on the importance of supporting our local food growers and makers. As an educator, Tanya has been teaching cooking classes for over 17 years at various locations including Soupçon, Algonquin College and the Urban Element and hopes to continue inspiring people to cook and eat healthy.
Jan 31: NFP KETO DINNER - Enjoy a night on the town keto style!
Jan 3: Weight Wellness: How to Never Diet Again & Keep it off for Good!
Jan 9: The Best Path to Health, Weight Management and Graceful Aging!