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Science Explains Why the NBA Really Does Need 'Handshake Coaches'
Yasmin Tayag
6.27.2017 8:16 PM
The inaugural NBA Awards kicked off on Monday with a sketch called 'Handshake Coaches', in which Drake and Will Ferrell instruct players on the importance of a good handshake.
"After a clutch shot, the crowd wants to see you shaking hands, right?" asks Drake, playing the role of NBA Handshake Specialist Coach Palmer. "They want to know you're really friends. Best friends."
The video's satirical tone, bolstered by its illustrations of handshakes like the "Jenga," the "Black Dad," and the "Obi-Wan Kenobi," might make you think that Coach Palmer is joking. But he and Ferrell's Coach Murphy, an NBA Dexterity Technician, make a pretty insightful observation here. It is important for fans to see cohesion on a team, and an absurdly complex handshake is a particularly efficient way to signal that.
When fans see an especially elaborate handshake between two players — say, J.R. Smith and Kevin Love — what they're really seeing is an inside joke on display. Inside jokes are a signal that the two (or more) people involved in the joke have built their own private community by, an NBA fan would hope, spending time practicing as a team. When watching basketball, the pleasure of seeing a perfectly executed handshake is a lot like watching one player's carefully placed pick and roll suddenly open up a shooting lane for his teammate — it's a sign that they're in sync.
It doesn't even matter that inside jokes, by definition, leave people out; when you're an NBA fan looking in on the camaraderie between Lebron James and Iman Shumpert, being left out means appreciating the sanctity of the private relationship between them — and is totally worth it.
In a sense, a showy handshake is a public display of affection, minus all the sex. While studies on PDAs (as with studies on handshakes) have shown that being sexually showy mostly benefits the individuals involved in the exchange — the idea is that one mate, seeing the other repeatedly profess their affection, will be more interested in raising the kids — they also suggest that they have an effect on the individuals observing it. PDAs and handshakes are a signal from one group to another: We've got something good going on here, and you're not a part of it.
Ultimately, what NBA handshakes — like high-fives, fist bumps, and butt taps — signal are a willingness to touch and celebrate together. And that, as a 2015 video on NBA hand gestures from the University of California-Berkeley's Social Interaction Laboratory pointed out, is a sign of good will and team cohesion. Teams that did a lot of touching, the researchers behind the video pointed out, did better over the course of an entire season and were an effective way to "build up cooperative communities." And what fan doesn't want that?
After all, consider what it means when members of a team don't shake hands. Remember when, in February of 2015, Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook shook each of his teammates' hands except for Kevin Durant's? While Durant has downplayed their supposed feud, Thunder fans couldn't help but wonder how much it contributed to his decision to join the Golden State Warriors.
At the time, Complex, commenting on Westbrook's shady move, summed up the importance of handshakes succinctly: "If this team is going to make a serious run in the playoffs, they're going to have to get better at doing the little things. Like shaking one another's hand!"

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Forests and Rainforests
Information about this rainforest, its people, places of interest, and how everyone can help maintain it.
Ancient Forest Exploration and Research
Information and research about Ontario's remaining old-growth forest ecosystems, including where to see them and how to help conserve them.
BIOTA-AFRICA
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British Columbia Ministry of Forests
An official government site about forest policy in British Columbia. Site also includes facts and data.
Daintree Rainforest
Guide to the Daintree region of Tropical North Queensland, Australia. Covers threats, ecological and Aboriginal history, flora and fauna, climate and news.
Decoding the Silent Lyrics of Rain Forests
The "Tree of Life" shows that animals and plants have a common primordial ancestor. A Nigerian scientist, Philip Emeagwali, argues that the rain forests are the untapped technological gold mines of the 21st century.
Ecological restoration of Scottish Wildwood
Carrifran Wildwood Project-begun on January 1st, 2000- is recreating an ancient woodland in 1600 acres of Southern Scottish upland valley
Economics of Forest Protection and Management
Find out about the economics of forests in the Southern U.S. and beyond, including measuring the sustainability of forestry, valuing nonmarket benefits, estimating the response of landowners to policy and incentive programs, projecting future timber supplies, modeling land use changes and forest fragmentation, and the understanding the potentials of ecotourism and agroforestry.
European Tropical Forest Research Network
Fosters research and public education. Features list of projects, information on workshops, funding opportunities and contacts.
Focus on Forests
Describes issues facing forests today. Aimed at 11-14 year olds studying for Keystage 3.
Forest & Environment Forum
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Forestry in the Appalachian Hardwoods of Kentucky
Information about forestry practice and forest conservation in this US state. Includes a sample timber cruise report, forest management workshop manual and measurements, state forest history, and ecology links.
Fundacion Jocotoco
Information about rainforest reserves in Ecuador.
Guyana Forestry Commission
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International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
IUFRO Vienna Office site. IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research.
Jungle Photos
Educational site with a wide range of Amazon rainforest information and hundreds of photos: animals, plants, native people, scenery, space images, conservation, travel, art, related links, news updates.
Non-timber Forest Products, Scotland
Site promoting the sustainable development and enjoyment of NTFPs, including databases of businesses and information resources.
PEFC - Pan European Forest Council
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Pax Natura a Costa Rica Rainforest
A private rainforest preserve in Costa Rica.
Plant-It 2020 Foundation
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Refusing To Report The Truth
Posted on Wed 07/07/2010 by PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba
I attended the first two International Climate Change Conferences when they were held in New York City, but a change of venue to the hometown of The Heartland Institute, Chicago, was enough to discourage someone like myself who no longer enjoys travel of any kind for any reason.
The most recent Heartland conference was held May 16-18 and drew over 800 people from nearly thirty nations. I "attended" electronically, watching the proceedings that were broadcast by Pajamas Media via the Internet.
My friend, Joseph Bast, is the founder The Heartland Institute and, in a recent issue of The Heartlander, he wrote a revealing and insightful article, "There's Nothing Mainstream About Old Media", that says much about the state of journalism in America today.
"Heartland's first international conference on Climate Change generated 124 print articles with a total circulation of nine million readers. It was covered by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, three of the four television networks, and dozens of publications outside the U.S."
Though Bast did not say so, I can tell you that the bulk of the coverage was an effort to disparage the conference's proceedings, devoted to debunking the global warming hoax.
The Fourth conference in May featured world-famous physicists from Russia and Israel, and the U.S..; two astronauts including one who walked on the moon…" Also addressing the attendees were the two men who exposed the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "hockey stick" fraud in which a deliberately fraudulent graph conveyed the notion of a rapidly warming planet.
The blogger who broke the Climategate story in November 2009 that revealed how IPCC "scientists" had deliberately distorted their "research" to further the global warming hoax was there along with eighty elected officials, and many others who have steadfastly questioned global warming claims, some for decades, until it finally began to die of its own dead weight.
Guess how many from the "mainstream media" covered the Fourth Conference? None!
This was and is literally a conspiracy of silence and, as Bast points out, "It is unethical for a reporter to refuse to report that so many prominent scientists and policy experts believe the fear of global warming is overblown. It is unethical to boycott an important event with major public policy importance."
Keep in mind that the Obama administration's desperate effort to push through Cap-and-Trade legislation, a huge tax on all energy use, is entirely based on global warming and the lie that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are "causing" it.
There have been many studies by journalism research centers that have long since established the liberal allegiance of the vast bulk of journalists working in the so-called mainstream media today, newspapers and news magazines, radio and television news outlets.
"This isn't journalism," wrote Bast. "It's advocacy." And it is advocacy of a global fraud called global warming. It is the deliberate deception of millions of Americans and others around the world to further the global warming fraud.
Noted climatologist, Dr. Tim Ball, writing in CanadaFreePress.com, asked "How long before politicians realize the public are simply not on board the climate change alarmism? It can't be much longer as economies fail, jobs disappear, markets weaken, and deficits and debts soar?"
The politicians in Congress and the mainstream journalists who report on the torrent of global warming lies from the Oval Office and the Environmental Protection Agency are likely to be the last to give up on their attempts to fleece the American public in the name of global warming, climate change, or "green jobs."
The new media is, of course, the rise and growth of the Internet and its many websites and blogs that provide the truth about the global warming hoax and many other issues that are causing Americans and others around the world so much grief.
"Best of all, wrote Bast, "most of the new media is free of the suffocating conceit and arrogance of the liberal old media that makes most news stories unreliable and every editorial predictable."
"If the price of the rise of new media is the death of the old," wrote Bast, "then I say it is a bargain."
© Alan Caruba, 2010
Alan Caruba writes a daily post at Warning Signs. A business and science writer, he is the founder of The National Anxiety Center.
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Why hasn't the FCC released the 300-plus pages of gov't regs on the internet?
Inquiring minds don't want to know.
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission ruled 3 to 2 that the internet would henceforth be classified as a public utility under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. If applying an 80-year-old law to a 25-year-old technological innovation seems odd, it seems odder still when you consider that the 300-odd pages of regulations was held in such strict secrecy that not even the light of Congress could penetrate. So much for a presidency so transparent that every piece of legislation would appear online for several days before its passage so the public could react.
But even the Affordable Health Care Act, which "we had to pass to see what was in it," was made available to prying eyes the day after it was signed into law. The rules governing net neutrality remain under wraps two days — the web equivalent of two light years — after the FCC's pronouncement. You'd think that every American, regardless of ideological bent, would want to know what lay in store for broadband providers and users going forward.
Conservatives are demanding that the FCC release a full copy of the regulations that it's planning to impose on companies such as Comcast and Verizon — and taking the agency's silence as evidence of a cover-up. Readers of an FCC blog post have suspiciously mused that "these new regulations should have been published by now." It's much the same over on Twitter.
Fung admits that "it was certainly within FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's power to release his draft proposal before it came to a vote" but can't imagine why anyone would wonder why he chose not to. Fung notes correctly that "the regulations now must go through a formal process before they become official" but then leaps to the conclusion that this was "the chief reason the FCC won't be releasing the rules for some time." If Fung has a source for this claim, I for one would be interested in seeing it.
His next statement is demonstrably false. "Not even Internet providers, who are generally frustrated by the content of the rules, are all that outraged about the delay." Fung waffles with the quantifier "all that," but the big players among ISPs, including Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon, fought strenuously against the Title II regs and as Fung again concedes will "likely sue to have them overturned." You can read more about the "outrage" of major broadband providers and the remedies they will be seeking at Ars Technica.


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If you're an international man of mystery, government spy, or just a gentleman of class and taste that thinks 007 knew a thing about style, this ride is for you. The Keno Brothers, an auction house that is selling the automobile on display here, summed up what makes the DB5 so iconic and special in most excellent of ways.
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Gospel of Thomas Commentary: Saying 037 The disciples must strip off their garments
Early Christian Writings Commentary
Title: Gospel of Thomas Commentary: Saying 37
Subheading: This page explores modern interpretations of the Gospel according to Thomas, an ancient text preserved in a Coptic translation at Nag Hammadi and Greek fragments at Oxyrhynchus. With no particular slant, this commentary gathers together quotations from various scholars in order to elucidate the meaning of the sayings, many of which are rightly described as "obscure."
From: Early Christian Writings
Horst Balz. (T87)
Bentley Layton. (T68)
Harold W Attridge. (T34)
Jean Doresse. (T81)
Robert Funk. (T71)
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ECST: 014.10.000.T34
Nag Hammadi Coptic Text
BLATZ1)4CM Translator ID: T87
(37) His disciples said: On what day will you be revealed to us, and on what day shall we see you? Jesus said: When you unclothe yourselves and are not ashamed, and take your garments and lay them beneath your feet like the little children (and) trample on them, then [you will see] the Son of the Living One, and you will not be afraid.
LAYTON2)4CM Translator ID: T68
(37) His disciples said, "When will you be shown forth to us and when shall we behold you?" Jesus said, "When you strip naked without being ashamed, and take your garments and put them under your feet like little children and tread upon them, then [you] will see the child of the living. And you will not be afraid."
DORESSE3)4CM Translator ID: T81
42 [37]. His disciples say to him: "On what day wilt thou appear to us, and what day shall we see thee?" Jesus says: "When you strip yourselves without being ashamed, when you take off your clothes and lay them at your feet like little children and trample on them! Then [you will become] children of Him who is living, and you will have no more fear."
Funk's Parallels4)4CM Translator ID: T71
• POxy655 37
• GThom 21:1-2
• DialSav 51-52 (Dialogus Saluatoris)
Oxyrhynchus Greek Fragment
DORESSE – Oxyrhynchus5)4CM Translator ID: T81
His disciples say to him: "When wilt thou appear to us, and when shall we see thee?" He says <to them:> "When you strip yourselves and are not ashamed […]"
ATTRIDGE – Oxyrhynchus6)4CM Translator ID: T34
(37) His disciples said to him, "When will you become revealed to us and when shall we see you?" He said, "When you disrobe and are not ashamed […afraid]."
Scholarly Quotes
Marvin Meyer writes: "Compare Gospel of the Egyptians 5 (cited at saying 22); Hippolytus, Refutation of All Heresies 5.8.44 (cited at saying 21); Gospel of Thomas 21; especially Manichaean Psalm Book 99,26-30; 'The saying (or, word) of Jesus the redeemer came to [me (?), as] is appropriate: "The vain garment of this flesh I have stripped off, and I am saved and purified; I have caused the clean feet of my soul to trample upon it confidently; with the gods that are clothed with Christ have I stood in line."'
This list text, like saying 37, combines references to stripping and to trampling. In his article 'The Garments of Shame,' Jonathan Z. Smith argues that such stripping and trampling reflect early Christian baptismal practice."
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus, pp. 84-85
Gospel of Philip 75:21-25 states: "The living water is a body. It is fitting that we put on the living person. For this reason, when one is about to go down to the water, one strips so that one may put on that one (that is, the living person)."
Gospel of Philip, Eucharist and Baptism
Cyril of Jerusalem in Mystagogical Catechesis 2.2 states: "So then, once you entered, you took off your garment, and this was an image of taking off the old person with its deeds. Having taken this off, you were naked. . . . How marvellous! You were naked in the sight of all and were not ashamed. For truly you were bearing a copy of the first-formed Adam, who in paradise was naked and not ashamed."
Mystagogical Catechesis 2.2
Augustine in Sermon 216.10-11 states on prebaptismal instruction: "In such great masses of troubles, then, clothe yourselves with goatskin and humble your souls through fasting. What is denied to pride is restored to humility. Indeed, when you were examined and the one who instigates flight and desertion was duly rebuked by the omnipotence of the awesome trinity, you were not clothed with goatskin, yet your feet stood mystically upon it. Vices and skins of she-goats are to be trampled under foot; cloth from perverse kids is to be torn apart."
Augustine in Sermon 216
Marvin Meyer writes: "As is hinted at by Cyril of Jerusalem, the ultimate source of these motifs of stripping and trampling may be the book of Genesis (2:25; 3:14-15). In their article 'Stripped before God,' April D. De Conick and Jarl Fossum concur that these motifs derive from the Genesis story, but they challenge Smith's suggestion that saying 37 provides an interpretation of early Christian baptism.
Instead, they note that stripping commonly refers to the removal of the fleshly body (compare saying 21), and trampling clothes ina childlike way may be understood as the renunciation of the flesh, so that the one who strips off and tramples upon clothes behaves like a child and achieves a childlike purity and innocence.
De Conick and Fossum observe that in two Nag Hammadi documents, On the Anointing and Reality of the Rulers ('Hypostasis of the Archons'), such trampling is said to aid in overcoming the world and the powers of the world, and in these two texts trampling is discussed in the context of anointing. Thus, they conclude, saying 37 describes the means employed (perhaps including anointing) for embracing purity and attaining a vision of the divine."
Joseph A. Fitzmyer writes: "This question recalls that put in the mouth of 'Judas, not the Iscariot' (most likely Judas Thomas, the alleged compiler of this Gospel), by the writer of the fourth canonical Gospel, 'Master, how does it happen that you are going to show yourself to us and not to the world?' (Jn 14:22)."
Essays on the Semitic Background of the New Testament, p. 410
F. F Bruce writes: "The disciples' question is reminiscent of the questions of Matthew 24.3 (cf. Mark 13.4; Luke 21.7) and Luke 17.20; but the answer is quite different from anything found in the canonical Gospels. As the primal sin in Eden was followed by a sense of shame at the awareness of being naked, so (it is implied) the restoration of primal innocence will be marked by the removal of such a sense of shame. For the reference to small children cf. Saying 22; for 'sons of the Living One' cf. Saying 3."
Jesus and Christian Origens Outside the New Testament, p. 128
Robert M. Grant and David Noel Freedman write: "Whereas in the Church's gospels such questions are not really answered, Thomas answers them by stating that the kingdom has come; it need only be recognized. Here the disciples are to become 'naked' (Saying 21) by stripping off the body; they are to become 'like little children.' Such stripping is mentioned by the Naassenes (Hippolytus, Ref., 5, 8, 44); while treading on the garment of shame was found in the Gospel of the Egyptians (Clement, Strom., 3, 92, 2). The disciples will be 'sons of the Living Father' (see Saying 2)."
The Secret Sayings of Jesus, p. 153
Joseph A. Fitzmyer writes: "In this saying, at least as it is preserved for us in the Coptic version, we find the characteristic Gnostic ideas about sexual asceticism that were current in the second and third centuries A.D. These ideas force us to classify this saying in the category of J. Jeremias' 'tendentious inventions'."
Funk and Hoover write: "The removal of one's clothes can be understood in different ways, as we noted in the comments on Thom 21:4. It may be interpreted as an allusion to Christian baptism, where the naked candidate is reborn; it may be understood as a return to the heavenly state in which humans have shed their bodies; or it may denote the primordial state of androgyny in which the sexes are not differentiated.
It is striking that in 37:3 Jesus speaks about himself; this is rare among sayings attributable to Jesus. His response is, of course, correlative with the question posed in the introduction in 37:1, which presupposes an understanding of Jesus as the messenger from heaven – a typical Thomean perspective. These sayings are not correctly attributed to Jesus."
The Five Gospels, p. 494
1. ↑ 4CM Translator ID: T87
3, 5. ↑ 4CM Translator ID: T81


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Escaping Escaping
2019-08-03 by Axel Svensson
Escaping is a common solution to the problem of representing sequences of symbols (I will call them strings) that are part of structures (program code), that are themselves represented as sequences of symbols (text). For example, an assignment of the string value "\ to the variable a is typically written a="\"\\". Understanding what that value is would have been easier if every character could represent itself. The quote character cannot represent itself because it denotes the end of the string, and neither can the backslash character because it's used as the escape character. So, is escaping a necessary evil in our programming languages? No, it's a tradeoff and there are alternatives.
What Makes Escaping Necessary?
If the string can include characters that are not in the alphabet used to represent the structure, then those characters cannot be represented by themselves. There's no good way around that, and that's why non-printable characters often have assigned escape sequences.
Barring that though, it takes quite a bit for escaping to be necessary:
A structure that contains a string, is to be represented as a sequence of symbols.
The end of the string must be represented by an established sequence of symbols that are located by the end of the string. (I assume here that strings are recognized by a lexer rather than a parser, so it doesn't really matter what kind of formal grammar the language uses.)
It's not possible to choose a sequence of symbols that cannot be a subsequence of the string, using the same alphabet that is used to represent the structure.
Unless all of these conditions hold, there is an alternative to escaping.
Condition 1 is void, for example, when the structure is represented as a GUI rather than a sequence of symbols. You don't have to escape characters when you input data in a GUI textbox, which is so obvious that you don't even think of it. But you don't have to go all the way to a visual programming language1. It's conceivable to build a programming language in semi-rich text and let e.g. underlined, green text represent string literals. There could be escaping in the file format, but the editor can show the strings without escaping. Picolisp2 actually tried this but removed the functionality in 2018. Most programming languages both old and new are staying as plain text (for good reasons) and want string literals, so condition 1 isn't helping us.
Condition 2 can be void if we find another way to communicate the end of the string. The primary example would be representing the length of the string followed by the string itself, which is very common in protocols and formats that are mostly read and written by machines. To use this technique in programming languages would mean making humans with no interest in counting symbols do just that, which is so painful that escaping is a better tradeoff.
Condition 3 is more interesting, and it is voiding this condition that can help us avoid escaping in main-stream programming languages.
Dynamic Quote Sequences
Usually we want to be able to represent any unicode string in a text-based language, and we certainly don't want that language to use characters that aren't part of unicode. How do we then choose a sequence of symbols from the alphabet used to represent the structure—a subset of unicode—that cannot be a subsequence of the arbitrary, unicode string? By making the choice when the string is known. Then, you can choose a sequence that cannot be a subsequence of the string simply because it isn't.
So in order to avoid escaping, the language has to support more than one string representation. For example, Python uses apostrophe ('), quote ("), triple-apostrophe (''') and triple-quote (""") as quote sequences.3 However, there will always be a string that requires escaping unless the language allows for an essentially infinite number of quote sequences.
Use Case Example
This isn't merely a theoretical exercise, it is a useful feature in real-life. In many languages we need strings to represent program code, either in the same language or another. Sometimes there are several levels of such quoting, and escaping characters can grow exponentially. Let's take an arguably realistic example of nested quotation4. (This example aims to illustrate issues with quoting and escaping, nothing else.)
Here's PL/pgSQL code that evaluates to yes if the number a is even, otherwise to no.
begin return case when (a % 2)=0 then 'yes' else 'no' end; end
In order to make use of it, we need to define a PostgreSQL function for it, and pass the code as a string in the definition. Then let's test that by finding out whether 8 is even. In PostgreSQL, apostrophe (') is escaped as two apostrophes ('').
create or replace function iseven (a integer)
returns text language 'plpgsql'
as 'begin return case when (a % 2)=0 then ''yes'' else ''no'' end; end';
select iseven(8);
If we use Python to access the database we might want to assign the PostgreSQL code to a variable. Let's do that and print the code for testing. Within a Python string using apostrophe (') as the quote sequence, apostrophe (') is escaped by prepending a backslash (\').
query='create or replace function iseven (a integer) returns text language \'plpgsql\' as \'begin return case when (a % 2)=0 then \'\'yes\'\' else \'\'no\'\' end; end\'; select iseven(8);'
print(query)
Now maybe we want to test this from a shell one-off and pipe it through python and psql. We want to print the python code including the newline so we use echo -e. This actually adds two layers of escaping, one in bash argument parsing and one in the echo built-in, so backslash (\) twice escaped becomes four backslashes (\\\\).
echo -e "query='create or replace function iseven (a integer) returns text language \\\\'plpgsql\\\\' as \\\\'begin return case when (a % 2)=0 then \\\\'\\\\'yes\\\\'\\\\' else \\\\'\\\\'no\\\\'\\\\' end; end\\\\'; select iseven(8);'\nprint(query)"|python|psql
Which of course is completely unreadable, and what is unreadable is often useless. Now, if we use better quoting sequences, it can look like this instead:
(cat <<'WHATEVER'
query="""
returns text language $$plpgsql$$ as
$ANYTHING$ begin
case when (a % 2)=0
then $$yes$$
else $$no$$
end $ANYTHING$;
) | python | psql
It might not be perfect, but it's readable and there is no escaping here at any level. Every level of code is represented as itself, i.e. you can read, write and copy-paste it with no handicap. This is possible thanks to both bash and PostgreSQL having a mechanism for creating new quote sequences on the fly.
In bash, new quote sequences can be created with here documents5. In the code above, the quoted string begins after 'WHATEVER' followed by newline, and ends before WHATEVER.
In PostgreSQL, new quote sequences can be created with dollar-quoting6. In the code above, two quote sequences are used, $ANYTHING$ and $$.
With this kind of mechanism, languages don't have to be designed with each other in mind in order to avoid escaping, since anything can be quoted. In the case of the Python code above we were merely lucky that a suitable quote sequence was available.
Indent Quoting
There is actually one type of escaping that comes without any significant readability cost, let's call it indent quoting. This would only work for indentation sensitive languages like Python. I came up with it in 2012 but I haven't seen it in the wild. Let me know if you have!
It goes like this:
The beginning of a string is represented by a keyword or punctuation mark, followed by a newline and an indentation increase.
The newline character is the only one to be escaped. It is represented by a newline, followed by the current indentation whitespace.
The end of the string is represented by a newline, followed by an indentation decrease.
Editors would automatically escape and unescape in copy/paste operations, which essentially just means managing indentation correctly.
Imagine if Python had this:
helptext = string:
Usage: This is the first line
This is the second line
^--- This whitespace is part of the string.
<--- This whitespace is the current indent.
We can include """, ''', " and ' just as they
are, so we can quote any code this way,
whether python or other.
def help():
print(helptext)
Escaping is a nuisance.
Escaping escaping is desirable because it increases both readability and writeability.
When a language supports dynamic quote sequences, escaping escaping is possible, simple, and has no significant downsides.
The design of dynamic quote sequences in a language (or format or protocol) is independent of the design of any language or other kind of string that is to be quoted.
Finally, a thought for you language designers out there: Do you support escaping escaping?
Discuss on Lobsters and Hacker News
Thanks to Drew DeVault and Lauren Svensson for reading drafts of this.
Wikipedia: Visual programming language ↩
Picolisp ↩
Python Reference Manual - String literals ↩
WikiPedia: Nested quotation ↩
Bash Reference Manual - Here Documents ↩
PostgreSQL Documentation: Dollar-Quoted String Constants ↩
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package main

import (
	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
	"github.com/pirsquare/askme-golang/provider"
	"github.com/pirsquare/askme-golang/utils"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	app := cli.NewApp()
	app.Name = "askme"
	app.Usage = "AskMe Cli"
	app.Version = utils.GetVersion()

	flags := []cli.Flag{
		cli.StringFlag{
			Name:  "fields, f",
			Usage: "Specified fields to retrieve (comma-seperated)",
		},
		cli.StringFlag{
			Name:  "delimiter, d",
			Value: " | ",
			Usage: "Delimiter (default is ' | ' with spaces)",
		},
		cli.BoolFlag{
			Name:  "omit-columns, o",
			Usage: "Omit Columns",
		},
	}

	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
		{
			Name:  "gcloud",
			Usage: "(gce-zone|gce-machine-type|gce-disk-type|gce-image)",
			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
				{
					Name:  "gce-zone",
					Usage: "query GCE zone",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						gcloud := provider.NewGCloud(pvd)
						gcloud.RenderGCEZone()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "gce-machine-type",
					Usage: "query GCE machine type",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						gcloud := provider.NewGCloud(pvd)
						gcloud.RenderGCEMachineType()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "gce-disk-type",
					Usage: "query GCE disk type",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						gcloud := provider.NewGCloud(pvd)
						gcloud.RenderGCEDiskType()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "gce-image",
					Usage: "query GCE image",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						gcloud := provider.NewGCloud(pvd)
						gcloud.RenderGCEImage()
					},
				},
			},
		},

		{
			Name:  "do",
			Usage: "(region|dist-image|app-image|size)",
			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
				{
					Name:  "region",
					Usage: "query region",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						do := provider.NewDigitalOcean(pvd)
						do.RenderRegion()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "dist-image",
					Usage: "query distribution image",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						do := provider.NewDigitalOcean(pvd)
						do.RenderDistImage()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "app-image",
					Usage: "query application image",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						do := provider.NewDigitalOcean(pvd)
						do.RenderAppImage()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "size",
					Usage: "query size",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						do := provider.NewDigitalOcean(pvd)
						do.RenderSize()
					},
				},
			},
		},

		{
			Name:  "aws",
			Usage: "(ec2-region|ec2-zone|ec2-instance-type)",
			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
				{
					Name:  "ec2-region",
					Usage: "query ec2 regions",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						aws := provider.NewAWS(pvd)
						aws.RenderEC2Region()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "ec2-zone",
					Usage: "query ec2 zones",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						aws := provider.NewAWS(pvd)
						aws.RenderEC2Zone()
					},
				},

				{
					Name:  "ec2-instance-type",
					Usage: "query ec2 instance type",
					Flags: flags,
					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
						pvd := provider.NewProviderWithCliContext(c)
						aws := provider.NewAWS(pvd)
						aws.RenderEC2InstanceType()
					},
				},
			},
		},
	}

	app.Run(os.Args)
}

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Written by Tristan Bishop-Smith on 17 June, 2018
THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR DISS ANNUAL CARNIVAL
Organisers say that this year's Diss Carnival proved a big success.
An estimated six thousand people lined the streets for the annual parade……and then joined in the carnival fun at the town's park.
The procession featured many floats reflecting the theme for this year's event of Water Wonderland.
The parade started from Diss High School on its way to the park where more than 50 stalls and a wide range of entertainment also attracted the crowds.
TRIBUTES PAID TO COUNTY COUNCIL LEADER
Tributes have been made to former Norfolk county council leader, Cliff Jordan.
The 65 year old died in hospital on Saturday, just a few weeks after resigning from his post at County Hall because of ill health.
Norfolk born Mr Jordan had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
He had been a county councillor for 17 years.
MAJOR TRACK FAULT BADLY DISRUPTS TRAIN SERVICES
Train services between London and Diss, Ipswich and Norwich have been badly affected today.
The continuing problem from yesterday has been caused by a set of points being out of use, due to a track defect between Stratford and Liverpool Street station.
This has resulted in fewer platforms at Liverpool Street being available for use.
Many trains have been starting or terminating at Colchester or Stratford, instead of using the London station, and some were cancelled.
Greater Anglia says that work is underway on the fault, but services should be affected until later this evening at least.
SHOP WINDOWS SMASHED IN AT DISS
A number of shop windows in Diss have been smashed in at the weekend.
Police say that a man in his 20s was arrested and taken into custody over the damage.
They also found he was in possession of a class A drug.
CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST TICKET TOUTS
South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon has called for action to stop ticket touts from ripping off the public.
He says proper consumer protection is needed to prevent touts buying up tickets to concerts and events…and then selling them on at much higher prices.
He's told the Commons that people have little chance to gain any redress from ticket touts.


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UK news in brief
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Legs akimbo: a new sculpture, Split Decision, by Sam Shendi, which was unveiled at Liverpool Parish Church last week. The artist explains that it explores mental health and depression
Legs akimbo: a new sculpture, Split Decision, by Sam Shendi, which was unveiled at Liverpool Parish Church last week. The artist explains that it expl...
Intersex organisations criticise Vatican teaching
MORE than 50 organisations and networks for intersex people, and 130 intersex individuals, together with 650 activists from around the world, have urged the Vatican to change its position on variations of sex characteristics, and to "defend and promote intersex people's bodily autonomy and integrity". In an open letter, in response to the Pontifical Congregation for Catholic Education's report on gender theory (News, 14 June), the signatories say that the document "treats us as validly existing only when unnamed, and pathologised as subjects of forced and coercive medical interventions". It says: "This will cause profound distress to many intersex people and our families. We reject these positions because of their intrinsic harm to intersex people." The letter says that intersex people face "gross human-rights violations" around the world.
New Archbishop of Thyateira & Great Britain elected
METROPOLITAN Nikitas (Loulias) of the Dardanelles has been elected by the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Holy Synod as Archbishop of Thyateira & Great Britain, it was announced last week. He has been a titular Metropolitan, serving as the director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute in Berkeley, California, and now succeeds Archbishop Gregorios, who was elected in 1988.
Former school chaplain jailed for child abuse
GARY DOBBIE, 67, of Albi, France, a former Chaplain of Christ's Hospital, West Sussex, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for indecent assault. He was convicted at Hove Crown Court last week of assaulting seven boys and two girls between 1986 and 2001.
Community cleans up vandalised graveyard
MORE than 60 people helped to clean up the graveyard of St Andrew's, Evesham, in Worcester diocese this week, after it was desecrated at the weekend. About 100 graves were thought to be affected. The Rector of Bengeworth, the Revd Mark Binney, said that the vandalism was probably a "heat-of-the-moment" act, but was still "awful".
Hertfordshire church stripped twice by lead-thieves
NINETY per cent of the lead at St Mary's, Furneux Pelham, in St Albans diocese, was stolen in two raids by thieves last weekend. Hertfordshire Constabulary said that the church now faced an "astronomical financial cost".
Date set for memorial service for Lord Habgood
THE memorial service for the Rt Revd Lord Habgood, the former Archbishop of York, will be held in York Minster on Thursday 27 June at 11 a.m. Lord Habgood died, aged 91, in March (Obituary, 15 March).
Foodbank manager appointed OBE
JACQUELINE WHITE, the manager of a foodbank that covers Bodmin, Wadebridge, and Camelford, was appointed OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for "services to charity and vulnerable people in Cornwall". She is in the congregation of Wadebridge Christian Centre and also active in Churches Together in Wadebridge.
Correction: Fordham All Saints Primary School in Essex was incorrectly given as the name of the school referred to in a recent news story (News, 7 June). The Revd John Parker resigned as governor of another church school.
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#IrishFictionFortnight - Day 4 - "The Defence" by Steve Cavanagh. Signed Audio Book to GIveaway.
Thanks to author, Steve Cavanagh, there is a signed audiobook edition of his book up for grabs. To enter, just click on rafflecopter link below. Good Luck!
Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different.
It's been over a year since Eddie vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn't have a choice. Olek Volchek, the infamous head of the Russian mafia in New York, has strapped a bomb to Eddie's back and kidnapped his ten-year-old daughter, Amy.
Eddie only has forty-eight hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial - and win - if he wants to save his daughter.
Under the scrutiny of the media and the FBI, Eddie must use his razor-sharp wit and every con-artist trick in the book to defend his 'client' and ensure Amy's safety. With the timer on his back ticking away, can Eddie convince the jury of the impossible?
Lose this case and he loses everything.
Steve Cavanagh was born and raised in Belfast and is a practicing lawyer. He is married with two young children. The Defence, has been chosen as one of Amazon's great debuts for 2015, as part of their Amazon Rising Stars programme. In 2015 Steve received the ACES award for Literature from the Northern Ireland Arts Council. The Defence was longlisted for the Crime Writer's Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and shortlisted for two Dead Good Readers Awards.
The Defence is currently available in ebook format, with the paperback being published by Orion Books in Feb 2016.
Labels: #IrishFictionFortnight, Crime Fiction/Thriller, Debut novel, fiction, Irish Author, Orion Books, rafflecopter giveaway, Steve Cavanagh, Thriller
janine atkin 30 July 2015 at 10:41
he's from Belfast
Belfast,marvelous citu
Ruth Harwood 31 July 2015 at 00:53
Belfast xx
Paula Readings 31 July 2015 at 07:23
Isis1981uk 31 July 2015 at 10:44
Belfast, where my brother & his wife live :-)
Got this on my wish list :)
Belfast :)
clairew137 8 August 2015 at 02:19
Belfast.
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MegaUpload yesterday launched legal proceedings against Universal Music alleging that the music major abused the takedown system set out in the US's Digital Millennium Copyright Act to force content the tech company owns off YouTube.
As previously reported, the bit of content at the heart of this dispute is a rather cheesey all-star song featuring Kanye West, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Will.i.am, Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Chris Brown and Jamie Foxx, among others, all advocating the use of MegaUpload as a tool for distributing large digital files over the internet. That so many stars would agree to feature in the song was interesting given that the big music and movie companies see sites like MegaUpload, and its rival RapidShare, as a new kind of file-sharing platform that aid rampant online piracy.
The all-star song appeared with an accompanying video on YouTube late last week, but then disappeared, being replaced with a notice saying that Universal had ordered the video be removed on copyright grounds. YouTube, of course, operates a takedown system based on US copyright law, removing content quickly if a third party claims an uploaded video infringes their rights.
MegaUpload founder Kim Schmitz – aka Kim Dotcom – reacted angrily to Universal's copyright action, insisting to Torrentfreak that his company owned all the copyrights in the video and song, and that all participating artists had signed contracts giving his firm permission to use their contribution. He told Torrentfreak: "Those UMG criminals. They are sending illegitimate takedown notices for content they don't own. [It's] dirty tricks in an effort to stop our massively successful viral campaign".
Yesterday it emerged that MegaUpload planned to sue Universal for misuse of the DMCA takedown system. Such a case would not be unprecedented, though would provide a high profile legal action of particular interest to those in both the tech and creative communities who believe big rights owners are routinely abusing the content takedown system provided by US law and operated by sites like YouTube.
Critics claim that the big record companies and movie studios increasingly issue wide-ranging takedown notices, sometimes including content they don't actually own, or against user-uploaded videos where fair use arguably applies, knowing that those user-upload sites that have licensing deals with the big content owners – like YouTube – will err on the side of caution and remove disputed content no questions asked.
However, Universal Music yesterday told Billboard that it issued the takedown request over the MegaUpload song not because of a straight copyright claim, but because one of the company's artists who appears in the video, Island Records-signed Gin Wigmore, says she did not give permission for her contribution to be used. The major added that it was aware other artists who feature in the video had raised similar concerns, and Billboard subsequently reported that lawyers representing Will.i.am had issued their own takedown request relating to the MegaUpload promo.
Any artist currently working under a conventional record contract will be barred from making sound recordings for third parties without their label's consent, and doing so would put them in breach of contract. Such artists would usually therefore be very careful about signing any other agreements regarding participation in a recording project without consulting their label, or at least their lawyers.
Some of the artists who appear in the MegaUpload video do so only briefly providing voxpop style testimonials for the website. It is possible that those artists did not realise their contributions would then be mixed into a cheesy song, making a simple stand alone product endorsement a line in a sound recording, and putting them in breach of their record contracts. Who is in the wrong their would depend on the wording of the written agreements MegaUpload insists it has from all participating artists.
Though a legal rep for MegaUpload insists that all participating acts knew how their contributions would be used. Attorney Ira Rothken told Billboard: "UMG didn't do proper due diligence before sending the takedown notice … and each of the other artists, including Will.I.Am, signed a broad written agreement allowing the use of their likeness and their statements in the context of the video".
Of course even with such disputes occuring, there's an argument that Universal should not have used copyright law to have the video removed from YouTube, though we don't know the exact wording of the company's submission to the video site, and how much it relied on DMCA rules and how much on YouTube terms. Certainly if this case was to go to court, it would not be a straight forward action regarding to blatant misuse of the DMCA takedown system, and would therefore likely deliver little clarity of what constitutes more general misuse, and the obligations on rights owners to ensure misuse does not occur.


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Stephanie Ellis Joins Our HPW Clayton Office
We are proud to announce the hire of Real Estate Broker Stephanie Ellis. A top-producing Realtor, Ellis has joined our Clayton Office to support her clients better.
"I cannot express enough how thrilled and excited we are to have Stephanie Ellis as part of our HPW Family here at the Clayton Office," said Teresa Blasi sales manager and broker-in-charge of the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Clayton Office. "Stephanie is an amazing agent and we are so blessed to have her continue the journey of building our footprint in the Johnston County Market!"
Upon meeting the Clayton team, Ellis was ready to join in on the fun and become a part of the HPW family. "I am excited to join the Clayton Office because I love the people that work there and the opportunity to rejoin the office in the Flowers Plantation area," said Ellis.
Ellis obtained her real estate broker license in 2015 and has loved it ever since. One of her favorite parts of her jobs is meeting and getting to know people on a personal level. "I love to see buyers reactions when they finally walk into their new home," said Ellis.
Born and raised in Raleigh, Ellis is a native North Carolinian. Currently, she lives in Benson, NC, and loves the small town feel. "I love living in Benson because it is peaceful and quiet but still close to civilization," said Ellis.
Ellis' favorite hobbies include scrapbooking, reading, cooking, playing softball and volleyball. She is also involved with giving back to our community and helping to make a difference. "I give 5% of all my commission for one year to the Ronald McDonald House because of the support they gave my family during a very hard time in our lives," said Ellis. "In May 2019 a new charity will be voted on by my friends and family on Facebook to support for the upcoming year."
We are excited to have you on board, Stephanie! Welcome to the HPW Family!
Portofino Equestrian Community in Clayton
Located along the Neuse River in Clayton, NC, the Portofino Equestrian Community is a planned community unlike any other you'll find in the area. Portofino is known for its outstanding equestrian facilities, beautiful outdoor spaces, large lots, and lovely homes. Residents love the unique perks of living in the community and being part of the booming equestrian industry in the Clayton area. Our real estate agents are here to tell you all about life in the Portofino Equestrian Community.
The Best of Clayton Real Estate: Portofino Equestrian Community
The Portofino Equestrian Community | 25 Paraggi Court, Clayton, NC 27527
Shop for Homes in "A Community Like No Other"
Homes for sale in the Clayton real estate market take advantage of the area's beautiful natural scenery. The Portofino Equestrian Community is an excellent example of why that's the case. Portofino homes for sale are available with price points and floor plans that will appeal to nearly every buyer. Most homes in the community feature at least four bedrooms and three full baths, along with all of the modern amenities you'd expect from a luxury community like Clayton. Within Portofino, you'll find everything from cozy family homes to large, luxurious listings, all with easy access to the many equestrian amenities that the community has to offer.
Explore the Portofino Equestrian Center
While the neighborhood has tons of great amenities, the Portofino Equestrian Center is an attraction for many residents. The center features a 22-stall barn, with loads of luxurious touches for both you and your horse:
Learn from world-class trainers Aaron Stuckey-Hill and Emily Baille, Portofino's two on-site trainers. There are 90-minute lessons available with both trainers, for riders of all skill levels.
Practice makes perfect, and Portofino offers outstanding facilities to practice your riding skills. Within Portofino, you'll find two dressage arenas, a jumping arena, warm-up facilities, wash stalls, and a conditioning track.
Enjoy a busy schedule of events, clinics, and shows at the Portofino Equestrian Center throughout the year. There are opportunities to show off your riding skills, learn from visiting experts, and watch some of the best riders in the world demonstrate their craft.
Looking for the perfect place to board your horse? The Portofino Equestrian Center offers unmatched boarding services, allowing your horse to learn and grow in a truly luxurious environment, where every need is attended to by expert staff. Both you and your horse can expect only the best from Portofino.
Other Amenities in the Portofino Equestrian Community
The state-of-the-art equestrian center is a big attraction for Portofino residents, but it's just one of many amenities that you will find when you live in the community. Portofino is also a perfect place to spend time outdoors, with extensive nature and riding trails running throughout the community. You can also enjoy some quality time on the water because Portofino offers canoe and kayak access to the Neuse River. The Portofino Community Pool is the perfect place to spend a summer day with friends, and the pool facilities are designed to be as family-friendly as possible. Capping it all of is the Portofino Recreation Center, where residents can relax and enjoy the fabulous hospitality that defines life in Portofino.
Are you ready to become a member of one of Clayton's unique neighborhoods, with unmatched equestrian amenities? Contact us at Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston to buy and sell homes in Portofino, and throughout the Clayton, NC area.
When You Think of Clayton You Think of Home
Clayton, North Carolina has seen rapid growth in recent years, and now ranks as one of the fastest-growing communities in the Research Triangle. All of those new residents have plenty of reasons to love calling the community home, thanks to an appealing mix of safe streets, ample outdoor attractions, and a diverse, dynamic downtown area. Clayton, NC is also located just 15 minutes from Raleigh and provides easy access to other nearby communities in the Research Triangle. Our real estate agents have all the details on why Clayton, NC will feel like home from the moment you move to the community.
Learn Why the Community of Clayton Has Become Such a Popular Place to Call Home
Outdoor Adventures Are Never Far from Home
Residents of Clayton enjoy the fact that the community provides both easy access to the big city and plenty of space to enjoy the outdoors close to home. The Clayton River Walk on the Neuse is one popular outdoor destination, with a four-mile long trail that winds its way past loads of waterfront scenery. The community also offers an extensive collection of parks, greenways, and trails perfect for family fun. As you tour the outdoor spaces of Clayton, NC, you'll also find public, outdoor art exhibits scattered throughout the community.
Head Downtown for Shopping, Food, and Fun
In the mood to enjoy some arts, culture, shopping, and great food in Clayton? Just head downtown! Downtown Clayton has grown into a hub of the community, where you'll find popular restaurants, shops, performance venues, and attractions. There's also a free summer concert series downtown, with acts that every member of the family can enjoy. Clayton's fast growth has attracted new businesses to the downtown area, so you can expect new attractions to keep popping up downtown, and throughout the community.
Great Golf Close to Home
Clayton's outdoor attractions are not limited to all of the great parks, trails, and natural spaces that you'll find throughout the community. You'll also have some of the best golf in North Carolina close to home, starting with the popular Neuse Golf Club. Test yourself on a challenging, scenic 18-hole course, which regularly ranks among the best in North Carolina.
Find a Home to Match Every Taste and Budget
When you're ready to find a home of your own in Clayton, you'll certainly have plenty of great options in the community. Clayton homes for sale feature a little bit of everything, with a focus on affordable homes and attractive outdoor scenery. This is a great place to shop if you're looking for a home with room to grow, in a community that provides easy access to all that the Research Triangle region has to offer.
Arts and Culture in Clayton, NC
You can't travel far in Clayton without being reminded that this is a community that truly loves the arts. Enjoy live performances in a fun, historic venue at the Clayton Center, or head downtown to check out the unique Clayton Sculpture Trail, where new public art is added every year. In fact, you'll find public art in town squares throughout the community. The Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library is a great place to catch up on reading, participate in fun classes with the community, and dig deep into Clayton's exciting local history.
Are you ready to start searching for a home in one of North Carolina's fast-growing communities, with help from a real estate team that truly knows the region? Contact us at Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston to buy and sell homes in the Clayton, NC area.


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Trump blames Capt. Crozier for stopping in Vietnam and calls letter to Navy leadership 'inappropriate'
Trump on Saturday said the captain's letter "was all over the place."
By Paul Szoldra April 04, 2020
President Donald Trump criticized the ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt at a press conference on Saturday, calling it "inappropriate" that Capt. Brett Crozier wrote a letter pleading with senior leaders to evacuate COVID-19-infected sailors from his ship while blaming him for making a port call in Vietnam despite the visit being approved at the highest levels of the Navy.
"Now I guess the captain stopped in Vietnam and people got off in Vietnam," Trump said when asked to comment on the Navy's decision to fire Crozier, despite intense admiration among the ship's crew of roughly 4,000 sailors.
"Perhaps you don't do that in the middle of a pandemic or something that looked like it was going to be. History says you don't necessarily stop and let your sailors get off, number one," Trump added, criticizing Crozier for conducting a port call he was ordered to make by Adm. Phil Davidson, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Navy officials did not respond to questions from Task & Purpose on Friday asking whether Crozier raised any objection to making the port call. Still, Adm. Gilday, the chief of naval operations, defended the move as prudent in a March 24 press conference, since at the time of the visit, Gilday argued, there were only 16 positive COVID-19 cases in Vietnam that were well to the north of the port.
Meanwhile, Trump raised a bigger issue with Crozier's letter to Navy leadership, which later leaked to The San Francisco Chronicle. In the four-page letter, Crozier asked for permission to evacuate most of the Roosevelt's crew since at least 100 sailors on the carrier had tested positive for the virus.
"We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die. If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our Sailors," Crozier wrote, adding that if a war broke out, the Roosevelt would respond and fight both the enemy and COVID-19, But since the United States is not at war right now, Crozier wrote, the Navy "cannot allow a single sailor to perish as a result of this pandemic unnecessarily."
The number of infected has since risen to 155 sailors, though only 44% of the crew have been tested, according to CBS.
Crozier was fired days later by Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modley, apparently at the direction of The White House, according to David Ignatius at The Washington Post. "Breaking news: Trump wants him fired," Ignatius quoted Modly as telling a colleague one day before the firing.
Trump on Saturday said the captain's letter "was all over the place."
"That's not appropriate. I don't think that's appropriate," Trump said, adding that the decision was made by the defense secretary and others. "I thought it was terrible what he did. To write a letter, I mean this isn't a class on literature, this is the captain of a massive ship that's nuclear powered. And he shouldn't be talking that way in a letter. He could call and ask and suggest."
Trump added: "But he stopped in Vietnam. A lot of people got off the boat. They came back and they had infection and I thought it was inappropriate for the captain of a ship. I agree with their decision 100%.
Crozier did not respond to a request for comment from Task & Purpose.
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