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The appearance of Celts in Transylvania can be traced to the later La Tène period (c. 4th century BC).
Excavation of the great La Tène necropolis at Apahida, Cluj County, by S. Kovacs at the turn of the 20th century revealed the first evidence of Celtic culture in Romania. The 3rd–2nd century BC site is remarkable for its cremation burials and chiefly wheel-made funeral vessels.

A historical timeline of the Celts of Transylvania can be derived from archaeological finds at La Tène, but there are almost no ancient records that allow reconstruction of political events in the area. The Celts exercised politico-military rule over Transylvania between the 4th and 2nd century BC and brought with them a more advanced iron-working technology. They were also responsible for the spread of the potter's wheel into a much wider area than the one they occupied.

History

Large areas of ancient Dacia, which were populated early in the First Iron Age by Thracian people, were affected by a massive migration of Iranian Scythians moving east to west during the first half of the first millennium BC. They were followed by a second equally large wave of Celts migrating west to east. Celts arrived in northwestern Transylvania in around 400–350 BC as part of their great migration eastwards. When Celtic warriors first penetrated these territories, the group seem to have merged with the domestic population of early Dacians and assimilated many Hallstatt cultural traditions.

4th century BC
The second half of the 4th century BC saw the Middle La Tène Celtic culture emerge in north-western and central Dacia, a development reflected especially in burials of the period. Celtic artifacts dating to this time have been discovered at Turdaș, Hațeg and Mediaș in modern-day Romania.
By 1976, the number of Celtic sites found in Transylvania had reached about 150, indicating a significant La Tène population surpassed only by the Dacians. These sites are mostly cemeteries. Archaeological investigations have highlighted several warrior graves with military equipment, suggesting that an elite Celtic military force penetrated the region.

Celtic vestiges are found concentrated in the Transylvanian plateau and plain, as well as the upper Someș basin, whereas the surrounding valleys of Hațeg, Hunedoara, Făgăraș, Bârsa, Sf. Gheorghe and Ciuc have neither necropoleis nor settlements but only tombs or isolated items. This indicates that Celts occupied the territory between Mureș and Someș, west of the Apuseni Mountains, and the plains and plateau in the intra-Carpathian space along with the valley in the upper basin of Someș. Nevertheless, these valleys, as well as those of Banat and Maramureș, have also yielded contemporary Dacian findings.

Of the Celtic cemeteries excavated, the most important are those in Ciumești and Pișcolt (Satu Mare County) and Fântânele (Bistrița-Năsăud County). These contain over 150 graves compared to the average of 50–70. Necropoleis have also been found at Sanislău (Satu Mare County), Curtuișeni (Bihor County), Galații Bistriței (Bistrița-Năsăud County), and Brașov (Brașov County).

 Twenty-three of the oldest graves from the extensive Fântânele, Mureș cemetery in Mureș County have been dated to the beginning of the 4th century BC. Among European Celtic cemeteries, this one is second only to Munsingen in size. The Geto-Dacian population is also represented through a full range of contemporary native pottery types.
 Finds from Pișcolt reveal that the inhabitants of settlements in the area practiced inhumation, or reuse of a pre-existing barrow or grave, as a type of burial.
 At Ciumești cemetery, of the 34 graves excavated, 21 were simple cremations in pits, seven featured inhumations, while the remains of six cremations had been buried in urns. The number and type of finds in the graves differed in each case. Principal among the grave-goods was an iron warrior's helmet of eastern Celtic type as well as a socketed spear, a pair of Hellenistic greaves and a suit of chain mail, to which a small bronze disc had been attached as its central feature with S-shaped motifs arranged in a series of symmetrical panels around its edge.

In Transylvania, the Celts shifted from inhumation to cremation, either through natural progression or because of Dacian influence. Almost without exception, the necropoleis so far studied are bi-ritual, although cremation appears to be more prevalent than inhumation. The Celts in Dacia certainly cremated their dead from the second La Tène period onwards but Celtic inhumations appear no older than pit-grave cremations in any of the cemeteries. It is impossible to say whether the Celts turned away from the practice of cremation as the Scythians had. Although less frequent, inhumation still occurred as a constant practice even during the final stage of Celtic inhabitation of this territory.

Celtic settlements had a rural character with such sites found in Mediaș, Morești, (Mureș County) and Ciumești.

Expansion of Celtic groups in the area may be related to their invasion of the Balkans around 335 BC, when a massive colonization of the Tisa plain and the Transylvanian Plateau occurred following the death of Lysimachus. However, the eastward movement of the Celts into Transylvania used a different route from the one taken by the hordes that attacked the Balkans.

Celts did not occupy all intra-Carpathian areas of Transylvania, stopping short of the Maramureș Depression for instance, where excavations have uncovered Dacian fortifications from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.
As regards Celtic influence on local Daco-Getic culture, Vasile Pârvan has stated that the latter is wholly indebted to Celtic traditions and that the "La Tene-ization" of these northern Tracians was a cultural phenomenon primarily due to the Celtic population who settled the area.

3rd – 2nd century BC
Archaeological sites of the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC reveal a pattern of co-existence and fusion between the bearers of La Tène culture and the indigenous Dacians. Domestic dwellings exhibit a mixture of Celtic and Dacian pottery while several Celtic graves contain Dacian type vessels. At Celtic sites in Dacia, finds show that the native population imitated Celtic art forms that they admired, but remained firmly and fundamentally Dacian in their culture.

Dacian archaeological finds in the Transylvania area increase in number from the middle of the 2nd century BC.

2nd–1st century BC

During the first half of the 2nd century BC, Pompeius Trogus writes in his Historiae Philippicae of a Dacian king, Oroles, who fought against Celtic incursions. Oroles is recorded as resisting the intrusion of the Bastarnae, a people now generally considered to be of Germanic origin but who were in fact Celto-Germanic and, according to Livy, spoke a Celtic language. The Bastarnae moved from Silesia into what is now central and northern Moldavia.

Pompeius Trogus along with Justin also record the rise in Dacian authority prior to 168 BC under the leadership of King Rubobostes.

Around 150 BC, La Tène material disappears from the area. This is concurrent with ancient writings, which mention the rise of Dacian authority. This ended Celtic domination and it is possible that the Celts were forced out of Dacia. Conversely, modern scholars have posited that the Transylvanian Celtic-speakers remained but merged with the local culture and thereafter ceased to be distinctive.

The boundary between the Celts and Dacians near the River Tisa is depicted in 2nd century BC pottery found at Pecica in Arad County, a prosperous trading center at the confluence of the two peoples.

1st century BC

A classic period of Geto-Dacian La Tène culture began in the 1st century BC centered around the city of Sarmizegetusa Regia in south-western Transylvania. Dacian king Burebista defeated the Celtic Boii and Taurisci tribes between 60–59 BC. However, some archaeological finds in Dacian settlements and fortifications feature imported Celtic vessels and others made by Dacian potters imitating Celtic prototypes. These discoveries in sites from regions north and west of Transylvania show that relations between the Dacians and the Celts continued in the period 1st century BC-1st century AD.

During Burebista's time, the Dacians became closer to the remaining Celtic populations than they had been when the Celts ruled Transylvania. Evidence from the earlier period shows Celtic burials and settlements with only occasional Dacian elements, while Dacian settlements with Celtic finds are infrequent. This situation reversed after Burebista's conquest when a distinctive hybrid Celtic-Dacian culture emerged on the Hungarian plain and in the Slovakian regions.

Most of the Celts were absorbed into the Geto-Dacian population and contributed to Dacian cultural development. These Celtic tribes, who were skilled in iron exploitation and processing, also introduced the potter's wheel to the area, thereby contributing to acceleration of the development of Dacia. By this time, prosperous Celtic communities had spread over the whole territory of modern Romania.

2nd century AD

By the 2nd century, Celtic military and civilian groups from Roman Empire provinces had moved into the area of Transylvania that also had become part of the Empire, as part of Roman Dacia, by 106 AD.  They were probably Latin-speaking groups with Celtic substratum who also participated in the Roman military campaigns in Dacia.

Roman Dacia consisted of eastern and southeastern Transylvania, the Banat and Oltenia regions of modern Romania but excluded the rest of Dacia. The presence of Celts here is mainly illustrated by the composition of both the legions and cohorts. Legio XIII Gemina came from the Celtic zone of Vindabona and contained some Celtic elements. Troops from Roman Celtic and Germanic provinces were the most numerous of the auxiliary troops. (See also List of Roman auxiliary regiments)

The several cohorts and alae Gallorum attested in diplomas and inscriptions reveal the large number of Gauls who were recruited by Romans, some of whom were moved to Transylvania (i.e. Cohors II Gallorum Dacica equitata in Dacia Superior later organized as Dacia Porolissensis). Some units were recruited from single Gallic or Germanic tribes (i.e. Germanic Batavi formed Cohors III Batavorum "3rd Cohort of Batavi").

The following are military units with some Celtic-speaking elements stationed in this region:

 Legio XIII Gemina located at Apulum the Latin name of the Dacian settlement Apulon, (Alba Iulia).
 Cohors I Alpinorum equitata: When stationed in Dacia Superior, they were garrisoned at Sărăţeni, Mureş. After 144 AD they were moved to Călugăreni
 Military detachments I Vindelicorum c.R. eq: Formed by the Celtic Vindelici, it is attested at Cumidava on the site of modern Rasnov, by an inscription "Vindelicorum Cumidavensis Alexandriana". Other detachments of I Vindelicorum c.R. eq were located at Tibiscum.
 Alpinorum and cohors VIII Raetorum are recorded in Dacia superior in diploma from 136/38 having been attested in Dacia in 114 and 110 AD.
 Cohors II Gallorum Dacica equitata, Dacia Superior. A number of stamps of Ala Gallorum were found at Borosneul Mare Covasna.
 Cohors V Lingonum (Celtic Lingones): They were located at Moigrad-Porolissum.

Celtic tribes in Transylvania
In the vicinity of 2nd century BC Transylvania, the Celtic Boii settled in the northern area of Dunántúl, in modern-day southern Slovakia and in the northern region of Hungary around the centre of modern-day Bratislava.  Boii tribal union members the Taurisci and the Anarti lived in northern Dacia with the core of the Anarti tribe found in the area of the Upper Tisa. The Anartophracti from modern southeast Poland are considered part of the Anarti. Scordiscan Celts dwelling southeast of the Iron Gates of the Danube may be considered a part of the Transylvanian Celtic culture. A group of Britogauls also moved into the area.

Celts penetrated first into western Dacia, then as far as north-west and central Transylvania. A large number of archaeological finds indicate a sizeable Celtic population settling for a long period among the natives. The archaeological evidence shows that these Eastern Celts were absorbed into the Geto-Dacian population.

A geographic reference by Ptolemy from the 2nd century AD indicates that the Anarti were settled on the northwestern edge of Dacia with the Teurisci bordering them on the east, and further east there were the Costoboci.

Celtic art in Transylvania

Helmet of Ciumeşti
One of the best known and most often reproduced pieces of Celtic art is the helmet found in a warrior chieftain's grave at Ciumeşti (now Satu Mare County, Romania). The Ciumeşti helmet is half-round with a neck protector and was hammered out of a single bronze plate with the cheek pieces bolted on afterwards. A bronze spike protrudes through the top of the helmet to which is fixed a cylinder on which a bird perches. The legs and the underpart of the head are cast while the remainder is hammered. The eyes are yellow ivory with a red enamel pupil, fastened in with bitumen. Overall the bird is  in length and has a wingspan of . The wings originally articulated at the body so that they would have flapped up and down as the wearer moved.

The bird, whether raven, eagle or falcon, is a known Celtic totem.  The representation of the bird of prey hovering over the Ciumeşti helmet had a profound supernatural significance since in the world of the La Tène Celts based on the ample documentary evidence endorsing the special ritual associations of birds. Note that the Gundestrup cauldron, now in Copenhagen, also depicts a bird crest on helmets.

Wilcox and McBride mentioned that their illustration of the iron Gallic warrior's helmet of the middle La Tène period had been reconstructed on the basis of the Ciumesti helmet.

Other Transylvanian helmets
Four other helmets of bronze or iron have also been found in the intra-Carpathian area at Silivas (Alba County), Apahida (Cluj County), Ocna Mureş (Sibiu County) and Valea Haţegului (Hunedoara County). All these helmets are of the Waldalgesheim Style developed by the La Tène and date from the period when semi-victorious Celtic armies returned from the Balkan Peninsula and settled on the Pannonian Plain and in Transylvania.

Helmets with reinforced crests are typically eastern Celtic and can be traced as they spread from the western margins of Taurisci territory at Mihovo, to be subsequently used by the Scordisci at Batina and throughout Transylvania (Apahida, Ciumeşti).

Other Celtic art objects

A wheeled cauldron or Kesselwagen, used as a crematory urn during the later Celtic Bronze Age ritual assemblage, was found at Orăştie, Romania. This one is notionally drawn by teams of water-birds.

A coin type from Ciumesti shows a warrior wearing a wild boar crest on his helmet

The Dacian war trumpet, as shown on the Roman Emperor Trajan's Column at Rome 116 AD, is a Celtic-style carnyx.

Plastic Style
High-relief ornamental designs known as the "Plastic Style" are found on warriors' equipment from Pişcolt, comprising a shield with an ornate handle and shield-boss as well as a sword in an ornamented scabbard with traces of a "dragon-pair" motif. This motif is one of the genuinely pan-European themes of early La Tène art and is found embellishing the upper end of scabbard front-plates from southeast Britain to Transylvania.

Influences of the Thracian / Dacian style in works of Celts

From at least the 3rd century BC, the undoubted interaction between the La Tène Celtic and Dacian worlds can be considered a Thracian / Dacian influence on works of Celtic craftsmanship, or even imports from these regions. Such influence may be seen in the great silver ring from Trichtingen, near Stuttgart. Silver is not the prime medium of high-status craftsmanship in the Celtic world but is characteristic of Thracian / Dacian metal-working.

Moreover, the Ciumeşti Helmet and numerous later artifacts made partly or wholly of silver (fibulae or belt plates), clearly demonstrate the interaction between Thracian and Dacian schools of ornamental metalwork with the Celtic La Tène tradition.

Numerous studies of the artwork of the Gundestrup cauldron, provide comparative analyses of Celtic and Thracian traditions. Images on the cauldron have many features that are common to the Celtic and Thracian corpus of art while exotic animal motifs suggest an oriental influence. Although the design has features of Celtic belief and iconography, it appears to have been made by Thracian smiths in Dacia or Thrace, in the lower Danube region, according to their own traditions. The cauldron may have been commissioned by a member of Celtic community.

Society

Coins
Mythological symbols feature on the earliest Celtic coins, which were struck in what is now modern Transylvania, Romania. This would result in the minting of later Celtic coins elsewhere that are considered miniature works of art. Evidence of the Hallstatt culture in Dacia, as well as the political and economic rule of the Celts, suggests that it was the Celts, not the Dacians, who minted these silver coins based on the Macedonian Tetradrachmae of Philip II (r. 382–336 BC). According to Zirra, this theory is supported by numismatist, C. Pedra, who argues that the Celts of Dacia first began minting coins in the mid-3rd to the mid-2nd century BC, after which, native mints lasted until the early decades of the 1st century BC.

Religion

The Dacian priestly class may have influenced the druids of the Celts with the important Christian author Hippolytus of Rome (170–236 AD), claiming that the druids adopted the teachings of Pythagoras through the intermediacy of Zalmoxis.

Roman Dacia's pantheon includes Celtic divinities brought to the province by both military and civilian elements. The most important Celtic cult attested in the new province is that of the horse-goddess Epona. Specific epithets in her honor as Augusta, Regina and Sancta are found on inscriptions from Alba Iulia, on the site of ancient settlement Apulon (Latin Apulum).

The stag-horned Cernunnos, one of the "great gods" of the Celts, was also known in the area according to two testimonies, one of them calling him Iupiter Cernenus, a name found nowhere else in the Empire. However, Cernunnos also has funereal attributions, not only as a protector of tombs but also as a psychopompos god.

References to Apollo Grannus and Sirona, divinities widespread in Gallia and on the Upper Danube as protectors of health are also recorded in Roman Dacia.

Language
Two out of the sixty known Dacian plant names are considered of Celtic origin, e.g. propeditla 'cinquefoil' (cf. Gaulish pempedula, Cornish pympdelenn, Breton pempdelienn), and dyn 'nettle'.

Celtic nomenclature carries the same onomastic weight as that of the Celto-Germanic cults in the religion of Roman Dacia.

See also
 Prehistory of Transylvania
 Ancient history of Transylvania
 National Museum of Transylvanian History
 List of Celtic tribes in Thrace and Dacia
 List of Celtic cities in Thrace and Dacia
 Gallic invasion of the Balkans
 La Tène culture
 Celts
 Burebista

Notes

References

Connolly, P. (1981) Greece and Rome at War. Macdonald Phoebus, London.

 ; originally Culturpflanzen und Haustiere in ihrem Übergang aus Asien nach Griechenland und Italien sowie das übrige Europa: Historisch-linguistische Skizzen. Berlin: Gebr. Borntraeger, 1885; iv + 456 pp.

 Ioan-Aurel Pop, Ioan Bolovan – Istoria ilustrată a României

 Magda Stan, Cristian Vornicu - Istoria lumii pentru toți.Antichitatea

Further reading

  Overview of the historical realities of Transylvania in the Second Century BC by Iosif Vasile FERENCZ
Rome's enemies: Gallic and British Celts by Peter Wilcox and Angus McBride

External links

Dacian culture
Dacian archaeology
Dacian sites
4th century BC in Romania
Ancient history of Transylvania
Transylvania


I wasn't sure about this one when I first started it, but I soon became engrossed in it and didn't want to put it down. Emily and her father-in-law (her husband has passed on) run a donut shop called Deputy Donut. When one of her regulars fails to show up one morning, her and group of ladies, the knitpickers, got to investigate. Of course they find her deceased and they have to wonder if her death is related to the murder of her son, five years earlier. I enjoyed this mystery because it was a little different than most. There were very few suspects in this story, so I was left wondering who could be the killer. I thought Ginger Bolton did a great job writing this story. It flowed really well and was a fast read. I enjoyed the characters in this story, especially Emily. She is a widow and reignites her friendship with her deceased husband's ex-partner, but she still remains true to her deceased husband. I thought that she was a very loyal person. She also strikes up a friendship with a new lady in town, who happened to be best friends with the victim. Emily believed in her new friend, even when some things seemed shady. I think I liked the reveal of the killer the best in this story, it came as a completer surprise. I certainly look forward to more in the Deputy Donuts Series.
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Language Corner
The story behind the hockey term 'deke'
Image by Nottingham Trent University via Flickr.
This is a column about deception.
A couple of weeks ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed his belief that there were, in effect, two different kinds of White House: "I sometimes wonder if the Invisible White House has learned to use the Potemkin White House to deke us while it changes the country."
"Deke" is an unusual word, though you might figure out its meaning from the context. In the Brooks column, it was also an unusual juxtaposition of (possibly false) history and hockey.
From archives: "Journalistic carelessness caused the project to backfire, and thus miss its target"
"Potemkin" means "empty" or "hollow," though mostly in a political context. Grigory Potemkin was a Russian minister and a rumored lover of Catherine the Great. During Catherine's 1787 tour of Crimea, Potemkin was said to have constructed elaborate facades, presenting a view of prosperity as she passed by, while behind the fake village things were not so rosy.
The truth of that story is disputed (fake news, folks!). Even so, it's been more than 100 years since the phrase "Potemkin village" entered English—1904, according to The Oxford English Dictionary. By 1938, the adjective "Potemkin" was being applied to mean "Sham, insubstantial; consisting of little or nothing behind an impressive facade," the OED says.
That takes care of the facade Brooks was putting up in front of the White House, but what about "deke"?
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"Deke" has its origin in Canada, where hockey is not just the national sport, but an obsession. Signature moves in hockey, as in other sports, have one player faking a move to distract the opposing side. Then that player (or another) can move in for the kill. It's often called a "feint."
But in 1960, the OED says, a hockey player talked about a particular kind of fake-out: "On the ice, Moore is one of the league's best players in the split-second art of faking a goalie out of position. 'I've developed a little play of my own,' he says. 'It's a kind of fake shot—we call them "deeks" for decoys.'" The Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles Online shows that it took a few more years for it to be spelled "deke."
"Deke" and its participle "deking" are rarely found outside of hockey though it's occasionally used in basketball ("Lawrence ended the period by deking his defender with a crossover that led to a stepback 3-pointer," which needs its own translation).
Merriam-Webster notes that Hemingway used "deke" as a diminutive of "decoy," so hockey is just a copycat. And M-W curls its lip a little at the way Brooks used it. "Deke," a note says, "has also checked its way into more general usage to refer to deceptive or evasive moves or actions. However, this general application of 'deke' has never made it past the defenders. It occurs too rarely in English to merit its own sense in the dictionary." Icing call against Brooks!
A similar "fake" term can be found in football: "juke." This showed up in 1967, not too long after "deke," M-W says. It also means "to fake out of position," as in a player who was "able to use his athleticism to juke out would-be tacklers." M-W says it may be a derivation of English dialect "jouk," which means "deceive" or "joke," but the American Heritage Dictionary traces it to "jowken," a Middle English word meaning "to bend in a supple way."
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package gce

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"

	computealpha "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.alpha"
	compute "google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
)

type FakeCloudAddressService struct {
	count int
	// reservedAddrs tracks usage of IP addresses
	// Key is the IP address as a string
	reservedAddrs map[string]bool
	// addrsByRegionAndName
	// Outer key is for region string; inner key is for address name.
	addrsByRegionAndName map[string]map[string]*computealpha.Address
}

// FakeCloudAddressService Implements CloudAddressService
var _ CloudAddressService = &FakeCloudAddressService{}

func NewFakeCloudAddressService() *FakeCloudAddressService {
	return &FakeCloudAddressService{
		reservedAddrs:        make(map[string]bool),
		addrsByRegionAndName: make(map[string]map[string]*computealpha.Address),
	}
}

// SetRegionalAddresses sets the addresses of ther region. This is used for
// setting the test environment.
func (cas *FakeCloudAddressService) SetRegionalAddresses(region string, addrs []*computealpha.Address) {
	// Reset addresses in the region.
	cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region] = make(map[string]*computealpha.Address)

	for _, addr := range addrs {
		cas.reservedAddrs[addr.Address] = true
		cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region][addr.Name] = addr
	}
}

func (cas *FakeCloudAddressService) ReserveAlphaRegionAddress(addr *computealpha.Address, region string) error {
	if addr.Address == "" {
		addr.Address = fmt.Sprintf("1.2.3.%d", cas.count)
		cas.count++
	}

	if cas.reservedAddrs[addr.Address] {
		return &googleapi.Error{Code: http.StatusConflict}
	}

	if _, exists := cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region]; !exists {
		cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region] = make(map[string]*computealpha.Address)
	}

	if _, exists := cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region][addr.Name]; exists {
		return &googleapi.Error{Code: http.StatusConflict}
	}

	cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region][addr.Name] = addr
	cas.reservedAddrs[addr.Address] = true
	return nil
}

func (cas *FakeCloudAddressService) ReserveRegionAddress(addr *compute.Address, region string) error {
	alphaAddr := convertToAlphaAddress(addr)
	return cas.ReserveAlphaRegionAddress(alphaAddr, region)
}

func (cas *FakeCloudAddressService) GetAlphaRegionAddress(name, region string) (*computealpha.Address, error) {
	if _, exists := cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region]; !exists {
		return nil, makeGoogleAPINotFoundError("")
	}

	if addr, exists := cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region][name]; !exists {
		return nil, makeGoogleAPINotFoundError("")
	} else {
		return addr, nil
	}
}

func (cas *FakeCloudAddressService) GetRegionAddress(name, region string) (*compute.Address, error) {
	addr, err := cas.GetAlphaRegionAddress(name, region)
	if addr != nil {
		return convertToV1Address(addr), err
	}
	return nil, err
}

func (cas *FakeCloudAddressService) GetRegionAddressByIP(region, ipAddress string) (*compute.Address, error) {
	if _, exists := cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region]; !exists {
		return nil, makeGoogleAPINotFoundError("")
	}

	for _, addr := range cas.addrsByRegionAndName[region] {
		if addr.Address == ipAddress {
			return convertToV1Address(addr), nil
		}
	}
	return nil, makeGoogleAPINotFoundError("")
}

func convertToV1Address(object gceObject) *compute.Address {
	enc, err := object.MarshalJSON()
	if err != nil {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to encode to json: %v", err))
	}
	var addr compute.Address
	if err := json.Unmarshal(enc, &addr); err != nil {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to convert GCE apiObject %v to v1 address: %v", object, err))
	}
	return &addr
}

func convertToAlphaAddress(object gceObject) *computealpha.Address {
	enc, err := object.MarshalJSON()
	if err != nil {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to encode to json: %v", err))
	}
	var addr computealpha.Address
	if err := json.Unmarshal(enc, &addr); err != nil {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to convert GCE apiObject %v to alpha address: %v", object, err))
	}
	return &addr
}

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import java.util.List;

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    String getDocumentID();

    void setDocumentID(String value);

    String getApprovalStatus();

    void setApprovalStatus(String value);

    List<String> getRemarks();

    void setRemarks(List<String> remarks);

    EndorserPartyModel getEndorserParty();

    void setEndorserParty(EndorserPartyModel value);

    List<SignatureModel> getSignature();

    void setSignature(List<SignatureModel> signature);

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Part of Anglicare Australia's mission is to shape debate with a strong prophetic voice, and to speak with those most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
That prophetic voice something we often reflect on. It goes beyond the advocacy we do. It is about exploring the kind of world we want to live in and asking provocative questions about how to get there.
That means looking past the issues that consume us each day and asking questions that get to the heart of the kind of community we want to live in. What would Australia look like if everybody had enough to live a dignified life? How can we make Australia fairer? And just as importantly, what do we need to make this happen?
Our responsibility to ask these questions has been at the front of my mind as we prepare for next week's Federal Budget – and as we reflect on the last three years of government ahead of the looming election. What does this Budget need to do to make Australia fairer? Have the decisions that have been made in the last three years made us more or less equal?
These powerful questions can be hard to answer. If we reflect on the last three years, we see a mixed bag. There have been important reforms to superannuation for people on low incomes, and the initiation of a landmark Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
But as an organisation that speaks for the country's most disadvantaged people we have also seen countless opportunities to tackle poverty that have been overlooked in favour of other priorities, from company tax cuts to exemptions for those who don't need them. For each step forward, we seem to take two steps back.
As this term of government draws to an end, we have been reflecting on what can be done in the next term to make Australia fairer and help everyone lead a good life. Our key asks for this Budget and this election have been shaped by that question: A safety net, a secure home, and a dignified life for every Australian.
Australia has never been more prosperous, yet we are also a nation facing growing inequality. Nearly three million Australians live in poverty, and wealth inequality is now the worst it has been in seventy-five years.
Many of these Australians in poverty are in insecure work. Just last week, we learned that over a million Australians are forced to work two or more jobs. We should be investing in direct job creation programs to create more secure work – something that has been highlighted time and again by Anglicare Australia's Jobs Availability Snapshot. Anglicare Australia has also long supported a living wage for those Australians who work full-time, yet still live in poverty. The debate that has been invigorated about living wages is getting to the heart of the important questions about what it means to be valued for our work.
Another 800,000 people who rely on income support are struggling daily to afford basic essentials. That includes parents, carers, people with disabilities, students, pensioners, and those who have been locked out of paid work.
What reason could there be to keep these payments so low? People cannot pursue a better life if they are forced to make tough choices between eating a meal and paying a bill, buying shoes for their children and filling a prescription. And they cannot look for work if they are homeless and hungry.
These problems cannot be solved by tax cuts, one-off payments, or even a single increase to Newstart. If we're thinking about how to make sure everyone has enough to live a decent life, we need to increase these payments and then make sure they don't keep losing value over time.
The best way to do that would be through an independent social security commission. It should be given the power to set income support payments based on the actual cost of living. Our research shows that Australians believe no-one should live in poverty; and they support the creation of this commission. We also know that raising the rates of these payments would be the most powerful and popular step that any government could take to reduce poverty across Australia.
These are not the only changes we need to make Australia fairer. Having a place to call home is a basic human need, yet even those working full-time are struggling to put a roof over their heads. Even in the midst of a so-called market downturn, Australians are still spending record amounts on housing.
The most recent figures show that people are spending more of their incomes on rent and housing than ever – and those numbers are only going up. Anglicare Australia's own Rental Affordability Snapshot has shown that affordability has been going down over the last ten years, and that the private rental market is failing those most in need.
We need affordable rental homes and social housing to make sure everybody can keep a roof over their head. The Everybody's Home campaign has estimated that 500,000 affordable rentals, including 300,000 social housing properties, are needed across Australia. This is a critical investment for those who simply can't get a home through the private market.
Of course, these are not the only things we could be doing to answer the call for fairness. Anglicare Australia has many other priorities – stopping record numbers of Australians from retiring into poverty, valuing carers, and supporting people with disabilities all come to mind.
But at the end of the day, each of these ideas are about answering the same question – how can we make Australia fairer? That is what we will be looking for from this budget, and from every election announcement we look at this year.
As this term of government draws to an end, Anglicare Australia is seeking commitments to ensure the next term of government focuses on making Australia fairer – and helping every Australian to lead a dignified life.
We have also made it clear that one-off payments and tax cuts will not lift people out of poverty. We have called on the Parliament not to rush to pass more income tax cuts before the elections.
Anglicare Australia is also contributing to key campaigns on aged care, housing, and income support.
Click here to read Anglicare Australia's open letters.
Anglicare NT is offering Anglicare Australia member agencies the chance to participate in an Aboriginal culture and experience tour.
Anglicare Australia together with Anglicare NT has coordinated the participation of Anglicare Australia members attendance at the Garma Festival for the past three years. Often the cost of attending Garma is prohibitive for many agencies, hence Anglicare NT proposing a more affordable alternative in 2019.
Visit one of the world's premier National Parks, the Nitmiluk National Park.
Click here for more information about the program. To register, email April Hines at [email protected].
Anglicare Australia has made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management and Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019. This Bill would extend the cashless debit card trial in the Ceduna, East Kimberley and Goldfields regions, and the income management program in Cape York, to 30 June 2020.
The proposed expansions are not supported by the local communities.
Anglicare Australia has called on the Senate reject the expansion of the trail.
Anglicare Australia has responded to the Productivity Commission's consultation on systems for protecting children.
To work in the best interests of children, we must ensure the wider support networks are strong and supportive. Anglicare Australia has called for purposeful investment in supporting families to provide a safe and nurturing environment in which children can develop.
It is also clear that outcomes are worse for children in care than those who have never entered the care system. We argue that the best approach is to support parents and families to provide loving and secure homes.
Click here to read Anglicare Australia's submission.
We have a number of past years' Anglicare Australia publications that due to limited space, are heading to the recycling centre unless we can find a home for them within our Network.
These include 90 copies of our Awards Booklets from 2018 and 15 copies from 2016. We also have copies of The Review going back as far as 2013 and Who is Being Left Behind, our 2015 State of The Family Report.
If you would like any of past copies of these publications – possibly because they feature your work – please contact Gaea Cornelius at [email protected].
Anglicare WA has farewelled long-serving CEO Ian Carter AM after 25 years at the helm. Staff held a farewell for Ian on 13 March, thanking and acknowledging his years of service.
The farewell event acknowledged Ian's leadership of the organisation over a remarkable era as Anglicare WA evolved to a leading community service provider for WA's most vulnerable people. Ian said the time was right for change.
"Anglicare WA provided help to more than 34,000 people in the last year, supporting 40 per cent of State's homeless youth, and distributing over $1.6 million in emergency relief aid," said Mr Carter.
Anglicare WA's incoming CEO Mark Glasson said that Ian will leave a lasting legacy on the organisation.
Click here to read a profile of Ian in The West Australian.
Australia's youth unemployment rate is stagnating at the levels seen in the early 2000s, despite 28 years of economic growth.
A disturbing analysis out today from Anglicare Australia member Brotherhood of St Laurence maps the 20 worst "hotspot" regions for youth unemployment, and confirms many regional and outer suburban areas bear the heaviest burden.
At 11.2% the youth unemployment rate, for those aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, is still more than twice Australia's overall unemployment rate (5%), at December 2018, and almost three times the unemployment rate of those aged 25 and over. Across Australia, this translates to a quarter of a million young people who are still unemployed.
In the lead up to a federal election, the Brotherhood's Executive Director, Conny Lenneberg, challenged policymakers to give Australia's young people a fair go, including advancing solutions for the unprecedented challenges the emerging generation faces in the world of work in the 21st century.
"Young people come out of education and training with high hopes and aspirations for independence. It's devastating that despite 28 years of continuous economic growth, too many young Australians are locked out of the prosperity dividend," Ms Lenneberg said.
Click here to read more about the Brotherhood of St Laurence's findings.
#OLDMATE Queensland, a partnership between social impact strategists spur:org and Anglicare Southern Queensland, aims to reduce loneliness in people aged 18-35 and those over 65.
Anglicare Southern Queensland's Amy Lee-Hopkins said the organisation cared for thousands of elderly people who regularly experience loneliness and hoped the campaign helped highlight that getting older doesn't mean you stop being your own person with your own interests.
"It's a misconception when you get older your passions, interests, hobbies, and experiences take a back seat. We look after many lovely, interesting people who have lived incredible lives and have so many stories to tell and wisdom to give," Ms Lee-Hopkins said.
"We also know that up to 62 per cent of people aged 18-35 feel they lack companionship. #OLDMATE Queensland will help us bring these two groups of people together to build connection and hopefully lifelong friendships.
Click here for more information about #OLDMATE Queensland and how to get involved.
The WA government will partner with Anglicare WA to implement a targeted trial of provides enhanced supports to vulnerable young people transitioning from out-of-home care to independence.
The trial will provide enhanced support to vulnerable young people aged 18-21 transitioning from out-of-home care to independence.
Anglicare WA chief executive Mark Glasson said the pilot would be the first step towards achieving a better outcome for all young people with a State care experience.
"The involvement of young people with a State care experience was critical to the pilot design. They have the lived experience and know best what the young people taking part in the trial will need," Mr Glasson said.
Click here to read more about the trial. More information about the Home Stretch campaign is available here.
June 11 and 12: Compliance or improvement – What's the evidence?
Anglicare Australia's Clinical and Care Governance Network will hold a national meeting in Brisbane this June. Please mark the dates in your calendars now.
The CCGN hopes to encourage those involved in quality and risk across our services to be learning from each other across out-of-home care, aged care, disability, and mental health. This meeting will focus on the tension between an increased pressure to demonstrate compliance and our desire to improve the quality of care.
Quality standards and frameworks across different services – how do they connect?
Dealing with the growing pressure on compliance, while keeping the focus on quality of care.
The role of the 'client voice' and the co-production of services.
AnglicareSA Housing offers social and affordable housing, including refugee settlement, to the community of South Australia. It focuses on housing the most vulnerable and working with people at risk of homelessness.
The program's vision is justice, respect and fullness of life for all. Its approach is built on the fundamental belief that every individual and family has a right to a safe and secure home.
AnglicareSA Housing's core business focuses on providing tailored services, working with tenants, building community networks, and providing connections with support networks.
With a portfolio of over 2,200 properties across regional and metropolitan South Australia, AnglicareSA's properties provide security and the opportunity to create communities where people are valued and support each other.
The judges said they were very impressed by the scale of this service. They congratulated AnglicareSA for encompassing so many different services to offer holistic support.
This report says young Australians are moving into adulthood while the nation is also navigating a period of testing social and economic change due to the interconnected challenges posed by globalisation, technology, climate change and demographic change. It maps the 20 worst "hotspot" regions for youth unemployment, and confirms many regional and outer suburban areas bear the heaviest burden. The report is available here.
This report card assesses how much progress has been made on a national level since 2008, when the National Youth Commission inquiry into youth homelessness published Australia's Homeless Youth. This report card assess the progress of ten strategic areas that the National Youth Commission highlighted in 2008. The report is available here.
Mental health services in Australia provides a picture of the national response of the health and welfare service system to the mental health care needs of Australians. MHSA is updated progressively throughout each year as data becomes available. The report is available here.
This study examined the Specialist Disability Accommodation program and the attitudes of industry to investment and participation in that program. It questioned developers, investors, housing providers, prospective tenants and governments on how the Specialist Disability Accommodation program will generate new supply that meets the needs and preferences of people with disability. The report is available here.
The ACNC's self-evaluation tool aims to help charities assess if they are meeting their obligations, and to identify issues that may prevent them from doing so. The self-evaluation poses questions and prompts charities to describe both the practical steps they are taking to meet their obligations, and to list the relevant policies or procedures. The tool is available here.
The Future Shapers is a 12 month program of vertical leadership development, transformational leadership growth and big picture strategic thinking. It is designed for disability leaders by disability leaders, with intakes starting in June and September 2019. Those interested in participating can now apply for this year-long leadership program through the Disability Leadership Institute.
Applications close on Friday 5 April 2019. More information is available here.
The prestigious Jan Pentland Prize is awarded each year. The Prize recognises the work of an individual, group or organisation in the community sector, focussing on the financial or consumer rights of disadvantaged people in Australia. This includes work in the areas of financial counselling, financial inclusion, and consumer credit law. There is a particular focus on the effective integration of casework with campaigning for broader change. The Prize is for the amount of $1,000.
Nominations close on Friday 8 April 2019. The nomination form is available here.
Organisations are invited to apply for Transition Assistance Funding to purchase tailored support including business advice, professional services and software upgrades, which will assist to build the disability sector capacity and service provider readiness in the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. A funding pool of $5,600,000 is available for this round.
Applications close on Friday 26 April 2019. More information is available here.
Telstra's Priority Assist program offers a higher level of service for customers, or someone living at their home, with a diagnosed life threatening medical condition. Eligible customers are entitled to faster connection and fault repair of their fixed-line telephone service. This may be of interest to many Anglicare clients or their carers.
Applications can be made at any time. More information is available here.
The 6th national Child Aware conference will be held in Brisbane, 16-17 May 2019. The conference will advance the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009–2020, the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022, and the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The conference program will encourage thought leaders to stimulate discussion on how to make Australia an even better place for children, young people and their families. Registration and other information is available here.
The 2019 Child Inclusive Practice Forum Rebuilding, Restoration and Renovation, acknowledges family breakdown is not a finite concept. Reflecting this our speakers will cover wide ranging topics to enrich the practice of Child and Family Therapists, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners, Family Law and Childhood Specialists. The CIP Forum will be held 3-5 June 2019, at DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade Darwin, Northern Territory. Registration and other information is available here.
Registered are invited to attend an information session on direct personal response, one of the three elements of redress available under the National Redress Scheme for institutional child sexual abuse. The 'immersion' sessions will be delivered by the Department of Social Services, and will offer an introduction and overview of direct personal responses under the Scheme. Several session times are available up to June 2019, and the sessions are free. Participants can register here.
Our Stories: The Power to Change is the theme for Anglicare Australia's National Conference, to be held in Perth from 8–11 September 2019. This year's conference will capture our work and builds on our mission. As Anglicare Australia Network members, we work in hundreds of communities across Australia to build resilience, inclusion and justice. And as a Network, we are always sharing stories of change as we advance our mission. Delegates will be treated to concurrent sessions from experts from across the Anglicare network; outstanding keynote addresses; and networking opportunities throughout the three days. Registrations will open in May.


Do you remember those frustrating days when you updated the content on your website and then waited endlessly for Googlebot's crawler and indexer to take notice of the change? Well, here's the good news for you. Google has introduced a new feature that allows you to request them to index your webpage's new content directly.
This feature is very simple to use and the sole requirement for this is a Google webmaster tools account. Hover to the Diagnostic tab on the Google page and click on the Fetch as Googlebot option to open the dialogue box where you need to submit your website's URL. Copy and paste the URL of your updated website page in this dialogue box and wait for Google to fetch it. On successful completion of fetching, you will see that the option 'Submit to index' will appear.
On clicking the 'Submit to index' button, you will get two more options. Now, you will need to choose whether you want to index that page only or all the linked webpage from that page. Choose one of the options according to your requirements. Remember that when you are submitting the URLs, you can submit a maximum of 50 unlinked URLs per week from your account. In case you are submitting linked URLs, the maximum number of weekly submissions is restricted to 10.
In case you are submitting an URL not owned by you personally, you can submit them to Google's crawler for indexing purposes. The process of this submission is similar to the process of submitting a URL, as explained in the previous point. The sole difference lies in the fact that you will need to go through a step where you need to input a Captcha for verifying that you are not an automated machine.
It is strongly suggested that you use this free yet effective tool for instant indexing of new content of your website. Or, you may a hire a professional SEO reseller firm to do it for you. Be advised that indexing doesn't ensure instant visibility of your webpage on Google's search result page. It will still need to go through the usual algorithm analysis for ranking of webpage for that purpose.


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'Chappie' (2015): Neill Blomkamp Goes Off the Rails
Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ March 13, 2015 ⋅ 2 Comments
Filed Under Action, Hugh Jackman, Neill Blomkamp, Science-Fiction, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp || Produced by: Simon Kinberg
Screenplay by: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell || Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Watkin Tudor Jones, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman
Music by: Hans Zimmer || Cinematography by: Trent Opaloch || Edited by: Julian Clarke || Country: United States || Language: English
In case you missed it, I recently posted a couple super-excited articles about young science-fiction director, Neill Blomkamp, signing on to write and direct a new Alien (1979, 1986, 1992, 1997) sequel starring Sigourney Weaver and presumably Michael Beihn. Much of the hype leading up the filmmaker's most recent film, Chappie, has been swamped by this news about a rival studio's production (Chappie was produced by Sony), as well as pretty lame reviews for Chappie itself, averaging out to about 30% Positive on Rottentomatoes.com.
Ninja (left) and Amerika (center) teach Chappie (Copley, right) how to live on the mean South African streets.
While I remain excited about Blomkamp's potential to contribute to the Alien canon as well as his genuine fan-appreciation for the franchise, I'm becoming more and more nervous as his screenwriting becomes increasingly convoluted and bizarre. On the other hand, I can't help but defend the man as his post-District 9 (2009) work gets continually shredded by both fans and critics simply for not being District 9. The fact that he makes original R-rated properties, he doesn't make movies with a Marvel-label slapped on them, that science-fiction fans are notoriously picky, and that his name is not Christopher Nolan hurts him a lot before he even sits down to pen a script or shoot a single frame. Then again, aside from D9, Blomkamp has proven a shaky writer at best; his penchant for action-direction and visual design are spectacular, but he repeatedly limits those visual talents by shooting himself in the foot with sloppy or seemingly unfinished scripts. Chappie in particular feels like it was based on a first-draft screenplay, indicating that Blomkamp needs to stop relying only on his wife, Terri Tatchell, to edit his stories.
So, I guess in summary, I'm really torn with the man. The creative talent and fiery imagination is definitely there, and he's proven he can direct (and write) a magnificent film; I just don't want him to end up like a Richard Kelly or M. Night Shyamalan who peters out after one or a couple great films. In a lot of ways, taking on a pre-existing franchise may be a great thing for him and get him to think outside Johannesburg for once —- a real irony given how most young, up-and-coming directors tend to devolve and self-destruct after selling out in Hollywood remakes and sequels (e.g. Marc Webb).
All that in mind, Chappie is not a bad film. Neither was Elysium (2013) for that matter. Yes, visually speaking they were very similar to D9 without coming close to the latter's overall quality, but that does not make Chappie or Elysium crappy films. Again, a big problem I have with so much of the hate against Blomkamp is that most of that criticism is so lazy and hypocritical. If your main argument against the man is his visual and thematic similarity and inconsistent delivery, and yet you are a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008-2019) or comic book movies in general, then go fuck yourself.
So what about Chappie? I think it goes without saying that, if you're a science-fiction fan with a relatively open mind and/or an appreciation for Blomkamp's grimy, gritty style, you'll enjoy Chappie despite its narrative incoherence and tonal inconsistency. If you're neither of those things, you won't like Chappie. It's as simple as that.
I enjoyed the film's premise, its numerous homages to other (better) sci-fi films like Robocop (1987), and its down-and-dirty feel. The action was great, but the star of the show was Sharlto Copley's heartwarming Chappie and his great interactions with his pseudo-"parents" Ninja and Yolandi of Die Antwoord and "maker"/AI-engineer Dev Patel. In many ways the film's goofy visuals and hilariously dysfunctional family dynamics recall the likes of American Beauty (1999) or Little Miss Sunshine (2006), giving further irony to the film's firm rejection by critics. If this had been billed as an independent family drama, it would likely get a 60% boost in Tomato-meter score and get nominated for Best Picture. I'm not kidding.
Unfortunately, Chappie is also mired by an inconsistent story that swings back and forth between black comedy, family drama, and sci-fi action. The film simply tries to do too much with such an unrefined script. Numerous unbelievable plot devices and incredulous character actions distract from the adorable Chappie-character and verge on ludicrousness. Hugh Jackman clearly relishes playing a villain for once in his career, but his character is one-dimensional and cartoony and the great Sigourney Weaver is given absolutely nothing to do. By the end of the film, characters are downloading each other's souls (sorry, "consciousnesses") into thumb drives and building robot bodies to preserve sentient immortality, and I'm just sitting there in the theatre with my hands on my head, going, "What the fuck is happening?"
Chappie blows away Hugh Jackman's Moose (ED 209).
In hindsight, Chappie could've been written as a semi-violent/action-oriented fish-out-of-water tale with a better screenwriter or more carefully edited story. Right now the film reads (watches?) like a first-draft, something that needed to go through another round or three of writing-workshops or peer-rewrites. There are a lot of great ideas here, and the action itself, though often over-the-top and unnecessary given its narrative context, is quite impressive, but the way everything is jumbled together feels like a mess. What ultimately saves Chappie is its unique feel and distinctive Blomkamp personality, a true outlier (black-sheep?) against the rest of Hollywood's blockbuster landscapes nowadays, no matter how much it recalls Robocop, Short Circuit (1986), or even WALL-E (2008). Too bad nobody gives a shit about that nowadays. So, good luck with Alien 5, Neill — don't fuck it up!
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION: Sharlto Copley is adorkable as Chappie, a great main character with heart, determination, and a clear arc. His dysfunctional family is great too. Chappie's gritty South African locale, sci-fi action, and goofy visual style go together well in a bizarre sort of Tex-Mex of alternate sci-fi reality.
— However… Blomkamp can't decide what he wants his film to be about. We got family values, social rejection and societal chaos, science-fiction action, philosophical contemplation, and artificial intelligence. Pick one! The ending is a complete mindfuck of bullshit plot devices and writer's block to wrap up all narrative loose ends. I don't know what's happening.
—> ON THE FENCE
? Seriously, DON'T FUCK IT UP.
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Innisfil, a town in Ontario, Canada, has become the first municipality in Canada to accept cryptocurrency as a method of payment for property taxes.
According to a press release dated March 28, Innisfil Council has voted in favor of accepting bitcoin as a payment method for property taxes. It has also given its nod to form an agreement with Coinberry, a Toronto-based blockchain and digital currency solutions provider, to provide the service for residents as part of a one-year pilot project.
The new payment option is expected to launch this month, giving residents the option to make payment in bitcoin. Once launched, residents would be able to access the Town of Innisfil's digital wallet with Coinberry Pay and pay their taxes using Bitcoin.


Safeguarding every idea you have might not be the best way to get things done. Today we look at an alternate viewpoint that suggests ideas need to be free and you need to be hungry for new ones.
Paul Arden, author of the book It's Not How Good Your Are, It's How Good You Want To Be, wants you to give away your good ideas.


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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Karen S. Guice, M.D., M.P.P., is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Dr. Guice also serves as the Principal Deputy Director, TRICARE Management Activity. In these two roles, Dr. Guice assists in the development of strategies and priorities to achieve the health mission of the Military Health System, and participates fully in formulating, developing, overseeing and advocating the policies of the Secretary of Defense.
Dr. Guice also acts as a liaison for the ASD(HA)/Director of TMA, other offices within OSD, the Military Departments, Congress, and other Executive Branch agencies to develop, coordinate and integrate health care policies with departmental priorities and initiatives. Additionally, Dr. Guice oversees Congressional and legislative activities for the OASD(HA), as well as guides the office's public affairs and communications programs. The Office of Health Affairs is responsible for providing a cost effective, quality health benefit to 9.6 million active duty uniformed Service Members, retirees, survivors and their families. The MHS has a $50 billion annual budget and consists of a worldwide network of 59 military hospitals, 360 health clinics, private-sector health business partners, and the Uniformed Services University.
Previously, Dr. Guice served as the Executive Director of the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, a joint program of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Dr. Guice graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and completed her general surgery training at the University of Washington. She has been a member of the surgical faculties at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the University of Michigan, Duke University, and the Medical College of Wisconsin. She was promoted to Professor of Surgery during her tenure at Duke University.
Dr. Guice received a master's degree in Public Policy from Duke University and was selected as a 1997-1998 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow. Dr. Guice served as a staff member of the Senate Committee on Labor from 1998-1999, and as the Director of Fellowship Services at the American College of Surgeons (1999-2001). She was the Deputy Director for the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors (Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala, co-chairs, 2007).
Dr. Guice has been a funded investigator for over 10 years, receiving grants from the NIH and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program. Her basic science research included the scientific investigation of pancreatitis related respiratory failure and her health services research focused on the development of a national trauma registry for children and outcome evaluation of children's trauma-related care. She has served on NIH Study Sections and EMSC grant review panels. She authored or coauthored over 60 peer reviewed publications and nine book chapters.
Dr. Guice is a member of several professional societies and was elected President of the Association of Academic Surgery in 1993. She received the Association of Women Surgeons Distinguished Member Award in 1999 and the W.W. Coon Surgical Residents Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Michigan in 1988. In 1993, she received the Outstanding Alumna Award from the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University. She received an award for Outstanding Achievement from the office of the Secretary of Defense in 2007 for her work on the President's Commission, and received a Commendation from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009.
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North American Publisher / ISBN: DC Comics - 1-4012-0087-7
Categories: Anthology, Science-Fiction, Superhero
Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore
Bill Willingham
Jim Baikie
Joe Orlando
Paris Cullins
Rick Veitch
Review by Tony Keen
When DC realised that they had a star on their hands with Alan Moore, once the impact of Swamp Thing had begun to be felt, they rapidly exploited him, through a series of annuals, back-ups and fill-ins from 1985 to 1987. Across the Universe collects most of these.
It certainly disproves the notion that every Alan Moore script is necessarily a work of unquestioned genius. Though Moore is always professional and competent, it's surprising how much of what's presented struggles to rise above the ordinary. The longest tale here, a two-part Vigilante story, is also the weakest. Fine art by Jim Baikie can't hide the mediocrity of a story that relies on violence against women, to which Moore too often turns when he wants to shock his audience. He is attempting to make points about how matters are not always black-and-white, and revenge being an endless cycle, but those points have been made better elsewhere; and Moore can't hide his lack of empathy for the character (a Punisher equivalent), who is here a largely impotent figure who observes as much as initiates the action.
A dull Green Arrow two-part back-up, with a poor villain, and a Batman annual story aren't much better, despite trademark Moore irony at the end of the latter. His Phantom Stranger origin tale has a great idea, but Moore fails to translate that into a good comic.
It's rather better when he writes Superman, a character for whom Moore has a real affinity. 'For the Man who has Everything', which opens this collection, is excellent, drawn by Dave Gibbons, centred around speculation on what Krypton would have been like had it not exploded. It also has more than an echo of Moore's earlier work on Marvelman. Moore revises the villain Mongul, and provides effective cameos for Batman, Wonder Woman and the Jason Todd Robin. A Swamp Thing team-up with Superman is lesser largely because it revisits the idea of Superman going mad in his own head, but there are memorable sequences of what happens when Superman suddenly finds his powers fluctuating.
The best material is to be found in the Vega stories (back-ups from Omega Men) and Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, where Moore revisits the short story with a twist formula with which he first made his name in 2000 A.D. True, one Vega piece, 'A Man's World', relies on violence against women for its gag, and leaves a nasty taste in the mouth; but the other, 'Brief Lives', with art by Kevin O'Neill, is terrific. For the Green Lantern Corps, 'Tygers' is excellent horror, drawn by O'Neill at his most grotesque. There's a funny story, illustrated by a relatively young Bill Willingham, of Katma Tui finding a Green Lantern in a cosmos that knows no light. And the pinnacle of the collection is 'Mogo Doesn't Socialize', a deservedly much-anthologised piece with a satisfying payoff, again illustrated by Gibbons.
Moore's scripts generally draw out the best in the artists. That is mostly the case here, though Joe Orlando on the Phantom Stranger story and Klaus Janson drawing Green Arrow both seem to be having bad days.
The collection is worth it for the Superman and Green Lantern Corps stories. Just don't believe that all the scripts are as good as Dave Gibbons' introduction says they are.
This collection was subsequently combined with The Killing Joke and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? as DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore.
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  LOG(LEV_##X, "buypol") << "policy " << name_ << " (agent "      \
                         << Trader::manager()->prototype() << "-" \
                         << Trader::manager()->id() << "): "

namespace cyclus {
namespace toolkit {

MatlBuyPolicy::MatlBuyPolicy() :
    Trader(NULL),
    name_(""),
    throughput_(std::numeric_limits<double>::max()),
    quantize_(-1),
    fill_to_(1),
    req_when_under_(1) {
  Warn<EXPERIMENTAL_WARNING>(
      "MatlBuyPolicy is experimental and its API may be subject to change");
}

MatlBuyPolicy::~MatlBuyPolicy() {
  if (manager() != NULL)
    manager()->context()->UnregisterTrader(this);
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::set_fill_to(double x) {
  if (x > 1)
    x /= buf_->capacity();
  assert(x > 0 && x <= 1.);
  fill_to_ = x;
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::set_req_when_under(double x) {
  if (x > 1)
    x /= buf_->capacity();
  assert(x > 0 && x <= 1.);
  req_when_under_ = x;
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::set_quantize(double x) {
  assert(x != 0);
  quantize_ = x;
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::set_throughput(double x) {
  assert(x >= 0);
  throughput_ = x;
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Init(Agent* manager, ResBuf<Material>* buf,
                                   std::string name) {
  Trader::manager_ = manager;
  buf_ = buf;
  name_ = name;
  return *this;
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Init(Agent* manager, ResBuf<Material>* buf,
                                   std::string name, double throughput) {
  Trader::manager_ = manager;
  buf_ = buf;
  name_ = name;
  set_throughput(throughput);
  return *this;
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Init(Agent* manager, ResBuf<Material>* buf,
                                   std::string name,
                                   double fill_to, double req_when_under) {
  Trader::manager_ = manager;
  buf_ = buf;
  name_ = name;
  set_fill_to(fill_to);
  set_req_when_under(req_when_under);
  return *this;
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Init(Agent* manager, ResBuf<Material>* buf,
                                   std::string name, double throughput,
                                   double fill_to, double req_when_under,
                                   double quantize) {
  Trader::manager_ = manager;
  buf_ = buf;
  name_ = name;
  set_fill_to(fill_to);
  set_req_when_under(req_when_under);
  set_quantize(quantize);
  set_throughput(throughput);
  return *this;
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Set(std::string commod) {
  CompMap c;
  c[10010000] = 1e-100;
  return Set(commod, Composition::CreateFromMass(c), 1.0);
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Set(std::string commod, Composition::Ptr c) {
  return Set(commod, c, 1.0);
}

MatlBuyPolicy& MatlBuyPolicy::Set(std::string commod, Composition::Ptr c,
                                  double pref) {
  CommodDetail d;
  d.comp = c;
  d.pref = pref;
  commod_details_[commod] = d;
  return *this;
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::Start() {
  if (manager() == NULL) {
    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << "No manager set on Buy Policy " << name_;
    throw ValueError(ss.str());
  }
  manager()->context()->RegisterTrader(this);
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::Stop() {
  if (manager() == NULL) {
    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << "No manager set on Buy Policy " << name_;
    throw ValueError(ss.str());
  }
  manager()->context()->UnregisterTrader(this);
}

std::set<RequestPortfolio<Material>::Ptr> MatlBuyPolicy::GetMatlRequests() {
  rsrc_commods_.clear();
  std::set<RequestPortfolio<Material>::Ptr> ports;
  bool make_req = buf_->quantity() < req_when_under_ * buf_->capacity();
  double amt = TotalQty();
  if (!make_req || amt < eps())
    return ports;

  bool excl = Excl();
  double req_amt = ReqQty();
  int n_req = NReq();
  LGH(INFO3) << "requesting " << amt << " kg via " << n_req << " request(s)";

  // one portfolio for each request
  for (int i = 0; i != n_req; i++) {
    RequestPortfolio<Material>::Ptr port(new RequestPortfolio<Material>());
    std::vector<Request<Material>*> mreqs;
    std::map<std::string, CommodDetail>::iterator it;
    for (it = commod_details_.begin(); it != commod_details_.end(); ++it) {
      std::string commod = it->first;
      CommodDetail d = it->second;
      LG(INFO3) << "  - one " << amt << " kg request of " << commod;
      Material::Ptr m = Material::CreateUntracked(req_amt, d.comp);
      Request<Material>* r = port->AddRequest(m, this, commod, d.pref, excl);
      mreqs.push_back(r);
    }
    port->AddMutualReqs(mreqs);
    ports.insert(port);
  }

  return ports;
}

void MatlBuyPolicy::AcceptMatlTrades(
    const std::vector<std::pair<Trade<Material>, Material::Ptr> >& resps) {
  std::vector<std::pair<Trade<Material>, Material::Ptr> >::const_iterator it;
  rsrc_commods_.clear();
  for (it = resps.begin(); it != resps.end(); ++it) {
    rsrc_commods_[it->second] = it->first.request->commodity();
    LGH(INFO3) << "got " << it->second->quantity() << " kg of "
               << it->first.request->commodity();
    buf_->Push(it->second);
  }
}

}  // namespace toolkit
}  // namespace cyclus


The Hexham-based National Beef Association has launched a new guide on herd health, focussed on planning and the prevention of disease.
The third in a series, it has been produced by the organisation's Animal Health Committee, created last year to provide beef farmers with information on common health problems and their potential financial impact on beef enterprises.
Previous topics to be considered have included movement of stock and bio-security planning.
Disease represents a major obstacle to the profitability of many beef cattle operations, resulting in animal death, failure or decreased efficiency in reproduction, as well as a downturn in growth and productivity.
Some diseases exist at subclinical levels, meaning they can go undetected, and it is widely agreed that prevention, rather than treatment, represents the best approach to the problem..
Charlie Maclaren, chairman of the NBA's Animal Health Committee, who produced the latest guide, said: "Treatment of a disease after its onset is not always effective and is often costly. Production losses often occur before diagnosis and treatment can be instituted.
"Herd health programs are designed to provide routine, planned procedures which will prevent or minimise disease.
"Many herd health programs fail in their objectives because too much reliance is put on vaccinations and other treatments.
Mr Maclaren added that there were three major factors to be considered when attempting to keep disease losses to a minimum.
Firstly, exposure to disease should be prevented, with purchase and quarantine procedures being employed. High intensity operations, in particular, required robust preventative programmes.
Farmers should also aim to keep disease resistance high through quality nutrition, management and housing programmes, preventing or minimising animal stress and, in some cases, vaccination.
Finally, if disease does occur, action should be taken to prevent its spread, with affected animals being segregated immediately.
Mr Maclaren said: "Herd health programmes must be tailored to each individual production situation. Performance of procedures should be grouped because cattle handling is expensive, time consuming, and stressful to cattle.
He added that vets could be "of tremendous help" in establishing and maintaining health programs.
"They keep current with new developments in disease occurrence and in procedures available to prevent and treat diseases," Mr Maclaren added.
The National Beef Association is recognised as the beef cattle industry's consultative body.


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Harmful Algal Bloom season is here, potential outbreaks spotted in Cayuga Lake
by Matt Butler July 27, 2021 July 27, 2021
Sign about HABs posted at Taughannock Park in July 2018. (Kelsey O'Connor/The Ithaca Voice)
ITHACA, N.Y.—The Tompkins County Health Department stated Tuesday that harmful algal blooms (HABs) have potentially returned to Cayuga Lake, as reports of "multiple suspicious blue-green algae blooms" have been submitted over the last two weeks.
Monitoring of the blooms is ongoing. There does not appear to be closures in relation to the blooms currently, but the health department is encouraging people to stay away from them where they are visible.
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"These blooms may be small in size and confined to specific areas of the shoreline and bays," according to the health department. "Areas where blooms are not observed can continue to be used for recreational use."
The blooms can be toxic, producing substances that are harmful to people and animals, and the water should be avoided if it "appears discolored or has an unpleasant odor."
From the TC health department:
If contact occurs with suspicious blue-green algae,
Rinse thoroughly with clean water to remove algae. Rinse dogs that may have gone in the water so they do not lick their coats.
Stop using water and seek medical attention immediately if symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, skin, eye or throat irritation, allergic reactions or breathing difficulties occur after drinking or having contact with blooms or untreated surface water.
The Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, Discover Cayuga Lake, and the Community Science Institute (CSI) have a volunteer program to conduct HAB monitoring of Cayuga Lake. The information is updated weekly and results are available on the CSI website: http://www.communityscience.org/volunteer/harmful-algal-bloom-monitoring/cayuga-lake-habs-reporting-page/
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I would very much like to welcome to our team Ioanna Masoura, a graduate of food and Nutrition science at Reading University in the UK and with postgraduate studies at the University of Southampton in the UK in the field of public health and nutrition. She is a registered and active member of the Cyprus Dietetic and nutritionist Association and an active member of the Pancyprian Association of cancer patients and friends. She regularly takes part in seminars and workshops to be informed about the latest developments and data in the field of nutrition. Specifically, she systematically monitors current trends and recent findings in the areas of children's eating habits, childhood obesity, ' super-foods ' (such as olive oil), the importance of the Mediterranean diet and the Saccharous Diabetes. Important to say that she is a very active person. In particular, she has undertaken the arthrography of nutrition issues on websites in Greece and Cyprus (' Mednutrition ' and ' Ioanna's Nutrilife ' respectively) with the aim of transmitting dietary messages to the general public using short and current articles. In addition, she is a member of the scientific Department of ' the Family House ' where their aim is to educate both parents and individuals associated with children (such as teachers and even grandparents) through workshops (such as, cookery), open Discussions, lectures on issues related to nutrition and wellness. Moreover, her love for children led her to design a program where through activities and cooking the children from an early age get acquainted with the proper diet. She argues that she is fond of good food and very often experiments in the kitchen making new, tasty and nutritious recipes.


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Technicians work at a uranium processing site in Isfahan, 2005. Courtesy Reuters
In "Still Time to Attack Iran," Georgetown professor Matthew Kroenig echoes an argument that has been making the rounds in Washington -- that nuclear negotiations must result in the complete elimination of Iran's nuclear fuel cycle program to be considered a success. This is the standard logic a bipartisan group of U.S. senators -- including Robert Menendez (D–N.J.), Mark Kirk (R–Ill.), and Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) -- embraced last month when they introduced legislation that would torpedo any final agreement that allowed Iran to retain any enrichment capabilities and facilities.
The senators' preferred policy sets an unachievable goal. Yes, the world would be a safer place if Iran did not enrich uranium. But contrary to the arguments that hawks put forward, the United States is not in any position to prevent Iran from doing so. Iran is one of 14 countries that already enrich uranium. Even if Iran deserves to be singled out for having broken conditions that other uranium-enriching states uphold and offering weak civilian rationales for enriching, the unfortunate fact is that neither more sanctions nor military strikes will push Iran out of the enrichment club. Iran has already paid tens of billions of dollars in direct costs; lost more than $100 billion in sanctions; and suffered a cyberattack, the assassination of key scientists and engineers, and the perpetual threat of war to protect its self-proclaimed right to enrich uranium. There is no reason to think that more sanctions or military strikes would change Tehran's stance now.
It is telling that congressional hawks do not explain how they intend on eliminating Iran's enrichment program in the long term. They are fond of citing military strikes as a final trump card, but such strikes are almost certainly incapable of ending Iran's enrichment program on their own. To do so, they would have to eliminate not only Iran's enrichment infrastructure but its capacity to reconstitute it and the Iranian leadership's determination to
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