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Believe or not, ghosts do give us jitters. And when it comes to haunted places, they always create interest in us-just for the sake of being 'haunted'! India where lies a common deep faith in black magic and other paranormal stuffs has no dearth of such places haunted by ghosts or spirits and stricken by eerie incidents. But some places stand out as being the 'most haunted', thanks to numerous stories and legends about them. So let's just check out the creepiest places in the country.
1. Bhangarh, Rajasthan
A place which was once a flourished locality with a beautiful palace has now become a dilapidated and completely deserted area and believed to be the den of ghostly activities. Considered India's most haunted place, Bhangarh is an abandoned town in Alwar district, Rajasthan. The now decayed fort was actually built in the 17h century by the king Madho Singh and the town had a good population of more than 10,000. But no one knows since when the town become completely abandoned.
The present local people regularly sense several supernatural and uncanny stuff happen inside the fort area. In fact the government had put a notice in front of the gate prohibiting anybody going inside the fort after sunset. It is believed that whoever went inside after the dark never returned back!
Know more about Bhangarh
2. Aleya Ghost Lights, Bengal Swamps, West Bengal
Ayela Ghost Lights (Marsh Ghost Lights) are some inexplicable incidents occur in the marshes of West Bengal. These incidents are mostly reported by the local fishermen. They confess that some bizarre lights from these swamps misdirect them or even make their bearing to be lost. If you follow these lights, it may lead to drowning, claiming your life. Fishermen deaths around these swamps is not uncommon in Bengal. The legend says a fisherman died in the marsh while doing his work. Since then he lures other fishermen to death.
3. Agrasen ki Baoli, Delhi
Agrasen ki Baoli is Delhi's one of the prominent tourist spots attracting many tourists from around the country. But wait! It not just attracts the inquisitive, wandering souls; it also attracts some confined souls as well, but only during the odd hours. Many say that once the Baoli was filled with some black water which tempts many curious people to dive deep and finally choosing death.
4. National Library, Kolkata
The National Library not only holds to be the intellectual pride of Kolkata but it also holds the most eerie atmosphere in the city. Yes, the National Library is the scariest place in Kolkata. Standing on the Alipore Road, the library has some spooky members roaming inside. During the day time, everything remains almost normal but as soon as the dark creeps in, its real members start coming out and some paranormal activities take place.
There are two popular stories exist about those activities at the library. At the time of the colonial rule, 12 labourers lost their lives during a renovation work on the library premises. It is believed that the spirits of those wretched labourers are still roaming around there. The second story was of a graduation student, who met a fatal accident right at the gate of the library. He was at that time doing a research work on the Victorian era for which he had to work on some old letters. People say, the spirit of that boy still comes back to complete his research. There are many who saw some old letters lying scattered on the floor when the authorities opened the gate in the morning.
5. GP Block, Meerut
Among the hustle-bustle of a newly developing urban chaos there lies a deathly silence in the city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The infamous GP Block in the city has three abandoned buildings, lying vacant since 1930's. Though no knows any proper reason for why these three buildings were kept unoccupied for years, but there are no inadequacy in assumptions by the locals. The local people are believed to have watched four to five people to play cards sitting on different floors of those buildings. There's even a lady in red sari, who can be seen roaming around. But nobody's even seen them during the day time. The passersby familiar with the story mostly avoid the roads around the block during night time.
6. Dumas Beach, Gujarat
What could have been a leisurely place is unfortunately one of the eeriest places in India. Dumas Beach near Surat, Gujarat is probably India's only haunted sea beach where you can never think of venturing out, even for a vacation. The beach is actually used as a cremation or burial place for those who lived anguished throughout their lives. And, after leaving the mortal world, they rest at the beach forever. People have witnessed the twilight getting uncannily heavier and almost static at the beach as if hundreds of invisible souls have started drifting around. It becomes almost unbearable to stay there. Even stray dogs and other animals stay away from the beach. Local people claim to have witnessed several supernatural sounds, apparitions and incidents which rather put weight on the evilness of Dumas Beach.
7. Kuldhara, Rajasthan
This abandoned village was once resided by the Paliwal Brahmins. After being threatened by Emperor Salim Khan, with a serious consequence that if they won't marry a village girl to him, everyone would be thrown out of the village overnight. After being evacuated and losing their families and properties, the remaining villagers put a curse on the village that nobody can ever make it to Kuldhara again. People say that whoever tries to invade the village gets shooed away by supernatural occurrences.
8. Brijraj Bhavan Palace, Kota, Rajasthan
We hear about the harmless ghosts, don't we? This palace in Kota, Rajasthan has one such. Major Burton once lived in this palace with his family. During the mutiny of 1857 he was murdered by the sepoys along with his whole family inside the palace. Since then it is said that the undying spirit of the major regularly roams in and around the palace. Since he never did any harm to anyone while he lived thus they're considered harmless ghosts. He does have a mischievous habit of knocking the heads or slapping the snoozing security guards.
9. Tunnel No. 33, Shimla
Shimla, one of the most beautiful hill-stations in India has no only been attracting thousands of people every year for its bewitching beauty, it attracts the non-humans also! The tunnel no. 33 in Shimla is a spooky one. Some Colonel Barog who was taking care of the tunnel's construction work somehow couldn't complete the wok on time and hence was fined with a sum of just rupee 1. A humiliated colonel took his life inside the tunnel and it is said that his spirit still resides there. Many are said to have seen the colonel talking with people or asking for lighters. Though this British ghost is a harmless one but then who wants to encounter a ghost!
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10. Dow Hill, Kurseong, West Bengal
Kurseong in West Bengal is a beautiful place which also has its share of horrifying iniquity. There are numerable spooky stories heard about the Dow Hill and its surrounding area where several horrific and supernatural murders are said to have taken place which had no logical explanations. According to those stories, a headless boy is often seen walking on the road during the nightfall and slowly vanishes behind the bushes. Many say some unnatural footsteps are often seen on the lawns of a boy's school nearby. Altogether, Dow Hill emerges as one of the creepiest places in India.
11. Writers' Building, Kolkata
One of the most remarkable buildings in Kolkata, Writers' Building is now the secretariat building of the government of West Bengal. The present building was set up in the year of 1777 and used to be the office of the junior clerks of the East India Company. But apart from all these glories, the Writers' Building also has its share of darkness. On a sunny morning of 8th December, 1930 three revolutionaries from Bengal shot dead the ill-famed Colonel N. S. Simpson, the then Inspector General of Police, who was infamous for his brutalities on the jail prisoners.
Many believe that the spirit of the colonel still inhabits in the building. The fifth block where he was shot is the most infamous part of the building. Some footsteps and baritone voices or even some cries and giggles from this part are often reported from the roadside vendors during the night hours.
12. Delhi Cantt., New Delhi
Imagine yourself getting lured by a lady in white sari for giving her a lift while you're returning home in your car all alone at the odd hours! And it happens in a well known locality in the capital city. Yes! that is exactly what many passengers are said to have witnessed while crossing Delhi's cantonment area, mostly between 1 AM to 4 AM. They also say if you do not stop your car the lady starts running after them and reaches ahead of the car leaving you lost in the way and then just vanishes.
13. South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata
Let us get back to Kolkata once again. It seems ghosts or spirits also love this city of joy. Park Street, the most happening locality of the city has its famous night life. But when a vast part of the area gets drenched in festivities, a small part of it gets into the creepy mode. The Burial Road of Park Street got its name as it houses the South Park Street Cemetery, one of the most infamous burial places in the city. This was the final resting place for several British people, from high grade officers to the wives of some big names. The place becomes the play ground for the otherworldly bodies as evening slowly creeps in. Local people regularly witness uncanny apparitions and sounds in this almost dilapidated cemetery.
14. Thane Vrindavan Society, Mumbai
One of the buildings in Vrindavan Society, Thane is said to have some haunted past. Rumour says that a young man took his life inside the building and just after the incident the place became a playground of mysterious happenings. As per one of the security guards patrolling around the building, he got a tight slap from nowhere and that was so powerful that could never come from any human! Locals also claim that uncanny incidents regularly take place in and around the 'haunted' building.
15. Shaniwarwada Fort, Pune
This one is comparatively a new found haunted place in India. The Shaniwarwada Fort in Pune, Maharashtra is the recent addition of India's 'most haunted places'. People say they hear some disturbing cries from a teenage boy asking for help on every new moon night (Amavasya). The legend tells that Narayan, a heir of the Peshwa dynasty was killed inside the fort. The boy first escaped the attackers and kept on asking help from his uncle in Marathi language. People who heard the cries also heard him yelling the same words!
16. Grand Paradi Towers, Mumbai
Three sprawling residential towers in the posh area of Malabar Hill, south Mumbai is now almost deserted and infamous for several uncanny activities taking place inside them. More than 20 suicides and accidental deaths have happened in these buildings and now the residents frequently need psychiatric assistance to cope with those supernatural activities.


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March EP by Between Gigs
Time spent creating art is never time wasted; Yellowknife-based singer-songwriter Robyn Turner embraces that philosophy. As Between Gigs, he's taking his time building up an arsenal of reflective, relatable songs based on personal experiences, and putting them out into the world one EP at a time. He's set a goal of releasing an EP a month from now until September 2018.
"Time's Wasted" is one of two songs on March EP, a mighty-but-melancholy guitar-based meta-song that Turner says is about the process of writing the song itself and "the feelings you're left with when you decide that what you've worked on is completed." "Time's Wasted" gets its magic from existing in the space between the calm of contentment and itch of inspiration; the feeling that creative momentum is about to take you on a powerful journey of artistic expression.
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Welcome to the Harrisburg Area YMCA Race Series — some of the highest quality, family friendly and competitive running events in the region. This series supports the Harrisburg YMCA, a cause-driven and charitable organization that helps men, women and children throughout the Capital Region each year. Come out and support your community YMCA by running in one race or the whole series. Who knows, maybe you can even qualify for the Boston Marathon at the Harrisburg Marathon.
Kick off your race season with the Vinewinder 5k! The Vinewinder 5k combines athleticism with sophistication in a race around scenic Pennsylvania wine country. Experience some of this wonderful terrain for the first time. Come for a run, stay for some fun!
New for 2019, we welcome you to a hilly, nature-lined 10K course starting and ending on the beautiful grounds of Harrisburg Area Community College. Challenge yourself with this popular distance, and enjoy a milkshake from the PA Dairymen's Association (YES! FARM SHOW MILKSHAKES!) Not ready to take on the 10K? Want to spend the day with family? Take on the Milkshake Mile, a fun, flat loop around the beautiful HACC Campus! There's something fun for everyone, sign up today!
For over 30 years Harrisburg has taken over Front Street for a race event for the whole family. No matter who you are or what your fitness level is, this event is for you. Several heats take place during the event, with one of the most exciting being the Corporate Challenge- a team event that invites co-workers to come out as a team and finish as a team. Individuals strive to achieve their personal best time. Kids can enjoy crafts, games, and activities in our Kids Zone, and adults can enjoy a DJ and after-party. Don't miss out on this fun community event!
The Harrisburg Half Marathon course starts and finishes on City Island and runs along the scenic Riverfront Park in the downtown Harrisburg community. It's an ideal course that's friendly for runners of all abilities — beginners enjoy the lack of elevation while more experienced runners strive for personal bests. In 20 years of existence and with over 1,200 participants last year, the Half has experienced tremendous growth and is quickly becoming one of the largest running events in Central Pennsylvania.
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The queen-mother of all running events in the greater central Pennsylvania area, this Boston-qualifier has been affectionately dubbed the "Mini-Boston" — not just in being a stepping stone to one of the most prestigious races in the country, but because Harrisburg's heart comes alive as thousands of runners and spectators turn the downtown into a festival. The Harrisburg Marathon features a revised course that debuted in 2015. This fast, flat marathon winds through urban street, forested paths, across bridges, and through natural features unique to Pennsylvania's capital city on the river.
The Harrisburg Area YMCA offers programs, services and initiatives focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, according to the unique needs of the communities it engages. Together we provide a place for sports and play among youth, fitness and well-being among adults and social opportunities for seniors. We pride ourselves in being accessible to all people and financial assistance is offered to individuals and families that cannot afford membership.
The Harrisburg Area YMCA is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to aid in the spiritual, mental and physical development of each person enabling them to be beneficial and contributing members of our society. We accomplish our mission through our programs and services, which are designed to meet community needs in an atmosphere of Christian growth and love and to put Christian principles in to practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
As a sponsor of the Harrisburg Area YMCA Race Series, you are tapping an audience of engaged participants in the Harrisburg community and beyond. Your company can choose to partner with us around the entire race series, a specific race or even set up a customized sponsorship that fits your specific needs. Our goal at the YMCA is to illuminate possibilities for your company and start the discussion about how the Race Series can help your brand interact with this active, desirable audience.
Different sponsorship levels offer the opportunity to participate in a robust marketing strategy that includes over twenty targeted emails, visibility on our newly redesigned Series website, brand recognition on t-shirts, materials in race packets, and more. And all of this is done at an impressive, tax-deductible, affordable rate for your budget.
Take a look at our Sponsorship Packet for more detailed information or contact Race Director Tom Gifford to discuss the sponsorship opportunity that may be good for your business.
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Nicolaus Olai Hambræus, född i Hälsingland, död 28 augusti 1696 i Malmö, var en svensk präst och riksdagsman.

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Hambræus släktförhållanden är oklara; det är endast känt att han var född i Hälsingland. Cavallin uppger att många medlemmar av hans släkt varit präster i ärkestiftet. Han studerade från omkring 1650 vid Uppsala universitet för Johannes Schefferus, varpå han fick tjänst som präst vid ett regemente, vilket han medföljde till Skåne där han skulle kvarbli resten av livet. 1666 blev han komminister i Landskrona församling, för att cirka 1670 bli kyrkoherde där. Därmed kunde han slutföra sina studier vid Lunds universitet, där han tog magistergraden. Han blev 1677 förflyttad till Malmö församling och fick samtidigt Oxie härad som prepositur. Under den här tiden pågick Skånska kriget, vilket drabbade Hambræus och hans familj hårt eftersom de fängslades av fienden och fick sitta några månader i fångenskap i Köpenhamn. Hambræus var på förslag till biskopsstolen i Lund, och fick flera röster i biskopsvalet.

Hambræus var riksdagsman 1672, 1675, 1678, och 1686.

Han var gift med Christina Hoffman, och hade med henne dottern Ebba som var gift med Haquin Stridsberg.

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Quick post this morning. I am going out of town.
I made these cute and simple cards with no stamping. I used some retired SU rub-ons, cardstock, and DSP. The ribbon is non SU. I just love how the white looks on the Chocolate Chip cardstock.


INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Radiation Safety in Industrial Radiography, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-11, IAEA, Vienna (2011).
This Safety Guide provides recommendations for ensuring radiation safety in industrial radiography used in non-destructive testing. This includes industrial radiography work that utilizes X ray and gamma sources, both in shielded facilities that have effective engineering controls and outside shielded facilities using mobile sources.


When you have invested time and money putting down posts and nailing that electric wire up all around the perimeter of your farm, or property, it is imperative that what you connect it all up to is going to charge with enough shocking power so that your efforts will not go unrewarded. There is nothing worse than realising that your fences are down as a result of animals that were not dissuaded from crossing it. A Thunderbird electric fence energiser is recognised as a top quality product and one that farmers and landowners everywhere turn to over and over again when they need to ensure that their fence will stand up to the test when it is put to them.
At AmblerDirect.com, Thunderbird is the brand we stock for this very reason. We understand that our customers are looking for the best products on the market and at the best value, and so that is what we supply. As a member of the HBT Buying Group, we regularly pass the wholesale savings we make on to you, our valued customers who made us the success story that we are today. Based in Albury, New South Wales, Ambler Direct's beginnings were in a garage, but 15 years later we are now working out of a 230 square metre warehouse.
But when it comes to electric fences there is one problem that trips even the best of us up from time to time, a fault that seemingly comes from out of the blue. In order to determine where it lies, the first thing you will need to do is examine the fence itself. Your voltmeter will come in handy in determining that there is sufficient power.
After that, there may be a break or a kink that is on the verge of splitting that needs to be spliced back together. Often overgrowing vegetation will reduce the voltage and put a strain on your energiser. Once the power is off, you should clear all of this away. You should also check that the fence is earthed properly. In some cases, the earth wire may be defective and this is where the problem lies.
Where your Thunderbird electric fence voltage is low or does not register it may be worth checking the circuit board in your energiser. However, for those who opt for solar-powered energisers, the problem may simply be a lack of sunlight, or that the panel has been placed in an area which just doesn't get enough of the sun to maintain an effective charge.
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A Thunderbird electric fence energizer comes with a 2-year warranty and in many cases, a 6-month lightning strike warranty will also apply. At AmblerDirect.com, we are well versed in the functionality of each product we sell, so if you have any questions or need advice we would be happy to talk you through the different options available on our site and help you find the best product to meet your needs. We also have an excellent collection of Digging Tools as well as Fencing Pilers.


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The Spill on Project: DJ Takeover/Aquaforce and Ladies Night @ The Frat House.
Over the weekend, Aquaforce performed at The Frat House along with DJ Swiss Chriss and Lemonhead. They tore it down. Their energy and stage presence are ridiculous! If you missed, videos are coming soon.
Fatima and Aisha. Peep the red cups.
Aquaforce getting ready to do their thing.


When tactics collide: Counter effects between an adjunct map and prequestions.
Abstract: Eighty-five undergraduates read a 1,399-word story using computer programs that differed in the types of learning aids provided: either prequestions only (PO) viewed prior to the reading, a related map that was first reviewed feature by feature (MR), prequestions plus an unreviewed map (PM), or prequestions with a reviewed map (PMR). During reading, subjects accessed the map as desired by depressing the mouse button, at which time the computer recorded how often they viewed the display and for how long. Analyses of scores on a 20-item constructed-response test on the story showed significantly higher recall by PO and PM groups compared to subjects receiving only a map. The MR group accessed the map significantly more often than did the PM group, while subjects given a reviewed map (MR and PMR groups) rated it significantly more useful for learning the story than did those who received both prequestions and a map that was not reviewed. All three groups receiving prequestions rated the text itself more useful than did the map-only group. These findings provide partial evidence that graphic and verbally based instructional tactics can, in certain circumstances, "collide" with one another when used concurrently. Because both adjunct displays and adjunct questions rely on mental rehearsal during initial processing, they potentially compete for the limited resources of working memory leading to, in some cases, attenuation of their benefits during learning.
Educational Technology Research and Development, 51(2), 17-39.


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Q: Difference between StateChart and Activity Diagram I am really unable to understand the real difference between these 2 diagrams. I mean both of these deal is "states" but I am not sure what deals with what?

A: Activity diagram is used to document the logic of a single operation/method, a single use case or the flow of logic of a business process. It is equivalent to flowchart and data flow diagram from structured development.
The state diagram depict (show)the state of objects as their attributes change from state to the other state. State chart modeling is used to show the sequence of states that an object goes through, the cause the transition from one state to other and the action that result from a state change.

A: It might seems so, but the difference is, activity diagrams describe activities and state charts describe states. So those models are orthogonal - you might imagine there is an activity between two states (something that occurs during the transition) and you might say there is a state between two activities. This is rather a simplification, but I think it might suffice to explain the difference, which is primarily focus, both diagrams are for describing behaviours.

A: Activity diagram is flow of functions without trigger (event) mechanism, state machine is consist of triggered states.

A: An activity diagram is a special case of a state chart diagram in which states are activities ("functions").
Two types of states:
– Action state:
-- Cannot be decomposed any further.
-- Happens "instantaneously" with respect to the level of abstraction used in the model
– Activity state:
--Can be decomposed further
--The activity is modeled by another activity diagram
For examle an elevator ride.
State chart could contain states such as: entering, standing still, exit, arrived.
These state transitions are caused by activity diagram events.
And events in activity diagram could be:
Walk in to the elevator, push button to correct floor, walk out of the elevator.
I would say these two diagrams overlaps each other.

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Gymnastics is one of the oldest sports of all time, and one that has largely kept its popularity today. Olympic gymnastics tickets are some of the first tickets to sell out every four years.
So, how can you go about becoming a gymnast? Read this article and you will be on the right track for a future enjoying all the joys gymnastics has to offer.
It's important that you research all of the different types and choose one that interests you; the next steps will depend on what you choose at the base level. But don't think that you only can do a specific category.
The best gymnasts are good at a variety of types. Also, it's important to note that at the moment, only women are competing in Rhythmic Gymnastics.
So now that you have found the type of gymnastics that you're interested in, how do you pursue this passion?
The first thing to do is to go to your local gym and ask them if they have any classes pertaining to your interests and also to your age group. It's also important to consider how much the class will cost, how many hours a week you're expected to go, and whether or not they compete. If you're simply a hobbyist, you might want to stay away from any professional competitions. Keep in mind if you're starting gymnastics at an older age that it will be very difficult, if not impossible, for you to compete on a professional or even semi-professional level.
With that said, if it's your dream and passion, then go for it! If you're younger, between the ages of 5 and 7, there are many opportunities for you that may be found outside of the gym. Many private organizations offer classes that strictly allow children of this age to learn gymnastics and dance, this is probably the best way to go if you're child is between these ages.
Also, start practicing at home. All the best gymnasts put a ton of time in at the gym, of course, but they also are constantly practicing outside the gym. In today's world, getting gymnastics equipment for your home isn't out of the question. There are tons of pieces of equipment that are affordable and extremely beneficial for any budding gymnast.
Any of the above will give you a leg up in your practice and be hugely helpful in your training.
Being a gymnast isn't easy. It's very stressful both mentally and physically. You must realize that you will make many mistakes as a gymnast and that you shouldn't be too hard on yourself from every little mistake, but that you should learn from it and take it as a positive criticism or experience.
Another tip: Whenever you're feeling at a low, watch professional gymnasts! They can be a continual source of motivation.
Finally, something very important to remember is to have fun. Sure you can have a dream to make it to the Olympics, but gymnastics is an activity meant to provide excitement and joy. If you're not having fun, then maybe gymnastics isn't for you. You can get frustrated and the sport can get competitive, but at the end of day, you should enjoy being a gymnast. Always remember to have fun!


The energy storage system will enable Bonaire, part of the Netherlands Antilles, to increase its use of renewable energy such as wind and solar. In order to integrate more renewable energy and its intermittent nature, the Wärtsilä energy storage solution will provide the grid stability and reliability required for the island. The energy storage solution will also prevent situations where generation from renewable sources would otherwise have to be curtailed. The project will integrate multiple generation assets including all the island's existing power generation assets, energy storage, wind and solar. GEMS software will control the island grid of Bonaire, an island of 19,000 inhabitants. Work on the Wärtsilä EPC project has commenced, and final completion is expected in April 2019.
"Wärtsilä was the best choice to realise integrated and optimised multiple generation assets. Their advanced energy storage and software platform will increase ContourGlobal's wind power production and solar generation energy in Bonaire. For several years Wärtsilä has been a reliable partner of ContourGlobal. Both companies have successfully worked together on other power generation solutions around the world. Wärtsilä's track record is outstanding. It was also important to us that Wärtsilä is capable to deliver on a fast-track schedule," says Giorgio Narminio, Chief Operating Officer at ContourGlobal.


This year Valentine day falls perfectly on a Saturday. So you will be able to enjoy a long weekend with a an added bit of romance. Spend that little bit of extra time in bed and enjoy the fabulously and very comfortable French antique beds. Order a breakfast buffet to be delivered to your door and enjoy the complimentary sparkling wine, flowers and chocolates as part of your welcome package.


Delicious firm dough noodle pieces in soup. A very versatile dish that can be adapted easily to one's taste!
Dice your vegetables and stir fry them lightly for a better tasting soup!
Serve with seaweed – it will add vitamins and minerals and naturally season your soup!


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Kanye West's "Donda" Deluxe Review
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Kanye West poses with his late mother Donda West. Kanye curated this album around the sounds that remind and connect him to his mother and tries to honor her the best way that he can.
Keelin Davis, Executive Editor
Hey Mrs. Donda, this one's for you.
The deluxe version of Kanye West's "Donda" was unexpectedly released Sunday, Nov. 14.
Talks first began about the release of the deluxe edition following the initial release of Donda. Multiple songs and leaks were considered to be released and ended up making the final cut. The "Donda" era ends with a fitting closing act, leaving a completed story arc for West and others.
After the official release of the original album, many songs were left off and leaked that were thought to make it onto the cut. The biggest of all was, "Life of the Party," featuring Andre 3000, which was leaked by Drake on his radio show. West's verse was filled with sub-disses towards Drake and in the peak of their tension, it was used to add fuel to the fire.
In the week preceding the deluxe, West did an interview with the, "Drink Champs," radio show, speaking on his life, the album, his wife and more. In the interview, he did confirm the deluxe but gave no further detail. On the late Sunday night of Nov. 14, the album was finally delivered with five new tracks and a reordered track listing.
The five new tracks are as follows:
"Life Of The Party" featuring Andre 3000
"Up From The Ashes"
"Never Abandon Your Family"
"Remote Control pt 2"
"Keep My Spirit Alive pt 2"
"Life Of The Party," is one of the most personal and vulnerable tracks on the record and is immediately one of the best tracks on the project. Andre 3000 verse is structured like a letter written to the late Donda West to speak to his mother in Heaven for him. He reflects on his life without his mother and makes confessions on the things he never got to tell her. It is one of the best verses to be released this year and that is no strange occurrence for the former Outkast member. Following the first verse, West delivers a choppy verse of his own filled with reflective themes and melodic expression, adding more emotion to the track. The outro also features a sample of the late DMX and his daughter riding a "Slingshot," ride and how he comforts her throughout. WIth emotions running high during the listen, this is the perfect closing remark to the track and adds weight to the words that preceded.
"Up From The Ashes," is an older track that was leaked during the "Gandhi" era in West's career in 2019. It was changed to fit a more gospel tone and fits well into the theme of the album. "Never Abandon Your Family," also serves as one of the most emotionally vulnerable tracks on the album. The subject matter solely focuses on West losing his family because of his actions and how he feels betrayed by his loved ones. The heavily autotuned vocals and weighted delivery of his words makes the track almost hard to listen to, in the best way possible. It is delivered in a way that makes you feel as if you are in West's situation and you are the one being abandoned.
With the final new tracks, West added two "pt 2's" to songs that were on the original album. He added a verse from Kid Cudi on "Remote Control," and replaced his hook on "Keep My Spirit Alive," with his signed artist, "Kaycyy." Cudi's feature seems to take over the track and almost feels that it was his track to begin with rather than West and Young Thug's. It is the perfect fit for the album and should have been the original version released. Kaycyy's hook acts the same as Cudi's verse does; it is better than the original version and are fantastic additions to the album.
Following the release of the deluxe, West has also reconciled with Drake and ended their beef between one another. They will be performing a joint concert together in order to raise money to free Larry Hoover from prison. The final songs releasing and the end of the mainstream tension between West and Drake tie a bow on the arc behind the Donda era.
I rate this album a 9/10 and is currently my album of the year so far.
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The Millions Interview
Topple the Top 10 List: The Millions Interviews Emily Nussbaum
DJ Cashmere - 8.22.2019
I Like to Watch is the first book by Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker's TV critic. It combines nearly two dozen of her Pulitzer-Prize-winning reviews with essays on subjects ranging from product placement to Joan Rivers, profiles of showrunners like Kenya Barris and Jenji Kohan, and a new 17,000-word essay on the question of separating the art from the artist in the age of #MeToo.
Nussbaum traces her love affair with television back to 1997, when an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed the way she thought about the then-derided medium. She has spent the two decades since arguing for the once-unpopular notion that TV is an art form central to our culture and worthy of our attention and criticism. Since then, television has entered its current "golden age," and Nussbaum's side has won what she calls "the drunken cultural brawl" over the importance of TV. In the process, the best shows have slowly shed adjectives like "novelistic" and "cinematic" and earned respect on their own terms: as television. But along the way, she says, too many great series were ignored or met with condescension. And as innovations from TiVo to Netflix transformed the industry, the very definition of television itself became less and less clear.
Nussbaum and I sat down last month at a Park Slope café to talk about underrated shows, the downside of technological advances, and the benefits of Twitter. (And if you need a new show, she said she was looking forward to Season 2 of Succession; and she recommended Los Espookys, The Other Two, the most recent season of High Maintenance, and the final season of Orange is the New Black.)
The Millions: A key part of the case that you're making in I Like to Watch is that we should be celebrating shows with female protagonists like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Jane the Virgin and Sex and the City and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In fact, in a piece about your book, Mother Jones said that you're shaping an "alternative canon" for television's golden age.
A lot of my female partners and female friends have loved those shows over the years. And honestly, I've ignored most of them in favor of shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad. So your book definitely gave me pause. I'm wondering: Do you feel like this part of your argument has been less successful than your larger argument, which is that we should be valuing TV?
Emily Nussbaum: Well, it depends on who you're talking to. I think your experience is not unusual at all. And I do think that, to the extent that the book has kind of a pugnacious project, it is to say: Cast your attention elsewhere. So, I think that the point made in that Mother Jones piece about an alternative canon is true.
It's not that I'm trying to put down certain great shows of the masculine antihero type. Several of them are among my favorite shows, including The Sopranos, which I have an essay on [in the book]. And I think The Wire is an extremely brilliant show. It's not about creating a new hierarchy. It's about exploding the false status anxiety and, to a certain extent, the gender bias that's basically kept all of those [female-centered] shows categorized as "optional" shows that girls and teenagers watch. It's like: topple the top 10 list, the anxious hierarchy. Look across the universe at different kinds of creativity, and find ways to celebrate and critique all of them for what they're trying to do.
[The undervalued shows belong to] a bunch of overlapping categories. Some of it's about gender, some of it's about comedy, some of it's about genre (like sci-fi), some of it is about shows that are bright and warm and deal with domesticity and romance—and that stuff gets coded female.
The main theme of the book is about celebrating television as television. And a lot of those shows that you mentioned actually fall into categories that people deride as particularly "TV-like."
TM: Like the romantic comedy…
EN: Romantic comedy, sitcom, soap opera. They have arch or stylized qualities that I think people condescend to.
But I have to say, TV is not the only medium that this happens in. [Another is] books. There's a major issue with male friends of mine who have literally never read a female author. It's a real rancorous struggle.
It's always a little shocking to me that some men that I know haven't watched certain overtly great female-centered shows: Broad City, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Fleabag, Lady Dynamite. It is a perpetual frustration for me. I hope that the book shames people into watching good TV shows. I'd be happy!
TM: It's not that I haven't ever watched any of them, but you have made me think…
EN: Not every show is for everybody. I mean, I don't require people to love Sex and the City. Some people really don't like that show. I get it. But part of my thing is to oppose the default condescension, and also the sort of stink of, "oh, that's a teen girl show. I don't want to watch with teen girls, because that's somehow embarrassing…"
Sometimes I get frustrated when female shows are only compared to other female shows. Some of the pieces in this book are about trying to break the ghettoization of things. So it's not like, 'if you like Jane the Virgin, you might like Claws!'
[For example,] there's a piece in the book comparing House of Cards to Scandal. Those are the same show, just done in an aesthetically different way—and one of them has a sense of humor. I've written a couple of pieces like that, that are basically just pointing out the incredible similarity of shows that people generally think of as in different categories. I think that's a valuable thing for critics to do—to break the boxes that people have created for art, that keep people from seeing them in a bigger vision.
TM: There have been other books that have been so specifically trained on the male antihero drama as the epitome of the golden age. So it's really helpful to have a book like this…
EN: You know, poor Brett [Martin] wrote this great book, Difficult Men. But then I used it as a teeing-off point for my piece [about Sex and the City].
TM: Which was totally fair.
EN: It was fair! Brett really treated those antihero shows as something that transcended television. And he had a very dismissive attitude toward a lot of the shows that I find artistically substantial. So his book ended up being a perfect launching point.
But Brett is great. He sent me a tank top that said "Difficult Woman."
TM: Another thing you talk about as far as the way TV has evolved is that there have been these huge technological advances. You say that some of them were necessary in order for TV to have the ascension that it's had—for example, the ability to pause and rewind TV makes it a text that can be analyzed. Are there ways in which you think these massive changes have been harmful?
EN: The fact that people tweet while watching things is ironic, because it's overlapped with the expansion of visual ambition in TV. Historically, TV was not a highly visual medium, for economic and pragmatic reasons. It's not as though people had the money or the ability to film on-location, or in idiosyncratic ways. If you were making a network show, you had to produce 22 episodes, you had to do them on sets, you couldn't confuse the viewer. Recently, there have been these really beautiful and visually specific shows that have a lot of silence, that have different kinds of framing that never existed before. And this has coincided with people constantly looking at their computers while the show is on. So I do think that that is unsettling. Sometimes there's a show that I think of as a very visual show, and it worries me that people live-tweet. (But on the other hand, I sometimes do that.)
One other thing: I love that streaming puts out whole seasons at once. There's something powerful about being able to watch a whole show. But it also bums me out on several levels, one of which is that I've built my whole career on being interested in the unique looping relationship [between shows and their audience] over time, and streaming changes that. Another damaging thing is that sometimes you'll have a great show come out, and people don't know when to talk about it. Streaming has really rattled the ability to talk about shows in any kind of logical way, because you can watch them any time you want, and you watch all of them.
TM: As opposed to the kind of appointment television that used to exist 20 years ago on Thursday night on NBC.
EN: There is something beautiful about the episodic week-by-week model. It's easy just to be nostalgic about things because they're older, and I don't want to fall into that. But the episode itself, as a thing, is definitely changed by the release of a 10-episode season. The way you experience episodes, without the pause in between—I think it benefits some shows and is actually worse for other shows.
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TM: A couple months back, you posted a thread on Twitter about Friends and homophobia. You were talking about how calling the show homophobic was "short-sighted, silly & simplistic." There were hundreds of comments, including a few from people who identified as gay, saw the show as children, didn't pick up on certain nuances you were arguing for, and instead absorbed it as homophobic. My reading of your responses was that your perspective shifted a little bit. Is that accurate? And is that one of the things you're intentionally using Twitter for—to have your mind changed?
EN: One hundred percent. Definitely. It's not that I changed my mind about the point that I was trying to make—which was that adults watching Friends at the time perceived it in a specific cultural space. That show had pretty clear pro-gay bona fides in that period, because there were very few gay characters on TV, and that show had a lesbian couple. Several colleagues of mine, gay journalists around my same age, talked about their own reactions at the time: that it was thrilling to see a show set in New York in which gay and straight people were constantly acknowledging one another and had relationships. (That hardly seems radical now, but it was true at the time.) And to me, the jokes about Joey and Chandler, which read very poorly now to a lot of younger people watching the show, seemed to be making fun of Joey and Chandler for their insecurity. The target of the jokes was [straight] male anxiety about the increasing visibility of gay men.
But, yes, in that thread, several people were like, "I was ten or eleven when I was watching the show. And the message to me was that straight men, when they're alone, are incredibly nervous about being seen as someone like me." And I found that incredibly helpful. It did change my mind.
It definitely was a fruitful conversation—and that's happened a lot on Twitter. It reminded me that TV always sends multiple messages to multiple audiences. What seemed, to a bunch of urban friendship groups in cities, like this sophisticated show making fun of straight men for their homophobia, struck gay children as this frightening representation of themselves as the source of anxiety and the butt of the joke. Both of those things can be true at once.
The Failures of Unfailing Optimism: The Broadway Debut of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
DJ Cashmere - 12.27.2018
"I was guilty as soon as I was accused," says Tom Robinson to Atticus Finch.
"I get called an optimist a lot. What I don't get called is stupid," Atticus responds, trying to convince Tom to sign the "not guilty" plea that sits before him on a wooden table. He assures Tom that the trial "will happen in an American court of law." Tom "should have faith in that institution."
It's early in the first act of Aaron Sorkin's Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, and Gbenga Akinnagbe as Tom is squaring off against Jeff Daniels as Atticus. Akinnagbe, masterfully bottling up Tom's bottomless anger and sadness, offers a sort of half-laugh at the privilege inherent in blindly trusting an American court in 1934 (or any other year).
"I know these people," Daniels continues. "Do we have ignorant citizens who are stuck in the old ways? Yes. Does that extend as far as sending an obviously innocent man to his death?"
A long pause ensues before Tom responds, "You gonna answer that question?" The audience laughs knowingly.
By the end of the conversation, of course, Tom Robinson agrees to plead "not guilty" to the rape he did not commit. "And just like that," says Scout, in her role as narrator, "everyone's fate was sealed."
This interaction, which does not exist in Harper Lee's 1960 novel, nor the 1962 film version, is the first of several invented scenes intended to flesh out the perspectives of the story's previously one-dimensional African-American characters. In each of them, Atticus Finch is not the wisest person on the stage.
To Kill a Mockingbird opened on December 13 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre under the direction of Bartlett Sher. The play has had an unusually public path to Broadway, garnering national headlines in a dispute between mega-producer Scott Rudin and Tonja Carter, the lawyer who now controls Harper Lee's estate. As Sorkin recently revealed in an essay for Vulture, one of the concessions of the settlement between the parties was that his version of Atticus could not use the Lord's name in vain.
In that essay, Sorkin revealed his desire to put Atticus at the heart of his adaptation (in the book, Atticus's daughter Scout is the protagonist). Of course, any tragic hero needs a hamartia, but Sorkin realized he "didn't have to give Atticus a flaw because," well, "he already had one." Atticus "believes in the fundamental goodness in everyone, even homicidal white supremacists. He believes … that there are fine people on both sides?"
Enter Jeff Daniels, who tackles the inevitable comparisons to Gregory Peck by playing a different character entirely. Peck's Atticus is statuesque, his anger measured, his words slow and mellifluous, his voice a carefully-plucked bass. Daniels's Atticus is slightly stoop-shouldered, increasingly short-tempered, and more urgent. He delivers his lines in a cascading baritone, slurring together syllables in a sing-song Southern lilt. It's an indelible portrait, so much so that to go back and watch Peck after watching Daniels is jarring.
Daniels is joined by a trio of adult actors—Celia Keenan-Bolger, Will Pullen, and Gideon Glick—as Scout, Jem, and Dill. This casting maneuver elides one of Mockingbird's perceived narrative flaws: the inconsistency of Scout's voice. It is so well-executed that not a single moment goes by in which it feels like the wrong move. Each time Keenan-Bolger joyfully stomps around with her brand-new baton, or angrily stomps back and forth in front of the house, slamming her hand against the porch over and over, she wins our love all over again. Pullen deftly channels the uncertain gulf between boyhood and manhood. Glick brings to mind Nathan Lane with his absurdly high laugh rate. (I lost track, but it seemed well over 50 percent, and every word he spoke felt fresh.)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson draws mid-scene applause as Calpurnia with her withering critiques of Atticus's liberalism. (I would happily watch a sequel all about her.) It is through Calpurnia's eyes, and Tom's, that the overwhelmingly white audience sees Atticus's perfect whiteness: He has the luxury of wrongly believing in people, whereas she and Tom are required by circumstance to rightly understand systems.
The empty stage is constantly being reinvented via Miriam Buether's set design. It's a courthouse, it's a front porch, it's the yard of Boo Radley. This is all done with workmanlike precision and grace, as a combination of automated and actor-controlled set pieces rise and fall and roll and lock into place.
Each time Akinnagbe's Tom Robinson enters or exits, he, too, is pushed or pulled by a cast member. Akinnagbe's physical resistance increases as the play progresses, but even in his quietest moments, he loathes the controlling hands. Tom's body, it is clear, does not belong to him.
When the inevitable verdict is reached—and you may want to skip this paragraph and the next one if you have not read the book, or if you don't remember—we hear it repeated 12 times, one "guilty" for each juror. It brings to mind the verdict in the Laquan McDonald case, in which each count was read aloud, one "guilty" for each of the sixteen shots from the gun of Officer Jason Van Dyke.
That verdict took a full two minutes to read. And while it was a more hopeful verdict than the one that meets Tom Robinson, the gap between the two Black men, one real and one fictional, is a small one. Late in the play, Calpurnia insists that Atticus share how many times Tom is ultimately shot during his attempted prison escape. (Puzzlingly, the answer is five, while in the book, it is seventeen.)
This is a production that is well aware of how far our society has not come since 1934, or since 1960. In the theatre's basement, Mockingbird merchandise is on sale alongside a T-Shirt that reads "Patriarchy is a Bitch," a woman's tank top with the words "consent is sexy," and a gray hoodie emblazoned with the name "TRAYVON." The offerings are the result of a partnership with Liberated People, a brand founded by Akinnagbe. According to a sign on the gift kiosk counter, some portion of the proceeds benefit the Monroe County Public Library, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Trayvon Martin Foundation.
The Atticus Finch onstage at the Shubert Theatre is many people. He is the two-time Obama voter who eventually goes for Trump, as we know he did in Go Set a Watchman. He is the white Obama-Clinton voter who never saw a Trump victory coming, right up until all those swing states went red, one by one. And he is Obama himself, who, as Ta-Nehisi Coates has written, is "unfailingly optimistic about the empathy and capabilities of the American people."
Obama looms large over this play, not least because he lovingly quoted Atticus in his January 2017 farewell address to the nation. In a segment focusing on race relations, Obama enumerated policy recommendations, but also noted that "Laws alone won't be enough. Hearts must change. They won't change overnight. Social attitudes often times take generations to change." (In the play, Calpurnia mocks Atticus's patience with the glacial pace of change in Maycomb, asking, "How much time would Maycomb like?")
"But if our democracy is to work the way it should in this increasingly diverse nation," Obama went on, "then each one of us need to try to heed the advice of a great character in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who said, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
This advice comes early on in the play, after an ugly front-porch confrontation between Atticus and Bob Ewell. Scout and Jem are itching for a fight, and Atticus sits them down and reviews the plan for what to do when people say "unpleasant" things to them. "Go for the eyes," Scout responds, without missing a beat.
Not quite. "There's goodness in everyone," Atticus says. "Before you judge someone, it's a good idea to get inside their skin for a while and crawl around."
It's a notable rewrite on Sorkin's part, substituting the nobler-sounding "climb" and "walk" for the more modest "get" and "crawl." And it is this advice, as much as Tom Robinson himself, that is on trial throughout the play. It is brought up three more times in the first act, once by Scout and twice by Calpurnia, and all three times the women are spitting Atticus's advice back at him defiantly.
Whether to "go for the eyes" or don your opponent's skin is a tension deeply felt in Obama's inner circle today. This October, former Attorney General Eric Holder, who once called To Kill a Mockingbird "America's story" and credited Atticus with launching countless law careers, was on a campaign stop for Stacey Abrams in Georgia. He referenced the former first lady's Atticus-like words at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. "Michelle always says, 'When they go low, we go high.'
"No, no," he corrected. "When they go low, we kick 'em." Amid the laughter and applause, some members of the crowd chanted, "fight, fight, fight!"
Atticus, who is on the Obamas' side, ends the play diminished. Deaths and injuries have piled up around him. Each one is in some way the result of his optimism, and each one flies in the face of his faith in his friends and neighbors. Calpurnia and Tom, meanwhile, are on Holder's. And not a single moment goes by when their clear-eyed vision of the world is proven wrong.


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Intake of Nuts and Seeds Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in US Adults: Findings from 2005-2018 NHANES
Barbara R. Cardoso, Sze Yen Tan, Robin M. Daly, Jack Dalla Via, Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou, Elena S. George
Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease globally. Nuts and seeds, due to their unique nutrient composition, may provide health benefits for the prevention of NAFLD. To date, no research has investigated the association between nut and seed intake and NAFLD prevalence in a non-Mediterranean Western population. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the association between nut and seed intake with NAFLD and metabolic biomarkers in a US representative sample. Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from 25,360 adults involved in the 2005 2018 NHANES, including adults (aged 18 y) with negative serology for hepatitis B and C and nonexcessive alcohol consumption. NAFLD was assessed using the fatty liver index (FLI); metabolic biomarkers were also assessed; nut and seed intake was evaluated from two 24-h dietary recalls. ANOVA and Poisson regression were used to establish the relation between nut and seed intake categories and NAFLD prevalence. Results: Nut and seed consumption was associated with a reduced prevalence of NAFLD. In females, in the fully adjusted model, this was significant across all nut and seed consumption categories but was most prominent in the moderate consumption group (7%, 15%, and 14% risk reduction in low, moderate, and adequate consumption categories, respectively, compared with nonconsumers). In males, moderate intake of nuts and seeds demonstrated a significantly lower prevalence of NAFLD (9%) compared with nonconsumers. Conclusions: Daily consumption for nuts and seeds was associated with a lower prevalence of NAFLD in non-Mediterranean, US adults, although the benefits seem to be greater in females across all categories of nut and seed consumption groups compared with nonconsumers. Both males and females presented with lower prevalence of NAFLD with intakes of 15 30 g/d.
Journal of Nutrition
https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab253
Published - 1 Nov 2021
10.1093/jn/nxab253
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Cardoso, B. R., Tan, S. Y., Daly, R. M., Via, J. D., Georgousopoulou, E. N., & George, E. S. (2021). Intake of Nuts and Seeds Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in US Adults: Findings from 2005-2018 NHANES. Journal of Nutrition, 151(11), 3507-3515. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab253
Cardoso, Barbara R. ; Tan, Sze Yen ; Daly, Robin M. et al. / Intake of Nuts and Seeds Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in US Adults : Findings from 2005-2018 NHANES. In: Journal of Nutrition. 2021 ; Vol. 151, No. 11. pp. 3507-3515.
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JO - Journal of Nutrition
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Great article Jedd! I'm looking forward to your next one's on overhead work as well.
Perfect! I was looking to improve the OHP and felt my bottom end was lacking, ie shoulders and initial speed. You gave me two things to work on. Awesome!
great article I just started log pressing about a month ago after I made my own log and love it so thanks for the tips and I will get back to about my progress.


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We completed our task before sunset.
We have completed our task before sunset.
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The beggar was being laughed by the boy.
The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.
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A massive tribal welfare programme is launched by the government in Jharkhand.
A massive tribal welfare programme has been launched by the government in Jharkhand.
Jharkhand government has launched a massive tribal welfare programme.
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Cricket has been played by the boys.
Cricket was played by the boys.
Cricket was being played by the boys.
A circle was being drawn by them in the morning.
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Q: Retornar Resultado de um IF executado pelo Prompt de Comando(CMD) em C# Olá,
Estou tentando receber um retorno de uma linha IF do Prompt de Comando(CMD) com o Visual Studio 2015 em C#, mas não estou conseguindo.
O Código a seguir, executa o CMD, insere o caminho do diretório que contem um arquivo C++ (.cpp) e usando o compilador MinGW, compila e gera o executável (.exe) ou ocorre mensagem de erro. Utilizando o IF EXIST, confirmo se o executável foi criado ou não.
Mas o retorno do IF que indica se o arquivo foi encontrado (found) ou não (not found), não conseguindo fazer o retorno do resultado na qual, será usado em uma variável que futuramente servirá de validação.
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void btnExecutar_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            string aspasDuplas = lblAspasDuplas.Text;
            string retornar;

            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
            processStartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
            processStartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            processStartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true; // Não mostrar janela do cmd

            Process process = Process.Start(processStartInfo);
            process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"cd C:\\Users\\Desktop\\ConsoleApplication1\\ConsoleApplication1");
            process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"g++ -o Source Source.cpp");
            process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"IF EXIST " + aspasDuplas + "Source.exe" + aspasDuplas + " (ECHO found) ELSE (ECHO not found)");

            retornar = process.StandardOutput.ReadLine();

            process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"exit");
            process.WaitForExit(); // espera o cmd.exe terminar

            txtRetorno.Text = retornar;
        }
    }
}

Mas sua texto de Retorno é Sempre:
Microsoft Windows [versÆo 10.0.16299.248]

O utilizar do comando ReadToEnd ao inves do ReadLine:
Process process = Process.Start(processStartInfo);
process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"cd C:\\Users\\Desktop\\ConsoleApplication1\\ConsoleApplication1");
process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"g++ -o Source Source.cpp");
process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"IF EXIST " + aspasDuplas + "Source.exe" + aspasDuplas + " (ECHO found) ELSE (ECHO not found)");
process.StandardInput.WriteLine(@"exit");

retornar = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();

process.WaitForExit(); // espera o cmd.exe terminar

txtRetorno.Text = retornar;

Mas o seu retorno é toda a escrita do CMD:
Microsoft Windows [versÆo 10.0.16299.248]
(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. Todos os direitos reservados.

C:\Users\Desktop\WindowsFormsApplication1\WindowsFormsApplication1\bin\Debug>cd C:\\Users\\Desktop\\ConsoleApplication1\\ConsoleApplication1

C:\Users\Desktop\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1>g++ -o Source Source.cpp

C:\Users\Desktop\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1>IF EXIST "Source.exe" (ECHO found) ELSE (ECHO not found)
not found

C:\Users\Desktop\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1>exit

Se alguém conseguir me ajudar a obter apenas o retorno do IF (found ou not found).
Agradeço desde já os que ajudarem.

A: Ao invés de validar pelo IF de o ficheiro existe ou não, pode sempre removê-lo após o término do processo se :
// espera o cmd.exe terminar
process.WaitForExit();

string strFile = @"C:\Users\Desktop\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1\Source.exe";

if(File.Exists(strFile)
    File.Delete(strFile);

Código refactorizado:
private void btnExecutar_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string strPasta = @"C:\Users\Desktop\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1";
    string strFicheiro = $"{strPasta}\\Source.exe";
    string retornar = string.Empty;

    try
    {
        ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe")
        {
            RedirectStandardInput = true,
            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
            UseShellExecute = false,
            CreateNoWindow = true
        };

        Process process = Process.Start(processStartInfo);

        process.StandardInput.WriteLine($"cd {strPasta}");
        process.StandardInput.WriteLine("g++ -o Source Source.cpp");

        retornar = process.StandardOutput.ReadLine();

        process.StandardInput.WriteLine("exit");
        process.WaitForExit();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        throw ex;
    }
    finally
    {
        if (File.Exists(strFicheiro))
            File.Delete(strFicheiro);

        txtRetorno.Text = retornar;
    }
}


This entry started as the first in my next series that I planned about reporting with Mendix, but when capturing my screenshots I realized my example was so poorly designed in a working, production application that I needed to address it. While I don't have the story prioritized to actually do the work to fix it versus competing higher priority issues, I'm going to explain what I did wrong in one of the first processes I ever wrote in Mendix and how I would design it differently had I followed my BI best practices and understood Mendix as well as I do now. Hopefully this comparison will help others who develop in Mendix when trying to optimize their application and look at each step more critically.
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It became a worldwide sensation, the first TV miniseries to do so.
Television audiences for individual series have shrunk dramatically since then, with the fragmentation caused by cable and streaming options. But the fraught racial history of the United States as portrayed in Roots remains as significant, raw, and pertinent to modern times as ever.
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I don't think so. And that some of the issues that we still grapple with have their roots in slavery and its attendant legacy of racism. It includes new sequences, like a devastating Civil War battle at Fort Pillowin which the victorious Confederates took white Union soldiers hostage and killed or enslaved hundreds of black soldiers. Human beings have remarkably short memories, and so it is essential that we continually remind ourselves.


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I'm 20, Filipino-American and from the South. Here's what I saw in Charlottesville.
I witnessed violence firmly take hold in downtown Charlottesville. These white supremacists are as real as the racists of the 1860s and 1960s.
I'm 20, Filipino-American and from the South. Here's what I saw in Charlottesville. I witnessed violence firmly take hold in downtown Charlottesville. These white supremacists are as real as the racists of the 1860s and 1960s. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2w1nr4o
Caleb Ecarma, USA TODAY Opinion Published 4:53 p.m. ET Aug. 13, 2017 | Updated 10:34 p.m. ET Aug. 13, 2017
Residents of Charlottesville, Va. mourn a day after violent 'Unite the Right' rally. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's statue stands above a crowd of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — While growing up in upstate South Carolina, an especially conservative part of the American South, I was drawn to the liberal countercultural movement of the 1960s. My favorite history subjects in school were the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War; music by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix made up my daily soundtrack; and, as an aspiring journalist, Gloria Steinem and Hunter S. Thompson were my role models.
As I stood in a sea of violent white supremacists and counter-protesters Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., I recalled learning about that decades-old nation on edge. And I realized that version of America isn't distant at all.
The white supremacists who swarmed the quaint college town in Virginia to display their bigotry gathered there to protest the removal of a statue depicting Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The alt-right, self-identifying Nazis and neo-confederates swarmed together to "Unite the Right" and stand up for the South's overtly racist past.
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However, even if the war to end slavery ended close to 150 years ago, I grew up in a part of the South that didn't drift too far from those racist roots. As a Filipino-American, I remember dramatically standing out at a church playground because I had the audacity to tell white children I supported the Union's side in the Civil War — rather than the side their families still support.
"Well, my dad says Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were true men of God," was the defense of Confederate generals that I would often hear as a 10-year-old. "The confederacy was about defending our homes," was another — one that I am sure elementary school aged children did not come up with themselves.
Just a little over three miles from my childhood home, surrounded by massive flagpoles fitted with Confederate flags, stands a store called "The Dixie Republic." The building serves as both a retailer for all Confederate themed items and a safe space for Southern Americans who have fond memories of our nation's racist past. After the "rebel flag" was finally removed from South Carolina's statehouse in 2015, the store was constantly crowded with Confederate-sympathizers.
Though this may seem beyond parody, residents of a small nearby town even proudly touted that they were still a part of the Confederacy, claiming that their local government had never agreed to surrender to the Union.
So, while the growing alt-right movement may be new, it is important to remember that racism in America is not. This new brand of white nationalism is merely one chapter in the book of racism that goes back to very beginning of our country, and the tendency to cling onto ugly bigotry of the past is all too common.
I didn't personally witness the car attack that tragically took the life of one person on Saturday, but I saw hysteria and violence firmly take hold in downtown Charlottesville. I was tear gassed, pepper sprayed and hit with flying objects — and I consider myself beyond lucky compared to the many I witnessed get beaten into a bloody mess.
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If a movement is willing to instigate violence and malice at this extreme level then they can no longer be brushed off as merely trolls or Internet losers. These white supremacists are as real as the racists who have always existed in America, from the Civil War and the 1960s. In fact, the alt-right is influential enough that even the president of the United States won't immediately condemn their racism in the clearest terms — presumably due to fear over potential backlash from some of his supporters.
As a 20-year-old student journalist, I came to Charlottesville to report on a racist movement that's recently gained popularity, but I left the city with a reminder of the racists who have always existed in America — from the back roads of South Carolina to the White House. While their views and words may be protected by the First Amendment, we all have a duty to ensure that the beliefs of these white supremacists are erased from our nation's future — just like that Confederate statue soon will be.
Caleb Ecarma is an intern for the USA TODAY Opinion section. Follow him on Twitter: @calebecarma
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