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Chapter 4, Verses 5-7
By Rabbi Dovid Siegel | Series: Yehoshua Reflections | Level: Intermediate
"And Yehoshua said to them, 'Pass in front of the ark of Hashem into the midst of the Jordan and each of you lift one stone on his shoulder corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.'" Yehoshua's statement addressed the twelve designated representatives of the tribes, who obviously corresponded to the number of tribes of Israel. Why would Yehoshua find it necessary to highlight this most obvious point? What message was he conveying through this? In truth, we find this very same point repeated in an upcoming verse (8). Therein it is also stated, "And they lifted twelve stones…. according to the number of tribes in Israel." Once again, the Scriptures stress the corresponding aspect of the stones to the tribes of Israel. Why is this detail so significant?
Apparently, the miracle at the Jordan was meant to be viewed both as a collective experience and as an individual experience. Yehoshua realized that inasmuch as the war of conquest would be fought as an entire nation, many situations would arise for the individual tribes to finish the work. Secluded pockets of Canaanites were inevitable and the respective Jewish tribe of that region would be required to defeat the remaining enemy. Accordingly, each tribe as an individual entity needed to know with confidence that Hashem would assist it in conquering the mighty remaining forces. But the question remained to be answered: although as a whole the entire nation merited Hashem's miraculous hand, what about the individual tribes? Could they also anticipate that Hashem's presence would accompany them throughout their battles of conquest?
This is why Yehoshua made a point of the twelve stones corresponding to the twelve tribes. In effect, each tribe was represented by a stone reflecting that he merited the miracle on his own accord. Consequently, when the need would arise for an individual tribe to draw inspiration from the miracle, it would be accomplished. The twelve stones meant that Hashem assisted the tribes individually as well as collectively, and that each tribe could expect Hashem's continuous assistance whenever the need would arise.
"In order that this should be a sign in your midst so that when your children ask you tomorrow saying, 'What are these stones to you?' You shall say to them….." Yehoshua commanded the representatives to carry the stones into Eretz Yisroel to serve as a lesson to the future generation about the miracle. Thus far, no mention had been made regarding erecting the stones as a monument. Apparently, the mere presence of the stones served as a sufficient memorial of the miracle. However, the children's question about the stones includes the words 'to you' which reflects an affinity to the stones themselves. The children seem to be questioning the peculiar attachment of their parents to the stones. They ask, "What are these to you? After all, they are nothing but stone." A careful analysis of the next passage will reveal the significance of the stones and the parents' affinity to them.
"And say to them, 'For the waters of the Jordan were cut in the presence of the ark of Hashem, when it passed in the Jordan the waters were cut. And these stones shall be an eternal memorial for the Jewish people." It is interesting to note that the participation of the Jewish nation in crossing the Jordan is totally omitted. The miracle of water splitting is commemorated; however, the intended recipient of the experience, the Jewish people, goes completely unmentioned. In addition there seems to be serious repetition in this passage. After the Scriptures state that the Jordan waters were cut in the presence of the Ark it says again that the waters split upon the ark's arrival. It seems that the Jewish people's crossing is either self-evident or totally insignificant in this dialogue. Apparently, the only significant detail here is the exact timing of the miracle in relationship to the ark, namely, that the waters split immediately upon the ark's arrival.
The message born out of this is that these stones were by no means ordinary ones. From numerous previous passages we can surmise the sanctified status of these stones. We have learned that the Kohanim who carried the ark stood on these very stones upon its arrival at the Jordan bank. We have also learned that it was then and there that Hashem's presence atop the ark was felt with an intensity tantamount to that of the secluded Holy ofHolies. Incidentally, Mahral teaches us that the sanctity of the Holy of Holies – the Holiest place on earth – was tantamount to the sanctity of Gan Eden, the Garden of Eden. It follows logically, that at the moment of the Jordan's split the sanctity of the area was, in some way, tantamount to that of Gan Eden.
We can now appreciate the Jewish people's affinity to these stones. The stones were, in fact, hewed from that exact location where this great revelation occurred. The sanctity they represented was, in reality, far beyond any exposure or experience the Jewish people had or ever would have. When the parents approached these stones, it was with utter reverence and awe, and with envisioning an experience of Gan Eden. This behavior is what the children were questioning. "What are these stones 'to you'?" The childrenwere undoubtedly familiar with the miracle of the Jordan and its need to be commemorated. But the awe and reverence stirred by the stones baffled the children.
In response to the children's question, the parents, as eye-witnesses to the miracle, explained that the Jordan split specifically because of Hashem's intense presence on these very stones. The parents had merited an experience of Gan Eden and these stones embodied that lesson. They were the sole tangible remnant of this revelation and occupied enormous significance in the eyes of the parents. With this understanding, we realize that no need existed to erect monument. The mere presence of the stones commanded such respect and reverence that the entire miraculous story was revealed and sensed through them.
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Kanye West Doesn't Have Current Plans For The Metaverse And NFTs — 'For Now I'm Not On That Wave'
Samantha Dorisca. Feb 1, 2022.
The Metaverse will not be seeing global superstar Kanye West, or at least not anytime soon.
West took to Instagram Monday (Jan. 31) to share with over 10 million followers that he will not be endorsing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) at this time. Instead, Kanye West will continue to place his focus on his products, the "real world," "real food," "real clothes," and "real shelter."
"STOP ASKING ME TO DO NFT's I'M NOT FINNA CO-SIGN … FOR NOW I'M NOT ON THAT WAVE I MAKE MUSIC AND PRODUCTS IN THE REAL WORLD," West wrote on Instagram.
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At the end of West's note, he adds "ASK ME LATER." So, perhaps the crypto world may gain a notable endorser in the near future.
"My image is a part of something that I should get paid for."
Kanye West's recent post comes as a surprise as just he endorsed the idea of NFTs in a conversation with the paparazzi at Miami International Airport in January, according to TMZ.
In a video clip, Kanye West states celebrities should be able to profit from their images captured by paparazzi. Taking it a step further Kanye West uses the NFT wave as concrete proof of how photography can be a tool to benefit all parties involved.
"It's just really one-sided. You guys can follow us, you guys to stand from the hotel at any given time. You don't give us any percentage of what you make off us, off our kids. And I'm going to change that," Kanye West said in the video.
"You know, NFT [non-fungible tokens] people get paid in perpetuity on the product that they put out. So my image is a part of something that I should get paid for. We all got to make money together," Kanye West later said.
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Water users of Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority may note an "earthy" smell over the next month, but the water is still safe to use as normal.
The odor is caused by algae growth in the Authority's canal and reservoirs, especially near the Chelsea Water Treatment Plant. The algae growth is a natural and seasonal phenomenon and BJWSA's treatment staff have modified processes to control the odor, but the smell is expectedto persist for around a month. Due to the Chelsea Water Treatment Plant's proximity to Northern Beaufort County, the odor will be noticed mostly by customers in that part of BJWSA's service area.
The natural compounds that produce the odor can be detected by the human nose at very small levels. Individual sensitivity to the "earthy" or "musty" smell varies, so some customers may notice the smell and some may not.
"A combination of an unusually warm winter and normal seasonal changes are what is causing this smell" said Chris Petry, BJWSA's Director of Treatment. "This type of occurrence typically lasts a month or less, but the water is still safe. We've modified our treatment process to control the odor, including adding activated carbon to the incoming water, so some customers may not notice the odor at all," Petry said. Activated carbon is a substance similar to what is used in home carbon filters.
"We appreciate the patience of our customers while we work through this seasonal issue," said Ken Griffin, BJWSA's General Manager. "We want to reiterate that the water is safe to use as you normally would, but you may notice a musty or earth-like odor," he said.
The odor may be more noticeable in warm water usage, such when taking a shower or washing the dishes. Placing a pitcher of water in the refrigerator for about an hour may help dissipate the odor.


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There's no doubt about it, fertility treatments put a strain on all aspects of our lives. Undergoing procedures requires you to be present both mentally and physically. Monitoring cycles, administering injections, the ultrasounds, the bloodwork all take a toll on the body. In just one treatment cycle, the body can go through tremendous changes and the effects of fertility medication can drastically alter our mood.
This is why self-care is so important.
It's an essential tool to help alleviate stress and improve our sense of self amid the struggle of infertility.
When it comes to self-care, it's all about keeping it simple. Remembering to eat healthy food that fuels the body, taking deep breaths when we feel anxious or depressed or even just taking a gentle time out can all help.
To do this effectively, we have to become self-aware.
"What do I need in this moment?" and the only way to figure this out is to slow down and listen to what our bodies are telling us.
Sleep is essential in keeping energy levels up, regulating moods and concentration. Sometimes we are so worried about having a child that we become unable to get a full night's rest. To get that elusive 8-10 hours, try creating a sleep schedule. Have a regular evening routine and try to get to bed at the same time each night. Try using a body scan meditation or autogenic relaxation exercises to get back to sleep if you wake. And you don't always have to doze, resting the body but not fully sleeping, activates our own natural relaxation response.
Make a commitment to yourself to enjoy something every day, even if it's just for 10 minutes. Food, a game or T.V. show, it doesn't matter what you're doing just as long as you truly enjoy it. If you don't feel joyful right away, fake it till you make it. Daily practise of enjoyment will lead to authentic enjoyment and your body will respond.
Research has proven that exercise, even moderate walking can help alleviate depression and anxiety. Every time your heart rate climbs and you break into a sweat, your brain releases norepinephrine and serotonin, naturally lifting your mood.
If you start tracking your mood, you will quickly notice a predominant one that envelops you. Sadness, anxiety, anger and even happiness; keep track of it all. As you chronicle your feelings, you will become more attuned to a range of different emotions within you as they rise and fall.
Many people assume taking care of your spirit has religious implications like going to church. Well, not necessarily. Religion is one expression of spirituality but you can also tap into your spirit in other ways. Helping others in need, spending time in nature and meditating are all ways we can connect with something greater.
Self-care means opening up to others, being vulnerable, asking for help, and saying "no" when we need to. It means creating boundaries that help us maintain balance and keep us safe. Anxiety is just part of the game when it comes to battling infertility but we have the power to change that tone. Being gentle and more loving silences those negative voices and taps into our compassion and kindness starting with taking care of #1, ourselves.
Amira is a fertility counsellor in Toronto, Ontario. She works with individuals and couples who are struggling with infertility. Amira facilitates the Mind-Body Fertility Group at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
She is also a mother of three miracles.
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Can you use X-rays to measure bone mineral density? This is the essential question that learners must answer in the first installment of a seven-part series. They brainstorm ideas about necessary background information and what they already know about X-rays and bone density.


He holds the self at arm's length and the distance grows.
A new breeze twirls a leaf around the self, a leaf around the air.
James Cervantes's latest book is From Mr. Bondo's Unshared Life, a series of closely related persona poems. Sleepwalker's Songs: New & Selected Poems, published in 2012, is comprised of 32 new poems and poems selected from six previous collections. Other books include Temporary Meaning, The Headlong Future, The Year Is Approaching Snow, and Changing The Subject, a dialogue in poems with Halvard Johnson. He was editor of The Salt River Review for thirteen years and is currently Foreign Correspondent for Hinchas de Poesia. He is also the editor of In Like Company: The Porch & Salt River Review Anthology, published by Mad Hat Press (2015). Cervantes has been publishing poetry in print since 1969 and almost exclusively online since 1997.


This work focuses on multi-phase flow in the presence of a fracture tip. Fluid flow interactions between a fracture and the surrounding matrix are not well documented in the literature, especially in the case of a fracture tip. This work studies two-phase fluid flow (Water-Oil) displacements in layered Berea Sandstones that have been artificially fractured with a single extensional fracture perpendicular to the natural layers. Two experiments are considered in this work. In the first experiment, the fracture was induced at the inlet end of the sample and it spanned the first third of the core. Thus, the diverging flow at the tip of the fracture was studied. In the second experiment, the fracture was induced at the outlet end of the sample and it spanned about one third of the core. Multi-phase fluid flow convergence to the fracture tip was studied in this experiment. The temporal and spatial saturation distributions of the two cases were determined using x-ray computed tomography, CT. The 4D-CT experimental data and recovery information were used as the basis for simulation in an effort to determine the interaction of fracture-matrix environment with multi-phase flow. At the tip of the fracture, the two experiments showed different fluid flow patterns. The presence of the tip of the fracture in both experiments influenced the displacement path along each layer. The presence of the fracture tip is essential for highlighting the property contrast between the natural layers in the sample, much more than in a displacement process without a fracture. Matches of the simulation results to the experimental data showed that when the fracture is at the inlet end, fluid diverges from the fracture to the matrix along the entire length of the fracture. The displaced phase is delayed in the regions neighboring the fracture and it preferentially flowed in the outer regions of the core. Understanding multi-phase fluid flow in fractured rocks is essential for designing and optimizing hydrocarbon recovery processes. The fluid flow interactions between the fractures and the matrix have a significant impact on displacement processes. This work provides modeling results and experimental observations that explain some of the displacement processes around a fracture tip.


So you pick a random word – something long that nobody else would ever think of, something obscure and completely unguessable – but that you can remember.
But did you know that as well as guessing you might use your date of birth, hackers have programmes that just run through every word in the dictionary to access your secure areas?
So how can you cope with passwords?
Here are a few steps that will improve basic passwords and give a better compromise between security and convenience.
jusT raNDomeLy put Some capitals and LOWER case letters into your passwords. Sounds simple – but as far as the computer is concerned, a capital H is as different from a lower case h as it is from a colon.
It's better than a basic word, but remember that if you thought of it – the hackers will too.
Create a formula for yourself that you can remember. Sounds complicated, but it's much easier to remember 3 or 4 'things' that make up a 15 letter password than it is to remember a 10 letter password!
Just pick a random phrase that you can remember – a line from a favourite song, from a poem you learnt in school, from a film or from real life. As long as you can remember it.
Not all accounts will let you do this – but it is a good way to remember a long password if it will.
You can mix up all these to make it even harder to crack or to guess – just make sure you can remember the combination you use!
Tips 1-5 are all about creating relatively secure passwords that you will be able to remember – but memory is a fragile thing, and it's risky to rely on it completely. Keeping a record allows your passwords to be more complicated – but how do you manage it?
A good practical solution is one of the online services such as 1Password, Passpack or Dashlane.
These online services that lets you keep all your user names and passwords in a secure location and (if you choose) even lets you log-in directly by entering the password for you. It is very secure, requiring a two stage log-in of a user name and password, plus a longer pass-phrase or 'Welcome message' to access the account.
Once in it also allows you to share passwords with other users – which is very useful in a team. You can then see your user name and copy your password without ever viewing it – and if you want a really secure password it will even create one for you to use – making it completely random.
That means that for a graphic and web design company like Hullabaloo – where we have dozens of websites and accounts – we can have a long, randomly generated, unique password for every website, but easily manage and share them as required.
Better still – many of these can be backed up with a two-factor login for important accounts. This is where once you have logged in with your user name and password, you receive a passcode on your mobile phone. Only once you've entered that can you access your account. This adds significant security, but unfortunately not all providers offer this as an option.
There are lots of providers like these – so you should look around and find one you like. Here is a great article from PixelPrivacy that compares a few of the better ones.
But with a bit of creative thinking and a modicum of discipline you can get a good compromise that gives you relatively easy access – and a level of security that is much higher than most.
Do you know something about passwords that we have missed? Do you just want to have a rant about them? Leave a comment and we will try to update this with any good ideas we receive.


The idea of the birch bark was ingeniously interwoven by the architects through the exterior to the interior design. The undulating setting of the glass emphasizes the natural, buoyant shape of the design. Furthermore, the windows provide the transparency that brings into view the building's activities – from hotel and conference centre to theatre, museum, and library. In addition to the birch tree, the surrounding nature, the changing seasons, and the region's multi-coloured houses also formed a source of inspiration for the contemporary materials and colours that were used.
What is striking about Väven is that it lacks a specific front or back. There are six access points that are accessible from three different levels. As a result, different entrances can be opened or closed at various times depending on the activities. The interior has been fitted with wooden floors and ceilings. For the staircases, which convey information to visitors and function as possible exhibition areas, we opted to use Mosa's black and vibrant Terra Tones 216V tiles in different sizes. Our criteria for sustainability, functionality, design, and coherence with the type of glass used played an important role in this choice. It is clear that no concessions have been made to detail in this building. Its quality and uplifting appearance will stand the test of time. And rightly so. After all, Väven is not just simply a building.


With senior outside hitter Reilly Olson putting down 11 kills and 4 aces, Maine West's girls volleyball team improved to 5-4 in the Central Suburban North with a 23-25, 25-17, 25-15 triumph over visiting Vernon Hills Monday.
Sophomore defensive specialist Adriana Lopez collected 10 digs for the Warriors, who evened their overall record to 17-17.
Stevenson d. Palatine: Host Stevenson (22-11) posted a 25-20, 25-18 nonconference win over Palatine (18-11).


I've implemented a completely functional DSL, and now I'd like to reason about it. It would be helpful to be able to compare it to existing languages.
The type system is parametric polymorphic with higher order functions but no dependent types. The only recursion allowed is structural recursion in the form of a fold over an inductively defined type (including natural numbers).
The way I see it, the language shares its turing-incompleteness and form of recursion with Coq, but shares parametric polymorphism with Haskell. Is there a more exact comparison to be made? In particular, I was wondering if System F can be pared down to only support structural recursion, and what that would look like.
The language closest to Haskell without general recursion is Haskell without general recursion, with suitable fold operations taken as primitive.
Haskell's datatypes have non-wellfounded values thanks to Haskell's lazy evaluation strategy. Once we remove general recursion from Haskell, the difference between lazy and eager evaluation does not matter anymore, and the datatypes become inductive in the sense that only well-founded values may be expressed (because every program is terminating, and folding over an non-wellfounded value woudl give a non-terminating program). So, you can just keep Haskell without general recursion, it's got parametric polymorphism, and the inductive types will work as expected.
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Marlins very close to new stadium deal
The Florida Marlins, the little team that nobody loved despite winning two World Series, has struck a deal with City of Miami and Miami-Dade County officials, to build a 37,000 seat retractable roof stadium at the site of the Orange Bowl. The deal still needs approval from both the city and county councils next week.
The deal calls for the county and city to contribute $360 million mainly in tourist taxes and a $50 million general obligation bond Miami-Dade voters approved in 2004 to renovate the Orange Bowl, but which will instead be moved to the ballpark project.The Marlins are to contribute $155 million.
The plan is to have the stadium ready for Opening Day in 2011 and then the team would be renamed the Miami Marlins.
1. 68elcamino427
Wouldn't alot of money be saved by building a 3,700 seat stadium, with plans pre-approved for future expansion of the facility as needed?
2. trainwreck
Will people show up?
Gee, if M&M's buys naming rights the Dodgers could play the MM's at M&M.
But wouldn't the M&M's melt in people's hands at the stadium?


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Peace Now delegitimization campaign against Honenu
Sunday, February 23, 21:05 On Sunday, February 23 the Peace Now organization posted on their Hebrew Facebook page an announcement calling for the State of Israel to cancel Honenu's non-profit organization status and informing the Israeli taxpayer that until the non-profit status is canceled and donations to the organization are no longer tax exempt, taxpayers are "contributing" to an organization which represents "terrorists" and has "criminals" among its clients. Honenu's stand is that everyone is entitled to a fair trial, regardless of the crime of which s/he is accused. Honenu's homepage states: "Honenu is an Israeli Zionist legal aid organization which offers legal assistance to our people to protect and preserve their right to a fair judicial process. We provide legal services to approximately 1000 arrestees a year. Soldiers and civilians who find themselves in legal entanglements due to defending themselves against Arab aggression, or due to their love for Israel, have an organization that will come to their aid 24 hours a day. In the Arab-Jewish conflict in Israel there are dozens of foreign-funded organizations helping our enemies. We are there for those loyal to the Jewish people." Yosef Ben Baruch, one of Honenu's clients featured in Peace Now's announcement, was detained on suspicion of involvement with the Bat Ayin Underground and, after sitting in prison for 20 months, was finally EXONERATED and freed! This outcome was achieved only after an intense legal struggle by attorney Tzion Amir, with extensive assistance from Honenu. The legal battle, lasting the entire prison term, finally resulted in Ben Baruch's exoneration and release, thus demonstrating that Honenu's work is indispensable in providing legal assistance to those wrongly accused. Peace Now's campaign to delegitimize Honenu closely follows the broadcast by television commentator Amnon Abromovitz, who aired claims similar to Peace Now's on Israeli Channel 2's Friday night (February 21) Ulpan Shishi program. Honenu's staff is of the opinion that the timing of the television show and Peace Now's campaign is not coincidental and that it is designed to destroy Honenu by damaging its ability to raise funds for its work. A video clip from the Ulpan Shishi broadcast is found here (Hebrew only). Peace Now's announcement (Hebrew) is found here along with background information in English from Honenu and Honenu's English translation, by Honenu.
Update: Peace Now has removed the aforementioned post from their Facebook page. See here for more information.


Since that time I have watched the final episode. First may I say AWESOME. Second SPOILER ALERT.
There a few major reveals in the final episode of Netflix's Dark.
The town is stuck in a time loop. And nothing anyone does can change it. Everything is predetermined.
More people know about the loops than we could have guessed.
Many characters are trying to fix it in various ways, unwittingly following a predestined path.
Loop is not limited to 1953, 1986 and 2019.
So Dark is Ground Hog Day meets star trek on crack – the ultimate paradox. As many answers we got in episode 10, we are setup wondering what to expect in season two.
Will Peter kill Charlotte because she is getting to close to the truth?
By the looks of the future, the town becomes very self aware of the time loop on some level, almost expecting Jonas.
When exactly is the bunker decked out in wall paper?
Was Helge a serial killer from day one? Is Noah just collecting his victims for research, keeping the time loop on course?
With all the answers revealed, NOTHING is as it seemed 10 hours ago.
I would like to thank the creators of Dark for delivering a perfect season that both wraps up one part of the story while leaving plenty of room for the next stage.
But as we learned the story has already been mapped out. We are on a fact finding mission to learn learn about what happens to these characters.
We now know that Jonas has about 33 years of time travel ahead of him. That alone could fill a few seasons of great TV. We have no shortage of fun characters, each with their own story in each time.
Wait, was that Martha Nielsen at the end?
Did Elisabeth Doppler decorate the bunker in foxes 33 years from now?
The more I ponder, the more questions posed. I am more excited for more DARK than any other show on TV or streaming service.


Earlier this month, Fitzgerald Analytics was honored with Consulting Magazine's distinction of "Best Small Firms to Work for" for the 4th consecutive year, the firm's 2nd consecutive year ranking #2 on the list. Since 2010 the firm has risen 13 places.
This year Fitzgerald ranked highest in Client Engagement and Work / Life Balance, ranking first overall in Work / Life Balance.
"For a firm like Fitzgerald Analytics, numbers matter. For the firm, the key numbers are four, two and 100. Four, as in the number of years in a row the firm has been one of our Best Small Firms to Work For; two, as both the firm's ranking and the number of years it's held that position in the rankings; and 100, as in the firm's 100 percent client loyalty rate, according to Jaime Fitzgerald, the Founder & Managing Partner of Fitzgerald Analytics.
And, clients have the opportunity to get to know each consultant in both a professional and personal capacity, Fitzgerald says, enhancing the client experience and building a relationship of trust and understanding. It's no surprise then, that the firm finished near the top in the Client Engagement category.
Those "outside the office" examples include attending cultural events as an office, such as team events at the UN Foundation, the State Department's Office of eDiplomacy, to name just a few.
But the firm's impact outside the office doesn't stop there. Fitzgerald has a commitment to helping the social sector with what it calls its "Data to Dollars" and "Analytics Democratized" initiatives, the goal of which is to help a broader range of firms, non-profits, and individuals to benefit from analytic best practices. In fact, Fitzgerald is publishing a book later this year called: The Data to Dollars Value Chain: A Practical Guide to Successful Analytics Projects.
This year, the firm completed a project with a national educational non-profit, Common Cents, helping them value the intangible benefit of their Penny Harvest program. "The project turned out to be an incredibly rewarding engagement for all employees and we have continued to maintain close contact with Common Cents beyond the conclusion of the project," Fitzgerald says.


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 * Tests MMapDirectory's MultiMMapIndexInput
 * <p>
 * Because Java's ByteBuffer uses an int to address the
 * values, it's necessary to access a file >
 * Integer.MAX_VALUE in size using multiple byte buffers.
 */
public class TestMultiMMap extends LuceneTestCase {
  File workDir;

  // @Override
  protected void setUp() throws Exception {
      super.setUp();
      workDir = new File(TEMP_DIR, "TestMultiMMap");
      workDir.mkdirs();
  }

  public void testRandomChunkSizes() throws Exception {
    Random random = newRandom();
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      assertChunking(random, nextInt(random, 10, 100));
  }

  private void assertChunking(Random random, int chunkSize) throws Exception {
    File path = File.createTempFile("mmap" + chunkSize, "tmp", workDir);
    path.delete();
    path.mkdirs();
    MMapDirectory dir = new MMapDirectory(path);
    dir.setMaxChunkSize(chunkSize);
    // we will map a lot, try to turn on the unmap hack
    if (MMapDirectory.UNMAP_SUPPORTED)
      dir.setUseUnmap(true);
    IndexWriter writer = new IndexWriter(dir, new WhitespaceAnalyzer(), IndexWriter.MaxFieldLength.UNLIMITED);
    writer.setMaxBufferedDocs(nextInt(random, 100, 1000));
    Document doc = new Document();
    Field docid = new Field("docid", "0", Field.Store.YES, Field.Index.NOT_ANALYZED);
    Field junk = new Field("junk", "", Field.Store.YES, Field.Index.NOT_ANALYZED);
    doc.add(docid);
    doc.add(junk);

    int numDocs = 1000;
    for (int i = 0; i < numDocs; i++) {
      docid.setValue("" + i);
      junk.setValue(randomUnicodeString(random));
      writer.addDocument(doc);
    }
    writer.optimize();
    writer.close();

    IndexReader reader = IndexReader.open(dir, true);

    int numAsserts = 100;
    for (int i = 0; i < numAsserts; i++) {
      int docID = random.nextInt(numDocs);
      assertEquals("" + docID, reader.document(docID).get("docid"));
    }
    reader.close();
    dir.close();
  }

  /** start and end are BOTH inclusive */
  public static int nextInt(Random r, int start, int end) {
    return start + r.nextInt(end-start+1);
  }

  /** Returns random string, including full unicode range. */
  public static String randomUnicodeString(Random r) {
    return randomUnicodeString(r, 20);
  }

  public static String randomUnicodeString(Random r, int maxLength) {
    final int end = r.nextInt(maxLength);
    if (end == 0) {
      // allow 0 length
      return "";
    }
    final char[] buffer = new char[end];
    for (int i = 0; i < end; i++) {
      int t = r.nextInt(5);

      if (0 == t && i < end - 1) {
        // Make a surrogate pair
        // High surrogate
        buffer[i++] = (char) nextInt(r, 0xd800, 0xdbff);
        // Low surrogate
        buffer[i] = (char) nextInt(r, 0xdc00, 0xdfff);
      }
      else if (t <= 1) buffer[i] = (char) r.nextInt(0x80);
      else if (2 == t) buffer[i] = (char) nextInt(r, 0x80, 0x800);
      else if (3 == t) buffer[i] = (char) nextInt(r, 0x800, 0xd7ff);
      else if (4 == t) buffer[i] = (char) nextInt(r, 0xe000, 0xffff);
    }
    return new String(buffer, 0, end);
  }
}

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Building a new Lunar Module: Musk was awarded a billion-dollar contract from NASA
Frederick Hopkins April 17, 2021
Building a new lunar craft
Musk receives a multi-billion dollar contract from NASA
With his space company, Tesla founder Elon Musk landed a $ 2.9 billion order. SpaceX is building a probe for manned lunar missions. In NASA's tender, Musk wins against a well-known competitor.
NASA has awarded a $ 2.9 billion contract to Elon Musk SpaceX to build a lunar spacecraft. This spacecraft is expected to take astronauts to the moon from 2024. NASA Administrator Lisa Watson Morgan announced that SpaceX has won a similar tender to develop a new lander for manned missions to the moon. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon's Blue Origin space company and arms company Dynetics, also applied for the contract.
"NASA Rules !!" Tesla founder Musk wrote on Twitter after the announcement. SpaceX also responded on Twitter: "It is an honor to help NASAArtemis to enter a new era in human space exploration." The US Federal Space Agency wants to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. Its goal is to be able to conduct regular missions to the moon.
According to NASA, SpaceX's spaceship has a spacious cabin and two airlocks for astronauts to walk on the moon. The design provides a fully reusable takeoff and landing system suitable for trips to the Moon, Mars, and other destinations in space.
The Artemis 1 mission is scheduled to begin as a test flight to the moon at the end of this year. Initially without a crew, it must orbit the moon and then return to Earth. With Artemis 2, astronauts are expected to orbit the moon in 2023. Only Artemis 3 will actually land on Earth's satellite with astronauts in 2024.
SpaceX has offered a further development of the Starship spaceship in a NASA tender, which Musk also wants to make trips to Mars possible in the long term. Recently, however, some prototypes exploded during testing. SpaceX has already proven itself in space travel with its Falcon-9 rocket. In November, it completed its first manned mission to the International Space Station.
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Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and anxiety caused by depression. It works by slowing down the movement of chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced. This results in a reduction in nervous tension (anxiety).


The giant eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) has returned to Denmark. Credit: Ondřej Prosický, Dreamstime.com.
In 1884 the last Danish Eagle-owl was shot in central Jutland. Not until 100 years later the giant owls carefully returned. A single pair started breeding in 1984 in the most southern part of Denmark, close to the German border. Since then the eagle owls have taken back their lost land and have practically invaded the peninsula of Jutland.
Eagle Owls have benefited from large-scale reintroduction or reinforcement programmes in Europe. In Germany during the 1970s and 1980s, 1,500 birds were released and the species is now a widespread breeder in Schleswig-Holstein – just south of the Danish border.
In the laters years the giant owls have migrated into Denmark. It is estimated that about 120 pairs now are breeding in Jutland, Denmark. The Eagle-owls seem to do well in most types of habitat if there are available nesting spots and adequate prey.
The Eurasian Eagle-owl can reach a wingspan of 1.8 meter (6 feet).Credit: Ondřej Prosický, Dreamstime.com.
The Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is the largest owl in Europe – and probably in the world. They can reach a wingspan of 1.8 meter (6 feet).
Their large, powerful feet and strong flight makes them powerful hunters. Like many raptors, these owls are top predators. They are strong enough to kill a cat or a young fox.
Eurasian Eagle-owls usually hunt at night from a perch or while flying low over the ground or treetops. They are silent hunters that use their keen eyesight and hearing to locate and capture prey. These owls are not picky eaters. They mainly eat small mammals such as rats but also hunt other birds, including other raptors. They also prey on amphibians, reptiles, fish, and insects.
Source: dof.dk, peregrinefund.org, britishbirds.co.uk, Wikipedia.


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Bastard of the Skies – Tarnation
Posted on October 26, 2012 November 13, 2017 Author Brad Flynn
Bastard of the Skies
(Future Noise Records)
On their new album, Tarnation, Bastard of the Skies burn through the musical landscape like an out-of-control wildfire, scorching and leaving barren everything in their path. Upon first listen I hated this album. Initially I found it boring and repetitive. But then I decided to give it a second listen, then a third and a fourth until the album began to take on a life of its own. The mountainous, pulse-pounding bass and percussion provides a heartbeat. The crunching guitars reverberate like a toothy, gaping jaw ready to render flesh and crush bone. The raspy, screaming vocals form a clawed fist ready to rip your soul out through your groin. This album truly becomes a monster unto itself.
Bastard of the Skies' sound could be described as a bastard child of '70s era Black Sabbath and '80s Cannibal Corpse. Formed in 2006 and hailing from Blackburn, Lancashire (UK), the band consists of Matt Richardson (guitars, vocals), Rob Beesley (guitars), Claire Horrocks (Bass) and Matt Aldred (Drums). Citing influences such as Black Sabbath, Melvins, Mastodon, and Kyuss, the band's Facebook page likens their music as "drowning in a swamp full of your own shite."
Bastard of the Skies – Bay Horse
Standouts on this album include the title track. It is a short, dark and foreboding piece reminiscent of Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath", but with more jaw-jarring percussion. "A Punch In The Fucking Lungs" is just that, with catchy hooks, heavy guitar riffs and a solid bass line. Richardson lets loose despite his vocals being mostly subdued.
"Drug Monarch" sounds like a death march in tribute to Pantera. Ending the album is "What Are You Looking At Dicknose?" The song is an epic track coming in at over 10 minutes. It starts quietly like a storm. With intermittent guitar chords and vocals acting as the thunder and lightning, the song rolls in. Then there is a slow build, adding tension until after the eight-minute mark when the song erupts into an orgasmic musical explosion while ending in the fashion it started.
The soundtrack to the end of the world, this album is not for the pop-metal enthusiast. For those who like their metal to deliver a swift kick in the balls and bludgeoning of their skull, this is an album that definitely deserves a listen.
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This knitted clutch is a gift for my sister in law. The jersey yarn is cream white and has light colored lining on the inside. I used no 12 needles which is perfect for this type of yarn!
Left over yarn....perhaps it's enough for a pouch to match the clutch?!


API works closely with CIGRE's Next Generation Network (NGN) to connect power engineering undergraduates with mentors within the industry to increase collaboration and knowledge sharing across Australia.
Just recently, Adrian Lloyd (API/NGN Liaison) was able to successfully pair up 10 of API's Bursary Students with a mentor to have the ongoing opportunity to discuss their thesis projects one-on-one and to help prepare themselves for their future careers within the industry.
If you would like to know more about the CIGRE NGN or would like to become a mentor, please contact Adrian Lloyd (API NGN Liason & Development Engineer - Ergon).


Mocha, part of our HR Team and myself! Operation Keto Man!
March was all about transitioning into a keto lifestyle,tips for avoiding the dreaded keto flu, cheat meals, high fat recipes and keto staples (I'll include staples every month though,) all in an effort to trasition to fat burning and into a keto lifestyle with less emphasis on caloric intake! April is Simplicitiy Month. May is Gym Rat Month. June is Carnivore Galore Month. After that who knows where this merry-go-round goes!?
Check out the photo from my first post below, keto pulled pork tacos!
Slow roasted pork and Asparagus Keto Tacos!


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An Essential Service: How Chautauqua County Has Adapted to Provide Criminal Defense Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by gallagha on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 13:26
MAYVILLE, N.Y.:--The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced federal, state, and local governments to take immediate measures to prevent the virus's spread. Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order ordering the temporary closure of all "non-essential" businesses. Public Criminal Defense remains one of the operations deemed "essential" under the order.
Nevertheless, the day-to-day operations within the courts in New York State have changed dramatically. Following Governor Cuomo's executive order, the Office of Courts Administration (OCA) of New York State mandated all Courts within the state to postpone all non-essential matters for a term up to 90 days. For that reason, all courts located in New York and Chautauqua County are temporarily entertaining only emergency criminal, family, and subrogate appearances and procedures.
Under this new arrangement, many (if not all) local town, village, and city courts have adjourned the bulk of their criminal proceedings until at least early May 2020. Judges in County Court hear essential matters such as arraignments during regular hours. Off-hours, the Centralized Arraignment Program still functions to conduct arraignments during evenings and weekends. Attorneys from the Chautauqua County Public Defender Office continue to appear (these days, remotely) to the Centralized Arraignment Program to protect the rights of these individuals.
In addition to limited types of appearances, the measures have substantially changed how parties show up to court. The court appearance of today has rapidly departed from the traditional physical court appearance where all parties-- the judge, the defense attorney, the prosecution, and the accused-- would meet in the courthouse together. Now, accused persons and defense attorneys more frequently appear to the courthouse via Skype or phone. Accused persons now more frequently consult their attorneys by phone, rather than in person, before appearing remotely to court.
In response to the circumstances, the Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office has adopted different measures to continue providing effective representation to our community. Its offices located in Mayville and Jamestown will remain operative to assist those who need urgent legal representation under these extraordinary circumstances. Also, the Public Defender's Office is implementing legal assistance by phone or video conference. An online version of its Application for Representation is under development. The Public Defender's Office encourages the community to visit its webpage on the county website at https://chqgov.com/ or follow it on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/chautauquapublicdefender/; Twitter at https://twitter.com/Chaut_Defender; or Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chaut_defender/ for updates.
The Public Defender's Office maintains hours in both locations, Mayville and Jamestown, from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The phone numbers are (716) 753-4376 (Mayville) and (716) 661-8880 (Jamestown). Contact our office to arrange a phone conference. We are committed to serving our community, even in difficult times, adapting strategic measures to defend the rights of all individuals best.
Chautauqua County Public Defender's Offices Remain Operative to Serve the Public During COVID-19
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The 3 foods I can't live without: fruits, greens and legumes!
Favourite pre-workout meal: I either workout fasted if training early morning or have a cold press juice or smoothie beforehand but it really depends on when I train during the day, sometimes it will be after lunch.
Favourite post-workout meal: a smoothie or buddha bowl with grains, greens, legumes and veggies.
I'd never eat: animal products!
My guilty-pleasure: I don't associate anything with guilt. My pleasure food though is vegan burgers, the ones with a vegan beef patty plus vegan cheese etc and hot fries! I don't eat it often because it doesn't make me feel my best if I were to have it regularly but when I do eat it, it's amazing (also ice cream).
Dear Tess, thank you so much for accepting my invitation into #TuesdayTalks interview. I am so glad to have you here as you are one of the greatest inspiration on my vegan journey. Can you briefly introduce yourself?
Thank you so much! I'm Tess, a foodie and fitness enthusiast from Sydney Australia. I have been vegan for almost 4 years now and I'm really passionate about it. I love to share my lifestyle on Instagram and YouTube to spread the positive message that health is important and we can be healthy and strong without harming animals.
My kind of "activism" is through food, there's different elements to veganism and of course the main part is diet. What will help people stay vegan longterm is eating a wholesome delicious plant based diet. I want to make it easily accessible for people to find great vegan recipes!
Have you noticed any changes since becoming vegan?
Yes! Going vegan opened a whole new world of compassion + I got rid of those unpleasant problems like..
- PMS.. I would get excruciating cramps + vomit when I got my period. In the 3.5 years of being vegan I've had cramps only 3-4 times (during the times I ate really processed). My period is always regular & lighter too!
- Cured my severe constipation & bloating.
- Increased energy! No more feeling sluggish after eating.. No wonder I always felt dead when that's all I was consuming.
What is your philosophy when it comes to food? How does your typical "day on a plate" looks like?
I eat what makes me feel good and thrive and I always listen to my body. I've never had an eating disorder as I've always just felt that food is fuel.
A typical day on my plate goes like this. Firstly in the morning I like to start with a vegetable based cold pressed juice. For breakfast I'll have a green smoothie or acai bowl or sometimes pancakes/crepes or oatmeal depending on what I'm craving. For lunch I'll either have another smoothie or a buddha bowl. For dinner, it changes all the time but it's either a buddha bowl with greens, tempeh or tofu, grain and veggies, or veggie pasta or black bean quinoa chilli. It's always changing.
I can't forget to mention that you are the living example of the #bodygoals - your physique looks amazing! What's your workout routine like at the time?
Thank you! I go to the gym 5-6 days a week and train for roughly 60 minutes. I do a variety of workouts but it consists of strength and conditioning training and then some HIIT cardio. I also love to go for long walks or jog at the beach. I don't really have a routine in terms of what muscle I train. I just target the lower body and upper body on different days and then the rest is full body.
And my last question is - what would be your nr.1 advice for someone who wants to build muscles on a vegan diet?
Eat and train. If you're looking to build muscle you need to consume a surplus of calories and train to put that fuel into use. Put together a good workout routine, be consistent and focus on eating an abundance of whole foods. Go for high calorie foods which will make it easier to reach your targets.


This Project integrates several geochemical tools—stable isotope geochemistry, noble gas geochemistry, active gas geochemistry, single fluid inclusion chemistry, and fluid inclusion solute chemistry—in studies of the processes that form mineral deposits and the processes that disrupt them during mining or natural weathering. Research is directed toward fundamental scientific questions or, in collaboration with other Mineral Resources Projects, toward case studies of individual deposits, deposit types, or districts. The ultimate objective is to improve the scientific basis for mineral deposit models, and thereby improve the accuracy of assessments of the Nation's mineral wealth.
Field work at the Pilot Knob iron mine, Missouri.
The core mandate of the Mineral Resources Program is to inform decision-makers on matters related to mineral resources on the Nation's lands, including the consequences of mining and consequences natural weathering. To fulfill this mandate, genetic and geoenvironmental models must be developed for the various types of mineral deposits based on the best-available scientific understanding. This Project integrates several geochemical tools—stable isotope geochemistry, noble gas geochemistry, active gas geochemistry, single fluid inclusion chemistry, and fluid inclusion solute chemistry—in studies of the processes that form mineral deposits and the processes that destroy them during mining or natural weathering. Research is directed toward fundamental scientific questions or, in collaboration with other Mineral Resources Projects, toward case studies of individual deposits, deposit types, or districts. The ultimate objective is to improve the scientific basis for mineral deposit models, and thereby improve the accuracy of assessments of the Nation's mineral wealth. The tools supported by this Project are applicable over a broad spectrum of Earth science research, so the Project also performs reimbursable work for other Programs consistent with the mandate of the USGS Science Strategy to leverage USGS skills in integrated studies that examine the Earth as a whole. This Project succeeds a similar Project that was summarized in U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1343.
Stable Isotope Laboratory: Stable isotope geochemistry involves isotopic analysis of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. These elements are abundant in common minerals and rocks, and they are the building blocks of most geologic fluids (surface waters, magmatic waters, hydrocarbon fluids, and others) and most biological compounds. Geologic metal deposits are in most cases precipitates from hot fluids. Stable isotope measurements can help to determine the source of the fluids, the sources of dissolved constituents, physicochemical parameters of ore formation such as temperature, and the trigger for metal precipitation. Stable isotope analysis can also reveal the broader geologic environment of ore formation, an essential part of any mineral deposit model.
Ore from the Sterling Hill mine luminescing under ultraviolet light.
Noble Gas Laboratory: Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon are inert "gases" that have multiple isotopes. The relative abundances of the isotopes can reveal whether rock or water constituents came from the mantle, the deep crust, the shallow crust, or the atmosphere. In studies of mineral deposits, noble gas analyses are complementary to other types of chemical or isotopic analyses because they reveal how ore-forming systems fit into larger frameworks of crustal evolution and magma generation.
Active gases contained in hydrothermal minerals also give insights on ore formation. Active gases that are routinely measured include N2, CO2, CH2, H2, H2S, SO2, HCl, HF, H2O, and the light hydrocarbons. The data can reveal volatile evolution in hydrothermal systems, magma degassing histories, and fluid-rock chemical buffering.
Preserved samples of ore-forming fluids within a quartz crystal; note vapor bubbles and daughter crystals.
Single Fluid Inclusion & Melt Inclusion Laboratory: Inclusions trapped in hydrothermal minerals can contain remnants of the waters from which the minerals precipitated. Chemical and isotopic analysis of these miniscule inclusions provides a wealth of information on ancient hydrothermal systems and their role in the formation of mineral deposits. A variety of important parameters can be determined, including the mass of fluid required to produce the deposit, the chemical species that carried the metals, and the trigger that led to metal precipitation.
Fluid Inclusion Solute Laboratory: Certain cations and anions in fluid inclusions within hydrothermal minerals can be diagnostic of the source and history of the mineral-forming fluid. Particularly insightful are the abundances of the alkali metals lithium, sodium, and potassium, and the halides fluoride, chloride, bromide, and iodide. Analyses of these ions can reveal periods of evaporation, water-rock reactions within aquifers, and mixing of multiple fluids, all important inputs for mineral deposit models.
Vanadium-rich rocks of the Gibellini prospect, Nevada.
Heap leach operation at the Standard Hill gold mine near Mojave, California.
The Red Dog open pit mine in northwestern Alaska, a major zinc producer.
Microscopic view of skarn minerals associated with the Sterling Hill zinc deposit, New Jersey.
Kouhestani, Hossein; Mokhtari, Mir Ali Asghar; Chang, Zhaoshan; Stein, Holly J.; Johnson, Craig A.
Kouhestani, Hossein, Mokhtari, M.A.A. Chang, Z., Stein, H.J., and Johnson, C.A., 2018, Timing and genesis of ore formation in the Qarachilar Cu‒Mo‒Au deposit, Ahar‒Arasbaran metallogenic zone, NW Iran: Evidence from geology, fluid inclusions, O–S isotopes and Re–Os geochronology: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 102, p. 757-775.
Kouhestani, Hossein; Mokhtari, Mir Ali Asghar; Chang, Zhaoshan; Johnson, Craig A.
Kouhestani, H., Mokhtari, M.A.A., Chang, Z., and Johnson, C.A., 2018, Intermediate sulfidation type base metal mineralization at Aliabad-Khanchy, Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic belt, NW Iran: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 93, p. 1-18.


The printing of authentic cosmic imagery is fast approaching its next tipping point. Powerful new telescope technology will soon be coming online in Hawaii, Chile, and in outer space. These new telescopes far surpass what we have long considered state-of-the-art. At the very least, they promise to give us a profoundly sharper view of the universe. Here at Big Bang Prints, we can only imagine the improvement in sharpness and detail.
Let's take a look at these big, bad beauties.
Another addition to Chile's powerful collection of telescopes will be the Giant Magellan Telescope, planned for Las Campanas Observatory in the southern Atacama. The GMT's innovative design features seven of today's largest stiff monolith mirrors. These mirrors will focus light onto seven smaller, flexible secondary mirrors, then back to a central primary mirror and finally to advanced imaging cameras, where the light can be analyzed. "First light" from the telescope is expected by 2023.
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is set to be the largest telescope worldwide. It has a diameter of 39 meters which will let in 13 times more light than current telescopes.
That power will allow astronomers to capture extremely distant solar systems and detect signs of dark energy. Already under construction, the ELT is set to start operation in 2024 It will be the largest telescope on Earth, boasting a main mirror that stretches 39 meters across!
A successor of the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will traverse outer space, unencumbered by Earth's atmosphere. JWST's primary mirror is 3X larger than the Hubble Space Telescope. JWST will specialize in detecting the infrared spectrum rather than visible light, allowing it to investigate leftovers from the early universe. After many delays, it has been reset to launch by 2021.
For those who appreciate and revel in the cosmos, nothing inspires more awe and wonder than viewing a galaxy or nebula in extreme detail. To actually see individual stars inside a neighboring galaxy and imagining what alien planets are orbiting them and then realizing that what you are looking at is NOT an artist rendering but a real HD picture. It's really out there!
We can only imagine the possibilities. With the kind of resolution the telescope developers are talking about, it can bring real astro printing to a whole new level. Hello 50 ft. planetarium wall mural!


I want to be able to automatically update a family tree chart when I add new images to my Legacy Family Tree. I see the claim that this is possible on one of Spansoft's web pages. But the only way I can do it is to close the chart and open another chart for the same descendants. The additional images are now incorporated but, of course, any changes I made to the chart are not included. How should I be doing this?
Adding new data to Legacy will result in new chart elements (new images in this case). Since this will modify the layout of the tree, the only way to ensure that the tree is laid out correctly is to import it again.


A few days ago I posted that I would be trying out "bulletproof coffee" along with intermittent fasting as recommended by the website Bulletproof Executive. The claim is that this "upgraded" coffee, combined with organic, whole fat butter and MCT oil, will provide a powerful start to your day, increasing your focus, energy, mental function, and fat-burning capacity, keeping you satisfied from the morning until mid-afternoon. After searching around to get the necessary ingredients, I thought I would give bulletproof coffee a two-day mini trial. Here's my report.
If you like a good latte, you'll love bulletproof coffee. The coffee, butter and MCT oil blended together create a very smooth, latte-like drink that is pleasant without any additives. I generally like a few 'extras' in my coffee, such as sweetener and hazelnut, but it wasn't bad. The oil is a non-factor, since it is flavorless. You do see a little evidence of it along the top, but other than that you don't even know its there. With the coffee and a large glass of water, I was ready to begin the day.
Besides dealing with skepticism, my mind was trying to prepare for the absence of eating. Being honest…I love to eat. I truly enjoy the activity of eating food. So I knew the hardest part for me was going to be not eating for 6 hours, especially skipping breakfast. But, it was only two days, so I was confident in my ability to endure.
As I mentioned in the previous post, I wake up hungry. Every day. Right away I had to deal with the nagging hunger in the pit of my stomach. It took 30-45 minutes for the coffee to kick in and provide some some feeling of satisfaction. But it finally did its thing. And I didn't feel hungry until probably 1:45 PM. Pretty remarkable. I did have a sense that my stomach was empty, but I never felt hungry.
More important for me was my energy level. I really put the coffee to the test by keeping up my regular routine. One day one, this included a 55-minute, gut-torching, calorie-burning, cycle class. I'll have to admit I was a bit concerned about this. One of the things our instructor harps on is the importance of a good breakfast before coming to class. In fact, she even asked us that day if we had eaten well that morning. I avoided eye contact.
I intentionally began the class holding back a bit. I imagined that I would have to deal with queasiness, light-headedness, or fatigue (or all of the above). The last thing I wanted was to wake up with the class staring down at me because I pushed it too hard. Much to my surprise, I felt great. It didn't take long before my mind kicked things into high gear and I jumped into the class full-on. I finished feeling fantastic. And more than a bit impressed. On day two I kept up my full body circuit routine. The experience was basically the same as the day before. I did feel a little gassed at the end of my routine. But then again, I wasn't holding back.
Overall the experience was very interesting. I felt really good throughout the day. There were no crashes, no unusual dips in energy. I slept great each night and woke up each morning ready to go. Then again, it was only two days. I am interested to know what a week (or two) would be like. Oh, one more thing. Over the two days I did lose somewhere between 1.5 and 2 pounds. Weight loss wasn't my goal here, but it was fun to see.
I'm curious. While I don't expect I would practice the intermittent fasting for long periods of time, I could certainly see the benefit of utilizing the strategy around the holidays or other times when dropping a few pounds would be in order. I am interested in trying out the coffee for a longer period to see what benefits there might be. I will likely dive into the "bulletproof diet" for a few weeks as well, just to take it for a spin. I'll keep you posted.
One thing I will say is that I want to do more homework on this. In plodding through The Bulletproof Executive website, I came across an article regarding the use of synthetic supplements, even prescription medications, as a means to 'get an edge'. While I'm good with a little natural "biohacking" to maximize nutrient intake for mental and physical performance, I get a bit suspicious of someone who encourages the unnecessary use of engineered drugs for anything beyond their intended purpose. So, if you choose to check this company out, do so with eyes wide open. And if you do give them a test drive, I'd love to hear your experience.


Hi all! This is a short post to welcome anyone who came here as a result of the LaFayette Apple Festival. Thanks for checking me out; we had a blast at the show and are excited for next year! I will be taking Columbus Day off so that my family can remember my face again. New products from the festival will go up as soon as I can get some pictures taken, so if there's anything you are looking for that's not in the online store yet it will be there soon. In the meantime, you can always contact me at nina@eclecticclay.com. Thanks for visiting!


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goog.module('proto.im.integration.EnumFieldsTest');
goog.setTestOnly();

const ListView = goog.require('proto.im.ListView');
const TestProto = goog.require('improto.protobuf.contrib.immutablejs.protos.TestProto');
const TestProto3 = goog.require('improto.protobuf.contrib.immutablejs.protos.TestProto3');
const testSuite = goog.require('goog.testing.testSuite');
const {assertEqualsForProto, assertValueIsCleared, assertValueIsSet} = goog.require('proto.im.proto_asserts');
const {isCheckIndex} = goog.require('proto.im.internal.internalChecks');

class EnumFieldsTest {
  testOptionalFieldNoDefault_defaultInstance() {
    assertEqualsForProto(
        false, TestProto.newBuilder().build().hasOptionalEnum());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        TestProto.TestEnum.UNKNOWN,
        TestProto.newBuilder().build().getOptionalEnum());
  }

  testOptionalFieldNoDefault_setValue() {
    const builder =
        TestProto.newBuilder().setOptionalEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO);
    assertEqualsForProto(true, builder.hasOptionalEnum());
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, builder.getOptionalEnum());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(true, proto.hasOptionalEnum());
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, proto.getOptionalEnum());
  }

  testOptionalFieldNoDefault_clear() {
    const startProto =
        TestProto.newBuilder().setOptionalEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO).build();

    // Test clear
    const builder = startProto.toBuilder();
    builder.clearOptionalEnum();
    assertEqualsForProto(false, builder.hasOptionalEnum());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(false, proto.hasOptionalEnum());
  }

  testOptionalFieldWithDefault_defaultInstance() {
    assertEqualsForProto(
        false, TestProto.newBuilder().build().hasOptionalEnum());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        TestProto.TestEnum.THREE,
        TestProto.newBuilder().build().getOptionalEnumWithDefault());
  }

  testOptionalFieldWithDefault_setValue() {
    const builder = TestProto.newBuilder().setOptionalEnumWithDefault(
        TestProto.TestEnum.TWO);
    assertEqualsForProto(true, builder.hasOptionalEnumWithDefault());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, builder.getOptionalEnumWithDefault());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(true, proto.hasOptionalEnumWithDefault());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, proto.getOptionalEnumWithDefault());
  }

  testOptionalFieldWithDefault_setDefaultValue() {
    const builder = TestProto.newBuilder().setOptionalEnumWithDefault(
        TestProto.TestEnum.THREE);
    assertEqualsForProto(true, builder.hasOptionalEnumWithDefault());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        TestProto.TestEnum.THREE, builder.getOptionalEnumWithDefault());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(true, proto.hasOptionalEnumWithDefault());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        TestProto.TestEnum.THREE, proto.getOptionalEnumWithDefault());
  }

  testFieldWithDefault_serialization() {
    assertValueIsSet(TestProto.newBuilder()
                         .setOptionalEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.UNKNOWN)
                         .build());

    const proto3builder = TestProto3.newBuilder();
    assertValueIsCleared(
        proto3builder.setProto3Enum(TestProto3.TestEnum.UNKNOWN).build());
    assertValueIsSet(
        proto3builder.setProto3Enum(TestProto3.TestEnum.ONE).build());
  }

  testRepeatedField_defaultInstance() {
    assertEqualsForProto(
        0, TestProto.newBuilder().build().getRepeatedEnumCount());
    assertEqualsForProto(
        0, TestProto.newBuilder().build().getRepeatedEnumList().size());
    if (isCheckIndex()) {
      assertThrows(() => TestProto.newBuilder().build().getRepeatedEnum(0));
    } else {
      assertUndefined(TestProto.newBuilder().build().getRepeatedEnum(0));
    }
  }

  testRepeatedField_add() {
    const builder = TestProto.newBuilder()
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE);
    assertEqualsForProto(
        [TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE],
        builder.getRepeatedEnumList().toArray());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(
        [TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE],
        proto.getRepeatedEnumList().toArray());
  }

  testRepeatedField_addAll() {
    const startProto = TestProto.newBuilder()
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE)
                           .build();

    const builder = startProto.toBuilder().addAllRepeatedEnum(ListView.copyOf([
      TestProto.TestEnum.ONE, TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.THREE
    ]));
    assertEqualsForProto(
        [
          TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE,
          TestProto.TestEnum.ONE, TestProto.TestEnum.TWO,
          TestProto.TestEnum.THREE
        ],
        builder.getRepeatedEnumList().toArray());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(
        [
          TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE,
          TestProto.TestEnum.ONE, TestProto.TestEnum.TWO,
          TestProto.TestEnum.THREE
        ],
        proto.getRepeatedEnumList().toArray());
  }

  testRepeatedField_set() {
    const startProto = TestProto.newBuilder()
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.ONE)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.THREE)
                           .build();

    const builder =
        startProto.toBuilder().setRepeatedEnum(2, TestProto.TestEnum.SIX);
    assertEqualsForProto(
        [
          TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE,
          TestProto.TestEnum.SIX, TestProto.TestEnum.TWO,
          TestProto.TestEnum.THREE
        ],
        builder.getRepeatedEnumList().toArray());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(
        [
          TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE,
          TestProto.TestEnum.SIX, TestProto.TestEnum.TWO,
          TestProto.TestEnum.THREE
        ],
        proto.getRepeatedEnumList().toArray());
  }

  testRepeatedField_getAndCount() {
    const builder = TestProto.newBuilder()
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE)
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.ONE)
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                        .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.THREE);

    assertEqualsForProto(5, builder.getRepeatedEnumCount());
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, builder.getRepeatedEnum(0));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE, builder.getRepeatedEnum(1));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.ONE, builder.getRepeatedEnum(2));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, builder.getRepeatedEnum(3));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.THREE, builder.getRepeatedEnum(4));
    if (isCheckIndex()) {
      assertThrows(() => builder.getRepeatedEnum(5));
    } else {
      assertUndefined(builder.getRepeatedEnum(5));
    }

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(5, proto.getRepeatedEnumCount());
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, proto.getRepeatedEnum(0));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE, proto.getRepeatedEnum(1));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.ONE, proto.getRepeatedEnum(2));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO, proto.getRepeatedEnum(3));
    assertEqualsForProto(TestProto.TestEnum.THREE, proto.getRepeatedEnum(4));
    if (isCheckIndex()) {
      assertThrows(() => proto.getRepeatedEnum(5));
    } else {
      assertUndefined(proto.getRepeatedEnum(5));
    }
  }

  testRepeatedField_clear() {
    const startProto = TestProto.newBuilder()
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.FIVE)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.ONE)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.TWO)
                           .addRepeatedEnum(TestProto.TestEnum.THREE)
                           .build();

    const builder = startProto.toBuilder().clearRepeatedEnum();
    assertEqualsForProto(0, builder.getRepeatedEnumCount());
    assertEqualsForProto(0, builder.getRepeatedEnumList().size());

    const proto = builder.build();
    assertEqualsForProto(0, proto.getRepeatedEnumCount());
    assertEqualsForProto(0, proto.getRepeatedEnumList().size());
  }
}

testSuite(new EnumFieldsTest());


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RNC chair Steele: Some white Republicans are 'scared of me'
Since being elected the first African-American RNC chairman, Michael Steele has gotten into some brief internecine spats for a number of bordering-on-insurgent quips against his party, but his latest might be destined to haunt him forever. And perhaps it's another indication that his heart isn't in the right place and that deep down he might think that he's speaking for the wrong party, even.
During a weekend interview, Michael Steele told TV One's Roland Martin that he has experienced fear from other selected members of his party because of the color of his skin.
"I mean I've been in the room and they've been scared of me," the RNC chairman said about fellow Republicans.
Partial transcript:
MARTIN: How do you -- granted, a popular president got 95% of the black vote -- you got any shot at getting black voters and if so what are the two issues that speaks to black voters for Republican have a shot at them?
STEELE: Education and the economy. Education and jobs. Education and small business.
MARTIN: But your candidates got to talk to them. One of the criticisms I've always had is Republicans -- white Republicans -- have been scared of black folks.
STEELE: You're absolutely right. I mean I've been in the room and they've been scared of me. I'm like, "I'm on your side" and so I can imagine going out there and talking to someone like you, you know, [you're like,] "I'll listen." And they're like "Well." Let me tell you. You saw in Christie and you saw in McDonnell a door open because they went in and engaged. McDonnell was very deliberate about spending --
MARTIN: Right.
STEELE: I mean, Sheila Johnson was on his team. I mean, that was a big deal. That's because he engaged her and she helped navigate him through that relationship.
(via TV One)
A selected sampling of prior Steele statements that have caused a ruckus include referring to Rush Limbaugh as a practitioner of "ugly" entertainment, claiming he went from "pro-life his entire career" to believing abortion is an "individual choice," offering "slum love" to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, hinting that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney lost in the 2008 presidential primaries because he was Mormon, and suggesting that the GOP was in dire need of a 'hip-hop' makeover.
Other "he said what" quips include his hoping to attract more blacks to his party by offering them "fried chicken and potato salad" and joking that the GOP needs "to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets."
In March, Politico reported Steele was "[s]teadily becoming a dependable punch line" due to his frequent gaffes.
"There's frustration that there's no discipline, no planning," a 'well-known Republican consultant' told Politico. "He's risking being overexposed by accepting every interview, which makes gaffes more likely."
More from Politico's March story:
In a lengthy interview, Steele was unapologetic, referring to the high-level GOP critics and skeptics as "nervous Nellies" and saying that he actually has been tempering his public remarks.
"If I told folks what I really thought, I'd probably be in a lot more trouble," he said. "I think that's what I bring to this job, as a voice of the party: I think it's important to have that kind of newness and rawness to it that grabs folks' attention and hopefully ... take a look at what we're doing."
This video is from TV One, broadcast Nov. 9, 2009.
Download video via RawReplay.com


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Considerable cloudiness. Low 16F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Kevin Dudley
Dudley: It's OK for MSU not to have an identity
By Kevin Dudley kdudley@mankatofreepress.com
So often in sports, we try to put labels on teams.
You'll hear analysts talk about teams needing an "identity," whether it centers around a certain player or group of players, or the philosophical way a team approaches competition.
Heck, sometimes it's the coaches trying to create the label.
For last season's Minnesota State men's hockey team, it would've been easy to come up with any number of identities, as there were All-Americans at all three levels.
However, after nearly 50% of last season's goals walked out the door, along with three top defensemen, what would be the new identity?
Goalie Dryden McKay, a returning All-American, could be a candidate, as could the word "heavy," which keeps coming up as a way to describe the team's style of play.
Maybe this team will develop a certain trait or traits that it becomes most known for, but there's also a chance it won't.
Luckily for the Mavericks, you don't need an identity to be a great hockey team.
If I would've given you 10 guesses on who would be leading the team in points through seven games, I bet Cade Borchardt wouldn't have been one of them. Fifteen guesses, maybe, but it's likely most who follow the team closely still wouldn't have named him.
However, here we are Jan. 7, and a sophomore who played in only 10 games as a freshman leads the team with nine points.
On the blue line, freshman Akito Hirose had plenty of hype in the preseason, but no one could have expected it could be as good as it's been. The way Hirose is playing, he's as valuable as anyone on the team, and is quickly establishing himself as one of the better defensemen in the WCHA.
At the start of the season, coach Mike Hastings was asked plenty about who would fill the big shoes of those who were leaving. While he certainly expressed confidence in several individuals repeatedly, his message was clear: It would be a team effort.
That's not the kind of talk that leads to identities, but to this point, it's exactly what's happened.
Individuals like McKay, Borchardt and Hirose have shined, but no one player is driving the bus. Instead, it seems to be different players stepping up each night, as Hastings has consistently played four lines and six defensemen.
From a team standpoint, MSU has won in different ways, a characteristic all great teams seem to have. Whether it's a high-scoring affair or low-scoring, physical contest, it's clear this team can play either style, something that should serve it well come postseason.
Identities are fun because they lead to the narratives so many love about sports.
But that's really all they are — narratives.
There doesn't need to be a face, formula or buzzword synonymous with this team.
Winning is the only thing the Mavericks need to be known for, and you certainly don't need an identity to do that.
Kevin Dudley is at kdudley@mankatofreepress.com. Twitter @Dudley7Kevin.
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Q: When can two electrons be excited in an atom? In the National Institute of Standards and Technology's database, there is a table of the spectral lines produced by each atom in the periodic table
https://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Handbook/Tables/heliumtable2_a.htm.
Each table includes a list of wavelengths produced by a singly ionized atom as well as a doubly ionized atom (except for hydrogen of course). Helium for example has a list of "He I" and "He II" spectral lines. Are the doubly ionized emission lines regularly encountered in the common spectral tube emission lamps you'd find in a high school chemistry lab? In my experience, I have not encountered one doubly ionized emission line with simple plastic diffraction grating spectrometers. Do these emissions require special circumstances (eg. extremely high energy densities or extremely low pressures) to form. Are the doubly ionized emission lines there but too faint to see?

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Kewaskum man 1 of 10 people nominated for Packers FAN Hall of Fame
By: Emerson Lehmann Facebook | Twitter
Posted: Jan 4, 2022 4:09 PM CST | Updated: Jan 16, 2022 10:25 AM CST
NOW: Kewaskum man 1 of 10 people nominated for Packers FAN Hall of Fame
KEWASKUM, Wis. (CBS 58) -- If you've ever attended a Packers football game at Lambeau Field, or just watched one on TV, there's a good chance you've seen the "Ultimate Packer Fan" Wayne Sargent.
A New Hampshire native that moved to Kewaskum in the 1990s, 66-year-old Sargent has been a Packers fan since he was a young boy cheering on Bart Starr and the Packers to victory during the first World Championship game.
"I was on the bandwagon right away," Sargent explained. "I was a fan of Bart Starr from way back when and continued watching the Packers, and then having moved here, and then having to meet Bart Starr in person, that was just the pinnacle of it all."
Sargent's had a lot of run-ins with Packers greats over the years. He currently runs the Ultimate Packer Fan Incorporated, a nonprofit that helps raise funds for different organizations in the Green Bay community and throughout the state that hosts events with current and former Packers players.
His Packers 'shrine' located in the basement of his home has a pool table with names that have spent time in his home, including green and gold great Ahman Green.
Not only does he have the ultimate Packer fan cave, the season ticket and stock holder takes that pride and joy to as many games as possible, providing fans with the ultimate game day experience.
"It's passion," Sargent said. "Passion is the biggest thing, and there's a feeling of gratefulness."
That passion has been passed down to his family members to the point that it inspired his 12-year-old granddaughter, Addison Melzark, to write an essay nominating her grandfather to be selected into the Packers FAN Hall of Fame.
"There's been essays written for me for ten years. Over the last ten years, never a nomination," Sargent said. "When I was nominated; that's a feeling of greatness, of accomplishment, of gratitude."
For Melzark, a 7th grader at Holy Trinity Catholic School, it was a special feeling to be the one who may have helped her grandpa punch a ticket to the Hall of Fame at Lambeau.
"You can see how much he cares for them and he shows his fandom for them. I think it's just amazing that someone can love something that much," Melzark explained. "I think that he deserves something; to be acknowledged for this. He takes such pride in making sure that other people have the ultimate experience and not just him. I think that's what a true Packer fan is."
For Wayne, being a true fan isn't all about cheering when the green and gold get a win, although he adds that is a bonus. He says it's about experiencing the atmosphere Lambeau provides, watching some good football in the process and helping people.
"The great thing about it is, it's nothing I've tried to do. It's just something that came to me," Sargent explained. "To win this would -- it would mean the world."
Sargent is one of 10 fans from around the nation to be nominated for the FAN Hall of Fame. Sheboygan's Rick Burgard is also up for the special honor.
According to Burgard's profile on the Packers website, he has served as an usher for the team for more than 20 years.
Packers fans looking to vote for Burgard or Sargent are able to do so once a day by visiting the Packers website HERE.
A winner will be announced some time in February.


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Home Family Law and Divorce Getting Divorced Alternatives to Divorce Annulment
What Is the Difference Between Annulment and Divorce?
If you're thinking about ending your marriage, divorce is the likely route you'll take. But depending on your circumstances, annulment may be an option.
Annulment vs. Divorce: Which to Choose?
That question assumes you'll actually have a choice. The reality is that there's a significant difference between annulment and divorce, and the circumstances of your case may leave you with only one path to take.
What is Divorce?
Divorce is the court-ordered dissolution of a marriage. In order for it to be a viable process, the marriage must be legal, meaning that when the couple got married there were no existing facts that could have invalidated the marital bond.
What is Annulment?
When it comes to terminating a marriage, annulment doesn't so much end it as declare that it didn't exist in the first place. It's based on the premise that your marriage wasn't valid. There are only a few legitimate reasons for a court to grant an annulment, making it more difficult to obtain than a divorce.
Grounds for a Divorce
In the past, the grounds (reasons) for a divorce were based exclusively on one spouse's "fault," meaning you had to prove that a spouse was guilty of wrongdoing, such as adultery or cruelty.
Fortunately, divorce law has evolved, and states now provide "no-fault" grounds for dissolving a marriage, like "irreconcilable differences" or "incompatibility," where no blame is assessed against either spouse.
There are only a few legitimate reasons for a court to grant an annulment, making it more difficult to obtain than a divorce.
Grounds for an Annulment
To obtain an annulment, your marriage has to be either "void" or "voidable." There's a major distinction between those two words, and that distinction can make the difference between a marriage that's inherently invalid and one that can be legitimized.
A "void" marriage is invalid on its face. It never should have taken place, and there's nothing that can change that. Two common examples are marriages based on "bigamy" (one of the spouses was already married when the marriage occurred), and "incest" (the marriage is between close blood relatives). Annulment is the only recourse in these situations.
A marriage that's "voidable," on the other hand, can legally exist under certain circumstances. You may have grounds for an annulment, but that doesn't automatically end the relationship. In cases of voidable marriages, it's up to one of the spouses to request that the court determine the marriage's validity.
Depending on your state's laws, grounds for annulling a voidable marriage may exist if:
One of the spouses was permanently impotent when the marriage took place. But note that this isn't a valid reason if the non-impotent spouse knew about the condition at the time of the marriage.
A spouse was under duress when the marriage occurred. You might see this where a spouse was threatened with harm if that spouse didn't go through with the marriage.
A spouse was under the legal age to marry, under state law. But if the underage spouse affirms the marriage after reaching the legal age, the marriage can be valid.
Either spouse lacked the mental capacity to agree to the marriage. This refers to cases in which a spouse was suffering from a serious mental defect, and also to situations where a spouse is severely debilitated by alcohol or drugs.
The marriage is based on fraud, such as where a spouse who is an alcoholic doesn't reveal this to the other spouse prior to the marriage. But this wouldn't be a legitimate basis for annulment if the other spouse would still have agreed to the marriage if the condition had been disclosed in advance.
As you can see from the above list, there are certain conditions that would render a voidable marriage valid. Generally speaking, if a spouse becomes aware of facts that could have invalidated the marriage, but ratifies (approves) the marriage (such as by continuing to live as a married couple, for example), it's unlikely a judge will later grant an annulment. Instead, the marriage will be deemed legitimate, and divorce would be the only option to legally end the relationship.
Something else to be aware of is that some states may impose a statute of limitations on annulment requests. If you try to seek an annulment after that legal time period expires, you'll be out of luck.
If you're interested in the mechanics of how to annul a marriage, you should check your state court's website, or consult with a local family law attorney.
Religious Annulments and Civil Annulments
You should note that a religious annulment isn't the same as a civil annulment. If you get an annulment through the courts, your religion may recognize that as valid for religious purposes. But that's not a two-way street. In the eyes of the state, the only way for you to legally annul your marriage is through the courts.
Some Additional Differences Between Annulment and Divorce
During your marriage, you and your spouse may have had children together. A child's best interest is a court's primary concern, so whether you're pursuing an annulment or a divorce, a judge will address child support, custody, and visitation (parenting time).
But there can be differences between divorce and annulment when it comes to the issues of alimony (spousal support) and distribution of your property. In a divorce, these are viable topics of discussion. In an annulment proceeding . . . not necessarily.
Whether a court will address alimony and property distribution in an annulment depends on state law. There are states that will allow you to make an application for both, while some may allow one but not the other. Other states may prohibit the courts from ruling on either issue.
If you're thinking about pursuing an annulment, it's important that you familiarize yourself with the laws in your state.
Take our divorce quiz for help deciding how best to proceed with your case.


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    return @{
             @"listRecommendInfo":@"BYBHomeBrandListRecommendModel"
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