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<?php

?>
<?php
    if (!defined("T_ML_COMMENT")) {
        define("T_ML_COMMENT", T_COMMENT);
    }

    define("NEXT_TOKEN", "1");
    define("NEXT_VALID_TOKEN", "2");
    define("PRVS_TOKEN", "3");
    define("PRVS_VALID_TOKEN", "4");

    /**
     * Class that stores the tokens for a particular class and provide
     * utility functions like getting the next/previous token,
     * checking whether the token is of particular type etc.
     *
     * @author Hari Kodungallur <hkodungallur@spikesource.com>
     */
    class TokenUtils
    {
        /*{{{ Variables */

        private $tokens;
        private $totalNumTokens;
        private $nextTokenNumber;
        private $nextLineNumber;

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ Constructor */

        /**
         * constructor
         *
         * @return
         * @access public
         */
        public function __construct()
        {
            $this->reset();
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function tokenize */

        /**
         * Tokenizes the input php file and stores all the tokens in the
         * $this->tokens variable.
         *
         * @param $filename
         * @return
         * @access public
         */
        public function tokenize($f)
        {
            $contents = "";
            if (filesize($f)) {
                $fp = fopen($f, "r");
                $contents = fread($fp, filesize($f));
                fclose($fp);
            }

            $this->tokens = token_get_all($contents);
            $this->totalNumTokens = count($this->tokens);

            return $this->totalNumTokens;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function getNextToken */

        /**
         * Gets the next token; in the process moves the index to the
         * next position, updates the current line number etc
         *
         * @param &$line = 0
         * @return the next token
         * @access public
         */
        public function getNextToken(&$line = 0)
        {
            $ret = false;
            if ($this->nextTokenNumber < $this->totalNumTokens) {
                $ret = $this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber++];
                $line = $this->nextLineNumber;
                $this->nextLineNumber = $this->_updatedLineNumber($ret);
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function peekNextToken */

        /**
         * Peeks the next token, i.e., returns the next token without moving
         * the index.
         *
         * @param &$line = 0
         * @return next token
         * @access public
         */
        public function peekNextToken(&$line = 0)
        {
            $ret = false;
            if ($this->nextTokenNumber <= $this->totalNumTokens) {
                $line = $this->nextLineNumber;
                $ret = $this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber];
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function peekPrvsToken */

        /**
         * Peeks at the previous token. That is it returns the previous token
         * without moving the index
         *
         * @param &$line = 0
         * @return
         * @access public
         */
        public function peekPrvsToken(&$line = 0)
        {
            $ret = false;
            if ($this->nextTokenNumber > 1) {
                $line = $this->nextLineNumber
                      - $this->numberOfNewLines($this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber - 1])
                      - $this->numberOfNewLines($this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber - 2]);
                $ret = $this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber - 2];
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function peekNextValidToken */

        /**
         * Peeks at the next valid token. A valid token is one that is not
         * a whitespace or a comment
         *
         * @param &$line = 0
         * @return
         * @access public
         */
        public function peekNextValidToken(&$line = 0)
        {
            $ret = false;
            $tmpTokenNumber = $this->nextTokenNumber;
            $line = $this->nextLineNumber;
            while ($tmpTokenNumber <= $this->totalNumTokens) {
                $ret = $this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber++];
                $line += $this->numberOfNewLines($ret);
                if (is_array($ret)) {
                    list ($k, $v) = $ret;
                    if ($k == T_WHITESPACE || $k == T_COMMENT
                        || $k == T_ML_COMMENT || $k == T_DOC_COMMENT) {
                        continue;
                    } else {
                        break;
                    }
                } else {
                    break;
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function peekPrvsValidToken */

        /**
         * Peeks at the previous valid token. A valid token is one that is not
         * a whitespace or a comment
         *
         * @param &$line = 0
         * @return
         * @access public
         */
        public function peekPrvsValidToken(&$line = 0)
        {
            $ret = false;
            $tmpTokenNumber = $this->nextTokenNumber - 2;
            $line = $this->nextLineNumber
                      - $this->numberOfNewLines($this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber - 1]);
            while ($tmpTokenNumber > 0) {
                $line -= $this->numberOfNewLines($this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber]);
                $ret = $this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber--];
                if (is_array($ret)) {
                    list ($k, $v) = $ret;
                    if ($k == T_WHITESPACE || $k == T_COMMENT
                        || $k == T_ML_COMMENT || $k == T_DOC_COMMENT) {
                        continue;
                    } else {
                        break;
                    }
                } else {
                    break;
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function docCommentExistsForCurrentToken */

        /**
         * Check for the existence of a docblock for the current token
         *  o  go back and find the previous token that is not a whitespace
         *  o  if it is a access specifier (private, public etc), then
         *     see if private members are excluded from comment check
         *     (input argument specified this). if we find an access
         *     specifier move on to find the next best token
         *  o  if the found token is a T_DOC_COMMENT, then we have a docblock
         *
         * This, of course, assumes that the function or the class has to be
         * immediately preceded by docblock. Even regular comments are not
         * allowed, which I think is okay.
         *
         * @param $pr true/false specifying whether private members are
         *        excluded from test
         * @return boolean true: found docblock; false: did not find docblock
         * @access public
         */
        public function docCommentExistsForCurrentToken($pr)
        {
            // current token = the token after T_CLASS or T_FUNCTION
            //
            // token positions:
            //  .  curToken - 1 = T_CLASS/T_FUNCTION
            //  .  curToken - 2 = whitespace before T_CLASS/T_FUNCTION
            //  .  curToken - 3 = T_ABSTRACT/T_PUBLIC/T_PROTECTED/T_PRIVATE
            //                    or T_DOC_COMMENT, if it is present
            //
            // ISSUE: Assumes that there is no token between T_PUBLIC/etc..
            // and the T_CLASS/T_FUNCTION
            // eg.,
            //    public /* some comment */ MyClassName
            //    { ...
            //
            // will not work.

            $ret = false;

            $tmpTokenNumber = $this->nextTokenNumber - 3;
            $curTok = $this->tokens[$this->nextTokenNumber - 1];

            // if we find T_ABSTRACT, skip token and the whitespace
            // before it
            $ptok = $this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber];
            if ($this->checkProvidedToken($ptok, T_ABSTRACT)) {
                $tmpTokenNumber -= 2;
            }

            // if we find T_STATIC, skip token and the whitespace
            // before it
            $ptok = $this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber];
            if ($this->checkProvidedToken($ptok, T_STATIC)) {
                $tmpTokenNumber -= 2;
            }

            if (is_array($curTok)) {
                list ($k, $v) = $curTok;
                if ($k == T_CLASS || $k == T_FUNCTION) {
                    // check for the existence of T_PUBLIC/T_PRIVATE/T_PROTECTED
                    // if found skip them too
                    if ($k == T_FUNCTION) {
                        $ptok = $this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber];
                        if (is_array($ptok)) {
                            list ($k1, $v1) = $ptok;
                            if ($k1 == T_PUBLIC || $k1 == T_PROTECTED) {
                                $tmpTokenNumber--;
                            } elseif ($k1 == T_PRIVATE) {
                                if (!$pr) {
                                    return true;
                                }
                                $tmpTokenNumber--;
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    // check of the previous valid token is a T_DOC_COMMENT
                    // ignore whitespaces and comments in between
                    while ($tmpTokenNumber > 0) {
                        $ret = $this->tokens[$tmpTokenNumber--];

                        if (is_array($ret)) {
                            list ($k2, $v2) = $ret;
                            if ($k2 == T_DOC_COMMENT) {
                                break;
                            } elseif ($k2 == T_WHITESPACE || $k2 == T_COMMENT
                                  || $k2 == T_ML_COMMENT) {
                                continue;
                            } else {
                                $ret = false;
                                break;
                            }
                        } else {
                            $ret = false;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function reset */

        /**
         * Resets all local variables
         *
         * @return
         * @access public
         */
        public function reset()
        {
            $this->nextTokenNumber = 0;
            $this->nextLineNumber = 1;
            $this->totalNumTokens = 0;
            $this->tokens = array();
            $this->currentLine = "";
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ private function _updatedLineNumber */

        // based on the example at http://us4.php.net/token_get_all
        private function _updatedLineNumber($t)
        {
            $ret = $this->nextLineNumber;
            $numNewLines = $this->numberOfNewLines($t);
            if (1 <= $numNewLines) {
               $ret += $numNewLines;
            }

            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

       /*{{{ public function numberOfNewLines */

        public function numberOfNewLines($t)
        {
            //use extractTokenText()?
            if (is_array($t)) {
                list ($k, $v) = $t;
            } else {
                $v = $t;
            }
            $numNewLines = substr_count($v, "\n");
            return $numNewLines;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function checkProvidedToken */
        public function checkProvidedToken($token, $value, $text = false)
        {
            $ret = false;
            if (is_array($token)) {
                list ($k, $v) = $token;
                if ($k == $value) {
                    if ($text) {
                        if ($v == $text) {
                            $ret = true;
                        }
                    } else {
                        $ret = true;
                    }
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function checkToken */

        public function checkToken($which, $value, $text = false)
        {
            $ret = false;
            $token = $this->peekToken($which);
            if (is_array($token)) {
                list ($k, $v) = $token;
                if ($k == $value) {
                    if ($text) {
                        if ($v == $text) {
                            $ret = true;
                        }
                    } else {
                        $ret = true;
                    }
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function checkText */

        public function checkTokenText($which, $text)
        {
            $ret = false;
            $token = $this->peekToken($which);
            if (is_string($token)) {
                if ($token == $text) {
                    $ret = true;
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function checkProvidedText */

        public function checkProvidedText($token, $text)
        {
            $ret = false;
            if (is_string($token)) {
                if ($token == $text) {
                    $ret = true;
                }
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function _tokenText */

        public function extractTokenText($token)
        {
            $ret = $token;
            if (is_array($token)) {
                list ($k, $ret) = $token;
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

        /*{{{ public function peekToken */

        public function peekToken($which, &$line = 0)
        {
            $ret = false;
            switch ($which) {
                case NEXT_TOKEN:
                    $ret = $this->peekNextToken($line);
                    break;

                case NEXT_VALID_TOKEN:
                    $ret = $this->peekNextValidToken($line);
                    break;

                case PRVS_TOKEN:
                    $ret = $this->peekPrvsToken($line);
                    break;

                case PRVS_VALID_TOKEN:
                    $ret = $this->peekPrvsValidToken($line);
                    break;

                default:
                    echo "default...\n";
                    break;
            }
            return $ret;
        }

        /*}}}*/

    }
?>

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Beatrix started volunteering at the Salvos just over a month ago.
To feel useful and to meet people. I have only been in Gladstone for a year and I didn't know a soul. I have to meet a Centrelink activity requirement as part of my payment also.
It is good to give back to the community and to help an organisation who are helping people in need. I'm on reception for three days a week – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and I enjoy making the appointments on computer, filing and interacting with people.
I would say go ahead and do it, because it gets you out of the house and involved in your community and you can learn some new skills.


A very special dress. A design that combines two looks, a mermaid wedding dress with a bateau neckline and an illusion back with a tulle, lace and thread embroidery placement. It stands out for its detachable, very full overskirt made of lace, layers of tulle and floral appliqués with thread embroidery. The skirt attaches at the waist.


Jon Favreau's super-sized live-action/CGI redo of a classic 'toon makes the familiar seem magical.
Once upon a time, Disney would reissue their animated classics to theaters. It was partly to make more money, and partly to indoctrinate another generation of children. Home video killed that racket, so they dreamt up another one: Now they remake their oldies as live-action newbs.Disney's updates of "Cinderella" and, now, "The Jungle Book" don't mess much with earlier success; they just do the originals with real actors, following they story beats to a T. If anything they excise some of the more whimsical bits (songs, goofy talking animal action) while making them only a whiff darker.
It would be easy to tag these two redos as powerfully inessential if they weren't, as it happens, powerfully lovely. Kenneth Branagh's "Cinderella" was a lush fever dream. Jon Favreau's "The Jungle Book" pairs first-rate CGI with deep feeling. There's no reason for either to exist, which hasn't stopped the directors from giving their all. They feel at once moldy and just fresh enough, and not only because of their state-of-the-art effects. Whatever cynicism birthed them gets stamped down by the good vibes.
RELATED: Interview: Meet Neel Sethi, the young star of "The Jungle Book"
Anyone with even a faint memory of Disney's 1967 take on the Rudyard Kipling — or the dozen-or-so other adaptations, including the 1942 classic, plus an anime and one from Russia — barely needs to pay attention to the plot. Mowgli (a charming and believably boyish Neel Sethi), an orphan raised by talking critters, has to escape the clutches of a human-hating tiger named Shere Khan. Apart from the CGI, the one major facelift involves amplifying Khan's terror. It's not just that he's voiced by Idris Elba; Khan has a nasty scar and a dead eye, given to him by a man who instilled in him a deep and singleminded prejudice against humans.
This isn't, though, a mere dark version of a family favorite. This occasional heaviness of this "Jungle Book" is there to add gravity to a spectacular that might otherwise seem like a checklist of favorite parts redone. There's Mowgli's run-in with a snake (Scarlett Johansson), him singing "The Bear Necessities" with new bear bro Baloo (Bill Murray), his stint with mighty King Louie (Christopher Walken) who wants to be human. Even the latter is given a minor spin. Louie isn't just a charmingly buffoonish Louis Armstrong homage; he's an orangutan colossus who sings "I Wan'na Be Like You" while tearing through a massive stone temple — a titan who dwarfs our sprinting young star while giving a deathless Disney tune a more sinister edge.
Elsewhere "The Jungle Book" is warm and, at times, bittersweet. Bill Murray doesn't just do a Bill Murray Baloo; he makes him a touching screw-up afraid to fail his new pal. The many other animals who've helped raise Mowgli — Ben Kingsley's panther Bagheera, Lupita Nyong'o's wolf Raksha — all feel like flesh-and-blood characters. That's partly due to the CGI. We're at a point where we can never tell when tech is truly next level, and a film with realistic animal fur hasn't been surprising since "Monsters Inc." 15 years ago. (Non-distracting talking animals, meanwhile, have been a staple since "Babe" back in 1995.) But there seems something uncanny about the effects, mostly because they seem organic to story and character. They look real and, more importantly, they feel real.
Favreau is a director who sometimes jostles between stripped-down and handmade ("Zathura," "Iron Man") and over-packed and disorganized ("Iron Man 2," "Cowboys & Aliens"). He returns from the palette-cleanser that was "Chef" with a clear head. Sometimes his head seems too clear; sometimes one may want his latest to go off in more (or any) eccentric directions. "The Jungle Book" doesn't try to be anything more than a well-known story retold simply, but we're reminded even a painfully familiar tale can, when done right, still bring the magic.


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37% of U.S. Saab Dealerships to Close
November 14, 2009 / 2:45 PM / AP
About 37 percent of U.S. Saab dealers will close as part of General Motors Corp.'s planned sale of the ailing Swedish car brand to Koenigsegg Group AB, a GM spokeswoman said Saturday.
GM spokeswoman Ryndee Carney said the company had sent letters to 81 of the 218 U.S. Saab dealers notifying them they will be expected to terminate their dealerships when the sale closes around the end of November.
The remaining 137 dealers will continue operating under Saab Cars North America, a newly-formed company that will run the brand under Koenigsegg's ownership.
All the U.S. Saab dealers had signed deferred termination agreements during GM's reorganization under bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
Mike Colleran, chief operating officer of Saab Cars North America, said the company chose dealers based on their potential to make money. "We selected a network that gives us the best opportunity to achieve that," he said.
Saab Cars North America sent letters to those dealers notifying them they'd been selected to continue if the sale closes, he said.
Koenigsegg Group signed a deal to buy the troubled Saab brand from GM in August. The consortium is led by the Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB, Norwegian investor Baard Eker and Fabela II, co-founder and former chairman of Russian telecom operator VimpelCom.
First published on November 14, 2009 / 2:45 PM
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We have a huge and very comprehensive range of caravanning equipment including Caravan and Motorhome Steps, winter and weather protection with Caravan and Motorhome covers, Aqua roll storage bags for Water carriers, Mains connection hoses and even tent poles.
You will find all of the best and latest caravan accessories for sale on the MotorNuts web site. So, you can travel to your chosen site, set up your Caravan and have the kettle on in no time.
MotorNuts supplies accessories to suit any type of caravan, camper-van or motorhome, including nose weight gauges, parking & levelling assister, towing stabilisers and yes even jockey wheels to replace that old worn jockey wheel that has become difficult to use.
So, restore your caravan with our spares section, and restock with household goods and consumables for this year's caravanning season. See you up the road.


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Q: How to get timestamp value of only date I am new to Node Js
I am using Date.now() to get the timestamp of current time
But i wanted the timestamp value of only current date not including the time.
For Example
Now current time is  August 9, 2017 8:19:28 PM and the timestamp will be 1502309968000
But I want timestamp of only August 9, 2017 12:00:00 AM and the timestamp will be 1502236800000
How to solve this ?

A: Create a date object, and set hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds to zero

var date = new Date();

date.setHours(0,0,0,0);

var time = date.getTime();

console.log(time);

Note that setHours accepts minutes, seconds etc. as well.
.setHours(hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]])

A: just set the Hours to 0
d = new Date();
d.setHours(0,0,0,0);

A: Try http://momentjs.com/
It will give you the format that you needed.
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Q: Get parent property from Expression function So let's say that I have the following classes:
public class Model {
    public AnotherModel InnerModel {
        get;
        set;
    }
}

public class AnotherModel {
    public String Value{
        get;
        set;
    }
}

Now I have the following function:
public static void Foo<T, U>(Expression<Func<T, U>> func) {
     // Get the property info from func
}

What I would like to do now is the following:
Foo<Model, String>(o => o.InnerModel.Value)

Here comes the problem:
I know that you can fetch the PropertyInfo from the expression func by doing:
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = (PropertyInfo)((MemberExpression)func.Body).Member;

This will get me the PropertyInfo of the Value property. However, I would also like to get information about the parent property, that is the InnerModel property.
What I know so far is that I can do the following:
((MemberExpression)func.Body).Expression

to fetch information of the parent property. However, it doesn't seem to be possible to extract a PropertyInfo from the Expression itself.
Is there some way of actually retrieving the PropertyInfo of the Expression?
Edit:
To clarify, and it might be a bad way of attempting it but here goes:
I can't use EntityFramework for this, just to make sure that that is understood.
There is a database which I need to communicate with through an API.
This database got the usual relations like the manner:
Table Thread
     UserID -> Users.UserID
This now extract to models. To follow the above example:
class Thread {
    [Reference(USER_USERID)]
    [TableKey(THREAD_USERID)]
    public User user {
        get;set;
    }
}

class User {
     [TableKey(USER_USERID)]
     public int UserId {
         get;set;
     }
}

Now I would like to make queries to this. So I thought "Hey, let's use expressions to simplify for the end user on how to ask for stuff, yay."
So, we could do something like EqualTo(o => o.user.UserId, 1);
However, since the TableKey property differs from the reference key I need to first fetch from the database the userId from the Thread table and then with that Id start asking the User table for information with that id.
Maybe this clarifies the purpose of all this, or maybe it don't.

A: As you have already determined, the body of the expression is a MemberExpression. There are two properties of a MemberExpression that we need to look at.
The first is the Member property. This the MemberInfo being called. In your example this the Value property. The second property that we need to look at is the Expression property. This is what the member expression is being called on. In your example, this is {o.InnerModel}.
{o.InnerModel} is another MemberExpression. The Member is InnerModel, and the Expression is o.
Here is some code to get the chain of MemberInfos
public static void Foo<T, U>(Expression<Func<T, U>> func)
{
    var memberExp = func.Body as MemberExpression;
    while (memberExp != null)
    {
        var memberInfo = memberExp.Member;
        Console.WriteLine(memberInfo.Name);
        memberExp = memberExp.Expression as MemberExpression;
    }
}

When called like this:
Foo<Model, String>(o => o.InnerModel.Value);

it will output:

*

*Value

*InnerModel

This:
Foo<Assembly, int>(a => a.EntryPoint.DeclaringType.AssemblyQualifiedName.Length);

will output:

*

*Length

*AssemblyQualifiedName

*DeclaringType

*EntryPoint


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Morocco: Ensuring A Large-scale Renewable Installation Benefits Local Communities
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Morocco committed to 52% of its installed power generation capacity come from renewables by 2030. In developing the Noor Solar Power Station, a large-scale solar power plant in rural northeast Morocco, the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) undertook a variety of measures to ensure that the project would result in economic benefits for the adjacent communities, including a Social Development Plan to improve infrastructure and services, a local content target to ensure local employment and business opportunities, and community engagement efforts.
Morocco has ambitious climate commitments, including a pledge to have 52% of its power generation capacity come from renewables by 2030. The phaseout of fossil fuel subsidies in 2014-2015 helped create fiscal space to invest in renewable energy projects which, in turn, attracted private investment. (See Figure 1) These projects aim to reduce CO2 emissions (in line with Morocco's Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement and the Morocco Solar Plan), as well as increase energy independence and create good jobs. Between 2013 and 2019, Morocco's combined hydro, wind and solar power generation increased from 4,346 GWh to 7,932 GWh, making up 19% of total electricity generation in 2019 (and 3.5% of total 2018 energy use).
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Policies, Actions and Results
The Noor Solar Power Station, situated in the desert near Ouarzazate in northwest Morocco, was the first solar mega-project of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) and the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world when it was commissioned, in four phases, in 2016 and 2018. Altogether, the complex covers 3,000 hectares (7,143 acres) with a planned capacity of 582 MW and a large economic impact. Phase 2 alone was estimated to create 2,000-2,500 jobs during construction (plus thousands of indirect jobs) and several hundred once in operation.
The project site selected for the NOOR complex was not populated, meaning that no resettlement was required and no culturally important sites were disturbed. The Government of Morocco acknowledged traditional structures for communal land ownership and navigated the community's processes when purchasing the land.
The Government of Morocco and MASEN took proactive measures to ensure that those benefits and opportunities would accrue to neighboring communities, especially the rural Commune of Ghassate and the City of Ouarzazate. This included efforts to engage local communities in project development and give them a formal stake, especially since community engagement in major infrastructure projects was a relatively new concept in Morocco. Due in part to those efforts, residents overwhelmingly supported the project and anticipated positive impacts for themselves and the wider region. The public attention and prestige associated with this flagship national project, including a visit from King Mohammed VI, increased local pride and reputation for the region.
However, like any large-scale infrastructure project, Noor could create adverse impacts. Residents near the plant were most concerned about:
Strain on infrastructure and services due to population growth.
Whether local residents could access the new economic opportunities
Decreased water availability, since the region is already prone to droughts (which will increase due to climate change) and Noor draws an estimated 2.5 million-3 million m3 of water per year from the same reservoir as surrounding communities.
Procedural concerns about the dissemination of information and the process of land transfer. Information was not available in local dialects, was overly technical and was mostly available online. Given low rates of literacy and internet access, few residents could access detailed information. Because of this, some residents of Ghassate felt they were not adequately consulted on project selection, and some felt the purchase price was too low.
The region had some of Morocco's poorest infrastructure and services (including limited healthcare access, poor water quality and mostly lacking sanitation systems outside of the City of Ouarzazate). Since the Noor project would increase pressure on that infrastructure and services, the proceeds from MASEN's land purchase were transferred to the Department of Rural Affairs (DAR) to fund a Social Development Plan (SDP). The SDP included expanding access to mobile healthcare for rural villages and improvements in drinking water facilities. The overall budget for these projects was estimated at around 30.5 million MAD (about $3.2 million at the exchange rate in late December 2018).
MASEN set a 30% local content target that gave preferences to local labor, materials and service used for the solar power facility, voluntarily exceeding legal requirements with the aim of contributing to regional economic development and building local buy-in. During the first year of construction, local SMEs profited from supplying raw material, basic equipment and manufacturing components, and that income was largely re-injected into the local economy, generating economic multiplier effects. In 2014, 700 of the 1,800 employees during the first phase of construction were from Ghassate and Ouarzazate. Lower-skilled jobs, which were the most accessible to local residents, made up 46% of construction jobs and 21% of operational jobs. By 2015, income from Noor-related employment had already increased and diversified many community members' incomes, improving their standard of living and resilience to economic shocks. Noor has since become the region's largest employer. Young people who had left to seek work elsewhere returned to their families, leading to reports of stronger family ties and social support among family members. As of 2019, 30% of workers were local residents.
In September 2014, just 3.4% of Noor employees were women. ACWA Power Ouarzazate made efforts to include women in the project activities, including by promoting the sale of food products made by local women in the workers' canteen, and specifically recruiting women for service, administrative or technical jobs, depending on their level of qualifications.
Longer-term, sustaining socio-economic benefits will depend on growing the industrial base and absorptive capacities of Ouarzazate's economy. MASEN supported a planned vocational training center (IFMEREE) focused on combined solar power, and new courses on renewable energy at the University of Ouarzazate.
Thoughtful siting of the project, considering resident relocation and culturally or ecologically important sites. As Morocco scales up its renewable energy installations and relatively uncontroversial locations become scarcer, access to land may become challenging and transparent, well-compensated land acquisitions will become ever more important.
Setting clear goals and targets to ensure local benefits: The local content targets and social development plan helped ensure that the economic and social benefits would outweigh the costs for neighboring communities and helped to build local support for the project.
Development of the workforce and supply chains to ensure that local workers and SMEs are positioned to fully take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Noor project long-term.
Challenges and Gaps
Insufficient consideration of local context during project outreach and engagement, including providing informational material that was only available online, in technical language or not translated to local dialects. This contributed to perceptions of exclusion or lack of transparency, and misperceptions that led to unrealistic community expectations. Though overall engagement efforts were extensive and commendable, future projects would benefit from providing information in formats and languages that were not accessible to their target audience.
Concerns over water availability: It is unclear why MASEN has not addressed this concern, given its high importance to local residents. Officials may not regard the concern as justified, since according to one estimate, Noor I will require less than 1% of the water from the reservoir. Solutions could include conducting studies to allay concerns, plans for compensation to residents in the event of water shortages or providing households and businesses with technical assistance for water efficiency measures such as greywater reuse.
Lack of social dialogue with unions: It is not clear whether MASEN engaged with unions in preparing the project or while hiring for jobs at the plant.
Hanger, S., N. Komendantova, B. Schinke, D. Zejli, A. Ihlal, and A. Patt. 2016. Community Acceptance of Large-Scale Solar Energy Installations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Morocco. Energy Research & Social Science 14 (April): 80–89.
Terrapon-Pfaff, J., T. Fink, P. Viebahn, and E.M. Jamea. 2019. Social Impacts of Large-Scale Solar Thermal Power Plants: Assessment Results for the NOORO I Power Plant in Morocco. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 113 (October): 109259.
Usman, Z., and T. Amegroud. 2019. Lessons from Power Sector Reforms: The Case of Morocco. Policy Research Working Paper No. 8969. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
Schinke, B., J. Terrapon-Pfaff, S. Borbonus, P. Viebahn, T. Fink, and B. Brand. 2015. Social CSP–Energy and Development: Exploring the Local Livelihood Dimension of the Noor I CSP Project in Southern Morocco. Final report to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Wuppertal and Bonn: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and Germanwatch.
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Nobody wants to take your guns
Moved to https://thewriterinblack.com/2017/05/17/nobody-wants-to-take-your-guns-2/ Look there for latest updates.
"Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is only a step. The prohibition of private firearms is the goal." U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, December 1993
NJ.com editorial boards advocates for "mandatory gun buybacks". http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/09/nj_gun_buyback_programs.html "So do all the voluntary gun buybacks you want. But until they are mandatory, and our society can see past its hysteria over "gun confiscation," don't expect it to make much difference."
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/09/22/3393346/tacoma-gun-surrender-plan-wont.html?sp=%2F99%2F289%2F&ihp=1#storylink=cpy
Another one who clings to the "The Second only applies to government 'militias'" creed (never mind that the first time that came up was in the Miller case in 1939 and the Supreme Court's decision, despite the government arguing their case unchallenged, was only on the basis of whether the weapon had a militia use, not whether the deceased Miller (why his side wasn't even presented) had been a member of a proper militia and so, given the Supreme Court's returning to the original, plain meaning of the Second in Heller and McDonald decisions sees only one possibility (recognizing the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is apparently not on the table):
"Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh … also provided his opinion of the Second Amendment, stating that 'we should ban guns altogether, period.'" In a hidden camera interview.
"We could use a President who was, like, 'OK. Everybody turn in all your guns tomorrow by 5 p.m. After that, if I catch you with a gun then I'm sending SEAL Team Six to your house with a recent Facebook picture of you and those tanks that shoot fire that we haven't used since Waco — Ummm — I mean since World War II.'" CNN Commentator W. Kamau Bell
Amitai EtzioniProfessor of international relations, George Washington University
"I really don't personally think anyone should have a gun," Bonnie Schaefer, DNC Platform Committee member.
"We need to say loud and clear: The Second Amendment must be repealed." At least the "Constitutional Law professor" David S. Cohen acknowledges that you actually have to repeal the Amendment to take our guns. (2/3 of the House, 2/3 of the Senate and 3/4 of State legislatures. Good luck with that.)
Author thewriterinblackPosted on September 20, 2014 May 17, 2017 Categories Uncategorized
54 thoughts on "Nobody wants to take your guns"
mr. potato head says:
consider adding this info about how Obama voted to your 'no guns' list.
http://obamagun.blogspot.com/2008/08/ban-and-confiscate-rifles-and-shotguns.html
The Writer in Black says:
Unfortunately, the description of the bill at the Obamagun blog is not quite accurate. It says any semiautomatic with greater than five rounds capacity. That is inaccurate. A semiautomatic rifle, to be banned, must have the ability to accept a detachable magazine and have one or more of the other "usual suspect" features.
It's semiautomatic _shotguns_ with more than 5 rounds capacity that would have been banned.
It's still a bad bill, don't get me wrong, but it's not quite as presented. And it's a little harder to distil a "they _do_ want to take your guns" out of the actual bill. But it's Illinois. Of _course_ they want to take your guns. That's what they do.
okay, that's fair.
How about this excerpt from an oral argument from the Clinton-Gore years? You can find citations for this all over the net.
The U.S. government argues in federal court (U.S. v. Emerson information page) that there is absolutely no right of an individual to own firearms.
Judge Garwood: "You are saying that the Second Amendment is consistent with a position that you can take guns away from the public? You can restrict ownership of rifles, pistols and shotguns from all people? Is that the position of the United States?"
Meteja (attorney for the government): "Yes"
Garwood: "Is it the position of the United States that persons who are not in the National Guard are afforded no protections under the Second Amendment?"
Meteja: "Exactly."
Meteja then said that even membership in the National Guard isn't enough to protect the private ownership of a firearm. It wouldn't protect the guns owned at the home of someone in the National Guard.
Garwood: "Membership in the National Guard isn't enough? What else is needed?"
Meteja: "The weapon in question must be used IN the National Guard."
(Excerpt of oral arguments in U.S. v. Emerson, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, June 13, 2000)
Andy C says:
http://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/columnists/ensley/2014/11/22/stop-insanity-ban-guns/19426029/
reeeeeeeeflex says:
Here's one that probably should go on your list:
"We're coming for your guns. And someday, we'll take them."
Thanks. Added
Here's another one that maybe should go on your list:
"Time is overdue to repeal the Second Amendment"
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/opinion/time-is-overdue-to-repeal-the-second-amendmentr.html
Added, thanks. While the author of the piece doesn't specifically talk about gun confiscation there really is very little other reason for a complete repeal of the 2nd. And, so I felt it was enough to add.
Cobalt-Blue says:
To be fair, the comment by Mr. Krauthammer is his description of the AWB, not his own belief about it.
Chip says:
Another quote from Pete Shields (founder of HCI) — found it online here: http://www.hkweaponsystems.com/cgi-bin/quote.pl?pete_shields and if you have a New Yorker subscription I'd assume you can get it here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1976/07/26/handguns
"I'm convinced that we have to have federal legislation to build on. We're going to have to take one step at a time, and the first step is necessarily — given the political realities — going to be very modest. Of course, it's true that politicians will then go home and say, 'This is a great law. The problem is solved.' And it's also true that such statements will tend to defuse the gun-control issue for a time. So then we'll have to strengthen that law, and then again to strengthen that law, and maybe again and again. Right now, though, we'd be satisfied not with half a loaf but with a slice. Our ultimate goal — total control of handguns in the United States — is going to take time. My estimate is from seven to ten years. The problem is to slow down the increasing number of handguns sold in this country. The second problem is to get them all registered. And the final problem is to make the possession of all handguns and all handgun ammunition — except for the military, policemen, licensed security guards, licensed sporting clubs, and licensed gun collectors — totally illegal."
-Pete Shields, Chairman and founder, Handgun Control Inc., "A Reporter At Large: Handguns," The New Yorker, July 26, 1976, 57-58
Thanks. This is a longer version of a quote I already have. Updated with this longer quote.
How about this one?
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2015/03/something_by_jamar_about_guns.html
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/28/alan-dershowitz-2nd-amendment-an-absurd-thing-in-our-constitution/
Trying to find an original source for that. A lot of people will dismiss Breitbart and claim that he was misquoted or quoted out of context (at least when they want to claim "Nobody wants to take your guns").
Thanks for the heads up.
leigheternally says:
The oldes comments were in 1976. What happened then that caused guns to become independently motivated to do harm, thus making them liable for confiscation?
Here's a new one by Josh Marshall:
"In other words, yes, we really do want to take your guns. Maybe not all of them. But a lot of them."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/thinking-beyond-the-moment
Another one, this time the new California voter initiative:
http://news.yahoo.com/top-california-official-propose-gun-control-initiative-070214538.html
The real problem with this one is this element:
>Next, it would revoke the grandfather status on detachable firearms magazines that were in the state prior to California's adoption of a 2000 ban on what were termed large capacity magazines. Efforts to do the same in cities such as Los Angeles and Sunnyvale have met with both resistance and litigation.
THIS is why a lot of people have chosen not to register their things because, even if they "grandfathered" in, doesn't mean they are safe. Who's to say that you won't be going after them at a later time?
Here's another one, although not from a tremendously visible public figure, she is an educator and thus a shaper of young minds:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/opinion/guest-column/2015/10/09/obamas-legacy-guns-ban/73682284/
Already got that one, but thank you for continuing to look out for examples.
A document complementary to this blog post:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mBrxjLcuygRlG9Tgdw2CiHtV9g1kgUwZGRnieYBpwSo/edit?usp=sharing
Gunner Jacky says:
Thanks for the post. People who are really concerned about their safety and the safety of their loved ones. They may join any Firearms safety training classes and get training how to use a gun for their safety. The militant activities that is raising day by day in the European countries and the emergence of ISIS has forced people to arm themselves.
http://drgo.us/?p=266
Thanks. Added.
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/78/subeck/news/press-releases/representative-lisa-subeck-circulates-bill-banning-semiautomatic-weapons/
Also covered in TTAG http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/11/robert-farago/gun-safety-advocates-ill-tell-you-what-they-want-what-they-really-really-want/
Stephen St. Onge says:
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/3/24/1077374/-Yes-conservatives-we-want-to-take-away-your-guns
http://www.salon.com/2015/12/04/the_second_amendment_must_go_we_ban_lawn_darts_its_time_to_ban_guns/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Missed this message earlier. Thanks. Added.
So, this one is from a video from Project Veritas, and I don't know, it might be kind of iffy, 'cause the "undercover reporter" agreed to keep it off the record, but here it is on the record.
But listen to the comments said by Maryland Deputy Attorney General Thiruvendran Vignarajah.
http://www.projectveritas.com/posts/news/maryland-attorney-general%E2%80%99s-office-sex-guns-and-egregious-ethical-violations
Gun control comments start at 1:45. He calls for a ban on private gun ownership.
In his own words on tape. Including.
Ryan Weingart says:
I have to ask. You are pretty good on siting where the quote was taken from but on former Vermont State Senator Mary Ann Carlson you seem to have none. I am in a lively debate and can not source you in it if you too do not have the source. In fact "Snopes" the 80% fact checkers claim that this is construed version of her verbiage. If you would let me know where your sourced I would be forever thankful.
When I started this, I "seeded" it with other lists that existed at the time. The sourcing of those was somewhat mixed. Another problem you run into is that an original source will delete or sanitize something, suddenly rendering everything else quoting it as "unsubstantiated". I can't tell which of those happened here at this point.
It should be noted that, Vermont being the state it was, whatever specific comments she actually made, and the legislation she introduced, led to her being defeated in reelection.
I think this is a new one.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/07/president-obama-isn-t-taking-people-s-guns-but-maybe-he-should.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/opinion/up-with-extremism.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1
"Bans on the manufacture and sale of all semiautomatic and other military-style guns and government offers to buy back any rifle or pistol in circulation. It won't solve the problem, but Australia proved that such programs can help reduce gun deaths."
Thanks. Both added.
john jay says:
why don't you come and get them, instead of seal team six? pussy.
john jay
milton freewater, oregon
Brian Jones says:
I caught that one too. That one shouldn't be on the list.
I've now found and added a link to the original article. Sorry but it very much does look like it's endorsing the idea.
So until someone can show me that the original article doesn't mean exactly what it seems to mean, it stays.
Thanks for this share,
it's too good,
Nice blog actually. Those who wants to carry amazing and interesting guns with proper licensing must follow the rules and take help from the MA Gun License to have guns for safety and security.
But it's true. Nobody wants to take our guns. Politicians want to send other people on that mission, thinking (correctly) it would be extremely dangerous. I'm pretty sure the cops would prefer not to take that particular task even if the law required it.
Sorry, I need to vent snark today.
Tilghman Lesher says:
Should the quote by Charles Krauthammer be removed? If your list is of quotes of people who would support such, his quote ought to go, as he is a conservative who is NOT advocating for that position. In fact, he is advocating, in the article from which that quote is drawn, for your exact point — that confiscation is the ultimate goal.
This list is AWESOME #
Uncle Lar says:
The common theme here is that a large number of people of influence, many of whom live with heavily armed security, are perfectly willing to use lethal force to disarm the American public.
Clear enough, lets us know where they're coming from and in my opinion defines the rules of engagement quite specifically.
Shortly after Pearl Harbor Admiral Yamamoto was asked about a possible invasion of continental United States. Having attended American university he said that there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. How do you think our lords and masters are going to feel when all those rifles are turned on them.
Nohbody says:
More fodder for the list:
http://freebeacon.com/politics/feingold-hillary-might-issue-executive-order-guns/
TL;DR: In a fundraiser held by WI senator Feingold, he talks about Hillary possibly issuing an Executive Order on guns. Haven't listened to the included video due to time constraints, however, but what's quoted in the article doesn't look promising from a liberty standpoint.
That should read former WI senator, running again for a Senate seat. SOrry.
Daniel Wyatt says:
Thanks for this eye opener post.
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Pincus D, Jenkinson R, Paterson M, Leroux T, Ravi B. JAMA. 2020; 323(11):1070-76. Epub 2020 Mar 17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.0785
Importance — Controversy exists about the preferred surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Objective — To determine whether an anterior approach is associated with lower risk of complications than either a lateral or posterior approach.
Design, Setting, and Participants — Population-based retrospective cohort study of all adults in Ontario, Canada, who had undergone primary THA for osteoarthritis between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2018. All patients were followed up over a 1-year period (study end date, March 31, 2019).
Exposures — Surgical approach (anterior vs lateral/posterior) for THA.
Main Outcomes and Measures — Major surgical complications within 1 year (composite of deep infection requiring surgery, dislocation requiring closed or open reduction, or revision surgery). Outcomes were compared among propensity-score matched groups using Cox proportional hazards regression.
Results — Of the 30 098 patients (mean [SD] age, 67 years [10.7 years]; 16 079 women [53.4%]) who underwent THA, 2995 (10%) underwent the anterior approach; 21 248 (70%), the lateral approach; and 5855 (20%) the posterior approach performed at 1 of 73 hospitals by 1 of 298 surgeons. All patients were followed up for 1 year. Compared with those undergoing the lateral or posterior approach, patients undergoing an anterior approach were younger (mean age, 65 vs 67 years; standardized difference, 0.17); had lower rates of morbid obesity (4.8% vs 7.6%; standardized difference, 0.12), diabetes (14.2% vs 19.9%; standardized difference, 0.15), and hypertension (53.4% vs 62.9%; standardized difference, 0.19); and were treated by higher-volume surgeons (median range, 111 procedures; interquartile range, 69-172 vs 77 procedures, interquartile range, 50-119 in the prior year; standardized difference, 0.55). Compared with 2993 propensity-score matched patients undergoing a lateral or posterior approach, the 2993 matched patients undergoing anterior approaches had a significantly greater risk of a major surgical complication (61 patients [2%] vs 29 patients [1%]; absolute risk difference, 1.07%; 95% CI, 0.46%-1.69%; hazard ratio, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.48 to 2.88).
Conclusions and Relevance — Among patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, an anterior surgical approach compared with a posterior or lateral surgical approach was associated with a small but statistically significant increased risk of major surgical complications. The findings may help inform decisions about surgical approach for hip arthroplasty, although further research is needed to understand pain and functional outcomes.


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I've not yet seen anything from my Peds (Pediatric, if you wonder why Peds it's b/c this specialty of Neurosurgery tends to deal with the complex, congenital (from birth) disorders more than does the Adult Neurosurgeons) - anyways so I got a msg from Dr.Bragg last wk (my former Nrsgn) and then an email from my current Nrsgn (her former Partner cc'd to Dr.Bragg and to Dr.Guillaume re the Conf call they'd had that day). They want to type up a summary of what they talked about and then email it to me to get my thoughts.
Dr.Bragg gave me the very briefest of idea what they may be thinking (something to do with my Lumbar (low back) Shunt. She seems optimistic i'll like what they are thinking so while I am trying to not get my hopes up I am most definitely praying and cautiously hopeful? Maybe, just maybe they'll have an idea for something we can do or try to help this shunt or shunts? I am really curious to see what they are thinking... When Dr.Iskandar had emailed to let me know they had talked he said they'd get their summary together this past wknd and send it to me so I am trying to remain hopeful i'll get it in the next day or 2?
I CANT EVEN SAY HOW MUCH I WISH WE'D COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO MOVE THIS SHUNT AND THEN A WAY TO HELP THE 2 DIFFERENT SHUNTS TO KEEP WORKING BETTER?? I can hope!?!?! <---- Sorry to basically yell, not really meaning to but I did purposely put it in all caps. God has a plan, right?
I talked to my Heart Rhythm Drs Team last wk and emailed a bit w/my dr., and have agreed to go ahead with Labs and whatever other testing they want (not sure if there is any other they want 1st as baseline, I did just do an Echo not to many wks ago for Dr.Polgreen's Humira study, the Echo was done locally at my Cardiologists clinic). B/c of my travel to CA this wk (Weds -> Fri) I made the HR Appt 2 wks from now.
I'm really not all that eager to start Amiodarone if in fact we do add it BUT I know if side effects are to bad I can stop it and honestly I need to try something. These extra beats (PVCs) literally occur like 50% of the time. It's CRAZY!
We've tried numerous other meds with little success. I do not at all regret doing the last ablation (Cardiac cath to slow heart rhythm) as that has helped immensely in other ways but would be great if the PVCs never started (I'm not sure they are a result of the ablation but could be due to scar tissue that occurs).
Regardless we'll figure out at this Appt if this is the route we are going to try. Amiodarone can have a lot of side effects apparently and I already take a fair amount of heart meds and meds to get fluid off so is always a balance.
Separate from the above 2 things, Its scheduled for tmrw and I won't need her for much but I have a new Case Manager assigned at the new (commercial) insurance. - The plan at the moment is the person whose been helping my Genzyme Case Manager and I to get a sole point person assigned at Unity and the new CM + Amy (Genzyme) and myself will talk. We really wanted this so anytime anyone from my Team has questions all of us have 1 person we can talk to whose familiar with my case vs everytime I or someone from my Team would call we'd talk to a different, unfamiliar person. Hopefully this person is as good as my last 2 CM's at DHP!
Reading an old post on fb from last year regarding the 1st surgery I had with Dr.Iskandar and communication I had with my PCP nad my Cardiology (Heart) Team going in to that shunt surgery it reminded me (again) how grateful I am for the Team I have!
As I wrote above my Neurosugeons (Dr.Bragg, Dr.Iskandar, Dr.Guillaume (the Peds Neurosurgeon I saw while in Mn a month or so ago) all talked this week, Dr.Bragg gave me a brief overview of what they discussed and thinks i'll be pleased/happy ( I am hoping so, I so have been praying for a solution and to feel better).
Dr.Bragg let me know and then Dr.Iskandar emailed me that they are typing up a summary of the conversation + wouldl email this to me (hopefully) over the wknd for my to review. I pray we really are able to do something to help the LP Shunt (out of the 2 shunts that's always typically been out better working/more reliable of the 2 shunts and least amount of issues). I am saying prayers!!!
In reading the old fb post I was struck though just how much I've missed my Primary dr. over the past 1.5mo's that she's been out on maternity leave. She'll be back in later Oct I believe and I am genuinely happy she gets the time to be with her kids but she makes such a difference for my Team! I try to not take for granted the Team of Providers I have and have been reminded many times really that even with change I am still lucky (blessed) as despite Dr.Bragg leaving WI last year, she stays in touch and involved and though he's never been my actual Neurosurgeon Dr.Guillaume at UofMn has always been willing to answer my questions over the years. The same goes for so many other drs in the MPS Community.
This is long enough already, i'll update soon when I hear from Neurosurgeons and if anything to update from the initial CA visit.


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We know the majority of people have sex with a partner of their own volition, but how do you know whether you want to have sex?
Sex apps are a common feature in many modern dating apps, but they do not provide detailed statistics on how many people use them.
There are a few options, including the likes of Tinder and Grindr, but none of them provide any insight into the number of users who choose to use their apps to have casual sex.
In the case of Sex.com, it offers a little more information.
The app aggregates data from various sources and has published some data on the number and types of users it has surveyed.
The site has revealed the number who use its app to have "intimate" sex and to communicate about it, and it has also revealed the types of sex that it has seen in which the user reported it.
However, the data it has shared on this topic is limited to the categories of "intra-sexual", "intro", "intercourse" and "intersexual" and does not cover other types of sexual encounters.
However the data does indicate that the vast majority of users do not have a partner who they can share intimate details about.
There is no way for an app to tell whether you are a partner with whom you want or have had intimate sex.
For example, if you are in a relationship, your partner is likely to be aware of your intentions and intentions are always confidential.
Similarly, if someone in your relationship is cheating, it is likely they will not share details of their past.
There should be no doubt that having intimate details shared with other people is not healthy for anyone.
But the lack of information on the types and types and kinds of intimate encounters between users does raise questions.
How many people do you have sex to?
What type of sex do you choose to have?
The answer to this question is difficult to answer given the anonymity of people's relationships and the number, and the types, of people who use the app to discuss their sexual behaviour.
Sex.io does provide some insight into how many users have engaged in "intrinsic sex", a term coined by the US-based company that is used in the US to describe the act of having sex in the context of a long-term relationship.
It suggests that the figure is in the region of 5% to 10% of users, and that the number is probably higher for users who are new to the app or have recently joined.
However it is hard to make any generalizations from this data.
While we cannot say that these numbers are representative of the overall number of people using the app, the fact that this type of user has been included suggests that there is an increasing number of couples who do not want to discuss intimate matters in the app.
We have no way of knowing whether these couples would be happy if they could share intimate sex details with the app's users.
We know that a lot of users in India have sexual relationships.
The data available suggests that a large number of Indians use the dating app, especially in cities and in rural areas.
This can be seen from the number that have used the app in the past year.
For those users who do have an ongoing relationship, the amount of time spent on the app can be a useful indicator of the intimacy that the couple wants to explore.
However there are also a lot more users who have not had an ongoing romantic relationship in the last six months, and who have chosen to stay single for a while.
The fact that a substantial number of these users are still single suggests that this is a population that does not want the intimacy and intimacy disclosure that the app offers.
The most interesting part of this study is the fact it suggests that more users are choosing to use the sex app to "engage" in non-sexual aspects of relationships.
What if I am not into sex?
If you are looking for a casual sexual partner, then the number one option in India is probably Tinder.
But this app is not perfect.
In India, the majority users do NOT have an active relationship with someone they want to use it with.
It is not clear how many times a person has been on Tinder for a year or more.
However if you do have a history of dating someone who is sexually active, then you may be tempted to take a chance with a casual partner.
However you have to be careful.
The more active the relationship is, the more likely it is that the two of you may end up having sexual activity.
You have to have a healthy relationship with the other person and you have a responsibility to yourself to make sure that the sexual intimacy and trust that you are showing each other are not compromised.
This type of risk is not worth it.
If you have not dated someone for a very long time, and you are willing to try a casual relationship, then it is possible to have sexual sex.
But it is also possible to be


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The Seattle P-I ran an article on Monday providing additional details about how Kemper Freeman, Bellevue's most influential businessman will go about providing upgrades to his current properties and upcoming projects. The most noticeable upgrades will be a major interior and exterior renovation of Bellevue Square, 351 additional rooms to Bellevue's Hyatt Regency hotel, and building an extension to Bellevue Square to accommodate upscale fashion boutique shops.
The article states that Freeman declined to disclose tenants names for the future boutique shops, but envisions that Bellevue will be on par with luxury shopping locations similar to Fifth Avenue in New York, Newbury Street in Boston or Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with these additions.
Renovations for Bellevue Square begin in August. The lighting, flooring, seating, and major entrances are reported to have an urban garden theme. The construction will not affect shoppers during the regular mall hours. Work will take place between the hours of 9:30pm – 9:30am. During Bellevue Square's busy holiday season, construction will take a hiatus from November and begin again after the new year in January.
The mall has been needing this for 10 years! As long as Keemper keeps the parking free, downtown Bellevue will keep being the place to shop.
What are you hoping to see there?
Wow, those are quite some high-end stores. Wonder how many of those stores they are able to land at The Bellevue!
I'd vote for Barneys and Emporio Armani.


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'They Are Really My Heroes': Man Grateful to 12-Year-Olds Who Alerted Him to Fire
After a fire broke out in the garage of Seung Soo Kim's home in Andover, Massachusetts, three 12-year-old boys who noticed it while walking sprung into action
By Katelyn Flint • Published December 5, 2022 • Updated on December 5, 2022 at 7:15 pm
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Seung Soo Kim was cleaning the gutters outside his home in Andover, Massachusetts, when he smelled smoke last weekend.
At first, he says he assumed it was a neighbor burning leaves. He had no idea it was coming from his own garage until the quick thinking of three local middle schoolers.
Oliver Harris says he and his two friends were walking down Summer Street.
"We saw a ton of smoke, so we took a closer look and then we saw the flames," he recalled.
The 12-year-old friends realized something was burning.
"It was going out of a window," said Teddy Chiesa. "That's all we saw; it was going out a front window, too, after we looked closer."
The trio quickly called 911 and ran to get one of their grandfathers, who lives nearby.
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Barry Cratty says he ran down the street with the boys and started banging on the front door.
"It was smoking pretty good" when he arrived, Cratty said.
Kim says his back was to the garage.
"All of the sudden, you know, some kids were yelling and, you know, told me that there was a fire in my garage," he said. "At that point, I was panicked and tried to put it down by my fire extinguisher."
Fire crews soon arrived to help, fully extinguishing the flames and smoke coming from the second floor of the detached garage.
"It could have been a lot worse," Kim said. "I had two fully filled gas cans in my garage, and also, two cars were parked in the garage."
Kim is grateful that the three young friends were in the right place at the right time.
"They actually saved my garage, and/or, you know, many things," he said. "So they are really my heroes."
The kids hope they set a good example that sometimes making a small decision can have a big impact.
Chiesa says one thing he's taking away from this it to pay attention to his surroundings.
"It feels good just to know you did a good thing and did the right thing," Harris said.
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If you have limited time in Taiwan, the are a lot of day trips you can do outside of Taipei.
One of these places is Tamsui.
There are tons of things to do in Tamsui and this simple guide may give you a glimpse on what to expect and what to do in this part of Taiwan.
Then we decided to go to Tamsui. The place was a bit far from Yehliu we took an Uber ride going there. I was surprised because our Uber car was a Mercedes Benz! This small-town girl was so giddy ridding the car, and as always, I was sight-seeing for a while, then went to sleep during the rest of the ride. Haha.
To be honest, I didn't know anything about Tamsui that time and I was pretty happy that we went there anyway.
Check this simple guide if you're planning to visit Tamsui.
How to get to Tamsui?
Take the MRT. Tamsui is the last stop in the red line. More or less 50 minutes travel time.
You can go there via single journey tickets or rechargeable IC cards. You can also get a Taipei Pass that gives unlimited rides on the MRT and on public buses.
NOTE: A lot of the museums, even some art galleries are closed on the first Monday of every month. A friend of mine learned this the hard way.
Aside from the famous Tamsui Old Street, there are a lot of things happening in the narrow streets of Tamsui. Tons of stores selling different stuff like handicrafts, toys, clothes and souvenirs that most foreigners would buy.
And I'm one of the victims.
Can you guess what was the first thing I did the moment I arrived in Tamsui?
While they went to buy milk tea, I headed to a store and saw some clothes. I only bought one top (sad fact) and it took me a lot of time choosing one piece of clothing. HAHA. Classic me! I wanted to buy more, but I didn't want to waste my companions time.
I love Taiwanese food! I love it so much that I really enjoyed walking along the riverside of Tamsui I was trying different street foods they were offering. Free tastes are the best., I'm not paying anything and my tummy is really happy!
They usually have sea foods and I tried a lot of it. I was almost full before we went for our late lunch.
There are also a lot of fun games by the riverside and you can see that children are so fond of enjoying this side of Tamsui.
I already played some games when we visited Shilin Night Market so I didn't try playing in Tamsui.
It was a very hot day and we visited Tamsui Presbyterian Church. It was a small but lovely church. We wanted to stay for a while and check the inside of the church, but some people were inside, practicing their songs maybe. We were not allowed to go in so we continued our walk. Again on a very sunny day.
Inside Fort San Domingo, they played a brief history of the place and also the history of Tamsui. According to Wikipedia. Fort San Domingo was originally a wooden fort built in 1628 by the Spanish Empire.
You can also check Hobe Fort, another historical fort located near Fort Santo Domingo.
Just beside For San Domingo is the British Consulate Residence. You can't tour the inside of the building but they have one room that explains a bit of history about the place.
Just around the corner. You can check Aletheia University.
We were walking whole afternoon and we needed a break. We sit near the pond facing Oxford Univeristy. While sitting, it was nice seeing turtles in the pond.
Before going back to Taipei, we stopped by the Turkish Ice Cream store.
What they do? They usually make you wait and trick you to have your ice cream.
It was really entertaining. I felt like I was a kid again. HAHA.
You can check the video below how it went.
Since we started at afternoon. We weren't able to explore some of Tamsui's tourist spots. Here are some of the places you can visit.
They said that Tamshui Fisherman's Wharf is great spot to watch the sunset.
Cross the lover's bridge. In order to be in this area is if you have a lover.
KIDDING!! Of course you can go there with or without a lover.
Yinshan Temple is a bit far from all the locations mentioned above, but if you like temples, you can also visit this one.
You can take a ferry going to Bali, located on the other side of the river. From Tamsui, you can explore the other side.
We had a short time but it was worthwhile. I hope you can check this side of Taiwan and enjoy Tamsui's historical sights.
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The riverbank looks lovely! I've never been to Taiwan but would love to visit one day. I'll need to put Tamsui on my itinerary.
Yes, Tamsui is a nice place. You should add that one in your list.