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Annis Boudinot Stockton, Mythmaking, and the American Revolution
Posted on December 4, 2019 by erwguest
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Blake McGready. A short bio is at the end of this post.
In December 1776, Richard Stockton of Princeton, New Jersey, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, disavowed the American Revolution and swore allegiance to King George III. After British forces imprisoned Stockton, he accepted his captor's amnesty offer. Revolutionaries considered Stockton's decision an act of cold betrayal and condemned his perfidy. And yet, following his death in 1781, most biographies avoided or ignored Stockton's questionable political commitment; one tribute claimed his conviction inspired "the utmost confidence of his associates and the country at large." Stockton owed much of this comeback to his wife, Annis Boudinot. As a prolific and published poet, she helped erase much of her husband's political infidelity in her writings. At the time of his death she praised him in one tribute, "Can we forget how patiently he bore / The various conflicts of the trying hour / While meekness, faith, and piety refin'd." She carefully forgot that her husband abandoned the revolutionaries during "the trying hour."[i]
Annis Boudinot (Mrs. Richard) Stockton by James Sharples Senior, from life, 1796-1797. Courtesy, Independence National Historical Park.
Resurrecting her husband's legacy was one of Annis Boudinot Stockton's contributions to the emerging history of the American Revolution. While historians have demonstrated how Stockton's race, class, and gender affected her poetry and understanding of her revolutionary times, her relationship to propaganda, mythmaking, and memory has not garnered extensive interest. In their paintings, funeral sermons, memoirs, and more, early Americans spun narratives that avoided much of the revolution's violence, radicalism, and divisiveness. Furthermore, revolutionaries considered poetry and other writings as proper democratic vehicles for honoring their history, compared to European and aristocratic forms such as monuments or coronations. The poet Stockton was therefore well-positioned to influence revolutionary narratives.
Whereas Stockton used her poetry to erase the faintheartedness of her husband, she also erased the faintheartedness of the revolutionary movement. Her poems contributed to one of the founding generation's most powerfully deceitful myths: that revolutionaries were firmly united and did not suffer internal divisions. From the midst of war in 1781 she asserted "So I have seen a venerable oak, / Resist the efforts of each howling blast; / Tho' o'er it's root the angry surges broke; / It brav'd their fury to the very last." She presented revolutionaries as a "venerable oak" able to "resist the efforts of each howling blast," united in pursuit of American independence. Stockton carefully warped history, erasing the revolutionary civil war, highlighting accounts of British villainy, and imagining that her fellow revolutionaries sustained their conviction throughout the entire struggle. These themes borrowed from and built upon one another in shrewd ways, fashioning a myth that continues to endure in national memory. [ii]
Creating the appearance that the nation sustained its rage militaire, or popular enthusiasm and willingness to fight,throughout the Revolution was a fundamental theme of Stockton's poetry. "Our shepherds spurn's the yoke, to arms did fly," Stockton wrote in 1781, "And stain'd with hostile blood the virgin plain. / But ah! the painful conflict they endur'd, / Between the love of liberty and life, / An dread of ev'ry evil which assur'd / Must be their lot in such unequal strife." Likewise, Stockton maintained that noncombatants were steadfast in their support for the rebels. "While our dear country supporting these, / Our soldiers' lov'd remains, their shades shall please," she continued, minimizing the divisions that characterized the war effort. Her poems avoided the resistance to revolutionary measures, omnipresent anxiety in choosing sides in a civil war, or the timidity exhibited by many (including her husband) in renouncing allegiances as the winds of war changed.[iii]
Annis Stockton also used the advantages of hindsight to invent a timeline where popular support for independence never waned. "Lucinda and Aminta," a poem Stockton composed after the battle of Yorktown, is instructive. She first remembered the popular outbreak of hostilities ("Our shepherds spurn'd the yoke, to arms did fly"), before moving on to specific engagements ("such deeds atchiev'd / At Boston, Bunker's hill and Hudson's side"). When it appeared independence was in doubt ("I remember that gloomy day… Despair and hunger usher'd in their way"), Washington's army managed a surprise victory at Trenton ("To seize a Hessian camp without delay") and then another at Princeton ("Deceiv'd by fires which did our camp surround, / 'Till hearing cannon thunder from afar"). She quickly referenced low moments of the American war effort ("Tho often now a low'ring cloud will rise, / Like Brandewine or Germantown's defeat"), before pivoting a line later to successes such as the victory at Saratoga ("Yet Burgoine's fate we never can forget"). After praising "these heroic deeds," Stockton moved on to celebrate the battle of Yorktown ("Such glorious news! Cornwallis has resign'd"). In this version of events, revolutionary momentum rarely slowed. Stockton evaded moments of doubt and created a narrative structure in which American victory was assured and opposition nonexistent. [iv]
[i] W.A. Whitehead, "Sketch of the Life of Richard Stockton," Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, IV (Newark: 1877), 197; Only for the Eye of a Friend: The Poems of Annis Boudinot Stockton (hereafter Poems of ABS), ed. Carla Mulford (Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 1995), 99.
[ii] James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender, A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789, 3rd ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell, 2015): 3; Poems of ABS, 109.
[iii] Poems of ABS, 107, 124.
[iv] Ibid., 107, 109-111.
Blake McGready is a Park Ranger with the National Park Service. (The views and conclusions in this essay are those of the author and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the National Park Service or the United States Government.) Blake holds degrees in history from SUNY New Paltz and Villanova University, and has worked at historic sites in his home state of New York and in Pennsylvania. He is particularly interested in the American Revolution, environmental history, and memory. He is currently working on a project about the battle of Princeton in national memory.
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1 Response to Annis Boudinot Stockton, Mythmaking, and the American Revolution
Wm. Thomas Sherman says:
It is very misleading to interpret Richard Stockton's acceding to neutrality under pressure as an act of mere faint heartedness. The story is more complicated than that. The fact is he, as a signer of the Declaration of independence, was subject to severe duress, if not literal torture, at the hands of the British; while at the same time suffering from cancer and which he succumbed to in early 1781. At the same time, it might seem to be implied he joined the British, when rather his was a declaration of neutrality; which as bad as even that may appear is not at all the same thing as out and out betrayal. Son-in-law Benjamin Rush summed him up this way: "Richard Stockton. An enlightened politician, and a correct and graceful speaker. He was timid where bold measures were required, but was at all times sincerely devoted to the liberties of his country. He loved law, and order, and once offended his constituents by opposing the seizure of private property in an illegal manner by an officer of the army. He said after the treaty with France took place, 'that the United States were placed in a more eligible situation
by it, than they had been during their connection with Great Britain.' His habits as a lawyer, and a Judge (which office he had filled under the British government) produced in him a respect for the British Constitution; but this did not lessen his attachment to the Independence of the United States." In sum, though we might characterize him perhaps as a weakling, Stockton was no traitor.


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מיקום: במברג, גרמניה
שפות: אנגלית, גרמנית
פקולטות: מדעי הרוח, מדעי החברה, אדריכלות
דיסציפלינות: היסטוריה, מדע המדינה, יחסים בינלאומיים, אדריכלות
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Architecture and Democratization: Overlooked witnesses to Allied intervention in occupied Germany after 1945
In the reform and reconstruction of Germany after World War II, architecture was assigned a key role: both the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic represented visions of a new and democratic society of the future which was to be realized in part through planning and building.
While this work was largely accomplished by Germans themselves, it was also very much an international project, one promoted and supervised by the occupying Allied powers. By supporting certain German initiatives in the area of building, by offering their own cities and structures as models and providing opportunities for knowledge exchange, and by committing significant financial, material and intellectual resources to democracy-promoting projects and programs that included a building or planning dimension, the military and civilian authorities of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union sought to shape the character of German reconstruction in line with their respective ideological and political goals.
The legacy of this effort endures in the landscape of post-reunification Germany today. Events such as the 2009 Berlin exhibition Geschenke der Amerikaner (Gifts from the Americans) periodically recall them to mind; in that context as in others, however, it is only the most overt expressions of ideology and the acknowledged design highlights that receive attention. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Allied interventions in Germany's built environment – those that accomplished the "heavy lifting" of the democratization effort – continue to be overlooked. In fact, the country's built landscape on both sides of its internal border and well beyond the confines of Berlin is punctuated with structures bearing witness in both more and less immediately visible ways to the occupation powers' attempts to forge durable, supranational communities of value and interest around the malleable concept of democracy.
The conference Architecture and Democratization aims to address this oversight. Its first goal will be to call attention to forgotten or neglected artefacts of Western and Soviet cultural-political intervention in Germany's built environment, with a view to creating a broader as well as a more detailed picture of this activity.
Second, the conference will aim at generating analyses of the thinking behind these interventions and the ways in which building and planning were envisaged as serving the ends of German democratization in the post-war and Cold War context. Contributors are encouraged to consider the following questions:
What modalities of cultural-political influence did the different occupying authorities ascribe to building, planning and design?
What do the examples identified reveal about the concepts of "democracy" promoted by each of the occupying powers?
Given that the intentions of the American, British, French or Soviet authorities were often realized by Germans themselves, how did the latter receive, interpret and fulfill these intentions?
What role was played in the democratization effort by other channels of architectural discourse between occupiers and the occupied, such as design and planning exhibitions, conferences, or exchanges of professionals?
What evidence exists of interaction and exchange among the four occupying powers on questions of architecture and democratization, and what was its character and effect?
What lasting impacts, if any, did the interventions made during the period of Allied occupation have on German patterns of planning and building during the decades that followed? Conversely, what lessons or insights did the occupiers take away with them from their experiments in Germany, and how were these applied in their own countries?
למאמרים (כתב עת): לשם שינוי – כתב העת של ביה"ס להיסטוריה באוניברסיטת תל אביב [עברית] דדליין לתקצירים=30.1.22
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Q: Escape brackets in a regex with alternation I am trying to write a Reg Expression to match any word from a list of words but am having trouble with words with brackets.
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Words with brackets such as Civil Services are matched but not words with brackets such as Engineering Works (EW).
I have tried single escaping with \ and double escaping (\) but neither option seems to return a match when testing words with brackets in them.
How can I also match words with brackets?

A: The problem is that \b can't match a word boundary the way you want when it's preceded by a ). A word boundary is a word character adjacent to a non-word character or end-of-string. A word character is a letter, digit, or underscore; notably, ) is not a word character. That means that )\b won't match a parenthesis followed by a space, nor a parenthesis at the end of the string.
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Q: Best way to get Accurate DATE and TIME in mobile devices I am developing a mobile application where user can make request of goods and services.Here,I am trying to get the accurate date & time of requests when user does submission.I want to know which is the best way to acquire date and time from mobile among following:

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*GPS

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*DEVICE TIME AND DATE.

There is some scenario, which need to avoid.
-> What if user set another date and time, instead of correct one.
-> What if Network is not available.
please lemme know so that I can start working on this.Thank you in advance.

A: network Provider in case of network available
after then device

A: First check for Network Provider and if available good else go for Device time and date which you will manually set. Last option could be GPS.

A: You can get the device time by using:
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If you really need the date to be accurate, then getting the device date may not me the best option, since it can be incorrect if the user has changed it.
In this case, you'd need to use an NTP Server. How to do this is described  here.

A: Getting local date-time from device is more than enough.
it can be done easily using this:
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I assume that you need a web server for your task, and if this date-time value must be a clue element, then server should get it's own time, instead of depending on mobile device.


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Half Day at the Office
- A lackluster Wednesday of racing meant a half day at the office, with the opportunity to enjoy the area and the nice little house we've rented in town for the week. I was able to check out the Tang Museum at Skidmore College. The exhibit by local artist Michael Oatman is too twisted (in a good way) to really get into here, and Weapons of Mass Dissemination is an exhibit of World War propaganda posters from a time when our leaders sent the nation into war for real reasons and enlisted the support of the public. The Tang is always worth a visit if you're up here and into art with a bit of an edge.
As far as the racing went, the less said the better. It was a downstate-quality card, and we walked in for the 5th. Last Wednesday, there were two steeplechase races leading off the card, and yesterday, instead we had a mile and five eighth state-bred race on the turf and a maiden claiming event for 2 yos leading off the card. If there's anything that will keep my money in my pocket as surely as steeplechase races, it's contests at freaky distances and first time starters with a claiming tag.
The 2 yo maidens special races were both state-bred races for fillies. In the 4th, Lisa Lewis continued to send out sharp horses, with logical form horse Willshefire getting the win at 8-5 as only one first timer, Richard Violette's Widely Acclaimed (Aptitude), took any money, finishing third.
The 6th, the second division of the state-bred maiden affair, was one of those races that the money showed, and emphatically. There were several first-timers of interest, including the morning line favorite Mrs. Chippy, an Honour and Glory filly from the Mott/Bailey team. Her third dam is Mrs. Warren, who swept the Schuyerville, Spinaway, and Matron here in 1976. She and 5-1 ML Mama Theresa, a Carson City firster from Dominick Galluscio, a low-percentage first-timer trainer, opened up at 7-2, and it was she who took the money, getting pounded steadily until she was the clear 2-1 favorite. As they loaded into the gate, I said to the Head Chef (and she will attest to this) that the way Mama Theresa was getting bet, she should win by 8 lengths. She stalked Mrs. Chippy, sent off at 4-1, and at the top of the stretch waved bye-bye, zipped home in 12.85 and won by the predicted 8 lengths. Occasionally I make myself look smart. Mama Theresa was the first winner of the meet for trainer Galluscio, who'd had three prior seconds; her third dam is the dam of Passing Mood, the producer of Touch Gold and With Approval.
Watching the money, I singled Mama Theresa to start off a few Pick 4's on a day where I really wasn't prepared to do much serious wagering. I got past the second leg when Dave rolled to a popular victory for John Hertler. Every time Tom Durkin mentioned his name, you could hear the crowd go "Daaave." Even considering that every Tom, Dick, and Harry named Dave likely bet this one, he still paid a very fair $9.80 – he's not been worse than 2nd in his last 7 starts, with this being his second win.
My Pick 4's went out the window in the 8th, a 4 betting-entries allowance race won by the longest shot in the race, Frankel's Taygete. Frankel seems to be warming up after a quiet start to the meet – he has not had that many starters here, really. The Overbrook Farms entry of Winning Season and Family Business got pounded to 6-5, and I assumed they were betting the latter, like I had. Something must have been wrong as she was pulled up through the stretch, I hate when that happens. It was the second win in the row for the 4 yo Taygete (Miswaki), who must have terribly disappointed her connections with her past efforts on the turf. Her female family is turf through and through; in fact, her dam is a half to the great turf mare Miesque, two time winner of the BC Mile amongst her ten Group/Grade 1 wins; she's also the dam of Kingmambo. With her revival on the dirt, watch for this one to try the lawn again and soon.
The 9th made all my Pick 4s moot anyway, as my pick The Queen's Stamp was caught wide and went nowhere and besides, I wasn't going to have the winner Tropical Snow ($33.20) anyway. She was shipping in for her first start from South Africa, and it's not even fair when those horses win like that! There's just no way to handicap these horses, though admittedly I had noted that trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has had a decent amount of success with foreign shippers. Still, his usually get bet when they win, and I'm sure this one ruined a lot of tickets. She's a half to Crimson Palace, winner of the G1 Beverly D (for which Frankel's Melhor Ainda was installed the morning line favorite).
- Afleet Alex is doing well, and Tim Ritchey expects that he could be able to start jogging late this month.
"I think he thinks he is a person sometimes," Ritchey said. "He is so used to being around and being handled and being cared for by people that he is probably a better patient than a lot of horses would be. He's kind of mellow and he does whatever you want him to do."
Afleet Alex is literally having a ball at Saratoga, playing with a rubber ball that hangs from the ceiling of his stall. He all but plays tetherball by himself, and rebounds with more enthusiasm than most of the New York Knicks.
Ritchey said that the Breeders' Cup Classic (at Belmont Park on Oct. 29) remains an objective, although the BC Sprint and Mile (the latter on the turf) are options. Regardless of the race he chooses, Ritchey said he would not go into the Breeders' Cup without a prep race. [NY Daily News]
- A $3.1 million Storm Cat colt at the second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton sale here helped bring the average and median prices to better those of last year's sale.
"We learned one or two things this evening, and we confirmed some others," said D.G. Van Clief Jr., chairman of Fasig-Tipton. "We learned that the new, condensed two-day format works and works well. We think that by condensing the sale we have increased the energy level and increased the efficiency of the sale without sacrificing any of the elegance... "What we've confirmed is that the market is still selective, but the demand at the top for the best is urgent. There is very strong demand at the top...This sale has also demonstrated that in this format, good, athletic, physical horses, well selected and properly presented sell very well." [Bloodhorse]
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The #2 horse in the 5th race on friday, So Phun, is running back for Lake after a strong second 7-31 at the Spa. My notes show he made a strong wide move into a fast pace that day. I don't have the luxury of watching the tote like our fearless leader, so i'll be betting him "blind" tomorrow off the previous effort and the quick return.
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FinanceU.S.-China trade war
How to Invest During a Trade War
Rey Mashayekhi
President Trump wasn't bluffing.
On Friday, the Trump administration followed through on its threat to raise import tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10% to 25%, escalating long-simmering trade tensions between the U.S. and China to an unprecedented level.
While some would claim this a necessary maneuver in the President's quest to recalibrate the trade dynamic between the world's two largest economies, it's clear that the markets aren't too fond of the move. Monday morning brought more of the stock market declines seen last week after Trump announced the tariffs—with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 550 points, the S&P 500 also dropping more than 2%, and the Nasdaq Composite falling around 3%.
Trump has indicated that he's in no rush to strike a less-than-favorable trade deal with China, meaning that this could only be the start of a painful stretch for investors who have mostly thrived during the bull run that's greeted the start of this year.
So, save sitting on the sidelines, what are investors to do amid a dispute that threatens to derail the rollicking U.S. economy? We took at look at which sectors will be most insulated from the macroeconomic tumult playing out right now, and which industries are most prone to feeling the impact of a full-blown trade war.
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Goldman Sachs gave its take early last week, forecasting that services-oriented companies (think Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) that are "less exposed to trade policy" will likely have an easier time than goods-producing companies (such as Apple, ExxonMobil, and Johnson & Johnson) that are more vulnerable to trade headwinds.
While that's a largely accepted view, equity and investment strategists who spoke to Fortune noted that it's a little more complicated than that.
"The key questions to ask are: what's priced into the market right now, what's the direct earnings and [price-to-earnings] multiples impact, and what's the long-term impact?" according to Savita Subramanian, head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Subramanian notes that many stocks with high import costs and "explicit tariff risks" have already priced in "significant multiple compression" dating back to the first round of tariffs that took effect last year, while companies with high sales exposure to China have also "reacted accordingly." That could mitigate the consequences of newly hiked tariffs on sectors like information technology and industrials—not to mention U.S. companies affected by retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of American goods, which China announced on Monday.
Likewise, Keith Parker, head of U.S. equity strategy at UBS, cites a February survey by the investment bank that found 75% of companies had taken "at least one action" in response to last year's tariffs—from shifting their supply chains and moving production facilities, to front-loading imports and exports and raising prices to offset tariffs. Those moves could indicate that a "big portion of the negative impact [of tariffs] may be behind us."
But that's not to say that some industries aren't still positioned to feel the pain worse than others. Parker says recent UBS research that mapped out the impact of product tariffs on specific industries found that tech and industrials would be the most affected, followed by the consumer discretionary sector (including automobiles and retail) and materials.
As far as safer bets, Subramanian points to domestically-oriented companies "that have very little to do with commodity prices and credit spreads." Health care is one such industry—despite "political election risk" characterized by the "Medicare for All" proposals coming out of the Democratic party—while pockets of the technology sector, such as software companies that are less exposed to trade than their hardware-focused counterparts, also "seem relatively immune."
Then there are sectors that are virtually entirely concerned with the U.S. economy and isolated from international trade to consider, such as utilities and real estate. Those are among "the more favored parts of the market" for those looking to avoid tariff exposure, according to Michael Reynolds, investment strategy officer at wealth management firm Glenmede—though both sectors are known for steady albeit relatively low returns that may not suit those seeking greater yield.
Regardless of what industries one tries to target or avoid, finding a way to invest around something like a trade war can be exceptionally difficult. "It's often very hard to trade around these types of events," Reynolds says. "It's just important to have your risk controls in place to be able to weather the storm."
But, as most market analysts noted: All it takes is another tweet to make this all go away.
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Netanyahu Moves Security Cabinet Meetings to Underground Jerusalem Bunker
The decision was made after details of a security cabinet meeting before the reveal of Iranian nuclear documents was made public
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem May 2, 2018Credit: \ POOL/ REUTERS
Security cabinet meetings were moved to a bunker in the National Center for Crisis Management in Jerusalem two weeks ago, Israel's channel 10 news reported.
The decision was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who recently expressed his frustration with information leaks from the cabinet meeting, particularly prior to his reveal of a cache of information, stolen by the Mossad, on Iran's nuclear program.
A few hours before Netanyahu reveled the documents and a day after airstrikes in Syria destroyed 200 missiles and killed 11 Iranians, Netanyahu ordered an unscheduled security cabinet meeting to discuss the reveal. Before the presentation, word got out that Netanyahu was to host a presentation on "developments" regarding the Iran nuclear deal.
After the presentation, Netanyahu asked ministers not to speak publicly about the Iran deal.
At the press conference, Netanyahu said Israel had obtained half a ton's worth of documents related to the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, consisting of 55,000 pages, another 55,000 files, and 183 CDs. He went on to present images and documents that he said detail a secret nuclear weapons program called Project Amad.
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That same day, The Knesset voted in favor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to grant him the authority to declare war with only the defense minister's approval in "extreme situations."


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FBI Uncovers Link Between al Qaeda and Naval Station Shooter
By Claire Meyer
The FBI uncovered a connection between al Qaeda and a Royal Saudi Air Force member who killed three people and injured eight at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida on 6 December 2019.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the shooter, Mohammed Alshamrani, was a terrorist associated with a Yemen-based al Qaeda affiliate, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which claimed responsibility for the attack in February, CNN reports. Wray said Alshamrani was "more than inspired" by AQAP, and had been in contact with terrorist operatives for years—possibly as far back as 2015.
In a press conference Monday, Wray said that the FBI had gathered evidence from Alshamrani's two smartphones that showed he had been coordinating planning and tactics with AQAP, talking about plans to carry out a "special operation" for them.
"The phones contained information previously unknown to us that definitively establishes Alshamrani's significant ties to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, not only before the attack, but before he even arrived in the United States," said U.S. Attorney General William Barr in the press conference. "We now have a clearer understanding of Alshamrani's associations and activities in the years, months, and days leading up to the attack."
According to the FBI, the gunman was radicalized before arriving in Florida for a three-year aviation course the U.S. Navy hosts for allied foreign servicemen, the BBC notes. Alshamrani began his course with the U.S. Navy in August 2017.
Wray told reporters that the phones' evidence had yielded valuable information outside the Pensacola shooting investigation, leading directly to a U.S. counterterrorism operation in Yemen.
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Indian Springs Georgia
April 20, 2015 UncategorizedKeith Thompson
I love history and I really love historic hotels. I have sold probably 20-25 historic hotels over the years that date back to the late 1800's and early 1900's. With each one I dig deep into its history and am fascinated by its past and how the people lived in that time period.
Probably one of the most amazing and interesting stories I have ever encountered is about Indian Springs Georgia. The town is about 60-70 miles south of Atlanta and today has a Georgia State Park on the land that once was an Indian reservation. The area has waters falls, camping, cabins and all the components you would expect in a state park. Indian Springs has also been known for centuries for its naturally produced healing mineral water. People would travel hundreds and even thousands of miles for the water. It is produced by a natural underground stream and the mineral water is so dense it smells like rotten eggs but is said to have healed all manner of diseases from arthritis, kidneys, and various wounds to cardio vascular issues.
120 years ago it also had (as I believe) the first Indian Casino in the country. Yes gambling. Today is just a State Park where you would go for camping and picnics and there is also the little town of Indian Springs just above the park and that is where this story begins.
Elaine and I were down there a couple of years back and we went through an antique store just looking around. While we worked our way through the store we went into a back room and they had these large pictures on the wall of hotels. I mean big hotels. Well as you can guess, it peeked my interest and I began asking questions about the hotels. The story is that around 1895 – 1905 there were 10 hotels at Indian Springs that catered to tourists. This flabbergasted me because there are no hotels there now and to my knowledge had never been. The story is that Indian Springs used to be like the Vegas of the east coast 120 years ago. People would travel via railroad from all across the country to vacation in Indian Springs. They had restaurants, bowling alleys, drinking, gambling and added to that the healing waters. It was basically a very desirable resort area that was known nationwide. Ha.
In 1920 the Government initiated Prohibition which made it illegal to sell alcohol and the big hotels in Indian Springs all got into financial trouble. The people that enjoyed all the gambling, liquor and other activities stopped coming. Shortly thereafter several of the large historical hotels mystically burned to the ground all within the same week. I can't image why that would be. Can you? Ha. The remaining hotels slumbered through the recession years and were eventually torn down. When that happened the resort town of Indian Springs Georgia returned back to a little town existence with a State Park.
The story of Indian Springs Georgia is one of those tales of lore about a time period of great prosperity and vibrancy that only lasted a short number of years. When I think about these type stories, I think of the people that are all long deceased and the lives that changed during that period in the early 1900's.
It still gives me pause wondering what it must have been like during that time. Hope you enjoyed this little American history lesson. KT
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As The Great British Bake Off curtain falls on the BBC, hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are set for their next adventure after they refused to follow the show to its new Channel 4 home.
Mel and Sue will no longer be surrounded by budding bakers and the smells of bread and pastries but the duo will soon be turning their attention to singing and dancing as they host a special show for Comic Relief.
Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief will air on BBC One next year, expanding the already popular celebrity charity dance competition Let's Dance For Comic Relief.
A spokesman for 48-year-old Mel added: 'Since leaving the Royal Ballet 12 years ago, Mel is really looking forward to getting back on her points and showing the brave Comic Relief celebrity dancers how to split leap and ball change.
During the Saturday night show Mel and Sue will be challenging contestants to both sing and dance as they perform some of the biggest hits in pop history, while wearing red noses.
Viewers and a panel of judges will vote for who they want to see return to the competition's grand finale after three live heats in the lead-up to Red Nose Day 2017.
Already marking themselves out as a much-loved comedy duo for their role presenting all seven seasons of The Great British Bake Off so far, the BBC said it is looking forward to seeing them bring their charm to another prime time programme.
Kate Phillips, controller at the BBC, said: 'Bringing Mel and Sue to BBC One on a Saturday night is hugely exciting.
'Their warmth, wit, charm and chemistry married with their genuine love of entertainment are all a perfect fit for Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief.
Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief will be produced by Whizz Kid Entertainment.
As MailOnline previously reported Mel and Sue were the first to announce they would not be joining The Great British Bake Off when it moved to Channel 4 after a multi-million pound deal with the show's producers.
Judge Mary Berry was quick to follow when she announced she had to stay loyal to the BBC, but fellow baker Paul Hollywood will be moving with the show when it aires on its new channel.
Just this week Mary Berry hinted she plans to reunite with Mel and Sue for a new TV show, that the 81-year-old joked could include shovels instead of sugar.


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Facioscapulohumeral
Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is characterized by progressive loss of skeletal muscle, which causes profound weakness. The symptoms of FSHD often emerge first with a loss of facial muscle strength, making it difficult to smile. The atrophy typically progresses to the arms and torso and then the legs. The severity of symptoms varies widely. Although the genetic cause of FSHD is well-understood, there are no approved treatments.
Read on to learn about one man's experience with FSHD.
Each person living with FSHD has a unique and powerful story to tell
Meet Howard Chabner
Howard Chabner and his wife Michele
"I've had a lot of losses and I've made a lot of adjustments"
Living with loss, making adjustments: One man's journey with FSHD.
Howard Chabner says this matter-of-factly. He has been living with the progressive muscle deterioration of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) for more than 45 years, since he first began to find it hard to raise his arms above his head to take off a T-shirt in high school.
FSHD is a relentless disease. The rate of progression varies widely; it can come in bursts or in a slow, steady decline. But it is inevitable. Howard understood that when he was diagnosed in college and he has lived it ever since.
His muscle weakness started in his arms, but he soon had increasing difficulty walking, which gradually progressed to full-time use of a wheelchair. Over the decades, he has lost the strength to swim, to stand, to drive, to transfer himself out of his wheelchair, to open a letter and to remove his cherished vinyl records from their album covers to play them on his turntable.
These losses have constrained his life, but they have not defined his life.
"I'm not embarrassed that I've lost the ability to do many things and have become dependent on others. I know it isn't my fault. I know that I've tried as hard as possible to keep doing each of these things for as long as I can. My family, friends and acquaintances know it," Howard says.
On a spring day some 30 years ago, Michele suggested that Howard use a wheelchair, which had been loaned to him and remained unused in the basement for many months, for a visit to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. "Both of us immediately felt a sense of relief," he said. He could focus on the art in a way he hadn't for years; she could wander the galleries at her own pace without worrying that he might stumble. He still walked when he could, for as long as he could, but from that point on, he never hesitated to use a wheelchair when he needed it.
Now in his early 60s, Howard has grown accustomed to relying on a long list of medical devices, starting with his wheelchair and custom seat cushions. He has forged close friendships with some of his caregivers – that's one of the unexpected silver linings of his disability, he says – and counts on them, Michele, and an outstanding team of medical professionals to help him adapt to each stage of FSHD. His support network includes the FSHD Society, through which he has met not only fellow patients, but also scientists working on investigational treatments that aim to preserve muscle and prevent progression of the disease.
"What's difficult is the uncertainty about how rapidly my FSHD will progress, what I will lose in the future, and how I will adjust. It's difficult to plan for. A particular workaround can do the job for a while, but at some point, it no longer does."
These losses have constrained his life, but they have not defined his life
As far as he knows, Howard is the only member of his family to have FSHD; it appears to have originated with a spontaneous genetic mutation. It's thought that 10% to 30% of FSHD cases come from spontaneous mutations. There is no disease-modifying therapy available for FSHD at this time, and despite exercise, meditation, Alexander technique and other practices, nothing has been able to halt the progression of his disease.
Howard is candid about the toll FSHD has taken on him. As walking became more and more difficult, he says, he was in denial about his weakening leg muscles, afraid to use a wheelchair even for short stretches because it felt like a concession that he might never walk again.
"Up to a point, some denial is healthy," he says. "Denial can enable us to push ourselves, persevere, keep fighting, refuse to give up, remain optimistic. We find strength we didn't know we had." But at some point, he says, his denial became counterproductive – even dangerous, as it exposed him to a very real risk of injury.
Howard is a disability rights and disability access advocate, having chaired a San Francisco city government access committee that advises the city on ensuring that government buildings, transportation, parks and infrastructure are accessible to all, and having served on several other city committees. He's participated in access projects by San Francisco International Airport, Context Travel, and Airbnb, advised hotels and restaurants on improving access, and has been involved in many advocacy campaigns. He's also a docent at San Francisco's beautiful Beaux-Arts City Hall.
Asked what he would most like from a therapy, Howard says first and foremost, he would want to stop his muscles from weakening any further. If a therapy could regenerate lost muscle, he says, that would be a dream.
"If I could simply transfer from my wheelchair again without assistance, that would be phenomenal," he says. "Being able to walk again would be like landing on Mars."
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About Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
There is wide variability in age of onset with FSHD. Symptoms typically begin to appear in the teen years. In some cases, individuals do not begin to experience the muscle weakness characteristic of FSHD until well into adulthood. A very rare form of FSHD, often called infantile FSHD or IFSHD, is particularly debilitating, with symptoms beginning in infancy or early childhood.
FSHD is caused by a genetic mutation in a gene called DUX4. In a healthy individual, DUX4 is active for only a short time in early embryonic development. In individuals with FSHD, the DUX4 gene remains "on" long after it is supposed to be silenced. This mutation leads to surplus production of the DUX4 protein, which causes the gradual destruction of muscle cells throughout the body.
Learn more about our novel approach to treating FSHD
People living with FSHD experience a broad range of symptoms, including:
Facial muscle weakness, which can make it difficult to smile or use a straw
Weakness in all major muscle groups, including arms, torso, legs and abdomen
Joint and spinal abnormalities, including protrusion of the shoulder blades
There are currently no approved disease-modifying treatments for FSHD.
Resources*
For more information about FSHD, see these additional resources:
FSHD Society
Friends of FSH Research
Global Genes
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Chris Carrino Foundation for FSHD
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Treat-NMD – UK
French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM)
Muscular Dystrophy UK
FSHD Europe
FSHD Canada Foundation
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By Staff|Published Tue, Oct 21, 2014
UB women's soccer continues to thrive. The Bulls swept a pair of weekend road games to push their unbeaten streak to eight games, and sophomore forward Celina Carrero was named the Mid-American Conference co-offensive Player of the Week. Carrero, from Newburgh, totaled three goals in victories over Central Michigan and Toledo, and raised her season totals – all team-highs – to six goals (three game-winners) and 15 points.
The win at Central Michigan was UB's first over the Chippewas since 2007, and the eight-game unbeaten streak is the longest since a 12-gamer in 1999. UB is home to Ball State at 5 p.m. Friday and entertains Miami University at noon Sunday on Senior Day.
Cardillo shines for Bengals: Francesco Cardillo scored the tying goal in the final minute of regulation last Saturday as Buffalo State rallied to a 2-1 overtime victory over Plattsburgh in State University of New York Athletic Conference men's soccer. The Bengals opened the weekend with a 2-0 victory over Potsdam and Cardillo was named the conference's offensive player of the week.
Daemen golfers champs again: Redshirt freshman Mark Lesinski (Williamsville North) placed fourth overall in helping Daemen capture its third straight United States Collegiate Athletic Association Championship in men's golf. Daemen finished seven strokes better than runner-up Rochester College in at the Penn State Blue Course. Lesinski shot rounds of 73 and 77.
Buffalo State No. 8: Buffalo State football continues to hold down the No. 8 spot in the East among Division III schools after the second week of balloting in the Lambert Poll. The Bengals are 5-1, off to their best start since 1999 and follow a bye week with Saturday's Empire 8 home game against Utica. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at Coyer Field.


Such a context opens cracks that could be used by different political actors. The Left in Serbia has been rebuilding from scratch for almost two decades. This process is not easy since there is a need for new political infrastructure that can enable organisational reproduction. However, at the same time, there is a need for restoring confidence in the left-wing alternative among the wider population. "Studies of Socialism" is an educational programme, established by the Centre for the Politics of Emancipation (CPE), in cooperation with transform! europe and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation – Southeast Europe, and it is part of this newly formed, radical left-wing infrastructure. Critical theory has been marginalised in official educational institutions, and students eager to discover new information and interpretations of the reality in which they live have to look for this kind of knowledge elsewhere.
In two programme cycles, almost 200 people in total applied to participate in Studies of Socialism. The vast majority of applicants were students of humanities in their early twenties. What was most interesting was that most of them emphasised the need for political activation as their main reason for taking part in such a programme.
In 2017, in the first edition of Studies of Socialism, 18 people took part in the programme which lasted for one year. The programme was divided into two semesters and encompassed 18 sessions. The first semester was dedicated to more theoretical questions: what socialism actually is, an introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy, socialist feminism, the theory of ideology, etc. In the second semester the focus was on practical political topics: public debt, trade union organisation, privatisation and remunicipalisation of public services, industrial policies, operationalisation of eco-socialist paradigm, etc.
Small capacities, but also the need to fully devote time to each participant and work on group dynamics, led to the decision that restricted groups is the most productive option for this kind of programme. Nevertheless, in cooperation with transform! europe and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, CPE organised five public lectures ("Studies of Socialism Forum"), as well as the international "The Return of Utopia 2" conference, in coordination with the Masina.rs web portal. This kind of cooperation resulted in the opportunity to host many local, regional and international lecturers, such as Marko Kostanić and Stipe Ćurković (Centre for Labour Studies, Zagreb), Maya Gonzalez (UC Santa Cruz), Sam Gindin (York University), Satoko Kishimoto (Transnational Institute, Amsterdam), Eric Toussaint (CADTM, Belgium), Costas Lapavitsas (SOAS, London), and Joachim Becker (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business), amongst others.
In 2018, because of huge interest for the programme, the capacities were slightly expanded. This means that the newly formed group is going to consist of 21 people, with the first semester ready to start at the end of February. Alongside the new edition, CPE is continuing to work with the 2017 participants on the issue of water privatisation, based on the research we did in 2016.2The idea is to start preparing the terrain for a broader campaign that will advocate the constitutional protection of water as a fundamental and universal human right.
A politically intense situation, on the one hand, and the lack of a left-wing political party, on the other, set us the task of dedicating all our capacities to building actors who can mobilise and articulate alternatives to the current situation. In this context, Studies of Socialism should be understood as a framework in which we are creating a cadre for such a task.


It's already time for the third block in the Clementine Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop! If this is your first time hearing about it, it's a quilt along by Fat Quarter Shop that runs for the first half of this year as the blocks are released one at a time. Each month's block becomes available on the 25th of the month and can be downloaded from Fat Quarter Shop's website for a suggested $5 donation to St. Jude Children's Hospital. For more information or to download this month's block, you can check out the Clementine Quilt Along blog post at the Fat Quarter Shop's blog HERE.
March's block has a lot of half-square triangles, so I thought I'd share a little tip that I use every time I make one. Frequently, a pattern has you cut out the original squares 7/8 inch larger than the finished half-square triangle is going to be. I always, always, always round that up to a full inch. Then, after sewing 1/4 inch on either side of the diagonal and cutting them apart, I trim the half-square triangles down to 1/2 inch larger than the finished size. By cutting the original squares just a touch bigger, it allows for a little bit of wiggle room to trim it to the exact size needed. For me, it really makes all the difference in getting my points to line up!
I really enjoyed sewing this block together and can't believe that we're already half way through with the quilt along blocks!
You can check out the other bloggers sewing along with the Clementine Quilt Along below. Happy sewing!


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Jeff & MacKenzie Bezos Finalize Divorce, Making her 4th Richest Woman In The World With $35B Settlement!
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#Roommates, #Amazon CEO #JeffBezos is no longer a married man and the cost of getting out of his marriage was about $35 BILLION dollars!
According to @Fortune, after finalizing their divorce #MacKenzieBezos becomes the 4th richest woman in the world. Can you imagine walking away from a marriage with $36B in your pocket?! Well that's the life MacKenzie is living!
Though Jeff's fortune is $35B lighter, he's STILL the richest man in the world. The couple first announced the end of their 25-year marriage back in January.
Since the news of the split, Jeff has been linked to former news anchor #LaurenSanchez for a few months and seems to be happy. Though MacKenzie hasn't been linked to a new bae, she's got $35B reasons to review her options, okay! MacKenizie ranks 4th richest woman in the world behind Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, a L'Oreal heiress with a net worth of $54 billion, followed by Alice Walton of Walmart, net worth $44 billion and Jacqueline Badger Mars of the Mars candy company family, who has a net worth of $37 billion.
Not too shabby! MacKenzie also released a statement about the entire divorce, saying: "Grateful to have finished the process of dissolving my marriage with Jeff with support from each other and everyone who reached out to us in kindness, and looking forward to our next phase as co-parents and friends." She also added: "Excited about my own plans. Grateful for the past as I look forward to what comes next."
As of now, there is no word on what is in store for MacKenzie or how she plans to spend her billions, but it's safe to say her life is about to get very interesting!
See her tweet below:
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— MacKenzie Bezos (@mackenziebezos) April 4, 2019
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So maybe the world still isn't so great at predicting the future (meteorologists, we're looking at you), but that doesn't stop us from trying. It just so happens we have a few oracles-in-training around the office, and here's what they have to say about payment trends in 2017.
1. Fraud in eCommerce will become even more sophisticated.
Unfortunately, here's one payment industry trend you can absolutely count on. You can lay part of the blame on EMV chip cards entering the U.S. Ever since it became harder for fraudsters to wreak havoc in brick-and-mortar stores—thanks to the additional layer of protection offered by EMV—online stores have been the obvious new target, and the problem will only become worse.
We think you'll see even more sophisticated criminal schemes happening online this year and in more places—not just websites but also mobile apps, social media networks, and email. And even though eCommerce merchants plan to spend record amounts of money in the coming years to fight fraud, it's essentially an arms race that will never end. You can keep up (try customizing your fraud protection), but you'll never be fraud-free.
2. Developing mobile payment options will become a priority for retailers.
In the U.S. last year, mobile payments reached an estimated $972 billion, and in just three years, mobile is forecasted to comprise 46% of all digital commerce. For many of our merchants, we see that they have already flipped to mobile as their top channel. The mobile payment trend has exploded to the point where every company—no matter what industry you're in—must have a mobile-first mindset.
This year, we'll see retailers working on expanding their mobile payment capabilities. Customers will expect options like mobile wallets and adoption rates will start to hit meaningful percentages of overall eCommerce. In addition, we'll see more value add-ons accompanying mobile, like improved fraud prevention and faster mobile checkout.
3. As cross-border sales grow, merchants will struggle to keep up.
On one hand, the internet and the global economy are accelerating people's desire for buying internationally; at the same time, the current political environment is more inclined toward protectionism and regulations. As a result, conducting cross-border sales is becoming harder, despite a consumer expectation of frictionless commerce. This year, we think merchants will (and should!) invest substantial time and effort into figuring out how to get cross-border right—how to ship overseas effectively, collect international payments seamlessly, and avoid complexity that could prevent the sale from happening. Those who do figure it out will win big.
Want to be among the companies benefiting from cross-border sales? Download this free ebook to find out how to design an optimal checkout experience anywhere around the globe.
4. Contextual commerce will be trendy but not meaningful—yet.
The idea of customers being able to buy wherever their interest is piqued online gives new meaning to the term "impulse buying." A "buy button" on Pinterest makes it frighteningly easy to acquire that baseball glove chair you just stumbled on. This digital payment trend has been much talked about as of late, and we expect that same level of hype to carry through 2017—but primarily in the way of more blogs, white papers, and theoretical use cases. A few large brands may start experimenting with contextual commerce, but we don't foresee it coming to fruition until at least 2018 or 2019.
What do we think will be the real trigger for takeoff? When a virtual reality headset shows you just how great that canary yellow sofa will look in your living room—and lets you buy it.
5. New regulations will help normalize the exploding sharing economy.
As the sharing economy grows, bringing new opportunities for workers, so do the challenges associated with it. The diligence required to properly underwrite an unprecedented number of sub-merchants in a marketplace brings increased risk and overhead, and increased regulatory oversight as well. Sharing economy firms that find the right balance will strike gold, as there are now marketplace models looking to disrupt nearly every sector—from dog walking to hiring to hi-fi electronics. This year, new regulations will help normalize growth, and ensure that the gig-economy model is a permanent part of our future.
What payment trends do you foresee in 2017? Tweet us @BlueSnapInc and let us know!


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Attack on Titan 4x8 Reaction
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zero gravity master says:
Eren vs. Reiner
Let go……. wait that it.
Oh, wall.
zex494 says:
just once. do the sub. it will change your life…gabi sounds like an actual girl
ManwithoutFear says:
Well I guess you don't know the reason they do dub. They did a sub episode of a certain anime, but I'm not telling what it is.
wararmour says:
Mannn, at least point us to where we can find out why. I would love to know, as someone who watches in subs and dubs both.
Tristan says:
Yes, please tell us, I would love to see what happened
LionRed10 says:
It was an One Punch Man OVA. They didn't really enjoy the experience. Don't know why the dude was hidind it like it is some state secret lol
Thank you. Wow, that's anti-climatic. Dude made it sound like some real shit went down.
Multiple times now, the dub has been more accurate to the anime than the subs. They're getting more context than they would with subs.
That, and every other group and person on YouTube has been bullied into doing subs, so go watch them.
People need to understand that they KNOW. It is NOT the case that they think the sub is inferior. They KNOW. But they are aware that during a reaction, they will talk, they will write things down, and most of all they need to be more EXPRESSIVE. And they just can't do that as well if they are focusing on reading subtitles. Hearing a story in your own language really adds to the overall immersion and experience.
Thiacanadian says:
Great… now I'm bummed out again. RIP Sasha
Dartz0023 says:
Dammit why didn't someone kill gabi that little shit
in japanesse "meat" sound very similar to "nik"
i think that was the last word of sasha
No Eric. Gabi is not exactly like Eren. People make this comparison but it's so absolutely wrong that I don't know how people haven't stopped to consider their differences.
I had this argument with a friend who keeps insisting they're alike. The only place they intersect is wanting to rid of their enemies. Eren never wholesale wanted to kill Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie, etc. He was deeply crushed because they were his friends. Meanwhile, Gabi hears "Paradis Eldian" and it doesn't matter how nice they've been, speaking to this point. Eren would've at least asked why Sasha spared him, but his enemies never spared children. So while we have no examples of that, we have examples of him demanding to know why those three did those things, that they were friends to him and his, and he doesn't understand, etc. Granted, Eren's a different person now, but that makes him even more different from her. He's indeed closer to Reiner.
I'm pretty sure, at this point in the story, if Gabi had to shoot an ally to kill ten "devils", she would see it absolutely warranted (though I'm sure she'd try to figure another way first, to be fair to her). Of course, she's a victim of brainwashing, but it makes no difference when she's firing a gun.
fuzzyplatypus says:
What are you talking about? Eren absolutely wanted to kill Reiner, Bertholdt and Annie. He was going to eat Annie when he won their fight in season one, no hesitation. He wanted to kill Reiner and Bertoldt but simply wasnt able to, thats the only time he actually stopped to ask questions cause he had no other choice.
Pinekka says:
I just noticed, I wonder if rick's shirt a reference to the movie "Miami Connection"? red letter media did an episode on it
Boomchicawawa Bay says:
Swear Sub people are the worst, people like what they like. I've tried subs before on multiple shows it was an unfruitful experience, I keep trying to find one that I like better; only one or two I would referrer subs. If there's a reactor that enjoys subs I do not leave a million comment annoying the fuck out of people, I move on with my life and let him/everyone enjoy their experience.
Ogdraws says:
I always hate Gaby even i dont stand for any sides,I mean, look how denial she is


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Fears that new build homes in Harpenden will overshadow existing properties
Naomi Agius
An Oakbridge Homes development similiar to what will be built to the rear of 69 Roundwood Lane in Harpenden - Credit: Archant
A Harpenden neighbour has hit out at plans to build two new houses behind his home after they were initially rejected – and then approved on appeal.
Graham Pollard, of Roundwood Lane in Harpenden, has criticised Oakbridge Homes' new development that is set to get underway in April and finish early next year.
The plans - which comprise the construction of two new detached properties to the rear of number 69, next door to Mr Pollard's home – were initially turned down by St Albans district council because of its impact on the privacy of neighbours.
But after the developer appealed the decision to the Planning Inspectorate, the company was granted permission to go ahead with the scheme.
Mr Pollard admits the new homes "won't affect (him) to any degree" but said he was worried they would "completely overshadow" neighbours of bungalows in Applewood Close, directly behind Roundwood Lane.
He said: "The houses will be only 11.5 metres away and these poor people are going to be completely overshadowed but to consider an appeal it would be thousands of pounds in court costs which no-one could afford to do.
"I know everyone is encouraging people to build houses because of the shortage but we have got to have some consideration for the neighbours.
"I've sought advice from an ex-chief planning officer at the city council but there is only so much we can do.
"It is a shame but this is a last ditch attempt, I just don't understand how it can be rejected and then suddenly be approved and how a developer can be given planning permission for a house that doesn't conform to building regulations."
Managing director of Oakbridge Homes, Martin Hemmings said: "The reasons for the initial refusal did not refer to the impact on the homes in Applewood Close but to the impact on the large newer home (also backland development) to the west of our development.
"We lodged an appeal since we thought this unreasonable and this was upheld by the planning inspector.
"We have retained the existing hedge on the eastern boundary facing Applewood Close and also brought the eaves level down on this side to reduce the impact."


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Q: Issue in filtering rows for a range based on conditions from two columns in a data table in R I have the following data table (DT) in R. I want to filter the rows for the range from "st_wk" and "end_wk" from the "attrib_wk" column by "Year" and "FIPS_Code".
result <- DT[which(DT[,st_wk] == DT[,attrib_wk ]), ]

But, I am unable to get the output shown below using the above code.
Can somebody please correct me to achieve the desired output for all the years and FIPS Codes?
Thank you.
DT:
     Year FIPS_Code  attrib_wk rain_3wk   temp_3wk        st_wk        end_wk
     2006      1033     01-03  75.13333    49.41333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     01-04  78.83333    49.95333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     01-05  82.30000    49.03333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     02-01  83.06000    48.57667       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     02-02  81.65000    44.40667       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     02-03  80.01667    43.35333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     02-04  78.55333    42.79667       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     02-05  77.32000    44.87333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     03-01  76.14333    47.79333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     03-02  75.34000    52.99333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     03-03  74.73000    56.61000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     03-04  75.58000    55.10333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     03-05  75.82667    52.63333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     04-01  75.67000    54.78667       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     04-02  75.96333    59.22333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     04-03  75.56000    65.33000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     04-04  74.84667    68.44000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     04-05  73.46667    69.71000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     05-01  73.70333    69.04333       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     05-02  76.00000    67.20667       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     05-03  77.26333    66.33000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     05-04  76.52333    67.79000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     05-05  72.71000    72.17000       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     06-01  69.16333    76.12667       05-01         05-04
     2006      1033     06-02  65.87000    77.30667       05-01         05-04

Output: (for one year: 2006)

 Year    FIPS_Code  attrib_wk rain_3wk   temp_3wk        st_wk        end_wk
 2006      1033     05-01     73.70333    69.04333       05-01         05-04
 2006      1033     05-02     76.00000    67.20667       05-01         05-04
 2006      1033     05-03     77.26333    66.33000       05-01         05-04
 2006      1033     05-04     76.52333    67.79000       05-01         05-04

A: You can try
library(dplyr)
DT %>% filter(attrib_wk == st_wk)


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The Twilight Zone: 2019: Episode 4: A Traveler:...
The Twilight Zone: 2019: Episode 4: A Traveler: Ending Explained + Spoiler Talk Review
Welcome To The Heavy Spoilers Show, I'm Your Host Deffinition, this is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between not seeing the show and and seeing it, it's the channel where we explain it so you don't have to. This is The Twilight Zone.
The show has just dropped it's fourth episode in the Jordan Peele reboot and A Traveler, like the mysterious character in the episode, definitely deserves a look into.
Throughout this video, I'll be breaking down everything that you need to know about the episode and it's ending.
This is full spoilers ahead, so if you haven't seen it yet then I highly recommend that you turn off now.
With that out the way, thanks for clicking the video and let's dive into my ending explained breakdown of A Traveler!
A Traveler Plot Recap
The episode opens on Christmas Eve and we join Yuka, an Alaskan state trooper as she pulls into the station after busting her brother which is a time-honored tradition.
Whilst the rest of her team appear to be full of Christmas Joy, Yuka is attempting to keep her head down in the hopes of having a relatively quiet night.
Every year the Police Captain pardons an inmate in the holding cells to celebrate the holiday and whilst it seems like Yuka's brother will be the easy go to, things aren't as simple as they seem on the surface.
After a mysterious star or rather, space ship appears above the deputy office, a strange man appears in the cells and the episode centres around discovering who exactly he is and what his intentions are.
There's a cool little call back in the wrapping paper to an episode called 'The Dummy' which centred around a ventriloquist dealing with his apparently evil dummy. Captain Pendelton could also be a reference to Ellen Pendleton from the episode known as The Library in which the character works in one which possesses stories on everyone's lives with terrifying accuracy.
There is also a shot of a Christmas decoration that looks like the doll from The Living Doll episode and a call back to Nightmare at 20,000 feet with a gremlin in a similar shot.
A Pardon
Anyway, back to this episode, A Traveler, played by Steven Yeun, states that he just wants to be pardoned as will Yuka soon and we learn that he's what's known as an 'exetreme tourist' and has traveled up to Alaska as the Pardoning Parties are world renowned and he wishes to be part of it.
Yuka senses something off about him and there are clear shots towards Russia throughout the episode which feel a bit over the top especially with how much social commentary there already is in the show. They basically say that the country has never invented anything and steal everything which…yeah…anyway…
Pendleton, overwhelmed with the idea of being famous of course lets A Traveler be the one that is allowed to be pardoned and he is paraded about the party as a famous youtuber in the same way that my grandma does every time there's a house party.
A Traveler, aware that Yuka suspects something is up, keeps trying to taunt her with the present that he has brought for her which he promises is something that she's always wanted for Christmas.
'How Does He Know?'
Tensions escalate at the party when the power cuts and we discover that due to an Air force base there have been several power outages in the area which causes arguments with the town Electorate. To make matters worse, upon stating that they will Pardon Yuka's brother, A Traveler states that he shouldn't be freed as he stole some valuable tools and shouldn't be allowed to be set free.
The questioning that arises from this causes A Traveler to reveal that he knows things about the town and the people and he looks around the room revealing indepth secrets about them which causes the party to break out into a fight over the funding and contracts surrounding the base.
Pendleton calls the party off but A Traveler remains and the remaining officers begin to question him, which is when that it's revealed that A Traveler lied about the tools and that he's actually an undercover agent here to unearth the corruption in the town. Whilst they don't believe him and escort him back to the cells, A Traveler hints that he's here for Pendleton and that he and Yuka will be working closely together soon.
Pendleton claims he witnesses atena coming out of A Travelers head but Yuka does not believe him and this plays heavily into the episode's true meaning.
Anyway, A Traveler reveals that due to the power's lacking energy infrastructure that attacking the town would be very easy and he states that Captain Pendleton has revealed this weakness to Russian invaders and that they are attacking soon which forces Pendleton to drive out in order to stop himself being exposed.
In case you hadn't guessed it this episode is heavily based on the apparent fake news that The Russian Government spread during the Trump election. In the same way that such reports got people to turn on one another within America, A Traveler uses lies and over exaggerations as well as the allure of Power to make the characters in the episode opposites. The Mayor fighting the people is a clear demonstration of this and it's clear that A Traveler is manipulating the police office to destroy itself from the inside so that the Traveler's species can invade the area.
A Traveler states that he's done nothing but lie to Yuka and she investigated them all except for the one thing that benefited her which echoes Pendletons hope for fame when he first arrived. This again showcases that people will only believe the truth that they are willing to accept.
A Traveler Ending Explained
A Traveler tells Yuka that it's too late to do anything about it but she defiantly races out into the night to stop Pendleton and break up the fights happening amongst the citizens. Yuka holds Pendleton at gun point revealing that the fact he fled into the night means that it must be true. The two argue back and forth as Pendleton states it's only a lie if they choose to believe it which is when alien Spacecraft take over the area and A Traveler reveals his true form.
Yuka's brother relaxes with The Alien and eats the pie, content with the fact that they will be better rulers.
In the end Yuka had the opportunity to stop the entire event but was too caught up in the moment and like many wanted power and would believe anything that she was told that would further this goal.
This is a bittersweet example of how we must not get caught up in lies when making decisions and how ultimately we are easily fooled by deciept dressed up as the truth. It's probably my favourite episode from the run thus far and whilst the Russian bashing is pretty heavy-handed, I still had fun with this one.
Obviously, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode and if you are enjoying the series so far? Comment below and let me know!
If you enjoyed this video then please like it and make sure you check out my breakdown of the entire season thus far which will be linked at the end.
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"Voice of Doom (Cry Me a River, of Blood)"
that's just a metaphor, what person would go around with painted expressions on their face? That's just stupid]. She glances up at her reflection in the wall mirror, and just as diamond tears start to form in the corners of her eyes [(o.o) Again, a metaphor, well not the tears, the diamond part], her rosy-lips start to form words. [(o.o) As is the function of the labium superius and labium inferius] Her voice turns into a beautiful melody as the words fold into song, "And now you say you're lonely, you cry the long night through, well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river, I cried a river over you ♪"
Listening in awe of this angelic voice, Timmy hushes Scythe while standing upside down on the room ceiling just above her. The melody dances through the air, gliding through walls and down streets.
The Reaper whispers to himself with Scythe in hand, "
.I've never heard anything like it."
"Can we kill her now~?" Scythe asks with an eager tone.
The teenage girl glances slightly at them above her, "So you're here to kill me, right?" The two can only stare in surprise.
but give me a break. Yes, my name is Timmy, and yes I am a reaper, and yes I am here to kill you!"
The teen-girl just stares at him,"
" Scythe just giggles at the humiliation.
Scythe screams in excitement, "HI TAM! WE'RE GONNA KILL YOU NOW! YAY~!"
Timmy tries to hush the weapon, but Tam merely smiles with tears starting to fall down her cheeks, "It's alright. The fact that you're hear means it's inevitable now to live, right? Well then, I'm ready."
The Reaper just looks confused, "You're taking this pretty well." Scythe adds, "IT'S NOT MAKING THIS FUN, SO STOP, AND START SCREAMING!"
"It might be because I'm a little sad right now, that's making this easier to deal with, but, anyway, I'm sure you've had a lot of people try to talk you out of killing them, and from what it sounds like you're very busy so I won't hold you up."
Timmy looks directly into her eyes, barely able to keep a grip on Scythe, almost as though the weapon weighed a tonne. He knew this girl wanted to live, but for some reason she was at peace with the fact that she wouldn't be able to. It had been decades, but he could feel a tear emerging.
"I'll make it quick," he assures her as he raises Scythe, preparing to swing.
"Thank you," Tam then closes her eyes and resumes singing.
"I'm sorry." After apologising, another thing the Reaper hadn't done in decades, Timmy swiftly slashes Scythe's blade across the air and through her neck, decapitating her with her head splattering into a wall. Her voice seems to echo throughout the room, eventually going silent.
Timmy drops Scythe, "OW! Hey~ That hurt." The Reaper almost appearing catatonic and dazed, gives no reply. The silence starts to concern Scythe, "Timmy~? Are you ok~?"
The Reaper then peers across at the headless body of his Named, his eyes now solid black with ink-like tears running down his face, and a dark aura that sweeps across the room, which starts to decay the walls and floor.
A guy walks into a bar ( is the punchline -->) He is an alcoholic and it's destroying his family.
FOR F*CKS SAKE! shoots mature content filter I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!
What's black and white and red?
A man comes into a bar... no, wait. It was a horse.
A man comes into a horse.
Sorry the last one was a different sort of joke. Oh well. Have fun!
Hmm... can't wait for the next one.
I like this chapter actually. I don't know what just happened but I feel bad for Timmy.


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I enjoy making ppl laugh I love comedy and I do take life seriously when it is required... I respect women I just think they are strong and smart...I'm a free spirited person.
I would to meet a down to earth smart intelligent women whose loving and serious about life and ready to commit.
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