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Celsius reportedly filing for bankruptcy 'imminently'
Crypto lending platform Celsius has reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with its lawyers starting to notify individual U.S. state regulators as of Wednesday, July 13.
The news was reported by CNBC and referred to an unnamed source, who asked not to be named as the proceedings were private. They said that the company planned to file the Chapter 11 paperwork "imminently."
It comes just days after the embattled lending platform replaced its previously hired law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the same firm that assisted Voyager Digital with its bankruptcy filing last week.
Earlier in the day, Celsius closed off the last of its DeFi debts owed to Compound, Aave, and Maker, reducing its initial debt of $820 million to just $0.013 over the course of a month.
Still unknown, however, will be the fate of depositors who still have their assets locked up on the lending platform. Neither the company nor its CEO Alex Mashinsky has made any public comments about whether depositors will receive any percentage of their funds back.
On Tuesday, Vermont's Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) issued a warning against the troubled crypto lending firm, reminding consumers that the firm is not licensed to offer its services in the state.
The DFR also stated it believed the company was "deeply insolvent" and doesn't possess "assets and liquidity" to fulfill its obligations toward the customers, and accused them of mismanaging customer funds by allocating them towards risky investments.
Vermont has become the sixth state in America to open an investigation into Celsius's crypto interest rate accounts, joining the likes of Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Washington.
Rumors of Celsius' insolvency began circulating last month after the crypto lender was forced to halt withdrawals due to "extreme market conditions" on June 13.
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Denis Shapovalov (18-year-old Canadian) defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the first round, he upset no. 8 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-4 7-6 in the second round.
Frances Tiafoe (19-year-old American) pushed the world No. 3 all the way in a five-set contest but just came up short in a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 loss.
Denis Shapovalov, an upcoming rising tennis star, has just surprised the whole tennis world. At the age of only 18 years, he has reached a career high ATP ranking of 67. In 2016, he reached no. 2 in the ITF Junior Rankings.
This Canadian junior tennis player has reached the semi-finals of a Masters 1000 tournament early in August 2017. He achieved this at the Rogers Cup, which is held in Montreal, Canada. He was the youngest tennis player to do this, at only 18 years and 119 days! In this tournaments, he defeated players like former grand slam champions, Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro. In last years Rogers Cup, he defeated Nick Kyrgios.
In 2016, he was the winner of the Wimbledon Boys Singles and was only the second Canadian to do so.
Former world No. 1 Mats Wilander said: "He is a completely different level. It's like watching a combination of Nadal and Federer at 18 years old. He has the fire of Nadal and the speed around the court of Nadal and he has the grace of Federer".
Currently, he is playing in the 2017 U.S Open Tennis championships, which is one of the four grand slams. In the first round, he defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. In the second round, he upset no. 8 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4 6-4 7-6, which is certainly one of the biggest wins for him in his career. Next, he plays Kyle Edmund of Great Britain, who is currently the world no.42.
Frances Tiafoe is the player who almost stopped Roger Federer going to second round in US Open. The 19-year-old American teenager pushed the world No. 3 all the way in a five-set contest under the Arthur Ashe roof but just came up short in a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 loss.
Tiafoe played Roger at the Miami Open. He lost 7-6, 6-3. But this obviously did not make him back away from this U.S Open encounter with Federer. Actually, it just boosted his confidence to do better.
Tiafoe's current ATP ranking is 70. But, his highest ranking was no. 60, which he reached in July this year. He is one of Next Gen rising tennis stars and achieved a career high ITF Junior Ranking of 2 when he was only 16 years of age. He beat Alexander Zverev (No.7) at 2017 Cincinnati Masters 1000, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. It was his first win over a top 10 player and this is why it was the biggest win of his career.


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Georgia QB Murray a scholar-athlete award recipient
Marc Weiszer @marcweiszer
Aaron Murray's chances of being invited to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist may have dipped in recent weeks, but the Georgia senior quarterback will be heading there in December for another honor.
Murray is among 16 recipients of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards. Each player will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. They are also the finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy for the nation's top scholar-athlete. That award will be announced at the NFF awards dinner on Dec. 10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
Murray, the only SEC representative on the list this year, becomes the 13th Georgia player in program history to receive the honor. Punter Drew Butler in 2011 was the last.
Murray earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in 2011 with a 3.3 GPA and had a 4.0 in his first semester in a psychology doctorate program. He's now taking undergraduate classes toward another degree.
Murray, the SEC's all-time leading passer, was named a semifinalist earlier this week for the Maxwell Award for nation's top player.


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Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center
By ALYCE N. KEEL,
Dr. Walter Shelton, a true visionary leader and one of the founding partners of Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (MSMOC), is retiring on August 30. Please join us August 16 at our new Flowood campus from 4-8 p.m., located at 4506 Lakeland Drive, as we celebrate his renowned career.
Dr. Shelton's vision in 1984 was to create a subspecialized clinic where every doctor is specialized in and only treats one specific body region. Dr. Shelton and the other founding partners believed if you focus on one body region then you become very competent and a better surgeon. I don't think anyone can argue with the results of that vision.
Under Drs. James Manning, Gene Barrett and Shelton, Mississippi Sports Medicine grew into the largest orthopedic provider within Mississippi, with 17 sub-specialized physicians, six clinic locations, soon to be three urgent care locations, three physical therapy centers, two sports performance centers, and with the opening of the new ambulatory surgery center in Flowood, the southeast's largest state of the art orthopedic surgery center.
The new Flowood surgical center is a culmination of Dr. Shelton's vision, and although he is retiring as the center opens, he is humbled by what his original vision in 1984 has created.
Dr. Shelton adds "Yes, I am proud of what we've accomplished, but the true accomplishment is the level of care that we've been able to provide for the state over the years."
Dr. Shelton was born and raised in Charleston, Mississippi. After receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree from Mississippi State University, Dr. Shelton entered medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson and received the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1974.
Dr. Shelton's professional training in Orthopaedic surgery includes a one-year general surgery internship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in 1976 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and in 1980 at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis.
Dr. Shelton completed a fellowship (extra specialty training) in sports medicine and knee surgery through the Berg Sloat Post Graduate Fellowship Program. Dr. Shelton is Board Certified in the specialty of Orthopaedic surgery with a special interest in knee surgery. In 2007, He served as president of the Arthroscopic Association of North America (AANA).
"Walter's straight forward and caring demeanor, surgical skill and intellect have created a standard within this institution that has guided all that have followed him," said Dr. Jason Craft.
From the entire staff at Mississippi Sports Medicine, we invite everyone to stop by our new facility on Friday, August the 16, as we look forward to another thirty-five years of service to the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center is Mississippi's only full-service orthopedic sub-specialty practice. A one-stop solution, Mississippi Sports Medicine offers orthopedic and athletic-related injury, urgent care services, clinical examinations, surgical repair/replacements, rehabilitation, and performance sports training. Utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and equipment alongside the latest procedures, the sub-specialized physicians at Mississippi Sports Medicine guide patients from diagnosis to recovery
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Among the accolades attributed to Cuban born tenor, Luis Emilio Cabrera, are that "he possesses a beautiful and agile lyric tenor voice that he uses effortlessly in a variety of musical genres, mainly Opera, Classical and Musical Theatre."
His innate connection with the text at hand makes his performances very special indeed. Upon hearing Mr. Cabrera, the great Spanish tenor, Placido Domingo said, "You have exquisite taste for the art of singing"…Martina Arroyo, the superb international soprano said, "You are a wonderful artist."
Mr. Cabrera studied at The Boston Conservatory of Music and is a graduate of Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts. He has been the recipient of the NFAA/ARTS AWARD, The Louis and Irene Simon Scholarship Fund and 1st Place winner of the NATS Voice Competition. He has collaborated with international artists such as Licia Albanese, Anton Coppola, Alfredo Silipigni, Aprile Millo, Benton Hess, Pablo Zinger and Martina Arroyo just to name a few. Mr. Cabrera has performed with Teatro Grattacielo, New Jersey State Opera's West Essex Chapter, The Jarvis Conservatory Zarzuela Festival, The American Chamber Opera Company, Pineda Lyric, Opera at Florham, The Paper Mill Playhouse, Martina Arroyo's "Prelude to Performance," The Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea and The Bach Ensemble of Naples, Florida.
Recently performed roles include Camille in The Merry Widow, Nemorino in L'elisir D'amore, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Prince Tamino in The Magic Flute, Alfredo and Gastone in La Traviata, Don Luis in El Barberillo de Lavapies, Don Narciso in Il Turco in Italia, Augusto and Marco in Zaza and The Emperor in Turandot.
In addition to Opera, Mr. Cabrera also sings Oratorio, Zarzuela, Art Songs and Musical Theatre. Zarzuela credits include Cecilia Valdez, Maria La O and El Barberillo de Lavapies. In Oratorio he has performed excerpts from Handel's Messiah, Mendelssohn's Elijah and Beethoven's Mass in C.
Concerts and recitals have led to noted venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, CAMI Hall, NYC's The Town Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, The 92nd St. Y, The PNC Bank Arts Center, The Great Auditorium at Ocean Grove, The Heckscher Theatre, The Algonquin Arts Theatre and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Recent performances and recordings can be seen or heard on YouTube at www.youtube.com/tenorcabrera.


Eine kleine Nachtmusik is the name given to the Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, K 525 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is one of his most popular pieces and the opening tune is heard in many places, e.g. on mobile phones.It was composed in 1787 and is a serenade for strings.
The title Eine kleine Nachtmusik means literally: "A little Night Music". "Nachtmusik" was a title which was often given to serenades in the 18th century. A serenade in the 18th century was a lighthearted piece of music, often played during feasts. This serenade is written for two violins, viola, and cello and possibly a double bass as well. It is either performed as a string quartet (just four players) or by a small group of instruments, in which case at least one double bass is normally added.
The movement is in sonata form. A short while after the famous opening theme comes a second theme which is more graceful and in D major, the dominant key of G major. The first part (exposition) closes in D major and is repeated. The next part (development section) begins on D major and goes to other keys before the music returns to G major for the last part (recapitulation).
The second movement is a "Romanza". It is marked "Andante" ("at a walking pace"). It is gentler and slower than the first movement. Three tunes are heard during the movement, which has an ABACA structure.
The third movement is a minuet and trio (ABA) in G major.
The fourth and last movement is in sonata rondo form. This finale returns with the liveliness of the first movement.
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East London producer Truce steps up with his Be There / Uhh 12″, the latest release in Keysound's incredible run.
Truce is at the forefront of deeptech, a scene that's been billed as a successor to UK funky. He's previously released on labels such as AudioWhore and SOTU Recordings, but this is his first release for Dusk and Blackdown's Keysound Recordings.
While Truce looks up to classic artists such as Kenny Dope, Frankie Knuckles, Marc Kitchen and Dennis Ferrera, he cites his most important influence as studio time spent with his dad, the calypso artist Shorty. This speaks to the variety of his sound, which remains forward-looking at the same time as drawing from the past.
In a sense this 12″ could be seen as something of a departure for Keysound – it's certainly a lot more linear than their usual output. Looked at through the right lens though, it makes perfect sense – while Truce's productions owe a lot to garage and Chicago house, they also feel rooted in the contemporary bass scene, and are just as evocative of London's urban fabric as Wen's grime excavations or Sully's jungle nostalgia.
To accompany the new release, Truce has turned in this excellent Hyp Mix for us. Listen out for both Keysound tunes nestled in there alongside tracks from the likes of Hugo Massien, Formula, Jack n Danny and Shiba San.
Be There / Uhh is out now on Keysound.


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Mega Disasters is een Amerikaanse televisieserie uitgezonden door de televisiezender History. Hierin worden grote natuurrampen uit het verleden geanalyseerd en vervolgens in een computerprogramma  gereconstrueerd in het heden, om aan te tonen wat de gebeurtenis nu en/of op een andere plaats zou aanrichten.

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De volgende situaties zijn onder meer al geschetst:
Een huidige uitbarsting van de Yellowstonecaldera.
Een aardbeving en tsunami zoals in de Indische Oceaan (2004), maar dan aan de westkust van de Verenigde Staten.
Een fikse plotselinge verandering van het klimaat in Europa en Noord-Amerika en de daarbij behorende weerverschijnselen.
Een drie kilometer lange komeet die in de Stille Oceaan slaat, met onder meer een mega-tsunami, aardbeving en nucleaire winter tot gevolg.

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Count Suardi's Villa that once was the heart of the hamlet "Navale" along with the farm houses preserves its ancient splendour and represents one of the most beautiful and refined historic residences of Val Cavallina, near Bergamo. Of course the cycle of frescos has great impact on the prestige of the Villa. They illustrate St. Barbara's and St. Brigid's stories through a clever complex of sacred, exoteric and alchemical references. Thanks to such important artistic heritage and its long and charming history, Villa Suardi surely represents the ideal location to turn your wedding into a dream set into the chest of memory.
The crenelated tower, the spectacular park inhabited by centuries-old trees, the beautiful rooms with frescos, the elegant veranda adorned with soft and white drapery, the small wooden bridge dedicated to Romeo and Juliet. Anything in Villa Suardi is a sweet and evocative love symphony. The wonderful view on the park lets the bride and the groom remember the best day of their lives as a romantic and poetic dream. Their guests can discover the innumerable secret corners of this historic residence, full of charm, art and magic.
The splendid court in front of the building is the ideal setting for the welcome aperitif, while the veranda, lit by luminous wires, could be the perfect location for a refined banquet. And for the wedding-cake cutting you can go outside again: the fragrant magnolias, the bunches of optical fibres and the trembling candles brushed by the breeze. Everything is supervised by Longhi Banqueting's staff, which professionally and meticulously take care of any detail in order to organise an exclusive, unforgettable and unique event that will surprise anyone.
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To access undergraduate studies you must pass the university entrance examinations (PAU) and pre-enrol.
The PAU exams have two phases: one general (compulsory with indefinite validity) and one specific (voluntary and valid for two consecutive years).
The general phase includes five exams: Spanish, Valencian, a Foreign Language (German, English, French, Italian, or Portuguese), History of Spain or History of Philosophy, and a subject from the area of studies taken in the final year of Bachillerato.
In the specific phase, you may take up to four exams related to the subjects in your area of studies taken in the final year of Bachillerato (except the subject included in the general phase), regardless of whether you took the course. The two best marks once weighted by 0.1 or 0.2 are counted (see weighting chart).
Subjects M1 and M2 correspond to the two best marks for the subjects passed in the specific phase once weighted by 0.1 or 0.2, according to the link of the subjects taken in Bachillerato to the chosen degree programme.
Different NAT scores may be obtained depending on which subjects are examined in the specific phase and their links to different degree programmes.
In summary, with the NAU (between 5 and 10) you can access the university but if you wish to improve your mark you have to take the PAU specific phase in subjects in your field of study and obtain a NAT score. This can add up to four points to the initial NAU score (up to 14 points).
To access undergraduate degrees if you are a vocational training technician, plastic arts and design technician, sports technician or equivalent, you must pre-enrol with the cumulative average mark of the relevant studies.
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Richard Keys makes Saturday claim: "This is NOT anti-Newcastle"
Richard Keys has waged a lengthy campaign against Newcastle fans.
The disgraced former Sky Sports presenter having ridiculed the supporters of Newcastle United and praising Mike Ashley.
Richard Keys even claiming triumphantly one time that he had been in touch with Police in the UK and certain Newcastle fans he had a problem with on social media were to be prosecuted, needless to say, nothing further was ever heard of this.
With the Newcastle United takeover, no surprise that Richard Keys has been extra active.
No surprise either that he has tied himself in knots when it comes to the morals of the situation.
Keys happy to live and work in a country as abhorrent as Qatar, where democracy and human rights are very different to what we expect to be the case in the UK.
Earlier this week, Richard Keys said about the Saudi led NUFC takeover: 'I wish that it wasn't Newcastle United that the Saudis want to buy…Are we to look away and forget everything? I get and understand that, we should never try and impose western morals and principles on countries elsewhere in the world. It is for them to decide how to run their country. I wouldn't argue with that. But if you are the host country who are inviting in, I think you've got a right to say these are the rules.'
It is funny how Richard Keys doesn't apply the same to Qatar owning Man City.
He then later this past week spoke out on behalf of Qatar and his bosses at beIN Sports, claiming the takeover should be blocked because of alleged TV piracy 'no matter what Newcastle United fans think.'
Now on Saturday, Richard Keys has claimed his campaign against this Saudi takeover is 'NOT anti-Newcastle'…
Well on balance, his behaviour over a long period of time would strongly suggest he has got some bizarre personal issues when it comes to Newcastle fans.
Newcastle fans aren't the only issue for Richard Keys on this occasion but difficult to see how it isn't in some way personal, when he has declared: 'I wish that it wasn't Newcastle United that the Saudis want to buy.'
Richard Keys via Twitter – 25 April 2020:
"We seem to be gaining a bit of traction here.
"This is NOT anti-Newcastle.
"It matters because if theft of sports rights becomes the norm – sport as we know it dies. Intellectual rights become worthless."
Richard Keys speaking on beIN Sports – 22 April 2020:
"beIN Sports has asked the Premier League to block the Saudi bid for Newcastle United, as a result of the piracy.
"Our governor (of beIN Sports) has written to every Premier League chairman and the Premier League.
"This just isn't right…and it isn't right, no matter what Newcastle United fans think, or are getting excited about..they think they might be just about to become the world's richest club…
"It is wrong that the Saudis were able…it was a government backed piracy operation, so that means everybody at the top end of the Saudi government knew what was happening and it continues to be the case that our (beIN) sports rights, OURS, that we have spent £500million on, are being stolen.
"This is happening at a time when clubs.
"There is one way out of this and it might be…that it suits everybody.
"I know for a fact there is another bid on the table and there has been for some time.
"I thought it would come to a conclusion at Christmas, I thought it might come to a conclusion earlier in the year.
"Now I said to you the other day, one thing that Mike Ashley has not done, is comment on this speculation around the current bid, said nothing.
"I still believe he would prefer the other bid to come to a successful conclusion.
"The Saudis I think have got two weeks exclusivity left (to complete the takeover) and then watch and wait for developments."
"I wish that it wasn't Newcastle United that the Saudis want to buy.
"We've been talking a lot about morality and resetting the button and when we all come back, why there's a good reason we can all expect football to be better.
"Are we to look away and forget everything?
"Now is there an argument that it is nobody's business how Saudi Arabia does it's business domestically?
"I get and understand that, we should never try and impose western morals and principles on countries elsewhere in the world.
"It is for them to decide how to run their country. I wouldn't argue with that.
"But if you are the host country who are inviting in, I think you've got a right to say these are the rules."
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How To Wire A Light Fitting With 4 Cables - Join the brown middle to the live terminal, the blue to the impartial terminal and the earth (insulated with inexperienced/yellow sleeving) to the earth terminal. Restore the ceiling at the antique mild function with filler. At the brand new mild function, join its brown center to the imperative bank of terminals (which might be marked 'loop') and its blue middle to the neutral terminal. Also, join the earth to the earth terminal, adding green/yellow sleeving.
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Annotation: This article reviews the nature of and the scientific and legal status of DNA profiling.
Abstract: Following a brief history of DNA technology and its acceptance as evidence by the courts, the article discusses the nature of DNA. DNA provides the genetic code that determines the finite building blocks that compose individual characteristics. With the use of multiple DNA probes of samples of body fluid and hair, an individual can be identified to a certainty of one in a million. Some of the DNA testing facilities are listed. They include government as well as private labs. Other topics discussed are DNA caselaw, standards and quality assurance, how DNA testing can help a law enforcement agency, how to collect and preserve DNA samples, training in DNA analysis, obstacles to accepting DNA technology, data base building, and the future of DNA profiling. This report concludes that DNA profiling methods have proven that almost any dried human biological material can be put through the DNA fingerprinting process and establish positive human identification beyond all reasonable doubt. The ability to classify such information, catalog it, and later run it through a search and compare it with other test results is critical for law enforcement. 27 selected readings.
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PML-N has decided to resign from the Standing Committees
LAHORE: (PML-N): In the Punjab Assembly, PML-N has decided to resign from the Standing Committees.
The PML-N will submit its resignation to the Standing Committees on Thursday at 10 am in the Chamber of the Punjab Assembly.
Sources say that 100 members of the N-League are members of the Assembly Steering Committees, out of which 97 members have reached the N-League, the remaining 3 members will reach the N-League very soon.
It is reported that the PML-N is protesting the resignation of the Standing Committees despite the non-issuance of production orders by other leaders including Khawaja Saad Rafique.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) is protesting against Hamza Shahbaz for not making him chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.
Be clear that members are resigning on the issue of Hamza Shahbas Sharif.
They demanded Hamza Shahbas to be chairman of PAC.
PMLN members will submit their resignations in chamber of Punjab Assembly Speaker.
There are 100 members of standing committees from PMLN.
PMLN has received the resignations of 97 members.
Be clear that opposition leader of Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz did not get the chairmanship of Public Accounts Committee.
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#include "umapfile.h"

/* memory-mapping base definitions ------------------------------------------ */

#if MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_WIN32
#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#   define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#endif
#   define VC_EXTRALEAN
#   define NOUSER
#   define NOSERVICE
#   define NOIME
#   define NOMCX

#   if U_PLATFORM_HAS_WINUWP_API == 1
        // Some previous versions of the Windows 10 SDK don't expose various APIs for UWP applications
        // to use, even though UWP apps are allowed to call and use them.  Temporarily change the
        // WINAPI family partition below to Desktop, so that function declarations are visible for UWP.
#       include <winapifamily.h>
#       if !(WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP | WINAPI_PARTITION_SYSTEM))
#           pragma push_macro("WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP")
#           undef WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP
#           define WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP 1
#           define CHANGED_WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP_VALUE
#       endif
#   endif

#   include <windows.h>

#   if U_PLATFORM_HAS_WINUWP_API == 1 && defined(CHANGED_WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP_VALUE)
#       pragma pop_macro("WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP")
#   endif

#   include "cmemory.h"

typedef HANDLE MemoryMap;

#   define IS_MAP(map) ((map)!=nullptr)

#elif MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_POSIX || MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_390DLL
    typedef size_t MemoryMap;

#   define IS_MAP(map) ((map)!=0)

#   include <unistd.h>
#   include <sys/mman.h>
#   include <sys/stat.h>
#   include <fcntl.h>

#   ifndef MAP_FAILED
#       define MAP_FAILED ((void*)-1)
#   endif

#   if MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_390DLL
        /*   No memory mapping for 390 batch mode.  Fake it using dll loading.  */
#       include <dll.h>
#       include "cstring.h"
#       include "cmemory.h"
#       include "unicode/udata.h"
#       define LIB_PREFIX "lib"
#       define LIB_SUFFIX ".dll"
        /* This is inconvenient until we figure out what to do with U_ICUDATA_NAME in utypes.h */
#       define U_ICUDATA_ENTRY_NAME "icudt" U_ICU_VERSION_SHORT U_LIB_SUFFIX_C_NAME_STRING "_dat"
#   endif
#elif MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_STDIO
#   include <stdio.h>
#   include "cmemory.h"

    typedef void *MemoryMap;

#   define IS_MAP(map) ((map)!=nullptr)
#endif

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *                                                                            *
 *   Memory Mapped File support.  Platform dependent implementation of        *
 *                           functions used by the rest of the implementation.*
 *                                                                            *
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#if MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_NONE
    U_CFUNC UBool
    uprv_mapFile(UDataMemory *pData, const char *path, UErrorCode *status) {
        if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
            return FALSE;
        }
        UDataMemory_init(pData); /* Clear the output struct. */
        return FALSE;            /* no file access */
    }

    U_CFUNC void uprv_unmapFile(UDataMemory *pData) {
        /* nothing to do */
    }
#elif MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_WIN32
    U_CFUNC UBool
    uprv_mapFile(
         UDataMemory *pData,    /* Fill in with info on the result doing the mapping. */
                                /*   Output only; any original contents are cleared.  */
         const char *path,      /* File path to be opened/mapped.                     */
         UErrorCode *status     /* Error status, used to report out-of-memory errors. */
         )
    {
        if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
            return FALSE;
        }

        HANDLE map = nullptr;
        HANDLE file = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;

        UDataMemory_init(pData); /* Clear the output struct.        */

        /* open the input file */
#if U_PLATFORM_HAS_WINUWP_API == 0
        // Note: In the non-UWP code-path (ie: Win32), the value of the path variable might have come from
        // the CRT 'getenv' function, and would be therefore be encoded in the default ANSI code page.
        // This means that we can't call the *W version of API below, whereas in the UWP code-path
        // there is no 'getenv' call, and thus the string will be only UTF-8/Invariant characters.
        file=CreateFileA(path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr,
            OPEN_EXISTING,
            FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL|FILE_FLAG_RANDOM_ACCESS, nullptr);
#else
        // Convert from UTF-8 string to UTF-16 string.
        wchar_t utf16Path[MAX_PATH];
        int32_t pathUtf16Len = 0;
        u_strFromUTF8(reinterpret_cast<UChar*>(utf16Path), static_cast<int32_t>(UPRV_LENGTHOF(utf16Path)), &pathUtf16Len, path, -1, status);

        if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
            return FALSE;
        }
        if (*status == U_STRING_NOT_TERMINATED_WARNING) {
            // Report back an error instead of a warning.
            *status = U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR;
            return FALSE;
        }

        file = CreateFileW(utf16Path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr,
            OPEN_EXISTING,
            FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_FLAG_RANDOM_ACCESS, nullptr);
#endif
        if (file == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
            // If we failed to open the file due to an out-of-memory error, then we want
            // to report that error back to the caller.
            if (HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(GetLastError()) == E_OUTOFMEMORY) {
                *status = U_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_ERROR;
            }
            return FALSE;
        }

        // Note: We use NULL/nullptr for lpAttributes parameter below.
        // This means our handle cannot be inherited and we will get the default security descriptor.
        /* create an unnamed Windows file-mapping object for the specified file */
        map = CreateFileMappingW(file, nullptr, PAGE_READONLY, 0, 0, nullptr);

        CloseHandle(file);
        if (map == nullptr) {
            // If we failed to create the mapping due to an out-of-memory error, then
            // we want to report that error back to the caller.
            if (HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(GetLastError()) == E_OUTOFMEMORY) {
                *status = U_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_ERROR;
            }
            return FALSE;
        }

        /* map a view of the file into our address space */
        pData->pHeader = reinterpret_cast<const DataHeader *>(MapViewOfFile(map, FILE_MAP_READ, 0, 0, 0));
        if (pData->pHeader == nullptr) {
            CloseHandle(map);
            return FALSE;
        }
        pData->map = map;
        return TRUE;
    }

    U_CFUNC void
    uprv_unmapFile(UDataMemory *pData) {
        if (pData != nullptr && pData->map != nullptr) {
            UnmapViewOfFile(pData->pHeader);
            CloseHandle(pData->map);
            pData->pHeader = nullptr;
            pData->map = nullptr;
        }
    }

#elif MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_POSIX
    U_CFUNC UBool
    uprv_mapFile(UDataMemory *pData, const char *path, UErrorCode *status) {
        int fd;
        int length;
        struct stat mystat;
        void *data;

        if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
            return FALSE;
        }

        UDataMemory_init(pData); /* Clear the output struct.        */

        /* determine the length of the file */
        if(stat(path, &mystat)!=0 || mystat.st_size<=0) {
            return FALSE;
        }
        length=mystat.st_size;

        /* open the file */
        fd=open(path, O_RDONLY);
        if(fd==-1) {
            return FALSE;
        }

        /* get a view of the mapping */
#if U_PLATFORM != U_PF_HPUX
        data=mmap(0, length, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED,  fd, 0);
#else
        data=mmap(0, length, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
#endif
        close(fd); /* no longer needed */
        if(data==MAP_FAILED) {
            // Possibly check the errno value for ENOMEM, and report U_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_ERROR?
            return FALSE;
        }

        pData->map = (char *)data + length;
        pData->pHeader=(const DataHeader *)data;
        pData->mapAddr = data;
#if U_PLATFORM == U_PF_IPHONE
        posix_madvise(data, length, POSIX_MADV_RANDOM);
#endif
        return TRUE;
    }

    U_CFUNC void
    uprv_unmapFile(UDataMemory *pData) {
        if(pData!=nullptr && pData->map!=nullptr) {
            size_t dataLen = (char *)pData->map - (char *)pData->mapAddr;
            if(munmap(pData->mapAddr, dataLen)==-1) {
            }
            pData->pHeader=nullptr;
            pData->map=0;
            pData->mapAddr=nullptr;
        }
    }

#elif MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_STDIO
    /* copy of the filestrm.c/T_FileStream_size() implementation */
    static int32_t
    umap_fsize(FILE *f) {
        int32_t savedPos = ftell(f);
        int32_t size = 0;

        /*Changes by Bertrand A. D. doesn't affect the current position
        goes to the end of the file before ftell*/
        fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
        size = (int32_t)ftell(f);
        fseek(f, savedPos, SEEK_SET);
        return size;
    }

    U_CFUNC UBool
    uprv_mapFile(UDataMemory *pData, const char *path, UErrorCode *status) {
        FILE *file;
        int32_t fileLength;
        void *p;

        if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
            return FALSE;
        }

        UDataMemory_init(pData); /* Clear the output struct.        */
        /* open the input file */
        file=fopen(path, "rb");
        if(file==nullptr) {
            return FALSE;
        }

        /* get the file length */
        fileLength=umap_fsize(file);
        if(ferror(file) || fileLength<=20) {
            fclose(file);
            return FALSE;
        }

        /* allocate the memory to hold the file data */
        p=uprv_malloc(fileLength);
        if(p==nullptr) {
            fclose(file);
            *status = U_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_ERROR;
            return FALSE;
        }

        /* read the file */
        if(fileLength!=fread(p, 1, fileLength, file)) {
            uprv_free(p);
            fclose(file);
            return FALSE;
        }

        fclose(file);
        pData->map=p;
        pData->pHeader=(const DataHeader *)p;
        pData->mapAddr=p;
        return TRUE;
    }

    U_CFUNC void
    uprv_unmapFile(UDataMemory *pData) {
        if(pData!=nullptr && pData->map!=nullptr) {
            uprv_free(pData->map);
            pData->map     = nullptr;
            pData->mapAddr = nullptr;
            pData->pHeader = nullptr;
        }
    }

#elif MAP_IMPLEMENTATION==MAP_390DLL
    /*  390 specific Library Loading.
     *  This is the only platform left that dynamically loads an ICU Data Library.
     *  All other platforms use .data files when dynamic loading is required, but
     *  this turn out to be awkward to support in 390 batch mode.
     *
     *  The idea here is to hide the fact that 390 is using dll loading from the
     *   rest of ICU, and make it look like there is file loading happening.
     *
     */

    static char *strcpy_returnEnd(char *dest, const char *src)
    {
        while((*dest=*src)!=0) {
            ++dest;
            ++src;
        }
        return dest;
    }

    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     *
     *  computeDirPath   given a user-supplied path of an item to be opened,
     *                         compute and return
     *                            - the full directory path to be used
     *                              when opening the file.
     *                            - Pointer to null at end of above returned path
     *
     *                       Parameters:
     *                          path:        input path.  Buffer is not altered.
     *                          pathBuffer:  Output buffer.  Any contents are overwritten.
     *
     *                       Returns:
     *                          Pointer to null termination in returned pathBuffer.
     *
     *                    TODO:  This works the way ICU historically has, but the
     *                           whole data fallback search path is so complicated that
     *                           probably almost no one will ever really understand it,
     *                           the potential for confusion is large.  (It's not just
     *                           this one function, but the whole scheme.)
     *
     *------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    static char *uprv_computeDirPath(const char *path, char *pathBuffer)
    {
        char   *finalSlash;       /* Ptr to last dir separator in input path, or null if none. */
        int32_t pathLen;          /* Length of the returned directory path                     */

        finalSlash = 0;
        if (path != 0) {
            finalSlash = uprv_strrchr(path, U_FILE_SEP_CHAR);
        }

        *pathBuffer = 0;
        if (finalSlash == 0) {
        /* No user-supplied path.
            * Copy the ICU_DATA path to the path buffer and return that*/
            const char *icuDataDir;
            icuDataDir=u_getDataDirectory();
            if(icuDataDir!=nullptr && *icuDataDir!=0) {
                return strcpy_returnEnd(pathBuffer, icuDataDir);
            } else {
                /* there is no icuDataDir either.  Just return the empty pathBuffer. */
                return pathBuffer;
            }
        }

        /* User supplied path did contain a directory portion.
        * Copy it to the output path buffer */
        pathLen = (int32_t)(finalSlash - path + 1);
        uprv_memcpy(pathBuffer, path, pathLen);
        *(pathBuffer+pathLen) = 0;
        return pathBuffer+pathLen;
    }

#   define DATA_TYPE "dat"

    U_CFUNC UBool uprv_mapFile(UDataMemory *pData, const char *path, UErrorCode *status) {
        const char *inBasename;
        char *basename;
        char pathBuffer[1024];
        const DataHeader *pHeader;
        dllhandle *handle;
        void *val=0;

        if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
            return FALSE;
        }

        inBasename=uprv_strrchr(path, U_FILE_SEP_CHAR);
        if(inBasename==nullptr) {
            inBasename = path;
        } else {
            inBasename++;
        }
        basename=uprv_computeDirPath(path, pathBuffer);
        if(uprv_strcmp(inBasename, U_ICUDATA_NAME".dat") != 0) {
            /* must mmap file... for build */
            int fd;
            int length;
            struct stat mystat;
            void *data;
            UDataMemory_init(pData); /* Clear the output struct. */

            /* determine the length of the file */
            if(stat(path, &mystat)!=0 || mystat.st_size<=0) {
                return FALSE;
            }
            length=mystat.st_size;

            /* open the file */
            fd=open(path, O_RDONLY);
            if(fd==-1) {
                return FALSE;
            }

            /* get a view of the mapping */
            data=mmap(0, length, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
            close(fd); /* no longer needed */
            if(data==MAP_FAILED) {
                // Possibly check the errorno value for ENOMEM, and report U_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_ERROR?
                return FALSE;
            }
            pData->map = (char *)data + length;
            pData->pHeader=(const DataHeader *)data;
            pData->mapAddr = data;
            return TRUE;
        }

#       ifdef OS390BATCH
            /* ### hack: we still need to get u_getDataDirectory() fixed
            for OS/390 (batch mode - always return "//"? )
            and this here straightened out with LIB_PREFIX and LIB_SUFFIX (both empty?!)
            This is probably due to the strange file system on OS/390.  It's more like
            a database with short entry names than a typical file system. */
            /* U_ICUDATA_NAME should always have the correct name */
            /* BUT FOR BATCH MODE IT IS AN EXCEPTION BECAUSE */
            /* THE FIRST THREE LETTERS ARE PREASSIGNED TO THE */
            /* PROJECT!!!!! */
            uprv_strcpy(pathBuffer, "IXMI" U_ICU_VERSION_SHORT "DA");
#       else
            /* set up the library name */
            uprv_strcpy(basename, LIB_PREFIX U_LIBICUDATA_NAME U_ICU_VERSION_SHORT LIB_SUFFIX);
#       endif

#       ifdef UDATA_DEBUG
             fprintf(stderr, "dllload: %s ", pathBuffer);
#       endif

        handle=dllload(pathBuffer);

#       ifdef UDATA_DEBUG
               fprintf(stderr, " -> %08X\n", handle );
#       endif

        if(handle != nullptr) {
               /* we have a data DLL - what kind of lookup do we need here? */
               /* try to find the Table of Contents */
               UDataMemory_init(pData); /* Clear the output struct.        */
               val=dllqueryvar((dllhandle*)handle, U_ICUDATA_ENTRY_NAME);
               if(val == 0) {
                    /* failed... so keep looking */
                    return FALSE;
               }
#              ifdef UDATA_DEBUG
                    fprintf(stderr, "dllqueryvar(%08X, %s) -> %08X\n", handle, U_ICUDATA_ENTRY_NAME, val);
#              endif

               pData->pHeader=(const DataHeader *)val;
               return TRUE;
         } else {
               return FALSE; /* no handle */
         }
    }

    U_CFUNC void uprv_unmapFile(UDataMemory *pData) {
        if(pData!=nullptr && pData->map!=nullptr) {
            uprv_free(pData->map);
            pData->map     = nullptr;
            pData->mapAddr = nullptr;
            pData->pHeader = nullptr;
        }
    }

#else
#   error MAP_IMPLEMENTATION is set incorrectly
#endif

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021): Studia Orientalia Electronica Special Issue: Identity and Empire in the Ancient Near East /
Foreigners and Religion at Ugarit
František Válek Charles University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23993/store.88230
Ugarit, Religion, Foreignness, Hurrian religion, Egyptian religion, Hittites, Late Bronze Age, Cultural transfer, Ancient Near Eastern religion, Ancient Syria, Cultural identity
During the Late Bronze Age, Syria was mostly dominated by the larger powers of the ancient Near East—Mitanni (the Hurrians), the Hittite Empire, and Egypt. The ancient city of Ugarit yielded numerous texts and artifacts that attest to the presence of foreigners and their influences on local religious traditions. Textually, the best-preserved influences are those of Hurrian origin, although these were probably promoted thanks to the Hittites, who incorporated many Hurrian deities and cults. Hurrian traditions thus influenced both Ugaritic cults and divine pantheons. Egyptian influences, in contrast, are observable mostly in art and material evidence. Art of Egyptian origin was considered prestigious and because of that was prominently seen in trade and international exchange gifts, but it also entered the religious sphere in the form of cultic statues and ex-voto gifts for deities. Egyptian art was also often imitated by local artists. The same can be said of art from the Mediterranean area. Some evidence suggests that foreigners actively related to local traditions as well. Ritual tablets from Ugarit (namely KTU3 1.40 and its variants) illustrate that there were always frictions in a multicultural/national society. These tablets also indicate that such frictions could have been dealt with through ritual action, and thus emphasize the role religion played. The city of Ugarit is used in this paper to illuminate some processes that can be observed in the whole of ancient Syria. Nevertheless, every site has its own outcome of interactions with other cultures.
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021): Studia Orientalia Electronica Special Issue: Identity and Empire in the Ancient Near East
Válek, F. (2021). Foreigners and Religion at Ugarit. Studia Orientalia Electronica, 9(2), 47–66. https://doi.org/10.23993/store.88230
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The church of Santa Caterina (St. Catherine) is linked to a Dominican monastery founded in 1310, which between 1580 and 1596 was enhanced with this new building. The façade is in late Renaissance style, has two flights of stairs and an imposing portal. The building features a dome dating back to the 18th century. The interior of the church has a single central nave and an appealing series of marbles, inlays and sculptures embellish the walls.
Inside the church are many references to St. Catherine: decorative medallions illustrate the scenes of the life of St. Catherine of Alexandria, there is a marble statue of the saint by Antonello Gagini and the fresco by Filippo Randazzo above the nave depicts the Glory of St. Catherine.


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Gareth Frank Bale MBE born 16 July 1989 is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a winger.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wingers of his generation and one of the greatest Welsh players of all time.
Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing as a left-back and earning acclaim as a free-kick specialist.
Bale moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, for an eventual £7 million fee. During his time at Tottenham, managerial and tactical shifts saw him transform into a more attacking player. From the 2009–10 season, under the guidance of Harry Redknapp, Bale became an integral part of the team, rising to international attention during the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.
In 2011 and 2013 he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. In 2013, he was named PFA Young Player of the Year, the FWA Footballer of the Year, and the Premier League Player of the Season. He was nominated to the PFA Team of the Year three times in a row between 2011 and 2013.
Gareth Bale, a Welsh football star, is married to EMMA RHYS-JONES. And she'll undoubtedly be in Qatar supporting her hubby when he plays for Wales at the World Cup.
EMMA RHYS-JONES was born in Cardiff, United Kingdom on July 29, 1991 (age 31 years). Emma together with Bale has four kids.
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IRANIAN NUKE SCIENTIST WHACKED
July 23, 2011 / Patriot / American Intelligence News, Iran
Assailants on a motorcycle assassinated an Iranian nuclear physicist on Saturday, Iranian media reports said, in a killing that bore similarities to other slayings of scientists involved in the country's nuclear work in recent years.
The semi-official ISNA news agency identified the victim as Darioush Rezaei, a 35-year-old physics professor involved in Iran's nuclear program, and said he was killed in front of his home in Tehran. Iran's official IRNA news agency also reported the killing but had few details on the attack or the man's background.
Several Iranian nuclear scientists have been murdered in recent years in attacks that Iran has blamed on the U.S. and Israel, which accuse Tehran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapons capability under the cover of its civilian atomic energy program. Iran denies those accusations and says its program has entirely peaceful aims.
The semi-official Mehr news agency also identified the victim of Saturday's attack as a professor of physics and said he was assassinated in front of his house in Bani Hashem street in Tehran.
The wife of the scientist was wounded in the attack and rushed to a hospital for treatment, Mehr reported, quoting a police official.
Despite U.N. and other sanctions, Iran has steadily moved ahead with its uranium enrichment work, the central aspect of its nuclear program and the process that is of deepest concern to the West because it can be used both to produce reactor fuel and material for nuclear warheads.
Iran insists it is only after reactor fuel, but the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency has accused Iran of stalling its investigation into the work for years.
In November, a pair of back-to-back bomb attacks in different parts of the capital killed one nuclear scientist and wounded another. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the U.S. and Israel.
In those attacks, assailants on motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to the cars of two scientists as they drove to work. They detonated seconds later.
The man who survived that attack, Fereidoun Abbasi, is on a list of figures suspected of links to secret nuclear activities in a 2007 U.N. sanctions resolution, which put a travel ban and asset freeze on those listed.
At least two other Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in recent years.


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WINTER'S LAST GASP?
If you look closely . . . very, very closely . . . you can see the tops of the Black Hills just outside of Prescott Valley have some traces of the storm that moved quickly through last night.
It's not like that banner picture at the top of the page.
That was taken weeks ago when we really got some snow.
This time it was just cold enough during the early morning hours to put a light bit of frosting on the mountain tops.
But it's 50 degrees now and it should be close to or around 70 by Saturday.
So is this winter's last attempt to cow us?
Don't bet on it.
We had a pretty good storm during the night before I opened our book store back in 1996.
And that came in early March.
It's been known to snow later than that.
Still not enough to outdo the blizzard that hit my home state of North Dakota one year on my mother's birthday.
That date was June 6th.
I have my friend and former colleague Robert van Klootwyk aka Bob Christie to thank for alerting me to the amazing saga of one Webb Chiles, who has spent large periods of his life sailing small boats around the world alone.
He is at it again, at the age of 75.
When I discovered him in Durban, South Africa, waiting for the winds to rise, I began to follow his journey.
He has a device called a Yellowbrick on his boat which allows anyone with access to a computer to track his progress every six hours.
After sailing from Opua, New Zealand to Durban in 2016, he laid up for awhile before heading for the open sea once more on February 10th.
After successfully rounding the southern tip of Africa he followed the coastline north for awhile before turning into the South Atlantic enroute to St. Helena Island, where Napoleon spent his final days.
I love adventurous stories and Chiles' tales of his travels fit the bill.
He has had six wives, loves a drink of Scotch and the open sea in a small boat.
If, like me, you're interested in following along, you can find his tracking map here and a blog which is updated infrequently here.
He should arrive in St. Helena, weather permitting, in another 5 to 7 days.
Keep in mind, he is 75 years old.
But as he described himself on New Year's Day, "a strong and tough old man."
Bet you thought I'd never get here.
To tell you the truth, I'd forgotten it was Friday and all you Gentle Readers were salivating for the Friday Funnies.
So, with apologies for my tardiness, here we go.
Awwwww-RIGHT!
I have done my mirthful duty and left you all with aching sides and other people staring at you.
Puh-leeze, all of you have yourselves a merry little weekend and . . . c'mon, you know the drill . . . always keep laughing!
Now where did that cat go?
Here, kitty-kitty . . .
Does anybody remember these?
My fading memory remembers these as "Dots" but I guess I was wrong.
The Almighty All-Powerful All Knowing Google doesn't remember anything called "Dots".
But to get back to these Black Crows, when I used to go to "the show"* as a youngster I would get some hot buttered popcorn and some Black Crows and after a few bites of popcorn I'd invert the box of black licorice flavored candy into the popcorn and shake it up.
I loved sweet black licorice and the combination of these and the popcorn made my day.
Any of you Gentle Readers have a memory of something you liked to eat as a kid?
* "the show" was what we called the movies at the one theatre in my small town. I remember paying 13 cents for admission.
THE LEARNING PROCESS
Last night Judy made herself a sandwich and I asked her what it was.
She said "peanut butter, dill pickle, lettuce and mayonnaise on whole grain bread."
I responded as I always do "Ewwwwwwwww."
This time she had had enough.
She handed over half of it and ordered me to take a bite, a big bite.
Against my better judgement I did.
Today I made myself a sandwich.
Peanut butter, dill pickle, lettuce and mayonnaise on whole grain bread.
It was wonderful.
I am nearly 77 years old.
It is never too late for an old dog to learn a new trick.
And acting on SWMBO's advice after Val's comment yesterday about never having eaten asparagus and never planning to, "Val, try it. Don't boil it. Just saute it lightly in a tad of butter or oil, douse it with lemon juice and dig in."
As for Natalie's comment about ones bodily fluids after consuming some of the delicious green spears, SWMBO agrees but I insist that I know nothing about it.
A couple of side dishes Chef Judy created for dinners recently.
Asparagus spears with lemon
Baby spinach, red onion and tangerine salad
THANKS, CALIFORNIA
That storm that's been hammering the West Coast of the United States has moved east into Arizona and environs.
It arrived sometime in the early morning hours.
SWMBO said the wind was blowing like crazy last night.
This morning the wind has died down, at least for the moment, but it's very wet out there.
I don't mind a rainy day now and then and the morning newspaper says the lakes around Prescott are full to capacity for the first time in a few years so that's good.
There is some danger from flooding out in the rural areas but the public has been well warned.
In the meantime, it's just a little blurry out the window of my den.
Inside it's warm and I have the Metropolitan Opera playing.
Hope your Saturday is pleasant as well.
As we try to make sense of yesterday's presidential news conference, aka "whining and boasting session", it's difficult to think of anything funnier.
But, Gentle Readers, the old Catalyst is going to try.
So let's get on with the struggle.
This next one is my favorite this week.
And with that we'll bring our little tête-à-tête to a close for another week.
All of you have a scrumptious weekend, dine and drink well, smile a lot and always remember to keep laughing.
CHO-CO-LAT!!!
My valentine made this Chocolate Fudge Brownie Pie to top off our oriental dinner last night.
With SPRINKLES!
Zhoen alerted me that last night was Half-Off Chocolate Day Eve which may make the trip to several grocery stores today a little more expensive.
I braced myself with a hearty breakfast.
One can never have too much chocolate.
Spoil yourself - Drink wine - Eat chocolate - Repeat
IT'S JUST A NUMBER
I am somewhat surprised to learn that this is my two-thousand-six-hundred-fiftieth post on this blog.
That's 2,650.
When one begins something like this, I seriously doubt that one thinks he or she will ever reach that large a number.
The wonders of the Internets apparently have no good way to tell me how many words have been written here.
Or how many pictures have been shown.
Or how many cartoons have appeared.
But the statistics page does tell me that I have written 2,650 posts, as of this one.
And, come to look at it a bit further, it tells me that I have had 374,564 page views to date.
But that's in nearly 9 years, which means it works out to only about 42,000 a year or around 3,400 a month.
And I'm not really sure what a page view is anyway.
It could be someone who actually reads the post.
Or it could be someone who just looks at the title and moves on.
Or it could be someone who got here by accident and moved on without even glancing except to realize it's only a mistake.
So I'm not getting my ego blown up out of shape here.
All I can do is wonder about all of this.
Kind of like . . .
(Thanks to the BRD for sending that to me.)
So, what wisdom do I have for you Gentle Readers on this, the day before Valentine's Day?
Since the day is about love perhaps this quote from the legendary Irishman George Bernard Shaw.
"There is no more sincere love than the love of food."
And that includes chocolate!
SATURDAY SEA-FARI
The BRD and a friend drove to Arizona's nearest "sea coast" earlier this week to visit another friend who lives there.
The destination was Puerto Peñasco in Sonora, Mexico.
The gringos call it Rocky Point and it is located on the Sea of Cortez, which is also known as the Gulf of California.
There. I think I've probably totally confused you now.
It's about 300 miles from where the BRD lives and only 63 miles south of the international border.
I've always thought it was kind of funny that even though we lived in Phoenix for many years, only a bit over 200 miles from Puerto Peñasco, and also lived in Mexico for over 4 years, we somehow never got to Rocky Point.
But the BRD did and her pictures show it has grown considerably in the last few decades.
From what we've heard so far, the "girly time" went great, including a visit from a persistent and curious local.
He seemed to be trying to tell them "Hey, the shrimp boat is coming in!"
The BRD has spent the past several weeks moving from one house to another, struggling to get the new place in order and generally wearing herself out.
Nice to get away and enjoy a sunset by the sea.
Ah Gentle Readers it's time for some yuks.
And, no, that's not some kind of Siberian culinary phantasmagoria concocted in the Kitchens of Catalyst.
But you still may want to loosen your belts in order to avoid serious injury.
That ought to be enough to put a smirk on your faces.
Hey, the Super Bowl is over, Valentine's Day is still four days away and Major League Baseball is about to begin Spring Training.
What more could you want?
Oh, yeah, my wishes that you'll have an incredibly relaxed and pleasant weekend.
And always remember to keep laughing!
(oh, my)
Due to a vast number of (well, okay, a few) requests, I am bringing back Oddball Observations for another run at blogging. This will be the third time and I can only hope it's a charm. The next time I get bored with blogging, I will try my best not to delete my blog. I'll just put up a notice saying I'm "On Hold" until the juices start flowing again.
I don't have much to say today so this will just be an announcement of my return.
Maybe tomorrow I'll be more "talkative."
In the meantime, thanks to all of my former readers who urged me to bring it back.
C'mon you guys, the above was written nearly nine years ago, just as I was beginning this blog once again.
Today the temperature has climbed to the mid 70's and it's a fabulous day for lazing behind a fishing line in the sun at Fain Park.
Leftover pizza?
Or the Atlanta Falcons after their second half 31-point beat-down yesterday.
SUPER SUNDAY
Okay, just a bit, then it's back to the television.
And, of course, there is the kitty.
Cranberry-Wheat Bread
ala Bruce/Catalyst
(and the bread machine)
I tried this recipe for a light wheat bread yesterday which includes honey and ground mace.
The result was a highly crowned loaf (oops, we've eaten the crown already) with an extremely light texture and a hint of sweetness.
I used dried Craisins in place of cranberries.
It's delicious, if I do say so myself.


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New Country Music We Can't Wait for in 2017: Spring Edition
Billy Dukes Published: March 10, 2017
Little Big Town and Brantley Gilbert have highlighted a strong first three months of new country music releases in 2017, but projects from some of country music's biggest hitmakers — and recent award winners — are still to come.
Albums and singles from Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton are found on this list of new music we can't wait for, spring edition. Rhett's album is mostly recorded (he spent January in the studio) and Stapleton's still-unnamed project has a release date of May 5. Will he stick with the sound that made him famous on Traveller? Why wouldn't he?
RaeLynn's Wildhorse, Sam Hunt's follow-up to Montevallo and a new album from critical darling Charlie Worsham are dropping this spring. We've heard bits and pieces — or in RaeLynn's case, the whole thing — of each and promise they're worth the hype.
This list of country music we can't wait for is diverse, with Stapleton fans not necessarily embracing Hunt's music and vice versa. But homogeneity makes for a boring day, so we chose five albums that touch all corners of the format. Which album are you most excited for? Tell us your reason why in the comments section below.
You'll find a full list of albums that have release dates below. Rumored projects by Shania Twain, Luke Bryan and Brett Eldredge also seem promising. And then there's the new album from Kelsea Ballerini. Perhaps they'll make the summer edition of this list.
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Filed Under: Charlie Worsham, Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett
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Q: Flash CS5.5-AIR i cant write HTML tags with writeUTFBytes i need to write some XML using AIR from Flash CS5.5
My code works, but i dont know how to write some html tags without flash converting < to ; & gt;
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How can i achieve that?
This is the type of code i am using, im working into an AIR from Flash CS5.5
Everything works fine except i dont get the "<" but the ;& gt; in the outputfile and the same for many of the HTML signs like > etc.
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A: You are passing a String to the appendChild function and that's why you got your result as a "text" in your xml file. So to avoid that, you have just to pass an XML object instead of the String :
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Hope that can help.

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst offers a Spring semester program of Italian Studies in Siena, a remarkably preserved medieval city that is one of the richest cultural and historical centers of Tuscany. The program is offered in collaboration with the Università di Lingua e Cultura Italiana per Stranieri, whose emphasis is on language acquisition and cultural literacy.
Location: Siena is a classic medieval hill town in Tuscany and has one of the best preserved city centers in all of Italy. The shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, the red brick town square, is the heart of Siena and is the home of Siena's famous summer horse-race, known as Il Palio. Surrounded by architectural treasures, the Piazza del Campo is also the site of numerous restaurants and cafes and the center of social life in the city. Cars are strictly prohibited within the walls of town, and the roads and alleys create a labyrinth through the city. The University of Siena is one of the oldest in Italy, founded in 1240, and is one of the first publicly funded universities in Italy. Siena is only 60 km south of Florence and 200 km north of Rome, and the land in between the cities is famous for producing some of the finest wine in Italy.
Academics: Students earn 15 credits per semester, at least 6 of which comprise intensive, daily Italian language courses; an additional 3 credits may be taken in language or the student may opt to take all the other 9 credits in English-language culture courses. The culture course offerings for spring 2009 include art history taught on-site in various historic places in Siena (Architecture, Painting, Sculpture in Italy from the XIII to the XVII century), Italy in the 20th and 21st centuries, and an Introduction to Italian Cinema (films in Italian with English subtitles). Students accepted into the program will be placed in language sequences at the appropriate level following placement testing in Siena.
The program is organized and overseen by the Italian Studies program faculty at UMass Amherst in conjunction with an on-site director, Dr. Elena Monami, in Siena. Language courses are taught by native-speaking faculty from the Università per Stranieri. The language courses are composed of students from around the world, giving the UMass students an opportunity to expand their cross-cultural connections during the program. The culture courses are taught either by UMass faculty in Siena or by Siena faculty contracted by UMass.
Eligibility: UMass Amherst applicants from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts should have completed at least one year of college-level Italian or the equivalent (3 semesters are recommended) by the time the program begins. However, students from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, wishing to fulfill the Global Education requirement through successful completion of the Siena Program, may apply with no prior knowledge of Italian. Students from other faculties and other institutions should consult the Italian Studies Program concerning eligibility requirements. All applicants should have a "B" average in college Italian (where applicable) and a GPA of 3.0. Students will be interviewed either in person or by telephone.
Living Arrangements: Apartments scattered throughout the inner city provide housing for students in the program. Students mostly share double bedrooms and have kitchen facilities for meal preparation.
Application: Students from both UMass and other universities are invited to apply to the Program through the International Programs Office.
Costs: The 2009 program fee is $9,500 for in-state UMass Amherst students, $10,500 for out-of-state UMass Amherst students and $11,500 for all other students. The fee includes tuition, housing, specified group excursions (as a minimum, weekend excursions to Roma and Venice), and a catastrophic health plan provided by the Italian Government (ASSITALIA). A $500 non-refundable deposit will be due upon acceptance to the program. A required housing deposit of 100 Euro is due upon arrival in Siena.
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