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Q: d3.js enter() update() exit() pattern, but with custom comparison of key value pairs Is there some way of coercing the d3.js enter/update/exit (EUE) pattern to allow comparison -in addition to primitive data types- of arbitrary key / value pairs? If so, how?
I have in mind the comparison of objects, as in current values such as {part:0,duration:2} vs previous values {part:0,duration:0}, expressed in a possible comparison function as d.duration, d.part, d.whatever).
To give you an idea what I'm after, imagining the arrays to be vertical selections in a time-based sequence, a typical scenario might (at time divisions 10 and 12) be:
    ----[10]-- sampling interval=2 --[12]-----
         :                            :
      prev_array                  curr_array
         :                            :
         :  /other data               :  /other data undefined
part:   [0] -duration 6 -----------> [0] -duration undefined, as overlap from prev
         :  \     :                   :  \    :
         :                            :
         :  /other data undefined     :  /other data
part:   [1] -duration undefined      [1] -duration 2 (new)
         :  \     :                   :  \    :
         :                            :
         :  /other data               :  /other data undefined
part:   [2] -duration 4 -----------> [2] -duration undefined, as overlap from prev
         :  \     :                   :  \    :
         :                            :
         :  /other data               :  /other data
part:   [3] -duration 2              [3] -duration 4 (new)
            \     :                      \    :

Previous attempts using field-by-field comparison in nested selection.each() calls (the selections having been made on prev_array and curr_array) were hamstrung by problems with returned value scope and/or asynchronous behaviour. Hence my interest in direct application of the EUE pattern. A couple of conclusions:

*

*I can only act on DOM once differences in prev and curr arrays have been found.

*implies that the comparison I had thought to do directly as part of EUE is best done using built-in or d3 array methods in a comparator function.

*the issue of how to compare apply the results to the DOM are probably answered by the key or other approaches mentioned below.

Tricky situation in a tricky language, but results from a desire to handle time-sequenced, chained transitions on freely pluggable and highly configurable SPA animations in a very flexible and reusable way.
Nevertheless, any examples illustrating similar / relevant situations remain more than welcome.
Thanks

A: The simplest way to do this is to use the data() key function. If you read the API Docs you'll see the 2nd parameter.
selection.data([values[, key]])

Essentially you can provide a function to generate the key on your data, which could return just an ID, or generate a hash of particular fields you're interested in. An example of calling it would be:
selection.data(myData, function(d) {
    return d.myCustomKey;
});


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Which is the best Dom Perignon vintage: 2004, 2002, 2000
"Dancing, music, champagne. The best way to forget until you find something you want to remember…." Marlene Dietrich to David Bowie (youtube, Just a Gigolo, 1978) IF you are ever in the difficult situation where you have to make a choice from different vintages of Dom Perignon, don't be shy. Here are my thoughts: The 2004 vintage sits between 2000 and 2002. If I had to choose between 2002 and 2000 then… 2002 wins hands down. Between 2004 and 2000? I would still choose 2002. Right now, the 2000 Dom Perignon has that sherry oxidative note taking on the toasty and brioche notes. The 2004 Dom Perignon can be happily opened now but will start getting better in 2017 and stay great until 2028. Despite tasting them many times, I'm still not totally convinced it was necessary to make 2000 or 2003 vintages – neither are a classic DP experience. Unlike the 1996 and 2002 vintages, which taste fresher and brighter. These bottles can be brought out at your funeral. Your friends will love and forgive you. The …
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Jacquart Champagne's new prestige cuvee 2005 alpha was launched last Tuesday evening at the Atelier Brancusi, the studio of the Romanian artist, situated next door to the Pompidou Centre in Paris. "Did his life end up okay?" I asked the museum guide, looking at the black and white photographs of him working in his studio amongst the organized chaos of marble dust and twisted metal. Everyone laughed at my question. Moving along… Not so fast.
Dom Perignon Rose 2002
I remember vividly the two types of customers who coveted Dom Perignon Rose. There was the geeky Champagne collector who had an intimate knowledge of all the vintages and variations and then there was the Warlord-types who drink it everyday and live in central London for half the year for tax (and other) reasons. Not in either camps, it was a happy coincidence to be invited to the
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When I was younger, if I imagined what a grown-up Champagne was supposed to taste like, this new Billecart-Salmon Brut Sous Bois is what I would have conjured: filled-out in the middle, pleasantly adult force of dried fruits and toasted brioche, citrus pursed lips and a creamy foundation. What happened to the sharp Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve NV (or Billy Cart as we fondly called it) that was as sleek and mineral-acid, beautiful and effortless and (click the fingers) fierce. It is still available, but why is the extremely beautiful fruit from Mareuil-sur-Ay "under wood" as if its laser brightness needs to be contained and put under a soft-focus lens? The weight from the oak puts it in an elusive category of Champagne to go with food. Elusive because, as much as I pray everyday to drink Champagne, with every meal, every day, this never happens enough to buy a Champagne specifically for a meal. It will do better with some age, although, like real estate and marriage, that it is asking a NV to …
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Yes, it must be a half-bottle. Of course, it would be more practical, economical and sensible to buy a full bottle. But don't be ridiculous. This is my wish list, and it really is not the moment to consider such prosaic things. It's the time to dream extravagantly. So it must be a half bottle of Krug Rose and it must be in its lavender box. When it's a half bottle, Krug Rose becomes more than just Champagne. It joins the modern consumer pantheon: objects such as the smooth black packaging of an iPod or the pale blue egg-shell expectation of a Tiffany's box; things coveted for how they are presented as for much as what's inside. Once you get past the pale lavender packaging – a colour that seems only to be found in very expensive cashmere – marveling how it is the same shape as the full-size version and squeal at how everything is so much smaller, you take the bottle out of its box, hold its swan-like neck and wonder: how is …
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The drive to Augusta, Maine was a bit circuitous with no direct route, but was easier being done mid-day. As I drove past the front of their capitol building, I noticed it was on a hill and the main entrance was toward the back, adjacent to the Legislative Library.
From the moment I walked in to the Maine State House, I ran into some very helpful and professional staffers who offered direction, tours and answers. One guy (David?) even brought me around to introduce me and was kind enough to walk me into some locked chambers for the pictures I was looking for, including my first large portrait of Lincoln. I also noticed a bronze plaque of the Mayflower identical to one that I saw in Vermont, reminding me of why the early pilgrims came to these shores.


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Home / News + Politics / Nation / Gay couple behind Supreme Court wedding cake case say civil rights at risk
Gay couple behind Supreme Court wedding cake case say civil rights at risk
LGBTQ advocates warn that allowing religious exemptions for businesses could undermine nondiscrimination laws
By John Riley on November 29, 2017	@JohnAndresRiley
Charlie Craig and David Mullins – Photo: Molly Kaplan/ACLU.
The gay couple at the center of the Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court case warned that there could be drastic implications for civil rights if the court rules against them.
At the heart of their case is whether it was legal for Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips to refuse to bake a wedding cake for the couple, citing his religion as the reason for his objection.
On a media conference call — joined by LGBTQ advocacy organizations, Supreme Court marriage equality case plaintiff Jim Obergefell, and transgender rights icon Gavin Grimm — Charlie Craig and David Mullins shared their story of how they were refused service by Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop.
They and their allies asserted that businesses that open themselves up to the public should not be able to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation.
"The bakery seeks a constitutional right to deny equal service, in violation of Colorado's anti-discrimination act. But the Supreme Court has never accepted that theory," Ria Tabacco Mar, a staff attorney with the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project, which is representing the couple, said on the conference all. "It has rejected the constitutional 'right to discriminate' claims of entities ranging from lawsuits to labor unions, to private schools and universities, to restaurants and hotels. Retail bakeries should fare no differently."
Mullins said that he and Craig were "mortified and humiliated" when Phillips refused to even talk about baking a cake for them after finding out they were looking for a cake for a same-sex wedding. Craig says they felt "helpless" after being turned away from Masterpiece and even shed some tears over the incident while Craig's mother, Debbie, comforted them.
"Growing up in a small town in Wyoming, I always felt like I needed to be on guard because of the harassment I experienced on a day-to-day basis. Denver was my escape because I felt more free to express who I am," Craig said. "On that day, I let my guard down — especially because I had my support system with me — so it was particularly saddening for me because I left myself open.
"To this day, Dave and I still feel nervous when we go into businesses. We really have to think hard about whether we want to expose that we're a married couple, or if we can even show each other affection, because we're nervous that we may be denied service for who we are," he added. "In the end, all we're asking for is the freedom to participate equally in public life, and to receive equal treatment in places of business."
Participants in the call attempted to poke holes in arguments put forth by both Phillips' lawyers and the Department of Justice that custom cake baking and designing is a constitutionally protected First Amendment activity.
As a result, Phillips' lawyers argue, their client and others with beliefs opposed to homosexuality should be exempted from following public accommodations laws like Colorado's, which prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
But Mar argued that the arguments advanced by opponents of LGBTQ rights, many of whom are backing Phillips, are red herrings.
"No one disputes that cakes can be artistic. But discriminating against customers while selling an artistic product has nothing to do with the freedom of speech," she said. "The anti-discrimination act does not tell the bakery how to make its cakes. It does not even require the bakery to make cakes at all. The law simply says that if the bakery decides to offer a product to the public at large, it can't refuse to sell that same product to a customer because of her race, religion, sexual orientation, or other aspects of her identity.
"The fact that the bakery's refusal is based on its owner's religious beliefs does not excuse its discrimination either," Mar added. "Religious liberty is one of our most cherished freedoms. But it does not give anyone the right to harm others in violation of a generally applicable state law."
Obergefell, who recalled his own battle in the courts to have his marriage to his late husband recognized, pushed back against the idea that baking a cake for a same-sex wedding somehow constitutes an "endorsement" of a practice, as many social conservatives have claimed.
"My friends Jen and Jara should have never been told by a photographer that their business wasn't welcome because they're a same-sex couple planning a wedding," Obergefell said. "That photographer doesn't endorse a couple's marriage just by photographing their wedding any more than a photographer endorses Judaism by photographing a bar mitzvah, or endorses talking animals by photographing a birthday party with a Finding Nemo theme."
Ineke Mushovic, the executive director of the Movement Advancement Project and the Open to All Campaign, said a decision against Craig and Mullins could have potentially devastating and far-reaching consequences. She pleaded with news media to stress the fact that the case is about far more than cake-baking or so-called "artistic expression," and to put into context how radically a Supreme Court decision in favor of Phillips would alter the political landscape.
"The challenge with this case is it really doesn't look that dangerous, so people aren't getting informed or outraged, and that is exactly what our opponents are counting on," Mushovic said. "If we lose, the far right is going to gain a constitutional right to discriminate, and that's going to be something we can't undo with a legislative fix. Not only that, but that right [to discriminate] could extend to a whole lot of different kinds of businesses, and could affect a whole lot of different kinds of people. This case could chip away at the foundation's of our nondiscrimination laws."
Mushovic acknowledged that many, even on the political left, are often skeptical of claims that allowing anti-gay discrimination would result in policies, laws, or court decisions that allow discrimination against people based on other characteristics, such as race. But, she warned, we should not take societal norms for granted, particularly given the current political landscape.
"Part of what many people are counting on is that the [Supreme] Court will continue to say that it's not okay to discriminate based on race, because it would be culturally unacceptable to do anything different," she said. "What I would challenge us all to think about is the cultural fabric and the cultural landscape that we are living in at this moment, in a country that is trying to build a wall, that's trying to ban Muslims, where, when white supremacists commit murder, we blame the protesters, where the Supreme Court had gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act. And then take that and imagine what could happen if the Trump administration appointed another Supreme Court Justice. So this case is very dangerous."
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Ahead of that hearing, more than 50 organizations have released a statement of principle backing Craig and Mullins and calling on the Supreme Court to affirm the right of all Americans to live free from discrimination.
Signatories to the statement include the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the National Black Justice Coalition, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in addition to leading LGBT rights organizations like GLAAD, Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and the National LGBTQ Task Force.
Grimm, who became famous after suing his local school board over the right to use the boys' restroom at his high school, said Craig and Mullins' case is "no more about cake than mine is about a bathroom." He said the issue is really about whether LGBTQ people are allowed to exist and live in public life, or whether they will be forcibly relegated to the sidelines simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
"The LGBT community has been facing discrimination for its entire history, and this is an example of that," he said. "This is just a more modern way of saying, 'Your kind is not welcome here.' That message is not new, and it is not acceptable."
See also: Anti-gay farmer in East Lansing adopts tactics used by Religious Right in Masterpiece Cakeshop case
John Riley is the local news reporter for Metro Weekly. He can be reached at jriley@metroweekly.com
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Q: Django custom lookup field raises EmptyResultSet when passed empty set I have been trying to implement the not_in lookup field, but it generates a different query to ~Q. On querying against a list of ids such as: ids = [1, 2, 3, 4] both my not_in and ~Q yield same queryset results although their generated SQL is different. The issue I found with my implementation was that for example querying against an empty list empty_list ~Q(id__in=empty_list) will return all the rows whose ids are not in empty_list, in this case, all rows. But with my implementation, it returns an empty queryset.
Code for above implementation for reference
from django.db.models.lookups import In as LookupIn

@Field.register_lookup
class LookupNotIn(LookupIn):
    """
    Acts as opposite to `__in`
    """
    lookup_name = "not_in"

    def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
        lhs, params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection)
        rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
        params.extend(rhs_params)

        return "%s NOT IN %s" % (lhs, rhs), params

It generates different SQL to ~Q:
In [28]: print(ShopItem.objects.filter(~Q(id__in=deleted_ids)).query)

SELECT "shop_shopitem"."id", "shop_shopitem"."bakery_id", "shop_shopitem"."name", "shop_shopitem"."is_deleted", "shop_shopitem"."is_visible", "shop_shopitem"."number", "shop_shopitem"."description", "shop_shopitem"."special_information" FROM "shop_shopitem" WHERE NOT ("shop_shopitem"."id" IN (5c6a4164-252a-4aa5-abc1-62cebbc3119a, 6dcbc509-435e-4ccc-a6fd-6a48c652278f, f647ceac-34dd-4e1a-8fcd-ebb255b7d6f9, a1be4bc9-0a10-447f-8215-94df18c53fe2)) ORDER BY "shop_shopitem"."name" ASC

In [29]: print(ShopItem.objects.filter(id__not_in=deleted_ids).query)

SELECT "shop_shopitem"."id", "shop_shopitem"."bakery_id", "shop_shopitem"."name", "shop_shopitem"."is_deleted", "shop_shopitem"."is_visible", "shop_shopitem"."number", "shop_shopitem"."description", "shop_shopitem"."special_information" FROM "shop_shopitem" WHERE "shop_shopitem"."id" NOT IN (5c6a4164-252a-4aa5-abc1-62cebbc3119a, 6dcbc509-435e-4ccc-a6fd-6a48c652278f, f647ceac-34dd-4e1a-8fcd-ebb255b7d6f9, a1be4bc9-0a10-447f-8215-94df18c53fe2) ORDER BY "shop_shopitem"."name" ASC

My second implementation that actually generates the same SQL as ~Q:
@Field.register_lookup
class LookupNotIn(LookupIn):
    """
    Acts as opposite to `__in`
    """
    lookup_name = "not_in"

    def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
        lhs, params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection)
        rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
        params.extend(rhs_params)
        return "NOT (%s IN %s)" % (lhs, rhs), params

But when passing am empty set/list as the following:
print(ShopItem.objects.filter(id__not_in=[]).query)
it raises error:
/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/where.py in as_sql(self, compiler, connection)
     97                     return '', []
     98                 else:
---> 99                     raise EmptyResultSet
    100             if full_needed == 0:
    101                 if self.negated:

EmptyResultSet:

Is there any workaround for this?
Edit:
This seems to occur also with the build-in __in lookup field as it is the expected behavior.
The issue here is still that when passed an empty set/list as in id__not_in=[], it will return an empty queryset where it should return every row according to the logic. Somehow ~Q(id__in=[]) does return all rows, and after looking at that generated query for the latter one, it seems that it completely removes the WHERE clause since it would generate WHERE NOT foo.id IN () which is invalid query when passed empty set/list.
it instead just:
SELECT "shop_shopitem"."id", "shop_shopitem"."bakery_id", "shop_shopitem"."name", "shop_shopitem"."is_deleted", "shop_shopitem"."is_visible", "shop_shopitem"."number", "shop_shopitem"."description", "shop_shopitem"."special_information" FROM "shop_shopitem" ORDER BY "shop_shopitem"."name" ASC

as if we never had a WHERE clause. I am not sure how this is achievable.

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The Must-See in Canakkale, a Historical City of Turkey. - MisTan IzZy | Travel & Lifestyle.
The Must-See in Canakkale, a Historical City of Turkey.
The chances are, you don't even heard about Canakkale before right? Even myself was, too never heard about it before my trip to Turkey.
Çanakkale is famous for the visiting to Gallipoli battlefields and the ruins of Troy, a city that full of ancient and modern histories.
Located on the southern shore at the anrrowest point in the Dardanelles strait, Çanakkale has been a major strong-point in the defense of the Dardanelles from the time of the Trojans through World War I.
If you are a history lover, you wouldn't want to miss out a visit to this city!
During my Gallipoli tour, I learned about ANZAC, which stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On the 25th of April 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula. These became known as Anzacs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day.
Anyway, is good to know about ANZAC, but I am more interested in ancient history, hence a must-see for me - TROY.
Upon entering, a Trojan Horse is spotted and you could take a climb up into the horse as well.
Talking about RUINS, means the physical destruction or disintegration of something, that has been collapse or being destroyed, it truly meant it! Be prepared to have some imagination.
What is so interesting about TROY?
According to legend Troy is the city of the long Trojan War that was finally conquered when Greek soldiers hid themselves within the 'peace offering' of the Trojan Horse to gain access to the city. Troy is 1 km from the town of Tevfikiye, and 31 km from Çanakkale.
The famed site of Troy is made up of multiple layers that trace a history of different settlements here from 3000 BC onwards.
While we're suppose to continue our tour from Troy to Selcuk ( Kusadasi ), we were recommended by our tour agency about PERGAMON tour, by adding €45 per person. At first, I was quite hesitate about it, but trust me, it really worth-a-visit!
Right after we ended our Troy tour, while on the way to Selcuk, we en-route to Pergamon.
What to see in Pergamon?
In the Acropolis, the remains that you see on the left hand side while going in are the monumental tombs or heroons built for the kings of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period. Shops are situated at their side. When you enter the Acropolis, the remains seen at your left side are the foundations of Propylon (monumental gates) which were constructed by Eumenes II.
Built in the 3rd century B.C.E., this is the oldest cult center of the city. The Doric order building was constructed on a peripteral plan with six columns on the facade and ten on the long sides. The krepis (the basement of the Temple) is formed by two steps and measures 41.7 x 71.4 ft. (12.72 x 21.77 m). The naos or cella (the inner sanctum) is divided in two and was dedicated to Goddess Athena but also to God Zeus.
Which contained 200,000 books, was situated north of the square. Antonius gave all the books of the library to Cleopatra as a wedding gift. Pergamon's library on the Acropolis (the ancient Library of Pergamum) is the second best in the ancient Greek civilization. When the Ptolemies stopped exporting papyrus, partly because of competitors and partly because of shortages, the Pergamenes invented a new substance to use in codices, called pergaminus or pergamena (parchment) after the city.
Trajan started it but after his death Emperor Hadrian (117-138) finished the temple in Corinthian order and it was placed upon a terrace with dimensions of 68 × 58 m (223.10 ft × 190.29 ft). Attempts have been continuing by the German archaeologists since 1976 to erect this temple which has 6 x 9 columns and a peripteros plan (one row of columns around the temple). It is completely marble.
One of the steepest theaters in the world, the cavea which consists of 80 rows of seats is divided into three sections by two diazomas. The capacity was 10,000 people.and was constructed in the 3rd century BC.
Troy or Pergamon? Personally, I'll choose Pergamon as its more well-preserved. However, Troy is interesting in a way that questions of how can they built and live layer by layer above such a huge territory back in ancient!
Wow! Amazing pictures. I love the history write up of the places you have visited.
Such beautiful pictures and that view !!!! this place is going on my bucket list!
I am in awe with all these view. Definitely a historical place thats are worth to visit!


Tim Bober is a third year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He grew up in a small town outside Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from Penn State in 2012 with degrees in English and Biology.
Anyone who has been a hospital patient knows one undeniable truth: it is impossible to get a good night's sleep. Daily labs are drawn at 1 a.m. SCDs squeeze your legs every 10 minutes. Machines beep in your room. Chatter and alarms flood the hallways. Even the most exhausted of us would have trouble drifting off amidst this clamor.
"To most physicians my illness is a routine incident in their rounds, while for me it's the crisis of my life. I would feel better if I had a doctor who at least perceived this incongruity." –Anatole Broyard. When I first encountered Broyard's quote, it resonated with me on a personal level, as I was reminded of an incident that occurred on my surgical rotation.
I had just finished my second test in medical school. I flopped down next to a fellow student I met barely a month ago, exasperated and on the verge of tears. I was exhausted and quickly becoming emotional, realizing I was too uncertain about a (large) handful of those musculoskeletal questions.
I am currently a fourth year medical student in the SELECT Program at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. With a background in Spanish Literature and Public Health, I am interested in the intersection of medicine and the humanities. I have a particular interest in the understanding of disease through the lens of psychosocial issues, the correctional healthcare system, and underserved populations. I am passionate about observing and writing about medical culture, and how we, as patients and providers, experience it.


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{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
module Butter.Core.PeerManager where

import Butter.Core.MetaInfo (InfoHash)
import Butter.Core.Peer (Peer(..), createConnection, receiveConnection)
import Butter.Core.PeerWire (PeerAddr, PeerId)
import Control.Concurrent (ThreadId, forkIO)
import Control.Concurrent.STM (TBQueue, TChan, atomically, readTBQueue,
                               writeTChan)
import Control.Exception (SomeException, handle)
import Control.Monad (forever)
import Network (PortID(..), listenOn)
import Network.Socket (PortNumber(..), Socket(..), accept)

listenForPeers :: PortNumber
               -> PeerId
               -> InfoHash
               -> TChan Peer
               -> TChan SomeException
               -> IO (Socket, ThreadId)
listenForPeers port peerId infoHash outputChan errChan = do
    sock <- listenOn (PortNumber port)
    tid <- forkIO $ forever $ handle (atomically . writeTChan errChan) $ do
        (peersock, _) <- accept sock
        peer <- receiveConnection peerId infoHash peersock
        atomically $ writeTChan outputChan peer
    return (sock, tid)

waitConnectToPeers :: PeerId
                   -> InfoHash
                   -> TBQueue PeerAddr
                   -> TChan Peer
                   -> TChan SomeException
                   -> IO ThreadId
waitConnectToPeers peerId infoHash queue outputChan errChan =
    forkIO $ forever $ handle (atomically . writeTChan errChan) $ do
        addr <- atomically $ readTBQueue queue
        _ <- forkIO $ handle (atomically . writeTChan errChan) $ do
            peer <- createConnection peerId infoHash addr
            atomically $ writeTChan outputChan peer
        return ()

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Date Me by Logan Chance
Erik Murphy has everything figured out, or so he thinks.
His ex is getting married. He needs a date.
Two meddling sisters and One dating app later, Erik finds himself in a whirlwind of online dating.
Will he be able to find a date in time? Will he find something more instead?
Kayla MacPhearson thinks her best friend Belinda Hittle, an extreme introvert, needs to spice up her dating life. Kayla hooks her up on a dating app and sits back to watch the sparks fly.
What happens when it all doesn't go as planned? Will these two find love?
This was my first read from Logan Chance and since this was a novella I was very sad and am going to be purchasing more of his books. Date Me was funny, sexy, arousing, upsetting and all around awesome!
Erik needs to find a date for his ex's wedding and I love this way of telling this kind of story. I know some of us have seen this type of story come around but Logan adds a little bit of craziness that I did not expect to happen. I was absolutely certain that this story would end completely different than what happened but that made this book so much more because of the different ending.
Everyone has that friend or sibling that wants to help because they think they know what is right and I loved Logan's way of changing things around. I was quite confused for a little bit with Erik but once everything was explained, being a woman, I could not believe I did not see that coming! Way to go Logan on this hot read! I can't wait to go back a read more of this series and more from you!
Crossover: Devil's Due MC and Vipers Creed MC Prequel by Chelsea Camaron and Ryan Michele
Two motorcycle clubs, two different reasons for being, and one lifestyle find each other together.
– Devil's Due MC –
Respect is earned, never freely given.
Our road is a path for justice. Nomads always on the open highway, we follow the trail, no matter where it leads, everyone be damned.
– Vipers Creed MC –
Respect is hard earned.
Live by the creed, die by the creed. If you aren't with us, you're against us. If you step into our world, your balls better be big and your cock even bigger.
Brothers, bikes, and bitches collide. Respect is everything.
When two clubs cross over into each other's worlds, only madness, mayhem, vengeance, and heat can possibly ensue.
This is a cross over novella between two established MC series. This story takes place before the series begins so it is not necessary to read anything before this book. This work of fiction contains violence, language, and situations intended for mature audiences. This is not meant to be an exact depiction of life in a motorcycle club, but rather a work of fiction meant to entertain.
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I love MC books and I especially love MC books by these two ladies!! I was so excited to get this ARC and have a chance to get a glimpse of the men of Vipers Creed MC and Devil's Due MC!! I was in a different frame of mind after finishing a different read so I was a little lost thinking this should be apart of the other book, but that was something that quickly fixed itself after the first few chapters. You dive right into Ms. Camaron's Devil's Due MC where she takes you through the earlier years and it was hard for me not to question about a few things I remembered from the actual series that I read.
When I got to where Ms. Michele wrote about the Vipers Creed MC it was easier for me to pin point important parts I wanted to know about from the actual series because this was the last out of the two I read. I would have loved to read this novella before each series, and tie all of this together while binge reading! I loved hearing more about the early years of Stiff and Spook, although some of Spook's actions upset me very much and wanted to punch him.
Getting to hear from each of the guys from each motorcycle crew was so HOT and I just kept reading wanting more! Hearing some of their stories and how things started off for some of the guys was intense. I loved this novella and hope to read more from these two ladies together again!! Congrats on an awesome 4 star read!!
Hard Ever After (Hard Ink #4.6) by Laura Kaye
Justice served. Honor restored. Team reunited.
After a long battle to discover the truth, the men and women of Hard Ink have a lot to celebrate, especially the wedding of two of their own—Nick Rixey and Becca Merritt, whose hard-fought love deserves a happy ending.
As Nick and the team shift from crisis mode to building their new security consulting firm, Becca heads back to work at the ER. But amid the everyday chaos of demanding jobs and their upcoming nuptials, an old menace they thought long gone reemerges, threatening the peace they've only just found.
Now, for one last time, Nick and Becca must fight for their always and forever, because they know that when true love overcomes all the odds it lasts hard ever after.
This book was provided by Edelweiss*
I cannot believe it is over! I FLOVE this series "HARD"!
Nick Rixey is mine ladies so back the f*** off.
Hard Ever After was a great addition to the saga that is the Hard Ink series. It is like the cherry on top of your favorite ice cream sundae. Ms. Kaye was able to bring us full circle and tie up all the loose ends and even introduce her next series (sort of) all in one 96 page epilogue.
Life is good for the gang at Hard Ink now that the guys have been cleared and they are starting their own security company. With everything right in the world again Nick proposes to Becca in a unforgetable fashion. With her by his side his live is complete.
Of course everything is not all sunshine and lollipops as Becca and Nick prepare for the next step of their lives together. There is danger lurking from the past that no one saw coming. Nick and Becca have endured so much, how are they going to deal with this new threat after they all thought it was safe to resume "regular" life? Thankfully Becca and Nick have what it takes to get through a crisis and they also have the rest of the gang there to help Nick and Becca's big day and keep Becca safe.
I could not have asked better outcome. I am sad to these characters go, but it is good to see them all in a good place.
Luckily I can reread these books anytime I feel the need for danger and seduction.
I would give this novella 10 stars if I could!
New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Laura Kaye is the author of over twenty books in romantic suspense and contemporary and paranormal romance. Among her many awards, she recently won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense of 2014 for Hard As You Can. A former college history professor, Laura grew up amid family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with storytelling and the supernatural. Laura lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day. Laura also writes historical fiction under the name Laura Kamoie. Laura is a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Maryland Romance Writers, and she is past president of the RWA-Contemporary Romance Writers.
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Blood on the Bayou: A Cafferty & Quinn Novella (Cafferty and Quinn #3.6) by Heather Graham
From New York Times bestseller Heather Graham...
It's winter and a chill has settled over New Orleans, binding a stream of blood that leads a tourist to a dead man, face down in the bayou.
The man has been done in by a vicious beating, so violent that his skull has been crashed in.
It's barely a day before a second victim is found . . . once again so badly thrashed that the water runs red. The city becomes riddled with fear.
An old family friend comes to Danni Cafferty, telling her that he's terrified, he's certain that he's received a message from the Blood Bayou killer--It's your turn to pay, blood on the bayou.
The two quickly become involved, and--as they all begin to realize that a gruesome local history is being repeated--they find themselves in a fight to save not just a friend, but, perhaps, their very own lives.
Amy M.'s Review:
I have not read anything from Heather Graham until this book, Blood on the Bayou. I have to say after just reading the prologue I was put on alert since I read when my husband is at work and the entire apartment is too quiet.
Following Quinn and Cafferty through this amazingly told detective story to find out what or whom and how blood got on the bayou was incredibly thrilling for me. To say I was put on alert after chapter one is an understatement now, I was now frightened. I pictured this enormously tall creature walking around trying to find young woman to beat and kill just because it could. Throughout this book I had so many theories on who or what this thing was that was killing people at the swamp in Louisiana but to say I was shocked at how this one ended doesn't come close to how I was feeling.
At times I had to stop reading this book because of the eerie feeling I got sitting at home alone in the quiet, I read every chance I got during the day. Everyone has seen a scary movie but it becomes a completely different feeling when you read a scary book. I was extremely nervous and a little anxious reading this book but it was completely worth the read. Do not miss out on this 5 star shocking mystery-thriller by Heather Graham.
Revealing Love (Saints Protection) by Maryann Jordan
Saints Protection & Investigation
A private investigation business, pulling together men from the CIA, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol, SEALs, and police, devoted to the missions that no one else wanted or could solve.
Jude Stedson was a SEAL…at least until an injury while on a mission left him with an honorable medical discharge and no direction as to what to do next. He even relegated his girlfriend to friend status until he could decide what he wanted to do with a life that had been dedicated to the SEALS.
Sabrina Taggart loved the man…not the title. But until she could prove that their love would continue, she took the role of friend…just to stay close.
When a con artist set his sights on her family, Jude stepped in, willing to work with her cousin, a member of the Saints P&I. Keeping Sabrina safe gave him a new mission. Finding a new mission gave him purpose. When her life was threatened, Jude knew that nothing would stop him from saving her…or loving her.
Can he prove that he has what it takes to be a Saint?
Liz's Review
A SEAL will always be a SEAL. You don't wake up one day, after a career ending injury, and decide you aren't a SEAL anymore. Being a SEAL is what you are,in your blood and nothing changes that. When Jude is faced with the life-altering realization that his world has changed, he has to figure out what to do. Surviving was a given, but moving forward was so daunting. Jude had no clue who he was now!
Sabrina was there for Jude every step of the way. Even when Jude resisted her at every turn. Sabrina was a stubborn and independent young lady. She knew that Jude was everything she wanted and she wasn't giving up. Sabrina had dreams and she was sure fitting Jude in to those dreams was right.
When Sabrina's grandmother finds herself in the middle of a situation with a slick tongued man promising profitable returns, Sabrina and Jude have to pull together to figure out what her grandmother is involved in.
A slick con artist, a group of gullible widowers, the Russian mob and a whole lot of testosterone fueled men all make for a volatile standoff. Will everyone walk away unscathed? Will Jude and Sabrina finally decide to move forward together?
This is a well-written story about finding yourself and new beginnings. Life holds so many possibilities and you have to grab them and make them a reality. Without family and friends, nothing else matters! - L.T.
Stellar Collision (Falling Stars #2.5) by Sadie Grubor
Christopher Mason got more than he dared to believe he deserved; the perfect woman, a love deeper than the emotional scars he carries, and a family. But in true Chris fashion, the greedy asshole wants more. He won't settle for anything less than a legally binding, last name changing event. One that can't take place soon enough.
What he isn't ready for is a discovery that will take him back to a dark place, one he refuses to repeat, but sometimes we find our largest revelations hiding in our darkest fears.
Mia and Hush are at the top of their game in the rock world. Deemed the current Queen of Rock, Mia is feeling the pressure as well as the love from the industry. She's also not happy with the lengths Chris has gone to for their wedding, but her love for the big asshole, and his unwavering devotion to her, is greater than her frustration.
Then a realization puts the two of them on opposite sides and Mia fears this is the one thing their love won't be able to overcome. For the first time, Mia's own fears and emotional turmoil might outweigh Christopher.
You're cordially invited as Christopher lays his final claim.
It's no secret that I love reading Sadie Gruber. I fell in love with the characters of Chris Mason and Mia Ryder in Falling Stars. Their story was the second "rock star" series that I'd read and it cemented my love for this genre. Chris has always been the bad boy rock star hiding his pain from the world through his wild acts and pushing everyone away - until Mia. This is the third chapter in their love story - and they are finally getting married!
This time, it's Mia who is unsure. She's the one who is the big rock star now and all of her insecurities are front and center. I can't tell you how long I've waited to read this book and Sadie did not disappoint.
This is a novella but the length did not diminish the importance. This was the perfect way to tell their story. Chris and Mia are one of my all time favorite couples - so much so that I've read their ENTIRE story - from Falling Stars book 1, Stellar Evolution 1.5, and now Stellar Collision 2.5 - at least three times! I also put this book as one of my Top 2015 reads. Chris Mason is back and he's making sure that Mia will never leave him - 5 Stars!
The Opposite of Right (Bad Decisions #1) by Christi Barth
Book 1 in the Bad Decisions trilogy
Kylie Stafford has spent her whole life doing exactly what's expected. The right major, the right sorority, the right guys, just like her mother and her sister before her. But when everything falls apart for her, Kylie wonders if doing everything right has been utterly wrong. There's only one way to find out.
She decides to try making all the wrong choices for three months. Hit on a tattoo-covered rock musician? Check. Go back to his dressing room for a hot hook-up against the wall? Gulp. Drop everything to be a roadie for him to binge on more of the best sex of her life? Maybe. Start falling for him despite her better judgment? Um….yeah. Figure out why doing everything that seems wrong feels so darn right?
The story is short, sweet, and sexy,
The heat between Kylie and Cam jumps off the page from the very first kiss. You want them to make it work even though they are forced to keep their attraction secret,
The author leaves you wanting more but at the same time satisfies with the outcome.. The characters are developed and deep. Kylie makes you realize that following the path dictated to you is not always the best way to go. Cam makes you swoon with is hotness. There is some tension with the other ban members and I can't wait for what is next.
My absolute favorite thing about the story is that Kylie takes hold of her life after it goes in the crapper. She actually takes the reigns and says the hell with what everyone else wants.
There is more books in the series and I hope to see more Riptide.
Hard to Be Good (Hard Ink #3.5) by Laura Kaye
Hard Ink Tattoo owner Jeremy Rixey has taken on his brother's stateside fight against the forces that nearly killed Nick and his Special Forces team a year before. Now, Jeremy's whole world has been turned upside down—not the least of which by a brilliant, quiet blond man who tempts Jeremy to settle down for the first time ever.
Recent kidnapping victim Charlie Merritt has always been better with computers than people, so when he's drawn into the SF team's investigation of his army colonel father's corruption, he's surprised to find acceptance and friendship—especially since his father never accepted who Charlie was. Even more surprising is the heated tension Charlie feels with sexy, tattooed Jeremy, Charlie's opposite in almost every way.
With tragedy and chaos all around them, temptation flashes hot, and Jeremy and Charlie can't help but wonder why they're trying so hard to be good..
Amy's Review:
Charlie has always been a loner. Shy and awkward and that only got worse when he came out to hos father when he was 19 and his father did not approve. He even picked a job as a hacker so that he did not have to interact with people too much.
Jeremy is an outgoing tattoo artist that loves life and loves sex, with men and women alike. He decided a long time ago to live life on his own terms and have "no regrets".
Charlie is kidnapped and tortured he is rescued by Jeremy's brother (and his ex-special forces friends) and brought to the Hard Ink building to recover. That is where he meets Jeremy. They have an instant friendship and Jeremy is there the whole time while Charlie recuperates. Charlie has feelings for Jeremy, but is unsure if Jeremy is feeling the same way. He keeps his feelings to himself for fear of rejection by not only Jeremy but the group of ex-Special Forces that rescued him. They were his fathers men so they would feel the same as his father, wouldn't they?
Poor Charlie, not only is socially awkward but he feels unaccepted for who he is and Jeremy is just the guy to pull him out of his own head.
Jeremy is my favorite character. His inappropriate t-shirts and quick witted humor always bring a grin to my face.
This novella much like the Easy and Jenna's is about a deep subject matter that feels like a full book. I CANNOT WAIT FOR Hard To Let Go ( Murda and Kat's story)
Series Reading Order:
PREORDER Coming June 30, 2015
UNBLOCKED (Episode 1) by Marni Mann
Derek Block seeks revenge. Frankie Jordan seeks professional dominance. He wants her, she wants him. Lines that can't cross begin to blur. Things start heating up as real estate gets real… This is episode one of the five-episode novella series Timber Towers.
*I was given a copy for an honest review*
This is the first part of a 5 part serial. Unblocked is based in the cutthroat world of real estate development and sales. Frankie Jordan wants to run her father's company, but to prove to him that she's ready, she must land the account to sell Timber Towers for Derek Block. What she never expected was to feel so strongly for the rugged, abrupt man who would be her client.
The heat between these two is off the charts. Both are very aware of the dangers and complications of acting on that attraction due to their business partnership. Just when it gets good...oh man! Now to get part two!!!
This is my first read by Marni Mann, but I can't wait to finish this extremely steamy novella. Dayreader Reviews gives Unblocked Part 1 - 4.5 stars!


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Composer Marc Mellits is one of the leading American composers of his generation, enjoying hundreds of performances throughout the world every year. From Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, to prestigious music festivals in Europe and the United States, Mellits' music is a constant mainstay on programs throughout the world. His duo, Black, alone has been performed nearly 1,000 times since its premiere. His unique musical style is an eclectic combination of driving rhythms, soaring lyricism, and colorful orchestrations that all combine to communicate directly with the listener. Mellits' music is often described as being visceral, making a deep connection with the audience. "This was music as sensual as it was intelligent; I saw audience members swaying, nodding, making little motions with their hands" (New York Press). He started composing very early, and was writing piano music long before he started formal piano lessons at age 6. He went on to study at the Eastman School of Music, Yale School of Music, Cornell University, and Tanglewood. Mellits often is a miniaturist, composing works that are comprised of short, contrasting movements or sections. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, colourful, and always has a sense of forward motion.
Mellits' music has been played by major ensembles across the globe and he has been commissioned by groups such as the Kronos Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Duo Assad, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Eliot Fisk, Canadian Brass, Nexus Percussion, Debussy Quartet, Real Quiet, New Music Detroit, Four-In-Correspondence (National Symphony Orchestra), Musique En Roue Libre (France), Fiarì Ensemble (Italy), Percussions Claviers de Lyon (France), Third Coast Percussion, Talujon, the Society for New Music, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and the Albany Symphony's Dogs of Desire. Additionally, Mellits' music has been performed, toured, and/or recorded by members of the Detroit Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Boston Symphony, Minneapolis Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, eighth blackbird, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New Millenium Ensemble, Da Capo Chamber Players, and the American Modern Ensemble, among many others.
On film, Mellits has composed numerous scores, including the PBS mini-series Beyond The Light Switch which won a 2012 Dupont-Columbia award, the most prestigious award in documentaries. Mellits also directs and plays keyboards in his own unique ensemble, the Mellits Consort. He was awarded the prestigious 2004 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award. On CD, there are over 50 recorded works of Mellits' music that can be found on Black Box, Endeavour Classics, Cantaloupe, CRI/Emergency Music, Santa Fe New Music, Innova, & Dacia Music. Marc Mellits is an Assistant Proferssor of music at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two daughters, and spends significant time in Romania.
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Our latest function demonstrates that GA promotes connect formation partially by causing the appearance of via alleviating the repression of DELLA protein on EIN3 (An et al., 2012). These outcomes indicate that HLS1 is certainly a central regulator of multiple signaling pathways in the control of auxin-induced differential cell development during apical connect development. ET is certainly a gaseous hormone that broadly regulates seed growth and advancement (Johnson and Ecker, 1998). An average ET response may be the so-called triple response, including shortened main and hypocotyl aswell as exaggerated connect curvature of etiolated seedlings (Roman et al., 1995). Many ET signaling elements have already been uncovered through forwards genetics techniques (Roman et al., 1995; Et al Alonso., 2003). The ethylene receptors (ETR1, ETR2, ERS1, ERS2, and EIN4) and CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1) are harmful regulators of ET signaling, whereas Rabbit Polyclonal to OR2D3. EIN2, EIN3, and EIN3-Like1 (EIL1) are positive regulators. EIN3 and EIL1 are two essential transcription elements that regulate most, if not absolutely all, from the ET-responsive phenotypes (Chao et al., 1997; Alonso et al., 2003; An et al., 2010). ET activates EIN3 and EIL1 by raising their protein balance. In the lack of ET, EIN3 and EIL1 are at the mercy of JTC-801 proteasomal degradation mediated by two F-box proteins, EIN3 BINDING F-BOX Proteins1 (EBF1) and EBF2 (Guo and Ecker, 2003; Potuschak et al., 2003; Olmedo et al., 2006). ET treatment decreases the balance of EBF1/2, which leads to EIN3/EIL1 deposition (An et al., JTC-801 2010). EIN3 binds towards the promoter and activates transcription (Konishi and Yanagisawa, 2008), which forms a poor responses loop that fine-tunes the deposition of EIN3/EIL1. JA is certainly another seed hormone that regulates myriad developmental procedures, the wound response, and pathogen protection (Search, 2009). After synthesis, JA is certainly conjugated with Ile to create JA-Ile, which may be the bioactive type of JA in plant life (Staswick et al., 2002; Tiryaki and Staswick, 2004; Fonseca et al., 2009). CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1), an F-box proteins, has been determined through JA-insensitive mutant testing (Benedetti et al., 1995; Xie et al., 1998). JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN Protein JTC-801 (JAZs) will be the immediate goals of COI1 and so are degraded rapidly upon JA treatment (Chini et al., 2007; Thines et al., 2007; Yan et al., 2007). A number of JAZ-interacting transcription factors have been isolated, including MYC2/MYC3/MYC4 (Cheng et al., 2011; Fernndez-Calvo et al., 2011; Niu et al., 2011), R2R3-MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR21/24 (MYB21/MYB24) (Track et al., 2011), EIN3/EIL1 (Zhu et al., 2011), and TRANSPARENT TESTA8/GLABRA3/ENHANCER OF GLABRA3/MYB75/GLABRA1 (Qi et al., 2011) complexes and INDUCER OF CBF EXPRESSION1 (ICE1) and ICE2 (Hu et al., 2013). JAZs repress their target transcription factors through directly or indirectly recruiting TOPLESS corepressor protein or interacting with HISTONE DEACETYLASE6 (HDA6) to inhibit transcription (Pauwels et al., 2010; Zhu et al., 2011; Shyu et al., 2012). Crystallographic analysis shows that COI1 and JAZs together constitute the coreceptor for JA-Ile (Yan et al., 2009; Sheard et al., 2010). Binding of JA-Ile to this coreceptor stimulates COI1-JAZs conversation via a molecular glue mechanism and thus promotes JAZ degradation (Sheard et al., 2010). The removal of JAZs thus derepresses the above-mentioned transcription factors to activate their downstream genes and produce different JA responses. ET and JA are found to coordinately (cooperatively or antagonistically) regulate herb growth, development, and pathogen defense responses (Dong, 1998; Li and Guo, 2007). Both ET and JA treatment induce the expression of pathogen-responsive genes, such as (expression and hook curvature angles even in the presence of ET. We next reveal that JA attenuates expression through repressing EIN3/EIL1 activity. JA treatment promotes EIN3/EIL1 proteolysis, which is dependent on SCFEBF1. We further find that the basic/helix-loop-helix transcription factor MYC2 is necessary for this antagonistic effect and that JA activates MYC2 to positively regulate expression by directly binding to its promoter. Besides this layer of regulation, MYC2 can also actually interact with EIN3 and directly inhibit its transcriptional activity. RESULTS JA Antagonizes ET-Induced Hook.


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It's hard having a food-blogging Mama, and probably harder being a guinea pig for EVERYTHING!
I am finalizing my Thanksgiving Day menu, and before I add anything to the big day menu, I have to try it out ahead of time and tweak it just to make sure that it is perfect!
And my family is just so darn picky about corn! I always save fresh sweet corn and fresh raspberries from the summer for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners - thank goodness for my Foodsaver!
Part of my tribe likes the sweet corn with butter - plain and simple. Others prefer fresh Cornbread or Corn Bread Pudding. But we have an extra large group going to be with us to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, and I really wanted to shake it up by adding something new.
This dish is wonderful because it cooks in your Slow Cooker and keeps your oven free for other delicious sides. And if you need to bring a delicious side dish to share for your Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving celebration, this is AMAZING and a real crowd-pleaser!
We LOVE creamed corn - but absolutely not the canned variety. Fresh butter and cream is simple and basic, but most recipes are just a little too simple and really don't capture that fresh corn taste.
I kicked it up a notch with this recipe. By blending corn (literally pulverizing it in the blender) with fresh cream, cream cheese and ricotta cheese, and adding some fresh herbs and smoked paprika, we have loaded this up with fresh corn flavor in every bite!
And you can never go wrong with bacon! This officially makes the rotation this year - we'll have lots of happy tummies! Hope that you enjoy this as much as we do!


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An ill wind that blows Swedish player no good
Jun 24, 2016, 5:00 am SGT
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LONDON • A Swedish footballer has hit out after being sent off for breaking wind during a match - with the referee accusing him of "deliberate provocation" and "unsportsmanlike behaviour".
Adam Lindin Ljungkvist, who was playing at left-back in the match between Jarna SK's reserve team and Pershagen SK, was shown a second yellow card late on in what local media called "bizarre circumstances".
"I had a bad stomach, so I simply let go," the 25-year-old told Lanstidningen Sodertalje.
"Then I received two yellow cards and then red. Yes, I was shocked, it's the strangest thing I have ever experienced in football.
"I asked the referee, 'What, am I not allowed to break wind a little?' 'No,' he replied… I don't get it but maybe he thought I farted in my hand and threw the fart at him. But I did not."
Opposition striker Kristoffer Linde told the paper: "I was standing a good distance away but I heard the fart loud and clear. It's the strangest thing I've seen on a pitch, and I've been playing football since I was eight years old."
The referee, Dany Kako, confirmed that Ljungkvist had received the second yellow card for breaking wind, explaining: "I perceived it as deliberate provocation. He did it on purpose and it was inappropriate. Therefore, he received a yellow card."
Ljungkvist told Aftonbladet: "To provoke anyone with a fart is not particularly smart or normal. It's nonsense - I just broke wind and got a red card.
"I spoke to the referee afterwards, I was annoyed, but there were no bad words. I just said he was a buffoon."
Kako said he had experienced similar incidents before.
"Once there was a player who stood and peed next to the pitch. I showed him a yellow card, too."
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 24, 2016, with the headline 'An ill wind that blows Swedish player no good'. Print Edition | Subscribe


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Мануэ́ль Джандона́то (; 10 октября 1991, Казоли) — итальянский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Ливорноа». Выступал в молодёжной сборной Италии.

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Клубная

Джандонато попал в «Ювентус» в 2005 году и прошёл в клубе все уровни молодёжного сектора. В 2009 году он попал в примаверу (до 20 лет) туринского клуба. После почти 5 лет проведённых в клубе, в начале сезона 2009/10 Мануэль был привлечён к тренировкам с основным составом «Ювентуса». Джандонато дебютировал в Серии А в матче против «Ливорно», заменив на 83 минуте легенду клуба Алессандро Дель Пьеро. Несмотря на привлечение к матчам основы, Мануэль продолжал играть и за примаверу клуба, и помог команде выиграть, второй раз подряд, престижный турнир среди молодёжных команд — Кубок Вияреджо.
19 декабря 2010 года, в матче против «Кьево» Джандонато впервые вышел в основе «Ювентуса», но дебют вышел не совсем удачным. На 52 минуте Мануэль был удалён с поля за фол последней надежды.

31 августа 2011 года было объявлено о переходе Джандонато в «Лечче» на правах годичной аренды.

В сборной

Джандонато представлял Италию на международном уровне с 2006 года, когда он начал привлекаться к матчам сборной Италии до 16 лет. В последующие годы он, играл и за сборные до 17, до 18 и до 20 лет. 17 ноября 2010 года он дебютировал за молодёжную сборную Италии в товарищеском матче против Турции.

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Футболисты Италии
Игроки сборной Италии по футболу (до 21 года)
Игроки ФК «Ювентус»
Игроки ФК «Лечче»
Игроки ФК «Виченца»
Игроки ФК «Чезена»
Игроки ФК «Парма»
Игроки ФК «Салернитана»
Игроки ФК «Катандзаро»
Игроки ФК «Падова»
Игроки ФК «Виртус Ланчано»
Игроки ФК «Ливорно»

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I Solemnly Swear: I Need a Marauders Series
Sunday, March 22, 2015 / Jenna Blake Morris / 4 comments
It's something every Potterhead dreams of, but doesn't necessarily harbor expectations for: a new series set in Rowling's wizarding world. And yeah, there are countless stories in that universe waiting to be told--but for me, it's no contest which one needs to be written.
I need a Hogwarts series chronicling the Marauders' lives--their friendship and adventures and all of those intricate little puzzle pieces that led up to Harry's series--and I need it desperately.
by Viria
Need convincing? Of course you don't. But just for the heck of it, I'll explain my reasoning.
1) First off, there's that 800-word teaser prequel Rowling wrote. In a way, writing a story that short is kind of worse than writing no story at all, because it's just enough to show you what you're missing. In this case, it's Sirius and James joking their way through a run-in with some Muggle cops.
Really, discovering this story is what really kicked off my Marauders obsession--I love it for the way it shows what a fluid, effortless team James and Sirius make, and how they never take anything too seriously. (I acknowledge that there's a Sirius/serious pun to be made here, but for all our sakes, I'm not going there. You're welcome.)
2) It's a way of returning to the wizarding world without unraveling the pretty bow she tied up Harry's series with. Thanks to the epilogue in The Deathly Hallows, there aren't really any loose ends dangling around. We've even gotten more information about what certain characters have gone on to do, and that world seems like it's in a pretty safe place, so I'm content on that front.
A prequel series rather than a series about the next generation would allow Rowling to tell a new story without undermining all the achievements and sacrifice of Harry's series.
3) Likewise, a prequel series wouldn't undermine Harry as a character. For some reason, this always seems to happen to characters when their kids steal the protagonist spotlight. It's the main reason I dislike books about the next generation. It happened to Little House on the Prairie, The Lion King II, Madeleine L'Engle books about Meg's daughter--once the former main character is limited to a supporting role, and a parent at that, the spark that made you love them often gets lost in translation.
4) The Marauders have loads of potential for adventure. There's Lupin's wolfish struggle, the rest of the gang becoming animagi for him and misadventures with the Whomping Willow, exploring the castle and creating the Marauder's Map, all sorts of detention-earning stunts...the Marauders are a fun bunch, and there would never be a dull moment when they're around.
5) James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter make a diverse, well-rounded group. Their different personalities would play off each other in dynamic ways, allowing for close bonds just as easily as friction. Between the four of them, there's a personality type for everyone to love. Knowing the group's fate makes it that much more bittersweet, but it would be nice to get to see them during lighter days when they were all brothers.
6) It's not all sunshine and prank wars, though. During this time period, there would still be a lot of escalating drama because of all the conflict leading to Voldemort's rise in power and this generation's big war. This wouldn't necessarily be in the forefront of the series, obviously, especially at first--but that slow, steady buildup of unease and conflict could play out in a variety of subtle ways.
7) Speaking of this generation: It offers a rich cast of secondary characters. People in the Marauders' year and the years around them go on to play huge roles in the future. It'd be interesting to see who they were, how they interacted with other major players, and how they evolved through the years.
Are my hopes in any way elevated for this series? Not really. It's something you think about in the same way you think of getting your Hogwarts letter--it'd be nice, but doesn't look like it's happening any time soon. But the Marauders fandom is strong, and it's churned out all sorts of great material; it may not be official, but it's still fun to consider.
What about you? If you could have any new Potter series, who would it be about--any why?
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The name's Jenna. I write YA speculative fiction, obsess over all things superhero, and lament the deaths of my favourite characters. Supernatural is my #1 fandom, and also kind of my life.
Alyssa Carlier March 23, 2015 at 3:44 AM
YES YES YES. SO MUCH YES. That point on secondary characters especially -- I never thought of that, but it WOULD be fun. (Regulus Black, hopefully, will be on that list.)
Jenna Blake Morris March 24, 2015 at 12:59 PM
I'm weirdly fond of Regulus, and I feel like he and Sirius would have such an interesting dynamic. If only...
Olivia Smit March 23, 2015 at 9:19 AM
I didn't know I needed this until I read your post...now I'm dying. Thanks a lot. :p #sarcasm
Jenna Blake Morris March 24, 2015 at 1:01 PM
Ha! In hindsight, it was kind of cruel to spotlight something that doesn't actually exist. Now everyone can suffer together.
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WordPress.org currently lists over 54,000 plugins on its website for anyone to add to their site. Although WordPress plugins can add functionality to your website, they can also create problems.
Less is more when it comes to WordPress plugins. Anytime you are about to add a plugin to your WordPress site, refer to this list.
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You'll find a lot of free plugins, but there's also paid plugins. Research the cost of the plugin and decide if it's really worth it. Make sure to check the fine print too. Many plugins charge you a yearly fee for updates and support. It's important to make sure your plugins are up-to-date at all times.
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It's important that you do some research and look at the ratings and reviews to see what other people think. Pick plugins that have excellent ratings, you don't want to use something with low or medium ratings.
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Lanny is not the only person to hit a milestone this year. We are only 6 months into 2014 and I reached my ending market value goal of $40,000. Through a healthy dose of appreciation, dividend payments, and a Roth 401(k) match from my employer, my portfolio has finally crossed this benchmark.
Hey everyone. It's that time again, to guess which companies will announce a Dividend Increase! As a dividend growth investor, I enjoy seeing which companies increase their dividend and attempting to guess the announced increase. As we approach the final business week of the month, we will project which Dividend Aristocrats will announce a dividend increase in July based on their dividend history.
The decision was made on an opportunity that I felt was staring blank, right into the eye. The opportunity I felt in my gut, came from an analysis I did on a stock over this past weekend. I simply used our dividend screening tool to assess the situation and thought – this fits in and based on past history and valuations currently, I had to pull the trigger.
I am getting ready to move into a new apartment on July 1st. It is going to start the beginning of an amazing new chapter in my life. I cannot wait. One of the pre-move chores is to set up your new place's utilities. I shopped the price around to eventually settled on the lowest cost provide. This got me thinking, why not spend some time and run each of the companies I shopped around through the Dividend Diplomats Stock Screener? Continue reading to see how FirstEnergy (Ticker: FE), AEP (Ticker: AEP) and Dominion Resources (Ticker: D) measure up against each other.
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Jeddah-Calicut SpiceJet flight diverted to Cochin, makes emergency landing
Darpan News Desk IANS, 02 Dec, 2022 12:29 PM
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A SpiceJet flight from Jeddah to Calicut was diverted to Cochin where it made an emergency landing on Friday.
The flight carrying 197 passengers had to make an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) on Friday evening following hydraulic failure.
"SpiceJet B737-8 MAX aircraft VT-MXJ operating flight SG-36 (Jeddah - Calicut) diverted to Cochin. After take-off from Jeddah, anti-skid lights illuminated. Crew carried out associated non-normal checklist actions and the aircraft continued further climb," said a senior official of aviation regulator DGCA on Friday.
The official said that later, the Jeddah ATC confirmed that tyre pieces were found on the runway.
"During further flight, a low pressure light got stuck illuminated. Associated NNC actions were carried out. As such the pilot decided to divert the aircraft to Cochin. During approach to Cochin, the aircraft carried out three low passes to verify the landing gear lever was down and locked," added the official.
Post confirmation from ATC of landing gear extension, a safe landing was carried out at Cochin. Detailed inspection is under progress, said the official.
"On December 2, SpiceJet B737 aircraft was operating flight SG-36 (Jeddah - Calicut). After take-off from Jeddah, ATC informed the pilots that tyre pieces were found on the runway. During further flight, a caution light illuminated. The pilots decided to divert to Cochin where low passes were carried out to verify whether landing gear lever was down and locked. Post confirmation from ATC of landing gear extension, the aircraft safely landed at Cochin and passengers were deboarded normally," said an airline spokesperson.
Following an incident of smoke in a SpiceJet plane cabin, the aviation regulator DGCA had directed the airline on October 17 to send the engine oil samples of the entire Q400 fleet consisting of 14 operational aircraft to Pratt and Whitney, Canada, to ascertain presence of metal and carbon seat particles.
Moreover, the DGCA had also directed SpiceJet for inspection of bleed-off valve screen and housing for evidence of oil wetness. DGCA had initiated a probe after a SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport after smoke was detected in its cabin on October 12.
The regulator had said that it is keeping a close watch on the situation and will take all appropriate action to avert any untoward incident.
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Shraddha murder case: Aaftab's post-narco test concludes
Meanwhile, the prison authorities have also increased the security of his barrack after the police van was attacked by men, who were armed with swords. Though his confessions in the narco test cannot be used in the court, yet it proved that the investigators were proceeding in the right direction.
Delhi man arrested for blackmailing US professor
The victim sent payments worth $48,000 to the Paypal account of the accused. Even after receiving the extortion money the accused did not stop and further sent threatening emails to the victim asking him to buy an iPhone charger and earphones.
Drone with 5.60 kg heroin seized along India-Pak border
"During the search, a blue and black coloured hexacopter drone (model E616S) along with black tape-wrapped five packets of heroin weighing 5.60 kg was found lying in the agricultural land of a local resident," he said, adding the preliminary investigations suggest this drone was found to be having a modern technology and it could lift a good amount of weight.
Shraddha murder case: Aaftab's narco test concludes
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Home PRESS RELEASES MedPlus announces exclusive partnership with Canada's Jamieson Wellness
MedPlus announces exclusive partnership with Canada's Jamieson Wellness
Jamieson is Canada's leading manufacturer of natural health supplements known for its high-quality products
MedPlus is India's leading omni-channel pharmacy network with 1700+ stores and online pharmacy medplusmart.com
Hyderabad, November 13, 2019: MedPlus, the leading pharmacy retailer in the country, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with Jamieson Wellness Inc., Canada's leading manufacturer and marketer of high-quality natural health products. MedPlus will sell the company's Jamieson brand products through its approximately 1700+ pharmacies as well as other offline and online retailers across India.
Jamieson Wellness Inc. manufactures a range of vitamins, minerals and other natural health supplements and its heritage Jamieson brand is available in over 40 countries. The Jamieson brand has been voted as Canada's most trusted brand of vitamins and supplements and has been providing Canadian consumers with the purest, safest and most effective natural health solutions since it was established in 1922.
the collaboration with Jamieson Wellness Inc., Madhukar Gangadi, Founder & CEO of MedPlus said, "Our goal has always been to offer genuine medicines and the highest quality products to our customers and bringing the Jamieson brand to India is another step in that direction. Our distribution strength through our own omni-channel platform and tie-ups with other retailers will help make Jamieson products available across the country. We are looking forward to a very successful partnership."
Mark Hornick, President & CEO of Jamieson Wellness Inc. said, "Our company vision is to improve the world's health and wellness, and our partnership with MedPlus is helping us achieve that. We are proud of our brand and its industry-leading reputation for quality, and excited to work with MedPlus to make our products available to consumers across India."
A range of Jamieson's products such as daily multivitamins, B complex, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Calcium, Cod liver oil, Folic acid, Iron, Digestive enzymes etc. are now available in MedPlus pharmacies and online at medplusmart.com.
About MedPlus
Launched in 2006 with a focused target to provide customers a reliable and genuine source for healthcare services, MedPlus today is the fastest growing omni-channel pharmacy network in India. Headquartered in Hyderabad, the brand serves more than 3.5 lakh customers daily with more than 1700 outlets spread across seven states in the country. High quality offerings and value pricing being the key components for the success of the group, the company enjoys trust and support from the consumers of all spheres of life and enjoys a 30% market share in the organized retail pharmacy industry.
About Jamieson Wellness Inc
Jamieson Wellness is dedicated to improving the world's health and wellness with its portfolio of innovative natural health brands. Established in 1922, Jamieson is the Company's heritage brand and Canada's #1 consumer health brand. Jamieson Wellness manufactures and markets sports nutrition products and specialty supplements under its Progressive, Precision and Iron Vegan brands. The Company also markets products by Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions (LVHS), the #1 women's natural health focused brand in Canada. In 2019, Jamieson Wellness was named as one of the top ten most reputable Canadian companies by the Reputation Institute.
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