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Election Astrology 2016: Calling It
Well, folks, here we are. In another five weeks or so, we'll know. The 2016 US presidential campaign has certainly been one of the more bizarre on record. Somehow, we managed to pick two of the most disliked candidates in history to fill the most important office on the planet. As of this writing (mid-September 2016), it looks pretty much like a jump ball between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, with both national and battleground state polls seesawing back and forth between them.
Trump has expanded the GOP map to include potential wins in Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan, but Clinton is showing strength in traditionally Republican strongholds like Arizona and Georgia. Trump is making inroads in traditional Democratic constituencies like white working class voters, but Clinton is up with college-educated whites, who have backed the GOP for 40 years. What will Election Day reveal, other than a deeply flawed "winner" with little or no hope of bringing people together and actually governing the nation?
Let's review what astrology has to say about the outcome, and try to determine who the next US president is likely to be.
Any election result is difficult to predict; it's an event which plays out over an entire day, in four different time zones, so establishing a single astrological chart to analyze is well nigh impossible. We can look at trends for the day, planetary placements and such, compare charts of the candidates, and hope to suss out the result. This year may be more difficult than most, given the facts on the ground and the volatility of the electorate, up to 20% of which are still undecided. But let's get to it, beginning with the central focus of the day, the transit Sun.
A 16 Scorpio, the Sun exactly opposes a Black Hole at 16 Taurus, a circumstance likely to elicit some bizarre manifestations, unexpected reversals, or unstable outcomes. The last time this happened was in 2000, with the debacle of the Florida recount, and the US Supreme Court stepping in to decide the victor. Could we be witnessing something similar this year? There has been increasing speculation as the race tightens about that rarest of rarities, an Electoral College tie and stalemate between the candidates. This would certainly fit the bill of a bizarre Black Hole event.
On its face, either candidate could fulfill the potential of this combination. Hillary Clinton, as the first woman elected President, fits the symbolism of that Black Hole break from tradition and the emergence of something new and unique. When Obama was elected as the first African American president in 2008, the Sun at 12 Scorpio exactly squared a Black Hole at 12 Aquarius and was an important factor in the shattering of the racial barrier. Might this year's opposition do the same for gender?
On the other hand, the election of Donald Trump, an inexperienced politician running in his first campaign, would be something which, while not unprecedented, is certainly unorthodox, unusual, and largely unexpected, all Black Hole keywords.
Trump and Clinton, poles apart
When we compare and contrast the transit Sun's interaction with the natal charts of the candidates, Clinton has a decided advantage. The 16 Scorpio placement exactly conjoins her natal Venus, known as the "Lesser Benefic", and a signficator of popularity and positive outcomes generally. But for Trump, the Sun highlights his natal asteroid Lie at 17 Taurus, perhaps illumining the deception which underlies the Big Con of his campaign.
The transit Sun makes another very important contact, one which could prove determinative. This is the exact trine to transit asteroid Hillary at 16 Cancer, stationary and entrenched in the atmosphere of the day, about to turn retrograde four days after the election. The trine shows strong support for Clinton on the day in question, but requires active participation to manifest. Will voters turn out for her, or will a lack of enthusiasm doom her candidacy?
Asteroid Hillary has been hampered since the day the DNC convened by a forming extended conjunction with transit asteroid Lie, which moved to within five degrees of Hillary on July 25, and will remain conjoined for a year. By Election Day, that conjunction will have become exact, with Lie also at station, reinforcing a preexisting narrative that casts Clinton as dishonest and untrustworthy, her greatest Achilles heel.
And speaking of Achilles, transit Hillary/Lie also opposes the former Secretary of State's natal asteroid Achilles, a point denoting weakness or vulnerability, at 16 Capricorn. Achilles has been transited by Pluto all year (ruling secrecy and scandals), pointing up those vulnerabilities, with Pluto on Election Day at 15 Capricorn, conjoined Achilles, closely tied to this pattern and also sextile the transit Sun. Pluto opposing Hillary could evoke a significant increase in her personal power, a transformational moment for her, or signal a devastating loss.
Perhaps affecting the balance of this polarity and encouraging a more positive Plutonian manifestation is transit Jupiter, the Greater Benefic, which at 12 Libra forms a T-Square with the Hillary/Pluto opposition. Celestial Hillary so strongly linked to Jupiter's expansiveness and Pluto's transformational energies should be a boost to terrestrial Hillary's chances. Of course, it can't be quite as easy as that; from its 12 Libra position, transit Jupiter also conjoins Clinton's natal Neptune at 11 Libra, which could signal a disappointment, adding another layer of uncertainty to the analysis.
Clinton takes the stage at Hofstra
Another significant factor impacting the day is transit Venus. At 25 Sagittarius, Venus is closely conjunct asteroid Whitehouse at 26, and if that doesn't spell "a woman (Venus) in the Oval Office (Whitehouse)" in astrologese, I don't know what does! Add to this the fact that this pairing conjoins Clinton's natal asteroid Nike, named for the Greek goddess of victory, at 23 Sagittarius, and it looks like a lock. This point was also highlighted and energized by the Lunar Eclipse axis of September 16 at 24 Virgo/Pisces, in square, perhaps paving the way for a win of historic significance.
Of course, Donald Trump has his supporting factors as well. For one, that same eclipse formed a Grand Cross with his natal Sun/Moon opposition (at 22 Gemini and 21 Sagittarius respectively), which was itself forming a Lunar Eclipse at his birth. This spotlighted The Donald in mid-September, just as his poll numbers began to rise and the race's outcome, seemingly a foregone conclusion in the weeks following the Democratic Convention, became far less certain. (Also at this time, transit Troemper retrograde in early Aries opposed transit Jupiter in early Libra, marking his increased prospects and rise in the polls.)
Trump and Clinton, making nice
Transit asteroid Troemper is also stationary on Election Day, and also trine the Sun, mirroring Hillary's stance from the other end of the zodiac, at 22 Pisces. Troemper turns direct on the day before the election, making it a second still point upon which the rest of the chart revolves, just like Hillary.
But the trine is much wider, although from this degree Troemper also squares Venus/Whitehouse, perhaps putting a block on that Hillary-friendly pairing. Troemper squared Venus could boost Trump's popularity. It is also trine Mercury at 23 Scorpio, representing the populist tide Trump has ridden, and ruling the vote itself. The trine is supportive, as we've said, but again, it requires active participation to manifest. By all accounts, Trump's voters are more enthused about their candidate than Clinton's, but a vote cast grudgingly counts the same; electoral victory will likely come down to turn-out.
And just as Lie conjoins Hillary to reinforce the narrative of Clinton's untrustworthiness, so, too, do asteroids Truth and Veritas back up Trump's vaunted reputation for truth-telling, which remains entrenched in much of the American public's psyche despite all evidence to the contrary. Incredibly, on Election Day, Truth and Veritas (Latin for "truth") come together at 21 Gemini, not only closely squared transit Troemper, but also conjoined Trump's natal Sun! Will this last-minute reiteration of Trump's "brand" pull him over the finish line?
While Lie has dogged Hillary throughout the fall campaign, so, too, has Troemper been paired with asteroid Kassandra. Kassandra's focus is credibility: does the individual have the bona fides to be believed and has he proved his integrity or sincerity? Can he be relied upon, trusted, and proven; can his advice or direction be followed safely? These have been Trump's weakest points—he talks a good game in ways which many Americans resonate to, but his utter lack of experience and unwillingness to disclose personal information such as his tax returns, which would verify his self-proclaimed abilities, gives many other Americans pause. Is his campaign genuine, or just a huge shell game? Does he care about the future of the country and its people, or is he just out to boost his brand and increase profits going forward?
The first debate on September 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead NY may have halted Trump's momentum; at any rate, its astrology shows the pitfalls of the candidates clearly. Cast for 9:03 PM EDT, when moderator Lester Holt opened the proceedings, the chart's angles are eerily apt.
28 Taurus on the Ascendant is ruled by Venus, which at 4 Scorpio represents Hillary Clinton. Rising is TNO Sedna, named for an Inuit goddess who dwells in the deepest, most inaccessible part of the Arctic Ocean, suggesting Clinton's reputation as cold, unapproachable, an "ice queen". Clinton clearly took pains to shed that image, and she was largely successful, appearing pleasant, calm, collected, concerned with everyday working class people, and impervious to Trump's barbs and constant interruptions.
In contrast, the Descendant at 28 Scorpio is ruled by Mars, representing Trump. Mars also rules Venus in Scorpio, so to some extent this was Trump's agenda, but he squandered the advantage he had over Clinton going in. Initially, he kept it together, but Mars at the critical degree of 29 Sagittarius overmastered him, and brought fully into play the other angular points.
These were Panacea and Isis on the Descendant, portraying Trump's "quick fix", "easy cure" philosophy (Panacea) and highlighting the importance of terror organization ISIS (Isis) to the debate.
Trump makes his pitch
On the MC were asteroids Hybris (hubris, extreme arrogance) and Narcissus (extreme self-focus), and on the IC was asteroid Phaeton (explosive, something run amok). Trump's arrogance in failing to properly prepare for the most important evening of his life was in full evidence (Hubris), as was his habit of relating every issue to himself personally (Narcissus), as when he repeatedly prefaced his comments about cities by stating that he owned property there, and gave a mini-commercial about his new hotel in DC.
About halfway through, Trump hit the wall, and his fatigue and resulting lack of focus were palpable. At this point, he seemed to lose self-control, repeatedly interrupting, blurting objections, giving a convincing portrayal of an egotist run amok, like an unbridled maverick (Phaeton).
The backdrop for this debate was asteroid Troemper at 28 Pisces, moving out of orb of opposition to Jupiter at 3 Libra, and asteroid Hillary at 9 Cancer, moving into orb of square to Jupiter. It seems the high times are over for Trump, who enjoyed a considerable bounce in the polls when Troemper opposed Jupiter during the previous two weeks. It's now Clinton's turn to reap those Jovian benefits, and this forming square will continue through the election, due to Hillary slowing to station, almost matching Jupiter's rate of speed.
Moderator Lester Holt showed up celestially in fine style, with two exact PNA matches. Lester at 17 Virgo conjoined Mercury, ruling the Press, at 16 Virgo, and Holt at 26 Sagittarius conjoined Mars, while square to Troemper. Holt was in a combative situation (Mars), with both sides coming at him, but the square to Troemper suggests he'll be viewed as more inimical toward Trump than Clinton.
So where does that leave us, in determining the outcome of the election?
It's dicey, no doubt about it. Personally, I'm hanging my hat on that Venus/Whitehouse conjunction, which speaks strongly to a woman in the Oval Office. That, and the exact trine from Hillary to the Sun on Election Day, should bring home the win for Clinton. But it's likely to be a close thing.
Filed Under: Alex Miller's Black Hole Astrology Tagged With: 2016 presidential campaign, Asteroid Hillary, Asteroid Hubris, Asteroid Lie, Asteroid Nemesis, Asteroid Troemper, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Presidential debate, Trump presidency, Venus conjunct Whitehouse
Alex Miller is a professional writer and astrologer, author of The Black Hole Book (now available as a revised and expanded eBook on Amazon.com) and The Urban Wicca, former editor of "The Galactic Calendar," and past president of The Philadelphia Astrological Society. His pioneering work with Black Holes in astrological interpretation began in 1991, when his progressed Sun unwittingly fell into one. Alex recently published a new cat rescue memoir, Cat O'Nine Tails. Alex can be reached for comment or services at
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During the first millennium, Honduras was inhabited by the Maya. Columbus explored the country in 1502. Honduras, with four other Central American nations, declared its independence from Spain in 1821 to form a federation of Central American states. In 1838, Honduras left the federation and became independent. Political unrest rocked Honduras in the early 1900s, resulting in an occupation by U.S. Marines. Dictator Gen. Tiburcio Carias Andino established a strong government in 1932.
After a decade of military rule, parliamentary democracy returned with the election of Roberto Suazo Córdova as president in 1982. However, Honduras faced severe economic problems and tensions along its border with Nicaragua. "Contra" rebels, waging a guerrilla war against the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua, used Honduras as a training and staging area. The U.S. also used Honduras for military exercises, and it built bases to train Honduran and Salvadoran troops.
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In 2002, Ricardo Maduro became president, promising to lessen crime and corruption, but his hard-line efforts, growing increasingly more repressive, did not improve these problems. In 2006, a new president, Manuel Zelaya, also vowed to fight corruption and gang violence, but he promised to do so with a more humane approach. A free-trade agreement (CAFTA) with the U.S went into effect in April 2006.
On June 28th, 2009, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was deposed in a military coup. Zelaya had faced widespread criticism for attempting to extend presidential term limits by holding a constitutional referendum, which the Supreme Court had ruled was illegal. A group of countries, including the United States and Venezuela–an unlikely alliance, signed a resolution condemning the actions of the Honduran military and demanded that Zelaya be reinstated as president. The U.S. suspended military and development aid to Honduras after the coup. Roberto Micheletti, with the backing of the Honduran Congress, courts, and army, assumed leadership of the country. Zelaya, on the other hand, had the support of most of Latin America's leftist governments, including the leaders of Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Zelaya attempted to return to his country by plane on July 5, but he found a closed runway and well-armed Honduran troops on the ground waiting for him. In Sept., Zelaya secretly returned to Honduras, taking refuge in the Brazilian embassy. Micheletti responded by temporarily cutting off power and water to the embassy, suspending constitutional freedoms, and shuttering a television channel and a radio station. The moves met widespread criticism from within Honduras and abroad, and Micheletti rescinded his restrictions.
The U.S. brokered an agreement between Zelaya and Micheletti in late October that left Zelaya's reinstatement up to a Congressional vote, called for the establishment of a government of national unity and a truth commission, and required Zelaya to abandon a referendum on constitutional reform. The accord, however, fell apart within days, as Micheletti reportedly attempted to form a government that did not include Zelaya.
In November presidential elections, Porfirio Lobo, the candidate of the conservative National Party, defeated Elvin Santos, who represented the Liberal Party, 56% to 38%. Zelaya refused to recognize the results of the election. In December, Congress rejected a plan to allow Zelaya to return to office. Lobo took office in January 2010, thus ending seven months of political turmoil.
On May 28, 2011, nearly two years after he was ousted in a court- and legislature-backed coup, Manuel Zelaya returned to his home country. As part of a prearranged deal, prosecutors dropped corruption and constitution violation charges against the former president and Honduras was readmitted to the Organization of American States (OAS).
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With overcrowded prisons, the country has experienced other tragic prison fires in recent years. In 2003, almost 70 inmates were killed in an El Porvenir prison fire. More than 100 prisoners were killed at a prison in San Pedro Sula in 2004. Those fires, along with the latest one in Comayagua, have been considered some of the worst fires to in recent Latin American history.
With Mexico cracking down on narcotics barons, the United States turned its focus to Honduras, setting up three new bases in the country: one in the rain forest, another in the savanna, and the third on the coast. The locations for the bases were chosen based on cocaine smuggling routes from South America to the United States. The new, forward bases were patterned after the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, giving troops secure, but small spaces. Due to strict rules of engagement, American soldiers are not allowed to participate in combat in Central America. In fact, U.S. troops are only allowed to fire in self-defense so the mission in Honduras was designed for a limited number of soldiers to partner with local police forces and foreign military.
In mid-May 2012, protestors in Ahuas rioted in the streets and set fire to government buildings. They demanded that all the U.S. drug enforcement agents leave. The protest was over a dispute involving an anti-drug operation on May 11 which killed four innocent people while they were fishing. Two of the people killed were pregnant women. The protesting began after the mayor of Ahuas, Lucio Baquedano, and others accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the local police of killing the four people. Security officials for both the U.S. and Honduras disputed the accusation, saying that the operation had seized 1,000 pounds of cocaine and resulted in the death of two drug traffickers. U.S. officials added that only Honduran police had fired weapons. Despite these disputes, human rights organizations and Honduran officials called for a further investigation into the May 11 operation.
Presidential elections were held on Nov. 24, 2013. Juan Orlando Hernández won, beating second place candidate Xiomara Castro by 250,000 votes. A member of the National Party, Hernández was President of the National Congress of Honduras from Jan. 2010 until June 2013 when he left to focus on his presidential campaign.
Hernández, a lawyer and businessman, studied legislation in Spain and public administration at the State University of New York. He gained attention in Honduras when he was described as a "cipote malcriado" (badly brought up kid) by Liberal Party leader Rafael Pineda Ponce. Hernández took office on Jan. 27, 2014.
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62% said they consume news on their smartphone weekly, and 36% do so daily.
Estimates for newspaper newsroom cutbacks in 2012 put the industry down 30% since its peak in 2000 and below 40,000 full-time professional employees for the first time since 1978.
On CNN, the cable channel that has branded itself around deep reporting, produced story packages were cut nearly in half from 2007 to 2012.
Time magazine, the only major print news weekly left standing, cut roughly 5% of its staff in early 2013 as a part of broader company layoffs.
A growing list of media outlets, such as Forbes magazine, use technology by a company called Narrative Science to produce content by way of algorithm, no human reporting necessary.
Nearly one-third of the respondents (31%) have deserted a news outlet because it no longer provides the news and information they had grown accustomed to.
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The long-dormant sponsorship ad category is seeing sharp growth.
The growth of paid digital content experiments may have a significant impact on both news revenue and content.
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Queen Kangana is again in headlines for her ugly battle with Hrithik Roshan. The statement she made after appearing in 'Aap ki Adalat' a few days back, she receives instantaneous replies from Aditya Pancholi and Sona Mohapatra. Some called it a way to cleaning her reputation in public and others said the interview on Rajat Sharma's popular show Aap Ki Adalat was a 'circus'.
Kangana's relationship with Aditya Pancholi during her struggling days is not undiscovered and it is somehow stabbing her back way. However, this time, Kangana revealed how Aditya held her under apartment stay and exploited her. According to resources, actor and producer Aditya has now reacted to Kangana's statement (she made in the show) by calling her 'mad'.
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Insider Trading Alert - ALG, MMS And EBAY Traded By Insiders
Stocks with insider trader activity include ALG, MMS and EBAY
Yesterday, June 1, 2016, 85 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $11.31 to $40,830,885.00.
Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:
Alamo Group (ALG) - FREE Research Report
Leonard Jeffery Allen, who is VP & Gen Mgr Industrial Div at Alamo Group, sold 500 shares at $61.04 on June 1, 2016. Following this transaction, the VP & Gen Mgr Industrial Div owned 3,500 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 12.5% with the 500-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $61.24, up $0.20, or 0.32% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Alamo Group go as follows:
4-Week # shares bought: 1,000
4-Week # shares sold: 5,100
12-Week # shares bought: 1,000
12-Week # shares sold: 5,100
The average volume for Alamo Group has been 79,100 shares per day over the past 30 days. Alamo Group has a market cap of $705.1 million and is part of the industrial goods sector and industrial industry. Shares are up 18.02% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
Alamo Group Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells agricultural equipment and infrastructure maintenance equipment for governmental and industrial use in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Australia. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.58%. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.9. Currently, there is 1 analyst who rates Alamo Group a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
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TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Alamo Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full Alamo Group Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
Maximus (MMS) - FREE Research Report
Francis David, who is General Counsel at Maximus, sold 1,500 shares at $56.83 on June 1, 2016. Following this transaction, the General Counsel owned 26,436 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 5.37% with the 1,500-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $57.52, up $0.69, or 1.2% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Maximus go as follows:
4-Week # shares bought: 14,375
4-Week # shares sold: 31,750
12-Week # shares bought: 14,375
12-Week # shares sold: 31,750
The average volume for Maximus has been 388,400 shares per day over the past 30 days. Maximus has a market cap of $3.7 billion and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry. Shares are up 1.72% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
MAXIMUS, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and New Zealand. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.31%. The company has a P/E ratio of 25.2. Currently, there are 5 analysts who rate Maximus a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
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TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Maximus as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full Maximus Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
eBay (EBAY) - FREE Research Report
Pittman Raymond J, who is SVP, Chief Product Officer at eBay, sold 25,000 shares at $24.24 on June 1, 2016. Following this transaction, the SVP, Chief Product Officer owned 23,729 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 51.3% with the 25,000-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $23.99, down $0.25, or 1.03% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for eBay go as follows:
24-Week # shares sold: 110,127
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US missionary killed after telling islanders 'Jesus loves you'
An American who was fatally shot with arrows by tribespeople when he visited a forbidden island sang worship songs and told them "Jesus loves you" as he arrived, it has emerged.
John Allen Chau was shot with arrows when he stepped ashore India's remote North Sentinel Island, which tourists are forbidden to visit.
The 27-year-old was a self-proclaimed adventurer, but the latest revelations back up claims he travelled to the island, which is off the coast of the Andaman Islands, as a missionary.
Image: In the wake of the 2004 tsunami this member of the Sentinelese tribe was photographed firing arrows at a helicopter. Pic: © Indian Coastguard/Survival
Indian police officials in the Andamans have launched a murder investigation.
They said a local electronics engineer simply named Alexander, who was a friend of Mr Chau's, a local watersports instructor and five fishermen who allegedly aided last Saturday's visit have been arrested for violating the terms of the island protection laws and for causing Mr Chau's death.
The Washington Post said his mother had shown it a journal that Mr Chau wrote in his final days in which he describes visiting men in huts with yellow paste on their faces who reacted angrily when he tried to speak their language and sing "worship songs" at them.
Image: Mr Chau was a keen adventurer and his Instagram feed is full of pictures of his activities
The journal said: "I hollered, 'My name is John, I love you and Jesus loves you'."
He said one of the boys in the tribe fired an arrow which pierced his waterproof Bible.
Mr Chau told his family in his last note to them on 16 November: "You guys might think I'm crazy in all this but I think it's worthwhile to declare Jesus to these people… God, I don't want to die."
His family has confirmed he was involved in missionary work and called for the release of those who tried to help him.
Image: North Sentinel Island, home of the Sentinelese, as seen from above. Pic: © Survival
A family statement posted on Mr Chau's Instagram page said: "Words cannot express the sadness we have experienced about this report.
"He was a beloved son, brother, uncle and best friend to us. To others he was a Christian missionary, a wilderness EMT (emergency medical technician), an international soccer coach, and a mountaineer.
"He loved God, life and helping those in need, and he had nothing but love for the Sentinelese people. We forgive those reportedly responsible for his death.
"We also ask for the release of those friends he had in the Andaman Islands. He ventured out of his own freewill and his local contacts need not be persecuted for his own actions."
Image: Mr Chau took this Instagram selfie on his most recent trip to India
The Post said a fellow missionary told his mother Mr Chau's plan was "not to tell anyone" what he was up to so he could avoid putting friends in danger.
Dependra Pathak, the police chief in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said officials are struggling to figure out how to recover his body and are consulting anthropologists, tribal experts and scholars to figure out a way.
Oral Roberts University – Mr Chau's Christian higher education college in Tulsa, Oklahoma – said it was not surprised he had been involved in missionary work at the time of his death.
A statement by Dr William Wilson, the university's president, said: "Oral Roberts University alumni have gone to the uttermost bounds of the earth for the last 50 years bringing hope and healing to millions.
Image: The Sentinelese stand guard on an island beach. Pic: © Christian Caron – Creative Commons A-NC-SA
"We are not surprised that John would try to reach out to these isolated people in order to share God's love. We are deeply saddened to hear of his death."
There had been nothing to indicate Mr Chau had been planning to undertake his trip to North Sentinel Island on his extensive Instagram feed about his travels, or that he planned missionary work, other than his clear love for adventure.
In one of his most recent posts he talked about his plans to visit Diglipur, a town in North Andaman Island and in another he wrote: "Adventure awaits. So do leeches."
Image: Mr Chau was described by his family as a mountaineer and was a qualified wilderness emergency medic
Several years earlier, when interviewed by an adventure travel website called The Outbound, he also did not mention his missionary work but he spoke of his desire to return to the Andaman Islands.
Asked what was top of his "must-do adventure list", he said: "Going back to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India is on the top – there's so much to see and do there!"
But he had recently been involved in coaching football for a number of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) with religious links, which claim to help those who are in need.
On his Twitter feed, he spoke about his involvement in Ubuntu, a South African football coaching organisation which also uses Bible studies to help children "growing up without a father".
Image: Mr Chau describes himself on his Instagram feed as 'following the way'
His local paper in Vancouver, Washington, The Columbian, said when he was younger he received the Royal Rangers Gold Medal of Achievement at Mountain View Christian Center in Ridgefield, organised by a group called the Assemblies of God.
Several of his earlier Twitter posts referred to verses from the Bible and featured pictures he had taken in the "Holy Land", but in his interview with The Outbound, he said he had been working for Americorps, a non-religious voluntary organisation.
Stephen Corry, director of Survival International, which campaigns on behalf of indigenous people, said people like the Sentinelese were put in danger by anyone who visits them from the outside world.
He said: "It's not impossible that the Sentinelese have just been infected by deadly pathogens to which they have no immunity, with the potential to wipe out the entire tribe.
"The Sentinelese have shown again and again that they want to be left alone, and their wishes should be respected."
Family of US 'missionary' forgives islanders who killed him
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Man chokes to death as shirt gets caught in escalator
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Community builds Calungsod church
by Jason A. Baguia Contributor
Toledo City – The Catholic faithfuls here are rushing to finish the church of the Blessed Pedro Calungsod before his canonization in the Vatican on Oct. 21 this year.
From a chapel made of wood and tin roof in 2006, the churchgoers are now rushing to finish the Pedro Calungsod church that sits atop a hill with a 360-degree view of the lush mountains of the city.
In 2006, the Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal approved the establishment of the parish church in the name of Calungsod whose origins was traced to the Visayas.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma was all praises to the Blessed Pedro Calungsod parishioners during Sunday's seventh annual fiesta, which also marks the sixth anniversary of the parish in barangay Cantabaco.
"I am glad to see that there have been many improvements in your church since my last visit," Archbishop Palma told a congregation of about 1,000.
He was impressed with the church's newly tiled floors, stained glass windows depicting the mysteries of the Holy Rosary, and scenes from Calungsod 's life.
The rectory, flooring, sanctuary finishing, churchyard landscaping and other parts of the church have yet to see completed though.
Palma was the main celebrant of the fiesta's concelebrated mass that was participated by Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Antonio Rañola, Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, Msgr. Gerardo Jumao-as.
Monsignor Leyson is one of the lead promoters of the cause for Calungsod 's canonization.
The 94-year-old Monsignor Jumao-as along with Fr. Michael Hisoler persuaded Architect Servillano Mapeso and his wife Josephine to donate the one-hectare land where the hilltop church now sits.
Mapeso who worked on the architecture of the church said so far, P4 million was spent on the structure and another P4 million may be needed to complete it.
"We need more benefactors," Mapeso said. Fr. Russel Emmanuel Sungcad, parish priest of Blessed Pedro Calungsod church admits that although the parish is poor, his parishioners are not losing hope of finishing the church that honors the soon-to-be second Filipino saint.
"It is bayanihan spirit of the faithful," he said. Having a patron saint who was young when he was martyred is something young people in the parish community can strongly relate, the parish priest said.
Fr. Sungcad recalled that Fr. Jumao-as thought it was a miracle that the church started to rise.
From its humble beginnings, the parish church has grown from two sacristans to 80, 21 chapels to 35, and five lay ministers to 60 persons serving at least 21,000 churchgoers. Monsignor Leyson said one of Blessed Pedro Calungsod 's tasks when he went with the Jesuits on a mission to Guam was the construction of chapels in 16th century. "The Blessed Calungsod can relate to your need for a church. He was a carpenter," he said.


I am able to provide grilles again (see announcement in general forum - plain or beveled design only).
Also will mention here that I have made replacement foam baffles for the Altec model 19 and can do so again if anyone needs some and there's enough interest. $135/pair ppd.


You can now transport your hot liquids and take it with you! From hot soup, chili or drinks, you can now take it with you safely. The USOLE Trail Challenge Traveling Soup/Chili Mug. You can also heat & re-heat items in this container as it is microwaveable safe!


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Q: Exoplayer cache not being used for playback when offline Using exoplayer 2.8.1, testing on android SDK versions 19 and 23.
I construct a cache and data source factories using the following code:
private static final long DEFAULT_MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 20*1024*1024L;

    cacheEvictor = new LeastRecentlyUsedCacheEvictor(DEFAULT_MAX_CACHE_SIZE);

    cache = new SimpleCache(
            new File(context.getExternalCacheDir(), "exoplayer-cache"),
            cacheEvictor);

    uncachedDataSourceFactory = new OkHttpDataSourceFactory(
            new OkHttpClient(),
            "Android.ExoPlayer",
            null);
    dataSourceFactory =
            new CacheDataSourceFactory(
                    cache,
                    uncachedDataSourceFactory);

I then precache standard HTTP audio content using the following code:
    new Thread (new Runnable () {
        public void run() {
            try {
                CacheUtil.cache(
                        new DataSpec(uri, DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_CACHING_UNKNOWN_LENGTH | DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_GZIP),
                        cache,
                        uncachedDataSourceFactory.createDataSource(),
                        null,
                        null);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                callback.invoke(false, "Error: " + e.getMessage());
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                callback.invoke(false, "Download interrupted");
            }
            callback.invoke(true);
        }
    }).start();

The callback is invoked with true, so this process seems to be completing correctly.  Following this, I disconnect from the network and attempt to play the cached content:
    DefaultTrackSelector trackSelector = new DefaultTrackSelector();
    player = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance(context, trackSelector);
    mediaSource =   new ExtractorMediaSource.Factory(dataSourceFactory)
            .setContinueLoadingCheckIntervalBytes(128 * 1024)       // check whether to load more every 128KB
            .createMediaSource(uri);
    mediaSource.addEventListener(handler, new DefaultMediaSourceEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onLoadError(int windowIndex, @Nullable MediaSource.MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData, IOException error, boolean wasCanceled) {
            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "media load error for " + uri + ": " + error);
        }
    });
    player.addListener(new Player.DefaultEventListener() {
        boolean preparing = true;
        @Override
        public void onPlayerStateChanged(boolean playWhenReady, int playbackState)
        {
            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "player " + uri + " state change " + playbackState + ", " + playWhenReady);
            switch (playbackState) {
                case Player.STATE_READY:
                    if (preparing) {
                        preparing = false;
                        callback.invoke(null, getInfo(player));
                    }
                    break;
                case Player.STATE_ENDED:
                    player.seekTo(0);
                    emitMessageEvent(playerId, "ended", "playback completed");
                    if (playerAutoDestroy.get(playerId)) {
                        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onPlayerStateChanged(STATE_ENDED): Autodestroying player...");
                        destroy(playerId);
                    }
                    break;
                case Player.STATE_BUFFERING:
                    onLoadingChanged(true);
                    break;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onPlayerError(ExoPlaybackException error) {
            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Playback error for " + uri + ": " + error.getMessage(), error);
            emitMessageEvent(playerId, "error", "Playback error: " + error.getMessage());
            destroy(playerId);
        }
   });
   player.prepare(mediaSource, true, true);

When I do this, I get several media source errors, and finally a playback error in my logs:
06-02 11:20:52.839 32762-327/com.tackta.buxton I/ExoPlayerImpl: Init 93903d2 [ExoPlayerLib/2.8.1] [generic_x86, Android SDK built for x86, unknown, 23]
06-02 11:20:52.840 32762-327/com.tackta.buxton I/AudioPlayerModule: player http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3 state change 2, false
06-02 11:20:52.844 32762-32762/com.tackta.buxton I/AudioPlayerModule: media load error for http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3: com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException: Unable to connect to http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3
06-02 11:20:52.844 32762-32762/com.tackta.buxton I/AudioPlayerModule: media load error for http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3: com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException: Unable to connect to http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3
06-02 11:20:53.846 32762-32762/com.tackta.buxton I/AudioPlayerModule: media load error for http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3: com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException: Unable to connect to http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3
06-02 11:20:55.848 32762-32762/com.tackta.buxton I/AudioPlayerModule: media load error for http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3: com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException: Unable to connect to http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3
06-02 11:20:55.858 32762-407/com.tackta.buxton E/ExoPlayerImplInternal: Source error.
06-02 11:20:55.859 32762-327/com.tackta.buxton I/AudioPlayerModule: Playback error for http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/podpress_trac/feed/2043/0/clarkesworld_06_18_tem.mp3: null
06-02 11:20:55.863 32762-327/com.tackta.buxton I/ExoPlayerImpl: Release 93903d2 [ExoPlayerLib/2.8.1] [generic_x86, Android SDK built for x86, unknown, 23] [goog.exo.core, goog.exo.okhttp]

Should this code be accessing the data from the preloaded cache, or is there a reason it's trying to contact the network server instead?  Is there a way of telling it to use the cache without trying to contact the server?

A: It seemed to be late but good to share solution with the rest of fellow developers. The code to your problem is in bellow.
private final String vidUrl = "https://www.TEST-SIZTE.com/videos/video.mp4";
    private void initializePlayer(){

    if (exoPlayer == null) {
        final DataSource.Factory dataSourceFactory =
                new DefaultDataSourceFactory(requireContext(), Util.getUserAgent(requireContext(), getString(R.string.app_name)));

        final MediaSourceFactory mediaSourceFactory =
                new DefaultMediaSourceFactory(dataSourceFactory)
                        .setAdViewProvider(fragBinding.fullScreenVideoView);
        exoPlayer = new ExoPlayer.Builder(requireContext()).setMediaSourceFactory(mediaSourceFactory).build();
    }
    fragBinding.fullScreenVideoView.setPlayer(exoPlayer);
    fragBinding.fullScreenVideoView.setResizeMode(AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIXED_HEIGHT);
    exoPlayer.setPlayWhenReady(playWhenReady);
    mediaContentSFun();
    exoPlayer.prepare();
}

private void mediaContentSFun(){
    final MediaSource mediaSource = buildMediaSource();
    exoPlayer.setMediaSource(mediaSource, false);
}

private MediaSource buildMediaSource(){
    final SimpleCache simpleCache = ExoSimpleCache.getSimpleCacheInstance(requireActivity());

    final DataSource.Factory dataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(requireContext(), requireContext().getString(R.string.app_name));
    final CacheDataSource.Factory cacheFactory = new CacheDataSource.Factory();
    cacheFactory.setCache(simpleCache);
    cacheFactory.setUpstreamDataSourceFactory(dataSourceFactory);

    final ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory mediaSourceFactory = new ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory(cacheFactory);
    final MediaItem mediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri(vidUrl);

    final MediaSource mediaSource = mediaSourceFactory.createMediaSource(mediaItem);

    return new ConcatenatingMediaSource(mediaSource);
}

And finally ExoSimpleCache class which needs to be used as singletone.
public class ExoSimpleCache {
   private static SimpleCache simpleCache;

public static SimpleCache getSimpleCacheInstance(final Context context){
    if (simpleCache == null){
        final long maxBytes = 1024L * 1024 * 1024 * 18;
        // for 18 GB, my total needed cache size was 18GB you can change it as per your need.
        final LeastRecentlyUsedCacheEvictor evictor = new LeastRecentlyUsedCacheEvictor(maxBytes);
        final File file = new File(context.getExternalCacheDir(), "media");

        final StandaloneDatabaseProvider databaseProvider = new StandaloneDatabaseProvider(context);
        simpleCache = new SimpleCache(file, evictor, databaseProvider);
    }
    return simpleCache;
}

}


Pieter Pieterse is Senior Metallurgical Engineer at Khumba Iron Ore. He is an expert in project feasibility analysis, process design, pyro-metallurgical testing, and ore benefication.
Prior to this he held the position of Technologist for Iscor and headed up the design and management of the new sampling plant at Saldhana, and the sampling for Iscor and Khumba Recources. Pieter also consulted with various mining departments, and was involved in the testing and upgrading of metallurgical processes in the iron ore, base metals, heavy minerals and coal industries. His work extends to analysing the metallurgical formulation of process plants.
Pieter is a member of the Iron ore, Coal and Base metals ISO working committees (ISO/TC 27/SC4, ISO/TC 102 and ISO/TC 175) and was instrumental in the development of the RFID ore tracking system from blast to customer.


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Bouvardia gracilipes är en måreväxtart som beskrevs av Benjamin Lincoln Robinson. Bouvardia gracilipes ingår i släktet Bouvardia och familjen måreväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Humidity can be expressed in different ways which can lead to confusion if the incorrect term is used. This guide explains the different terms and how they are used in practise.
Expressed commonly as a percentage value '%rh', this refers to how saturated a gas (or space) is with water vapour compared to the amount of water vapour that would be needed to completely saturate that gas at a given temperature. It is a measure that looks at both water content and temperature.
The ability of air to hold water changes significantly with temperature therefore RH can be very volatile as temperature conditions change.
The term 'relative humidity' is often abbreviated to 'RH' but the measurement would be expressed as its percentage value e.g. 70 %rh.
Often just referred to as 'humidity', this is a measure of the actual amount of water vapour in a given volume of air, expressed in grams per meter cubed of air e.g. 8 g/m3.
Unlike RH, AH does not take temperature into consideration, it is simply the total amount of water vapour present in a given volume of air. AH in the atmosphere ranges from zero to 30 g/m3. This latter value is when the air is saturated at 30 °C.
Note: Vapour pressure is a measurement term that closely follows AH. Vapour pressure is an indication of a liquid's rate of evaporation and is expressed in pascal (Pa).
The dew point is another useful measure and is the saturation temperature for water in air. At temperatures below the dew point, water will leave the air and form as condensation or dew when it forms on a solid surface. The dew point is an absolute measurement and is considered a more useful way of measuring the humidity and comfort of the air.
Most people are comfortable with a dew-point temperature of 16 °C or lower. At a higher dew point (often around 21 °C), most people feel hot or 'sticky' because the amount of water vapour in the air slows evaporation of sweat and we therefore find it harder to cool down.
The density or 'heaviness' of air is also an important consideration. When water vapour is added to air (i.e. the air becomes more humid) its density reduces – which seems counterintuitive.
How can adding water vapour make air LESS dense?!
For a particular volume of any gas the number of molecules present is constant at a given temperature and pressure. So if (for example) five molecules are added to the volume of gas, then the number of molecules must also reduce by five so that the total number remains constant.
With regards to air, the mass (molar) of a dry air molecule is more than the mass of a water molecule. Therefore, if water molecules (water vapour) are added then the number of dry air molecules must decrease by the same number. Our volume of gas now contains the same number of molecules but more of them now have less mass so its mass per unit volume (i.e. density) decreases.
Since humidity is impacted by water vaporisation and condensation, which, in turn, is highly influenced by temperature and pressure, all of these variables impact on the density of air.
On a cold day, the dew point might be 1 °C and the air temperature 2 °C. The resulting relative humidity would be 93 %rh. This high value is misinterpreted as 'high humidity' but few people would refer to such conditions as 'humid'.
Conversely, on a hot summer's day, with a dew point of 18 °C, and an air temperature of 30 °C, the relative humidity might be 49 %rh. A 'low' RH, but high in absolute terms.
When looking at controlling the water content in air the %rh scale can cause confusion. For example, the idea that air with RH of 70 %rh could be suitable for use in extracting water vapour seems unlikely – until you consider absolute humidity.
So, assuming that the less-saturated air will readily saturate to 100 %rh, this means every 1 m3 of replacement air can absorb a further 4 g/m3. A fan extracting at 54 m3/h will, in ideal conditions, remove an extra 216 ml of water/hour.
Dilution. This has an impact at the point of extraction, although the fan will be moving air at the rate stated, the fan stretches the air – lowering the pressure as it extracts. The amount the fan expands the air is aligned to how easy it is for air replacement to occur.
A realistic extraction rate in this example therefore would be around 50 ml/hour (this is subjective and based on experience).
However if we look at a typical domestic environment where air temperature is often higher the volume of water that can be extracted is much more significant. Here the same mass of water in the air as our previous example (8 g/m3) will produce the following figures.
This means every 1 m3 of replacement air can absorb a further 9 g/m3. A fan extracting at 54 m3/h will, in ideal conditions, remove an extra 486 ml of water/hour.
Although in reality (subjective) this would be closer to 100ml/h.
This entry was posted in Environment, Health and tagged humidity, humidity levels, measuring humidity.


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Вальг'ярв () — озеро на півдні Естонії. Розташоване в волості Хуммулі повіту Валгамаа за 3 км від села Кооркюла.

Характеристика
Озеро дуже глибоке, його максимальна глибина становить 26,8 м, середня глибина — 8,5 м. Площа близько 44 га, озеро завдовжки 1,27 км, ширина 440 м. В озера сильно порізана берегова лінія. Береги переважно високі і круті, особливо на півдні, майже всюди піщані або щебністі, тільки на заході берег мулистий і більш пологий. На заході переважають сільськогосподарські угіддя, решта берегів вкриті лісом.

Живлення джерельне. Вода світло-зеленого або жовтувато-зеленого кольору і дуже прозора (видимість від 3,7 до 4,5 м); взимку прозорість трохи більша (4,6 м). Вода в озері явно розшарована на поверхневий шар та ґрунтовий шар.

Флора та фауна
В озері, завдяки високій прозорості, зустрічається 25 видів водних рослин. Серед іхтіофауни переважають лящ і плітка, є також щука, окунь, лин, краснопірка, йорж, минь і короп. Зустрічається окунь вагою до 3 кг. Місцеперебування річкових раків. Заселена ондатра.

Археологія
Озеро є археологічним об'єктом. На північному березі археологи знаходили кераміку, яка, згідно радіовуглецевого аналізу, датується віком 1370—2240 років і навіть 4550 років.

Примітки

Посилання
 Eesti NSV järved ja nende kaitse.Tln., 1977

Озера Естонії
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The 6th most popular snowboarding destination in California.
Near Big Bear Lake, the Snow Summit ski area has 31 runs open to snowboarding with a maximum vertical of 1,200 feet spread over 230 acres. Snow Summit caters to riders and is known for its terrain parks (not for its free-riding or lack there of). While they limit ticket sales, try riding on weekdays when its uncrowded. For apres ski, check out Chad s.
Overall, Snow Summit Ski Area is the 6th most popular snowboard & freeride destination of all 19 snowboarding resorts in California. Several of the better snowboarding resorts are nearby Snow Summit Ski Area including Mountain High Resort and Big Bear Mountain Resort.


Our clients can expect trust, quality, and total freedom. Salon Collage is the place where men go when they need to get real about their hair. That can mean their perfectly full hair or hair that needs to be cut properly. You'll get personalized, straight talk about exactly what's going on with your hair and what your styling options are. We won't sell you anything you don't need. Come in and we'll make your hair look great. We know that when we do, we'll be seeing you again.


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Q: Sorting a complex array of objects using a boolean attribute in JavaScript I have found a few answers to this question, but for some reason it hasn't worked for me.
I have a large array of objects that needs to be sorted by a boolean property (all the ones that are true need to appear first). The most popular answer I find is:
let myList = [
  {
    thing:
Something
,
    sortingAttribute: false
  },
  {
    thing:
Something else
,
    sortingAttribute: true
  },
  {
    thing:
Whatever
,
    sortingAttribute: true
  }
  .
  .
  .
]

myList.sort((x, y) => {
  return (x.sortingAttribute === y.sortingAttribute) ? 0 : x ? -1 : 1
})

Unfortunately this is not working and I have attempted to make a few variations of it, to no avail.
An alternative to this is simply doing:
myList.sort((x, y) => {return x.sortingAttribute - y.sortingAttribute})

However it also hasn't worked. I also attempted to use underscore's sortBy function, but nothing.
I wouldn't think this has anything to do with it, but prior to attempting to sort I do a .map() on another list to get myList as it is now. Would this somehow be the cause of the problem? Other than that it is pretty straight forward.
Here is the full function:
getMyList (basicArray) {
    let myList = basicArray.map((arr, key) => {
      const sortingAttribute = key > 2 // just used for the example
      // the real code would obviously generate a more random order of trues and falses

      // do other stuff
      return {
        thing: (
{stuff}
),
        sortingAttribute: sortingAttribute
      }
    })

    myList.sort((x, y) => {
      return (x.isQualified === y.isQualified) ? 0 : x ? -1 : 1
    })
    console.log('myList SORTED', myList)
  }

Currently that displays exactly the order that was spat out from the .map()
So for an array of size 5, we would have:

false, false, false, true, true

A: You could take the delta of boolean value b and value a, because true becomes the value 1 and false 0 with an implicit casting to number with the minus operator.

var array = [false, true, false, false, true, true, false, true];

array.sort((a, b) => b - a);

console.log(array);


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The Hobbit, is a children's fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim. The book is recognized as a classic in children's literature, with many adaptations for stage, screen, radio, board games, and video games. It is the precursor to The Lord of the Rings.
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Q: How to make sure the Broadcast Receiver is disconnected I wrote a simple Broadcast Receiver which catches incoming calls and starts activity with the caller's number:
package com.example.nrsearch;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.telephony.PhoneStateListener;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.util.Log;

public class CallReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
public CallReceiver() {
}

public Context context;

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    Log.i("CallReceiverBroadcast", "onReceive() is called. ");
    this.context = context;
    TelephonyManager teleMgr = (TelephonyManager)context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
    PhoneStateListener psl = new PhoneStateListener() {
        @Override
        public void onCallStateChanged(int state, String incomingNumber) {
            Log.i("CallReceiverBroadcast", "onCallStateChanged() is called. ");
            switch (state) {
            case TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_RINGING:
                Log.i("CallReceiverBroadcast", "Incoming call caught. Caller's number is " + incomingNumber + ".");
                startNumberDisplayActivity(incomingNumber);
            }
        }
    };
    teleMgr.listen(psl, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CALL_STATE);
    teleMgr.listen(psl, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_NONE);
}

public void startNumberDisplayActivity(String incomingNumber) {
    Intent i = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
    i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    i.putExtra("incomingNumber", incomingNumber);
    context.startActivity(i);
}
}

However, after the first incoming call I feel like my device's battery starts to drain pretty quickly. I'm afraid that some process still prevents my Broadcast Receiver from disconnecting (I mean my Broadcast Receiver may be running forever). So, is there something in my code that could cause such a behavior and does this line really stops the TelephonyManager from listening for call state changes: teleMgr.listen(psl, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_NONE); or should I do it some other way?
EDIT: I'm almost sure that this class causes battery drain, because now I'm testing battery life with my app uninstalled and it's much lower than previous when this app was installed and broadcast receiver was called. I can't swear that this class is the cause of the drain but the battery consumption difference is clearly visible with and without this app. Could somebody look at this code and say what could cause the battety drain? Thanks in advance!

A: in the method
@Override
public void onPause() {

super.onPause();
mActivity.unregisterReceiver(myReceiver);

}

You can put this other places, but that's a good one.  DO your registration in onResume.
Also please read the broadcastreceiver docs,  they don't work the way you seem to believe they do:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/BroadcastReceiver.html
Basically the receiver lifecycle is:

Receiver Lifecycle
A BroadcastReceiver object is only valid for the duration of the call
  to onReceive(Context, Intent). Once your code returns from this
  function, the system considers the object to be finished and no longer
  active.
This has important repercussions to what you can do in an
  onReceive(Context, Intent) implementation: anything that requires
  asynchronous operation is not available, because you will need to
  return from the function to handle the asynchronous operation, but at
  that point the BroadcastReceiver is no longer active and thus the
  system is free to kill its process before the asynchronous operation
  completes.
In particular, you may not show a dialog or bind to a service from
  within a BroadcastReceiver. For the former, you should instead use the
  NotificationManager API. For the latter, you can use
  Context.startService() to send a command to the service.

Edit:
As per your comments - the concern about the BroadcastReceiver eating battery life isn't real.  The receiver only lasts as long as it takes to run the code in it's on receiver method.  At that point Android will clean it up as it deems nescesary.  If anything in your code is breaking this it would be:
this.context = context;
/// these three lines
    TelephonyManager teleMgr = (TelephonyManager)context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
   .....
    teleMgr.listen(psl, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CALL_STATE);
teleMgr.listen(psl, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_NONE);

since you create a object and then try to listen on it.
However you should really read the docs:

anything that requires
  asynchronous operation is not available,

Which is EXACTLY what you are doing in your code - attaching to a service and and waiting for its asyncronous response.  This isn't acceptable in a BroadcastReceiver, and is clearly indicated in the docs at this point:

In particular, you may not show a dialog or bind to a service from
  within a BroadcastReceiver.


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During the Raya break, we focused on the kids. Well more on Daniel because we have to start scouting for a preschool as he just turned two.
So I called one of the famous preschools and suddenly some fake posh accent came out from my mouth.
"Hello there, bla bla bla… interested to put my son to school… his name is Daniel," and I emphasized the Dan with some really weird British accent. I sounded hilarious guys, like a really confused mom. I even said Hello there, like please ok, Hi would've been enough.
Oh gosh, I've become one of those competitive parents!
The day of the appointment with the principal, Dean wore a polo tee and jeans. After my IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE WEARING DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS SCHOOL HAS A WAITING LIST WE NEED TO IMPRESS face, he didn't even change. Hello, am I the only one who cares about our children's education?
We visited the school and thank God my fake-weird-confused-sometimes-British-sometimes-American-sometimes-German accent didn't come out. I was normal, phew. The teacher was really nice and I think she was impressed by my questions. Totally google-d what a parent would ask schools. One popular one to sound smart, "What if my child is too advanced, can he skip a year?" Fuuhhh immediately bumped one up in waiting list, guys. Another one would be "Is there a waiting room for his nannies?" Emphasise on the plural even when the reality is you just have your Kak Siti. The whole time, I was trying not to laugh because I was imagining Daniel's bored Kakak waiting for him looking totally unimpressed that she has to be there. BAHAHHAHAH. Then say, "Oh you don't have a nanny waiting room?" and add a "Hmmm…" like you're not impressed.
Got this in the bag, guys.
Anyway, all was good we said our goodbyes. And then we opened the folder they gave with the fees.
IS THIS A SECRET UNIVERSITY FOR BABIES?!!!
I have to pay that much for Daniel to play with bowls and crayons?!! I think they accidentally added one extra zero and there was a mistake. Sigh this limited edition designer school is looking even more delicious. Maybe Daniel can watch from outside their glass building and he'll learn along the way? He'll bring his own bowls, promise.
Oh yes totally agree. Youtube ftw.
Been tempting to enroll my kid to one of these schools, but the fees…???
i didn't even pay that much when I went to Uni coz I went to IPTA. The fees its like triple my Uni fees.
To homeschool, I need to be creative tho coz ABC 123 flash card is boring for my kid. Cant even stand em for a sec.
MAti2 still have to send her to school la i guess.
yes..! youtube will do sis..i was a teacher at one of the most famous private school at this country. Sadly to say that this kind of school doesnt really care of your children achievements.They care for your money.! No joke here sis.They care because that kid is 'someone's child. If you get my point. This is just a profit making school,not more than that. Please dont buy their trick on ' focus on childrens own abilty' or ' we teach children to think out of thier box' . Totally hypocrite.
vivy..i just hantar my son to gymboree..only on weekend..ada play session, art and music..try la..
Oooo tell me about it! My daughter is turning 3 next year and we're thinking whether she should go to kindergarten by 3 or wait until she's 4. Kindergarten syllabus starts at 4. Hubby and i kinda want to be cool parents and let her main2 first and only send her at 4. I mean she already recognizes letters, numbers, colors, alif ba ta from youtube. But most kids her age are already at school so there's pressure right there. She currently goes to the daycare ( macam playschool la jugak). Aaargghh choices choices..
But..but..is it more expensive than your chanel n hermes…..?
REAL KIDS!!! is the best!
My son is the same age as Daniel and we're starting to look at schools as well. Some under my toplist are Gymboree and Vital Years. They have 1 or 2 classes a week and the prices are quite reasonable.
Vivy, my mom once said, there's an old saying that if you poop at the place, means you'll come back again to that place. Hahahaha.
If the saying is true, well, "Hello Daniel." said the teacher with a big grin.
I think sending a 2 yr old baby to school is too early.
Can't understand why parents send their kids to school so early these days.. I mean chill la. We went to kindergarten at 6 years old before and still turned out OK what! hehe..


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Steve Bruce labelled Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic a "cult hero" as he revealed he would have loved the chance to manage the former Newcastle United forward.
Fulham and Mitrovic travel to St James' Park on Saturday, but the Serbia international – who scored 26 times in the Championship last season – has not found the net in the Premier League since scoring twice against Leeds United in September.
Mitrovic spent two-and-a-half seasons with Newcastle before moving to Fulham, and Bruce wished he had got the chance to work with the former Anderlecht man.
"I would've loved the opportunity to work with him," Bruce told a news conference. "He was great up here and you can understand why he's a cult hero. He's different. Big, tough, strong, fiercely competitive, has a bit of an edge to him, a bit like the North East."
Fulham have lost just one of their last four games, while Newcastle were hammered 5-2 by Leeds on Wednesday, and Bruce is expecting a stern test from Scott Parker's team.
"He's had a great start with promotion in his first year. I'm delighted that another young English, British manager is coming through as I was worried there wasn't many but he's bucked the trend. He seems to have turned Fulham around a bit," Bruce said of Parker, a former Newcastle player.
The Cottagers have taken points off both Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion in their last two games, and Parker is full of confidence.
"It's definitely a game where we want to go up there and try and win. It's a game that we want to try and take points from," he said. "We're in a good run, we're in a good vein of form, so for sure we're going to go up there and try and win the game."
Newcastle United – Callum Wilson
Wilson's goals have been vital to Newcastle this term, but he has also proved a creative force. He registered his 10th goal involvement – an assist for Jeff Hendrick – in his 11th Premier League appearance for the club against Leeds (seven goals, three assists).
Fulham – Ademola Lookman
Lookman seems to have found his feet once again at Fulham, and has turned in some impressive displays. From 10 league appearances, he has created 16 chances – joint-top for Fulham alongside Tom Cairney.
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• Newcastle are without a clean sheet in their last 10 Premier League home games, since beating Sheffield United 3-0 back in June. However, the Magpies have won three of their last five at St James' Park (L2).
• Newcastle are the first team to play all three promoted sides in three consecutive Premier League games since Manchester United in September 2014, who drew 0-0 with Burnley, beat QPR 4-0 and lost 3-5 against Leicester City under Louis van Gaal.
• Fulham are looking to keep back-to-back Premier League clean sheets for the first time since April 2019 (three in a row); the Cottagers have only two clean sheets in their last 43 away matches in the top-flight, though one of those was at Newcastle in December 2018.
• In their last match against Leeds, Newcastle conceded five goals in a top-flight league match against a newly promoted side for the first time since August 1958 against Blackburn. The Magpies have shipped 21 goals in their opening 12 league games.
• Fulham are the only side yet to concede from outside the box in the Premier League this season. In their last campaign in the competition, the Cottagers were one of five sides to concede at least 10 goals from distance.
• Wilson is the quickest English player to reach double figures for goals and assists in the Premier League for the Magpies since Alan Shearer in October 1996 (10th match).


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The impact of coronavirus on the importation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
TAGS: Market Updates COVID-19
Insight into the UAE's laws and guidelines with respect to the importation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Sachin Kerur, Head of Middle East Region, Reed Smith LLP | Apr 13, 2020
Like other jurisdictions around the world, the UAE has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and has taken positive measures to ensure its containment and management among its citizens and residents. These have included federally-mandated remote instruction across schools and universities nationwide, the testing or quarantining of passengers arriving into the UAE, and a campaign by the Ministry of Health to support hygienic practices to stop the spread of the disease.
Because of its preventive policy framework and protectionist legislation, the UAE does not suffer from many issues that are confronting other nations since the first reported cases of the coronavirus in December 2019.
Based on perceived issues with pharmaceutical quality and efficacy from decades ago, the UAE elected to restrict the importation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices from China. The vast majority of medication imported into the UAE originates in Western Europe or North America. Indeed, the UAE counts Germany, the U.S., France, and Switzerland among the premier sources of its medication. Even a significant portion of herbal medication (often associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine) which enters the UAE arrives from the U.S. or Europe.
In recent years, the UAE has also begun the manufacture and exportation of generic drugs.
Therefore, with respect to pharmaceuticals and medical products, China is not a significant link in the medical supply chain of the UAE.
UAE law regarding the importation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices and related dispute resolution
In addition to the restrictions on country of origin, the UAE has very stringent laws and guidelines with respect to the importation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Specifically: no medication or device may be marketed within the country until it has been registered with the UAE Ministry of Health (MOH); medication or devices may only be imported into the UAE with a pharmaceutical or medical device import license as granted by the MOH, and medication or devices can only be sold or distributed by an agent who is duly registered with the MOH as well as the Ministry of Economy. The holder of a pharmaceutical license must be a UAE national.
Under applicable law, agency relationships between a principal and an agent are not arbitrable. Therefore, any disputes between a local agent and a foreign pharmaceutical company on contracts for the sale or importation of drugs or medical devices would have to be settled by the relevant UAE Courts.
A foreign medical drug or device manufacturer may set up a manufacturing presence within a free zone. However, the sale or distribution of such manufactured products would still need to be implemented by a licensed pharmacy or medical store. A foreign owner in such pharmacy or medical store would not be able to hold more than 49 per cent of that company's shares.
Even in the nexus of these potential contractual relationships, it would be nearly impossible to avoid the application of UAE Law.
While parties in other jurisdictions may encounter issues relating to their pharmaceutical contracts and arbitration clauses contained therein, these are unlikely to affect the UAE because of various importation and legal restrictions.
Only time will tell how deeply other sectors of the UAE economy are affected by the coronavirus, and what legal knock-on effects may arise.
Sachin Kerur
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Церква святого Священномученика Йосафата — парафія і храм греко-католицької громади Бережанського деканату Тернопільсько-Зборівської архієпархії Української греко-католицької церкви в селі Надрічне Тернопільського району Тернопільської області.

Історія церкви
Будівництво храму святого Священномученика Йосафата розпочато у 1993 році і завершено у 2000 році. Автор іконостасу і розписів — Ярослав Макогін.

25 листопада 2000 року, на празник святого Священномученика Йосафата владика Михаїл Сабрига освятив храм. У структурі УГКЦ парафія с. Надрічне діяла з 1701 року по 1946 рік. Відновила свою діяльність, як греко-католицька, у листопаді 1989 року. У радянський період була знята з реєстрації. Храм належить громаді УГКЦ з 2000 року.

У листопаді 2012 року на парафії була єпископська візитація, яку провів владика Василій Семенюк. З 8 по 15 листопада 2013 року відбулася місія, яку провів о. Михайло Шевчишин, ЧНІ.

При парафії діють: братство Матері Божої Неустанної Помочі, спільнота «Матері в молитві», Марійська та Вівтарна дружини.

На парафії є фігура Матері Божої (встановлена на честі незалежності України) і хрест на честь скасування панщини.

Парохи
 о. Ілля Литвинович (1810),
 о. Стисловський,
 о. Крижановський,
 о. Л. Лужницький,
 о. Дудик,
 о. Омелян Гавришо,
 о. Стефан Городецький (1931—1946),
 о. Зіновій Бідула (з 1989).

Джерела

Церкви Тернопільського району
Культові споруди, побудовані 2000
засновані в Україні 2000


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Employer's Due Diligence Curtails FMLA Liability
May. 5 2014
Is an employer exposed to liability when an employee purposely chooses not to take leave provided for by the Family & Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), despite qualifying for FMLA leave, and the employee is subsequently terminated while out of work?
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an "employer friendly" opinion, holding that it was legally possible for an employee to refuse FMLA protection. Although this opinion is not binding on courts in our federal circuit, there are lessons to be learned from this case about ascertaining whether an employee is attempting to take FMLA leave.
In Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc., 743 F.3d 1236 (9th Cir. 2014), the Plaintiff, a long term employee of Foster, requested time off to care for her ailing father in Guatemala, which could have been a qualifying event triggering FMLA job-protected leave. Testimony revealed conflicting accounts of the type of leave requested by Escriba, and to complicate matters, Escriba's second language was English. The evidence at trial revealed that Escriba's direct supervisor, a native English speaker, spoke with Escriba on multiple occasions concerning the type of leave requested. The supervisor testified that Escriba requested vacation leave (as opposed to FMLA leave) when she said "Linda, please for me, Linda, for me, vacation." The supervisor spoke with the plaintiff on subsequent occasions and even involved a Spanish-speaking supervisor to interpret the leave requests. From the employer's perspective, Escriba declined FMLA leave after repeated discussions. Paperwork was completed for the Plaintiff's two-week "vacation" leave, and she was told to contact Human Resources if she needed additional time off.
Escriba did not report back to work after the two weeks of vacation elapsed, and she was terminated for violating the company's 3-day no show/no call attendance rule. Escriba subsequently filed a lawsuit against the company alleging interference with her FMLA rights. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the company and assessed costs against Escriba.
On appeal, Escriba argued that because she notified two supervisors of an FMLA-qualifying event, FMLA's protections were activated, regardless of whether she declined FMLA leave. Thus, she argued, she should not have been terminated during the absence from work. Moreover, she argued that it was "legally impossible" to refuse FMLA job–protected leave, as such would be an impermissible "waiver" of rights.
The 9th Circuit looked to Department of Labor ("DOL") regulations for guidance on whether an employee can defer FMLA rights, as the text of the law is not explicit on that point. The regulations state that an "employer will be expected to obtain any additional required information through informal means" from an employee after discovering a potential FMLA-triggering event. 29 C.F.R. § 825.303(b). The employee is expected to "provide more information" during this "informal" process. Id. As part of this process, the employer should inquire further about whether FMLA leave is being sought by the employee and obtain the necessary details of the requested leave. 29 C.F.R. § 825.302(c),
The court in Escriba held that the employer's obligation to ascertain whether FMLA was being "sought" suggests an employee might seek leave, but intend not to exercise FMLA rights. Accordingly, the court concluded that an employee can decline to use FMLA leave, even if the reason for seeking leave would qualify for FMLA protection. Moreover, the Court noted that by simply declining FMLA there is no "waiver" of rights. To the contrary, declining the present exercise of FMLA leave in order to preserve it for a later date is not a "waiver," rather, it is a deferral. In fact, it was within the company's policy that unpaid FMLA leave was to run concurrently with paid vacation leave, unless the worker expressly declined FMLA to preserve it for a later date.
This case is a good reminder for all employers that they should be cautious and exercise due diligence when faced with a potential FMLA-triggering event. If in doubt, the employer should provide the applicable FMLA Notice of Eligibility (Form 381) and applicable certification form to the employee, and document the file as having done so. By providing the FMLA paperwork to the employee, the employer thus transfers the responsibility to the employee to timely complete and submit the paperwork should the employee want to pursue FMLA leave. If the employee fails to timely submit the forms, it will be near impossible for the employee to later claim that the employer interfered with FMLA rights. This is all the more important in situations involving a language barrier.
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Andrew Luadzers is an attorney with McAngus Goudelock & Courie. MGC is a metrics-driven law firm built specifically to meet the needs of insurance companies and their customers. From ten regional offices, we serve clients across the Southeast. Andrew may be reached at 843.576.2924 or by email.


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