Medacity linked to an item in The Daily Beast that was printed – I mean electronically published – several days ago. It concerns The Daily Beast property, Newsweek. I didn't even know that Newsweek was part of The Daily Beast. For slow people like me, the history was briefly recounted.
Four years ago we launched The Daily Beast. Two years later, we merged our business with the iconic Newsweek magazine—which The Washington Post Company had sold to Dr. Sidney Harman. Since the merger, both The Daily Beast and Newsweek have continued to post and publish distinctive journalism and have demonstrated explosive online growth in the process.
But what does online growth mean to Newsweek, the long-standing print publication? After December 31, everything.
Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013. As part of this transition, the last print edition in the United States will be our Dec. 31 issue.
Is the ad purveyor model all that ridiculous?
Here's the flip side to something I posted in my Empoprise-BI business blog on Monday regarding Microsoft Surface.
Google is, when you get down to it, just an ad purveyor. Anything else it does is simply to amplify its ad business. This isn't a model that any sane enterprise should hang its hat on.
Of course, this argument has been raised before, especially during the first dot.com boom – and bust. All of those big and small businesses who base their entire revenue plan on selling ads. Ridiculous.
And I'm sure that all of these naysayers got a lot of coverage on the radio and TV.
Google and the rest of the tech sector aren't the first batch of companies to create a business plan that consisted of giving the product away to consumers for free, and by selling ads to businesses. That business model has been around for years, and can be found in over-the-air TV and over-the-air radio. When I hear ads on my free version of Spotify, it's not because Spotify is copying Google – it's because Spotify is copying Clear Channel.
Perhaps someday Americans will have to watch the Super Bowl via pay per view, but as of now there's no move to make viewers pay to watch the Super Bowl. Why not? Because the NFL and the networks make too much money from the current system, in which the television and radio broadcasts are provided to as many people as possible, the NFL makes its money by selling rights to these television and radio broadcasters, and the broadcasters themselves make their money by selling 30 second ads for millions of dollars.
Why would any sane enterprise want to follow the stupid ad purveyor model?
Hurricane Sandy – are we better off than we were four hundred years ago?
It is currently election season in the United States, and at this time we Americans often ask ourselves the question that Ronald Reagan asked during his campaign against President Jimmy Carter in 1980 – are we better off today than we were four years ago?
We can ask the same question in other areas, and for other time periods. The tymshft blog does exactly that.
Four hundred years ago, people here in the Americas and throughout the world were often at the mercy of the weather, or other natural events. A severe storm, hurricane, earthquake, or volcanic eruption could play havoc with people.
And it isn't much better today.
As I write this, Hurricane Sandy is approaching the east coast of the United States. Airline flights in the area are at a standsill. Local mass transportation services in Washington, New York, and other areas are shut down. Many government offices, as well as private businesses are shut down.
Do we know exactly what's going to happen to the east coast over the next few days? We haven't the slightest idea. My employer's travel service sent out a bulletin yesterday (Sunday) that included the words "Weather is difficult to predict." And that's just the weather – there's no way to predict exactly which tree will fall on which power line, or which car will slam into which power generator.
The entertainment industry is heavily reliant on online infrastructure for a wide variety of tasks from promoting movie titles to carrying out daily communication. Many millions of websites hosted on the U.S east coast are housed in a few large data centers, that will have to cope with a fierce hurricane.
Remember how all of the movie companies flocked to Hollywood because of the good weather? Well, at least some entertainment properties are apparently in harm's way – and even if all of the industry's servers were located here, they could easily be taken out in an earthquake.
Basically, we are at the mercy of the weather today. In fact, our technologically advanced society is probably subject to more weather disruptions than the society of four hundred years ago.
P.S. Sharp-eyed readers will recall that I discussed this same issue back in June. There truly is nothing new under the sun, even in the tymshft blog. Ann Landers would have had a field day writing for this blog.
I recently attended a high school choral concert. Normally such concerts consist of classical and/or popular tunes that many of us have heard before. At this particular concert, however, one of the songs was an original composition, performed as a vocal/piano solo by the student who wrote it.
The song was beautiful, honest, and touching.
It was also very obviously written by a teenager. The sentiments expressed in the song included idealistic absolutes that one would usually expect a teenager to say. However, as I mentioned, the song was honest, and I certainly commend it.
Some songwriters try to write songs that express the feelings of younger people, and some of those efforts are less than successful.
My favorite example of this is a song by the electronic band Client entitled "Diary of an 18 Year Old Boy," or, as I put it, "Diary of a 30 Year Old Woman Pretending to be an 18 Year Old Boy." I happen to love the song, both in the electronic version on the Client album, and on a more acoustic version that I heard once. But the lyrics themselves are the funniest thing this side of the Pet Shop Boys.
I'll confine myself to two hints that this song was not written by an 18 year old boy. The first one is right in the title – no 18 year old male, in Great Britain or anywhere else, would refer to himself as a "boy." The second hint can be excerpted from the lyrics – I cannot think of any 18 year old man who, even in his secret diary, would write the words "Make me tremble." Sounds like a 30 year old woman there.
These are the same types of absolute, idealistic emotions that were expressed in the original song that I heard at the choral concert.
And idealism, at times, can be a good thing.
And if I want to understand a particular phrase in a song, I can look at songs that were sung a half century ago.
The line in and of itself is not that monumental of a line, but if you take a moment, and think about the rhythm of the words, and then think of a different melody that was sung a half century ago, you end of with the chorus of Lesley Gore's biggest hit of a half century ago – her song "It's My Party." (Note: Lesley Gore is unrelated to Martin.) It's a completely different story – in Gore's song, the protagonist has lost her boyfriend to a girl named Judy. But the rhythm of the words nearly echoes that song that was a hit before Drake was born.
And if you look at the Fabolous song, you'll see that it was Fabolous that was recalling Gore.
Thematically, this is even more divorced from Gore's original. In the 1960s version, the protagonist is the only one who is having a bad time at the party, but by the time Fabolous was singing, everybody was (if I may quote Wang Chung) having fun tonight.
The same thing happens in other fields, in which a politician may quote Thomas Jefferson, who may have been quoting a 17th century philosopher, who may have been quoting an ancient Greek.
The intriguing part is that what I consider modern popular music – in other words, anything after Bill Haley – has now been around for over 55 years. And that's a lot of songs that new songwriters can reference.
It all seems so long ago, perhaps because it was.
Back in the late 1970s and the 1980s, I was involved in several publications. I wrote a newspaper for my Reed College dorm called the Eastport Enquirer, back in the days in which its namesake the National Enquirer was decidedly unfashionable. (This was decades before the national paper broke real news in the John Edwards story.) A year later, I was working on the "real" college newspaper, the Reed College Quest. Several years after I left college, I wrote a local southern California zine called SHUFFLEBOARD!, a poor cousin to more highly-regarded zines such as From Ears and Mouth and The Bowl Sheet.
Before the monumental year of 1984, such publications were produced in ways that most people wouldn't recognize today. Production of printed newspapers in those days often required the use of a typewriter, an Exacto knife, and lots of patience.
But that zine would crank itself out every couple of months. As part of a 30 year retrospective, John Marr (not the guitarist) describes how each issue was put together in those days.
The first thing to realize in looking back at these early issues of MRR is the unbelievable crude production methods we used. This was when the hot new Apple product was the IIe computer with dual 5¼" floppy drives and desktop publishing but a mad software engineer's dream. We had no scanners, no computers, no laser printers. We did have an electric typewriter that could, in a jaw dropping display of 1983 technology, print out a justified column of copy.
Nowadays Maximum Rocknroll is still, if you'll pardon the term, old school. How? They still sell printed copies.
However, I don't think they use Exacto knives any more.
(empo-muvei) Whither the Day-Timer? It's not pining for the fjords just yet.
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Tony Wong's ebook, Mooove Ahead! Of the Corporate Herd, draws upon Wong's years of experience in the corporate world. And based upon the timeline provided in the book (he was at San Jose City College at the same time that Bruce Jenner was preparing for the 1976 Olympics), his corporate experience exceeds mine.
At some point, technologies such as calendar software on smartphones and personal computers made the manual DayTime and similar products obsolete….
Tony Wong may not be using a Day-Timer any more, and I may not be using a Day-Timer any more, but SOMEONE is still using them. The Day-Timer company website still lists a variety of physical planners and accessories that can be purchased. And they have no intention of stopping sales of these items.
Day-Timer products are widely available through many resellers and distribution channels including the company's online retail site and catalog, office supply superstores, major retail outlets, commercial contract dealers and wholesalers throughout North America. Day-Timer products are also available internationally through Day-Timer of Canada, Day-Timer UK, and Day-Timer Australia/New Zealand.
But what about electronic products? According to Lance Ulanoff, Day-Timer actually sold planning software for a while, but discontinued the software by 2002. I'm not sure why.
Under intense competition from the Internet, the company is shuttering its headquarters and moving operations out of state, corporate parent Acco Brands Corp. of Lincolnshire, Ill., told employees this week.
"It no longer makes economic sense to keep both," Acco spokesman Rich Nelson said of Day-Timer and MeadWestvaco's redundant manufacturing capabilities.
"There are quite a few people who prefer the paper calendar format," he said.
As long as I'm looking at technology business posts that I wrote several years ago, let's look at another post from that period.
I need to check my work e-mail before 8:00 Pacific time to see if I received an important e-mail from the East Coast, and for personal reasons I find myself in the La Verne area. After a bit of hunting, I was able to locate a free wi-fi location (well, if you don't count the medium coffee and the blueberry muffin, but it's still a lot cheaper than six dollars an hour or whatever the going rate is).
Granted that La Verne, California isn't San Francisco, California, or even Hermiston, Oregon, but even here we have a potential challenge to the business model of Wayport and the rest that charge large amounts for wi-fi access.
A clarification – the reference to Hermiston, Oregon is about something that was discussed in another post about a 700 square mile wireless hotspot.
The free hotspot movement may seem a bit [naive] and quixotic, but it does pose a serious threat to the business case of the for-pay hotspot movement.
Today, that naive notion of free wi-fi is taken for granted; especially now that you can walk into any Starbucks and get free wi-fi access.
And Rico Coffee? It went out of business several years ago.
I just realized that I have an excellent source of inspiration for posts in this tymshft blog.
Some of you may not know this, but I have been blogging for a long time. This month marks my ninth anniversary of blogging. I've written in a variety of blogs, some of which have been retired, and at least two of which no longer exist (a collaborative Bible study blog, and a biometrics blog that was behind the Motorola firewall, back when I worked for Motorola).
But a lot of the things that I've written over the years have had to do with technology, business, or the technology business. And in that industry, nine years is a lifetime.
Every once in a while, I'd like to take the opportunity to look at some things that I wrote several years ago (mostly written under my then-pseudonym, Ontario Emperor) and see how things have changed – or haven't changed – since I wrote the pieces in question.
Since Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is going on this week, I wanted to kick this off by looking at what I wrote around the time of Oracle OpenWorld 2005. That was so long ago that we weren't even using hashtags to mark our Oracle OpenWorld posts.
Back in those days, Oracle was acquiring a lot of companies. (They still do so today, of course.) On September 14, 2005, I wrote about Oracle's pending acquisition of Siebel Systems, and the impact that this acquisition could have on other players in the market.
You see, at the time Siebel Systems was a close partner of IBM, and they had launched a joint endeavor called CRM OnDemand Service. Now that Siebel was being acquired by an IBM rival, there was some question about the future of this service.
So who was taking the opportunity to slam Oracle?
Otellini, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intel.
keynote from Mark Hurd, Chief Executive Officer and President, HP.
Charles Phillips no longer presents at Oracle OpenWorld, but Mark Hurd does.
And Sun Microsystems is no longer an OpenWorld sponsor.


Anthony 'Big Tony' Moscatiello, 76, who was convicted in the murder of Miami Subs founder Gus Boulis, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.
An appeals court gave new life to one of Broward's most notorious murder cases on Wednesday, ordering a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for ordering the mob-style execution of the founder of Miami Subs in 2001.
Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello, 79. was convicted in 2015 — the third of three defendants to face justice for the February 2001 murder of Gus Boulis.
Moscatiello had been hired as a security consultant to protect one of the new owners of the SunCruz Casino boat fleet, which Boulis had been forced to sell in late 2000. But secretly, the hire was intended to telegraph to the underworld that Moscatiello's new boss, Adam Kidan, was protected by the Gambino crime family, according to trial testimony.
Moscatiello was a purported associate of the Gambino family, though he consistently denied that allegation.
Prosecutors argued that Moscatiello had Boulis killed to protect the stream of income he had worked out with Kidan.
The same jury that found Moscatiello guilty also determined that he should not be executed for the crime.
Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for orchestrating the 2001 murder of Miami Subs founder Gus Boulis, but not before taking a parting shot at the prosecutors who put him behind bars.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that the jury should not have heard a statement allegedly made by John Gurino, the man investigators believe pulled the trigger during an ambush on a quiet Fort Lauderdale street.
Gurino was later killed in an apparently unrelated shooting, but Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes allowed another witness to testify that he confessed to the Boulis murder and that he claimed to have been hired by Moscatiello.
Boulis and the new owners of SunCruz were locked in a power struggle over control of the business — largely because the sale was fraudulent, Kidan admitted on the stand. Angry about not receiving the $147.5 million he was promised for the lucrative fleet, Boulis allegedly attacked Kidan physically during a meeting in Fort Lauderdale in late 2000.
That's what led to the hiring of Moscatiello, said Kidan, who was not implicated in the murder but served federal prison time on fraud charges linked to SunCruz.
Through his attorneys during the trial, Moscatiello denied being affiliated with mobsters.
Kidan, meanwhile, denied any connection to the murder.
Killing Boulis drew the attention of federal investigators and exposed the fraud and led to the downfall of Kidan's politically connected business partner, Washington D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
The Boulis murder was depicted in the 2010 movie "Casino Jack," which starred Kevin Spacey as Abramoff and Jon Lovitz as Kidan.
In the movie, Moscatiello was at the murder scene. In reality, he was in New York at the time, though accused of orchestrating the plot. He was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Moscatiello was one of three men charged in the case. Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari was convicted earlier and is serving a life sentence.
James "Pudgy" Fiorillo entered a plea deal and testified against his co-defendants in exchange for a six-year sentence, which he had already served by the time he flipped.
The Broward State Attorney's Office declined to comment Wednesday.


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Dilworth Paxson Teams With Metabolic Studio on Position Paper: "Preserving A Home for Veterans"
The position paper, entitled "Preserving A Home for Veterans," is a product of the Metabolic Studio, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation led by artist Lauren Bon, a director of the Annenberg Foundation. The Annenberg Foundation and the Metabolic Studio are clients of Dilworth Paxson LLP. The Annenberg Foundation has been a leader in the philanthropic support of American civics, with a proven commitment to veterans, for over half a century. This paper addresses the breach of trust and the violation of the fiduciary duty of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") in failing to adhere to the restrictions imposed upon it pursuant to an 1888 deed ("1888 Deed"), under which land in West Los Angeles ("WLA") that was donated to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers ("National Home") was required to be permanently used as a home for disabled veterans.
It is the position of the Metabolic Studio that the restrictions imposed under the 1888 Deed created a charitable (or public) trust under which the National Home had a legally imposed fiduciary duty as a trustee to permanently use the donated land as a home for veterans. Consequently, as successor to the National Home, the VA holds the donated land only in the capacity of a trustee and is subject to such legally imposed fiduciary duty. Under applicable law, the donated land can only be used in a manner that directly contributes to the provision of a home for veterans, and the VA is not permitted to divert the use of the land for another or different purpose, even if such other use results in rental or other income to the VA.
Rather than adhering to its obligation under the 1888 Deed, the VA has chosen to jettison the restrictions placed on the donated land on its own whim. In doing so, the VA has turned its back on the fiduciary duty that the acceptance of a restricted donation of land imposed upon it. Indeed, rather than using the donated land as a home for veterans, the status of a veteran on the WLA VA has shifted from that of "resident" of a home to that of "patient" in a hospital to be charged, cured and moved on. Moreover, the VA has used the donated land for a multitude of purposes that, beyond any doubt, do not directly contribute to the provision of a veterans' home. Even worse, these other uses effectively bar the use of the donated land from its dedicated purpose as a home for veterans. Notably in this regard, land-sharing agreements between the VA and commercial and other organizations continue to put the donated land to uses that have absolutely nothing to do with providing a home for veterans, but are in fact antithetical to such use.
This position paper is intended to elucidate the land use issues of the VA of WLA that should be considered going forward and to serve as evidence of a clear and present need for a discussion and review of these issues at this stage in the evolution of the 1888 Deed.


Climbing roses make an elegant, beautiful covering for nearly any horizontal or vertical structure. Technically speaking, climbing roses are not a specific rose breed. The term includes any rose variety that grows until a large, sprawling bush. Climbing roses are large shrubs that will grow out of control if left alone, but by training them along a trellis, you can get them to "climb" in an orderly fashion.
Plant the roses in spring. Planting the climbing roses earlier in the season gives them ample opportunity to establish a sturdy root system before winter. You can technically plant them in the early fall, as well, but roses planted in the fall may not be as strong the following season.
Choose an appropriate location. Roses generally prefer full sun, so the spot you plant them in should receive an average of at least six hours of sun per day. A spot that receives early morning sun from the east is generally better than one that gets hot afternoon sun from the west.
Soil near walls and fences tends to be dry and low-quality. If you want to plant the rose within 1 foot (30 cm) of one, replace the soil with an even mix of quality topsoil and well-rotted compost or manure.
Replace soil if previously used to grow roses. Roses suffer from "replant disease," meaning they may struggle or die if planted in soil where another rose plant grew. Remove 6 inches (15 cm) of topsoil and replace it with soil from another part of your garden. For best results, mix the new soil generously with compost and allow to settle for 2–3 weeks.
You may use the displaced topsoil to grow any plant besides roses.
Add amendment to the soil. Roses need light, well-draining, nutrient-rich soil. Chop the soil in the plant bed up using a trowel or shovel and mix several handfuls of compost into the soil. Mix enough in that ⅓ to ½ of the plant bed consists of organic material.
Skip this step if you already replaced the soil.
Prepare the roots of a bare root rose. Climbing roses are often planted as bare root plants, without any container or ball of dirt. Before planting a bare root plant, soak in a bucket of lukewarm water for about an hour. Remove any leaves or hips from the stems, and prune long or damaged roots.
Sanitize pruning shears before each use to prevent the spread of plant diseases.
Dig a hole large enough for the roots to spread out in. A good rule of thumb is to make the hole about twice as wide as the actual plant. Usually, this means that the hole needs to be about 18 inches (46 cm) wide and 12 inches (31 cm) deep.
Form a small mound in the middle of the hole. Scrape soil from inside the hole to form a small bump or hill.
Some rose growers like to sprinkle rose fertilizer, bone meal, or other nutrients at the base of the hole. Do not use fertilizer on plants with young roots, as it can burn them. Other soil improvements should be based on the specific qualities of your soil.
If you have dense or clay-heavy soil, plant the graft union about 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the soil surface to prevent rotting. Adjust the height of the mound as necessary.
If you have light, loamy soil, plant the graft 1 inch (2.5 cm) below ground level.
Water thoroughly. Fill the hole to the brim with water and let drain. Keep an eye on the water level. Continue to the next step as soon as it finishes draining, to prevent the roots drying out.
Fill the hole with soil. Add soil back in the hole, until the roots are fully covered and the soil is level. As you fill, tamp down with your hands gently. Do not tamp with your feet or tools, as densely packed soil could harm the roots or interfere with the rose's growth.
Pay special attention to tamping early on. Make sure there are no air pockets around the roots.
Make sure the crown of the plant is above the soil level. The crown is the point on the trunk where the stems emerge.
Make sure that the roses get enough water. Roses require about 1" of rain each week, so make sure that you supplement their water needs if the rain isn't falling. Water them at the base of the plant near the soil.
Avoid watering the leaves and blooms. While you can't control where the rainfall lands, if you add water to your plants make sure that you're avoiding buds and leaves. Otherwise, your plant may suffer diseases and rot, which can result from water. Instead, focus your watering on the roots.
Check the soil 2-3 times a week. To make sure that your soil is moist but not soggy, check it 2-3 times a week. If it feels dry, add water. Allowing the roots to get too wet can harm your plant, so if your soil has been soggy, give it time to dry before adding more water.
Add mulch to your soil. Place a 2-4-inch (5-10 cm) layer of mulch around your rose plants. The mulch will help keep your plants moist, and as a bonus it will also help protect against weed growth. During the winter, mulch can also help keep your roses from freezing.
You may grow roses on a pergola or gazebo.
Roses can grow up walls or fences, but the lack of air circulation can cause issues. Using a trellis or horizontal wires near the wall is recommended.
Roses can be convinced to climb up a tree, but they will not cling to it on their own. Try tying sturdy string onto the lowest tree branch and anchoring it in the ground next to the rose.
Position the trellis in the ground. Place the trellis about 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) away from the roses. If planting the roses near a wall or fence, do not lean the trellis directly against the structure. Instead, allow for at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) of space in between the trellis and the wall to give the roses plenty of air circulation.
Install the trellis in the ground. You can often install the trellis simply by pushing its legs about 4 inches (10 cm) into the ground. If the soil is hard, dig a hole for each leg of the trellis instead. Pack soil back into the holes firmly to keep the trellis anchored.
Attach the rose canes to the trellis. The smaller stems that carry the flowers are called rose canes. Attach these canes to the trellis as the rose bush grows tall enough to reach the bars. Choose the strongest canes and loosely tie them to the trellis using stretchy cloth, such as nylon or pantyhose. Try to keep the canes spaced evenly apart, gently bending the new canes outward to cover the trellis.
Avoid major pruning for several years. Other than removing dead branches, leave the rose shrub alone for two or three years. After that time, you can begin pruning side shoots down to two or three buds every winter, when the plant is dormant.
When you are ready to prune your roses, you need to follow a specific process. Make a 45 degree cut about 1/4-inch (6 mm) above a leaf node. Be sure to angle your cut away from the leaf node so that any water on the plant runs away from the node instead of towards it.
Can a climbing rose be planted in a very large pot?
Yes, but it's better to plant in a small pot first and then transfer it to the larger pot.
Will a climbing rose be able to climb plastic lattice?
Climbing roses don't actually climb -- they just grow really quickly and really tall. To make them into "climbing roses," you have to attach them to the lattice with something, such as twine.
How do I start a new rose from the old plant?
Cut a live branch at a 45-degree angle and make sure the stem is showing green. Place it in a bucket of water; first put a little blood meal in it and stir it up, then drop the stem in it. Keep it in the sun until the roots are looking good and replant it in good soil.
How do I care for roses in a cold, winter climate?
Before the first fall frost, layer about 2" of organic mulch around the base of the plant to protect the roots from extreme temps. Prune the plant in late winter, about a month before the last frost.
My friend and I both bought the same climbing rose and planted them in pots. Hers is about 10 feet high. Mine has a lot of branches, but never grows higher than 4 feet. What should I do?
How a plant grows or blooms has to do with several elements. The more light it gets, the more it will spread. As for the opposite, it will grow high. To survive, a plant needs enough light ànd food; thus when light is abundant it matters to rapidly cover the ground in order to prevent other plants to settle and pick in soil/water/food. When light is scarce, the most important is to grow to the light as soon as possible in order to prevent other plants from growing above it and take the light away. Of course other elements may also play a role, such as the pruning and the soil.
How far apart should I plant my climbing roses?
If it climbs up walls/trellises they need to be three feet apart from each other. If it climbs up fences they need to be ten feet away from each other.
Which soil is better for climbing roses. Is it Red or black soil?
Black. You want soil that is loamy and well-drained.
How do I prune a climbing rose?
After about two years from the time you plant, choose the sturdier yet flexible branches. Should there be a heavy cane going vertically, cut it off at the base. The thin branches should be cut, also at their joint. Keep in mind you are ultimately going to alternate canes to the right, looping them approximately to the center and then going horizontally back to the right. Choose a flexible cane to loop to the left and back toward the center. Canes that cannot or will not flex sufficiently, cut.
When is the best time to prune a climbing rose?
Once a year after your plants are established, in late winter or early spring (I've been told to prune on Valentine's Day). If you planted the roses this year, you need to wait about 2 years before pruning them. At that point, you can trim any canes that cross each other and any canes narrower than a pencil.
Will my climbing rose bloom the first summer after being planted in the spring?
A climbing rose may bloom the first summer after being planted in the spring, but to ensure your rose will grow into a healthy plant you should remove all buds the first year. This enables all of the plant's energy to go to the plant itself, rather than the bloom. The following year the plant should be well-established, and you can allow it to bloom then.
Can I get a climbing rose to climb a tree?
How long will it take to see growth when planting climbing roses?
I have rocky soil and plan to build a planter along a chainlink fence. How deep does the planter need to be?
How do I put leaves on the base of my climbing rose plant?
How do you determine how to orient the rose if you are planting it beside an existing fence you want it to climb?
If you're planting a rose in a container and can't get it out of the plant, take a sanitized knife and cut the roots clinging to the inside of the pot.
Climbers that climb up walls or a trellis only need to be about 3 feet (1 m) apart, but climbers that climb along fences should have 8 and 12 feet (2.4 to 4 m) of space between them.
A few popular climbing rose varieties include New Dawn, Sombreuil, Altissimo, Dublin Bay, and Jeanne LaJoie. These vary in size, appearance, and cold hardiness. Do your research before purchasing, or ask for assistance at a local plant nursery.
If you want to get a rose out of a container, let the soil dry at first.
If the rose is growing up a building's walls, be vigilant about pruning it back. It could cause structural damage or encourage rot and pests if it breaks into the gutters or roof space.
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LISTEN: We Came as Romans announces new album, posts new song, 'The World I Used to Know'
May 27, 2015 By David Stagg
We Came as Romans has finally announced definitive information about their upcoming self-titled release. The band has set July 24 as a release date for the band's fourth full-length studio release, and also posted the first single from the album, "The World I Used to Know."
The Michigan melodic metalcore group follows up their 2013 release, Tracing Back Roots. This will be the first album the band releases with Spinefarm Records, having released their first three albums through Equal Vision Records.
Who Will Pray?
The World I Used to Know
Tear It Down
Savior of the Week
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Maurits Joseph Niekerk (Amsterdam, 11 september 1871 - Parijs, 20 maart 1940) was een Nederlands kunstschilder van Joodse afkomst. Hij werkte lange tijd in België, voornamelijk in een impressionistische stijl.

Leven en werk
Niekerk studeerde van 1887 tot 1893 aan de Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten te Amsterdam en later aan de Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen. Tijdens zijn studie in Antwerpen bezocht hij Brugge en ontmoette daar Valerius de Saedeleer, die hem meenam naar het Oost-Vlaamse schildersdorp Sint-Martens-Latem. Hij kocht daar een kleine hoeve, waar hij zou werken tot 1903. Hij schilderde in die periode vooral landschappen, binnenhuisjes en bloemstillevens in een lyrisch-impressionistische stijl en in een beweeglijke toets, heel anders dan de donkere, poëtisch-realistische stijl van de vroege Latemse Scholen. Vaak vond hij ook zijn onderwerpen in de sociale nood en schilderde hij zieken, bedelaars, landarbeiders en krotwoningen. Zijn vriend Karel van de Woestijne schreef een artikel over zijn werk in Elseviers Geïllustreerd Maandblad .

Niekerk werkte ook als kunstcriticus en schrijver, en schreef onder meer verhalen en recensies, zoals 'Hulde aan E. Zola: een semiet over de zaak Dreyfus'. Hij maakte reizen naar Duitsland en Italië . In 1903 verruilde hij de stilte van het platteland in voor de drukte van Brussel, waar hij het stadsleven als onderwerp nam. Later verhuisde hij naar Parijs, waar hij in 1940 overleed, 68 jaar oud. Zijn werk is onder andere te zien in het Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen te Rotterdam en het Museum voor Schone Kunsten te Antwerpen.

Galerij

Literatuur
 Karel van de Woestijne: Maurits Niekerk, Elseviers Geïllustreerd Maandblad, 1910, nr. 20.
 August Vermeylen: Bezoek te Brussel aan Maurits Niekerk, Elseviers Geïllustreerd Maandblad, 1912, nr. 7.

Externe links

Biografische gegevens op Kunstexpert.nl
Biografische gegevens op Joods Historisch Museum
Niekerk op Simonis&Buunk

Nederlands kunstschilder
Kunstschilder van het impressionisme

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Writer of Weird Fiction
Reviewing the Reviewers: M. John Harrison's Parietal Games
On November 30, 2021 By Will Shadbolt
I was lucky enough to recently come across a copy of Parietal Games: Critical Writings by and about M. John Harrison earlier this year. From what I've seen, it's rare, rare enough to forget about finding a cheap copy–you're lucky if you can even find a listing. Like the subtitle suggests, it's a collection of nonfiction by M. John Harrison and critical essays on his fiction.
The Harrison pieces take up about two thirds of the book and are mostly book reviews, covering a timespan of 1968 until 2004 (the book published in 2005). What to make of them?
I've often struggled with reviewing reviewers: do you judge them for how they are as reviews–how people reading them in magazines first approached these pieces–or for the enjoyment you got out of the writings? Some collections I've read have been well-written, witty and perceptive, overall a joy to read–and the contents were absolutely abysmal as appraisals. (Lucius Shepard's Weapons of Mass Seduction, a selection of film reviews, comes to mind.)
I often try to take the latter approach and just consider my own enjoyment, and yet, when summing up my thoughts, I can't help but factor in how the pieces function as reviews.
So, how is Harrison? As a reviewer, he can be curt, dismissive, scathing, and incredibly insightful. Most of his early pieces appeared in the British Sci-fi periodical New Worlds, which at the time was launching a revolt against the genre christened the New Wave which heralded weirder, artsier works over those of the Asimovs, the Clarkes, the Nivens.
As you can imagine, Harrison's reviews from this time lambast many conventional science fiction books. In reviews often only one or two paragraphs long (partially due to page restraints, partially, one gets the sense, due to Harrison not wanting to spend another minute on these novels), Harrison dismisses works by the likes of Anne McCaffrey, Robert Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and others. But he isn't always a sourpuss, as he emphasizes Samuel Delany's early work, Michael Moorcock, and Brian Aldiss. He also typically uses the books as springboards to discuss his own thoughts on science fiction and writing.
While I can't help but feel that fans of the genre would have taken issue with these when they published in the late 60s and early 70s, Harrison's amusing scrappiness and brilliant insights hold the reviews together.
These early pieces are definitely the highlight of the book. The later reviews are more conventional but, perhaps because of those conventions, lack the feisty energy which made the others such fun to read. There are also a few non-review pieces, though these are far and few and mainly contain the same content and tone as his New Worlds analyses.
The second part, the critical essays about Harrison, are a mixed bag of academic writing. One focuses on Harrison's reviews in New Worlds, and while it makes for interesting reading, it's essentially a retread of what any astute reader would have picked up on themselves. The others analyze his fiction. The piece on In Viriconium, also called The Floating Gods, is a high point, while essays on Climbers and Light aren't all that perceptive, but ultimately this whole section doesn't mesh well with what came before. One reviewer online posited a theory that Parietal Games may have started out as two books, one on Harrison's nonfiction and the other the critical essays, which for whatever reason merged into a single volume.
So, what to make of this Frankenstein-esque collection? I can't think of a single person in real life I'd recommend this to, and yet it's been one of the most impactful and fascinating books I've read in 2021 (I originally read it in March and still often think about it). While I think hardcore fans of science fiction may have read Harrison's reviews back when they first came out with disappointment and irritation, he's too insightful to write off as a troll, too perceptive for me to dock points. If you're a fan of Harrison or interested in the New Wave, I'd say it's a worthwhile read (provided you can find a copy).
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package vault

import (
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"strings"

	"github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid"
	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/jsonutil"
	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical"
)

const (
	// coreAuthConfigPath is used to store the auth configuration.
	// Auth configuration is protected within the Vault itself, which means it
	// can only be viewed or modified after an unseal.
	coreAuthConfigPath = "core/auth"

	// coreLocalAuthConfigPath is used to store credential configuration for
	// local (non-replicated) mounts
	coreLocalAuthConfigPath = "core/local-auth"

	// credentialBarrierPrefix is the prefix to the UUID used in the
	// barrier view for the credential backends.
	credentialBarrierPrefix = "auth/"

	// credentialRoutePrefix is the mount prefix used for the router
	credentialRoutePrefix = "auth/"

	// credentialTableType is the value we expect to find for the credential
	// table and corresponding entries
	credentialTableType = "auth"
)

var (
	// errLoadAuthFailed if loadCredentials encounters an error
	errLoadAuthFailed = errors.New("failed to setup auth table")

	// credentialAliases maps old backend names to new backend names, allowing us
	// to move/rename backends but maintain backwards compatibility
	credentialAliases = map[string]string{"aws-ec2": "aws"}
)

// enableCredential is used to enable a new credential backend
func (c *Core) enableCredential(entry *MountEntry, skipInitialization bool) error {
	// Ensure we end the path in a slash
	if !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Path, "/") {
		entry.Path += "/"
	}

	// Ensure there is a name
	if entry.Path == "/" {
		return fmt.Errorf("backend path must be specified")
	}

	c.authLock.Lock()
	defer c.authLock.Unlock()

	// Look for matching name
	for _, ent := range c.auth.Entries {
		switch {
		// Existing is oauth/github/ new is oauth/ or
		// existing is oauth/ and new is oauth/github/
		case strings.HasPrefix(ent.Path, entry.Path):
			fallthrough
		case strings.HasPrefix(entry.Path, ent.Path):
			return logical.CodedError(409, "path is already in use")
		}
	}

	// Ensure the token backend is a singleton
	if entry.Type == "token" {
		return fmt.Errorf("token credential backend cannot be instantiated")
	}

	if match := c.router.MatchingMount(credentialRoutePrefix + entry.Path); match != "" {
		return logical.CodedError(409, fmt.Sprintf("existing mount at %s", match))
	}

	// Generate a new UUID and view
	if entry.UUID == "" {
		entryUUID, err := uuid.GenerateUUID()
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		entry.UUID = entryUUID
	}

	viewPath := credentialBarrierPrefix + entry.UUID + "/"
	view := NewBarrierView(c.barrier, viewPath)
	sysView := c.mountEntrySysView(entry)

	// Create the new backend
	backend, err := c.newCredentialBackend(entry.Type, sysView, view, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if backend == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("nil backend returned from %q factory", entry.Type)
	}

	if !skipInitialization {
		if err := backend.Initialize(); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Update the auth table
	newTable := c.auth.shallowClone()
	newTable.Entries = append(newTable.Entries, entry)
	if err := c.persistAuth(newTable, entry.Local); err != nil {
		return errors.New("failed to update auth table")
	}

	c.auth = newTable

	path := credentialRoutePrefix + entry.Path
	if err := c.router.Mount(backend, path, entry, view); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if c.logger.IsInfo() {
		c.logger.Info("core: enabled credential backend", "path", entry.Path, "type", entry.Type)
	}
	return nil
}

// disableCredential is used to disable an existing credential backend; the
// boolean indicates if it existed
func (c *Core) disableCredential(path string) (bool, error) {
	// Ensure we end the path in a slash
	if !strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
		path += "/"
	}

	// Ensure the token backend is not affected
	if path == "token/" {
		return true, fmt.Errorf("token credential backend cannot be disabled")
	}

	// Store the view for this backend
	fullPath := credentialRoutePrefix + path
	view := c.router.MatchingStorageView(fullPath)
	if view == nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("no matching backend %s", fullPath)
	}

	// Mark the entry as tainted
	if err := c.taintCredEntry(path); err != nil {
		return true, err
	}

	// Taint the router path to prevent routing
	if err := c.router.Taint(fullPath); err != nil {
		return true, err
	}

	// Revoke credentials from this path
	if err := c.expiration.RevokePrefix(fullPath); err != nil {
		return true, err
	}

	// Call cleanup function if it exists
	backend := c.router.MatchingBackend(fullPath)
	if backend != nil {
		backend.Cleanup()
	}

	// Unmount the backend
	if err := c.router.Unmount(fullPath); err != nil {
		return true, err
	}

	// Clear the data in the view
	if view != nil {
		if err := logical.ClearView(view); err != nil {
			return true, err
		}
	}

	// Remove the mount table entry
	if err := c.removeCredEntry(path); err != nil {
		return true, err
	}
	if c.logger.IsInfo() {
		c.logger.Info("core: disabled credential backend", "path", path)
	}
	return true, nil
}

// removeCredEntry is used to remove an entry in the auth table
func (c *Core) removeCredEntry(path string) error {
	c.authLock.Lock()
	defer c.authLock.Unlock()

	// Taint the entry from the auth table
	newTable := c.auth.shallowClone()
	entry := newTable.remove(path)
	if entry == nil {
		c.logger.Error("core: nil entry found removing entry in auth table", "path", path)
		return logical.CodedError(500, "failed to remove entry in auth table")
	}

	// Update the auth table
	if err := c.persistAuth(newTable, entry.Local); err != nil {
		return errors.New("failed to update auth table")
	}

	c.auth = newTable

	return nil
}

// taintCredEntry is used to mark an entry in the auth table as tainted
func (c *Core) taintCredEntry(path string) error {
	c.authLock.Lock()
	defer c.authLock.Unlock()

	// Taint the entry from the auth table
	// We do this on the original since setting the taint operates
	// on the entries which a shallow clone shares anyways
	entry := c.auth.setTaint(path, true)

	// Ensure there was a match
	if entry == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("no matching backend")
	}

	// Update the auth table
	if err := c.persistAuth(c.auth, entry.Local); err != nil {
		return errors.New("failed to update auth table")
	}

	return nil
}

// loadCredentials is invoked as part of postUnseal to load the auth table
func (c *Core) loadCredentials() error {
	authTable := &MountTable{}
	localAuthTable := &MountTable{}

	// Load the existing mount table
	raw, err := c.barrier.Get(coreAuthConfigPath)
	if err != nil {
		c.logger.Error("core: failed to read auth table", "error", err)
		return errLoadAuthFailed
	}
	rawLocal, err := c.barrier.Get(coreLocalAuthConfigPath)
	if err != nil {
		c.logger.Error("core: failed to read local auth table", "error", err)
		return errLoadAuthFailed
	}

	c.authLock.Lock()
	defer c.authLock.Unlock()

	if raw != nil {
		if err := jsonutil.DecodeJSON(raw.Value, authTable); err != nil {
			c.logger.Error("core: failed to decode auth table", "error", err)
			return errLoadAuthFailed
		}
		c.auth = authTable
	}
	if rawLocal != nil {
		if err := jsonutil.DecodeJSON(rawLocal.Value, localAuthTable); err != nil {
			c.logger.Error("core: failed to decode local auth table", "error", err)
			return errLoadAuthFailed
		}
		c.auth.Entries = append(c.auth.Entries, localAuthTable.Entries...)
	}

	// Done if we have restored the auth table
	if c.auth != nil {
		needPersist := false

		// Upgrade to typed auth table
		if c.auth.Type == "" {
			c.auth.Type = credentialTableType
			needPersist = true
		}

		// Upgrade to table-scoped entries
		for _, entry := range c.auth.Entries {
			if entry.Table == "" {
				entry.Table = c.auth.Type
				needPersist = true
			}
		}

		if !needPersist {
			return nil
		}
	} else {
		c.auth = defaultAuthTable()
	}

	if err := c.persistAuth(c.auth, false); err != nil {
		c.logger.Error("core: failed to persist auth table", "error", err)
		return errLoadAuthFailed
	}
	return nil
}

// persistAuth is used to persist the auth table after modification
func (c *Core) persistAuth(table *MountTable, localOnly bool) error {
	if table.Type != credentialTableType {
		c.logger.Error("core: given table to persist has wrong type", "actual_type", table.Type, "expected_type", credentialTableType)
		return fmt.Errorf("invalid table type given, not persisting")
	}

	for _, entry := range table.Entries {
		if entry.Table != table.Type {
			c.logger.Error("core: given entry to persist in auth table has wrong table value", "path", entry.Path, "entry_table_type", entry.Table, "actual_type", table.Type)
			return fmt.Errorf("invalid auth entry found, not persisting")
		}
	}

	nonLocalAuth := &MountTable{
		Type: credentialTableType,
	}

	localAuth := &MountTable{
		Type: credentialTableType,
	}

	for _, entry := range table.Entries {
		if entry.Local {
			localAuth.Entries = append(localAuth.Entries, entry)
		} else {
			nonLocalAuth.Entries = append(nonLocalAuth.Entries, entry)
		}
	}

	if !localOnly {
		// Marshal the table
		compressedBytes, err := jsonutil.EncodeJSONAndCompress(nonLocalAuth, nil)
		if err != nil {
			c.logger.Error("core: failed to encode and/or compress auth table", "error", err)
			return err
		}

		// Create an entry
		entry := &Entry{
			Key:   coreAuthConfigPath,
			Value: compressedBytes,
		}

		// Write to the physical backend
		if err := c.barrier.Put(entry); err != nil {
			c.logger.Error("core: failed to persist auth table", "error", err)
			return err
		}
	}

	// Repeat with local auth
	compressedBytes, err := jsonutil.EncodeJSONAndCompress(localAuth, nil)
	if err != nil {
		c.logger.Error("core: failed to encode and/or compress local auth table", "error", err)
		return err
	}

	entry := &Entry{
		Key:   coreLocalAuthConfigPath,
		Value: compressedBytes,
	}

	if err := c.barrier.Put(entry); err != nil {
		c.logger.Error("core: failed to persist local auth table", "error", err)
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

// setupCredentials is invoked after we've loaded the auth table to
// initialize the credential backends and setup the router
func (c *Core) setupCredentials() error {
	var backend logical.Backend
	var view *BarrierView
	var err error
	var persistNeeded bool

	c.authLock.Lock()
	defer c.authLock.Unlock()

	for _, entry := range c.auth.Entries {
		// Work around some problematic code that existed in master for a while
		if strings.HasPrefix(entry.Path, credentialRoutePrefix) {
			entry.Path = strings.TrimPrefix(entry.Path, credentialRoutePrefix)
			persistNeeded = true
		}

		// Create a barrier view using the UUID
		viewPath := credentialBarrierPrefix + entry.UUID + "/"
		view = NewBarrierView(c.barrier, viewPath)
		sysView := c.mountEntrySysView(entry)

		// Initialize the backend
		backend, err = c.newCredentialBackend(entry.Type, sysView, view, nil)
		if err != nil {
			c.logger.Error("core: failed to create credential entry", "path", entry.Path, "error", err)
			return errLoadAuthFailed
		}
		if backend == nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("nil backend returned from %q factory", entry.Type)
		}

		if err := backend.Initialize(); err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// Mount the backend
		path := credentialRoutePrefix + entry.Path
		err = c.router.Mount(backend, path, entry, view)
		if err != nil {
			c.logger.Error("core: failed to mount auth entry", "path", entry.Path, "error", err)
			return errLoadAuthFailed
		}

		// Ensure the path is tainted if set in the mount table
		if entry.Tainted {
			c.router.Taint(path)
		}

		// Check if this is the token store
		if entry.Type == "token" {
			c.tokenStore = backend.(*TokenStore)

			// this is loaded *after* the normal mounts, including cubbyhole
			c.router.tokenStoreSalt = c.tokenStore.salt
			c.tokenStore.cubbyholeBackend = c.router.MatchingBackend("cubbyhole/").(*CubbyholeBackend)
		}
	}

	if persistNeeded {
		return c.persistAuth(c.auth, false)
	}

	return nil
}

// teardownCredentials is used before we seal the vault to reset the credential
// backends to their unloaded state. This is reversed by loadCredentials.
func (c *Core) teardownCredentials() error {
	c.authLock.Lock()
	defer c.authLock.Unlock()

	if c.auth != nil {
		authTable := c.auth.shallowClone()
		for _, e := range authTable.Entries {
			backend := c.router.MatchingBackend(credentialRoutePrefix + e.Path)
			if backend != nil {
				backend.Cleanup()
			}
		}
	}

	c.auth = nil
	c.tokenStore = nil
	return nil
}

// newCredentialBackend is used to create and configure a new credential backend by name
func (c *Core) newCredentialBackend(
	t string, sysView logical.SystemView, view logical.Storage, conf map[string]string) (logical.Backend, error) {
	if alias, ok := credentialAliases[t]; ok {
		t = alias
	}
	f, ok := c.credentialBackends[t]
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown backend type: %s", t)
	}

	config := &logical.BackendConfig{
		StorageView: view,
		Logger:      c.logger,
		Config:      conf,
		System:      sysView,
	}

	b, err := f(config)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return b, nil
}

// defaultAuthTable creates a default auth table
func defaultAuthTable() *MountTable {
	table := &MountTable{
		Type: credentialTableType,
	}
	tokenUUID, err := uuid.GenerateUUID()
	if err != nil {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("could not generate UUID for default auth table token entry: %v", err))
	}
	tokenAuth := &MountEntry{
		Table:       credentialTableType,
		Path:        "token/",
		Type:        "token",
		Description: "token based credentials",
		UUID:        tokenUUID,
	}
	table.Entries = append(table.Entries, tokenAuth)
	return table
}

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Robert Lustig, the doctor who wrote the book on Big Sugar is back, and taking on Big Pleasure.
San Francisco: Your new book, The Hacking of the American Mind, is about how corporations exploit our confusion over happiness and pleasure. What's the difference between the two?
Robert Lustig: Pleasure is the mental state of "This feels good, I want more." Happiness is the state of "This feels good, I don't need any more." Pleasure is short-lived; happiness is long-lived. Pleasure is felt in the body; happiness is above the neck. Pleasure can be achieved with substances; happiness cannot. Extremes of pleasure lead to addiction. There's no such thing as being addicted to happiness. Pleasure is related to dopamine in the brain, while happiness is related to serotonin.
We have been confused. I don't blame people for not knowing the difference.
So people selling us things—whether it's sugar or smartphones or clothes—feed off our desire for quick pleasure, but actually hurt our chances at achieving real happiness. Is the solution to just ban the bad stuff?
No, we saw what happened with the prohibition of alcohol. The goal is to ultimately make these things safe, but rare. The way you do that is to bring the rate of taxation—or the inhibition of access—to an equivalence point between how much society wants it and how much corporations want to supply it.
The most price-inelastic item there is is restaurant food, which has an elasticity of 0.81. Meaning, if the price goes up by 1 percent, consumption goes down by just 0.19 percent. Soda has a price elasticity of 0.79, making it the second-most-inelastic category. We are addicted. Eggs, on the other hand, are the most price-elastic foodstuff : If the price goes up 1 percent, consumption goes down a lot more. That says it all. Eggs may give you happiness, but not pleasure.
Price elasticity. Prohibition. You sound like an economist, but you're actually a pediatrician. What does this have to do with healthy kids?
My job is to help children. The problem is, there's no medicine to fix this. There's no medicine to fix obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic metabolic diseases, addiction, or depression. Every single problem we have in our society, there's no medicine for. We are seeing people getting sicker and sicker, and we can't do a damn thing about it.
This brings us back to serotonin.
Yes, and there are four things people can do to up their serotonin: You can connect with other people; contribute to society; cope with sleep, mindfulness, and exercise; and cook for yourself and your family.
Your argument for cooking isn't really about taste, right? It's just that substances found in fish and eggs are the actual building blocks of serotonin.
Nutritional biochemistry—the concept that the stuff in the food we eat dictates not just disease, but emotional health—has been known for a while, but it's not taught in medical school. It's not taught anywhere! We should be teaching it to fourth graders, which is what we are doing in the East Bay. We're working with the Mount Diablo school district to teach fourth graders in Concord about it. How do you expect kids to generate a serotonin response if they don't get the precursor?
As a research pediatrician, you're known for your work on the dangers of sugar. What's so bad about it?
For a substance to be controlled, it needs to be ubiquitous, toxic, subject to abuse, and have a negative impact on society. Tobacco meets them all, alcohol meets them, and various street drugs do, too. In a paper in Nature several years ago, we outlined all the reasons sugar did as well. It is a drug, but the addiction and toxicity data have been deep-sixed for decades—on purpose. Alcohol is an acute toxin and a chronic one. Sugar is a chronic toxin. If it were an acute toxin as well, it would have never been in our food. Alcohol isn't.
This is not news to you, but human beings are very bad at dealing with chronic threats. How close are we to kicking the sugar habit?
We're still at the beginning. There have been four tectonic shifts in public health in the last 30 years: bicycle helmets and seat belts, [banning] smoking in public places, [curbing] drunk driving, and condoms in bathrooms. Today they're all facts of life. Kids are now being educated about sugar, but it's going to take until they get to voting age for you to see a change. You have to work upstream of the problem. If you have a wasp in your attic, you have to find its nest.


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using FluentValidation.TestHelper;
using Nop.Core.Domain.Customers;
using Nop.Web.Models.Customer;
using Nop.Web.Validators.Customer;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace Nop.Web.MVC.Tests.Public.Validators.Customer
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class RegisterValidatorTests : BaseValidatorTests
    {
        private RegisterValidator _validator;
        private CustomerSettings _customerSettings;

        [SetUp]
        public new void Setup()
        {
            _customerSettings = new CustomerSettings();
            _validator = new RegisterValidator(_localizationService, _customerSettings);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_email_is_null_or_empty()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Email = null;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Email, model);
            model.Email = "";
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Email, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_email_is_wrong_format()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Email = "adminexample.com";
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Email, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_not_have_error_when_email_is_correct_format()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Email = "admin@example.com";
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Email, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_firstName_is_null_or_empty()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.FirstName = null;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.FirstName, model);
            model.FirstName = "";
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.FirstName, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_not_have_error_when_firstName_is_specified()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.FirstName = "John";
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.FirstName, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_lastName_is_null_or_empty()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.LastName = null;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.LastName, model);
            model.LastName = "";
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.LastName, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_not_have_error_when_lastName_is_specified()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.LastName = "Smith";
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.LastName, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_password_is_null_or_empty()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Password = null;
            //we know that password should equal confirmation password
            model.ConfirmPassword = model.Password;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Password, model);
            model.Password = "";
            //we know that password should equal confirmation password
            model.ConfirmPassword = model.Password;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Password, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_not_have_error_when_password_is_specified()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Password = "password";
            //we know that password should equal confirmation password
            model.ConfirmPassword = model.Password;
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Password, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_confirmPassword_is_null_or_empty()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.ConfirmPassword = null;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.ConfirmPassword, model);
            model.ConfirmPassword = "";
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.ConfirmPassword, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_not_have_error_when_confirmPassword_is_specified()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.ConfirmPassword = "some password";
            //we know that new password should equal confirmation password
            model.Password = model.ConfirmPassword;
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.ConfirmPassword, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_have_error_when_password_doesnot_equal_confirmationPassword()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Password = "some password";
            model.ConfirmPassword = "another password";
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.ConfirmPassword, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_not_have_error_when_password_equals_confirmationPassword()
        {
            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Password = "some password";
            model.ConfirmPassword = "some password";
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Password, model);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Should_validate_password_is_length()
        {
            _customerSettings.PasswordMinLength = 5;
            _validator = new RegisterValidator(_localizationService, _customerSettings);

            var model = new RegisterModel();
            model.Password = "1234";
            //we know that password should equal confirmation password
            model.ConfirmPassword = model.Password;
            _validator.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Password, model);
            model.Password = "12345";
            //we know that password should equal confirmation password
            model.ConfirmPassword = model.Password;
            _validator.ShouldNotHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Password, model);
        }
    }
}


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Хенри Адальберто Фигероа Алонсо (; родился 28 декабря 1992 года в Санта-Фе, Гондурас) — гондурасский футболист, защитник клуба «Алахуэленсе» и сборной Гондураса.

Клубная карьера
Фигероа начал свою карьеру в клубе «Мотагуа». 4 апреля 2013 года в матче против «Атлетико Чолома» он дебютировал в чемпионате Гондураса. 26 августа в поединке против «Реал Сосьедад де Токоа» Хенри забил свой первый гол за команду. В составе «Мотагуа» он четырежды становился чемпионом страны.

В начале 2019 года Фигероа перешёл в коста-риканский «Алахуэленсе», подписав трёхлетний контракт.

Международная карьера
14 сентября 2014 года в матче Центральноамериканского кубка против сборной Никарагуа Хенри дебютировал за сборную Гондураса.

В 2015 году в составе национальной команды Фигероа принял участие в розыгрыше Золотого кубка КОНКАКАФ. На турнире он сыграл в матче против США и Панамы.

В начале 2017 года Хенри стал победителем Центральноамериканского кубка. На турнире он сыграл в матчах против сборных Никарагуа, Панамы и Коста-Рики. В том же году в составе сборной Фигероа принял участие в розыгрыше Золотого кубка КОНКАКАФ. На турнире он сыграл в матче против команд Коста-Рики, Французской Гвианы, Канады и Мексики.

В 2019 году Фигероа был включён в состав сборной Гондураса на Золотой кубок КОНКАКАФ.

Достижения
Клубные

 «Мотагуа»
  Чемпионат Гондураса — 2014 апертура, 2016 апертура, 2016 клаусура, 2018 апертура
 Обладатель Суперкубка Гондураса — 2017

Международные

 Гондурас
  Центральноамериканский кубок — 2017

Примечания

Ссылки

Футболисты Гондураса
Игроки сборной Гондураса по футболу
Игроки ФК «Мотагуа»
Игроки ФК «Алахуэленсе»


dc.relation.haspart [Publication 1]: Mari Laakso, Tapani Sarjakoski, and L. Tiina Sarjakoski. 2011. Improving accessibility information in pedestrian maps and databases. Cartographica, volume 46, number 2, pages 101-108. University of Toronto. DOI:10.3138/carto.46.2.101.
dc.relation.haspart [Publication 2]: L. Tiina Sarjakoski, Pyry Kettunen, Hanna-Marika Flink, Mari Laakso, Mikko Rönneberg, and Tapani Sarjakoski. 2012. Analysis of verbal route descriptions and landmarks for hiking. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, volume 16, number 8, pages 1001-1011. DOI:10.1007/s00779-011-0460-7.
dc.relation.haspart [Publication 3]: Mari Laakso, Tapani Sarjakoski, Lassi Lehto, and L. Tiina Sarjakoski. 2013. An information model for pedestrian routing and navigation databases supporting universal accessibility. Cartographica, volume 48, number 2, pages 89-99. University of Toronto. DOI:10.3138/carto.48.2.1837.
dc.relation.haspart [Publication 4]: Mari Laakso and L. Tiina Sarjakoski. 2010. Sonic maps for hiking—Use of sound in enhancing the map use experience. The Cartographic Journal, volume 47, number 4, pages 300-307. DOI:10.1179/000870410X12911298276237.
dc.relation.haspart [Publication 5]: Mari Laakso, Hanna-Marika Halkosaari, Tapani Sarjakoski, and L. Tiina Sarjakoski. 2013. User experiences with voice-based descriptive map content in a hiking context. In: Thomas Jekel, Adrijana Car, Josef Strobl, and Gerald Griesebner (editors). Creating the GISociety. Proceedings of the GI_Forum 2013 Conference. Salzburg, Austria. 2-5 July 2013. Berlin / Offenbach, Germany. Herbert Wichmann Verlag, VDE Verlag. Pages 49-58. ISBN 978-3-87907-532-4. DOI:10.1553/giscience2013s49.


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The US retail industry saw 9,302 stores close last year as of December 20 — a figure that more than doubles the 4,454 openings that occurred during the same period, according to data from Coresight Research cited by Retail Dive. The number of closures is up from 5,844 in 2018 and 6,955 in 2017, with 2019 posting the most closures since Coresight Research started tracking the data in 2012, per CNN.
A handful of retailers accounted for many of the shuttered stores, but the closures expand well beyond them. Payless' shutdown of 2,100 US stores led the industry, and its closures, along with those from Ascena Retail, Gymboree, Fred's, and Charlotte Russe, accounted for approximately 51% of US store closures last year.
While 2019's surging number of shuttered stores was driven by just a few retailers, nearly half of all store closures in 2019 came from retailers that closed fewer than 400 stores each, so brick-and-mortar's struggles extend beyond this handful of retailers. And with 729 stores already closing in 2020, per Coresight Research, store closures appear to be set to persist in the future.
The rise of e-commerce is likely partially responsible for the surge in store closures, but retailers can potentially save their stores and boost their overall sales by updating their locations with e-commerce in mind.
Online sales are driving US retail's sales growth and stealing share in the process, which may make some merchants' stores less profitable and lead to closures. US e-commerce sales grew an estimated 17.3% annually in Q3 2019 while total retail sales jumped just 4.4% year-over-year (YoY), leading online sales to make up 10.5% of total retail sales after accounting for just 9.4% a year prior.
This means sales are moving online and away from stores, damaging brick-and-mortar's performance. And with US e-commerce sales' share forecast to reach 18% by 2024, its importance is set to grow further, which might cause even more store shutdowns.
Some retailers are finding success in leveraging their brick-and-mortar locations to facilitate e-commerce, potentially making stores more important and limiting their closures. Walmart has embraced buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) offerings by enabling consumers to pick up grocery and other online orders at its stores, while Target is using its stores to fulfill online orders.
Both these efforts can drive sales because they add convenience for consumers and save costs by limiting logistics steps, making stores more valuable for merchants. And because retailers already have these stores, which may be close to consumers, they can be a better option for merchants than using more warehouses, so merchants should consider what e-commerce processes their stores might be able to take on.
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A man grew high-quality maize in his large fields in India. Every year he used to take his excellent maize yield to the National food carnival where he won the Best yield award in Agriculture. One day a writer from a well-known magazine came to interview this man about the techniques he employed to grow such award-winning maize. The Writer was surprised to hear the way he grew his maize. The man told the writer that he shared part of his maize seeds with the owners of his neighboring fields. The writer was astonished and asked him, "What on Earth makes you give your best-quality maize to your neighbors while they participate in the carnival alongside you." "I simply don't understand this", said the writer.
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We should help our neighbors solve their problems if we expect our neighbors to show up when we face any problems.
Lastly, if God has given you the knowledge about Afterlife, then you should share it with others who do not know about it so that God rewards you for caring for others' afterlife and not being selfish.
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I Talk to the Wind
Column by Alex R. Knight III, posted on January 31, 2007
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"I talk to the wind/My words are all carried away /I talk to the wind /The wind does not hear/The wind cannot hear."
So sang King Crimson way back in 1969, and these lyrics are especially poignant (if considerably more vile) when we substitute "bureaucrat" for "wind." Go ahead and do that right now and see what I mean.
It may be an IRS agent when you ask -- better yet, demand -- to see what law, if any, makes you liable for an "income" tax. It may be a cop ( Exeter ) when you ask what law prevents you from carrying an unconcealed firearm -- especially at your own place of residence (fortunately, not a problem in Vermont ). It may be some piggish group of town ( Kingston ) selectmen who threaten to hit you with a fine for holding yard sales in violation of some pretended zoning restriction. It may be a judge (Portsmouth) who both simultaneously "represents" the State and who is an employee of same -- while allegedly maintaining "impartiality" -- who hears all the facts without any meaningful rebuttal from the State attorney who in turn is representing a cop who refuses to take the witness stand (who in turn "represents" and is employed by the State [Town of Exeter]), and who then rules against you, the plaintiff -- the mere peon citizen-slave demanding his rights -- anyway. In virtually all cases, you'd have better success getting straight answers from a brick wall and straight justice from Satan. I know; as should be apparent, I've been there in every one of the aforementioned instances (and yup, you guessed it: all of them were in New Hampshire , that "Live Free or Die" paradise). Their job descriptions are nothing but window dressing, friends; Willie Wonka style candy coating. When the veneer is stripped away, a bureaucrat is a salivating jackal who uses violence or the very real threat of it to accomplish EVERYTHING. They are not part of society, which operates on a voluntary basis, but part of a separate, far more sinister cabal altogether. And their real business is to leech off of the productive at the point of a gun while they in turn produce nothing.
"I'm on the outside/Looking inside/What do I see?/ Much confusion, disillusion/All around me."
Avant-garde though it may well be even now, there's a fair bit of wisdom on the album In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson. We can find some more in the lyrics to "Epitaph: March For No Reason/Tomorrow And Tomorrow": "Knowledge is a deadly friend/When no one sets the rules/The fate of all mankind I see/Is in the hands of fools." That was, again, 1969. Do current events convince you those words are any less relevant today? However that, they speak to the wider world vista, the lunatics at the peak of globalist power pyramids with their armies and aircraft carriers and nuclear weapons. Most of us are more than busy -- for now, at least -- dealing with more mundane closer-to-home forms of tyranny: Heavy taxes, rogue cops, corrupt judges, con-artist lawyers and petty, tinpot government do-gooders of every variety. In addressing them, there's another excellent stanza from "I Talk to the Wind" which sums up my position pretty well. I'd like to dedicate it to bureaucrats everywhere:
"You don't possess me/Don't impress me/Just upset my mind/Can't instruct me or conduct me/Just use up my time."
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Alex R. Knight III is the author of numerous horror, science-fiction, and fantasy tales. He has also written and published poetry, non-fiction articles, reviews, and essays for a variety of venues. He currently lives and writes in rural southern Vermont where he holds a B.A. in Literature & Writing from Union Institute & University. Alex's Amazon page can be found here, and his work may also be found at both Smashwords and Barnes & Noble. His Facebook page can be found here. Receive Alex's occasional Tweets here.
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