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Jeff Smith, State Senator District 31
Jeff Smith, Senator District 31 (D - Eau Claire)
on Wednesday, 08 February 2023 in Wisconsin
The theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance. This month serves as a reminder that the fight for racial and social equity is nowhere near finished, and none of us should be on the sidelines.
MADISON - When the state of Wisconsin first tried for statehood in the 1840s, Wisconsin's constitution allowed for referenda to expand suffrage to new groups. Activists wasted no time in getting Black suffrage on the ballot. Wisconsin's first referendum for Black suffrage failed in 1847, but two years later in 1849 Black suffrage was approved by voters.
In reality, however, African-Americans would wait twenty years to exercise their franchise. In 1866, Ezekiel Gillespie, a prominent member of Milwaukee's Black community, sued for the right to vote. The case went all the way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which affirmed that Black men had the right to vote since the 1849 referendum.
This illustrates one of the most enduring lessons Americans have learned from struggles for equality. Just as Black men in Wisconsin had to wait to exercise their franchise, equality under the law has not always translated to equality in practice. Commitment and courageous action of individuals defied the odds against an entire system of injustice.
From the early years of the Republic through the Civil Rights movement into the present, many courageous Black Americans have made their voices heard while facing physical violence or even death. Too often, narratives – written by white authors – focus on Black victimhood. That is not the story we need to tell.
The theme for Black History Month this year is Black Resistance. This is meant to reframe the conversation about Black history around a theme of empowerment. By celebrating Black Resistance, we honor Black people throughout Wisconsin's history and rightly center their experiences and their accomplishments. While there are many important Black leaders that we celebrate by name, there are even more heroes whose names we've never heard. It takes the efforts of many to accomplish sweeping change.
A quick glance at the news will show you many Americans who have a difficult time believing that racism still exists in our country. Since before America's founding, both American leaders and the American populace have ignored so many brutal injustices, both individual and systemic. For decades, politicians have been aware of racial disparities in America. Yet it seems our country's leaders either deny the disparities completely or only give lip service to how terrible they are, taking no meaningful action.
Meanwhile, the legacy of racism continues to impact Black communities and individuals, from income disparities impacting communities of color, to horrific acts of violence fueled by hatred, to stereotypes broadcast in the media. Any effort to eradicate racial injustice requires a comprehensive and multi-pronged approach. This injustice has impacted every aspect of our society, and there are no simple answers when it comes to untangling hundreds of years of bias and oppression.
Racial injustice cannot be fully addressed on an individual level. It is not enough to simply educate individuals; we must change the institutions that treat some citizens differently from others. Atoning for centuries of racism and discrimination is an effort that requires systemic and transformative social change.
As I've discussed in previous columns, it is the job of legislators to evaluate state laws and change them when they are out-of-date. As state legislators and leaders, it's our job to prioritize racial equality in our legislative work. We do this by introducing new legislation to tackle problems, but also by removing barriers to inequality that are currently ingrained in our laws.
As an ally and a public servant, I remain committed to working toward a more just and equitable future for all Wisconsinites. I am here to listen and learn. The fight for racial and social equity is nowhere near finished, and none of us should be on the sidelines.
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Local Government is Democracy in Action
Senator Smith writes about the different levels of local government and the importance of ensuring that the legislature funds them adequately.
MADISON - "Where do you live?"
There are a lot of ways to answer that question. I live in the United States, in the state of Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County, and in the town of Brunswick. Each of these jurisdictions is a "unit of government" and each has its own powers and responsibilities.
The term "local units of government" can mean cities, villages, towns or counties. Each of these local subdivisions has its own role and its own kind of authority. Each has limits to its powers, as determined by statute, and there are differences in the way each is governed and operated.
Seventy percent of Wisconsin's population live in a city or village. Cities and villages are both created by the state, which delegates authority to local units of government. Our constitution describes these units of government as "home rule," which means they have the ability to govern themselves as they see fit, so long as they abide by the state and federal law.
Home rule is meant to ensure that cities and villages are able to be responsive to local concerns. Villages and cities have their own legislative branches, known as city councils or village boards. Members of the council or board can determine policy locally, as long as it does not conflict with the state or federal constitutions.
Many cities, like La Crosse, elect a mayor who works with the council. Others, like Eau Claire, operate with a hired city administrator who answers to the elected city council. In cities, city council members can be elected at-large (representing the entire city) or by districts.
Most Wisconsin villages elect a board president and board members. The Board of Trustees or village board, which acts as the legislative branch, is generally elected at-large.
In contrast, Wisconsin towns are not home rule entities, but their authority is granted by state law. Voters elect a town board, but citizen participation may be exercised at annual meetings and special meetings called for specific purposes.
Voters in a town can exercise direct powers, such as approving a tax levy to fund an improvement for the community or reorganizing local government. State law also allows town voters to grant authority to the town board to acquire property or exercise zoning authority.
I highly recommend you attend one of these meetings. They offer great examples of direct democracy in action. This kind of direct participation in democracy is a rare experience, otherwise only experienced by those who have been duly elected and sworn in.
While cities and villages have constitutional powers of home rule, and towns offer more power to citizens in special meetings, counties are very different. Counties are the administrative arms of our state government. The members of the legislative body of the county are usually called county supervisors.
As in cities, some counties have an elected county executive, while others have a county administrator appointed by the county board of supervisors. While the method of appointment differs, responsibilities are the same across the state. Counties only perform functions that are expressly allowed or mandated by state statute or the constitution.
The state gives counties responsibility for a broad swath of services mandated by the state. These include road maintenance, jail and law enforcement, court administration, public health, human services, libraries, vital records, land conservation, property tax collection and elections.
The problem comes when the state's requirements are not supported by the funding necessary to fulfill those services. In areas like education and criminal justice, there are many examples of the legislature mandating services but not funding them. This impedes the ability of local units of government to provide essential services to our citizens.
As we enter into this year's budget deliberations, it's important to consider all that we expect from our local units of government and provide the resources they need to meet those expectations. As state legislators, as county supervisors, as city alderpersons, as village board members and as town supervisors, we are all elected to make sure the citizens of Wisconsin prosper. Let's make sure we are doing everything we can to make that possible.
2022 Secretary of State Race Sets $1.1M+ Spending Record
Posted by Matt Rothschild, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Matt Rothschild, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
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on Friday, 27 January 2023 in Wisconsin
Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign continues his report on money in politics with the Secretary of State race.
MADISON - Candidates and special interest groups spent a record $1.16 million in the race for Wisconsin secretary of state in 2022, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review shows.
The race drew seven candidates, including three Republicans, two Democrats, and two minor party candidates, who spent a combined $872,324. The leading spender was Republican challenger Amy Loudenbeck, who dropped $501,356. She survived the GOP primary to face incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette, who spent $229,689 and won reelection.
Five groups spent a total of $288,824 in the race.
One group, Election Integrity PAC, spent $192,868 to support one of the Republican candidates who lost in the Aug. 9 primary to Loudenbeck.
The four remaining groups – Voces de la Frontera, Blue Sky Waukesha, NextGen Climate Action, and BLOC PAC – spent a total of $95,956 to support La Follette or his Democratic primary opponent.
Spending in the 2022 contest eclipsed spending by candidates and groups in previous secretary of state races by a lot. In 2018, the four candidates spent a total of $26,782 with no spending by outside groups. In 2014, eight candidates spent a combined $122,126 with no outside spending. And in 2010, the candidates spent $1,126 and one electioneering group dropped $71.
Allies of former President Trump, who has falsely claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him due to voter fraud, sought to put pro-Trump supporters in key election posts running up to the 2024 presidential election. Trump has announced he will be a presidential candidate in 2024.
Secretary of State races in Wisconsin and throughout the country drew more candidates and outside spending in 2022 than most previous elections because that office oversees or certifies election results in numerous states, but not Wisconsin.
During the campaign, Loudenbeck said she would welcome the office having a larger role in administering elections in Wisconsin.
Groups Outspent Candidates in Record $14M AG Race
on Thursday, 26 January 2023 in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin these days, just about every race for every position is breaking a record in campaign spending. Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign reports on the race for Wisconsin attorney general.
MADISON - Outside electioneering groups outspent the candidates in last fall's record $14 million race for Wisconsin attorney general, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review found.
Nineteen special interest groups doled out $7.58 million (see Table below), including $4.18 million to support Republican candidates in the primary and general election and $3.4 million to back incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul, who won reelection.
The five candidates – Kaul and four Republicans – spent a combined $6.42 million with Kaul leading the pack at $4.8 million. Kaul's final ballot opponent, Eric Toney, spent $962,884. The three other GOP candidates spent a combined $661,013 before Toney sidelined them in the Aug. 9 primary.
The total spent by groups and candidates in the 2022 attorney general's race came to $13,996,086, which beat the previous record in 2018 by just $949.
The top-spending outside groups in the race were:
Republican Attorneys General Association, in Washington, D.C., which spent $3.11 million through a state political action committee called Wisconsin Freedom PAC . The group spent its money on television and online ads and mailings that accused Kaul of being soft on crime and cutting funds for new officer training and the State Crime Lab;
Democratic Attorneys General Association, in Washington, D.C., which spent $1.9 million through an independent expenditure committee called DAGA People's Lawyer Project . The sponsored television and online advertising that said Toney would prosecute doctors and nurses for performing abortions and supported making the procedure a felony with no exceptions for rape or incest;
Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-backed state group which spent nearly $550,000 on canvassing, mailings, and digital and radio advertising to support Adam Jarchow, one of the GOP candidates Toney defeated in the primary.
To learn how much was spent by all of the outside groups involved in Wisconsin's 2022 race for attorney general, please see the table below. For more information about the groups and their electioneering activities, check out their profiles in our Hijacking Campaign 2022 feature.
Spending by Outside Special Interest Groups in the 2022 Attorney General's Race
Wisconsin Freedom PAC (Republican Attorneys General Association) $3,114,213
DAGA People's Lawyer Project (Democratic Attorneys General Association) $1,899,564
Americans for Prosperity $549,691
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Political Fund $474,952
Badger Values PAC $407,483
A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund $400,000
For Our Future $264,480
Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee $193,492
Voces de la Frontera Action Inc. $72,712
Wisconsin Family Action $69,102
BLOC PAC (Black Leaders Organizing for Communities) $43,251
Leaders Igniting Transformation Action Fund $18,722
NRA Political Victory Fund – Federal PAC $18,674
Volunteers for Agriculture (Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation) $15,261
AFSCME Working Families Fund $14,716
Blue Sky Waukesha $11,799
NextGen Climate Action Committee $8,053
Power to the Polls Wisconsin $737
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC $32
Fifty Years After Roe, The Struggle Continues
on Wednesday, 25 January 2023 in Wisconsin
Senator Smith writes about changing policies and attitudes towards reproductive health throughout America's history. Abortion is healthcare, and the right to an abortion must be protected in Wisconsin.
NEW BRUNSWICK, WI - As Americans we take pride that we live in a land of freedom and opportunity. Every July 4th we light fireworks to remind ourselves of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that General Order No. 3 was issued, finally proclaiming the freedom of enslaved people in Texas. And on August 18th, we celebrate the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which affirmed the right of women to vote.
This past Sunday marked the anniversary of another such occasion. On January 22nd of 1973, the United States Supreme Court passed down a decision that gave women the freedom to determine their own path when it came to pregnancy.
While we've been talking a lot about Roe v. Wade, particularly this week, it's one event in the long history of reproductive health in America. In fact, there was nothing particularly controversial about abortion in the early years of this country. Reproductive healthcare, including abortions, was the vocation of midwives, a profession dominated by women.
But as the medical field grew increasingly professionalized, a coalition of male doctors led a movement that resulted in many state governments outlawing abortion across the board. By 1910 abortion was banned nationwide. Abortion care was unavailable to many women, with the exception of those who could afford to travel to skirt the law.
Women's lives and careers could be transformed forever by an unexpected pregnancy. Some women died due to unsafe and unregulated abortion procedures. Layers of restrictions on the rights of women kept them in the domestic sphere.
These restrictions were based on the idea that the purpose of a woman's life was to bring forth and nurture children. Never mind any responsibility that men have when bringing new life into their families; women were expected to shoulder most of the work at home. Unpaid "women's work" was not valued at the same level as so-called "productive" labor, and often the full-time work of raising a family was taken for granted.
It wasn't until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, prohibiting "discrimination … on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin," that women were finally officially treated by the law as equals in the workforce. During the 1960s, many states pushed to update their abortion laws.
In 1973, the Roe decision was handed down. Reproductive healthcare allowed women freedoms that had been the domain of only men, including the ability to pursue career outside the home.
Even then, progress was incremental and often painfully slow. In 1975, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Taylor v. Louisiana that not including women in juries violated the right to be tried as a jury of your peers. In 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act became federal law, making it illegal for an employer to fire an employee due to their pregnancy. The Uniform Marital Property Act of 1983 honored homemakers' valuable contributions to the family by protecting their property rights. Each of these changes built on each other, giving women greater autonomy in our society.
But now, 50 years after the Supreme Court's decision in Roe, an activist Supreme Court reversed the ruling. In states like Wisconsin, which have laws on the books banning abortions, this opens up doctors to prosecution for providing basic reproductive healthcare to pregnant people. This especially impacts people with limited resources, who have lost so much opportunity to control their own lives and futures.
In this week's column, I've taken you through centuries of changing policies and attitudes towards reproductive health in this country. It's been a long road getting here, and we've still got a long way to go. I know it's easy to become discouraged when circumstances set us back, but our history shows us that each victory will bring us a step closer. Reproductive freedom must be once again protected in Wisconsin and across the nation.


For the first time since Gary Cornelsen was head coach, Liberal has a football victory over Great Bend. The Redskin rallied past the Great Bend Panther 23-21 Friday night in Great Bend Memorial Stadium. It was Liberal's first win in the series since 2003. The Panthers had won 14 in a row in the series until Liberal's frenetic fourth quarter comeback. LHS trailed 14-0 after one quarter and 21-7 after three. Cesar Burciaga's field goal with nine seconds left lifted Liberal.
The Panthers scored easily on their first drive as Dalton Miller and the Panthers gashed Liberal with direct snaps including a nine yard TD with 6:24 to play. He had three carries for 41 yards on the drive. Miller added a 10 yard TD with 18 seconds left in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. The second quarter included a missed Great Bend field goal and a Miller interception on a desperation Syris Dunlap pass to close out the half. But the LHS defense had finally slowed the GBHS attack.
Dunlaps 82 yard gallop with 3:59 to play in the third quarter gave the Redskins their first score and made the score 14-7. Miller's eight yard score was Great Bend's answer with 16 second left in the third in what proved to be their final score of the night. Dunlap's 19 yard run with 10:09 remaining made the scored 21-14. Pauncho Terrazas provided an interception taking it to the GBHS 32. That led to a Cesar Burciaga one yard run with 7:31 to play to make it 21-20 after the long snap was low on the PAT and the kick was low. Liberal stopped Great Bend on a 4th and 1 after Great Bend fumbled the snap. Liberal drove down the field for first and goal at the nine. The drive stalled setting up Burciaga's 23 yard field with nine second left. He floated the field goal from left hash over the south goal posts for the lead.
Dunlap rushed for 155 yards and threw for 116. Burciaga added 73. Liberal had 266 yards and Great Bend accumulated 266. But the turnover was key. Liberal is 5-2 and 1-2 in the WAC and Great Bend is 4-3 and 1-2 in the WAC. The Redskins are assured of a winning season for the first time since Steve Warner's Redskins were 6-4 in 2005. The Skins play at 3-4 Dodge City Friday at 7 with Redskin Pre-game at 6 on 1270 and kscbnews.net.


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Elvis Presley's Album Sales Reach 146.5 Million Units
In the country music industry, many country artists can sell millions of copies of their albums, most of them can sell out tickets for a concert, and some can be embraced easily due to their charisma. Unquestionably, country artists have their own styles and ways to entertain.
But the best of the bests, Elvis Presley, wiped them all out. The late legendary superstar just reached a total of 146.5 million units. This was certified by the RIAA, Recording Industry Association of America. In addition, Presley's catalog achieves new gold, platinum and multi-platinum sales awards.
This only proves that the legacy of Presley endures the people, especially the country music enthusiasts. Also, his music and artistry continue to impact the country artists that we have today. This means, Presley still encourage, enlighten, and renovate popular culture.
Presley, the second most awarded solo performer and third most awarded act in RIAA in history, is up and still earning RIAA certifications. Additionally, he's racking up more gold records. In 1958, Presley's "Hard Headed Woman", became one of the RIAA's first three gold singles and the very first string of gold, platinum, and multi-platinum.
For the past years, RIAA keeps giving awards to Presley as his albums continue to skyrocket. In fact, 11 albums of Presley reached gold and platinum for the very first time.
Something To Look Forward To…
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack)
The documentary film will include 18 vital hits of the superstar. Also, it will contain dominant performances and rare alternative versions of songs at the musical core of Presley's artistry. It will showcase his early blues, country roots, and influences through his seismic contributions to popular culture. Interestingly, it will also display his 1976 recording sessions at the Jungle Room in Graceland.
The said film is directed by Emmy and Grammy award winner, Thom Zimny. Furthermore, the documentary film will be available in digital and physical configurations. It will comprise of 18 track definitive soundtrack, a 2LP gatefold 12" vinyl edition, and a 3D collectible deluxe box set.
Meanwhile, listen to Elvis Presley's "Loving You". His No.1 hit in 1957.
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Former Apple designer brings us one step closer to advanced AI with 'The Brain'
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By Chris Smith @chris_writes
February 17th, 2016 at 10:15 PM
The human brain is frequently used as a model by computer makers who're looking to create complex machines ranging from robots to more intelligent gadgets. Many companies are looking to develop artificial intelligence well above what's available today, including a former Apple employee who has already created an artificial brain inside a computer.
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Mike Matas is an Apple designer who worked on the user interfaces for Apple Maps, Photos and Camera, Cult of Mac reports. He's also been involved in the Nest project, now an Alphabet (Google) company.
His AI project is called The Brain and it's a computer program that runs on a Mac and was built using Apple's Quartz Composer. The tool is a node-based processing language that's included in Xcode, which is itself used by Apple and developers to create apps for iOS and OS X.
The Brain is a computer that can be taught various concepts and the computer learns them rather quickly. The purpose is to feed the computer enough information so that it'll be available to use it all to come up with answers to complex questions in the future.
For now The Brain can only tell you what emoji you're thinking of by interpreting your drawings, as you'll see in the video below. But the best part about the demo below is that, once it learns a concept, The Brain can recognize an element regardless of variations. In this case, it knows you're drawing a smile every time, even if your drawings aren't similar.
"There's no preprogrammed rules here that are telling it a curved line means this or that," Matas says. "It's all being figured out automatically based on the examples we taught it."
You can see Matas' Brain in action in the clip below.
Tags: AI, Apple, The Brain
Chris Smith started writing about gadgets as a hobby, and before he knew it he was sharing his views on tech stuff with readers around the world. Whenever he's not writing about gadgets he miserably fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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This 'Pretty Little Liars' Star Has Some Strong Words for Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian
"I'm so appalled"
By Anna Lewis
Another celebrity has weighed in on the whole Taylor Swift/Kim Kardashian/Kanye West debacle. Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario just said that she is "appalled" by 26-year-old Swift's recent behavior.
At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Bellisario explained, "I'm so appalled by what I consider to be her false feminism."
"It seems like she's this person who's like, 'Sisterhood!' and then she does nothing but tear down the women that were once her friends."
Bellisario is probably talking about Swift's feud with Katy Perry, which has been going on since 2013, when Perry allegedly asked three of her former dancers if they would leave Swift's Red World tour to join the Prismatic tour.
But before you think Bellisario's vitriol towards Swift means she's Team Kimye, listen to this. When asked about the Kardashian family, she said: "Oh God, I have such an aversion to the Kardashians because I literally don't understand people's obsession with them and I don't want to accept them as our closest thing to a royal family.
"Is it possible to just be, like…this is a two-party system that I don't want to be a part of? Can I just say that? Can I say that I would choose the Green Party in this?"
Roger that.
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Day 1539 Compassionate Eating/Raw Vegan/Fruitarian/Lissatarian/Whatever!
EATING RAW FOODS AND JUICING DOESN'T HEAL YOU!
Lisa, Thank you for this post. Watched it last night. Got up this morning and made a huge salad- mixed greens, arugula, pea shoots, beet greens, celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, red beet, kohlrabi. So I have this for lunch and half for when I get home. So I will not be tempted to eat something else, because it is already ready! Thanks!


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'Judge Kavanaugh Was Not Responsible for the Parkland School Shooting'
Parents of school shooting victims lash out over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but the more troubling responses are from U.S. senators.
Nick Gillespie | 9.5.2018 10:05 AM
The father of a victim in the Parkland school shooting unexpectedly made news at the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Brett Kavanaugh yesterday.
Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg's dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence.
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) September 4, 2018
The reasons Kavanaugh didn't shake hands aren't immediately clear, but reading the worst possible motive into it is tendentious to say the least. Guttenberg's tweet predictably sparked angry responses from critics of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, gun rights, and Kavanaugh. Perhaps most notably, it called forth this response from Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who has already made clear she intends to vote no on the nominee and who interrupted the opening of the hearings to call for a postponement.
If Kavanaugh won't even give him a handshake, how can we believe he would give gun violence victims a fair shake in court?
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) September 4, 2018
Guttenberg's tweet also called out this response from another parent of a Parkland victim:
Judge Kavanaugh was not responsible for the Parkland school shooting that killed my daughter. @RobertwRuncie, FBI, and Sheriff Israel are.
Judge Kavanaugh is a decent man and should be confirmed.
Stop weaponizing Parkland to advance a dangerous political agenda!
— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) September 4, 2018
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I agree with Pollack both that Kavanaugh is in no way responsible for the Parkland shooting and that the mayhem there is best understood as a systematic breakdown among the authorities. (Robert Runcie is the school superintendent of Parkland.) It wasn't just on-the-scene law enforcement and school bureaucrats who failed there either; mental health and child protective services officials also had interactions with Cruz that should have served as warnings. Pollack now heads Americans for Children's Lives and School Safety, a group committed to promoting school safety without increasing gun control restrictions. It's worth noting that even as he (rightly, in my view) says we shouldn't politicize school shootings, it's far from clear what his qualifications are to urge that Kavanaugh be confirmed.
Legal blogger and Reason contributor Ken "Popehat" White is in a better position to make that sort of call. Here's what he wrote after Guttenberg's tweet made the rounds:
If you're enthused about victims of horrific personal tragedies trying to talk to Supreme Court nominees . . . .
. . . will you still be enthused when the issue on that person's mind is not gun control, but "immigrant crime" or "judges coddling criminals"?
— LiterallySlanderHat (@Popehat) September 5, 2018
Will you still be enthused when it's some tormented soul whose loved one was murdered, wanting to lobby the prospective justice to make sure more people on death row get the needle?
It's quite possible that Supreme Court nomination hearings, at least since Robert Bork's in the 1980s, bring out the absolute worst in legislators and citizens alike. Despite the intense competition to become a member of the Court, the qualifications for the job are easily met by most candidates who actually get to sit in front of the Senate for confirmation. (Of course, no one is allowed to get that far if he or she is unlikely to win a majority vote.) But the symbolic values that get projected onto prospective justices often have little to do with the individual and more to do with the particular moment the nomination happens to arrive. Pity poor Merrick Garland, who would have been terrible from a libertarian perspective, but clearly got rooked out of a hearing by the GOP majority because his chance came too late in Barack Obama's presidency. Pity libertarian Douglas Ginsburg, too, who was nominated after Bork but forced to withdraw his nomination because he admitted to smoking weed (this was 1987, folks).
According to most of the scholars Reason has talked with, Kavanaugh is, on balance, pretty good if you believe in limited government. Which isn't to say that even someone as rotten as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has a long track record of supporting surveillance, military interventions, and all manners of incursions into basic economic and civil liberties, isn't right when she tweets:
Issues Brett Kavanaugh was involved in as a Republican political operative and in the Bush White House:
Starr investigation
Bush v. Gore
Warrantless Spying
Rendition of prisoners
We need ALL of Brett Kavanaugh's documents to fully review his record.
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) July 20, 2018
We won't get all of those records, of course, and in many ways I'm more interested in Feinstein's own papers on these topics. The Senate and House, after all, are far more consequential (or should be) in making law and setting policy that the Supreme Court, which is best understood as a validator of social and political change rather than its initiator.
Here's a recent discussion I had with Ken White about Kavanaugh and a ton of other legal issues. Watch below, listen via SoundCloud, or subscribe to the Reason Podcast at iTunes.
NEXT: Kavanaugh Hysteria Enters Day Two: Reason Roundup
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September.5.2018 at 10:12 am
Nick and Ken White seem suddenly ashamed of their "team".
perlchpr
Ken asked good questions, but should know better that the answer is "That's different, because our cause is righteous."
The reasons Kavanaugh didn't shake hands aren't immediately clear…
If even true.
chipper me timbers
^This. Hard to believe anything much less some random tweet but someone with an agenda.
September.5.2018 at 12:03 pm
As though he even recognized the name. Maybe he did not completely believable that he didn't
In Kavanaugh's shoes, at the end of that day, I can certainly imagine why he might have been loathe to shake the hands of internet randos.
damikesc
People kept disrupting proceedings. Cannot figure out why he might wish to not be grabbed by random dudes.
Sonny Bono's Ghost
September.5.2018 at 5:21 pm
It could have easily been something as innocuous as not wanting to be touch by a jew.
TrickyVic (old school)
Funny how Feinstein tweet mentions warrantless spying as if she opposed to it.
I like how she includes Bush v Gore as a product of the Bush presidency. What was that case about again?
…mental health and child protective services officials also had interactions with Cruz that should have served as warnings.
This is dangerous thinking as well. We run the risk of health workers feeling the need to overreact to every aberrant behavior in those in their care, bringing armed state agents down on the mentally ill, and to drive those who might benefit from it away from seeking help.
There's a reason our institutions are held in low esteem these days. Even when working as planned they are disasters to individual liberty waiting to happen.
Just Say'n
You know who else first went after the mentally ill? The answer may surprise you
Earth Skeptic
The first cave man with a nut job roommate?
The answer is Oliver Wendell Holmes in Buck v. Bell. Which I suppose is a kind of Hitler
Yes it is. The better question to ask is where were Cruz's parents and family. The kid clearly had tremendous issues. It should not have been on the school to get him help. His parents should have gotten him help and ensured he didn't hurt anyone.
I think Cruz's parents were dead and he was staying at a friends house and they did not have enough history to know his issues.
It is really tragic. The kid was sick and basically thrown aside and left on his own. You can't defend or excuse what he did. But, you have to feel sorry for him. I do not think he is evil. I think he is legitimately mentally ill and was given no help or support. The whole thing is just heartbreaking. But instead of talking about the real issues, let's blame guns and call our political opponents' murders.
Oh they knew his issues, alright… including the FACT that the punk had assaulted and beaten his own Mother so badly she had to be hospitalised for some time to get put back together then recover. She died not long after that. That "smooth move" on the punk's part SHOULD have led to two felony level charges… assault and battery (hospitalisation being required indicates the serious physical injury necesssary to raise the assault to felony level) and felony level Domestic Violence. TWO crimes which by law MUST disqualify anyone from possession of guns. This was known by his foster parents… and he'd threatened at least one of them as well, which probably should have been charged as at least misdemeanour domestic violence, yet one more "disqualifying event" in the rat's history.
It should not have been on the school to get him help
Not so. ONE of his several actions that SHOULD have disqualified him from possession of firearms was the FACT that he assaulted another boy in his school, and hurt him so badly he required medical care. Felony level assault. They kicked him out of school for that one.
He had also been caught ON CAMPUS with a knife of such size it was considered a "deadly weapon" under Florida law, and to possess a deadly weapon in a federally declared gun free school zone is yet a fourth felony level act that SHOULD have been charged at the federal level and SHOULD have disqualified him from possession of firearms.
These two incidents happened ON CAMPUS, and the school admin FAILED to take appropriate action. They are also accessories to his murders by enabling him, by their omissions, to purchase his weapons.
THREE felony level crimes of violence against other persons, and one of possession of a deadly weapon ON CAMPUS are not "health workers feeling the need to overreast at every aberrant behaviour". No, ignoring such activity, well known to them, preferring to rig the statistics and reduce the ARREST rate while doing nothing to reduce the CRIME rate, thus qualifying for a $54Mn prize from government… no, that does not fit the mould you proffer. Incompetence of the worst order, driven by poitical motives to become the hero by gaining that price on THEIR watch is far worse than the model you posit.
I tried to shake Kamala Harris' hand at a campaign event. I introduced myself as a taxpayer she's trying to raise taxes on.
She acted like she didn't even see me.
If Kamala Harris won't even stop ignoring me, how can we believe she wouldn't ignore taxpayers in Congress
Hmmmmmmmmmmm?
I am from California and I would like to apologize here for Kamala Harris.
If it makes any difference I did not vote for her, but for some reason she got in anyway.
Is there some reason I should even believe that Kavanaugh refused to shake the guy's hand?
Even if he did, you really can't blame him. How was he supposed to know who the guy was? Imagine being Kavanaugh and going to your confirmation hearing and being confronted with a bunch of crazies who are there to disrupt the hearing. Would you want to shake hands or get friendly with any of them? I wouldn't.
and there is always the last guy in line who doesn't get to shake hands because the person in question has to move on at some point. it happens every time at ever event no matter who they are wether it be a politicion or an actor etc.
DiegoF
I never have any urge to approach these people, even when it's allowed and expected. I don't fuss over celebrities–I think this is essentially a point of New York pride that everyone has over here. As for politicians, I have met and even interacted with quite a few; and they are some of the most mundane and unimpressive people I have ever interacted with. I certainly do not think I admire any nearly enough to be starstruck if I met even my very favorite. My only real "awe" of them is for their power, which makes my instinct to steer clear of them like I do the cops and anyone else who might have the ability and inclination to make my life miserable just for the hell of it (or because they felt insufficiently respected or whatever, which happens a shitload with both groups).
Red Rocks White Privilege
Shitlib gaslighting sure is becoming all the rage–"Hey, a guy who belongs to a different party and has never met me won't shake my hand when I charge up to him following a hearing marked by the Orwellian antics of my fellow lunatic travelers. Must mean he has a guilty conscience about gun violence!"
Also, LOL at "I slept my way into politics" Kamala Harris acting as if she possesses any integrity and isn't, in fact, a middle-tier ho-bag.
Who did Kamala fuck? Was it Nikki Haley?
Oh man, that'd be so hot
She was Willie Brown's sidepiece.
Ewwww-www! Can't we just go with mine?
toss Mrs. Rubio on that pile.
Doesn't she have her hands full with Mrs. Kucinich enough as it is?
i would, so likely yes.
Willie Brown actually. She was his side piece.
You dont think she advanced on her qualifications, did you?
She is a dumb, loud, token minority statist. Sounds like a perfectly qualified 2018 Dem to me
Chuckles the Snarky Piggy
"The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in. Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledge hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic. And yet the rage that one felt was an abstract, undirected emotion which could be switched from one object to another like the flame of a blowlamp."
Yup, they don't even do this shit ironically.
Naaman Brown
The Two Minute Hate is so 1984. This 2018. How long does it take to read 140 characters or less?
LOL. Flash forward to 2018: a mandatory Three Tweets Hate?
Obviously, Kavanaugh is trying to hide the fact that he has six fingers.
Why have people weaponized the word "weaponized" in grammatically incorrect and nonsensical ways?
They are constantly incentivized to do so.
Quit weaponizing their incentives
So, what are the chances this handshake thing really happened?
I'm giving it 10%
Enjoy Every Sandwich
I saw video of it, but I agree with John: how is Kavanaugh supposed to know who the guy was? And he was in a room full of mouth-foaming crazies. I'd be careful who's hand I shook, too.
Ack. Whose.
The part that gets me is people introducing themselves on behalf of someone else in the specific setting. If you introduce yourself as Mr. Guttenberg's Dad, Mr. Guttenberg either needs to be Steve or Johannes or you're not getting my time. If it were 6 mos. after the event or you were at a cocktail party and someone asked what your story was, I understand explaining yourself that way, but introducing yourself as your dead son's dad at a SCOTUS confirmation hearing 6 yrs. later is pretty demented. Barely one step away from being a fictional character bad.
Erm.
Parkland was 6 months ago. 6 and a half, maybe.
Even so, the only "victim" whose name I remember is "Media" Hogg. Though the media have made quite sure I'll never be able to forget the shooter's name.
I thought I recalled one of the Dad's from Sandy Hook was pulling political stunts like this and confused them. In any event, I can conceptualize the bad place it must send you but, still, carrying it around everywhere like that, with it almost on your sleeve comes across as borderline vendetta-esque.
Sure. It wasn't my intent to excuse the guy. And I think you're right about Sandy Hook Dad too.
Also, and this is probably a bit semantic/colloquial, Dad's are initially or minimally involved in parenting, the parent of a teenager/high schooler are their father and/or mother.
UnrepentantCurmudgeon
Not to bandy words, but in the juvenile field we usually distinguish between "fathers" who donated the sperm, and "dads" who actually help raise the child. Much the same way we distinguish between "mothers" and "moms".
TxJack 112
If you only look at the picture released, it does appear the Kavanaugh is ignoring Guttenberg. However, if you watch the vide of the entire event you find that Guttenberg walked up to Kanavuagh, touched his elbow and extended his hand as Kavanaugh was standing an buttoning his jacket. Almost immediately, Kavanaugh's security steps between them and hurries Kavanaugh away. The fact Democrats attempted to make something out of the incident demonstrates it is bogus, clearly was staged and intended to portray the nominee as heartless and evil. In addition, the tweet by Feinstein is hilarious. Does she intend to vote in support of Kavanaugh if all of these documents show he has not made any "dangerous decisions"? No, because she has already said she will not support his and refused to meet with him. Everything that happened yesterday was staged and anyone with a brain knows it and takes it for what it was, political theater.
In addition to that, nobody with any sense thinks the Left wouldn't have made some big stink if he HAD shaken the guy's hand. I'm sure they had some meme all lined up and ready to roll.
Quo Usque Tandem
As with the protest signs proclaiming "I oppose ___________ for the Supreme Court."
Or the Women's March press release opposing the nomination of XX.
pics or it didn't happen?
Mickey Rat
Given how Guttenberg describes how he introduced himself, should Kavanaugh even be expected to know who he is, or what significance his daughter's name has?
This is just trashy, perhaps self absorbed behavior to make anything of.
Fred Guttenberg? From the Police Academy movies?
That actor's first name is Steve, not Fred.
September.17.2018 at 5:32 pm
If you knew who Steve Guttenberg was… sigh.
The only person responsible for Parkland was Nicolas Cruz.
When someone uses the name Guttenberg the first thing that comes to mind is the printing press, not dead school children.
Short Circuit.
As gut-wrenching it is to watch party hack young buck senators; Booker and Harris, watching the old guard today; Leaghy and Grassley (who bookended Feinstein), I quite nearly vomited. I brought to mind two old farts in the nursing home arguing over a bowl of split pea soup being too hot, too cold, or just right. No wonder the public outside the ruling class despises politicians .
"…I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence."
Naah. He didn't want to support a dumbass trying to wave a bloody shirt.
All of the presumes Kavanaugh even knew who the fuck the guy was, a fact not established by the record.
Ecoli
Confirm K and be done with it. Enough of the fake news.
I think the cutest part is when Republicans praise Kavanaugh for Hamdan as if they didn't all spend the 2000s setting fire to the Bill of Rights.
Michael Ejercito
which parts?
That one who looks like a coach at the world's douchiest prep school… Cornyn.
MarkLastname
September.9.2018 at 5:57 am
It's cute when you pretend you care about the Bill of Rights.
So the thesis of Fred Guttenberg's argument is what?
That if Nikolas Cruz is convicted, let alone sentenced to death, the Supreme Court should not, under any circumstances, disturb that judgment?
Would it be ethical for the Supreme Court to overturn a death sentence against Nikolas Cruz?
would it be ethical for the Supreme Court to overturn a murder conviction against Nikolas Cruz?
Rebel Scum
We need ALL of Brett Kavanaugh's documents to fully review his record.
Make sure you check his senior thesis while you're at it.
Same way we needed all of Obama's records to fully review his qualifications to serve as President. Never got that, either.
If Kavanaugh won't even give him a handshake, how can we believe he would give gun violence victims a fair shake in court?
What the actual fuck is that supposed to mean? It's really a weird thing to say. Does she think that, as a judge, he wouldn't conduct fair trials of murderers who use guns?
And victims of crimes don't get any kind of shake in court. What does that even mean? It's the state against the defendant. The only person the court is obliged to ensure gets a fair shake is the defendant.
What a stupid cunt.
Sorry but the mad Dad DID decide (proactively or by default) to send his child to THAT school, and to do nothing as the Board and Admin of that school and district persued politial agendae that enabled the killer to succeed in his self-assigned mission. HAD the local school admin and law enforcement DONE THEIR JOBS that rotten kid would have been in jail for any or all of at least three felony level actions of his, but the Board decided it was better to redice their ARREST rate rather than the CRIME rate, thus obtaining a $54Mn prize from FedGov for tweaking the numbers by refusing to prosecute any of the serious felony level crimes this shooter had perpetrated in the year or two prior to his shoot-em-up.
He's looking for a fall-guy to quench his sorrow over the loss of his child. After a good long look in the mirror, he needs to look at the Board chief, sheriff, school admin and staff, and the medical providers that all failed. Oh, almost forgot.. FBI were involved, as well.
librich
The late Chalmers Johnson called the Supreme Court justices "worthless flunkies." There have been dozens of suits filed to halt the executive branch from going to war without a declaration from Congress, but the Court has refused to hear any of them–despite the fact that each took an oath to uphold the Constitution. Given this kind of behavior, does it really matter who joins the Court?
Lewis Goudy
"the qualifications for the job are easily met by most candidates"
All, necessarily, as there are none.
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Shocking statistics show that 80 deaths among 400 new cases on eating disorder emerge every year. This is not the only alarming figure regarding this matter. Bodywhys, an organisation that supports people affected from eating disorders, states that 71.4% of young people in Ireland feel that the media and how it portrays a 'standard body' has a major impact on how they feel about themselves.
Jennifer Hudson, a founder member of Bodywhys and a psychotherapist treats patients starting from 18 year olds and above. Most of the patients dealing with eating disorders that come to her are between 18 to 25 years old. This is the age when you mold your character. She also claims that one of the common factors amongst her patients is any troubled aspect of their life, be it their issues at school or household. This is a very confusing age for them. Moreover, to be burdened with further stress, only makes them more confused on how to express themselves. They have this sudden urge to have a control over something. That is when they see that their eating habits can easily be controlled. Also, when you have something so universal such as social media users promoting unhealthy eating in a positive light, it only encourages people to eat less.
Recently, many motivational sites supporting eating disorders have been surfacing on the web. We can also find a lot of pictures trying to glamorise what we would otherwise call as an unhealthy body. There are many online communities that support the online movement 'thinspiration'. Thinspiration is the act of taking inspiration by viewing the pictures of unrealistically skinny women to be like them. When the vulnerable youngsters are exposed to these self-proclaimed 'perfection', it is easy for them to believe than to argue because of the heavy influence all around the web. Social media in this case plays almost like a disguised peer pressure to be thin. It is ironic that when the patients start all of this they do it to prove themselves that they still have control over some things in their life. However, they end losing control over such a basic thing as eating even when you want to eat.
In this day and age, social media has been a huge part of our life. We are in touch with the world no matter what. Social media can alter the way you think, the way you behave and even your personality. Similarly, social media can play an important role when you try to decide your version of a standard body image.
This issue is much more serious than it looks. Hudson also tells us that eating disorder and particularly anorexia nervosa can lead to loss of human lives. In fact, one of her close friend lost her life while suffering from anorexia, a type of eating disorder. Eating disorder has the highest mortality rates among mental illnesses at around 20%. On the quest of trying to gain satisfaction by acquiring features like protruding bones and thighs several inches apart, anorexia patients push their body so far that even if they are cured, this disease does haunt them again in the long run.
Some of the people who preach 'thinspiration' do not even have an in-depth knowledge of the matter. These people and the means (social media) they use to promote pro-ana may not be the root cause of the problem but they definitely have a big hand in making this an issue that is now out of control.
Are victims of Symphysiotomy being ignored?


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Tag: #furlough
Further fiscal interventions focused on post-furlough future
9 July 2020: Chancellor announces £30bn in new measures to support, protect and create jobs, bringing total fiscal interventions to £190bn.
The Chancellor used his summer statement speech to set out a phased approach to the UK Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The first phase – the existing measures already taken during the pandemic – was about the protection of the economy during lockdown, while the second phase – the subject of yesterday's announcement – is about jobs. The third phase – to be announced later in the year – will be about rebuilding the economy and investing for the future.
As anticipated, the summer statement promised substantial sums to support the economy as it emerges from lockdown, with the Plan for Jobs including £30bn in additional funding measures to support, protect and create jobs through economic stimulus.
£9.4bn – Job Retention Bonus: £1,000 for keeping furloughed staff on until January
£2.1bn – Kickstart work placements for those aged 16-24
£1.6bn – boosting work searching, skills and apprenticeships
£4.1bn – temporary cut in VAT on hospitality, accommodation and attractions
£0.5bn – discounts on eating out
£5.6bn – infrastructure investment announced by the Prime Minister last week
£1.1bn – public sector and social housing decarbonisation
£2.0bn – grants to make private homes more energy-efficient
£3.8bn – six-month cut in stamp duty to stimulate the housing market
This takes total fiscal interventions announced by the government to around £190bn, including the £1.3bn for cultural institutions announced a few days ago.
When combined with lower tax revenues, this is expected to result in a fiscal deficit in 2020-21 in excess of £300bn. A better estimate should be available next week from the Office for Budget Responsibility when it updates its short and long-term forecasts.
The amounts above do not include tax deferrals and business loans and guarantees, which have now reached a total of £123bn.
It is as yet unclear whether there will be any statements about the planned third phase on rebuilding the economy before the Budget and spending review later in the autumn when plans for 2021-22 and beyond will be set out in more detail.
There was significant disappointment in some quarters that the National Infrastructure Strategy, originally scheduled to be published in March, has still not been published.
For those trying to track the fiscal position this year, this is unlikely to be the last fiscal announcement that will move the dial. The government has indicated that further funding is likely to be made available later in the year to local government on top of the £2bn package announced last week. Rescue packages may also be needed for vulnerable sectors such as universities.
This article was originally published by ICAEW.
Posted on 2020-07-09 2020-10-27 Categories ICAEW articleTags #deficit, #furlough, #publicfinances, #publicspendingLeave a comment on Further fiscal interventions focused on post-furlough future
ICAEW chart of the week: UK population in lockdown
3 July 2020: Only a fraction of the population was working at their normal workplace during the Great Lockdown, but what will happen as businesses start to re-open and the furlough scheme becomes less generous?
The #icaewchartoftheweek takes a look at the workforce this week, illustrating how the lockdown has transformed the world of work over the last three months.
Our (admittedly) back of the envelope calculations based on ONS and HM Treasury data suggest that only around 9m of the 34m strong workforce have been working normally at their ordinary places of work during the lockdown, with somewhere in the region of 10m working remotely. In addition, just under 12m workers have been furloughed, comprising 9.3m employees on the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) and 2.6m self-employed on the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS).
Unemployment, which was around 1.2m back in February, has jumped to an extrapolated estimate of around 2.7m by the end of June and is likely to grow still further as the furlough scheme becomes less generous from 1 July. The ONS's experimental claimant count metric, which includes a wider group of workers needing financial support from the state, had reached 2.8m by the end of May and is expected to have exceeded 3m by the end of June.
The overall workforce of 34m excludes the 33m 'economically inactive' half of the population, comprising 16m children and students, 12m retirees and 5m other inactive individuals. The 2.1m students over the age of 16 included in this category excludes around 1m or so students with part-time work or who were looking for work prior to the lockdown who are included in the workforce numbers, while retirees include around 1.2m below the age of 65 who have taken early retirement. Other inactive individuals between the ages of 16 and 64 include 1.8m homemakers, 2.3m disabled or ill, and 1.1m not working for other reasons.
These numbers are a moving target as more workers will start to return to their normal workplaces over the next few weeks as the economy starts to re-open, even if many continue to work from home where they can. More worryingly, unemployment is likely to rise significantly with the furlough scheme requiring an employer contribution from July onwards and when it comes to an end in October.
This #icaewchartoftheweek was originally published by ICAEW.
Posted on 2020-07-03 2020-07-31 Categories #icaewchartoftheweekTags #furlough, #ICAEWchartoftheweek, #population, #workingfromhome, chartoftheweekLeave a comment on ICAEW chart of the week: UK population in lockdown


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package tadsuite.mvc.auth;

import tadsuite.mvc.Application;
import tadsuite.mvc.core.MvcControllerBase;
import tadsuite.mvc.core.MvcRequest;
import tadsuite.mvc.utils.Constants;
import tadsuite.mvc.utils.Utils;

public abstract class AuthClient {

	private static final String valStringSampleDefault="isj@ilkj$c%ds^&*()_";
	protected static String valStringSample="";

	protected AuthUserState state;
	protected boolean logined=false;
	protected AuthClientConfig config;

	public String loginTemplate;

	public static AuthClient getInstance(String authAppId, MvcControllerBase controller) {
		String attrName=Constants.AUTH_CLIENT_ATTR_NAME_PREFIX+authAppId;

		if (controller.request.getAttribute(attrName)!=null) {
			return (AuthClient) controller.request.getAttribute(attrName);
		}

		AuthClientConfig config=Application.getAuthClientMap().get(authAppId);
		AuthClient auth;

		if (config==null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("AuthClient - Config lost for '"+authAppId+"'.");
		}

		if (config.authType.equals("Simple")) {
			auth=new AuthSimpleClient(config, controller, false);

		} else if (config.authType.equals("SSO")) {
			auth=new AuthSsoClient(config, controller, false);

		} else if (config.authType.equals("OAuth_Alipay")) {
			//TODO OAuth_Alipay
			auth=new AuthSimpleClient(config, controller, false);

		} else {
			throw new RuntimeException("AuthClient - Unsupported Auth Type '"+authAppId+":"+config.authType+"'.");
		}

		controller.request.setAttribute(attrName, auth);
		return auth;
	}

	public abstract void checkLogin();

	public AuthUserState getUserState() {
		return logined ? state : null;
	}

	public boolean isLogined() {
		return logined;
	}

	protected static String buildSessionValString(MvcRequest request, String stateId, boolean bindClientIP) {//该串通常存客户端,仅对应特定sessionId
		String sample=valStringSample!=null && valStringSample.length()>0 ? valStringSample : valStringSampleDefault;
		String value= bindClientIP //有时不绑定IP是为了解决多路网络环境下,IP地址发生变化导致会话丢失
				? Utils.getValidationStr(stateId, sample, request.getRemoteAddr(), request.getSessionId(), request.getHeader("User-Agent"))
				: Utils.getValidationStr(stateId, sample, request.getSessionId(), request.getHeader("User-Agent"));
		return str2uuid(value);
	}

	public static String buildCookieValString(MvcRequest request, String stateId) {//对于Cookie中的stateId进行验证应加IP参数,其它情况不加IP参数//注意:AuthClient中的版本应与AuthServer中的版本一致
		String sample=valStringSample!=null && valStringSample.length()>0 ? valStringSample : valStringSampleDefault;
		return str2uuid(Utils.getValidationStr(stateId, sample, request.getRemoteAddr(), request.getHeader("User-Agent"))); //该项会导致负载均衡时会话丢失, request.getServerName()
	}

	public static String buildUnsafeValString(MvcRequest request, String stateId) {//对于URL中的stateId进行验证
		String sample=valStringSample!=null && valStringSample.length()>0 ? valStringSample : valStringSampleDefault;
		//long seed=Utils.now().getTime();
		return str2uuid(Utils.getValidationStr(stateId, sample, request.getRemoteAddr()));
	}

	//让字符串更像一个UUID
	private static String str2uuid(String str) {
		StringBuffer value=new StringBuffer(Utils.md5(str));
		value.insert(7, '-').insert(12, '-').insert(17, '-').insert(22, '-');
		return value.toString();
	}

	public static String buildResult(boolean bScript, String code, String message) {
		String script= "try {LOGIN_API.serverCallback(\""+code+"\", \""+message.replaceAll("\n", "\\n").replaceAll("\"", "\\\"")+"\");} catch (e) {alert('LOGIN_API调用错误');}";
		return bScript ? script : "\n\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n\n\nOK!\n";
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As many of us are trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle, we have had to make many cuts in our eating habits and consequently now start to salivate at the sight of a lot of fast foods such as a good burger, French fries, lasagna, cakes etc. At the beginning of the year, a group of my closest girls (including my sister and cousins) and I decided that we would adopt a new eating habit for the New Year. I'm happy to say that six months in, we are still going strong! What has made us successful thus far is 1) the fact that we have a group chat for motivation and sharing ideas and 2) we have continually been sharing alternatives to popular foods that are usually rich in carbs and sugar. Today, I'm sharing my alternative to the typical burger and fries.
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Q: Separate compilation units vs Single Compilation unit for faster compilation, linking, and optimised code? There are several questions which talk about why we should have separate compilation units so improve compile times (for example, not including any code in the hpp file,but only in the cpp files).
But then I found this question:
#include all .cpp files into a single compilation unit?
If we can ignore the question of maintainability, if we can just look at compile / link times, as well as optimising code, what would be the benefits and pitfalls of having just one hpp and cpp file ?
Note that the post i linked to talks about a single cpp file (while there are many header files). I'm asking what happens if we just have one hpp file and one cpp file.....
EDIT: if we can ignore the fact that changing a single line, will cause the entire code to be recompiled, will it still be faster than if 1000's of separate files are recompiled from scratch...
EDIT: I am not interested in a discussion about maintainability. I'm trying to understand what makes a compiler compile faster. This question has nothing to do with what is practical, but more to do with just understanding a simple matter:
Will one large hpp & cpp file, compile faster than if the code was split across many hpp and cpp files, using a single core.
EDIT: I think people are getting sidetracked and talking about what is practical and what one SHOULD do. This question is not about what one SHOULD do - it is simply to help me understand what the compiler is doing under the hood - until now no one has answered that question, and instead is talking about whether it is practical or not.
EDIT: Besides the one person who actually tried to answer this question - I feel this question hasn't got the justice it deserved and is being unnecessarily down voted. SO is about sharing information, not punishing questions because people asking don't already know the answer.

A: It is compiler-specific, and depends upon the optimizations you are asking from your compiler.
Most recent free software C++11 (or C++14) compilers are able to do link-time optimization : both recent GCC & Clang/LLVM are accepting the -flto flag (for link time optimiation...). To use it you should compile and link your code with it, and some additional (same) optimization flags. A typical use thru the make builder could be:
make 'CXX=g++ -flto -O2'

or, in separate commands:
g++ -flto -O2 -Wall -I/usr/local/include -c src1.cc
g++ -flto -O2 -Wall -I/usr/local/include -c src2.cc
g++ -flto -O2 -Wall src1.o src2.o -L/usr/local/lib -lsome -o binprog

Don't forget -flto -O2 at link time !
Then the code is compiled nearly the same as if you put all src1.cc & src2.cc in the same compilation unit. In particular, the compiler is able to (and sometimes will) inline a call from a function in src1.cc to a function in src2.cc
What happens under the hoods with -flto (with GCC, but in principle it is similar in Clang) is that the compiler is putting some intermediate representation (in some Gimple/SSA form) of your source code in each object file. At "link-time" (actually done also by the compiler, not only the linker)
this intermediate representation is reloaded and processed and recompiled for the entire program. So the compilation time nearly doubles.
So -flto is slowing the compilation (approximately by a factor of 2) and might sometimes give a few percents of performance improvement (execution time of the produced binary). Hence I almost never use it.

I'm trying to understand what makes a compiler compile faster.

This is compiler specific, and depends a lot with the optimizations you are asking from it. Using a recent GCC5 or GCC6, with g++ -O2 (and IIRC also with clang++ -O2) by practical and empirical measure the compilation time is proportional not only to the total size of the compilation unit (e.g. the number of tokens or size/volume of AST produced after preprocessing & include & macro expansions, and even template expansion) but also to the square of the size of the biggest function. A possible explanation is related to the time complexity of register allocation and instruction scheduling. Notice that the standard headers of the C++11 or C++14 containers are expanded to something quite big (e.g #include <vector> gives about ten thousand lines). BTW, compiling with g++ -O0 is faster than with g++ -O1 faster that g++ -O2. And asking for debug information (e.g. g++ -g2) slows down the compiler. So g++ -O1 -g2 is a slower compilation that g++ -O0 (which would produce a slower executable).
Precompiled headers might help reducing the compilation time (but not always!). You would have a single common header, and you'll better have not too small compilation units: total compilation time is slightly faster with 20 *.cc files of about two thousand lines each than with 200 *.cc files of two hundred lines each (notably because header files expand to many tokens). I generally recommend having at least a thousand lines per *.cc file if possible, so having just one small file of a hundred lines per class implementation is often a bad idea (in terms of overall compilation time). For a tiny project of e.g. 4KLOC having a single source file is quite sensible.
Notice also that C++ template expansion happens very "syntactically" (there are no modules yet in C++; Ocaml modules & functors are much better in that aspect). In other words vector<map<string,long>> is "expanded" (and is as compile-time consuming...) almost as if <vector> and <map & <string> standard headers have been inserted at the first occurrence of vector<map<string,long>> ... Template expansion is somehow an internal rewriting of ASTs. So a vector<map<string,set<long>>> requires -on its first occurrence- a lot of compiler work and nearly the same amount of work would have to be done for the "similar" vector<map<string,set<double>>>
Of course, several compilation units could be compiled in parallel, e.g. with make -j
To understand where a given GCC compilation is passing compiler time, pass -ftime-report to g++, see this. To be scared by the complexity of internal GCC representations, try -fdump-tree-all once.
To speedup your overall compilation time (with a focus on Linux systems with GCC; but you could adapt my answer to your system):

*

*have a parallel build (e.g. make -j would run several g++ processes in parallel, perhaps one per translation unit e.g. per *.cc file). Learn to write good enough Makefile-s.

*consider having one common header file and pre-compile your header (but that might slow down the compilation time, you need to benchmark); if you keep several header files (and there are many good reasons to do so), avoid having too many tiny header files and prefer having fewer, but bigger, ones. A single common precompiled header file of nearly ten thousand lines is not unusual (and you might #include several other files in it).

*consider having larger source files, e.g. having 20 source files of 2000 lines each might compile faster than 200 source files of 200 lines each (because with many small source files, preprocessing & template expansion is more repeated) and I do sometimes have source files of nearly ten thousand lines. however you'll often do an incremental build (and then that could be false, YMMV and you need to benchmark)

*disable optimizations, or lower the optimization level, so compile with g++ -O0 or g++ -O1 instead of g++ -O2 and avoid -flto. In many (but not all) cases, g++ -O3 -with or without -flto ...- is not worth the effort (it compiles slower, but the resulting machine code is not significantly faster than g++ -O2). But YMMV. Some numerical computations profit a lot from -O3. You could consider using function-specific pragmas or attributes to optimize some functions more than others in the same *.cc source file.

*disable debugging info, or lower it, so compile with g++ -O1 instead of g++ -01 -g2; but higher debugging info (e.g. g++ -g3) is very useful to the gdb debugger so YMMV.

*you could disable warnings, but that is not worth the trouble. On the contrary, always enable all of them, so at least -Wall to g++ and probably also -Wextra and be sure that your code compiles without warnings.

*avoid using too much nested templates, like e.g. std::set<std::vector<std::map<std::string,long>>> ; in some cases having opaque pointers and using the PIMPL idiom could help. You might then only include some extra headers (e.g. for containers) in some *.cc and not all of them (but this is incompatible with precompiled headers, so YMMV).
Some compilers or versions are slightly faster than others. So you could prefer clang++ to g++. I do recommend using several compilers (with warnings enabled). Be scared of undefined behavior in your code.
Notice that C++ is unlike Java: you can and often should have several classes or functions per file. Again YMMV.
PS. See (the slides and documentations and follow the many links on) starynkevitch.net/Basile/gcc-melt for more about GCC internals. I have abandoned GCC MELT in 2018 but the slides are still useful.

A: If the question is about comparing one cpp including all cpps and one header file including all header files versus one cpp and multiple header files, then I don't think there will be a significant difference (or any at all).
Including all cpps in one file that is (and probably only that) what makes the difference. But this is a highly theoretical discussion with no real value. No one would ever do this in a project for the reasons all here have mentioned.
If you want to know what is going on under the hood, read this:
https://randomascii.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/make-vc-compiles-fast-through-parallel-compilation/

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Not to be confused with Lucky numbers of Euler or Fortunate numbers
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The lucky numbers are the result of a sieving process which is somewhat different from the sieving process leading to the prime numbers (the sieve of Eratosthenes). The term was introduced in 1955 in a paper by Gardiner, Lazarus, Metropolis and Ulam. They suggest also calling its defining sieve the sieve of Josephus Flavius.
Start with the sequence of positive odd numbers (A005408)
{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, ...}.
The first nonunit odd number is 3, so strike out every third number to get
{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, ...}
where the 3-unlucky numbers (numbers of form 6 n + 5 , n ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle 6n+5,\ n\,\geq \,0\,} , A016969) are
{5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59, 65, 71, 77, 83, 89, 95, 101, 107, 113, 119, 125, 131, 137, 143, 149, 155, 161, 167, 173, 179, 185, 191, 197, 203, 209, 215, 221, ...}
Delete struck-out terms (3-unlucky numbers) from the list to get (2,3)-lucky numbers (numbers given by the recurrence a 0 = 1 , a n = a n − 1 + 3 + ( − 1 ) n , n ≥ 1 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle a_{0}\,=\,1,\ a_{n}\,=\,a_{n-1}+3+(-1)^{n},\ n\,\geq \,1\,} , i.e. numbers that are congruent to {1, 3} mod 6, A047241)
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 61, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 81, 85, 87, 91, 93, 97, 99, 103, 105, 109, 111, 115, 117, 121, 123, 127, ...}.
The second nonunit odd number of this list is 7, so strike out every seventh number to get
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 61, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 81, 85, 87, 91, 93, 97, 99, 103, 105, 109, 111, 115, 117, 121, 123, 127, ...}
where the 7-unlucky numbers (numbers given by the recurrence a 0 = 19 , a n = a n − 1 + 21 + ( − 1 ) n , n ≥ 1 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle a_{0}\,=\,19,\ a_{n}\,=\,a_{n-1}+21+(-1)^{n},\ n\,\geq \,1\,} ) are
{19, 39, 61, 81, 103, 123, 145, 165, 187, 207, 229, 249, 271, 291, 313, 333, 355, 375, 397, 417, 439, 459, 481, 501, 523, 543, 565, 585, 607, 627, 649, 669, 691, 711, 733, ...}
Delete struck-out terms (7-unlucky numbers) from the list to get
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 85, 87, 91, 93, 97, 99, 105, 109, 111, 115, 117, 121, 127, ...}.
The third nonunit odd number of this list is 9, so strike out every ninth number to get
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 85, 87, 91, 93, 97, 99, 105, 109, 111, 115, 117, 121, 127, ...}
where the 9-unlucky numbers are
{27, 57, 91, 121, ...}
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 31, 33, 37, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 85, 87, 93, 97, 99, 105, 109, 111, 115, 117, 127, ...}
The fourth nonunit odd number of this list is 13, so strike out...
1.1 Asymptotic properties
2 Unlucky numbers
Asymptotic properties
The lucky numbers share many asymptotic properties with the prime numbers.
The asymptotic density of lucky numbers is 1 log  n {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\frac {1}{\log n}}\,} (same as for prime numbers.)
The asymptotic density of twin lucky numbers is similar to the asymptotic density of twin primes (a Goldbach conjecture for lucky numbers also appears to be true.)
Since both the lucky numbers and the prime numbers are the result of some sieving process, there shared asymptotic properties seems to originate from the properties of sieves (Cf. Sieve theory.)
Unlucky numbers
A050505 Unlucky numbers: complement of Lucky numbers (A000959).
A166744 Unlucky primes: numbers that are both unlucky (A050505) and prime (A000040).
{2, 5, 11, 17, 19, 23, 29, 41, 47, 53, 59, 61, ...}
The Lucky numbers (Cf. A000959,) with index n ≥ 1 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle n\,\geq \,1\,} , are
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 31, 33, 37, 43, 49, 51, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 87, 93, 99, 105, 111, 115, 127, 129, 133, 135, 141, 151, 159, 163, 169, 171, 189, 193, 195, 201, ...}
A lucky prime (A031157) is a number that is both lucky and prime (it is not known whether there are infinitely many lucky primes.) The lucky primes, with index n ≥ 1 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle n\,\geq \,1\,} , are
{3, 7, 13, 31, 37, 43, 67, 73, 79, 127, 151, 163, 193, 211, 223, 241, 283, 307, 331, 349, 367, 409, 421, 433, 463, 487, 541, 577, 601, 613, 619, 631, 643, 673, 727, 739, 769, ...}
The composite lucky numbers whose divisors are also lucky numbers (Cf. A118130,) with index n ≥ 1 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle n\,\geq \,1\,} , are
{9, 21, 49, 63, 93, 111, 129, 169, 201, 219, 237, 259, 489, 511, 553, 559, 579, 723, 777, 961, 993, 1057, 1101, 1147, 1263, 1369, 1389, 1533, 1659, 1731, 1737, 1839, 1857, ...}
The numbers n {\displaystyle \scriptstyle n\,} such that all divisors of n {\displaystyle \scriptstyle n\,} are lucky numbers (Cf. A043772,) with index n ≥ 1 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle n\,\geq \,1\,} , are
{1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 31, 37, 43, 49, 63, 67, 73, 79, 93, 111, 127, 129, 151, 163, 169, 193, 201, 211, 219, 223, 237, 241, 259, 283, 307, 331, 349, 367, 409, 421, 433, 463, ...}
Ludic numbers
A118130 Composite lucky numbers whose divisors are also lucky numbers.
A043772 Numbers n such that all divisors of n are lucky numbers.
A137164 Lucky numbers which are congruent to 0 mod 3.
A032585 Lucky numbers which are congruent to 1 mod 10 (Lucky numbers ending with digit 1.)
A031885 Lucky numbers with smallest increasing gaps (upper terms).
A031884 Smaller of a pair of consecutive lucky numbers with a gap of 2n.
A031157 Lucky primes: numbers that are both lucky (A000959) and prime (A000040).
A039672 Fibonacci-lucky numbers: generated by a sieve process with Fibonacci rule.
V. Gardiner, R. Lazarus, N. Metropolis and S. Ulam,"On certain sequences of integers defined by sieves", Mathematics Magazine 29:3 (1955), pp. 117–122.
Weisstein, Eric W., Lucky Number of Euler, from MathWorld—A Wolfram Web Resource. [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LuckyNumberofEuler.html]
Hugo van der Sanden, file http://crypt.org/hv/maths/lucky_1e8.bz2 listing the lucky numbers up to 1e8.
Hugo van der Sanden, c program file http://crypt.org/hv/maths/cgen_lucky.c generating lucky numbers (not same algorithm as David W. Wilson)
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October 14, 2012 by The PSN Staff
The PSAC should be recognized as a whole. Locally, we are fortunate to watch a couple of D2 power houses in IUP and California U. The successes of the previously mentioned programs are clear, but it might be what's going on 170 miles east of Pittsburgh that should be grabbing our PSAC attention.
Zach Zulli, Jake Metz, and the rest of the Shippensburg Raiders are experiencing obvious personal successes but it's their undefeated 7-0 record that is most impressive. Zulli, has been fantastic through the air throwing for 33 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Yes, three interceptions, and the Raiders' QB has yet to reach 300 attempts on the season. He has completed 69 percent of his throws, has an efficiency rating of 190, and is averaging 390 yards per game. On the other side of the ball, Zulli's teammate Jake Metz is the PSAC leader for both sacks (seven), and tackles for loss (11).
The high-tempo style of pace has Coach Mark Maciejewski looking like an offensive genius. The best way to explain the successes of the 2012 Shippensburg Football Team can be described by achieving efficiency at an up-tempo pace for an entire game. If Raiders' fans thought the 61 and 60 point games put up earlier in the season were impressive, they had to have prized the 73 dropped in Kutztown this weekend. Shippensburg scored at will, and at times made the 35 points scored by The Bears seem unnoticed. Maciejewski and the troops must continue their strong play to back their number 18 ranking. The Raiders travel to take on a very good West Chester squad next Saturday. Some might ask if West Chester has another upset in them, after handing another great program, California their only loss on the season.
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W okresie lęgowym zamieszkuje na terenach silnie zalesionych, w lasach liściastych i iglastych, także mieszanych, w pobliżu rzek i strumieni lub terenów podmokłych, na wzgórzach i zboczach gór do wysokości 1500 m n.p.m. W okresie zimowania zamieszkuje silnie zacienione lasy z rzekami i strumieniami na obszarach do wysokości 2400 m n.p.m.

Opis
Długość ciała 48–49 cm; masa ciała (jednego zważonego samca) 527,1 g; rozpiętość skrzydeł 87–89 cm. Ubarwienie dorosłych ptaków – głowa i szyja jest koloru brunatnego, a skrzydła ciemnobrązowego. U młodych osobników głowa i szyja koloru czarnego, a skrzydła mają kolor ciemnobrązowy, lecz ciemniejszy niż osobniki dorosłe. Charakterystycznym znakiem tego gatunku są czarne nieregularne linie występujące na skrzydłach.

Tryb życia
Osobniki dorosłe żerują o zmierzchu lub nocą, samotnie lub w małych stadach. Żywią się głównie drobnymi zwierzętami żyjącymi w glebie lub na niej, są to głównie dżdżownice, ślimaki i małe owady. Przy czym potrafią dziobem rozkopywać ziemię w poszukiwaniu pokarmu.

Okres lęgowy trwa od marca do czerwca, okres zimowania od września do listopada. W pozostałych okresach ptaki te migrują z lub na obszary lęgowe.

Status
IUCN od 2020 roku uznaje ślepowrona japońskiego za gatunek narażony (VU, Vulnerable); wcześniej, od 2000 roku klasyfikowano go jako gatunek zagrożony (EN, Endangered), a od 1994 jako gatunek narażony. Liczebność światowej populacji szacuje się na 5000–9999 dorosłych osobników. Trend liczebności populacji uznawany jest za spadkowy.

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Ptaki Azji
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1836 roku

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