The Red Sea sparkles on our left while the red mountains of Edom glisten to our right, yet the heat threatens to melt us. The border between Egypt and Israel is closer than ever, but there aren't too many tourists outside today. Who would be outdoors when it seems that Gehinnom has come to the earth to pay a visit?
The story of our hero, Bith Thiyang, may be the tragic tale of all the South Sudanese refugees in the State of Israel. It is the story of a hotel room attendant who was transformed overnight into an ambassador and diplomat.
At the Nof Eilot Hotel where he works, none of the upscale guests in the elegant lobby is aware of Bith Thiyang's diplomatic position as he pours them coffee and brings them cake and milkshakes. A tall, thin man whose coal-black countenance is broken only by a shining pair of white teeth, during the morning Bith Thiyang wears a black suit, a white shirt, and a tie bearing the hotels' logo. To them, he's simply a waiter; little to they realize that later in the afternoon, he will shed his uniform for a suit and tie and make his way to the office in the nearby refugee village, where he has served as the informal consul to the emerging breakaway country of South Sudan for the last few months.
In the meantime, however, it appears that Thiyang's new position is not getting to his head. "Until I begin receiving a paycheck from my country's foreign ministry, I have no other way to support myself," he says. So he continues to bustle diligently between the tiny tables and luxurious armchairs scattered across the crimson-carpeted, air conditioned lobby. Later in the evening, he will take out the vacuum cleaner and give the hotel carpets a thorough cleaning.
Later, we sit with Bith Thiyang in his headquarters in the Sudanese refugee village that Israel established in the vicinity of Kibbutz Eilot. Although there isn't even a simple office computer on the table, a massive photograph of the new president is already proudly displayed on one of the walls.
Thiyang doesn't know how many more days, or weeks, he'll be staying in the refugee village. He hopes that if Israel normalizes relations with newly-independent South Sudan, he'll be able to submit his resignation to the hotel management, thank them for the pleasant relationship they have enjoyed, pack his bags and move to Jerusalem, where he hopes to open the South Sudanese embassy.
Israel was one of the first countries to recognize South Sudan as an independent state — despite its own intensive international campaign to block the planned recognition of a Palestinian state by the UN in September. South Sudan, Israel has explained, declared its independence following negotiations and mutual agreements after a bloody civil war between southern African Christians and northern Arab Muslims. According to Ha'aretz, the Foreign Ministry appointed a special coordinator to deal with the move several months ago, and has been exchanging secret messages with the government of South Sudan for a long time.
There's not much in the way of furnishings in the new consul's exceedingly modest office, save for a pair of South Sudanese and Israeli flags, portraits of the new president Salva Klir Mayardit and former rebel leader John Garang, and a sparsely-filled bookshelf with religious books in English and Arabic — a Jewish Bible, a New Testament and a Koran.
And all around him, packed into the room, sit dozens of happy Sudanese. Now they have a country. In the street, you would never have noticed them; you might even have feared them. They are simply other Sudanese refugees who crossed the border and were caught. But in Bith Thiyang's office, they are jubilant Sudanese citizens who have finally been blessed with independence.
The air in the room is pleasantly cool, although outside the heat continues to blaze, and refugees who don't have work are milling around between the pathetic row huts that house them. They have been living here since they were freed from the Israeli prisons where they were incarcerated after crossing the border between Egypt and Israel. If Sudanese asylum seekers manage to get over the Egyptian side of the border without being held up, abused and shot, they are picked up by the Israeli authorities and treated in accordance with the UN Commission for Refugees. They are taken to an IDF holding area and then processed by the Immigration Authority. If they prove they are Sudanese refugees (as the country falls under an international war zone), they are released and given temporary visas. Until now, Israel has had no diplomatic ties with Sudan which is considered an enemy state, and so has not expelled asylum-seekers back to their country. Now, many of the South Sudanese who smuggled themselves into Israel to escape the war zone want to go back home.


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Emiel Carbon (Roeselare, 28 september 1864 – Roeselare, 3 juli 1971) was een rietmaker en vrijwillig brandweerman in Roeselare. Hij is vooral bekend om zijn hoge leeftijd. Op het einde van zijn leven was hij de op een na oudste mannelijke Belg ooit. Hij staat nog steeds in de top 20 van oudste mannelijke Belgen.

Biografie
Emiel Carbon was de oudste zoon van een gezin dat in de huizenrij 'De Tien Geboden' in de stad Roeselare woonde. Hij leerde er de weversstiel, maar werd uiteindelijk rietmaker. Hij huwde met Silvia Rondelez en kreeg twaalf kinderen. Vanaf 1896 was hij vrijwillig brandweerman in Roeselare. Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog verbleef het gezin in een dorp nabij het Franse bedevaartsoord Lourdes. Zijn zoon Albert Carbon was ook bij de brandweer, maar sneuvelde als militair tijdens de oorlog. Aan het brandweerarsenaal, nu het Wielermuseum hangt een gedenkplaat voor Albert Carbon. Zelf bleef Emiel brandweerman tot 1920 toen hij de leeftijdsgrens bereikte.

Zijn honderdste verjaardag in 1964 was een grote gebeurtenis in de stad gezien er toen nog niet veel honderdjarigen waren. Hij kreeg een geschilderd portret van de stad aangeboden. Hij maakte als dank een reis naar Lourdes. Toen hij enkele jaren later 105 werd, haalde hij het nationale nieuws omdat hij opnieuw met het vliegtuig naar Lourdes trok. Enkele maanden voor zijn 107ste verjaardag overleed hij. Hij was tot dan de oudste mannelijke Belg in leven en de op een na oudste ooit in België.

Zie ook
 Lijst van oudste mannen van België

Externe link
 HOORNAERT Geert. Krottegem, de wijk van over-statie. Roeselare, 2000.

Belgisch honderdplusser

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Florida Dog Bite and Dog Attack FAQ | Law Office of Alba & Yochim P.A.
Dog bites can be traumatic, painful, and even life threatening. They should be taken seriously. Florida law does allow for the victims of a dog bite to receive compensation after the bite has occurred. This FAQ is meant to help you make informed decisions about your next steps after you or a loved one has been bitten by a dog.
Getting medical attention is your very first and most important step! Dogs carry diseases in their saliva which can be fatal to humans. In addition the damage to bone and muscle tissue can be quite severe. Make sure you follow the doctor's instructions to the letter. Attend all follow-up appointments. Take photographs, and keep good records.
However, you should also call an attorney as quickly as possible. We can help you recover the money you'll need to pay for expenses related to your recovery from this bite. You should not have to pay for these damages out of your own pocket.
Avoid speaking to anyone other than your lawyer or your medical professional about the bite. Insurance adjusters may try to speak to you, but they are only attempting to build a case against you.
Does my location at the time of the dog bite matter?
One of the biggest misconceptions about dog bite law is the idea that the victim's location at the time of the bite matters one whit. Some people believe, for example, that they won't have a case if the bite happened while they were visiting the owner's home, or while they were at the dog park.
Owners have a responsibility to control their dogs—period. It doesn't matter where the incident took place. The only exception to this rule is when you are trespassing on another person's property. People often keep dogs as a security measure, so if you are not on the private property "lawfully" then you may be unable to collect damages.
However, as with all areas of the law, "trespass" isn't cut and dry. Are you trespassing if you're a door-to-door salesperson knocking on the door of a home which has no posted "no trespassing" or "no soliciting" sign? What if you were a neighbor, there to drop off a gift?
The defendant's attorney may try to argue you were there without permission, but were you there unlawfully? This is a great example of why all dog bite victims need an attorney, and quickly.
Who is responsible if a dog has bitten me?
The dog owner. However, Florida does have a comparative negligence law. If you were provoking, teasing, or harming the dog at the time the courts may rule you shared a percentage of the responsibility. Your award will be reduced by that same percentage.
If you were committing a crime at the time of the attack this may also have a negative impact on your case. Florida law does make provisions for dogs who bite in the defense of their owners.
The money itself usually comes from the homeowner's insurance company, not directly from the dog owner. Thus, you do not have to feel guilty or uneasy about pursuing your case.
If the owner intended for the dog to attack or bite you then you may also pursue an intentional tort claim.
There may be other responsible parties as well. For example, in some cases a landlord can be held responsible for the tenant's dog, if the landlord was aware that the dog was vicious. The landlord may also be held responsible if the lease prohibited dogs but the landlord failed to enforce this provision of the lease.
Will the dog be put down if I pursue my case?
If you've had a severe dog bite injury you can request the dog be classified as a "dangerous dog," even if the dog has never bitten anyone before. Once the dog has received this classification the dog will be euthanized if he or she ever bites someone again, and the owner can be charged with a crime, up to and including homicide if the dangerous dog's bite was fatal. This does not cover instances where a dog attacks someone in the defense of his owner.
In addition, the owner of the dangerous dog will have to take some serious precautions if he or she wants to continue keeping the dog, such as keeping the dog in a secured area with warning signs on every entrance. The dog must be leashed, muzzled, and kept under control by an adult over the age of 18 if he or she is removed from the secure structure.
So it depends on whether or not the dog was already classified as dangerous. It also depends on whether or not you as the victim decide to pursue this classification. You should talk to your attorney about whether the request is appropriate in your case.
What happens if a dog bites my child?
Dog bites are especially painful, damaging, and traumatic for children. A child's face is more likely to be near the dog's mouth than an adult's is, which means the child could end up with painful, disfiguring scars which cause serious social problems throughout his or her life. In addition, many child dog bite victims suffer from PTSD, which means you will have to find them counseling and medical care. It will be important to include all of these expenses in your personal injury case.
What happens if the dog bite is fatal?
If the dog bite is fatal we would bring a wrongful death suit against the owner. As the parent, child, or spouse of the victim you are entitled to compensation, which may include medical bills, loss of companionship, the loss of your family member's salary and support, the loss of benefits, and pain and suffering.
What is the "Bad Dog" sign law?


Here at Agriserve Pest Control, we provide quality weed control services for both residential and commercial properties in Lawndale since 1993, with 22 plus years of experience.
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For weed problems that aren't too extreme, you should be able to find a helpful weed killer product wherever you typically buy your gardening supplies. The more popular synthetic chemical weed killers come in the form of sprays. It is important that you consult a store associate before choosing a weed kill product. Some products can be harmful to other plants, native animal life, or pets so you will want to be careful not to introduce these products into your yard.
You might consider hiring a professional weed control service if you're dealing with a substantial weed problem in your yard. A reputable weed control company in Lawndale has access to a number of broad leaf weed control treatment options and other products that you won't find at your local hardware store. After hiring a professional, you might want to discuss creating a fertilization routine for your lawn as well. A flourishing lawn is better able to guard itself from invading plants. Dandelions and other unwanted weeds simply are not able to complete with grass that has thicker, healthier roots.
Soil sterilization is an interesting technique of cleansing soil of unwanted weeds, fungus and insects. The process includes heating the soil to a very high temperature, essentially killing off any seeds, insect eggs, and other unwelcome elements. This technique is employed in large-scale farming by utilizing UV rays, or in some instances, a slash and burn technique. However, you can practice soil sterilization at home on a much smaller level. Potting soil can be heated in an oven or microwave prior to being used for planting. This will ensure that any pests present in the soil, including weed seeds, will be neutralized giving your plants the best possible chance to thrive.
Finally, you can help prevent weeds from sprouting up by incorporating ground cover in specific areas of your garden. Before you start planting in a new area, consider adding a layer of landscaping fabric underneath your topsoil. Cut a hole in the fabric for each plant that allows them ample room to grow. Garden fabric will prevent weed seeds hiding in your soil from germinating. Other options for ground cover include wood and mulch chips. When laid generously around plants and shrubs, they help prevent weeds from growing with the added benefit of putting some interest to your garden's aesthetic.
In addition to bugging you, insects pose serious risks to your health and property – all through the year. Cockroaches, mosquitos and rodents carry various diseases, so it's important to keep them inside their destination. No matter what period it really is, they'll slip into your home trying to find food, water and a comfortable habitat. Keeping them out of your home is not a one-time event – it is a year-round process. Our pest control technicians work to deliver solutions – rooted in science ‐ that protect every house. Fortunate we know Our Pests for you. With award-winning training and advanced technology, your technician will search for conditions that invite pests, tackle current infestations, and prevent the life cycle to prevent invaders that are future. With over 160 hours of training just in the year that is first your technician will know the category and behavior of most house pests so they can target his solution up against the most common pests such as for instance termites, sleep bugs, cockroaches, mosquitos, rodents, and more. When you have a pest issue or wish to protect your home or business from future invaders, we apply our science-based approach to help recognize the root of your trouble and implement a solution made expressly for your house. During each visit, you can count on a technician that is highly-trained investigate, protect, fortify, keep watch, report, and follow up to keep up our points of solution standard. Our service makes use of a variety of the most advanced technology and methods today that is available. This means your custom made plan will assist get pests from your home which help keep them out year 'round. 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Metopina ventralis är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Schmitz 1927. Metopina ventralis ingår i släktet Metopina och familjen puckelflugor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Puckelflugor
ventralis


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Оркестровый поп или оркестровая поп-музыка () — поп-музыка, которая была аранжирована и исполнена симфоническим оркестром. Оркестровый поп-рок — ответвление оркестрового попа, представляющее собой эклектичную смесь симфонических, поп- и рок-элементов. Примером такого стиля можно было бы назвать музыкального исполнителя Даниэля Монте.

История
В 1960-х годах поп-музыка на радио и в американском и британском кино отошла от изысканного стиля Tin Pan Alley к более эксцентричному написанию песен и включала пропитанную реверберацией рок-гитару, симфонические струнные и рожки, исполняемые группами правильно аранжированных и отрепетированных студийных музыкантов. Многие поп-аранжировщики и продюсеры использовали оркестровую поп-музыку в релизах своих артистов, в том числе Джордж Мартин и его струнные аранжировки с The Beatles, а также Джон Барри за его партитуры к фильмам о Джеймсе Бонде. Также в 1960-х годах был сделан ряд оркестровых настроек для песен, написанных The Beatles, в том числе симфонические выступления оркестров в «Yesterday». Некоторые симфонии были специально созданы для исполнения преимущественно поп-музыки, например, Boston Pops Orchestra. Ник Перито был одним из самых выдающихся аранжировщиков, композиторов и дирижёров оркестровой поп-музыки.

По словам Криса Никсона, «жизненно важная оркестровая поп-музыка 1966 года» была «сложной, а не скучной, лёгкой для прослушивания». Журнал Spin называет Берта Бакарака и Брайана Уилсона из The Beach Boys «богами» оркестровой поп-музыки. По мнению Никсона, «вершиной» оркестрового попа был певец Скотт Уокер, объяснив это тем, что «в свой самый плодотворный период, 1967-70 годы, он создал множество работ, которые были, по-своему, такими же революционными, как у The Beatles. Он довёл идеи Генри Манчини и Бакарака до их логического завершения, по сути, переосмыслив концепцию оркестровой поп-музыки».

В XXI веке немногие артисты исследуют этот жанр, наиболее заметной из которых является английская супергруппа The Last Shadow Puppets, созданная фронтменом Arctic Monkeys Алексом Тёрнером и сольным исполнителем Майлзом Кейном.

Орк-поп

Орк-поп — это движение 1990-х годов, получившее своё название от оркестрового попа.

Примечания

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Жанры поп-музыки
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package gop

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"runtime"
	"strings"
	"time"

	"github.com/cocoonlife/timber"
)

// Status decodes the JSON status url return
type StatusInfo struct {
	AppName       string
	ProjectName   string
	Pid           int
	StartTime     time.Time
	UptimeSeconds float64
	NumGoros      int
	RequestInfo   []RequestInfo
}

func (status StatusInfo) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s started %s, up %0.2fs, pid %d, %d reqs, %d goros",
		status.ProjectName,
		status.AppName,
		status.StartTime,
		status.UptimeSeconds,
		status.Pid,
		len(status.RequestInfo),
		status.NumGoros)
}

// RequestInfo details of an open request
type RequestInfo struct {
	Id       int
	Method   string
	Url      string
	Duration float64
	RemoteIP string
	IsHTTPS  bool
}

func (r RequestInfo) String() string {
	s := fmt.Sprintf("[%d] ", r.Id)
	if r.IsHTTPS {
		s += "https "
	} else {
		s += "http "
	}
	s += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %fs (%s)", r.Method, r.Url, r.Duration, r.RemoteIP)
	return s
}

type MemInfo runtime.MemStats

func (mem MemInfo) String() (s string) {
	s += fmt.Sprintf("Alloc = %dbytes\n", mem.Alloc)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("TotalAlloc = %dbytes\n", mem.TotalAlloc)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("Sys = %d\nbytes", mem.Sys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("Lookups = %d\n", mem.Lookups)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("Mallocs = %d\n", mem.Mallocs)
	// Main allocation heap
	s += fmt.Sprintf("Frees = %dbytes\n", mem.Frees)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("HeapAlloc = %dbytes\n", mem.HeapAlloc)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("HeapSys = %dbytes\n", mem.HeapSys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("HeapIdle = %dbytes\n", mem.HeapIdle)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("HeapInuse = %dbytes\n", mem.HeapInuse)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("HeapReleased = %dbytes\n", mem.HeapReleased)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("HeapObjects = %d\n", mem.HeapObjects)

	s += fmt.Sprintf("StackInuse = %dbytes\n", mem.StackInuse)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("StackSys = %dbytes\n", mem.StackSys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("MSpanInuse = %dbytes\n", mem.MSpanInuse)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("MSpanSys = %dbytes\n", mem.MSpanSys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("MCacheInuse = %dbytes\n", mem.MCacheInuse)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("MCacheSys = %dbytes\n", mem.MCacheSys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("BuckHashSys = %dbytes\n", mem.BuckHashSys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("GCSys = %dbytes\n", mem.GCSys)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("OtherSys = %dbytes\n", mem.OtherSys)

	s += fmt.Sprintf("NextGC = %d\n", mem.NextGC)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("LastGC = %d\n", mem.LastGC)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("PauseTotalNs = %d\n", mem.PauseTotalNs)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("NumGC = %d\n", mem.NumGC)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("EnableGC = %t\n", mem.EnableGC)
	s += fmt.Sprintf("DebugGC = %t\n", mem.DebugGC)
	return s
}

// StringInfo represents a go runtime stack.
type StackInfo struct {
	lines []string
	goro  []*GoroInfo
}

// ParseStackInfo produces a StackInfo struct by parsing a stack string.
func ParseStackInfo(txt string) StackInfo {
	stack := StackInfo{}
	stack.lines = strings.Split(txt, "\n")
	var cur *GoroInfo
	for _, l := range stack.lines {
		if strings.HasPrefix(l, "goroutine") {
			cur = &GoroInfo{}
			stack.goro = append(stack.goro, cur)
		}
		if cur != nil {
			cur.lines = append(cur.lines, l)
		}
	}
	return stack
}

func (si StackInfo) String() string {
	return strings.Join(si.lines, "\n")
}

// Goros returns list of goroutines in the stack.
func (si StackInfo) Goros() (gr []*GoroInfo) {
	return si.goro
}

// GoroInfo contains the info on a single goro from a stack parsed by StackInfo.
type GoroInfo struct {
	lines []string
}

func (gi GoroInfo) String() string {
	return strings.Join(gi.lines, "\n")
}

// Head returns the 1st line of the goro info.
func (gi GoroInfo) Head() string {
	return gi.lines[0]
}

// RoutineLines returns the all the lines after the first.
func (gi GoroInfo) RoutineLines() []string {
	return gi.lines[1:]
}

// Client to access the web api exposed under the gop/ url. For use by code
// that wants to talk to your gop applications. See the gopctl commandline
// tool, which wraps this client.
type Client struct {
	AppURL url.URL
}

// NewClient creates a new client for given gop app. Pass a string url pointing
// at the application, e.g. http://localhost:2342/gop. You can drop the /gop
// bit of the path and use a root url, /gop get added automatically.
// You can drop http:// and it will be added for you.
// If string starts with a : it is assumed to be a url starting with the port,
// on localhost.
//
//
//	// These all point to the same app
//	c, err := NewClient("http://localhost:2342/gop")
//	c, err := NewClient("http://localhost:2342")
//	c, err := NewClient("localhost:2342")
//	c, err := NewClient(":2342")
//
func NewClient(appstr string) (client *Client, err error) {
	if !strings.HasPrefix(appstr, "http") {
		if strings.HasPrefix(appstr, ":") { // port only given
			appstr = "http://localhost" + appstr
		} else {
			appstr = "http://" + appstr
		}
	}
	appstr = strings.TrimSuffix(appstr, "/")
	if !strings.HasSuffix(appstr, "gop") {
		appstr = appstr + "/gop"
	}
	u, err := url.Parse(appstr)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &Client{
		AppURL: *u, // note copy
	}, nil
}

// GetText gets the path from the path given relative to the app URL, returning
// it as a string.
func (c *Client) GetText(path string) (txt string, err error) {
	url := c.AppURL
	url.Path += ("/" + path)
	if resp, err := http.Get(url.String()); err == nil {
		defer resp.Body.Close()
		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("GET %s failed: Status:%s", url, resp.Status)
		}
		var body []byte
		if body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body); err == nil {
			return string(body), nil
		} else {
			return "", err
		}
	} else {
		return "", err
	}
}

// GetJSON gets the path from the path given relative to the app URL, parsing
// it into the interface v given.
func (c *Client) GetJSON(path string, v interface{}) (err error) {
	url := c.AppURL
	url.Path += ("/" + path)
	if resp, err := http.Get(url.String()); err == nil {
		defer resp.Body.Close()
		timber.Debugf("GET %s\n %s", url, resp.Status)
		if body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body); err == nil {
			err = json.Unmarshal(body, v)
			return err
		} else if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
			return fmt.Errorf("%s failed. Status:%s", url.String(), resp.Status)
		}
	} else {
		timber.Debugf("GET %s Error:%s\n", url, err.Error())
		return err
	}
	return err
}

// Status reads the gop/status url.
func (c *Client) Status() (status StatusInfo, err error) {
	err = c.GetJSON("status", &status)
	return status, err
}

// Stack reads the gop/stack url.
func (c *Client) Stack() (stack StackInfo, err error) {
	if txt, err := c.GetText("stack"); err == nil {
		stack = ParseStackInfo(txt)
	}
	return stack, err
}

// Mem reads the gop/mem url.
func (c *Client) Mem() (mem MemInfo, err error) {
	err = c.GetJSON("mem", &mem)
	return mem, err
}

// Cfg reads the config gop/url returning the current ConfigMap.
func (c *Client) Cfg() (cfg ConfigMap, err error) {
	err = c.GetJSON("config", &cfg)
	return cfg, err
}

// SetCfg updates the given section key with a new value by doing a PUT to the
// gop/config/{section}/{key} url.
func (c *Client) SetCfg(section, key, val string) (resptxt string, err error) {
	url := c.AppURL
	url.Path += fmt.Sprintf("/config/%s/%s", section, key)
	client := &http.Client{}
	request, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", url.String(), strings.NewReader(val))
	request.ContentLength = int64(len(val))
	response, err := client.Do(request)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	defer response.Body.Close()
	contents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if response.StatusCode != 200 {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("ERROR. Status: %d", response.StatusCode)
	}
	return string(contents), nil
}

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MonthApril 2011
Supergods, Grant Morrison's Book on Super Heroes, Gets a Cover
April 30, 2011 / Klint Finley
Grant Morrison's Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human, which is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com, now has a cover. Its release date is July 19, 2011.
(via Nerdreactor)
My Interview with Bruce Sterling and Vernor Vinge on Augmented Reality in the Workplace
Here's my interview with Bruce Sterling and Vernor Vinge on augmented reality in the workplace. Bruce, Vernor and several others will be speaking at are2011 May 17-18.
I told Sterling and Vinge that I thought that apart from gaming, AR would be most useful to professionals. Yet the only widespread use of AR that I could think of outside of gaming and marketing is in the military. I asked Sterling and Vinge whether they thought AR would be more useful in the civilian workplace than in consumer technology. "The consumer coverage hasn't covered the most important applications in that domain either," Vinge said. "AR will be enormously useful in both domains, with the consumer end providing social acceptance and product pricing to further encourage workplace changes."
Sterling pointed out that "Every medium in a capitalist society has 'marketing gimmicks.' TV, cinema, Internet, newspapers, recorded music, even sci-fi novels have gimmicks. Even if AR gets terrifically good at doing something more serious, those marketing gimmicks are not going away."
Sterling also emphasized that AR needn't be a stand-alone industry. There's room for many technologies that apply the general idea of AR.
ReadWriteWeb: Bruce Sterling and Vernor Vinge on Augmented Reality in the Workplace
Teens Who Spend More Time Online Also More Likely to Take Drugs, Have Unprotected Sex
News today which upsets the stereotype of teenagers who spend a lot of time online or otherwise fooling with computers: rather than being lonely dorks with poor social skills who seldom leave their bedrooms, such kids are in fact more likely to get squiffy, have sex and even to take drugs than their less tech-savvy peers.
The revelations come in research conducted lately in Canada among 10 to 16-year-olds by epidemiology PhD candidate Valerie Carson.
The Register: Teens who spend time online not dorks after all
Smart kids more likely to be heavy drinkers
Smart kids wait for sex?
Why Smart People Do More Drugs
Documentary on Russian Criminal Tattoos Now Available Free Online
Mark of Cain, a documentary by Alix Lambert about the culture of Russian criminal tattoos, is now available for free online under a creative commons license. This documentary served as a reference for the David Cronenberg film Eastern Promises.
You can also buy it on DVD from Amazon.com. You might also be interested in Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia.
(via Brain Pickings)
Evidence of a Higher Education Bubble
The Louisiana libertarian think-tank The Pelican Institute rounds-up the evidence that we're experiencing a higher education bubble:
Concurrently, students are defaulting at an alarming rate: 25 percent of all government loans default, 30 percent of community college loans default, 40 percent of two-year college loans default, and for-profit schools have a 43 percent default rate.
Although student loans are defaulting faster than home loans at the height of the housing crisis, a 2005 decree from the Bush Administration stated that student loan debt could not be dissolved through bankruptcy proceedings. The only other scenario where this "no-escape" clause exists is debt from criminal acts and debt from fraud.
The Pelican Post: Higher Education: The Next Asset Bubble?
Via Andrew McAfee, who also points out an important question: what would a higher education bubble bust actually look like?
A bit more on the decline of value of a university degree here and Pete Thiel's case is here.
SETI Temporarily Shuts Down One of Its Telescope Arrays
Due to a loss of both state and federal budget cuts at the University of California Berkley, the university had to withdraw some of its support of the The Allen Telescope Array used by SETI scientists to monitor signals from outer space SETI principal investigator Franck Marchis revealed on his blog. According to CNN, the array will go back up in 2013, and it's not the only array that SETI uses to collect transmissions.
(via Anthropunk)
Will Flipboard, RSS, etc. Kill Online Advertising?
Frédéric Filloux writes at Monday Note:
The social web's economics are paradoxical: The more it blossoms, the more it destroys value. In recent months, we've seen a flurry of innovative tools for reading and sharing contents. Or, even better, for basing one's readings on other people's shared contents. In Web 2.5 parlance, this is called Social Reading. For this, the obvious vector of choice is the iPad: it possesses a (so far) unparalleled ability to transform online reading into a cozy lean-back experience.
Filloux goes on to talk about applications ranging from Flipboard to Instapaper that provide users with ad-free, highly curated experiences. (For the fellow non-iPad crowd, I recommend TweetedTimes with Read It Later.)
In other words, between RSS feeds aggregated by mobile apps, "Read Later" features, and ad-free web curators, you can enjoy the web without bumping into ads. Great for users, not-so-great for the publishing business.
This ad-free threat explains the bold move a few publishers just made. If readers (humans) loathe advertising and favor bare-bones reading interfaces, let's see if we can make them pay for such. That was the idea behind Ongo. This official paid-for aggregator, backed by several news organizations, hasn't shown a great deal of progress since I reviewed it in a previous Monday Note (see Ongo…Where?). Its nice look aside, it persists in putting on the same page a story on US troops withdrawing from Iraq next to an article featuring a murderer identified thanks to its tattoos. Some editing is badly needed here…
Monday Note: Read, Share and Destroy
At the moment, three things still hold true:
1) Very few readers use browser plugins that block ads.
2) The number of readers using apps like Flipboard and Instapaper is relatively small
3) Far from leaching traffic, social media like Facebook and Twitter (and not-so-social sites like Google News and The Huffington Post) still drive a lot of traffic to sites.
But this could change, especially as tablets become more common. I'm not yet sure what that's going to mean for publishers. Filloux worries about reduced ad revenue, which is very possible. I think blogs and other online publications have overdone it with ads and sidebars in recent years, leading to cluttered distracted messes (I'm in the process of slowly redesigning my own sites to be less cluttered). But new devices and social sharing are important driving forces for change in how we consume digital media s well.
Some things I suspect we'll see:
1) More ads embedded into the text of articles so that they're harder to excise (In my interview with him, Richard Metzger also suggested we'll see more online video that makes it harder to remove ads as well)
2) More ways of tracking reader behavior off-site to feed the data hoarders
3) More attempts at pay walls
Update: In an interesting twist of events, Flipboard competitor Zite (which received cease and desist orders from publishers) says it will stop stripping ads from content and work with publishers on monetization.
Many Former Cyberpunk Authors Now Write Fantasy
Cyberpunk has fallen from its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the great cyberpunk authors are still writing. And many of them have turned to fantasy. Why is this?
What is it about fantasy that appeals to many of the greatest cyberpunk authors? We asked the authors themselves and also cooked up some theories of our own.
Rudy Rucker, author of the Ware tetralogy and Postsingular, among many others, has described his new novel Jim and the Flims as being akin to fantasy. Also, Black Glass author John Shirley published the mystical Bleak History in 2009.
Metrophage author Richard Kadrey has gained a huge following for his Sandman Slim novels — the third one, Aloha from Hell, is coming October 18. Richard K. Morgan, author of the cyberpunk Takeshi Kovacs novels, has written a bloody fantasy, The Steel Remains, with the sequel, The Cold Commands (or The Dark Commands), coming October 11. Meanwhile, some of Synners author Pat Cadigan's recent stories have seemed much more fantasy-oriented.
What's going on here?
io9: Why do so many former cyberpunk authors now write dark fantasy?
I'm partial to the "Cyberpunk has come true" explanation.
I hadn't even realized this was going on, but it makes sense. Fantasy hasn't held my interest since adolescence (I'm sure there's good stuff out there, I just haven't seen enough of it). But I've been thinking about the idea of fantasy a lot lately. It sounds like an interesting genre to explore, but starting with Gilgamesh, it's the oldest genre out there. Seems like it would be hard to get new ideas out of it.
(via Theoretick)
CERN May Have Found the Higgs Boson Particle, but Don't Get Too Excited Yet
Jon Butterworth, a member of the High Energy Physics group on the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider confirms that the group thinks it may have found the higgs boson particle. He writes on his blog at The Guardian:
So, it is not a hoax. But the rumours are based on an analysis which has to pass many levels of scientific scrutiny before I get very excited by it. It could fail at any stage. If it passes, it will be released by ATLAS, and will then be submitted to a journal. For comparison, journal submission acceptance is the stage the CDF bump has got to, and that is far from established yet as a real new physics effect.
The thing is, CERN is an exciting place right now. New data are coming in as I write. There are lots of levels of collaboration and competition. Retaining a detached scientific approach is sometimes difficult. And if we can't always keep clear heads ourselves, it's not surprising people outside get excited too. This is why we have internal scrutiny, separate teams working on the same analysis, external peer review, repeat experiments, and so on…
So don't go tearing up your particle physics text books just yet. But please stay tuned for when we really do have something to say! These are indeed interesting times.
The Guardian: Rumours of the Higgs at ATLAS
Not my usual beat, but I like these:
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Unfortunately, over at Blogger Peter's Power Pop received a few too many complaints from records companies, so Blogger deleted the blog.
I'm under strict instructions (from people I may be related to, and who were very concerned that I received legal threats from record companies) not to blog anymore.
However, I occasionally post musical coincidences over at YouTube.
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Where have you goner Peter?
I've sent you an email explaining the situation of this ol' blog (i.e., the situation being that it's no longer active).
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Internationalization Of Retailing Essay
Recently, Tesco announced that the firm was ending its US venture. Indeed, Tesco appears to be the most recent British retailer to have encountered with failure in the US. Indeed, over the past decades, several major firms such as Sainsbury's have been compelled to review their overseas ventures (Butler, 2012). These firms have incurred significant deficits in their quest for a new market. However, there seems to be evidence that some of these companies have been able to establish themselves in some foreign markets. For example, Tesco has failed in Japan but has proved to be a success in South Korea.
Over this past century, there has been an evident emergence of multinational ...view middle of the document...
It is further stated that firms tend to target their marketing efforts onto such economies because of the rising purchasing power of the middle class and emergence of a conspicuous consumption. The latter relates to the practice of spending in a bid to exhibit wealth.
In the same way, developed countries and markets are equally targeted by major retail conglomerates. Amid the new urge for investment in emerging markets, there seems to be evidence on a possible resurgence of developed markets. For example, Rapoza (2015) states that several developed countries such as the US, Japan and Germany will be auspicious for investment for coming years. This speculated shift could be initiated by the fact that countries such as Japan are implementing new fiscal policies which may lead to more favourable conditions for investment. It has been reported that Japan are set to significantly drop the corporate tax to nearly 20% in the long term (Rapoza, 2015). Another important aspect revolves around the US and the suggested consolidation of the dollar while a boost in US equities is equally expected (Rapoza, 2015).
In the quest for substantial growth and revenue, it could also be the case that the firms' strategies fail which may lead to significant deficit. It can be described as a 'high risk or high reward' situation for these corporations. Even if calculated risks are taken, some factors remain unforeseen which could make the investment vulnerable to failure. It is worth investigating this particular research area to compare and contrast the trends in the different market approaches of these multinational corporations in different countries. This analysis seeks to find factors which led to the hindrance of foreign ventures of 2 major retail conglomerates namely Tesco and Wal-Mart. Moreover, another purpose of this study would be to suggest solutions for a better marketing plan by examining some of their successful foreign business endeavours.
1. Various qualitative methods have been developed to consider the internationalisation of retailing within the corporate fields.
2. The project aimed to discuss case studies in a bid to find possible strategies for foreign retailing ventures.
3. It was decided that secondary research was be more adequate.
4. Literature available at Robinson Library provided useful insights.
5. Further online sources provided vital information.
6. Such methods allowed an extensive research platform given the time and word count constraints.
There is growing recognition that globalisation has significantly influenced retailing and its approach towards expansion. Regardless of the size of their operation, firms are increasingly attracted to prospect of international expansion (Mun and Yazdanifard, n.d). This phenomenon may have been initiated by the uncertain conditions of major economies in the US and Europe (Corstjens and Lal, 2012). It may also have been instigated by the prospect...
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Q: ASP.NET MVC > ASP.NET WebForms, Why? I've now completed my first web application using ASP.NET MVC and overall, I still am not grasping why this is getting all the praise and glory.  Maybe I'm being stubborn. I know that what makes MVC great is that is forces separation between the presentation layer and the business object or data layer along with its stateless operation.  I also know that when you are working with the view, it appears that the code is less readable (see my example below).
So I guess my question is...  If the separation is the concern, why not just separate.
Web Forms View Code:
//UI

<asp:Label ID="lblPageHeader" runat="server" />

Web Forms Code Behind:
//CODE BEHIND
this.lblPageHeader.Text = myObject.Header;

MVC Code View:
//UI

<%= Html.Encode(Model.PageTitle) %>

MVC Controller Code:
index = new Index
{
    PageText = sb.ToString(),
    PageTitle = "WELCOME"
};
return View(index);

Again, I might be being stubborn, but one of the things that I really liked in WebForms is the ease in setting object properties like DataSources and Text values.  It seems like this is completely different in MVC and less readable which makes me wonder about long term maintenance.
EDIT
After looking into the typed models, I think the readability of the code is substantially improved.

A: Not a complete answer, but one big concern is testability of ASP.NET Forms, or the lack thereof.  Testing the UI logic of what gets displayed and how.  With ASP.NET Forms, you are left to just the codebehind.
Now, MVC isn't for everyone.  You may want to look into MVP (Model-View Presenter) for ASP.NET Forms as it uses very similar MVC concepts, except the Presenter is in control of changing the view's internals.
But, testability is really a big plus for testing your code.  Such as whawt happens when someone clicks the ChangePassword method/action:
[TestClass]
public class AccountControllerTest
{

    [TestMethod]
    public void ChangePasswordPostRedirectsOnSuccess()
    {
        // Arrange
        AccountController controller = GetAccountController();

        // Act
        RedirectToRouteResult result =
            (RedirectToRouteResult)controller.ChangePassword(
                "oldPass", "newPass", "newPass");

        // Assert
        Assert.AreEqual("ChangePasswordSuccess"
            , result.RouteValues["action"]);
    }
}

A: One thing (out of many) that I like about MVC is that it gets rid of Web Server Controls. While they are seen by many as a great thing about WebForms, I have found that once you get past the basic operations they become a nightmare. Trying to juggle databinding events on grids with postbacks and everything else becomes the OO version of spaghetti code.
MVC will require you have a better knowledge of the basic tenants of web development (GET, POST, REQUEST, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT), the result will be much better. See my graph of how I think MVC works :-)
alt text http://www.baseestate.com/webformsmvc.gif

A: Of course a simple example is going to be very clear and readable no matter how you do it.  Supposedly, MVC's advantage becomes more apparent as you scale up the complexity.
Also, it turns out that the webforms model just isn't that great for high-volume public internet sites.  ViewState plus the expensive page life cycle in a normal web forms site can make scalability a challenge (not impossible, but challenging).  By contrast, on an intranet site users generally have much greater upstream bandwidth (ViewState works better) and volume is much better controlled. So webforms really works great there.

A: It's true that you need to do more in MVC to get some of the same basic VERY automatic functionality you became accustomed to in WebForms.
However, in the long run you end up with more control.
The main thing broken about WebForms is the whole PostBack scenario, and how many hoops you have to jump through to implement something simple WebForms didn't think of.  One excellent example is my WebForms-related question:
Is there any native way in ASP.NET to do a "success message"?
I wanted to make a "Record Saved" or "New Record Added" message in a WebForms application.  Turns out you have to do some really scary stuff just to get this simple functionality to work, because they don't have a normal way to do this in WebForms, and to do a custom method, you're fighting against the hidden functionality in PostBack.
In MVC, this would be no problem.  You'd still have to write the functionality manually, but you'd have much more control over your page state.

A: I believe you can only feel the difference after you've been in a big project and seen how much mess WebForms approach could cause.
When you've seen a page contains multiple components, user controls, some of them living independent lives like hiding/showing or enabling/disabling themselves, all these rules passing through multiple control layers which cannot be traced until you've been in a project for many long years (or at least have smoked something reeealy good before diving in with the debugger :) ), you begin to appreciate the possibility for a clearly defined flow of control when you see how your data defines what components with what properties are rendered on a page.
I've also loved WebForms for a long time. I also disliked first few weeks/months MVC for exactly same reasons you put forth. After I've done some coding and could compare the experience, I began to enjoy MVC.
Still, there are some areas where MVC approach would be much more complicated and create more mess than WebForms would.
It'll come with time. Not really a long time. :)

A: ASP.NET MVC Best Practices, Tips and Tricks
I would write:

<%= Html.Encode(Model.Title) %>

(it's possible with a help of typed views)
instead of

<%= Html.Encode((MyApp.MyObject)ViewData["PageObject"].Header) %>

I think it's all about how you use it. If you're more happy with classic ASP.NET, than maybe it will be a better idea to stick with it. Moreover, you could also take good stuff from ASP.NET MVC world (like UI and Logic separation) and bring it to the classic ASP.NET.

A: What's great about ASP.NET MVC is that is doesn't try to hide how HTTP works. To fully understand ASP.NET MVC you need to understand the technologies of the web.
While webforms are adequate as long as you work to their strengths, they're ultimately a very leaky abstraction when you don't. While the drawbacks of viewstate have been well discussed by this point I think it's the extremely unwise attempt to mimic the behaviour of Winforms that is the underlying flaw - viewstate is merely a product of that.
The web controls which ship with ASP.NET also leave a (hell of a) lot to be desired as anyone who has tried to build an accessible website can attest to. The web controls show a total lack of understanding for how frontend development is done, and frankly are a disgrace.
With ASP.NET MVC all that nonsense is done away with. You're not shielded from HTTP, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript - if you come to the party with those technologies the framework gets out of the way and lets you leverage them. If not, then thankfully it doesn't try to help you to pretend they don't exist.

A: I'm also taking a wait-and-see attitude about ASP.NET MVC (along with the Entity framework and WPF for diff reasons).  I'm a huge fan of MVC in general but am a little concerned about wrapping something as general purpose as a web development framework into the constraints of one pattern.  A very useful pattern but still only 1 of many.
A skilled developer can implement MVC in practically any language.  So MVC may be a great way to prevent less-skilled developers (we're all this at some point, like when just learning a framework) from making egregious mistakes.  Since the pattern works well in a wide range of scenarios that could make it a net benefit.
On the other hand, for expert developers it may turn out to be like training wheels on an olympic cyclist... Redundant and more of a pain than a boon.

A: I think it very much depends upon your background. If you're already familiar with something like Ruby-rails and/or Django, asp.net mvc makes much more sense.
Also if you have been doing websites in Html and css for a long time, Mvc is much better as you have full control over your html output.
If you're comfortable with asp.net just keep using that, it's not going away :).

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"Be not deceived, … he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." — Galatians 6:7, 8.
THE APOSTLE here brings to our attention the fact that there is danger of some of the Lord's people being deceived. Some might think that they could live according to their earthly desires, fleshly desires, and then attend meeting, or observe other religious forms, and it would make them all right with God. Others might deceive themselves into thinking that they might live according to the flesh, and then by going to the Lord in prayer they might have the matter all forgiven and corrected, and still be as far along spiritually as those who live daily a life of faithfulness to God. Another error which has deceived many is the teaching that, after living according to the inclinations of the flesh in sinful ways, they can go to the priest and obtain absolution, and that this will make them all right again.
Now these are deceptions. God has established a general principle which applies both to the Church and to the world. This general principle operates along the lines of sowing and reaping. Suppose a man unfamiliar with the nature of certain seeds should sow seed of thistles or of tares. A little later he might visit his field and say, "This seed seems to have been all right. I see nothing wrong. It has not hurt the ground in any respect; the field looks as well as if I had sown timothy seed or clover seed. The plants are green and thrifty, and indeed make quite a fine appearance." But later in the season the nature of the crop would make very manifest the dire mistake in the choice of the seed sown.
In the natural world men are sure to reap in kind as they have sown. They would not expect to sow tare seed and reap a crop of wheat. The law of cause and effect is no less inexorable in the spiritual realm. And so the Apostle says that "God is not mocked"—do not think that you can do an evil thing and get good results. Whoever "sows to the wind shall reap the whirlwind"; whoever sows to the flesh will reap accordingly; whoever sows to the Spirit will reap in kind.
What is meant, then, by this word "sowing" when referring to spiritual things? Apparently it means a course of life, or conduct, that would bring good results or a course that would bring evil results. We sometimes hear the expression, "That young man is sowing his wild oats." The thought is that the conduct of such a one is evil; and that the conduct of the individual will react upon his character. We might go further and say that all conduct must be incited by previous thought. In other words, our thoughts are the initiative in what we are! To illustrate: When God would create the world He first had a Plan respecting it. All that He has been doing since has been the following out of a Plan that He originally had. We might say that it was the good thoughts of God which led to the good results.
So it has been in the case of Satan. Satan's course in the world has been that of sowing evil things, sowing tares. His course has been fatal to himself and injurious to others, and it was the result of the wrong thought he had before he committed the sin. He had said in his heart, "I will ascend into Heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; … I will ascend above the height of the clouds; I will be like the Most High." (Isaiah 14:13, 14.) He had a covetous spirit, a selfish, presumptuous spirit, a spirit in opposition to God.
These two spirits are still operative in the world—God's Spirit and the spirit of the Adversary. In referring to things pertaining to humanity, the Apostle speaks of this Adversary spirit as being the spirit of the flesh—not that it is the spirit of the flesh in its original perfection, but the spirit of the fallen flesh. It is the spirit of Satan, which has become dominant in the human family. The Apostle addresses the words of our text particularly to the Church, but with a good application to the world also. If any of the Lord's people who have been enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Spirit should live according to the flesh chiefly, they would surely not receive the prize of the High Calling. If they wish to attain glory, honor and immortality, they must live according to the Spirit of God, the spirit of God's Law, the spirit of righteousness. They must conform their lives to the life of Christ their Exemplar, or they can never hope to attain the things promised them.
Because of the imperfection of the flesh inherited through Father Adam, the Lord's children can never in this life attain the perfection that they would wish. There will be blemishes and weaknesses of brain, of thought, and of the entire body. But they should live as nearly up to the standard as possible, and the Lord will compensate for their unintentional weaknesses. His grace will be sufficient for them to enable them to overcome. But if they sow to the flesh, they will reap in the flesh—they will reap the evil. However, if they are still loyal to the Lord, and repent of their derelictions, striving to overcome, He will overrule these experiences for their good.
It is therefore for the Church to sow according to the Spirit, to conduct themselves according to the Spirit of God, who is a righteous Spirit Being. In order to do this, we see that the heart must be right. So the getting of our hearts right is the very first thing the Lord sets before us. We cannot even become His children until our hearts are right. We must turn from sin and accept the atonement of the great Sin-Bearer. Then we must heed the words of our Lord, "If any man will be My disciple, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me." In so doing we are sowing to the Spirit. If we continue thus to sow, we shall reap the great reward—all the glorious spiritual things the Lord has promised to His faithful ones of the Gospel Age.
But in proportion as we are derelict, as we sow seeds of evil, in that same proportion shall we be sowing to corruption. This does not necessarily mean the Second Death; but there will be corrections and stripes for the things which are improper. Whoever, therefore, sows a little to the flesh will reap accordingly. If he continues to sow according to the flesh, he will reap a much larger measure of results—greater corruption. And if his life be given over to sin, if he has abandoned the life of the Spirit entirely, the effect will be the Second Death, which is the extreme penalty of wilful opposition to God.
Hence, sowing to the flesh might or might not mean certainly to reap the Second Death. It would surely mean to reap difficulty, tendencies away from God, in proportion to the evil sowing. With the spirit-begotten it would surely lead to the Second Death if the course is not changed. We see this matter illustrated in many Christian people. They begin the Christian course, and live to a considerable degree to the Spirit of God, yet they occasionally give way to the things of the flesh and more or less encourage the fleshly mind. They do not perhaps realize any immediate results, but there are evil seeds sown. These evil seeds, evil thoughts in the mind, even if afterwards repented of, may more or less corrupt the mind all the rest of life; they tend away from the Lord, away from the Heavenly things, and make so much more to fight against. The Christian should see to it that all of his course in life, his desires, his thoughts, are brought into accord with the spirit of a sound mind, the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.
Sowing to the Spirit and sowing to the flesh would, we understand, mean either to live according to God's way or, on the other hand, to live according to the spirit of the Adversary—to sow seed that will result either in the blessed fruits of the Holy Spirit of God or in the fruits of the fallen flesh—the corrupted, Satanized spirit with all its accompaniments. If we live according to our flesh, it will mean corruption, moral and spiritual degeneration; for we are in the corruptible condition.
In their present condition the world cannot hope to gain everlasting life; for they have not come into relationship with the Life-Giver, although God has provided, as the Church knows, an opportunity for everlasting life to the whole world of mankind. But while the world is not yet on trial for this everlasting life, nevertheless their conduct has a decided bearing on their future. If now they are living according to the lines of selfishness—self-gratification—they will reap correspondingly, according to the influences that are at work in them. And this will leave them in a more and more corrupted condition as they continue so to live, and they will have more to overcome in the next Age, if they would ever gain everlasting life. They would be much more advanced and advantaged if they would follow the things of righteousness, if they would cultivate the principles of justice and love; and they will be much more degraded and handicapped if they follow the things of selfishness and impurity.
We might carry the matter clear back to Eden. In the case of Father Adam, when he sowed to self-gratification, when he ate of the forbidden fruit, he followed the wrong course; he failed to follow his best judgment, his conscience; he followed inclination. As a result he brought upon himself the death penalty, which gradually led to extinction of life; and all his posterity have shared his condemnation. Sad was the sowing, and most bitter and far-reaching has been the reaping. But through the mercy of God even man's terrible experiences with sin will prove a very valuable object lesson to angels and to all of God's intelligent creatures throughout eternity.


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Salvadori's teal (Salvadorina waigiuensis) or Salvadori's duck, is a species of bird endemic to New Guinea. It is placed in the monotypic genus Salvadorina.

It has a dark brown head and neck, and its body is barred and spotted dark brown and off white, with orange legs and a yellow bill.

It is a secretive inhabitant of fast-flowing highland streams and lakes. It is an omnivore. It locates its nest near water, and lays 2 to 4 eggs in the dry season. The IUCN has listed the bird as least concern, and the total population may be slowly declining.

Taxonomy
When Walter Rothschild and Ernst Hartert first described Salvadori's teal in 1894, they placed it in the concurrently created monotypic genus Salvadorina. It has no subspecies. Initially, it was generally placed with South America's torrent duck and New Zealand's blue duck — two species of similar ecological niches — in a tribe called Merganettini. In the 1940s, Ernst Mayr moved the species to the dabbling duck genus Anas, based on several anatomical features. It was then reinstated in its own genus and moved to the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, which also contains the torrent duck and blue duck which convergently have evolved adaptations to mountain stream habitat. All or some of these species may actually be surviving lineages of an ancient Gondwanan radiation of waterfowl (Sraml et al. 1996).

The duck's common and genus names both commemorate 18th-century Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori. The species name waigiuensis refers to Waigeo (also known as Waigiu), an island near New Guinea.

Description
Measuring  in length, with a wingspan of , and a mass of 342 g (12 oz), Salvadori's teal is a small duck. The sexes are similar in plumage, with males averaging slightly larger than females.

Range and habitat
Salvadori's teal is endemic to New Guinea; although the type specimen was reportedly collected on the Indonesian island of Waigeo, there is some doubt over the veracity of that claim, as the species is not now found there. Resident at elevations ranging from , Salvadori's teal prefers swiftly flowing rivers and streams, though it is also occasionally found in stagnant lakes.

Behavior

Food and feeding
Salvadori's teal is an omnivore, and feeds by both dabbling and diving. It eats plants and insects, and possibly small fish.

Breeding
It locates its nest near water, and lays 2 to 4 eggs in the dry season.

Conservation and threats
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed Salvadori's teal as least concern. The total world population, currently estimated to be between 2,500 and 9,999 mature individuals, is thought to be declining at a moderate rate. Hunting, habitat degradation and predation by dogs are among the threats this species faces, and competition with introduced sport fish may also cause problems.

References

Beehler, Bruce M., Pratt, Thane K. & Zimmerman, Dale A. (1986): Birds of New Guinea. Princeton University Press, New Jersey.

Sraml, M.; Christidis, L.; Easteal, S.; Horn, P. & Collet, C. (1996): Molecular Relationships Within Australasian Waterfowl (Anseriformes). Australian Journal of Zoology 44(1): 47–58.  (HTML abstract)

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Salvadori's teal
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My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for his Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar was a fascinating read. I wasn't sure exactly what I was getting into when I chose this book by its cover from a list of books on Amazon (part of the new Vine program where you can get review copies of new and pre-release books); but the title was intriguing. In fact, the book is much more captivating than I expected.
Ariel Sabar's story begins like that of many children of immigrants, alienated from his father and caring not at all about his family's past until he became a father himself. Then suddenly he wanted to connect. In his quest to understand his father and himself he goes a little further than most, however. He "interviewed nearly one hundred relatives, family friends and acquaintances, scholars, and others… conducted research at libraries, special collections, and government archives… traveled to Iraq, Israel, and cities across the United States…. collected family letters, diaries, photographs and official documents." The result is a gripping story of a family told against the back drop of a part of recent history that I didn't know much about: the formation of the state of Israel and the exodus of 120,000 Jews from Iraq.
But while this book is by and large a work of nonfiction, it is not a formal history or biography. Nor is it journalism. In parts of this story where key sources had died or where memories had faded, I built on the framework of known facts and let myself imagine how the particulars of a scene or dialogue would be likely to have unfolded.
A book on one's family is by its nature a subjective exercise. But I have tried in every instance to keep faith with the larger emotional truth of my family's saga.
The book also tells the story of a language, Aramaic. We know it as the language that Jesus spoke. It also was the language that continued to be spoken by the Jewish population of Kurdistan. After the family's emigration to Israel, Ariel Sabar's father, Yona, went on to become a scholar, a linguist and a crusader for the preservation of Neo-Aramaic, the language of his boyhood that he realized was hovering on the brink of extinction as the second generation of Kurdish Jews in Israel abandoned their native tongue in favor of Hebrew, the official language of Israel.
One of the funniest moments in the book is when his father is asked to do a voice over in Aramaic for The X-Files.
Inside the big sound studio, a producer asked him to read, in Aramaic, the words with which Christ raises the dead man from his grave. This was easy. The part that threw him was when the producer asked him to say "I am the Walrus" in Aramaic. The writers, it seemed, wanted to have a little fun at the expense of Beatles fans. Better acquainted with Israeli folk albums than he was with the Magical Mystery Tour, my father didn't get any of this.
The trouble, my father explained, was that walruses were not native to Aramaic-speaking lands, which were mainly mountainous.
My father thought for a moment. Then, as the tapes rolled, he delivered a line perhaps never before spoken in Aramaic history, "Ana kalbid maya," he said. I am the dog of the sea.
The experience grew even more disorienting when the producer asked him to say "goo goo g'joob," from the same psychedelic Beatles song, Typical Hollywood, my father thought. This must be its bastardized idea of a levitation chant. Not wanting to embarrass the producer, he politely offered to improvise something a little more biblical-sounding.
"Best, I think, to stick to the script," the producer told my father.
Almost as funny is the follow-up story in which the author, whose television gets bad reception, checks into a motel that allows him to pay by the hour and that has cable access to watch the show. His wife meets him there, driving her own car. He wants to explain to the clerk when he checks out an hour later; but just can't.
Just like her Uncle Tim.
cute! she listens to the voice of her muse well!


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For a free app, the bright interface and seamlessly integrated features are more than up to par, and the app gives members a positive, supportive dating experience.
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The product was founded by brothers Brian and.
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The user base is lively, mostly filled with millennials and who use the app throughout the day - no unwritten time restrictions here.
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Bae is the fastest-growing dating app for millennial African-Americans, and it's seen so much success that it's going global.
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German Girls Must Cover Arms and Legs to Appease Syrian "Refugees"
Rosemary W. Pennington 2015-08-28
Rosemary W. Pennington (Editor) · 28 August, 2015
SO MANY nonwhite invaders from the Middle East have entered Germany over the past few months that a school headmaster in Bavaria has been forced to ask female pupils to cover up their arms and legs — for their own protection against local Syrian "refugees."
In a letter sent to parents, Martin Thalhammer, head of the Wilhelm-Diess-Gymnasium in the town of Pocking, Bavaria — which has a normal population of around 15,000 — female pupils have been asked to refrain from wearing "revealing clothes" because "refugee accommodation" has been set up next to the school's gym.
Hundreds of Syrians have been housed in Pocking, part of a plan by the German government to cope with the 202,815 "asylum seekers" who invaded that country in 2014, and the expected 400,000 "asylum" applications anticipated this year.
The Wilhelm-Diess-Gymnasium headmaster's letter warned the students against wearing immodest clothes, and announced that the school's gym had been shut down — and the Physical Education (PE) classes normally held there moved to a neighboring primary school.
"The Syrian citizens are mainly Muslims and speak Arabic. The refugees are marked by their own culture. Because our school is directly next to where they are staying, modest clothing should be adhered to. Revealing tops or blouses, shorts or miniskirts could lead to misunderstandings."
The "misunderstandings" to which the letter refers are, of course, sexual attacks upon the white girls, as has happened everywhere else where Third World males have been allowed free rein in European communities.
For example, in Sweden, the number of nonwhite rapes of white females has risen so dramatically that that nation has now been officially classified as the "Rape Capital of the West" and is now number two on the list of rape countries, surpassed only by Lesotho in Southern Africa.
The headmaster also informed parents about additional security measures.
"For the refugees, access to the school gardens and buildings is strictly forbidden. The same goes for the school grounds during the day. The number of teachers on duty during breaks has been increased," he wrote.
Incredibly, Thalhammer then went on to threaten the white children in the letter: the pupils are told to refrain from "direct eyeballing, ogling or taking pictures," and concluded with "Derogatory or racial remarks cannot be tolerated in any way."
According to Die Welt newspaper, Thalhammer's letter was "not favorably received by some parents, but a local politician, who did not want to be named, told that newspaper that the move was "absolutely necessary."
"When Muslim teenage boys go to open air swimming pools, they are overwhelmed when they see girls in bikinis," he said. "These boys, who come from a culture where it is frowned upon for women to show naked skin, follow girls and bother them without realizing. Obviously this is concerning for us," he said.
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The last statement of the letter to these parents is most important: " we must always treat them respectfully when we are in contact with them and support them, since all peoples' children deserve a future." That may be, Herr Thalhammer. But who destroyed their lives in the Mideast in the first place and now piously presumes to determine the future for others.? No one knows the future and can not promise it As the people in Bavaria are learning. One can only provide the best future for their own children , which by this rude awakening is being prevented by Jewish conspiracy and irresponsible behavior from their leaders. By current trends indigenous Bavarians are not producing children and the Asylanten are there to stay. They will be subsidized and… Read more »


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Data shows migration more strongly linked to aspiration than desperation
European Commission Joint Research Centre
A new global analysis of intentions to migrate suggests that individuals preparing to move abroad are more likely to do so out of aspiration for a better life, economic opportunities and development of skills, rather than sheer desperation.
While the analysis does not include individuals who are forced to migrate, such as refugees and asylum seekers, it provides valuable insights on voluntary migrants.
Between 2010 and 2015, around 30% of the population of 157 countries around the world expressed a wish to move abroad, while less than 1% have actually migrated.
The analysis finds that while being dissatisfied with one's own standard of living is associated with a higher probability to desire and to plan a move abroad, the link with making concrete preparations is less clear.
In fact, for areas such as Africa and Latin America, those individuals satisfied with their income have a higher probability of preparing to migrate than those who are dissatisfied.
The analysis shows a gap between the wish and the actual preparation to migrate. As such, the share of the population expressing a desire to migrate is an imperfect measure of what is often portrayed as potential migration.
A range of factors including being young, male, foreign-born, highly educated, unemployed, or having networks abroad are all strongly associated with a higher likelihood of preparing for international migration.
The analysis also confirms that the relationship between an individual's income and the probability to migrate differs across geographical areas and the income levels of countries.
Data suggests that in high income countries those with higher individual income are less likely to migrate, while the opposite is true for middle income countries.
Here, data suggests that those with a higher individual income are more likely to make concrete preparations to move abroad than poorer parts of the population.
The analysis is based on data from a set of questions relating to the intention and preparation for migration contained within the Gallup World Poll Survey.
Each year, Gallup interviews around 1000 residents per country, of almost every country in the world.
It is the only survey of its kind with global coverage, with questions covering a wide range of aspects including wellbeing, ideology and individual opinions.
Using this data, JRC scientists analysed intentions to migrate in different forms: the desire to move abroad, actual plans, and preparations.
Full report: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/technical_report_on_gallup_v7_finalpubsy.pdf
Edward McCafferty
JRC-Press@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/jrc
IMMIGRANTS & MIGRATION
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https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/data-shows-migration-more-strongly-linked-aspiration-desperation


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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 12, 2018-- GCI Liberty, Inc. (" GCI Liberty") (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) announced today that it intends to issue senior debentures exchangeable for Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter") Class A common stock in a private offering.
GCI Liberty, Inc. to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2018-- GCI Liberty , Inc. (" GCI Liberty") (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, June 25, 2018 , at 8:00 a.m. M.D.T. , at the corporate offices of GCI Liberty , 12300 Liberty Blvd.
GCI Liberty Announces Reincorporation in Delaware
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2018-- GCI Liberty, Inc. (" GCI Liberty") (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) today announced that at 4:02 p.m. , New York City time, it completed its reincorporation in the State of Delaware by merging with and into a direct and wholly owned Delaware subsidiary.
GCI Liberty Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2018-- GCI Liberty, Inc. (" GCI Liberty") (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) today reported first quarter 2018 results. Highlights include (1) : Completed series of transactions resulting in the split-off from Qurate Retail, Inc.
Reincorporation Merger Proposal Approved at GCI Liberty's Special Meeting of Shareholders
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2018-- GCI Liberty, Inc. (" GCI Liberty") (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) announced today that, at its special meeting of shareholders held on May 7, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. M.D.T. , the holders of its common and preferred stock entitled to vote thereat approved its