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Talapus Lake is located 2.1 miles from Talapus Creek Trailhead, 6.4 miles north of I-90 in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. This short, family-friendly trail is highlighted by tumbling creeks, diverse vegetation and a variety of edible berries that peak in late summer and early fall.
Follow signs (right) for Talapus and Olallie Lakes where a faint spur splits left (1.86 miles : 3,285'), and cross several bridges over Talapus' braided outlet to the SE corner of Talapus Lake (2.1 miles : 3,370'). There are several campsites and a privy tucked in the forest along the shore.
Pacific Silver Firs are present in great numbers on this trail. True firs are distinguishable from hemlocks and Douglas firs by their smooth, whitish-gray bark with resin blisters, and upward growing cones.
Many edible berries, including red and black huckleberries, blueberries, bunch berries and mountain ash berries can also be commonly found along this trail. August is the best time for ripening huckleberries and blueberries.


Ange Cooksey: Ange Cooksey (2011) will help lead development of teaching.iu.edu as a Bender FACET Fellow project. Ange anticipates working with the FACET office and FACET members to build a website that makes excellent teaching and learning resources available to all IU faculty (and beyond).
Subir Bandyopadhyay: Subir will work with the FACET office and membership to create a digital scrapbook that chronicles FACET's rich history of academic excellence, peer learning, friendship and service.
Jon Becker: Jon Becker (2002) will produce Hass-Birky Memorial videos as a Bender FACET Fellow project. A three to five minute high quality video will be used as part of the Hass-Birky Lecture introduction. Additionally, FACET will add an eight to ten minute Hass-Birky documentary on our FALCON website.
Marcia Dixson: Developed a web resource for learning more about the scholarship of teaching and learning. Resource linked to the FACET website.
Ange Cooksey: Follow-up on outreach activities for FALCON.
Jon Becker: Implemented programmatic changes to the Associate Faculty Conference, including rebranding the conference as FALCON, FACET's Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers Conference, bringing the conference name in line with its mission as a conference directed at full and part-time non-tenured faculty, increasing the conference from two to three days, and opening to a national audience in the hopes of creating the premier national conference for adjuncts and lecturers.
Ange Cooksey: Completed outreach activities including making personal contact with administrators from regional institutions, growing the conference beyond Indiana University and into a national conference – with emphasis on growth in the region.
Yvonne Zubovic: Continued her work as chair of the FACET Leadership Institute Planning Committee by coordinating the activities of the planning committee, working with the FACET staff in planning future institute events, and communicating with the campus teams on their progress.
Julie Saam: Researched the needs of new faculty in orienting to the work environment. This research will culminate in a website for ALL Indiana University faculty that encourages those on regional campuses to tap into the larger network and resources of the university.
Subir Bandyopadhyay: Developed, in conjunction with FACET staff, a fundraising letter to reach the FACET leadership. In addition, he worked to lay the foundation for the Director's Legacy Society, this effort is represented by the FACET donation-tree that showcases donations of FACET members. The donation tree travels to the annual retreats and selected FACET events. At other times, it is displayed inside the FACET office on the IUPUI campus.
Donna Bowles: Completed a project to increase the submissions, readership and overall utilization of the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Based on feedback, she developed a "Wish List" of submission topics of need obtained from the survey, and recommendations to enhance reader satisfaction.


I was just curious to see how everyone's opinions have changed throughout season 1.
Did anything change in the middle?
Chuck became my favorite, but then that changed.
I started to like Chair, but I still like Nair too. I also started to Serena more than I did.
I don't think something important actually changed, just that I fell more and more in love with Chuck, but I've always loved him.
I fell in love with Serena and started hating Blair, while everyone else was doing the opposite.
I had always loved Blake Lively before, after seeing the Sisterhood of the Traveling pants (I plan on seeing the second one too :D), but her brilliant character and great acting on this show made love her even more! She's my favorite actress!


You Can Save A Lot Today On Auto Insurance With These Tips!
Auto insurance is a must have for anyone that owns a vehicle. Shopping for auto insurance can quickly become overwhelming with so many companies and options to consider. In this article, you can find some guidance to pick the right plan for you.
Prior to installing aftermarket additions on your car, find out from your insurer how much will be covered if the car is damaged or stolen. Often, the company will only cover the value added to the entire car, not the actual cost of the additions.
You need to keep your premiums low and always keep coverage. It is easy to let your insurance coverage lapse when you are transitioning to a new insurance carrier. An insurance company will raise your rate if they notice these gaps.
Begin by taking an honest look at at the kind of insurance coverage that you actually need. You probably don't need every insurance coverage option. If you have a record of minor crashes, however, it may be worth paying extra for collision coverage.
Switching vehicles between members of the family can raise premiums. You will get a lower premium if you only have one name on each car.
When purchasing auto insurance, be sure to get quotes from a number of different companies. Each company can offer you a different rate. To make sure that you are getting the best deal, get quotes at least once a year. Make sure these quotes are for a similar amount of coverage when you're comparing rates.
Reconsider purchasing costly add-ons for your car. It can sound rather appealing to have heated seats or a top notch stereo system, however it is something that you really do not need. If ever you car is stolen or totaled, your insurance won't reimburse you for damages done to it.
When you are buying car insurance, make sure you get property damage liability. This covers any damage your car may have created during an auto accident. In most of the United States, property damage liability is required by law. If you are involved in an accident, property damage liability can save you a great deal of money.
The best tip your can get to reduce your car insurance is to keep your driving record clean. A car accident will quickly increase your insurance premium. Do what you can to avoid accidents. Drive carefully and avoid taking roads you are not comfortable driving on. Do not drink and drive and stay home if the weather is bad.
Increase your deductibles to cut down on your expenses. This strategy carries some risks, but as long as you're willing to set aside money each month to cover the cost of your deductible in case of an accident, it can be an excellent way to cut costs. The higher you set the deductible, the lower your insurance premiums will be.


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Q: Fetching the employee tasks list from SAP ByD via OData API In SAP Business ByDesign (SAP ByD), a project can have multiple tasks and each task can have assigned multiple employees. So a single user has a list of tasks to book time on.
In the SAP ByD UI, you can select an employee and see all the assigned tasks. I would like to fetch that via the OData API. I started to click together some OData Services.
I have an Endpoint that allows me to filter for an employee:
https://my1234567.sapbydesign.com/sap/byd/odata/cust/v1/employees/EmployeeCollection?$format=json&$filter=EmployeeID eq '1234567'

With that, I can fetch information about an employee.
And I have an Endpoint to fetch ProjectTasks:
https://my1234567.sapbydesign.com/sap/byd/odata/cust/v1/project/ProjectTaskCollection?$format=json

That collection contains always a reference to the project.
And I have a ProjectParticipant collection that tells me which user is a member of which project:
https://my1234567.sapbydesign.com/sap/byd/odata/cust/v1/project/ProjectParticipantCollection?$format=json

And I can filter that ProjectParticipant collection by employee ID. With that I know which projects a user has assigned. But that does not tell me which exact tasks the user has assigned in the project. This last piece of the puzzle is missing.
I'm very new to SAP. If somebody can give me a hint for the right data model or API, I would be very thankful.

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Good for you for saving such a great car that would be beyond restoration for many folks. I don't think any car is beyond restoration if you have the skills, time, and funding to do it. You are a true artisan...in multiple scales. I wonder, if in 300 years or so, will someone restore your Mark II model?
Thanks for the kind words! Well, if somebody will want to restore the Mark II model, I'm wishing a lot of luck. As you probably saw, I intended to just improve a bit the Toronado model and I'm going from trouble to disaster!
Trouble to disaster sounds about right for any restoration... at least the ones I do.
When I was in the Boy Scouts, I was told "A scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties". Have you ever tried smiling and whistling at the same time - it's impossible!
After the floor was ready, I could weld in place the outside rocker panel. The rear fender is not yet welded on the body; during the work at the front, I put the fenders on the body to spare some space.
During August 1994, the rear compartment was ready and primed. Suddenly, there are less parts lying on the floor. To see them in place is making a good feeling. It's necessary with such a project!
The panel between the trunk lid and the floor had some rust spots. I had to remove that panel for repair. The same original Biarritz panel was too rusty to be rescued. The LH rear fender is again on the floor; some work was done on it: I could rescue the lower part from the de Ville floor and, with some modifications, weld it to the main fender. It's the reason why the bottom of the fender is white.
About at the same time, I had to cut the lower corner of the windshield. I could get another part from the de Ville to do a proper repair. The windshield in the background was broken, but still needed for the alignment of the "new" lower corner.
From your photographs and description you make it look reasonably easy but, I know the blood, sweat and tears, that go into a body shell restoration like yours.
Yes Mike! Most probably if I had a digital camera at that time, that report would be more detailed with all the good and not so good aspects of the body work. In retrospect, it was a great adventure!
It amazes me that you have such good photos from your Cadillac restoration. At that period, I never managed to take many photos of the things I did, or restored. It always seemed so expensive getting photos printed at that time. Digital cameras have made life so much easier for recording our work. Although I still do not own a smart phone, I am amazed at the quality of the photos that they produce with such a small camera in the phone.
I just mentioned about the 'blood, sweat and tears' to make readers, who have never worked on 'rusty old cars', aware of the excellent work you did on this rebuild.
In July 1995, the rear fenders were ready. It was not an easy task to form the lower part (the one that was eaten by the rust) with a correct flange for the wheel opening. My friend did the RH rear fender, and then he had some trouble with the police and his drinking habits. Therefore, he could not come anymore as he was without a driving license for some months.
Fortunately, I could learn a lot with him and I did the repair for the LH rear fender. As everybody knows, to weld a steel piece in the middle creates a lot of heat with the mandatory distortions. These distortions had to be corrected before the rear fenders were welded on the body; otherwise, some spots could not be reached any more from behind. Those who are familiar with sheet metal know what I'm speaking about.
The second picture shows the LH fender which is ready to be welded on the body. A great moment!
To avoid too much dirt on the other cars, I put some clear plastic as a separation between the working space and the storage space. It was not perfect, but good enough.
When the body was repaired, it was time to remove the frame. I had plenty of opportunities to have a good look at it and, fortunately, he was intact. No rust holes, no major damages. At least something very positive.
To separate the frame from the body, I lifted the whole unit as high as I could, removed the about 20 screws and then I began to lower the frame with a floor jack. It takes time, especially when working alone.
The pictures were done in August 1995.
Looking good!!!!!! I know the feeling of working alone.
Now, body and frame are next to another. By chance, the room is wide enough!
Once the frame was put on side, I could begin to clean the underbody. What an ungrateful job! Even with new pieces welded as well as the ones prepared outside, there was still a large surface not yet touched. As I have no water in that place, I was not the nicest one after a cleaning session. Fortunately, the home drive was no longer than half an hour!
As I wrote earlier, there is no heater in that room. There is a minimum temperature to paint parts with a 2 components product. By chance, I could prime the underbody in October, before it was too cold.
During springtime 1996, the firewall was sealed. The color coat in not far away!
As everybody knows, a car is not only a frame and body. There are also mechanical little things which permit the thing to move.
Once I had all the parts for the engine, the block was sent to a mechanical shop to bore it, adjust new pistons (.030 oversize) and grind the main journal of the crankshaft at .010. I did myself the remaining assembly; unfortunately, I have no pictures as I had some for the same work on the de Ville and Brougham.
On June 8, 1996, I could apply a color coat to the firewall. When the firewall is painted, it means that the assembly of revised or new parts is not far away!
During the same period, I began the work on the front fender. The ones on the cars were not bad looking at first glance. Unfortunately, they had been "protected" with a heavy coat of underbody material. It was a stupid investment: the water flowed at the joints in the motor bay and could not escape due to the thick material. The result: rust again.
With 2 other front fenders, I could rescue enough pieces to have a pair of inner wheelhouses. The separate parts were sandblasted and primed prior to assembly by welding.
Once the wheelhouses ready, the next task was to weld them to the front fender, as shown.
As noted earlier, the frame was in excellent condition. There was some surface rust at the rear of it, but nothing serious. A good friend with a truck and proper equipment to load it on the bed forwarded it to the company who did the sandblasting and primer. Of course, the good friend took it back to my shop when the frame was ready.
I have to admit that the black coat on the frame is not my best job...But, who cares?
Bit after bit...Now the frame is almost completely assembled. The front springs are not yet installed as I need the weight of the engine to install them without too much trouble.
I'm especially satisfied with the wheels. I could almost write a book in regard to the plating of the 5 wheels. First, I sent only one wheel to a known plater in the USA, country of unlimited possibilities. It was not cheap (it's a Cadillac after all); when plated, the wheel was sent to an hotel in the States: I was there for 5 weeks for GM. In my luggage, I took 2 other wheels to send to the plater. When the plated wheel came to the hotel, I was really nervous to see what was done. It was a huge deception. On the visible part, the chrome was good; however, it was already peeling at the back! I don't remember exactly what was done with the plater; anyway, all the wheels came back to Switzerland and I got no refund.
I took contact with a plater in Switzerland and showed him the "good" work made in USA. He suggested to do again the wheel already plated and as I had 5 of them, he could construct a device to have a good chrome plating. After some months, the wheels were done and it was fantastic. Also expensive, but a much better quality of what I had from the States.
Dear American people, I will do now a nasty remark: you may have the best products in the world, but why most of your companies are unable to repair components correctly ? It could be because there are more artisans in Europe than in the US, with a longer tradition, who knows. I tried several time to have something repaired in the US, it was most of the time a disaster. Another example: during vacation in Florida, I took the Delco-Moraine brake booster with me to let repair it at one of the advertisers in Hemmings.
The booster came back to Switzerland after a while, very good looking. I was curious to see what would happen with some brake fluid in it. I poured some fluid and pumped the rod. I don't know what happened inside: no oil came out. After disassembly of that booster, I saw lots of RTV sealant and a mess inside. At the end, I did the repair myself. Why had I the stupid idea that Americans can do it better?
It's now time to install the various little parts cleaned or plated. After a while, the firewall is ready.
The speedometer was in miles; I let engrave a plexiglass plate with km. The odometer stays in miles.
Dear American people, I will do now a nasty remark: you may have the best products in the world, but why most of your companies are unable to repair components correctly? At the end, I did the repair myself. Why had I the stupid idea that Americans can do it better?
I wonder this myself Roger... I see a lot of shoddy work and it drives me crazy. I just do as much as I can myself so I know its done right. Very disappointing to get shoddy work or a flimsy replacement part when you put so much work into a restoration. Sometimes I think making $$$ is all that counts here in the US for many individuals, not the quality of work you produce.
Great looking Cadillac, I am enjoying your posting! My father had a Caddy, '57 painted in "dusty rose" otherwise know as pink!
I agree, Roger. My experience has been the same, and I'm American. I think the problem is a lack of character and integrity, a little greed, general lack of caring, a little lack of knowledge, a reluctance to learn from one's mistakes, a lack of pride, lack of shame, loss of craftsmanship, lack of consequences for poor performance, and some general laziness.
That being said, there ARE great shops out there in the USA, it's just that only about 15% of the shops are great. I found a great chrome shop, but not before I found a really really bad one. I found two good mechanics, but after 4 bad ones. I found a good water pump rebuilder, but after a bad one. You get the idea. I think the best way to handle this in the future is to always ask around your car friends and club members, and the cream of the crop will always come up in conversation. Just because they advertise in Hemmings doesn't mean they are any good.
Really enjoy the postings, even with the insults (all true!) of your American experience. Let's hope we are entering a new era of American craftsmanship, like we used to have.
As I wrote in another forum, for 20 years it was difficult to ask for past experiences, especially when one is living outside the US. Nowadays, that task is easier of course. Nevertheless, to be honest, I had/have also good experiences in the US: Klaus Vokak with his antennas (he is now retired) and Terrill Machine who did many water pumps for me. There may be a few others, but I don't remember.
There is clearly a problem here (US) but it probably isn't to the extent you see/hear. The people that are doing the really good work and are generous with their time and put others first are here... they're everywhere, but you don't hear about them. You might not often run across them. The general public tends to act like what the hear about, and as long as what we hear about is garbage, well... I'm afraid people don't have a lot of incentive to do differently. One day in the future the pendulum ball will swing back towards the great things that people here and around the world do and I do look forward to that day. Until then I'll keep doing the best I can and enjoy the fine efforts and generosity of my fellow forum members.
Roger, when I see the latest pictures I do believe I have a similar amount of disbelief as I did seeing your model progress. I know a good bit of time transpired between the images you have for us, but even considering this it is a lot of accomplishment.
I was not yet completely ready with sheet metal: the doors were waiting. The ones on the car were really bad. I contacted a known supplier in the USA; (he does advertise in the Self-Starter, the Cadillac club magazine) he said that he had a good pair of doors. I asked again about rust and he said that he spent the whole Sunday with his son to inspect them and they are excellent. OK, please ship them!
Well, I don't know what for glasses he had at the time; maybe the ones to observe a sun's eclipse: they were as bad as mines (or they rusted in the plane between USA and Europe). So with 4 doors, I could do 2, but I had to weld some new sheetmetal; the lower outside panels were also made from scratch for both doors. Are you surprised if I don't buy anything anymore at this location?


A mammoth golfing challenge in Sheffield has raised more than £2,000 to fund a life-changing mission in Mexico.
Chris Jeavons, who is the pastor at Spa View Community Church in Hackenthorpe, and parishioner Chris Watson completed 72 holes at four courses around the city last Friday.
They are part of a team from the church heading to Mexico in February to build a house for an impoverished family in just two days, but they must first raise £6,500 to pay for building materials.
They teed off at 5am on Friday and, bleary-eyed and blistered from walking over 32 miles, sank their final putts at 8.45pm that evening.
The sponsored golfathon, for which Renishaw Park, Kilton Forest, Bondhay and Birley Wood golf clubs all waived their usual green fees, has already raised over £2,100 and the pair expect the total to pass the £2,500 mark when all the money is in.
Despite losing around 20 balls between them during the day, Mr Jeavons recorded a respectable 366, while his playing partner took 348 shots for a combined 138 over-par score.
"It was pretty exhausting but it was a fun day overall and we're really pleased with how much we've raised," said the 34-year-old pastor, who has two children.
"We had a group of supporters cheering us on at the final hole, which was nice but added to the pressure - it was like playing at the Open."
He added that the duo and fellow parishioners were now considering doing a skydive to help raise the remainder of the money.
The church's trip to Mexico is organised by Youth With a Mission, which has built 5,000 homes over the last 25 years through its Homes of Hope project.
* You can donate at https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/spaviewcommunitychurch/mexico2018.


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Pelosi sets 24-hour deadline to remove Trump or impeachment goes ahead
Congressional Democrats begin their drive to force President Donald Trump from office this week, with a House vote on articles of impeachment expected as early as Wednesday that could make him the only president in US history to be impeached twice.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's leadership team will seek a vote on a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence and Cabinet officials to invoke the 25th Amendment, with a full House vote expected on Tuesday.
After that, Pence and the Cabinet would have 24 hours to act before the House would move toward impeachment.
The never-used 25th Amendment of the US Constitution allows the vice president and the Cabinet to remove a president deemed unfit to do the job.
A stunning end to Trump's final 10 days in office was underway as lawmakers warned of the damage the president could still do before Joe Biden was inaugurated January 20. Trump, holed up at the White House, was increasingly isolated after a mob rioted in the Capitol in support of his false claims of election fraud.
Judges across the country, including some nominated by Trump, repeatedly dismissed cases and Attorney General William Barr, a Trump ally, said there was no sign of any widespread fraud. Pelosi emphasised the need for quick action.
"We will act with urgency, because this President represents an imminent threat," Pelosi said in a letter late Sunday to colleagues.
"The horror of the ongoing assault on our democracy perpetrated by this President is intensified and so is the immediate need for action."
'It's over'
During an interview on "60 Minutes" aired Sunday, Pelosi invoked the Watergate era when Republicans in the Senate told President Richard Nixon, "It's over."
"That's what has to happen now," she said.
With impeachment planning intensifying, Senator Pat Toomey said he doubted impeachment could be done before Biden is inaugurated, even though a growing number of lawmakers say that step is necessary to ensure Trump can never hold elected office again.
"I think the president has disqualified himself from ever, certainly, serving in office again," Toomey said. "I don't think he is electable in any way."
Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat and a top Biden ally, laid out the ideas Sunday as the country came to grips with the siege at the Capitol by Trump loyalists trying to overturn the election results.
"Let's give President-elect Biden the 100 days he needs to get his agenda off and running," Clyburn said.
Corporate America reacts
Corporate America began to show its reaction to the Capitol riots by tying them to campaign contributions.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's CEO and President Kim Keck said it will not contribute to those lawmakers — all Republicans — who supported challenges to Biden's Electoral College win. The group "will suspend contributions to those lawmakers who voted to undermine our democracy," Kim said.
Citigroup did not single out lawmakers aligned with Trump's effort to overturn the election, but said it would be pausing all federal political donations for the first three months of the year. Citi's head of global government affairs, Candi Wolff, said in a Friday memo to employees, "We want you to be assured that we will not support candidates who do not respect the rule of law."
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said an impeachment trial could not begin under the current calendar before Inauguration Day.
All eyes on Republicans
While many have criticised Trump, Republicans have said that impeachment would be divisive in a time of unity.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said that instead of coming together, Democrats want to "talk about ridiculous things like 'Let's impeach a president'" with just days left in office.
Still, some Republicans might be supportive.
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said he would take a look at any articles that the House sent over. Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a frequent Trump critic, said he would "vote the right way" if the matter were put in front of him.
The Democratic effort to stamp Trump's presidential record — for the second time — with the indelible mark of impeachment had advanced rapidly since the riot.
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I, a leader of the House effort to draft impeachment articles accusing Trump of inciting insurrection, said Sunday that his group had 200-plus co-sponsors.
The articles, if passed by the House, could then be transmitted to the Senate for a trial, with senators acting as jurors to acquit or convict Trump. If convicted, Trump would be removed from office and succeeded by the vice president. It would be the first time a U.S. president had been impeached twice.
Potentially complicating Pelosi's decision about impeachment was what it meant for Biden and the beginning of his presidency. While reiterating that he had long viewed Trump as unfit for office, Biden on Friday sidestepped a question about impeachment, saying what Congress did "is for them to decide."
A violent and largely white mob of Trump supporters overpowered police, broke through security lines and windows and rampaged through the Capitol on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to scatter as they were finalizing Biden's victory over Trump in the Electoral College.
Toomey appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" and NBC's "Meet the Press." Clyburn was on "Fox News Sunday" and CNN. Kinzinger was on ABC's "This Week," Blunt was on CBS's "Face the Nation" and Rubio was on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures."
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and REUTERS)

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A Congressional Manual; Or, Outline of the Order of Business: In the House ...
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clerk sends them word, and they enter immediately upon their duties.
It is not always necessary to offer a resolution to appoint a joint committee, as it frequently occurs that the senate notifies the house, through their secretary, that they have adopted such a resolution, and the house merely concurs in it. The following is the message of the senate through their secretary, which is announced to the chair from the bar of the house: "Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the house of representatives that a quorum of the senate is assembled, and that the senate is ready to proceed to business. The senate have passed the resolution for the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two houses is assembled and that congress is ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make, and have appointed Mr. R. and Mr. W. of the committee on its part."
The house proceeds to the consideration of the resolution from the senate, and being read, it was agreed to, and Mr. of and Mr. of
were appointed of the said committee on the part of the house of representatives. Ordered, that the clerk inform the senate. The clerk notifies the senate of the concurrence of the house in their joint resolution.
Nothing further being usually required to be done on the first day of meeting, some gentleman rises and says, "Mr. Speaker,-I move that, till otherwise ordered, the daily hour to which the house shall be adjourned, shall be 12 o'clock meridian." On motion, the house adjourns, and the
speaker says: "This house stands adjourned till
to-morrow at 12 o'clock."
The speaker on the succeeding day takes the chair at 12 o'clock, and ascertaining that there is a quorum present, he says: "There is a quorum of members present; the clerk will read the journal of yesterday." The clerk rises and reads the proceedings of the previous day. The speaker, with the view to accuracy, must examine and correct the journal before it is read in the house. It is the practice to correct the journals on their reading, if any errors are discovered..
The journals being read and corrected of any errors which may have occurred, if any new member is present who has not taken the requisite oath, some gentleman then rises and informs the speaker, That Mr. from the state of has arriv ed, and is prepared to enter upon his duties. The speaker invites the gentleman to step near the chair, where he administers the oath taken by the other members. Sometimes the new member informs the speaker, before the house opens, and the chair announces, after the journals are read, that Mr. from the of, is present, and he qualifies him before he enters upon any other business. The swearing or affirming of a member of course precedes any thing, after reading the journals. Otherwise a member and his constituents might go unheard, on some important bills. It is the practice to swear a member, at any time during the day, as he may come into the house; no business can constitutionally prevent him from taking his oath.
A delegate takes the same oath as a member
has the franking privilege, the same pay and mileage, but is not allowed to vote. He may, however, address the house at pleasure. It is not now the custom to put a delegate on committees, but it was formerly, and I think a good one, particularly when so large a share of the business is approved or reported against by committees.
On the second day of the session, the joint committees appointed to wait on the president of the United States, report to their respective houses, through their chairman, "That they informed the president that the two houses of congress had assembled, and were ready to receive any communications he might be pleased to make, and that the president informed them that he would make a communication in writing to each house, to-day, at 12 o'clock, meridian."
General Washington and Mr. Adams used to communicate with congress in person at the opening of the session, which by the way I think was a good practice, as it tended to keep up a friendly personal intercourse between the President and Congress. Mr. Jefferson sent the first annual message to congress, with an accompanying letter, which is here presented.*
* Page 156, Senate Journal.
Jan. 8. 1801. The following letter and message were received from the president of the United States, by Mr. Lewis, his secretary.
December 8th, 1800.
The circumstances under which we find ourselves at this place, rendering inconvenient the mode heretofore practised of making, by personal address, the first communication between the legislative and executive branches of government, I have adopted that by message; as used on all subsequent
The new members being sworn, and the committee that waited on the president having reported, the private secretary of the president enters the house, and bearing a copy of the message to be delivered, and notifying the serjeant-at-arms or door-keeper, that he has a communication with him. The officer standing at the bar of the house, announces, "A message from the president of the United States;" which being done, the private secretary says: "Mr. Speaker, I am charged with a message in writing from the President of the United States to the house of representatives." He then proceeds to the chair and hands it to the speaker-when he rises and says: "I present to the house a message in writing from the President of the United States," and asks if it is the pleasure of the house that it should be read; which being agreed to, the clerk reads it to the house. He usually reads a printed copy, as the message is printed confidentially before it is transmitted to either house, so that it may be sent by express over the country with the greatest dispatch. Members, one day before its delivery to
occasions through the session. In doing this, I have had particular regard to the convenience of the legislature, to the economy of their time, to their relief from the embarrassment of immediate answers on subjects not yet fully before them, and to the benefits resulting to the public affairs. Trusting that a procedure founded on these motives will meet their approbation, I beg leave, through you, Sir, to communicate the enclosed message, with the documents accompanying it to the honourable the senate, and pray you to accept for you and them, the homage of my high respect and consideration. TH. JEFFERSON.
The hon. the President of the Senate.
the house, engage a large number for distribution, which are all folded and ready for franking in the folding room, when the reading of the message has been finished by the clerk in the house. The members are not permitted to see the message till it is read in the houses of congress. The anxiety about the message throughout the country is very great. Friends and opponents both wish to see it, and therefore when read, some one of the members moves that thousand copies of the message, with the accompanying documents, be printed for the use of the members. Usually ten thousand are printed. They are scattered into every corner of the United States by the members, which, by the way, is well calculated to give the people of the nation a pretty fair account of the views of the ruling party.
The speaker, after the reading of the message, presents the report of the secretary of the treasury on the state of the treasury," which is ordered to be printed, say ten thousand copies: it goes out with the president's message. Being a great newspaper-reading people, a resolution is adopted by every congress, directing the clerk to furnish the members of the house, during the session, with such newspapers as they may direct; the expense not to exceed three daily newspapers. This enables a member to subscribe for all the papers that he may desire during the session. Many gentlemen prudently send them to their constituents, after they have read them, and thus perform the double service of enlightening themselves and their constituents.
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Anyone doing the 2019 Lobster Ride?
Scheduled for next weekend, Saturday March 23rd.
My only riding partner will be out of town, so I should be going solo.
I know some riders who have done it. I don't think I'm quite up to 14k feet including the ski lifts. Good luck to any of you who give it a go.
It is in SoCal, but I am assuming you are working on that day.
I do not think there will be enough daylight hours for me to finish it. At a minimum I will go up to Baldy and bail before going up to Crystal Lake.
oh...that lobster ride. yah, working. not in that kinda shape currently (nor ever) anyway. could maybe manage a third of that with generous tailwinds. you got that, tb.
Mmmm... garlic butterrrr.... Alright I'm a maybe.
What's the latest post-Winter condition report on the road up to Crystal Lake?
If I make it, I'll be the wannabe-Lemondrian on the white Schwinn Sherman Tank ('86 Peloton).
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Feeling more pumped after looking at the map and elevation profile, however it looks the ride would more aptly be named the Wacky Waving Inflatable Flailing Arms Tube Man Ride.
Most likely make it. Comrade Jimmy? You up for some suffering and a late lunch?
EDIT: Annnd of course now that I've mentioned an interest, there's 40% chance of rain on Saturday. Unless the forecast changes, I'll ride it on sunny Sunday. Will keep an eye on the forecast.
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I did the Lobster last year in April with a bit less than 10 hrs, (including ~40 min rest). The garmin said slightly over 11k-ft elecation. Strava gave it 13.5k ft.
I'm not in lobster shape this year. I did Crystal Lake + Little GMR last weekend. The road conditions at Hwy 39 and GMR were great, Lots of debris at Little GMR. Be very careful when you descend and be super careful at the end of the Little GMR descent the gate is closed (don't go too fast).
I ride in the San Gabriel Mtns a lot. My advice is to pace yourself, don't take long breaks, don't ever try to keep up with fast riders, and don't wait too long for the slow riders. The descent at the end of the day from Crystal Lake could be very very cold.
Weather is going to great this weekend. I always just google "crystal lake recreation area weather". The weather condition (particular the wind this time of the year) up in the mountains can be very different from Glendora/Azusa.
The weather is my biggest concern. Wish this ride was in April and not March. They are calling for showers on Mt. Baldy on Saturday. I need to rent a car in order to do this ride, so I do not want to cancel at the last second, but I also do not cycle in rain, especially on a tough ride and those descents.
an eye on more favorable weather for the next few mons/tues.
I'm out. No pointing renting a car if not doing the full route. Will still ride, but a more manageable 4-5 hours.
From what I see on Facebook, the Lobstah is postponed due to weather. Now either 4/6 or 5/11.
you guys have lobsters in California?
they're giant crayfish but the giant crayfish ride just doesn't have the same ring...the weather looks better on monday the 25th. i think i'll give it a go then.
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I agree. The Wacky Waving Inflatable Flailing Arms Tube Man Ride rolls more lyrically off the tongue.
, if you haven't already appreciated its majesty.
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miles in the legs. for me, the 39 ascent is hardest from just past the cogswell dam turnoff/campground to the beginning of the switchbacks/curves.
it's about 6 miles of (for me) mashing and grinding. lose the battle, win the war-hopefully. 2/3 of the lobster ride for the first big mtn ride of the year.
i still despise the ascent/descent of mt. baldy rd. east fork rd. below the gate still is less than perfect.
but had truly forgotten just how magical the descents of gmr/grr from cow saddle are.
maan, you can really carve some turns on the descents with those banked curves. essential.
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How do you steer a lobster?
Two wheels good. Four wheels bad.
thanx. need to get back up there for the tour of california middle of may.


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It is with a sad heart that I have to tell you that I will be having to take about 6 months out of my training of first aid.
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Q: Why won't unit tests connect to a websocket UPDATE: I've uploaded a repo - https://github.com/mrpmorris/CannotIntegrationTestWebApp/blob/master/TestProject1/UnitTest1.cs
I have a web server that serves both HTTPS and WebSocket requests. When I run the app I am able to connect and make requests from postman for both HTTPS://localhost:8080 and WSS://localhost:8080/game-server
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using Gambit.GameServer.Configuration;
using Gambit.GameServer.UseCases;

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    public static WebApplication BuildApp(string[] args, Action<WebApplicationBuilder>? configure = null)
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        services.AddControllers();
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            opts.AddDebug();
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        configure?.Invoke(builder);
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    public static async Task RunAppAsync(WebApplication app)
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        app.AddGameUseCases();
        app.MapControllers();
        app.UseWebSockets();
        await app.RunAsync();
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When I run my unit tests I use the same code to create and run the server (once per test run) my tests are able to make HTTPS requests but not connect via a WebSocket. When I try, I get a 404 error. I experience the same in PostMan.
    static IntegrationTestsServer()
    {
        ConfigureMocks();
        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT", "IntegrationTesting");
        var app = Program.BuildApp(Array.Empty<string>(), builder =>
        {
            builder.WebHost.UseSetting("urls", "https://localhost:8080");
        });

        Configuration = app.Services.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
        GameServerOptions = app.Services.GetRequiredService<IOptions<GameServerOptions>>();
        var dbContextOptions = app.Services.GetRequiredService<DbContextOptions<ApplicationDbContext>>();
        using var dbContext = new ApplicationDbContext(dbContextOptions);
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        HttpClient = new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri("https://localhost:8080") };
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I can even perform a successful HttpClient.GetAsync("https://localhost:8080") immediately before the ClientWebSocket fails
System.Net.WebSockets.WebSocketException : The server returned status code '404' when status code '101' was expected.
Does anyone have any ideas why this might be?

A: Set ApplicationName in the WebApplicationOptions sent to WebApplication.CreateBuilder
WebApplication.CreateBuilder
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Now it will be able to find your manifest file when running from a test.
See the following blog post for more of the back story on how I figured it out.
https://thefreezeteam.com/posts/StevenTCramer/2022/08/25/runwebserverintest


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Millenarian Rebels (lbc)
Writings of Os Cangaceiros Vol. 2
Members of the French revolutionary group Os Cangaceiros write about their fierce Brazilian namesakes, as well as the millenarian groups of the dispossessed and the urban poor who joined together in movements of social reform at the dawn of the 20th century, only to find themselves in an apocalyptic struggle with the Brazilian state.
I find the sympathy of the cangaceiros for the millenarian movements of their time interesting because their way of life in their world seems to parallel that of the Free Spirit movement of the middle ages. The Free Spirits are often described as millenarians, but their millenarianism was distinctly different from that of Conselheiro, Thomas Münzer, the Münster millenarians and most other millenarian movements. The distinction lies in the fact that the Free Spirits did not see the millennium as something that was going to come soon, but as something that already existed within them. Their perspective was not apocalyptic — aiming toward a future end of the world — but rather based in the immediate present. This is why the Free Spirits, while still using religious language, actually attacked the foundations of religion: dependence on an external supernatural power, hope in a heavenly future, faith in an external source of salvation.
This book was originally to be put out by Eberhardt Press, where you can still download an ebook version, under the name Outlaws of the Sertão, as a companion piece with the book A Crime Called Freedom.


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A simple command from an authority figure can be enough for people to lose a sense of responsibility for their actions.
How easily can good people be convinced to do bad things? That all depends on how much control that individual feels over his or her own choices, and that "sense of agency" affects the way the brain processes the outcome of those actions, a new study published in the journal Current Biology finds.
In 1963, psychologist Stanley Milgram of Yale University published the results of experiments to gauge obedience to authority, a topic he became interested in following the trials of Nazi war criminals, many of whom defended themselves by claiming they were simply following orders.
Milgram sought to examine how people could be persuaded to act in ways that betrayed their own consciences in an experiment that involved not members of the Nazi party, but rather ordinary college students.
At the behest of an authority figure - the scientist running the experiment - student participants asked a series of questions and then delivered increasingly painful electric shocks for wrong answers to an unseen individual, who was in fact an actor in on the study. Despite the controversy over the ethics of Milgram's methods - many of the students showed signs of emotional distress even as they followed orders - his experiment showed that the majority of participants were willing to follow a command even if it went against their own judgment.
Taking the Milgram experiment a step further, researchers at University College London and Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium have determined that when coerced into taking an action that adversely affects another person, individuals experience reduced agency, altering their perceptions of cause and effect.
For their study, the researchers conducted a series of experiments. First, an "agent" would deliver mild physical pain or financial harm to a "victim," a decision that was either coerced or made freely. The study participants would then trade places, so they would understand what it felt like to play both roles. For the second part of the study, researchers analyzed the effects of the "coercion" and "free-choice" conditions on brain activity.
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After analyzing the results, the researchers found that the coercion condition led to a significant increase among study participants in the amount of time the "agents" perceived between an action and its outcome compared with the free choice condition. This sense of disconnect between an action and its consequences was also reflected in participants' brains. When ordered to perform a task, participants' brain activity more closely resembled processing of a passive movement rather than a voluntary action.
Taken together, these studies suggest that the "following orders" defense isn't merely an attempt to avoid punishment, at least not entirely. Individuals coerced into actions process them differently, and this is reflected in a reduced sense of responsibility.
Being told to do something morally objectionable is certainly no defense for indefensible behavior. But the latest study at least helps to explain why people are seemingly so willing to cause harm to another simply because an authority figure told them to.


Can a person eat the meal of sahur while he is junub and can he intend to fast in such a state?
It is considered to be wrong for a person to eat and drink without cleansing his hands and mouth if they are unclean. However, it is permissible for him to have the meal of sahur after washing his hands and mouth.


The next country we are visiting in our "Mobile Market Look" series is the East African country of Uganda. Uganda is a small landlocked country surrounded by the Sudan to the North, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the East, Kenya to the West, and Rwanda and Tanzania to the South. An English speaking country, with many local dialects also spoken, and a population of 37.5 million, Uganda has experienced a period of political stability and economic growth. Under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni, who came into power in 1986, Uganda has seen steady economic growth and currently has a GDP of $21 Billion USD. GDP grew by 5.8% in 2014 with expected growth of 6.6% for 2014 and the economic prospects for this country are looking up.
Uganda is well endowed with natural resources and agriculture and fishing are two of the biggest industries in Uganda. Up to 80% of Ugandans are farmers and agribusiness is big. Uganda is among the leading producers of coffee and bananas. It is also a major producer of tea, cotton, tobacco, cereals, oilseeds, fresh and preserved fruit, vegetables and nuts, essential oils, orchids, flowers and silk.
Uganda also has its own issues. With a weak infrastructure, lack of education, lack of training, high unemployment (as high as 62% amongst the youth), Uganda ranks 132nd on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business List out of 189 countries. The government is also facing an increasing threat from civil unrest. Protests commonly occur in Kampala and have turned violent although foreign interests are not generally targeted. There are moderate risks in areas of terrorism, health, crime, poor transportation infrastructure and Uganda is prone to flooding. Even with these challenges things are looking bright, especially in the area of mobile technology.
Uganda has a young population, the second youngest in the World according to the World Bank. 70% of the population is under the age of 25 and mobile technology is their technology of choice. Uganda has 16 million mobile subscribers and most Ugandans own multiple phones to save money when calling different networks. Mobile providers do not offer contracts to consumers, so consumers purchase calling cards for a set amount of minutes or airtime. Uganda has a huge agency network of kiosks throughout the country where consumers can top up. Street hawkers also sell calling cards on the road, or side of the road, and Ugandans can purchase calling cards from even the remotest part of the country.
The mobile penetration rate in Uganda in 51%. Internet use is also growing as over 6 million people use the internet in Uganda, and of those 6 million people, 95% access the internet via their mobile device. Smartphones are not yet as prevalent in Uganda but Ugandans are still able to access social media via 2G and 3G technology. Ugandans use their phones to check social media, listen to the radio, and check news. Some of the most visited sites in Uganda are Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo.
Mobile money and mobile banking are areas that have a lot of potential and have experienced major growth. Only 20% of the population is banked and 27 million Ugandans are unbanked due to poverty, bank fees, amount of documentation required to open an account, and travel costs. Mobile money has stepped in to meet the needs of this underserved part of the population. 68% of all mobile subscribers in Uganda are aware of and have used mobile money and mobile money applications. Mobile money transfers have grown from 87.5 million transactions in 2011 to 242 million at the end of 2012. The number of mobile money users has grown from 2.9 million in 2009 to over 17 million in 2014. There was an increase of 46% mobile money users from 2013 to 2014 and from June of 2013 to June of 2014 there were 445 million mobile money transactions valued at 22.2 Trillion Ugandan Shillings ($8.4B USD).
Ugandans prefer mobile money because it is a fast service and its' accessible. Ugandans use mobile money not only to transfer money, but to pay water bills, school fees, and other utility payments such as Pay TV. Utility providers such as Umeme and National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have partnered with mobile money service providers to ease payment systems and concentrate on their core businesses of power and water distribution.
The list of current money transfer and mobile money providers include Airtel (Airtel Money), Africell, Uganda Telecomm (M-Sente), MCash, Yo!Payments , and WorldRemit. The biggest player in the market is MTN Uganda. MTN's Mobile Money records 25,000 transactions per month and has a subscriber base of 8.8 million consumers.
Mobile money operators are doing well and to increase the levels of awareness for their services they have started to integrate with the banks. MTN joined a partnership with Crane Bank last year to offer MTN Mobile Money as a cash out ATM service. Other banks such as Centenary Bank and UBA (United Bank of Africa) have also gone into partnerships with MTN and other mobile money providers such as Airtel also have their own bank partnerships with financial institutions such as Equity Bank. Mobile money is continuing to grow and as technology and security becomes better will offer more value for their consumers. There is still room for value added services from the mobile money providers and financial institutions for the consumers, but overall the mobile technology space, especially mobile money and money transfers, is expanding and the future of this sector in Uganda is looking promising.
This will be the first in our new series, "Mobile Market Look", where we look at mobile markets in Africa and other emerging countries around the World. Kenya is one of the hotbeds in terms of mobile innovation and sophistication and we hope you enjoy this article and please feel free to leave any comments you may have.
Africa has been growing at an unprecedented rate and Kenya is one of the fastest growing tech and mobile markets in the World. Known as "Savannah Silicon Valley", Kenya is home to over 500 startups in the mobile and digital industries. Kenyans are extremely tech savvy and 70% of the population owns a mobile phone, with 16 million Kenyans accessing the internet through their phones. Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is home to the ihubs, incubator space for the tech community that includes 10,000 members an over 150 incubator start-up companies. Companies such as Google, Intel, and Samsung have a presence in Nairobi and IBM set up its first African Innovation Lab in Kenya. If you are in the mobile or tech industry, whether as a company or an investor, Kenya is a country you should get to know and want to do business in.
Kenya is the most developed economy in East Africa with a good education system and a strong business environment. Kenya is a young country with 70% of the population of 44 million people under the age of 35. Kenya also has its issues as 50% of the population lives in poverty and unemployment, although officially listed as 10.5%, can be as high as 40%. There are obstacles, but there are also opportunities. And no opportunity is bigger in Kenya at this time than the mobile money and mobile payment market.
Kenya has the most sophisticated mobile money ecosystem in Africa, and maybe the World. Infrastructure improvements, and lack of rigid regulations by the Central Bank of Kenya and the government, have led to market growth and an increase in digital services. M-Pesa, established by Safaricom in 2007, started the current mobile payment revolution and now transacts over $5 billion annually which accounts for 17% of Kenya's GDP. Over 2 million mobile money transactions take place every day and according to MEF studies mobile money and mobile payments still present the greatest opportunity for growth in Kenya. It is estimated that 85% of the population has used mobile money at some point and most Kenyans prefer mobile money to cash because of the ease of use and the safety. Most African nations are cash-based and people still carry large sums of cash on them, especially when they are sending money to relatives in remote parts of the country, so mobile money offers a safer and easier alternative. Kenya's financial institutions have picked up on this and are jumping on the bandwagon and creating their own mobile money products. Equity Bank has its own M-Kesho mobile money product and I&M Bank has its own prepaid Safari Card available on the M-Pesa platform.
Even with growth and prosperity Kenya faces security issues and economic problems. There have recently been terrorist attacks on the Kenyan coast by Al-Shabaab, a Somali terrorist group associated with Al-Qaeda, and no one should forget the terrorist attacks that took place at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi over a year ago. The country has a high poverty rate and weak infrastructure and on the business side there is a lack of capital and belief and faith by investors towards the Kenyan market, and also the Sub-Saharan African market as a whole. Even the mobile market is experiencing its own issues. There is a current price war which has benefited the consumers by leading to decreased prices and more mobile subscriptions, but has created lean profit margins and less profitability for the mobile operators. There is also the concern of the dominance of Safaricom and M-Pesa who currently has the dominant mobile marketshare of 70%. Other mobile operators such as Airtel, Yu, and Orange have a presence but pale in comparison to Safaricom.
Obstacles do exist, but even with these problems and many others the mobile industry in Kenya is experiencing good times. Mobile phone penetration is 78% in Kenya and Africa had an annual mobile growth rate of 82% between 2000 and 2013, highest in the World. There are currently 500 million mobile subscriptions in Africa and there is expected growth in subscriptions of 50% over the next 5 years. Kenyans have also taken to smart phone technology and 67% of all phones sold in Kenya are smartphones. Kenyans like to listen to music, play games, look for sports updates, and watch TV and video on their phones. They also like social media and Kenya has the second most Twitter users in Africa behind South Africa and the second most Facebook users in Africa behind Nigeria. So the promise and potential is bright and the opportunities for business and investment is maybe the best it has ever been. Kenya is definitely a place you should want to be!
In my first article on the growth of the African Consumer I looked at the emerging middle class of Africa and the role mobile technology has played on the continent. In this article I focus on the challenges that still exist and look at whether this current growth can be continued and sustained.
A lot of the media has focused on the rise and growth of the African continent and consumer but even with this rise and growth there are still major problems that plague the continent. There is growth but most of it is a jobless growth. There is poverty, inequality, health concerns, consumers with lack of resources and capital being excluded from the formal economy (a large percentage of population is part of the informal economy and cash based), a narrow demand structure of those who are part of the formal sector, corruption, and weak infrastructure.
Also many do not understand that Africa is not a homogeneous region, it is highly fragmented, with many different countries (54 in all), with many different laws, languages, customs, business cultures, and varying degrees of education. But even with all of these issues and concerns there is great hope and optimism for Africa in the near and long term future. The biggest question is how to make sure the current growth is continual and sustainable.
Some of the key components of continued growth according to Steven Radelet in "Emerging Africa" is: access to information, a better business enabling environment, access to finance, and collaboration of private and public sectors to come together to make these other 3 things become a reality. I will first look at the access to information. Africa is losing the moniker of the Dark Continent as technology is allowing more people to become informed. I briefly discussed the use of the mobile phone for the betterment of lives in Africa in my last article. There is an increase in digital consumers in mobile and this leapfrogging technology is disrupting the traditional and current business models. Over 80 million people currently log into the internet through their mobile phones and more undersea fiber optic cables are being installed which will allow even more people to be connected in the near future.
Africa needs a stronger and better business enabling environment. There is a need for harmonization and integration across markets that will allow the growth of inter Sub-Saharan African trade and scalable markets and more regional markets and trade blocks. One of the major questions that confronts Africa is the creation of regional trade blocks and will these trade blocks allow Africa to become one market? And does Africa have right institutions and frameworks to create regional trade blocks? This is a question better answered by policy makers and politicians but it is something to continue to look at and monitor. Continued growth is also part of the political and macroeconomic stability fostered by governments taking accountability. Less corruption and more transparency along with democratic rights are important for sustained growth.
There is also a need for Africans to become manufacturers of what they consume for growth to be sustainable. The creation of strong manufacturing and industrial base is vital to internal African growth. Currently Africans are consumers of things they don't produce and they need to be able to satisfy the needs of their growing and large domestic markets. There is also a need to change from an import/export model of growth in regards to revenue streams to more domestic growth being spurred by increasing population, urbanization, and increase in income and decline in poverty. This can be spurred on by a collaboration of public and private sectors, increased financing, and the entrepreneurial spirit that exists in many African countries.
So for the near to short term I see the major areas of growth and potential growth being: retail, telecommunications, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), finance services and banking, home and personal care products, agri-business and staple foods. In my opinion retail can be a key contributor to job creation and in some countries there is already a high demand for retail space by domestic and international retailers. Also it is important that products are affordable and of great necessity to those that will be consuming them. I hope you have appreciated the two articles about the growth of the African consumer and if you have any thoughts or ideas you would like to contribute feel free to contact me.
The African consumer market is regarded as the Next Investment Frontier with a population of a billion plus people. In 2012 Africa was home to 7 of the 10 fastest growing economies in the World and was the second fastest growing region of the World next to Asia. With this growth has come prosperity and rising incomes. Sub-Sahara Africa currently has a GDP, Gross Domestic Product, of $1.263 trillion as of 2011 according to the World Bank, and that number is expected to grow to $2.6 trillion by the year 2020.
The continent has also seen a steady annual growth of GDP of 4.5% over the last decade, much higher than the developed World during that same time. It is also estimated that close to 128 million households across the continent will have increased discretionary income and that consumer spending will increase to $1.4 trillion by 2020. Discretionary income is defined as $5,000 or more per year and where 50% of spending is on non-food items.
Businesses are trying to capture the rising middle classes in Africa. Euromonitor estimates that there are over 313 million middle class consumers in Africa and that this group is growing.
The population is also expected to double by 2050, and is urbanizing rapidly with an expanding working age population. Sub-Saharan Africa also has a large youth population with 62 percent of its citizens under the age of 25. These youth consumers are digitally savvy and brand conscious. They desire quality brand name products and are sophisticated in their knowledge of these products. Technology is at the forefront for this age demographic and their technology of choice is the mobile phone.
According to a McKinsey & Company African Consumer Insights Survey, 25% of all urban consumers, which is a market of nearly 80 million people, access the internet daily from their mobile phones.
Growth is not only country specific but is regional specific. East Africa has one of the strongest regional trade blocks on the continent, in EAC, and Kenya has become the IT hub of Sub-Saharan Africa.
In this article I have looked at the growth of Africa, the rising middle class, the youth consumer, and the importance mobile technology plays on the continent. This a 2-part series and I will next look at the obstacles still facing Sub-Sahara Africa and what the continent can do to ensure continued and sustainable growth.


We've arrived in Thailand, the border crossing took about 2 hours. First buying Thai 3rd party vehicle insurance for Thailand, having our Carnet by Malay customs to show that we left the country and didn't sell the truck, the usual passport stamps and then on the Thai side our rego papers had to be translated to Thai. It was done free of charge.
We drove for a couple of hours turning off the main road in pursuit of some hot springs - crazy considering the heat and humidity. But these decisions are made in the comfort of the air conditioned cab as we drive along. We couldn't find the springs and so we camped on the side of a huge lake, checking with the locals first. What we didn't know was that a shadow puppet show was being staged on the grounds near us that evening.
We were invited along and given watermelon, a bowl of chicken rice and milk coffee. A bit worried about the food in these situations but we didn't want to seem ungrateful or rude.
We felt reasonably well adjusted having only cooked twice since leaving Australia because it is so cheap to eat locally.
We passed several men walking their well cared for bulls later found a local bullfight. The handlers hold onto ropes as the bulls lock horns until one bull gives way, probably falling over. Ventured on to find the Khaochaison hot spring we had looked for yesterday. Had a break then drove on towards Krabbi, eventually finding a campsite with fixed tents used by schools.
Sunday morning stroll to bullfight?
Fantastic limestone landscape here and the Andaman Sea....very warm.
Even the locals were complaining about the heat. It didn't get below 30C in the truck last night as well as being very humid. We found an airconditioned coffee shop with free wifi. A much better way to spend some time. The other cool thing was being a passenger in the bike taxis - great breezes.
We did a tour to some islands just of the coast.
20 March and we are off to Khao luk further north. A beach with a bit more depth and some very interesting vehicles used by other overlanders, including a 4 axled truck with a container on the back, a Bremach and an almost 20 year old Iveco 40.10 WM which was the homiest vehicle I have ever seen.
The Bremach had been decked out by a younger Swiss couple. Mostly done themselves.
The Iveco owned by a delightful German couple who had changed the living quarters from a cave to this even down to weaving the rattan on the seats.
We can't stay here for weeks and/or months like others so we head up the west cost within a kilometre of the Burmese border at times and then over to the east coast and up to a beach just north of the shrimp farming and drying area of Bang Saphan. It does smell a little!
A long day with over 380 kms travelled.
A stunning sunrise across the Gulf of Thailand before we set off for a golden Buddha and a temple we can see to the north of us. After that we go on to the Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. This is limestone country and in the national park there is a cave that has collapsed, allowing light and rain through. Vegetation has grown and a temple has even been built there.
Driving up to the River Kwai today. Highway driving so about 80 - 90 km/hr for us. Guy predicts the Thai drivers drifting across lanes very well. Much drier countryside but still hot and humid. We arrive into Kanchanaburi and see the bridge over the River Kwai.
Bridge over the River Kwai. Our trucks camped on the other side.
We spend the day here. New maximum temperature in the truck - 46C! Fortunately we were in an air conditioned shop. But it is not easy to sleep at night when you go to sleep in 32C with one little fan doing its best which is just not enough.
We went for a sunset ride in a longtail speed boat. It started off well and was actually very pleasant passing the houseboats towing private parties. On the way back, we sped into swarms of gnats, tiny mosquito like insects. So I didn't talk or open my eyes too wide.
We spent most of the day driving north to Kampaeng Phet an old city with a crumbling laterite city wall. We camped inside the old wall which was about a kilometre from the city. No one around except some young guys talking a hundred metres away. No map as pocket earth didn't map the route.
Sugar cane trucks are very, very slow and don't pull over until they get to the mill. Fortunately most drivers are patient.
A job here for an electrician. Josh?
We drove to King Taksin the Great National Park via Tak. Love these names.
Passed heaps of nurseries and pottery shops as usual. The Thai people really appreciate their gardens and it is also evident in their public places and even workshops. They are also very tidy people with very little rubbish on the streets. Quite different to Malaysia.
We went for a walk in the National Park to see a 700 year old Krabach tree and a waterfall, crossing paths with Buddhist monks along the way. One group were like an apparition in the bush as we came around the corner in the bamboo forest.
Climbing up through the bamboo forest from the waterfall.
Next to the 700 year old Krabach tree.
The roosters are coming at Tak.
Cooler night and we actually had to drag out a blanket. We stopped at a roadside market run by hill tribes. There were some interesting scenes as women waved sticks with plastic bags tied to the ends to keep insects away from hunks of pork. Pork crackling is the specialty. The women were in colourful clothes and many men and women were wearing 3/4 length baggy pants. Very pleasant people and we saw three young boys, probably all less than 13 years old fixing the back wheel of a bike and looking like they knew exactly what they were doing.
We drove to Mae Sot and decided to leave the trucks to walk across the bridge to a small town, Myawaddy in Myanmar for an hour or so. Myanmar seemed similar to Thailand but poorer although the people were just as friendly.
Drove north and found a camp beside a creek where the locals were washing everything from their cars to their teeth.
Friday 29 March - Good Friday at home but just another Friday here.
We realized that we had been lucky to camp where we did because as we got further north there were more police checks and a very large and well established refugee camp. No opportunities to stop there. We were always waved through the check points. We were in the Thai - Myanmar border region.
We drove to Mae Sariang and then turned east towards Chiang Mai. We found a very pleasant campsite in an arboretum in the highlands. We parked the trucks and went about making sure it was okay to camp. So far we have always been welcomed with a smile and a nod to camp at the sites we choose. Another cooler night, down to about 22C.
Girls selling some sort of edible water plant.
Refugees going off to work?
We drive down into Chiang Mai mid morning with heaps of traffic and still smokey. We checked out possible campsites and drive up the mountain overlooking smokey Chiang Mai. As it is quite a large place we decide to stay in a B&B in the moat enclosed, narrow streets of the old town. It is easier than driving into the centre every day. And who doesn't like a bit of aircon, free wifi, a nicely appointed bedroom, somewhere nearby to park your truck and breakfast for $60/night.
Excellent night markets on Sunday evening. There was an incredible amount of good quality, interesting and well priced handicrafts including clothes, jewellery, trinkets, hats, shoes, as well as very tasty and interesting food including barbecued octopus tentacles and roasted giant water beetles. There were also some interesting local and hill tribe people selling various local goods, busking, drawing and offering massages. It was a popular place.
Portait artist at the market.
Happy masseurs and even happier legs!
Octopus tentacles. Yes Guy ate one.
Masked man on his improvised tractor.
We leave Chiang Mai southbound toward Sukhothai passing an elephant conservation park. The elephants seem to be well cared for at the park but they are stabled and tethered, unable to wander free unless with their mahout. We did see some free in a cordoned off section of the park which was the 'Royal Stable'.
The area is still smokey. There was a failed wet season last year so it is very dry and the locals like to burn off small plots at this time of year.
We drove through a national park shared by locals and plantations and pulled up next to a stream for the night. A couple of local families were cooling off there.
Unfortunately it was still 34C when we could move no longer and went to bed just before 8pm. Just rolling over on the warm sheet is a chore as I lift my sticky body up to turn over. The temperature dropped to 25C just before dawn but there has been nights when it doesn't go below 30C. I think this trip should have been started a couple of months earlier.
Just after turning onto the road from our campsite we came across a real mahout on his elephant about to cross the road.
We drove south to the historic ruins of Sukhothai.
We did a bit of driving today down to Thung Salaeng Luang National Park stopping at a waterfall on the way. As it is approaching the end of the dry season most of the waterfalls and streams are barely flowing.
Our campsite in the park was beside a stream with no one else around.
Having a toast to my retirement with ASA. Rob actually found some Chandon for the occasion..
We decided to go toward the Khao Yai National Park, taking 2 days to get there. We thought it might be nice to stay near a lake and so went over the bridge which just went over rather dry paddy fields. We turned south and found water further down. There was even a drowned bridge... so it was a dam! Camped next to the water. Very warm breeze and 36C but it did cool to 30C by midnight and when the breeze stopped our sandfly mesh on the windows was not small enough to stop the superfine gnats! Nice setting but not a particularly good night.
Partially drowned bridge when dam was flooded.
We saw many beautiful sunsets probably because of the dust and smoke in the air.
Bananas in Pyjamas hanging from a cane harvester in Thailand?
We drove through cane fields to meet Jon and Jude for morning tea and then on to Khao Yai National Park north east of Bangkok.
Great campsite with Sambar wandering around. We also saw white handed gibbon in the forest behind the information centre and lots of fresh elephant dung on the road in the park.
We met a lovely Thai couple who invited us to see the waterfalls and lookouts in the park with them. Although English was difficult for them and our Thai is non existent we had an enjoyable time.
Maintenance and rest day. Time for blogging, sleeping, washing and lazing around.
We leave Khao Yai National Park for Pang Sida National park which is closer to the Cambodian border.
Last night in Thailand for a week or so. Next stop Cambodia.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to store traumatic memories in a different part of their brains than others, a brain study shows. The finding may explain why PTSD sufferers can be haunted by those memories for years on end.
The fact that people with PTSD store their traumatic memories in a different region of the brain may be "part of the cause of why these memories are experienced so differently," Dr. Ruth Lanius of the University of Western Ontario in Canada told Reuters Health. She added that the more researchers understand why some people develop PTSD and others don't, the better they will be able to help people escape the continual reliving of traumatic memories.
Other common symptoms of PTSD include anxiety, insomnia, jumpiness, and irritability.
During the study, Lanius and her colleagues asked 11 people with PTSD and 13 others to write a description of a particularly traumatic event. The researchers then read the narrative to participants and asked them to recall the memory while they underwent brain scans.
Looking at the scans, Lanius said she and her team saw that "completely different regions" of the brain were activated when people with and without PTSD recalled traumatic events. Specifically, people with PTSD showed a high level of activity in the right back region of the brain, which is associated with non-verbal memories, such as the sights, sounds, and smells associated with a past event. In contrast, people without the condition showed much higher levels of activity in the left front of the brain, a region associated with storing verbal memories, such as the narrative of a past event, explained Lanius, who is also based at Robarts Research Institute in Ontario.
These differences, reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, may explain why traumatic memories recur so viscerally in people with PTSD, who often say they experience flashbacks of events during which they see, feel, and smell the same things that occurred before, she noted. For people with PTSD, traumatic memories are "timeless," as if they were happening "over and over again," Lanius said.
The fact that people without PTSD store those memories in a verbal region of the brain may also explain why they typically recall the memories as narratives, and don't repeatedly relive the experience, she added.
The investigator noted that future medications may target the brain connections in regions where people with PTSD store memories. In addition, PTSD patients can undergo therapy to help them transform their memories from visual, non-verbal experiences into more verbal events.


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Goldenes Gift (Originaltitel: Out of the Past) ist ein in Schwarzweiß gedrehter US-amerikanischer Film noir von Jacques Tourneur aus dem Jahre 1947. Er basiert auf dem Roman Goldenes Gift (Build My Gallows High) von Geoffrey Homes, einem Pseudonym des Autors Daniel Mainwaring.

Handlung
Jeff Bailey ist Inhaber einer Tankstelle in der verschlafenen Kleinstadt Bridgeport, Kalifornien. Er führt eine Beziehung mit der Einheimischen Ann Miller. Als der zwielichtige Joe Stephanos ihn in Bridgeport aufspürt, holt Jeff seine Vergangenheit ein. Er berichtet Ann von der Vorgeschichte, die der Film in einer Rückblende aufrollt:

Jeff Bailey heißt in Wirklichkeit Jeff Markham, mit seinem Partner Jack Fisher betrieb er einst eine Privatdetektivkanzlei in New York. Der Gangsterboss Whit Sterling engagierte ihn, um seine entlaufene Freundin Kathie Moffat wiederzufinden. Sie hatte auf Sterling geschossen und ihm zugleich 40.000 US-Dollar (rund 800.000 USD nach heutiger Rechnung, Stand 2022) entwendet. Die Spur führte Jeff ins mexikanische Acapulco, wo es ihm gelang, Kathie aufzuspüren. Er verliebte sich in die junge Frau; die beiden beschlossen, Sterling zu hintergehen und zusammenzubleiben. Gemeinsam kehrten sie in die USA zurück und begannen in San Francisco ein neues Leben. Hier fand sie eines Tages Jeffs ehemaliger Partner Fisher, der sich um seinen Anteil an den 40.000 US-Dollar betrogen fühlte. Es kam zu einer Prügelei zwischen den beiden Männern, in deren Verlauf Kathie Fisher erschoss. Jeff erkannte dabei das wahre Gesicht seiner Freundin: Sie floh nach der Tat, während er Fishers Leichnam verstecken musste. Jeff tauchte danach in Bridgeport unter.

Zurück in der Gegenwart hat Joe Stephanos Jeff wissen lassen, dass Sterling ihn sehen will. Jeff kommt der Aufforderung gezwungenermaßen nach und reist zu Sterlings pompösem Anwesen am Lake Tahoe. Dabei muss Jeff entdecken, dass Kathie inzwischen zu Sterling zurückgekehrt ist. Sterling steht unter dem Verdacht der Steuerhinterziehung und beauftragt Jeff, die ihn belastenden Dokumente aus dem Besitz des Anwalts Leonard Eels zu entwenden. Als Gegenleistung will er Jeff zukünftig in Ruhe lassen. Mr. Eels' Sekretärin Meta Carson, die in Wahrheit für Sterling arbeitet, soll Jeff bei dem Einbruch unterstützen. Doch Jeff findet heraus, dass Eels ermordet werden soll und Sterling den Verdacht auf ihn lenken will. Sterling hat Kathie ein Schreiben aufsetzen lassen, das Jeff des Mordes an Fisher bezichtigt, was als Jeffs Mordmotiv dienen soll. Jeff will Eels warnen, doch jede Hilfe kommt zu spät – Joe Stephanos hat den Anwalt bereits ermordet. Jeff versteckt die Leiche und nimmt Sterlings Unterlagen an sich, um ihn damit zu erpressen und seinen Hals aus der Schlinge zu ziehen. Er wird von den Behörden unter Mordverdacht gesucht. Dennoch kehrt er nach Bridgeport zurück, wo er sich an einem Fluss in den Bergen versteckt hält. Er und Ann treffen sich dort und wollen an ihrer Liebe festhalten.

Kathie schmiedet unterdessen weiter Intrigen und bringt Joe Stephanos ohne Sterlings Wissen dazu, dem "taubstummen Jungen" – Jeffs jugendlichen Mitarbeiter bei der Tankstelle – heimlich zu Jeffs Versteck zu folgen. Joe setzt bereits an, Jeff aus dem Hinterhalt zu erschießen, er wird jedoch vom taubstummen Jungen entdeckt und mit einer Angelrute angegriffen. Der Angelhaken zieht Stephanos von einer Klippe in die Tiefe. Jeff informiert Sterling über Stephanos' Tod und Kathies doppeltes Spiel. Sterling und Jeff wollen die entsetzte Kathie an die Polizei ausliefern, für den Mord an Fisher. Erst danach will Jeff die Unterlagen des Anwalts an Sterling zurückgeben. So wollen sich die Männer aus der Affäre ziehen.

Jeff trifft Ann: Sie wollen an ihrer Liebe festhalten. Als Jeff zu Sterlings Anwesen zurückkehrt, muss er entdecken, dass Kathie inzwischen Sterling ermordet hat. Mit dem Tod des letzten Mitwissers hat Kathie alle Trümpfe in der Hand: "Ich habe das Sagen, vergiß das nicht." Sie erpresst Jeff, ihre alte Romanze in Mexiko wieder zu beleben, die Koffer hat sie schon gepackt: "Wir verdienen einander". Unbewegten Gesichts geht Jeff darauf ein, doch in einem unbeobachteten Moment informiert er die Polizei von der geplanten Flucht.

Jeff und Kathie verlassen im Wagen den Tatort. Als sie auf eine Straßensperre treffen, erkennt Kathie Jeffs Verrat und erschießt ihn. Wenige Sekunden später stirbt auch Kathie im Kugelhagel der Polizei.

Jeffs Geliebte Ann stand trotz der negativen Gerüchte und Nachrichten über ihn immer an seiner Seite. Nach Jeffs Beerdigung fragt Ann den taubstummen Jungen, ob Jeff wirklich mit Kathie fliehen wollte. Der taubstumme Junge nickt, obwohl er es besser weiß. Während Ann mit ihrem zweiten Verehrer und Jugendfreund Jim davonfährt, winkt der taubstumme Junge lächelnd dem Tankstellenschild mit Jeffs Namen darauf zu.

Hintergrund
Noch vor Veröffentlichung des eigentlichen Romans Build My Gallows High von Daniel Mainwaring sicherte sich RKO Pictures nach einem Bieten mit Warner Bros. die Rechte. Für das Drehbuch wurde ebenfalls Mainwaring engagiert, der dafür im Filmvorspann die alleinige Nennung erhielt. Doch hatten nach heutigem Kenntnisstand auch die Autoren James M. Cain und vor allem Frank Fenton erhebliche Anteile am Drehbuch. Sie sollen große Teile von Mainwarings erstem Entwurf überarbeitet haben, der als zu schwach abgelehnt worden war. Zunächst hatten die RKO-Produzenten Humphrey Bogart für die Hauptrolle im Blick, doch dieser war bei Warner Brothers unter Studiovertrag, die ihn nicht ausleihen wollten. Für die Hauptrolle waren danach Pat O'Brien, John Garfield und Dick Powell im Gespräch; sogar der recht unbekannte Lex Barker machte einen Test für die Rolle. Erst danach erhielt der junge Robert Mitchum, der noch kein Top-Filmstar war, den Zuschlag für die Rolle. Mitchums Auftritt als lakonischer Privatdetektiv definierte seinen Rollentypus und viele seiner späteren Leinwandfiguren. Für die Rolle des Whit Sterling wurde Kirk Douglas von Paramount Pictures ausgeliehen. Für ihn war es erst der zweite Film und dieser verhalf ihm in den nächsten Jahren zu weiteren Schurkenrollen.

Die Regie sollte Edward Dmytryk übernehmen, doch dieser war bereits mit dem britischen Film So Well Remembered beschäftigt. So holten die Produzenten im Sommer 1946 den Regisseur Jacques Tourneur, der dem Studio Anfang der 1940er-Jahre mit den billig produzierten Horrorstreifen Katzenmenschen und Ich folgte einem Zombie bereits zwei Überraschungserfolge eingebracht hatte. Tourneur arbeitete bei Goldenes Gift zum letzten Mal mit Kameramann Nicholas Musuraca.

Die Drehorte waren weit verteilt: San Francisco, des Weiteren die kleinen Dörfer Bridgeport, Lake Sherwood und Sequit Point; die Wüsten von Nevada und Kalifornien; verschiedene Seen wie beispielsweise der Lake Tahoe und außerdem die Filmranch von RKO Pictures in Encino. Weitere Hintergrund-Shootings wurden im mexikanischen Acapulco sowie in New York City gedreht. Nach Abschluss der Dreharbeiten gaben die mit dem Ergebnis zufriedenen Produzenten Regisseur Tourneur einen neuen Vertrag.

Out of the Past, unter dem Roman-/Arbeitstitel Build My Gallows High gedreht, startete am 13. November 1947 in den USA. In Deutschland lief der Film am 14. Mai 1954 in den deutschen Kinos an. Im Dezember 1984 wurde der Film in Deutschland wiederaufgeführt.

Kritiken
Bei seiner Veröffentlichung erhielt Goldenes Gift weitgehend positive Kritiken, wurde aber als Produktion des vergleichsweise kleinen Studios RKO Pictures zum Beispiel bei den Oscars komplett übergangen. Inzwischen gilt der Film weithin als einer der besten und essenziellsten Film noirs. Bei Rotten Tomatoes hat der Film etwa eine Wertung von 97 % bei 32 Kritiken, mit einer sehr hohen Wertung von 8,9 von 10 Punkten.

Auszeichnungen
1991 wurde Goldenes Gift ins National Film Registry der amerikanischen Library of Congress aufgenommen.

Synchronisation
Die deutsche Synchronfassung zu Goldenes Gift entstand 1954 bei RKO Synchron in Berlin.

In der deutschen Synchronisation wurde aus Kathie der Name Kitty und aus Whit der Name Fred.

Neuverfilmung
Taylor Hackford drehte 1984 unter dem Titel Gegen jede Chance ein Remake auf Grundlage des Drehbuchs von Goldenes Gift. Darin spielten auch zwei Schauspieler des Originalfilms mit: Jane Greer in einer Nebenrolle die Mutter ihrer Originalfigur, außerdem Paul Valentine in einem kleinen Auftritt als ein Ratsherr.

DVD-Veröffentlichung
 Goldenes Gift, Arthaus, Leipzig 2011, 97 Min.

Literatur
 Fritz Göttler und Claus M. Reimer (Herausgeber): Filmheft des »Von« Filmverlags, München 1985, ISBN 3-923684-02-9.
 Geoffrey Homes (d. i. Daniel Mainwaring): Goldenes Gift (Originaltitel Build My Gallows High), Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main und Berlin 1989, 157 S., ISBN 3-548-10604-8

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Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 1947
US-amerikanischer Film
Schwarzweißfilm
Film noir
Filmdrama
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Literaturverfilmung

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