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import { StereoWidener } from "./StereoWidener";
import { BasicTests } from "test/helper/Basic";
import { EffectTests } from "test/helper/EffectTests";
import { expect } from "chai";
import { CompareToFile } from "test/helper/CompareToFile";
import { ToneAudioBuffer } from "Tone/core/context/ToneAudioBuffer";
import { Player } from "Tone/source/buffer/Player";
import "test/helper/ToneAudioBuffer";

describe("StereoWidener", () => {

	BasicTests(StereoWidener);
	EffectTests(StereoWidener, 0);

	it("matches a file basic", async () => {
		const buffer = await ToneAudioBuffer.fromUrl("./audio/FWDL.wav");
		return CompareToFile(() => {
			const phaser = new StereoWidener(0.1).toDestination();
			const player = new Player(buffer).connect(phaser).start();
		}, "stereoWidener.wav", 0.3);
	});

	context("API", () => {

		it("can pass in options in the constructor", () => {
			const widener = new StereoWidener(0.2);
			expect(widener.width.value).to.be.closeTo(0.2, 0.001);
			widener.dispose();
		});

		it("can get/set the options", () => {
			const widener = new StereoWidener();
			widener.set({
				width: 0.4,
			});
			expect(widener.width.value).to.be.closeTo(0.4, 0.001);
			widener.dispose();
		});
	});
});

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Yesterday and the day before Uwe and I were trying to flash an R8C and alternatively an M16C under Linux. We were finally successful using the Flasher from Thomas Fischl. You have to be careful to get the one on his site not the original from Lost In The Ether. The original seems to be somewhat broken.
Still there are some points you should be careful about. First of all the image you want to flash has to be for R8C or M16C respectively. The problem is that the addresses contained in the images have different order (endianes) depending on the chip. The sample srecord image contained in the tarball from Fischl is for _M16C_ and _NOT_ R8C.
Next thing is you should try to use a real hardware serial interface if you get problems with a serial to usb converter. We found out that even if the converter contains a prolific usb to serial chip it does not mean that it will work. We have two cables here and we know that Sitecom works.
We will probably write a patch for the flasher program containing some additional documentation and some checks and timeouts. The checks should validate the addresses one wants to flash are valid for the chip, and the program should timeout if it does not get data back from the chip during flashing. At least that is our TODO.
This entry was posted in Embedded on August 4, 2006 by esden.


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<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

namespace Virmire\Collections\Exceptions;

/**
 * Class CollectionInvalidKeyException
 *
 * @package Virmire\Exceptions
 */
class CollectionInvalidKeyException extends CollectionException
{
}


During the month of November, Saiber partnered with Jersey Cares to help support its 23rd annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. In total, the Firm collected and donated over 80 winter coats. This year, Jersey Cares aims to distribute more than 40,000 "gently-used" winter coats to men, women and children in need throughout New Jersey.
Jersey Cares is a not-for-profit charitable organization which places volunteers with service projects and other events in New Jersey. To learn more about Jersey Cares, and how you can support it's coat drive, click here.


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Q: Advice needed: How to correctly handle self-signed ssl cert+key pairs for encrypting inter-container communication? Probably some rather noob questions but I have searched around but haven't been able to figure out the best way to handle self-signed certs (from an opsec perspective) to encrypt communication between dockerized services on my Debian server like Redis, Authelia, Portainer, etc.?
The certificates are created and signed and all the containers in question are prepared for host-mounting volumes for cert-key pairs.
So the question is simply:

*

*Do I just store the cert-key pairs in the folders already mounted to the containers like e.g. /docker/appdata/portainer/config?

*Who should be the owner:group of the certs+keys pairs, root or the user running the container or something third?

*Which permissions should be set for the certs+key pairs?

By the way. My docker is setup as a single-node swarm and all containers deployed with stack deploy and properly connected to one another with custom docker bridge networks and communication is working so my question is only related to the handling of the cert+key pairs
Many thanks in advance...

A:
Do I just store the cert-key pairs in the folders already mounted to the containers like e.g. /docker/appdata/portainer/config?

I would recommend using docker secrets.  You have the option of creating secrets with docker secret create or loading them in from files on the host.  e.g.
version: '3.9'
services:
  app:
    image: ubuntu
    secrets:
      - source: my-cert
        target: /certs/my-cert.crt # Load it into /certs/my-cert.crt, default is /run/secrets/{secret_name}
        mode: 0400                 # Read only by owner, default is 444
        # uid: '0'                 # Default UID is root, change if needed.
        # gid: '0'                 # Default GID is root, change if needed.
      - source: my-other-cert
        target: /certs/my-other-cert.crt
        mode: 0400
secrets:
  my-cert:
    external: true                 # Load cert from a secret made with "docker secret create"
  my-other-cert:
    file: ./some-cert.crt          # Load cert from a file on your host machine

Who should be the owner:group of the certs+keys pairs, root or the user running the container or something third?

Almost certainly root, unless it's another user running inside the container.  You can configure this via the uid and gid options on secrets.

Which permissions should be set for the certs+key pairs?

You want 400 or 444 on everything generally.  Using secrets has the added benefit of making these files un-writeable from the container (even to root).  You can configure this with the mode option on secrets.
If you are going to load a secret from a file on disk instead of using docker secret create, it should be from shared storage that's accessible on all swarm nodes.  I know you said it's a swarm of one, just added for clarity.

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I feel like all I ever do when I come on here is post about how long it's been since I last posted. Not a good habit to be getting into.
Work is continuing to be busy. We've had our best month ever so far, and in nearly 3 years of being in business we've finally reached a monthly target of what we should be earning. It's slightly propped up by the payment of an invoice for a job which was actually completed in December, but even so, it feels very good to be doing well for the first time ever.
I'm not even going to mention what our end of year accounts revealed by way of our earnings for the year, we're just going to put that down to experience and focus on the fact that things are going well for the first time ever, and it looks as though we've got enough work to keep things nice and busy for February.
We've nearly finished off a website for the first ever Afghan film festival in the UK, which you can check out over at www.reelafghanistan.org. We're really pleased with the way it's turning out and the clients are thrilled as well.
So we've been living in Longford now for nearly 2 months and I have to say I'm absolutely loving it.
I've uploaded a few photos to the right so you can see our new office (which is also turning out to be the best studio I've ever had). I've got some work to do building some acoustic baffles to improve the sound of the room, and we're going to get some form of decorations up as well. Once it's looking more complete (and tidy) I'll get some new photos up.
There's also an amusing photo of a cul de sac road sign which is under water. I can't remember the name of the lake off the top of my head, but it all looked pretty weird. If I get round to it I'll put more photos up soon.
Finally there's a photo of the view from the front of our house. It's so quiet where we are. There are a few house around us, but they're not very close, and when you step out our front door it's absolutely peaceful. At night there's no sound but that of running water as there is a stream that runs through the land on which the house is built.


It's English Wine Week! We are delighted to welcome Katy from Court Garden, a winery based in Ditchling who we have worked with for a long time! Court Garden are neighbours of Ridgeview and have helped establish the English wine scene as one of the very best in the world. Katy will open up some of our favourite fizzes, plus a couple of stills, for you to taste. What's more, it's free! Saturday 1st June, 4-7pm!


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Guatemala: The Pearls of Lake Atitlán
by Troy Herrick
Lake Atitlán, nestled within the fog-shrouded mountains of the Guatemalan highlands, is graced with twelve towns scattered around its periphery like the pearls of a necklace. Over 90% of the inhabitants in the area are indigenous people but you will not find any Mayan ruins here because these towns were all established during the Post-Classical Period. You can develop a flavour for the area by taking a boat ride to the three towns of Santiago de Atitlán, San Juan La Laguna and San Pedro La Laguna by way of Panajachel, your gateway to the lake.
As we crossed Lake Atitlán by speedboat towards the town of Santiago de Atitlán, Alex, our guide, quietly informed us that this lake was once a volcanic caldera, formed some 84,000 years ago. The caldera imploded on itself and was subsequently drained of its magma. The present day lake is set against a backdrop of three volcanoes named San Pedro, Tolimán and Atitlán on its southern shore. With a little imagination we could almost see images of these volcanoes reflected on the mildly choppy water. Since the winds become notoriously strong on the lake in the afternoon, this was likely to be the best image we would see of the three cones on the water. What Alex didn't say was whether or not these volcanoes were still active.
Arriving at Santiago de Atitlán, a former Mayan capital, we swapped the speedboat for a tuk-tuk and raced through the narrow streets to our first stop – the local shaman who is the people's intermediary with the local Mayan gods through a statue of Rilaj Mam known as the grandfather to the people.
Entering the room we found the shaman sporting a colourful scarf on his head. Set on top of an altar, next to the shaman, was Rilaj Mam decked out in colourful silk scarves and a gray Stetson. The scarves are changed regularly and each one is said to represent a miracle that he has performed.
Suddenly the shaman took a mouth full of rum from one of the nearby bottles and sprayed it all over a statue. He then followed that up with a lighted cigar which he carefully inserted into the statue's mouth. The shaman repeated this offering roughly every 10-15 minutes. For some strange reason the thought of an alcoholic statue with lung cancer flashed through my mind.
Alex outlined the evolution of the Mayan saint named Rilaj Mam. The Creole population knows him as Maximón (pronounced Maa-shee-mohn) and he is San Simon to the local Catholics. The Roman Catholic Church does not approve of the worship of Maximón. The shaman circumvents this by including a second altar with statues of the Virgin Mary flanked by two saints on top. Nearby was a well-dressed Jesus nailed to a 6-foot tall crucifix that was leaning against the wall. I did not see the shaman offer Jesus any rum or cigars.
After saying goodbye to the shaman, our tuk-tuk carried us outside of town and to the summit of a mirador (viewpoint) overlooking Santiago de Atitlán. We had a spectacular view of the San Pedro volcano in the distance which rises to a height of 3020 meters. After admiring the view of that mountain, we looked below us to find a number of Mayan women doing their laundry in the lake as they have done at this site for centuries.
After a hair-raising tuk-tuk ride back into town, our driver left us at the square in front of the Church of St. James the Apostle, built between 1572 and 1581, with its dingy yellow exterior. The present structure was not the first church to occupy this site. The first was built by the Spanish in 1541.
The Mayans who actually built this church might have secretly commemorated the temple that once stood on this site when they included a flight of 20 steps leading to the front door of the church. A single month of the Mayan calendar consists of 20 days.
Entering the church, the yellow walls running the length of the building are lined with wooden statues of various saints. Each saint sports unique garments produced by the local women. Looking toward the apse you find three altarpieces representing the local volcanoes. Alex conspicuously pointed out a carving of Maximón at the base of one of the columns supporting the roof.
Exiting the church, we returned to the speedboat for our next destination – the sleepy little village of San Juan La Laguna which is known for the colourful textiles produced by the local women's cooperative. The members of the cooperative produce hand woven cloth using the traditional Mayan waist loom and natural dyes from the local plants. Inside the cooperative, don't be surprised to find one of the women seated on the floor with a strap around her waist in order to hold a loom suspended between her and a nearby post. [TOP PHOTO] You will notice that she constantly repositions herself so as to maintain the tension in the warp and weft as she weaves.
San Juan La Laguna is also known for a number of local painters. You will not only discover art galleries filled with paintings capturing the local scenery but you may also find murals on some of the buildings are you wander through the narrow streets.
Your final destination by speedboat is the quiet little town of San Pedro La Laguna, set at the base of the volcano of the same name. Upon our arrival we jumped out of the boat and went directly to the Café Cristalinas. Once inside, the staff told us about the different Guatemalan coffee growing regions and the differences in taste. We sampled some freshly roasted Arabica coffee and cocoa beans, both of which are grown on the nearby slope in the rich volcanic soil. Combine these taste sensations with the panoramic view of the lake from the open-air cafe and there is nowhere else that we would rather have been at the time. But paradise is sometimes fleeting and we had to return to Panajachel, but not before we purchased a pound of dark roast coffee. We had just enough time to put the coffee into our backpack and jump into the boat before it left.
The water was noticeably choppier than it was this morning as our boat skipped over the waves en route to Panajachel. Upon arrival at the dock you will likely have a few minutes to visit some of the stalls lining Calle Real in search of that perfect souvenir if you weren't able to do so at any of the previous towns. Unfortunately we had to tear ourselves away from the laidback Panajachel lakefront and return to Antigua but not before thinking that Lake Atitlan would be a relaxing retirement destination someday.
You can arrange a tour to Lake Atitlán as a daytrip from Antigua. Reservations can usually be made at your hotel. The boat ride to each town is included in the tour.
A tuk-tuk ride costs 20 Quetsals.
Admission to visit Maximón is 2 Quetsals. You can take his picture for 10 Quetsals. It is not possible to provide an address for where Maximón is located because this changes every year.
Admission to the Church of St. James the Apostle (Iglesia Parochial Santiago Apostol) is free.
Lake Atitlan Off The Beaten Path: A Day Full of Adventure from Antigua
Troy Herrick, a freelance travel writer, has traveled extensively in North America, the Caribbean, Europe and parts of South America. His articles have appeared in Live Life Travel, International Living, Offbeat Travel and Travels Thru History Magazines.
Diane Gagnon, a freelance photographer, has traveled extensively in North America, the Caribbean, Europe and parts of South America. Her photographs have accompanied Troy Herrick's articles in Live Life Travel, Offbeat Travel and Travels Thru History Magazine
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Necromanteion, the Oracle of the Dead
A Traditional Indian Wedding Spectacular
Horsing Around in Argentina

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Bakithi is Pauls favourite live bass player since the Graceland tour and he is also the most active member on stage. Mr. Kumalo is the one who can play the famous bass line in ´You can call me Al' best - simply because he wrote it. Paul only changed one thing, he told him to play it backwards.


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CGU cheers with 19% leap
Updated: 19:00 EST, 10 August 1999
Insurance giant CGU offered some cheer to deflated investors with a greater-than-forecast rise in profits.
The group, the largest British insurer by sales, said strong growth in its international life business helped compensate for a soggy general insurance market hit by rising personal injury awards and stiff competition.
CGU reported a healthy 19% increase in interim pretax operating profits before merger costs to £420 million from £399 million last year. Profits on general insurance, rose 7% to £287 million.
The interim dividend rises to 14.25p from 13.25p. New life business grew 29% to £3.7 billion. The shares climbed 16p to 845p. Group chief executive Bob Scott said CGU has identified further savings of £55 million per year from its 1998 merger with General Accident, though the costs of achieving them rose to £380 million. The firm said it has booked £330 million of merger costs to date, including £70 million in this half, and the remainder due by year end.
Uncertainty over US government bonds left CGU with a £197 million loss on short-term investment return fluctuations compared with a £762 million profit this time last year.
CGU recently increased its holding in French bank Société Générale from 3% to 6.9%. But the stock purchase fell foul of French legislation and a court hearing is scheduled for 24 August, after results of the French banking shake-up are due.
Scott said the purchase was strategic, but the overall situation would be fully reviewed should BNP's bid for Société Générale succeed. Clifford Chance advised on the deal.


While we'll give most weight to performance in the week just gone, an out-of-the-blue, game isn't going to sway us too much. We are looking for some degree of confidence this wasn't just a one-off thing, whether it be played in other games this year, in college, etc.
Since being drafted in 2016 (fourth round out of Stanford), Martinez has been on the field a lot. He played 480 snaps in his rookie year followed by 978 (93 percent of Green Bay's defensive snaps) in 2017. Unfortunately, despite some good play against the run (89.6 run-defense grade last year), his play in coverage has left a lot to be desired. He's made plays – he had an interception and five other pass breakups in 2017 – but that didn't offset the fact he gave up three touchdowns a year ago and more yardage than any other Packer defender. Of his 14 missed tackles, 10 came in coverage and his 408 yards after catch allowed were second-worst in the NFL (after Kiko Alonso).
So, it was fairly obvious what we needed to see coming into this season, improved work dropping back. And so far, that's what we've seen. On 119 coverage snaps, he's made six stops including forcing three incompletions and has given up no receptions against the Redskins. His play against the run hasn't been quite as prolific but it's been good enough and in today's pass-happy NFL, that's a price anyone should be prepared to pay.
It's always a little concerning when a player pulls out his best work in a contract year. Will they kick on or regress after getting paid? The Dolphins gambled $8M per year (making Wilson the joint 26th-highest paid receiver in the NFL) on the former and, so far at least, he's repaying that investment.
Up until 2017, Wilson had generated a generic replacement-level grade of 61.7 but significantly improved production last year, and prompted Miami to get out their checkbook for a three-year deal. Most appealing was his ability after the catch with his 7.3 YAC/reception ranking second in the NFL last year largely predicated on his tackle-breaking skills. In 2017, only two players broke more tackles than the 15 he did on his 44 receptions: Golden Tate (24 on 94 receptions) and Jarvis Landry (16 on 117 receptions).
This year, his production in limited snaps (73) is screaming out for more playing time. He's second in the NFL in yards per route run with a remarkable 3.84 and feels like he's primed for a lot more if the Dolphins can find a way to get him extra snaps.
"While Callahan missed some time in 2017 with an injury, he performed well when healthy, generating the third-most slot coverage snaps per reception allowed. While he hasn't offered much in terms of run defense or as a blitzer (only four career pressures), he's allowed less than an 80.0 passer rating from the slot in each of his three pro seasons, showing a consistency that is a very valuable piece on an up-and-coming Chicago defense".
Well, this year he's improved on even that, allowing only seven receptions on 112 coverage snaps for 50 yards and an interception. That's a passer rating against of only 50.2 which is third in the NFL. He also owns the top grade of any cornerback while playing in the slot so far this year with 83.7.
At the moment, it's very hard to make much of an argument that the Rams offensive line isn't the best in football. What might be even trickier is guessing which of them is the highest graded. Ranking every offensive lineman across the league by grade, Blythe is second (with an 83.2 grade), Andrew Whitworth (LT) is fourth, Rob Havenstein (RT) is ninth while Roger Saffold (LG) is 12th. What's even more remarkable is the fact Blythe was only starting because Jamon Brown was suspended for the first two games of the year but if Sunday against the Chargers is any indication, the third-year player has little intention of giving his job back without a fight.
Through three games Blythe has only allowed one hit and one hurry, not been called for a penalty and blocked well for the run. His sternest test is coming on Thursday night against a Vikings defense no doubt stung by their lackluster performance against the Bills. If he comes through this one unscathed then maybe he's a secret no longer.
Cincinnati made little secret of their desire to upgrade at safety in the offseason and most particularly the need for a player at the back of their defense who had the range to play deep. It's not so much that George Iloka and Shawn Williams played poorly (they both graded a little above average) but more the fact they had two guys who were effectively the same player, more at home in the box than playing single-high. The Bengals still wanted to be able to mix their coverages but when they went with one guy deep, they needed him to be a player they felt could consistently hold up in that role.
So far things have worked out perfectly with Williams playing 70 percent of his snaps in the box (up from 48 percent last year) and Bates playing either in the slot or deep on 90 percent of snaps. But it's the way he has played his role which is even more impressive. Currently, he's our seventh-ranked safety playing well across all facets of the game and providing solidity on the backend the Bengals haven't enjoyed since Reggie Nelson was at his best.


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There was a guy at the last DR Bro meet that had covered his cab cage tubes in dynomat. I have a keen interest in noise reduction because I'm getting older and driving loud creaky, clicky, clanky, rattly, squeaky trucks is getting unpleasant.
Me: "Bro, did the Dynomat on the cage help quiet down the cacophony in the cab?
^^^ hahaha. I was wondering if it would help!! Guess not.
My foxes click, not like Kings but it's there.
I don't hear my fox bypasses much at all in my tacoma unless it's not running and getting towed. Then you hear them for sure.
Any idea who makes them?


-There are many different treatments available that can help you, your smile and your oral health. There are treatments like dental fillings that can repair decayed teeth, dental crowns that can repair severely damaged teeth, dental bridges and dentures that can replace missing teeth and more.
-To help you have the best and most successful dental appointment, our dental team will be happy to use a local anesthetic and dental sedative while you're in the dental chair. The anesthetic will numb your mouth to prevent any painful sensations during your appointment and the sedative will help you stay relaxed and calm.
-Each treatment your dentist offers can be customized to your smile. In fact, dental fillings are shaped to fit your specific teeth and dental crowns, dentures and dental bridges are made in a dental lab just for you. No matter the treatment you receive, it will be catered to your smile and needs.
Call Dolnick and Associates today at (847) 378-1644 if you have any questions or if you would like to know more. Our dental team will be more than happy to tell you all about restorative dentistry in Niles, Illinois, so please don't be afraid to reach out to us. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Q: Increment an enumeration using variable list lengths while mainting order in the enumeration I have the following code
for i, v in enumerate(total_list):
    if isinstance(v[3], unicode):
        print i, len(v[3].split(';')), v[3].split(';')

which produces Nth items
93 1 [u'Nee']
94 6 [u'Bepalen van hoeveelheden materiaal', u'Energie-analyse', u'Verifi\xebren en valideren van ontwerpbeslissingen', u'Uitvoerbaarheid', u'Beheer & Onderhoud', u'']
95 3 [u'ArchiCAD', u'Solibri Model Checker', u'']
96 6 [u'IFC2x3 Coordination View', u'IFC4 Reference View', u'IFC4 Design Transfer View', u'gbXML', u'3D DWG', u'']
97 1 [u'Ja, de BIM Basis Informatie Leverings Specficatie (ILS)']

Now I want to use the list length to increment i while the enumeration keeps it order, this is the desired output:
93 1 [ u'Nee']
94 1 [ u'Bepalen van hoeveelheden materiaal']
95 1 [ u'Energie-analyse']
96 1 [ u'Verifi\xebren en valideren van ontwerpbeslissingen']
97 1 [ u'Uitvoerbaarheid']
98 1 [ u'Beheer & Onderhoud']
99 1 [u'ArchiCAD']
100 1 [u'Solibri Model Checker']
101 1 [u'IFC2x3 Coordination View']
102 1 [u'IFC4 Reference View']
103 1 [u'IFC4 Design Transfer View']
104 1 [ u'gbXML']
105 1 [u'3D DWG']
106 1 [u'Ja, de BIM Basis Informatie Leverings Specficatie (ILS)']

I have tried looping through the v[3] list and use the list length to increment the i but to no avail.

A: enumerate isn't going to help you here. You need a global counter, independent of your loop "index", and an inner loop to print the values flat (increase the counter in this loop)
i = 0
for v in total_list:
    if isinstance(v[3], unicode):
        for tok in v[3].split(';'):
            print i, 1, tok
            i += 1


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Black Lives Matter led to record number of mass shootings
The BLM riots are doing a lot more than terrorizing diners or burning down stores. The riots and movement are killing people. Op-ed.
Black Lives Matter protest BLM IStock
(JNS) Even as gun violence breaks records in New York City, Chicago and Philly, the Democrats don't have much to say about the epidemic of shootings or their pet cause, gun control. While activist Democrat prosecutors like Attorney General Letitia James have neglected to deal with the violence and are instead targeting the NRA, they aren't really talking about gun control.
Mass shootings are rarely mentioned anymore even though there are more of them than ever.
A Washington, D.C., mass shooting at a cookout last month that wounded 20 people was treated as another local crime story. And there are a lot of these local crime stories as shootings rise.
New York City has blown past 1,000 shootings, of all kinds, individual and mass, Philly hit 1,300 and Chicago is approaching 3,000 shootings.
Three Democrat cities alone will soon account for some 5,000 shootings.
These are the kinds of numbers we used to see out of Iraq. Now we see them in America.
The Gun Violence Archive recently tweeted that it "had never totaled more than 60 mass shootings in a single month—it has now eclipsed that number for four straight months, and September is on pace to do the same."
From 2014 to 2019, there was an average of 348 mass shootings. 2020 is far from over, but there have been 438 mass shootings, and the Gun Violence Archive estimates that the number will hit 590.
In just the first eight days of September, there were 21 mass shootings.
And these mass shootings are inescapably tied to the Black Lives Matter violence that crippled police, wrecked public safety and led Democrats to call for an end to cops.
Every full month in which BLM riots and rallies took place has recorded more mass shootings than the first three months of the year combined.
There were 25 mass shootings in January and 95 mass shootings in June, the first full month of BLM riots.
There were a total of 70 mass shootings in the first three months of the year and a total of 260 mass shootings in the last three months, which were filled with BLM violence.
Beyond the violence of the riots, which have included firebombs, shootings, stabbings and multiple assaults on police officers, random drivers, shopkeepers and anyone in the way, the Democrat political movement led cities to pull back police or tied up officers with the riots.
Gang members got the message and ramped up looting and territorial battles.
Between 2008 and 2018, murder was the leading cause for black men's deaths between the ages of 15 to 34 with over 55,000 dead. That's over 10 times the numbers of U.S. casualties in Iraq.
These are not normal numbers and they're what we don't talk about when it comes to gun violence. Gun control activists are eager to make suburban school shootings into the face of gun violence. Gun violence doesn't come out of suburban schools, but urban ganglands.
That's why the Democrats aren't talking about gun control during the worst epidemic of gun violence in years. That and the reality that gun violence is associated with their support for BLM.
Cities that had fairly low levels of crime and were at the epicenter of the riots, Portland, New York City and Austin, have achieved staggering increases in shootings and murders.
In Portland, where there have been over 100 days of BLM riots, shootings shot up from 299 for all of 2019 to 488 for the year so far. In the first month of BLM protests, shootings nearly doubled from 31 in 2019 to 61. In August, the shootings nearly tripled relative to 2019.
In Austin, the murder rate rose 67 percent. At the end of August, the city recorded three murders in 24 hours. A homeless woman was shot when 60 hurricane evacuees began fighting in the street and shooting each other.
"We know we have at least 23 rounds discharged last night," Chief David McKichan mentioned at one press conference.
In New York City, shootings rose 140 percent since the period roughly overlapping with BLM riots. And murders rose by over 50 percent. Behind those numbers are 90 murder victims. They're part of the political price that Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Democrats paid for their support for BLM.
In the first full month of BLM rallies and riots, the number of daylight shootings in New York City more than tripled. Daylight shootings are a mark of brazen gang violence.
By August, 43 people had been shot in 48 hours, and three people had been killed in one day.
Democrat leaders have responded to the wave of violence by decriminalizing it and attributing it to the effects of the pandemic and to social inequities.
"Gun violence is a symptom of social ills," insisted Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who had falsely blamed police for setting fires.
"It's been an exhausting 100 days for our city. But may I remind everyone just how exhausting it is to live while Black in America. Let me remind folks that the civil rights movement lasted a lot longer than 100 days and make no mistake—today's struggle against police violence and creeping fascism is the new civil rights movement," she wrote, cheering 100 days of BLM terror.
Exhausting is one way of putting it. July was Portland's deadliest month in three decades.
The BLM riots aren't just a struggle session or cancel culture. They're doing a lot more than terrorizing diners or burning down stores. The BLM riots and movement are killing people.
Democrats had spent years falsely claiming that guns, rather than criminals, kill people. Now they've moved on to blaming gun violence on social ills that will be remedied by defunding police and shifting even more money into the same broken and corrupt welfare state.
Crime, like homelessness, will just become another fact of life if they have their way. Every increase in crime will be met with more welfare spending and less police until every major city becomes an unlivable war zone where only the poor and the foolhardy still make their home.
Even now the cities that have gotten behind police defunding are suffering massive violence.
Not all that long ago, the Democrats ran on vowing to stop mass shootings. Now they don't want to talk about them. And who can blame them? Few murderers want to confess their crimes.
Democrats lied about crime and the cops, and thousands of people were wounded or died.
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Republik Moldau: Russian and Romanian Churches aim to strengthen cooperation
11. Januar 2018 . : Republik Moldau
The Russian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Moldova has appealed to the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Bessarabia for more intensive cooperation in the name of a single faith. The call came from His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chișinău and All Moldova in the context of the 25th anniversary of the resumption of the activity of the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, reports point.md. In turn, the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia has affirmed that it is open to dialogue, reports canal2.md.
"We have an Orthodox Church in Moldova, but as there is a Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, we would like to hold negotiations, to dialogue together with their hierarchs, with their priests, to talk about canonical Church life," Met. Vladimir stated. His Eminence also emphasized that he had a similar conversation last week with several leaders of the Orthodox world in Moscow, during the celebrations for the centenary of the restoration of the Russian patriarchate.
"I met with His Beatitude Daniel, with the venerable Archbishop and Metropolitan Nifon Târgoviște, speaking about how it would be good to hold a dialogue, because we are Orthodox, and they are Orthodox, and also about the need for good relations and fraternity between us," Met. Vladimir said.
The Metropolitanate of Bessarabia welcome the openness to dialogue, while insisting that that only canonical institution in Moldova should be the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia. "From the very beginning, in 1992, we have said that we are open for dialogue. We represent the same Orthodox Church, we are two separate structures, one belonging to Moscow, and we belong to the Romanian Patriarchate, but we can and should cooperate in this sphere," stated Bishop Anthony of Orhei, vicar of Bessarabia.
Vlad Cubreacov, who fought for the recognition of the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, and who represented the Archdiocese to the European Court of Human Rights, argues that there is a conflict of spheres of influence. "There is no conflict among the faithful. The conflict has a geo-spiritual character. That is, the conflict is between Moscow and us. The Metropolitanate of Bessarabia is equivalent to the independence of the Republic of Moldova," said Cubreacov, the chairman of the Răsăritul Românesc association.
From the beginning of the 19th century, when Bessarabia became part of the Russian Empire, the Orthodox parishes in its territory were under the jurisdiction of the Russian Church. The Metropolitanate of Bessarabia was created in 1918 when these lands became part of Romania. It was disbanded by the Soviet regime in 1944.
On the basis of the law on religions, part of the clergy and faithful of Moldova formed an association, and on September 14, 1992 they held a meeting in Chișinău on the restoration of the activities of the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, following the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Moldova. Bishop Peter (Paduraru) of Bălți, who had defected from the Moscow Patriarchate, was appointed the acting head of the Metropolitanate. A delegation of clergy was sent to Bucharest to ask the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church to accept the new Metropolia of Bessarabia under the canonical jurisdiction of the Romanian Patriarchate, as it had been after 1918.
While the Moscow Patriarchate considered the revival of the Bessarabian Church uncanonical, Eucharistic communion between Moscow and Bucharest was never interrupted. (Quelle: www.orthochristian.com, 26. Dezember 2017)


Chelsea are considering a January transfer bid for Shakhtar Donetsk's striking sensation Alex Teixeira as Jose Mourinho tries to revitalise his squad, according to the Mail.
The Brazilian playmaker has emerged as one of the hottest properties in Europe after bagging 16 goals in 11 games in the Ukraine's top flight this season.
With political instability rife within the country, Teixeira is keen to push for a move to the Blues and sparked a flurry of press by claiming he has already received an offer from Stamford Bridge.
"I have an offer," Teixeira told reporters in Ukraine. "It was a pleasure to know that Chelsea wants to sign me.
"It would be great if the transfer already happens in January."
His goal scoring record for Shakhtar eclipses even that of Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski, who himself has managed just 13 strikes in nine Bundesliga matches - what a flop!
But the Poland international is widely considered to be the world's best striker and would certainly cost Chelsea a world-record transfer fee to buy.
Teixeira, on the other hand, could be available for significantly less and seems to fall within the lines of Chelsea's transfer budget.
None of Chelsea's three strikers have hit the ground running this season and the summer addition of Radamel Falcao appears to be a rather big mistake.
The Colombian has continued the dramatic decline he started at Manchester United last season and has been linked with an early exit from his season-long loan deal.
But Diego Costa and Loic Remy have hardly covered themselves in glory either. Between the three of them, they have managed just three Premier League goals this season.
Teixeira is not an out-and-out frontman but he has certainly proven to have the golden touch in front of goal this season.


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Seeking the Beloved: Festival of Sindhi Sufi Poetry in Bangalore
Sophia High School Auditorium, Near Golf Club, Bangalore
Promotional Video : (http://vimeo.com/16690747)
What –
A festival of poetry by 17th century poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai – featuring folk singers from Kutch, poetry readings and evocative story telling of the love legends which feature in the Sufi poetry.
The poet –
Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai (1689-1752) is one of the greatest Sufi poets along with Rumi (1207-1273) and Mir Dard (1721-1785), but relatively speaking lesser known. His poetry draws on the power and beauty of Vedanta and Islam melding the two philosophies into one poetic and spiritual vision. His major work is the "Shah Jo Risalo" and his poems thrive today as a vibrant oral tradition being widely sung, quoted and loved by both Hindu and Muslim communities in the Sindh region on both sides of the Indo-Pak border. He takes the popular love legends of the region and speaks through the voices of different woman protagonists. Sometimes he is Sasui, sometimes Moomal, sometimes Sohini and sometimes Marui… and through their journeys of seeking the Truth he expresses his own. His poetry creates a tantalizing dance of expressions between the sensual yearnings for the earthly Beloved and the deeply meditative yearnings for the transcendent Beloved.
rabab-like
my veins throb
he remains silent
my beloved butcher
soothe me
can pacify my soul
she jumps in
to choose safe waters
is the path of imposters
those who love
take on the mighty river
(translations by Anju Makhija & Hari Dilgir, from "Seeking the Beloved", Katha, 2005)
Disciples and followers of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai gather from all over the world annually at an Urs at Bhitshah in Sindh, Pakistan, where the poet spent the final years of his life.
The performers –
In the festival on Nov 21st, the poetry of Shah Latif will come alive in two distinct musical genres. One is the Kaafi form of singing prevalent amongst the bhajan singers of the Meghval community of Kutch. This style will come alive in the robust yet lilting voice of Mooralala Marwada, a folk singer from Janan village in the Khadeer region of Kutch.
The second is a deep, meditative musical form known as Waee which is also the name of the style of poetry created by Shah Latif. This style is prevalent across the border between India and Pakistan. The festival will present the last exponents of the Waee form of singing in the Indian Sindh region – Mitha Khan Jat and Sumar Khan from village Bagadia in the Banni region of Kutch.
The poems and love legends –
The music performances would be interspersed by evocative story telling of the folk love legends and poetry readings by Mumbai-based translator & poet Anju Makhija and filmmaker Shabnam Virmani.
Organized by –
The Kabir Project, Sindhi Culture Foundation and National Centre for Biological Sciences.
The Kabir Project is housed at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore and has been engaged for the last 8 years in understanding and sharing contemporary expressions of the 15 century mystic poet Kabir. Currently the project has begun a similar journey of understanding the Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. The Sindhi Culture Foundation was founded a year ago with the commitment towards researching and creating awareness about Sindhi culture and history.
21 Nov 6pm-10pm Sophia Auditorium Poetry reading and storytelling of love legends by Anju Makhija and Shabnam Virmani/Performances by the Waee singers and Mooralala Marwada


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$460M awarded to ex-workers who sued California utility
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who sued saying they were forced out of their jobs at a Southern California utility after complaining about sexual and racial harassment have been awarded $440 million in punitive damages, attorneys said.
A Los Angeles County jury awarded the punitive damages Thursday, on top of $24.6 million in compensatory damages won by Alfredo Martinez and Justin Page on Wednesday, The deRubertis Law Firm said in a statement.
The men sued electricity supplier SoCal Edison and its parent, Edison International, over activities in a utility office in the South Bay area of LA County.
Both men said they suffered retaliation after reporting harassment.
The jury awarded Martinez punitive damages of $300 million from Edison International and $100 million from SoCal Edison. Page was awarded $30 million in punitive damages from Edison International and $10 million from SoCal Edison.
Most of the compensatory sum — $22.37 million — was awarded to Martinez.
The defendants will try to overturn the verdict, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"The jury decision is not consistent with the facts and the law and does not reflect who we are or what we stand for, and we intend to challenge the decision and seek a new trial," SoCal Edison spokeswoman Diane Castro said.


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Santa Maria was once only a small village that lived in the main economic sector. This village was of primary importance to the fishing industry. However, all the changes that have taken place either in the national situation, both in international as well as its geographical location, contributed to its economic development.
The Parish of Santa Maria has its foundations in 1249-50, during the reconquest of the former Lagos (Al–Zauaija from the Arabic period) by Christians.
During the reign of D. Afonso III, Lagos grows in economic and political power and from the 14th century is founded the Church of Santa Maria da Graça which later changed to Santa Maria da Misericórdia, one that gave the title to the Parish, though his origin had as primitive invocation Nossa Senhora da Encarnação.
Being the oldest urban neighbourhood of Lagos, it created within its walls the mechanisms of its development and was stage for kings and queens that crossed to the Algarve towards the Conquest of Ceuta, Tangier, Alcacer-Ceguer and Alcacer-Quibir.


Seth Lakeman has debuted the music video for his single Divided We Will Fall, the lead track from his forthcoming album The Well-Worn Path.
The Well-Worn Path will be released on 26th October 26 2018 via Cooking Vinyl. The album was recorded in Lakeman's garden studio on Dartmoor back in January.
Produced by Ben Hillier (Elbow, Blur, Depeche Mode, Doves), The Well-Worn Path features Lakeman's new four-piece band consisting of long-time collaborator Ben Nicholls (upright and electric bass), new boys Kit Hawes (electric and acoustic guitar) and Evan Jenkins (drums) and one of the finest female folk voices, Kathryn Roberts (Seth's sister-in-law).


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Ancient Records of Egypt Volume III: The Nineteenth Dynasty
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The most complete account of all existing original Egyptian records from the nineteenth dynasty, all translated from the original hieroglyphics into English. The author, a director of the Haskell Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago, provides an unparalleled insight in to the historical, cultural, racial and religious events of ancient Egyptian history, directly from the original sources.
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The author obtained his PhD at the University of Berlin and became director of the Haskell Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago, where he held the first chair in Egyptology and Oriental History in the United States. In 1919 he became the founder of the Oriental Institute at that university.
Ancient Records of Egypt, Volumes 1 to 3, is his most magnificent achievement.
They are most complete account of all existing original Egyptian records, translated from the original hieroglyphics into English.
Breasted undertook this incredible task by traveling to all the historical sites in Egypt and the world's museums. There, he meticulously copied and translated all surviving Egyptian records, be they from stone, papyrus or leather artifacts.
In this manner, Breasted provided an unparalleled insight in to the historical, cultural, racial and religious events of ancient Egyptian history, directly from the original sources.
The three volume set together make an unparalleled achievement in the field of historical record, Egyptology and academic brilliance.
Cover: Bust of Rameses II, (1303 BC—1213 BC).
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«Голубы́е танцо́вщицы» () — пастель французского художника-импрессиониста Эдгара Дега, созданная в 1897 году. Хранится в Государственном музее изобразительных искусств имени А. С. Пушкина в Москве, в который поступила в 1948 году из Государственного музея нового западного искусства; до 1918 года находилась в собрании Сергея Ивановича Щукина в Москве, после создания пастель хранилась в собрании Дюран-Рюэля в Париже.

Рисунок выполнен пастелью на бумаге размером 65×65 см.

История создания
Произведение относится к позднему этапу творчества Эдгара Дега, когда его зрение ослабло, и он стал работать большими цветовыми пятнами, придавая первостепенное значение декоративной организации поверхности картины. Тематика танцовщиц была очень близка художнику и неоднократно повторялась в технике пастели, масляной живописи и рисунка. По мнению некоторых критиков, по красоте цветовой гармонии и композиционному решению пастель «Голубые танцовщицы» может считаться лучшим воплощением этой темы у Дега, который добился в ней предельного богатства фактуры и цветовых сочетаний.

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Вымышленная кража картины с выставки в отеле-казино фигурирует в сериале «Лас-Вегас», 2-й сезон, 9-я серия.

Также вымышленная кража картины из дома Франсуа Тулура по прозвищу Ночной Лис фигурирует в фильме «Двенадцать друзей Оушена», 2004 год.

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE PADS - Your Onewheel has two pressure sensitive squares (outlined in blue) on the front footpad. When you engage those blue squares with your foot, the board will activate. When you disengage one or both of those squares the board will deactivate. Understanding how the pressure pads work is CRUCIAL so CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO and become a sensi!
NAIL THE DISMOUNT - Dismounting is the most technical aspect of riding. Check out some smooth disengaging techniques at https://onewheel.com/pages/support or watch the basics on our Youtube Channel.
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RE: Mafia Slingpack bag - $225 before tax!!!
I have a coupon code if anyone may want to get a bag . Just sayin .
I ordered mine just after I watched the video at 6am when it launched pacific time . My number is just a bit below #7090 . They May have started at 7000 which means they sold close to 100 in the first 15 minutes . Maybe its possible ... How many emails did they send out ?? who else would of even know of the launch and bought one so quick .


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iPen 2 is a universal stylus and mouse for iMac and Apple Displays running Mac OS & Windows.
1,559 backers pledged $368,630 to help bring this project to life.
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." … adapted from JFK moon speech.
Here we share the same vision of making iPen 2. We really want to make a stylus everyone loves. A stylus we can use for every day. So we initiate iPen 2, not because it is easy, but because it is hard, challenging and fun. Everything comes with a cost. Part of the cost is we already spent over $300,000 for hardware and software development to adopt new technology. And we have to set up a much higher funding goal for next production phase as iPen 2 requires more expensive tooling and components. If we can turn iPen 2 into a reality, it is because of your support and all the feedbacks from iPen 1 backers.
We receive lots of interests from professional artists. We need more time to get more participants.
Are the delay problems of ipen1 solved in ipen2?
It has a very simple answer, yes or not.
If it is no, I will cancel my pledge, and it will be better for all.


Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria John Obi Mikel isn't entirely satisfied with the doubts that surfaced when he asked not to be considered for Nigeria's upcoming games later this month.
Nigeria will tackle South Africa in the AFCON 2019 Qualifiers on the 17th before taking on Uganda three days later in a friendly game but they will prosecute both games without their influential captain.
Mikel asked to be excused for both games due to fitness issues but many questioned his commitment to the team considering the fact that he is yet to play in any of their three games since after the World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Speaking to Owngoalnigeria.com via his Nigerian intermediary Babawo Mohammed, the Tianjin Teda midfielder who is still out injured and will miss his club final game of the season wondered by doubts over his commitments surfaced in the first place.
" The doubts over his commitments got to him because he adores playing for the Super Eagles and as captain he want to be a shinning light for the young players in the team", Babawo told Owngoalnigeria.com.
" If Mikel is no longer interested in playing for Nigeria he will make an official announcement but for now it's due to injury. People should understand his commitment and love for the Super Eagles. He will no doubt support them to qualify for the Cup of Nations because he wants to play and lift it again with the Super Eagles ", he remarked.


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Beijing, Hong Kong boost cooperation
2020-11-20 China Daily Editor:Jing Yuxin
Palace Museum, a landmark of Beijing. (Photo/Xinhua)
Hong Kong leaders and Beijing municipal officials set their sights on Thursday on high-end service and the innovation and technology industry for closer cooperation between the two cities to enhance their competitiveness on the world stage.
They shared the aspiration at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Session of the Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium held online this year because of the pandemic.
The event has been held annually since 1997 to promote investment between the nation's capital and the special administrative region but was suspended in 2019 due to Hong Kong's social unrest.
The officials envisioned that as cooperation between the two places deepens, Beijing will become more open and Hong Kong will find new engines of economic growth. Moreover, through a strong alliance, the two cities will play a leading role in the construction of the Belt and Road.
Beijing Mayor Chen Jining said at the ceremony that Beijing is working on building a national-level services industry opening-up demonstration zone and free trade zone, which will make the city an important platform for China's opening-up and provide opportunities for deepening cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong.
Wang Wenjie, a deputy secretary-general at the Beijing municipal government, said that Beijing will learn from the experience of Hong Kong, ranked by the Fraser Institute as the world's freest and one of the most competitive economies, to reform in areas including building permits, cross-border trade and taxation. Through these improvements, Beijing aims to create a stable, fair and transparent world-class business environment and develop an open economy at a higher level, Wang said.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor expressed confidence that Hong Kong professionals with international experience will play to their strengths in Beijing's transformation. They could help the city develop its high-end service industries and attract more high-quality enterprises, she said.
Lam also said that, through closer academic and research exchanges, Hong Kong will avail itself of Beijing's science and innovation advantages and make more breakthroughs in this area itself, as it is also high on her administration's agenda.
Wang said the universities, research centers and enterprises in the two places can work together to establish close cooperation with nations involved in the Belt and Road in science and technology. These institutions can jointly promote the application of Chinese innovation in domestic and international markets.
The call for such closer collaboration came days before Hong Kong holds its fifth two-day Belt and Road Summit starting Nov 30.
Lam said that companies from the two places will strengthen cooperation in other areas such as finance, legal services, accounting and risk management to explore the global market.
Hong Kong has long enjoyed close trading ties with Beijing. The State Council said in November that as Beijing's largest source of investment outside of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong investors have established 17,000 enterprises in Beijing and accumulating a total investment of over $102 billion, or 52 percent of all capital investment in Beijing from outside the mainland.
Hong Kong is also Beijing companies' primary choice for entering a market beyond the mainland. As of September, Beijing has invested accumulatively more than $36 billion in Hong Kong, accounting for 47 percent of Beijing's outbound investment outside the Chinese mainland.
Du Juancontributed to this story.


Although international volunteer service is growing in prevalence worldwide, there is little rigorous research about its impacts. This quasi-experimental study assesses the perceived impacts of international service on international volunteers. We focus on four internationally oriented outcome categories: international awareness, intercultural relations, international social capital, and international career intentions. International service provides exposure and immersion to develop these perspectives, relationships, and intentions. Using generalized linear mixed regression modeling, international volunteers (n = 145) are statistically more likely to report increases between the baseline (1 month before service) and postservice time periods (1 week to 1 month after service) in all outcomes except intercultural relations, as compared to a matched comparison group (n = 145). Age, race, occupational experience, and previous international experience are also associated with various outcomes. Implications include continued cultural growth, potential mutual impacts of international social capital, and future research on the volunteers and host communities.


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Q: Strange Charset behaviour in Javascript So, I have a very strange String behaviour. First thin is I fetch the String from the internet and decode it as UTF-8. Everything fine sofar.
request.get(requestOptions, function(err, response, body) {
  body = iconv.decode(new Buffer(body), "ISO-8859-1");
  body = body.replace(/"/g, "");
  parseData(body);
});

I then parse this data (CSV) and try to compare it:
if (record[40] == "Dismantling") {
  console.log("push");
  output.push(record);

}

This simple comparison should eventually work, yes there is a string Dismantling at some point.
I have tried multiple things and have figure the following:
console.log("Length "+ record[40].length + " " + "Dismantling".length)
//result is "Length 23 11"

So the parsed string is 23, the manually entered string is 11! Weird.
When Looping through  record[40].charCodeAt(i) I get something like this:
0 68 0 105 0 115 0 109 0 97 0 110 0 116 0 108 0 105 0 110 0 103 0
While Dismantling returns:
68 105 115 109 97 110 116 108 105 110 103
So the question is, why do I have those 0??? And How can I get rid of it?


Nestle Laffy Taffy® Ropes are one of Willy Wonka's wildest creations: a burst of fruity flavor in a long-lasting chewy and tangy candy. The vivid fruit flavors are enough to make you salivate just thinking about them. Sour apple and strawberry chewy candy makes for a special pick-me-up treat at any time of day—put this container of 48 Laffy Taffy Ropes at your desk for all-day fun. You might be surprised at how many of your colleagues turn into regular visitors. Or better yet, distribute them to customers, clients, or guests to ensure they leave with a smile on their face. Of course, you can't go wrong by putting them in your kitchen, but don't be surprised if they disappear suspiciously quickly. The delectable tangy and stretchy flavors are very hard to resist.
Is This Laffy Taffy Candy Individually Wrapped?
Yes, each rope is individually wrapped to maintain freshness and allow for individual distribution. This makes the package perfect for c-stores and concession stands, or any situation in which you will be selling or sharing them individually (school lunches, snack packs, or giveaways). The large container allows for easy display, containment, and distribution of the ropes inside.
What Flavors Come in This Package?
This 48-count pack contains Strawberry Laffy Taffy and Sour Apple Laffy Taffy. The flavors are delicious and addictive, tangy and sweet, stretchy and chewy. Beware, it's hard to limit yourself to just one.
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As we all know, the biggest platforms in Internet are either not or not properly paying for Creative Content.
GESAC a group of 33 of the largest authors' societies in the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland that represents about 1 million creators and rights holders in the areas of music, audiovisual works, visual arts, and literary and dramatic works created an open letter to the president of the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker.
In these letter GESAC called him to see to it that a fit-for-purpose copyright reform will be guaranteed: "One that will not tolerate an economic and legal loophole for free riders, or the perpetuation of unacceptable harm to creativity and economic growth in Europe".


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Park Systems, the world's leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopes (AFM) invites all researchers worldwide to apply to become Park AFM Scholars and receive a research scholarship. Park AFM Scholarship Awards are open to undergraduate or postdoctoral students working in nanotechnology research either already using Park AFM or who have research they would like to do with a Park AFM and need help getting access to equipment. Through this program, Park Systems has offered assistance to many researchers who qualify as Park AFM Scholars by matching them with one of thousands of nanoscience shared user facilities to perform their research using Park AFMs.
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Advanced device manufacturing requires stringent process conditions to prevent defects that can lead to device failure and reliability issues. In particular, defects such as residual particles, foreign materials, scratches, etc. should be removed from the wafer surface after chemical mechanical planarization (CMP).
How do you use AFM in your research?
Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) is one of the most crucial steps in the manufacturing of integrated circuits (ICs). In a typical CMP process, a wafer is pressed against the polishing pad fixed to a rotating platen and the chemical slurry (consisting of abrasive particles and necessary chemical additives) is supplied on to the pad. The wafer is polished by the combination of chemical and mechanical forces. CMP inevitably introduces surface defects and contaminants due to the presence of chemical additives and abrasive particles in the slurry used to planarize wafer surfaces. Surface particles are one of the major defects induced by CMP. If not removed, they can cause short or open circuits and affect the final device performance and reliability. Therefore, cleaning such particlulate defects on wafer surfaces post-CMP is critical for successful manufacturing of ICs to improve productivity. Billion or so active transistors in each IC is electrically isolated using shallow trench isolation (STI) CMP. Ceria particle-based slurries are used to polish STI structures. Due to high chemical affinity of ceria particles to silicon dioxide surfaces, STI CMP leads to particle contamination making post-CMP cleaning challenging as ceria particles adhere very strongly to STI wafers during polishing. In our research, we are developing cleaning chemistries than can remove ceria particles from silicon dioxide wafers. The particles on silicon dioxide wafer surfaces before and after cleaning are imaged using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and counted. Subsequently, cleaning efficiency is calculated to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed cleaning chemistry.
Figure 1. AFM image of silicon dioxide wafer surface (a) contaminated with ~30 nm (mean diameter) ceria particles and (b) cleaned with a cleaning solution In this case, the number of particles before and after cleaning is 290 and 12 respectively and the corresponding cleaning efficiency is 96%.
Figure 2 (Above): Topographic images of adsorbed ceria particles on silicon dioxide wafer surfaces in scan areas of 1 × 1 µm2 (for ~10 nm ceria particles), 2 × 2 µm2 (for ~30 nm ceria particles) and 10 × 10 µm2 (for ~90 nm ceria particles). Different scan areas were chosen for different sized particles to obtain adequate number of particles in AFM images.
Figure 3 (Above): AFM images of adsorbed ceria particles on silicon dioxide wafer surfaces and the corresponding number of particles before and after cleaning with standard clean 1 (SC1) solution in scan areas of 1 × 1 µm2 (10 nm-ceria), 2 × 2 µm2 (30 nm-ceria), and 10 × 10 µm2 (90 nm-ceria).


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DAMAR HAMLIN DEAD REDDIT: KNOW ABOUT DEATH NEWS?
This Damar H. Hamlin Dead Reddit post will provide you with all the details regarding his cardiac arrest and his recovery.
Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest after which he was taken to the Cincinnati Bengals' latest game, was seen.
What do you know about this trending tale?
Damar Hamlin's death news?
Damarhamlin Dead Reddit A website that searches for Damarhamlin's death, Reddit is a search engine that searches for his death. Some people mistakenly believe that he has died from cardiac arrest.
What's the deal with Damar Hamin?
Damar Hamlin Dead Reddit. Damar Hamlin is now free from all the confusion. It is now obvious that he is still alive.
He was taken to the emergency department at a nearby hospital. It was found that he suffered cardiac arrest while playing.
Damar H. Hamlin's Conspiracy theory.
Damar Hamlin Dead Reddit. Let's look at Damar Hamlin's popular conspiracy theory.
Boy guards were always present around him, possibly to protect him. You can also check the Reddit link under the links section to see if anyone still doubts his identity.
He hasn't given interviews about his recovery and doesn't know a single word.
Damar Hamlin Dead Reddit. This is a summary about Damar Hamlin. After suffering a cardiac arrest, he arrived at the stadium on January 2, 2023.
Let us know your thoughts on Damar's conspiracy theory Please leave a comment below.
Damar Hamlin Dead Reddit: FAQs
Q1. Conspiracy theory of Hamlin?
Many believed Hamlin wasn't there after his cardiac arrest. It was actually his body double.
Q2. Is Damar Hamlin still alive or dead?
He is alive and was released from the hospital.
Q3. Where is the match location?
The Highmark stadium hosted the match.
Q4. What happened to him?
He was taken to hospital for cardiac arrest.
Q5. Person in the stadium Fake or Real?
It wasn't confirmed.
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As we moved to Texas last year for my husband, Kristian, to begin work with Love146, the wonderful church we were leaving invited him to share some important words. And because I need the reminder, I'm listening again tonight.
COMFORT & JUSTICE: How the Holy Spirit comforts us when we are living out our convictions, and convicts us when we become complacent in our comfort.
I love Kristian's wisdom and his convictions. As his non-biased wife, I humbly suggest that it's worth half an hour of your time to listen here.
Love146 Overview from Love146 on Vimeo.


Although the Soehnle company continues to be one of the world leaders in scale manufactures, this model was evidently produced before the Berlin wall came down (I challenge anyone to not immediately start hearing The Travelling Wilburys in their head right now). Thus, like quartz parrots, arrow heads, and pay phones, this kitchen scale is not just a kitchen scale but a historical artefact–telling the story of one of the most exciting political triumphs of modern history, one gram at at time.
This little gem was hidden underneath some baskets and reminded me of lab test tubes. I wouldn't have checked the value of it except for this competition. I was pleasantly surprised to find out it is vintage and has appreciated at a rate of 1,800%! While it's intended use is as a vase and it's referred to as a pansy ring, it has the bonus use of being a crown and is great for improving posture.


LAS VEGAS — Matt Harvey persisted in his media boycott Friday, which means he almost certainly will not be making any public comments before his opening night assignment against the Royals.
That is unless he gives an exclusive to the Players Tribune's New York City bureau chief. That would be Matt Harvey.
I know folks believe reporters get angry about such things. But speaking for myself, I think it is totally his prerogative whether he wants to talk with reporters or not. This is still the best way to communicate with fans, but it is not exactly as if Churchill has gone mute here.
This newspaper somehow got from our original publisher, Alexander Hamilton, to the past few years without comment from Matt Harvey, and we will somehow muddle on — and so will you.
Harvey is angered about how his recent ailment was covered in the media. He was ill with what he said was a blood clot in his bladder, and I could see how Harvey could view that and his public proclamation that he likely incurred the clot by holding in his urine as nothing to joke about.
But while residing in his cone of silence, maybe Harvey should wonder what provoked the media response and also all of that unpleasant speculation on social media about his condition that Harvey became aware of and annoyed by.
Let's ask this: If Jacob deGrom or Curtis Granderson had the same condition and offered the same explanation as Harvey, do you think there is any chance it would have been received in the same way by the media and public?
Sports columnist Bill Simmons coined a term called the "Tyson Zone" in reference to that period in which Mike Tyson's life was so bizarre that you would not out-of-hand dismiss even the craziest story you heard about him. Charlie Sheen and the Kardashians essentially live in the Tyson Zone, and Harvey is at least flirting with the doorway.
He has decided to live a big, bold New York life, behave in such a way as to raise questions if he fully appreciates boundaries and rules, and has the agent who is more publicly proactive about his clients' careers than anyone. That along with his overt talent have made Harvey a star. But also an easy target.
The questions that were being asked around this issue and social media supposition were a reflection on Harvey. We could agree that is unfair. But also that it is not going away. And Harvey should understand that whether he ever speaks to a reporter again or not.
This is public life in 2016.
Harvey might benefit from a conversation with Alex Rodriguez, who seems to finally have come to peace with having a suite in the Tyson Zone.
I appreciate how different and difficult life in the public eye has become. I often think how miserable Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle and Joe Namath would have been if they had played in an age of Twitter, cell cameras and TMZ. What is looked at nostalgically for rogues of a different era comes with endless commentary now on sports talk radio and the Internet and anywhere else where the morality police can delve.
Harvey's great protection, as always, is his vast skills. All Mets fans care about is if he silences the Royal bats Sunday night, not whether he talks about it afterward with reporters. Sporting success is cologne covering up so much stench — would A-Rod have gotten near the positive response of the last year if he hit .230 with seven homers in 2015?
But Harvey should know the sport is watching more than just his talent. He is pointed toward a big payday after the 2018 season and teams do thick dossiers on every player now, accumulating as much information as possible, especially in the case of talents like Harvey whose abilities scream for maybe $200 million or more.
My cell blew up with texts in the past few days from executives asking some form of what is really going on with Harvey. Perhaps, the answer is he held in his urine too often, developed a blood clot in his bladder and now is furious about how that is being received.
But if you at least are going to rent space in the Tyson Zone, Matt Harvey, you should understand that regardless of whether you talk or not, the world is not going to be silent about you.


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Reflection: While Paul was on missions, he worked to earn his living to avoid imposing a burden on his community. How do you strive for a balance between faith and work? Are there opportunities for you to witness your faith at your job?
Prayer: Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you through your whole day of work every day, so that there are opportunities for you to witness for Jesus. Also ask the Spirit for God's presence.
Action: When you work, keep an attitude that is worthy of your Christian identity in order to witness your faith.
Paul in Corinth.
1 After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. 2There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla* because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. He went to visit them 3and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. 4Every sabbath, he entered into discussions in the synagogue, attempting to convince both Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began to occupy himself totally with preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus. 6When they opposed him and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your heads! I am clear of responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles. 7 So he left there and went to a house belonging to a man named Titus Justus, a worshiper of God; his house was next to a synagogue. 8 Crispus, the synagogue official,d came to believe in the Lord along with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized. 9 One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city." 11 He settled there for a year and a half and taught the word of God among them.
Accusations before Gallio.
12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia,* the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, 13saying, "This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law." 14 When Paul was about to reply, Gallio spoke to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or malicious fraud, I should with reason hear the complaint of you Jews; 15 but since it is a question of arguments over doctrine and titles and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters." 16 And he drove them away from the tribunal. 17 They all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue official, and beat him in full view of the tribunal. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
Return to Syrian Antioch.
18 Paul remained for quite some time, and after saying farewell to the brothers he sailed for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cutf because he had taken a vow. 19 When they reached Ephesus, he left them there, while he entered the synagogue and held discussions with the Jews. 20 Although they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, 21 but as he said farewell he promised, "I shall come back to you again, God willing." Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22Upon landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church* and then went down to Antioch. 23 After staying there some time, he left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples.
Apollos.
24 A Jew named Apollos,g a native of Alexandria, an eloquent speaker, arrived in Ephesus. He was an authority on the scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and, with ardent spirit, spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the Way (of God) more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. After his arrival he gave great assistance to those who had come to believe through grace. 28 He vigorously refuted the Jews in public, establishing from the scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus.
Returning to XX from Corinth and Jerusalem
Corinth is the capital of Achaia, or Southern Greece, one of the Roman provinces. The Corinthians were infamous for their lack of business ethics and sexual promiscuity. Paul had written 2 letters to them on these matters, but both were lost since then.
"Do not be afraid … for I am with you" – God's call and commissioning often exceed human strength and imagination; in Scripture, God often comforts those whom He called.
Paul was falsely accused of – false accusations = suffering for God
Paul in Corinth. / Accusations before Gallio. / Return to Syrian Antioch. / Return to Syrian Antioch. / Apollos.
Paul was falsely accused of false accusations = suffering for God.
I used to worry of what others though of me. What is important is what God thinks of us.
We are not living for people's opinion of us but what is important for me is to reach Heaven and not to please other people.


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Points Interview: "'It's That Difficult of a Terrain': Opium, Development, and Territoriality in US-Afghan Relations, 1940s-1970s" with co-editor Daniel Weimer
January 31, 2022 April 18, 2019 by emilydufton
Editor's Note: Today we present the second interview in our SHAD series. Dr. Daniel Weimer co-edited the newest issue of SHAD with Matt Pembleton and was, until recently, an associate professor of history at Wheeling Jesuit University. He is the author of Seeing Drugs: Modernization, Counterinsurgency, and U.S. Narcotics Control in the Third World, 1969–1976 (Kent State University Press, 2011) and "The Politics of Contamination: Herbicides, Drug Control, and Environmental Law" (Diplomatic History, Nov. 2017). His article is in the newest issue of the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, published with the University of Chicago Press, and can be viewed in entirety (until May 1) here.
Tell our readers a little bit about yourself
I'm a historian of drugs and foreign relations, the main topics I've investigated for two decades now. For the past thirteen years I've taught at Wheeling Jesuit University, but the wave of higher ed. "disruption" has recently brought that to a close. However, I'll continue to pursue history as an independent scholar, as there's so much left to explore.
What got you interested in drugs (and their history)?
In grad school (Kent State University) I studied U.S. foreign relations and came at drug history from that angle while reading about the "G.I. heroin epidemic" during the Vietnam War. My adviser, Anne Heiss, suggested I contact Bill Walker about my interests. Bill was super supportive in helping me with my dissertation (and book, Seeing Drugs) that looked at modernization theory and drug policy during the 1970s. Interestingly—one of those quirky moments of synchronicity—when I was first working on my dissertation, I was using Bill's book Drugs in the Western Hemisphere. Bill had dedicated the book to Richard Craig. I didn't know Richard Craig, but across the hall from the history department was the political science department and I happened to notice the name "Richard Craig" on the faculty list posted on the wall. Well, I walked in and it was the same person. Bill's work on Latin America and Richard's work on 1970s Mexican drug policy led me to later focus on herbicides in drug control and to the larger issue of how environmental history and drug history overlap. Which gets to my SHAD piece on Afghanistan.
Daniel Weimer
Explain your journal article in a way that your bartender wouldn't find boring.
We hear a lot about opium and heroin production in Afghanistan and that despite the U.S. and others devoting a lot of resources to suppress opium cultivation and trafficking, the rate of production hasn't budged. Why is that? There's many reasons, but the economic realities of most poppy farmers' lives and the environments (topography, climate, ecology) in which they live have long been powerful forces that the U.S. and international community can't counteract. In short, Afghanistan sits in a poppy-friendly environment and creating other means of livelihood for opium producers, particularly in light of nearly four decades of political instability and violent conflict, is a monumental (if not) impossible task. And this is not something officials have only realized since the U.S. invasion in 2001, or even during the Soviet occupation and subsequent civil war of the 1980s and 1990s. U.S. and UN officials have recognized these challenges since before World War II.
Is this part of a larger project? What else are you working on?
As Matt mentioned, this special issue of SHAD is part of two-part project with related articles on drugs and foreign relations still in development (but hopefully on the near horizon). Since the last question in this interview is about dinner with scholars, I need to mention that this project all began at the 2015 SHAFR (Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations) Conference. It was then that Bill McAllister assembled the "cartel" for dinner—with myself, Matt, and Aileen, along with others, discussing our various projects. About a year later, Matt contacted me and since then we've worked on this project through various iterations and rosters. It's very gratifying, then, to see the culmination of everyone's work and I'm grateful to everyone for persisting and doing what they do.
As for my own investigations, I'd like to keep with the drugs and environmental history theme. One idea I've been kicking around for a bit is seeing if there's any connections between the volumes of drug-crop production data and the charting of climate change.
Based on your research and experience, what do you see as the frontier or future of the field?
I'll first reference Matt's statements about the need for a "global accounting" of the U.S. drug war and the integration of legal drugs (not just illicit) into foreign relations scholarship. But beyond that (and the other topics we mention in our introduction), I see the continuing de-centering of the U.S. as the only/main driver of global drug control as an important thread in drug history. Also, the demand/treatment side of drug history and the lived experiences of users and drug-trafficking workers are two other areas in need of investigation.
What scholar, living or dead, would you most like to have dinner with?
I'm convinced Emma Goldman and Michael Taussig would make for great dinner companions.
Categories Uncategorized Tags Afghanistan, diplomacy, international drug history, Interview, SHAD Post navigation
Points Interview: "US Foreign Relations and the New Drug History," with co-editor Matthew R. Pembleton
Points Interview: "Mexico's Dirty War on Drugs: Source Control and Dissidence in Drug Enforcement" with Aileen Teague


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Le Bahr el Ghazal occidental (en anglais : Western Bahr el Ghazal) est un État du Soudan du Sud.

Sa capitale est Wau.

Les autres villes importantes sont : Raga, Deim Zubeir, Kuajiena et Kangi.

L'État tient son nom de la rivière Bahr el Ghazal qui en arabe signifie la « rivière aux gazelles ». Ce cours d'eau donna son nom à la région plus fertile du pays qui, en 1994 fut divisé en quatre entités dont l'État actuel.

Comtés
L'État est subdivisé en 10 Comtés :
 Comté de Boro
 Comté de Deim Zubeir
 Comté d'Ere
 Comté de Kata
 Comté de Khor Gana
 Comté de Naarjur
 Comté de Raga
 Comté de Sopo
 Comté d'Udici
 Comté de Wau

Villes principales
 Wau la capitale.
 Raga à l'ouest de l'état.
 Acongeong au nord est de Wau.
 Deim Zubeir au centre de l'état

Article connexe
 Subdivisions du Soudan du Sud

État au Soudan du Sud


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The Wellesley Free Library's main location will feature the display, "Boston Marathon: We Run Together." Explore books, audiobooks, and films for all ages with this first floor display honoring the Boston Marathon. Topics will include Marathon history, the 2013 bombing, and how-to information on everything from training for running to dealing with trauma.


Martha and Roger wrote us this lovely note on March 27, 2011: Dear Lee, John, and every individual who works at Buckhorn Inn to make it a true haven of grace, beauty and unrivaled hospitality: We thank you for our marvelous stay about the Inn. We cannot say enough good things about the care with which you treat your guests from the landscaping to the meals which were magnificent. We could not have chosen a better place anywhere to celebrate our anniversary. Thank you for making it exceedingly special for us.
The Music of the Mountains Festival offers free concerts on April 8, 9 and 10. There is a wide spectrum of old-time, traditional and bluegrass music performers.
The event starts at 10 am with an array of traditional musical performances at Sugarlands Visitor Center Theater. Seating in the theater at Sugarlands (865-436-1291) is limited to 160 persons per concert, and available for free on a "first come, first served" basis.
Come enjoy some of the region's best and most authentic live mountain music and learn about the cultural history of the area from leading experts.
This is no April Fool's Joke! Famed fingerstyle guitarist and composer Bill Mize will perform between 6:00 and 7:00 pm on Friday, April 1. Make your dinner reservations now and come an hour early to hear this Grammy Award winner.
According to the Great Smoky Mountains Association, we should be seeing early wildflowers in the last half of March. Their experts advise being on the lookout for trailing arbutus, star chickweed, sharp-lobed hepatica, spring-beauty, and some of the violets.
The best early spring wildflower trail in the park is Chestnut Top, which begins at the Townsend "Y," just a mile into the park from Townsend Other good trails include Bradley Fork (starts in Smokemont Campground) and Porters Creek (in the Greenbrier area near Buckhorn Inn). Little River Road will be a great for viewing the magenta flowers of Redbud trees.
Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium high heat. Add onions and carrots. Sauté until onions are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Mix in cumin. Stir 30 seconds. Add broth and barley, bring to boil. Reduce heat. Partially cover and simmer 25 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice and lentils. Cover and simmer until barley and lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice and lentils. Cover and simmer until chard is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in dill. Season soup with salt and pepper to taste. Thin with more broth if desired.


Sodium Persulfate is a white crystal without odor, which are often used as a strong oxidizer or monomer polymerization initiator. It hardly absorbs moisture. Due to its extremely high pureness and stability, it can be stored easily. Besides, it also features in simple and safe usage, etc.
(5)it is a principal ingredient of hair dye with discoloring function.
Sodium persulfate is of a non-flammable product. However, because it may release oxygen and support combustion, it is required to be stored under a certain condition. It shall be sealed in an air-proof vessel and stored in a dry place without direct sunlight, heat source, moisten content, etc. And, some impurity, dirt, rust, metal or reducing agent may cause it decomposed, so it shall be stored and used properly. Because sodium persulfate powder with moisture content and sodium persulfate solution has bleaching function and slight of corrosive action, it is required not to contact eyes, skin or clothing directly.