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Article VI, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution is known as the Supremacy Clause because it provides that the "Constitution, and the Laws of the United States … shall be the supreme Law of the Land." It means that the federal government, in exercising any of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, must prevail over any conflicting or inconsistent state exercise of power.
The concept of federal supremacy was developed by Chief Justice John Marshall, who led the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835. In mcculloch v. maryland, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 316, 4 L. Ed. 579 (1819), the Court invalidated a Maryland law that taxed all banks in the state, including a branch of the national bank located at Baltimore. Marshall held that although none of the enumerated powers of Congress explicitly authorized the incorporation of the national bank, the Necessary and Proper Clause provided the basis for Congress's action. Having established that the exercise of authority was proper, Marshall concluded that "the government of the Union, though limited in its power, is supreme within its sphere of action."
After the Civil War, the Supreme Court was more supportive of States' Rights and used the Tenth Amendment, which provides that the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or to the people, to justify its position. It was not until the 1930s that the Court shifted its position and invoked the Supremacy Clause to give the federal government broad national power. The federal government cannot involuntarily be subjected to the laws of any state.
The Supremacy Clause also requires state legislatures to take into account policies adopted by the federal government. Two issues arise when State Action is in apparent conflict with federal law. The first is whether the congressional action falls within the powers granted to Congress. If Congress exceeded its authority, the congressional act is invalid and, despite the Supremacy Clause, has no priority over state action. The second issue is whether Congress intended its policy to supersede state policy. Congress often acts without intent to preempt state policy making or with an intent to preempt state policy on a limited set of issues. Congress may intend state and federal policies to coexist.
Some federal legislation preempts state law, however, usually because Congress believes its law should be supreme for reasons of national uniformity. For example, the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) (29 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq.) preempts most state law dealing with labor unions and labor-management relations.
In Pennsylvania v. Nelson, 350 U.S. 497, 76 S. Ct. 477, 100 L. Ed. 640 (1956), the Supreme Court developed criteria for assessing whether federal law preempts state action when Congress has not specifically stated its intent. These criteria include whether the scheme of federal regulations is "so pervasive as to make the inference that Congress left no room for the States to supplement it," whether the federal interest "is so dominant that the federal system [must] be assumed to preclude enforcement of state laws on the same subject," or whether the enforcement of a state law "presents a serious danger of conflict with the administration of the federal program."
Further readings
Clark, Bradford R. 2003. "The Supremacy Clause as a Constraint on Federal Power." George Washington Law Review 71 (February).
Clinton, Robert N. 2002. "There Is No Federal Supremacy Clause for Indian Tribes." Arizona State Law Journal 34 (spring).
Waxman, Seth P., and Trevor W. Morrison. 2003. "What Kind of Immunity? Federal Officers, State Criminal Law, and the Supremacy Clause." Yale Law Journal 112 (June).
Federalism; Preemption.
n. Article VI, section 2 of the U. S. Constitution which reads: "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding." Thus a Supreme Court ruling can be binding on state courts if involving a constitutional issue.
the part of the sixth Article of the Constitution of the USA that provides that federal law is superior to state law. See CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
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The Convention addressed this problem with the Supremacy Clause. So problematic were state treaty violations that the inclusion of treaties as the "supreme Law of the Land" "was crafted to ensure that valid, ratified treaties automatically repeal conflicting state laws" (p.
"BUT MAYBE EVERYTHING THAT DIES SOMEDAY COMES BACK"
While the supremacy provision and the "arising under" provision, as originally drafted, already provided for federal judicial review of federalism cases, the Convention went on to "conform the language of the Supremacy Clause to the language of the Arising Under Clause, strengthening the efficacy of both." (86) After a series of proposals and revisions on both provisions, the parallel between the final products is striking:
One federalism and the judicial role: enforcing the limits of Article I
The court rejected the argument that the Supremacy Clause creates a private right of action.
Cases with consequences: recent Supreme Court rulings were game-changers for the states - and not just because of the decisions on health care and same-sex marriage
Exceptional Child Centers Inc., justices were determining whether the Constitution's Supremacy Clause - which establishes the Constitution and federal law as the law of the land--gives providers the right to sue.
Supreme Court: docs cannot sue over Medicaid pay
The states said they have been subject to numerous, unwarranted lawsuits because of misguided interpretations of the Supremacy Clause.
Supreme Court weighs suits over Medicaid
"They relied only on their own factors." Twenty-seven states have reached out to the high court in support of Idaho, citing unwarranted lawsuits because of misguided interpretations of the Supremacy Clause. Several physician and patient advocacy associations joined a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the centers.
Supreme Court weighs suits over Medicaid rates
Wasden said the Supremacy Clause does not do so and that only Congress has the authority to enforce federal statutes.
Docs may get right to sue over low Medicaid payments
The complaint says Colorado's law violates the Constitution's supremacy clause, which says federal laws trump state laws.
Illegal plant causes anti-freedom reaction
authority through the Supremacy Clause. (122) In short, the ultimate
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or it may be that under modern conceptions of government, Law can (or should) mean one thing for purposes of the Supremacy Clause and another for purposes of separation of powers.
The paradox of administrative preemption
James Madison's Constitution contains the Supremacy Clause (federal law ''shall be the supreme law of the land,'' regardless of state laws ''to the contrary'') because he knew that state legislatures, even more than the national legislature of an ''extensive'' republic, were susceptible to capture by self-seeking factions.
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Christal celebrated her birthday in a flurry of pink fabulousness and she isn't ready to move on. Kevin and B-Honest accuse her of being bourgeoisie and have audience support to back up their claims. Christal's bday celebration included tricking out on herself with a fancy vacay, new puppy, new dress and a vaginal rejuvenation. B-Honest & Kevin want to know how the procedure works but Christal is only concerned in her newfound virginity. The group discusses the Tina Knowles / Richard Lawson 'Black Love' documentary and Kevin isn't here for the viral complaints. He begs the question who is Richard Lawson when compared to Beyoncé's mama? Of course, he isn't perfect and he should be grateful to be in the presence of greatness. B-Honest insists Beyonce is a slightly above average light skinned girl, no reason for mass hysteria.


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Be Thankful - Episode 10-48, November 23, 2020
Join us as we explore God's ancient wisdom and apply it to our modern lives. His word is as current and relevant today as it was when he inspired its authors more than two and a half millennia ago. The websites where you can reach us are alittlewalkwithgod.com, richardagee.com, or saf.church.
2020-11-23-devotional-Be Thankful
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Thanks for joining me today for "A Little Walk with God." I'm your host Richard Agee.
Well, here in the United States, it's almost Thanksgiving again. It's probably a good time to stop and think about that psalm that's most appropriate for this time of year. And that's psalms 100. it goes like this:
Sing to the Lord, all the world!
Worship the Lord with joy;
come before him with happy songs!
Acknowledge that the Lord is God.
He made us, and we belong to him;
we are his people, we are his flock.
Enter the Temple gates with Thanksgiving;
go into its courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise him.
The Lord is good;
his love is eternal
and his faithfulness lasts forever. (Psalms 100 GNT)
Thanksgiving preparations take a lot. perhaps we think about sending out invitations to family and friends. we have to make that list of what we're going to put on the table; the beverages that we're going to have, the appetizers that we're going to bring out before the meal begins or as the meal starts, maybe the meat or maybe two. is it going to be Turkey or ham or both? maybe some kind of fish, who knows? Vegetables. all the different desserts. my favorite is pecan pie. my wife's is pumpkin pie with lots of whipped cream.
perhaps we have games in store. is it going to be football for the guys? is it going to be some kind of outdoor game for the kids? or do we have something lined up indoors if the weather is bad? and then we have to get the house ready. there's cleaning to do. maybe there's extra chairs we have to obtain. or maybe extra tables. What about the place settings? or are we going to use good China or everyday plates? do we have enough?
Well, all of those preparations we have to take care of, but this year it's a little, isn't it? there's going to be smaller numbers, perhaps. maybe not the big crowds that we're used to in the past because of the covid pandemic. in fact, some states say that we can't even have more than ten gathered for Thanksgiving even if it's in our families. some might be missing from that Thanksgiving table whether they are ill or quarantine because of the covid symptoms. or maybe some have passed away, and we're missing them because of that reason.
or maybe the Thanksgiving preparations will be short this year because of unemployment, food shortages, and essentials that just aren't there. it's going to be different this year that's for sure. and this year it's different because of the turmoil. I don't know whether it's the politics that has caused all of it. certainly, that's part of it. we don't yet know whether we have a president. no one's been declared yet, not until the electorate votes in January. not until all the lawsuits are over. not until all the craziness that's going on has ended, will we really know what's happened.
and the turmoil with the pandemic. is this the 2nd way the 3rd wave? is there another one coming? certainly, we are facing some dire times as our health care workers are really getting fatigued? and we're all getting exhausted with this separation anxiety? and what about our economy? as we have more lockdowns and more unemployment, our businesses just begin to crumble because of the lack of people going into our stores. and the turmoil that just continues to climb day after day.
and our social life, the turmoil that we see there. the separation just continues to eat at us a little at a time day after day. when we can't have the contact that we had in the past. we are social creatures. when we can't meet together, when we can't have that physical contact, when we can't touch and meet and be face to face with people that we love, with friends that we're usually in contact with daily, it affects us. and all of that turmoil together creates anxiety. it creates problems for us.
many people will ask, so what do we have to be thankful for? well, there is hope for Christians. we have the same hopes that we've always had. we have hope in Christ. we have hope for a home in the future. we know that this is not our home. our citizenship is in the Kingdom of God. our hope is in something more than this place.
it's not a hope for just the beginning of a new year. it's not just hoping for a fresh start as 2021 starts and maybe a new beginning that a new set of politicians might bring to us. it's not hope for the government to do something that will bring change. or that new politicians or a new regime will finally fix everything. that won't happen. it's not hope that there will be an end of turmoil because the White House might flip. it's not hope that that might end the racial tension or that the economy will suddenly spring up.
Our hope is in Christ. we hope that he will change our hearts. and he does change our hearts. He gives us peace that only Christians can understand once they've been forgiven of their sins. once he comes and indwells us. that's when we understand what this is all about. what this Christian life is all about. can I explain it? can I understand how it happens? No. except that I understand that Jesus Christ forgives me, and it fills me with His peace and comfort and a joy that despite all that's going on, I can still know that there's hope for tomorrow.
so I can worship him. I know about the present. I know that God Reigns. I know that God is still in charge despite all the different things that are going on around me. I know that he protects his children. do we have suffering in this world? Yes, but this isn't what it's all about. it's life after life that creates our hope. it's what happens after this place that makes all the difference.
that's why the apostles could be bold in their preaching. they could stand before the Sanhedrin. they could stand before Roman soldiers. they could give their lives because they knew that this wasn't all there was. they were different from the world because of what they knew about the present. they knew that this wasn't all there was.
we can worship because we know the end. we know that there will be a renewed heaven. there will be a renewed earth. creation will be renewed and made perfect again. we also know that in the end, they'll be a judgment and what we do here will be judged by the one who judges perfectly. it won't be our earthly judges that can be bribed or swayed by politics or caused to give different sentences or different punishments and rewards based on who they know or the wealth of the one they are facing. but will be judged by the one who knows our heart. the one who knows all about us. the one who created us and all there is. his judgment, his justice will be perfect.
we know the end. we know the present. we know the Lord. we know that he alone is worthy. he is our Shepherd. he is our savior. he's the sustainer of all there is. he's the creator. God alone is worthy of our praise and our worship. he alone is the one that is worthy of worship. so we go back to that 100th psalm. and as we approach this Thanksgiving season, it's worth listening to one more time.
Enjoy this Thanksgiving. Worship God. We have a lot for which to be thankful. More than anything, else we can be thankful that he is God, and we or not.
You can find me at richardagee.com. I also invite you to join us at San Antonio First Church of the Nazarene on West Avenue in San Antonio to hear more Bible-based teaching. You can find out more about my church at SAF.church. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, tell a friend. If you didn't, send me an email and let me know how better to reach out to those around you. Until next week, may God richly bless you as you venture into His story each day.
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Scriptures marked GNT are taken from the Good News Translation®: Scriptures taken from the Good News Translation® (Today's English Version, Second Edition) Copyright © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.

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#####What it is
Vista la crisi del lavoro attuale, una centrale che produce colonne di vapori non-stop finisce col trasformarsi in elemento di positività e fiducia per la comunità che le abita a ridosso. Mi ha colpito immediatamente il parallelo con il caso Ilva, a Taranto. Il duo HeHe dà appuntamento a quegli stessi residenti, all'aperto, per osservare la _Nuage Vert_ che prende vita dai fumi della centrale e provare a rifletterci un po' su. Si scoprirà insieme che la Nuage Vert è la rappresentazione di loro stessi, la proiezione del loro non esser connessi all'energia prodotta dalla centrale del caso.
> _Nuage Vert est aussi un espace ouvert, **une toile sur laquelle chacun peut projeter ses propres questions concernant notre culture de consommation productrice de déchets.**_

#####What it could mean
A parer mio il verde è il colore della natura, è il colore dell'ecosostenibilità; è il colore che si oppone ad un rosso allarmante. Di conseguenza leggo la proiezione sui fumi della centrale come qualcosa di positivo, un tentativo di cancellazione dello scarto. Per me la logica è: tanti più residenti scendono in strada ad osservare la Nuage Vert, tanto più i consumi energetici diminuiscono, perché ci si ritrova in uno spazio reale, fisico, offline. Gli osservatori vengono proiettati in verde proprio sui fumi della cui produzione sono responsabili, senza ricordarselo. Praticamente si scoprono responsabili due volte: del consumo da un lato (fumi) e del risparmio dall'altro (Nuage Vert). E ne hanno la visualizzazione concreta davanti agli occhi. Il duo HeHe che mette in scena una cosa del genere e riporta le persone a stare insieme, per strada, dà vita ad una specie di costrizione al dialogo, al confronto obbligato per la comprensione. Un cinematografo di cui siamo tutti sceneggiatori.

> _The managers were **implicated, not because they own the cloud - as the cloud belongs to us all - but because the project required access to their production data**, or rather, to the **vital information about how much energy local residents were consuming.**_

#####How it works
Ho trovato spesso riferimenti ad una thermografiphic camera e ad un laser. Per cui immagino ci sia un sistema video per l'individuazione della colonna di vapori, che diventa la superficie esatta sulla quale proiettare la nuvola verde. La dimensione del proiettato dipende dai dati sul consumo di energia elettrica al momento della proiezione. La nuvola è inversamente proporzionale ai consumi di energia.

#####What if
Nel momento in cui capisco che la nuvola verde dipende da me/noi, potrei essere interessato a monitorarla di continuo, ad averla sempre a portata di sguardo. Mi inizierei a chiedere il perché delle sue variazioni di dimensione. Mi farei delle domande su cosa esattamente inneschi la variazione di dimensione. Avrei dei riscontri visibili sul consumo di energia elettrica della collettività. Potrei contribuire alla riduzione dei consumi e via dicendo. Nel nostro Paese, dove non c'è più molta coscienza collettiva, si potrebbe trasportare in qualche modo la Nuage Vert in ambito casalingo, a coinvolgere la singola famiglia, per fornire riscontri economici sulla bolletta, per esempio.

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#####References

[HeHe](http://hehe.org.free.fr/index.html)

[Helen Evans - article sur le Nuage Vert](http://hehe.org.free.fr/hehe/texte/NV_media/NV_CLUSTER.pdf)

[Blog](http://hehe.org2.free.fr/?language=en)

[Video - Ivry, 2010](https://vimeo.com/17350218)

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[Toy emission - HeHe](http://hehe.org.free.fr/hehe/toyemission/index.html)

[Think - Jane Ro](http://www.janeujro.com/IBM-THINK)

[DIY Kyoto](http://www.diykyoto.com/uk/aboutus/wattson-solar-plus)

[Riverglow Project - Soo-in Yang, David Benjamin](http://inhabitat.com/river-glow-water-pollution-monitor-urban-art-installation/)

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A no-cost alternative that I thought of was the grill that all refrigerators have. Most refrigerators have 2 pieces of these grills that function as 2 levels of shelving for foodstuff. Some of these grills are made of aluminum alloy and some are iron but with a plastic insulation.
We had an old refrigerator that had the latter type of a grill. We decided to sell this old refrigerator to a junk dealer. And before we did, we removed some salvageable materials. It had 2 plastic-insulated grills. Here's one of them.
Since the superkalan isn't a big cooker, half of the size of this grill is enough for use. So I used a hacksaw to cut the rods that make up the grill.
And just like that, we have 2 grills. But you only need one for current use so store away the one of these two. The plastic insulation will protect this storeaway piece from rusting.
We're not through yet though since the piece we'll use has plastic insulation. So I used a cutter to splice off the insulation. This could be a long tedious process. The insulation around the corners and joints where the rods meet is even more difficult to remove so apply extreme caution when using the cutter.
With enough cuts around the corners and joints, use your thumb and fingers to peel off the plastic. On hindsight, I suppose I could've just burned the plastic off by simply putting the grill on the fire. But that would be messy and not too environmentally friendly.
Be sure to remove all remaining plastic on the grill. Run your fingers on the grill rods to feel for any leftover plastic and scratch them off with your fingernails. Here's the spliced clean grill. Scrub with soap and water and you're ready to grill.
To celebrate this successful yet simple DIY project, let's grill some hotdogs!


Apple will be hosting a special "Black Friday" sale in its online and retail stores to kick off the holiday buying season. The special sale will be on November 28, the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, and traditionally the day that retailers start to see their annual sales move to the positive side of their ledgers.
The one-day sale will include special deals on what Apple calls "dozens of great iPod, iPhone, and Mac gift ideas."
Apple is also extending its retail store hours through the holiday season. Store hours vary by location, so be sure to check the Apple Retail Web site to see how late your local store will be open through the holidays.


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A to Z of Windows – Q is for Qawra in Malta
I had walked about four miles or so by now and I was coming to the end of the urban development, the asphalt road became unpaved track and thereafter a dusty footpath that kept going to the end of the peninsular and I carried on because at the end of the mainland there was something I wanted to see – St Paul's Island.
I was at Qawra Bay also known as St Paul's Bay…
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Tagged Culture, Denmark, Gozo, Life, Malta Postcards, Religion, Roman Catholicism, Scandinavia Religion, St Paul Malta, Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banus, Valletta
My Holidays in Malta, Mellieha and St Paul's Island
As I have said I have been to Malta several times and always to the town of Mellieha on the north coast close to the ferry port with a crossing to neighbouring Gozo.
I think I recollect correctly that on each of these visits I have visited the town but have always been drawn to the top of a steep hill where the Church stands close by to the main square and a ribbon of traditional shops and restaurants.
This is what Mellieha looked like when I first visited in 1997 but it is a lot more built up now. The Mellieha Bay Hotel can be made out on the far side of the bay…
I thought it was time for a change so this time after I had walked around the waterfront and the and the sandy beach and as I reached the fork in the road that led up to the town I turned left instead of carrying on and walked along the rocky southern shoreline of Mellieha Bay.
I followed signposts to a small museum housed in an old watch tower right on the edge of the harbour. Apparently it is a museum about tuna fishing and I am certain that I would have found that interesting but it was closed for renovation. Apparently the three hundred year old tower is collapsing under the weight of tons of concrete poured onto the roof during the Second World War when it was part of the Island's defence network.
So I carried on walking.
The further away that I wandered from the beach and the harbour area there was not much to see, no shops, no bars then a private road with a gate and some holiday flats beyond so I had to turn back and then some interesting weekend homes.
Interesting because rather like railway arches in big UK cities they were built under an elevated section of the road,. Many were boarded up and barricaded with hefty padlocks but in some the shutters were open, children were playing, there was a smell of Mediterranean cooking and damp laundry was drying in the gentle breeze. It seems that these are weekend retreats for people from Valletta who drive down here on a Saturday, open the doors, give their washing a good blow in the breeze and enjoy a few hours out of the busy city.
Saint Paul is the Patron Saint of Malta because in 60 AD he was shipwrecked on the island, an incident which is recorded in some detail in the Acts of the Apostles. Paul was on his way back to Rome to stand trial but a great storm sank the ship close to Malta and Paul and everyone else on board took refuge on a crop of rock and all were saved. Today there is a statue of him there to commemorate the event.
Malta is the most religious country in Europe…
…it has more religious public holidays than any other in Europe and 10th February is especially important because this is the The Feast of St Paul's Shipwreck which was bad luck for Paul but good fortune for Malta because it brought Paul to the island in the year 60AD and whilst there he went promptly about converting the island to Christianity.
But my story of St Paul's Island does not end here and I give you my word that I am honestly not making this up but in 1997 I too suffered the same fate. Taking a speed boat ride with Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banis the boat broke down and we were stranded on the very same rock in a storm for twenty minutes or so until thankfully rescued and transferred safely to Bugibba.
Here the similarity in stories ends. Paul is attributed with writing fourteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament but all I have is a simple travel blog.
My nostalgic curiosity satisfied I turned around now and headed back the way that I come, back towards Mellieha.
For the record there are three more St Paul's Islands that I can find, one in the Bering Sea (Alaska) another in Nova Scotia and a third in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and I am fairly certain that Paul wasn't shipwrecked on any of these.
Other Saint Stories…
Saint James and Santiago de Compostella
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saint Spiridon and Corfu
Saint Janurius and the Miracle of threBlood
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Malta, Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banis
The weather had been gloriously hot ever since our arrival so we had agreed that a boat ride to Comino would be a nice way of avoiding the heat for one day and we booked up for a sea journey with Captain Morgan's cruises which operated out of Sliema on the opposite side of the bay to the capital Valletta.
On the day of the cruise we took one of the island's iconic yellow, orange and white buses that once operated across the island and drove the twenty kilometres or so to the embarkation point and joined the other passengers on the red and white cruise boat and selected a chair on the open top deck and looked out at the boats going backwards and forwards into Valletta harbour with its tiers of honey coloured churches and houses while we waited for departure time.
Eventually the boat cast off and sailed out of Sliema and began the two and half hour journey along the coast towards our destination. It has to be said that after only a short while this became a bit tedious because to be honest the coastline of Malta is not the most picturesque in the Mediterranean.
There are no dramatic mountains, no green forests, not really very many beaches, just kilometre after kilometre of monotonous pepper grey sandstone shoreline, the occasional township and the odd fishing boat. After we had passed by the unremarkable resorts of St Julian's and St Andrew's and then St Paul's Bay we began to realise that this was just about all there was to see and this was going to be a long trip.
Jonathan was so bored that he feigned sea sickness just for something to do.
After about an hour and a half however there was a bit of activity when a white speedboat caught up with Captain Morgan and began to put on a show of slalom turns and nautical acrobatics all the while churning the sea into dramatic white foam and spray. The driver was a middle aged man with a deep suntan, inappropriately tight Speedo swimming trunks and a tousled mop of unruly curly hair, he had a microphone and was shouting and waving to the passengers on our boat.
This it turned out was Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banus, a living legend in Malta who runs an independent and entertaining speed boat service for tourists.
After a while he sped off and we settled down again to the rhythmic chug of Captain Morgan's more sedate engine, more boring coastline including a lump or rock where St Paul was supposed to have landed in 60 AD and then a quite unremarkable buffet lunch before we arrived and dropped anchor in the Blue Lagoon at Comino.
Comino is a chunk of barren rock half way between Malta and Gozo and with nothing to do especially except wander along the dusty paths we sat on the rocks like seagulls and took an occasional dip in the clear waters of the lagoon and watched the Malta to Gozo ferry pass regularly by and fretted about the two and half hour return journey.
As the time to leave began to approach there was a sudden roar of an engine, the tranquillity of the bay was shattered and Crazy Tony returned in his speedboat. As we were queuing to get back on the boat he came alongside and reminded us just how boring the journey was and for a reasonable price offered us a faster return journey and a bit of fun. We didn't have to think about this for very long and we handed over the money and clambered into the boat and were thankful that the Captain Morgan experience was over.
When he had filled the boat he uttered his catch phrase 'Hoki Koki' opened the throttle and we were away. We didn't leave the Blue Lagoon straight away however as first he took us into some caves that surround the bay and played a well rehearsed trick of supposedly catching a bat and releasing it amongst the squealing passengers.
Once Captain Morgan was under way and making its sedate return journey he caught it up and over the microphone taunted the passengers who had rejected his exciting return alternative. Jonathan's sea sickness had completely disappeared by now and he forgot all about it when Crazy invited him to the front of the boat and into the driver's seat and he took us out to sea at full speed. Crazy was in his element and he cracked jokes and performed tricks and we were soaked with the spray and thoroughly entertained.
And then things began to go wrong! About half way back the sea became much rougher and the waves much higher and then the roar of the engine began to fade to a whimper and there were alarming spluttering and coughing noises as it was clearly struggling to keep going. We knew there was trouble because Crazy went quiet for the first time and I think his suntan faded a couple of shades as well.
Finally the engine stopped altogether and we were stranded about half a kilometre out to sea without power. Crazy made radio contact with someone on shore but was unable to restart the engine and eventually we had to row to the chunk of rock where St Paul had landed two thousand years before and wait to be rescued.
We left the boat while Crazy continued to work on the uncooperative engine and clambered over the black rocks that were now being pounded by an increasingly rough sea. Things didn't look good and we worried about how long we might be stranded.
After fifteen minutes or so and before assistance arrived Crazy was finally successful in coaxing the engine back into life and we were invited back on board. It still didn't sound completely healthy however and when Crazy offered the option of being dropped off in St George's rather than go all the way back to Sliema we didn't need to be asked twice. The boat spluttered and limped back to the nearby town and were glad to reach dry land where we left the boat and wished good luck to those who had chosen to complete the ride.
It was a bit scary at the time but now that we were safe we had to agree that it had been a lot of fun and there was still no sight of Captain Morgan so we went for a drink and then caught the bus back to Mellieha Bay.
I have Googled 'Crazy' and I am pleased to report that he is still working and there is a Facebook fans site which describes him as:
'If anyone in the past 35 years has been blessed with the Oki Koki experience then I am sure you will be humbled by this dedication to the charismatic legend known around the island as Mr Crazy the ultimate tour guide of the Blue Lagoon. After 35 years the founder of tours in the area has not lost his charm with the tourists and if anyone should be given an award for being the face of Malta it has to be HIM.'
Some more of my boat journeys recorded in the journal:
Corfu-1984 Georges Boat
Motorboat Ride from Kalami to Corfu Town
The Bay of Bodrum in Turkey
Rowing Boat on Lake Bled in Slovenia
A Boat Ride with Dolphins in Croatia
A Boat Ride with Dolphins in Wales
Gondola Ride in Venice
Captain Ben's Boat in Anti Paros
Posted in Beaches, History, Malta, Natural Environment, Travel
Tagged Captain Morgan Cruises, Comino, Gozo, Mellieha Bay, Sliema, St Julian's, St Paul's Bay, Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banus
Istria 2011, A Boat Ride With Dolphins
The next morning the church bells woke me again at six o'clock and after a good night's sleep I found it impossible to snooze away another hour or so, so knowing that Micky is an early riser and would probably be wandering about the village I decided to dress and go and see if I could find him. There was no sign of him in the streets or the coffee bars and it turned out that just like me the day before he was on early morning shopping mission to buy a new travel kettle to replace the one that Sue and Christine had somehow managed to blow up!
Posted in Croatia, Malta, Travel
Tagged Croatia, Dolphins, Fazana, George's Boat, Istria, Miami Dolphins, Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banus
Writing about the day out on George's boat on Corfu in 1984 reminded me of another memorable boat ride, this time on the island of Malta in 1997.
We were staying at the Mellieha Bay Hotel in the north-west of the island and the weather had been gloriously hot ever since our arrival so we had agreed that a boat ride to Comino would be a nice way of avoiding the heat for one day and we booked up for a sea journey with Captain Morgan's cruises which operated out of Sliema on the opposite side of the bay to the capital Valletta.
On the day of the cruise we took one of the island's iconic yellow, orange and white buses that once operated across the island and drove the twenty kilometres or so to the embarkation point and joined the other passengers on the red and white cruise boat and selected a chair on the open top deck and looked out at the boats going backwards and forwards into Valletta harbour while we waited for departure.
Eventually the boat cast off and sailed out of Sliema and began the two and half hour journey along the coast towards our destination. It has to be said that after only a short while this became a bit tedious because to be honest the coastline of Malta is not the most picturesque in the Mediterranean. There are no dramatic mountains, no green forests, not really very many beaches, just kilometre after kilometre of monotonous pepper grey sandstone shoreline, the occasional township and the odd fishing boat. After we had passed by the unremarkable resorts of St Julian's and St Andrew's and then St Paul's Bay we began to realise that this was just about all there was to see and this was going to be a long trip. Jonathan was so bored that he feigned sea sickness just for something to do.
After about an hour and a half however there was a bit of activity when a white speedboat caught up with Captain Morgan and began to put on a show of slalom turns and nautical acrobatics all the while churning the sea into dramatic white foam and spray. The driver was a middle aged man with a deep suntan, inappropriately tight Speedo swimming trunks and a tousled mop of unruly curly hair, he had a microphone and was shouting and waving to the passengers on our boat. This it turned out was Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banus, a living legend in Malta who runs an independent and entertaining speed boat service for tourists.
Comino is a chunk of barren rock half way between Malta and Gozo and with nothing to do especially except wander along the dusty paths we sat on the rocks and took an occasional dip in the clear waters of the lagoon and watched the Malta/Gozo ferry pass regularly by and fretted about the two and half hour return journey.
And then things began to go wrong! About half way back the sea became much rougher and the waves much higher and then the roar of the engine began to fade and there were alarming spluttering and coughing noises as it was clearly struggling to keep going. We knew there was trouble because Crazy went quiet for the first time and I think his suntan faded a couple of shades as well. Finally the engine stopped altogether and we were stranded about half a kilometre out to sea without power. Crazy made radio contact with someone on shore but was unable to restart the engine and eventually we had to row to the chunk of rock where St Paul had landed and wait to be rescued. We left the boat while Crazy continued to work on the uncooperative engine and clambered over the black rocks that were now being pounded by an increasingly rough sea. Things didn't look good and we worried about how long we might be stranded.
Posted in Europe, Natural Environment, Travel
Tagged Captain Morgan Cruises, Comino, Gozo, Malta, Mellieha Bay, Sliema, St Andrew's, St Julian's, St Paul's Bay, Tony Oki Koki 'Mr Crazy' Banus


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Q: Does struct.pack and encode Produce The Same Byte-String? Python I got quite confused about the difference between struct.pack() and encode. To my understanding, the output of both struct.pack() and encode is byte-string. And that struct.pack() is used to convert numbers into bytes, while encode is used to convert string into bytes. Is my understanding right?
Then what if when you struct.pack('format',something) and something.encode('utf-8') which return the same byte-string. Then how do you tell if the byte-string represents a number or a string?
eg:
bstring = b'\xc3\xa9'
a = bstring.decode('utf-8')
b = struct.unpack('>H',bstring)
print(a,b)

>>>é (50089,)   #see, using different converting methods return different results

A: If you were given an object of class 'bytes', such as b'\xc3\xa9', you wouldn't know what it represented, whether that be a number or a string or something else, without any additional information.
You could decode it using utf-8
>>> b'\xc3\xa9'.decode('utf-8')
'é'

You could also decode it using utf-16 and get a different result
>>> b'\xc3\xa9'.decode('utf-16')
'꧃'

encode is a string method. So, yes, it operates on a string object only and its purpose is to translate a string, using the prescribed encoding scheme (e.g. utf-8), into a bytes object and return it.
struct.pack() is NOT just meant to convert numbers into a bytes object. It converts an arbitrary number of python values (integer, bool, float, and/or even bytes) into a bytes object that corresponds exactly to the layout in memory of the corresponding C struct. You can think of a C struct as analogous to a Python Tuple or NamedTuple. Indeed, struct.unpack() returns a Python Tuple.
struct could be used to load binary data, stored in files or from network connections, written using the C language -- or written using Python struct.pack() or some other language's equivalent version of struct.pack() -- into analogous Python values.

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Q: SAP ABAP Ecc.6 Associate level Exam Books link required Can anyone provide me link or Ebooks of ABAP Ecc.6 or the way to fine them for Associalte Level exam preparation.

A: Well, before trying to answer the question we have to get some termonology right ...
SAP ECC stands for SAP ERP Central Component, which can be compared to the old R/3 SAP application system. This is not the level where the ABAP language is defined.
ABAP is defined as part of the SAP kernel also know as SAP BASIS, which would be version 700 with an ECC 6.0 system.
Anyway, the best in depth book about the ABAP 4GL is probably Horst Keller's ABAP Objects. I believe it's only distributed by SAP PRESS. So if they don't offer it as eBook then there is none. You should also find a great deal of information about ABAP online at help.sap.com.
And BTW, I'm not affiliated with sap.com nor sap-press.com. It just happened that I was looking for the best ABAP book myself a while ago.


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Although the "Part Two" day sales might seem to be relegated to "second-tier" artists or works of lesser quality than the "important," "major," evening sales, they often contain many gems that serious collectors should not overlook as this auction amply demonstrates.
As usual, of course, any auction with about 310 lots has its share of fluff, but there are some truly wonderful works for those who can endure the wait. Among the highlights are a fine watercolor by Emil Nolde (1867-1956), a great collage by Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), a couple of very interesting paintings by Marino Marini (1901-1980), a fabulous Berthe Morisot, (1841-1895), a surprising Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), and good examples by Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Paul Klee (1879-1940), Albert Gleizes (1881-1953), Francis Picabia (1879-1953) and Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958).
Nolde is the great German Expressionist whose best works are his small floral watercolors of which Lot 234, "Orientalischer Mohn (Oriental Poppies)," a 13 ¼-by-18 ½-inch watercolor, shown above, that was executed in the early 1930s and has a conservative estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. It sold for $170,750 including the buyer's premium as do all sales results mentioned in this article. This lot is the catalogue's cover illustration, and no serious collection of 20th Century art should be without a Nolde, whose great floral works rarely come on the market. Lot 231, "Sudseereise in China (South China Sea)," is a very strong watercolor and brush and ink, 8 ¼ by 11 ¾ inches, of several sailboats that was executed in 1913 and has a conservative estimate of $14,000 to $18,000. It sold for $46,750.
Schwitters is one of the most sophisticated artists of the early decades of the 20th Century and his small collages were extremely influential. Lot 93, shown above, is one of the best because it works very well aesthetically. Entitled "Konstruktiondes Raumes (Construction of Space)," it is a 7 ½-by-6-inch collage mounted on a card and dated 1921. It has a very conservative estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $104,250. Another small, nice collage by Schwitters if Lot 237, "Blue Ivory," which has an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It sold for $58,250.
Marini is best known for his large and bulky sculptures of a horse and rider whose sameness erodes much of their charm. This auction has two works by him that demonstrate that his talents were much greater than one might suspect from looking only at his sculptures. Lot 92, "Il Cavaliere," is a 17 ¾-by-13-inch tempera and pen and ink on paper that is highly arresting and animated. The artist, who chose to give the large horse only three legs, has used a variety of drawing styles in this work to great and colorful effect. It has a conservative estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It failed to sell. Lot 317, shown below, is the same subject but is treated in a much different manner. Entitled "Cavallo e Cavaliere," it is a 64 1/8-by-39 3/8-inch oil on paper laid down on canvas that was executed in 1950 and its white highlights are explosively exciting, hinting at traces of structure, anatomy and action. This magnificent painting has a very conservative estimate of $180,000 to $250,000. It sold for $192,750.
A few artists like Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are well known for both their sculpture and painting but they are rare exceptions. It is often interesting to compare an artist's work in different media. Henry Moore's drawings, for example, have a more consistent level of high quality than his sculptures, which is not to denigrate his great accomplishments as a sculptor. Lot 287, "Leaf Figure, No. 2," is a 9 ½-inch high bronze sculpture that is extremely interesting and rather reminiscent of some early Near Eastern works and a strong example of Moore's vivid imagination and experimentation with different styles. It has an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000. It failed to sell. Giorgio de Chirico's sculptures are much more impressive than his paintings for which he is much better known. Frederick MacMonnies is one of the great American sculptors, but his paintings are marvelous and rare. Edward Steichen is famed as a great photographer, but his tonalist paintings are consistently superb.
Léger is a modern master known primarily for his painting, but Lot 215, shown below, demonstrates that he had a great talent for plasticity and perhaps should have ventured into more sculpture. This work is a precursor to some of the colorful and fine sculptures that Frank Stella would create a generation or so later and has some of the humor of Dubuffet and Niki Saint-Phalle. Entitled "Margueritte," this glazed ceramic, executed in 1952, is 24 ½ by 13 inches and has a very conservative estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. It sold for $87,000.
While painting with Braque at L'Estaque in 1908, Dufy moved away from the bright tonality of his earlier Fauvist work and moved toward an abstracted set of forms similar to that used by Braque, in pursuit of what Dufy believed to be the lessons taught by Cézanne," the catalogue noted. Both these lots suggest that a major retrospective of Dufy is in order.It sold for $170,750 and had had a low estimate of $200,000.
Maurice de Vlaminck was an uneven artist whose dark, green and black landscapes that have proliferated on the auction market for decades belie his talent that is best seen in his early experiments with bright Fauve colors and in Lot 199, which is as good a Cézanne landscape as they come. Entitled "Chatou," this powerful 23 ½-by-28 ¾ inch oil on canvas, shown below, was also painted in around 1909 and has an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000. It passed.
Similarly, Francis Picabia is an artist who went through many stylistic changes but is best known for his incredibly dynamic early Cubist-related works that were dark in palette and mood but very powerful. Lot 164, therefore, is a bucket of fresh water in the face as it is a very fine Pontillist work by him that compares very well with similar works by Henri Edmond Cross (1856-1910), such as Lot 133, "San Giorgio Maggiore (Venise)," that has an estimated of $300,000 to $400,000 and was painted in 1903-4. It sold for $500,750 and had been bought in at Sotheby's in its Fall 1999 sale when it had had an estimate of $500,000 to $700,000 (see The City Review article that has an illustration of it). Picabia's work, entitled "Le Port de Saint-Tropez, Effet de Soleil," is a beautiful "Divisionist" work that has an estimate of $300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $511,750. This 1909 work, shown below, is an oil on canvas that is 35 ½ by 47 ¾ inches and would be a gorgeous pendant with the Cross lot.
Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt are the two famous woman Impressionists. Lot 122, shown at the top of this article, is a sensational painting by Morisot that is a great example of an artist recognizing that a sketch can often be more exciting than a "properly" finished work. Some observers might argue that such sketches represent the finest inspirations of both artists and also of William Merritt Chase, the American Impressionist. This Morisot, shown at the top of this article, entitled "L'Enfant au Tablier Rouge," is an oil on canvas, 23 5/8 by 19 5/8 inches, and was painted in 1886. It depicts her daughter, Julie Manet, and the catalogue maintains it was "probably executed in the dining room of their house in the Rue de Villejust" in Paris. It has a very conservative estimate of $250,000 to $300,000. It sold for $280,750.
Paul Klee is one of the few artists whose work is consistently wonderful. Lot 241, shown above, "Schlussbild Einer Tragikomodie (Final Scene of a Tragicomedy)," is a 9 7/8-by-13 ¾-inch oil transfer and watercolor on gesso-prepared paper, mounted on the artist's board with reddish brown border. It has a very impressive provenance: it was formerly in the collection of Katherine Drier, Philip C. Johnson, Andy Warhol and Heinz Berggruen, among others. Dated 1923, it has an estimate of $300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $335,750. The catalogue has an interesting quotation from Andrew Kagan who has described Klee's works of this type as "operatic paintings" because "they depend so literally on Klee's great passion for and understanding of opera and on the way in which the often slight libretti of opera are borne up by great music." "In the operatic compromise between low and high taste, between silliness and sublimity, Klee saw a chance for his wiry, delicate line and the curious images it yielded. Often these images were drawn directly from the iconography of opera, especially comic opera, and figures such as harlequins, acrobats, hanswurst clowns, singers, and dancers frequently appear on Klee's tiny, imaginary stages," the Kagan quote continued. The catalogue also provides the following remarks about this work by Sabine Reward, the author of a 1988 book on the artist: All that's left at the end of Klee's Tragikomodie (tragicomedy) are four spidery figures taking their bow. Their odd shapes distantly evoke the robotlike puppets in Triadie Ballet (1922) conceived by Klee's Bauhaus colleague, Oskar Schlemmer. The only spot of color in this watercolor that has the look of waterstained old parchment is the dark red arrow pointing to the stage below whose various levels and depth Klee indicated with just a few black lines." This work exudes a great tactility; it has an archaeological air that conjures ancient cave drawings. As always with Klee, the drawing conveys impish glee.
If the above lot is sparsely drawn, Lot 240 is the complete opposite, a densely, crowded work of minute detail, entitled "Structural II," that is a 10 1/8-by-8 5/8-inch gouache on paper mounted on artist's board. Executed in 1924, it has an estimate of $250,00 to $350,000. It sold for $291,750. "Since joining the Bauhaus in 1921," the catalogue stated, "Klee had become increasingly concerned with linear and planar structure in his compositions, and a firm, logical schemata is apparent in all the works of these years. However, the present work demonstrates how Klee's preoccupation with geometry never cramped his imagination, his delight in narrative or his humor. In Structural II Klee successfully brought the separate elements of drawing and color into a playful architecture of interpenetrating blocks, without losing the graphic character and power of the composition." This almost child-like doodle is highly sophisticated and despite its small size conveys a sense of infinite, but interesting congestion and texture. The catalogue provides the following quotation from Werner Schmalenbach's 1986 book on the artist: "With architecture one usually associates the static, stable and constructional. Klee's architecture is alive, not static; unstable, not stable; and intuitive, not constructional. What holds good for construction and geometry in his work also applies to perspective: it is but one possibility among many." Although the work has a muted, darker palette than much of his oeuvre, its delicate white, yellow and pink highlights and blue and red "instances" give it a very subtle, emerging environment of warmth and neighborliness. It would be interesting to see a major exhibition that would pair large works by Picasso of all his periods with Klee's small jewels and to see which artist would emerge as the most imaginative and powerful. One suspects that Klee would not be overwhelmed and that the combined inventiveness of these masters would energize and rejuvenate all viewers.
Another good but less complex architectural composition by Klee is Lot 221, "Architektur In Rot Und Grun (Architecture in Red and Green)," a 5 7/8-by-10 ½-inch watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paper with green paper border on the top and bottom. It is one of several lots that were gifts to The Jewish Museum from the estate of Jerome L. Green that are being sold to benefit the museum. It has an estimate of $150,000 to $200,000. It sold for $236,750.
Albert Gleizes is a "second-tier" Cubist artist who produced many superb paintings. Lot 214, "Composition," is a very interesting Cubist study dated 1943 that is a 45 5/8-by-61 ½-inch oil on burlap. The swirling forms, painted in a muted palette, are contained compositionally in two rows of dashes that visually frame the work whose texture is almost akin to a tapestry. It has an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000. It sold for $69,750. In dramatic contrast, Lot 212A, "Vierge a L'enfant," is a 10 ¼-by-6 ½-inch gouache on paper that is insistently bright and a wonderful treatment of the Virgin and Child. Instead of the traditional gold and rich reds of Renaissance versions, Gleizes has used a cool palette of blues and grays and whites and stretched the halo motif to encompass both figures who are clearly discernible in this very interesting geometric and Cubist influenced work that has a very conservative estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $22,600. Gleizes's Cubist work is well represented in this auction by Lot 207, "Les Bateaux de Peche ou Les Pecheurs," a 15 3/8-by-10 5/8-inch gouache on paper, dated 1913. The catalogue notes that "this work is a study for an oil painting from the same date which Apollinaire called the glory of the Salon d'Automme of 1913-14. The very handsome and strong work has a modest estimate of $50,000 to $70,000. It sold for $87,000.
Other highlights of this auction include Lot 84, "Baigneuse Assisse," a powerful Cubist bronze sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973), 32 7/8 inches high, that was executed in 1917 and was formerly in the collection of the Frederick and Marcia Weisman family and has been widely exhibited. It has a conservative estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $621,750. Lot 87, "Alfios 2," is a good oil on carved board, 13 3/8 by 21 5/8 inches, by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) that has a conservative estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $52,500.
Lot 238, "Composition," is a wonderful study in geometrics by Laslo Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946). The 12 1/8-by-16-inch watercolor, collage and pencil on gray paper was executed in 1921 and has a conservative estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It sold for $49,625.
The auction also has some nice works by Albert Sisley.


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Atria Greenridge Place
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Atria Farmington
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376 Goshen Rd, Torrington, CT 06790
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Tatnuck Park At Worcester
340 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602
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Brandywine Living at Litchfield
19 Constitution Way, Litchfield, CT 06759
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The Oasis at Dodge Park
102 Randolph Rd, Worcester, MA 01606
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Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place
140 Melbourne Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201
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The Village at East Farms
180 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
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The Saybrook at Haddam
1556 Saybrook Rd, Haddam, CT 06438
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Benchmark Senior Living at Shrewsbury Crossings
311 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
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258 Walnut St, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
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Whitney Place at Northborough
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Kimball Farms
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Memory care facilities offer long-term medical care to seniors who are stricken with mental and physical wellness troubles in a supervised facility. A memory care facility utilizes staff who are annually trained in caring for persons with cognitive impairments, Alzhemier's, and memory care. Organized activities are delivered by staff trained explicitly on caring for those with memory deficiencies. Dementia living homes possess secured areas to restrict wandering which is a typical symptom of Dementia. Residents may live in private rooms or semi-private apartments. The monthly median cost for a private room is around $10,494 and the cost for a semi-private room is around 12,473. Massachusetts maintains a number of stipulations associated with this kind of facility. The The Executive Office of Elder Affairs governs this type of facility.
The location in which a senior care community is located can have a major effect on the price of care. The overall cost of living can be a motivating factor in choosing which location is the best fit for you or your loved one. The rent burden for Springfield is around 22.1% of the average person's monthly income. The median home value in Springfield costs around $148,370 and the median rent is around $1,149 a month.
In Springfield, 4.5% do not have health insurance, 58.5% participate in the labor force, 5.6% are widows, and 28.7% live in poverty. Springfield has a population density of 1,874 people per square mile. Out of the total city population, 47.1% are male and 52.9% are female. The median age of Springfield is 33 years old. Demographically, Springfield is 4.2% mixed race, 60.3% white, 0.5% Native American, 11.6% other or not specified, 2.2% Asian, 43.8% Hispanic, 0.0% Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, and 21.1% black. In Springfield, 5.1% of the population are veterans. In terms of education, 18.2% have a college degree, 7.3% have a graduate degree, and 31.3% have a high-school diploma.
An overview of Massachusetts
In terms of resources, Massachusetts has a cost of living index of 133.8, a grocery index rating of 113.9, and a housing index rating of 170.3. These index ratings are based on a system where 100 is considered the national average and anything above 100 is considered more expensive than said average. There are 78 hospitals and 129 health centers that service a population of 6,941,273. The top three hospitals in the state are considered to be Cape Cod Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and New England Baptist Hospital. The natural beauty of Massachusetts is ranked 26th in the nation. Overall, Massachusetts ranks 8th out of all states in quality of life and 2nd in healthcare.
The median age in the state is 39, and 30% of the population is over the age of 55. In the most recent presidential election, 33% of Massachusetts residents voted Republican and 60% voted Democrat. In terms of diversity, Massachusetts ranks 16th in the nation and is considered very LGBTQ friendly. In terms of religion, 23% of Massachusetts residents attend religious services among the 4,200 different congregations that are available in the state. The top three non-Christian denominations in the state are Jewish-3%, Muslim-<1%, and Buddhist-<1%, with the most common Christian denominations consisting of Evangelical Protestant-9%, Mainline Protestant-10%, and Historically Black Protestant-2%. In Massachusetts there are 27 masonic lodges.
The average air quality index rating in Massachusetts is 38.9 AQI. The average air quality index rating peaks in the month of May with a rating of around 47.5 AQI. During the summer, the average temperature in Massachusetts is around 68°F. The average high summer temperature is around 85°F in the month of July. The average low summer temperature is around 50°F in the month of June. The average temperature in the winter falls to around 28°F. The average high winter temperature is around 45°F in the month of January. In the winter months, the average low temperature falls to around 7°F during the month of December. The average monthly precipitation for the state of Massachusetts is around 4.04 inches. The most precipitation occurs in May with an average of 6.10 inches of precipitation a month. The average humidity across the state is 71%. The highest monthly average humidity rating is 71% in the month of December. While residents of Massachusetts mostly enjoy pleasant conditions, it's important to be aware of inclement weather as well, which in Massachusetts can include hurricanes, earthquakes (moderate), and and tornados.
Wildlife to be found in Massachusetts
The state of Massachusetts has a diverse array of plant and animal life. Local plant life can consist of flowering dogwood, white spruce, american linden, and eastern red cedar. While venturing throughout the state, you might see animals such as the cutleaf coneflower, the new england aster, the white pine, or the obedient plant. The state animal of Massachusetts is the woodchucks.


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package org.apache.polygene.runtime.value;

import org.apache.polygene.api.association.Association;
import org.apache.polygene.api.association.AssociationStateHolder;
import org.apache.polygene.api.association.ManyAssociation;
import org.apache.polygene.api.association.NamedAssociation;
import org.apache.polygene.api.common.Optional;
import org.apache.polygene.api.entity.EntityBuilder;
import org.apache.polygene.api.entity.EntityComposite;
import org.apache.polygene.api.entity.EntityReference;
import org.apache.polygene.api.identity.HasIdentity;
import org.apache.polygene.api.identity.Identity;
import org.apache.polygene.api.identity.StringIdentity;
import org.apache.polygene.api.property.Property;
import org.apache.polygene.api.unitofwork.UnitOfWork;
import org.apache.polygene.api.unitofwork.UnitOfWorkCompletionException;
import org.apache.polygene.api.value.ValueBuilder;
import org.apache.polygene.bootstrap.AssemblyException;
import org.apache.polygene.bootstrap.ModuleAssembly;
import org.apache.polygene.test.AbstractPolygeneTest;
import org.apache.polygene.test.EntityTestAssembler;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;

public class ValueWithAssociationTest extends AbstractPolygeneTest
{
    @Override
    public void assemble( ModuleAssembly module )
        throws AssemblyException
    {
        module.entities( SimpleName.class );
        module.entities( DualFaced.class );
        module.values( SimpleName.class );
        module.values( DualFaced.class );

        new EntityTestAssembler().assemble( module );
    }

    @Test
    public void givenEntityInStoreWhenFetchEntityReferenceExpectSuccess()
        throws UnitOfWorkCompletionException
    {
        Identity identity1;
        Identity identity2;
        DualFaced value;
        try (UnitOfWork uow = unitOfWorkFactory.newUnitOfWork())
        {
            EntityBuilder<SimpleName> builder1 = uow.newEntityBuilder( SimpleName.class );
            builder1.instance().name().set( "Niclas" );
            SimpleName simpleEntity = builder1.newInstance();
            identity1 = simpleEntity.identity().get();

            EntityBuilder<DualFaced> builder2 = uow.newEntityBuilder( DualFaced.class );
            DualFaced proto = builder2.instance();
            proto.name().set( "Hedhman" );
            proto.simple().set( simpleEntity );
            proto.simples().add( simpleEntity );
            proto.namedSimples().put( "niclas", simpleEntity );
            DualFaced faced = builder2.newInstance();
            identity2 = faced.identity().get();
            value = uow.toValue( DualFaced.class, faced );
            assertThat( value.identity().get(), equalTo( identity2 ) );
            uow.complete();
        }

        try (UnitOfWork uow = unitOfWorkFactory.newUnitOfWork())
        {
            DualFaced entity = uow.get( DualFaced.class, identity2 );
            AssociationStateHolder holder = spi.stateOf( (EntityComposite) entity );
            Association<?> simple = holder.allAssociations().iterator().next();
            ManyAssociation<?> simples = holder.allManyAssociations().iterator().next();
            NamedAssociation<?> namedSimples = holder.allNamedAssociations().iterator().next();

            assertThat( spi.entityReferenceOf( simple ), equalTo( EntityReference.create( identity1 ) ) );
            assertThat( spi.entityReferencesOf( simples )
                            .iterator()
                            .next(), equalTo( EntityReference.create( identity1 ) ) );
            assertThat( spi.entityReferencesOf( namedSimples )
                            .iterator()
                            .next()
                            .getValue(), equalTo( EntityReference.create( identity1 ) ) );

            DualFaced resurrected = uow.toEntity( DualFaced.class, value );
            assertThat( resurrected.simple(), equalTo( entity.simple() ) );
            assertThat( resurrected.simples(), equalTo( entity.simples() ) );
            assertThat( resurrected.namedSimples(), equalTo( entity.namedSimples() ) );
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void givenNewValueWhenConvertingToEntityExpectNewEntityInStore()
        throws UnitOfWorkCompletionException
    {
        ValueBuilder<DualFaced> builder = valueBuilderFactory.newValueBuilder( DualFaced.class );
        builder.prototype().identity().set( StringIdentity.identityOf( "1234" ) );
        builder.prototype().name().set( "Hedhman" );
        DualFaced value = builder.newInstance();

        try (UnitOfWork uow = unitOfWorkFactory.newUnitOfWork())
        {
            uow.toEntity( DualFaced.class, value );
            uow.complete();
        }

        try (UnitOfWork uow = unitOfWorkFactory.newUnitOfWork())
        {
            DualFaced entity = uow.get( DualFaced.class, StringIdentity.identityOf( "1234" ) );
            assertThat( entity.identity().get(), equalTo( StringIdentity.identityOf( "1234" ) ) );
            assertThat( entity.name().get(), equalTo( "Hedhman" ) );
            uow.complete();
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void givenValueWithIdentityAlreadyInStoreWhenConvertingToEntityExpectExistingEntityToBeUpdated()
        throws UnitOfWorkCompletionException
    {
        Identity identity1;
        Identity identity2;
        try (UnitOfWork uow = unitOfWorkFactory.newUnitOfWork())
        {
            EntityBuilder<SimpleName> builder1 = uow.newEntityBuilder( SimpleName.class );
            builder1.instance().name().set( "Niclas" );
            SimpleName simpleEntity = builder1.newInstance();
            identity1 = simpleEntity.identity().get();

            EntityBuilder<DualFaced> builder2 = uow.newEntityBuilder( DualFaced.class );
            DualFaced proto = builder2.instance();
            proto.name().set( "Hedhman" );
            proto.simple().set( simpleEntity );
            proto.simples().add( simpleEntity );
            proto.namedSimples().put( "niclas", simpleEntity );
            DualFaced faced = builder2.newInstance();
            identity2 = faced.identity().get();
            uow.complete();
        }
        ValueBuilder<SimpleName> vb1 = valueBuilderFactory.newValueBuilder( SimpleName.class );
        vb1.prototype().identity().set( identity1 );
        vb1.prototype().name().set( "Paul" );
        SimpleName simpleValue = vb1.newInstance();

        ValueBuilder<DualFaced> vb2 = valueBuilderFactory.newValueBuilder( DualFaced.class );
        vb2.prototype().identity().set( identity2 );
        vb2.prototype().name().set( "Merlin" );
        vb2.prototype().simple().set( simpleValue );
        vb2.prototype().simples().add( simpleValue );
        vb2.prototype().namedSimples().put( "paul", simpleValue );
        DualFaced dualValue = vb2.newInstance();

        try (UnitOfWork uow = unitOfWorkFactory.newUnitOfWork())
        {
            DualFaced dualEntity = uow.toEntity( DualFaced.class, dualValue );
            // The root entity is expected to have changed value,
            assertThat( dualEntity.name().get(), equalTo( "Merlin" ) );
            // But the referenced entity is not updated, only using the EntityReference, which still points to "Niclas",
            // even though the value contains "Paul" for that entity. That entity needds to be updated separately
            assertThat( dualEntity.simple().get().name().get(), equalTo( "Niclas" ) );
            assertThat( dualEntity.simples().get(0).name().get(), equalTo( "Niclas" ) );
            assertThat( dualEntity.namedSimples().get("paul").name().get(), equalTo( "Niclas" ) );
            assertThat( dualEntity.namedSimples().get("niclas"), equalTo( null ) );
        }
    }

    public interface SimpleName extends HasIdentity
    {
        Property<String> name();
    }

    public interface DualFaced extends HasIdentity
    {
        Property<String> name();

        @Optional
        Association<SimpleName> simple();

        ManyAssociation<SimpleName> simples();

        NamedAssociation<SimpleName> namedSimples();
    }
}


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