text:
package host

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"os"
	"text/tabwriter"

	"golang.org/x/net/context"

	"github.com/RotatingFans/govmomi/govc/cli"
	"github.com/RotatingFans/govmomi/govc/flags"
	"github.com/RotatingFans/govmomi/object"
	"github.com/RotatingFans/govmomi/property"
	"github.com/RotatingFans/govmomi/vim25/mo"
	"github.com/RotatingFans/govmomi/vim25/types"
)

type info struct {
	*flags.ClientFlag
	*flags.OutputFlag
	*flags.HostSystemFlag
}

func init() {
	cli.Register("host.info", &info{})
}

func (cmd *info) Register(ctx context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet) {
	cmd.ClientFlag, ctx = flags.NewClientFlag(ctx)
	cmd.ClientFlag.Register(ctx, f)

	cmd.OutputFlag, ctx = flags.NewOutputFlag(ctx)
	cmd.OutputFlag.Register(ctx, f)

	cmd.HostSystemFlag, ctx = flags.NewHostSystemFlag(ctx)
	cmd.HostSystemFlag.Register(ctx, f)
}

func (cmd *info) Process(ctx context.Context) error {
	if err := cmd.ClientFlag.Process(ctx); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := cmd.OutputFlag.Process(ctx); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := cmd.HostSystemFlag.Process(ctx); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

func (cmd *info) Run(ctx context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet) error {
	c, err := cmd.Client()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	var res infoResult
	var props []string

	if cmd.OutputFlag.JSON {
		props = nil // Load everything
	} else {
		props = []string{"summary"} // Load summary
	}

	// We could do without the -host flag, leaving it for compat
	host, err := cmd.HostSystemIfSpecified()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Default only if there is a single host
	if host == nil && f.NArg() == 0 {
		host, err = cmd.HostSystem()
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	if host != nil {
		res.objects = append(res.objects, host)
	} else {
		res.objects, err = cmd.HostSystems(f.Args())
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	if len(res.objects) != 0 {
		refs := make([]types.ManagedObjectReference, 0, len(res.objects))
		for _, o := range res.objects {
			refs = append(refs, o.Reference())
		}

		pc := property.DefaultCollector(c)
		err = pc.Retrieve(ctx, refs, props, &res.HostSystems)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	return cmd.WriteResult(&res)
}

type infoResult struct {
	HostSystems []mo.HostSystem
	objects     []*object.HostSystem
}

func (r *infoResult) Write(w io.Writer) error {
	// Maintain order via r.objects as Property collector does not always return results in order.
	objects := make(map[types.ManagedObjectReference]mo.HostSystem, len(r.HostSystems))
	for _, o := range r.HostSystems {
		objects[o.Reference()] = o
	}

	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 2, 0, 2, ' ', 0)

	for _, o := range r.objects {
		host := objects[o.Reference()]
		s := host.Summary
		h := s.Hardware
		z := s.QuickStats
		ncpu := int32(h.NumCpuPkgs * h.NumCpuCores)
		cpuUsage := 100 * float64(z.OverallCpuUsage) / float64(ncpu*h.CpuMhz)
		memUsage := 100 * float64(z.OverallMemoryUsage<<20) / float64(h.MemorySize)

		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Name:\t%s\n", s.Config.Name)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Path:\t%s\n", o.InventoryPath)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Manufacturer:\t%s\n", h.Vendor)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Logical CPUs:\t%d CPUs @ %dMHz\n", ncpu, h.CpuMhz)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Processor type:\t%s\n", h.CpuModel)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  CPU usage:\t%d MHz (%.1f%%)\n", z.OverallCpuUsage, cpuUsage)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Memory:\t%dMB\n", h.MemorySize/(1024*1024))
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Memory usage:\t%d MB (%.1f%%)\n", z.OverallMemoryUsage, memUsage)
		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "  Boot time:\t%s\n", s.Runtime.BootTime)
	}

	return tw.Flush()
}


The six candidates to replace Ellen Story as the State Representative from the 3rd Hampshire District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives have been invited to participate in a forum on climate change policy on Monday, August 29, from 7 to 9 PM. Hosted by the Green Sanctuary Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst, the event will be held at 121 North Pleasant Street in Amherst.
The candidates are Vira Douangmany Cage, Solomon Goldstein-Rose, Sarah la Cour, Bonnie McCracken, Eric Nakajima, and Lawrence O'Brien. The primary election is set for Sept. 8.


text:
Elise Riesel, geborene Grün (in Russland auch bekannt als /Elisa Genrichovna Rizel; * 12. Oktober 1906 in Wien; † 28. September 1989 in Moskau), war eine österreichisch-sowjetische Germanistin, Sprachwissenschaftlerin und Stilforscherin.

Leben

Herkunft, Ausbildung und Leben in Österreich
Sie kam als Tochter des Arztes Heinrich Grün und der Musiklehrerin Matilde Grün, geborene Goldstein, zur Welt und war jüdischen Glaubens. An den Besuch eines Gymnasiums mit abgelegter Matura im Jahr 1925 schlossen sich ein Studium der Germanistik und eine Lehramtsausbildung an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Wien bis 1927 sowie der Universität Wien bis 1929 an. 1930 wurde sie mit der Dissertation Das neulateinische Drama der Protestanten vom Augsburger Religionsfrieden bis zum Dreißigjährigen Krieg bei Robert Franz Arnold und Dietrich Kralik promoviert. Bereits seit 1928 war sie als Deutschlehrerin an einer Wiener Volksschule tätig und wechselte 1930 in gleicher Funktion an ein Gymnasium. 1932 heiratete sie den Maschineningenieur, Technischen Zeichner und Bergbauplaner Josef Riesel (* 1901; † ?), der im Dezember des Vorjahres in die Sowjetunion ausgewandert war. Ihre Anstellung als Lehrerin verlor sie infolge ihrer Teilnahme am Februaraufstand 1934 und im Sommer wurde sie zur Ausreise nach Moskau gezwungen.

Leben in der Sowjetunion und wissenschaftliche Karriere
Riesel reiste gemeinsam mit Grete Birkenfeld mit Zustimmung der entsprechenden sowjetischen Parteiinstanzen ein und besaß den Status einer politischen Emigrantin, was diverse politische und soziale Vergünstigungen zur Folge hatte. Zusammen mit ihrem Ehemann war sie in den Jahren 1934 und 1935 an der Moskauer Karl-Liebknecht-Schule beschäftigt, wo sie als Deutschlehrerin die fünfte Klasse leitete. Aus ideologischen Gründen war es ihr lediglich erlaubt, Schüler der Mittelstufe zu unterrichten, wofür sie aber Verständnis zeigte. Ab 1935 arbeitete sie als Hochschullehrerin für Germanistik am Moskauer Institut für Geschichte, Philosophie und Literatur. Dem Ehepaar Riesel wurde 1936 die sowjetische Staatsbürgerschaft zugesprochen. Nach einer neuerlichen Promotion (in der Sowjetunion "Kandidatenarbeit" genannt) 1938 über Das neulateinische protestantische Drama im 16. Jahrhundert wurde Riesel in den Grad einer Dozentin hochgestuft. Zwischen 1941 und 1943 aus Sicherheitsgründen nach Jekaterinburg evakuiert, hatte Elise Riesel an der dortigen Pädagogischen Hochschule den Lehrstuhl für Germanistik inne. Nach der Rückkehr nach Moskau war sie bis 1945 Dozentin für Germanistik und Lehrstuhlinhaberin für Romano-germanische Philologie an der Lomonossow-Universität. Während dieser Zeit verfasste sie ihre Habilitationsschrift (in der Sowjetunion "Doktorarbeit" genannt) über Deutsche Zaubersprüche, wobei sie ein besonderes Augenmerk auf die Merseburger Zaubersprüche richtete. 1944 erfolgte ihre Habilitation.

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges lebte Riesel zwischen 1945 und 1947 wieder in Wien und arbeitete in der Schulwissenschaftlichen Abteilung des Bundesministeriums für Unterricht. In diesen Jahren gehörte sie auch der Kommunistischen Partei Österreichs an. 1947 erhielt sie eine Professur für Germanistik und Stilistik an der Pädagogischen Hochschule für Fremdsprachen in Moskau. In den 1960er Jahren hielt sie zahlreiche Gastvorträge im Ausland, unter anderem an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, der Technischen Universität Dresden, der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, der Universität Leipzig und der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Zwar wurde Elise Riesel 1982 emeritiert, doch war sie bis zu ihrem Tod weiterhin als konsultierende Professorin an ihrem ehemaligen Lehrstuhl tätig.

Elise Riesel war die erste Sprachwissenschaftlerin, die sich in theoretischer Betrachtungsweise mit nationalen Varianten von Standardsprachen auseinandersetzte. Mit ihr fand die Auffassung von der funktionalen Differenziertheit der Sprache, die mittlerweile in der stilistischen und varietätenlinguistischen Fachliteratur einen festen Platz hat, Eingang in die Germanistik. 1953 befasste sie sich in ihrem russisch abgefassten Aufsatz Zur Frage der nationalen Sprache in Österreich mit "nationalen Besonderheiten" des Österreichischen Deutsch. Ab 1962 unterschied sie zwischen verschiedenen "nationalen Varianten (Ausprägungen) der deutschen Literatursprache", womit sie sich auf ihr Heimatland, Deutschland und die Schweiz bezog. Sie sah erstmals das Österreichische Deutsch als eigenständige, nationale Sprache an, differenzierte in ihrer Terminologie jedoch noch nicht zwischen sprachlichen Varianten und sprachlicher Varietät. Darüber hinaus gilt Riesel als Begründerin der Funktionalstilistik und nahm in ihren Arbeiten fünf Klassen von Funktionalstilen in der neueren Sprache an:
 Stil des Alltagsverkehrs
 Stil der schönen Literatur (Belletristik)
 Stil der Publizistik
 Stil des öffentlichen (amtlichen) Verkehrs
 Stil der Wissenschaft/Stil der Fachkommunikation

Ehrungen
 1963: F.-C.-Weiskopf-Preis

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
 et al.: Erzählungen und Gedichte – Für die 8. und 9. Klasse der Mittelschule. Staatsverlag für Lehrbücher und Pädagogik des Volkskommissariats für Volksbildung der RSFSR, Moskau, 1940
 Zur Frage der nationalen Sprache in Österreich. Aufsatz von 1953
 Abriß der deutschen Stilistik. Verlag für fremdsprachige Literatur, Moskau, 1954
 Studien zu Sprache und Stil von Schillers "Kabale und Liebe". Verlag für fremdsprachige Literatur, Moskau, 1957
 Stilistik der deutschen Sprache. Verlag für fremdsprachige Literatur, Moskau, 1959
 Aus der Werkstatt für stilkundliche Wortschatzarbeit. In: Sonderveröffentlichung der Zeitschrift "Sprachpflege", 1964
 mit Walter Dietze (Hrsg.): Der Stil der deutschen Alltagsrede. Reclam-Verlag, Leipzig, 1970
 Theorie und Praxis der linguostilistischen Textinterpretation. Hochschulverlag, Moskau, 1974
 mit Evgenia Schendels: Deutsche Stilistik. Hochschulverlag, Moskau, 1975

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Sprachwissenschaftler
Germanist
Schullehrer
Hochschullehrer (Pädagogische Hochschule für Fremdsprachen)
Hochschullehrer (Lomonossow-Universität)
KPÖ-Mitglied
Widerstand gegen den Austrofaschismus
Österreicher
Sowjetbürger
Geboren 1906
Gestorben 1989
Frau
Neulateinischer Philologe

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In late March we were very pleased to be invited to a Sony exclusive press event featuring PSVR. We showed our game, Smash Hit Plunder, to national and international press, letting them having a chance to play through both single and multiplayer. Being able to do this demo meant that everyone could get a feel for the game's unique medieval style and tactile environment, and a lot of fun was had!
Triangular Pixels announces Unseen Diplomacy VR GameCity Exclusive!
Play the first ever game to combine both Valve's HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift VR systems in one intense collaborative challenge!
GameCity is VERY excited to announce a unique, special event created by Triangular Pixels! Playable only at GameCity Festival, Nottingham, 24th – 31st October.
On the 12th and 13th of May there was a special meetup of scientists and game developers thanks to The Wellcome Trust and GameCity. Katie from Triangular Pixels was one of the lucky few to be invited, to help sow the seeds of something new.
25th February was the first ever SouthWest VR conference down in Bristol. We took along Smash Hit Plunder and our Gear VR's down with two new comfort modes, new book UI, and a new game mode.
I also did a talk "Allow them to believe:Lessons learnt creating dynamic VR gameplay", which I'll attempt to go through now!
On Tuesday 2nd September we went to Bossa's VR Meetup . Had a great time meeting some new people as they played Smash Hit Plunder. Scores were a lot higher this time around guessing as everyone was VR pro's. What we did find was that everyone just loves the concept of the game, and that it was inherently fun! Thanks everyone.
On Monday 28th July we showed off a much improved build of Smash Hit Plunder. It went down so incredibly well!
Gamesbeacon has a write up and gameplay footage.
Y Lle for S4C Welsh TV were there filming, and had a right laugh with our game. Nick nicely saying that our game was the best there, thanks! I'm sure Radial G will be awesome too.


text:
package tw.edu.sinica.iis.GUI.Deploy;

import java.util.LinkedList;

import javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel;

public abstract class NodeTableModel extends AbstractTableModel {
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 9237543265L;

	private String[] columnDef = { "IP", "UserName", "Password" };

	public LinkedList<NodeStructure> Content = null;

	public NodeTableModel() {
		Content = new LinkedList<NodeStructure>();
	}

	public void add(String inIP, String User, String inPSW) {
		Content.add(new NodeStructure(false, inIP, User, inPSW));
	}

	public void add(LinkedList<NodeStructure> datas) {
		for (int i = 0; i < datas.size(); i++) {
			Content.add(datas.get(i));
		}
	}

	public void del(int i) {
		Content.remove(i+getNNCount());
	}

	public void clear(){
		Content.removeAll(Content);
	}

	public boolean checkPass(){
		if(getNNCount()>0 && getRowCount() > 0){
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/* TODO: should be more efficient */
	public boolean checkDup(final String ip) {
		for(int i = 0; i < Content.size(); i++) {
			if(ip.equals(Content.get(i).IP)) return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public int getColumnCount() {
		return columnDef.length;
	}

	@Override
	public int getRowCount() {
		return Content.size()-getNNCount();
	}

	public int getNNCount(){
		for(int i=0;i<Content.size();i++){
			if(!Content.get(i).Master.booleanValue()){
				return i;
			}
		}
		return 0;
	}

	public NodeStructure getNN(){
		for(int i=0;i<Content.size();i++){
			if(Content.get(i).Master.booleanValue()){
				return Content.get(i);
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public Object getValueAt(int x, int y) {
		int newX = x + getNNCount();
		if (newX >= 0 && newX < Content.size()) {
			if (y >= 0 && y < getColumnCount()) {
				if (y == 0) {
					return Content.get(newX).IP;
				} else if (y == 1) {
					return Content.get(newX).User;
				} else if (y == 2) {
					return Content.get(newX).Password;
				}
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public String getColumnName(int idx) {
		if (idx < columnDef.length) {
			return columnDef[idx];
		}
		return "";
	}

	@Override
	public Class<?> getColumnClass(int arg0) {
		return super.getColumnClass(arg0);
	}

	@Override
	public void setValueAt(Object arg0, int arg1, int arg2) {
		return;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isCellEditable(int arg0, int arg1) {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public void fireTableDataChanged() {
		super.fireTableDataChanged();
		ChangeEvent();
	}

	public abstract void ChangeEvent();
}

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text:
#include "ogr_ili2.h"
#include "cpl_conv.h"
#include "cpl_string.h"

#include "ili2reader.h"

using namespace std;

CPL_CVSID("$Id: ogrili2datasource.cpp 27184 2014-04-14 22:21:56Z pka $");

/************************************************************************/
/*                         OGRILI2DataSource()                         */
/************************************************************************/

OGRILI2DataSource::OGRILI2DataSource()

{
    pszName = NULL;
    poImdReader = new ImdReader(2);
    poReader = NULL;
    fpOutput = NULL;
    nLayers = 0;
    papoLayers = NULL;
}

/************************************************************************/
/*                        ~OGRILI2DataSource()                         */
/************************************************************************/

OGRILI2DataSource::~OGRILI2DataSource()

{
    int i;

    for(i=0;i<nLayers;i++)
    {
        delete papoLayers[i];
    }
    CPLFree( papoLayers );

    if ( fpOutput != NULL )
    {
        VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "</%s>\n", poImdReader->mainBasketName.c_str());
        VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "</DATASECTION>\n");
        VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "</TRANSFER>\n");
        VSIFCloseL(fpOutput);
    }

    DestroyILI2Reader( poReader );
    delete poImdReader;
    CPLFree( pszName );
}

/************************************************************************/
/*                                Open()                                */
/************************************************************************/

int OGRILI2DataSource::Open( const char * pszNewName, int bTestOpen )

{
    FILE        *fp;
    char        szHeader[1000];

    char **filenames = CSLTokenizeString2( pszNewName, ",", 0 );
    const char *pszModelFilename = (CSLCount(filenames)>1) ? filenames[1] : NULL;

    pszName = CPLStrdup( filenames[0] );

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*      Open the source file.                                           */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
    fp = VSIFOpen( pszName, "r" );
    if( fp == NULL )
    {
        if( !bTestOpen )
            CPLError( CE_Failure, CPLE_OpenFailed,
                      "Failed to open ILI2 file `%s'.",
                      pszNewName );

        CSLDestroy( filenames );
        return FALSE;
    }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*      If we aren't sure it is ILI2, load a header chunk and check      */
/*      for signs it is ILI2                                             */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
    if( bTestOpen )
    {
        int nLen = (int)VSIFRead( szHeader, 1, sizeof(szHeader), fp );
        if (nLen == sizeof(szHeader))
            szHeader[sizeof(szHeader)-1] = '\0';
        else
            szHeader[nLen] = '\0';

        if( szHeader[0] != '<'
            || strstr(szHeader,"interlis.ch/INTERLIS2") == NULL )
        { // "www.interlis.ch/INTERLIS2.3"
            VSIFClose( fp );
            CSLDestroy( filenames );
            return FALSE;
        }
    }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*      We assume now that it is ILI2.  Close and instantiate a          */
/*      ILI2Reader on it.                                                */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
    VSIFClose( fp );

    poReader = CreateILI2Reader();
    if( poReader == NULL )
    {
        CPLError( CE_Failure, CPLE_AppDefined,
                  "File %s appears to be ILI2 but the ILI2 reader can't\n"
                  "be instantiated, likely because Xerces support wasn't\n"
                  "configured in.",
                  pszNewName );
        CSLDestroy( filenames );
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (pszModelFilename)
        poReader->ReadModel( poImdReader, pszModelFilename );

    if( getenv( "ARC_DEGREES" ) != NULL ) {
      //No better way to pass arguments to the reader (it could even be an -lco arg)
      poReader->SetArcDegrees( atof( getenv("ARC_DEGREES") ) );
    }

    poReader->SetSourceFile( pszName );

    poReader->SaveClasses( pszName );

    listLayer = poReader->GetLayers();
    list<OGRLayer *>::const_iterator layerIt;
    for (layerIt = listLayer.begin(); layerIt != listLayer.end(); ++layerIt) {
        (*layerIt)->ResetReading();
    }

    CSLDestroy( filenames );

    return TRUE;
}

/************************************************************************/
/*                               Create()                               */
/************************************************************************/

int OGRILI2DataSource::Create( const char *pszFilename,
                              char **papszOptions )

{
    char **filenames = CSLTokenizeString2( pszFilename, ",", 0 );
    pszName = CPLStrdup(filenames[0]);
    const char *pszModelFilename = (CSLCount(filenames)>1) ? filenames[1] : NULL;

    if( pszModelFilename == NULL )
    {
        CPLError( CE_Warning, CPLE_OpenFailed,
                  "Model file '%s' (%s) not found : %s.",
                  pszModelFilename, pszFilename, VSIStrerror( errno ) );
        CSLDestroy(filenames);
        return FALSE;
    }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*      Create the output file.                                         */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */

    if( strcmp(pszName,"/vsistdout/") == 0 ||
        strncmp(pszName,"/vsigzip/", 9) == 0 )
    {
        fpOutput = VSIFOpenL(pszName, "wb");
    }
    else if ( strncmp(pszName,"/vsizip/", 8) == 0)
    {
        if (EQUAL(CPLGetExtension(pszName), "zip"))
        {
            CPLFree(pszName);
            pszName = CPLStrdup(CPLFormFilename(pszName, "out.xtf", NULL));
        }

        fpOutput = VSIFOpenL(pszName, "wb");
    }
    else
        fpOutput = VSIFOpenL( pszName, "wb+" );
    if( fpOutput == NULL )
    {
        CPLError( CE_Failure, CPLE_OpenFailed,
                  "Failed to create XTF file %s.",
                  pszName );
        CSLDestroy(filenames);
        return FALSE;
    }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*      Parse model                                                     */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
    poImdReader->ReadModel(pszModelFilename);

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*      Write headers                                                   */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n");
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<TRANSFER xmlns=\"http://www.interlis.ch/INTERLIS2.3\">\n");
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<HEADERSECTION SENDER=\"OGR/GDAL %s\" VERSION=\"2.3\">\n", GDAL_RELEASE_NAME);
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<MODELS>\n");
    for (IliModelInfos::const_iterator it = poImdReader->modelInfos.begin(); it != poImdReader->modelInfos.end(); ++it)
    {
        VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<MODEL NAME=\"%s\" URI=\"%s\" VERSION=\"%s\"/>\n",
            it->name.c_str(), it->uri.c_str(), it->version.c_str());
    }
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "</MODELS>\n");
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "</HEADERSECTION>\n");
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<DATASECTION>\n");
    const char* basketName = poImdReader->mainBasketName.c_str();
    VSIFPrintfL(fpOutput, "<%s BID=\"%s\">\n", basketName, basketName);

    CSLDestroy( filenames );
    return TRUE;
}

/************************************************************************/
/*                            CreateLayer()                             */
/************************************************************************/

OGRLayer *
OGRILI2DataSource::CreateLayer( const char * pszLayerName,
                               OGRSpatialReference *poSRS,
                               OGRwkbGeometryType eType,
                               char ** papszOptions )

{
    if (fpOutput == NULL)
        return NULL;

    FeatureDefnInfo featureDefnInfo = poImdReader->GetFeatureDefnInfo(pszLayerName);
    OGRFeatureDefn* poFeatureDefn = featureDefnInfo.poTableDefn;
    if (poFeatureDefn == NULL)
    {
        CPLError(CE_Warning, CPLE_AppDefined,
                 "Layer '%s' not found in model definition. Creating adhoc layer", pszLayerName);
        poFeatureDefn = new OGRFeatureDefn(pszLayerName);
        poFeatureDefn->SetGeomType( eType );
    }
    OGRILI2Layer *poLayer = new OGRILI2Layer(poFeatureDefn, featureDefnInfo.poGeomFieldInfos, this);

    nLayers++;
    papoLayers = (OGRILI2Layer**)CPLRealloc(papoLayers, sizeof(OGRILI2Layer*) * nLayers);
    papoLayers[nLayers-1] = poLayer;

    return poLayer;
}

/************************************************************************/
/*                           TestCapability()                           */
/************************************************************************/

int OGRILI2DataSource::TestCapability( const char * pszCap )

{
    if( EQUAL(pszCap,ODsCCreateLayer) )
        return TRUE;
    else
        return FALSE;
}

/************************************************************************/
/*                              GetLayer()                              */
/************************************************************************/

OGRLayer *OGRILI2DataSource::GetLayer( int iLayer )

{
  list<OGRLayer *>::const_iterator layerIt = listLayer.begin();
  int i = 0;
  while (i < iLayer && layerIt != listLayer.end()) {
    i++;
    layerIt++;
  }

  if (i == iLayer) {
    OGRILI2Layer *tmpLayer = (OGRILI2Layer *)*layerIt;
    return tmpLayer;
  } else
    return NULL;
}


With a softer style than the standard cut, a bevelled mirror is a beautiful design option for many mirrors. To bevel a mirror means that the glass is polished in such a way that the right-angled edge of a mirror is softened to a gentle slope. This effect is achieved through use of a glass-bevelling machine, with the thickness and design style of each mirror determining dimensions. Bevelled mirror models are between 10mm and 38mm in thickness, with 25mm the standard.
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Q: Get random point on circle on a segment that has a specific heading
I have a circle, with a specific radius. Inside the circle I have a point with the X, Y coords. I also have a heading, for example 210. How can I get a random point INSIDE THE CIRCLE on the segment that I draw from the point to the margin of the circle? Thanks!

A:         double radiusCircle = 10;
        double y = -3;
        double x = -Math.Sqrt(3 * 9);
        double angleRad = Math.Atan2(y, x);
        double angleDeg = angleRad * 180 / Math.PI;   // 210 (-150) degrees

        double distancePointCenter = Math.Sqrt(x * x + y * y);
        double distancePointMargin = radiusCircle - distancePointCenter;

        Random rand = new Random(123);

        for (int i = 0 i < 10; i++)
        {   // Generate 10 random points
            double randomPointDistToCenter = distancePointCenter + distancePointMargin * rand.NextDouble();
            double xRandomPoint = randomPointDistToCenter * Math.Cos(angleRad);
            double yRandomPoint = randomPointDistToCenter * Math.Sin(angleRad);
        }

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TUCSON – It may have been late to arrive, but showers delivered the Old Pueblo's first measurable rain on Christmas since 2014.
As of 6:30 AM Wednesday, 0.26″ rain has been recorded at Tucson International Airport. Much of Metro Tucson received 0.10-0.25″ rain late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Highest rain totals were recorded on Tucson's southwest side, approaching or exceeding 0.30″ from Three Points to Tucson Estates.
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I think it's important to question the monopolization of our public visual environment for commercial concerns and what that means for the determination of our collective social agenda. By privileging one type of message over another, we are through repetition, setting the terms of our cultural and political discourse. Considering the great hurdles we face socially and environmentally, the commercial discourse we surround ourselves with not only ignores our current reality but actively works against it by distracting us from each other in favor of ourselves. This deception, taking place in public space, makes the offense all the more malevolent as our shared environment must function as a place in which collectivity can manifest. Instead the predominant messages and cultural values we enforce in public space actively appeal to our individuality and or commercial segmentation. True holistic visions of society that include the economic and social justice at the heart of real societal reform lie outside of capitalism and thus the corporate media agenda that we allow unfettered access to our shared pubic spaces. By reclaiming our streets and demanding a public visual landscape that reflects the publics concerns over a commercial agenda, we call upon a prized and shared civic resource to host the revolution once again.


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Eminem leaps into action in the dark and cinematic video for "Phenomenal," his single off the Southpaw soundtrack. In the 30-second clip, the Detroit superhero wakes up in a hospital room before racing through the streets of Tokyo on a motorcycle and jumping out of a helicopter.
"You've been running so long. Come back," says a mysterious voice.
Hey Marshall, you film an action movie and not tell us? @Eminem's #Phenomenal vid coming soon https://t.co/ynk2wDIdJI https://t.co/k52ipzcqkZ
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) June 30, 2015
The full video will premiere July 3 on Apple Music. Em will also sit down with Beats 1 host Zane Lowe for an exclusive interview.
On July 24, Shady Records/Interscope Records will release the motion picture soundtrack to Southpaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. The album, executive produced by Eminem, will feature a collaboration between Em and Gwen Stefani ("Kings Never Die"), plus contributions from 50 Cent, Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, and The Weeknd.
Southpaw Tracklisting
1. "Cry for Love, Pt. 1" – James Horner
2. "Kings Never Die" – Eminem feat. Gwen Stefani
3. "Beast (Southpaw Remix)" – Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard feat. Busta Rhymes, KXNG Crooked, & Tech N9ne
4. "This Corner" – Denaun
5. "What About the Rest of Us?" – Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$ feat. Rico Love
6. "Raw" – Bad Meets Evil
7. "R.N.S." – Slaughterhouse
8. "Wicked Games" – The Weeknd
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10. "Drama Never Ends" – 50 Cent
11. "Mode" – Prhyme feat. Logic
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The poster boy of Israeli avant garde cinema, Uri Zohar, left the entertainment world to become an ultra-orthodox rabbi. Decades later, he is back at the helm, to make a new film. For the first time, he shares his own life story. The riveting portrait of a filmmaker-turned-rabbi is spiced up by scenes from his previous films in which the hero, often played by young Zohar himself, would always find himself battling his inner demons.


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In this week's scorching Florence heat, the menswear market presented its latest warm-weather wares at the spring/summer 2020 edition of Pitti Uomo. Pitti is a holistic event: as well as the main tradefair at the Fortezza da Basso, there were no-holds-barred runway shows by guest designers Salvatore Ferragamo, Givenchy and the artist Sterling Ruby in spectacular locations across town. But most business is done at the Fortezza: in halls swarming with buyers and editors from Europe, the US and Japan, brands unveiled the shirts, swimmers and seersucker suits that will be in shops nine months from now. There were plenty of relaxed matching jacket-and-trouser sets on display. It's a refreshing alternative to streetwear that sits between formal and casual; most shoppers aren't ready to return to double-breasted pinstripe suits just yet. Here are our top picks – get your wishlist ready for next summer.
The new year is young but the menswear crowd has already completed one of its most important events: the autumn/winter edition of Pitti Uomo. The pioneering Florentine menswear tradeshow, which ran this week, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019. Some 30,000 buyers and editors gathered in a sunny (if chilly) Florence to scour the hallowed halls of the Fortezza da Basso and attend special off-site runway shows from Parisian label Y/Project and new Italian brand Aldomariacamillo. Among the wares displayed by the 1,200-odd brands in the Fortezza, there was less chunky outerwear than in previous seasons – increasingly warm winters means that customers are more interested in layering – and plenty of earthy shades, merino knits and, of course, corduroy. Here are our Top 20 picks: these items will hit shops from August but now's as good a time as ever to start making your winter wishlist.
This week the fashion world gathered in sunny Florence for the spring/summer 2019 edition of Pitti Uomo, the fêted menswear tradeshow. Things were a little different this time at the Fortezza da Basso. For one, where were all the Pitti Peacocks? These Italian men, who famously come dressed to the nines (in three-piece suits, top hats and the rest) and spend their days posing, were far less omnipresent than in previous seasons. Many attribute this to the fact that these dandies have finally embraced streetwear (that most ubiquitous of phenomena) and so were wearing trainers and hoodies, much like everyone else. There were other shifts, including a Scandinavian section and a stellar new hall ("I Go Out") dedicated to outdoor gear. We scoured the stands and perused the 11 pavilions of the Fortezza in search of our new-season picks so you can start planning for your next summer jaunt.
Pitti Uomo: 93rd edition
The 93rd edition of Pitti Uomo, the menswear tradeshow in Florence, has been packed with stellar off-site events: Gucci Garden – a boutique, museum and restaurant – opened in a former palace and there have been shows from Brooks Brothers' (to celebrate its 200th anniversary) and Japanese designers Undercover and Takahiromiyashita TheSoloist. That's not to say that the fairgrounds of the Fortezza da Basso have been quiet. The autumn/winter season is always busier than spring/summer (which makes sense: there are more clothes to be worn in winter than in summer so the market is bigger) and Monocle has traversed the halls and sidestepped the peacocks to bring you our favourite finds.
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BOSTON, Mass. – July 20, 2016 – The Amyloidosis Research Consortium today announced the publication of a landmark paper concluding that NT-proBNP response, a clinically- and analytically-validated functional biomarker predictive of survival for patients with AL amyloidosis, should be accepted as a surrogate end point for survival in pivotal clinical trials to greatly facilitate the development of targeted therapeutics. The pivotal paper was published by leading experts in the field in the peer-reviewed journal Leukemia and can be accessed here.
AL amyloidosis is an ultra-rare, progressive and fatal disease characterized by the accumulation of abnormal, misfolded protein (amyloid) in various tissues and organs. This amyloid protein builds up in the heart, kidneys, liver, soft tissue, and nervous system, resulting in multiorgan failure and death. As many as 70% of patients with AL amyloidosis have accumulations of amyloid in their hearts that will lead to cardiomyopathy and ultimately to death. No therapies have been approved for the treatment of patients with AL amyloidosis, or any form of systemic amyloidosis, in the United States.
"NT-proBNP has emerged as an analytically validated, gold standard biomarker for the determination of cardiovascular risk and disease in patients with AL amyloidosis," said Giampaolo Merlini, MD, of the Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center at the University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico San Mateo in Italy, and senior author of the study. "In five independent studies in almost 1500 patients, NT-proBNP responses consistently reflect changes in cardiac function and predict survival in patients with AL amyloidosis after interventional treatment. Importantly, NT-proBNP predicts clinical outcome and survival independent of therapy type, treatment class or regimen."
"A significant barrier to therapeutic development is posed by all diseases that are serious but rare, as traditional clinical trials with clinical endpoints such as survival and progression free survival are difficult, if not impossible to conduct," said Raymond L. Comenzo, MD, a study author and Founding Director of the John Conant Davis Myeloma and Amyloid Program and Director of the Blood Bank and Stem Cell Processing Laboratory at Tufts Medical Center. "The amyloidosis expert community is in agreement that NT-proBNP should be used as a surrogate end point for survival in patients with AL amyloidosis with cardiac involvement."
Overall survival as an endpoint requires a larger study population and a longer assessment period, where the use of NT-proBNP as a surrogate endpoint may require less than half the time. In 2012, the International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA) established and validated NT-proBNP response as an indicator of organ response and as a surrogate marker of survival in AL amyloidosis.
In November 2015, the Amyloidosis Research Consortium held a public meeting including patients, expert physicians from around the world, and regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More than 240 people attended, with patients voicing the huge unmet need for new medical treatment options, the urgency to cut down lengthy development timelines and the desire to make these therapies available to patients with AL amyloidosis in a timely manner. This publication adds to a multifaceted strategy to accelerate the drug development pathway for patients with amyloidosis.
The 2012 FDA Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) created new opportunities to use surrogate end points to bring new therapies to patients with rare diseases in an expedited manner. The consensus among AL amyloidosis experts is that NT-proBNP is the only clinically validated surrogate end point for survival after treatment. Lowering NT-proBNP and achieving NT-proBNP response is the ultimate treatment objective that should be accepted as a surrogate for survival in AL amyloidosis clinical trials for patients with cardiac involvement.
Isabelle Lousada, founder and CEO of the Amyloidosis Research Consortium and an amyloidosis patient commented, "We believe that using NT-proBNP as a surrogate endpoint for survival represents a concrete, positive movement toward the rapid assessment of new therapeutics for AL amyloidosis and we are working with the FDA to validate NT-proBNP through the biomarker qualification program, to potentially save many lives."
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Canavan notes such changes as the hiring Ivor Schucking for credit analysis, Ken Winston as head of risk management, and Anup Agarwal as head of structured products.
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Q: What is the difference between "to oblige" and "to obligate"? What's the difference between oblige and obligate?
Speculating, is the latter an Americanism of the British former? Or is there any distinction about what/who has caused someone to be oblig(at)ed to do something?

A: Should anyone still be interested, I thought to quote Grammarist.com's article (which offers example sentences that I don't replicate here):

As a transitive verb, one which requires an object, oblige can mean to restrict by external force or circumstances. To be obliged is to be in someone's debt because of a favor or service. As an intransitive verb, one which does not require an object, oblige means to take action as a favor, or without reward.
A person who obliges is an obliger, though the noun form is hardly ever used.
Obligate carries a slightly different meaning, which is to force someone (or an organization) to do something because the law or morality requires it.
Over the last hundred years, obliged has fallen in use while obligated has risen very slightly, though obliged is still more common.

A: From a legal point of view, per the argument of the legal scholar H.L.A. Hart, to be obliged is when you must do something under threat of sanction. In other words, you have little choice in the matter. Obligation, on the other hand, is an appeal to authority and morality rather than an appeal to fear or sanction. So you might say, 'The bank teller was obliged to hand over the money under gunpoint'. Similarly, 'The man was obligated to find two witnesses, or his claim would fail under law.'
See the difference? This is a linguistic distinction based on legal arguments, so I'm not sure whether you can extend what I have said to general usage of the words 'obliged' and 'obligated'.

A: Neither is more correct than the other. They're both common words. In fact, they're sometimes different words. For instance, to oblige someone is to do something for them that they want you to do. "She asked me to pick up dinner, and I obliged her by getting some lasagna from a little Italian place down the street."
That's not the same as obligating someone, which means to make them HAVE to do something (or feel that they have to). "Although the statue was meant as a birthday gift, he obviously felt obligated to get me something expensive in return, despite my protestations."
There is a dialect aspect to it as well. What's wrong with "obligate"? In US English nothing is wrong with it. In Australian English everything is wrong with it. Here's how I'd have put it.
"Although the statue was meant as a birthday gift, he obviously felt obliged to get me something expensive in return, despite my protest."
In my dialect "oblige" is fairly common but "obligate" is never heard. The distinction that Uriel mentions is not made in Australian English. We use "oblige" for both meanings.

A: To sum it up.........
 Once obligated, you can't back out without serious repercussions.
To say that I'm obliged to do something means that I could live with the consequences of not doing it.

A: They're similar, but not identical. "Obliged" means to be in someone's debt because of a favor or service, while "obligated" means to be forced to do something because the law or morality requires it. The former is a courtesy, the latter is a requirement. If you were writing a contract or other legal agreement, you would never use "obliged" because it's not binding the way "obligated" is.

A: We could get some point from the description of Etymology of obligate:

1540s, "to bind, connect;" 1660s, "to put under moral obligation," back-formation from obligation, or else from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). Oblige, with which it has been confused since late 17c., means "to do one a favor." Related: Obligated; obligating.

Originally, they have definitely different meanings. Now they are confused with each other ("since 17c.").

A: Try Merriam-Webster to find the answer to such questions.
Obligate: 1. to bind legally or morally: CONSTRAIN;
2. to commit (something, such as funds) to meet an obligation
Oblige: 1. to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance.
2. to put in one's debt by a favor or service.
3. to do a favor for
Interpretation:
In most cases, these verbs are interchangeable. For AmE vs BrE, check what NYTimes is using vs. What BBC is using.
My distinction is when you are talking about a legal obligation or a strong moral obligation, use the word "obligate" rather than "oblige." On the other hand, if you mean something that you do as a favor with a slightly moral obligation, use "oblige." As in:

I am obligated to appear for a trial next week.
The funds are obligated for the new social center.
I am obliged to invite him to my marriage.
His gift to me obliges me to return a favor.

Make use of the word "oblige" more commonly as it's what corpus linguists would prefer. Restrict the use of "obligate" only in legal circumstances or strong moral connotations.

A: The verb is to oblige, therefore you are obliged.
The noun is obligation, so you can "have an obligation" and qualify it by adding moral, legal, immutable or whatever. There's no need to invent obligated; it's as crass as saying "disrespecting" instead of being disrespectful.


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Attacks on the validity of the
Book of Mormon using DNA data
DNA studies by two investigators
1. Thomas Murphy's analysis of DNA data:
A number of investigators have used genetic and blood testing studies to show that Native Americans are related closely to the inhabitants of Siberia . However, Thomas W. Murphy, 35, chairperson of the anthropology department at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, WA went further. He was raised as a Mormon in southern Idaho, and has said that he is "not an active member of the local congregation, but I'm very active in the Mormon intellectual community." 1 He decided to examine whether DNA analysis would confirm that many, perhaps most, Native Americans are descended from ancient Israelites. According to the LA Times,
"He analyzed data collected by a multimillion-dollar 'molecular genealogy' project at Brigham Young [University] as well as other, similar projects that track ancestry from people worldwide via DNA in blood samples."
Murphy concluded that over the last few thousand years, modern-day Jews and modern-day Native Americans do not share common ancestors. If they did, then genetic markers would be found in Natives identical to those in the descendents of ancient Hebrews. He concluded that: "the Book of Mormon is a piece of 19th century fiction. And that means that we have to acknowledge sometimes Joseph Smith lied." However, he believes that "the book might be fiction, but inspired as well."
He contributed a chapter in the anthology "American Apocrypha" in which he reported the results of his research. 2 It was taken from his doctoral dissertation at the University of Washington.
He faced a church disciplinary council, scheduled for 2002-DEC-8, at which he might have been excommunicated for his beliefs -- probably be the first Mormon expelled for genetic research. 3 He concluded that:
"the odds for staying in the church are overwhelming arrayed against me. The Mormon faith is going to survive one way or another. The Catholic Church survived Galileo, but they first had to admit they were wrong."
(Galileo was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 CE for claiming that the Earth orbits the sun -- a belief that the church has since embraced.)
Maxine Hanks, who was excommunicated in 1993 because of her feminist writings, also picked up on the Galileo theme by saying "Tom Murphy is the Galileo for Mormons." Michael Whiting, a DNA specialist and an assistant professor at the LDS's Brigham Young University said that Murphy's case marks "the first biological challenge" of Mormon scripture. He said that the comparison of Whiting to Galileo is "inappropriate...The difference is Galileo got the science right. I don't think Murphy has."
Murphy's supporters had planned a series of candlelight vigils on 2002-DEC-8 in as many as ten U.S. cities, including one outside the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City, UT. At the last minute, Murphy's heresy hearing was suspended indefinitely. Matthew Latimer, president of the Lynnwood LDS Stake, released a statement saying:
"Decisions relating to spiritual welfare are a private matter between each member and his or her local church leader. Unfortunately, this matter has received significant media attention, and Mr. Murphy himself has stated publicly that my decision to hold a disciplinary council is emotionally very difficult for him. In light of these considerations, I think it is best not to proceed at this time."
Most of the vigils were cancelled, except for the one at church headquarters in Salt Lake City. According to the Associated Press:
"In a Saturday letter to supporters, Murphy said the intent of that gathering was 'to bring attention to the racism and sexism in Mormon scripture and to object to homophobia and intellectual intimidation in the LDS Church.' " 3
In a written statement on 2002-DEC-7, he wrote:
"The postponement of this disciplinary council is truly a victory for all those who favor an honest search for truth and are willing to speak out against the injustices of racism, sexism, homophobia, and anti-intellectualism."
In an interview the following day, he said that he hopes that the postponement:
"... means it's now OK to speak about the Book of Mormon as a work of 19th century fiction...And I am also hopeful that the church is willing to abandon its teaching that a dark skin is a curse from God"
In 2005, he said that DNA research makes church leadership uncomfortable because it shows the Book of Mormon to be:
''...racist and factually wrong. The church has a long history of using disciplinary councils to intimidate scholars who shed light on uncomfortable truths.'' 4
Author's commentary:
The LDS Church teaches that Native Americans are descended from Lamanites who were "heathen descendants of ancient Israel." The Book of Mormon does not say that the dark skin of Native Americans is a curse from God. Rather, it is considered a mark which symbolizes a curse from God on the ancestors of the Natives. Murphy believes that most Native Americans consider the claim to be denigrating.
The conclusions of these investigators may be meaningless. If God gave the Lamanites dark skin in such a way that they would pass the skin color on to their descendents, then God would have had to change the DNA of -- as a minimum -- all of the sperm and ova produced by the male and female Lamanites. Fortunately, for a God who is omnipotent, this would not be a difficult task. However, the change in the DNA might well eliminate all signs of Jewish DNA markers as an unexpected byproduct. So, if the Book of Mormon is true, then there is no real reason to expect to see traces of Jewish DNA among modern-day Native Americans.
If God did change the skin color of the Lamanites, this action would be one more incidence of transferal of sin, guilt and punishment from the guilty to the innocent. The guilty would be those who took part in the extermination of the Nephites circa 385 CE. The innocent would be the non-combatants among the Lamanites, including their succeeding generations down to the present time -- an interval of over 16 centuries. Transferal from the guilty to the innocent is a theme running through the Hebrew Scriptures and Christian Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, so there is no reason to expect the theme to be missing from the Book of Mormon.
2. Study of DNA evidence by Simon Southerton:
Simon Southerton wrote another book which uses DNA evidence to contradict the Book of Mormon's teachings. It is titled "Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church," and was published in 2004. Referring to the LDS' teachings on the origin of Native Americans, he said: "We know from evidence that that's completely false. The church needs to modify its doctrine.''
He is a Mormon and was ordered to appear at a hearing before church leaders in Canberra, Australia on 2005-JUL-31 on a charge of adultery. He suggests that church authorities have decided to try him on that charge rather than on apostasy because the former is easier to prove.
Tom Kimball, spokesperson for Signature Books, the publishers of Southerton's book, predicted that their author could be the seventh of their authors removed from church rolls. Previous authors have been chastised for taking positions on feminism, church history and philosophy. Southerton would be the first disciplined for scientific work. Kimball said: ''Especially if (the author) is an active Latter-day Saint, it has to make them think twice about how far they want to take it.' 4
In an Email sent to the Associated Press, Southerton revealed that he was excommunicated by the LDS. Although he was originally charged with adultery, he was excommunicated for "having an inappropriate relationship with a woman." He has allegedly admitted to the relationship two years previously while he was separated from his wife. He and his wife have since reconciled. Jane Southerton testified in support of her husband. The church leaders indicated that they were not avoiding the "issue of apostasy and that the charge they were investigating was more important."
Southerton explained in his Email:
"I am now convinced that they were intent on avoiding a council on the charge of apostasy. I was clearly instructed before the meeting that if I attempted to talk about 'DNA' and my apostasy that the council would be immediately shut down and that it would be completed in my absence."
Ron Priddis, managing director of Signature Books confirmed that Southerton is the seventh of their authors to be excommunicated by the LDS for publishing a book that is critical of church beliefs. He called the decision "unfortunate for Simon and his family." He said: "We just wish there was a more open, healthier climate for the discussion of matters of science and religion."
The article in the Daily Herald "Central Utah's Newspaper" received 120 comments from readers about this story. 5
Peggy Andersen, "Disciplinary hearing for Mormon writer postponed indefinitely," Associated Press, 2002-DEC-8, at: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/
Thomas W. Murphy, "Lamanite Genesis, Genealogy, and Genetics;" part of Dan Vogel & Brent Metcalfe, Eds., "American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormons," Signature Books, (2002). Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
"Mormon Church May Penalize Grad Student," Associated Press, 2002-NOV-30, at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/
Jennifer Dobner, "Another Mormon author facing excommunication," Casper Star Tribune, 2005-JUL-17, at: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/
Jennifer Dobner, "Author excommunicated from LDS Church," Associated Press, 2005-AUG-05, at: http://www.harktheherald.com/
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Michael Fabricant has resigned from the Government and says: "Around six months ago, I told the Government Chief Whip that I didn't wish to remain in the Whips' Office and the Government for too much longer as I needed greater freedom to speak publicly on local matters. More recently, I told the Prime Minister it was now time for me to leave. I explained that I have missed speaking in the House of Commons. As a Government Minister, I have been constrained and unable to raise certain issues publicly. It's been hugely frustrating for me.
"I support the Coalition's legislative programme, but I also want to promote policies that interest me including introducing a federal system to the Governance of the UK in order to keep Britain united – particularly in the light of a referendum on independence for Scotland, advancing digital communications in the UK using better high speed wireless connectivity, and re-assessing our costly relationships with the European Union and reasserting our economic relationship with the United States.
"But most importantly of all, I want to be able to raise issues in the House of Commons Chamber that directly affect the daily lives of my constituents. While I have been able to do this behind the scenes in discussions and in correspondence with ministers, I have regretted the opportunity not to be able to air these issues in public. I will now be free to do so again.
"One such issue is HS2. I strongly believe that the route of the high speed line is completely wrong. In my view, the route should not carve its way through unspoiled countryside. It will cause environmental damage not only to southern Staffordshire, but also to other sensitive areas like the Chilterns. With a rethink on the third runway at Heathrow, it is now even more important that the route be re-assessed. I personally favour the route the Conservatives supported back in Opposition using existing transport corridors; namely, the M40 and M6 route which would minimise the environmental impact and would avoid Lichfield District which has had more than its fair share of infrastructure projects over the years. It is strange that we have adopted the Labour Government's planned route which, it would seem, was designed to damage as much countryside as possible. I will do all that I can to ensure that the route is changed back to the original route when it is considered by the House of Commons Bill Committee when it sits in 2013 and beyond.
'Thank you so much for your recent letter, regarding your role in the Government Whips' Office. Although your standing down from your current position will clearly be a loss to the Whips' Office – and to my Front Bench – I can quite understand your reasons for making this decision; one I completely respect.
'You have been such a loyal, dedicated and committed colleague over the past two and a half years in Government and, before that, for five years in Opposition. It has been a joy to work with you and you have brought so much to our team. It says so much about your character and work ethic that you have given me prior notice of your intentions, and that you have made this decision to help other newer colleagues make the transition to the Front Bench.
'In particular, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the leadership and help you have given in terms of campaigning over the past years, not least in the by-elections that have taken place. Your enthusiasm and passion to assist our Conservative candidates in these campaigns has been a tremendous help and something we will certainly want to draw on again in the future.
'I know that you will continue to stand up for your constituents and our Party, and that we can be assured of your loyalty and support.
'Thank you very much for your kind and thoughtful letter.
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author weblog: notes on writing, process, research & craft.
On Writing and Craft
The Novels
bitches, rebels and other heroines
On my list of female protagonists are more than a few difficult women. If you go looking, you'll find (for example) that readers either love or hate Melanthe of Kinsale's For My Lady's Heart. The comments I have heard is that she is too hard and even abrasive, although I think some of the dislike of Melanthe has to do with the fact that this novel is not an easy read; Kinsale does a good job of approximating Middle English for a modern audience, and it takes a little work to get into it. I loved Melanthe, particularly because she seems — if you look at the surface only — to be manipulative and disdainful but is in fact struggling hard to survive in a world inimical to independent women. She has suffered some terrible losses which have made her hard, but the beauty of this novel is in the way she adapts to Ruck, and he to her.
Something that is true of all these women (as it is true of the men) is that they all stand on the social periphery. Christine noted this in a comment to an earlier post about the men:
I think there's always something about those guys that don't quite fit in whatever the 'norm' is. Perhaps that's part of their self-possession, but those characters always seem slightly on the fringe.
For me personally, traditional female characters may be interesting and well done, but they don't make it onto my short list. Which is why I could make a second list of female characters whose stories I liked, but are too traditional for my tastes. This list would include Minerva from Jenny Crusie's Bet Me (an actuary working for her father's company) and Maud Bailey of A.S. Byatt's Possession: A Romance (a fairly run of the mill academic). Christabel LaMotte, also from Possession, is one of the women who probably should be on my list. Please don't misunderstand: I truly love and admire both these novels (for different reasons); I'm distinguishing here between individual characters and the work as a whole.
A look at my list shows all these women to be rebellious in one way or another.
Elizabeth Bennett talks back to gentlemen and old ladies, flaunts expectations, refuses marriage proposals
Marie Du Gard In turn of the century France a single woman of good family evades the match her father has made for her, and pursues a career in the new industry of film making
Maddy Timms The most traditional of my seven, Maddy, an observant Quaker, flaunts authority to help a man who is being mistreated by the medical authorities.
Melanthe A rich woman runs away from the men who control her life and does everything in her power to establish a safe haven for herself.
Aeryn Sun Ah, Aeryn. Pulled against her will out of her native environment, it takes a while for her to recognize the rebel in herself and the streak of independence that comes from a mother she never knew.
Hannah Trevor a midwife, Hannah struggles to make a life for herself after she loses her children and a treacherous husband; she gets pregnant because she wants to be a mother again, but rejects the idea of another husband. She is in constant conflict with the men in this late 18th century Maine village, and with her own needs.
Elizabeth Middleton wants an education, the opportunity to learn without restrictions, to teach girls as boys are taught, and to pursue her life without being made to feel aberrant.
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thea says:
19. April 2004 at 3:33 pm
Sara- I'm so enjoying your analysis of these heroes and heroines, partly because I just finished reading Into the Wilderness and can't wait to start the next book, and then because I just recommended the Margaret Lawerence books to someone who has adored all of your work. I'm so pleased to find her characters on these lists as well!
I'm not familiar with the other female protaganists, aside from Elizabeth Bennett, Hannah, Elizabeth Middleton and Aeryn, but I love the comparisons of them, strong women, on the periphery, at times figuring out just where their strength and defiance comes from, and at the same time figuring out what to do with it.
I'm so looking forward to reading more of this analysis.
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Petroleum strategy for Production by 2020: Somalia's Petroleum Minister Daud Mohamed Omar announced that the country planned to take control over the hydrocarbon sector to produce oil within six years.
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Today, I want to remind you that it's so important that we know how to lay a proper foundation for our health. Health is a gift from God.
The body of Christ has not talked about health, as I have said, we talk about healing a whole lot, but there's a place in God where you don't have to be sick. You can get well and never be sick again because you know what to do.
WHY ARE SO MANY CHRISTIANS SICK?
Now, we put it on sin, and it is. Sin will open the door for sickness and disease, but what about the christians who are not practicing sin? And that christian ends up sick just as well as everybody else.
That saint is living right, but ends up like the sinner, the christian who is not living right, all of them seem to be sick.
The day has come that we will walk in divine health, and we are building upon the foundation of knowing that there's only one disease.
That's the malfunctioning of my cells.
And also, knowing that there's only two reasons: deficiency of nutrients and toxicity.
I will repeat this over and over again because we're trying to deal with a multitude of diseases which causes us to panic, and we're taking a whole lot of different things trying to straighten out these different diseases, but yet, when we come to the revelation that there's only one and know what to do.
Then we'll come out clear on building properly in the wisdom of God, so there's wisdom for healing. There's understanding for health. There's knowledge for health. There's wisdom for health.
I see you walking in health as you make the changes. As you do not become grieved or become contrary about the truth. Let the truth set you free.


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New Covid-19 variant found in eight US states, official data reveals
A new strain of coronavirus has been observed in eight US states.
Disease expert Anthony Fauci warned that the new strain may be more widespread than thought.
So far, 63 people have been infected with the new strain.
A new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus has now spread to at least eight US states, official data showed on Friday, as the country logged a record new daily virus caseload.
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The B117 coronavirus strain, which emerged in Britain late in 2020, has been shown to be between 40% and 70% more contagious than variants which have spread previously.
Data from the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) showed Friday that the strain - first reported in the US last week - has been detected in eight states, with California and Florida the worst affected.
The strain has also been found in Colorado, Texas, New York, Georgia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, in a total of 63 cases.
Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told Newsweek on Wednesday that the variant may be "more widespread in the United States than we are currently detecting it to be".
"I'm certain it's here, we just haven't detected it yet. And I think it's pretty clear that if it's in places like California, and New York and Colorado... that pretty soon it's going to be in several more states," he said.
Similar strain
The spread of B117 and another more infectious variant from South Africa, known as B1351, has sparked fears of a similar new strain emerging in the US.
But US officials on Friday denied reports that one had been detected so far.
"Researchers have been monitoring US strains since the pandemic began, including 5 700 samples collected in November and December," CDC spokesperson Jason McDonald told CNBC.
"To date, neither researchers nor analysts at CDC have seen the emergence of a particular variant in the United States as has been seen with the emergence of B.1.1.7 in the United Kingdom or B.1.351 in South Africa."
Almost 290 000 new coronavirus infections were reported in the US within 24 hours Friday according to Johns Hopkins University, a day after the world's worst-hit country recorded a daily high of nearly 4 000 deaths.
Source: News24
9th January 2021, 23:12 GMT+11