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Bulldogs are a widely popular breed of dogs because of their looks and stature. They are of the smaller-sized dogs but somehow there's a demand for an even smaller size of bulldogs.
How Do You Teach a French Bulldog Not to Bite
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How Do You Tell If Your Bulldog Loves You
It's such a great feeling – being loved by your bulldog. They give such unconditional love that's why they are the best friend any man can ever have. The bond between a human and his dog is strong and is one of the best relationships there is. They are loyal, sweet, and true. But how…
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How to Get Your French Bulldog Puppy to Stop Biting
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Available by watercraft. Remote Island in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Check - In is available at the Fontana Boat Ramp.
Double Island Remote Campground Fontana Lake in the Smoky Mountain National Park is available by watercraft only. There are boat ramps in the surrounding area that provide access.
Campground use is via the Check-in Stations, there is one at Fontana Dam Boat ramp.
I have camped there on three occasions. More fun while boating when the water level is up prior to Labor Day. We did see more wildlife including bear when the level was down as they had to travel down to the low level shore.
There is plenty of downed driftwood firewood in the area you have to leave the Island though and forage the shore.
This is a pack it in, pack it out type location. The Rangers typically stop by in the Summer to check your papers. Make sure you have plenty of ice. It's a long way back to Fontana Dam or a local Marina…unless you are in a power boat.


An accurately positioned drive is much more important than a long drive into the wrong area of the fairway. The green is protected by bunkers at the front with only a tight gap through which to play a running approach shot. The putting surface slopes in a series of steps down towards the pond, which is immediately adjacent to the edge of the green.


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Change in temperature uncovers genetic cross talk in plant immunity
University of Missouri investigators' discovery sheds light on how plants fight off bacterial infections
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Columbia, MO — Like us, plants rely on an immune system to fight off disease. Proteins that scout out malicious bacterial invaders in the cell and communicate their presence to the nucleus are important weapons in the plant's disease resistance strategy. Researchers at the University of Missouri recently "tapped" into two proteins' communications with the nucleus and discovered a previously unknown level of cross talk. The discovery adds important new information about how plant proteins mediate resistance to bacteria that cause disease and may ultimately lead to novel strategies for boosting a plant's immune system.
Special proteins in the plant, called resistance proteins, can recognize highly specific features of proteins from pathogen, called effector proteins. When a pathogen is detected, a resistance protein triggers an "alarm" that communicates the danger to the cell's nucleus. The communication between the resistance protein and nucleus occurs through a mechanism called a signaling pathway.
"The signaling pathway is like a telephone wire that stretches between each resistance protein all the way to the nucleus," said Walter Gassmann, senior author of the study and associate professor of plant sciences in the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center at the University. "Until now, evidence suggested that, among certain classes of resistance proteins, these wires don't cross — one resistance protein can't hear what another one is saying."
But in a recent study, Gassmann and his MU colleagues — post-doctoral researchers Sang Hee Kim and Saikat Bhattacharjee, graduate students Fei Gao and Ji Chul Nam, and former undergraduate student Joe Adiasor — "tapped" into these lines and found evidence for cross talk between two different resistance proteins.
The discovery was made while studying another plant protein, SRFR1, which helps to moderate the immune response of the wild mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. The researchers were interested in why removal of the SRFR1 gene resulted in a plant with an immune system that was always activated. They traced the effect back to expression of the resistance protein, SNC1.
"The connection between SRFR1 and SNC1 was somewhat surprising," said Gassmann. "We identified SRFR1 based on its effect on the plant immune response to the bacterial effector protein AvrRps4, which is usually detected by the resistance protein RPS4, not SNC1."
This class of plant resistance proteins has been thought to be highly specific detectors, meaning each member responds to a different effector protein.
"Based on our work, we think part of the answer is that both SNC1 and RPS4 physically associate with SRFR1. In other words, SRFR1 is where the SNC1 and RPS4 telephone wires get crossed."
The researchers tapped into this cross talk while studying temperature effects on resistance. They found that both proteins, SNC1 and RPS4, contribute to detection of AvrRps4 at 22 degrees Celsius, but only RPS4 does so at 24 degrees Celsius. Gassmann speculated that the temperature dependence may explain why this cross talk had not been previously observed.
"The discovery adds important new knowledge about the underlying mechanism of how plants fight off bacterial infection," said Gassmann, who is also a member of the University's Interdisciplinary Plant Group.
The new research was funded by the National Science Foundation and is reported in the November 4 issue of PLoS Pathogens.


Your credit card utilization rate – your collective credit card balance divided by your collective credit card limit – is an important factor used by most credit scoring models to calculate your score. Generally, lenders see that if you're using a greater amount of available limit, there is an indicator of a greater risk of not being able to pay your debts. In general, a credit card utilization rate of less than 30 percent is recommended.
According to Credit Karma's recent Credit Fumble™ research and survey, young consumers are overspending on their credit cards with some regularity. Over half of the respondents (54 percent) to our survey reported that before their 30s they'd racked up credit card debt they couldn't pay off in a year. These consumers might not also understand the impact that it can have on their credit scores either: 69 percent of people surveyed by Credit Karma said they didn't understand properly what credit scores were when they got their first card. Over two-thirds of Americans confessed to having made a Credit Fumble before the age of 30, either overspending, missing payments, defaulting on a loan, or having an account sent to collections.
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Margaret Howell (Davis) Hayes (1855 - 1909)
Margaret Howell "Maggie" Hayes formerly Davis
Born 25 Feb 1855 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Daughter of Jefferson Finis Davis and Varina Banks (Howell) Davis
Sister of Samuel Emory Davis, Jefferson Finis Davis Jr., Joseph Evan Davis, William Howell Davis and	Varina Anne Davis
Wife of Joel Addison Hayes Jr — married 1 Jan 1876 in Memphis, Tennessee
Mother of Varina Howell (Hayes) Webb, Lucy White (Hayes) Young, Jefferson Addison (Hayes) Hayes-Davis and William Addison Davis Hayes
Died 18 Jul 1909 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States
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Margaret was the only one of the Davis children to marry, bear children, and outlive her parents. Born in Washington, she was the eldest of the surviving children (Samuel Emory Davis died in 1854) and was known as both Polly (or Pollie) and Maggie. She was a great favorite of her father's and carried on a charming correspondence with him while Varina and the children stayed in Raleigh in 1862 (see Davis Papers, 8:192, 360).
Margaret began her studies with a tutor in the Confederate White House and was enrolled at schools in Montreal, London, Paris, and Baltimore as the family moved about after the war.
On New Year's Day of 1876 she married J. Addison Hayes in Memphis, where the young couple settled. Jeff Jr. was living with the Hayeses in 1878 when he contracted yellow fever, and Margaret risked her own life to care for her dying brother.
The first of the Hayes children died as an infant, but the subsequent four lived to adulthood. The family moved to Colorado Springs in 1885, and descendants still reside in the area. As her husband rose in city banking circles, Margaret became involved with charitable causes and was a leading member of local society. After her death in 1909, Addison and the children took her ashes to Richmond to be interred with the Davis family at Hollywood Cemetery.
Margaret was born about 1855. Margaret was the child of Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell. Margaret passed away in 1909.
Yuma Examiner; Yuma, Arizona October 29, 1909; Page One.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 29-
While all Richmond mourned, the body of Margaret Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis, was laid to rest in Hollywood Cemetery today. The casket was placed in the Davis lot, near the graves of the Confederate president and his wife. An impressive memorial service was held at St. Paul's church. As the family had asked that the service be as quiet as possible, the ceremony was attended by little of the spectacular character.
Mrs. Hayes, who was the wife of J. Addison Hayes, died in Colorado Springs last June and the body was cremated and the remains temporarily buried at that place, pending the final burial here at a time which could be best suit the members of the family of the dead woman. It was the earnest wish of Mrs. Hayes that her body should find its last resting place in the family burying ground, beside that of her father's, the chief executive of the ill-starred Confederacy, and her mother, sisters, and brothers.
Mrs. Hayes was a woman of great intelligence and was prominent in the councils of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Despite the tragedy which had entered into the life of her father, she retained in mind or heart none of the bitterness of the great conflict or the subsequent reconstruction.
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Knowing How to Download a Store Xbox 360 Game
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Despite the fact that the Xbox 360 has been around for a while, it doesn't seem to lose its popular appeal. Microsoft continues to add new features and sell more systems. When you consider how many other gaming systems there are on the market in competition with the Xbox 360, you can't help but admire the continued dominance of the Xbox 360s market.
Many gamers, in recognition of the high cost of Xbox 360 games, are asking how to download Xbox 360 games to make their games cheaper. There are ways to obtain games by downloading them from various Internet sites, and a lot of money can be saved by doing so. The remainder of this article discusses several ways to download games for the Xbox 360 system. Two obvious choices stand out. One older, proven, and risky. Others seem to be the best solution for all gamers.
How do I get to the App Store on Xbox 360?
Most gamers, when looking to source for cheap Xbox 360 game downloads, are lured by websites that advertise Xbox 360 Free Downloads. Admittedly the term free is a huge incentive to use these sites. However, before you learn how to download Xbox 360 games from these sites, think about the risks involved.
A "free" website is risky for doing business.
You have to ask yourself, "Why is it free?" They have to make money somehow. Most of these sites will allow you to download game files, but will come with attached viruses, adware, spyware, and other malware that can be annoying and can actually damage your computer. Download speeds are often notoriously slow, and the games themselves often perform poorly or not at all. This option to download is very high risk, and should not be considered by the discreet gamer.
Your best bet for quality downloads is to join one of the online clubs that require a one-time membership fee to enjoy lifetime unlimited downloads of your favorite Xbox 360 and other games. These sites often allow you to download movies, music, and TV shows from their extensive inventory. Absolutely free of charge once you become a registered member.
These websites are usually well maintained and provide a secure transmission of data to your computer. Download speed is very good. If you need help learning how to download Xbox 360 games from a site, they have email customer help to help you. You don't have to worry about downloading viruses or malware with games, and the games are guaranteed to work properly. The one-time membership fee is reasonable. In fact they usually run around $ 50, which is less than the cost of a new Xbox 360 game purchased at your local game store.
One of the great things about unlimited downloads is that you will no longer be afraid to try new games. We all know the feeling of buying a game, thinking it will be great, only to be disappointed in its performance. When you can download the game for free, there is no risk. If you don't like it, don't play it. There is no financial outlay for that effort.
By membership to one of these download sites; You'll be able to build a sizable collection of Xbox 360 games, music, and videos for very little cost.


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TRIP PLANNER 8 days in Saint-Remy-de-Provence Itinerary
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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.HistoryThe town is named after Saint Remigius.GeographySaint-Rémy-de-Provence is situated about 20km south of Avignon, just north of the Alpilles mountain range.TransportationThe high-speed train station is 20 km from the city. Get some historical perspective at Chateau des Baux de Provence and La Maison Carree. Get in touch with nature at Le Sentier des Ocres and Calanques. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Saint-Remy-de-Provence: Mt Ventoux (in Brantes), Chateau de Grignan (in Grignan) and Espiguette Beach (in Le Grau-du-Roi). The adventure continues: explore the fascinating underground world of Grand Site de l'Aven d'Orgnac, do a tasting at Les Caves Saint Charles, steep yourself in history at Amphitheatre (les Arenes), and see where the action happens at Arenes de Nimes.
To find other places to visit, maps, photos, and other tourist information, read Saint-Remy-de-Provence trip builder site.
If you are flying in from Canada, the closest major aiports are Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport, Marseille Provence Airport and Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport. August in Saint-Remy-de-Provence sees daily highs of 35°C and lows of 20°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 3rd (Sat) so you can travel back home.
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Associations: Do Associations Create Our Perceptions Of People?
Most people have heard of the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' and yet this is generally what happens. We see that someone is wearing a certain item of clothing, looks or acts a certain way and a judgement is made.
This judgment is automatic and is a consequence of the unconscious mind. And how one came to such a conclusion is often unknown, as a result of this process happening so quickly.
What is observed, fires of associations in the mind and based on these associations that are triggered, one makes a judgement on what is seen. Now, sometimes these associations will be accurate and sometimes they won't be.
These associations are generally the result of the conditioning that one has received. And the media is one of the most powerful forces in shaping the associations that one has about people.
Friends, colleagues and romantic partners can also have a say in the associations that the ego mind has of people.
And then there is the childhood environment. This is another incredibly important influence in what associations one will come to have of people as an adult.
Although this article is to do with the associations that one can have around people, this is the way the ego mind functions with everything. And these don't have to be based on what is true or functional; they can be completely dysfunctional and have no truth to them.
But then the ego mind doesn't form these associations based on whether they are functional or empowering. They are formed as a result of being familiar.
Once something has been classed as familiar, it means that it is now recognised as what is safe. And now, instead of one having to think about something it becomes automatic and leads to less energy being utilised.
Many years ago, when humans lived in tribes and were at risk of being eaten by animals: making snap judgements not only saved energy it also would have saved lives. And perhaps this is when this ability was formed.
When it comes to reading people and making snap judgements, these associations make life easier. If this ability didn't exist, it would lead to all kinds of problems. From spending minutes and even hours on finding out something that usually takes seconds.
And instead of being able to read the clues, one may even end up putting their life in danger. This could be through not being able to read a person's facial expression or unable to interpret what someone is holding could be dangerous.
There is something known as the halo effect. And this is where one associates someone as being a certain way based on them having just one positive trait. This one trait then leads to many other traits being attributed to them.
This goes on automatically and without one having to make any conscious effort. A good example of this is when one comes across someone who they perceive as being attractive. And as they are attractive, one will typically associate them as being intelligent and even successful.
How attractive someone is, has very little to do with how intelligent or successful they are. In reality, some people who are perceived as attractive will be intelligent and successful and some won't be.
This also works in the opposite way; with associations being made if someone has a trait that is personally or socially classed as negative. One may see another person taking drugs and out of this one trait could label them as; being dangerous and as having criminal tendencies.
And as the media likes to portray drug users in a certain way, a lot of these associations will be the result of the media. However, people of all walks of life take drugs and not everyone who takes drugs will be dangerous or a criminal.
The above are examples of inaccurate associations. If one were to employ or to date someone based on the first example or to speak to or get to know someone from the second example and the associations proved to be incorrect; it could lead to a new awareness being created.
As a result of watching the news or reading the papers certain associations can be formed around people from different countries or religions. These can also be wrong and lead to all kinds of challenges being created.
Violence, racism and prejudice can be a consequence of this. Here, based on the associations that have been formed through the media, one doesn't see the person for themselves. What they see are the associations that the media has created in their mind, being projected onto others.
The youth of today are often described as: unruly, dangerous and troublesome. This may be the case for some of the younger people, but it is not an absolute truth. However, through buying what the media says about the younger generation, one's mind can form these associations.
A man with a muscular physique may be associated as being aggressive or unapproachable, by men and women alike, and yet this may be far from the truth. This will be true for some, however it won't relate to all of them.
Women who are attractive can be associated as being arrogant and aloof. When in reality this may be wide of the mark. For some women this will be the case, but not for all of them.
The ego mind works in absolutes and this means that everything is either black or white. There is no middle ground or grey area with the mind. And this means that the ego mind will have a tendency to either see these associations or to edit and deny anything that goes against these associations.
Another thing that can also happen is the ego mind will interpret reality in a way that does correspond with these associations. And this can involve the use of projection. The saying "We Don't See The World As It Is, We See The World As We Are" by Anais Nin encompasses this perfectly.
The ego mind often perceives the present based on the past or a combination of the past. And this is why it is important to be aware how the ego mind functions. We also have what is called intuition, instincts or hunches and this can be another way of coming to conclusions and making quick judgements.
Associations make life easier and save a lot of time and energy. Through being aware and questioning these associations, one will be able to have a choice, instead of being controlled by them.


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package org.jboss.marshalling.cloner;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.Externalizable;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.NotActiveException;
import java.io.NotSerializableException;
import java.io.ObjectInputValidation;
import java.io.ObjectOutput;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectStreamClass;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
import java.lang.reflect.UndeclaredThrowableException;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.security.PrivilegedActionException;
import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.jboss.marshalling.AbstractObjectInput;
import org.jboss.marshalling.AbstractObjectOutput;
import org.jboss.marshalling.ByteInput;
import org.jboss.marshalling.ByteOutput;
import org.jboss.marshalling.Marshaller;
import org.jboss.marshalling.MarshallerObjectInputStream;
import org.jboss.marshalling.MarshallerObjectOutputStream;
import org.jboss.marshalling.Marshalling;
import org.jboss.marshalling.ObjectResolver;
import org.jboss.marshalling.SerializabilityChecker;
import org.jboss.marshalling.Unmarshaller;
import org.jboss.marshalling.reflect.SerializableClass;
import org.jboss.marshalling.reflect.SerializableClassRegistry;
import org.jboss.marshalling.reflect.SerializableField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.BooleanReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.ByteReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.CharReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.DoubleReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.FloatReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.IdentityIntMap;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.IntReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.Kind;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.LongReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.ObjectReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.ReadField;
import org.jboss.marshalling.util.ShortReadField;

/**
 * An object cloner which uses serialization methods to clone objects.
 */
class SerializingCloner implements ObjectCloner {
    private final CloneTable delegate;
    private final ObjectResolver objectResolver;
    private final ObjectResolver objectPreResolver;
    private final ClassCloner classCloner;
    private final SerializabilityChecker serializabilityChecker;
    private final int bufferSize;

    private final SerializableClassRegistry registry;

    /**
     * Create a new instance.
     *
     * @param configuration the configuration to use
     */
    SerializingCloner(final ClonerConfiguration configuration) {
        final CloneTable delegate = configuration.getCloneTable();
        this.delegate = delegate == null ? CloneTable.NULL : delegate;
        final ObjectResolver objectResolver = configuration.getObjectResolver();
        this.objectResolver = objectResolver == null ? Marshalling.nullObjectResolver() : objectResolver;
        final ObjectResolver objectPreResolver = configuration.getObjectPreResolver();
        this.objectPreResolver = objectPreResolver == null ? Marshalling.nullObjectResolver() : objectPreResolver;
        final ClassCloner classCloner = configuration.getClassCloner();
        this.classCloner = classCloner == null ? ClassCloner.IDENTITY : classCloner;
        final SerializabilityChecker serializabilityChecker = configuration.getSerializabilityChecker();
        this.serializabilityChecker = serializabilityChecker == null ? SerializabilityChecker.DEFAULT : serializabilityChecker;
        final int bufferSize = configuration.getBufferSize();
        this.bufferSize = bufferSize < 1 ? 8192 : bufferSize;

        registry = SerializableClassRegistry.getInstance();
    }

    private final IdentityHashMap<Object, Object> clones = new IdentityHashMap<Object, Object>();

    public void reset() {
        synchronized (this) {
            clones.clear();
        }
    }

    public Object clone(final Object orig) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        synchronized (this) {
            boolean ok = false;
            try {
                final Object clone = clone(orig, true);
                ok = true;
                return clone;
            } finally {
                if (! ok) {
                    reset();
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private Object clone(final Object orig, final boolean replace) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        if (orig == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
            throw new InterruptedIOException("Thread interrupted during cloning process");
        }
        final IdentityHashMap<Object, Object> clones = this.clones;
        Object cached = clones.get(orig);
        if (cached != null) {
            return cached;
        }
        Object replaced = orig;
        replaced = objectPreResolver.writeReplace(replaced);
        final ClassCloner classCloner = this.classCloner;
        if (replaced instanceof Class) {
            final Class<?> classObj = (Class<?>) replaced;
            final Class<?> clonedClass = Proxy.isProxyClass(classObj) ? classCloner.cloneProxy(classObj) : classCloner.clone(classObj);
            clones.put(replaced, clonedClass);
            return clonedClass;
        }
        if ((cached = delegate.clone(replaced, this, classCloner)) != null) {
            clones.put(replaced, cached);
            return cached;
        }
        final Class<?> objClass = replaced.getClass();
        final SerializableClass info = registry.lookup(objClass);
        if (replace) {
            if (info.hasWriteReplace()) {
                replaced = info.callWriteReplace(replaced);
            }
            replaced = objectResolver.writeReplace(replaced);
            if (replaced != orig) {
                Object clone = clone(replaced, false);
                clones.put(orig, clone);
                return clone;
            }
        }
        final Class<?> clonedClass = (Class<?>) clone(objClass);
        final boolean sameClass = objClass == clonedClass;
        if (orig instanceof Enum) {
            if (sameClass) {
                // same class means same enum constants
                return orig;
            } else {
                final Class<? extends Enum> cloneEnumClass;
                //the actual object class may be a sub class of the enum class
                final Class<?> enumClass = ((Enum<?>) orig).getDeclaringClass();
                if(enumClass == objClass) {
                    cloneEnumClass = clonedClass.asSubclass(Enum.class);
                } else{
                    cloneEnumClass = ((Class<?>)clone(enumClass)).asSubclass(Enum.class);
                }
                return Enum.valueOf(cloneEnumClass, ((Enum<?>) orig).name());
            }
        }
        if (Proxy.isProxyClass(objClass)) {
            return Proxy.newProxyInstance(clonedClass.getClassLoader(), clonedClass.getInterfaces(), (InvocationHandler) clone(getInvocationHandler(orig)));
        }
        if (UNCLONED.contains(objClass)) {
            return orig;
        }
        if (objClass.isArray()) {
            Object simpleClone = simpleClone(orig, objClass);
            if (simpleClone != null) return simpleClone;
            // must be an object array
            final Object[] origArray = (Object[]) orig;
            final int len = origArray.length;
            if (sameClass && len == 0) {
                clones.put(orig, orig);
                return orig;
            }
            if (UNCLONED.contains(objClass.getComponentType())) {
                final Object[] clone = origArray.clone();
                clones.put(orig, clone);
                return clone;
            }
            final Object[] clone;
            if (sameClass) {
                clone = origArray.clone();
            } else {
                clone = (Object[])Array.newInstance(clonedClass.getComponentType(), len);
            }
            // deep clone
            clones.put(orig, clone);
            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                clone[i] = clone(origArray[i]);
            }
            return clone;
        }
        final SerializableClass cloneInfo = sameClass ? info : registry.lookup(clonedClass);
        // Now check the serializable types
        final Object clone;
        if (orig instanceof Externalizable) {
            final Externalizable externalizable = (Externalizable) orig;
            clone = cloneInfo.callNoArgConstructor();
            clones.put(orig, clone);
            final Queue<Step> steps = new ArrayDeque<Step>();
            final StepObjectOutput soo = new StepObjectOutput(steps);
            externalizable.writeExternal(soo);
            soo.doFinish();
            ((Externalizable) clone).readExternal(new StepObjectInput(steps));
        } else if (serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(objClass)) {
            Class<?> nonSerializable;
            for (nonSerializable = objClass.getSuperclass(); serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(nonSerializable); nonSerializable = nonSerializable.getSuperclass()) {
                if (nonSerializable == Object.class) break;
            }
            clone = cloneInfo.callNonInitConstructor(nonSerializable);
            final Class<?> cloneClass = clone.getClass();
            if (! (serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(cloneClass))) {
                throw new NotSerializableException(cloneClass.getName());
            }
            clones.put(orig, clone);
            initSerializableClone(orig, info, clone, cloneInfo);
        } else {
            throw new NotSerializableException(objClass.getName());
        }
        replaced = clone;
        if (cloneInfo.hasReadResolve()) {
            replaced = cloneInfo.callReadResolve(replaced);
        }
        replaced = objectPreResolver.readResolve(objectResolver.readResolve(replaced));
        if (replaced != clone) clones.put(orig, replaced);
        return replaced;
    }

    private void initSerializableClone(final Object orig, final SerializableClass origInfo, final Object clone, final SerializableClass cloneInfo) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {

        final Class<?> cloneClass = cloneInfo.getSubjectClass();
        if (! serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(cloneClass)) {
            throw new NotSerializableException(cloneClass.getName());
        }
        final Class<?> cloneSuperClass = cloneClass.getSuperclass();
        final Class<?> origClass = origInfo.getSubjectClass();

        // first, init the serializable superclass, if any
        final Class<?> origSuperClass = origClass.getSuperclass();
        if (serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(origSuperClass) || serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(cloneSuperClass)) {
            initSerializableClone(orig, registry.lookup(origSuperClass), clone, registry.lookup(cloneSuperClass));
        }

        if (cloneClass != origClass && cloneClass != clone(origClass)) {
            if (cloneInfo.hasReadObjectNoData()) {
                cloneInfo.callReadObjectNoData(clone);
            }
            return;
        }

        if (! serializabilityChecker.isSerializable(origClass)) {
            if (cloneInfo.hasReadObjectNoData()) {
                cloneInfo.callReadObjectNoData(clone);
            }
            return;
        }
        final ClonerPutField fields = new ClonerPutField();
        fields.defineFields(origInfo);
        if (origInfo.hasWriteObject()) {
            final Queue<Step> steps = new ArrayDeque<Step>();
            final StepObjectOutputStream stepObjectOutputStream = createStepObjectOutputStream(orig, fields, steps);
            origInfo.callWriteObject(orig, stepObjectOutputStream);
            stepObjectOutputStream.flush();
            stepObjectOutputStream.doFinish();
            prepareFields(orig, fields);
            cloneFields(fields);
            if (cloneInfo.hasReadObject()) {
                cloneInfo.callReadObject(clone, createStepObjectInputStream(clone, cloneInfo, fields, steps));
            } else {
                storeFields(cloneInfo, clone, fields);
            }
        } else {
            prepareFields(orig, fields);
            cloneFields(fields);
            if (cloneInfo.hasReadObject()) {
                cloneInfo.callReadObject(clone, createStepObjectInputStream(clone, cloneInfo, fields, new ArrayDeque<Step>()));
            } else {
                storeFields(cloneInfo, clone, fields);
            }
        }
    }

    private StepObjectInputStream createStepObjectInputStream(final Object clone, final SerializableClass cloneInfo, final ClonerPutField fields, final Queue<Step> steps) throws IOException {
        try {
            return System.getSecurityManager() == null ? new StepObjectInputStream(steps, fields, clone, cloneInfo) : AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<StepObjectInputStream>() {
                public StepObjectInputStream run() throws Exception {
                    return new StepObjectInputStream(steps, fields, clone, cloneInfo);
                }
            });
        } catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
            try {
                throw e.getCause();
            } catch (IOException ioe) {
                throw ioe;
            } catch (RuntimeException re) {
                throw re;
            } catch (Error er) {
                throw er;
            } catch (Throwable throwable) {
                throw new UndeclaredThrowableException(throwable);
            }
        }
    }

    private StepObjectOutputStream createStepObjectOutputStream(final Object orig, final ClonerPutField fields, final Queue<Step> steps) throws IOException {
        try {
            return System.getSecurityManager() == null ? new StepObjectOutputStream(steps, fields, orig) : AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<StepObjectOutputStream>() {
                public StepObjectOutputStream run() throws IOException {
                    return new StepObjectOutputStream(steps, fields, orig);
                }
            });
        } catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
            try {
                throw e.getCause();
            } catch (IOException ioe) {
                throw ioe;
            } catch (RuntimeException re) {
                throw re;
            } catch (Error er) {
                throw er;
            } catch (Throwable throwable) {
                throw new UndeclaredThrowableException(throwable);
            }
        }
    }

    private void prepareFields(final Object subject, final ClonerPutField fields) throws InvalidObjectException {
        final Map<String, SerializableField> defMap = fields.fieldDefMap;
        final Map<String, ReadField> map = fields.fieldMap;
        try {
            for (String name : defMap.keySet()) {
                final SerializableField serializableField = defMap.get(name);
                final Field realField = serializableField.getField();
                if (realField != null) switch (serializableField.getKind()) {
                    case BOOLEAN: map.put(name, new BooleanReadField(serializableField, realField.getBoolean(subject))); continue;
                    case BYTE:    map.put(name, new ByteReadField(serializableField, realField.getByte(subject))); continue;
                    case CHAR:    map.put(name, new CharReadField(serializableField, realField.getChar(subject))); continue;
                    case DOUBLE:  map.put(name, new DoubleReadField(serializableField, realField.getDouble(subject))); continue;
                    case FLOAT:   map.put(name, new FloatReadField(serializableField, realField.getFloat(subject))); continue;
                    case INT:     map.put(name, new IntReadField(serializableField, realField.getInt(subject))); continue;
                    case LONG:    map.put(name, new LongReadField(serializableField, realField.getLong(subject))); continue;
                    case OBJECT:  map.put(name, new ObjectReadField(serializableField, realField.get(subject))); continue;
                    case SHORT:   map.put(name, new ShortReadField(serializableField, realField.getShort(subject))); continue;
                    default: throw new IllegalStateException();
                }
            }
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            throw new InvalidObjectException("Cannot access write field: " + e);
        }
    }

    private void cloneFields(final ClonerPutField fields) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        final Map<String, SerializableField> defMap = fields.fieldDefMap;
        final Map<String, ReadField> map = fields.fieldMap;
        for (String name : defMap.keySet()) {
            final SerializableField field = defMap.get(name);
            if (field.getKind() == Kind.OBJECT) {
                map.put(name, new ObjectReadField(field, clone(map.get(name).getObject())));
                continue;
            }
        }
    }

    private void storeFields(final SerializableClass cloneInfo, final Object clone, final ClonerPutField fields) throws IOException {
        final Map<String, ReadField> map = fields.fieldMap;
        try {
            for (SerializableField cloneField : cloneInfo.getFields()) {
                final String name = cloneField.getName();
                final ReadField field = map.get(name);
                final Field realField = cloneField.getField();
                if (realField != null) switch (cloneField.getKind()) {
                    case BOOLEAN: realField.setBoolean(clone, field == null ? false : field.getBoolean()); continue;
                    case BYTE:    realField.setByte(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getByte()); continue;
                    case CHAR:    realField.setChar(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getChar()); continue;
                    case DOUBLE:  realField.setDouble(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getDouble()); continue;
                    case FLOAT:   realField.setFloat(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getFloat()); continue;
                    case INT:     realField.setInt(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getInt()); continue;
                    case LONG:    realField.setLong(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getLong()); continue;
                    case OBJECT:  realField.set(clone, field == null ? null : field.getObject()); continue;
                    case SHORT:   realField.setShort(clone, field == null ? 0 : field.getShort()); continue;
                    default: throw new IllegalStateException();
                }
            }
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            throw new InvalidObjectException("Cannot access write field: " + e);
        }
    }

    private static Object simpleClone(final Object orig, final Class<?> objClass) {
        final int idx = PRIMITIVE_ARRAYS.get(objClass, -1);
        switch (idx) {
            case 0: {
                final boolean[] booleans = (boolean[]) orig;
                return booleans.length == 0 ? orig : booleans.clone();
            }
            case 1: {
                final byte[] bytes = (byte[]) orig;
                return bytes.length == 0 ? orig : bytes.clone();
            }
            case 2: {
                final short[] shorts = (short[]) orig;
                return shorts.length == 0 ? orig : shorts.clone();
            }
            case 3: {
                final int[] ints = (int[]) orig;
                return ints.length == 0 ? orig : ints.clone();
            }
            case 4: {
                final long[] longs = (long[]) orig;
                return longs.length == 0 ? orig : longs.clone();
            }
            case 5: {
                final float[] floats = (float[]) orig;
                return floats.length == 0 ? orig : floats.clone();
            }
            case 6: {
                final double[] doubles = (double[]) orig;
                return doubles.length == 0 ? orig : doubles.clone();
            }
            case 7: {
                final char[] chars = (char[]) orig;
                return chars.length == 0 ? orig : chars.clone();
            }
            default: return null; // fall out
        }
    }

    private static InvocationHandler getInvocationHandler(final Object orig) {
        try {
            return (InvocationHandler) proxyInvocationHandler.get(orig);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            throw new IllegalAccessError(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    private abstract static class Step {

    }

    private static final Set<Class<?>> UNCLONED;
    private static final IdentityIntMap<Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_ARRAYS;

    private static final Field proxyInvocationHandler;

    static {
        final Set<Class<?>> set = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
        // List of final, immutable, serializable JDK classes with no external references to mutable items
        // These items can be sent back by reference and the caller will never know
        set.add(Boolean.class);
        set.add(Byte.class);
        set.add(Short.class);
        set.add(Integer.class);
        set.add(Long.class);
        set.add(Float.class);
        set.add(Double.class);
        set.add(Character.class);
        set.add(String.class);
        set.add(StackTraceElement.class);
        set.add(BigInteger.class);
        set.add(BigDecimal.class);
        set.add(Pattern.class);
        set.add(File.class);
        set.add(Collections.emptyList().getClass());
        set.add(Collections.emptySet().getClass());
        set.add(Collections.emptyMap().getClass());
        UNCLONED = set;
        final IdentityIntMap<Class<?>> map = new IdentityIntMap<Class<?>>();
        // List of cloneable, non-extensible, serializable JDK classes with no external references to mutable items
        // These items can be deeply cloned by a single method call, without worrying about the classloader
        map.put(boolean[].class, 0);
        map.put(byte[].class, 1);
        map.put(short[].class, 2);
        map.put(int[].class, 3);
        map.put(long[].class, 4);
        map.put(float[].class, 5);
        map.put(double[].class, 6);
        map.put(char[].class, 7);
        PRIMITIVE_ARRAYS = map;
        proxyInvocationHandler = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<Field>() {
            public Field run() {
                try {
                    final Field field = Proxy.class.getDeclaredField("h");
                    field.setAccessible(true);
                    return field;
                } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
                    throw new NoSuchFieldError(e.getMessage());
                }
            }
        });
    }

    class StepObjectOutput extends AbstractObjectOutput implements Marshaller {

        private final Queue<Step> steps;
        private final ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

        StepObjectOutput(final Queue<Step> steps) throws IOException {
            super(SerializingCloner.this.bufferSize);
            this.steps = steps;
            super.start(Marshalling.createByteOutput(byteArrayOutputStream));
        }

        protected void doWriteObject(final Object obj, final boolean unshared) throws IOException {
            super.flush();
            final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = byteArrayOutputStream;
            if (baos.size() > 0) {
                steps.add(new ByteDataStep(baos.toByteArray()));
                baos.reset();
            }
            steps.add(new CloneStep(obj));
        }

        public void clearInstanceCache() throws IOException {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        public void clearClassCache() throws IOException {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        public void start(final ByteOutput byteOutput) throws IOException {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        public void finish() throws IOException {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        void doFinish() throws IOException {
            super.finish();
        }

        public void flush() throws IOException {
            super.flush();
            final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = byteArrayOutputStream;
            if (baos.size() > 0) {
                steps.add(new ByteDataStep(baos.toByteArray()));
                baos.reset();
            }
        }
    }

    class StepObjectOutputStream extends MarshallerObjectOutputStream {

        private final Queue<Step> steps;
        private final ClonerPutField clonerPutField;
        private final Object subject;
        private final StepObjectOutput output;

        private StepObjectOutputStream(StepObjectOutput output, final Queue<Step> steps, final ClonerPutField clonerPutField, final Object subject) throws IOException {
            super(output);
            this.output = output;
            this.steps = steps;
            this.clonerPutField = clonerPutField;
            this.subject = subject;
        }

        StepObjectOutputStream(final Queue<Step> steps, final ClonerPutField clonerPutField, final Object subject) throws IOException {
            this(new StepObjectOutput(steps), steps, clonerPutField, subject);
        }

        public void writeFields() throws IOException {
            if (! steps.isEmpty()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("writeFields may not be called in this context");
            }
        }

        public PutField putFields() throws IOException {
            if (! steps.isEmpty()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("putFields may not be called in this context");
            }
            return clonerPutField;
        }

        public void defaultWriteObject() throws IOException {
            if (! steps.isEmpty()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("defaultWriteObject may not be called in this context");
            }
            final Object subject = this.subject;
            final SerializingCloner.ClonerPutField fields = clonerPutField;
            prepareFields(subject, fields);
        }

        void doFinish() throws IOException {
            output.doFinish();
        }
    }

    class StepObjectInputStream extends MarshallerObjectInputStream {

        private final ClonerPutField clonerPutField;
        private final Object clone;
        private final SerializableClass cloneInfo;

        StepObjectInputStream(final Queue<Step> steps, final ClonerPutField clonerPutField, final Object clone, final SerializableClass cloneInfo) throws IOException {
            super(new StepObjectInput(steps));
            this.clonerPutField = clonerPutField;
            this.clone = clone;
            this.cloneInfo = cloneInfo;
        }

        public void defaultReadObject() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
            storeFields(cloneInfo, clone, clonerPutField);
        }

        public GetField readFields() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
            return new GetField() {
                public ObjectStreamClass getObjectStreamClass() {
                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
                }

                public boolean defaulted(final String name) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted();
                }

                public boolean get(final String name, final boolean val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getBoolean();
                }

                public byte get(final String name, final byte val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getByte();
                }

                public char get(final String name, final char val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getChar();
                }

                public short get(final String name, final short val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getShort();
                }

                public int get(final String name, final int val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getInt();
                }

                public long get(final String name, final long val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getLong();
                }

                public float get(final String name, final float val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getFloat();
                }

                public double get(final String name, final double val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getDouble();
                }

                public Object get(final String name, final Object val) throws IOException {
                    final ReadField field = clonerPutField.fieldMap.get(name);
                    return field == null || field.isDefaulted() ? val : field.getObject();
                }
            };
        }

        public void registerValidation(final ObjectInputValidation obj, final int priority) throws NotActiveException, InvalidObjectException {
        }
    }

    class ClonerPutField extends ObjectOutputStream.PutField {
        private final Map<String, SerializableField> fieldDefMap = new HashMap<String, SerializableField>();
        private final Map<String, ReadField> fieldMap = new HashMap<String, ReadField>();

        private SerializableField getField(final String name, final Kind kind) {
            final SerializableField field = fieldDefMap.get(name);
            if (field == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("No field named '" + name + "' could be found");
            }
            if (field.getKind() != kind) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Field '" + name + "' is the wrong type (expected " + kind + ", got " + field.getKind() + ")");
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            return field;
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        private void defineFields(final SerializableClass clazz) {
            for (SerializableField field : clazz.getFields()) {
                fieldDefMap.put(field.getName(), field);
            }
        }

        public void put(final String name, final boolean val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new BooleanReadField(getField(name, Kind.BOOLEAN), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final byte val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new ByteReadField(getField(name, Kind.BYTE), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final char val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new CharReadField(getField(name, Kind.CHAR), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final short val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new ShortReadField(getField(name, Kind.SHORT), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final int val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new IntReadField(getField(name, Kind.INT), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final long val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new LongReadField(getField(name, Kind.LONG), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final float val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new FloatReadField(getField(name, Kind.FLOAT), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final double val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new DoubleReadField(getField(name, Kind.DOUBLE), val));
        }

        public void put(final String name, final Object val) {
            fieldMap.put(name, new ObjectReadField(getField(name, Kind.OBJECT), val));
        }

        @Deprecated
        public void write(final ObjectOutput out) throws IOException {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }
    }

    class StepObjectInput extends AbstractObjectInput implements Unmarshaller {

        private final Queue<Step> steps;
        private Step current;
        private int idx;

        StepObjectInput(final Queue<Step> steps) throws IOException {
            super(bufferSize);
            this.steps = steps;
            current = steps.poll();
            super.start(new ByteInput() {

                public int read() throws IOException {
                    while (current != null) {
                        if (current instanceof ByteDataStep) {
                            final ByteDataStep step = (ByteDataStep) current;
                            final byte[] bytes = step.getBytes();
                            if (idx == bytes.length) {
                                current = steps.poll();
                                idx = 0;
                            } else {
                                final byte b = bytes[idx++];
                                return b & 0xff;
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                            // an object is pending
                            return -1;
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                    return -1;
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                public int read(final byte[] b) throws IOException {
                    return read(b, 0, b.length);
                }

                public int read(final byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
                    if (len == 0) return 0;
                    int t = 0;
                    while (current != null && len > 0) {
                        if (current instanceof ByteDataStep) {
                            final ByteDataStep step = (ByteDataStep) current;
                            final byte[] bytes = step.getBytes();
                            final int blen = bytes.length;
                            if (idx == blen) {
                                current = steps.poll();
                                idx = 0;
                            } else {
                                final int c = Math.min(blen - idx, len);
                                System.arraycopy(bytes, idx, b, off, c);
                                idx += c;
                                off += c;
                                len -= c;
                                t += c;
                                if (idx == blen) {
                                    current = steps.poll();
                                    idx = 0;
                                }
                            }
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                        if (current instanceof ByteDataStep) {
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                            if (idx == blen) {
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                                final int c = (int) Math.min((long) blen - idx, n);
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                                if (idx == blen) {
                                    current = steps.poll();
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                current = null;
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        public void start(final ByteInput byteInput) throws IOException {
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        public void clearClassCache() throws IOException {
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        private CloneStep(final Object orig) {
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        Object getOrig() {
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}

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The United States and other foreign governments must strategize about the potentially potent role of Iran's ethnic minorities, argues Brenda Shaffer, a visiting researcher and professor in Georgetown's Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies. Meaningful action by these countries could include giving the ethnic groups a platform in U.S. government-sponsored media outlets, such as Voice of America and Radio Farda, that reach into Iran. This might also encourage use of political means for change, and not violent tools, she writes for Reuters.
While Persian could remain the state language, the ethnic minorities would feel more glued to the state and a civic identity could be formed if they could educate their children in their own languages, alongside Persian, and use their own languages in interaction with critical government institutions like courts and police. Those seeking democracy and change in the regime in Iran must reconsider their existing policies that dismiss ethnic minority demands – failure to do so risks alienating an enormous reservoir of support.


The army dispatched teams of soldiers to close down all non-tradtitional Thai massage shops in the Thonglor Police District early this evening.
No direct reason was given by the soldiers tasked with the job of visiting and closing down the 100s of happy ending massage shops on Sukhumvit Sois 22, 24, 26 and 33.
At around 3pm calls were received that the army would be coming in a few hours and word from those in the know – the people who take 20k plus a month from all the massage parlors for tea money – said that shops should get their house in order. In other words, make it look like anything but a knocking shop. Websites were taken offline and condoms by the boxload hidden or taken off the premises. Not that any of this made a difference.
At around 6.30pm troops arrived on Soi 24 and politely informed every naughty massage shop business was over for the day. Puts the lights out and go home. When their work was done it was over to Soi 33 for a repeat performance.
Just how they knew which shops are of the naughty variety I don't know but they didn't make any mistakes from what I've been told. The genuine Thai massage shops remain open for business.
Speculation is rife amongst owners as to what tomorrow will bring but it is hoped that the shops will be allowed to re-open but right now it's a case of wait and see what happens as no instructions were given by the military other than close now.


The protests in Brazil might seem to have come out of nowhere, but the Movimento Passe Libre (Free Pass Movement) has existed for more than eight years. They organized the first few demonstrations, starting at the end of May. It wasn't until June 17, however, when the Twitterverse lit up with tweets about the protests, that people outside the country really began to notice. Less than a week later, however, Twitter usage had died down to pre-protest levels.
Tomorrow Brazilians who have been forced out of their housing in advance of the 2014 World Cup will stage their own "People's Cup" in Rio de Janeiro to draw awareness to forced evictions.


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"Makin' Up for Lost Time" with Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris
"Makin' Up for Lost Time" is Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris' most successful song together.
By James Lambert | November 29, 2018
If you are a fan of the American TV series Dallas, then probably you know Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris' song "Makin' Up for Lost Time." This song was one of the soundtracks to the series. "Makin' Up for Lost Time" was written by Gary Morris and Dave Loggins. In addition, Jim Ed Norman produced the song.
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All About the Song
"Makin' Up for Lost Time" talks about finding the person you love. Sometimes it takes a long time to be with the right person. For others, they immediately find that person. However, it doesn't matter how long it takes, what matters is finding that perfect person. In the song, the narrator wonders why it took a while before they've met.
Now that we're together and we're where we belong
I can't help but wonder why, why did it take so long
But, at least they have found each other. They have this feeling that they were really meant to be together.
I turn around and get lost in the look that you give to me
I drift away when I hear you say you've only lived to find me
Darling, let me hold you in my arms, darling, oh, so tight
I've been waiting for you most of my life
Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris' Single
In 1985, Gayle and Morris released the song as a single. It became a hit for them. The song reached number one on the Billboard Country chart. In addition, it secured a spot on the Canadian chart. They included "Makin' Up for Lost Time" on their first album What If We Fall in Love. Two more tracks from their album were released as a single. "Another World" reached number four and "All of This and More" placed at number twenty-six on the Billboard country chart.
Here's the lovely version of Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris.
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Taking awards were the Skoda Yeti, Superb and Superb Estate, with Skoda being awarded with the Driver Power customer satisfaction award.
Skoda has been presented with four awards at the 2011 Auto Express New Car Awards 2011. Taking awards were the Skoda Yeti, Superb and Superb Estate with Skoda being awarded with the Driver Power customer satisfaction award.
Whilst no other manufacturer was presented with four awards, this is second year in a row that Skoda has been presented with four award in the same four categories.
Skoda Brand Director Robert Hazelwood commented: "It's fantastic to get such high-profile recognition for our cars and customer service. For the Yeti, Superb and Superb Estate to win for a second straight year is a tremendous achievement. And to be awarded the Driver Power gong for the third year running is a great honour for the brand and our retailers."
"What makes the Skoda Yeti such a hit? It's all down to the depth of its talents. Those tough Tonka-toy looks set the tone, but the model is about substance as well as style. Inside, you'll find a brilliantly crafted layout with high-quality materials, plenty of standard kit and loads of space, while its sparkling dynamics deliver unexpected driver appeal."
"The Skoda Superb has the full family car skill set and won over our judges with its sparkling engines, dazzling ability to accommodate people and luggage and its blinding interior quality. Competitive prices ensure the sums add up as well."
"Our favourite Family Car is even better as an Estate, making it a dead cert for this prize for the second year running. Nothing over the past year has eclipsed the Superb Estate's blend of space, value, style and performance."
"Our Driver Power customer satisfaction poll is one of the biggest owner surveys in the business, and Skoda's third consecutive victory shows how far the brand has come."