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Pope Pope
Henry Holt and Co.
Pope Francis As Reformer, Evangelizer — And Doctrinal Conservative
November 30, 2014 • Austen Ivereigh, author of a new biography of Pope Francis, says the media have misjudged the pope's comments on abortion and homosexuality — but that Francis is a radical in other respects.
Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. Riccardo De Luca/AP hide caption
Riccardo De Luca/AP
Church Must Find Balance, Pope Says, Or Fall Like Cards
September 19, 2013 • Francis' comments came in a wide-ranging interview with 16 Jesuit publications. He said when the church does speak about issues like gays, abortion and contraception, it should do so in context. "It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time," he said.
Monsignor Daniel Gallagher, a Latin expert at the Vatican, says people from all walks of life are following the pope's Twitter feed in Latin. Sylvia Poggioli/NPR hide caption
Sylvia Poggioli/NPR
Parvum Opus: Followers Flock To Pope's Latin Twitter Feed
June 19, 2013 • The account has gained more than 100,000 followers worldwide in less than six months. Followers, who represent a wide variety of professions and religions, are convinced the language of the ancient Romans is perfectly suited to 21st century social media.
The newly elected Pope Francis appears on the main balcony of St Peter's Basilica. His name was chosen after St. Francis of Assisi, the Vatican says. L'Osservatore Romano/Getty Images hide caption
L'Osservatore Romano/Getty Images
Pope Francis: A Saintly Name, Hold The 'I'
March 13, 2013 • After his election as pope Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose a name that, for many Catholics, sent an immediate signal of his goal to unite the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis. The name also prompted some confusion — over whether it should include "I."
The New Pope's Name
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As you are aware, results of all stages of CA Exam for November/December, 18 attempts has been declared by ICAI. Some Students are able to clear their exams and some are not able to get their desired results. All of us are aware that, CA Exam is one of the toughest exams of India. CA exam requires full dedication from its students. It is expected from CA Student that, he must be aware about content of CA Exam study material and updated with current notifications relevant to their exam attempt.
I am going to share, some of the commonly done mistakes in CA Exams, which I have realized during the Journey of my CA Student Life.
1. REQUIRES FULL DEDICATION: As already mentioned above, CA Exam is one of the toughest exams, which requires full dedication from its student. During the preparation of exam, student must go through the updated ICAI Study material and all relevant notifications. In case of Auditing and Income Tax –Direct/ Indirect exam, 10-15 marks exam is based on latest amendments, so it should be covered thoroughly.
2. DO ARTICLESHIP SERIOUSLY: Period of articleship/ training is the backbone of CA curriculum. It is advised to all CA Students that, they will utilize this period very effectively. This period will decided your future in CA Exam as well as when you become Chartered Accountant. In this period, you will be able to get maximum exposure of practical issues in the guidance of your CA Trainer.
3. DO REGULAR STUDY: When you enroll for CA, you will get your relevant study material. Start reading this study material along with books of other authors. Try to get in regular touch of study material as it will help you allot in your practical training also.
4. COMPLETE YOUR ALL COACHING/ CURRICULUM AT LEST 3 MONTHS BEFORE YOUR EXAM ATTEMPT: It is advised to all CA Students that, they should finish their all Curriculum well in time. They must spend atleast 2 Months on just revision of their studied things. This is very important time. So utilize it very effectively.
5. USE REVISION PAPERS TO PRACTICE FOR EXAM: As you all are aware that, our Institute issues revision paper along with answers before each attempt. It is very much advised to all students, that they should try to attempt these revision papers after completion of their Curriculum as per exam condition and try to solve complete paper in 2.30 Hours. After completion of this Revision Paper, now compare your answers with the answers as given by the revision paper solution. This process needs full attention from your side because; you have to find out the differences in answer written by you and what ICAI wants from you. This will help you in understanding the reason why most students failed in CA Exam.
6. ATTEMPTS LAST EXAM QUESTION PAPERS – It is advised to all students that, they should practice at least last 3 to 5 attempts question paper of each subject carefully and compare your answer with ICAI Suggested answer. With this practice, you will be able to determine the reason why there is difference between your expected marks and marks awarded by ICAI.
7. USE PROPER HANDWRITING – Students should use proper handwriting, so that it is properly readable by examiner. If examiner is not able to read your answer properly, there is very high chance that, you will not be able to get good marks.
8. HIGHLIGHT YOUR QUESTION NUMBER PROPERLY – Students must highlight or start new question from fresh paper so that, examiner will be able to know when question starts and when end.
9. TRY TO ATTEMPT ALL QUESTION: It is highly recommended to all students that, they should attempt full 100 marks question paper. If you have attempted all questions then, there is very high chance that you will get more marks than a student whose has attempted 60 -70 Marks best questions.
10. UTILIZE 15 MINUTES READING TIME EFFECTIVELY – As per ICAI exam Policy, students will be given 15 minutes question paper reading time. All students should reach exam premises 15-20 minutes before entry time and utilize this 15 minutes timing very effectively. If you read question paper properly, you will get the overview of the answers what you have to write and in which order to write.
11. ATTEMPT THAT QUESTION FIRST IN WHICH YOU HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE. – If you attempt question paper in this way, it will boost up your inner confidence and you will feel energetic will answering the questions, in which you have less command.
12. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN PROPER STEP BY STEP FORM: At the time of exam writing, you should write your answer with proper supporting like assumptions, if any made while answering, case law, formula used etc. You should write your answer on the assumption that; examiner does not know the answer and you have to proof that, your answer is correct.
13. DO NOT WRITE YOUR ROLL NUMBER EXCEPT THE REQUIRED PLACE: Some students write their roll number on extra sheet or somewhere in answer sheet. Please avoid this practice, because this practice will be classified as use of unfair means and your exam will be cancelled on this basis.
Personal Experience: Those who have failed this time or failed 1st time in their life do not get de-motivated. CA is a profession where toppers of school time, have to feel the heat of failure. Like most of you, I am also the topper at School time but failed twice before I got the designation of Chartered Accountant with my name. Journey to become a Chartered Accountant is really tough, but when you get it, you feel proud, to become the part of Creamy layer of country. The Economic condition of country will be decided with your signature. So do not get de- motivated, try again and achieve your goal. As members of Chartered Accountants fraternity, we are eagerly waiting for you to add youngster as part of our Institute.
Disclaimer: This article is for the purpose of information and shall not be treated as solicitation in any manner and for any other purpose whatsoever. It shall not be uses as legal opinion and not to be used for rendering any professional advice. This article is written on the basis of author's person experience gained during CA Student Life. Adequate attention has been given to avoid any clerical/arithmetical error, however; if it still persist kindly intimate us to avoid such error for the benefits of others readers.


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VIDEO: 'World's Slowest Fastest Camera' Captures The Movement Of Light
By Wright Bryan
Published December 13, 2011 at 2:32 PM PST
MIT Media Lab postdoc Andreas Velten, left, and Associate Professor Ramesh Raskar. In the foreground is a plastic bottle glowing with laser light.
A camera that captures images at the rate of one trillion exposures per second is a device with amazing potential, according to researchers at MIT. The tradeoffs required to reach that speed also mean its a camera with some real drawbacks.
The main drawback is that the system only records visual data in one spatial dimension. So, to create a two-dimensional moving image (a movie), researchers have to recreate the exact same event time and again and scan it one slice at a time. The slices can then be combined to create a movie.
The result? Researchers can watch light (photons!) bounce around inside of a bottle. MIT Associate Professor Ramesh Raskar calls it "the world's slowest fastest camera."
MIT says the $250,000 camera was developed to be more than just a good parlor trick:
"The camera was intended for use in experiments where light passes through or is emitted by a chemical sample. Since chemists are chiefly interested in the wavelengths of light that a sample absorbs, or in how the intensity of the emitted light changes over time, the fact that the camera registers only one spatial dimension is irrelevant."
It could eventually lead the way to advances in scanning physical structures, both manufactured and biological, like an "ultrasound with light." It may even — one day — advance the art of everyday photography.
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FELA v. Workers' Compensation
When a railroad worker is injured on the job, he or she is not eligible for workers' compensation benefits but is instead covered under a law called the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). FELA was enacted by Congress in 1908 in response to the dangerous conditions faced during the United States' railroad expansion. In the case of injured railroad workers, FELA replaces workers' compensation. For a worker to be covered under FELA, the following must be true:
The railroad must be a "common carrier" and be engaged in interstate commerce.
The worker must have been employed by the railroad and performing duties benefiting the railroad at the time of injury.
The injury must happen while employed by the railroad.
The harm must result from some sort of negligence by the railroad.
Workers' compensation is a no-fault system that provides medical treatment and wage replacement benefits to injured workers regardless of who is at fault for their injuries, as long as the injuries occurred during the employee's normal course of employment. Alternatively, railroad workers must prove negligence on the behalf of the railroad. In cases where there are clear violations of safety statutes, negligence must not be proved.
If a railroad worker was partially at fault for the injuries, the comparative negligence standard comes into play, reducing the damages awarded based on the percentage of fault. For example, if a worker receives a $100,000 jury verdict but is found to be 10% at fault for his injuries, the verdict would be reduced to $90,000.
Most FELA cases fall into one of the following categories of employer negligence:
Failure to create and maintain workplace safety rules and policies
Failure to provide proper employee training
Failure to provide adequate equipment and tools
Failure to provide adequate staffing for tasks
Under the FELA, railroad workers can recover damages for medical expenses, lost wages and lost future earning capacity, death benefits. And unlike workers' compensation, pain and suffering and mental anguish may also be recovered in FELA cases. Common injuries include brain and spinal cord injuries, back or neck injuries, amputations, burns, repetitive stress injuries, toxic exposure injuries such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related injuries and other brain injuries used by chemical exposures, hearing loss and broken bones.
The statute of limitations for a FELA claim is three years from the date of the injury. If the injury is caused by an ongoing work condition, the injury period starts when the worker first becomes knowledgeable of the injury and that it is work-related.
Also, unlike workers' compensation, there are no damage caps in FELA cases, meaning there is no limit to the amount of possible recovery.
The first step to establishing a FELA claim is to notify your employer of your injury. If a settlement cannot be reached out of court, you may file a lawsuit in state or federal court, and you have the right to a jury trial.
Negotiating a FELA settlement can be difficult and confusing. A qualified, experienced attorney can advocate for you. For serious injuries resulting in extended medical treatment, significant lost wages and loss of future earning capacity, you should consider hiring an attorney to look out for your future interests.
Kendall Law Group's managing partner Brad Kendall holds the record for the largest FELA verdict obtained in Jackson County, Missouri. And Brad has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in railroad law. With over 30 years of experience representing injured railroad employees, Kendall Law Group will advocate for your future.
If you have been seriously injured as a railroad employee, contact us at (816) 531-3100 for a complimentary case evaluation.If you have been seriously injured as a railroad employee, contact us at (816) 531-3100 for a complimentary case evaluation.


Brenda has been licensed as a real estate sales person since 2012 with RE/MAX Connections. She spent her first three years working closely with, and learning from, the agency brokers as their Licensed Assistant. She has now become a full time Sales Agent and shares the agency's philosophy of honesty, dedication to our clients, and excellent service.
In the past 15 years Brenda has personally bought and sold 5 properties in various market types, including condos, single family homes, foreclosures, and 'fixer-uppers'. She was able to gain insight into the real estate world and processes not only in terms of smart and effective buying/selling, but also in working with multiple agents. This gives her the benefit of identifying past agent strengths and weakness, as well as knowing what matters to buyers/sellers in their real estate agent.
Prior to real estate, Brenda has been trained extensively in Social Work, has seventeen years of professional experience, and holds a master's degree. She has worked as a therapist, and extensively in crisis and challenging situations. Being able to listen to clients, identify needs, and being able to think quickly in challenging situations are all important skills in real estate.


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How Jessica Grubb's Addiction Affected Obama
Jessica Grubb's story of addiction touched the president of the United State's heart. Sadly, she lost her life earlier this month. Obama first learned of her story in October, when her father reached out to him. The president was in Charleston, West Virginia to discuss the opioid epidemic, as reported by Huffington Post. The local paper had reached out to its readers to solicit questions for the president during his trip. Grubb's parents stepped forward to tell their daughter's story, with her permission. She wanted to tell him herself, but she was in a rehab program in Michigan. As her father told her story to Obama, it impacted not just him but future legislation and initiatives. After hearing her story, whenever he met with lawmakers to discuss the opioid epidemic, he would refer to Grubb's story. The daughter of a former state senator, one of five children, Jessica had everything going for her. But addiction took hold. And earlier this month, she lost her life to her disease. This is someone that had the world, even our president, pulling for her. And her death wasn't from a heroin overdose. As Huffington Post reports, "After unrelated surgery, Grubb was prescribed 50 pills of oxycodone, a powerful opiod pain medication. She was discharged from the hospital with an IV port in her arm that makes it easier to pump medications into a blood vessel. She never had a chance." At the time of her hip surgery, she was six months sober. Having a port in her arm, however, was something a recovering addict cannot be expected to overcome. Being given the drugs she was addicted to made that a lethal scenario. The cause of her death was oxycodone toxicity. As the story reports, "After Jessica's death, her parents drove to Ann Arbor to pick up her things and to talk to the police. In her apartment, they discovered the prescription for the 50 pills. "It had a discharging doctor's name. We had never met him," Grubb said. "So I called him and I asked him point-blank, did you know that she was a recovering addict? And there was kind of a long pause and he said no. He had no idea." The same way her story affected the president, this story will sadly impact others on what we need to do as a nation to prevent, deal with and heal addiction.


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(Redirected from Game 6 (film))
Michael Hoffman
Griffin Dunne
Amy Robinson
Bryan Iler
Bebe Neuwirth
Serenade Films
Kindred Media Group
January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance Film Festival)
March 10, 2006 (2006-03-10) (United States)
Game 6 (stylized as Game6) is a 2005 American film directed by Michael Hoffman, first presented at the Sundance Film Festival, released in the United States in 2006, and starring Michael Keaton. It follows a fictional playwright, Nicky Rogan, on the day he has a new stage play opening which is also the same day as the sixth game of the 1986 World Series is played. It realizes a 1991 screenplay by Don DeLillo, with a soundtrack written and performed by Yo La Tengo.
Nicky Rogan has written several plays and has achieved success. It's now opening night of his latest effort and everyone around him assure him that this one will be the best yet. But as opening hour approaches, Rogan falls prey to doubts and fears, egged on by another playwright whose last work was trashed by the local newspaper's new drama critic, Steven Schwimmer. He eventually lets those fears drive him to resolve to kill the critic (who he assumes will also trash his play) and he procures a handgun with which to perform the deed.
Instead of attending the play's opening night, Rogan spends time in a bar, accompanied by a lady cab driver and her grandson; earlier in the evening she misidentified Rogan as a local, small-time hoodlum but he doesn't correct her misidentification.
They watch the crucial Game 6 of the 1986 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets. The Sox have won 3 games and could clinch the title by winning Game 6 but Rogan, a lifelong Sox fan, knows how easily the team can lose when they should win. He spends the evening waiting for the inevitable, even though the Sox are leading most of the time. When the inevitable does occur (due to an unexpected pair of errors at the end of the final inning), he snaps and leaves to take out his rage on the newspaper critic.
Rogan not only finds the critic but sees him in the early stages of deflowering the playwright's daughter. He begins firing wildly and is finally calmed when he learns the critic is equally devastated by the Sox's loss. They end up together, watching an interminable rerun of the final error by Bill Buckner on a small television set in the critic's apartment.
Michael Keaton as Nicky Rogan
Robert Downey Jr. as Steven Schwimmer
Ari Graynor as Laurel Rogan
Bebe Neuwirth as Joanna Bourne
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The film was made as an independent effort, largely as a labor of love, with all the "name" players working for little more than scale (Keaton's salary was $100/day, for instance). Filming was completed in 20 days, and the filming budget was $500,000. Most of the filming occurred in New York City.
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As of June 2020[update], the film holds a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 40 reviews with an average rating of 5.98/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Though packed with Don DeLillo's witty dialogue and bolstered by strong performances, particularly by lead Michael Keaton, Game 6 also suffers from uneven direction and overwrought symbolism."[1] Leonard Maltin gave the film two and a half stars, describing it as "a writer's film if there ever was one".[2]
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Automated Assembly SystemsTest and Inspection Assembly
Considerations for Selecting Vision Systems
In the first of a series of primer articles on machine vision, the author starts with the most important component—the camera.
By Nathan Cohen
This vision system is being used to inspect solder points and verify the presence and orientation of components. Photo courtesy Imperx Inc.
Most vision systems use monochrome, not color, sensors. Monochrome sensors provide sensitivity to wavelengths beyond just visible light. Photo courtesy Imperx Inc.
Imperx's 29 million pixel camera captures high-resolution images for fine inspection of very small objects. Photo courtesy Imperx Inc.
Vision systems can help manufacturers reduce scrap, increase yield and discover better ways to assemble products.
Vision systems can also tell you where items are in production, and they can ensure that parts are in the right place at the right time. No more wondering: Is a part present? Is it in the right orientation? Is it the right diameter and shape? Is it the right color?
One company uses vision in a simple sorting application. The system reads a bar code on the product and directs a machine to drop it into the appropriate box. The system makes sure the right products go into the right box, and that each box gets the right mailing label.
Camera Choices
Cameras for vision systems are not like consumer or commercial video cameras. They're designed for industrial environments. Producing high-quality products requires high-quality equipment. Unlike most consumer cameras, most machine vision cameras are equipped with charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors rather than complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors. CCDs produce less noise, have a wider dynamic range, and are more sensitive to light.
Although early cameras were analog, most of today's cameras are digital. Since the analog days, resolution and quality have improved dramatically. Analog consisted of National Television System Committee (NTSC), phase alternating line (PAL) or sequential color with memory (SECAM) video with a resolution of approximately 0.33 megapixel. Analog video required interlacing: Each frame consisted of only the even rows or odd rows of an image, and frames had to be stitched together.
Today, digital cameras can process more data and are available with resolutions of up to 29 megapixels. Some digital cameras can be networked in point-to-multipoint topologies. Analog cameras are limited by simple camera-to-computer connectivity. That won't work for complex 3D inspection, which requires multiple cameras to work closely in sync.
Camera specifications and types are determined by lighting, inspection speed, total area, and whether the object is stopped or moving. Other factors include total data rate, distance to the computer, and whether color values are needed. The camera's field of view, the size of the object, the size of the defect, and the distance from the camera to the inspection area determine the camera's resolution, the lens' field of view—the area that the camera needs to see—and the working distance, or how close the camera must be to the item being inspected.
Generally, smaller defects require higher resolution, but higher resolution sensors will likely have lower frame rates. Faster moving objects need faster frame rates and camera outputs, determined by the total data rate from the camera: resolution x frame rate x bit depth. Digital cameras provide several output options, such as GigE, Camera Link, CoaXPress and High-Definition Serial Digital Interface (HD-SDI). Most digital cameras also have a range of bit-depth options, which helps when finding defects in both high-contrast and low-contrast environments.
Most vision systems use monochrome, not color, sensors. Monochrome sensors provide sensitivity to wavelengths beyond just visible light. For example, monochrome cameras may also be sensitive to near-infrared and ultraviolet light. These wavelengths can be used to see through plastic packaging or detect thermal effects in solar panels. Color cameras are used when detecting color changes is important, such as recognizing abnormalities in food. However, storing color images requires more memory and processing power.
Camera interface standards affect bandwidth, system configurations and cable lengths. Operating at 1 gigabyte per second (Gbps), GigE Vision accommodates cable lengths of 100 meters. Camera Link's 6-Gbps maximum speed requires two cables, each of which is limited to 10 meters long. CoaXPress delivers 6.25 Gbps per cable over 40 meters or 3.125 Gbps over 100 meters. Since it relies on coax cables, like analog cameras, CoaXPress only allows point-to-point topologies.
After deciding these specifications, engineers can consider differences in camera quality. For example, the cost difference between a camera that produces some visual noise, and one with the same specs that produces none, can be only 5 percent to 10 percent. Noise levels affect the accuracy of the vision system. They can produce false positives or false negatives (missed defects). So before picking a camera, engineers should consider the noise levels of various cameras and decide what is acceptable in their particular application. Can some noise be tolerated?
Since heat in the sensor is the main cause of visual noise, engineers should determine how much heat the sensor dissipates and how hot the camera gets. A camera is only as good as its components. Industrial-grade CCD cameras have an operating temperature range of -40 to 85 C, which is much wider than the 0 to 70 C range of commercial-grade components.
Once engineers have picked a camera, they need to consider the system configuration. Where will the cameras be located? How much space is available? How will the parts be illuminated? Cable lengths are determined by the distance between camera and computer. In industrial applications, they can't always be side by side. Longer cable lengths are provided by some camera interface standards, such as CoaXPress and GigE.
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The number and type of cameras needed depend on the goal of the vision system. Will the system be inspecting moving objects from similar angles with parallel cameras? Or will the system be inspecting stationary objects from different angles?
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KEYWORDS: machine vision cameras machine vision specification vision systems
Nathan Cohen is the International Business Development Manager at Imperx Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
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package org.eluder.spring.social.mongodb;

import static com.google.common.collect.Lists.transform;
import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria.where;
import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query.query;
import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update.update;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import org.springframework.dao.DuplicateKeyException;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations;
import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update;
import org.springframework.social.connect.Connection;
import org.springframework.social.connect.ConnectionFactoryLocator;
import org.springframework.social.connect.ConnectionKey;
import org.springframework.social.connect.ConnectionRepository;
import org.springframework.social.connect.DuplicateConnectionException;
import org.springframework.social.connect.NoSuchConnectionException;
import org.springframework.social.connect.NotConnectedException;
import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;

public class MongoConnectionRepository implements ConnectionRepository {

    private final String userId;
    private final MongoOperations mongo;
    private final ConnectionFactoryLocator connectionFactoryLocator;
    private final MongoConnectionTransformers mongoConnectionTransformers;

    public MongoConnectionRepository(final String userId, final MongoOperations mongo, final ConnectionFactoryLocator connectionFactoryLocator, final MongoConnectionTransformers mongoConnectionTransformers) {
        this.userId = userId;
        this.mongo = mongo;
        this.connectionFactoryLocator = connectionFactoryLocator;
        this.mongoConnectionTransformers = mongoConnectionTransformers;
    }

    @Override
    public MultiValueMap<String, Connection<?>> findAllConnections() {
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId)).with(sortByProviderId().and(sortByCreated()));
        final List<Connection<?>> results = findConnections(query);
        final MultiValueMap<String, Connection<?>> connections = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
        for (String registeredProviderId : connectionFactoryLocator.registeredProviderIds()) {
            connections.put(registeredProviderId, ImmutableList.<Connection<?>>of());
        }
        for (Connection<?> connection : results) {
            final String providerId = connection.getKey().getProviderId();
            if (connections.get(providerId).isEmpty()) {
                connections.put(providerId, new LinkedList<Connection<?>>());
            }
            connections.add(providerId, connection);
        }
        return connections;
    }

    @Override
    public List<Connection<?>> findConnections(final String providerId) {
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId).and("providerId").is(providerId)).with(sortByCreated());
        return ImmutableList.copyOf(findConnections(query));
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public <A> List<Connection<A>> findConnections(final Class<A> apiType) {
        final List<?> connections = findConnections(getProviderId(apiType));
        return (List<Connection<A>>) connections;
    }

    @Override
    public MultiValueMap<String, Connection<?>> findConnectionsToUsers(final MultiValueMap<String, String> providerUserIds) {
        if (providerUserIds == null || providerUserIds.isEmpty()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("providerUserIds must be defined");
        }

        final List<Criteria> filters = new ArrayList<>(providerUserIds.size());
        for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> entry : providerUserIds.entrySet()) {
            final String providerId = entry.getKey();
            filters.add(where("providerId").is(providerId).and("providerUserId").in(entry.getValue()));
        }

        final Criteria criteria = where("userId").is(userId);
        criteria.orOperator(filters.toArray(new Criteria[filters.size()]));

        final Query query = new Query(criteria).with(sortByProviderId().and(sortByCreated()));
        final List<Connection<?>> results = transform(mongo.find(query, MongoConnection.class), mongoConnectionTransformers.toConnection());

        MultiValueMap<String, Connection<?>> connectionsForUsers = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
        for (Connection<?> connection : results) {
            final String providerId = connection.getKey().getProviderId();
            final String providerUserId = connection.getKey().getProviderUserId();
            final List<String> userIds = providerUserIds.get(providerId);
            List<Connection<?>> connections = connectionsForUsers.get(providerId);
            if (connections == null) {
                connections = new ArrayList<>(userIds.size());
                for (int i = 0; i < userIds.size(); i++) {
                    connections.add(null);
                }
                connectionsForUsers.put(providerId, connections);
            }
            final int connectionIndex = userIds.indexOf(providerUserId);
            connections.set(connectionIndex, connection);
        }
        return connectionsForUsers;
    }

    @Override
    public Connection<?> getConnection(final ConnectionKey connectionKey) {
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId).and("providerId").is(connectionKey.getProviderId()).and("providerUserId").is(connectionKey.getProviderUserId()));
        final Connection<?> connection = findOneConnection(query);
        if (connection == null) {
            throw new NoSuchConnectionException(connectionKey);
        } else {
            return connection;
        }
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public <A> Connection<A> getConnection(final Class<A> apiType, final String providerUserId) {
        final String providerId = getProviderId(apiType);
        return (Connection<A>) getConnection(new ConnectionKey(providerId, providerUserId));
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public <A> Connection<A> getPrimaryConnection(final Class<A> apiType) {
        final String providerId = getProviderId(apiType);
        final Connection<A> connection = (Connection<A>) findPrimaryConnection(providerId);
        if (connection == null) {
            throw new NotConnectedException(providerId);
        } else {
            return connection;
        }
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public <A> Connection<A> findPrimaryConnection(final Class<A> apiType) {
        final String providerId = getProviderId(apiType);
        return (Connection<A>) findPrimaryConnection(providerId);
    }

    @Override
    public void addConnection(final Connection<?> connection) {
        try {
            final MongoConnection mongoConnection = mongoConnectionTransformers.fromConnection(userId).apply(connection);
            mongo.insert(mongoConnection);
        } catch (DuplicateKeyException ex) {
            throw new DuplicateConnectionException(connection.getKey());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void updateConnection(final Connection<?> connection) {
        final MongoConnection mongoConnection = mongoConnectionTransformers.fromConnection(userId).apply(connection);
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId).and("providerId").is(mongoConnection.getProviderId()).and("providerUserId").is(mongoConnection.getProviderUserId()));
        final Update update =
                update("displayName", mongoConnection.getDisplayName())
                .set("profileUrl", mongoConnection.getProfileUrl())
                .set("imageUrl", mongoConnection.getImageUrl())
                .set("accessToken", mongoConnection.getAccessToken())
                .set("secret", mongoConnection.getSecret())
                .set("refreshToken", mongoConnection.getRefreshToken())
                .set("expireTime", mongoConnection.getExpireTime());
        mongo.updateFirst(query, update, MongoConnection.class);
    }

    @Override
    public void removeConnections(final String providerId) {
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId).and("providerId").is(providerId));
        mongo.remove(query, MongoConnection.class);
    }

    @Override
    public void removeConnection(final ConnectionKey connectionKey) {
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId).and("providerId").is(connectionKey.getProviderId()).and("providerUserId").is(connectionKey.getProviderUserId()));
        mongo.remove(query, MongoConnection.class);
    }

    private Connection<?> findPrimaryConnection(String providerId) {
        final Query query = query(where("userId").is(userId).and("providerId").is(providerId)).with(sortByCreated());
        return findOneConnection(query);
    }

    private List<Connection<?>> findConnections(Query query) {
        return transform(mongo.find(query, MongoConnection.class), mongoConnectionTransformers.toConnection());
    }

    private Connection<?> findOneConnection(Query query) {
        return mongoConnectionTransformers.toConnection().apply(mongo.findOne(query, MongoConnection.class));
    }

    private <A> String getProviderId(Class<A> apiType) {
        return connectionFactoryLocator.getConnectionFactory(apiType).getProviderId();
    }

    private Sort sortByProviderId() {
        return new Sort(Sort.Direction.ASC, "providerId");
    }

    private Sort sortByCreated() {
        return new Sort(Sort.Direction.DESC, "created");
    }
}

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O'Donnell, along with a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, grabbed the man and robbed him of his $180 vape, court documents state.
O'Donnell, whose last known address was in the 2200 block of Cedar Road, West Manchester Township, is charged with two counts each of robbery and theft, and one count each of loitering, disorderly conduct and harassment.
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Incident: Court documents state a 14-year-old with the group of three had texted the victim to hang out before 7 p.m. Sunday.
The teen met the victim on his back patio in the 100 block of Freedom Avenue, and O'Donnell and the two others grabbed the man and pushed him against the wall, officials said.
The three then reached into his pockets, but the victim fought back, according to authorities.
The victim grabbed a metal pipe and chased the three off, charging documents state.
He told police he recognized the three who robbed him, officials said.
Found: Officer Derek Smith went to the home of one of the teens in New Freedom and spoke to that teen's mother, charging documents state.
She found her son, the other teen and O'Donnell in her basement, police said.
Smith spoke to the three and they admitted to going to the man's home, but the teens said they never touched him and they did not steal his vape, court documents state.
Police said O'Donnell told Smith that the victim owed him $40 from an incident involving damage to his phone. He told police that he grabbed the victim and pushed him against the wall but did not take the man's vape, charging documents state.
O'Donnell told police that he was kicked out of his house by his mother and he needed the money that the man owed him, officials said. Police said O'Donnell said he didn't mean to do it that way but that the victim was not answering his calls and would not meet him.
O'Donnell had the 14-year-old call the victim to hang out so they knew the man would be out in the back, charging documents state.
He said he did not know where the vape was, police said.
Charges were filed Monday, Nov. 12, and O'Donnell was arraigned on them that day. He was sent to prison on $25,000 bail.
He does not have an attorney listed.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 28 at District Judge Lindy Lane Sweeney's office.


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El romanx (en romanx: rumantsch , , , rumàntsch), a voltes anomenat grisó, és una llengua romànica que es parla en diverses zones del cantó muntanyós dels Grisons (Suïssa) i que forma part de la branca retoromànica conjuntament amb el ladí i el furlà. Alternativament (vegeu qüestió ladina), si hom considera que el conjunt del retoromànic constitueix una sola llengua (el rètic), el romanx pot ser conceptuat com un dels tres grups dialectals —l'occidental— que la componen, juntament amb el ladí i el furlà.

El romanx és llengua cooficial dels Grisons d'ençà 1974; quarta llengua nacional de Suïssa a des del referèndum de 1938; i quarta llengua oficial de Suïssa des del 1996. El parlen 60.000 persones, el 0,5% de la població de l'Estat; el 13 % de la població del cantó dels Grisons.

Dialectes

Els cinc dialectes romanxs més parlats són el sobreselvà (sursilvan), el sotaselvà (sutsilvan) i el surmiran, que constitueixen el grup romanx estricte; i l'alt engiadinès (puter) i el baix engiadinès (vallader), que constitueixen el grup engiadinès o ladí. El nom de ladí referit a l'engiadinès, per la seua banda, és coincident amb el del ladí per excel·lència, o retoromànic central de les Dolomites (províncies italianes de Bozen, Trento i Belluno), amb el qual no s'ha de confondre. El dialecte amb més parlants és el baix engiadinès.

Història
Es creu que el romanx es va originar cap al 15 aC quan els romans van conquerir Rècia, el que ara són els Grisons. El romanx és el resultat de la combinació del llatí vulgar parlat per soldats i colons i el reti, la llengua dels nadius.

La germanització va començar al segle V, després de la Caiguda de l'Imperi Romà d'Occident i els ostrogots el territori va passar a ser domini dels francs, amb els què l'idioma oficial era el llatí, i la nova llengua híbrida es va convertir en la llengua principal de la zona fins al segle XV, quan el cantó es va unir a l'Antiga Confederació Suïssa, quan l'alemany es va convertir en la llengua escrita del govern. Es pensa que va haver-hi un temps en què les llengües retoromàniques es van parlar en una extensa zona del centre d'Europa. Aquestes llengües estan emparentades amb les llengües llatines veïnes que es parlen a Itàlia, Suïssa i França. L'última gran influència en la codificació, del romànix, fou la Reforma, quan van començar sota el seu impuls les traduccions de porcions de la Bíblia i els catecismes van començar a aparèixer ràpidament en els dialectes suïssos, que van aturar la reducció de l'àmbit lingüístic.

Al , el romanx comença a ser estudiat per la ciència internacional i es desenvolupa seva la literatura, però el cens de població el 1860 mostra per primera vegada una disminució de la població romanx als Alps suïssos a costa dels alemany i des de llavors, el nombre de romans ha disminuït amb cada cens, creant la preocupació dels parlants per la seva llengua i cultura i el desig de preservar-la, i comença el Renaixement romanx quan alguns somien amb una nació romàntica i altres amb el reconeixement de la seva llengua a nivell nacional, que es materialitza el 1938.

Heinrich Schmid va estandarditzar el romanx en 1982, sobre les varietats romanxes del baix engiadinès, el sobreselvà i el surmiran, les varietats amb més tradició literària i bases de l'actual llengua estàndard, que es coneix amb el nom rumantsch grischun. Schmid va tractar d'evitar ortografies d'estranya aparença per a facilitar la seua acceptació. Per tant, paraules amb  més [e] o [i] tenen <tg> (tgirar) en comptes de <ch>. Les paraules amb  seguida de [a], [o] o [u] s'escriuen amb <ch> (chalanda), ja que tant els parlants d'Engadin (chalanda) i del territori del Rin (calanda) esperarien una ortografia que incloga la <c->. De la mateixa manera, che i chi —a causa d'aquesta norma, anomenada "Leza Uffers Kompromiss"— es pronuncien [ke] i [ki]. D'altra banda, la lletra <k>, es converteix en un grafema innecessari en aquesta llengua romànica. Schwa ([ə]), això no obstant, es representa amb <e>, l'ús del qual mostra la influència en aquesta llengua romanxa de l'alemany. El mateix passa amb l'ús de <sch> tant per a  com per a , i <tsch> per a .

D'altra banda, el fet que no existeix <ü, ö> en romanx potser no es produeix només per l'absència de la [i] i de [ø] en la major part de les llengües retoromàniques, sinó també a la seua forma gràfica, que no és considerada una forma romanxa. A més, açò també demostra que l'adopció d'una determinada grafia no està sempre relacionada amb factors fonètics. Com a conclusió, es pot afirmar que l'ortografia romanxa se situa entre la tradició ortogràfica romànica de l'italià i del francès i la tradició ortogràfica germànica de l'alemany.

La Lia Rumantscha és una organització creada en 1919 que comprèn associacions de llengües rètiques. La seua pàgina web facilita més informació sobre les llengües esmentades.

Una obra de referència per al romanx és el Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun. És el major diccionari d'aquesta llengua i és editat per la Societad Retorumantscha.

Fonologia

Consonants
Els fonemes consonants del romanx (Rumantsch Grischun) estan ordenats en la taula següent:

Vocals
Els fonemes vocàlics del romanx es troben en la taula inferior:

La schwa  només apareix en síl·labes àtones. La longitud de la vocal es pot predir:
 Les vocals àtones són curtes.
 Les vocals tòniques en síl·labes tancades són:
 llargues després
 curtes en altres ocasions
 Les vocals tòniques en síl·labes obertes són:
 curtes després consonants sordes
 llargues en altres ocasions

Comparança lèxica i fonètica entre cada varietat

Notes

Referències

Bibliografia

Vegeu també
 Furlà
 Ladí
 Literatura romanxa

Enllaços externs

 Pàgina de l'organització Lia Rumantscha
 Diccionari romanx-anglès
 Una mostra de memòries filosòfiques en romanx l'edició original de la qual data de 1776
 Pàgina de notícies Noeles.net
 Paral·leles entre català i romanx
 Paral·leles entre romanx i alemany

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Impressive late summer entertainment with The Post Office, Rose Exposed #TRENDING
THE POST OFFICE In the fading daylight, Ash (Alexis Bitner, Olympus High School) tells the others surrounding her bed, "I can see the courier riding down the narrow road that winds like a ribbon through the...
The Post Office set to premiere in conjunction with Rose Exposed; companion piece to upcoming UN Civil Society Conference in SLC
Of all his works as a Bengali dramatist, The Post Office has become Rabindranath Tagore's (1861-1941) most famous play. It was completed in 1912, a year before he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Repertory Dance Theatre to open 2020 with new works by dancers in Emerge
Fascinating, innovative, collaborative: Top Ten Moments of the Utah Enlightenment for 2019
Dan Higgins' Speak is fascinating choreography of spatial form in storytelling
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West End 'fringe' neighborhoods near Broad Street seeing uptick in home rebuilds
Jonathan Spiers November 19, 2020 8
Chandler Construction's homes at 4613 and 4615 Augusta Ave. replaced an older house on a double-lot. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers)
As new development spilling over from the Scott's Addition area continues to push westward along Broad Street, established residential neighborhoods adjacent to the corridor are getting renewed interest from homebuilders on the hunt for infill and rehab opportunities.
In Monument Avenue Park, just east of Willow Lawn, Chandler Construction recently replaced one of the midcentury neighborhood's decades-old homes with two new, larger houses, filling out what had previously been a double lot on Augusta Avenue.
A block north on Fitzhugh Avenue, Cava Cos. just finished converting a 1950s rancher into a larger Craftsman-style house, and has several other remodels in the works in the area. And a few blocks east along Augusta, in the adjoining Sauer's Gardens subdivision, Richmond Hill Design + Build is in the process of rehabbing a 1920s Dutch Colonial near Thomas Jefferson High School.
Once finished, the Richmond Hill house will be listed at just under $800,000 — nearly the same price as Chandler Construction's homes, one of which sold in September for $789,500. The other home, likewise with 3,300 square feet and priced the same, went under contract last month.
It's a price range considerably higher than what the neighborhoods have been used to, and well above the $515,000 median sales price year-to-date in what's known in Richmond real estate circles as Area 20, aka the West End.
Mike Hanky
While such price points in Area 20 historically have been seen closer to the river and farther away from Broad, they've been slowly but steadily making their way into neighborhoods north of Monument Avenue, which Mike Hanky, a real estate agent active in the West End, said has been perceived as a sort of dividing line.
"It's interesting to me because those areas around Monument Avenue Park and Sauer's Gardens, they were developed about the same time as the areas just south of there," Hanky said, describing neighborhoods south of Monument Avenue as similar in look and feel. "But for whatever reason, when you cross over Monument, people seem to have a different opinion about it."
Hanky, an agent with Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate who focuses on residential infill development, said he expects such opinions of the neighborhoods to shift as interest in that part of town continues to pick up, particularly with its proximity to the burgeoning Broad Street corridor.
Wedged between Willow Lawn and the Scott's Addition area, and included in the popular Mary Munford Elementary School boundaries, Sauer's Gardens and Monument Avenue Park are also across Broad from the so-called Westwood area of Henrico County, which is positioning the largely industrial corridor as an extension of Scott's Addition — what the county manager has called "Scott's Addition 2.0."
The Dutch Colonial at 4207 August Ave. that Richmond Hill Design + Build is remodeling.
That transformation is beginning to take shape with recent additions such as TopGolf and the under-construction Kinsale Capital Group headquarters, where a 262-apartment complex is also in development. And between Westwood and Scott's Addition proper, a line of mixed-use buildings under construction along Broad is further adding to the corridor, in walking distance to the residential neighborhoods.
Add to that Willow Lawn, the nearby Libbie Mill development and the GRTC Pulse rapid transit bus line along Broad, Hanky said: "When you put all that together, it makes that corridor from Staples Mill (Road) back to Scott's Addition north of Broad seemingly very attractive to live close to."
Changing perspective
Accordingly, homebuilders have turned their sights toward the neighborhoods on the south side of Broad, scoping out spots with infill potential or homes that could be remodeled — or replaced.
Hanky, whose infill involvements over the years include the Carter's Ridge cul-de-sac subdivision in Tuckahoe and Richmond Hill's planned Westview at Libbie, said full tear-downs of houses to make way for bigger and pricier homes is a trend he's seen pick up in that area, the Chandler and Cava builds being examples.
"Prior to the recession, what you saw throughout the city for the most part were these more extensive addition/renovation projects on homes," Hanky said. "But very rarely did you have somebody actually tear a home down and build a brand new home in its place."
Lloyd Poe
Lloyd Poe, a veteran area homebuilder who launched Richmond Hill in 2018, said he's become more active closer to Broad as land and home prices farther south have increased. He bought the Dutch Colonial he's renovating in Sauer's Gardens last year for $360,000, and is increasing its footprint from 1,700 square feet to nearly 3,000 with an additional bedroom and other upgrades.
Once complete, he's planning to list it at $799,950 — a price range he's hitting more and more in the area.
"We're buying everything we can buy over there, and not enough," said Poe, whose other north-of-Monument projects include a remodel in the 4500 block of Grace Street.
Poe is also active south of Monument, where he's remodeling other homes and recently finished his first modern-design house, replacing a Cape Cod on Kensington Avenue. But he said market conditions and economics continue to turn his attention northward.
"The old days, the farther south you moved from Broad, the more desirable the property became," Poe said. "The problem is, the property that became more desirable also became more expensive. So, some people are opting to do stuff a block or two south of Broad because those properties can now be acquired at a price that you can do some things and keep it under $800,000.
"The Scott's Addition push, the Henrico push, and the increasing property costs the farther south you go has made this new area, which three or four years ago was fringe — it's now good enough, because it's in Mary Mumford and it's cost-effective, comparatively speaking," Poe said.
Remodel vs. rebuild
With most homes in those areas coming in at around 1,500 square feet, Poe said increasing the footprint is usually necessary to add value and turn a profit, leaving the builder to determine whether it's more economical to remodel or tear down and rebuild.
"You have to get the houses at 3,000 square feet or above in order to make all of the numbers work. It's almost impossible for me anymore to buy in the Mary Munford area without hitting (a sales price of) $800,000 or above.
"Part of why you tear down a house is that it costs more to fix and increase its size than it would be to just start all over again," he said. "Some of the houses are so obsolete and have not been kept up or remodeled every 10 years or so that nothing in the house is salvageable anymore."
John Chandler
John Chandler, who launched Chandler Construction in 2013, said the opportunity to replace an older home with two new ones is what led him to Monument Avenue Park.
"That was the first time I'd done an infill project north of Monument Avenue, and infill is a unique way to bolster what the city has to offer," Chandler said. "You're able to bring in new construction in areas where people want to live. So, in a lot of consumers' eyes, that's a great value."
Chandler purchased the double-lot last year for $365,000, razed the Cape Cod that was there and replaced it with the two new, larger homes. The homes were listed in March and June above $800,000 before coming down in price over the summer, ultimately going under contract at $789,500.
"It was a very successful project," Chandler said of the new builds, which he's following up with another tear-down and replacement on Park Avenue a few blocks away.
Cava Cos.' Frank Cava said he has four or five projects lined up in the area, following up the remodel he recently finished on Fitzhugh. That project took a 1,000-square-foot Cape Cod and enlarged it as a 2,500-square-foot Craftsman he's listing at $650,000.
Cava Cos.' rebuild at 4703 Fitzhugh Ave. was just listed at $650,000.
"We really like that area because it sells incredibly well. It's always desirable, even in bad markets, and with the great elementary school that binds that neighborhood together, it really is a great place to have inventory," Cava said. "We've got a bunch in there."
Hanky, who comes from a real estate family — his father and brother are both developers, as is he — said he expects demand will ultimately bring homes in Monument Avenue Park and Sauer's Gardens more in line with their south-of-Monument neighbors. He said new construction north of Monument is selling for $230 a square foot, where comparable homes south of the avenue are in the $250 to $260 range.
"I feel like people are missing the boat, because the only difference between our $230-a-foot and the $250- to $260-a-foot for similar product four or five or six blocks south is perception," Hanky said. "When enough activity picks up north of Monument the perception will change, and all of a sudden that phantom delta in the values will disappear.
"When you see guys like Frank Cava and Lloyd Poe doing jobs in that area, it's a sign, to me at least, that they're not going to stop with one," Hanky said. "They're going to be looking to do more."
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About the Author: Jonathan Spiers
Jonathan joined BizSense in early 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate, advertising/marketing and other news. Reach him at [email protected] or (804) 308-2447.
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Chris Terrell
Am I the only one feeling like it's 2005 all over again? I know that perception is reality, and that the only three things that matter in real estate are location, location, and location, but 800K????
Chris McGohagen
Reply to Chris Terrell
Agreed, no offense, but they are mentioning an elementary school, what happens when the kids grow up, the high school and middle schools aren't that great. For a bigger home, potentially a lot less in real estate taxes, and a price point of less than $500K, more yard space, etc., suburbs better value IMHO.
charles Frankenhoff
Reply to Chris McGohagen
except you have to live in the suburbs. And many of us would pay a great deal of money to avoid living a bland, and inconvenienced life.
People are missing the point. The city is a luxury good. People pay extra, because they have the money, and it's worth it
LaToya Sparks
I agree with you Chris. There are a lot of lessons to take away from the early 2000s (which is not that long ago) that some in real estate seem to be forgetting–or perhaps never learned.
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Angela Hough
When you see those houses in the neighborhoods, they look out of place – as if the builders had no regard to the actual neighborhood that they've been built in.
Charles Finley
Reply to Angela Hough
That's because the builders *have* no regard for the neighborhoods they're building in. These houses dwarf their neighbors and are contextually out of place within the surrounding fabric. I wonder how the neighbors feel about being overshadowed by these behemoths?
Jamie Ficor
I agree somewhat but I think it's more of a visual thing. There are a ton of homes in this area with the back blown out to double the square footage. By overall size they aren't that much different than the homes this article discusses, but it's not as obvious from the street.
there is a lot of variation near here. The idea that all houses in the neighborhood should be the same is kind of awful to me – that's the sort of suburban tract neighborhood that we city people want to avoid.
More the issue is should the houses be ugly. Sadly, the Cava house is. I'd much rather a bigger, prettier, house.


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Voliva!
Which is more amusing: the fact that a geocentrist was actually considered to testify for the defense in the McLean v. Arkansas trial, or the fact that a flat-earther wanted to be considered to testify for the prosecution in the Tennessee v. Scopes trial? True, in the twentieth century, thinking that the Earth is flat is even nuttier than thinking that the Earth is at the center of the solar system, so it's tempting to give the nod to the flat-earther. But if you look beyond the beliefs to the context, and remember that the Arkansas attorney general's office took Gerardus D. Bouw seriously enough as a potential expert witness to include him on a list of witnesses submitted to the court (see "In the Orbit of McLean"), while the Scopes trial attracted all sorts of self-publicizing eccentrics not taken seriously by the attorneys involved, then you might be inclined to favor the geocentrist. Well, I'll tell you about the flat-earther, and you can decide for yourself.
The relevance of flat-earthery to the dispute over teaching evolution was apparent well before the Scopes trial. In 1922, Edwin Grant Conklin, then a professor of zoology at Princeton University, took to the pages of The New York Times to castigate the antievolution crusade recently launched by Billy Sunday and William Jennings Bryan. After sketching the evidence for evolution, Conklin lamented, "If only the theological opponents of evolution could learn anything from past attempts to confute science by the Bible they would be more cautious." Exhibit A was the shape of the Earth. Despite denunciations of the idea that the Earth is a sphere as opposed to Scripture, Conklin wrote, "Today only Voliva and his followers at Zion City maintain that the earth is flat, and the heavens a solid dome, because this is apparently taught by the Scriptures." Evidently Voliva was famous enough not to require any introduction then.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva was born in rural Indiana in 1870. Devoutly religious, he was ordained at the age of nineteen. After studying at a series of Bible colleges, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Hiram College and became a pastor in Washington Court House, Ohio. Dissatisfied with his position, he was on the verge of resigning when he was impressed with reports of the work of the evangelist and faith-healer John Alexander Dowie (1847–1907). Eager to become part of Dowie's work, Voliva was ordained in his Christian Catholic Church, directing its work in Chicago and Cincinnati before emigrating to Australia in 1901 to direct its work there. After Dowie suffered a stroke in 1905, he summoned Voliva from Australia to oversee Zion, Illinois, a theocratic town that Dowie founded in 1900 and in effect personally owned. Arriving in Zion in early 1906, Voliva, with the support of church elders, promptly took over the town and the church.
By 1914, Voliva had consolidated his power in Zion. According to Christine Garwood's excellent Flat Earth (2007), "Although Dowie had accepted a globular world, Voliva concluded from scriptural study that the earth must be flat and from 1914 he became increasingly focused on destroying what he called the unholy 'trinity of evils': evolution, modern astronomy[,] and higher criticism." In Zion's schools, students were taught that the Earth was flat—a vast circular plane with the North Pole at its center and a huge impassable wall of ice surrounding its circumference—and globes were banned. Robert J. Schadewald observed that Voliva ordered the church's hymns to be rewritten: for example, "Let every kindred, every tribe, / On this terrestrial ball, / To him majesty ascribe, / And crown Him the Lord of All" became "Let every kindred, every tribe, / On this terrestrial plane, / To him majesty ascribe, / And praise his Holy Name."
Voliva's influence wasn't limited to Zion, however. In the era of Arctic exploration and trans-Atlantic flights—the Norge sighted the North Pole in 1926; Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic solo in 1927—Voliva was so reliable a source of outrageous pronouncements on geographical matters that he was constantly in the news. It helped, too, that he was alert to the emerging medium of radio: he is credited with being the first evangelist to own a radio station, WCBD, which was so powerful that its signal could be heard in Australia. It's not surprising, then, to read in the Berkeley Daily Gazette of June 13, 1925, "Just as the fundamentalists of Tennessee are beginning to get a little worried by all the scientific forces arrayed against them, hope dawns in the person of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion City, Ill. He is galloping south to Dayton to lend his aid in the prosecution of the high school teacher indicted for teaching evolution."
Voliva was in fact a little disappointed in Bryan, telling the Chattanooga News, "He doesn't go far enough in his fundamentalist belief…If Bryan repudiates modern theories of biology, he ought to repudiate modern theories of geology and astronomy as we do." But he probably would have been willing to testify had Bryan asked him to do so. Indeed, Garwood writes that "he reportedly proposed to Bryan that they run for the presidency of the United States [presumably the ticket would be Bryan for president, a position that he sought three times before, and Voliva for vice president] on a joint platform to eliminate the twin heresies of evolution and a spherical earth." Alas, Bryan died five days after the Scopes trial ended. As for Voliva, his fortunes, both literal and metaphorical, declined with the Great Depression. By 1937, he was bankrupt, losing control of the church and of Zion. After moving to Florida, he died of cancer in 1942.
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package bucketset_test

import (
	"github.com/mark-rushakoff/ss33/bucketset"

	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
)

var _ = Describe("StorageSet", func() {
	Describe("Merge", func() {
		It("Overwrites values in the receiver", func() {
			initial := &bucketset.StorageSet{
				Permanent: &bucketset.Storage{
					Endpoint:        "",
					BucketName:      "",
					AccessKeyId:     "",
					SecretAccessKey: "",
				},
				Cache: &bucketset.Storage{
					Endpoint:        "c.example.com",
					BucketName:      "c-bucket",
					AccessKeyId:     "c-access-key",
					SecretAccessKey: "c-secret",
				},
			}

			downstream := bucketset.StorageSet{
				Permanent: &bucketset.Storage{
					Endpoint:        "p.example.com",
					BucketName:      "p-bucket",
					AccessKeyId:     "p-access-key",
					SecretAccessKey: "p-secret",
				},
				Cache: &bucketset.Storage{
					Endpoint:        "",
					BucketName:      "",
					AccessKeyId:     "",
					SecretAccessKey: "",
				},
			}

			initial.Merge(downstream)

			Expect(initial).To(Equal(
				&bucketset.StorageSet{
					Permanent: &bucketset.Storage{
						Endpoint:        "p.example.com",
						BucketName:      "p-bucket",
						AccessKeyId:     "p-access-key",
						SecretAccessKey: "p-secret",
					},
					Cache: &bucketset.Storage{
						Endpoint:        "c.example.com",
						BucketName:      "c-bucket",
						AccessKeyId:     "c-access-key",
						SecretAccessKey: "c-secret",
					},
				},
			))
		})
	})
})


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Tractor Supply Company buys Orscheln Farm and Home stores
Orscheln began moving into the former Kmart building on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau in August 2019.(KFVS)
By Amber Ruch
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 2:58 PM CST
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Tractor Supply Company announced it acquired Orscheln Farm and Home.
According to Tractor Supply, it acquired Orscheln Farm and Home in an all-cash transaction for about $297 million, net of acquired estimated future tax benefits of $23 million.
"This is an exciting step for Tractor Supply as we expand our footprint in the Midwest with the high-quality assets of Orscheln Farm and Home. We have always had great respect for Barry Orscheln and the team at Orscheln Farm and Home for the strong connection they have with customers in the communities they serve, along with their industry knowledge and capabilities. With our shared values and passion for the Out Here lifestyle, we are honored to welcome Orscheln Farm and Home to the Tractor Supply family. We look forward to bringing together our highly complementary cultures and teams to realize the long-term value and benefits that we expect this acquisition to deliver," said Hal Lawton, Tractor Supply's president and chief executive officer.
Barry Orscheln, chairman and CEO of Orscheln Farm and Home, also released a statement:
"For more than 60 years, my family, our Orscheln Farm and Home employees and I have been committed to serving the needs of rural communities across the Midwest. I am very proud of all that we have accomplished over this time. I am confident that with Tractor Supply our stores will be well-positioned to continue Orscheln's tradition of taking care of our customers and communities for the next phase of growth."
In August 2019, it was announced Orscheln would move into the former Kmart building on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau.
The Orscheln location in Cape Girardeau, Mo.(KFVS)
An Orscheln location in Poplar Bluff expanded in August 2019.
Orscheln Farm and Home operates 167 stores located in 11 states: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky Illinois and Ohio.
Copyright 2021 KFVS. All rights reserved.


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Virginia of Sagadahoc Being Reconstructed
by Paul VanDerWerf
The Virginia of Sagadahoc, originally built by the colonists of the Popham Colony (1607-8 CE) being reconstructed by the Maine's First Ship project. Photo taken in 2014 CE.
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Q: Can connect to database on server but cannot insert. Works on mamp localhost I created a website which was fully functional on my computer's MAMP. When I placed it on the server, everything works well except for the fact that I cannot insert a new user into the DB. I'm partially concerned that the SSL cert is interrupting it, but I don't know enough about this to determine that. To troubleshoot this I did the following:
1. confirmed the connection works by returning row numbers and data that I manually placed into the database

2. confirmed openSSL is active/on

3. confirmed proper placement of my ssl certs through a separate site that confirms their presence

4. checked the error log on the server (which showed no errors) and then created a script to cause an error as proof of principle it works

5.confirmed the phpmyadmin user has full privledges

6. I have two user types and scripts that both don't work that worked on MAMP so I'm fairly confident its not poor coding

Further, all my php sql statements have built in mysqli_error($conn) which show no errors, and when I attempted a basic
 "INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ('john')"

scenario, it was unsuccessful.
My feeling that it is the ssl stems from the fact that my other (non-encrypted) sites don't have this problem. Is there something basic I'm missing?

A: Its not the SSL, its your configuration. See into it. If you can insert while doing it in the phpmyadmin with a raw sql, then check your config like the hostname user and db name. What server you are using?

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