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package org.apache.cloudstack.iam;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import javax.inject.Inject;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.PermissionScope;
import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.QuerySelector;
import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.SecurityChecker.AccessType;
import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.IAMGroup;
import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.IAMPolicy;
import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.IAMPolicyPermission;
import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.IAMService;

import com.cloud.domain.DomainVO;
import com.cloud.domain.dao.DomainDao;
import com.cloud.user.Account;
import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;

public class RoleBasedEntityQuerySelector extends AdapterBase implements QuerySelector {

    private static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(RoleBasedEntityQuerySelector.class.getName());

    @Inject
    IAMService _iamService;
    @Inject
    DomainDao _domainDao;

    @Override
    public List<Long> getAuthorizedDomains(Account caller, String action, AccessType accessType) {
        long accountId = caller.getAccountId();
        if (accessType == null) {
            accessType = AccessType.UseEntry;  // default always show resources authorized to use
        }
        // Get the static Policies of the Caller
        List<IAMPolicy> policies = _iamService.listIAMPolicies(accountId);
        // for each policy, find granted permission with Domain scope
        List<Long> domainIds = new ArrayList<Long>();
        for (IAMPolicy policy : policies) {
            List<IAMPolicyPermission> pp = new ArrayList<IAMPolicyPermission>();
            pp.addAll(_iamService.listPolicyPermissionsByScope(policy.getId(), action,
                    PermissionScope.DOMAIN.toString(), accessType.toString()));

            if (pp != null) {
                for (IAMPolicyPermission p : pp) {
                    if (p.getScopeId() != null) {
                        Long domainId = null;
                        if (p.getScopeId().longValue() == -1) {
                            domainId = caller.getDomainId();
                            //domainIds.add(caller.getDomainId());
                        } else {
                            domainId = p.getScopeId();
                            //domainIds.add(p.getScopeId());
                        }
                        //domainIds.add(domainId);
                        // add all the domain children from this domain (including this domain itself). Like RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker, we made an assumption, if DOMAIN scope is granted, it means that
                        // the whole domain tree is granted access.
                        DomainVO domain = _domainDao.findById(domainId);
                        List<Long> childDomains = _domainDao.getDomainChildrenIds(domain.getPath());
                        if (childDomains != null && childDomains.size() > 0) {
                            domainIds.addAll(childDomains);
                        }

                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return domainIds;
    }

    @Override
    public List<Long> getAuthorizedAccounts(Account caller, String action, AccessType accessType) {
        long accountId = caller.getAccountId();
        if (accessType == null) {
            accessType = AccessType.UseEntry;  // default always show resources authorized to use
        }
        // Get the static Policies of the Caller
        List<IAMPolicy> policies = _iamService.listIAMPolicies(accountId);
        // for each policy, find granted permission with Account scope
        List<Long> accountIds = new ArrayList<Long>();
        for (IAMPolicy policy : policies) {
            List<IAMPolicyPermission> pp = new ArrayList<IAMPolicyPermission>();
            pp.addAll(_iamService.listPolicyPermissionsByScope(policy.getId(), action,
                    PermissionScope.ACCOUNT.toString(), accessType.toString()));

            if (pp != null) {
                for (IAMPolicyPermission p : pp) {
                    if (p.getScopeId() != null) {
                        if (p.getScopeId().longValue() == -1) {
                            accountIds.add(caller.getId());
                        } else {
                            accountIds.add(p.getScopeId());
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return accountIds;
    }

    @Override
    public List<Long> getAuthorizedResources(Account caller, String action, AccessType accessType) {
        long accountId = caller.getAccountId();
        if (accessType == null) {
            accessType = AccessType.UseEntry;  // default always show resources authorized to use
        }
        // Get the static Policies of the Caller
        List<IAMPolicy> policies = _iamService.listIAMPolicies(accountId);

        // add the policies that grant recursive access
        List<IAMGroup> groups = _iamService.listIAMGroups(caller.getId());
        for (IAMGroup group : groups) {
            // for each group find the grand parent groups.
            List<IAMGroup> parentGroups = _iamService.listParentIAMGroups(group.getId());
            for (IAMGroup parentGroup : parentGroups) {
                policies.addAll(_iamService.listRecursiveIAMPoliciesByGroup(parentGroup.getId()));
            }
        }

        // for each policy, find granted permission with Resource scope
        List<Long> entityIds = new ArrayList<Long>();
        for (IAMPolicy policy : policies) {
            List<IAMPolicyPermission> pp = new ArrayList<IAMPolicyPermission>();
            pp.addAll(_iamService.listPolicyPermissionsByScope(policy.getId(), action,
                    PermissionScope.RESOURCE.toString(), accessType.toString()));

            if (pp != null) {
                for (IAMPolicyPermission p : pp) {
                    if (p.getScopeId() != null) {
                        entityIds.add(p.getScopeId());
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return entityIds;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isGrantedAll(Account caller, String action, AccessType accessType) {
        long accountId = caller.getAccountId();
        if (accessType == null) {
            accessType = AccessType.UseEntry;  // default always show resources authorized to use
        }
        // Get the static Policies of the Caller
        List<IAMPolicy> policies = _iamService.listIAMPolicies(accountId);
        // for each policy, find granted permission with ALL scope
        for (IAMPolicy policy : policies) {
            List<IAMPolicyPermission> pp = new ArrayList<IAMPolicyPermission>();
            pp.addAll(_iamService.listPolicyPermissionsByScope(policy.getId(), action, PermissionScope.ALL.toString(),
                    accessType.toString()));
            if (pp != null && pp.size() > 0) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public List<String> listAclGroupsByAccount(long accountId) {
        List<IAMGroup> groups = _iamService.listIAMGroups(accountId);
        List<String> groupNames = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (IAMGroup grp : groups) {
            groupNames.add(grp.getName());
        }
        return groupNames;
    }

}

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It's been more than a month (!) since my last blog post so please accept my sincere apologies for leaving you in the dark so long! It has definitely been a crazy last couple of months...I've moved into a new place (whew, it's been a chore AND a joy getting it up to par!) and on top of that the "day job" has been so hectic that I've taken a hiatus from posting/writing on Fatally-Yours.
Mister Spooky (my wonderful boyfriend) and I are settling in quite nicely in the new digs, but we are still tackling lots of home improvement odds and ends that must be done before I feel totally at ease and can actually have a housewarming party. So far we've bought a fabulous new couch, painted an accent wall blood red and applied a spooky tree branch decal to said wall (see photo above). Next we must tackle mounting our flat-screen TV to the wall, buying a dining set and finally getting a new bed! Once everything is set up I'll be sure to post more photos. I'm just glad we are finally all unpacked...boy, I never realized how many books and DVDs I own!
But enough on updates about me, let's get the the important topic...Halloween!! I'm so excited to see Halloween items popping up in stores...from Pottery Barn to Bath and Body Works to Michael's, stores are starting to stock their shelves with orange and black! I'm also glad that summer is nearly over...this heat certainly does not suit me so I'm looking forward to the cooler days of autumn (though in Southern California this usually doesn't happen until November). This year, we are taking the year off from throwing our annual Halloween party (check out past years' photos HERE). Sad, I know, but I've just been too overwhelmed with life in general to focus on planning another stunning Halloween party. Plus, my family will be in town the week prior to Halloween and I'd like to spend as much time with them as possible (Disneyland, here we come!).
So, fear not, dear readers...I am back, though I may be posting less than usual for a bit longer. I'm sure once Halloween season is in full swing you'll be seeing a lot more of me, though!
Hey, you're alive! I haven't seen any Halloween stuff around yet but I'm sure that will pick up any time soon and I can't wait.
I freaking love that accent wall. And the coffee table is rad, too!
Welcome back! I'm loving the wall decal. Very pretty wall color too!
More like back from the dead, LOL! I'm glad to be back, lovey!
Thanks for the compliments! After all the hard work we did (painting, applying the decal, both of which were huge undertakings, believe it or not!) I'm happy everything turned out so swell!
Glad to have you back, however infrequently. I so hate it when my "real" life interferes with my on-line life.
i LOVE the red wall with the tree branch, it looks awesome!
I love when houses are Halloween theme all year long....makes me smile. I'm probably going to get some fake headstones for my bedroom this year. I like the way the red and black look together.


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Manatee County Phosphate Mine Rezoning Extended
By Steve Newborn • Jan 31, 2017
Workers check on the teeth of a drill used at the phosphate dredger
Steve Newborn / WUSF News
A tugboat approaches the phosphate dredger at the Wingate Mine
UPDATED: 1/31:
Manatee County Commissioners extended a public hearing on the proposed rezoning of the Wingate East phosphate mine until Wednesday.
Commissioners Monday finished a two-day public hearing, where most of the speakers opposed the mine expansion. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, they'll question Mosaic engineers and county staffers, beginning at 9 a.m. The board is expected to vote on the rezoning request at the end of that meeting.
Monday, dozens of people told commissioners what they think about the mine expansion.
Frank Harrison of Terra Ceia says Mosaic has given a lot back to the local community.
"Mosaic has repeatedly proven to be an outstanding corporate citizen by providing charitable gifts of parks and fire department facilities and equipment," he said, "as well as numerous donations to local charities, just to name a few."
Most of the speakers came out against the mine expansion. Ricky Mafera has lived along the Myakka River for 25 years. He says Mosaic has a history of spills and sinkholes that has will only continue.
"Can we in Manatee County afford to take those kinds of risks with the Manatee River, Peace River and possibly the Manatee County watershed?" he asked commissioners. "Please deny this application."
You can read a background story about the Wingate Mine HERE:
Here's the original story:
Manatee County Commissioners on Monday are resuming a public hearing on a plan by Mosaic to more than double the size of its Wingate phosphate mine.
A full day of speakers and presentations on Thursday didn't provide enough time for more than 60 people who were scheduled to speak.
That included Carlin O'Reilly. She's married to an engineer with Mosaic.
"The vote to expand the Wingate Mine will impact thousands of jobs in Manatee County," she said, "and will extend the life of the mine, as well as careers, for years to come."
One of the people opposing the rezoning was Stuart Smith, representing the local chapter of the Sierra Club. He said commissioners should be mindful of a sinkhole that opened at another Mosaic property near Mulberry, where millions of gallons of toxic water flowed into the aquifer.
"Years ago, you could be sure the people who built this plant at New Wales came to the Polk County Commission, with assurances they could make nature do their bidding and leave it better than before," he told the board. "But we're here today because in September, we got another reminder of how wrong they could be."
So many people registered to speak, that Manatee Commissioners will continue the public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday.
Both the Planning Commission and county staffers already have come out in favor of the rezoning.
Phosphate mining
Manatee County Phosphate Mine Expansion Up For Vote
The first hint that Mosaic's Wingate Mine is no ordinary phosphate mine comes when you drive down a dirt road and see a large dredge boat listing in a pond that can barely contain it. Drive a few more minutes, and prepare to board a tugboat in a huge artificial lake.
Legislator: 'Spill Bill' Would Keep Public Informed
By Jim Ash • Jan 5, 2017
Lawmakers are vowing to strengthen public notice requirements for toxic spills after an administrative law judge struck down an emergency rule by Governor Rick Scott.

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Dweck, C. S. (1999). Self-Theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development. Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
Dweck, C. S. (2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Random House, NY, 2006
Ma, X. & Xu, J. (2004). Determining the causal ordering between attitude toward mathematics and achievement in mathematics. American Journal of Education, 110, 256-280.
Solution: Review basic skills and concepts thoroughly before introducing new topics, so all students can start on an equal footing, and target less confident students with special "bonus" questions that allow them to experience success. When students feel equally capable, their brains work efficiently, and they tend to become equally capable.
Pashler, H., Bain, P., Bottge, B., Graesser, A., Koedinger, K., McDaniel, M., and Metcalfe, J. (NCER 2004-2007). Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Geary, D. C. (2006). Development of mathematical understanding. In W. Damon (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology (6th ed., Vol. 2, D. Kuhl & R. S. Siegler (Eds.). Cognition, perception, and language, pp. 777-810). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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Humbre, R., (1990). The nature, relief and effects of mathematics anxiety. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 12(1), 33-46.


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Unit sixteen firstly covers ?conditionals?. It explains the five main conditional forms and usages and provides some ideas for teaching them. Secondly, the unit focuses on reported speech and directed speech. It explains the structure of reported speech and clarifies how verb tenses, pronouns and time expressions change while turning direct speech into reported speech. In addition some teaching ideas for reported speech lesson and some students? mistakes/errors are also provided.In this unit i learned about the importance of creating a lesson plan. Writing a lesson plan is an important procedure as it gives you a record of class content, consistency, and targets/goals for the class to achieve. The lesson plan should include learner objects, personal aim, language point, teaching aids, anticipated problems, procedure, phase timing, and interaction. Being a good teacher requires you to be well organised. To be well organized you need a well prepared lesson plan.


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package com.licong.graduationproject.activity;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;

import com.licong.graduationproject.R;

public class AboutActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.about_layout);
    }
}


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Osun branch has expressed readiness to partner with Fountain University on loan assessment for the development of entrepreneurship training in the University.
Mrs Adebayo Oluyemisi, who led the CBN team during a visit to the University Management recently, said staff and students of the university can take advantage of the windows of opportunity provided by the CBN to assess loan for businesses and entrepreneurship growth.
Adebayo explained that the CBN has various loan schemes for all kinds of businesses, especially for agricultural products in line with the economic diversification initiatives of the Federal Government.
She highlighted some of the loans accessible as Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) National Collateral Registry (NCR) Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund, Agribusiness /Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) Anchor Borrower's Programme (ABP) among others.
The CBN Director stressed that all the loans are accessible through commercial banks, microfinance banks, Islamic Development Banks and Agricultural Development banks, depending on the nature of business.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Amidu Sanni, who spoke on behalf of the management appreciated the CBN team and requested for a return visit, so that students and staff members of the university can benefit from the scheme in their large numbers.
Highlight of the event was the presentation of the University souvenir by the Registrar, Dr. K. W Sallee on behalf of the Management as a token of appreciation to the CBN team.


text:
/**
 * @class
 * @classdesc Gamestate: score, speed, pylons, Player, lot of fun...
 */

/**
 *
 */
var Gamestate = function () {
    /**
     * @type {Matter.Engine}
     */
    this.engine = null;

    /**
     * All Pylons on the map
     * @type {Pylon[]}
     */
    this.pylons = [];

    /**
     * All playing balls
     * @type {Ball}
     */
    this.balls = [];

    //Register input
    document.getElementById('overlay').addEventListener("touch", this.playerInput.bind(this));
    document.getElementById('overlay').addEventListener("click", this.playerInput.bind(this));

    /**
     * Indicates that game was ended
     */
    this.gameOver = false;

    //Evelina animation
    this.evelina = null;

    /**
     * Score for outlived enemies
     * @type {number}
     */
    this._scoreNoTime = 0;

    /**
     * Start of game time
     * @type {Date}
     */
    this.startTime = new Date();

    this.overlay = new Overlay();

    this.tickNum = 0;
    this.simTime = 0;
    this.gravityChangeTicks = null;

    this.restart();

    this.overlay.showBeginScreen(this);

    this.resize();

    this.randomSeed = 1;

    this.bonuses = [];
    this.newBonus();
};

Gamestate.prototype.resize = function () {
    var w = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientWidth, window.innerWidth || 0);
    var h = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight, window.innerHeight || 0);

    //always fill screen with respecting aspectRatio
    var aspectRatio = 1; //w/h
    var sideH = Math.min(w * aspectRatio, h);
    var sideW = Math.min(w, h / aspectRatio);
    var side = Math.min(sideH, sideW);

    if (this.engine) {
        if (side > this.engine.render.options.width) {
            side = this.engine.render.options.width;
        }
    }

    /*If no space on the right, do not draw Evelina */
    if (this.evelina !== undefined && this.evelina !== null) {
        if ((this.side * 1.3) < w) {
            this.evelina.show();
        } else {
            this.evelina.hide();
        }
    }

    this.side = side;
    if (this.engine !== undefined && this.engine !== null) {
        this.engine.render.canvas.style.height = side + "px";
        this.engine.render.canvas.style.width = side + "px";
    }
};

Gamestate.prototype.beforeUpdate = function (event) {
    var engine = this.engine;
    var world = this.engine.world;
    var gravity = world.gravity;

    for (var i = 0; i < this.balls.length; i++) {
        this.balls[i].ai();
    }

    var myBodies = Matter.Composite.allBodies(world);
    if (!this.lastTimestamp) {
        this.lastTimestamp = 0;
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < myBodies.length; i++) {
        var body = myBodies[i];
        if (typeof body.applyRopeGravity === "function" && body.onRopeGravity > 0) {
            //Apply my custom function for any objects currently on rope
            body.applyRopeGravity(event.timestamp - this.lastTimestamp,
                    gravity.x * gravity.scale,
                    gravity.y * gravity.scale);
        }
    }
    this.tickNum++;
    thisTime = event.timestamp - this.lastTimestamp;
    if (thisTime < 500) {
        //limit
        this.simTime += event.timestamp - this.lastTimetamp;
    } else {
        this.simTime += 500;
    }

    this.bonusTick--;
    if (this.gravityChangeTicks) {
        this.gravityChangeTicks--;
    }
    if (this.gravityChangeTicks && this.gravityChangeTicks < 0) {
        this.setNormalGravity();
    }
    if (this.bonusTick < 0) {
        this.newBonus();
    }
    if (this.bonuses && Array.isArray(this.bonuses)) {
        for (var i = 0; i < this.bonuses.length; i++) {
            if (this.bonuses[i].ttl-- < 0) {
                //bonus expired
                Matter.World.remove(this.engine.world, this.bonuses[i].body);
            }
        }
    }

    this.lastTimestamp = event.timestamp;

};

Gamestate.prototype.afterUpdate = function () {
    for (var i = 0; i < this.balls.length; i++) {
        if (!this.balls[i].checkBoundaries(this.engine.world)) {
            return;
        }
    }

    this.tickNum++;
    if (this.tickNum % 2 === 0) {
        this.evelina.update();
    }

    this.showScore();
    this.runner.deltaMax = 1000;//fixed bug in Matter (after restart former time was used and biiiig tick was rendered)
};

Gamestate.prototype.playerInput = function () {
    this.player.controlled = true;
    this.player.toggleHook();
};

Gamestate.prototype.collisionActive = function (event) {
    // change object colours to show those in an active collision (e.g. resting contact)
    for (var i = 0; i < event.pairs.length; i++) {

        var pair = event.pairs[i];

        if (pair.bodyA.parentBall !== undefined && pair.bodyB.parentBall !== undefined) {
            //collision between two balls
            var depth = pair.collision.depth ? pair.collision.depth : 0.00000001;

            //cannot use Hook for some time
            pair.bodyA.parentBall.bump(depth);
            pair.bodyB.parentBall.bump(depth);

            //todo: if one of them player, bump Evelina
        }

    }
};

Gamestate.prototype.collisionStart = function (event) {
    // change object colours to show those in an active collision (e.g. resting contact)
    for (var i = 0; i < event.pairs.length; i++) {

        var pair = event.pairs[i];

        //Bonus collision
        var bonusBody = null;
        var ballBody = null;
        if (pair.bodyA.parentBall !== undefined && pair.bodyB.pObject && pair.bodyB.pObject.type === "Bonus") {
            bonusBody = pair.bodyB;
            ballBody = pair.bodyA;
        }
        if (pair.bodyB.parentBall !== undefined && pair.bodyA.pObject && pair.bodyA.pObject.type === "Bonus") {
            bonusBody = pair.bodyA;
            ballBody = pair.bodyB;
        }
        if (ballBody !== null && bonusBody !== null) {
            //remove bonus
            //todo: splice it from bonuses array
            Matter.Pair.setActive(pair, false);
            Matter.World.remove(this.engine.world, bonusBody);
            bonusBody.pObject.ttl = 0; //remove bonus next frame

            bonusBody.pObject.eaten(ballBody.pObject, this);

        }
    }
};

/**
 * Returns current score
 * @returns {Number}
 */
Gamestate.prototype.getScore = function () {
    //    return this._scoreNoTime + ((new Date() - this.startTime) / 100);
    return this._scoreNoTime + ((this.tickNum) / 6);
};

Gamestate.prototype.showScore = function () {
    var html = "";
    html += "Skóre: ";
    html += (Math.round(this.getScore()));
    html += ", ♥";
    html += (this.player.lives >= 0) ? this.player.lives : 0;
    html += "";
    document.getElementById("statusBar").innerHTML = html;
};

Gamestate.prototype.gameOverSignal = function () {
    Matter.Runner.stop(this.runner);
    Matter.Events.off(this.engine);
    this.engine.render.canvas.parentElement.removeChild(this.engine.render.canvas);
    Matter.Engine.clear(this.engine);

    this.evelina.happiness += 0.6;
    this.evelina.update();

    this.gameOver = true;
    this.overlay.showEndScreen(this);

    if (ga) {
        ga('set', {page: '/end/' + Math.round(this.getScore()), title: "Game ended"});
        ga('send', 'pageview');
    }
};

/**
 * Ball was killed
 * @param {string} id - id of the Ball
 * @returns {undefined}
 */
Gamestate.prototype.ballKilledSignal = function (id) {
    if (id !== 0) {
        this.evelina.happiness += 0.5;
        this._scoreNoTime += 1000;
    } else {
        //todo:makeSad and makeHappy functions of Evelina
        //player was killed
        this.setNormalGravity();
        this.evelina.happiness -= 0.5;
    }
};

Gamestate.prototype.restart = function (evt) {
    //destroy everything that is mine
    if (this.engine !== null) {
        //this.engine.render.canvas.parentElement.removeChild(this.engine.render.canvas);
        Matter.Engine.clear(this.engine);
    }
    this.overlay.hide();

    this.resize();

    // create a Matter.js engine
    this.engine = Matter.Engine.create({
        render: {
            element: document.getElementById('gameArea'),
            controller: Matter.Render,
            options: {
                width: 512, /* this.side*/
                height: 512
            }
        },
        timing: {
            timeScale: 0.5
        }
    });

    //renew
    this.pylons = [];
    this.balls = [];

    document.body.onkeyup = function (e) {
        if (e.keyCode === 32) {
            this.playerInput();
        }
    }.bind(this);

    //Creating game area
    this.pylons.push(new Pylon(this.engine, 0.25, 0.33, 0));
    this.pylons.push(new Pylon(this.engine, 0.5, 0.33, 0));
    this.pylons.push(new Pylon(this.engine, 0.75, 0.33, 0));
    this.pylons.push(new Pylon(this.engine, 0.25, 0.66, 0));
    this.pylons.push(new Pylon(this.engine, 0.5, 0.66, 0));
    this.pylons.push(new Pylon(this.engine, 0.75, 0.66, 0));

    /**
     * Main character of the game
     * (player is also in this.balls array)
     * @type{Ball}
     */
    this.player = new Ball(this.engine, 0.1, 0, 0.05, {"normal": "gfx/player.png", "bump": "gfx/player_bump.png"}, 0);
    this.player.gamestate = this;
    this.player.type = "Player";
    this.balls.push(this.player);

    //Creating enemies
    var enemy1 = new Ball(this.engine, 0.8, 0, 0.05, "", 1);
    var enemy2 = new Ball(this.engine, 0.4, 0, 0.05, "", 1);
    enemy1.gamestate = this;
    enemy2.gamestate = this;
    this.balls.push(enemy1);
    this.balls.push(enemy2);

    // add all of the bodies to the world
    for (var i = 0; i < this.pylons.length; i++) {
        Matter.World.add(this.engine.world, this.pylons[i].body);
        if (i === this.pylons.length - 1) {
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concurrency and other critical software issues: Gradual steps or paradigm shift towards easier concurrent apps?
Gradual steps or paradigm shift towards easier concurrent apps?
Herb Sutter's distinguishing argument is for a gradual evolution of programming languages and techniques (IDEs, APIs) towards easier concurrent program development.
My take on this is that we can only do gradual evolution right now because we don't really know how to do easy concurrent programs, i.e., we don't have an adequate programming language yet, but gradual is not sufficient (because still too difficult) and we will need a completely different language, asap.
Gradual steps may take us there eventually but what we will have once we get there will be a paradigm shift, a completely different type of programming language.
I propose that the new language that we try does concurrency by default and that in general a programmer will have to write specific instructions in order to bypass the built-in concurrency features and get a non-concurrent process or structure.


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After Shoot For The Stars debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart within the first week of its release, a deluxe version of Pop Smoke's posthumous album has now been released today, (July 20).
The deluxe edition features 15 new tracks from with guest appearances from Young Thug, Gunna, Jamie Foxx, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, DaVido, PnB Rock, Fivio Foreign, Queen Naija, Burna Boy, King Combs, Calboy, Dread Woo and Dafi Woo.
The original version of the album only consisted of 16 tracks with features from 50 Cent, Quavo, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch and others. The original album also placed the late rapper in the same category as The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac and XXXTENTACION as the only Hip Hop artists in history to snag the No. 1 spot in the afterlife.
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Tivoli Systems Inc. has put a Java Web client console in its NetView 6.0 network management software.
'You see NetView's view of the world wherever you have a browser,' said Jim Carey, a network management director for the Austin, Texas, company.
The Web client presents information about a network's node status, object collections, events and real-time diagnostics. The Tivoli product also allows many more network operators to participate than the previous version of NetView did, Carey said.
Another new feature uses location-sensitive topology to simplify network map layout.
'Getting the network correct is one thing,' Carey said. 'Matching it with your operators' view of the world so that they can quickly and effectively use the tool is entirely another problem,' he said.
Object collections in NetView 6.0 have been renamed SmartSets, Carey said. The SmartSets let administrators group network resources according to common attributes, such as resource type or location.
The software also isolates router faults to identify defective hardware quickly, Carey said.
The upgraded NetView version runs under IBM AIX, SunSoft Solaris, Compaq Tru64 Unix and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
NetView 6.0 for an organization with 100 high-end servers costs about $50,000 with a government discount, Tivoli spokeswoman Carolyn Smith said.


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Q: django simple captcha no such file /usr/share/dict/words I am deploying my Django project on a virtual machine with Ubuntu Trusty.
To do this I am using Gunicorn (with Supervisor) and Nginx.
Here is the link to the tutorial I followed:
http://michal.karzynski.pl/blog/2013/06/09/django-nginx-gunicorn-virtualenv-supervisor/
When I start Nginx and Gunicorn, the website is accessible, but when I try to reach a page that is using an app like django-simple-captcha, I get a "Server Error (500)".
As I am using virtualenv, all these apps (rosetta, easymode, simple-captcha...) installed with pip are stored in myvirtualenv/myproject/lib/python2.7/site-packages.
After some research, I modified my wsgi.py file to add the site-packages directory into the path, like this:
import os, sys, site

# Tell wsgi to add the Python site-packages to its path
site.addsitedir(os.path('/webapps/project/lib/python2.7/site-packages'))

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "project.settings")

#activate_this = os.path('/webapps/project/bin/activate_this.py')
#execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
#sys.path.append(os.path('/webapps/project/'))

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
application = get_wsgi_application()

... but it still doesn't work, knowing that if I uncomment one of the three lines above, I get an error message from gunicorn when restarting it:
project: ERROR (abnormal termination)

Do you think the problem here is that I don't activate the virtualenv?
Should I find another way to activate it?
How can I have some more information about why gunicorn won't start with the execfile or sys.path.append line?
Do you have any suggestions on what to do?
Please let me know if it lacks information, like the gunicorn_start script (even if it is the same as what we can found on many tutorials) :)
UPDATE:
I didn't pay enough attention, the gunicorn_start script is activating the virtualenv, so I don't need to do it in the wsgi.py file.
But the problem is still here: I print sys.path in the wsgi.py file, and when I use the python manage.py runserver my.server.address:8000 command, I can see that all the needed directories are in:
['/webapps/project/project', '/webapps/project/lib/python2.7', '/webapps/project/lib/python2.7/plat-x86_64-linux-gnu', '/webapps/project/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', '/webapps/project/lib/python2.7/lib-old', '/webapps/project/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib/python2.7', '/usr/lib/python2.7/plat-x86_64-linux-gnu', '/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', '/webapps/project/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages', '/webapps/project/lib/python2.7/site-packages']

I can't figure out why I get Server Error (500) when I try to load a page that make use of django-simple-captcha app located in /webapps/project/lib/python2.7/site-packages...

A: After some tests, I saw that it was only django-simple-captcha at the origin of the problem. And don't ask me why I didn't think to do that earlier, but I turned DEBUG on, and I got an IO error:
no such file /usr/share/dict/words
Indeed I was using
CAPTCHA_CHALLENGE_FUNCT = 'captcha.helpers.word_challenge'

in my settings.py...
Two solutions:

*

*Use another generator for django-simple-captcha: http://django-simple-captcha.readthedocs.org/en/latest/advanced.html#generators-and-modifiers

*Install needed dictionnaries:
sudo apt-get install wamerican
sudo apt-get install wfrench
...

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Lisa Harris: The Traitor's Pawn
When FBI agent Jack Shannon arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas, he is focused on one thing: find the man who has been selling encrypted government secrets to the Chinese through online birding chat rooms. But when a senator is shot during a hunting trip and the woman he was with is abducted, Jack agrees to join the search--especially when he discovers that the kidnapping victim is Aubrey Grayson, a woman he was once in love with.
As the search continues, it becomes clear the senator may not have been the intended victim--and Aubrey may be connected to the other case Jack is supposed to be working on. Can Jack untangle the knots before it's too late? And when he learns the truth, will it be too painful to get past?
Join the hunt for the truth--and a traitor--in this tension-laden story of secrets, betrayal, and second chances.
Lisa Harris started her latest novel, The Traitor's Pawn with her guns blazing. Right from the start, she jumps right in and starts the action. Just the way I like a romantic suspense to be. The two main characters have a love interest that they never mentioned to each other. They were best friends who wanted more, but never said anything. I totally understand that. But it bothered me that Harris allowed both of them to hide their feelings for the majority of the novel even though there were tons of underlying emotions. I felt like the hero, Jack should have said something sooner. Maybe just a little hint to make Aubrey scratch her head and wonder why she didn't see it or why she didn't admit to him or even herself. The ending is different. One I haven't seen done at all in any novel, which I really liked, but it still felt like the easy way out. I wanted more. Overall, The Traitor's Pawn wasn't a bad novel. Definitely carried enough suspense and romance to satisfy any reader. Recommended for fans of DiAnn Mills and Colleen Coble.
I received a complimentary copy of The Traitor's Pawn by Lisa Harris, but the opinions stated are all my own.
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Cherdo on the Flipside: Typo? What tpyo?
If you've been following my blog all along, I must tell you something shocking: English is my primary language. As a matter of fact, when you factor in four years of German, a couple of years helping in a Spanish class, attempts at helping my son with French and three years of teaching Latin, I still come up speaking only English. Additionally, I did take keyboarding in high school. I have all the prerequisites of a person who can communicate.
Why can't I type a full blog post without a typo? I mean, really, people - I can read my own typewritten words - or is this just a delusion? It's baffling. I proof, and proof a second time and still I find a mistake later on after someone else has read it.
Maybe this is a new syndrome that needs a support group? I catch other's mistakes in print all the time, so I know I'm not the only one (not that it lessens the frustration level). I wonder what we all have in common. Is it a weak connection between my wildly dysfunctional, bifocal laden eyeballs and my inattentive brain?
Once, I typed a church bulletin for Sunday worship and I misspelled the word "pray" - which turned out to be pretty awkward when the printed instructions to the congregation were to receive communion and then "go to the altar and pay." It would have been terrible, if not for the extra donations they found on the altar (my pastor was not sure if we really needed to correct it immediately).
Perhaps it is an alien presence monitoring my blog posts. Like a mouse in a maze, they might be monitoring my every move, removing letters - like a variable in a science experiment. Each time, they collect the data on how we respond. What does Cherdo do? What does the reader do? Why does she say "holy moley" as she corrects things and is it an Earth based code word? That could be a way for them to learn how to mess with our technology, or interfere with communications. I'm not paranoid, but that doesn't mean they aren't up there, hovering in a spaceship, watching everything I do.
All things are well and there are no aliens watching this primitive pointless form of communication. Be calm and do not investigate this claim. Google all things with rapid finger motion for your enjoyment. Thank yuo.


After breakfast transfer to Mount Abu. On arrival check-in to your hotel. Mount Abu is like a breath of fresh air in the parched desert of Rajasthan. The only hill station in Rajasthan, it is located 1,722 metres above sea level and is situated amidst the lush green hills on the highest point of the Aravallis range.In the Evening enjoy the sunset from Sunset View Point in Mount Abu. Visit to Dilwara Jain Temple, Honeymoon Point, Art Gallery & Nakki Lake where you can enjoy boat ride. Now you return to the hotel and overnight stay at Mount Abu.


I am not able to configure LucidChart plugin. Require urgent help!!!!
After migration all links to LC diagrams have been corrupted. Newly added diagrams diplay as it used to be. Any suggestions?
I just uninstalled Lucidchart from my list of pre-installed add-ons. Does anyone know how I reinstall Lucidchart back to my add-ons? Or any other pre-installed add-on for that matter? Thanks!
When will this plugin be updated to provide support for JIRA 6.2? It's much easier to manage plugins if they are kept up to date with JIRA support so they can be correctly updated through the UPM.
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As I've just started a small apartment garden at home, I read Guide to Gardening in Small Spaces by Stephanie Choo's with much delight. Besides talking about the basics of gardening, the avid gardener who blogs at Steph's Green Space and My Green Finder, suggested 50 garden plants suitable for small spaces. Its very useful to know what kind of plants are suitable for a small area and those that can thrive in our tropical weather.
If you buy herbs in the supermarket which comes in little pots, you can replant them.
How? After snipping away some leaves for cooking, wait until the plant shows new growth. When that happens, it means the herb is rooted well and you can transfer it into a pot that is at least one size bigger.
Don't throw your egg carton or egg shell away! They can be used as seed pots.
Coffee grounds – High in nitrogen which helps plants convert sunlight into energy to produce stems and leaves. Acid-loving plats such as rose, hibiscus, and citrus plants love it as it increases acidity of the soil. A tablespoon is enough for a small pot.
Tea leaves – Used tea leaves contains tannic acid that roses love. You can reboil tea and water orchid, ferns and acid loving plants with it.
Eggshells – Eggshells releases calcium carbonate as they breakdown. 'This supplement is good for controlling blossom-end rot disorder in brinjal, squash and tomato'.
This easy compost doesn't attract any pest or smell foul. It's perfect for a small apartment.
How? Put crushed dried leaves, coffee grounds and soil in smaller plastic bin with drainage hole. Place it on over the big bin, cover with a towel and secure with a rubber band. Place the bin in a dry, warm and shaded place for compost to mature. It should be ready in 4 to 6 months where compost would rot and break own by about half the original amount.
Garbage enzyme can be diluted to 1000 its volume to used as natural pesticide, soil improver or fertiliser.
How? Add 300 g of brown sugar and 3L of water into a empty 5L plastic bottle. Add 900 g of fruit peels into it (1 part sugar, 3 parts fruit peels, 10 parts water). Close cap and open occasionally to allow gases to be released. After 3 months of fermentation, strain garbage enzyme and its ready for use.
The book also includes other beautiful projects like the 'hypertufa pots', a man-made rock pot. Though some projects might look a little daunting, it's worth a try. "I have no time for gardening?". That is exactly why you should give it a go. I believe our hectic lifestyle that gives us little time to stop that makes it all the more important to get involves in a calming and grounding activity. Growing plants with our bare hands allows us to reconnect to nature, and to literally stop to smell the roses.
25 great plants for compact homes that are suited to our tropical climate, including easy-to-grow ones for beginners.
How plant form, colour and texture help create that dream oasis.
The prerequisites of how to plan a garden and to grow plants indoors.
12 wonderful gardening projects – including constructing a terrarium – with simple, easy-to-follow instructions to add more excitement to the hobby.


If you are not back to normal after your doctor finds that you have reached an end of healing following a work injury, your doctor may give you a functional permanent disability rating that, subject to various worker's compensation limitations and other rules, will reflect your physical loss.
In certain instances functional permanent disability may also be rated on the basis of mandatory minimums enumerated in Wisconsin law. Various operations, such as some joint replacements, some back and neck surgeries, and meniscectomies (knee surgery), are included in these code minimum ratings.
In most cases, functional permanent disability is partial; it's called permanent partial disability, or PPD. If you have had a very serious work injury you may be entitled to an award for Permanent Total Disability (PTD), in which case you receive lifetime benefits paid at temporary-total-disability rates. (Temporary-total-disability rates are the highest rates available under worker's compensation law.) Examples of functional permanent total disability include blindness, loss of both arms, loss of both legs, and similar catastrophic losses. Cases of this sort are extremely rare (fortunately). Permanent Total Disability is most often based on vocational factors. See Loss of Earning Capacity.


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Birding in Texas
Birding Blog
Cattail Marsh in Beaumont, Texas
Not only does Texas offer a unique, world-class experience for birdwatchers and enthusiasts, but the state truly offers something for everybody. Nature trails, comfortable lodging, delicious cuisine, and various recreational activities and tourist attractions await you. We have some of the friendliest birds and the friendliest people in the nation. We look forward to welcoming you!
Below are common questions asked when tourists are planning their trip to Texas. For any other questions not answered below, feel free to contact Texas Birding at 956-202-1392 or director@texasbirding.org.
Everything You Need to Know When Planning Your Texas Bird-Watching Trip
What languages do people speak?
English is spoken across the state. Spanish is commonly spoken as a second language. German is spoken in some areas.
Is a checklist of Texas Birds available?
Yes, there is a PDF on our Additional Information page that can be downloaded. A similar checklist with useful annotations is available from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department website.
Annotated checklists for the Lower Rio Grande Valley Birds, Butterflies, Odonates, Herps, and Mammals are available from alamoinn@gmail.com There are fold-out laminated cards available to help with identifying birds, butterflies, herps, tracks, flowers and other natural history from bookstores and also available by mail from Alamo Inn B&B, Gear & Tours at alamoinn@gmail.com.
What is there to do for non-birders?
Check the tourism websites for the cities listed under our Lodging & Dining Page. Texas Birding has published an Adventure Guide for the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Is public transportation available?
The general answer is yes in cities and no outside of cities. Most hotspots are outside of the main cities. For those who do not wish to drive, it is advisable to join a tour or hire a guide.
Are guides and tours available?
Yes, numerous tour companies serve Texas. Guides are good, but there are few of them so they do need to be booked in advance. For more information, email director@TexasBirding.org or alamoinn@gmail.com.
What hotels and accommodations are available?
Texas is well served by hotels, motels, and B&Bs. Also Best Western has an extensive network of hotels across Texas. Most hotels provide a hair dryer, towels and linens, and some amenities such as soap and shampoo. Most include a simple breakfast and have a coffee brewer in the room but the quality of coffee varies greatly from very poor to good.
What is food availability?
Fast food and sit-down restaurants are widely available. Grocery stores and food marts at fuel stations are common. It is advisable to travel with bottled water for the trail and road. Texas is thirsty country.
What are the services and hours at birding hotspots?
The majority of hotspots have restrooms and visitor centers open during business hours. Visitor Centers provide information, check lists, maps, and displays with staff available to answer questions. Most hotspots are open dawn to dusk, except those operated by cities, which are open during business hours and closed one or two days a week, usually Sunday and Monday. National Wildlife Refuges and State Parks are open 7 days a week from dawn to dusk; most are closed at night, with a few exceptions. Currently most birding hotspots have an entrance fee of $5 to $10 per person, but some offer free entry. There is no card that covers entry to all hotspots. Different systems offer different cards. Enquire at the Visitor Center.
Are insect pests an issue?
During winter, insects are generally inactive, with the exception of mosquitoes. Spring through fall mosquitoes occur locally, chiggers (a tiny mite) often occur, but ticks are rare. It is best to carry insect repellant and apply it as needed to clothes and exposed skin. Diseases spread by insects are rare.
What is my risk of sunburn?
In Texas the sun is very strong. It is wise to wear a wide-brimmed hat, long-sleeve shirts, long slacks, and to use good sun protection.
What shoes should I wear?
Normal hiking shoes are adequate for the well-maintained trails in Texas. Waterproof boots are not needed.
What equipment should I bring?
Binoculars are essential. A scope is recommended. A long-lens camera is very useful. A small backpack or hip pack to carry water and snacks is very useful.
Are identification guides available?
All of Texas except West Texas is included in the Eastern U.S. Guide books.
What is the availability of mobile telephone service, wireless internet, and mapping?
MOBILE PHONES: Telephone service for mobile telephones is provided by many competing companies, and each has differing coverage areas. The cities and major highways usually have good service, but less traveled routes and most birding hot spots are spotty with weak, intermittent, or no service. The most useful communication app is WhatsApp. Walmart offer some non-contract (top up) mobile telephones for good prices. Sym cards are not available for non-U.S. mobile phones.
WIRELESS INTERNET: Most hotels offer free wireless internet, but sometimes with a weak and slow connection. McDonalds and some other restaurants offer free internet.
MAPPING: Maps on smartphones are good when there is service. It is advisable to print or save on the device maps of remote areas ahead of time (as without reliable wireless internet and without reliable telephone service maps may not be available for remote areas). Satellite navigation devices work virtually everywhere and are reliable. It is usually less costly to purchase a satnav device rather than rent it for an extended period. Most birding hot spots have printed trail maps available and there are some books published with trail maps (such as ABA Birder Guides, Dave Gosney guides).
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Talks to begin on Britain joining trans-Pacific trade pact
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Members of the vast trans-Pacific trade deal agreed on Wednesday to start the process for Britain to join the pact as the country pursues its post-Brexit commerce strategy.
Britain applied in February to join the 11-nation deal, signed in 2018 by countries including Japan, Canada, Mexico, Vietnam and Australia. The deal known as the TPP-11, had been slated to become the world's largest trade pact before Donald Trump withdrew the United States in 2017.
After an online meeting of the members hosted by Japan, they said in a joint statement that they had "reached a decision to commence an accession process" for Britain. The move would be "significant from the viewpoint of establishing a free and fair economic order", Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters. He said it would strengthen the relationship between Japan and the United Kingdom, who in October signed their own post-Brexit trade deal, largely similar to the previous EU-Japan accord.
Britain formally left the European Union in January 2020 after nearly five decades of membership, and quit its single market and customs union at the start of this year. It has replicated or rolled over existing trade agreements with the bloc and several countries, but is yet to strike an entirely new deal with any government. London is currently in advanced trade deal discussions with Australia and has held early talks with India, New Zealand and the United States.
The initial iteration of the trans-Pacific deal was seen as part of former US president Barack Obama's pivot to Asia. But Trump's withdrawal soon after becoming president left the remaining members to move ahead with a revised agreement in 2018.
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Do you know what Windows Antivirus Release is?
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The Little Rock Quapaws were a Negro baseball team based in Little Rock, AR, in 1919.
The team's name was derived from the earlier Little Rock Quapaws team that competed from 1896-1900.
Date Location Opponent W-L R RA Notes
4/28/1919 Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR Arkansas Giants (Hot Springs, AR) 1
6/16/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Hot Springs Giants W 7 3 3
6/18/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Hot Springs Giants W 10 7 4
6/19/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Hot Springs Giants L 7 8 5
6/21/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Hot Springs Giants 6
7/6/1919 Miller Field, Camp Pike, AR Alexander (AR) Yellow Jackets 7
7?/1919 Conway, AR Conway Tigers L 3 4 8
7/30/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Conway Tigers W 2 1 9
7/31/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Conway Tigers W 6 5 10
8/9/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Conway Tigers W 13 0 Double-header11
8/9/1919 Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR Conway Tigers L 7 2 Double-header12
8/11/1919 Camden, AR Camden Tigers T 3 3 11 innings13
8/12/1919 Camden, AR Camden Tigers W 9 8 14
8/13/1919 Camden, AR Camden Tigers L 4 11 15
8/?/1919 North Broadway Park, St. Louis, MO St. Louis Giants L 0 21 16 , 17 , 18 , 19
8/?/1919 North Broadway Park, St. Louis, MO St. Louis Giants L 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24
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Bibsby 31
Blackburn 32
Clark Possibly Loney Clark33
Collins 34
Edwards From Conway, AR35
Hatchet36
Jackson From Arkadelphia, AR.37
Cootie Longley 38
Mitchell 39
Nunley 40
Oakes From Russellville, AR41
Palmer 42
Simpson 43 , 44
Thompson 45
Tootsie Williams 46 , 47
T. Williams 48
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Wesley 51
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3 Little Rock Daily News, 6/17/1919, p.5
6 Arkansas Gazette, 6/21/1919, p.12
7 Arkansas Gazette. 7/6/1919, p.20
10 Arkansas Gazette, 8/1/1919, p.13
11 Arkansas Gazette, 8/10/1919, p.39
13 Arkansas Gazette, 8/12/1919, p.9
17 Chicago Defender, 8/30/1919, p.11
18 St. Louis Argus, 8/15/1919, p.4
19 St. Post-Dispatch, 8/17/1919, p.8
24 St. Post-Dispatch, 8/21/1919, p.14
30 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 8/19/1919, p.9
32 Little Rock Daily News, 6/17/1919, p.5
46 Arkansas Gazette. 7/6/1919, p.20


About a quarter of girls in care have low well-being and feel the stigma of care more deeply than do boys according to a new study, announced today, which set out to understand what well-being means to looked after children. The study of 611 looked after children produced some positive results with 83 percent of children saying that being in care had improved their lives. Compared to the general population more looked after children felt safe at home, liked school and felt their carers were interested in their education. However, nearly one in five young people aged between 11-18 yrs had low well-being and needed much more support.
Recent figures show there are over 70, 000 looked after children in England, the majority of whom are in care because of parental abuse and neglect. Children often enter care with physical, emotional and behavioural difficulties and generally do not achieve the same level of academic success as their peers and are more likely to have problems with crime, drugs and mental health. The Department for Education publishes 'outcome' data on looked after children's educational achievements, offending, mental health, and number of teenage pregnancies but, there is no information collected on how children themselves feel about their well-being and their lives in care.
The Our Lives Our Care study was led by Professor Julie Selwyn at the University of Bristol's Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies and Linda Briheim-Crookall from the children's rights charity Coram Voice. It is part of the Bright Spots project which aims to improve the care experiences of young people by enabling local authorities to find out directly from young people about how they are doing in the areas that are important to them and what needs to change for the better.
Three online surveys comprising 16 core questions were created for children aged between 4-7 yrs, 8-10 years (junior school) and 11-18 yrs (secondary school). The surveys were completed by children and young people across six local authorities and captured their subjective well-being — how children felt about their lives and care, including their relationships, opportunities and support they received.
Around 80 per cent of children said that they felt settled in their foster or residential placements. Children commented "want to stay where I am and not go home" (4-7 yrs) and "better than it was when I was not in care" (11-18 yrs). In comparison with children in the general population more looked after children, especially boys, wrote that they liked school.
However, while life had improved for most, half of young children (4-7 yrs) did not understand why they were in care and, although understanding increased with age, more than a quarter of teenagers did not fully understand why they were looked after.
"I would like someone to talk to about my feelings and tell me about my past. I would like to see a picture of my dad so I know what he looks like. I would like to see a picture of me as a baby. I have never seen a picture of me. I have a lot of questions that no-one answers."
Children highlighted the importance of having a trusted adult in their lives. But placements changed and nearly a third (31 percent) of the young people (11-18 yrs) reported that they had been allocated three or more different social workers in the year. One young person's response to a question asking 'What would make care better?' wrote 'By not having 14 social workers in three years'.
The study also found that nearly one in five children aged between 11-18 yrs, one in ten children (8-10 yrs), and one in 14 very young children (4-7 yrs), described themselves as sad and needing much more support. This group of children with low well-being were more likely to not like their appearance, did not have a trusted adult in their lives, did not take part in activities or hobbies, worried about their feelings or behaviour, did not like their bedrooms, and did not feel settled in their placement.
The Hadley Trust-funded study entitled 'Our Life Our care: Looked after children's views on their well-being' is being launched on the 8 March Coram's historic campus in London.


NEW ORLEANS - Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges Tuesday in the Gulf oil spill, accusing a former BP engineer of deleting more than 300 text messages that indicated the blown-out well was spewing far more crude than the company was telling the public at the time.
Two years and four days after the drilling-rig explosion that set off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Kurt Mix, 50, of Katy, Texas, was arrested and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for allegedly destroying evidence.
His attorney, Joan McPhee, issued a statement Tuesday evening describing the charges as misguided and that she is confident Mix will be exonerated.
"The government says he intentionally deleted text messages from his phone, but the content of those messages still resides in thousands of emails, text messages and other documents that he saved," she said. "Indeed, the emails that Kurt preserved include the very ones highlighted by the government."
The U.S. Justice Department made it clear that the investigation is still going on and suggested that more people could be arrested. In a statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said prosecutors "will hold accountable those who violated the law in connection with the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history."
Prosecutors also said BP gave the public an optimistic account of its May 2010 efforts to plug the well via a technique called a "top kill," even though the company's internal data and some of the text messages showed the operation was likely to fail.
In a statement, BP said it is cooperating with the Justice Department and added: "BP had clear policies requiring preservation of evidence in this case and has undertaken substantial and ongoing efforts to preserve evidence."
On the day the top kill began, Mix estimated in a text to his supervisor that more than 15,000 barrels of oil per day were spilling - three times BP's public estimate of 5,000 barrels and an amount much greater than what BP said the top kill could probably handle.
At the end of the first day, Mix texted his supervisor: "Too much flow rate - over 15,000 and too large an orifice." Despite Mix's findings, BP continued to make public statements that the top kill was proceeding according to plan, prosecutors said. On May 29, the top kill was halted and BP announced its failure.
The company's stock dropped 15 percent on the next trading day, the government said.
David Uhlmann, a University of Michigan law professor who was chief of the Justice Department's environmental crimes section, said the charges are probably "just the first of what will be multiple criminal charges."
"It could be the sign that the government believes there was a more far-reaching cover-up about the size of the spill," he said.
BP stock closed at $41.91 Tuesday, a drop of just 4 cents. Analysts said investors evidently recognized the charges involved just one, low-ranking employee and saw no hint yet of any kind of larger cover-up on BP's part.
Al Sunseri, whose family-owned oyster business was damaged by the spill, said there was little real news in the arrest of Mix. "I personally believe it's so involved that we could never really understand the magnitude of the bad players involved," he said.
Billy Nungesser, president of hard-hit Plaquemines Parish who has long accused BP of misleading the public about the spill, said: "We're just glad that the truth, and all the truth, will come out. Where crimes were committed, BP needs to pay the price."


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The Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre welcomes the release of the study report entitled "The Past and Future of the One Way Permit (OWP) Scheme in the Context of a Population Policy for Hong Kong" which represents a positive contribution to the ongoing debate and discussion on developing a sustainable population policy for Hong Kong.
While the OWP System is a scheme primarily to facilitate reunion in Hong Kong of cross-boundary families, it has for some years become the single most significant factor for population changes in Hong Kong. As we have seen in statistical projections released by the Government, Hong Kong will experience a progressive aging of its population, so that the elderly dependency ratio will increase by two and a half times (from 168 per 1,000 in 2006 to 425 per 1,000 in 2036) in just 30 years. This projection already takes into account the significant number of younger children coming under the OWP scheme in the past. Since the total fertility rate in Hong Kong, which already includes children born in Hong Kong to Mainland women married to Hong Kong residents, is very low (0.984 live birth per woman, i.e. less than half of the "replacement rate" of 2.1 per woman), it is important that the continued addition to the younger population of Hong Kong achieved under the OWP scheme should be maintained. It is thus necessary to make projections on future entry, and to draw conclusions on future direction of the scheme.
The consultants have devised a statistical model, based on past data and ongoing social trends (e.g. marriages, births, arrivals), that enables us to make predictions of future arrivals under different assumptions about willingness to come and utilization of the OWP quota (currently at approximately 55,000 per year). This model can easily be updated and further refined as more information, e.g. on the details of the "waitlist", and as changes to trends of birth, marriage and death occur. It is a valuable tool for those engaged in drawing up a sustainable population policy for Hong Kong, and in particular for testing the impact of varying the current criteria for admission under the OWP scheme. It also provides a basis for rational public discussion of the issue.
The report concluded that the current underutilization of the OWP quota, in particular of the "children sub-quota", provides scope for refining the entry criteria progressively to facilitate the reunion and earlier arrival of spouses separated for 3 years (instead of 5 years as at present), together with their dependant children, without exceeding the overall quota. This should in particular benefit the children, so that they can grow up and be educated in Hong Kong from kindergarten onwards and thus become practically indistinguishable from local children in terms of their educational and social development, as well as their future contribution to the economy of Hong Kong. Although there will be a short term cost to the Government (estimated at less than $620 million per year), this is compensated by a much larger longer term economic benefit to the families concerned estimated to range between $4,619 million and $7,372 million per year, and to the wider community through the GDP multiplier. Once this relaxation of the entry criteria has been absorbed, there should be scope for further changes to bring the OWP scheme more into line with international practice for family reunion.
The report also noted that there is, in addition, a significant pool of children who are born in Hong Kong (and accordingly have right of abode here) to Mainland mothers and fathers who are not Hong Kong permanent residents. This numbered 16,700 in 2006 alone (25% of the total births), and could help slow down the aging of the population of Hong Kong, if arrangements can be made to encourage and facilitate their orderly entry at a young age with their parents in a manner consistent with Hong Kong's ability to absorb them. The Government should therefore undertake a policy review in this regard, taking account of all the relevant considerations including the provision of the necessary supplementary services and adequate safeguards against abuse.


Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) told Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner Monday that he is calling for full transparency of the Mueller report and still plans on making criminal referrals by week's end into whether or not Obama-era intelligence officials engaged in a partisan attempt to unseat President Trump.
Nunes has been teasing for months that Republicans in the House would seek criminal referrals, insinuating last week, following the release of the Mueller report synopsis, that those referrals could come as soon as this week.
Faulker said while introducing the congressman that House Republicans are specifically interested in talking to former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI Director James Comey, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
Nunes also said he was interested in seeing not just Mueller's full report — acknowledging that it will legally need to be redacted — but the underlying documents that led to the opening of the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
"How exactly did Mueller's team create this report?," Nunes asked.
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Q: Oracle VB /dev/mapper/rhel-root 100% full I can't figure out the solution. I tried to do pvcreate /dev/sda3 but it's showing me an error: Device /dev/sda3 not found.
I was following this: Oracle VM Vitualbox - Extend centos root file system

A: It's simple, your root filesystem is full -- you can try removing some files to free some space up (cleaning various caches, e.g. running yum clean all can also help, related: Tracking down where disk space has gone on Linux?) or add a new disk to your system (or resize your existing one) and then use one of the howtos for extending your LVM setup. pvcreate /dev/sda3 returns error because you don't have sda3 partition in your system. The howto you linked is for situation where you have some free space on your disk not used by existing partitions, that's not your case, you have 20 GiB drive and sda1 and sda2 use all of it.


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How Our Best Feminist Work Goes Out of Print and Stays There
Phyllis Chesler
..some truths about being a feminist author.
Many (white, male) writers throughout history have suffered from both poverty and plagiarism. If they were not born rich, they all had day-jobs. Many were never paid for their published writing. Some had to pay to be published. Writers—even the Greats—also suffered scathing reviews. Some were censored. Their books were burned. Some were imprisoned, sent into exile, or murdered for their Thought Crimes against religion or against the state.
In our time, our work, especially our best and most radical feminist work, simply goes out of print and stays there. It dies softly. It does not get translated into other languages. We are lucky if it is noted at all, even if only to be critically savaged. More often, it it is simply not reviewed. The tree falls, no one hears the sound.
When people ask me how long it took to write my first book Women and Madness, I usually answer: My entire life. And although it became a bestseller, it also led to countless sorrows for me. My university colleagues feared, envied, and perhaps even hated me for my sudden prominence. They made my academic career a permanently uphill ordeal. Some feminists scorned the success; those who had demanded that I publish "anonymously" and donate the proceeds to the "revolution" stopped talking to me.
However, buoyed by a rising feminist movement, I coasted my way through the many patriarchal assaults and university-based punishments launched against me. I'd learned that one hits one's target by the strength of one's opposition. I was not looking to please patriarchal ways of thinking but to transform them.
But, despite publishing quite a lot—I also perished, institutionally speaking. It took me 22 years to become a Full Professor, my tenure was challenged again and again, as were my promotions (which determined one's salary and one's pension). I never received a serious i.e. a tenured job offer at any other university.
"In our time, our work, especially our best and most radical feminist work, simply goes out of print and stays there."
Nevertheless, that first book of mine was embraced by millions of women. It was reviewed prominently, positively, and often. However, it was also damned. Psychologists and psychiatrists were offended, enraged. I was certainly not invited to lecture to such groups, at least not until feminists had more senior roles within them.
An author rarely learns why a particular person has been assigned a review or why they've undertaken it. Here's one story of mine that I've never before shared.
How naive I was. My God! I'd insulted and thus enraged an entire profession—actually an entire global civilization. I'd called out the patriarchy and given women a vision of radical liberation. Many of the Insulted-and-Enraged remained silent but at professional meetings, as well as behind closed doors, they described me and all feminists as "hysterical man- haters," "strident" harpies, who suffered from "penis envy," were "crazy," needed medication, hospitalization, or a good fuck.
These were the women and men who reviewed feminist works. (They preceded the scathing reviews penned by feminists about their ideological opponent's works.)
What I'm about to share is a rather bizarre, Byzantine, only-in-Manhattan tale, one that unfolds over a 33-year period. I don't think the story is unique. What's unique is that I was finally able to connect the dots.
All the players have died. I'm still here and writing about it.
In 1973, Partisan Review ran a very negative review of Women and Madness, written by Dr. Louise J. Kaplan, a psychoanalyst whom I did not know and whose work I knew nothing about because she had not yet published anything. I was surprised that such a classically liberal and somewhat neoconservative journal had bothered to review a radically feminist work. How had this come about?
Here's how. Sociologist Norman Birnbaum, a repulsive man in every way, once tried to date me, impress me, by telling me how many important literary figures he knew. Nevertheless, I spurned him.
Reader: She spurned him.
Thus, he handpicked Dr. Louise and used his close association with Partisan Review editors to seal the deal.
In the spring of 1973, seven months after my publication date, Dr. Louise criticized Women and Madness for its "statistical analysis" which was "simplistic and superficial." She attributed the book's support among feminists to its having taken "the ultimate radical stance, particularly (in relation) to bisexuality, lesbianism, and (in the) definitive rejection of maleness." She chided the book as a "prototypical female monologue...a ladies-magazine smorgasbord of Demeter, Sylvia Plath, the penis-envy paragraphs of Freud, the usual bits from Reich..."
I do not believe this is the book I wrote but, as they say, critics are entitled to their opinions.
Years later, Edith Kurzweil, the editor of Partisan Review, whom I had subsequently befriended and whose Holocaust-era book I had later reviewed, admitted that Dr. Norman, who was very friendly with her and her husband William Phillips, had arranged Dr. Louise's review.
As I reviewed my archives for my 2018 book, A Politically Incorrect Feminist, I found a scathing review of Women and Madness, published in the Village Voice on October 11, 1973—and written by Dr. Louise's husband, Dr. Donald M. Kaplan, a professor at N.Y.U.'s prestigious postdoctoral program in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. His critique is oddly placed in a non-academic venue. I had totally forgotten about this and may not even have read it at the time.
"This book-baby was stillborn, because suddenly, the editor cancelled my book tour and stopped sending out galleys to reviewers."
Dr. Donald's review characterizes the book's ideas as immature, "scattered, impetuous, and sensational;" its author as an "intellectual hustler" whose statistics are "incomplete," and purposely "deceptive;" an author who "favor(s) lesbianism as a definitive solution to the problem of gender differences," "equates psychosis and social heroism... (and views) madness as a form of positive, militant feminism."
This author does no such thing but, like his wife, this reviewer is blinded by his fear of "a homosexual Amazon community," which he views as my feminist Rx.
Well, in retrospect, I had a fair point, didn't I?
Between 1978-1995, Dr. Louise published four books. In 1991, she produced Female Perversions: The Temptation of Emma Bovary. It was made into a movie starring Tilda Swinton.
Despite her own success, Louise was not done with me. In 2004-2005, unbeknownst to me, we were both working with the same editor at the same publishing house.
By now, Louise's husband had been dead for more than a decade and she had become known as a feminist. Ironically, just as Second Wave feminism had initially disgusted her—now, more than thirty years later, she had become a celebrated left-wing feminist.
Perhaps Louise was now trying to defend a feminism that, in my view, had become hopelessly Stalinized and opposed to Western Enlightenment values. I said so in my 2005 book, The Death of Feminism: What's Next in the Struggle for Women's Freedom.
This book-baby was stillborn, because suddenly, the editor cancelled my book tour and stopped sending out galleys to reviewers. I only found out about this at the lovely book party that the publisher was already committed to give me—when the lead publicist burst into tears and told me that all publicity had been cancelled; she did not know why.
I asked my editor about this directly. At first, she only told me that "one of her other authors" had told her that I disliked her and that I was very unhappy. I could barely breathe but I found a list of her other authors, saw Louise's name on it, and quickly faxed the editor a copy of Louise's old Partisan Review piece.
The editor was dumbstruck but, to her credit, immediately admitted that "quite frankly" she'd been "gas lighted." It was too late to save my book—and too late for her to back out of the latest edition of Women and Madness, which she was also publishing with a new Introduction; too late to back out of publishing Louise's book Cultures of Fetishism which came out in 2006.
The Death of Feminism critiqued Western feminists for their multi-cultural relativism (which is not the same as multi-cultural diversity); for their peer-pressured deep-dive into postmodernism, anti-colonialism, and anti-imperialism; for their mindless embrace of Islam—as if a religion was a race—and an endangered and persecuted race at that. Not as an increasingly supremacist, totalitarian ideology which silenced all Muslim dissent via torture and murder.
I also documented the failure of academic and activist feminists to understand honor killings and honor-and-shame tribal societies and thus, I explained their abandonment of "brown and black" women trapped in such cultures. I also noted the escalation of intolerance among feminists and their peculiar concern with the alleged occupation of a country that did not exist (Palestine) than with the very real occupation of women's bodies world-wide. A virtue-signaling anti-racism had already trumped anti-sexism among feminists and the consequences are still being felt today.
Yes, I wrote about all this back in 2005. Unfortunately, the book received only a handful of reviews and found no foreign publishers. It was taken out of print which is where it remains. I believe that copies may still be obtained online.
But just Imagine: If we'd all been able to have a public and ongoing conversation about what I'd written about. We'd be sixteen-seventeen years into one of the most important conversations for 21st century feminism.
And this is only one example of the kind of crazy shit that can, perhaps, routinely happen to a feminist writer.
And there is more, so much more.
And I'm a "successful" feminist writer. Just think about those who are not visibly "successful," but whose work is excellent but has been forgotten, "borrowed," not cited, laid to rest before it could do its considerably good work in the world. I think about this all the time.
For Part Two of the two-part series by Phyllis Chesler, click here.
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Stats Rundown: 3 numbers from the Mavericks overtime loss to the Lakers
A weird and maddening game for both teams ends in a loss for the Mavericks.
By Josh Bowe@Boweman55 Dec 15, 2021, 11:31pm CST
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The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 107-104 in overtime Wednesday night in Dallas. It was a baffling game from start to finish, with some incredibly sloppy and ugly basketball.
Unfortunately for the Mavericks, they made one too many ugly play and Lakers had just enough to get past the finish line, thanks to their rookie Austin Reaves hitting a career high 5-of-6 from three and scoring 15 points.
Let's just get to the numbers. They're bad numbers.
11.7%: Three point percentage from the four starters around Jalen Brunson
The Mavericks shot 27.3 from three as a team, a putrid number, but the starters outside of Jalen Brunson were truly horrible. Dorian Finney-Smith, Reggie Bullock, Kristaps Porzingis combined to go 2-of-17 from three.
Finney-Smith and Porzingis at least showed some things on the offensive end, with Finney-Smith scoring 11 and Porzingis scoring 23. Neither shot well, but at leas they did something. Reggie Bullock, who had people taking victory laps after his 15 point game against the Memphis Grizzlies last week, scored zero points on 0-for-4 shooting in 21 minutes. It's the second scoreless outing for Bullock in his past four games. Awful. Absolutely awful.
2-for-9: Shooting for Kristaps Porzingis from mid-range
In a game where the Lakers played only two big men the entire night, and one of the two only played eight minutes (DeAndre Jordan), it's unacceptable that Kristaps Porzingis shot four shots at the rim while taking nine mid-range shots and missing seven of them.
Outside of one dunk in the fourth quarter, Porzingis was all jumper in the fourth and overtime. It was really disappointing to not see him take advantage of a small Lakers lineup. He just has to be better, consistently, throughout a game.
36.8%: Overall shooting percentage for Tim Hardaway Jr.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had another ghastly shooting night, bailed out by a couple of difficult, awful shots later in the game. Hardaway's shot selection was all-time bad tonight, taking numerous contested jumpers off the dribble with zero ball movement preceding it.
Hardway hasn't had a game shooting 50 percent or better from the field since the Dec. 1 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. Before that, it was Nov. 15 against the Denver Nuggets. So Hardaway as two 50 percent or better shooting performances in a month. To make matters worse, he only had two other games in that stretch where he was above 45 percent from the floor.
Hardaway is in a bad, bad place. Entering tonight's game, he was shooting 45.2 percent on two pointers, his worst number since the season he got traded to Dallas. The Mavericks need to figure out a way to get Hardaway easier looks closer to the basket, so he's not living and dying by his jumper every single night.
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