Bellator Newcastle takes place Saturday, February 9 at Utilita Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the full odds for the main card, and here they are.
Like many Bellator cards, this one is full of big favorites. Most of them should win, including Pitbull in the main event against Scope. The big different here is obviously the experience and level of competition faced. Pitbull has been one of the best lightweights in Bellator for years (and probably one of the most underrated lightweights in the sport) while Scope is a Bellator newcomer who hasn't fought anyone of note, save for a split decision win over former UFC fighter Mickel Lebout in his last bout. Scope has actually been involved in the sport since a teenager, but has never really made it big, while Pitbull remains one of the best lightweights in Bellator. I expect Pitbull to get his hand raised and he'll be a popular parlay piece amongst bettors.
I'm not totally sold on Chalmers and I wouldn't be surprised if Browning pulled off another upset. Chalmers does have four first-round finishes, but the former reality TV star in England has been getting easy matchups by the matchmakers. Browning wasn't supposed to be competitive against Baby Slice in his Bellator debut, but he ended up finishing Kevin Ferguson Jr. by knockout in one of the biggest upsets of 2018 in MMA. I think Browning is probably a bit better than most of us think he is, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got the upset here. As far as I'm concerned, this is a dog-or-pass situation.
Brazier is making his Bellator with a ton of hype as a former BAMMA champion. He's won his last nine fights and hasn't tasted defeat since a 2015 knockout loss which was his lone career defeat. Bungard has a decent amount of experience on the European regional circuit and is a decent gatekeeper type of fighter, but this is clearly Bellator looking to match up Brazier with a guy who he can beat in his promotional debut. Like Pitbull, I expect Brazier to win this fight handily and expect him to be a popular parlay piece as well.
Like Pitbull and Brazier, Edwards looks like he'll be a popular chalk piece too. The brother of the UFC's Leon is just 5-0 and he's only 25, meaning he has a bright MMA career ahead of him. Chadwick is a veteran of 40 fights and has fought many of England's top fighters, but he's been finished nine times, including four knockout losses, and this looks like another fight where the heavy favorite should shine. I would definitely keep your eye out for the Edwards inside the distance props, but he's another guy to think about putting into a Bellator chalk parlay.


One of my favorite people, that I also happen to work with, often references this commercial: "that's not how this works…. that's not how any of this works" and it always gets a good laugh! Because that moment is just so darn relatable…..
If I was to choose how to describe myself – Catholic would be at the top of the list. I was born Catholic, I was raised Catholic, most of my education was by attending Catholic schools – and I am on a daily journey of being a good Catholic. Now please note I said daily journey…. because it really is an effort everyday! I have the prayer thing down…. I have the bible reading going….I have the saint intercessions in full effect… I will light candles with all the old ladies….. and I go to mass when I am happy/sad/worried/excited/tired/energized – because the table of the Lord welcomes us all in any state. But here is the part that I sorta goof up on the regular – actually trusting in the faith.
Talking with friends recently there is that gnawing feeling that can find itself seated in the back of your mind, taking up space. Sometimes this little bugger is there to help you realize your dreams or change paths or discover your passions! Other times that little menace messes with your balance and leaves you wondering if you have taken a misstep – or will take a misstep – or the worst one of them all? You don't think you have taken a wrong step and you won't know until its a million years too late! For me those feelings and questions can leave this terrible need to fix and do….. suddenly sitting, waiting, being patient is the enemy and you must try and turn your life upside down as fast as you can!! Its like your keys sitting at the bottom of your purse and you have 5 seconds to find them…. times to DUMP! I gotta fix my lifeRIGHT NOW…..
You know what would come in really handy in those moments – faith! Yup – good, ole fashion prayers, trust and a smile…. you know what is hardest to muster up…. faith. Yes – my name is Jackie and I am the most faithful, unfaithful Catholic you will ever meet! Well – I of course really hope that is not the case and that is even the reason I am writing today – because maybe there are others out there like me. You know you believe in faith…. you know you invest your time and heart and soul in your faith – you may even spend all day long talking to God – yet when it comes down to taking action or just being patient, you pounce on the action. I say… just have a little faith…. but do I really?
For me I envision it two ways: First like a water balloon about to burst…..the pressure is building: do I say something??? Do I act??? Do I make a change?? What if this is my only chance??? And if you don't do something to change the pressure its going to BURST! So I do a little release…. sometimes it is good and healthy (a run, writing, stepping out of the hot zone) and sometimes it is not so healthy thing…. (snarky comment, social media sting, jumping head first into the hot zone). Second way: I picture God – who I have been praying to for help and guidance all day…. I am going to church…. I am reading the bible – and yet I just can't wait for his timing and I strike… and what does he say? "That's now how any of this works….Faith is trusting and being still…" yea, God – I know… oops.
Life is bringing us a lot of moments to assess. Do we move forward with life without transplant worries? Do we baton down the hatches and prepare for the transplant? And when you are thinking about serious stuff like that …. then you start to wonder, am I living my life even right at all? Forget the serious stuff – what about all the little stuff? We never did try living on another coast…. what about what I want to be when I grow up …. should we save those extra bucks for the future dreams…. or spend them now cause you can't take it with you? We aren't getting any younger…. but are we still young enough to try and fail??
None of these things do I have an answer for…. and again I often wonder if if this is not how any of this works…. yet tonight I wanted to come here and say to all you who might be feeling it too….. you aren't alone. I started out this week knowing these question marks were STRONG – so I made a pact with myself and to God, if I just don't do anything that requires too much clean-up (let that balloon bubble up!!), that will be a win. I don't really know if my heart can find peace with all these questions, so instead I will try and just not make it have to have answers either. Well I have done well and done miserably…. and ladies and gents – it is only Tuesday night. So instead of worrying about it – I am going to go ahead and say…. it was a little trial and error and even if this is not how any of this works, well…. if I am lucky, I will get a chance to try it again tomorrow. And sometimes, as my mom says – all you can do is just show up. Keep showing up to your life…. keep showing up to your faith…. and even if you don't figure it all out, you might be surprised how the dial does move a head just a little bit toward some clarity. So here's to keeping the faith…. even if just a little bit….. even if that means starting over a million times a day!
Thank you Jackie for a nice post and for your faith…thank you for your prayers for your parents and family as we, like many, have struggles that only God can right. Mom and I keep showing up and will never stop being their for our kids despite the challenges. We will be there for you and Danny as well- just reach out when you need us!
Thanks Dad…. All us kids are pretty lucky- in faith and parents!


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The term "art" is related to the Latin word "ars" meaning, art, skill, or craft. The first known use of the word comes from 13th-century manuscripts. However, the word art and its many variants (artem, eart, etc.) have probably existed since the founding of Rome.
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During the Romantic period of the 18th century, as a reaction to the Enlightenment and its emphasis on science, empirical evidence, and rational thought, art began to be described as not just being something done with skill, but something that was also created in the pursuit of beauty and to express the the artist's emotions. Nature was glorified, and spirituality and free expression were celebrated. Artists, themselves, achieved a level of notoriety and were often guests of the aristocracy.
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Graham, Gordon, Philosophy of the Arts, An Introduction to Aesthetics, Third Edition, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, New York.
Janson, H. W., History of Art, Harry Abrams, Inc. New York, 1974.
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Sponsor Assessments
It is important to note that it is the applicant's sole responsibility to follow up with his/her sponsors to ensure the assessments are submitted online by the sponsors no later than Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
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You will find the Approval Form as a PDF attachment to this same e-mail.
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Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Awards (CGS-D): Provides special recognition and support to students pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field in Canada. Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients may be considered for the honour of having their scholarship named a "Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela". To be considered for this honour, you must complete the Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela Identification Form.
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Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority?
Mary Morgan-Richards, Chris Smuts-Kennedy, John Innes, Weihong Ji, Manuela Barry, Dianne Brunton, Rod Hitchmough
The largest extant New Zealand gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (Duvaucel's Gecko), is a nocturnal, viviparous species of conservation concern. Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, once widespread throughout New Zealand, is now confined to offshore islands, the majority of which are free from all introduced mammalian predators (mice, rats, cats, mustelids, brushtail possums). A single H. duvaucelii, caught within a fenced reserve on North Island in 2010 was genotyped to determine whether it represents a recent introduction or a previously unknown native relict population. Genotypes from seven nuclear loci and a minimum spanning network of mtDNA haplotypes revealed two clusters representing southern (Cook Strait) and northern island populations. This genetic structure is concordant with variation between these two groups observed in body size, color pattern, and scalation. The mainland specimen was found to possess a mixture of morphological character states typical of northern and southern island populations. Although the individual possessed a unique mitochondrial haplotype, high heterozygosity, and a private nuclear allele, it was no more genetically distinct than conspecifics from isolated island populations. Comparisons with live captive geckos failed to provide evidence that the aberrant specimen represented a recent translocation. We infer that H. duvaucelii has survived naturally on North Island at very low population densities since the human-mediated introduction of novel predators 800 years ago. Our findings suggest a novel conservation priority, which should be prioritized for additional study in the immediate future.
Journal of Herpetology
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Morgan-Richards, M., Smuts-Kennedy, C., Innes, J., Ji, W., Barry, M., Brunton, D., & Hitchmough, R. (2016). Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority? Journal of Herpetology, 50(1), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1670/13-128
Morgan-Richards, Mary ; Smuts-Kennedy, Chris ; Innes, John ; Ji, Weihong ; Barry, Manuela ; Brunton, Dianne ; Hitchmough, Rod. / Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority?. In: Journal of Herpetology. 2016 ; Vol. 50, No. 1. pp. 77-86.
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abstract = "The largest extant New Zealand gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (Duvaucel's Gecko), is a nocturnal, viviparous species of conservation concern. Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, once widespread throughout New Zealand, is now confined to offshore islands, the majority of which are free from all introduced mammalian predators (mice, rats, cats, mustelids, brushtail possums). A single H. duvaucelii, caught within a fenced reserve on North Island in 2010 was genotyped to determine whether it represents a recent introduction or a previously unknown native relict population. Genotypes from seven nuclear loci and a minimum spanning network of mtDNA haplotypes revealed two clusters representing southern (Cook Strait) and northern island populations. This genetic structure is concordant with variation between these two groups observed in body size, color pattern, and scalation. The mainland specimen was found to possess a mixture of morphological character states typical of northern and southern island populations. Although the individual possessed a unique mitochondrial haplotype, high heterozygosity, and a private nuclear allele, it was no more genetically distinct than conspecifics from isolated island populations. Comparisons with live captive geckos failed to provide evidence that the aberrant specimen represented a recent translocation. We infer that H. duvaucelii has survived naturally on North Island at very low population densities since the human-mediated introduction of novel predators 800 years ago. Our findings suggest a novel conservation priority, which should be prioritized for additional study in the immediate future.",
author = "Mary Morgan-Richards and Chris Smuts-Kennedy and John Innes and Weihong Ji and Manuela Barry and Dianne Brunton and Rod Hitchmough",
doi = "10.1670/13-128",
journal = "Journal of Herpetology",
publisher = "Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles",
Morgan-Richards, M, Smuts-Kennedy, C, Innes, J, Ji, W, Barry, M, Brunton, D & Hitchmough, R 2016, 'Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority?', Journal of Herpetology, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1670/13-128
Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority? / Morgan-Richards, Mary; Smuts-Kennedy, Chris; Innes, John; Ji, Weihong; Barry, Manuela; Brunton, Dianne; Hitchmough, Rod.
In: Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 50, No. 1, 2016, p. 77-86.
T1 - Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority?
AU - Morgan-Richards, Mary
AU - Smuts-Kennedy, Chris
AU - Innes, John
AU - Ji, Weihong
AU - Barry, Manuela
AU - Brunton, Dianne
AU - Hitchmough, Rod
N2 - The largest extant New Zealand gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (Duvaucel's Gecko), is a nocturnal, viviparous species of conservation concern. Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, once widespread throughout New Zealand, is now confined to offshore islands, the majority of which are free from all introduced mammalian predators (mice, rats, cats, mustelids, brushtail possums). A single H. duvaucelii, caught within a fenced reserve on North Island in 2010 was genotyped to determine whether it represents a recent introduction or a previously unknown native relict population. Genotypes from seven nuclear loci and a minimum spanning network of mtDNA haplotypes revealed two clusters representing southern (Cook Strait) and northern island populations. This genetic structure is concordant with variation between these two groups observed in body size, color pattern, and scalation. The mainland specimen was found to possess a mixture of morphological character states typical of northern and southern island populations. Although the individual possessed a unique mitochondrial haplotype, high heterozygosity, and a private nuclear allele, it was no more genetically distinct than conspecifics from isolated island populations. Comparisons with live captive geckos failed to provide evidence that the aberrant specimen represented a recent translocation. We infer that H. duvaucelii has survived naturally on North Island at very low population densities since the human-mediated introduction of novel predators 800 years ago. Our findings suggest a novel conservation priority, which should be prioritized for additional study in the immediate future.
AB - The largest extant New Zealand gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (Duvaucel's Gecko), is a nocturnal, viviparous species of conservation concern. Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, once widespread throughout New Zealand, is now confined to offshore islands, the majority of which are free from all introduced mammalian predators (mice, rats, cats, mustelids, brushtail possums). A single H. duvaucelii, caught within a fenced reserve on North Island in 2010 was genotyped to determine whether it represents a recent introduction or a previously unknown native relict population. Genotypes from seven nuclear loci and a minimum spanning network of mtDNA haplotypes revealed two clusters representing southern (Cook Strait) and northern island populations. This genetic structure is concordant with variation between these two groups observed in body size, color pattern, and scalation. The mainland specimen was found to possess a mixture of morphological character states typical of northern and southern island populations. Although the individual possessed a unique mitochondrial haplotype, high heterozygosity, and a private nuclear allele, it was no more genetically distinct than conspecifics from isolated island populations. Comparisons with live captive geckos failed to provide evidence that the aberrant specimen represented a recent translocation. We infer that H. duvaucelii has survived naturally on North Island at very low population densities since the human-mediated introduction of novel predators 800 years ago. Our findings suggest a novel conservation priority, which should be prioritized for additional study in the immediate future.
U2 - 10.1670/13-128
DO - 10.1670/13-128
JO - Journal of Herpetology
JF - Journal of Herpetology
Morgan-Richards M, Smuts-Kennedy C, Innes J, Ji W, Barry M, Brunton D et al. Identification of a Rare Gecko from North Island New Zealand, and Genetic Assessment of Its Probable Origin: A Novel Mainland Conservation Priority? Journal of Herpetology. 2016;50(1):77-86. https://doi.org/10.1670/13-128


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Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera featured speaker 2014 Commencement
Dan Rivera, mayor of Lawrence, will be the featured speaker at Northern Essex Community College's 52nd Commencement on Saturday, May 17 at 11 a.m.
The commencement will be held under a tent on the quadrangle on the college's Haverhill Campus and approximately 1,100 graduates are expected to receive certificates and associate degrees.
"Many of our students will be able to relate to Dan and his personal story," said Lane Glenn, president of Northern Essex. "Dan grew up in Lawrence, graduated from Lawrence High School, and enrolled at UMass Amherst after a stint in the US Army. He's passionate about Lawrence and is determined to revitalize the city."
Rivera was elected mayor of Lawrence in November and he took office in January. Active in Lawrence city politics prior to running for mayor, Rivera served as vice president and city councilor at large for the Lawrence City Council and chair of the budget and finance committee. Rivera has been a member of Northern Essex Community College's Board of Trustees for the past five years.
Prior to being elected mayor in November, Rivera worked in marketing for companies such as Philips Lifeline, Aspentech Inc., and Birddog Solution, Inc. He also was economic development director for Marty Meehan when Meehan was a member of the U.S. Congress, and early in his career, he became manager of the Lawrence public housing project in which he grew up.
Rivera has a bachelor of arts from UMass Amherst and an MBA from Suffolk University. To learn more about Northern Essex Community College's commencement visit necc.mass.edu/commencement
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The central oval diamond in the engagement ring may be encrusted by Halo. There are very different kinds of such decorations, because they all depend on the shape of the central gemstone. Typically, the halo method is widely used in many engagement rings. Oval halo engagement rings have the popular variety on the jewelry market. Such a decoration is encrusted with small diamonds around the large one.
This style is exuding the romance of the last century and reminds a family heirloom – a ring that you may find in your grandmother's jewelry box. Stones of mostly all shapes and sizes may be underlined by the oval halo, which will add to the size and weight for the central stone.
These are very delicate rings, they are often created in the Edwardian style, retro and other classic styles. In the center on a gear fasteningthere is placed a large diamond of an oval form. It is surrounded by small stones, creating a sparkling "halo", increasing the beauty and depth of the center stone luster. Thanks to them, the main stone seems larger and the entire ring looks refined. Artfully chosen, tiny diamonds make a delicate fringe, it seems like they are asking: "Do you marry me?". This is a charming option for a marriage proposal.
In the autumn 2013 Scarlett Johansson has demonstrated her Art Deco engagement ring. The big size of the ring and its beautiful shine without necessarily large central stone – these are the main features of the halo vintage style.
Oval halo engagement rings – significant trends of the last ten years. Nevertheless, the fashion for them among celebrities decreases and they go out from fashion to the classic category. This is the most striking example of timeless style and credible quality.
This style is suitable for those couples who can not afford the traditional large central stone in the ring, but they still want the ring with not lost elegance, because of smaller diamonds.
Smaller diamond – more metal – this is the principle of halo engagement rings. Jewelers surround a brilliant stone by halo with herbal pattern, curls, leaves and berries. If you look at the jewelry from a distance, it looks like a classic diamond, but only closely it is noticeable that this effect is created by a halo style.
If you prefer to abandon the tradition in favor of a ring that is visible everywhere, there are many options of oval halo engagement rings. The central stone may be not white, colored diamonds will definitely make your engagement decoration clearly visible. The combination of white and colored stones also gives drama and enhances the "fire" and brilliance of the stone.
Vintage jewelry will never lose its value, it even increases with ages. A ring with diamonds in platinum or white gold transmited by generations may be more relevant as the proposal gift, demonstrating respect for family values and traditions. Graceful details of oval halo engagement rings can create a striking impression. Vintage and modern solutions are all parts of the fashion trends of jewelry decorations.


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The struggle continues!
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MASERU – POPULAR Front for Democracy (PFD) leader Advocate Lekhetho Rakuoane, says the death of former Lesotho army commander Maaparankoe Mahao on June 25, 2015 caught him by surprise. He had thought the government was organising an amicable settlement with Lt Gen Mahao when his colleagues in the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) waylaid him in Mokema and shot him dead.
The army said Mahao was shot whilst resisting arrest for alleged mutiny, a version the Mahao family and the SADC Commission of Inquiry later dismissed as nonsense. It was a naked assault that plunged Lesotho into political crisis and triggered howls of protest from the international community which felt that Lesotho's army, which has a long and notorious history of interfering in governance issues, had gone rogue.
The general feeling closer home in the SADC region was that something drastic had to be done to "tame the beast".
Mahao's killing was the culmination of a bitter tug-of-war for control of the army between Lt Gen Tlali Kamoli and Lt Gen Mahao.
The then recently elected Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili had removed Mahao as army commander only to replace him with his nemesis Lt Gen Tlali Kamoli, who himself had been fired in August 2014 by Thomas Thabane. Rakuoane says the PFD, which was a junior partner in the coalition government, was so incensed with the killing of Mahao that the party's national executive committee contemplated walking out in protest.
"We really did not know what to do. We gave serious consideration to leaving the government but when the government accepted the setting up of a SADC-led commission of inquiry, we felt that justice would be done," he says.
Rakuoane says it was the Mosisili-led government that pushed for the setting up of the commission of inquiry which made them think "the government wanted to come clean" on the matter. He however believes the SADC Commission was later "hijacked by the opposition which wanted to push its own agenda". "We however stayed in government and said let's have the world help us."
He says Mahao's death was a blow to him personally after he had worked with the former commander in the PFD before he joined the army. He also worked with Mahao at KEM Chambers, a law firm in Maseru.
As one of the principals in the seven party led coalition, Rakuoane must have been privy to some of the alleged human rights violations that happened during their tenure in government.
He admits that the perception there were serious human rights violations during Mosisili's reign is probably fair but the issues must be assessed from a proper context.
"It is a fair assessment but does not go deep enough to unearth the real causes of our current situation," he says.
Rakuoane says the roots of the current political crisis in Lesotho can be traced to the post-2006 election crisis when the then opposition went on the rampage and attacked the homes of government ministers.
He said the army had to react and clamped down on the attacks, sowing the seeds of the animosity between the army and the opposition.
Rakuoane also accused the then opposition of being behind the attempted assassination of Mosisili in 2009.
"They are the people who made the army the animals they are," he says.
He says to address the current political crisis in Lesotho, "we need to address the circumstances that brought us here".
"We need to unearth what happened and what brought us to this stage."
Rakuoane believes what is at the core of Lesotho's problems is a relentless fight for access to economic resources.
That fight for economic opportunities even manifests itself at the party level, he says.
"People are hungry and the economy is small," he says.
The political differences are only a symptom of a bigger fight for economic resources at the grassroots level.
Rakuoane says he strongly believes the solution lies in pushing for a "strategic relationship" with Lesotho's biggest and only neighbor, South Africa.
He says Lesotho must begin to explore engaging South Africa to ensure the country benefits from joint infrastructure projects.
"We need to work on a strategy for Lesotho otherwise we will always fight and blame others."
He says the reality is that Lesotho is "the backyard" of South Africa and a new strategy must be adopted to fix the "uneven development of capital".
He says former South Africa president Thabo Mbeki at one point cobbled a plan to haul Lesotho from its "Least Developed Countries" status. The plan however fizzled out after Mbeki was ousted as president.
Rakuoane is however viscerally opposed to the idea of incorporating Lesotho into South Africa, saying the idea will not find any takers in Lesotho.
"Nationalism is a very strong sentiment in Lesotho which we can't undermine," he says.
While he rules out complete incorporation into South Africa, he believes "there is room for a federal arrangement of some sort".
"We are a small country but very strategic as well," he says.
Rakuoane says a softer approach to some working arrangement with South Africa is slowly gaining tract in some political circles.
This can be seen from the political parties' response to issues of dual citizenship and free movement of people between the two countries.
"No party appears hostile to the idea of dual citizenship.
Rakuoane admits he has been labelled a sell-out for propagating some of these ideas, a fact he seems prepared to live with.
He served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament during the first coalition government between 2012 and 2015, a period he says was marked by bitter infighting between Thabane and his deputy, Mothetjoa Metsing.
He says he believes the government collapsed because Thabane "did not respect the coalition agreement that he had signed with his partners".
"It was a fight for resources and the control of the levers of power in government."
Rakuoane says to fix what is ailing Lesotho "we have to go back to the basics" as was done during the 1998 reforms.
We also need to stick to the 2017 electoral pledge that said the reform process would be inclusive. That agreement was signed by all parties, he says.
"We must take a cue from the 1998 reforms and that whatever is agreed by consensus should be taken to Parliament and the government must not interfere," he says.
He believes the Thabane-led administration must be magnanimous in victory "to ensure inclusivity".
"But how do we ensure inclusivity when some opposition leaders are outside the country? The government must not be seen to be undermining the pledge (the pre-electoral pledge on reforms)."
Rakuoane says from the plethora of demands the opposition has presented, the government must "make certain concessions" on some of the issues and not dismiss every demand off-hand.
"The government must behave like a government and the opposition must be engaged," he says.
Rakuoane, who served as home affairs minister in the last coalition government, says he was at the centre of Lesotho's political reform process from as early as 1991, at the tail-end of the military dictatorship.
He rejects as cheap the arguments that Lesotho's Mixed Member Proportional Representation electoral model is at the centre of the country's problems.
He says the model ensures inclusivity even for smaller parties.
The only weakness of the model is that it does not set a threshold to qualify for a seat in Parliament. This, he says, has allowed even small parties with very minute support on the ground to enter Parliament.
The other weakness is that it allows floor-crossing, which makes governments very unstable, he says.
He says he has been part of the process that set up all laws that pertain to elections in Lesotho since 1991.
The son of a peasant farmer from Khokhoba in Thaba-Tseka, Rakuoane says he was introduced to Communist thinking when he arrived at the National University of Lesotho in 1979.
"Roma was a melting pot in terms of the liberation struggle and we formed the Committee for Action and Solidarity for Southern African Students (CASSAS). We were giving support to left-wing politics," he says.
"That is where our politics started," he says.
He says CASSAS acted as the under-cover wing of the Communist Party which remained banned in Lesotho.
Rakuoane speaks fondly of Chief Leabua Jonathan whom he says stood toe-to-toe with the mighty apartheid regime of South Africa.
"We worked with him despite his regressive internal politics which we were critical of. He had a progressive foreign policy," he says.
They however broke ties with Jonathan in 1984. Chief Jonathan was toppled in a military coup in January 1986.
After graduating from the NUL in 1985, Rakuoane worked closely with the NGOs and trade unions in pushing for better working conditions for factory workers.
The government began seeing him as a trouble-maker and he was as a result arrested during the 1990 teachers' strike.
"I was detained by the military government for two weeks. They said I was a security threat. What made it worse was my Communist background."
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Supreme Court rules that tribunals not bound by identification of trafficking victims
By Matt Evans
19 March 2020 | 7:10 am
Asylum, Immigration
The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of MS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) [2020] UKSC 9. This article is written by Matt Evans, director of the AIRE Centre which intervened in the case.
The case was the Supreme Court's first opportunity to consider complex issues concerning the identification of victims of trafficking and the judgment provides welcome clarity on the law governing the identification and treatment of victims of trafficking and modern slavery.
The appeal focused on the relationship between the decision-making process of the competent authority of the executive in the UK, known as the National Referral Mechanism ('NRM'), and the immigration appeals tribunals. In particular, the case addressed;
whether the immigration appeals tribunals are bound to accept the decisions of the NRM as to whether a person is a victim of trafficking. The Court of Appeal had said that tribunals could only go behind an NRM decision if it was perverse, irrational, or ultra vires; and
the relevance of a finding that a person has been trafficked to any immigration decisions that come before the immigration appeals tribunals.
This is an important case because human trafficking often involves the movement of people across international borders who then face subsequent immigration issues. The facts here were that MS arrived in the UK from Pakistan aged 16, having been subject to forced labour and physical abuse whilst in Pakistan. In the UK, he was also subject to forced labour.
The NRM made a finding that that MS was not a victim of trafficking. MS appealed a subsequent decision to remove him from the UK (following an unsuccessful claim for asylum) from the immigration appeals tribunals via the Court of Appeal, who rejected his case, to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court held that the immigration appeals tribunals are in no way bound by the decision of the NRM, nor does it have to look for reasons as to why that decision is flawed. As Lady Hale noted in her judgment (which was unanimously agreed): 'This is an important matter. As the AIRE Centre points out, had the tribunal been bound by such decisions, it could have had a profoundly chilling effect upon the willingness of victims to engage with the NRM mechanism.'
The Supreme Court found that in this case both tribunals were better placed to decide whether MS was a victim of trafficking than the NRM, having heard live evidence from MS (which the NRM did not).
The Supreme Court also considered the relationship between the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings ('ECAT') and Article 4 ECHR.
Lady Hale ruled that once MS was found to have been a victim of trafficking, it was necessary to decide whether his removal from the UK would amount to a breach of the positive obligations in Article 4 ECHR (prohibition of slavery and forced labour). The Court found that MS had not been allowed an effective investigation of the breach of Article 4 and that the UK authorities were under a positive obligation to rectify such a failure. Such an investigation would not be possible if MS was removed to Pakistan.
While the court does not directly 'decide' to what extent ECAT has been imported wholesale into Article 4 ECHR (because it was not in the end directly in issue), there are lots of very relevant obiter remarks (paras 20-27). This is a boost for those who want to argue about how ECAT applies domestically.
Another interesting issue (for potential interveners at least) that arose in this case, was that the Equality and Human Rights Commission were able to successfully apply to continue in the original claimants place (MS himself withdrew from the case) in order to allow the appeal to proceed.
Author: Matt Evans
Matt Evans is the Director of the AIRE Centre, a specialist charity whose mission is to promote awareness of European law rights and assist marginalised individuals and those in vulnerable circumstances to assert those rights. Previously he was the Managing Solicitor at the Prisoners Advice Service for 6 years and worked at a number of leading legal aid firms including TV Edwards, Hickman and Rose and Hodge Jones and Allen.
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As a follow-up to my post about the Canadian Marijuana Party, Paul has just told me that in England, where they are a multi-party system like Canada, there is the Monster Raving Looney Party. Can't see them winning any seats but they should certainly make debates more interesting. Are there any other interesting political parties where any of of our followers live?
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Q: Incompatible pointer type: How can I use a CFType derived object within NSObject derived collection objects? I'm trying to use ABRecordRef within an NSMutableArray, but it doesn't seem to work. I know that ABRecord is a C class, but I thought that ABRecordRef was the work around Objective-C class that allowed me to use it with NSObjects. What do I need to do to make this work?

A: What do you mean by "Not Working"?  As in, you get compile or run-time errors?
As I noted in the response to the other poster, you can't use the Objective-C API on the iPhone (There also is no true ABrecord class to brdge to).
Generally it's a really good idea with the address book stuff on the iPhone to copy out elements you are interested in, and save the copied values off in something like a dictionary.  If you need to save all the elements, you have to have code that reads every value as defined in the AddressBook.h header file, there's no API way to generically walk the records.
Also remember that at any time, the user might change the address book if they quit your app and come back - so be careful about what you change after they relaunch the app if you are storing values!!

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HGTV's widespread influence is not surprising: Since the network was launched on basic cable in 1994, its viewership has skyrocketed higher than offers in a North Arlington bungalow bidding war. According to the most recent Nielsen ratings, HGTV is the fourth-most-watched cable network in the United States, averaging more than 1.6 million viewers overall.
Similar channels (DIY) and shows (TLC's recently returned redecorating juggernaut "Trading Spaces" and Bravo's flashy "Flipping Out") are also capitalizing on reality real estate and rehab's popularity, and it's no wonder anyone who is selling, renovating or buying property has had their expectations influenced by these shows.
Mandy Mills of Compass is one of the many real estate agents who have experienced the network's effect on home buyers and sellers.
Mills counsels sellers to pony up the sometimes hefty fees (up to $10,000 for a large house) to professionally stage a space because she thinks it ultimately leads to a higher selling price that will recoup the cost. Mills and other professionals also credit the rise of Pinterest and shelter magazine-perfect Instagram shots (#hexagontile! #Moroccan rug!) with amping up clients' standards.
Not all house hunters are expecting pristine, recently updated properties. HGTV has also taught many people to look beyond frumpy 1980s oak kitchen cabinets and closed-off layouts. Channeling suave "Property Brothers" real estate agent/rehabber twins Jonathan and Drew Scott, buyers now can envision open floor plans in crabbed Victorian rowhouses and gleaming, white-on-white kitchens supplanting beat-up 1970s Formica and linoleum.
On her show, homeowners (many of whom are recent buyers) leave the big decisions and remodeling completely in Liess and her team's paintbrush or hammer-wielding hands, a common practice on makeover shows. It's an idea, she says, that is translating to the industry overall, with more design clients and buyers willing to take risks or accept edgier concepts from the pros.
And some buyers, Williams added, have been so motivated by HGTV shows that they're searching for properties to rehab themselves or with the help of a contractor.
"Sometimes I'm bidding against a couple of D.C. lawyers who have seen 'Fixer Upper' and want to DIY," she said.
Realty reality programming might also be responsible for spreading home design trends — colors, materials, furniture styles — from one region of the country to another. Take the breezy, beachy vibes (glass tile, muted pastels) of the California-based "Flip or Flop," or the modern farmhouse chic (white furniture, vintage signs) of "Fixer Upper" from Waco, Tex.
"We have started getting more requests for shiplap," says Bill Millholland, an executive vice president at remodeling firm Case Design/Build, referring to the grooved, interlocking wooden boards that "Fixer Upper" hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines use to add rustic flair to everything from kitchen islands to bedroom ceilings. "I'm not sure if it's Houzz, shelter magazines or TV, but I feel like peoples' taste is getting more transitional and modern," he said.
Plus, in older neighborhoods, you'll see plenty of historic houses where behind, say, its 1900s facade, is an interior that could be zapped in from a Vegas ranch house or a Toronto condo.
"From an architectural standpoint, these flipping and remodeling shows are killing the charm of a lot of old houses," McMansion Hell's Wagner said.
Case's Millholland said there are difficulties in trying to turn, say, a 1980s townhouse into a mid-century dream home or vice versa.
"Things are so stylized and location-specific on some of these programs," he said. "Sometimes you can't have a two-story foyer in your 1920s townhouse, and the indoor-outdoor spaces you see on a show shot in California aren't very practical" for all climates.
Tuning in to a series shot in a different region can also give audiences a kind of reverse sticker shock. Buying or redoing a house in Las Vegas, Atlanta or parts of the Caribbean ("House Hunters International") tends to cost much less than it would in more expensive housing markets. Plus reality show stars often negotiate better deals on a home purchase or rehab. And on some renovation programs, the labor may be free.
Yes, there's usually at least one challenge per HGTV episode. Contractors (cue the horror-film music) encounter termite damage/mold in the walls/a zombie infestation in the basement. A couple of wannabe home buyers in Florida lose out on their dream ranch home in a bidding war. But issues are usually resolved in time for the credits to roll, and they often seem milked for drama.
And when "House Hunters International" goes l'appartement searching in Paris, the hefty price tags (many a million-plus euros) seem high even to jaded home buyers in expensive markets.


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The vision of Gosforth Schools' Trust is to provide effective, supportive, quality education for every child in our schools. This aim cannot be achieved without the active involvement of our children. Following discussions across all the schools the pupils decided that they would like to form a Trust School Council, following discussions the Trust Board of Directors thought this was a good idea and a great way to ensure the pupils has a collective voice that is heard and can help us in the ongoing development of the Trust.
The Trust School Council consists of two representatives from each school. For the First schools the pupils were chosen from Year 3 and from our two Middle schools the pupils were chosen from Year 5.
Amongst the pupils representing the schools are:
Evie Harrison
Maliah Kay
Ellen Chen
Ahmed Mohammed
Will Henderson
Ruby Davison
Millie Matthew
Sebastian Dean
Adam Chetcuti
Keira Smith
Ellison Burke
Jessica Newton
Charlotte Cawthray
Anna Morgan
Emma Ghazal
Abbie Keddy
The children were invited to the first meeting of the Council which took place at Regent Farm First School on the 4th March. The first meeting was an opportunity for the children to meet one another and understand what the Trust was about and the role of the School Council.
The Chair of the Trust Board of Directors George Snaith and the Trust Business Manager Julie McManus explained the work of the Trust and how it would benefit the schools. The children took turns to introduce themselves and their schools using an ice breaker game which was great fun.
The main outcome of the first meeting was the agreement by the School Council members to organise a tour of the schools that make up the Trust. The children mind mapped possible ideas for their school and specific activities or achievements of their school they could emphasise when the tour takes place at the end of the academic year.
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FIGARO Coffee Group, Inc. more than doubled its net income for the fiscal year ending June 30 to P198.2 million, driven by the company's store network expansion.
"We continue to focus on product quality, value-for-money and expansion in key areas in the Philippines," Figaro Coffee Chairman Justin T. Liu said in a press release on Thursday.
Since the beginning of 2022, Figaro Coffee added 35 stores to its 107-store count last year. By year-end 2022, it is targeting to have a total of 163 stores in its network.
The company's topline rose by 80% to P2.43 billion. Its gross margins also improved to 49% from 44%, which resulted in a 64% growth in its operating income.
"We are very pleased to report that coming out of the pandemic and our initial public offering early this year, we have continued our excellent growth and positive momentum," Mr. Liu said.
According to Mr. Liu, dine-in sales in Figaro Coffee and Tien Ma brands and delivery from the Angel's Pizza brand have contributed to this growth.
Meanwhile, the company's board of directors has approved a P90-million cash dividend or P0.01936 per share to shareholders as of Nov. 21, 2022.
Figaro Coffee is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carmetheus Holdings, Inc. It operates a network of retail restaurants through its subsidiary, Figaro Coffee Systems.
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Bottom 5 Games Of The Brad Childress Era
By Ted Glover Nov 24, 2010, 8:52pm CST
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Yesterday we looked at the top 5 games of the Brad Childress era. If you missed it, you can check it out right here. But with the yin, comes the yang, and now we're going to look at the 5 worst games of his tenure. I think we all have an idea what number one is, but there are some painful memories we're about to re-live. Pour a triple finger of Glenlivet, turn on a Big Hair Band 80's rock ballad, and get ready to make an appointment with the Geico psychiatrist, you jackwagons. Are you ready?
September 16, 2007: Lions 20, VIkings 17 (OT). The first year of the Brad Childress era was a bit more disappointing than anticipated, and 2007 was the beginning of the Tarvaris Jackson era. Week One was a promising win and debut of Adrian Peterson over Atlanta, but Week Two was a thud with a loss to perennial bottom feeder Detroit. It was the first loss to the Lions since 2001, and Tarvaris Jackson had a horrid, 4 interception game, with at least two coming deep in Detroit territory. A lot of the fans were lukewarm to Chilly and his project QB to begin with, and this early season loss cemented an impression that Chilly didn't know how to develop QB's, and TJ was in over his head.
December 2, 2007: Packers 34, Vikings 0 (OT Not Needed). 2007 was the year of the rotating quarterbacks, as Tarvaris Jackson, Kelly Holcomb, and Brooks Bollinger all started games that season, and the offense had a tough time finding any continuity outside of Adrian Peterson. This was the one game Bollinger started, and he was very Spergon Wynn-ish. Minnesota didn't complete a third or fourth down conversion, Bollinger had under 10 yards passing at halftime, and Adrian Peterson hurt his knee during the game. It was a thorough beating in every facet of the game, and dropped Chilly's record against Green Bay to 0-4.
January 4th, 2009: Eagles 26, Vikings 14 (Wild Card Playoff): A rough start to the season was juxtaposed against a very strong finish, catapulting the Vikings to a 10-6 record and their first division title since 2000, and their first ever NFC North championship. They entered the game against the Eagles as a team that people thought had a winnable game in front of them, but the Eagles defense confused and confounded Tarvaris Jackson all day, causing him to throw a terrible pick-6 right before halftime that the Vikings never recovered from. It was Jackson's performance in this game that started the Vikings down the Brett Favre courtship path, because it was Chilly who thought he needed a QB that could get him over the hump.
November 21st, 2010: Packers 31, Vikings 3. The final straw for Brad Childress came at home against the arch rival Packers less than a week ago. The Vikings season was ostensibly on the line, and the Vikings couldn't have played worse for the final three quarters. Nothing went right, Aaron Rodgers played about as well as he ever has, and Chilly's fate was sealed. It wasn't so much that they lost, it was how they lost, both in this game and the previous week against Chicago, that angered so many fans. It just seemed apparent that the team was no longer responding to Chilly's leadership, and owner Zygi Wilf made the move the next day.
January 24th, 2010: Saints 31, Vikings 28 (OT) (Freakin' NFC Championship). It's still too soon. Peterson fumbles, Harvin fumble, Favre pick late, 12 goddamn men in the huddle to lead to the pick. Just frustrating. I've wondered quite a bit the last few days if the Vikes had made it to the Super Bowl, would that have earned Chilly a pass for 2010? I think it would have, personally, but that's just me. It definitely would've if they had gone on to win the Super Bowl. Hell, they could've gone 0-16 for three straight years if they would've won the Super Bowl and I wouldn't have cared. I swear to God I wouldn't have. But they didn't, and Chilly felt the need to convince Favre to come back one more time. And it didn't work. And now Leslie Frazier is the coach.
After the Thanksgiving holiday, we'll continue our top 5 retrospective of the Brad Childress era by looking at the top 5 moments and then the bottom five moments. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!


In a recent article in Commentary magazine, Peter Wehner inveighs against some of the views expressed in Sam Harris's The Moral Landscape , and claims that "free will isn't an illusion".
Or, in other words, having free will requires that some of our actions are not the result of biological inputs over which we have no control. But what does this mean? What is a "biological input"?
Some of Wehner's remarks suggest that "biological input" means something like "genetic constitution" or, perhaps, "genetic constitution plus developmental factors such as the state of one's mother's health during her pregnancy". What Wehner seems to exclude from "biological inputs" is what we learn from our perceptual experience. This exclusion seems natural – the things you see and hear need not have anything to do with biology.
Even if you learn something by watching animals in a zoo, it would be unusual to think of yourself as having received biological inputs. You receive perceptual inputs at the zoo, and these enable you to know something about biological creatures.
But if "biological input" does not include what we learn from our perceptual experience, then Harris is not claiming that what we do depends only on "biological inputs". I think it will be difficult to find anyone at all who holds such a view.
A view much more likely to be held is that all our actions are results of our biological inputs together with our perceptual inputs. I do not mean only perceptual inputs that are present at the time of acting (although those, of course, must be included). What we perceive changes us. It gives us memories, and provides information that we retain. It puts us into a state that is different from the state we would have been in if we had perceived something different. The state of our brains that we have at the time of an action is the result not only of present perceptions, but also of a long history of being in a state, perceiving, changing state, perceiving something further, changing state again, and so on and on.
Another key term in Wehner's understanding of "free will" is "control". You are in control of your action if you are doing what you aim to do, and you would have been doing something else if you had aimed to do that. Both of these conditions can be met if your actions are a result of current perceptions plus a brain state that you are in because of your original constitution and your history of perceptual inputs. So, you can have some control over your actions.
Of course, it is also true that there is much you are not in control of. You can open your eyes or keep them shut, but what you will see if they are open is not under your control. You can't control your original constitution, and you can't control the particular kind of change in your brain state that will be made by what you perceive.
But these alleged implications do not follow, if we understand Harris to be holding the more plausible view I've just sketched. The first point is relatively simple: We are not automatons if our actions are responsive to differences, not only in current perceptual inputs, but in matters of context that may have affected us at various times in the past.
The point about being a "robot programmed to act" is a little more complicated. We must distinguish between being actions being canned and being the result of some definite process. Outputs of grocery store readers are canned – someone has to type in what amounts to a rule like this: If THIS bar code is read, then display THAT price on the monitor and add it to the total. But that is not the way you, or robots, or even programs work. In genuine programming, inputs trigger a process that leads to a result that no one has previously calculated. Even a chess playing program takes in board positions that no programmer has previously thought of, and processes that information until an output (its next move) is reached. Since these board positions were unforeseen, good responses to them cannot have been worked out by programmers, and the responding moves cannot have been canned.
Regarding control, everyone must recognize that we have limits. But if we are not ill or befuddled by drugs, there will be many possible actions that we will do if we aim to do them, and won't do if we don't aim to do them; and so there will be many possible actions that are under our control.
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µVGA-II SGC Cursor Function
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I recently ordered and received a VGA-II SGC module for testing purposes, with the ultimate goal of it being included in a machine controller design as part of the console hardware. However, I discovered that the module has no apparent support for a cursor, an essential requirement if it is to act as part of the console.
Does such a function exist and was not documented, or am I out of luck and should look for a different product?
Also, I noted that while this module has a command for clearing the screen, no similar command exists for clearing from a given point to the end of the screen, or from a given column on a line to the end of the line. While it is possible to simulate these features in software, it would be relatively slow compared to the equivalent being implemented in hardware, plus would be eating up valuable ROM space. Any suggestions, assuming the cursor issue can be resolved?
You can implement a cursor anyway you like.
Either an underscore or a block would appear best. The best way to do that would be a filled rectangle that you overwrite with the backgrund color to 'erase' it.
Similarly you would use a filled rectange of the background color to erase part of the screen.
ESPsupport wrote: You can implement a cursor anyway you like.
I already thought of doing that. Two problems:[list type=decimal][*]How would you move the block without erasing and redrawing it for each new location? That's a lot of fooling around for something that is usually a hardware function in most video display generators. The old CSG 8563 video display controller had a hardware cursor that could be addressed independently of video RAM, and that was a part produced in the 1980s.A real block cursor inverts the character under it. It could be done in software but again, would be laborious to implement. Also, in order for the cursor to flash (essential if the display is a CRT) it would have to be interrupt-driven.[/list type=decimal]This solution to a cursor is way too much work and demands too much code. I've only got 8K of ROM in which to stuff the entire software package.
Again way too much work for such a simple task.
The old CSG 8563 video display controller had a hardware cursor that could be addressed independently of video RAM, and that was a part produced in the 1980s.
The keyword there is 'old'.
For some reason most (nearly all) modern display controllers do not have either scrolling screens or cursors. I guess you can figure out why, but still it is dissappointing methinks.
A couple of users have implemented terminal type access in GFX. You should be able to find the source in these forums.
Not only will that be closer to what you want, it will take even less of your 8kb of ROM
ESPsupport wrote: A couple of users have implemented terminal type access in GFX. You should be able to find the source in these forums.
I wasn't able to find anything that appeared to be as you described. After studying this problem in depth and carefully reading the entire VGA-II SGC command set in detail, I have concluded that this product will not work as desired in my application. The cursor situation is the problem.
It is not possible to generate a true cursor in software without knowing what is already on the screen at the cursor's location. As the VGA-II doesn't have a command to read back the character that was previously written to an arbitrary screen location I'd have to simulate that function by maintaining character and attribute maps in RAM solely for the purpose of generating a cursor. A lot of code would be required to do so (not to mention a lot of RAM for the maps), and having to invest that much time and system resources into making up for the lack of a key hardware function seems counterproductive.
The items I had previously mentioned about clearing to the end of the screen and to the end of a line aren't overly difficult to implement in software (although somewhat cumbersome) and in themselves wouldn't be show-stoppers. This cursor matter is a show-stopper for me. If the VGA-II can be enhanced to include an addressable text mode hardware cursor then I would use it in my project. For now, it appears this device will have to go on the shelf.
What I was refering to is here http://4d.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=5442033
Not sure if the source is in that thread, but you should be able to find it frlom there


I love it Katherine! I have been wondering how I am going to use up all of the berries that I froze last year so that my freezer is ready for the next batch. Somehow I forget about them!
We love us some Bob's Red Mill oats in the morning, but hardly ever do it because of the 40 minute wait. Your soaking tip may well change that forever, thanks for the tip!
I finally tried this last night/this morning and it's such a brilliant tip! There's absolutely no substitute for steel cut oats but the cook time has made it a weekend treat until now. Thank you!


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Q: Cannot make URL mapping using Pretty Faces 3.3.2, JSF 2.0, JBoss 6.1.0 final I'm experiencing problem with Pretty Faces URL mappings.
I have one managed bean with the following mappings:
@ManagedBean
@RequestScoped
@URLMapping(id = "search", pattern = "/search/", viewId = "/search/search.xhtml")

And it works fine when I go to http://ip/search/?keywords=word.
However, when I try to change mapping pattern, I got an error.
@ManagedBean
@RequestScoped
@URLMapping(id = "search", pattern = "/search", viewId = "/search/search.xhtml")

I expect that the http://ip/search?keywords=word gives the same response as the link above, but unfortunately I get 404 HTTP error.
search.xhtml is in WebContent/search/ folder of Web project deployed on JBoss 6.1.0 final.
The interesting thing is when I use JBoss 5.1.0 and Pretty Faces 3.2.0 and JSF 1.2, the mapping works fine (of course, all mappings are done via XML configuration in this case).
I would appreciate any answer, thanks!

A: Have you tried version 3.3.2 of PrettyFaces? There were some bugs fixed there. Also, have you tried a complete refresh of the page and browser cache? Sometimes redirects are cached by the browser.
Also, if worse comes to worse, I suggest debugging com.ocpsoft.pretty.faces.PrettyFilter and see what is going on inside.
Also make sure that you don't have any other URL-rewriting configuration that would affect the mapping, like a trailing slash append or something like that.

A: There is a conflict between the folder name, in which the .xhtml file is stored, and the pattern value, so if the folder name is the same as the pattern value, the mapping doesn't work.
In my case, I had to change the folder name search to search_pages and the mapping started to work fine - it is possible now to visit http://ip:port/search?keywords=keyword and to get appropriate results.
I don't know if this behavior is assumed for Pretty Filter, but, for me, it looks a little bit strange.


I am, if you don't know, rather absentminded. I admit, sometimes this state can be inconvenient, but it has its blessings, too. Chances are, I won't remember if you've offended me in the past. If you come over, I can sit down and enjoy a visit without obsessing over details. Crooked pictures don't bother me. And I can be easily interrupted if I am needed. Interruptions don't usually bother me at all.
Under the control of the Holy Spirit, my absentmindedness is a good thing.
One of the challenges my mom makes is the importance of seeing personality traits through the lens of God's grace and provision. It's easy instead, to be irritated at a child who is too quiet (or not quiet enough), too rigid (or not rigid enough). One child might not think in shades of gray; the other never sees black and white! (I speak metaphorically, of course.) Sadly, when we see these personalities as problems, we miss the joy that comes from understanding not only how God works in our children's lives, but also our own.
I might call Bethel intense, but my mom calls her enthusiastic (whatever she is doing). That's not an accidental correction, but a gentle reminder that how we perceive our children really does matter. A child isn't fearful, but careful. Imagine the value of a cautious soul when guided by the Holy Spirit. And imagine the glory God gets when that cautious soul acts boldly because he is walking in the spirit.
We can run the risk the other way, too, valuing personality traits that in themselves are neither good nor bad. A quiet child might be the admiration of all young mothers. A child who cares desperately to please people might be extremely pleasant for all the wrong reasons.
Every personality can be used for good.
This morning, I have need of fighting against my personality to get the house ready for possible company this week. And I need to sit down with my Bible and a cup of coffee. I need to walk in the spirit.
I remember as a "sagely" single gal, advising my exasperated sister-in-law regarding my nephew's bulldog personality. I simply mentioned that stubbornness can also be seen as determination or being stalwart…a trait that will prove invaluable in the troublous times we are all anticipating. Satan has a counterfeit for every good thing it seems. It all depends upon how we hone it.


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(March 12, 2018—BALTIMORE, Md.)—This was a nation founded on the premise of liberty and justice for all. That's why leading Mid-Atlantic law firm Whiteford, Taylor & Preston makes it a priority to give back to those struggling for access to legal aid.
"We see it as our professional responsibility to help meet the need for legal services of those who can't otherwise afford it," said Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Partner Joseph Mezzanotte.
By providing pro bono services, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is doing so much more than litigating—it's influencing an individual's life course.
The firm's outreach isn't limited to the offering of time and services, but extends to a long history of ties with leading nonprofits including the Pro Bono Resource Center, the Legal Aid Bureau, and the Public Justice Center.
Additionally, its outreach is not restricted to legal services. Mezzanotte applauded the work of firm partner Kimberly Min and her ongoing service with the East Baltimore Community School, where she has been "dedicated to creating a diverse socioeconomic learning environment for children" since 2011—in addition to providing pro bono counsel for the school.
While the firm is esteemed in its outreach, it's setting a precedent internally, as well, through its Women's Initiative Network. WIN provides networking opportunities for female lawyers to meet, collaborate, and influence one another. In following the firm's example, WIN also has engaged in community outreach initiatives through its efforts at the YWCA's Arden House, a safe shelter for women and children of abuse.


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Q: how to use interface when a class that implements it have its own attributes? I am using an interface reference variable to access the properties on an Interface
But in addition to that the class that implements the interface has its own attributes.
I am unable to access the class attributes through this interface reference.
Here are my questions:
1) why is that so?
2) What is the solution to the problem? Is there any way i can access the coolant power variable in AC class through machine only? Will a TYPE CAST work?
 interface IMachines
{
    #region properties
    int machineID { get; set; }
    static int totalID { get; set; }
    string name { get; set; }
    string make { get; set; }
    int weight { get; set; }
    int cost { get; set; }
    int warranty { get; set; }
    DateTime creationDate { get; set; }
    #endregion

    int generateWarrantyExpiry();
    int searchMachine();
}

public class AC:IMachines
{
    #region ACMembers

    protected int _machineID;
    protected string _name;
    protected int _weight;
    protected string _make;
    protected DateTime _creationDate;
    protected int _warranty;
    protected int _cost;
    public int _coolentPower;

    public int CoolentPower
    {
        get { return _coolentPower; }
        set { _coolentPower = value; }
    }

    #endregion

    #region IMachines Members

    public int machineID
    {
        get { return _machineID; }
        set { _machineID = value; }
    }

    public string name
    {
        get { return _name; }
        set { _name = value; }
    }

    public string make
    {
        get { return _make; }
        set { _make = value; }
    }

    public int weight
    {
        get { return _weight; }
        set { _weight = value; }
    }

    public int cost
    {
        get { return _cost; }
        set { _cost = value; }
    }

    public int warranty
    {
        get { return _warranty; }
        set { _warranty = value; }
    }

    public DateTime creationDate
    {
        get { return _creationDate; }
        set { _creationDate = value; }
    }

    public int searchMachine()
    {
        //Search machine logic to be implemented
return 2
    }

    public void GenerateWarranty()
{
//generate warranty logic to be implemented

}

    #endregion
}

}

A: Yes, you can use the "as" keyword to try a cast to the AC class:
IMachines machines = new AC();
(machines as AC).CoolentPower = 3;

A: Note that using a cast, as many answerers have suggested, will break the abstraction offered by the IMachines interface.
If it's true that you'll only ever be using the one type that implements the interface, AC, then this will work, but if you ever want to support some other type of IMachines, things may break down.

A: One of the fun things about using Interfaces this way is the ability to check if a generic variable implements the interface.  For example, you have a generic function that gets run at a lower level.  If the object you get given implements IMachines, do something special, or additional, to it.
public void DOSTUFF (object myobject)
{
    IMachines machine = myobject as IMachines;
    if (machine != null)
    {
        //do something special for IMachine objects
    }

    //the rest of the function that gets run against everything
}

and yes, to access the parts of the class that are not defined in the interface you have to cast to the type directly rather than using the interface.

A:
Why is that?

An interface is a declaration of a contract. You are saying that the implementing type conforms to that contract.
When using the interface to access properties, you can only access those properties that the interface declared - how would the interface "know" about these properties? It would need to "know" about all the types that implement it and which one you mean exactly.
The solution is to use the interface when you need the interface abstractions and to use the concrete type when you need to use the type and all its defined properties.

A: There is a solution, which calls CAST.
So cast to the type of the class implements it to access the properties/methods that not present in the inetrface itself.
var machine = (AC)interfaceVar;
machine.CoolentPower

Or, simply use dynamic
dynamic machine = interfaceVar; //no cast needed ! non need to "know" actual type
machine.CoolentPower

A: you can access the attributes of your class if you cast it.
var cool = machine as AC;

A: In answer to 1 - because an interface defines a contract that a class will implement, as such you can change the implementation as long as the contract (ie. the interface) stays the same.  What you are trying to do is get to properties that are not part of the contract - what would you expect to happen if you could access the properties of your AC class, but someone passed in an instance of MachineX that implements IMachine but doesn't have the properties of your AC class? The compiler cannot guess what to do in such an instance, hence you have to explicitly tell it that if your machine is an AC, then do something with it as an AC (and that's what the  other answers about casting it do).