The other day at the farm I smelled something. Everything is in some state of bloom at the moment, so finding the source was a bit challenging. And then I noticed it.
The yuzu bush - just over 180 cm tall - next to the greenhouse was chock full of blossoms. Small white flowers that pack a punch even before they turn into those tangy yellow citrus with a flavor unique to Japan caught not only my attention but also that of a roaming bee. I like to think this little guy is helping make the next batch of marmalade. Apparently, the farmers and I aren't the only ones out working on these sunny days!
Me, too! I never was a big fan of spring before coming here, but now I find it nearly irresistible. Fall and winter are still my favorites, though.


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Tag: monica
How popular is the baby name Monica in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Monica.
Popularity of the Baby Name Monica
Posts that Mention the Name Monica
Name Quotes #71: Floy, Zyler, Tane Mahuta
Rami Malek, after winning the Oscar for Best Actor in early 2019 [vid]:
I grew up in a world where I never thought I was gonna play the lead on Mr. Robot because I never saw anyone in a lead role that looked like me. I never thought that I could possibly play Freddie Mercury until I realized his name was Farrokh Bulsara. […] That was the motivation that allowed me to say, "Oh, I can do this."
Winnie Harlow, born Chantelle Brown-Young, upon being asked where the name "Winnie Harlow" came from:
It's literally just from Winnie the Pooh! I was a big fan growing up, and it was actually from a joke with some friends. We were on the phone with some boys, I grabbed the phone from one of my girls, and was like, "Don't give my friends attitude!" And the boys asked, "Who is this?" I looked over, my friend was wearing a Winnie the Pooh T-shirt, so I said my name was Winnie. When I started working, it felt kind of natural to just continue with it. Harlow comes from Jean Harlow; I'm a really big Marilyn Monroe fan, but I didn't want to use Monroe, because that felt cheesy. But Jean Harlow was one of Marilyn's really big career inspirations, so I took the name Harlow. I do love my actual name a lot. At the beginning, I tried to go by Chantelle Winnie, but then decided to keep Winnie Harlow and Chantelle separate. My family calls me Chantelle.
Monica Lewinsky, on "the Monica Lewinsky scandal" of early 1998:
"The scandal was named after me," she said. "Any time that this has been referenced, every single day, every single day in the past 20 years — so it may not be a direct reference to me, but because the investigation and the scandal have my name, I'm then, therefore, attached to it."
"Bill Clinton didn't have to change his name," Lewinsky said, when Oliver asked if she considered changing hers. "Nobody's ever asked him, did he think he should change his name."
From an article about an 11-year-old golf player who happens to have been named for the Ryder cup:
With a name like Ryder, practicing golf at a young [age] is no accident. Ryan Carlson says, yes, his son's name is inspired by the Ryder Cup, but he didn't expect he'd be such a natural. Shortly after he began to walk, Ryder began swinging a plastic golf club, quickly learning how to hit balls.
From an article about Southern names (via Abby):
[W]hen Southerners make up new names, it's usually a more meaningful exercise than simply slapping a K where it does not belong, like when people name their girls after their daddies. This results in the likes of Raylene, Bobette, Earline, Georgette (one of George Jones's daughters), Georgine, and my personal favorite, Floy (feminine for Floyd). As it happens, I almost got a masculine name (unfeminized) myself. I was named after my maternal grandmother, Julia Evans Clements Brooks, and my mother was dead set on calling me Evans until my father put his foot down on the grounds that that was the kind of stuff that Yankees did. Maybe, but we do plenty of the last name/family name business for girls down here, too. Off the top of my head I can think of three Southern women I love a lot: Keith, Cameron, Egan.
From an article comparing the relative popularity of twin professional hockey players Daniel and Henrik Sedin by looking at the B.C. baby name data:
[T]he name Henrik magically first started appearing on B.C. baby announcements in 2007, which, maybe not so coincidentally, was also the year following the Sedins' breakout season.
Interestingly, the largest spike — a total of 13 baby Henriks — came in 2011, which coincides with the Canucks' march to the Stanley Cup Final.
From an article about "theybies" — kids being brought up without gender designations:
Three-year-old twins Zyler and Kadyn Sharpe scurried around the boys and girls clothing racks of a narrow consignment store filled with toys. Zyler, wearing rainbow leggings, scrutinized a pair of hot-pink-and-purple sneakers. Kadyn, in a T-Rex shirt, fixated on a musical cube that flashed colorful lights. At a glance, the only discernible difference between these fraternal twins is their hair — Zyler's is brown and Kadyn's is blond.
Is Zyler a boy or a girl? How about Kadyn? That's a question their parents, Nate and Julia Sharpe, say only the twins can decide.
How did presidential candidate Robert Francis O'Rourke acquire the nickname Beto?
He was named after his grandfathers. His mother Melissa O'Rourke said on the campaign trail during his U.S. Senate run that "Robert" — her father's name — didn't seem to fit when he was a baby.
The family has deep roots in El Paso, Texas, and "Beto" is a common shortening of the name "Roberto," or "Robert." If you're wondering, it's pronounced BEH-toe and O'Rourke is oh-RORK.
From an article about America's first exascale supercomputer:
The supercomputer, dubbed Aurora — which [Secretary of Energy Rick] Perry joked was named after his three-legged black lab Aurora Pancake — is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2021, as the DOE attempts to keep pace with China in a supercomputing arms race.
(Turns out the dog's nickname is "Rory." I posted a quote about another named computer, the Lisa, last year.)
From an article about the divorce of Lady Davina Windsor, 30th in line to the British throne, from husband Gary "Gazza" Lewis, a Maori sheep shearer:
Lady Davina gave birth to a daughter, Senna Kowhai, who is now aged eight, and a son, Tane Mahuta, six. He was named after the giant Tane Mahuta kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest, in New Zealand.
(Here's more on the famous Tane Mahuta tree. The name Kowhai was also inspired by New Zealand tree.)
For more name-related quotes, check out the name quotes category.
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Popular Baby Names in Puerto Rico, 2016
According to the SSA, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico in 2016 were Valentina and Sebastian.
Here are Puerto Rico's top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:
1. Valentina, 279 baby girls
2. Victoria, 251
3. Mia, 215
4. Amanda, 164 (2-way tie)
5. Mikaela, 164 (2-way tie)
6. Camila, 160
7. Amaia, 157
8. Emma, 156
9. Kamila, 151
10. Sofia, 136
1. Sebastian, 457 baby boys
2. Dylan, 362
3. Ian, 295
4. Jayden, 200
5. Adrian, 198 (2-way tie)
6. Angel, 198 (2-way tie)
7. Luis, 175
8. Mateo, 174
9. Diego, 160
10. Lucas, 147
On the girls' side: Valentina ousted Victoria from the top spot, and Emma replaced Isabella in the top 10. Five of the top-10 names were not in the U.S. top 100: Valentina (U.S. 106th), Amanda (329th), Mikaela, (616th), Amaia (1,276th), and Kamila (341st).
On the boys' side: the top name is still Sebastian, and Mateo and Lucas replaced Noah and Fabian in the top 10. Two of the top-10 names were not in the U.S. top 100: Luis (U.S. 112th) and Diego (129th).
The name Monica, despite 2016 the success of tennis player Monica Puig — the first Puerto Rican athlete to win an Olympic gold medal — did not re-enter the PR top 100.
The male name Keniel is losing steam, down from 31st to 42nd.
The Basque name Amaia continues to rise. So do Amaia-variants like Amahia (ranked 31st), Amaya (38th), and Amaiah (94th). (Here's how Amaia, Amahia, Amaya, and Amaiah are doing in the U.S.) The trendiness of Amaia may be attributable to Spanish pop singer Amaia Montero (b. 1976), or to Spanish actress Amaia Salamanca (b. 1986). Similar names also in the PR top 100 are Alaia, Alahia, Anaia, Anaiah, and Nahia.
Note: The SSA doesn't include baby name data from the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories in its annual rankings (e.g., the top 1,000). But it does release two separate lists: one for Puerto Rico (the most populous territory at 3.5 million people), one for the four other territories combined. Click below to see the complete sets of rankings.
Source: Popular Baby Names by Territory (SSA)
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Pop Culture Baby Name Game Results, 2016
Here are the results of Pop Culture Baby Name Game 2016!
As usual, the disclaimer: Some of the names below were already on the rise. Others may have been influenced by more than just the single pop culture person/event listed. I leave it up to you to judge the degree/nature of pop culture influence in each case.
On to the names…
Luna, +849
Up from 2,796 baby girls in 2015 to 3,645 in 2016.
6th-highest raw-number increase on the girls' list in 2016.
Pop culture influence: celebrity baby Luna Simone, daughter of singer John Legend and model Chrissy Teigen.
Camila, +765
Pop culture influence: singer Camila Cabello.
Greyson, +704
Up from 3,591 baby boys in 2015 to 4,295 in 2016.
8th-highest raw-number increase on the boys' list in 2016.
Pop culture influence: celebrity baby Greyson Valor, son of reality TV star Jenni "JWoww" Farley.
Adonis, +443
Up from 357 baby boys in 2015 to 800 in 2016.
4th-highest ranking increase on the boys' list in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the movie Creed (2015).
Kehlani, +272
Up from 48 baby girls in 2015 to 320 in 2016.
Top ranking increase on the girls' list in 2016.
Pop culture influence: singer Kehlani Parrish.
Wade, +232
Pop culture influence: the movie Deadpool (2016).
Prince, +187
Up from 820 baby boys in 2015 to 1,007 in 2016.
The name Princess also saw a jump in usage: 268 baby girls in 2015 to 369 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the death of Prince.
Lyanna, +154
Pop culture influence: the TV show Game of Thrones.
Alessia, +130
Up from 214 baby girls in 2015 to 344 in 2016.
7th-highest ranking increase on the girls' list in 2016.
Pop culture influence: singer Alessia Cara.
Wilder, +122
Wilder also saw higher usage among baby girls: 22 in 2015 to 38 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the death of Gene Wilder.
Canaan, +99
Pop culture influence: son of Oprah Winfrey (she announced this name in late 2015).
According to a 2010 biography, Winfrey's son's legal first name was Vincent.
Cyrus, +91
Pop culture influence: the TV mini-series Roots (2016).
Creed, +78
2nd-highest ranking increase on the boys' list in 2016.
Bowie, +77
Up from 53 baby boys in 2015 to 130 in 2016.
Bowie also saw higher usage among baby girls: 43 in 2015 to 75 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the death of David Bowie.
Muhammad, +77
The name Muhammadali also saw a jump in usage: 12 baby boys in 2015 to 24 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the death of Muhammad Ali.
Ivanka, +74
Pop culture influence: Trump's daughter Ivanka.
Cohen, +68
Cohen also saw higher usage among baby girls: 12 in 2015 to 17 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the death of Leonard Cohen.
Queen, +49
Pop culture influences: the TV show Queen Sugar (2016-) and the movie Queen of Katwe (2016).
Melania, +41
Pop culture influence: Trump's wife Melania.
Moana, +38
Up from 18 baby girls in 2015 to 56 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the movie Moana (2016).
Jupiter, +36
Jupiter also saw higher usage among baby boys: 25 in 2015 to 41 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter.
Hillary, +34
Pop culture influence: presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Interesting contrast: The Demise of the Baby Name Hillary.
Simone, +33
Pop culture influences: Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and celebrity baby Luna Simone.
Doris, +32
Pop culture influence: the movie Hello, My Name Is Doris (2016).
Dream, +30
Up from 98 baby _s in 2015 to 128 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: Kardashian baby Dream Renée.
Rio, +29
Rio also saw higher usage among baby girls: 38 in 2015 to 61 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Malachi, +27
Ali, +23
Barron, +20
Up from 74 baby boys in 2015 to 94 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: Trump's son Barron.
Miesha, +19
Pop culture influence: MMA fighter Miesha Tate.
Onyx, +18
Onyx saw an even higher jump in usage among baby boys: 118 in 2015 to 172 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: celebrity baby Onyx Solace, daughter of Alanis Morissette.
Francis, +17
Merrick, +17
Pop culture influence: Judge Merrick Garland.
Ajax, +16
Juno, +13
Keanu, +13
Pop culture influence: the movie Keanu (2016).
Halsey, re-entered with 12
After an absence, returned to the list with 12 baby girls in 2016.
Pop culture influence: singer Halsey (born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane).
Valor, +12
Valor also saw higher usage among baby girls: 6 in 2015 to 14 in 2016.
Hamilton, +11
Pop culture influence: the Broadway musical Hamilton.
Sanders, +11
Pop culture influence: presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Bernie, +10
Omran, +10
Up from 7 baby boys in 2015 to 17 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh.
Elle, +9
Pop culture influence: singer Elle King.
Teresa, +9
Pop culture influence: canonization of Mother Teresa.
Dak, re-entered with 8
After an absence, returned to the list with 8 baby boys in 2016.
Pop culture influence: NFL player Rayne Dakota "Dak" Prescott.
Wrigley, +8
Wrigley also saw higher usage among baby girls: 15 in 2015 to 18 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: Chicago Cubs' World Series win.
Boomer, +7
Pop culture influence: celebrity baby Boomer Robert, son of Michael Phelps.
Dory, re-entered with 6
After an absence, returned to the list with 6 baby girls in 2016.
Pop culture influence: the movie Finding Dory (2016).
Maui, re-entered with 5
Wilson, +5
Sully, +4
Pop culture influence: the movie Sully (2016).
Teyana, +3
Pop culture influence: singer Teyana Taylor.
Draymond, +2
Up from 6 baby boys in 2015 to 8 in 2016.
Pop culture influence: NBA player Draymond Green.
Daya, +1
Pop culture influence: singer Daya (born Grace Martine Tandon).
Names that went down in usage from 2015 to 2016:
Mowgli, -1
Murray (as a boy name), -1
Rihanna,-1
Clark (as a boy name), -2
Kizzy, -2
Bebe, -3
Tulip, -4
Zephyr, -5
Harriet, -7
Solace, -8
Chyna, -22
Monica, -39 (…but I'm still waiting to see the rankings for Puerto Rico)
Update: Monica did not re-enter the PR top 100 (which has a rather low threshold right now of about 15 babies).
Dexter, -60
Vanessa, -72
Tiffany, -93
Angel (as a girl name), -96
Paisley, -230
Addison, -411
Auli'i, dropped out of the data
Cub, dropped out of the data
Maisa, dropped out of the data
Names not in the SSA data in either 2015 or 2016:
Aroldis
Broncs
Dopinder
Emayatzy
E'myri
Ingwen
Jonbenet
Laremy
Linmanuel
Moushumi
Phiona
Regé-Jean
Rykiel
Zobrist
Some initial reactions…
I was surprised that Adonis and Wade jumped in usage as much as they did.
I was also surprised that Wrigley barely jumped at all in usage. Maybe "Wrigley" reminds too many people of gum?
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Where the heck is Usain? Why is Usain not in the data yet? Sure, track and field is relatively unpopular in the United States. Still, I thought Rio might do it — with the help of that viral photo of Usain Bolt cheekily grinning at the competition in the middle of that 100 meter sprint.
Finally, as a former '80s kid, I did have my fingers crossed for Voltron. Oh well…
How about you? Did any of these rises/falls surprise you?
P.S. Some of the names from the 2015 Pop Culture Baby Name Game that have started/continued to do well: Adaline, Arlo, Bjorn, Bryshere, Finn, Furiosa, Gigi, Hakeem, Jedi, Joy, Kylo, Lagertha, Lucious, Margot, Mars, Rey, Saint, and Sullivan. Even more interesting is Atticus, which saw a drop in usage in 2016 after rising steadily for years. (Here's more about Atticus and the Go Set a Watchman debacle.) The usage of Becky decreased as well — could Beyoncé's song "Sorry" have anything to do with it?
Categories: 2010s, Baby Names Influenced by History & Pop Culture Tags: adaline, addison, adonis, ajax, alanis, alessia, ali, angel, arlo, aroldis, ashley, atticus, aulii, barron, bebe, becky, bernie, beyonce, bjorn, boomer, bowie, bryshere, camila, canaan, chrissy, chyna, clark, cohen, creed, cub, cubby, cyrus, dak, dakota, david, daya, dexter, doris, dory, draymond, dream, elle, emayatzy, emyri, finn, francis, furiosa, gene, gigi, grace, greyson, hakeem, halsey, hamilton, harriet, hermine, hillary, ingwen, ivanka, jedi, jenni, john, jonbenet, joy, juno, jupiter, keanu, kehlani, kizzy, kunta, kylo, lagertha, laremy, leonard, linmanuel, lucious, luna, lyanna, macgyver, maisa, malachi, margot, mars, martine, maui, melania, merrick, michael, miesha, moana, monica, mountain, mowgli, muhammad, muhammadali, murray, nicolette, ode, omran, onyx, oprah, paisley, phiona, prince, princess, queen, rayne, regejean, renee, rey, rihanna, rio, robert, saint, sanders, simone, solace, sullivan, sully, teresa, teyana, tiffany, tulip, usain, valor, vanessa, victor, wade, wilder, wilson, wrigley, zephyr 6 Comments
Pop Culture Baby Name Game, 2016
It's December 2 — the doubly momentous day on which Britney Spears celebrates her birthday and on which we start another round of the annual Pop Culture Baby Name Game.
Which baby names will see significant movement on the charts in 2016 thanks to popular culture (TV, movies, music, sports, politics, products, current events, video games, etc.)? Below are some possibilities. Leave a comment with the names you'd add — and don't forget to mention the pop culture influence.
Addison – Chicago Cubs winning season
Adonis – movie Creed (suggested by Becca)
Ajax – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Alessia – singer Alessia Cara (suggested by Ebony)
Ali – death of Muhammad Ali
Angel (f) – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Angel Dust – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Aroldis – Chicago Cubs winning season/World Series
Auli'i – movie Moana
Barron – son of president-elect Donald Trump (suggested by Andrea)
Bebe – singer Bleta "Bebe" Rexha (suggested by Ebony)
Bernie – presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (suggested by elbowin)
Bison – new national mammal & Dakota Access pipeline protests
Boomer – son of Michael Phelps
Bowie – musician David Bowie
Broncs – son of Mackenzie McKee (late suggestion by me)
Camila – singer Camila Cabello (suggested by Ebony)
Canaan – son of Oprah Winfrey
Chyna – pro-wrestler Chyna (late suggestion by me)
Clark – Chicago Cubs winning season
Cohen – death of Leonard Cohen
Creed – movie Creed (suggested by Julie and Becca)
Cub – Chicago Cubs winning season
Cubby – Chicago Cubs winning season
Cyrus – TV miniseries Roots
Curiosity – Mars rover (suggested by elbowin)
Dak – NFL player Rayne Dakota "Dak" Prescott (late suggestion by me)
Daya – singer Daya (suggested by Ebony)
Dexter – Chicago Cubs winning season/World Series
Dopinder – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Doris – movie Hello, My Name Is Doris
Dory – movie Finding Dory (suggested by Randi)
Draymond – NBA player Draymond Green (late suggestion by me)
Dream – latest Kardashian baby (late suggestion by me)
Eleven – TV show Stranger Things (late suggestion by me)
Elle – singer Elle King (suggested by Ebony)
Emayatzy – TV miniseries Roots
E'myri – TV miniseries Roots
Esperanto – number of speakers (suggested by elbowin)
Francis – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Greyson – son of JWoww
Halsey – singer Halsey (suggested by Ebony)
Hamilton – musical Hamilton
Harriet – Harriet Tubman, chosen to appear on $20 bill
Hermine – Hurricane Hermine (late suggestion by me)
Hillary – presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Ingwen – Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan (suggested by elbowin)
Ivanka – daughter of president-elect Donald Trump (suggested by elbowin)
Jikan – death of Leonard Cohen (suggested by elbowin)
Jonbenet – anniversary of the death of JonBenet Ramsey
Juno – NASA space probe
Jupiter – NASA space probe
Lorca – death of Leonard Cohen (suggested by elbowin)
Luna – daughter of John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
Keanu – Key & Peele movie Keanu
Kehlani – musician Kehlani (late suggestion by me)
Kizzy – TV miniseries Roots
Kunta – TV miniseries Roots
Laremy – NFL player Laremy Tunsil (late suggestion by me)
Linmanuel – actor/playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda (late suggestion by me)
Lyanna – TV show Game of Thrones
Maga – Trump hashtag #MAGA (late suggestion by me)
Maisa – Brazilian child actress Maisa da Silva Andrade (late suggestion by me)
Malachi – TV miniseries Roots
Maui – movie Moana
MacGyver – TV show MacGyver (late suggestion by me)
Melania – wife of president-elect Donald Trump (suggested by elbowin)
Merrick – judge Merrick Garland, former Supreme Court nominee (late suggestion by me)
Miesha – UFC fighter Miesha Tate (late suggestion by me)
Moana – movie Moana
Monica – Puerto Rican Olympian Monica Puig (I'm curious about the rankings in Puerto Rico specifically; Monica fell out of the top 100 in PR after 2002.)
Mountain – daughter of actress Jena Malone
Moushumi – TV show The Voice (late suggestion by me)
Mowgli – movie The Jungle Book
Muhammad – death of Muhammad Ali
Murray – Chicago Cubs winning season/World Series
Ode – daughter of actress Jena Malone
Omran – Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh
Onyx – daughter of Alanis Morissette
Phiona – movie Queen of Katwe
Paisley – death of Prince
Prince – death of Prince (suggested by elbowin)
Queen – TV show Queen Sugar & movie Queen of Katwe
Regé-Jean – TV miniseries Roots
Rihanna – singer Rihanna (suggested by Ebony)
Rio – location of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rykiel – death of Sonia Rykiel (suggested by elbowin)
Sanders – presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
Simone – gymnast Simone Biles & daughter of John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
Solace – daughter of Alanis Morissette
Sully – movie Sully
Teresa – canonization of Mother Teresa
Teyana – musician Teyana Taylor (late suggestion by me)
Tiffany – daughter of president-elect Donald Trump (suggested by elbowin)
Trump – president-elect Donald Trump
Tulip – movie Storks
Usain – runner Usain Bolt (late suggestion by me)
Valor – son of JWoww
Vanessa – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Voltron – web TV show Voltron: Legendary Defender (late suggestion by me)
Wade – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Wilder – death of Gene Wilder (suggested by m4yb3_daijirou)
Wilson – TV show Deadpool (suggested by Elizabeth)
Wrigley – Chicago Cubs winning season
Zephyr – U.S. House of Rep. (NY) candidate Zephyr Teachout, who was endorsed by Bernie Sanders. (She was born in Washington state, where Zephyr is particularly popular.)
Zobrist – Chicago Cubs winning season/World Series
I'll post the results next May, when the SSA releases the 2016 baby name data. If you don't want to miss the results post, please subscribe!
Previous rounds of the Pop Culture Baby Name Game: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011: #1 & #2, 2010.
Categories: 2010s, Baby Names Influenced by History & Pop Culture Tags: addison, adonis, ajax, alanis, alessia, ali, angel, aroldis, aulii, barron, bebe, bernie, bison, bleta, boomer, bowie, britney, broncs, camila, canaan, chrissy, chyna, clark, cohen, creed, cub, cubby, curiosity, cyrus, dak, dakota, david, daya, dexter, dopinder, doris, dory, draymond, dream, eleven, elle, emayatzy, emyri, francis, gene, greyson, hamilton, harriet, hermine, hillary, ingwen, ivanka, jena, jikan, john, jonbenet, juno, jupiter, keanu, kehlani, kizzy, kunta, laremy, leonard, linmanuel, lorca, luna, lyanna, macgyver, mackenzie, maisa, malachi, maui, melania, merrick, michael, miesha, moana, monica, mountain, moushumi, mowgli, muhammad, murray, ode, omran, onyx, oprah, paisley, phiona, prince, queen, rayne, regejean, rihanna, rio, sanders, simone, solace, sonia, sully, teresa, teyana, tiffany, trump, tulip, usain, valor, vanessa, wade, wilder, wilson, wrigley, zephyr 25 Comments
October 6, 2016 June 12, 2020
California Family with 22 Children
The Story family on the 1940 U.S. Census
Marion and Charlotte "Lottie" Story of Bakersfield, California, had at least 22 children — including five sets of twins — from 1922 to 1946. Seventeen of their kids are listed on the 1940 U.S. Census (at right).
I don't know the names of all the Story children, but here are 20 of them: Jean, Jane, Jack, Jacqueline, June, Eileen, Clyde, Robert, James, Jeannette, Steve, Jerry, Terry (sometimes "Terrytown"), Charlotte, Scotty, Sherrie, Garry, Joanne, Frances (called Lidwina), and Monica (called Sandy).
Charlotte Story herself was one of a dozen children, born from 1899 to 1919. Her 11 siblings were named Pearl, George, Rhea, Hazel, Fern, Ira, Myrtle, Dorothy, Helen, Russell, and Viola.
And Charlotte's mother Elsie was one of 13 children, born from 1865 to 1892. Her 12 siblings were named Edward, Levi, William, Frank, Rosa, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret, Archibald, Gertrude, and Emma.
So here's the question: If you had to choose all of your own children's names from just one of the sibsets above, which set would you pick? Why?
Sources: Charlotte M Lacount Story – Find A Grave, Elsie E Dubay LaCount – Find A Grave
Categories: Name Lists & Sibling Sets Tags: archibald, charlotte, clyde, dorothy, edward, eileen, elizabeth, emma, fern, frances, frank, garry, george, gertrude, hazel, helen, ira, jack, jacqueline, james, jane, jean, jeannette, jerry, joanne, joseph, june, levi, lidwina, margaret, mary, monica, myrtle, pearl, rhea, robert, rosa, russell, sandy, scotty, sherrie, steve, terry, viola, william 13 Comments

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But it should also support airplay.
But even if the mike jack is plugged, the line out is still working.
Tried head to head against a 5* rated (what hifi 2017) cd player. The arcam with cambridge cxc transport was significantly better all round – clarity, sound stage, dynamics.
Unique british designed product. Great sound quality – big improvement over using the in-device dacs. I play all my digital audio devices through it so multiple input options very useful – i use them all. Two outputs also good – i connect the fixed output to my main tv/sound system, and the variable output to my active computer speakers.
Good dac, not so sure about the headphone amplifier. I am using this in combination with an rplay and another headphone amplifuer as the built in one does not do it for me. Mind you the amplifier cost as much as this dac amplifier so you pay your money and take your choice.
Lovely dac, less sure about the headphone amp. As another reviewer has noted, the headphone amp is not really on a par with the rest of the contents. To my ears, it sounded harsh and over-analytical. *however* this could be down to the rest of my equipment and personal taste. I got a valve headphone amp and fed the signal from the arcam into that and my system now sounds stellar in its quality. I cannot really fault the irdac-ii – it does a superb job. I'm sure (as with all hi-fi) that if i spent more money i could get something better, but i would think i'd have to spend a *lot* more to get a significant improvement. I can only judge this from listening to components from a (richer) friend's system, which cost a lot more, but frankly didn't offer any improvements on the dac front. I would say that this is a safe bet to buy. If the headphone thing is an issue, then there's your excuse for your next spending spree.
Deceptively good value, audiophile grade plenty of inputs and remote. More substantial than you might expect from the photographs. Sound quality is superb and triumphs over the well specified pro audio interfaces i use. My front end monitoring is pretty revealing, jm lab speakers and primare amps. I don't expect much difference between dacs. But was immediately impressed by the extra clarity, noticeably smooth cymbals and reverb tails, which i suspect are due to the extremely low jitter. There's more low end weight, but it's not forced. The stereo image seems much better defined and wider.
Excellent playing into a supernait 2 using flac rips from. Excellent playing into a supernait 2 using flac rips from my vinyl – i use a low spec (fanless, silent) laptop connected to a nas server and into the irdac2 via usb, all in all, am very pleased.
Good clarity and soundstage but lacks dynamics.
OPPO HA-2SE Headphone Amplifier : Good, not perfect, well worth the price.
Incutex 4K HDMI Splitter 1×2 ULTRA HD 2160P Dolby True HD UHD 3D – Simply done, simply delivered.
It's beginning to grow on me :-). I purchased my arcam rplay nearly a week ago now and it's not been without a few teething problems. Fist of all if you are a apple mac/itunes fan this unit has some shortcomings. It will play from your itunes library but it will be standard mp3 qualit,y not apple looss less, the rplay does not have the software to resolve this particular format. If you are a windows person then it holds a greater initial promise as its designed for flac and mp3. The 3rd part app arcam recommend is very basic and it is a shame that arcam did not develop their own. I ended up downloading the apple 'remote' app for my ipad as this works really well with my imac/itunes, very little delay better than the arcam recommended app. Spotify premium works really well from the ipad communicating with the mac really well over wi-fi. Selecting the higher quality download on spotify is much improved over the itunes mp3 quality. The dealer who demonstarted the rplay had no real hi-res to play, in fact once i said i'd take one they had not one to sell me.
Very pleased, big beautiful rounded sound, when used with arcam rhead and senn hd650.
A little fussy my feeling arcam took too much on with this dac too soon. Not a bad dac although in typical arcam style it doesn't work smoothly universally with all devices. I plugged a popular android box into this for usb audio and was very frustrated to hear crackles and all i can describe as 'digital noise' in and amongst the sounds. So i thought perhaps instead i should use the optical output instead. This time the music, whilst more tolerable would drop out every 5 seconds or so and then come back. Lots of research later i updated the firmware on the box to 1. 92 which essentially improved the defects to a more tolerable level but i couldn't believe it. So i get my trust ir dac (older version) and plugged that in and usb audio worked flawlessly. I then connected this dac to another leading android box and usb audio worked flawlessly.
Return of a rounded sound. . This unit has brought back the whole rounded sound we remembered from pre digital era. The difference is subtle but to try to explain in my words. It gives a mellow sound with more depth?.It picks up those small percussion sounds with more clarity in orchestral music. It gives a complete rounded sound. It knocks of the harsh edges and produces a beautiful rounded sound.
At the current price of £399, tremendous value. Includes an optical cable for your cd player (provided the latter has an optical output). Bluetooth easy to set up with ipad and then set streaming to best quality.
Totally transforms my i tunes library👍 it's. Totally transforms my i tunes library👍it's as if it's playing from another source it really is that good.


Manchester, NH- Wasabi Media Group (WMG), an Internet-based publisher, announces the launch of the Giggle Chuckle Party. Developed on their comedy publication, Giggle Chuckle, this new section aims to provide a humorous view of the presidential election.
The Giggle Chuckle Party (GCP) was created by Ronald A. Rowe, one of the columnists at Giggle Chuckle. Taking a fresh perspective of what presidential candidates need to be, Ron has cultivated a political party and candidate that are entertaining, engaging, and satirical.
Remember, a vote for Rowe is a vote against some other guy.
Vote Rowe. The other guys are losers.
You might as well vote Rowe. What does the President do, anyway?
While this candidacy will hold no weight in any of the primaries, caucuses, or conventions, the Giggle Chuckle Party is an innovative way to laugh amid all of the phone calls, advertisements, and rallies between now and November.
"As an online media company that publishes only original content, it is the creativity and knowledge of our writers that provide value to our publications. The creation of the Giggle Chuckle Party is a fine example of the talented team of writers that work for Wasabi Media Group," stated CEO/Editor-in-Chief, Michele Pesula Kuegler.
To learn more about the Giggle Chuckle Party, visit their page. You also can follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook.


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from oslo_log import log as logging
from sqlalchemy import Column, MetaData, DateTime, Table

from cinder.i18n import _LE

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def upgrade(migrate_engine):
    meta = MetaData()
    meta.bind = migrate_engine
    services = Table('services', meta, autoload=True)
    modified_at = Column('modified_at', DateTime(timezone=False))
    try:
        services.create_column(modified_at)
    except Exception:
        LOG.error(_LE("Adding modified_at column to services table failed."))
        raise

def downgrade(migrate_engine):
    meta = MetaData()
    meta.bind = migrate_engine
    services = Table('services', meta, autoload=True)
    try:
        services.drop_column('modified_at')
    except Exception:
        LOG.error(_LE("Unable to drop modified_at column from services"
                  "table."))
        raise

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What Jesus Do You See?
Blessing hinges on beliefs, not on abilities. In this key revelation, Keith unlocks the different views people have of Jesus and helps them discover the view of Jesus that brings blessing. How you see things determines the measure of abundance you receive.


– what do I need to do to really start valuing my time with God?
– 'the unlimited presence of God means you can meet with Him anywhere' – where is your chair?
Lord Jesus, help me to value my time with you – make it special to me.
Help me to value it above the things which currently occupy my time.
Transform me as I meet with you each day.


A E Yates Ltd is the original and leading company in the A E Yates Group of companies. It was formed in 1870 as a general civil engineering contracting business. The company was purchased by Jack Whitehead (the father of the current Chairman) in 1946 and was incorporated in 1947. A E Yates Ltd developed as a civil engineering contractor working for local authorities, water companies and developers and is now a major regional player in the heavy civil engineering market.
We at A E Yates Ltd broadened our area of work from the heavy civil engineering works we were known for and added small diameter tunnelling to the services we offered. The expansion into the A E Yates Group started in 1995 with the formation of A E Yates Microtunnelling Ltd as a separate company. This company later changed its name to A E Yates Trenchless Solutions Ltd in 2004 to reflect the increasingly varied types of trenchless work that company could now undertake. As well as traditional Microtunnelling and Pipe Jacking we also could offer Horizontal Directional Drilling, Auger Boring and other types of trenchless work.
The structure changed so that A E Yates Ltd did, and still does, work as a civil engineering company, mainly (but not exclusively) in the Northwest on a main contractor basis. We recognised that tunnelling was nationwide and offered to a different type of client and so A E Yates Trenchless Solutions Ltd became the first of our specialist subcontractor businesses.
Steel Pile Installation Ltd was acquired through its purchase from its founder Eric Livermore in 2006 to increase the presence of the group in specialist subcontract areas. SPI is one of the leading sheet piling contractors.
In order to further widen the range of specialist geotechnical services offered by the A E Yates Group, Yates also purchased 75% of Tritech Ground Engineering to give the group a presence in the bearing pile market. Then In 2011 A E Yates Ltd set up Combined Soil Stabilisation Ltd to undertake soil improvement and stabilisation work.
The merger of Steel Pile Installations Limited and Appleton Piling Limited in September 2012 has increased the scope of works we are able to offer the steel piling market. The merged company will be known as SPI Piling Limited. As well as telescopic rig and conventional work, SPI Piling Ltd now has more expertise in the silent piling and basement markets, particularly in London and the southeast.
At the end of September 2012 the A E Yates Group expanded even further with the addition of rail contracting company APB Construction UK Limited. Specialising in surface preparation, the application of protective coatings, steelwork fabrication and civil engineering works APB Construction UK Ltd. holds a Principal Contractors Licence for Network Rail work.
The purpose of building the A E Yates group has been to provide our clients with a "one stop shop" where we can offer all the underground construction techniques usually required for any construction project from the one source.
The individual group companies will undertake work in their individual specialisms as subcontractor or main contractor or will combine to offer clients schemes where the use of two or more Group Specialists removes the risk to the main contractor of the interface between other suppliers.
Our aim is to bring the quality and safety attitudes of the main contracting business to the subcontract work and to that end all our companies are accredited to ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 where relevant.
This expertise allows us to specialise in all types of construction with a geotechnical element. We can also supply steel piles and tubes.
Please get in touch if you would like to know more about the types of work that we can do or the services that we can provide. Please call 01204 696175 or use the link to the contact form below.
You can also call any of the group companies direct and you can find their numbers on each company's home page. Neil McLeod is the business development director for the group but if you would like to speak to any other department please just ask the receptionist and she can put you in touch with the right person.
If you are interested in working for any of the A E Yates Group companies, or would like to see what opportunities are currently available, please visit the Group recruitment page.


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Q: How do I use a Single Mapping to Handle Multiple Files with Different but Similar Formats in Informatica PowerCenter? I have some files that I would like to consolidate into a single database table.  The files have similar but different formats.  The files look something like this:
FileOne:

*

*ColA : string

*ColB : string

*ColC : string

FileTwo:

*

*ColAA : string

*ColBB : string

*ColCC : string

FileThree:

*

*Col01 : string

*Col02 : string

*Col03 : string

The destination table looks like this:
TableDestination:

*

*ColFirst : string

*ColSecond : string

*ColThird : string

I want to develop a mapping that ETLs these three files into this one database, but because the column names are different, it looks like I'll have to develop three different mappings, or three different sources, or three different somethings.  The problem is that my example is contrived: I actually have many different files that all have different formats and column names, but the data is all very similar.
I would like to develop a single mapping or workflow that can handle all of this by only adding a table that holds the column mappings.  Such a table would look like this based on the sample files and sample table above:
TableMappings:

In this way, to edit a column mapping I only have to make an edit this this TableMappings table.  I wouldn't have to make any changes at all to the mapping or workflow.  Nor would I have to redeploy an application.
What would a mapping or workflow look like that could take advantage of something like this?  I assume there'd be a flat file source that takes files from a folder.  There would be something in the middle that uses this TableMappings table to map column names.  Finally there would be a relational data object that represents my destination database table "TableDestination".  I don't know how to put this together though.

A: With Flat Files as source, column names are not important. It doesn't even matter if the column count is matching. If the actual file will have more columns then Source Definition, only the first n columns will be read (with n being the number of ports in Source Definition). In the opposite situation, the extra ports will contain null values.
Having said that, loading multiple flat files is easy.
The problem would be if the column order is different and you want this additional static table that would define the column mapping. This is doable, i.e. Java Transformation can be used to do the column mapping. But the whole solution is too complex for me to describe it here. I can try to answewr some precise, specific quesitons - but I'm not able to prepare and paste here the complete solution.

A: This can also be done using expression. You'd need a "generic" Source Definition (e.g. Column1, Column2, ..., ColumnN) and in each port an expression that checks which port should be returned. E.g.
DECODE (SUBSTR(TargetColumnOrder,X,1),
   '1', Column1,
   '2', Column2,
   ...
   'N', ColumnN)
with X being the port index.
The above assumes a bit different structure of the mappings table:
FileName | TargetColumnOrder
----------------------------
FileOne  | 231
FileTwo  | 527

Note 1: If there can be different number of columns, you need to check if Length(TargetColumnOrder) is not less than port index, otherwise SUBSTRING will not work.
Note 2: The above solution has not been tested or even implemented. Please treat this as a general description rather than exact code base.

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Poor States' Debt Levels Soared in 2021, But China 'Slow to Help'
Developing nations' debt levels shot up in 2021 with China accounting for 66% of loans by bilateral creditors, but Western creditors say Beijing has been slow to help states mired in debt
World Bank president David Malpass says China provides two thirds of bilateral loans but has been slow to help states in most trouble. Reuters file photo.
Debt levels among low- and middle-income countries rose sharply in 2021, according to World Bank president David Malpass.
China accounted for two thirds of lending by official bilateral creditors, Malpass said, who stressed the need to reduce the debt load of poorer countries.
The World Bank's annual report on global debt statistics, due out next month, makes clear that private sector creditors should also participate in debt reductions, Malpass said in an interview on Friday.
The Group of 20 major economies and the Paris Club of official creditors created a common framework for debt treatments in late 2020 to help countries weather the fallout of the Covid pandemic, but its implementation has been halting.
The creditors of Chad reached the first agreement negotiated under the framework this week, but it leaves the country's longer-term debt sustainability in question because it does not include actual debt reduction, Malpass said.
India Free to Buy All the Russian Oil it Wants, Yellen Says
Frustration at China
The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and Western officials have become increasingly vocal about their frustration with China, now the world's biggest official bilateral creditor, and private sector lenders for not moving forward more quickly to help nations like Sri Lanka, Zambia, Chad and others.
Preliminary data released by the World Bank in June showed the external debt stock of low- and middle-income countries rose, on average, 6.9% in 2021 to $9.3 trillion, outpacing the 5.3% growth seen in 2020.
Malpass said the bank's forthcoming International Debt Statistics report was troubling, but gave no specific numbers.
"It shows that the amount of debt grew substantially … and the amount owed to China is some 66% of the total for the official bilateral creditors," he said, adding that Chinese entities were also big commercial creditors.
"The report makes clear that debt reduction needs to extend broadly to include the private sector and China," Malpass said, adding that the overall debt issue would be a big topic at the upcoming meeting of G20 leaders.
"There will be a recognition of the severity of the problem," Malpass said, although he said there had been "little uptake" of his push for an immediate freeze in debt payments when countries sought relief under the G20 common framework and other reforms aimed at speeding up debt restructuring efforts.
Quarter of EM Economies in or Near Distress
IMF and World Bank officials say 25% of emerging market and developing economies are in or near debt distress, and the number rises to 60% for low- and middle-income countries.
Climate shocks, interest rate increases and inflation had heightened pressures on economies still recovering from Covid.
Malpass said China had been a reluctant player in the slow-moving process to date. "They're mostly an observer," he said.
Malpass also called for faster work on a debt restructuring for Zambia, which first requested help under the common framework in early 2021.
"There's an urgency to getting it done so that the debt reduction can occur and Zambia can begin attracting the new investment that's needed," he said.
For both Chad and Zambia, it was critical to speed up the process and enact real debt reductions, he said. "The longer the process goes on, the harder it is for the for the country and the people in the country to get back on their feet."
Reuters with additional editing by Jim Pollard
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Pride in Pictures 1981: "Lesbianas de Latino America"
Rich in Pride and rich in history.
By Ron Johnson Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Lesbianas de Latino America march in the 1981 Christopher Street West Pride parade, in Los Angeles.Photo: ONE Archive Foundation
Out and proud at the 1981 Los Angeles Pride parade were the "Lesbianas de Latino America."
Latinas and Latinos have made long, rich contributions to the movement's activism, history, and pride.
In San Francisco, José Julio Sarria, the best-known entertainer at that city's Black Cat Bar, founded several homophile organizations and ran for the board of supervisors in 1961. The first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States, Sarria preceded Harvey Milk in the 1970s.
In New York, transgender activist Sylvia Rivera, who identified as a patron at the Stonewall Inn, co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries with Stonewall veteran/drag queen Marsha P. Johnson.
In Los Angeles, since 1989, the organization Bienestar has advocated for LGBTQ rights and served Latino gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender from locations across the city.
Bienestar, Black Cat Bar, California, Jose Julio Sarria, Latinas, Latinos, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Pride, San Francisco, Sylvia Rivera
LGBTQ people will 'die-in' on the National Mall on Pulse shooting anniversary
Meet the gay black Army veteran who became a Republican
Maryland bill would ease requirements for trans people to legally change their name
A thousand people turned out to support a transgender teen who was attacked at school
Randy Rainbow says goodbye to Donald Trump. He saved the best for last.
"Straight Pride" organizer arrested in connection to MAGA riots
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A slow build costs money. I mean it costs a whole lot of money all the time !
EDIT 2017-03-03 : This article is old, I am now using an improved Jira Personnal Kanban.
As a distributed team working from Paris and Beirut, after pair programming, it was time for our retrospectives to get remote !
In my team at Murex, we've been doing Pair programming 75% of our time for the past 9 months now.


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TagBoatsBusinessChildhoodEconomicsEducationFamilyFunnyGovernmentHealth and Health CareHistoryHousingIraqJobsJournalismLaborLegal SystemLoveMilitaryPersonal FinancePoliticsPresidentsRaceRadioRetailTeenagersTelevision
ContributorAlex BlumbergAdam DavidsonJane FeltesIra GlassJack HittChana Joffe-WaltPlanet MoneyBrian ReedJulie SnyderNancy Updike
500: 500!
Several producers talked about the first stories they ever heard on the show, before they worked here. Former producer Jonathan Goldstein, now host of WireTap, remembers the prologue to episode 27: The Cruelty of Children: Then producer Brian Reed talks about the first time he heard the show, when Ira spoke at his college and played a story by Jack Hitt from episode 188: Kid Logic: Alex Blumberg talks about an early story by Adam Davidson, Alex's current colleague at Planet Money, from episode 94: How To.
435: How To Create a Job
Act Three: Job Fairies
For a look at the nuts and bolts of government job creation, This American Life Senior Producer Julie Snyder and Planet Money correspondent Adam Davidson attend a meeting of the International Economic Developers Council in San Diego.
Act Four: Be Cool, Stay in School
Unemployment is 9 percent, but it's worst among high school dropouts andpeople with only a high school education. Adam went to a place that'strying to help them find jobs: an organization called Pathstone, inRochester, NY.
Act One: Wall Street: Money Never Weeps
Ira with Planet Money economics correspondent Adam Davidson on why—even after everything President Obama has done to save Wall Street, actions which have led to record profits and bonuses—Wall Street seems ungrateful. Adam and producer Jane Feltes head out to a Wall Street bar where they're told by three finance guys that there's no reason to thank the President for saving their jobs. Planet Money is a co-production of This American Life and NPR News.
408: Island Time
Act One: 10,000 Brainiacs
Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt from Planet Money follow one Haitian farmer, with the modest crop of two mango trees, through a byzantine system of aid agencies, NGOs, and government bureaucracy as the farmer tries the impossible—to get some plastic milk crates to store and transport her mangoes. Planet Money is a co-production with NPR News.
399: Contents Unknown
Act Two: He Shapes Ship Shapes By The Sea Shore
Fred van Doorninck and George Bass were unlikely candidates for pioneering underwater Byzantine archaeology—Fred hates water, and George found the Byzantine era boring. But that's exactly what they did, when they devoted 50 years to uncovering the mysteries of a shipwreck.
Act Five: Funny You Don't Look Two-ish
Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg from our Planet Money team report on economic forecasts for 2010 and what they can and cannot accurately predict. Planet Money is a co-production of This American Life and NPR News.
395: Middle of the Night
Act One: Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?
Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt from Planet Money head to the Hunts Point Market in the Bronx, a bustling area of vegetable and fruit commerce that only comes alive at night. Planet Money is a co-production of NPR News and This American Life.
392: Someone Else's Money
Act Two: Let's Take Your Medical History
Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson recount how four accidental steps led to enacting the very questionable system of employers paying for health care.
390: Return To The Giant Pool of Money
Host Ira Glass talks with NPR correspondent Adam Davidson about a black tie event he attended in the spring of 2008. The event was an awards dinner for finance professionals who created the mortgage-based financial instruments that nearly brought down the global economic system.
Act One: Spring 2008
We replay sections from the original "Giant Pool of Money," in which This American Life producer Alex Blumberg teams up with NPR's Adam Davidson to tell the story of how the U.S. got itself into a housing crisis. They talk to people who were actually working in the housing, banking, finance and mortgage industries, about what they thought during the boom times, and why the bust happened.
Act Two: Fall 2009
We catch back up with the people we met in 2008, to see how they've fared over the last 18 months. We talk to Clarence Nathan, who in 2008 received a half million dollar loan that he said he wouldn't have given himself; Jim Finkel, a Wall Street finance guy, who put together and managed complicated mortgage-based financial securities; Richard Campbell, the Marine who was facing foreclosure; and Glen Pizzolorusso, the mortgage company sales manager who led the life of a b-list celebrity.
384: Fall Guy
Act Three: Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough
Planet Money's Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson talk to Ira about the lawsuit phase of the economic crisis, and the ongoing search to find someone to take the blame. So far at least 196 lawsuits are simply banks suing other banks.
376: Wrong Side of History
Act One: Hey Mister Dj
For NPR's Adam Davidson, dropping out of college is the worst thing any young person can do in this economy. So when Adam's favorite cousin DJ does just that, Adam brings in a professor of economics from Georgetown University to help persuade DJ to get back on the right track.
Act One: The Collapse Of The Us Banking System Explained In Just 39 Minutes
Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson tackle a very tough subject: Trying to explain exactly what a bank is and does. They talk to a number of experts about what has gone wrong in banking, but not before bringing us all up to speed on some banking basics, like understanding a bank balance sheet, and a bank's assets and liabilities, and the squishy business of what banks say about their balance sheets compared to what they are.Alex and Adam walk us step by step through the complications of the US government buying up bad assets from banks, and explain why, when it comes to footing the bill, the government might just prefer to not be in charge of the very banks it is having taxpayers bailout.
373: The New Boss
Act Four: The Fifteen Trillion Dollar Dismal Science Project
Our crack economics duo, Producer Alex Blumberg and NPR International Economics Correspondent Adam Davidson, on how a dead, slutty, elitist British man, John Maynard Keynes, is about to take over the American economy. President Obama's new stimulus plan relies on Keynes'; theory, which says that government can spend its way out of a downward economic spiral.
Act Four: The Not-for-profit Motive
To deal with the financial crisis, our own government has also had to reinvent itself, with questionable consequences. This American Life producer Alex Blumberg and NPR's financial reporter Adam Davidson talk to Brad Setser, an economist at the Council on Foreign Relations who used to work at the U.S. Treasury.
Act One: The Day The Market Died
Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson recount the 36-hour period, two weeks ago, when the credit markets froze. Plus, what it's like now for businesses to get short-term loans, and how the hardship is spreading to every sector of the economy.
Act Four: What's Next?
Ira and Adam answer the question: Was the $700 billion bailout bill signed into law today a good idea or a bad one? (10 minutes)
This American Life producer Alex Blumberg teams up with NPR's Adam Davidson for the entire hour to tell the story—the surprisingly entertaining story—of how the U.S. got itself into a housing crisis. They talk to people who were actually working in the housing, banking, finance and mortgage industries, about what they thought during the boom times, and why the bust happened.
Alex and Adam's story continues.
351: Return to Childhood
Act Three: Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, David Ben Gurion, And Me!
Host Ira Glass talks with contributor Adam Davidson about how Adam's teenage diaries are filled with his dream of someday becoming the prime minister of a country where he does not even reside.
324: My Brilliant Plan
Act One: Mr. Adam's Neighborhood
Radio reporter Adam Davidson went to Iraq to report on the war. He decided that rather than living in some journalist compound in the Green Zone or in a big hotel—places insurgents were more likely to attack—he'd fly under the radar, and keep safe...by renting a house in a residential Baghdad neighborhood.
Act Three: You Talkin' To Me?
Adam Davidson reports from Baghdad on the charismatic, ambitious young Americans who want to bring freedom and hope to Iraq, if only the Iraqis would listen to them. There is a ominous information gap between the U.S. officials running the country and the Iraqi people being governed.


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Goodness knows how the controversy raging between NMU and JNR is going to end. Its light aspect, however, cannot be overlooked.
Last week a group of traders drew the attention of our Editor to the fact that there exists today a monopoly in the retail trade of rum. That monopoly existed in the wholesale business too but an end was put some time ago.
The distilleries can produce as much rum as they like. As many wholesale dealers as possible can sell that rum to retail traders. But the number of retail traders is limited. Why?
Shopkeepers who are without a licence to sell rum are eager to trade freely, they consider it unjust that a handful of people only should benefit from the retail sale of rum. Those who have licences cannot transfer them or sell them with their goodwill because of the existing monopoly.
Will an end be put to that monopoly?
The Secretariat has published a Press Communique requesting that written representations from individuals or corporate bodies should be submitted in triplicate at latest by the 28th November, 1955.
Any persons or representatives of incorporate bodies who desire to be heard by the Commission are also invited to send in an application in writing by the 21st November 1955, stating as briefly as possible, the more important points they wish to place before the Commission.
It is intended to collect as much material as possible before the arrival of the Chairman of the Commission Mr Keith-Lucas from the United Kingdom, because he has to return on the latter half of January 1956.
The other members of the Commission are Mr Neerunjun and Mr Maigrot. The latter has been appointed to replace Mr Rivet who did not accept the office.
The necessity of a Commission of Enquiry was felt because the last municipal elections left many under the impression that fraud had been committed. And now a Commission is going to examine not only the question of municipal elections but also other local government elections.
The ill wind has blown some good after all.
A giant concrete building is nearing completion in the compound of the Victoria Hospital. We have learnt that it will be used as hostel by female nursing students of the hospital.
The number of hospitals has not been increased for years while the population has been rising at an alarming rate. Every hospital has a long list of patients who are waiting to be admitted.
Will it not be more advantageous to use the proposed hostel as a hospital? Priority should be given to the suffering public. The question of hostel for student nurses is not so urgent especially when Government provides them with travelling facilities.
We hope that responsible authorities will consider this question.
Here is a grievance deserving consideration which has been communicated to us.
"As from July last Head Teachers of the North area are paid the cheque of their school at Central Girls Government School. Consequently teachers have to walk a long distance from the bus stop to the paying centre and back to the Barclays' Bank.
Why put these teachers to so much inconvenience, is it not possible to effect the payment at the Superintendent's office which is at Church Square or cannot the Department of Education make arrangements with the manager of the Bank to allow the Pay Clerk to pay the teachers in a corner of the Bank. We are confident that the Manager of the Bank will have no objection to give a few minutes hospitality to an officer of the Education Department. Will the Director of Education be kind enough to give a favourable consideration to our humble request?
Head Teachers have also been warned that payment for the Month of October will be made on Friday the 28th. Will that be possible seeing that the VIth Std Examination will be held on the 28th? All the Schools will be closed and a good number of teachers will be busy with the Examination.


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Beekeeping can be a full-time profession or a simple hobby. However, more often than not, what began as a hobby would turn into a profession. But you cannot simply tell and determine yourself that you will start to do beekeeping. You need to have satisfactory knowledge and understanding on the subject that you're going to enter before starting on any hobby or profession. Then it is about time to indulge yourself, if you've been putting off your interest in beekeeping for quite a while. Bee farming may not appear difficult; by learning the fundamental beekeeping lessons, you can be got away to a good start.
First, you should have complete interest on beekeeping to begin at the right foot. You should also have consented to share your house space. There are potential risks in beekeeping that can harm you but your family too. If you decide to allow the bees inside your living space, then you definitely must understand equipment and the supplies you will use for beekeeping. Your focus is not just to make money by selling honey; a good beekeeper should have a keen interest and passion in raising bees.
An apiarist ought to know the right place for the beehives. The area must have sufficient sources of nectar for the bees to get. You need certainly to make sure beekeeping is enabled in your area, if you decide to set your beehives at your backyard. There are several places limited to beekeeping; you should get permission relating to this.
Beekeepers must know whether beekeeping supplies are offered in the region where the beehives are situated. When you should go to a neighborhood beekeeping shop you may never know; it's best that a nearby beekeeping shop is not inaccessible.
Equipment and protective supplies are also very important to beekeepers to understand. Beekeepers are prone to bee stings; the outfit that is ideal must be worn during beekeeping sessions. Understand the appropriate suit to select to keep you from any potential risk in beekeeping.
In case you are not able to harvest honey from your bees all the attempts that are beekeeping would be futile. The methods should be known by a beekeeper in collecting the honey in the comb; beeswax is also part of the returns in beekeeping.


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Q: GRPC C++ libraries accountability When building the GRPC libraries from sources, for example on Android, I counter the following issues:

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*I have to remove libgrpc_unsecure and libgrpc++_unsecure in order
for the initialization of GRPC not to get stuck.

*I see that there are two libraries: libprotobuf and libprotobuf-lite.
Which is the differences between them(other than the fact that
probably the lite version contains less functions), which one I
should include?

*When generating the .so libraries it is generating also the .a
libraries and if I use the .a libraries a function is not found, so I
have to get back to using the .so, but in that case should I also use
the .a? If not, is there a way to build just the .so?

Is there a link where it specifies the purpose of each library and what should be used? For example I don't think grpc++_reflection is of some use in my case, but how do I know what it contains without having to pass through every symbol in it? I need to better understand how to use the library files.

A: *

*Yes, libgrpc and libgrpc_unsecure are mutually exclusive. So you need to choose one as a dependency of your application.

*Your interpretation is correct. lite version has less feature so you can try lite first and switch to the regular one if it doesn't fit. You may want to check this https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/src/file_lists.cmake to see what's available and what isn't in the lite.

*It depends on how you built gRPC.
gRPC has a couple of libraries but grpc++ is the one you want to link against. I don't think it has a comprehensive doc for what is for what so checking out https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/CMakeLists.txt is the best thing you can do to understand what features those libraries provide.


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By COOL 94.3 | November 8, 2021
Thousands sign petition to keep James Corden out of 'Wicked' movie
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Tony Award winner James Corden has starred in the big-screen adaptations of the musicals Into the Woods, and, notoriously, CATS, but it seems some people have had enough.
His Late Late Show's "Carpool Karaoke" and "Crosswalk: The Musical" segments may go viral, but so has a Change.org petition that was just created to keep the chat show host from a appearing in a big-screen version of Wicked, which will star Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
"James Corden in no way shape or form should be in or near the production of Wicked the movie. that's pretty much it," the petition explains.
The petition organizers are looking for 50,000 signatures, and they're getting close: Nearly 40,000 had signed as of mid-afternoon Monday.


Here's a picture of some books.
Here's another picture of some books.
I have quite a few books that I am ready to part with. (Many of them sent for the Tiptree.) I've been building up the fortitude to drag them downtown to The Strand to see if I can sell them, but now I have a better idea! I will give them away as pledge-incentives for the Write-A-Thon.
Details will come soon. But take a close look at those books there (click for the hi-res versions). Start coveting one (or more) of them right now!
You don't have to give me books to get me to pledge again, but it's much appreciated.


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Eric Young and his grandson Dallas Young take the field as Dallas, the son of Eric Young Jr. #1 of the Colorado Rockies takes the ceremonial first pitch prior to facing the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on April 21, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies 5-4. - high-definition photo for free download.


Stokesley Veterinary Practice has been established in the town for almost 100 years. Our owner Tom Miller has been at our practice for almost 5 decades and as well as becoming a very highly respected, friendly face over the years, he has also seen our practice treat tens of thousands of animals, including pets, horses and livestock.
It's not just the pet owners of Stokesley, Middlesborough, Northallerton and North Yorkshire that Tom has dedicated his time and energy to either. In the 70's he decided that he wanted to choose a charity to support, and opted for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).
Over the years, Tom has spent countless hours working with the RDA providing routine and emergency treatment for all the horses at the Unicorn Centre in Hemlington. As a result of his continued efforts, Tom is still the RDA veterinary surgeon to this day. He was awarded the RDA Vet of the Year Award in 2013.
In practice, Tom is supported by a team of 12 self-confessed animal lovers, each of whom will do everything in their power to provide you and your companion with the very highest levels of care. Whether you have a pet at home, a stable of horses or a farmyard of livestock, our team are here 24 hours a day to help ensure your animals are healthy and happy at all times.
If you would like more information about our practice or the Riding for the Disabled Association, or to book an appointment for your pet, please contact us by calling 01642 710234.


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The consul stanza configures the Nomad agent's communication with Consul for service discovery and key-value integration. When configured, tasks can register themselves with Consul, and the Nomad cluster can automatically bootstrap itself.
A default consul stanza is automatically merged with all Nomad agent configurations. These sane defaults automatically enable Consul integration if Consul is detected on the system. This allows for seamless bootstrapping of the cluster with zero configuration. To put it another way: if you have a Consul agent running on the same host as the Nomad agent with the default configuration, Nomad will automatically connect and configure with Consul.
auth (string: "") - Specifies the HTTP Basic Authentication information to use for access to the Consul Agent, given in the format username:password.
auto_advertise (bool: true) - Specifies if Nomad should advertise its services in Consul. The services are named according to server_service_name and client_service_name. Nomad servers and clients advertise their respective services, each tagged appropriately with either http or rpc tag. Nomad servers also advertise a serf tagged service.
ca_file (string: "") - Specifies an optional path to the CA certificate used for Consul communication. This defaults to the system bundle if unspecified.
cert_file (string: "") - Specifies the path to the certificate used for Consul communication. If this is set then you need to also set key_file.
checks_use_advertise (bool: false) - Specifies if Consul health checks should bind to the advertise address. By default, this is the bind address.
client_auto_join (bool: true) - Specifies if the Nomad clients should automatically discover servers in the same region by searching for the Consul service name defined in the server_service_name option. The search occurs if the client is not registered with any servers or it is unable to heartbeat to the leader of the region, in which case it may be partitioned and searches for other servers.
client_service_name (string: "nomad-client") - Specifies the name of the service in Consul for the Nomad clients.
client_http_check_name (string: "Nomad Client HTTP Check") - Specifies the HTTP health check name in Consul for the Nomad clients.
key_file (string: "") - Specifies the path to the private key used for Consul communication. If this is set then you need to also set cert_file.
server_service_name (string: "nomad") - Specifies the name of the service in Consul for the Nomad servers.
server_http_check_name (string: "Nomad Server HTTP Check") - Specifies the HTTP health check name in Consul for the Nomad servers.
server_serf_check_name (string: "Nomad Server Serf Check") - Specifies the Serf health check name in Consul for the Nomad servers.
server_rpc_check_name (string: "Nomad Server RPC Check") - Specifies the RPC health check name in Consul for the Nomad servers.
server_auto_join (bool: true) - Specifies if the Nomad servers should automatically discover and join other Nomad servers by searching for the Consul service name defined in the server_service_name option. This search only happens if the server does not have a leader.
ssl (bool: false) - Specifies if the transport scheme should use HTTPS to communicate with the Consul agent.
token (string: "") - Specifies the token used to provide a per-request ACL token. This option overrides the Consul Agent's default token. If the token is not set here or on the Consul agent, it will default to Consul's anonymous policy, which may or may not allow writes.
If the local Consul agent is configured and accessible by the Nomad agents, the Nomad cluster will automatically bootstrap provided server_auto_join, client_auto_join, and auto_advertise are all enabled (which is the default).


For a single minimum receipt purchase of P300, customer may purchase the Binalot Umbrella at a discounted price of P50.00 (Retail price of Binalot Umbrella is P150.00).
The receipt can only be used once and will be stamped CLAIMED upon availing the discounted umbrella.
The discounted umbrella may only be purchased at the store where the P300 purchase was made.
Promo period is from August 15–September 15, 2017.
Redemption is until 60 days from the end of the promo period.
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any existing promotional offers packages, corporate rates and other discounts.
The senior citizen can avail of the promotional discount or the discount provided whichever is higher.
This offer is not convertible to cash or gift certificate or any items.
1. The "Masayang Bagong Taon!" Raffle Promo will run from November 1-December 31, 2016. Submission of entries is until 7:00 pm on December 31, 2016.
2. For a minimum purchase of P300, customer will be entitled to one raffle coupon for a chance to win one (1) of three (3) 32″ Hisense 32D52 LED TV.
3. The raffle draw will be held at Binalot Fiesta Foods Inc. (BFFI) Head Office at 3686 BUJ Bldg. Sun Valley Subd., Parañaque City on January 13, 2017.
4. Participant may only win once.
5. Prizes can be transferred but not convertible to cash.
6. Winners shall be notified by telephone and registered mail.
7. Winners have 60 days from receipt of notification to claim their prize, otherwise will be forfeited with prior DTI approval.
8. Awarding of Prizes will be held at Binalot Hanston branch, Hanston Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Ave., Pasig City. Winners must present a valid government issued ID and the official letter from BFFI to claim the prize.
9. Winners authorize BFFI to publish their names, photos and other particulars determined by BFFI to any person/s and in any mode or manner as BFFI may deem appropriate.
10. Employees and family members of Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc., Binalot franchisees and their respective subsidiaries and suppliers including their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity are not qualified to join this promotion.
1. Every day from September 1-30, 2016, selected Binalot branch/es will be the "Throwback 20 for the Lucky 20" branch/es of the day.
2. Each customer of the featured branch of the day can pick a "Binalot Lucky coupon" for a chance to be one of the 20 lucky customers who can buy the featured All Time Pinoy-vorites (ATP) at the same prices as 20 years ago. The customer who gets to pick a coupon with the Binalot's20th Anniversary logo can avail the promo.
3. This promo is valid for dine-in or take-out transactions only.


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to [Dm7]this address, I [Em7]have to stress, [F]I need him [G]now.
Of all the better things in life that aren't free.
But every[Am7]time I grab the ring it's always brass.
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Buy the things that I so richly deseerrve.
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to this address, I have to stress, I need him now.
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Motivation: Necessary Personal Trait for Every Single Pilot
2020-06-19 , By Karolina Prokopovič
Enthusiasm, wanting, desire, interest, determination. All these are the synonyms to motivation – the fundamental reason why a person decides something or behaves in a particular way.
And all these are the primary reasons behind someone's choice to become a pilot. Almost every experienced aviator could confirm that behind happy flying hides a long story of dreams and motivation.
Commercial pilot training is a rather challenging and very intense path. Almost two years of studying, studying and one more time studying. With some rest, of course. But who can come out of this period satisfied and happy if not a motivated person?
The training period is also an opportunity for a student to check one's motivation. It is not a secret that sometimes we lose enthusiasm, feel lost and doubt whether the result is worth our struggles. But it is essential to know how to restore it and enjoy the process further.
Motivation for a pilot is a critical aspect throughout the entire career. But the exceptional, even decisive, role it plays at the beginning – at the stage of a choice and during the pilot training period. Let's discover why.
Pilot's Motivation Is Born Long Before Training
Prestige, salary or freedom are the aspects making the pilot's job desirable and attractive, indeed. However, the blind haunt only for these benefits without the inner drive to fly would not work.
A good pilot's career starts, first of all, with a motivation to become the one. Usually, this inner dream is born at a very young age and is developing together with a person. Motivation to take a seat in the cockpit could be hardly trained, it is grown through the years. Until it matures to a decision.
Michael Ryan, the Head of Training at BAA Training, supports this view. The experienced captain considers motivation to play a pivotal role, particularly during training. Motivation in pilot training starts long before the trainee commences their ground school or flight school.
"Motivation of the trainee starts with the drive and ambition of the primary or secondary level student who has a desire or an aspiration to become a pilot. This can be grown in many ways, such as a relation or neighbour who is a pilot, or a local flight school or local air force base that spurns the fascination of the student from an early age. This interest and enthusiasm grows from within and spurns the first shoots of motivation in the true pilot," explains Ryan.
Although sometimes it also happens that after acquiring a degree in, for example, baking, and working at the office for several years a person decides to switch the professions and begin pilot training at a relatively old age.
When a person is already an adult one feels mature motivation to make a decision and swap office seats, from one the on the ground to the one 11,000 meters above the ground. But still, motivation is the critical aspect driving to act and strive to reach the finish line.
Without Motivation a Student Should not Even Begin
Before beginning training, each candidate for a pilot profession is obliged to go through the assessment procedure. This selection process is necessary not only to check basic knowledge and skills, but also to see, whether a candidate is psychologically suitable for the pilot's job and is motivated to work towards the goal.
In the opinion of Agne Novikiene, a Competence Centre Director responsible for the assessment of candidates applying to BAA Training Aviation Academy, if a person has no internal motivation to become a pilot, one should not even begin training.
According to Novikiene, motivation is not a competence that could be developed. Motivation is a driving force – like an internal engine that makes us running in a specific direction, towards a particular goal and brings us a sense of satisfaction and fulfilment when we reach it.
"I do not believe that motivation for a certain activity or result can be trained. Even though certain performance management schemes can improve motivation, but it cannot build a long-lasting and robust motivation for something," the Competence Centre Director highlights.
Competence, Motivation, Performance, Skills: What is the Relation?
Actually, performance is the outcome of the mix of motivation and skills. This is the simplistic, mathematical way or relating performance and motivation.
"For performance to be maintained at its maximum level, it is necessary for the motivation to be high and the skills level to peak. If the motivation is lacking in a trainee pilot, then the performance levels will drop, even though the trainee can be a very skilful pilot. The lack of motivation will reflect in the trainee's performance," Ryan adds.
Training for pilots will demonstrate to them where their motivation level stands. Training will act as a barometer to measure their skill and performance, and therefore quantify their motivation.
Both Ryan and Novikiene agree that motivation is not competence, although it has a close relation to it. According to Ryan, pilot competence can also be measured mathematically. Competence is the result of motivation (training + experience).
"As the pilot starts out in their career, they can be highly motivated and enthusiastic due to landing their chosen profession. They lack experience, but if they receive proper, quality training, this can make a very competent pilot in their early stages of training.
As the pilot progresses through their career, the experience builds but the quality of training received, or the standard of recurrent training is also essential. When these two factors are of a high quality and combined with high motivation, they lead to a very competent pilot," Ryan points out.
Can a Student Lose Motivation?
It is absolutely natural that motivation may rise and fall slightly for pilots depending on their professional and personal circumstances.
When the student pilot begins their training, the motivation is then driven by a constant desire to be better than yesterday's performance, or be better at the next examination or check.
The trainee is motivated constantly to learn the knowledge and skills and to improve their attitude to meet the flying school or airline company standard.
The trainee's motivation can be dented throughout the training program by many factors. These include:
poor performance by a student in examinations or on a check flight,
lack of standardization of the instructors,
lack of training continuity,
poor job prospects after training,
financial concerns or difficulties during training,
lack of job security.
The trainee can lose the motivation if one takes a short-term view of the industry and thinks that he or she is the only individual that has ever experienced the above factors.
"Any elder or retired pilot will verify that their career has never been short on adventure, excitement or uncertainty. However, these elders will admit that these and many other factors may have dented their motivation and enthusiasm for a short period. Still, it never wavered them from the initial drive and determination to carve out a career as a pilot. Pilots are professionals who are self-motivated and have a professional pride in how they do their job," Ryan shares his thoughts.
Motivation is a necessary trait for a pilot as they will be required to stay motivated and enthused for long flights, over long days, and for their entire career, and to inspire and motivate their crew and fellow pilots that operate with them on the flight deck.
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Q: Callback from delegate to sender results in EXC_BAD_ACCESS error I'm developing an application that uses NSURLConnection a lot. I want content to be loaded dynamically, so I have to implement a lot of delegates for this to work.
In order to reduce the number of delegates, I created a class (AbstractURLConnection) that is < NSURLConnectionDelegate>.

I'm currently using a login view (and it's controller) to test the behavior of the NSURLConnectionDelegate class. Here are is my AbstractURLConnection class:
AbstractURLConnection
In LoginViewController I then do the following:
@interface LoginViewController : UIViewController {
    AbstractNSUrlConnection *au;
}

@property (strong, nonatomic) AbstractNSUrlConnection <NSURLConnectionDelegate> *au;

- (void) handleResponse:(NSMutableData *) data;

and in the .m file:
- (IBAction)login:(id)sender {
    NSURLRequest *req = [[NSURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://myapp.dev:8887/users/login"]];
    au = [[AbstractNSUrlConnection alloc] initWithRequest:req sender:self withSelector:@"handleResponse:" andRequestMethod:[AbstractNSUrlConnection MethodTypePOST]];
}

- (void) handleResponse:(NSMutableData *) data{
     NSLog(@"called back");
}

When I run the application, my LoginView pops up and when I press the login button, the login function gets called. The connection is established and the callback method (handleResponse) is called too.
When I press the login button a second time, however, I get a EXC_BAD_ACCESS error to the handleResponse method.
I suppose that the sender is cleaned up when I press the button a second time, but I don't know how to solve this. Any idea what might cause this?
Thanks in advance,
Jordy


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