The CBCI Commission for Labour was set up in 1971 in response to the recommendation of the National Seminar "Church in India Today (1969) and the deliberation of the Roman Synod (1971)"Justice in the World ''. Initially the CBCI Commission for Labour was functioning from Chennai and later it was shifted to CBCI Centre New Delhi. It is the official organ of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India to work for the empowerment of the working class in the country. The Office envisages the involvement of the Church and people's organizations at the grassroot level in dealing with the problems/issues of labourers, particularly in the unorganized sector.
"Mazdoor Suraksha Yojana"(MSY) and Online Employment Exchange. The Office is based in New Delhi and operates across the country through various CBCI affiliated labour movements, trade unions, facilitation centers, and network groups. Workers' India Federation (WIF) is the legal body of CBCI Office for Labour.
To promote the dignity of all persons and the dignity of labour in the spirit of the Gospel and according to the teachings of Christ.
To ensure the welfare of the workers as per the teachings of the Gospel and the Church. To give liaison with labour movements, institutions and initiatives recognized by Labour Commission.
To function as the inspirational body of the Catholic Church in India with regard to all mattes related to the workers and the working class.
To foster greater understanding of their responsibilities towards their families, their rights and obligations as citizens and as workers in the society and above all as children of God.
To be a source of inspiration and guidance to ensure that justice becomes a reality for the people employed within the Church and its institutions.


The first major multimedia Man Ray exhibition in New York since 1974, Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention, provides a rare opportunity to reassess the artist's impact and gain new insights. Man Ray was one of the most influential and important artists in Dada and Surrealist circles. Yet his work and career remain mysterious to many people. Over 200 works in all media, on view at The Jewish Museum through Sunday, March 14, 2010, provide a new interpretive context in which to understand Man Ray's art.
Visitors to Alias Man Ray are privy to the artist's endless experimentation in photographs, paintings, sculptures and objects, drawings, films and a selection of his writings. A trailblazing figure in 20th-century art, Man Ray (1890-1976) revealed multiple artistic identities over the course of his career – Dadaist, Parisian Surrealist, international portrait and fashion photographer – and produced many important and enduring works as a photographer, painter, filmmaker, writer, sculptor, and object maker. Relatively few people know that he was born Emmanuel Radnitzky to Russian Jewish immigrants.
The exhibition explores the deliberate cultural ambiguity of Man Ray who became the first American artist to be accepted by the avant-garde in Paris. It also examines the dynamic connection between Man Ray's assimilation, the evolution of his art, and his willful construction of a distinctive artistic persona.
Man Ray had an incredible affinity for the cutting edge art of his time. He found a kindred spirit in Marcel Duchamp, and eventually became a legend himself. His artistic achievements include creating the first kinetic sculpture years before Duchamp coined the term "mobile" in reference to Alexander Calder's work. Man Ray also blurred traditional boundaries between painting and photographs, and broke new ground in photography with rayographs and solarization.
As the first Man Ray retrospective at a New York City museum in a generation, the exhibition contains many iconic works like the photographs Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) and Noire et Blanche (1926); the paintings War (A.D. MCMXIV) (1914), The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows (1915-16) and La Fortune (1938); and the painted screen La Forêt Dorée de Man Ray (1950). Two short silent films by Man Ray: Le retour à la raison (1923), the artist's first film, and Emak-Bakia (1926), whose title means "leave me alone," as well as excerpts from Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde, a 1997 American Masters/WNET production, are also on view.
Best known as a photographer, Man Ray moved from one medium to another as he defied aesthetic boundaries. The Jewish Museum show does not confine itself to one period of the artist's career or a single medium, such as photography. This approach is essential to illustrating how Man Ray continuously broke with aesthetic tradition and made a monumental contribution to 20th-century art with his wildly sophisticated and deeply influential work.
He came of age at the beginning of the 20th century and the rise of abstract art. Man Ray grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His father worked as a tailor and his mother was a seamstress. After being introduced to New York art circles by photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz, he went off to Paris—the center of experimental art—and was embraced by the avant-garde. The year was 1921 and Man Ray was 31. In Paris, he was perceived as neither Jewish nor a New Yorker but as a free-thinking American who quickly gained notice.
To make ends meet, he took assignments photographing a broad spectrum of literary and artistic figures. That group now reads like a modernist pantheon—André Breton, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Marcel Proust and Gertrude Stein, among others. These innovative portraits, all on view in the exhibition, provide a chronicle of the social milieu in which Man Ray thrived.
Man Ray engaged in a constant process of self-inscription and erasure, managing to outwit anyone who wanted to label him. Like his fellow Dadaist and close friend Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray took delight in playing games and confounding expectations. With his steadfast independence and his need to explore every artistic avenue, Man Ray forged a vision that changed the very way art was conceived.
The exhibition has been organized by Mason Klein, Curator at The Jewish Museum. The accompanying 256-page catalogue with 246 illustrations, co-published by Yale University Press and The Jewish Museum, includes essays by Mr. Klein, Merry A. Foresta, and George Baker, with an illustrated timeline by Lauren Schell Dickens presenting the facts of Man Ray's life in the cultural and historical context of his times. The hardcover book is available at The Jewish Museum's Cooper Shop and bookstores everywhere for $50.00.
Produced by The Jewish Museum in association with Acoustiguide, a random access audio guide has been created for the Alias Man Ray exhibition. Available to visitors for $5, it features an introduction by The Jewish Museum's Director Joan Rosenbaum; and critical commentary by curator Mason Klein; Neil Baldwin, author of Man Ray: American Artist; and Man Ray scholar Merry A. Foresta.
Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention is made possible by grants from S. Donald Sussman and the David Berg Foundation. Major funding was also provided by the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Eugene M. and Emily Grant Family Foundation in honor of Evelyn G. Clyman, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, Ellen S. Flamm, and the Lisa and John Pritzker Family Fund. Additional support was provided by the Neubauer Family Foundation Exhibition Fund and other donors. The exhibition is sponsored by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation. The catalogue is funded through the Dorot Foundation publications endowment.


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Behind the Scenes at Historic Croke Park
Dublin's annual Culture Night is one of my favorite events of the year. All those places that I often walk by, admiring the facades and wondering what lies within, open their doors to the public. This year, thanks to the Dublin Visitors Centre and Citysightseeing Dublin, I had the chance to experience Dublin's Northside attractions for Culture Night. Scott (SubscribeDublin) and I were whisked by Citysightseing bus to Croke Park and Glasnevin Cemetery for an unforgettable evening. This post highlights our behind-the-scenes tour of Croke Park just two days before the All-Ireland Football Final.
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Professionally Amateur GAA Sports
We got off the bus in front of the entrance to the GAA Museum at Croke Park. The most amazing thing about Irish sports (e.g., hurling and Gaelic football) is that it's an entirely amateur enterprise. The players aren't paid a cent to don their uniform and compete. It's county pride and love of the game that makes men and women around Ireland suit up for the season. However, despite GAA technically being amateur sports, the quality is pure professional. For the two counties that make it to the All-Ireland final each year, they will take the field in front of more than 82,000 screaming fans at Croke Park.
SIDEWALK SAFARI SPOTLIGHT: Interested in learning more about hurling rules? Check out this post where I try to draw comparisons to various sports around the world.
The Tunnel at Croke Park
Our first stop of our tour of Croke Park (after a brief video introduction about Irish sport) was the tunnel. Giant hurley sticks featuring the colors of the previous year's All-Ireland final competitors (in this case Galway and Kilkenny) hung from the walls. Our guide brought to life the moment when the players' buses enter the tunnel, bringing the hurling or Gaelic football players to the locker rooms for the big game.
The Croke Park Players' Lounge
Partway around the tunnel, we entered the GAA players' lounge. This is where both teams meet for a bit of refreshment after the match and toast each other to a game well-played in the ultimate act of sportsmanship. My favorite part about the lounge was the over-the-top chandelier. Handmade from Waterford crystal, the chandelier features 32 large balls (one for each county). The balls resemble GAA footballs. The small balls resemble sliotars, the balls used in hurling. The best part is that the color of the lights can be customized depending on who's playing! In this case, the light fixture displayed Dublin and Mayo colors in turn. Amazing!
Waterford crystal chandelier sporting the colours of County Mayo at #crokepark in Dublin #CultureNight. Absolutely stunning. #loveculture
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The Locker Room at Croke Park
Continuing our fascinating tour of Croke Park, we entered the locker room. Jerseys for each member of the GAA (all the counties in Ireland plus New York and London) are on display. The teams that won the previous season (men's and women's hurling and Gaelic football All-Ireland Finals) are elevated to the top of the rack. In less than 72 hours, Dublin and Mayo would be donning their uniforms for the big 2016 All-Ireland Final.
Croke Park's Perfect Pitch
We were really lucky that Dublin's Culture Night fell just a few days before the All-Ireland Football Final. We were escorted down the tunnel to the field just in time to see a rainbow arching overhead.
The pitch was neatly mowed and stood there waiting for Dublin to face off against Mayo on Sunday. I could just imagine Croke Park's stands crammed with loyal fans wearing Dublin's blue or Mayo's green and red hoping they would have the chance to see their team crowned annual All-Ireland champion.
Overall, the tour of Croke Park provided great insight into Irish sports and the GAA. We could just feel the history oozing from the walls of the stadium. What a fantastic Culture Night experience!
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We confess the historic Christian faith for sinners and saints as articulated by the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only–begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold the [Christian] faith. Whoever does not keep it whole and undefiled will without doubt perish eternally.
And the [Christian] faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the substance. For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Holy Spirit is another. But the Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit is one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit: the Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, the Holy Spirit uncreated; the Father infinite, the Son infinite, the Holy Spirit infinite; the Father eternal, the Son eternal, the Holy Spirit eternal. And yet there are not three Eternals, but one Eternal, just as there are not three Uncreated or three Infinites, but one Uncreated and one Infinite. In the same way, the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, the Holy Spirit almighty; and yet there are not three Almighties, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God; and yet there are not three Gods, but one God. So the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, the Holy Spirit is Lord; and yet there are not three Lords, but one Lord. Just as we are compelled by the Christian truth to acknowledge each distinct person as God and Lord, so also are we prohibited by the [Christian] religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords. The Father is not made nor created nor begotten by anyone. The Son is neither made nor created, but begotten of the Father alone. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son, neither made nor created nor begotten, but proceeding. Thus, there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits. And in this Trinity none is before or after another; none is greater or less than another; but the whole three persons are coeternal with each other and coequal, so that in all things, as has been stated above, the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is to be worshiped. Therefore, whoever desires to be saved must think thus about the Trinity.
But it is also necessary for everlasting salvation that one faithfully believe the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is the right faith that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is at the same time both God and man. He is God, begotten from the substance of the Father before all ages; and He is man, born from the substance of His mother in this age: perfect God and perfect man, composed of a rational soul and human flesh; equal to the Father with respect to His divinity, less than the Father with respect to His humanity. Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ: one, however, not by the conversion of the divinity into flesh, but by the assumption of the humanity into God; one altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person. For as the rational soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ, who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead, ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, God Almighty, from whence He will come to judge the living and the dead. At His coming all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account concerning their own deeds. And those who have done good will enter into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire.
This is the [Christian] faith; whoever does not believe it faithfully and firmly cannot be saved.
For a more thorough explanation of what we believe, teach, and confess, please review the Book of Concord.
Quotations are from Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, copyright © Concordia Publishing House.


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The Bartender street 2018 will be organized at Thu Thiem New City in Ho Chi Minh City's District 2 from February 9-11.
The event will offer special cocktail menus with yummy, fruity drinks that are made from tropical fresh fruits of coconut and pineapple.
Cocktail lovers will have also a chance to enjoy delicious finger foods, take part in a game to create their own cocktail and take a picture with German-engineered Volkswagen vehicles, new Beetle and Passat models in Volkswagen Studio.
The event is organized by the Vietnam Tourism Education Association under the Viet Nam Tourism Association.
Visitors will be able to watch chefs produce amazing dishes.


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Vol. 88, No. 4 (December 2005)
Literature Review Articles
Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at Gopher Tortoise (Testudines: Testudinidae) Burrows
James K. Wetterer, Jon A. Moore
Structure and Composition of the White Grub Complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Agroecological Systems of Northern Cauca,Colombia
Luis Carlos Pardo-Locarno, James Montoya-Lerma, Anthony C. Bellotti, Aart Van Schoonhoven
Behavioral and Electrophysiological Responses of the Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Guava Volatiles
Edi A. Malo, Leopoldo Cruz-Lpez, Jorge Toledo, Alejandro Del Mazo, Armando Virgen, Julio C. Rojas
Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on Water Chemistry and Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Growth Under Competitive Conditions in Container Habitats
Barry W. Alto, Stephen P. Yanoviak, L. Philip Lounibos, Bert G. Drake
Laboratory Evaluation of Colored Light as an Attractant for Female Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and Culex nigripalpus
Douglas A. Burkett, Jerry F. Butler
Stemborers Associated with Smooth Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae), in a Nursery Habitat
W. H. White, D. Adamski, G. Fine, E. P. Richard Jr.
Laboratory Evaluation of Insecticides for control of the Invasive Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Stephanie Bloem, Russell F. Mizell III, Kenneth A. Bloem, Stephen D. Hight, James E. Carpe
Effect of a Neem Biopesticide on Repellency, Mortality, Oviposition, and Development of Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae)
A. A. Weathersbee III, C. L. McKenzie
Potential Pest Mite Species Collected on Ornamental Plants from Central America at Port of Entry to the United States
Carl C. Childers, Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues
The Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fauna of Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Scott E. Solomon, Alexander S. Mikheyev
Trapping Mocis spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Adults with Different Attractants
Robert L. Meagher, Paul Mislevy
Infectivity of Two Isolates of Helicosporidium spp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) in Heterologous Host Insects
Tracy Conklin, Verena-Ulrike Blske-Lietze, James J. Becnel, Drion G. Boucias
Population Dynamics of Stenoma catenifer (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) and Related Larval Parasitoids in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dori E. Nava, Jos R. P. Parra, Valmir A. Costa, Tnia M. Guerra, Fernando L. Cnsoli
A Review of Thrips Species Biting Man Including Records in Florida and Georgia Between 1986-1997
Carl C. Childers, Ramona J. Beshear, Galen Frantz, Marlon Nelms
The Effect of Age and Social Environment on Dealation in Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Female Alates
S. N. Burns, R. K. Van der Meer, P. E. A. Teal
The Importance of Taxonomic Training to the Early Detection of Exotic Pests in the Order Hemiptera (Auchenorrhycha, Sternorrhycha)
Amanda C. Hodges, Gail C. Wisler
Keys to the Families of Fulgoromorpha with Emphasis on Planthoppers of Potential Economic Importance in the Southeastern United States (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)
Stephen W. Wilson
Selected Scale Insect Groups (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in the Southern Region of the United States
Douglass R. Miller
Keys to the Families of Cicadomorpha and Subfamilies and Tribes of Cicadellidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)
C. H. Dietrich
An Identification Guide to the Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of the Southeastern United States
Gregory S. Hodges, Gregory A. Evans
Polyvinyl Alcohol Film as an Oviposition Substrate for Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
Richard W. H. Pluke, Gary L. Leibee
Determination of Sex in Pupae of Phyciodes phaon (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Hanife Genc
Gynaikothrips uzeli (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in the Southeastern United States: Distribution and Review of Biology
David W. Held, David Boyd, Tim Lockley, G. B. Edwards
Developmental Expression of a Transferrin in the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta
Steven M. Valles, Roberto M. Pereira
Manufacture and Use of a Trap to Assess Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Adult Emergence
Carlos A. Blanco, Owen Houston
Lack of an Irradiation Effect on the Mating Performance of Mass-reared Males of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Todd E. Shelly, James Edu, Elaine Pahio
Survey of the Termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae) of Nicaragua
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jan Krecek, Boudanath Maharajh, James A. Chase, John R. Mangold, Jorge Moreno, Bayardo Herrera
A Worm in the Teacher's Apple: Protecting America's School Children from Pests and Pesticides
Jennifer L. Gillett, Norman C. Leppla
J. L. Nation
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Are you struggling with your relationships, your job, and or finances? Are you ready to experience more joy, fulfillment, and abundance in your life? Happiness is an inside job! No one else, but you is responsible for your happiness. Create more happiness and joy from within. Reconnect to yourself and belief system to open up a world of new opportunities and allow yourseslf to flow through life with grace and ease.
Empower yourself to become the best you.
You might wonder how and why spirituality is important and what does it have to do with physical health? The body, mind, and soul are connected to and influence each other. The essence that connects them together is Spirituality. Without spirituality, live tends to be colorless, lifeless, and possibly meaningless. Spirituality is the extra zest that is added to life to enhance and fulfill our experiences and life lessons.
Wellness is an inside job. It all starts within ourselves and is reflected outward. A wise person once said that to find love in another we must find love within ourselves. To have peace on earth, we each must be at peace within ourselves first. So, what are the Spiritual Keys to Wellness? The seven keys are aspects and virtues that are within each of us and have somehow been misplaced or put on a shelf for later, or just out right forgotten. These are the keys that are important for creating a fulfilling healthy and spiritual well life.


It profiles Fiordaliza Pichardo, who died a day after receiving a silicone injection. She had received several earlier ones without dying. The cosmetologist who performed it paid her condolences to the family before fleeing the country.
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DALLAS--(Business Wire)--KidKraft, the global leader in award-winning products "Made for Make Believe," will debut its 2019 product line at the 116th North American International Toy Fair in New York City this month. Recognized for innovative, high-quality products designed for traditional play and built to last, KidKraft provides livable spaces that spark imaginations.
Highlights from the 2019 KidKraft portfolio include a metropolitan four-story dollhouse, an on-trend play kitchen featuring mosaic tiles, a cozy mid-century style corner reading nook, and a partnership with the World of Eric Carle, a design-driven licensing and merchandising program based on the beloved picture books by Eric Carle including the famous children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year.
World of Eric Carle Product Line. Celebrating its 50th birthday this year and cherished by generations of parents, teachers, librarians, and children worldwide, The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes to life in a colorfully creative new KidKraft collection, designed to inspire very hungry young minds and spark imaginations. Combining pops of color and favorite characters from The Very Hungry Caterpillar with the masterful designs and beautiful builds that KidKraft is known for, the new collection features an array of products ranging including World of Eric Carle Very Hungry Activity Station, World of Eric Carle Very Busy Activity Cube, World of Eric Carle Caterpillar Corner, and more.
On-trend Play Kitchens and Cooking Accessories. From sleek cookware and stylish mosaic tiles to realistic play food and appliances with modern metallic hues, KidKraft has the right ingredients to stir big imaginations, including the KidKraft Modern Metallics playsets, KidKraft Baking Set, KidKraft Smoothie Set, and more.
Aspirational Play Stations. Whether it's a lemonade stand, a fresh produce stall or an ice cream cart, budding entrepreneurs can set up shop with the chalkboard top, hanging sign, magnetic menu, display shelf and tablet-style register. Inspiring creativity and independence, tiny tycoons can launch their next venture with the Let's Pretend Shopkeeper.
In addition to the recent appointment of Geoff Walker as president and chief executive officer, a veteran toy industry leader with more than 20 years of experience, KidKraft continues to grow its leadership team. Josh Ganet has joined the company as vice president of sales, North America. Ganet most recently spent seventeen years at Mattel, Inc. in progressive sales and analytics roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Denver in Business Administration, and he received his MBA from the University of Southern California in Brand Management. Both Walker and Ganet will attend the North American International Toy Fair in New York City later this month.
KidKraft is a global leader in award-winning children's products MADE FOR MAKE BELIEVE™. The company is committed to inspiring imaginative play creatively for children everywhere through dollhouses, kitchens, outdoor play structures, furniture and toys. KidKraft's high-quality products, designed for traditional play, are available at more than 2,800 retailers in over 90 countries. KidKraft's global headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.kidkraft.com and follow @kidkrafttoys and #KidKraftToys on Instagram.


The people from the Boghill Centre sell chemically free grown herbs and vegetable plugs, as well as the pottery they make from the clay collected and processed on their land. They now also have t-shirts available with two different designs and all kinds of colours and sizes.
The Boghill Centre is a residential venue for events such as workshops, courses, conferences and for individual & group retreats and holidays. They offer a sustainable complex including organic vegetable and fruit gardens, a nature trail, a stone circle, a wildlife pond, two rush labyrinths, a chicken coop, an orchard and recently planted native woodland areas. The Boghill kitchen is renowned for its delicious nurturing vegetarian food sourced primarily from the adjoining organic garden and orchard.
The Centre nestles on the edge of the Burren – a unique limestone area offering one of the most distinctive landscapes in Ireland, and a varied coast stretching south into the Cliffs of Moher. With its unusual geological features, its well preserved archaeology, its unique flora and fauna and its local culture, it is a magical area to explore.
Situated in 50 acres of natural bogland in the Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark, North Clare, the centre is secluded and has a quiet atmosphere making it the perfect place to relax, unwind and renew your spirit. The nearest villages are Lisdoonvarna (2 miles) and Kilfenora (3 miles).
The Boghill Centre's mantra is reduce, reuse, recycle, and their ethos is based on creating an environmentally sustainable business having a minimal impact on the earth.


The Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP has launched an investigation into alleged discriminatory practices by the area's major financial institutions, officials of the civil rights organization said Tuesday.
"It is becoming increasingly clear that the banking industry is becoming less sensitive to the needs of the minority community," said Raymond L. Johnson Jr., president of the local chapter of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People.
Johnson said his group plans to conduct "fair share" negotiations with financial institutions that demonstrate unfair practices and will use lawsuits and boycotts to force improvements at those that do not voluntarily agree to make changes.
A preliminary investigation by the group indicates that banks and savings and loan firms treat black customers and employees differently than they treat whites, Johnson said.
- Failed to promote minorities to management positions and to include minorities on their boards of directors.
- Maintained "dual loan policies" that make it more difficult for minorities to get commercial or residential loans.
- Failed to provide banking services in minority communities and increased branch closings in minority neighborhoods.
- Limited their use of minority group professionals, such as attorneys and accountants, for outside services.
- Made loans and investments in South Africa, which sanctions racial discrimination in the form of apartheid.
Johnson said the group's investigation was prompted by complaints, primarily from black bank employees who were denied promotions and from black entrepreneurs who were denied loans.
"But complaints have not just been from blacks, but from other minorities and from whites," Johnson said. "It appears to be a community concern in the Los Angeles area about the meanness directed toward blacks and minorities by the banking and savings and loan industries."
NAACP officials did not name specific financial institutions but said their efforts will be focused on the area's five major ones in the hope that they will set examples for smaller institutions.
The entire lending industry is "notoriously conservative and notoriously discriminatory," said Melanie Lomax, the NAACP vice president who heads the project. "We've found the industry is willing to take all kinds of risks with the white business person that they are not willing to take with the minority business person."
Spokesmen at several of the major financial institutions said they did not want to comment on the group's claims because they have not been contacted about specific allegations by the NAACP.
Most agreed that they would be willing to discuss their practices regarding minority customers and employees with the NAACP, although they defended their records of service to the minority community.
"Our record so far is pretty good and I think we have been responsive," said First Interstate spokesman Robert W. Campbell. "We're quite proud of what we're doing."
Campbell said many banks are aggressively working to change policies that, in the past, may have worked against members of minority groups.
"It's slow coming," he said. "Bankers aren't flaming liberals, you know. But I think there's a willingness on the part of most responsible banks to be responsive and cooperative."
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/*	$NetBSD: ldapauth.c,v 1.3 2011/08/16 09:43:03 christos Exp $	*/
/* $Id: ldapauth.c,v 1.3 2011/08/16 09:43:03 christos Exp $
 */

/*
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2005, Eric AUGE <eau@phear.org>
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *
 * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * Neither the name of the phear.org nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
 * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
 * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
 * OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
 * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 *
 */
#include "includes.h"
__RCSID("$NetBSD: ldapauth.c,v 1.3 2011/08/16 09:43:03 christos Exp $");

#ifdef WITH_LDAP_PUBKEY
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>

#include "ldapauth.h"
#include "log.h"

/* filter building infos */
#define FILTER_GROUP_PREFIX "(&(objectclass=posixGroup)"
#define FILTER_OR_PREFIX "(|"
#define FILTER_OR_SUFFIX ")"
#define FILTER_CN_PREFIX "(cn="
#define FILTER_CN_SUFFIX ")"
#define FILTER_UID_FORMAT "(memberUid=%s)"
#define FILTER_GROUP_SUFFIX ")"
#define FILTER_GROUP_SIZE(group) (size_t) (strlen(group)+(ldap_count_group(group)*5)+52)

/* just filter building stuff */
#define REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE(filter, uid) (size_t) (strlen(filter)+strlen(uid)+1)
#define REQUEST_GROUP(buffer, prefilter, pwname) \
    buffer = (char *) calloc(REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE(prefilter, pwname), sizeof(char)); \
    if (!buffer) { \
        perror("calloc()"); \
        return FAILURE; \
    } \
    snprintf(buffer, REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE(prefilter,pwname), prefilter, pwname)
/*
XXX OLD group building macros
#define REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE(grp, uid) (size_t) (strlen(grp)+strlen(uid)+46)
#define REQUEST_GROUP(buffer,pwname,grp) \
    buffer = (char *) calloc(REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE(grp, pwname), sizeof(char)); \
    if (!buffer) { \
        perror("calloc()"); \
        return FAILURE; \
    } \
    snprintf(buffer,REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE(grp,pwname),"(&(objectclass=posixGroup)(cn=%s)(memberUid=%s))",grp,pwname)
    */

/*
XXX stock upstream version without extra filter support
#define REQUEST_USER_SIZE(uid) (size_t) (strlen(uid)+64)
#define REQUEST_USER(buffer, pwname) \
    buffer = (char *) calloc(REQUEST_USER_SIZE(pwname), sizeof(char)); \
    if (!buffer) { \
        perror("calloc()"); \
        return NULL; \
    } \
    snprintf(buffer,REQUEST_USER_SIZE(pwname),"(&(objectclass=posixAccount)(objectclass=ldapPublicKey)(uid=%s))",pwname)
   */

#define REQUEST_USER_SIZE(uid, filter) (size_t) (strlen(uid)+64+(filter != NULL ? strlen(filter) : 0))
#define REQUEST_USER(buffer, pwname, customfilter) \
    buffer = (char *) calloc(REQUEST_USER_SIZE(pwname, customfilter), sizeof(char)); \
    if (!buffer) { \
        perror("calloc()"); \
        return NULL; \
    } \
    snprintf(buffer, REQUEST_USER_SIZE(pwname, customfilter), \
    	"(&(objectclass=posixAccount)(objectclass=ldapPublicKey)(uid=%s)%s)", \
	pwname, (customfilter != NULL ? customfilter : ""))

/* some portable and working tokenizer, lame though */
static int tokenize(char ** o, size_t size, char * input) {
    unsigned int i = 0, num;
    const char * charset = " \t";
    char * ptr = input;

    /* leading white spaces are ignored */
    num = strspn(ptr, charset);
    ptr += num;

    while ((num = strcspn(ptr, charset))) {
        if (i < size-1) {
            o[i++] = ptr;
            ptr += num;
            if (*ptr)
                *ptr++ = '\0';
        }
    }
    o[i] = NULL;
    return SUCCESS;
}

void ldap_close(ldap_opt_t * ldap) {

    if (!ldap)
        return;

    if ( ldap_unbind_ext(ldap->ld, NULL, NULL) < 0)
	ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_unbind()");

    ldap->ld = NULL;
    FLAG_SET_DISCONNECTED(ldap->flags);

    return;
}

/* init && bind */
int ldap_connect(ldap_opt_t * ldap) {
    int version = LDAP_VERSION3;

    if (!ldap->servers)
        return FAILURE;

    /* Connection Init and setup */
    ldap->ld = ldap_init(ldap->servers, LDAP_PORT);
    if (!ldap->ld) {
        ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_init()");
        return FAILURE;
    }

    if ( ldap_set_option(ldap->ld, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, &version) != LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS) {
        ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_set_option(LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION)");
        return FAILURE;
    }

    /* Timeouts setup */
    if (ldap_set_option(ldap->ld, LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT, &ldap->b_timeout) != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
        ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_set_option(LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT)");
    }
    if (ldap_set_option(ldap->ld, LDAP_OPT_TIMEOUT, &ldap->s_timeout) != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
        ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_set_option(LDAP_OPT_TIMEOUT)");
    }

    /* TLS support */
    if ( (ldap->tls == -1) || (ldap->tls == 1) ) {
        if (ldap_start_tls_s(ldap->ld, NULL, NULL ) != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
            /* failed then reinit the initial connect */
            ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_connect: (TLS) ldap_start_tls()");
            if (ldap->tls == 1)
                return FAILURE;

            ldap->ld = ldap_init(ldap->servers, LDAP_PORT);
            if (!ldap->ld) {
                ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_init()");
                return FAILURE;
            }

            if ( ldap_set_option(ldap->ld, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, &version) != LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS) {
                 ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_set_option()");
                 return FAILURE;
            }
        }
    }

    if ( ldap_simple_bind_s(ldap->ld, ldap->binddn, ldap->bindpw) != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
        ldap_perror(ldap->ld, "ldap_simple_bind_s()");
        return FAILURE;
    }

    /* says it is connected */
    FLAG_SET_CONNECTED(ldap->flags);

    return SUCCESS;
}

/* must free allocated ressource */
static char * ldap_build_host(char *host, int port) {
    unsigned int size = strlen(host)+11;
    char * h = (char *) calloc (size, sizeof(char));
    int rc;
    if (!h)
         return NULL;

    rc = snprintf(h, size, "%s:%d ", host, port);
    if (rc == -1)
        return NULL;
    return h;
}

static int ldap_count_group(const char * input) {
    const char * charset = " \t";
    const char * ptr = input;
    unsigned int count = 0;
    unsigned int num;

    num = strspn(ptr, charset);
    ptr += num;

    while ((num = strcspn(ptr, charset))) {
    count++;
    ptr += num;
    ptr++;
    }

    return count;
}

/* format filter */
char * ldap_parse_groups(const char * groups) {
    unsigned int buffer_size = FILTER_GROUP_SIZE(groups);
    char * buffer = (char *) calloc(buffer_size, sizeof(char));
    char * g = NULL;
    char * garray[32];
    unsigned int i = 0;

    if ((!groups)||(!buffer))
        return NULL;

    g = strdup(groups);
    if (!g) {
        free(buffer);
        return NULL;
    }

    /* first separate into n tokens */
    if ( tokenize(garray, sizeof(garray)/sizeof(*garray), g) < 0) {
        free(g);
        free(buffer);
        return NULL;
    }

    /* build the final filter format */
    strlcat(buffer, FILTER_GROUP_PREFIX, buffer_size);
    strlcat(buffer, FILTER_OR_PREFIX, buffer_size);
    i = 0;
    while (garray[i]) {
        strlcat(buffer, FILTER_CN_PREFIX, buffer_size);
        strlcat(buffer, garray[i], buffer_size);
        strlcat(buffer, FILTER_CN_SUFFIX, buffer_size);
        i++;
    }
    strlcat(buffer, FILTER_OR_SUFFIX, buffer_size);
    strlcat(buffer, FILTER_UID_FORMAT, buffer_size);
    strlcat(buffer, FILTER_GROUP_SUFFIX, buffer_size);

    free(g);
    return buffer;
}

/* a bit dirty but leak free  */
char * ldap_parse_servers(const char * servers) {
    char * s = NULL;
    char * tmp = NULL, *urls[32];
    unsigned int num = 0 , i = 0 , asize = 0;
    LDAPURLDesc *urld[32];

    if (!servers)
        return NULL;

    /* local copy of the arg */
    s = strdup(servers);
    if (!s)
        return NULL;

    /* first separate into URL tokens */
    if ( tokenize(urls, sizeof(urls)/sizeof(*urls), s) < 0)
        return NULL;

    i = 0;
    while (urls[i]) {
        if (! ldap_is_ldap_url(urls[i]) ||
           (ldap_url_parse(urls[i], &urld[i]) != 0)) {
                return NULL;
        }
        i++;
    }

    /* now free(s) */
    free (s);

    /* how much memory do we need */
    num = i;
    for (i = 0 ; i < num ; i++)
        asize += strlen(urld[i]->lud_host)+11;

    /* alloc */
    s = (char *) calloc( asize+1 , sizeof(char));
    if (!s) {
        for (i = 0 ; i < num ; i++)
            ldap_free_urldesc(urld[i]);
        return NULL;
    }

    /* then build the final host string */
    for (i = 0 ; i < num ; i++) {
        /* built host part */
        tmp = ldap_build_host(urld[i]->lud_host, urld[i]->lud_port);
        strncat(s, tmp, strlen(tmp));
        ldap_free_urldesc(urld[i]);
        free(tmp);
    }

    return s;
}

void ldap_options_print(ldap_opt_t * ldap) {
    debug("ldap options:");
    debug("servers: %s", ldap->servers);
    if (ldap->u_basedn)
        debug("user basedn: %s", ldap->u_basedn);
    if (ldap->g_basedn)
        debug("group basedn: %s", ldap->g_basedn);
    if (ldap->binddn)
        debug("binddn: %s", ldap->binddn);
    if (ldap->bindpw)
        debug("bindpw: %s", ldap->bindpw);
    if (ldap->sgroup)
        debug("group: %s", ldap->sgroup);
    if (ldap->filter)
        debug("filter: %s", ldap->filter);
}

void ldap_options_free(ldap_opt_t * l) {
    if (!l)
        return;
    if (l->servers)
        free(l->servers);
    if (l->u_basedn)
        free(l->u_basedn);
    if (l->g_basedn)
        free(l->g_basedn);
    if (l->binddn)
        free(l->binddn);
    if (l->bindpw)
        free(l->bindpw);
    if (l->sgroup)
        free(l->sgroup);
    if (l->fgroup)
        free(l->fgroup);
    if (l->filter)
        free(l->filter);
    if (l->l_conf)
        free(l->l_conf);
    free(l);
}

/* free keys */
void ldap_keys_free(ldap_key_t * k) {
    ldap_value_free_len(k->keys);
    free(k);
    return;
}

ldap_key_t * ldap_getuserkey(ldap_opt_t *l, const char * user) {
    ldap_key_t * k = (ldap_key_t *) calloc (1, sizeof(ldap_key_t));
    LDAPMessage *res, *e;
    char * filter;
    int i;
    char *attrs[] = {
      l->pub_key_attr,
      NULL
    };

    if ((!k) || (!l))
         return NULL;

    /* Am i still connected ? RETRY n times */
    /* XXX TODO: setup some conf value for retrying */
    if (!(l->flags & FLAG_CONNECTED))
        for (i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++)
            if (ldap_connect(l) == 0)
                break;

    /* quick check for attempts to be evil */
    if ((strchr(user, '(') != NULL) || (strchr(user, ')') != NULL) ||
        (strchr(user, '*') != NULL) || (strchr(user, '\\') != NULL))
        return NULL;

    /* build  filter for LDAP request */
    REQUEST_USER(filter, user, l->filter);

    if ( ldap_search_st( l->ld,
        l->u_basedn,
        LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,
        filter,
        attrs, 0, &l->s_timeout, &res ) != LDAP_SUCCESS) {

        ldap_perror(l->ld, "ldap_search_st()");

        free(filter);
        free(k);

        /* XXX error on search, timeout etc.. close ask for reconnect */
        ldap_close(l);

        return NULL;
    }

    /* free */
    free(filter);

    /* check if any results */
    i = ldap_count_entries(l->ld,res);
    if (i <= 0) {
        ldap_msgfree(res);
        free(k);
        return NULL;
    }

    if (i > 1)
        debug("[LDAP] duplicate entries, using the FIRST entry returned");

    e = ldap_first_entry(l->ld, res);
    k->keys = ldap_get_values_len(l->ld, e, l->pub_key_attr);
    k->num = ldap_count_values_len(k->keys);

    ldap_msgfree(res);
    return k;
}

/* -1 if trouble
   0 if user is NOT member of current server group
   1 if user IS MEMBER of current server group
 */
int ldap_ismember(ldap_opt_t * l, const char * user) {
    LDAPMessage *res;
    char * filter;
    int i;

    if ((!l->sgroup) || !(l->g_basedn))
        return 1;

    /* Am i still connected ? RETRY n times */
    /* XXX TODO: setup some conf value for retrying */
    if (!(l->flags & FLAG_CONNECTED))
        for (i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++)
            if (ldap_connect(l) == 0)
                 break;

    /* quick check for attempts to be evil */
    if ((strchr(user, '(') != NULL) || (strchr(user, ')') != NULL) ||
        (strchr(user, '*') != NULL) || (strchr(user, '\\') != NULL))
        return FAILURE;

    /* build filter for LDAP request */
    REQUEST_GROUP(filter, l->fgroup, user);

    if (ldap_search_st( l->ld,
        l->g_basedn,
        LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,
        filter,
        NULL, 0, &l->s_timeout, &res) != LDAP_SUCCESS) {

        ldap_perror(l->ld, "ldap_search_st()");

        free(filter);

        /* XXX error on search, timeout etc.. close ask for reconnect */
        ldap_close(l);

        return FAILURE;
    }

    free(filter);

    /* check if any results */
    if (ldap_count_entries(l->ld, res) > 0) {
        ldap_msgfree(res);
        return 1;
    }

    ldap_msgfree(res);
    return 0;
}

/*
 * ldap.conf simple parser
 * XXX TODO:  sanity checks
 * must either
 * - free the previous ldap_opt_before replacing entries
 * - free each necessary previously parsed elements
 * ret:
 * -1 on FAILURE, 0 on SUCCESS
 */
int ldap_parse_lconf(ldap_opt_t * l) {
    FILE * lcd; /* ldap.conf descriptor */
    char buf[BUFSIZ];
    char * s = NULL, * k = NULL, * v = NULL;
    int li, len;

    lcd = fopen (l->l_conf, "r");
    if (lcd == NULL) {
        /* debug("Cannot open %s", l->l_conf); */
        perror("ldap_parse_lconf()");
        return FAILURE;
    }

    while (fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), lcd) != NULL) {

        if (*buf == '\n' || *buf == '#')
            continue;

        k = buf;
        v = k;
        while (*v != '\0' && *v != ' ' && *v != '\t')
            v++;

        if (*v == '\0')
            continue;

        *(v++) = '\0';

        while (*v == ' ' || *v == '\t')
            v++;

        li = strlen (v) - 1;
        while (v[li] == ' ' || v[li] == '\t' || v[li] == '\n')
            --li;
        v[li + 1] = '\0';

        if (!strcasecmp (k, "uri")) {
            if ((l->servers = ldap_parse_servers(v)) == NULL) {
                fatal("error in ldap servers");
            return FAILURE;
            }

        }
        else if (!strcasecmp (k, "base")) {
            s = strchr (v, '?');
            if (s != NULL) {
                len = s - v;
                l->u_basedn = malloc (len + 1);
                strncpy (l->u_basedn, v, len);
                l->u_basedn[len] = '\0';
            } else {
                l->u_basedn = strdup (v);
            }
        }
        else if (!strcasecmp (k, "binddn")) {
            l->binddn = strdup (v);
        }
        else if (!strcasecmp (k, "bindpw")) {
            l->bindpw = strdup (v);
        }
        else if (!strcasecmp (k, "timelimit")) {
            l->s_timeout.tv_sec = atoi (v);
                }
        else if (!strcasecmp (k, "bind_timelimit")) {
            l->b_timeout.tv_sec = atoi (v);
        }
        else if (!strcasecmp (k, "ssl")) {
            if (!strcasecmp (v, "start_tls"))
                l->tls = 1;
        }
    }

    fclose (lcd);
    return SUCCESS;
}

#endif /* WITH_LDAP_PUBKEY */

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package com.ehutson.tdp.gode.command;

import com.ehutson.tdp.gode.command.response.InvalidCommandArgumentException;
import com.ehutson.tdp.gode.command.validator.NumericValidator;

public class Argument {

    private boolean required = false;

    private String prefix;

    private String value;

    private String defaultValue;

    private ArgumentValidator validator;

    public Argument(String prefix, ArgumentValidator validator, boolean isRequired, String defaultValue) {
        this.prefix = prefix;
        this.validator = validator;
        this.required = isRequired;
        this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
    }

    public Argument(String prefix, ArgumentValidator validator) {
        this(prefix, validator, false, "");
    }

    public Argument(String prefix) {
        this(prefix, new NumericValidator(), false, "");
    }

    public void load(String argument) throws InvalidCommandArgumentException {
        // get and validate the prefix
        String tmpPrefix = argument.substring(0, 1);
        if (!tmpPrefix.equals(this.prefix)) {
            throw new InvalidCommandArgumentException(argument);
        }

        // get the argument value and validate
        argument = argument.substring(1);
        if (!this.getValidator().isValid(argument)) {
            throw new InvalidCommandArgumentException(argument);
        }

        // everything looks good, so set the value.
        this.setValue(argument);
    }

    public boolean isRequired() {
        return required;
    }

    public void setRequired(boolean isRequired) {
        this.required = isRequired;
    }

    public String getPrefix() {
        return prefix;
    }

    public void setPrefix(String prefix) {
        this.prefix = prefix;
    }

    public String getValue() {
        if (value == null) {
            value = defaultValue;
        }
        return value;
    }

    public void setValue(String value) throws InvalidCommandArgumentException {
        if (!this.getValidator().isValid(value)) {
            throw new InvalidCommandArgumentException(value);
        }
        this.value = value;
    }

    public ArgumentValidator getValidator() {
        return validator;
    }

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U.S. Senate Defeats GOP Attack on Trans & Nonbinary Athletes
Mar 6, 2021 | By Joanna Hoffman
March 6, 2021 (New York, NY) — Athlete Ally responded today to news that the U.S. Senate narrowly defeated a GOP-led amendment to the COVID relief bill that would have stripped federal funding from any states, school districts and universities allowing transgender women and girls or nonbinary athletes to participate in sports.
The Tuberville Amendment, brought by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and co-sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) received 49 votes in favor and 50 votes opposing.
In response to the Amendment, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said "All students, including transgender students, benefit from participating in sports: to challenge themselves, to improve fitness, to be part of a team. Allowing transgender students to participate in athletic activities consistent with their gender identity in no way disadvantages their fellow students.
"For the love of God, can't we just have a little bit of heart and compassion in this world for someone who doesn't look or live exactly like you?" Murray continued. "Instead of focusing on discriminatory policies, we should be examining the real issues with gender parity in sports when it comes to funding and resources and pay equity. I oppose this amendment because it discriminates against transgender students. It is a harmful attempt to undermine our work to help students and families."
Athlete Ally is profoundly grateful for the Senators who voted against this horrific attack on transgender and nonbinary student athletes, and especially those like Sen. Murray who have spoken out about the importance of ensuring access and participation for all students. Access to sport is a human right, and every transgender and nonbinary student deserves to be safe, welcome and included in all areas of their life, especially and including sports.


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Brimming with Nordic charm, breath-taking views, Reykjavik is dotted with boutiques, charming cafés and colourful two-tone houses.
In all my years of dreaming, I've never seen an environment as diverse as Iceland's. It has everything to offer; the beautiful, the sparse, it's welcoming, tame and wild. It's hard to comprehend all of this on one tiny island.
Flying into Iceland was an experience within itself, the landscape looked like we had arrived on another planet. Landing in Keflavik we followed the rest of the passengers onto our Flybus transfer, then sat back and took in the moss covered, lava field journey, on the 45 minute trip into Reykjavik.
We arrived at our accommodation which was located a 10 minute walk from Laugavegur.
After a long days travelling night had fallen on Reykjavik, we decided to check out the hotels bar as trip advisor recommendations highly suggested we checked it out. We were not disappointed, The Beer Garden or Bjórgarðurinn, featuring a serious amount(25) of craft beers, as well as a handsome selection of bottled pale ales, porters, ciders, lagers, stouts, dunkels, witbear, sours, and wild beers – truly something for everyone. Bjórgarðurinn emphasises a hands-on approach from the staff, with the idea being that you volunteer the types of beers you like and they offer suggestions based on your preference.
After sampling a number of the beers we decided to stroll into downtown Reykjavik. We soon got our bearings and ended up at the remarkable Hallgrímskirkja, its perfect symmetrical concrete architecture stood proud in the night sky.
After a further wander round we walked around Reykjavik harbour discovering the Harpa concert hall. What a treat this was, the building was a giant outdoor work of art, featuring a glass facade which created an incredible play of light, capturing sunlight and the Northern Lights. We followed the Atlantic waterfront and stumbled upon one of Iceland's most well-known statues, the Sun Voyager. This massive steel structure resembles a Viking ship but is actually a dream boat and ode to the sun. The backdrop of Mount Esja makes this a romantic place to stop and gaze at the night sky.
We were soon back at our hotel, exhausted, bathed and ready to crash out. Our first day in this magical place was over.
Bright and early our alarms rang out, we jumped straight up excited for what the day held.
We headed to Reykjavik Roasters Cafe which was recommended to me before I went, this traditional quaint coffee shop was the perfect place to plan our day ahead. This was our first full day what better thing to do than be proper tourists for the day. The all day Golden Circle tour. We rushed back to our hotel and jumped on the intimate minibus that would take us around the wonders of Iceland.
Faxi waterfall – Surrounded by amazing lava formations this was our first taste of an Icelandic waterfall.
Gullfoss (Golden Falls) waterfall – An unreal sight, I could hardly believe my eyes. Created by the river Hvítá, which tumbles and plunges into a crevice some 32 m (105 ft.) deep.
Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park – This is where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart at a rate of a few centimetres per year. This is home to Iceland's largest natural lake and there's a beautiful waterfall nearby as well, in fact Öxarárfoss and Thingvellir have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
During our Golden Circle tour our tour guide also took us to a small unique farm where we had homemade ice cream while looking at the cows that made it!
Once back at the hotel we quickly washed, changed and were soon on the search for somewhere to eat! We found a very traditional restaurant, the menu was full of typical Icelandic cuisine (Luckily no fermented shark). I had the chance to try the sumptuous Minke Whale (See below) – melt in the mouth.
While walking back to our hotel we stumbled upon a bar called "Lebowski" which was packed with travellers from across the world. Kitted out in an old school bowling alley, this was the ideal place to try out some cocktails! A few drinks later, we made our way back to the hotel, exhausted from a jam packed but truly memorable day.
Day three. The last full day, we woke up still excited for what the day was to bring but with a slight sadness that we were to travel home the following morning. After we had enjoyed our hotel breakfast one last time we headed straight out to Laugevegur for some serious souvenir shopping. We explored all the interesting boutiques that Iceland has to offer, as well as all the souvenir shops that you know sell the same things in each shop but you have to go and look anyway.
We took a quick break to explore the Hallgrímskirkja, taking the lift up 70 meters to the viewing point boasted incredible panoramic views over Iceland – A must if you are nearby. The concrete columns on either side of the tower represent the volcanic basalt. While out front, gazing proudly into the distance is a statue of the Viking Leifur Eiríksson, the first European to discover America.
Everyone had been raving about the hotdogs in Iceland, so from the moment we got there we had been desperate to try one. Icelandic hotdog for lunch was a must and boy, it was worth the wait. The tiny hotdog shop that wasn't much bigger than the inside of a Ford KA was filled with the smell of melt in the mouth hotdogs, as well as a bunch of overly enthusiastic Americans that were ecstatic that Leo had finally won his Oscar.
After we had shopped and dropped we headed back to our hotel to prepare ourselves for a relaxing afternoon in the Blue Lagoon. The journey was long, it was hot, we were hungry, but most of all we were eager to get to the lagoon. As we headed closer, the breathtakingly blue, steamy water was running alongside the road in small streams. It was almost as if the lagoon was teasing us for what was to come. We arrived. We quickly headed in and luckily didn't have to queue as we had pre booked our visit. We grabbed our towels, found the locker rooms and stripped off, ready to freeze our toes off on the way in. the blue lagoon was like nothing I have ever experienced. It was so freezing cold outside it was hard to imagine ever being warm again. Stepping into the water was like stepping into heaven after feeling like your toes were going to fall off. We had a little swim around, explored the surroundings. Then we headed to the lagoon bar to grab our drinks – a beer for me and a smoothie for the lady.
After a few hours spent at the spa it was time to head back to our hotel for dinner and to prepare to fly home early. With relaxed minds and shrivelled fingers, we headed back for more hotdogs in our hotel bar.
Home time. Not much of a day spent on this wonderful island as we were packed and out the door by 5am.
Before we knew it, we were on our plane back to Gatwick. Iceland was one of those moments that will stay with me forever.


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8-year-old orangutan being treated with chemotherapy
Veterinarians and physicians are teaming up in an attempt to cure Peanut, an 8-year-old orangutan at Miami's Jungle Island, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, marking what is likely the first time an orangutan has been treated with chemotherapy, according to North Carolina Zoo senior veterinarian Ryan DeVoe. Her doctors are using a chemotherapy regimen similar to that used in humans, but at a lower dose. "I've never had the same combination of fear and enthusiasm in one patient before," said oncologist Joseph Rosenblatt, one of the physicians helping to treat Peanut. CBS News/HealthPOP/The Associated Press (9/17)
(AP) MIAMI – Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around her, watching as the chemo drip flows into her veins.
Peanut, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is not the first great ape to be treated for cancer like a human. An orangutan with advanced stage cancer at the National Zoo in Washington had surgery to remove a cancerous intestinal tumor in 2000. In 2009, two female gorillas at the North Carolina Zoo underwent radiation therapy. All three cases involved much older apes, in their 30s or 40s, and all had to be euthanized.
But while other animals are treated with chemotherapy, it's not common among orangutans.
Dr. Ryan DeVoe, senior veterinarian at the North Carolina Zoo where the two female gorillas lived, said he has found no record of other great apes being treated with chemo. But he also noted that many cases involving great apes with cancer are not reported or documented.
DeVoe said another unique aspect of Peanut's case is that, unlike the older apes, she has age on her side for either being cured or at least experiencing remission and living normally and comfortably for a long period of time.
The orangutan has been undergoing chemotherapy to treat the aggressive lymphoma since August.
Peanut's diagnosis came by chance when her veterinary team found she had an intestinal obstruction and further testing revealed the cancer. The private zoo had no board certified veterinary oncologist on staff and turned to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. A team there, along with UM's Division of Comparative Pathology, which specializes in wildlife, confirmed the diagnosis and is now providing guidance for Peanut's treatment.
"I've never had the same combination of fear and enthusiasm in one patient before," said Dr. Joseph Rosenblatt, one of the doctors treating Peanut. "We don't know what to expect and yet we're intensely curious and potentially hopeful that we can help the animal."
Working on an orangutan is a first for Rosenblatt, who has never worked on an animal larger than a mouse.
"When the animal looks at you in the eye, it's both a sympathetic as well as a look that radiates intelligence," he said.
Peanut has a fraternal twin named Pumpkin, a rarity in the animal kingdom. They are the youngest of six orangutans at Jungle Island and a hit with park visitors. Both are highly intelligent and have been taught to use sign language and an iPad to communicate with their trainers, but they have distinct personalities. Peanut is welcoming and demanding, offering her doctor a twig in return for his water bottle. Pumpkin is quiet and her hair hangs low over her forehead. Pumpkin has not been diagnosed with the disease.
Rosenblatt said doctors chose a plan for treatment that has been most effective in humans, adding that they are treating Peanut's lymphoma with slightly reduced doses in an effort not to overshoot. The process that might take four to five hours in a human takes about three hours in Peanut, who will get six doses — 21 days apart — unless her body can't handle it.
Peanut's doctors caution against raising expectations about her future and how effective the treatments will be.
"They work very well in human beings, but we don't know if they will work as well in this setting," Rosenblatt said.
Unlike humans, Peanut must be sedated for her treatments at an animal clinic in Miami. And although doctors know anesthesia causes nausea in animals, it is not clear if that or the chemo caused Peanut to vomit after her first treatment. She stays indoors out of sight of park visitors soon after the treatments and comes outside into an enclosure only when she feels up to it.
Her caretakers say explaining cancer to a human is difficult, but explaining it to a highly intelligent animal such as Peanut who communicates with her trainers and park visitors is nearly impossible.
"That is one part of cancer we do not have to deal with," said veterinarian Jason Chatfield, Jungle Island's general curator. "We made it a point not to even talk about the cancer in front of her because she may not comprehend cancer, disease, lymphoma and all these fancy words. She absolutely knows something is wrong, something is different with her." He said the team wants to keep a positive attitude around her.
Born in captivity, Peanut and Pumpkin came to the zoo when they were 6 months old.
"I have been with her since she was born," said Linda Jacobs, Peanut's trainer, holding back tears. "So I really am very sensitive to her needs and her moods."
Jacobs said Peanut is fatigued but hasn't lost much of her reddish-orange hair "and she still has that twinkle in her eye."
Despite possible complications and an uncertain outcome, Rosenblatt said Peanut is still a model patient "and God willing, she will be a cancer survivor."
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All 79 episodes of the classic science fiction series created by Gene Roddenberry. In the famous opening narration, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise, describes space as 'the final frontier' and states that his vessel's five-year mission was to 'seek out new life forms and new civilisations' and 'to boldly go where no man has gone before.' Season 1 episodes are: 'The Man Trap', 'Charlie X', 'Where No Man Has Gone Before', 'The Naked Time', 'The Enemy Within', 'Mudd's Women', 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?', 'Miri', 'Dagger of the Mind', 'The Corbomite Maneuver', 'The Menagerie (Part 1)', 'The Menagerie (Part 2)', 'The Conscience of the King', 'Balance of Terror', 'Shore Leave', 'The Galileo Seven', 'The Squire of Gothos', 'Arena', 'Tomorrow Is Yesterday', 'Court Martial', 'The Return of the Archons', 'Space Seed', 'A Taste of Armageddon', 'This Side of Paradise', 'The Devil in the Dark', 'Errand of Mercy', 'The Alternative Factor', 'The City On the Edge of Forever' and 'Operation - Annihilate!'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Who Mourns for Adonais?', 'The Changeling', 'Mirror, Mirror', 'The Apple', 'The Doomsday Machine', 'Catspaw', 'I, Mudd', 'Metamorphosis', 'Journey to Babel', 'Friday's Child', 'The Deadly Years', 'Obsession', 'Wolf in the Fold', 'The Trouble With Tribbles', 'The Gamesters of Triskelion', 'A Piece of the Action', 'The Immunity Syndrome', 'A Private Little War', 'Return to Tomorrow', 'Patterns of Force', 'By Any Other Name', 'The Ultimate Computer', 'Bread and Circuses' and 'Assignment: Earth'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Spock's Brain', 'The Enterprise Incident', 'The Paradise Syndrome', 'And the Children Shall Lead', 'Is There in Truth No Beauty?', 'Spectre of the Gun', 'Day of the Dove', 'For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky', 'The Tholian Web', 'Plato's Stepchildren', 'Wink of an Eye', 'The Empath', 'Elaan of Troyius', 'Whom Gods Destroy', 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield', 'The Mark of Gideon', 'That Which Survives', 'The Lights of Zetar', 'Requiem for Methuselah', 'The Way to Eden', 'The Cloud Minders', 'The Savage Curtain', 'All Our Yesterdays' and 'Turnabout Intruder'.
The original series on blu ray now with upscaled special effects look amazing, i recommend this set to any star trek fan.


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Painted Longboards by Kent artist on display
By Kelly MaileReporter
"Decks for Days" opens Friday, just in time for summer.
Through July 28, 17 hand wood burned and painted Longboards by Kent artist Audrey Henry will be on display at Standing Rocks' North Water Street Gallery. The exhibit is Henry's second show to open at the gallery.
Henry was commissioned to paint a California style Longboard for the daughter of a Kent resident, which inspired her to wood burn and paint two Longboards for her children with an oriental tiger and snake based on their Chinese animal sign. Henry's colorful skateboards range in style and are all clear coated with a hard protectant.
"I wanted to do a range of different styles," Henry said. "I wanted a lot of different people to find one they would like and cling to."
The collection includes a Longboard wood burned with the Great Lakes and other tattoo style boards that tap into Henry's bold, edgy style.
"Years of just drawing and painting, I've done different mediums," Henry said. "I learned how to weld, how to wood burn and different painting techniques. Throughout all that, I developed my own bright, simple style. I like clear bold lines and colors. I like my work to be louder and not so soft."
In the artistic process, Henry draws the outline of her design on the board with graphite and then uses different wood burning tips to define the lines and fill in designs.
"I stay with one tip and manipulate it as I need to make lines thicker and thinner," Henry said. "You get this nice ombre effect with wood burning that I did with the tiki board and also the Great Lakes."
Henry was born and raised in Kent. She graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and studied art history for a stint at Kent State University.
"I dropped out, but I got the college experience," Henry said. "I've never stopped doing art."
Two years ago, Henry opened a debut solo show "Those Damn Dames" at North Water Street Gallery. Her portraits of women will be on view in the back of the gallery during this exhibit.
"It's my first time branching out on a wood medium," Henry said. "I was doing a lot of digital art before and portraiture. I did an adult coloring book I self-published, which sold out at my last show. This is new ground for me."
You can see more of her work at Audrey Henry Artwork on Facebook or Audrey Henry Art on Instagram.
"I'd like to branch off into doing helmets or motorcycles and enhancing things to have a more personal, edgier look," Henry said.
The opening reception for "Decks for Days" will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday as part of Main Street Kent's First Friday Art Walk.


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Trailer Talk: The Big Sick Starring Kumail Nanjiani
By Nate Lam
We here at Before The Cyborgs love romcoms (or more specifically I love rom coms). Yes, I am a male in my mid-20s and yes, the majority of romantic comedies are cheesy affairs that follow the treads the same tried and true cliches time and time again but occasionally you get a movie with a little more substance to go with that cheese platter.
That seems to be the case with The Big Sick – An Amazon Studios production that tells the semi-autobiographical love story of Kumail Nanjiani (who also stars) and his now-wife Emily V. Gordon (played by Zoe Kazan in the film).
Like Me & Earl and the Dying Girl, The Big Sick garnered buzz from critics at studios alike at festivals like Sundance before being picked up by Amazon. Amazon, coming off a couple Oscar wins and couple more nominations with last years' Manchester By The Sea will look to continue their hot streak with The Big Sick. You may know Kumail Nanjiani from HBO's Silicon Valley or you may have heard him on his podcasts: The Indoor Kids (with wife Emily V. Gordon) or The X-Files Files. If you do, then the story behind the Big Sick may already be familiar to you. The trailer proceeds as most romcoms, guy meets girl, they fall in love, incidents occur and they break up only to have them get back together. This is pretty boilerplate material especially since we know how the real-life relationship turned out (though I suppose they could alter it as a sort of twist) but what separates the mediocre rom-com from the great romcom is when you create emotional resonance in your viewer.
Based on early buzz this seems to be the case, what we got in the trailer besides a few good one-liners is a quick look at race / cultural differences (that Aziz Ansari's Master of None tackled expertly) and Ray Romano channeling his dramatic side in a role that seems similar to the one he played in Parenthood. The romantic comedy is a tough genre to execute well, it is so easy to fall into the trappings of a generic mold hence why there are many of them but few are great. Buzz and this first trailer leads me to believe that we may have something more on our hands with the Big Sick. You can catch the Big Sick in theaters in June of this year.
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Editor-in-chief of Before The Cyborgs. Part-time filmmaker and occasional short story author. One day he hopes to be as cool as Bill Murray.
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Vol 7 • Issue 4 • Fourth Quarter 2018
It was a busy fall for Ambassador Cho. It began with the National Day and Armed Forces Day Reception at the Residence, where he remarked that 2018 is the 65th anniversary of the ROK-US Alliance and that the alliance today is stronger than ever before. This was followed by the ambassador receiving the 2018 Distinguished Diplomatic Service Award from the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC on behalf of the ROK and ended with him speaking with guests from the Atlantic Council about various issues around the globe, including what is going on in and around the Korean Peninsula.
Vol 7 • Issue 3 • Third Quarter 2018
It was a bustling summer for Ambassador Cho. Of note, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosted a meeting in July with the economic officers across the U.S. Various economic issues were discussed, taking place at a critical time to address circumstances associated with the rapid changes taking place in US trade policy.
Vol 7 • Issue 2 • Second Quarter 2018
The spring proved to be an exciting time for Ambassador Cho in the pursuit of strengthening Korea-U.S. relations. He began the quarter by attending a welcome reception at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce where he commended the Chamber's efforts in promoting KORUS FTA. This was followed by a meeting with former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan where they discussed economic trends and a celebration in May at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. to celebrate global culture and all things Korean during Passport DC's Around the World Embassy Tour!
Vol 7 • Issue 1 • First Quarter 2018
The year kicked off with a new year's message to the nation from President Moon Jae-in noting the impressive economic steps taken in 2017. It later included the 115th-anniversary celebration of Korean American Day and conversations between President Moon and President Trump discussing key economic topics.
This fall, the airports in Washington and Seoul have been full of government officials shuttling back and forth between the two capitals. News in the U.S. and Korea has been dominated by stories about the new Korean Ambassador to the United States, Korea-U.S. relations, increasing Korean FDI, economic ties, regional security, and the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
For more than 60 years, Korea and the United States have been allies and friends. A cornerstone of this relationship is the close trade ties between the two nations. Over the past five years these ties have grown ever stronger through the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). However, in recent months, there has been pointed criticism of the trade agreement and short-sighted claims that an imbalance in the trade of goods, only benefits Korea.
On May 8, 2017, Koreans went to the polls and elected a new president, Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea. President Moon took office on May 10 and will make his first official visit to the United States this week. President Moon will speak with President Trump about pressing issues of regional security and the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement's (KORUS FTA) five years of success. The Embassy staff look forward to welcoming President Moon to Washington, D.C. on his first state visit.
Every March, we celebrate the anniversary of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and reflect on the ways in which it has deepened the relationship between our countries. Today, though much has changed over the past four years, I remain an ardent supporter of the KORUS FTA for three reasons.
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Q: Could not get unknown property 'file' for project ':app' of type org.gradle.api.Project I keep getting this error in the app project on my Music Streaming App:

Could not get unknown property 'file' for project ':app' of type org.gradle.api.Project.

I would like to know what i am doing wrong. I keep getting stuck no matter what i try.
Here is the App Project from Android Studio.
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'io.fabric'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
}

android {

    buildTypes {
        release {
            ndk {
                abiFilters "armeabi-v7a" // includes ARM SO files only, so no x86 SO file
            }
        }
    }

//    packagingOptions {
//        exclude "lib/mips"
//    }

    compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "cloud.veezee.android"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 10
        versionName "1.1"
        renderscriptTargetApi 21
        renderscriptSupportModeEnabled true
        multiDexEnabled true

//        buildConfigField 'String', 'GoogleAndroidClientId', GoogleAndroidClientId
        buildConfigField 'String', 'GoogleServerClientId', GoogleServerClientId
    }
    signingConfigs {
        release {
            storeFile file("../keystore.jks")
            storePassword ANDROID_STORE_PASSWORD
            keyAlias ANDROID_STORE_ALIAS
            keyPassword ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD
        }
        buildTypes {
            release {
//                minifyEnabled true
//                proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
                signingConfig signingConfigs.release
            }
            debug {
                signingConfig signingConfigs.release
            }
        }
    }

    dataBinding {
        enabled = true
    }

    dependencies {
        implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
        implementation "org.jetbrains.anko:anko-commons:0.10.7"
        implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0"
        implementation "com.android.support:support-media-compat:28.0.0"
        implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:28.0.0"
        implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0'
        implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
        implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
        implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:16.0.1'
        implementation 'me.everything:overscroll-decor-android:1.0.4'
        implementation 'com.miguelcatalan:materialsearchview:1.4.0'
        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.7.0'
        implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.1.0'
        implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.2'
        implementation 'com.sothree.slidinguppanel:library:3.4.0'
        implementation 'com.appsee:appsee-android:2.4.1'
        implementation 'com.danikula:videocache:2.7.0'
        implementation 'com.couchbase.lite:couchbase-lite-android:2.0.0'
        implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.7.1'
        implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxkotlin:2.2.0'
        implementation 'com.yarolegovich:discrete-scrollview:1.4.9'
        implementation 'jp.wasabeef:glide-transformations:3.3.0'
        kapt 'com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.7.1'

        implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.1@aar') {
            transitive = true
        }
    }
}

afterEvaluate {
    initFabricPropertiesIfNeeded()
}

def initFabricPropertiesIfNeeded() {
    def propertiesFile = file
    if (!propertiesFile.exists()) {
        ant.propertyfile(file: "fabric.properties", comment: commentMessage) {
            entry(key: "apiSecret", value: FabricSecretKey)
            entry(key: "apiKey", value: FabricApiKey)
        }
    }
}

A:
App: Could not get unknown property 'file' for project ':app' of type org.gradle.api.Project.

The issue is in this line:
def initFabricPropertiesIfNeeded() {
    def propertiesFile = file
    //....
}

You can check the official doc.

The Project.file(java.lang.Object) method is used to create a file or directory path relative to the current project and is a common way to make build scripts work regardless of the project path.

You have to change your script in something like:
def propertiesFile = file('myFile.properties')

(may be but I can't be sure def propertiesFile = file('fabric.properties'))

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Hailee Yoshizaki-Gibbons
Hailee Yoshizaki-Gibbons, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Humanities
YoshizakiHG@hiram.edu
Hailee Yoshizaki-Gibbons is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Humanities. She recently received her Ph.D. in Disability Studies with a Concentration in Gender and Women's Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Hailee's research employs an intersectional lens to examine the ways gender, race, class, and immigration status mediate the lives of old disabled people and those who care for them. As a scholar activist, Hailee advocates for greater inclusion of old disabled people, particularly those with dementia, in society. Her current project analyzes how temporality influences the care relationships between old women with dementia and the immigrant women of color employed to care for them in dementia units of nursing homes.
Ph.D., Disability Studies with a Concentration in Gender and Women's Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.S., Student Affairs in Higher Education, Miami University
B.Phil., Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Gerontology, Psychology, and Family Studies, Miami University
Disability, Aging, Dementia, Institutionalization and Incarceration, Care Work, Temporality, Feminist Disability Studies, Qualitative Methodology.
Yoshizaki-Gibbons, H. M. (In Press.) Integrating critical disability studies and critical gerontology to explore the complexities of ageing with disabilities. In M. Putnam & C. Bigby (Eds.), Handbook of Aging with Disability. New York, NY: Routledge.
Yoshizaki-Gibbons, H. M. (2018.) Engaging with aging: The "greying" of critical disability studies. In R. Garland-Thomson, K. Ellis, M. Kent, & R. Robertson (Eds.), Manifestos for the Future of Critical Disability Studies (pp. 179-188). New York, NY: Routledge.
Yoshizaki-Gibbons, H. M., & O'Leary, M. E. (2018.) Deviant sexuality: The hypersexualization of women with bipolar disorder in film and television. In J. Leeson-Schatz & A. George (Eds.), The Image of Disability: Essays on Media Representations (pp. 93-106). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Gibbons, H. M. (2016). Compulsory youthfulness: Intersections of ableism and ageism in "successful aging" discourses. Review of Disability Studies, 12(2&3), 70-88.
Gibbons, H. M., & Gibbons, C. M. (2016). Siblings with disabilities: A duoethnography on the intersections between a sibling relationship and disability. Disability & Society, 31(6), 820-837.
The last name Yoshizaki is my grandmother's maiden name and I added it to my surname in 2017 to honor the Japanese side of my family.
I am a first generation college student.
I am a huge animal lover and have adopted two dogs, Izzie and Ginnie, and two cats, Tommie and Sunny.
I am excited to be teaching a brand new course at Hiram, The Complexities of Care and Confinement, which examines the lived experiences of disabled and old people receiving care in confined spaces such as nursing homes, psychiatric wards of hospitals and prisons, and institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.