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Chester Resident Wins Award For Quilt Made Of Darn Tough Socks, Tries to Return Quilt to Darn Tough For Refund
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CHESTER – The Billings Farm and Museum Quilt Exhibition was won this year by a quilt entitled "Darned Tough," made entirely of Darn Tough brand socks, cut and stitched together in various patterns by Polly Esther Batting of Chester, VT. Second place went to a piece called "Quilt Chamberlain," depicting various pastoral Vermont scenes, each featuring iconic 20th Century basketball star Wilt Chamberlain.
Batting kept all of the receipts from her sock purchases and, after winning the top honors at the Woodstock quilt show, attempted to return the socks to Darn Tough, still in quilt form. But, according to Batter, she was refused a full refund.
"I don't understand the problem," Batter says. "It says right here, 'No strings, no conditions, for life.' Why are they even asking me things like 'what happened to these socks?' and 'Did you intentionally cut up these socks and sew them into a quilt?' Those sound like conditions to me! I have the receipts!"
After it started to spread on social media that Darn Tough had refused Batter a refund, many leaped to her defense, while others seemed to think that there was still a place for common sense in this modern world. The company itself tweeted that it would accept returns on all socks, but that quilts were not socks, leading some to accuse Darn Tough of suddenly having 'conditions.'
"So the socks still have to be in sock form? Is that not a condition?" tweeted @angrypotstirrer in response to the company's decision.
"I thought about taking legal action," Batter says, "but I actually got my refund eventually. The owner of the company called me and personally refunded me the money. It just goes to show you what a little Yankee ingenuity and persistence can do. Sometimes the little guys do beat the big guys."
"Well, the company didn't officially offer a refund," says Ric Cabot, founder and CEO of Darn Tough Vermont. "I called Polly up and I bought the quilt from her for the exact price of the socks. I'm thrilled, actually. It's a fantastic quilt, and I got it for less than the cost of the materials. I mean, an award-winning quilt made from our socks? I would have paid ten times as much for it if she had just tried to sell it outright. I'm beyond happy with it."
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Jessica Boyington 6ABC, Bio, Age, Height, Parents, Husband, Boyfriend, Salary and Net Worth
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Jessica Boyington Biography
Jessica Boyington is a former Miss New Jersey USA 2006 and an American news journalist. Since May 2019, she has worked as a features reporter for 6abc Action News.
Boyington formerly worked for NBC News as a traffic reporter for six years before joining the 6abc Action News crew. She also worked for CBS-3 Philadelphia for another three years as the lead traffic anchor.
Jessica Boyington Age
Jessica is 35 years old, she was born on the 30th of May, 1985, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Q: Is it possible to use File Appenders in Google App Engine? So I am trying to implement Log4j feature File Appender, however I can't seem to get appengine to create the log4j file. I have the correct permissions and the folders that I want it to be located in do exist. I can't work out the problem.

A: It's a basic App Engine restriction : you can't write to the file system.

An App Engine application cannot:

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*write to the filesystem. Applications must use the App Engine datastore for storing persistent data. Reading from the filesystem is allowed, and all application files uploaded with the application are available.

https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/java/runtime

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Q: how to do a search across many to many tables with rails 3 I have three tables containing details of moulds (molds) and their patterns linked together via a genres table :
Mould table
id : integer
name : string

Pattern table
id : integer
name : string

genres table
id : integer
mould_id :integer
pattern_id : integer

I have data in the tables as follows
Mould table
ID          Name
1           A1
2           A2
3           A3
53          A4
54          A5
197         A6
198         A7
1204        A8
1205        A9

Pattern Table

ID         Name
1          Running
2          Scroll

Genres Table

ID     mould_id  pattern_id
1       1           1
2       2           1
3       3           1
4       53          1
5       53          2
6       54          1
7       197         2
8       198         1
9       1204        2
10      1205        1

From my calcs, Moulds 53, 197 and 1204 all have a pattern of Scroll so I should be able to write the following SQL to give that
SELECT m.id   FROM moulds m INNER JOIN genres g
ON m.id = g.mould_id INNER JOIN patterns p
ON g.pattern_id = p.id
WHERE p.id = 2
GROUP BY m.id
HAVING COUNT(*) >= 1

But it only returns 197  So something is wrong there (or with my data)
Then converting it to Rails I wrap it up in a find_by_sql which gives the same result (which makes sense)
Can someone help with the SQL or suggest a better, rails way of doing this sort of query?

A: I've tested the models and data that you have above and I get the result you expect (i.e. the three moulds with names "A4", "A6" and "A8"). So I suspect something is going on with your data.
That aside, I'd suggest using Rails query methods to get the desired data rather than resorting to SQL. For example, this:
Mould.select('moulds.id')\
     .joins(:patterns)\
     .where('patterns.id' => 2)\
     .group('moulds.id')\
     .having('COUNT(*) >= ?', 1)

will generate this SQL:
SELECT moulds.id FROM "moulds"
INNER JOIN "genres" ON "genres"."mould_id" = "moulds"."id"
INNER JOIN "patterns" ON "patterns"."id" = "genres"."pattern_id"
WHERE "patterns"."id" = 2
GROUP BY moulds.id
HAVING COUNT(*) >= 1

This is pretty much the same as the SQL you have, and produces the same result (again, the correct one with three results).
Note that the INNER JOIN genres g part of your SQL comes out here without explicitly mentioning it. This works as long as you have through associations defined on Mould and Pattern:
class Mould < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :genres
  has_many :patterns, :through => :genres
  #...
end

class Pattern < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :genres
  has_many :moulds, :through => :genres
  #...
end

Since you tell Rails that Mould and Pattern are associated through the genres table, it knows how to build the correct SQL query to join them together.
Hope that helps.


Greenland is an autonomous country within the Danish Realm located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is the world's largest island, over three-quarters of which is covered by a permanent ice sheet.
Greenland has been inhabited for over 4,500 years by Arctic people who originally migrated from Canada. Norsemen settled in the south of the region in the 10th century and the territory was absorbed into the Norwegian crown in 1262. Inuit people arrived in the 13th century.
In the mid-14th century Norway united with Denmark but Norway lost sovereignty over Greenland in 1814 when this union dissolved and it became a Danish colony. It was incorporated as part of the Danish Realm in 1953.
In 1973 Greenland joined the European Union (with Denmark) but in 1979 Denmark granted home rule and it subsequently withdrew from the EU in 1985.
From 2008 wide-ranging powers have been transferred to local government but Denmark continues to control foreign affairs, defence and monetary policy.
The economy depends on fishing and fish exports although its mineral business is expanding.
Geological mapping of Greenland has taken place since the early 20th Century, however the search for hydrocarbons did not begin until the discovery of oil in Alaska in 1968.
Since then exploration activity has been concentrated offshore in the south and central west where Cretaceous to Tertiary sediments deposited during the opening of the Labrador Sea are recognised.
A few wells have been drilled over the years, mostly offshore, targeting geological plays with analogies in Canada. However, none have been successful including those drilled during the latest exploration phase in 2010 and 2011.
With the discovery of fields in the North Sea in Norway and the UK, attention has also been directed to potentially analogous sediments in east Greenland but no wells have been drilled in this environmentally sensitive area.
Thus the country still has no identified indigenous oil or gas resources. Although offshore and onshore basins near the coast may have some potential, particularly for gas, the country is unlikely to achieve any production in the short and medium term and no output has been forecast by Globalshift.
The Danish government appoints a High Commissioner to represent the head of state who is Denmark's monarch. Greenland also elects 2 representatives to Denmark's parliament and it has its own 31-member parliament led by a Prime Minister.
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Long established mobile games titles continued to slow down in Q3 2014. Leading titles such as Candy Crush Saga from King and Puzzles and Dragons from GungHo saw notable quarterly and annual declines.
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From open mics to home recordings: How the pandemic changed Ray Flanagan's approach to music – ideastream
The COVID-19 pandemic has limited the ability of many artists to make music. But Cleveland singer-songwriter Ray Flanagan says the isolation freed his creativity and challenged him to develop new skills.
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Flanagan used this time to write a daunting amount of new songs and taught himself how to record them from home.
He decided in November of 2020 that he wasn't going to play gigs until a COVID-19 vaccine was available.
"But I didn't know like how long it was going to take," Flanagan said. "When I decided that I wasn't going to play gigs, I was like, 'Well, what am I going to do?' And I was like, 'Well, there's Bandcamp.'"
He began releasing two songs every month in January 2021 as a way to become more disciplined and use the goal as a way to inspire creativity.
Pivoting during the pandemic
Flanagan has worked as a full-time musician for the past five years after leaving his warehouse job in 2016.
"You find that you make things work if you don't give yourself options," Flanagan said. "You know, I quit my job and said, 'I'm going to do this,' and I just committed to that."
The global shutdown during the onset of the pandemic forced the musician to think of other ways not only to get his music out, but also to continue earning a living as an artist.
The guitarist and songwriter has collaborated with a seemingly endless number of musicians throughout Northeast Ohio.
The shutdown enabled him to hone his skills in a new way, in the form of finessing his songwriting with new tracks monthly.
"I had this song called 'The Arsenal' that I put out. I added some vocal harmonies and added some guitars. I kind of finished it on my own and put that out," Flanagan said. "I put it out on Jan. 1, 2021, and I was like, 'I'm going to do this every month.'"
Bandcamp Fridays began in 2020 as a way for the music platform to support artists by waiving fees.
All payments acquired on musicians' material went straight to the artists, and this inspired Flanagan to make new music and release it according to the newly created schedule.
"You'd be surprised at how fast it makes a month fly by if you just have two songs that you need to create and finish from top to bottom." – Ray Flanagan
Flanagan learned how to record from home throughout the process. He decided to release two tracks at a time by drawing inspiration from 45 records.
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Home politics Renewed U.S. sanctions target Iran's economy, Tehran cool on talks
Renewed U.S. sanctions target Iran's economy, Tehran cool on talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States aims to cripple Iran's economy further with sanctions it is reimposing this week, administration officials said on Monday, but Iran's leader said economic pressure alone would not force Tehran to the negotiating table.
The so-called snapback sanctions, due to come into force early on Tuesday, will target Iranian purchases of U.S. dollars, metals trading, coal, industrial software and its auto sector.
Foes for decades, the United States and Iran have been increasingly at odds over Iran's growing political and military influence in the Middle East since Trump took office in January 2017.
The sanctions now being brought back were among those lifted under a 2015 deal between world powers and Tehran on curbing Iran's nuclear program.
Iran's rial currency has lost half its value since April under the threat of revived U.S. sanctions. The currency's collapse and soaring inflation have sparked sporadic demonstrations in Iran against profiteering and corruption, with many protesters chanting anti-government slogans.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who abandoned the nuclear deal in May, is aiming to cut off the Iranian leadership's access to resources, officials said.
White House national security adviser John Bolton, who advocates a hard line against Iran, said on Monday Tehran should take up a recent offer from Trump to negotiate.
"They could take up the president's offer to negotiate with them, to give up their ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs fully and really verifiably," Bolton told Fox News.
"If the ayatollahs want to get out from under the squeeze, they should come and sit down. The pressure will not relent while the negotiations go on," he said.
But President Hassan Rouhani on Monday said Iran could hold talks with the United States only if Washington proved its trustworthiness.
"We are always in favor of diplomacy and talks … But talks needs honesty … The U.S. reimposes sanctions on Iran and pulls out of the nuclear deal, and then wants to hold talks with us," Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on state television.
"Trump's call for direct talks is only for domestic consumption in America … and to create chaos in Iran."
SANCTIONS WEAK SPOTS
The U.S. sanctions strategy has several weak spots, especially a reluctance by Europe and China to curtail business with Iran.
The European Union voiced regret on Monday at the looming U.S. sanctions.
The United States also plans to re-introduce potentially more damaging sanctions on Iranian oil in November and wants as many countries as possible to cut their imports of Iranian oil to zero.
But a senior official at Iran's economy ministry said Tehran did not think the economic impact of the sanctions would be massive.
"Many countries, including Europeans, disagree with the U.S. sanctions and are willing to work with Iran," said the official, who asked not to be named.
Iran said on Sunday it will ease foreign exchange rules, in a bid to halt the fall of its currency.
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, Iran October 13, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS
Iran's net official reserves declined to $110.7 billion in the 2016/17 fiscal year and are projected to decline further this year to $97.8 billion, enough to finance about 13 months of imports, the International Monetary Fund estimated in March.
The sanctions aim to modify Iran's behavior and not bring about a "regime change" targeting Rouhani, U.S. officials said on a conference call on Monday. They said the government's handling of social and labor protests was a concern.
Fear of sanctions and economic hardship have led to sporadic protests in several cities in recent days, with ordinary Iranians chanting slogans against Iranian leaders.
One U.S. official said the administration was deeply concerned about reports of violence against unarmed citizens. "The United States supports the Iranian people's right to peacefully protest against corruption and oppression without fear of reprisal," the official added.
Trump warned on Monday of "severe consequences" for people or entities that fail to wind down economic activities with Iran.
"The United States is fully committed to enforcing all of our sanctions, and we will work closely with nations conducting business with Iran to ensure complete compliance," he said in a statement.
The European Union vowed on Monday to counter the renewal of sanctions on Iran.
The EU and other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, China and Russia, are working to maintain trade with Iran, which has threatened to stop complying with curbs on its nuclear work if it fails to see the economic benefits of relief from sanctions under the deal.
"We deeply regret the reimposition of sanctions by the U.S.," the bloc said in a joint statement with the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain.
They pledged to work on preserving financial flows and Iran's oil and gas exports – a lifeline of its economy.
A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the U.S., Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Star Alliance Adds Deutsche Bahn as First Intermodal Partner
Star Alliance recently announced the addition of an intermodal partner, Deutsche Bahn, as the first non-airline member of the world's largest airline alliance.
This follows Star Alliance's spring announcement of a Star Alliance credit card for some point in the near future. At the time, the alliance suggested that there were more exciting things to come, and it appears that this is one such development.
Deutsche Bahn Becomes the First Non-Airline Partner
Once the partnership is fully implemented on August 1, 2022, passengers travelling by train on Deutsche Bahn will be able to seamlessly connect to a flight departing on any Star Alliance airline.
Similarly, passengers will be able to complete their intra-Germany journey by train after arriving by plane on any Star Alliance airline.
For example, you'd be able to fly Air Canada into Frankfurt and then continue by train to Berlin on the same ticket, even enjoying premium services along the way if your flight is in business class.
This is the first such intermodal partnership for Star Alliance, part of a larger initiative that aims to combine air service with trains, ferries, buses, and other modes of transport. This model offers passengers seamless travel experiences, as well as alignment of loyalty programs.
Deutsche Bahn has previously partnered with Lufthansa under the Lufthansa Express Rail program, which has existed for decades. Through Lufthansa Express Rail, passengers departing on or arriving with Lufthansa could combine a train ticket, in either direction, with their airfare on a single reservation.
This week's announcement is essentially the extension of this program to all Star Alliance member airlines.
Once implemented, travellers will be able to book trains sold as flight numbers on their booking platforms for all Star Alliance member airlines. Upon checking in, passengers receive boarding passes for both the train and the flight.
Rather than making separate reservations for air and train travel, both modes of travel will be combined on the same ticket. Seat reservations for the train and plane will be available upon booking, too.
To sweeten the deal, passengers booked on such itineraries will benefit from priority services, such as priority baggage handling, once they arrive at the airport.
Furthermore, passengers travelling in business class and First Class will be afforded additional perks, such as access to rail lounges operated by Deutsche Bahn. It's unknown if having Star Alliance Gold status will be sufficient to access these lounges, or if entrance will be restricted to passengers in premium cabins only.
Deutsche Bahn Lounge, Frankfurt Airport
Lastly, these intermodal bookings will be eligible for accruing loyalty points in any Star Alliance program, although the earning structure has yet to be announced.
Will There Be More Star Alliance Intermodal Partnerships?
In the recent past, some countries in the European Union have banned short-haul domestic flights in an effort to reduce emissions. What constitutes a short-haul flight varies between countries, but in general, options to fly between cities where sufficient rail service exists will be far fewer going forward than in previous years.
The partnership between Star Alliance and Deutsche Bahn attempts to provide travellers with convenient booking options from door to door, without relying on short-haul flights.
Such a partnership makes sense in areas with a well-developed and efficient network of transportation. Europe is a great example of this, where getting around by train, bus, or ferries is part of everyday life.
I wouldn't be surprised to see similar partnerships established in other countries in the near future. Indeed, Star Alliance has announced that it plans to expand these types of partnership going forward.
In Switzerland, the Swiss Air Rail program already permits seamless connections to air or rail. I imagine that extending this to other Star Alliance carriers servicing Switzerland is a very reasonable next step.
As a train travel enthusiast, I'm excited about the idea of having a train booking on the same reservation as my air ticket. In some cases, it may even be faster to connect to another city via train than by plane, when connection times are considered.
Missing from the announcement were details about possibly earning loyalty program points on bookings solely with Deutsche Bahn. One potential draw of booking individual train tickets with Deutsche Bahn as an intermodal partner would be the ability to earn airline loyalty points.
I'm also curious if intermodal bookings will be loaded into loyalty program redemptions, and if so, what the corresponding cost would be. Connecting from a business class flight to a premium cabin on a train sounds quite ideal to me, especially with lounge access included.
Star Alliance recently announced that Deutsche Bahn will be the first non-airline partner within the alliance as of August 1, 2022.
This is the first step of the alliance's initiative to add partnerships beyond airlines, with more planned for the future, especially as countries move to curb emissions created by short-haul air travel that could be otherwise fulfilled by ground transportation.
I'm looking forward to seeing what further developments Star Alliance and their intermodal partners have in store, and taking some integrated air and rail trips of my own in the future.
I hope the fares are…fair. You can score great discounts by booking DB trains in advance. I hope booking through an airline's site affords us the same advance fare savings and it doesn't get overlooked in the fare bundling.
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The Commission of National Inquiry (CNI) has released its report into the circumstances surrounding the controversial resignation of former President Mohamed Nasheed and the transfer of power on February 7.
The CNI was initially a three member panel (Dr Ibrahim Yasir, Dr Ali Fawaz Shareef and chairman Ismail Shafeeu), formed by incoming President Mohamed Waheed Hassan to examine the circumstances surrounding his own succession to the Presidency.
Nasheed and the ousted Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have maintained that the former President's resignation took place under duress during a police and military mutiny, and that Dr Waheed's government was illegitimate.
The MDP and the Commonwealth subsequently challenged the impartiality of the CNI, and it was reformed to include retired Singaporean judge G. P. Selvam and a representative of Nasheed's, Ahmed 'Gahaa' Saeed.
Retired Court of Appeal judge from New Zealand, Sir Bruce Robertson, and Canadian UN Legal Advisor Professor John Packer, were appointed as international advisers representing the Commonwealth and UN respectively.
Nasheed's representative Saeed resigned from the CNI on the evening of August 29, denouncing its credibility and alleging that the final report excluded testimony from key witnesses as well as crucial photo, audio and video evidence.
The investigation did not consider the police crackdown on demonstrators on February 8, focusing largely on the events of February 6-7.
"The resignation of President Nasheed was voluntary and of his own free will. It was not caused by any illegal coercion or intimidation," the report claimed.
"There appears nothing contestable in constitutional terms under the generic notion of a 'coup d'état' that is alleged to have occurred – quite to the contrary, in fact," the report claimed.
In the course of its work the CNI interviewed 293 witnesses, 15 on multiple occasions. It also reviewed documentary evidence.
"The Commission notes that in many disputes, there can be difficulty in getting to what actually historically occurred as opposed to what an individual now honestly and sincerely believes to have happened," the CNI report stated.
"Many people have heavy commitments to certain positions and on occasion their recollections were simply wrong. They had a recall that could not be correct when viewed alongside videos, photographs and other evidence. It is unhelpful to call this 'lying' but it must be allowed for as conclusions are sought," it noted.
"It is an inevitable conclusion of the totality of the credible evidence that the only available firearms which were anywhere near the President between 4.37 am and 1:30 pm on 7 February 2012 were those which were carried by his SPG [bodyguards]. There is no evidence to suggest that the arms in possession of the SPG were a threat to him," the report stated, in its conclusion.
The report dismissed claims by former Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem that Brigader General Ahmed Shiyam was armed with a pistol in the company of Nasheed.
"Yet another witness, the Minister of Tourism in President Nasheed's government, Maryam Zulfa, said that it was Riyaz who had a gun. This was because according to her there was a bulge in the pant pocket of Riyaz," the report stated.
"Because illegal or unlawful acts or omissions were going on in the community, it seemed to be the view of a number of witnesses that this had the effect of coercing the President to resign. The Commission does not comment on the allegations of such activities because they are not within our mandate but there is clear and unequivocal evidence before us that there are serious allegations of wrongdoing by the military, the police and private citizens. For the Maldives to move forward, these matters must be addressed.
"Indeed, until the time of his resignation, President Nasheed possessed of many powers under the Constitution that he could have utilized including the lawful use of force. He chose not to.
"That decision may be classified as praiseworthy, but he cannot now contend that because he made those choices, that he was 'forced' into resigning because of what others were doing around him," the report stated.
The report also reviewed several definitions of the term "coup d'état".
Nasheed provided the commission with a "with a list of some 67 names, whose bank accounts and telephone logs he requested be scrutinised. These allegations were unsupported by any evidence," the report stated.
"All sorts of allegations were made against Retired Colonel Nazim on how he purportedly stalked President Nasheed, controlled his movements and dictated what he should say. Nazim, it was said, even wanted the pen used by President Nasheed to write his resignation. There was ample credible evidence rebutting these false allegations.
"Such allegations are very easy to make and some naively suggested that if the Commission trolled through scores of bank accounts, telephone records, SMS logs and intelligence reports, all would be revealed.
"The Commission lacks the ability to do so comprehensively, although when it made specific requests in individual cases, information was provided and revealed nothing of consequence.
"After hearing him, the Commission would not invade and investigate the privacy and personal affairs of all and sundry as desired by President Nasheed and his aides in the absence of minimally credible supporting evidence," the report said.
"A coup d'état required positive action against President Nasheed. Non-action and inaction cannot constitute a coup d'état. Moreover, the Constitution does not call for loyalty of anyone to the President. It calls for the loyalty to the Constitution.
Its a coup no matter what the findings of CONI is. Judge from the commonwealth being bribed is pathetic!
Shame on you Fawaz, Yasir and Shafeeu. Today you can go hide and smile from ear to ear, but Insha Allah, there will come a day when your conscience will bother you for your actions, and when you will be sorry for choosing your personal gains over the interest of the nation and it's people. Shame on you all for the rest of your lives.
I say there was no coup. Qum faya kun.
Mr. Shafeeu, Mr. Fawaz and Mr. Yasir! Just one simple question. Can you please tell me the legal reasoning or a justifaction for the vice president for issuing a public annoucement concerning the prevailing delicate affairs of the state independently of the president without his knowledge or consultation and then becomes uncontactable to the president, nor does he attempts to contact the president.
You three are nothing but the greatest traitors this nation had seen. May people call you whatever names they think fit you deserve them.
Given the brazenness of this government to distort facts that insult the commonsense and conscience of the common people, it was highly perceptible that CONI report would be concocted and cooked up to legitimize the regime. To legitimize a coup would be more crucial to stay in power than to execute a changeover of government through mutiny and brutality.
Possibly their next move could be to imprison Anni. This is highly likely considering the several recent court verdicts in favour of the alliance defendants in stark criminal cases. Chief Justice seems to cringe in the face of manipulation and intimidation aimed at him and the bench. Thus, Hulhumale' Magistrate Court is being used to pass the sentence on Anni for the opposition's long awaited imprisonment to eliminate him from the next Presidential Election of 2013.
If the much expected kangaroo court verdict materializes as planned, Presidential elections might be held as expected in 2013. Should this does not come about the regime's next move might be to amend the constitution in order to prolong and rubber stamp the remaining days of President Waheed for a full five year term to prevent Anni contesting Presidential Election with high chances of reelection with a landslide. This would not come as a surprise given the brazen tenacity of the current alliance to go beyond healthy rivalry as political opponents to the extent of forcibly toppling the legal government through open aggression in February 2012- apparent premeditated mutiny of policemen and soldiers not necessarily the security forces as a whole though it snowballed into full scale failure of the security forces to address the situation.
The entire aggression was based and rooted on the premise that Anni would not brutalize his political opponents as a result of his being the liberal democrat that he has long been. Internal aggression against the state of Maldives is being portrayed as mere co-incidence of Anni's approach to politics. This is being perpetrated using the government machinery and sponsored media whose bias against MDP and Anni is the hallmark of their perpetuation of the status quo as it existed during Gayoom era.
People of the Maldives have been subdued through intimidation, fear and distortion through virulent propaganda that transfer of power had taken place according to law. Only time will tell.
Right, there we have it, it was not a coup! Now, let's calm down and try to move forward.
All sides ought to learn valuable lessons from this saga. MDP ought to consider the fact that they signed up to agree with the conclusions of this report, whatever the outcome.
Now that the outcome is not perhaps what they foresaw, they should show maturity and leadership and learn lessons from innumerable mistakes they made whilst in power.
We didn't need a judge from Singapore (http://bit.ly/NE6JHe) for this.
They could have paid less for some random person from the street and given a copy to sign.
Look at Mohamed Nasheed's resignation speech on video, and the subsequent claims and behaviour of Mohamed Nasheed.
There is ample proof that he was forced to resign by the security forces, who were instigated to do so by other powerful elements in Maldivian society.
These elements of society are now in power.
They used Islam to do what they did.
They also used military power.
There is no doubt in my mind that Mohamed Nasheed was removed by a coup.
That Mohamed Nasheed himself and his friends contributed to the cause of his downfall is also clear.
But the larger question remains.
The Constitution that came into force in 2008 did not envisage what happened.
The crisis could easily have been solved by an immediate holding of a presidential election.
The people of Maldives would have spoken and decided the fate of the country. There would have been a clear victory for democracy.
According to the provisions of the Constitution, There will be no presidential election until 2013.
This has given the coup leaders the opportunity to consolidate themselves in power, and appear to be doing the right thing.
Mohamed Nasheed and his friends have dug in to resist.
This presents a big problem that could have been easily avoided.
There is another crucial issue. Mohamed Waheed was Mohamed Nasheed's running mate and vice-president.
So Mohamed Waheed to become president in this manner is, frankly, not a good precedent for a tiny infant democracy like Maldives.
Justice must not only be done, it must be SEEN done!
For the life of me, I don't see any justice done here. This will come back to haunt us one day, sooner or later.
Dajjal's Coup government sunk their teeth and claws even deep into the hopes and freedom of every Maldivian.
If you don't like me calling Dajjals to the thugs of this coup government, then do a Google search for the meaning of dajjal in Arabic.
What an absolutely disgraceful outcome. What a spineless bunch of pussies that sat on the CoNI commission. I am ashamed that my country Australia, did not support the elected Govt in Feb when it was needed.
Fight on Maldivian people, justice will come to you. MDP, MDP !!!
Australians should tend to their Kangaroos and Koala Bears instead of meddling in our affairs.
CONI report has made its decision and that means it's the truth, regardless of what happened on that day.Legally, there was no COUP, regardless of whether there was one or not; so no coup. Law is law.
CoNI has done a comprehensive and a thorough job. Now facts are clear crystal to the questioning minds regarding the legitimacy of the present Maldivian government. Now MDP and Mr. Naseed's claim is rejected and the real picture of the formers are revealed to the world.
there's no coup because there is resignation. A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position.
now all the rest of the reports by JJ and by minivan news will contain selective excerpts from CONI report taken out of context or deliberately presented to tow MDP's line. they will give more importance to what is said about the report rather than what is actully written in it. in this sense, they will keep on writing hameed gafoor's comment that commonwealth has legitimised coup. this tactic will be followed by all the subsequent reports by this site on this subject. expert propagendists!!
My absolute favorite part of the story below! The old "I don't recall" defense used around the world by guilty politicians. I also love how saying those three words was described as "effortlessly debunking the sms claim".
lmfao for Singapore Judge Selvam...the distribution of 2.4 million Rufiaa to mutinying policemen is too private and invading privacy of Mr Saleem, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment.
It would invade the privacy of the policeman that took bribes to look at their bank accounts and cellphone records?
As a lawyer, I must say this whitewash does not meet international standards. America, like the rest of the World that is allowing this unlawful change of government to stand, should be ashamed.
There was no coup. We saw clearly on TV that he resigned, and the things he said on TV that day probably must have been different if it was a coup. He could have just showed a disappointed face and said im resigning and no more sweet words. This disappointed face only appeared on the next day. I think there is too much pressure on him by some radical comrades of him. I advice him to forget about those useless comrades and get more closer to his family or do something related to carbon neutrality (if he really loved environment as it appeared during his preidency) or promote one of his pleadges that was on transportation network. He can continue to work on it because thats what he studied at his degree.
No matter what any report says what our eyes saw will remain the truth. And it was a Coup. Waheed is the biggest traitor this nation saw along with those three Maldivian p"£$£"s who compiled this report, i hope at least in afterlife they get what they deserve.
CONI (Commission of National Inquiry) consisted of three groups. Group One represents of President DR. Waheed's side and include the following three members: Shafeeu, Fawaz and Yasir. Group Two represents ousted President Nasheed's side and included Mr. Saeed. Group Three represents the Commonwealth and this group includes Retired Judge Selvam from Singapore.
Justice Selvam was an independent and not partial like the other members of the CONI who were either President Dr. Waheed's or President Nasheed's "members".
Although the CONI members did all the work, all their work was carried out under the careful scrutiny, close observation and legal advice from two distinguished international observers representing the United Nations and the British Commonwealth of Nations. The two distinguished observers were: Sir Bruce Robertson,a retired Appeal Court Judge from New Zealand, and Professor John Packer, a distinguished Canadian who works at the United Nations as a Legal Advisor and who is also a professor of law at University of Essex. These two distinguished law experts, who have spent their whole professional life dwelling on legal affairs, have a wealth of legal experience and legal knowledge that can impartially assist the CONI work and steer the CONI works clear and away from the detrimental affects arising from the Maldives' biased partisan political party views and baseless rhetoric.
So, given the legal weight of the CONI observers and their endorsement of the CONI report, I believe, there is little or almost no legal ground available for the local Maldivian politicians to play hit and run and then shout. The international community and international bodies cannot go on spending resources again and again investigating whether the change of power in the Maldives was due to a coup d'tat. There are other pressing issues now such as Syrian conflict and investigating Sri Lanka conflict.
It is time we become rational and prepare for the next election, that is change the government through the ballot, the way we had done it before.
Kaza, you are right. But Anni is not a person who will accept any defeat and he always want to win nothing else.
Anni always want others to listen him and he do not want to listen to others. This is the major reason why he lost his post too.
Now for Anni, common earth, UN , US and India are part and parcel of the coup and they all are behind bringing the coup ? What a double standard from Anni ?
Anni is not a leader and he is an activist.
alliance could split if one candidate is fielded, they won't do it.
If one candidate is not put forward, MDP could sweep the elections with a landslide for wastage of votes due to divisiveness.
Dangerous for the people and safest for the perpetrators would be to bribe their way through to "deface" constitution to lengthen the term for Waheed. God help Maldivian people; the country is being held to ransom with veil of legality through broad day light deception before the people's eyes. the UN, Commonwealth and CONI have gone to dogs with venal reps condoning crimes, mutiny defying logic and rules of engagement.
but bunch oc cowards, hitting unarmed old n women!!!!
so hey, you can win a battle, but it doesn't mean the war is over!!!
Simple question. Why would Nasheed, a reining president with all its perks resign unless he is physically threatened? He did this only to save his skin.


Did you take the rickshaw? Those guys are persistent!
No, we didn't. We prefer to walk and explore on our own. Surprised to hear that they are persistent coz that's not what we saw nor experience.
Well persistent's probably not a good word then. They were constantly trying and asking if that's what we mean.
Didn't see nor experience that. They just asked once. Guess we don't look like tourists.


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From Shunning Alcoholism To Building Check-Dams: How IFS Officer Transformed Lives Of Jharkhand Villagers
Siddharth Tripathi, IFS, posted as Commissioner (MGNREGA) three years ago, has helped transform two of the most economically and socially backward villages in the state to self-reliant villages.
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In the Ara and Keram villages under Ormanjhi Block, located around 45 km from Jharkhand's capital Ranchi, an IFS officer has been motivating villagers to transform their lives.
Siddharth Tripathi, IFS, posted as Commissioner (MGNREGA) three years ago, has helped transform two of the most economically and socially backward villages in the state to self-reliant villages with opportunities in works varying from dairy, poultry and goat farming.
While three years ago, Tripathy had arrived in the villages to do some "experiment", the villagers were not ready. However, with his regular visits, he was able to persuade them.
"You don't need much money to develop a village. What you need is investing your time… you need to unite and organise villagers and educate the people while giving due respect to their traditional knowledge and skills," Tripathy told The New Indian Express.
One of the major challenges for the Officer and the villagers were to strengthen the Gram Sabha and shun alcoholism to help save money. In three years, the average income of the villages has gone up by over five times.
According to Gopal Bedia, Gram Pradhan of Ara village, Shramdaan (voluntary participation in development works) has played a key role in uniting the Gram Sabha. Till date, the villages have done 'shramdaan' worth over Rs 32 lakh, he added.
"Tripathi sir told us to also organise 'Van Raksha Bandhan' (tying a sacred thread to trees, vowing to protect them). He motivated us to shun tobacco and alcohol and persuaded the villagers to put their money to better use," said Bedia.
Through 'Loose Boulder Structure' (LBS), an indigenous method to conserve water, the villagers arranged boulders in a pattern to harness the flow of water from the mountains, allowing it to pass through the boulders towards the agricultural fields.
"This required 'shramdaan' of 180 villagers' non-stop for 75 days during which 700 LBS check-dams worth Rs 1.75 crore were built," said Rameshwar Bedia, Gram Pradhan of Keram village.
The check-dams helped stop soil erosion and facilitated recharging the water-table in the agricultural fields.
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Q: Python 3 using word counter to list line & how many times a word appears from an array in file So my issue is I've created an array in another script called 'GA' to store the words as eventually it may hold 100+ words. I am trying to then call this array and search for the words in a another txt doc and output how many times each word was found. In the first part of my code 'def ReadFile' I am opening the file cleaning it up and display the lines of which these words are in.
The problem itself is i can't seem to to find a way to display lines with the word as well as output how many times each one was hit, here is my code.
 import re
 from collections import Counter
 from Categories.GoingAce import GA

 path = "ChatLogs/Chat1.txt"
 file = path

Lex = Counter(GA)

count = {}

def ReadFile():

    with open(file) as file_read:
        content = file_read.readlines()
        for line in content:
            if any(word in line for word in Lex):
                Cleanse = re.sub('<.*?>', '', line)
                print(Cleanse)

    file_read.close()

def WordCount():

    with open(file) as f:
       Lex = Counter(f.read().split())
    for item in Lex.items(): print ("{}\t{}".format(*item))
    f.close()

#ReadFile()
WordCount()

Original Input will look like this
<200>   <ilovethaocean> <08/22/06 12:15:36 AM>  hi asl?
<210>   <a_latino_man559>   <08/22/06 12:15:53 AM>  32 m fresno
<210>   <a_latino_man559>   <08/22/06 12:15:53 AM>  u?
<200>   <ilovethaocean> <08/22/06 12:16:12 AM>  "13/f/ca, how r u?"
<200>   <a_latino_man559>   <08/22/06 12:16:18 AM>  13?

I then use this to hide everything in brackets:
Cleanse = re.sub('<.*?>', '', line)
                    print(Cleanse)

Which outputs like this:
hi asl?
32 m fresno
u?
"13/f/ca, how r u?"
13?
Along with that as let's say as an example my GA array contains (hi, u, 13) my perfect aim would be an output like this:
hi appeared 1 time
line_num hi asl?
u appeared 2 time
line_num u?
line_num 13/f/ca, how r u?
etc.

A: Here's an approach with a simplified example:
from collections import defaultdict

occurrences = defaultdict(list)
words = ['cat', 'dog', 'bird', 'person']

with open(path_to_your_file) as f:
    for i, line in enumerate(f.readlines(), start=1):
        for word in words:
            if word in line:
                occurrences[word] += [(i, line)]

for (word, matches) in occurrences.items():
    total_count = sum(line.count(word) for _, line in matches)
    print '%s appeared %d time(s). Line(s):' % (word, total_count)
    print '\n'.join(['\t %d) %s' % (line_num, line.strip()) for line_num, line in matches])

Given a text file with the following contents:
cat, rat, dog, cat
bird, person
animal
insect
whatever
another bird
etc.

The script prints
bird appeared 2 time(s). Line(s):
     2) bird, person
     6) another bird
person appeared 1 time(s). Line(s):
     2) bird, person
dog appeared 1 time(s). Line(s):
     1) cat, rat, dog, cat
cat appeared 2 time(s). Line(s):
     1) cat, rat, dog, cat