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PHOTO CREDIT: Creative Commons "Beaver" by lsk208 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
History has not been kind to the American beaver (Castor canadensis). An estimated 400 million beavers called North America home before the European trappers arrived and decimated the population. By 1900, roughly 100,000 remained. Unbeknown to the trappers, the culling of the beavers forever changed the landscape and reduced water supplies.1
Early historical journals noted an American frontier brimming with pools and abundant wetlands.2 After the beavers were eliminated, their dams eventually washed away allowing creeks and rivers to straighten. The undammed rivers ran faster and their seasonal flows stopped sooner. The faster flows increased erosion, incised steep banks, and failed to nurture riparian plant species. Fast growing, often invasive, plant species took hold forever changing the landscape.
Even today there are some States and people who see North America's largest rodent as a problem instead of a problem solver. They complain that beavers clog up culverts and create flooding problems on their land. Yet, maybe the beaver's instinctive behavior isn't entirely to blame. Afterall, we seem to have an insatiable desire to build homes closer and closer to nature.
Fortunately, the much-maligned beaver has been getting a resurgence of support. Researchers have rediscovered their value as "ecosystem engineers" and a new wave of "beaver believers" are embracing these fat, furry, and fascinating creatures as a possible solution to some of our water problems; a solution we especially need here in the arid West.3
Biologists, land managers, and even ranchers are now seeing the benefits of these industrious critters firsthand. Beavers instinctively build dams, which allows water to deepen and pool over a larger area. The beaver ponds "help moderate temperatures both by increasing water storage and encouraging exchange between surface water and groundwater exchange."4 Deeper water is generally colder which helps support native fish species, such as trout and salmon, whose fry do better in a cooler environment. Plus, beaver ponds also provide a much-needed watering hole for other wildlife.
Equally important is the amount of water available for aquifer recharge at beaver ponds. Ben Dittbrenner, co-founder of Beavers Northwest, determined that "for every cubic meter (264 gallons) of surface water that beavers impound, another 2.5 cubic meters (660 gallons) sinks into the earth."5
Beaver-created wetlands allow for additional plant growth and increase biodiversity. Studies at University of Manitoba and University of Stirling have noted increases in biodiversity at areas where beavers have been relocated.6 Dr Alan Law and Professor Nigel Willby of the University of Stirling, discovered "the number of species only found in beaver-built ponds was 50 percent higher than other wetlands in the same region."7
Beaver ponds may even help improve farm yields. In an effort to reduce overgrazing, a group of ranchers in northwest Nevada allowed beavers to get reestablished on their land and the resulting changes were surprising.8 The ranchers noted that during times of drought, while other ranchers had to truck water for their livestock, they still had water on their land. Even more impressive, water from the beaver ponds was soaking into the ground "raising the water table and sub-irrigating the surrounding grasslands" which resulted in "fantastic grass production increases."9
Beaver ponds have been shown to greatly reduce erosion and sedimentation.10 Beaver ponds next to agricultural areas have proven to also reduce phosphorus and nitrogen levels from farm run-off which greatly improves water quality for users downstream.11 In a 2015 study, scientists at the University of Rhode Island "determined that larger beaver ponds were able to remove up to 45 percent of nitrogen in the water that passed through them."12
Here in Arizona, the USGS issued a report in April 2019 stating beavers reintroduced to the San Pedro River may have been responsible for enhancing recharge leading to an increase in groundwater elevation, which is very exciting for residents dependent upon groundwater who live near the San Pedro.13
Such positive results have garnered support from several groups of beaver believers which are promoting additional reintroduction activities.14 Just this past Fall, the Watershed Management Group performed a fundraiser to aid reintroduction activities at local waterways.15 Unfortunately, it costs a lot to reintroduce them and there are other concerns involving the long-term success of their reintroduction.16
Still, with all the benefits that beavers bring to a water-stressed area, we can only hope that State and Federal agencies and local beaver supporters will find the resources they need to move forward with reintroduction activities along many of Arizona's waterways.
Mullen, Maggie. "Beavers An Unlikely Solution To Western Drought", Wyoming Public Media, Aug. 24, 2018, http://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/beavers-unlikely-solution-western…. Accessed Nov. 4, 2018.
2. Wheeling, Kate. "How Beavers Can Save Us From Ourselves" Pacific Standard, June 26, 2018, https://psmag.com/environment/the-world-that-beavers-created, Accessed July 2, 2018.
3. Koenigsberg, Sarah (Director & Editor). (2018). The Beaver Believers [Motion Picture]. USA: Tensegrity Productions
4. Public Library of Science, "Beaver dams may buffer against temperatures that threaten sensitive species", May 17, 2017, https://phys.org/news/2017-05-beaver-buffer-temperatures-threaten-sensit…. Accessed Nov. 1, 2019.
5. Goldfarb, Ben. "The Re beavering of the American West", The Atlantic, Dec. 4, 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/relocating-beavers-s…. Accessed Dec. 16, 2018.
6. Perkins, Sid. "Beavers are engineering a new Alaskan tundra", Nov. 28, 2018, Science News, https://www.sciencenews.org/article/beavers-are-engineering-new-alaskan-…. Accessed Dec. 9, 2018.
7. University of Stirling. "Beaver reintroduction key to solving freshwater biodiversity crisis", ScienceDaily, Aug. 26, 2019. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190826104844.htmAccessed Aug. 31, 2019.
8. Wernick, Adam. "Beaver Believers say dam building creatures can make the American West lush again", Living on Earth, Sept. 22, 2018, https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-09-22/beaver-believers-say-dam-building…Accessed Oct. 2, 2018.
10. Wheeling, Kate. "How Beavers Can Save Us From Ourselves"
11. University of Exeter. "Beavers do 'dam' good work cleaning water." ScienceDaily, May 9, 2018. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180509121552.htm. Accessed May 10, 2018.
12. Petsko, Emily. "How Beavers Could Help Clean Up Polluted Waters Around the World", Mental Floss, May 29, 2019, http://mentalfloss.com/article/582736/beavers-help-clean-polluted-waters. Accessed June 22, 2019.
13. Gungle, Bruce, Callegary, J.B., Paretti, N.V, Kennedy, J.R., Eastoe, C.J., Turner, D.S., Dickinson, J.E., Levick, L.R., and Sugg, Z.P., "Hydrological conditions and evaluation of sustainable groundwater use in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed, Upper San Pedro Basin, southeastern Arizona" (Ver. 1.3, April 2019), U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-50114, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20165114.
14. Brean, Henry. "River restoration group is eager for beavers to return to Tucson watershed", Arizona Daily Star, Aug. 31, 2019. https://tucson.com/news/local/river-restoration-group-is-eager-for-beave…. Accessed Nov. 7, 2019.
15. "Beers, beavers and birthdays in store for Tucson this weekend", Arizona Daily Star, Sept. 25, 2019, https://watershedmg.org/newsmedia/beers-beavers-and-birthdays-store-tucs…. Accessed Dec. 7, 2019.
16. Brean, Henry. "River restoration group is eager for beavers to return to Tucson watershed."
17. Brean, Henry. "Dam shame: Beavers face second extinction on San Pedro River", Arizona Daily Star, Oct. 7, 2019. https://tucson.com/news/local/dam-shame-beavers-face-second-extinction-o… Accessed Oct. 14, 2019.
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he then curled up and proceeded to nap – his cool indifference and warm barely there fuzz covered body of a sagging skin casing over bones earning him his newest nickname "Meat Stump".
i sat there still-rendered mute by my cat's wisdom. 'Les Mis' blasted irreverently in the background on my tv. meat stump stirred not a wink as i began to roll his weighty ideas around in my empty head. they clunked like quarters in a dryer.
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"dearest gods. we appreciate the many easy buttons youve sent into this universal timespace in order to help us find our way with less delay. and we are grateful. however, due to a minor hiccup in our dna synaptic snaps we haven't found those buttons yet.
if you send us an Easy Button, we promise to use it wisely.
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Q: How to conveniently extract single response cookies from a shared static HttpClient without mixing cookies from other parallel requests? I'm working on a web application that needs to proxy some requests to some other internal website.
I'm using a shared static HTTP client instance to avoid performance issues, according to these articles:
https://aspnetmonsters.com/2016/08/2016-08-27-httpclientwrong/
https://medium.com/@nuno.caneco/c-httpclient-should-not-be-disposed-or-should-it-45d2a8f568bc
Obviously, I don't want to blindly store cookies coming back from HttpClient and then blindly send them back because that would mess up cookies coming from different web requests to my website. So, I have turned cookie usage off:
var httpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
{
    // make sure we don't share cookies
    // when sending requests over our shared HttpClient instance
    UseCookies = false,

    // if API returns a redirect, we want to let the caller handle it
    AllowAutoRedirect = false,
    AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip
};
var apiClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler);

However, there are situations when I need to extract and process cookies from a specific HttpClient web request in my web app.
I can see the required cookies present in HttpResponseMessage headers:
var setCookieHdr = response.Headers.GetValues("set-cookie");

The problem - setCookieHdr is a string and not a convenient CookieCollection.
Is there any simple and thread-safe way to turn the "set-cookie" header into a CookieCollection?
I have seen examples using
CookieContainer cookies = new CookieContainer();
HttpClientHandler handler = new HttpClientHandler();
handler.CookieContainer = cookies;

HttpClient client = new HttpClient(handler);
HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync("http://google.com").Result;

Uri uri = new Uri("http://google.com");
IEnumerable<Cookie> responseCookies = cookies.GetCookies(uri).

but I highly suspect that such approach would lead to race conditions. The handler could have stored the last cookie value coming from a parallel proxy-ed HttpClient response and not the response my proxy controller method is currently working on, because HttpClient is a shared static instance, together with the handler and its CookieContainer.
I need to extract cookies just from this specific response and not mess with any current cookies of the shared static HttpClient - those cookies should be ignored completely to avoid mixing them for multiple parallel requests.

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Lewis E. Hollander, Jr., kurz Lew Hollander, (* 6. Juni 1930) ist ein US-amerikanischer Physiker, Triathlet und Distanzreiter. Er hielt den Weltrekord als ältester Triathlet, der einen Ironman beendet hat (3,86 km Schwimmen, 180,2 km Radfahren und 42,195 km Laufen).

Sein Rekord wurde inzwischen von Hiromu Inada gebrochen, der 2018 den Ironman auf Hawaii im Alter von 85 beendete.

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Reitsport
Lewis Hollander gewann 1973 den Vizelandesmeistertitel im Distanzreitsport. 1998 wurde er gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Hanne Hollander, Landesmeisterin 1979, in die Hall of Fame der American Endurance Ride Conference aufgenommen.

Triathlon
Lew Hollander begann erst 1985 im Alter von 55 Jahren mit dem Triathlonsport. Sein erster Triathlon war der Ironman Hawaii 1985, zu dem er sich anmeldete, ohne überhaupt ein Fahrrad zu besitzen. Inzwischen hat Lew Hollander über 20 Ironman-Wettkämpfe erfolgreich beendet. Mit seiner Zielankunft beim Ironman Hawaii 2012 im Alter von 82 Jahren und 129 Tagen übernahm er von Sister Madonna Buder den Titel des ältesten Ironman-Finishers und wurde zudem als ältester Athlet, der beim Ironman Hawaii ins Ziel kam, ins Guinness-Buch der Rekorde aufgenommen.

2013 beendete er mit dem Ironman Florida einen weiteren Ironman und verbesserte damit seinen eigenen Rekord als ältester Ironman-Finisher auf 83 Jahre und 149 Tage. Ein Jahr später kam Lew Hollander, mittlerweile 84-jährig, bei dem aufgrund des Wetters allerdings ohne das Schwimmen über 3,8 km ausgetragenen Ironman Florida ins Ziel.

Hollander ist bereits 24 mal auf Hawaii gestartet. 2015 ging der 85-Jährige als bislang erster Athlet in der Altersklasse 85–89 an den Start, konnte das Rennen aber nicht beenden.

Wissenschaftliche und schriftstellerische Tätigkeit
Lewis Holländer schrieb in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Aufsätze auf dem Gebiet der Festkörperphysik und 2001 einen parawissenschaftlichen Artikel über die unerklärliche transiente Gewichtszunahme bei Tieren während des Todes. Mehrere seiner Erfindungen wurden zum Patent angemeldet.

1981 veröffentlichte Lew Hollander gemeinsam mit Patricia Ingram das Reitsportbuch "Successful Endurance Riding", welches 1989 in einer erweiterten Version unter dem Titel "Endurance Riding: From Beginning to Winning" neu aufgelegt wurde. Nach diesen Fachbüchern erschien 2004 sein Science-Fiction-Roman "And Chocolate Shall Lead Us".

Lew Hollander ist mit seiner Frau Hanne verheiratet und hat sechs Kinder.

Literatur

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It is with heavy hearts I inform you that on Jan. 6, troubleman Jeffrey Jacob Moon, 26, sustained fatal injuries while responding to a service problem with a customer in the city of Paramount. His family referred to him as "Jacob" and he was known to many as "Moon" here at work. Jacob worked as a lineman based out of the Long Beach Service Center for one year and recently became a troubleman in the Lighthipe sector.
We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Eliana, who is pregnant with their second child, their three-year-old son, other family members, friends and co-workers. Our focus is on supporting them at this difficult time.
Few details of the incident are known right now, but an investigation is in progress and we are working with authorities to better understand how this tragedy occurred. We will share more information as it becomes available.
Please continue to keep safety top of mind by keeping yourself safe and looking out for each other. I ask that you keep Jacob's family in your thoughts and prayers.


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This is great stuff! I'm referring to the lawsuit by Barkev and Garo Ghazarian reported just a few days ago. It is a new, incremental, portion of our struggle for justice. They are suing Turkey on what can simply be described as religious freedom grounds.
It seems to me we have to view this suit in the broader context of the legal front in our struggle with Turkey for justice. So a quick review of what has happened on the legal front over the past two decades will probably be helpful.
First, life insurance companies were sued because they had never paid out on the policies bought by Armenians who were subsequently killed in the Genocide. This was enabled by legislation enacted by the State of California. Next, German,and later Turkish, banks were sued to make them disgorge the funds deposited with them by victims of the Genocide which were never disbursed to the heirs of these people. These approaches stalled in the U.S. legal system when the Supreme Court found that they supposedly stepped on the federal government's toes by intruding into the realm of foreign policy. The idea was that since the U.S. government had not recognized the Genocide, it could not be used as a basis for legal action. This is the "preemption" doctrine at work. Who would have imagined that trying to reclaim monies owed to someone but never paid had to have Genocide recognition to proceed? It's ridiculous, but… that's the realm and "logic" of law.
Now, there are direct claims proceeding to regain ownership of land. There is the Bakalian case in which the owners of the property where a U.S. air base is located in İncirlik, Turkey were trying to regain ownership of the land. But, just a couple of days ago, it was dismissed by the courts because the statute of limitations (i.e. time limits) had passed, not on substantive grounds. Wending its way through the Turkish legal system is the suit brought by the Catholicosate of Cilicia to regain the property of its seat in Sis. In this type of case involving real property, especially the church/institutional one, the return of a some churches to the Armenian Patriarchate of Bolis(Constantinople, Istanbul) a few years go might serve as a precedent. A slightly older example, with a negative outcome, I have cited before is that of Victor Bedoian who was screwed out of his property in Van by the Turkish courts after years of trying to operate a hotel there.
The ancient site of Ballum, which is currently located in Turkey, is an ancestral pilgrimage site for the native Armenians of Kessab
But the Ghazarian case looks different. It addresses a fundamental human right, the freedom of conscience, specifically of religious practice. Based on the news release, it seems Turkey interfered and violated this right by preventing Garo from learning about his family's traditions from his fatheron the native soil where those traditions were established.
Because the lawsuit is not based on property, but rights, universal human rights, it will be interesting to see how the U.S. courts process the case. (Non)Recognition of the Genocide by Washington is immaterial to the basic rights of person. So the silliness imposed by the preemption doctrine cannot come into play. It will be fascinating to watch this case proceed. The next step is to hear how the government of Turkey responds to the lawsuit.
This case is also interesting because it touches on our right to go to our ancestral lands AS ARMENIANS, not as citizens of a third country. It is about our identity not being violated, suppressed, or ignored. It is a very creative and justice-based step.
The case is also probably very sensitive since anything said about it could be twisted and misconstrued by the Government of a Turkey.
Let's watch and learn. We must proceed organizedly, not haphazardly, with everyone making claims in the courts, since negative outcomes can become precedents used against us.
Moscow 'Concerned' with Yerevan, Baku War of Words
Vahakn says:
If this was about the Holocaust, US courts would not have dared to turn down Jewish claims.
tigranakertzi says:
Judge Hurwitz in the bank confiscation case argues that a statute of limitations cannot be superceded by an act of legislation. However, legislative abrogation of statutes of limitation in cases of child molestation have been upheld in the courts. We should take the two bank confiscation cases to the US Supreme Court.
Other than the statute of limitations argument Judge Hurwitz states that the victims of the Genocide are different than the current plaintiffs. This argument is ludicrous as the confiscated bank accounts of those murdered would have passed to their children and grandchildren who now live in the US. My Jewish relatives are entitled to reparations from Germany. How is this any different than the basis of this case?


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Harley-Davidson Abruptly Stops Making Gas-Powered Motorcycles
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While continuing with LiveWire production, Harley-Davidson has abruptly stopped the production of all gas-powered motorcycles. At least for the next two weeks, Harley can't manufacture them due to a "regulatory compliance" problem. That probably means an issue with emissions system components or the ECU.
Why is Harley-Davidson stopping production?
A lineup of Harleys | Getty
"Yesterday, Harley-Davidson took the decision to suspend all vehicle assembly and shipments (excluding LiveWire) for a two-week period," from a Harley statement. "This decision, taken out of an abundance of caution, is based on information provided by a third-party supplier to Harley-Davidson late on Tuesday (5/17) concerning a regulatory compliance matter relating to the supplier's component part."
Though rather vague, that is probably by design. Many manufacturers utilize outside suppliers for certain components. That is the issue here, rather than a supply chain issue as we've witnessed with so many other automakers.
While Harley has seen its fair share of downtimes, the past year or so has been roses and backflips for the Milwaukee manufacturer. Last year sales were up by almost one-third. And in 2022, so far it is showing record profits in spite of other supply chain problems.
Why has Harley-Davidson gotten into electric bikes?
Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric bikes | Getty
Harley's move to electric motorcycles has been seen as a move to bring younger buyers into the fold. Its current demographic is dying off, and it needed something with a more broad-reaching appeal. Now it is planning on spinning off the LiveWire brand into a separate company.
To that end, it is in the process of soon going public with a SPAC merger with AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. Harley will still control 74-percent of Livewire after the initial public offering.
That will give it an infusion of capital and allow it to expand on its ambitious EV bike plans. So far in the 35 months that the LiveWire has been sold, Harley has made wholesale shipments of around 2,000 units. But in July last year, it had to drop the price of the LiveWire One by $8,000 from the original's price of almost $30,000.
How has the LiveWire electric bike sold?
Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric bike | Getty
Harley-Davidson Is Finding New Life During Difficult Times
While the LiveWire looks like the right bike at the right time, actual sales of LiveWire products show that a majority of bikes sold were its StaCyc kids EV bikes. Some of the lack of profit for the adult bikes stems from Harley's efforts to prepare its franchise store to sell the LiveWire. It has made numerous investments in its dealers.
Now, Harley is projecting the sale of over 7,000 units in 2023, according to BizTimes. But then, it has exceedingly high expectations of selling over 100,000 units by 2026. Essentially, it is saying it will sell 100,000 more LiveWire bikes a year within three years. And Harley has stated it doesn't plan on being profitable "for the foreseeable future," while it is investing in tooling, manufacturing, and dealer operations.
So, while in some cases things are looking up for Harley-Davidson, it still has a ways to go to profitability. But as an iconic American brand, we all hope it succeeds.
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Bob Dylan sends Patti Smith to Sweden to accept his Nobel Prize
Esther Zuckerman
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Bob Dylan still doesn't care about winning the Nobel Prize in Literature enough to show up to the ceremony awarding him his honor, but at least he's written a speech for it. According to the Prize's Twitter account, Dylan's words will be read at the December 10 event, though it's not currently known by whom. Meanwhile, Patti Smith will fill in for him, singing "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall."
Smith, who won a National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids, may be angling for one of these babies herself, and is proving to the committee that she's at least willing to take a trip to Sweden, which Dylan is most certainly not. Dylan only acknowledged that he had won the Nobel two weeks after the announcement was made. Initially, he flat out ignored the committee.
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Offseason cheatsheet: Defensive line
By Keith ArnoldAug 29, 2010, 11:54 PM EDT
The final installment of the Offseason Cheatsheets, your Du Lac approved crib-sheets
that'll get you ready for the 2010 season. For more, check out the quarterbacks, running backs, tight ends, wide receivers, defensive backs and linebackers.
One of the only position groups long set in stone was the defensive line. With Brian Kelly bringing in Bob Diaco's 3-4 defense, the starting personnel slid right into place with incumbents Ian Williams, Kapron Lewis-Moore and Ethan Johnson all prototypes for their spots along the line. Gone are the days of playing an undersized Ethan Johnson inside at tackle, he'll be on the edge of a 3-4 defense, utilized at the position he was naturally recruited for. Lewis Moore will mirror Johnson on the other end, a perfect fit at a position he started at all of last season after a redshirt freshman year. Ian Williams will be the man in the middle, the best Irish defensive lineman since Trevor Laws, and a guy that has the potential to be a true disruptive force in the middle of the defense. Behind the starting three, there is little experience. Sean Cwynar represents the bulk of it, and he'll be an important cog along the front, a disruptive presence that'll contribute to the pass rush. For the Irish line to get the production they'll need out of the defensive line, they'll need to stay healthy and they'll need to get production out of Emeka Nwankwo and Hafis Williams, two defensive ends that haven't made a mark yet at Notre Dame.
ROSTER READING:
Short a program? Here's a look at every defensive lineman on the roster.
No. Name Yr. Ht/Wt. Hometown/High School
61 Martin Quintana Sr. 6-0/232 Berwyn, IL (St. Joseph)
62 Chris Skubis Sr. 6-2/232 Clarence, NY (Clarence)
67 Louis Nix Fr. 6-3/350 Jacksonville, FL (Raines)
68 John Belcher Sr. 5-11/235 Cheyenne, WY (Cheyenne Central)
89 Kapron Lewis-Moore Jr. 6-4/283 Weatherford, TX (Weatherford)
90 Ethan Johnson Jr. 6-4/285 Portland, OR (Lincoln)
91 Emeka Nwankwo Sr. 6-4/290 North Miami Beach (Chaminade-Madonna)
92 Tyler Stockton So. 6-0/290 Linwood, NJ (Hun School)
93 Bruce Heggie Fr. 6-6//250 Sorrento, FL (Mount Dora)
94 Hafis Williams Jr. 6-1/285 Elizabeth, NJ (Elizabeth)
95 Ian Williams Sr. 6-2/305 Altamonte Springs, FL (Lyman)
96 Kona Schwenke Fr. 6-4/245 Hauula, HI (Kahuku)
98 Sean Cwynar Jr. 6-4/280 McHenry, IL (Marian Central)
99 Brandon Newman Jr. 6-0/300 Louisville, KY(Pleasure Ridge Park)
KELLY ON DEFENSIVE LINE:
On Williams: "Ian Williams, a very, very dynamic player for us. He's a 600-pound squat
now. He was 485. Here is a guy that's going to play on the center and
is now a 600-pound squat. He went from 302 to 313 and dropped his body
fat composition."
On defensive line depth: "We have to develop some of the players that are over there. Sean Cwynar
has got to come up big for us, Hafis Williams has got to come up big for
us, Brandon Newman has to come up big for us. Those are the guys we
have to develop. It becomes a vulnerability. Hopefully it turns into a
pleasant surprise for us more than anything else."
On Heggie: "We felt like he was the guy that could do a number of things for us with his size. He's just a smart, tough football player.
Dad played at Florida State. Again, a man that can do a lot of things for us. He's going to be a big, rangy player for us."
Mike Elston on Johnson: "He's learned from his mistakes and he's bought into everything we're trying to teach him. He wants to do it our way, and he's getting it down our way. He's going to be a very good football player."
Elston on Schwenke: "Kona's got power and he comes off the ball well. He's got a good knowledge base of the game and he's an excellent pass rusher."
CRYSTAL BALL:
This position group holds the key to the Irish football season and if the Irish front can stay healthy, that bodes very well for the restructured defense. Expect big things from Ian Williams, who will work his way into the second round of the NFL Draft if he has the kind of season that many project. Kapron Lewis-Moore has been under the radar all fall camp, but that should come to an end next weekend, when he kickstarts a breakout second season with a great performance against Purdue. I've been hard on Ethan Johnson, but expect the offseason work he put in to help give him the power needed to succeed along the front line. While the reserves are largely a work in progress, it'll be hard to keep Sean Cwynar off the field.
POSITION STRENGTH:
C+ It's tough to give this group too good of a grade, just because there's so little depth at defensive end. The front three have the chance to be very good players, but for the Irish to play BCS level football, they'll need to over-achieve.


The book about bus-systems for factory and process is available in the 7th edition. The 440-pages book (ISBN 978-3-8348-0425-9) with 252 figures has been first released in 1994. It covers the basics of industrial communication networks, but spends just twelve pages for CAN technology (CAN basics, CANopen, DeviceNet, and the no longer supported Smart Disributed System). Other bus-systems, the various Profibus derivates and AS-Interface in particular, seam to be over-represented. Just one-page information about CANopen is not sufficient for one of the most successful industrial networks. The not more relevant Worldfip, and the LON network – not very often used in industrial or process automation – are described, too. Few of the industrial Ethernet solutions are introduced just briefly.


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LA Kings Need Strong Start for Stevens' Sake
October 6, 2018 by Matt Karas
John Stevens is entering the second full season of his second stint as the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. For all intents and purposes, the 52-year-old has done a commendable job ever since taking over from legendary predecessor Darryl Sutter at the start of the 2017-18 season.
Despite being handpicked by team vice president and general manager Rob Blake to lead the Kings on two separate occasions and registering an impressive 45-33-8 overall record to boot, his cozy tenure could soon be on shaky ground should the Kings stumble out of the gates this season.
Kings Trending in the Wrong Direction
Last year's edition of the Kings exhibited both resiliency—in overcoming a serious injury to star center Jeff Carter and a dreadful six-game losing streak to start the calendar year—and a healthy resurgence, in the form of Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown having bounce-back, career seasons despite being 30-plus years old. It definitely was not a coincidence that Stevens was behind the bench to oversee all of it.
The problem is the manner in which the team's season ended in last year's NHL Playoffs.
Kings Get Painfully Knighted
The battle-tested Kings must have been licking their chops with the prospects of facing the expansion Vegas Golden Knights to kick off an assuredly long playoff run. The team was relatively healthy and ready to once again relive recent glory despite finishing fourth in the Pacific Division. The Kings seemingly had the upper hand by fielding a team that had played countless playoff games together as a unit, rather than the individual smattering of appearances that the Golden Knights possessed. I even tried to convince THW alum and current Golden Knights reporter, Sheng Peng, of this apparent competitive advantage on Twitter prior to the series commencing:
Only difference is the Kings' playoff experience has been playing with one another. Should be a great series regardless! Kings in 6. https://t.co/hjzAOpc1V0
— Matt Karas (@MKdoesSports) April 11, 2018
Well, we all know how that worked out. The Kings were swept in four games by a younger, faster and surprisingly savvier team. Although the quartet of games each ended in a one-goal defeat, the boys from Las Vegas displayed a fire and passion to win that well exceeded that of the Stevens coached Kings. Minor tweaks were made to the roster, lines were shifted and pre-game speeches were likely delivered more emphatically, to no avail.
Stevens earmarked some potential areas of improvement following the series sweep:
"Well, it's a good lesson for us, right, just because I think details matter all the time," Stevens said. "Start of hockey games, faceoffs, special teams, discipline, line changes. At the end of the day, you've gotta find something that just gives you a little bit more than the other team this time of year. And we didn't and they did. They deserved a lot of credit for the way they played and they deserve to be moving on. Again, I think there are some good lessons to be learned along the way."
The Golden Knights manhandled the Kings in a series sweep. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
A Preseason to Forget for the Kings
Yes, preseason sports typically have as much value as a participation ribbon at a track-and-field event. The modus operandi for most NHL teams is to have a sneak peak at their young prospects, get incumbent veterans the level of conditioning they require and, if possible, build some team chemistry.
With the surprise offseason signing of prolific winger Ilya Kovalchuk to help address the team's lack of speed and supplemental scoring, this year's preseason should have meant much more to the Kings than in year's past. Instead, the team in silver and black seemed uninspired throughout and looked far from being a Stanley Cup contender. What made their feeble 1-6-1 record really sting was that they were handily defeated a pair of times by their newly found rivals from "Sin City". To make matters even worse, Dustin Brown sustained a finger injury and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Brown's injury could not have come at a worse time for Stevens and the Kings. (Photo By: Andy Martin Jr)
Stevens had no other choice but to seek positives from the situation. "Somebody's going to get an opportunity to play, or somebody's going to get an opportunity to play more and assume some of the responsibilities," Stevens told the OC Register. "Brownie plays in all situations, so there's a good opportunity for other players to get more ice time, get more responsibility or just get in the lineup." (from 'John Stevens, Anze Kopitar: Kings have to suck it up sans Dustin Brown', The OC Register, Oct. 1, 2018).
This sounds all well and good and "coach speak-y", but the fact of the matter is that the Kings (and Stevens) simply don't have time to waste.
NHL is a "Win Now" Business
Whether you like it or not, the NHL is a results oriented arrangement. This means that just about any coach can be here today, gone tomorrow. The main exceptions would be an expansion team (not named the Vegas Golden Knights) that is afforded the luxury of patient ownership, a squad laden with a youthful core trying to find its way, or a team managed by a legendary coach that could do no wrong. The current LA Kings do not fall into any of those buckets.
Aging Kings Core Warrants Results
Kings brass did a masterful job in the offseason to maintain the team's existing core of superstars – i.e. Kopitar and Drew Doughty. The dilemma is these types of seasoned players tend to chew up a healthy chunk of your team's salary cap. The inherent result is a limited window of opportunity to succeed, prior to being forced to "break up the band."
The Kings are filled with highly paid, star veterans that limit their window of opportunity. (Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports)
With an average age of 28 years, the Kings currently rank as the seventh-oldest team in the league. This does not necessarily correlate to success or failure this season, it simply means that the team will be under a magnifying glass to prove that they are still capable of succeeding in today's modern day NHL. Stevens has built a good rapport with the team's veterans, but that could quickly dissipate should results continue to be underwhelming
NHL Coaching Honeymoon Period
Coaches are said to have "lost the locker room" when their motivational tactics fall upon deaf ears. This generally is as a result of a dissonance between players and coach and/or if losing persists. Given Stevens' easy going, player-friendly nature, consistently losing would be the likely cause for a unified drowning out of his words.
As per a 2014 study done by fivethirtyeight.com, the average NHL coaching tenure is roughly 2.4 years in total. Stevens is definitely not there yet, but he is still far from indispensable. The study also showed that a year-over-year decrease in the team's winning percentage by 20% or less increased the likelihood of a coach getting fired by a staggering 26.2 percent.
For the sake of Kings fans and the head coach alike, let's hope that the team reverts back to its winning ways to start off the season rather than Stevens becoming another statistic.
Matt Karas
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British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain went into administration — a British version of bankruptcy — on Tuesday, threatening around 1,300 jobs in the latest blow for Britain's high street.
Oliver, 43, a well-known figure in Britain and beyond for his popular TV shows and top-selling cookbooks, founded his Jamie's Italian brand of high street restaurants in 2008.
"I am deeply saddened by this outcome and would like to thank all of the staff and our suppliers who have put their hearts and souls into this business for over a decade,"
he said.
About 1.300 jobs across 25 branches will be put at risk by the administration, a form of protection from creditors. The Jamie Oliver Group said it had appointed KPMG as administrators.
Barbecoa, a steakhouse and Jamie Oliver's Diner are also hit by the administration, which includes the London branch of Fifteen – Oliver's first restaurant, which he founded in 2002, a social enterprise designed to train young unemployed people.
Alin Ciocan, 28, was preparing to start his shift at London Victoria's branch of Jamie's Italian when he heard that the branch would not be opening and he had lost his job.
"I didn't believe it at first," he said, adding he was unsure if he would stay in the sector. "I really, really enjoy serving people, but it's a strange time at the moment, and all the casual dining and high street restaurants are in decline."
Oliver's chain is the latest victim of a brutal trading environment on Britain's high streets.
In March, Boparan Restaurant Group said it planned to close more than a third of its Giraffe and Ed's Easy Diner outlets, while Carluccio's, Prezzo, Strada and Gourmet Burger Kitchen closed branches in 2018.
Changing customer habits have seen a rise in appetite for takeaway apps such as Just Eat and Deliveroo and favoring faster food service over high-street staples such as Jamie's.
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So many of us are obsessed with getting investors that no one really talks about the down sides. So, you cashed the check, now what? Managing the relationship with your investors is an important skill that new entrepreneurs have to learn, and sometimes the hard way. I really should title this blog post 1001 things I didn't know about investors before I took the money, but for brevity sake I will tackle the top 4.
Taking an investment is essentially a marriage but more like a shotgun wedding.
In the beginning everyone is excited and happy. The wooing is heavy on both sides. They come in and look at your process. You go and check out their office. A few rounds of dinner and drinks. I like you, you like me, your numbers add up, term sheet looks good. Lets bring in the lawyers and get married.
However, this is usually a quick and not so quick process all at the same time. Honestly, once you get to the paperwork it's more like a painful prenuptial agreement where everyone is questioning trust and work ethic, trying to get their best interest on paper just in case everything goes wrong, but somehow you should not really take it personally. You need to take your time to ask the right questions about company culture and practices. Realize that you will be in weekly if not daily contact with this person or company. If you are able, reach out to other companies they have invested in to get an idea of what it is like to really work with this company on a day to day, long-term basis. Just like dating, everything they do is cute until you have to wake up next to them day in and day out and notice their bad habits like cutting their toenails in the bed. In short do your research and don't get blinded by the money.
There's no such thing as a silent partner it's more like loud whispers or yelling.
Ask yourself the honest question…How silent are you when you give someone money? Why would you expect someone that has given you thousands or even millions of dollars to not want to have some sort of say about how their money is being spent? No matter if they have 1% equity or 51%, they have given you their money and they may have a high level of expertise in your field.
They will want to have an input.
Set and manage expectations in the very beginning. Be careful of how much you call your investor for advice and resources because you want to make sure that they feel confident about you, your team and your circle. Just like the overbearing helicopter parent that has just let their child extend their curfew, don't give them reason to feel like they need to cross every "T" and dot every "I" for you. Make sure your every move makes your investor feel confident that they have made the right decision and can let you run your business the way you want to.
It's so easy to get wowed by the money. You will need more then just money. Sometimes you will find that you don't really need money at all. Be clear and express your needs to your investor. Determine what resources and doors your partners can open for you or if they can open those doors at all. The right partner should be able to not only assist you financially but also help with resources that will accelerate growth for your business. They are there to help make sure that your business is a success. So, be clear on exactly what you need from them to help your business win big.
Just like Hollywood shotgun weddings, the majority of investors are not looking to grow old with you. They see huge potential in your industry and of course a high ROI. The view of most investors is that there must be an identifiable exit route and an identifiable exit valuation before investing. Some of the best advice I received a few years ago was to determine if you are going to sell your business or keep it in the family for generations. Either way you need to treat your business like you are going to sell it because it gets you in a scalable mindset from day one. When you take on investor money it's a little different. Are you going to sell and everyone cash out, sell and stay on to run the business as an employee or make enough money to buy out your investor? Your investor is not a charity. They are looking to eventually cash out one way or another and have made that decision before extending a term sheet to you. You need to make sure you have your own exit plan decision before you get the term sheet.
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Jest autorem i producentem największych przebojów artystów takich jak TLC, Boyz II Men, Monica, Madonna, Janet Jackson, For Real, Aretha Franklin, Another Bad Creation, The Brand New Heavies, Kelis, Blu Cantrell, Pink, Gwen Stefani, Anastacia czy Sugababes.

Najsłynniejsze produkcje Dallasa Austina
 "Walk This Way" (Girls Aloud Vs Sugababes)
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 "Ugly" (Sugababes)
 "Trick Me" (Kelis)
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 "Hat 2 Da Back" (TLC)
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 "This Time Around" (Michael Jackson)
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 "Playground" (Another Bad Creation)
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 "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (Boyz II Men)
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 "Don't Take It Personal" (Monica)
 "Touch Myself" (T-Boz)
 "R U Freaky" (Highland Place Mobsters)
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Triodion is a 15-minute choral work for mixed a cappella choir, composed in 1998 by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. It was a commission for the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Lancing College in West Sussex. It derives its lyrics from the Triodion, after which it is named. Its world premiere was on 30 April 1998 at Westminster Abbey by the choir of Lancing College Chapel, conducted by Neil Cox.

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After studying the silver market closely for more than three decades, I find it unbelievable that its single most important price factor is still unknown. The vast majority of the investment world has little interest in silver and that's unlikely to change. But under-appreciation has its merits. After all, silver has a history of climbing in price higher and faster than any other asset class and a multitude of factors now point to another massive price move ahead.
An incredibly small amount of physical silver is available for investment. Most of the silver produced over the centuries has been used up in industrial applications. The fact that more investment buying power exists today than ever in history brings to mind the words of the famous silver speculator, Bunker Hunt: "Silver is an accident waiting to happen." Granted, silver also has a history of plunging more than other commodities, but since prices have already declined by 70% from the peak of five years ago, the next big move will be up.
Even among those who follow silver closely, remarkably little is mentioned about the one factor that just about guarantees much higher silver prices. The U.S.'s biggest and most important bank, JPMorgan Chase, has accumulated the largest privately owned stockpile of physical silver in world history over the past five years – 500 million ounces. The only reason JPMorgan has acquired half a billion ounces of actual silver is to make as much of a profit as possible. Simple reasoning dictates that those holding silver, along with JPMorgan, will profit immensely when the bank does what it can to ensure the highest possible price for silver.
Most people think of banks as being involved in mortgages and checking accounts and are surprised that JPMorgan deals in commodities, like silver. In addition to being the largest dealer in OTC precious metals derivatives contracts, JPMorgan was suddenly thrust into the role of being the largest dealer in gold and silver on the COMEX, as a result of being asked (by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve) to take over the failing investment banking firm Bear Stearns in March 2008. Few knew at the time that Bear Stearns was the largest short seller in COMEX gold and silver and its takeover by JPMorgan resulted in JPM becoming the biggest short seller.
While it would appear that JPMorgan came to acquire Bear Stearns by government request, data from a different government agency, the CFTC, indicate that JPMorgan came to dominate and manipulate silver pricing by maintaining and adjusting the largest concentrated short position in COMEX silver futures. (For the record, I complained to the regulators that what JPMorgan was doing was manipulative to silver prices and succeeded in generating a CFTC investigation into the matter. Still, the manipulation continued.)
As a result of being able to sell short virtually unlimited quantities of COMEX silver futures contracts as prices rose and then buying back those contracts as it caused prices to fall, JPMorgan made many hundreds of millions of dollars in the years immediately following its takeover of Bear Stearns. But because the continued manipulation resulted in silver being priced too low for too long, by late 2010, signs of a physical shortage began to appear. In accordance with the immutable law of supply and demand, silver prices surged to nearly $50 by April 2011, from as low as $9 in late 2008. This caught JPMorgan flat-footed and necessitated it team up with the CME Group (owner of the COMEX) to rig the steepest selloff in modern commodity history, which pulled JPM's bacon from the fire.
Having looked into the abyss with its big short position as silver soared into the April 2011 price highs, it dawned on JPMorgan how little actual silver existed in the world. At that time the bank decided to be on the long side, not the short side. But deciding to buy as much physical silver as it could and actually buying the metal are two different things, even if you happen to be JPMorgan, with unlimited buying power. One doesn't place a market order to buy half a billion ounces of silver and call it a day. It takes time, patience and cunning, particularly considered how little available investable silver exists in the world. No matter how rich or powerful JPMorgan may be, buying 500 million physical ounces of silver, given the realities of actual available supply, would take years – as has turned out to be the case.
JPMorgan knew that the amount of real world silver available for sale is limited. There isn't much to begin with (say 1.3 billion ounces in the form of 1,000 ounce bars) in the world and of that amount only a small percentage is ever available for sale. Most of the silver newly mined and produced is spoken for and consumed by a variety of industrial and other fabrication demands. Investment demand must compete with those other demands, a circumstance highly unique to silver. For the past few years, less than 100 million silver ounces have been available annually for investment. It's taken five years for JPMorgan to acquire 500 million ounces for good reason – that was all it could buy without driving prices higher.
JPMorgan has used a variety of methods in accumulating its massive silver hoard. As the leading dealer and largest warehouse on the COMEX, as well as the official custodian and leading authorized participant of the world's largest silver exchange traded fund, JPMorgan was in a privileged and special position to have acquired, effectively, all the newly available silver in the world for the past five years. Despite a desire to shield its silver accumulation from public scrutiny, some important visible clues have emerged pointing to JPMorgan's actions since April 2011.
Among them are the opening of the JPMorgan COMEX silver warehouse in April 2011, as well as the commencement of an unprecedented physical turnover of silver in the COMEX inventories, which continues to this day. Due to the large weekly "churn," JPMorgan was able to skim off hundreds of millions of silver ounces, which were brought into its COMEX warehouse and other non-public warehouses. From zero ounces five years ago, the JPMorgan COMEX silver warehouse has grown to the largest COMEX warehouse, holding nearly half (70 million ounces) of the total COMEX inventories. In 2012, JPMorgan cleared out and transferred 100 million ounces it held on behalf of holders in SLV in its own London warehouse to make room for silver to be held in its own name. JPMorgan started to take delivery on futures contracts (despite being a big paper short) and over the past year or so has taken 45 million ounces in total deliveries, taking close to the full amount allowed monthly. It's not far from the truth to say that JPMorgan has been nearly the exclusive acceptor of COMEX silver deliveries.
Perhaps the cleverest method JPMorgan has employed to acquire physical silver has been as the leading purchaser of newly produced Silver Eagles from the U.S. Mint and Silver Maple Leafs from the Royal Canadian Mint over the past five years. All told, JPMorgan has acquired over 100 million Silver Eagles and 50 million Silver Maple Leafs during this time, and maybe a lot more. I believe JPMorgan has melted down these coins into 1,000 ounce bars to best prepare for eventual sale.
The most remarkable aspect to JPMorgan's massive physical silver accumulation is that it was able to do so on steadily declining prices, because, as you know, silver prices have declined from near the $50 mark for the past five years. How did JPMorgan pull off buying 500 million ounces of silver on falling prices? Because the entire time JPM was buying silver, it was still managing the price lower on the COMEX by increasing or decreasing its manipulative paper short position. This is truly the perfect crime – buying a corner on the physical silver market cheaply, by maintaining a short corner on the paper COMEX market. Who would be more capable of pulling this off than JPMorgan, the best-connected and most powerful U.S. bank?
Having accumulated the largest hoard of physical silver in history and being in position to reap the biggest profit in history when silver prices soar – what can JPMorgan do to bring that about? All JPMorgan has to do to guarantee that silver prices will soar to the heavens and beyond is not sell additional contracts of COMEX silver short on the next big rally. It has been JPMorgan who has put a cap on all the silver rallies over the past five years in order to contain prices so that it could add to its massive physical holdings at cheap prices. The corollary to that equation is that when JPMorgan decides it has enough silver, as I believe it is close to now, the price will soar if it merely refrains from adding new shorts on the COMEX.
The best part about this amazing story, in addition to being almost universally unknown and destined to be discovered, is that it offers the investment opportunity of a lifetime. All one has to do is what JPMorgan has done – buy as much silver as one is capable of buying – and then wait for JPMorgan to help itself. No complicated formulas, no risky leveraged schemes – just buy real silver for full cash payment and sit and wait. After all, that's exactly what JPMorgan has done and after five years, the wait should not be long.


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A passport is the most valuable item an avid international traveler can possess, opening up the world outside your home country for a lifetime of exploration. So holding two national passports – a privilege available to dual citizens (that is, those holding citizenship in two nations simultaneously) – clearly offers some major advantages. In practical terms, a traveler with dual citizenship potentially has greater freedom and ease of international travel. From a lifestyle perspective, holding two passports can make it easier to retain community ties within a country of origin while also being an active civic participant in a new home country. There are some complexities that warrant research prior to any international trip, but for most the advantages of dual citizenship outweigh this minor inconvenience.
Benefits of Dual Citizenship While Traveling
When it comes to traveling internationally for pleasure, to visit family and friends, work or study, one of the most important benefits of dual citizenship is wider access to foreign nations. Every country has different entry requirements for citizens of all other countries. Visiting citizens from some nations will need to obtain a visa in advance, others can get one upon arrival and others still qualify for a visa waiver. Holding two passports means you can opt to travel using the one that will involve the least restrictive entry process for your destination. Bypassing the need for a visa in this way might save you months of waiting, cumbersome paperwork and the hassle of an interview at an embassy or consulate.
Dual citizens who have citizenship in one country that's a member of a multinational union guaranteeing freedom of movement, such as the European Union, enjoy even greater benefits as travelers. For example a person holding a French passport and a Mexican passport who flies into Germany will have an easier and likely quicker time passing through customs and immigration upon arrival when presenting a French passport. On the other hand, the Mexican passport might bestow benefits when traveling to other Central American countries.
Another benefit that might apply in extreme circumstances is the option to reach out to one of two different embassies or consulates if you need emergency assistance while abroad.
Note that if you are a national of the United States and a second country, you must use only your U.S. passport when leaving and re-entering the country.
Dual Citizenship's Lifestyle Benefits
Through the dual citizenship process, those who have spent significant periods of their life in two different countries are able to maintain emotional and practical ties to both countries at once. On an emotional level, dual citizenship means a person does not have to choose between their two home countries. In practical terms, a dual citizen can vote and work legally in both home countries, and depending on national laws enjoy other benefits only available to citizens, such as owning land, investing in a business or attending school. Some dual citizens might be able to claim social services, such as state pensions and universal healthcare, in both countries, although other requirements such as residency and history as a taxpayer are likely to be factors.
Citizenship is generally a permanent status, meaning it is not usually lost if you leave the country for an extended period of time. In contrast, legal residency and work visas have to be renewed and depend upon continuously meeting strict criteria. Further, a dual citizen may return to either of their countries of nationality for an unlimited period of time without fear of an expiring visa. Dual citizens therefore can have peace of mind that in the future they have the option to return to their country of origin for an extended period, for example to care for an elderly parent, or split their time between their two home countries during retirement.
Benefits for Children and Family Members
Parents with dual citizenship can generally pass both statuses down to their children, and sometimes other family members. A citizen might sponsor a relative to immigrate to their current home country or to receive a visitor's visa, whereas a legal resident or work visa-holder can not. Children of dual citizens can likely study or get work experience in their parent's other country of citizenship with relative ease.
Dual citizens who vote absentee in their countries of origin might feel they are doing their part to improve the circumstances of their family members and community back there. Those who left their home country due to political unrest might hope to return should the situation there change, something that can be achieved by retaining the right to vote there.
Foreign Policy in Focus: The Benefits of Dual Citizenship; Michele Wucker
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Joanne Thomas has worked as a writer and editor for print and online publications since 2004. As a specialist in travel, she has penned pieces for USAToday.com, Carnival Cruise Line, Travelocity and the San Francisco Travel Association, among other names. She has lived on three continents and currently resides in California. Thomas holds a bachelor's degree in politics from the University of Bristol, U.K.
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Q: SharePoint Online Access Request Status Codes I am using CSOM to retrieve items from the "Access Requests" list.
(https://sharepointSite.sharepoint.com/sites/siteName/Access%20Requests/pendingreq.aspx)
I am trying to figure out all the possible values of the "Status" field.
I have found the following values (just from looking at the access requests page and comparing to the data retrieved from my code)

*

*0 = Pending

*2 = Accepted

*5 = Withdrawn

I have been unable to find any reference to these codes online.
Can anyone point me to a reference for these values or let me know what you figured our on your own?

A: OK whilst "_ModerationStatus" values are 0..4 (where 0=Approved), this is not the same as the "Status" field of an Access Request, which has values I have obtained from the Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAccessRequestsUtility (public enum StatusToInt), as well as accessrequestsviewtemplate.debug.js file (located in 15 hive, Layouts folder):

*

*0=Pending (which could also trigger expired is an invitation)

*1=Approved

*2=Accepted

*3=Denied

*4=Expired

*5=Revoked

I obtained this from powershell hitting the field and obtaining the SchemaXml property, reverse-engineering code as well as this MS link:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj675013(v=office.12).aspx
Also look at these links depending upon your need:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spaccessrequests.changerequeststatus.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj674880(v=office.12).aspx

A: Statuses are stored in Approval Status field (Internal Name: _ModerationStatus) for the specified Access Requests list
How to retrieve values of _ModerationStatus field via CSOM
var listTitle = "Access Requests";
var fieldName = "_ModerationStatus";
var list = ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle(listTitle);
var field = list.Fields.GetByInternalNameOrTitle(fieldName);
ctx.Load(field);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();
var fieldChoice = ctx.CastTo<FieldChoice>(field);
var values = fieldChoice.Choices;
foreach (var value in values)
{
     Console.WriteLine(value);
}

About Moderation Status field
According to 2.2.1.2.13 Moderation Status the following are all possible valid values for Moderation Status:

*

*0 - The list item is approved.

*1 - The list item has been denied approval.

*2 - The list item is pending approval.

*3 - The list item is in the draft or checked out state.

*4 - The list item is scheduled for automatic approval at a future    date.


This is a continuation of a series of posts of my Missouri Vacation which I took the first week of September. To start at the beginning go HERE. The rest of the posts, in consecutive order are HERE , HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
The end of our Missouri vacation that my husband and I took way back in September ended with one night and one full day in Branson, Missouri. I already wrote about how we spent our night in Branson in last week's travel post. This week I will conclude my Missouri Travel Series with how we spent our day in Branson.
There is so much to see and do in the Branson area that you almost need a full week to see everything. This was our second visit to Branson, but both times we were only there a short time. The number one activity I would suggest doing before you do anything else and/or if you have limited time, is to take a duck ride.
The ducks are replicas of actual WWII military vehicles that can travel both on land and water. The Branson Duck Tour is 70 minutes long and takes you all over the city of Branson showing you all the sites and they give you a history of the town as well. But there's more! You will also cross over a dam, travel through the woods, climb a mountain to a scenic view, learn the history of more military vehicles, and then splash down and cruise Table Lake all the while laughing your head off at your crazy tour guides corner jokes!
I enjoyed driving through town and marveling at all the crazy touristy buildings. It's like a little Las Vegas.
Our tour guide was the sweetest, funniest guy ever! We could tell he really enjoyed his job. Our only complaint was that he talked really fast and he had a thick southern accent, so there were times we had a hard time understanding him. We didn't want to miss anything he had to say, because he was so funny!
Branson has a very quirky, kitschy feel to it that can be a turn-off to some people. I must admit on my first visit I wasn't impressed. But going to Vegas seemed to make me appreciate Branson more. It's like a Little Vegas but a lot more wholesome.
You will never run out of things to do in Branson, especially if you have kids. There are lots of places for kids to play!
After driving through town a bit, we then headed up out of town and across this bridge/dam. The building in the distance is a luxury hotel.
From the bridge we saw gorgeous views like this!
Then it was time to enter the woods and go up the mountain!
At the top of the mountain we had a moment of silence to honor our veterans as our duck drove around showing us all these amazing WWII vehicles.
When the WWII tribute finished, our duck then parked right here where so we could spend a few moments "oohing" and "ah hing" over this amazing view of the Ozarks!
We even got lucky and had a large bird enter our frame!
But the excitement wasn't over yet, in fact, it was just beginning. Because now it was time to see how our Duck does on water. Yes, they actually do take you into the water on this tour. It's so fun, because they drive into the water really fast and all the water splashes up around the boat (no, we didn't get wet), and then you're on a boat ride!
We saw other boats and an island in the lake.
And we even got a close up view of the Showboat Branson Belle. It does a cruise, dinner and show. If I ever go back to Branson, the Showboat is next on my list of things to do.
If there are any children on board the duck, they let them take turns driving the boat (although I'm sure adults would be allowed to drive as well).
After everyone had a turn driving the boat, it was time for our duck to go back on land. The path you see through the woods is how we got in and out of the lake.
But I tour wasn't over yet! We had to go back downtown to return to Duck Central and we were able to see even more fun tourist attractions.
This is the World's Largest Titanic Museum Attraction...another thing on my list of things to see and do in Branson. It looks amazing!
Branson is known for it's country music shows, so everywhere you look, you will see theater buildings and advertisements for country music.
And if you love to shop, Branson is for you! They have a great historic downtown filled with fabulous shops. We didn't go there on this trip because we did that the last time we were in Branson. You can read about that HERE if your interested to know more about their downtown. But in addition to their downtown there are so many places to shop it's ridiculous! My favorite place to shop in Branson, is Branson's Landing, which I covered last week, but there is also the Grand Village, Tanger Outlets, Branson Mill Craft Village, and so much more!
We always love to just drive or walk around and look at all the fun tourist attractions. This is a Wax Museum. I've never been to a wax museum. Someday!
When our tour ended, we headed out to lunch. We went to Danna's Barbecue and Burger Shop because my husband's co-worker recommended it. I'm glad he did, because it was literally THE BEST BARBECUE I've ever had in my life. The meat just melted in my mouth it was so tender!
It's a small, cute little place, but it's very popular and fills up fast. By the time we got our order, every table was filled. They do have a server that helps people find tables.
You have to stand in a line to place your order. They then give you a marker to place on your table and a server brings your food out to you.
We both got pulled pork baskets.
Oh, my mouth is watering just thinking about how good this barbecue sandwich was!
After lunch, we shopped a bit and then we went to a matinee performance at the Sight and Sound Theater. It is a Christian theater that does musicals based on bible stories. This is our second visit to this theater. The first time we saw "Joseph"; you can read my review of that show HERE where I shared our visit to downtown Branson. This time we saw "Moses". Although we loved "Joseph" we were absolutely blown away by "Moses". It was absolutely amazing! The special effects were truly stunning, and the story line was so touching and meaningful.
Of course we had to get our picture taken next to the Moses statue!
If you can only go to one show in Branson, I highly recommend the Sight and Sound Theater. Just get your tickets in advance! We didn't, thinking we could easily buy tickets when we got there (we did the first time to see "Joseph") but they were all sold out. I actually started to cry, I was so upset. It was suppose to be the highlight of my trip! But somehow, my husband managed to get two tickets by talking to the ticket agent at the counter. The seats weren't together, but I didn't care. I was so happy to get tickets I burst into tears. The ticket agent then gave us a free Moses soundtrack. She was so sweet!
And that concludes my Missouri Travel Series! I won't have any more travel posts to share for awhile as I am all caught up sharing my adventures with you all. We can't do much this winter because we have too many home projects to get caught up on. I am going to Chicago to visit my children for a week in February, so when I come back from that trip I might have a few travel posts to share. Our next major road trip will be in April when we go to Savannah! I'm really excited about that trip. I booked an apartment in a historic home in downtown Savannah for the week. It's so beautiful and romantic!


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2022 FIFA World Cup – the final matches
by Lorraine Williamson December 13, 2022
@FIFAWorldCup
FOOTBALL – The last of the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-final matches saw Portugal lose to Morocco, and England crash out in their controversial game against France. Tonight will see the first of the semi-finals in the countdown to the ultimate game in Qatar on Sunday December 18.
Morocco v Portugal
The quarter-final match between Morocco and Portugal was played on Saturday. Portugal started the game as favourites, however, Morocco had also knocked out Spain.
The game started with plenty of action for both sides. However, it seemed to settle after the first 15 minutes into a somewhat scrappy affair, although En-Nesyri was always close to threatening. Heading into the final third of the first half, and Portugal appeared to have the upper hand. But there was still no goal to show for the efforts.
Then, a few minutes before half time, En-Nesyri pulled it off, and headed the ball into the back of the net. It was 1-0 for Morocco. During stoppage time, Fernandes of Portugal went down and claimed for a penalty. However, the referee waved play on, and the first half remained 1-0.
The second half continued with both sides putting up a strong fight. Neither looked to be backing down. Joao Felix looked set to even the score in the 83rd minute, but Bounou miraculously got a glove to it and sent it away.
As the minutes ticked away, the excitement from the Moroccan fans was intense. Three minutes into stoppage time, and Cheddira was sent off for a bad challenge on Joao Felix. Nine minutes were added, and each minute was frantic. Morocco held on, and Portugal failed to get a goal. Morocco were going through to the semi-finals. The first African team in history to do so.
England v France
Both sides started well but France seemed to have a slight edge. This was confirmed when the first goal came after just 17 minutes. A counter-attack from France saw Mbappe take on and win the challenge from Rice as he switched and passed to Griezmann on the right who then slipped it to Tchouaméni. The midfielder took his chance and fired it through the legs of Bellingham, and into the bottom corner of the net. It was 0-1 for France.
Just before the goal, the England players were claiming for a foul on Saka at the other end of the pitch. The referee waved play on, after VAR did not agree a foul.
England upped their game, but then Kane went down in the box when he was pulled back by Upamecano, and their legs tangled as he fell. VAR denied the penalty.
Shortly after, Kane had another attempt at goal, but missed.
Upamecano was in action once again, as this time he toppled Saka as he was running towards the box. A free kick was not awarded despite protests from the English side.
The first half ended with France leading by one goal to nil.
Under 10 minutes into the second half, and a penalty was awarded to England. Saka was clipped by Tchouameni, and the referee pointed to the spot.
Harry Kane stepped up, sent Lloris to the right, as he aimed and scored to the left. It was the equaliser England had been waiting for. From this point, the England squad gained in confidence as they created more chances.
After 74 minutes, England were again asking for a penalty after Upamecano made a clumsy tackle on Bellingham. But the referee decided it was not enough for a foul.
A few minutes later, assisted once more by Griezmann, this time it was the turn of Giroud to score for the French. England now needed to pull at least one back to remain in with a chance.
Then, with 81 minutes on the clock. England are awarded a penalty after a VAR review. Hernández had pushed Mount which prevented him from progressing with the ball. Hernández earned a yellow card for his actions.
Harry Kane stepped up again, but missed. As the game continued into 11 minutes of stoppage time, England continued to battle for that goal. A chance came for Rashford in the final seconds, but the ball landed on the roof of the net.
The controversial game ended 1-2 and England were going home.
Argentina v Croatia
The winners of the first quarter-finals will play against each other tonight. Croatia take on Argentina at 8.00 pm at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. This will be the third World Cup meeting between the 2 sides. The first was in 1998 when Argentina won 1-0, and the second was 20 year later, in 2018 when Croatia won 3-0.
France v Morocco
The second semi-final will take place tomorrow also at 8.00 pm but at the Al Bayt Stadium. This time, Morocco will face France. Morocco have not conceded a goal (with the exception of an own-goal against Canada) so far in this World Cup series.
The play-off for third place will be on Saturday December 17 at 4.00 pm.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final
The final of the Qatar World Cup will take place on Sunday December 18 at 4.00 pm.
Also read: Where to watch the final World Cup matches
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Q: What is a clean and simple method of backing up Ruby on Rails app and MySQL database? I started learning Ruby and Rails over the past week or so.  I have completely destroyed my app and had to redo everything a couple of times. haha
It is a giant pain rebuilding everything using only a backup folder of some copied files.  I'm sure I'll break some more stuff in the future.
Are there any good gems or tools that will help me backup both the App and the MySQL database?
I have used this option for MySQL but it doesn't seem to work well when working with Rails:
mysqldump database_name > database_name.sql

A: First of all: you don't need to do backup  of your application. You should use version control system (git, for example) and automated deployment (capistrano, chef or whatever). Using this two principles you can always redeploy your application on the broken VPS or transfer it to another server.
Then, about DB backup - just do it using your DB abilities (mysqldump in your case) :) You can set up, for example, CRON task, which will backup your database once a day. But don't forget that it will be much better if you will store your dump on the other server - in case of your server being completely broken.


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Live Photos: Tove Lo & Phoebe Ryan Enchant Hammerstein Ballroom
By DeShaun Craddock | March 6, 2017 | 5:00pm
Music Galleries Tove Lo
Last month, two of pop's upstart voices filled the Hammerstein Ballroom as Tove Lo and Phoebe Ryan joined the same bill. Fresh off last year's Lady Wood LP, Lo channeled her svelte, sensual odes of love and abandon through sheens of EDM production. She stalked the stage with a confidence more than earned over her past five years as both a performer and songwriter of some of the most addictive dance anthems available. With an EP and recent single "Dark Side" under her belt (as well as a strangely sweet "Ignition"/"Do You Like Drugs" mashup), Ryan introduced herself as a cool, intelligent singer-songwriter who wasn't afraid to divulge a disarming vulnerability and tight ear for melody. Photographer DeShaun Craddock photographed both colorful sets, seen in the gallery above. Tove Lo is touring throughout South America, North America and Europe through fall.
1 of 20 Phoebe Ryan at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY, 2/22/2017.
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