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Bigger Than The Government: How We Look At Hip-Hop
May 17th, 2013 by david brothers | Tags: eminem, kendrick lamar, killer mike, rick ross
"Rap is the CNN of the streets."
–Chuck D, more or less
Rap music is real.
We treat white people and white culture as the default culture in America. As a result, non-white voices are often marginalized and left out of the conversation. The various History Months and Pride Days — those are a way to correct our collective course and encourage the addition and recognition of other voices in our culture. It's educational for outsiders and aspirational or inspirational for those who are a part of that culture.
In a lot of ways, rap music is like that. It's an education. The art we create is a reflection of ourselves and the culture we live in. When dude from dead prez says, "The violence in me reflect the violence that surround me," or when Kendrick Lamar says "I got the blunt in my mouth; usually I'm drug-free… but shit, I'm with the homies," they're speaking a truth. You are a product of your environment. You are influenced, and those influences are on display when you create something, whether that creation is your life or your art.
The violence, misogyny, and homophobia in rap are a reflection of the environments the rappers live in, from the crib to the block to the hood to the city to the state to the country. The joy, money-chasing, happiness, and pride in rap are a reflection of those same things, as well. The entire spectrum of content is a reflection, really.
When Chuck D said that rap music was the CNN of the streets — a statement repeated and remixed so often that I actually can't figure out when or where he actually said it beyond "twenty years ago" — that's what he was referring to. He was referring specifically to the way that rap lyrics reflect the lives of the rappers, and through the rappers, black people. Not all black people, obviously, but an important subset of the black community.
People say write what you know as advice to newbie writers, but the truth is that you can only write what you know. You're drawing from your experience, be they direct or indirect. You're spilling the contents of your brain, and in doing so, educating someone else.
Chuck D wasn't saying that rap is non-fictional. He was saying that rap has non-fictional roots and that examining those roots is something that should be encouraged, not dismissed. Kanye rapping about trying to get a friend to hook him up with girls and that friend telling him to pump his brakes and drive slow — that's real. 50 Cent saying that he'll say anything to make his girl laugh, including "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" — that's real. Killer Mike and NWA rapping about police brutality, Snoop and Kurupt slathering misogyny over funked out beats, Jean Grae kicking punchlines that make your head nod, Eminem talking about his relationship with his mother — those are all real, no matter how fictionalized they may be.
"Salt all in my wounds/ Hear my tears all in my tunes/ Let my life loose in this booth/ Just for you, muhfucker/ Hope y'all amused"
-Gunplay, 2012
Rap is real, but the meaning of real began to drift as time passed. Instead of representing the idea of emotional or intellectual honesty sitting inside a fictional construct, it began to mean something closer to "be a thug or else you're fake." "Keep it real" is a common refrain, or was at one point. It was the rallying cry for a certain type of rapper. Real in that sense meant a specific type of black masculinity and femininity. Real had been whittled down until it meant guns and drugs and bottles in the club. This happened for a variety of reasons — record labels love money, rappers love money, and it turns out white teens LOVE gutter raps — but it is what it is and we have to live with it.
A weird thing about rap is that it feels more "true" to me than most other genres. Part of it is the "CNN of the streets" aspect of things. I can hear myself and my experiences in Jay-Z, Nas, Weezy, and hundreds of other rappers. Kendrick Lamar talking about being lost, Joe Budden talking about awkward love, Killer Mike talking about anger, Devin the Dude talking about weed — I recognize and empathize.
Rap is real, but it's fake at the same time. The line between the two is often blurred, as rappers draw from real life experiences, movies, other songs, and the rest of our culture to create their rhymes. Lupe Fiasco's "Kick, Push" and "Kick, Push II" aren't true stories, to my knowledge, but they are real. The same is true of Jay-Z's "99 Problems," which is partly real and partly fake.
Rap is real, but rap is fictional. But sometimes people get it twisted.
"They said I can't rap about being broke no more… they ain't say I can't rap about coke no more!"
-Eminem, 2000
Earlier this year, Rick Ross kicked this rhyme on Rocko's UOENO: "Put molly all in her champagne/ she ain't even know it/ I took her home and enjoyed that/ she ain't even know it." It set off a firestorm of essays, complaints, and discussion. Eventually, Reebok dropped Ross from a sponsorship deal. The first petition I saw was this one, Lolia Etomi, though I think that this one was the biggest. Etomi's petition has a passage that made my head turn:
If what he is saying is true, not just meaningless lyrics he has just publicly admitted to drugging and raping a woman. This should be investigated further and he should be prosecuted. If it is not true and they are just lyrics, he has still just glorified rape and this should not be ignored.
"If what he is saying is true."
Rick Ross is an entertainer who has co-opted the identity of an infamous drug dealer. Put differently — Rick Ross is a liar. I don't say that to be insulting, either. He's a liar like Brad Pitt is a liar, like Denzel Washington is a liar. Brad Pitt has never beaten a man half to death for no reason and Denzel Washington was never Malcolm X. It's obvious in movies. We know they're fake. The idea of prosecuting someone in case their lyrics are true is laughable to me, but as I poked around, I realized that it actually happens. Which is a problem, and one that has its roots in the idea that rap is real.
Rap is fake, is the thing, but part of the mystique of rap is that you're peeking in on another world that's real to varying degrees. The verisimilitude of rap music blurs the line between real and fake. No one would think that Britney Spears actually did it again or that The Beatles lived everything they talked about, but it's different with rap. Rap has "CNN of the streets" and "Keep it real" in its past, and that's led to where we are today, when someone can honestly suspect that a rapper would actually brag about crimes they committed on a song geared toward being a smash hit and played nationwide. I figure how I feel about that is how heavy metal fans felt about the Satanism scares? It's a possibility.
Keeping your Rap World believable and — maybe more importantly — profitable is tough. I was reading a Complex piece on Ghostface's favorite songs and came across this:
"I even like 'Spot Rusherz.' Rae was saying some fly shit on there. And I was going in on the intro. But I remember when I said, 'Yo Rae, come here,' at the end, and he's like, 'Yo, chill Ghost.' And I'm like, 'Yo Rae, I'm 'bout to scrape her.' But I said 'rape' at first. 'Yo Rae, I'm 'bout to rape her.' He was like, 'Nah, we can't say that.' [Laughs.] It was too much. He said, 'No, just say 'scrape her.'' And it became 'scrape.' I was just thinking about that the other day.
It stuck out to me because the standards for violence and rape in rap has been on my mind for a while now, but also because the implications are fascinating. Some artists have made careers while incorporating rape lyrics. Eminem's "Who Knew", for example, includes the lines "You want me to fix up lyrics while the President gets his dick sucked?/ Fuck that! Take drugs, rape sluts/ Make fun of gay clubs, men who wear make-up." DMX told a faceless enemy that he'd rape his teenaged daughter and Biggie has friends who rape children and throw them off bridges.
At the same time, Eminem's hit single "My Name Is" included the lines "Extraterrestrial, runnin' over pedestrians/ in a spaceship while they screamin' at me 'Let's just be friends!'" on the Slim Shady LP. On the original version, those lines were "Extra-terrestrial, killin' pedestrians/ Rapin' lesbians while they're screamin' at me, 'Let's just be friends!'"
Where's the line for "too far"? Is there a line? Should there be a line? In the case of Rae and Ghost, an off-hand mention of rape was too far. The rest of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… is about dealing drugs, mafioso aspirations, and how ill Clarks Wallabees are. The violence and other misogyny were acceptable, but a direct rape reference — in the song he makes a woman strip down to her Claibornes and then changes his mind — was not.
The line may be tied to fame. Before Slim Shady LP, Eminem was an underground emcee. He had cosigns from Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine, but he wasn't anybody yet. He was far from a household name. His first album was softened up — unevenly, if you know it well — probably for the sake of mass appeal. But his Marshall Mathers LP opens with a verse containing these lines:
"Oh, now he's raping his own mother, abusing a whore, snorting coke, and we gave him the Rolling Stone cover?"
You god damn right, bitch, and now it's too late
I'm triple platinum and tragedies happen in two states
In what is in hindsight a amazingly self-aware move, a skit on Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP features a skit with Paul Rosenberg, co-founder of Eminem's Shady Records. Paul, being the liaison between Em and Interscope, is in charge of making sure the ship runs smoothly and the album gets cleared for release. On the skit, Rosenberg says "Dre gave me a copy of the new album… and I just… [sigh] …fuck it." It's another essay, but I think Eminem might be one of the most self-aware/self-conscious rappers in recent memory.
By the time Marshall Mathers LP dropped, Eminem was a Name. He made his label millions, he was well on the way to making himself millions, and his videos probably played on MTV more often than he had hot meals. Being a Name brings a certain level of power. When you're a young guy trying to take advantage of your big break, do you have to sand down your rough edges? But if you've already made that break, if you're established and in a position to defend your art, are you more free to say whatever you want, as long as it's in a creative context?
Necro, Ill Bill (as a solo artist), and Non-Phixion provide a counterpoint. They're not going for major label sales or acceptance. They don't care if somebody's mama in Minnesota gets offended at their lyrics, so creating songs like "I Need Drugs" and "How to Kill A Cop," both of which are flips of other popular rap songs, is no skin off their back. Their underground status gives them the same freedom that Eminem's "made man" status awards him. If you're not trying to be big, or if you've already made it, you have benefits people who haven't made it yet don't have.
(Biggie's another case, one I haven't quite figured out yet. But, off the top of my head, I have the feeling that he kept his really gutter material segregated from his R&B crossover lyrics. They were on the same album, but aimed at different audiences, much like Eminem's emotional, violent, and pop songs were serving varied masters.)
Ross is a third situation. He got big, but made himself beholden to non-creative corporate interests at the same time. He became a spokesman for Reebok, as Reebok wanted to use his brand to extend their influence amongst men. The Ross brand is extravagant, suave, and wealthy. He's selling a lifestyle. But, as pointed out by my friend Cheryl Lynn Eaton, one of Reebok's primary audiences is women. So a rape line in raps doesn't play. I spent a lot of time thinking about this aloud on tumblr a while back, and I was struck when a reader said that "It's easy to feel like a protagonist, "I am the guy doing the rad violence and Whatever He Wants", but when the power trip is date rape it gets REALLY hard for me to see myself as macho hero instead of 'date-raped anonymous girl'."
I was struck because it's so plainly true. It's one of the simplest explanations of the downsides of the One Man To Make Things Right scenario. When Ross said what he said, he immediately alienated a significant part of Reebok's audience in a way that the drug raps and violence don't, and was punished financially for it. He's free to say whatever he wants, but free speech has a price.
"Music… reality… sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. But we as entertainers have a responsibility to these kids… psyche!"
–Bizarre, 2002
The context between 2013 and 2000, when Eminem was blowing up, is different now, too. There was no Twitter, no Tumblr, no Facebook. Blogs weren't what they are now. If you wanted to make a stink, you had to either get on TV, write a book, or get into a magazine. Nowadays? I can just type in "4thletter.net" and go buck wild with a three thousand word essay on how we view rap.
That changes the conversation. Voices that weren't originally in that conversation are now free to join it, and have a platform that lets them explain their position in a detailed and well-reasoned manner. These voices often lack the legitimacy that's awarded to people who use traditional channels, but Twitter has a way of turning small things into big ones. If you're good, the tiniest blog can become the site of an enormous conversation.
You can see this change in conversation in the backlash against Ross, the discussion surrounding Chief Keef, the controversy about Lil Wayne using an Emmett Till metaphor, and the annoying conversations around Lana Del Rey's "realness." You can see it when Maura Johnston writes about how not to write about female musicians.
These new voices, like the Months and Days, serve as, if not a corrective, then something else to consider when creating your art or judging someone else's art. I've personally been enriched by this. My thoughts about Ross were crystallized most through talking with white women who are mostly (as near as I can tell) outsiders to rap and black culture on Tumblr. Being around Cheryl Lynn for the past few years has shown me that some of the things I truly love treat black women like trash.
I like every part of rap. I can listen to Curren$y & Juvenile's "Bitch Get Up" and Blu & Nia Andrews's "My Sunshine" and recognize the pros and cons of both tracks. (Both of them go, personally.) That doesn't make me a bad person or a hypocrite. There's a time and place for everything, whether it's Eminem's "Kim" or Tupac's "Dear Mama."
(There's something about how most of the controversy I've talked about has been specifically about misogyny or rape instead of violence, drug dealing, and everything else in rap, but I'd need a whole other uncomfortable essay to untangle that knot.)
When it comes to rap and reality, it's like something David Simon once said. "We know more about human pride, purpose, and obsession from Moby-Dick than from any contemporaneous account of the Nantucket whaler that was actually struck and sunk by a whale in the nineteenth-century incident on which Melville based his book."
In other words, if you want to know the human cost of the Vietnam War, you can google it and get numbers and data. If you want to know the emotional cost, you should listen to Freda Payne's "Bring the Boys Home" instead. If you want to know the after-effects of Ronald Reagan's tenure as president on the black community, read a book. If you want to know what catharsis and guilt sounds like, listen to Killer Mike's "Reagan."
Listen to rap.
Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Commodity Culture (or, "Watch out now, they'll chew you up")
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11 comments to "Bigger Than The Government: How We Look At Hip-Hop"
I know the Tyler the Creator/Rape conversation has been had too many times, but I figured if there was one rapper that embodies the idea of becoming a character, especially a dark or evil one, in rap, its him. I'm kind of surprised you didn't mention him. I'm sure there is plenty you could say about him, especially considering there's plenty that separates him from other rappers. Great article though, I'm always interested in your thoughts on Hip-Hop/Rap.
by Aidan May 17th, 2013 at 16:01 --reply
This feels like the best essay you've written in a long time. You gotta blackout like this more often.
by Ace May 18th, 2013 at 00:22 --reply
Bookmarked for future reference.
As a metal fan, sure, there's a parallel to the Satanism scares. So much of the devil talk in metal is obviously theatrical or metaphorical, and the over-reaction to it has a similar ignorance of context. But the Satanic panic in the US was a wave of hysteria that lasted only a few years and was debunked pretty quickly when no actual Satanic cults or demons turned up (not to say it didn't ruin the lives of some who were affected by it). If rap is real but fake, Satanic metal is…just fake.
And, of course, most metal musicians and fans are white. America doesn't fear the devil the way it does young black men.
by MaxBenign May 18th, 2013 at 07:33 --reply
Problem is, you can't be real and fake. Contradiction in terms. You have to be one or the other, you can't be both. So if you're real, you're really a misogynist who advocates rape. And if you're fake, then you're trading on that misogyny and advocacy of rape to make millions off of poor suckers who don't even realize they're being played, don't even realize they're suckers, don't even realize they're pawns of the same misogynistic rape culture that spawned the idea that it's somehow okay for Eminem or Tyler to rap about rape, because they're just inhabiting characters. It does a disservice to them, to their listeners, and to actual victims of rape, by completely removing their agency in the situation. And if nobody has any agency in the situation, then surely everyone is victimized–by the worldview that says eh, it's just a woman, she probably deserved it by dressing like that.
The only context for rape is that it's a violent, ugly, terrible violation of body, mind and spirit. The only proper ethical response to rape is that it is wrong. The excuse of "well, he was just portraying a character" does not wash. Advocacy of rape as a character is still advocacy. The only difference is that you get to excuse it and explain it away . . . and lose your agency in the process.
You're being raped too. You just don't know it.
by Demosthenes May 19th, 2013 at 08:18 --reply
@Aidan: Yeah, I originally had a few brief sentences about Odd Future, but they were more defensive than I wanted, and a little overkill since I already had a few similar examples. But I think about them a lot. That context is very interesting.
@MaxBenign: Ha, yes! I left out that racial distinction, too. That would be a whole other kettle of fish, but it's a valuable point.
@Demosthenes: "Problem is, you can't be real and fake." But you CAN be real fake, can't you? So is it a contradiction… or is everything the same thing?
Did I just blow your mind???
I don't think we should look too seriously at rap "as real" or get too mired in the veracity or "authenticity" of rappers' accounts; that's what Chappelle makes fun of in the whole "keepin' it real goes wrong" series. I think we should be more interested in why certain claims get made and what allows them. In that light, Eminem casually referencing rape isn't alarming because it's more or less true: it's alarming because it's okay for him to say that without flinching. I really think that the more you look for authenticity in rap, the more you realize you're just searching for your version of authenticity. That's cool, but that's not every rapper's goal, so you end up limiting your exposure to the genre.
I guess what I'm saying is that the "rap is CNN" line can be taken seriously only if we take the metaphor seriously, particularly the CNN part. In other words, rap isn't an unbiased account of happenings in a particular community: it's an account saturated with biases.Desires, incentives, ambitions, motives, history and interests are always already coming to bare on what we are presented with and how rappers present themselves.
And I completely think we should dismiss the whole "product of their environment" way of accounting for things. Individuals have way more volition than that. They're not like John Locke individuals doing whatever the fuck they want – those don't exist – but I do think that the product of environment narrative seriously discounts people's agency and resistance. It's way more productive to look at how that kind of agency manifests. Plus, in the end, the product of the environment narrative goes both ways. Glenn Beck is just as much a "product of his environment" as Kendrick Lamar.
You should read, "Why Critique Has Run out of Steam" by Bruno Latour. (http://www.scribd.com/doc/19302980/Latour-Why-Has-Critique-Run-Out-of-Steam)
And I also wrote an essay regarding authenticity: http://theblacktongue.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/rap-is-the-new-race-how-the-hustle-obscures-the-struggle/
by Stephen Kearse May 21st, 2013 at 04:23 --reply
@david brothers: Nope, sorry. What you actually did was play cutesy-pie word games and pretend that cleverness is the same as insight, instead of addressing anything of substance in my post. So you tell me who's real fake here, Mr. Brothers.
Your lack of agency is showing.
by Demosthenes May 21st, 2013 at 10:04 --reply
@Stephen Kearse: Why in the world would you dismiss the idea that music is a product of the environment it was created in? That's lunacy. I think the way I do because I was born black and raised mostly in America by black people who have their own history. I am a direct product of that history and you cannot discout that at all. I'm not sure why you position Glenn Beck being a product of his environment is somehow a counterpoint to Kendrick being one. They both are — that's obvious.
Equally obvious is that I'm not absolving anyone of responsibility or suggesting they have no agency. I don't know how you could read this and come away thinking I believe anything even approaching that. That's why I talk about a variety of concepts from dudes with shared roots and dudes with wildly different roots. Everyone copes in different ways, and Killer Mike and Juvenile, who I think are nearly peers in age and grew up in the hood in two different Southern states, have both shared subject matter (strippers, drugs) and wildly different subject matter (Mike is way more political).
But I think you missed my point, but that's maybe my fault — there's no real conclusion here and a whole mess of points to consider. One of those points is that the environment is worth considering when discussing rap, but not to the point that you believe the rappers are kicking actual facts. It's like fiction. The subtext reveals things about the characters, the author, and the world.
I'm not looking for authenticity in rap. I'm looking for banging beats, tight rhymes, and nice wordplay. The authenticity, or lack thereof, is a side effect of the roots and evolution of the genre. I recognize and appreciate it when I see it — Gucci Mane, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike, Fresh Prince, Rakim, and whoever else are all "authentic" — but there's not some objective idea of authenticity that I'm seeking for.
Bias is irrelevant. Unbiased accounts don't exist, and I never said that rap should be taken literally, as your response suggests. In fact, I explicitly say otherwise, repeatedly, in this essay. It's… it's basically the entire point of the essay, that there is value in listening to rap but it isn't objective or academic or… did you read this thing?
But, okay, taking your statement at face value: We all judge situations according to our own biases. That's basically how points of view work. I'm approaching this from one angle, you're approaching it from another, and there's no unbiased angle because anyone who looks into the subject is not a tabula rasa. They're a person with opinions and beliefs, and those opinions and beliefs inform how they approach everything. Objective truth exists, but we cannot experience it without it being filtered through a human being, which unconsciously and inevitably injects our biases, prejudices, beliefs, and so on into our perception of the truth. Shorter: the shade of blue that I see is probably not the exact same shade of blue that you see, but both of us see blue.
I appreciate your points, but you're not actually replying to what I wrote, I feel like. You're definitely ascribing positions to me that I do not hold and actively debunk in the post, too.
@Demosthenes: I don't think it was cute or clever so much as scornful. I didn't want to give you any insight because, frankly, you don't deserve it. You want me to address something of substance in your post — like what? You're see-thru. You don't have any substance and your reading comprehension is sorely lacking. "blah blah blah if you mention rape without condemning it you're a rape advocate." What world do you live in?
Here's some agency for you though:
1. The entire essay is about how the line between real and fake is often blurred in rap music, as a result of the subject matter, context, and other social factors. A rapper's "Fuck you" is different from a rock star's "Fuck you," even if the motivation behind it is the same.
2. Your "poor suckers" comment, among others, is incredibly elitist and uninformed. You're probably one of those dudes who likes to talk about how rap is different than hip-hop, and only conscious rap matters, not that mainstream top 40 stuff. Sorry — I said elitist and uninformed, but I was thinking stupid.
3. You don't understand how fiction works.
4. It is okay for Eminem and Tyler to rap about rape for the same reason it's okay for Jay-Z to rap about selling drugs and it's okay for Arnold Schwarzeneggar to murder eight hundred people with a machine gun. It's fiction, and one thing you apparently didn't learn is that depiction is not advocacy. Jim Thompson doesn't advocate for small town sherriffs to murder people and beat women, Eminem doesn't want you to rape women, Tyler, the Creator is not actually going to kill himself or his friends, even though thus far he's died a couple times and all of his friends have been killed by his alter ego.
It's fake. The context behind it is real, and should inform the discussion of this stuff, but it is fake fake faaaaaake. It is entertainment, and before you leap to your keyboard to tell me that rape isn't entertaining, entertainment is not always positive, enjoyable, or comfortable! Requiem for a Dream is harrowing. I never fail to feel terrible and cry after I watch Do the Right Thing. But they are art and serve a purpose, and your blanket "If you depict it, you're encouraging it!" is the sort of thing that would never pass muster in any conversation about art or life. It's never that easy.
No one is removing agency. Not even close. It's the opposite, if anything. I mean, if I say that Eminem chose to make a rape joke in a song, isn't that suggesting he has agency? Nobody made him do it. He chose to do it. I'd wager he knows good and well that he's a product of a culture — not just a rape culture, a fully-realized culture — that is violent and racist and sexist. That's a sucker bet, though, because he's acknowledged that exact fact repeatedly on record and interviews, and so has basically every single other rapper who has been asked the question. What do you think "You want me to fix up lyrics while the President gets his dick sucked?" means? C'mon son. It's not about absolving someone of responsibility. It's about looking at what they're responsible for in the context of the culture they were influenced by and are contributing to. Probably too much nuance for you, though?
5. I think the problem is that some people are smart enough to understand the difference between reality and fiction, including the differing rules for both, and other people are named Demosthenes. I mean, otherwise, Robert Downey Jr is a HUGE racist, Val Kilmer is a murderer, Charlotte Gainsbourg believes in female genital mutilation, etc etc. I can't believe I actually have to say this, honestly.
6. For somebody explaining to me how I'm a rape advocate or whatever whatever, you sure are free with the word rape. You wanna use the word on this site? You use the dictionary definition of "rape" strictly. You wanna tell me I'm being fooled or taken advantage of or whatever, you use a different word.
7. You forgot to say "sheeple."
8. You want to respond to me again, put your real name on it. If you want to be ignorant in my house, you don't get to hide behind a fake name, Valentine.
by david brothers May 21st, 2013 at 12:17 --reply
I see what you are saying about me not directly engaging with your points, but that's my fault. I'll try to clarify.
I didn't mean to imply that history and context are never important because they absolutely are. It's just that too often when someone uses the "environment" to explain something, the implication is that environment is destiny. I totally agree that you and I think a certain way about things because we're Black in America, but I feel like the existence of Black Republicans – particularly ones that grew up in poverty – suggests that we should be more nuanced when using the environment to understand why people think or act a certain wayu. Basically, as its currently used, the environment is this omnipotent thing that acts on people. My point was that it's a lot more complicated than that and that people resist, even in tiny ways.
Regarding realness vs fakeness, I agree that you make the case that rap is blurry and I agree with that case. It's just that at one point you imply that realness is something you relate to more and that relatability is what helps that line between real and fake stay invisible. On one hand, that's idiosyncratic, so it could just be a you thing, but on the other hand, the idea of relatability being necessary for a song to connect is treacherous ground. I say that because I feel like unrelatable things get overlooked. For instance, when I listen to Danny Brown's album XXX, it is all wholly unfamiliar, especially the hazy vibe of some of the instrumentals, but I'm able to engage with it anyway. The opacity of that relationship is something I value, in fact.
Now do you think I read this? Haha.
by Stephen Kearse May 22nd, 2013 at 16:06 --reply
Yeah, I would never suggest that the environment defines where you are going to go, and I apologize if I gave you that impression. It's more like — who we are is, at least in part, a reaction to our environments, right? In both a positive and negative sense. Sometimes it's a self-protective thing, sometimes it's an aspirational thing, sometimes it's something else entirely. Or everything else. Whichever. Some people reject their environment, some revel in it, and others recognize its influence, but refuse to be defined by it. I'm not sure which I am. Honestly, I would suspect a lot of us (whether "us" is black folks, Americans, men, women, whatever) are a mixture of all three, and some configuration I don't even know about yet.
The environment isn't everything so much as it is the first thing, maybe, or a foundational thing. Me and my little brother are from a similar environment. We have being raised by our mom in common, we lived together until I was grown, and we share a lot of aspects. But, due to when I was born, the choices I've made, the choices he's made, and more besides, we're different people. We don't agree on everything, we don't react the same way to identical situations, and we don't believe the same things. I used to hate Big Sean, but my brother put me onto a mixtape that changed my mind.
So there's a lot of nuance there, and I was trying to speak to that some while writing this by talking about rappers with a wide variety of subject matter. I may not like the idea of a Black Republican (of a certain stripe, anyway, I know a couple that are okay), but I don't think it's an invalid response to growing up black in America. You cope as best you can and believe in whatever gives you the strength to keep it moving.
On the real issue… there's a spectrum of real for me. I'm mostly thinking of real in this reply in the sense of "reflects some aspect of life in an accurate way." DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince are as real as Kendrick Lamar as Young Jeezy as Blu as Yasiin Bey. They're all vastly different types of real, I think, but I connect to them because I recognize bits and pieces of myself in them. It's very idiosyncratic, but I don't think that precludes it from being applicable on a larger scale, either. I'm not sure if I'm phrasing that correctly. Rephrasing: what I like about these guys, what I recognize, is something that other people can and do recognize, though the specifics for each of us may change. That's also the meaning of the CNN comment for me — there's a kernel of truth in the work of these people that's worth examining. It may be fictional, but there is still truth inside that fictional wrapper.
I'm glad you mentioned Danny Brown, because he's a dude who I connect with on a more intellectual level than an emotional one. I respect his skills, but I've never had a drug problem and I wasn't poor enough as a kid to scrap or die. But I see his skills, and I recognize that he loves language like I love language. I think that counts as relatability, doesn't it? It's a little more indirect than Jay rapping about his absentee father and ambivalence or Kanye rapping about grinding or Blu talking that regular guy talk, but it's there, I think.
(Plus one of the joints on Danny's XXX samples a song from the Akira soundtrack. Fields, I think. It's the tingling melody in the beat.)
That may be a stretch, I'm not sure, but it feels right. I find it hard to dive into things that I can't connect to on some level, whether emotionally or intellectually.
Thanks for the conversation man. This made me think about this specific aspect of things deeper than I have in a while.
by david brothers May 23rd, 2013 at 16:02 --reply
Thank you as well. I definitely agree that it's hard to dive into things when there's no point of connection. But I think for me that having no clear point of connection is a very valuable thing. It's probably just a personal preference, but I think it's helped me occupy spheres of thought that I can't normally understand and helped me identify other spheres without absorbing them into my own. For example, I really don't like Watch the Throne. It's excess in overload and as a guy who isn't a super millionaire, it's almost repulsively distancing to hear that much wealth talk. But I think that feeling that distance makes me try to harder to understand why it exists?
I'm probably getting off topic, ha. Anyway, as far as a spectrum of real, I know what you mean. It's hard to put into words, but it's like a mixture of suspension of disbelief and willingness to accept unreal things. The latter enables the former. That being said, the more that spectrum gets defined, the more counterexamples seem to pop-up, so I usually just keep it inside.
by Stephen Kearse May 24th, 2013 at 19:50 --reply


With Caitlyn has been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award!
First, I want to thank Everywhere Forward for believing in me and nominating me for this award! I did not expect this as I just started out, but feel amazing that people believe in me!
The Sunshine Blogger Award is an award for new bloggers given by other bloggers. You can get nominated for the SUnshine Blogging Award if you are able to inspire positivity, creativity, and joy in the blogging community. When I heard that I was nominated, my day could not get any better!
2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you! then, nominate 11 new bloggers and come up with a list of 11 questions for them to answer on their own blog!
What destination is at the top of your bucket list right now?
So it will be a while before I will actually go there and some other destination will be crossed off before it, but the absolute top of my bucket list is Antartica.
It has been on my list since I found out you can actually sleep on the ice and meet some penguins. That was enough for me. But it is a very expensive destination and for a short period of time. But as I just turned 20, I still have some time.
Just under Antartica are Australia and Chernobyl. I would love to visit here as it has so much to offer or the history is very interesting.
What's the biggest lesson you've learned from your travels?
Oh, hard one. The biggest lesson I learned is that there are so many different people out there. Not only the negative and mean people I got to know while growing up. I never had a lot of friends, until I started traveling. Now I actually see the good in people and have friends all over the world!
Are you a full-time blogger? If, so what advice do you have for other full-time bloggers? If not, how do you balance work-blogger life?
I am not a full-time blogger, yet. I really want to become one and travel the world. For now, that is still impossible and I am okay with that. Give it time and I believe I will get there.
I am in no position to complain as I am living in Spain for the moment studying Spanish. So in the mornings, I go to school and in the afternoons I work. I try to balance my hobbies with working.
My goal is to work 3 hours a day, read for at least 1 hour and stay up with all the shows I watch (while binge-watching other shows). I also go out for drinks with friends and love to cook. I have been putting more time in my blog in January and it is paying off! I finally get some more views, although I am not earning anything yet. But I do it because I love it!
Are you a traveling foodie, museum-lover, photographer, family travelers, or sight-seer? Or none of the above?!
Oh, I am a lot of different tourists. I am a foodie for sure! I try to do cooking classes and eat where the locals eat at every destination.
I also love sights and museums. You won't find me at the pool or beach if there is a sight I have not seen yet. Oh well, you won't find me at the beach at all and rarely by the pool.
I traveled with my parents until I got my internship in Greece 2 years ago. Now I travel alone or with friends. But I definitely see myself camping with the family when I get kids.
What inspired you to become a travel blogger?
I actually never thought about it, until a few months ago. I always like writing and actually wrote some children's book for my babysitting kids (not saying there were good, but they liked them).
I was chatting with a friend and he was complaining that I watch so many series and movies and that I should do something with it. Like, start a website with reviews.
A site with just reviews was pretty bare in my eyes, so I added recipes and travel with it. It did not take a long time, but travel is my main focus now.
So it started with a funny comment of a friend and now I love doing this and take it very seriously.
Share your favorite travel photo and tell us why!
I have to choose this picture. I made it last week when I visited Sevilla. I got a camera from a great friend just before I left for Spain and I am still playing with it.
Plaza de España is a plaza I could stay for hours and just enjoy the street artists and watch people. I was able to shot this picture and I am so happy with it!
I actually made some other great pictures, but I had to choose one… So it will be this one. The excursion was also great and with some great new friends!
Have you been to a destination that disappointed you? Why did it disappoint?
Sadly, I have to say yes to this question. I went with my best friend to Corfu last summer for some relaxing and site seeing. But when we arrived, the hotel was full of old people that have been coming here for years.
The town was promoted with a lot of restaurants and pubs, but there was almost nothing. We still had fun and it was actually a great holiday. But I am not going back to Corfu again.
I am really bad at relaxing and staying by the pool during the holiday, but I spent the whole week at the pool, puzzling and reading my books. I actually finished the whole Harry Potter series in 7 days!
There is so much I still want to see and can not take it as an answer to this question. But my favorite places to travel are cities. I love city trips because there are so many things to see and discover in a small place. It does not matter if it is London or Ronda or Chiang Mai. Every city has so much to offer and its own personality.
If I really have to choose one destination, I would go with Andalusia for now. It is a pretty big part of Spain but has everything to offer. From beaches to cities, mountains to plains. I, currently, live in Benalmadena in Andalusia and loving the culture and way of living here.
I actually do not know yet. I am looking for a job here in Spain and if I can't find one, I have a job waiting for me in Lisbon.
The plan is to go on holiday with a friend this summer, but it depends on how many days I can get off.
1 week – probably a Greek island or a double city trip.
2 weeks – 3 or 4 cities in eastern Europe.
3 weeks – (probably not possible) Interrailing through eastern Europe.
I will also go a weekend to Berlin, to visit some new friends I made here in Spain and a week back to Holland, because my parents are married for 25 years in September. In the same week, my brother turns 18 (the 21 in the USA) and my sister will get her Masters Degree. A good reason to go home right??
What is your favorite part about traveling?
There is actually only one part I hate about traveling. Tourists. You know the people that need to take at least 30 pictures from exactly the same place and same angle. All for Instagram. They can be so annoying sometimes. I actually like that I speak a bit Spanish, so when the locals complain about the tourist, I understand and start to laugh. I will just look at the locals and give them a nod. Then they start laughing too and sometimes we have a great conversation!
I love the flying, eating local food, walking through small streets, talking to locals to see what they recommend. Sleeping in hotels or in a tent, buying souvenirs, I love it all.
Where was the first place you ever traveled to?
Apparently, the first place I traveled to was America to visit my uncle. But I was 1 and do not remember anything! This was also the time I went to DisneyWorld Florida. Also, do not remember a thing about this.
The first trip that I remember pretty well is a camping trip to the Czech Republic. We went in the car and the tent to camping Papillion. The camping was from an old colleague of my mom, so we already knew them. There was a small river behind the camping where we would swim, I loved the big trampoline and made a lot of friends.
We went to this camping a few times and then we went to the south of France and the north of Spain. But I always loved the camping Papillion the most.
So now I have to nominate 11 other bloggers and think of 11 questions for them. I decided I wanted to keep in the travel bloggers, so here are my questions!
What was your first trip alone?
Are you a typical all-inclusive of an Airbnb traveler?
What was the reason to start blogging about your adventures?
What was the best holiday you had till now?
What are the three destinations on your bucket list?
Which activities are at the top of your bucket list?
Show us your favorite travel picture and tell us why!
Have you learned a good life lesson on your travel?
How do you combine blogging with work, or are you are Fulltime blogger? Please give us all some tips!
I would love to congratulate the next bloggers for their enthusiasm, blogs and the support they give the community.
I know there are only 7 blogs on here and not 11. But I only want to nominate the blogs I really like. I also don't want to keep waiting until I find new ones, So for now, there are just 7.
How to survive long haul flights!


If you don't think your company culture plays a huge role in the success of your business, think again.
A: When I co-founded YouEarnedIt in 2013, I was hesitant to also become CEO for the first time. Although I ran operations at my last company, I didn't feel that I had "what it takes" to be a CEO while also raising my young children. Thankfully, I was convinced by my co-founder to take on the role and, over the past six years, havebuilt the business and created something that truly makes a difference in the lives of thousands of employees.


"If we want to develop leaders, we need to be clear on what we mean by leader. What makes a leader? It is a question that has been studied for decades but not well answered. To me, leadership is a set of qualities and characteristics formed within each of us and practiced in group and organizational settings.
An ideal leader is well balanced, with personal awareness, people skills, and a love for learning, with knowledge in business, systems thinking, and other fields, and all of these qualities framed in confidence, humility, and wisdom. At Mindshift, we help leaders see themselves and their organizations differently. To see ourselves and the world differenly takes a willingness to look again, to see each person, each issue, and each moment freshly, and to challenge our own assumptions about virtually everything.
I practice Zen as part of my own personal development. In Zen, this way of seeing things is referred to as "beginner's mind", seeing the world with fresh eyes and seeing people in the moment rather than seeing their old stories. Like the path of Zen, developing leadership qualities is a practice, something you do every day of your life, mindfully paying attention to your thoughts and behaviors and how they affect you and others. To practice Zen is to live each moment with beginner's mind, innocent and open, curious, seeing just what is there. To practice leadership is no different. If your mind is clear, it is always ready and open to anything. "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's, few" ― Shunryu Suzuki. The reasoning in this statement is that once you believe you are an expert at anything, you've closed your mind to new information, to some degree. You're no longer tuned in, listening, observing, for anything new that you may learn."
"As former MIT professor and foundational thought leader Edgar Schein said about organizations: leadership and culture are two sides of the same coin [[Related Article]]. An organization is a reflection of the values and beliefs of its leadership and its members. We know that the degree of congruency between the values and beliefs of an organization's leaders and of its members, correlates with the power of an organization's culture. The more they differ, the more cultural dissonance and the less productivity. Our leadership programs include learning about organizational culture.
At Mindshift, our work with leaders involves individual development, restoring perspective and renewing energy, understanding the context and interdependencies of organizational change, designing vibrant cultures and shared futures, and examining underlying beliefs and assumptions. We offer team-based leadership experiences and individual coaching. Our process helps leaders develop personal awareness, cultural awareness, skills in human relations and communications, and strategic insights."


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Prayers, faith heal Daisy Marcus
Spencer Remoquillo
LANCASTER - Daisy Marcus' life — one where she can walk, jump, drive and care for her son — is a miracle, according to her doctors.
Marcus, of Lancaster, was involved in a life-threatening crash at the intersection of Delmont Road and Ohio 188 on July 9, 2015. She had learned the day before that she was pregnant and had joked with her mom about potential baby names the day prior.
For some reason, Marcus had removed her seatbelt, and her car rolled out into the intersection, causing a car on Ohio 188 to crash into her. Marcus was ejected from the car's passenger side window and suffered a traumatic brain injury, among other health complications.
Marcus can't remember why she removed her seat belt, but she is urging others to never do it — even for a second.
"I always wear my seatbelt," she said. "I think what I did was put my GPS on, dropped my phone, and took my seat belt off to pick it up and my foot came off the brake, and I rolled in front of the car."
Marcus was in a coma for a couple of months with her husband, Jeremy, and mother, Jodi Nesbitt by her side daily. The prognosis wasn't great. It wasn't clear what her quality of life would be, and they were even more skeptical of her unborn son's condition.
"They never thought he was going to make it," she said. "One nurse thought I would be a vegetable the rest of my life."
She was discharged from the hospital about five months later on Dec. 15, 2015. Her latest milestone came two weeks ago when she became medically cleared to drive. Marcus was baptized last year and prays daily.
Before the crash, Marcus didn't count herself as religious but identified as a Christian. When she awoke from a coma in the OSU Wexner Medical Center, that all changed. She heard of the countless people who were praying for her — family, friends and people she didn't know and would never have the chance to meet.
"I don't know how you could be a part of this and not being in something greater," Marcus said. "There were people praying for me in other states. I didn't even know who they were, but they were praying for me. ... I just want to thank any person who's ever helped us in some way."
Much like her recovery, she has faith her son's health will improve with time.
Erikson was a tiny embryo at the time of the crash and during Marcus' medication, and surgeries at the hospital impacted his key development phases. When Erikson was born in January 2016, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and experiences seizures. He is on several kinds of medication, all of which make him drowsy.
Marcus said it was mainly her son that kept her sights set on a full recovery.
"I think most of it was for Erikson," she said. "I had a miscarriage seven years ago ... and I wanted a child for so long and I feel like I finally was going to be a mom ... He was the biggest motivation."
Marcus stays at home to care for Erikson, now 15 months old. He sleeps much of the time, but she does get glimpses of his personality and affection.
"He loves me," she said, holding him as he slept in her arms Wednesday. "He gives me hugs and he smiles and laughs and he coos."
The Marcus family has many challenges ahead with Erikson's health conditions, but she said she has all the same desires for her son that any other mother would have. Those desires aren't filled with doubt but with hope.
"Some doctors say he will walk. Some say they don't know. Some say he won't. I say that he will," she said.
Marcus is interested in telling her story to high school groups or at other events to warn others about distracted driving and the need for seat belts. Marcus can be reached by messaging the "Prayers for Daisy and Erikson Marcus" Facebook Page, where their recovery journey is documented.
sremoquill@lancastereaglegazette.com
Twitter: @SpencerRemo

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What's safe for babies? Not formaldehyde, which is known to cause cancer in humans. And yet, a new report alleges that formaldehyde is present in more than half of a line of cleaning products that's promoted as being safe for babies.
BabyGanics describes its products as "so safe that you can even drink them" and in a video posted online, a company spokesman drinks from a bottle of a BabyGanics cleaner.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) says the stunt is "a dramatic illustration of why it is essential that makers of cleaning products fully disclose their ingredients on product labels."
The BabyGanics line is sold by national retailers such as Babies R Us and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
After the company contacted EWG and protested its grades, it agreed to post a full ingredient list on its website. This list, in turn, revealed that more than half of its products contain a preservative called HHT (Hexahydro-1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine), which releases formaldehyde during product use. As a result, those products will continue to be graded "F" on the EWG guide until their formulations are changed.
"Further, no BabyGanics product manufactured today contains HHT, and HHT has never been used in any of the 30 plus BabyGanics personal care products," BabyGanics said.
The company said that, although "scientific evidence shows the ingredient is perfectly safe as it was used, BabyGanics had already moved before EWG's comments to replace the preservative containing HHT in our surface-cleaning products."
The company said it replaced it with "an equally efficacious and safe preservative that may be more attractive to consumers."
The BabyGanics revelation is a dramatic reminder that consumers cannot take companies' labeling and marketing claims at face value.
"As a mother of two young children, I am shocked that companies don't have to tell consumers what's in their cleaning products," said Heather White, EWG's chief of staff and general counsel. "So many families buy these products because they think they are safe, when in fact they contain chemicals that could pose serious dangers, including cancer.
EWG's guide has highlighted how many cleaning products contain toxic chemicals and how difficult it is for even careful consumers to find out exactly what's in them. Many companies use generic names like "surfactants" and "mineral salts" to describe some of their ingredients. Current federal law does not require disclosure of ingredients on the vast majority of cleaning products.
EWG's rating system and the information provided by the guide is challenging other companies to reevaluate what they put in their products and to detail that information on their product labels and on their web sites.


ManiRewards is a rewards program that gives you points for visiting websites, sharing links, viewing videos, playing games, and more.
Every day, people go online to check their favorite sites, watch videos, read articles and swap links with friends. Until now, these routine activities provided few tangible brand rewards. Adiant, a digital media technology company, aims to change that with the launch today of ManiRewards, a patent-pending digital rewards network that allows members to earn real prizes when they spot ManiRewards badges on the web. The badges are distributed across many of the Web's top sites, providing ManiRewards members with an opportunity to earn prizes for routine online activities.
ManiRewards member sign-up is free and getting started is easy. Members can start looking for their chance to earn Mani Points by clicking on the ManiRewards badges that appear all over the web courtesy of Adiant's highly ranked advertising network.
In addition to delivering valuable prizes for online activities, ManiRewards offers merchants a new opportunity to promote their brands by sponsoring rewards. ManiRewards members will find badges distributed across the Web's leading publishing sites as they seek prizes online, and associating a brand with a ManiRewards prize increases value perception.
ManiRewards is a fun way for members to earn rewards online, and access to premium prizes will inspire millions of new users to say, "Show me the Mani!"


Identifying which content on your site is helping you generate leads is one thing. Finding out which areas to expand is equally if not more important. There are certain ways to measure this and identify which keywords seem to work best for your site. You can also determine what content makes visitors click through, which seems unable to hold their interest and what works best to result in an actual lead.
This all important tool is your bounce rate and can be studied with Google analytics. Bounce rate is important to understand so you can properly analyze your website traffic. The bottom line is the lower bounce rate you have the better. Bounce rate means instead of staying on your site visitors left or 'bounced' back off. Generally the rule of the bounce is that visitors who last less than five seconds have bounced off the site.
If you want to use Google Analytics to determine your bounce rate, it really isn't very hard to do. Start by going to Google Analytics and opening up the detailed reporting for content or for keywords. You should be looking at a report that indicates the number of visits within a certain time frame. Ideally, you should be reviewing a month's worth of numbers and visits. To be able to use this report as an analytical tool, you should export this to a spreadsheet you can work with.
The next step is to determine the retention rate, which is basically the opposite of the bounce rate. To perform this calculation, figure one minus bounce rate percentage per keyword or content page. After this you can determine the retained visits, which means visitors who stayed and even clicked through to other pages. To figure out this number, multiply the retention rate visits for the keyword or content page. Finally sort your spreadsheet for the retained visits and you will have an idea of your ranked content capabilities.
Whenever you are using tools for your analytics, keep in mind that common sense should apply here as well. Choose topics that deal with your main product or service or whatever core aspect of the business or site you wish to focus on. Entrepreneurs make the common mistake of drawing visitors in under a false pretense and then being surprised that these visitors quickly leave. If the keywords you use work to gain visits but do not actually relate to your product or service, you are going to have a high bounce rate. Not to mention the effort you put into your content marketing campaign is going to prove to not be worth your investment.
Use keywords that are not misleading and you can reduce your bounce rate tremendously. This also increases your chances for increased retention, repeat visits and ultimately revenue. It is better to draw in visitors who are getting what they want so you can convert satisfied visitors into satisfied customers.
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Baozilnn -人民公社, meaning "people's canteen" has been brought to you by Barshu group, which, twelve years ago, caused a sensation on the London restaurant scene by opening Barshu Restaurant, a real game changer responsible for putting Sichuan food firmly on this city's culinary map.
Based in a converted corner townhouse, the restaurant is arranged over three floors and divided into five distinct dining spaces. Large Georgian sash windows flood the ground floor with light. Each room combines traditional elements, such as Chairman Mao-themed artwork, Asian lanterns and decorative shutters, with contemporary touches – sleek slate floors, exposed brickwork, aubergine coloured walls, light oak wood tables and benches and bright red upholstered leather dining chairs. The effect is a modern yet comfortable take on a Mao-style canteen.
Our food is freshly prepared in a small busy kitchen (not a big factory with segregated production lines) so we really can't guarantee any of our food is allergen-free.
Due to the nature of ingredients used in our cuisine, please be aware that all our food samples are exposed to one or more of the 14 EU recognized allergens.


Just from a standard point of view. You could create a new table and add the "order reason" field and make it the first table in the access sequence. Maintain the return order reason in VKOA and then you can determine the alternate GL account when the CM posts to FI.
Please tell me if this helps. In the Ouput Type Definition, eg V/34 there is a tab called Sort Order.
We are using the activity log for printing HU, delivery and shipment related messages to printers in the dispatch area, after the Shipment Completion status is set.
Sales Document,Sales Doc type,net value of sales order in document,sales org,distribution channel,division,sales office,business area,customer purchase order number,customer purchase order date,sold to party.
origin of bill of material,net price,SD document currency,material pricing pgroup,account assignment group for this material,activity type,personnel number.
clearing account for accrued revenues,clearing accountkey(offsetting account),total accrued value,currency key,amount in document currency,posting year and posting period.
Given the tables you say you need to join, there is no one way to join them so that you will not get duplicates. You have to attack the tables one at a time after the initial pull from VBAK/VBAP and figure out which records you really want based on the data you see coming from the database. Maybe you need a field on one of the other tables that is duplicating, but it's the same value in each row in the other table. If that's the case, you can take one value and throw the rest away.
I remember if we create a credit memo in SAP, after billing be posted , the standard SAP always reverse the revenue account, could we assign another account? If yes, please share your knowledge to me.
Sometimes, the standard tables created by SAP are not fit for particular request, therefore, we can create our owned table.
For question 2, SAP is going to warning you if there is a table with same fields.
I've created a new condition for G/L account determination in IMG for billing document and setup necessary in VKOA, but the account determination always show account determine error when billing document be posted, I've checked into revenue account analysis, system show me G/L account determined from account determination type ZOEM; is there anything I need to notice? please share your knowledge to me if there is any experts know how to solve this issue.
In Sales Order type ZOR, message "Expected Price" is being issued whenever there is a difference between Net price and EDI1 price.
When EDI1 price is equal to Net price there is no "Expected Price" message.
This is being controlled by EDI1 pricing.
Validation performed by EDI1 needs to be suppressed to expect the requested changes to behave in the way it has been requested.
How can this be done? Any suggestions? your reply is highly appreciated.
by a customer within the period specified (say one month)-conditional.
purchase by one single billing.-From the price List(Base price).
When I see the functionality of condition update,it seems similar to Rebates,the only difference find is in Rebates the discounts are accrued but in condition update the discounts are applied when the sales orders are created.
So, please let me know if there any other differences in the two.
? Plan on a project to implement the Payment Card Processing functionality to last 2-4 months in duration. You won't have people spending 8 hours a day every day for that time working on the project, but the project duration tends to last that long.
? Obtain the Merchant Account IDs from your processor partner(s) as soon as possible if you don't already have them. You'll need to have Treasury and Legal departments involved if you're setting up new accounts and I've seen delays in setting up accounts drag projects out for months.
? Learn as much as you can about what SAP designed the business logic to do. As with anything in SAP, the business logic likely won't be a 100% fit for your needs, but you'll be better off if you can conform as much as possible to how SAP designed the workflow.
? Decide in advance what card types you wish to accept. Which currencies you want to accept payments in. If you want to accept payments with just the standard SAP logic (card entered during Sales Order creation) or if you need the ability to process payments against open invoices in the FI module and need to use custom functionality from a third-party.
? Start reading up about PCI-DSS (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org) if you haven't already. It WILL affect you in your project. Compare Tokenization to Encryption and understand the benefits that Tokenization has over Encryption.
? You should only consider using a third-party solution if it is SAP certified.
? The configuration of the business logic in SAP's products is the easiest part of a project. The harder parts are testing, end-user training and certification (either with your processor or middleware provider).
? Make certain you understand how to RECONCILE the deposits from your processor with the Settlement Batches submitted by SAP. And then RECONCILE the deposits EVERY DAY!!! Do NOT let a day go by without RECONCILING!
? Remember, the business logic is provided by SAP. SAP maintains it, patches it, enhances it, supports it. The middleware provider may understand it, enhance it and train you on it, but ultimately it is SAP's product.
That should be a good start. If you have any more specific questions I'm always happy to respond.
pit falls to avoid, etc..
1. Why does SAP permit multiple tables with the same fields?
2. SAP does give a warning message, during creation of a table, if a condition table with the same field already exists. Could it be prohibited to make duplicate condition tables via configuration?


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Q: Xamarin httpclient does not run more than once I am using httpclient to get data from an Api Rest through Xamarin. My problem happens when I'm going to run httpclient again on a new page to get back the api information, that is, this works only once, how do I solve it?
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  private async void ObterNoticiasXbox()
        {
            var respXbox = string.Empty;

            try
            {
                var uriXbox = new HttpClient()
                {
                    BaseAddress = new Uri("http://api.newsplay.com.br")
                };
                var urlXbox = "/post/";
                var resultXbox = await uriXbox.GetAsync(urlXbox);

                if (!resultXbox.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    await DisplayAlert("Erro de Conexão", "Não foi possível obter as notícias do servidor, Tente novamente mais tarde!", "OK");
                    return;
                }

                respXbox = await resultXbox.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                await DisplayAlert("Erro de Conexão com o Servidor", ex.Message, "OK");
                return;

            }

            // transformando o retorno em objeto através do json e deserealize e retornando em lista
            var NXbox = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<XboxModels>>(respXbox);

            //Adicionando os itens ao ListView na Home.xaml
            XboxList.ItemsSource = NXbox;

        }

    }

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Q: Only parameterless constructors and initializers are supported in LINQ to Entities message I have a method that returns data from an EF model.
I'm getting the above message, but I can't wotk our how to circumvent the problem.
    public static IEnumerable<FundedCount> GetFundedCount()
    {
        var today = DateTime.Now;
        var daysInMonth = DateTime.DaysInMonth(today.Year, today.Month);

        var day1 = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1);
        var day31 = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-31);

        using (var uow = new UnitOfWork(ConnectionString.PaydayLenders))
        {
            var r = new Repository<MatchHistory>(uow.Context);

            return r.Find()
                .Where(x =>
                    x.AppliedOn >= day1 && x.AppliedOn <= day31 &&
                    x.ResultTypeId == (int)MatchResultType.Accepted)
                .GroupBy(x => new { x.BuyerId, x.AppliedOn })
                .Select(x => new FundedCount(
                    x.Key.BuyerId,
                    x.Count() / 30 * daysInMonth))
                .ToList();
        }
    }

FundedCount is not an EF enity, MatchHistory is, so can't understand why it is complaining.
All advice appreciated.

A: The reason it is complaining is because it doesn't know how to translate your Select() into a SQL expression. If you need to do a data transformation to a POCO that is not an entity, you should first get the relevant data from EF and then transform it to the POCO.
In your case it should be as simple as calling ToList() earlier:
return r.Find()
        .Where(x => x.AppliedOn >= day1 && x.AppliedOn <= day31 &&
                    x.ResultTypeId == (int)MatchResultType.Accepted)
        .GroupBy(x => new { x.BuyerId, x.AppliedOn })
        .ToList() // this causes the query to execute
        .Select(x => new FundedCount(x.Key.BuyerId, x.Count() / 30 * daysInMonth));

Be careful with this, though, and make sure that you're limiting the size of the data set returned by ToList() as much as possible so that you're not trying to load an entire table into memory.

A: It's complaining because it can't convert references to FundedCount to SQL statements.
All LINQ providers convert LINQ statements and expressions to operations that their target can understand. LINQ to SQL and LINQ to EF will convert LINQ to SQL, PLINQ will convert it to Tasks and parallel operations, LINQ to Sharepoint will convert it to CAML etc.
What happens if they can't do the conversion, depends on the provider. Some providers will return intermediate results and convert the rest of the query to a LINQ to Objects query. Others will simply fail with an error message.
Failing with a message is actually a better option when talking to a database. Otherwise the server would have to return all columns to the client when only 1 or 2 would be actually necessary.
In your case you should modify your select to return an anonymous type with the data you want, call ToList() and THEN create the FundedCount objects, eg:
.Select( x=> new {Id=x.Key.BuyerId,Count=x.Count()/30 * daysInMonth)
.ToList()
.Select(y => new FundedCount(y.Id,y.Count))
.ToList();

The first ToList() will force the generation of the SQL statement and execute the query that will return only the data you need. The rest of the query is actually Linq to Objects and will get the data and create the final objects

A: I had the same exception in GroupBy. I found that the exception "Only parameterless constructors and initializers are supported in LINQ to Entities" is not 100% accurate description.
I had a GroupBy() in my "Linq to EntityFramework query" which used a struct as a Key in GroupBy. That did not work. When I changed that struct to normal class everything worked fine.
Code sample
var affectedRegistrationsGrouped = await db.Registrations
  .Include(r => r.Person)
  .Where(r =>
      //whatever
  )
  .GroupBy(r => new GroupByKey
  {
      EventId = r.EventId,
      SportId = r.SportId.Value
  })
 .ToListAsync();

...
...
// this does not work
private struct GroupByKey() {...}

// this works fine
private class GroupByKey() {...}

A: Message is clear : linq to entities doesn't support objects without a parameterless ctor.
So
Solution1
enumerate before (or use an intermediate anonymous type and enumerate on that one)
.ToList()
.Select(x => new FundedCount(
                    x.Key.BuyerId,
                    x.Count() / 30 * daysInMonth))
                .ToList();

Solution2
add a parameterless ctor to your FundedCount class (if it's possible)
public FundedCount() {}

and use
.Select(x => new FundedCount{
                        <Property1> = x.Key.BuyerId,
                        <Property2> = x.Count() / 30 * daysInMonth
                         })
                    .ToList();


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The times of "enlightened" Mayors who knew everything and did everything have blown over irreversibly. And where even simply applied appear to be outdated and away from the needs of the world and time.
The current era therefore requires specialized partners, clear and measurable objectives and mainly working tools to rank priorities and will promote programs that will naturally presented to the municipal council.
And democratically legitimized decisions of the collective bodies will still be respected and implemented immediately.
Besides collegiality and loyalty to the principles of democracy is an ongoing responsibility procedure. It essentially a voluntary commitment of each colleague that puts over the "I" to "we".
"We, the Municipality"«Εμείς ο Δήμος» could be the position of this function.
The City council is a creation of cell growth and outlook for our country. This top commission, which unfortunately function often downgraded, will try to upgrade guaranteeing significant innovations that will soon be presented through the Presidium that will result in a few days.The city council will often deal with major local and regional issues and the place of its meetings will give this new function stigma will have both semantic and essential features.
If you want a stigma of the new era will be summarized with the following words "break with the evil past. Create new road".
Our partners, young people will be the carriers of this mutation process of our municipality.
Principals of the municipality is and will remain only citizens of the Municipality Maronia- sapes. the municipal authority the municipal authority will not accept commands from parties, nor interests. For us, above all, is our locale. Those who share this feeling, this perception, they are our friends. All others will find us against them. And to know that we are not afraid anyone because this group is a net, a group of people with principles and values.
The Council will therefore be open to everyone. The operation of transparent and of course accountability obvious and imperative.
As mentioned during the election campaign in the program adopted by the vote of our fellow citizens, we will begin work immediately, we have already prepared to exploit the European funding offered by the new European program. We seek these first years do away with the obvious: the drinking water, the adequacy and safety of the transmission system, biological, municipal slaughterhouses and certainly accessibility. No development policy can not be applied when in the year 2014, the capital of the municipality has no water.
But where we give very great import and you will see very quickly, is the European project which today are an amazing self-governing tool but is largely unknown in our municipality. Through the implementation of targeted programs in the context of which we prearrange we want to bring financial resources to the Municipality since we know that there is potential to create growth and mobility to give shape to our vision for a municipality will have at the forefront of culture and history as data to provide a tourist attraction. We have our huge advantage Maroneia, the natural wealth and especially our people. These will count. And as we mentioned will move into networking, contacts and partnerships through which we highlight our place.
Our team is a team work. A group substance. From us you will not hear many words. You will not find fancy and meaningless fiestas. Work, modesty and silence.
To make the City of our dreams.
To give new light to our locale.
To keep in this place our children begin an effort in which we will all be participators.
Turn page. We leave the past behind and start a new effort with young people.
I wish all my colleagues a good and fruitful tenure in the end will bring to our clients, residents of the municipality a positive account,.


Azure Data Box Edge and Azure Data Box Gateway are now generally available, Microsoft announced this week.
In preview since last September, Azure Data Box Edge is a "1U rack-mountable appliance" made by Microsoft that can be used to help with compute and storage tasks before transferring data to Azure datacenters.
Back then, Microsoft also had announced the general availability of Azure Data Box, which is its rentable storage device for physically transferring up to 100TB of data to Microsoft for installation on Azure infrastructure. Microsoft also offers a 1PB Azure Data Box Heavy storage device, which is still at the preview stage. There's also an 8TB Azure Data Box Disk storage device that's currently available for lighter Azure data transfers.
Azure Data Box Edge is a more specialized appliance that can be "racked alongside your existing enterprise hardware or live in non-traditional environments from factory floors to retail aisles," according to Microsoft's announcement. It's designed to support a few edge computing and storage tasks.
For instance, Azure Data Box Edge supports running applications in containers. It supports local caching of frequently used data, while automatically transferring other data to the Azure Storage service. Azure Data Box Edge also lets users conduct machine learning operations locally via an included Intel Arria 10 field programmable gate array, although this machine learning capability is still at the preview stage.
Organizations can get the Azure Data Box Edge appliance by ordering it from Microsoft via the Azure Portal, a browser-based management solution. The costs to use Azure Data Box Edge are described at this page.
On the machine learning front, Microsoft explained in another announcement that most of the data used in applications by organizations is "used at the edge," such as collecting images, which might be done by retail stores, factories or hospitals. Consequently, the ability to conduct machine learning processes on the Azure Data Box Edge appliance by these organizations can result in "lower latency and savings on bandwidth costs," Microsoft contended.
Organizations can use Azure Data Box Edge to do things like "train a TensorFlow model for image classification scenarios, containerize the model in a Docker container, and then deploy the container to a Data Box Edge device with Azure IoT Hub," according to Microsoft.
Microsoft also offers an Azure Machine Learning service. It's a separate service, though, that's different from the machine learning capabilities of the Azure Data Box Edge appliance.
The network storage capability of the Azure Data Box Edge appliance gets carried out using the Azure Data Box Gateway. The Azure Data Box Gateway is a software "virtual appliance" component in the Azure Data Box Edge appliance or it's available separately. Azure Data Box Gateway is also now generally available, according to Microsoft's announcement.
The data that goes to the Azure Data Box Gateway "will automatically upload to your Azure Storage account, supporting Block Blob, Page Blob or Azure Files," Microsoft clarified. The network bandwidth used for these data transfers gets optimized by Microsoft.
In another announcement on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that Blob storage on the Azure Data Box product has reached general availability status. The Blob storage support lets users copy data using REST-based APIs, making Azure Data Box "appear like an Azure storage account."
Blob storage for Azure Data Box can be used to handle Big Data workloads, such as moving "large HDFS stores to Azure as part of an Apache Hadoop migration," Microsoft indicated. The Blob storage capability of Azure Data Box is also being tapped by Microsoft's partners, such as "Veeam, Rubrik and DefendX," to help customers move their data to Azure, according to Microsoft.


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Mental Health Awareness Day 13 October
Our game against Worthing FC on 13 October is being sponsored to raise awareness of Mental Health Support in Kingston.
Kingstonian FC and Mind in Kingston have agreed on a match to highlight work of the local mental health charity's football project and to raise awareness of mental health support in our borough.
This will be at our upcoming home game against Worthing on 13 October. The match is being sponsored by the Kingstonian Supporters Club to highlight the excellent work of Mind in Kingston and raise awareness of mental health issues. See here for details of Mind in Kingston's work: http://www.mindinkingston.org.uk
K's supporters will be raising funds for the football project through a bucket collection and donating the proceeds of the 50/50 competition. There will also be a "Just Giving" fundraising campaign which is to be launched shortly.
Kingstonian Chairman John Fenwick commented that: "Mental health problems can affect any one of us, and Kingstonian Football Club are very keen to assist by raising awareness and in providing a platform for football through the Kingstonian Mind United joint project. We look forward to welcoming our guests at the Worthing Game."
This initiative follows on from a successful event in December 2019 will now become an annual event as part of our ongoing community programme. Representatives of the local charity and players from Kingstonian Mind United will be attending the Worthing match as the club's guests. There will also be a stall with information about the work of Mind in Kingston and local mental health support.
Published Thursday 23rd September 2021


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Musona clears the air | The Chronicle
JOHANNESBURG — Polokwane City's Zimbabwean striker Walter Musona has cleared his name regarding reports that he was involved in a house break-in and armed robbery in Polokwane, South Africa.
Musona has been implicated in an organised crime syndicate reported transporting stolen goods from South Africa to Zimbabwe after the Rise and Shine striker's car was involved in an armed robbery of a guest house last week.
He was taken in for questioning by police but not arrested and has since pleaded innocence after his name was implicated in the scandal.
"It's not me but it's a friend (Bothwell) that was using my car," Musona explained to KickOff.com.
"We were chilling at my place, it was late, he wanted me to drop him at his place.
"But I told him that I was a little bit tired and allowed him to go with my car and bring it to training in the morning, and I would make arrangements with (fellow Zimbabwean) George Chigova to go with him to training the following morning because we stay in the same complex.
"After about 30 minutes he called to say that he was going to sleep. I also went to sleep but around 5am I received a call that my car was involved in an accident.
"I tried to call Bobby (Bothwell) but he was not picking up my calls. We went to his wife's place and she called him on another number.
"He confessed that he had messed it up. He said he was scared to come back and was heading to Zimbabwe. He dropped the call and promised to call again but he never did. I later went to the police station to write a statement."
Musona has since apologised to his team, family and friends in Zimbabwe.
"I want to sincerely say sorry to the club, my family and friends. I am clean. I wouldn't dare get involved in crime. I am a soccer player, I don't do crime.
"I wouldn't do anything to tarnish my career. I am very sorry that this case has to come this way and paint a bad picture about me."
— KickOff.com
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The Volcano Vaporizer was the first and is still one of the most popular desktop vaporizers on the market today. It was Markus Storz, a graphic artist that began the process of inventing the iconic machine in 1996.
By 1998, a patent on the refillable balloons was obtained. In 2000, the very first Volcano vaporizer hit the market to great acclaim by industry experts and the vaping community.
In 2002, Jurgen Bickel joined the partnership and STORZ & BICKEL GmbH & Co KH was founded to market the Volcano. By 2003, the classic Volcano vaporizer hit the American market. This led to the creation of STORZ & BICKEL America, Inc. in Oakland, California.
In 2007, just seven years after the classic Volcano was released, Storz & Bickel innovated yet again by releasing the Volcano Digit. It is their first electronically-controlled vaporizer.
The Volcano is durable, easy-to-use, and one of the most highly-rated desktop vaporizers on the market. Few users have reported issues with breaking down. There are still many of the first models off of the production line still in use. That alone says much about the durability and longevity of the Volcano brand vaporizer.
Crafted in Germany with food safe, flavorless, and heat resistant materials, the Volcano is built to exceed the demands of professionals and connoisseurs alike. Whether used daily or only brought out occasionally to enjoy with friends, the Volcano vaporizer is built to last.
While there are many desktop vaporizers on the market, many of them cheaper, the Volcano vaporizer is the original and the best. Purchasing it will cost between $380 and $600 depending on whether you choose the Digit or the Classic.
The Volcano Classic is very basic in its design with an analog temperature control knob on the front of the device.
The Volcano Digit gives you more control, with a digital temperature display that allows you to set a precise temperature. With the Digit, you can also choose between displaying temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Since both are capable of reaching the same temperatures, the difference boils down to pure preference. If you have a need to be dialed into a precise temperature, then the Digit is the model for you.
If you are fine with a knob controlled temperature and less accuracy, the Classic will suffice. The temperature range is between 130 and 226 degrees Celsius. This means it can be used with a wide variety of products.
Another way that the Volcano vaporizers allow for a customizable experience is in the offering of the solid valve and the easy valve options for filling balloons.
The solid valve offers durable, heat-resistant, stainless steel and plastic. It offers you a choice of balloon size. Materials for extra balloons can be acquired very inexpensively. The con is that this model requires cleaning on occasion.
If you'd rather have no cleaning and no maintenance, then the easy valve design is for you. You just toss the used valve and replace it with a new one as necessary. The drawback to this design is that there is a pre-set balloon size.
Up front, both cost the same. However, with the easy valve design costs more in the long run with having to purchase more valves to replace the used ones. On the other hand, the solid valve requires you to take it apart and clean it periodically.
Both the Digit and the Classic are available in your choice of easy valve or solid valve.
If you order the solid valve, you will receive the vaporizer, an air filter set, an herb mill, and a user's manual. Ordering the easy valve gets you everything you need to get started, including the vaporizer, valves and a few replacements, balloons with a mouth piece, and an instruction manual.
Though the initial cost is somewhat high and definitely not for the casual smoker or person who only vaporizes occasionally, the Volcano is one of the industry-leading vaporizers.
Deciding between the Classic and the Digit comes down to personal preference. Choosing between easy valve and the solid valve models also comes down to personal choice.
Yet no matter your choice – Classic or Digit – easy valve or solid valve, the Volcano Vaporizer is a worthy investment for the daily smoker or those who demand quality in all they buy.


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Camden Council takes fire station closures fight with Boris Johnson to High Court
The councils are bidding to overturn Boris Johnson's decision to close 10 fire stations across the capital. Picture: Keith Larby/citizenside.com. - Credit: citizenside.com
Camden Council and six other London councils have taken a legal challenge against fire station closures to the High Court.
Camden, Islington, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Greenwich councils have applied for a judicial review of Mayor of London Boris Johnson's decision to close 10 fire stations across the capital - an application made as part of a three-day hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice which began yesterday and is due to conclude tomorrow.
The councils wish to overturn the decisions by Mr Johnson, the London Fire Commissioner and London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority to implement the Fifth London Safety Plan earlier this year.
In addition to the closure of two fire stations serving Camden (Belsize and Clerkenwell), the plans would lead to the closure of eight other stations, the loss of 14 fire appliances and 552 firefighter posts across London.
The councils argue that the plan does not take into account fire risk factors in inner London, which is more densely populated, has more deprived and disadvantaged residents who are at greater risk from fire, and where fire responses are often more complex.
They also argue that the plan would have an impact on public safety, that the Equalities Act was breached, and that the consultation process was unlawful.
Cllr Abdul Hai, Camden's cabinet member for community safety, said: "Camden will be hit hard by the proposed cuts, with Belsize and Clerkenwell seemingly earmarked with scant regard for our communities.
"By bringing this legal action we seek to protect our communities from cuts that we believe will make our residents less safe. I believe that the thinking behind these cuts is flawed, and Camden will continue to fight for the best interests of our residents and businesses."


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The public is being led to believe that the Occupy Wall Street movement was created spontaneously and is a demonstration of the will of the people for change, due to the economic crisis. However, this is a planned event that is meant to have repercussions all over the world.
There are many different groups who are joining the Occupy Wall Street protesters; labor unions, communists, socialists and anti-capitalist agitators. Ivan Marovic and Srdja Popovic are founders of Serb non-violent revolutionary groups who went to speak at the Occupy Wall Street protests. These men were responsible for groups that provoked uprisings to the overthrow of dictator Slobodan Milosevic. They are connected to the CIA and specialize in non-violent methods to destabilize and take down any foreign government not aligned with globalist interests. Their ultimate goal is to create a One World dictatorship.
A US government-backed pioneer, Ahmed Maher, of the so-called "Arab Spring" in Egypt that eventually resulted in a military dictatorship is now "advising" the Occupy Wall Street protesters in both Washington DC and New York, another sign that the movement has been subverted by the "establishment." Maher has been "corresponding for weeks" with the activists, offering them "practical advice from a successful Egyptian revolutionary." As part of his role in leading the revolt against Mubarak, Maher fraternized with the likes of Zbigniew Brzezinski and George Soros through their involvement in the International Crisis Group.
Multi-billionaire financier Soros (ex-member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a globalist-New World Order group that we have often mentioned in MICHAEL) has been expressing support over these protests from the start. "Actually I can understand their sentiment; frankly, I can sympathize with their grievances." He has demonstrated this much more strongly in the millions of dollars he is pouring in through organizations that he supports financially.
The original initiative for Occupy Wall Street came from a magazine called Adbusters which is financed in part by foundation called Tides, a group connected to Soros. MoveOn.org, another group that has joined the Occupy Wall Street protesters, has also received very large donations from the multi-billionaire.
A group called Rebuild the Dream, led by self-described communist and former Obama administration czar Van Jones, is partnered with a host of Soros-financed "progressive" groups. They include: People For The American Way, Planned Parenthood, Campaign For America's Future, Democracy For America, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, Common Cause, Public Campaign, and many more.
Last year, Soros stated that China's stranglehold dictatorship should lead what he calls the "New World Order." China is promoting the Occupy Wall Street protests with enthusiasm. The Socialist Party USA, the Marxist-oriented Workers World Party, the International Committee of the Fourth International, and the Communist Party USA-affiliated People's World are also publicly backing the movement.
Millions of Americans are searching for a way to express their frustration and they are being pulled into protest movements run by socialists and communists without even realizing it.
As should be expected, given the connections behind the Occupy Wall Street revolution, accountability of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are not among the demands for reform. Instead, the protesters are insisting on changes that do not go to the heart of the problem. They should be focusing on the IMF and the World Bank, who are the real culprits of the financial crisis; instead they are protesting against Wall Street. They are ignorant of the true extent of the problem.
Look at all the "revolutions" of modern history and you will see that the masses were used as pawns for the creation of "problem + reaction = solution" type of events, that allows replacement of economic, political and social models, according to the interests of those who are on top of the pyramid, namely the IMF and the World Bank. The globalists have taken away the hope for a better future from the people, so now they will propose a globalist model with a socialist appeal, through a global martial law led by a "Messiah" (Anti-Christ) who will carry the process towards the New World Order.


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Q: Common module bundler for Nodejs, Angular 2.0 and Ionic 2.0 I am going to start development of my new product. This product is going to have following tech stack
1. Nodejs
2. Angular js 2.0
3. IONIC 2.0

I want to use one module bundler for Node, Angular and Ionic so that I can write the common modules which can be re-purpose.  I am facing problem due to following reasons.
1. Nodejs uses native CommonJS module bundler.
2. Angular 2.0 uses Typescript as native module bundler
3. Ionic 2.0 uses Typescript as native module bundler

I read a lot on ES6 vs TypeScript vs Commonjs but got more confused. This is very difficult for me to decide. In my last project, I was using Nodejs, Angular 1.x and ionic 1.x. I was very happy in my last project as I was using CommonJS pattern everywhere and used Webpack for compilation for Angular & Ionic code.
What is option for me for Nodejs, Angular 2.0 and ionic 2.0?
Please advice.

A: Not sure about one bundler, but as things are changing I found the Ionic Conference example app cleared up some of my confusion. There's a typescript-specific branch:
https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-conference-app/tree/typescript.


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Vlatko Ilievski (makedonska: Влатко Илиевски), född 2 juli 1985 i Skopje, död 6 juli 2018 i Skopje, var en makedonsk sångare.

År 2010 slutade Ilievski på en andra plats i den makedonska nationella uttagningen till Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Tidigare var han bland annat bakgrundssångare åt Martin Vučić i tävlingen år 2005. År 2011 ställde Ilievski återigen upp i Skopje Fest. Där vann han tävlingen och fick representera Makedonien i Eurovision Song Contest 2011 i Düsseldorf med låten "Rusinka". Han tävlade i den andra semifinalen den 12 maj, men tog sig inte till finalen den 14 maj.

Referenser

Makedonska popsångare
Födda 1985
Män
Avlidna 2018
Artister som representerat Makedonien i Eurovision Song Contest
Personer från Skopje
Deltagare i Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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