The event that transformed my life happened in 1993. The ITV television channel aired a programme called The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna. The show was essentially a televised version of stage hypnosis. I had never seen hypnosis before and watching the show I didn't really understand what it was. Paul would say that he couldn't show the actual hypnotic induction on TV, but all these people on stage were hypnotised. It appeared that all the people on the show did exactly as he asked them to do. When people did some of the things they were asked to do, like being asked to become astronauts, they seemed to take on what they were asked to do as if it was real to them. I remember wondering whether this hypnosis thing would be able to make people learn different skills by becoming people with those skills? Having Asperger's, something that interested me was that these people seemed to do whatever Paul asked them to do. I thought hypnosis might be the ultimate way of controlling the world around me so that people left me alone when I wanted to be left alone, and I didn't have to do things I didn't want to do.
It was a hypnosis documentary Paul McKenna did called Paul McKenna's Secrets of Hypnosis that suddenly opened my eyes to hypnosis and to understanding hypnosis in a more realistic way. The documentary started with Paul talking about his stage show, and talking about what was coming up on the show, including someone being cured of a fear of flying who was standing on the open back of a flying aeroplane, speed reading, overcoming pain, and much more. Paul explained a bit about what hypnosis was and how it worked in a way that made me realise it wasn't necessarily all about the exact words, he explained that he couldn't reveal how someone was being hypnotised on TV but he could reveal some of what the hypnotist is looking for when they are hypnotising someone.
Paul then went on to explain various signs that the person is changing state and entering a hypnotic trance. The camera panned in close on the person being hypnotised and showed various signs like eye movement under the eye lids, reddening of the face, muscles relaxing, breathing slowing down and becoming deeper. This may sound like a small point, but by being told that the hypnotist is watching for certain signs meant to me that it wasn't so much that there were specific scripts or words to use to do hypnosis, but the words used need to be able to somehow achieve the changes you are looking for. Paul explained that when people get absorbed in something, "like watching this programme" they shut out everything else, they forget about the wallpaper, they forget about the TV stand, and pictures on the walls, and all furniture, the only thing they are aware of is the TV programme, and if that TV programme is engaging enough you suspend belief as you also get drawn into the reality created by the programme, and if something scary happens on the programme you can jump and be scared, even though what you are experiencing isn't real. Paul described how this is like doing hypnosis and being hypnotised.
To me what Paul had done was revealed how hypnotic inductions are supposed to work. It wasn't about the words specifically, it was about creating this state in people. I still didn't really know, and didn't have the skills or confidence to do this, but I now knew and understood what I needed to learn. I also realised that it was largely about observing people closely. I had never noticed people's breathing before, or changes to facial colour, unless they went very red from embarrassment or from doing something energetic. I realised I was going to have to learn a lot more about people and behaviour and body language, and was going to have to watch people with intent to see what I could learn about them.
As I learnt more about hypnosis I began to also learn more about rapport. I had never heard about rapport before, but it was mentioned a lot in hypnosis books. Prolonged eye contact, like a 'hypnotic gaze' was mentioned. This initially confused me. I had assumed that people spent all their time when talking with each other staring at each other. "Look at me when I'm talking to you" is a common phrase to hear, and suddenly I was reading of hypnotists saying "Look into my eyes". Why would they need to tell people to look into their eyes if people are already looking into their eyes? The implication was that people aren't actually always looking into each other's eyes. I decided to watch people, and what I noticed was that there was a pattern to eye contact, it wasn't all or nothing, people don't stare at each other like I assumed they must do, they make eye contact for about five seconds, then they look away, for a few seconds, then back again for about five seconds. When someone is trying to state something that is important to them they make eye contact longer, when someone likes another person they make eye contact with that person for longer during conversations, but often seem to make less eye contact when they like someone and that person is looking at them. People seemed to look away when they were thinking about things before responding to what somebody has been saying, and they start looking away from just before the other person has finished talking.
All of this intrigued me. There were patterns to eye contact that perhaps I could learn. It made sense that a hypnotist would want to make prolonged eye contact, because prolonged eye contact got attention and was hard to ignore, but the meaning of the eye contact seemed to depend on the situation. As a teenager I didn't have the skills for mentally keeping track of this level of detail, especially not during conversations, so I stuck to what seemed to be about right which was to make eye contact with people (well, nearly make eye contact, I actually found it more comfortable to look through people, which is still what I usually do) for about five seconds, which I would count in my head, and then break eye contact for about five seconds, and just follow this pattern.
It is surprising that you don't see what you don't know to look for, and then when you do see it you wonder how you managed to never spot it before. As I continued to learn about hypnosis I was finding that hypnosis is actually just about having advanced rapport building skills, which is interesting for someone who needs to develop their, most definitely not advanced, rapport building skills. I always say hypnosis is the thing that helped me learn to communicate. As a teenager I still said and did things wrong, and would take things too literally, but I now had a path. I believe many children with Asperger's are no different to me in that they are intelligent and able to learn, they just don't know what they need to be learning or where or how to find that out, and I don't think parents of those children know where their children can go to learn the skills they need. I have said to many people with Asperger's that hypnosis helped me with my Asperger's, and some people I know have tried hypnotherapy for their Asperger's and they responded that hypnosis never helped them. When I have explained it wasn't using hypnosis that has helped, although as an adult I have used hypnosis to help in some areas like using mental rehearsal, it was learning about hypnosis that has helped. To become good at hypnosis you have to learn to observe people, to be able to copy people's behaviours, to be able to use your behaviour to influence the behaviours of others, you have to learn to excel at communication skills and to recognise patterns of behaviour and what different behaviour might mean, and how to test your theories.
Whilst in school I never became able to manipulate teachers and other students into doing much of what I wanted, but I did realise that behaviours, like how I had been influencing other children since primary school by suggesting ideas and then waiting for the idea to come from someone seemingly more influential was actually doing hypnosis, I started to get on a little better in school because I could make 'normal' looking eye contact which helped me to fit in more. I still didn't care about most of what others said, it didn't interest me at all, and I still struggled to remember and recall what people had spoken to me about unless it was something I was interested in, but in the moment I could now fake looking interested.
Discovering hypnosis was definitely the defining moment of my teens for me. That was the thing that gave me the skills I needed to handle life. It took many years to get things right, but because I became obsessed with hypnosis straightaway and wanted to know how to do it I developed enough basic skills to successfully navigate through my last couple of years of secondary school and into young adulthood. My view would be that all children should be taught hypnosis from a young age, especially children with Asperger's, because what is needed is to study how to communicate with people, and how to 'read' the feedback you get, and know what to say or do based on that feedback. It doesn't mean everything always works, or that it is always easy, but it can give you a good starting place.
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Attracting Beneficial Bees
Bring on the buzz. Invite bees and other pollinators into your garden with these helpful tips.
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It is an irrefutable fact that bees are some of the most important pollinators in our ecosystems, but in recent years there has been a steady decline in bee populations around the world. Loss of habitat, overuse of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides and an increase in the sale of hybrid flowering plants that offer little, if any, food for bees are all part of the problem. How can we help reverse this trend? Kim Eierman, environmental horticulturist and founder of EcoBeneficial!, a horticulture communications and consulting company, offers some advice on how to attract bees to your yard and garden as well as some bee facts you might not know.
Honey bees are at the top of the list in terms of being threatened, but they are not the only bees that are crucial to pollination. "In the United States we have about 4,000 species of native bees which vary dramatically in their appearance, lifestyle and forage needs," Eierman says. "One of the secrets that most homeowners and gardeners don't know is that we have different bees coming at different times of year into our gardens. Some emerge early in the season and some much later. Some are a little tougher than others in being able to tolerate rainy weather and less than warm conditions. Others are reliant on very sunny and dry conditions."
For example, those tiny creatures which are classified as hoverflies and are more commonly referred to as sweat bees, play an important part in the ecosystem. You might see them levitating over tiny plants that offer good nectar or gathering pollen from small flowers. Other great but lesser known pollinators include bumble bees, mason bees and even carpenter bees, which like to nest in woody areas and are sometimes considered a nuisance because of their tendency to burrow in structural timbers.
Bumble bees, in particular, are a more efficient pollinator of blueberry plants than honey bees because of an unusual characteristic. "Bumble bees exhibit something called buzz pollination," Eierman explains. "They're actually able to push themselves up into the blueberry flowers and vibrate their bodies, collect pollen and go on to the next plant which, honey bees cannot do."
To order to attract all types of bees, it is important to create a garden plot or space in your yard that meets all of the following criteria. Not only will your garden attract bees but also other important pollinators like hummingbirds, butterflies, beetles, wasps, moths and bats.
Diversity in the Garden
This is a crucial requirement in creating a bee-friendly environment. You want to make sure you have plants that are blooming from early spring through the late fall. "We call that succession of bloom," Eierman states, "and that means having a variety of plants in bloom at each given season because different bees are attracted to, and able to utilize, different plants." Even if you are only focused on having an edible garden, you should still try to include a combination of flowering native perennials, woody plants and shrubs with your herbs and vegetables. Eierman adds, "I would always recommend at least three plants of different species in bloom in any given season, and, if you have room for more, even better."
Another recommendation is to "leave just a little bit of your landscape with bare soil in full sun, if possible." This is because most native bees are ground nesters. "Some native bees utilize old mouse burrows or something that's been left from another creature. We've been told that we have to cover everything with mulch…but leave a little bit of room for those ground-nesting bees."
Emphasis on Native Plants
"A lot of our native bees are specialists and have evolved with very particular plants without which they cannot survive," cautions Eierman. "As we start to become more global in our plantings, we're losing a lot of those native species and, accordingly, losing a lot of native bees." In fact, numerous native trees and plants are early bloomers and offer an important source of pollen for the first bees of the season. As an example, Eierman mentions that in her home state of New York, "maples come into flower in the early spring and are a very important source of early nectar and pollen for early, emerging bees, including honey bees." Eierman recommends a number of native perennials for your pollinator garden on her website. If you are not certain about which plants are native to your region, you should contact your local native plant society.
There are all sorts of factors that bees use to locate plants. "It may be the plant size, the flower size, shape, fragrance and the color," Eierman explains. "Interestingly, bees do not see color the same way that we do. They see a UV spectrum, so they don't actually see red unless there is UV in that pigment...Generally, bees are going to be attracted to flowers that are blue, purple, yellow and white."
Avoid Hybrids
One of the main reasons to avoid planting hybrid plants and flowers, despite their aesthetic appeal, is that they may offer very little in the way of pollen or nectar for bees. In fact, the proliferation of hybrid plants in gardens is one reason bee populations are declining. An example of a popular recent hybrid is double-flowered coneflower (Echinacea). Various hybrids of this plant are often sterile, offering no nectar or pollen to bees and no seeds for birds, either. A much better choice would be Echinacea purpurea in its natural form as it grows in the wild. This purple coneflower with its pink petals is not only strikingly beautiful but serves up nectar and pollen to bees and provides seeds for birds.
Create a Pesticide Free Zone
The use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fungicides is killing our bees, not to mention other species such as amphibians and beneficial insects. "Even if we're using organic pesticides," Eierman warns, "they may be extremely lethal to bees, too. Bees are very sensitive to pesticides." Often gardeners may mistake a positive sign in their landscape as a negative. Some minor leaf damage on a plant might not be a sign of disease, pest invasion or poor health. Instead, it could signal the presence of bees—such as a leafcutter bee, which removes circular pieces of leaves from plants to line its nest. This has little to no effect on the plant's health, but you might interpret it as a problem to treat with pesticide and if you do, the impact will be negative, not positive.
Cut Back Perennials in Early Spring
To provide a habitat for pollinators, and a food source for birds over the winter, you should always cut back your perennials in the early spring before they start to grow back and not the late fall. There are several reasons for this. Many beneficial insects overwinter in hollow plant stems and may utilize standing plant stems, such as the praying mantis. Perennials may also provide lots of seeds for overwintering birds including neo-tropical migrating birds that return in early spring. One rule of thumb for cutting back your perennials in early spring is to make sure the ground is fairly dry. "If we go into the garden and start cutting back and the ground is really, really wet, we're compacting soil, which is the enemy of healthy soil biology," Eierman states.
Other Bee Attraction Tips
Not everyone has a large garden space or yard, but you can still create a bee-friendly environment on a patio or balcony large enough to accompany a small but diverse green space. "When I think of small spaces and best selections to make, I think about multiple-duty native plants—plants that do more than one thing ecologically," Eierman notes. "Agastache foeniculum (anise hyssop) is an example of a plant I really love for its ecological value, plus it's very beautiful. It's a spiky, purple-flowered plant that was commonly used medicinally by Native Americans and colonists. It has a very long bloom time and it has lots of nectar, lots of pollen. Additionally, it provides seeds for birds."
A small water feature is also beneficial for bee-friendly gardens. Like every other living creature, bees need water but access can be a problem. Bird baths are often too deep (bees can easily drown in them) and too dangerous (birds are predators). A small pond or stream with gently sloping entry points to the water is ideal. If you don't have a water feature, you can "take a little saucer and fill it with pebbles, and put some water in there so there's enough for the bees (and butterflies) to access."
For more information on how to attract bees to your yard and help sustain a healthy ecosystem, visit Kim Eierman's website, EcoBeneficial!.
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Q: Using libSVM programmatically I have started using libSVM (java: https://github.com/cjlin1/libsvm) programmatically. I wrote the following code to test it:
    svm_parameter param = new svm_parameter();

    // default values
    param.svm_type = svm_parameter.C_SVC;
    param.kernel_type = svm_parameter.RBF;
    param.degree = 3;
    param.gamma = 0;
    param.coef0 = 0;
    param.nu = 0.5;
    param.cache_size = 40;
    param.C = 1;
    param.eps = 1e-3;
    param.p = 0.1;
    param.shrinking = 1;
    param.probability = 0;
    param.nr_weight = 0;
    param.weight_label = new int[0];
    param.weight = new double[0];

    svm_problem prob = new svm_problem();
    prob.l = 4;
    prob.y = new double[prob.l];
    prob.x = new svm_node[prob.l][2];
    for(int i = 0; i < prob.l; i++)
    {
        prob.x[i][0] = new svm_node();
        prob.x[i][1] = new svm_node();
        prob.x[i][0].index = 1;
        prob.x[i][1].index = 2;
        prob.x[i][0].value = (i%2!=0)?-1:1;
        prob.x[i][1].value = (i/2%2==0)?-1:1;
        prob.y[i] = (prob.x[i][0].value == 1 && prob.x[i][1].value == 1)?1:-1;
        System.out.println("X = [ " + prob.x[i][0].value + ", " + prob.x[i][1].value + " ] \t ->  " + prob.y[i] );
    }
    svm_model model = svm.svm_train(prob, param);

    int test_length = 4;
    for( int i = 0; i < test_length; i++)
    {
        svm_node[] x_test = new svm_node[2];
        x_test[0] = new svm_node();
        x_test[1] = new svm_node();
        x_test[0].index = 1;
        x_test[0].value = (i%2!=0)?-1:1;
        x_test[1].index = 2;
        x_test[1].value = (i/2%2==0)?-1:1;
        double d = svm.svm_predict(model, x_test);
        System.out.println("X[0] = " + x_test[0].value + "  X[1] = " + x_test[1].value + "\t\t\t Y = "
                + ((x_test[0].value == 1 && x_test[1].value == 1)?1:-1) + "\t\t\t The predicton = " + d);
    }

Since I am testing on the same training data, I'd expect to get 100% accuracy, but the output that I get, is the following:
X = [ 1.0, -1.0 ]    ->  -1.0
X = [ -1.0, -1.0 ]   ->  -1.0
X = [ 1.0, 1.0 ]     ->  1.0
X = [ -1.0, 1.0 ]    ->  -1.0
*
optimization finished, #iter = 1
nu = 0.5
obj = -20000.0, rho = 1.0
nSV = 2, nBSV = 2
Total nSV = 2
X[0] = 1.0  X[1] = -1.0          Y = -1          The predicton = -1.0
X[0] = -1.0  X[1] = -1.0             Y = -1          The predicton = -1.0
X[0] = 1.0  X[1] = 1.0           Y = 1           The predicton = -1.0
X[0] = -1.0  X[1] = 1.0          Y = -1          The predicton = -1.0

We can see that the following prediction is erroneous:
    X[0] = 1.0  X[1] = 1.0           Y = 1           The predicton = -1.0
Anyone knows what is the mistake in my code?

A: You're using Radial Basis Function (param.kernel_type = svm_parameter.RBF) which uses gamma. Setting 'param.gamma = 1' should yield 100% accuracy.

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Southerners wearing masks as smoke streams from mountains
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Crews work the Party Rock Fire near Lake Lure Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, 2016. A forest fire has crossed its containment line, forcing more evacuations in western North Carolina. State and federal fire officials say portions of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure communities are now under evacuation orders due to the Party Rock Fire. The Times-News via AP, Patrick Sullivan
Crews work a wildfire near Lake Lure Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. State transportation officials say the wildfire near Lake Lure has forced the immediate closing of U.S. 64/74A and N.C. 9 in Rutherford County. The Times-News via AP, Patrick Sullivan
ATLANTA — Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities.
The fires — many of them suspected arsons — have prompted evacuations in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee in recent days.
The largest of dozens of ongoing wildfires in the South has now burned 13,300 acres, more than a third of the vast Cohutta Wilderness area, in the north Georgia mountains just south of the Tennessee line.
Fire managers said Saturday that the blaze, believed to have ignited from a lightning strike in mid-October, was only 20 percent contained.
In Macon County, North Carolina, special health masks were being made available Saturday. Emergency Management Director Warren Cabe said they're distributing N95-rated masks as regular surgical masks don't provide adequate protection from smoke particles.
And yet, the drifting smoke that prompted air quality authorities to declare a Code Orange on Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, cleared enough for Saturday's Charlotte Marathon to be run as planned under crisp blue skies.
Kristen Butterfield, who works at a local shop in Chimney Rock, North Carolina told the Asheville Citizen-Times (http://avlne.ws/2g6dfjf ) that around noon Friday authorities began ordering people to evacuate. Then she saw a structure catch fire.
"We had to get out," she said. "They told us at noon and we were out by 2 p.m. at the latest. We took everything we could."
Her friend Andre Whilden, who lives behind Chimney Rock village, said she and her husband hardly got any notice.
"We got everything packed that we could," she said, which included seven animals.
Whilden said on Wednesday she saw one firetruck after another speed past her house and she knew the fire was getting worse.
"I didn't expect to be evacuated," she said. "I expected it to stay up on the mountain, but on Wednesday I knew something wasn't right so I went down to the visitor's center, looked to my left and the whole mountain was on fire."
Smoke has settled over Clayton, Georgia and surrounding Rabun County, where fires including a 2,000-acre blaze has forced people from their homes. That fire is a suspected arson blaze, and the sheriff has asked residents to be on the lookout for a dark blue SUV seen in the area where the fire started on Wednesday.
In Tennessee, 42 of the 58 active wildfires in the state are suspected arsons — or about 72 percent of them — the Tennessee Department of Agriculture reported Saturday in its wildfire situation update.
In North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest, more than 20 wildfires have burned more than 17,000 acres and all of them are "being investigated for suspected arson," federal forestry officials have said.
The federal government has approved a request for money to fight the blazes in western North Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory said. A grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will now pay 75 percent of the emergency protective measures taken in fighting the fires, McCrory said in a news release Saturday.
In South Carolina, the Easley Fire Department is asking residents to donate water, Gatorade and other drinks to help firefighters battling a wildfire on Pinnacle Mountain.


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Knowing what insurance adjusters are looking for when considering your car accident insurance claim will better prepare you should you get into an accident. When you are making a claim with your own insurance company, you may believe that they are on your side. But this isn't always true—insurance companies are looking for any reason to delay or deny your claim. Having your claim denied can place significant financial burden on you and your family. You may be counting on that money to pay bills, continue your mortgage, or offset lost wages. When your insurance company denies your claim, you may be left wondering why – and even more importantly, what you can do about it?
In Arkansas, an automobile owner is allowed to reject full coverage. The bare minimum car insurance plan that the law requires you to carry is a liability-only plan. This means if you are at fault, your insurance will cover the other driver who wasn't at fault, but you will have nothing to pay you for your own expenses incurred and losses sustained.
Underinsured motorist protection which applies when the other driver is at-fault but does not have enough liability insurance to pay your damages.
You might have selected a liability plan because it was the most affordable, but make sure you know what is at risk when you choose the cheapest option.
Don't wait to report an incident to your insurance company. They have the right to argue that they didn't have enough time to research a claim if a significant amount of time has passed since the accident.
An insurance adjuster could reject your claim because there's been a dispute about who was at fault. They could also disagree with the damages you're claiming. To avoid a dispute with your insurance company, a police report and photos of the scene and damage and witness testimonials can help.
If you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol and caused an accident, your insurance company will not cover expenses caused by your negligence.
Understanding the reason your insurance claim was denied is an important first step toward appealing that denial. When your claim is denied, find out from your insurance company why they denied your claim. Insurance companies have internal appeals processes that allow policyholders to directly appeal any denials that they believe were made in error. However, that appeals process often starts with identifying why the adjuster denied your claim. Perhaps the insurance company didn't receive the accident report or speak to eyewitnesses. Perhaps they placed too much blame on your driving actions, thereby erroneously assigning you fault for the crash.
Use this evidence to directly contradict the adjuster's decision to deny your claim.
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From Mui Ne, we were packed into a slightly oversized mini van for a 4.5hr drive on the windy roads to the beautiful town of Da Lat. I'm glad Tom and I are not tall or fat because we barely fit into the seats of this bus and our knees were touching the seat infront of us. Needless to say it was quite an unpleasant journey but thank goodness it was just a short one!
Da Lat is a small city in the mountains and sits at 1,500 m above sea level which leaves the weather a pleasant Spring-like temperature. It was a strange but nice feeling to be able to wear a sweater (and even pants at night!) instead of continuously sweating 24/7 like we have been for all of our Asia trip so far. In Da Lat you won't find any western franchises, western restaurants or hardly any western tourists at all. It is a place where Vietnamese people come to holiday and honeymoon. It is full of small coffee shops, family run guest houses and hotels and local restaurants. It was a nice contrast from the very touristy Mui Ne.
We stayed at Villa pink house which turned out be to an excellent choice. Our room was beautiful and the staff were lovely, we feel felt right at home. Mr Rot, the son of the owners, runs a secret tour which was highly recommended to us by our friends and of course by trusty TripAdvisor! We don't usually like doing tours as we prefer to do things on our own so we have more freedom, but we had a feeling this was a tour we shouldn't miss out on. We immediately booked it for the following day.
The next day we were quite tired from our massive day the previous day so we decided to take it easy. We slept in, had a nice lunch at a local restaurant called Vinh Loi and spent the afternoon walking around the huge lake just outside the city. It was a beautiful, relaxing way to spend the day.
On our last day we decided to check out the much talked about Crazy house. The Crazy house is actually a hotel (that's still in the process of being built) that is inspired by the famous architect Guadi. It is such a strange building filled with random hallways, steep stairs and weird decorations. To be honest it wasn't really my cup of tea. For one, it was full of tourists and secondly I just found it really strange. I would still recommend going to see it though!
Next we went to the 100 Roofs cafe that was recommended to us by a fellow traveller. It turned out to be designed by the same person who designed the crazy house and it was just as strange if not more. It was full of rooms, balconies, tunnels and odd objects and decorations. I got the feeling we didn't even get to explore half of it. It was again, a little weird but it was cool to see and the coffee was delicious.
After all the weirdness we wandered through the local markets. If you are after fake Nikes then this is the place! There were so many and they looked pretty much real if you ask me. There were also the usual suspects such as fruit and veg, meat, clothing and handbags.
Da Lat has a very relaxed vibe to it. It is French colonial inspired, surrounded by nature and full of friendly locals. Many people come here for the hiking and canyoning, so it is also full of adventure if that's what you are seeking. I really enjoyed my time in Da Lat and being back in the mountains but I didn't fall in love with it. I am really glad we went there though. Now we are heading down the mountain to the beach. Next up, Nha trang!
I loved my time in Da Lat and I'm happy to read about the secret tour! I can't wait to go back and take it. It was such a relief to get there and not be drenched with sweat the second I stepped outside like I was in Hanoi and Hoi An. Great post & thanks for sharing!


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Rangelands conservation helps farmers
As it turns out, the farmer and the cowman should be friends, as the classic "Oklahoma!" song suggests. According to a just-published UC Berkeley study, wild bee species pollinate California crops to the tune of $937 million to $2.4 billion per year. That amounts to more than one-third of all pollination "services" to the state's crops.
Many of those crop-pollinating wild bees live in rangelands – chiefly ranches that graze cattle.
"This means that preserving rangelands has significant economic value, not only to the ranchers who graze their cattle there, but also to farmers who need the pollinators," said Claire Kremen, UC Berkeley associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, and senior author of the study.
The assumption that wild pollinators were not a significant source of crop pollination is more than just conventional wisdom – it's business: a majority of farmers rent European honeybees to ensure crop pollination.
But beekeepers have suffered high rates of colony losses due to diseases, pesticides and management factors, increasing the uncertainty of both supply and rental prices.
The California native bee species Bombus vosnesenskii, the yellow-faced bumble bee, forages on almond flowers that are located right next to rangelands habitat. (Alexandra Maria-Klein photo)
And wild pollinator species have also shown declines in abundance and diversity on farmlands, most likely due to habitat loss from the intensive monoculture, or single crop, production system that typifies much of California's agricultural lands.
The result? They are most scarce precisely where they are needed the most.
"Currently, wild pollinators are least abundant in intensive monoculture production areas such as sunflowers, almonds and melons, where demand for pollination services is largest," said Kremen.
Kremen equated depending mainly on one species – the European honeybee – with putting all our retirement savings in one stock.
"The wisdom of diversification holds true for agriculture as well and yet, many Calfornia farmers rely solely on European honeybees for crop pollination," Kremen said, adding that the unpredictability associated with climate change amplifies the importance of diversification.
"Some insect species will thrive in changed climate conditions, and other won't. Maintaining a biodiverse stock of pollinators is like the insurance that a diversified stock portfolio brings: some will be up, some will be down, but having a portfolio of many different species ensures viability into the future," Kremen said.
While it's common sense that healthy crops result in a healthy food supply, a separate study led by Kremen, also just published, put a number on the human health benefit of ensuring the viability of pollinators. The researchers estimated that up to 40 percent of some essential nutrients provided by fruits and vegetables could be lost if there were no pollinators around to do the job.
Payment for services rendered
Placing a value on ecosystem services is an established part of conservation science, and this new finding comes at a time when there is growing interest within the ranching community in providing ecosystem services. For example, as part of conservation efforts, California ranchers have been asked to maintain flowers for endangered butterflies and to keep small spring wetlands known as vernal pools healthy – using grazing as a tool to manipulate the grassland.
Darrel Sweet, a fifth generation cattle rancher from Livermore and a former president of the California Cattlemen's Association, said that placing a dollar value on rangelands pollination services lends powerful support to these efforts.
"The value of grazing and other land stewardship practices of California's ranchers is being increasingly acknowledged as not only a preferred land use, but also as an essential resource management tool," said Sweet. "I hope this study is just the beginning of comparable findings that show how ranching is a critical – and multifaceted – element of California agriculture."
The state's rangelands have been decreasing steadily, as the foothills and oak-dotted grasslands can be highly desirable for residential development. California lost 105,000 acres of grazing lands to urbanization between 1990 and 2004, according to the state Department of Conservation. The California Oak Foundation projects that the state could lose another 750,000 acres by 2040.
Kremen said the findings suggest that if farmers paid ranchers to stay on the land and maintain the habitat, the farmers would be increasing their sources of pollination and developing critical diversification to support their agricultural practices.
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This starts with the city's architecture. Those who go and have a drink in a cosy cider pub on a nice summer evening will experience the atmosphere that even Frankfurt's most famous son, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, would still easily recognise. The view of Frankfurt's bold high-rise architecture is just as attractive and yet very different. Directly opposite the high-rise buildings, on the other side of the Main, a unique collection of 13 museums has been developed and these are devoted to different works of art, from classical paintings to modern media. Nanotechnology and Materials Science, Germany 2018 will host leading scientists from academia and industry worldwide, to discuss the latest developments in the fields of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology and Materials Science. The conference aims to provide many interesting perspectives on how science and technology of materials from nano to macro level are changing rapidly, thereby providing new opportunities and challenges to explore to the scientists and engineers.
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The blessing and curse of real estate boom
Jodi begins US visit with a PR victory
Early signs of canker in constitutional system
Kashmir: no light at end of the tunnel
Modi's population control talk raises concern
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പോലീസ് മജിസ്ട്രേട്ട് ആകണ്ട
മോദി എങ്ങനെ തിരിച്ചു വന്നു
നവകേരളത്തിന്റെ ബീഭത്സ ഭാവം
മുന്നണികാലത്തെ തൊഴിലുറപ്പ് രാഷ്ട്രീയം
ഇടതുപക്ഷവും ബ്രാഹ്മണശാപം ഭയക്കുന്നുവോ?
Clouds over Kerala's education scene
B R P BHASKAR
Kerala's lead in social developments has put it at a disadvantage as the government of India pushes through a scheme to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to 14 years.
The Centre launched the scheme on April 1 in pursuance of the constitutional amendment of 2002, which made elementary education a fundamental right, and the Right to Education (RTE) Act of 2009, which provides for free and compulsory education to children in the 6-14 years age group.
The Constitution, promulgated in 1950, envisaged free and compulsory education up to the age of 14 but until now there was no scheme to give effect to it all over the country.
In Kerala, the first step in that direction was taken when the Maharaja's regime made primary education free and compulsory in the erstwhile Travancore state in 1946. After Independence, the governments of Travancore-Cochin and Kerala carried the reform forward, making education free till the school leaving stage.
The Centre will bear the bulk of the cost of the new scheme, which calls for an estimated investment of Rs1,710 billion over the next five years. Last week Education Minister MA Baby said Kerala had forged ahead early by making huge investments in education.
The new law became necessary because the other states neglected this area. He wanted the Centre to compensate the state considering that it had put into education money which could have gone into industry and agriculture.
Baby, who had earlier characterised the new law as an encroachment on the states' authority, modified his position slightly. He said the law was a welcome measure but it must be implemented keeping in view the federal spirit of the Constitution.
Baby did not take into account the state's educational situation in its entirety. While ahead of the rest of the country in the spread of education at the lower levels, it lags in higher education. The quality of education at all levels is low. The state is now paying the price for neglect in this area.
Improvement of quality of education is an important element of the new Central initiative. Kerala thus have the opportunity to benefit from the planned Central investment. However, there is room to doubt its ability to make proper use of the opportunity.
Years ago, at the Centre's instance, the University Grants Commission had drawn up a scheme to revise wage scales, tying them up with improvement of academic standards.
The teachers' unions wanted the new scales but not the academic part of the package. The state government succumbed to their pressure.
The new law provides for setting up of committees with representatives of the local community to introduce a measure of social control over school managements. It also requires the expensive elite schools, which do not receive grants from the state, to set apart 25 per cent of the seats for poor students.
These provisions have invited opposition from managements, especially those belonging to religious minorities, who argue that they infringe upon their constitutional right to establish and administer their own institutions.
Private managements dominate Kerala's education sector at all levels. Of the state's 12,649 primary and secondary schools 8,148 are under private managements. While 7,284 of them receive aid from the state government for their upkeep, 864 are unaided.
There are 1,703 higher secondary schools. Of these 968 are privately managed: 529 are aided and 439 unaided. The state has 189 arts and science colleges, of which 150 are under private managements. There are 84 engineering colleges, of which three are aided and 70 unaided.
Christian missions did pioneering work in the education sector. They account for the bulk of the private institutions. The fierce opposition of the private school managements, especially the Christian missions, to an education reform measure, which was by no means very radical was one of the underlying causes of the so-called 'liberation struggle' which resulted in the Centre's dismissal of the state's first communist government in 1959.
There is a distinct possibility of the aggrieved managements challenging some aspects of the Centre's proposals in the court.
The views articulated by the state governments and spokesmen of private managements suggest that the communists and the private managements could well be on the same side in the event of a new confrontation over education reform. -- Gulf Today, Sharjah, April 12, 2010.
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A 21st-century version of dormitory living for adults is emerging as a way for city dwellers to deal with expensive real estate, social isolation and environmental pressures.
It's billed as co-living – the residential equivalent to co-working spaces – though there are parallels to older concepts such as boarding houses or university accommodation.
In the past six months co-living spaces have opened up in Stanmore and Newtown, with Paddington coming within weeks, and Glebe and Randwick slated for 2020.
Rebecca Dracup, an environmental engineer at Stantec-owned Wood and Grieve Engineers, said co-living was a growing trend around the world.
"Millennials are very much drawn to this, those with some disposable income, out of university but craving the social aspect they used to get in their university college or share house," Dracup said.
Co-living spaces typically feature private rooms and large common areas. The prices are similar to market rent or higher but include all utilities and internet, with flexible terms for both short and long-term stays.
The concept has taken off in Europe, Asia and North America with big co-living operators including WeWork's WeLive, Common, The Collective and Vanke's Port Apartment. Communal living, complete with hydroponic gardens and rooftop air turbines, even features in a new blockbuster video game, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, set in Washington DC amid societal and environmental collapse.
Last October, UKO opened one of the first co-living sites in Australia in Stanmore, in Sydney's inner west. The company is planning to open a second building in Paddington near Centennial Park within weeks and is hoping to announce a Melbourne site soon.
Other co-living operators include Urbico is planning to open sites in Glebe and Randwick in 2020 and Caper Living, which opened a building in Newtown in January and has other inner west properties in the pipeline. Caper Living is looking for new properties in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Adelaide.
UKO chief executive Edward Fernon said co-living attracted people from all age groups and ethnic backgrounds, with many business travellers using it as an alternative to serviced apartments.
"We thought we would just end up with Millennials and young people but we've had people in their 60s," Fernon said.
UKO Stanmore has 33 double rooms, each with an ensuite bathroom and kitchenette, a shared courtyard with bean bags, a barbecue and herb garden, a larger communal kitchen and dining room, a laundry room, on-site parking, communal bicycles, free GoGet membership and an optional cleaning service. The venue has a host who runs optional social events such as community dinners, movie nights and yoga classes.
Fadzai Manungo, 23, moved into UKO in January after moving to Australia to study medicine. Manungo, who grew up in Zimbabwe, lived both on campus and in a share house while at university in Minneapolis in the United States. She had never heard of co-living before UKO but was enjoying the experience.
"You get to have your own personal space but you're not too isolated," she said. "I like that I get to pick and choose – nothing is forced on me when I feel like I need quiet time."
Fernon, who competed in the modern pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympics and ambassador for mental health charity the Black Dog Institute, said co-living served a social purpose.
"It's well known that the quality of people's relationships determines their health and their mental health," he said. "From the point of view of population growth and urbanisation, developers have been focused on building more and more apartments, they've been focused on creating places where people sleep, not places where people live."
The company is developing a UKO Family product at a site in Glebe, which would create a community for single parents and couples with young children, with childcare on site.
Dracup said co-living offered environmental benefits, since a traditional apartment was about 70 square metres, while a co-living apartment was more like 30 square metres with access to communal space.
"There's the potential for lower land use, less material used in construction, shared facilities that will again reduce the consumption of electricity and water, and more efficient utilisation of space," Dracup said.
"Those communal spaces are likely to be used for more hours of the day than a typical apartment or house."
The business of co-living
Most co-living spaces in Australia are governed by boarding house regulations. However, co-living could be a good opportunity for the nascent built-to-rent sector.
Overseas it is quite common for developers to become landlords after construction, giving renters access to much longer leases and professional management.
Fernon said tax laws hampered the build-to-rent sector in Australia because there was an incentive for developers to sell stock and recoup GST.
He said Labor's plans to reduce the tax on managed investment trusts in build-to-rent sector from 30 per cent to 15 per cent would help, bringing residential property in line with commercial property.
With the property downturn, a number of developers had half-sold their buildings, but Fernon said UKO would only consider co-living spaces at sites where it controlled the entire building, either owning it outright or through a long-term lease.
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Q: search find matches and copy range of rows to another sheet Sheet(LIST2) has 8 columns.Column A of Sheet(LIST2) contains id numbers.same ID  number is repeated many times in many rows of column A.Column B to H contains other data.
In sheets(Sheet1) A1 we type an ID number which find matches in Sheets(LIST2) column A and copy each math row from A to H
I found a code to copy the entire rows but what I want is only rows A to H only
Sub SearchForString()
Dim LCopyToRow As Integer

On Error GoTo Err_Execute

'Start copying data to row 2 in Sheet2 (row counter variable)
LCopyToRow = 3

Dim sheetTarget As String: sheetTarget = "sheet1"
Dim sheetToSearch As String: sheetToSearch = "LIST2"
Dim targetValue As String: targetValue = Sheets(sheetTarget).Range("A1").Value  'Value in sheet2!A1 to be searched in sheet1
Dim columnToSearch As String: columnToSearch = "A"
Dim iniRowToSearch As Integer: iniRowToSearch = 2
Dim LSearchRow As Long 'As far as it is not clear the number of rows you will be considering, better relying on the long type
Dim maxRowToSearch As Long: maxRowToSearch = 2000 'There are lots of rows, so better setting a max. limit

If (Not IsEmpty(targetValue)) Then
    For LSearchRow = iniRowToSearch To Sheets(sheetToSearch).Rows.Count

        'If value in the current row (in columnToSearch in sheetToSearch) equals targetValue, copy entire row to LCopyToRow in sheetTarget
        If Sheets(sheetToSearch).Range(columnToSearch & CStr(LSearchRow)).Value = targetValue Then

            'Select row in Sheet1 to copy
            Sheets(sheetToSearch).Rows(LSearchRow).Copy

            'Paste row into Sheet2 in next row
            Sheets(sheetTarget).Rows(LCopyToRow).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
            Sheets(sheetTarget).Rows(LCopyToRow).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlFormats
            'Move counter to next row
            LCopyToRow = LCopyToRow + 1
        End If

        If (LSearchRow >= maxRowToSearch) Then
            Exit For
        End If

    Next LSearchRow

    'Position on cell A3
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Range("A3").Select

End If

Exit Sub

Err_Execute:
End Sub
I like to copy and paste each row from  column A to column H

A: You need to change the range you are copying , so instead copying the full row you should just copy the columns you want
Could you try with this lines?

Sheets(sheetToSearch).Range("a" & LSearchRow, "h" & LSearchRow).Copy
'Paste row into Sheet2 in next row
Sheets(sheetTarget).Range("a" & LCopyToRow).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
Sheets(sheetTarget).Range("a" & LCopyToRow).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlFormats

To avoid overwriting "A3" when changing "ID" , could you try replacing the beguinning of the "sub" by this?

Sub matchandcopy()

Dim LCopyToRow As Integer
Dim sheetTarget As String: sheetTarget = "sheet1"
Dim sheetToSearch As String: sheetToSearch = "LIST2"
Dim targetValue As String: targetValue = Sheets(sheetTarget).Range("A1").Value  'Value in sheet2!A1 to be searched in sheet1
Dim columnToSearch As String: columnToSearch = "A"
Dim iniRowToSearch As Integer: iniRowToSearch = 2
Dim LSearchRow As Long 'As far as it is not clear the number of rows you will be considering, better relying on the long type
Dim maxRowToSearch As Long: maxRowToSearch = 2000 'There are lots of rows, so better setting a max. limit

LCopyToRow = Sheets(sheetTarget).Range("a1").End(xlDown).Row + 1
If LCopyToRow > 100000 Then LCopyToRow = 3

If (Not IsEmpty(targetValue)) Then 'here goes the rest of the sub with no changes  ....


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Q: Wake phone on incoming call in Android I have created a custom incoming call screen with Answer, cancel and other things to the activity it is working fine, but when the phone is on sleep mode it doesn't wake up on incoming call. How to fix this wake up on the incoming call part?
Also the same case with when the phone is locked I have to unlock and accept the call?
Can somebody guide me to fix this too?
Let me know!
Thanks!

A: Use Window flags when you start your activity to turn/keep the screen on and dismiss the keyguard.
For example, call this code on the onCreate() of your call screen:
WindowManager wm= (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE);
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window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD);
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED);
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON);
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);

Try the different flags and choose the ones that better suit the behaviour of your App.


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Q: How to build a sequence 2 cols by n rows based on a col range of values paired with a col of times to repeat the value How to build a sequence 2 cols by n rows based on a col range of values paired with a col of times to repeat the value.
Also the options to give and starting index would be good.
The values will be =IMAGE("url") so the images need to work when the sequence is built.
Definition
Index | 1
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Value | NR
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img1  | 5
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img2  | 4
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img3  | 3

Desired Result (With starting index 1)
img1 | img1
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img1 | img1
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img1 | img2
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img2 | img2
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img2 | img3
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img3 | img3

Desired Result (With starting index 3)
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img1 | img1
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img1 | img1
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img2 | img2
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img2 | img2
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img3 | img3
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img3 |

A: Here is the formula for the case where starting index is 1:
=ArrayFormula(vlookup(sequence((sum(B2:B)+1)/2,2,0),{sumif(row(B2:B),"<="&row(B2:B),B2:B)-B2:B,A2:A},2))

The idea is to look up the value generated by Sequence (0 to 11) in the cumulative sum of the NR's up to the previous row to the corresponding image.
EDIT
Here is the updated formula to allow for a start index>1:
=ArrayFormula(if(sequence((sum(B2:B)+C2)/2,2,1)>=C2,vlookup(sequence((sum(B2:B)+C2)/2,2,1)-C2,{sumif(row(B2:B),"<="&row(B2:B),B2:B)-B2:B,A2:A},2),""))

A: I've added a + 1 to all C2 occurrences in Tom's formula just to make the empty cells added match the index number.
=ArrayFormula(if(sequence((sum(B2:B)+(C2+1))/2,2,1)>=(C2+1),vlookup(sequence((sum(B2:B)+(C2+1))/2,2,1)-(C2+1),{sumif(row(B2:B),"<="&row(B2:B),B2:B)-B2:B,A2:A},2),""))

Works perfectly
Many Thanks Tom!


These flaky scones are particularly good because the oats are toasted first, adding a pleasantly nutty flavor.
Preheat the oven to 375° and position a rack in the center. In a medium skillet, toast the oats over moderately high heat, stirring constantly, until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine the flour with the granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in the rolled oats and candied orange peel. Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Stir with a wooden spoon just until the dough is evenly moistened. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and pat it into an 8-inch round about 1/2 inch thick. Pinch together any cracks around the edges.
Brush the dough with the heavy cream and sprinkle it with the demerara sugar. Cut the round into 8 wedges and transfer them to a baking sheet. Bake the candied orange-oat scones for about 25 minutes, or until golden on top and bottom. Transfer the scones to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve with softened butter and marmalade.
Make Ahead: The scones can be stored in an airtight container overnight.


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William Barr's departure is bad news for Trump's 11-hour apology | See William
Ohn Monday, Donald Trump William Barr announced his departure from the judiciary. Finally, after several weeks of failure, the president succeeded in imposing his will on someone. On the day indicated 300,000th American death Govit-19 and The The Election College confirmed the victory of Joe Biden, Trump again fired his attorney general from office. Jeff Sessions is no longer a club.
If the president makes his final round of apologies, Bar will not be there, which may provide relief to the president's legal spear carrier, but there is one reason why Trump is angry: Bar knows one or two things about the eleventh hour apology. Mike Flynn is the latest.
As attorney general of George HW Bush, Barr successfully urged the late president to apologize after the Iran-Contra scandal and the loss of Bush to Bill Clinton in 1992. In fact, as Bar says, he was an impetus almost three decades ago, and the judiciary ran rudely on the "Neanderthals".
In particular, Barr fought for the pardon of 5 people, including Caspar Weinberger, the defense secretary of the accused Ronald Reagan and Elliott Abrams. Over time, Abrams will join the administration of George W. Bush and eventually serve as Trump's special envoy to Iran and later to Venezuela.
In a 2001 interview, Designed law-and-order issues as follows: "The big ones are obviously Iran Contra. I am definitely not opposed to any of them. I was widely supported. "
As for limiting Bush's apology to Weinberger, who was facing false accusations, Bar has nothing to do with it. He explained, "Some argued for Weinberger, and I said, 'No, for a penny, for a pound.'"
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At the time, Abrams had already pleaded guilty to withholding information from Congress, but Barr was not prevented. On the contrary, Barr felt that Abrams had been "treated very unfairly." As expected, Lawrence Walsh, then an independent adviser I saw things differently, "Iran-Contra cover-up … now over."
Many years later, Mல்லller distorted the findings of the report. Earning M முller's wrath, His one-time friend and Reggie Walton appointed to the George W. Bush federal bench. Considering 23 pages, Walton "Seriously" questioned See "Despite some findings in the revised edition of the M முller Report, did President make a calculated effort to influence public discourse on the M அறிக்கைller Report in support of Trump?"
Of course, this is not the last time Bar will take fire from the courts. After judicial torture attempts to drop the government's case against Flynn and Trump's apology, Another federal judge, Emmett Sullivan, attacked the Bar leadership. Like Walton, Sullivan was pained by the government's ability to persuade Trump.
Although he dismissed the allegations against Flynn, Sullivan noted: "Considering the government's previous argument in this case, Mr Flynn's misrepresentation was 'absolutely meaningless' because his misrepresentation 'went to the heart' of the FBI investigation, face to face with the government, without explanation. , Raises concerns about the routine nature of its decision-making process. "
As Bar departs from Chief Justice, he quickly split the price of retirement. In the wake of Trump's unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud and theft, Barr caught the eye of his boss. His resignation letter "At all levels of government, all institutions are working within their borders to do everything we can to ensure the unity of the electorate and to encourage public confidence in their outcome," he declared.
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Without looking at his side, Trump now faces a long list of applicants. In addition to Trump's self-pardon, Jawanka faces the issue of pardon, while his two sons, Rudy Giuliani and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, are actively investigating the FBI. Here, too, Barry's words may come back to haunt the president.
At his 2019 confirmation hearing, Bar testified that the president has the power to grant amnesty to family members, but the amnesty can also be prosecuted if bound in a broader attempt to impede justice. When the president has "the power to pardon a family member," Barr explained, "it may be an impediment if it is linked to certain acts that violate a restraining law."
Come on January 20, 2021 at 12:01 pm, Trump loses his immunity and becomes a fair game for lawyers. Already, Cyrus Vance, Manhattan District Attorney, has been eagerly circling Trump and his business. As for the southern district of New York, they have already branded Trump an innocent co-conspirator.
What comes next remains to be seen.
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Semi crashes into truck, building off Indiana Toll Road
Mar 27, 2018 semi crashes
A semi crashed into a building Monday morning on the Indiana Toll Road, near the Elkhart-St. Joseph County line.It happened around 7:15 a.m., near mile marker 90, outside Altec Engineering Incorporated. Indiana State Police say the semi left the roadway for an unknown reason and hit an abandoned pickup truck that was sitting on the entry ramp to the closed service plaza.
The semi kept going and plowed into the building, hitting a forklift before coming to a stop. The truck driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. He was identified as Kazmierez Kisiel, a 66-year-old from Westfield, Massachusetts. The building suffered heavy damage, but nobody inside was injured.
#Crash: Semi crashed into a building after hitting abandoned truck near 90mm on Toll Road. pic.twitter.com/itq200efvW
— Sgt. Ted Bohner (@ISPBremen) March 26, 2018
"My first thought was it's going to be, you know, horrible for the driver because hitting a building is not something vehicles are designed to do. And then, I thought of the possible loss of life or serious injuries to the people that are working in the building," said Sgt. Ted Bohner of the Indiana State Police, "So it looked like everybody was at the right place at the right time today to avoid what could've been a horrific situation." Officials say there were no harmful chemicals inside the truck. Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the crash.