text:
40. " Which devour widows' houses." _On this we copy Lightfoot's remark. " Under the pretence of mighty devotion, but especially under the goodly show of long prayers, they so drew over the minds of devout persons to them, especially of women, and, among them, of the richer widows,-that, by subtle attractives, they either drew out or wrested away, their goods and estates. Nor did they want pets of counterfeit authority, when, from the chair, they pronounced according to their pleasures, of the dowry or 'estate befalling to a widow, and assumed to themselves the power of determining concerning these things." To something of this kind we may perhaps also attribute the particular anxiety which was manifested to make proselytes of women, and particularly women of wealth and rank. See some examples in the note to the parallel text, Matt. xxiii. 14. Another occurred during the troubles which we stated at the end of the note on Matt. xxiv.; and which will presently again occupy our attention. When the citizens of Damascus heard of the first and unsuccessful campaign of the Romans against the revolted Jews, they determined to destroy all of that nation in the city ; but were restrained by fear of their wives, who had all embraced the Jewish rengion. They therefore kept their design secret, until they found an opportunity of surprising the Jews unarmed and defenceless, when they were slain, to the number of ten thousand.
41. " The treasury."—This does not mean the treasure chamber, where the wealth of the Temple was deposited ; but the place where certain chests were set to receive offerings and contributions. There were eleven of these chests standing constantly in the Temple ; besides others which also stood there while the "tribute" was collecting, and which were afterwards removed. Each chest had written on it the class of offerings which it was destined to receive, so that every one knew where to cast in what he had to offer. The money was not for alms, as some imagine, but for the various services of the temple. The chests stood in one of the cloistered courts, before the pillars of the cloister, as if, to use Lightfoot's comparison ('Prospect of the Temple,' c. xix.), such chests should be set in the quadrangle, before the pillars which bear up the cloister walks in the Royal Exchange, London. The same writer shows that these chests were in the Court of the Women, and placed there that the women might have access to them as well as the men, which could not have been managed had they been placed elsewhere. `Jesus appears then to have been sitting in the cloister of this Court (and no one was allowed to sit in the Court of Israel) when his attention was drawn to the people casting their gifts into the treasury.
42. " Two mites, which make a farthing."-The word rendered " farthing" in this place, is different from that so rendered in Matt. x. 29; Luke xii. 6. That is úrrágios, or the Latin as; the present is zodpustus, the Latin quadrans, so called from being the fourth part of the preceding, even as our farthing (fourthing) is so called from being the fourth part of a penny. Consequently the present farthing is one-fourth less than that which occurs in the texts referred to above. The value of the as was estimated with reference to the denarius (see the note on Matt. xx. 2), and that of the quadrans with reference to the as, the denarius containing ten asses, and the as four quadrantes. Thus as the denarius, in the time of our Saviour, was equal to sevenpence-halfpenny, the as (or "farthing" of Matt. x. and Luke xxii.) was consequently equivalent to three farthings; and the quadrans (or "farthing" of the present text), being one-fourth thereof, was not equal to our farthing, but answered to about two-fifths of a halfpenny. It should be observed that the as originally weighed a Roman pound (of brass), but its weight gradually declined till it became, apparently, about one ounce and a half in the time of Christ ; although it may be rather difficult to determine the precise weight of the as at a particular time. The as, as a pound, was divided into twelve ounces (unciæ), and the coin representing the ounce-as well as all the other coins related to the as-diminished, of course, in the same proportion, although the old denominations were retained. Thus all the brass coins below the as were marked with pellets or globules, to denote the number of (ultimately nominal) unciæ which they contained. Then the uncia itself bore one such globule, the quadrans, three, and so on. Besides this, the quadrans was charged with other representations, which varied at different times. Sometimes an open hand, with a strigii, occurs on both sides ; while in other examples the obverse bears a star, grains of corn, a dolphin, heads of Hercules, Ceres, &c. As to the as itself, it usually bore, except in the earliest times of Rome, a head of the two faced Janus on one side, and on the other the prow of a ship. The specimens of this, and
that of the quadrans, which we insert, are older and heavier than those which circulated in the time of Christ, but are similar in other respects.
The Romans had no coin, of which, like the "mite" of the text, two were equal to the quadrans; although they had one (the uncia) worth a third of that coin. The" mite" (2:TTİr) must therefore have been a native coin: and we suppose the reason that the widow did not give the quadrans itself, but two mites that made a quadrans, was, because it was not considered lawful to take such heathen coins to the temple treasury, although they were admitted in to the general circulation,
Roman QUADRANS.
are here!
CHAPTER XIII.
and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be earthquakes in divers places, and 1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple : there shall be famines and troubles : these 9 the persecutions for the Gospel : 10 that the
are the beginnings of 'sorrows. Gospel must be preached to all nations : 14 that
for great calamities shall happen to the Jews 24 and
9 g But take heed to yourselves : the manner of his coming to judgment. 32 the they shall deliver you up to councils ; and hour whereof being known to none, every man is in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and to watch and pray, that we be not found unpro- ye shall be brought before rulers and kings vided, when he cometh to each one particularly by for my sake, for a testimony against them. death.
10 And the Gospel must first be pubAnd 'as he went out of the temple, one of lished among all nations. his disciples saith unto him, Master, see 11 "But when they shall lead you, and dewhat manner of stones and what buildings liver you up, take no thought beforehand
what ye shall speak, neither do ye premedi2 And Jesus answering said unto him, tate: but whatsoever shall be given you in Seest thou these great buildings? there that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye shall not be left one stone upon another, that speak, but the Holy Ghost. that shall not be thrown down.
12 Now the brother shall betray the bro3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives ther to death, and the father the son; and over against the temple, Peter and James children shall rise up against their parents, and John and Andrew asked him privately, and shall cause them to be put to death.
4. Tell us, when shall these things be? 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for and what shall be the sign when als these my name's sake: but he that shall endure things shall be fulfilled ?
unto the end, the same shall be saved. 5 And Jesus answering them began to 14 f 'But when ye shall see the abomisay, Take heed lest any man deceive you: nation of desolation, spoken of by Daniel
6 For many shall come in my namc, say- the prophet, standing where it ought not, ing, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (let him that readeth understand,) then let
7 And when ye shall hear of wars and ru- them that be in Judæa flee to the mounmours of
wars,
not troubled : for such tains : things must needs be; but the end shall not 15 And let him that is on the housetop be yet.
down into the house, neither enter 8 For nation shall rise against nation, therein, to take any thing out of his house :
3 The word in the original importeth the pains of a woman in travail • Matt, 10.19.
I Matt. 24. 1.
* Matt. 94. 3.
5 Matt. 24. 15.
16 And let him that is in the field not and shall gather together his elect from the turn back again for to take up his garment. four winds, from the uttermost part of the
17 But woe to them that are with child, earth to the uttermost part of heaven. and to them that give suck in those days! 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
18 And pray ye that your flight be not When her branch is yet tender, and putteth in the winter.
forth leaves, ye know that summer is near : 19 For in those days shall be affliction, 29 So ye in like manner, when ye
shall such as was not from the beginning of the see these things come to pass, know that it creation which God created unto this time, is nigh, eren at the doors. neither shall be.
30 Verily I say unto you, that this gene20 And except that the Lord had short-ration shall not pass, till all these things be ened those days, no flesh should be saved : done. but for the elect's sake, whom he hath 31 Heaven and carth shall pass away : chosen, he hath shortened the days.
words shall not pass away. 21 And then if any man
you, 32 | But of that day and that hour knowLo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; be- eth no man, no, not the angels which are in lieve him not:
heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 22 For false Christs and false prophets 33 "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, ye know not when the time is. to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have a far journey, who left his house, and gave foretold you all things.
authority to his servants, and to every man 24 q 'But in those days, after that tribu- his work, and commanded the porter to lation, the sun shall be darkened, and the watch. moon shall not give her light,
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, when the master of the house cometh, at and the powers that are in heaven shall be even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, shaken.
or in the morning: 26 And then shall they see the Son of 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you man coming in the clouds with great power sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto 27 And then shall he send his angels, / all, Watch.
& Matt. 24. 93.
8 Matt. 24 42. Verse 14. " Ye shall see the abomination of desolation...standing where it ought nol."—We are here to resume the illustrative account, which, under Matth. xxiv., we brought down to the general revolt of the Jewish nation.
When Cestius, the prefect of Syria, was apprised of this revolt, and of the sanguinary commotions which distracted the country, he marched to restore order, having under his command one legion of Roman soldiers, with a number of auxiliaries from the neighbouring kings, attended by king Agrippa. After having, with great bloodshed, restored comparative quiet in the provinces, he advanced upon Jerusalem, at the time when the city was full of people who had arrived to celebrate the feast of tabernacles. Confiding in their numbers, they seized their weapons and rushed out to meet the hostile army when they heard of its approach. So overpowering were their numbers, and so impetuous their assault, that the Romans were obliged to give way, with the loss of 515 men, whereas the Jews lost only twenty-one. This was on the sabbath. After this Agrippa, at the instance of the prefect, sent ambassadors, exhorting the revolters to lay down their arms, and promising forgiveness for what had passed. But, elated by their recent success, they rejected the overture with scorn, and, falling upon the ambassadors, slew one of them and wounded the other. Let it be observed, that all these transactions were strongly in opposition to the wish of the more respectable citizens, who desired nothing more earnestly than peace; for whatever might be their desire for the glory and independence of their nation, they felt assured that, without the special interposition of God, they could not possibly withstand the power of imperial Rome, and that the very attempt was calculated to bring down unheard of calamities upon them. These formed, at the present time, a very powerful body; but the seditious were far more powerful; augmented, as their numbers were at this time, by the concourse from those provinces which had hitherto been far more disturbed than Jerusalem itself.
Cestius returned to the assault of the city, animated by a desire to wipe out the disgrace which the Roman arms had incurred. He took the two northern quarters of the town, driving the rebels into the inner city and the Temple. The Romans then advanced against the upper town, and spent five days in vainly attempting to gain the walls; nor was their success better, when on the sixth day they assaulted the Temple itself on the north side. Their next step was to form a testudo (see the note on Judges v. 8), under cover of which they undermined the wall, and advanced to set the gates on fire. On this the rebels were seized with a panic, and fed from the city; and the peaceable people joyfully prepared to open their gates to the Romans; when Cestius, being as little aware of the terror of the one party as he was of the friendly disposition of the other, suddenly gave up his undertaking in despair, and withdrew his forces from the city. The spirit of the discouraged revolters revived at his retreat; and they pressed upon him with 80 much vigour, that the retreat became a flight, attended with great loss. The Romans, constantly harassed in their march, and waylaid in the defiles, sought to facilitate their retreat by burning all their dispensable baggage, and destroying their baggage-cattle, excepting such as were necessary to convey their arms and military engines. In the end they were obliged to abandon even the latter, which were carefully collected by the Jews for future occasions. The Romans lost in this disastrous flight not less than 5300 foot and 380 horse.
and glory;
The more peaceable inhabitants of Jerusalem lamented this success as a calamity; and anticipating the consequences which must follow, many of them fled from the city, which they began to consider as devoted to destruction. Among these were many Christians, who having seen the abomination of desolation (the Roman army with its ensigns) standing where it ought not," remembered the injunction of their Lord, that they should then flee to the mountains. This, in short, appears to be the period referred to in verses 14-18 of the present chapter. Those that still remained departed before the avenging army, under Titus, advanced upon Jerusalem; and thus, through our Lord's care for his church, it does not appear that a single Christian partook in that "affliction such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, neither shall be." They retired, for the most part, to Pella beyond Jordan, where they enjoyed comparative peace during all the final horrors of the war.
On their return to Jerusalem, the revolters by argument and compulsion induced the mass of the more peaceably disposed people to join in their rebellion, and proceeded to organize a civil and military government. Eleazar, the son of Simon, by whom the usurping king Mehanem had been slain in the Temple with most of his followers, and bo from that time took the leading part in the rebellion, and who had greatly enriched himself from the public treasury and the spoil of the Romans, was, on account of his arbitrary disposition, passed over in the appointments made on this occasion ; though he continued to possess very great influence with the people, whom he courted by large gifts, and larger professions and promises. Some of those who now took the direction of affairs were persons who had been anxious to preserve peace; but who now, seeing war inevitable, determined to take an active part in the defenee of their country. The civil government of Jerusalem was given to Ananus, the high-priest, and Joseph-ben-Gorion; while five persons, some of them priests, were intrusted with military commands in as many provinces. One of these was Josephus, the renowned historian of the war, to whom was confided the command in Galilee and Gamala. All these employed every exertion to prepare for the fearful struggle which they saw to be approaching.
They had no time to lose : for when the news of the revolt of the Jews, and the defeat of Cestius, arrived at Rome, the emperor (Nero) sent Vespasian into Syria to take the conduct of the war. He arrived early in the year 67 4.1. ; and having spent some time in collecting his forces, he found that he had at his disposal 60.000 men, including two legions, which his son Titus had brought from Alexandria, and auxiliary forces from the neighbouring kings.
The Roman general did not immediately march to Jerusalem. His plan was to subdue all the provinces, and the districts that covered the metropolis, reserving the city itself for the final and crowning conquest. Referring to Josephus for a full account of his operations, we proceed to observe, that having well nigh accomplished the first part of his oliject, the growing troubles of the Roman empire made him very anxious, at the commencement of the year 69, to bring the war to a speedy conclusion. He therefore hastened to complete the work that remained to be done, before leading his army to Jerusalem; and having secured all the region around the city, so as to cut off the communication between it and the provinces, he was about to undertake the siege, when the news of the death of Nero, and the successive intelligence of the revolutions which rapidly followed, induced him to defer his design for a while, till be should learn the ultimate result. He heard first of the accession of Galba, and soon after of his murder: a shorter interval elapsed between the news of the accession and murder of Otho, the succeeding emperor. The ensuing elesation of Vitellius, by the German legions, filled Vespasian and his army with indignation : and the latter held a council, in which they determined to invest their own general with the imperial purple. They did so. This act of the army of Palestine was received with general approbation. The year 70 was chiefly occupied by the new emperor in está blishing his authority, by himself and his generals, in Syria, Egypt, and Rome. "Ile was at Alexandria when he received the news that his cause had triumphed at Rome, and that Vitellius had been slain ; on which he prepared to embark for Italy, sending his son Titus to Palestine to prosecute the long-suspended siege of Jerusalem. It was now time for those Christians and other peaceable persons who still remained in Jerusalem to escape from the devoted city; and they neglected not to avail themselves of this last opportunity which was offered.
The pause in the operations of the Romans had worked badly for the Jews, as Vespasian had sagaciously foreseen; while the interval of rest had invigorated the Roman soldiers, and enlarged their resources for future action. The increased and murderous rage of factions had, in the meanwhile, weakened the Jews, and diminished their resources; and such had been its operation, that at this time Jerusalem, "the holy city,' had become, in the strong language of Josephus, "the nest of all uncleanness, a horrid den of robbers, and a hateful cave of murderers." The direful abominations and horrors of that place were such, in his opinion, that if the Romans had not been commissioned by God to destroy it, its overthrow might have been expected from some such direct manifestation of the Divine indignation as that which overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
To exhibit clearly the internal condition of Jerusalem, before and after the Roman host moved against it, would occupy more room than we could possibly afford to the whole subject. We may possibly touch on some parts of this instructive matter in separate notes on the parallel passage in St. Luke; being principally anxious at present to contine our notice to the leading external circumstances. We must however here make it distinctly understood that the principal horrors of this war, were produced rather by the more violent parties of the Jews, than by the Romans. Most of the staid and sober-minded men, from the beginning. had strongly condemned the war, and saw that the ruin of the country could not fail to be the result. But the troubled years which had passed, acting upon the old political principles to which we have often had occasion to advert, had united the young, the rash, and the unprincipled into a var party, whose numbers and power could not be opposed. The demoralizing effects of constant war, and an entirely disordered state of society, with the associations formed with the powerful predatory bands which ravaged the country, soon produced a body of men whose depravity, cruelty, avarice, and pride has perhaps not been paralleled in the history of the world. Whatever can be imagined most brutal, hateful, and unnatural, that they were. Yet all this they covered under the profession of zeal for the glory of God. If that zeal had been pure, there had been something that sounded noble in their graver talk; for they alleged that nothing but the dishonour done to God by the submission of his people to the heathen, could have induced them to take up their arms, which they vowed never to lay down, until they had either delivered Israel from the yoke of foreign dominion, or had perished in the attempt. Thence they got the name of " Zealots,'' by which they are known in the history of the war. These men collected into bands, and wandered about the country, plundering and murdering their countrymen with so much barbarity that they preferred to perish by the sword of the Romans than to fall into the hands of the Jews. Being joined by, or connecting themselves with, other robbers who had hitherto made no profession of a principle, they became the scourge of the land, which trembled at their name. Their sect diffused itself everywhere, and existed in every city and town; so that, as our Saviour had foretold, a man's greatest enemies were often those of his own household. Wherever they were the strongest, the peaceable people sustained unutterable sufferings from them. It was death to be even suspected of a disposition to submit to the Romans; and those in a family who were spared, dared not exhibit any sign of sorrow for their friends who lay slaughtered around them. The mass of these ruffians ultimately resorted to Jerusalem, where they carried on their murders and depredations in the face of day. The people were at first overawed by their violent measures ; but at last, stimulated by Ananus and other chief priests, they took arms against them. Many severe battles were fought in the city, with various success, until the Zealots, by the assistance of the Idumæans, whom they had called to their aid, were enabled to carry all before them. Ananus and the other chief priests were slain ; great numbers of the people were massacred, and the principal citizens were thrown into prison by day, and murdered by night, unless they agreed to join the party of the Zealots. The bodies of the slain lay corrupting in the streets, for all were afraid to bury them, lest that act should render them suspected of treason. From that time the Zealots and robbers were the masters of the city, and did whatsoever they would.
After this general statement, we can only further mention that when the Roman army appeared before Jerusalem, three factions—besides the people, who were then reduced to a nearly passive condition—were waging bitter conflicts against each other within the city. The first party was the earliest party of Zealots, whose measures we have mentioned in the preceding paragraph: they had at their head the noted John of Gischala, a brave and sagacious, but unprincipled man, who had acquired a sort of reputation by his vigorous opposition in Galilee to Josephus, on the one hand, and to the Romans on the other. Having been defeated by the latter, he fled to Jerusalem, and soon placed himself at the head of the Zealots, and became, consequently, the master of the city. At this time he was shut up. with six thousand men, in the outer part of the Temple, into which he had been driven, and in which he was kept contined by the second party, at whose head was Simon of Gerasa, a young man still more daring but less subtle than John. This person, having put himself at the head of the assassins and robbers who had taken and retained possession of the strong fortress of Massada, increased his party to a real army, by the promise of freedom to the slaves, and proportionable rewards to the free men who would come over to him. This had the desired effect, and many Jews of distinction, as well as those of inferior rank, were glad to seek protection with him from the violence and cruelties of other parties. With an army of 20,000 men, afterwards swelled to 40,000, he conquered Idumæa, which he laid waste with fire and sword; and, having given this evidence of his power, marched to Jerusalem, in the hope of obtaining the chief direction of the rebellion. After a time he was admitted by the people, who hoped that he would relieve them from the tyranny of John, which they could no longer bear. This was a fatal measure, for although Simon fought against John, and blocked him up in the Temple, the people found that they had only increased the number of their oppressors. Simon thus had possession of the city, as distinguished from the Temple, with a force of ten thousand Zealots and five thousand Idumæans: he was better supplied with arms and provisions than the other parties, but was far more disadvantageously posted for defence. The third party, the smallest and of latest origin, was that of Eleazar, the son of Simon, who has already been mentioned. This person, moved by jealousy of the power which John had acquired, but prosessing to be displeased at his cruel measures, won over to his interests some of the most powerful men and a part of the Zealots, and withdrew with them into the inner Temple, comprehending chiefly the court of the priests, in which the services of religion were usually performed. This party amounted to no more than 2400 men, His situation was by far the strongest, as the part of the Temple which he occupied stood on higher ground than that in which John was stationed. The latter was thus hemmed in between two powerful adversaries, having Simon in the city, below him, and Eleazar in the Temple, above; and had to carry on a two-fold war against both. Against the latter he could not bring his engines to bear with much effect; yet many priests were slain at the very altar. Eleazar himself remained on the defensive chiefly, subsisting on the stores of the Temple and on the sacrifices and offerings brought to the altar by the people, who were still admitted to the services of the Temple, although the avenues were very carefully guarded to exclude dangerous persons. Simon's party easily obtained sufficient provisions from the town ; but John was obliged to maintain himself by plundering the people, which rendered necessary frequent sallies, in which he had to fight with Simon. He set the streets on fire as far as he could penetrate ; and Simon, in his turn, after repelling the attacks of John, burnt the houses which stood in his way. Thus all the streets in the neighbourhood of the Temple were laid waste, and provisions were consumed which might have served the inhabitants for several years, averting the horrors of that famine which formed so frightful a circumstance of the ensuing siege.
Such were the factions by which the miserable city was rent when the Romans appeared before its walls. And while the implacable hate with which they regarded one another kept up a constant war within the city--with all the miseries which an internal war never fails to produce—the people were the common prey of all. While they were ruined on the one hand by the excursion of John, Simon ruled them with a rod of iron on the other. All the avenues of escape from this " den of robbers" were now closed: and none dared to complain of his condition, however miserable ; for the men who seemed to manifest the slightest marks of discontent, were denounced as friends to the Romans, and, being put to death, their bodies were thrown out into the streets, which were filled with their unburied carcases and those of the men slain in the wolfish conflict of the factions. This condition of Jerusalem was, however, but the beginning of sorrows—but the first outpourings of that vial of Divine indignation the last dregs of which the devoted city was destined to receive.
CHAPTER XIV.
over, and of unleavened bread: and the
Chief Priests and the Scribes sought how 1 A conspiracy against Christ. 3 Precious ointment they might take him by craft, and put him
is poured on his heud by a womun. 10 Judas selleth his Master for money.
12 Christ himself
to death. foretelleth how he shall be betrayed of one of his 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, disciples : 22 after the Pussover prepared, and lest there be an uproar of the people. eaten, instituteth his supper : 26 declareth afore
3 1 *And being in Bethany in the house hand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial. 43 Judas betrayeth him with a kiss. 46 He
of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there is apprehended in the garden, 53 falsely accused, came a woman having an alabaster box of and impiously condemned of the Jews' council : ointment of 'spikenard very precious; and 65 shamefully abused by them: 66 and thrice de- she brake the box, and poured it on his nied of Peter.
head. AFTER 'two days was the feast of the Pass- 4 And there were some that had indigna
* Matt, 26. 6. 3 Or, pure nard, or, liquid nard.
1 Matt. 26. 2.


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package org.usfirst.frc5107.subsystems;

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.DriverStationLCD;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Servo;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Timer;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.command.Subsystem;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.networktables.NetworkTable;
import org.usfirst.frc5107.commands.yTrack;

/**
 *
 * @author Developer
 */
public class Camera extends Subsystem {

    Servo pan;
    NetworkTable server;
    public double xout;
    public double yout;
    public double boxsize;
    public double heightOut;
    double topY;
    double bottomY;

    public Camera(){
       server  = NetworkTable.getTable("");
       pan = new Servo(1);
    }
    public void initDefaultCommand() {
        //setDefaultCommand(new yTrack());
    }

    public void servoUp() {
        double up;
        up = pan.get()+.01;
        if (up < 1) {
            pan.set(up);
        }

    }
    public void servoDown() {
        double down;
        down = pan.get()-.01;
        if (down > 0) {
            pan.set(down);
        }
    }
    public double cogx(){
        return xout = server.getNumber("COG_X", 0.0);
    }
    public double cogy(){
        return yout = server.getNumber("COG_Y", 0.0);
    }
    public double boxsize(){
        return boxsize = server.getNumber("COG_BOX_SIZE", 0);
    }

    public double boundingHeight(){
        return heightOut = server.getNumber("COG_BOX_SIZE", 0.0);
    }

    public void yTrack(){
        if(server.getNumber("COG_Y")>140){
         double down;
         down = pan.get()-.005;
         if (down > 0) {
            pan.set(down);
            //Timer.delay(.01);
         }
       }
        else if(server.getNumber("COG_Y")<100){
          double up;
          up = pan.get()+.005;
          if (up < 1) {
            pan.set(up);
            //Timer.delay(.01);
          }

        }
      }

    public void distanceToTarget(){
        if(boxsize()<80){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: > 11 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>82&&boxsize()<88){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 10-11 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==82){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 11 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>88&&boxsize()<96){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 9-10 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==88){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 10 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>96&&boxsize()<102){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 8-9 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==96){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 9 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>102&&boxsize()<110){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 7-8 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==102){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 8 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>110&&boxsize()<120){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 6-7 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==110){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 7 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>120&&boxsize()<133){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 5-6 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==120){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 6 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>133&&boxsize()<149){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 4-5 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        else if(boxsize()==133){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: 5 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
        if(boxsize()>149){
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "                          ");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser1, 1, "Distance: < 4 ft");
           DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
        }
    }
    double speedInches = 60;
    //double boxHeightPixels = camera.boundingHeight();
    double targetHeightInches = 40;
    double Y_IMAGE_RES = 240;
    double pi = 3.1415926;
    int targetHeightInch;
    public double computeDistance (boolean HotOrNot,double boxHeightPixels){
            double distanceInches = 36 * 120 / (boxHeightPixels * Math.tan(49*pi/(360)));
            double distanceFeet = distanceInches / 12;

            return distanceFeet;
    }
    }

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Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, or Monkey, is a children's game in which two or more players must pass a ball to one another, while a player in the middle attempts to intercept it. The game could be considered  a reverse form of circle dodgeball, because instead of trying to hit people in the middle with the ball, players attempt to keep the ball away from them. The game is played worldwide.

Rules
Keep Away is played by drawing a circle on the ground about  in diameter.  One person stands in the center (and is called it, the monkey, the piggy, or the pickle) and the rest stand outside the circle.  A player outside the circle must then throw the ball through the circle to another person outside the circle with the goal being to prevent the person who is it from getting to the ball.  This continues until the person who is it catches the ball or otherwise gains possession due to a failed catch, deflection, etc. An intended recipient who fails to catch the ball replaces the person in the middle, unless they fail before the ball touches any part of their body. The ball cannot be torn out of any of the player's hands. The monkey must not move from his spot until the other players start passing it to each other.

While the game is often played for fun, it is also frequently used as a form of bullying, where a personal item (such as a backpack) is taken from the victim and the bullies throw it between each other as they try to catch it.

Variations
Like other children's games, this game has many variations to shape it in the manner they like to play.  Some common variations are:
 Playing with a larger area and the person who is it only has to touch the ball instead of catch it.
 The ball must bounce at least once in the circle on a pass to prevent high lobbing passes which can give taller children an unfair advantage.
 When the person who is it catches the ball, they must get outside the circle with the ball without getting tagged by the thrower to make them it.
 The person outside the circle to last touch the ball becomes it instead of the last thrower. Thus the person who failed to catch the ball is it instead of the thrower.
 People with the ball outside the circle cannot move until they throw it.
 None of the people outside the circle can move around and must throw and catch from a constant position.
 The people outside the circle must throw it within a certain amount of time, usually five seconds. This keeps the pace of the game high and prevents players from hogging the ball.
 Playing with larger areas with multiple people being it and even multiple balls.
 There isn't a circle; sometimes the one who is it tries to catch the ball while other players tackle the ball and pass to each other.
 Similar to a Pickle, or "Rundown" in a game of baseball, two basemen throw a ball back and forth. A third player who is it remains safely touching a base, until they decides to make a play (run) for the other base. Either of the two basemen must physically tag the runner with the ball in hand to count the runner out. This is done by tossing the ball back and forth between the basemen, forcing the runner to change direction, while the basemen close the distance to the runner, until either the runner is safe at a base, or successfully tagged. When successfully tagged, the runner and the baseman exchange places, and the game continues.
 When the "it" player catches the ball, then drops the ball, then the two other players can tackle the "it" person, or the it person can tackle the two other players to prevent them from getting the ball. You can also play this variation with basic American football rules and you could play with an American football.

Naming

The name of the game varies with region. In the United States, the descriptive name Keep Away seems to prevail, while Canadian children commonly call the game either Pig in the Middle (Western Canada) or Monkey in the Middle (Eastern Canada, parts of New England, and parts of the Midwest). In the UK, Australia and New Zealand the name Piggy in the Middle is used (almost) exclusively. The game is also common in German, called "Dummer Hans" (Silly John), in Turkey under a name which translates to Rat in the Middle, in Denmark where it is known as what translates into Butter blob, in the Netherlands they call it "Lummelen" or, less commonly, "Aap in het Midden" [lit: "Monkey in the Middle"] and Silly Johnny in Poland. In Egypt, the name of the game translates as The Indecisive Dog. In Iran, the name "Vasati" is used. In Greece, it is called "koroido" which translates into "sucker". In Israel, the name of the game translates into "Donkey in the middle". In New York City it is also called "Salugi".

While the name Keep Away is self-explanatory, the origin of some of the other titles are less clear. Monkey in the Middle is likely to have arisen because the middle player jumps and waves his arms around like a monkey.  The names Piggy in the Middle and Pickle in a Dish are of unknown derivation.

"Pickle in the middle" derives from the game of baseball. When the base runner is caught off base between two opposing players, one of whom has the ball, he is "in a pickle" (that is, in trouble).

Other meanings
In America, the term pig in the middle is sometimes used as slang for being under pressure from both sides of a dispute.  The similar term piggy in the middle means the same in the United Kingdom.

Appearances in media

The British rock band The Rutles, featuring Eric Idle, released a single called "Piggy in the Middle", which is featured in the 1978 documentary film All You Need is Cash.
In The Adventures of Spot episode "Spot Goes to the Park", Spot and his friends play Monkey in the Middle.
In the Dexter's Laboratory episode "The Bus Boy", Gwen takes Dexter's pencil out of his shirt pocket and plays "Keep Away" with Becky.
In the Rugrats episode "Touchdown Tommy", Angelica Pickles plays Keep Away with the babies using a bottle of chocolate milk to pass from baby to baby, while Angelica is the person in the middle that is trying to grab the bottle of chocolate milk to drink.
In the video game Mario Party for the Nintendo 64, there is a mini-game called "Key-Pa-Way" where players have to keep a key away from mechanical enemies.
In the guide to daydreaming on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Billy Loomer and Jerry Crony play "Keep Away" with Susan Crabgrass's bookbag.
In the Monk episode "Mr. Monk and the Election", Adrian reveals that he played a lot of "Keep Away" in middle school. Later, he solves the episode's murder investigation while playing keep away with Natalie's car keys.
in CONQUEST: The Chronicles of the Invaders, by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard, Ch. 57, people who need to bathe in a loch are playing piggy-in-the-middle with a bar of wet soap.
The Finnish metal band Waltari has a song called "Piggy in the Middle" off of their album So Fine!.
In the movie The Sandlot, the kids play pickle in the middle and Benny "pickles" the Beast to retrieve an autographed baseball.
In the 2021 film version of West Side Story, Tony tries to convince Riff to call off the rumble by playing Keep Away with the latter's newly-bought gun, as part of the musical number "Cool."

See also
Rondo (game)

References

Children's games

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When life give you lemons, you should make lemonade. I have a lot of things to deal with recently and I don't have the time and energy to make lemonade myself, but I did try two kinds of lemonade from AriZona for the first time.
The two flavors, Watermelon and Strawberry Lemonade, are from the AriZona cowboy cocktail range. In the store, I also saw the flavors, Mucho Mango and Fruit Punch from the same range. I might go get them the next time, but let me tell you what I think of these two first.
The lemonade has a grey-pink color and it smells very good, similar to the long, lemon-strawberry swirl popsicles that I used to eat a lot when I was little. It tastes like lemonade that isn't sour and with a subtle note of strawberry. It has a great lemon aftertaste that you also get when you drink freshly squeezed lemonade. The AriZona Cowboy Cocktail - Strawberry lemonade is also really refreshing and not too overly sweet.
The lemonade has a darker red-pink color and it smells like hard candies with watermelon flavor. Surprisingly, it really tastes like candy too. Luckily, it isn't too sweet, but the flavor isn't very memorable and it sadly doesn't come close to real watermelon.The beverage is 100% natural, but the hints of pear, mango, pineapple, kiwi, and cherry make it taste like candy, while I was looking for a clean watermelon juice flavor.


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ACA's Caleb Mills commits to Division I college
The Citizen-Times
Caleb Mills' meteoric rise this summer ended with a Division I college commitment.
According to the Houston Chronicle and local recruiting analyst Justin Beverly, Mills committed to the University of Houston over the weekend during a visit to the Texas campus.
Over the summer, Mills, a 6-foot-3 rising senior combo guard from Asheville Christian Academy, went from a mid-major prospect to a heavily recruited Power 5 talent.
Mills had picked up several major college offers recently, among them Marquette, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Clemson, Florida State and Georgia Tech.
According to the Chronicle, he's cancelled his official visit to Marquette.
"I didn't need to see any other schools," Mills to the Chronicle. "I know this is the place for me."

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Q: No sound and flash videos play super fast after daily update I just updated my 11.10 Ubuntu from the regular auto updater.
After I restarted my laptop I have no sound and the videos in YouTube (and other websites) play super fast.
Not sure if it has something to do with the case, but since last night I get hd0 out of disk error before the grub screen and on the login screen I have some delay before I can type my password. In the console I see errors like these: status: {DRDY err}.
I could say the errors have something to do with the sound problem and the flash player, but if this happened when I got the hd0 error, not now after the regular daily update.
Here is the update history log from /var/log/apt/history.log

Start-Date: 2012-04-03  10:04:39
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.71'
Upgrade: python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets:amd64 (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1, 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2),
libvlc5:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1),
python-aptdaemon:amd64 (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1, 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2),
vlc-nox:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1),
vlc-plugin-notify:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1),
aptdaemon:amd64 (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1, 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2),
python-aptdaemon-gtk:amd64 (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1, 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2),
vlc:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1),
aptdaemon-data:amd64 (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1, 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2),
vlc-data:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1),
python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets:amd64, 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1,0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2),
libvlccore5:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1),
vlc-plugin-pulse:amd64 (2.0.1+git20120329+r134-0~r35~oneiric1, 2.0.1+git20120402+r146-0~r36~oneiric1)
End-Date: 2012-04-03  10:05:15

A: So the solution found on, Flash video plays very fast without any sound, and that is to install Pulse Audio Volume Control pavucontrol
sudo apt-get install pavucontrol

now run pavucontrol,
pavucontrol

go to the Configuration tab and turn off the sound devices you don't use, most likely your video card is being listed as a sound device. Happy flash viewing!

A: pavucontrol works partially to me. By setting Profile to off just the video stream no more fast but audio still doesn't will output anymore.

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Corn occupies quite a lot of space on the barbie but is well worth it – the husks protect the kernels so they steam in their own moisture, absorbing just the right amount of smokiness. Really fresh barbecued corn is sweet enough on it's own – but also good with a lick of butter and a sprinkle of salt; or Mexican-style with chilli powder and a squeeze of lime.
Soak the corn, leaving the husk on, in a bucket of water. Barbecue for 15 to 20 minutes turning as the husk starts to brown. If the heat is too high and they catch light or look like they are burning, plunge them back in the water and resume cooking.
Peel back the husk, which provides a convenient handle if they are still hot, and enjoy.


Grab your Classic Vintage Round SteamPunk Flip Up Sunglasses discounted while the store LAUNCH DISCOUNT is on. Once we reach 300-unit sales, we will be increasing the price back up to $31.97. This is absolutely a great gift! ORDER NOW because these are FLYING off shelves! Limit to 5 per customer max!


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SEI Oxford,
Read the article Open access
Tackling fossil fuel subsidies through international trade agreements: taking stock, looking forward
The Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda represent calls for more decisive action on climate change and sustainable development, and they provide a clear mandate for deeper engagement of the international trade community in this space. Though the World Trade Organization (WTO) is an obvious candidate for advancing fossil fuel subsidy reform internationally, its engagement on this topic has been limited. A growing body of disputes on renewable energy support measures has been brought before the WTO, but members have yet to initiate legal proceedings against subsidies for oil, coal or gas. This article highlights the range of explanations for this puzzling discrepency, and suggests possible avenues for reform of international trade policy to address fossil fuel subsidies.
Verkuijl, C., van Asselt, H., Moerenhout, T., Casier, L., Wooders, P., (2019). Tackling fossil fuel subsidies through international trade agreements: taking stock, looking forward. Virginia Journal of International Law, 58. 309-368. https://vjilorg.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/verkuijl_final-draft.pdf
Topics and subtopics
Climate : Climate policy Fossil fuels
Governance : Geopolitics Sustainable Development Goals Public policy
Fossil fuel subsidies undercut the international community's Sustainable Development Goals and climate change objectives in many ways. Estimated at several hundred billion dollars per year, such subsidies also affect fossil fuel prices, and, therefore, such subsidies can have distorting impacts on trade and investment.
The World Trade Organization (WTO), which has a central role in disciplining trade-distorting subsidies across sectors, is an obvious candidate for advancing fossil fuel subsidy reform internationally. However, its engagement on this topic has been limited. Indeed, while a growing body of disputes on renewable energy support measures has been brought before the WTO, members have yet to initiate legal proceedings against subsidies for oil, gas or coal.
The article analyses the compatibility of four selected fossil fuel support measures in the Group of 20 (G20) countries with the WTO's 1994 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. The authors identify some of the key legal questions and challenges faced at the WTO. The findings highlight the difficulty of litigating fossil fuel consumption subsidies.
The article identifies five complementary avenues that for reform of international trade policy to enable countries to better address fossil fuel subsidies. They are:
Promoting technical assistance and capacity building.
Enhancing transparency.
Pledging subsidy reform, and ensuring credible follow-up through reporting and review.
Adopting a political declaration.
Expanding the category of prohibited subsidies.
Some of these options could be pioneered by one or several WTO members, or through regional, mega-regional, or plurilateral trade agreements.
SEI authors:
Cleo Verkuijl
Harro van Asselt
2030 Agenda Paris Agreement trade
The role of international trade law and policy in implementing and strengthening the Paris Agreement
Five ways to address fossil fuel subsidies through the WTO and international trade agreements
Are trade agreements good or bad for the climate?


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It is important for children to get checked by a chiropractor!
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Dr. Steve rode his bicycle for 24 consecutive hours around Presque Isle to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Steve was awarded by the CFF for his fundraising.
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Dr. Steve is a big supporter of local charities. Whether he is riding his bike for 24 hours for CFF or going to jail for MDA, he's proud to help out!
Call Krauza Family Chiropractic today to make an appointment.


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: Episodes
Content TypeEpisodes
: Terrorism
TagCriminal JusticeDeathFamilyFathersFunnyGovernmentHolidaysIraqLegal SystemMilitaryNew York CityPoliticsSeptember 11TerrorismWar
: Ira Glass
ContributorIra Glass
Year201120092008200520042001
445: Ten Years In
Host Ira Glass talks to someone who escaped from the twin towers with a minute to spare and someone who lost her husband on 9/11. Both say they try to avoid 9/11 commemorations.
426: Tough Room 2011
Thanksgiving 2002, the Ohm family's dinner conversation turned to the recent terrorist attacks. Alexis Ohm, the youngest daughter, made a comment that in retrospect she admits was probably the wrong thing to say with her conservative, military-veteran dad at the table...that Osama bin Laden was hot.
387: Arms Trader (2009)
Host Ira Glass describes a recent terrorism case in Newburgh, N.Y., in which four men were arrested after planting bombs in front of a synagogue and Jewish community center. Ira discusses the case with Aziz Huq, assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School and co-author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror. Huq says the Newburgh case isn't what it seems, because without the help of a government informant, the four men probably wouldn't have been able to organize an act of terrorism.
Ira talks to Aziz Huq about whether cases like Lahkani's will continue to be pursued under the Obama administration, and why that's problematic.
356: The Prosecutor
Host Ira Glass recalls the case of the so-called Detroit Sleeper Cell—four men, arrested in the weeks after 9/11, accused of plotting terrorist attacks. Ira explains that the entire program will be devoted to the story of the man who prosecuted the case...an up-and-coming prosecutor in the Department of Justice, Richard G.
348: Tough Room
292: The Arms Trader (2005)
The government had an almost impossible task after the September 11th attacks: They had to try to stop terrorists before they did anything — in some cases, before they even committed a crime. Dr.
274: Enemy Camp (2004)
Act One: Our Own Worst Enemy?
In this election year, one question is rarely asked in a very direct way: Is the Bush Administration competent at conducting the war on terror? Every few weeks it seems like there's more news about how badly it's going: Senior Administration officials like Colin Powell now admit the insurgency in Iraq is growing; terror suspects like Yasir Hamdi (who supposedly were so dangerous that having a lawyer talk to them about their case would compromise national security) are released without trial because the evidence against them is so flimsy; there was the Abu Ghraib prison scandal; and just this week, the former head of the U.S. operation in Iraq, Paul Bremer, declared the problem from the start was that there were not enough troops there. Host Ira Glass discusses whether the Bush Administration is simply not very skilled at fighting terror with Richard Perle and James Fallows.
196: Rashomon
Larry Keeley explains why the Pentagon wants to see things from another perspective...and how hard that is to do.
195: War Stories
Act One: The Situation In The Field
For a few days after the attacks on September 11th, it seemed like we were just on the verge of bombing and retaliation. But two weeks went by, and no military action had begun.
194: Before and After
Ira talks with two New Yorkers on their reactions to seeing something they could never have believed possible. They acted in ways that they never had before, just ran around and around in circles.
Act One: In The After Of Before And After
Lynn Simpson worked on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center. She escaped, along with the rest of her office, and now is trying to figure out what it means that's she's alive, and how her life is different now.


Broody to Baby and Beyond is an exciting new business based in Plymouth. Started by Laura Copestake, a local mum of two young children, BBB has been designed to help parents and parents-to-be connect more easily with local businesses and organisations providing valuable support or services along the path of their individual parenting journeys.
Laura says 'as a parent I was so frustrated that the only way I seemed to hear about really good local groups and services was by chatting to other mums or spotting a random Facebook like. Even after that I struggled to find quality reviews and useful opinions to go by".
"I felt like I was missing out on loads of great stuff and thought that there had to be a better and easier way for parents of the 21st Century! That's when I decided to start Broody to Baby and Beyond".
With a constantly expanding Directory on their website broodytobabyandbeyond.co.uk and a parenting event which will be held at the Plymouth Guildhall on Sunday 22nd April, Broody to Baby and Beyond connects parents with local businesses and organisations both online and face-to-face.
Laura is seeking support from local businesses and organisations who are passionate about the parents of Plymouth and want to get involved with BBB to achieve its goals.
"To create a comprehensive Online Directory of Services for local parents as well as provide an opportunity for parents to see what is available for themselves, meet with local providers and ask any questions they might have in a no-pressure or obligation setting at their launch event in April".
With the success of National Exhibitions such as the Baby Show, there is a clear demand for an arena to showcase Support and Services specifically for Parents and Families.
Broody to Baby and Beyond are focusing on the Support and Services side of things more so than individual products. But if you're looking for anything from pregnancy scans to face painters then BBB have got you covered.
The Broody to Baby and Beyond Parenting Event is set to be a jam-packed day in the Plymouth Guildhall. With lots of interactive stands in the Great Hall including Water Babies and Little Star Images, the first 200 Guests will receive goody bags containing freebies and offers.
There will be Live Demonstration Sessions from local groups including Baby Sensory, Diddi Dance, Toddlersense and Gym Bubbas which are free for your little ones to join in (*spaces are limited, spectators are welcome) and refreshments will also be available.
"We decided to do the demonstration sessions as it can be time consuming and costly to attend trial sessions for all of the groups that you might be interested in. These are an opportunity to sample what's on offer from multiple groups in one go and it's all included in your ticket price".
But that's not all… The highlight of the day for the sleep-deprived parents of Plymouth is sure to be an exclusive seminar from Christine Treharne, Sleep Consultant and owner of Goodnight Baby, who was recently featured in the Plymouth Herald as a 'Miracle Worker'.
Christine has helped over 300 Local Families desperate for a night's sleep to solve their bedtime woes and get their babies sleeping the whole night through.
Her presentation 'Good Night Baby- Every Child's Birth Right' will be a step-by-step guide to a great night's sleep for the whole family. Complete with question and answer session and usually priced at £60 per consultation this really is one not to be missed!
"When Christine said she would love to come along to the launch and share all her secrets I couldn't believe it. I would urge any parents who want more sleep to come along on the 22nd. It really works, you won't regret it!" adds Laura.
Also attending the Launch Event are Sharon and Ferda of The Crescent Acupuncture Clinic.
They will be discussing the various treatments available to help with natural fertility issues as well as demonstrating acupressure for labour and how it can help even after birth.
Sharon says 'Being a Midwife and Acupuncturist has given me a lot of valuable experience.
"On the BBB Launch Day we will be there for advice and to have a chat about anything related to getting pregnant, how acupuncture can help with symptoms in early pregnancy such as nausea, in labour and postnatally'.
Laura says 'We want to make this as affordable and beneficial for everyone involved as possible. Stand prices will remain low as we want there to be as much on offer as possible for our visitors.
"It's not just about big businesses either, we'd love to host individuals offering services from photography to cake making. If it benefits local parents then we'd love you to join us in April".
There are many benefits for local businesses and organisations getting involved with Broody to Baby and Beyond from the outset which include this unique opportunity to connect and network with other like-minded professionals as well as to secure their involvement with BBB's ongoing events to reconnect with the parents of Plymouth and more in the future. Not to mention a complimentary listing on the BBB Directory.
For the parents of Plymouth who might also want to get involved then there are plenty of ways to do that too. The Broody to Baby and Beyond website has options to request a listing, review services, report issues, join the mailing list, comment on blogs or contact them about anything else so you won't be short of options.
With Laura's plans to develop a free App in the near future and branch out to other areas Broody to Baby and Beyond is certainly one to watch out for! There are stands remaining for the Launch Event as well as Demonstration Session availability. Businesses and organisations, including those who may not be able to attend the Launch Event, are also encouraged and welcomed to contribute to the goody bags at no charge.


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Q: NLog: Limit Logger Names to Enum or other structure I am using NLog for some logging and thanks to these answers:
Getting Logger Name into Excel file with NLog
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50123661/nlog-in-c-sharp-with-severity-and-categories?noredirect=1#comment87344565_50123661
I am able to log different types of events (ex: "Thermal", "Database",etc.) to a single file with the logger field showing the type of event.  One simply calls for example:
NLog.LogManager.GetLogger("Database").Debug("Error writing to DB");

This all works fine and might be enough.  However, you'll notice that any programmer is free to put any name they want in GetLogger AND misspell it.  "GetLogger("Datobuse").   It would be nice if the programmer had to choose from an enum or other structure:
NLog.LogManager.GetLogger(LoggerNames.Database).Debug("Error writing to DB");

This seems like it might be a common problem and might already have an elegant solution.  I can imagine overriding the LogManager class but am not sure of the specifics.  Note that LogManager is a public static class in the NLog library so not clear how to hide it.  Also, there is the nice property that if you fill in the config file once in your app project, the config file works perfectly for all the projects in the solution as long as you include NLog as a reference.
I'll go down the path of creating a library project that makes use of NLog library and then include that it my main project UNLESS there is already a great solution.  I'm betting there is, but haven't seen one.
Thanks,
Dave

A: If you have "global" logger names, then the easy solution is just to use global logger instances.
The same global NLog Logger instance can be used by multiple locations without getting into threading issues.


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I was fortunate enough to have started this series here on the blog when I reviewed Angel of Darkness, and then I picked it up again for RT Book Reviews Magazine starting with Angel in Chains (book 3). My review for Avenging Angel will appear in the June issue of RT magazine.
My honest opinion is that this series is awesome, and Avenging Angel is my favorite to date. I've recommended this series to my friends many times and I always know that when she has a new book out it will be worth my time and money. Cynthia Eden does a masterful job of creating a new and exciting lore for her Fallen angels, and when a lot of authors make the mistake of becoming too complicated, Eden nails it, keeping her angels deep within the world she has created with no tricky rule changes, no continuity problems, and no drastic character changes. She sets up her people and gives them a fast paced story along with an emotional romance, and every book gets a happily ever after. I like that.
So if you're looking for a good paranormal that combines romance and action, this is the book (and series) for you. Avenging Angel is out today, folks, so go forth and raid the shelves, and I wish you all happy reading!


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Big increase in people using phones as sat navs
By Patrick Goss 2010-04-19T08:09:00.108Z Mobile phones
Does ComScore data put the writing on the wall?
iPhone app CoPilot - part of a growing trend
It's hardly shocking news, but ComScore figures have shown an 86 per cent increase in the use of phones for navigation in the UK.
With phones increasingly coming with GPS chips and mapping services like Google Maps and Ovi Maps, the rise of mobile phones as satellite navigation devices is clearly on the rise.
The UK market had the highest growth rate in the so called EU5, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, which had an average increase of 68 per cent, and has overtaken Italy in the numbers of mobile maps users.
Car use up
"Among those who accessed maps via their mobile devices for the three month period ending February 2010, most (68.2 percent) accessed those services in a car or other vehicle," detailed ComScore.
"35.3 percent of the total users accessed the services while using public transport; and 27 percent did so while walking, running or cycling. "
This rise will be of substantial concern to makers of standalone sat navs, who still insist that many people want a separate device rather than using their phones.
A-GPS choices
"The higher incidence of A-GPS usage in cars suggests that the superior speed and precision in these devices are being used for more than just identifying locations – they are being used as full in-car navigation systems," says comScore Senior Analyst, Alistair Hill.
"That these services offer similar functionality to premium services without the significant price-tag has certainly contributed to their early success.
"Mobile mapping services also have potential for integration with other location aware services, such as mobile social networking applications that provide links to friends and insights on surroundings and, subsequently, offer great promise for the location-based advertising market."
So is the writing on the wall for standalone sat navs?
ComScore via Engadget


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Singapore's brand new avatar for the former 25-year old "Great Singapore Sale" was officially launched on 21 June 2019 at the spanking new Design Orchard by Guest of Honour Dr Tan Wu Meng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Trade and Industry accompanied by the heads and representatives of the multiple trade association partners working together in this effort to launch this year's GSS:ES. This included Singapore Retailers Association, One Kampong Gelam,Orchard Road, Restaurant Association of Singapore , SFIC and Textile & Fashion Federation (Singapore) .
About 200 guests and partners witnessed the launch when SPS Dr Tan and the trade association partners hit the button on a mock traffic light at the rooftop of Design Orchard and brought traffic on all 3 roads at Cairnhill Road, Grange Road and Orchard Road to a simultaneous halt. More than 100 flash mob dancers then burst into the yellow box junction at the traffic intersection and danced their way into the hearts of the Orchard Road audience. It was literally a traffic-stopping "Orchard Road Fashion Scramble" as 100 models subsequently took over the 'yellow box traffic intersection' to showcase collections from local designers, international brands and collections from fashion design schools. All this happened while pedestrians continued to cross at the junctions of all 3 roads simultaneously and where drivers had front row views of the fashion extravaganza! Check out the highlights of the show below.
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This looks like a really interesting project.
One addition that leaps immediately to mind is Paleontology - and specifically the so-called "descent of Man" and the extremely predominant "Out Of Africa" theory that is taken as much for pure fact as the dreaded BB theory is in cosmology, and anybody who dares to follow the evidence is in for some very nasty shocks. Just ask Virginia Steen-McIntyre, who went where the facts led at a dig in Hueyatlaco and ended up losing all her work so much so she had to abandon the field altogether.
She even used the same dating techniques that were acceptable when applied to Olduvai Gorge, yet were derided as unacceptable when applied to this site because it came up with a date for anatomically correct modern man in Central America - 250,000 years ago!!
It turns out that the fossil evidence for the current theories would struggle to fill more than a couple of trestle tables and there are an equal amount - if not more - anomalous discoveries that are being swept under the rug simply because they do not fit the currently fashionable theories. Sounds familiar.......again.
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What Legal Entity Makes Sense For Your Company?
When you want to start a new company, what do you do? Often times, people think it is as simple as calling their CPA to register a company, or calling an online legal service and selecting a legal entity that sounds good. Here at Signature Analytics, we have heard of clients using these services to start a company. While having a legal entity is your ticket to play in the business game, there are many other factors you must consider!
As a sole proprietor, you file your business income as part of your personal tax return Schedule C, and you have to pay self-employment tax on your income. You have unlimited liability in the event of a claim against you.
S Corp requires you to have an annual shareholder meeting. You also cannot have a foreign owner in S Corp. Corporate tax return must be filed and any income/loss will be flowed through to owners based on % of ownership. Liability is limited to your members' capital contributions.
C Corp has no limit on the number of owners, local or foreign. There is no flow-through of income/loss to shareholders, but there is double taxation on money distributed to owners in the form of salary or dividend.
For companies with a social calling, i.e. giving a part of their income for philanthropy purpose, they may elect to be a B Corp. A "B Corp" is essentially taxed like a C Corp but gives Board and Management legal protection as it might be perceived that they are not "maximizing" the shareholders' value through their corporate giving. For all tax and legal implications on each entity, please make sure you talk to your tax or legal advisors, as the above is a quick overview and not meant to address each owner's unique situation.
Depending on many factors and timing, most investors ultimately favor C Corp status. So as your business continues to grow and/or you are planning to solicit capital infusion from accredited investors, you may want to consider future conversion of your current legal entity to a C Corp. Please note that conversion may be more than just completing a few forms, so it is crucial you talk to your tax advisors first to confirm any tax consequence.
It is essential to get your books right from the start! While choosing a right legal entity is important and thinking about an exit strategy is exciting, at the end of the day, if you don't run your business properly, nothing else matters. There will be no exit strategy to talk about! With financial discipline, you could leverage your accounting and finance team to help you achieve success faster and better. At Signature Analytics, we can evaluate your accounting and finance needs and help determine the best strategy for your company, no matter what stage your business is at. Contact us today to learn how we can complement your existing team or act as your entire Accounting department!
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