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Candidate for Murder: A Mac Faraday Mystery by Lauren Carr (Review and Giveaway!)
Posted by Laura at Library of Clean Reads on September 06, 2016 in Adult Book Reviews Giveaways iRead Book Tours Lauren Carr Mac Faraday Mystery mystery | Comments : 2
I think this one is Lauren Carr's best murder mystery so far from what I've read of her work. I mean who else can write about a dog running for mayor and still give us a thrilling murder mystery?
Book Title: Candidate for Murder: A Mac Faraday Mystery by Lauren Carr
Category: Adult fiction, 424 pages
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Content Rating: PG-13 (This is murder mystery. There are no sex scenes, but some, very little, foul language. No f-bombs.)
It's election time in Spencer, Maryland, and the race for mayor is not a pretty one. In recent years, the small resort town has become divided between the local year-round residents who have enjoyed their rural way of life and the city dwellers moving into their mansions, taking over the town council, and proceeding to turn Deep Creek Lake into a closed gate community—complete with a host of regulations for everything from speed limits to clothes lines.
When the political parties force-feed two unsavory mayoral nominees on the town residents, Police Chief David O'Callaghan decides to make a statement—by nominating Gnarly, Mac Faraday's German shepherd, to run as mayor of Spencer!
What starts out as a joke turns into a disaster when overnight Gnarly becomes the front runner—at which point his political enemies take a page straight out of Politics 101. What do you do when you're behind in a race? Dig up dirt on the front runner, of course.
Seemingly, someone is not content to rest with simply embarrassing the front runner by publicizing his dishonorable discharge from the United States Army, but to throw in a murder for good measure. With murder on the ballot, Mac Faraday and the gang—including old friends from past cases—dive in to clear Gnarly's name, catch a killer, and save Spencer!
Reviewed by Laura Fabiani
This is the third book I read by Lauren Carr and I must say once you start, the characters grow on you and you just want to keep reading her series. Candidate for Murder is the 12th book in the Mac Faraday Mysteries. All Lauren Carr's books are stand-alone novels and she includes a character list at the front of the book. But once you've read one or two of her books, you get to know all of her characters and it's easy to keep track of who is who. I've read Three Days to Forever and Cancelled Vows from this series and Kill and Run, which is the first book in her new Thorny Rose Mysteries.
Candidate for Murder was so entertaining, I kept reading parts of it to my hubby as I read through it. It was just too funny not to share. When the elections for a mayor in Spencer, Maryland offers two very unsavory characters who are nothing but trouble, the chief of policy decides to show his frustration by nominating Gnarly, Mac Faraday's German Shepherd as a candidate. Carr succeeds in showing the ugly side of elections by including all the usual tactics candidates use to discredit one another.
She does this all while creating a murder mystery tied in with several story threads that are all solved and tied up neatly at the end. All this is done while the backstory of why Gnarly, who served in the United States Army was dishonorably discharged four years ago. He has a classified file and the army refuses to talk about him. Gnarly, who is one of my favorite characters in the series really takes center stage in this novel. We get to see his army training in full force.
Now that I have read books from two of Lauren Carr's series, I can appreciate when she includes some of the characters from her other series in her books. Truly these characters grow on you. Even though the book is fast paced and you're wondering who the bad guy really is because there are many of them, Carr makes sure to include snippets of romance, funny moments and plenty of dog antics that animal lovers will rejoice to read.
I think this one is Lauren Carr's best murder mystery so far from what I've read of her work. I mean who else can write about a dog running for mayor and still give us a thrilling murder mystery? Plenty of laughter, twists and turns and murders in this one. Perfect for the mystery lover who enjoys colorful characters, smart dogs, political and gov't corruption and a good dose of humor in their books. This one made it to my list of Best Reads for 2016.
To read more reviews, please visit Lauren Carr's page on iRead Book Tours.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not told how to rate or review this book.
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Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries. The twelfth installment in the Mac Faraday Mystery series, Candidate for Murder will be released June 2016.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, son, and four dogs (including the real Gnarly) on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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Lauren Carr September 6, 2016 at 12:05 PM
Thank you so much, Laura, for the fabulous review for CANDIDATE FOR MURDER! So glad you (and your husband) enjoyed the latest Mac Faraday Mystery! Here's wishing each one of your followers luck in the giveaway! #Vote4Gnarly and you could win a free kindle!
Laura Fabiani September 7, 2016 at 8:22 AM
Now I look forward to reading all your books! Thanks so much for stopping by.


A new report from the IBM Endowment for the Business of Government refutes six common arguments against putting government work up for competition with the private sector.
The report, "Moving Towards Market-Based Government: The Changing Role of Government as Provider," was written by former under secretary of Defense Jacques Gansler. Gansler is now director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland's School of Public Affairs in College Park, Md.
Case-study results show that performance actually improves with competition, according to the report. For example, when the Navy competitively outsourced its jet trainer maintenance, its "fully mission capable rate" increased by 13 percent while the direct man-hours required for maintenance decreased 33 percent.
Competitions save money, the report states. For instance, the Department of Defense realized an average cost savings of 31 percent as a result of 2,138 competitions run between 1978 and 1994. The cost savings are not realized by lower salaries paid by the winning bidder, but rather by productivity gains.
Gansler's finding that small businesses have benefited from public-private competitions "is conditional upon the fact that when the competitions are being conducted there is an explicit consideration of the possible small business impacts," he wrote. Gansler advocates larger contracts with significant small business set-aside requirements, so that the government gets the "efficiency and effectiveness associated with the potential for multi-functioned integration and economies of scale."
"It does require the small business interests to recognize the value of subcontracts," he wrote.
That only a small number of government employees are involuntarily separated as a result of competition came as a surprise, Gansler wrote. He cites several examples, including an Army competition to replace an in-house group of 400 workers maintaining a logistics information system written in the COBOL computer language. The Army specified that the private contractor would have to hire all the workers for at least one year, and train the workers in a modern computer language. The former employees testified they were very happy with the arrangement, according to the report.
Finally, the Gansler found that the government has greater control over competitively awarded work because of new visibility into cost and performance, and greater ability to reward or replace workers based on that performance. This increased control is contingent upon the government assuming full managerial responsibility whether the work is done in-house or by a contractor, according to the report.
The IBM Endowment for the Business of Government provides grants for research on ways to improve the effectiveness of government at the federal, state, local and international levels.


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The Star was released in the year 1952。The Star is also called as Diva, Estrella, Sammuva tähti, Star。
Oscar-winning Movie queen Margaret Elliot's (Bette Davis) popularity and wealth have both gone bankrupt, Yet she is sure she can somehow jump-start her declining career. "One good picture is all I need," she says. She manages to get a screen test for a part in a film she always wanted to do. Offered to be tested for a supporting role in the film, she accepts, believing that if she plays the character woman as a sexy young girl she will be awarded the top role.
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Temperatures in Blagoveshchensk broke a meteorological record
Weather forecasters reported a new meteorological record in Blagoveshchensk: on February 12, air temperature broke indicators five years ago - the air warmed up to -1,6 degrees, which is seven tenths of a degree higher than in 2015.
Temperature from -2 to -8 degrees was observed in almost all areas of the Amur region, including the northernmost. As noted in the Amur hydrometeorological center, it is much higher than the climatic norm of these days. This level is typical for mid-March.
However, the heat in the region will not last long. Already at the end of the week during the day in the south of the region will be about -10 degrees, at night - about -20 degrees, and in the north - up to -30.
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'Big Brother 19' Recap: Megan's Exit and Paul's Temptations
It's only the third episode of Big Brother 19 and we already have shocking exits, multiple showmances and game-changing powers. This episode has love, fighting, misheard faux racism, an obvious Temptation and, in a surprise twist ending, Cody gets emotional.
Showmances and Have-Nots
Mark flirts with Elena, Raven plays around with Matt and, even though Cody thinks that showmances are dumb, he's obsessed with Jessica. Just like that, we're starting the season with a trio of showmances: Marlena, Jody and Maven.
Cody as HoH picks five HGs to be Have-Nots and asks for volunteers. Josh, Megan, Ramses, Jillian and Paul volunteer and enter the Have-Not room filled with foam spikes on the beds. They also get a new temptation.
The first Have-Not to go to the diary room and request a key gets to open one of two boxes. One contains a free pass to get out of being Have-Not, but the other box has a Have-Not extension that will add an extra week to their time in the room.
Paul decides to take the temptation and he picks the right box. He is no longer a Have-Not and since Megan leaves, there are only three this week.
Megan's Exit
Megan is already feeling overwhelmed after being attacked by Josh and Cody and she's not sure she can handle it. Josh is also losing his mind with paranoia and homesickness. Mark pulls out the "Stop crying because you can't see your parents right now because both of mine are dead" card.
Then we get to the controversy. Jessica refers to Alex as "Pao Pao," the nickname of Paola from season 16, another tiny, spunky Asian HG. Megan mishears this and tells Alex that Jessica called her a "Panda," a slur for an Asian person. Paul overhears this and rats out Megan to Jessica.
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Jessica goes to Alex and says that Megan was making things up to create drama. This is all a bad game of telephone and Alex confronts Megan, leading to a big fight over racism. For some reason, Jessica never seems to bring up calling Alex "Pao Pao" to try and clear up the misunderstanding.
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Megan has a meltdown over the whole ordeal and leaves the show after several hours in the diary room. Cody gets a note and reads it to the HGs that Megan has left the game because of "an urgent personal matter." Of course now that she's out, there's a little more to the story.
The Den of Temptation
The HGs are informed of the Den of Temptation where every week America will vote for one HG to receive the offer and, if accepted, it unleashes a consequence on the house. All HGs will enter the Den and will be told in secret if they get the offer. The Den is in last year's Paris Room and it's filled with artifacts, potions and snakes.
In a surprise to no one, Paul, the only returning player with a pre-existing fanbase, wins the first vote and is offered the Temptation. He is offered the Pendant of Protection which gives him immunity at the next three evictions, but it will only be revealed if he's nominated.
He accepts it and, as a result, he must randomly pick a number to curse another HG for the next three weeks. The house is informed that the Temptation was accepted and everyone gets called to the Den a second time to find out who got the consequence, but we won't find that out until the next episode.
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The Re-Nomination
Because of Megan's exit, Cody has to choose another nominee. He's ecstatic that he gets to take out someone else in addition to Megan. Cody's showmance allies want him to take out Alex, but he respects her as a competitor. He tries to get her to join his side, but she openly tells him that she wants to break up the showmances.
Cody nominates Alex.
He gets uncharacteristically emotional, saying he looked for any way not to do this but couldn't. Now he wants to compete against her.
Who Won the First Power of Veto?>>>
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Concerta is a long-acting form of the generic drug methylphenidate, which has more commonly been known as Ritalin. Concerta is the new form of the medication that contains the same active ingredient as Ritalin.
Concerta is a synthetic Schedule II medication, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, which is commonly and effectively used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, teenagers, and young adults. It has also been prescribed to treat narcolepsy.
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As a prescription stimulant, Concerta is designed for long-term relief of ADHD and narcolepsy symptoms. The medication works over a period of 12 hours, allowing the person with the prescription to take less medication, which is less disruptive to their daily routine. About 22 percent of Concerta is released into the body soon after ingestion, while the remaining 78 percent is released slowly over the next half-day.
This stimulant drug is also a target for abuse and addiction. The drug increases the activity of dopamine, one of the neurotransmitters that can produce happiness, excitement, and pleasure in the brain. Concerta acts similarly to cocaine and amphetamines in that it releases dopamine and blocks the uptake of this neurotransmitter.
In 2006, Concerta was believed to have less abuse potential than Ritalin, because of the drug's delayed action and long-acting formula. Medications with timed releases do not flood the body with all of the drug at once, and a low dose acting on the brain can produce mild effects but does not produce intense euphoria. However, as Concerta prescriptions have grown in popularity and Ritalin prescriptions have declined, the timed-release stimulant has shown that it is not invulnerable to abuse. It is, in fact, often preferred among people struggling with prescription stimulant abuse.
People who abuse Concerta typically bypass the time-release aspects of the medication by crushing and snorting, or mixing with water and injecting, the pills.
Who Is at Risk for Concerta Abuse, and How Does It Start?
Because Concerta, and similar prescription stimulants, are prescribed for very specific disorders like ADHD and narcolepsy, the individuals who receive these prescriptions are not likely to become addicted to, or chronically abuse, these drugs. However, teenagers and young adults have the highest risk of any age group for abusing these drugs. Children and young adults with Concerta prescriptions have reportedly sold their prescriptions to classmates for nonmedical purposes. These age groups take stimulant drugs like Concerta to study all night, to feel smarter or more capable, or for the recreational euphoria sometimes achieved by ingesting large doses of the drug.
Methylphenidate has also been chronically abused by parents, especially mothers, who take prescriptions from their children. The drug makes the person feel like their performance is enhanced, and they often feel less tired. For parents who struggle with feeling overwhelmed, whether they have a history of substance abuse problems or not, these euphoric effects can become very addictive.
Some people abuse stimulants, including Concerta, in order to lose weight. People who struggle with co-occurring eating disorders and substance use disorders take Concerta or other stimulants to suppress their appetites and sometimes to provide sustained energy for intense workouts.
It is very important that a person suffering from a drug overdose, whether from Concerta or anything else, receive immediate medical attention. Always call 911 in the event of an overdose.
Long-term side effects include chronic insomnia, increased anxiety, and similar effects to those experienced by people struggling with amphetamine abuse. In some cases of continued, long-term Concerta abuse, the person could experience toxic states resembling paranoid schizophrenia, with symptoms that include fear, psychosis, and hallucinations.
Personality changes due to consistent negative feelings can occur. These symptoms include anxiety, aggression, mood swings, restlessness, or depression that did not exist before. More dangerous but less common symptoms are cardiovascular problems. Long-term abuse, especially at high doses, can raise blood pressure and heart rate enough to cause heart problems, arrhythmia, heart attack, or stroke.
These conditions can be experienced during withdrawal from long-term abuse of Concerta or other stimulants. The conditions should subside two weeks after the last stimulant dose, but they should be monitored during the withdrawal process by a medical professional to prevent relapse, harm to self, or harm to others.
Withdrawal symptoms begin one to two days after the last Concerta dose, and subside, for the most part, after 10 days to two weeks. Psychological withdrawal symptoms like cravings may continue for a longer period of time.
There are no specific medications that can help taper or reduce withdrawal symptoms related to stimulant abuse, including Concerta addiction or abuse. However, working with a doctor to detox from Concerta means that the individual receives medical oversight and help overcoming some of the most intense withdrawal symptoms, should they occur. Psychiatric medication in small doses can help to manage depression, anxiety, or psychiatric disorders related to stimulant abuse. Over-the-counter painkillers or anti-nausea medications can manage some of the physical withdrawal symptoms.
A complete rehabilitation program should follow detox. Ending the body's physical dependence on Concerta is the first step to overcoming addiction, but the following steps address the issues that led to the substance abuse and the process of building a sober life in recovery. The psychological aspects of addiction must be addressed to find the root of the problem and to develop healthier responses to stress.


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Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gettysburg Address Honeylocust
Camp Milton Historic Preserve
By Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
1. Gettysburg Address Honeylocust Marker
Gettysburg Address Honeylocust. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. . Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was given as part of the dedication ceremony for a soldier's cemetery. The cemetery was carved from a field at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where armies clashed in 1863 during the Civil War. The dedication, held just months after the battle, featured a two-hour address by Edward Everett, one of the most noted speakers of his day. President Lincoln was also invited to "make a few remarks." Lincoln took but two minutes to deliver his Gettysburg Address, which will forever live in the hearts of Americans. Just 100 yards from the spot where Lincoln delivered his greatest speech stood a honeylocust tree. Today it is the last remaining tree from that historic site. This tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Gettysburg Address Honeylocust. . This historical marker is in Jacksonville in Duval County Florida
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was given as part of the dedication ceremony for a soldier's cemetery. The cemetery was carved from a field at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where armies clashed in 1863 during the Civil War. The dedication, held just months after the battle, featured a two-hour address by Edward Everett, one of the most noted speakers of his day. President Lincoln was also invited to "make a few remarks." Lincoln took but two minutes to deliver his Gettysburg Address, which will forever live in the hearts of Americans. Just 100 yards from the spot where Lincoln delivered his greatest speech stood a honeylocust tree. Today it is the last remaining tree from that historic site. This tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Gettysburg Address Honeylocust.
Location. 30° 20.202′ N, 81° 51.959′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. Marker can be reached from Halsema Road North 0.4 miles north of Old Plank Road, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Touch for map.
Marker is at or near this postal address: 1225 Halsema Road North, Jacksonville FL 32220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frederick Douglass White Oak (a few steps from this marker); Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak (a few steps from this marker); Robert E. Lee Southern Magnolia (a few steps from this marker); Battery Park Live Oak (a few steps from this marker); Ulysses S. Grant Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Booker T. Washington Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Manassas Mimosa (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg American Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
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1. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Florida Hikes! (Submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. City of Jacksonville (Submitted on November 20, 2019.)
Categories. • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil •
More. Search the internet for Gettysburg Address Honeylocust.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. This page originally submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 33 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.


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I don't know where to begin about my experience at Be Still.. as an avid floater I was super excited to see their new cabins and the overall layout of the place. The details and work put into creating this amazing environment is obvious the moment you lay your eyes on the building with a cool white exterior and simple blue touches. The lobby is matched to the outside theme and welcomes you immediately. Having the bonus space outside of the front door is such a unique touch! After a simple first time registration I was left through the large door into a hallway and corridor with much darker colors providing an amazing atmosphere that's immediately relaxing. Generally you are led to a brief massage chair prior to your float; I explained my health prevents chair massages (my autoimmune disease thinks I'm being attacked and I swell up). Since I was unable to massage the attendant took me into the sound therapy room and allowed me a brief session in there before my float. I was given an eye mask, took my shoes off, laid on the softest table (think massage size), had a weighted pillow placed on my front side and wore headphones. It was SO relaxing!!! The gentle sounds took me right to a relaxed state and really increased my overall experience. At the end of the sound station the attendant was there to guide me to my float room. She walked through the instructions with me covering the basics like showering beforehand, making sure that I had no product in my hair and such before my float, how to use the different buttons in my cabin and to shower afterwards as well. Then I was left to float which I had not done in almost 2 months which is a VERY long time for me. My float was one of my best ever. I LOVED the starry sky and used it about half of my float, staying in the dark the other half. I use float therapy for relief to my body as well as my mental wellbeing, creative thoughts and more. It's not just a spa like experience to me but medication for my body, mind and soul. After my float I showered off, walked out into the beautiful waiting area immediately outside of the rooms. There are seats to relax, a drink station, beautiful lights and other visuals that allow you to relax a bit before heading back out into the hectic world we live in. If you need additional time to get ready afterwards there is a prep room as well loaded with a hair dryer and essentials (even deodorant). There are several other services available and I encourage anyone in the area to check this place out, I know I will again! – K.K.
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Q: Sharding With Mongodb Hadoop Connector HI i have the same case as mentioned in this question Hadoop HDFS MapReduce output into MongoDb
I just want to use Hadoop to do Map Reduce (MR) from Mongodb and then the outputs are to be written back into MongoDB as collections. Though the above question has not been solved yet, i have more issue with this scenario. Here i need the output of MR to be written into MongoDB shards and to be sharded correctly.
My question, is it possible to do such scenario since even i did that MR using MongoDB (not Hadoop), i got the output not split correctly into sharded servers and got duplicated output on the result. If it's possible how to do that? Thanks in advance.

A: Yes.  You write to mongo as usual.  The fact that your mongo db is set to run on shards is a detail that is hidden from you.

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We meet Sundays at 5 pm, for stories, music, food, Communion, community, and whatever else you show up with.
In June and July, we're at the Laugh Out Loud Theater (3851 N Lincoln). There's a free city lot across the street, good street parking, and it's walking distance from the Irving Park Brown Line stop. There's a beautiful little bar where we're welcome to hang out until 7:30 after church. Soft drinks are on us; booze is on you. Kids are welcome and so is anyone else you want to bring with you.
What to expect/know: You're welcome to come as you are. Fresh from the beach, and still wearing your bathing suit? A-ok! Is your kid prone to fussy outbursts? Us, too! In junior high and more interested in folding origami (or whatever) during worship? We've got a place for that!
Dress is casual (or whatever you're comfortable in). The welcome is wide and real. We sing almost exclusively pop songs, chosen for that night's theme, with drums and keyboard. Service is about an hour and fifteen minutes. If you want to know a bit more about what it feels like, here are some reports from people who aren't pastors here:
Ruth, 7th grader (Chicago). "I am glad I went to a service that wasn't boring. I would have had a much blander experience if I had gone to any other church. Gilead was unique and endearing and I am glad that I went. I would definitely consider returning." Read Ruth's whole reflection here.
Chad the Bird, Chicago's avian op-ed columnist. "'...real butter Christians. It's delicious. They sound delicious. And they were. Lovely room. Um, first of all, they meet at a bar, which I was, like, 'K.' ...So I walk in there and they're like, 'Hey, what do you wanna drink?' And I was, like, 'I dunno. What're you drinking?' And they were like, 'We've got PBR and shots of Malort for $5.' I was like, 'C'monnnn.' So yeah, they just get drunk on happiness — and also beer." Listen to all of Chad's story and his take on bar-church here. (He calls us "stupendous, and super huggy.")
Maria Vorhis, writer/performer, filmmaker, and teaching artist (Chicago). "I was not wondering about an escape route this time because I was listening. I was listening to my friend preach about creativity, how we are all created and therefore creative. How it is our job to live our most creative lives as a way of fulfilling our potential and serving others. After the service I met people. Lovely, inviting, kind people who were curious and smart and inclusive. I hugged some of them. I even held one of their babies. And when I left, I was confused because I had just been to church and I was not religious..." Read the rest of Maria's piece here.
[For posterity! February 2019's magnificent theme, suggested by music director Adam Motz.]
This church is different from other churches.
YOU and YOU ALONE are in charge of what happens in this church.
There are dangers, choices, adventures, and consequences. You may laugh — or ugly cry. You may sing a song you thought you knew but realize you only know the chorus of. You may make friends. You may be asked out to coffee by someone you find irritating.*
To make this church, YOU must use all of your not insignificant talents and emotional intelligence and love. The wrong decision could end in disaster** — even death. But don't despair. At any time, you can go back and make another choice, alter the path of your story, and change its results.
Or can you?
February 10, 17, and 24, we're at Mary's Attic for Choose-your-own-adventure church, with stories of forks in the road and paths not taken, what to do when you hit a dead end, and how to have a happy ending.
* It's Rebecca. She'll be ok if you say "no."
** Probably not. It's church.
Read the rest of the first choose-your-own-adventure newsletter here.
Welcome to Gilead
From this week's newsletter:
Gilead is a queer, storytelling, bar church that meets...in a theater (not a bar). For now. Starting February 10 (no church Feb 3!), we'll be a queer, storytelling, bar church that meets at Mary's Attic (5400 N. Clark) — a Rogers Park church meeting in an Andersonville karaoke joint. It can all be a little...disorienting, even for you, and you've been there at least once (otherwise...how do we have your email address?).
Even when we're in one place for a while (#RIP Red Line Tap), there's a lot to get used to at a Gilead service, especially for someone coming for the first time. What even is Gilead? Where are the bathrooms? A name tag and a bulletin and a prompt? What's a prompt? (Shit. I grabbed a name tag with pronouns that aren't mine.) Every single week people we've never met go out on a limb to try a new thing and come check us out. Sometimes, first-time folks are as much as a third of the congregation.
And then there's you! You, too, left your house and came out to be in community. Maybe you weren't sure you wanted to be around this many people. Maybe you felt like staying on the couch. But here you are.
The folks standing at the front door — the front door of wherever we are — are the face of Gilead, the welcome, the bridge from out there to in here. The friendly face between "I kinda wanna stay home" and "I'm glad I came." The path from "I haven't been to church in years" to "I went to this, I guess, queer storytelling bar church last night?"
Greeters help orient and re-orient everybody who comes to Gilead. Greeters help build the community and strengthen the congregation. Seriously. (Ever been to a party where you only know the host and, from the front door, you can't see them anywhere? Are you even in the right place?)
Lizzy and Pedro Bortoto are pulling together a crew of regular greeters. They'd love to have 8 - 10 people a month, so we can have at least two folks at each service doing this work. They created a form where you can let them know when you're available and they'll take it from there.
Read the rest of the week's news here.
Origin Stories
Maybe you were bitten by a radioactive spider on a school field trip. Maybe you had a sled called Rosebud. Maybe you discovered Nirvana's "In Utero" on a choir trip to New York and it changed your life.
What's your origin story? What are the moments that made you who you are?
The fork in the road where you made a choice that has come to define you. The accident that altered the course you were on forever. The night when it might have all turned out differently.
What made you so spunky, so friendly, so cautious?
Come share the story of how you became particularly...you.
And we'll share some of the stories of how Gilead became such a particular community. Hear the moments private and public that have defined our first two years as a church. (And celebrate that anniversary on January 20th!)
Let's go back to where it all started - for you, for us - and see where it's gonna go.
But, like, what do you need?
Gilead G3* Team
*We're good, giving, and game for caring for our community.
Gilead is more than just a church that meets at a bar (or theater). We are a growing community of friends who need support and provide support for one another. These gifts and needs come in a wide array that are as diverse as we are! You can request resume help, moving assistance, or even just a cup of coffee after a difficult week. We are still discovering all of the ways that we can help each other. We crave your creative gift ideas!
So how do you share your gifts or a need you have? Your gateway into the Gilead support community is here - where you can electronically bring your needs or gifts that you have to share! Although we know we can't meet every need (ahem, finding you a spouse is one of the more difficult ones) but we do our best to match your need with someone who can help. We promise to respond to all requests within a week, even if it's just to let you know that we are working on it! Help us build intentional, caring community. Let us know what you have to offer, and how we can help.
New Digs - TBA
As you may have heard, the Heartland Cafe is selling the building where we meet.*
Good news: Gilead has never been a building (literally because we don't have one). Gilead is the people, and energy that fill the space, but it's true that this place has felt like Gilead to us for the past year or so. Twinkling lights, rainbow stars, glitter high tops, and leaky toilets, we made the space as ours as it could be.
Harder news: we'll be leaving Red Line Tap at the end of the month. Although we're definitely sad, we're so glad that we get to continue to be church together wherever we end up. We'll let you know where we're headed next as soon as we know. But for now, keep showing up on Sunday nights. Llt's make our last few weeks here something special.
Come be church in December at Red Line Tap (7006 N Glenwood). As usual, kids are always welcome as is anyone you want to bring with you. Soft drinks are on us, booze is on you.
*Is it our fault? When we made this calendar entry, we completely arbitrarily set Dec 30, 2018 as the end date. We're planning to put another date on the calendar for Heartland's grand re-opening, and hope that works too.
Friends, with Benefits
Yeah, you. I love you, you know that? I really do. You're like, my best friend. And well…we're always together, and we're not seeing anyone else. So, I guess what I'm asking is: do you wanna be friends with benefits?
Just to be clear, this is a pledge letter, and I'm hoping you'll give in an ongoing way to support the community we share and love. But what I really wanna know is: are you DTF?
That's "Down to Fund" the work of making beautiful, inclusive, creative church at Gilead Chicago. Yeah, maybe that is kind of a dad joke. I see that now. Imagine what we could pass on to our children, tho.
Whoa, OK. Maybe that's moving too fast. We don't need to mess with labels right now. Why don't you just fill out a pledge card, set up recurring giving, and let's see where this thing goes?
I'm not asking for forever. But we've got something good here. Something we're both enjoying. I get a lot out of being with you. And I think you feel the same way. So why not make it just a little official? You don't have to call me your significant other, we can just fund this 2019 budget and watch Netflix like we always do.
It's not awkward unless we make it awkward.
Did I make it awkward? My bad. While we're in that uncomfortable space, let me just say, our goal for 2019 pledges is $35,000. That's a lot of money, but together, we can do it. That's all I'm trying to say: let's do it. Together.
And if neither of us is married by the time we're 40, we can meet at the top of the John Hancock building and you can sent up some kind of memorial endowment. Baby.
Serious Shit, Funny People
Laughing matters.
There's nothing funny about so much of what's happening. That's probably true more of the time than we know, or attend to, but it's palpable these days.
So...a comedy series? At church? Kicking off on...All Saints Day?
If you're not a stand-up comedy fan, it may seem like bad timing. But this is what comedy's made for — it pokes holes in the bullshit of the powerful and lets all the air out. It looks around with eyes wide open and tells it like it is. It speaks truth in a way that makes you say "I never thought of it that way!" at the same time as "That's so true!" It's revelatory.
It's also, y'know, not to belabor it, funny. And we could use some laughter. Not the brutal, mocking laughter coming from lots of corners these days, but laughter that feels like relief, that's a reminder of what it feels like to feel good. #GoodNewsThatFeelsLikeGoodNews
We've got some excellent comics coming over the next few weeks to take on some of the hardest shit: death, mental health & illness, family, and race. And on November 18th, funny-pants and political bad-asses Myq Kaplan, Alex Kumin, and Shannon Noll are coming to Gilead for a fundraiser after church. Get ready for whatever's waiting for you at the Thanksgiving table with a fat dose of comedy. (You can get tickets here.)
And: if you're looking for a place to grieve and stand in solidarity with others (in response to the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh), head downtown on Thursday at noon. We got word of this interfaith vigil from our friends at Mishkan.
This Sunday, we're kicking off Serious Shit, Funny People and, yes, it is All Saints Day. Masood Haque will be with us and you should (if you want) bring photos of people you love who have died, and we'll fill the room with images of those we often carry with us, unseen.
Gilead goes to the Moth
In June of 2018, pastor Rebecca Anderson went to The Moth Grand Slam with a story about that time we had karaoke church. You can watch that story here.
Tips on Preparing a Story
Here are the tips we share with everybody who tells a story at Gilead. With thanks to the many organizations and people we've learned from, like 2nd Story, The Moth, and folks including Scott Whitehair, Maria Vorhis, and so many others.
These are just a few basic rules of thumb (and there are always good reasons to break rules, so feel free). Especially if this is your first story, think about how these might help give shape and stakes to your story, take what's helpful, and ignore the rest.
Tips/things to consider as you prepare:
We're looking for 3 - 5 minute stories. Usually 650 words is about 5 minutes but the only way to know is to time yourself, and be honest.
Think in terms of scenes: distinct locations where something happens. Scenes distinguish a story from an essay, or op-ed, or sermon. Let your audience do the meaning-making. Guide them to it, with your edits and presentation, but don't unpack it for them too much.
Write/craft your story to be delivered, not just read.
Start in the action and set up the stakes:
Cheryl Strayed's book Wild, about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, begins not with her buying a map, or all the events that led up to the hike, but instead, 38 days into the hike, just after one of her hiking boots has fallen irretrievably down a ridge.
Use dialogue as much as possible, especially to tell the audience things that would otherwise be exposition.
Count on your voice and delivery to do the adjectival heavy-lifting. No need to say, "he stammered..." if you can deliver it, "H-he-hello!" And you don't need adverbs! Really! Basically none!
Make you the main character. This is about you: a true story as you experienced it. And you can leave out anything you don't want to share or that doesn't serve your story. No one is going to fact-check you.
Think about what your story is about (themes), beyond what happens (plot, facts). This helps keep you stream lined and edit out the stuff that may be good, but isn't necessary.
A Few of Our Favorite Things
We're geeking out! Calling all former (and current) band geeks, theatre kids, Harry Potter fans, LARPers, and all you other kinda geeks: the ones who get SUPER excited about birds (ehem), or Little House on the Prairie (ehem), or Hebrew Bible (ehem! You know who you are). Whatever super specific thing floats your boat, and/or gets you to put on a costume, and/or leads you to accidentally give a little bit of a lecture at a party when someone casually asks you a question...that's what we're talking about this month.
Why? Because it's fun.
Why else? Because in a world that suggests we say "YES! to everything, geeking out requires a certain amount of saying NO. No to those other options, because the thing you really want to focus on is right here. No to going shallow and broad, and yes to going narrow and deep. (Also, maybe, maybe, there are some analogies to be drawn between all this and, say, feeling drawn to one faith tradition in a world of interesting, beautiful, meaningful traditions.)
We're hearing and telling stories about the vulnerability of loving something deeply, and the possibility of being uncool. Stories about finding our people and being given permission to go way, way overboard. (Shark Week-themed snacks, anyone? Oh, yes.) Stories about the ways enthusiasm is contagious, and how we got "converted" to the stuff we now can't imagine living without. (How did you get into dulcimer?)
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closeable_view

View on a range, either closing it or leaving it as it is.

          Description

          The closeable_view is used internally by the library to handle all rings,
          either closed or open, the same way. The default method is closed, all
          algorithms process rings as if they are closed. Therefore, if they are
          opened, a view is created which closes them. The closeable_view might be
          used by library users, but its main purpose is internally.

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template<typename Range, closure_selector Close>
struct closeable_view
{
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                    Original range

                    closure_selector Close

                    Specifies if it the range is closed, if so, nothing will happen.
                    If it is open, it will iterate the first point after the last
                    point.

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On the initiative of economist Nicolaus Tideman, 30 persons signed a letter dated November 7, 1990, advising Mikhail Gorbachev to capture land rent to smooth the transition to a market economy. All but two of the signers were Ph.D. economists, many of them extremely prominent. Three of the signers, Franco Modigliani, Robert Solow and James Tobin, had been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. One other signer, William Vickrey, was subsequently awarded that prize.
It is important that the rent of land be retained as a source of government revenue. While the governments of developed nations with market economies collect some of the rent of land in taxes, they do not collect nearly as much as they could, and they therefore make unnecessarily great use of taxes that impede their economies--taxes on such things as incomes, sales and the value of capital.
The rental value of land arises from three sources. The first is the inherent natural productivity of land, combined with the fact that land is limited. The second source of land value is the growth of communities; the third is the provision of public services. All citizens have equal claims on the component of land value that arises from nature. The component of land value that arises from community growth and provision of services is the most sensible source of revenue for financing public services that raise the rental value of surrounding land. These services include roads, urban transit networks, parks, and public utility networks for such services as electricity, telephones, water and sewers. A public revenue system should strive to collect as much of the rent of land as possible, allocating the part of rent derived from nature to all citizens equally, and the part derived from public services to the governmental units that provide those services. When governments collect the increase in land value that results from the provision of services, they are able to offer services at prices that represent the marginal social cost of these services, promoting efficient use of the services and enhancing the rental value of the land where the services are available. Government agencies that use land should be charged the same rentals as others for the land they use, or services will not be adequately financed and agencies will not have adequate incentive or guidance for economizing on their use of land.
Some economists might be tempted to suggest that the rent can be collected publicly simply by selling land outright at auction. There are a number of reasons why this is not a good idea. First, there is so much land to be turned over to private management that any effort to dispose of all of it in a short period would result in an extreme depression in prices offered. Second, some persons who could make excellent use of land would be unable to raise money for the purchase price. Collecting rent annually provides access to land for persons with limited access to credit. Third, subsequent resale of land would enable speculators to make large profits unrelated to any productive services they offer, resulting in needless inequity and dissatisfaction. Fourth, concern about future political conditions would tend to depress offers. Collecting rent annually permits the citizens of future years to capture the benefits of good future public policies. Fifth, because investors tend to be averse to risk, general uncertainty about the future will tend to depress offers. This risk aversion is sidestepped by allowing future rental payments to be determined by future conditions. Finally, the future rent of land can more justly be claimed by future generations than by today's citizens. Requiring annual payments from the users of land allows each year's population to claim that year's rent. While the proceeds of sales could be invested for the benefit of future generations, not collecting the money in advance guarantees the heritage of the future against political excesses.
The attached Appendix provides a brief technical discussion of issues of the duration of rights to use land, the transfer of land, the assessment of land, social protection against the abuse and subsequent abandonment of run-down property, and redistribution among localities to adjust for differences in natural per capita endowments. While these issues need to be addressed, none of them present insoluble problems.
The names of individuals appear in the order in which they agreed to sign the letter. No individual speaks for any organization with which he or she is affiliated.
All individuals and enterprises should have the right to continue using the land they have been using, for as long as they are prepared to pay the rent of that land. The amount of rent to be paid will vary as the economy evolves. As is traditional in countries with market economies, if land is needed for some public purpose such as a highway, the judicial process should guarantee the user fair compensation for any improvements that have been made in good faith. Every user of land should also have the right to transfer ownership of the improvements on the land, together with the right to continue using the land upon payment of rent, to any buyer on any terms upon which they mutually agree.
For the rent of land to be collected publicly, land must be assessed, and then reassessed regularly. The assessment process is simplified by the fact that land rental values tend to change smoothly with location. Initially, a map of the value of land can be made by auctioning scattered sites on a rental basis, and then interpolating for the value of other sites, based on the experience of Western appraisers and assessors regarding the manner in which the value of land varies systematically. To update assessments in future years, the assessment office would auction sites that had been relinquished by their users, or sites with improvements that were almost fully depreciated, that had been acquired in voluntary transactions. Interpolation would again be used to estimate the rent of sites that had not been transferred.
With all or nearly all of the rent of land collected publicly, it would be necessary to guard against the possibility that users of land with fully depreciated improvements would abandon their property, leaving the State to demolish the improvements in preparation for the next use of the site. This potential problem can be avoided by requiring every user of land to post a government bond as a "security deposit" that the land will not be abandoned in a run-down condition. Interest on the bond could be applied to the annual rent.
Collection of the rent of land is best managed by local governments, but justice, as well as efficiency in migration incentives, requires that the part of rent that is attributable to nature rather than community development be shared on an equal per capita basis. Thus there is need of clearinghouse mechanism, into which all localities would deposit collections of rent from nature in excess of the average per capita amount, and from which other localities would receive compensation for their deficiencies of rent from nature, relative to the average per capita amount.


Description: Short film biography on Australian Painter Marguerite Tierney.
Marguerite Tierney woke one morning a few years ago and started to draw, pretty much for the first time. If not the first, then the first with a passion to become an artist. The term 'Emerging artists' usually describes someone who has persevered their entire life in the pursuit of art and has turned to corner to make it their career, but in Marguerite's case it was a snap decision and the world is a better place for it.


The liturgical year of the Church is governed by a calendar. There is a General Calendar for the universal Church that orders those days which are celebrated by the Church worldwide, and then their are Particular Calendars that are more specific to a particular diocese or region. The following is the Particular Calendar for the Diocese of Evansville, which contains the celebrations of more local significance.
Ritual Masses – Days on which a proper ritual Mass may not be celebrated does not mean that the particular ritual (Marriage, Confirmation, etc.) may not be celebrated. It means that it is celebrated in the context of the Mass of the day, using the proper prayers, readings, and liturgical color of the day.
Funeral Masses – On those days which a funeral Mass may not be celebrated, one may celebrate the funeral liturgy outside Mass instead.
Proper Vigil Prayers and Readings – Some Solemnities noted above and in the ordo have their own proper Vigil prayers/readings which should be used for Masses celebrated the evening before the feast day (as opposed to anticipated Masses which use the prayers/readings of the following day, which is what is done for most Saturday evening Masses).
Celebrating Patrons/Titles – The celebration of the title/name of a parish or church should be treated as a Solemnity in that parish, and may be transferred to an adjacent Sunday if that Sunday does not outrank proper Solemnities in the Table of Liturgical Days.
Example – Saint James Parish may wish to move their patronal feast day from Thursday, July 25, to Sunday, July 28, since the Solemnity of the parish patron would take precedent over a Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Celebrating the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church – The anniversary of the dedication of a church is celebrated as a Solemnity in that church.
Ember Days – The bishop has not designated specific days as Ember Days for the diocese, so it is a local parish choice on the timing and celebration of these customary seasonal practices.


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NOTES ON BLINDNESS
PETER MIDDLETON & JAMES SPINNEY
In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and academic John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audio-cassette.
Beautiful, accessible and thoughtful work of art.
CHARLIE PHILLIPS, GUARDIAN
Based on the Emmy Award-winning short of the same name, Notes On Blindness is the debut feature film from Peter Middleton & James Spinney. The film utilises a creative approach to the documentary for m: actors lip-synch to the voices of the family, with the filmmakers embedding John's original audio recordings within evocative cinematic compositions and textured sound design.
The film won the Special Jury awar d at the 2016 San Francisco Film Festival, the Storytelling & Innovation award at the 2016 Sheffield Doc/Fest, the Golden Frog Award for cinematography in a docu-drama at Camerimage, and was nominated for six British Independent Film Awards, where it took home the prize for 'Best Documentary'.
Launching alongside the feature film, Notes On Darkness : Into the Darkness – is a fully immersive Virtual Reality project co-produced with Ex Nihilo, ARTE France, and AudioGaming.
John's original diary recordings form the basis of the project, a six-part interactive documentary using binaural audio, VR and r eal time 3D animations to explore his cognitive and emotional experience of blindness.
Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness was awarded the prestigious Storyscapes Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, the Alternate Realities VR award at the 2016 Sheffield Doc/Fest, and Best Online Pr oject at Prix Europa. You can view the teaser trailer here.
www.notesonblindness.co.uk/vr
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Are you a person who that wants to have a fulfilling and rewarding career in the health care field as a certified nursing assistant (CNA)? If you really would love to have this kind of rewarding career, you would have to go through some things in order to have that career in the palm of your hands. In this article, you will read what you will need to do in order to be a CNA in the huge state of Alaska.
First of all, you need to make sure that you have either your high school diploma or equivalent GED and be at least 18 years of age to be considered to be able to be trained to be a CNA. You will also need to make sure that the CNA training program that you plan on attending is accredited and approved by the state of Alaska.
When it comes to CNA training in the state of Alaska, the credit hour requirements for each of the CNA training programs have to have a total of 140 hours. These 140 credit hours are divided between 80 hours of clinical training and 60 hours of classroom training.
After completing a CNA training program approved by the state of Alaska, you will then take State's Nurse Aide Competency Exam. After passing this exam, you can then call yourself a certified nursing assistant and be able to gain employment working as a CNA in nursing home, assisted living programs, home health aide, and such related employable facility. The median annual salary for a CNA in the state of Alaska is $31,300. The median hourly wage is $15.04.


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package org.jasig.services.persondir.support;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
import org.jasig.services.persondir.IPersonAttributes;
import org.jasig.services.persondir.IPersonAttributeDao;
import org.jasig.services.persondir.support.merger.IAttributeMerger;
import org.jasig.services.persondir.support.merger.MultivaluedAttributeMerger;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;

/**
 * Provides a base set of implementations and properties for IPersonAttributeDao
 * implementations that aggregate results from a sub List of IPersonAttributeDaos.
 *
 *

 *

 * Configuration:
 *

 *

 *         Property
 *         Description
 *         Required
 *         Default
 *

 *

 *         personAttributeDaos
 *
 *             A {@link List} of {@link IPersonAttributeDao}s to aggregate attributes from.
 *
 *         Yes
 *         null
 *

 *

 *         attrMerger
 *
 *             A {@link IAttributeMerger} strategy to use for merging the attributes from
 *             the {@link List} of {@link IPersonAttributeDao}s.
 *
 *         No
 *         {@link MultivaluedAttributeMerger}
 *

 *

 *         recoverExceptions
 *
 *             Sets the action to be taken if one of the {@link IPersonAttributeDao}s in the
 *             {@link List} fails with a {@link RuntimeException}. If set to true a warn level
 *             log message and stack trace will be logged. If set to false an error level
 *             message and stack trace will be logged and the exception will re-thrown.
 *
 *         No
 *         true
 *

 *

 *         stopOnSuccess
 *
 *             If true iteration of the child DAOs will stop after the first one that returns without
 *             throwing an exception. This is intended to provide fail-over among attribute sources. The
 *             recoverExceptions should be set to true for this to function as expected
 *
 *         No
 *         false
 *

 *

 *
 * @author Eric Dalquist
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public abstract class AbstractAggregatingDefaultQueryPersonAttributeDao extends AbstractDefaultAttributePersonAttributeDao {
    /**
     * A List of child IPersonAttributeDao instances which we will poll in order.
     */
    protected List<IPersonAttributeDao> personAttributeDaos;

    /**
     * Strategy for merging together the results from successive PersonAttributeDaos.
     */
    protected IAttributeMerger attrMerger = new MultivaluedAttributeMerger();

    /**
     * True if we should catch, logger, and ignore Throwables propogated by
     * individual DAOs.
     */
    protected boolean recoverExceptions = true;

    protected boolean stopOnSuccess = false;

    /**
     * Iterates through the configured {@link java.util.List} of {@link IPersonAttributeDao}
     * instances. The results from each DAO are merged into the result {@link Map}
     * by the configured {@link IAttributeMerger}.
     *
     * @see org.jasig.services.persondir.IPersonAttributeDao#getPeopleWithMultivaluedAttributes(java.util.Map)
     */
    public Set<IPersonAttributes> getPeopleWithMultivaluedAttributes(Map<String, List<Object>> query) {
        Validate.notNull(query, "query may not be null.");

        //Initialize null, so that if none of the sub-DAOs find any people null is returned appropriately
        Set<IPersonAttributes> resultPeople = null;

        //Denotes that this is the first time we are running a query and the original seed should be used
        boolean isFirstQuery = true;

        if (this.personAttributeDaos == null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("personAttributeDaos must be set");
        }

        //Iterate through the configured IPersonAttributeDaos, querying each.
        for (final IPersonAttributeDao currentlyConsidering : this.personAttributeDaos) {
            boolean handledException = false;
            Set<IPersonAttributes> currentPeople = null;
            try {
                currentPeople = this.getAttributesFromDao(query, isFirstQuery, currentlyConsidering, resultPeople);
                isFirstQuery = false;

                if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    this.logger.debug("Retrieved attributes='" + currentPeople + "' for query='" + query + "', isFirstQuery=" + isFirstQuery + ", currentlyConsidering='" + currentlyConsidering + "', resultAttributes='" + resultPeople + "'");
                }
            }
            catch (final RuntimeException rte) {
                if (this.recoverExceptions) {
                    handledException = true;
                    this.logger.warn("Recovering From Exception thrown by '" + currentlyConsidering + "'", rte);
                }
                else {
                    this.logger.error("Failing From Exception thrown by '" + currentlyConsidering + "'", rte);
                    throw rte;
                }
            }

            if (currentPeople != null) {
                if (resultPeople == null) {
                    //If this is the first valid result set just use it.
                    resultPeople = new LinkedHashSet<IPersonAttributes>(currentPeople);
                }
                else {
                    //Merge the Sets of IPersons
                    resultPeople = this.attrMerger.mergeResults(resultPeople, currentPeople);
                }
            }

            if (this.stopOnSuccess && !handledException) {
                if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    this.logger.debug("Successfully retrieved attributes from a child DAO and stopOnSuccess is true, stopping iteration of child DAOs");
                }

                break;
            }
        }

        if (resultPeople == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            this.logger.debug("Aggregated search results '" + resultPeople + "' for query='" + query + "'");
        }

        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(resultPeople);
    }

    /**
     * Call to execute the appropriate query on the current {@link IPersonAttributeDao}. Provides extra information
     * beyond the seed for the state of the query chain and previous results.
     *
     * @param seed The seed for the original query.
     * @param isFirstQuery If this is the first query, this will stay true until a call to this method returns (does not throw an exception).
     * @param currentlyConsidering The IPersonAttributeDao to execute the query on.
     * @param resultAttributes The Map of results from all previous queries, may be null.
     * @return The results from the call to the DAO, follows the same rules as {@link IPersonAttributeDao#getUserAttributes(Map)}.
     */
    protected abstract Set<IPersonAttributes> getAttributesFromDao(Map<String, List<Object>> seed, boolean isFirstQuery, IPersonAttributeDao currentlyConsidering, Set<IPersonAttributes> resultPeople);

    /**
     * Merges the results of calling {@link IPersonAttributeDao#getPossibleUserAttributeNames()} on each child dao using
     * the configured {@link IAttributeMerger#mergePossibleUserAttributeNames(Set, Set)}. If all children return null
     * this method returns null as well. If any child does not return null this method will not return null.
     *
     * @see org.jasig.services.persondir.IPersonAttributeDao#getPossibleUserAttributeNames()
     */
    public final Set<String> getPossibleUserAttributeNames() {
        Set<String> attrNames = null;

        for (final IPersonAttributeDao currentDao : this.personAttributeDaos) {
            boolean handledException = false;
            Set<String> currentDaoAttrNames = null;
            try {
                currentDaoAttrNames = currentDao.getPossibleUserAttributeNames();

                if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    this.logger.debug("Retrieved possible attribute names '" + currentDaoAttrNames + "' from '" + currentDao + "'");
                }
            }
            catch (final RuntimeException rte) {
                if (this.recoverExceptions) {
                    handledException = true;
                    this.logger.warn("Recovering From Exception thrown by '" + currentDao + "'", rte);
                }
                else {
                    this.logger.error("Failing From Exception thrown by '" + currentDao + "'", rte);
                    throw rte;
                }
            }

            if (currentDaoAttrNames != null) {
                if (attrNames == null) {
                    attrNames = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
                }

                attrNames = this.attrMerger.mergePossibleUserAttributeNames(attrNames, currentDaoAttrNames);
            }

            if (this.stopOnSuccess && !handledException) {
                if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    this.logger.debug("Successfully retrieved possible user attributes from a child DAO and stopOnSuccess is true, stopping iteration of child DAOs");
                }

                break;
            }
        }

        if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            this.logger.debug("Aggregated possible attribute names '" + attrNames + "'");
        }

        if (attrNames == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(attrNames);
    }

    /**
     * Merges the results of calling {@link IPersonAttributeDao#getAvailableQueryAttributes()} on each child dao using
     * the configured {@link IAttributeMerger#mergeAvailableQueryAttributes(Set, Set)}. If all children return null this
     * method returns null as well. If any child does not return null this method will not return null.
     *
     * @see org.jasig.services.persondir.IPersonAttributeDao#getAvailableQueryAttributes()
     */
    public Set<String> getAvailableQueryAttributes() {
        Set<String> queryAttrs = null;

        for (final IPersonAttributeDao currentDao : this.personAttributeDaos) {
            boolean handledException = false;
            Set<String> currentDaoQueryAttrs = null;
            try {
                currentDaoQueryAttrs = currentDao.getAvailableQueryAttributes();

                if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    this.logger.debug("Retrieved possible query attributes '" + currentDaoQueryAttrs + "' from '" + currentDao + "'");
                }
            }
            catch (final RuntimeException rte) {
                if (this.recoverExceptions) {
                    handledException = true;
                    this.logger.warn("Recovering From Exception thrown by '" + currentDao + "'", rte);
                }
                else {
                    this.logger.error("Failing From Exception thrown by '" + currentDao + "'", rte);
                    throw rte;
                }
            }

            if (currentDaoQueryAttrs != null) {
                if (queryAttrs == null) {
                    queryAttrs = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
                }

                queryAttrs = this.attrMerger.mergeAvailableQueryAttributes(queryAttrs, currentDaoQueryAttrs);
            }

            if (this.stopOnSuccess && !handledException) {
                if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    this.logger.debug("Successfully retrieved available query attributes from a child DAO and stopOnSuccess is true, stopping iteration of child DAOs");
                }

                break;
            }
        }

        if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            this.logger.debug("Aggregated possible query attributes '" + queryAttrs + "'");
        }

        if (queryAttrs == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(queryAttrs);
    }

    /**
     * Get the strategy whereby we accumulate attributes.
     *
     * @return Returns the attrMerger.
     */
    public final IAttributeMerger getMerger() {
        return this.attrMerger;
    }
    /**
     * Set the strategy whereby we accumulate attributes from the results of
     * polling our delegates.
     *
     * @param merger The attrMerger to set.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If merger is null.
     */
    public final void setMerger(final IAttributeMerger merger) {
        Validate.notNull(merger, "The IAttributeMerger cannot be null");
        this.attrMerger = merger;
    }

    /**
     * Get an unmodifiable {@link List} of delegates which we will poll for attributes.
     *
     * @return Returns the personAttributeDaos.
     */
    public final List<IPersonAttributeDao> getPersonAttributeDaos() {
        return this.personAttributeDaos;
    }
    /**
     * Set the {@link List} of delegates which we will poll for attributes.
     *
     * @param daos The personAttributeDaos to set.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If daos is null.
     */
    @Required
    public final void setPersonAttributeDaos(final List<IPersonAttributeDao> daos) {
        Validate.notNull(daos, "The IPersonAttributeDao List cannot be null");
        this.personAttributeDaos = Collections.unmodifiableList(daos);
    }

    /**
     * True if this class will catch exceptions thrown by its delegate DAOs
     * and fail to propogate them.  False if this class will stop on failure.
     *
     * @return true if will recover exceptions, false otherwise
     */
    public final boolean isRecoverExceptions() {
        return this.recoverExceptions;
    }
    /**
     * Set to true if you would like this class to swallow RuntimeExceptions
     * thrown by its delegates.  This allows it to recover if a particular attribute
     * source fails, still considering previous and subsequent sources.
     * Set to false if you would like this class to fail hard upon any Throwable
     * thrown by its children.  This is desirable in cases where your Portal will not
     * function without attributes from all of its sources.
     *
     * @param recover whether you would like exceptions recovered internally
     */
    public final void setRecoverExceptions(boolean recover) {
        this.recoverExceptions = recover;
    }

    public boolean isStopOnSuccess() {
        return stopOnSuccess;
    }
    /**
     * If true iteration of the child DAOs will stop after the first one that returns without
     * throwing an exception. This is intended to provide fail-over among attribute sources. The
     * recoverExceptions should be set to true for this to function as expected
     *
     * @param stopOnSuccess If the first valid results should be returned, defaults to false
     */
    public void setStopOnSuccess(boolean stopOnSuccess) {
        this.stopOnSuccess = stopOnSuccess;
    }
}


Poke (pronounced as POH-KAY) is the latest food trend. It is originated from Hawaii. It is a bowl of cubed raw fish, typically tuna, marinated with soy sauce, sesame oil and onion.
Nowadays, poke goes way beyond the basic. There are tons of seafood to choose from, like salmon, shrimp, and even octopus. There are also many different sauces as well, like creamy mayo and spicy sauces. Topping choices are endless, like kimchi, seaweed, edamame, fruits, and nuts.
Californians love raw fish and sushi, so poke fits in perfectly and it has become the hottest thing to eat. There are shops popping up everywhere. I adore sushi, so I'm loving this poke explosion. One of the first poke stores that opens in Los Angeles is The Poke Shack (formerly Big Daddy's Poke Shack). It has been opening its door in Venice Beach since 2014. Instead of serving marinated seafood, they let you pick your own sauce and toss it right in front of you.
Last weekend, Bryan and I went to the new location in Melrose. It is our first time at The Poke Shack. The ordering is very straight forward. You pick the size of your bowl and your choice of rice (white or brown). Then you choose the protein (tuna, salmon, shrimp or tofu) and your sauce (Sriracha aioli, house shoyu, wasabi shoyu, crunchy garlic). Sriracha aioli is like a spicy mayo sauce. If you like a creamy poke, definitely add a little bit of this. Shoyu is soy sauce. The guy who helped us said that crunchy garlic is the most popular sauce. Of course, we had to go for it. It is a soy sauce mixture with bits of crunchy garlic. Really good, especially for garlic lovers!
Now, you got the fish and the sauce. It is time for topping. There are so many choices. Kale, carrot, mango, pineapple, radish, macadamia nuts, masago (smelt eggs), cucumber, avocado, kimchi , and seaweed salad etc. It is a tough choice, but there must be something you love more. When you have all your toppings. Everything is transferred into a bowl. You can now pay and find a chair to sit down.
There are plenty of seats inside the restaurant. But head to the back, there is an outdoor patio. What a cute little place! Away from the noisy streets and cars, this patio is like a quick getaway. Quiet and peaceful. Perfect place to enjoy a meal.
Bryan's bowl: Tuna, salmon, cucumber, carrot, onion and green onion with crunchy garlic sauce.
My bowl: Salmon, cucumber, watermelon radish, edamame, imitation crab meat, and green onion with crunchy garlic sauce.
Our bowls were beautifully layered. They were almost too pretty to eat. The fish was really fresh. They come in big 1-inch cubes, which I love. That way the fish doesn't get overdressed and the flavors can come through. The sauce is savory with little crunch from the garlic. The fish and vegetables go well really together, and you can taste each individual ingredient. The rice was cooked just right with a little bounce. It was a light and satisfying bowl of goodness. Bryan and I both emptied our bowls.
Now, dessert! We were stuffed, but we couldn't leave without eating something sweet. We got a small bowl. You have a choice to make the acai berries with mango juice, orange juice or apple juice. The manager suggested us to do it with mango. All acai bowls are topped with banana, berries, honey and granola. It was a bowl of heavenly ice cream, but healthier. It was cold and sweet. There was a nice crunch from the granola and the freshness from the fruit. We loved it so much and we wish we weren't that full so we can have more. It was exactly the way I wanted to end the meal.
The Poke Shack was much more than we imagined. We love everything about it. The fresh coconut, Hawaiian Sun drinks, neon signs, the outdoor patio…. And of course, the food speaks for itself. Fresh and delicious! No doubt, we will be coming back very soon!
Check for other locations on their website.


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NOTE: Exporting playlists is not available in RealPlayer 18 (RealTimes) or RealPlayer Cloud.
Playlists can be exported as Real Media Package (RMP) files to share with other RealPlayer users. This playlist can be played on any other computer that has the same music files. A playlist is just a list, however. RealPlayer will skip any tracks missing from the second user's computer.
2. Click the RealPlayer logo in the upper left, then from the View menu, check Show Organizer.
3. Click on the Library tab.
5. Right-click the playlist you wish to export, and select Export Playlist.
6. In the Export Playlist dialog box, choose the location and the file name, and then click Save.


Leaving student accommodation to the last minute is not advisable, yet many people find themselves in the unpleasant situation where the term is starting and they don't have a place to live yet. Although things can get a bit stressful and there might be some pressure from your parents as well, you shouldn't be pessimistic. With patience, good advice and a bit of luck, you can find a good housing option for your needs, perhaps even without breaking the bank either. Stay calm In spite of your initial reaction of panicking, you should try to be calm and optimistic. There are options for every student, even the ones who waited until the very last minute, and you can solve things by staying rational. Don't let yourself be pressured, because you can make a lot of bad decisions when in a rush. Instead, make a list of things you require from student accommodation: start with the basics, such as price and location, and leave optional amenities at the bottom. This way, it will be easier for you to stay organised.
Can you count on help from your University?
Sometimes, academic institutions offer guidance to future student who are looking for accommodation. For example, if you a foreigner in need of urgent student accommodation Manchester Universities can come to the rescue, but this is not always the case. To avoid disappointments, send a letter to the University and find out what their policy is. If you are lucky, they can offer you a room on a property they own. If not, you will have to look for a room someplace else.
Student halls are the most popular accommodation option for students, but they are not the only one. In fact, there are many reasons why you might want to find a room on a private property. True, student halls will offer you a sociable life, but if they are all booked when you apply, you can look at private housing options instead. Private properties are more likely to have free rooms., so look there if you are running out of options for student halls.
If you are looking for accommodation at the last minute, then you should understand that all the good options are probably taken, so you will probably have to compromise on something. More often than not, this is the price, because landlords raise prices in the last weeks before the term starts.
The term is starting and you still haven't found anything? Don't worry, there is one more thing that you can try. There are several letting websites that match you with a roommate or let you know if there are any rooms for rent near you. Some of them are owned by agencies, but some are independent, so you can use the latter to save money and find a nice, comfy room before the term starts.


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CONNIE SHIH
The Canadian pianist, Connie Shih, is repeatedly considered to be one of Canada's most outstanding artists. In 1993 she was awarded the Sylva Gelber Award for most outstanding classical artist under age 30. At the age of nine, she made her orchestral debut with Mendelssohn's first Piano Concerto with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 12, she was the youngest ever protégé of Gyorgy Sebok, and then continued her studies at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia with Claude Frank, himself a protégé of Arthur Schnabel. Later studies were undertaken with Fou Tsong in Europe.
As soloist, she has appeared extensively with orchestras throughout Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe. In a solo recital setting, she has made countless appearances in Canada, the U.S., Iceland, England, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan and China. Connie has given chamber music performances with many world-renowned musicians. To critical acclaim, she appears regularly in recital with cellist Steven Isserlis. Including chamber music appearances at the Wigmore and Carnegie Halls, she performs at the prestigious Bath Music Festival, Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Weill Hall (N.Y.), and at the Kronberg Festival. Her collaborations have included Maxim Vengerov, Tabea Zimmerman, and Isabelle Faust.
In 2019/20 Connie will tour North America and Europe with Steven Isserlis, and includes a tour of Asia with Joshua Bell. In addition she appears at concert venues across Germany with the cellist Manuel Fischer-Dieskau with whom she recorded the first-ever CD of the Sonatas for piano and cello by Carl Reinecke and the complete Beethoven sonatas. Her CD with Steven Isserlis on the BIS label was recently released.
Connie's performances are frequently broadcast via television and radio on CBC (Canada), BBC (U.K.), SWR, NDR, and WDR (Germany) as well as on other various television and radio stations in North America and Europe.
She is on faculty at the Casalmaggiore Festival in Italy.


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What You're Doing This Week: June 25
Filed Under:Anime Expo, Annenberg Space for Photography, B52's, Bollywood, CHAYA, Dance Downtown, Donna Schwartz Mills, Foie Gras, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles Convention Center, Music Center, Napa Valley Grille, Squeeze, Staples Center, Who Shot Rock and Roll, Wine dinner, X Games
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The next seven days will be great for foodies, rock fans, and extreme sports enthusiasts. In other words, just another awesome week in L.A.
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On July 1, it will be illegal to serve the classic gourmet delicacy in California — so this week marks your final opportunity to taste foie gras in and around Los Angeles. Chaya chef Shigefumi Tachibe has created a special Pan-Asian a la carte menu starring the sublime goose liver pate: Dishes include a Shaved Foie Gras Parfait (with arugula, strawberries, balsamic and olive oil), Foie Gras Pork Xiao-Long Bao, and Pan-Seared Big Eye Tuna (with Arare crusted Foie Gras and Pinot Noir Sauce).
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If you managed to get through the foie gras dinner hankering for more gourmet goodness, you'll find it at the upscale chain's monthly winetasting event. This month, Chef Taylor Boudreaux has created a five-course dinner paired with selections from St. Helena's Beckstoffer wines. Winemaker Drew Huffine will be on hand to describe the tasting and process he used to create the five vintages diners will sample. See full menu here.
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Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present is the first major museum exhibit on rock and roll to spotlight the creative and collaborative role that photographers played in the history of rock music. Delight in images of your favorite classic performers, captured by the likes of Diane Arbus, Henry Diltz, Lynn Goldsmith, Dennis Hopper and more.
The show, which opened on June 23 runs through October 7, and also includes film presentations, a lecture series and periodic musical performances. Check website for schedule.
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For the next five days, Los Angeles will be the center of the universe for extreme sports fans, as the 18th annual Summer X Games kick off at 6:00 p.m. tonight at Staples Center and L.A. LIVE. More than 200 athletes will compete for medals and prize money in skateboarding, BMX, freestyle motocross and Rally.
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Learn to dance like a Bollywood film star – for free – at this week's Active Arts® event for dancers of all levels (i.e., beginners welcome!) Live bands and DJ's present music at L.A.'s largest open air dance floor.
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Billed as the nation's largest convention for fans of the Japanese cartoon genre known as anime, the — annual Expo opens on Friday June 29 and runs through June 30. The convention is like one big costume party, as one of the event's biggest attractions is cos-play: literally dressing and portraying yourself as a favorite character from anime or manga. There will be panel discussions, special guests from Japan, previews of video games and of course, plenty of cos-play opportunity.
Rock of Ages may not have scored with movie audiences, but that doesn't mean there isn't an appetite for hit songs of the 80's: especially when performed by the actual artists that made that decade's music fun. The B-52's celebrate 35 years of Rock Lobster-y goodness at the Greek, along with the melodious men from Squeeze.
Donna Schwartz Mills is the mom in SoCal Mom.


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namespace Google.Cloud.ContactCenterInsights.V1.Snippets
{
    // [START contactcenterinsights_v1_generated_ContactCenterInsights_UpdatePhraseMatcher_async]
    using Google.Cloud.ContactCenterInsights.V1;
    using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    public sealed partial class GeneratedContactCenterInsightsClientSnippets
    {
        /// <summary>Snippet for UpdatePhraseMatcherAsync</summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This snippet has been automatically generated for illustrative purposes only.
        /// It may require modifications to work in your environment.
        /// </remarks>
        public async Task UpdatePhraseMatcherRequestObjectAsync()
        {
            // Create client
            ContactCenterInsightsClient contactCenterInsightsClient = await ContactCenterInsightsClient.CreateAsync();
            // Initialize request argument(s)
            UpdatePhraseMatcherRequest request = new UpdatePhraseMatcherRequest
            {
                PhraseMatcher = new PhraseMatcher(),
                UpdateMask = new FieldMask(),
            };
            // Make the request
            PhraseMatcher response = await contactCenterInsightsClient.UpdatePhraseMatcherAsync(request);
        }
    }
    // [END contactcenterinsights_v1_generated_ContactCenterInsights_UpdatePhraseMatcher_async]
}