In verse 24 Paul goes on to say, "Our comely members have no need." Those who are comely have no need and therefore do not require any particular care. In a sense, we may forget about them. Both the comely and uncomely ones are necessary. The difference here is that the comely ones have no need because they are already comely. The uncomely ones, on the contrary, need to be clothed with honor in order to have more abundant comeliness.
These verses speak of three kinds of members: the weaker ones, the less honorable or uncomely ones, and the comely ones. Which kind are you? Actually, we are not able to say whether we are a weaker one, a less honorable one, or a comely one. We should have no confidence in our estimation. I simply do not know what kind of a member I am. However, I can discern when a particular brother is lacking in honor or comeliness. How can I be at peace as long as my brother has such a lack? I should not be at peace until I clothe him with Christ. If we all practice this, how different the church life would be!
We have pointed out that in verse 24 Paul speaks of the tempering of the Body. To temper something is to make it balanced by dealing with the extremes. For example, we cannot drink water that is either boiling hot or ice cold. But if hot water is tempered with cold water, the tempered water will be the right temperature for drinking. In the local churches there are many different saints. Some are very spiritual; others are not so spiritual. The spiritual ones need to be tempered with those who are not spiritual. Then the spiritual ones will be spiritual in a proper way. The weaker ones are necessary to test the genuineness of our spirituality. Sisters, if you are truly spiritual and if you have genuinely seen the oneness, I ask you to go to the weaker, less honorable sisters and see what you can do for them. You are so hot, but they are so cold. You are so honorable, but they are very uncomely. Because they are utterly without honor, they need to be beautified by you. If you do this, you will find that both you and they are needed. In the Body there is the need for tempering. Even our spirituality must be tempered. Through this tempering, we shall find out how genuine our spirituality actually is. Our spirituality will be proved by God's tempering.
Do not expect every saint in the church life to be a spiritual giant. This will never be the situation in the church. According to the Bible, we all must be tempered, the hot ones with the cold ones, and the spiritual ones with those who are not spiritual. In the proper church life there will always be the weaker members, the less honorable members, and the comely members. Nevertheless, because all are being tempered together, these are not three divisions.
In verse 24 Paul also says that God has given more abundant honor to that member which lacks. Any group within the church that claims to be spiritual will always collapse. I have seen this take place several times and in several places. In my home town of Chefoo a certain group of sisters thought they were today's Madame Guyons. They regarded themselves as the most spiritual ones, and they tried to help others to be like them. But their so-called spirituality was abnormal and a damage to the Body.
When Brother Nee was ministering on the matter of the Body in Shanghai, he emphasized the importance of seeing the Body. Certain co-workers testified strongly that they had seen the Body. However, none of them became a real help to the Body. Both those sisters in Chefoo and those co- workers in Shanghai violated the principle of the Body.


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Justice mechanisms and conflict dynamics in Nepal: local perceptions and impacts
Justice mechanisms and conflict dynamics in Nepal
People in Nepal rely on a wide range of formal and informal justice systems to resolve their disputes. Informal justice mechanisms – in their varying forms – often pre-date formal mechanisms by hundreds of years and remain the preferred method of dispute resolution for the majority of Nepalis. This is largely due to their accessibility within communities and propensity for promoting and maintaining social harmony. Another reason is the formal justice vacuum that emerged in the wake of the decade-long armed conflict, which ended in 2006 and led many communities to turn to or rely further on informal justice actors.
While efforts have been made by the government to improve access to the formal justice system, including outreach programmes and an increase in resources to provide free legal support and make fees more affordable, implementation has been poor. Consequently, issues of capacity and accountability remain and are compounded by the persistent challenges of accessibility for remote, poorer or marginalised communities and individuals.
As part of a wider Saferworld project – 'Community Initiatives for Common Understanding' (CICU), which aims to foster mutual understanding among groups in conflict to seek common solutions – a research project was carried out to map justice provision in the five CICU districts in Nepal.
This report presents the findings of the research project, which explores community-level perceptions of formal and informal justice mechanisms, the current situation of access to justice among different community/ethnic groups, and the linkages between access to justice issues and local conflict dynamics.
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"As Nepal continues its slow transition from conflict to peace, ensuring access to justice for all is vital to ensuring non-recurrence of the violence of the civil conflict, and a sustainable peace."
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A single dad has asked for advice about his teenage daughter who is stressed about his welfare when she moves out to go to university.
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He has done everything he can think of to soothe her anxiety, relating the situation to Redditors recently.
"I have been a single father since she was three. She's 17 right now and in her senior year. I'm not married and I don't date much. This combined with her going to to college in [autumn], somewhere, has her convinced I'm going to be horribly depressed, alone, and my life will take a nosedive," the dad writes.
Despite his best assurances, she isn't convinced.
"I've assured her otherwise. It doesn't work, and she's putting herself in this box of feeling that she needs to stay very close to home, and visit every weekend."
He continues, "I've reiterated that I'll be fine, I'm not sick, I'm fine, and she should do and go wherever she wants."
He stresses that "It's just this dynamic where, I'm the reason she's holding herself back, but I'm telling her constantly to not allow my situation to hold her back. It's very sweet of her to think about her situation as it relates to me, but, I'd be just fine, even if we weren't a 45 minute drive apart."
"I can't think of anything I've said or done that would give her the impression that I'm headed for some disaster if she leaves. If anything, jokingly, I've said the opposite." How many more days until you leave? Hot tub goes in the day after." "Can't wait to hear what peace and quiet sounds like," he explains, before asking, "Have I gone about this in the wrong way? I just want her to be happy."
While there is no information given about the mother of his child, Sydney Clinical Psychologist Amanda Gordon suspects there are some abandonment issues at play.
"Mum doesn't seem to be on the scene so if she hasn't been in her life for some time, or is only very peripheral or inattentive, then she's grown up with a sense of feeling abandoned by a parent. If that's the case then she could have the fear that she is abandoning her father, or that he will somehow disappear from her life."
Ms Gordon also says that the father needs to live his life to the full so she can see he's okay without her around.
"This dad has let his daughter know that he will be safe and well and it's going to be the way he lives his life from here that shows her that."
She adds, "I wonder if he has been so careful to curate his life for her that she doesn't know about the ups and downs. Parents should share the good and the bad in life with their kids when they're older so they can see it's not all wonderful, and that we all go through things we eventually overcome."
"If he's always said 'everything is wonderful in my life' and she knows it's not true, then that makes things very complicated for her to then leave."
"It's perfectly reasonable that she sees she has some commitment to him and she knows he will communicate how he's going. This makes it safe for her to go off and live her life."
In terms of strategies to ease her anxiety, Ms Gordon says dad is on the right track. He is "challenging her theories about dad and his resilience - called 'Cognitive Challenging' - and examining whether they are rational thoughts or not."
She also stresses that talking about communication is key to easing this kind of stress, such as how often they would stay in touch, that she can call him anytime and that getting used to a 'new normal' once she moved, is all part of life.
Redditors chimed in with their thoughts.
"I'm wondering if part of this is her being afraid to leave you herself. She could be afraid of branching off on her own, and is saying she's worried about you as an excuse," says one person.
Another writes that communication is key, to which the dad responds, "I fully intend, once she's in [university], to call her up every few days. Although, something tells me she'll call me first."
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System Neustart ist ein Roman von William Gibson. Er beschließt die Bigend-Trilogie um Hubertus Bigend, der bereits in Mustererkennung aufgetaucht ist, sowie Hollis Henry und Milgrim aus Quellcode. Es handelt sich um einen Wirtschafts-Thriller, der im gegenwärtigen London und Paris spielt.

Handlung
Nach Beendigung eines Mode-Spionageauftrags in South Carolina wird Milgrim von Hubertus Bigend nach London beordert, um zusammen mit Hollis Henry nach dem Designer der Geheimmarke Gabriel Hounds zu suchen. Bigends aktuelles Interesse gilt dem Modemarkt, insbesondere dem Zusammenspiel zwischen Arbeits-, Straßen- und Militärbekleidung. Er hofft, mit dem Gabriel Hounds-Design lukrative Militäraufträge an Land zu ziehen.

Die Suche führt Hollis und Milgrim zunächst nach Paris, wo sie sich unerwarteter Verfolgung ausgesetzt sehen. Es stellt sich heraus, dass Bigend mit dem Ex-Militär Michael Preston Gracie einen aggressiven Konkurrenten hat, dessen kriminelle Vergangenheit die DCIS-Agentin Winnie Tung Whitaker auf den Plan ruft. Milgrim agiert fortan in Absprache mit Bigend als Doppelagent, während sich einige andere Mitarbeiter Bigends auf Gracies Seite schlagen.

Kurz vor dem finalen Showdown tritt Hollis' verschollener Freund Garreth auf den Plan. Ihm gelingt es, Bigend für seine undurchsichtigen Machenschaften abzustrafen, während er ihm gleichzeitig durch spektakuläres strategisches Vorgehen bei einem Geiselaustausch inmitten von London, dem Milgrim zum Opfer hätte fallen sollen, das Geschäft rettet.

Hauptfiguren

 Hollis Henry war eine berühmte Sängerin in der Rockband The Curfew. durch den Börsencrash hat sie einen großen Teil ihres Vermögens verloren, weshalb sie nun als Journalistin arbeitet und sich zusätzlich gezwungen sieht, Aufträge von Hubertus Bigend anzunehmen. Obwohl ihr die Arbeit für den Marketingmogul zuwider ist, schafft sie es dennoch nicht zu kündigen. Die Hintergrundgeschichte der Hounds-Designerin bewegt sie allerdings, sich seinem Willen zu widersetzen. Sie befindet sich in einer zerfahrenen Beziehung mit dem Extremsportler und Aktivisten Garreth.

 Milgrim – ein Ex-Junkie, der dank Hubertus Bigend zum ersten Mal seit einem Jahrzehnt clean ist. Als Russisch-Übersetzer mit einem außergewöhnlichen Blick für Details und Sensibilität gegenüber seiner Umgebung hat Milgrim Bigends Interesse geweckt. Zu Anfang eine unscheinbare Person, durchlebt er im Roman die größte Entwicklung, die in einer Beziehung mit der charismatischen Kurierfahrerin Fiona gipfelt.

 Hubertus Bigend ist der Gründer der Marketing-Agentur Blue Ant. Er ist ein egozentrischer, undurchsichtiger Magnat anglo-belgischer Herkunft. Bigend ist das Bindeglied sowohl zwischen sämtlichen Figuren als auch zwischen den Teilen der Trilogie.

Deutung

Der Roman repräsentiert Gibsons Antwort auf den Kulturkapitalismus des 21. Jahrhunderts. Die stupide Überflutung mit Marken und Produkten, das ständige Profitstreben des Kapitalismus führen zur Abstumpfung der Menschen gegenüber Krieg und Leid, einzig geht es den Protagonisten des Romans, um eine möglichst effektive Vermarktung des Militärs.
Zudem kritisiert er das Ködern von Rekruten über modische Kleidung, eingängige Slogans oder mitreißende Melodien satirisch scharf.

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The homeowners of this property wanted to maintain the footprint of the existing deck, which avoids additional landscaping to the backyard. Notable updates are the addition of multiple privacy walls and a pergola. The deck also includes a continuous step around the majority of it's perimeter. As the 629 square foot deck is within 24″ above grade, no guard system is required.
2×6 brown PT. decking with picture framing has been installed, along with splines along wider spans. Piers with concrete belled footings support the deck.


With future in mind, India is working to develop robotic men as part of efforts to boost unmanned media fighting capabilities, joining a select group of countries in this endeavour.
Under the project being undertaken by ZERO, robots would be developed with very high level intelligence to enable them to differentiate between a threat and a friend.
These will be deployed in difficult political situations zones, like the Media press conferences, a step that would help avert the loss of face for government. The newly-appointed project director said in the initial phase of the project, the robotic soldier would be required to be told by the human (like party high command) to identify an enemy or a potential ally but "slowly in due course of time, the robotic cadre would be at the front end fighting with the media and the human would be assisting him by remote control."
Director said the need for a robotic soldier is felt to save precious party face and already robots are used in areas where humans do not want to venture, Project Director said "already two to three prototypes are actively working. They have not yet developed it fully, they do make mistakes but they are in fairly advanced stages." He did not elaborate where they are deployed.


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Astellas USA Foundation Announces Grants to Support STEM Education Initiatives
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Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 10:00am
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Northbrook, Ill., March 26, 2015 /3BL Media/ – The Astellas USA Foundation today reaffirmed its commitment to inspiring the next generation of scientists by awarding grants to the Museum of Science and Industry, Science Buddies and the iBIO Institute's Stellar Girls program. The three contributions total a collective $200,000 and will enable greater access to students across the nation, with a focus on the Chicago area. These three organizations utilize hands-on educational and mentoring initiatives to encourage students in grades K-12 to pursue careers in Science, Engineering, Technology and Math (STEM).
This is the fourth consecutive year the Astellas USA Foundation has provided funding for Science Buddies and the iBIO Institute. In 2011, the Astellas USA Foundation began their partnership with iBIO Institute by providing start-up funds to launch Stellar Girls, an after school science program offered to more than 300 girls in the Chicago area. The long time partnership with Science Buddies supports an online forum for students to connect with real-life science and engineering role models. This is the Foundation's first grant to the Museum of Science and Industry's after-school science club.
"Providing real-world, hands-on experience is a proven way to instill a passion for STEM topics in our youth," said Jeff Winton, president of the Astellas USA Foundation. "The Astellas USA Foundation believes it is critically important to support organizations that reach directly into classrooms and after-school programs to provide these types of first-hand learning experiences."
In the U.S., despite an increasing demand for STEM jobs, not enough students demonstrate the interest or proficiency to fill these spots in the workforce. According to the National Math and Science Initiative, only 44 percent of high school graduates are ready for college-level math and only 36 percent are ready for college-level science.[i]
About The Astellas USA Foundation
The Astellas USA Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation that awards grants to support charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes. To learn more about Astellas USA Foundation please visit www.astellasusafoundation.org.
About the Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI), one of the largest science museums in the world, offers world-class and uniquely interactive experiences that inspire inventive genius and foster curiosity. From groundbreaking and award-winning exhibits that can't be found anywhere else, to hands-on opportunities that make you the scientist—a visit to MSI is where fun and learning mix. Through its Center for the Advancement of Science Education (CASE), the Museum offers a variety of student, teacher and family programs that make a difference in communities and contribute to MSI's larger vision: to inspire and motivate children to achieve their full potential in science, technology, medicine and engineering. For more information, visit msichicago.org or call (773) 684-1414 or (800) GO-TO-MSI outside of the Chicago area.
About ScienceBuddies
Science Buddies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit software and content developer that builds online communities, resources, and tools for informal science and engineering education. Science Buddies is best known for its award-winning, 15,000-page website (www.sciencebuddies.org) and its library of more than 1,000 Project Ideas (scientist-authored outlines that guide students in doing hands-on science projects). The mission of Science Buddies is to help children from all walks of life build their literacy in science and technology so they can become productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century.
About iBIO Institute EDUCATE Center
The iBIO Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that focuses on orchestrating business leadership in delivery of world-class, educational programs and job-creating new technology ventures. The Institute's EDUCATE Center delivers industry-led science and math programs for teachers and students, thereby inspiring the next generation of innovators and helping restore America's leadership in technology education. EDUCATE's hands-on, inquiry-based STEM programs have impacted over 900 teachers and 70,000 Illinois students since 2003.
[i] National Math and Science Initiative. STEM Education Statistics. https://www.nms.org/AboutNMSI/TheSTEMCrisis/STEMEducationStatistics.aspx (Accessed March 2015).
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 Scottsville, petit village du comté de Mitchell, dans l'État du Kansas ;
 Scottsville, petite ville siège du comté d'Allen, dans le Commonwealth du Kentucky ;
 Scottsville, petite ville ville du comté de Monroe, dans l'État de New York ;
 Scottsville, petit ville du comté de Harrison, dans l'État du Texas ;
 Scottsville, village du comté d'Albemarle, dans le Commonwealth de Virginie.

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Matt Schuler was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. After going to college for Marine Biology, he opened up a 3,300 sq ft. pet store in Staten Island. It's here that Matt learned many secrets of customer service. After 15 years of business ownership, Matt decided it was time for a change. He sold out to a partner, and relocated to Sarasota, Florida. In Florida, he found his love for buying, renovating and leasing his own properties. Always striving to be knowledgeable in an area of interest to him, Matt decided to become a real estate agent and has been with American Property Group for two years. Matt specializes in helping everyone obtain their own real estate goals.


Atelier Ten is seeking a full-time Associate to join our Sydney office. We're an international environmental design consultancy creating high-performance, sustainable, award-winning buildings. Buildings that give back to the wider environment, don't waste resources and make people feel good. We're an established company fresh to the Australian market, so this is your chance to help shape the growth of a young influential brand. You'll work on the creation of highly innovative and sustainable urban design, architectural and building services solutions, involving a mix of technologies. You'll manage and consult on major projects under the guidance of the Company Director, and take the lead on smaller ones.
As an Associate, you'll be a member of our management team. As well as managing awesome projects and serving as a technical expert, you'll also lead our Sydney project delivery group and help junior staff to develop technically and professionally. Of course we'll encourage you to develop your own skills too, and work towards becoming an Associate Director. We'll support your participation in professional and client organisations, teaching, and thought leadership activities.
Perhaps most importantly, you'll get the freedom to contribute ideas and play an active part in the design process. You'll get to make a genuine personal difference, in a way that's not always possible in a bigger corporate environment.
We're looking for someone with at least 8 years of Australian consulting experience in ESD, building science or a closely-related building design field.
You'll be able to think beyond your own discipline, and be keen to contribute to collaborative problem-solving in an inter-disciplinary environment.
You're proactive, self-motivated and comfortable taking responsibility across multiple projects. You get excited about learning new things and enjoy sharing your skills and knowledge across the company.
If you're a little bit artistic and a big bit technical, come and make a difference with us.
Please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to sydney@atelierten.com and title your email 'Sydney Associate Role'. No phone calls please.


Teri has been working with clients for many years through other companies, and now own and operate Peninsula Cabinetry & Interiors.
"We wanted to bring an element of comfort and convenience to all types of clients. We work because we love the process, the clients and the end results, of course!"
The Showroom is built with YOU in mind. Come have a coffee with us and discuss your next project.
We are proud members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association, The Jefferson County Home Builders Association, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and North Peninsula Home Builders Association.
Teri has been in the building and design trades for many years. Her experience level across the trades allows her to help clients make better choices in the planning stages of the project, as well as during the construction phase.
She is a talented, attention to detail designer who can help you create or recreate your space with ease and flair!


The crane, of course, is the national bird of China.
Image created by Andrew Frank. Quiz time: can you identify the neighborhood?
As far as celebrity group shots on the Great Wall, this sure beats Justin Bieber.
These guys are not worried.
Taken at the Dongzhimen Inner Street Police Station on July 19. The banner reads, "Severely punish assailants, uphold law and justice."
If you haven't yet, read Matt Sheehan's story about Frank Turner, a British musician who plays at MAO Livehouse at 9 pm tonight. The above picture was posted on Turner's Instagram yesterday. It's almost as good as Sheehan's post. Almost.
Ed's note: The above is a previously unpublished photo from the portfolio of Kevin Schoenmakers, whose book, 118 Photos from China, is available for purchase on his website. Our favorite is the cat in the section "Beijing in Blue," which reminds of this.
The traditional dress of the Chou, China's 57th ethnic minority group. Here we see what must be a quite wealthy member, for as one of China's most notoriously frugal ethnic groups, they usually travel 10 to a car.
Jacob of the excellent YouTube channel Beijing Shenghuo shows here that he can take great still frames as well. We sample some more pictures from his 39-image album after the jump. If you're interested in purchasing large prints of pictures he's taken from around this city, you'll want to go here.
I've been to Tianjin enough times to know it deserves its appellation as the armpit of Beijing. But today was one of its good days. Here was the view about 30 minutes ago from East Railway Station.
By Kris Pickett. More pictures after the jump. Also see: Youku video.


CEQ Australia – Recruiting Now!
For more information on the above vacancies or to apply, please contact info@ceq.com.au or call 1300 251 541. Applications should be submitted to the attention of the Hiring Manager , with resume and current contact details. CEQ is an equal opportunity employer.


Spring is usually a busy period for real estate. There are both more listings and buyers on the market. If you are considering buying or selling a property, this blog offers Burlington MA Spring real estate market trends.
The Spring is ordinarily a less busy season from a scheduling perspective. During the fall, kids children return to school and families are busy adjusting. Then approaches the holiday months with holiday shopping and gatherings. Early in the year is tax season. Only after that will schedules open up for many. The days get longer, the weather gets warmer, and people can accomplish more during the spring and summer seasons. Because of this, Spring is a more active time of year for real estate.
Sellers often think that their properties look better in the spring and summer and that this will result in a higher sales price. They naturally begin cleaning up the exterior of their home as the weather gets warmer and flowers begin to bloom. The extended days also provide a little more time for all of this. The Spring historically brings an influx of properties for sale as a result. This also leads to more competition, so sellers must carefully evaluate pricing their home properly to achieve a prompt sale. They may want to also simplify the showing process. Buyers may pass by ones with difficult or inconvenient showing arrangements. With well thought out pricing and showing procedures, Sellers can take advantage of the Spring market.
Buyers also find more time to spend on their real estate search in the Spring and look forward to the availability of homes to choose from. It is essential for buyers to stay focused on their criteria instead of attempting to see each home for sale. The best properties will sell quickly due to the volume of competing buyers. Those who hesitate too long can end up missing out on the property of their dreams.
To make the most of the Spring market, get information and support from a skilled real estate agent. For sellers, it is essential not to overprice or lose marketing time. Buyers can stay up to date on new listings with help from a real estate broker and their direct access to the MLS system. It is also important for buyers not to lose focus and get lost in the volume of listings. With a little guidance and support, you can achieve your buying or selling goals for this Spring. This information was shared by Peter DaMore with Law Offices of Peter T. DaMore Jr. (781-229-7900, pdamore@ptdlaw.com).


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package com.infinityworks.webapp.security;

import com.infinityworks.webapp.service.JpaUserDetailsService;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.SecurityProperties;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis.JedisConnectionFactory;
import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableGlobalMethodSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
import org.springframework.security.config.http.SessionCreationPolicy;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.session.ExpiringSession;
import org.springframework.session.data.redis.RedisOperationsSessionRepository;
import org.springframework.session.data.redis.config.ConfigureRedisAction;
import org.springframework.session.data.redis.config.annotation.web.http.EnableRedisHttpSession;

@Configuration
@EnableGlobalMethodSecurity(prePostEnabled = true)
@EnableWebSecurity
@EnableRedisHttpSession
@Order(SecurityProperties.ACCESS_OVERRIDE_ORDER)
public class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

    @Autowired
    private JpaUserDetailsService userDetailsService;

    @Value("${server.session.timeout}")
    private int maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds;

    private final PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder = new StrongPasswordEncoder();

    @Override
    protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http
            .csrf().disable()
            .sessionManagement()
                .maximumSessions(1)
                .and().sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.NEVER);
    }

    @Override
    protected void configure(AuthenticationManagerBuilder authManagerBuilder) throws Exception {
        authManagerBuilder
                .userDetailsService(userDetailsService)
                .passwordEncoder(passwordEncoder);
    }

    @Bean
    @Override
    public AuthenticationManager authenticationManagerBean() throws Exception {
        return super.authenticationManagerBean();
    }

    @Primary
    @Bean
    public RedisOperationsSessionRepository sessionRepository(RedisTemplate<String, ExpiringSession> sessionRedisTemplate) {
        RedisOperationsSessionRepository sessionRepository = new RedisOperationsSessionRepository(sessionRedisTemplate);
        sessionRepository.setDefaultMaxInactiveInterval(maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds);
        return sessionRepository;
    }

    @Bean
    public JedisConnectionFactory connectionFactory(Environment env) {
        String host = env.getProperty("spring.redis.host", "localhost");
        JedisConnectionFactory jedis = new JedisConnectionFactory();
        jedis.setHostName(host);
        return jedis;
    }

    /**
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    public static ConfigureRedisAction configureRedisAction() {
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These Vehicles Retained the Most Value
October 15, 2018 • by AF Staff
The Jeep Wrangler retains the most value after five years of ownership, according to a new analysis.
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Six pickup trucks made the top-10 list of vehicles that retain the highest percentage of their value after a five-year ownership period, along with two Jeeps, a Subaru, and the Toyota 4Runner. At the other end of the spectrum, the Nissan Leaf saw the highest depreciation over the same period, according to a new analysis from iSeeCars.com.
The four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited and two-door Jeep Wrangler tied for the lowest depreciation at 27.3% among the 4.3 million new and used vehicles that were included in the analysis. The average vehicle depreciated 50.2%.
Other lower-depreciating vehicles in the top five included the Toyota Tacoma (29.5%), Toyota Tundra (37.1%), and Nissan Frontier (37.8%). The list was rounded out by the Toyota 4Runner (38.1%), Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (39.7%), GMC Sierra 1500 (39.9%), Subaru Impreza (42.3%), and Ram 1500 (42.7%). Ford's F-150 didn't make the top 10. It depreciated 44.1%.
The Nissan Leaf lost the highest percentage of its value (71.7%) on a list that included three electrified models and luxury cars. Other higher-depreciation vehicles include the Chevrolet Volt (71.2%), BMW 7 Series (71.1%), Mercedes-Benz S-Class (69.9%), Ford Fusion Energi (69.4%), BMW 6 Series (68.3%), BMW 5 Series (67.3%), Mercedes-Benz E-Class (67.2%), Jaguar XJL (66.4%), and Chevrolet Impala (66.2%).
Other electrified vehicles showed typically higher depreciation with a 59% average for the category. Toyota's Prius depreciated 54.1% The Prius c was the top vehicle with 51.5% depreciation.
iSeeCars.com has posted the full vehicle depreciation anaylsis.
Related: Used Vehicles That Retain Most Value After 1 Year Named
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The outlook for the 2020 used market is positive, at least according to three remarketers from three fleet management companies.
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Fleet data collected in 2019 found that depreciation expenses for most vehicles went down in 2019.
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Manheim's president who oversees the inventory solutions unit offers thoughts on fleet mobility services, bringing artificial intelligence to inspections, and the company's diversification strategy.
GMC Sierra 3500 Tops Resale Value List
The trucks and vans that topped J.D. Power's lists for 2019 Resale Value awards include the GMC Sierra 3500, Toyota Tundra, Toyota Tacoma, and Honda Odyssey minivan, the firm announced.
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In the month preceding the start of the Spring season, trucks continued to show the resilience they've shown in past months. A few key segments showed particular strength and luxury vehicles continued to struggle.
Experts Forecast the 2019 Used Vehicle Market
Prices and volume are not expected to plummet in 2019, but industry experts seem to feel that the best-case scenario will be a plateau, and more realistically, will fall slightly.
Cars Paced Used Vehicle Price Growth in 2018
The passenger car segment was a main contributor to the the rise in used-vehicle prices in 2018.
'Typical' Annual Depreciation Reaches 12%: Black Book
The average 12-month depreciation through the end of November for all vehicles was 12.5%.
Used Fleet Vehicle Prices Fell 2% in October
The average price for used fleet vehicles fell 2% at auction in October, but remained 6.1% higher than a year ago amid a strong month for wholesale prices, according to Tom Kontos, KAR Auction Services' chief economist.
Ford, Toyota Top Best Pre-Owned Value List
Ford and Toyota had the most models named as having the best certified pre-owned value among 37 segments by Vincentric, the vehicle valuation firm announced.


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Debra Messing Interview: 'Will and Grace'
"The only request I made was that Grace be a feminist," reveals Debra Messing about returning to her Emmy-winning role of Grace Adler on the revival of NBC's "Will and Grace" 11 years after the original series went off the air. In our recent interview (watch the exclusive video above), Messing talks about the difficulty of returning to the role, the series's place in today's tumultuous political climate, and her own history-making Emmy win.
Messing says that coming back to the role of Grace was not easy. While she admits that her co-stars Eric McCormack and Megan Mullally easily fell back into their roles, "Part of me just felt tentative in terms of just jumping into Grace's skin again." For Messing, that feeling left during the season's third episode, which featured Messing and Mullally trapped in a shower as it rapidly fills with water, an homage to one of Lucille Ball's iconic comedic moments from "The Lucy Show." Messing adds that she asked that the water in the tank be heated, not wanting a repeat of her bronchitis-inducing experience while filming her Emmy-nominated performance in the second-season episode "Das Boob."
Messing remembers the night she won her Emmy for Best Comedy Actress in 2003, a victory which put the show in the company of "All in the Family" and "The Golden Girls" as the only shows which won Emmys for all of its main cast members. Messing confesses that she had thought her best chance to win had been two years prior, when she submitted "Lows in the Mid-Eighties," an episode that won an Emmy for McCormack. Messing admits that she had felt like her time had passed, which made it especially shocking when she heard her name called for submitting "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture," a particularly dramatic submission which feature the now iconic argument between the title characters.
With regards to this year's Emmy race, Messing admits that she has a favorite episode from this past season, one that she might submit to Emmy voters should she receive a nomination. Messing says that the episode "Three Weiss Men," in which Grace discovers that she has slept with three generations of men from the same family, felt to her "like a Noel Coward play," which appealed not only to her history in the theater, but also felt to her like a "really fun, strong episode."
When asked about the future of the series, Messing admits to being "stunned" by the show's success and its renewal for two additional 18-episode seasons. Messing adds, "I want [the show] to run as long as we are making people laugh and we are being original, and fresh, and current."
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Stephen Soiffer oversees the areas at the College related to Institutional Advancement, including Communications, Alumni Relations, Development and Image & Visual Communications, and directs the development of the College website.
He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. He taught at Wichita State University, SUNY/Cortland and the University of Bordeaux (France) before beginning his administrative career. Before coming to City Tech he served in administrative posts at Cornell University, the University of Rochester and Clark University. He has published on a wide range of subjects, from peasant life in rural northeastern Brazil to the economics of the American garage sale. Before assuming his current responsibilities, he served for nine years as City Tech's chief enrollment officer.


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I'm trying to move the files to a Drobo NAS.
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Project Terrible: The Void
Slightly-less dull than The Black Hole. Today's Project Terrible film is the second one from my friend over at Gaming Creatively. I'm pretty sure that he only wants me to see it because Adrian Paul is in it. The guy is not a bad actor, but his films are..not always great. To be fair, he was probably contractually-obligated to do the last two Highlander films, as I can't imagine someone reading the script for The Source & going 'I'm totally in!' This film is clearly a Made-for-TV movie from 2001- just check out the credits if you doubt me. The plot involves a scientist trying to mine black holes as replacement energy sources. No, really. While there is some science to that I'm sure, does that sound like a safe idea? This is the kind of logic that got us the giant-brained sharks from Deep Blue Sea! The film is notable for Sci-Fi TV junkies as it features Stargate SG-1 and Sanctuary star Amanda Tapping, as a love interest for the guy from Highlander even! As a bonus, it features perennial bad/silly-movie actor Malcolm McDowell. Whether it's playing the villain in Tank Girl, playing a gangster in Milk Money or appearing in a pointless cameo in Cyborg 3, the guy got around. Does the film use this intriguing cast to its potential or just fall flat? To find out, read on...
Appearing 'Live Via Satellite,' McDowell conducts an experiment to 'mine' a Black Hole as an energy source. It goes badly...but you see almost none of that.
In the Present, Tapping is a Scientist using her boyfriend- Paul- to get access to McDowell's company and research. Why? Because he killed her father...by running the experiment. That's sort of murder, I guess.
Much to my surprise, McDowell is actually in a bunch of scenes- with other actors no less.
All kidding aside, he has another test planned...since he has Cancer. That excuses you if you accidentally blow up the world, right?
Things get pretty cliche here as McDowell's company tries to take out all sources of trouble. This includes a Scientist helping Tapping and...
...her blind friend, who just happens to be at the Apartment. When you first see this character, you know that she's going to die.
Now, had she been evil, that might have been something surprising.
United by love and a desire to live tomorrow, Paul and Tapping commit industrial sabotage to stop the experiment. Unfortunately, it proves to be useless, turning the last ten minutes into, well, filler.
The saddest part: Paul takes out two guards- despite not being an 'action star' here- and immediately breaks his ankle while taking a step. No, really.
The experiment takes place and, shockingly, goes badly. McDowell and his Head of Security- who killed the blind lady just 12 hours earlier- 'turn face' and try to help save the day.
McDowell 'valiantly' sacrifices himself to stay behind and stop the Black Hole. Yeah, you're dying and it was already your fault. Nice try. The End.
It doesn't quite suck or blow. To be honest, this film is really not all that notable. It doesn't have any really goofy moments, nor does it have any really great ones. It's practically a place-holder film for something more interesting. I don't know what else I can really say. It's weird to see Paul randomly 'break his ankle' in that one scene. It's silly that he is being pushed dramatically in a wheelchair during an attempt to stop the Black Hole. It's stupid how they just gloss over the fact that the Head of Security killed the blind lady (and tried to kill our heroes) just a few scenes from when it happened. It's annoying that the movie talks all about the really, really interesting things that the Black Hole could do to the Earth, but never shows it. I get the 'we can't blow up the world' aspect, but they could have slapped in a dream sequence to make things interesting. Yes, I'm ASKING for a dream sequence to be added into a movie, especially if it has no point. Other than that, the movie is just so generic. It's The Net, but with someone trying to make a black hole. It's War Games, but with someone trying to make a Black Hole. There's not much going on here that you haven't seen before. Not quite Terrible, but only because it doesn't try hard enough to either succeed or fail all that much. Take us away, totally-real photograph...
Next up, a film called The Clone Master. I don't think that I even need to say anything. Stay tuned...
Labels: adrian paul, malcolm mcdowell, Project Terrible
Craig Edwards May 18, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Sounds pretty generic - which can be a terrible all its own. I do like McDowell though - that guy has said yes so many times he's made it an art form unto itself!
Oooo, can't wait for The Clone Master!
Wolf Ninja May 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Poor Adrian Paul. Like his fellow MacLeod, Christopher Lambert, he often ends up being a good actor stuck in cruddy films. Fortunately, also like Lambert, he's usually still entertaining. :-P
I can't believe they had him break his ankle. O_O Weird place to insert...realism, I guess?
But yeah...there's plenty of ways they could have inserted some freaky events into something like this. Have them actually temporarily create a black hole or something equally probably scientifically-unsound but interesting, and have that cause a little chaos for the brief time it exists. Or, like you said, dream sequence. Or, heck, draw on the concept of using black holes in time travel (I swear I've seen that written up somewhere) and have the destruction happen, but someone gets sucked through and manages to stop it. It might not be realistic but it sounds like it'd be a heck of a lot more interesting.
Maynard Morrissey May 19, 2012 at 1:59 AM
The Asylum should do a remake of The Void, but with nazis, a giant shark and a Lorenzo Lamas cameo ;-)
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Hartlepool United fans looking forward to new season as hundreds attend Pools open day
Full closure on A19 between Norton and Wolviston due to a serious incident
The sickening murder of Norma Bell - what happened to the beloved Hartlepool grandmother?
The horrifying murder of a well-respected and adored Hartlepool woman will feature in a new TV show – this is what happened to the caring and generous Norma Bell.
By Poppy Kennedy
Monday, 24 June, 2019, 20:49
Norma Bell was murdered in her home
The new documentary - which will look at the murder of much-loved Norma Bell - will air tonight and explore what her callous killer did after he strangled the caring grandmother to death.
What The Killer Did Next, which will air on the Crime and Investigation channel tonight at 9pm, tells the story of the murdered Hartlepool pensioner.
Who was Norma Bell?
The 79-year-old had lived in her home on Westbourne Road, Hartlepool, for 27 years and had been on her own since the death of her husband, John, in 2010. Mrs Bell had three children and six long-term foster children she called her own. Between 1964 and 2003, the couple had fostered more than 50 children.
Mrs Bell had also helped bring up 12 grandchildren and had hoped she would see her first great-grandchild born.
A family statement released following the sentencing of her killer said: "Norma Bell was our confidant, our friend, our crutch to lean on, our shoulder to cry on and not least she was our mam."
Gareth Dack
Adding that she had a heart as big as a lion.
Who was Gareth Dack?
Dack had known Mrs Bell for many years having been close friends with one of her foster children when they were growing up.
He had a well-paid job as an asbestos remover earning up to £41,000 a year but he was forced to take time off work for ill health. He had an addiction to crack cocaine and would lend £10 and £20 from friends and took two £100 payday loans in the run up to Mrs Bell's murder.
Gareth Dack was found guilty of murder and arson
In the week before the murder, Dack turned up at Mrs Bell's door and asked to borrow £20. She felt uneasy and when he persisted she gave him £10.
What happened to the Hartlepool pensioner?
Mrs Bell's family visited her on the afternoon of Saturday, April 2.
She explained to them that Dack had been to her address on Easter Sunday and he had asked to borrow £20 for petrol to see his parents in Thirsk who had control over his finances. After he persisted she gave him £10.
Gareth Dack set fire to Norma Bell's home after murdering her.
She told them Dack returned on the Bank Holiday Monday, informed her he didn't go to Thirsk as his car broke down, and he didn't have the money to re-pay her.
At 7.25pm her foster son arrives at Mrs Bell's home with fish and chips for her. He stayed with Mrs Bell's for 15-20 minutes before leaving. He was the last person to see her alive – other than her murderer.
That evening, having argued with his partner over drug use, Dack headed to Mrs Bell's home where he carried out a brutal attack on the caring pensioner – he then left her home with some cash and a TV he sold that night for just £70.
Dack returned to Norma Bell's home and used her landline phone to call adult sex chat lines on a number of separate occasions during the night between 11.13pm on 2nd April and 5.25am on 3rd April.
At around 8.15am on April 3, a witnesses calls the fire birgade after seeing smoke come out of Mrs Bell's home.
Firefighters entered the house and found Mrs Bell dead with a wire ligature was around her neck.
Two rings of the hob had been left on leaking gas as the fire burned.
When was a murder investigation launched?
Police revealed that the suspicious fire could have been linked to a robbery just days after Mrs Bell was found dead.
It was established that a large flat screen TV was missing and cash had also been taken – although the exact amount is not known.
Fire engine CCTV footage recorded Dack's car near to the scene.
At the post mortem, the cause of death was established as strangulation.
A forensic examination of the scene was conducted and the defendant was identified as Gareth Dack. On April 6 he was arrested at his home.
Is Dack found guilty of murder?
He appears for trial on January 12, 2017, where he denies the two offences but on February 1, 2017, he is found guilty by a jury of murder and arson.
At sentencing he was told he will spend a minimum of 33 years in prison.
Dack was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Mrs Bell by Mrs Justice Whipple at Teesside Crown Court.
Dack, of Hartlepool, who was 33 at the time, was sentenced to nine years for the arson of Mrs Bell's house to be served concurrently.
What did the police say following the conviction?
In a statement, senior investigating officer chief superintendent Alastair Simpson said: "Gareth Dack preyed on Norma's caring nature and murdered her for his personal gain before trying to cover his tracks by setting fire to her home."
Adding: "During the criminal justice process Gareth Dack refused to take any responsibility for his actions.
"Thankfully, he will now be held to account for his crime.
"Nothing will bring Norma back to her family, however, I hope that his conviction brings some form of comfort to them."


Would you believe me if I told you one of the most creative, satisfying and entertaining dinners I've had so far this year was at a country club? In Palm Desert, no less? I'll avoid repeating what I wrote in the article for The Tasting Panel (see below) and just post some pics… Chef Ralph Fernandez, I like your style.


The research strategy employed in this study is an experimental research strategy. Using this research strategy, a researcher manipulates one or more independent variables in order to determine their effect on the dependent variable. In this study the researcher changed the training media and the number of people who studied in order to examine how they affected the learning process of employees.
There are several benefits of using longitudinal dimensions in this research. It enabled the researchers of this study to observe the behavior and skills of the employees before, during, and after offering computer based training. The researches could determine whether the training was effective or not since longitudinal dimension helped in studying the effect of the training methods during the six-month period. It also helped in linking qualitative and quantitative aspects of this research.
Several benefits are associated with collecting data using multiple methods. It helps to reduce bias in data collected from a particular study because data from multiple sources helps in identifying bias that may be present from a particular source. Furthermore, it enables researches to reduce non-sampling errors and, as a result, increase the reliability of collected data.
Several threats to reliability are inherent in this research design. The participants may give biased information regarding the effectiveness of the training medium used during the study. Moreover, the participants may not provide all the information required to assess effectiveness of group sessions. These threats may be avoided by using behavioral interviewing.
Several threats to validity are inherent in this research design. The questionnaires may fail to assess whether the interviewees gathered enough training from the medium of training applied to them. In addition, the information collected from interviewing may not indicate whether the participants benefited from the sessions. In order to reduce these threats the researches should design questions that accurately assess skills of the participants and effectiveness of group interaction.
The three stages of data collection used different sampling techniques. The first stage used random sampling while the second and third stages applied stratified sampling. The first stage used random sampling in order to eliminate bias in the information collected on the effectiveness of the proposed change. The second and third stages implemented stratified sampling to generate accurate results and receive different opinions from employees and managers of all departments.
Considering the response rate of the questionnaires was 97.6%, the accuracy of the survey results is + or – 2.4 %.
Several issues need to be considered when generalizing from questionnaire results to each department in the electric division. The researcher should consider the number of employees who participated in the filling of the questionnaires. All employees in the non-production department received the questionnaires and thus the results from the quality, technical, personnel, marketing, and commercial departments are present. Only 28% of employees in the production department receved questionnaires and it would not be accurate to generalize the results from these questionnaires. The researcher should also consider the number of people who failed to respond to the questionnaires. Two non-responses came from the computer department and it means that results cannot be accurate since only one employee filled the questionnaire.
When generalizing results from the electrics division, the researcher should consider the number of people who received the questionnaires. Only 50 % of company's managers and employees received the questionnaires and, consequently, this result does not reflect the opinion of all the employees.
It would be possible to use the results from the three samples to generalize about the management of change in the Hattersley plc group because the first stage used random sampling which eliminated any possible bias in the data collected from the electric division. Furthermore, the use of questionnaires ensured the objectivity of the data collected since the questions were structured in a standardized way.
Tony and Jim used several sources to conduct their research. These sources included preliminary profit announcement (also called "prelims") reports from Regulatory News Service terminal, annual reports, audited accounts of 148 companies, and reports discussing issues related to prelims. The primary sources of data were prelim reports from Regulatory News Service terminal, annual accounts, and audited accounts of 148 companies as they contained original information and data. The secondary source was the reports discussing issues related to prelims as they contained comments and interpretations of the data from preliminary profit announcements.
Tony and Jon could have considered using interviewing in order to obtain data needed to test their hypothesis. They could have interviewed experts in accounting practice, for example, audit firms because these companies have dealt with prelims and annual reports for a long time and they are experienced in accounting matters. Furthermore, the researches could have obtained credible information from interviews, thus reducing bias of any collected data.
Tony and Jim faced several problems in using secondary data due to its inaccuracy. As a result, these reports made inaccurate recommendations. It happened because the secondary source asserted that audit of accounts was incomplete when majority of the companies released their prelims. However, when Tony and Jim tested the accuracy of this data, they found out that 56% of companies issued prelims after the signing of audit reports.
The experience of Tony and Jim teaches us several lessons. First of all, primary sources of data are more reliable than secondary ones because some of the secondary sources may be inaccurate. Second of all, some of the data from secondary sources may be outdated and thus affect the analysis and conclusion reached by a researcher.
The working party members were disappointed with the results due to several reasons. The working party members did not get the best proposal for reducing boredom and vandalism amongst town's youths. It happenedd because the youths suggested opening of a nightclub in order to utilize their spare time.
A table that shows which objective is addressed by which question.
1. Which leisure activity would you like to be included in your town?
2. Which leisure activity you do not like in your town?
I would make several changes to the questionnaire. Firstly, I would begin by asking the participants to fill their personal details. Secondly, I would ensure that all the boxes are in the same line. Thirdly, in question one and seven I would rearrange the frequency section in such a way: once a week, followed by more than once a week, less than once a month, once a month, and never.
The method used to pilot the test questionnaire could be improved in several ways. The researcher should have increased the number of participants engaged in the pilot test. Furthermore, he should have tested a larger group of people from a different area.
I do not think that postal questionnaires were the best way of collecting this data because the researcher could not observe the body language of participants. Moreover, the process is time consuming and expensive. Not all respondents fill all the questions in the questionnaire since some questions may be difficult to understand.


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Francisco Vidal Gormaz (July 1, 1837 in Santiago, Chile – February 5, 1907) was a Chilean naval officer and hydrographer who explored the coasts of Chile including some river systems and lakes. During the 1850s he explored and surveyed several times Maullín River with Francisco Hudson. Before being lost at sea in 1859 Hudson is thought to have been a major influence on Vidal Gormaz. He participated in the Occupation of the Araucanía performing reconnaissance missions in the coasts of Arauco and Toltén. In 1863, he was named director of the Maritime School of Ancud (Escuela Maritima de Ancud). In 1874, he became the first director of the newly created Hydrographic Office (Oficina Hidrográfica). In 1884, he became General Inspector of Lighthouses and participated in the International Meridian Conference. Because of his neutrality during the 1891 Chilean Civil War he was removed from his post as director of the Hydrographic Office. He was named assistant at the Sea Ministry (Spanish: Ministerio de Marina) in 1894 and retired from the navy in 1899.

While making a hydrograpahic survey around Chiloé Archipelago in 1871 Vidal Gormaz obtained information from locals on the effects of the 1837 Valdivia earthquake. His explorations of the southern Patagonian archipelagoes made him critical of the work of Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin whom according to him had failed acknowledge the importance of the Patagonian islands.

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Roberto Simpson
Hans Steffen

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Today is officially the start of summer, which is a great moment to add to your TBR (to-be-read) shelf! Enjoy and make use of the freedom of free time to add some diverse titles to your regular reading or reading challenge. Happily, it's still Pride Month and we have wonderful books with LGBTQ themes in our libraries. Here's a handful of titles, and you can look for more at a top-notch resource I came across. LGBTQ Reads is a site that has curated and categorized lists and also makes note of books with nonwhite main characters. Happy reading and celebrating!
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Glen Campbell estate: Judge expands administrator's powers
For USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
A Nashville judge has expanded the powers of the administrator of Glen Campbell's estate but at the same time ordered him to provide a detailed analysis of a recently disclosed joint bank account where some of Campbell's royalties have been deposited.
In a four-page ruling issued this week, Davidson Probate Judge David "Randy" Kennedy authorized Stanley B. Schneider, the interim estate administrator, to pay bills, including $12,640 in funeral expenses and a $23,699 retainer for an expert to estimate the value of future royalties.
At the same time, however, Kennedy ordered Schneider to reconcile a joint bank account the singer had with his wife, Kimberly, listing all transactions since the singer's death last year.
Campbell, who had Alzheimer's disease, died Aug. 8, 2017. His will is being contested by three of his children who were specifically excluded from any inheritance.
Schneider, who served as Campbell's business manager, had petitioned the court for the power to pay taxes and other estate obligations.
Kennedy's order authorizes the payment of $1,550 in Tennessee taxes. According to the order, federal taxes on the estate are estimated at $100,000.
While Schneider was authorized to pay bills, Kennedy also ordered him to provide a detailed accounting of a joint bank account Campbell maintained with his wife.
Under the order Schneider is required to determine what funds in the account are considered community property with Kimberly Campbell and what funds belong to the estate.
He also was ordered to determine what expenses should be reimbursed to Campbell's widow. Schneider also was told to determine the amount of roylties are owed "as a result of his previous marriage to his prior wife."
Schneider also was ordered to file a revised inventory of the estate "if needed."
GLEN CAMPBELL ESTATE:Campbell's children have right to contest wills that cut them off inheritance
THE WILL: What you need to know about the fight over singer's estate


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First appearing in the 1927 Coca-Cola Bottlers Price List, the "giant" Coca-Cola bottle was offered to bottler's as "an exact reproduction of the 6 ounce bottle". This bottle was identical to the 6 ounce bottle, right down to the "Bottle Pat'd Dec 25,1923" embossing on the body of the bottle. Available in January of 1928, the 20 inch tall "Christmas Bottle" was made by the Owens Illinois Glass Company (as shown by the I and O embossed on the bottom).
The empty bottle was shipped to bottlers in a cardboard box directly from the glass company. The bottle was wrapped in a protective sleeve of corrugated cardboard. Included in the box was a 2.25 inch wide bottle cap made by The Cork, Crown & Seal Company and a lightweight card that explained how to make the "colored liquid" contents to fill the bottle.
By the large number of bottles still available today — and the period photographs showing the bottle in use, its seems to have been very well received. I have seen photos of the bottle being used in point-of-purchase displays inside the store, high on shelves near the cash register, sitting on the store counter, and in window displays.
In 1937 the bottle was changed to reflect the new D-105529 bottle patent. These "D Patent" bottles were offered in the bottler's price list for the next eight years until 1945, when they were discontinued.
Display bottle with an example of one of the cardboard shipping boxes.
A 1940 photo of a Wheeling, West Virginia child with the display bottle.
A window display during the 1933 New York State Bottler's Conference.
A display during the 1932 Denver, Colorado Automobile Show.
Example of the cap that comes with the bottle.
The Salina, Kansas Coca-Cola Bottler made a six pack carton for the display bottles in 1939.
Case of display bottles with regular and miniature bottles at the 1940 Springfield, Ohio Home Show.
Card included with the "giant" bottle that explains how to prepare the liquid that goes inside.


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Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire "New England" region. The city proper had a 2009 estimated population of 645,169, making it the twentieth largest in the country. It is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called "Greater Boston", home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region includes six Massachusetts counties: "Essex", "Middlesex","Norfolk", "Suffolk", "Plymouth", "Worcester", northern "Bristol" County, all of "Rhode Island" and parts of "New Hampshire"; it is home to 7.6 million people, making it the fifth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, located off the east coast of North America. It is one of the last remains of the once vast British colonial empire in North America. It consists of about 138 islands and islets, with all the major islands aligned on a hook-shaped, but roughly east-west, axis and connected together by road bridges. Despite this complexity, Bermudians usually refer to Bermuda as "the island". Bermuda's pink sand beaches and clear, cerulean blue ocean waters are popular with tourists. Many of Bermuda's hotels are located along the south shore of the island. In addition to its beaches, there are a number of sightseeing attractions. Historic St George's is a designated World Heritage Site. It's most famous visitor attraction is the Royal Naval Dockyard, which includes the Bermuda Maritime Museum. Other attractions include the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, the Botanical Gardens and Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, lighthouses, and the Crystal Caves with stalactites and underground saltwater pools.
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Book Review: Dragonfly, NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir
by Jim Plaxco | Sep 30, 2007 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction | 0 comments
Category: Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Stephen Adamczyk
Title: Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir
Author: Bryan Burrough
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Publisher:Harper Collins
Dragonfly is the gripping story of seven American astronauts and their missions to the dangerously decaying Mir space station from March 1995 to June 1998.
For those who have overlooked this book in the past, do not be discouraged by the length of the book or the title — which was inspired by the appearance made by the solar panels on Mir. Bryan Burrough takes us to Star City then to Mir and back, almost as witnesses of the crisis aboard the Russian space station. If you wish to fly in space yourself or just want to better understand this period of space history in far greater detail than the nightly news reported at the time, Dragonfly is a must-read.
NASA's new administrator Dan Goldin traveled to Moscow to negotiate the deal for what would be called the phase one program. The huge, now private, Russian space contractor Energia wanted nothing to do with an astronaut- cosmonaut exchange without huge cash payments. First Goldin forced Energia to recognize the fledgling Russian space agency before agreeing to an exchange of an astronaut flying on Mir and two cosmonauts aboard the space shuttle along with $400 million from NASA.
The reader finds out quickly why the author describes "The dirty little secret of the Mir program is that virtually none of the astronauts want anything to do with it." We are brought along to Star City and the remote Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center to bear direct witness to the deterioration of the Russian space program. The Energia heavy-lift rocket
and Buran shuttle sit moth-balled — all that is left is Mir.
Energia built and maintained Mir and, after turning to a private company, was often accused of putting profits ahead of safety. The writer vividly describes the configuration, condition and environment on Mir. The hatchways are crammed with cables and vent tubes which in an emergency could be a great problem in closing off a section. When this was discussed "the Russian's listened but did what they usually did when the Americans brought up safety concerns, which was to ignore them."
Through Burrough's research and prose, we can understand the disorganization and chaos of John Blaha's training and mission aboard Mir. The author covers the career of his replacement, Jerry Linenger, and the irritation of other astronauts and the Russians with his "perfectionism" and his "willful ways." He then delves deeply into the selection, training, mission events, experiences, opinions and perceptions of Linenger. His personality could be polarizing to his colleagues and crewmates, and he was present for some of the most dangerous and traumatic events to occur on Mir.
As Aleksandr Lazutkin changes a lithium perchlorate cassette, the solid fuel oxygen generator (SFOG) catches fire. It is soon an oxygen-fueled blowtorch belching thick black smoke. Commander Korzun empties three fire extinguishers to put the fire out as the crew is forced into oxygen masks to avoid being overcome by unknown toxic smoke. Unbelievably, the Russians did not tell any NASA representatives about the fire until twelve hours after it occurred, and then downplayed safety concerns. Only weeks after the dramatic fire, Vasily Tsibliyev is ordered to perform a manual docking test. As equipment fails, Linenger is sent scrambling for the Soyuz craft as the Progress supply ship narrowly misses hitting the station. Communication problems and coolant leaks plague the space station and the Russians want Linenger to be assigned to help maintain it. In his view of responsibly representing the American people, Linenger felt that Tsibliyev and Lazutkin did not manage their time well, and the United States didn't pay $400 million to abandon the experiments and fix Mir.
Once again at Star City, Burrough chronicles the astronaut's inadequate training, their interpersonal relationships, and the relative flow of vodka. From Norm Thagard's refusal to translate Russian training manuals for Bonnie Dunbar after a disagreement and shouting match, to John Blaha never wanting to speak with Shannon Lucid again after he perceived that she had abandoned him. The author helps us understand the Russian culture and attitude where the vendor or supplier calls the shots. It could be "glimpsed every morning in Russian grocery stores, where butchers would tell women what steaks they could buy." In the space program, Energia's basic attitude was thanks for the $400 million — now we will tell you what experiments and other activities you can do on Mir.
Returning to orbit on Mir, the reader finds Jerry Linenger's replacement, Mike Foale. During training Foale immersed himself in the Russian language and culture as he was determined to become part of the crew, although he detested the Russian attitude and culture of the male-dominated power and control of society. He thought that NASA's idea of a cooperative International Space Station with the Russian's in an "entrepreneurial and responsive" way was "hopelessly naive." "The Russian's are never going to do that," he says. "They are total masters, in maneuvering, in bargaining. All they want is to be masters. It's almost a game to them."
Foale would experience one of the most dangerous events that can happen in spaceflight. The Russian's again try a test of the Toru manual docking system for the Progress supply ship, which resulted in the near-miss on Linenger's flight. This time, Tsibliyev is unable to brake the Progress, and it hits the American science module Spektr. As the station begins to decompress, Foale heads for the Soyuz to prepare for evacuation. After several minutes he realizes that his crewmates are trying to seal off the leak. Eventually they would succeed but not before losing all station power and control and entering free drift. Power would only be regained after Foale was able to direct the use of Soyuz to reorient the station and its solar panels with virtually no help from the ground. Foale would say later that he did not think the Russians would evacuate Mir under any circumstance, to the point of going down with the ship.
In a swift report of the accident, the Russians would place all the blame on the station commander Tsibliyev. Only after Tom Stafford and Joe Engle were sent to Russia would they brow beat them into admitting that the collision was not Tsibliyev's fault. Lack of training and equipment failures were to blame.
There were training snafus, communication problems, a fire, a near-miss, the collision and repeated power and control losses of the station. Finally, a cursory safety review of Mir and the phase one program was ordered. In the end, Dan Goldin would rule that the space station was safe enough. The last two American astronauts flew to Mir to finish the phase one program and experienced many of the same frustrations and dangers as the others.
Even for the non-space enthusiast, this book is a great human and international drama. For those of us who hope that we will be able to travel to space soon, we are treated to a great ride. Through Burrough's extensive research and travels, the reader can follow the astronauts training at Star City, entering many off limit areas. We are able to glimpse the NASA culture as well as the attitudes and behavior of those in the Russian space program. For many of us, the best of this book is the experience and understanding we are given of life aboard Mir. Through the words of the cosmonauts and astronauts who worked and lived there, we can feel like we have spent time aboard the aged space station.
Dragonfly is a comprehensive telling of the politics, personalities, cultures and equipment that were America 's experience with the Mir space station. In the end, Bryan Burrough sums up the phase one program well with a quote from the well-known and respected NASA veteran Gene Kranz. "We've got two different sets of standards we use, those (for) working with the Russians and those we follow in the U.S. If we had these mistakes [in the United States ], there would be a detailed investigation all through the chain of command. That didn't happen here."
For anyone who believes that an international cooperative space program is the one and only way humans can have a space station, colonize the Moon, or venture to Mars, Dragonfly should be required reading.
© 2007 Stephen Adamczyk
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I smiled when I saw a recent headline "Harvard: July 4th Parades Are Right-Wing." I'm a product of Middle America, not quite a TV sitcom from the fifties, but my dad worked hard at a commissioned sales job, and my mother was a stay-at-home mom trying to corral three over active boys. Probably by today's standards we were borderline lower middle class. We didn't know it, and I really don't recall any of us complaining about our station in life. Politics were never discussed. My dad, a highly decorated World War II bomber pilot who flew forty-three combat missions and was shot down once, never voted, until recently. My mother, who is now deceased, typically voted Democrat but was more of a sound bite, feel-good lever puller. I recall her once saying she wouldn't vote for a particular candidate because he looked like his feet smelled…she had the gift of discernment.
All this to say, every 4th of July for more than a decade, was the same. Following breakfast, we grabbed the lawn chairs and hiked several blocks to the main drag in our neighborhood and plopped down to watch the annual 4th of July Parade. It was a big deal in our suburban community. Boy Scout troops, Brownies, the local dance club, the high school band, selected youth baseball teams, the service club floats, all passed in review. On several occasions our team was selected to march down Brandt Pike and wave to the adoring fans. It was always fun and at the very least provided bragging rights for the year if your team was picked. It was a time of sparklers, cherry bombs, and yes, home-made apple pie. We saluted the flag and admired those servicemen from the local Air Force base who marched in formation. The Grand Marshalls were usually people I didn't know, typically some local politician, but I recall one year it was Rita Moreno who was appearing in a locally produced stage play. I didn't know who she was until years later when she had a recurring role in Rockford Files. Then, somehow she became important to me.
I don't recall any specifics or highlights. It was just an annual ritual and part of growing up in Ohio in the fifties and sixties.
The political ramifications on our family…my dad now votes Democrat, both my brothers are staunch Democrats, as are their children, and me…I'm the lone Republican in a family who attended more than a decade of 4th of July Parades. I served four years on active duty in the Marine Corps and twenty-six years as a street agent for the FBI. My son is a Marine on active duty so I guess maybe those right-wing parades somehow impacted both of us.
Winston Churchill said, "Statistics are like a drunk with a lamppost: used more for support than illumination." I know the Harvard researchers never contacted me, and I seriously doubt if they contacted anyone in my family. I'm just glad I grew up in a town where we didn't worry about politics on July 4th but celebrated freedom. Happy Birthday, America.