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> sending a mac address to a site is dangerous as it allows the site to always know who the client is and the client can't do anything about it.
Right, as a rarely spoofed unique identifier it's pretty much a dream. You could even track people when they switch browsers.
> I think in general that is a bad thing for the people on the web, but maybe widgets have a need for something like this.
If it doesn't work on the web it's not in scope, at least not for core functionality (environments in which trust can be considered higher can maybe have extensions).
> Is any UA seriously considering exposing this API to the web without some sort of notification to the user that the requesting website is requesting something that is more privileged than normal?
Not that I know of, all I've heard would require an infobar or similar. The issue here is that you don't want the UAs to have to expose a highly granular UI for what properties are in and which are out, you want to more or less bulk authorise. Inasmuch as possible, what is bulked okayed still needs to be reasonably aligned in terms of threats to privacy.
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for a smile is the beginning of love."
Everyone is welcome to come and share an evening with their sisters in faith. We will sing songs of praise to God, share our insights on the words of Mother Teresa, pray the Rosary, and pray for those individuals with special intentions.


India is shining at this year's Cannes Film Festival and adding glamour to the mega event will be three of Bollywood's most beautiful people – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Hollywood import Freida Pinto who will walk the red carpet this year at the prestigious film festival starting May 15.
The three gorgeous women who are the brand ambassadors for a major cosmetic giant L'Oreal Paris will see them walk the red carpet on different occasions and sporting different era looks that will be representatives of various parts of Indian Cinema's 100-year old journey that today is making the world sit up and notice Indian films.
L'Oreal Paris has been the official make-up partner for the Cannes Film Festival for the last 16 years and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been representing L'Oreal Paris for the last 12 years. This will be Sonam's third visit to the coveted event where for the first time, she'd be a part of the opening ceremony. Few would remember that in Sonam's debut year as L'Oreal Paris brand ambassador at Cannes a couple of years ago, not all was lovey dovey between Sonam and Aishwarya.
This year, however, as 66th Cannes Film Festival is celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema on a grand scale, all seems to be well between the two actresses.
L'Oreal Paris on its part to commemorate 100 years of golden Indian Cinema will release a new line of make-up called L'Or Sunset on the occasion.
Meanwhile Sonam Kapoor was more than delighted to be a part of the mega opening ceremony. "This is the first time I will be part of the opening ceremony and I am extremely excited. Cannes is celebrating Indian Cinema this year and I have never been more proud to be a part of this creative industry. I hope that the Bollywood inspired makeup looks we don this year at Cannes will make global style statements," Sonam said.
Frieda Pinto will walk the red carpet on day one with Sonam Kapoor.


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Bottles of soda, homemade desserts (Sylvia, brownies; Jeanette, cookies ~haha!), coolers of ice, help with the door on that night, help with setting up that day/night, help with cleaning up, help with setting up the technology (William/John, that's you~haha!), help getting the displays ready, some kids to read/recite their poem(s), help with assembling our literary magazine, and anything else you can think of.
Please comment to this post if you can help me on that night, or if you can assist me in the days before by preparing the room.
Invitations will go out tomorrow! LOVE YOU!
i will be able to assist you that day mrs. c rod.
In which area would you like to volunteer, Isabel? Smile and thanks...and CONGRATS on cheerleading!
hi mrs. i can help you wiht cleaning up.
Hey Mrs. I could bring bottles of soda I could bring like 4 at least.
Hello Mrs. C-Rod! I would like to go around 5:30 to help you set up, but I have to ask my Color Guard coach first because I have rehearsal on that day. I'm pretty sure she'll say yes, if not I can bring some dessert and I would happily help you clean up afterward and I also want to recite one of my poems (my lovely mother keeps on pestering about it) XD love you!
Thanks, gals for volunteering. Whatever you can do, COOL! I am so blessed to have you all in my classes.
I would like to help cleaning up !
Ahh sorry, Its Kassandra By The way !
Mrs. Rodriguez, I can help you with setting up on that day.
At what time would you want me to be there to set up?
Hello C-rod. I would love to help setting up and taking down everything. Just ask what you need and I'll do it.
just tell me how many and I'll get to baking.
Hi Mrs. I can help cleaning up and bringing some stuff such as, chips,cookies,candy or anything.
Mrs.Rodriguez is there a limit to how many poems we can write in the poetry portfolio?
I am putting you all down for the jobs you selected. THANKS SO MUCH!
Anthony, no limit to how many you can write; just a minimum. Write as many as you wish.
Fo shizzle, my nizzle! haha!
I am putting all of you down! SMILE!


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AfricaCom Interview: Tunde Fafunwa on how the ACIP is fighting COVID-19
by AfricaCom Perspectives 10/19/2020
To overcome the socio-economic challenges magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing national efforts and collaboration between governments, public and private sector are key.
Banking the unbanked, spotting disinformation online and gathering real-time secure data in the fight against COVID-19 all require effective and innovative partnerships.
One key example is the launch of The Africa Communication and Information Platform (ACIP) for Economic and Health Action. Developed by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and launched in June 2020, the mobile platform will enhance communications surrounding COVID-19 between governments and society.
ACIP is the result of a partnership between ECA, Africa CDC, MTN, Orange, Airtel, Vodacom, WHO, Covington & Burling, ITU, Smart Africa, AUC and World Bank. The easy-to-use secure platform can conduct assessments, gather real-time anonymized data and provide analysis of COVID-19 communications and interventions. Using big data AI, the platform can explore, identify and measure trends to help in the global fight against COVID-19.
Ahead of Africa Tech Festival, Emily Parrett caught up with Tunde Fafunwa, lead advisor for the Digital Centre for Excellence at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, to learn about ACIP.
Emily Parrett (EP): Please could you tell us about the ACIP and its role in the fight against COVID-19?
Tunde Fafunwa (TF): Certainly, ACIP was launched out of a conversation that the ECA executive secretary had with African finance ministers in April after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Early discussions, in particular with MTN, looked at what could be done in collaboration with the telcos. One of the first things that came up was how important broadband is and trying to get cheaper, more accessible broadband.
Part of the reaction [from operators] was yes, this is very important, but we're overwhelmed with broadband demand. We're challenged because of COVID-19, the supply chain disruptions, and delays in getting necessary equipment. So, why don't we focus on using something that's available, and in fact, has a wider distribution than broadband, and that would be USSD, also known as short codes or feature codes.
When we thought about that – particularly when Interactive Voice Response (IVR) was added – suddenly it gave a platform that could reach every single mobile phone regardless of whether it was 2G, 3G or 4G, or whether it was a feature phone or smartphone.
Based on the commitment from the four large operators – MTN, Orange, Airtel and Vodacom – it meant this service could be deployed to all 630 million mobile phone users across the continent at no charge. The IVR mechanism meant that even people who were not comfortable or literate in reading the menu items in English or French could use the service verbally.
ACIP was launched by the President of the Republic of Congo and the President of Guinea at the end of June. We are expecting the first set of countries to roll out in October. There are a total of about 36 countries, with about a dozen of them actively scheduled for rollout over the next couple of months.
The value of the system is that it has an interactive menu, so that it can give preventative tips under option one, a short survey under option two, and a COVID symptom checker under option three. Once any personally identifiable information is removed, usage data is transmitted to a central database for analysis.
I want to emphasize that no personally identifiable information is transmitted outside of the mobile network. We're not capturing names or addresses or even mobile numbers. Mobile numbers are replaced with a random number, to keep track of the session, but not individuals. Information and data are used exclusively for non-commercial public good.
Data is uploaded into an ECA database hosted by WHO. It combines the mobile based information from the country with online, public information from a partner which is publicly available but commercially purchased. The online data comes from social media and other channels, and provides insights into what are people are publicly posting and sharing. What are they tweeting about? What are they talking about? What are the challenges they're facing? We can get insights into whatever people are sharing publicly.
We can reflect online insights in terms of updating the information on the USSD and an IVR, and making sure that we are battling the myths and providing good information. The ACIP is unique in terms of not just the cooperation among the mobile operators, which is unique and widespread, but combining that with the online information that gives a much richer set of insights for COVID-related task forces, Ministries of Health and Ministries of Economics & Planning.
EP: That's really interesting. So are those partnerships all over the continent?
TF: The basis of the activity comes from the Economic Commission for Africa and the Africa Centres for Disease Control as the anchors, with broad support from the Smart Africa Alliance, ITU, WHO and the World Bank.
It's an Africa focused program with the support of African mobile operators. We have quite a few countries where none of the "big" four mobile operators are active, but there's still a very high interest from the local mobile operators and the government. So, the total number of countries currently interested or already working is more than 36.
Each country is understandably concerned about its data, so there are controls and restrictions on what data is collected and how it is used. Again, that's secure and non-personally identifiable data. ECA and partners will analyze the data to support the countries in gaining insights and identifying best practices and emerging trends.
This is an Africa initiated and focused effort. It's based on the interest and support of the countries on the continent and the mobile operators' willingness to provide the service for free, because there is significant cost, and mobile capacity that is used. Operators are also making bulk SMS for communication free. It is this unique combination that makes the program particularly powerful.
One of the actions that have to be taken in certain countries is for the government to waive the taxes and fees associated with USSD, SMS and IVR. Even though the mobile operators are making it free to the end users, in many cases, the regulator is charging a tax or fee for every SMS sent or every call that's made, so that has to be taken out.
EP: So is that one of the biggest challenges?
TF: The ownership, management, security and privacy of data is usually conversation one, just after hearing about the benefits and confirming that the mobile operators are really offering the service for free and working together jointly. The government has to issue approvals and a single nationwide code to be used by all mobile operators.
In the case of the Congo, they took a very laudable and quite ambitious decision to have the service available in two of the national languages, Lingala and Kituba. So, doing the translations, making sure they fit within the number of characters that can be accommodated in USSD was quite a challenge.
EP: How many languages are integrated?
TF: From the operators and consortium, the commitment was to do English and French and make sure it was available on both platforms – for both the text menu system and as voice recordings – in English and French, then it's up to each country.
In the case of the Congo, the local MTN and Airtel operators took it upon themselves to say they want to make sure this is available in the national languages. So, it's really going to depend on each country and decisions taken there.
— Tunde Fafunwa will be speaking at AfricaCom 2020 taking place virtually from November 10 – 12. Take a look at the full speaker line-up for the event here.
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Ep. 26 Underrated Overrated: The Roman Legion and the Will to Win
by centurion6246 on December 14, 2022 December 14, 2022
Part 2 of a series on historical events that are widely overrated in aspects of their impact and yet actually underrated and deeply misunderstood. The Roman civilization is famous all over the world, but few people know just how unlikely and unique their rise to power was. Through an uncommon combination of ruthlessness and humility, Rome built a culture and a war machine that learned from mistakes, adapted to circumstances, and relentlessly pursued total victory.
Deployed Roman Maniple
Left to right: members of the hastati, velites, triarii, and principes
Enemies: the Macedonian phalanx
"Under the yoke" after the Battle of the Caudine Forks
Bust of Scipio Africanus
Roman rise included overthrowing kings, becoming a republic, elected consuls and even a Senate.
One of the incredible things about Romans was their ability to absorb defeat and learn from it.
They maintained a culture-wide focus on how to win.
They began their rise to power in Italy in the 400s and 300s BC.
Battle of Allia
The Celtic sack refines Roman warfare.
Ancient warfare used the Phalanx military formation and the goal was not to utterly annihilate opponents, just to get them to do what you wanted.
For more details on the original Phalanx warfare, check out my This is Sparta! episode
While the Phalanx was the custom in warfare, it was vulnerable from the sides and rear.
Alexander the Great and Philip the Second improved upon the Phalanx by making the spears longer and the formation deeper, as well as adding companion cavalry.
Samnites were a rival Italian group, from a hilly rocky land that made it hard keep the Phalanx together
Battle of the Caudine Forks 321 BC, a big defeat that figured deeply into the Roman sense of self.
"Under the Yolk"
Romans innovated warfare, creating Triplex Acies, three lines of soldiers: the Hastati, Principes, and Triarii
Romans got rid of the Phalanx pikes and invented the Gladius (short heavy sword) and pila (javelins)
This all eventually came to be called the Manipular Legion.
For Further Awesome Reading…
Complete Roman Army
In The Complete Roman Army, Goldsworthy writes an accessible and detailed account of the evolution of Roman arms, with plenty of visuals to help the general audience understand how things looked. In Roman Warfare, the Roman ethos over the development of their civilization is also effectively captured.
Roman Warfare
Livy: The Early History of Rome
Polybius: The Histories
Both Polybius and Livy were historians under the Roman thumb, who were expected to write accounts that reflected well on Roman development. Their bias has to be taken into account, but they remain invaluable sources for the rise of Rome. Polybius in particular had a great influence on the subject of history and the idea that it should be a rational discussion of causes and effects. I can remember my first time reading him, while on a plane in 2002—excellent history, even translated and read out of context over 2000 years later!
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In the mid 1960's, a close family member was seriously burned in an industrial accident because of a chemical explosion.
He was not expected to survive; he had 6 children under the age of 8. Being Catholic at the time, all family members fell to their knees and invoked the power of all the saints, Jesus, the Virgin Mary and anyone else who may be able to help with a miracle!
My sister asked our family priest to pray for a miracle, and his response was curt and clear: "There is no such thing as a miracle." I will never forget this, and, despite my youth and his spiritual authority, I knew he was not correct.
My memory sometimes calls up the moment of this decisive declaration from our family's spiritual leader. What could he have been thinking? How could he not know that miracles abound? He was a spiritual man who hundreds looked to for inspiration and guidance and yet he did not believe in miracles, at least not for our family.
What I know today is that miracles are not merely for the pious, the religious zealot, the pristine heart of your saintly grandmother, or the innocent child. Miracles are for everyone! Extraordinary miracles of healing happen around the world by the hundreds of thousands every day. We do not hear about these on the news because they do not sell advertising; yet, they occur and they are true and real. You do not have to seek counsel from someone you believe to be, or who calls him/herself, a spiritual leader to hear truths about miracles. You merely have to show up every day expecting miracles!
If you, like the priest I mentioned above, do not believe in miracles, step outside for a mini course in miracles! Watch the flight of a butterfly, pay attention to how the raindrops jump off the pavement, hear the sound of the hummingbird's wings, watch the clouds break up and reorganize themselves. Read incomprehensible stories of survival from natural disasters, accidents, illnesses, and accounts from people who died and returned to life. Listen to your own heartbeat! And then tell me if you still do not believe in miracles.
I challenge you to a study in miracles! Ask ten random friends or family members to tell you the story of a miracle they have witnessed or experienced in their lifetime. I am confident you will hear ten awe-inspiring stories! We all need inspiration in these challenging and stressful times; let's talk about miracles! Let me know what you learn.
PS. The family member I mentioned above is alive and fully functional 53 years later, a true miracle, still in the making.


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The Shoguns: Japan's Military Leaders
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Asian Wars and Battles
Kallie Szczepanski
Ph.D., History, Boston University
J.D., University of Washington School of Law
B.A., History, Western Washington University
Dr. Kallie Szczepanski is a history teacher specializing in Asian history and culture. She has taught at the high school and university levels in the U.S. and South Korea.
Shogun was the name given to the title for a military commander or general in ancient Japan, between the 8th and 12th centuries, leading vast armies.
The word "shogun" comes from the Japanese words "sho," meaning "commander," and "gun," meaning "troops." In the 12th century, the shoguns seized power from the Emperors of Japan and became the de facto rulers of the country. This state of affairs would continue until 1868 when the Emperor once again became the leader of Japan.
Origins of the Shoguns
The word "shogun" was first used during the Heian Period from 794 to 1185. Military commanders at that time were called "Sei-i Taishogun," which can be translated roughly as "commander-in-chief of expeditions against the barbarians."
The Japanese at this time was fighting to wrest land away from the Emishi people and from the Ainu, who were driven to the cold northern island of Hokkaido. The first Sei-i Taishogun was Otomo no Otomaro. The best known was Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, who subjugated the Emishi during the reign of Emperor Kanmu. Once the Emishi and the Ainu were defeated, the Heian court dropped the title.
By the early 11th century, politics in Japan were getting complicated and violent once more. During the Genpei War of 1180 to 1185, the Taira and Minamoto clans fought for control of the imperial court. These early daimyos established the Kamakura shogunate from 1192 to 1333 and revived the title of Sei-i Taishogun.
In 1192, Minamoto no Yoritomo gave himself that title and his descendant shoguns would rule Japan from their capital at Kamakura for nearly 150 years. Although emperors continued to exist and to hold theoretical and spiritual power over the realm, it was the shoguns who actually ruled. The imperial family was reduced to a figurehead. It is interesting to note that the "barbarians" being fought by the shogun at this point were other Yamato Japanese, rather than members of different ethnic groups.
Later Shoguns
In 1338, a new family proclaimed their rule as the Ashikaga shogunate and would maintain control from the Muromachi district of Kyoto, which also served as the capital of the imperial court. The Ashikaga lost their grip on power, however, and Japan descended into the violent and lawless era known as the Sengoku or "warring states" period. Various daimyo competed to found the next shogunal dynasty.
In the end, it was the Tokugawa clan under Tokugawa Ieyasu who prevailed in 1600. The Tokugawa shoguns would rule Japan until 1868 when the Meiji Restoration finally returned power to the Emperor once and for all.
This complex political structure, in which the Emperor was considered a god and the ultimate symbol of Japan yet had almost no real power, greatly confused foreign emissaries and agents in the 19th century. For example, when Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy came to Edo Bay in 1853 to force Japan to open her ports to American shipping, the letters he brought from the U.S. President were addressed to the Emperor. However, it was the shogun's court that read the letters, and it was the shogun who had to decide how to respond to these dangerous and pushy new neighbors.
After a year's deliberation, the Tokugawa government decided that it had no other option than to open the gates to the foreign devils. This was a fateful decision as it led to the downfall of the entire feudal Japanese political and social structures and spelled the end of the office of the shogun.
Szczepanski, Kallie. "The Shoguns: Japan's Military Leaders." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/japans-military-rulers-the-shoguns-195395. Szczepanski, Kallie. (2020, August 28). The Shoguns: Japan's Military Leaders. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/japans-military-rulers-the-shoguns-195395 Szczepanski, Kallie. "The Shoguns: Japan's Military Leaders." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/japans-military-rulers-the-shoguns-195395 (accessed January 29, 2022).
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The Mongol Invasions of Japan
Biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, 16th Century Unifier of Japan
Bushido: The Ancient Code of the Samurai Warrior
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I like a day that starts out cool and ends up cool but warms in the middle. I like a day when the light changes so fast you feel dizzy, and I don't mind that evening comes before you expect it, and that the surprisingly deep cool shadows bewilder you with their soft blue sledgehammer. I like that the changes in the light and the warmth gently bruise you with anticipation and regret. I like a late-summer day.
On several of these warm-middle-of-the-day days lately we've gone to see Malcolm's cross country meets. In the ever-increasing list of things that make me weepy, this would be right near the top. The event begins with groups of teenagers from different high schools milling about, warming up and chattering and organizing themselves. What's the collective noun for a group of teenagers? A contrariness of teenagers? An insecurity of teenagers? Except that they don't seem insecure, these teenagers, these stars of track and field. They seem sunny and happy and enviably comfortable in themselves. And though they're chatty and cheerful before the race, when they're running they're so serious and focused, in a world by themselves. The face of each one of them, the ones I know and the ones I don't, just knock me out with the glowing beauty of their intensity. They're all so vulnerable and so strong, whether they sprint across the finish line or walk across it long after everyone else has finished. They're all doing something I have never done and could never do.
The first race was on a hot hot day, and Malcolm passed us, sweating and clutching his side, before puking his way across the finish line, never breaking his stride. Well! I wanted go to him, of course I did, but he's fourteen and was surrounded by his friends. The next race was far from home, much farther than we expected, in a land of dairy farms, small strip malls, vacant buildings. By the time we arrived the day had cooled. Bright clouds and black vultures circled overhead and the darkly purple clouds on the edges of the fields piled high and deep. Behind us the yellow fluorescent glow of empty high school hallways was strange and familiar. It felt like rain but it didn't rain. David and Isaac and I were tired and hungry and thinking about the long ride home. After the race they ran some more, a cool-down run. And after all of this running, when we got to the car Malcolm took off again, by himself, to find a feather he'd seen in the woods during the race. It felt like a long while later that he came back over the hill, running, clutching a huge beautiful tattered brown and black feather, as if he could take off flying.
I got us lost on the way home in the maze of small houses with Trump signs on small lawns, making the long ride even longer. By the time we got back it was dark. The boys and David set the table outside and lit the lamp, and I walked to get the pizza. The moment I got home the rain came, but we sat outside anyway, under our umbrella in the glow of our lamp, with our two bright boys, collecting any little bits of information about the first weeks of school they would let slip.
Yesterday Malcolm informed me that we were going to make these, and I was more than happy to oblige! I made a soft, sweetish dough and let it rise while David and Malcolm were off spray painting furniture. While these were cooking Malcolm helped me make dinner. I haven't cooked with him in a while, and I forgot how fun it is. Anyway! It was Malcolm's idea to put apple cider in the glaze, and he made it himself, and they turned out delicious! If I made them again, I'd probably add some cider to the dough itself, as well.
I said, while we were eating this that it could be the national dish of some country, and David said, "Claironia." It's true, this dish combines a lot of my favorite flavors. They just seem to go perfectly together. It's juicy, a little smoky, a tiny bit sweet and a little nutty. The crust is crispy on the outside and soft and almost bready inside.
Here's Every Moment by Rogue Wave from the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack.


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Q: Open external link with Flutter Web 1.9 I have a Flutter web project, started with flutter_web and migrated to 1.9, all works great but no way to make a external link work.
There're some solutions in stack overflow but any of the solutions don't seems to works as expected, tried all from this link  and similar other ones, I supouse the accepted questions would work before 1.9.

A: With flutter 1.10, we can use universal_html package to open external link:
import 'package:universal_html/prefer_universal/html.dart' as html;
// ...
html.window.location.assign('https://stackoverflow.com');

A: As of today, you can use url_launcher to open urls for flutter web app. It supports both relative and absolute urls.
https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher_web

A: Now you can alternatively add url_launcher_web dependency along with url_launcher and then use launch and canLaunch functions from url_launcher package for your web project as if it was mobile.
# pubspec
  url_launcher: 5.2.7            # the newest version rather than ^5.1.4
  url_launcher_web: ^0.1.0

Seems like it's a temporary solution though, to be merged with the main url_launcher plugin. For now it only works on web but ruins the mobile build (Flutter v1.12.16-pre.35).

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Geophysics is a peer-reviewed journal, and the success of the journal to a large degree depends on the quality of the volunteer peer reviews. Recent economic developments resulted in additional work pressure that has made it harder for subject-matter experts to devote sufficient time to provide good peer reviews. In an alarming recent trend, reviewers are becoming ever more difficult to recruit. It is now not unusual to see 6-8 rejections to review a given paper submission.
With this award, editors want to further recognize the fundamental contributions the reviewers bring to the publication process and encourage people to contribute more of their valuable time to this effort. Editors also hope that elevating the prestige of the reviewer will further strengthen the peer-review process.
If no reviewer qualifies based on these criteria, no award is given. In the rare case of a tie, more than one award can be given. The award is presented each year during the SEG Annual Meeting.


The Communicating Process Architectures 2009 conference took place as part of Formal Methods Week 2009 at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. CPA 2009 ran from Sunday 1st November through Wednesday 4th November, in the university's Auditorium. The evening Fringe events (Sunday and Monday), including dinner, took place at the Sandton Hotel, Eindhoven. The Conference Dinner took place on Tuesday evening.
All the papers and presentations from CPA 2009 are available from the WoTUG paper collection. The CPA 2009 proceedings are published by IOS Press.
Communicating Process Architectures addresses many of the key issues in modern computer science and practice. In broad terms, the conference themes will concern concurrency — at all levels of software and hardware granularity. The goal of the conference is to stimulate discussion and ideas as to the role concurrency will play in the future generation of scalable computer infrastructure and applications — where scaling means the ability to ramp up functionality (i.e. stay in control as complexity increases) as well as physical metrics (such as performance).
The WoTUG forum aims to continue the successful series of yearly conferences. CPA 2009 is the tenth conference under the name of CPA, and the thirty-second in the series of WoTUG conferences.
CPA 2008 was hosted by the University of York.


Kasos is the southernmost island of the Dodecanese complex, between Karpathos and Crete. It extends over a surface of 66km2 and numbers 990 inhabitants. The overall length of the coastline is 59km and the higher mountain peaks are Prionas (601m), Periolas (504m) and Korakas (494m). The other mountains of the island are Sysfi, Troulles, Domata, Ai Giorgis and Myrto.
The island's capital is Fri. There are some other settlements like Agia Marina, Poli, Panagia, Emporios and Arvanitochori. They extend over a small, open basin at the north which is enclosed by steep low mounds to the south. The rocky shores form coasts suitable for swimming. You will find beautiful beaches on the island Armathia.


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How the Galapagos Islands Work
Giant tortoises rest in a pond in Puerto Ayora, Galapagos. The islands got their name from the massive animals.
AP Photo/Kirsten Johnson
Many of us recognize the Galapagos Islands as the place that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Although Darwin made them famous, he can't take credit for their discovery. That distinction goes to Tomas de Berlanga, the Bishop of Panama, and his crew when their ship drifted there in calm ocean currents in 1535, 300 years before Darwin arrived on the HMS Beagle. De Berlanga and his men reported finding islands with tame wildlife, giant tortoises in abundance and little-to-no freshwater. While they didn't stick around, their nickname for the islands did: Galapagos, which means "tortoise" in Spanish.
The Galapagos Islands are a remote tropical archipelago made up primarily of 13 big islands: the Baltra, Espanola, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzon, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and Santiago. In addition to the 13 large islands, there are many more small islands and islets, all together about 3,000 square miles (8,000 square kilometers) of land total. They are spread out over 36,000 square miles (about 93,200 square kilometers) in the Pacific Ocean, a little more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) off the west coast of Ecuador [source: Galapagos Conservation Trust].
Although politically, Galapagos is a province of the Republic of Ecuador, most scientists believe the islands were never geologically part of the mainland, and were instead formed by volcanic activity about 5 million years ago on the Nazca Plate, a hot zone that's one of the most active volcanic places in the world. Some of the volcanoes on the western side of the archipelago are still active today, with more than 50 eruptions in the last 200 years, creating new land in this evolving region.
The enchantment of the Galapagos Islands, or as they're officially named, the Archipiélago de Colón, is that because of their remote location, they are home to plants and wildlife found nowhere else in the world.
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Mario Pescante (né le  à Avezzano) est un homme politique, dirigeant sportif et homme d'affaires italien.

De 1993 à 1998, il est président du Comité olympique national italien (CONI). Il est membre, de 1994 à 2018, et vice-président, de 2009 à 2012, du Comité international olympique.

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""I don't go to the movies, cause I first judge the making of. I watch the trailers and the making of in TV. That's enough for me."
— Julián Hernández
"Yo no voy al cine, porque primero juzgo el 'making off'.
Yo veo los 'trailers' y el 'así se hizo' en televisión. Con eso ya tengo bastante".
In an interview to Viernes de Evasión, El Correo newspaper.
Yo no voy al cine, porque primero juzgo el making off. Yo veo los trailers y el así se hizo en televisión. Con eso ya tengo bastante.
Variante: Yo no voy al cine, porque primero juzgo el 'making off'. Yo veo los 'trailers' y el 'así se hizo' en televisión. Con eso ya tengo bastante.
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"I want to make a movie that has enough impact that it's going to do what it needs to do. But I don't want to make a film that serial killers masturbate to."
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— David Fincher American film director 1962
About the film, Zodiac
The Curious Case of David Fincher (2007)
"if they make me watch that movie one more time, I will fall down on my knees and beg for mercy"
— Wendy Mass American children's writer 1967
Fuente: Finally
"Don't judge me from my looks or the way I act, cause judging someone else can make you unworthy, thank to God for the gift of music he gave me!!"
— Marvelous MMW Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter 2005
Marvelous MMW on his Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/marvelousjesus1, @marvelousjesus1 (September 23, 2021)
"I can be educational, but if I'm not funny and entertaining, too, who's going to come and listen to me or watch me on TV."
— Bill Nye American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and former mechanical engineer 1955
[NewsBank, D-01, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, New York, March 9, 2005, Bill Buell]
"I shouldn't make movies anymore. I should go to a lunatic asylum."
— Werner Herzog German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director 1942
Said while making Fitzcarraldo
Herzog on Herzog (2002)
"Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine. Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything's not okay."
"Well, I think "likability" is an overused word. I don't watch people 'cause I like them; I watch them because they're compelling. Sympathetic is a little different … Likable just thins you out. Working to make a character likable is what kills most TV shows."
— Louis C.K. American comedian and actor 1967
http://www.vulture.com/2010/06/louis_ck_interview.html (2010)
"You can either watch TV or you can make TV."
— Joss Whedon American director, writer, and producer for television and film 1964
Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan
"I just don't know what to do with my time
I'm so lonesome for you it's a crime
Going to the movie only makes me sad
Parties make me feel as bad
When I'm not with you
I just don't know what to do"
— Hal David American lyricist 1921 - 2012
Song I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."
— Will Rogers American humorist and entertainer 1879 - 1935
"In fact, gory horror movies don't rank on the [list of] movies that I like. Good horror movies are great, but I just like good movies. I don't just watch grade Z garbage. That bores me to death."
— Rob Zombie American singer 1965
[2005-07-20, Carlo Cavagna, Interview: ROB ZOMBIE, 2008-02-01, http://www.aboutfilm.com/features/devilsrejects/zombie.htm]
"Before I was shot [June, 1968], I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal. The movies make emotions look so strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it's like watching television - you don't feel anything. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television. The channels switch, but it's all television."
— Andy Warhol American artist 1928 - 1987
Fuente: 1975, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975), Ch. 6: Work
"I watched it for a little while, I like to watch things on TV"
— Lou Reed American musician 1942 - 2013
"I have to watch the news and movies about the people who I am not, then translate my struggle in order to make it palatable for those people who don't have to march but are sympathetic to my voice."
— Margaret Cho American stand-up comedian 1968
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"So don't tell me the story of your life
I'd rather watch the movie
Your Hollywood smile is not enough
You're giving me the blues
So when are you going to understand
I'm not the woman to make you a man"
— Anni-Frid Lyngstad Swedish female singer 1945
That's Tough (Non-album single credited to Lyngstad, Hans Fredriksson, and Kirsty MacColl), from Shine (1984)
Lyrics, Shine (1984)
"It's me," said Jace. "Watching me play Scrabble is enough to make most women swoon. Imagine if I actually put in some effort."
— Cassandra Clare, The City of Lost Souls
Variante: It's me," said Jace. "Watching me play Scrabble is enough to make most women swoon. Imagine if I actually put in some effort.
Fuente: City of Lost Souls
"I don't have the Tom Hanks fans. When you make the kind of movies I make, you get weird letters from people."
"I honestly don't understand the big fuss made over nudity and sex in films. It's silly. On TV, the children can watch people murdering each other, which is a very unnatural thing, but they can't watch two people in the very natural process of making love. Now, really, that doesn't make any sense, does it?"
— Sharon Tate actress, victim of murder by Charles Manson followers 1943 - 1969
Quoted in Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders (2000), by Greg King
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Big enough to let go of me
Without hurting me,
Like the day I learned to swim?"
— Kate Bush British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer 1958
Song lyrics, The Sensual World (1989)
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Tchaikovsky's Majestic Piano Masterpiece Highlights This Russian Flavored HSO Concert
It's that time once again when the fetching Mrs. Sheralyn B. and I head to Jones Hall in Houston to hear our world class Houston Symphony Orchestra in another blockbuster concert.
On this Saturday night we will be in for a treat as guest conductor, Maestro Krzysztof Urbanski leads our Grammy Award winning orchestra in a concert which features two of the most beloved pieces in the Romantic Era genre: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 and [also] Russian Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures At An Exhibition".
Russian Pianist Daniil Trifonov will be the soloist in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in Houston
This from the Houston Symphony Orchestra website: "You'll know it from the first note! One of the most iconic openings in all of classical music is spun into a staggering tour de force for the ages in Tchaikovsky's wildly popular concerto. No one plays it better than Daniil Trifonov, an artist who "reaches places other pianists can only dream about" (Daily Telegraph). Just like your favorite art gallery, Mussorgsky's vivid, sonic sketches offer a feast for the senses and an escape from the ordinary, from the spooky haunts of Baba Yaga's hut to the majestic gates of Kiev."
Tchaikovsky's stirring Piano Concerto #1 is scored in Bb minor with the usual 3 movements for a classical concerto: 1. Allegro con spirito; 2. Andantino Semplice; and 3. Allegro con fuoco.
From Britannica: "Pictures at an Exhibition, [is a] musical work in 10 movements by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky that was inspired by a visit to an art exhibition. Each of the movements represents one of the drawings or artworks on display. Although originally composed in 1874 for solo piano, Pictures became better known in orchestral form, particularly as arranged by French composer Maurice Ravel in 1922."
As usual, when Sheralyn and I are blessed to attend a Houston Symphony Orchestra in Houston, I like to share a little of what we will be hearing on Saturday night. So, please turn up the volume, play in full screen and enjoy these two wonderful Russian Romantic masterpieces.
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1 in Bb minor:
Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures At An Exhibition" [Ravel Orchestration]:


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The secrets behind long-term McMarketing success
Stephen Whiteside, WARC
Long-term vs short-term effectiveness
Measuring ROI
Restaurants & takeaways
Managing the marketing function
Creativity & research
Steve Whiteside spoke to Colin Mitchell, SVP/Global Marketing, McDonald's as part of WARC's Learn from the best report.
McDonald's has been a model of consistency in the WARC Rankings, having placed strongly across the creative, effectiveness and media categories in each of the past five years
Colin Mitchell assumed the role of SVP/Global Marketing at the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain in July 2019, after spending three years as the company's VP/Global Brand. And he can draw upon an embarrassment of riches – from the iconic Golden Arches emblem to mouth-watering Big Macs and the earworm "I'm lovin' it" jingle – to build on its impressive, sustained advertising performance.
"We have a phrase which we call 'feel-good marketing,'" Mitchell explained to WARC. "So, each experience with the brand – it could be a piece of design, it could be a TV ad, or packaging – has to be a feel-good moment, almost like a little dopamine hit.
"It's an emotional, free sample of the brand itself. We think it gives people a sample, and a reminder, of what the brand does for them – just as the restaurant, hopefully, at its best does."
A recent case in point is the "Iconic Stacks" billboard campaign from early 2020, which featured a simple list of ingredients from its menu items, which acted as distinctive brand assets without directly naming a product or mentioning the brand.
Prioritising long-term "platforms" that can be built on year after year, over short-term "disposable marketing"
The quick-service category is highly competitive – and features a diverse range of marketing strategies, from the deeply tactical and promotional to irreverent, unbridled creativity.
On its part, McDonald's emphasises long-term communication "platforms". This notion is premised on the development of "enduring ideas around particular products or services that acquire accrued fame and meaning amongst consumers over time."
One case in point is "#ReindeerReady", a series of festive campaigns from the UK that launched in 2017 and has put the creatures who pull Santa's sleigh at the centre of heart-warming stories during each subsequent Yuletide period. A further illustration is "Loose Change", a long-standing initiative from Australia that is connected to the brand's low-cost menu.
"We've tried to encourage the [local] markets to build year after year on a particular communications platform."
Elaborating on this approach, Mitchell suggested that balancing the "familiar and the surprising" has been impactful. "We find that consumers know what to expect, but they like the variation and difference year after year," said Mitchell.
That does not mean shifting to a short-term focus, however, as Mitchell asserted his opposition to "disposable marketing" – which is short term in nature, and quickly "thrown away" once it has been released.
"That's a real peril, particularly in a retail business," he said. A focus on iteration marks a point of contrast between McDonald's and Burger King, its fellow QSR, which has proved highly adept at driving buzz with campaigns that rapidly enter the zeitgeist.
As a signal of its own intentions, McDonald's named independent shop Wieden+Kennedy as its lead US creative agency last year, with one stated aim being to deliver "creative excellence that will influence culture".
McDonald's won advertising awards in over 40 countries, reflecting a culture that prizes consistency
Alongside its "vision statement", Mitchell flagged up several ways that the company has established consistent standards in different geographies:
Setting a Creative Agenda: "Each year, we will take one big theme about where we think creativity generally is going, and we go in and talk that through with the markets," he said.
Review Days: In these sessions, members of McDonald's global marketing team visit specific markets to review the brand's pre-eminent creative on a worldwide basis, as well as its best local output. "That mechanism has worked really well for us in converging around a common vision and elevating the standard of the work."
Expert "Councils": McDonald's runs a "couple of councils" internally that play an essential role in disseminating best practices.
"One's at the CMO level; we work very closely with our CMOs, we meet often. And we also have what we call a 'Creative Council', which is a group made up of the people primarily responsible for actually making the work in the markets," Mitchell said.
Franchisee Involvement: The operators of McDonald's franchises have unique knowledge about the messages that drive foot traffic and sales. While these stakeholders may not be schooled in advertising theory like the experts on Madison Avenue, they have crucial insights to provide.
McDonald's has an extensive menu of key performance indicators to choose from as it seeks to prove return on marketing investment (ROMI)
Mitchell outlined some of the most important metrics:
Sales: The "preferred method" to assess marketing payback, he stated, is "real sales" from restaurants – and system-wide sales rising by 4% on an annual basis (or 7% in constant currencies that account for fluctuations in currency value) to $100.2 billion in 2019.
"Because we're a retail business, we have very good data for sales daily, in real time," Mitchell asserted. "The good thing about a QSR is you can tell almost immediately whether something is working or not. It's a highly advertising-responsive category, and you are left with no doubt whether something works."
Same-Store Revenue: Within the overall sales figures, same-store performance – which strips out factors like the opening of new restaurants, allowing for direct year-over-year comparison – is critical. This figure rose by 5.9% annually for McDonald's in 2019, including 5% growth in the US. "That's a core metric, probably not just for us, but for everybody in our category. It's a very clean, simple number" that is "universally understood by everybody from a crew member to the CEO," Mitchell said.
ROMI: Over the last two years, McDonald's has been "standardizing" the regression methodologies that are employed to prove its marketing impact – an endeavour pursued in a tie-up with Analytic Partners, an analytics consultancy based in New York. "We're now able to split apart the contribution of marketing."
Intermediate Measures: As with most marketing organisations, McDonald's conducts brand and ad tracking to determine its results with softer metrics. Other proxies include how well its entries score at the Cannes Lions Festival and in the Effie Awards, which are focused on effectiveness. Brand valuation is another consideration, too.
These types of numbers are meaningful, but "being a retail business, we find the most effective way is ROMI analysis," Mitchell said.
As his team looks to continue McDonald's run of marketing success, they are seeking to be wary of an "ABC" of vices that the company has identified: namely, "arrogance", "bureaucracy" and "complacency".
"Obviously, those are perils in any big company," said Mitchell. "We've had success commercially for five years now, but you can't take that for granted. And we strive to achieve it."
From Stephen Whiteside
Ford's Suzy Deering on how the automotive giant is driving its e-commerce evolution
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You don't know if it was that trip to the Cayman Islands or the pictures your friends brought back from their SCUBA trip to the Bahamas that put you over the edge, but you've finally decided to learn how to SCUBA. The only problem is that there are so many institutions, schools and classes available that you might get confused.
Learning to SCUBA dive is almost like learning to fly. There are good and bad schools with different equipment, various instruction institutions and all kinds of instructors and gear to choose from. Also, there are students who rapidly master the skills required to be certified as a SCUBA diver and those who struggle a bit to learn those same skills. But, all in all, beginner divers won't leave their classes ready to tackle a deep wreck dive on NITROX with strong current. Anyone between 12 to 80 years old can learn to dive.
All you need is a little bit of self-determination and good health with a minimum fitness level. All schools are required to obtain a clean bill of health by the students from their doctors in order to be allowed to enroll in a SCUBA class. It is a preventive measure to detect any signs of trouble that might be dangerous or even deadly below water. From the beginning, understand that you can not learn to SCUBA with that friend that "has been scuba diving for years." Even though accidents with SCUBA divers are rare, it is an activity that can be potentially dangerous and deadly for yourself and to those around you. Knowing how to dive is very different from knowing how to teach someone to dive plus knowing how to react during an emergency. Ah, the Open Water Class - the first step and first contact of most people to SCUBA diving. Usually after a few class sessions and a few pool sessions, you are ready for your open water skill test with your instructors. In the Open Water Class, you will learn the basics of SCUBA diving from setting up your dive equipment to how to react and solve basic emergencies under water. You will also learn basic SCUBA terms such as decompression, narc and safety stop. At the end of the class, you will be rewarded and certified to dive in open water up to 60ft.
The hardest part isn't taking the course. It's choosing the right school for you. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of places that offer the Open Water course. In Los Angeles alone, there are over 50 businesses that offer it, without counting instructors who teach classes outside of their regular jobs. Also, there are different certifications: NAUI, PADI, PDIC, etc. What do they all mean? They all belong to the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC), the association responsible for setting the minimum requirement for diving safety in the United States. So, choosing a business or instructor that is an affiliate of any of these organizations is definitely a must. Where is a good place to learn SCUBA? Well, keep in mind these few factors: size of classes, training equipment, type of pool and location of the open water skill test. Take all these factors into consideration when choosing the right place for you to learn SCUBA. After all, money is not the main factor when you encounter an emergency under water, knowledge is.
Most of the places will require that you have the minimum set of equipment, such as a mask, snorkel, fins, and knife. When buying these items, keep in mind that they do tend to last for a while so purchase something that you see yourself using in regular bases and not something that is cheap. Not that you can not buy good equipment at low prices, but most people tend to think that they can just use any old equipment during the class and purchase something they really like afterwards. My feeling about this is not to do that. One of the purposes of the Open Water Class is to familiarize yourself with your own equipment so you know how to react or solve any problems with them while on a dive. You can�t accomplish that by discarding the equipment you have used in the class right away. This is your basic equipment, so comfort is fairly important.
You don't want to use a fin that is one size smaller than your feet, or you will risk cramps. A mask that doesn't fit you can leak. And so on. The rest of the equipment you can buy later. Those require a substantially greater amount of investment and you might want to try different equipment and choose the right one for yourself.


Am considering starting a plane collection following the gift of a few old tools fell in my lap. I was surprised to see how beautiful and with what care some woodworking tools in the past were produced, and amused to see the original price on the box it came in. Why bother finishing the sides of a plane with chasing and why is the bottom grooved?
This example looks like new; very good collector's item. The grooves in the bottom reduce friction, and provide small chips a place to get out of the way of the work. The finish was a fad many years ago, when the technique was first developed. There was more pride in producing quality then.


STOLZ vacuum coating: optimized, accuracy, control and management.
Specialized in animal feed processes, STOLZ is ables to develop efficient top quality equipment at each stage of the process in the production of animal feed.
Thanks to its newly-designed vacuum coater, STOLZ offers a new and even more optimized coating principle with the state-of-the-art technology.
Mainly dedicated to Petfood, Fishfeed and Cattle feed applications for better nutritional value of the extruded or pelleted materials via the substantial addition of liquid by core penetration, this solution provides a high incorporation percentage, optimized use of additives, addition of liquids and powders, multilayer coating technology, non sticky surface of pellets, excellent homogeneity as well as controlled breaking risks.
Once the extruded or pelleted materials are inside the coater, vacuum is achieved by pressure drop.
The liquid incorporation (mainly fat) is then completed.
Then the atmospheric pressurization is done stage by stage.
Then a (liquid) finish coating with atmospheric pressure and powder coating (ex : tastiness powder) are possible at the end of cycle.
Accuracy, control and perfect management are the main assets of this quality process.


The commands used by constraints need at least tox 2.0.
Horizon test setting no longer depends on nose and related stuffs.
This commit cleans up nose related dependencies.
install Django explicitly as it is a horizon dependency.
The porting of mistral-dashboard is complete.
This fullfills the community goal "Remove Use of mox/mox3 for Testing"
Remove use_mox and remove dead code.
in favor of its new location, django.urls.
Add py35dj20 job to test Django 2.0 integration.
and all of them should be updated.
This is part of mox-removal community goal in Rocky.
as an effort of blueprint merge-openstack-auth.
There is no need to depend on django_openstack_auth any more.
Andreas Jaeger 2688f3e484 Revert "Migrate mistral-dashboard to zuul v3"
These are all standard jobs, they should stay in project-config.
one used by buttons in workflow creation.
Currently one generic field "Input" is shown when executing a workflow.


WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates — indicted this week on charges ranging from conspiracy to money laundering — will remain on home confinement with GPS monitoring until at least next week.
"I have concerns about flight," U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said as both men appeared in a Washington courtroom on Thursday afternoon.
Manafort and Gates are the first known people to be indicted in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia and Moscow's interference in last year's presidential election.
The pair have been on home confinement since their indictment on Monday — Manafort on a $10 million bond and Gates on a $5 million bond. The conditions of their release will be decided at a bail hearing on Monday. They could be tried as early as April.
In court papers filed before Thursday's hearing, Manafort's attorneys argued that the prosecution's request for "substantial" bail conditions was misplaced and that he has known since August that he might be indicted.
"Apparently, the Government Memorandum seeks to persuade this Court that Mr. Manafort is a serious risk to simply up and leave his wife of almost 40 years, his two daughters, and his grandchildren, so that he can live the rest of his life on the lam," they wrote. "This is an imagined risk; it is not real."
"Given the substantial media coverage surrounding Mr. Manafort and this investigation, it is fair to say that he is one of the most recognizable people on the planet today. Query where such an individual could even hide?" they added.
The defense said the $10 million bond was enough to guarantee Manafort's appearances in court, and claimed that a forfeiture action of $18 million would "wipe out a substantial portion" of his wealth.
"Mr. Manafort is ready to defend these allegations and preserve his livelihood and assets," they wrote.
Gates is also seeking to get off home confinement, arguing that he needs to travel for work and "is a devoted husband and a very involved father who closely manages the daily needs of four young children who depend on him financially."
He and Manafort are accused of using offshore accounts to funnel a fortune they made through lobbying work for Ukraine. Between 2006 and 2016, they hid tens of millions of dollars by laundering the money through scores of U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships and banks, according to the charges.
Manafort used the funds to finance a "lavish lifestyle," prosecutors charged. Their accounting included $5.4 million on home improvements in the Hamptons, $934,350 to an antique rug store in Virginia, $520,440 to a clothing store in Beverly Hills, $655,500 for landscaping in New York, a $1.5 million Soho condo; a $3 million Brooklyn brownstone, and a $1.9 million house in Virginia.
A grand jury indicted the men on 12 charges, including conspiracy against the United States, money laundering, being an unregistered foreign agent and failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.
Mueller's office calculated the possible maximum sentences under federal sentencing guidelines if the pair are convicted: Gates could serve up to 12 years and seven months in prison, and Manafort is facing up to 15 years and eight months.
Another target of Mueller's investigation, former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, secretly pleaded guilty last month to lying to federal agents about his contacts with Russians — a development that some say upped the ante in the sprawling inquiry.
Sources told NBC News that Manafort and Papadopoulos had email contact about efforts to set up a meeting between Trump and officials in Moscow, but the charges against Manafort are not tied to that.


Fluoride is a toxic waste product of the fertiliser industry. The safety information for it reads "Do not let this chemical enter the environment. Dispose of this product as hazardous waste". So it's surprising that the government wants to add it to our drinking water nationwide, supposedly for the benefit of our teeth. But with the added convenience of saving industry the cost of safe disposal of their waste.
Thousands of scientific papers have shown that fluoride is harmful to all life forms. Nearly half the 6 million people that already have fluoride in their water in this country suffer from tooth mottling, caused only by fluoride, and recognised as the first sign of fluoride poisoning. Studies have revealed other problems include cot deaths, mental retardation in children and heart attacks. In India 6 million children are unable to walk because of high levels of fluoride in their environment. Water fluoridation has been banned in all other countries in continental Europe.
Due to concerns the government commissioned research into the issue in 1999 to justify going ahead with their programme. The research was carried out by York University and was called the 'York Review'. Most of the research was, according to research gradings, "poor quality with a risk of bias", and conveniently excluded the fact that there are loads of other sources of fluoride that we all take in apart from in drinking water. The World Health Organisation warned in 1994 "dental and public health authorities should be aware of the total fluoride exposure in the population before introducing any additional fluoride programme".
The National Pure Water Association who've been campaigning against fluoridation for over 40 years have slated the York Review and are calling for a full independent public enquiry.


Seeing this, and going to a meeting nigh every day, is reminding me that it's okay. That I'm okay. That I'm worth saving, but it's going to take me to save me.
I'm not looking forward to it, but at least it's something I'm striving for.
I just have to remember it's not going to be you saving me, it's not going to be me saving you, it's going to be me.
I can't save other people until I save myself.
Yes. The only thing we can change is ourselves. Little by little, day at a time.
I nominated you for a Liebster Award if you've got some time to waste. See my last post for details.
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The Incident Manager is responsible for driving and managing the efficient resolution of daily IT-related incidents. This position will include shift work that includes working with the IT Service Desk, Network Operations, Application Administrators, Change Management, Problem Management & Resolution (PMR), and Infrastructure Support. You will be a part of the Incident Response Team that will handle all application/infrastructure issues that occur during a shift resulting in lost productivity to the Business.


Collects Star Wars: Republic (1998) #19-26, #32-45. From his first appearance as a mind-wiped amnesiac to his triumphant passage to the rank of Jedi Master, few Jedi had more brushes with the powers of the dark side and the evil of the underworld than Quinlan Vos. Plus the introduction of Jedi Aayla Secura!


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Alex ten Napel
1958 -5 artworks for sale
Contemporary Art Coloured PhotographyPhotography
Alex ten Napel (1958, Alkmaar) lives and works in Amsterdam. He studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and is renowned for his Alzheimer and Waterportraits series. In 2001 he showed his Alzheimer's portraits on the walls of nursing home 'Wittenberg' in Amsterdam and at the same time photobook 'Je leven vergeten' ( Your life forgotten ) was published. In 2002 he exhibited 44... Read more
Alex ten Napel (1958, Alkmaar) lives and works in Amsterdam. He studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and is renowned for his Alzheimer and Waterportraits series.
In 2001 he showed his Alzheimer's portraits on the walls of nursing home 'Wittenberg' in Amsterdam and at the same time photobook 'Je leven vergeten' ( Your life forgotten ) was published. In 2002 he exhibited 44 portraits of children in the windows of primary school Elout in Amsterdam. Three years later he exhibited his waterportraits at the Epson Photo Festival, in the canals of the fortified town Naarden-Vesting, the Netherlands and at Paris Photo, Paris.
The waterportraits were nominated for the Photographic Portrait Prize 2006, the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Prix Photographique BMW-Paris Photo 2006, Paris. Since 1996 his autonomous work has been in numerous group and solo exhibitions in galleries and festivals such as Pobeda Gallery in Moscow, Cook Fine Art in New York, Galeria Omar Alonso in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Foto Art Festiwal in Bielsko-Biala, Poland and Miami Photo 2008, and his portraits has been widely published in newspapers and magazines as the Volkskrant Magazine, Le Monde Magazine, ZOOM and Photo & Video. In 2009 his waterportraits were acquired by the Caldic Collection. In 2012 he exhibited his last portraits series 'Twelve' and started 'Hens and Roosters' in 2014.
5 artworks for sale by Alex ten Napel
Diura2002 - 2017
Fotogalerie Utrecht
Gerbert2000 - 2017
Barnevelder, Hen 12014
Hollandse Kriel, Rooster 12016
Twentse Kriel, Haan 22016
Utrecht, The Netherlands
96 artworks9 artists


Chalet Feiler is a beautiful mountain retreat in Les Collons, part of the Verbier ski area. With uninterrupted views of the sunny Rhone valley and southern Swiss and French Alps, this spectacular chalet can be enjoyed at all times of the year.
It may be hard to leave the chalet with its hot tub overlooking the Matterhorn, sauna, Playstation, Wii, Ipod docks, TV, movies, fully equipped kitchen, sun loungers, and a number of 'good reads' – all surrounded by over 180 degrees of incredible mountain views. Yet if you can tear yourself away there are mountain spas, ski-ing, heli-boarding, paragliding, kayaking, canyoning, mountain biking and horse riding to name but a few (obviously some dependent on weather and season!).
Chalet Feiler is a self-catering chalet. There are catering options which are organised by the housekeeper (minimum of 5 days notice required). Please note we provide bed linen and towels.
Sleeping up to 10 adult guests plus we have 2 folding beds for children / or 2 cots, we welcome couples, families and friends. Our chalet is family-friendly, with cots, high chairs and a baby monitor. Local childcare can be arranged through the housekeeper (please let us know in advance your requirements).
From your bed, wake up to incredible views from floor to ceiling windows. Bedrooms have been stylishly decorated in a mountain style. Luxury mattresses with cotton bedsheets and fluffy goose feather duvets and pillows (anti-allergy bedding also available on request).
The entire middle floor of Chalet Feiler is dedicated to the sleeping quarters and comprises three bedrooms with kingsize beds (two bedrooms can also be set up as twin beds), and the bunk room with 4 beds, is perfect for children and adults alike. There are two foldaway child beds or travel cots which can be set up in the room with the sauna in it. This brings the sleeping capacity of the chalet up to 12 guests in total. Each bedroom has mountain views and either has an ensuite bath or shower room. Three of the rooms have access to a large outdoor terrace for further lounging.
The open plan living area upstairs is the focal point in Chalet Feiler and is where you will undoubtedly spend countless hours chatting in front of the fire and enjoying the incredible views. The feeling of space is created by the double height ceiling and panoramic windows leading onto the large south-east facing balcony with fantastic views out into the valley.
For Guest Attention: Cancel the trip before 60 days of your check-in and get a 100% refund (minus service fees and Commission Fees). Cancel within 60 days of your trip - 10% amount will deducted and refunded to you (minus service fees and Commission Fees). Cancellation amount will be credited to Host.
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This international ASX listed company operating in one of the largest mineral deposits in the world, is seeking an intelligent and driven Qualified Financial Accountant to join their team as they progress through an exciting phase of rapid growth. Base North of the River in Perth, the company is within easy reach of Transperth links. The benefits of working within this company include annual bonus based on company performance, working in a passionate and driven team, inspirational managers, opportunity to grow with the company, additional incentives including company events and trips and comprehensive training and developmental support.
This role is suitable for a candidate who is fully qualified in CPA, CA or CIMA and has at least 3 years' experience in a similar role. Candidates with a 'Big 4' background are encouraged to apply.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding the position.


The Quentin & Elisabeth Alexander Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children'sHospital represents the highest standard of NICU design, technology and clinical practice. Opened in 2009, the NICU is a model for others around the country and the world.
Our Level IV NICU, the highest level certified by the state of Ohio and a designation we've held for over two decades, is staffed and equipped to care for critically ill infants in need of emergency surgery or low birth weight babies born weighing less than two pounds. It unites advanced technology, the latest research and highly ranked clinical services in a homelike environment pioneered by our team.
The Quentin & Elisabeth Alexander NICU was an investment of over $25 million, partly supported by a $10 million gift from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation. It was named in honor of two long time trustees of the Prentiss Foundation and passionate supporters of University Hospitals.
Landmark neonatal research conducted by our physicians in the 1960s on parent–infant bonding and other research that has followed has shown that babies heal faster when they are in close contact with their parents. So, we designed every aspect of our NICU around the needs of babies and their families.
Every inch of the NICU supports a critical mission: giving each baby the best fighting chance to thrive while offering comfort and convenience for families. The acoustic design uses advanced equipment and communications to minimize lights, sounds and disruptions. Even air quality is enhanced or kept pure through environmentally-friendly flooring, wall treatments and other furnishings. The space emulates the warmth, calm and stillness of the womb to promote a healing, stable and secure environment.
Family members can stay close to baby around the clock in private rooms. While the NICU is the first home for many newborns, it also becomes the family's second home. For that reason, we have included showers, sofa beds, TVs and wireless internet to make the family's stay more comfortable. Colors, natural light, warm décor and original art work contribute to the healing environment. We have also created special quiet zones for relaxation and relieving stress for our NICU families.
A high-intensity procedure room in the NICU reduces the need to move fragile NICU babies to other areas of the hospital for diagnostics such as radiology or complex procedures such as surgery.
The unit is equipped with the world's first surgical bed designed specifically for the smallest newborns, the Rainbow Flex. This advancement was developed right here in collaboration with surgeons, pediatric anesthesiologists, neonatal nurses and respiratory therapists. Thanks to highly advanced technology, the care team communicates through a quiet, hands-free wireless system, eliminating buzzers and ringing phones.
A sophisticated monitoring system connects each baby to a nurse's station with a web cam and sound, and electronically transmits vital signs. It enables round-the-clock monitoring while limiting room visits so disturbances are minimized.
Our newborn care specialists are experts in their field with the breadth and scope to treat a wide range of conditions, including those that are very rare.
What sets UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital apart is our dedication to a high standard of care that is collaborative, well-coordinated and family-centered. Our team has trained physicians who now serve in neonatology leadership roles around the world with the pillars of our unique approach to neonatology excellence.


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using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;

namespace Memento.Core.Ntfs
{
    public partial class NtfsReader
    {
        [DllImport("kernel32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping = false)]
        private static extern bool GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPoint(String volumeName, StringBuilder uniqueVolumeName, int uniqueNameBufferCapacity);

        [DllImport("kernel32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping = false)]
        private static extern SafeFileHandle CreateFile(string lpFileName, FileAccess fileAccess, FileShare fileShare, IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes, FileMode fileMode, int dwFlagsAndAttributes, IntPtr hTemplateFile);

        [DllImport("kernel32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
        private static extern bool ReadFile(SafeFileHandle hFile, IntPtr lpBuffer, uint nNumberOfBytesToRead, out uint lpNumberOfBytesRead, ref NativeOverlapped lpOverlapped);

        [Serializable]
        private enum FileMode : int
        {
            Append = 6,
            Create = 2,
            CreateNew = 1,
            Open = 3,
            OpenOrCreate = 4,
            Truncate = 5
        }

        [Serializable, Flags]
        private enum FileShare : int
        {
            None = 0,
            Read = 1,
            Write = 2,
            Delete = 4,
            All = Read | Write | Delete
        }

        [Serializable, Flags]
        private enum FileAccess : int
        {
            Read = 1,
            ReadWrite = 3,
            Write = 2
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        private struct NativeOverlapped
        {
            public IntPtr privateLow;
            public IntPtr privateHigh;
            public UInt64 Offset;
            public IntPtr EventHandle;

            public NativeOverlapped(UInt64 offset)
            {
                Offset = offset;
                EventHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
                privateLow = IntPtr.Zero;
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            }
        }
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Huawei Wants Its Own Operating System
The Chinese Huawei Group wants under the massive pressure of US sanctions to have its own operating system by the next spring at the latest ready. The software will run on smartphones, computers and tablets, but also on televisions, in cars and portable devices. In addition, it will be compatible with Android apps, announced the head of Huawei consumer division.
The Chinese Huawei Group wants to quickly complete its own operating system after the US sanctions. As a date for the start called a Huawei manager spring 2020 at the latest or perhaps in the fall of this year. The US had banned some of Huawei's business, and Google had announced that it would restrict Huawei's access to the Android operating system.
It Is Possible That The Software Will Be Ready In The Fall
According to this, the currently second largest smartphone manufacturer since 2012 working on the development of its own operating system. Since it is known that the US government wants to massively restrict the business of US companies such as Google with the Chinese group, the project has, however, gained much urgency.
The Period
For users of Huawei smartphones, the 90-day period means, among other things, that Google will continue to supply its phones with updates and apps in the next three months. However, the easing does not apply to the use of US technology in new products. The US has put Huawei on a blacklist of companies whose business relationships with US partners are subject to strict controls. Anyone who wants to sell or transfer US technology to Huawei has to acquire a license.
However, this can be denied if security concerns are touched. Huawei is suspected by US authorities of using its entrepreneurial activity to espionage for China. Evidence has not yet been made public. The US is also pushing other western countries, such as Germany, to keep Huawei off the nets for the future superfast 5G cellular standard. Huawei always rejected the US allegations.
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package com.vmware.spring.workshop.model.user;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.MutablePair;

/**
 * @author lgoldstein
 */
public class InvestmentData extends MutablePair<Long,Integer> {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7954577426801335771L;

    public InvestmentData () {
        this(-1L, -1);
    }

    // special constructor used by JPQL
    public InvestmentData (Long id, Long value) {
        super(id, (value == null) ? null : Integer.valueOf(value.intValue()));

        if (id == null)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No ID");
        if (value == null)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No value");
        if ((value.longValue() < Integer.MIN_VALUE) || (value.longValue() > Integer.MAX_VALUE))
            throw new IllegalStateException("Bad value: " + value);
    }

    public InvestmentData (long id, int value) {
        super(Long.valueOf(id), Integer.valueOf(value));
    }
}


I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. I then attended medical school at SABA University in the Netherlands-Antilles and completed my Internal Medicine residency at University of Missouri at Kansas City and my Oncology/Hematology fellowship at Wayne State University/Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, Michigan.
I worked as an Academic Hospitalist at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan prior to starting my fellowship in Hematology/Oncology.
I live in Dunlap, IL with my husband and two children.
Dance, Running, Cooking, and Travel.
The cancer treatment field is heading towards personalized medicine and the first phase of this endeavor has been quite successful with the development of targeted molecular therapies for various malignancies.
Cancer medicine is constantly evolving, much like the disease itself. I enjoy the challenge.
Why did you choose Illinois to practice when you could have gone anywhere in the country?
Illinois is where I started my journey to become a cancer doctor and I am fortunate that I was able to find a wonderful practice like Illinois CancerCare and a heart-warming community such a Peoria to make contributions in cancer.
Take time to cope with the diagnosis. Keep a positive outlook and explore all your options for treatment. Finding a doctor and treatment center that put your interests first is a crucial initial step in your cancer journey.


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Choose from our three packages below or call 01252 555 893.
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Q: How can I access the table that holds GROUPS in Oracle Apex? How to access table that holds the workspace groups information? I need a SQL method of accessing that table.

A: Look at APEX_WORKSPACE_GROUPS and APEX_WORKSPACE_GROUP_USERS. I believe these are only available from Apex 4.1 on though.
In older versions you need to (try to) access the tables wwv_flow_fnd_group_users and wwv_flow_fnd_user_groups.  You would probably need to add grants on these tables to see them.


Aspiring career women of the 1950s often left home to attend secretarial school or to seek jobs in New York City. The times called for young, unmarried women to live in supervised boarding houses to preserve their reputations, and the glamorous Barbizon Hotel was one such residence. The women experienced unfathomable sexism, yet they played as hard as they worked, with forbidden escorts and visits to jazz clubs in "bad" parts of town. This novel centers around the Barbizon, which was renovated to upscale condominiums in 1981. A few original tenants, now in their 80s, like Darby McLaughlin, were grandmothered in and still live on the fourth floor. New renter Rose Lewin, a journalist, is intrigued by an unsolved mystery from the '50s and is determined to solve it with Darby's help. Readers will enjoy this look at vintage Manhattan as the duo's reconnaissance takes us back to the hotel's heyday, illuminating the lives of residents and staff at that time in the city's history.
Mrs. Brown is a drab and proper widow, living an invisible existence picking up after others in a small-town beauty shop, where she hears everything and says nothing. Staff and clients couldn't care less about her in her thrift-shop clothes. An excellent seamstress with an eye for detail, she takes in sewing work to supplement her modest income. When the town's society maven dies, Mrs. Brown helps clean out the mansion. In doing so, she spies an elegant, timeless Oscar de la Renta dress—and she knows she must have that dress, even though she cannot articulate why. This is a sweet story that takes you from pitying Mrs. B to cheering her on to get the dress. We've probably all had a have-to-have-it moment. Curiously, this was hers. It is in the pursuit of the dress that the real Mrs. Brown is awakened and appreciated. This little book, like Mrs. Brown herself, is not to be dismissed.
Harriet Chance is a delightful 78-year-old who enjoys a drink and talking to her late husband, Bernard. When Harriet learns that Bernard won an Alaskan cruise, she consults with him about going—she's not a traveler, after all—and decides to take the trip. Once on board, Harriet is joined by a tedious, estranged daughter and is confronted with the fact that most of her life has not been as it seemed to her.
The story is told in the format of the '50s television program "This is Your Life," complete with the slow reveal of the contestant's lifetime of hits and misses. Author Evison's third-person narration mimics a television host's as Harriet is laid bare as a wife, mother and friend. This bittersweet novel is a story of regret, redemption and self-forgiveness, with humor and memorable characters. It's fun and hopeful and very hard to put down.
Award-winning writer Elizabeth Berg shines in this book of short stories, told as you would talk to a friend at the kitchen table. One poignant and touching story tells the tale of two women in their 80s, friends for 50 years, who have accepted without words that one has reached the end of her life. In another story, a defiant dieter goes AWOL for a day, eats what makes her happy, if not satisfied, and returns to Weight Watchers with no one the wiser. And in another, an unsolicited recipe for pie is delivered in a meandering letter from an old family friend. In voices—each different, yet familiar—these 13 stories touch on many issues of a woman's life. You will want to curl up with tea and tissues to savor every one.
Stewart O'Nan has a knack for crafting seemingly mundane and minute details into such thoughtful prose that his words become etched in a reader's mind. In this novel, Emily is a widow in her 80s who has given up driving, resigned to relying on her sister-in-law, Arlene, as chauffeur. When Arlene faints at their regular lunch buffet, Emily drives home. This single moment sparks a renewal of her independence. With an ironic sense that she is reversing her dependence on others at an advanced age, what follows is a year in the life of Emily Maxwell. O'Nan's depiction is so believable, you may be convinced that he was an older woman in a previous life, and so intimate, it feels like spying. Has O'Nan offered us a look into our own aging, perhaps?
Florence Gordon is an aging feminist and academic, an intolerant woman who wants to be left alone to write a memoir she thinks no one will read. Arriving at a restaurant to find a surprise 75th birthday party (her own), she leaves; she'd rather write. Yet solitude eludes her as her daughter-in-law and granddaughter arrive in town, and Florence is sucked into the drama that is her son's fragile marriage. Her disdain for her son's wife is met with adoration, although her granddaughter, distant but curious, can't quite figure her grandmother out. And now, unimaginably, book reviews dub her a national treasure, and she is jettisoned into book tours and speaking engagements. She deals with a health crisis, her ex-husband's envy of her success, a hip young editor, and her granddaughter as her assistant. Acerbic enough to make you wince, while witty and whip smart, Florence Gordon is a woman you will love, hate and remember.


This error came up every time I tried to do a push using SourceTree. I didn't try the command line client.
I figured this was a little odd since I am the master (owner) of this private repository and even though it was a protected branch according to my GitLab settings, I should have been able to push changes to it.
I logged into the GitLab website and checked whether I had any web hooks configured and I didn't, so that couldn't have been the problem.
I tried doing a push again and all of a sudden it worked! So I am guessing that logging into the GitLab website had reset my login session or something and let me do a push to my repository.


The rummiest rum cakes in Mexico. Pick and mix a Mayan Pyramid six pack. Vanilla rum cakes, piña colada cakes, and daiquiri cakes, made in Cozumel. Organic chocolate, two-fold vanilla, and organic coffee. Wall of Fire: Mexico's largest selection of hot sauces, herbs, and spices from mild to wild.
Their cakes really are fantastic. We had a cruise line coupon for the 6 pack so ask about that if you are cruising. I will have to order more (sans coupon) cause I definitely didn't get enough.


This van parked in Seaside for several nights, with passengers seeking handouts, merchants said.
continue to make their way to the Coast.
bus tickets, and five train tickets.
cent increase in the transient population.
to get worse before it gets better.
from the area's wicked winter weather.
Transients and panhandlers are not uncommon on Broadway.
about in library school," he said.
of other cities, are limited.
can interact with these folks.
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area would be problematic as well.
one works collaboratively, Evans said.
simple — don't give handouts.
a squirming cat. It was the day before Thanksgiving, 1992.
The cat landed on his feet. Come here, kitty, I said.
"Know this guy?" I Thanksgiving time.
be closed. I said I'd pick him up at 4 o'clock.
to meet the school bus.
math with Hershey kisses, candy corn, and Tic Tacs.
student, who had only been in the country a few weeks.
clear if Happy wished to play with the cat or destroy him.
ing by the rafters to avoid a meeting with the cleaver.
who clearly had eyes for him.
"Look at that," I said to my husband. My son beamed.
We had that cat 16 years.
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