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package com.xresch.hierareport.reporter;

import org.junit.platform.engine.TestExecutionResult;
import org.junit.platform.engine.TestExecutionResult.Status;
import org.junit.platform.engine.reporting.ReportEntry;
import org.junit.platform.launcher.TestExecutionListener;
import org.junit.platform.launcher.TestIdentifier;
import org.junit.platform.launcher.TestPlan;

import com.xresch.hierareport.reporter.HieraReportItem.ItemStatus;

public class HieraReportJUnitPlatformListener implements TestExecutionListener {

	// Checkout this: https://www.swtestacademy.com/reporting-test-results-tesults-junit5-jupiter/

	TestPlan currentTestplan;
	/**
	 * Called when the execution of the {@link TestPlan} has started,
	 * before any test has been executed.
	 *
	 * @param testPlan describes the tree of tests about to be executed
	 */
	public void testPlanExecutionStarted(TestPlan testplan) {
		currentTestplan = testplan;
		HieraReport.configCloseCheckSuite(false);
		HieraReport.configCloseCheckClass(false);
		HieraReport.initialize();
	}

	/**
	 * Called when the execution of the {@link TestPlan} has finished,
	 * after all tests have been executed.
	 *
	 * @param testPlan describes the tree of tests that have been executed
	 */
	public void testPlanExecutionFinished(TestPlan testplan) {

		HieraReport.createFinalReport();
	}

	/**
	 * Called when a new, dynamic {@link TestIdentifier} has been registered.
	 *
	 *
A dynamic test is a test that is not known a-priori and
	 * therefore not contained in the original {@link TestPlan}.
	 *
	 * @param testIdentifier the identifier of the newly registered test
	 * or container
	 */
	public void dynamicTestRegistered(TestIdentifier testIdentifier) {
	}

	/**
	 * Called when the execution of a leaf or subtree of the {@link TestPlan}
	 * has been skipped.
	 *
	 *
The {@link TestIdentifier} may represent a test or a container. In
	 * the case of a container, no listener methods will be called for any of
	 * its descendants.
	 *
	 *
A skipped test or subtree of tests will never be reported as
	 * {@linkplain #executionStarted started} or
	 * {@linkplain #executionFinished finished}.
	 *
	 * @param testIdentifier the identifier of the skipped test or container
	 * @param reason a human-readable message describing why the execution
	 * has been skipped
	 */
	public void executionSkipped(TestIdentifier testIdentifier, String reason) {

		System.out.println("================ SKIPPED =====================");
		ResolvedIdentifiers resolved = resolveIdentifiers(testIdentifier);
		//---------------------------------------
		// Start Test
		if (resolved.methodName != null) {
			HieraReport.startTest(resolved.methodName);
		    HieraReport.endCurrentTest(ItemStatus.Skipped);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Called when the execution of a leaf or subtree of the {@link TestPlan}
	 * is about to be started.
	 *
	 *
The {@link TestIdentifier} may represent a test or a container.
	 *
	 *
This method will only be called if the test or container has not
	 * been {@linkplain #executionSkipped skipped}.
	 *
	 *
This method will be called for a container {@code TestIdentifier}
	 * before {@linkplain #executionStarted starting} or
	 * {@linkplain #executionSkipped skipping} any of its children.
	 *
	 * @param testIdentifier the identifier of the started test or container
	 */
	public void executionStarted(TestIdentifier testIdentifier) {

		// ParentID Examples
		// If element is a class:   [engine:junit-jupiter]
		// If element is a method: [engine:junit-jupiter]/[class:com.xresch.cfw.tests.features.query.TestCFWQueryExecution]

		//---------------------------------------
		// Ignore if no parent id is found
		if(!testIdentifier.getParentId().isPresent()) {
			return;
		}

		ResolvedIdentifiers resolved = resolveIdentifiers(testIdentifier);

		//---------------------------------------
		// Start Suite
		if (resolved.suite != null) {
		    HieraReport.startSuite(resolved.suite);
		}

		//---------------------------------------
		// Start Class
		if (resolved.className != null) {
		    HieraReport.startClass(resolved.className);
		}

		//---------------------------------------
		// Start Test
		if (resolved.methodName != null) {
		    HieraReport.startTest(resolved.methodName);
		}
}

	/**
	 * Called when the execution of a leaf or subtree of the {@link TestPlan}
	 * has finished, regardless of the outcome.
	 *
	 *
The {@link TestIdentifier} may represent a test or a container.
	 *
	 *
This method will only be called if the test or container has not
	 * been {@linkplain #executionSkipped skipped}.
	 *
	 *
This method will be called for a container {@code TestIdentifier}
	 * after all of its children have been
	 * {@linkplain #executionSkipped skipped} or have
	 * {@linkplain #executionFinished finished}.
	 *
	 *
The {@link TestExecutionResult} describes the result of the execution
	 * for the supplied {@code TestIdentifier}. The result does not include or
	 * aggregate the results of its children. For example, a container with a
	 * failing test will be reported as {@link Status#SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL} even
	 * if one or more of its children are reported as {@link Status#FAILED FAILED}.
	 *
	 * @param testIdentifier the identifier of the finished test or container
	 * @param testExecutionResult the (unaggregated) result of the execution for
	 * the supplied {@code TestIdentifier}
	 *
	 * @see TestExecutionResult
	 */
	public void executionFinished(TestIdentifier testIdentifier, TestExecutionResult testExecutionResult) {
		//---------------------------------------
		// Ignore if no parent id is found
		if(!testIdentifier.getParentId().isPresent()) {
			return;
		}

		currentTestplan.getChildren(testIdentifier.getParentId().get());

		System.out.println("================ END =====================");
		ResolvedIdentifiers resolved = resolveIdentifiers(testIdentifier);

		if (resolved.methodName != null) {
			//---------------------------------------
			// End Test
			switch(testExecutionResult.getStatus()) {
			case ABORTED: 		HieraReport.endCurrentTest(ItemStatus.Aborted); break;
			case FAILED:		HieraReport.endCurrentTest(ItemStatus.Fail); break;
			case SUCCESSFUL:	HieraReport.endCurrentTest(ItemStatus.Success); break;
			default:
				break;

			}

		    return;
		}else if(resolved.className != null) {

			HieraReport.endCurrentClass();
			return;
		}

		//---------------------------------------
		// End Suite
		if (resolved.suite != null) {
		    HieraReport.endCurrentSuite();
		    return;
		}

	}

	/*****************************************************************************************
	 * Called when additional test reporting data has been published for
	 * the supplied {@link TestIdentifier}.
	 *
	 *
Can be called at any time during the execution of a test plan.
	 *
	 * @param testIdentifier describes the test or container to which the entry pertains
	 * @param entry the published {@code ReportEntry}
	 *****************************************************************************************/
	public void reportingEntryPublished(TestIdentifier testIdentifier, ReportEntry entry) {
	}

	/*****************************************************************************************
	 *
	 *****************************************************************************************/
	public ResolvedIdentifiers resolveIdentifiers(TestIdentifier testIdentifier) {

		ResolvedIdentifiers resolved = new ResolvedIdentifiers();

		//---------------------------------------
		// Ignore if no parent id is found
		if(!testIdentifier.getParentId().isPresent()) {
			return resolved;
		}

		String parentID = testIdentifier.getParentId().get();

         //---------------------------------------
		 // Find Suite

         String suiteSeparator = "engine:";
         if (parentID.contains("engine:")) {
             int beginIndex = parentID.indexOf(suiteSeparator) + suiteSeparator.length();
             resolved.suite = parentID.substring(beginIndex, parentID.indexOf("]", beginIndex));
         }

         //---------------------------------------
		 // Find Class Name
         String classSeparator = "class:";
         if (parentID.contains("class:")) {
             int beginIndex = parentID.indexOf(classSeparator) + classSeparator.length();
             resolved.className = parentID.substring(beginIndex, parentID.indexOf("]", beginIndex));
         }

         //---------------------------------------
		 // Find Method Name

         if(resolved.className != null) {
        	 String methodName = testIdentifier.getDisplayName();
        	 if (methodName.indexOf("(") != -1) {
        		 methodName = methodName.substring(0, methodName.lastIndexOf("("));
             }
        	 resolved.methodName = methodName;

         }

         System.out.println("suite:"+resolved.suite);
         System.out.println("className:"+resolved.className);
         System.out.println("testname:"+resolved.methodName);
         System.out.println("TestIdentifierParent: "+testIdentifier.getParentId().get());

         return resolved;
	}

	private class ResolvedIdentifiers {

		protected String suite = null;
		protected String className = null;
		protected String methodName = null;
	}

}


Raising an infant is a challenging task particularly for those individuals who grew up in smaller families with little exposure to babies. In the first few months babies may not be giving cues, such as smiling, that parents can easily read, but babies do let you know when things aren't right and 20% of them have a difficult temperament which can cause parents to experience feelings of hopelessness.
It is important that parents learn to observe their infant, read their baby's signals, and listen to their own feelings in regards to the baby, while not becoming disheartened. Reassuring signals, such as a smile, will eventually occur at later stages of infant development. Till then, knowing that your baby is growing, sleeping, eating, peeping and pooing are signals that you are doing a good job.


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Added on October 11, 2019 ed 2019 , Brisbane , Fortitude Music Hall , The Flaming Lips , The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips @ Fortitude Music Hall, 28.09.2019
It keeps coming back to nostalgia. It's less the wallowing in it than trying to understand it. Is it a natural part of the ageing process or is it a commercial construct? It's a slow creep, something that's getting worse, and yet something that I don't feel wholly responsible for or in control of.
It's thinking about all those BBC archives from the 1960s that were wiped, because no one at the time thought they would have any future value, that makes me question if nostalgia is just a modern phenomenon. It's considering about how bands and their labels treated their back catalogues and unreleased songs in the last century compared to the money that's to be made from expensive box sets now. It's bands (not mentioning any names of course…) who are able to sell out mid-sized venues on the back of one hit song a decade ago. It's not just that every day is an anniversary of something important happening or an landmark album being released, it's that every day is a multitude of anniversaries of all shapes and sizes, most of which have minimal cultural impact. Glorify the past, the future dries up, as someone once sang (and maybe they even meant it once upon a time, before they also jumped on the bandwagon and started playing hit albums in full to celebrate 30th anniversaries).
They might have officially released a new album barely two months ago, but instead of playing anything from it, the Flaming Lips are here in Brisbane to play a 20th anniversary Soft Bulletin show. The band have released a further two studio albums and another three collaborative albums since they last played in Brisbane (at the short-lived but much-missed Harvest Festival) but tonight's setlist doesn't include anything they've done in the last 17 years.
In a way it's a shame, because you wonder just how they would have presented their recent King's Mouth album. As described by Pitchfork, "King's Mouth is about a royal baby born to a queen mother who perishes during labor, presumably because the kid has an abnormally massive noggin, which is put to effective use when he saves his city from an avalanche by devouring the universe whole with his giant chompers only to die in the process, after which his followers chop off his head and live inside of it for all utopian eternity." If every there's a theatrical show waiting to be developed for an album and toured around the world in support of an album, this was it.
Having said all that, there are a number of reasons why the Flaming Lips playing a 20th anniversary show for The Soft Bulletin works.
Firstly, although it can be considered their breakthrough album, it was never a zeitgeist album at the time, it wasn't something that fully entered the public realm and became a collection of songs that were fully adopted as a soundtrack to 1999 events. Critically acclaimed but not a mainstream success. It's something that hasn't suffered from over-familiarity over the years or where everyone is hanging out to hear a hit single or two.
Secondly, the Flaming Lips have always been a great live band, even forgetting all the theatre of their live shows. They aren't limited by songs on the album that are strictly studio creations and that can't be played live easily, if at all.
Most importantly, this is a collection of songs completely energised by being played live. It would be a bit unfair to describe The Soft Bulletin as background music but the recorded songs are fairly relaxed and, for the most part, downbeat. What strikes you the most about the onstage versions is just how dynamic they sound in comparison to the album versions. Much of this is to do with the twin drum attack (because everything is better with two drummers) but it also presents itself through all the other instruments. Everything is bigger and unconstrained, and the volume of the ensemble magnifies it all. The weakest point is Wayne Coyne's vocals, which have never been strong but noticeably lack physical presence at times as he struggles to project his voice.
After playing through The Soft Bulletin in full (and possibly in start to finish order, although we have been arguing about that), the two encores provide 'The Hits', with 'She Don't Use Jelly' and three from The Soft Bulletin's follow-up, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, arguably the band's commercial peak (to date); 'Are You a Hypnotist??', 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1' and the final 'Do You Realize??'. The encores bring Coyne in his zorb ball heading out into the audience, a massive inflatable pink robot, more confetti, and even more balloons. If you start a show like the Flaming Lips do, you need to pull out all the stops to make sure it ends at an even higher point.
It's no surprise that the Flaming Lips are always included in lists of bands you should see live. Brisbane being Brisbane, Australia being Australia, not everyone got the memo and judging by the state of Fortitude Valley after the show, which is even more of a dumpster fire than your typical Saturday night in the Valley, the annual Riverfire was where everyone wanted to be. It's a night that always reminds me of the valuable advice to not live anywhere where they still point at planes in the sky.
Having seen and photographed the band numerous times over the years, you always come away from a Flaming Lips show thinking exactly the same five things.
1. If I never get to stand in a photo pit to see another band, it won't matter.
2. If I never photograph another band, it won't matter.
3. I wish I had a wider lens.
4. Was that show really the environmental hate crime it appeared to be?
5. I wish I was seeing the Flaming Lips tomorrow night.
If you have the chance, whatever they're playing, whatever album thy're touring, whatever venue or festival they're playing at, make sure you go and see The Flaming Lips. It's a never-to-be forgotten experience that'll keep on bringing you back for more.
by ed
Justin Edwards is a regular contributor to Brisbane's weekly street press magazine, Rave and his photographs have also been published in Rolling Stone, Plan B magazine, Mess+Noise, the Herald-Sun and Blunt, as well as on numerous music and band websites.
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Researcher Dr Padraic Fallon said: "This study is particularly exciting as it harnesses how the worm modifies immunity in our bodies to stimulate protection from undesirable inflammation.
"There is a clear potential to build new treatments for major disease of man using this approach.
"In effect I see the worm as the 'drug cabinet' of the future."
He said many scientists across the world were testing the potential medical properties of parasitic worms.
For instance, a US team is infecting volunteers with an intestinal round worm, and a team in Nottingham is conducting similar experiments with hookworms.
This is a reckless and foolish idea: it's how the Goa'uld got us in the first place!


High visibility workwear is essential to ensuring the safety of workforces. In certain industries and professions, such as railway maintenance, it is difficult to imagine working without the help of glowing garments. Yet, this was the case for all workers in any environments prior to the 1900s. In fact, the history of high visibility workwear only spans back around 8 decades!
The origins of high visibility workwear are found in the 1930s, when Bob Switzer was injured while unloading creates at a Heinz Ketchup factory. He was injured so badly that he went into a coma and his eyesight was permanently damaged. To help his recovery, Bob spent time in a dark room where his brother entertained him using fluorescent chemicals. Following his recovery, Bob experimented further with fluorescent chemicals and the brothers invented the first fluorescent paint.
The next notable step in this evolution is the use of high visibility garments during World War II. This is when the U.S started experimenting with using high visibility garments to reduce friendly fire and to communicate between ground and air troops. In addition to this, high viz buoys were also used to distinguish what parts of the sea had been searched for explosives.
Moreover, in 1964, Scottish Rail were the first company to introduce high visibility workwear to the rail services. The success and importance of this is apparent, as by 1965 every rail worker on the West Coast Main Line was issued with high visibility garments.
In 1974, the Health and Safety at Work Act was first put in place in the UK. This determined the requirements that employers needed to follow in regard to their employees' safety. Ensuring that workers are seen when working in potentially dangerous situations was a key requirement of this.
In 1992, we then saw the introduction of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Act. This act included that workwear must be appropriate for the conditions in which an employee is working, and it must fit them correctly in order to protect their health and control safety risks.
The EN471 standard was a specification for high visibility clothing that was introduced in 1994. This standard, however, was superseded by an adapted version in 2003. The standard worked on a class system stating the required amounts of background to reflective material ration. These classes were then assigned to specific jobs based on how dangerous not being seen could be.
With our needs growing and developments in technology moving alongside said needs, high visibility clothing has come a long way since the Switzer brothers' dark room. Our phs Besafe Glow Gear highlights the ability of high visibility today. This range adds an extra layer of visibility and can react to the wearer's environment. The three elements of this workwear are day time fluorescence, retro reflectivity and phosphorescent illumination. These elements are displayed superbly in the image below.
The extra layer of reflective tape works by photons absorbing energy from UV light, generating increased activity in the electrons that then release that energy through the medium of light.
Please visit our site for more information on the best high visibility Bright Gear and Glow Gear garments available today.


Bring the beauty of the rustic outdoors home with the Cottage Life Decor Prints collection.
With so many cushion cover designs available to choose from, coordinating with your new decor will be the easiest part of your day!
Let's go camping! With nostalgic campers, tents and forest friends, you'll be one Happy Camper. Cute as can be prints create quilts and more for all your adventures.
Why not add some Happy Camper cuteness to your next picnic experience using this DIY Picnic Basket Liner pattern https://blog.fabricland.ca/?p=3863.
Breathe new life into your home with the rustic colouring of the Rising Sun collection. Decorating with shades of redwood, chili and nugget with a splash of warm teal creates rich year-round spaces.
The easiest and most cost-effective way to add an instant update to your decor is with cushions. Get ready for cooler weather with Autumn Leaves, add warmth with Plush Textures or create a cozy cabin feel with fuzzy plaids and furs.
and change again with glam sparkles just in time for the holidays.
Classic Canadiana inspired plaids, checks and stripes are trendy now! And in cozy flannelette, fleece and fuzzy chenille these True North prints are perfect for a rustic, warm project.
Fabrics are in stores now with more on the way.


On Instagram, food blogs with smoothie bowls are ruling! Everything has such a gorgeous touch, some of them seem too good to eat. Furthermore, many of them feature exotic fruits and edible flowers that just aren't realistic. In my kitchen, I always aim to create the most impressive meals with the least amount of money or fuss. I recently came across "puffed" quinoa. So I set upon to learn how to make quinoa puffs.
It' s a relatively simple thing to make quinoa puffs.
Quinoa is a highly balanced "grain." The protein content in quinoa is higher than in most grains. I used quotations because their protein content actually excludes them from being a grain at all, it's actually a pseudo-cereal. Kind of a seed, king of a grain. Quinoa will "pop" or "puff" much like popcorn will, just with a little less show. They do not quadruple in size like a kernel of corn, but they do pop out of your pan and expand in size a little.
The biggest benefit to puffing your quinoa is the nutty flavor it takes on and the nice crunch. This makes it a perfect addition to oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, smoothie bowls, or even to eat as a cereal, although I think it's much better as a garnish. Once you learn how to make quinoa puffs you can garnish your plates like an Instagram pro!


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This is a list of transfers in Dutch football for the 2013-14 Winter transfer window. Only moves featuring an Eredivisie side are listed.

The summer transfer window will open on January 1, 2014, and will close on January 31. Deals may be signed at any given moment in the season, but the actual transfer may only take place during the transfer window. Unattached players may sign at any moment.

References

Football transfers Winter 2013-14
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Football transfers winter 2013–14

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Fashion Blog by Carolina Engman
the Litas
5 August 2010 by Carolina Engman
LITA. These babies just arrived.. and well, I'm speechless!!! <3
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70 thoughts on "the Litas"
Jess on 5 August 2010 at 17:03 said:
They're AMAZING!!!
Marion Leetmaa on 5 August 2010 at 17:17 said:
Oh my, why can't I walk shoes like these without problem..
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Carolina Engman on 5 August 2010 at 17:20 said:
Marion Leetmaa: Practice, practice, practice! :)
Salina on 5 August 2010 at 17:24 said:
goodness gracious!!!
Arushi Khosla on 5 August 2010 at 17:24 said:
Wait. Did you not pre order them from Solestruck? How do you have them already?! I thought they're coming out September!
Moriah on 5 August 2010 at 17:26 said:
i want/need those! omg they're adorable!
The Velvet Bow on 5 August 2010 at 17:34 said:
These are killer!
Closet Fashionista on 5 August 2010 at 17:41 said:
GORGEOUS! :D
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Misanthropic Pulp on 5 August 2010 at 17:44 said:
I am so jealous:D
They look amazing, can't wait for a combination post.
Mikaela on 5 August 2010 at 17:45 said:
You're not the only one who's speechless!
x, Mikaela
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Arushi Khosla: Yes I did but I ordered them from their first stock back in July that sold out in a couple of hours! Orders that where made before July 13 where shipped before July 31! :) I think they have restocked twice since!
Lydia Joy on 5 August 2010 at 17:57 said:
AND I'M SOOO JEALOUS! those are some beauties! have fun with 'em.
Skye on 5 August 2010 at 18:41 said:
Ahh. Jealous!
I want these so much ♥
Alma on 5 August 2010 at 18:42 said:
Hej hej Carolina, vilken storlek valde du och vilken storlek har du i vanliga fall?
Alexandra G. on 5 August 2010 at 18:43 said:
In love with these…so perfect for fall.
Love Alexandra
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Alma: Hallå snygging! Jag tog storlek 9 som motsvarar en svensk 39 enligt deras storlekstabell, är väl typ en 38,5:a men brukar ta 39 i skor med stängd tå, hoppas att det hjälper :)
Ava on 5 August 2010 at 18:57 said:
faaaaaabulous, dahling! can't wait to see them in action- i'm sure you'll style them perfectly!
Ashley on 5 August 2010 at 19:04 said:
I'm so jealous! I preordered them too, but I haven't gotten mine yet – might have to wait until September, bummer!! I loooooooove them, and can't wait to see them on! :)
Shannah on 5 August 2010 at 20:00 said:
Oh my gosh gosh gosh those are just beautiful. Hopefully you'll wear them in an outfit post sometime soon..?! You haven't posted outfits in sooo long girl! I'm missing them!
Lori on 5 August 2010 at 20:32 said:
I'm so jealous! they're gorrgeous shoes, i wish the shipping didn't cost so much to England :(
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katie on 5 August 2010 at 20:35 said:
looking forward to seeing these babies styled all summer autumn and winter long! would love you to call by fashion clocked katie.xxx
Poster Girl on 5 August 2010 at 20:39 said:
I have to know…how comfortable are they? Are they heavy or clunky?
Elena Vasilieva on 5 August 2010 at 20:42 said:
wow, these are truly gorgeous, a perfect heel and a perfect platform
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Maria C on 5 August 2010 at 20:56 said:
You have the most amazing shoe and clothing collection. I really want to raid your closet!
Maile John on 5 August 2010 at 21:05 said:
These are beauties! Did you see the red ones also? AHHHHHHHH, so great!
Poster Girl: Well, I have only worn them for 5 minutes in my apartment when I tried them on, but so far they actually feel really comfortable, the platform sole helps a lot! I'll let you know more as soon as I have given them a proper test run! :)
Shannah: I know!! My boyfriend who takes all the pictures has been in San Francisco for 3 weeks but I promise to post some as soon as he gets home :)
Bernarda on 5 August 2010 at 21:57 said:
Tonje on 5 August 2010 at 22:17 said:
Simona on 5 August 2010 at 22:41 said:
you are so lucky to have them! i hope you don´t fall :D
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amaturecouture on 5 August 2010 at 23:35 said:
a true marriage of necessity. they're beauties!
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krystal on 5 August 2010 at 23:42 said:
how comfortable are they?? i love them!! miss you!! xo Krystal
Kirsty Billie on 6 August 2010 at 1:52 said:
Can't wait to see these on my feet!
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Kim on 6 August 2010 at 4:22 said:
Ahhhhh i love jeffrey campbells! Super jealous :)
Manon on 6 August 2010 at 7:01 said:
These are lovely!
eilish on 6 August 2010 at 9:52 said:
can't wait to see you style them :)
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Sofie on 6 August 2010 at 9:56 said:
Oh, stunning!
likeafox on 6 August 2010 at 9:59 said:
mine should be arriving next week!
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Nikola on 6 August 2010 at 10:02 said:
Oh gosh, they are perfect.. I can't wait til September when mine arrive! Ahhh damn bills all being due when the first lot went on pre-order haha. Can't wait to see more pics with them x
Sara on 6 August 2010 at 10:08 said:
I love your blog! :D
ellinore sånge. on 6 August 2010 at 12:54 said:
so stunning! funderar på att köpa ett par…
Theresa on 6 August 2010 at 17:41 said:
omg love these shoes! and im in love with you and your blog. perfect.
nay. on 6 August 2010 at 18:40 said:
loovee itttttttt!
Karoline on 6 August 2010 at 19:21 said:
THEY ARE PERFECT!
Japke on 6 August 2010 at 19:21 said:
they're fantastic! i'm curious how you'll work them out, but i'm sure it will turn out amazing!
eden on 6 August 2010 at 19:34 said:
Jamie-Lee on 7 August 2010 at 0:29 said:
WOW I can't wait to see these on you! x
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Isabel on 7 August 2010 at 10:31 said:
I died and went to hellven.
Kacey on 7 August 2010 at 16:17 said:
Aren't they amazing? And so comfortable, too! Can't wait to see how you style them.
Alex on 7 August 2010 at 20:49 said:
I love the color on these photographs
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Simone on 7 August 2010 at 21:12 said:
" .. speechless "
me toooooooo
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NaughtyBaubles on 7 August 2010 at 21:39 said:
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Emily and Abigail on 7 August 2010 at 21:41 said:
obsessed. these are perfection.
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Creamy on 8 August 2010 at 5:43 said:
wow!! adorable post…
I had a new post in HERE or score my hypeed contribution at HERE please (thanks if you did that)
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Bibi on 8 August 2010 at 13:41 said:
More mamas then babies:D
photo finish with a pretty face on 8 August 2010 at 20:21 said:
Esther on 9 August 2010 at 9:12 said:
AMAZING SHOES !!!!!!!!!!!
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jessica on 9 August 2010 at 10:57 said:
gosh! that shoes are gorgeous!
loveeeeee it!
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Connie on 9 August 2010 at 11:42 said:
As you should be, they're gorgeous.
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kristin on 10 August 2010 at 17:59 said:
wow vilka skor!!
Moa on 11 August 2010 at 15:44 said:
Otroligt snygga! Vart kommer dom ifrån? kram
Shelby Petersen on 12 August 2010 at 8:34 said:
those look like they might be quite a feat to walk in!
pony on 15 August 2010 at 10:30 said:
ah, i ordered mine a while ago, i hope they arrive soon, so insanely excited, look forward to seeing how you wear yours <3
Linnea on 17 August 2010 at 2:26 said:
vart beställer man dom? :o
Jacqueline on 18 August 2010 at 18:02 said:
Jag vill också ha dem! Fast de i mustard ^^
Andi on 19 August 2010 at 15:34 said:
There are SOOOOooo popular at the moment yet not many places are doing such high quality examples. Good fine!
juliana on 22 August 2010 at 8:38 said:
those are amazing
Qtie on 24 August 2010 at 1:30 said:
Well, I can see why.
Chesca on 27 August 2010 at 10:35 said:
Can't wait to see how you style it!
Ray-Ann on 8 February 2011 at 14:23 said:
Just tried to buy them, but they're out of stock! LOVE THEM! Are they comfortable given how high they are?
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Man worried he's the last of his friends to have an article in Guardian
A MAN is worried that everyone in his social circle has had an article in the Guardian except him.
Tom Logan, from Finsbury Park, logged on to his favourite passive-aggressive news website this morning to be confronted by an article about Beyonce and transgender rights written by his best friend Steve.
Logan said: "I'm a middle class Londoner of the age when most people I know have written for Comment Is Free, if they haven't got a regular column in G2.
"Next time we go for drinks in an old double decker bus that's now a cocktail bar, everyone will be looking at me wondering why it's taking me so long.
"Nobody will say anything, they'll all look sympathetic but smug just like they all do in their byline photos.
"I always assumed my friend Isobel would be the last one of us to write for the Guardian, but she got something published last week about how potatoes are a metaphor for class consciousness, and it's made me question my masculinity and wonder if my life is a failure.
"Hey, maybe I could get a Guardian article out of that."
Logan added that the only thing more embarrassing than not writing for the Guardian was the fact he had a regular column in the Telegraph.
Trump confirms ban on Sylvanians entering US
DONALD Trump has banned all Sylvanians from entering America, even the really cute ones.
New legislation prohibits any small humanoid animals entering the US because 'anything that adorable must be a threat to national security'.
Trump said: "These Sylvanians claim they need someone to love and need somewhere to live. But what are we getting in return?
"Do they even have jobs? Or do they just hang around in forests wearing dungarees and old-fashioned ankle-length skirts that could easily conceal weapons?
"Some of them are rabbits and we all know how they breed."
However a spokesman for Sylvania said: "Even the most cursory research would have revealed that Mr Periwinkle of the rabbit family works as a sign writer, and did all the banners for Brambles Department Store which is the biggest shop in Sylvania.
"He's a straight up blue-collar worker and it's not like his rich dad just gave him a load of fucking money.
"Anyway we live in a woodland haven where all species happily co-exist. Why the hell would we come to America?"


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Here Are 11 Countries That Don't Impose Tax For Crypto Gains
Crypto tax policies vary country by country. While some have very strict rules, others have taken a more liberal approach for various reasons.
Managing tax has become a headache for anyone invested in Bitcoin and other digital assets. For many, especially early investors, it has really become a major problem.
Some countries are borderline harassing investors for taxes on income and capital gains from Bitcoin transactions. Others are approaching the topic differently by implementing more crypto friendly legislation — even promoting better adoption and innovation within the crypto industry. Some have gone as far as to give investors to buy, sell, or hold digital assets with zero tax liability.
Here's a list of 11 countries that have the most crypto-friendly tax jurisdictions (as of September 2021).
1. Belarus
Belarus is taking a new, experimental approach to cryptocurrencies. In March 2018, a new law legalized cryptocurrency activities in the East European state, exempting individuals and businesses involved in them from taxes until 2023, when it will be reviewed.
Under the new law, mining and investing in cryptocurrencies are deemed personal investments, and so exempt from income tax and capital gains.
The liberal laws aim to boost the development of a digital economy, and technological innovation. The country was recently ranked third in Eastern Europe and 19th globally in levels of P2P crypto trading.
Germany has a very special tax regime for digital currencies such as Bitcoin. Unlike most other EU states, Germany regards Bitcoin as private money, as opposed to a currency, commodity, or stock.
For German residents, any cryptocurrency held for over a year is tax-exempt, regardless how much it is. If the assets are held for less than a year, capital gains tax doesn't accrue on a sale, as long as the amount does not exceed 600 euros ($692).
For businesses it's different; a startup incorporated in Germany still needs to pay corporate income taxes on cryptocurrency gains, just as it would with any other asset.
In 2021, a new controversial tax law came into force which effectively kills crypto derivatives trading in Germany, as losses can no longer be deducted. The legislation reflects moves across EU to regulate derivatives.
3. Hong Kong
A Special Administrative Region of China, Hong Kong has theoretical autonomy over its own affairs, including tax legislation on cryptocurrencies. While Hong Kong's relationship with crypto is complicated, a new guidance was issued in 2020.
Essentially, whether cryptocurrencies are taxed or not depends on their use, says to Henri Arslanian, a crypto expert at PwC.
"If digital assets are bought for long-term investment purposes, any profits from disposal would not be chargeable to profits tax."
Arslanian added that this doesn't apply to corporations or more accurately: their Hong Kong-sourced profits from cryptocurrency business activities would be taxable.
PwC clarified in its guide to crypto tax treatment in various jurisdictions back in 2020 that Bitcoin is considered a virtual commodity for tax purposes.
4. El Salvador
After passing of a law to make Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, the country will exempt foreign investors from paying tax on their Bitcoin gains. That's according to Javier Argueta, legal advisor to President Nayib Bukele:
"If a person has assets in Bitcoin and makes high profits, there will be no tax. This is done obviously to encourage foreign investment. There will be no taxes to pay on either the capital increase or the income."
The legal framework is not yet in place around these tax exemptions, but it's a clear indication of the country's intention to attract foreign investors with crypto portfolios.
5. Malaysia
In Malaysia, crypto transactions are currently tax-free, and cryptocurrencies don't qualify for capital gains tax, because digital currencies are not considered assets or legal tender by the local authorities.
But, profits from active crypto trading may be regarded as revenue, and thus considered taxable income.
Ranjeet Kaur, communications director at the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) said
"If the transaction is more of a capital gain, passive, or as done occasionally, unplanned or unsystematic, then the profit from such sale and purchase is a tax-free income. [in other case] the party is considered to have conducted a transaction or profession [and subject to tax]."
Businesses involved in crypto are subject to Malaysian income tax.
The government of the so-called "Blockchain Island" – Malta, recognizes Bitcoin "as a unit of account, medium of exchange, or a store of value."
Malta doesn't therefore apply capital gains tax to long-held digital currencies like Bitcoin, but crypto trades are considered similar to day trading in stocks or shares, and attract business income tax of 35%. But, this can be mitigated to between five percent and zero, through "structuring options" which are available under the Maltese system.
Malta's fiscal guidelines, published in 2018, also discriminate between Bitcoin and so-called "financial tokens," equivalent to dividends, interest or premiums. The latter are treated as income and taxed at the applicable rate.
Malta came second after Liechtenstein in PwC's 2020 Crypto Tax Index, which ranks jurisdictions based on how comprehensive their guidance is.
Read the full article at Fintechs.fi


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options.com, which features links to healthcare related positions across the country. For instance, www.nurseoptions.com provides services to the nursing industry placing registered nurse and nurse management candidates in permanent, temporary, and travel positions throughout the United States. Nurse Options offers free information on advertised and unadvertised employment opportunities, and this service is available to new graduates as well as experienced registered nurses. A link to Absolutely Health Care at www.healthjobsusa.com is another resource for job postings in one hundred different health care categories.
, your future. It may be a bit overwhelming at first, but once you get going, everything will fall into place, and all you'll be able to think about is what the future may hold!
discussion forum online. Naturally, for each different position, the particular answers to that question would be different. However, there are some common skills that employers look for in all employees, whether the employee happens to be a network engineer or a fry cook.
1. BASIC SKILLS' Reading, writing and arithmetic! Believe it or not, a good portion of high school graduates (and some college grads) do not read at an 8th grade level and cannot do multiplication in their head. Employers are seeking employees who can read well, can write coherently, and who can calculate mathematics in a business environment (fractions, percentages, etc.) Add to that the modern basic skills of keyboarding skill, basic computer knowledge, and ability to use most computerized tools (e.g. fax machine, basic word processing program, etc.) to round out the basic skill sets needed for employment success.
2. PERSONAL SKILLS' Can a potential employee speak well? Can he/she answer questions of customers in a positive, informative manner? Can the prospect provide good customer service? While not everyone has an outgoing sales' personality, successful employees can communicate in a non-confrontational, positive manner with their coworkers, team members, subordinates, management, and customers. Being able to work well with others is a vital skill for success in all jobs.
3. JOB ATTAINMENT' Job search is a process that requires a great deal of dedication and attention to be conducted successfully. It follows the old principal that many veteran programmers refer to as GIGO ' Garbage In, Garbage Out. If you put lousy effort in, you will receive lousy results. Employers are seeking employees who know how to present themselves in a positive manner and who display enthusiasm and knowledge about the companies they approach. Not only do candidates get evaluated on their skills and experience, but also on how they are approaching the job search. Enthusiastic candidates with fewer skills have an even chance of getting the job as dull candidates with better skills.
ladder is a success skill that is learned and is consciously cultivated among successful professionals.
s. Successful people are lifelong learners. Employers are looking for people who have the training necessary to fulfill their needs.
progression is a high selling point of candidates to prospective employers.
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goals you are on the road to obtaining your ultimate success.
To begin with. Use the following steps to focus your efforts and maximize your goal achievements. You can also use this process to set or team or group goals.
commitment, clarifies required steps in the achievement process, and helps you remember important details.
2) Identify and focus on the benefits to you as well as others of achieving your goals. This is a most strong important motivator.
3) Define the purpose of your goals. Link your goals to a practical, specific purpose. To boost your own motivation, base your goals on inspiration, not just on simple logic.
5) Develop an action plan, set deadlines and act. Establish sub goals. Divide each main goal into logical progressive steps. Set deadlines for completing each step, and complete the steps on time.
6) Establish priorities. Take action in order of priority.
7) Make a public commitment. If appropriate, share your goals with someone who encourages you to go the extra mile. This will increase your sense of responsibility.
8) Be realistic about limitations. Do not set a short term goal to get a job requiring more education. Set separate goals to get an education, take an interim job, and then reach the ultimate goal.
9) Use positive self talk and affirmation statements. Do this each and every day. As often as humanely possible. Do them compulsively as if you were a Moslem completing his 3 daily prayer routines. Write down your statements and post them prominently in your bedroom, on your fridge and so that you can see them in the mirror in your car.
11) Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice new skills regularly. Get additional information, training, coaching and feedback on your progress.
12) Evaluate and revise goals as necessary. Evaluate your ongoing progress. Experiment from time to time with new methods especially if you are not getting the results you want. But most importantly remember to be patient. Rome was not built in a day. However if necessary you may want to revise your goals.
13) Persevere. Stay the course until you succeed.
14) Reward Yourself. Rewards are excellent motivators. As you make progress toward your goals, do something nice for yourself that you enjoy.
15) Record progress on your goals. As simplistic as it seems, al long series of check marks on a calendar or a wall chart may actually, motivate you by providing a vital sense of accomplishment. Do not let missing an occasional daily goal deter you, however. Keep focusing on your ultimate chosen goals.
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Wayne May, CEO from Scam Survivors will speak on panel on fighting fraud in dating. For 14 years, iDate is the largest conference in the dating industry, with founders and CEOs of dating companies in attendance.
New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that Scam Survivors will present at the 50th international iDate Dating Industry Conference on October 3-4, 2017 in London.
Wayne May, CEO from Scam Survivors will speak on panel on fighting fraud in dating.
The 2017 iDate Conference held this October is the largest event for the Euro dating business, with founders and CEOs of the largest regional mobile and online dating companies in attendance.
ScamSurvivors was created in 2012 and is a volunteer run site that offers free, non-judgmental help and advice to those who have been scammed online. Its small group of volunteers have over 35 years' combined experience. Wayne May is considered an expert in cybercrime and is frequently in demand by the worldwide media.


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'We'll wipe out illegal online gambling'
12:00 AM MYT
By R.S.N. MURALI
MELAKA: The state government is taking a serious view of the attempts to revive illegal online gambling by former accomplices of fugitive kingpins, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said.
He said the matter was raised at a state-level National Security Council committee meeting after The Star reported on these attempts on Aug 29.
Various federal and state agencies at the meeting provided input on the vice activities, which they described as "aggressively ongoing" with the culprits using different approaches in order to evade the authorities, Idris said in an interview yesterday.
He said the committee had activated measures to counter the menace and track the accomplices' movements.
"The state is concerned that the illegal gambling dens could expand and become as widespread as before if nothing is done to nip the problem in the bud.
"The modus operandi used by these ex-accomplices is to lure their customers to homes and not shoplots as in the past," he said, adding that this made it hard for local councils to act against non-business premises.
However, Idris said his administration would not tolerate such unlawful activities and would wipe them out.
The kingpins who used to operate online gambling at shoplots appeared to have fled for good following a massive crackdown in May by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on an alleged protection racket given to vice dens.
The kingpins are believed to be lying low in other states after the MACC crackdown, leaving their former accomplices to take over the lucrative illegal gambling business in the state.
The new gambling den operators aim for big profits in the short term, having learnt the tricks of the trade from their former bosses and with the client database in their possession.
Their new online gambling tools are only smartphones. This is unlike the tabletop machines and computers used previously, making it easier for them to pack up and run.
The new operators rent homes in housing estates, including posh residential areas, and pay higher rental to the owners for short-term leases.
The houses are used as "bases" where clients gamble or download the gambling applications and also serve as payment centres for winnings.
Melaka Mayor Datuk Zainal Hussin said his enforcement officers reported that the previous shoplots used as dens had been closed since May 17.
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February 11 Henry Montagu, Recorder of the City of London, becomes a Sergeant at Law, and soon a King's Sergeant.
April 9 Robert Car becomes Viscount Rochester.
George Abbot, Bishop of London, is translated to the bishopric of Canterbury.
May 18 Proclamation about enhancing the value of gold coinage.
13 Charles Duke of York, Thomas Earl of Arundel, and Robert Car Viscount Rochester are installed at Windsor.
June 9 Thomson the Dean of Windsor is consecrated Bishop of Gloucester, and Buckridge is consecrated Bishop of Rochester.
23. The Archbishop of Canterbury is taken onto the Privy Council.
Otto, son and heir of Maurice Landgrave of Hess, arrives in England.
September 8 John King, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, is conscrated Bishop of London.
29 William Earl of Pembroke is taken onto the Privy Council.


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Gains May Be On The Menu For ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE: ASA)
City of London Investment Managem recently announced the acquisition of new stake in ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE:ASA). The institutional investor has increased its shareholding in the Financial company by 26.23% to 1.79 million shares with purchase of 0.37 million shares. This fresh investment now brings its stake to 9.30% valued currently at $25.67 million. In addition, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC raised its holdings by 5827.0 to 1.04 million shares. And Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has lifted its position by 2.88% or 23654.0 shares – to 0.85 million shares.
With over 0.1 million ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) shares trading Tuesday and a closing price of $16.63 on the day, the dollar volume was approximately $1.74 million. The shares have shown a positive half year performance of 22.55% and its price on 01/24/23 gained nearly 0.54%. Currently, there are 19.29M common shares owned by the public and among those 19.23M shares have been available to trade.
Insiders at the company have transacted a total of 5 times over the past 12 months, according to data filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 5 of these insider trades were purchases, accounting for 1,600 shares. Insider sales of the common stock occurred on 0 occasions, with total insider shares sold totaling 0 shares.
The top 3 mutual fund holders in ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited are Matisse Discounted Closed End Fun, Royce Micro Cap Trust, and Hirtle Callaghan Institutional In. Matisse Discounted Closed End Fun owns 0.34 million shares of the company's stock, all valued at over $4.88 million. Hirtle Callaghan Institutional In bought 25393.0 shares to bring its total holdings to over 0.16 million shares at a value of $2.33 million. Hirtle Callaghan Institutional In now owns shares totaling to 0.84% of the shares outstanding.
However, the script later moved the day high at 16.65, up 0.54%. The company's stock has a 5-day price change of 2.72% and 30.12% over the past three months. ASA shares are trading 16.21% year to date (YTD), with the 12-month market performance down to -22.66% lower. It has a 12-month low price of $11.92 and touched a high of $23.76 over the same period. ASA has an average intraday trading volume of 67.36K shares. The stock is trading above its simple moving averages at the SMA20, SMA50, and SMA200, as the current price level is off by 7.74%, 14.16%, and 7.40% respectively.
Institutional ownership of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE: ASA) shares accounts for 49.84% of the company's 19.29M shares outstanding. Mutual fund holders own 4.13%, while other institutional holders and individual stakeholders account for 45.77% and 0.50% respectively.
It has a market capitalization of $320.79M. The stock's trailing 12-month PE ratio is 17.51, while the earnings-per-share (ttm) stands at $0.95. Price movements for the stock have been influenced by the stock's volatility, which stands at 1.86% over the week and 2.16% over the month.
The lowest estimate earnings-per-share for the quarter is $0 while analysts give the company a high EPS estimate of $0.
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Q: Why React component only renders one item in array once but iterates through all items? I am stuck with a problem where I am building a blog with React and storing my blog posts in Firebase.
The problem is that it goes through all items correctly in the useeffect function but when I want to render my items on the page it only shows one, the last item in my array.
Here is my code:
export default function Blog(props){
    const [blogPost, showBlogPost] = useState(null);
    const [blogPosts, setBlogPosts] = useState([]);

    useEffect(() => {
            db.collection('blogposts').get().then(posts => {
                console.log(posts.docs.length);
                posts.docs.forEach(post => {
                    blogPosts.push(post.data());
                    console.log(post.data());

                    setBlogPosts([post.data()]);
                    console.log(blogPosts);
            })
        })
    }, [])

    console.log(blogPosts);

    return(

            {CreateBlogPost()}
                {blogPosts.map(post => {
                        switch (blogPost) {
                            case post.id:
                                return( <BlogPost goBack={() => showBlogPost(null)} id={post.id} date={post.date} heading={post.heading} introduction={post.introduction} entry={post.entry} /> );
                            case null:
                                        return(

 showBlogPost(post.id)}>

{post.heading}

<ClockIcon /> <time dateTime={post.date}>{post.date}</time>

                                        );
                            default: return null
                        }
                })}

    )
}

Here is where I console log my array after pushing all my data from Firebase in my array which works fine:

The code iterates through my code fine only within the useEffect function but when I console log blogPosts state array outside useEffect and try to render my array, it only renders the last item on the page.

Can someone please help me with this issue and guide me on how I should go forward here.
All help is appreciated.
Thank you.

A: Three problems:

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*Don't mutate state in React - you shouldn't be using .push on stateful arrays

*The setBlogPosts([post.data()]); only sets the new state array to a single item

*You're calling setBlogPosts for every element in the array, when you should only be calling it once, after processing all posts.docs
Use
useEffect(() => {
    db.collection('blogposts').get().then(posts => {
        const newBlogPosts = [];
        posts.docs.forEach(post => {
            newBlogPosts.push(post.data());
        })
        setBlogPosts(newBlogPosts);
    })
    // .catch(handleErrors); // don't forget this part
}, [])

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The Challenging Decision of the Year: Ethics or Life
or.security March 30, 2021
Ethics, with all its virtues and high standards, may turn out to be elusive. If we weren't sure about it till now, we are confident of it at present. The Covid-19, or more accurate, the Covid-19 vaccination revealed to us very clearly, that nothing in this life is painted in black or white, not even ethics. This pandemic that came upon us forced us to make some tough decisions that may seem outrageous and immoral in a utopic world. Since we don't live in a utopic world, we can only do the best we can to keep ethics in tack on a micro-level without creating chaos on the macro.
The right to control the outcomes of our bodies and generate medical decisions for ourselves is considered a basic fundamental human right. But what happens when one's choice to exercise this right comes in exchange for society's right to live freely. Currently, this seems to be the most significant ethical dilemma forced by the Covid-19 vaccinations.
After a year of lock-downs, social distancing, quarantines, loss of livelihood, economic crisis, and most importantly, the death of approximately 2,779,848 people worldwide from the Covid-19 virus, the vaccination we've all been waiting for is finally here. The only problem, saying it mildly, that some of us are a bit less enthusiastic than others to get vaccinated with a less than a year developed vaccination and claim that forcing it on them is a feral human right violation. As a result, the possibility to overcome the saga of the Covid-19 world pandemic might turn out to be blocked.
Meanwhile, society grew divided between those who chose to get vaccinated as opposed to the ones who chose to refuse. Not surprisingly the dark web found an excellent opportunity to profit from it.
As mentioned above, the right to control our body's medical care is a basic human right that is very tricky to enforce, legally and ethically. However, it was clear that the world can't continue with the current situation. This led to another approach and the establishment of new rules. People who choose not to get the Covid-19 vaccination will be restricted from taking part and participate in various social happenings, events, and affairs. While those who chose to be vaccinated will be granted a vaccination document allowing them to revive with no restrictions whatsoever and will grant them the freedom to participate in any social gathering.
That's where the Dark Web chose to act and seize the golden opportunity by selling online fake documents, providing a false reference to unvaccinated people that allegedly are vaccinated.
When it revolves illegal activities for profit, the Dark Web is second to none. So, it's no wonder that they well recognized the value of vaccination reference and fake Covid-19 test results among the ones who are conspiracies followers, Covid-19 deniers, and people who are refusing to take "experimental vaccine" into their bodies. Agree with those or not, their cooperation with the Dark Web is not only cooperating with fraud but is literally risking other people's lives.
In their new thriving business of Covid-19 demand, they offer fake documentation to all needs, from a vaccination reference to fake negative COVID-19 test results at the low price of approximately 25$.
Joe Tidey, a BBC cyber reporter, published that anonymous traders' darknet is selling fake vaccination certificates for the modest price of $150, and moreover, they also sell vaccination dozes of Sputnik, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca for the prices range between $500 (£360) and $750. Nevertheless, he adds that "The BBC has been unable to verify if the vaccines are real."
The CNN Business also published that researchers at cybersecurity of Check Point Software found online the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines are offered for prices of up to $1,000 a dose, and at minimum a 20 vaccine fake certificates for $200 apiece.
Still, they also unsure if the vaccines are legit, but a Check Point spokesperson told CNN Business that based on the images taken of the packaging and the medical certificates, "they appear to be legitimate." Also, according to the report, "Advertisements for vaccines on the dark web are up 300% in the past three months".
The vaccination certificate has a massive influence on a single level and moreover on a global. A person that will have this documentation, in a way, is free to finally continue with his life. But above the enjoyable day-to-day activities, a vaccinated person will also be able to travel and cross borders. Still, most importantly, the most significant value of being vaccinated is to be able to work.
You see, employers reserve the right to decline unvaccinated people in favor of the right to protect the other employees and their families from getting infected by Covid-19. This is another way to "force" individuals to get vaccinated without regulating it. The problem is that people's fear of losing their livelihood may push them precisely to the Dark Web criminals' open harms.
It's not the first time this year the net has influenced and intervened in the Covid-19 related issues. Over the last year, the volume of fake news spreading around the net was massive. Cyber-attacks on the health systems have tripled themselves, and the role of cybersecurity magnitude even more than usual. But if in regular times it's a bit clearer who's in the right, this time there are "ordinary people", some of them are our friends and family, who insist that the pro-vaccine group of people is in the wrong and commit a shameful violation of their human rights.
While in most countries, this conflict is still in a phase of future theoretical concern for the lack of vaccines and a low percent of vaccinated, in Israel, it's a vivid, actual situation. With a population of approximately 9 million people, Israel was one of the first countries to commence the operation of the vaccination after the cease life of 6165 people who got contagious by the Covid-19. As for now, Israel has the highest number of vaccinated populations, with 4,708,189 citizens immunized by two dozes of vaccination. Still, there is a colossal and meaningful argument internally regarding the restrictions applying to non-vaccinated citizens.
The country, Israel, was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. Due to the fact that Israel acted as a vaccination pioneer and due to Israel's unique medical system that encompasses the lifespan data of each of its citizens, it was the ultimate country from which to collect information regarding the vaccine productiveness, advantages, and weaknesses.
Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla, stated in an interview given for the NBC news that Israel is "The world's lab" and added that the Israeli data would provide significant indications regarding the vaccine. This created even more hostility among the vaccine objectors, saying they will not be a "lab mouse" and raised the ethical argument about delivering the Israeli citizen's private medical information to a private pharmaceutical corporation without public permission.
In January 2021, Prof. Eitan Friedman, Chairman of the Helsinki Committee for Medical Experiments on Humans, said: "Israel does not conduct a clinical trial, and there does not prevent getting vaccinated. But we want to ensure that Israeli citizens' rights and privacy are protected even when clinical research is carried out. "
Allegedly, the database guaranteed to Pfizer will be anonymous but will include detailed data on Corona patients and information from their medical records from the Israeli national medical services, medical history, background diseases, details of tests, prescriptions records, reports on symptoms, hospitalization information, isolation, epidemiological investigation and more.
Is it ethical? Some will say yes while others will oppose this answer. But with the circumstances we are dealing with, perhaps the question is, "Are the pros more significant than the cons?" There is no clear-cut answer regarding this question. Still, if one wishes to examine the fundamental facts, at present, Israel is the only country that has restarted its economy, businesses and prevented more death toll from Covid-19. We, as a society, have been enlightened that drastic times call for extreme measures, and sadly they don't always harmonize with ethics.
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PORTSMOUTH — Local fitness coach Liz Forkel is teaming up with local Womenade chapters to offer a morning of "Boot Camp for EveryBody" on Saturday at Great Island Common in New Castle.
The event promises to offer fun, challenge and inspiration by giving participants a taste of personal coaching outdoors.
Registration is at 8:30 a.m. in the common's parking lot. The event will run 9-10 a.m. The cost is $25 and includes an event T-shirt. Healthy refreshments will be served.
All proceeds will go to Womenade of Greater Squamscott and Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth to be distributed to community neighbors who have requested help in some way.
To RSVP or for event details, e-mail Liz Forkel at ufwf@verizon.net.


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Videogames: The Winter Is Busy, but the Long-Term Outlook Is 'Intact'
David Marino-Nachison
Sept. 6, 2018 12:41 pm ET
Don't let a crowded second-half slate of big videogame releases scare you away from the industry's long-term potential.
That was the take of JP Morgan analysts, writing Thursday, who noted that "while an unusually full release calendar…may lead to near-term volatility in shares, the long-term outlook for the industry remains very much intact."
Their reasons for liking the sector might look familiar:
We continue to see tailwinds to growth from 1) a secular shift from physical to digital distribution, which carries a significant margin benefit; 2) extension of core game titles to mobile; 3) expansion in the gaming audience driven by a larger installed console base and eventually cloud-based offerings; 4) continued gains in share of attention and engagement from other forms of entertainment; and 5) further monetization through live services.
"This rising tide should be able to support growth for multiple publishers, even if in the short-term crowded periods such as [this year's fourth quarter] create some relative winners and losers," they wrote.
• As to specific stocks: They see a recent drop in the price of Electronic Arts (EA) shares, caused by a delay in a much-anticipated game as a good time to get in. "With the long-term outlook intact, we see the current valuation levels…as an attractive buying opportunity," they wrote.
• They're cooler on shares of Activision Blizzard (ATVI), though they're generally optimistic about the company. While it "should benefit from the same long-term tailwinds as EA," they wrote. its relative valuation premium (11% vs. a 3% two-year average) leads us to continue to prefer EA at this time."
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• What about M&A? Don't look for a big deal from Microsoft (MSFT), BMO Capital Markets analysts wrote Wednesday. "We think it will continue to focus investments, both organically and inorganically, to grow its gaming content," they wrote" However, we doubt Microsoft will do a large deal in gaming."
Microsoft, Activision and EA are all Barron's Next 50 stocks.
• Other deals might be worth watching for, however. On Wednesday, BTIG wrote that mobile gaming company Zynga (ZNGA) had lately made some governance changes that might signal a willingness to sell.
"Zynga is an easily digestible acquisition for a wide array of larger media/tech/gaming companies," they wrote.
Email David Marino-Nachison at david.marino-nachison@barrons.com. Follow him at @marinonachison and follow Barron's Next at @barronsnext.


Officials imposed a hefty fine on impoverished Christians in this unregistered village church in Xuzhou, Henan.
 prayers in  nations have been posted for Fined Churches.
New Religious Affairs Regulations went into effect on Feb. 1, causing many believers to fear for the future of their house churches. In addition, house churches in Henan have received notices that their services will be suspended. They are contacting lawyers in preparation for a legal battle. On Feb. 13, officials fined an unregistered village in Henan province $3,154.30 for building a church without approval from the religious affairs bureau. They also ordered the church to remove its cross and raise the Chinese flag. Many Christians in the province expect persecution to increase following the Chinese New Year. Pray that these believers will remain firm in their faith and continue to love those who persecute them.
Step in to help these dear, needy saints, Oh Lord. Their need is great; but, your provision is greater. Love their enemies.
Thank You, Father, for remember the people of China. Please help them. Help all the fined Churches and find the way to let them be open to public. Help all Christians under persecution and be their strength. You are our firm place in all tribulations. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Dear God, strengthen your people. Remind them of your presence. Let your Word spread and faith grow even in the most unlikeliest of places. Thy will be done. Amen.
Jesus, strengthen your people and provide for them in spite of China's persecution.
Lord, please lead us all to look to you and you alone as whole and complete provision every day. Thank you for peace in all situations. We join with these Chinese christians who are firm in their faith and who continue to follow you in loving their enemies.
Father I pray for the fined Churches in China. May they find grace to receive funds to pay legal charges. May they be strengthened and encouraged to continue to serve God. May their hearts not be dismayed by their persecutors instead to love and pray for them. May they continue to share the Love and Grace of Christ to the nation in Jesus Name, Amen.
Father thank You for the Church in China, Thank You for the Church in Henan, Please be with them in the midst of this persecution. Help them remain strong in the faith. I pray for love and forgiveness in the hearts of Christians in Henan and in all those persecuted for Your Name's Sake. Please give these churches wisdom and fellowship.
Dear Jesus give wisdom and courage to these Christians. Help them not to give up and bless and provide for them. Convict the leaders of their wrong. Bring many new believers to know Uou because of these people of courage!
Father, I lift this Body of Christ up to you. I thank you for their faith in this hour of persecution. I pray for the Grace to Love their enemies as would Christ. I pray that you stir them and draw them closer to you, and that they continue to meet. I thank you for this example of believers in China. What ever it takes.. bring the officials to you.
Remember the brethen in China, O LORD, that they will be able to worship in a manner that is pleasing and honoring to You. Remember the Chinese authorities, that they will recognize and respect those who desire to worship the religion or faith of their choice. And we pray that the authorities themselves will be led to Christ in the process.
Heavenly Father, Guide these Your people and give them the strength to STAND. I pray that they sense Your Presence, and not fear what man can do to them, but know that You will fight for them. I pray that they forgive and pray for those who persecute them so that their eyes (the persecutors) will be opened to You and Your Truth. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Father, guide these believers. Help them to lean upon your strength as they face the enemy. I pray you help them to share your love to those who try and stop them. Help them to remain faithful to the truth. Speak to each heart who hears your word may they have their eyes opened. Strengthen your children, comfort them, pour out your Spirit.
Lord Ipray that these Christians would remain strong in their faith during this time of persecution. I pray you would help them find a way to meet together should they succeed at shutting down their buildings. I pray that the real church which is the people would be seen by the people around them and people would be added. In Jesus name amen.
Father, thank You that all things work together for those who love You and are called according to Your purpose. Although the tightening restrictions appear to be bad for the Chinese Church we know that You can use even them to purify and strengthen Your Bride, as well as to spread the gospel to as yet unevangelized areas just as You have done before.
Jesus I pray the persecution does not get worse but only gets better. I pray for you to change the hearts and minds of the authorities in China who are so against these churches. I pray they will be able to continue worshipping and that they will not have to replace their crosses.
Father please protect all of your Church houses in China. Let them grow and flourish without restraint from officials. Open their eyes and ears to you and let them seek you with all of their hearts, minds and souls Jesus. These officials are your children - please don't let them continue in ignorance and fear. In your name Jesus we pray.
Lord, help these Churches who are facing large fines, to stand strong and remain faithful to You and to your Word. Give them courage to stay on the straight path, when they are pressured to veer from it, and compromise. Help them to only compromise where it will glorify You, and not compromise when you need them to stand strong and do right.
Lord Jesus Christ I pray for those in the Chinese government to show restraint, grace and mercy toward the home churches in China. Turn their hearts to you Jesus and use this interaction with the home churches to move those in government departments to accept you as their Rock and Lord and Savior. Nothings impossible with you.
I pray Father God that You shower Your people in Henan with Your glory, wisdom, protection, abundant provision, speedy healing, love, joy, peace, much growth in Christ, that others there will join them in Christ, for them to expect much less persecution & freedom, that laws will change there, so they can be free to worship in Jesus' name, amen!
Father God, in Jesus' Name, I pray for these believers. It is an honor to do so. I pray that they remain firm in their faith and love those who persecute them. I also pray that they prevail supernaturally and legally against those who want to close their services or interfere with their worship. May Your perfect will prevail in this situation. Amen!


Quinn vs McShane: St Patrick's Day head to head!
Happy St Patrick's Day from our Irish duo!
Irish duo Paul McShane and Stephen Quinn went head to head in a quiz testing their knowledge of all things Irish.
Facing questions covering topics such as Irish footballers, Guinness, each other and Eurovision amongst others the two Irish Internationals battled it out in a St Patrick's Day special.
Watch the video above to see the whole quiz!


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Compound used for therapy of thiamine deficiency. It has also been suggested for several non-deficiency disorders but has not yet proven useful.
A dithiocarbamate chemical, used commercially in the rubber processing industry and as a fungicide. In vivo studies indicate that it inactivates the enzyme glutathione reductase. It has mutagenic activity and may induce chromosomal aberrations.
A GLUTATHIONE dimer formed by a disulfide bond between the cysteine sulfhydryl side chains during the course of being oxidized.
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Regular readers of Steel Curtain Rising's Watch Tower know the column has been particularly harsh on the mainstream press lately. While the Watch Tower's purpose is to cast a critical eye on the Steelers press converge, that doesn't mean such commentary needs to be negative.
In fact, in many cases that Watch Tower has been quite complementary.
But there's a pattern of non-coverage of important stories emerging here, and one that deserves deeper discussion.
Recently the Watch Tower took aim at both the Post-Gazette and Tribune Review's decision to completely ignore Doug Legursky's defection to the Bills.
And for good reason, the decision to let Legursky leave could come back to haunt the Steelers given the need to protect Ben Roethlisberger. The motives behind the Steelers decision deserve to be discussed.
Unfortunately, this non-coverage is not an isolated example.
Former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl Punter Brian Moorman signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 30th. The news was picked up by a mix of professional and fan based sites, ranging from Behind the Steel Curtain to NBC's Pro Football Talk.
The under-the-radar signing for the Steelers this off season came two days after the draft ended and barely made a ripple in the news cycle….
Was Fittipaldo attempting to make amends for his paper's omission a legitimate news story, or was it just coincidence?
Steelers Nation will probably never know, but the issue raises some very relevant questions as to the purpose and role of the sports pages of the traditional dailies in the internet age.
If A Free Agent Leaves But The Papers Don't Covers It, Does It Make A Sound?
The Mooreman's signing is only the latest in a series of news stories that have gone un or under covered by either the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and/or the Tribune Review.
Last year Mewelde Moore signed with the Colts with only a brief mention in PG Plus.
Steve McLendon was wooed by the Packers, which was reported by the Post-Gazette, but the decision to resign him was not, save for something on PG Plus.
Former Steelers coach Bill Austin passed away earlier this off season. While the Tribune Review's Alan Robinson wrote something on his death, the Post Gazette published a Bloomberg News article written by someone else who listed Ed Bouchette as a contributor.
Let's give the devil his due, and discuss possible reasons for why these stories got no coverage, because they do appear to be deviations from editorial policy.
For example, the potential and then actual departures of Will Allen and Ryan Mundy were fully covered by the major Pittsburgh dailies. Both moves were legitimate news involving minor players.
In contrast, however, both Moore's departure in '12 and Legursky's loss in '13 arguably represented losses of more significant contributors.
One possible explanation is that both Allen and Mundy's departure's occurred in heat of free agency, where as Moore and Doug Legursky left after the draft during the NFL's only true off season when attention ebbs.
While that fact may mean decreased public interest in the stories, it does nothing to make them less newsworthy.
Similar (potential) explanations exist for the non-coverage of Isaac Redman and Steve McLendon's signings. Both occurred days before the NFL Draft, an event whose coverage has taken on monstrous proportions of its own.
But again, does this justify non-coverage?
Hardly. Losing McLendon would have all but forced the Steelers to draft a defensive lineman in the first or second round.
The fact that this possibility went off the table when Redman signed his tender was news. It deserved coverage.
What Is the Role of a Daily?
Steelers fans of course had myriad other means to learn of this information, via Twitter, fan sites, ESPN and sports talk radio.
What is the purpose of the sports section of a major newspaper?
Most dailies (at least the Pittsburgh dailies) don't offer the types of in depth analysis pieces that you find on fan based sites like Behind the Steel Curtain (full disclosure, I also write for BTSC).
Presumptively the reason is because they feel their focus should be on more traditional "news" stories that can be tied conversations with the newsmakers themselves.
That's a defensible position from a purely journalistic perspective, although one that is likely not a sustainable digital age strategy for two complimentary reasons. First, fan bases' appetite for "content" on their favorite teams remains nearly boundless. The second relates to the bottom line – profitability and page views go hand-in-hand in the digital world.
But the traditionalist journalism argument completely falls flat when dailies simply begin ignoring legitimate news stories.
Because if the dailies fail to make themselves "one-stop-shops" supplying all of the basic news about a particular team in an objective format (as opposed to team websites) then fans both can and will stop visiting their sites….
…The Watch Tower very much wants to see traditional newspapers make the transition to the digital age, and in that vein it suggests that the editors of the Post-Gazette and Tribune Review have a little soul searching to do.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Max Starks are breaking up. Could it be for real this time? Yes, folks, it looks like it is.
Long time Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Max Starks went through the first round of free agency without attracting any interest for other teams or from the Steelers themselves. The Steelers then went out an signed Guy Whimper, leading to speculation that Wimper's arrival meant Starks's departure (speculation later confirmed as explained in the Watch Tower).
Max Starks has had a longer, and stranger trip than perhaps any Pittsburgh Steelers save for Ernie Holmes. Drafted in 2004 with Ben Roethlisberger, Starks was a starter for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL.
Yet, by the end of 2006 coaches were attempting to phase him out in favor of Willie Colon. The coaches and the front office could not decided what they wanted to do with Starks, leading to him getting transition tenders, franchise tenders and the like – when he wasn't even starting.
Yet Starks delivered for the Steelers.
He played well of the bench in 2007, saved their 2008 Super Bowl season, and again bailed the Steelers out in 2011 – after they had cut him.
Starks may never have been or will be an All Pro Tackle, but he certain did what was asked of him in Pittsburgh.
Thanks Max. Steelers Nation is in your debt.
A few days after coming to terms with safety Shamarko Thomas, the Steelers signed inside linebacker Vince Williams, who was their 6th round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Williams will compete with Adrian Robinson, Chris Carter, Stevenson Sylvester and perhaps Sean Spence to for a roster spot to provide depth behind Larry Foote and Lawrence Timmons.
They say breaking up is hard to do. The Pittsburgh Steelers and free agent tackle Max Starks can attest.
The Steelers have had a love-hate relationship with Max Starks since drafting him in 2004 that has seen the front office offer him a transition tender only to see the coaches start the season with Starks on the bench.
That was in 2008, and Starks bailed out the team and helped lead them to victory in Super Bowl XLIII. One of the team's first moves after the NFL 2011 lockout was to cut Max Starks. Starks was of course back in October, going from walking the streets to starting on consecutive Sundays.
Word was that when the Steelers drafted Mike Adams in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft their hopes were that Adams would replace Starks. But when it became clear in training camp that Mike Adams wasn't quite ready to take over the reigns and left tackle, Starks was signed again.
Pittsburgh is thin at tackle, and Starks is still available, but again he's not the preferred option, as the Steelers have signed veteran tackle Guy Whimper as reported a few days ago by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Whimper was originally drafted by the New York Giants in 2006 and played the last three seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Behind the Steel Curtain, (full disclosure, I also write for BTSC) labled the signing as curious, citing a Football Outsiders J.J. Cooper's analysis that had Whimper giving up sacks in nine straight games in 2011. Interestingly enough, Cooper started 15 games in 2011 but was not a regular starter in 2012 and in fact was listed as a tackle/te in Pro Football Reference.
Whimper was signed for the league minimum, so the Steelers can easily cut him in training camp if he does not work out. And who knows, perhaps Max Starks will be available to replace him.
Emmanuel Sanders signing, a run on Steve McLendon, Isaac Redman staying in Pittsburgh. And that doesn't even count the 2013 NFL Draft. It has been a busy few weeks in Pittsburgh, and this edition of the Watch Tower shines its light on how those stories were (or weren't covered) by the Steelers press corps.
Don't blame Emmanuel Sanders next season if he pulls a Greg Lloyd like black out of the Pittsburgh media, because if the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association were calling the shots, Manny Sanders would be an New England Patriot now.
Can't agree with anguish of #Steelers fans. And I really can't understand the Patriots here. Give me the third-round pick for Sanders.
Ed Bouchette wrote a full length story declaring that keeping Sanders would be a bigger risk for the Steelers than letting him go, and labeling the choice a "no brainer." For Mark Kabloy of the Tribune-Review, the one year nature of the Sanders tender was the deal breaker.
To find Love for Sanders, you have to go to Peter King of Sports Illustrated who devoted points 6 and 7 of his "Ten Things I Think I Think" of his MMQB column to the Sanders situation. First he blasted New England for its half-hearted, short term offer to Sanders, and praised Sanders, citing his team-high 14.2 yards per catch average.
After the Steelers matched New England's offer for Sanders, Dale Lolley immediately told his readers to expect a long-term deal to be worked out.
Not so fast, shot back Sanders agent Jordan Woy, indicating that Sanders had "several offers" from NFL teams.
Whether he plays for them beyond that is problematic, and the Steelers had to know that when they decided to keep him for another year.
But were there really teams lining up to throw money at Sanders? The average fan has no way of knowing, and relies on beat writers for that insight.
Unfortunately, Ed Bouchette offered none.
He writes as if the multiple offers for Sanders were a matter of fact, yet gives his readers zero indication as to whether he has verified this claim with any sources, be they named or unnamed.
The Watch Tower has praised Ed Bouchette for his journalistic acumen before and no doubt will again, but the Post-Gazette's readers deserved more from the "Dean" of the Steelers press corps on this one.
In fairness, though, Bouchette at least covered that aspect of the story whereas the Tribune Review appears to have ignored it.
Steelers Nation got a jolt last week when news broke that the Green Bay Packers were working out starting nose tackle Steve McLendon, in news broken by the Baltimore Sun via Twitter.
Both Mark Kalboy and Ed Bouchette commented on the story via Twitter. Behind the Steel Curtain wrote a story on the visit and then a follow up suggesting that the Packers might simply be trying to pressure their own nose tackle B.J. Raji into extending his contract.
In contrast, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review printed nothing on the story. A look at their main Steelers page as of 2:00 pm Eastern on Saturday 4/20/13 reveals nothing at all on Steve McLendon. Nothing on his visit to Green Bay, nothing on the 3 year deal that the Steelers signed him to.
There's not even a comment on their Steel Mill blog.
The Trib's writers did comment on McLendon via Twitter to be sure, but offered nothing to readers hungry for more than 140 character bites of information on a story with major implications for the Steelers defense in 2013.
The Tribune Review earns a big, black mark for its non-coverage of the McClendon story.
The other X Factor in the Steelers restricted free agent situation was Isaac Redman. They'd been rumors that a team might make a run on him, but nothing serious got published to that effect and probably for good reason as Redman signed his restricted free agent tender on Thursday evening without getting an offer.
Not that you would have found out about it by reading the Tribune Review, Post-Gazette, or even Behind the Steel Curtain.
Mark Kalboy did report the news via Twitter, but Redman remains a popular player in Steelers Nation, and his assured return means that he figures to be a major part of the Steelers rushing offense in 2013 and those two facts should have warranted more substantial coverage.
Early in the month news of the Steeles pre-Draft visits flowed freely, and it was clear that they were evaluating a lot of linebackers.
Then suddenly, the news stopped.
This is not the first time the Steelers have tried to keep their pre-draft visits secret. Ed Bouchette shared this news with his readers a few off seasons ago on PG Plus, although if memory serves, he was able to uncover and publish the identities of several visitors.
Perhaps he did the same this year on PG Plus. Again, as PG Plus won't take Watch Tower's money, I have no way of knowing.
The average fan has little way of gauging whether it is easy or hard for reporters to find out who is making visits to the Steelers in advance of the 2013 NFL Draft if the Steelers refuse to announce those visits.
But readers should have been informed of the news black out, instead of simply suffering a sudden stop of information.
Shortly after news broke that Alameda Ta'Amu had pleaded guilty to a number of counts stemming from last fall's drunken rampage on the South Side took a cheap shot.
Ta'amu was unfortunate enough to have a friend tweet an old photo of him holding a liquor bottle in the back seat of a car.
Ta'amu made matters worse by being dumb enough or at least inattentive enough to retweet it.
The website Steelers Depot pounced on the move, suggesting that Ta'amu was out the night before "celebrating" his relatively light sentence, and later updating the post suggesting that the fact that Ta'amu had his "friend" take down the photo was an admission of guilt.
However, as Neal Coolong of Behind the Steel Curtain pointed out, the photo was taken during the day and during the spring or summer, lending credibility to Ta'amu's insistence that the photo was an old one.
Steelers Depot's suggestion little more than a cheap shot, and BTSC deserves credit for calling them out on it.
What does James Harrison share with Neil O'Donnell not to mention John Jackson, Myron Bell, Oliver Gibson, and Jamain Stephens?
If you guessed that he was an ex-Steelers who wound up as a Cincinnati Bengal then you'd be spot on.
Allen Robinson of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals signed James Harrison to a 2 year contract. Terms were not disclosed, although it is likely for less money than he left on the table when Steelers tried to get him to accept a 30% pay cut. When Harrison balked, the Steelers cut him, and Harrison has been trying to land a job with another AFC North team since then.
Harrison himself tweeted the news, showing he's already incorporating lingua franca of The Jungle into his vocabulary.
In an trivial twist to the story, Behind the Steel Curtain is citing an ESPN report that says that Harrison will not actually sign the contract until May.
With the acquisition of Harrison, Cincinnati cements what is one of the more underrated defenses in the NFL. Unlike Pittsburgh, the Bengals play a 4-3 and how Harrison exactly fits in is unknown but the Bengals already have formidable players such as Gino Atkins, Michael Johnson and Carlos Dunlap in what is one of the strongest front 7's in the league.
James Harrison still has something left. He may not be the player he was in 2008 or even 2010, but Harrison has something in the tank.
And nobody thrives on motivation like James Harrison.
If you doubt it, just watch the Steelers 75 Anniversary game where he essentially ended Steve McNair's career as a starter.
That cannot be a reassuring thought for Ben Roethlisberger, who must doubling down on his rosary decades, praying that the investments the Steelers have made in Marcus Gilbert, Mike Adams, and David DeCastro pay off in the form of them developing into players capable of protecting him.
The ink had barley dried on Steve McLendon's new contract when news broke Steelers Nation could officially stop worrying about a run its remaining restricted free agents.
Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reported via Twitter that the Isaac Redman had signed his restricted free agent tender, binding him to the Steelers for 2013.
Its been 3 years since an NFL restricted free agent had gotten an offer from another team, but the Steelers found themselves at the focal point of not one but two restricted free agent poaching attempts.
The first one involved Emmanuel Sanders, with New England making an offer to Sanders which the Steelers ultimately, and surprisingly matched. Then followed the news that Steve McLendon worked out in Green Bay, prompting the Steelers to quickly Steve McLendon offer him a three year contract.
Rumors and rumblings had it that there were also teams interested in Isaac Redman.
Those fears can now be put to rest.
Redman of course made the key touchdown in the Steelers stunning come from behind victory vs. Baltimore in 2010, and by 2011 had proven himself as a capable NFL back up. Redman's best shot at a stardom came in 2012 with the injury to Rashard Mendenhall, however Redman himself was injured during the first part of the season, and did not recover until late in the season.
Redman will now get a second chance and, if the Steelers are smart and cap space allows it, they'll offer him a multi-year deal during training camp.
No Isaac Redman is not the second coming of Franco Harris or Jerome Bettis. But he's a gritty, scrappy back who like Merril Hoge and Mewelde Moore before him, has a motor that simply does not quit.
Fortuantely that motor will be running for the Pittsburgh Steelers for one more year.