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from oslo_log import log as logging
import six

import nova.conf
from nova.i18n import _LW
from nova.scheduler import filters
from nova.scheduler.filters import utils

CONF = nova.conf.CONF

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class AggregateImagePropertiesIsolation(filters.BaseHostFilter):
    """AggregateImagePropertiesIsolation works with image properties."""

    # Aggregate data and instance type does not change within a request
    run_filter_once_per_request = True

    def host_passes(self, host_state, spec_obj):
        """Checks a host in an aggregate that metadata key/value match
        with image properties.
        """
        cfg_namespace = CONF.aggregate_image_properties_isolation_namespace
        cfg_separator = CONF.aggregate_image_properties_isolation_separator

        image_props = spec_obj.image.properties if spec_obj.image else {}
        metadata = utils.aggregate_metadata_get_by_host(host_state)

        for key, options in six.iteritems(metadata):
            if (cfg_namespace and
                    not key.startswith(cfg_namespace + cfg_separator)):
                continue
            prop = None
            try:
                prop = image_props.get(key)
            except AttributeError:
                LOG.warning(_LW("Host '%(host)s' has a metadata key '%(key)s' "
                                "that is not present in the image metadata."),
                            {"host": host_state.host, "key": key})
                continue

            # NOTE(sbauza): Aggregate metadata is only strings, we need to
            # stringify the property to match with the option
            # TODO(sbauza): Fix that very ugly pattern matching
            if prop and str(prop) not in options:
                LOG.debug("%(host_state)s fails image aggregate properties "
                            "requirements. Property %(prop)s does not "
                            "match %(options)s.",
                          {'host_state': host_state,
                           'prop': prop,
                           'options': options})
                return False
        return True


Last night I read Donald Trump's comment that he had read the word "wiretap" in the New York Times on January 20, so he figured that made it OK on March 4 to accuse President Obama of wiretapping him. I vaguely wondered what article he was talking about, but it was late and life is short, so I went to bed instead of searching for it.
I also tried "wire tap" and "wire-tap." No dice. Does anyone have a clue what he was talking about?
And how about the Bret Baier report "the day previous where he was talking about certain very complex sets of things happening, and wiretapping"? I can't find that either.
Do either of these things exist? Or is Trump just making stuff up to cover for the fact that he read about it in a Breitbart News summary of a Mark Levin radio rant?


It is estimated that Kodi is being used in over three million homes across the UK with more than half streaming content from illegal third-party add-ons.
The so-called Kodi crackdown shows no sign of slowing and with more internet service providers (ISP) joining forces to combat online piracy, it's time for a clean out.
You may even have been watching TV, sports and movies illegally – without realising it.
How do I get rid of dodgy add-ons?
To start, you'll need to look at the various add-ons you have installed on your Kodi player. Where legal challenges have been made, you'll find that add-ons involved have stopped working. It doesn't matter whether you run Kodi on an Android-based TV box, an Amazon Fire Stick, a desktop, Tablet, Smartphone or laptop – you don't want these add-ons any longer.
Be warned – this isn't a quick task.
You'll need to boot your Kodi device, and run through every single add-on to confirm whether it works or not. And if it does work, check that it is offering content legally.
Here's a clue: if movies and TV shows are being streamed and you're not paying for them, you should uninstall the add-on.
To uninstall an unwanted Kodi add-on, browse to Add-ons > My Add-ons menu and select the add-on to remove.
In the next screen, find the Uninstall button, and click or tap it. Confirm your decision and wait for the add-on to be removed.
If you've got anything left over, it's probably things like YouTube, or some podcast channels. Yo're now on the right track to using Kodi without attracting any unwanted attention from the law.
The vast majority of add-ons that you can trust to deliver legally-sourced content can be found in the official Kodi Add-on repository. A comprehensive list can be found in the Kodi wiki page.
These can be found in My Add-ons > Add-on Repository, where the Kodi Add-on repository should be enabled. Once you've done this, you'll have access to the full selection of safe add-ons via Add-ons > Download > Video add-ons (and other categories too).
It really is the end of an era — but that doesn't mean that it is the end of Kodi. Everything you need to enjoy video and audio content (TV, movies, your music collection, podcasts, and even photos) is built into Kodi.
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is the candleriggs still about???
anybody else got any memories??
I remember candleriggs, but i think the building is still there but the market is long gone.
there was a great model shop round there also.
AKA(now A1 i think) also had a stall in the Virginia galleries?


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Simon Spilak wins Rund um den Finanzplatz in a two-up sprint
Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results
Slovenian outpaces 2012 winner Moreno Moser as they just hold off the peloton
Simon Spilak (Katusha) won the 2013 edition of the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn - Frankfurt, the traditional German May Day race, as he outsprinted the previous year's winner, Moreno Moser (Cannondale) in a two-up sprint. The duo had escaped in the company of Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) as the peloton climbed the steep Mammolshain Berg for the fourth time, with just 35km to go, but dropped the Italian as they fought to hold off the sprinters' teams on the way to the finish.
Pozzovivo was swept up in the closing kilometres, but Spilak and Moser managed to stay away to fight out the finish; André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) beating John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) in the race for third just metres behind them.
"It wasn't planned that I would take part to this race," said Spilak afterwards. "But in the end we decided to take advantage of my shape; it turned out to be the best choice.
The Slovenian rider finished second overall in the recent Tour de Romandie, having won the snow-shortened stage to Les Diablerets, and he was able to carry his form into the Frankfurt race.
"It was a very hard race, but my teammates worked very well in order to keep the race under control," he explained, "and on the last climb, when Pozzovivo and Moser attacked, I decided to follow them. Then we cooperated very well, and we were just able to hold off the chase.
"I'm very happy," he added. "This is the end of the first part of the season for me, and I think I can be very satisfied with my improvements. I took some great results, now I'll work hard in order to confirm in the next competition I will take part in."
The 200.9km race saw a nine-rider group escape in the opening kilometres, consisting of Marcel Sieberg (Lotto-Belisol), Paul Voss (NetApp-Endura), Michael Mørkøv (Saxo-Tinkoff), Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling), Jan-Nicklas Droste (Heizomat), Tim Gebauer (Stölting), Georg Preidler (Argos-Shimano), and Michael Schweizer and Sven Forberger (both NSP-Ghost).
Omega Pharma-Quick Step and MTN-Qhubeka were leading the peloton behind the break and held it to a maximum of 3'50" over the top of the climb to Feldberg, after 61km, which was making its return to the race after a two-year absence due to resurfacing.
The break split on the first ascent of the Mammolshainer, with 93km to go, with Priedler, Voss, Sieberg, Reichenbach and Mørkøv leaving the others behind. Forberger was quickly swallowed by the peloton, which was now just 2'30" behind the leaders, but the three others managed to hold out for several more kilometres before also being caught.
With 60km to go, following the second climb of the Mammolshainer, the gap was down to 1'40" and, with Priedler and Reichenbach dropped, Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) attacked the next time over and jumped across the gap to the three remaining leaders.
The World time trial champion was adjudged to be too dangerous a rider to be allowed clear at this stage, however, and the break was shut down with 42km to go.
The final time up the Mammolshainer though, Spilak, Moser and Pozzovivo escaped. The trio was 40 seconds clear as they began the flat dash to the centre of Frankfurt, but this was steadily reduced by the combined efforts of Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol and Argos-Shimano.
Climber Pozzovivo was unable to stay with the two stronger riders as they attacked one another on the way to the finish, and was swallowed up by the speeding peloton, but the other two managed to hold off the chase. Moser attacked with 700 metres to go, but Spilak managed to close down the defending champion in the final 150 metres and outpaced him on the line.
Just metres behind the duo Greipel won the battle of the German sprinters, over Degenkolb and Milano-Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka).
1. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
2. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
3. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol
4. John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano
5. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka
6. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
9. Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team
10. Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura
Tour de Romandie: Spilak wins weather-altered version of stage four
Astana and Katusha ambitious for Tour of Belgium success
Tony Martin to return to racing in the Rund um den Finanzplatz
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Spilak escapes to Romandie Stage 4 victory as overall battle intensifies

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Wayne County exec blasts county treasurer over real estate dealings
Wayne County executive says Sabree family should not have purchased foreclosed properties.
Wayne County exec blasts county treasurer over real estate dealings Wayne County executive says Sabree family should not have purchased foreclosed properties. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2019/03/14/warren-evans-eric-sabree-wayne-county/3143324002/
Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press Published 8:00 a.m. ET March 14, 2019
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said a fellow elected official, County Treasurer Eric Sabree, undermined public trust when Sabree's family members and a company he co-founded purchased foreclosed properties and then didn't pay the taxes until they were delinquent.
Evans also criticized Sabree for claiming that some of the purchases were technically not prohibited by a treasurer's office policy because that is "not really the issue."
"The issue is it looks bad. And if it looks bad, it is bad, particularly in a process where so much is at stake because the biggest investment people have in their lives is their homes," Evans told the Free Press editorial board this week in advance of his state of the county address Thursday.
The Free Press reported in February that Sabree's relatives and a company he started with his wife purchased tax-foreclosed real estate in Wayne County, including three houses in Harper Woods that he said in an interview were in violation of his office's own rules.
Eric Sabree, Wayne County Treasurer. (Photo: Wayne County Treasurer's office, Wayne County Treasurer's office,)
More: Wayne County treasurer's family bought tax-foreclosed properties
More: Sources: Gilbert's Bedrock lectured inspectors on how to do their jobs
Sabree later issued a statement saying his office's policy, which prohibited family members from bidding at the annual tax foreclosure auction, didn't apply in 2011 because a private company was conducting the auction. That was the year a company founded by Sabree and his wife, Badriyyah Sabree, bought the houses in Harper Woods.
At the time, Sabree was deputy treasurer over land management. He became treasurer in 2016.
Other transactions involved Sabree's two sons and a nephew. As county treasurer, Sabree is responsible for collecting delinquent property taxes and has the authority to foreclose on owners who don't pay their taxes, and to sell that real estate at auction.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans (Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press)
Sabree told the Free Press he is sorry that his wife and sons bought foreclosed property.
"I regret that I didn't get more involved ... in telling them don't do it, stay out of it," he told the Free Press in February as he disclosed details of more than a dozen transactions involving Badriyyah Sabree, U.S. Development Services, the company started by the couple; and sons Adam and Yusuf Sabree.
He also disclosed that his wife spent $58,000 to pay off three years of late taxes on more than a dozen properties.
The Sabrees began buying foreclosed properties in 2008, when Eric Sabree worked for the county, but not in the treasurer's office, as an attorney overseeing real estate. That year, his wife purchased at auction six vacant lots on Wyoming Avenue in Detroit for $500 each. U.S. Development Services purchased two other properties, one of them an acre-sized lot on Hamilton Avenue in Highland Park, for $500 each.
U.S. Development Services resold the Hamilton property three years later for $11,000.
"I think anybody objectively who looks at that and says, 'I'm not trusting a system that's already flawed' — I think it does not go over well," Evans said.
Evans called revenue that the county receives from the tax-foreclosure auction "blood money." The auction displaces property owners who were unable to pay their taxes, as well as renters whose landlords didn't pay their taxes. The auction allows speculators to buy property. If they don't take care of that real estate, those sales contribute to blight.
Evans said he has asked the seven-member Wayne County Ethics Board to look into the Sabree family's dealings.
"The issue is, if the public can't trust what its government officials are doing, then that's a huge problem," Evans said. "That shouldn't have happened."
Evans, however, stopped short of saying Sabree should resign.
"I won't make those kinds of judgments about people," he said.
On Tuesday, Sabree turned in his written response to Evans' complaint to the ethics board. Through a spokesman, Bruce Babiarz, Sabree declined comment on Evans' criticism.
Contact Jennifer Dixon: 313-223-4410 or jbdixon@freepress.com
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A team of Navy SEALs wiped out in a surprise attack. A motorcade of dignitaries ambushed -- and the U.S. Secretary of State abducted. But this is no random act of terror. A vision of evil unprecedented in scope has been triggered.
The enemy will not stop until the skies over America are black with death and destruction. CIA veterans Dan Morgan and Peter Conley -- code names Cobra and Cougar -- are America's last chance at averting an unthinkable scenario of bloodshed . . .


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Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: electronic health records study
Background: Higher mortality is associated with weekend hospital admission, but the contributions of varying illness severity and admission time to this 'weekend effect' remain unexplored.
Methods: We analysed unselected emergency admissions to four Oxford University NHS hospitals, UK, January 2006-December 2014. The primary outcome was death within 30-days of admission (in/out of hospital), adjusted for multiple confounders in Cox models including or excluding test results.
Finding...
Peer review status:
Walker, A. S., Mason, A., Quan, T. P., Fawcett, N., Watkinson, P., Llewelyn, M., Stoesser, N., Finney, J., Davies, J., Wyllie, D. H., Crook, D. W., & Peto, T. E. A. (2017). Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: electronic health records study. Lancet, 390(10089), 62–72.
Walker, A. S., et al. "Mortality Risks Associated with Emergency Admissions during Weekends and Public Holidays: Electronic Health Records Study." Lancet, vol. 390, no. 10089, Lancet, 2017, pp. 62–72.
Walker, AS, A Mason, TP Quan, N Fawcett, P Watkinson, M Llewelyn, N Stoesser, et al. 2017. "Mortality Risks Associated with Emergency Admissions during Weekends and Public Holidays: Electronic Health Records Study." Lancet 390 (10089): 62–72.
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In May of this year, Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA) compiled its "Machine Tool Industry Vision 2030" looking ahead to the year 2030 as part of the JMTBA's 70th anniversary. The vision outlines a wide range of future prospects for Japan's machine tool industry, including the forecast that by 2030, the amount of orders for machine tools in Japan will reach 2.475 trillion yen, up 60.6% from the 2021 level.
To break the 2 trillion yen mark in 2026
The Vision 2030 was compiled by the " Machine Tool Industry Vision 2030 Study Council," chaired by Dr. Masaomi Tsutsumi, professor emeritus of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Chairman Tsutsumi stated, "I am confident that the contents of the vision look ahead to the next 10 years and beyond."
In 2012, JMTBA compiled its Vision 2020, which outlines the goals that the Japanese machine tool industry is expected to achieve by the year 2020. With this as a guideline, JMTBA had been working on following four key issues in the 2010s: (1) Stronger collaboration among industry, academia, and government, (2) Reinforcement of standardization strategies, (3) Increase the centripetal force of the Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF), and (4) Strengthen human resource recruitment and publicity measures.
The guidelines outlined in Vision 2020 are universal, but 10 years have passed since its compilation, and the social environment surrounding the industry has changed dramatically. In response to the new challenges the industry faces, JMTBA has reviewed the direction the Japanese machine tool industry should take, and has developed a strategy to complement Vision 2020.
Major changes in the social environment include the digitalization, social needs such as carbon neutrality and SDGs, the electrification of automobiles, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental responsiveness, for example, can be positioned as a new value-added incentive for capital investment or new technology development. Thus, responding to changes in the social environment while leading to changes in the industrial structure.
Assuming that orders will grow steadily in response to major changes in society and the market, the mid- to long-term outlook for the amount of orders in the Japanese machine tool industry is expected to reach 2.475 trillion yen by 2030. The breakdown is 874 billion yen for domestic demand and 1.581 trillion yen for foreign demand. The average annual growth rate over the next nine years will be 5.3%, and the industry will break the 2 trillion yen mark in 2026.
JMTBA recognizes that the Japanese machine tool industry is not a mature industry, but one that will continue to grow sustainably in the future.
The future holds brightness
The Vision 2030 consists of seven aspects: 1) Trends in machine tool supply / demand and major user industries, 2) Management of Japanese machine tool industry, 3) Trends in machine tool manufacturing, 4) Transformation of business models, 5) Issues and future prospects of JIMTOF, 6) Export management of machine tools, and 7) Recruitment and development of human resources for manufacturing.
The general introduction to the Vision 2030 summarizes the most immediate issues that the industry needs to work on, such as the Chinese trend toward domestic production and its strategy, climate change issues, and export control related to machine tools.
Each section is worth reading, packed with very detailed and thoughtful content, and the total number of pages is nearly 400. For example, in "Trends in machine tool manufacturing," the future of machine tools is presented by young engineers, which is not only informative but also enjoyable, and provides hope for a brighter future for the industry.
Dr. Inaba, Chairman of JMTBA, stated, "I hope that the suggestions discussed in this vision contribute to the development of management strategies of each company". Vision 2030 provides a guideline on which the Japanese machine tool industry should base its operations for the next 10 years.
Staff Editor: Takashi Haga
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sudo unzip -d /opt/gradle /tmp/gradle-5.1-bin.zip
sudo touch /etc/profile.d/gradle.sh
export GRADLE_HOME=/opt/gradle/gradle-5.1
export PATH=${GRADLE_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
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gradle projects
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Free Music: The Traders – "The Longest Day, MTL"
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 8:11 AM (PST) by Midwest Punk
French punk band The Traders have a new demo track out, and they're giving it away for free. Listen to and/or download "The Longest Day, MTL" below.
It's the first song the band wrote with their new guitar player, and will be featured on a yet-to-be-announced EP.
The Traders are currently on tour in Europe. Check out those dates/locations here. At that link, you'll also find the band's last full-album release, Too Young… So Old, for free download. Read our review of the album here.
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Free Comp Download: "Go Ahead, Make My Day, Punk!" (The Decline, Burning Heads & more)
Friday, July 11, 2014 at 5:13 PM (PST) by Screeching Bottlerocket
Some punk fanzine (I think it's French…) released a free comp featuring songs from The Decline, Burning Heads, The Traders, and a bunch of other good bands. Give it a listen and snag your free digital copy below if you're looking for some new bands to check out.
More On: Punk, FREE, The Decline, Pee Records
The Traders announce summer European tour, offer album "Too Young… So Old" for free download
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 12:10 PM (PST) by vivalalexy
French punk band The Traders have announced a string of European tour dates this summer and you can get more information about the times and locations below.
The group is also offering their full length album "Too Young… So Old" for 'name your price' download and you can check that out below as well. "Too Young… So Old" was released on May 18th, 2013.
More On: Punk, Tour, The Traders,
Album Review: The Traders – "Too Young… So Old"
Monday, March 3, 2014 at 8:11 PM (PST) by ben.king
When I first listened to The Traders' new album "Too Young… So Old," I got three tracks into it and I turned it off. The French band's debut album was abrasive and disjointed. I kind of dreaded having to listen to it a few more times to review it.
But this album is the definition of a grower.
On my third or fourth listen through, I was transported back to my first year out of high school, driving around in my car, blowing out my speakers to "Dancing for Decadence" by the Sainte Catherines, by far my favorite album of 2006. I swear I am not making this comparison because they're both from French-speaking areas, there is serious overlap in the sound between the bands. The raw, yelling vocals, the melodic guitar, even the guitar tone harkens back to the late Ontario punks. And it rules. The album's first two tracks blow me out of the water, being that perfect mix of angry, modern punk and dirty, 80s metal that was almost popular in the late 2000s, but never really took off. I also hear some Glass and Ashes in here, and I'm loving that as well.
As a lot of albums do, the sustained blast that is the first half of "Too Young… So Old" gives way to a more subdued, poppy second half. The record features an acoustic track, as well as stuff that is a lot cleaner and melodic. These tracks are still great, particularly "Black Page Syndrome" and the title track, "Too Young… So Old," but dude, if the whole album had been an assault like the first few tracks, this thing would be damn near perfect.
I would definitely recommend this album to anyone who's still mourning the demise of the Sainte Catherines, digs Glass and Ashes, or really wishes Motorhead was on No Idea.
More On: Punk, Album Review, The Traders,
Introducing Punk Act: The Traders (full EP stream)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 3:17 PM (PST) by Johnny X
Here's a new band for you guys to check out. They're called The Traders and they're French but sing in English and you don't really notice an accent or anything. Anyway, to me they sound like a slightly more raw/distorted Swingin' Utters and I'm quite digging their recently released full-length "Too Young… So Old". Check it out for yourself below.
More On: Punk, Band Spotlight, The Traders,
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Aging & Long-Term Care of Eastern Washington, Central Washington University's Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, Children's Home Society of Vancouver WA, City of Seattle's Human Services Department, City of Seattle's Office of the Mayor, City of Seattle's Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Eastern Washington University, Entre Hermanos, Equal Rights Washington, EWU Pride Center, Family Support/Triple Point, Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center, Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center, Gender Justice League, GenPRIDE, GLSEN Washington State, Greater Seattle Business Association, Ingersoll Center, Lifelong, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Rainbow Alliance and Inclusion Network, SAGE Olympia, Seattle & King County's Public Health Departments, Seattle Counseling Service, Skagit Valley College Student Club, Spokane Falls Community College, Tacoma Older LGBT, The Queer Resource Center, Three Rivers Coalition, UW School of Social Work, UW School of Nursing, UW School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine, UW's Queer Center, UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, UW School of Social Work & Criminal Justice Tacoma, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Washington State University's Child, Youth, and Family Behavioral Health Section, WA State Department of Social and Health Services, WA State Health Care Authority, WA State Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, Western Washington University, Whitman College, Whitworth University, Youth Eastside Services. UW Collaborators: School of Nursing; School of Medicine, Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, School of Social Work & Criminal Justice, Tacoma, Goldsen Institute Population Health Division.
Global Pride Network
Ricardo Iacub
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Main Research Areas: Sexuality, narrative identity and aging, LGBT issues Biography: I'm Full Professor of Psychology of Aging (UBA), researcher (UBA), psychologist consultant, Advisor of aging mental health in the Government of Argentine. I've published 10 books and more than 40 papers of gerontology. Invited Professor in more than 15 countries. Selected Works: Eroticism and Old Age. Western Perspectives. Paidós: Buenos Aires. Iacub, R.; Arias, C. J.; Mansinho, M.; Winzeler M.; Vasquez Jofre, R.: Sociocultural Changes and the Construction of Identity in Lesbian and Gay Elderly People in Argentina in The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. March 2019. doi.org/10.1177/0091415019836928 Iacub, Ricardo ; Hidalgo López, Patricia; Winzeler, Martín O.; Bourlot, Valeria ; Gil de Muro, Mariana L.; Paz, Mariana; Bellas, Mónica L.; Machluk, Luciana; Vazquez Jofré, Rocío; Boggiano, Patricia Desarticulando las fronteras del erotismo en la vejez Research on Ageing and Social Policy: (RASP), ISSN-e 2014-671X, Vol. 8, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 1-24
Robert Beringer
University of Victoria, Canada
Main Research Areas: Gerontology; technology and aging; Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus (2SLGBTQ+) aging; global 2SLGBTQ+ health; health equity; community-based research; virtual community building and social connectivity; health promotion. Biography:Robert Beringer (he/him) has an Inter-disciplinary Doctorate in Social Sciences from Royal Roads University. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria. Prior to his current post he was a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Health Systems Impact Postdoctoral Fellow where he employed a community-based participatory action research methodology and evaluated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQI2S) engagement and satisfaction with Hospice and Palliative Care in the Island Health Region in British Columbia. He is also a member of the iCAN-ACP Diversity Access Team that is researching challenges related to participating in advance care planning (ACP) among members of the LGBT community and some ethnic groups. Past projects include work on the LGBT End-of-Life Conversations Project (A project funded by a Catalyst Grant from TVN-NCE: Improving Care for the Frail Elderly) where he created content and oversaw the development of the project website. Additionally, as a doctoral student he was awarded the CIHR, Institute of Gender and Health: Knowledge Translation & Design Jam Award competition and used these funds to create The LGBTQI2S Dignity Project. In this project, he developed a website (lgbtqi2sdignityproject.ca) and funded the development of a resource entitled "A workbook to support your journey to becoming an ally for LGBTQ2+ Seniors." As part of this project, he also acted as Executive Producer in the development of three short films designed to depict the challenges faced by LGBTQI2S older adults as they enter assisted living facilities. Lintott, L., Beringer, R., Do, A., & Daudt, H. (In Press) A Rapid review of end-of-life needs in the LGBT community and recommendations for clinicians. Palliative Medicine. Beringer R, Gutman G, & de Vries B. (2021). Exploring and Promoting Advance Care Planning among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older adults living in non-metropolitan British Columbia. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 1-20. Beringer R, Gutman G, & de Vries B. (2017). Developing a web-based platform to foster end-of-life planning among older LGBT adults. Gerontechnology, 16(1): 48-55
Sandra Šević
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Saori Kamano
Natl' Inst. of Population and Social Security Research, Japan
Main Research Areas: Gender, Family, Demography of SOGI Biography: I was trained as a sociologist at Stanford University (U.S.A) where I obtained my Phd. Since then, I have been involved in various projects on gender, sexuality and family in Japan. At the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, I have been participating in the Japanese National Fertility Survey and the National Survey of Family in Japan projects. Using the data collected, I have analyzed the changes in the attitudes toward marriage and family. I was also a co-PI of the Japanese research team of WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women (1999-2005). Recently, I have been involved in a number of studies on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). One study is the first population-based nationwide survey on attitudes toward sexual and gender minorities in 2015 and a comparable survey in 2019. My latest project, "Demography of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Building a Foundation for Research in Japan", is funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (JSPS Kakenhi Grant Number 16H03709, PI: Saori Kamano, 2016-). Here, we explore how best to capture respondents' SOGI in a survey of the general population through focus groups and pilot surveys. Using the questions thus developed, we conducted the Osaka City Residents' Survey, one of the first population-based surveys in Japan with SOGI questions. My next goal, subject to funding availability, is to conduct a nation-wide population-based survey with SOGI questions in order to accumulate data that would allow us to analyze the effects of SOGI on various realms of life. In addition to quantitative research, I have also engaged in a few ethnographic research, conducting interviews with same-sex couples to explore how they manage their everyday lives and social relationships and negotiate the socio-legal context that affects their relationships and life chances. Selected Works: Kamano, Saori, 2009, "Housework and lesbian couples in Japan: Division, negotiation and interpretation," Women's Studies International Forum 32: 130-141. Khor, Diana, Denise Tse-Shang Tang and Saori Kamano, 2020, "Global Norms, State Regulations, and Local Activism: Marriage Equality and Same-Sex Partnership, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Rights in Japan and Hong Kong," in Michael J. Bosia, Sandra M. McEvoy, and Momin Rahman (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics. New York: Oxford University Press, 283-300. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190673741.013.19 Hiramori, Daiki, and Saori Kamano, 2020, "Understanding Sexual Orientation Identity, Sexual/romantic Attraction, and Sexual Behavior Beyond Western Societies: The Case of Japan." SocArXiv. March 13. doi:10.31235/osf.io/ds8at
Shang-Ti Chen
National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Main Research Areas: Leisure behavior, the psychology of leisure, therapeutic recreation, inclusive leisure services, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), healthy aging Biography: I am an assistant professor in Tourism, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at National Dong Hwa University. My research interests cover a broad range of topics in the domain of leisure, aging, and health. Much of my research is aimed at identifying protective factors for psychological well-being. I'm particularly interested in how aspects of everyday life events (e.g., enjoyable activities, positive events) influence a person's ability to regulate their emotion in daily life. My current work centers on using smartphones for obtaining high ecological validity of leisure behavior and for assessing subtle variations and changes in psychological well-being in the context of everyday life. Selected Works:
Chen, S. T., Jinshil, H., Graefe, A. R., Almeida, D. M., Mowen, A. J., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2021). Associations between enjoyable activities and uplifting events: Effects on momentary positive affect in adulthood. Journal of Leisure Research. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1080/00222216.2021.1878002
Chen, S. T., Jinshil, H., Graefe, A. R., Mowen, A. J., Almeida, D. M., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2020). The influence of leisure engagement on daily emotional well-being. Leisure Sciences. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1080/01490400.2020.1757537
Chen, S. T., Stevinson, C., Tien., T., Chen, L. J., & Ku, P. W. (2020). Accelerometer-measured daily steps and subjective cognitive ability in older adults: A two-year follow-up study. Experimental Gerontology. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2020.110874.
Sonja Ellis
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Main Research Areas: Lesbian and gay ageing; sexuality; LGBT+ mental health Biography: Sonja J Ellis is Associate Professor in Human Development at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato/The University of Waikato. She is an established researcher and scholar in the field of LGBTIQ Psychology, and is co-author of the textbook Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2020). She is currently undertaking research in relation to the inclusion of sexual and gender diversity in sexuality education; and around youth sexual health. She is also interested in lesbian and gay ageing.
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<?php
namespace Mufuphlex\ReSearcher;

/**
 * Class Indexer
 * @package Mufuphlex\ReSearcher
 */
class Indexer extends Interactor
{
	/** @var callable */
	protected $_filter = null;

	/**
	 * @param InteractableInterface $obj
	 * @return int
	 */
	public function addObject(InteractableInterface $obj)
	{
		$cnt = 0;

		if (!$obj->getTokens())
		{
			return $cnt;
		}

		$cnt += $this->_addEntry($obj);

		$dataBySet = array();
		$id = $obj->getId();
		$type = $obj->getType();

		foreach ($obj->getTokensUnique() as $token)
		{
			if ($this->_filter AND !call_user_func_array($this->_filter, array($token)))
			{
				continue;
			}

			$dataBySet[$this->_makeKeyNameToken($token, $type)][] = $id;
		}

		foreach ($dataBySet as $key => $values)
		{
			$cnt += $this->_addMulti($key, $values);
			unset($dataBySet[$key]);
		}

		return $cnt;
	}

	/**
	 * @param callable $filter
	 * @return $this
	 */
	public function setFilter(\Closure $filter)
	{
		$this->_filter = $filter;
		return $this;
	}

	/**
	 * @param InteractableInterface $entry
	 * @return int
	 */
	protected function _addEntry(InteractableInterface $entry)
	{
		$cnt = $this->_addKnownType($entry->getType());
		$cnt += $this->_fillTokensOfEntry($entry);
		return $cnt;
	}

	/**
	 * @param mixed $type
	 * @return int
	 */
	protected function _addKnownType($type)
	{
		return $this->_redisInteractor->getRedisUtil()->setAdd($this->_redisInteractor->getSetNameKnownTypes(), $type);
	}

	/**
	 * @param InteractableInterface $entry
	 * @return int
	 */
	protected function _fillTokensOfEntry(InteractableInterface $entry)
	{
		$keyName = $this->_makeKeyNameEntry($entry);

		if ($entry->isMutable())
		{
			$this->_removeEntryFromTokenSets($entry);
			$this->_redisInteractor->getRedisUtil()->del($keyName);
		}

		return $this->_redisInteractor->getRedisUtil()->hashSet($keyName, $entry->getTokens());
	}

	/**
	 * @param InteractableInterface $entry
	 * @return $this
	 */
	protected function _removeEntryFromTokenSets(InteractableInterface $entry)
	{
		$type = $entry->getType();
		$id = $entry->getId();
		$keyName = $this->_makeKeyNameEntry($entry);
		$currentTokens = $this->_redisInteractor->getRedisUtil()->setGet($keyName);

		foreach ($currentTokens as $token)
		{
			$tokenKeyName = $this->_makeKeyNameToken($token, $type);
			$this->_redisInteractor->getRedisUtil()->setRemoveValue($tokenKeyName, $id);
		}

		return $this;
	}
}


This course is about entrepreneurship in practice. Students will gain real-life experience with New Venture Creation by working with a real startup company to develop their business plan. The students will use state of the art entrepreneurship tools, to learn how to develop and validate a business idea (value proposition), and build a viable business model around it. Lectures consist of a mix of group work to coach the project work, research based lectures, and case studies. Core themes of entrepreneurship will be discussed, such as lean startup processes, business modelling, entrepreneurial marketing and strategy, intellectual property, and venture capital. Innovation and technology hubs in the Oslo region will be mobilized to connect students and startups.
The course is also used as preparation for "gründerskolen" (the Norwegian School of Entrepreneurship, summer program).


Handcrafted from premium cast stone, the Garden Utility Station By Henri Studio is a classically designed utility wall fountain fit for use in any garden or patio space. Fill watering cans or clean tools using this elegant alternative to conventional, unsightly spigots. Simply connect a garden hose to the back of the Garden Utility Station and transform the aesthetic quality your watering experience. Custom-made in America. Shown in Relic Nebbia.


Q: I tried to insert gallery to page to test the program and I cannot move the slideshow to position it. Do I have to make a special div for it to hold it?
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Insert the gallery into DIV container, set width and position.
I purchased the VisuallightBox license that has 2 installations limit.


The John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean or coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.
The program matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive branch of federal government in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year paid fellowship. The amount of this award, contingent on federal funding, is $71,500. The award is provided to each fellow for stipend, living expense and travel. Additional information is at the National Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship page.
Applicants must submit their packages to Melissa Macarages (mmacarages@ufl.edu) at the Florida Sea Grant Program by February 22, 2019. Link to application requirements.
Students are encouraged to contact Florida Sea Grant Director Karl Havens sometime in December/January for guidance regarding development of their application package.
The Knauss Fellowship Advisory Council is comprised of graduates from Florida universities who held Knauss Fellowships during the last two years. They have volunteered to provide guidance to Knauss applicants on an as-need basis. We appreciate their willingness to help the candidates.


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Welsh Icons News > Cymrupedia > Entertainers > Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh actor born in Holywell, Wales.
In 1974 he married actress Kate Fahy and they have three children. Pryce appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company during the 1970s. A Welsh speaker, he appeared at the concert to launch the National Assembly for Wales, reciting poetry by Dafydd ap Gwilym. In 1980, he appeared as Ken in Breaking Glass, and had a small but pivotal role in the 12th episode of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, one that he reprised for the "Quintessential Phase" which was broadcast in 2005.
Having appeared on TV in the title role of Martin Luther, Heretic and in the Ian McEwan-scripted film The Ploughman's Lunch (both 1983), Pryce played the subdued protagonist Sam Lowry in Terry Gilliam's 1985 film, Brazil. Brazil won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1985 awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, as well as Academy Awards in 1986 for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Pryce has a good relationship with Brazil's Director, Terry Gilliam, later being cast by him in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989), and The Brothers Grimm (2005).
He appeared, to some controversy, in the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon, in a role that certain activists said should have gone to an Asian, as the character is Asian.
Pryce was spokesman in a 1993/1994 series of American television commercials for Infiniti. These commercials were popularly parodied on Saturday Night Live in December, 1993, with Mike Myers doing an impersonation of Pryce spokesmodeling for sleek luxury toilets instead of automobiles. They have also been parodied in other advertisements, such as some of those for the Jordan's Furniture chain in the 1990's.
Jonathan Pryce has shown himself a diverse and capable actor, playing downtrodden and timid characters in Brazil and Glengarry Glen Ross while also filling strong and authoritative roles in Evita as Juan Peron, Bond villain Elliot Carver in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies, and as the Royal Governor of Jamaica in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. In 1995 he won the Best Actor Award at Cannes for his performance as Lytton Strachey in the film Carrington.
His comic version of the Master in the 1999 Doctor Who spoof Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death was very well received by critics, partly because of the over-the-top nature of Pryce's portrayal which satirised previous depictions of the character.
In 1989 Pryce appeared on one of the earliest episodes of Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, alongside Paul Merton and John Sessions. Though he excelled, it turned out to be a one-time appearance.
As of January 2006, Pryce has replaced John Lithgow as Lawrence Jameson in the musical version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels then in 2007 he played Sherlock Holmes in the BBC production, the baker street irregulars, which is set to be released on dvd in May 2007.


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Kingston es un pueblo ubicado en el condado de Úlster en el estado estadounidense de Nueva York. En el año 2000 tenía una población de 908 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 45 personas por km².

Geografía
Kingston se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo, la ciudad tiene un área total de , de la cual  es tierra y  (0.64%) es agua.

Demografía
Según la Oficina del Censo en 2000 los ingresos medios por hogar en la localidad eran de $42,500, y los ingresos medios por familia eran $48,182. Los hombres tenían unos ingresos medios de $32,391 frente a los $25,956 para las mujeres. La renta per cápita para la localidad era de $18,472. Alrededor del 7.6% de la población estaban por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Localidades del condado de Ulster
Pueblos de Nueva York

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Malaysian Open can refer to:
Badminton : Malaysia Open (badminton)
Badminton : Malaysia Masters
Darts : Malaysian Open (darts)
Golf : Malaysian Open (golf)
Squash : Malaysian Open Squash Championships
Tennis (men) : ATP Malaysian Open
Tennis (women) : Malaysian Open (tennis)


text:
package edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.url;

import android.util.Log;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.constants.Constants;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.LatLong;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.definition.Location;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.definition.LocationBoundingBox;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.definition.LocationCircle;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.definition.LocationLatLong;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.definition.LocationLatLongRange;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.location.definition.LocationLatLongSpan;
import edu.cmu.ece.cache.framework.utility.Utils;

// decoder class takes a url in and strips the values that convert it back to one of
// the location specifying objects
public class Decoder {

	public static final String TAG = Decoder.class.getName();

	// instead of taking advantage of the separate function below use on with all markers
	// this is faster than reading over the schema and request several times
	public static Location decodeToLocation(String schema, String request) {

		String[] markers = {
				// SLL, SLLR, SLLS
				Constants.API_LAT_DEG, Constants.API_LON_DEG, //0-1

				// circle
				Constants.API_RADIUS_KM, //2-4
				Constants.API_RADIUS_MILES,
				Constants.API_RADIUS_METERS,

				// bb
				Constants.API_NW_LAT, Constants.API_NW_LON, //5-12
				Constants.API_NE_LAT, Constants.API_NE_LON,
				Constants.API_SE_LAT, Constants.API_SE_LON,
				Constants.API_SW_LAT, Constants.API_SW_LON,

				// llr
				Constants.API_LAT_MIN_DEG, //13-16
				Constants.API_LAT_MAX_DEG,
				Constants.API_LON_MIN_DEG,
				Constants.API_LON_MAX_DEG,

				// span
				Constants.API_SPAN_LAT, Constants.API_SPAN_LON //17-18

				};

		double[] values = requestParser(schema, request, markers);

		if (!Double.isNaN(values[0]) && !Double.isNaN(values[1])) {
			LatLong l = new LatLong(values[0], values[1]);

			// this could be either SLL, SLLR, SLLS

			// SLLR
			if (!Double.isNaN(values[2])) {
				// we have km
				return new LocationCircle(l, values[2] * Constants.KM_TO_METERS);
			}

			if (!Double.isNaN(values[3])) {
				return new LocationCircle(l, values[3] * Constants.MILE_TO_METERS);
			}

			if (!Double.isNaN(values[4])) {
				return new LocationCircle(l, values[4]);
			}

			// SLLS
			if (!Double.isNaN(values[17]) && !Double.isNaN(values[18])) {
				return new LocationLatLongSpan(l, values[17], values[18]);
			}

			// SLL
			return new LocationLatLong(l);
		}

		// assume llr
		boolean llr = true;

		// try to break the llr assumption
		for (int i = 13; i <= 16; i++) {
			if (Double.isNaN(values[i])) {
				llr = false;
				break;
			}
		}

		if (llr) {
			LatLong minLatLong = new LatLong(values[13], values[15]);
			LatLong maxLatLong = new LatLong(values[14], values[16]);
			return new LocationLatLongRange(minLatLong, maxLatLong);
		}

		// assume bb, construct a bb and see if it is valid
		LatLong[] vertices = new LatLong[4];
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_NW_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[5], values[6]);
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_NE_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[7], values[8]);
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_SE_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[9], values[10]);
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_SW_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[11], values[12]);

		LocationBoundingBox testLocationBoundingBox = new LocationBoundingBox(vertices);

		if (testLocationBoundingBox.isValid())
			return testLocationBoundingBox;

		return null;
	}

	public static LocationBoundingBox decodeToLocationBoundingBox(String schema, String request)
	{
		String[] markers = {Constants.API_NW_LAT, Constants.API_NW_LON,
				Constants.API_NE_LAT, Constants.API_NE_LON,
				Constants.API_SE_LAT, Constants.API_SE_LON,
				Constants.API_SW_LAT, Constants.API_SW_LON
				};

		double[] values = requestParser(schema, request, markers);

		LatLong[] vertices = new LatLong[4];
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_NW_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[0], values[1]);
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_NE_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[2], values[3]);
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_SE_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[4], values[5]);
		vertices[Constants.VERTEX_SW_INDEX] = new LatLong(values[6], values[7]);

		return new LocationBoundingBox(vertices);

	}

	public static LocationCircle decodeToLocationCircle(String schema, String request)
	{
		String[] markers = {Constants.API_LAT_DEG, Constants.API_LON_DEG,
				Constants.API_RADIUS_KM,
				Constants.API_RADIUS_MILES,
				Constants.API_RADIUS_METERS,
				};

		double[] values = requestParser(schema, request, markers);

		LatLong center = new LatLong(values[0], values[1]);

		// the circle is defined with only one radius type
		// TODO: assume that one radius is set
		if (Double.isNaN(values[2])) {
			// we have km
			return new LocationCircle(center, values[2] * Constants.KM_TO_METERS);
		}

		if (Double.isNaN(values[3])) {
			return new LocationCircle(center, values[3] * Constants.MILE_TO_METERS);
		}

		if (Double.isNaN(values[4])) {
			return new LocationCircle(center, values[4]);
		}

		return null;

	}

	public static LocationLatLong decodeToLocationLatLong(String schema, String request)
	{
		String[] markers = {Constants.API_LAT_DEG, Constants.API_LON_DEG};

		double[] values = requestParser(schema, request, markers);

		for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
			if (Double.isNaN(values[i]))
				return null;

		LatLong l = new LatLong(values[0], values[1]);

		return new LocationLatLong(l);
	}

	public static LocationLatLongRange decodeToLocationLatLongRange(String schema, String request)
	{
		//Log.d(TAG, "decodeToLocationLatLongRange call");
		String[] markers = {Constants.API_LAT_MIN_DEG,
				Constants.API_LAT_MAX_DEG,
				Constants.API_LON_MIN_DEG,
				Constants.API_LON_MAX_DEG};

		double[] values = requestParser(schema, request, markers);

		for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
			if (Double.isNaN(values[i]))
				return null;

		LatLong minLatLong = new LatLong(values[0], values[2]);
		LatLong maxLatLong = new LatLong(values[1], values[3]);

		return new LocationLatLongRange(minLatLong, maxLatLong);
	}

	public static LocationLatLongSpan decodeToLocationLatLongSpan(String schema, String request)
	{
		String[] markers = {Constants.API_LAT_DEG, Constants.API_LON_DEG,
				Constants.API_SPAN_LAT, Constants.API_SPAN_LON};

		double[] values = requestParser(schema, request, markers);

		for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
			if (Double.isNaN(values[i]))
				return null;

		LatLong l = new LatLong(values[0], values[1]);

		return new LocationLatLongSpan(l, values[2], values[3]);
	}

	//FIXME: The parser only works with numeric types and not other type of
	// request parameters.
	public static double[] requestParser(String schema, String request, String[] markers)
	{
		//Log.d(TAG, "requestParser called");

		if (schema == null || request == null)
		{
			//Log.d(TAG, "Either schema or request is null.");
			return null;
		}

		// create a large enough array to hold all markers
		double[] retVal = new double[markers.length];

		for (int i = 0; i < retVal.length; i++)
			retVal[i] = Double.NaN;

		// keep a pointer into the schema and the request
		int schemaPointer = 0;
		int requestPointer = 0;

		while (requestPointer < request.length() && schemaPointer < schema.length())
		{
			// while the characters are equal, move along the pointers
			if (request.charAt(requestPointer) == schema.charAt(schemaPointer))
			{
				//Log.d(TAG, request.charAt(requestPointer));

				//Log.d(TAG, new StringBuilder().append(schema.charAt(schemaPointer)).toString());
				requestPointer++;
				schemaPointer++;
			} else if (schema.charAt(schemaPointer) == Constants.API_MARKER &&
					Utils.isNumeric(request.charAt(requestPointer)) ) {

				// a character is hit that is not equal in both cases,
				// this character should be a '#'
				// figure out which marker it is and parse the value appropriately
				int markersIndex = 0;
				int exists = -1;

				do
				{
					// check to see if the current marker is where we have stopped in
					// the schema
					exists = schema.indexOf(markers[markersIndex], schemaPointer);

					// if the occurance is not the same place as the pointer,
					// then we obviously do not have the write marker
					if (exists == schemaPointer)
						break;

					markersIndex++;

				} while (markersIndex < markers.length);

				// if a marker exists, we know which marker it is based on the index
				// we also have to start reading extended numberic characters
				// until we reach something that is non-numberic
				// FIXME: if there are 2 dots after each other, it could be problematic
				// this should not be the case

				// if no marker was found something is wrong
				// FIXME: This could have better checks, maybe if we halted
				// and no marker exists, then something fishy is going on
				if (exists != schemaPointer)
				{
					Log.d(TAG, "Did not find a marker");
					return null;
				}

				// markersIndex holds the index to the appropirate marker
				// count number of numeric characters in request

				int numNumerics = Utils.numNumerics(request, requestPointer);

				// if there are no numerics something is wrong
				if (numNumerics <= 0)
				{
					return null;
				}

				char[] buffer = new char[numNumerics];
				int bufferIndex = 0;

				while (numNumerics > 0)
				{
					buffer[bufferIndex] = request.charAt(requestPointer);
					//Log.d(TAG, new StringBuilder().append(buffer).toString());
					bufferIndex++;
					numNumerics--;
					requestPointer++;
				}

				//Log.d(TAG, "" + request.charAt(requestPointer));

				// at this point the requestPointer should point at a non-numeric value
				// the bufferIndex should equal buffer.length()

				// place the obtained double value in the array
				retVal[markersIndex] = Double.parseDouble(
						new StringBuilder().append(buffer).toString());

				// the request pointer is already at the right location
				// move the schema pointer to the correct location as well
				schemaPointer += markers[markersIndex].length();

				//Log.d(TAG, "" + schema.charAt(schemaPointer));
			}

		}

		return retVal;
	}

}


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Notice of Conclusion of Audit - Year Ended 31st March 2021
Open Invitation to Tender
Crewe Town Council is inviting submissions from suitably experienced suppliers to design, produce and install decorative finishes to hoardings In Crewe Town Centre. Closing Date for submissions is 12.00 mid day on Friday 14th May More details can be found here Crewe brand Guidelines can be found here
Town Investment Plan submitted in bid for £25 million in funding
Crewe Town Board submits Town Investment Plan
Dual use COVID-19 testing site in Crewe
Cheshire East Council is trialling a dual use COVID-19 testing site on Chester Street in Crewe. This is the first of its kind in the country Between 6th and 19th April residents will be able to use a pre-booked service for both asymptomatic and symptomatic testing at different times during the day The site will […]
Households across Cheshire East will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941. It will be the […]
Crewe Town Board pushes ahead with £25m funding bid
Crewe Town Board says there is now an 'unprecedented opportunity' to write a new chapter in the town's history, as members continue their work to help secure up to £25m in Government funding The board – made up representatives from the community, public, private and voluntary sectors – is developing a Town Investment Plan as […]
Alley Gates in Crewe
Alley Gating Public Space Protection Orders for Cheshire East In reviewing its Public Space Protection Orders for Alley Gates, Cheshire East consolidated the previous gating orders into one Public Space Protection Order which became effective on the 19 October 2020. Consolidated Alley Gating Public Space Protection Order- October 2020 - 2023 (PDF, 116KB) All previous Cheshire […]
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Crewe Town Board would like to hear what you think about priorities for Crewe, to help us build our 10-year Town Investment Plan. Please follow this link to share your views - the survey should take 15 minutes to complete. Survey in English: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SVMHF7R Survey in Polish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9XVGSNT
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Crewe Mayor turns on Christmas lights
The Mayor of Crewe switched on the town's festive lights on Friday 27th Nov and took the opportunity to record a message of positivity.


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Select Trails
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Amsterdam Beach Preserve
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Walking Dunes
Big Reed Pond
Barcelona Neck
Culloden Point
Ghost Town Hike (Self-Guided)
About EHTPS
Preventing Tick-Borne Illness
East Hampton's Own Ghost Town
A 3 mile self-guided tour through the abandoned Northwest Settlement
by Lee Dion
written for
The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society
CLICK HERE FOR A DOWNLOADABLE MAP
CLICK HERE FOR A DOWNLOADABLE FOLD-OUT GUIDE
Webster defines a "ghost town" as a once flourishing town deserted as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource."
Four years after the first settlers arrived in East Hampton, the East Hampton Town records of 1653 speak of , "A cartway to ye Northwest meddow." The people of East Hampton went to gather salt hay and seaweed that was used for insulation, fertilizer, and cattle bedding. Northwest's special importance came from the fact that it was East Hampton's earliest "landing-place" or port.
In 1665, the ketch Triall, out of Boston became the first merchant ship to land in this port. It did so without paying duty on its cargo. Two years later, recognizing what was to become a significant source of revenue, the Town of East Hampton appointed Thomas Chatfield "Collector of Port" and established tax rates for all goods landed in Town ports.
During the seventeenth century travel and trade were conducted strictly by watercraft. Commerce was carried on with New England and the West Indies. Whale oil, bone, local furs, tools, horses, sheep, cattle, and cordwood were shipped out, while rum, molasses, cocoa, indigo, spices, and mahogany were just a few of the items brought in.
It is hard to believe that in the 1700's there were fifteen very large farms, a mill, wharves, warehouses, a pest house (a shelter for those with contagious diseases), a fish factory, a sawmill and, according to the trustee journals, a shipbuilding enterprise. A public school operated in the Northwest from 1792 until 1885.
As a port, Northwest Harbor flourished from 1653 until 1761. As a settlement it lasted 150 years, from 1730 until 1885. What happened to the Northwest community is the subject of this self-guided walk.
Start: The starting place is .2 of a mile west of Alewive Brook Road on Northwest Road. After parking, cross the road to the marker that dedicates the purchase by public referendum of the Grace Estate and placed into permanent parkland in 1985. As you walk along the trail, look for the white blazes on the tree trunks. They indicate that you are walking on a portion of the Paumanok Path, a trail winding more than 100 miles from Rocky Pont to the Montauk Point Light.
Stop 1: Stop here and look carefully to the left and right. You will see a stream flowing under the trail south to north into Scoy's Pond in the distance. This stream is fed by springs and a small pond to the south called Little Scoy's Pond. This is significant as the first settlers in this area needed fresh water for themselves and their livestock. Much of the early settlements in East Hampton occurred around bodies of water.
As you walk farther along, notice the forest about you; it is made up of predominantly white and black oak with a small mixture of dogwood, sassafras and gray birch. The forest is not very old, less than 100 years; 150 years ago this area was all pasture land.
Stop 2: You will come to a side trail which leads to the very lovely Scoy's Pond. If you have time, take this ¼ mile side trip to view the lilies and wildfowl. The early settlers needed this freshwater pond to cut ice in winter and water their livestock in summer.
Native water lily flowering on Scoy Pond in late June.
Stop 3: At the next trail intersection, the Paumanok Path veers left and another trail swings right. If you have time, take the trail to the right around to the far side of Scoy's Pond. Bear right and you will come to a small bridge across a fairly fast moving stream. This is the outlet of Scoy's Pond, which flows into Alewive Brook. In the spring alewives, a herring-type fish, will come all the way up this stream to spawn in Scoy's Pond.
Scoy's Pond is a true pond as opposed to a kettlehole, which is a somewhat circular glacial depression with no inlet or outlet. It gets its water by reaching down into the aquifer or by catching runoff. Retrace your steps back to the #3 marker and continue straight ahead on the original trail.
Stop 4: Here is scientific evidence to help prove that pastures existed here. Look about and you will see a large number of cedar trees interspersed among the oaks. The theory of ecological succession applies here. The principle is that one species will first colonize an area. It is then succeeded by another species until the first species is completely eliminated. This proceeds until a climax species dominates, which you begin to see here. The cedar is one of the first wood species to colonize a fallow open pasture. It thrives in open space and sun. In this area cedars have not yet been completely crowded out by hardwood oaks.
Stop 5: Here is a good stand of locust trees. These trees were particularly beneficial to the earliest settlers as excellent fencing material. Locust, once peeled of its bark resists rot and insect infestation. At the next trail intersection bear right and stay right.
Stop 6: Follow the small deer trail to the right for about 150 feet. You will come upon, "Cow Pond". It is filled with much detritus, which is part of the life cycle of a kettlehole. It will eventually fill in and become a swamp, then a bog, then dry land-- another example of ecological succession.
Stop 7: Here is Kirk's Place, with its ornamental linden trees, which are not native to the Northwest. You are standing in Josiah Kirk's front yard. He bought the place in the mid 1860's and owned 391 acres. Kirk was a fairly wealthy but obstinate Irishman who sued the town over seaweed rights. He tried to prevent people from carting seaweed from "his" beach as they had been doing from the early 1650's. He even erected water fences at each end of his property. The case was tried many times, appealed and re-appealed over 21 years of litigation. He eventually won his suit but spent $40,000, his entire fortune (a vast sum for those times) in doing so. His property fell into decay and was sold off to cover court costs. He died destitute in an almshouse in Yaphank.
View of Barcelona Neck from Kirk's Place
Across Northwest Harbor to the north you will see the Cedar Point Lighthouse. In 1836 this lighthouse was erected on what was then Cedar Island and the main channel to Northwest Harbor was to the east of the light. A fish factory that processed menhaden into oil once stood here. The spit of land now connecting the island to the mainland was formed by the hurricane of 1938.
Retrace your steps to the first turn off to the right and take this to the next stop. As you go along parallel to the water, note that you are still walking in Kirk's front yard.
Stop 8: Walk out to the beach. Here you can get a feel for how large the Northwest area is. It runs from Sag Harbor, which can be seen in the distance, encompasses all of Russell's Neck (Barcelona Neck) to the immediate left, and beyond, all of Northwest Creek. It includes the area you are standing on, and continues all the way to Cedar Point to your right. It continues to your right as far as Hedges Banks and all of the western side of Three Mile Harbor, which from this point is out of sight. Once this whole area was a busy port, attracting vessels from all over the world.
But as time went on Sag Harbor succeeded Northwest Harbor as the major port of call. In 1770, the Long Wharf was built near a deep water channel that could better accommodate the larger vessels then being built. By the 1780's all significant commerce by water occurred at Sag Harbor (which was settled in 1730). Experts claim that as much as six feet of silt has accumulated at the bottom of Northwest Harbor over the last two hundred years. If not for the silting of Northwest Harbor, Herman Melville might have mentioned it instead of Sag Harbor in his novel, Moby Dick.
Turn around and continue straight up the trail.
Stop 9: At this point, turn around and face Northwest Harbor. Ask yourself if this was a good place to settle. Here are some clues: There was an abundance of fish, clams, crabs, oysters and scallops in front of you. There is a lovely fresh water hole to your left. Now full of phragmites, an invasive species, it was at one time a terrific watering spot for livestock.
Still facing the harbor, walk 150 feet to your right and you will find the foundation of the Bennett homestead. It sat on this lovely rise with an unobstructed view of all the Northwest Harbor. It was surrounded by many acres of pasture, field, and garden. Notice the cedar trees.
Stop 10: Observe the wheel ruts and examine the condition of the road bed. These tell not only how old this road is but it also provides evidence of how thin the topsoil is. Notice the stones, sand and cobbles. Because all of the Northwest area is a glacial moraine, the soil is poor, whereas regions south of here--the Long Lane area, Wainscott, Sagaponack and Bridgehampton—are in the outwash plain, where fine silt clay washed out of the glacier and formed the beautiful and very fertile Bridgehampton loam which supports the East End's many farms and vineyards.
Stop 11: You are at the five corners, in the heart of the Grace Estate Preserve. W. R. Grace Jr., the son of the famous shipping magnate, bought 626 acres here in 1925 for $30 an acre. There never was a manor house or an estate as we know it, just abandoned pastures and woodland. The land remained in the Grace family until Ben Heller, a real estate developer, bought it from the estate in 1985. Heller developed about 110 acres, and the Town of East Hampton purchased the remaining 516 acres by public referendum for $6.3 million in the same year.
The Grace Estate Management Committee was formed to look after this wonderful preserve. Some of the members wished to change the name to the Northwest Preserve (a good name), but they were overruled and the original name was retained. It took a great deal of "faith," "hope," and "charity" to save this land for the enjoyment of future generations.
Be careful here at the five corners: Avoid the intersecting trails and continue straight ahead. Cross over the paved Northwest Road and look for the trail at a slight diagonal to the right. Walk in from the road for only 275 feet and look for a sharp turn left. Take this trail up the hill, following white and red blazes on trees. Keep to this trail until you reach the next intersection. Take a left turn.
Stop 12: Off to the right is the Van Scoy house foundation with the well just beyond it. In 1757 at the age of 25 Isaac Van Scoy married Mercy Edwards. He took his bride into the Northwest woods and cleared land for a farm. Mercy bore Isaac fifteen children, ten of whom survived to adulthood. Isaac provided for his family by raising livestock, growing produce and harvesting shellfish from nearby Northwest Harbor. By 1771 he had built a large two-story house, the remains of which are to be found here.
A favorite story about Van Scoy happened during the Revolutionary War, when the British fleet lay in Gardiner's Bay. Raids were often made on the Van Scoy farm, so Isaac kept a two-tined hayfork by his bed. When some raiders entered his house one night, he fought them off with the pitchfork, killing one and wounding two more. He was arrested and imprisoned on a British warship at Sag Harbor to await trial, but with the help of friends he escaped. He managed to remain hidden in Northwest Woods until the end of the war.
When Isaac Van Scoy's first child was born in 1758, he planted in his dooryard an oak tree which was five feet high. In 1934 the tree was 98 feet high and measured 17 feet 5 inches in circumference one foot above the ground. It blew down in the 1938 hurricane, but bits of it still lie on the ground here. The last Van Scoy abandoned the homestead in 1883 and moved to Bridgehampton.
Stop 13: This little cemetery contains the graves of Isaac and Mercy Van Scoy and other early settlers. Isaac lived to be 84 years old.
Stop 14: Directly across from the cemetery is the site of the Northwest's second Schoolhouse. The Northwest had its own school dating to 1792. The original school was located near the entrance to what is now Cedar Point County Park. In 1827 the Town of East Hampton established six school districts and at the cost of $250, relocated and built a schoolhouse here on Van Scoy land. The school was abandoned in 1885.
A bronze marker memorializes the schoolhouse founded in Northwest in the 18th century.
Stop 15: As you approach your vehicle, look for another fresh water hole just to the right of the parking area. Once a likely watering hole for Van Scoy livestock it is now another example of ecological succession.
So what have we learned? After 119 years the abandonment of the Northwest Settlement was caused by poor soil and the lack of a deep water harbor. As a result, the abandoned settlement is East Hampton's own true Ghost Town.


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Norway promotes anti-circumcision law
Scandinavian country's health minister plans to introduce new regulations on ritual circumcision following call by children's ombudswoman to ban non-medical circumcision of minors due to 'violation of rights.' European Jewish Association head seeks Israel's help on matter
Tali Farkash |Published: 11.14.13 , 13:53
VIDEO - European countries are continuing to promote legislation against circumcision: Norway will advance a law to "regulate ritual circumcision," the Scandinavian country's Health Minister Bent Hoie said following a call by Norway Children's Ombudswoman Anne Lindboe to ban non-medical circumcision of minors, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports.
The country's Jewish community is outraged by the announcement, and the European Jewish Association's general director sought the help of the Israeli government on Wednesday.
Video courtesy of jn1.tv
According to a report by Norwegian daily Aftenposten, the new legislation on non-medical circumcision of boys under 18 will be introduced before April 20, before Easter.
Brit Ban
Preferable to darkness of religion
Yigal Sarna
Op-ed: Nothing anti-Semitic about Council of Europe's resolution against ancient circumcision ritual
"We will review submissions on the matter before we can decide what should be the government's position," Hoie told Aftenposten last week. He did not say whether the regulations would introduce new restrictions on religious circumcision ceremonies in the country.
Lindboe said non-medical circumcision of minors without their consent violates their rights. "This is not due to any lack of understanding of minorities or religious traditions, but because the procedure is irreversible, painful and risky," she told Aftenposten.
'Children exposed to unnecessary suffering'
The Labor Party's Ruth Mari Grung, who is a member of the parliamentary Committee on Health and Care Services, said in response to the proposal: "As a modern society, we should work to eliminate practices that expose children and people to unnecessary suffering."
A ban is also supported by the Center Party, which has 10 seats in the parliament, the RT network reports.
According to RT, this position is shared by other members of the Labor Party, which currently holds the largest share of 55 seats in Norway's 169-strong legislative and is in opposition to the ruling Conservative-Progress coalition.
Hoie voiced concerns that a ban would force the groups practicing ritual circumcision underground, where the procedure would be performed by non-medics and pose greater health risks to the children.
'Anti-Semitism disguised as protection of rights'
Ervin Kohn, president of the Jewish community in Oslo, told JTA that he considers the issue "an existential matter" for the Jewish community of about 700 members.
He is joined by Rabbi Menachem Margolin, general director of the European Jewish Association (EJA), who warned Wednesday that Lindboe's call to ban non-medical circumcision of minors in her country, as it is a violation of human rights, ''is charlatan and is not supported by any scientific facts,'' the European Jewish Press reports.
"Modern medicines, including non-Jewish international health organizations overwhelmingly advocate circumcision and its contribution to preventing diseases," Rabbi Margolin says.
He has even sent an urgent letter to Israel's Health Ministry Yael German and to National Council for the Child head Dr. Yitzhak Kadman, asking that they appeal to their Norwegian counterparts and warn them against promoting a law which he said would be destructive for the Jewish community in the country.
According to the rabbi, Children Ombudswoman Lindboe is "at best misinformed of the facts." He says he is worried '"that it is part of an upsurge of attacks made by alleged liberals toward anyone who thinks differently.'"
Rabbi Margolin claims that only seven circumcisions are performed in Norway each year. '"The fact that Ombudswoman Lindboe chooses to occupy herself so eagerly in the matter, raises the fear that we are yet again witnessing anti-Semitism disguised as protection of human rights,'" he says.
History of anti-circumcision legislation
The Norwegian declaration comes a month and a half after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which represents most of the continent's states, passed a resolution calling male ritual circumcision a "violation of the physical integrity of children according to human rights standards."
Jewish organizations expressed their fear that this declarative move would be perceived as a professional recommendation by the most important body in the continent on democracy and human rights issues, which might lead to a wave of legislation banning circumcision across Europe.
The decision drew an angry reaction from Israel, and President Shimon Peres even said the anti-circumcision resolution violated human rights and expressed his outrage over the comparison between male circumcision and female mutilation.
Council of Europe chief Thorbjoern Jagland responded in a letter to Peres, assuring him that "nothing in the body of our legally binding standards would lead us to put on equal footing the issue of female genital mutilation and the circumcision of young boys for religious reasons."
The struggle for the right to practice circumcision has been held in several countries, and in the past year Jewish and Muslim organization scored a significant victory in Germany, where circumcision was permitted after five months of uncertainty since a court in Cologne defined the ritual as "a serious and irreversible interference in the integrity of the human body."
The German parliament passed a law protecting the right to circumcise infant boys and granting parents the right to circumcise their sons using a certified circumciser.


I try to practice forgiveness as much as possible. Not only does it align with my spiritual and moral convictions, but things just aren't that deep! Through the years, I've endured my fair share of upsets and letdowns in relationships, whether by family, friend or boyfriend.
And at each of those given times, it hurt—sometimes to the point of tears and a physical heaviness in the heart. But eventually time healed the scars and I was able to move on completely. Not only could I go on with my life in peace, but I was also able to repair some of those relationships or at the very least, genuinely speak and be cordial if our paths crossed again. Some situations pained me more than others, but for the most part, I realized that most of them just weren't that deep!
One of my former good friends tried to get at my college boyfriend multiple times through Facebook. Of course our friendship ended and I made sure to let her know that with a regular rolling of the eyes and sucking of the teeth whenever I saw her. But that was then. We were freshman in college. I'd be absolutely foolish, immature and pathetic to still hate her over something so trivial that happened nearly seven years ago. I'm completely over it, as I should be, and I even invited her out with my crew the last time I visited home. I'm not saying that you have to go as far as to (re)befriend your now enemies, but learn to forgive them and cleanse your heart of any ill feelings you have towards them. You owe that to your own peace of mind!
One of the biggest reasons I feel like people hold on to old drama is that they aren't fulfilled. Once you're truly satisfied with your life and you find joy in the activities that comprise it, you don't have the time or desire to hang on to negative things of the past. You discover that life is way bigger than the homegirl who tried to get at your boo or the BFF who lied on you.
When I saw some of my friends and acquaintances still tripping about high school and college drama, I knew that I didn't want that to be me. As a grown woman now working and living my dreams, the thought of still rolling my eyes at the girlfriend who backstabbed me or hating the boyfriend that cheated on me just doesn't sit well with me. Not only is it very high school and reality-TV-esque, but it ages you physically and stresses you emotionally.
Even when misfortunes happen in your current life and the scabs are still a little fresh, try your hardest to let them go. Make a daily conscious decision to get over them so you're not left to carry around the paralyzing burden of it. If you can't allow the person that wronged you back into your personal life, which is totally okay, learn to forgive them by accepting what they did and moving on from it. When you look back on it, you'll realize that in the broad scheme of things, that one instance was never that significant. If you're anything like me, you may even forget why you were mad in the first place! Remember, it's really not that deep!
1. Write down a list of goals and start actively trying to achieve them.
2. Volunteer some of your extra time doing a good deed.
3. Plan a little getaway.
4. Note your character weaknesses and try to work on them one-by-one.
Follow me on Twitter: @VerityReign; I'm new!
*This is not to minimize anyone's painful experiences. I understand that some experiences are traumatic and the resulting pain is deeper than normal. In such instances, professional intervention is recommended.
CHICK CHAT: I Had To Let My Best Friend Go, Should You Do The Same?


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Woman robbed by men she met while dining on Lakeview bar's sidewalk cafe, prosecutors say
July 13, 2020 CWBChicago Lakeview
A woman's casual encounter with a passerby turned into a complete nightmare Saturday when a friendly exchange of phone numbers devolved into and physical attack and robbery in Lakeview, according to prosecutors. Now, two men — both of whom have histories of robbery in the neighborhood — are charged with the attack.
Germaine Hampton (left) and Devin White | CPD
It all started as the 23-year-old woman enjoyed some food on a Lakeview bar's sidewalk cafe Saturday, prosecutors said in bond court. That's when 31-year-old Devin White and 26-year-old Germaine Hampton started chatting her up. They'd never met before. White flirted with the woman. They exchanged phone numbers and agreed to meet later, according to prosecutors. Then, the two men went on their way.
Here's what happened later in the evening, according to the state's allegations:
The woman, White, and Hampton got together as planned. They went to a Lakeview park where they drank and smoked pot. Hampton offered to sell her some cocaine and the woman decided the offer sounded like a good idea. So, the three started walking to Hampton's place to complete the deal.
But the walk kept getting longer, and the woman, growing uneasy, told the men she was going to go home. It was about 9:40 p.m.
White put his arm around the woman and led her into an alley on the 3000 block of North Kenmore. Hampton pushed the woman against a wall, fought for control of her purse, and threatened to shoot her if she didn't give it up. He then took about $160 from the woman's handbag.
Hampton then told the woman that, because she fought with him, he was going to make her go to an ATM to get more money. He threatened to shoot her if she said anything to anyone as they all walked to the Chase Bank at 3032 North Clark.
As the men walked the woman near the 3100 block of North Sheffield, a passerby approached. The woman lowered her mask and silently mouthed the words "help me, call police." The passerby did precisely that.
Before long, another woman approached the threesome. She told White and Hampton that the passerby had called police. Then, the woman punched the victim in the head and accused her of having sex with Hampton. Stunned, the victim said she didn't even know Hampton and, in fact, he was in the process of robbing her. The woman told the victim to run. She did.
Hampton chased the victim down while threatening to shoot her if she didn't stop running. The victim injured her ankle, and Hampton caught up with her. The three continued to the bank, where Hampton ordered her to withdraw $1,500. But the woman only had $700.
Police rolled up to the bank as she took money out of the ATM. Hampton ran into the parking lot of a nearby Walgreens and hid under a car. Cops arrested White at the bank.
White is on probation for escaping electronic monitoring and for robbing the same Walgreens where Hampton ran to hide.
At the time of the incident, Hampton was on bond for retail theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and trespassing, prosecutors said. He has previous convictions for unlawful use of a weapon and burglary.
Prosecutors charged both men with felony aggravated robbery and felony unlawful restraint.
Judge John Lyke set bail for both men at $150,000 and ordered them to go onto electronic monitoring if they're able to post a $15,000 deposit bond. Lyke also ordered White held without bail for violating the terms of probation in the previous robbery case.
"While [White] is presumed innocent," Lyke said, "It appears he's at it again."
Hampton came very close to being charged with robbing a man at the Belmont Red Line station during the 2017 Chicago Pride Parade.
Several witnesses confirmed they saw him rob a man near the packed train station. Cops chased him down. They had to taze him to get him under control, police said. And the victim identified him too. But the victim decided not to pursue charges after police returned his allegedly stolen jewelry from Hampton's possession.
Ironically, Hampton's 2017 arrest took place on the 3100 block of North Kenmore — less than a block from the alley where he and White allegedly robbed the woman of her purse Saturday.
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A new drug has been available since August 2011 for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose elevated blood glucose levels are inadequately controlled by diet and exercise. The drug called Linagliptin (trade name: Trajenta®) has been approved to improve blood glucose control.
It is an option for patients who do not tolerate or should not take the usual treatment with the drug metformin. Moreover, linagliptin can be added if treatment with metformin alone is not sufficient.
In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products" (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined whether linagliptin offers an added benefit versus the appropriate comparator therapy specified by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA). No such added benefit can be inferred from the dossier, as the drug manufacturer deviated from the G-BA's specifications and chose a different comparator therapy.
* Administration of linagliptin alone (monotherapy) as a substitute for metformin if this drug is not tolerated by patients or should not be taken because of impaired kidney function. To assess the added benefit, linagliptin monotherapy should be compared with a drug from the sulfonylurea class (glibenclamide or glimepiride).
* Dual therapy combines linagliptin and metformin and is indicated if treatment with metformin alone is insufficient to control blood glucose levels. To assess the added benefit, dual therapy with linagliptin should be compared with a combination of metformin and a sulfonylurea (glibenclamide or glimepiride).
* Triple therapy combines linagliptin, metformin and a sulfonylurea and is used if dual therapy with metformin and a sulfonylurea is no longer a sufficient treatment option. To assess the added benefit, triple therapy should be compared with a combination of insulin and metformin.
In its dossier, the manufacturer compared linagliptin with a different drug from the gliptin class (sitagliptin) in all three treatment situations and thereby deviated from the specifications of the G-BA. However, in IQWiG's opinion, the manufacturer insufficiently justified this deviation. For the dossier assessment IQWiG therefore uses the appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA.
In the dossier, the manufacturer makes no statements on the extent and probability of an added benefit of linagliptin versus the appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA. Studies that would have been relevant for this purpose were explicitly excluded from the assessment. The manufacturer's dossier therefore provides no proof of an added benefit of linagliptin versus the G-BA's appropriate comparator therapy. This applies to all three treatment situations mentioned above, that is, monotherapy, dual and triple combination therapy.
In the dossier the manufacturer did not determine an added benefit of linagliptin versus the comparator therapy they had chosen themselves (sitagliptin).
The procedure for inferring the overall conclusion on the extent of added benefit is a proposal from IQWiG. The G-BA, which has opened a formal commenting procedure, will decide on the extent of added benefit.


Armenia is no longer just a wonderful place to visit; it's also a beautiful place to celebrate life. Over the past twenty years, the cultural life of Armenia and its festivals have grown, now encompassing more than twenty different celebrations, on throughout the year. Armenian festivals are not only the highlight of the month, but of the year!
Armenian folk festivals celebrate everything from snow, to wine, to food, to the aging world of the harmonious countryside. Forget American festivals – full of knick-knacks and rides – join the Armenian festivals as we celebrate everything with food, wine and good company, all while relaxing and enjoying a lazy day out. We put Armenian culture on display, and when we throw a festival in Armenia, we never disappoint!
If you're interested in food, then you'll want to visit Armenia during the late summer months, for the Berry Festival (July), the sweet, sweet Honey and Berry Festival (August 13), and even the Tea and Coffee Festival, held in Yerevan on September 28 and 29.
Festivals in Armenia vary a lot. Into wine, songs and dance? Then you'll be delighted to join the Armenian festivals of Wine and Culture (September 2), the Areni Wine Festival (October 6), or the Sevan Music Festival (August 11).
Love history and culture? As well as the Wine and Culture Festival, attend the Sheep Shearing Festival (June 9), the festival celebrating Armenia on the Crossroad of Peace (September 8-12), and the Cultural Revival Arts and Crafts Festival, taking place on September 8th this year.
No matter what you're interested in, festivals in Armenia are a great way to spend a day (or even a week) soaking up the culture, wine and cuisine of the Armenian locals. Not only will you make great memories and meet some amazing people, you'll enjoy all the sights and sounds of Armenia at its finest.
Take a look at the list of top festivals in Armenia, and leave your comment in the end which one would you like to experience the most.
Infographic authored by Wild Armenia.
The full list of Armenian festivals and events in 2018 please find below.
Why not combine a few festivals with some of our Armenian walking tours, or with a great day out on one of our cross-country hikes? Armenia offers a great array of options for entertainment and education; sign up for one of our packages today, and make sure you don't miss a single amazing sight.