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Linworth Animal Hospital Staff
Dawn Truesdale, DVM, Hospital Director
Dr. Dawn Truesdale graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in June of 2003. After graduating, she spent a year at Michigan Veterinary Specialist as an intern in emergency medicine. She began working at Linworth Animal Hospital in 1997 as a veterinary student, and joined the practice as a full time Veterinarian September of 2004.
She is originally from St. Paris, Ohio, and now resides in Powell with her husband, Shawn, their daughter, Morgan, son, Gavin, dogs, Dino and Rubble and cats, Benny and Tillie.
Years in Practice: 14
Kathy Sheridan, DVM, Hospital Director
Dr. Kathy Sheridan joined the Linworth Animal Hospital family in May of 2008. She is a member of the AVMA and the OVMA. After graduating from The Ohio State University in 2005, Dr. Sheridan practiced medicine at a small animal hospital in Westerville.
With the exception of a few years in Clintonville, Kathy is a lifelong Worthington resident and proud graduate of Thomas Worthington High School. She currently resides in Worthington with her husband, John, their sons, Owen and Whitaker, their dogs, Kermit D. Dog and Walter Payton and their cat, Bruce.
Allen L. Gutin, DVM
Dr. Allen L. Gutin received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Ohio State University in 1971 after completing a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Muskinghum College in 1967. His initial veterinary experience was in the Washington D.C. area in a large multi-doctor companion animal practice, plus a small solo farm animal/horse practice. He returned to Columbus in 1974 and has since then continued his professional career at Linworth Animal Hospital.
Dr. Gutin has retired from full-time practice but occasionally fills in for Dr Truesdale or Dr Sheridan.
He is married to Jane, has three grown children, David, Daniel, and Sarah and three granddaughters, Sylvia, Mara and Mavis and one grandson, Evan.
He has one dog, Willow.
Teresa Linville, Head Registered Veterinary Technician/Hospital Administrator
Originally from Bellefontaine, Ohio, Teresa is the daughter of veterinarian Tim Tillman.
She graduated from Columbus Technical Institute (now known as Columbus State Community College) in 1985. She has been employed by Linworth Animal Hospital since April 1986.
Teresa is a registered veterinary technician with the state of Ohio, and a member of the Ohio Association of Veterinary Technicians. She is in charge of the technical staff at our hospital and the hospital administrator. Not only is she an excellent leader and technician, but she is also responsible for the bookkeeping and inventory at Linworth Animal Hospital.
Teresa resides in Dublin with her son Connor, beautiful poodle, Diva and cat, Cheese Nubbin.
Lisa West, Registered Veterinary Technician/Front Office Manager
Lisa joined the staff of Linworth Animal Hospital in March 1999. She is a graduate of Columbus State Community College, having graduated summa cum laude with an Associate degree in Veterinary Technology. She also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, with a major in Animal Science from the Ohio State University in 1997.
Lisa is a registered veterinary technician with the state of Ohio, as well as a National Board certified technician. Lisa is also a member of the Ohio Association of Veterinary Technicians. While a student, Lisa was employed by the O.S.U. College of Veterinary Medicine, in the large animal office. She has been a wonderful addition to our team at Linworth Animal Hospital.
Lisa resides in Marion with her husband, Lonnie, children, Lauren, Nolen, Avery and Hank, and her three cats, Monica, Otis and Oliver.
Joanna Schwartz, Registered Veterinary Technician
Joanna graduated from Columbus State Community College in 1997. She is a registered veterinary technician with the state of Ohio. She began working at Linworth Animal Hospital in the fall of 1995 with the responsibilities of evening and weekend care of our hospitalized animals. She has been a full-time registered veterinary technician with Linworth since June of 2000. Joanna enjoys many outdoor activities, and traveling to warm places whenever possible.
Joanna lives in Columbus with her husband, Chris and their cat Lobo and their dogs, Fritz and Lada.
Bridget Kabealo, Registered Veterinary Technician
Bridget is originally from Troy, MI and moved to Columbus in 2003 to attend Columbus State Community College. She graduated with an Associate degree in Veterinary Technology in March 2005. She is a registered veterinary technician with the state of Ohio. Bridget joined the Linworth family in May 2005.
Bridget lives in Blacklick with her husband Dustin, daughter Maddie, son Noah, dogs, Linus and Poppy, cats, Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom and guinea pig Professor Flitwik. Bridget and her family are avid campers and enjoy traveling to many of the amazing state parks of Ohio.
Beth Fagan, Registered Veterinary Technician
Beth joined our team in February 2008. She graduated from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in Denver, Colorado, in March 2007, with an associate of applied science degree. She is a registered technician in the states of Ohio and Colorado, as well as a national board certified technician.
Beth resides in Columbus with her husband, Patrick, daughter, Jordan, son, Conal, dogs, Gouda and Coco and cats Montana and Marshmallow.
Katie Dolan, Registered Veterinary Technician
Katie started at Linworth Animal Hospital in January 2018. She is originally from Mansfield and moved to Columbus in 2010. Katie graduated from Columbus State Community College in May 2017 with an Associate's Degree of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology.
Katie lives in Galloway with her husband, Colin, their husky, Finnegan, cats Autumn, Bailey and Larry, hedgehog, Tater and a red eared slider named Sheldon.
She is a Registered Veterinary Technician with the state of Ohio.
Taylor Linville, Veterinary Assistant
Taylor started at Linworth Animal Hospital in August of 2016. Taylor was born and raised in Dublin and is currently a student at Columbus State Community College. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering at the Ohio Wildlife Center Hospital.
Taylor resides in Dublin with her husband, Jaime, and their cat, Catalina.
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You may contact:
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There is no other place in this world that I would take my animals to! the staff here is intelligent, caring, and personalizes every recommendation to your animals specific needs. We have been going here for 20 years and will continue to come here! they are the absolute best.
Sam Nicole
Quality, experienced staff. You can tell not only that these folks love what they do for a living, but that they love your pet as well. Would highly recommend to any pet owner.
I highly recommend Dr. Truesdale and this clinic. I took my cats here for two years, until I moved out of the area and they took great care of them!
Nettie P.
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Assemblyman William Colton Schedules Rally Demanding The Return Of The B64 Bus
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Source: Kevin.B via Wikimedia Commons
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton:
The fight to restore vital bus service in Southwest Brooklyn has gained significant momentum as the Transport Workers Union Local 100 has signed on to support Assemblyman William Colton's effort to return B64 bus service to Southwest Brooklyn residents. Colton, members of the TWU, representatives of numerous Southern Brooklyn organizations, and many local residents plan to stand in solidarity at a rally scheduled for Saturday, June 16, at 11 a.m. at the Ulmer Park Bus Depot, located at the corner of 25th Avenue and Harway Avenue.
"I will not allow the MTA to get away with their assault on working people, seniors, disabled persons, and children from across Southwest Brooklyn," declared Assemblyman Colton. "By eliminating B64 service from Harway Avenue to Coney Island, the MTA has literally stranded and crippled families, the local economy, and the outlook of a newly devised Coney Island amusement district. Additionally, the MTA made an equally shortsighted decision to cut in half the service the B82 provides from 25th Avenue to Coney Island. The same affected populations and economic engines that are being hurt by the B64 cuts are feeling double the pain by these crippling and ill-advised service cuts," Colton added.
Cuts to the B64 service route along Harway Avenue to Coney Island were made in 2010 as part of an MTA plan to reduce costs. However, the Assemblyman points out that this service cut is nothing short of penny wise and pound-foolish. "This is a classic example of government incompetence," Colton charges. "On one hand the City of New York invests millions of dollars to revamp Coney Island's amusement district to attract millions of tourists and on the other hand, our transportation agency decides to reduce service in the area. It does not add up and this is why people rightfully lose faith in government," Colton adds.
From collecting thousands of petition signatures, to requesting the federal Justice Department's intervention on behalf of people with disabilities, Colton has not relented in his fight to restore B64 and B82 service to Southwest Brooklyn residents.
Community groups expected to be in attendance at Saturday's rally include: Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Bensonhurst West End Community Council, Harway Terrace Apartments Board of Directors, Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, Castellammare del Golfo, Aidone Social Cultural Association, ASU of New York, Friends of the Boardwalk, Community Education Council – District 21, NIA Community Services Network, Southern Brooklyn Democrats, United Progressive Democratic Club, Brooklyn Young Democrats, and the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn.

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Sydneysiders are passionate about their coffee, and everyone you meet will tell you their pick to find the best coffee in Sydney. There are tons of cafes around the city, but whether you like your caffeine fix to be a deliciously creamy latte or an eye-opening espresso, you will be pleasantly surprised by the cafes on Sydney's lower north shore.
With 35 years of experience, Forsyth Coffee and Tea knows how to whip up the perfect brew. You're immediately captivated by the luscious smell of coffee beans as you enter this award-winning Naremburn cafe and roaster on the corner. The cafe offers an extensive range of its own freshly roasted blends and single origin beans. You order, and then meander through the cosy rooms admiring the huge array of coffee and tea paraphernalia. The walls and bookshelves are heaving with antique coffee machines, teapots, and prints advertising barista competitions around the world. Your Forsyth house blend coffee arrives, and your first sip is deliciously creamy with a biscuity finish. If you're impressed by the flavour (and you will be), you can chat to the experienced baristas about your coffee tastes and they will help you find the perfect beans to take home with you to brew up at your leisure.
Cafes are a dime a dozen in this popular alfresco dining strip of Crows Nest, however multiple-award-winning Bean Drinking is always busy and it's easy to see why. Visitors come from far and wide to experience great coffee made with passion. The focus is coffee first, but the organic, local, seasonal food menu sounds so moreish, you won't resist splurging on a snack. You order your espresso at the counter and choose a sunny seat overlooking the local community gardens. Your speciality coffee is creamy and has a rich full-bodied flavour. It goes perfectly with an amazingly decadent chocolate ganache-filled muffin. It might be coffee first, but the treats are a close second!
Story Espresso is a hidden gem that has brought a bit of hipster cool to the family-friendly Lane Cove village. It has a very minimalist, hole-in-the-wall vibe, and the locally roasted coffee will liven up your taste buds. The aroma draws you into this haven away from the hustle and bustle of the busy shopping plaza. The friendly staff take great pride in what they do. Along with creamy caffee lattes with caramel and vanilla notes, they also offer delicious snacks like sesame and pistachio snaps and avocado toast with goat's cheese. Is this some of the best coffee in Sydney? You better believe it.


offense, sin, vice, crime, scandal mean a transgression of law. offense applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code.
sin implies an offense against moral or religious law.
vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts.
crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state.
scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience.
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Pristimantis palmeri is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.
It is endemic to Colombia.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Endemic fauna of Colombia
Amphibians of Colombia
Amphibians described in 1912
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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Black Clover Season 5 Release Date, Cast, Plot and Trailer
By Umama Siddiqui
In less than four years, the show Black Clover has established a strong fandom, which is quite enthusiastic. However, after the ending of the 4th season, fans are concerned about whether there will be a Black Clover Season 5 or not. A movie based on the manga has already been confirmed, but still, there are requests for the 5th season. The following article will update you about the potential upcoming season.
When will Black Clover Season 5 be released?
Our priority should be about the show's renewal because it needs a renewal in the first place to have a release date. Studio Pierrot is yet to speak up on the 5th season. However, this does not mean that the anime has been cancelled because it has quite a big fan following. Moreover, a movie from the same Studio is already under production. It will come out in 2023. So, until its release, we won't get Black Clover Season 5. However, expect the 5th season to premiere somewhere in 2024. But as these are just our speculations, we would not recommend relying completely on this news.
When will Black Clover's 5th season be released?
There are still many chapters that the anime has not adapted. So, of course, there is plenty of content for the Studio to develop anime on. Our fingers are crossed for the future! You'll be delighted to hear Tanemura is also involved in the movie's production. We don't know his role yet!
What will happen in Black Clover Season 5?
Of course, there is no plot synopsis for it, but all that we can do for now is rely on theories. And as it is based on the manga, we can also draw parallels! As mentioned before, the Studio is currently working on a movie. So, the 5th season's plot will strongly determine what happens in the upcoming movie. And we are expecting it to cover a variety of new chapters. We are guessing that the movie will revolve around the plot in which Black Bulls and Magic Knights try their best to stop Dark Triads from achieving their motive. If you haven't read the manga, Dark Triads wants to bring the Age of Devils.
What will happen in Black Clover's 5th season?
One more source quoted that the movie will wrap up with the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc, but we are not sure whether this is credible or not. The intense fight between Asta and The Dark Triad will also make part of the movie. Captain Yami's life will be at stake amidst all these events. So, who knows, maybe Black Clover Season 5 will revolve around this issue! In the 4th season, Asta also came in contact with his biological mother. This might affect the storyline of the following season. As Asta has opened the barrier, the fight between devils and the living world is almost inevitable. Asta is not a Wizard King yet! This is the most crucial detail. So, yes, the Studio will take this part into account as well.
As we are clueless about the film's events, all we can say for now is that it will focus on the events that took place after the battle. Tabata will, of course, have a greater say in the story of the 5th season. So, it is better to wait until the movie comes out.
There is no confirmation about which characters will return but according to our speculations, expect the following to make a comeback; Dallas Reid as Asta, Cris George as the narrator, Jill Harris as Noelle Silva, Christopher, Sabat as Yami, Micah Solusod as Yuno, Brandon Mclnnis as Final, Justin Briner as Luck, Mike McFarland as Gordon, Sarah Wiedenheft as Charmy, Ian Sinclair as Magna, and Lydia Mackay as Vanessa.
Is there a trailer ?
No, there is no trailer for the 5th season of Black Clover so far! Because the anime is still waiting for its renewal. However, you can watch the numerous edits on YouTube, which will be enough to quench your thirst for now. We don't have footage from the 5th installment, but you can now stream the teaser trailer for the original movie on YouTube! The footage contains a few visuals from the movie. And in one way or the other, it is still content from the original anime.
If you still haven't watched the anime, consider it a sign to watch it now! Crunchyroll has 170 episodes of Black Clover available for streaming! If you start right now, you'll be all caught up on the anime until the release of the actual movie and, subsequently, the 5th season. So, that was everything about Black Clover's upcoming 5th season. To stay updated, don't forget to bookmark this page!
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In A Theodicy of Hell Charles Seymour tackles one of many so much tough difficulties dealing with the western theistic culture: to teach the consonance among everlasting punishment and the goodness of God. Medieval theology tried to unravel the challenge through arguing that any sin, irrespective of how mild, benefits never-ending torment. modern thinkers, however, are likely to cast off the retributive aspect from hell completely. Combining historic breadth with unique argumentation, the writer develops a unique figuring out of hell which avoids the extremes of either its conventional and smooth competitors. He then surveys the battery of objections ranged opposed to the potential of everlasting punishment and indicates how his `freedom view of hell' can stand up to the assault. The paintings could be of specific significance for these drawn to philosophy of faith and theology, together with lecturers, scholars, seminarians, clergy, and an individual else with a own wish to come to phrases with this perennially demanding doctrine.
Timothy Williamson's 2000 publication wisdom and Its Limits could be crucial paintings of philosophy of the last decade. Eighteen major philosophers have now joined forces to offer a severe overview of rules and arguments during this paintings, and the impression it has had on modern philosophy. They talk about epistemological matters touching on proof, defeasibility, skepticism, testimony, statement, and notion, and debate Williamson's critical declare that wisdom is a psychological country.
David Chalmers develops an image of fact on which all truths could be derived from a constrained type of uncomplicated truths. the image is galvanized by means of Rudolf Carnap's building of the realm in Der Logische Aufbau Der Welt. Carnap's Aufbau is usually visible as a noble failure, yet Chalmers argues model of the undertaking can be triumphant.
First released in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This number of essays through eminent thinker Fred Dretske brings jointly paintings at the conception of data and philosophy of brain spanning thirty years. the 2 parts mix to put the foundation for a naturalistic philosophy of brain. The fifteen essays specialize in conception, wisdom, and awareness.


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package org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.shacl.ast.planNodes;

import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toCollection;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.common.iteration.CloseableIteration;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Resource;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Value;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.BindingSet;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.Dataset;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.MalformedQueryException;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.QueryEvaluationException;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.algebra.BindingSetAssignment;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.algebra.TupleExpr;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.algebra.helpers.AbstractQueryModelVisitor;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.impl.EmptyBindingSet;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.SailConnection;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.SailException;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.memory.MemoryStoreConnection;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.shacl.ast.SparqlQueryParserCache;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.shacl.ast.StatementMatcher;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.shacl.ast.constraintcomponents.AbstractConstraintComponent;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.shacl.ast.constraintcomponents.ConstraintComponent;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.sail.shacl.ast.targets.EffectiveTarget;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Takes a plan node as a source and for each tuple in the source it will build a BindingSet from the vars and the tuple
 * and inject it into the query
 *
 * @author Håvard Ottestad
 */
public class BindSelect implements PlanNode {

	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BindSelect.class);

	private final SailConnection connection;
	private final Dataset dataset;
	private final Function<BindingSet, ValidationTuple> mapper;

	private final String query;
	private final List<StatementMatcher.Variable> vars;
	private final int bulkSize;
	private final PlanNode source;
	private final EffectiveTarget.Extend direction;
	private final boolean includePropertyShapeValues;
	private final List<String> varNames;
	private final ConstraintComponent.Scope scope;
	private StackTraceElement[] stackTrace;
	private boolean printed = false;
	private ValidationExecutionLogger validationExecutionLogger;

	public BindSelect(SailConnection connection, Resource[] dataGraph, String query,
			List<StatementMatcher.Variable> vars, PlanNode source,
			List<String> varNames, ConstraintComponent.Scope scope, int bulkSize, EffectiveTarget.Extend direction,
			boolean includePropertyShapeValues) {
		this.connection = connection;
		assert this.connection != null;
		this.mapper = (bindingSet) -> new ValidationTuple(bindingSet, varNames, scope, includePropertyShapeValues,
				dataGraph);
		this.varNames = varNames;
		this.scope = scope;
		this.vars = vars;
		this.bulkSize = bulkSize;
		this.source = PlanNodeHelper.handleSorting(this, source);

		if (query.trim().equals("")) {
			throw new IllegalStateException();
		}

		this.query = StatementMatcher.StableRandomVariableProvider.normalize(query);
		this.direction = direction;
		this.includePropertyShapeValues = includePropertyShapeValues;

		dataset = PlanNodeHelper.asDefaultGraphDataset(dataGraph);

		// this.stackTrace = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();

	}

	private void updateQuery(TupleExpr parsedQuery, List<BindingSet> newBindindingset, int expectedSize) {
		try {

			parsedQuery
					.visit(new AbstractQueryModelVisitor<Exception>() {
						@Override
						public void meet(BindingSetAssignment node) throws Exception {
							Set<String> bindingNames = node.getBindingNames();
							if (bindingNames.size() == expectedSize) { // TODO consider checking if bindingnames is
								// equal to
								// vars
								node.setBindingSets(newBindindingset);
							}
							super.meet(node);
						}

					});
		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public CloseableIteration<? extends ValidationTuple, SailException> iterator() {
		return new LoggingCloseableIteration(this, validationExecutionLogger) {

			CloseableIteration<? extends BindingSet, QueryEvaluationException> bindingSet;

			final CloseableIteration<? extends ValidationTuple, SailException> iterator = source.iterator();
			List<ValidationTuple> bulk = new ArrayList<>(bulkSize);

			TupleExpr parsedQuery = null;

			public void calculateNext() {

				while (bindingSet == null || !bindingSet.hasNext()) {

					if (bindingSet != null) {
						bindingSet.close();
					}

					if (bulk.isEmpty() && !iterator.hasNext()) {
						return;
					}

					ValidationTuple next;
					if (bulk.isEmpty()) {
						next = iterator.next();
						bulk.add(next);
					} else {
						next = bulk.get(0);
					}

					if (includePropertyShapeValues) {
						assert next.getScope() == ConstraintComponent.Scope.propertyShape;
						assert next.hasValue();
					}

					int targetChainSize;
					if (includePropertyShapeValues || next.getScope() != ConstraintComponent.Scope.propertyShape) {
						targetChainSize = next.getFullChainSize(true);
					} else {
						targetChainSize = next.getFullChainSize(includePropertyShapeValues);
					}

					if (parsedQuery == null) {
						parsedQuery = getParsedQuery(targetChainSize);
					}

					while (bulk.size() < bulkSize && iterator.hasNext()) {
						bulk.add(iterator.next());
					}

					List<String> varNames;

					if (direction == EffectiveTarget.Extend.right) {
						varNames = vars
								.stream()
								.limit(targetChainSize)
								.map(StatementMatcher.Variable::getName)
								.collect(Collectors.toList());
					} else {
						varNames = vars
								.stream()
								.skip(vars.size() - targetChainSize)
								.map(StatementMatcher.Variable::getName)
								.collect(Collectors.toList());
					}

					Set<String> varNamesSet = new HashSet<>(varNames);

					List<BindingSet> bindingSets = bulk
							.stream()
							.filter(t -> {
								int temp;
								if (includePropertyShapeValues
										|| t.getScope() != ConstraintComponent.Scope.propertyShape) {
									temp = t.getFullChainSize(true);
								} else {
									temp = t.getFullChainSize(includePropertyShapeValues);
								}

								return temp == targetChainSize;
							})
							.map(t -> {
								List<Value> targetChain = t.getTargetChain(includePropertyShapeValues);
								if (targetChain.size() == 1) {
									return new SingletonBindingSet(varNames.get(0), targetChain.get(0));
								} else {
									return new SimpleBindingSet(varNamesSet, varNames, targetChain);
								}
							})
							.collect(Collectors.toList());

					bulk = bulk
							.stream()
							.filter(t -> {
								int temp;
								if (includePropertyShapeValues
										|| t.getScope() != ConstraintComponent.Scope.propertyShape) {
									temp = t.getFullChainSize(true);
								} else {
									temp = t.getFullChainSize(includePropertyShapeValues);
								}

								return temp != targetChainSize;
							})
							.collect(toCollection(ArrayList::new));

					updateQuery(parsedQuery, bindingSets, targetChainSize);

					bindingSet = connection.evaluate(parsedQuery, dataset,
							EmptyBindingSet.getInstance(), true);
				}
			}

			@Override
			public void localClose() throws SailException {
				try {
					bulk = null;
					parsedQuery = null;
					assert !iterator.hasNext();
					iterator.close();
				} finally {
					if (bindingSet != null) {
						bindingSet.close();
					}
				}
			}

			@Override
			protected boolean localHasNext() throws SailException {
				calculateNext();
				return bindingSet != null && bindingSet.hasNext();
			}

			@Override
			protected ValidationTuple loggingNext() throws SailException {
				calculateNext();
				return mapper.apply(bindingSet.next());
			}

		};
	}

	private TupleExpr getParsedQuery(int targetChainSize) {

		StringBuilder values = new StringBuilder("\nVALUES( ");
		if (direction == EffectiveTarget.Extend.right) {

			for (int i = 0; i < targetChainSize; i++) {
				values.append("?").append(vars.get(i).getName()).append(" ");
			}
		} else if (direction == EffectiveTarget.Extend.left) {
			for (int i = vars.size() - targetChainSize; i < vars.size(); i++) {
				values.append("?").append(vars.get(i).getName()).append(" ");
			}

		} else {
			throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown direction: " + direction);
		}

		values.append("){}\n");

		String query = BindSelect.this.query;

		query = query.replace(AbstractConstraintComponent.VALUES_INJECTION_POINT, values.toString());
		query = "select * where { " + values + query + "\n}";

		try {
			return SparqlQueryParserCache.get(query);
		} catch (MalformedQueryException e) {
			logger.error("Malformed query:\n{}", query);
			throw e;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public int depth() {
		return 0;
	}

	@Override
	public void getPlanAsGraphvizDot(StringBuilder stringBuilder) {
		if (printed) {
			return;
		}
		printed = true;
		stringBuilder.append(getId() + " [label=\"" + StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(this.toString()) + "\"];")
				.append("\n");

		// added/removed connections are always newly minted per plan node, so we instead need to compare the underlying
		// sail
		if (connection instanceof MemoryStoreConnection) {
			stringBuilder
					.append(System.identityHashCode(((MemoryStoreConnection) connection).getSail()) + " -> " + getId())
					.append("\n");
		} else {
			stringBuilder.append(System.identityHashCode(connection) + " -> " + getId()).append("\n");
		}

	}

	@Override
	public String getId() {
		return System.identityHashCode(this) + "";
	}

	@Override
	public void receiveLogger(ValidationExecutionLogger validationExecutionLogger) {
		this.validationExecutionLogger = validationExecutionLogger;
		source.receiveLogger(validationExecutionLogger);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean producesSorted() {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean requiresSorted() {
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object o) {
		if (this == o) {
			return true;
		}
		if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
			return false;
		}
		BindSelect that = (BindSelect) o;

		// added/removed connections are always newly minted per plan node, so we instead need to compare the underlying
		// sail
		if (connection instanceof MemoryStoreConnection && that.connection instanceof MemoryStoreConnection) {
			return bulkSize == that.bulkSize &&
					includePropertyShapeValues == that.includePropertyShapeValues &&
					((MemoryStoreConnection) connection).getSail()
							.equals(((MemoryStoreConnection) that.connection).getSail())
					&&
					varNames.equals(that.varNames) &&
					scope.equals(that.scope) &&
					query.equals(that.query) &&
					vars.equals(that.vars) &&
					source.equals(that.source) &&
					Objects.equals(dataset, that.dataset) &&
					direction == that.direction;
		} else {
			return bulkSize == that.bulkSize &&
					includePropertyShapeValues == that.includePropertyShapeValues &&
					Objects.equals(connection, that.connection) &&
					varNames.equals(that.varNames) &&
					scope.equals(that.scope) &&
					query.equals(that.query) &&
					vars.equals(that.vars) &&
					source.equals(that.source) &&
					Objects.equals(dataset, that.dataset) &&
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		}

	}

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			return Objects.hash(((MemoryStoreConnection) connection).getSail(), varNames, scope, query, vars, bulkSize,
					source, direction, includePropertyShapeValues, dataset);
		} else {
			return Objects.hash(connection, varNames, scope, query, vars, bulkSize, source, direction,
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		}
	}

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	public String toString() {
		return "BindSelect{" +
				"query='" + query.replace("\n", "\t") + '\'' +
				", vars=" + vars +
				", bulkSize=" + bulkSize +
				", source=" + source +
				", direction=" + direction +
				", includePropertyShapeValues=" + includePropertyShapeValues +
				", varNames=" + varNames +
				", scope=" + scope +
				'}';
	}

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PHOENIX, AZ--September 4, 2012--Tombstone Exploration Corporation (OTCQB:TMBXF) announced today that it has renewed all its Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") mining claims in the Tombstone Mining District located in the State of Arizona. The Company has paid all required fees prior to the due date of August 31, 2012 and is the largest land holder in the Tombstone Mining District.
The Tombstone Exploration Project is an exploration and development project within the historic Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, southeastern Arizona. Detailed studies of the minerals of the Tombstone Mining District have shown a large number and wide assortment of mineralization including silver, gold, copper, lead, and zinc minerals, which have been described along with manganese, tellurium, molybdenum, and vanadium. Although Tombstone is famous for bonanza silver deposits and is essentially a precious-metal district, the porphyry copper model of Lowell and Guilbert (1970) suggests the presence of a buried porphyry copper deposit at depth. Tombstone has the minerals rights to 11,863 acres of historical mining land and is the largest land holder in the Tombstone Mining District.
Statements contained herein that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management. Such statements are estimates only, as the Company has not completed the preparation of its financial statements for those periods, nor has its auditor completed the audit of those results. Actual revenue may differ materially from those anticipated in this press release. Such statements reflect management's current views, are based on certain assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results, events, or performance may differ materially from the above forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, and will be dependent upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to Tombstone Exploration Corporation's ability to obtain additional financing. Tombstone Exploration Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect any change in Tombstone Exploration Corporation's expectations with regard to these forward-looking statements or the occurrence of unanticipated events. Factors that may impact Tombstone Exploration Corporation's success are more fully disclosed in Tombstone Exploration Corporation's most recent public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Q: How does one use Q.all with chai-as-promised? The chai-as-promised docs have the following example of dealing with multiple promises in the same test:
it("should all be well", function (done) {
    Q.all([
        promiseA.should.become("happy"),
        promiseB.should.eventually.have.property("fun times"),
        promiseC.should.be.rejectedWith(TypeError, "only joyful types are allowed")
    ]).should.notify(done);
});

I assume that the Q here has come from npm install q and var Q = require('q');.
Where does .should come from?
When I try this should is undefined and I get TypeError: Cannot call method 'notify' of undefined.
Is there some monkey patching of Q that's supposed to happen first? Or am I using the wrong version of something?
I'm using cucumber with protractor. As I understand it they don't support returning promises yet so the user has to handle the call to done.

A: Answering my own question:
.should comes from the "should" assertions style - http://chaijs.com/guide/styles/#should. You need to run:
chai.should();

after var Q = require('q'); but before Q.all([]).should.notify...:
var Q = require('q');
var chai = require('chai');
var chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');

// ***************
chai.should();
// ***************

chai.use(chaiAsPromised);

it("should all be well", function (done) {
    Q.all([
        promiseA.should.become("happy"),
        promiseB.should.eventually.have.property("fun times"),
        promiseC.should.be.rejectedWith(TypeError, "only joyful types are allowed")
    ]).should.notify(done);
});

As per the docs:

This will pass any failures of the individual promise assertions up to the test framework

A: if I understood correctly, Q-promise dont have should, i recommend you try this
it("should all be well", function (done) {
    Q.all([
        promiseA.should.become("happy"),
        promiseB.should.eventually.have.property("fun times"),
        promiseC.should.be.rejectedWith(TypeError, "only joyful types are allowed")
    ]).then(done);
});

also you can use require mocha-as-promised, like this:
require("mocha-as-promised")();

it("should all be well", function (done) {
    return Q.all([
            promiseA.then(function(someData){
                //here standart chai validation;
            }),
            promiseB.then(function(someData){
                //here standart chai validation;
            });
    ]).then(done);
});

Ok, are you add next line to your code?
var chai = require("chai");
var chaiAsPromised = require("chai-as-promised");

chai.use(chaiAsPromised);

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A healthy number of AM2 boards are spattered around the show, including an nForce 4 based board.
The flowery guys over at DFI has a number of interesting motherboards on display at its stall.
This AM2 motherboard uses the ATI RD580 chipset and its new SB600 south bridge. We didn't have much luck with our beta board, but it's good to see that DFI has managed to get things ready.
This motherboard is also AM2, but strangely uses the nForce 4 chipset instead of nForce 5. I said in my recent AM2 article that this was possible, but I wasn't expecting anyone to actually do it. DFI also had SLI versions on display as well. nForce 4 and nForce 5 are very similar chipsets, so there would be little downside to using an nForce 4 motherboard – but similarly little or no upside to not using nForce 5. One has to wonder why DFI decided to do this – is there something we don't know? My guess is a pricing and availability issue.
Finally, over on the VIA stand there was this Asus AM2 motherboard, using the KT890 chipset. It's good to see a healthy amount of AM2 motherboards around!


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Théorie des ensembles de von Neumann-Bernays-Gödel.
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You are here: Home » Property News >> Lucknow » Property tax defaulters in Lucknow get 20% rebate and waiver
Property tax defaulters in Lucknow get 20% rebate and waiver
Editor | February 27, 2019 @ 11:17 AM
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) House on February 25 approved a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for property and water tax defaulters by offering a 20% discount on principal amount and waiving all interest if a defaulter pays the full dues by April, while those paying in May will get 10% discount.
The time limit for government departments in the defaulter list to avail the concessions is more and will get a 20% discount and full interest waiver if they clear dues by May and 10% till August.
According to LMC records, there are around 5 lakh taxable properties which have not paid house/property tax for last six years.
They include around 4.8 lakh houses, 19,092 shops, 324 educational institutes, and hostels and 1,338 government buildings. Total tax amount due from all these properties is around Rs 790 crore. Poor tax collections resulted in less revenue in the past few years.
For instance, against an estimated Rs 280 crore in 2016-17, LMC received Rs 192 crore, which further fell to Rs 178 crore in 2017-18 and then to Rs 174 crore in 2018-19.
"There are many defaulters who did not pay for years due to legal dispute. As a result, the tax dues mounted over the years. Even after disputes were resolved, a substantial number is not paying up, saying that they are short of money. Now, this move will encourage such defaulters to clear their dues," said municipal commissioner Indramani Tripathi.
"We have given more time to government properties as they need to take approval from senior authorities for payment which often takes time," he added.
When asked that such a scheme would amount to injustice to honest tax payers who pay up regularly on time, he said that we already give them a 10% discount.
Pranchal Srivastava, Economic Times, Lucknow
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Three Defendants Who Participated In Kickback and Bribery Schemes Involving Federal Housing Grant Programs Sentenced In Federal Court
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CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Charles "Chuck" Willys Mincey, Jr., 65, of Flora, Mississippi, Karl Henry Zerbst, Jr., 62, of Mount Pleasant,, and Brian Daniel Herndon, 46, of Summerville, were sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty for their roles in various kickback and bribery schemes involving federal housing grant programs in the Charleston area.
Evidence presented to the Court showed that from December of 2014 until at least March of 2019, Mincey and Zerbst participated in a scheme to unlawfully profit from their work on certain Affordable Housing Program grants disbursed by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta to low income households of United States Military veterans and spouses of veterans for house rehabilitation.
In 2014, Mincey approached Zerbst to be an intermediary for grants for which Mincey and his company, Palmettos at Folly, was the designated contractor. As an intermediary, it was Zerbst's role to locate prospective program participants, hire and manage the contractors conducting the rehabilitative work, and hire and manage third-party inspectors to inspect the work and assess it for cost reasonableness. As part of their arrangement, Mincey and Zerbst agreed to split the profits they made from the grants 50/50. This agreement was in violation of the express rules of the grant program, which prohibited an intermediary from receiving more than 12% of the grant funds, and also prohibited any conflict of interests or appearance of a conflict of interest with any other party to the grant application.
During the relevant time period, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta sent the grant funds to community member banks, who then disbursed the funds to Zerbst's company KHZ. Zerbst retained his intermediary fees and then wrote checks for construction costs to Mincey's company, Palmetto's at Folly. Mincey then funneled grant money back to Zerbst, by writing checks from Palmetto's at Folly to Charleston Strategic Consultants LLC, a company controlled by Zerbst. In total, Mincey funneled at least $246,689.99 in unlawful kickbacks to Zerbst.
Evidence showed that Mincey also participated in a bribery scheme with a City of Charleston employee Brian Herndon in order to win construction bids for housing projects funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. As a Project Manager for housing rehabilitation at the Charleston Department of Housing and Community Development, Herndon had access to non-public information regarding cost estimates generated for each project grant, which he shared with Mincey in exchange for cash payments between $200 and $500. In total, Herndon accepted at least $15,000 in bribe money.
Senior United States District Court Judge Margaret B. Seymour sentenced all three individuals. Mincey was sentenced to eight months in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision, and ordered to pay $91,990 in restitution. Zerbst was sentenced to five years of probation, and paid $246,689.99 in restitution prior to his sentencing. Herndon was sentenced to six months in prison, followed by a year of court-ordered supervision. Judge Seymour also granted a money judgment against Herndon in the amount of $15,000, equal to the amount of bribe money that Herndon received from Mincey from 2014 to 2020. There is no parole in the federal system.
The two cases were investigated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allessandra Stewart prosecuted the cases.
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import { Serializable } from 'models/serializable'
import { Address } from 'claims/models/address'
import { Representative } from 'claims/models/representative'

export class Party implements Serializable<Party> {
  type: string
  name: string
  address: Address
  representative: Representative

  constructor (type?: string,
               name?: string,
               address?: Address,
               representative?: Representative) {
    this.type = type
    this.name = name
    this.address = address
    this.representative = representative
  }

  deserialize (input: any): Party {
    if (input) {
      this.name = input.name
      this.type = input.type
      if (input.address) {
        this.address = new Address().deserialize(input.address)
      }
      if (input.representative) {
        this.representative = new Representative().deserialize(input.representative)
      }
    }
    return this
  }

}


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Gáspár Tamás (Budapest, 1974. május 4. –) magyar grafikus, képregényrajzoló.

A Magyar Iparművészeti Egyetemen végzett, reklámgrafikusként dolgozik. A Magyar Képregény Akadémia alkotócsoport tagja. 2008-ban Alfabéta-díjat kapott Parlamenti túlóra című képregényért.

Képregények
 Hóhányók (Tiszta Dili 18-19, 1996)
 Alternatív mesék (Tiszta Dili 21-23, 1997)
 A torony (Pinkhell 0, 2005)
 Micsoda Flash! (írta Ábrai Barnabás, Sushi Strip 2, 2006; újrakiadás Eduárd fapados képregényújság 9, 2007)
 Királylány (írta Király Levente ötlete alapján Ábrai Barnabás, Pinkhell 2, 2006)
 10 perc (írta Zorro de Bianco, Pinkhell 2, 2006)
 Parlamenti túlóra (írta Szabó Jenő, Pinkhell 4, 2007)

Könyv
Cserkuti Dávid-Gáspár Tamás: Unicum-illusztrációk (Képes Kiadó, 2007. december).

Források
Gáspár Tamás blogja
A Magyar Képregény Akadémia honlapja

Magyar grafikusok
Magyar képregényrajzolók
1974-ben született személyek
Élő személyek


The 75th Annual Golden Globes on Sunday brought in 19 million viewers for NBC, a bit down from last year's telecast, which had 20 million viewers tuning in.
The key demo (18 to 49 years old) rating went down to 5.0 from last year's 5.6, according to numbers provided by the network. Last year's broadcast drew the second biggest audience for the show in a decade.
From a sea of attendees dressed in black to a rousing speech by Oprah Winfrey, there were no shortage of memorable moments from Sunday's three-hour-long event.
Winfrey became the first black woman to receive one of the Globes' most prestigious honors, the Cecil B. DeMille award, and she took the moment to address young girls who were watching her on stage.
The speech fueled talk of a presidential run in 2020 for Winfrey, something that the media mogul is "actively thinking" about.
Despite a slight loss in viewership, the show received mostly positive reviews from TV critics and observers thanks to Winfrey's speech, its handling of the major gender issues sweeping through the industry and Seth Meyers, who hosted the Golden Globes for the first time.
"[Meyers] managed to find just the right tone for his quick opening monologue, which moved easily between smart (and appropriate) jokes about the sexual harassment allegations to the usual jests about the year's crop of nominees to a frequent recipient of his barbs, President Trump," wrote Kelly Lawler, an entertainment writer for USA Today.


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Home » TV & Movies » Kardashian manager Angela Kukawski's 'killer' boyfriend Jason Barker looks stoic in first court appearance after arrest
Kardashian manager Angela Kukawski's 'killer' boyfriend Jason Barker looks stoic in first court appearance after arrest
THE ALLEGED killer boyfriend of Kardashian business manager Angela Kukawski appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, The Sun can report.
Jason Barker, 49, was pictured for first time since being charged with murder- after his 55-year-old girlfriend was found dead in the trunk of her car a day after she was reported missing on December 22.
In photographs obtained by The Sun, Jason appeared behind a glass screen wearing a bright yellow t-shirt, blue trousers and mask as he stared blankly ahead.
He spoke only to confirm his name and be read his rights at Van Nuys West Court House and was represented by Juan Perez, deputy public defender.
Barker has been arraigned until February 23 after appearing before judge David Yaroslavsky.
The public defender made a note in court of a medical order which was handed to the judge, but he declined to comment further when approached by The Sun.
Jason was arrested and charged with murder after the horrific event when the celebrity manager was found one day after her missing person's report was filed.
Kukawski's death was ruled a homicide by the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office.
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Police suspect that Barker killed Kukawski inside her Sherman Oaks home and then placed her body in her car, which he drove to a Simi Valley residence belonging to a family member and then fled.
Prosecutors alleged she was stabbed to death with a knife, and Barker remains behind bars in Van Nuys Jail in Los Angeles.
On December 29, bail was raised from $2million to $3.07million.
Social media photographs obtained by The Sun late last month showed Barker as a doting family man with a number of kids, siblings, and his elderly mother.
One photograph shows the tattooed murder suspect beaming as he cooked a steak in his kitchen, while another showed him with his ex-wife, Alison, arm, and arm with his children.
The Sun approached Alison for comment, who confirmed Jason was her ex-husband and the pair divorced in 2017, but she refused to speak further on his arrest.
'INTENT FOR PAIN'
The district attorney claimed Barker attacked Kukawski "with the intent to cause cruel and extreme pain and suffering for the purpose of revenge, extortion, persuasion and for a sadistic purpose."
After examining his criminal record, it appeared that the accused had only been hit with traffic tickets in the past.
Kukawski, a mom-of-five, worked at Boulevard Management in Woodland Hills.
According to the company's website, they specialize in "financial management services to entertainers, athletes, and high-net-worth individuals."
The business manager worked not only with the Kardashians but also with the Tupac Shakur estate, along with Kanye West and OffSet.
Those close to her shared with Variety that she was "a straight shooter" and "hard-working", and friends added that she was "beloved" in her industry.
KARDASHIANS IN MOURNING
Boulevard's Todd C. Bozick told Variety in a statement: "We are saddened and heartbroken by the loss of our colleague, Angie Kukawski. Angie was a kind, wonderful person, and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Our deepest condolences go out to all of Angie's family and friends."
The Kardashian-Jenner family also released a joint statement, saying: "Angela was truly the best. She cared about every one of us and made things happen that were impossible.
"She will be greatly missed and we send our sincere condolences to her family and loved ones during this most difficult time."
Rapper Nicki Minaj also posted a tribute on her Instagram, writing: "Hardest working, most reliable, sweetest person you could ever know.
"You didn't deserve this, Angela. My heart is breaking for your children. Rest In Peace."
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/*******************************************************************************
 *
 *  @file:    list.h
 *  @author:  IllogicalOR
 *  @brief:   Header file for generic list library.
 *
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 */

#ifndef __LIST_H__
#define __LIST_H__

/***** Includes *****/
#include <stdlib.h> // Needed for NULL define. Change accordingly.

/***** Definitions *****/
//
// Configure whether list uses malloc or a statically-
// defined number of elements.
//
#define LIST_USE_MALLOC   0

//
// Configure the maximum size of the list
//
#define MAX_LIST_SIZE     32

//
// Node data structure. This must be defined!
// Default type is an int.
//
typedef int listnode_data_t;

//
// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
// !! --- Remaining code should not be modified --- !!
// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
//

//
// Node structure.
//
typedef struct listnode_t
{
  // Node data
  listnode_data_t   data;
  // Node pointers
  struct listnode_t *next;
  struct listnode_t *prev;
#if ( defined LIST_USE_MALLOC && LIST_USE_MALLOC == 0 )
  int in_use;
#endif
} Node_t, *pNode_t;

#if ( defined LIST_USE_MALLOC && LIST_USE_MALLOC )
//
// Function pointer for freeing node
//
typedef void (*fnptrFreeNode_t)(pNode_t);
#endif

/***** Function Prototypes *****/
//
// Init/deinit functions
//
#if ( defined LIST_USE_MALLOC && LIST_USE_MALLOC == 0 )
void list_init( void );
#else
void list_init( fnptrFreeNode_t fptr );
#endif
void list_deinit( void );
int  list_initialized( void );

//
// Iterators
//
pNode_t list_begin( void );
pNode_t list_end( void );
void list_iterate( pNode_t it );
void list_riterate( pNode_t it );

//
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//
int list_empty( void );
int list_size( void );
int list_max_size( void );

//
// Element access
//
listnode_data_t list_front( void );
listnode_data_t list_back( void );

//
// Modifiers
//
void list_push_front( listnode_data_t val );
void list_pop_front( void );
void list_push_back( listnode_data_t val );
void list_pop_back( void );

#endif /* __LIST_H__ */


Whether you're training for your first 5k or your first marathon, chances are, you're wondering about how you should be fueling your run. Even if there will be water stops along the way on race day, it's an excellent idea to bring your own fuel and hydration. Here are a few suggestions, all of the things I've brought with me on a run.
It doesn't matter how short or long your run is, you'll need some water! Whether you're mixing it with something else, or you're just drinking it straight, bring something to wet your whistle and keep you moving.
Of all the Gu flavors out there, one - Chocolate Outrage - is tasty enough to actually eat. Have one 15 minutes before you set out, then another one every 45 minutes during your run. It's pure energy, in gel form.
If you want electrolytes, but not sugar, I highly recommend a Nuun tablet! Drop one in your water bottle before your run, then sip on it along the way. My fave flavor is Pink Lemonade. Yum!
Or maybe you want/need sugar on a longer run! If so, pack a small bag of Haribo gummy bears - they're easy to eat while you run and they're so delicious!
This is the old stand-by hydration choice for athletes of all types. My only complaint? If you spill any while you run, you'll be sticky from the sugar.
I know a runner who gulps down a 5-Hour Energy before every half-marathon, and she swears by them. If you need an extra kick, why not give it a try?
If you're a sweaty runner, like me, and you're covered in white spots at the end of your run, bring along a packet of salt to eat mid-race. I know it sounds odd - wouldn't it make you dehydrated? but it's vital if you lose a lot of sweat (salt!) during your run.
If you're a runner, how do you fuel during a run? Do tell!


Gouvermement General de l'Isle de France divise par Pays.
This is a beautiful 1754 map of the Ile de France region of France by Robert de Vaugondy. This region around Paris is France's most populous province. The map covers the area from Chartres to Reims and from Marle south as far as Chateau-Landon. It includes the whole or parts of the French departments of Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Aisne, Oise and Val-d'Oise. Paris figures prominently in the left section of the map. Also shows the city walls surrounding Paris as well as the ring of fortifications completed in 1848. The embastillement of Paris was perhaps the most extravagant waste of resources of the July Monarchy.
Oise is known for its production of Maroilles, a cowÂ's milk cheese. This cheese is produced in rectangular blocks with a moist orange-red washed rind and a strong, distinct odor. The Seine-et-Marne region produces a wide variety of wines and hosts an annual wine and cheese fair. This area is known for its production of a brie-style cheese called 'Fromage de Meaux.' Over 25 liters of milk are used produce just one wheel of this raw-milk cheese. When ripe, its rind breaks at the slightest touch, allowing the beautiful, hay-colored, almost liquid paste to ooze out.
The map includes a beautifully engraved title cartouche in the top right quadrant. This map was drawn by Robert de Vaugondy in 1754 and published in the 1757 issue of his Atlas Universal.
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"Amish Grace" included on Publishers Weekly's Best of 2007 list (one of 15 Religion titles).
Convocation speech transcript, "Why the Amish Forgave a Killer" by GC Professor Steve Nolt, Monday, Oct. 2, 2007.
Press release: Amish forgiveness rang around the world, and continues a year later, Tuesday, October 2, 2007.
Professor of English Ann Hostetler's "Sonnets for the Amish Girls of Nickel Mines," 2006.
Nolt op-ed: The Amish remind us all that forgiveness is possible. South Bend Tribune. Oct. 10, 2007.
Nolt op-ed: Amish grieving expresses forgiveness, not anger. Indianapolis Star. Oct. 4, 2007.
The context of forgiveness. Chuck Colson's BreakPoint Commentary. Oct. 3, 2007.
An interview with Nolt: How can the Amish forgive what seems unforgivable? USAToday. Oct. 2, 2007.
Authors describe Amish faith, forgiveness. Goshen News. Oct. 2, 2007.
Among the Amish, a grace that endures. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Oct. 1, 2007.
Nickel Mines legacy: Forgive first. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sept. 30, 2007.
'Amish Grace' writers merged styles, ideas. Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. Sept. 25, 2007.
Book explores Amish ability to forgive. Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. Sept. 24, 2007.
Amish grace. Lancaster Sunday News. Sept. 23, 2007.
Amish School Boys Struggle With Memories. Associated Press. Sept. 22, 2007.
Steve Nolt interview on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. Sept. 21, 2007.
Book excerpt on ChristianityToday.com. Sept. 17, 2007.
GOSHEN, Ind. – The Amish response to the murders of five schoolgirls in Nickel Mines, Pa., last Oct. 2 was even more surprising than the intrusion of evil into bucolic Lancaster County.Just hours after the shootings, the community forgave killer Charles Roberts and reached out to his widow, attending his burial and contributing to a fund for the family. How could the Amish offer such radical forgiveness in the face of their own sorrow and grief?
Goshen College Professor of History Steven M. Nolt, a leading expert on the Amish, is one of the co-authors of the new book "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy" (Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, Sept. 27, 2007), which explores the history, theology and culture of the Amish, connecting forgiveness to their entire way of life. The book is based on conversations with over two dozen Amish people in the Nickel Mines area, including family members of the murdered children. The three Anabaptist authors – Nolt, Senior Fellow at the Young Center of Elizabethtown College Donald B. Kraybill and Associate Professor of American Religious History at Messiah College David L. Weaver-Zercher – also spoke to relatives of the gunman.
The Amish are a people "uncommonly prepared to respond with graciousness, forbearance, and love," the authors say. Their extension of grace was neither calculated nor random, but emerged from who they were long before the awful day that claimed the lives of five of their children. The Amish stand in a centuries-old tradition that supports the decision to forgive. They believe God expects people to forgive and that their own martyred ancestors modeled forgiveness by not seeking revenge.
"It's just what we do as nonresistant people. It was spontaneous. It was automatic. It was not a new kind of thing," the Amish told the authors. Every Amish person they spoke with agreed: forgiveness for Roberts and grace for his family were spontaneous expressions of faith, not mandates from the church. It is woven into the fabric of their communal life, spun from faith in God, scriptural mandates and a history of persecution.
Nolt has taught at Goshen College since 1999. He received a doctorate in history from the University of Notre Dame, and a graduate theology degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Nolt has studied Amish history and culture across many settlements. His books on the Amish include "A History of the Amish" (rev. ed., Good Books, 2003); "Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits" (2nd ed., with Donald B. Kraybill, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004); "Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities" (with Thomas J. Meyers, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007); and "Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War" (with James O. Lehman, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007).
Following the Oct. 2, 2006, shooting, the three authors explored reports about Amish forgiveness that followed in the wake of the shooting. They conducted many face-to-face interviews with Amish people to probe their beliefs about and their practice of forgiveness. In addition they pursued Amish writings on forgiveness as well as other historical examples in which Amish people expressed forgiveness to those who had wronged them, and reviewed hundreds of media stories and editorials on Amish forgiveness at Nickel Mines. Finally, the authors compared Amish practices of forgiveness with the broader research on forgiveness in American society. The research was conducted from Nov. 1, 2006 through April 1, 2007.
The book is already receiving high acclaim. Publishers Weekly Starred Review said, "This intelligent, compassionate and hopeful book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on forgiveness." And the book's endorsers include Bill Moyers, Jim Wallis, Sister Helen Prejean, Tony Campolo, Philip Yancey and Fred Luskin. For more information, visit www.amishgrace.com.
Because the authors did not want to profit off of this tragedy, all author royalties from "Amish Grace" are being donated to Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to benefit children suffering because of poverty, war and natural disaster. MCC is a relief, development and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches.
The Fetzer Institute provided research funds for "Amish Grace" as part of its Campaign for Love & Forgiveness, www.fetzer.org/LoveAndForgive.


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Sooner or later, everyone will experience a blackout, i.e. a brief shutdown of the electrical grid. A few seconds without electricity rarely disrupts daily work activities. But what if your electricity is abruptly cut off for half an hour or even hours? This will certainly cause problems for companies. And the chance then becomes increasingly greater that the shutdown plan will go into effect. The main reason for this is that preventative maintenance will be carried out on some nuclear power stations in our country starting in November. This means that these power plants may not be able to provide a stable electricity supply and thus cause shortages.
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We should also consider the abrupt shutdown of machines in the manufacturing industry. For example, communication with the customer is interrupted for a time, which prevents orders or requested services being delivered. These are just a few examples that demonstrate that the economic impact on companies can be significant when they are not prepared for an abrupt shutdown of the electricity supply. And this certainly applies to smaller companies.
Not against the shutdown, but certainly against the consequences. An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) ensures there is a continuous supply of electricity. A UPS ensures there are no hiccups during a power outage so that everything continues to run as usual. The first phase of a UPS takeover in a power outage provides enough time for a generator to start up and continue business operations. This prevents an uncontrolled shutdown and damage to databases, etc. In the event of a long-term power outage, a UPS also provides companies with enough time to properly shut down systems. A controlled shutdown prevents damage and the need for repairs after the event.
The maintenance of the nuclear power stations and the possible shortage of electricity is not the only reason why the electricity supply may not always be problem free in the coming years. The pressure in Belgium to ban nuclear energy and increase the use of renewable energy will destabilise the electricity grid. The use of renewables, such as solar and wind energy, is an excellent step towards a more sustainable life. And, the outcome in our country is that we are switching from central power plant production to a hybrid model. This means that there will be multiple – and unpredictable – energy sources connected to our electricity grid. The challenge will be to stabilise these electricity grids.
Both companies and consumers will need to allow for these changes. Simply put, the problem-free receiving of electricity is no longer a given.
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Where Have All Our Zawns Gone? and Other News
By Dan Piepenbring
William Trost Richards, Rocky Cliff with Stormy Sea Cornwall, 1902.
Aquabob, clinkerbell, daggler, cancervell, ickle, tankle, shuckle, crottle, doofers, honeyfur, zawn … the English language has historically teemed with vivid, precise words to describe the landscape and natural phenomena. So what happened to all of them? "It is clear that we increasingly make do with an impoverished language for landscape. A place literacy is leaving us. A language in common, a language of the commons, is declining."
On the shifting sands of literary fame: "It would be hard to find a poet, in the twenty-first century, who openly claims to write for glory, fame, or immortality. Yet the idea that great poetry was the surest way to achieve fame and outwit death has been very long-lived … Why has this dream of immortality vanished from contemporary literature? One reason, surely, is that in the twentieth century human beings faced a distinctively new uncertainty about the very existence of posterity."
William Powell published The Anarchist Cookbook in 1971, when he was only nineteen. Thus ensued a very unanarchic quest, on his part, to remove it from print, as it tarnished his reputation and took on a new life as a terrorist ur-text: "All hippies at one time or another renounce themselves. Sooner or later they put a tie and a coat on."
A new exhibition celebrates the work of Paul Rand, who designed the iconic logos for IBM, Westinghouse, and Enron, among others—and who, "like Charles and Ray Eames, spread a bright and cheerful image of pax Americana."
The pioneering romance novelist Bertrice Small died on Tuesday, leaving behind an oeuvre of "bold sexual storytelling." "Her best-known work was the Skye O'Malley series, which starred a swashbuckling pirate queen who commanded her own fleet and once bested Queen Elizabeth I in a battle of wits." A friend said, "I had the pleasure of knowing Bertrice personally and I'm proud to say she was a true 'broad' in the very best tradition of the term."


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This is an astonishing anthology of pieces that could only (although I would be happy to be proved wrong) have been put together in the late '60s. Ostensibly a collection of pieces of science fiction, it goes way beyond genre for along with stalwarts of the science fiction community, it also features work by Borges and by Alfred Jarry.
Each of the nine stories and the one essay are about time. There is no time travelling in the conventional sense. Instead the stories explore time from a metaphysical and psychological stance. Aldiss's tale of an astronaut returned from Mars who finds himself living 3.3077 minutes ahead of everyone else reveals the frustrations of everyone involved, along with the moral conundrums. It sets the tone for the rest of the book; thoughtful, well written, original, and often haunting.
Other contributors are Charles Harness, Langdon Jones, J G Ballard, David Masson, George Collyn, Thomas Disch, and Roger Zelazny. Each has their unique take on the theme; each demonstrates a literary skill that would probably astonish those who consider science fiction to be the work of hacks. Much of it is, as is much of any other genre including literary works. Yet Borges and Jarry do not stand out in this collection as superior writers. They are amongst equals.
I suspect the collection is now out of print although copies can be found if you look. It is certainly worth keeping your eye open for, if for no other reason than that it demonstrates that recent forays by the literati into the edges of the sci fi ghetto and praised for their originality are treating ideas explored half a century or more ago and with a great deal more skill.
It is fifty years since this book was published. Fifty years! Makes me feel old. Unlike the book itself. Some science fiction dates very badly. This has not. True, I read a revised edition, but apart from Aldiss tinkering with one or two sentences to make his main character less chauvinist in his attitude to women I doubt very much has changed.
So why is this, rightly in my opinion, considered a classic? To begin with, it is original. It has taken a number of familiar sci-fi ideas and taken them off in new directions. This is not an easy feat, not even in the late 1950s. It develops its ideas well. The attention to the background detail that makes Aldiss's society believable is exemplary, and it is done without pages of exposition. And the whole thing is well written.
Aldiss is a great story-teller. The narrative begins slowly with plenty of rich and intriguing detail. It is not particularly difficult to guess what is going on in the background, although there are enough twists on this theme to keep you guessing, even though the clues are there. But in a sense this is irrelevant to begin with. You are drawn into a fascinating and unusual society. Once there, the characters draw you into new discoveries, and the story picks up pace, taking you to a breathtaking finale, in more sense than one.
If you like a well-written story with strong ideas that also manages to illuminate something of the human condition along the way, this book is for you.
The Drought - J G Ballard
This is the third of Ballard's informal quartet of books that nod in cursory fashion toward the elements. Like the others, it might be described as a science-fiction novel of the sub-genre 'disaster'. But like every other Ballard novel it is so much more.
When toxic waste dumped into the oceans is cooked into a molecular layer that prevents evaporation, drought inevitably follows. Not the parched summer of an English countryside, but the blistering furnace of a tropical desert. Society collapses, draining away as quickly as surface water. It is a stark contrast to the amniotic lushness of The Drowned World.
Across this parched landscape a small group of characters play out their lives. They are the usual collection – a mixed bunch of misfits whose casual acquaintance in normal circumstances brings them close together when their inner landscapes become an outer reality. We are shown brief, bright glimpses, like the painful glancing reflections of sunlight from a mirrored surface. And if we dare to approach that mirror, we will see something of ourselves.
There are moments in the book when you can wish a tighter editorial control had been exercised. Some descriptions fail because the language gets in the way – there are only so many time you can use 'river bed' in a paragraph before it becomes obtrusive. On the whole, however, the writing shimmers like heat from a baked landscape, offering glimpses and mirages, distortions of a reality that show truths with an unrelenting harshness.
It is also a poetic work. The images and themes are displayed and developed with a concentrated intensity that prefigures the direction Ballard takes with some of his middle period work. Whilst it would not work as a poem, it does show what a poetic sensibility can bring to prose. It certainly makes me look forward to the next book in this chronological re-read of Ballard's work.
I have seen this book described variously as 'hilarious' and 'uproarious'. I think those reviewers need to get out a bit more. Amusing, maybe, this 'melodramatic sort of moonshine' as Chesterton accurately described it is an odd piece of work. It is true that there is a clue in the subtitle 'A Nightmare', but this seems to me to have been added as an afterthought in much the same way others have used the 'and he woke up and realised it was all a dream' device.
What starts as a fairly straightforward thriller (police infiltrating an Anarchist cell) and an astute observation on the absurd directions a surveillance society can take us, soon becomes a metaphysical investigation of faith and human behaviour. One cannot read Chesterton without this happening at some point, so he cannot be criticised for it. It does seem to me, however, that by presenting this as a dream or a dark fantasy, he is sidestepping the opportunity for something more substantial. But that, too, is Chesterton's way and why, ultimately I find his work unsatisfying. Contrasting serious themes with a comic storyline can be remarkably effective, but I always feel that Chesterton misses the mark. There is a feeling of flippancy rather than a true understanding of the comic; a feeling of ennui, with the author losing interest before he finishes.
To this I must add, that Chesterton is a sloppy writer. I cannot, for example, imagine the opening sentence of this work getting past a modern editor. Mind you, having seen some pretty dire openings of books that are claimed as modern literature, I should perhaps revise that and say that Chesterton's opening sentence wouldn't have got past me if I was an editor. It is clumsy, just as a number of other sentences and passages are clumsy. Potentially beautiful, but spoiled by laziness – first drafts that should have been worked at.
For all this criticism, it is a book that should be read. As should Chesterton's other work. He may not be the perfect stylist and he may miss the mark, but his work does fizz with ideas and throws out sharp, often barbed, observations that stick and worry and make you think. Nor is he afraid of being surreal, of creating fantastic structures that so closely resemble the real world that we are compelled to stop and wonder which is which. For this alone, he is worth reading.
It is forty years since this book was published and it is a sad indictment that is as relevant today as it was then. The world it describes, with its political turmoil, eugenics, genetic manipulation, social unrest, over dependence on computers, population problems, designer drugs, and casual violence is our world; it is what our world will continue to be.
Brunner was a prolific author. He was also an author who worked hard to raise his game. By the late 1960s he was writing blistering works of social commentary. Angry books that showed the injustice and hypocrisy of the world and its 'masters'. Stand on Zanzibar is perhaps the best of these works. The style is innovative and ideally suited to the content; the story of social woes is told through the personal trials of a large cast of characters. With some we catch vicarious glimpses into their lives, much as we would see into the lighted windows of people from a slow moving suburban train at night. With others we experience the transformation of their lives as they are sucked into the destructive maelstrom of events.
Several stories and themes run parallel within the book – the political tensions between the United States (a dysfunctional and overcrowded land groaning beneath the weight of eugenics legislation) and a fictional Asian country that professes to have discovered a way of genetically manipulating human foetuses to produce perfect children; the corporate takeover of an entire African country and the discovery of how it has remained peaceful for so long; the pressures on individuals who are unable to cope with the pace of change; the ways in which governments dictate and manipulate individual lives.
This may seem a recipe for an earnest trudge through 650 pages of sociological lecturing, yet Brunner's well-honed skill as a story-teller lifts the whole thing well above this. It is a highly literate novel that treats its readers with intelligence. Which is perhaps why it has never had any impact on those who lead us. Which is also perhaps why what may have been considered science fiction forty years ago is fast becoming the bleak reality of the world in which we live.


Jokioinen municipality had acquired iPads over a year ago which were managed by Apple Configurator. The challenge with using the configurator was that the devices had to be connected to the computer with a cable in order to be able to manage them. Because of this, it could take a lot of time and effort to complete the everyday basic management tasks. After Cuppla contacted the municipality, Miina School decided to try out this different kind of management solution in order to do the management remotely.
At first, Cuppla was taken into test use with five media iPads to practice the usage of the software. Because the trial went well, Cuppla is now taken into use in all iPads of the school and also in the iPads of the kindergartens in the municipality. Cuppla team also helped Jokioinen to take Apple DEP and VPP programs into use and enroll devices into Apple DEP program afterward.
"If I want to add or update an application with the Configurator I have to physically go to the iPad and attach it to the computer with a cable. Now with Cuppla, I can do all this remotely which is a major advantage," tells Kari Leppäkoski, a teacher in the Miina School.