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Even when They're Right, They're Wrong: A Female Author Agrees Domestic Violence Laws Are Exploited to "Set Up" Partners but Puts the Blame Squarely on Men
"Victims of these increasingly common set-ups face criminal charges alongside their emotionally depleting divorce and custody cases, which are, of course, by now stacked against them."
—Former crime reporter Janie McQueen
The quotation above comes from the author of the book, Hanging on by My Fingernails: Surviving the New Divorce Gamesmanship, and How a Scratch Can Land You in Jail.
Perhaps you're thinking: I can so identify with that—and perhaps you can identify with it. If you're not a woman, though, you're not supposed to. So stop it.
Yep, a female author (and journalist) acknowledges that lying to the court to gain the upper hand in divorce and custody cases occurs. In fact, she says it's "increasingly common." According to her, though, the culprits are violent men.
Ms. McQueen apparently aspires to upset the dogma while still keeping the faith: The system is abused, she emphasizes, but women are the victims, and men are the victimizers.
Evident without benefit of having read her book is that because Ms. McQueen alleges she was framed (and probably quotes other women who allege they were framed), "set-ups" of this sort are asserted to be "increasingly common." They probably are—they're reported here routinely—but never mind, apparently, that Ms. McQueen's contention is exactly what men have been saying for, um, decades. Whether frame-ups are "increasingly" common or not, they are common, and they have been for a long time (and thanks to rhetoric that insists women are incapable of lying maliciously, the likelihood of their becoming increasingly "increasingly common" is strong).
Since I haven't read Ms. McQueen's book, fairness requires that I acknowledge her position may not be as chauvinistic as it sounds. Also, the book has apparently been in print for three years, and I just heard about it Monday, so I'd venture to guess that it hasn't exerted a great deal of populist influence. For an audience sympathetic to feminism to concede that false allegations from men are rampant would be to invite speculation on how rampant false allegations from women are.
That, as they say, ain't gonna happen.
I learned of Ms. McQueen's book in an online column in Forbes by Jeff Landers, a "certified divorce financial analyst" and the founder of Bedrock Divorce Advisors, LLC, a "divorce financial advisory firm that works exclusively with women." Mr. Landers is also the author of multiple books directed to a strictly female audience.
His representation of Ms. McQueen's book, then, may be skewed to his marketing demographic. I can't say. This, however, is a passage from Ms. McQueen's book quoted in Mr. Landers's column "How Some Men Are Upending Domestic Violence Laws to Scam an Advantage in Divorce" (the passage is from the book's forward, which is penned by Chicago criminal defense attorney Tamara N. Holder):
Unfortunately, many abusive men have learned to reshape domestic violence laws into another weapon of abuse. They are turning police and court protections upside down: The abusers themselves call 9-1-1; they have the women arrested for domestic violence; and then they do everything they can to try to have the women prosecuted and sentenced. In this way, the true victim is painted as the abuser.
There is a deeper motivation in using this ploy; to show a pattern of "violent conduct" on the woman's part so that the abuser can use it as evidence against her in a divorce or child custody battle. And this form of abuse is permanent. A bruise heals after a few days, but a conviction for a violent crime mars her record forever.
The set-up: A couple has a fight. Either the wife calls 9-1-1 in a desperate plea for police intervention, or the husband makes the call first in a preemptive attack. When the police arrive, the woman is visibly upset. The man, on the other hand, is extremely calm as he switches off his anger. The husband tells the police that his wife is delusional, crazy, and violent. Depending on how convincing the man's story is to the police officer, and the state's law on domestic violence, either both people are arrested or the woman is arrested.
In the case of a dual arrest, which some states discourage, the woman often tells prosecutors she doesn't want to testify against her husband, so the case is dismissed. Meanwhile, the husband is determined that she be prosecuted. Instead of the prosecutors looking into the history of the relationship before proceeding with the criminal case, they move full speed ahead. The wife is usually cut off from her husband's financial support so she cannot pay for defense against him. As a result, she is forced to take a plea to the charges because she cannot afford to defend herself. She fears taking the case to trial, losing, and going to jail.
Conclusory remarks will be brief. First, bravo to Ms. Holder (and Ms. McQueen) for a detailed articulation of a serious problem, one that founders lives. What's described above certainly happens; don't doubt it for a moment. Second, though, what impassioned subdual of the imagination is required for an intelligent person to believe this only happens to women? C'mon. (Not only does the same thing happen to men, but the presence of children in the relationship isn't a necessary motivation.) Finally, mark this statement well: "And this form of abuse is permanent. A bruise heals after a few days, but a conviction for a violent crime mars [a] record forever."
Tagged: abuse of process, child custody, DARVO, divorce, dogma, false accusations of domestic violence, false allegations of domestic violence, frame jobs, role reversal, set-ups, victim-blaming, victim-playing
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So his new tactics is to reach out to our friends and explain to them that I am a narcissist, bipolar, or/and psychopath. Each time he tells the events that took place that night he adds and takes away from the actual events. He is making all sort of allegations and I am to be quiet and not say anything. Because he is using the State Attorneys office for his benefit. He keeps using our babies as his pawns. He wants control and that's the only way he has to get to me. He has poison my stepson against me to the point that he sounds just like daddy and he is now approaching the kids of our friends. I am so frustrated. He keeps manipulating the system and bullying me and there's nothing I can do about it.
Whatever you do or don't do, Izabella, be sure to keep any and all records of such statements (and whom they were made to). Start a file. Narcissist is a generic word, but bipolar disorder is a clinical diagnosis. Psychopath can also be a generic term, so popularized has it become, but it's no less inflammatory and damaging for that. Collectively, this is clearly defamation, and it's certainly not something the state's attorney would sanction. Poisoning other people's regard with false statements is also, in a sense, fraud. It induces people—by false claims that the claimant knows are false—to act on false information. Lying to the court is one thing; lying to others is actionable. Bide your time, but be alert to this, and document everything you can.
I am .. my friends know me so they have chosen sides.That what he's really upset about. He wants people to believe him. But they don't. He wants to control everything. They have sent me all of their facebook messages.. the thing is that i don't engage him not even through friends. He's getting ignored so that's what prompts his reactions.
I think you're right. This is how attention-seekers behave.
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Any time there is friction in a marriage, the partner who suspects she or he is about to be victimized should always be recording, like this:
And notice that the spouse pitching the childish fit is using her smartphone to text her friends, and maybe her parents too, that she is being mistreated. My ex would do that. She was great at starting arguments over something very trivial, or stepping in and making me look like the bad guy when I laid down boundaries for our three children. And if I so much as put my foot down in very serious family matters, in which I was 100% sure she was wrong and I was right, she would call her mommy and daddy and put the bad-mouth on me. It wouldn't have been so bad if she hadn't lied and sprayed body fluids all over the mouthpiece of the phone.
It was one thing after another after another. She knew that my mother had certain weaknesses and she preyed on them. She knew there was an undercurrent of hostility between my mother and me and she figured out how to use it to her advantage. She had manipulated my mother into becoming her ally, and when the property was divided my mother ran off with some of the goodies….all of them things that belonged to me, even from my childhood. She rubbed herself around on my father and let him kiss her in the mouth… and made him think he had a chance. Hell, I don't know but what they consummated it. And while the marriage was gradually disintegrating she manipulated both of them into thinking she was the poor little innocent victim and I was the villain. She had the gall to tell my father that I had some kind of unspeakable sexual perversion and she didn't want me to be alone with any of our children. I can't begin to tell you what a filthy lie that was. She had established a chain of gossip that encircled our neighborhood and extended all the way to the courthouse where I worked.
And now that these children are grown her buzzards are coming home to roost on her. But some of it could have been stopped before the damage was done if I had just taken precautions to capture conversations in the secret meetings she was holding in our home while I was at work trying to support our family.
This confirms that people of a certain disposition draw people with personality kinks. They peg you as susceptible (because tolerant). Psychologists report this is true, too. You're concerned about whether you're right or wrong; they never are. I think these people are attracted to those with scruples—and end up hating them for them. I would guess that a significant number of procedural abuses (including ones based on false accusations of violence) are undertaken against people of character because their accusers know they don't have to fear violence from them. They allege fear because they know they have nothing to fear. Thinking about this has almost tempted me to urge people who've been falsely accused to give their accusers something real to worry about.
What you've said about projection is so right. I think your accuser wanted you to want her. People like her turn the table and punish you for rejecting them.
In the movies, crazy is interesting; in real life, it's just trite and parasitic. You can lose years of your sanity to creatures that blame you for their own petty, grasping (self-complacent) piteousness.
Wow.. I am sooo sorry that this happened to you. My husband has been in turn the one to be something out of a psychological thriller. In speaking to one of our friend's he told her how i belong in jail. How I stole money out of our business, and wait it gets worst, how I never really worked for the business that I would "act' like I was working whenever someone came over to visit. He accuses me of bad mouthing him with my family yet my parents had no idea how bad things were between us. Our friends of course most of them won't and refuse to talk to him because of all the crap he has put me through… but I am the bad guy. He uses our children like pawns, he wants control over me no matter what… to be honest I am soooo tired and frustrated. He has the money.. so he keeps playing his sick game in hopes that I will run out of money and can't fight anymore. Honestly, this is my biggest fear.
Wow… The book title alone tells my story. My soon to be ex-husband has indeed used a scratch to claim assault and put me in jail. In a heated argument while he was verbally abusing me I pulled the sleeve of his shirt and as he moved away I fell down and scratched him by accident. I was in jail for two days. He used this to take my babies away and filed another injunction and agreed to withdraw it only when I agreed to a 50/50 parenting plan. He turned around and asked the State attorney to NOT drop the charges when he got a request for money from my lawyer. I had to sign a diversion contract. He keeps slandering me with friends.. at least the ones that will still listen. He still wants control.
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I received a call from my "baby father" this week…..
it's the first time we've spoke on the phone for just over 6 years.
I was cool. Little catch up chit chat, we'll see how it goes this time around. My son wasn't with me at the time, so they are yet to speak, but let's go back in time a little bit.
We were high school sweethearts. We went college and work together. Our families know each other and we know a lot of mutual people. Our journey together started at 14 and ended at 22, we were together for most of that time, but had a few make up and break ups along the way for various reasons. Since then, we've tried different ways to co-parent, well I did anyway, as I can only speak for myself. However, around my son's 10th birthday things were getting stressful; and even though I usually try to work with him, I shut down. After a couple incidents around this particular birthday, I didn't feel like I was being respected. I had been trying to work with him to the best of my ability, while being representative for my son when there were things my son didn't feel he could communicate over to him. I just stopped talking. Enough was enough for me.
Anyway, as a result of me not talking, he turned up to my door. No problem. I just told him I couldn't be bothered to talk anymore and then I told my son he would have to tell his dad how he feels himself, because I think he believed all along that I was trying to turn my son against him. That was so not true. He must have underestimated my son! He's a very clever and perceptive little guy. Me and my son just speak differently. My son went forward to tell him that he didn't think that his dad cared about him and that they didn't spend enough time together. His dad said he would come back in the week to speak to him. He didn't. I don't recall any calls from that October until the Christmas Eve when he called to ask me to go along with him, so he can buy my son's Christmas presents. Christmas Day 2012, he brought them to my house with his little brother and that was the last time my son saw him in person.
During the couple months following Christmas, there were a few calls (and I mean literally a few), but the last time he called to speak to my son, he was telling him how he heard my son had been asking about him and asked if my son wanted to see him. My son said he didn't know. I told his dad that if he wants to go somewhere with him he had to suggest somewhere specific to get an answer out of him. He didn't feel he was getting anywhere, I guess, because as soon as that phone went down, he texted my son and told him he couldn't do it anymore, and if he wanted to know him he had his number.
That is the second time he tried to fully write off my son. I couldn't believe it!
Especially to find out later that he had another baby not long after smh!
Listen here, even if my son woke up everyday and was like "Mum, I hate you!" (he hasn't, just hypothetically speaking) there are no days off! Unless my son had me fearing for my safety in my own home, I'd just do what you need to do. Whether I'm broke, feeling good or whatever, he is still living, breathing and "our" responsibility. While I've been raising our son, this guy has been out there flossing, travelling the world, being daddy to this next kid, and now he's sitting in pen.
Do I hate him you ask?
Hate is a strong emotion. Lack respect, yes.
Our run together set a standard for certain things * I have to just clarify these things are just things that mean something to me personally, not a treating good ting.
It's just bittersweet. I can say that right now, I'm not angry, it's my time! I've looked after "his" son to the best of my ability through all circumstances and I loved the piece of him in the form of my son more than any words could articulate. I've loved him from the first time I was aware of his being and it was worth potentially risking my life to birth him.
Over these last nearly 16 years I ended up with the two things we actually went halves on, our Millennium Edition Monopoly board and my baby. It is the end of that story and beginning of a new one. So like I said earlier, we'll see how it goes…… The picture above was taken the day before I had my son, I had no idea then this would be our story now.
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That seems like a well rounded version of events…..
Contact doesn't stand for much if its not consistent.
I hope he tries his best to redeem himself for the sake of Mari more than anything…..
He must be doing some serious reflecting in that place.
Wow! Almost shed tears but the wall I have built up won't let me take it there.


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1. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Adobe Emoji Trend Report July 2019
2. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. The Emoji Effect 2 Emojis have become a cultural phenomenon – shaping the way we express ideas and emotions across languages, friends and generations. Emoji users believe emojis make conversations more fun and make people more approachable and likeable. However, they overwhelmingly want more inclusive emojis that reflect themselves and look to the future as an opportunity for continued expansion and development. In celebration of the cultural phenomenon of emoji, Adobe is exploring the impact of this emerging digital language on our lives, relationships and communications ahead of World Emoji Day. In a study focused on emoji users, Adobe surveyed 1,000 U.S. general population (ages 16 – 73) who use emojis at least weekly to better understand their emoji preferences and usage, particularly when it comes to the development of emojis that they would like to see.
3. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 3 U.S. General Population frequent emoji users (ages 16-73) n=1,000 ±3.1% 10-minute online survey administered on smartphones or tablet devices Survey fielded from May 8- 15, 2019 Adobe fielded a 10-minute online survey to a representative sample of n=1,000 frequent emoji users (men, women and non-binary) aged 16-73 years old across the United States. AUDIENCE SAMPLE SIZE MARGIN OF ERROR METHOD TIMING SURVEY METHODOLOGY
4. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Making conversations more fun is the top reason for using emojis among more than three-fifths of emoji users. 4 Reasons for Using Emojis (Shown: Top 5; Percent selected response) 62% 42% 31% 31% 30% I want to make conversations more fun Emojis better communicate my thoughts and feelings than words alone do I feel more connected to the people I frequently text or online message when expressing myself using emojis in addition to words Using emojis is faster than typing out words Emojis paint a clearer picture than words Total
5. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Laughter, love and kisses are users' favorite emojis, both individually and as pairings. 5 Favorite Emojis (Shown: Top 3; open-end response) First Second Third Favorite Pairings (Shown: Top 3; open-end response)
6. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. While laughter, love and kisses remain popular across regions and genders, the crying emoji makes it into the top three for the Northeast and male emoji users. 6 Women Men Northeast South Midwest West Favorite Emojis – By Gender (Shown: Top 3; open-end response) Favorite Emojis – By Region (Shown: Top 3; open-end response) 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd *Less than 1% of respondents identified as non-binary
7. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 79% 76% 67% 64% 55% 54% 52% 48% 45% 37% Love Happiness Sadness Anger Surprise Excitement Frustration Disgust Support Pride Total Love, happiness and sadness are the top emotions users express through emojis. 7 Emojis Associated with Emotion (Shown: Percent selected response; Top 3 open-end response) Top 3
8. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Nearly all emoji users agree emojis lighten the mood of conversations and show support. 8 Statement Agreement (Shown: Total agree (somewhat/strongly agree)) 93% 91% I use emojis to lighten the mood of a conversation I use emojis to show support to the person/people I am talking to Total agree
9. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Three-fifths of emoji users are more comfortable expressing emotions through emojis, rather than through phone conversations. 9 Statement Agreement (Shown: Top 2 Box (somewhat/strongly agree)) Agree Disagree 65% agree they are more comfortable with emojis
10. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 52% 45% To communicate a major milestone or event To announce a big life decision Nearly half of users also feel emojis can communicate a major milestone or life decision. 10 Likelihood of Using Emojis… (Shown: Percent selected response) Total
11. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 82% 48% 42% 21% 18% 13% 6% 3% 2% 1% In text messages In Facebook comments or posts In mobile messages On Instagram On Snapchat In an email On Twitter On dating apps On payment apps On another social network Total Text messages remain the communication form of choice for emoji use. For social media apps, emoji use on Facebook is much higher compared to Instagram, Snapchat or Twitter. 11 Emojis Are Most Often Used… (Shown: Percent selected response)
12. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Emoji users include emojis in their text or online messaging nearly half of the time, and use emojis exclusively almost a third of the time. 12 Emojis Included in Text Messaging (Shown: Average numeric open-end response) Emojis Used Exclusively in Text Messaging (Shown: Average numeric open-end response) Of the time emojis are included in text or online messaging Of the time emojis are exclusively used in text or online messaging
13. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Friends are the most frequent recipients of emojis, followed by significant others and partners. 13 83% 55% 35% 24% 19% 6% 6% 2% My friends My significant other/partner My children My parents My coworkers My grandchildren Other My grandparents Total Emojis Most Often Used With.. (Shown: Percent selected response) 57% of males say they most often use emojis with their significant others/partners, compared to 52% of females. Males (24%) also say they use emojis more often with their coworkers compared to females (14%). However, 43% of females use emojis with their children, compared to only 28% of males. *Less than 1% of respondents identified as non-binary
14. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Three-fifths of emoji users also say they use emojis at work, most frequently with people at their level. 14 Use of Emojis in a Work Setting (Shown: Percent selected response) Use Do not use 61% use emojis at work 36% 13% 12% 4% Only with people at my level Everyone regardless of level Internal-facing communications External-facing communications Total
15. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. When emojis are used at work, the majority of emoji users feel they positively impact likability and make positive news feel more sincere. 15 78% 74% 72% 64% 63% 53% Using emojis positively affects the likability of the person communicating with me Emojis make positive news or feedback more sincere I was hesitant to use emojis at work for the first time I like when people use emojis to communicate with me at work Using emojis positively affects the credibility of the person communicating with me Emojis make negative news or feedback easier to accept Total agree Statement Agreement (Shown: Total agree (somewhat/strongly agree))
16. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 94% 90% 87% 86% 81% 69% 43% I like that emojis can communicate across language barriers I like that it takes only a few emojis to share my thoughts and ideas I use emojis to emphasize a point rather than replace words I like that emojis take up less character space People who use emojis are friendlier and more approachable I use emojis to replace words I use emojis differently than their intended meaning Total agree Emojis' ability to communicate across language barriers and instantly share thoughts and ideas are the greatest benefits to emoji users. 16 Statement Agreement (Shown: Total agree (somewhat/strongly agree))
17. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Emoji oops - nearly three in five emoji users have received the wrong emoji, and a third have regretted sending one. 17 60% 59% 57% 56% 53% 35% Emojis can come across as generic or impersonal I have received an emoji that did not match the emotion a person was trying to convey to me Emojis can come across as insincere or ingenuine Emojis are not as inclusive as they could be I have sent an emoji that was misinterpreted or taken out of context I have sent an emoji that I later regretted sending Total agree Statement Agreement (Shown: Total agree (somewhat/strongly agree))
18. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. The majority of users wish there were more emojis available, specifically emojis representing foods, drinks and snacks. 18 Emojis Missing (Shown: Top 5 coded open-end responses; verbatim open-end responses) Food/drink/snacks 14% Animals or insects 8% Emotions 8% Hand gestures 6% Representation/diversity 5% of users wish more emojis were available "Variations on the hug. When my son is deployed, I send as many hugs as I can, but there is only one emoji for it." "I wish there were more international food emojis to choose from, especially Asian cuisine." "Emojis depicting things such as deaf people, blind people, disabled people, LGBTQ+ flags, and more animals."
19. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. The majority of emoji users are likely to customize their emojis and wish they had more emoji customization options to better reflect their personal identity. 19 Likelihood of Customization (Shown: Top 2 Box (somewhat/very likely)) Likely Unlikely 71% are likely to customize an emoji Statement Agreement (Shown: Top 2 Box (somewhat/strongly agree)) Wish they had more emoji customization options to better reflect their personal appearances
20. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Half of emoji users say hair style or color options would better reflect their personal appearance. 20 51% 47% 46% 42% 42% 40% 31% Hairstyle/color Animation Accessories Eye color Skin tone Body type Outfit color Total Emoji Customizations (Shown: Percent selected response)
21. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Over half of emoji users are more likely to engage with brands using emojis online. 21 60% 51% 48% 44% I like brands/companies who use emojis that match my personality I am more likely to comment on brands'/companies' social media posts that use emojis I am more likely to follow brands/companies on social media if they use emojis I am more likely to purchase products that are advertised using emojis Total agree Statement Agreement (Shown: Total agree (somewhat/strongly agree))
22. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Likely UnlikelyLikely Unlikely More than half of emoji users say they are more likely to open emails from brands that include emojis in the subject line. 22 Effectiveness of Emoji in Subject Line (Shown: Top 2 Box (somewhat more/much more likely)) 58% Are more likely to open an email with an emoji in the subject line Effectiveness of Favorite Emoji in Subject Line (Shown: Top 2 Box (somewhat more/much more likely)) 64% Are more likely to open an email with their favorite emoji in the subject line
23. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Emoji users are interested in purchasing items via emojis, and say they'd be most likely to purchase a meal. 23 19% 15% 13% 8% 7% A meal at a restaurant or fast casual spot A movie ticket Clothing or apparel Accessories, such as jewelry or bags A sporting event ticket Total Products Most Likely to Be Purchased Via Emoji (Shown: Percent selected response) Willing Unwilling 64% are willing to make purchases via emoji
24. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 78% of emoji users agree that emojis should continue to strive for inclusivity. 24 Statement Agreement (Shown: Total agree (somewhat/strongly agree)) Agree Disagree 78% Agree that emojis should continue to strive for inclusivity
25. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. Emojis' best days are ahead – more than three-fifths of emoji users agree they will be better developed and more progressive in the next five years. 25 Emoji Progression (Shown: Percent selected response) 35% 65% Emojis are well developed and progressive enough today Emojis will be better developed and more progressive five years from now
26. © 2019 Adobe. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
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The melody to this song was composed by Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag (Rabash).
Perhaps this melody seems sad, but the truth is that it is not sad, it is tender, and it expresses the feeling of someone who entered the property of Bina – bestowal, the properties of the Creator – where there are no cries and everything rests in peace. Rabash expresses the entering into this state through this melody, when he undoubtedly sees that all of his Kelim, his entire soul, all of his desires submit to this Upper Force and begin to reign in it.
It is a short song that sings about serene peace, about a man entering the Upper Force and staying there in the state of absolute, eternal rest.


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Scottish Government commitment to 20mph limits supports Active Travel and aligns with global best practice
With the Welsh government already committed to a national default 20mph limit for urban and village roads, the Scottish Government has announced that it plans[1] for 20mph to become the norm in built-up areas. This aligns with global best practice[2] that 20mph or 30km/h is the maximum permissible speed on roads used by pedestrians and cyclists unless a higher limit is evidentially safe. It is a key component of Scotland's response to the Climate Emergency and helps to support Active Travel.
The new power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party includes commitments to:-
increase the proportion of Transport Scotland's budget spent on Active Travel initiatives so that by 2024-25 at least £320m or 10% of the total transport budget will be allocated to Active Travel
local authorities will be encouraged to deliver more Safe to School initiatives, with the aim of ensuring every child who lives within two miles of school is able to walk or wheel safely.
And on 20mph limits.
all appropriate roads in built up areas will have a safer speed limit of 20mph by 2025. A task group will be formed to plan the most effective route for implementation.
Whilst this does not specifically call for a national 20mph urban/village default as planned in Wales, it is expected that the "task group" will inevitably conclude that setting "20mph as a norm" can best be accomplished by setting a national urban/village limit of 20mph and allowing local authorities to set exceptions only where there is evidence that it is safe (as in Wales).
This is consistent with global best practice and is a far smarter way of implementing 20mph as a norm than "street by street" and "local authority by local authority". It provides cost-effectiveness, national consistency and allows the ability for local authorities to set exceptions where protected cycling and pedestrian infrastructure exists.
Such an initiative will build on the successful 20mph implementations in many Scottish Authorities and the convincing recent evidence from Edinburgh, Scottish Borders[3] and other places that wide-area 20mph limits are cost-effective in smoothing traffic speeds and flow, increasing Active Travel and reducing casualties. It echoes moves in Wales and recently Spain where 20mph or 30km/h is being set as a national default.
Rod King MBE, Founder and Campaign Director for 20's Plenty for Us commented :-
"The Scottish Government is recognizing the value of setting 20mph as a consistent national standard for sharing roads between motors and people. We look forward to the development of the 20mph Task Force and its recommendations to make Scotland an even better place to be"
[1] https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-shared-policy-programme/pages/responding-to-the-climate-emergency/
[2] https://www.20splenty.org/un_says_20splenty
[3] https://www.20splenty.org/our_videos
Scotland Wales active travel
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Красноярка — деревня Кировского сельсовета Мишкинского района Курганской области.

География
Расположена у реки Миасс.

Население

Примечания

Населённые пункты Мишкинского района (Курганская область)

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I just got home from my first ever ice hockey game, and I enjoyed so much I needed to write this post right away.
So we went to the ice rink (Gränby Ishall or Gränbyhallen) where I skate (I'm doing some basic ice skating there), and we witnessed this awesome sport (I had only watched it once before, from a TV!). Where I come from, we only have roller hockey or field hockey (no ice, remember?), and they are both quite important and interesting disciplines, but ice hockey is a lot more fun to watch! For starters, the speeeeeeeeed! And the fights!!!
Yeah, we were standing, not sitting, in the short end of the rink, behind the net, and yeah, my eyes got crazy at the beginning, but they got used to it.
Meh, maybe I've discovered this too late, but... better late than never!


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Q: Remove null values and empty maps from Map of Maps (to undefined depth) in Groovy I need to iterate through a Map of Maps (which may themselves contain Maps to an unknown depth) and remove any null values. In the case of all values being null (leaving an empty map) then then entire map should be removed.
To clarify, looking at myMap below I wish to remove b, e, and j because they are null, but also remove i as when j is removed it contains an empty map, and k which is an empty map to start.
I can use findAll to remove the top level nulls (as shown in the first assert) but wondered if there was a Groovy way to resolve the second assert.
    Map myMap = [ a : 1
                , b : null
                , c : [ d : 1
                      , e : null
                      , f : [ g : 1
                            , h : 2 ]
                      , i : [ j : null ]
                      , k : [:] ] ]

    assert [a:1, c:[d:1, e:null, f:[g:1, h:2], i:[j:null], k:[:]]] == myMap.findAll(){ it.value != null }

    assert [a:1, c:[d:1, f:[g:1, h:2]]] == '<<SOME CODE>>'

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

A: There may be simpler ways, but you can use collectEntries to recurse through the map values, and then use findAll to remove the empty ones, ie:
def deepPrune = { Map map ->
    map.collectEntries { k, v -> [k, v instanceof Map ? owner.call(v) : v]}
       .findAll { k, v -> v }
}

assert deepPrune(myMap) == ['a':1, 'c':['d':1, 'f':['g':1, 'h':2]]]

Or as a method:
def deepPrune(Map map) {
    map.collectEntries { k, v -> [k, v instanceof Map ? deepPrune(v) : v]}
       .findAll { k, v -> v }
}

Note: the above deepPrune method also removes values with false!
If you do not want to remove false values use:
Map deepPrune(Map map) {
    map.collectEntries { k, v -> [k, v instanceof Map ? deepPrune(v) : v]}
       .findAll { k, v -> v || v == false } as Map
}

A: tim_yates deepPrune method got me close but was a little too aggressive.  It was deep pruning a hash of all empty [:], [], false, and 0:
// Deep Prune a hash of all empty [:], [] preserving false, and 0
def deepPrune(Map map) {
    map.collectEntries { k, v ->
       [k, v instanceof Map ? deepPrune(v) : v]
    }.findAll { k, v -> v != [:] && v != [] }
}

A: One can go slightly further, than @DaxGames suggested, while still not as aggressive as the accepted answer.
// this deep prune leaves zeros, and false values intact
// while removing nulls and empty strings along with empty Maps and Lists
def deepPrune(Map map) {
    map.collectEntries { k, v ->
        [k, v instanceof Map ? deepPrune(v) : v]
    }.findAll { k, v -> v != [:] && v != [] && v != null && v != ''}
}

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Md. Gov. Hogan still not saying whether he would support Trump
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan still isn't saying whether he would support Donald Trump, if the billionaire wins the GOP presidential nomination.
Hogan told The Associated Press on Thursday evening after catching a beer at an Irish pub during St. Patrick's Day festivities that "probably" out of the remaining Republicans in the race he likes Ohio Gov. John Kasich the best.
Hogan initially endorsed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who dropped out of the race last month and endorsed Trump.
When asked who he would support in Maryland's April 26 primary, Hogan says he hasn't decided, but Trump wasn't one of the names he mentioned as a possibility.
Hogan says: "We'll see who's still on the ballot. Maybe I'll still vote for my guy Christie. Maybe I'll vote for Kasich."


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40 Via Alesandro Manzoni,
Milan 20121
Teatro Manzoni (Official)
Architects: Mario Cavalle
Functions: Concerts, Live Performances
Previous Names: Teatro Cinema Manzoni
Cinema Cavour
Cinema Arlecchino
Cinema Apollo
Cinema Ambasciatori
Cinema Teatro Silenzioso
News About This Theater
Jan 22, 2008 — Milan cinemas added to Cinema Treasures
Built in 1850 as a live theatre. Seating was provided in orchestra level, 3 tiers of boxes and an upper gallery. It became the Teatro della Commedia on 3rd December 1872. On 3rd May 1873 it was re-named Teatro Manzoni. On 14th August 1943 the the theatre was destroyed by bombing.
It was rebuilt to the designs of architect Mario Cavalle with seating for 1,400. It reopened as the Teatro Cinema Manzoni on 20th October 1950 with a performance of the American Ballet Theatre. There was a basement cinema (seating capacity unknown). A bar is in the theatre and the lobby is conceived as a covered square, with various sculptures.
On 9th April 1955 the main theatre auditorium became the first cinema after New York and London to be equipped with 3-projection Cinerama, opening with "This Is Cinerama". 3-strip Cinerama continued until it was removed on 15th October 1963. It was equipped with 70mm from 11th September 1964. The auditorium now has 1,170 seats, on the main floor and in one balcony, and the ceiling dome has a mural. Plays and live performances have been presented, in addition to movies. The basement cinema had THX surround sound. In January 2005, the first digital projector in Milan was installed, a CMC-D2 digital projector, but unfortunately in June 2006, the basement cinema closed.
By 2010, the main theatre auditorium was operating as a live performance & concert theatre.
Contributed by Howard B Haas
HowardBHaas on September 1, 2010 at 2:34 am
2006 photos by Roloff
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The Foundation previously recognized and materially supported accomplished philosophers doing important original work in metaphysics.
A later version of this paper has been published as "Hylomorphism" in the Journal of Philosophy 103 (12), 2006, pp. 652-698.
A later version of this paper has been published as "Monism: The Priority of the Whole" in the Philosophical Review 119 (1), 2010, pp. 37-76.
A later version of this paper appears in John Hawthorne, Metaphysical Essays (Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 265-83.


Expert reports are drafted whenever a) the parties involved in a project are of the opinion that the contractually agreed nominal value does not correspond to the actually provided (for example) quality, conformity or performance or b) damage has already occurred.
Thus, the commissioning party often also uses expert reports in order to prepare legal disputes.
On behalf of natural persons (private customers) or legal persons (companies and authorities), GSI drafts the most diverse kinds of expert reports with its highly qualified and experienced experts.
Since expert reports are a fixed constituent of our worldwide inspection activities, attention must be paid to the fundamental principles of inspection here too.
Thus, expert reports always have the objective of making binding statements about one or more questions of fact. For this purpose, the existing condition must be assessed first of all. This is often followed by more detailed special investigations which are oriented to the initial findings.
The final statement which must be comprehensible to laypersons and completely verifiable for specialists is then based on the competent interpretation and final evaluation of all the established results by the expert.
Since our experts have extensive experience in their specialist fields, they are therefore regularly called to our customers' premises in order to draft expert reports.
GSI's experienced experts know precisely what must be taken into account and investigated where and how.
In addition, they can also call upon a big team of experts from the most diverse subject areas in order to interpret and assess the established data.
In this case, a court commissions an SLV employee in writing to draft an expert report on one or more questions which were formulated by the competent judge. In this respect, the SLV employee becomes a court specialist who, colloquially, is also designated as a court expert.
In this case, the appointed SLV employee must report exclusively to the competent judge.
Reference is made to an expert report for a party whenever, in a legal dispute, one or more of the parties involved in the proceedings present an expert report which they have commissioned themselves. Then, reference is frequently also made to a private expert report.
The situation often occurs that possible evidence of any conditions which may trigger damage later on is lost due to the ongoing construction or fabrication process.
In the case of an expert report for the preservation of evidence, GSI's experts record all the possible actual conditions relevant to damage and/or, wherever possible, take and put aside specimens for more detailed investigations.
Expert reports for the preservation of evidence may be commissioned not only by a court but also by private persons or companies. Depending on the client, a distinction is then made between a private expert report and an expert report for a court.
If damage has already occurred, the so-called expert report on damage takes effect. The objective here is to firstly record the existing damage including all the recognisable influencing factors as comprehensively as possible. This may necessitate sampling too.
Expert reports on damage may be commissioned not only by a court but also by private persons or companies. Depending on the client, a distinction is then once again made between a private expert report and an expert report for a court.
In German law, there is the possibility of letting a third party determine the performance. If the parties decide to do this and make the contractual agreement for all those involved to have individual contentious questions clarified in a binding form by an independent and neutral third party, reference is made to an expert report for arbitration (out-of-court proceedings). This must not be mixed up with arbitration proceedings.
In principle, it is applicable to the parties that, if a corresponding agreement was made, the performance determined by the expert report is binding on the parties.
The advantage of this arrangement relates to the fact that the parties stipulate jointly and by mutual consent, for example, that a GSI employee should be active as an arbitration expert, what his/her tasks and obligations are, what questions are to be clarified etc.


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One person arrested after trying to flee police in Grand Rapids
The driver tried to flee from officers that were attempting a traffic stop and ended up crashing into a pole.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One person is in police custody after trying to flee officers that were attempting to do a traffic stop.
According to the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) it happened around 1:30 a.m. on Monday in the area of Madison Avenue SE and Alger Street SE.
GRPD said officers were attempting a traffic stop in the area when the driver took off.
The driver crashed into a pole at Eastern Avenue SE and Alger Street SE. That person suffered minor injuries and was arrested at the scene.
It's not yet know if the driver will face charges.
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John 10:11-16 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
What's your favorite metaphor that the Bible uses for the Church? Mine is a flock. The beautiful imagery of Jesus Christ as our Shepherd is hard not to love.
Just as a shepherd cares for the sheep of his flock, our Good Shepherd looks after us with affection and with the dedication of one who cares for His own. Some look at God as a distant deity, someone who just created things and then stepped back and doesn't care what happens. On the contrary, though, the Father cares very much for His people.
He cares so much, in fact, that He appointed the Son over His flock, that we might be cared for in the very best manner possible. He's even given Him the task of calling those who don't belong to His flock to become part of it, that there might be just one flock, one united Church, under the headship of our loving Shepherd.
Do you know the Shepherd? Are you His?