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Man sentenced to 60 years in prison for murder of a Fort Worth Police Officer, 01/17/2023
Phil Sorrells appoints former judge to CDA staff, 01/05/2023
Prison for a Woman Convicted in the DWI Death of a Beloved TCU Dean, 12/28/2022
Aaron Dean Trial Sentence, 12/20/2022
Don't Drink and Drive, 12/20/2022
Stephen Barbee executed, 11/16/2022
Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Prison, 11/15/2022
First man arrested under Molly Jane's Law sentenced to prison, 11/09/2022
Man who shot at police during car chase indicted, 11/04/2022
Man sentenced to decades in prison for murder, 10/26/2022
Prosecuting Financial Crimes, 10/25/2022
Former Keller police officer pled guilty to official oppression, 10/20/2022
Man sentenced to life in prison for robbing, killing Arlington store clerk, 10/02/2022
Not in my County campaign begins October 1, 10/01/2023
Charges Dismissed Against Innocent Man, 09/27/2022
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS for Randy Halprin, 09/28/2022
Potential new trial for Randy Halprin, 09/28/2022
Fort Worth man pled guilty to killing wife will serve life in prison, 09/12/2022
Former Arlington Officer not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, 08/29/2022
Election complaints are taken seriously, 08/18/2022
Man sentenced to life in prison for robbing, killing girlfriend, 08/05/2022
Man sentenced to life in prison for muder of undercover Fort Worth Office, 06/29/2022
Man sentenced to time served after CDA's conviction integrity review, 06/21/2022
Indictment issued in 2021 Arlington Police Shooting, 06/16/2022
Indictments issued for child abduction, strangulation of ex-girlfriend, 06/01/2022
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules serial rapist/murderer won't die for his crime, 05/25/2022
CDA to seek death penalty for Jason Thornburg, 05/16/2022
Indictment Issued in Death of Arlington Woman - 05/03/2022
National Crime Victims' Week, 04/25/2022
Tarrant Law Enforcement Agencies recognized for "Commitment to Excellence," 04/22/2022
Jordin Roache sentenced to 10 years in prison, 04/21/22
James Floyd sentenced to life in prison, 04/20/2022
Indictments returned for former Keller Band Director, 03/31/2022
Prosecutor Ryan Hill named 371st District Court Judge, 03/23/2022
Messages for a serial killer/rapist, 03/22/2022
Serial Killer/Rapist Sentenced to Life Without Parole, 03/18/2022
Grand Jury opens investigation into alleged Grapevine employee theft - 03/16/2022
Indictment Issued in Forest Hill Shooting - 03/10/2022
Fort Worth sex offender sentenced to three decades in prison -02/28/2022
Man out on bond again accused in woman's death - 02/26/2022
Man out on bond again, accused of strangling ex-girlfriend, allegedly kidnaps daughter - 02/25/2022
Massage Scam Against Elderly in Tarrant County - 02/25/2022
Indictment Issued in Death of Euless police detective, injury of family - 02/23/2022
Indictment issued in Death of Fort Worth Man - 02/18/2022
Timothy Simpkins indictment - 02/11/2002
Former Justice of the Peace Jacquelyn Wright found guilty of Fraud - 02/02/2022
First of a Kind State Recognition - 01/18/2022
COVID Testing Fraud Alert - 01/12/2022
No Refusal All The Time - 12/22/2021
Jason Thornburg Indictment - 12/13/2021
Online shoppers: Beware of porch pirates -11/23/2021
New CDA Information Dashboard - Transparency and Accountability - 11/16/2021
Husband of 'Sweetheart Swindler' sentenced to more than 100 years in prison, 11/11/2021
Saginaw Shooting to go to Grand Jury - 11/04/2021
FW man sentenced to life in prison for murder of his wife and child - 11/03/2021
"Doc" Gallagher Sentenced to Three Life Terms for Ponzi Scheme - 11/1/2021
Landmark effort to crack down on car thefts, 10/26/2021
Tarrant prosecutor named as 48th District Court Judge, 10/22/2021
Not in my County - 10/01/2021
Texas Appeals Court Vacates Overcharged Conviction and Sentence -9/29/2021
Glen McCurley Sentenced to Life in 1974 Murder of Carla Walker, 8/24/2021
Austin Palmer Indictment, 8/9/2021
Innovative TCCDA programs gain awards 7-12-2021
Sentencing of B.J. Ross in murder case 7-6-2021
Statement about the execution of John Hummel - 6/30/2021
Joint News Release - Cite and Release Policy - 6/28/2021
Justice for Perkins 6/15/2021
Voter Warning - At Your Own Risk - Potential ID Theft - 6/11/2021
Quinton Jones executed - 5/19/2021
Man who pled guilty to phishing scam sentenced to prison 5/13/2021
Key moment for mental health in Tarrant County, 5/11/2021
Fraud Alert - Stolen Unemployment Benefits, 5/10/2021
Indictment issued in 2020 Keller police arrest, 5/7/2021
Update on Glen McCurley case, 5/6/2021
Note To Crime Victims: We Are Here For You Every Step Of The Way, 4/19/2021
Indictments issued in death of 3-year-old boy, 3/17/2021
5th Annual Expunction and Nondisclosure Clinic, 3/16/2021
Indictments issued in triple homicide in Fort Worth and death of Arlington store clerk, 3/2/21
Warning About Price Gouging, 2/23/21
Indictments issued in death of 17-year-old Burleson High School student, 2/8/21
Indictment issued in shooting death of Eddie Hassell, 2/3/2021
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's prosecutors named among the best, 2/2/2021
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office statement regarding Amari Boone,1/27/2021
Indictment issued in deaths of Grand Prairie mother and daughter, 1/13/2021
21-year-old woman sentenced to 17 years in prison for tasing, robbing elderly woman, 1/8/2021
Mother sentenced to 12 years in prison for trying to suffocate her baby, 12/16/2020
Indictments issued in death of Fort Worth woman, 12/15/2020
Indictments issued in deaths of two Burmese men, 12/15/2020
It's not just for the holidays: Tarrant County is No Refusal year-round, 12/15/20
Tarrant County ACDA named to Texas County and District Retirement System Board of Trustees, 12/11/20
How to get a marijuana charge dropped in Tarrant County, 11/23/20
Indictment issued in 1974 cold case murder, 11/11/20
First-time offenders: Stay clean for 6 months and get our case dismissed, 11/11/20
First Tarrant jury trial verdict rendered during COVID-19, 11/5/20
Four indicted for defrauding elderly out of millions of dollars, 10/28/20
'No Refusal' goes year-round in Tarrant County, 10/21/20
New Partnership Brings Tarrant County Prosecutors into Classrooms, 10/14/20
"No Refusal" in effect for Labor Day Weekend, 9/3/20
No indictments issued in 2019 church shooting, 9/28/2020
Indictment issued in 2019 Arlington Police shooting, 9/16/20
Indictments issued in death of 4-year-old boy, 9/16/20
Indictments issued in Watauga Police Officer shooting, 9/2/20
Indictments issued in Mother's Day shooting at Village Creek Park, 8/26/20
Anna Tinsley Williams Named Communications Officer for Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 8/12/20
Crime Victim's Week, 4/20/20
Former Coach Gets 50 Year Prison Sentence for Assaulting Young Gymnasts, 1/24/2020
Little League Crook Gets 8 Years in Prison, 1/22/2020
Trinity Trails Attacker Gets 50 Years In Prison, 1/20/2020
Crooked Contractor Headed To Prison, 12/19/2019
Cartel Killer Sentenced To Death, 11/13/2019
A Century of Seeking Justice, 10/30/2019
Leslie L. Hunt Appointed As Civil Chief Of The Criminal District Attorney's Office, 9/13/2019
Hospital Corporation Convicted, 8/30/2019
Former Nurse's Aide Get Two Life Sentences For Sexually Assaulting Alzheimer's Patient, 8/22/2019
Law & Order: Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, 8/1/2019
Predator "Looking For Trouble" Gets 60 Years In Prison for Aggravated Kidnapping, Robbery & Sexual Assault of UTA Student, 7/25/2019
Lost Dog Scam Turns Into Home Invasion Nightmare For Southlake Family, 5/23/2019
Life Without Parole For Gruesome Murder, 5/22/2019
(Almost) Asleep At The Wheel, 5/21/2019
Jury Sentences Contractor Con to 47 Years, 5/13/2019
Prosecutors Urge Caution For Ride Share Users, 5/1/2019
Turpin Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Girlfriend, 4/29/2019
Puppy Torturer Sentenced By Tarrant County Jury, 4/26/2019
Tarrant County Inmate Gets 25 Years For Taking A Bite Out Of Jailer, 4/26/2019
Bookkeeper Receives 15 Years In Prison For Rodeo Skimming Scheme, 4/18/2019
Benbrook Man Gets 46 Years For Labor Day Murder. 2/15/2019
Roofer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Conning Customers, 1/25/2019
Online Access To Public Court Records Now Easier For Law Enforcement Agencies, 1/7/2019
Ponzi Scheme Defendant Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison & Ordered to Pay $1.2M in Restitution, 11/05/2018
Not In My County, 10/31/2018
Statement re: release of Texas Council of Family Violence "Honoring Texas Victims" report, 10/25/2018
County Employee Sentenced for Theft, 10/10/2018
Statement re: Today's Actual Innocence Exoneration of John Nolley, 10/03/2018
Man Who Tried to Run Over FWPD Officers Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison, 09/28/2018
Man Sentenced to 4 Life Sentences for Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault of Fort Worth 6-Year-Old, 09/21/2018
Tarrant County Special Victims Prosecutor Honored by Alliance for Children, 09/17/2018
Church Arsonist Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison, 08/23/2018
Suarez Sentenced to 2 Life Sentences for Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault of NE Fort Worth Child, 08/09/2018
Tarrant County Champion Celebrates a Landmark, 08/02/2018
Joel Engobo Mambe Indicted for June Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery & Aggravated Sexual Assault of UTA Student, 08/01/2018
Crooked Contractor Sentenced to State Jail for Conning Elderly Customers, 07/23/2018
Statement from CDA Sharen Wilson regarding today's bench trial in the case of the State v. Sofya Tsygankova, 07/16/2018
Tarrant County ACDA Named Prosecutor of the Year by Texas Gang Investigators Association for Murder Conviction of Bandidos Kingpin, 06/28/2018
Texas Attorney Prosecuted for Shady Claims, 06/22/2018
Updated Deferred Prosecution Program Offers a Second Chance to First-Time Offenders, 06/20/2018
"Billy" Son Nguyen Indicted for Capital Murder, Aggravated Assault, Arson, 06/01/2018
Tarrant County DA's Criminal Division Chief Recognized by Tarrant Legal Community, 05/14/2018
Defendant Suspected of Multiple Dog Killings Granted Bond, 05/09/2018
Statement re: today's Court of Criminal Appeals ruling in the State v. John Nolley, 05/09/2018
Jury Sentences Man to 45 Years in Prison for Vehicular Assault on FWPD Officers, 04/12/2018
Ponzi Scheme Nets Local Man 25 Years in Prison, 02/23/2018
Shameless Swindler Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison, 01/26/2018
Top Copy Joins District Attorney's Team, 01/03/2018
Rubio Sentenced to Jail Time for Animal Torture, 12/18/2017
Statement re: guilty verdict in State v. Tevin Wilson, 11/17/2017
"Not in My County,"10/31/2017
Guidry Case a Warning to Would-Be Embezzlers, 10/11/2017
Tarrant Prosecutor Wins State Award Named for Murdered Prosecutor, 09/27/2017
Statement re: today's expunction press conference at Dunbar High School, 03/21/2016
Tarrant ACDA State Bar's New Juvenile Chair, 02/29/2016
Millennium Title's Fugitive Founder Arrested, 02/12/2016
Statement re: today's detention hearing for Ethan Couch, 01/29/2016
CDA Wilson Holds 'No Refusal' Press Conference, 12/18/2015
"No Refusal" in Effect for Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, 11/25/2015
Statement re: Grand Jury decision involving March 2015 incident at Arlington City Jail, 11/23/2015
Serial Rapist Found Guilty, 11/13/2015
Voter Fraud Alleged in Dallas, Tarrant Counties, 11/9/2015
CDA Wilson Honorary Chair of This Year's FW Walk Like MADD, 11/02/2015
Hernandez, Gutierrez Found Guilty, 10/02/2015
Fighting Theft, Abuse and Addiction in Tarrant County, 09/25/2015
UPDATE: "Monster" Corbett Sentenced for 2012 Murder, 09/04/2015
FW Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Sexual Abuse of a Child, 09/04/2015
"No Refusal" in Effect for Labor Day Weekend, 09/04/2015
Juvenile Sentenced for Beating Neighbor's Dog to Death, 08/31/2015
Arlington Man Guilty of Sexual Assault That Was Posted to Facebook, 08/28/2015
eResponse a Quiet Success, 07/30/2015
"No Refusal" in Effect for July 4th Weekend, 07/01/2015
Statement RE: verdict in animal cruelty trial against Terrell Hill, 06/18/2015
"No Refusal" in Effect for Memorial Day Weekend, 05/21/2015
Shaw Appointment Receives Senate Approval, 05/20/2015
"Monster" Corbett Found Guilty of 2012 Murder, 05/15/2015
TX Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Verdict on FW Murder Trial That Set New Precedent, 05/05/2015
Wilson Appoints New Staff, 04/02/2015


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Published March 2
Is TikTok dangerous?
60% of TikTok users are between the ages of 16 and 24
By Audrey ConklinFOXBusiness
Navy bans TikTok app
Ret. Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata talks about how the Chinese-based social media app poses a cybersecurity threat.
Parents of young TikTok users may have concerns about the Chinese-owned mobile video app in light of recent news.
But is there really a reason to worry?
The main concerns surrounding the app with an estimated 800 million users, about 60 percent of whom are between the ages of 16 and 24, are its ties to the Chinese government and the security and surveillance apprehensions that come with those ties.
"Companies in China have to hand over any information at any time to the Chinese government," Muneeb Ali, CEO of decentralized computing network and app ecosystem Blockstack, told FOX Business.
Chinese tech giant ByteDance launched TikTok on Apple devices in 2017 after the popular, U.S.-based, six-second video app Vine shut down in 2016 following its struggle to make money. Vine and YouTube users flocked to TikTok, and the app's popularity exploded between 2018 and 2019.
WHAT IS TIKTOK?
A 2017 Chinese law introduced by President Xi Jinping states that "any organization and citizen" shall "support and cooperate in national intelligence work," according to Foreign Policy magazine.
Ali said he downloads all the apps he uses that request microphone access on a phone separate from the one he uses regularly to communicate because even apps that aren't developed in foreign countries can get access to "all communication, even if your phone is in your pocket."
He added that people are trusting of U.S.-made apps and software because they operate under certain laws that make them seem more reliable to the average smartphone user. But this trust has caused people to become comfortable with signing off on privacy notices without reading the whole thing, Ali explained.
"We have these viral applications that people are installing without realizing what they're signing up for," he said. "The root of the issue is this model of people just handing over data."
"You need to hand over your data and identifying information to random companies on the internet. TikTok highlights this because of Chinese ownership but the problem is much deeper. Luckily new technologies like Web 3 and decentralized apps are built for privacy and user ownership. A decentralized version of TikTok is something I can use. It'd have all the fun and memes and no negative effects of data leaks," he explained.
Lawmakers and leaders within the tech industry have been critical of the app for this reason. The U.S. government opened an investigation into TikTok in November. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called the video app "China's best detective."
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a congressional leader in regulating big tech and holding it accountable for ethics violations, explained congressional disconcertment regarding the app.
"Here's the problem: It's owned by a Chinese company, and under Chinese law, that means the Communist Party has access to all of the data that TikTok scoops up," he said in December. "And it scoops up a lot, like your phone book, like what you do on your phone, it tracks you around the web, maybe your text messages. It's dangerous."
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman called TikTok "spyware" at a one-day conference called "Social 2030" on Thursday, saying, "I look at that app as so fundamentally parasitic — that it's always listening. The fingerprinting technology they use is truly terrifying, and I could not bring myself to install an app like that on my phone."
CHINESE-BASED TIKTOK SHOPPING FOR HEADQUARTERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
He added that he "actively" tells people not to install the app on their phones.
Reddit Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman speaks during a hearing with the House Communications and Technology and House Commerce Subcommittees on Capitol Hill on Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, has tried to minimize attention on its China connections after lawmakers of both parties asked the intelligence community to examine the national security risks associated with the app. The company released a TikTok "transparency report" on Dec. 30.
"The Chinese government has never asked us to provide access to any TikTok U.S. user data, and we would not do so if asked," a ByteDance spokesman told The Wall Street Journal.
But aside from its potential security risks, TikTok may not pose a direct and serious threat to young users who post videos of themselves singing, dancing and performing inexplicably funny skits.
"For people to begin to accuse this app and want to shut it down, I believe it's so premature," TikTok user Frankie Lagana, 22, previously told FOX Business. "I think this app is so brand new. ... I see it as an app that is really monumental and ahead of its time, showing people that media can be processed quicker. When it comes to data mining what are they going to mine, my birthday?"
Ali argued that people "don't realize how valuable their data is" and how often it's tracked and sold from an app to a third-party company for information.
"I don't know for sure if it's an immediate threat, but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable if my family members have it on their devices," he added.
Users could, however, be exposed to material from bad actors.
The Wall Street Journal reported in October that the Islamic State was posting since-deleted videos to the app in its effort to get the attention of a younger audience and potentially recruit new members. The videos were edited to be youth-friendly, with heart filters, emojis and music. The findings highlighted concerns that young users could be exposed to harmful propaganda on the app.
TikTok has since tried to steer is users away from posting political content; it issued a ban on paid political content in September. The app hired former Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn) and former Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) to help monitor controversial videos posted to its platform.
Major companies, celebrities and even news outlets don't appear to be too concerned about the app's potential security risks.
There are a ton of major U.S. companies who have TikTok accounts who don't appear concerned about the app's China ties. The Washington Post has its own TikTok account. A huge number of celebrities have TikToks. NBC's "Stay Tuned" mobile app news show has a TikTok. Chipotle, the NFL, the NBA and the San Diego Zoo have TikToks. The list goes on.
While some branches of the U.S. military have banned its members from using the app, the U.S. government, as well as app store owners Apple and Google, have yet to issue outright bans on Tiktok.
This report contains material from previous FOX Business articles.

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Pour faire bouger le mannequin, il faut ajouter "?" suivi de A, B, C, D, E ou F selon la partie du corps que l'on souhaite faire bouger :

A = right shoulder
B = right forearm
C = right hand
D = left shoulder
E = left forearm
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How can I move on and go to my friend's grave to put the necklace he gave me back with him if I couldn't go to his funeral, because I couldn't imagine seeing him deceased in front of me and having to remember him like that?
No doubt, this is a sad and awkward situation for you.
We're not sure why you feel the need to put the necklace with him, but the ability to "move on" doesn't really relate to what you do with the necklace.
Before you make a decision about what to do with the necklace, it would help you to become emotionally complete with your friend who died. Then you will be able to decide what to do.
Go to the library or bookstore and get a copy of The Grief Recovery Handbook . Read it and take the actions it outlines. As you do, you'll gain some clarity about many aspects of your relationships with your friend, and you'll probably sense what's the proper course of action about the necklace.


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07.27.11 – a wednesday
handsel [han-suhl] n. 1. a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise 2. a first installment of payment 3. the initial experience of anything; first encounter with or use of something taken as a token of what will follow; foretaste ∞ v. 4. to give a handsel to 5. to inaugurate auspiciously 6. to use, try or experience for the first time
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Sorry, no new standpoint today. But tomorrow probably.
Ten seconds from now you don't know what you're gonna say or think. So who's in charge? ↔ Harry Dean Stanton
I'm sure the hipster community is up in arms, conducting meetings and planning an appropriate course of action against Justin Vernon over "Beth/Rest" the last song on the new Bon Iver album. It may sound like a b-side from Pink Floyd circa 1984 but, shit, I'm digging it.
→ I saw Matt and Kim perform last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and they're pretty fucking awesome, if I do say so myself.
→ What a complete turnaround. Michael Vick must have the most gifted PR people in the history of folks being famous.
→ This friggin' guy and his tiger suit are about as creepy as creepy can get.
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07.27.09 – Monday
Word: pique [peek] v. 1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation 2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.) 3. to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.): Her curiosity was piqued by the gossip 4. to arouse an emotion or provoke to action: to pique someone to answer a challenge 5. Archaic. to pride (oneself) (usually fol. by on or upon) 6. to arouse pique in someone: an action that piqued when it was meant to soothe ∞ n. 7. a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride or self-esteem: to be in a pique 8. Obsolete. a state of irritated feeling between persons
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Quotation: Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people from point B are so keen to get there and what's so great about point B that so many people from point A are so keen to get there. They often wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell they wanted to be. ♣ Douglas Adams
Tune: Boston band Wheat has had one helluva journey. After independently releasing its first two albums Medeiros and Hope and Adams in the late 1990s, Columbia Records signed Wheat and, in 2003, released Per Second, Per Second, Per Second…Every Second, an album that included the radio-friendly hit "I Met a Girl." It turned out to be one-and-done with Columbia, however, and the band went back to the drawing board. (I've heard from some that Wheat felt Per Second… was over-produced, and that may just be a good point.) Its next release, everyday i said a prayer for kathy and made a one square inch, was the result of what vocalist Scott Levesque called, "just 3 guys in a basement…kind of like the old days, for us, by us." I think a lot of Wheat fans, myself included, were hoping for something a little less over-polished than the tracks on Per Second… but the band may have gone too far the other way – maybe it got a little too rough around the edges. A few weeks ago, Wheat may have released its finest album, White Ink, Black Ink, – a solid compromise of the smooth and the raw. It may be cliché, but after almost two decades, Wheat might've at last found their sound. Favorite song so far? "My Warning Song"
Gallimaufry: In reality, the Tour de France 2009 was only three weeks long. But it felt much much much longer than that (most likely because VS. aired it pretty much 24 hours-a-day and some of the guys I work with watched each stage 3 times daily) when it ended yesterday with Alberto Contador wearing the traditional yellow jersey of the overall winner. Not Lance Armstrong. The 37-year old cancer survivor, 7-time Tour de France champion and, most importantly, the guy who played himself during the lynchpin scene in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story that sent Vince Vaughn back to help his team win the championship, came in 3rd. Not too shabby but obviously not what everyone was hoping for. Some are saying Armstrong hurt his chances for an 8th win by helping Contador, his teammate, during different legs of the race. Fear not. Armstrong will be back next year (but not on the same team as Contador), and my advice would be to not bet against him. The guy has always been a master at doing the things people have told him were out of his reach. I'm going out on a very sturdy limb and predicting one last win for Armstrong in next year's Tour, which I probably won't watch. ∞ The Beastie Boys are cancelling all of its upcoming tour dates and pushing back the release of its upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, due to the fact MCA (real name Adam Yauch) has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his parotid gland. From the official press release of the band's label EMI Music – "Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. Fortunately the cancer is not in a location that will affect Yauch's vocal chords." Here's wishing Yauch a speedy recovery. ∞ If you follow the NFL and have a working brain (not necessarily a paradoxical statement, by the way), you're most likely sick and tired of Brett Favre's continuing indecision on whether or not to play with the Minnestota Vikings (a divisional rival of Favre's original team, the Green Bay Packers) this season. At this weekend's Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am, John Elway and Joe Montana, two guys who've been in similar shoes, each gave their own opinion of what Favre should do. I like Montana's best – "If it was the first time he's done it, it would be different. But we've seen it already, and here we go again. I'm sure that's all [the Minnesota Vikings] are thinking about." I'm pretty sure he was politely trying to tell Favre to – as my mother is sometimes known to say – "Shit or get off the pot!" At this point, all the vacillating on Favre's part is only blemishing his amazing career and tarnishing the future Hall of Famer's reputation. It's only natural that, besides the thrill of playing the game, the withdraw from the spotlight is what depresses the athletes the most, but still. Come on, dude. Enough already.
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Echoes of Eon released their
debut, Immensity, on April 30.
Instrumental metal has arrived at something of a crossroads lately. A few bands have gained recognition as pioneers in the past – Pelican, Gordian Knot and Buckethead come to mind – but several groups are beginning to lend credence to the idea that heavy music without vocals is not only a viable art form, but one with a bright future. Fans of the prog scene may recognize names such as Animals as Leaders, Scale the Summit, Behold…the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Cloudkicker and Chimp Spanner — while these are perhaps the best prospects in the genre, there are plenty of other talented acts worldwide waiting to break through. This is where Echoes of Eon comes into play.
Echoes of Eon was founded in 2011 in Dobre Miasto, Poland. After some initial lineup shifts, the band settled on their current quartet and hit the road. Echoes landed second place at Poland's National Alternative Music Festival, earning them a record deal for the next year. After six months of touring and briefly entertaining the idea of having a singer, Echoes entered the studio with the material for their debut, which would become Immensity. Featuring elements of electronic music and progressive metal, Echoes' debut is an exercise in artistic restraint – the ebb and flow of its delicately assembled songs is paramount to the overall experience. In keeping with the planetary theme of Immensity, there is a futuristic and spacey feel to much of the album, largely due to the open arrangements of clean guitar and synthesizer that grace each track.
Echoes of Eon makes no secret of the fact that their music is designed to transcend. It describe its songs as "compositions that are beyond the form, dimensional sound contrasts forming large, quiet melodies punctuated with a bang. Echoes of Eon is the sound that travels and breaks the space-time." Perhaps a bit grandiose, but the music itself is convincing. Immensity features top-notch musicianship from all members, particularly the rhythm section. Bass players, in particular, are often lost on metal recordings, but Raphael Korecki has some killer lines throughout the album and often takes center-stage during what would otherwise be lulls in the music.
Highlights of the album include its single, "Kallisto," and the last third of the album; "Tytan," "Rea," and "Japet" arrive in succession and showcase the album's diversity. "Tytan" rides swells of tremolo guitar and builds steadily to a pair of more metal climaxes, while the second features thrumming double-kick work and a triumphant finale underscored by a definitive bass line. The last track on the album is the only one with vocals, and quite good ones at that. Mixing clean singing with a hardcore-style shouted middle section, "Japet" is a fitting finale full of growling bass and wavering guitars. It all adds up to a very promising debut, and one that ought to gain Echoes some attention among fans of the more accomplished bands in its sector. Should that happen, you would be doing yourself a favor to bookmark Echoes of Eon as a band to see and pick up Immensity asap.
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Yep. He's playing rugby. And he's adorable.
Lazlo has invited himself in, which suits me just fine.
Ha ha! I was wondering how long it would take for Marvin to turn up, now that Tycha's a teen!
Marvin's just a very nice kid.
I'm glad you still love sports, Stezka, what with Nervous's mad rugby skills.
My two little mechanics in action! Stezka with the car, and Ariu with the blocks.
...Barking up the wrong tree, mate. She's gay.
FINALLY! She's almost at the end of her life. I might make her a vampire (seems like the natural thing to do, really), but I'm of two minds about it.
"That soup makes me feel too hot."
It's not the soup, Vidcund. You're coughing out your lungs.
Argghhh. I suppose it was silly of me to have them eat at the same table.
Let's send that poor man to bed. I hope he'll feel better tomorrow!
Next time: I might show you what's Lazlo's been up to recently. I think I'll merge the households again at some point - just not right now: it's too crowded!


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Q: Type casting in haskell, Fractional and Int I've written a function that (should) takes an infinite list of booleans and calculate the ratio of True to False values over the first n elements:
prob n list = foldr (+) 0 (map boolToInt (take n list)) / n
    where boolToInt b
        | b == True = 1
        | otherwise = 0

unfortunately that's not working:
No instance for (Fractional Int)
  arising from a use of `/'
Possible fix: add an instance declaration for (Fractional Int)
In the expression: foldr (+) 0 (map boolToInt (take n list)) / n
In an equation for `prob':
    prob n list
      = foldr (+) 0 (map boolToInt (take n list)) / n
      where
          boolToInt b
            | b == True = 1
            | otherwise = 0
Failed, modules loaded: none.

I tried to make a conversion, but that isn't working either:
prob n list = foldr (+) 0 (map boolToInt (take (fromIntegral (toInteger n)) list)) / n
    where boolToInt b
        | b == True = 1
        | otherwise = 0

It's compiling, but as soon as I try to call the function I get an error:
*Main> prob 50 toCoin1
<interactive>:1:6:
Ambiguous type variable `a0' in the constraints:
  (Num a0) arising from the literal `50' at <interactive>:1:6-7
  (Integral a0) arising from a use of `prob' at <interactive>:1:1-4
  (Fractional a0) arising from a use of `prob' at <interactive>:1:1-4
Probable fix: add a type signature that fixes these type variable(s)
In the first argument of `prob', namely `50'
In the expression: prob 50 toCoin1
In an equation for `it': it = prob 50 toCoin1

Any suggestions?

A: You're converting at the wrong place. Try just sticking a fromRational around the entire foldr and n.
prob n list = fromIntegral count / fromIntegral n
    where count = foldr (+) 0 (map boolToInt (take n list))
          boolToInt b
            | b == True = 1
            | otherwise = 0

Oh, and your boolToInt function is identical to fromEnum specialized to Bools.
prob n list = fromIntegral count / fromIntegral n
    where count = foldr (+) 0 (map fromEnum (take n list))

The fundamental problem with what you tried to do was you imposed conflicting requirements on the first argument to prob. Your use of toInteger constrained n to be Integral, but its use in / required that it be Fractional, and there's no type that's both Integral and Fractional.

A: Bool is an instance of Enum, so boolToInt is already provided by fromEnum.  Also, the foldr is doing sum, so the whole function can be simplified to:
prob n list = (fromIntegral . sum . map fromEnum . take n) list / fromIntegral n

We could abstract out the code for computing the mean (although this will have to determine the length of the list, which we already know):
mean xs = (fromIntegral . sum) xs / (fromIntegral . length) xs

prob n = mean . map fromEnum . take n

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Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in an electrifying Indian Wells clash of former world number ones.
Tennis star Serena Williams came together with Nike to create a powerful advertisement that celebrates 'crazy' women. The "Dream Crazier" ad features a number of women athletes who have broken barriers in sports.
A controversial Australian newspaper cartoon of Serena Williams, which was blasted as racist and sexist did not breach media standards, the country's press watchdog ruled on Monday.
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Serena Williams' bid for her 24th Grand Slam title was brought to a shuddering halt by Karolina Pliskova.
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Lets say you have an oscillator variable named "OSC1", a MA of OSC1 named "OSC2", and 2 variables named "ScaleLen" and "ScaleLevel"
Of course, if you use NT, they already thought of this and it does it for you automatically. I like software that does that.
this solution is soooo elegant.
This feature should be considered for MC Gold.


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A California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) administrative law judge (ALJ) has issued a proposed decision denying interim performance-based rates (PBR) for Southern California Edison's (SCE's) transmission and distribution services. Since SCE plans to transfer to an independent system operator on January 1, 1998, the ALJ found the interim period too short for PBR to significantly benefit shareholders or ratepayers. SCE will, however, have the opportunity to amend its application to propose a
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Ryanair and Wizz fined over baggage policies
February 26, 2019 at 11:06am
Ryanair and Wizz Air have been fined €3 million and €1 million, respectively by the Italian anti-trust watchdog over their strict cabin baggage policies.
The fines relate to both carriers' cabin baggage policy, which changed in November to only allow one small personal bag to be taken onto the aircraft for free.
Larger cabin bags have to be either checked in or booked under a separate priority ticket, both for a fee.
Last autumn, the Italian anti-trust regulator AGCM opened an investigation into the new hand baggage policies, arguing that baggage was an "essential" part of the booking and must be allowed on free of charge.
The regulator said that the airlines' added baggage fees were "not transparent", as the upfront ticket price excluded extra charges for baggage.
In a statement, Ryanair said: "We will immediately appeal this decision. There is no basis for a competition authority to issue a decision that relates to air safety, customer convenience or punctuality. Our baggage policy is transparent and beneficial to consumers."
Wizz Air said: "Wizz Air's baggage policy fully complies with the law, we will therefore be requesting a judicial review of the Italian Competition Authority's ruling immediately. Our transparent baggage policy guarantees every passenger can take one piece of hand luggage on board for free, whilst also providing over 50 different paid for options ensuring that passengers only need to pay for the additional services they require.
"As this is an ongoing legal issue, Wizz Air will not be making any further comment on this ruling."
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Baptists, Catholics, and the Whole Church
Partners in the Pilgrimage to Unity
by: Steven R. Harmon
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Within the whole church, Baptists and Catholics might seem to be ecclesiological and liturgical polar opposites. The two traditions are arguably more dissimilar from one another than each is from almost any other Christian tradition. Yet as veteran Baptist ecumenist Steven R. Harmon demonstrates in this book, they share much in common that can enable them to travel together as fellow pilgrims on the journey toward a more visibly united church.
Baptists, Catholics, and the Whole Church: Reflections on the Pilgrimage to Unity challenges Baptists, Catholics, and other Christians to envision their own patterns of faith and practice as included in the convergences it presents and to dedicate themselves to deeper involvement in the quest for the unity Jesus prayed his followers would manifest.
"Harmon writes with spiritual depth, pastoral sensitivity, theological acuity and personal examples." From the Foreword by Father John Crossin OSFS, the former executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the USCCB.
Steven R. Harmon (Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Professor of Historical Theology at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity in North Carolina. The author of books on ecumenism and Baptist studies that include Towards Baptist Catholicity (2006), Ecumenism Means You, Too (2010), and Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future (2016), he is a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-affiliated ordained Baptist minister, past President of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, and Co-Secretary of the Baptist-Catholic International Dialogue Joint Commission—Phase III.
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BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM TAPPED FOR PILOT CYBER SECURITY PROGRAM
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Boys Town Jerusalem is one of the eight high schools in Israel selected to pilot a cutting-edge course in cyber security, under the aegis of the Prime Minister's National Cyber Bureau. Thirty top 11th and 12th graders have been handpicked for the intensive extracurricular course which will culminate in their international CSP (Certified Cyber Security Practitioner) exam for global authorization.
Just prior to the opening of the course, the students and their parents were briefed at the Boys Town Jerusalem campus by international cyber expert Itay Levi, co-founder of the Israeli cyber command knowledge center "Kernelios" commissioned to create and conduct the course. "World War III is virtually underway already on the cyber battlefield, placing both military and civilian targets at risk," Levi told his audience. "This course will cultivate skilled experts for combat on both fronts."
The intensive 150-hour course will be held from 5 pm – 9 pm weekly and throughout school vacations. Although the studies are demanding and complex, Levi assured parents that their sons would succeed. "As Boys Town Jerusalem students, they have received a solid foundation in computer science and technology-related fields that makes them fully capable of passing the course, obtaining their international licenses, and serving as top cyber security professionals in the IDF and all segments of the private sector."
The Boys Town Jerusalem pilot program for the extracurricular cyber security course will be closely observed by the Education Ministry and the Prime Minister's National Cyber Bureau before introducing it into the nationwide curriculum.
By Sarit Newman | January 24 2023
A select group of Boys Town Jerusalem students has taken up a challenge that could profoundly influence their future. For two hours each week, these 8th-10th graders participate in an extracurricular program to learn Arabic. Among the boys' goals: to best qualify for IDF intelligence units, gain insight into their neighbors in the Middle East, […]
Rabbi Alon Madmony, the newly-appointed principal of Boys Town Jerusalem High School, holds a BA in Education, an MA in Organizational Consulting, and has 19 years' experience as a Hebrew Language teacher at the school. Yet some of his most intensive lessons took place recently in the great outdoors. The best lessons are learned outdoors […]
BTJ Provides Spectacular Summer Camp
By Sarit Newman | September 21 2022
Just one day after the schoolyear ended, a record number of Boys Town Jerusalem students raced straight back to the campus. Thanks to generous donors worldwide, they began the summer of their dreams at the BTJ Day Camp. For the scores of disadvantaged boys, the Camp's abundant fun, friends and food were priceless gifts. The summer camp […]


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Anti-establishment group hosts "Ask an Anarchist Day" to educate students
Wade Craig (left) and Grayson English, university college freshmen, table in the Union about anarchy and why it would be ideal to have a "stateless society."
Anarchists gathered Wednesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union to discuss anarchism and clear misconceptions people have about the non-political system.
Students for a Stateless Society hosted a booth for "Ask an Anarchist Day," providing informational pamphlets and discussion about the tenets of anarchy, including how an antiestablishment group can exist.
The campus organization, open to students and non-students, started last fall and is made up of about 15 anarchists who meet weekly to discuss anti-state philosophy, said University College freshman Thomas Beierle, who assisted with the running of the booth.
"There are many sects and opinions on anarchism, and we wanted people to come and ask us questions to get a dialogue going," Beierle said.
Philosophy senior Jason Byas co-founded the organization with University College freshman Grayson English, Byas said.
"We try to explain to people that anarchists don't believe in violence against the public," Byas said.
When students ask the group how it can organize while trying to cultivate an anti-establishment approach to society, they make the distinction that anarchy only opposes forced organization, Byas said.
"This organization, and most forms of anarchy in general, believes in voluntary organizations in which everyone is an equal moral agent," Byas said.
Byas was attracted to anarchism personally because it offered a more peaceful and voluntary society, he said.
"My interests grew as it further offered a way of breaking down not only state aggression, but also other systems of domination, like racism and sexism," Byas said.
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Mulatu Teschome Wirtu (, * 1955 oder 1956 in Arjo, Provinz Wollega, Abessinien) ist ein äthiopischer Politiker und Diplomat und war vom 7. Oktober 2013 bis 25. Oktober 2018 Bundespräsident der Demokratischen Bundesrepublik Äthiopien. Er ist Parteimitglied der Demokratischen Oromo-Volksorganisation, das Teil der Regierungskoalition Revolutionäre Demokratische Front ist.

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Mulatu Teschome studierte in der Volksrepublik China und erhielt seinen Bachelor in Philosophie der Politischen Wirtschaft sowie seinen Doktorgrad im Völkerrecht an der Universität Peking. Danach lehrte er an zahlreichen ausländischen Universitäten und Institutionen.

Mitte der 1990er wurde Teschome Stellvertretender Minister für Wirtschaftsentwicklung und Zusammenarbeit unter Girma Birru und wurde am 7. Oktober 2001 zum Minister für Landwirtschaft und Ländliche Entwicklung ernannt, was er bis zum 1. Juli 2003 blieb. Er war von 2002 bis 2005 zugleich Sprecher des äthiopischen Bundeshauses.

Später wurde Mulatu Äthiopiens Botschafter in der Volksrepublik China, dann in Japan und am 21. April 2006 in der Türkei. Noch während er als Botschafter in der Türkei diente, wurde er am 7. Oktober 2013 einstimmig durch das Parlament zum Bundespräsidenten Äthiopiens gewählt. Girma Seifu von der Partei Einheit für Demokratie und Gerechtigkeit, einziges Oppositionsmitglied im Volksrepräsentantenhaus, begrüßte seine Wahl. Am 25. Oktober 2018 trat er von seinem Amt zurück.

Wie seine Vorgänger ist Mulatu Teschome ein Oromo. Er hat einen Sohn.

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Die kommunistische Partei Chinas würdigte ihn als Alten Freund des chinesischen Volkes.

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Äthiopischer Botschafter in Japan
Äthiopischer Botschafter in der Türkei
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Essen und Trinken (Äthiopien)
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It wasn't how I thought we were going to squirm out of that,'' said Ruth, whose team will play Chatsworth on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium for the City title.
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Janet and I just arrived back in London after six days of touring England, Scotland and Wales. Many blessings!
We arrived back to a relatively quiet London but police are walking in pairs everywhere. I think they are concerned since it is Friday night.
Tomorrow is our 1st Apologetics Conference in London at Westminster Cathedral – the heart of the Catholic Church in Britain.
We are almost sold out. I will give four talks tomorrow with lots of Q & A. Pray for us!
This is grandson number 6, grandchild number 9, with another girl coming in October!


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McDonald's says new mobile ordering app will be location-aware, offers new details on rollout
Chance Miller
- Mar. 15th 2017 11:37 am PT
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Earlier this month, we told you about a new mobile ordering app being planned and tested by McDonald's. Now, a new report from Reuters offers more details on the upcoming app, as well as the company's push to catch up with established mobile ordering offerings from competitors like Starbucks…
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Speaking to Reuters, McDonald's executive vice president Jim Sappington explained that critical to the company's mobile ordering app is not letting the quality and speed of food be affected. Sappington says that if a customer has as an excessive wait time or is served cold food, he or she will wonder, "Why did I use the app?"
One of the big differentiators for the new McDonald's app is that it will be location-aware. This means that when the app realizes a customer has physically arrived at the restaurant, it will send a notification asking for confirmation and payment. Once payment is received, the order will be sent to the kitchen.
The app will also ask users if they will pick up their order in the drive-through, at the counter, or curbside. There will also be a table service option. McDonald's believes that this location tracking will help ensure the best combination of speed and food quality. The restaurant chain estimates that if 20 percent of drive-through customers opt for curbside and another 20 percent use the current drive-through lanes for pickup only, a McDonald's location could serve an extra 20 cars per hour.
Furthermore, McDonald's says that by automating more orders, employees will be freed up to deliver food to tables or cars, while errors will also be reduced.
In addition to the new mobile app for ordering, McDonald's also plans self-service ordering kiosks. The company is currently testing most of its new efforts in a Chicago warehouse, where it has established a new "high tech" restaurant.
Currently, McDonald's is testing the new mobile app at 29 restaurants in Monterey and Salinas, California. The pilot program will expand to an additional 51 restaurants in Spokane, Washington on March 20th. As for a public launch, the company hopes to release the app by the end of this year to all 14,000 U.S. restaurants and 6,000 locations in the U.K., France, Germany, Australia, China, and Canada.
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Every year, thousands of unwanted cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters or worse, suffer tragic deaths outdoors after being forced to fend for themselves. But Diane Randolph, President of the nonprofit Spay Neuter Your Pet (S.N.Y.P.) is hoping to eliminate shelter euthanizations and reduce stray populations through pet owner education and providing reduced-cost options for dog and cat owners to have their pets safely spayed or neutered. "After volunteering with several animal groups since 1983, I felt the most effective way to help end animal suffering is to prevent overpopulation in the first place," she says. "With every litter we help prevent, the suffering of thousands of homeless puppies and kittens will be avoided."
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Randolph had volunteered for only two months at the organization before receiving an offer to manage it. "In 1996 I contacted S.N.Y.P. for volunteer opportunities," she says. "After two months the current president told me she could no longer run the program due to other responsibilities and asked if I would consider taking control. I agreed and here we are 19 years later."
Randolph's advice on how people can help stop the unwanted pet crisis is simple: "Always adopt your pets and be sure to have them spayed or neutered. If, by chance, you are faced with a litter, be sure to have the puppies and kittens spayed/neutered before they are adopted. Also, please support your local groups that promote spay/neuter programs such as SNYP. Every dollar used toward birth prevention is the most effective against pet overpopulation. Together, we can all work to end animal suffering."
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Q: weblogic, deployments are not reading properties from WEB-INF/classes, configured using Spring I have a similar problem to: Using external properties files in weblogic and note that the accepted answer there is mainly working for me.
However, I have a follow-up (sorry, cannot work out how to just add comments to re-open the original question)
Does anyone know what the actual cause of this is and the "correct" (if there is such a thing) solution, or do people take copying files to the domain as a common practise in weblogic (10.3.3)
What I am using is:
Spring config has this:
<bean id="messages" class="java.util.ResourceBundle" factory-method="getBundle">
     <constructor-arg index="0" value="config/messages"/>
</bean>

the messages bean is then referenced in other beans
The error is
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<11-Apr-2011 11:47:23 o'clock BST> <Error> <Deployer> <BEA-149265> <Failure occurred in the execution of deployment request with ID '1302518829904' for task '4'. Error is: 'weblogic.application.ModuleException: '
weblogic.application.ModuleException:
        at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:1514)
        at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:486)
        at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425)
        at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:41)
        at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119)
        Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace

Caused By: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name config/messages, locale en_GB
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceException(ResourceBundle.java:1521)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(ResourceBundle.java:1260)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle.java:715)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
</code>

I have tried removing the config/ at the start (and copying the messages.properties to WEB-INF and also WEB-INF/classes, to no avail. Should also point out that all of messages, messages _en_GB and messages _en_US exist

A: Your path reference doesn't have a 'classpath' in it.  Have you tried putting the config directory in the root of the war?


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Coronavirus is not mutating, but that doesn't mean it is not dangerous: WHO
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As lockdowns are lifted, slowly, across the globe, some "social measures may need to be reintroduced again, and that may frustrate people," Van Kerkhove said
A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said a large number of scientists across the world are studying Covid-19 and none of the genome sequences show the virus is mutating to become more dangerous.
However, the health organisation has warned that doesn't mean the spread of the virus is not becoming more dangerous, reports CNN.
"There are more than 40,000 full genome sequences that are available," WHO infectious disease epidemiologist Dr Maria Van Kerkhove told a briefing.
"Scientists are looking to see, are there changes in the virus? And as it is a coronavirus — it is an RNA virus — there are normal changes in this virus that one would expect over time," she said. RNA viruses such as influenza and coronaviruses are generally more unstable and prone to mutation than viruses that use DNA to replicate.
"None of these changes so far indicate that the virus itself is changing in terms of its ability to transmit or to cause more severe disease," Van Kerkhove added.
But Van Kerkhove said that doesn't mean the spread of the virus isn't becoming more dangerous. "People grow tired," she said. They may become lax in the measures needed to control the spread of the virus, such as social distancing. "It's very difficult to keep up all of these measures and we must remain strong and vigilant," she said.
As lockdowns are lifted, slowly, across the globe, some "social measures may need to be reintroduced again, and that may frustrate people," Van Kerkhove said.
"And that, in a sense, could make the virus more dangerous because people become complacent. And it's important that no one becomes complacent. This is far from over."
Dr Mike Ryan, WHO executive director of Health Emergencies Program, said the virus does remain stable, but added, "This is already a dangerous virus; we've been seeing this consistently for months now."
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Curtis Beach (né le  à Albuquerque) est un athlète américain, spécialiste des épreuves combinées.

Biographie

Il se classe quatrième des championnats du monde en salle 2016, à Portland, échouant à  de la médaille de bronze.

Connu pour ses qualités atypiques de demi-fondeur :

800 m en 1 min 47 s 36

1000 m en salle en 2 min 23 s 63 (à l'issue d'un heptathlon)

1500 m en 3 min 59 s 13 (à l'issue d'un décathlon)

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Naissance en juillet 1990
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HomeA Tale of Two Speeches, Part 1- David Cameron
A Tale of Two Speeches, Part 1- David Cameron
March 6, 2013 March 14, 2013 jasonlknoll European Politics
Within the past six weeks or so, two important speeches have been given about the future of Europe. The first speech was delivered on January 23 by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and concerned the future of the UK in the EU. On February 22, Germany's President, Joachim Gauck, spoke about the prospects for the European idea. I am well aware that journalists and bloggers have commented about the Prime Minister's speech ad nauseam, but after he gave it, I knew I wanted to write about it. The problem with being a part-time blogger, however, is that as I continued with my regular job, I saw the headlines come across my news feed of various reactions and commentaries about the speech. How was I supposed to add to the discussion when so much was being written immediately after the speech had been made? So, I made the conscious choice to not read any article related to the speech and wait before I began writing. In the mean time, President Gauck gave his speech, and while I have not seen as much commentary as there was towards PM Cameron's speech, I thought that perhaps I could compare the two speeches and their visions for Europe.
My initial thought on PM Cameron's speech was that the UK wanted its cake and to eat it, too. "For us," Cameron argued, "the European Union is a means to an end- prosperity, stability…" That being the case, it would follow that the UK would want to see the EU be successful, a point he concedes later in the speech. He follows that up with a line that he wants "a relationship between Britain and the EU that keeps [the British] in it."
While arguing that Britain should be in the EU, however, Cameron outlines what he deems "three major challenges" to Europe. The first challenge is that the Eurozone crisis is affecting all other policies throughout Europe. Cameron's concern is that he does not want those problems affecting British "access to the Single Market." Second, European countries are in danger of falling behind other nations around the world. Out of the three challenges, this one receives the least amount of attention. (As an aside, Javier Solana brought up this same concern in a recent article, "The European-American Dream.") The final challenge, and one that Cameron comes back to often, is a growing "gap between the EU and its citizens…which represents a lack of democratic accountability and consent…"- in other words, the dreaded democratic deficit. The British people are frustrated with the decisions coming from Brussels and want their concerns heard and acted on.
Once he finishes describing the challenges facing Europe, PM Cameron outlines his vision for the EU. In his discussion of the first principle, competitiveness, Cameron calls for a "leaner, less bureaucratic Union," arguing that the size of the EU hurts the ability of Member States to compete as well as the success of the Single Market. I get the sense, however, that this section is more about making sure the British economy is not hurt and addressing the democratic deficit than making all of the European economies more competitive on the global stage.
In the section about the second principle, flexibility, Cameron emphasizes the importance of the Single Market to the EU, calling it the "essential foundation;" the Euro, however, is not as important to the success of the EU. In the same section, he also discusses the degree of integration Member States should hold in the EU. First, he argues that a "one size fits all approach" to integration does not work. Next, he proposes that accepting varying degrees of integration will actually "bind [the EU's] Members more closely because such flexible, willing cooperation is a much stronger glue than compulsion from the centre." If countries do not want the same level of integration across the board, then why join the EU in the first place? Then, further in the speech, Cameron seems to contradict himself when he states, "The fact is that if you join an organisation like the European Union, there are rules. You will not always get what you want."
Principles three and four both address the concept of giving more power to the Member States and their respective parliaments. This reinforces his earlier notion of the need for a smaller EU and his third challenge of the democratic deficit. Here he argues that "national parliaments [are] and will remain, the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU." Cameron's argument, however, lacks any sort of discussion about the future role of the European Parliament, and so the reader is left to make his/her own conclusions.
Cameron's final guiding principle for the future of the European Union is fairness. Once again, he brings up the Single Market, this time stating that it is the main reason for UK membership in the EU. What's interesting about this is that towards the end of his discussion about the referendum he cannot define what the EU is or is going to be. As a result, the UK will make its decision when the Eurozone crisis has been solved.
The last section of the speech is where PM Cameron basically tells the EU "this is how it's going to be, or we're gone." First, the Single Market will be "at [the] heart" of the relationship between the UK and the rest of Europe. After all, a successful Single Market is "vital for British business and jobs." This means then, that a strong Single Market is in British national interests. If, however, the European nations cannot act together, then the UK will have to carefully weigh its options. Cameron closes all of this by arguing that "just as I believe that Britain should want to remain in the EU so the EU should want us to stay." If we take into account everything he said prior to this point in the speech, what he is really saying is "Britain will be in the EU as long as the EU makes the necessary changes outlined by me and gives power back to the Member States. If not, then we will have to revisit the nature of our relationship." As a parting shot, he then goes on to say that "it is hard to argue that the EU would not be greatly diminished by Britain's departure." Again, reading between the lines, "This will hurt you more than it hurts us, so unless you want us to leave, thereby causing you more problems, make those changes I just proposed."
To sum, it appears that in the best of worlds for the UK, a new EU would be: 1) smaller in size and scope, 2) relinquish powers back to the Member States and their respective national parliaments, and 3) do everything possible to ensure the success and fair access to the Single Market. What I would like to know is, exactly whose vision is this- is this the sentiment of a majority of Britons, or is this coming from a small minority? If, of course, my analysis of the speech is way off, I hope that somebody would be so kind as to help me understand. I am genuinely interested in this topic, and I do want to understand the relationship between the UK and Europe, so I hope that if anybody does actually read this and feels the need to comment, please do so in a constructive manner.
In my next post (whenever that may be), I will compare PM Cameron's speech with President Gauck's speech, which was aptly titled, "Europe: Renewing confidence- strengthening commitment."
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Relativity Works!
By Anne Pawsey
It just goes to show that perseverance pays off. Over 90 years since Einstein published his theory of general relativity and 50 since an experiment was proposed to test two of its effects, direct evidence has been found to confirm that the effects do indeed exist.
Scientists have known gravity exists for ages but they were a bit hazy on exactly why it's there; general relativity is the current favourite solution.
General relativity predicts that large masses (like the earth) distort the fabric of space time, a bit like a ball dropped on a trampoline. It's this distortion that is responsible for gravity.
A marble placed on the trampoline rolls towards the large ball just as masses are attracted by gravity. This works fine with trampolines where you can see the curve but it's a little harder to see with the earth. Instead of a marble on a sheet they used a gyroscope (a complicated spinning top) in a satellite orbiting the earth to observe the effect and they are confident that they have found it. The idea is simple, place the gyroscope in a satellite, line it up with a star and then see how much it changes direction over the course of a year. So all you need is a star, a telescope, and a spinning top - simple right?
That must be what Stanford Professors Leonard Schiff, William Fairbank and Robert Cannon thought back in 1959. Unfortunately it was a bit more complicated than that. After four decades and the combined efforts of 94 post-grads, hundreds of undergrads and a large team of researchers, the project has finally produced some results which confirm one of the two predictions.
The second prediction - the earth dragging space-time with it as it orbits the sun - is very difficult to see. We'll have to wait another eight months for those results.
So what made it so difficult? The problems were numerous; for a start, most of the components had to be invented by the team. You can't buy a gyroscope at B&Q and once they'd made one that worked it had to be kept very, very cold (-270C) so they had to design something to put it in. Then they needed to be able to see how fast it was going without slowing it down. And these were just the obvious problems.
It's a miracle it ever got off the ground let alone produced any results.
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