New Delhi: A visibly angry Sonia Gandhi lashed out at Smriti Irani for saying that the Gandhi family is not used to working in the sun.
Sonia Gandhi getting a feel of the character.
No sooner Sonia Gandhi made the announcement, Robert Vadra left for his mother-in-laws residence. If sources are to be believed, a shocked Robert asked Sonia Gandhi if she was serious.
Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra getting a feel of being a farmer.
Rahul Gandhi too couldn't believe what he heard. "I can stay with a farmer, eat with a farmer but how can you expect me to work like a farmer. Elections are in 2019, why we have to do this now?" he questioned.
Senior Congress leaders too were of the opinion that Sonia Gandhi should reconsider her decision to work in the field. Sonia Gandhi however refused to relent. As per sources in the Congress party, she has already started working in the field and also dragged Rahul and Robert.
Ruling party BJP was quick to comment. "They call our efforts theatrics. What are they doing now?" asked a spokesperson.


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Report: Browns' GM John Dorsey has known his #1 overall pick for six weeks, only told coach Hue Jackson two days ago
Keeping your head coach out of the loop on who you're planning to draft seems not ideal, but also extremely Browns.
NFLBy Andrew Bucholtz on April 26, 2018 April 26, 2018
There's often a lot of secrecy around who a NFL team plans to pick in the first round, but having the general manager keep that secret from his own head coach seems both a little silly and extremely in character for the Cleveland Browns.
According to an on-air report from ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Cleveland general manager John Dorsey has known who he plans to pick first overall for around six weeks, but only told owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam a month ago and only told head coach Hue Jackson this week:
"John Dorsey, the new general manager of the Cleveland Browns, he knew who he was going to pick, I'd say, about six weeks ago. He told his owners, Jimmy and Dee Haslam, about a month ago. He finally told his head coach, Hue Jackson, two days ago. Nobody else in the personnel department, nobody else on the coaching staff."
Look, there's some logic to ensuring that planned pick doesn't get out, especially in the situation that's played out in 2018. The Browns hold the first and fourth overall picks, and while they're likely taking a quarterback with one of those, there isn't a particular consensus on which quarterback is the best option. Some favor Josh Allen's big arm but poor stats, while others favor the proven production of the likes of Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen. And especially given the possible case of a trade with one or both of those picks, the Browns really don't want other teams to know which quarterback they favor.
If another team is desperate to get a particular quarterback, it makes sense for Cleveland to try and push them into trading for the first overall pick, even if the Browns wouldn't have chosen that quarterback there. So some secrecy makes sense, and it makes sense even to not necessarily tell everyone in your organization. People leak things for all sorts of reasons, and expanding the circle of who knows increases the chances someone will leak to some media member. But keeping a decision like this from your head coach, and not discussing it with him until days before the draft, seems rather dysfunctional.
Whatever quarterback the Browns pick (presuming they take one) is going to have to fit into Jackson's offensive scheme, so his input appears somewhat important. Of course, the final decision isn't his to make, especially as he's on shaky ground after consecutive 1-15 and 0-16 seasons and with a new GM who didn't initially hire him. But knowing his thoughts would seem valuable, and it would also seem valuable for him to know what direction the GM is going and start perhaps revising his playbooks to emphasize the talents of whichever quarterback they're going to get. There also isn't really a great argument for keeping him out of the loop. Yes, the more people who know a secret, the more likely it is to leak, but surely Jackson can be trusted to obey a strict "tell no one" order. And if he can't, why did the Browns retain him as head coach?
There's a whole different debate to be had about if it's wise to be so firm on a pick so early on, which might not be the wisest strategy when you have six more weeks to further evaluate the options. But if you are going to be firm in who you're picking, why on earth would you not extend that information to at least the head coach? If you think he'll violate orders to not leak it, he shouldn't be your head coach, and even if the information does somehow leak, it's possible to at least somewhat counter that with different rumors.
And then the really funny part of this is letting it get out to a media member that you've known this decision for months and haven't told your head coach. That makes the Browns seem even more dysfunctional than normal, makes Jackson's job seem even more in question, and raises questions about how Dorsey is doing his own job before he even makes the pick. Of all the Cleveland Browns in the world, they're still the Cleveland Brownsiest.
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The Twilight Zone (Original TV Series)
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"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound; a dimension of sight; a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into…The Twilight Zone." Few television shows have bequeathed a more treasured legacy of ideas and style, and it still stands as the role model for the anthology genre. Its trenchant parables on humanity draw the viewer in by gently tugging at the sleeve of the imagination and, through science fiction, fantasy and horror, explore human hopes and despairs, prides and prejudices, strengths and weaknesses, in ways conventional drama never can. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling, a butcher's son from Binghampton, New York whose writing talent had flourished in the early days of television drama, winning three Emmy awards. A relentless and prolific writer, Serling himself wrote the majority of the show's 156 scripts. Said to have suffered insomnia, he kept a tape recorder at his bedside to dictate ideas that came to him as he tried to sleep.
The series' other major contributors were Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont, and each had his own distinctive style. Where Serling's tales tended to be more whimsical and sentimental, Beaumont's were dark and disturbing, while Matheson wrung every nuance of suspense out of his carefully structured stories. But all the episodes were topped and tailed by Serling's memorable, measured narration. The series was also notable for featuring both established stars (like Buster Keaton, Burgess Meredith, Mickey Rooney, James Whitmore and Ed Wynn) and actors who would later become famous (like Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Peter Falk, Mariette Hartley, Dennis Hopper, Ron Howard, Jack Klugman, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Billy Mumy, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, Telly Savalas and William 'The Shat' Shatner). Serling did write a teleplay entitled The Time Element intended to be the pilot episode, concerning a man (William Bendix) complaining to a psychiatrist about a recurring dream in which he imagines waking up in Honolulu just prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, which takes a major psychological toll. Although it ended up being broadcast on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, it's considered by many to be the pilot episode and has even been adapted as one of The Twilight Zone radio shows.
The Twilight Zone premiered in 1959 but, despite rave reviews from enthusiastic critics, the show struggled to find an audience, and its future was put in jeopardy when the third episode (Mr. Denton On Doomsday) was one of the lowest-rating episodes ever. Luckily numbers improved during the second month, surpassing its competition on the rival networks and convinced its sponsors to stay on until the end of the season. Many of the first season episodes are among the best-remembered, including Time Enough At Last, The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street, Walking Distance and The After Hours. Serling did voiceover narrations, and only ever appeared to announce the next episode, with one rather amusing exception. A World Of His Own, about a writer whose words could alter reality, was the final episode of the first season and, due to poor ratings, was expected not to be renewed for a second season. So, as a joke, Serling appears at the end to say, "We hope you enjoyed tonight's romantic story on The Twilight Zone. At the same time, we want you to realise that it was, of course, purely fictional. In real life, such ridiculous nonsense could never happen." He is interrupted by the story's protagonist who says, "You shouldn't say such things as nonsense and ridiculous," as he sets fire to a tape with Serling's name on it. "Well, that's the way it goes," replies Serling as he fades away. We then hear Serling's voice during the epilogue stating that the protagonist lived happily ever after and apparently in complete control of The Twilight Zone.
The second season premiered with King Nine Will Not Return, inspired by a real news story of the discovery of a crashed B-24 bomber in the Libyan desert. Bernard Herrmann's original creepy theme music was replaced by Marius Constant's jarring new guitar-and-bongo theme to accompany a surreal introduction inspired by Serling's new introduction, and Serling himself stepped in front of the cameras to present his opening narrations. Season two also saw the production of many of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including The Eye Of The Beholder and The Invaders. The writing trio of Serling, Matheson and Beaumont began to admit new writers like George Clayton Johnson, and Emmy awards were won by Serling for dramatic writing and George T. Clemens for photography. It also earned the Unity Award for Outstanding Contribution To Better Race Relations, and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement In Drama.
By the third season Serling was feeling exhausted, and rightfully so. In the first two seasons he was responsible for 75% of the writing but, for the third season, that percentage dropped to only 55%. Despite this, he was still able to produce several teleplays widely regarded as classics, including It's A Good Life, To Serve Man and Five Characters In Search Of An Exit. Scripts by Montgomery Pittman and Earl Hamner Junior (creator of The Waltons) supplemented Matheson and Beaumont's output, and George Clayton Johnson submitted three more teleplays that examined rather complex themes. Although he seems a natural for a series like The Twilight Zone, the late great Ray Bradbury only ever contributed one script, I Sing The Body Electric, which he eventually adapted into a short story. The third season received two Emmy nominations (photography and design) but won neither. Unfortunately, the series was late finding a sponsor for its fourth season and was therefore replaced on CBS with a new hour-long situation comedy called Fair Exchange. Because they assumed the series had been cancelled, producer Buck Houghton left for a position at Four Star Productions, and Serling accepted a teaching post at Antioch College. Though the series was eventually renewed, Serling's contributions decreased greatly during the last two seasons.
In 1962 CBS contracted the renewed Twilight Zone (now without the 'The') as a mid-season replacement for Fair Exchange, the very show that had replaced it. In order to fill the timeslot each episode had to be expanded to an hour, an idea that did not sit well with Serling, who knew they'd have to flesh-out their stories like a soap opera. Herbert Hirschman, who replaced producer Buck Houghton, was assigned the job of redesigning the opening credits and finding quality scripts to produce. Twilight Zone once again turned to the reliable trio of Serling, Matheson and Beaumont, however Serling's input was limited even more for season four – he still provided the bulk of the teleplays but was no longer able to be a 'hands-on' producer, and his narrations were quickly shot back-to-back against a grey background to be inserted later. Due to medical reasons, Beaumont's input also diminished, so additional scripts were commissioned from Earl Hamner Junior and Reginald Rose to fill in the gaps. With five episodes remaining, Hirschman was poached to work on a new series titled Espionage and was replaced by Bert Granet. Granet's first assignment was On Thursday We Leave For Home, which is widely considered the season's best episode. Nominated for several awards but winning none, the hour-long format was deemed a failure and the show returned to its half-hour format for its fifth and final season.
Serling later claimed, "I was writing so much I felt I had begun to lose my perspective on what was good and what was bad." By the end of the final season, he had delivered at least ninety-two scripts within five years. Sadly, Beaumont was now out of the picture entirely, contributing scripts only through ghostwriters Jerry Sohl and John Tomerlin and, after producing only thirteen episodes, Bert Granet left the show and was replaced by William Froug, whom Serling had worked with on Playhiouse 90. Froug made a number of unpopular decisions – firstly by shelving several scripts purchased under Granet's term (including Matheson's The Doll, which was eventually filmed as an award-winning episode of Amazing Stories). Secondly, Froug alienated George Clayton Johnson when he hired Richard deRoy to completely rewrite Johnson's script Tick Of Time and giving it the new title Ninety Years Without Slumbering. Needless to say, Tick Of Time became Johnson's final submission to The Twilight Zone. Despite such problems, there were several memorable episodes produced, including Nightmare At 20,000 Feet, A Kind Of Stopwatch and Living Doll. Although this season was not recognised by the Emmys, one episode did receive an Oscar: An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge was actually a French short film which was purchased and modified to be included in the final season of Twilight Zone.
James Aubrey, then head of CBS, announced the show's cancellation in 1964. He claimed that it cost way too much for a half-hour show and ratings were poor. The ABC network were interested in reviving the series with the new title Witches, Warlocks And Werewolves, but Serling was unimpressed. "The network executives seem to prefer weekly ghouls, and we have what appears to be a considerable difference in opinion. I don't mind my show being supernatural, but I don't want to be booked into a graveyard every week." Shortly thereafter Serling sold his share of Twilight Zone to CBS, leaving the show and the supernatural behind him until Night Gallery debuted in 1969. But that's another story for another time. Right now I'd like to profusely thank Marc Scott Zicree, author of the definitive tome The Twilight Zone Companion, one of the first (and still one of the best) television episode guide books ever to be published. If you have any interest in the early formative days of American television, Mr. Zicree's volume should definitely be at the top of your list. But enough of my sycophantic jibber-jabber, it's time for me to respectfully request your presence next week when your leg will be crudely humped by another bargain-basement barker for…Horror News! Toodles!
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wow…what a good idea…reviewing a 50 year old title…thank goodness because god knows we could never get this information from amazon, imdb, starlog, fangoria, famous monsters, cinefantastique and dozens of others over the years. good use of space gentlemen, lol
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We thought so too, now you won't have a reason to go to those other sites since you can get all your info here! You would think since your email is from "teachers.org", that you'd have more respect for our writers who invest hours of their time to further educate our readers about trends past and present. But then again, as you stated you rely on liner notes from Amazon (who only sell products, not write articles) for that education…interesting
Great job Nigel – Twilight zone seems to be a trend here on HorrorNews.net lately……
Thanx for all the hard work on researching the series
Nigel Honeybone
Thanks for your support, Horror News people! This article on the classic Twilight Zone is a simple prologue, a lead-up to a five-part episode guide. I did this for several reasons: The current anthology series LAND OF SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE (USA) and BLACK MIRROR (UK) are not only excellent shows, they're also remaking classic Twilight Zone stories. Furthermore the classic Twilight Zone series was recently released on Bluray. I had recently posted an article and episode guide for the forty-year old series KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER which had many positive responses, inspiring me to post a complete episode guide for one of the most influential television shows in history, Admittedly, there aren't many new insights to to be garnered from such an old television show, especially one that has already had so much written about it, but it was something Horror News needed, and it was something I wanted to do. Finally, I'd like to respond to Taylor's comments above: Most of the articles I post concern older films and television shows listed under the Horror News column VINTAGE SCREAMS, indicating the subject matter. Nevertheless, thanks for reading and a big thanks to Horror News for allowing me to indulge my love of classic (and not-so-classic) horror and science fiction! Toodles!


Software is today often composed of many sourced components, which potentially contain security vulnerabilities, and therefore require testing before being integrated. Tools for automated test case generation, for example, based on white-box fuzzing, are beneficial for this testing task. Such tools generally explore limitations of the specific underlying techniques for solving problems related to, for example, constraint solving, symbolic execution, search heuristics and execution trace extraction. In this article we describe the design of OpenSAW, a more flexible general-purpose white-box fuzzing framework intended to encourage research on new techniques identifying security problems. In addition, we have formalized two unaddressed technical aspects and devised new algorithms for these. The first relates to generalizing and combining different program exploration strategies, and the second relates to prioritizing execution traces. We have evaluated OpenSAW using both in-house and external programs and identified several bugs.


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Two leading researchers in Alzheimer's disease receive 2015 MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research
MetLife Foundation today announced the two recipients of the 2015 MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research—Randall Bateman, Charles F and Joanne Knight distinguished professor of neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA, and Christian Haass, professor of biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians University München, and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Munich, Germany.
Bateman and Haass have now joined a roster of past winners whose work has gone onto receive Noble prizes.
The winners were first announced during a session at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (18–23 July, Washington DC, USA) and later celebrated at a scientific briefing and awards ceremony. Organised by the American Federation for Aging Research, the evening awards ceremony included a researching briefing featuring each awardee as well as special remarks by Marie Bernard, deputy director of the National Institute on Aging.
"MetLife Foundation is proud to present these major awards to Bateman and Haass for their exceptional scientific research contributions, which help bring us closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease," said A Dennis White, president and chief executive officer, MetLife Foundation. "Their outstanding contributions, recognised around the world, have helped us better understand this devastating illness, and both awardees have laid the groundwork leading to effective treatments."
According to recent estimates, without the development of treatments that either delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, by 2050 as many as 200 million people worldwide will be living with the disease.
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1. 406 Southridge Lakes Parkway ($450,000) - This ranch style home has an open and versatile floor plan with hardwood floors, custom paint and crown moldings - kitchen with beautiful granite countertops, breakfast bar, with updated lighting and gas cook top. The family room is open to the kitchen and offers wood floors and brick fireplace with hearth. Outside is an entertainers delight with a pool, landscaping, trees, patio and large side yard. Built in 1993, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a three-car garage.
2. 227 Creekway Bend ($864,900) - Impressive home on over a half acre lot. The double iron and glass entry doors swing open to display a view of the pool and landscaped backyard. The home has been updated and offers hand scraped wood floors, wrought iron bannisters, chandeliers, stainless steel appliances, granite counters in the kitchen and all baths, Karastan carpeting. Master suite is elegant with gas fireplace and dual closets. Built in 1993, the home features four bedrooms, four and a half baths and a three-car garage.
3. 1308 Meadow Ridge Court ($499,900) - Gorgeous well-maintained home in highly desired South Lake Hills. Hurry this pristine home will not last long. Two-story foyer, curved staircase, library study, large formal living and dining, Beautiful open Kitchen features custom painted cabinetry, granite, walk-in pantry, overlooking living, fireplace. Oversized master and bath with separate shower. three bedrooms and huge game room up. Stone patio, built in grill, wood pergola and saltwater pool perfect for entertaining. Built in 1993, the house features a two-car garage.
4. 821 Lake Carillon Lane ($940,001) - Brand new energy efficient home ready May 2015. The Santa Cruz has a kitchen open to family room and dining room, large walk in closets throughout, two Master suites, game and media rooms. Enjoy the pool, parks, playgrounds, lake, community center, clubhouse and more that Carillon has to offer. Known for their energy efficient features, our homes help you live a healthier and quieter lifestyle while saving you thousands of dollars in utility bills. Features a three-car garage.
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"We have to keep our Jewishness and be united in the Diaspora," says Russian Jewish Congress VP.
When the air-conditioning broke down at the reception for the unveiling ceremony of the Red Army monument in Netanya on Monday, it didn't matter if you were a billionaire, multimillionaire or broke.
The two men were part of a group of two dozen or so affluent Russian-speaking businessmen who came to the ceremony where President Vladimir Putin was the guest of honor. Some, like Fridman, flew in especially from Russia. Others, like Kantor, drove from nearby Herzliya, where many businessman from the former Soviet Union including Leonid Nevzlin and Gabriel Mirilashvili, to name a few, have made their homes.
For many members of this class of ultra rich Putin's arrival in the country was an opportunity for them to brush shoulders with one another and to mingle with friends and officials from the motherland. The richest man in the room filled with rich men was probably the media-shy Fridman, who declined to speak to The Jerusalem Post.
"I am a private person," he said, displaying seemingly good English.
Other faces were more familiar to locals. Lev Leviev, the diamonds and real estate mogul who is a bit of anomaly in this world, was on hand. Although born in Uzbekistan, then part of the Soviet Union, he immigrated to Israel as a teenager in the 1970s and made his money in the Jewish state. Only after the markets in the former Soviet Union opened did the Israeli, whose worth was estimated at about $1.7b. earlier this year, invest extensively in natural resources and property in that part of the world.
Not everybody in the room was a billionaire. Some were worth a mere couple of hundred of million dollars.
Alexander Levin, a Ukrainian businessman who was among those who donated to build the monument, is one of latter.
The real estate developer, who last year set up the World Forum for Russian Jewry, an advocacy group based in New York, explained why he it was an important cause.
Members of United Israel Appeal-Keren Hayesod, which raised the money to build the marble and concrete monument overlooking the azure Mediterranean Sea, were also tight-lipped.
A source later said each businessman had donated at least $100,000.
Watching the group of mega-wealthy interact, one cannot help but wonder how so many affluent businessmen in the former Soviet Union are Jewish.
German Zakharyaev, vice president of the Russian Jewish Congress, cited two main reasons for that. First, Jews are few among many.
"We are a minority and as such we have to be strong [if we are] to preserve our customs," said the businessman who, as a member of the Mountain Jewish community of the eastern Caucuses, is a minority within a minority.
Second, he said, Jewish businessmen are hard workers.
"We think a lot and we sleep a little," he said.


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African leaders expected to back Robert Mugabe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries would also press Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to end a row over a power-sharing pact that was holding up vital foreign aid, said the officials.
"We are convinced that if sanctions are lifted, Zimbabwe, within the framework of its current political agreement, will have the possibility to move towards development," said Congolese Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.
"We will also ask South Africa, which is the only sub-Saharan African country that is a member of the G20, to plead for Zimbabwe's cause," said Mwamba, whose country is taking over the SADC chair and hosting the meeting in Kinshasa.
South African President Jakob Zuma is being watched for signs he will take a tougher line than predecessor Thabo Mbeki over Mugabe, who has been hit by EU and U.S. sanctions including a travel ban for alleged rights abuses and vote-rigging.
Last month, Zuma called on the West to repeal the sanctions. But in what sounded like a tougher tone on Mugabe, he also stressed the need for respect of democracy and human rights.
A recovery in Zimbabwe's battered economy is important for South Africa because millions have been driven to seek work in their much wealthier neighbour. Zimbabwe says it needs $10 billion in foreign reconstruction aid, but Western nations are reluctant to release aid without political and economic reform.
Mugabe and long-time foe Tsvangirai formed a power-sharing government in February as part of a SADC-backed deal to end a political crisis that followed disputed polls last year.
The agreement called for Tsvangirai to condemn the sanctions and call for them to be dropped, as SADC's 15 member countries have already pledged to do.
But the power-sharing deal is beset with problems.
Tsvangirai's MDC party accuses Mugabe's ZANU-PF of failing to honour an agreement to reverse the appointments of political allies to key posts. ZANU-PF, in turn, has charged that the MDC has not done enough to have the sanctions lifted. Reuters


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Wrestling "King" joins Prosper ISD
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Prosper wrestling has a new coach with a royal name. Coach Sion King comes to Prosper in his 12th year of teaching and coaching.
King grew up wrestling in Sacramento, California and by his senior year was one of the best wrestlers in the state, placing 2nd in High School Wrestling Nationals. He was also a football all-district tight end and the Northern California Champion in Olympic Weightlifting.
King went on to wrestle for Sacramento City College where he was a two-time Junior College All-American and Athlete of the Year. He transferred to Adams State University and was a Division II NCAA National Qualifier after finishing in the top 10.
After moving to West Texas A&M to be near his now wife, Tanya, he graduated and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports and Exercise Science. King got his first head coaching job at Hereford High school in Hereford, Texas. In his 4 years in Hereford, the girls were the Texas State Dual Champions, and placed as high as 3rd in UIL State.
The next three years, King coached at Randall High school, closer to his home. At Randall, King lead the boys team to a State Championship.
King then moved across town and became the head coach at Palo Duro High School. During his four years there, the boys' team placed 4th at the State Dual Championships, and both the boys' and girls' teams placed in the top 5 at the UIL State Championships. King coached the school's first ever boy state champion when 2 of the boys won State in 2016.
In his 11 years coaching wrestling in Texas, King has been named the Regional and State Coach of the Year, as well as the assistant Regional and State Coach of the Year.
"I teach and coach because I want to help kids become the best person they can possibly be," said King. "And to help them accomplish their dreams along the way."
King and his wife, Tanya have three children; 11-year-old son, Ryelan, 9-year-old daughter, Presley, and 8-year-old son, Braylan. They will be moving from Amarillo where King was a deacon at his church for the last 7 years.
King still occasionally competes in wrestling. In 2015, he won the USA Veterans National Championship in Folkstyle wrestling.
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MILOSEVIC, NEMANJA
Enel Basket Brindisi 10 Forward
Height: 2.04 Born: 4 July, 1987 Nationality: Montenegro
Totals 10 3 188:28 71 20/36 6/14 13/20 15 33 48 11 6 9 2 5 17 18 94
Averages 10 3 18:50 7.1 55.6% 42.9% 65% 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.8 9.4
1 at Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 13:39 4 2/6 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
2 * vs Le Mans Sarthe Basket 14:54 4 2/3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4
3 at Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas 15:44 7 2/6 1/1 1 6 7 1 2 2 9
4 at MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 15:27 14 3/4 2/3 2/2 2 2 1 3 2 14
5 vs ALBA Berlin 19:37 9 2/4 1/2 2/2 2 6 8 2 2 1 2 2 17
6 vs Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 10:15 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
7 at Le Mans Sarthe Basket 17:19 5 1/2 0/2 3/4 2 2 4 1 1 1 5 3 4
8 * vs Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas 31:10 10 3/6 1/2 1/2 3 4 7 2 1 1 2 1 13
9 * vs MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 35:28 13 4/4 0/1 5/10 3 9 12 1 3 1 6 22
10 at ALBA Berlin 14:55 5 1/1 1/3 3 3 1 2 2 1 8
10 Totals 188:28 71 20/36 6/14 13/20 15 33 48 11 6 9 2 5 17 18 94
Average 18:50 7.1 55.6% 42.9% 65% 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.8 9.4
#1 in Games Played (10)
Index rating 22 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 12/9/2015
Points 14 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs. Enel Basket Brindisi 11/3/2015
Offensive rebounds 3 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 12/9/2015
Defensive rebounds 9 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 12/9/2015
Total rebounds 12 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 12/9/2015
Assists 2 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. Herbalife Gran Canaria 12/2/2015
Steals 2 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. ALBA Berlin 11/11/2015
Blocks 2 ALBA Berlin vs. Enel Basket Brindisi 12/16/2015
Minutes 35 Enel Basket Brindisi vs. MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 12/9/2015
Played college basketball at New Jersey Tech (2006-08) and at W. Kentucky (2008-10).
Played there till January'12.
Signed for the remainder of the season by KK Podgorica.
Signed for the 2012-13 seaosn by Mornar Bar.
In November'12 moved to Bulgaria, signed by Tundja Yambol.
Played there till December'13.
Moved to Spain, signed by BC Burgos, LEB Gold.
In February'14 moved to Romania, signed by CS Rovinari Targu Jiu.
Moved to Italy for the 2015-16 season, signed by Basket Brindisi.
Won the 2010-11 Montenegrin National Championship with BC Buducnost Podgorica.
Won the 2011 Montenegrin National Cup with BC Buducnost Podgorica.
Won the 2014 Romanian National Cup with CS Rovinari Targu Jiu.
Played the 2015 Romanian All Star Game.
Named the 2015 Romanian All Star Game MVP.
Has been member of the Montenegrin U-20 National Team.
Member of the Montenegrin National Team.
2010-11 Buducnost m:tel 2 2 1 1/2 50 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0
2011-12 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 1 7 7 3/3 100 0/0 0 1/4 25 3 0 0 0
2015-16 Enel Basket Brindisi 10 71 7.1 20/36 55.6 6/14 42.9 13/20 65 48 6 11 2
Totals 13 80 6.2 24/41 58.5 6/14 42.9 14/24 58.3 51 6 11 2
Averages 13 80 6.2 24/41 58.5 6/14 42.9 14/24 58.3 3.9 0.5 0.8 0.2
2006/07 New Jersey 29 240 8.3 96/190 50.5 2/25 8 42/77 54.5 202 12 22 26
2007/08 New Jersey 29 363 12.5 132/292 45.2 2/6 33.3 93/159 58.5 234 22 18 15
2009/10 W Kentucky 27 58 2.1 25/51 49 0/1 0 8/18 44.4 44 1 1 3
2010/11 Buducnost 7 5 0.7 1/2 50 0/1 0 3/4 75 5 1 1 3
2012/13 Mornar Bar 1 3 3.0 1/7 14.3 0/0 0.0 1/2 50.0 3 2 3 0
Yambol 25 399 16.0 160/301 53.2 0/6 0.0 79/125 63.2 243 20 27 12
2013/14 Yambol 7 132 18.9 52/92 56.5 2/7 28.6 22/38 57.9 66 9 8 1
Rovinari 13 192 14.8 72/121 59.5 2/6 33.3 42/62 67.7 127 8 15 4
2014/15 Rovinari 33 456 13.8 179/315 56.8 13/46 28.3 59/103 57.3 251 30 36 10


40 bands and artists across Toronto busked today to raise money for War Child.
Our friend Mike was out with The Reason playing in the sunshine, so of course we took a little afternoon break from work and went over to listen and support.
It's great that people can receive the credit loans and it opens completely new chances.


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package org.mpisws.p2p.transport.peerreview.message;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Map;

import org.mpisws.p2p.transport.peerreview.PeerReviewConstants;
import org.mpisws.p2p.transport.peerreview.infostore.Evidence;
import org.mpisws.p2p.transport.util.Serializer;

import rice.p2p.commonapi.rawserialization.InputBuffer;
import rice.p2p.commonapi.rawserialization.OutputBuffer;
import rice.p2p.commonapi.rawserialization.RawSerializable;

/**
  MSG_ACK
  byte type = MSG_ACK
  nodeID recipientID
  long long sendEntrySeq
  long long recvEntrySeq
  hash hashTopMinusOne
  signature sig
 *
 * @author Jeff Hoye
 *
 * @param <Identifier>
 */
public class AckMessage<Identifier extends RawSerializable> implements PeerReviewMessage, Evidence {

  Identifier nodeId;
  long sendEntrySeq;
  long recvEntrySeq;
  byte[] hashTopMinusOne;
  byte[] signature;

  public AckMessage(Identifier nodeId, long sendEntrySeq, long recvEntrySeq,
      byte[] hashTopMinusOne, byte[] signature) {
    this.nodeId = nodeId;
    this.sendEntrySeq = sendEntrySeq;
    this.recvEntrySeq = recvEntrySeq;
    this.hashTopMinusOne = hashTopMinusOne;
    this.signature = signature;
  }

  public short getType() {
    return MSG_ACK;
  }

  public short getEvidenceType() {
    return RESP_SEND;
  }

  public void serialize(OutputBuffer buf) throws IOException {
    nodeId.serialize(buf);
    buf.writeLong(sendEntrySeq);
    buf.writeLong(recvEntrySeq);
    buf.write(hashTopMinusOne,0,hashTopMinusOne.length);
    buf.write(signature,0,signature.length);
  }

  public static <Identifier extends RawSerializable> AckMessage<Identifier> build(InputBuffer sib, Serializer<Identifier> serializer, int hashSizeInBytes, int signatureSizeInBytes) throws IOException {
    Identifier remoteId = serializer.deserialize(sib);
    long ackedSeq = sib.readLong();
    long hisSeq = sib.readLong();
    byte[] hTopMinusOne = new byte[hashSizeInBytes];
    sib.read(hTopMinusOne);
    byte[] signature = new byte[signatureSizeInBytes];
    sib.read(signature);
    return new AckMessage<Identifier>(remoteId, ackedSeq, hisSeq, hTopMinusOne, signature);
  }

  public Identifier getNodeId() {
    return nodeId;
  }

  public long getSendEntrySeq() {
    return sendEntrySeq;
  }

  public long getRecvEntrySeq() {
    return recvEntrySeq;
  }

  public byte[] getHashTopMinusOne() {
    return hashTopMinusOne;
  }

  public byte[] getSignature() {
    return signature;
  }
}

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An Autumn 1988 Survey Magazine article, now easily accessible in the Archive via www.amsr.org.uk shows that even 30 years ago UK obesity was already a matter of national concern. It highlighted findings from the 1983 Report by the College of Physicians which showed that on a basis of Body Mass Index readings, 31% of UK adults were overweight (BMI 25+), and a further 9% were obese (BMI 29+). This led them to refer to obesity as "the biggest health problem in Britain, and more important than AIDS, cigarettes, alcohol and drugs".
This 1983 report was followed by a Henley Centre study of 40,000 adults per year, with fieldwork by NOP, which indicated that more than half of all men and more than two thirds of all women were concerned about their weight.
It also revealed a surprising correlation between being overweight and eating less. This, coupled with its clear correlation with exercising less and watching TV more, challenges the assumptions held by many people at the time, and later.
These findings and much else on related topics are freely accessible in the Archive and may be compared with a separate 2014 study which showed that as many as 62% of adults in England are overweight; and a World Health Organisation study of UK adults has recently shown that 28% are now clinically obese, compared with the 9% found 30 years ago.
For anyone investigating this issue, the Archive illustrates well the extent to which there has been a total failure to reduce the UK's obesity problem over the last 30 years.


Please come to our 2nd annual Sheep to Shawl, exploring the wonderful world of wool and other fibers. There will be hands-on activities and demonstrations of carding, spinning, knitting, weaving, felting and natural dyeing, fun for both children and adults! Watch a sheep being sheared, and learn about the different breeds of sheep that are raised in the Capay Valley.
This year, there will also be a tour of a local sheep farm at 10am before the event starts at the Grange Hall.
Entrance is FREE, with a homemade organic lunch available for $5, with all donations going to the Grange Hall restoration.


To see all my 10 Writing Resolutions For This Year, go HERE.
In order to write more short stories, I decided I needed to learn how to write them properly. If I'm going to enter these short story writing contests, I want to win. I don't want to be throwing my money out the window (yes, most contests have a fee, so hopefully, you have another job, besides being a writer, so you can pay your entry fee).
How do I go about winning a writing contest?
Obviously, I should seek advice from the best: Ruth E. Walker and Dorothea Helms (a.k.a. The Writing Fairy). These two amazing ladies created the "Write To Win Workshop". So, I drove through a heavy Grey-Bruce County snowstorm on Saturday, all the way to Trent University in Oshawa, for a five-hour workshop, that offered many tips and secrets on how to write contest-winning fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
You betcha! I learned quite a few things. Lots of secret things. Things I'm not willing to share with you, because, quite honestly, why should I? Remember, I want to win the contest, so if I told you everything that these two ladies told me, then, I would have too much competition. Can't have that now, can we? Because I want to win.
Although, I will share a few reasons why you should take the workshop too.
You will find out all the secrets and tips about writing a winning short story.
You will meet new writing friends, which becomes important if you are a writer.
You will learn how it feels to be a judge, receiving a huge pile of submissions and trying to determine what entry should win first or second prize, or whether it is worthy of an award at all.
You will be forced to try something new in your writing, and you may be surprised that you actually like it!
You will understand why your contest submission was thrown in the garbage before anyone read beyond the first line or paragraph.
You will realize that entering contests makes you work to a deadline, and in turn, it makes you write MORE!
You will create an author bio, which will make you look at your accomplishments and decide how to promote yourself to the world. Do you bore people to death with your lengthy resume? Or do you add some personality to it and make people think or make them laugh? Your choice... but the workshop helps you decide.
You will get truthful feedback on your writing. This is a valuable asset for any writer.
You will find INSPIRATION and MOTIVATION to continue to write your short story.
You will find the COURAGE to submit your work to a writing contest.
Not only do I know the secrets to writing a winning story now, but I am now working on a new short story, that never would have been created before taking this course. I'm writing a Western! How weird is that?
Plus, I won one of their many small contests... I won a new book to read! I am now reading Living Underground by Ruth E. Walker. You know how much I love books, so yes, Saturday was a great day for me!
If you are interested in other writing workshops, visit Writescape.
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Elon Musk Slams Apple: 5 Points On The Controversy
HomeWorld NewsElon Musk Slams Apple: 5 Points On The Controversy
Elon Musk has accused Apple of stopping ads on Twitter. The billionaire shared a meme suggesting he was willing to "go to war" over its app store fee.
World NewsEdited by Amit ChaturvediUpdated: November 29, 2022 12:01 pm IST
Elon Musk has accused Apple of stopping advertisements on Twitter. (AFP Photo)
Elon Musk is not happy with Apple, accusing the tech giant of stopping ads on Twitter, the social media platform he recently acquired. The billionaire shared a meme suggesting he was willing to "go to war" with Apple over its app store fee.
Here are five points on the controversy:
Tensions began after Mr Musk acquired Twitter and promised to allow "free speech" on the platform. With the tweets targeting Apple, he appears to confirm that content moderation was an issue for the iPhone maker. Lack of moderation could give Apple a ground to remove Twitter from its app store - something the company did with Parler last year.
Another issue is Apple's 30 per cent fee, which the company takes from all digital content purchased on its app store. Mr Musk has openly criticised his "secret tax" multiple times in the past. Apple's store fee has also been criticised by Spotify and Meta.
Mr Musk has also claimed that Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. He tweeted: "Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?" The billionaire then tagged Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, asking "what's going on here". Ad sales account for about 90% of Twitter's revenue. A Washington Post report said that Apple was the top advertiser on Twitter, spending $48 million on ads on the social network in the first quarter of 2022.
Mr Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist", has alarmed advertisers who are concerned that his acquisition of Twitter will lead to proliferation of hate speech on the platform. Many big companies, including General Motors and Chipotle, have paused spending on Twitter, according to The Guardian.
After becoming the "Chief Twit" of the platform, Mr Musk announced general amnesty for permanently suspended accounts, which could see the return of Steve Bannon, the former Donald Trump adviser, and Katie Hopkins.
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package org.springframework.security.web.server;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.function.Function;

import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;

import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpRequest;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;

/**
 * Converts from a {@link ServerWebExchange} to an {@link Authentication} that can be
 * authenticated.
 *
 * @author Rob Winch
 * @since 5.0
 * @deprecated Use
 * {@link org.springframework.security.web.server.authentication.ServerHttpBasicAuthenticationConverter}
 * instead.
 */
@Deprecated
public class ServerHttpBasicAuthenticationConverter implements Function<ServerWebExchange, Mono<Authentication>> {

	public static final String BASIC = "Basic ";

	private Charset credentialsCharset = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;

	@Override
	@Deprecated
	public Mono<Authentication> apply(ServerWebExchange exchange) {
		ServerHttpRequest request = exchange.getRequest();
		String authorization = request.getHeaders().getFirst(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION);
		if (!StringUtils.startsWithIgnoreCase(authorization, "basic ")) {
			return Mono.empty();
		}
		String credentials = (authorization.length() <= BASIC.length()) ? "" : authorization.substring(BASIC.length());
		String decoded = new String(base64Decode(credentials), this.credentialsCharset);
		String[] parts = decoded.split(":", 2);
		if (parts.length != 2) {
			return Mono.empty();
		}
		return Mono.just(UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.unauthenticated(parts[0], parts[1]));
	}

	private byte[] base64Decode(String value) {
		try {
			return Base64.getDecoder().decode(value);
		}
		catch (Exception ex) {
			return new byte[0];
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the {@link Charset} used to decode the Base64-encoded bytes of the basic
	 * authentication credentials. The default is UTF_8.
	 * @param credentialsCharset the {@link Charset} used to decode the Base64-encoded
	 * bytes of the basic authentication credentials
	 * @since 5.7
	 */
	public final void setCredentialsCharset(Charset credentialsCharset) {
		Assert.notNull(credentialsCharset, "credentialsCharset cannot be null");
		this.credentialsCharset = credentialsCharset;
	}

}


When you're fielding offers and promotions on the web, whether it's a banner ad, an email from your favorite online merchant, a sales web page, or anything else, which ones grab your attention?
I don't know about you, but if they have the word "free" in them I always give them at least a second look. Sometimes I'll even take action right then and sign up for a free trial, buy a product, or enter my contact details to receive more information.
Something about the word "free" makes it a magnet to prospects, consumers, and customers. Whether you're offering a free month of a service, a free sample, a free report, a free newsletter, a free ebook… you're guaranteed to get attention when you start throwing the word free around.
Of course, you're not a philanthropist. You're here to make money. So rest assured that your free offer is just to get your foot in the door, so to speak. You want to grab a prospect's attention, find those who are interested in the types of products and services you offer, and then go after this "pre-qualified" group with your paid offers.
And with the free marketing model, a good percentage of prospects will buy. First, they're already interested in your niche. Second, you've given them something for free. It's a psychological principle, popularized by Robert Cialdini, that they now feel an obligation to buy something from you after you give them something for free. They have to "return the favor," essentially.
It's basically a marketing technique that you can use to great effect if you start incorporating it into the marketing you do for your online business. You might be leery. Isn't that "old school" marketing, you might say? Wrong.
The universal truth about marketing is that you don't want to re-invent the wheel. "Free" offers have been working since the first ad was ever released hundreds of years ago. And they work still today even though the technology that delivers those offers has changed dramatically.
Here's the truth about Internet marketing: people are bombarded by so much advertising that they become desensitized by it. It takes a lot to stand out from the crowd, to grab the attention of your audience. Free does that.
Here's how it might work.
Say your online business sells reports on investing in precious metals like gold and silver. There are a couple of ways you can use "free" to your advantage. For one, you could place banner ads on financial news websites offering a free ebook on "Gold Investing Trends for the Next Decade." People click on the site and see that to receive that ebook, they have to sign up for your free email newsletter.
So they do, and now you can market to those who sign up. You don't abuse that power. You have to provide real, useful content in your newsletter. But you can also include offers and pitches for your paid products. Many of your subscribers will do just that.
Let's check out a second scenario showing a different "free" technique.
Have you ever been to the grocery store where you can buy two cans of soup and get one free? You can do something similar online. Whenever you sell anything, you should always include a free bonus in the pitch. Selling a series of dog training videos? Be sure to include a free "clicker" and/or a bonus report on training show dogs.
Believe or not but some people will buy a product just to get the bonus. But for most just getting a gift is enough to push them to buy.
Here's the thing though… your "free" offers have to be good.
If you post a promotion on the web that actually offers a complimentary product of value – a product that gives the customer real valuable information for free – then you will see your conversions and sales soar.
Once you've presented your free offer in a compelling way and the message has been broadcasted to the best of your abilities, it is now time to play the waiting game. Internet success stories rarely happen overnight. Even Facebook took years to build into the megalith it is today.
So don't knock out a marketing concept in one evening and sit back and wait for the money to flow in. With the "free" technique it does take time to find out if your offers are bringing in buyers and not just gawkers hoping to get a freebie. The key is to test. Test different free offers and different venues for your marketing until you find the sweet spot. Track the results religiously.
If you follow this advice, I have no doubt you will succeed in whatever venture to embark upon.


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Brian Perry is another good example of a kid who wouldn't quit even though it appear he would ever get a chance to play in the National Hockey League.
Brian was one of the few players born in Great Britain to have played in the National Hockey League. Born in Aldershot, England where his Canadian father was stationed in the army during World War II, Brian and his family relocated to Kirkland Lake, Ontario when he was just a young boy. He grew up loving to play the game on ice just like so many other Canadian kids. He progressed well enough to have played some junior-B hockey with the Owen Sound Greys, but he was never considered to be a prospect by the National Hockey League scouts.
Brian originally headed to New Glasglow, Nova Scotia where he played senior hockey. The Eastern Hockey League noticed something in his play and soon he was starring with the New Haven Blades, scoring 39 goals and 88 points in 71 games in 1965-66. The American Hockey League's Providence Reds in turn gave Brian an 8 game look in that season. He scored 3 goals and 4 points, enough to encourage the Reds to promote him to hockey's top minor league in 1966.
Brian's play continued to improve while with the Reds. The 5'11" and 180 pound center/left winger scored 23 goals and 53 points in his first full AHL season, and in 1967-68 he emerged with a 31 goal and 69 point season.
Now, perhaps for the first time, the National Hockey League was noticing what Brian could do. It was the Oakland Seals who landed Brian in an intra-league draft in the summer of 1968. He played well in 61 games in his NHL rookie season of 1968-69, scoring 10 goals and 31 points. He also chipped in a goal and an assist in 6 playoff games.
That would prove to be Brian's only full NHL season. Brian would split the 1969-70 season with the Seals and AHL Reds and was left exposed in the 1970 expansion draft.
The Buffalo Sabres claimed Brian in that expansion draft, but aside from one lone-game appearance with the Sabres, he would never appear in the NHL again.
Brian returned to Providence in 1971 but then had an opportunity to return to major league hockey in 1972-73. The New York Raiders of the upstart World Hockey Association offered him a job. He would spend two seasons in the WHA, scoring a total of 33 goals and 64 points in 145 games.
In 1974-75 Brian was demoted to Syracuse of the NAHL, a WHA minor league. By the end of the season he was called up by the San Diego Mariners, which was the renamed and transferred franchise from New York. He played 6 playoff games, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists to finish off his career.
In retirement Brian returned to Kirkland Lake, or more specifically Swastika, Ontario - a tiny rail stop just outside of Kirkland Lake that probably should have considered a new name a long time ago. Brian would first work, like so many others, at the Adams open pit iron ore mine south of town. But soon he bought and operated the Swastika Hotel and the Federal Tavern. Eventually he gave up on the businesses and went to work for Siemens-Westinghouse.
Perry still returns to the frozen lakes in Northern Ontario, but he is no longer terribly interested in hockey. He is an avid fisherman year round, and enjoys the peace a solitude of his ice fishing hut.
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from typing import List
from collections import defaultdict, Counter
class Solution:
    def shortestCompletingWordV1(self, licensePlate: str, words: List[str]) -> str:
        # build the signature of licensePlate
        sig = defaultdict(int)
        for c in licensePlate.upper():
            if c.isalpha():
                sig[c] += 1
        # search for the min length word matching the signature
        ans = ''
        for word in words:
            wsig = sig.copy()
            for c in word:
                cu = c.upper()
                if cu not in wsig:
                    continue
                wsig[cu] -= 1
                if wsig[cu] == 0:
                    del wsig[cu]
                if len(wsig) == 0 and (len(word) < len(ans) or ans == ''):
                    ans = word
                    break
        return ans
    def shortestCompletingWordV2(self, licensePlate: str, words: List[str]) -> str:
        """
        In first line, just filter out all none letters from the plate and make sure all letters are lower case.
        In second line, produce Counter of each words and use Counter operater & (intersection) to extract the count of shared letters between the word and the plate.
        If all the counts are equal, this returns true. Then, just extract the word that satisfies this condition and has the shortest length.
        This is slower than V1 though
        """
        pc = Counter(filter(lambda x : x.isalpha(), licensePlate.lower()))
        return min([w for w in words if Counter(w) & pc == pc], key=len)

# TESTS
tests = [
    {
        'licensePlate': "1s3 PSt",
        'words': ["step", "steps", "stripe", "stepple"],
        'expected': "steps"
    },
    {
        'licensePlate': "1s3 456",
        'words': ["looks", "pest", "stew", "show"],
        'expected': "pest"
    },
    {
        'licensePlate': "AN87005",
        'words': ["participant","individual","start","exist","above","already","easy","attack","player","important"],
        'expected': "important"
    }
]
for t in tests:
    sol = Solution()
    actual = sol.shortestCompletingWordV2(t['licensePlate'], t['words'])
    print('Shorted completing word matching', t['licensePlate'], 'in', t['words'], '->', actual)
    assert(actual == t['expected'])
    assert(t['expected'] == sol.shortestCompletingWordV2(t['licensePlate'], t['words']))


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Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/smaller-schools-learn-live-together/)
Smaller schools learn to live together
By Jody Temkin | August 16, 2005
Principals Doug Maclin and Bill Gerstein
LaCael Palmer-Pratt, the internship coordinator at one of the new small schools at South Shore High, has always dressed smartly for work, wearing business shoes and attire. This year, though, she quickly switched to jeans and gym shoes on Wednesdays, the day she has to get students on buses to their internships.
"The first three weeks, Wednesdays were a nightmare, so I stopped dressing up," says Palmer-Pratt, "It's actually a lot smoother now, but I'm still running."
The same could be said for the small-schools experiment at South Shore, which began to refashion itself this year by launching two small specialty schools, one in entrepreneurship and one in the arts.
The traditional school, which now serves about three-fifths of the student body, is to disappear over the next three years. In its place will be four or five small, teacher-led schools, each with its own academic program and culture.
Subdividing South Shore into smaller learning units is part of the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative, which is also funding small school conversions at Bowen and Orr high schools. Grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a consortium of local funders are underwriting the $18.6 million effort.
Funding glitches, communication breakdowns and the strain of reordering roles have all taken some of the luster off the first year, with the fits and starts taking place in full view.
Despite the hassles, the principals of the two small schools feel they're making progress. "We're trying a lot of new things with our school," says Bill Gerstein, principal of the entrepreneurship school. "Some of them are working, some aren't. But we feel, overall, we're satisfied with how things are going.
"It's so much better than last year," he adds, referring to when the entrepreneurship school was a program and not a separate school. Being housed with the arts school in one of South Shore's two buildings, away from the tumult of the general school population, has made it easier for entrepreneurship teachers to keep an eye on their students.
"The building has a safer feel," Gerstein adds. "There are fewer discipline problems. Because of the small school structure, you have teachers working together to solve problems, and they know the kids and know when things are going to happen."
Still, the small schools began the school year on shaky financial footing.
Each school had to wait until October to get the first allocation of a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Redesign Initiative. The entrepreneurship school was counting on $250,000, the arts school $170,000, to be paid in two installments over the school year. Next year, the process to cut checks will begin earlier so schools will receive funding at the start of the school year, says Redesign Initiative Director Pat Ford.
The small schools also started the year with no discretionary money of their own. When budgets were planned last spring, a decision was made to allocate all of the discretionary dollars to the general school.
Empty pockets forced arts school Principal Doug Maclin to pick up the tab for several thousand dollars worth of basic school supplies during the first week of school.
Former South Shore Principal Larry Thomas says when he allocated all discretionary funding to the general school's budget, his intention was to divvy up the money as needed. First-time principals Maclin and Gerstein had no experience with the CPS budget process, he notes. "I was going to share and re-deploy staff to make a smooth transition until they got the feel for it."
But that didn't happen. Amid mounting tensions last summer over the small schools' autonomy, central office sent Thomas back to his former principal post at Coles Elementary and replaced him with Leonard Kenebrew, an administrative assistant to Arne Duncan.
Without their own discretionary accounts, the small schools initially had to negotiate with Kenebrew to get a share of South Shore's funds. "We had a lot of kinks to work out," says Maclin. "Some of the sharing things worked out, some didn't."
By November, central office stepped in and mandated that discretionary money had to follow students. Principals at Redesign Initiative high schools were directed to shift such funds into small schools budgets.
Dividing resources among all three schools was a challenge, says Kenebrew. "You never have enough books, enough space, enough technology, so you try to divide those things, and you keep tweaking it until you get it right."
Negotiating over resources was not a painless process. By November, Gerstein and Maclin, who meet informally daily, were no longer having weekly sessions with Kenebrew. "It's an awkward situation with three principals in two buildings, but I'm confident we can work it out," Gerstein says optimistically.
By mid-January, the meetings resumed. "It's a lot better now," says Gerstein. "The meetings have been very productive."
Teachers in charge
One tenet of the small school model calls for them to be teacher-led institutions. Learning how to create policy—and finding enough time to do so—has been an adjustment for small schools teachers.
At the entrepreneurship school, teachers take turns setting the agenda and chairing Wednesday staff meetings. Decisions are made by consensus.
The arts school has a school leadership team, comprised mostly of faculty who make policy decisions that Maclin enacts. Two other bodies, an advisory council and a student town hall, provide input on school-related issues.
Town hall meetings are held weekly in the cafeteria. So far, students have successfully lobbied for healthier cafeteria food and bathroom repairs.
Initially, some teachers at both schools balked over the additional responsibility of creating policy. "At first it irritated us that [Gerstein] wouldn't make the decisions," says entrepreneurship teacher Linda Stone. "It was stressful. Sometimes, it creates conflict, but we've learned to work through it."
Both small schools are paying National-Louis University's Center for City Schools to provide staff development several days a week. Teacher consultant Yolanda Simmons works with teachers individually and in groups, sharing instructional strategies.
This year, she says, has been a big adjustment for everyone in the building.
"Things are going quite well when you consider that change happens over time," she says. "You have teachers who are used to simply managing a classroom, who now have to balance that with making major decisions about the school. I'm trying to help them understand that this is a really messy business, and they need to embrace the mess."
On top of the challenges of creating a new school in a glass house, Gerstein and Maclin have to figure out how to recruit students to schools that have not yet established reputations.
An open house held in November for parents of 8th-graders at nearby feeder schools yielded only a handful of parents. The following month, Gerstein asks his advisory council members to talk up small schools with other neighborhood parents. (Small schools created under the Redesign Initiative have appointed advisory councils; local school councils may replace them in 2004.) Principals at feeder elementary schools are not encouraging graduates to take a chance on the small schools, he says.
Thomas says that's because feeder school principals are miffed. "They really wanted to be part of the planning, but it didn't pan out," he says.
Larry Turner of Mann Elementary says he didn't feel snubbed—he was one of two feeder school principals who served on South Shore's small schools planning committee. But he declines to comment on whether he is a fan of the model.
Instead, he says that he presents the range of high school options to his students and leaves the decision up to them and their parents.
Arts school teacher Twumwa Grant says there was some resistance to the arts school at first because community leaders preferred college prep to an arts curriculum. "We have enough singers and dancers," Grant recalls them saying. Students are getting both.
Each small school is looking to recruit 100 freshman for next year. Their strategy centers on Kenebrew as the pitch man. "He'll work the community and the feeder schools and get them interested," Gerstein says. "Then, we'll have them choose which small school they want to attend."


A little over a week ago, we reviewed the third book in the Grandma's Attics Series. Today we're back with a fourth one, Treasures from Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson. The book is aptly named since it is a treasure of children's stories set in the good ol'days.
Originally released in the 1970's, Richardson's wholesome stories have reached more than two million readers worldwide. Now this timeless series has been revised and re-released with all new artwork giving another generation of girls the opportunity to read and enjoy these marvelous tales. Tales that transport the reader to an earlier time when things moved slower, life was simpler, and family was close by and treasured.
Children love the captivating stories that recount childhood memories of mischief and joy. I encourage you to find a comfortable chair, gather the kids or grandkids around you and take a trip back into yesteryear with Arleta Richardson and her Grandma, Mabel. She's a natural born storyteller and these short, but heartwarming tales are sure to bring a smile to every child's face.
We thank Audra Jennings of B&B Media for providing us with the opportunity to review this series of books.


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Q: Axios get request gets 401 error but then succeeds when I refresh the page When I "naturally" make an api call, e.g by clicking on "My Inventory" which makes a get request to api.mysite.com/api/inventory/uuid/, it fails with a 401 error. However, when I'm on that page and I refresh it, suddenly it all works (although my .catch method is still triggered, suggesting an error happened?!)
Here is my code:
    config = {
        headers:{
            'Authorization' : 'Token ' + localStorage.getItem('token')
        }
    }

This is my axios get request:
        axios.get(this.url, this.config.headers)
            .then(res => {
                this.setState({
                    products: res.data
                })
                if (res.data.length > 0) {
                    if (!res.data[0].is_owner) {
                        this.setState({
                            inventory_owner: res.data[0].user_name,
                            is_owner: res.data[0].is_owner
                        })
                    }
                }
            })
            .catch(res => {
                console.log("error it didnt work "+res.response.data.detail)

            })

While I was writing this question, I noticed the 2nd call doesn't come from the refresh, but from componentWillReceiveProps, which as the following code (pretty much identical)
    componentWillReceiveProps() {
        const path = this.props.history.location.pathname
        if (path === '/inventory') {
            this.url = 'https://api.mysite.com/api/inventory/'
        }
        else {

            if(this.param1.length>12){
                this.param1 = this.param1
            }
            else{
            this.param1 = path[path.length - 1]
            }
            this.url = 'https://api.mysite.com/api/inventory/' + this.param1
        }
        axios.get(this.url, this.config)
            .then(res => {
                console.log("this work tho")
                console.log("the url "+this.url)
                console.log("the config "+this.config.headers.Authorization)
                this.setState({
                    products: res.data
                })
            })
    }

the console outputs identitcal values for url and config, so I'm not sure why 1 call fails but the other succeeds.

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Tag Archive: Action Fraud
Alarming rise of criminals using young people as 'money mules'
UK's fraud prevention service, Cifas, has said that the number of young people caught acting as "money mules" has doubled in the past four years.
A "money mule" is someone who allows their bank account to be used by others to transfer money in and out of it, and in return, keep some of the money for themselves.
The money to be laundered is likely to have come from criminal activity such as drug smuggling, people trafficking and terrorism, experts say.
If caught, money mules have their bank accounts closed and could face jail. Money laundering is illegal and can lead to 14 years imprisonment.
This year, between January and September, there were 8,652 cases involving 18-24-year-olds, Cifas said.
It added that young people, including students, are often targeted because they are vulnerable and short of money.
Adverts can appear online through a social media post, offering cash rewards for little work.
The job advertised might be a "financial manager" or "UK representative", and a UK bank account will be a requirement.
The rise in cases has prompted a new campaign, 'Don't Be Fooled', which features a film, which warns would-be mules of the key role they could be playing in criminal activity.
Simon Dukes, chief executive of Cifas, said he hoped educating young people about how serious this type of fraud is, will make them think twice before getting involved.
If you think you may have acted as a money mule, visit the Cifas website on what to do next and report any incidents of fraud to Action Fraud.


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Commentary: ICE director has no public safety business in New York
Terry Diggory
March 18, 2020 Updated: March 18, 2020 7:48 p.m.
Matthew Albence, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, visited Troy recently to speak against restrictions on ICE access to New York Department of Motor Vehicles records. The restrictions are mandated in the Green Light Law, which makes it possible for undocumented immigrants to obtain a New York driver's license.
Albence repeatedly claimed that his objection was not about immigration but rather public safety. Ignoring the details of the law -— for instance, that ICE can obtain a particular record by producing a warrant — he reduced the issue of public safety to the simplest terms: "There are bad guys out there. It is the job of ICE to go after bad guys. Don't place restrictions on our ability to do our job."
You don't have to think too long before realizing that we commonly place restrictions on law enforcement, for good reason. Database searching is a form of surveillance that is easily abused without proper restrictions. In the Green Light Law, our legislative representatives recognized the interest of public safety in granting access to DMV databases to a wide range of law enforcement agencies, But they determined the risk of violating individual rights was too great in one instance -— "any agency that primarily enforces immigration law."
We begin to see why Albence tried to shift his argument away from immigration to public safety. He said he wanted ICE to assist in emergency calls, such as the attack last December on a rabbi's home in Monsey. This incident had nothing to do with immigration, but license plate information helped police trace the suspect. Still, there are significant arguments against sharing such information with ICE.
ICE agents are not trained the same as local police officers. They are neither informed about nor responsible to the local community to the same extent as local police. Effective policing requires that officers understand the specific circumstances of the communities in which they operate, like the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Monsey.
In addition, community members need to trust police if they are to call on them for assistance. The presence of ICE agents in routine policing necessarily begins in distrust — that the real reason for their presence is to sniff out immigration violations. The difficulty of distinguishing between local police and ICE agents — who frequently wear clothing labeled "police" — only spreads distrust to the local officers.
In addition to emergency response, Albence repeatedly cited certain categories of crime as requiring ICE involvement and, he claimed, access to DMV records. In particular, he referred to drug smuggling, human trafficking and child abuse. Since these crimes frequently involve cross-border activity (including child abuse through trafficking), they are certainly a legitimate concern for ICE.
A little-known division of ICE called Homeland Security Investigations targets smuggling and trafficking networks in order to capture the big bad guys, not just the little guys in the street. As the division's name implies, HSI undertakes investigations over time, time that permits the production of a warrant to obtain a DMV record. But such investigations also require personnel and funds that the federal government seems reluctant to provide.
If Albence was truly concerned about pursuing the crimes HSI targets, he would not be arguing with New York's governor about access to DMV records. He would be arguing with his boss -— the president — about reductions in HSI's budget that have occurred every year of the Trump administration, while the budget for Enforcement and Removal Operations has annually increased.
Enforcement and Removal Operations is the main driver of the federal detention and deportation machine that has become notorious for its inhumane treatment of migrant children. Again, if Albence is truly concerned about preventing child abuse, he could start by reforming ICE rather than scolding New Yorkers. They have good reason to place limits on cooperation between ICE and state agencies.
Terry Diggory is co-coordinator of the Saratoga Immigration Coalition.


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A history of Russian women's writing, 1820-1992, Catriona Kelly
The Resource A history of Russian women's writing, 1820-1992, Catriona Kelly
The item A history of Russian women's writing, 1820-1992, Catriona Kelly represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
Kelly, Catriona
Russian women's writing is now attracting enormous interest both in the West and in Russia itself. This is the first one-volume history of the subject to appear in any language in modern times
Written from a feminist perspective, the book combines a broad historical survey with close textual analysis. Sections on women's writing in the periods 1820-1880, 1881-1917, 1917-1953, and 1953-1992 are followed by essays on individual writers
Drawing on a wide range of sources, including rare literary journals and almanacs, Catriona Kelly's account shows familiar figures such as Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, and Tolstaya in a radical new context and brings to light a colourful gallery of fascinating but neglected writers including Elena Gan, Olga Shapir, Nadezhda Teffi, Sofiya Parnok, and Nina Sadur. The text is supported with generous quotations from the Russian, all with English translations
. Complemented by Dr Kelly's Anthology of Russian Women's Writing, 1777-1992 (also available from OUP), this is an indispensable source for readers and students of women's writing, and for all those concerned with women's history, the history of feminism, and Russian literature in general
Oxford | New York, Clarendon Press, 1994
Introduction: 'Not Written by a Lady'
1. The 'Feminine Pen' and the Imagination of National Tradition: Russian Women's Writing, 1820-1880
2. Mariya Zhukova (1804-1855)
3. Karolina Pavlova (1807-1893)
4. Elena Gan (1814-1841)
5. Configurations of Authority: Feminism, Modernism, and Mass Culture, 1881-1917
6. Olga Shapir (1850-1916)
7. Nadezhda Teffi (1872-1952)
8. Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)
9. Class War and the Home Front: From the Revolution to the Death of Stalin, 1917-1953
10. Sofiya Parnok (1885-1933)
11. Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941)
11. Vera Bulich (1898-1954)
13. Who Wants to be a Man? De-Stalinizing Gender, 1954-1992
14. Natalya Barnskaya (1908- )
15. Elena Shvarts (1948- )
16. Olga Sedakova (1949- )
17. Nina Sadur (1950- )
18. Instead of an Afterword: Some Concluding Points
Index of Women Writers Cited
A history of Russian women's writing, 1820-1992
Catriona Kelly
Littérature russe -- Histoire et critique
Russian literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
Geschichte 1820-1992
Women and literature -- Russia
Écrits de femmes russes -- Histoire et critique
Letterkunde
Schriftstellerin
Russland (Sowjetrepublik)
Frauenliteratur
Vrouwelijke auteurs
Russian literature -- Women authors
Écrits de femmes russes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-483) and indexes
Introduction: 'Not Written by a Lady' -- 1. The 'Feminine Pen' and the Imagination of National Tradition: Russian Women's Writing, 1820-1880 -- 2. Mariya Zhukova (1804-1855) -- 3. Karolina Pavlova (1807-1893) -- 4. Elena Gan (1814-1841) -- 5. Configurations of Authority: Feminism, Modernism, and Mass Culture, 1881-1917 -- 6. Olga Shapir (1850-1916) -- 7. Nadezhda Teffi (1872-1952) -- 8. Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) -- 9. Class War and the Home Front: From the Revolution to the Death of Stalin, 1917-1953 -- 10. Sofiya Parnok (1885-1933) -- 11. Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) -- 11. Vera Bulich (1898-1954) -- 13. Who Wants to be a Man? De-Stalinizing Gender, 1954-1992 -- 14. Natalya Barnskaya (1908- ) -- 15. Elena Shvarts (1948- ) -- 16. Olga Sedakova (1949- ) -- 17. Nina Sadur (1950- ) -- 18. Instead of an Afterword: Some Concluding Points -- Index of Women Writers Cited

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Meet the King of Nightmares and his minions!
Legends tell of a Man in the Moon. A great spirit that watches over people as they sleep and invites their sleeping minds to visit his beautiful land where dreams flourish and ideas are born within their minds. Everything is at once new yet timeless, bright but never blinding. It is a land built by imagination and fueled by hope. The wholesome dreams of people on Earth, especially children, cause the moon to glow at night. It's at those times, if you look closely, you can almost make out his smiling face shining on the moon's surface.
But what the legends don't mention is that the Man in the Moon has a brother. A bitter and resentful spirit named Crepitus who seethes in his brother's shadow. Crepitus gains his power from fear and loss. He sends his minions to destroy healthy slumber with disturbing visions, and places dark ideas, doubts, and hopelessness within sleeping imaginations. Crepitus strikes when sleep is most easily disturbed, and draws sleepy minds into his dreary land of broken dreams. He is especially fond of tormenting children, always wanting them to stop using their imaginations and grow up too fast.
Welcome to this week's preview for Stuffed Fables! We will get to know a bit about Crepitus, the King of Nightmares, and the minions that do his bidding.
Every great story has a villain - a character whose unwholesome passion for creating strife drives the heroes to rise to their highest potential in an effort to protect what they hold dear. In Stuffed Fables, that character is Crepitus.
Now to be perfectly honest, Crepitus is just doing his job. His talents are opposite to his brother's, and while his brother's world is bright and glimmering, Crepitus rules over a fearsome land called the Fall, and that is a place nobody would want to visit.
The Fall is a land of perpetual dusk, populated by lost and broken toys. These refugees were discarded by children who grew up too fast, and who lost interest in their toys too soon. This is Crepitus' domain, and in the center of it all is the giant toy factory-fortress where he resides.
Most of the land is filled with broken childhood objects, but some of these toys, dolls, and stuffed animals arrive in the Fall simply lost or only partially damaged. These toys are put to work in Crepitus' factory, turning old broken toy bits into minions to do Crepitus' bidding.
There are three basic Minion types in Stuffed Fables. Each Minion type also has a leader. Leaders are just like other minions, but have a different set of stats and behavior matrix. Let's take a look.
Crawlies are the weakest of the minions. They appear like mechanical hermit crabs that have made their homes inside of old discarded doll heads. In addition to disrupting sleep, Crawlies like to sneak into children's rooms, and steal small objects and trinkets. A sock here, a marble there – perhaps even an old crayon. It's the little things that Crawlies like. Who knows how many kids have been scolded for losing track of something, when in fact it was swiped by a greedy Crawly?
Crepitus demanded the mongrels be designed as pets for his daughter, but she didn't treat them well. Now Crepitus uses them to hunt any toys that defy his rule. Mongrels are fast moving and vicious, and can chew the stuffing right out of their victims. Their leader's chilling howl will make a stuffy freeze in its tracks and lower his defenses.
Dark Hearts are somewhat of a mystery to the stuffies, and just the sight of a dark heart can fill a stuffy with dread. Dark hearts appear to be stitched together from a variety of different stuffy parts, with one conspicuously missing piece: the essential plastic heart. They scare the stuffing out of our heroes with their haunting gibberish and spooky screeches.
You might be wondering how these creatures behave when the stuffies encounter them in the game. Stuffed Fables has an easy and intuitive system for allowing each minion to behave independently. Two minions of the same type might act differently because each minion has its own script on its card. When the minions take a turn, you roll a die for each minion and consult it's script to find out how it behaves. You can tell the minions apart because the shape of their base matches a shape on their card. Each minion type also has a leader. These will always have a round base, and have better stats and different scripts than the regular minions of that type.
But What About The Bosses?
Stuffed Fables has bosses, each presenting a different challenge. However, these villains are introduced through the story and are not revealed to the players until they meet them. We won't spoil your appetite by divulging anything here!
Grab your gang, and join the fight to protect a little girl's sleep when Stuffed Fables hits the stores this December!
Jerry Hawthorne is the designer of Stuffed Fables, Mice and Mystics, and other great games.


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Afarin Hospital is about to be out of service over Damascus government blockade
Dr. Azad Rasho, the administrator at Afarin Hospital launched a distress call to WHO and the International Red Cross to pressure on Damascus government to lift the siege on Shahba Canton, amid fears that the hospital will be out of service due to fuel shortage.
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In a telephone conversation with ANHA agency Rasho warned that the only hospital in Shahba Canton, which is inhabited by about 200 thousand people, including a large number of displaced people from the occupied Afrin Canton, may go out of service very soon, as the diesel fuel shortage allocated to operate the generators that supply the hospital with electric current.
Rasho pointed out that the intensive care department in the hospital had to postpone urgent operations, and he said, "Today, 4 operations have been postponed."
About the children's department, Rasho made the point clear that they can no longer operate the electric heaters in this department, which endangers their health in light of the cold weather.
Rasho added that they suffer from an acute shortage of medicines, especially serums.
He recalled that 5 ambulances designated for the hospital are currently out of service.
At the end of his speech, Dr. Azad Rasho launched a distress call to the International Red Cross and the World Health Organization to work to lift the siege on Shahba Canton, warning of an imminent catastrophe threatening the residents of the Canton and the IDPs of occupied Afrin.