QPR are pushing to land Tottenham midfielder Steven Pienaar ahead of Everton.
The London Evening Standard says Spurs have made the South Africa international available for transfer and Everton are strong favourites to land him. Pienaar has already had two spells at Goodison Park, including being on loan there for the second half of last season.
But the two clubs have yet to agree a fee and QPR are considering taking advantage of the situation. Spurs want around £5m for the 30-year-old, even though he cost them £2.5m when they bought him from Everton in January 2011.


I took the day off to enjoy the garden. I am still working on the wedding but in the clerical way of addressing shower invitations. Sitting on the terrace and writing out invitations is much easier in the garden. We have had non stop rain these last few weeks. It hasn't been much fun for us, but the garden is just wonderful. I thought I would share my favorites.
August heat (and in this case rain too) always brings the Rose of Sharon and the Hibiscus plants to bloom. We have many colors and types. The blue, really purple to me, are the favorites.
My perch under the umbrella is part of my morning routine. The blue Rose of Sharon is on the right and the double pink with lighter leaves is on the left.
On the other side of the terrace is the red Rose of Sharon. We actually had this plant moved from our former home before we put it up for sale. It is now almost two stories high.
Many of the plants in our former yard we dug up and wrapped in burlap before our home was put on the market. We have only had 3 real seasons in our new home, but the plants were already mature and looks like our garden has been here much longer.
The hibiscus plants are just beautiful.
The rain has also helped the rest of the garden to flourish. The pears and apples are coming along on the espalier. The kiwi vine is almost covering the arbors in all four directions. The annuals are beautiful and full.
There is peace in the garden. I hope you enjoyed a few minutes with me.
Your garden is so beautiful!!!
What a perfect way to stop and reflect. I can see why you would prefer to be on your patio to do the invitations.


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As you may know, every Sunday we publish a weekly "Bird of the Week" blog. Today we'd like to test your knowledge by asking if you can guess what bird you can hear during the winter flying high overhead or high in trees on Seabrook Island that sounds like this.
Author sibirdersPosted on December 29, 2016 December 29, 2016 Format AsideCategories Knowledge2 Comments on Bird of the Week … Who am I???
Can you tell a twitter from a tweet? A chirp from a cheep or a buzz from a trill?
eNature's Bird Call Challenge will test your knowledge of your local birds or those of any other zip code you choose. And you can choose to quiz yourself on just songbirds or every species of bird in the area.
Click here to take the Bird Call Challenge to test your knowledge!
Length: 8.75″; Wingspan: 12″; Weight: 1.6 oz.
Merry Christmas! We know many of our readers may be traveling and busy with family today so we thought when you have time you'd enjoy learning more about one of the favorite backyard visitors throughout eastern North America. Among other things, the Northern Cardinal is said to symbolize hope, joy, health, rejuvenation and celebration. We hope you and your family enjoy all of these through the holiday season and throughout 2017.
Cardinals don't migrate and they don't molt into a dull plumage.
The Northern Cardinal is one of the few female songbirds that sing and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated pair shares song phrases, but the female may sing a longer and slightly more complex song than the male.
Have you ever seen a Northern Cardinal attacking its reflection in a window or mirror? Both males and females do this, and most often in spring and early summer when they are obsessed with defending their territory against any intruders.
The Northern Cardinal is the state bird of seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
The oldest recorded Northern Cardinal was a female, and was 15 years, 9 months old when she was found in Pennsylvania, although 28.5 years was achieved by a captive bird.
A group of cardinals has many collective nouns, including a "college", "conclave", "deck", radiance", and "Vatican" of cardinals.
Northern Cardinals know how to Shake Their Tail Feathers: Have you seen the song dance of the Northern Cardinal during mating season? Read more about it in the article.
Built to Sing: The Syrinx of the Northern Cardinal: Listen to this 3 minute 30 second video to learn more about the song of the Northern Cardinal and how they make it.
Why so Red, Mr. Cardinal? In this article, read about the theory of why the Northern Cardinal is red and doesn't molt in the winter like most passerines.
Besides Woodstock, what bird do most people associate with Christmas?
Leave us a comment if you want to make a guess – and watch for the full article on Christmas morning!
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Like many of our local resident "snow birds," our feathered wintering birds have also found their way back to Seabrook Island and it is an exciting time to bird! If you drove past the gardens on Thursday, December 15th, you might have wondered why the parking lot was full. A group of ten SIB members joined David Gardner, Director of Environmental Education at Camp St. Christopher, to meet and go behind the gate of the Seabrook Island Utility and Water Treatment area to bird around the grounds, including a large water treatment pond.
It was a perfectly clear crisp 50 degree day and exciting for all of us! In an hour and a half, walking 1.25 miles, we saw a total of 36 bird species. Before leaving the garden area we spotted nearly 200 American Robins fly overhead, Blue Jays and a Northern Cardinal. A Red-shouldered Hawk seemed to follow us from the gardens into the Water Treatment area during our entire visit. The trees and bushes near the administrative building contained many small passerines like Palm & Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Northern Mockingbirds. But it was the large pond we were most interested in to see which ducks and shorebirds may be hanging around. We were thrilled to see many Buffleheads, a couple Hooded Mergansers and even three Red-breasted Mergansers, but it was the Common Goldeneye that had David literally jumping for joy! This is an extremely unusual sighting and David's first for Seabrook Island!
We continued to walk around the entire pond and added the Golden-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Spotted Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper. As the sun warmed the earth the vultures took to the sky and we saw both the Turkey and Black Vultures along with several types of herons, egrets and ibis flying overhead. See the full count of bird species sighted at the end of this article.
Our final SIB birding activity of 2016 was a great one! In our first year, SIB has hosted 21 birding events for our members including Learning Together, Birding with David Gardner, Backyard Birding and volunteering at the Center of Prey fall Hawk Watch. An average of ten people attended each session with an average of 30 species seen. Our members have donated $370 to the Educational Outreach program at Camp St. Christopher paying for fuel for the naturalists to visit the local schools of Johns and Wadmalaw Islands to teach the children about the environment in which they live.
We already have two programs scheduled in January and another dozen remaining to post on our website for the spring of 2017. Please be sure to check out Calendar and the Activities page for our upcoming events!
Length: 5.5 – 6.7″; Wingspan: 9.8-11.8″; Weight: 0.7-1.0 oz.
The active little Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely out-sizing them, and can be attracted to a bird bath or sprinkler. An often acrobatic forager, this black-and-white woodpecker is at home on tiny branches or balancing on slender plant galls, sycamore seed balls, and suet feeders.
This article may help, and the fact that at least on Seabrook Island, the Downy is much more outgoing and common to view.
Downy Woodpeckers eat insects (>75%) and fruit, seeds, and sap from sapsucker wells. Sexes forage separately, the male on small branches and the upper canopy. While foraging, they do more tapping and excavating in winter and surface gleaning in the summer. They will come to feeders for suet (and occasionally sunflower seeds).
As we mentioned, the Downy Woodpecker is a common woodpecker on Seabrook Island. Listen for their sharp contact notes as they feed. Watch as this adult male with a red patch on the nape comes in to feed the juvenile on this video. You'll also notice the Juvenile Downy Woodpeckers have red crowns.
You may also want to view and listen to this brief article and podcast brought to you by BirdNote, a show that airs daily on public radio stations nationwide.


New York State Police are confirming one person injured and one person is in custody in connection with a reported stabbing in the Town of Conklin September 30.
The apparent stabbing took place near an apartment complex on Conklin Road.
The nature of the victim's injuries is not being released.


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-November 10, 2004-
Protecting Large Indian Cemeteries:
A View from the Minnesota River Valley
Larry Granger
In the current controversy about the threat to burial mounds in Bloomington, Minnesota, one thing is clear: The situation is aggravated by the murkiness of current law relating to burial sites. More clarity and transparency in relevant laws is needed, not only for the sake of local governments, developers, and members of the public, but also for those who lie at rest in these cemeteries.
Bloomington Minnesota is a bluff-top community bordering the Minnesota River as well as a modern day "Edge City"—in the words of urban planners—with major developments and ongoing redevelopment along freeways 494 and 35W. It is the home of the Mall of America and soon-to-be major development in the adjacent Airport South development district. A high level of integrated office, retail, and housing construction has the potential over the next twenty years to create a "third downtown" of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. As this development proceeds eastward in the land between 494 and the river bluffs, burial mounds from the Woodland and Dakota cultures which have been documented for over one hundred years have will be encountered during construction. This is the case with Lincoln Mound 2 near the junction of 34th Ave. and Old Shakopee Road.
The City of Bloomington has long been respectful of such burials, many of which have been protected on residential and public lands. In the past a City Historic and Natural Resources Commission and previously a City Heritage Preservation Commission would review all requests for archeological excavations. Neither commission currently exists and approval of excavation permits has become solely the duty of City administration.
Mound protection has many challenges in the area east of the Mall of America because the land south of the Twin Cities International Airport, between Highway 494 and the Minnesota River, narrows as it appropaches the freeway interchange near Fort Snelling State Park. All available property is therefore deemed critical for development, and encounters with bluff-top burial mounds have been inevitable.
For the past several years the City of Bloomington has worked closely with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council in following state law (MS 307.08) in the treatment of burial remains discovered during excavation for building projects. This relationship appears to have followed the "letter of the law" with one possible exception which has caused controversy during the excavation of the Lincoln Mound 2 on 34th Ave.
Section 8 of MS 307.08 provides for acquisition and protection of large Indian cemeteries. However, the statute is silent on who determines what constitutes a large Indian cemetery and what unit of state government is to acquire and protect such cemeteries. The impact of this statutory silence is that whenever multiple burial mounds are discovered, uncertainty about the appropriate manner of treating such burials can occur and a subsequent reluctance by the Indian Affairs Council and others to provide much information about the nature of the discovery. For those who care about the issue of Indian cemeteries being protected, straightforward information is hard to obtain, so rumors float, conspiracy theories arise, and relationships among various Native Americans become strained. This situation can be seen as disrespectful to those whose remains are found, much as when relatives of a deceased person bicker over the provisions of a will.
The intent of the 1979 Minnesota Legislature in passing MS 307.08 is hard to fully evaluate at this time without a full investigation of the original bill's progress through the legislative process. The bill did provide a much needed process in dealing with discovery of human remains on a small or large scale. The legislation drafter and legislative advocate for the bill Alan Woolworth of the Minnesota Historical Society when asked on October 11, 2004 about he would consider a "large Indian cemetery" under subdivision 8 of MS 307.08 commented that he would consider it to be "a number over six or maybe ten burials." A full investigation of the 1979 passage of this act, possibly utilizing the resources of the Legislative Reference Library and interviews with former legislators may or may not shed additional light on legislative intent for this section.
Insofar as information is available, the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council has not addressed this issue in a formal policy but rather dealt with it on a case-by-case basis. A 2001 Minnesota Legislative Auditor's Report called for a re-examination of the workings of MS 307.08 but nothing has apparently happened on that recommendation to date.
The fact that state officials have failed to address these issues may cause further problems in the near future. Expansion of the Twin City Metropolitan Area southward up the Minnesota River Valley in the development of bluff-top communities and subdivisions in Scott, Sibley, LeSueur, Nicollet, Brown, and Blue Earth counties will likely encounter other Native American burials. Of course this is not the first time one culture has located in the former home of a previous culture in the Minnesota River Valley. Over 12,000 years the Paleoindian culture was succeeded by at least two or three other cultures before the Dakota Indians in the middle of the 1600s replaced the Oneota and Iowa tribes. But we have no record from recorded history of how succeeding cultures viewed the burial sites of previous peoples.
This land-use planning issue has clear legal and spiritual implications. In August 2004, Michael Scott, chair of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community and the community's Cultural Affairs Chairperson presented the issue to students at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs in hopes that a team of students would undertake a review of this issue as part of their capstone project for completion of their Master's degree in Public Affairs. No student volunteers came forward at this time but the issue will be presented again to students in spring semester of 2005.
The lack of information available from the state Minnesota Indian Affairs Council about the excavation details and future of Lincoln Mound 2 led James Anderson of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community to address the Bloomington City Council on September 13 to request that they respond to the question of protecting a large Indian Cemetery that was apparently being uncovered in Lincoln Mound 2, whether the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council chose to do so or not. No action was taken on this request.
A local organization with an interest in preserving burial mounds, the Bloomington Historical Society (a forty-year-old 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization) became aware of these issues during the summer of 2004, because of a peaceful protest and encampment along Old Shakopee Road near the burial excavation site organized by the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community and social-justice advocates from the Twin City area. The Society recognized that the issues involved in burial excavation conflicts needed to be resolved on a statewide basis, and passed a resolution at its October 12, 2004, Board of Directors meeting calling for its legislative delegation to join with other legislators in examining this issue during the upcoming 2005-06 Legislative sessions. Such a review may confirm or modify the process called for in MS 307.08—legislation which has not been reviewed for a twenty-five years—but in any case, it is hoped that it will bring some open civil discussion to this issue.
Larry Granger is Executive Director of the Joseph R. Brown Minnesota River Center in Henderson, Minnesota, which interprets the environmental and cultural stories of the Minnesota River Valley, and is a former president of the Bloomington Historical Society.
A Resolution in Favor of a Legislative Re-examination of the Private Cemeteries Act of Minnesota (MS 307.08) as it affects Native Americans
WHEREAS the growth and expansion of the Twin City Metropolitan Area and numerous Regional centers in the state brings development projects into conflict with the preservation of the burial remains of Native American people, and
WHEREAS current state law MS 307.08 provides for a process under which small numbers of unearthed remains can be relocated with permission of the State Archeologist, Indian Affairs Council and representatives of a federally recognized American Indian tribes, and
WHEREAS section 8 of MS 307.08 provides for state protection of large Indian ceremonies without providing a definition of large cemetery, and
WHEREAS archeology studies of the 19th Century provided historic documentation of many burial mound locations which are not protected during development, and
WHEREAS the spiritual leaders of American Indian tribes in Minnesota are not included in the decision making regarding the unearthing of Native America remains.
NOW THEREFORE in order to resolve these conflicts relative to the Cemeteries Act of Minnesota (M307.08), be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Bloomington Historical Society, that state legislative Senators and Representatives elected to represent Bloomington be requested to cooperate with legislative colleagues in conducting hearings during the 2005 Legislative Session on MS 307.08 for purposes of clarifying and improving this act. This re-examination should consider providing a definition of large Indian cemeteries in section 8, providing protection for historically documented Indian burial mounds and expanding or reorganizing the current process for determining the disposition of Native American burial remains by inclusion of spiritual leaders of Minnesota Indian tribes in this process.
ADOPTED the 12th day of October, 2004 by an affirmative vote of the Board of Directors of the Bloomington Historical Society.
Vonda Kelly, Executive Director & President, Bloomington Historical Society
Distributed to Representatives Lenczewski, Larson, and Senators Ranum, Michel, and Belanger.

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Let's Celebrate Do NOT Hug Your Cat Day!
Unhand me, you scoundrel! No hugging today!
I know a bunch of you kitties aren't into the hugging thing, so let's turn this day on its ear and have Do NOT Hug Your Cat Day! Here are some feline-friendly activities humans can do instead of hugging us cats; pick your favorites and give the list to your humans.
Got any other things you would rather your human do instead of (ugh) hugging you? Tell me in the comments!
Hi Sparkle, This is Meowma. The reason that we hug and kiss our kitties is because you are all just so adorable and sweet. We can't resist. It is impossible for us to fight the urge when ever we see those cute little fur faces and those cuddly little bodies. So please indulge us this one minor flaw. It is not our fault.
I have had enough with going to the vet today for booster jabs and am not keen on anyone else touching me even if it's a hug.
I agree with the no hug idea.


Actually, I was a bit surprised by this whole notion as I took a different approach when looking at grad schools: I went and visited them first in order to decide whether or not it was worth applying. I liked this approach as there wasn't much pressure on either side: I knew about the program and profs based on what I saw on the web, and they didn't know if I was a student worth having, so they weren't as likely to give me a dog and pony show.
Visiting before I applied gave a much more realistic impression than one gets during an admitted student weekend or something similar when everyone is on their 'best behavior', to the point of being fake, and the activities are highly scripted, to the point of creating unrealistic expectations. (I do see such events as useful to pick out people who really make a terrible impression.) My later experiences confirmed my 'gut reaction' to the pre-application visits, so my only caution is to not ignore those impressions or rationalize them away…or let those accepted student weekends override the early impressions.
I also think this minimizes the 'workload' to both sides: less applications for the student, only serious students applying to the program. I remember at one visit weekend, I spent some time with another applicant who was very negative about the program we were checking. She clearly hated the place, and it made me wonder why she'd bothered applying. I wondered until I realized that, unlike me, she hadn't been there before.
The down side is that it's not always possible, especially financially, for students to go and visit other programs. This is especially true if the only time to visit is the summer and professors are unavailable, mitigating the benefit. It's even worse if that prof's students are also gone so that you can't have a chance to talk with them about the prof you'd like to work with.
My answer to the above questions is that I never tried to impress anyone, nor did I want them attempt to impress me. I wanted to see how the people and place functioned and whether I could see myself there. It's going to be the fit that matters, and visiting grad schools is going to be to everyone's benefit when the view of the place and people involved is realistic.
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To celebrate, I am going to sleep as soon as I'm done with this post. I sure now how to live it up, don't I?
Posted by mareserinitatis in career, family, grad school, personal, work.
I am always amused when listening to people talk about what they'd do if they didn't have to work. I sort of found out for myself: I'd probably work.
I had a couple years as a stay-at-home mom, where I primarily was homeschooling the older child. I also had a stint doing it when he was a toddler. I sometimes fantasize about staying home with the younger boy, who would be much easier to homeschool than the older boy was.
Then my husband reminds me that's not a good idea: I was pretty much going batty by the end of it.
I really immersed myself in dancing during this period because it was one of the best ways to interact with other adults outside of school. Unfortunately, regular training, teaching classes, and spending time outside of structured dance time did nothing to help the boredom. It kept me busy, but not stimulated. My classes (which I was doing pretty much one per semester) were about all that kept me sane.
The year the older boy hit middle school, he decided he wanted to go to public school full time, and I decided it was time to finish my MA. My dancing dropped off significantly, I was working on teaching or research or homework almost every night. And I was much, much happier.
I guess what that made me realize is that I really, really need to have intellectual stimulation, and reading Scientific American just isn't enough to do it for me. I like working on problems, figuring things out, working towards a goal. If I were to win the lotto, I suspect I would just keep doing the same thing, probably by funding my own research. (Wouldn't it be nice not to have to find someone to pay you to do it?) I think the biggest difference is that I'd probably be able to go on trips more often.
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Parenting has created a whole set of experiences for me that have left me feeling 'in between'. The primary situation is being caught between the stay-at-home moms and the working moms, aka the mommy wars. I have been half-and-half most of the time, a position not appreciated by either camp: going to school and working part-time while homeschooling the older boy. My working mom friends either didn't really understand why I needed to homeschool (although I don't recall them having the same level of difficulty integrating their kids into public school) or were jealous that I was home with my kids so much. The SAHM crowd thought I should just quit school to be full-time with my pride and joy. I really got the feeling that either I needed to be like them so reinforce that their position was right or that they were jealous that I was able to straddle the fence when they would've preferred to jump it.
I could never clearly articulate to either group (or they didn't want to hear) that while I love my kids and want to make sure they get a good start in life (and the public school wasn't doing that for the older one), I was actually very frustrated with my inability to continue with my education. I viewed it as a temporary measure until I could make sure that the older one was able to get on his feet (and while we are still homeschooling now, he is largely responsible for his own classwork and doesn't need my constant direction). I was not going to quit my education because I felt like I really had a lot of interests outside of raising kids, and I didn't want to give them up.
A couple people looked at me like I'd sprouted two heads. Who could be selfish enough to put their own education before their kids?
They are constantly driven to learn, to create and to be intellectually productive even while raising young children.
What distinguishes these women from their ambitious counterparts is that their motivation is not financial security, accolades or professional visibility; but their love for the process of learning, creating and involvement in a field or arena that holds deep interest and fascination for them.
Many of these women face periods of frustration when the demands of family and their need for intellectual immersion collides.
The whole time I was staying at home with my kid (and sometimes kids because the younger one had some periods of separation anxiety so intense and inconsolable that he was kicked out of daycare for a time), I was extremely frustrated. I wanted so badly to be working on my education and pursuing my interests. I tried using other hobbies to fill the gap, but they didn't satisfy me the same way taking classes and working on intellectual pursuits did. And even when things were really rough in grad school, giving up was never an option. Although I thought many times about how much less stress it would be, I knew I would be very miserable if I weren't able to continue on my desire career path.


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Q: SQL Query for Running Closing Balance Based on Opening, Credit & Debit Amounts in Zoho Reports I am using Zoho Reports wherein I have two tables with respective columns as under:
GL Master Table (This consists of Opening Balances of respective GL Account Codes as on April 01, 2017 which is start of the Financial Year).

Trial Balance Group (This consists of date wise Debit & Credit amounts of respective GL Account Codes)

Based on the above, I now want to calculate Date wise Closing Balance for respective GL accounts wherein the Closing Balance of a particular date shall be Opening Balance for next transaction Date. I would like to have resultant data in below fashion.

Note that as I am using Zoho Reports, it has limitations of developing Query Table only by way of "SELECT" statements.
For the above requirement, currently I have created 3 separate Query Tables in Zoho Reports with Queries as under:
1st Table : Q1_AM
SELECT
     "GL Account Code",
     "Opening Date",
     "Opening Balance",
     0 as acc_amt
FROM  "GL Master Account"
UNION ALL
SELECT
     "GL Account Code",
     "Document Date",
     0,
     sum("Debit Amount" + "Credit Amount")
FROM  "Trial Balance 1617"
GROUP BY 1,2,3

2nd Table: Q2_AM
SELECT
     "GL Account Code",
     "Opening Date",
     sum("Opening Balance") as op_bal,
     sum("acc_amt") as acc_amt
FROM  "Q1_AM"
GROUP BY 1,2

3rd Table: TB Group_Op.Db.Cr.Cl_AM (This is the final output table that I am desiring, but values are not that correct. Not able to figure out if there is any issue with the Queries created.).
SELECT
     t1."GL Account Code" as "GL Account Code",
     t1."opening date" as "Opening Date",
     sum(if(t1.acc_amt  > 0, t1.acc_amt, 0)) as "Debit Amount",
     sum(if(t2.acc_amt  < 0, t1.acc_amt, 0)) as "Credit Amount",
     sum(if(t1."Opening Date"  > t2."Opening Date", t2."op_bal" + t2."acc_amt", t2."op_bal")) as "Opening Balance",
     sum(t2."op_bal" + t2."acc_amt") as "Cum. Closing"
FROM  "Q1_AM" t1 JOIN "Q2_AM" t2 ON t1."GL Account Code"  = t2."GL Account Code"
AND t1."opening date"  >= t2."Opening Date"
GROUP BY 1,2

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Self-Denial, Grace, Unity in Spirit.
Rev. Joseph Tien and a few co-workers felt the call to plant a church in the East Bay with a vision for God's heart today—the prophet Joel said that God would pour out His Spirit on all mankind in these last days. This ministry emphasizes the Word of God, as well as the power of the Holy Spirit. They specifically chose the name, "Great Commission Christian Church" we are called to preach the Good News to every nation, not only in the Bay Area.
A mission project was begun to reach out to the Mandarin-speaking population in Albany and its surrounding cities.
GCCC joined the Ling-Leung World- wide Evangelistic Mission association of churches. This mission was founded by the late Evangelist Rev. Shih-kung Chao in Shanghai, China more than 50 years ago. Today, this mission has grown into an association of churches found anywhere from the Silicon Valley of California to Taiwan, and even Togo, Africa.


Elderly population is increasing rapidly together with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. The evaluation of total CV risk is necessary for prevention of CV events, but the most used assessment tools do not include the elderly population. Among CV risk factors, hypercholesterolemia increases with the age, but the results about the association between total cholesterol (TC) levels and mortality in the elderly population are controversial. Statins are the first-choice drug for lipid-lowering therapy in the elderly due to their efficacy and safety. In primary prevention there are no recommendations to the use of statins in older adults because they do not reduce the risk of CV and all-cause mortality. On the contrary, statin treatment is recommend both in older than in younger people in secondary prevention because of the reduction of CV and all-causes mortality. High-intensity statins are more effective in the elderly population, but these dosages are associated to an increased incidence of adverse reactions, especially liver dysfunction. Finally, the degree of clinical frailty is inversely related to total cholesterol in the elderly and, accordingly, lower cholesterol levels are associated to higher mortality in this population. There are no studies that specifically evaluated the benefit of lipid-lowering therapy in severely frail older adults and a narrative-based approach, instead of an evidence-based one, has been used to choose the better treatment plan.


If you are experiencing one or more of these factors, then supplementing with Vitamin D is essential for optimal health. Here are 4 health benefits of Vitamin D.
While calcium always gets linked for building strong, healthy bones, Vitamin D does so as well. As a matter of fact, Vitamin D is sort of like a Robin to calcium's Batman; Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. Being deficient of Vitamin D leaves you susceptible to bone abnormalities such as osteoporosis (fragile bones) or osteomalacia (soft bones).
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Been feeling foggy in the head lately? Well Vitamin D can bring you back to focus. A study discovered that people with higher levels of Vitamin in their bloodstream had better mental sharpness; displaying superior memory function and processing information at a faster rate versus those with lower levels.
As flu season is around the corner, maintaining optimal immune function is very important. A study discovered people who had low levels of Vitamin D where 30% more likely to get infected or get sick. So it is best to supplement with Vitamin D to prevent or help get over a sickness.
Vitamin D is vital for heart health. Studies show that people who were deficient in Vitamin D had an 81% potential chance to die from heart disease, 65% greater risk of heart disease, and 57% chance of early mortality versus those with high levels of Vitamin D. In other words, it is best to get adequate a daily dose of the fat-soluble vitamin if you prefer to live longer.
As you can see, it is vital to have Vitamin D in your diet. So make sure to get a quality Vitamin D supplement (around 600 IU for the average person); especially if you don't get enough sunlight (10-30 minutes per day) or prone to sunburn.
Hit the gym or hit the bed?
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Now let's learn how to setup that new email account in Netscape, so you'll be able to send/receive emails to/from that new email account from here.
1) Start by clicking Create a new account.
The New Account Setup wizard opens.
2) Ensure the Email account option is selected. Then click Next.
3) Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From field of emails you send.
4) Then enter your new email address here. Click Next.
5) Enter your POP3 server setting now, then click Next.
8) Enter an Account Name here.... this can be anything you want, as it will simply be the way you refer to this email account. Click Next.
9) Click Finish to exit the wizard.
10) Click John's Email, the address we just setup. Now click View settings for this account.
11) Enter a Reply To address here.
12) Then enter an Organization name here. Now click the Outgoing Server (SMTP) link.
13) Now enter your Outgoing (SMTP) server setting in this box.
14) Ensure this box is checked so SMTP Authentication is used when sending emails.
SMTP authentication means that Netscape will login to your mail server even when sending emails (not just receiving), ensuring that you are the only one that can send emails from your account.
15) Most SMTP servers use the same username and password as the incoming (POP3) servers, so let's enter our username again here.
16) Click OK when finished.
That's it! We've successfully setup an email account, and can now start sending and receiving emails to and from that account, fromNetscape.
This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup an email account in Netscape. Remember that you also have to create that email address in your hosting account before it will work.


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Q: Changing UIView's center too slow I have created 6 UIViews and added them to my main view. Then I added a UIPanGestureRecognizer to my main view. The target for the UIPanGestureRecognizer looks like this:
func panned(sender: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
    if(sender.state == UIGestureRecognizerState.Changed) {
        var ty = sender.translationInView(self.view).y

        for v in self.view.subviews as [UIView {
            v.center.y += ty;
        }

        sender.setTranslation(CGPointZero, inView: self.view);
    }
}

Whenever I pan, the UIViews move, but it laggs pretty much.
How can I fix this?
Thanks in advance.


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Having worked in graphic design for several years, my skills for digitally drawing and painting developed somewhat and I started experimenting with different styles and techniques, which naturally led me back to my first love for art. I began producing my own artwork which allowed me to work freely and be a lot more creative, which I really enjoy.
My initial collection gained a positive reaction with interest from publishers and retailers, it was then I knew I was on to something! I really wanted to create stylish, affordable art for fellow interior lovers, so in January of 2016 Green Lili was launched.
Green Lili is a lifestyle brand for contemporary wall art and home accessories. Combining inspiration from travel and interior trends, we design unique art prints, framed art, canvas and rugs, and sell them through our online store greenlili.com. Also through selected stockists and retailers, as well as licensing artwork with publishers worldwide.
Working digitally means we can easily adapt colour-ways so that the artwork is tailored to suit your home, interior project or popular trends. We have created exclusive collections for various retailers including French Connection and John Lewis, which have been featured in several leading home and lifestyle magazines including Elle Decoration, LivingEtc, EKBB and S Magazine as well as a high street home decor feature on the telegraph.co.uk.
As a team of two based up north in Sheffield, we're very proud of what we have achieved so far and sometimes can't quite believe our artwork is sold all over the world! We're super excited for what the future holds . . .
I have loved to create for as long as I can remember and had previously worked designing posters for brands such as Disney and Coca Cola. Although I enjoyed it, it was when I was given the opportunity to work on a brief for Sainsbury's Home that I realised my real passion lied with art and interiors. I was able to adapt the skills I had learnt over the years working in graphic design to create a Christmas collection of wall art, which ended up on the supermarket shelves! Seeing this I quickly knew this is what I really wanted to do.
I started working from home at the dining room table, but soon started to accumulate product samples, paperwork and would work all hours! Now being a team of two we rent studio space at a really cool hub for creative businesses in the centre of Sheffield.
I took the plunge and funded the business from my own savings.
For me I think the transition of moving from a job where I was given set tasks and deadlines, to now having to organise my own time, and not just create artwork but try my best at every aspect of the business having had little if any experience at all. Sales, accounts, marketing, social media, licensing contracts and so on, it was and still is a huge learning curve.
I've always had great support and sources for business advice but not necessarily specific to the art world, so I guess that little bit of industry knowledge was missing.
Plenty! But you learn from your mistakes. I probably made it more difficult for myself by trying to run before I could walk. Taking on too much too soon, and saying yes to every opportunity perhaps without fully thinking it through. The excitement of starting your own business I guess!
Take the time to evaluate, it's a cliché but work on the business and not in it, you really do get out what you put in. Also, even from this early stage it's clear that the art and interior community has so many lovely people to work and collaborate with, who are happy to offer help and support along the way.
I think it's important to really love what you do, this will give you the confidence to believe in yourself and trust your gut. Have a clear plan and set small, smart goals. Don't try to take on the world on your first day!
Mostly I love creating new art. Hearing the reaction from happy customers when they receive their prints, and seeing photos of our artwork styled in their homes is a great feeling, and I still get really excited when I see my work in stores or featured in magazines! I also love the lifestyle that the freedom and flexibility of working for yourself gives you.
In our third year now and it's getting a little easier each year . . . so let's go for 8 out of 10! New challenges come up every week, but in solving them we enjoy seeing the results and our business grow.
Nicola says "Michelle gives some great advice on learning to focus "I probably made it more difficult for myself by trying to run before I could walk. Taking on too much too soon, and saying yes to every opportunity perhaps without fully thinking it through." This is something I see time and time again, an opportunity presents and you just can't say no; I'm guilty of it too. But learning to focus and taking smaller steps also allows you to think about the other things that come with running a business; marketing, licensing, SEO, Social Media and so on. Neglect those and you will find yourself in trouble at some point down the line"


"The time is ripe for countries to resume their relations with Damascus and for Syria to regain its place in the Arab League. It is useless to continue this animosity towards Syria and the Arab countries are aware of it, "said Peter Ford, the former British ambassador to Bahrain and Syria, to the Tunisian daily al-Chourouk.
"Qatar has failed to overthrow the Syrian government by supporting armed groups in Syria politically and in the media, but it could change its position in the near future. Saudi Arabia finally decided to gradually normalize relations with Syria. And this, while the United States is not able to prevent Arab countries from normalizing with Damascus, "said Peter Ford.
The former British ambassador to Bahrain and Syria stressed that the resumption of relations between European countries and Syria was essential and that it would take time.
"The British and French ambassadors could be resettled in Damascus. The return of Europeans to Syria will be unconditional. They are not in a position to impose one condition or another on the Syrian government, "he said.
The Tunisian daily al-Chourouk said: "Many experts and officials in the Arab countries foresee a possible presence of Syria at the top of the Arab League in Tunisia. The current developments in Syria suggest that this country could resume its place in the Arab League. Consultations are underway between Arab leaders on the return of Syria to the Arab League.
He added: "General Hatem Bashat, member of the African Committee in the Egyptian Parliament, believes that most Arab countries, especially the major countries, welcome a normalization with Damascus given the results of the fighting in Syria".
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The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) has welcomed the NSW Government's promise to re-introduce a weekly cap on Opal fares.
"When the free travel cap was removed in early 2016, a five-day commute from Penrith to the city jumped from $51.68 per week to $75.50 per week," he said.
"This move unfairly impacted Western Sydney commuters who typically travel longer-distances to reach jobs in Sydney's east," said Cr Calvert.
"We are pleased to see the Government has taken this feedback on board. The next logical step is a network cap for Sydney's toll roads.
"In 2017, a Parliamentary Inquiry into NSW toll roads recommended the Government investigate a network-wide cap to reduce the cumulative impact on long distance commuters," said Cr Calvert.
"This is yet to be done, and we would like to see a commitment to having an informed, public debate on the way we pay for transport infrastructure in our city.
"WSROC will always encourage people to choose public transport over private vehicles where possible, however for many Western Sydney residents, public transport is still not a viable option.
"Our primary goal is to ensure that Western Sydney residents aren't disadvantaged because of the investment decisions of successive governments," said Cr Calvert.
 That the NSW Government investigate the costs and benefits of a capped toll across all of Sydney's road network and publish this information so that the community can have an informed debate. From Road tolling in New South Wales – Final Report (20 October, 2017).


The coast of Bulgaria offers more than 200 kilometers of fabulous sandy beaches.
It attracts millions of tourists every year, and most of them are traditionally visitors from Britain, Germany, Ukraine, Russia and Romania but also from other countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic, for example.
The combination of low prices and natural beauty is the main reason for the growing fame of Bulgaria as 'The European Thailand'.
The country has become not only a hit for tourists but for tens of thousands of people looking for a better place to live.
Bulgarian beaches definitely have many advantages and their popularity is growing rapidly, which quickly turns the country into one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe.
Here is why so many people love this place and come back year after year.
Bulgaria is known to have some of the best beaches in Europe, and their popularity is certainly not accidental.
Their fame comes from the fact that they are covered with the most golden sand on the continent. In addition, they cover almost ⅔ of the entire coast.
The sand is really very fine.
It owes its wonderful color and nice texture to the fact that much of the coastline consists of bright-colored limestone rocks.
This is the right place to say that the color of the sand why one of the most popular summer resort in Southeast Europe, Golden Sands, is called like that.
When it comes to dangerous animals, the beaches in Bulgaria are considered very safe.
They are often described as a very good and suitable place for people who want to spend their summer vacation with their families and kids.
There are no dangerous and deadly animals, such as sharks or poisonous jellyfish, which could hurt you while you are having fun in the water.
The most dangerous marine animal in this region is the fish 'sea dragon', which in most cases appears in places where there are stones and rocks under the water but it could be found practically everywhere.
The risk comes while you're having fun in the water.
It's poison is not deadly but it could lead to joint damages and many other health issues.
Generally said, the tourist season along the coast of Bulgaria is not very long. On the other hand, seawater usually warms very quickly.
In August the sea surface temperature along the coast easily reaches about 26 – 27°C.
Temperatures like these are very comfortable for bathing and swimming.
Actually, they are even better compared to places with year round beach season, such as the Canary Islands, where seawaters rarely exceed 25°C.
Usually the beach season, when the water temperature allows you to swim and bathe in the water, lasts from June to September.
Along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast as anywhere else, sometimes appear dangerous sea currents or large waves, which could make swimming very risky.
The advantage in Bulgaria is that such phenomena in most cases don't last for long, and the sea usually becomes calm and safe within a few days. Well, with some exceptions.
According to lifeguards, the risk is slightly higher in early August, in the height of summer, when the beaches are most crowded with tourists.
At the same time, this is the period when the most dangerous rip currents occur.
The good side in the entire situation is that most beaches in the cities and in the resorts are guarded.
Of course, if you see a lifeguard on the coast, it does not mean that you should be irresponsible but it's a big plus to know that there is a lifeguard nearby to help you, if you need.
Most of the beaches in Bulgaria, especially if they are located in resorts or tourist cities and towns, are very well maintained and really clean.
Usually the crowds of tourists leave a lot of garbage behind, including plastic cups, empty packs of cigarettes and many others.
However, most beaches have a staff that keeps the sand clean.
They usually do their job when all the people leave in the late afternoon or in the evening.
However, the situation is different when it comes to wild and isolated beaches.
They sometimes remain unsupported during the entire summer season.
This often happens in places that are remote from cities and bigger tourist centers.
There are very few places in Europe which offer the possibility to combine the holiday at the beach with walks in the woods.
Significant part of the coastal areas in Bulgaria are forested and are covered with dense vegetation.
It is not uncommon to see deciduous and coniferous forests reach the very shore.
Some of the popular sea resorts in the country, such as "St. Constantine and Elena", "Albena" and "Sunny Day", offer very nice and shaded park setting.
This provides great opportunities for long relaxing walks and rest under the shade of the trees after a hot and tiring day at the beach.
Your summer vacation at the beach would not be the same if you constantly refrain from visiting bars and restaurants.
Since Bulgaria is the cheapest place in Europe, if you choose the Bulgarian Black Sea coast for your summer vacation, you will be able to enjoy great foods and drinks at great prices!
What more pleasant than visiting some shady coastal bar or restaurant to enjoy a refreshing drink or nice lunch?
This is for sure the best way to refresh yourself and restore your power after the beach.
As always when it comes to prices, Bulgaria is a leader without competition.
For the price of 2 euros you could have a bottle of good beer, and at the price of 3 or 4 euros you could have even some more expensive and exotic cocktail.


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Why is British wildlife in decline?
New study warns that populations have plummeted by average of 60% since 1970
by James Ashford
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More than a quarter of UK mammals are facing extinction, according to a new report authored by 70 British wildlife charities and government agencies.
Populations of the UK's native species have fallen by an average of 60% in less than 50 years, warns the National Biodiversity Network's State of Nature report.
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Researchers examined data from 1970 to the present day relating to almost 7,000 species, to produce the clearest picture yet of how Britain's wildlife landscape has changed in recent decades, says The Guardian.
"We know more about the UK's wildlife than any other country on the planet, and what it is telling us should make us sit up and listen," said lead study author Daniel Hayhow, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). "We need to respond more urgently across the board."
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The analysis found that 26% of mammal species are at risk of disappearing altogether, while 41% of species have decreased in number, the BBC reports.
And "the losses to all animals, plants and marine life show no sign of letting up", adds The Guardian.
The species most under threat include hedgehogs, hares, bats, birds such as the willow tit and the turtle dove, and insects such as the high brown fritillary butterfly.
The report cites the intensification of agriculture as the main reason for species loss, with the total area of crops treated with pesticides increasing by 53% between 1990 and 2010. This has had a "dramatic impact on farmland biodiversity", the authors say.
Wildlife-friendly farming backed by government-funded agri-environment schemes "may have helped slow the decline in nature but has been insufficient to halt and reverse this trend", they add.
The study also points to climate change, which is "driving widespread changes in the abundance, distribution and ecology of the UK's wildlife, and will continue to do so for decades or even centuries to come".
In addition, protected area officially designated for "priority species" inhabitation has shrunk by 27% since 1970, the research shows.
Responding to the findings, Rosie Hails of the National Trust said: "The UK's wildlife is in serious trouble... we are now at a crossroads when we need to pull together with actions rather than words.
"We need a strong new set of environmental laws to hold our governments and others to account and to set long-term and ambitious targets."
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HomeMitsky's Celestial Calendar
Dave Mitsky's Celestial Calendar for July 2019
July Celestial Calendar by Dave Mitsky
All times, unless otherwise noted, are UT (subtract four hours and, when appropriate, one calendar day for EDT)
7/1 The Moon is 1.6 degrees south-southeast of Venus at 23:00
7/2 Asteroid 18 Melpomene (magnitude +9.2) is at opposition at 1:00; New Moon (lunation 1194) occurs at 19:16; a total solar eclipse visible from the southern Pacific Ocean, northern Chile, and central Argentina reaches greatest eclipse at 19:22:53
7/3 The Moon is at the ascending node (longitude 107.6 degrees) at 7:00; the Moon is 6.1 degrees south of the first magnitude star Pollux (Beta Geminorum) at 18:00
7/4 The Moon is 0.1 degree north of Mars, with an occultation occurring in Micronesia, most of Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and the eastern tip of Africa, at 6:00; the Moon is 3.3 degrees north-northeast of Mercury at 10:00; the Moon lies within the bright open cluster M44 (the Beehive or Praesepe) in Cancer at 15:00; the Earth is at aphelion (152,104,285 kilometers or 94,513,221 miles from the Sun) at 22:00
7/5 The Moon is at perigee, subtending 32' 51" at a distance of 363,726 kilometers (226,009 miles) at 5:00; Venus is at the ascending node through the ecliptic plane at 13:00
7/6 The Moon is 3.1 degrees north-northeast of the first-magnitude star Regulus (Alpha Leonis) at 5:00
7/7 Mercury is stationary at 4:00; Venus is at its northernmost declination (23.4 degrees) at 5:00; Mercury is at aphelion at 7:00; Mercury (magnitude +2.0) is 4.0 degrees south of Mars (magnitude +1.8) at 14:00
7/9 First Quarter Moon occurs at 10:55; the Lunar X, also known as the Werner or Purbach Cross, an X-shaped illumination effect involving various rims and ridges between the craters La Caille, Blanchinus, and Purbach, is predicted to begin at 15:58; Saturn (magnitude +0.1, apparent size 18.4") is at opposition at 17:00
7/10 The Moon is 7.3 degrees north-northeast of the first-magnitude star Spica (Alpha Virginis) at 0:00; the middle of the eclipse season (i.e., the Sun is at same ecliptic longitude as the Moon's ascending node, 107.5 degrees) occurs at 0:00
7/13 The Moon is 7.8 degrees north-northeast of the first-magnitude star Antares (Alpha Scorpii) at 11:00; the Moon is 2.3 degrees north-northeast of Jupiter at 21:00
7/14 Pluto is at opposition (magnitude +14.2, apparent size 0.1") at 15:00
7/16 The Moon is 0.2 degree south of Saturn, with an occultation occurring in central South America, Easter Island, southern Polynesia, and eastern Melanesia, at 7:00; the Moon is at the descending node (longitude 287.7 degrees) at 9:00; the Moon is 0.04 degree south of Pluto, with an occultation occurring in western Micronesia, northern and central Australia, southern Indonesia, Madagascar, and eastern Africa, at 17:00; the Moon is at the descending node (longitude 287.7 degrees) at 9:00; a partial lunar eclipse visible from South America, Europe, Africa, most of Asia, and Australia reaches greatest eclipse at 21:30:44; Full Moon, known as the Hay or Thunder Moon, occurs at 21:38
7/18 Mars is at its greatest heliocentric latitude north today
7/19 The dwarf planet/asteroid 1 Ceres is stationary at 17:00
7/20 The Moon is at apogee, subtending 29' 28" from a distance of 405,481 kilometers (251,954 miles) at 23:59
7/21 The Sun enters Cancer, at longitude 118.3 degrees on the ecliptic, at 7:00; the Moon is 4.0 degrees south of Neptune at 8:00; Mercury reaches inferior conjunction at 12:00
7/22 Venus is 6.0 degrees south of Pollux at 17:00
7/23 The Sun's ecliptic longitude is 120 degrees at 3:00
7/25 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 1:18; Mercury (magnitude +4.1) is 5.6 degrees south-southwest of Venus (magnitude -3.9) at 3:00; the Moon is 5.0 degrees south of Uranus at 7:00; the Curtiss Cross, an X-shaped illumination effect located between the craters Parry and Gambart, is predicted to be visible at 17:25
7/26 The equation of time, which yields the difference between mean solar time and apparent solar time, is at a minimum of -6.55 minutes, at 12:00
7/27 Mercury is at its greatest heliocentric latitude south today; the Moon is 7.9 degrees south-southeast of the bright open cluster M45 (the Pleiades or Subaru) in Taurus at 8:00
7/28 The Moon is 2.3 degrees north of the first-magnitude star Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) at 1:00
7/30 The Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower (15 to 20 per hour) peaks; the Moon is at the ascending node (longitude 107.6 degrees) at 17:00
7/31 The Moon is 4.5 degrees north of Mercury at 4:00; the Moon is 6.1 degrees south of Pollux at 4:00;
Mercury is stationary at 19:00; the Moon is 0.7 degree northeast of Venus at 22:00
Friedrich Bessel (1784-1846) was born this month.
The light from Supernova SN 1054 was first noted by Chinese astronomers on July 4, 1054. The first lunar map was drawn by Thomas Harriot on July 26, 1609. Charles Messier discovered the globular cluster M28 in Sagittarius on July 27, 1764. Comet D/1770 L1 (Lexell) passed closer to the Earth than any comet in recorded history on July 1, 1770. Charles Messier discovered the globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius on July 24, 1778. Caroline Herschel discovered the open cluster NGC 6866 in Cygnus on July 23, 1783. The globular cluster NGC 6569 in Sagittarius was discovered by William Herschel on July 13, 1784. Karl Ludwig Hencke discovered asteroid 6 Hebe on July 1, 1847. The first photograph of a star, namely Vega, was taken on July 17, 1850. The first photograph of a total solar eclipse was taken on July 28, 1851. Henri-Alexandre Deslandres invented the spectroheliograph on July 24, 1853. Sinope, one of Jupiter's many satellites was discovered by Seth Nicholson on July 21, 1914. Karl Jansky announced the detection of radio radiation from the center of the Milky Way on July 8, 1933. Seth Nicholson discovered Neptune's satellite Lysithea on July 6, 1938. The Mariner 4 probe took the first close-up image of another planet, namely Mars, on July 14, 1965. The Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Neptune's satellites Despinea and Galatea are discovered using images from the Voyager 2 probe on July 27, 1989. Fragments of Comet D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy) impacted Jupiter on July 16, 1994. Prospero, one of the satellites of Uranus, is discovered by Matthew Holman on July 18, 1999. Pluto's satellite Styx is discovered using images from the New Horizon probe on July 11, 2012.
The peak of the Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower on the morning of July 30th is not compromised by moonlight. The radiant is located northwest of the first-magnitude star Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini). Southern hemisphere observers are favored. Click on http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-delta-aquarid-meteor-shower for further information. Other minor meteor showers with southern radiants occurring this month are the Alpha Capricornids, the Piscis Austrinids, and the Northern Delta Aquarids.
Information on Iridium flares and passes of the ISS, the Tiangong-2, the USAF's X-37B, the HST, and other satellites can be found at http://www.heavens-above.com/
The Moon is 27.4 days old, is illuminated 5.0%, subtends 31.3 arc minutes, and is located in Taurus on July 1st at 0:00 UT. The Moon is at its greatest northern declination of +22.4 degrees on July 3rd and +22.3 on July 30th and its greatest southern declination of -22.4 degrees on July 16th. Longitudinal libration is at a maximum of +6.0 degrees on July 12th and a minimum of -6.9 degrees on July 27th. Latitudinal libration is at a maximum of +6.8 degrees on July 24th and a minimum of -6.8 degrees on July 9th. New Moon takes place on July 2nd. The Moon is at perigee on July 5th (distance 57.03 Earth-radii) and at apogee on July 27th (distance 63.58 Earth-radii). The Moon forms a triangle with Jupiter and Antares on the night of July 12th and lies almost halfway between Jupiter and Saturn on July 14th. A partial lunar eclipse, the 22nd of Saros 139, takes place on July 16th, with greatest eclipse occurring at 21:30:44 UT. Approximately 65% of the Moon will be covered by the Earth's shadow. The eclipse is not visible from North America. The Moon occults Mars and Saturn from various parts of the world on July 4th and July 16th respectively. See http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/iotandx.htm for information on lunar occultations taking place in July. Visit http://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/saber-does-the-stars/ for tips on spotting extreme crescent Moons. Click on https://www.calendar-12.com/moon_calendar/2019/july for a lunar phase calendar for this month. The times and dates for the lunar crater light rays predicted to occur in July are available at http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rays/rays.htm
The Sun is located in Gemini on July 1st. The Earth is farthest from the Sun on July 4th, when it is 3.3% more distant than it was at perihelion and 1.7% farther than its average distance. A total solar eclipse visible from the southern Pacific Ocean, northern Chile, and central Argentina occurs on July 2nd. This will be the 58th eclipse of Saros 127. Greatest eclipse takes place in the southern Pacific Ocean at 19:22:53 UT and lasts for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. A partial solar eclipse can be seen from most of South America and a small portion of Central America. Consult https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2019Jul02T.GIF for further information. The Sun enters Cancer on July 21st.
Brightness, apparent size, illumination, distance from the Earth in astronomical units, and location data for the planets and Pluto on July 1st: Mercury (+1.0 magnitude, 9.4", 27% illuminated, 0.72 a.u., Cancer), Venus (-3.9 magnitude, 9.9", 98% illuminated, 1.68 a.u., Taurus), Mars (+1.8 magnitude, 3.7", 99% illuminated, 2.56 a.u., Cancer), Jupiter (-2.6 magnitude, 45.5", 100% illuminated, 4.34 a.u., Ophiuchus), Saturn (+0.1 magnitude, 18.4", 100% illuminated, 9.05 a.u., Sagittarius), Uranus (+5.8 magnitude, 3.5", 100% illuminated, 20.05 a.u. on July 16th, Aries), Neptune (+7.8 magnitude, 2.3", 100% illuminated, 29.35 a.u. on July 16th, Aquarius), and Pluto (+14.2 magnitude, 0.1", 100% illuminated, 32.82 a.u. on July 16th, Sagittarius).
Mercury is located in the west, Mars in the northwest, Jupiter in the south, and Saturn in the southeast during the evening. At midnight, Jupiter is in the southwest, Saturn is in the south, and Neptune is in the east. In the morning, Venus can be found in the northeast, Saturn in the southwest, Uranus in the east, and Neptune in the south.
Mercury can be seen with difficulty low in west-northwest the evening sky in early July. A thin crescent Moon passes within three degrees of Mercury on July 4th. Mercury passes four degrees south of Mars on July 7th and less than six degrees south of Venus on July 25th. The speediest planet reaches inferior conjunction on July 21st.
Venus disappears into the glare of the Sun early in the month. It lies very low in the east-northeast at dawn on July 1st.
Mars is occulted by a thin crescent Moon from some parts of the world on July 4th. Mars is at its greatest heliocentric latitude north on July 18th. By the end of the month, Mars subtends just 3.5 arc seconds.
Jupiter drops in brightness by two tenths of a magnitude and in apparent size by more than two arc seconds this month. The gas giant subtends 44.4 arc seconds at its equator and 41.6 arc seconds at its poles at mid-month. It culminates shortly before 11:30 p.m. local time at the beginning of the month and just after 9:00 p.m. local time as July ends. The waxing gibbous Moon passes two degrees to the north of Jupiter on the night of July 13th. Favorable EDT transits by Io and its shadow take place on the nights of July 4th, July 11th, July 18th, and July 27th. Io reappears from eclipse approximately 14 arc seconds from the eastern limb at approximately 11:48 p.m. EDT on July 12th. Europa transits the planet at a favorable EDT time on July 23rd. EDT transits by Ganymede occur on July 24th and July 31st. Information on Great Red Spot transit times and Galilean satellite events is available on pages 50 and 51 of the July 2019 issue of Sky & Telescope and online at http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/interactive-sky-watching-tools/ and https://www.projectpluto.com/jevent.htm
When Saturn reaches opposition on July 9th, it is located to the east of the Teapot asterism in Sagittarius. At that time, the Ringed Planet shines at magnitude +0.1, subtends 18.4 arc seconds at its equator and 16.9 arc seconds at its poles, has a declination of -22 degrees, and is 75 light minutes from the Earth. Saturn's rings span 41.8 arc seconds at opposition and are tilted greater than 24 degrees with respect to the Earth. The average number of days between successive oppositions is 378. Saturn passes 1.1 degrees south of the third-magnitude star Pi Sagittarii on July 20th and 0.7 degree southeast of the fourth-magnitude star Omicron Sagittarii on July 31st. The gas giant attains a maximum altitude of approximately 28 degrees during July. Saturn is occulted by a nearly Full Moon from some parts of the world on July 16th. The faint satellite Enceladus shines at twelfth magnitude and is 16 arc seconds to the east of the edge of Saturn's A ring on July 9th. Iapetus shines at tenth magnitude and is positioned 8.4 arc minutes west of Saturn on the same night. Eight-magnitude Titan and tenth-magnitude Tethys are also west of the planet, while tenth-magnitude Rhea and Dione lie to the north. For further data on Saturn's satellites, browse http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/interactive-sky-watching-tools/
Uranus can be found in southern Aries approximately ten degrees southeast of the second-magnitude star Hamal (Alpha Arietis) and 2.3 degrees south of the sixth-magnitude star 19 Arietis. A waning crescent Moon passes five degrees south of Uranus on July 25th. Visit http://www.bluewaterastronomy.info/resources/Maps/Charts-2019/09uranus_2019_1.pdf and http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/uranus.htm for finder charts.
Neptune is located in eastern Aquarius. The eighth planet is situated just east of the fourth-magnitude star Phi Aquarii at the start of the month. By the end of July, Neptune lies 0.9 degree from that star. A waning gibbous Moon passes four degrees south of Neptune on July 21st. Browse http://www.bluewaterastronomy.info/resources/Maps/Charts-2019/10neptune_2019_1.pdf and http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/neptune.htm for finder charts.
Finder charts for Uranus and Neptune are also available at https://www.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/WEB_UrNep19.pdf
The dwarf planet Pluto is at opposition in eastern Sagittarius on July 14th. It's occulted by a nearly Full Moon from some parts of the world on July 16th. Finder charts can be found at http://www.bluewaterastronomy.info/resources/Maps/Charts-2019/Pluto2019.jpg and on page 48 and 49 of the July 2019 issue of Sky & Telescope and on page 243 of the RASC Observer's Handbook 2019.
For more on the planets and how to locate them, browse http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/
The periodic comet 168P/Hergenrother heads northeastward through the vicinity of Pisces, Cetus, and Aries during July. It may shine at only twelfth magnitude. See http://cometchasing.skyhound.com/ and http://www.aerith.net/comet/future-n.html for additional information on comets visible this month.
The dwarf planet/asteroid 1 Ceres shines at eighth magnitude as it journeys southwestward through Libra. It lies within three degrees of the second-magnitude binary star Beta Scorpii for the entire month. Asteroids brighter than magnitude +11.0 reaching opposition this month include 18 Melpomene (magnitude +9.2) in Scutum on July 2nd and 45 Eugenia (magnitude +10.8) in Capricornus on July 26th. Information on asteroid occultations taking place this month is available at http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2019_07_si.htm
A wealth of current information on solar system celestial bodies is posted at http://nineplanets.org/ and http://www.curtrenz.com/astronomy.html
Various events taking place within our solar system are discussed at http://www.bluewaterastronomy.info/styled-4/index.html
Information on the celestial events transpiring each week can be found at http://astronomy.com/skythisweek and http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Free star charts for the month can be downloaded at http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html and https://www.telescope.com/content.jsp?pageName=Monthly-Star-Chart
Data on current supernovae can be found at http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/snimages/
Finder charts for the Messier objects and other deep-sky objects are posted at https://freestarcharts.com/messier and https://freestarcharts.com/ngc-ic and http://www.cambridge.org/features/turnleft/seasonal_skies_july-september.htm
Telrad finder charts for the Messier Catalog and the SAC's 110 Best of the NGC are posted at http://www.astro-tom.com/messier/messier_finder_charts/map1.pdf and http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/db/Book110BestNGC.pdf respectively.
Information pertaining to observing some of the more prominent Messier galaxies can be found at http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/358295-how-to-locate-some-of-the-major-messier-galaxies-and-helpful-advice-for-novice-amateur-astronomers/
Stellarium and Cartes du Ciel are two excellent freeware planetarium programs that are available at http://stellarium.org/ and https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/start
Deep-sky object list generators can be found at http://www.virtualcolony.com/sac/ and http://tonightssky.com/MainPage.php and https://dso-browser.com/
Freeware sky atlases can be downloaded at http://www.deepskywatch.com/files/deepsky-atlas/Deep-Sky-Hunter-atlas-full.pdf and http://astro.mxd120.com/free-star-atlases
The multiple star 36 Ophiuchi consists of three orange dwarf stars. For more on this interesting system, see https://stardate.org/radio/program/orange-triplets and http://www.solstation.com/stars/36ophiu3.htm
Forty binary and multiple stars for July: Eta Draconis, 17 & 16 Draconis, Mu Draconis, Struve 2273, Nu-1 & Nu-2 Draconis, Psi Draconis (Draco); Kappa Herculis, Gamma Herculis, Struve 2063, 56 Herculis, Struve 2120, Alpha Herculis (Ras Algethi), Delta Herculis, Rho Herculis, Mu Herculis (Hercules); Rho Ophiuchi, Lambda Ophiuchi, 36 Ophiuchi, Omicron Ophiuchi, Burnham 126 (ADS 10405), Struve 2166, 53 Ophiuchi, 61 Ophiuchi (Ophiuchus); h5003 (Sagittarius); Xi Scorpii, Struve 1999, Beta Scorpii, Nu Scorpii, 12 Scorpii, Sigma Scorpii, Alpha Scorpii (Antares), h4926 (Scorpius); Struve 2007, 49 Serpentis, Struve 2031 (Serpens Caput); 53 Serpentis, Struve 2204, h4995, h2814 (Serpens Cauda); Epsilon Ursae Minoris (Ursa Minor)
Notable carbon star for July: T Draconis
Sixty-five deep-sky objects for July: NGC 6140, NGC 6236, NGC 6340, NGC 6395, NGC 6412, NGC 6503, NGC 6543 (Draco); IC 4593, M13, M92, NGC 6106, NGC 6166, NGC 6173, NGC 6181, NGC 6207, NGC 6210, NGC 6229, NGC 6482 (Hercules); B61, B62, B63, B64, B72, IC 4634, IC 4665, LDN 42, LDN 1773, M9, M10, M12, M14, M19, M62, M107, NGC 6284, NGC 6287, NGC 6293, NGC 6304, NGC 6309, NGC 6356, NGC 6366, NGC 6369, NGC 6384, NGC 6401, Tr 26 (Ophiuchus); NGC 6440, NGC 6445 (Sagittarius); B50, B55, B56, Cr 316, M4, M6, M7, M80, NGC 6144, NGC 6153, NGC 6192, NGC 6231, NGC 6242, NGC 6302, NGC 6337, NGC 6451 (Scorpius); NGC 6217, NGC 6324 (Ursa Minor)
Top ten binocular deep-sky objects for July: IC 4665, LDN 1773, M4, M6, M7, M10, M12, M13, M92, NGC 6231
Top ten deep-sky objects for July: M4, M6, M7, M10, M12, M13, M92, NGC 6210, NGC 6231, NGC 6543
Challenge deep-sky object for July: NGC 6380 (Scorpius)
The objects listed above are located between 16:00 and 18:00 hours of right ascension.


We have set up this page to keep you updated following the vote to leave the European Union. We will add information as the situation becomes clearer.
In order for the UK to leave the EU, the UK Government has to formally let the European Council know that it wants to withdraw. Doing this is often called "triggering Article 50". The UK Government and the EU will then have talks on how this will work and a new agreement has to be reached within two years after the talks start.
The Government thought that it could start the process of leaving the EU without having it approved by Parliament (MPs) first. But a Supreme Court decision on 24 January 2017 said that the Government can't do that. Instead, the Government has to get Parliament's approval before it can trigger Article 50.
After the Supreme Court decision, the Government introduced a Bill called the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill. This is the Bill that Members in both Houses will vote on to decide whether or not to give the Government the approval to start the process of leaving the EU.
Also, please remember that most of the rules on care and support for autistic people are not made by the EU. Therefore, many of them will not change after we do leave. But we still do not know yet what rules or laws will change.
There is now a new Prime Minister, Theresa May and she has announced her new Cabinet. There is a new Government Department called the Department for Exiting the European Union. This Department, headed by David Davis MP, will be responsible for the talks about how we leave the EU. The official talks with the EU about this have not started yet, but David Davis has suggested that they might start early next year. We will update this story with more information when it is available.
You can see a full list of the new Cabinet on the Government website.
48% of people voted to remain in the EU.
This means that more people voted to leave the EU. However, this change will not happen straight away. Under EU rules, you need to have talks to reach an agreement on how it will work before you leave. This can take up to two years after talks start.
Since the vote, there has been a lot of political change. The Prime Minister David Cameron announced he will step down in September. The Conservative party will now choose a new Prime Minister. No talks about how we leave the EU will start until the new Prime Minister has taken over.
The UK will not leave the EU straight away. No laws or rules have changed yet because of the referendum. Importantly, this means there are no changes to any of your existing rights, such as your right to support under laws like the Care Act or Welfare Reform Act.
Please remember that most of the rules on care and support for autistic people are not made by the EU. Therefore, many of them will not change after we do leave. We do not know yet what rules or laws a government in the future will change.
Our charity will still be here to make sure politicians of all parties understand the needs of autistic people and will continue to campaign so that more autistic people are understood, supported and appreciated.
We will keep this page updated when more information is known. So, if you have questions about what leaving the EU will mean for autistic people, check back here.


Many people come to me for help because they are frustrated by their problems. It's not the problems themselves that are too big but it is the SAME problem they face for years – be it with self-confidence, relationships, career path, feeling overwhelmed – that they can't seem to figure out. Let me point out that my clients are generally intelligent, well educated and respectable. They are often quite competent at their jobs. So why can't they figure this out?
I had a client who was confused about what he should do with his life. He came to see me and we had an intro session and then I didn't see him again. He came again one year later and this time lasted a whopping 2 sessions. I next saw this man 4 years later. I asked him if this time he was going to stick around for more than just a coffee. He explained the whole story to me.
The first time he saw me was before he chose his major. However the pressure from his parents to choose a "practical" field was too much and he relented. He hated it and sought out my help (2nd time). But again he felt he would be letting his parents down so he changed majors (again for financial security) and this time got his BA just to prove to his parents that he could finish something. Predictably, when he began working in this area, he disliked it and sought me out a third time.
The problem was that he was focused on the wrong thing. He was focused on pleasing his parents. He was afraid he wouldn't earn enough to support himself. He also focused on his friends and "how good they seemed to be doing". Needless to say, none of this helped. He was focusing his attention on other people and things external to him. I call that the Outside-In game of life.
What he needed was a mirror – to turn the focus onto himself and where his authentic self aligned with a career path. he needed to begin playing the Inside-Out game of life. (similar to the Pixar film but different). This sounded strange because he had never heard this kind of logic before.
Of course it wasn't his fault. He wasn't doing this on purpose. It was just an old pattern that was surfacing. Growing up he repeatedly heard his parents tell him that he should get a "respectful" career, and preferably be a professional. His guidance counsellors spoke about the marks required to get into different universities. His high school sponsored talks that focused on what would be in demand in the future. No one spoke very much about HIM and his uniqueness.
I had a mentor who once told me, "When you know better, you can do better." A corollary of that would be, "Until you know better you will likely cycle the same old pattern". (okay, my saying doesn't roll off the tongue but it is mine). After working with me he learned how his patterns were created in childhood, how they continue to cycle in adulthood and how now he can now create new empowering patterns.
He learned how to listen to himself for the first time in his life. He began paying attention to his personal strengths, style and passions and put his preferences FIRST. What a revelation this was for him. With some practice in honouring his feelings, he is now pursuing an area he's passionate about. He had wasted 5 years because he didn't understand how to use his mind to tap into his authentic self. Don't you make the same mistake.
These issues all appear to be different but I have found that they can all be traced back to the same source – the person themselves and identifying the patterns they run and then changing those patterns.
Most people were never taught about this at home, in school or at work. Heck, most parents don't understand their own patterns. It pains me to see good people stuck in patterns they don't see. I feel this is one of the most important life skills you can have as it affects every part of your life – your health choices, career, relationships and your level of happiness.
What recurring problem are you facing?
relationships? work stress? anxiety and worry? indecisive?
Isn't it time to get off the hamster wheel and start moving your life in the direction you want?
Go to http://unleashingyourauthenticself.com to learn how to change your own pattern.
CDO, Dreams For Real Inc.


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Joshua Harris, author and former pastor, renounces Christianity: Should public falls affect your faith?
THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR JULY 31, 2019
Joshua Harris, author of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and a former pastor, has publicly announced, "I am not a Christian." When a well-known Christian leader renounces their faith, should their fall affect our faith? How should Christians respond?
The Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Moving forward by not moving on
What more is there to say? Another fatal shooting has occurred in America, this time at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. The shooter started around 5:41 on Sunday evening, and, by the grace of God and the accuracy of festival security, stopped shooting less than a minute...
Shark Week to devour millions: What our rapt attention reveals about our spiritual condition
The lure of Shark Week
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South Carolina city removes monument to fallen officers: How vocal should Christians be?
A monument donated to the local police department of Tega Cay, South Carolina, is making headlines today after the City Council chose to remove it only a few weeks after it was put in place.
The monument contained a reference to Matthew 5:9, in which Jesus stated, "Blessed are the...
Robert Mueller's testimony and the art of nonpartisanship
The Mueller hearing continues to dominate headlines this morning. But answers everyone can agree upon don't seem to be coming any time soon. In such a politically charged atmosphere, how should Christians react?


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After the Night
by John Edward Rice
Green Rusty Oranges
John Edward Rice
Ransomed Warrior
John E. Rice
Publication Date : 5/1/2002
What is it like for common people to throw stones at a condemned person until he is battered into bloody agony and final painful death? Can ordinary people really engage in such brutality? If they can, are they therefore nothing more than a vile lynch mob? In today's world, we would call such an action cruel and unusual punishment, and quite illegal.
The reading and re-reading of a certain gruesome incident recorded in the Bible is enough to fill one's mind with questions. What would it be like for us to step back in time and see the brutality of a Biblical stoning actually occurring? Could we stand the sight of it?
This book is a fictional story based on certain Bible passages, which in the author's mind lend plausibility to his story.
The author was born in his grandparents' home in 1918 in St. Augustine, Florida while his father was in World War I. While he was still an infant, the war ended, and the family began an itinerary of living in small country towns of south Florida. He then saw some boyhood ranch life in Florida's backwoods in the days of open-range cattle herding. He continued with schooling and became a minister in the Methodist Church.
The author's service in two wars was as chaplain plus various occasions of troop entertainer and hospital entertainer.
Most of his years have seen him variously as minister, science teacher and storyteller, holding the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Arts.
He values highly the twenty-six years of active ministry that he had before they were suddenly interrupted by heart problems. He took early retirement into inactive status, retaining his full ordination. For a few years, on a part-time basis, he taught general science in adult education.
Through it all, he has maintained a great interest in the religious calling that was his from boyhood, managing to engage in frequent sessions of religious teaching.
His interest in storytelling has been a natural for him all his life. It comes easy for him in his retirement years.
The Southern Order of Storytellers awarded him their Seanachie Award as storyteller of the year. In recent years his appearances as folk entertainer have been in various parts of Georgia, North Carolina and Florida with magazine, newspaper and television coverage of some of them.


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Please see below for item level images and donated collections containing photographs of USS Dolphin (SS-169)
USS Dolphin (SS-169) bore the name V-7 and the classification SF-10 and SSC-3 prior to her commissioning. She was launched 6 March 1932 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. E. D. Toland; and commissioned 1 June 1932, Lieutenant J. B. Griggs in command.
USS Dolphin (SS-169) sailed from Portsmouth 24 October 1932 for San Diego arriving 3 December to report to Submarine Division 12. USS Dolphin (SS-169) returned to San Diego 25 August 1933 to rejoin Submarine Division 12. She cruised on the west coast with occasional voyages to Pearl Harbor, Alaska, and the Canal Zone for exercises and fleet problems. At Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, USS Dolphin (SS-169) took the attacking enemy planes under fire, then got underway for a patrol in search of Japanese submarines in the Hawaiians.
USS Dolphin (SS-169) departed Pearl Harbor 24 December 1941 on her first war patrol, during which she reconnoitered in the Marshall Islands in preparation for later air strikes. She returned to Pearl Harbor 3 February 1942 to refit and make repairs, and got underway once more 14 May.
USS Dolphin (SS-169)'s third war patrol, from 12 October 1942 to 5 December, was in the storm-tossed waters of the Kurile Islands, where she performed reconnaissance essential to the operations which were to keep Japanese bases there largely ineffective throughout the war. With younger submarines now available for offensive war patrols, USS Dolphin (SS-169) was assigned less dramatic but still vital service on training duty at Pearl Harbor until 29 January 1944, when she sailed for exercises in the Canal Zone, and duty as a schoolship at New London, where she arrived 6 March. She served in this essential task until the end of the war, then was decommissioned 12 October 1945 at Portsmouth Navy Yard. USS Dolphin (SS-169) was sold 26 August 1946.
For a complete history of USS Dolphin (SS-169) please see its DANFS page.


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require 'uri'
require 'httpi'
require 'json'

module Smess
  class LinkMobility < HttpBase

    def deliver
      request.auth.basic(username, password)
      request.url = url
      request.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
      request.body = body

      http_post request
    end

    attr_accessor :username, :password, :platform_id, :platform_partner_id, :gate_id
    def validate_config
      @username  = config.fetch(:username)
      @password  = config.fetch(:password)
      @platform_id  = config.fetch(:platform_id)
      @platform_partner_id  = config.fetch(:platform_partner_id)
      @gate_id  = config.fetch(:gate_id)
      @sender_id  = config.fetch(:sender_id, @sender_id)
    end

    private

    def url
      config.fetch(:url)
    end

    def sourceTON
      if !from.nil? && from[0] == "+"
        "MSISDN"
      else
        "ALPHANUMERIC"
      end
    end

    def body
      {
        source: from,
        sourceTON: sourceTON,
        destination: "+#{sms.to}",
        userData: sms.message,
        platformId: platform_id,
        platformPartnerId: platform_partner_id,
        dcs: "TEXT",
        useDeliveryReport: true,
        deliveryReportGates: [gate_id]
      }.to_json
    end

    def normal_result(response)
      response_json = JSON.parse(response.body)

      response_code = response_json["resultCode"]
      response_code = "0" if response_code == 1005

      message_id = response_json["messageId"]
      # Successful response
      {
        message_id: message_id,
        response_code: response_code.to_s,
        response: response_json,
        destination_address: sms.to,
        data: result_data
      }
    end

  end
end

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