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package org.apache.isis.objectstore.jdo.datanucleus;

import org.datanucleus.ExecutionContext;
import org.datanucleus.cache.CachedPC;
import org.datanucleus.enhancement.Persistable;
import org.datanucleus.metadata.AbstractClassMetaData;
import org.datanucleus.state.ReferentialStateManagerImpl;
import org.datanucleus.store.FieldValues;
import org.datanucleus.store.fieldmanager.FieldManager;

import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.services.ServicesInjector;
import org.apache.isis.core.runtime.system.context.IsisContext;
import org.apache.isis.core.runtime.system.session.IsisSessionFactory;

public class JDOStateManagerForIsis extends ReferentialStateManagerImpl {

    public JDOStateManagerForIsis(ExecutionContext ec, AbstractClassMetaData cmd) {
        super(ec, cmd);
    }

    public enum Hint {
        NONE,
        REPLACE_FIELDS,
        POST_COMMIT
    }

    /**
     * Tunnel down the thread stack as a hint to the {@link org.apache.isis.objectstore.jdo.datanucleus.service.eventbus.EventBusServiceJdo}.
     */
    public final static ThreadLocal<Hint> hint = new ThreadLocal<JDOStateManagerForIsis.Hint>() {
        protected Hint initialValue() {
            return Hint.NONE;
        };
    };

    @Override
    public void initialiseForHollow(Object id, FieldValues fv, Class pcClass) {
        super.initialiseForHollow(id, fv, pcClass);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForHollowAppId(FieldValues fv, Class pcClass) {
        super.initialiseForHollowAppId(fv, pcClass);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForHollowPreConstructed(Object id, Persistable pc) {
        super.initialiseForHollowPreConstructed(id, pc);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForPersistentClean(Object id, Persistable pc) {
        super.initialiseForPersistentClean(id, pc);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForEmbedded(Persistable pc, boolean copyPc) {
        super.initialiseForEmbedded(pc, copyPc);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForPersistentNew(Persistable pc,
            FieldValues preInsertChanges) {
        super.initialiseForPersistentNew(pc, preInsertChanges);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForTransactionalTransient(Persistable pc) {
        super.initialiseForTransactionalTransient(pc);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForDetached(Persistable pc, Object id, Object version) {
        super.initialiseForDetached(pc, id, version);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForPNewToBeDeleted(Persistable pc) {
        super.initialiseForPNewToBeDeleted(pc);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialiseForCachedPC(CachedPC cachedPC, Object id) {
        super.initialiseForCachedPC(cachedPC, id);
        mapIntoIsis(myPC);
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceField(Persistable pc, int fieldNumber, Object value) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceField(pc, fieldNumber, value);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceFieldValue(int fieldNumber, Object value) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceField(fieldNumber, value);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceField(int fieldNumber, Object value) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceField(fieldNumber, value);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceFieldMakeDirty(int fieldNumber, Object value) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceField(fieldNumber, value);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceField(Persistable pc, int fieldNumber, Object value, boolean makeDirty) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceField(pc, fieldNumber, value, makeDirty);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceFields(int[] fieldNumbers, FieldManager fm) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceFields(fieldNumbers, fm);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceFields(int[] fieldNumbers, FieldManager fm, boolean replaceWhenDirty) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceFields(fieldNumbers, fm, replaceWhenDirty);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void replaceNonLoadedFields(int fieldNumbers[], FieldManager fm) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.REPLACE_FIELDS);
            super.replaceNonLoadedFields(fieldNumbers, fm);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    public void postCommit(org.datanucleus.Transaction tx) {
        final Hint previous = hint.get();
        try {
            hint.set(Hint.POST_COMMIT);
            super.postCommit(tx);
        } finally {
            hint.set(previous);
        }
    }

    protected void mapIntoIsis(Persistable pc) {
        getServicesInjector().injectServicesInto(pc);
    }

    protected ServicesInjector getServicesInjector() {
        return getSessionFactory().getServicesInjector();
    }

    IsisSessionFactory getSessionFactory() {
        return IsisContext.getSessionFactory();
    }
}


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package io.crate.metadata;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Objects;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import org.elasticsearch.Version;
import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;

import io.crate.expression.symbol.Symbol;
import io.crate.expression.symbol.SymbolType;
import io.crate.expression.symbol.SymbolVisitor;
import io.crate.expression.symbol.Symbols;
import io.crate.expression.symbol.format.Style;
import io.crate.sql.tree.ColumnPolicy;
import io.crate.types.DataType;
import io.crate.types.DataTypes;

public class SimpleReference implements Reference {

    protected DataType<?> type;

    private final int position;
    private final ReferenceIdent ident;
    private final ColumnPolicy columnPolicy;
    private final RowGranularity granularity;
    private final IndexType indexType;
    private final boolean nullable;
    private final boolean hasDocValues;

    @Nullable
    private final Symbol defaultExpression;

    public SimpleReference(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
        ident = new ReferenceIdent(in);
        if (in.getVersion().before(Version.V_4_6_0)) {
            Integer pos = in.readOptionalVInt();
            position = pos == null ? 0 : pos;
        } else {
            position = in.readVInt();
        }
        type = DataTypes.fromStream(in);
        granularity = RowGranularity.fromStream(in);

        columnPolicy = ColumnPolicy.VALUES.get(in.readVInt());
        indexType = IndexType.fromStream(in);
        nullable = in.readBoolean();

        // property was "columnStoreDisabled" so need to reverse the value.
        hasDocValues = !in.readBoolean();
        final boolean hasDefaultExpression = in.readBoolean();
        defaultExpression = hasDefaultExpression
            ? Symbols.fromStream(in)
            : null;
    }

    public SimpleReference(ReferenceIdent ident,
                           RowGranularity granularity,
                           DataType<?> type,
                           int position,
                           @Nullable Symbol defaultExpression) {
        this(ident,
             granularity,
             type,
             ColumnPolicy.DYNAMIC,
             IndexType.PLAIN,
             true,
             false,
             position,
             defaultExpression);
    }

    public SimpleReference(ReferenceIdent ident,
                           RowGranularity granularity,
                           DataType<?> type,
                           ColumnPolicy columnPolicy,
                           IndexType indexType,
                           boolean nullable,
                           boolean hasDocValues,
                           int position,
                           @Nullable Symbol defaultExpression) {
        this.position = position;
        this.ident = ident;
        this.type = type;
        this.granularity = granularity;
        this.columnPolicy = columnPolicy;
        this.indexType = indexType;
        this.nullable = nullable;
        this.hasDocValues = hasDocValues;
        this.defaultExpression = defaultExpression;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a cloned Reference with the given ident
     */
    public Reference getRelocated(ReferenceIdent newIdent) {
        return new SimpleReference(
            newIdent,
            granularity,
            type,
            columnPolicy,
            indexType,
            nullable,
            hasDocValues,
            position,
            defaultExpression
        );
    }

    @Override
    public SymbolType symbolType() {
        return SymbolType.REFERENCE;
    }

    @Override
    public <C, R> R accept(SymbolVisitor<C, R> visitor, C context) {
        return visitor.visitReference(this, context);
    }

    @Override
    public DataType<?> valueType() {
        return type;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return toString(Style.UNQUALIFIED);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString(Style style) {
        if (style == Style.QUALIFIED) {
            return ident.tableIdent().sqlFqn() + '.' + column().quotedOutputName();
        }
        return column().quotedOutputName();
    }

    public ReferenceIdent ident() {
        return ident;
    }

    public ColumnIdent column() {
        return ident.columnIdent();
    }

    public RowGranularity granularity() {
        return granularity;
    }

    public ColumnPolicy columnPolicy() {
        return columnPolicy;
    }

    public IndexType indexType() {
        return indexType;
    }

    public boolean isNullable() {
        return nullable;
    }

    public boolean hasDocValues() {
        return hasDocValues;
    }

    public int position() {
        return position;
    }

    @Nullable
    public Symbol defaultExpression() {
        return defaultExpression;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (this == o) {
            return true;
        }
        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        SimpleReference reference = (SimpleReference) o;
        if (nullable != reference.nullable) {
            return false;
        }
        if (hasDocValues != reference.hasDocValues) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!type.equals(reference.type)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!Objects.equals(position, reference.position)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!ident.equals(reference.ident)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (columnPolicy != reference.columnPolicy) {
            return false;
        }
        if (granularity != reference.granularity) {
            return false;
        }
        if (indexType != reference.indexType) {
            return false;
        }
        return Objects.equals(defaultExpression, reference.defaultExpression);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int result = type.hashCode();
        result = 31 * result + Integer.hashCode(position);
        result = 31 * result + ident.hashCode();
        result = 31 * result + columnPolicy.hashCode();
        result = 31 * result + granularity.hashCode();
        result = 31 * result + indexType.hashCode();
        result = 31 * result + (nullable ? 1 : 0);
        result = 31 * result + (hasDocValues ? 1 : 0);
        result = 31 * result + (defaultExpression != null ? defaultExpression.hashCode() : 0);
        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
        ident.writeTo(out);
        if (out.getVersion().before(Version.V_4_6_0)) {
            out.writeOptionalVInt(position);
        } else {
            out.writeVInt(position);
        }
        DataTypes.toStream(type, out);
        RowGranularity.toStream(granularity, out);

        out.writeVInt(columnPolicy.ordinal());
        out.writeVInt(indexType.ordinal());
        out.writeBoolean(nullable);
        // property was "columnStoreDisabled" so need to reverse the value.
        out.writeBoolean(!hasDocValues);
        final boolean hasDefaultExpression = defaultExpression != null;
        out.writeBoolean(hasDefaultExpression);
        if (hasDefaultExpression) {
            Symbols.toStream(defaultExpression, out);
        }
    }
}

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text:
using System;

namespace Mandrill.Model
{
    public class MandrillSmtpEvent
    {
        public DateTime Ts { get; set; }

        public string Type { get; set; }

        public string Diag { get; set; }

        public string SourceIp { get; set; }

        public string DestinationIp { get; set; }

        public int? Size { get; set; }
    }
}


Sun holidays to the Costa del Azahar?
: Peninsula (the Gibraltar of Valencia) in the north of the province with a castle on the rocks on the Costa del Azahar.
: Capital of Castellon at the Costa del Azahar. Monumental buildings around Plaza Mayor.
: Town in the interior and the north of the province of Castellon. The town is completely surrounded by old medieval city walls with six city gates. On a cliff top a ruin overlooks the center of the town.
: Town with the ruins of a Muslim castle 25 kilometres north of Castellón. The town of red sandstone has a modern art museum (including Miró).
: Natural History Museum (Museo de ciencias naturales El Carmen). Other attractions in the ceramics town 20 kilometres from the coast are the Moorish ruins with museum.
: Not far from Benicasim just behind the coast, this walking and cycling area has a beautiful old monastery and a new convent. The highest mountain in the area is the 729 meters Bartolo. There is also a botanical garden.
: Islands 56 km off the coast of Castellón consisting of the islands Illa Grossa (Columbrete Grande), La Fora Dada, La Ferrera and El Carallot. The total size is only 19 hectares, the islands are of volcanic origin. The fauna includes the Eleonora's Falcon and Audouin's Gull. At the largest island a lighthouse can be seen.
Soon Castellón de la Plana webcam, blogs, travelreports, spanish recipes and movie locations.
1) Current weather in Castellon (temperature, precipitation).


In your opinion what 25/30 mm figures of what manufactures represent movie characters usable to play in a historical wargame on the napoleonic period?
Sharpe, whilst not a feature film is the immediate choice.
Master and Commander or Hornblower for sea action.
Several more. Would suggest choose your campaign first, then the film. It is then far easier to offer suggestions for which figure looks most like Sean Bean, Rod Steiger, Cary Grant, Keitel or Carradine etc….
But that the figurines represent well Sean Bean, Rod Steiger, Cary Grant, Keitel or Carradine etc in the roles they played in the cinema or on the TV, taking place under the Napoleonic era for use in a historical wargame.
There is a commercial/copyright issue to reproducing someone's image for sales purposes. Making a model of a fictional character such as Sharpe might attract the interest of Bernard Cornwell or his publishers. Making an image of Sean Bean from the TV series, the same applies.
Anyone can now produce a figure of historical folk such as Napoleon or Murat, but careful about labelling them as the actors who played them!
I think your best bet is a trawl through the Brigade Games Miniatures Napoleonic range. Their Chosen Men or the two duelling hussars would fit the bill nicely.
Here it is, using figurines representing actors in the role of a historical character, but for fun we must recognize the actor in this or that film.


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'The Millionaire Matchmaker,' 8×5: Stephanie Pratt and Kari Whitman
By Jordyn Taylor • 01/16/15 10:07am
There's a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche that goes, "The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time."
That quote also works in reverse, and can totally be applied to last night's Millionaire Matchmaker episode—i.e., "The disadvantage of forgetting about really annoying people, like Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, is that one must repeatedly undergo the pain of realizing they exist for the first time."
"Insert 'EEE! EEE! EEE!' music from Psycho here." (Bravo)
Yes, folks, the show for celebs desperate to revamp their careers Millionaire Matchmaker recruited Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's previously drug-addicted, shoplifting sister who also used to star on The Hills. Stephanie says she's better now, but she's still drawn to bad boys. "Part of me still loves the fast life," Stephanie says, as Bravo shows B-roll of her, Spencer and Heidi getting fro-yo.
"Brownies, please, b/c I'm v. edgy" (Bravo)
(Oh yes, Spencer and Heidi will be present for the majority of the episode because, as Heidi squeals, they're all going to double-date so Stephanie's new BF has to be someone they like, too. RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN, POTENTIAL DATERS.)
At Stephanie's initial meeting with Patti, Patti determines she "only likes those who don't like her." Spencer, wowed, asks if they're "on the psychic show." GOOD ONE SPENCE.
Patti also asks Stephanie if she wants to go for looks or money. "Looks is sex, money is security," Patti says, subtly indicating that "money" is the right option. Yeah, because ultra-rich guys are known to be SUPER respectful and awesome towards women. Anyway, Stephanie is open to Patti's suggestions, and everybody acts like she's just vowed to get sober.
"YAAAAAAY no but pls help me i am married to spencer pratt" (Bravo)
Our second millionaire this week—woah, does that mean Stephanie Pratt is a millionaire?!—is Kari Whitman, a 45-year-old interior designer to stars like Jessica Alba and Kristen Bell. In her opening confessional interview, Kari says men are intimidated by her success. Ummm really Kari? Because I think it might actually be your F***ING GIANT DOG.
That cannot be a dog. That is a human in a dog suit. (Bravo)
At a lunch date with Patti, Kari reveals she's been engaged four times, but never married. She's also still friends with her exes. According to Patti, that means she's a "collector"—she stays too connected to her ex-boyfriends, and it prevents her from moving on and finding love. Patti gives Kari homework: She has to write a letter to her exes, telling them she's cutting them off because she loves herself first. Cute.
Just when you thought this show couldn't be any more of a thinly-veiled promotional opportunity for random sort-of-celebs, Patti decides the perfect person to coach Kari is her "friend" Tracy Anderson. Patti describes Tracy as "the queen of mind, body, soul and balance." Really, she just watches Kari do like two seconds of aerobics before telling her she's carrying stress in her hips and "has to be good to herself." Umm, okay?
Godddd can we just get to the dates?! (Bravo)
Also, here is an actual thing that Patti says: "It's a big deal that you get your body and your mind connected to the physicality so your feminine can shine through." L.A. is weird.
Totally by coincidence and not at all because this is an ad for Tracy Anderson, the recruiting session for Kari takes place at Tracy's studio. The men do something weird with colorful hanging straps that I don't really understand.
LOL what even is this show (Bravo)
After some uncomfortably sweaty interrogations—one of them with that super sexual guy Thomas, who asked Sonja Morgan to eat pork off his face—Patti settles on five potential guys for Kari.
Next up is the recruiting session for Stephanie. They do it in the old-fashioned Millionaire Matchmaker way, where Patti parades the potential daters through her office and humiliates them one-by-one. She, Spencer and Heidi choose five potential matches for Steph—two Europeans, one personal trainer, one sweaty bro who runs a watch startup, and one guy named "Dutch."
So much sweat. So much bro. (Bravo)
Before the millionaires can meet their matches, we need to take a break from regularly scheduled programming so Kari can burn that stupid letter she wrote to her ex-boyfriends. Kari, Patti and Steph all hold hands as they watch the letter burn, at the bar. I'd like to have gone to bed at 10 p.m. but instead I stayed up to watch this.
"Dear universe please save me from this terrible show" (Bravo)
Anyway, after meeting their men, Kari chooses Emilio, a Brazilian mixologist, for her master date. Steph goes with Trevor, the sweaty startup bro.
At long last—no, seriously, why has it taken so long?—it's time for the dates. Don't they know this is the only part anyone cares about? Kari's up first. Emilio has planned an adorable date at a pottery studio. Can part of each Millionaire Matchmaker episode involve coaching these people what to wear on their dates? Because I'm concerned:
"BRB i'm just gonna go model for 1990's Old Navy" (Bravo)
Unsurprisingly, Emilio tries to putt that move from Ghost—but not before nearly knocking Kari's horrible hat off and awkwardly sniffing at her neck.
"i know it's early but r u into Twilight role play by any chance" (Bravo)
Meanwhile, Trevor has taken Steph for drinks near that pier in L.A. with all the carnival shit on it. He brought Steph one of his company's watches, because what's a romantic date without a convenient plug for your burgeoning tech company? As they sip drinks, Trevor tells Steph how he's all about living in the moment, because his mom passed away. Steph says, "Aww" and kind of giggles, in a way only a former Hills star truly can.
"My mom died from cancer two years ago" (Bravo)
"aww lol"
Meanwhile, it's time for Kari and Emilio to get something to eat. Emilio feeds Kari oysters, and Kari says she "can't remember the last time somebody's fed her oysters," as if it's as commonplace as, like, having the door held open for you.
Then, since he's a mixologist, Emilio mixes Kari a drink. It has a burnt piece of orange on top, and Kari says she likes the fiery taste. "I'll show you some fire," Emilio says, before pulling her in for a make-out sesh. No, I did not copy-and-paste that from a 50 Shades of Grey fan fic.
"I just can't REMEMBER the last time somebody's mixed me a burnt orange cocktail, said 'I'll show you some fire,' and then kissed me. All on national TV." (Bravo)
Back at Steph and Trevor's date, Trevor takes Steph down to the pier to play some arcade games. Steph is gushing that this is the best date she's ever been on, and that Trevor has paid for everything. Uh, yeah, because this date is basically free. You're playing Whac-a-mole. Anyway, they go on the ferris wheel and, at the top, they kiss. It looks a little awkward, but that might be because there's at least one cameraman squashed in there with them.
"BTW have i told u about my watch company" (Bravo)
Both dates seemed to go great, right? Um, WRONG. As we learn from the epilogue, Steph and Trevor are still in touch via phone and text, but she's traveling in the U.K. right now and they, like, might meet up when she's back. Let us know when that happens.
As for Kari, her epilogue texts is as follows: "Kari's date helped bring romance back into her life. She can now separate her past… from her current love life." There is no indication of what happened to Emilio. Like, nothing. WTF happened to Emilio?? EMILIO!!!!
Filed Under: TV, reality tv, recaps, tv download, Millionaire Matchmaker, the millionaire matchmaker
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text:
Der Sgùrr a' Chaorachain ist ein  hoher, als Munro und Marilyn eingestufter Berg in den schottischen Highlands. Sein gälischer Name kann in etwa mit Spitze des Platzes der Ebereschen oder Gipfel der Ebereschen übersetzt werden. Der Gipfel liegt in einer weitgehend unbesiedelten Berglandschaft etwa 15 Kilometer östlich von Strathcarron und 15 Kilometer südwestlich von Achnasheen.

Er ist der höchste Gipfel in der einsamen Berglandschaft nördlich von Loch Monar und südlich des Glen Carron. Ihm direkt westlich benachbart ist der  hohe Sgùrr Choinnich, beide Munros sind Teil eines Bergmassivs, das das Nordwestende von Loch Monar überragt. Vom breiten Gipfelplateau des Sgùrr a' Chaorachain, dessen höchster Punkt durch einen Cairn markiert ist, gehen drei Grate aus. Nach Osten verläuft ein knapp zwei Kilometer langer Grat auf fast gleichbleibender Höhe leicht gewunden und allmählich nach Südosten drehend bis zum  Bidean an Eòin Deirg, der aufgrund der geringen Schartenhöhe lediglich als Munro-Top und nicht als eigenständiger Munro eingeordnet ist. Der Nordgrat wendet sich bald nach Nordosten und senkt sich in das vom Oberlauf des Meig durchflossene, nördlich liegende Gleann Fhiodhaigh bis in etwa auf die Höhe der einsam in diesem Tal liegenden Glenuaig Lodge ab. Nach Westen führt ein kurzer Verbindungsgrat über einen Sattel auf etwa 860 m Höhe, den Bealach Coire Choinnich, zum Sgùrr Choinnich. Die überwiegend grasigen Hänge des Sgùrr a' Chaorachain fallen meist moderat ab. Vor allem im zwischen Nord- und Westgrat liegenden Coire Choinich sowie auf der Nordseite des langen Ostgrats sind die Flanken des Berges steiler und felsdurchsetzt.

Durch seine Lage nördlich des nicht durch öffentliche Straßen erschlossenen Loch Monar sind mögliche Anstiege von Süden oder Osten mit sehr langen Anmärschen verbunden. In der Regel wird der Sgùrr a' Chaorachain daher von Norden bestiegen. Die meisten Munro-Bagger besteigen ihn gemeinsam mit dem benachbarten Sgùrr Choinnich. Ausgangspunkt ist ein Parkplatz an der A890 bei der kleinen Ansiedlung Craig, zwischen Achnasheen und Achnashellach. Der Weg führt durch das Tal des Allt a' Chonais bis zum Fuß des Sgùrr a' Chaorachain auf dessen Nordseite. Von dort kann entweder der Nordostgrat oder direkt die grasige Nordflanke des Berges zum Aufstieg genutzt werden.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Der Sgùrr a' Chaorachain auf walkhighlands.co.uk (englisch)
 Der Sgùrr a' Chaorachain auf munromagic.com (englisch)
 Hill Bagging – the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills: Sgùrr a' Chaorachain (englisch)

Munro (Berg)
Marilyn (Berg)

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From the 11th century and through much of Britain's turbulent past, the emblematic Tower of London has stood centerstage, its every darkened corner harbouring shocking secrets and historical tales. Only specially certified guides are allowed to lead tours within its ancient walls and we have one of the very best. Together you will learn of cloak-and-dagger espionage, grizzly executions, ghosts and the supernatural, royal processions, the crown jewels and much more.


The class XII accountancy paper of the Central Board of secondary education (CBSE) has allegedly been leaked on the social messaging app, WhatsApp. The CBSE class XII accountancy paper was supposed to take place on Thursday morning, i.e., March 15. However, the paper was allegedly leaked before that. The image of this paper is being shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms since Wednesday. The leaked paper reportedly includes questions from set-II of the CBSE paper. It is being reported that the paper was allegedly leaked in Rohini and was later circulated to other parts of Delhi.
The news was confirmed by Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia to The Indian Express. "I had asked the Secretary and Directorate of Education to check and it is confirmed, the questions matches with set -II," the Aam Aadmi Partyleader said.
Manish Sisodia, in a tweet, added that he has asked the officers of Directorate of Education to investigate and lodge a complaint with CBSE. "Received complaints about the Class 12 CBSE Accountancy paper being leaked. Have asked officers of Directorate of Education to investigate and lodge a complaint with CBSE. Swift action must be taken, so that hard-working students don't suffer due to negligence of CBSE," he said.
The Central Board of Secondary Education too has confirmed the news but said that it was shocked to know about the development. CBSE said that papers are kept under tight security it is not possible for a student to leak it. The board believes that it was the job an insider.
The news comes a day after the board had instructed examination centres to ensure safe delivery of answer books to its headquarters a day after a lawyer complained to the CBSE of answer sheets of Class XII Chemistry exam being transported in the Delhi Metro. CBSE had asked all the examination centres to make sure that such incidents are not reported.
The order came after a lawyer spotted an employee of Mata Kasturi Devi Senior Secondary Public School, Najafgarh, carrying a packet of Chemistry answer sheets in Delhi metro on Tuesday.


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Robert Weiner gets 100 and Plant hangs one on the Bulls
Written by TEAM BCP on November 3, 2012
Plant head football coach, Robert Weiner
The Plant Panthers finished unbeaten in the district with a 51 -20 victory over the Bloomindale Bulls behind big plays on the ground (two touchdown runs of 35 yards or more) and in the air (touchdown passes of 51, 70, 30 and 24 yards)
After a scoreless first quarter, senior quarterback Aaron Banks found classmate Wesley Bullock streaking down the middle of the field and hit him in stride with a 51-yard touchdown pass. William Few added the extra point and Plant had a 7 – 0 lead.
Bloomingdale's ensuing drive stalled quickly and the Bulls were forced to punt. On third down and 8 from their own 30 yard line, Banks hit fellow seniorTristan Cooper with a 70-yard bomb. Few's kick made it 14 – 0 in favor of Plant.
Bloomingdale got on track on its next drive. Sparked by a 30-yard completion to sophomore receiver Doug Sandberg, the Bulls drove 80 yards, the final 7 coming from senior running back Eugene Baker. Plant's Mazzi Wilkens blocked the extra point attempt, but Bloomingdale had cut the lead to 14 – 6 with just under 3 minutes remaining in the first half. But that was more than enough time for Plant to score — not once, but twice.
Senior Paris Bostick returned the Bloomingdale kick 35 yards to the Bulls 36 yard line. From their, Banks executed the read-option to perfection and sprinted into the end zone. Few's extra point gave the Panthers a 21 – 6 lead. Plant then forced a quick three-and-out from the Bulls. A pair of scrambles from Banks set up a 35-yard TD run from Bullock to put Plant ahead 28 – 6 at the half.
Bloomingdale came out in the second half and controlled the ball for the first six minutes. The Bulls drove 80 yards in 13 plays, capped off by a 4th down 8-yard touchdown pass to senior captain Adam Posateri. The two-point conversion was stuffed by Plant's Reeves Rogers, but the Bulls had once again cut into the Plant lead, trailing now 28 – 12.
Plant's next drive came to an end when Plant failed to convert on a 4th and 11 from the Bulls' 31. But, that didn't keep the Panthers from making another big play – this one coming from the defense. A sack by senior Mitchell Wright resulted in a lateral through the end zone and a safety. A kick out of bounds gave Plant the ball at the Bloomingdale 45 yard line. Bullock gained 20 yards on first down. Banks then lost 5, before finding Cooper on another long scoring strike, this one good from 30 yards out. Few stayed perfect on the night with his extra points and Plant led 37 – 12.
The Bulls put together their second 80-yard scoring drive of the night, as Posateri hauled in his second TD pass of the night, this one from 12 yards out amidst tight coverage, in the early minutes of the 4th quarter. Bloomingdale's Logan Crouse snuck into the end zone unnoticed to make an easy catch and give the Bulls a successful 2-point conversion.
Patrick Brooks returned the kickoff almost 30 yards and a horse collar penalty put the Panthers in business at the Bloomingdale 31. Short runs from senior running backs James Helms and Sammi Al-saleh set up a 24-yard TD pass from Plant back-up quarterback Kyle Groh to junior Cam Winter. Few converted again to give Plant a 44 – 20 advantage. Groh also showed that he could move the ball on the ground in Plant's final possession, picking up over 40 yards on a pair of bootlegs before sneaking the ball into the end zone from three yards out in the closing seconds of the game. This time, junior Hunter Anderson added the extra – and final – point to give the Panthers a 51 – 20 final advantage.
Bloomingdale was led on the ground by senior Eugene Baker, while Wes Bullock led the Panthers. Plant ended up the night with over 450 total yards, including 240 on the ground and 230 in the air.
The Panthers finish their regular season next Friday on the road against south-Tampa rival and undefeated Robinson, before beginning the defense of its 8-A State Championship title the following week at home against Orlando Freedom.
– Bob Barnes
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The Badgers began this season with sky-high expectations that come with a No. 4 ranking in the preseason poll, but 10 weeks into the season, they are nowhere near contention for the College Football Playoff.
Inexperience and injuries have taken a toll on the season as the Badges have failed to rise to just about any challenge they have been faced with this season.
But the Badgers are still 6-4 and in a great position to finish with a winning record for the 17th season in a row.
So, let's think about some silver linings from this season.
After finishing third in the nation last season with almost 2,000 rushing yards as a freshman, the expectations for Jonathan Taylor were sky high for 2018.
Taylor has lived up to all of that hype. He is currently leading the NCAA with 1,548 yards and doing so on an impressive 6.8 yards per carry.
Given that he has gotten more carries than anyone else in the country, the fact that he is able to remain so productive is remarkable.
The injury to quarterback Alex Hornibrook has made defenses focus even more exclusively on Taylor than before, and he has remained extremely effective regardless.
Taylor is also likely to surpass his 2017 total of 13 touchdowns, given that he already has 12 with two games to play. Many things have gone wrong for the Badgers this season, but Taylor has not been one of them.
The exciting storyline often required for a Heisman has not been there for Taylor this season, but the production has. If Taylor gets the right team around him during his time in Wisconsin, he will surely be a top contender for the award for the nation's most outstanding player.
The Badgers lost one of the best tight ends in college football to the 2018 NFL Draft, when the Broncos took Troy Fumagalli in the 5th round.
Fumagalli led last year's Badgers with 46 catches for 547 yards and four touchdowns and was Hornibrook's go-to target all season long.
As far as Wisconsin receiving targets go, this was a massive hole to replace and Jake Ferguson has done as good of a job as anyone could have expected in this role.
Despite being just a freshman, he has tallied 27 catches for 379 yards and three touchdowns in his first ten games as a Badger. Ferguson came ready to produce from the moment he stepped on the field. He leads the team in catches and is tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns.
Ferguson has done everything asked out of him this season and will almost certainly play a key role in the Badgers offense for the next few years.
Most Wisconsin fans can agree on our dislike for University of Iowa's football team, so it's always very satisfying to be able to go into their house and break their hearts in a comeback victory.
Hornibrook proved his doubters wrong and pulled off an impressive 88-yard drive to go up by four points with under a minute remaining. This came off a very disappointing home loss to Brigham Young University and was a much-needed victory and morale boost for the team.
Though this win won't amount to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship, it will give Wisconsin the tie-breaker over Iowa in the Big Ten standings, which is a silver lining I can live with.
The Badgers may not have risen to the occasion in any other road game this season, but at least they showed up to ruin a Saturday for Iowa.


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Ashland to annex properties near Columbia Regional Airport
By Brittany Ruessbruess@columbiatribune.com | 815-1722
Ashland officials are hoping two properties, totaling about 80 acres, near Columbia Regional Airport will be the site of future commercial and industrial development.
The city of Ashland plans to annex the properties, located west of the roughly 477 acres owned by MidwayUSA founder Larry Potterfield. He told the Tribune in February that he anticipates light industrial and service businesses at the site and potentially a hotel, convenience store and a few small service businesses in the northwest corner.
Potterfield was not immediately available for comment Thursday morning.
The city plans to annex 73.13 acres, located near East Log Providence Road and South Highway 63, owned by Ashland residents Joe and Elaine McDow. The same will be done with Ashland residents Greg and Mitsu Ann Rennier�s 6.7 acres along South Hardwick Lane.
The property owners currently live on the land and are voluntarily allowing annexation into the city, Ashland Mayor Gene Rhorer said.
The acreage likely will be rezoned to general commercial, he said.
The Ashland Board of Aldermen is scheduled to hear the petitions for annexation at its Tuesday meeting. A public hearing is set for Nov. 15, and after that the board must give its final approval.
The McDow property is directly southwest of the Route H overpass that connects to South Airport Drive.
Ward 1 Alderman George Campbell said the overpass area could be a potential site for hotels, restaurants and gas stations, which would help generate more sales tax revenue for the city.
�We�re trying, as a small city, to secure an economic future,� he said.
Campbell said the city voluntarily annexed about 200 acres near Angel Lane and the airport from him nearly a decade ago and that other property owners have done the same over time.
�There have been small steps made for the past eight or nine years,� he said. �It�s picked up interest, and the airport is an asset to the community, there�s no doubt about it. I think it�s becoming a more viable entity.�
Rhorer said Ashland is following the premise set by the city of Columbia to look at the airport as an economic development driver. The Columbia City Council voted last month to move operation of the airport from the public works department to its economic development department.
In August, voters approved a lodging tax increase from 4 percent to 5 percent to help fund construction of a new airport terminal.
With population booms in Columbia and Ashland, Rhorer said, he anticipates increased use of the airport.
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau this year shows Columbia as Missouri�s fourth largest city, gaining 10,600 residents between 2010 and 2015.
Ashland�s population in 2004 was 2,265 and increased to 3,848 in 2014, according to the census. Residential development in Ashland also is in the works with three different developers building up to 500 new homes dispersed in all four corners of the city, Rhorer said.
City officials are eyeing more property for annexation, Rhorer said, but he would not divulge where the sites are located. He would not comment if the city is pursuing more property for annexation near the land currently being considered.
No service for utilities has been requested at the McDow and Rennier properties, he said, and future developers will be responsible for infrastructure needs.
The Potterfield property required a $1.97 million extension of the sewer collection system from the site to the Ashland sewer plant, Rhorer said.
Potterfield contributed more than $900,000 toward the cost.
The Baptist Home, an independent and assisted living facility being developed on 73 acres in Ashland, paid about $405,000 to connect to the system, Rhorer said, and the city covered the remainder.


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Simon Crowther, aged fifty-six, had lived in his cottage in an English village for about eight weeks now. The first six weeks were okay, he was welcomed into the village and had acquired some acquaintances, but not really any friends. The following two weeks or so were very different.Simon had moved from a sizeable town where he had lived for years and he had gotten himself a reputation among the middle-aged ladies of the town. Possibly two reputations, or reputations for two not unconnected things.He had got a reputation for being rather good in bed, and quite a number of the women of the town, the majority of them married, could testify to that.Sometimes, or more accurately usually, the sex was preceded by Simon making the woman's buttocks red or even crimson by use of his right hand or sometimes a cane or a belt.Any woman that bared her buttocks for Simon would be doing it willingly, sometimes a woman would visit him just to get her arse warmed and no sex followed, but more often than not, both the buttock warming and sex occurred.During the first six weeks of life in the village, Simon hugely missed those aspects of his life and he had neither given a woman a sore bottom nor had sex. That situation changed after he accidentally overheard a conversation between two females in the village shop.The two women were Paula Shemmings, the shop owner, and her friend Lynne Miller and they were discussing the lack of sex in their marriages. As part of the conversation, a remark was made by Lynne about Paula being lucky that her husband did not give her a tanned arse and Paula replied that she wished that he would.It eventually came to light that Simon had overheard this discussion and from there, Simon and Paula discussed the situation, and Paula visited Simon's cottage to receive a very sound spanking and to get well fucked.The next thing was that Lynne visited Simon and also got a sore bottom and a well-fucked cunt.A third woman of the village, a divorcee named Trish O'Neill then got told about Simon by Paula and she received the same treatment. With Trish living alone, she did not have the restrictions that Paula and Lynne had, and she stayed with Simon overnight.A fourth woman, Penny Lister, had been told about Simon and she too had visited Simon for a thorough spanking and a good fuck.Paula and Lynne visited Simon together on one occasion and both took a caning before Simon fucked izmit escort bayan both of them. Since then, despite having been close friends for years and no such thoughts arising, the two women had had lesbian sex together.A woman from Simon's former town, Gillian Smith, had kept in contact with Simon since his move and she had now travelled more than one hundred miles to the village and spent the night with Simon, incorporating fucking and getting her bare arse belted.All five women were of similar age, Gillian the youngest at fifty-four and Penny the oldest at sixty-one, and they were all of a similar build in as much as they were not skinny, they were all quite curvy and all five had a great pair of buttocks.All the women now knew of the existence in Simon's life of the other four and all knew not to arrive at his cottage unannounced, in case he was entertaining one of the others.None of the other three women, nor Simon, knew of Paula and Lynne's brand new lesbian relationship.Simon was now in heaven because he had now started to live the life that he had in his former town and he was living in a cottage that he fell in love with when he first saw it for sale on the internet. Simon was financially sound and did not need to work so he could devote all his time to dealing with mature female bottoms and sexually pleasuring the owners of those bottoms.He found himself wondering just how many more ladies of the village might like his services if they knew of them. It was not a large village, and it was mostly populated by people of more mature age, and Simon would now look at the females imagining them over his knee and/or in his bed.Simon was unsure whether adding to his harem would be a good idea. In a quite big town, it was fine but he was thinking that in a small and quite tight-knit community, maybe the fewer people that knew the better. Every time a married woman took advantage of his services, there was a husband that might find out. If what he did, and who with, became common knowledge, it might make living in the village a lot less pleasant for Simon than it was at the moment.It was now two days since Gill Smith had visited Simon and he had not seen any of 'his' ladies socially. He had thought of phoning the unattached Trish to see if she wanted some fun but did not do so.He headed for the village shop, not because he wanted anything in particular but because he would izmit eve gelen escort almost certainly see Paula. He had no plans but she was good to look at, and to talk to, if nothing else.He entered the shop and he got a huge bonus because not only was Paula there but Lynne and Penny too."Well good morning ladies," said Simon, his penis hardening slightly."Morning Simon," said the three smiling women, all feeling a twitch in their buttocks and their cunts."How are you three beauties?" asked Simon."We had just been talking about you," announced Lynne, which was the truth."Really? All good, I hope," said a surprised but pleased Simon."Oh yes," said Penny, who then thought that she must have sounded over-enthusiastic."You have made an impression on all of us," said Paula."Yeah, in more ways than one," smirked Lynne, rubbing her buttocks."I am always happy to assist you ladies with anything that you need," replied Simon."All three of us at once?" asked Paula, an eyebrow raised and not entirely serious."Um, well that would be an interesting challenge, but I could try," answered Simon.Another woman entered the shop, it was not Trish, and the conversation was brought to a halt.As he often did, Simon got himself into a position where he could survey the new arrival from behind. She was a woman of similar age to the others who had seen around the village and had probably nodded to her, but he did not know her name. She was pleasingly wide across the hips and she was certainly not unattractive.Paula was very aware of what Simon was doing, "Have you been introduced to Pam Yates, Simon? Mrs Yates used to be a policewoman," said Paula, immediately conjuring up thoughts of uniforms in Simon's head."No, I do not think that I have had the pleasure," smiled Simon, offering his hand."Pam, this is Simon Crowther, he bought the cottage," said Paula to the woman.With Lynne and Penny looking on, both with the same thoughts, Pam and Simon shook hands."Pleased to meet you, Mister Crowther," said Pam, with quite a strong grip on Simon's hand."Oh Simon please; pleased to meet you, Mrs Yates," replied Simon, aware that the three women watching were all close to giggling."Pam," corrected the woman, somewhat reluctantly releasing her grip on Simon's hand."Pam," repeated Simon.There was a brief silence, the Pam spoke, "Was I interrupting a meeting or something?""No, no…, izmit otele gelen escort we were just chatting," said Paula.Simon knew that he would have to make further enquiries about Pam Yates, she looked to be perfect for going over his knee and, maybe, into his bed."Oh well, I had better be going; see you soon ladies, see you soon Simon," said Penny, as she moved towards the door."Bye, see you soon," was the general response, Simon and Penny looked into each other's eyes, meaningfully, suggesting that they both wanted their next meeting to be as soon as possible.Over the last two weeks or so, Paula had gotten to be able to read Simon quite well and it was obvious to her that he had taken an interest in Pam and would want to know more about her. She also detected an interest in the other direction, Paula did not know what Pam's sex life was like, but Pam's husband was a good few years older than her."I had better be off too, see you soon," said Lynne, leaving just Paula, Pam and Simon in the shop."Bye Lynne," echoed the three people still in the shop.Simon wanted to hang around until Pam had gone so that he could quiz Paula about her, and Paula was fully aware of that. The former policewoman in Pam made her wonder why Simon seemed so reluctant to leave, he did not appear to be making any purchases. She was also thinking to herself that he was a very attractive man, she did not know if he was married but believed that he lived on his own.Pam was deliberately taking her time over her shopping, so much so that it was getting embarrassing for Simon just standing there, "I will be off, see you soon Paula, nice to have met you, Pam," said Simon, leaving knowing that he would get another chance to quiz Paula about Pam."Nice to have met you, Simon," said Pam."Bye Simon," said Paula, amused at the situation."Do you know him well?" Pam asked Paula when they were the only two in the shop."Well, he comes in the shop quite a lot," replied Paula, feeling guilty about withholding information from the ex-policewoman."He seems nice," said Pam."Yes, he is; lives on his own and, from what I gather, has got pots of money," said Paula."I am not one to gossip and I don't know if it is true, but I heard that Trish O'Neill and he were maybe an item," said Pam."Don't know about that, but if they are then why not? they are both single," replied Paula, again not divulging everything she knew."I certainly wouldn't say no to him," said Pam, surprising Paula."You naughty girl, Pam, you are married," admonished Paula."In name only; I need a good fucking," admitted Pam.Another customer entered the shop, "Wait," Paula mouthed to Pam, suggesting she hang around until the customer had gone.
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The Brennan School of Business presents the 2018 Ethics and Leadership Lecture with keynote speaker Ed Wehmer, President and CEO of Wintrust Financial Corporation.
A great champion of local business and advocate for entrepreneurs, Wehmer will discuss the challenges of maintaining faith and values while growing professionally. This discussion is at the core of Brennan's commitment to ethical leadership and social responsibility.
This event features a networking reception followed by a lecture and Q&A.


Distribution to multiple virtual machines in the cloud or servers is the way to scale horizontally when there is no more room or resources to grow vertically. In this talk we will discuss how to load test an XMPP server and distribute load generation using Erlang/OTP as a platform. Experiences from testing production ready MongooseIM systems will be presented.
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Quantifying and Qualifying our premise that music enhances development initiatives
Upon returning to the US in 2004 we began planning to return to Uganda and repeat the Soroti pilot event but on a larger scale. Having the advantage of time and additional planning enabled us to collect far more data and to quantitatively and qualitatively document the effectiveness of music in health care delivery. In 2005, I applied for an Alumni Grant from my Alma Mata, Berklee College of Music. The objective was to return to Uganda and continue this work. When we were awarded the maximum grant amount allowed, I began to work closely with Caravaan's co-founder Stephanie Pollender, who at the time was the British Quaker representative in Uganda.
We decided to organize performances in 5 IDP camps and in one local township. The decision to add a performance in the Gulu township, allowed us the benefit of having a baseline from which to draw comparisons and conclusions. We also felt that it would be important to the research, if we were to work in other countries and under different circumstances in future projects, if we understood the effectiveness of doing this work in a community other than the unique environment of the IDP camps.
Stefanies close ties with local NGOs and those we had worked with in Soroti helped solidify the planning for 20 partnering organizations and raising matching funds from Save the Children and Christian Aid Uganda. In total, we raised $24,000 as well as acquiring 2000 HIV test kits from Abbott a pharmaceutical company. HIV test kits were difficult to come by in Uganda at the time.
In the final analysis of these events, it was clear that music provides an effective means of enhancing the efforts of aid organizations in reaching large numbers of community members, providing services with higher rates of uptake, and increasing the health literacy within the community.
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Peace Activist Frances Crowe Turns 100; She Once Set Up a Pirate Radio Station to Air Democracy Now! | Democracy Now!
longtime peace and anti-nuclear activist.
The legendary peace activist Frances Crowe has just turned 100. She was born on March 15, 1919. Frances has been arrested countless times protesting war, nuclear weapons and nuclear power. In 2005, Amy Goodman interviewed her onstage in Northampton, Massachusetts. She described how she became a peace activist on August 6, 1945—the day the U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She also talked about setting up a pirate radio station in her backyard to broadcast Democracy Now!
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Well, back in 2005, I interviewed her onstage in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she continues to live today. She described how she became a peace activist August 6, 1945—the day the U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. At the time, her husband Tom was a physician in the Army Medical Corps.
FRANCES CROWE: I was a bride. My husband was in the Medical Corps in the Army. He had told me a few weeks before that he had heard rumors that we were developing this incredible weapon. And he was at sea when we dropped the bomb, but I was alone in our apartment in New Orleans. And when I heard it on the radio, I really unplugged the iron, left the placemat that I was ironing, and went out looking for a peace center in the streets of New Orleans.
FRANCES CROWE: And then, you know, slowly, we kept moving in the direction of working for change. My husband, when he was discharged, he went to the University of Rochester, where he was studying radiology. And there, of course, the head of the Manhattan Project had been Leslie Groves from the University of Rochester. So that was a challenge. But eventually we ended up in Northampton, and it was fertile ground for organizing, I found, in the early '50s. There were a lot of people very concerned about the atmospheric testing of weapons. So, a friend and I set up a Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. My husband worked with the Physicians for Social Responsibility. And we've just continued.
AMY GOODMAN: Frances Crowe, how did you move from peace activism to media activism? What is the connection that you see?
FRANCES CROWE: After 28 years of trying very hard to organize on issues of peace and justice locally, I finally came to the realization that the only way we were going to bring about change in this country was to have independent community radio. And I had tried to get our local NPR station to carry Democracy Now!, and they had refused. And we worked on the University of Massachusetts station, and they also turned us down.
So, finally, when a friend, I heard, was broadcasting from the top of a mountain Democracy Now!, I got in touch with him and said—you know, the road was about to close, and we couldn't do it in the wintertime, although he was on the air every afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30, so we tried to get several other venues in Northampton where there would be higher spots. So, finally, we said we'll try my backyard. So I put a pole up, and we were on the air.
And, you know, I've never broken a law that I felt better about. It gave me a large charge every day.
AMY GOODMAN: Peace activist Frances Crowe, speaking in 2005. The man she describes climbing Mount Holyoke each day to broadcast Democracy Now! with an antenna in his backpack was Ed Russell. He died last week and is being mourned by the whole peace community in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. Democracy Now! has since gone on to be broadcast on WMUA, the University of Massachusetts college radio station, has been broadcasting there for years, and is now broadcasting on over 1,400 public television and radio stations around the world, on many NPR and PBS stations, on public access TV and college and community radio stations. Frances Crowe celebrated her 100th birthday on March 15th. I'm Amy Goodman. Thanks so much for joining us.


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Residents call time on robber
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Peddie Road in Milnerton was one of the roads targeted by the robber.
A man accused of preying on domestic workers in Milnerton from the comfort of a silver BMW Ti coupe is behind bars.
For about two weeks, the man is alleged to have prowled Peddie Road and other streets in Milnerton, jumping out of his luxury car to rob the women of their belongings at knifepoint.
However, his flashy car, with fake "Richgangs WP" personalised number plate, did not make for a particularly low-profile get-away vehicle, and, in the end, it appears to have been his undoing.
Reports of the "Richgangs robberies" were posted on the Milnerton Crime Watch (MCW) Facebook page and residents were urged to be cautious. On Friday July 1, MCW posted: "Again today we've had a domestic (worker) robbed by (someone in) a two-door sedan with registration Richgangs WP. The licence plate is falsified and does not exist. Should you spot the vehicle in the area, please notify the patrol vehicle immediately and do not approach."
MCW patrol co-ordinator Craig Pedersen said the robber had usually attacked during the late afternoon and apart for a few "arbitrary people", his main target had been domestic workers.
"The robberies were getting out of hand in terms of frequency and how low do you stoop to rob a domestic worker – someone who can least afford to lose their salary. This prompted us to take action," said Mr Pedersen.
Mr Pedersen, along with three other MCW members, tracked down a suspect on Saturday July 2.
"We tracked him down in the Brooklyn area where his car was seen frequently. While driving down one of the roads, we spotted the suspect washing the car."
The car they saw being washed in a garage matched the description of the vehicle linked to the robberies.
The MCW members notified the police who quickly arrested the man and impounded the vehicle.
Police spokeswoman Warrant Officer Daphne O' Reilly confirmed that police had arrested a 28-year-old Brooklyn man who is facing four charges of robbery.
He appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday July 12 and was remanded in custody to Pollsmoor Prison. The case was postponed for further investigation, and Warrant Officer O'Reilly said a formal bail application will be heard on Thursday July 28.
"The investigating officer will request that bail be denied," she said.
When news broke that the man would be detained until his next court appearance, residents rejoiced on the MCW Facebook page.
Mark Mausenbaum posted: "If all residents keep on acting vigilantly, keeping an eye and ear out we will prevail. If you can afford it please become a member of MCW."
Lee King posted: "Fantastic news. Together we can and will do it."
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How Do You Choose The Right ETF?
With more than 1,800 ETFs on the market today, and 150+ launching each year, it can be tough to determine which product will work best in your portfolio. How should you evaluate the ever-expanding ETF landscape?
Start With What's In The Benchmark
A lot of people like to focus on the ETF's expense ratio, or its assets under management, or its issuer. All those things matter. But to us, the single most important thing to consider about an ETF is its underlying index.
We're conditioned to believe that all indexes are the same. The S&P 500 and the Russell 1000: What's the difference?
The answer is: Not much. Sure, the Russell 1000 has twice as many securities as the S&P 500. But over any given period, the two will perform about the same. Moreover, who's to say one will be up more than the other?
But outside of a few cases, indexes matter … a lot. The Dow Jones industrial average holds 30 stocks, and looks (and performs) nothing like the S&P 500. One popular China ETF tracks an index that's 50 percent financials; another tracks an index with no financials at all.
One of the beautiful things about ETFs is that they disclose their holdings (mostly) on a daily basis. So take the time to look under the hood and see if the holdings, sector and country breakdowns make sense. Do they match the asset allocation you have in mind?
Pay particular attention not just to what stocks or bonds an ETF holds, but how they're weighted. Some indexes weight their holdings more or less equally, while others allow one or two big names to shoulder the burden. Some aim for broad market exposure, while others take risks in an attempt to outperform the market. You can find all this information—and up-to-date commentary—on the Fit tab of any ETF on our Screener.
Know what you own. Don't assume that all ETFs are the same, because they definitely aren't!.
How High Is Its Tracking Difference?
Once you've found the right index, it's important to make sure the fund is reasonably priced, well-run and tradable.
Most investors start with a fund's expense ratio: the lower the better.
But expense ratios aren't the be-all-end-all. As the old saying goes, it's not what you pay, it's what you get. And for that, you should look at a fund's "tracking difference."
ETFs are designed to track indexes. If an index is up 10.25 percent, a fund should be up 10.25 percent too. But that's rarely the case.
First, expenses create a drag on returns. If you charge 0.25 percent in annual fees, your expected return will be 10.00 percent (10.25% - 0.25% in annual fees). But beyond expenses, some issuers do a better job tracking indexes than others. Also, some indexes are easier to track than others.
Let's start with the base case. For a popular large-cap U.S. equity index like the S&P 500, most ETFs tracking that fund will use what's called "full replication." That means they buy every security in the S&P 500 at the exact ratio at which they are represented in the index. Before transaction costs, this fund should track the index perfectly.
But what if they are tracking an index in Vietnam that has a lot of turnover? Transaction costs can eat away into returns.
Sometimes, fund managers will only buy some—not all—of the stocks or bonds in an index. This is called "sampling," or more optimistically, "optimization." A sampled strategy will typically aim to replicate an index, but it may over- or underperform slightly based on what securities it holds.
Other factors can influence tracking as well, including how good the ETF manager is at overseeing cash positions and executing trades, or managing its share-lending book. All in all, the lower the tracking difference is—especially on the downside—the better. You can evaluate a fund's tracking difference by examining the Efficiency tab for any ETF at ETF.com.
How Liquid Is The Fund?
If a fund has the right strategy and is well-run, you then decide if you can buy it. Trading costs can eat into your returns if you're not careful.
The three things you want to look for are the fund's liquidity; its bid/ask spread; and its tendency to trade in line with its true net asset value.
An ETF's liquidity stems from two sources: the liquidity of the fund itself; and the liquidity of its underlying shares. Funds with higher average daily trading volumes and more assets under management tend to trade at tighter spreads than funds with less daily trading or lower assets. But even funds with limited trading volume can trade at tight spreads if the underlying securities of the fund are liquid. An ETF that invests in S&P 500 stocks, for example, will probably be more liquid than one that invests in Brazilian small-caps or alternative energy companies. It just makes sense.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's own office finds he 'committed no crime' in bribery allegations
by: James Barragán
Posted: Aug 24, 2021 / 06:22 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 24, 2021 / 07:00 PM CDT
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Nearly 11 months after Attorney General Ken Paxton's former top aides accused him of accepting bribes, Paxton's office on Tuesday published a 374-page internal report that concludes he's innocent of the allegations.
Last October, seven former employees told authorities they believed Paxton was using his power as attorney general to aid Nate Paul, a campaign donor and Austin real estate developer, who whistleblowers have said helped Paxton remodel his home and gave a job to a woman with whom Paxton allegedly had an affair. All of those employees were either fired or left the office under pressure after their complaint. Four of the employees filed a whistleblower lawsuit saying Paxton used his position to help Paul's business interests, investigate his foes, and help settle a lawsuit.
A.G. Paxton responds to bribery, abuse of office allegations; Gov. Abbott says they 'raise serious concerns'
But in Tuesday's report, Paxton's office said there was no basis for a criminal complaint against their boss, a second-term Republican.
"AG Paxton's actions were lawful, and consistent with his legal duties and prior actions taken by Attorneys General of Texas," the report said. "AG Paxton committed no crime."
The report also said it found "no evidence" that Paxton had taken a bribe or that there was a quid pro quo relationship between Paxton and Paul. And it accuses three of the Paxton aides who reported him of breaking the law.
In a statement, attorneys for the whistleblowers, said the "takeaway from this internal report is that, although Ken Paxton remains under active federal investigation, the people who still work for Paxton say he did nothing wrong." The FBI is reportedly investigating the claims by Paxton's former employees.
"Notably, whoever in Paxton's office wrote this report was not willing to put their name on it. Of course, the one-sided internal report is full of half-truths, outright lies, and glaring omissions," the statement read. "It is a half-baked self-exoneration by Paxton, who continues to use taxpayer dollars to delay and hide from simple document requests and depositions and pay private lawyers to keep the federal investigation quiet. The truth will come out, but you won't get it from Ken Paxton."
Alejandro Garcia, a Paxton spokesperson, did not respond to a question about who had worked on the report and what level of independence the person or persons had from the attorney general. The report states it is rooted in "documents, third-party interviews and the application of Texas law."
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But it also states that the report is limited to events that occurred before Oct. 5, 2020, when the internal investigation began, and the office "reserves the right to update and modify" the report and its conclusions.
The report does not impact the whistleblower lawsuit, which is currently awaiting a hearing at the 3rd Court of Appeals after Paxton asked the court to throw out the case. The four whistleblowers — Ryan Vassar, Mark Penley, James Brickman and David Maxwell — have asked the court to reinstate them and compensate them for lost wages, future loss of earnings and damages for emotional pain and suffering.
Paxton has denied wrongdoing and said he fired the whistleblowers because they had gone "rogue" and made "unsubstantiated claims" against him.
The report claims that the former employees who reported their concerns to authorities ignored facts and sometimes "willfully obfuscated" them. It also pushes back against claims that Paxton accepted bribes and accuses some of the former employees of illegally sharing grand jury information with a private lawyer and getting rid of evidence.
The criminal complaint by former employees alleges that Paxton pressured staff to help Paul's attorney get information through records requests he had filed with other state agencies. The attorney general is charged with resolving disputes on open records laws. Paul was seeking information related to an August 2019 raid by state and federal authorities on his home office.
Former top aides say AG Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for alleged girlfriend in return for helping political donor
The employees also alleged that Paxton took an interest in a routine lawsuit between an Austin charity, the Roy R. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation, and Paul's real estate firm. The attorney general's office had already declined to get involved in the case, but Paxton directed the agency to reverse itself and intervene. The effort, according to the whistleblowers and an attorney for the charity, was intended to help Paul's interests at the expense of the philanthropic group.
Last July, Paxton directed top aides to issue a legal opinion on foreclosure sales during the COVID-19 pandemic that the whistleblowers said would help Paul stave off foreclosure sales of some of his properties.
And most troubling for the whistleblowers, Paxton hired a 34-year-old Houston defense attorney named Brandon Cammack to investigate claims by Paul that he had been mistreated during the 2019 raid of his home and office.
Two Paxton aides at the time, Maxwell and Penley, had been charged with looking into Paul's claims but had found "no credible evidence existed to support any state law charges." Penley tried to close the investigation but Paxton, Paul and his attorney pushed back. Paxton eventually hired Cammack.
The internal report addresses each of the concerns presented in the criminal complaint, saying the attorney general's office ruled against people connected to Paul in open records disputes multiple times. The report says the office also took a position in the lawsuit involving the Mitte Foundation that was "adverse to Nate Paul" who would have had to pay a higher settlement under its guidance.
The report states that the foreclosure opinion was in response to a request for guidance from state Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But it does not state that Hughes has publicly said he filed his request for an attorney general opinion at Paxton's behest, with the attorney general's office even providing the wording for it.
The attorney general's office has sidelined 4 of the 7 whistleblowers who reported Ken Paxton to law enforcement
The report also said Cammack "legally and properly" exercised authority given to him by the attorney general's office and the Travis County District Attorney's office, even though some of the employees who filed a complaint against Paxton said they had no knowledge of the hiring of Cammack as an outside counsel for the office. The report says some of the employees signed off on the hire and should have known about Cammack's work for the office.
The report alleges that Penley, who the report says should have known about the hire because he had signed off on it, misinformed the district attorney's office that Cammack was not working for the attorney general and violated Texas law. It also alleges that Vassar committed a crime when he shared information about subpoenas Cammack had filed with a private lawyer who previously worked as a state and federal attorney. The report says Penley also shared subpoena information with the lawyer.
In an email included in the report, Penley asks the lawyer to forward the subpoenas to a law enforcement agency.
The attorney Penley asked previously served as a federal prosecutor, and the internal report says that because Cammack was investigating the raid of Paul's home by federal authorities, he could have had personal and professional relationships with possible defendants. The whistleblowers' statement Tuesday did not directly address the allegations made by Paxton's in the report.
Separately, Paxton has been indicted for felony securities fraud. He is seeking a third term in office in 2022 and has already drawn two Republican opponents in Land Commissioner George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at www.texastribune.org. The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans – and engages with them – about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
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CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — After spending all of December well above average, some of us may have been hoping for the warm weather to last all winter. After a few cold snaps so far in January, forecasts are coming together this week for what looks to be our longest stretch of cold weather mixed with the potential for some wintry precipitation.
While this forecast does include mentions of light wintry precipitation accumulation, it is not going to be on the level of last February's devastating winter storm. So, we're here to iron out some of the details on what to expect.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As of noon Monday, businesses in Austin and Travis County have to display two signs visible from the outside.
One encourages masks and vaccines in general. The other is a checklist with COVID-19 precautions businesses should take.
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LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Police say a "major crash" off North U.S. Highway 183 in Leander is shutting down parts of the highway Monday afternoon.
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"Characterful cottages on a working farm set on the edge of Exmoor National Park" - VisitEngland Assessor
Luxborough, Somerset
Westcott Farm is a working farm offering three characterful holiday cottages close to the picturesque village of Luxborough. One sleeps six, and the other two sleep four. Ideal for walkers, cyclists and families, Westcott Farm is also the perfect place to bring your horse or pony – up to six visiting horses can be accommodated. The Royal Oak Inn is a mile away, and Dunster is only a short drive.
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Somerset means 'summer pastures' – appropriate given that so much of this county remains rural and unspoiled. Ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Descend to the Somerset Levels, an evocative lowland landscape that was the setting for the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685. In the depths of winter this is a desolate place and famously prone to extensive flooding. There is also a palpable sense of the distant past among these fields and scattered communities. It is claimed that Alfred the Great retreated here after his defeat by the Danes.
Away from the flat country are the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. The Quantocks are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer. From the summit, the Bristol Channel is visible where it meets the Severn Estuary. So much of this hilly landscape has a timeless quality about it and large areas have hardly changed since Coleridge and Wordsworth's day.
A 19th-century pub high up in the Exmoor National Park, The Rest and Be Thankful Inn overlooks Dunkery Beacon and was once a staging post. Crackling log fires add to the convivial atmosphere of the bar populated by locals and visitors alike. A range...
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( CNN) Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has suspended dental and vision benefits for virtually 500,000 Medicaid recipients after a federal judge blocked his plan to overhaul the safety net program.
The effort was halted — at the least temporarily — on Friday after US District Judge James Boasberg voided the federal acceptance and kicked the matter back to the Department of Health and Human Services for further review. Calling the agency's acceptance "arbitrary and capricious, " Boasberg said HHS Secretary Alex Azar had neglected to analyze whether Kentucky's plan would cause recipients to lose their health insurance coverage.
Bevin administration officials quickly warned that the state would have "no choice but to stimulate significant benefit reductions" to offset the increasing cost of Medicaid expansion. On Sunday, they announced that dental and vision coverage would objective for about 460,000 recipients until the overhaul moves forward.


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Everyone thought that the non-appearance of several large tire makers at the 2009 SEMA Show would be the big news, but Coker Tire Co. stole the show with a startling new product announcement. "As you know, until now, there has not been a radial whitewall tire with an authentic look for antique and Classic cars and old-school hot rods," said company president Corkey Coker. "Now, there is one!"
Coker explained that his new line of Excelsior Tires will be the first to combine modern-day radial construction with the classic appearance that old-car hobbyists demand. And he said that the new tires will come in a variety of sizes to fit everything from '32 Fords to Duesenbergs.
Known as the Excelsior Stahl Sport Radial, this type of tire is being made to replace the old bias-ply tires still found on many vintage cars. "So now, hobbyists will be able to enjoy their driving experiences even more," said Coker. "This steel-belted radial is targeted toward restored vehicles built before World War II, but the wide range of sizes makes it suitable for a long list of applications."
Coker revealed that 20 sizes will initially be available with wheel-diameters ranging from 16 to 21 in. "So these tires are versatile, to say the least," he told Old Cars Weekly. "And while they were designed for restored original cars, the new Stahl Sport Radials will be perfect for a traditional hot rod on which the owner wants the looks of a bias-ply tire combined with the performance of a radial tire."
Designed for all-season use, each Stahl Sport Radial tire features a specific speed and load rating. The tires made for 16-in. wheels feature an "H" speed rating of 130 mph, while the 17-in. and larger tires feature an "S" rating of 112 mph. Coker said that, compared to a a car using a bias-ply tire of similar size, handling and ride quality will be greatly improved without losing the classic look.
Made in the USA, the Excelsior Stahl Sport Radial is DOT-approved, as well as ECE-approved. "They are legal and ready for the highway anywhere you live," Coker pointed out.
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Two days were given to students to make and assemble this Easter-themed Chocolate Showpiece. Here's mine.
On day 1, we tempered and molded the base, eggs, rocks and leaves.
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New York-based consultant, Gibbins Advisors, to oversee HCA Healthcare in Mission deal
Gibbins Advisors regularly will advise the Dogwood Health Trust as well as five regional advisory boards on HCA's compliance with the sale agreement.
New York-based consultant, Gibbins Advisors, to oversee HCA Healthcare in Mission deal Gibbins Advisors regularly will advise the Dogwood Health Trust as well as five regional advisory boards on HCA's compliance with the sale agreement. Check out this story on citizen-times.com: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/11/01/new-york-based-consultant-gibbins-advisors-will-oversee-hca-healthcare-in-mission-deal/4124012002/
Dillon Davis, Asheville Citizen Times Published 2:05 p.m. ET Nov. 1, 2019
The new North Tower at Mission Hospital will be opening soon with a new emergency department and added patient rooms with smart technology. (Photo: ANGELI WRIGHT/ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES)
ASHEVILLE - A New York-based health care consulting firm has been appointed independent monitor to ensure HCA Healthcare lives up to the terms of this year's $1.5 billion acquisition of Mission Health.
The firm, Gibbins Advisors, regularly will advise the Dogwood Health Trust, the foundation formed from the sale of Mission, as well as five regional advisory boards on HCA's compliance with the sale agreement. Gibbins was selected from what a Dogwood spokeswoman called a "thorough search and interview process" including representatives from Dogwood, ANC Healthcare — a new moniker for Mission Health — in addition to interviews with HCA and state Attorney General Josh Stein.
The selection was approved both by Stein and HCA, according to an Oct. 31 news release.
In a statement, Stein said reviewing the choice for independent monitor was one he took "seriously." He said his office "thoroughly" reviewed Gibbins and discussed it with new Dogwood CEO Antony Chiang before consenting.
"To be successful, the monitor must take the time to engage with communities in western North Carolina," Stein said. "Specifically, I am looking forward to hearing about town hall meetings and other opportunities for the monitor to hear directly from the people who are impacted by HCA's health care decisions.
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He added, "That commitment to engaging with local communities, along with the monitor's qualifications, led me to direct my office to consent to the selection of this monitor."
In its new role, Gibbins is expected to review HCA's annual reports, inspect hospital facilities acquired from Mission and "evaluate HCA's compliance with its ongoing obligations under its purchase agreement with Mission Health," a Dogwood news release shows. That includes holding HCA's feet to the fire on contract stipulations such as the types of services HCA must provide at Mission's rural hospitals and committing to build a 120-bed mental health facility within five years of closing on the acquisition.
Janice Brumit, chairman of the Dogwood Health Trust. (Photo: LGA)
Dogwood board Chair Janice Brumit said in a statement that the organization is "pleased" Gibbins was appointed to the independent monitor role. Dogwood will oversee Gibbins in the new role "in helping to ensure HCA continues Mission's legacy of providing world-class patient care," the foundation said.
"Gibbins is a highly qualified firm that we believe will take a proactive approach to evaluating community needs," Brumit said.
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Doctor Who: 10 Awesome Moments From Series 6's US Two-Parter
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Believe it or not but today (23rd April) marks the 4 year anniversary of The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon, the momentous two-part adventure that opened NuWho's sixth series back in 2011. It was a much anticipated story since it marked the triumphant return of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory and it had earned a fair amount of fame even before its broadcast due to the location filming in Utah. What really made it stand out, however, was that it was the first time in the history of the modern show that a series opened with a two-part storyline. The two-episode story format really paid off for this explosive opener as, all in the course of 45 minutes, everything fans thought they knew about the Doctor and his companions changed to give them more questions than answers. By the time the ending credits rolled for Day of the Moon, Whovians everywhere were desperate to know the truth behind the web of secrets that had now ensnared the heroic TARDIS crew. There were numerous moments during The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon that left the audience's jaw on the floor, and here are just 10 of them.
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Paula Luther hails from Pennsylvania and has been an avid Whovian since 2008. She enjoys writing (obviously), reading, dancing, video editing, and building websites. She has also self-published two books on Amazon, "Bart the Bard" and "Android Mae and Other Stories".
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