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For The NY Times, Antisemitism Exists Because the Alt-Right is Racist and Israel is Racist
Pure hatred is ugly in any situation. Hatred begotten of a sick mindset that views certain people as being deeply sinister and sub-human is yet a darker shade in the evil shadow of mankind. That's what racism and antisemitism is and has always been, and it should be unremarkably easy to denounce clearly and without condition.
But the increasingly far-left turn of mainstream media like The New York Times cannot do so.
On April 5, 2019, the paper ran a cover story with no picture called "Extremes of Right and Left Share an Ancient Bias." The title made this writer hopeful that the paper would finally acknowledge the mainstreaming of antisemitism that has infected the alt-left, just as it continues to address the antisemitism of the alt-right.
But the Times could not.
The paper relayed its perceptions as to the causes of the spike in antisemitism over the past five years. It described the hatred from the alt-right as coming from racists and neo-Nazis in Europe and America. The paper included three color photographs on page A8 highlighting some of those attacks.
The Times would also include one color photograph of an opposition march against the UK Labour Party which has been peddling anti-Semitic and anti-Israel propaganda for several years. There was however, no picture of the Labour party head Jeremy Corbyn celebrating with Islamic terrorists and sporting the four finger Muslim Brotherhood "rabia" salute or dozens of other anti-Israel and antisemitic stories emanating from the UK's left-wing party.
There were no pictures of Ilhan Omar, Louis Farrakhan or other Muslims and people of color who comprise the third ugly leg of the antisemitic trifecta. There were no pictures of the victims throughout Europe of Muslim antisemitism, or of the Chabad House in India where Muslim terrorists went out of their way to kill the handful of Jews in India, while engaged in a massive terrorist operation. Of course, there were no pictures of Muslims attacking Jews in Israel.
The Times has taken the position that the antisemitism from the alt-left and Muslims is because of Israel's actions against Palestinian Arabs. The final 14 paragraphs of the article – meant to discuss antisemitism – described how Israel's government is comprised of far right-wing racists who persecute Muslims. The implication is therefore that the leftists and Muslims were protesters against racism, rather than anti-Semites themselves.
Fourteen paragraphs about Israelis being racists. Not Muslims.
The Times decided to not print the ADL polls which show that Muslims are three to five times more antisemitic than Christians in Europe.
The Times decided to not point out how millions of dollars from the Arab world has poured into American universities to fund Arab Studies programs and anti-Israel activities.
The Times ignored the leaders of the "Women's March" attacking Jews and Israel.
The Times would not print Louis Farrakhan's vile comments or that his audience dwarfed the crowd of neo-Nazis in Charlottesville.
The Times ignored the long history of Muslims killing Jews around the world long before the 2014 War From Gaza, including the Iranians blowing up the Jewish Center in Argentina in 1994 or the mass shooting of a Turkish synagogue in 1986.
The Times refuses to portray fanatical Muslims as deeply anti-Semitic just as it refuses to acknowledge the evolving deep hatred from the alt-left (NY liberal politicians refused to allow Jewish schools to have police protection!) Every violent action Muslims and the alt-left take are protests, not antisemitism.
Further, the Times spins a narrative that the alt-left and radical Muslims are in the right to protest Israel, because Israel is supposedly a racist colonial oppressor of indigenous Arabs. The paper argues that it is the treatment of Palestinian Arabs which upsets the left-wing, as oppose to the very existence of Israel. The phrase "treatment of Palestinians" has become commonplace in the paper as the source of the protests. The paper will almost never mention the virulently antisemitic Hamas Charter which calls for the death of Jews, or note that Palestinians voted Hamas to 58% of parliament with such charter. It will not call Hamas a terrorist group even though it has been designated as such by the United States and many other countries.
For the Times, antisemitism is ancient but the the bias has different origins. The alt-right is evil, your father's antisemitism, easy to recognize by the white nationalists which should be condemned. But the newer antisemitism isn't really evil at all, as it's a legitimate form of protest by Muslims and progressives against racist Zionists.
The fact that all three groups want Jews dead and the Jewish State destroyed is a coincidence of conclusion. Please don't besmirch progressives and Muslims or we'll have to label you as alt-right racists too.
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3 thoughts on "For The NY Times, Antisemitism Exists Because the Alt-Right is Racist and Israel is Racist"
Cathy on April 8, 2019 at 4:06 am said:
Upon reading the conclusion of this article, I wanted to scream "What is it about a Jewish state you don't understand:?" There is implied criticism that PM Netanyahu is trying to strengthen the Jewish identity of Israel. The right-wing Jews in Israel know that daily we fight the forces that want to destroy the Jewishness of Israel, forces who want to make Israel a little US. The whole point of Israel is for Jews to live as Jews as G-d has instructed. Without a Jewish state, 2000 years has proven this to be an impossibility. Israeli Arabs have equal civil rights in Israel. They also have 22 Arab states in which they can live if they don't like their lives here. Most do however appreciate that they live better in Israel than in any other state in the whole Middle East. We need the media to stop bashing Israel for being what it is supposed to be, and the freedom to be Jews. The media needs to stop leading the obsession to destroy Jews and Israel. Mostly, they need to stop publishing the malicious lies about Israel. The Druze have had the choice to move across the border into Syria if they so hated Israel. They didn't. Voting with their feet says a whole lot more than their kvetching with their mouths.
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Girl, you know I go to Target every two seconds. There's one about two minutes from my house.
Oh, my gosh! If I had to hoof it to Target for something, I could totally get there (MIND BLOWN).
Anyway, I'm there almost every other day. You know, good prices, perfect quantities (I don't need 400 rolls of toilet paper at one time), and I can basically find all of life's necessities as soon as I walk through those doors.
Story of my life: I walk into the store for one thing — a bag of cat treats, a new outfit for Connor Claire, scrunchies, a giant tub of peanut butter, coffee or a beauty products for myself — but I never get upset when a pint of pistachio ice cream or a couple of tubes of ChapStick also fall into my cart.
FYI, in case you weren't aware, Target is like the Valhalla of ChapStick. They have practically every variety of ChapStick under the sun, including my faves, the Total Hydration Moisture + Tint ChapStick shades, which are the newest ChapStick products with a hint of color.
The Moisture + Tints moisturize while adding a little color, which, you know…basically helps me feel like I can handle LIFE. LOL!
It's a well-known scientific fact (not really) that soft, tinted lips make everything better. I can apply the non-sticky ChapStick Moisture + Tint products without a mirror, which makes me much more likely to use them throughout the day than other tinted lippies that are so pigmented that I have to be super careful with them.
I swear, they're haunted fun-house mirrors.
Heading to the gym in my favorite workout tank with my water bottle and ChapStick Moisture + Tint in Coral Blush… But first, a selfie!
Or I'll put on a little Rose Petal while I'm wandering around the grocery store or the Target aisles (obvs), because I always feel a bit better when I'm wearing a little color. I feel less like Tired Mom Karen and more like Perky Sassy Karen.
Or sometimes, when I'm just hanging out with the baby in the front yard and want to text a "hello!" pic to my mom or El Hub, I'll put on Merlot, click and send it off.
I like the Moisture + Tints, but I've got mad love for the non-tinted ChapStick Total Hydration varieties.
Yeah, the ChapStick sitch at Casa de MBB is like the hand cream situation, man! I have them ALL OVER THE HOUSE. ChapStick Total Hydration Vanilla Cream, which I apply before bed, is on my nightstand, and ChapStick Total Hydration Honey Blossom is on my desk, so I can reach for it throughout the day while I'm writing.
In my bathroom, I have a jar of ChapStick Total Hydration Conditioning Lip Scrub and a tube of Soothing Vanilla Total Hydration near the toothpaste (because I like to do a little lip scrub action after brushing my teeth in the morning).
In my car, I keep ChapStick Total Hydration Cooling Peppermint (which, by the way, is a Target exclusive), because whenever El Hub and I go someplace, I like to put it on and give him a kiss. That way his lips get moisturized without him even knowing it (yes, I just whispered that because it's a house secret, shh…).
Next time you're circumnavigating the Health & Beauty aisles at Target, pause to peep their ChapStick collection. There are so many marvelously moisturizing products to choose from.
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Aww! You and Connor Claire look like twinsies =) I would love to be able to walk to Target, but it's probably dangerous for my wallet lol. And I could get lost for hours in there, just browsing all the goodies and sipping Starbucks.
But I didn't know about these new Total Hydration tinted lip balms! I love to see ChapStick stepping up their game with the great formulas and colors. A few months ago, I was able to try their 100% Natural Lip Butters and I've been obsessed ever since, so I should try these, too!
I hope you have an amazing Wednesday, Karen!
I feel you; my lips do the same thing when the seasons change.
Also, I don't notice a flavor or a scent, so you should be good!
Ha! It's true though. When was the last time you went to Target? And um… I may be going there again today.
Wow, yours are only $2.99? I got one at Target last weekend and mine was $4.99. I guess that's what I get for living in a flyover state.
Wow! Kind of crazy how prices can be so different. It reminds of me going to Hawaii and seeing a $10 gallon of milk!
Just applied my favorite….no tint but flavor is Coconut. Have it next to me in the living room. That pic of Baby Girl and you us so darn cute. Loving it when she shows her teeth.
I just put on Coral Bliss. Coconut is good too! It's like a mini vacation in a tube.
Same here, chapsticks all over the house, car, my office… But I don't think I get the original ones here in Germany. No Target around.
I'm wearing Merlot right now, the only shade available in Oz. The colour is similar to Clinique's Black Honey and I just love it. Gives you that brownish berry lip in one swipe ?. Hopefully, we'll get the other flavours!
You're so right about Merlot and Clinique Black Honey! 🙂 I hope you get the chance to try the Coral shade. It's my fave!


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The Winter 2017 issue of Looking Ahead, Amaravati's quarterly newsletter is now available.
This issue has information about the schedule and activities during the 3 months of the winter retreat as well as the usual monastery news. You will see that the Retreat Centre are still in need of a housekeeping and household resident volunteer. There will also be some works affecting the sālā and parking in February.
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Backlash Builds against UTEP President Nominee Heather Wilson
March 27, 2019 | By The Texas Tribune
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Student activists, professors and community members have rallied to oppose Wilson's nomination, citing her anti-LGBTQ voting record.
By Arya Sundaram, The Texas Tribune
Earlier this month, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson was chosen as the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso, with President Donald Trump's Twitter blessings and praise.
But over the past few weeks, she's faced backlash from students, professors and local activists over her anti-LGBTQ record and concerns about her ability to support the school's diverse population. Her nomination has sparked a wave of protests, a petition that's grown to more than 9,300 signatures and now the official disapproval of the Texas Democratic Party.
"The most alarming part of all of this is seeing her voting record … and how opposed she is to the community she's now about to lead," said Hira Ali, a leader of the We the Student coalition, a group of student organizations and activists opposed to Wilson's presidency.
The main point of contention is Wilson's anti-LGBTQ voting record from her time as a congresswoman for New Mexico in the late 1990s and early 2000s. During her time in Congress, she voted for a federal amendment to ban same-sex marriage and against bills aimed at protecting LGBTQ individuals from hate crimes and employment discrimination.
Additionally, her opponents have raised concerns about her ability to support UTEP's mostly Hispanic student body, pointing to her March 2006 vote against providing $84 million in grants for colleges that predominantly serve black and Hispanic students. Some opponents also have criticized her vote that year to construct a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
"If Heather Wilson didn't support and represent all of her constituents while a NM congresswoman, how can she represent a diverse university?" Cristina Calvillo-Rivera, a UTEP alumnus and local LGBTQ advocate who met her wife at UTEP, said in a statement.
But Jan Puszynski, vice president of research at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, where Wilson was president for four years, said Wilson never made any anti-LGBTQ comments to him during her tenure.
"We didn't have any issues. … She was always forthcoming against hate speech," he said.
Except for her brief stint in academia, Wilson has spent most of her 35-year career working in national defense. She served as the director of defense policy and arms control for the National Security Council and as a defense planning officer for the U.S. Mission to NATO.
Wilson's visit to UTEP, just days after the UT Board of Regents announced that she was the sole finalist, spurred protests in the heart of campus. While Wilson was holding a private press conference, students, faculty and local protestors clustered outside and hoisted up rainbow flags and protest signs while chanting, "We deserve better."
During that press conference, Wilson said her "general approach with respect to LGBT issues is to treat everyone with dignity and respect," according to the Associated Press. She could not be reached for comment.
Meanwhile, Calvillo-Rivera was circulating an online petition opposing Wilson's nomination. On Thursday, UTEP students and local leaders delivered the petition to Paul Foster, the vice chair of the UT System Board of Regents and a businessman based in El Paso.
Although students requested an in-person meeting, Foster denied the request and said "the best and most productive way" to voice their concerns would be to meet with Wilson directly. He said Wilson would host question-and-answer sessions with UTEP student and faculty groups, along with other community members, the next time she visits the campus.
Days later, the El Paso County Democratic Party joined the opposition movement with a vote of no confidence against Wilson. On Friday morning, the state Democratic Party released a statement calling on UT Chancellor Milliken to withdraw Wilson's nomination and look for other candidates.
"Heather Wilson's nomination as a sole finalist shows a complete disregard for everything it means to be a part of the Miner "Glory Road" tradition," Texas Democratic Party spokesman MarcoAntonio Orrantia said in a written statement.
The UT Board of Regents must wait at least 21 days before confirming Wilson's appointment — the earliest date would be Friday — but the board hasn't scheduled a meeting to vote.
Wilson plans to return to UTEP to meet with students, faculty and staff before the regents vote, according to UT System spokeswoman Karen Adler.
Meanwhile, student and community activists have been running phone banks and emailing Gov. Greg Abbott, regents and state legislators to register their opposition to Wilson becoming UTEP's next president.
Ali said student leaders are planning another on-campus protest on Wednesday to "let Wilson know that we're not going to give in without a fight."
Disclosure: The University of Texas System and the University of Texas at El Paso have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.
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Could the Jets take up temporary residence in Saskatoon?
Elliotte Friedman
Justin Cuthbert
7 January 2022, 10:49 am ·3-min read
Canadian sports journalist
The Winnipeg Jets are reportedly contemplating a temporary move to Saskatchewan. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
The Saskatoon Jets? Even temporarily, that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the idea of relocating the Winnipeg Jets on a short-term basis to Manitoba's prairie neighbours and the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon had been kicked around as COVID-19 restrictions bar fans from attending games at Canada Life Centre.
Unfortunately, at least for the sake of conversation, that idea has been shut down, as per the latest from Friedman.
Friedman reported Thursday night that the Jets sent out a survey to season-ticket holders, which included a query about temporarily leaving their home to take up residence in a province that is without the same capacity and live event restrictions. Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports that Jets fans weren't too keen on the idea.
The #NHLJets will not move home games out of Winnipeg after fan feedback to the idea came back negative.
40% of respondents to a survey sent to season tickets holders yesterday disapproved of the idea, while 30% were neutral and 30% were supportive.
— Scott Billeck (@ScottBilleck) January 7, 2022
While perhaps not palatable at first blush — or evidently at all — the simplest way in the immediate term to have Jets fans once again witness live action in-person (and for the franchise, earn all-important gate revenue) could have been to pick up and leave, and encourage supporters to embark on the eight-hour drive (or hour-and-a-half flight) west into a province with a more lenient stance on gatherings and a stadium that can seat more than 15,000.
As it stands now, the general public is not able to attend Jets games through at least Jan. 11, though it seems likely that an extension will be implemented. Surely the Jets would have aimed to gain some clarity on just how long fans would have been barred from Canada Life Centre before making a decision on a potential move.
Masking and proof of vaccination are the only requirements on gatherings as it stands in Saskatchewan, but it's worth wondering if that might change if the Jets had explored the option more seriously. Because while there aren't the same restrictions on gatherings in the province, the absence of major sports events at this time in the calendar season perhaps hasn't provided a need for such a decision from the local government.
While fans pack arenas south of the border, all seven Canadian teams are dealing with handcuffing restrictions and postponed dates in response to the Omicron wave. Albertan teams are fortunate to be running at 50 percent capacity, while most others have a complete ban on fan attendance.
It's a major issue in each individual local market, but also the NHL, a league trying to dig out of a financial hole, and which leans so heavily on its seven Canadian franchises.
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require "sms_carrier"
require "dynamic-carrier/version"
# require "dynamic-carrier/log_subscriber"
require "dynamic-carrier/base"
require "dynamic-carrier/rule"

module DynamicCarrier
  def self.add_rule(delivery_method, rule)
    Rule.add(delivery_method, rule)
  end

  SmsCarrier::Base.add_delivery_method :dynamic, Base
end

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package de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.strategy;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import se.kb.oai.OAIException;
import se.kb.oai.pmh.Header;
import se.kb.oai.pmh.IdentifiersList;
import se.kb.oai.pmh.Record;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.commons.AscConfiguration;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.commons.state.ASCState;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.contexts.AscProviderIngest;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.consumer.identifier.IIdConsumer;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.consumer.identifier.RepositoryWriterIdConsumer;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.consumer.record.IRecordConsumer;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.consumer.record.RepositoryWriterRecordConsumer;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.consumer.set.SetCollector;
import de.fhg.iais.asc.oai.localwriter.RepositoryWriter;
import de.fhg.iais.commons.annotation.UsedBy;
import de.fhg.iais.commons.dbc.DbcException;

/**
 * Retrieves a chunk of record identifiers (OAI-PHM method listIdentfiers), then retrieves all records for
 * those identifiers (OAI-PHM method getRecord). Then it continues with the next chunk of identifiers.
 *
 * @author cto
 */

@UsedBy("reflection in HarvesterFactory")
public class ChunkHarvester extends AbstractHarvester {
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ChunkHarvester.class);

    public ChunkHarvester(
        String uri,
        String metadataPrefix,
        String proxyHost,
        Integer proxyPort,
        String fromDateParameter,
        String untilDateParameter,
        AscConfiguration config,
        ASCState ascState,
        AscProviderIngest ingestEvent) {
        super(uri, metadataPrefix, proxyHost, proxyPort, fromDateParameter, untilDateParameter, config, ascState, ingestEvent);
    }

    @Override
    public int retrieveAll(final RepositoryWriter writer) {
        SetCollector sf = new SetCollector();
        listSets(sf);
        Set<String> setSpecs = sf.getSpecs();

        // Interrupt if needed.
        if ( this.ascState.isCancelRequested() ) {
            return 0;
        }

        LOG.info("Harvesting " + setSpecs.size() + " sets.");
        this.ascState.displayMessage("Harvesting " + setSpecs.size() + " sets.");

        int available = retrieveRepositorySize(null);
        this.ascState.getProgressInstance().setMaxHarvestAndFollowing(available);

        int harvested = 0;
        for ( String setSpec : setSpecs ) {
            // Interrupt if needed.
            if ( this.ascState.isCancelRequested() ) {
                return harvested;
            }

            writer.nextSetSpec(setSpec);
            LOG.info("SPEC: " + setSpec);
            this.ascState.displayMessage("SPEC: " + setSpec);
            listIdentifiersAndGetRecords(new RepositoryWriterIdConsumer(writer), new RepositoryWriterRecordConsumer(writer), setSpec);
            this.ascState.getProgressInstance().setCurrentHarvest(harvested);
        }
        writer.finish(this.metadataPrefix, harvested);

        LOG.info("Harvested " + harvested + " records.");
        this.ascState.displayMessage("Harvested " + harvested + " records.");

        return harvested;
    }

    @Override
    public int retrieveSet(final String setSpec, final RepositoryWriter writer) {
        int available = retrieveRepositorySize(setSpec);
        this.ascState.getProgressInstance().setMaxHarvestAndFollowing(available);

        int harvested = 0;

        // Interrupt if needed.
        if ( this.ascState.isCancelRequested() ) {
            return harvested;
        }

        writer.nextSetSpec(setSpec);
        LOG.info("SPEC: " + setSpec);
        this.ascState.displayMessage("SPEC: " + setSpec);
        listIdentifiersAndGetRecords(new RepositoryWriterIdConsumer(writer), new RepositoryWriterRecordConsumer(writer), setSpec);
        harvested = available;
        this.ascState.getProgressInstance().setCurrentHarvest(harvested);

        writer.finish(this.metadataPrefix, harvested);
        LOG.info("Harvested " + harvested + " objects in total.");
        this.ascState.displayMessage("Harvested " + harvested + " objects in total.");
        return harvested;
    }

    /**
     * @return true if stopped by client
     * @throws DbcException
     */
    private boolean listIdentifiersAndGetRecords(IIdConsumer idConsumer, IRecordConsumer recordConsumer, String setSpec) {
        IdentifiersList list = null;
        try {
            list = this.server.listIdentifiers(this.metadataPrefix, this.fromDate, this.untilDate, setSpec);
        } catch ( Exception e ) {
            LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
            this.ascState.reportProblem(e.getMessage());
        }

        String resumptionToken = null;

        boolean more = (list != null && list.size() > 0);
        while ( more ) {
            LOG.debug("Got a list with {} identifiers. Processing... ", list.size());
            this.ascState.displayMessage("Got a list with " + list.size() + " identifiers. Processing... ");
            if ( resumptionToken != null ) {
                LOG.debug("This list has been retrieved using Resumption Token % .", resumptionToken);
            }
            for ( Header header : list.asList() ) {
                // Interrupt if needed.
                if ( this.ascState.isCancelRequested() ) {
                    return true;
                }
                String identifier = header.getIdentifier();
                String dateString = header.getDatestamp();
                List<String> setSpecs = header.getSetSpecs();
                boolean stop = idConsumer == null ? false : idConsumer.consume(identifier, dateString, setSpecs);
                if ( getRecord(header.getIdentifier(), recordConsumer) ) {
                    return true; // stop processing
                } else if ( stop ) {
                    return true; // stop processing
                }
            }
            if ( list.getResumptionToken() == null ) {
                more = false;
            } else {
                try {
                    resumptionToken = "Id: " + list.getResumptionToken().getId() + "  ExpirationDate: " + list.getResumptionToken().getExpirationDate();
                    list = this.server.listIdentifiers(list.getResumptionToken());
                } catch ( OAIException e ) {
                    list = null;
                    String msg = e.getMessage();
                    if ( msg == null ) {
                        LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
                        this.ascState.reportProblem("Problem while harvesting");
                    } else if ( msg.indexOf("results in an empty list") == -1 ) {
                        LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
                        this.ascState.reportProblem(e.getMessage());
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * @param id
     * @return true if stopped by client
     * @throws DbcException
     */
    // TODO Generalize this method so that it can also handle the tasks of CompletesetHarvester's getRecord and move to AbstractHarvester.
    private boolean getRecord(String id, IRecordConsumer recordConsumer) {
        if ( recordConsumer == null ) {
            throw new DbcException("No RecordConsumer defined!");
        }
        Record record = null;
        String mdXmlString = null;
        try {
            record = this.server.getRecord(id, this.metadataPrefix);

            this.ascState.getProgressInstance().increaseCurrentHarvest();

            if ( record.getMetadata() == null ) {
                // Happens if <header status="deleted">
                LOG.error("Record with empty metadata is ignored. ID=" + id);
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In the middle of summer I received an email from Artie Van Why asking if I would be interested in reading his memoir That Day in September, a personal account of the attacks on the Twin Towers. As I was gearing up for my craziest semester in school, I reluctantly said yes but made no promises as to when I'd get the review posted. I'm glad he said yes to those terms.
Rewinding to September 11th, 2011, I can't make any dramatic claims to being an eye witness to events. By the time my radio alarm clock when off in California, both towers had already fallen. What I can remember is Carl Kassell saying in his usual dead pan way that to those of us waking up in California, the New York skyline that existed when we went to bed no longer did. From there he went on to outline the timeline of events up to the point where the towers fell.
Artie Van Why was in a building across from the towers. He felt the and heard the impact. He saw the initial carnage. He describes it all in a gut wrenching but respectful way.
Besides describing what happened that day, he also builds his life story to explain the circumstances that brought him to being at Ground Zero. Afterwards he describes how he coped, how he grieved and how he finally was able to get back to living his life.
His book is also a stage play and the theatrical connections comes through in his pacing, word choice and imagery. The book reads likes a Spaulding Grey monologue. If I had a chance to see That Day in September performed live, I would buy front row tickets.
I received an egalley from the author.
This sounds like an interesting one. I keep going back and forth about if I want to read a 9/11 book. Not sure this one would be for me, but I definitely appreciate the review!
I wasn't sure either... nor am I really looking to read a bunch more. The author, though, was friendly and the book, while covering some aweful details, is beautifully written.
As you know, I too read this one. Excellent review. I hadn't thought of what it was like living on the west coast at that time.
I saw your review. I think a bunch of us were reading it all around the anniversary.


It's hard to believe that life expectancy was just 47 years in 1900 and that major cause of death was dysentery (diarrhea). People are living much longer and while the longevity dividend allows us many benefits. We are presently faced with multiple incurable brain diseases of which Alzheimer's is the best known. Worldwide dementia is affecting every population some more than others but every person you know has someone they love living with dementia. Treatments will expand and cures will come, they always do, but for now we must make decisions with the information we have.
When looking for a community with memory care do not get distracted by the whistles and bells or bright shiny objects. Look for a community where resident comfort matters. Recreational activities should be available 24/7 to accommodate those schedules that have flipped and become active at night. Understand that your loved ones are trying to cope with brain failure. They can no longer articulate discomfort or voice the source pain as before. Often discomfort and pain are expressed by lashing out or what appears to be episodes of extreme irrational fear. But properly trained caregivers can still reach the core of each person's soul and spirit.
The best memory care communities never win arguments with residents using logic. In fact, logic has no place in modern memory care communities. Instead holding a resident's hands, rubbing their palms, and hugging allows trained caregivers to communicate safety and comfort allowing them to thrive. Residents must be approached in their reality, wherever that is no matter how bizarre their reality may seem, not ours. Scheduling showers, telling a resident when they can or cannot eat or sleep should not be tolerated by family but is too common. The focus must be and can only be on the resident living in the moment. The best approach is to treat every resident with dignity doing everything on their terms and their way... "When we know better we do better" paraphrased Maya Angelou.


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Located within the town of West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex this new build house is located back from and within walking distance of the seafront. Angela and Howard's new house was designed over two floors and constructed using Structural Insulated Panels from Kingspan TEK.
A unique and stunning feature of the house is the location of the living rooms. The property has living rooms to both the ground and first floor separated by a stunning staircase. The first floor living room benefits from great views, a vaulted ceiling with a series of rooflights allowing natural light to stream in. This space also leads out onto a first floor terrace through a set of large sliding doors.
The external appearance of the house is a mixture of white render and thermowood cladding, contrasted by a grey brick surround and pillars. Dark grey aluminum windows match the metal roof and architectural trim detail. A single storey garage is located to the rear of the plot with access underneath the overhanging master bedroom.
The kitchen, dining and sitting room are located in a single open plan space to the ground floor. The kitchen is a modern and contemporary design. It has clean lines, with a mixture of white and grey colours and a contrasting green splashback. Concrete effect tiles add a simple touch to the house and help bounce light throughout the ground floor.
Warm timber flooring to the first floor and a slate wall add a striking feature to the staircase.
A key design feature of the house is the glazing to the first floor. The glazing follows the lines of the mono pitched roof, helping to create a striking appearance from the inside of the house.
A feature wall has been created to the upper living room which contains a fireplace, TV and shelving. Slate tiles have been used to break up the design and connect with the staircase. Other internal design features include; a walk-in wardrobe located behind the master bedroom and a free standing bath to the main family bathroom.
Super Structure - the main house was constructed using SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are a high performance building system for residential and light commercial construction. The panels consist of an insulating foam core sandwiched between two structural facings, typically oriented strand board (OSB).
Windows and Doors - high performance double glazed aluminum windows have been used throughout the property, supplying a high level of thermal performance and a great level of security.
MVHR - Due to the airtightness of the property achieving air flow is vital, this is accomplished by the introduction of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR). MVHR supplies fresh air into the property through a filtered inlet, whilst removing stale air out of the building.
Hot water and Space Heating - Air Source Heat Pumps form the main space heating and water heating for the property.
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Il Parco nazionale del Vesuvio è un parco nazionale istituito il 5 giugno 1995 per il grande interesse geologico, biologico e storico che il suo territorio rappresenta. Il parco si sviluppa attorno al complesso vulcanico Somma-Vesuvio e la sede è situata nel comune di Ottaviano, nella città metropolitana di Napoli. Il Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio nasce ufficialmente il 5 giugno 1995 per conservare le specie animali e vegetali, le associazioni vegetali e forestali, le singolarità geologiche, le formazioni paleontologiche, le comunità biologiche, i biotopi, i valori scenici e panoramici, i processi naturali, gli equilibri idraulici e idrogeologici e gli equilibri ecologici del territorio vesuviano.

Storia
Già annunciato dalla Legge quadro sulle aree protette del 1991, il parco nazionale del Vesuvio è stato istituito con il Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica del 5 giugno 1995, principalmente per:
 conservare i valori del territorio e dell'ambiente, e la loro integrazione con l'uomo;
 salvaguardare le specie animali e vegetali, nonché le singolarità geologiche.

All'interno del Parco è presente la Discarica di Cava Sari, per la quale il comune di Terzigno è stato al centro di varie polemiche a livello nazionale. Oltre Cava SARI sono presenti in area parco altre tre discariche ufficiali ovvero quelle dell'Ammendola e Formisano ad Ercolano, La "Porcilaia" a Torre del Greco e Cava La Marca a Somma Vesuviana, fino alla bonifica completata nel 2019, volta anche a valorizzare tre ville romane rustiche al suo interno, 11.000 metri cubi di rifiuti erano stipati anche a Cava Ranieri a Terzigno.

Incendio del 2017

Tra il 5 e il 21 luglio 2017 il parco ha subito gravi danni ambientali a causa di un vasto incendio per il quale si ignorano ancora le cause dell'innesco (allo stato attuale esiste solo un rinviato a giudizio accusato di aver appiccato l'incendio a Torre del Greco, nella pineta nei dintorni della sua abitazione. Tale presunto piromane non è stato colto in flagranza di reato ed è imputato, dopo alcune intercettazioni telefoniche ed ambientali dei suoi parenti stretti, per aver bruciato un ettaro di pineta), che ha devastato una vasta area boschiva. A causa di un elevato tasso di siccità nella vegetazione naturale ed antropica, particolarmente per le aree di sottobosco presenti al di sotto delle vaste pinete artificiali impiantate durante gli anni Trenta del XX secolo sulla parte occidentale del complesso vulcanico del Somma-Vesuvio. Il 5 luglio, da via Vesuvio ad Ercolano inizia un incendio purtroppo annunciato e che si propagherà fino all'apice del Monte Somma

L'incendio si è rapidamente propagato nei giorni successivi su un vastissimo fronte, che dai punti di innesco è arrivato a lambire i centri urbani di Torre del Greco ed Ercolano. Oltre ai Vigili del Fuoco ed ai volontari a terra, sul posto sono intervenuti tre Canadair e cinque elicotteri antincendio della Protezione Civile. Il fumo è ricaduto su una vasta zona della Campania, interessando le lontane località di Avellino e Benevento. L'area interessata dall'incendio ha superato i  ettari, dei quali circa 960 sono stati completamente distrutti; altri 770 ettari sono stati "molto danneggiati" e ulteriori 250 ettari hanno ricevuto danni minori. La distruzione della foresta ha avuto come conseguenza l'elevazione dell'indice di rischio idrogeologico per l'area interessata.

In seguito agli incendi dolosi che hanno colpito il territorio del Parco nell'estate 2017, che hanno determinato gravi danni al patrimonio di biodiversità e, contestualmente, aumentato la suscettibilità del territorio ai fenomeni di dissesto idrogeologico, riducendo, inoltre, i livelli di sicurezza per la fruizione dell'infrastruttura verde dell'area protetta, il Consiglio Direttivo del Parco, con delibera n.26 dell'11-09-2017 ha varato il "Grande Progetto Vesuvio". Nell'ambito del "Grande Progetto Vesuvio" sono stati compiuti interventi di riqualificazione che hanno portato all'inaugurazione di due nuovi sentieri.

Flora e fauna
Un'ulteriore singolarità di questo Parco è rappresentata dalla notevole presenza di specie floristiche e faunistiche in rapporto alla sua ridotta estensione: sono presenti ben 612 specie appartenenti al mondo vegetale e 227 specie (tra quelle studiate) appartenenti a quello animale.

Territorio
Il Parco include e si sviluppa attorno al Vesuvio. Esso rappresenta il tipico esempio di vulcano a recinto, costituito da un cono esterno tronco, il Monte Somma, (oggi spento e con una cinta craterica in buona parte demolita) entro il quale si trova un cono più piccolo (che rappresenta il Vesuvio, ancora attivo).

Comuni
I comuni del parco sono 13 e nello specifico:
 Boscoreale
 Boscotrecase
 Ercolano
 Massa di Somma
 Ottaviano
 Pollena Trocchia
 San Giuseppe Vesuviano
 San Sebastiano al Vesuvio
 Sant'Anastasia
 Somma Vesuviana
 Terzigno
 Torre del Greco
 Trecase

Comuni esterni all'area del Parco
Per contiguità territoriale ed omogeneità di caratteristiche possono essere considerati come parte integrante di questo Parco:

 Cercola
 Pompei
 Portici
 San Giorgio a Cremano
 Torre Annunziata

Sentieri

I sentieri del Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio sono 11:

Attività
Nel parco è possibile fare escursioni lungo i numerosi sentieri presenti. A seguire gli 11 sentieri ufficiali.

Sentiero n°1 - "La valle dell'inferno"
Uno dei sentieri più lunghi (sfiora i 10 km), attraversa angusti tornanti in salita e discesa attorno al Vallone Tagliente.
Nel percorso si possono ammirare i Cognoli di Levante, spettacolare esempio di lava a corda.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 9.972 m
 Quota massima: 965 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: alta

Sentiero n°2 - "I Cognoli di Ottaviano"

Un ampio giro consente, una volta arrivati al Largo Prisco, il ritorno nello stesso spiazzo, dopo una sequenza di saliscendi.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 8.134 m
 Quota massima: 1.112 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: alta

Sentiero n°3 - "La traversata del Monte Somma"
Percorso che consente di esplorare il passato del grande vulcano, con l'affaccio sul fiume di lava del 1944, panoramiche vedute sul golfo di Napoli, ed attraversamento di gran parte del Monte Somma.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 7.650 m
 Quota massima: 1.132 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: facile

Sentiero n°4 - "La Riserva Naturale Tirone-Alto Vesuvio"

Uno dei sentieri più agevoli (è quasi interamente in piano). Attraversa un suggestivo bosco. Questo sentiero ha due curiosità: attraversa il punto universalmente ritenuto con la veduta più spettacolare del Parco e incrocia quella che si ritiene essere la leggendaria baracca della strega Amelia, personaggio dei fumetti di Walt Disney.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 8.413 m
 Quota massima: 690 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: bassa

Sentiero n°5 - "La salita al cratere del Vesuvio"
Questo percorso ascende verso il Gran Cono del Vesuvio, attraversando la Capannuccia e il Rifugio Imbò prima di ritornare al Piazzale Ercolano (punto di partenza). Tra tutti i percorsi è quello più frequentato.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 3.807 m
 Quota massima: 1.170 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: bassa
 Il sentiero natura n. 5 "Il Gran Cono" parte dal Piazzale posto a quota 1000 m s.l.m. nel comune di Ercolano al termine della Strada Provinciale Ercolano-Vesuvio. Al momento il Piazzale ospita un'area parcheggio per coloro che giungono motorizzati. Prima di intraprendere la salita si può visitare uno degli Infopoint del Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio dove si possono ricevere informazioni utili sull'area protetta ed acquistare la carta dei sentieri. Dal Piazzale si può già godere di un'ampia veduta del versante settentrionale del Monte Somma con i Cognoli di Sant'Anastasia e la Punta Nasone, la cima dell'antico vulcano alta a 1.132 metri, opposta ai Cognoli di Ottaviano e di Levante.

Sentiero n°6 - "La strada Matrone"
Il percorso prende il nome dai due fratelli che tracciarono il sentiero, quasi un secolo fa.
La passeggiata sfiora i 7 km, durante i quali è possibile ammirare le bocche laviche apertesi nel 1906.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 6.877 m
 Quota massima: 1.050 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: alta

Sentiero n°7 - "Il vallone della profica"
Questo percorso, relativamente breve rispetto agli altri (meno di 2 km), permette di attraversare la terra in cui nascono i pomodorini a piennolo, tipici del comprensorio vesuviano. Il sentiero termina in una suggestiva pineta.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 1.718 m
 Quota massima: 430 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: bassa

Sentiero n°8 - "Lungo il tragitto del trenino a cremagliera"
Un tempo l'Eremo del Salvatore era collegato, a valle, con Resina (Ercolano), attraverso un trenino a cremagliera, il cui percorso è possibile ammirare da questo sentiero.
Il percorso, sebbene piuttosto breve (poco più di un kilometro), presenta qualche forte pendenza ed è considerato quindi di difficoltà media.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 1.188 m
 Quota massima: 520 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: media

Sentiero n°9 - "Il fiume di lava"
Questo percorso breve e agevole, inaugurato ufficialmente il 2 Marzo 2020, attraversa un paio di boschetti molto suggestivi, dominati da ginestre e valeriana. Prova l'emozione di passeggiare su una colata lavica, attorniati da un paesaggio quasi lunare.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 690 m
 Quota massima: 540 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: bassa

Sentiero n°10 - "L'Olivella"

L'itinerario percorre lo stradello dell'Olivella che si inerpica tra le campagne di Sant'Anastasia e conduce alle omonime sorgenti a quota 382 m s.l.m.

 Lunghezza complessiva: 1.865 m
 Quota massima: 382 m s.l.m.
 Difficoltà: bassa

Sentiero n°11 - "La pineta di Terzigno"

Il sentiero è strutturato in un percorso pianeggiante, all'interno di una fitta pineta.

 Lunghezza complessiva 750
 Quota massima 211
 Difficoltà bassa

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Voci correlate
Aree naturali protette della Campania
 Elenco dei parchi nazionali italiani
 Monte Somma
 Osservatorio Vesuviano
 Riserva naturale Tirone Alto Vesuvio
 Vesuvio
 Città metropolitana di Napoli
 Napoli

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Vesuvio
Aree naturali protette della città metropolitana di Napoli
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Title: Foiled by the Atlas Cushion Coil Car
Database: N Scale Model Trains
Author: scottakoltz
In October 2019, Atlas recently introduced the 48-foot Cushion Coil Car into their Master Line Series. This product is a rerelease of old Walthers tooling from the late 1990s.
Road Names and Pricing
The series includes eight paint schemes. The railroads represented in this collection include:
Conrail
CSX (NYC)
Southshore Freight (CSS)
CSX (Steel Pro)
Union Pacific (CNW)
Burlington Northern
WCTU (P&LE)
Three different road numbers are assigned for each railroad.
The suggested retail price is $32.95
Atlas has previously released 42-foot Master Line Series coil cars in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. All of these coil cars feature a single-hood.
My review includes observations of the White City Terminal Railway (P&LE) #142062, a representation of one of 50 leased by P&LE in 1967.
Prototype History
During the 1960s, railroad companies were looking for a more efficient method of shipping steel coils, which are used in construction, many home appliances and metal furniture. Traditional boxcars were too cumbersome to load & off-load this cargo, which weighs on average 40,000 pounds and measures 3 to 4 feet wide by 30 feet long and offered low weight capacity. Previously rolls of coiled-steel were generally transported in specially equipped gondola cars. However, gondolas lacked the protection from the weather and the safeguard from dents & scratches.
Image Courtesy of Michael Eby from Trainiax.net
The rolling stock manufacturer Evans Products of Plymouth, Michigan would arise as one of the pioneers of the steel coil car. Their first design, a 42-foot model, was released in 1964. The newly released Atlas N-Scale coil car is fashioned after the Evans 1967 48-foot prototype. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) leased 50 of these cars and the Bessemer and Lake Erie (BLE) leased 10 that year.
These coil cars were built with a 100-ton capacity. A wood trough or a series of troughs ran the length of the car to cradle the load. Barricades could be laid across the trough to prevent a shifting of the load during transport. These coil cars are considered a subtype of the gondola car.
Furthermore, the steel coil cars were fitted with hoods to protect the loads from the elements and shipping damage. Some cars were equipped with a large single hood, but the 1967 Evans model in review was designed with the more common twin-hood arrangement. This Evans car also featured the rounded "breadbox" hood scheme. Future models from other builders would also reveal a flat hexagon-shaped protective hood. Each hood had its own lifting point at its center for an overhead crane to remove the covering. Brackets are also affixed to the top of the hoods to allow stacking when in storage.
I read that Evans originally intended for these coil cars to be manually opened and closed with a worker located at the end of the car in a "breadbox" action. This would eliminate the need for heavy machinery, speed up the loading process, reduce the need for hood storage space and keep the hoods attached to avoid mismatching when reattached to a coil car. It was reported that mill workers preferred the crane removal method because the breadbox hoods were easily damaged in the steel mills and the hoods would unexpectedly slam shut endangering the laborer. The hoods were converted into the lift-off variety soon after their release. Also today it's still very common to see mismatched hoods on rolling stock rumbling down the tracks.
After the above aforementioned difficulties, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE) terminated their lease with Evans Products in 1973. Evans removed the hoods and the P&LE purchased a series of these reconfigured cars to transport hot-rolled steel loads, which are rolled coils where surface finish isn't a key concern and protection for the elements isn't necessary. The Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE) also had their cars configured with the conventional removable hoods and the cars were reported to have been still in use into the early 2000s.
The coil car comes delivered in one of my favorite package designs -- a solid, clear jewel case with a slip-off cover (no struggling with depressing plastic clips). A two-piece formed plastic cradle prevents scuffmarks and shifting. All of the detail pieces are molded onto the model with no additional pieces in the case.
One aspect that may cause some confusion are the railroad reporting marks for the White City Terminal (P&LE) cars. The Atlas marketing materials and the jewel case list the reporting marks as WCTU (White City Terminal & Utilities Co.). The rolling stock for White City use the WCTR (White City Terminal Railway) reporting marks and is correctly identified as such on the Atlas coil car.
Excellent paint and printing - for a toy!?
The paint job is clean and even along the entire model. One of my complaints is that the hoods look "too plastic." The sheen glaring off the dome of the hood appears "fake" and gives a plastic toy appearance. The lettering is sharp and neat, with magnification needed for the smaller printing. The placement and size of all printing is very similar to that found on prototype images.
The model has a die-cast body with two plastic removable hoods and plastic detail parts. The round hoods feature fragile stacking frames and a center-lifting bracket. Extra care is needed to prevent damage to these rather flimsy protrusions. A plastic silver walkway surrounds the hoods and rather chunky-looking stirrups are located on each corner. One of the ends features a die-cast brake wheel. Other than the die-cast body, I see very little improvement from the Walthers 1990s release.
Hard-to-remove removable hood
The "removable" hoods were nearly impossible to remove. I tried many methods and even asked for advice on social media. Brute force was needed to detach the hoods --four corner posts molded onto the trough hold the hood into place. If I didn't need to detach them for this review, I would not have persisted to remove the hoods. Once removed, a shiny rather phony looking die-cast "wood-lined" trough floor is exposed. The underside of the body has all the basic molded details.
Finally got them off!
Solid Performance for a Heavy-Runner
The car weighs about 1.3 ounces and is 4 inches in length. Although a little heavy according to the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA )recommendations (which are 1.1 - 1.2 ounces for a four inch car), I found it a good weight while test running the car on Kato Unitrack with no "tipping" issues with the shape and design of the car. If adding a load onto the troughs, care will be needed not to make the car too heavy. Several model train manufactures produce coil car loads, such as Micro-Trains Line and Bachmann, or you can create your own load with some scrap metal and a little imagination.
Finally, the coil car has Accumate Magnetic Knuckle truck-mounted couplers and plastic wheel sets. All couplers were measured to proper height. I will upgrade to Micro-Trains Line (MTL) metal wheels and couplers in the future. I prefer the performance of the MTL coupler system, believed by many to be the best coupler on the market. I also prefer metal wheels for their 'clickety-clack' sound and their function of keeping a cleaner track exceptionally better than plastic wheels.
I was somewhat disappointed overall in the Master Line Series coil car. I was excited to order this release, but was disenchanted from the unboxing. The paint and lettering job was very clean, but the sheen on the plastic hoods and chucky detail parts made it look like a cheap toy - not a $32.95 model. My frustrations continued with trying to remove the hoods and being rewarded with rather unreal "wooden" troughs.
The car did run well but would like to see an upgrade to metal wheels for a topline product. As stated before, I will switch to MTL couplers and metal wheels for added performance. The car is a nice conversation piece as it's an unusual piece of rolling stock not experienced by the non-railroader. I will do some weathering to the hoods and troughs in the future to alleviate the "toy shine." Lastly, it appears not too much was done to improve the Walthers release from the 1990s. The heavy die-cast body is a good start but I think Atlas stumbled after that improvement. If this model was in the Trainman collection (and thus less expensive) my expectations may have not been so high and my disappointment not as much.
ScottAKoltz became enamored with trains while watching the 'Green & Yellow' double-decker cars clad with shiny green windows (C&NW) rumble by his childhood house in Chicago. His first train set was the Tyco Bicentennial model in 1976. Always a fan of the railroad, ScottAKoltz is newer to the hobby, active for the last three years (now that all the kids are grown-up!). Furthermore, he is also a collector of railroadiana focusing on lanterns, stock certificates and insulators.
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