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Fetterman absence raises stakes for Dems in key Senate race | Politics
HARRISBURG — Democrat John Fetterman posted a massive $11 million fundraising haul during the second quarter. He's on an advertising spree that's made him a near-constant presence on television in Pennsylvania. And he grabs attention with snarky, irreverent social media posts.
The only thing missing from one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races this year is the candidate himself.
Fetterman, 52, has yet to return to the campaign trail in a significant way since a May 13 stroke required surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator and prompted a revelation that he had a serious heart condition.
The advertisements currently on the air were recorded before the stroke. He hasn't fielded questions from the press. And when the hoodie- and shorts-wearing Fetterman did make a campaign appearance, it was under tightly controlled circumstances and without advance notice to reporters.
Democratic hopes to maintain — or even expand — their fragile Senate majority hinge on the party's ability to capture the seat being vacated by the retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. And with barely two months until voters can begin casting mail-in ballots, Fetterman is absent from traditional retail campaigning.
But in an otherwise anxiety-provoking election year for Democrats, party officials in Pennsylvania say they're no longer worried about Fetterman's campaign and that they are being told repeatedly that he'll be fine.
"The campaign told me they figured mid-July he'd start getting out," said Joe Foster, who recently retired as party chair in heavily populated Montgomery County.
Fetterman's campaign has provided little detail about Fetterman's health since early June, though it acknowledges he has not completely recovered from the stroke and sometimes struggles to speak smoothly. But they don't intend to wait for a full recovery and say Fetterman will be on the campaign trail soon.
Next up may be a July 21 fundraiser scheduled with Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania. Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor, had been expected to speak there, though his campaign hasn't said whether those remarks will be delivered virtually or in person at the event in suburban Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, Democrats are taking some comfort from what they perceive as a relatively quiet campaign by Fetterman's Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Since narrowly winning the GOP nomination, the celebrity heart surgeon has campaigned in 40-some — by his campaign's account — largely low-key affairs, such as drop-ins at businesses, diners and fairs.
He also took time out to attend Michael Rubin's party in Long Island's ritzy Hamptons on July 4 and delivered keynote remarks at May's annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Direct Selling Association — a trade group for "multilevel marketing" companies such as Amway.
Then there was the campaign video he recorded — at his sprawling home in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan where he practiced medicine, filmed his daytime TV talk show "The Dr. Oz Show" and lived for more than two decades before seeking Pennsylvania's Senate seat.
That played neatly into the hands of the Fetterman campaign, which had already been attacking Oz as a fabulously wealthy carpetbagging New Jerseyan who is out of touch with regular Pennsylvanians.
"Pro tip: don't film an ad for your PA senate campaign from your mansion in New Jersey," Fetterman's campaign tweeted.
A Fetterman TV ad now on the air — recorded before his stroke in May — shows Fetterman calling the race a "fundamental choice" between himself who got into politics to be a mayor in Pennsylvania versus Oz who "just moved here to run for office."
It references a news report on Oz's financial disclosure that his assets are worth at least $104 million and shows footage of Oz in February laying and kissing his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"Hey, Doc Hollywood, save your money, Pennsylvania's not for sale," Fetterman says.
Then Fetterman flew a plane over weekend beachgoers on the New Jersey shore trailing a sign that said, "HEY DR. OZ, WELCOME HOME TO NJ! ♥ JOHN."
In perhaps the biggest trolling yet, Fetterman's campaign on Thursday released a video featuring Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi — star of the infamous MTV show "Jersey Shore" — telling Oz that she heard he moved to Pennsylvania to look for a job and reassured him not to worry "because you'll be back home in Jersey soon. This is only temporary, so good luck, you got this and Jersey loves you."
She then blew him a kiss.
In any case, Oz may have bigger tasks than proving his roots in Pennsylvania.
He's coming off a hotly contested primary campaign in which he absorbed more than $20 million in attack ads questioning his devotion to conservative principles on things like guns and abortion.
Even with former President Donald Trump's endorsement, Oz endured three weeks of counting and recounting before declaring victory by fewer than 1,000 votes, or less than one-tenth of one percentage point, over former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.
That's raised questions about whether Oz can unify Republicans heading into the general election.
For now, Oz is centering his campaign on core GOP messaging, particularly blaming rising inflation on President Joe Biden's policies and trying to paint Fetterman as extreme.
On Thursday, Oz posted a 60-second campaign video online that showed him going for a jog in a park and welcoming Fetterman back to the campaign trail
"I'm glad Fetterman's healthy," Oz says, "so we can worry less about his heart and his hoodie and more about the crazy leftist ideas in his head."
GOP officials say they are confident in Oz's ability to appeal to moderates who are critical to victory in the swing state and Oz is getting help from the Koch-backed grassroots organization Americans for Prosperity and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
The NRSC also has worked to raise questions in voters' minds about Fetterman's health.
Last week, it created a fake "Have You Seen This Person?" poster online, showing Fetterman's face beneath that ominous question and, in the bio, this piece of information: "Last Seen: 05/13/2022."
That was the day of Fetterman's stroke, just before a campaign event in Millersville.
While he's largely out of the public eye, Fetterman is still making fundraising calls and holding meetings with campaign staff, according to a campaign spokesperson.
He is living a relatively normal domestic life, doing chores like picking up his children and running to the grocery store, going out to dinner and taking day trips to Erie and Johnstown and a vacation to the Jersey shore.
An avid walker, Fetterman is getting his miles in, including nearly five miles on Tuesday, the campaign spokesperson said.
The campaign has released edited video clips of Fetterman, including an impromptu appearance last Saturday at a volunteer training session where he briefly addressed volunteers.
"I am feeling so great, and we will be back out on the trail soon," Fetterman told volunteers, somewhat haltingly. "We're almost at 100%."
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Even if you're not a Christian or you're not a believer, I hope that everyone will get SOMETHING out of this series. In fact, if you're not a Christian or if you're not a believer, I really HOPE that you read it… because I was where you are not that long ago. In fact, I was SUPER far from anything "God" related. I don't want you to be turned off by it JUST because it's a "devotional." Think of it more like "Molly's deep thoughts" – or something. I also promise not to make it too touchy feely, if I can help it. Baha! I just genuinely want to use this as an opportunity for me to step outside of my comfort zone and possibly learn a little something along the way.
I am not a member of the clergy, I am not a nun (obviously, nothing against nuns or anything…), I did not grow up Christian, I did not go to a Christian school, and I do not know everything. I'm just learning, much like most of us are. So, there's that.
I started the "read the Bible in a year" plan on January 1st, and I'm chugging along quite well… although I have had to use the "catch me up" feature of my plan more times than I'd like to admit. But that's neither here nor there. My hope and my goal with this is just to share my heart with y'all, share maybe something I'm wrestling with or struggling with, share some successes, share some failures, share some revelations, etc.
So, without further ado… let's kick off the first week of this thing!
Like I said earlier, I've been going through a read the Bible in a year plan since the beginning of the year. I was doing GREAT at first. It breaks it up where you read a little Old Testament, then a little Psalms, then some New Testament, etc. You're not just reading straight through. Well, at first I was so proud of myself (I know, pride is ugly) because I was AHEAD of pace. Genesis is such an ACTION packed book that I just kept reading! And then I was reading through Matthew and I felt like a rockstar because I love the book of Matthew.
So there I was, a month into the plan and BOOM, I'm ahead of schedule and feeling like I'm learning a lot and really gleaning from the reading.
I got through Genesis, I got through Exodus, and then I got to Leviticus and Numbers.
I'll be honest, I started to slooooooow down, big time. If you know NOTHING about the Bible or have never read the books of Leviticus and Numbers before, let me tell you – it's A LOT of rules. So many rules. So many laws. So many offerings. So many this and so many that. It's a bit dry, if I'm being honest. Genesis and Exodus there's just so much HAPPENING! The earth is being created and Noah's building an ark and Moses is parting the Red Sea and it's awesome.
Leviticus and Numbers are like, "You can do this, but you can't do that. And if you do that, then you will have to do this to make up for that. And then to make up for that, you'll have to do this, that, that, and more of this. Oh, and then you also HAVE to do this, no matter what, because THAT is forbidden." etc. etc. etc. etc. It's a lot of that.
There's like 27,828 types of offerings that have to be made – the burnt offering, the guilt offering, the sin offering, the wave offering, and this sacrifice and that sacrifice… I can't keep track of them all. And then there's like an entire chapter dedicated to names! Just names of people who were there when this or that happened.
And I started to get BORED.
And I went on and on and on and on complaining to God that I had to read this stuff and get through it just to get back to the action packed stuff. I want to get through this stuff so I can start reading more about Jesus and learn more about Him. I just want to get to Jesus, God!!!!
But then it kinda hit me like a ton of bricks. God doesn't want to hear me complain, but the truth is, He is laughing at my complaining because I am totally failing to see what's right in front of me.
Because of Jesus, because God sent His son, I don't HAVE to worry about remembering or following all those crazy rules and all those laws in the Old Testament. Because Jesus was the ultimate offering and the ultimate sacrifice. God put all that stuff in place so that Jesus could come and take all of it off our plates for us. And, God, of course, left it all in the Bible so that we can be reminded of ALL that Jesus has done FOR us.
It's such a simple thing, but so profound.
At the root of it all, I am reminded that I need Jesus. Every day of my life I need Jesus. If it weren't for Jesus, we'd STILL have to remember all those rules and offerings and this and that and life would be pretty dang tough. But Jesus gives us (and ME) so much freedom and peace.
The whole time I was sitting there complaining about having to trudge through the reading I didn't really want to do, but I know I needed to do, I was failing to see the positive in it all. I was failing to see the good in it all. I was failing to see what I could learn from what was difficult for me.
And if you're not a believer, how does this apply to you? Well, think about it, so often we are "forced" (whether literally or figuratively) to do something we don't necessarily WANT to do, but something we know we NEED to do. Think of something like exercise. Sure, there are probably a lot of times where you REALLY don't feel like working out, but you know you need to. And there are times when you're in the midst of working out or running a race or doing a REALLY tough set on the bench press and you're in so much pain or you're so tired or there are 100 other things you'd rather be doing… but all the while, you're failing to see the bigger picture.
The bigger picture being the end result… you're in better shape! You're healthier! You completed a goal! You crossed the finish line! Whatever that end result may be… you're failing to see it in the midst of the frustration.
Or if you're having to work on a huge project for work and you know that it's a giant pain in the rear and you don't want to do it, but you know that you HAVE to do it or you HAVE to complete it in order to get where you want to go. Instead of complaining, take a step back and look at the process. Learn from the process. What opportunities are there for you to grow throughout the process?
It's the same concept… just simplified.
It's those tough times and those frustrations (even if they seem totally trivial) that are the reminders we don't even know we need for us to appreciate where we end up.
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Q: For loop in using fmincon function for different initial points I know this question is really too basic, but I am stuck since I am new to MATLAB. The problem is I do not know how to use for-loop to show three output of V in one run for different initial points.
I would like to have an output like the following:
V1 (first initial point)-----V2(second initial point)-----V3(third initial point)
This is my code:
%variables
ENG1=0.52;
ENG2 = [0.00139;0.00149;0.00122;0.00130;0.000866;0.000731;0.001002;0.001285];
ENG3 = zeros(8,1);
%6.2.2) minimization term
fun = @(V) abs(ENG1 - V'*ENG2);
%6.2.3) constrains:
Aeq = [ENG3';ones(1,8)];
beq = [0;1];
lb = zeros(8,1); %lower bound
ub = ones(8,1); %upper bound
V0 = rand(8,1);V0 = V0/sum(V0); %initial guess
options = optimset('Display', 'off'); %supressing extra unnecessary outputs.
for i=1:3
    V(i) = fmincon(fun,V0,[],[],Aeq,beq,lb,ub,[],options)
end

A: If you store your different initial conditions as columns of a matrix you can do it in the following way:
V0 = rand(8,3); %3 columns of initial guesses
V0 = bsxfun(@rdivide, V0, sum(V0));
% V0 = V0./sum(V0); % similar to previous line, but only supported from R2016b
V = zeros(size(V0)); % preallocate memory for efficiency
for i=1:3
    V(:, i) = fmincon(fun,V0(:, i),[],[],Aeq,beq,lb,ub,[],options);
end

Note the use of the elementwise division (./) to normalise your initial guesses.
Note that V(:, i) selects all elements of column i.
See this post, for more information about the compatibility issue.

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This morning's Gospel passage has been proffered by some of recent generations to provide biblical support, in the words of Jesus no less, of the so-called constitutionally mandated separation of Church and state, by which they demonstrate their ignorance of both the Constitution and Scripture. The first clause of the first amendment only prohibits congress from establishing a nationally imposed and funded religion of any kind, not the interaction of political and theological spheres. Aside from the rich irony of utilizing a religious text to promote a secular proposition against religion, this passage paradoxically illustrates without a doubt the complex interaction between the religious, governmental, and judicial arenas of Jesus' day, which I would suggest is not a whole lot different from our own.
And finally, this Gospel passage has been used as a springboard for stewardship campaigns, especially at this time of year, when Vestries and Dioceses begin to look ahead to the rapidly approaching new fiscal year with its ever-present budget. This is actually closer to the mark, but severely limits the scope of what Jesus is conveying to his audience.
Before trying to explain, please allow me to establish the context of this narrative. We are witnessing the last days of Jesus' life. He has come to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. Upon his arrival he disrupts the commercial flow of the Temple by overturning the tables of money changers, and then retires to the suburbs for the night. Upon returning to the Temple the next day he is confronted by the religious authorities, the city council, scrupulous lawyers, and at least one political pressure group, all of which provide him with numerous occasions to parabolically explain the tenets of his kingdom message at the expense of their opposing positions, which are united only in their growing hostility toward Jesus. Thus this morning we find novice Pharisees, with the Herodians in tow, engaging Jesus in conversation for the purpose of entrapment.
Now, no more politically strange bedfellows could there be than this impromptu fellowship. The Pharisees pursued a life of perfection according to the Law of Moses while the Herodians survived life through collaboration with worldly powers, in this case represented by Rome and her imperial puppets, all in opposition to the finer points of the Law. However, for this particular occasion, each party represents the opposite side of the same coin, so to speak; the better to force Jesus between a rock and a hard place.
After opening with insincere obsequiousness, essentially conferring judicial authority upon Jesus, the Pharisee wannabe's ask, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" You see, if Jesus answers in the negative then the Herodians can have him brought up on charges of sedition before the imperial authorities, but if he answers in the affirmative then he will lose his "street creds" with the common people who are increasingly nursing their volatile nationalist sentiment against Rome.
Did you see what just happened? In a split second Jesus has shifted his position with his adversaries; the hunters have become the hunted! It is now they who are between a rock and a hard place! And oblivious to the ramifications of their situation, one of them - obviously a rookie - produces a denarius! And with that coin the jaws of the trap slam shut!
You see, foreign money was forbidden inside of the Temple! This is why Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers the previous day. The presence of pagan coins for whatever purpose was sacrilege. And by producing the coin so quickly, they were not only caught profaning Holy ground, they exposed the premeditation of their supposedly innocent inquiry, as well as their complicit dealings with the enemy. It's no wonder Jesus called them hypocrites!
But careful not to lose the advantage Jesus continues: "You there; give me that coin." Holding it up he asks, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" And they collectively gulped and said, "The emperor's," because not only was there a likeness of Tiberius Caesar embossed on the coin, but also an inscription declaring that he was "the son of god" and "high priest," which compounded their dilemma due to the prohibition in the Law of any graven images and the acknowledgment of any gods before that of the One True God of Israel. So with that cat out of the bag, Jesus flips the coin back to the man and logically states that since it obviously belonged to Caesar then it should rightfully be returned to him.
Did you hear that? In one succinct statement - almost a throwaway line – Jesus has changed the tenor of the whole encounter from one of antagonistic entrapment to that of thought-provoking divine economics. In other words, everybody who witnessed this scene began to calculate what it was that belonged to God which they were to give back to Him. And the answer to that equation hinged on one word of Jesus' initial question; the Greek word 'eikon'.
Jesus is reminding them that just as Caesar imprinted his likeness on coins thus claiming sovereignty over the bearer of the same, so God has imprinted His likeness on humanity thus claiming sovereignty over the bearer of that image. It does no good to get bogged down in the pettiness of what belongs to whom in this world, because the fact is that everything in all of creation belongs to God, even the Caesar's of the world; that should have been made clear in our passage from Isaiah this morning in which God uses a pagan king to restore Israel to the promised land. The truth is that all that we have and all that we are belongs to God. But the inverse is also true; all that God has and all that God is has been given to us, His image bearers, which brings us back to Jesus.
As Christians, not only do we bear the image and likeness of God as complimentary male and female humans, but through the sacrificial death, the mighty resurrection and the glorious ascension of Christ Jesus, we have the Spirit of God dwelling within us by virtue of our baptism.
Therefore, when we hear Jesus instruct us to give back to God that which rightfully belongs to Him, he is asking each of us: "Whose image do you bear? Are you being pressed into the likeness of the prevailing secular culture? Do you bear the 'eikon' of Caesar or any other false god of this world? Or do you belong to the One True God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?


Hundreds of thousands of county land records, legal papers and other public documents will now be readily available in digital format.
The Hudson County Register's Office, which handles the recording, filing and preserving of all formal written documents, launched the Grancis' Land and Vitals Records Management solution this month, which will digitize the county's records into a cloud-based storage.
"Residents are accustomed to accessing information online from their private sector service providers and, as a result, have come to expect that level of service delivery, speed and transparency from government," said Hudson County Register Diane Coleman. "Hudson County is taking the important step of digitizing records to meet modern citizen expectations and allow for greater flexibility in accessing property records."
The new system, Coleman added, will preserve records "in the event our physical records are destroyed" -- part of the County's overall disaster recovery plan.
The Register's Office manages hundreds of thousands of land records, mortgages, assignments, letters of attorney to convey lands and other official public records.
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"We are pleased to assist the Hudson County Register's Office with its goal of better serving their constituents as well as increasing access to public records and providing an additional layer of disaster recovery," said Mike Battaglia, managing director of Granicus Land and Vitals Division. "By automating the management of public records, Granicus solutions reduce the time-intense manual process of document creation and storage."


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Golf - 06. November 2007.
Trio prepare for life on Tour
Rachel, an England international from Ganton, won full playing rights on the 2008 tour after she finished 14th at qualifying school. Emma, a former South-Eastern champion from West Surrey, earned a conditional card and hopes to get at least a dozen starts in tournaments.
Melissa, 20, missed the crucial 54-hole cut at qualifying school but has decided to go ahead with her plans to turn professional. She's taking up her option to join the LET, is currently sorting out contracts and is hoping for a healthy number of sponsors' invites to tournaments.
The Chevin player, who is England's top amateur, bounced straight back from disappointment by setting her 2008 goals on the plane home from tour school - and her first aim is to win an LET event.
"After my experience of tour school I can see how it can either make or break a player and I definitely think it's going to make me stronger," said the international.
She already has experience of playing in professional events and was leading amateur in the women's British Open, where Rachel Bell also played all four rounds.
Rachel, 25, has now played a total of three Tour events, made the cut in all of them and is convinced that this is where her future lies.
"I want to pursue my golf to the highest level and that means I have to turn professional," said Rachel, whose amateur career with the English Ladies' Golf Association has helped prepare her to take the step.
"Without a doubt, all the help and training I have had from ELGA has got me to where I am today," she said.
Now, though, she's taking charge of her own career and tackling the first challenge of finding sponsorship. "In amateur golf you have a lot of people you can rely on. In professional golf you have to do it yourself. You are in charge of your own destiny. It's exciting and daunting at the same time," said Rachel.
Emma Lyons, 25, only took up golf when she went to university but she soon set herself the goal of playing on tour. The Surrey county player made rapid progress, reaching plus-one in the 2006 season when she had a host of top-ten finishes in major amateur events.
But then, her golfing plans were stalled for three months when she was laid low by a virus. Her winter training programme had to be abandoned and instead she had to work on her technique as she has played through the 2007 season.
"Considering the year I have had I feel I have done quite well," said Emma as she reviewed her performance at qualifying school. "I'm very excited about next year and very much looking forward to participating in LET events."


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Dolores Etten Murphy
St. Nicholas Catholic Church
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Friday 9/30, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
Friday 9/30, 5:00 pm
Dolores Susan (Etten) Murphy, age 93, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home with many of her loving family close by on September 23, 2011. Dolores was the fourth of five children for Louis and Mathilda (VanLanen) Etten born on their farm in Greenleaf on July 17, 1918. Louis died very young in 1929, and in 1931 Mathilda met and married George School of Freedom and Dolores gained eight stepbrothers and sisters. Dolores entered Freedom High School in 1931 where she met the love of her life, Joe Murphy. She loved school, was a conference champion in forensics in 1934 and a cheerleader for the basketball team. She graduated in 1935 and they married on April 20, 1937. They farmed first in Oneida and later in Freedom. They were members of Immaculate Conception and then St. Nicholas Parish, Dolores a member of the Christian Mothers and an enthusiastic choir member. She became friends with the nuns at St. Nicholas School and helped them in their convent, chauffeured them to movies and shopping, and made frequent deliveries of homemade bread and cookies.
Dolores was a 'stay at home mom' and enjoyed working in the home and on the farm. She was a good cook, but an excellent baker of homemade bread, cinnamon rolls, raised doughnuts and pies. Dolores was an expert Sheepshead player and played to win!! Dolores was an avid reader and a lover of poetry. She was a lover of music, singing and dancing whenever she felt the urge. She was also an excellent seamstress, sewing clothing for herself, her kids and later, grandkids. When Annie was in high school Dolores began a career in sewing and alterations at J.C. Penney's, and later at Close's in Appleton. Once she retired, she began a hobby of quilt making and crocheted rug making—works of art given to be treasured by her children and grandchildren.
Dolores was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband Joe, as well as two sisters and brothers-in-law: Grace and Woodrow Diehl, Pearl and Cliff Rosera, and a brother and sister-in-law: Marvin and Jane Etten. She is survived by her brother Earl, her children Dr. James and Sandra Murphy of Stuart, Florida; Dr. William and Lita Murphy of Colchester, Vermont; Zelda Murphy of Galena, Missouri; Jeanne and Dan Patenaude of Butternut, Mike and Kerry Howard-Murphy of Juneau, Alaska; Joe and Malia Murphy of Freedom and Dr. Annie Murphy and Brian Curtis of Silverdale, Washington. She also leaves behind fifteen grandchildren: Pamela, Sara, Leann and Patrick Murphy, Michelle Ertle and Nicole Murphy, Renae Keep and Lisa Cunningham, Rebecca Baron and Katie Rybak, Joseph Murphy, III, Shawn Briggs and Shannon Kieler, Erin and Andrew Curtis. She will be missed by twelve great grandchildren: Evan Capelle, Ciara and Nathan Ertle, Tristin Houston, Penelope Keep, Hannah and Rachel Baron, Alayna and Sydney Rybak, Rory and Ian Kieler and Gavin Briggs as well as very many special nieces and nephews.
The funeral liturgy for Dolores will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, September 30, 2011 at ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH in Freedom with Fr. Dave Hoffman officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call directly at the church on Friday afternoon from 2:00 PM until the hour of the service.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to Flambeau Home Health and Hospice in Phillips, Wisconsin. It is with their loving assistance that Dolores was able to end her life at home.
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Dolores Susan (Etten) Murphy, age 93, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home with many of her loving family close by on September 23, 2011. Dolores was the fourth of five children for Louis and Mathilda (VanLanen) Etten born on their farm in Greenleaf on July 17, 1918. Louis died very young in 1929, and…
Dave Miller left a message on October 3, 2011:
Annie & Family, I was very sadden to hear of your mother's passing. I always enjoyed receiving Etten family information from both your mom and dad. My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Gary Anderson left a message on September 27, 2011:
Annie, & Family, It was such a pleasure knowing your Mom. She was always so bubbly, and upbeat. She made sure one felt welcome, and at home, whenever you entered her kitchen. I had the pleasure to enjoy several of her fine meals, and her quick wit. She was a great lady, that I will never forget. She always called me, the blond haired, blue eyed, Swede. You all have my deepest sympathy. May God give you strength, at this difficult time in your lives. Sincerely, Gary Anderson


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Census analysis: Nation's diversity grows, but integration slows
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Brown University sociologist John Logan is among the first scholars to analyze new U.S. census data on social, economic, housing, and demographic factors for every community in the nation. His findings show that as diversity in the nation grows, progress toward integrating neighborhoods appears to have stopped.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Despite increased racial and ethnic diversity, American neighborhoods continue to be segregated, and some of the progress made toward integration since 1980 has come to a halt this decade, according to a new report by Brown University sociologist John Logan. The report, co-authored by Florida State University sociologist Brian Stults, marks the launch of the US2010 project, a program of research on changes in American society, supported by the Russell Sage Foundation and Brown University.
"This is a surprising result," said Logan, director of Brown's Initiative in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences and director of US2010. "At worst, it was expected that there would be continued slow progress. The growth of the black middle class, the passage of time since fair housing legislation was enacted, and the evidence from surveys that white Americans are becoming more tolerant of black neighbors all pointed in that direction."
Logan and Stults analyzed data from the American Community Survey (ACS) released for the first time yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS gives estimates on social, economic, housing, and demographic statistics for every community in the nation. Until now, small geographic areas had to rely on outdated 2000 census figures for detailed information about the characteristics of their communities.
Logan and Stults' main findings:
The average non-Hispanic white person continues to live in a neighborhood that looks very different from those neighborhoods where the average black, Hispanic, or Asian lives. The average white person in metropolitan America lives in a neighborhood that is 77 percent white. Still, this represents growing diversity compared to 1980, when the average was 88 percent white.
The average black American in metropolitan areas lives in a census tract that is majority black. It appears the same will soon be true for Hispanics. On average, 48 percent of their neighbors are Hispanic and this value is growing steadily.
Blacks continue to be the most segregated minority, followed by Hispanics and then Asians. Another surprise in the new data is that while black-white and Hispanic-white segregation is almost the same today as in 2000, segregation of Asians from whites has begun to increase. It is now almost as high as segregation of Hispanics.
Progress in residential segregation between blacks and whites since 2000 was even less than in the 1980s. Segregation peaked around 1960. Between 1980 and 2000 it declined at a very slow pace, but analysts have been hoping for a breakthrough since then. The new data show that there is very little change.
To analyze segregation, Logan and Stults used the Index of Dissimilarity, which measures how evenly two groups are spread across neighborhoods. The lowest possible value is zero, which indicates that the percentage of each group in every neighborhood is the same as their overall percentage in the metropolitan areas. The highest value of 100 indicates that the two groups live in completely different neighborhoods.
By this measure:
Black-white segregation averaged 65.2 in 2000 and 62.7 now.
Hispanic-white segregation was 51.6 in 2000 and 50 today.
Asian-white segregation has grown from 42.1 to 45.9.
Led by Logan, US2010's 14 research teams from across the country will tackle a broad range of topics that impact all areas of American society. Over the next two years, they will release short briefs and a chapter-length report on their research areas, which include immigration, segregation, economics, education, aging, and the changing American family, among others. The US2010 project will culminate with a book incorporating all these chapters, published by the Russell Sage Foundation, which has a 50-year tradition of publishing respected, authoritative, census-based research.
"The special feature of US2010 is that it tackles questions of change in American society not from the perspective of one scholar or one topic, but with the expertise of a nationwide team of scholars who were brought together for this purpose," Logan said.
More information is available on the project webpage: www.s4.brown.edu/us2010.


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Absolute Championship Berkut makes its UK debut on Saturday, October 1, with Scottish star Robert Whiteford headlining the event.
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"My Lord, I am going to stick my fingers down your throat. I pray you will not bite them off." Alice crouched beside Hugh, turned his head, and pried open his mouth.
A moment later Hugh groaned and obligingly discharged the contents of his stomach into the chamber pot that Benedict held for him.
Alice waited until the first spasms began to ease and then she inserted her fingers down his throat a second time.
Hugh convulsed violently. The little that remained in his belly spewed forth.
Benedict looked at her, fear in his eyes. "Will he die?"
"Nay," Alice vowed fiercely. "He will not die if I can help it. Get me water, Benedict. A large flagon of it. And milk. Hurry."
"Aye." Benedict grabbed his staff, lurched to his feet, and rushed from the chamber.
"And Benedict?"
He paused, one hand on the door frame. "Aye?"
"Tell no one about this, do you comprehend me? Say that I have requested the water and milk so that I may wash my face."
"But what if the pottage is poisoned? Everyone will have taken their morning cup."
"The pottage was not poisoned," Alice said quietly. "I drank a full cup of it myself only a short while ago. So did my maid."
"But—"
"Hurry, Benedict."
He hurried from the chamber.
Hugh opened his eyes briefly. His amber eyes burned. "Alice."
"You are a very large man and you did not even drink all of the pottage, my lord. I have got most of what you did consume back out of you. You will live."
"I will kill him," Hugh vowed. He closed his eyes again. "My oath to Erasmus will not protect him after this."
"Who are you talking about?"
"Vincent. He tried to poison me."
"Hugh, you cannot know that for certain."
"Who else?" Another spasm overtook Hugh. His powerful body shuddered but there was nothing left in him. "It must have been him."
Benedict pounded around the edge of the door, breathless from the dash downstairs to the kitchens. He carried two flagons in one hand. "I have both milk and water."
"Excellent." Alice reached for the first flagon. "Help me get this down him."
Hugh slitted his eyes. "No offense, madam, but I do not have much of an appetite at the moment."
"My mother wrote that it is wise to give great quantities of liquids to a victim of poison. It rebalances the bodily humors." Alice cradled Hugh's head in her lap. "Please, my lord. I pray you will drink this."
There was still a sheen of sweat on Hugh's brow but humor glinted briefly in his gaze as he looked up at the curve of her breasts. "You know I am lost when you employ your fine manners. Very well, madam, I shall drink anything you please unless it be green in color."
Alice looked up at Benedict. "I do believe he is already feeling much better. Fetch Sir Dunstan. We will need his help to get my lord to his bedchamber."
"Aye." Benedict made for the door again.
"Devil's teeth," Hugh muttered. "I will not be carried like a child."
In the end he managed the length of the hall on his own two feet but it took Alice, Benedict, and Dunstan to support his weight. When he finally tumbled into his massive ebony bed, Hugh fell asleep instantly.
"Poison?" Dunstan stood at the foot of the bed, his hands bunched into huge fists at his sides. "Sir Hugh was given poison? Are you certain?"
"Aye." Alice frowned at him. "But you must say nothing of this for the moment, Sir Dunstan. Thus far only we four know the truth. I would have it stay that way for a time."
"Say nothing?" Dunstan stared at her as though she were mad. "I shall turn this damned keep upside down. I shall hang every servant in the kitchen one by one until I discover the person who put the brew into Sir Hugh's cup."
"Sir Dunstan—"
"Likely it came from Rivenhall." Dunstan's brow furrowed as he worked the problem out to his satisfaction. "Aye, that would explain it. Before he took his leave yesterday, Sir Vincent no doubt bribed a servant here in Scarcliffe Keep to put the foul herbs in the pottage."
"Sir Dunstan, that is quite enough." Alice rose from the stool beside the bed. "I shall handle this."
"Nay, madam. Sir Hugh would not want you involved in a bloody business such as this."
"I am already involved." Alice gritted her teeth to keep her voice to a whisper. "And I know far more about poison than you do, sir. I shall discover the means by which this deed was done. Then, mayhap, we shall know who to blame."
"Sir Vincent of Rivenhall is to blame," Dunstan stated.
"We cannot be certain of that." Alice began to pace the chamber. "Now, then, we know that only Sir Hugh's pottage was poisoned. That means that the herbs were either placed in his cup while it was carried to his study chamber or—"
"I'll find that traitorous servant," Dunstan interrupted furiously. "I'll have him hung by noon."
"Or," Alice added quickly, "the poison was already in the cup when the pottage was poured into it."
Dunstan's face went blank with incomprehension. "Already in the cup?"
"Aye, sir. The kitchens are a busy place. A few drops of a very strong poison placed in the bottom of the cup would likely go unnoticed when the pottage was poured into the vessel."
"Would a few drops be sufficient to kill a man?"
"There are some brews made from certain herbs that are so virulent that they retain their lethal properties even when distilled. The hot pottage could have activated such a brew."
Some brews, not many, Alice added silently. And the herbs used in such bitter potions were rare, according to her mother's treatise.
Benedict looked at Alice across Hugh's sleeping body. " 'Tis no secret which dishes Sir Hugh uses. 'Twould be easy enough for a poisoner to choose his cup from among the others."
"Aye." Alice continued to stride back and forth, hands clasped behind her back. "Sir Dunstan, I will conduct this investigation, do you comprehend me? Much rides on the outcome. War with Rivenhall will cost many lives. I will not have those deaths on my hands if there is an alternative."
"Rest assured, madam, there will be no alternative when Sir Hugh awakes." Dunstan's expression was savage. "He will have his vengeance as soon as he can sit a horse."
Alice glanced at Hugh. Even in sleep there was an unrelenting implacability about him. No one knew better than she that once Hugh set out upon a course of action, nothing could halt him.
She swung around to face Dunstan and Benedict. "Then I must act quickly."
Alice closed her mother's book, folded her hands on her desk, and regarded the young kitchen lad who stood before her.
"You took the green pottage to Sir Hugh this morning, Luke?"
"Aye, m'lady." Luke grinned proudly. "I have been assigned the duty of taking his pottage to him every morning."
"Who instructed you in that duty?"
Luke gave her a quizzical look. "Master Elbert, of course."
"Tell me, Luke, did you stop to talk to anyone on your way to Lord Hugh's study chamber today?"
"Nay, m'lady." Alarm appeared in Luke's eyes. "I did not pause at all, I swear it. I went directly to his chamber, just as I was bid. I vow, the pottage was still warm when I got there. If it was cold when his lordship drank it, it was not my fault, m'lady."
"Calm yourself, Luke. The pottage was warm enough," Alice assured him gently.
Luke brightened. "Lord Hugh is pleased with my service?"
"I would say that he was quite astonished by it this morning."
"In that case, mayhap Master Elbert will soon allow me to serve in the great hall," Luke said happily. " 'Tis my greatest ambition. 'Twill make my mother proud."
"I'm certain that you will realize your goal one of these days, Luke. You seem a determined lad."
"I am, my lady," Luke assured her with great fervor. "Lord Hugh told me that the secret of every man's true strength, regardless of his station in life, lies in his determination and will. If they be powerful, he can achieve his ends."
In spite of her anxious mood, Alice smiled fleetingly at the thought of Hugh dispensing advice to a kitchen boy. "That certainly has the ring of something Lord Hugh would say. When did he give you this bit of wisdom?"
"Yesterday morning when I asked him how he could stomach the green pottage every day. I never touch the stuff myself."
Alice sighed. "You may go back to your duties now, Luke."
"Aye, m'lady."
Alice waited until Luke had bustled out of her study chamber before she opened the handbook again. One question had been answered, she thought. Luke was an honest boy. She believed him when he claimed that he had not met anyone en route to Hugh's study chamber.
That meant the poison had not been added to the cup after the pottage had been poured into it.
Which, in turn, told her that she was searching for a poison that could have been deposited, unnoticed, in the bottom of the clean cup. It would need to be a brew so powerful that only a few drops were required to achieve illness or death.
She squeezed her eyes shut at the thought that she could so easily have lost Hugh. A terrible shiver of dread went through her.
She had to discover the would-be murderer before he or she could strike again. She had to find the poisoner before Hugh laid siege to his blood kin and destroyed forever any hope of peace between Rivenhall and Scarcliffe.
Alice forced herself to concentrate on the notes her mother had made concerning the herb banewort.
When prepared according to this recipe, a small amount can ease severe pain in the bowel. Too much, however, will kill…
A discreet knock on the door announced another visitor.
"Enter," Alice called, not taking her eyes from the page.
Elbert stuck his head around the door. "You sent for me, my lady?"
"Aye, Elbert." Alice glanced up. "I want you to see to it that every dish and cup in this household is scrubbed today before another meal is served."
"But all of the dishes and cups are always washed after every meal, my lady, just as you specified," Elbert stammered, clearly confused by the instruction.
"I know, Elbert, but I want them washed again today before the midday meal. Is that clear?"
"Aye, m'lady. Before the meal. I shall give the orders at once. Will there be anything else?"
Alice hesitated. "Lord Hugh will not dine with the household today. He is in his bedchamber and does not wish to be disturbed."
Elbert was immediately alarmed. "Is something wrong, my lady?"
"Nay. He has taken a slight chill. I have given him a tonic. He should be well on the morrow."
Elbert's face cleared. "Shall I send some more green pottage to his chamber?"
"I do not think that will be necessary. Thank you, Elbert. You may go. Do not forget to have the dishes, mugs, and cups washed immediately."
"Aye, my lady. It will be done at once." Elbert bowed and left to carry out his orders.
Alice shook off the morbid fears that threatened to overwhelm her. She turned another page of the handbook and studied her mother's neat script.
The water clock on her desk dripped slowly. Another hour passed.
A long while later, Alice closed her mother's journal and sat quietly for a long time. She considered what she had learned.
As she had suspected, the secrets of concocting a poison strong enough to be administered in the manner in which this one had been given were shrouded in mystery.
The fear of poison was common enough but in truth there was little real danger from it. The fact was, most poisons simply did not work well.
Contrary to what many people believed, the concocting of lethal potions was not a simple task. Only a skilled gardener knew the proper plants. Much study and experimentation were required to prepare the brews. Only an unusual herbalist, one who studied poisons and their antidotes in order to discover cures, for instance, or an alchemist seeking knowledge of the black arts, would bother to invest much time in the study of potions that could kill.
There were a number of practical problems involved in the creation of poisonous potions. It was exceedingly difficult to determine the proper dose. It was also extremely hard to refine the poison to the point where only a small amount was required to achieve results. And it was even more difficult to achieve a degree of reliability. Most poisons were notoriously unpredictable in their effects.
As her mother had written in the handbook, a person was far more likely to fall ill and die from rancid food than true poison.
Alice mentally outlined her conclusions. There were not many people in the vicinity of Scarcliffe who could have created a deadly poison and then found a way to ensure that it was administered to its intended victim.
Nay, make that victims.
For there had been two, Alice reminded herself. Calvert of Oxwick had also been poisoned.
But who would want to kill both an irritating monk and a legendary knight? What was the link between them?
Alice pondered the matter for a long time.
The only thing that connected the victims so far as she could discern was an interest in the Stones of Scarcliffe. But once Hugh had gotten his hands on the green crystal, he had ceased to search for the rest of the treasure. He did not even believe in the existence of the rest of the fabled gems.
Calvert, on the other hand, had apparently believed the old tale. So much so that he had risked the treacherous caves of Scarcliffe to hunt for the treasure.
The two men shared no obvious bond that Alice could discern.
She wondered if the truth lay elsewhere in the past. There had, after all, in this region once been another case of poison.
A short, cheerful young novice ushered Alice into the prioress's study late that afternoon.
Joan rose, smiling, from the other side of her desk. "Lady Alice. I pray you will be seated. What brings you here at this hour?"
"I am sorry to disturb you, madam." Alice waited until the novice had closed the door. Then she sank down onto a wooden stool.
"Have you come alone?" Joan reseated herself.
"Aye. The servants believe that I have gone out for a late afternoon walk. I must return to the keep as soon as possible." She wanted to get back before Hugh awoke. "I will not take up much of your time."
"I am always pleased to see you, Alice, you know that." Joan folded her hands and studied her with gentle concern. "Is aught troubling you?"
"Aye, madam." Alice braced herself. "I must ask you some questions."
"About what?"
"About Sister Katherine, your healer."
Joan frowned. "You shall ask your questions of her directly. I shall send for her at once."
This is impossible." The skirts of Joan's habit rustled as she went swiftly along the stone corridor. "Sister Katherine is a trained healer. She would not poison anyone."
"Do you not find it odd that she has disappeared?" Alice asked.
"She must be somewhere here on the grounds of the convent."
"We have checked the chapel, the garden, and the still room. Where else could she be?"
"Mayhap she is meditating in her chamber and did not hear the novice I sent to knock on her door. Or she may be suffering from one of her bouts of melancholia. The medicine she takes for it sometimes puts her into a deep sleep."
"This is very troubling."
"Your suspicions are even more so," Joan said brusquely. "Sister Katherine has been with this convent for nearly thirty years."
"Aye, that is one of the facts that caused me to wonder if she was somehow involved in all this." Alice glanced at the rows of wooden doors that lined the hall. Each was set with a grated window and opened onto a small, spare cell.
The hall was very still and silent. Most of the cells were empty at this time of the day. The nuns were busy at their various tasks in the gardens, the kitchens, the scriptorium, and the music chamber.
Joan glanced over her shoulder. "You said Lord Hugh's parents were poisoned nearly thirty years ago?"
"Aye. Everyone assumed his mother was the poisoner. She was said to be a woman scorned. But today I began to question that assumption."
"What makes you think that Sister Katherine would know anything about the incident other than whatever rumors came to her at the time?"
"Do you recall the day that I met her in the convent garden?"
"Of course."
"She said something at the time about how easily a man could sever a vow of betrothal. She seemed oddly bitter."
"I told you, Katherine suffers from melancholia. She frequently appears sad or bitter."
"Aye, but I believe that in this instance there was something personal about her reaction. She warned me not to put off my own wedding lest I be left abandoned."
"What of it?" Joan came to a halt in front of the last grated door. " 'Twas a practical bit of advice."
"She spoke as one who had been through the humiliation of a broken betrothal," Alice insisted. "I have begun to wonder if she herself took the veil because of a severed betrothal."
" 'Tis hardly an uncommon occurrence." Joan rapped briskly on the heavy oak paneling. "Many women have entered a convent for that reason."
"I realize that. But I wish to ask the sister if that was her reason."
Joan's eyes met hers. "And if it was?"
"Then I wish to know if the man who broke his vow of betrothal to her was Hugh's father, Sir Matthew of Scarcliffe."
Joan frowned. "But according to the tale, Sir Matthew never did break his vows. From all I have ever heard, he fully intended to marry the lady his family had chosen for him. Everyone believes that he wished to keep Hugh's poor mother as his leman. They say that was why she flew into a heartbroken rage and gave her lover a poisoned cup."
"So the story goes," Alice admitted. "But what if that was not what occurred? What if Matthew came back from France, discovered he had a son, and determined to marry the woman he had seduced?"
"You're saying that the lady to whom he was betrothed may have sought vengeance?"
" 'Tis possible, is it not?"
" 'Tis somewhat extreme," Joan said crisply.
"You said yourself that Sister Katherine is a woman who suffers from extreme humors," Alice reminded her.
Joan stood on tiptoe and peered through the grate. "Her cell is empty. She is not inside. There is something very strange about all this."
"It would appear that she has left the convent."
"But where could she have gone? Surely someone would have noticed if she had taken one of the horses from the convent stable."
Alice went to peer through the grate. "There is a sheet of parchment on her bed."
"Sister Katherine is excessively neat. She would not leave personal items scattered about."
Alice glanced at her. "Unless she meant for someone to discover it."
Joan's gaze grew more troubled. Without a word she lifted the heavy ring that was attached to her belt. She selected one of the iron keys from it and inserted it into the lock of Katherine's door.
A moment later Alice walked into the tiny chamber. There was little to be seen other than the narrow bed, a small, wooden chest, and the rolled sheet of parchment that lay on the straw mattress.
Alice started to reach for the parchment. She paused and glanced at Joan. Joan mutely nodded her permission.
Alice picked up the parchment sheet and carefully unrolled it. A heavy gold ring set with a green gem fell onto the bed. Alice examined it closely. "Does this belong to Sister Katherine?"
"If it does, she has kept it hidden all these years. I have never before seen it."
"It looks familiar." Alice glanced up. "I believe that Lady Emma wears one very similar to it. She said that Sir Vincent gave it to her when they exchanged their vows."
"Worse and worse," Joan muttered. "What does the letter say?"
" 'Tis only a short note."
"Read it."
Alice frowned intently over the painstakingly precise script.
The bastard son has paid for the sins of his father and mother. It is finished.
"Dear heaven, what does she mean?" Joan whispered.
"Katherine no doubt believes that she has had her vengeance." Alice rerolled the parchment. "She cannot know yet that she failed."
Joan's keys rattled on the iron ring as she turned toward the door. "I shall ask one of the nuns to talk to the villagers. Mayhap someone has seen Katherine."
Alice glanced through the narrow window of the cell. Outside the gray mist had grown darker. "It grows late. I must return to the keep before someone becomes anxious about my absence." Namely Hugh, who might even now have awakened and begun to plan his vengeance against Rivenhall.
Joan led the way out of Katherine's cell. "I will send word to you if I locate the healer."
"Thank you," Alice said quietly. "I think it best if poison is not mentioned, Prioress. You know how people fear it."
"Aye. I shall not speak of it," Joan promised. "God knows we do not need any rumors of poison spread about on this manor."
"Agreed. I will speak with you tomorrow, madam. Now, I must hurry home if I am to resolve this situation before a new storm is loosed upon these lands."
Benedict was waiting for Alice in the great hall. He greeted her with an urgency that spoke volumes.
"Thank the Saints you have returned," he said. "Lord Hugh awoke less than an hour ago and immediately asked for you. When I told him you had gone out, he was most displeased."
Alice unfastened her cloak. "Where is he?"
"In his study chamber. He said you are to go to him at once."
"I intend to do precisely that." Alice started for the stairs.
"Alice?"
She paused, one toe on the bottom step. "Aye, what is it?"
"There is something I have wanted to tell you." Benedict glanced around quickly to make certain that none of the servants was within hearing distance. He took a step closer to Alice and lowered his voice. "I was with Sir Hugh when he fell ill."
"I know. What of it?"
"The first word he spoke when he realized that he had drunk from a poisoned cup was your name."
Alice flinched as though she had been struck. A great weight settled on her. "He thought I tried to murder him?"
"Nay." Benedict smiled wryly. "At first I believed that was his meaning. I told him it was not possible. Then he made it clear that he was asking for you because he knew you were the only one who could save him. He blamed Vincent of Rivenhall from the beginning. He never once suspected you."
The intolerable burden lifted from Alice's soul. She gave Benedict a shaky smile. "Thank you for telling me that, brother. It eases my heart more than you can possibly know."
Benedict flushed. "I know how much you care for him. Sir Dunstan says that a man of Lord Hugh's nature does not allow himself to indulge in soft emotions. Sir Dunstan told me that Lord Hugh scoffs at love and would never give his heart to a woman. But I thought you should know that he at least trusts you. Sir Dunstan says that it is most unusual for my lord to trust anyone."
" 'Tis a start, is it not?" Alice whirled and hurried up the stairs.
She clutched Katherine's note and the ring very tightly as she swept down the corridor at the top of the staircase. She came to a halt in front of Hugh's door and knocked sharply.
"Enter." Hugh's voice held a bone-chilling edge.
Alice drew a breath and opened the door.
Hugh was seated at his desk. There was a map spread out in front of him. He looked up when Alice entered the chamber. When he saw her he surged to his feet. His palms flattened on the desk. His eyes were savage.
"Where in the name of the devil have you been, madam?"
"The convent." Alice studied him closely. "You appear to have recovered from your ordeal, sir. How do you feel?"
"I have regained my appetite," Hugh said. "And I seem to have acquired a taste for vengeance."
"You are not the only one who craves that particular dish, my lord." Alice tossed the parchment and ring onto the desk. "Today it appears as though you were the victim of a woman whose hunger for vengeance is even greater than your own."
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Apple's devices like iPhone and iPad have unique functioning and these need to be restored whenever faced with problems concerning functionality or storage capacity. The requirement for restoration of such devices has led to the importance of having backups while using these. iTunes assist the users in creating and storing backups for such devices so that no data is lost during restoration or in situations otherwise.
However, it is probable that users may face problems while locating the backup files, whether they are using a Mac operating system or a Windows operating system.
Where Apple has provided efficient backup support facilities through iTunes, it still limits the users from having complete access to the iTunes backup files. But there are some suggested methods, which you may employ to have full access to your backup files and documents.
/ Library/ Application Support/ Mobile Sync/ Backup.
Here, the symbol ( ̴ ) represents your home directory.
While finding an iTunes backup location on a Mac OS, users may be notified with various errors, such as not enough free space is available, the back session failure, failure to save a backup on a particular operating system, inability to restart a session and various others.
Users may need to troubleshoot these notifies errors in order to gain access to iTunes backup location on Mac.
Those who use a Windows operating system, the iTunes backup location may vary with the versions of their operating systems.
For the backup location addresses for Windows operating systems, users are required to substitute the username field with their appointed usernames.
When using a Windows OS, users may also face issues in gaining access to iTunes backup location, as when using a Mac OS, and the notifies errors may need troubleshooting. You may be notified with errors like, the occurrence of an unknown error -1, iPhone refusing the request, non-availability of enough free space and various others.
If you want to restore data from iTunes backup, iSkysoft Phone Transfer for Mac ( or iSkysoft Phone Transfer for Windows) can be the best helper for you. It allows you to one click restore any contents from iTunes backup. And you even can use it to restore data from other backup modes including iCloud backup, phone transfer backup, etc. It is also a multifunctional tool for phone to phone transfer as well as phone data backup. Just follow below simple steps to retrieve iTunes backup.
Step 1: Install and launch iSkysoft Phone Transfer.
Step 2: Connect your phone to your computer.
Step 3: In the program main interface, click "Restore from Backups" > "iTunes". Then select the contents you want and start restoring them to your phone.
Through iTunes, Apple has provided its users with a viable option of ensuring backup support for various files and documents. But it is possible that at times the users may face space and storage capacity problems while constantly storing backup files on their operating systems. iTunes does not provide direct alternatives or options to relocate or shift archive folders to other locations, limiting the users from managing their space efficiently. However, with no direct alternatives, there are still procedural methods that might be adopted to allow the users to manage their files and storage space in a better way.
Following the given instructions, you will be able to relocate your backup archive folders.
1.	Before proceeding with the steps for changing the location, ensure that iTunes is not running. If it is, then close it.
2.	Once you make it certain that iTunes is closed, move your required folder- which most probably would be identified as /Library/ Application/ Support/ Mobile Sync/ Backup- to the location of your choice. For instance, you may want to move the folder to an attached external drive or you might prefer to move it to an already existing secondary drive on your operating system.
Users of Windows XP are required to abide by following instructions to change iTunes backup location on their operating systems.
1.	As for Mac, with Windows too you need to ensure that iTunes is closed.
2.	You are required to download Junction or you may rely on MKLink. However, using MKLink, you may need to function differently in the command prompt in the later stages.
3.	Junction would be downloaded as a zip folder. Unzip the folder to your username folder, which is usually located in C drive, in Documents and Settings folder.
4.	Create a new folder in the location where you want to shift your backup files to.
5.	Shift your backup folder to the newly created folder.
junction "C:\Documents and Setting\\Application Data\AppleComputer\MobileSync\Backup" "H:\Backups\iPhone Backup"
1.	Make it certain that iTunes is not running.
2.	Shift your iTunes backup folder to the location or drive of your choice.
mklink /J "C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "h:\Backup"


This is the redevelopment of an existing site containing old clubhouse buildings marked for demolition. Won through a limited design competition, the proposal makes a point of minimising the environmental and visual impact on its site, whilst remaining conscious of the inherent social, historical and community-based importance of the facility.
Conceptually, the project was conceived as a building having two fronts – one addressing the sea, the other the upper level carpark on the cliff edge behind. As a result, the acute angling of the building's form means that it can generously present itself to these (main) approaches without appearing bulky when viewed end on – ie. from up and down the beach.
Intelligent use of the site's topography enables the upper level club functions (administration, dining/catering, bar etc.) to be accessed from the carpark (including wheelchair ramp access), whilst the lower level (adjacent the boat ramp) contains storage, change rooms, youth lounge, beach kiosk and first aid facilities.
As a scheme, it consolidates its site by amalgamating the two former clubhouse buildings into a single facility which avoids unnecessary physical disturbance of the land through the use of existing excavations, and by minimising disruption of indigenous vegetation. It also adopts the ESD principals of rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling, and incorporates 'double-wall' louvre ventilation to the east and west facades according to natural ventilation principals.
In material terms, the project presents itself as part of the historical and material iconography of the Nepean Peninsula – particularly in the use of striated timber typically displayed in the form of coastal markers and beacons. Hence there is an intention to use timber in way which connects these iconic observations with the traditions of timber boatbuilding.
The project necessarily involved extensive consultation with all client and local interest groups including the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Parks Victoria, Southern Peninsula Rescue Service, Sorrento Chamber of Commerce and the Sorrento Historical Society.


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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include "wayland-util.h"

extern const struct wl_interface ivi_surface_interface;
extern const struct wl_interface wl_surface_interface;

static const struct wl_interface *types[] = {
	NULL,
	NULL,
	NULL,
	&wl_surface_interface,
	&ivi_surface_interface,
};

static const struct wl_message ivi_surface_requests[] = {
	{ "destroy", "", types + 0 },
};

static const struct wl_message ivi_surface_events[] = {
	{ "visibility", "i", types + 0 },
	{ "warning", "i?s", types + 0 },
};

WL_EXPORT const struct wl_interface ivi_surface_interface = {
	"ivi_surface", 1,
	1, ivi_surface_requests,
	2, ivi_surface_events,
};

static const struct wl_message ivi_application_requests[] = {
	{ "surface_create", "uon", types + 2 },
};

WL_EXPORT const struct wl_interface ivi_application_interface = {
	"ivi_application", 1,
	1, ivi_application_requests,
	0, NULL,
};

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Kotawaringin o Kota Waringin era un sultanato en la costa sur de la isla de Borneo. Cubría un área similar a lo que ahora es la provincia indonesia de Borneo Central. Su forma final fue una breve existencia como un "estado nativo" autónomo en los Estados Unidos de Indonesia entre 1949 y 1950.

Referencias

Estados y territorios desaparecidos de Indonesia
Sultanatos

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December 7, 2017 6:08 AM UTC
Bitcoin Mining Marketplace NiceHash Hacked: $62 Million Stolen?
A hacker successfully breached cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash, resulting in the theft of up to $62 million worth of bitcoins. The NiceHash website had gone offline earlier in the day, which the company had chalked up to maintenance. However, the team revealed the true nature…
Author: Josiah Wilmoth @Y3llowb1ackbird
A hacker successfully breached cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash, resulting in the theft of up to $62 million worth of bitcoins.
The NiceHash website had gone offline earlier in the day, which the company had chalked up to maintenance. However, the team revealed the true nature of the outage through an announcement posted on the service's social media channels, confirming users' worst fears after hours frenzied speculation.
"Unfortunately, there has been a security breach involving NiceHash website," the company wrote, adding that it was freezing all operations for at least the next 24 hours while it investigated the hack.
"Importantly, our payment system was compromised and the contents of the NiceHash Bitcoin wallet have been stolen. We are working to verify the precise number of BTC taken," the company wrote.
Although NiceHash has not confirmed the number of bitcoins stolen, NiceHash users have circulated a wallet address that suggests that 4,736.42 BTC — worth more than $62 million at the current exchange rate — was drained from the company's hot wallet.
The company stated that, in addition to an internal investigation, they had contacted the "relevant authorities and law enforcement" and that they are working to "rectify the matter in the coming days."
In the meantime, they advised users to change all of their online passwords, as it is presently unclear what data the hackers were able to obtain in addition to the stolen funds.
Founded in 2014, NiceHash allows users to buy and sell hashpower through its online marketplace. This way, users can benefit from bitcoin mining without purchasing or operating the equipment themselves. However, as this incident demonstrates, cloud mining services subject users to additional risks versus operating one's own hardware.
In addition to hacks, cloud mining customers have also fallen victim to outright fraud. Three years ago, the now-defunct company Gaw Miners executed a Ponzi scheme under the guise of its cloud mining service and PayCoin, a proprietary cryptocurrency that Gaw created to perpetuate the scam. Gaw Miners CEO Josh Garza was recently declared liable for more than $9 million in disgorged profits and penalties in connection with the scam.
Josiah Wilmoth @Y3llowb1ackbird
Josiah is the US Editor at CCN, where he focuses on financial markets. He has written over 2,000 articles since joining CCN in 2014. His work has also been featured on ZeroHedge, Yahoo Finance, and Investing.com. He lives in rural Virginia. Follow him on Twitter @y3llowb1ackbird or email him directly at josiah.wilmoth(at)ccn.com.
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we had our second race of the year at s.c. Sat. was cold and misty rain. Just what I wanted as a rookie driver. We got a few descent laps in then I spun it coming onto the front stretch. The second session was dryer but still cold. we got in more laps and cut over 12 seconds off our time. we moved into second place for the day. On Sunday, it was a little warmer but still misty. We didnt run until after lunch and it was dry by time for us to go out. we got in 2 good laps and then we lost 4th gear. we were able to knock off a little more time. It was a blast.


Although there are as many frameworks out there as there are programmers, very few frameworks allow the programmer room to code his/her own way. Most are bloated with libraries and features you will never use. And most impose arcane rules to application development, creating a whole new programming language the programmer now has to learn. Whereas our unnamed framework is not the answer to all your problems, it gives the web developer more leverage in deciding how to use the framework, changing the conventions, or even trashing it etc It is dead simple. And it would be useless without a simple do-it-yoursel tutorial of how it is built and how it works, because this is the whole point of wrestling control from popular mainstream frameworks and giving it back to the programmer.
Model–View–Controller (MVC) is an architectural pattern used in software engineering. Successful use of the pattern isolates business logic from user interface considerations, resulting in an application where it is easier to modify either the visual appearance of the application or the underlying business rules without affecting the other.
1. Models handle database logic. As a matter of fact the model acts as an abstraction layer enabling us to access data (mostly from a database) as PHP objects or attributes of PHP objects.
2. Controller sit between the Models and the Views, passing requests from the views to the model and data from the model onto the view which the user interacts with.
3. Views are what the user sees when interacting with the application.
So with such a nice introduction we get down to it! We will create a PHP5 application to access a database of all our contacts. We will also provide forms to save contacts into the database.
Basically, the above rules allow you to implement pretty urls in the application. This is done by redirecting all requests in the background to index.php which in turn will pass the url parameters separated by front-slashes to bootstrap.php.
Note that your apache installation needs to have the directive AllowOverride set to All. Well not really All, but basically it must allow override of rules by .htaccess files.
Next we create the index file, index.php.
Notice that there are no closing tags in the above php file .. this is good standard practice for security purposes for files which do not contain any HTML content. Remember, index.php receives a string of parameters separated by the forward slash '/' and will thus pass this onto bootstrap.php.
We create /contacts/core/bootstrap.php with the following..
parses an .ini file for configurations which we have saved in the location /contacts/config/application.ini. These could be database credentials, the default time zone and any other configuration you will need. The lines which follow use the php function define() to define certain variables which will be used throughout the application. These defines are necessary because the $conf variable (or any $-variable for that matter) is limited in scope and will not be availabe within our class definitions in the very near future.
finishes off the initialisation process.
We now begin prepare the way for some more interesting stuff here. We create /contacts/core/bootstrap.php with the following..
Quite a mouthful, huh? Well, not really.
The above block also generates Array('index', 'index') from the url http://localhost/contacts.
Here, we assign $controllerName and $action which are, effectively, the Controller class to be instantiated and the method to invoke with the necessary parameters ($params) if the method requires parameters. The try/catch block that follows does all the above, additionally throwing an error if one occurs. Typical error scenarios include calling non-existent controller or its method; or calling a method without parameters where there needed to have been.
The __autoload function defined saves you the trouble of so many include's or require_once's on the hundred or so project files you might create on a bigger project.
Finally we callHook(), which basically executes our url as an object method.
So does this work? We will test it out shortly ..
Being able to echo or print() content from the controller is all fine. But this doesnt scale up very well. It would be a nightmare not worth a framework if you had to echo all your HTML content.
Luckily, a View helper will help us out. The idea is to have different parts of a HTML page saved in a different directory as just .html or .php pages and then embedded into the correct template as necessary. Also we need to be able to embed templates within other templates with a great deal of flexibility. Afterall, this is the whole point of separation of content from logic.
We will be able to create a view , for example, named light.php and save it in a directory views/ inside application/. We should then be able to do the following to get 'Finally, some light!', only done in a smarter way!
Quite briefly, get_sub_views() recurses through the nested views and renders all the variables from the bottom of the recursion tree going up until at last it renders the base view. Magic? You tell me.
We have taken care of the V and the C in MVC but what about the M ? For now it will suffice to say that we need the following 3 files saved in our contacts/db/. In one of the following blog posts I will go into what exactly happens inside db.php and dao.php, I will then break forth into poetry of how these two files with the help of PDO are the key to world peace and finding lasting love. But this (and more) will happen on another day.
—->db_conn.php : will set up a database connection via PDO.
—->db : supports CREATE (insert), READ (select), UPDATE (update), DELETE (delete) methods to our mysql db. But why not just use PDO::query() to directly execute mysql queries ? Because we are trying to achieve database agnosticism. So that later when our contacts app changes its db from mysql to postgre, all we (the smarter) will need to is to change this wrapper to postgres, mssql or whatever other relational db they will hjave come up with then. The not-too-smart programmers will be re-writing the whole application from scratch!
We now have a core system with which we can build an application.
Let the framework bring forth applications that the interwebs may teem with life ..
I suppose with that brief introduction to the application's core we can begin bringing to life our Contacts app.
We create a mysql database named Contacts. And in it we create the table `contacts`.
3. foreign keys are named in the singular form of the parent table. This involves knocking off the last `s` from the parent table name and appending `_id` to it. Therefore, if we were to later have a `users` table with the contacts.id foreign key it would be contact_id`. A less interesting scenario is where the table name's plural contains an `es` at the end. `Knives`, for example, will have its foreign key named `knive_id`. Dont blame the framework, blame the English language !
After creating the db table, we will create a model for it in contacts/application/models/contact.php.
With this view we loop over a collection of contact objects and echo the rows in a nice table. We also add 'delete' link at the end of every column to enable delete non-forthcoming contacts (the guys who blocks your calls).
We create another method/action in IndexController to list our contacts. We will call tis `list_all` ..
See you later when I explain how the DAO class works, and most importantly how you too can build your own.


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Q: terraform nested loops for storing values I have below two list variables
env = ["dev", "qa"]

stage = ["stage1", "stage2", "stage3", "stage4", "stage5"]

My requirement is that i want to  store the values, in such a way like "api-dev-stage1" "dev-stage2" etc.
display_name        = "api-$var.stage-var.$env"

I am not sure how to write nested loops. Please help

A: You don't need nested loop. setproduct is enough:
locals {
  display_name_list = [for val in setproduct(var.env, var.stage): "api-${val[0]}-${val[1]}"]
}


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Um EEP ou Programa europeu de espécies ameaçadas de extinção, Programme européen pour les espèces en danger(francês), Europäiches Erhaltungszucht Programm(alemão) ou European Endangered species Programme(inglês) é um programa europeu de reprodução criado para proteção de espécies animais.

Conservação na Europa
Espécies em perigo
Meio ambiente da Europa